Release [Chaosium] Miskatonic Monday - New Call of Cthulhu Releases from the Miskatonic Repository

[Michael O'Brien]

The 1920s is the classic era for Call of Cthulhu. And if your game is set in that period, independent creators in the Miskatonic Repository have you set! Here's all the newest 1920s scenarios for your consideration and delectation:

Swamp Song: A 1920s Scenario for Call of Cthulhu
Keeper Doc ($2.99, 44 page PDF)

An invitation from a dear friend brings investigators to New Orleans for an unusual creative symposium organized by an enterprising, young book merchant. Expecting a relaxing weekend of Sazerac and Creole cuisine in The Big Easy, a surprising turn of events forces them to hastily navigate the French Quarter and its colorful denizens in a race against time and the elements!

Classic Era scenario set in Jazz Age New Orleans.

Of Fathers
Aleksi Martikainen, Sean Liddle, Jef Wilkins, Jukka Särkijärvi, Petri Leinonen ($2.00, 25 page PDF)

An evening dinner with father, strange dreams and visions, entwines with one shocking event. Are you the one to investigate what happened? Are you the one to decide the fate of many?

A 1920s scenario for one player and for the keeper.

High Water
Bob Geis ($7.95, 55 page PDF)

“Flooded New Lincoln, Arkansas in Imminent Peril.” Terrible flooding threatens a community and has opened the way for an ancient threat involving cosmic horrors from out of time. Will you be able to escape the rising waters and dogged pursuit while seeking shelter from the unrelenting elements?

This exciting adventure is a favorite among the many convention scenarios ran by You Too Can Cthulhu.

The Aldebaran Sect
Matthew Tansek ($7.99, 54 page PDF)

A discovery leads to extradimensional horror in 1920s Detroit. With tensions rising and danger lurking around every corner, The Aldebaran Sect is a thrilling tale of investigation and survival.

Al-Azif Unearthed: The Unraveling
John Crowdis ($9.95, 78 page PDF, plus VTT maps and tokens)

In the summer of 1925, a classified ad appears in the Boston Globe promising an ancient near-eastern jar containing a mysterious scroll. Working on behalf of the Miskatonic Exhibit Museum to verify the artifact’s legitimacy, the investigators travel to a venerable hotel in the old city’s downtown to meet with the seller and other interested parties, where they get caught up in events that threaten to unravel reality itself!

The Unraveling is the first scenario in Al-Azif Unearthed, a serialized campaign uncovering the ancient origins of the dreaded Necronomicon.

A Network of Tunnels
Sean F. Smith ($4.97, 14 page PDF)

An old lawyer friend has been working overseas for years, but he’s now here in London and he wants to discuss something esoteric. Overnight, he vanishes from his locked hotel room.

Classic era metropolitan locked-room mystery ─ six to eight hours for a handful of investigators.

The People of the Monolith
Stephen Bull ($5.00, 63 page PDF)

Young poet Justin Geoffrey has returned from Europe, his trembling hands clutching a collection of poems of such vivid imagery that many question whether they could truly be written by the same man who produced Geoffrey's earlier works! Publishers move quickly to bring these new works to print while their notoriety is at its peak, but they need more to enhance their product. They need provenance. They need a story.

Based on the short story The Black Stone by Robert E. Howard, this 1920s scenario takes a team of investigators on a journey to Hungary, tasked with following the trail of Justin Geoffrey in order to find proof of his journey. Of great interest to the publishers is the item at the heart of Geoffrey's greatest work - a black monolith somewhere in the wilds of central Hungary.

The Holyrood Hunt
Keith DEdinburgh ($3.95, 125 page PDF)

Let the Hunt begin: called to help decipher obscure clues hidden in the works of a 19th century artist and poet, the investigators find themselves drawn into a mysterious and ominous conspiracy that sees them follow a trail of leads around the city of Edinburgh in 1923.

From abandoned asylums to glittering parties, investigators must use all their wits and skills to piece together the fragments of a puzzle that eventually leads them to a time and place they could never have imagined.There, the terrible truth of what it is they have been following is finally revealed to them - and the hunters very much become the hunted!

Constant Companion
Krzysztof Kubicki, Aleksandra Smoczyk, Bartosz Startek ($11.99, 50 page PDF)

Welcome to the Alaskan Triangle!

An abandoned fishing boat stranded in the cold alaskan coast. A crime that seems to be a random act of violence. A mystery that roots deep into the local folklore. When you are one of the first to accidentally arrive at the crime scene, you quickly become convinced that it is part of something much more sinister. There are things unspeakable for the locals. There are places avoided for some reasons. There are stories that should never be told. There is Constant Companion.

The Flood
Cesar Silva ($4.99, 19 page PDF)

There’s a lake deep in the Conway woods. Locals don’t know it. It wasn’t there until last night.

Standalone scenario that takes place in the fictional hamlet of Conway, Massachusetts, in the year 1926.

Midwest Mythos: Grandma's Cookies
A.M. Viers ($3.99, 21 page PDF)

A concerned grandchild comes to the investigators with a plea: find my real grandmother. However, all evidence points to their grandmother happily working at a candy shop. The grandchild refuses to believe this person is their grandmother, insisting that their real grandmother has been “replaced” by some kind of demon or monster in disguise.

Designed as a part of a collection of scenarios that occur throughout the American Midwest.

Midwest Mythos: Under the Dunes
A.M. Viers ($3.99, 28 page PDF)

In the small town of Pentwater on the West coast of Michigan, a young family has gone missing.

Designed as a part of a collection of scenarios that occur throughout the American Midwest.

The Legacy of Lombard House
Lee Wade ($9.99, 104 page PDF)

November 1925, A letter informing you of an old acquaintances death and your invite as a beneficiary to his Yorkshire estate, are only the opening chapter of a long and immersive story.

From a 1st Class train journey, to being alone on the Yorkshire moors, this scenario offers many rabbit holes, to explore, or fall down. Murder, intrigue, smuggling, occultism and more awaits all who dare attend the reading of Edward Lombard’s Will.

Wendigo Hunt
Peter Wilbur ($5.00, 33 page PDF)

Investigators go on a hunting trip and instead of being the hunters, become the hunted.

Welcome to Little Creek
David Wartmann ($12.30, 122 page PDF)

Hampshire County, June 7, 1920:step into the shadows of Little Creek, a remote town hidden deep in the heart of Massachusetts, where mystery and darkness lurk. For 228 years, the federal census bureau has recorded a population count of 321 inhabitants. But with four previous teams of bureau agents vanishing under eerie circumstances, questions arise. Is it pure coincidence, or is there something more sinister at play in Little Creek?

Join the latest team of federal agents as they embark on a census evaluation that may reveal more than they bargained for. Will you uncover the dark truths of Little Creek or become lost in its haunting mystery?

Plus new releases in Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Turkish!

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Our community ambassador Nick Brooke has helpfully compiled the best-selling English-language releases from the Miskatonic Repository, our community content program for Call of Cthulhu, based on sales in the last 12 months (1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023). Congratulations to these independent Call of Cthulhu creators!

and the next 18 bestselling Miskatonic Repository titles for Summer 2023 are listed at the link:

Miskatonic Repository Best-Sellers - Summer 2023
Nick Brooke (FREE, 4 page PDF)

The best-selling English-language Call of Cthulhu 7th edition scenarios and sourcebooks from Chaosium's community content programme, based on sales in the last 12 months (1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023).

WHAT IS THE MISKATONIC REPOSITORY?​

Are you a Keeper looking for new scenarios and story elements? A player looking for something mysterious to spark a character idea? Is your group looking for eerie ideas to use in your game? The Miskatonic Repository is where you can find —and create —self-published material for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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Horror at El Dorado Royale the first Miskatonic Repository release from Call of Cthulhu creator Ben Burns. If you haven't already do also check out Ben's licensed Call of Cthulhu releases at the New Comet Games' page at DriveThruRPG: A Time for Sacrifice, Devil's Swamp, The Star on the Shore, and Corsairs of Cthulhu.

And please check out these other new releases in the Miskatonic Repository!

Horror at El Dorado Royale
Ben Burns ($14.98, 34 page PDF + Softcover Premium Color POD)

Modern-era adventure: you arrived at a tropical five-star resort for your friend's wedding, but something has gone wrong. Could you and your friends be in danger? Can you stop it before someone dies? Are you already too late?

Memorable Major Wounds
Michael Reid ($0.99, 10 page PDF)

Memorable Major Wounds aims to do exactly what the title says: make Major Wounds more memorable. Through mix and matching optional rules with injury tables and conditions, suffering a major wound should become a unique event that leaves a permanent mark on an investigator, giving players something to remember and use for character building.

Keeper Utilities #1 - 100 Stat Blocks
Henry Reeder ($2.50, 204 page PDF)

Allows keepers and players to quickly generate Call of Cthulhu investigators and major NPCs with one dice roll of 3D10s or 2D10 and 1D8. They are sorted by primary characteristics like STR or INT, and the appropriate attributes calculated. Pulp Cthulhu variants in character generations are covered as well: Hit Points, Luck points.

Japan - Empire of Shadows: A Call of Cthulhu sourcebook for 1920s Imperial Japan
David Trotti ($24.95, 400 page PDF)

Sourcebook for roleplaying in Imperial Japan during the late Taisho and early Showa eras (1920-1932). It can be run with foreign or Japanese Investigators using the provided single-session story-hooks or multi-session narrative threads. The 400 page sourcebook includes 334 unique locations, 35 full color maps, over 70 NPCs, 20 player handouts, six pre-generated characters, new spells, new Mythos tomes, new monsters, a concise history of the land, people and nation of Japan and much more.

As the Stars Fall: A Modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario
Jamie Burke ($2.99, 33 page PDF)

Tail Whip Games is debuting their new RPG Adventure at a local gaming convention and strange events are unfolding. With the looming Perseid Meteor Shower bringing unwanted visitors, can the investigators unravel the true meaning of their visions and save everyone...as the stars fall.

100 Gangsters, Gun Mals, and Goons
Neal Litherland ($1.99, 11 page PDF)

Whether you need to flesh out the seedy underbelly of one of the game's most commonly used cities, you want to introduce a rougher element to your game or you want to explore what it would be like to have everyone play investigators who are part of the criminal underworld clashing with cults and other servants of the Old Ones, the following NPCs should help you breathe a little life into this part of Arkham's existence. While some of these characters are independent operators, others are members of specific gangs, and some are even dancing on the fringe of the law, all of them may prove useful to your story. Lastly, the NPCs are arranged by neighborhood/district, making locating them within Arkham an easier task for the Keeper.

Mythos Monster Tokens Sample Pack
SlikPix ($1.49, 5 files)

Five Mythos Creature tokens for use with Virtual Tabletops: Hunting Horror, Nightgaunt, Dark Young of Shub Niggurath, Deep One, and Formless Spawn of Tsathoggua.

 

[Michael O'Brien]

In addition to a beguilingly splendid cover, Poul Holmelund's modern Call of Cthulhu scenario The Art of Hygge features a Spotify playlist tailored to generate a thematic experience as you play it. It is just one of the many diverse and imaginative independent creations recently released in the Miskatonic Repository – do check them out!

The Art of Hygge
Poul Holmelund ($4.99, 27 page PDF)

Something is indeed rotten in the state of Denmark as four American exchange students are about to find out while they explore the Danish cultural phenomenon of hygge. On the surface everything seems tranquil in the late winter of 1999 as a renowned dancer and artist seeks to guide our hopefull students into the deeper aspect of Danish culture, but looks can be deceiving and a fairy tale ending may not be in the script.

This scenario is part of the Northern Lights and Darkness collection. Scenarios in this collection share the common traits that they are set in a Nordic country, written by a native of said country and set in a modern setting.

Dreamers of the Bogland
Wille Ruotsalainen ($5.00, 14 page PDF)

Myths of the Kalevala, iron age bog grave and epidemy of madness are connected in this present-day adventure. Cthulhu mythology lives in dark corners of Finland and investigators will meet both academic challenges and great danger..

This scenario is part of the Northern Lights and Darkness collection. Scenarios in this collection share the common traits that they are set in a Nordic country, written by a native of said country and set in a modern setting.

The Tunnel People
Jonas Morian ($4.95, 20 page PDF)

The investigators are urban explorers in modern-day Stockholm, Sweden. They have found a hidden blog post from a fellow explorer who went missing some years ago, and in it is revealed that the explorer has discovered a hidden research facility from the 1950s underneath a busy metro station. The investigators set out to find it for themselves.

This scenario is part of the Northern Lights and Darkness collection. Scenarios in this collection share the common traits that they are set in a Nordic country, written by a native of said country and set in a modern setting.



The Elk Jaw Dagger, It Drives 'Em Mad
Clio Urquhart, Gulleyflower Games ($1.00, 7 page PDF)

“I don’t know who made it, but my dreams grew dark, and the shadows round my cabin grew darker still. No matter where I hid it, the thing always came back, sharper than before.” ~ Former Owner of the Elk Jaw Dagger (Deceased), New Mexico, 1957

A pit stop in the southwest town of Crestone, Colorado turns to a night of terror in the dark arid scrubland of the San Luis Valley.

Deer Camp
Edward Kabara ($1.00, 29 page PDF)

Come hunt deer with your buds in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan in the 1930s. Drink some beer, shoot some deer, and tell ghost stories with your friends. What could go wrong in the cold, dark winter?



Dreams of Ghaa-Xothal
Michael Babbs ($29.99, 194 page PDF)

Mary Perkins, a promising young journalist working for The London Evening News is missing. Can the investigators find her, overcome the terrors that confront them, and escape with their sanity? The fate of humanity is in your hands.

An epic adventure for 2 to 4 investigators – the players will visit the smog laden streets and sewers of London, the quaint but sinister English countryside, the towering mountains of Tibet, and even the depths of time and space itself. Ultimately, the investigators must discover a long-forgotten alien city and confront an ancient power.

The Unremembered
ForeverGM Products ($5.00, 22 page PDF)

"You awake in your hotel room bed, before you even sit up, you can tell something is wrong. You smell iron in the air. Your eyes open, and you look around. Blood. It covers the bed across the room from you. The blankets are thrown all over, there are tears in the mattress, and there are personal effects around the bed that have been tossed around the room. This is alarming enough, but the real dread comes when you remember going to sleep in this room last night alone. What do you do?"





Sensitive Cases Division
Patrick Corcoran ($2.99, 68 page PDF)

The Sensitive Cases Division (SCD) does not officially exist. It is an informal collection of individuals that are brought together to tackle very difficult and strange cases. There are no official records with the name Sensitive Cases Division (SCD) attached to them. Most people assume it is just an urban legend.

Sensitive Cases Division is a supplement meant to provide a gaming table with an organization that has ties to official law enforcement channels but operates in an extra-legal fashion. The intent of the supplement is to provide a ready-made organization, and a set of 10 different pre-generated character types that can be plugged into a scenario. You could always use the Sensitive Cases Division and the characters as NPCS for a rival faction or antagonistic group as well.

Eclipse of the Heart
Sabrina Haenze, Jack Taylor ($7.00, 27 page PDF)

May 11, 1985: It's prom night, Hamilton High seniors! Bring your dates, your big hair, and your corsages, and be prepared to have the time of your life! Nothing bad ever happens on prom night? Right?



No Silver Linings
Mark Corrigan ($6.99, 33 page PDF)

During the cold, wet October of 1919; an ill wind blows through the Silvermines, a small rural mining village in Ireland, when the investigators are called to investigate a bleak discovery. A body is found under circumstances that have the authorities baffled. As the investigators delve into the mystery, can facts be discerned from fiction where local folklore, conspiracy theories and paranoia are in between the lines?

100 Locations for Miskatonic Country
Adrian Kennelly ($1.99, 11 page PDF)

This supplement has 100 locations that can be encountered in the areas of Arkham, Kingsport, Innsmouth and Dunwich, and reference the sourcebooks for these areas.




Midwest Mythos: Heart of the Music
A.M. Viers ($3.99, 33 page PDF)

The S.S. Madam Columbia is a grand casino boat from Chicago, and is often the envy of those that are unable to board. However, with new management and the promise of Spritiualist leaders and occultists on board, along with a cheaper ticket price, the boat is open to many who might want to enjoy a night gambling, drinking, and learning about the darker side of the world. What many do not know is the secret that lays beneath the deck and how a murder on board reveals that everything is not how it appears.

Creator A.M. Viers says, "Reviews are appreciated to continue improving the quality of such scenerios. I wish to create many more situations exploring my home, the American Midwest, and every odd thing that exists within it."

We Dream of Flying
Jim Phillips (FREE, 30 page PDF)

A disparate group of international elites have, each for their own reasons, boarded Flight 19 from Los Angeles to Tokyo on a first-class ticket. The flight promises to be a quiet affair - allowing for time to rest, relax, and perhaps even get some work done. The fight is completely full, but an unfortunate coincidence and the all-too-understandable sorrow of a lonely little girl will lead them deep into a mystery from which there may be no escape.

Intended as a Modern Day exercise in mystery, character development, and role-playing interactions between the Investigators themselves, there are no monsters to be fought and no cultists to defeat. There is only a mystery, and the question of how the Investigators will ultimately choose to resolve the terrible and fantastical situation they find themselves in.

Plus new releases in Finnish, French, Korean, and Spanish!

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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Newly-released on the Miskatonic Repository, our platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG, William Bailey's Haunted Mansion is a masterclass of showing how you can deftly concoct a (fictional) Cthulhu Mythos tale out of real historical happenings, bringing in known locations, authentic artefacts and documents, and actual people who lived at the time.

First presented as a live actual play production at the Ballarat Heritage Festival in May 2023, this one-shot Call of Cthulhu adventure is set in the turbulent 1890s of the historic city of Ballarat in Victoria's Goldfields, Australia. The scenario explores some of the places, figures and legends in that folklore and the machinations of a real but today largely forgotten cult which operated in western Victoria in the late 19th century; the New Lights or Stephenites, after their ruthless and charismatic leader Stephen.

We congratulate creators David Waldron and Shannon Nichols, and the talented players and musicians who brought the story to life at the gaming table! And thanks to Ballarat Libraries who helped make it all happen at the Ballarat Heritage Festival (in Call of Cthulhu, librarians are the heroes, don't you know...)

William Bailey's Haunted Mansion
David Waldron, Shannon Nichols ($5.99, 39 page PDF)

William Bailey was a figure both idolised for his philanthropy yet infamous for his ruthlessness in business and the depths of the skulduggery involved in his running legal battles with the Learmonth family. His 1883 mansion, which still stands on Drummond St in Ballarat is often claimed to be one of Australia's most haunted buildings in local folklore.

One-shot scenario, set in 1890s Ballarat. The Investigators, based on the historical figures Detective Thomas Montague, Dr Bella Guerin, Spiritualist James Curtis, and Skeptic Clara Baldwin, will explore the mysterious events unfolding in mining magnate William Bailey's Mansion and the dark manipulations of the historic New Light cult, led by their enigmatic leader Steven.

The four pregen investigators, all the NPCs, the backstory, an evil cult and a terrifying artifact* are based on historical characters, events and objects. Illustrated throughout with period photographs and actual floorplans.

*The Ballarat Mechanics Institute's Touching the Full Redemption of Mankind by the Death and Blood of Christ Jesus is one of the only two examples of anthropodermic bibliopegy (binding books in human skin) in Australia. This real book - which you can actually go and see in the Ballarat Mechanics Institute's collection today - features in this scenario. And for more fascinating historical stories of uncovering the forgotten secrets of Ballarat’s dark and bizarre past (and potential Call of Cthulhu nightmarefuel) do check out David Waldron's award-winning Tales from Rat City podcast.

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Originally, William Bailey's Haunted Mansion took shape as a live historical roleplaying session at the Ballarat Heritage Festival in May 2023, held at the town hall. You can watch the performance here:

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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Here's a prime example of a talented crew of independent Call of Cthulhu creators taking on one of Chaosium's official Call of Cthulhu settings and expanding it dramatically in exciting ways — which creators are expressly permitted and even encouraged to do as part of the Miskatonic Repository community content program at DriveThruRPG.

With In Strange Seas the Royal Navy meets the Mythos! This is a brilliant new take on Call of Cthulhu's Regency Cthulhu: available now in PDF and POD formats.

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In Strange Seas: The Regency Cthulhu Naval Compendium
Evan Perlman, Cameron Hays, Meghan Kuschner, Jazmin Ospa, SR Sellens, Alexander Smith, Carolyn Ivy Stein, Stephen K. Stein ($17.95 for PDF, p[lus POD options, 188 pages)

In the Regency Era, the Royal Navy is all that stands between England and the imperial designs of Napoleon. Now, the sailors must also stand against the horrors and threats beyond all understanding!

Can your investigators survive in the dangerous wooden world of a King’s ship? And if they do, will their reputations survive intact?

In Strange Seas provides a full setting guide for the world of the Royal Navy in Regency Cthulhu. In this guide, you get:

• Details about society and daily life at sea
• Tips for running naval combat, with a player-facing cheat sheet!
• Customized investigator creation, including Navy-specific occupations and backstory tables
• Advice on using Reputation rules at sea, where a sailor may be poor in treasure but rich in esteem
• Quick references for all different kinds of ships
• A tour of a frigate
• Colorful phrases
• Period-authentic recipes

Also provided are six scenarios that will take your investigators across the seven seas, to the navy headquarters, and even across time itself!

Want to take part in the Miskatonic Repository Program yourself?​

Under the Miskatonic Repository community content license, Call of Cthulhu fans can make their own work for use with the game line available to the public, using guidelines, templates, and art provided by Chaosium.

Whether you share your content for free or put it up for sale, this program is a digital home for terror that joins the dreamscapes of all who peruse it.

• Miskatonic Repository
• Guidelines for Content Creators
• Additional Guidelines

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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Zgrozy started in Poland and quickly became very popular both there and in the English-speaking Call of Cthulhu community, having released over 30 supplements—scenarios, bestiaries, and more—on the Miskatonic Repository, Chaosium's platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG.

The Zgrozy: From Beyond anthology contains eight Call of Cthulhu scenarios from the well-received series. It includes Shepherd of Moths, Future Echoes, The Vernissage, A Greater Goal, Noctilline, Lords by Birthright, An Inner Call, and The Mist Sower. The anthology also includes two new guides: Let Cthulhu Happen!, about running non-linear Call of Cthulhu games, and Campaigns From Beyond, about combining Zgrozy scenarios into a campaign. It is available in PDF, and Standard and Premium POD.

“Zgrozy” is a slightly archaic Polish word for “Horrors” or “Terrors.” Following advice from English-speaking Call of Cthulhu fans, the team decided to keep the original title for foreign releases, since it sounds suitably unspeakable and blasphemous to non-Polish ears.

To find out more about Zgrozy, visit their Facebook page or see their other English releases.

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Zgrozy: From Beyond - scenario anthology for Call of Cthulhu
Marek Golonka, Michał Gralak, Sylwester Gdela, Piotr Kozioł, Keith Mageau ($19.99 for PDF, plus POD options, 199 pages)

This anthology contains eight scenarios – each of them can be played independently over the course of one or two sessions and is easy to insert into any campaign. By default, scenarios occur in the 1920s, but most convert easily to other eras.

Note, if you already own one or more of these titles you will receive a discount: see the product listing for details.

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Here are six new community content releases in the Miskatonic Repository that – despite being set from Regency England to the Summer of Love in Los Angeles – all share a common eldritch theme: music.

These independently-created Call of Cthulhu releases show off the amazing versitility of the Call of Cthulhu system. Anywhere your imagination takes you, a mythos adventure could ensue!

Cotton-Eyed Joe
James Bunnell, Sabrina Haenze ($8.99, 44 pages)

June, 1956: A team from the Royal Jaune Records label arrives in Bon Marais, Louisiana, in search of the original lyrics to the popular folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe." The family of local folk legend Rory Welch claims to have those lyrics and have promised to release them...for a sizeable sum, of course. But dark and terrible things lurk in the Louisiana swamps, and you may find yourselves getting more than what you bargained for in this lyrical deal.

A Night at the Opera - a Regency Cthulhu Scenario
Kevin Kreiner ($6.95, 42 page PDF)

A weekend long party featuring an opera never before performed in England, and you are invited. A fine way to start the social season, this event will no doubt be all they talk about in London. Granted, our host is an eccentric man; with curious tastes that some scoundrels would call depraved. His gardens; his art collection, and his library will certainly be worth exploring. Of course, there will be music; and dancing, and the latest fashions.

For use with Call of Cthulhu's Regency Cthulhu setting.

Fantastic Light Display
Adam Wright ($2.99, 27 page PDF)

One-shot for 2-4 players set during a 1920s music festival at Miskatonic University. Investigators will need to discover the cause of a mysterious death at the festival. Is it cosmic, human, or something else entirely?

This adventure was conceived, written, and designed during the Storytelling Collective's "Write Your First Adventure" Workshop for Fall 2023.

The show must go on
Sandra Catharin ($2.49, 15 page PDF)

Take a bow... The Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam is a beautiful theater at the heart of the city. A place where the show always must go on, despite some strange incidents in the last couple of weeks. The investigators are employees of the theater. They have been dealing with the aftermath of the incidents and have been ordered to come to the manager’s office. Will they be able to save the show or are they taking their final bow?

Set in Amsterdam in the 1930s, but the scenario can easily be transported to another theatre in another time.

The Pirate and the Bride
Jazmin Ospa, Meghan Kuschner ($4.95, 17 page PDF)

1812, Nassau, Bahamas. The Investigators are celebrating the wedding of the Governor's daughter to a Naval Officer. At the lavish party, Tricky Jack and his Troubadours entertain the guests. A trick is then played on the bride...or is it really a trick?

An In Strange Seas scenario for Call of Cthulhu's Regency Cthulhu setting.

Helter Skelter - A California Cthulhu Mystery
Andy "The Old Goat" Headley, Mike Sell ($9.95, 66 page PDF)

Narrator (in a deep, gravelly voice): This is the city of Los Angeles, the City of Angels, a sprawling metropolis perched on the edge of the American dream. But in the summer of 1966, the summer of love, the city was about to face a nightmare like no other—a nightmare from beyond the stars.

The scenario starts at the glamorous New Year party of Rory Federigo, CEO of Monolith Records, who is launching his newest band at his swanky Hollywood Hills mansion. But Rory has no idea what is getting ready to crash his party.

WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE MISKATONIC REPOSITORY YOURSELF?​

Under The Miskatonic Repository community content license, Call of Cthulhu fans can make their own work for use with the game line available to the public, using guidelines, templates, and art provided by Chaosium.

Whether you share your content for free or put it up for sale, this program is a digital home for terror that joins the dreamscapes of all who peruse it.

• Miskatonic Repository
• Guidelines for Content Creators
• Additional Guidelines

 

[Michael O'Brien]

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Newly-released on the Miskatonic Repository, our platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG, William Bailey's Haunted Mansion is a masterclass of showing how you can deftly concoct a (fictional) Cthulhu Mythos tale out of real historical happenings, bringing in known locations, authentic artefacts and documents, and actual people who lived at the time.

First presented as a live actual play production at the Ballarat Heritage Festival in May 2023, this one-shot Call of Cthulhu adventure is set in the turbulent 1890s of the historic city of Ballarat in Victoria's Goldfields, Australia. The scenario explores some of the places, figures and legends in that folklore and the machinations of a real but today largely forgotten cult which operated in western Victoria in the late 19th century; the New Lights or Stephenites, after their ruthless and charismatic leader Stephen.

We congratulate creators David Waldron and Shannon Nichols, and the talented players and musicians who brought the story to life at the gaming table! And thanks to Ballarat Libraries who helped make it all happen at the Ballarat Heritage Festival (in Call of Cthulhu, librarians are the heroes, don't you know...)

Update: William Bailey's Haunted Mansion now available in POD softcover, standard color book!

DriveThruRPG

 

[Michael O'Brien]

Independent Call of Cthulhu creator Marcus Bone poses the question, Should you buy this scenario? for his new Miskatonic Repository scenario, Stench of an Open Grave... and gives a compelling answer:

"This scenario was created with the express purpose of introducing new players to Cthulhu Dark Ages and as such presents what I hope is a simple, almost linear, mystery for them to explore. With this audience in mind, ‘Stench’ attempts to downplay the more fantastical elements that can sometimes seep into Dark Ages games and instead tries to bring to life the culture and experience of living in the Early Middle Ages. Of course, this may mean more experienced role-players (especially those well versed in the Dark Ages) might find the story a little too simplistic for their tastes, but nevertheless I would still like to think that you ‘hold in your hand’ a well thought out, fun scenario; one that can give a good night or two’s entertainment for any fan of the Cthulhu Mythos."

Stench of an Open Grave - A Cthulhu Dark Ages Scenario
Marcus Bone ($6.00, 47 page PDF)

Short adventure designed to introduce a small group of players to the atmosphere and intrigue of Cthulhu Dark Ages 3rd Edition for the first time. Ideal also for Keepers looking to run a dark - yet simple - mystery set in the early Middle Ages, it gives you everything you need (including three pregenerated characters - created specifically for the scenario) to bring this world - and its horrors - to life.

Here are other new releases you should check out on the Miskatonic Repository (plus there are new releases in French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Swedish!)

Ghost Trade
Matt "Doc" Tracey ($5.99, 33 page PDF)

What would you trade?

Nestled among the Appalachian foothills of Maine, the small town of Pennybrook has become home to a ghost story: a restless spirit wanders the cemetery at night, led by a ghostly lantern. The residents of the town are divided on the ghost itself. Is it the spirit of a recently departed loved one? A malevolent force brought about by intemperance? Or just the groundskeeper making his nightly rounds? No one can say for sure. Nestled in the swirling mists of Pennybrook there are answers to be found about this ghost story. But also a question must be asked: What would you trade?

In Xanthic Tones
Rob Leigh ($5.00, 28 page PDF)

Hired to find a missing woman for her concerned uncle, the investigators quickly become embroiled in a race against time in the face of an ancient prophecy. In doing so they must contend with two separate but equally vile groups steeped in the Mythos, madness-inducing paintings, and the looming threat of the King in Yellow.

Modern-day scenario for four to six players. By default, the scenario is set in London but is easily adaptable to other settings and time periods.

On Hallowed Time
Josh Roe ($2.99, 11 page PDF)

Reclusive millionaire James Carmine has posted an open invitation for any and all looking to escape the chaos of Halloween in Arkham in favor of an elegant ball at his private manor in the woods. Party goers soon find something is wrong when people start falling unconscious left and right. It’s up to the investigators to unravel a coven’s wicked plot to steal the youth of all the attendees. Will the investigators be able to stop them before they turn to dust at sunrise?

The Great American Dynasty
Keller O'Leary ($4.95, 38 page PDF)

The American Dream is coming for you.

A shadow society has existed in secret long before the birth of this country, and they'll be here after, too. Can any investigators survive their encounters with this group, or will they simply be the latest in a long, long line of the Dynasty's victims? Modern Day scenario.

Children of the Web
Zachary Pagram ($3.00, 16 page PDF)

An action-filled adventure that drops players into the muggy depths of the Amazon rainforest. Miskatonic University has financed the investigators' expedition into the Amazon in search of a rare supernatural spider silk and promised a handsome reward for silk samples (and/or live specimens of the spiders).

However… these are no ordinary spiders, and you’re not the first team to go looking for them. All that remains of the previous expedition is a trail hacked through the jungle, and an abandoned seaplane. Investigators must overcome the threats of the jungle, explore a time-lost ruin, and evade the notice of the Spider God, Atlach-Nacha.



The Timeless Terror
Marco Danili (Free, 13 page PDF)

The players embark on a journey in the early 1920s aboard a luxurious train, reuniting with their friend, the geologist Robert Sinclair. Little do they know that this adventure will test their sanity and their very perception of time. Isolated aboard the train, the investigators must decipher cryptic clues, confront eerie visions, and face the lurking evil in the shadows as strange events unfold.

Players must confront not only cosmic horror but also the enigmatic forces of time itself. Will they break free from this temporal nightmare, or will they be forever trapped, where past, present, and future merge into madness?

Tuorsjaure - A shadow of what once was
Oscar Sedholm ($4.99, 30 page PDF)

"Åke Rönnkvist was gone. And it wasn’t just him, but his entire house and yard had been swallowed by the earth. Even the dog pen and the garage were gone. The only thing that remained was an enormous, gaping, dark hole. At the bottom - at least a twenty-metre drop - roots, gravel, and rocks were the only things visible now. News agencies swarmed the place for a few days and seismologists proclaimed it “the freak accident of the century”.

A sinkhole in a region where this is unheard of. Even the BBC visited the small, unseemly village of Tuorsjaure, at what they described as the ‘edge of the world in the ancestral lands of the Sámi people’. The locals were not impressed. Part of the Northern Lights and Darkness Collection.

On Air
Quico Vicens-Picatto (Pay-what-you-want, recommended price Free, 14 page PDF)

The one-shot scenario On Air was created for The Call of Cthulhu's 7th edition and is set in 1920s Arkham. The players portray the cast of the neighborhood radio show "The Witching Hour" who are the "lucky ones" tasked with broadcasting live the introduction and spread of an unidentified evil to the community. The people who live in Arkham will be the ones to tell others what is happening over phone conversations.

Recipe for Obsession
Damien Ennis, Ben Holsclaw ($3.99, 28 page PDF)

Bizarre obsessions are taking hold of Arkham’s residents, leading to unexpected deaths. With the Annual Fall Festival around the corner, Arkham’s authorities are distracted, and the Investigators are called in to get to the bottom of these mysterious events. 1920s investigation.

The Reanimator Returns
Leopoldo Rueda, Stars Are Right ($9.99, 67 page PDF)

A string of odd and unexplained disappearances in the backcountry of Vermont peaks the interest of the FBI's newest top secret branch, Department 29. A reporter with more reason than most to investigate these disappearances pieces together that they all occurred on roads leading toward the town of Colter, and vowed to uncover the cause, but has also since gone missing... What awaits the heroes of Department 29 when they pick up the pieces of this investigation and make their way to Colter Town? Only time will tell.

1930s Pulp Cthulhu sandbox scenario about Weird Science, Madness and Horror!

The Phthonus Cabinet - A Gaslight-era Scenario
John Crowdis ($7.95, 70 page PDF)

Jonathan Adley has a problem. Last week, he couldn’t believe his luck when his Auction House in east London broke profit records, largely thanks to an unusually fierce bidding war over an 18th-century ebony cabinet. Yet soon after, Adley was dismayed to find several items delivered to the wrong address, and now the prized cabinet is missing! Worse yet, the winning bidder threatens to sue him into insolvency if he does not produce it within a handful of days. Yet financial ruin may be the least of anyone’s worries, as everyone gets more than they bargained for.

Roll20 version also available.

Last threads of Sanity
Joel Kumpulainen ($2.12, 28 page PDF)

Thrusts you into the heart of cosmic horror. In this descent into madness, investigators’ grip on reality slips away faster than you can comprehend. Rapid sanity loss dominates this scenario, rather than slow horror building and investigation. No one emerges from the cosmic abyss with their sanity - or their bodies – intact.

A Lone Collection
Jade Griffin ($4.99, 103 page PDF)

After thwarting a theft on the streets of 1890s Chicago, an old gentleman offers you a job of guarding his collection of strange artifacts while he is away. As the guard, your choices lead to mystery, mythos, magic, and even death while guarding... A Lone Collection is a solo scenario.

100 People to Encounter in Kingsport
Adrian Kennelly ($1.99, 12 page PDF)

This is a collection of 100 people that investigators could encounter in Kingsport. They tend to be those that are most likely to be encountered, rather than general members of the populace, and as a result include a lot of people working at different businesses in the town, though there are others as well, from students to retirees. Most are not in positions of real importance and most have no knowledge of the Mythos, though some may brush its edges.

Broken Dreams
John Almack ($2.95, 17 page PDF)

The investigator’s dreams of a woman in red being held captive lead him to a Kingsport heiress fallen into a coma. What follows is a personal journey into the Dreamlands on a quest to rescue her. From the crowded stalls of the Goblin Market to the dark depths of the Vaults of Zin and even the stars beyond, the investigator must face many dangerous challenges in order to appease the capricious whim of an Elder God.

Short classic-era scenario set in Kingsport and the Dreamlands, designed for one player, but easily expandable for more.

Plus!

The Miskatonic Repository Halloween 2023 Collection!​

As with previous years, the Miskatonic Repository Halloween 2023 Collection contains scenarios by Repository authors old and new, sold at -60% off!

The sale lasts until November 12, and all previous Miskatonic Repository Halloween Collections - 2019 2020 2021 2022 - are back on a -60% sale as well during this time!

Miskatonic Repository Halloween 2023 Collection
Marek Golonka, Maria Borys-Piątkowska, Leo Milani, Jazmin Ospa, Meghan Kuschner, SR Sellens, Pete Burgess, Rina Haenze, Ryan Graham Theobalds, Bum Lee, Matt "Doc" Tracey, and Al Smith ($50.34 $19.99, 14 PDFs)

Contains 14 scenarios and supplements by independent Call of Cthulhu creators in the Miskatonic Repository. nb If you already own a title in the bundle you will not be charged for it.





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