Would you have the town retain its American history?
Anyways this Innsmouth Domain is bigger then just the town of Innsmouth, and it includes lovecraftian creatures other then Deep Ones & Cthulu.
I think this is inspired by Lovecraftian horror, creatures, and settings, but with a D&D twist...
CoD = Chronicles of Darkness, https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Chronicles_of_Darkness
I think what kind of killed CoD was that it lacked the Metaplot of WoD (World of Darkness), folks say that was an asset, but it wasn't metaphor is what draws folks in and keeps them invested in setting and...
Some of the coolest subclasses yet, all but confirms Book of Vile Darkness is coming. Which this idea of feat paths had been fleshed out for FR: HoF, the feats would have been better I think.
Which leaves me wondering if Book of Exalted Deeds is coming as well.
The two books have the...
PCs in CoD are also powerful, but there is always stuff that is way more powerful and most of the danger is psychological, enemies play on your trauma, your dark impulses, etc..., although he can still very much die.
I mean you have all kinds of Godlike entities in CoD as enemies, True Fae...
WoD is more Gothic Horror, CoD is much personal psychological horror about person trauma, WoD is more normal horror and while inspiring some early CoD, CoD is much more likely to psychological mess players up, its an amazing setting, but it could come with a warning label.
I think Chronicles of Darkness does psychological horror better then D&D even could.
That being said horror can be done in D&D, its just requires understanding different kinds of horror and how to terrify someone who is powerful. A special forces soldier is a badass, but if that soldiers...