Terror Writ Large...

A terrifying World War Two setting, fully compatible with the

Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition and Savage Worlds roleplaying games.

Discover the mightiest terrors of the Mythos: the Great Old

Ones, the Outer Gods, and their foul servitors and cultists;
the spells and artefacts that can be brought to bear against
them in mankind’s struggle for survival; and the strange and
unusual weapons that might just be the saviours of us all – or

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prove to be our downfall.

Section M

Terrors of the Secret War extends the

horror on the battlefield, and includes:

• A new and simplified mass combat system for

taking on the Mythos’ biggest threats

• Descriptions of more than 25 gods and their

lackeys, their tactics, and their weaknesses –
including Great Cthulhu himself

• Hints and tips on how to include Terrors in

your own campaign, and how to square up to them

• New artefacts, spells, and weapons – such as

the Allies’ so-called “lightning guns” – to help
take the fight to the enemy

In fact, a whole dossier’s worth of useful information

to help you expand your campaign out into the wider
world (and murkiest depths) of the Secret War.
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 Table of Contents
GOL-GOROTH
FOREWORD FROM THE AUTHORS 2 God of the Black Stone 57

THE GRE E N GOD

CHAPTER 1: Dread Beginnings 3 Botanical Nightmare 61

GROTH-GOLKA
CHAPTER 2: Death or Glory? 5 The Demon Bird-God 64

HAN
CHAPTER 3: The Faces of Terror 15 The Dark One 68

AB HOTH I THAQUA
16 71
The Source of Uncleanliness The Windwalker

ARWA SSA THE LIVING FLAME OF DEEPEST BLACK

20 74
The Silent Shouter on the Hill Avatar of Cthugha

ATLA CH- N A C H A MH’ITHRHA

22 78
The Spider God Arch-Lord of Tindalos

BA OHT Z ’ U Q Q A - M O G G SHUDDE M’ELL

26 81
The Bringer of Pestilence The Burrower Beneath

BYA TIS THE STAR MOTHER

28 84
The Tentacle-bearded Goddess of the Ghost-Ship

CHA UGNA R F A U G N YEGG-HA

31 89
The Horror from the Hills The Faceless One

THE CLO U D - T H I N G Y’GOLONAC

37 92
Nameless Outer God Headless Horror

CTHULH U
Master of R’lyeh 39 CHAPTER 4: Masters or Servants 95
CTHYLLA YS’BWOR
43 95
Daughter of Cthulhu Lesser Servitor Race

CYAEGHA 45 SHOGGOTH WAR MACHINES 98

The Great Eye

FA THER D A G O N & M O T H E R H Y D R A Unconventional

Rulers of the Deep Ones 48 CHAPTER 5:
Weapons 108
FA THER- O F - A L L - S H A R K S
Leviathan 51 CHAPTER 6: The Grimoire 113
GHA TAN O T H O A
Lord of the Volcano 54 INDEX 122
 Foreword from the Authors
The authors of this book have been playing Call of Cthulhu together
since high school. It’s always been fun to page through listings of Great
Old Ones, with their SIZ 200, 6D6 melee damage, and mountains of Hit
Points. But as Keepers, whenever we actually put one of the Big Bads of
the Mythos up against our investigators, the puny humans were barely able
to affect the encounter (which is accurate, but not much fun!). So what
did we do? We house-ruled, we nerfed the baddies, we fudged dice rolls.
With this book we’ve tried something new, to create something the
Keeper can realistically use at the table: describing the monsters not with
stats but by the actions they can take in a combat, and the actions that
may be effective at delaying (for a time) the gods’ reign on Earth. It looks
a little different from past bestiaries, but when combined with our simple
mass combat system, we feel it takes Acthung! Cthulhu to a fast-paced,
cinematic new level. Happy Gaming!

Josh, Jesse, and Reuben

Autumn 2014

DEDICATION
To Bob
 CHAPTER 1

Dread Beginnings
“The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.”
- George Bidault

Stephen,
Dear XXXXXXXX
What Is In This Book?
Greetings, Keeper! This book is a bestiary of big, bad things:
So pleased you’ve at long last
interesting and unusual monsters—and not just the “usual
joined the war effort, my friend — I
told you we’d get you involved sooner suspects” of the Lovecraftian Mythos (although we have
or later. I’ve been in it since we included one or two of those, as well, for good measure).
first caught the scent of what Hitler Previously, the Achtung! Cthulhu game books have focussed
and the Germans were up to, and rest more on the smaller, more immediate threats of the Mythos;
assured, it’s them or us! Glad you’ve now, with Terrors of the Secret War, you can take the conflict
shaken the dust off, left Miskatonic, to a whole new level as your investigators face off against the
and brought your keen mind and quick vast and ancient monstrosities stalking the burnt and blasted
reflexes to our corner. ruins of World War Two.
It’s up to you to carry on my The new mass combat rules outlined in this book are
research, in the libraries and on the designed to work seamlessly with both Call of Cthulhu and
battlefields. Some of these things
appear to have dripped in through a
portal; some were called down by the Some of these things were called down by
enemy’s occult researchers, and some the enemy’s occult researchers.
by our own! And some... Well, of some,
I still know very little. You should
amend and expand these notes, and
finish this Field Manual for our boys, Savage Worlds, enabling investigators to lead Allied forces
so that when they meet one of these in the fight against more than twenty of the most terrifying
“Terrors”, they have a fighting chance. creatures yet found in Achtung! Cthulhu.
I hope, good friend, that when This book is a toolkit comprising:

all this is over we can sit back and
share a cigar and a snifter of best • A new and simplified mass combat system
brandy. Until then, I’ve got a mission • Suggested adventure seeds for each Terror
to accomplish, and so do you. • Details of the possible actions that investigators, military

Sincerely Yours, units, and monsters can take in each encounter

• Powerful eldritch artefacts for entrapping (or releasing!)
monsters and other villains
dman
Professor Richard Dea
• Unconventional weapons to inspire fresh battlefield tac-
tics and, potentially, turn the tide of war

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 CHAPTER 1

Achtung! Cthulhu
Skill Difficulties A Note on Page
References
There will be certain situations in an Achtung! Cthulhu
Throughout this adventure we refer to pages in the
adventure or supplement that will present an investigator
Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook, Achtung!
with more, or less, of a challenge to his standard skill
Cthulhu: the Investigator’s Guide to the Secret War
ability. For a full discussion of these, see either p.61 of the
and the Keeper’s Guide to the Secret War. These are
Investigator’s Guide, or p.159 of the Keeper’s Guide.
In this book we have introduced a new abbreviated, where necessary (such as in stat blocks),

Ct h designation: Extreme. In this situation, the

skill’s value is divided by five and rounded
as “CoC6”, “Investigator’s Guide”/“IG”, and “Keeper’s
Guide”/“KG”, respectively.
down. So an investigator with Spot Hidden 30% facing
an Extreme challenge would need to roll against a
modified skill value of just 6%. The Keeper is, of course,
information: where the creature comes from, what it is,
free to modify an investigator’s skill rolls according to the
and (hopefully!) how to stop it. The information in these
situation and as he sees fit.
sections is intended to be shared with investigators both stra-
Savage Worlds already has modifiers

Sav
tegically and sparingly as they discover more and more about
built into its skill system but, to reinforce
their terrible foes.
those rules, we will highlight some of the
After the Deadman text you will find three (or more)
important bonuses and penalties here. An easy roll is +1,
adventure seeds, known as Plot Hooks, which are intended
or +2 to the roll on top of whatever the character gets
to help you think about the various ways in which you could
from Edges; a difficult roll is -1 or even -2, and an extreme
incorporate a Terror into your own campaign, or provide the
roll is an eye-watering -4.
basis for an off-the-cuff adventure.
Then we come to the nitty-gritty: sanity and what the
investigators, military, and Terrors can actually do during a
combat situation (known as actions; pp.8-9). For the inves-
What Is In Each Entry? tigators and military, these actions include notes on the most
The Terrors of this book are arranged in alphabetical order. effective weapons to use, or particular spells or artefacts
Each entry contains a piece of flavour text: an eyewitness which are known to be abhorrent to the Terror in question.
account designed to give an impression of what your inves- Actions for the Terrors include any special attacks they can
tigators are likely to see and hear during an encounter with carry out, and any specific weaknesses they may have.
that creature. If you wish to, you can read this material to Finally, there are Victory Conditions that the investi-
your players to set the scene, or use it to provide information gators need to meet in order to successfully defeat or deter
to the investigators if they have done their research. You the beast in question. These also contain all of the relevant
could, alternatively, copy the text into an appropriate period information necessary to describe what happens should the
document format, using a black marker pen to selectively investigators prevail...
censor pieces of information to create a handout for the play-
ers to read for themselves. As ever, if you are using the Call of Cthulhu
Flavour text is accompanied by an entry written by your
mentor, that intrepid scholar of the mysterious unknown,
Ct h rules, look for this symbol, which highlights the
rules and game stats relevant to your system.
Professor Richard Deadman (the Keeper’s Guide, Chapter 5: If, on the other hand, you are using Savage
Secret and Occult Societies). His notes focus on practical
Sav Worlds, look for this symbol instead.

LLING THESE
SO WE’RE CALLING KI
W? SUITS ME.
THINGS RESEARCH NO
- SGT. CARTER

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 CHAPTER 2

Death or Glory?
“The important thing in life is not victory but combat.”
- Pierre de Coubertin

In this chapter we introduce the core concepts of the a cinematic flow to large-scale combat encounters; a flow
Simple Mass Combat System (SMCS), including the dif- that avoids getting bogged down in multiple dice rolls and
ferences between investigator and military involvement, lots of maths (something we have already attempted to
how Terrors and their forces act and interact, and how a encourage in both the Investigator’s and Keeper’s Guides with
key feature of any Mythos game—Sanity—can have an regards to the damage dished out by really big weapons).
effect in the heat of battle. At the end of the chapter is an These actions will help you to keep even quite massive
Example of Combat (p.11), designed to take you through encounters moving along nicely, whether you prefer Call
these concepts and help you to understand how they are of Cthulhu or Savage Worlds.
applied in play. Having said that, there are a few “regular” threats in this
book. Their entries do have stats and, when fighting them
one-on-one (as opposed to in a mass combat situation), they
These monstrosities are some of should be engaged using the standard rules from either Call
the most destructive in the Mythos. of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition or the Savage Worlds core rule-
book, along with those in the Keeper’s Guide, as appropriate.

Actions Versus Stats Defeating Terrors

The observant Keeper will quickly notice that the Terrors Each Terror can be “defeated” via brute force or through the
in this book do not have the expected blocks of game stats. use of a mystical deterrent. Defeating a Terror does not usu-
This might strike you as a little unusual for a bestiary, but ally kill it; in most cases it retreats to a safe distance to heal
it is worthwhile remembering that these monstrosities are (and, unfortunately, will return again at some point to fight
some of the most destructive entities in the Cthulhu Mythos. another day). Generally speaking, Terrors should take three
There is a grave danger that, if you stat them up for Call of “hits” to stop, though the Keeper should feel free to adjust
Cthulhu and Savage Worlds in all their foul glory, they will this number based on the other variables in play at the time.
simply crush your investigators with their first few attacks, As always, the Keeper should scale each encounter to the size
which is not going to be much fun for anybody. and experience level of the investigating team.
Instead, as we briefly mentioned in Chapter 1, each The Keeper should ensure that while scoring hits on a
entry has a list of possible actions that can be undertaken Terror is difficult, it is not impossible. Alternatively, if you
within the framework of the SMCS by the Terror, by the want a grittier “the monsters always win” game, make it
investigators, and by any military units the investigators impossible, but only just. In these cases, players should get
have been smart enough to ask along (although the Keeper within sight of the finish line before their defeat—this not
may allow other sensible suggestions, at his discretion). only preserves the dramatic tension, but also reinforces the
We feel that these are more useful in-game, and inspire high stakes of encounters in the Secret War.

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 CHAPTER 2

Designing Encounters THE SIMPLE MASS

Each of the Terrors in this book is a major adversary and, ide-
ally, any encounters with them should probably take place at COMBAT SYSTEM
the end of a series of interconnected adventures; this not only The SMCS is designed to maintain an action-packed energy
gives the investigators the time to identify the threat but also during roleplaying sessions, and encourage a cinematic,
to fully prepare for dealing with it (including giving them the sweeping feel to situations involving large numbers of troops.
opportunity to recruit supporting military units through the These encounters are intended to play out like any other
use of such things as Command rolls [Cth]/Spirit tests [Sav]), roleplaying session, and the rules provided below help to sim-
which all helps to make for a really satisfying showdown. plify the involvement of large-scale military forces and the
Every play session, though, is likely to be peppered with a vast and powerful Terrors intent on our destruction.
variety of enemy encounters, as Terrors are not the only dan- The rules presented here are for use as a
gers the investigators are going to face during the Secret War.
Terrors often have otherworldly servants they can summon
Ct h lighter, faster alternative to those already detailed
in the Keeper’s Guide, Chapter 7, pp.165-169.
to keep the investigators at bay; many have fanatical cultists Savage Worlds Game Masters will find here
who will defend both the Terror and its places of worship to
the death. Nazi sorcerers, such as Black Sun’s Canon and
Sav an even simpler mass battle system than the one
in the core rulebook. We believe that this system
Masters (the Keeper’s Guide, pp.92-94), can pose a mystical puts the emphasis on the players’ actions and is much less
espionage threat and, as this is wartime, Axis military units likely to be derailed by a lucky dice roll or two.
are always going to be manoeuvring in readiness for their
next big push. At the end of this chapter (p.11) we have included a
Ideally, the threats faced by the investigators as they sample combat session to which you can refer for examples of
make their way through any scenario should always escalate, all of these terms and concepts, as well as how they operate
whether they involve combat or not. during play.
When designing an encounter, attempt to keep the fol-
lowing in mind:
Participants in a Combat
• Wherever possible, try not to let the investigators breeze Investigators, unless they are entirely unprepared (or taken
through encounters too easily, especially if they have not by complete surprise), should be supported by Allied mili-
properly prepared for them. They should expect to lose tary units when going toe-to-toe with a Terror. These units
health and sanity, see their plans unravel, and get blind- can be of any type: platoons, companies, tanks, planes, gun-
sided by chaos if they walk blithely into a confrontation boats, etc. The size and number of units should be suited to
without having done their homework first. This is the the scale of the encounter and, through the actions of the
Secret War, after all investigators, the Keeper can determine how many support-
• To score hits on Terrors, investigators and (to some ing military units accompany the players during each clash.
extent) military units may well need to be up close and
getting very personal with the Terror concerned, and WHAT QUALIFIES AS A MASS COMBAT UNIT?
certain weapons, such as flamethrowers and bazookas, For the purposes of mass combat, we recommend think-
require attackers to be within a specified range of the ing in terms of military “units” and their equivalents. The
target. Try to ensure that if characters and NPCs have following are considered to be units under mass combat con-
these weapons, the terrain and the combat situation will ditions and, provided common sense dictates as such (i.e.
actually allow them a chance to make use of them depending on the actual numbers of people and creatures
• The investigators should always have the option to involved), they fight on a 1:1 basis with other group units
leave the encounter and flee the scene, though the con- (which are considered to be equal in terms of both strength
sequences of their flight may very well doom the world. and defence):
Do not force them to fight to the death—unless they
want to, of course... • Regular military forces (see Table 1 for the relative sizes
of actual military units).

ing the right

• Groups of well-armed cultists.

ow n to h a v
• Groups of servitors (e.g. a mob of deep ones, or multiple

All d
tools for the job, I suppose.
servitors of Nyarlathotep). Remember, individual servi-
tors fight using the standard Call of Cthulhu or Savage
Worlds rules.

- A. .
• Single very large monsters (but not Terrors, e.g. chtho-
nian, dhole, shoggoth).
• “Virtual units” gained through Combat Advantages (p.9).

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 DEATH OR GLORY?

Terrors, investigators, and NPCs do not contribute to the effects). In the case of temporary insanity, the investigator
mass combat unit count but their actions may, nevertheless, might be lucky enough to be out of action for only a small
have an affect on mass combat. Resolving combat between number of rounds, enabling them to rejoin the fight before
units is described on p.11. it’s all over. But their absence could spell disaster for the
assault, so here are a couple of alternatives that the Keeper
MULTIPLE MASS COMBATS can employ to keep the game flowing.
It may be necessary because of the location of friendly and
enemy units to have more than one mass combat going on
at the same time (for example: land and air, or two distant
parts of the same battlefield). Simply determine which units Table 1: Relative Sizes
on each side are facing each other and hold two (or more)
of Military Units
separate mass combats, as necessary. These occur simulta-
neously in game time. Units may only be engaged in one
Unit Type Approximate Number of Men*
mass combat per round, although units engaged in one mass
combat can join those in another once their own conflict Squad/Section 10-13
has been fully resolved (provided there are any still standing
Platoon 35-50
who can do so!).
Company 150-200

Terror & Sanity Effects Battalion/Regiment 500-1,000

Sanity loss is the first element to be dealt with in any Regiment/Brigade 3,000-4,000
encounter when using the SMCS, and all sanity effects
Division 9,000-15,000
should be described by the Keeper. On catching sight of a
Terror (or any other mind-warping eldritch event), investi- Corps 50,000+
gators test their Sanity as usual.
Army 150,000+

LOSING YOUR MARBLES

There is, of course, the danger that one or more *Based on the simplified structure used in the Keeper’s

Ct h investigators will lose enough Sanity to go tempo-

rarily insane, or worse (see the Call of Cthulhu,
Guide, pp.22, 23 & 26. Information regarding the number
of tanks, artillery pieces, or aeroplanes assigned to the
Sixth Edition rulebook, p.317 for a summary of sanity loss different unit types can also be found on these pages.

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 CHAPTER 2

If an investigator becomes temporarily insane, have him independently of a unit) have taken their normal actions.
make a Luck roll. If he fails, the situation is dealt with The Terror always takes its action last, at the end of the
as per the usual rules. If he succeeds, then the madness round, after the mass combat phase has been completed.
seizes him in an unusual way, making him more reckless and You may find it useful to use a map and either tokens or
inspiring him to greater feats of bravery (in other words, he miniatures to keep track of investigator and unit placement,
has effectively gone berserk). If half or more of the inves- and to help make sure that all of the players are thinking of
tigators have become temporarily insane but succeeded at the combat in the same way. It is also helpful to use tokens
their Luck roll, then they can choose to have their fearless- to keep track of the number of units involved in any mass
ness inspire their accompanying military units to their own combat situation (p.10).
acts of even greater daring, giving +1 virtual unit for every
contributing temporarily insane character.
Alternatively, if less than half of the temporarily insane The madness seizes him in an unusual way,
investigators make their Luck roll, then each investigator making him reckless and inspiring him to
can choose to defer their Sanity loss until the combat is
greater feats of bravery.
over but at double the rolled cost, with all of the other
issues that may confer (such as pushing the insanity from
temporary to indefinite). This allows the investigator to
stay in the fight, but he is going to pay for not allowing his SUMMARY OF COMBAT ORDER
mind to shield him from the horrors he is facing. He may, 1. The players and the Keeper announce what their investi-
of course, prefer to just succumb to his temporary madness gators (or NPCs) will do, as per the initiative order.
even having succeeded at his Luck roll—it is entirely his 2. Investigator and NPC attacks and actions are resolved,
choice. and any virtual units are awarded to their respective
sides’ military units (represented by tokens).
There is the chance—probably more of a 3. Once all of the investigators and NPCs have had a
S av certainty—that one or more character will gain
enough Dementia points to lose a permanent
chance to act, the players announce what their accompa-
nying mass combat units (including all virtual ones) will
point of Sanity (see the Keeper’s Guide, p.180). This will do. What the players wish to do, the size of their forces,
give the character an indefinite phobia or quirk (depending and the weapons they employ (amongst other factors)
on the situation) and force him to roll on the Horror Effects may all grant them Combat Advantages, which provide
Table. This will probably inflict a -2 penalty on some or all more virtual units for their side (see Combat Advantage
actions during the battle and may even cause the character and Virtual Units, p.9).
to lose a round or two as he is forced to unshake or flee for a 4. The Keeper announces what the opposing mass combat
short time. Bearing this in mind, the character would prob- force will do and describes what happens in the combat
ably be wise to use his Bennies to avoid failing his Spirit roll using the SMCS, tracking each success and failure.
in the first place. 5. Once mass combat is resolved, the Terror may wreak
whatever havoc it desires using the Terror Actions listed
STIFF UPPER LIP in its entry.
Even though military units have no such stat as Sanity, pre- 6. Then another round of combat begins, if anyone has
sume that individual soldiers from military units are affected survived!
by these sights as well, and that soldiers will be breaking and/
or running for their lives throughout the battle as a result. Remember—this is not a “versus” wargame; the role
We show this by increasing the number of units on the of the Keeper is to ensure that the players have a thrilling,
Mythos side by 1 for the first combat round (p.10), regard- nail-biting battle, so try not to see the Keeper’s forces acting
less of the Terror being faced. Thus, when the result of mass after the players’ units as a weakness for either side. This is
combat or a Terror Action destroys a unit, the Keeper can done purely for simplicity and to allow the players to enjoy
describe that unit as having finally succumbed to insanity as the drama of battle. After all, there is little fun to be had in
well as death and destruction. players working to organise a series of units, only to see them
destroyed before they can act.

The Flow of Combat

Determine any initial Sanity loss as described above, then
Taking Actions
determine initiative for investigators and NPCs as normal; INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
this will be the initiative order for all of the subsequent Investigators can take any action they think will help in the
rounds of combat. Mass combat always occurs after all of conflict. This may be directly attacking the creature with
the investigators and “individual” NPCs (i.e. those acting conventional weaponry, casting spells, or taking advantage

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 DEATH OR GLORY?

of any special action described in each Terror’s entry. Certain

weapons may have no effect at all on a Terror (meaning even
a successful attack roll will do no actual damage), whereas
Desperate Measures
others may even benefit the creature (reinforcing once again
just how important it is for the investigators to have done There are some Terror Actions that require the investi-
their research first!) gator to defend themselves against a specific personal
Investigators can also command military units (see attack. If the investigator fails to avoid that attack, they
p.10), and should perform all associated rolls for their allies’ have a final opportunity to free themselves before they
actions. Military units can generally be used to: meet their doom:
The investigator needs either a Special
• Divert attention from the investigators (who should
always take the decisive actions in a combat)
Ct h Success (equal to or less than one-fifth of
his skill level) or a Critical Success (01-05) to
• Absorb damage from attacks achieve his required aim, be that lopping off a tentacle or
• Score hits on enemies, including Terrors, in an attempt cutting off a creature’s head, for example. Sadly, a normal
to drive them away success is just not enough when dealing with creatures of
this magnitude at such close quarters.
MILITARY ACTIONS If the investigator fails, or fails to score a Special or
Generally speaking, when a military unit (or equivalent) Critical Success under these circumstances, then he has the
attempts an attack it succeeds automatically, unless opposed. option of decreasing his Luck by the amount needed to turn
Please note that, as mentioned above, while any weapon may his roll into either a Special or a Critical. Once that Luck is
usually damage enemy troops or cultists, most Terrors and spent, though, it is gone for the rest of the scenario...
monsters can only be damaged by the weapon types specifi- Although this system has been designed purely for use
cally listed in their individual entries. with the SMCS, if you like the idea of allowing the inves-
Furthermore, Terror entries list specific actions that are tigators to sacrifice Luck in order to make important rolls,
available to the investigators and the military during combat then please feel free to use it in your main game as well.
that are likely to have an impact on the encounter; these are If a character gets a raise on his required
options in addition to the basic set of actions usually availa-
ble (attack, flee, etc.). Military units take their actions in the
Sav roll (an attack will probably have a target
number of 4; the size of the creature will
mass combat phase of the round, after all of the investigators often offset any Parry bestowed by a high Fighting skill,
and NPCs have taken their individual actions, and before for example), he has managed to achieve his aim, be that
the Terror takes its action. lopping off a tentacle or cutting off a creature’s head.
If a character fails to get the necessary raise on the
TERROR ACTIONS attack roll, then he will hopefully have some Bennies
Terrors take a Terror Action at the end of each round of available for rerolls.
combat. Unless noted, and provided it makes sense for the
encounter, Terrors are equally effective against any kind of There may also be other circumstances where a
military unit (air, sea, or land). Note that Terrors always act Special or a Critical Success [Cth]/a raise [Sav] is required
last in a round—this ensures that all of the other participants to attain a particular goal; these will be detailed in each
have had the opportunity to do something before the Terror Terror entry. Any other specific rolls will also be detailed,
unleashes its fury! as appropriate.
Some of the actions a Terror can undertake are classed
as Automatic, which means that they are always in effect
(provided that any special activation conditions are met)
and do not cost an action to perform, for example: Baoht
Z’uqqa-Mogg’s healing ability (p.26). Some may also
Combat Advantage &
have Non-combat Actions, which are most likely to be Virtual Units
encountered outside of battle and prior to the investigators A fight between static numbers of units would quickly get
coming face-to-face with the Terror (although a devious boring (statistically speaking, the side with the most units
Keeper may well still be able to think of a use for them in should almost always win). That is why we have created the
a combat situation). concept of virtual units. For each advantage a unit on one
All of the Terrors included in this book side of the conflict has, that side gains +1 virtual unit; this
Sav should be considered to be Wild Cards, and
will roll a d8 (not a d6) alongside all of their
is added to the side’s total unit count in the mass combat
phase. Awards for multiple advantages are cumulative: if two
attribute rolls. units are in cover, +2 virtual units are awarded; one unit may
also benefit from more than one advantage.

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• Higher-quality troops (e.g. elite troops versus regulars, reg-

ulars versus an armed mob; see the Keeper’s Guide, p.168,
Virtual Units in Table 12 for other potential troop quality comparisons)
Practice • Vastly superior weaponry (this advantage persists unless
the weaponry is lost).
A virtual unit is the embodiment of the particular Combat
Advantage, described in whichever way seems most
OPPOSITION DISADVANTAGE
fitting to the encounter. It could be actual additional
The opposing unit is at a disadvantage. This disadvantage
forces, represent exceptional valour on the part of existing
persists until the condition changes. Note that the unit with
forces, or some sort of advantageous condition (such as a disadvantage does not lose a virtual unit—its enemy simply
cover) that protect those forces. gains one. Such disadvantages occur if the opposing unit:
Virtual units can be removed as combat losses.
Except where noted, once a virtual unit is destroyed it • Has been weakened by magic
is not replaced for the duration of the battle, unless the • Is being held immobile by magical means, e.g. is caught
condition that provided the advantage in the first place in Atlach-Nacha’s Web (p.24)
can be recreated, such as finding new cover after the old • Has lost its ability to act, e.g. is snared by Arwassa’s Psy-
has been destroyed. Wherever possible, provided it makes chic Lure (p.21), or is paralysed by fear
sense within the story and encounter to do so, a virtual • Has lost its leader
unit should be sacrificed before a real one.
SANITY EFFECT
Fighting Mythos entities is scary! The Terror may add a vir-
tual unit to its side in the first round of mass combat only.
Investigator Actions, Terror Actions, and proper Additionally, if there are one or more units of Mythos crea-
deployment and manoeuvring of military forces can all add tures or Die Gefallenen on the Terror’s side, add a second
virtual units. virtual unit (for a maximum of two) for the first round of
mass combat only. The Keeper should also use common sense
The key to winning battles is making the decisions and here, too: if the allied mass combat units have been properly
choosing the actions that ensure your side has a higher prepared by the investigators, or have previously fought such
unit count than that of your enemy. terrifying creatures, he may forego awarding these virtual
unit(s) to the Terror.
A unit gains +1 virtual unit (and adds representative
tokens to its unit pile) in the following circumstances: SPECIAL ATTACK
At the Keeper’s discretion, an investigator who attacks a
COVER mass combat unit with a weapon capable of inflicting mass
The unit is protected by cover that can stop its enemy’s casualties (e.g. a flamethrower, heavy machine gun (HMG),
attack. If that side takes a combat loss, the player may sac- magic attack, or explosives) may gain +1 virtual unit.
rifice the virtual unit, suggesting that the cover has been
destroyed. SURPRISE
The unit has the element of surprise. This is determined by
LEADERSHIP the Keeper and applies only in the first round that the unit
An investigator or NPC makes a successful Command, Fast engages with the enemy.
Talk, Persuade, Psychology, or Perform roll (KG, p.167)
[Cth]/Spirit or Knowledge (Psychology) test [Sav]. TERRAIN
The terrain grants an advantage to one side and is specific
MAGICAL EFFECT to the units engaged in the combat. Infantry fighting tanks
The unit is strengthened by magical effects generated by a in mud gain this advantage. Deep ones fighting humans in
spell or artefact. If the unit is destroyed, the virtual unit gen- a swamp gain this advantage. The virtual unit persists until
erated through this magical effect is also lost. the terrain changes; for example, if the deep ones are lured
out of the swamp.
MILITARY ADVANTAGE (OPTIONAL)
The Keeper should be cautious in awarding the following WEAPON
optional advantages: The unit has weaponry to which its enemy is particularly
vulnerable, for example fire versus a unit of children of the
• Air, artillery, or naval support that is “off-map” (i.e. not Green God (p.63), or oxidising household cleansing chem-
engaged in the encounter as a unit itself) icals (like bleach) versus a unit of spawn of Abhoth (p.18).

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See An Example of Combat below for how Combat

Advantage is determined, applied, and resolved in actual play.
Table 2:
Mass Combat Results
Mass Combat Ratios &
Resolution Unit Ratio Mass Combat Result
Add up the total number of units involved on each side 1:1 (stalemate) Both sides continue fighting
of the mass combat; this is much easier to do if you have
2:1 (minor superior
awarded tokens to each side to represent each unit and vir- Both sides lose a unit
odds with attrition)
tual unit involved. Once you have a total, calculate the unit
ratio (highest unit total divided by the lowest unit total). Smaller force loses a unit
3:1 (decisive odds)
Remember to keep it simple! If the number you calculate (including virtual units)
comes out at anything other than a whole number, round
down. So, if it is not exactly 2:1, round down to 1:1; if it is
not exactly 3:1, it becomes 2:1. Anything which comes out
as greater than 3 automatically defaults to a 3:1 ratio, which positions around and within the square’s various buildings.
is the highest unit ratio in the game (based on the actual Unseen by the investigators, a Black Sun Master lurks in
military classification of being outnumbered, as described in the bell tower of the church across the square, scanning the
the Keeper’s Guide, p.169). area with binoculars and commanding the forces below. The
Once you have your unit ratio, refer to Table 2 for the Keeper asks the investigators what they want to do....
result of the mass combat. Subtract any losses incurred (e.g.
by removing tokens from your unit pile), then let the Terror
have its turn. Remember, you will need to calculate a new
Unit Details
ratio for the mass combat phase next round, taking into THE INVESTIGATORS’ FORCES
account any changes in Combat Advantage and their asso- • Harry: armed with a bronze-tipped spear
ciated virtual units (such as Sanity Effects; p.10). • Jane: armed with a flamethrower
There is a danger that evenly matched forces could end • Mohamed: a spellcaster
up getting stuck in a stalemate situation. If this is the case, • 3× infantry platoons; regulars, normally armed
encourage players to try and come up with innovative and • 1× tank platoon; regulars, equipped with flame tanks
unusual solutions and strategies that will shift the balance of
fortune back into their favour. THE KEEPER’S FORCES
When using the SMCS, try not to have battles with too • Yegg-Ha (p.89)
many units per side. Use common sense to combine them • 1× Black Sun Master
into larger units to keep the token count low (although • 1× platoon of servitors of Nyarlathotep (counts as one
make sure you do this for both sides in order to preserve unit military unit, equal to a platoon of regulars)
equivalency). This makes the overall unit count easier to
keep track of.
Initiative Order
Determine by ranking the DEX of the combatants [Cth]/
Encourage players to come up with card draws [Sav] as usual; this order will stay the same for all
innovative and unusual strategies. subsequent combat rounds in this encounter.
In our example, the initiative order is resolved as:

1. Harry
AN EXAMPLE 2. Black Sun Master

OF COMBAT 3.
4.
Jane
Mohamed
5. Mass Combat
Scenario 6. Yegg-Ha
A party of three investigators (Harry, Jane, and Mohamed)
and their support forces are advancing slowly through a
bombed-out French village when they hear the thunder Round One
of giant feet. Approaching the town square, they are faced All three investigators lose Sanity upon seeing Yegg-Ha and
with a Black Sun force consisting of the Terror, Yegg-Ha, the servitors, but luckily not enough for anyone to actually
and thirty or more servitors of Nyarlathotep in defensive go insane.

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Harry states he will crawl towards Yegg-Ha with his spear from the buildings they are met with a hail of gunfire from
whilst remaining under cover. He will reach the Terror after the soldiers already ensconced in their defensive positions.
one more round of crawling. However, for the soldiers (who are experiencing the true
The Black Sun Master makes a Spot Hidden roll [Cth]/ terror of the Secret War for the first time), the horrifying
Notice test [Sav] to see if he can sense Harry on the move, effect of seeing the servitors and Yegg-Ha makes their fire
but fails. He then orders the servitors to scuttle forward out less effective.”
of their cover and attack the human soldiers. The Keeper’s force gains +2 virtual units this round,
Jane wants to attack Yegg-Ha with her flamethrower, because the servitors and Yegg-Ha both cause the equivalent
but she is too far away. Instead, she takes cover and exhorts of a Sanity test in their opponents. Counting each of these
the soldiers to attack the Terror, rolling Victoria Cross (a Combat Advantages means that the Keeper’s mass combat
special manoeuvre that can be used against Yegg-Ha; see total = 3 units (1 servitor platoon + 2 virtual units).
p.90 for further details). She fails, but Victoria Cross may The Allied infantry gain +1 advantage for one unit being
be attempted again by any investigator in a following round. in cover, making their mass combat total = 4 units (3 infan-
Mohamed takes cover and successfully casts the Bless try platoons + 1 virtual unit).
Blade spell (CoC6, p.220 [Cth]/KG p.197 [Sav]) on his Fair- According to the calculated unit ratio rules, 4 divided by
bairn-Sykes fighting knife. 3 = 1.3, so the Keeper determines it counts as a 1:1 final ratio
Mass combat: The players decide that the Allied troops (rounding down). Referring to Table 2 shows that this is a
will take up defensive positions in the buildings on their side stalemate: neither side loses a unit, but neither side currently
of the square; unfortunately, the Keeper decrees that there has the upper hand.
is only enough cover to fully protect one unit, for +1 virtual Now that mass combat has been settled, Yegg-Ha takes
unit (otherwise it would be +3—one for each unit under an action, choosing to Bulk Smash and rolling 12% [Cth]/a
cover). They also want the tank units to reverse and hide success [Sav], which wipes out one unit. In this first round,
behind buildings one street away from the square so they can some of the Allied troops are in cover which is giving them a
wait for a more appropriate moment to strike. Combat Advantage (their +1 virtual unit). Yegg-Ha’s smash
The Keeper narrates the action and works out how destroys the virtual unit, in effect destroying their cover.
many units each side has in play: “As the servitors pour

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Round Two The Keeper decides it is fair to roll 1D4 to see which unit is
Harry continues crawling forward to get within striking range destroyed (3 infantry and 1 servitor). The attack is a success
of Yegg-Ha. Next round he will be in range for a spear attack. and he rolls a 3; one Allied platoon is messily crushed, along
The Black Sun Master casts Implant Fear (CoC6, p.238 with a few servitors (but not enough to affect the strength
[Cth]/KG, p.207 [Sav]) on the Allied troops, which the of their unit).
Keeper decides will grant the servitors a Combat Advantage
this round, giving them +1 virtual unit for this round’s mass
combat phase. Round Three
Jane fires her flamethrower at the servitors to slow their Harry has closed within striking distance of Yegg-Ha and
advance. The Keeper agrees that this would grant a +1 to aims his spear at one of the creature’s vile heads (p.90). He
the Allied side in this round’s mass combat through her use rolls 15% [Cth]/a success [Sav], which is not quite the Spe-
of a mass casualty weapon. Unfortunately, Jane fails her cial Success he needs if he is going to retrieve something
skill roll, meaning that this Combat Advantage also fails to useful from the monster (a piece of the beast can be used in a
materialise. Dismiss spell, an available Investigator Action that will expel
Mohamed is convinced that someone is directing the the Terror from this dimension). Harry elects to sacrifice 5
troops, so he rolls Spot Hidden [Cth]/Notice [Sav] to see points of Luck to bring the result down to 10%—a resound-
if he can identify who it is and where they are. He suc- ing (and accurate) hit! [Cth]/which is not the raise he needs,
ceeds, identifying the Black Sun Master in his church tower. so he spends a Bennie, rerolls, and secures that raise [Sav].
Mohamed announces that he is going to crawl under cover The spear lances one of the creature’s limpid eyes and, with
to the church, where he intends to attack the Master with an unearthly scream, the head shudders and hangs useless at
his enchanted fighting knife. He will reach the church after the end of its neck stalk.
one more round of movement. The Keeper asks Harry to roll Luck [Cth]/draw a red card
Mass combat: the players elect to have the Allied troops from the Action Deck [Sav] twice: once to see if the spear
swarm the servitors in an attempt to wipe them out. The falls free, and again to see if a portion of the creature falls
tanks will remain hidden for the moment; they are very vul- to the ground still stuck to it. Harry succeeds at both (even
nerable, since the infantry is engaged in combat and unable though he has made it harder for himself by voluntarily
to defend them. giving away some of his Luck [Cth]). The spear does indeed
The Keeper narrates the action once more, then calcu- come away, still firmly embedded in the beast’s great eye, and
lates the units involved: “With buildings collapsing around lands a few feet away. In the next round, Harry may attempt
them after Yegg-Ha’s attack, the Allied soldiers have lost to claim them both.
their cover and are forced into the square, where the servi- The Black Sun Master, after seeing Harry disable one of
tors are waiting to attack. The troops are, however, no longer Yegg-Ha’s heads, tries to shoot Harry before he can retrieve
affected by the fear of seeing Yegg-Ha and the servitors for the spear and the eye. He fails the roll and the bullet nar-
the first time.” rowly misses, ricocheting off the cobblestones.
The Allied troops have a mass combat strength of 3 units. Jane is standing exposed in the square, an easy target.
The servitors have a mass combat strength of 1 plus the She bravely attempts Victoria Cross again to rally the bat-
effects of Implant Fear = 2 units. tered Allied soldiers to the attack. She fails: her words are
Ratio: 3:2 is not double, so this is reduced to 1:1. Stale- drowned out by Yegg-Ha’s furious roar.
mate. Neither side loses enough units to make a difference, Mohamed reaches the church’s front steps. On his next
the soldiers and servitors are locked in combat. round he will be able to enter the church and ascend the
Yegg-Ha: the Keeper considers the options. The Terror tower stairs to attack the Black Sun Master.
cannot attack Harry with a Tongue Tentacle, as Harry is Mass combat: The players direct the Allied troops to
carrying a bronze spear which makes him immune to this press the attack despite their losses, and attempt to anni-
attack—Yegg-Ha’s memory of being hunted by Roman hilate the servitors. (They also have plans for the tanks
legionnaires is still fresh! (If Harry did not have the spear, as currently in cover, but they count as a separate force at the
he is in cover the Keeper could ask him to make a Hide roll moment and will be dealt with after this mass combat).
[Cth]/Stealth test [Sav], to see if he has evaded detection; The Keeper decides that the servitors continue fighting in
if Harry failed, he would have been vulnerable to a Tongue the square, but because the Master is distracted by shooting at
Tentacle attack after all.) Harry, he cannot cast Implant Fear again to give them a bonus
The Keeper instead decides that Yegg-Ha’s rage will (i.e. there will not be a virtual unit for the Axis this round).
drive it to destroy the Allies; it cares nothing for the ser- The remaining two platoons of Allied troops have a mass
vitors fighting on its side, so is not going to be particularly combat strength of 2 units.
bothered if they happen to get in the way of the attack. The The servitors have a mass combat strength of 1. (There
Keeper has Yegg-Ha make another Bulk Smash against the are no virtual units in play for either side this round.)
Allied troops, knowing that the servitors may be affected. Ratio: 2:1—both sides lose a unit.

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Keeper: “The soldiers fight valiantly. When the dust set- The flame tanks need to reload this round, preventing
tles the servitors lie slaughtered along with half the soldiers. them from laying down more Suppressing Fire on Yegg-Ha.
But the Allies are victorious.” Yegg-Ha decides to attack one of the exposed investigators
Meanwhile, it is time for the tank platoon to move for- while the Allied tanks are reloading. Since Harry once again
ward. They clank out of cover and turn their flamethrowers carries the bronze spear, Yegg-Ha goes for Jane (the nearest
on Yegg-Ha. If they did not have flame weapons, they would and most vulnerable one in the square); she is snatched up and
be of little use against the Terror, unless enhanced by Vic- drawn towards Yegg-Ha’s last remaining maw. Jane now has
toria Cross. Since they do have flame weapons, they can lay the opportunity to make an attack to free herself (p.91). She
down Suppressing Fire, preventing Yegg-Ha from taking its attacks brilliantly with her knife, scoring a Critical Success
next action. with no need to spend any Luck points [Cth]/a raise [Sav].
Yegg-Ha cannot take an action this round as he is being She breaks free and falls to the ground, suffering 2 Hit Points
contained by the flame tank’s attack. of damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav]. Close shave, Jane!

Jane points her flamethrower at Yegg-Ha’s Round Five

remaining head - the one which just tried Harry reaches the base of the church steps and joins Mohamed,
to devour her. giving him the eye for the Dismiss spell.
The Black Sun Master, hearing Harry and Mohamed
down below, decides that discretion is the better part of
valour and engineers his escape.
Round Four Jane dusts herself off and points her flamethrower at
Harry grabs the spear and the eye and darts towards the base Yegg-Ha’s last remaining head—the one which just tried
of the church, calling out to Mohamed that he has a piece to devour her—for an Aimed Attack (p.90). She hits! The
of the creature. beast’s head is enrobed by a ball of flame. With a great howl,
The Black Sun Master again tries to shoot Harry from Yegg-Ha dives into the earth and burrows below, to heal deep
the safety of the tower but once again misses. (Bad luck! If within the planet’s mantle. This Terror won’t be coming back
he had hit, Harry would have had to roll to avoid dropping any time soon—unless some mad cultist summons him with
his prize, besides dealing with any damage caused). the remains of that eye, of course...
Jane dives for cover behind some rubble and once more The investigators and the remaining Allied soldiers
attempts Victoria Cross, this time exhorting the soldiers to breathe a sigh of relief, and those with strength remaining
attack Yegg-Ha directly. This time she succeeds, and the decide to hunt down the Black Sun Master. However, he is
inspired men tap deep into their reserves of willpower to nowhere to be seen; he has escaped to fight another day!
make their mass combat attack.
Mohamed, knowing Harry has the eye and is on his way, Hopefully, this example will help the Keeper to understand
decides to wait for him, knife drawn, at the bottom of the the options available to him, how to describe the actions of
church steps. the investigators and their support units in an encounter, and
Mass combat: the players have the soldiers open up with how to interpret and apply Combat Advantages and virtual
their weapons and destroy the beast’s centre head with a units, as well as showing how swift and uncomplicated our
withering blast of rifle grenades and satchel charges. (If the new mass combat system actually is.
servitors had survived the last round, their presence would Now let us proceed to the true reason you have cracked
have forced the soldiers to attack them again, rather than the spine of this tome: our field manual for the most horrible
leaving them free to take on Yegg-Ha). Terrors of the Secret War!

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 CHAPTER 3

The Faces of Terror

“All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.”
- Ovid

But what is a bestiary without beasts? This chapter looks at investigators) and the more unusual, lesser (but no less sanity
the Terrors of the Mythos, presented in alphabetical order. shattering) denizens of the dark places of the Secret War, each
It includes both the well-known (to the players if not the presenting its own unique challenges for your investigators.

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However, there appears to have come a point in the
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A. .
 CHAPTER 3

ABHOTH
Dear Mr. Pottinger,
The Source of I need help here. Two more
Uncleanliness women lost today down in the
mines, and another ten walked off
To look upon Abhoth is to look upon chaos: a seething mass of the job, saying they’re leaving
gray pustules, oozing mouths, and groping tendrils. Fragments Oklahoma for good! I’m still
continually break off, most only to be devoured by their parent, hearing horror stories about some
monster that eats people in the
but a few slip away, becoming Abhoth’s spawn. Abhoth and its mines, and the horrible stink
progeny are said to dwell in a cavern under Mount Voormithad- I wrote you about last time is
reth in Greenland; however, I have found evidence of other gates still everywhere.
that lead directly to their lair. One such gate is deep in the Amer- I know you’re a busy man,
ican Ozarks; another is in Eastern Czechoslovakia. Mr. Pottinger, but we’re fighting
Abhoth feeds by absorbing the vital energy of living creatures, the good fight here. These gals
sending its spawn out to hunt and retrieve them on its behalf. are digging up coal for the war
These spawn range from toad- to horse-sized and can take any effort while their brothers,
husbands, and sons are over there
shape, even a rough approximation of a human. Every spawn
giving Hitler what for. But even
grows body parts to fly, swim, or scuttle with great speed and patriotism ain’t enough when they
agility, and is equipped with some kind of natural weapon. A few think going into them mines is a
spawn are gifted with a vicious intelligence and employ sophisti- death sentence! My Lindy says she
cated group hunting techniques, traps, and ambushes. saw another girl get dragged off,
From the moment they separate from Abhoth, the spawn and no one seen hide nor hair of
her since.
begin to decay, hence their unmistakable stench. They do not
bring all they catch back to their parent, though; some they devour Send the Pinkertons, or the
sheriff, or somebody down here,
to slow their own putrefaction.
Mr. Pottinger. I’m a true blue
Cultists have been known to offer sacrificial humans to the American and I wanna do right
spawn, but the capricious Abhoth pays worshippers little heed. by Uncle Sam--heck, send him if
Individuals attempting magical contact may have better luck, as no one else will come! Just send
the crafty horror has been known to make bargains with beings it somebody to figure this out so
deems intelligent, granting spells or a spawn to use as a servant. our gals can get back to work.
Because it is native to our dimension and dwells on our planet,
Abhoth cannot be banished or truly killed; it was found or created Sincerely,

a. r. simkin
here by the elder things, and used to fashion the first life on Earth.
As a result, I fear there are only two ways to “defeat” Abhoth. The
first is to strike some sort of a deal with it, as already mentioned.
Abe Simkin
The second is to block its subterranean gates, sealing them with Night Foreman
Elder Signs to prevent any spawn from coming through. Be careful, PMC Mining Co. Ltd.
though—some gates may lie in hostile or unsympathetic lands, the
inhabitants of which may be unwilling to submit to our authority.
Sorcery and electricity hurt Abhoth and its spawn more than
bullets, but their real weakness is to substances which cleanse. world of N’Kai (located beneath North America). Will
These include fire and chemicals like ammonia, bleach, and they form an alliance with the K’n-yani in order to halt
hydrogen peroxide. Abhoth will regenerate quickly, but when the stream of spawn disgorging into an Oklahoma coal
spawn die they dissolve into a grey goo which will temporarily mine, or will they become adversaries?
poison any area it seeps into. • Will the investigators brave the subterranean depths in
order to strike a deal with Abhoth to send his spawn to
—Professor Richard Deadman attack Axis targets? And where do they stand on using
the Mythos in such a way?

PLOT HOOKS SANITY LOSS

• Axis spies are attempting to reach Abhoth via its cult 1D4/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
in North America in order to form an alliance. Can the
investigators foil their plans? INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
• The investigators find themselves face to face with Scoring Hits: Abhoth is immune to firearms and
the people of K’n-yan, a kingdom in the underground explosives. Magic (such as the spell Spectral Razor; COC6,

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p.243 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav]), enchanted weapons, and actual Once it has entered the fray, Abhoth can choose from
fire can score a hit. Concentrated cleaning products can the following Combat Actions:
also be poured or sprayed onto Abhoth to score a hit.
Poisonous Spores: Abhoth calls forth tiny spawn that enter
MILITARY ACTIONS the body through the mouth and nose which then begin
Scoring Hits: unless armed with magical, fire-based, or digesting the victim from the inside. Investigators may make
enchanted weapons, military units cannot score a hit on a Command roll [Cth]/a Spirit test [Sav] to have any military
Abhoth. units they control attempt to don gas masks in time; other-
wise the men will fall to the ground and die from internal
TERROR ACTIONS haemorrhaging. Investigators must make a successful Dodge
Abhoth, like some of the other Terrors described in this roll [Cth]/a successful Agility test [Sav] to don their gas
book, can (and is willing to) interact with the investigators masks in time, or suffer the same fate after four rounds.
outside of battle. Under such circumstances, the Keeper can Putrefying Goo: Abhoth can transform the ground
choose to use the following Non-combat Action: beneath a military unit or group of investigators into a
noxious ooze that eats through clothing and dissolves flesh.
Unclean Gifts: if an investigator uses the relevant Con- Any military unit so attacked is automatically destroyed in
tact spell to communicate with Abhoth (p.117), it is keen a horrific spectacle of pain and suffering. Each investigator
to bargain. Abhoth may give the investigator a sentient targeted must make a successful Dodge roll [Cth]/ Agility
spawn for use as a bodyguard, assassin, or servant. The test [Sav] or suffer 2D6 points of damage every round until
spawn will arrive twenty-four hours later (having travelled they succeed at the roll.
to the investigator from their point of generation), and
will remain until its task is complete or it is destroyed. If Stench of Decay: anyone within 100yds (90m) of Abhoth
bargaining for something other than spawn, investigators is subject to a -10% penalty to all skill rolls [Cth]/a -1 pen-
should be very specific—like the genie in the bottle, the alty to all actions [Sav]. Any investigator who successfully
god takes delight in granting gifts that do not turn out as rolls CON×3 [Cth]/Vigor (-1) [Sav] is immune from this
the recipient expects. Abhoth may grant investigators any effect for the duration of the encounter. Gas masks provide
no protection against this effect due to the overwhelming
spell or a small amount of Mythos knowledge. Regardless
and otherworldly nature of the smell.
of what is given, Abhoth will want something in return,
whether it is a blood sacrifice or a dirty deed done in its Summon Spawn: Abhoth summons 1D4 spawn, either
name (which could form the basis of a scenario). sentient or non-sentient, to defend it (p.18).

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VICTORY CONDITIONS Once a spawn is no longer within 20yds (18m) of

Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can Abhoth it begins to decay, losing 1 Hit Point per day.
be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and It can regain lost Hit Points by killing and devouring a
investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast Dismiss creature, gaining 1 Hit Point for every 2 POW possessed
Abhoth (see p.113 for further details on this option). Once by the victim it is feeding upon (or a fraction thereof if
vanquished, Abhoth allows itself to be absorbed by the sur- interrupted). A spawn can live up to its Hit Points in
rounding terrain, where it will rest until its spawn bring it years before dissolving providing it manages to keep itself
sufficient sacrifices to strengthen it. fed. Spawn with an INT of 8 or greater can communicate
psychically or verbally.
The sludge of a dead spawn is poisonous and its POT is
Some appear as over-sized, disembodied
equal to the spawn’s POW (for rules on poisons, see Call
limbs, whilst others are little more than of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, pp.57-58). The sludge kills
blobs of sucking goo. small plants on contact, and causes nausea and fever
for up to 1 day in animals (including humans). If it is
ingested or injected, 1oz (28g) of sludge would be enough
Spawn of Abhoth to kill any living thing under 550lbs (250kg) in 2D6
(Lesser Servitor Race) hours, if it fails its poison resistance roll and receives no
form of medical treatment.
Spawn may appear alongside Abhoth as a military unit using
the mass combat rules. Ignore the statistics below unless the
spawn engage the investigators on a one-on-one basis. Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d8,
Strength d8, Vigor d8.
Appearance: begat by the suppurating muck that is the
Source of Uncleanliness, each spawn is likewise grey and Skills: Fighting d6, Notice d6.
oozing, although each individual entity takes on its own Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 9 (1).
shape. Some appear as over-sized, disembodied limbs,
Special Abilities
whilst others are little more than blobs of sucking goo;
• Armor +1: spawn of Abhoth have thick, resilient skin.
yet others manage to approximate the shapes of bizarre
• Decays: a spawn of Abhoth must make a Vigor roll
creatures that might once have existed in a dim and distant
every day it is further than 20m from Abhoth; each
past, best forgotten. But all have mouths (or something
failure causes a level of Fatigue. Consuming a living
closely resembling such an aperture) with which to feed,
creature bigger than a rabbit or squirrel will remove a
and natural weaponry with which to attack...
Fatigue level.
• Horror (+0): those who see a spawn of Abhoth must
SENTIENT SPAWN make a successful Spirit test or check on the Horror
STR 4D6 DEX 4D6 INT 3D6 CON 4D6 Effects Table.
Ct h SIZ 4D6 APP n/a POW 3D6+6 EDU n/a
SAN n/a Hit Points: variable (4-24)
• Morphous form: spawn of Abhoth are immune to
Called Shots.
• Natural Weapons (Bite, Claw or Gore): Str+d4.
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 2+DEX.
• Poison Sludge: the sludge left behind by a dead spawn
Weapons: Bite 40%, damage 1D6, atts 1, base range touch. is a lethal poison which kills within 2d6 hours.
• Seep: a spawn of Abhoth can move through any gap,
Natural Weapon (Claw or Horn) 30%, damage 1D8, atts 1,
no matter how small.
base range touch.
• Size +2: a spawn of Abhoth is significantly larger than
If the spawn has opposable digits it may use any weapon at a man.
base skill level. • Spells: sentient spawn of Abhoth can cast Wake Abhoth.
Armour: 2. Magic and fire bypass armour. Fire does double • Weakness (Fire): fire attacks do +4 damage.
damage; concentrated liquid cleaning products do 2D6×2 • Weakness (Oxidising Fluids): attacks with
per pint (600mls) delivered. concentrated oxidising/cleaning fluids, such as bleach
and ammonia, do double damage.
Spells: Awake Abhoth (COC6, p.218). • Weapon and Tool Use: a spawn can create appendages
Sanity Loss: 1/1D6. and use weapons and tools designed for humans.

Special Rules: sentient spawn of Abhoth can develop skills

like a human (Keeper’s choice).

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NON-SENTIENT SPAWN
STR 3D6+6 DEX 4D6 INT 1D4 CON 3D6+6
Ct h SIZ 3D6+6 APP n/a POW 3D6 EDU n/a
SAN n/a Hit Points: variable (9-24)
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 2+DEX.
Weapons: Bite 40%, damage 1D6, atts 1, base range touch.
Natural Weapon (Claw or Horn) 30%, damage 1D8, atts 1,
base range touch.
Armour: 2. Magic and fire bypass armour. Fire does double
damage; concentrated liquid cleaning products do 2D6×2
per pint (600mls) delivered.
Sanity Loss: 1/1D6.
Special Rules: as per the sentient spawn, except that non-
sentient versions cannot learn skills.

Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4 (A),

Spirit d8, Strength d8, Vigor d8.
Skills: Fighting d6, Notice d6.
Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 9 (1).
Special Abilities
• Armor +1: spawn of Abhoth have thick, resilient skin.
• Decays: a spawn of Abhoth must make a Vigor roll
every day it is further than 20m from Abhoth; each
failure causes a level of Fatigue. Consuming a living
creature bigger than a rabbit or squirrel will remove a
Fatigue level.
• Horror (+0): those who see a spawn of Abhoth must
make a successful Spirit test or check on the Horror
Effects Table.
• Morphous form: spawn of Abhoth are immune to
Called Shots.
• Natural Weapons (Bite, Claw or Gore): Str+d4.
• Poison Sludge: the sludge left behind by a dead spawn
is a lethal poison which kills within 2d6 hours.
• Seep: a spawn of Abhoth can move through any gap,
no matter how small.
• Size +2: a spawn of Abhoth is significantly larger than
a man.
• Weakness (Fire): fire attacks do +4 damage.
r t h u r p ic k s up plenty
A
• Weakness (Oxidising Fluids): attacks with
Make sure n e x t t im e he goes
concentrated oxidising/cleaning fluids, such as bleach ff th e
and ammonia, do double damage. of this stu M rs . Bainbridge in th
e
dow n to se e ..
ge. J us t to be on the safe side.
villa
- Peggy

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ARWASSA SANITY LOSS

1D6/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav].
The Silent Shouter
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
on the Hill Scoring Hits: conventional weapons have no effect.
The accompanying account is one of many describing this Arwassa is vulnerable to aerial bombardment, electricity,
battle. Interestingly, there was a German kriegsberichter fire, magic, and enchanted weapons.
(war reporter) present with a full complement of recording gear.
Spells: Call/Dismiss Arwassa can dispel the creature
Whilst his captured recordings clearly convey the din of battle,
(COC6, p.222 [Cth]/p.114 [Sav]). Mental Suggestion
the ominous groaning mentioned by Lt. Carstairs is nowhere
(COC6, p.239 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav]) and Mesmerize (COC6,
to be heard, even though every witness to the battle reported it.
p.239 [Cth]/KG, p.207 [Sav]) can be cast to control victims
So, this remains a mystery: the beast clearly has an attack that
of Psychic Lure; once these spells wear off, the target can
works on some level not detectable by instruments, but which
never be affected by Psychic Lure again.
clearly has an impact on humans.
What we know for certain is that this terror can lash out with MILITARY ACTIONS
tentacle-like appendages. More worryingly, it appears to be able Scoring Hits: unless the military units are equipped with
to compel soldiers to abandon their posts, drop their weapons, magic, fire-based or enchanted weapons, or can call in aerial
and shuffle towards it, whereupon it will devour them in much support, they will be unable to directly harm Arwassa.
the same manner as the common pitcher plant (Nepenthes dis-
tillatoria). Others have argued fervently that if we can learn how TERROR ACTIONS
to control the beast we can use it against the enemy but, judging Engulf: Arwassa snares individuals with its tentacles,
from the reports I’ve seen, such a monstrosity poses an equal intending to drop them into its open mouth. A military
danger to the side attempting to control it. unit is automatically devoured; investigators must make
Given these abilities, I suggest aerial bombardment of the a DEX×3 roll [Cth]/Agility (-1) test [Sav] to free
creature. The Germans are obviously capable of summoning this themselves, otherwise they, too, are eaten. Arwassa will
beast; thus, a second strategy would be to have psychologically
prepared or magically warded commandos infiltrate the enemy
position, neutralize the cultists who summoned it, and determine
if they have any means of controlling the monster. Should control
not be a viable option, fire should also prove effective against it, or
a counter-ritual may dismiss it outside of time and space.

—Professor Richard Deadman

PLOT HOOKS
• The investigators are asked to look into the mysterious
disappearance of a number of bombers which were last
seen flying in an area where there have been reports of
increased German activity. Have the aeroplanes fallen
victim to Arwassa’s psychic attacks, or is there a much
more prosaic explanation for their loss?
• A report of an alarming nature has reached Section M/
Majestic: Nazi scientists are attempting to use arcane
technology to broadcast Arwassa’s scream, with the aim
of causing soldiers to defect to the enemy during battle.
Can the investigators stop them before they manage to
build a working prototype?
• A defecting German war reporter has found a way to
record Arwassa’s scream and has presented it to the rel-
evant Allied authorities along with a request for aid in
stopping the monster. But is his purpose in handing over
the recording really what it seems to be, or is there some-
thing else going on?

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not target victims of Psychic Lure with this action, unless screeching. For mass combat, any unit immune to or
they are the only units left on the battlefield. protected from Silent Shout gains a Combat Advantage (+1
virtual unit for each immune unit; immunity/protection is
Psychic Lure: (Automatic). Anyone within 100yds (90m)
granted in the same way as for Psychic Lure).
of Arwassa is overcome with a desire to down weapons
and stumble towards the monster. All military units roll Sickening Pain: (Automatic). Arwassa’s Silent Shout
1D100 with a 50% chance to avoid the effect [Cth]/draw intensifies as victims come closer, causing pain and nausea
a card from the Action Deck; if the card is red or a joker, to all within 50yds (46m), unless protected or immune.
they have not succumbed to the desire [Sav]. If the roll This manifests as a -15% penalty to all skill and weapon
fails [Cth]/if the card is black [Sav], the unit is effectively rolls [Cth]/-1 penalty to all tests [Sav] by military units or
out of the battle, but it may be spared if Arwassa is investigators.
defeated before the unit actually reaches the creature and
VICTORY CONDITIONS
is devoured. Investigators roll POW×3 [Cth]/Spirit (-1)
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
[Sav]. If they fail, they will walk towards Arwassa to be
adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
devoured within three rounds, unless physically stopped by
gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the Dismiss Arwassa
their comrades. Once a unit or investigator has resisted the
spell. As it is destroyed/dismissed, Arwassa unleashes one final
Psychic Lure they are impervious to it forever.
scream; all investigators within 200yds (180m) must make a
Silent Shout: (Automatic). The constant cry of Arwassa is CON×3 roll [Cth]/Vigor (-1) test [Sav] or be knocked uncon-
heard only in its victims’ minds. The uncanny scream causes scious from the mental backlash. All that remains to signal the
1/1D4 Sanity loss [Cth]/Nausea (-1) [Sav] to all investigators Terror’s former presence is a deep pit, surrounded by blackened
within 400yds (360m) in the first round of exposure. and smoking, twisted tree stumps.
Animals in the area will stampede away from the maddening

My unit was on a sabotage mission to unbearable. We stopped, surveying

interrupt German telecommunication the scene through binoculars. About
lines after they’d invaded Poland, three hundred yards distant, a German
which was part of a larger operation to infantry company was firing intensely
rescue senior Polish military officers with machine guns and anti-tank weapons
from a Nazi concentration camp. As at something on a hillock another
we headed through thick forest, we hundred or so yards further on.
got our first hint that something
wasn’t right. All manner of woodland The hilltop was obscured by smoke,
creatures--everything from owls and but every so often something the size
nightingales to rabbits and small deer and rough shape of a tree trunk would
--came bounding heedlessly towards us. lash out from the haze and grab a
We imagined they were trying to escape German soldier. In one case, we even
some as-yet-unseen battle, although we saw it smash into a halftrack, which
couldn’t hear any fighting and saw no immediately exploded.
fires on the horizon. Then, slowly, we began to notice
An hour later we discovered the what I can only describe as an itching
reason for the local fauna’s flight. in our heads. It was as if my father’s
Actually, we heard it long before we saw voice was commanding me to walk towards
anything. It was a low moaning sound, the hilltop, heedless of the enemy
something between a freight train and soldiers. I shook my head, trying to
the groaning, rending sound a ship’s clear it, but it was only with a great
hull makes when it’s being slowly bent deal of concentration that I managed to
out of shape in a collision. We pressed break free of the compulsion. Around
on, eager to know what was creating this the same time I noticed that some of
terrible cacophony. the Jerries had downed weapons and were
stumbling towards whatever was lurking
Eventually we did hear sounds of up there on the hill.
a battle; machine gun fire and small
explosions, which we took for grenades.
The woods came to an end. The mournful After-action report of
groaning noise was louder now, almost Lieutenant Iain Carstairs,
“L” Detachment, Special Air Service
 CHAPTER 3

ATLACH-NACHA SANITY LOSS

1D6/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
The Spider God
In my library, you will find my collection of notes pertaining to INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
spider deities, which are common to many primitive cultures. Destroy Hatchery: a successful Spot Hidden roll [Cth]/
Plunder these for ideas on how to find or fight this terror. It was Notice test [Sav] is required to locate the source of the
not called forth by our enemy—my sources tell me that they have children of Atlach-Nacha (p.24). Then, two successful fire,
very little documentation on it. Rather, it seems to reside in cave magic, or enchanted weapon attacks are required to destroy
systems, preferring those in mountainous areas. the hatchery and eggs. Once this is done, the Terror may
We have launched expeditions in numerous remote and not take the Children of Atlach-Nacha or Spider Assassins
craggy ranges around the world, and word from these explora- actions (p.24) again.
tions continues to trickle in. They have not found the beast itself,
Scoring Hits: explosives, magic, and enchanted weapons
only remnants of its hoary web in locations far distant from one
are all effective against Atlach-Nacha, but the spider god
another. Should a new unit go in search of this creature, I cannot
moves too quickly to be targeted by most other weapons.
overly stress the importance of maintaining contact with the
surface world; although wireless communications will not work Spells: Shrivelling (COC6, p.242 [Cth]/KG, p.209 [Sav])
underground, it should be possible to use cable transmissions damages Atlach-Nacha for two hits rather than one.
instead. Establishing and maintaining a network of outposts may Command Animal (Spider) (COC6, p.225 [Cth]/p.116
also prevent any personnel from disappearing. [Sav]) prevents children of Atlach-Nacha from acting for
As for further tactics, I suggest that fire or electricity may 1D4 rounds.
be effective in warding the creature off. One spell (Shrivelling) Stun Atlach-Nacha: an attack with electricity-based weapons
appears to be particularly effective in hurting it. Another sugges- will prevent Atlach-Nacha from taking its next action.
tion is Command Spider, which may prevent it from attacking
you. Given its arachnid behaviour, laying a trap with staked
quarry may be useful in drawing it to a location where it can be
They have not found the beast, only
destroyed (although this option is really not for the squeamish).
remnants of its hoary web.
—Professor Richard Deadman

MILITARY ACTIONS
PLOT HOOKS Fix Bayonets: a military unit may focus on severing any
• Strange, thick web strands are found in a Welsh coal mine new strands Atlach-Nacha is secreting in order to prevent
crucial to the UK war effort, and the miners (or Bevin Boys it from completing its web. This unit may not make any
if your campaign is set after December 1943; the Keeper’s other attacks while doing this and is, therefore, vulnerable
Guide, p.13) have downed tools. What can the investigators to destruction by children of Atlach-Nacha. If there are
do to get the coal moving again, and what is the signifi- no new strands, Fix Bayonets can also be used to destroy
cance of a similar discovery in a coalmine in Pennsylvania? existing ones in an attempt to take out the web completely.
• The investigators uncover signs that the doom of
Scoring Hits: due to the rapidity of its movement,
Atlach-Nacha is beginning to unfold, due to a cult that
unless a military unit is equipped with magic, enchanted
is helping the creature complete its web. What can they
weapons, or explosives, they will be unable to directly
do to bring the cult in check and is it too late to stop
harm the spider god.
the spider god?
• As if they did not have enough to deal with at the Stun Atlach-Nacha: units armed with electricity-based
hands of the Axis, evil is afoot in Malta as civilians weapons can stun Atlach-Nacha, preventing it from taking
succumb to strange spider bites. Can the investigators its next Terror Action.
discover what is behind the apparent spider epidemic
and, more importantly, keep local spirits high as they TERROR ACTIONS
sit out the Siege of Malta? Bite: 40% [Cth]/Fighting d6 [Sav]. Does 1D4 damage
• The recent capture of several Gebirgsjäger (the Keep- [Cth]/2d4 damage [Sav] to an investigator, ignoring all
er’s Guide, p.36) has identified a new and extremely armour. It also injects a poison of POT 30 [Cth]/Toughness
strong-fibred rope which allows the German alpine units (-4) to resist [Sav], which is paralytic and lasts for 2D3
to drag heavy materiel into commanding positions. How days (see the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook, p.57
and where is this rope being produced and what can be [Cth]/Savage Worlds core rulebook, Chapter 4: Situational
done to prevent any further supplies of it getting through Rules—Hazards [Sav] for how to handle poisons).
to the frontlines?

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ter
M u m ’s carpet beag!
hink hin
I don’t t uch against that t
will do m - Peggy

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Children of Atlach-Nacha: the spider god summons a Atlach-Nacha vanishes beneath the surface of the earth
horde of spiders the size of dogs. These act as a military through any crack or crevice, followed by any surviving chil-
unit under mass combat rules. If any military unit is under dren and/or spider assassins. Its web dissolves.
the effect of Web or Fix Bayonets, the children may
automatically destroy that unit. If individual children
attack the investigators, use the stats provided.
Children of Atlach-Nacha
(Lesser Servitor Race)
Spider Assassins: Atlach-Nacha directs its children
Appearance: the stuff of nightmares for anyone who suf-
to attack one or more investigators (1D2 spiders per
fers from arachnophobia, these hideous children of the
investigator; spider assassins have 4 Hit Points, Bite 60%,
spider god are the size of large dogs. They are fast, agile,
damage 1D4, ignores armour [Cth]/Toughness 4, Bite d8,
and far more dangerous than their smaller brethren, the
damage 2d4, ignores armour [Sav]). Any investigator with
spider assassins.
a spider phobia must overcome this in order to act (see
Insanity, Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.75) [Cth]/
STR 2D6 DEX 3D6 INT 1D6 CON 3D6
suffers either a -2 or -4 on all rolls, depending on the
severity of the phobia [Sav]. Ct h SIZ 1D6+2 APP n/a POW 2D6 EDU n/a
SAN n/a Hit Points: variable (3-12)
Web: 60% [Cth]/Shooting d8 [Sav]. If targeting a military
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 12.
unit, that unit cannot act for two rounds. If targeting an
investigator, the victim must roll STR×2 [Cth]/Str (-1) [Sav] Weapons: Bite 40%, damage 1D6+poison (see Special
or achieve a Special or Critical Success against the strands Rules), atts 1, base range touch.
[Cth]/destroy the webbing (Object Toughness: 8) [Sav]
Web Toss 40%, damage entangle, see Special Rules.
with an appropriate weapon to escape. The web is fireproof.
Skills: Hide 30%, Sneak 40%.
VICTORY CONDITIONS Armour: 1 point of chitin.
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can
be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and Sanity Loss: 1/1D6.
investigator experience; p.5), destroy all of the strands of Special Rules: if a child of Atlach-Nacha successfully bites
Atlach-Nacha’s web (plunging the creature back into the a victim, it injects a poison with a POT equal to its CON
abyss to begin its labours all over again), or successfully cast (see the poison rules in the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition
the correct spell, such as the relevant Dismiss spell (p.113).

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 Bremen 5,
Geheime Reic
den. 31 August 1942 hssache

I led our team across Sikkim on was building a web in which to catch the
foot, hunting for Shangri-La, artefacts end of the world and when it did, it would
of power, ancient Himalayan mysteries - bring death to us all.
anything to aid the Reich. Somewhere, in We made camp by one of the larger
sight of Yechen Kang’s indomitable peak, threads (from which I unsuccessfully
we stumbled upon an abandoned lamasery attempted to extract a sample) and stopped
situated at the entrance of a vast cave for sleep. We were roused when our campfire
system--damp and phosphorescent--in was snuffed out by a hulking, indistinct
which we quickly lost ourselves, despite shadow with multiple legs. In between our
my precautions against exactly that own screams, we heard a terrible scuttling,
happenstance. We remained disoriented muffled cries for help, and a guttural
for what seemed like weeks, under strict muttering in an ancient tongue. I felt
rationing and carefully husbanding our myself brushed by something coarse and
fire and electrical battery lights to hairy--a monstrous leg, perhaps--from which
ward off the darkness and its unnerving I recoiled sharply. When I finally managed
noises for as long as we could. The all- to get our fire rekindled, we had lost
encompassing blackness seemed to grow three of our guards and all of our guides-
heavier the deeper we explored in search -vanished into the gloom in a span of
of any exit. minutes. What blasphemy they had committed
At one point we found ourselves at or brought upon themselves, I did not want
the edge of an unfathomable crevasse. Our to discover.
only option was to skirt its edge, hoping I rallied our remaining number
to find our way back to the surface. As we and pressed on immediately, making for
trekked, we came across enormous strands the surface as best we could. When we
of webbing, much to our apprehension and emerged from that horrible cave, we were
surprise, as this was far past the point alarmed to find ourselves in the Austrian
at which all other evidence of life had Alps. This topological anomaly sent
stopped. Giant, milky cables, as thick two of our number mad; I left them in a
as a wrestler’s leg and pulled taut as local sanatorium, but this is a story for
far as our lights could show us, vanished another day. As missions go, this was far
into the inky deep. Our local guides told from one of our finest moments.
whispered, panicked stories of a spider-
demon that extruded a fearsome web in — From the field notes of
which it imprisoned you in silk, preserved SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) Rolf Schnädler,
for a future meal. They said the demon reputed Black Sun operative

rulebook, p.57). The venom has similar effects to that of Special Abilities
the child’s monstrous parent, except that the paralysis only • Bite: Str+d4.
lasts for 1D12 hours. • Horror (+0): those who see a child of Atlach-Nacha
must succeed at a Spirit roll or check the Horror
If caught in a child’s web, the target must roll against the
Effects Table.
STR of the web (which is the same as the child’s STR)
• Poison (-1): those who are Shaken or worse by a child
on the Resistance Table (Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition,
of Atlach-Nacha must succeed at a Vigor (-1) roll or be
p.55) using his own STR.
rendered paralysed for a number of hours equal to 13
minus their Vigor die.

Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6 (A),

Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6.
• Wall Walker: can walk on vertical surfaces at Pace 8.
• Webbing: the spiders can cast webs from their thorax
that are the size of Small Burst Templates. This is a
Skills: Fighting d6, Notice d10, Shooting d6, Stealth d6. Shooting roll with a range of 3/6/12. Anything in
Pace: 8; Parry: 5; Toughness: 4. the web must cut or break their way free (Toughness
7). Webbed characters can still fight, but all physical
actions are at -4.

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BAOHT Z’UQQA-MOGG explosion which will destroy one military unit (20% chance
[Cth]/draw a card from the Action Deck; if it is a black ace,
The Bringer of Pestilence king or queen card, the gases explode [Sav]). Investigators
Opposite is one of the most poignant accounts I have compiled failing a Dodge roll [Cth]/an Agility test [Sav] suffer 1D2
about this being of filth and pestilence made animate. Through damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav] from fire and concussion.
my research, I have discovered a Persian report of it as a fes-
Spells: casting the Death Spell (COC6, p.232 [Cth]/
tering scorpion creature which disgorges pestilential vermin onto
KG, p.204 [Sav]) causes the creature to burst into flames,
its victims, leaving them to be stripped of their flesh in a matter
explode, and vanish. Investigators failing a Dodge roll
of seconds, and yet others of it being worshipped in Serbia in
[Cth]/an Agility test [Sav] suffer 2D6 fire and concussion
another form entirely during the hell of the Black Death many
damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue and have a 1 in 6 chance of
centuries ago. But I think it’s safe to say that no half-sane armed
being set alight [Sav].
force would voluntarily call such an indiscriminate destroyer into
being. Instead, you will find this creature (whatever shape it MILITARY ACTIONS
takes) where dead bodies accumulate, where disease spreads, and Scoring Hits: as for Investigator Actions, only fire-based
where hope has been lost. attacks will score a hit. However, unlike an Investigator
The only thing that seems to hurt it is fire—soldiers who Action, for every such attack there is now a much greater
attempt physical attacks are invariably sucked into the thing, chance that there will be a sewer gas explosion, leading to
which only makes it more powerful. the loss of one military unit (40% chance [Cth]/draw a card
The first thing a unit encountering it will want to do is prevent from the Action Deck; if it is a black face card, the gases
it from growing any larger. It is imperative to isolate it from the explode [Sav]). Investigators failing a Dodge roll [Cth]/an
dying and the dead, and large groups of combatants or civilians; Agility test [Sav] suffer 1D2 damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue
then—strike at it with flame. Keep in mind that gases prevalent [Sav] from fire and concussion.
in the sewers—one place you are likely to encounter this crea-
ture—may cause an explosion that takes out your force as well TERROR ACTIONS
as the monster itself! Engulf: if targeting military support, one unit is destroyed
and the beast gains back one hit as it absorbs their life
— Professor Richard Deadman essence. Those engulfed can be seen writhing in pain and
terror, but they cannot be saved.
PLOT HOOKS If targeting an investigator—45%, ignores
• Locked in a desperate struggle for survival, a surrounded
German battalion summons the god (not necessarily on
Ct h all armour, base range touch [Cth]/. This inflicts
1D6 and Grapples the victim. A successfully
purpose) from the growing squalor of their kessel (zone Grappled victim suffers 1D6 damage on every subsequent
of encirclement). Can the investigators stop them from round unless they escape the hold with a STR×2 roll.
using the creature to break out? Or will the investigators If targeting an investigator—Fighting d6,
accidentally be the means of its release?
• A frightened Greek Orthodox priest has managed to
Sav 2d4 damage, ignores all armour, +2 on Fighting
roll (Touch Attack); on a raise, the target is
smuggle word out of the neglected leper colony on the engulfed and takes 2d4 damage, ignoring armour, every
Greek island of Spinalonga that the inmates are prepar- round until they escape with a Str (-2) roll.
ing a blasphemous ritual to raise Baoht Z’uqqa-Mogg in
Immunity to Weapons: (Automatic). Each attack by
the hope that they can use the Terror to throw off the
magic, or conventional, steam, or electricity-based weapons
German occupation of Crete. What can the investigators
heals Baoht Z’uqqa-Mogg one hit.
do to convince them that this is not a good idea?
• The creature spontaneously appears in Sebastopol due Streams of Acid: if targeting an investigator—45% ,
to the poor sanitary conditions inside the besieged city, damage 1D6 for 1D4 rounds, ignores all armour, base
leaving the investigators with a choice: do they attempt range 20 yds [Cth]/Shooting d6, Range 5/10/20, ignores all
to dispel it, or see if they can turn it on the besieging armour, damage 2d4 for 1d4 rounds [Sav]. If targeting the
German forces instead? military, the acid belched forth by the god automatically
destroys one military unit.
SANITY LOSS
1D4/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav]. VICTORY CONDITIONS
Score the necessary number of hits or successfully cast the
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS correct spell, such as the Death Spell or the relevant Dismiss
Scoring Hits: only fire-based attacks will score a successful spell (p.113). If destroyed by hits rather than magic, Baoht
hit. For every such attack, there is a possibility that the Z’uqqa-Mogg bubbles back below the surface and vanishes,
foul gases surrounding the creature will ignite, causing an leaving nothing behind but a stinking miasma.

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I was serving as British Liaison to We were wholly unprepared for what

a Polish infantry brigade when the came next: a confusion of darkness
Germans took Warsaw. For weeks, we and thick, bubbling sewage that crept
lived in the sewers as they steadily inexorably towards us down a long
won control of the surface. It was passage. We saw men engulfed by it,
hell--pestilence, disease, Jerries trying to claw their way out. Almost
dropping “potato masher” grenades down in the blink of an eye the flesh fell
manholes whenever they heard a sound... from their hands until they reached
Though I managed to slip out and get out to us with just sinew and bone,
past the front lines with the help of before even that dissolved into the
the Poles, the rest of the souls in putrescence.
that unit died to a man.
Every few seconds, a jet of inky,
One day (or was it night? In the dark malodorous ichor shot from the
of the “kanal” it was impossible to
-
depths of it, instantly turning any
tell) we were searching for an outlet flesh it touched into a necrotic,
to forage for fresh water when we reeking ooze. We slowed it somewhat
were hit by an unimaginable stench, with Molotov cocktails and flaming
sickening even after weeks knee- brands; then the lucky cowards among
deep in those foetid sewers with the us, myself included, abandoned our
dead piling up around us. Then came a braver torch-bearing companions and
profusion of flies, but no ordinary ran helter-skelter through the kanal
midges; these attacked us tenaciously, until we finally found the surface.
trying to wriggle their way under our By this point we were half-mad and the
uniforms and into our mouths and ears. threat of death at the hands of German
Only fire drove them away. soldiers held no horror for us.

- War Journal of Reginald Esterhasy,

British Liaison Officer

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BYATIS Valley site. For certain, the Elder Sign carved into the stone door
that leads to its chamber is puissant, and may be the only real
The Tentacle-bearded barrier between it and us. It is possible that other weapons or
As you can imagine, Byatis has the War Department in a bit of a implements that bear such a sign might harm, deter, or otherwise
pickle. They have identified it and have some sense of its power, forbid Byatis, should it escape (or should some foolhardy souls
and are currently—secretly, of course—working on a way to seek it in its lair).
bring this strength to bear in the war effort. Additionally, while we know one side of the door opens into
Worryingly, however, we have apprehended a German spy, the caves under the manor house, we have no idea what is on
conspiring with the traitorous Mrs. X X X X X X X X X (an occult the other side of that door. We do not know if the creature is
personage of some repute) to unleash the monstrosity on Eng- being held entirely in our dimension, or half in our world and
land itself. With the stakes this high, it is clear the Germans half in another. We do not know what other doors may be in this
will not stop their attempts to infiltrate the manor and release holding pen, or what worlds they open onto. Our researchers
the creature. have noticed that Byatis is not always banging at the door of its
At the same time, our research continues apace. Clearly, cell. This leads me to surmise there are other exits, perhaps on
there’s some question as to whether releasing such a horror on Earth, or perhaps not.
a civilian population, even that of our foes, is something we can There is even a chance if we opened this door we would find
morally stomach. You can understand then, that proper deploy- the creature gone… and we wouldn’t know whether it was some-
ment—or disposal—of Byatis is a prime concern. where else on Earth or in a completely different dimension, until
We do know how to hurt Byatis. There are certain primitive it was too late.
weapons that will do it harm (for instance, based on the Druidic
records in our possession: ram’s horns) for reasons we cannot —Professor Richard Deadman
fathom. Naturally, a supply of these weapons is kept at the Severn

*Unidentified roaring and banging sounds* captivity. If we could set it on Berlin, or

Essen, it would surely devour the Nazis like
MV: Great Scott! What was that?! a child does pop-corn.

AW: Ah, the reason for your visit, Mrs. MV: And how do we control it?
Vandevere. It is an ultimate weapon, if you
will. One which will turn away the German AW: Well, sir, there is a door here with a sigil
threat forever. carved into it that apparently holds it
trapped below, so we think that if that door
MV: But what is it? were destroyed, the beast would be freed to
do--
AW: As far as we can tell, it is called “Byatis”.
It is some kind of ancient god, or alien from MV: You misunderstand, Whitsun. I am confident
beyond the universe, or beast from the depths that you could find a way to unleash this
of the sea-- thing, but how would you direct it to attack
Berlin? What is to stop it from devouring us
MV: So you don’t know what it is. before it moved to the Continent?

AW: Well, no, not exactly, sir. But it is, at AW: Sir, we don’t yet know--
the moment, trapped in the limestone under
the River Severn. This manor has long been a MV: You want me to use this terrible power
haunt for aspiring alchemists and supposed without benefit of harness or reins? Have
sorcerers, and... They seem to have left you confused me for an American? No, Doctor.
it... Locked in the basement, as it were. No more. Stop this inquiry immediately. Burn
your records and whatever else you’ve found.
*Pause* I’d order you to burn yourself, too, if I
thought it would do any good.
AW: Ah, the descriptions we found in the librar-
ies when we commandeered this house are quite
terrifying, Mrs. Vandevere. One eye, claws,
wings, and a... tentacled mouth. *Sound of - Salvaged transcript of secret wire-recorded
rustling paper* The thing is monstrously meeting between Mrs. Vandevere and
huge, sir, the size of a cathedral, by Dr. Angus Whitsun (Section M Operative),
this report, and sure to be enraged at its Laste House, Oakenhill-on-Severn

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 THE FACES OF TERROR

Is it
w
that rong that
th lo
hungr ing is mak oking at
y for i
Crab ng me real
Louie
?
- Sgt
. Car
ter

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PLOT HOOKS to its will. The god can attack one investigator in this
• Word has reached the newly-formed Section M of a fashion per night. If the victim fails a POW×3 roll [Cth]/
deserted, reputedly haunted old manor house in Oaken- Spirit (-1) test [Sav], he will attempt to free Byatis by
hill-on-Severn. There might be nothing to the rumours, any means, subtle or overt (sabotage, persuasion, etc). If
but strange things have been known to happen in the the victim succeeds in the POW×3 roll [Cth]/Spirit (-1)
Severn Valley. What will the investigators find when test [Sav], he gains 1 spell and 1D4% Cthulhu Mythos
they reach Laste House, and why is the celebrity London knowledge [Cth]/and an increase in his Knowledge
medium Mrs. Antonia Vandevere staying close to such (Mythos) skill of one step [Sav] from Byatis, and cannot be
a backwater? tempted again by Promises of Power.
• Repair work needs to be carried out on the Severn
Valley Railway, a vital wartime route for freight trans-
port, but concerns have been raised by those in the Byatis can invade the dreams of anyone
know that the proposed excavation work is very close sleeping near its prison, bending them to
to where Byatis’ prison is thought to be beneath the its monstrous will.
River Severn. The investigators have been sent to keep
an eye on proceedings, but will they, or the workmen
they’re watching, succumb to Byatis’ suggestions and Once engaged in combat, Byatis can choose from the
attempt to set the god free? following Terror Actions:
• It is Britain’s darkest hour, and all is not well. In a desper-
ate bid to turn the tide of the war, the investigators have Feeding Frenzy: when freed from its prison, Byatis makes
been set a difficult task: negotiate with Byatis to secure a devouring attack that kills or destroys a military unit or
its services against the forces of Nazi Germany in return large civilian target (a bank, train car, etc.). Keep track of
for its freedom. Will they manage to convince the god to these with tokens; for every such target devoured, it takes
do their bidding and accompany them to destroy a stra- one additional hit to defeat Byatis.
tegic target on the Baltic coast? Or will their consciences
Hypnosis: 30% [Cth]/Persuasion d6 [Sav]. On a successful
get the better of them?
roll, Byatis hypnotises his intended prey. If the target is
an investigator, he becomes possessed. Every subsequent
SANITY LOSS
round, he may attempt to make a POW×3 roll [Cth]/a
1D6/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
Spirit (-1) test [Sav] to break the domination. An
investigator who breaks the hypnosis receives a 10% bonus
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
[Cth]/a +1 bonus [Sav] to all rolls when attempting to
Bargaining With Byatis: Byatis will make deals with
bargain with Byatis or cast magic against it at any time in
supplicants (both in and out of combat), as well as with
the future. Any military unit so affected loses its actions for
people who resist its Promises of Power. Often a night
the rest of the encounter.
of freedom is worth one spell or 1D4% Cthulhu Mythos
[Cth]/or an increase in his Knowledge (Mythos) skill of one Tentacle Strike: Byatis can target investigators with
step [Sav]. However, Byatis is always looking for a way to a tentacle, grabbing and attempting to devour them.
destroy the hand that “feeds” it, so any bargain is likely to Investigators must make a successful Dodge roll [Cth]/
prove a double-edged sword... Agility test [Sav] to escape, suffering 1D4 [Cth]/2d4
[Sav] damage if successful, and a hideous death if they
Scoring Hits: Byatis is immune to conventional weapons,
fail (unless they seize their one last chance to escape; see
but investigators may score hits on Byatis with weapons
Desperate Measures, p.9).
fashioned from—or tipped with—a ram’s horn.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
MILITARY ACTIONS Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
Scoring Hits: Byatis can be hurt by explosives, magic, and adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
electricity-based attacks. gator experience; p.5) and, as a result of the powerful ancient
magics by which he is bound, Byatis returns to his prison
TERROR ACTIONS beneath the Severn. If he is not defeated, Byatis will escape
Byatis can begin to affect the investigators before they the encounter to wreak havoc on the surrounding area.
encounter it directly. Under such circumstances, the Keeper
can choose to use the following Non-combat Action:
ND,
AND PLEASANT LA
ENGLAND: GREEN
Promises of Power: while confined, Byatis can invade the
MY LEFT FOOT. - SGT. CARTER
dreams of anyone sleeping near its prison, bending them

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CHAUGNAR FAUGN alert its cultists to your presence, and they will hound and hunt you.
If you face Chaugnar Faugn incarnate, it will attempt to psychically
The Horror from the Hills compel you to commit suicide. Should all else fail, it will attack
The origins of Chaugnar Faugn are so enwrapped in the fronds of with fearsome vigor, rending you itself with tooth, trunk, and claw.
antiquity that we know not whether it did in fact arrive from some
profane dimension and took advantage of human beliefs to make —Professor Richard Deadman
its home on our planet and recruit a cult to do its bidding. In the
end, it matters little for the purposes of this manual.
Chaugnar Faugn has shrines dotting the planet, appearing wher-
ever the elephant is held in esteem—from the jungles of Southeast
Asia to the African Serengeti, and even northern Italy, where Han- Deep inside Burma, the company of
nibal’s force of leviathans crossed the Alps. These statues are the foci Gurkhas I was attached to had overrun a
of its vast cult. At these sites, unholy ceremonies are held where it is Japanese supply depot. In a jungle clearing,
called back into this world, and entreated to smash its worshippers’ surrounded by fallen Japanese soldiers,
enemies. Therefore, you can best fight the god in three ways: stood a disturbing statue, lifted from the
forest floor on some sort of crude dais. It
• Destroy its statues. Utterly. Seek them out and wipe them off had the vague form of an elephant, but with
the face of the earth the noble aspects of that creature perturbed
• Destroy its cults. Infiltrate them. Find the leaders and bring into a sacrilegious parody. The sculptor had
them to justice. But beware the god’s influence! fashioned grasping, dripping talons at the
• Attack its manifestations directly. You may not be lucky end of what could only loosely be described
enough to stop its cult before the god is summoned, and then as its trunk, and where his noble ears should
it’s down to cold, hard steel have been, there were only tattered wings,
like those of a bat.
Know that once you have attracted Chaugnar Faugn’s atten- The dais was ringed with carved stone
tion, it will come for you in dreams, seeking to turn you against skulls; upon closer inspection we saw real
your friends and allies, and them against you. The creature will human ones dotted throughout the macabre
display. The blood on them had barely dried,
and we wondered what dark rites the Japanese
(and no doubt countless unknown others)
had performed there. We chanted protective
MANTRAS before the statue, burned incense in
an attempt to ward off its malign influence,
and made camp as far from it as we could.

That night we heard terrible sounds

emanating from the direction of the idol:
the beating of wings and a horrible, high
keening. In the morning, we discovered that
several of the men were missing; when we
went to search for them, we found only pieces
of them scattered in the trees around the
hideous effigy. The statue still appeared to be
nothing more than a statue, though a number
of us remarked that the look in those dark,
cavernous eyes was slightly more malevolent;
one stout Gurkha, not given to flights of
fancy, swore the tentacled arms had CHANGED
POSITION! After placing wards around the area,
we left as quickly as we could. Had we not
already used our explosive charges against
the Japanese I would have set them around the
profane statue and blasted it to rubble.

- Journal entry of
CPL. AKHEE ‘THE EYE’ SINGH
CHAPTER 3

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PLOT HOOKS TERROR ACTIONS

• In the middle of an assignment deep in southeastern Chaugnar Faugn can begin to interact with the inves-
France (which, depending on when this takes place, tigators outside of a direct confrontation. Under such
could be deep in enemy territory), the investigators circumstances, the Keeper can choose to use the following
stumble upon what appears to be an out-of-place, highly Non-combat Action:
exotic shrine to some sort of warped, elephant-headed
god. What is the significance of this place, and what Dominate Mind: Chaugnar Faugn comes to an individual
plans do the locals have for contacting the blasphemous in his dreams and places its oily proboscis upon the victim’s
deity venerated here? face. The victim rolls POW×3 [Cth]/Spirit (+0) [Sav]. If he
• Alarming reports have reached the powers that be that a succeeds, he loses 1/1D3 SAN [Cth]/suffers from Nausea
new Italian Fascist military unit (the Brigata Nera “Anni- for the rest of the day [Sav], wakes screaming, and forever
bale”) has been established. While that in and of itself harbours a fear of elephants. If he fails, he loses 1/1D3 SAN
would not be too much of an issue, the fact that they are [Cth]/suffers from Nausea for the rest of the day [Sav] and
using an image of Chaugnar Faugn on their flag is. The is bent to the creature’s will. The domination can be ended
unit has been assigned to the Balkans—can the investi- with two successful Psychoanalysis rolls [Cth]/a successful
gators infiltrate it and find out just what its plans are for Knowledge (Psychoanalysis) (-2) test [Sav] made by a third
the Balkan Campaign? party in the presence of a statue or idol of Chaugnar Faugn.
• A friend or colleague of the investigators has been
complaining lately of strange dreams of a dank, foetid Once the investigators are face-to-face with the Terror,
jungle and dark rituals before a malign, winged statue. Chaugnar Faugn can choose any of the following Combat
That person has now disappeared, leaving behind only a Actions:
strange note, covered with alarming sketches, describing
how they plan to bring enlightenment to the world. How Bleeding Heart: the heart of the victim (or victims, if
far will the investigators go to track down their missing targeted against a military unit) ruptures inside his chest.
friend and what exactly does he mean by enlightenment? Investigators so attacked must succeed at a CON×5 roll
[Cth]/a Vigor test [Sav] or die. Military units have no
SANITY LOSS defence against this attack.
Statue form 0/1D4 [Cth]/Nausea (+0) [Sav]; living form Brute Force: Chaugnar Faugn can attack with its trunk,
1D8/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav]. feet, and claws. If targeting investigators, each attack is at
70% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav] and deals 1D10 damage (in
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS a glancing blow) or drains 1D8 POW (Keeper’s choice)
Scoring Hits: Chaugnar Faugn is immune to fire and [Cth]/deals d12+4+d10 damage, or drains a die type of
electricity; all other weapons are effective, though. Spirit (through its trunk) [Sav]. If targeting military a unit
Weapons tipped with elephant ivory that have been blessed affected by Self-Sacrifice, the god automatically destroys
in the name of Ganesh (the Remover of Obstacles) by a that unit. If targeting an unaffected military unit, it has
Hindu priest score two hits, as opposed to one. a 60% chance to hit [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]; success
Spells: dismissing Chaugnar Faugn with the relevant Dis- destroys that unit.
miss spell (p.113) will trap the god inside the nearest of its Self-Sacrifice: Chaugnar Faugn psychically dominates a
statues, which may actually turn out to be thousands of miles victim (investigator or military unit) who then approaches
away. Once dismissed, Chaugnar Faugn will seek vengeance the god and stands idly by, waiting to be devoured. If an
against the person who banished it, employing any means investigator is targeted, in the next round he can spend 5
necessary—sending cultists, or attacking the victim’s mind Magic Points to roll POW×5 [Cth]/attempt a Spirit (-2)
in dreams, for example. If investigators cast Summon/Bind test [Sav] to break out of the trance. Military units have no
Brother of Chaugnar Faugn (COC6, p.244 [Cth]/p.120 defence against this attack.
[Sav]) they can confuse any brothers on the battlefield, caus- Spells: the God may cast spells to summon his followers,
ing them to lose their actions and mill about uselessly for such as Summon/Bind Brother of Chaugnar Faugn, as well
1D6 rounds. They cannot, however, control them or order as harmful spells like Curse of Chaugnar Faugn (COC6,
them to do their bidding if Chaugnar Faugn is present. p.231 [Cth]/p.118 [Sav]).
Statues of Chaugnar Faugn: if these human-sized statues
MILITARY ACTIONS are close to the encounter area, this action animates them.
Scoring Hits: military units equipped solely with fire- or If one or more statues attack investigators, use the statistics
electricity-based weapons will be unable to score hits on on pp.35-36. If they attack military units, treat the group of
Chaugnar Faugn. All other weapons can cause damage to statues as a single unit under the mass combat rules (taking
the god. into account the number present).

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VICTORY CONDITIONS
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8,
Spirit d8, Strength d12+2, Vigor d12+2.
adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and inves-
Skills: Fighting d6, Notice d8.
tigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct spell,
such as the relevant Dismiss spell (p.113). Chaugnar Faugn Pace: 8; Parry: 5; Toughness: 13 (1).
will then revert to statue form, made of an indestructible Special Abilities
material unknown to earthly science. The monster remains • Armor (+1): thick leathery hide.
frozen, able only to use Dominate Mind, until the stars are • Blood Drain: if a victim has been successfully subdued
right and cultists have performed perverted rites of blood and by a greater brother then the creature may make a
pain to resuscitate their god. Touch Attack (+2 on Fighting), that inflicts a level of
Fatigue upon the target as his blood is drained through
Brothers of Chaugnar Faugn the creature’s terrible trunk.
(Greater/Lesser • Crushing Fists: Str +d6.
Servitor Race) • Dream Lure: if the greater brother succeeds in an
opposed Spirit roll against a victim it can lure the
Appearance: smaller parodies of their monstrous relative, sleepwalking target to a grizzly fate.
the brothers came in two variations: greater and lesser. • Flight: a greater brother has a Flight Pace of 10.
Regardless, both types of creature have humanoid bodies • Grapple: if a greater brother gets a raise on its fighting
and skeletal heads sporting tattered, webbed ears and mul- roll then it is able to subdue its victim. If the target can
tiple, interwoven crystalline trunks ending in a suckered then succeed in an opposed Strength roll, he can escape.
disc. They can pass as statues in dim light, and hunger after • Horror (-1): seeing an animate greater brother causes
fresh blood. the viewer to make a Spirit (-1) roll or check the
Horror Effects Table.
GREATER BROTHER • Nausea: anyone who sees a brother of Chaugnar Faugn
STR 6D6 DEX 4D6 INT 4D6 CON 6D6 masquerading as a statue must make a Spirit test or
Ct h SIZ 5D6
SAN n/a
APP n/a POW 4D6 EDU n/a
Hit Points: variable (5-33)
suffer from Nausea when within sight of it.
• Size (+3): greater brothers are much larger and squatter
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 8/12 (flying). than a human.
• Spells: contact Chaugnar Faugn, summon/bind lesser
Weapons: Grapple 40%, damage 1D6+db.
brother of Chaugnar Faugn, plus any other spells of the
Blood Drain 100%, see Special Rules. Game Master’s choice.
• Weakness: magic and weapons which have been
Crush 45%, damage 1D6+db.
enchanted or are tipped with ivory blessed in the
Skills: Listen 60%, Spot Hidden 60%. name of Ganesh by a Hindu priest bypass the
Armour: 2 points of tough, wrinkled skin. Greater brothers creature’s armour.
can only be harmed by enchanted weapons or magic.
Spells: Contact Chaugnar Faugn, Summon/Bind Lesser Both types of creature have humanoid
Brothers of Chaugnar Faugn, plus any other spells deemed bodies and skeletal heads sporting
appropriate by the Keeper.
tattered, webbed ears.
Sanity Loss: if mistaken for a statue 0/1D4; if moving
1D3/1D8.
Special Rules: once a greater brother successfully grapples LESSER BROTHER
a victim (see the Grapple rules on p.68 of the Call of STR 3D6+6 DEX 3D6 INT 2D6 CON 3D6+6
Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook), it automatically
succeeds in draining blood from its victim for 1D6 CON
Ct h SIZ 2D6+6 APP n/a POW 3D6 EDU n/a
SAN n/a Hit Points: variable (8-21)
each round until the victim frees itself or is dead.
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 10 (cannot fly).
Greater brothers are also able to lure their victims to
Weapons: Grapple 25%, damage 1D6+db.
them through their dreams. Unless the target manages to
overcome the greater brother’s current Magic Points with Blood Drain 75%, see Special Rules.
their own on the Resistance Table (Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Crush 25%, damage 1D6+db.
Edition, p.55), then the victim is drawn to a grizzly fate...
Skills: Listen 30%, Spot Hidden 30%.

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This is why you can’t

trust eye-witness accounts.
—Capt. Harris

Armour: 2 points of tough, wrinkled skin. Statues of Chaugnar Faugn

Sanity Loss: if mistaken for a statue 0/1D4; if moving 1/1D4.
(Lesser Servitor Race)
Appearance: human-sized, but definitely not fashioned
Special Rules: once a lesser brother successfully grapples after man, these grim representations of the Horror from
a victim (see the Grapple rules on p.68 of the Call of the Hills vary in form but all display twisted elephantine
Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook), it can attempt to drain features, such as a trunk-like proboscis and appendages
blood from its victim for 1D4 CON each round until the resembling ears. They also have sharp, curved talons in a
victim frees itself or is dead. parody of human fingernails. A tiny portion of the god’s
terrible essence resides within each statue, allowing him to

Sav Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d4, Spirit d6, command them at will.
Strength d10, Vigor d10.
STR 18 DEX 15 INT 8 CON 12
Skills: Fighting d4, Notice d6.
Pace: 8; Parry: 4; Toughness: 8 (1).
Ct h SIZ 12
SAN n/a
APP n/a POW 9
Hit Points: 14
EDU n/a

Special Abilities: Damage Bonus: +1D4; Move: 10.

Armor (+1): thick leathery hide. Weapons: Claws/Trunk 70%, damage 1D8+1D4,
base range touch.
Blood Drain: if a victim has been successfully subdued
by a lesser brother then the creature may make a Touch Armour: 5 points. Immune to fire and electricity. Magic,
Attack (+2 on Fighting), that inflicts a level of Fatigue enchanted weapons, and weapons tipped with elephant
upon the target as his blood is drained through the ivory that has been blessed in the name of Ganesh by a
creature’s terrible trunk.
Hindu priest bypass armour.
Grapple: if a lesser brother gets a raise on its fighting roll
Spells: Contact Chaugnar Faugn, Summon/Bind Brother
then it is able to subdue its victim. If the target can then
of Chaugnar Faugn, Curse of Chaugnar Faugn, plus any five
succeed in an opposed Strength roll, he can escape.
other spells of the Keeper’s choice.
Nausea: anyone who sees a brother of Chaugnar Faugn
must make a Spirit test or suffer from Nausea when within Sanity Loss: 1/1D4.
sight of it.

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Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4,

Spirit d4, Strength d12, Vigor d6.
TYPICAL THRALL OF CHAUGNAR FAUGN
STR 18 DEX 19 INT 12 CON 15
Skills: Fighting d8, Notice d6. Ct h SIZ 13 APP 08 POW 16 EDU 14
SAN n/a Hit Points: 14
Pace: 8; Parry: 6; Toughness: 10 (3).
Damage Bonus: +1D4.
Special Abilities
Weapons: Dagger (Melee Weapon—Knife) 45%,
• Armor (+3): the Statue is made of stone.
damage 1D6+1D4, atts 1, base range touch.
• Claws: Str +d6.
• Immunities: a statue of Chaugnar Faugn is immune to Revolver (Handgun) 45%, damage 1D8, atts 3,
fire and electricity. base range 15 yds.
• Nausea: anyone who sees a statue of Chaugnar Faugn,
Skills: Cthulhu Mythos 20%, Drive Automobile 45%,
must make a Spirit test or suffer from Nausea when
Hide 40%, Sneak 40%, Spot Hidden 45%.
within sight of it. This test must be made again when
the thing animates, but this time at a -1 penalty. The Armour: 1 point of tough, wrinkled skin.
penalties for two failed tests do stack. Spells: Summon Thrall of Chaugnar Faugn, plus up to
• Size (+2): the statue may not be very tall, but it is three other spells of the Keeper’s choosing.
extremely squat and heavy.
• Spells: contact Chaugnar Faugn, summon/bind brother of
Chaugnar Faugn, curse of Chaugnar Faugn, plus any 5
the Game Master’s choice. Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d8,
Strength d8, Vigor d8.
• Weakness: Magic and weapons which have been Skills: Driving d6, Fighting d6, Intimidation d6,
enchanted or are tipped with ivory blessed in the Knowledge (Mythos) d4, Notice d6, Shooting d6,
name of Ganesh by a Hindu priest bypass the Stealth d6.
creature’s armour.
Charisma: -8; Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 9 (1);
Sanity: Insane.
Thralls of Chaugnar Faugn Hindrances: Bloodthirsty, Mean, Fanatic, Loyal, Ugly, Vow.
(Lesser Servitor Race) Edges: none.
Thralls are created when a human consciously and delib-
Gear: Dagger (Str +d4), Revolver (12/24/48, 2d6+1, RoF 1,
erately gives himself as a servant of the god as part of
Shots 6, AP 1), robes.
successfully casting the Summon Thrall of Chaugnar
Faugn spell. Special Abilities
• Armor (+1): tough wrinkled skin
Appearance: over time, the thrall begins to diverge from
• Insane: cultists are totally insane. Their insanity gives
his human appearance into something more resembling
them a strength beyond that of normal men. They gain
that of the god. His skin becomes mottled and wrinkled,
a +2 bonus to both their Toughness and any attempts to
his head becomes bloated, and his face begins to distort as
Unshake. They are also immune to the effects of seeing
if strange tumours are warping the underlying structure.
Mythos creatures and the cost of casting Mythos spells.
• Spells: summon thrall of Chaugnar Faugn, plus up to
three other spells of the Game Master’s choosing.

I don’t know whether to pity these people

or admire
them for the strength of their (Albeit misguided) faith.

- Sally Armitage

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THE CLOUD-THING
We were on manoeuvres 300
Nameless Outer God nautical miles south-southeast of
I have come to the conclusion (though it is disputed in certain Bermuda when we saw a shimmering haze
academic circles) that this entity is the source of the mystery begin to take form on the horizon. As
that surrounds the Bermuda Triangle, as well as several other we neared it, it began to coalesce into
such “devil triangles” or “vile vortices” around the world: those a sort of funnel cloud or waterspout.
in the Wharton Basin, near Hawaii, between Japan and the Then, without warning, it sped towards
Philippines, between Africa and Madagascar, and in the moun- us, closing fast. A patrol boat on the
tains of northern Afghanistan. Note that the last falls on land, starboard side of our flotilla was
so do not assume that a lack of water ensures your safety from struck head on. I could see the torpedo
tubes and lifeboats being sucked up
this creature. It goes without saying that military operations in
into the funnel; the destruction was
these far-flung and remote regions must be undertaken with the
absolute.
greatest care.
What was left of the patrol boat
It is not yet known why this being strays into these areas but began to sink, but then it was lifted
from those few studies that have been attempted, it would appear wholesale into the funnel, where it
that the lines of magnetism which encircle the globe allow it access was--in short order--chopped into tiny
to powers beyond our ken. pieces, becoming a fine mist of machine
Detecting the creatures is simple, but fraught with danger: if parts. Yet, inexplicably, we could
you experience anomalies in radar and navigational equipment, still see the bodies of our comrades
if radios cease to function and the horizon becomes undetectable quite clearly We changed course, but
or shifts, you have found one. Anyone caught out by such must one of our destroyers was badly damaged
take great care, as they face not only equipment failure and navi- when the funnel crossed its deck; the
gational difficulty, but also waterspouts and cyclones. Persons and deck had been ripped up where it had
vehicles of all types can be seized and made part of the cyclone, passed, and the bare superstructure of
which moves faster than the fastest aircraft. the boat lay open to the heavens.
Since the Cloud-Thing feeds on life force, it protects any
— After-action report of
people it draws up into its funnel, whilst shredding metal, wood,
Kapitän zur See Hedwig Weber,
concrete, etc. Then, as the Cloud-Thing feeds and its purple color
Flottentorpedoboot T37 “Johann Strauss”
deepens, it begins raining purple crystals, assorted debris, and
the dried husks of the people it has devoured. These crystals (the
remains of its human victims, whose fluids have been drained to
sustain the creature and the unwanted waste products consoli- appear from nowhere and can target specific vehicles.
dated into crystal form) can be used in rituals to summon the god. Majestic/Section M are fairly certain it is the Cloud-
To clear these vortices, anecdotal reports suggest that if they Thing, and a crackpot inventor of a giant cold-producing
can be isolated and targeted, extreme heat generated by magic, device thinks he might have the key to driving it off. Are
fire, and high explosives can cause them to dissipate; conversely, the investigators brave enough to carry out some field
extreme cold should slow them. Conventional weapons will likely tests to see if the inventor’s theories are valid? And how
have no effect. do they lure it into their trap?
• There are rumours that the Nazis (or the Japanese,
—Professor Richard Deadman depending on the location) have been summoning the
Cloud-Thing to attack Allied installations. These attacks
are growing ever bolder and are targeting larger objec-
PLOT HOOKS tives each time. Can the investigators discover what has
• The investigators have been called in to examine a spate caused these attacks and put a stop to them before irrep-
of bizarre weather phenomena in a remote location. arable damage is caused to the Allied war effort?
Once they arrive, they find purple crystalline deposits
and some very strange debris (such as boat parts if miles SANITY LOSS
inland, or the remains of houses if out at sea). Can they 1D4/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav].
follow the trail to identify its source? Will they stumble
into a so-called “vile vortex”, and will the Cloud-Thing INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
be there waiting for them? Infernal Devices: the Cloud-Thing may be susceptible
• A vital shipping route is under threat, but not from to various meteorological inventions. Investigators are
enemy submarines. All of the reports mention the same encouraged to be creative!
thing—a high-speed, purple water-spout that seems to

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Scoring Hits: the Cloud-Thing is immune to a building) into its funnel cloud; seconds later, translucent
conventional, steam, and electricity-based weapons. Fire purple crystals rain down over the surrounding area. If
weapons, magic, and explosives will hurt it, however. targeting an investigator, the Cloud-Thing’s funnel drains
Extreme cold will also score hits on the Cloud-Thing, if a 1D6 POW and CON [Cth]/drains 1 die step of both Spirit
weapon employing such can be devised. and Vigor [Sav] from the victim each round until they
are dead or somehow escape (perhaps using a weapon the
Spells: Alter Weather (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, p.196
Cloud-Thing is susceptible to; see Desperate Measures,
[Sav]) can force the Cloud-Thing away from potential
p.9). If targeting a military unit, the unit is automatically
victims if used to lower the temperature in some way. An
destroyed.
Elder Sign, in addition to its expected effect, prevents the
Cloud-Thing from willingly harming any person or object Lightning Strike: if targeting an investigator, the Cloud-
with the Sign on it. Thing has a 60% [Cth]/d8 [Sav] chance to hit and deals
2D10 [Cth]/3d6 [Sav] electricity damage if successful. If
targeting a military unit, Lightning Strike destroys one unit.
The Cloud-Thing can pull a target
Rain of Debris: each round after sucking a structure or
into its funnel cloud; seconds later, other inanimate object into itself, debris rains from the
translucent purple crystals rain down. Cloud-Thing. Investigators must avoid the hail of scrap
metal and other waste by making a successful DEX×3 roll
[Cth]/Agility (-1) test [Sav] or take 1D6 Hit Points of
MILITARY ACTIONS damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav]. The rain of debris
Scoring Hits: standard firearms, electricity-, and steam- can also be used to destroy a military unit.
based weaponry do not have an effect on the Cloud-Thing.
Explosive ordnance, magic, and fire are all capable on VICTORY CONDITIONS
inflicting damage on the creature. Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can
be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and
TERROR ACTIONS investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct
Fluid Drain: once per round, the Cloud-Thing can pull a Dismiss spell (p.113). When defeated, the entity dissipates
specific target (be that an investigator, a military unit, or and returns to its native plane.

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CTHULHU PLOT HOOKS

• Cthulhu’s nightmares are once more reaching out into
Master of R’lyeh the world and, unfortunately, several top Allied generals
What more need be said about dread Cthulhu? His power, have been caught up in the latest wave of those affected,
cults, and existence is an open secret in both the intelligence causing them to make stupid mistakes through lack of
and occult community, and even the general public is troubled sleep, nervous exhaustion, and (in some cases) sheer
by his haunting familiarity. The most remote and ancient human terror. Can the investigators identify the root cause of
communities have felt his cold influence, and he is known by these blunders and stop any more from occurring before
many abominable names. a major campaign is lost? And can they do so without
Tales of Cthulhu sleeping dead in his sunken city are com- attracting the Great Old One’s attention themselves?
monplace worldwide, and his followers are by far the most • A leading politician has recently started acting in an
numerous of any of the malfeasants in our files. True fanatics unusual way; he has picked up a few new (almost insignif-
can be found in any country, in every class and clan. Some are icant) habits and has forgotten one or two of his old ones.
adept at hiding their mad allegiance and may hold positions of Besides that, he seems to be having difficulty remembering
political, industrial, or military power. Although the war effort has certain events in his life and career. Can the investigators
motivated heightened security measures, rooting out believers and uncover his secret (a cunning doppelganger inserted by a
sympathizers has proven to be more difficult than thwarting your new, politically savvy Cthulhu cult) and work out why the
basic Nazi infiltrator, so beware: know your chain of command! cult want to infiltrate the corridors of power?
Suspect unfamiliar informants! Healthy paranoia may keep you • Intercepted intelligence suggests that Black Sun sorcerers
alive and sane... are about to undertake a ritual to raise R’lyeh from the
Octopus-headed, humanoid, winged, and ancient—should
you chance upon him in person, even if his telepathic influence
can be overcome, his talons likely cannot. Those few reports we
have of physical confrontation reveal that the Great Old One
is incredibly resistant to physical attacks, regenerating from his The Count of Morocco,
injuries at an astounding rate. The tentacles around his mouth are
At sunrise tomorrow,
just as quick and dangerous as his be-clawed limbs, and he can
Bay.
manipulate his own shape to suit his needs. Will send you to Cumbertown

Cthulhu is susceptible to the power of an Elder Sign, though, You’re off to explore,
and may be deterred (though never defeated) by powerful sorcery.
Find treasures galore,
However, our meagre human potency is no match for his vast and
thorough command of magic, so spells to protect yourself may be And return in a year and a day.

a more prudent tactic.

Though Cthulhu is puissant, he remains trapped on his island lor,
You’ll start as a sai
city of R’lyeh, deep under the most remote part of the south
Pacific ocean. Yet from this watery tomb he uses his tremendous On an Indian whaler,
ney to burn,
psychic powers to speak to people in dreams, reminding them of And take enough mo
the ancient time when he ruled over an enslaved humanity, and But when you’re adrift,
of the future time when he will do so again, in hunger, fire, and
And the wind will not shift,
blood. For the unwary or unwell, madness soon follows these
Here is the lesson you’ll learn:
nightmare visitations.
Occasionally, an inopportune alignment of stars causes
R’lyeh to rise from beneath the waves, rousing Cthulhu (though ck stone,
You’ll dream of bla
the most ancient texts imply that the alignment that restores him
And the mem’ry of bone,
to full power is many millennia in our future, if we have such
a thing). Should such an emergence take place, it is more likely Wishing that you could be dead,

that the immediate threat to anyone unfortunate enough to be ‘Til one without pity,
in the area will be from the numerous members of his race with
Comes up from his city,
which he was entombed, such as the deep ones and creatures
And eats the inside of your head.
known as star spawn. His servants and spawn are legion, and
while not as powerful as their master, they can easily overwhelm
human opponents. - “The Count of Morocco”,
traditional children’s rhyme.
—Professor Richard Deadman

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I don’t t hi nk he’s
dreaming anymore...
- RD

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 THE FACES OF TERROR

deep and loose Cthulhu on the world. However, this is Drive Him to the Sea: sufficient successes (a minimum of
not the case (as this would directly interfere with Rein- three, based on the circumstances) with any weapon type
hardt Weissler’s plans to release Yog-Sothoth). So who can force Cthulhu underwater, immediately ending the
is behind the false intelligence, and is it a trap for the effects of Blessing of Cthulhu and/or Blight of Cthulhu.
Allied occult investigative services?
Scoring Hits: military units cannot harm the Great Old
One unless they are using enchanted or steam-based
SANITY LOSS
weaponry, or magic. Or a boat...
1D10/1D100 [Cth]/Terror (-6) [Sav].
TERROR ACTIONS
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS Due to the nature of his powers, the Master of R’lyeh can
Evasive Manoeuvres: with a successful Pilot, Drive, or interact with investigators prior to a direct, face-to-face
Tactics roll [Cth]/Boating, Driving or Piloting test [Sav], encounter. If this is the case, he can use the following
an investigator driving/piloting a vehicle (such as an Non-combat Action:
aeroplane or Jeep) can get close to Cthulhu without getting
caught by his claws, and may perform one additional The Stuff of Nightmares: Cthulhu may affect the dreams
action, such as attacking with an appropriate weapon (see of sleepers; anyone targeted by the Great Old One’s dream
Scoring Hits below). This action may be taken repeatedly attacks must make a successful Sanity roll [Cth]/Horror
over successive rounds, requiring repeated successful rolls, (+0) test [Sav] or lose 1D6 Sanity [Cth]/roll on the Horror
but any failure should result in destruction of the vehicle Effects Table [Sav] as a result of their terrifying nightmares
and serious injury (or death) to the vehicle’s occupants. of a sunken city and the foul things that dwell there. Even
Any investigator who is a passenger in or on the vehicle those who succeed wake the next day with an intense
can also attempt to attack whilst in range. migraine headache which lasts for 1D12 hours (2D12 if the
roll was failed), making all rolls Difficult [Cth]/suffer a -2
Psychic Chain: investigators can tap into the psychic
penalty [Sav] until the headache passes.
energy of allies and civilians within eyeshot to combat
one of the following Terror Actions: Mass Possession,
Once engaged in battle, Cthulhu can choose from the
Blessing of Cthulhu, or Blight of Cthulhu. Participants
following Combat Actions:
must be willing, and able to communicate verbally with
one another, and the effect requires a successful casting of
Blessing of Cthulhu: if used against investigators, the
either Mental Suggestion or Mesmerize.
Blessing confers a +20% bonus [Cth]/+1 bonus [Sav] to all
Scoring Hits: magic, steam-based, and enchanted weapons attack rolls made by the force opposing the investigators.
are all effective against Dread Cthulhu. This effect remains in play until the battle is over or the
Spells: if Cthulhu’s body has been destroyed, the Alter effect is magically dispelled or countered (see Psychic
Weather spell (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, p.196 [Sav] Chain, for example). If used against a military unit, the
can be used to disperse the Fog of Cthulhu (see p.42). Blessing grants Combat Advantage (+1 virtual unit) to
Impeccable Throw (COC6, p.237 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav] can be each unit on the chosen side. Once the virtual unit is
of great use when employed by a passenger taking part in destroyed, it is not replaced for the duration of the battle.
Evasive Manoeuvres (or at any other time when a direct Blight of Cthulhu: investigators take a -10% [Cth]/-1
hit is required). Due to the enmity between star spawn of [Sav] penalty to complete actions, including attacks. This
Cthulhu (COC6, p.173 [Cth]/p.42 [Sav]) and shoggoths affects the investigators only, and not military units. This
(COC6, p.173 [Cth]/KG, p.213 [Sav]) it is possible that effect remains in play until the battle is over or the effect is
the spell Summon/Bind Shoggoth (p.120) could be used to magically dispelled or countered.
ensnare allies but, given the shoggoths’ capricious nature,
Claw/Tentacle Attack: Cthulhu can automatically grab
this is a very risky strategy indeed...
and crush any target. Investigators can use Desperate
Measures (p.9) to effect their escape, but any military unit
MILITARY ACTIONS or inanimate object targeted in such a way is instantly
Diversionary Fire: support troops can keep Cthulhu’s destroyed.
attention focussed away from the investigators Mass Possession: Cthulhu uses his oneiric telepathy to
with strategic, attention-grabbing attack patterns. turn one group of allies against one another. This action
Conventional, electricity-based, and fire weapons which can be used to make a military unit switch sides during
are usually not effective against Cthulhu are useful when mass combat, and remains in effect either until the end of
employed as Diversionary Fire (they will not score hits, but the battle or the unit is destroyed.
they do act as a suitable distraction).

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Spells: Cthulhu can summon his minions, such as deep avoided imprisonment altogether, and wander the oceans at
ones and star spawn of Cthulhu, using the relevant Contact the behest of other Mythos entities.
and Summon/Bind spells. If individual creatures are Due to their great size, when used in mass combat (as
summoned to face the investigators one-on-one, then use opposed to one-on-one against the investigators) each star
the appropriate statistics, but these creatures can also be spawn counts as one military unit (p.6).
used as mass combat units when present in greater numbers.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, pp.173-174
for further details and stats for star spawn.
As Dread Cthulhu is one of the most powerful and dangerous
Terrors of the Cthulhu Mythos, it requires six hits to dispel

Sav
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d12+4,
him from the waking world; alternatively, he can be sent
Spirit d12+4, Strength d12 +12,
packing by use of the correct Dismiss spell (p.113)
Vigor d12+10.

Fog of Cthulhu: if Cthulhu is dispelled by scoring hits, Skills: Fighting d10, Knowledge (Mythos) d10, Notice d6.
his body transmutes into a terrible fog that descends
Pace: 15; Parry: 8; Toughness: 28 (5).
and envelops friendly forces, devouring them and using
them to reconstitute his body. They are all made part of Special Abilities
him, retaining just enough consciousness to endure their • Aquatic: star spawn can function as well underwater as
horrible suffering for eternity… or until Cthulhu’s body is they do on land, and have a swim pace of 15.
destroyed a second time. If this happens, he will dissipate • Armor (+5): Heavy Armor. A star spawn is covered in
completely rather than reform. Investigators can use blubber.
Desperate Measures (p.9) to avoid this fate, and the Fog • Claw: Str +d8. Heavy Weapon.
can be dispersed by use of the Alter Weather spell. • Fly: Pace 7, Climb -1.
• Gargantuan: a star spawn can stomp on foes (in a
Medium Burst Template) doing d12 +12 damage;
Protected by their dread Lord’s power, subtract the size of the target from this damage.
• Hardy: if a star spawn is Shaken, further Shaken results
they too slumber away the ages, awaiting
have no effect.
the island’s return. • Huge: attackers get a +4 bonus to their attack rolls
against a star spawn.
• Regeneration: star spawn make a Vigor roll every
round. A success heals a wound, and a raise heals
Star Spawn of Cthulhu another. They also get +2 on Spirit rolls to unshake.
(Greater Servitor Race) • Size (+11): a star spawn is one of the biggest creatures
The star spawn of Cthulhu came to earth with their master on the Earth.
in the eons before time was time. They are servants of • Spells: a star spawn knows up to 18 spells of the GM’s
Cthulhu, and though they can change their form as they choosing. They always know the spells contact Cthulhu,
please, they always bear some resemblance to their dread contact deep one, and contact star spawn
master. There is considerable speculation that the star spawn • Tentacles: Str+d6, Parry +1, ignores shield bonuses. A
are actually offspring of Cthulhu; the truth is unknown, but star spawn has 4 tentacles, each with a reach of 5, and
the resemblance is quite striking. they can attack different targets. They gain a gang up
Most star spawn are presumed to have been trapped bonus if more than one attacks the same target.
along with Great Cthulhu in the sinking of R’lyeh. Protected • Terror (-2): those who see a star spawn must make a
by their dread Lord’s sorcerous power, they too slumber away Spirit (-2) test or roll on the Terror Effects Table. Even
the ages, awaiting the island’s permanent return, in the time those who succeed at their Spirit roll still gain 1 point
when the stars are right. Some, however, have escaped or of Dementia.

“Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep,

and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.”

- H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu.

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CTHYLLA accompany Cthylla are a threat all of their own. There may
even be larger and more fearsome creatures in her retinue: the
Daughter of Cthulhu so-called star spawn of her father, Cthulhu. Be watchful, and
Giant squid are known to science but have not been known to strike fast and hard at all times.
exceed 50 ft (15m) in length. They certainly do not produce “siz-
zling holes” in wrought steel! Nor do they (as we have on good —Professor Richard Deadman
authority from other accounts) fly.
A spawn of none other than the Dread Cthulhu, this creature
may be the source of legends of great sea monsters, or kraken, PLOT HOOKS
dating back through recorded history to the hafgufa of Norse • A merchant vessel has recently gone missing from one of
legend. We are lucky that, as far as I am able to ascertain, there is the Arctic Convoys. When some of its crew are recov-
only one such beast, though given its speed it may be encountered ered, they tell a fantastical tale of being overrun by
in any of the world’s seas. fish-men who bragged about summoning the daughter
Its form is malleable. Cthylla has even been known to of a god to destroy the convoys headed for Archangelsk.
appear as a female humanoid to accept sacrifices from worship- Can the investigators figure out the threat and find a way
pers. In this form it keeps the same mottled coloring, but with to neutralise it before the deep ones can summon Cthylla
tentacles for fingers and barbed suction cups covering its limbs. to do their bidding?
In certain fishing communities, Cthylla is worshipped both as a • An American submarine captain has gone rogue, steal-
protector and taker of life at sea and, if discovered, these cults ing his boat and taking only like-minded crewmen
should be dealt with immediately due to their aforementioned with him. The boat’s manifest lists some alarming and
unsavoury religious practices; this may affect the creature’s unusual “supplies” that were loaded shortly before the
power (although any evidence in direct support of this is strictly submarine disappeared; supplies that could form the
hearsay at this point). basis of a monstrous summoning ritual. Has the cap-
Cthylla can regenerate from any damage afflicted upon it tain’s desire for vengeance against the Japanese for the
quite quickly. For this reason, heavy naval weapons should be attack on Pearl Harbor driven him insane enough to
brought to bear whenever possible, along with rapid-firing guns awaken the kraken? And can the investigators find him
that outpace its ability to recover. I do not know if it is possible to and appeal to his better nature before he does something
kill it, but more than one encounter has proven that a determined everyone might regret?
resistance can drive it back beneath the waves. • The corpses of Allied and Axis seamen have been washing
As for the beast itself, its ability to cast spells should not up in a particular spot on the North African shoreline.
be underestimated, and the deep ones who are known to While this might not at first seem especially unusual given
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MILITARY ACTIONS
Scoring Hits: Explosive, electrical, and steam weapons are
As a child, then later as a
sailor, I’d heard tales of giant effective against Cthylla. Conventional and fire weapons
squid attacking whales and even have no effect.
fishing boats in the deepest seas.
I’d always chalked them up to TERROR ACTIONS
old salt stories embellished to
Capsize Ship: Cthylla rams a ship and pulls it underwater
terrify new recruits. Then late
one night, on a patrol just east with her tentacles. Military units must roll Command [Cth]/
of the Azores, our ship lurched Spirit [Sav] and investigators must roll Dodge, Jump, or
with a sudden jolt. I initially Swim [Cth]/Agility or Swimming [Sav] to avoid drowning.
took it for a torpedo impact but
there’d been no explosion. One of Regeneration: if Cthylla suffers a hit, it regenerates in
the sailors had seen it and raced 1D3+1 rounds unless she is destroyed/dismissed first.
aft to the harpoon-gun, an ancient
relic from our ship’s former days Sonic Stun: by snapping her beak closed underwater,
as a whaler. The harpoon buried Cthylla can generate a superheated cavitation bubble that
into the thing and it took off, travels at 600mph (960km/h). This can crack submarines
pulling the boat a good couple of right open, killing their crews instantly (any investigators
hundred yards before, with a sharp
“crack!”, the cable snapped and
present are permitted one chance to save themselves; see
came whipping back at us. We never Desperate Measures, p.9). Surface ships are badly damaged
saw it again, but the suckers on and will sink in 1D6 rounds; lifeboats and other small
its arms left steaming, sizzling surface ships under 25 ft (7.5m) capsize immediately,
holes in the solid steel of our spilling their crews into the sea.
hull; we had to close down three
bulkheads just to stay afloat. Summon Deep Ones: due to her importance to Cthulhu,
Cthylla is protected at all times by 2D6 deep ones. They
- Journal entry of
Ensign Ebenezer Routledge,
always precede Cthylla into combat by one round. Cthylla
British Merchant Navy can command deep ones to carry out specific tasks or attacks,
such as disabling propellers or climbing aboard ships. If the
number of deep ones is reduced to zero, Cthylla can (only
once per encounter) summon a further 2D6 deep ones.
the war for control of the Mediterranean, these men have Alternately, she may summon 1D3 star spawn of Cthulhu.
not drowned or been killed in battle, although they all
appear to have seen combat. Their skins have been carved Tentacle Attack: this attack has a 50% [Cth]/Fighting d8
and burned with strange, circular markings and their faces [Sav] chance of destroying a targeted military unit, and
are twisted in agony. Can the investigators use their sea- a 60% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav] chance of inflicting 1D10
faring knowledge to work out where the bodies have come [Cth]/2d8 [Sav] damage to an investigator. Cthylla may,
from and what the markings mean? Can they prevent any alternatively, choose to eat the investigator; he gets a Dodge
more sailors from suffering the same grizzly fate? or STR×2 roll [Cth]/Agility or Strength (-2) test [Sav] to
escape or he will find himself inside the belly of the beast.
SANITY LOSS Winged Terror: extending her tentacles stretches the
1D6/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav]. membranes between them, allowing Cthylla to fly. This
means she can engage aircraft as well as ocean-going vessels
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS in subsequent turns.
Scoring Hits: standard small-calibre and fire-based
weapons cannot inflict hits on Cthylla. To cause damage VICTORY CONDITIONS
to the creature, investigators must equip themselves with Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
explosives and large-calibre weaponry (such as naval adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and inves-
shells), electricity-, or steam-based weaponry. tigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct spell
Spells: star spawn of Cthulhu (COC6, p.173 [Cth]/p.42 to dismiss her (p.113). If dispelled by hits rather than magic,
[Sav]) and shoggoths (COC6, p.173 [Cth]/KG, p.213 then Cthylla will use the following action:
[Sav]) share a long-standing rivalry and distrust; as such, it
is possible that the spell Summon/Bind Shoggoth (p.120) Ink Spray: if sufficient hits are scored to dispel her, Cthylla
could be used to recruit shoggoths to take on any larger sprays a cloud of blinding, burning ink-like fluid before
members of Cthylla’s retinue. This is not as straightforward fleeing to regenerate. Everyone in the area is automatically
as it might sound, as shoggoths are not renowned for their hit by the ink, which causes 1D10 [Cth]/2d8 [Sav] points of
trustworthy nature... damage and blinds victims for one hour.

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CYAEGHA the task. In any event, Cyaegha’s manifestation does not seem to
last long. Perhaps it prefers to wreak maximum chaos in a brief
The Great Eye span, then fade back into its own dimension to rest (or maybe,
Cyaegha is a floating, tentacled eyeball, set in a black, shifting, even, gloat).
amorphous cloud. As horrible as it sounds, there’s no other way While present in this our plane, however, it must be resisted
to describe it. It is summonable by dark ritual though, once called with all available power. Shielding spells may distract or deflect its
up, it is quite difficult to control or direct. It is unclear whether it gaze, and, like all eyes, it is susceptible to that most potent and
hungers for human flesh, or if it simply delights in causing chaos antique of weapons, the sharp stick. Dust, fog, or smoke also
and carnage. seem to thwart its activity, and strategic retreat may be possible
Summoning is apparently reliant on a group ritual—the more under such conditions. However, as it flies well above treetop
cultists that are involved, the longer the beast seems to be able to height, even whilst tethered to cultists or summoners, some strat-
remain in our world. However, it seems that anyone involved in egy may be needed for countermeasures to reach its altitude.
the summoning is the first to be attacked after Cyaegha manifests.
This may be due to proximity rather than outright malice; the —Professor Richard Deadman
motives of this god remain obscure. Nonetheless, it seems that
some summoners, acolytes, worshippers, or cultists must die to
appease the beast. No report mentions a lack of casualties. PLOT HOOKS
If it can be summoned, of course, it can be unsummoned (not • Farmers in remote areas of Dartmoor are disappearing,
a grammatically correct term, perhaps, but you get my meaning). a fact which first came to light when the Ministry of
Though my intelligence here is sketchy, I recommend starting the Agriculture turned up to carry out its mandatory inspec-
ritual with as many chanters or magicians as can be mustered to tions. Not only are the farmers missing, but their farms

Our intelligence had been accurate: the Germans enough with the gunfire in the flickering
were outside Zell, camped around an old stone darkness and the drenching weather, and I could
monastery. There was the building, at the mouth not be certain who was holding on to what, nor
of a dark, wooded valley. Our reports said the who was in control (if anyone at all).
valley deepened, winding back to a cave system
where the Huns kept munitions and materiel. Our And if it was some feat of German engineering,
job was to take the base, seize what we could, and how did the eye move? Why were loose lines
destroy what we couldn’t. flapping about? I swear, they moved on their own,
uncoiling like tentacles, grabbing up men, German
We waited for the cover of a thunderstorm--it and Belgian alike. It uprooted trees, smashed the
had been a bad Spring already--and our assault buildings and tents--indiscriminate violence
began well enough, but soured, like all battles, tearing the whole area apart. Men screamed and
once they raised the alarm. So, all was chaos even disappeared up into the black body above the eye,
before the Krauts suddenly shut off the lights or they would be tossed aside to plummet through
and the klaxon. That was when things took a turn the trees, crashing into the mud and filth.
for the bizarre. I think we must have been gassed, What hell-machine does that?
because what we saw, what happened, made no sense
of any kind! We were routed. We scattered from the area as best
we could. I don’t know what happened to that
A procession of torchlight came out of the valley giant floating eye, but it was clearly killing
then, carried by what looked like chanting Nazi Fritz like it was killing us, maybe more so. If
monks, if there could be such a thing. Strange it was a super-weapon, they couldn’t control it
enough, but even worse was what loomed above either. We salvaged nothing, but I’m not certain
them: some kind of black zeppelin, hovering like there was anything left to take, once that thing
an airship but with a giant green eye staring had done its work. I think they must have gone
hungrily down at the battlefield, intent and back up the valley, maybe to the caves. If that
focused despite the smoke and rain. How? I do makes sense, it is the only thing that does.
not know. I thought I saw some of the monks, or What hallucination did I witness?
whoever they were, holding mooring lines attached
to the ship above, or possibly the lines were - Report from an anonymous Belgian infantryman,
wrapped around their necks? It was confusing survivor of the massacre at Zell

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and barns have been destroyed, along with food stores, numbers sufficiently. Seizing control immediately grants the
animals, and machinery. One frightened neighbour Aerial Recon bonus to the investigators and their allies.
and witness of the latest attack reported seeing a green
Scoring Hits: the god is unaffected by explosives, fire,
light in the sky hovering over the area. Who is target-
and fire-based weapons. It can be harmed by electrical,
ing Britain’s vital food supply chain, and what can the
enchanted, and steam-based weapons, as well as by
investigators do to stop them?
magical attacks. If investigators can reach Cyaegha’s eye, a
• A small sect of Nazi cultists have acquired an artefact
successful attack with a weapon crafted from willow wood
that they believe will permit them to see through Cyae-
(a cricket bat for example) will blind it, preventing the use
gha’s great eye, and thus permit them to use the god as a
of Aerial Recon and Tentacle Strike in subsequent rounds.
location marker for directing and instantly assessing the
success of aerial bombing campaigns. Are the investigators Spells: Alter Weather (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, p.196
willing to risk infiltrating the sect to retrieve this artefact, [Sav]) can be used to create a fog that hides units from
or will it be simpler to just destroy it (and the sect)? Cyaegha and negates the Aerial Recon bonus; it does not
• Every night, Cyaegha is ravaging a particular coastal stop its nagaae servitors from attacking. Cause Blindness
town in Denmark. This is of concern to the Allies as this (COC6, p.223 [Cth]/KG, p.200 [Sav]) will make Cyaegha
is a strategic location for infiltrating spies into occupied blind to the spellcaster, not generally blind. Raise Night Fog
Scandinavian territories. But what is Cyaegha after, and (COC6, p.241 [Cth]/KG, p.209 [Sav]) may be of use if next
who (if anyone) has sent it? to a suitable body of water and there is a prevailing wind.

SANITY LOSS MILITARY ACTIONS

1D4/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav]. Scoring Hits: Cyaegha is only vulnerable to electric and
steam weapons, as well as magic and enchanted weaponry.
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
Seize Control: investigators can take over control of TERROR ACTIONS
Cyaegha with a successful Compel spell, but only if the Aerial Recon: If Cyaegha is under human control, it can
number of individuals involved in the ritual is greater than observe and psychically report on the battlefield from
the number of cultists currently controlling the Great Old its position in the sky, whilst at the same time jamming
One. Investigators may therefore need to kill some or all enemy radar. Military units on the side controlling it gain
of the cultists involved if they cannot boost their own +1 virtual unit; if that virtual unit is destroyed during

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the mass combat phase, it is automatically replaced in Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 10.
the next round as long as Cyaegha is still present on the
battlefield. Weapons: Bite 50%, damage 1D4+poison (see Special Rules),
base range touch.
Nagaae Servitors: Cyaegha is always accompanied by 1D4
nagaae (see below) but can use an action to summon 1D4 Claw 60%, damage 1D6+db, atts 2, base range touch.
additional nagaae.
Armour: 2 points of tough, leathery, translucent skin.
Tentacle Strike: 65% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav] versus a
military unit or investigator. Targeted individuals can
Spells: Contact Cyaegha.
attempt to make a Dodge roll [Cth]/an Agility test [Sav]
to evade the attack; if they fail, they can immediately Sanity Loss: 1/1D6.
attempt to free themselves by achieving a Special or
Critical Success [Cth]/a raise [Sav] using an appropriate Special Rules: If the nagaae successfully bites a victim, it
attack skill or weapon (see Desperate Measures, p.9 for injects a poison with POT 12 (see the Poison rules, Call
further details). Friends can attempt to aid in the escape of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.57, for further details). If
attempt, but do so at a -15% [Cth]/-1 [Sav] penalty as the victim manages to resist the poison’s effects, then he
they try not to hit their comrade; if those assisting roll a only suffers from hallucinations, and a -10% penalty to
Critical Failure [Cth]/roll a 1 on the skill die (no matter all skill rolls for 1D6 rounds. If the victim fails, he may
what the Wild Die says) [Sav], they hit their friend die in 1D10 rounds or suffer a delayed fate, at the nagaae’s
instead of the tentacle for the appropriate amount of discretion (the creature can inject smaller amounts of
damage. If the target manages to break free, he falls to the venom for a nonlethal effect if it wishes to subdue its prey
ground, taking 1D6 damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav]. to devour or sacrifice later). If reduced to zero Hit Points,
If all attempts fail, the individual is swallowed. If Cyaegha the nagaae dissolves into an acrid black ooze. Anyone
is targeting a military unit, that unit is seized and carried smelling this ooze must make a CON×3 roll or become
into the huge mouth on the creature’s back, to be digested violently sick. Anyone touching the corrosive slime
slowly over aeons. suffers 1 Hit Point of damage.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
Sav Attributes: Agility d4, Smarts d6 (A),
Spirit d8, Strength d12+2, Vigor d12.

gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss Skills: Fighting d8, Notice d6.
spell (p.113). Cyaegha must be defeated or dismissed, as it
will attack the battlefield at random if free and uncontrolled Pace: 12; Parry: 6; Toughness: 12 (1).
(i.e. if all of its accompanying occultists are dead and the
allies have not gained control of it). Special Abilities
• Armor +1: nagaae have tough, leathery, translucent skin.
• Bite: Str+d8, plus the effects of poison.
One frightened neighbour reported • Claw: Str+d6.
seeing a green light in the sky • Fleet-Footed: naggae roll a d10 running die.
hovering over the area. • Frenzy: when attacking with claws, a nagaae can attack
twice per round.
• Horror (+0): those who see a nagaae must succeed at a
Spirit test or check the Horror Effects Table.
The Nagaae, • Poison (+0): those bitten by a naggae must succeed
Servants of Cyaegha at a Vigor test or suffer hallucinations (and a level
Appearance: these repellent, six-legged creatures are of Fatigue) for 13 rounds minus their Vigor die. The
covered with suppurating sores and smell like an untended poison from these bites is cumulative.
sewer. They attack with claws or a venomous bite. • Sewer Stench: when a nagaae dies, it dissolves into
an acrid, disgusting black slime, forcing all who smell
STR 4D6+12 DEX 1D6+3 INT 2D6+6 it to make a Vigor (-1) roll or suffer a level of Fatigue
Ct h CON 4D6+10 SIZ 3D6+12 APP n/a
POW 2D6+6 EDU n/a SAN n/a
for the next hour.
• Size +3: nagaae are the size of large horses.
Hit Points: variable (14-32) • Spells: all nagaae know the spell contact Cyaegha.

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FATHER DAGON & at the mouth of the dreary Manuxet river. There are several Greek

MOTHER HYDRA isles that appear inhabited, yet are all but inaccessible except to those
raised in and around those waters. Swamps become more foetid and
difficult to traverse, and may conceal areas inhabited by backwards
Rulers of the Deep Ones and twisted human populations.
Dagon and Hydra are more accurately to be considered as two Even the physiologies of their worshippers have altered over
separate entities, though they appear to be mates and may work in the aeons, by some reports regressing from what was once fully
tandem, or call upon one another for reinforcement. As the most human to amphibious hybrids. These twisted aberrations make
powerful of the deep ones, they are both ancient and well-known their home in stone cities beneath the waves. If the old Innsmouth
from antiquity. They have been hailed by seaside communities as reports are to be trusted, this transformation is exacerbated by
providers of food and prosperity, and derided for their corrupting ritualized interbreeding between the land- and sea-bound com-
influence on the populations that worship them—on the moral munities. As such, in isolated areas, particularly those in coastal
dimension as well as, in some cases, the genetic. or river delta settings, troops should be alert to signs of Dagonic
Dagon, a god of fish and storms, has been tracked since corruption: bulging, wide-set eyes, wide and low mouths, short
ancient Phoenicia, and is one of the most ancient gods of the legs, and an odd, waddling gait.
eastern Mediterranean. Still worshipped, if secretly, the Esoteric Father Dagon and Mother Hydra themselves are rarely
Order of Dagon can be found in pockets all around the Atlantic. encountered by humans, even more rarely together. When it
Hydra is doubtless the ancient monster of legend, serpentine and comes to fighting, they send minions and try their best to keep
many-headed. Either is incredibly dangerous, and together they themselves out of the fray. With so many mad cultists, deep ones,
would be formidable indeed. and summoned shoggoths in thrall it is rarely necessary for them
Due to their antiquity and apparent comfort in our dimension, to appear personally on the battlefield.
they affect the environment in which they have been invoked. The If any troops have the misfortune to encounter these gods in
landscape itself can become more inhospitable around locations person, I am uncertain as to how they may best be thwarted.
where they are worshipped, contributing to the secrecy and isolation Use your most powerful weapons and your most potent magics.
of their followers. For example, coastlines grow more dangerous to They are so at home in our dimension even the Elder Sign
maritime traffic, as seen in the waters off the coast of Massachusetts may not be enough to keep them at bay. Electricity and high

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We cut inland from Castleverde, making way of picture-writing, but guessed

our way towards Tripoli through the they were a father and mother pair
Libyan desert. We spotted some ruins of some kind, worshipped by whatever
not far off our path–huge crumbling ancient heathens had built the place.
columns, a basalt courtyard, dunes Well and good, I guess, if you worship
piling against statues done in what insomnia and terror.
looked like the ancient ‘Gyptian style–
though I’ve no clue why suchlike would The night we spent in those ruins
be a thousand miles outside that empire. continues to haunt me; twice as cold as
it should have been, and three times as
The statues seemed regular enough, at long, so it seemed. Two men on perimeter
first–strange heads plonked on top of patrol vanished during those black hours.
stiff bodies, you know the sort–but I needn’t’ve ordered the patrol, anyway,
close up? That was a different matter as none of us slept. Unearthly noises,
altogether. There were two, like none foul winds, and the uncanny sense of
I’d seen down the Nile. Massive, ill-made being watched—no, stalked, or hunted,
physiques with multiple arms and legs, mebbes–persisted all through the dark.
hacked out of some purple-black rock. But As soon as we had enough pre-dawn light,
it was the heads that left me sleepless! I had the men break camp, so we could
I canna describe them properly. The first scarper at the first possible moment.
like some dreadful sea monster, and the
other must have had thirty heads if it I couldn’t help looking back at the evil
had one. Nasty work, too, that much was parents as we scurried away in front
plain, even after however long they’d of a dawn that never seemed to break.
been scoured by time. It was probably a trick of what little
light there was, but I could swear their
I asked Hirn, our squirrely little horrible mouths were smeared with blood.
German tagalong and the closest thing
we had to a scholar, to take a look for –Major Bruce Able, Légion étrangère,
anything useful. He didn’t know much by as recounted in a Marrakesh bar

frequency radio waves may prove some deterrent, as these gods investigated? (See Achtung! Cthulhu: the Guide to the
seem to prefer antiquity over modernity, though as storm gods, Pacific War for further details of how this plot could
lightning may not always work (perhaps a steady application of develop further).
current, rather than an extraordinary blast?). As for how to • A series of earthquakes is rocking a small chain of islands
defeat their physical embodiment with technology, I must leave in the Pacific; a not uncommon occurrence for the area,
that to more inventive minds than mine. but they are making certain people in the know very
nervous indeed, given the chain’s relative proximity to
—Professor Richard Deadman the island of Ponape (or Pohnpei), the fabled former
island home of the deep ones that allegedly lies close
to sunken R’lyeh. Are these earthquakes natural, or are
PLOT HOOKS Dagon and Hydra testing out plans for raising R’lyeh and
• Scouts looking for a safe beach for an Allied amphibi- their slumbering god?
ous assault in the Mediterranean have reported strange
goings-on in and around the favoured landing site. SANITY LOSS
What secret are the odd-looking locals hiding, and can 1D4/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav].
the investigators make sense of it in time to permit the
assault to go ahead? INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
• Reports have been filtering in from New Mexico Scoring Hits: should either Father Dagon or Mother Hydra
of what sound suspiciously like deep one sightings. appear (it is most unlikely that both will be present at
But why would aquatic creatures be appearing so far the same time), then they can only be damaged by magic,
inland, and why is General Groves, head of the mys- explosives, electricity-, steam-, and fire-based weapons.
terious Manhattan Project, so keen to have the matter Any accompanying deep ones can be dispatched any form

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of weaponry in a one-on-one situation (COC6, p.155 Control Shoggoth: if a shoggoth behemoth (p.98) is
[Cth]/KG, p.224 [Sav]). Shoggoths, on the other hand, present, Dagon or Hydra may attempt to wrest control of
are effectively immune to physical weapons and only take it. Dagon’s POW is 35; Hydra’s is 45 [Cth]/will take control
half damage from fire and electrical attacks; they also of it, probably at the least opportune moment for the
regenerate quickly (COC6, p.173 and below [Cth]/KG, investigators [Sav].
p.231 and below [Sav]).
Summon Shoggoths: Dagon and Hydra may also be
Spells: Alter Weather (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, p.196 accompanied by 1D4 shoggoths. If any of these shoggoths
[Sav]) could be used to make conditions too hot and dry engage the investigators on a one-on-one basis, use the
for the ancient ones, and the Death Spell (COC6, p.232 statistics provided in the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition
[Cth]/KG, p.204 [Sav]) could also be applied to gruesome rulebook, p.173 [Cth]/the Keeper’s Guide, p.231 [Sav].
effect. If the shoggoths are employed against supporting forces,
count each shoggoth as one normal military unit (p.6).
Either god can use an action to summon one additional
MILITARY ACTIONS
shoggoth per round, not exceeding six on the battlefield.
Scoring Hits: Dagon and Hydra are resistant to small-
Shoggoths can regenerate. To reflect this, each shoggoth
calibre firearms, but hits can be inflicted by steam-,
in mass combat first appears as one military unit plus one
electricity-, and fire-enhanced weaponry, as well as magic.
virtual unit; the first hit takes out the virtual unit, which
Deep one units (and any other creature taking part in mass
will regenerate in 1D3+1 rounds if the shoggoth is not
combat) are faced as per the SMCS (p.6)
destroyed beforehand.
Spells: Breath of the Deep (COC6, p.221 [Cth]/KG, p.198
All that is left behind is a reeking [Sav] can be used against individual investigators or used
tangle of seaweed and dead fish. to destroy a single military unit. Wave of Oblivion (COC6,
p.247 [Cth]/p.121 [Sav]) can also be used to destroy
investigators, vessels, and military units (depending on the
TERROR ACTIONS size of wave summoned).
Army of the Deep: this will often be the first threat an
enemy must face, as they are usually sent in as the vanguard VICTORY CONDITIONS
of their monstrous deities. This mass of fishlike humanoids Score the necessary number of hits (usually three per deity,
fights as a normal military unit until destroyed. In addition but can be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions
to being in mass combat, a few individual deep ones (1D6× and investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the
the number of investigators) will break free of the unit to correct Dismiss spell (p.113). In addition, all deep ones and
attack the investigators personally. Once all deep ones are shoggoths accompanying Dagon and Hydra need to have
destroyed, Dagon or Hydra may use an action to summon a been destroyed/dismissed before the gods can be banished.
second force; this can only be done once. Once they are defeated, all that is left behind is a reeking
tangle of seaweed and dead fish.

thi s Hy dra be the mu tip le- hea ded mo nster from legend, or
Could
shares the same name?
is there more than one evil thing that
- Sally Armitage

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FATHER-OF-ALL-SHARKS
Leviathan The U-boat attack had been bad
enough. It fled after the attack,
It seems prudent to begin this entry with a word about sharks. leaving what sailors who had
One US Navy survival manual has the following advice: “Sharks survived the explosion to flounder
are slow and cowardly, and splashing will make them flee”. The in the midnight-dark waters. We
clung to lifeboats, bits of wood
manual further suggests that if the shark comes closer, one should
-- anything that would keep us
stab it with one’s knife, get out of the way of its “charge”, grab afloat. Then came a tremendous
its dorsal fin, and ride it as far as it goes! My research, and that uproar and shuddering in the
of my colleagues in the Department of Ichthyology, puts the lie to water, which up until that point
all of this “advice”. DO NONE OF THESE THINGS. Sharks had been mercifully peaceful.
By the light of our burning
are perfect, tenacious predators; they have no fear of anything and
transport, I saw a huge black
splashing will draw them towards you. shape heave out of the water
Sailors and airmen are issued shark repellent containing cop- and crash down onto a lifeboat,
per-based chemicals. They slowly corrode in seawater and release splintering it to pieces. The
an electrical charge that can scramble a shark’s navigation sys- dozen or so sailors who had been
on it did not re-emerge.
tems, confusing the beasts and potentially stopping their attack.
They work well, but a powerful jolt of electricity from any source
Then the thing rose again, a dark,
works even better.
transparent mass of near-flesh
Now then, to the Father-of-All-Sharks. An avatar of Great that most closely approximated
Cthulhu himself, it may also be the Raandaii-B’nk, which is known a gigantic megalodon, but clear
to haunt the Bermuda Triangle in certain seasons. The creature and shiny like a jellyfish. Most
shares only a passing similarity to the physiology of sharks. What is horrifyingly, I thought I saw what
appeared to be the bodies of my
known: it is mammoth, perhaps half the size of a destroyer; it is able
sailors staring out from inside
to attack craft directly with its gigantic maw and is a great threat the thing! The next morning,
to ships; if it devours a human, that poor unfortunate will become when we few exhausted survivors
part of it, trapped inside it, neither living nor fully dead. It is also were discovered by a destroyer
known to be one source of tsunami: giant waves that can wipe out patrol, the leviathan rose once
more, but quickly disappeared
entire towns or wash the crew from a capital ship.
after a 5-inch shell from the
A word on its cults: man has been terrified of sharks since destroyer ripped a hole through
the dawn of our species. Cults for this terror are widespread, the portion of its body that had
present in many seaside communities. It is rumoured that the breached the surface.
Japanese summoned this creature to create the great wave that
smashed the invasion fleet of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan - War Diary of Horace Bowyer,
in 1274 (the origin of the kamikaze or “divine wind” legend). British Merchant Navy
The horrific destruction is depicted in detail in the paintings of
Yoshitora and Kikuchi Yosai.
As for fighting it, after-action reports lead us to believe con-
ventional weapons can drive it away, and it is vulnerable to giant shark that killed most of his crew and in return he
electricity. If the simple spell Attract Fish is cast within ten miles of will provide them with the key to the new naval codes
the Father-of-All-Sharks, it will be attracted to the bait (3,000lbs the Germans are developing.
of fish), and can then be ambushed by a well-prepared crew. • Some experimental anti-shark technology, destined for
Allied ships transporting troops around Africa to Egypt,
—Professor Richard Deadman has been stolen. But who would want to steal such equip-
ment, and what do they plan on using it for?

PLOT HOOKS SANITY LOSS

• There has been a spate of apparent shark attacks in the 1D6/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
coastal waters off Northern Ireland in an area not pre-
viously known to have suffered from them. What might INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
have attracted the sharks to the area, or is there a darker Belly of the Beast: if trapped inside the Father-of-All-
force at work here? Sharks, investigators must score one hit against the
• A defecting German U-boat commander, recently res- creature to escape. Detonating an explosive (including
cued from the Atlantic, has made the British Intelligence grenades) deals two hits to the terror, but also kills anyone
Services a most intriguing offer: help him capture the trapped inside.

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Blitz Wasser: attacks with electrical weapons stun and [Sav]) will be of particular use when attempting Bomb in
confuse the Father-of-All-Sharks, causing it to lose its the Gullet, and Spectral Razor (COC6, p.243 [Cth]/p.119
next action. This attack also halts all other shark attacks [Sav]) could, potentially, be used to free any victims
for one round. trapped inside the Father-of-All-Sharks.
Bomb in the Gullet: if investigators manage to get an
explosive inside the Father-of-All-Sharks, they score two MILITARY ACTIONS
hits (and kill anyone trapped inside). Blitz Wasser: the Father-of-All-Sharks can be made to lose
its next action if stunned by the use of an electricity-based
weapon. Any other sharks in the vicinity of the stun attack
The Father-of-All-Sharks is always will also miss their next action.
accompanied by a multitude of mutated
Scoring Hits: magic, enchanted weapons, and those
hammerhead sharks.
equipped with explosive charges (such as naval guns and
harpoons) can all cause damage to the Father-of-All-
Sharks. It is immune to all other weapons.
Scoring Hits: firearms and flame weapons have no impact
on the Father-of-All-Sharks. Naval and harpoon guns
with explosive charges, enchanted weapons, and magic TERROR ACTIONS
are effective. Breaking Her Back: the Father-of-All-Sharks attacks a
ship of any size (including lifeboats) with its huge jaws,
Shark Repellent: this copper-based chemical repellent
automatically rending it in twain. As it rapidly sinks, each
protects the investigator (and other investigators near him)
investigator must reach a lifeboat or wreckage by making
from shark attack for 1D6 rounds.
a Dodge, Swim, or Jump [Cth]/Agility or Swimming [Sav]
Spells: Casting Attract Fish (COC6, p.218 [Cth]/p.113 roll to get out of the water and to (limited) safety.
[Sav]) during an encounter will send any sharks in the
Jonah’s Nightmare: targets military units or investigators
immediate vicinity into a vicious feeding frenzy! (If the
in lifeboats or in the water. If targeting investigators, the
investigators are planning on using this as a distraction
Father-of-All-Sharks can swallow up to three of them in
technique, then it needs to be cast away from the scene of
one gulp; this means slow death by digestion, unless they
combat.) Impeccable Throw (COC6, p.237 [Cth]/p.119

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can escape (see Investigator Actions for some suggestions STR 2D6+15 DEX 3D6+6 INT 1D6+3
as to how this might be achieved). If the father-of-All-
Sharks targets a military unit in a lifeboat or in the water,
Ct h CON 3D6+8 SIZ 3D6+8
POW 2D6+6 EDU n/a
APP n/a
SAN n/a
that unit is eaten and destroyed. Hit Points: variable (11-24)
Shark Coterie: the Father-of-All-Sharks is accompanied Damage Bonus: varies. Move: 13.
by a multitude of mutated hammerhead sharks (see below)
Weapons: Bite 50%, damage 1D6+db, see Special Rules.
throughout any encounter. Any military unit in the water
for more than one round is devoured by these sharks. Grapple 50%, damage 1D6+db.
Any investigator in the water for more than two rounds Tail thrash 45%, damage 1D4+db.
can also expect to be attacked. Hence, military units and
investigators should immediately look for lifeboats or Skills: Scent Blood 95%.
wreckage to clamber into or up on. Armour: 3 points of tough skin.
Tsunami: the Father-of-All-Sharks can magically Special Rules: if the mutated hammerhead shark
summon a tsunami, a wave that destroys buildings up to successfully grapples a victim (see the Grapple rules, Call
a quarter of a mile (400m) inland and capsizes all but of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.68), then it uses its tentacles
the largest ships. Once summoned, the tsunami takes to hold the target in place and, unless the victim can free
two rounds to build to its full ferocity, before causing himself with a STR versus STR roll, the shark has an
its damage and destruction on the third round. Anyone improved 75% chance to bite.
not in a lifeboat must make an Extreme Swim roll [Cth]/
Swimming (-6) test [Sav] or drown.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
Sav Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4 (A),
Spirit d6, Strength d12, Vigor d8.
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can Skills: Fighting d8, Notice d12, Swimming d10,
be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and Tracking d12+4.
investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct
Pace: —; Parry: 6; Toughness: 8 (1).
Dismiss spell (including Dismiss Cthulhu, as it is an avatar of
the Great Old One; p.113). If destroyed by hits rather than Special Abilities
magic, all that remains of the Father-of-All-Sharks is a thick, • Aquatic: Pace 10.
bloody layer of chum on the surface of the sea (which will • Armor (+1): thick skin.
rapidly attract any normal sharks in the area). • Bite: Str+d6.
• Size (+1): mutated sharks are larger than their non-
mutated brethren.
Mutated Hammerhead Shark • Tentacles: Parry +1, ignores shield bonus. The shark
Appearance: Although once true hammerheads, their can use its tentacles to grapple a foe; if the shark
constant proximity to the Father-of-All-Sharks has wins this roll, then its next attack gains a +2 on both
warped these creatures’ appearance. They still retain the Fighting and Damage.
characteristic hammer-shaped head, but it is now covered
in a mass of writhing tentacles which can be used to attack
and hold an unfortunate victim, ready for the fatal bite...

Drowning, being eaten by sharks and goodness knows what else -

why would anyone ever want to voluntarily set foot on a boat?

- Peggy

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GHATANOTHOA any area proximal to oceans, mountains, or regions of tectonic

instability is potentially at risk of a manifestation of the god.
Lord of the Volcano When not terrorizing humanity, Ghatanothoa slumbers in a
You will remember the ballyhoo in the press in 1931 and 1932 crypt within a volcano on the ocean floor somewhere in the Pacific
regarding Boston’s Cabot Museum of Archaeology, and one of Ocean (although some versions of the legend have him trapped
their mummies on exhibit. So the story goes: the petrified T’yog, there and unable to escape). Seismic activity brought its resting
an early human priest, sought to bind forever the elder god Gha- place above the surface in 1878, but it soon sank back beneath the
tanothoa (one of the sons of Cthulhu) using a spell written on waves. It is entirely likely that this will happen again.
a special scroll. But the god’s devious cultists substituted a fake In Unausprechlichen Kulten (Nameless Cults), von Junzt
scroll, and when T’yog gazed upon Ghatanothoa unprotected, he states that Ghatanothoa was worshipped by the elder ones from
was mummified—but only on the outside. His entrapped mind Yuggoth who built his temples in Mu. Since Mu’s collapse, human
went mad over the next 175,000 years, including his last few cults have worshipped the god, first in Atlantis and Leng, and
years on display in the museum. In 1931, however, his leathery later in ancient civilizations from Egypt to Peru. These cults
outer shell decayed enough that he could open his still-function- annually sacrificed twelve youthful warriors and twelve virgin
ing eyes. Trapped in them was an image of Ghatanothoa, and girls to placate the monstrosity, lest it rise again and petrify entire
a cultist gazing into them was similarly paralysed. Heed this populations. Other cults sought to summon the god to bring about
warning—anyone looking into the eyes of anyone petrified by precisely such a calamity.
Ghatanothoa may suffer the same fate! Von Junzt insinuated he had personal contact with contem-
The sensationalist press conflated these stories with mummi- porary Ghatanothoa cults, associated with European witchcraft
fication in the ruins of Pompeii (as the god is also connected to movements. From this, we can assume the Nazis know of the
volcanoes), but serious students of antiquity poo-poo this link. creature and seek to bring it to bear as a weapon against us.
However, it is possible that Ghatanothoa can travel in the net-
work of unmapped caverns which connect all volcanoes, deep —Professor Richard Deadman
within the mantle of the Earth. As such, we must assume that

PLOT HOOKS
• Someone has broken into the stacks at Miskatonic Uni-
versity’s Library. Dr. Wilfred C. Llanfer (the Keeper’s
Zeiss: As you requested, here are the Guide, p.75) is understandably furious, but his associates
blueprints for the Cabot Museum. in Majestic or even more concerned as the stacks hide
Bannerjee: Ah, my faithful brother. Did you the secret entrance to an underground storage facil-
obtain the necessary weapons ity for some of the most dangerous artefacts they have
required to dispatch the guards?
recovered. The discovery of a mirrored visor suggests the
Zeiss: Yes, two Walther PPK automatic
pistols, silenced. I have them in
my bag.

Bannerjee: Excellent. Now, place this upon your

good head.
The Scroll of T’yog
Zeiss: What is it? Ghatanothoa’s cultists brought the ancient, original
Bannerjee: I call this wondrous apparatus the scroll of protection to the Cabot Museum on their
“mirror mask”, my good sir. raid. Written on the iridescent skin of an extinct
Zeiss: Did you make this yourself? yakith-lizard and stored in a cylinder made of a metal
Bannerjee: I know it is crude, dear chap. not found on the periodic table, the scroll grants the
Nevertheless, I believe it will bearer protection from the elder god. If the scroll’s
protect us from the fearsome visage bearer uses the appropriate rituals from von Juntz’s
of Ghatanothoa when we call him Unausprechlichen Kulten (COC6, p.95 [Cth]/KG, p.191
forth to destroy the naval facility.
[Sav]), he may also control Ghatanothoa. The US occult
Zeiss: What’s this… periscope for? research body Majestic wants to use the scroll to create
Bannerjee: It will be useful in the event of a device to protect large numbers of people from the
submersion, my friend. god. Meanwhile, cultists from Germany, Europe, and
Asia have made several attempts to steal the scroll from
- Covert wire recording of a meeting between
Nazi operative Hermann Zeiss and cultist
Majestic’s storage and research facility in Arkham (KG,
Hrundi Bannerji, captured while attempting to p.74). If they are ever successful, they will no doubt use
infiltrate The Cabot Museum of Archaeology it to protect themselves while summoning Ghatanothoa
against the Allies.
 culprits were after T’yog’s mummy. But who are they, and equipment, hospitals, or laboratories. Given time, the
why do they want the ancient priest’s body? investigators could even create a sufficient number of
• American soldiers holed up on a remote island in the these devices to equip a fighting force capable of taking
Pacific claim to have recently captured a strange lizard on Ghatanothoa (a task which could form part of an
creature deep in the island’s jungles. From the description, adventure, for example).
it sounds like it might be one of the fabled yakith (p.56), Reduce Paralysis: with a successful Command or Persuade
whose blood is rumoured to reverse Ghatanothoa’s curse. roll [Cth]/Persuasion test [Sav], investigators can warn
But what was it doing there, and was it really alone? Can military officers of the risks of gazing upon Ghatanothoa.
the investigators get to the island before the Japanese When the monster manifests, enough men avoid
arrive (or something much, much worse) to retrieve it? petrification (by averting their gaze, hiding in shadows,
• The funfair in a dilapidated small Californian seaside staying inside, etc.) to form one military unit of the Keeper’s
town has installed a new ghost train (also known as discretion (if no other precautions have been taken).
a dark ride), and to make it extra scary the manager
Revive Paralytics: an injection of a trace amount of
has acquired a consignment of really creepy-looking
yakith blood will fully reverse paralysis. A recitation of the
mummies to set dress it. Unfortunately, the number of
contents of the Scroll of T’yog will have the same effect,
mummies keeps growing, and several townsfolk and tour-
but victims suffer a permanent loss of 1 DEX [Cth]/the
ists have disappeared. What is happening to them, and
Lame Hindrance [Sav].
where did the manager get the original mummies from?
Scoring Hits: Ghatanothoa is immune to conventional
SANITY LOSS weapons. Enchanted, steam, electricity and fire weapons
1D10/2D20 [Cth]/Terror (-4) [Sav]. can score hits; the creature is also vulnerable to magic.
Spells: Eyes of the Zombie (not for the squeamish) and
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS Cause/Cure Blindness, if strategically employed, can
Compel Ghatanothoa: if armed with the Scroll of T’yog prevent petrification, with some accompanying risks. If
and the appropriate rituals from von Juntz’s Unausprechlichen blind, unless the investigators have some other way of
Kulten, the bearer may achieve control of Ghatanothoa. detecting where they are and what they are doing, all rolls
Get the Unusual Mirrored Glasses: Section M and become Extreme [Cth]/suffer a -6 penalty [Sav].
Majestic have limited stockpiles of petrification-thwarting
MILITARY ACTIONS
eyewear from a previous encounter. Investigators who have
Scoring Hits: Military units must be equipped with non-
not managed to enter the fray with these glasses must first
conventional weapons, such as those which are enchanted,
survive long enough to contact either organisation (or
fire-, electricity-, or steam-based, or magic. Normal firearms
both) to get the sunglasses airdropped, or succeed in calling
will have no effect on Ghatanothoa.
in a unit equipped with them.
Mirror Masks: investigators can design, build, and TERROR ACTIONS
replicate a mask that will allow them to fight Ghatanothoa Since Ghatanothoa has a powerful curse that instantly affects
without having to look at the creature directly. The all who gaze upon it, the god’s appearance can have cata-
required optics technology can be harvested from military strophic consequences for the unprepared, even more so than

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for most of the other Terrors in this bestiary. In game terms, correct Dismiss spell (p.113). The effects of paralysis can be
this means that Ghatanothoa’s first action is always Mass Petri- reversed or mitigated after the fact by one of the methods
fication. The petrification can be undone, but anyone affected mentioned above.
will endure Sanity loss and persistent stiffness of the joints.

Mass Petrification: once Ghatanothoa has been Eyeless Cultists

summoned, planes fall from the sky, trains crash, and cars Appearance: hooded figures who move swiftly and silently
career off the roads, as anyone who sees the creature begins despite their lack of vision. If anyone should glimpse the
to petrify. The only thing that remains mobile is their face beneath the hood, they will see two burnt and scarred
eyes, still able to dart around in horror as they stiffen and sockets, the eyes sacrificed to the grim Lord of the Volcanoes.
collapse. Only the investigators and anyone else prepared
for the god’s arrival have the presence of mind (and STR 14 DEX 17 INT 12 CON 10
perhaps a scroll of T’yog) manage to avoid this fate. If the
investigators study the eyes of any of the paralytics, they
Ct h SIZ 13
SAN n/a
APP 09 POW 16
Hit Points: 11
EDU 14

will feel their muscles begin to stiffen... Damage Bonus: +1D4.

In subsequent rounds, Ghatanothoa can employ the fol- Weapons: Sickle (Melee Weapon—Knife) 55%,
lowing actions: damage 1D6+1+1D4, atts 1, base range touch.
Revolver (Handgun) 40%, damage 1D8, atts 3,
Deploy Eyeless Cultists: once the streets are quiet, base range 15 yds.
Ghatanothoa summons strange, hooded figures who begin
Skills: Cthulhu Mythos 20%, Hide 50%, Occult 45%,
scuttling about, taking control of the area. They are the
Sneak 55%, Spot Hidden 50%.
blind worshippers of the creature—eyeless, but possessed
of an uncanny clairvoyance that allows them to move, act, Spells: Sense Life (COC6, p.242), plus up to three other
and fight like normal men. They can act as individuals (see spells of the Keeper’s choosing.
below) or in mass combat as regular human units.
Deploy Yakith: once the streets are quiet, Ghatanothoa
summons strange lizard-men with pale blue iridescent skin
and a preference for the shadows. These are Ghatanothoa’s
Sav Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit d6,
Strength d6, Vigor d6.

servitors, the yakith, a strange and isolated sect of serpent Skills: Driving d6, Fighting d8, Intimidation d6,
people who have forsaken both Yig and Tsathoggua. Their Knowledge (Mythos) d4, Knowledge (Occult) d6,
task is to take over an area, destroy communication links, Notice d6, shooting d6, Stealth d8.
and build roadblocks and other defensive positions. If using Charisma: -6; Pace: 6; Parry: 6; Toughness: 7;
on a one-one-one basis against investigators, use the stats Sanity: Insane.
in Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.170 [Cth]/the Keeper’s
Hindrances: Bloodthirsty, Mean, Fanatic, Loyal, Vow.
Guide, p.231 [Sav]; in addition, their blood can be used to
reverse the paralysis caused by seeing Ghatanothoa. The Edges: Alertness.
yakith can also be used as a unit in mass combat situations.
Gear: Sickle (Str +d6), Revolver (12/24/48, 2d6+1, RoF 1,
Ghatanothoa’s Tentacles: if faced by a military force that Shots 6, AP 1), robes.
is protected from it, Ghatanothoa will use its tentacles
Special Abilities
to attack (60% chance to hit [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]). A
• Nausea: if a viewer gets a glimpse of the cultist’s
successful attack will destroy one military unit (including
scarred and burnt face below the robe, they must make
virtual ones). If no more military units are present,
a Spirit roll or suffer a -1 to all attribute rolls for the rest
Ghatanothoa will attack two investigators per round with
of the encounter.
its tentacles (60% chance to hit [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav])
• Insane: cultists are totally insane, and their insanity
dealing 1D6 points of damage. An investigator making a
gives them a strength beyond normal men. They gain a
successful Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] or scoring a
+2 bonus to both their Toughness and any attempts to
Special or Critical Success [Cth]/a raise [Sav] on an attack
Unshake; they are also immune to the effects of seeing
roll against the tentacle (with an appropriate weapon) can
Mythos creatures and the cost of casting Mythos spells.
avoid taking damage.
• Insane Insight: despite being blind, these cultists
are gifted with heightened senses that allow them to
VICTORY CONDITIONS operate as if they are sighted.
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three per deity, • Spells: every eyeless cultist can cast sense life (KG,
but can be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions p.209), plus up to three other spells of the Keeper’s
and investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the choice.

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GOL-GOROTH
God of the Black Stone After that cowardly dog Tito fled
before our attacking force, my
This beast is the scourge of those who live in, or pass through, the Fallschirmjäger squad was tasked with
mountains. Given that many of the battles involving it happen in clearing out any remaining Yugoslav
remote and impassable areas, this might explain our relative lack soldiers from their redoubt in a cave
of intelligence on the creature’s habits and appearance. system. We took a wrong turn and lost
We do know that Gol-Goroth inspires unnatural, abject terror our way in the dark tunnels. When we
in his opponents, and can change its size at will. A smaller mon- emerged into starlight, we were on
ster, however, is just as damaging and dangerous as any larger a broad, barren plateau, and could
version. This shape-shifting ability likely allows Gol-Goroth to neither see nor hear any evidence of
travel adroitly through even the smallest passages. other troops.
An interrogation of one of its cultists revealed that Gol-Go-
roth is susceptible to simple salt! Our mountain platoons are Suddenly there was a crash and a
therefore issued one shotgun with rock-salt rounds as a counter- tumble of rocks. I thought for an
measure. Salt mines, as found scattered across Central Europe, instant we had triggered a cave-in.
The sergeant not ten metres to my
may also provide protection from an attack, or discourage
left, Werner, was crushed in the fall
Gol-Goroth from following any retreat.
and began screaming pitifully.
The thing has an active cult in many mountainous regions.
When trying to stamp out its followers and sites of worship, be
As I turned, I saw the monster
careful: there have been cases where this glutted batrachian entity
feeding on him. I levelled my
has slipped through windows or doors in order to hunt down those
Maschinenpistole and the horrible
who have desecrated its temples or stolen items it holds dear. scene was illuminated by the muzzle
flash as my bullets tore into it and
—Professor Richard Deadman what was left of poor Werner. How can
I describe what I saw? It looked most
like a huge toad, though the size of
An oily substance glistened on its a small cottage (at least five metres
tall). At first, I thought I saw
slimy scales and dripped from its
Werner’s entrails hanging from its
hulking shoulders. ravenous maw, but when I fired again,
I realised that the tendrils were the
thing’s own hideous, writhing beard.
PLOT HOOKS An oily substance glistened on its
• During the course of a recent battle, a site sacred to slimy scales and dripped from its
Gol-Goroth has been desecrated. The angry god and hulking shoulders.
its cultists are now tracking down and punishing those
involved, including the investigators. How can they My magazine empty, I panicked and
began to frantically climb up the
escape their fate, and will they have to form an uneasy
escarpment to my left, heedless of my
alliance with their enemies (who are also being hunted)
compatriots, seeking only to escape
to survive?
the vile thing. For half a day I
• The investigators have been given a salt-encrusted crate
wandered through the mountains until I
and are under strict instructions not to open, damage, or was captured by Slav partisans, and it
tamper with it in any way. The crate needs to be deliv- is here in their custody that I write
ered to an Allied research station, a long and perilous this entry, though who could I show it
journey away. Can they get the crate to the scientists to? Who would believe a word of it?
without incident? And what exactly is in the crate that
requires them to take such a risk? -- War diary of Cpl. Joachim Steiner,
• Precious artworks and religious artefacts have been 500th SS Parachute Battalion, POW
hidden in an abandoned salt mine hidden in the moun-
tains not too far from Salzburg, and the investigators
have been sent in on a dangerous mission to retrieve one
of them. Unfortunately, there is something in the mine will they be trapped in the mine and facing a desperate
that Gol-Goroth’s cultists want as well. Will the inves- battle for survival? Is there anything in the mine that
tigators manage to get out before the cultists arrive, or could help them?

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SANITY LOSS TERROR ACTIONS

1D4/1D8 [Cth]/Horror (-2) [Sav]. Aura of Fear: the targeted military unit spends the
encounter deathly afraid of Gol-Goroth, cowed and unable
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS to act unless the effect is reversed by Burden of Command.
Burden of Command: for each successful Command or
Stomp: this basic attack kills one military unit per round
Psychology roll [Cth]/Spirit or Knowledge (Psychology)
(including virtual units).
test [Sav] made by investigators, one military unit affected
by Aura of Fear may take one action. Swallow: if Gol-Goroth has seized a victim in a previous
round using Tentacle Swarm, it can perform a free Swallow
Scoring Hits: Conventional weapons have no effect
attack. If swallowed, the investigator suffers 1D4 points
unless Gol-Goroth’s armour has been destroyed (see Strip
of damage [Cth]/2d4 damage (ignoring armour) [Sav] per
Armour); if it has, conventional weapons can score one hit
round and remains trapped inside Gol-Goroth’s extraplanar
per round. Electric weapons bypass the creature’s armour.
innards unless the creature is defeated. Being swallowed
Strip Armour: two successful hits with rock-salt-based causes 1D6 immediate Sanity loss [Cth]/triggers a Horror
weapons (such as shotgun shells loaded with rock salt, or (+0) test [Sav]. Gol-Goroth can only have one investigator
large amounts of loose salt thrown at or poured on the inside it at a time, and the investigator is permitted to use
creature) will strip off Gol-Goroth’s thick, scaly armour, Desperate Measures (p.9) to avoid his fate.
rendering it vulnerable to conventional weapons. Once the
Tentacle Swarm: 50% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]. Gol-
armour is gone, salt no longer affects the creature. These
Goroth attacks each investigator with a tentacle, inflicting
two hits do not count towards the three needed to destroy
either 1D8 damage [Cth]/2d10 damage [Sav] or seizing the
the creature.
victim. The victim must then roll STR×2 [Cth]/Strength
(-1) [Sav] to escape. If this fails he is swallowed next round.
MILITARY ACTIONS
Scoring Hits: Until the Gol-Goroth’s armour has been
removed, only electricity-based weapons can harm the VICTORY CONDITIONS
creature. Once the armour has been breached (see Strip Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
Armour, above), then conventional weaponry will be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
effective. gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss
spell (p.113). Once defeated, Gol-Goroth will shrink to the
size of a housecat, disgorging any swallowed investigator
(alive or dead), before running away.

The Mirror of Hecate

By William Blake, c.1795.
Whether the Nazis realise the true power of Blake’s
work is unknown (for the sake of the war effort, the
Allies earnestly hope not). This etching is of great com-
plexity, comprised of geometric shapes so esoteric as to
be foreign to Euclid. If the observer gazes intently upon
the picture he will be able to divine a doorway leading
to other dimensions; but great care must be taken, for
looking into another world allows any denizens of that
world to see the observer in return.
The precise location of the painting is not known.
Rumours suggest it is either hoarded in the art cache
of Hermann Göring, or stacked with other mundane
paintings in some other Nazi stockpile—perhaps at the
Musée du Louvre in Paris, in Neuschwanstein Castle
in Bavaria, or in one of the smaller collections secreted
around Western Europe.

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 Perhaps Arthur
should pick up
some weed killer
while he’s at it.

A. .

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THE GREEN GOD it alight! Though plant-like in nature, it has strong and tenacious
tendrils. It is best to put your firearms away and hack at these
Botanical Nightmare with weapons that slash and chop, while dousing it with flammable
The Green God prefers not to fight, but rather tricks victims into liquid, burning as you go.
eating bits of itself. If necessary, it will force-feed those who do Beyond the brute-force approach, magical attacks are effective
not eat willingly, and only when deliberately provoked will it kill. deterrents to the Green God. The most useful spell to use is Blight
Once a piece of the creature has been consumed, the victim Crop, which will end the incursion of the monster at that location;
begin to transform into a child of the Green God, a degener- the spell “Death” should also prove effective. Dismiss Deity may
ate, almost pitiable mutant creature whose only thoughts are to be useful if you have the time, and protection against the constant
worship the god and bring it more followers. These unfortunates onslaught of its despicable leporine acolytes.
metamorphose into malformed, lagomorphic creatures with long,
misshapen ears, brown, wrinkled, leathery skin, and large, watery —Professor Richard Deadman
eyes. Once the transformation is complete, the child of the Green
God becomes clever and manipulative like its parent and is no
longer in any way the person it had previously been. Once the PLOT HOOKS
form of the child of the Green God has been fully realized, it is • Investigators on a mission to meet a contact deep behind
best to put the afflicted creature out of its misery. enemy lines find the village they have been sent to com-
The god may dwell in the spaces between dimensions, send- pletely overgrown with strange vegetation. The corpses of
ing tendrils out to grow and feed, seeding itself in any area of the villagers suggest that they all suffered a horribly painful
old-growth woodland. I have personally found evidence of it in death, and the contact is nowhere to be found. What has
Warrendown, in England’s Severn Valley. If you find yourself happened to the village and, more importantly, the spy?
facing this blasphemy, most importantly, avoid eating anything • Section M desperately needs information on the Green
green. The Green God is most susceptible to fire, but do not God after discovering evidence of its existence in the
think that it will willingly let you pour gas (petrol) over it and set Severn Valley. The investigators have been despatched

DAY SIX--EVENING DAY EIGHT--EVENING

The stillness and darkness of the German In this war I have never seen such savagery,
forest is absolute. We have been stranded here for even from the despicable Germans. Late last night
six days, cut off from Mlle. Dubois and our fellows I watched in helpless terror as my men--or the
in the Resistance. Despite the chaos of battle in shambling horrors they had become--tore each
the past weeks, we have seen no German patrols. We other apart with weapons, bare hands, and teeth.
have been living off the land. Oddly there are no Under some strange compulsion, they refused all
deer, no birds, no woodland creatures at all in my orders, my entreaties. Henri is still faithful;
this area. Gustave, a chef before the war, has found we fled as the others turned on us, cold, hard
and prepared for our delectation a fungus I have anger in their eyes.
never seen before; the aroma is somewhat redolent As we ran we heard a rustling, crunching
of offal, and being of weak stomach I declined to sound behind us--the trees were falling!
eat it, as did Henri; but the men say it is filling Something monstrous and huge was pursuing us
and when cooked, has a fine earthy flavour. through the forest. I caught a glimpse of it and
it appeared to be made of the forest itself. I
DAY SEVEN--MORNING cannot describe it further, and I do not wish
The men are irritable; Antoine quarrelled to, for calling it to my mind fills me with an
with Jean and they nearly came to blows. I am ardent fear.
restricted to berries and nuts and am beginning
to yearn for military rations! DAY ELEVEN [FINAL ENTRY -ED.]
The giant thing, whatever it is, has taken
DAY SEVEN--EVENING Henri and I am alone.
Something is happening to my men. They have
taken on a deathly, sallow pallor; they quarrel - Found war diary of Sgt. Ghislain Paradis,
frequently and are reluctant to follow my Free French Army, listed missing and presumed dead
orders--I fear my command is in danger. Only Henri
and I are unaffected.

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to retrieve any and all samples that they can, with the p.204 [Sav]) will inflict two hits on the deity and deals
Seeds of the Green God (below) being of particular double damage to children of the Green God.
interest. (Any such investigation could, of course, cross
over with the Plot Hooks for Byatis on p.30 for an added MILITARY ACTIONS
complication.) Scoring Hits: magic, enchanted weapons (blades
• The investigators have been billeted at a forward base especially), electricity, and fire can all inflict damage on
whilst awaiting new orders after successfully completing the Green God. Conventional weapons are not much use;
their previous mission. During the night, not long after neither are steam-based items.
their arrival, all hell breaks loose in the camp as soldiers
are taken violently ill and begin a shocking transforma- TERROR ACTIONS
tion. What is causing the change, and how do they stop Allergic Reaction: the Green God releases pollen
it? Even worse, have they been compromised as well? and spores against attacking units, who lose an action
in the next round to anaphylactic symptoms and
will be destroyed the round after that. If used against
Any human ingesting the seed of the investigators, the spores act as a poison with POT 15
Green God is transformed into one of (COC6, p.57) [Cth]/Vigor (-1) roll every round, until
the god’s rabbit-like thralls. the hero rolls a success; failure causes a level of Fatigue,
which can only be recovered after bed rest and care [Sav].
The victim can be cured by swift use of the Healing
spell (COC6, p.237 [Cth]/KG, p.206, ignoring its usual
SANITY LOSS restriction [Sav]), provided it has time to take effect...
1D4/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav].
Children of the Green God: when first encountered, the
Green God is accompanied by any number of children,
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
ranging from a handful to a division. When fighting
Scoring Hits: conventional and steam weapons are
investigators, use the stats on p.63, but when engaged in
ineffective against the Green God. Fire, electricity, magic,
mass combat, they fight as regular military units.
and enchanted weapons (particularly slashing ones) can
cause the Terror harm. Mass of Vines: 60% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]. Targets
military units only; if successful, the targeted unit is
Spells: Blight Crop (COC6, p.221 [Cth]/KG, p.198
overrun with vines and the men are force-fed seeds of the
[Sav]) will deal one hit against the deity, while Bless Crop
Green God. Any vehicles or equipment possessed by the
(COC6, p.221 [Cth]/KG, p.198 [Sav]) will give it an extra
unit are undamaged, but must be cut free before they can
hit; if the Keeper wants to shake things up a bit, he could
be used again.
reverse these two, with potentially chaotic results for the
investigators! The Death Spell (COC6, p.232 [Cth]/KG, Tendril: 60% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]. Attacks any
investigator within 100yds (90m). It can choose either to
inflict 2D6 damage, or seize the victim. If seized, on the

Artefact:
Seed of The Green God
This oily, chartreuse seed, varying in size from that of a
pine nut to a walnut, is part of the Green God’s macabre
reproductive cycle. Any human ingesting a seed is
transformed into one of the god’s rabbit-like thralls, with
floppy ears, furtive eyes, and sharp incisors. Turning into
a child of the Green God takes 3D4 hours. The victim
must roll CON×2 [Cth]/Vigor (-1) [Sav] or become vio-
lent and difficult to restrain during this process. Blight
Crop will halt the transformation, but the victim will
suffer a permanent 1D3 loss to APP and POW [Cth]/gain
the Ugly Hindrance and have their Spirit reduced 1 die
step [Sav]. Witnessing any stage of the transformation
costs 1/1D4 SAN [Cth]/Nausea (-1) [Sav].

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following round and every round thereafter, it will attempt

to force a Seed of the Green God down the victim’s throat.
Victims must roll STR×3 [Cth]/Strength (-1) [Sav] to
avoid being force-fed a seed, and must roll STR×2 [Cth]/
Strength (-1) [Sav] to escape the tendril.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can
be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and
investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct
Dismiss spell (p.113). When destroyed/dismissed, the Green
God leaves behind a mass of rotting vegetation. Anyone fail-
ing a CON×3 roll [Cth]/Vigor (-1) test [Sav] will experience
violent vomiting for 1D6 minutes as a result of the stench,
making any skill rolls attempted during this time period Dif-
ficult [Cth]/suffer a -2 penalty [Sav].

Children of the Green God

STR 2D6+6 DEX 3D6+12 INT 3D6
Ct h CON 2D6+12
POW 2D6+6
SIZ 2D6+6
EDU n/a
APP n/a
SAN n/a
Hit Points: variable (11-21)
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 9.
Weapons: Claw 35%, damage 1D4+db, atts 2,
base range touch.
Bite 25%, damage 2D6+db.
Skills: Fast Talk 40%, Hide 60%, Sneak 50%,
Spot Hidden 55%.
Spells: Contact the Green God, plus 1D6-1 other spells of
the Keeper’s choice.
Sanity Loss: 0/1D3.

n’t think
D’you know, I do
Sav ip to the
I fancy taking a tr
Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d6, Spirit d8,
Strength d8, Vigor d10.

Severn Valley at any point in the

Skills: Fighting d6, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Stealth d8.

- it seems
near (or far) future
Pace: 8; Parry: 5; Toughness: 7.

n for these
to be a veritable have
Special Abilities
• Bite: Str +d6.

monstrosities.
• Claw: Str +d4.

A. .
• Fleet-Footed: children of the Green God roll a d10
running die.
• Frenzy: children of the Green God attack twice when
attacking with claws.
• Nausea: if a viewer gets a glimpse of a child’s twisted
and deformed body, they must make a Spirit roll
or suffer a -1 to all attribute rolls for the rest of the
encounter.
• Spells: all children know the spell contact the Green
God; some of them know up to five other spells of the
Keeper’s choice.

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GROTH-GOLKA enchanted weapons) is your best hope if you face one of these
creatures. In particular, if you can find The Book of Black
The Demon Bird-God Stones, the spell Curse of Darkness will send these monsters back
The Dwayne family legend contains sufficient description of from whence they came. However, as the spell requires an image
Groth-Golka, and I leave the appreciation of these details as an of Groth-Golka, it would likely know your mind and dispatch his
exercise for the reader. In any case, this terror is of particular hench-creatures to work against your efforts.
interest to students of European heraldry. Its image appears in the
antique coats-of-arms of certain obscure and long-forgotten aris- —Professor Richard Deadman
tocratic families of Wales, Bavaria, and Frisia, amongst others.
Generally, any European image of a dragon should be approached
with caution, as it may be linked to this maddening monster. Only PLOT HOOKS
those individuals of assuredly stout mind and constitution should • One of the investigators has been complaining recently
attempt research in this vein. of disturbed sleep and strange dreams. It all appears to
Groth-Golka does not often materialize for the benefit or have started after that rescue mission they have just
detriment of humans. Cruel and fiercely intelligent, it prefers to returned from. What did one of the refugees give to the
stay in its own dimension, driving men mad from afar. Any spell investigator, and why is it affecting him in this way?
to summon this beast should be attempted only as a last resort. • An important partisan safehold is under threat as the
Individuals affected by Groth-Golka’s madness are doomed for life local peasants (vital in supplying the rebels and keeping
to obsessive behavior and unsettling dreams. them informed of enemy activity) are deserting the area
Its loyal henchmen, the so-called “Fishers From Outside”, in droves. There are rumours that a long-dead knight has
accept sacrifices on the god’s behalf and are the subject of their returned from beyond the grave to punish them for their
own cults. These birdlike creatures have one leg, a gigantic single transgressions, but what is really going on? And what
eye, and are said to dwell on the Moon. They can fly and attack might the strange heraldic device on the “knight’s” shield
with their sharp beaks and talons. have to do with any of this?
Due to their preternatural reflexes, conventional weapons • A doctor at a local hospital for soldiers suffering from
are almost entirely useless against Groth-Golka and his Fishers. shell shock has become alarmed at methods being used
Similarly, fire appears to have minimal effect. Magic (spells and to treat some of the hospital’s patients and has raised

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the alarm. But the doctor has now disappeared and the INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
facility has been placed under armed guard. What is Scoring Hits: Groth-Golka flies too swiftly to be targeted
going on behind the barbed wire, and does it have any- by firearms, steam-, and fire weapons; it is, however,
thing to do with the sightings of strange black birds in vulnerable to electricity-based weapons and explosives, as
the area? well as magic and enchanted weapons.
Spells: Curse of Darkness (COC6, p.231 [Cth]/KG, p.204
SANITY LOSS
[Sav]) will return Groth-Golka and/or the Fishers from
1D6/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
Outside to their native dimension.

WD: My Granpap- pedestal, wrapped around with what might be

some heathen tongue, some winding prayer to
[Unnamed Youth]: Oh, here we go. its devilish powers.

WD: Shut yer face, boy! My Granpap made for the At the time, me Pap just shivered, wrapped
southr’n pole with Sir Willem Hendrik’s it in a bit of oilcloth, and put it in a
expedition, back in 1899, as a tender to the sidebag. Not until their return voyage did he
sled dogs. Their company made land at the take better stock of his horrible soo-vee-
foot of some horrible black mountains, darker neer, and he said he weren’t never the same,
than night even though they was covered in after. Said he couldn’t sleep right with that
snow. They headed... statue aboard, gave him terrible night fits.
Said he couldn’t bring himself to chuck it
UY: Why has nobody—I suppose no one ever found
over the side, neither, fer...
these mountains again?
UY: Why not? If it was coal, why not just pitch
WD: Nae, ye lippy whelp! They headed inland,
it in the firebox?
despite signs of coming wintry storms, into a
run of steep-sided valleys, where they found WD: ‘Twas a compulsion, ye tit! The same
some relief from the snows that was only thing that makes you such an insuff’rable
gettin’ worse. In them canyons, said Pappy, motormouth! Fer if you see the thing, that
they came upon uncanny ruins; walls, towers same monster comes to live in your mind.
an’ such, all a-crumble, carved from the
cliffs, and into them, too. UY: What rot. Pah.

Ugly black rock it was, all hewed with WD: Scoff all you want, boy, there’s witchery here
strange and unpleasant designs. Not like the at work. You can’t get rid of that monstrous
ancient Holy Land, and not like the Hindoo; thing, no matter what you try. Not the church,
out of all ken. Doors too tall, too narrow, not the bottle, not the open sea can shake it
or both—and naught that looked like it were from yer thoughts. Yer haunted by a fiend that
touched by human hand. ‘Twas in this pile my won’t stop looking at you, only from inside
Pappy found the little statue that near drove yer head. It eats you apart from the inside,
him mad. inch by slow and miserable inch, an’ you can
hear the thing savour every bite.
‘Tis a little thing, the size of yer hands,
though I think it made only of coal or I know this, boy-o, for as a young feckless
somesuch black rock. But a more fearsome lad like yerself, I snuck myself a look, and
demon god I never saw, and we was strict I pay for that glimpse still. When Pappy
Calvinist. Like a dragon dressed in crow’s died, I took the statue and the box he kept
feathers, but with the barb-tail of a it in, and I have it safely stowed. The
whaler’s harpoon. A buzzard’s head, but the compulsion is on me now. And I swear, boy, if
beak full of shark’s teeth. It looks at ye you don’t get back to work, I’ll show it you,
with eyes that burn back into yer own. An’ and you’ll not sleep straight for a year!
though the statue be but small, it has the See how yer smart mouth likes that! Now stop
unmistakable look of a predator, boastin’ flappin’ and scrub those pots!
after a successful hunt. There it squats,
arrogant and hostile, on its wee broken UY: [Laughter]

Family story of Wallace “Cookie” Dwayne, galley captain, HMS Bethlehem.

Transcribed from the short-hand notes of Avery Beacon, Folklorist and Historian,
during transatlantic crossing

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MILITARY ACTIONS (-2) test [Sav] or be mentally dominated, turning on his

Scoring Hits: due to its high speed and resilient nature, fellows and doing anything in his power to help the god.
Groth-Golka is only susceptible to magic, enchanted and If the victim can be restrained, a successful Psychoanalysis
electrical weapons, and explosives. roll [Cth]/Knowledge (Psychology) test [Sav] can cure
this domination. The next time the subject is near Groth-
TERROR ACTIONS Golka, however, he will have to make the POW×2 roll
Puppetmaster: any investigator or NPC of Groth-Golka’s [Cth]/Spirit (-2) test [Sav] again or be controlled once
choice must make a successful POW×2 roll [Cth]/Spirit more. Upon recovery from domination (assuming that they
do), the subject loses 1D2 Sanity Points [Cth]/must make a
Horror (+2) test [Sav] each time.
Raptor Strike: Groth-Golka is particularly dangerous
to aeroplanes and other flying units. If engaged in aerial
combat, instead of being able to target one military unit per
round, the god can target two.
Sky Sniper: Groth-Golka has an understanding of strategy
and tactics, and is wont to swoop down on a military unit,
snatch up its commander, then drop him from a great
height. If the victim is employed as a human missile against
an investigator, the target must make a successful Dodge
roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] or take 2D8 damage [Cth]/2d10
damage [Sav]. Military units that lose a commander in
such a spectacular fashion are removed from combat until
someone else takes on their command. Sky Sniper may
also target investigators, who must roll Dodge [Cth]/Agility
[Sav] or be carried off, their death all but assured (see
Desperate Measures, p.9).

Image of Groth-Golka
Any image of Groth-Golka, whether a coat-of-arms,
a statue or a drawing, can impart dreams that can
increase a character’s Mythos knowledge. The first
time an investigator inspects the object, he must make
a POW×3 roll [Cth]/Spirit (-1) test [Sav] or lose 0/1D3
sanity [Cth]/suffer -1 to all rolls for the entire encoun-
ter [Sav] and become obsessed by the object. The
investigator will try any normal means to have regular
access to the item and, if it is in his possession, will not
willingly give it up. For the next seven days, during each
sleep cycle the investigator has a telling dream of mad
landscapes and ancient, bloody rites; the dreams are of
places, people, and entities directly tied to the Mythos,
and are often horrific and disturbing. The investigator
makes a sanity check of 1/1D4 and a POW×1 roll [Cth]/
makes Nausea checks, and must make a Spirit (-4) test
[Sav]. If the POW check [Cth]/Spirit test [Sav] succeeds,
the investigator gains 5% in his Cthulhu Mythos skill

ollege of Arms
[Cth]/one step in his Knowledge (Mythos) skill [Sav].

I wonder if the C
Cultists and sorcerers may also use any image of Groth-

idance on this?
Golka as a component in a spell to summon, compel, or

could give us any gu

dismiss the god.

A. .
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Summon Fishers: the god can summon 1D6 of his Hit Points: variable (8-18)
followers, the Fishers from Outside. Groth-Golka may
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: Hop 3/Fly 15.
not summon more Fishers until those currently in play
are destroyed. If the Fishers are employed against the Weapons: Bite 25% , damage1D6+db.
investigators, use the stats below; if they are used as part of Claw 30%, damage 1D6+db, atts 2, base range touch.
mass combat, treat the combined number of Fishers as one
enemy unit. Tail 50%, damage 1D3+db.
Armour: 4 points of tough scales.

During each sleep cycle, the victim has Spells: Contact Groth-Golka.
a telling dream of mad landscapes and Sanity Loss: 0/1D3.
ancient, bloody rites.

Sav Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d6,

Strength d8, Vigor d6.
VICTORY CONDITIONS Skills: Fighting d6, Notice d6, Stealth d8.
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi- Pace: 4; Parry: 5; Toughness: 8 (2).
gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss Special Abilities
spell (p.113). • Armor (+2): scaly hide.
Burning Farewell: if defeated by hits rather than magic, • Bite: Str+d6, AP 1.
Groth-Golka immolates itself, doing 2D6 points of damage • Claws: Str+d4.
to all individuals within 50ft (15m). • Flight: Fishers fly at a pace of 12.
• Frenzy: Fishers attack twice when attacking with claws.
• Nausea: if a viewer gets a glimpse of a fisher’s terrifying
form, they must make a Spirit roll or suffer a -1 to all
The Fishers from Outside attribute tests for the rest of the encounter.
Appearance: strange, bird-like creatures that are • Size (+1): Fishers are the size of a small pony.
occasionally (and briefly) mistaken for shantaks, the • Spells: all Fishers know the contact Groth-Golka spell.
Fishers are ponderous and ungainly as they hop about on • Tail: Str+d4. If a Fisher gets a raise on its Fighting roll,
their single leg, but their skill in the air should never be when attacking with its barbed tail it strikes the least
underestimated. armoured spot on its foe.

STR 3D6+6 DEX 4D6+6 INT 3D6

Ct h CON 2D6+6
POW 2D6+6
SIZ 2D6+6
EDU n/a
APP n/a
SAN n/a

Theremin Transmitter
Mark III
Little-known Russian inventor Leon Theremin, most
famous for the eponymous electronic musical instru-
ment, has also developed a terrifying weapon capable of
transmitting the colour out of space to an unprotected
receiver. The device can target any radio or (much rarer)
television receiver. Any hapless target within earshot of
the receiver will have his life force drained by the colour
until the receiver is destroyed. Destroying the transmitter
banishes the colour back to its home outside time.
For the effects of exposure to the colour, see Call of
Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, pp.153-154 [Cth]/the Keeper’s
Guide, pp.222-223 [Sav].

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HAN exceedingly difficult to ascertain precisely where Han is, so fire-

arms are less than useless. The Elder Sign has no effect on this
The Dark One entity; however, if you know the proper dismissal, a group ritual
Han, also known as The Dark One, is a being made of half- can send it back from whence it came. If you find yourself having
truths wrapped in darkness. It intrudes upon our dimension as a to fight Han, you need to be armed with explosives, flamethrow-
diaphanous wraith, appearing as a hominid silhouette, dark and ers, or other devices which can damage multiple targets, or you
insubstantial, shrouded in a constant, impenetrable fog. stand little chance of defeating it.
I have been unable to find an organized cult devoted to Han, One ancient text suggests that if given a sacrifice of three
although many pay homage to it. When accepting sacrifices, Han goats, Han will answer one question about the present or the
prefers to be summoned to a spot where its victims can also be future. The question must pertain to a specific short-term goal and
lured. If Han is called but does not receive its expected sacri- Han can only give answers about impediments to that goal. It is
fice, it will take the one who called it and any who are nearby. best to keep to questions that can be answered with a single word
Unlike most entities of this type, it does not appear to differentiate or a vision lasting a few seconds. Han dislikes complex questions
between the life force of sentient and non-sentient creatures. and will lead astray those who test its patience.
Where Han is encountered, stay out of the fog lest you It is unable to return until the next winter solstice, at which
fall prey to hypnotic nightmares which render you passive. It is time a three-night ceremony must be held that includes a total of

What I first noticed was the smell, the Kaiser’s army in these parts, nor
as the fog rolled ‘round the ridge any of those hell-blasted trenches.
between here and the river. It was As they approached I could
foetid and rank, rotten and heaving, feel the presence getting restless and
like the breath of some geriatric excited, like a wolf smelling blood
carnivore. My hackles rose because I after a long hunger. I tried to cry
knew that something was desperately out, to warn the soldiers, but my
wrong. My instinct fought reason, my voice caught in my throat and I made
fear fought curiosity—I cannot say which naught but a wheezing sound. I do not
truly won that cold, wet autumn night, believe the monstrosity even noticed my
but I stayed rooted to the spot. presence. My limbs felt like lead but
Some antediluvian thing that should my sinews were loose and rubbery—I could
have gone extinct in ages long past, or not run, I could not shout, I could not
never have existed at all, was lurking look away. The moments dragged as the
on that ridge just across the fallow soldiers walked glibly to their doom.
field I have ploughed each spring since They grew quiet as they entered the fog;
my fifteenth birthday. This thing was I believe they felt the same wrongness
from outside, at right angles to our as I but were more afraid of being
reality, simply not beholden to the taunted for cowardice by their mates.
laws of God and nature. My heart ached Once the squad was completely inside
with the effort to pump my now sluggish the oppressive mist, the screams began;
blood as I searched the darkened, foggy screams of pure, unadulterated, and
landscape in the waning moonlight with shameless horror. Then, abruptly, all
stinging eyes. Coldness came from the fell silent and I wept mutely for the
direction of the ridge, and not the type soldiers, for I dreaded to discover
of cool dampness you expect from an what was occurring. I stood through
October fog, but the kind of frigidity the night, aching physically, mentally,
that makes the bones ache and the snot and spiritually, until the fog finally
freeze to one’s upper lip. lifted, taking with it the chill and
It was as I pulled the leather sheath stench. Left among the frost-covered and
off my axe that I heard them: our own trampled weeds were six men dead, two
French Army boys marching up along the dying, and one alive, but all were aged
river on patrol, unaware of the cruel and decrepit. At that point I collapsed
alien sentience awaiting them. They and knew no more until the morning sun
seemed in good spirits, laughing and tore me from blissful oblivion.
joking, not expecting any enemy activity
and justly so, for there were none of - Jean Faucher on the events of
October 1915, given on his deathbed

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64 human sacrifices. One male of age 20 or less who has the gift
of prophecy must have his eyes removed with a copper sacrificial
dagger. It is unnecessary to kill this particular victim; it pleases
Han to allow him to live, and it will often grant the blinded man
uncanny oracular abilities.

—Professor Richard Deadman

PLOT HOOKS
• Several vital reconnaissance missions have disappeared
in one specific area over the last few days. Some people
are attempting to blame the weather (which has been
unseasonably damp and foggy), coupled with a lack of
knowledge of the local terrain (which can be treacherous
to the unwary), but others are concerned that there is
something more sinister going on. Can the investigators
find any evidence of what has happened to the missions,
and can they avoid falling victim to a similar fate?
• Plans have come to light that the Nazis are planning to
destabilise the British ship-building industry by employ-
ing a new and terrible threat that no-one will suspect
until it is too late. Can the investigators identify the first
target and the nature of the new “weapon”? Can they
stop the German infiltrators from carrying out their plans
and thus ensure a steady stream of new vessels for the
Royal and Merchant Navies?
• The Allied war effort wants to study the Dust of Han
(p.70) to see if it can provide them with useful knowledge
of the future. The investigators have been tasked with
either summoning the creature themselves, or tracking
down a recent summoning in an attempt to find someone
else who is prepared to interact with the creature. After
that, surely it is just a simple matter of dismissing or van-
quishing the beast to get what they want...

SANITY LOSS
1D4/2D8 [Cth]/Horror (-2) [Sav]. [Cth]/p.118 [Sav]) makes the caster immune to Han’s
Fog (p.70). Steal Life (COC6, p.243 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav])
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS does not damage Han, but will reverse its ageing effects in
Finding Han: Han exists somewhere in the ever-present victims. Han is unaffected by the Elder Sign.
fog surrounding the god. If the investigators are in the
fog, they must make an Extreme Spot Hidden roll [Cth]/ MILITARY ACTIONS
Notice (-4) test [Sav] to successfully target Han. If the fog Scoring Hits: Han cannot be affected by conventional
is dispelled, no roll is required. firearms, and is vulnerable only to magic, fire-based
weaponry, explosives, and any other weapon that inflicts
Scoring Hits: explosives, flame weapons, and spells that
damage over a wide area. Due to the fog, attacks against
deal damage across a large area of effect are all capable of
Han can pose a danger to friendly forces; a Critical Failure
causing harm to Han.
(96-00) on a Tactics roll [Cth]/the roll a natural 1 on the
Spells: Alter Weather (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, p.196 combat die (no matter what the Wild Die may say) [Sav]
[Sav]) can dispel Han’s fog if cast at level 7 (tornado), means that instead of targeting an enemy unit during
but must be cast from within the fog to have any effect. mass combat, the investigator’s allied military forces have
Create Self-Ward (COC6, p.230 [Cth]/p.118 [Sav] will destroyed a unit on their own side.
slow the ageing effects of the fog by a half, but will not
prevent physical damage to victims. Extend (COC6, p.235

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Table 3: Artefact:
Dust of Han Effects Dust of Han
Roll Han’s remains constitute 100 doses of an inhalable
Effect
D100 powder. Anyone who ingests the powder rolls on Table
Increase Cthulhu Mythos by 1% [Cth]/ a 3, losing 0/1D4 Sanity points [Cth]/Horror (+2) [Sav] in
1-20 special one-use Benny that can only be addition to any effects described in the table itself.
spent on Knowledge (Mythos) rolls [Sav]
Lose 10 POW permanently [Cth]/3 die steps
21-30
in Spirit [Sav]
Investigators trapped in the fog must roll 1D10+10 as a
See a random glimpse of a pertinent future
31-65 resistance roll versus their POW [Cth]/Spirit (-2) [Sav]
event
each round they are encompassed. Each time they fail a
66-80 Lose 2D10 Sanity Points [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav] roll, they lose 1D6 POW [Cth]/1 die of Spirit [Sav] and
are aged 5 years; when a victim reaches 0 POW [Cth]/
81-100 Gain one Contact spell of choice
below d4 in Spirit [Sav], he dies of old age. Victims aged
to 90 years or beyond live for just 1D100 more days, and
any investigators that have been aged to over 60 years
of age lose 1D2 points from all physical attributes. All
TERROR ACTIONS actions undertaken within the fog (not including the roll
The Dark One can interact with the investigators outside of versus POW [Cth]/Spirit test [Sav]) suffer a -10% penalty
a combat situation, if it so chooses. If it does so, it can use [Cth]/-1 penalty [Sav]. Each military unit enveloped by
the following Non-combat Action: the fog needs to make a successful Command roll [Cth]/
Group Spirit test [Sav] to represent donning gas masks and
Han’s Dark Gift: Han’s gift of visions can drive people of a taking other protective measures; on a failed roll, the unit
weaker mind quite mad. Once a sacrifice of 2 POW [Cth]/1 is incapacitated and unable to act until the fog lifts. Any
die of Spirit [Sav] is made by the victim, Han will bestow tokens representing them are removed from play and can
one vision of the future upon him, which causes a Sanity only return if the fog is dispelled within four rounds; after
loss of 1/1D6 [Cth]/a Horror (+0) test [Sav]. that, they die of old age.
Han’s Dread Touch: Han’s touch attack (60% [Cth]/
Once Han has been engaged in combat, the Terror can Fighting d8 [Sav]) drains 2D6 POW [Cth]/2 die steps of
choose from the following Combat Actions: Spirit [Sav] from the target.

Han’s Fog: the god always manifests within a constantly VICTORY CONDITIONS
changing, swirling mist, which completely obscures Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
vision and carries with it a foul stench. It cannot be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
dispelled by non-magical means. Those inside the fog gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss
suffer horrible hallucinations and age as their life energy spell (p.113). Defeated, Han crumbles into a fine powder and
is drained; donning a gas mask protects against this effect. his fog dissipates.

As if fog wasn’t frightening enough,

now there’s something living in it!
Remind me not to go out in the next
pea-souper.
- Peggy

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ITHAQUA
The Windwalker Soviet reconnaissance journey to the
Arctic wastes successful! Made contact with
Like many researchers, I am entirely convinced that Ithaqua is the eldest shaman amongst the Nenets nomadic
the Wendigo, the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, Sasquatch, tribal people, and heard tales of the winter
and so on. Any place subject to deep, cold winters and terrible beast “Ithaqua”, whom they fear and worship. To
snowstorms seems to have tales about this god. All cultures who him they leave their dying, their criminals,
have encountered this being have developed ritual ways of keeping and (occasionally) virgins (male and female),
it at bay, preferring to avoid contact with something so powerful as sacrifices to keep Ithaqua from ravaging
as much as is physically possible. the whole tribe. They are yet a strong, hardy
There are some shamans, however, who have devices or people, so these ritual offerings must work.
prayers to summon the creature, or its servitors. According to However, the task at hand is to
reports, the shantak (Ithaqua’s dragon-like attendants) or the halja follow up on rumours of immediate use to this
(spectral figures of snow and ice) can be summoned more easily war. While the shamans have great horror of
than the god itself, usually to retrieve sacrifices on their icy mas- Ithaqua, they also express a morbid fear of
ter’s behalf. With effort, though, you may induce the god to stride beasts described as his servants: the shantak-
into your camp. I can only recommend trying basic binding and -dragons as big as horses, lacking wings but
control spells, as we have no record of either a successful attack or armed with scimitar claws, and a fierce, clever
defense, or, at least, none appear in the usual books. intelligence.
Ithaqua generally appears in a flying blizzard cloud. It has I saw a shantak with my own eyes,
been known to reveal its hominid form and attack, particularly loping across taiga, chasing herds of terrified
to protect its cultists, as they are devoted but primitive and few in reindeer. Its ingenuity in removing two
number. However, be wary—Ithaqua is strong enough to destroy convicted prisoners from the cages in which
cities if provoked. they had been held was most impressive.
As you might expect with creatures of the cold, fire provides The prisoners’ screams echoed on the frigid
both offensive and defensive capabilities. Keep in mind, however, winds and though they struggled, the beast
that the monster travels in a constant shroud of frozen tempest, incapacitated and restrained them for
with strong winds and blowing snows, which makes the mainte- transport within moments of encountering them.
nance of any fire somewhat difficult. Perhaps electric, petroleum, (Restrained how, I cannot say--further study is
or steam-fuelled sources of heat would prove more sustainable? definitely required.)
I have attached my thoughts on how
—Professor Richard Deadman to effect the capture of some shantak; the
plans rely on excellent timing, reinforced
train boxcars, and so on. It is my opinion
PLOT HOOKS that as few as two, pressed into service, might
• A very rare and valuable piece of prehistoric art has been prove invaluable in the defence of Leningrad,
stolen from the British Museum. The carved tusk depicts or perhaps in dealing with the threat from
some fanciful humanoid figure with what appears to be a Nazi-allied Finland. I do foresee loss on our
gale blowing from its mouth. What is so special about the side, as I think whatever handlers we use in
tusk (besides its obvious age and rarity)? And why would releasing the shantak will likely not survive
someone go to the trouble of stealing it now when it has that action.
been on display for well over a decade? I hope to return at some point, to
• No-one has heard from a remote training camp near witness the father of the shantak, the giant
Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories of Canada for god of the tundra, striding amidst the howling
a very long time. Given its location and the atrocious blizzard that surrounds him at all times! It
weather conditions in the region lately, nobody was too seems unlikely that we could treat with such a
concerned, but the storm shows no sign of clearing and being, but if there was a way to turn it on our
a new batch of soldiers is ready and waiting to undergo enemies? When they write history of this war,
Arctic training; on top of that, Section M’s contacts they will say that the Germans were defeated
amongst the local Eskimo (Inuit) are concerned that by the Russian winter. Perhaps they will never
the “Deathwalker” has returned. Can the investigators know how right they are...
convince the Inuit to guide them into the area to dis-
cover the camp’s fate? -- Translated operations report from
• The Norwegian Resistance has been making some very Natalya Petrova, Section M Field Operative
strange enquiries of late, and some members of the occult

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intelligence services are growing increasingly worried Ithaqua. The Death Spell (COC6, p.232 [Cth]/KG, p.204
that they might be about to take matters into their own [Sav]) can be used to attack the god, and Summon/Bind
hands to get rid of the occupying German forces. Are the Fire Vampire (COC6, p.244 [Cth]/KG, p.211 [Sav]) can be
Resistance planning on doing something very dangerous, employed to recruit fiery allies, if the stars are right. Call/
or are they just trying to equip themselves against an Dismiss Ithaqua (COC6, p.222 [Cth]/KG, p.199 [Sav])
ancient enemy? might also come in very handy.

MILITARY ACTIONS
Any place subject to deep, cold winters Brace Yourselves: Military units may elect to forego
and terrible snowstorms seems to have attacking for one turn, and instead brace themselves (and
their gear) against wind attacks. They ignore a Deep Freeze
tales about this god.
or Windstrike attack until the beginning of their next turn.
Scoring Hits: the god is susceptible to intense heat, fire-
based weapons, and explosives, but cannot be harmed by
SANITY LOSS
conventional firearms, steam-based weaponry, or direct
1D8/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
applications of electricity.

INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
Scoring Hits: Ithaqua is immune to firearms, steam-based TERROR ACTIONS
weapons (whose steam rapidly freezes in the god’s presence Deep Freeze: Ithaqua hurls snow, ice, and wind at a an
and can be turned back on the weapon’s wielder as a slew individual, a military unit, or a small group. Investigators
of tiny ice shards), and directly applied electricity. He is who are targeted must make a CON×2 roll [Cth]/Vigor
vulnerable to explosives and fire-based weapons, or any (-2) test [Sav] or take 1D6 points of damage [Cth]/1
other source of intense heat. level of Fatigue [Sav] due to exposure. Military units are
automatically destroyed—with all of their men flash-frozen
Spells: Alter Weather (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, p.196
solid—unless they use Brace Yourselves (see above).
[Sav]) could be useful in raising the temperature around
 THE FACES OF TERROR

Summon Shantak/Halja: the god summons 2D4 shantak

(COC6, p.172 [Cth]/KG, p.231 [Sav] or halja (KG, p.237)
to defend him. Use the stats on the pages mentioned if Totem of Ithaqua
the creatures attack individual investigators, or use as an
These totems can be crafted by a medicine man or
enemy unit in mass combat situations.
shaman from an Arctic or Far North society, and have
Winter Storm: (Automatic). Ithaqua is constantly been found in Viking tombs and Inuit caches. They
surrounded by a swirling blizzard (the radius is at the frequently resemble reindeer, a vitally important creature
Keeper’s discretion). The storm obscures vision and does to the primitive herders, who used the totems to protect
1D4 [Cth]/2d4 [Sav] cold damage to investigators the first themselves and their herds from the beast. Activated
(and only the first) round they encounter it. Investigators with the appropriate spell or ritual, a totem can summon
caught within the storm suffer a -10% penalty [Cth]/-1 and bind the Wendigo or its servants.
penalty [Sav] to all actions (including those for the military
units they are directing) for as many rounds as they are
in the storm; those firing into the storm from the outside
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
suffer the same penalty but not the cold damage. Note:
February 1943
investigators who have taken damage from Winter Storm
on a previous occasion might have prepared themselves Corpse 1:
adequately and might not take automatic damage, though Adult male, age approximately 35 years.
they still suffer the penalty to actions. Military units will Dismembered, only left arm remains intact.
Signs of bite marks (human dentition) on
need a successful Tactics roll [Cth]/Spirit test [Sav] on their
face, neck, and torso. Heart, liver, kidneys
behalf to be of any use if trapped in or firing into the storm. and brain missing. Tissue damage indicates
deliberate freezing.
Windstrike: Ithaqua generates a ferocious tornado of
snow that hurls one military unit into the air; that unit is Corpse 2:
automatically destroyed. Nearby investigators must make Juvenile male, age approximately 18 years.
a Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] or take 1D6 points of Partially eaten thigh. Bite marks indicate
damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav] from debris. human, rather than animal, dentition. Heart,
liver, kidneys, and brain missing. as with
Corpse 1, evidence of freezing.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can Assorted skeletal remains:
be adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and Consistent with the missing limbs from
investigator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the cor- Corpse 1. Bones show clear signs of butchery
with a sharp hunting knife. Some have also
rect Dismiss spell, sending Ithaqua from the battlefield and
been boiled.
instantly ending any associated extreme weather in the area.
If Ithaqua is destroyed by hits rather than magic, he uses the
following action:

Hail of Ice: as the god is vanquished, he explodes in a

shower of tiny pellets of ice. Investigators must succeed
at a Dodge roll [Cth]/an Agility test [Sav] to flatten
themselves on the ground or duck behind suitable cover,
or take 1D6 damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav] from
the sudden ice-storm.

Professor Hickling found this in the

medical records and forwarded it on to us –
any chance it could be this “Wendigo Psychosis”

you mentioned, Richard? Do we need to send someone in to make sure there’s no cult activity
in the area? Wouldn’t want anything disrupting the Northwest Staging Route
now it’s all up and running. A. .
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THE LIVING FLAME OF

DEEPEST BLACK We had trapped the German Sixth
Army on all sides, but they fought
on. My unit was called upon to use
our mastery of the secret arts to
Avatar of Cthugha hasten their destruction. In one of
A possible source of the Grecian myth of the minotaur, and the basements that comprised the only
liveable spaces in Stalingrad (as the
known to have been discovered by the Russians in 1932, the Germans had levelled almost every
Living Flame of Deepest Black is actually an occult mishap, a building), we set about unleashing
failed attempt by the cult of Cthugha to bring his black, fiery doom The Living Flame from its prison.
to the world. They summoned instead just a part of that alien To protect us from it, and to
god-thing’s blasphemous body. After it destroyed half a small city, direct its ire upon the enemy,
required an exhausting ritual. Twelve
they recaptured it and interred it under the Disk of Aiglos, in the men and women gathered in a pitch-
subterranean maze beneath present-day Knossos. black room, the Disk of Aiglos at the
Conventional weapons will not harm the Living Flame unless centre of their circle, mad designs
they are made from copper, bronze, or brass. The Coins of Knos- drawn on the floor with precious salt
from our dwindling supplies. Day and
sos, if they can be found, can ward off the monstrosity and drive night they chanted in that sunless
it back into its prison, the Disk of Aiglos. chamber, until, from the forbidding
taiga, a power sparked, then kindled.
Above the German trenches one could
—Professor Richard Deadman
just make out an aurora, shimmering
yet somehow darker than the moonless
PLOT HOOKS night, its strange heat melting
• Otdel MI, the Soviet equivalent of Section M and Majes- the snow beneath. Delirious German
soldiers sensed its warmth, and
tic (see Achtung! Cthulhu: the Guide to the Eastern Front began to stumble towards its dark
for further details), has lost the Disk of Aiglos and has luminescence. Through my telescope
requested the investigators’ help in relocating it. They I could see the desperation in their
believe that Black Sun operatives have it and are making frozen faces turn to fear as they
drew close, and then to terror as it
for Sebastopol via the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. enveloped them in its ebon heat.
Can the investigators stop them before they get there? Have you ever seen a flame burn
And what will happen if the Nochnyye Ved’my get wind BLACK? Can you even summon such an
of this powerful artefact that could help them in their image to your mind? I could not have
quest to create a Cossack homeland? before, and now I cannot banish the
impossible sight.
• The investigators receive a packet containing a map and
a Coin of Knossos, along with a frantic warning that a Who knows how many German
soldiers were consumed by the
great threat must be stopped. But who has sent these thing, night after night, for
strange gifts, and what do they want the investigators to eight nights? Regardless, someone
do? Could it be a trap? And why does the handwriting in in Friar Paulus’ command must have
had some inkling of what we were
the unsigned note seem strangely familiar? doing: late on the ninth night,
• A group of islanders have decided to resurrect an ancient a blast tore open the sunless
fire festival to raise morale amongst the naval and air chamber and black-hooded KOMMANDO
force personnel stationed in such an out of the way loca- dashed through the basement,
shimmering blades cleaving my
tion. The local priest, a god-fearing man, is concerned helpless comrades, enthralled by
about the pagan aspects of the celebration and has their ritual, into lumps of useless
decided to carry out further research, but his activities flesh. The Living Flame vanished
without a trace that night. Also
have brought him to the attention of both the Allied and
gone was the Disk of Aiglos, which
Axis’ occult intelligence services. Who will get to him had allowed us to call it forth,
first, and just how dangerous is this ritual? and might be the only means of
controlling it. And we, drained of
talented mystics (not to mention
SANITY LOSS our supply of salt), returned to
1D4/1D8 [Cth]/Horror (-1) [Sav]. conventional means of whittling
down and rooting out the doomed
INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS Sixth Army.
Coins of Knossos: each coin protects the wearer from the Most-secret dispatch from
OTDEL MI Brother
effects of Blaze and Black Flame (but not other attacks). A
Olesya Kruschevna Yemelina
coin is also required to be able to successfully cast the spell to Professor Richard Deadman
Compel Cthugha (p.116).

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 CHAPTER 3

Coins of Knossos
These Ancient Greek silver coins, minted in Knossos
prior to 400BC, display a representation of the labyrinth
used to trap the Living Flame. They are valuable and
quite rare, and may be found in the hands of unwitting
collectors, the enemy, or those currently controlling the
beast. Showing it to the creature will hold it back, and
the coin can be used to drive it into its ancient cage
(see the Disk of Aiglos, p.77), where it will be trapped.
If the cage is destroyed, the coin will serve only to make
the creature halt its attacks and withdraw to the nearest
subterranean crevice or cave, where it lurks until its
hunger once again drives it into the world of men.

TERROR ACTIONS
Spells: Dismiss Cthugha (COC6, p.222 [Cth]/KG, p.199 Black Flame: (Automatic). The Living Flame absorbs
[Sav]) creates a circle 20ft (6m) in diameter where the ambient light in its immediate area, making it difficult
Living Flame may not enter, although, as an avatar, it for military units and investigators to target. Any non-
cannot completely dispel the creature. Compel Cthugha magical attacks made by the investigators on the Living
(p.116) traps the Living Flame and any accompanying Flame suffer a -20% penalty [Cth]/-1 penalty [Sav]. The
fire vampires inside the Disk of Aiglos; a Coin of Knossos investigators must make a successful Tactics roll [Cth]/
is required for casting. The Call Cthugha portion of Spirit test [Sav] on behalf of their accompanying military
the previously mentioned Dismiss spell will release any units in order to properly direct their fire; the same penalty
creatures trapped inside the disk, but either part of the applies to these rolls. If the Tactics roll [Cth]/Spirit test
spell can only be cast successfully on clear nights when [Sav] fails, the unit cannot take part in mass combat
Fomalhaut is in the sky. against the Living Flame this round, but can still attack any
remaining enemy units.
Scoring Hits: the Living Flame of Deepest Black is
invulnerable to fire weapons and explosives, and any
“damage” inflicted with such weapons will actually heal the The coins are valuable and quite rare,
creature one hit instead of injuring it (up to but not beyond and may be found in the hands of
its maximum number of hits). Discovering this rather
unwitting collectors.
pertinent fact may require a successful Cthulhu Mythos,
Physics, or Biology roll [Cth]/Knowledge (Mythos),
Knowledge (Physics), or Knowledge (Biology) test [Sav], or
can be found out empirically on the field of battle. Blaze: (Automatic). Anyone in the vicinity or actively
engaged in combat with the Living Flame must make a
CON×3 roll [Cth]/Vigor (-1) test [Sav] each round, or suffer
MILITARY ACTIONS
1D4 Hit Points of damage [Cth]/one level of Fatigue [Sav]
Scoring Hits: fire-based weapons and explosives do not
from the creature’s incendiary aura. This effect lasts until the
harm the Living Flame of Deepest Black; in fact, they do
creature is driven into its prison or leaves the battlefield.
the exact opposite and either weapon type will heal one
hit. Investigators can, if they discover this fact during Flame Blast: 65% [Cth]/Shooting d8 [Sav]. This blast
combat, attempt to make Command or Persuade rolls of flame can target military units or the investigators.
[Cth]/Persuasion tests [Sav] to make the military change If used against investigators, it does 2D4 damage to all
their tactics. The creature is susceptible only to weapons investigators within 20ft (6m) of the blast. If used against
made of copper, bronze, or brass, or those harnessing the military, it destroys one unit.
electricity. Summon Fire Vampires: the Living Flame is able to
summon 1D4 Fire Vampires (COC6, p.157 [Cth]/KG, p.226

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Disk of Aiglos
Soviet occultists travelled to Crete and unearthed part
of the Great Old One Cthugha, trapped in a stone
totem of Greek or ancient Minoan origin—the Disk of
Aiglos. One Call Cthugha ritual releases any creatures
trapped within the Disk. Compel Cthugha, requiring a
Coin of Knossos, returns the terror to captivity and will
also trap relatives or servitors of Cthugha, including
fire vampires. If the disk is ever destroyed, the creatures
inside are released. Note that a new Disk of Aiglos
can be created from any fragments of the original disk,
along with 2.2lbs (1kg) of stone and six Elder Signs
cast in copper (to be affixed one to each side of the
“disk”). A successful Enchantment spell is required (see
Enchantment Spells, Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition,
p.233 [Cth]/p.118 [Sav]).

[Sav]), a servitor race bound to Cthugha. More may not be

summoned until all extant ones have been destroyed; these
can be used individually against the investigators, or can be
used as a single unit in mass combat.

VICTORY CONDITIONS
The only way to defeat the Living Flame is to drive it
back into the Disk of Aiglos. Otherwise, if it suffers a suf-
ficient number of hits (usually three, but can be adjusted
depending on the prevailing conditions and investiga-
tor experience; p.5) it will flee, igniting the surrounding
countryside, and returning with twice as many hits in each
subsequent encounter.

Peggy,
Can you check with Sir Arthur Evans’ people to see if
they found any of these coins during their work at Knossos?
In fact, get me a train ticket for Boar’s Hill – he’s an
Oxford man, might just be better if I go and see him myself.

A. .

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 CHAPTER 3

MH’ITHRHA Manifestations of the god and its brood are one potential source
of Norse and Celtic “Wild Hunt” legends. Invariably, the hunt,
Arch-Lord of Tindalos when summoned, first attacks the enemy and then runs wild,
Mh’ithrha is the mother-father of the dread Hounds of Tindalos attacking even the army of its summoner. In Norse legend, the
and, like its brood, hales from another dimension. This plane I Wild Hunt is called with a monstrous horn; we have not yet discov-
can only characterize as angular whereas ours is curved. From ered this artefact—if it exists—but other known spells to summon
their universe, these jagged terrors dream of conquering our Mh’ithrha do make use of a horn. Since it is attracted to sharp
smooth dimension. Mh‘ithrha journeys endlessly through and corners, any summoning ritual should be held in a well-engineered
around all things and senses the slightest warping of space-time. building or other area of architectural or topological precision.
It can create gates in corners or anywhere objects come together Beware, however, since these monsters can use any solid
at sharp angles. Through these angle-gates pours a thick mist that adjoining planes as a shortcut between worlds. When dealing with
coalesces into various entities –Mh’ithrha, its hounds, or both. hostile Tindalosians, avoid hallways, vaults, and (particularly on

The vanguard of the Russian Infantry towards the charging troops, smashing
Division was almost upon us! As the great bloody holes in their massed line.
last words of the unholy chant left our I gave the order–-“Feuer!”–- and our men
mouths, a filthy black fog rose from the added their bullets to the beast-thing’s
floor of the ancient, crumbling temple, onslaught. The Russian troops, naked
and the putrescent scent of old blood fear on their countenances, nevertheless
assaulted our nostrils. The next thing rushed forward; trapped between our
I noticed were grey-black hairs, as long beast and the machine guns of their own
and as thick as a pencil, sprouting from sadistic kommissar. They engaged the
the walls. In an instant, our spell’s abomination with bayonets and rifle butts
magic was underway, and we beat a hasty while we laughed with maniacal glee at
retreat out through the arched entryway, their useless attacks. Their lines broke
which was rapidly darkening with spiny and they were smashed and devoured–-
whiskers. In moments, the interior of the two, three, or more men at a time.
temple looked like nothing so much as a
fur-lined cube. Our murderous exhilaration was short-
lived, however; no sooner had their lines
Then the shaggy floor rose up, the hairy fallen into disarray than the beast
ceiling caved in, and hirsute walls turned in our direction, snapping up a
squeezed themselves together. How can machine gun team and six landsers. Our
I explain it? The closest I can get is bullets and grenades slowed the thing
that the chamber turned itself inside no more than had the bayonets of the
out as the last of our party was exiting. Russians. I shouted the words of binding
Adept Schosser had dallied an instant and held forth the strangely carved
too long and, with a squelch, his insides warding totem, but all to no avail!
projected from his mouth, eyes, and nose,
his broken body inverted like that of With numerous wards and hoarsely shouted
the temple interior. He was instantly commands in an ancient tongue, I was
enveloped by spines, leaving behind finally able to dispel it. By the time my
nothing more than a puddle of blood and a small unit of storm troopers finally made
smear of entrails. The rest of us ran for it out of the carnage, I saw that, while
the trenches we’d dug in the treeline. the monstrosity had all but annihilated
the Russians, it had also devoured three
At that moment the Russians launched sections of our own Jägers! Alas, a
their attack. With a great roar their somewhat Pyrrhic victory. In future, we
infantry charged into the clearing-–and would approach the summoning of the “Wild
directly into the furry beast-thing, Hunt” with much greater care.
which had taken on a form almost
indescribable: a solid, hairy mass with -- After-action report of
undulating limbs. Half a dozen spiny SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
arms, each the thickness of a man, shot Horst Walter, Sonderkommando H (“HEXEN”)

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the field of battle) tanks. On encountering a tank, a Tindalosian when the Royal Family and Britain are in grave danger.
can teleport inside the vehicle, where the crew naturally has very What is going on in Windsor Great Park, and is it a por-
little chance of escaping death; a death that will leave the machine tent of doom or a more tangible threat?
intact and functional, but devoid of all life.
SANITY LOSS
—Professor Richard Deadman 1D8/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].

INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
PLOT HOOKS Arciform Prison: the investigators lure the monster into
• Strange geodesic bunkers have begun to appear in stra- an area containing no angles (such as a perfect sphere or
tegic locations across the battlefields of Europe. Why are even a grain silo) inscribed with an Elder Sign, trapping
Organisation Todt (the German military and civil engi- the monster and sending it back to its intraplanar prison.
neering organisation) building these odd structures, and
Scoring Hits: fire-, steam-, and electricity-based weapons
what could be their possible purpose?
are all effective against Mh’ithrha, but conventional
• Whilst in North Africa on another mission, the inves-
weapons, such as firearms, cannot harm the creature.
tigators stumble on the remains of an Italian tank
column, lost deep in the desert. There are no signs of Silver Thread: an investigator draws (or scrapes, paints,
Allied engagement or aerial bombardment, and the or cuts) a circle on the ground, completely circumscribing
tanks appear to be largely undamaged; but each vehicle Mh’ithrha. The loop must be drawn in close proximity
is filled with the shredded remains of their crew. What to the creature, i.e. within Mh’ithrha’s Claw/Bite attack
happened here? Can the investigators salvage the tanks, range. Mh’ithrha will attempt to escape the circle before
or will doing so force them to share the same fate as the it is completed (via teleportation or regular movement),
vehicles’ original owners? or try to destroy the investigator making the circle, and
• The legend of Herne and the Wild Hunt has long therefore must be pinned down by physical attacks until
been associated with Windsor Great Park. Locals have the circle is complete, which normally takes three rounds.
recently reported the sounds of a hunting horn late at The investigator must be carrying some silver on his person
night, accompanied by strange lights and an unearthly if the circle is to perform its function; this can be silver
baying. Legend also has it that the lost tree known as coins, a wedding ring, even dental fillings (a silver/mercury
Herne’s Oak, and Herne the Hunter himself, only appear amalgam)!

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MILITARY ACTIONS Impossible Stride: Mh’ithrha can teleport from any

Scoring Hits: conventional weapons have no effect on angular object (at least human-sized) to any other such
Mh’ithrha; however, electrical, fire, and steam weapons can object within view. This action takes two rounds: in the
all damage the god. first round, Mh’ithrha disappears and a thin mist begins
seeping from the new target location; in the second round,
Suppressing Fire: instead of using the appropriate weapons
Mh’ithrha reappears at the new target location.
to damage Mh’ithrha, military units can use them to lay
down suppressing fire, preventing the god from taking an Swallow Whole: 65% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]. Mh’ithrha,
action after the mass combat phase has finished. on a successful roll, swallows something up to the size of an
office building. The victim is unharmed, but is immediately
transported to an extraterrestrial or extraplanar location of
TERROR ACTIONS
the Keeper’s choosing (it is also up to the Keeper whether
Claw/Bite Attack: should any military units or
the destination has a breathable atmosphere or not).
investigators be unfortunate enough to be within range of
This could be anywhere—the Moon, the Plateau of Leng,
a touch attack, Mh’ithrha will automatically make a Claw
the sunken city of R’lyeh, the Dreamlands, or the home
or Bite attack, destroying one military unit or dealing 1D8
dimension of some other eldritch horror. How and when
[Cth]/2d6 [Sav] damage if the victim is an investigator.
(if) the transported individuals get back is up to the players
Investigators can avoid the attack with a successful Dodge
and the Keeper. Investigators can avoid being swallowed by
roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav].
using the Desperate Measures tactic (p.9).
Summon Hounds of Tindalos: the god will generally
The victim is immediately summon 2D4 hounds of Tindalos (COC6, p.165 [Cth]/
transported to an extraterrestrial KG, p.228 [Sav]) as its first action. Anytime the number
or extraplanar location. of hounds is reduced to one, Mh’ithrha may summon more
as its next action, or in the next round. Individual hounds
can be used to target the investigators, or all of those
summoned can act as one enemy unit in mass combat.
Fuse Angles: Mh’ithrha magically forces angular
inanimate objects (especially vehicles, but this could
VICTORY CONDITIONS
also affect gun emplacements, small buildings, etc.) to
Normally, Mh’ithrha must be trapped by either the Silver
come smashing together. Vehicles thus ensnared are fused
Thread or Arciform Prison actions (p.79), either of which
together permanently and are useless; any weapons affected
banishes it to its intraplanar demesne. At the Keeper’s dis-
are rendered inoperable. Investigators targeted by this
cretion, it can also be dispelled with a sufficient number of
attack can attempt a Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] to
hits (usually three, but this can be adjusted depending on the
avoid being crushed by the vehicles; failure results in 1D8
prevailing conditions and investigator experience; p.5) or the
[Cth]/2d6 [Sav] damage. Military units who are the subject
correct Dismiss spell (p.113).
of this attack are lost, either because they have been
crushed in their vehicles, or because their weaponry is too
badly damaged to be of any further use.

tures appear to be
Interesting that these crea
rt ing to Eu cli dia n ge om et ry to gain entry into
reso
our dimension. It’s also rather a turn up for
the books that non-Euclidian geometry
is actually on our side, for once.

—Capt. Harris

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 THE FACES OF TERROR

SHUDDE M’ELL Like the chthonians, Shudde M’ell employs a variety of physi-
cal attacks and can mentally control humans. Shudde M’ell must
The Burrower Beneath know its psychic targets through a previous encounter, or through
Shudde M’ell is one of the largest Terrors, a mile and a half a Contact spell initiated by the human. A human dominated by
(2.4km) long and 6yds (5.5m) in diameter. Able to withstand Shudde M’ell can only observe his actions, horrified, as the malev-
unimaginable extremes of heat and pressure, it dwells deep within olent entity controls his body.
the Earth’s lower mantle with its chthonian progeny. It is wor- One can use a Dismiss spell to send Shudde M’ell back into
shipped by a few human cults, always found in one of the world’s the depths of the Earth. Barring that, the god, like all other
montane regions. chthonians, can be damaged by water. Breath of the Deep,
which fills the target’s internal cavities with salt water, should

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CLASSIFIED EYES-ONLY TOP SECRET
any attempt to map or even understand it.
Eventually, they met a wall, or floor, that
TO: Maj. David XXXXXXX
looked markedly different from the basalt cave
they were in, though it still looked like some
FROM: Sgt. William XXXXXXX
kind of stone. Even stranger was the slime
coating the whole surface, which let off an
ITEM(S) REQUESTED: Dynamite, Blasting caps,
acrid, acidic smell.
Detonators
They made a small fire, and maybe it
was the flickering light, or the smoke and
AMOUNT REQUESTED: All. Whatever stores can be
heat, but the men said the wall moved, flexing
spared and preferably whatever cannot, also.
and withdrawing to one side with a grinding
hiss and a great increase in the volume of
DELIVER TO: Ammo dump excavation site F32 (NW
slime. They stood frozen as the wall slid
of Fabras, Fr.)
away, diminishing to a great serpentine tail,
vanishing down another tunnel. Waiting, they
EXPLANATION OF REQUEST: Needed to collapse
heard the rumble fade, only to get suddenly
sizeable cave system behind ammo dump. Not
louder and louder. They ran.
caves, more like tunnels. Except, not like any
As the men scrabbled back the way they
tunnels I’ve ever seen before, and I worked
had come, there was a loud hiss behind them,
under Manhattan before we got into this war.
and a great void appeared, swallowing two of
All I can tell you is what I saw myself, and
our best into a black depth. Those still alive
what the men said. The story is this:
report seeing a massive gray “worm head” emerge
from the hole; eyeless, but with a multitude of
mouths. They said it ate the solid rock of the
In our digging two days ago, we broke
mountain, and almost suffocated them with its
through into an empty space that I expected
acrid stench.
to be a random pocket, but which swallowed
When our men burst, frenzied, back into
our lights once we stuck our heads in to
our dig, we attended to them as best we could,
look around. We could see that the space
treating their scrapes and bruises, but not
was roughly rounded, and it was a long tube
their shell shock. Their story is fantastic,
headed back into the mountain. But the basalt
I know, but these men are known to be honest
walls were really smooth, and there was
and level-headed. The fact is, we did lose
almost no rubble.
two men, and the tunnel system is still a
Five of the men were free to explore this
hazard to the ammo storage dump we are trying
mysterious hollow, choosing to go “uphill”
to finish. Therefore, please send explosive
from the start, reasoning that it would make
materiel so that we can collapse the caves
their return trip easier. When only three
closest to our operations, in the hope of
returned with the ghastly story that follows,
keeping our operation safe from infiltration,
I determined to make this request.
either by enemy forces or “worm heads”,
They hiked some few hundred yards around
whichever comes first.
the first bend, at which point the tunnel
All the dynamite, please. These tunnels
turned sharply down, only to continue on
are cavernous, and if there is something weird
an erratic, corkscrewing track as it wound
down there, I’d like as much rock between it
deeper into the mountain – a path that stymied
and us as possible.
 CHAPTER 3

make Shudde M’ell think twice about continuing an assault, and Shudde M’ell could be summoned to ensure the British
may drive it away entirely. get their own tunnel built first. But is this such a sensible
Shudde M’ell has no eyes, but research suggests that Cause idea? And what might happen if the plan went wrong?
Blindness shuts down whatever sensory organs it does possess, • Work continues apace on the Alpine Line, also known
forcing it to withdraw slowly and cautiously. Enchanted weapons as the Little Maginot Line, in readiness for any invasion
are effective, but due to its immense size, it would take a battal- attempts from Italy. But strange, pre-existing tunnels of
ion armed with Blessed Blades to dispatch Shudde M’ell before it an enormous size have been discovered in the mountains,
destroyed everyone and everything in the area. and several workers have mysteriously disappeared. Who,
A large electrical attack of some kind—like a lightning or what, built the tunnels, and where are the workers?
cannon, or entrapment in high-voltage power lines—should • The Eternal City of Rome has suffered from earthquakes
breach its armour. Its coat of acidic slime would only facilitate throughout its long history, but there has not been one
any damaging effects. Though Shudde M’ell is built to withstand since 1915. Declared an open city (i.e. it will not be
high-pressure external environments, it should be vulnerable to defended against enemy incursions in order to protect
internal detonations. Enough explosive rounds, grenades, and it from bombing and artillery attacks) at the time of the
bombs fired down its gullet should crack it like a walnut. Italian surrender (the Keeper’s Guide, p.12), the city is
now suffering from a rash of tremors which appear to
—Professor Richard Deadman be building in strength. What could be the cause of
these tremors, and is someone determined to destroy the
ancient city after all?
PLOT HOOKS
• Many engineers have dreamed of constructing a tunnel SANITY LOSS
from Dover to the continent, but none have so far suc- 1D4/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
ceeded. A report from the Department of Wheezers and
Dodgers (the Keeper’s Guide, p.52) has now crossed the INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
desks of the powers that be and has truly set the cat Geological Survey: investigators with the Geology [Cth]/
among the pigeons by calculating that, using slave labour, Knowledge (Geology) [Sav] skill can predict the location
Hitler could build not one but two such tunnels in less of Shudde M’ell’s next attack, which will save the next
than eighteen months. It has even been suggested that military unit that would otherwise have been destroyed

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 THE FACES OF TERROR

by that attack. Two successful dice rolls are required: one Once engaged in combat, the Burrower Beneath can
for Geology [Cth]/Knowledge (Geology) [Sav] and one for choose from the following Combat Actions:
Command [Cth]/Spirit [Sav] to effectively communicate
instructions to the military unit in question. Earthquake: Shudde M’ell burrows under his victims
and causes a devastating earthquake, doing 2D12 damage
Scoring Hits: although the great chthonian is unaffected
to any structures (including caves) in the affected area.
by fire and conventional weapons, it is vulnerable to
Investigators must make a DEX×2 roll [Cth]/Agility (-1)
steam- and electricity-based weaponry, as well as magic
test [Sav] to stay on their feet or take 1D4 points of damage
and enchanted weapons. Explosives detonated inside the
[Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav].
creature will also damage it.
Swallow: Shudde M’ell erupts from underground,
Spells: Breath of the Deep (COC6, p.221 [Cth]/KG, p.198
devouring one military unit whole. If any of the
[Sav]) scores one hit. Cause Blindness (COC6, p.223
investigators also happen to be in the area being swallowed,
[Cth]/KG, p.200 [Sav] can be used to confuse the creature,
they must make a successful Difficult Dodge or Jump roll
causing it to miss its next action.
[Cth]/Agility (-2) test [Sav] to avoid death (or, failing that,
avail themselves of the Desperate Measures option, p.9).
MILITARY ACTIONS
Scoring Hits: Shudde M’ell is vulnerable to magic, Acid Bloom: squirts a stream of highly concentrated
and enchanted, steam and electric weapons, as well as acid that targets either a military unit or individuals.
explosives detonated inside it. Normal weaponry, and Investigators targeted in this way must make a successful
explosives used against its hide, have no affect. Difficult Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility (-2) test [Sav] or take
1D12 [Cth]/4d6 [Sav] points of damage. Any military unit
TERROR ACTIONS which is the focus of this attack is automatically destroyed.
If contacted outside of a combat situation, Shudde M’ell can
use the following Non-combat Action: VICTORY CONDITIONS
Score sufficient hits (usually three, but can be adjusted
Poisoned Fruit: if an investigator casts the appropriate depending on the prevailing conditions and investigator
Call or Compel spell and sacrifices 1 POW [Cth]/1 die experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss spell
step of Spirit [Sav], Shudde M’ell will grant him a Cthulhu against Shudde M’ell (p.113), who immediately burrows down
Mythos increase of 5% [Cth]/a die increase in Knowledge into the Earth’s mantle. The area where the combat took place
(Mythos) [Sav] and one spell. remains geologically unstable for a number of weeks afterwards
and may be subject to landslides or earthquakes.

Urgent: FAO SA, Armitage McVay

Sinkhole appeared close to Camp Blanding, Florida.

e
Also strange earth tremors. Area geologically stabl
for some time. Odd biological samples recovered from
site. Advise best course of action.

— JG

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 CHAPTER 3

THE STAR MOTHER Her enthralled crew presents a third line of attack and defense,
after which she will resort to psychic attacks and other unnatural
Goddess of the Ghost-Ship powers to shock and destroy her enemies.
The Star Mother is not a ghost ship, but an alien, stone-like, seed Thankfully, this monstrosity seems susceptible to conventional
that has taken up residence in a wrecked human vessel. I have weapons, though they are roughly half as effective as they would
determined that the ship that carries her has not remained constant be against a normal vessel.
over her centuries-long presence on this Earth; rather, she has
changed vessels periodically, likely when one is too decayed to hold —Professor Richard Deadman
together without an unacceptable expense of energy, or perhaps
merely on a whim. Therefore, a specific physical description may
not serve our purposes; some reports describe a sailing ship, but if PLOT HOOKS
certain other, unconfirmed communiqués are to be believed, the • Frantic distress signals have been received from several
Star Mother may currently inhabit something far more modern. ships on the Atlantic convoys claiming that a British
This creature permeates a seagoing vessel and controls it, destroyer, thought lost to one of Admiral Dönitz’s wolf
using its crew as a power source. Note that these victims do not, packs, has been attacking them. Worryingly, no trace of
strictly speaking, die. It is not uncommon to see them lashed to the any of these ships has since been found. Has the crew
decks and interior hold spaces, bound by snaking, phosphorescent of the destroyer gone rogue, or is there a more eldritch
tentacles. She is predatory in nature and hunts other ships, using explanation for the ship’s sudden treacherous activities?
her appendages to capture more sailors. She also feeds on misery • American sailors in the Pacific have begun to tell stories
itself; those drowning nearby in a futile attempt to escape her of a mysterious ship seen only on foggy nights after a
clutches only serve to fuel her conquest all the more. major naval battle has taken place; a ship which collects
Comparing what records we have, we have divined a pat- the souls of the dead and binds them for eternity. But is
tern to her attacks. An ambush predator, she will first conjure a there any truth to the story, or is someone using the tale
great fog, then surface underneath a vessel with the aim of break- as a carefully constructed piece of propaganda to spook
ing its keel. If this fails, she will lash out with her pseudopods. the sailors and cause unrest within the US Navy?

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 THE FACES OF TERROR

The mind of the peasant or fisherman vessel. We frantically emptied our weapons
is always fertile ground for superstition. I directly into its port side, reloaded, then
have, of course, in my 30-year career heard fired anew.
many tales of GEISTERSCHIFFEN, and always Then, something happened which I
dismissed them. A captain must maintain shall never forget: from the decks of the
mental as well as physical discipline. ancient ship rose her crewmen, but you
Still, I have no explanation for the events could not call them human... Dessicated,
of 14th March. waterlogged, and draped in squirming
The U-boat we had just refuelled tendrils of something that could not have
reported an underwater contact half a been seaweed, they began to roll, jump,
league to starboard. We sounded the alarm, and fall over her railings and onto our
convinced we had an enemy submarine on our deck. A one-armed mariner in an archaic
hands. Without warning, the unidentified uniform I did not recognise ambled towards
craft began to surface. We were shocked the bridge. I leaned out of the door and
to see three MASTS emerge from the inky fired my Mauser directly at its head, which
waters! As the vessel breached the surface, disappeared in a yellow-green cloud, but
framed by the moonlight, there was no still it advanced. Grabbing a fire axe
mistaking it: a schooner, gaffs dripping from its bracket, I hacked the thing in
disintegrated sails, her deck grotty with half; the severed limbs and torso writhed
algae and barnacles! repulsively on the deck.
As we changed course to investigate, The rest is a blur; we fought that
a thick fog began to emanate FROM THE SHIP, ship of the dead for what seemed like
rapidly obscuring it from closer inspection. hours, pumping cannonade after cannonade
Suddenly, a sort of arm projected from into her hull and chopping desperately at
the midst of the fog, smashing into the the ropy tentacles lashing her to us. Some
starboard side of my tender’s hull! The of my sailors were killed; many more went
destroyer in our flotilla immediately mad, surrendering to that hellish crew or
began to fire blindly into the fog, and a flinging themselves into the unquiet waters,
second, then a third ropy pseudopod struck never to be seen again. When we had finally
our craft, grabbing hold of the crane on freed ourselves, the horrid craft abruptly
our deck. We were pulled with sudden speed sank beneath the waves.
deeper into the mist. We made for the closest port, where
As we neared the schooner, we were I now sit, shivering, writing this account.
hit first by a stench, unmistakable to me as I cannot imagine it will ever be made
that of rotting flesh. We turned every one public, for no sane man could have witnessed
of our deck guns and machine guns towards the events I transcribe here now. I shall
the phantom ship and fired upon it. As we never sail again. For the legends of the
were pulled alongside, I radioed to our GEISTERSCHIFFEN are true, and rationalism
escort to cease fire, lest they hit our has suffered an irrecoverable setback.

After-action report of KRIEGSMARINE KAPITÄN ZUR SEE (Captain) Rupert Hoff

• A group of investigators, en route to a very important INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS

rendezvous with a dossier full of secret and highly sen- Scoring Hits: the Star Mother is invulnerable to
sitive papers, are left stranded in a lifeboat after their conventional weapons. Steam and enchanted weapons can
transport is sunk by a U-boat close to Block Island inflict one hit on the creature itself (rather than the ship
(Rhode Island, New England). They have all heard the which holds it), whereas fire-based weapons inflict two.
stories of these waters being haunted by the Palatine, an
Zombie Hunters: their brains must be destroyed! Magic,
18th Century ship that ran aground on the island in a
fire, and enchanted weapons do normal damage if the
snowstorm, and the fog is slowly rising around them as
zombies are being faced as individual creatures; electric and
they drift aimlessly. Are the sounds they can hear in the
steam weapons are totally ineffective, and conventional
mist that of a rescue vessel, or are they coming from the
weapons do half damage. For zombie stats, see Call of
Palatine (or something much, much worse)?
Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.211 [Cth]/the Savage Worlds
core rulebook, Chapter 7: Bestiary with the addition of
SANITY LOSS
Horror (-1) [Sav]; alternatively, use Die Gefallenen on p.237
1/1D6 [Cth]/Horror (+0) [Sav] to the ghost ship; viewing the
of the Keeper’s Guide.
hold causes 1/1D4 [Cth]/Nausea [Sav].

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 CHAPTER 3

MILITARY ACTIONS Collision at Sea: the Star Mother’s “ghost ship” rams the
Broadside: If the investigators directing the military vessel the investigators are on. Investigators must make a
units on board ship achieve a Critical Success (01-05) successful Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] or be thrown
on a Tactics roll [Cth]/a raise on a Spirit test [Sav], the into the water, where they must make a successful Swim
naval attack is sufficient to pulverise the Star Mother’s roll [Cth]/Swimming test [Sav] each round until they are
rotting ship and send it deep beneath the waves, ending rescued or can reboard a vessel.
the encounter. Note: this one-time attack can only be
Tentacle Attack: tentacles extrude from the Star Mother’s
performed after the Collision At Sea action (see Terror
ship and grasp at the crew of her victim’s vessel. If used
Actions). It may not be performed once the ghost ship has
against the investigators, each must make a successful
grasped a friendly vessel with its tentacles.
Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] to avoid being grabbed.
Fight Zombies: Military units can fight zombies in mass If they are grabbed, then they can use Desperate Measures
combat, with zombies acting as a regular military unit, (p.9) to free themselves, or face being turned into one
provided they are equipped with the appropriate weapons of the Star Mother’s zombie crewmen. If used against a
(see Investigator Actions). military unit, that unit is not destroyed but is recruited to
Scoring Hits: attacks against the Star Mother with fight for the Star Mother instead.
anything other than steam, enchanted, or fire weapons will Zombie Horde: the long-dead crewmen flood onto
not cause any damage. the crippled ship. Individual zombies can engage the
investigators in battle, but they also count as a regular
TERROR ACTIONS enemy unit when used in mass combat against any
Close Combat: if the investigators can reach the Star accompanying military personnel.
Mother in the hold of the ship, they can engage her in
direct combat. Despite her odd appearance as some sort
of primitive stone sculpture of the human form about the Despite her odd appearance,
size of a young child, the Star Mother is more than capable the Star Mother is more than capable
of defending herself (Pseudopods 65%, 2D6 damage, atts of defending herself.
5, base range touch [Cth]/Fighting d8, 2d6 damage, can
attack up to 5 times a round [Sav]). She also knows the
following spells: Alter Weather (COC6, p.217 [Cth]/KG, VICTORY CONDITIONS
p.195 [Sav]), Black Binding (the liquid component of this The stone of the Star Mother must be destroyed if the ghost
spell is exuded by the Star Mother; COC6, p.220 [Cth]/ ship is to be properly dispelled. Once she has taken three
KG, p.197 [Sav]), Breath of the Deep (COC6, p.221 [Cth]/ hits (or more, depending on the conditions and investigator
KG, p.198 [Sav]), Dominate (COC6, p.232 [Cth]/KG, experience), the ship sinks to the bottom of the sea over the
p.205 [Sav]), and Raise Night Fog (COC6, p.241 [Cth]/ next three rounds. Each investigators must make a successful
KG, p.209 [Sav]). Swim roll [Cth]/Swimming test [Sav] during that time to
avoid a watery grave. At the next full moon, the Star Mother
will emerge from the seafloor, find the hulk of a wrecked
ship, and rise again!

“Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll!

Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain;
Man marks the earth with ruin;
His control stops with the shore.
Upon the watery plain, the wrecks are all thy deed.”

- The Ocean, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Lord Byron

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TSATHOGGUA PLOT HOOKS

• May-eve, 1940, (also known as Walpurgis Night or Bel-
The Sleeper of N’Kai tane) is approaching. In Paris, there has been a distinct
By all reports, Tsathoggua is not a particularly malevolent crea- increase in the number of wild parties thrown almost
ture—terrible, yes, but somewhat passive and lethargic. Rumored in defiance of the growing threat of German invasion.
to have come to Earth from Saturn, it now dwells deep in an under- There also seems to be an increase in the number of
ground abyss, tended by cultists and its formless spawn. Known people going missing from the streets, and some in the
portals to its underground lair exist in central Oklahoma and the Parisian occult circles are beginning to get very nerv-
mountains of Vermont, though there may be others worldwide of ous indeed. Is there a link between the parties and the
which we are not yet aware. Some cults know ways to summon or disappearances? Could an ancient cult in the city be
lure Tsathoggua to the surface, where they may worship it in person. gathering sacrifices for their dark god? And if it is a
The god’s appearance is much as described in the field report cult, which one?
below: large, squat, and furry, with a combination of toad and • A recent military dredging operation to clean up parts
bat-like features. However, like many of these eldritch monsters, of the Danube has brought up a lacquered case con-
it is known to manipulate its shape at will. In whatever form it taining a record of Hungarian and Turkish experiences
appears, interviews with captive worshippers reveal that Tsathog- with Tsathoggua during the 1600s. The investigators
gua is a reliable resource for sorcerers, as it rewards the faithful have been despatched to retrieve (or maybe even steal)
with knowledge of spells and magic gates. the case and get it back safely for further investigation.
Despite its enervated reputation, Tsathoggua is powerful But who else knows about the case, and how far will
and resilient when confronted. The creature is agile and adroit they be prepared to go to stop the Allies from making
should the need arise, and should it grab someone unprepared, its any use of it?
poisonous skin burns like acid, dissolving and puncturing unpro- • Reports are coming in of a plague of giant toads in the
tected clothing, skin, and flesh. Furthermore, like the batrachians sugar plantations of the Caribbean. They do not appear
it resembles, Tsathoggua will lash out with its tongue, though it is to be attacking the cane crop in any way (or doing any-
more akin to a prehensile tentacle, snatching unfortunates into its thing much, if it comes to it), but their numbers are
cavernous toothed maw. steadily increasing and their presence is making the har-
As such, Tsathoggua cannot so much be killed as driven back vest that much more difficult as they get into everything.
to its subterranean abode. Direct physical attacks—hacking, What are the toads, and what are they waiting for?
slashing, and even bullets—it will recover from rapidly, though
electricity and fire seem to be more reliably damaging. SANITY LOSS
1D8/2D10. [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
—Professor Richard Deadman

We was deep in an Indian summer, Then, it was all I could do to

sufferin’ through unseasonable heat and a look at anythin’ else. It was fat and squat
tyrannical humidity. ‘Twas a misery to be like a boulder, but furry like a hound,
out-of-doors, but the sugar was in need but like a toad, too, with wide-set eyes
of harvest, and that schedule stops for no and a cavernous mouth that once opened in
man, especial with the war makin’ supply a yawn that looked like it could swallow a
lines unreliable. man whole. Ears like a bat flicked about,
Come sunset, I saw some of the and it licked its lips sometimes with a
labourers sneakin’ off the path to their massive tongue, grey and pink like a side
bunks, cutting through the cane break of rotting beef.
toward the swampy, marshy lands beyond the It fixed its huntin’ gaze on mine,
fields. I had in mind to follow them, and and blind panic sent me into a faint.
I could see in the distance the smoke from Come the dawn, I woke in them weeds,
a small fire, so I let the stray workers thankfully in one piece, though I rose
get out of sight and then made for that up to see no evidence of what I had
distant signal. witnessed the night afore. I might have
Creeping up on their congregation, no proof, but I swear there is something
I saw all their attentions focused on foul and heathen lurking in this country,
one hideous lump at t’other end of the war or not, and it will take more than
clearing. It sat before a mysterious mound force of arms to drive it from this
that looked like nothing so much as the backwater edge of civilisation.
entrance to some mountain cave. Being as
we were in Caribbean climes, this struck me Story of Rufus P.,
as queer, but I was more troubled when the sugar plantation manager
lump drew my attention by openin’ its eyes. on the island of St. Marie [Eng.]
 CHAPTER 3

INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS spawn can be removed by magical or medical means after

Scoring Hits: conventional weapons have little effect on the battle, but there is a 50% chance of death for each
the god, but those involving fire, electricity, and steam can victim as the creature has become firmly rooted in its host.
all inflict hits on Tsathoggua. Military units subject to this attack must roll under 50 on
1D100 to resist (e.g. by donning protective clothing, such
MILITARY ACTIONS as a gas mask); investigators making a successful Command
Scoring Hits: only steam-, electricity-, and fire-based or Psychology roll [Cth]/Spirit or Knowledge (Psychology)
weapons can harm the god; all other weapons are ineffective. [Sav] permit the unit to roll again, taking the lower of the
two results [Cth]/draw two cards from the Action Deck and
act on the best [Sav]. If the roll is failed, then the military
TERROR ACTIONS
unit falls under Tsathoggua’s control on the next round.
Acid Skin: in close-quarters combat, anyone close
enough is enfolded in an acidic embrace (Grapple 70% Shapeshift: Tsathoggua alters its form into something more
[Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]). Contact with Tsathoggua’s skin terrible, useful, or appropriate, at the Keeper’s discretion.
causes 1D6 [Cth]/2d6 [Sav] points of damage per round
Summon Formless Spawn: the toad god summons his oily
of exposure. Each round the victim may try to escape by
black, amoeboid “children” (COC6, p.159 [Cth]/KG, p.227
winning a STR 25 test (see the Grapple rules, COC6, p.68)
[Sav]). Individual spawn can fight investigators one-on-one
[Cth]/Str (-4) test [Sav].
using the stats provided; they can also be used as an enemy
Natural Enemies: Tsathoggua can turn nearby birds, unit in mass combat situations. Alternatively, they can be
insects, and other animals against the investigators, who used by Tsathoggua as part of the Possessed by Spawn action.
will need to fend off 1D2 animals each (see Beasts &
Summon Serpent People: Tsathoggua summons his
Monsters, COC6, pp.202-210 for a range of suitable
reptilian servants (COC6, p.170 [Cth]/KG, p.231 [Sav]).
creatures) [Cth]/the swarm rules in the Savage Worlds core
They can fight as a regular military unit in mass combat, or
rulebook [Sav]. They can even be used to tie down large
can be used individually against the investigators.
military units, and unless two successful fire attacks are
made, the unit will succumb to the furred and feathered Tongue Attack: 60% [Cth]/Fighting d8 [Sav]. Tsathoggua’s
onslaught within three rounds. prehensile tongue enwraps its victims, pulling them in to
be devoured (STR×2 roll [Cth]/Strength (-2) test [Sav]
Possessed by Spawn: spawn attempt to enter the bodies of
to break free or face instant death, unless the victim
their intended victims through any exposed orifice. If the
successfully employs Desperate Measures; p.9) or held
spawn attack an investigator, a successful Dodge roll [Cth]/
against his Acid Skin (see above).
Agility test [Sav] is required to avoid being infiltrated. If
the spawn is ingested, a CON×2 roll [Cth]/Vigor (-2) test
[Sav], along with the administration of a powerful emetic VICTORY CONDITIONS
or laxative, is needed to purge the creature from the body Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
(painfully), causing 1D4 [Cth]/2d4 [Sav] points of damage; adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
magic can also be used, such as Healing (COC6, p.237 gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss
[Cth]/KG, p.206, without its usual battlefield restriction spell (p.113). Tsathoggua is driven back underground, leaving
[Sav]). If the spawn is not removed, the investigator is behind only the tattered remnants of its spawn.
controlled by Tsathoggua for the rest of the encounter; the

Well, I suppose
it could be
considered
quite sweet,
if you squinted
at it in the
dark, that is.

- Peggy
 THE FACES OF TERROR

YEGG-HA PLOT HOOKS

• An archaeological dig on Hadrian’s Wall, close to New-
The Faceless One castle Upon Tyne, has unearthed a previously unknown
Classicists will be horrified to learn that the recorded history of temple. But something about the site does not corre-
Yegg-Ha goes back at least as far as Ancient Rome. This mon- spond with other sites along the wall, and there have
strosity ranged from the British Isles to the Italian Alps, butchering been a series of apparent sabotage attempts against the
peasants and livestock indiscriminately until Caesar himself dis- dig. Is the temple all that it seems, or have the archaeol-
patched a centuria to track the creature down. Centurions destroyed ogists discovered something that should have been left
it near Hadrian’s Wall, burying its body somewhere nearby.
Sadly for mankind, all that is required to bring this pla-
toon-sized threat back to our world is a small bit of its remains,
along with the correct incantations. The beast has been summoned
many times throughout history to cause chaos on the battlefield A few shots from the big 105 on our M7
and panic among the civilian population. Priest quieted the German opposition from the
An extremely secretive cult known only as The Faceless Men church. We figured any enemy who’d survived
have long striven to bring Yegg-Ha back to terrorize humankind. the collapse of the building was knocked out
from the blast, so a couple of squads advanced
A recent Majestic investigation linked some members of this cult
on foot.
to a so-called “funk house”—an English aristocratic manor house
All of a sudden there was a huge explosion,
where “conscientious objectors”, “sensualists”, and “fifth column-
but with no concussion blast to go along with
ists” indulge in hedonism whilst refusing to fight the Nazi scourge.
it. Huge chunks of stone flew towards us and we
Standing against Yegg-Ha and its followers are the even more
hit the dirt. A couple unlucky guys got hit.
mysterious Forty-Eight.
What we saw next was a blur. Something
Despite its epithet suggesting the contrary, Yegg-Ha has three
the size of barrage balloon, with legs like oak
heads, each with something approximating a face. To dispel the
trees, stomped towards the Priest. It had arms
creature using physical attacks, all three heads must be destroyed.
with massive claws, and the first swipe cut the
officer manning the .50 cal in half, sending his
—Professor Richard Deadman torso flying into the woods.
We opened up with our rifles and peppered
the thing. That turned it towards us, giving
the tank’s gunner a chance to fire a big 105
right at its midsection, ripping a hole we could
see straight through. That didn’t slow it down.
By then the whole platoon was unloading their
small arms on it. That didn’t seem to do too
much good, either.
It kept whaling on us, taking three
more guys out, then whirled and ran for the
church, quickly burrowing into the rubble and
disappearing from sight. If we hadn’t had our
platoon at full strength I don’t think we would
have been able to chase it off.
I don’t know how the Germans awoke that
beast, but in the upper ruins of the church we
found evidence of some sort of ritual: these
designs made of salt and sulphur, and a big
smouldering hole in the ground where some kind
of altar had been.
As I write this we’re preparing to go down
there and see if we can track the thing down.
The demolition expert has knocked up some
explosives and we hope to destroy it completely.

- After-action report of Sgt. Hale Haywood,

US 4th Infantry Division

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 CHAPTER 3

hidden? And does whatever secret the site holds pose a Bronze Weapons: investigators equipped with bronze
threat to the highly important Vickers Armstrong muni- weapons or armour gain a 20% bonus [Cth]/+1 bonus [Sav]
tions factories on the River Tyne at Elswick, a few short to their attack rolls, and Yegg-Ha will not attack them with
miles away? his Tongue Tentacle. A successful attack will destroy one of
• The Soviet plans to evacuate Kiev in the face of German Yegg-ha’s heads; if the investigators wish to retrieve enough
advances are in uproar. Vital manufacturing plants are usable material for the Dismiss spell (p.116), then they
being attacked and badly damaged, and the reports from must achieve a Special or Critical Success [Cth]/a raise
the survivors speak of a vicious, shambling monstrosity [Sav] on the roll.
with a multitude of slavering mouths. What is the truth
behind the attacks, and who has summoned the creature?
• British intelligence suspects that a stately home in If its three heads have been destroyed,
Dorset, close to the coast, has become the latest in a Yegg-Ha will burrow deep into the
series of funk houses, but Section M suspects there is planet’s mantle to heal.
more to it than that. Are the house’s inhabitants friend
or foe, and can the investigators infiltrate the group to
find out what is really happening in the depths of the
Spells: the Death Spell (COC6, p.232 [Cth]/KG, p.204
English countryside?
[Sav]) can be used to cause fire damage to Yegg-ha’s
heads. Spectral Razor (COC6, p.243 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav])
SANITY LOSS
can also be used, as can Bless Blade (COC6, p.220 [Cth]/
1D4/1D10 [Cth]/Terror (-1) [Sav].
KG, p.197 [Sav]).

INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS Victoria Cross: on a successful Command, Fast Talk, or

Aimed Attack: investigators specifically target one of Persuade roll [Cth]/Spirit or Persuasion test [Sav], the
Yegg-Ha’s heads with spells or fire, steam, explosive, or investigator inspires the accompanying soldiers to fight
enchanted weapons. Investigator must be within 20ft (6m) with unusual bravado, and put one of Yegg-Ha’s heads out
of Yegg-Ha and make a successful attack roll. of commission. If the units are engaged in fighting in a

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mass combat situation rather than fighting the monster Tongue Tentacle: the Terror grabs one visible investigator
directly, they destroy one enemy unit automatically and within 50ft (15m), with its tongue. The victim can
mass combat ends, with no sides taking further losses. Once attempt to make a successful Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test
this action is used successfully it may not be used again in [Sav] to avoid getting caught but, if that fails, he (and/
the encounter. or his comrades) is permitted to attack the tongue in an
attempt to break free. If he achieves a Special or a Critical
MILITARY ACTIONS Success [Cth]/gets a raise on the roll [Sav] he escapes, and
Scoring Hits: military units may only inflict damage on suffers 2D6 points of damage [Cth]/a level of Fatigue [Sav]
Yegg-ha if they benefit from Victoria Cross. They may from falling. If the attack fails, the investigator is eaten
engage any enemy mass combat units as per the usual rules. (but the roll does count as a Desperate Measure; p.9). At
the Keeper’s discretion, Yegg-Ha may make one Tongue
Suppressing Fire: a unit equipped with fire or steam
Tentacle attack with each of his heads (each attack must
weapons, or explosives, may use its action to pin Yegg-Ha
target a separate investigator).
in place and prevent the creature from taking its next
action. Yegg-Ha is immune to suppression by bullets
VICTORY CONDITIONS
and electrical weapons. Suppression may not be used in
Destroy Yegg-ha’s three heads or successfully cast the
successive rounds, reflecting the fact that suppressive fire
correct Dismiss spell (p.113). If its three heads have been
does not fully prevent an enemy’s attacks. Furthermore,
destroyed, Yegg-Ha will dive into the earth and burrow
if the unit is attacked in mass combat, it may not use
deep within the planet’s mantle to heal, returning only
Suppressing Fire that round.
when summoned again. If dispelled by magic, Yegg-Ha
shrinks down to a dry, brittle husk. A fragment of this husk
TERROR ACTIONS can revivify Yegg-Ha with a spell of a few sentences and a
Bulk Smash: Yegg-Ha attacks one of the platoons facing sacrifice of at least 10 POW (from any source or sources)
him, destroying it. If all platoons facing the god are killed, [Cth]/see pp.114 & 116 [Sav]. Upon revivification, the
it will attack the investigators. Any within 20ft (6m) of furious monstrosity will seek to destroy anything other than
the attack may make a Dodge roll [Cth]/Agility test [Sav] the summoner.
to avoid being crushed to death, unless they are hidden
from view.

So, who are “the Forty-Eight”? Are they the descendents of

some lost legion of Rome who imprisoned the beast in the first place?
Or an auxiliary unit, made up of vassal peregrini? There is no record
of either having existed, but then such things would necessarily have
been kept secret. Is the name something to do with Johann Sebastian
Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier”? Could there be a key to defeating
the beast hidden in the notes he used? Or is it instead related to
the Ptolemaic constellations? Or, as is often the case, is it merely
the number of members of this secret council? These are but a few of
the questions we shall be considering today, ladies and gentlemen.

- Briefing to the heads of department,

Section M, March, 1940, Richard Deadman

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Y’GOLONAC • They crop up everywhere the soldiers are: illegal gam-

bling operations, popular with Allied troops as a
Headless Horror distraction from the tedium of life between battles. But
It is a misconception that Y’golonac takes humanoid form. The what if there is more at stake than a packet of cigarettes
Revelations of Glaaki tells us rather that the otherworldly being or a few sticks of gum? What would happen if certain
takes over the form of whatever creature it has most recently fed soldiers got in too deep, and couldn’t pay their debts?
upon, body and soul. What is certain is that whatever form the What might they be coerced into doing to keep their
creature takes is replete with dripping mouths, slavering for more problems a secret?
physical or incorporeal sustenance.
Y’golonac is the center of more than one dangerous cult. In SANITY LOSS
the unexplored subterranean chasm beneath the surface of our 1D4/2D10 [Cth]/Terror (-2) [Sav].
planet dwell eyeless beings that scuttle and scamper mindlessly
across its form until it is summoned by ritual. If the summoner INVESTIGATOR ACTIONS
has possession of the unholy text of Glaaki, merely speaking Y’gol- Reveille: investigators can use Command, Fast Talk,
onac’s name will call the god forth, and this is why copies of that Persuade, or Psychology [Cth]/Spirit, Knowledge
manuscript are held under lock and key. (Psychology) or Persuasion [Sav] on other investigators or
The Great Old One is one of the cleverest and most insidious military units in an attempt to snap them out of the stupor
terrors we face. It understands humanity and our moral failings caused by Y’golonac’s Soothing Voice.
all too well, and is attracted to those with perverse appetites and
Scoring Hits: Y’golonac is immune to firearms, but it
leanings. Where prostitution, gambling, sadism, cruelty, and the
can be hurt by explosives, magic, electricity, and weapons
occult run unchecked, Y’golonac will happily make its home.
fashioned by Puritans or other religious ascetics.
Given this, its cult is among the most popular and can spring up
anywhere, particularly in a time of war, when moral standards Spells: Unmask Demon (COC6, p.246 [Cth]/p.121
are inevitably relaxed. Some advice: stay on the straight and [Sav]) reveals Y’golonac if it is inhabiting another body.
narrow, soldier, and see that it does not make its home in you! Mental Suggestion (COC6, p.239 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav]) and
Blessedly (if such a word has any place in this blasphemous Mesmerize (COC6, p.239 [Cth]/KG, p.207 [Sav]) can
context), once in physical form, all that is required to destroy dominate minds possessed by Y’golonac; when those spells
Y’golonac’s host is a surfeit of purely physical damage. Beware: pos- end, the minds are free from Y’golonac’s influence forever.
session by the god does grant the possessed entity greatly enhanced Imprison Mind (COC6, p.238 [Cth]/p.119 [Sav]) can trap
strength and endurance, not to mention psychic abilities and other Y’golonac in his current host body (the Great Old One has
strange powers. Its seductive words and invidious persuasion may POW 30 [Cth]/has a Spirit of d12+6 [Sav] for the purposes
be more dangerous than any physical attack! of resisting this spell).

—Professor Richard Deadman MILITARY ACTIONS

Scoring Hits: magic, electricity, explosives, and weaponry
made by ascetic religious practitioners (such as historical
PLOT HOOKS items made by the Puritans) can all inflict hits on Y’golonac.
• Majestic has acquired information regarding a previously The god is not affected by conventional weaponry.
unknown copy of The Revelations of Glaaki. Somehow, an
antiquarian book dealer in the soukhs of Marrakesh has TERROR ACTIONS
acquired a copy of the blasphemous tome and is offering Body Shame: Y’golonac magnifies an investigator’s hidden
it for sale. If Majestic knows about the book, then there insecurities and repressed inclinations, causing physical
is a very good chance that other occult organisations deformities; these may relate to a past indiscretion, or
do, too. Can the investigators retrieve the book for the to a secret regret or shameful philia. If the victim fails a
Allies? And is it everything that it claims to be? POW×3 roll [Cth]/Spirit (-1) test [Sav], he immediately
• The red light district in Cairo is famous (or should that loses 1D8 Sanity points [Cth]/Horror (-1) [Sav] and suffers
be infamous?) amongst the Allied soldiers billeted in a permanent disfigurement (-1D4 to APP and possibly
the city. Although officially out of bounds, the Berka other attributes [Cth]/the Ugly Hindrance, and also
(as it is also known) is a hive of brothels and other possibly the Lame Hindrance [Sav]). The exact nature
houses of iniquity, and can be a dangerous place for the of the disfigurement should be decided upon between
drunk and unwary. There has recently been an alarming the player and the Keeper and be inkeeping with the
increase in the number of soldiers going AWOL after investigator’s background and/or any associated psychiatric
a night on the tiles. What has happened to them, and disorders acquired through play.
does it have anything to do with the newest house of Corruption: 50% [Cth]/Persuasion d8 [Sav]. This action
ill-repute, Déshabillé? targets one investigator, who is compelled to stop whatever

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We tracked the Byelorussian partisans To my horror, the hand (if that is
to an abandoned town, where they what it was) opened, and there was a
had taken refuge in an old grain NOTHING, a blackness in the centre of
storehouse. Outnumbered, our commando its palm. The hand darted forward and
squad didn’t have the strength for attached itself to the body of the
a frontal assault, so we applied closest cultist, who began to scream.
camouflage and waited for night. There was a popping sound, and the
There was a flickering glow under man burst like a balloon, splashing
the big barn doors and, strangely, the room with blood. That was when
we heard drunken singing; these were the thing rose up and I saw it in its
a spirited lot! As my men moved gruesome entirety--fully twelve feet
to cover the building’s exits in tall, with two sinewy arms, mouths in
preparation for our sneak attack, place of hands. The legs were thick
I took up my position at a broken and the torso the size of an ox.
window and peered inside. Where its head should have been there
was naught but a third maw from which
The partisans had removed most of bubbled a nauseating, viscous mucus.
their clothing and had several fires
going. They were singing, but not The cultists shrieked as it thudded
in Russian, and not in a language heavily into their midst. I tore my
I had ever heard at university, eyes away from the gruesome scene and
and the one wearing a burlap mask hissed to my comrades to break off
sang loudest of all. The smoke the attack. We made for the woods and
burned my eyes at first, but then did not stop running until we reached
I saw it: a tarpaulin, covering a headquarters. When I made my report
mound of something that moved and my Colonel said nothing, and departed
twitched unnervingly. The chorus HQ the next day. After his return, he
of voices reached a climax. The never spoke of it again, and I have
mound writhed, and the far corner likewise kept quiet.
of the tarp slipped off, exposing
a heavily muscled arm, as long and
thick as a giraffe’s neck. One of the
--War diary of LEUTNANT Johann Kluge,
cultists--I assume that is what they
were--danced sinuously towards it. Brandenburg Regiment, POW
 CHAPTER 3

Blokov’s Camera
This modified Leica II was used by Soviet war photogra-
pher Boris Blokov and came into Allied hands under
most mysterious circumstances. Blokov’s potent images
and poignant eyewitness account are often used by
Soviet propagandists to lionise Russian soldiers engaged
in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and during the
current conflict, though many of his reports are also
censored for their graphic depiction of the demoralising
horror and madness of war. Blokov’s close relationship
with depravity won him the attention of Y’golonac. The
photojournalist disappeared combating the elder god
and his camera fell first into its cultists’ hands, then
those of the Allies. The camera can be used to attack
Mythos creatures or freeze them in a two-dimensional
space that renders them inert and bound. Its effects on
humans have yet to be understood as it has not been
tested on living subjects (as far as anyone knows).

defend themselves if they are being attacked or eaten.

Snap Shot: deals 1D6 [Cth]/2d4 [Sav] magical damage
This ability can target military units, investigators, or
to Mythos entities per photograph taken (the camera
both. If targeting investigators, any potential victims
holds 4D6 charges). If a Mythos creature is reduced to 0
within 16ft (5m) must succeed at a POW×3 roll [Cth]/
Hit Points [Cth]/takes 4 Wounds (or 1 wound if it is an
Spirit (-1) test [Sav] to avoid the effects of this action.
Extra) [Sav] by the camera, it is trapped on the film and
When targeting military units, Soothing Voice makes
photographs of it can be printed. However, a successful
one unit stop fighting; the following round, investigators
Summon spell cast on the image will summon the
can roll Command, Fast Talk, or Persuade [Cth]/Spirit or
creature back, destroying the image in the process. The
Persuasion[Sav] to snap the unit out of its lethargy.
possible effects on non-Mythos creatures are left to the
Keeper’s discretion; POW could be drained [Cth]/there Soul-Siphoning Hand: 70%, base range touch [Cth]/
could be a reduction in Spirit dice [Sav], or a doppel- Fighting d10 [Sav]. Y’golonac places its hand-mouth over
ganger of the subject created. the head of a victim and siphons off half his INT and
POW (rounding up) [Cth]/reducing both the victim’s
Smarts and Spirit by two dice steps [Sav]. The mentally
enfeebled character can still act to save himself—if he
has enough wits left—by rolling POW×2 [Cth]/Spirit (-1)
they are doing and give in to their most hedonistic desires
[Sav]. His allies may try to pull him from the mouth (roll
unless they can succeed at a POW×4 roll [Cth]/Spirit
combined STR; the victim suffers 1D8 damage in wounds
(-1) test, opposing the god’s Persuasion test [Sav]. If an
to the face and scalp [Cth]/2d6 damage, which if it causes
investigator fails the roll, he may continue to attempt to
a wound also inflicts the Ugly Hindrance [Sav]) as their
break the compulsion each round but at an increasing
next action. If these attempts fail, the following round
level of difficulty (POW×3, POW×2, etc. [Cth]/ an
Y’golonac will siphon the remaining INT and POW
escalating penalty, which tops out at -6 [Sav]).
[Cth]/Smarts and Spirit dice [Sav], killing the victim, who
Possession: Y’golonac delights in inhabiting the bodies will then serve as a vessel for the god’s consciousness (see
of the creatures it has killed, and the god may inhabit Possession).
a body for 1D4 days, indulging in the utmost depravity
and debauchery, until the spent body dissolves into a
VICTORY CONDITIONS
fleshy slurry. If Y’golonac possesses the body of a fallen
Score the necessary number of hits (usually three, but can be
investigator or named NPC, the god takes on that
adjusted depending on the prevailing conditions and investi-
character’s stats for the rest of the conflict.
gator experience; p.5) or successfully cast the correct Dismiss
Soothing Voice: Y’golonac’s voice causes victims to spell (p.113). Upon its dismissal, Y’golonac’s bloated corpse
fall into a pleasant, soporific stupor. Though their mind explodes in a shower of blood and gore, covering everyone
remains fully aware, they cannot act and will not even within 20ft (6m).

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Masters or Servants?
“The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche

Having looked in detail at some of the greatest threats the YS’BWOR

Mythos has to offer, this chapter looks at some of the smaller
ones: servitor races that may either be a help or hindrance Lesser Servitor Race
to the investigators during the course of the Secret War. The ys’bwor do not have a history. I have taken it upon myself
While some at least appear to be on the Allies’ side, can to give them this name from an Atlantean word meaning “to
anyone truly fathom their motivations, or hope to control sneak”. These foul beasts were brought to my attention recently
something so utterly alien and incomprehensible? Particu- when two were found running businesses that catered to our
larly when (as in the case of the shoggoths) others have intelligence departments. After inspecting the bodies of both indi-
tried—and failed—before. viduals, and considering the fact that there is no existing lore on

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I was out for a good time. Ya’ know—

looking for a girl willing to show a Anyway, it was okay, you know,
soldier a good time. So this girl, normal, to start with. The only thing
see, she was givin’ me the eye. So I I could say would have given away that
go over to her and offer to buy her a anything was strange was that when I
drink. She says absinthe—I didn’t know ran my hands across her, um, chest,
it was that kinda place, but I said I could feel weird ribs. As if just
okay. I go get the drinks and go back under the skin there were wide, firm
to her table and on the way I see her bands about as thick as a baby’s arm,
talkin’ to some guy. and that was weird, and I found out
what it was a second later. It was
I couldn’t see what he looked like her ribcage tore open and then
like ‘cause his back was to me. So there were sickly white tentacles
I figures she’s like a lady of the waving around and grabbing at me.
evening or whatever and that was her But that wasn’t the worst of it—under
pimp. I think to myself that’s fine, all those tentacles was a beak, a
I got a little extra cash. I sit horrible, waxy beak.
down next to her and we talk about
She stuck that beak into the
nothin’ for a while and we drink. I
middle of my chest, and she sucked.
didn’t have a clue there was anything
It was like she was sucking my soul
weird going on, I swear. So, I get my
out and I couldn’t get away ‘cause her
courage up a bit and I ask how much
arms—all those arms—were squeezing me.
the evening is going to cost me, you
Cold rubbery arms like an octopus. I
know, ‘cause I don’t like surprises...
could feel myself slipping away, and
out of nowhere there was this high
Okay, she asks me what kinda girl
keening. It was unbearable, the sound—
I think she is, and I say, is there
it was like the whole world was ending.
anywhere we can go to talk in private
Then these hands grabbed me and pulled
and I would tell her what kinda girl
me out of there, and brought me here.
I thought she was. So we go to this
That’s all I remember, and this huge
little apartment down the street, in
scar is gonna remind me to keep my, ya’
a basement below I guess what used to
know, in my pants.
be shops. We go down there, like down
this long dimly lit staircase. It was - Debriefing of Gunnery Sergeant
like, church-like. I don’t know how to John Hoskins following on-leave injury
explain it, just wide and with walls
and floor made from stone.

susceptible to conventional weapons. As we still know very little,

your country and I would be eternally grateful if additional live
them, I have concluded that they are the result of a foul breeding specimens can be turned over to us for further study.
program by our foes.
These creatures are visually indistinguishable from humans —Professor Richard Deadman
until they are ready to feed. They can eat and drink as humans,
but they get their true nourishment from feeding on the life energy
of animals. Their preferred food is living human, apparently PLOT HOOKS
because they can savor the memories of their dying prey. On • There has always been a problem with the so-called
the ys’bwor’s torso are numerous tentacles, which are entwined “Allotment Annies” marrying servicemen to claim their
together to simulate a human ribcage. When it is time to feed, the married living allowance (the Investigator’s Guide, p.11),
tentacles unfurl, revealing a thin, knife-like beak. The ys’bwor but now there seems to be a new problem. Certain sensi-
use the tentacles to subdue their victim while the beak pierces them tive secrets and battle plans appear to have been leaked
and drains blood and life force. of late and there has been a higher proportion of men
These horrid creatures are excellent spies. They do not have going AWOL when home on leave. Could there be more
the human habit of retaining the accent of their native language, to some of these Annies than at first meets the eye?
and can mimic the vocal patterns of anyone they listen to for • An ys’bwor has approached the Allied occult intelligence
more than a few minutes. While robust and hardy, they are still community and offered them his services. He claims that

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he can infiltrate a growing Nazi cell within US politics 1D6 POW per round until the victim is unconscious
that could threaten the American war effort from within, or somehow breaks free; the ys’bwor also absorbs the
and provide Majestic with enough information to bring memories of its victim. Once all of the victim’s POW has
the operation down. But what does he want in return for been consumed, he is left mindless and cannot function.
this information, and is it a price that the Allies are will- The ys’bwor usually then eats the victim—bone, sinew, and
ing to pay? Even more fundamentally, can he be trusted all—leaving no evidence behind.
to do as he says?
Mimic: after listening to any human voice, live or
• The Dutch Resistance is having a very hard time of it;
recorded, the ys’bwor can emulate it accurately. This grants
several of their best operatives have disappeared, and
a +20% on Disguise and Espionage rolls when speaking
others appear to be distracted and out of sorts. Is the
face-to-face. If communication is vocal only (for example
pressure of the never-ending cat-and-mouse game with
by telephone or radio), the bonus increases to +70%.
the occupying Nazi forces getting too much to bear, or is
there something more sinister going on?

Sav Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d8,

Spirit d8, Strength d8, Vigor d8.
Those bitten by an ys’bwor are in danger Skills: Fighting d8, Knowledge (Demolitions) d4,
of being left mindless as the creature Knowledge (Espionage) d4, Knowledge (Forgery) d4,
consumes their memories. Notice d6, Persuasion d12, Shooting d8, Stealth d8.
Charisma: +2; Pace: 7; Parry: 7; Toughness: 7(1).
Special Abilities
Ys’bwor • Armor (+1): bony carapace.
• Attractive: in their human form, these creatures can be
(Lesser Servitor Race) very appealing.
STR 3D6+6 DEX 2D6+6 INT 3D6+3
Ct h
• Bite: Str+ d4; can only be used on grappled victims.
CON 3D6+3 SIZ 2D6+6 APP 3D6+3 • Consume Memories: those who have been bitten by
POW 3D6+6 EDU n/a SAN n/a an ys’bwor must also succeed at an opposed Spirit roll
Hit Points: variable (7-19) with the creature or lose a die step in Spirit. Once
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 9. their Spirit drops below d4, they are left mindless—the
creature has consumed and stored all their memories—
Weapons: Tentacle 30%, Grapple only, see Special Rules. and the horror then eats the victim entirely, leaving no
Bite 50%, damage 1D4+db+POW drain, see Special Rules. evidence behind.
• Horror: seeing the true form of these creatures prompts
Skills: Espionage 20%, Disguise 20%, Demolitions 15%,
a Spirit roll, the failure of which causes a check on the
Forgery 20%, Hide 50%, Sneak 45%, Spot Hidden 40%,
Horror Effects Table.
plus 1D4 skills of the Keeper’s choosing.
• Mimic: an ys’bwor can emulate any human voice it has
Armour: 1 point; magic and electricity bypass armour. heard. This allows it to roll a d10 on its Wild Die when
attempting to use its Persuasion skill.
Spells: Contact Cthulhu, Contact Dagon, Contact Hydra,
• Spells: these creatures know the following spells:
Heal, Summon/Bind Dimensional Shambler.
contact Cthulhu, contact Dagon, contact Hydra, healing,
Sanity Loss: 0 normally; 1/1D6 while attacking. summon/bind dimensional shambler.
Special Rules: ys’bwor can use any human weapon. The • Tentacle: Parry +1. Ys’bwor use a d10 Wild Die when
creature appears to be human until its intended victim is attempting to grapple an opponent; the creature also
behind closed doors and feels safe. Then it will attack with gains a +3 gang up bonus when attempting to grapple
its tentacles and feed. a foe.
The tentacle’s Grapple attack does no damage but is • Weakness (Magic and Electricity): magic and
used to immobilise the victim (see the Grapple rules on electricity attacks ignore the creature’s armour.
p.68 of the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook).
The ys’bwor has eight tentacles and attacks with all eight
in each round. If three of the eight grasp the victim and I’ve known some grabby
the immobilisation attempt is successful, the creature will
attempt a Bite attack.
men in my time, but honestly...
Upon a successful Bite attack, in addition to the
initial physical damage caused, the creature also drains - Peggy
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 CHAPTER 4

SHOGGOTH WAR Shoggoths are enormous, amorphous blobs, the smallest being

MACHINES the size of a motorcar. In color and texture they most closely
resemble a dirty oil slick stretched over a grasping, ravenous jelly.
It is said that the shoggoth servitor race was created by the elder The beasts can form limbs, digits, and organs as needed to per-
ones to serve their many needs. Many of you have read about the form any task, and are extremely tough due to their semi-liquid
exhibits of the 1939 World’s Fair, and some of you may have even nature. They have no real immunities to specific weapons, though
been lucky enough to attend. Think of the 7-foot-tall automaton, to kill one, I guarantee you will need to apply much more fire-
“Electro the Moto-Man”: this smoking, wobbling, creaking metal power than would seem necessary. In the following pages are some
construct is a far cry from a fully functioning artificial butler, but of the most horrible examples of shoggoth technology that I have
our human imagination has made the same leap as that ancient so far encountered.
race—to engineer servants to do our bidding. Shoggoths were con-
structed from biological matter instead of metal, but their function —Professor Richard Deadman
is the same.
If the legends are accurate, shoggoths grew intelligent and
crafty and, displeased with their lot, revolted against their masters.
Their ancient creators may have won the war against the shog- Shoggoth Behemoth
goth, but their victory was Pyrrhic. That great civilization declined STR 8D6+20 DEX 2D6 INT 2D6
and disappeared from the Earth, although their servants remain.
Some are in the employ of deep ones and some are feral, living
Ct h CON 5D6+30 SIZ 12D6+50
POW 2D6 EDU n/a
APP n/a
SAN n/a
in the deep ocean where they are most comfortable. Naturally, it Hit Points: variable (48-91)
was only a matter of time before human curiosity and ingenuity
Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 25.
devised ways of taking advantage of these obscene resources.
Since the discovery of this potential, both sides have been Weapons: Crush 50%, damage 0+db.
delving into this horrendous practice. I myself have been trying Pseudopod 70%, damage 1D8+(db/2), base range 0-20 yds.
desperately to discover easier ways to kill the beasts, while others
are experimenting with methods of control. Intelligence has con- Engulf 50%, damage 1D6 per round, see Special Rules.
firmed that the Germans are much further along with turning Armour: none; electricity and fire do half damage; all
the foul things into weapons of war, which is quite disconcerting. other weapons do minimum damage.

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The Army needs experienced animal trainers – the next room, and every one had a fella
that was what Lieutenant Sam Grey told me during strapped in, nervous as me. Old Grey tells me
his visit. He said all I had to do was sign some that I’m lucky, that mine is just a babe and it
papers and I was on my way to being a free man. ought to be easy.
That kind of talk sounds mighty good when you’re Above each set of chairs was this huge crystal
facing the noose! that radiated a harsh coldness that scared me
The day that lieutenant signed me out of that then, but I know like a lover now. Connected to
prison was the happiest day I could remember. I the crystal was a helmet of copper bands, like a
got put on an aeroplane and then a great ship basket, with all these funny symbols and wobbly
where them sailors were not at all allowed stars scratched all around. My spine went icy
to talk to me. Then finally a long truck ride when they pulled that thing down onto my head
through some country that I ain’t never seen. and turned on the juice.
Never did say where they was takin’ me. Still It felt like my mind got ripped outta my
don’t rightly know where I was, though I do know head and shoved into someone, something, else’s.
we were close enough to them Krauts. I suddenly felt sensations I didn’t first
They got me to some fenced-in bunker of a understand, and maybe no man should. But I was
building where most of it was under the ground, feeling the ‘verberations of people walkin’,
and then I got fed something wonderful. Food seein’ by light that human eyes can’t see, and
that I ain’t seen since afore I hit the Hoosegow. eventually I got that I was seeing from inside my
An’ then again, bright that next morning, I got 8-4-9! And 8-4-9 had a mind that I was pushed in
woke up by Grey, nice-like though, and fed a with, and it was real unhappy I was there. It was
fine spread at breakfast with some other louts. percolatin’ with pure hatred. Hatred of humans, of
Couldn’t shake the feeling that I done had two our petty lives, and especially of me.
last meals, in part because some of them others But, over the next few days I learned how to
didn’t look so well, all whey-faced, and not like control 8-4-9, how to beat its hatred back and
they been out gallivanting neither. And maybe, bend it to my will. I knowed there was other
with hindsight, because of what I met after we fellas that took shifts with it, like when I was
was done eatin’. eating or sleeping, but 8-4-9 always told me I was
See, the doctors took us down to a room where the favourite. I didn’t care much about them other
everything, even the window frames, had this guys after I heard that. I kept things civil in
curious, wobbly, five-pointed star thing carved on the barracks, but I knowed I was special.
it. Looking through the window, we saw down into In time, we was given our first real mission:
a tall, round room that had a wide concrete floor to get 8-4-9 up a river, sounded like the Yessir
with a pool in the middle. I never seen anything [Yser], near to some burgs they called New Port and
like it really. I turned to tell the lieutenant Dick’s Mud [Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide], well inside
that I only ever trained horses and dogs and I German-occupied territory. Grey said we’d used
didn’t know what he expected outta me but he that river back nineteen fourteen to give them
shushed me and, with a glint in his eye, pointed Prussian rascals a time, and now we was going to
back to the window. do the same to the Krauts.
That was when I saw it ooze outta that pool. Well, 8-4-9 took a couple days to creep to
It was shiny black with weird colours swimming the right spot from our bunker, crawling up that
all over it, like oily water with the sun shining riverbed to stay out of sight. When I was in the
on it, though it was hard to look at rightly; chair, I’d have 8-4-9 grow an eye up out of the
couldn’t quite tell how far away it was, but I murk every now and again, so I could describe the
knew it was big. Lord, the fright it put into me countryside to the boys with the maps, and we was
was likened to getting kicked down below by an wrong about where we was more’n we was right, but
ornery mare. The docs, though, didn’t bat an eye, we got there. Once the map boys were sure we had
just called it 8-4-9. it right, Grey had us keep ol’ 8-4-9 quiet and
Then Grey took me to this room filled with still in the river, like a gator down in a swamp
chairs and with some other folks done up in bottom. Oh, we was powerful hungry, but 8-4-9
white coats and masks on an’ all. They strapped couldn’t snatch up the locals. It had to keep low
me in one, like a ‘lectric chair, but covered over until the Nazis got there.
with cables and dials and gadgets and gizmos. The
chairs looked like they was wired up somehow to (continued on the next page...)

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 CHAPTER 4

(...continued from the previous page) beautiful and horrible that leaves you with
no soul. One after another I sucked ‘em up, all
It was two more days afore the target come screamin’ and strugglin’, and I lapped ‘em up like
along, but I knew what was coming long before I a dog on a bowl of gravy.
saw it. I felt ‘em marching up. I felt it so good Then one of their tank boys must’ve got his
I could tell it was a couple a’ captured Belgie wits about him, for he took a shot at me. Hurt
tanks with new German paint, and some trucks with like hell it did, an’ I let out a holler. I had
soldiers in and behind ‘em, long before I could felt like nothin’ could hurt me, but I learned
see, and me an’ 8-4-9 could see an awful long way, real quick the way of it, and so did they ‘cause
even in the darkest night. I cracked them tanks like short ribs and sucked
Orders were to give the enemy a scare before them boys outta there like marrow.
I attacked, so as they came up on where I lurked, After that battle I never wanted to get outta
I slimed out of the river through the reeds and that chair! Some a them other louts dreaded it,
reared up of a sudden to give them a good look at but I loved it. No bigger thrill, I tell you:
what 8-4-9 had to offer. All glittering and oily sneaking, hunting, killing, and eating. I was real
black, I made some noises that I thought would happy, but Grey put me on duty less and less, so I
scare them boys, but they jus’ stood there all agape got outta there.
till I couldn’t hold it no more. I was so hungry. Now I’m going to find 8-4-9 proper, and I’m
I made an arm and slung it over the nearest gonna join my mind to its forever. I got this
soldier, crushing the life outta him even as I magic spell, see, that it gave me. I was always the
started to eat his corpse. Skin, eyes, organs, favourite. I’ll never go hungry again.
bones, all inside me in a way I just can’t say.
It was the most beautiful feeling that I had - Psychological interview of Pvt. Joey Jones,
ever experienced and so horrible, the kind of given upon his admission to St. Bernard’s Asylum

Sanity Loss: 1D6/2D10. human control at all times, or it will turn “feral”
and head towards the nearest sea, leaving a trail of
Special Rules
destruction in its wake. Hence, each shoggoth is
• Construction: shoggoth behemoths can be employed
controlled by four handlers working in 6-hour shifts.
for other tasks when not fighting the enemy. A handler
Initial contact requires the handler to make a POW
with minimum construction or engineering experience
versus POW check (using the Resistance Table on
can study a blueprint, and the behemoth can construct
p.55 of the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook)
the building in 1/10th the normal time while
costing 1D4/2D8 SAN. If the handler succeeds, he
scavenging for the raw materials needed. Behemoths
gains control of the behemoth. Switching handlers or
can also construct simple dams and fortifications with
coming back on shift requires a further roll.
only minimal commands.
The shoggoth will follow navigational instructions
• Engulf: the behemoth may engulf one or more targets
and will eagerly obey orders that let it kill and engulf
up to half its own SIZ. The behemoth heals by the
living things. Each time the shoggoth attacks under
same number of Hit Points it inflicts in an Engulf
the handler’s command, the handler loses 1/1D3
attack. It delights in the agony the victim endures
SAN, but SAN losses from this source are capped at
as it is digested; however, the victim can still fight
3 points per shift. Sanity loss due to seeing Mythos
until he loses consciousness or dies. If the shoggoth
creatures, etc., is handled normally.
dies first, the victim will continue to take digestion
If the handler tries to prevent the shoggoth from
damage until freed. He may attempt a STR×3 roll
killing something (such as civilians or friendly soldiers),
once per round, and manages to escape on a successful
or do anything the Keeper decides is against its
roll. His companions may assist, improving the check
primitive, violent nature, a POW versus POW check
to STR×5, using the highest contributing STR.
must be made. If the handler fails it, control is lost. He
Anyone helping free an engulfed person also takes
or another handler must attempt initial contact again,
1D3 points of Engulf damage.
as above, including the SAN loss. If this attempt fails,
• Human Control: the shoggoth behemoth is
the shoggoth goes feral.
controlled by a handler that can be any distance from
the actual creature. The behemoth must be under

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Sav Attributes: Agility d4, Smarts d4, Spirit d6,

Strength d12+5, Vigor d12+4.
• Other Worldly: the alien structure of this creature
gives it +2 to recover from being Shaken, and makes it
immune to Called Shots.
Skills: Fighting d12, Notice d10.
• Regeneration: a shoggoth makes a Vigor roll every
Pace: 12; Parry: 9; Toughness: 18. round. Each success and raise removes one wound.
• Seep: a shoggoth can squeeze through any porous
Special Abilities
material as if it was Difficult Ground.
• Amphibious: a shoggoth has a swimming pace of 12”.
• Size (+8): shoggoths are mind-bogglingly big.
• Construction: shoggoth behemoths can be employed
• Tentacles: Str+d6, Parry +1, ignores shield bonuses.
for other tasks when not fighting the enemy. A handler
A shoggoth can create any number of tentacles per
with minimum construction or engineering experience
round. They each have a Reach of 3, but only up to 4
can study a blueprint, and the behemoth can construct
can attack the same target at any one time. They gain
the building in 1/10th the normal time while
a gang up bonus if more than one does attack the same
scavenging for the raw materials needed. Behemoths
target.
can also construct simple dams and fortifications with
• Terror (-2): those who see a shoggoth must make a
only minimal commands.
Spirit (-2) test or roll on the Terror Effects Table (KG,
• Engulf: a shoggoth behemoth can engulf targets. Add
p.182). Even those who succeed at their Spirit roll still
the size of the creature to its damage roll (typically
gain 1 point of Dementia.
this is d12+13), and subtract the size of the target.
• Wild Card: if the controller of the shoggoth behemoth
This counts as a Heavy Weapon. Do not subtract the
is a wild card, then the creature also gains the same
size of vehicles; it has already been factored into their
designation.
Toughness. This attack can affect all in a Large Burst
Template and the targets must make an Agility roll
opposed by the Fighting roll of the creature to avoid
the attack. Fighting free of the engulf attack calls for a
The behemoth must be under human
successful Strength (-1) roll. control at all times, or it will turn
• Huge: attackers add +4 to their attacking rolls. “feral” and attempt to escape.
• Human Control: the shoggoth behemoth is controlled
by a handler that can be any distance from the actual
creature. The behemoth must be under human control
at all times, or it will turn “feral” and head towards the
Shoggoth Babbage Engine
STR 2D6 DEX n/a INT 10D6+20
Ct h
nearest sea, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
Hence, each shoggoth is controlled by four handlers CON 3D6 SIZ 5D6 APP n/a
working in 6-hour shifts. Initial contact requires the POW 3D6 EDU 3D6 SAN n/a
handler to make a successful opposed Spirit roll which Hit Points: variable (4-24)
has a Horror (-2) Cost. If the handler succeeds, he gains Damage Bonus: varies; Move: 1.
control of the behemoth. Switching handlers or coming
Weapons: Electric Discharge 60%, damage 1D6 + stun, see
back on shift requires a further roll.
Special Rules.
• The shoggoth will follow navigational instructions
and will eagerly obey orders that let it kill and engulf Armour: none. Fire does half damage. The shoggoth
living things. Each time the shoggoth attacks under the Babbage engine is immune to electricity; other weapons do
handler’s command, the handler must make a Spirit roll minimum damage.
or suffer from Nausea, but once he fails a roll then he
Spells: Cloud Memory, Implant Fear, Implant Suggestion,
need not check again for the rest of the shift. Sanity loss
Mesmerize, and Reach.
due to seeing Mythos creatures, etc., is handled normally.
• If the handler tries to prevent the shoggoth from killing Sanity Loss: 1/1D4.
something (such as civilians or friendly soldiers), or do Special Rules
anything the Keeper decides is against its primitive, • Babbage Attacks: the shoggoth may communicate
violent nature, an opposed Spirit check must be made. with other shoggoth Babbage engines if they can
If the handler fails it, control is lost. He or another be reached using radio, television (rare), or wired
handler must attempt initial contact again, as above, connections. It may attack other shoggoth Babbage
including the Sanity Cost. If this attempt fails, the engines with a POW versus POW check using the
shoggoth goes feral. Resistance Table on p.55 of the Call of Cthulhu,
• Immunities: firearms, electrical attacks, and fire only Sixth Edition rulebook; the loser is immediately
do half damage. destroyed. Similarly, it may attack other human

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 Excerpts from the diary of Dr. M. Clarence Stoneham, cryptographer for SECRET Project,
Bletchley Park, England. Exhibit 16 in his trial for war crimes.

--DAY 1-- of a large keyboard, like a typewriter but

First day on the job! What to say; my of unique layout. The patterns of the keys
poor constitution has kept me from the appear to follow some sort of sacred design;
front line – not sure what use I’d be there the closest cognate within my range of
anyway, being far more agile with codes experience is the Arab geometry found in the
and mathematical formulae than dodging Great Mosque of Cordoba. Beside the keyboard
bullets and land mines. Later today I’ll is a socket into which can be plugged one of
be introduced to the coding apparatus. our captured Nazi coding machines.
Everyone’s being very secretive about it, That is further connected to a bomba
hush-hush for the War Effort, terribly kryptologiczna, an ingenious code-breaking
experimental, and all that – I think they’re machine designed by Polish cryptographer
hoping it might replace the human analysts Marian Rejewski. By manipulating these
if all goes well. Dear Diary, you’ll be the machines, I am able to send raw coded
only one I can talk to about my work. messages to Ronny through the electrodes.
These are usually a series of the few
--DAY 2-- words we have decoded – so nonsense,
I scarcely know what to write, but I really – to which I can add parameters
must put my thoughts on paper so I can see using the strange symbols on the keys of my
them stare back at me as coherent facts. “typewriter”. A separate set of electrodes
Perhaps this will arrest the swirling in my connect via cable to a ticker-tape press
consciousness as I try to understand what I that prints ribbons of paper containing
have seen. series after series of regular Arabic
My “apparatus” is no machine, as the mere numerals. By examining the patterns in
“Ultra”-certified mathematicians are working these, I will (theoretically) be able to
with. No, my office is deep in a sub-sub- discern patterns in the code.
basement at Bletchley Park. There’s some
very advanced sort of sliding door mechanism --DAY 21
that thrums once I’m inside. I have to be After several fruitless and frustrating
let out by pressing a call button, a few weeks of tinkering with Ronny and the
minutes after which a panel slides open on machines to no end, I’ve marked down my
the door, an intelligence officer peers in, first success! We broke a small section of
and the door is finally unlocked. the code. The “top brass” at intelligence
But on to the “apparatus”... are very happy – it’s champers for all at
First off, the smell of the thing! As 5pm! Who cares about rationing on a day
soon as I came in, I was almost bowled over like today?
by a suffocating aroma like warm pond-slime
and some unidentifiable chemical acridness. --DAY 34--
And to gaze upon it! It rests in a large, I’m fascinated with Ronny; the way
semi-enclosed tank. Its glistening form is he is able to think around our toughest
moist and dripping, shining with iridescence codebreaking problems with ease. He thinks
by the green lights in the chamber; it is, in a totally inhuman way, immune as he is
apparently, allergic to any other portion to the limitations of the human mind. Were
of the light spectrum. Cables snake from I not consumed with breaking codes for the
machines on the wall into the pit that holds war effort, I’d be feeding him the world’s
it, connected to electrodes which dot its greatest unsolved equations!
glutinous hide. These electrodes send pulses
of energy into it, which cause a rippling of --DAY 36--
scarab-sized bubbles that ceaselessly furrow Today Ronny spoke to me. It was just
under the creature’s skin. a short message, using the portion of the
code that, with his help and my hard work,
--DAY 3-- we’ve managed to break. It sounded like
I am stunned speechless by the nonsense, but he repeated it several
brilliance of the machine our boffins have times, so I believe it is his intended
devised for me to communicate with the message. It was simply: “I am alone”.
creature, which has been given the innocuous
nickname of “Ronny”. The equipment consists (continued on the next page...)
 MASTERS OR SERVANTS?

(...continued from the previous page) to help Ronny with his loneliness and
thirst for knowledge. He is truly amazing,
I replied him: “I am here with you”. After like ten Einsteins in mental ability, but as
my reply, he sent no more messages, and we shy and naïve as a child. As for me, I find
continued our work as normal. I no longer require sleep and scarcely need
to eat anymore.
--DAY 110--
I’m quite happy here with Ronny. --DAY 121--
We’re heroes! Our work is central to the Disaster… suffered counterattack from
intelligence data that’s saving lives in Anna and possibly Fritz… Machines in ruins…
the field every day, and now, turning this No problem, as I can rebuild them and we’ll
fight against Hitler in our favour. It turns be back in business, but the bosses are
out Ronny is NOT the only such creature asking uncomfortable questions…
in existence… This we discovered when I
took the initiative to wire us into the --DAY 125--
coastal radar network, whereafter Ronny I was “informed” today by that nabob
made “contact” with two other such beings in Major Crutenden in Intelligence that I
Berlin and Stuttgart (we call them “Anna” will be “moved on to another project”.
and “Fritz”). In this fashion, Ronny has Ridiculous! My friend Ronny and I have had
actually altered the Nazi codes at their record breaking success with the code… How
very source. The possibilities for causing many countless lives have we saved? He’ll
confusion and sowing misinformation among be terribly lonely without me; none of the
our enemies is almost unlimited! other cryptographers have even a fraction
Ronny and I even find time after my of my knowledge – to say nothing of my
regular hours to do a bit of theoretical rapport with Ronny! Diary, this cannot
maths and I won’t tell all, Dear Diary, but be allowed to happen. Ronny and I are as
we’re on the verge of a breakthrough that vital – no, MORE vital – to the field of
will shake the foundations of the science! theoretical mathematics as we are to the
It’s all gone much better since I found ways sodding War Effort!

technology such as computing devices, radar stations, SAN. If the handler fails the roll, he may try again the
code-breaking machines, or vehicles (provided it following day. If he fails twice in a row, the shoggoth
can establish a link to them), destroying them on a becomes hostile and will use Electric Discharge to
successful POW×3 roll. It may also cast spells using attack any nearby humans. If the handler succeeds,
the same communications channels. however, he has exerted his will upon the shoggoth
• Electric Discharge: the shoggoth Babbage engine and it will obey commands easily enough. Control
builds up a charge of electricity to defend itself against lasts for one month, after which the entire process
targets in its immediate vicinity. It has 1D6+2 charges starts over again.
stored at any given time, and can discharge them in
any combination from one per round to all at once, at
any number of targets. Each charge does 1D6 points of Sav Attributes: Agility —, Smarts d12+10,
Spirit d6, Strength d4, Vigor d6.
damage and requires the victim make a CON×3 roll
Skills: Shooting d8.
or be stunned for 1D4+1 rounds. The stun effect of
multiple hits is cumulative. Pace: —; Parry: 2; Toughness: 7.
• Human Control: the shoggoth Babbage engine
Special Abilities
is controlled by a handler who must be within a
Babbage Attacks: the shoggoth may communicate with
specially designed room to give commands and enter
other shoggoth Babbage engines if they can be reached
information. The engine only needs human direction
using radio, television (rare), or wired connections. It may
to begin its calculations, but it must be kept busy
attack other shoggoth Babbage engines with an opposed
with tasks or it will turn its considerable intellect to
Spirit check; the loser is immediately destroyed. Similarly,
the nefarious goal of ending the lives of its captors.
it may attack other human technology such as computing
When attempting to gain control, the handler must
devices, radar stations, code-breaking machines, or vehicles
make a POW versus POW check, and loses 1D4/2D8
(provided it can establish a link to them), destroying them

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on a successful Spirit (-1) roll. It may also cast spells using twice in a row, the shoggoth becomes hostile and will use
the same communications channels. Electric Discharge to attack any nearby humans. If the
Electrical Discharge: the shoggoth Babbage engine builds handler succeeds, however, he has exerted his will upon
up a charge of electricity to defend itself against targets in the shoggoth and it will obey commands easily enough.
its immediate vicinity, using its Shooting skill. It has 1D6+2 Control lasts for one month, after which the entire process
charges stored at any given time, and can discharge them in starts over again.
any combination from one per round to all at once, at any Immunities: firearms, electrical attacks, and fire only do
number of targets. Each charge does 2d6 points of damage half damage.
and requires the victim make a Vigor roll or be Shaken
Other Worldly: the alien structure of this creature gives it
with a -1 penalty to unshake for each charge which hits the
+2 to recover from being Shaken, and makes it immune to
target. This penalty decreases by 1 each round.
Called Shots.
Human Control: the shoggoth Babbage engine is
Regeneration: a shoggoth makes a Vigor roll every round.
controlled by a handler who must be within a specially
Each success and raise removes one wound.
designed room to give commands and enter information.
The engine only needs human direction to begin its Size (+2): a Babbage shoggoth is much smaller than its
calculations, but it must be kept busy with tasks or it will normal brethren.
turn its considerable intellect to the nefarious goal of
Spells: a Babbage shoggoth knows cloud memory, implant
ending the lives of its captors. When attempting to gain
fear, implant suggestion, mesmerize, and reach.
control, the handler must make an opposed Spirit roll,
and must also make a Horror (-1) check. If the handler Horror (-1): those who realise what they are dealing with
fails the roll, he may try again the following day. If he fails must make a Spirit (-1) test or roll on the Horror Effects
Table (KG, p.181).

re
Although this project had promise, I’m glad it was shut down befo
Stoneham did any more damage. If only we could have stopped him sooner...
—R.D.
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 MASTERS OR SERVANTS?

Shoggoth Juggernaut Tank • Torpor (Hibernation): by spending 5 Magic Points,

“der Riesenhammer” the sorcerers can place the tank into torpor. As already
stated, it costs 5 Magic Points to reawaken it.
Vehicle Country Spd. Weapons • Losing Control: if a sorcerer is killed or loses

Ct h Der Germany 2 2× Sternewerfer

consciousness while controlling the tank, his
consciousness is absorbed by the shoggoth, to be
Riesenhammer Cannons imprisoned and tortured for something approaching
eternity. As soon as this happens, the other controllers
Armour
Accel./ must all succeed at a Cthulhu Mythos roll or lose
Damage Crew (Front/Side/ HP Handl.
Decel. control of the shoggoth. The more controllers that
Rear/Top)
are lost, the more difficult the roll becomes (i.e. if two
Special 0 100/90/90/95 120 4 ×3 controllers are killed, the roll becomes Difficult, three or
(see notes) (see notes) more and it becomes Extreme). If the controllers run out
of Magic Points while controlling the tank, then they
Weapons: Sternewerfer (Star Thrower) Cannons 70%, all suffer the same fate. After absorbing its captors (or
damage 4D6/10y, atts 1ea, base range 600 yds, Malf 95. breaking free of control), the shoggoth tank will make
The Riesenhammer can fire both of its cannons every for the sea, devastating anything that crosses its path.
round at the same or different targets. Each Sternewerfer • Wresting Control: the investigators may wrest control
fires magically-created white-hot orbs that explode on of the shoggoth tank from the Black Sun sorcerers if
impact and directly burns through armour. The blast they possess a shoggoth control helmet and succeed
covers a radius of 10 yds (9m) and its effects lasts for in a POW versus POW roll against the sorcerer with
1D3+1 rounds. On a malfunction, the gun misfires and the highest POW (using the Resistance Table on
the “dropped” orb starts to damage the tank component of p.55 of the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook),
the Riesenhammer. subtracting 5% from the target percentage for each
other controller present. Investigators controlling
Armour: Electricity and fire both bypass armour but do
the Riesenhammer must abide by the same rules for
half damage; conventional damage that gets through
controlling the shoggoth.
armour is reduced to a maximum of 1 point per damage
die; enchanted weapons have no special effect. Due to the
acidic nature of the shoggoth, the physical tank component Toughness
of the Riesenhammer degrades over time; every round the Acc./
Vehicle (Front/Side/ Crew
shoggoth is in combat, the Armour rating of the tank
is decreased by 2 in each location. If the Armour rating Sav Der
TS

3/1
Rear)
50/45/45 0
ever reaches zero in any location, then the shoggoth can
Riesenhammer (30/25/25)
break free (and will no doubt go seeking those who are
attempting to control it; use the shoggoth stats on p.173 of
the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook). Notes Weapon Weapon Statistics
Super Heavy 2× Sternewerfer 150/300/600, 4d10,
Sanity Loss: 1/1D8.
Armor, Tracked, Cannons AP 20, Medium Burst
Untransportable Template, Reload 0,
Each Sternewerfer fires lasts 1d3+1 rounds

magically-created white-hot orbs that

directly burn through armour. Vehicle Notes
• Degrading Armour: the shoggoth trapped within the
tank’s alien nature slowly destroys the vehicle. Each
Special Rules round the Riesenhammer is in combat reduces the
• Sorcerous Control: the Riesenhammer is controlled by a Toughness and the armour value of the vehicle by 1 in
group of five highly trained Black Sun sorcerers wearing every location.
shoggoth control helmets, with a pool of 5×17 Magic • Horror (-1): being attacked by this mammoth tank is a
Points for a total of 85 Magic Points. The sorcerers genuinely frightening experience. Heroes must make a
pool must spend 5 Magic Points to activate the tank Spirit (-1) roll or check the Horror Effects Table.
and 1 Magic Point per round to maintain control of the • It’s Escaped!: if the Riesenhammer is ever destroyed,
shoggoth. They must spend 5 Magic Points to put it then an extremely angry shoggoth is released onto the
into Torpor (see below). battlefield. Thankfully it will probably be hell bent
upon revenge against those who imprisoned it first.

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General, malfunction, though I know relief when they
It is worse than we feared. Outside must bring flamethrowers to bear and reduce
Stuttgart COORDINATES REDACTED, the Black another breakdown to scrap and ash.
Sun have a massive operation underway However, I have seen one work, and it is
that defies belief. They have taken over a incredible. It moves like nothing we have
Daimler tank factory, situated next to a huge in our arsenal, and like nothing we have
proving ground, beyond which is a deep pit. encountered on any battlefield. It is fast
CONFIRMED: AERIAL SURVEILLANCE STEREOGRAM and agile, driven with a dexterity even the
ATTACHED. Locals believe the pit is an iron most experienced human crew could never
mine, but I know there is no iron in these accomplish. This is the worst: the terrifying
hills, and no mine requires such frequent construct they have nick-named Herr Mond
patrols and vigilant guards. (“Mr. Moon”).
The factory continues to make tanks Mr. Moon is painted with spare gray
and tank-related items--armoured shells, paint, and pocked with divots and scars
caterpillar treads, and the like – but the from many offensive and defensive tests;
designs are experimental and on a scale far hence, I think, the name. Plus, it is truly
larger than we have seen before. The proving enormous--like a pyramid made of Panzers.
ground is an enormous field, reduced to Independently-operating caterpillar
grassless muck from constant use. Here they tracks on each corner give it amazing
test their new machines’ manoeuvrability manoeuvrability, and its initialising
and firepower. Unfortunately, the pit ritual seems to have provided an abundance
is so heavily guarded that I cannot risk of power. Two wide-barrelled main guns face
infiltration. From what I have overheard, fore and aft on a turret ring capped with six
however, it is where they grow the unnamed optical periscopes, giving the beast within
things they put into the tanks--I will a tremendous visual command of the field. The
explain; bear with me. guns swivel and aim with preternatural focus.
The tanks produced are incomplete, without Watching this machine train at the firing
the dials and gauges, steering components, range end of the proving ground has been
or even the spartan amenities provided a tank an exercise in sheer terror. It does not
crew (I found one outbuilding filled with loft standard ordnance, rather, huge white
crates of seats, gathering dust). Once off fireballs are expelled with prodigious force
the production line, the vehicles queue for over tremendous distance. They explode on
the proving ground, where engineers squabble impact, drenching the surrounding area with
with Black Sun “technicians” until such time phosphorescent flame. More disturbing is
as they bring their magics to bear on the that both barrels can fire at once, making
machines of war. this monstrosity almost impossible to flank.
Out of the pit they bring up massive, Clearly, this is directed magic at work, not
unshaped, and writhing creatures, stuffed conventional firepower.
into the back of trucks, driving them to the Also, they have tested its armour against
centre of the proving ground. They are met all types of attack--from small pistols to
by a contingent of tank engineers fussing direct mortar fire--all of which it seems
over a prototype and a ring of Black Sun to shrug off entirely. This thing is a true
sorcerers. Then, by torchlight and with much beast, a nightmare in steel and fire. I can
chanting and unnatural phosphorescence, they only conclude that the magic at work here is
compel the creature from the truck into a deep, pervasive, and entirely malevolent.
tank. Often, it does not seem like the beast What the Nazis have done here must be
could fit into the machine, but it appears undone, and unless Command has a desperate
that all things are possible with this dark need for more information about this
magic. The ritual’s climax, punctuated with manufactory, I recommend carpet bombing the
much lightning and the groans of reluctant whole area back into the mud. Whatever they
metal, seems to bind the pit monster into the have bred here will spell doom for us all
vehicle, which then attempts to move. unless it is stopped immediately. I shudder
Test runs mostly fail, thankfully, or to imagine this is not their only facility;
we would already be overrun. The machines that elsewhere there may be another Mr. Moon
collapse under unseen pressures or shake on the rise.
themselves apart. Perhaps the binding
magic fails or is overcome by the entrapped - Decrypted communiqué
monsters; perhaps the failures are entirely from an unnamed Allied spy
mechanical. I cannot tell what motivates each to an unidentified Allied General

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 MASTERS OR SERVANTS?

• Sorcerous Control: the Riesenhammer is controlled • Star Thrower: the Riesenhammer is armed with twin
by five highly trained Black Sun sorcerers wearing star thrower cannons which it can fire simultaneously
shoggoth control helmets. Together, the five of them at different targets. The shoggoth has a shooting skill
have complete control over the creature and the of d8, and for this skill only has a Wild Die. Each
vehicle, but if any of them should be killed or rendered Sternewerfer fires magically-created white-hot orbs
unconscious then the remaining four will have to make that explode on impact and burn through armour.
a Knowledge (Mythos) (-1) roll to maintain control of The range of the cannons is 150/300/600, and they
the tank, using the lowest skill of the group. If more are do 4d10 damage, AP 20 in a Large Burst Template.
taken out, then further Knowledge (Mythos) rolls must Even worse, the shell continues to do this damage for
be attempted at a cumulative penalty; if 2 are killed, 1d3+1. Each attack’s damage is rolled separately for as
the penalty is -2 and so on. long as it is in effect.

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 CHAPTER 5

Unconventional Weapons
“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master!”
- Christian Lous Lange

BLEVINS
Taking the information discovered
STEAM-ASSISTED
Whitcombe, and
by the late Dr. XXXXXXXXX
combining this with inspiration
ENZYMATIC WEAPONS
from the defence mechanisms of the
The Blevins steam weapons are devised after the Allies dis-
insect kingdom, I believe we have cover that certain enzymes (digestive biochemicals) dissolve
managed to develop two very fine the physical makeup of some trans-dimensional creatures.
and dangerous weapons. They fire a gout of superheated steam and high-tempera-
ture-activated enzymes, dissolving large chunks of monstrous
They are deadly, to be sure, but flesh almost instantly.
the harm caused by these weapons Using such weapons against ordinary humans will cause
cannot be fully understood
severe skin blistering and rashes, but death is unlikely. While it
until you see the flesh of an
otherworldly horror dissolve is possible to kill a human this way, it is likely to be a prolonged
instantly before your very eyes. and costly affair; it has been calculated that it would take many
They should prove particularly shots at close range to do so. Added to this, the ammunition
effective against shoggoth, as for these weapons is in short supply, as the enzymes for ammu-
the enzymatic component of the nition manufacture must be harvested from captive shoggoths
ammunition is derived from their
and properly purified and packaged before use.
bodies. That process is akin to
removing the stomach acid from
a human, purifying it, and then
spraying it onto that human’s arm. While it is possible to kill a human this
way, it is likely to be a costly affair.
If you gentleman will turn
now to the bound byakhee for a
demonstration...
Blevins Steam-Assisted
Introductory speech (and last
words) of Dr. Elmo Blevins to
Enzymatic Carbine
representatives of the Admiralty, More like a blunderbuss than a modern carbine, this weapon
the War Department, the Ministry of is particularly effective against monsters at close range. A
Aviation, and the Ministry human hit by a Blevins carbine is scalded with 1st and 2nd
of Defence. degree burns, for 4D4-2/2D4-1/1D4 [Cth]/ 2d4/2d4-1/2d4-2
[Sav] damage, based on the ranges in Table 5 (which other-
wise lists the damage against Mythos creatures).

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 UNCONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

Blevi ns Carbine -1
“C rackler” Mz5o oka
Electr ic Ba

Eastin-Bakhaus
Blevi ns Arclight Rif le
P ist ol

“Promet heus”
The Electr ifier Lightning Cann on

Blevins Steam-Assisted Stephen,

Dear XXXXXXXX
Enzymatic Pistol Hereunder is a catalogue of
The first steam-assisted weapon developed, it is a slightly the recently devised unconventional
oversized handgun with a bulbous mixing chamber attached. weaponry that we can now bring to bear
When the weapon is fired it makes a loud popping noise akin on this war. This materiel is of Allied
to a large firecracker. This is the preferred sidearm of Section construction, though none is yet in
M commando leader Captain Eric ‘Badger’ Harris. The Blev- widespread use or mass production. If
ins Pistol also does 2D3-1/1D3/0 [Cth]/2d4-1/2d4-2/0 [Sav] you come across any, get them into the
to unprotected human flesh. hands of trusted specialists as soon as
possible! Many designs are still in the
prototype phase, and working around
ELECTRIC their quirks can be dangerous, even

DISCHARGE WEAPONS deadly. The more skill with which you

can use them, the better.
(“LIGHTNING GUNS”) Sincerely Yours,
Electric discharge weapons are a special class of rare devices
dman
Professor Richard Dea
inspired by the work of inventor and occultist Andrew
McBride. His original 1826 design was not particularly dan-
gerous, but the discovery that electricity disrupts the bodies

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 CHAPTER 5

of most inter-dimensional beings has prompted improve- Once in a battle zone or bombed-out area, it becomes
ments and new prototypes. None, however, are currently more difficult to maintain these weapons. Outside powered
being mass produced. areas, there is a slim chance of finding usable electricity in
All lightning guns do no damage to anything primarily some form (i.e. large batteries, power lines). Hand-cranked
made of metal, but function well as anti-personnel weapons generators provide one charge for every 2 hours of cranking.
and supernatural deterrents. Despite modern engineering, It will be challenging for a trained electrical engineer with
these weapons are still quite fragile and difficult to use when the right tools, right parts, sufficient time, and good luck to
compared to conventional weaponry. As with other arma- coax the correct charging power out of an unfamiliar source
ments, they malfunction if the attack roll is higher than their (a Difficult Electrical Repair roll [Cth]/Repair (-2) test [Sav]).
Malfunction rating [Cth]/if the Shooting die rolls a natural 1 During charging, the Keeper should require frequent
(no matter what the Wild Die reads) [Sav], frequently doing successful Electric Repair rolls [Cth]/Repair tests [Sav]; with
harm to their operators and anyone close by. If the weapons each failed roll, the weapon’s batteries lose the ability to hold
do malfunction, roll on Table 4 to determine the outcome. one charge.
These weapons are rare, delicate, and demanding.

CHARGING
“Crackler”
The power needed to charge some of these weapons can be M5-1 Electric Bazooka
hard to come by in war-torn Europe, and in rural areas there The “Crackler” is a single-person, shoulder launched weapon
may be no power sources available at all. Even when found, that fires crackling bursts of electricity similar to ball light-
the supply may not be the correct voltage or amperage, and ning. The battery packs are large and heavy, resembling a
any mistakes will damage or destroy these weapons. flamethrower backpack, and deplete after twelve shots.
In and around military bases and in un-bombed urban
areas there should be little or no problem finding electrical
lines to use for charging, provided the supply hasn’t been dis-
Eastin-Bakhaus
rupted elsewhere. When travelling with a convoy, the charger Arclight Rifle
can always be hooked to the generator of a running truck. The EBAR is the first American attempt at a personal light-
ning gun. The battery pack is somewhat smaller than the
“Crackler,” and it functions like a heavy-duty, enhanced,
voltaic arc lamp. It works by using the target as the second
terminal of the lamp: a successful hit with this weapon
Table 4: produces an instantaneous circuit between gun and target,
Lightning Gun Mishaps ionising the intervening air into a brilliant blue-white light.

D100 Mishap Description

The Electrifier
Catastrophic Explosion—deals full damage
01 This device can be attached to any metal melee weapon.
in a radius equal to weapon’s range.
When activated, it adds 1D8 [Cth]/+4 [Sav] to the damage
Broken—1 Electrical Repair roll and 1 of the weapon against any Mythos Creature (except for those
02-15 Mechanical Repair roll [Cth]/a Repair (-2) specifically immune to electricity). It consists of a battery
test [Sav] are required to fix it. backpack with heavy wiring that is strapped to the weapon
16-30 Battery Damaged—now holds 1 less charge. arm of the user. On a full charge it will last for ten rounds
before it needs to be recharged, but can be turned off when
31-45 Feedback—does ½ damage rolled to wielder. not in use to preserve its charge. It can be used to knock out
46-60 Overheated—1D3 rounds to cool down. humans if a non-lethal attack is called for.

Short Circuit—the shot hits nearest

61-90 investigator, character, or NPC, friend or foe “Prometheus”
for full damage. Lightning Cannon
Unusual Discharge—damages everyone The Prometheus includes a 10ft- (3m-) barrel tipped with a
within 2 yds (2m); the weapon is also large crystal, which can be mounted on a tank or towed like
91-100 Broken (1 Electrical Repair roll and 1 a field artillery piece. Firing releases a burst of tremendous
Mechanical Repair roll [Cth]/a Repair (-2) light and noise, requiring its operators to wear dark glasses or
test [Sav] are required to fix it). goggles and ear protection; anyone not suitably protected is
rendered blind and deaf for 1D4 rounds. The weapon is pow-
ered by a diesel generator and can fire as long as there is fuel,

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 UNCONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

though it takes 2 rounds to reset the weapon after each shot. The VLEP--our goliath, all shining quartz,
It takes a crew of two to run this weapon; a single person can gleaming brass, and black iron— was more than
run it at a -50% penalty [Cth]/-4 [Sav] to hit. mere chuff and bluster, as we soon found out. The
weapon unloaded at an old deserted stone farm

VLEP Mk.II house, as was common in these parts, and the form
of the domicile was utterly obliterated.
The Very Large Electricity Projector (Mark II) is a train- Once our sight returned (even through
mounted electric heavy artillery cannon. The diesel engine tinted goggles, the light generated by the
powering the train also serves as the generator for the VLEP, apparatus was immense), we saw that the line of
and the weapon may fire once every five rounds as long as destruction went far beyond the house, rending
the engine can run (i.e. one turn to fire, four turns to reset). wood and splintering stone and, I believe, would
A team of six is needed to run this weapon. For teams of have continued for many hundreds of yard more
fewer than six there is a -20% penalty [Cth]/-1 [Sav] to hit had the land not sloped away...
per missing person; each missing crew member also adds +1
reset round before the gun can be fired again.
- Journal entry of Lord Charles Young,
Rumour has it that the Germans have something similar,
investor in the VLEP Project, August 14, 1842
but have yet to unveil it...

r striking the
So much for lightning neve
same place twice! (As long as the spotters
do their job properly, of course.)

—Capt. Harris

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 Ct h Table 5: Unconventional Weapons
BLEVINS STEAM-ASSISTED ENZYMATIC WEAPONS

Equipment Starting Damage Base Attacks/ Rounds

Country Available HP Malf
Skill Done Range Round in Gun
Blevins Carbine GB 1940 Shotgun 4D8/2D8/1D8 5y/10y/20y 1 5 12 92
Blevins Pistol GB 1940 Pistol 4D4/2D4/1D4 2y/5y/10y 2 6 8 95

PROTOTYPE WEAPONS

Equipment Starting Damage Base Attacks/ Rounds

Country Available HP Malf
Skill^ Done Range Round in Gun
“Crackler” M5-1
GB 1942 Heavy Weapons 3D6* 20y 1 12 4 80
Electric Bazooka
Eastin-Bakhaus
US 1940 Rifle 1D8+1* 20y 1 5 3 85
Arclight Rifle
The Electrifier GB/France 1926 CC/MW +1D8* As appropriate — 10 10 90
“Prometheus” See
US/Canada 1941 Artillery 6D6 500y 1/3 15 80
Lightning Cannon description

VLEP Mk.II Artillery Special (over See

GB 1919 12D6 1/5 30 75
(Indirect) the horizon) description
^CC = Close Combat; MW = Melee Weapon.
*damage versus Mythos creatures only. An animal or ordinary human hit must roll a CON×5 or lose consciousness for 1D4 rounds.

Sav
BLEVINS STEAM-ASSISTED ENZYMATIC WEAPONS
Min
Equipment Damage RoF Range Shots Weight Notes
Str
Blevins Carbine 2d10/2d8/2d6 1 5/10/20 5 d6 8 +2 on Shooting rolls.

Blevins Pistol 2d8/2d6/2d4 1 2/5/10 6 — 4 Semi-Auto.

PROTOTYPE WEAPONS
Min
Equipment Damage RoF Range Shots Weight Notes
Str
“Crackler” M5-1
3d8* 1 15/30/60 12 d6 20 AP 15, Snapfire, Heavy Weapon.
Electric Bazooka
Eastin-Bakhaus
2d8* 1 15/30/60 5 d8 12 Snapfire.
Arclight Rifle
10
The Electrifier +4* — — — +3 Fitted to melee weapon.
rounds
“Prometheus” See
4d8 1/3 200/400/800 — — AP 25, Large Burst Template, Crew of 2.
Lightning Cannon above
Over the See
VLEP Mk.II 4d10 1/3 — — AP 35, Large Burst Template, Crew of 6.
horizon above

*damage versus Mythos creatures only. An animal or ordinary human hit must make a successful Vigor roll or lose consciousness
for 13 rounds minus their Vigor die type.
 CHAPTER 6

The Grimoire
“He is indeed the true enchanter, whose spell operates,
not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.”
- Washington Irving

Many of the spells mentioned throughout this book can be those who know the spell are free to contribute as many of
found in either the Mythos Grimoire chapter of the Call of their Magic Points as they wish to). The total number of
Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook if you are playing Call of Magic Points sacrificed to the spell determines two things:
Cthulhu, or in Chapter 10 of the Keeper’s Guide if you are the amount of time the participants must chant for (1 minute
playing Savage Worlds. per Magic Point, not to exceed 100 minutes in total) and the
New spells for both systems can be found below. percentage chance of the spell being successfully cast.
In terms of Sanity, the spellcaster automatically loses
1D10 Sanity points; those supporting him only lose Sanity if
Attract Fish the god actually appears.
With the reverse of the Call spell, known (sensibly

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.218. enough) as Dismiss, the caster is attempting to forcibly eject
a powerful Mythos god from the Earth who does not want
Casting Modifier: -2 to go. There is no “catch-all” Dismiss spell, and each god

Sav Range: special

Duration: special
Cost: none
has its own specific one (for flavour details for each of the
Call/Dismiss spells mentioned in this book, see the relevant
Savage Worlds description below).
For each 5 POW possessed by the deity (see Table 6
This spell can be cast over salt or fresh water. Bait is placed in for some sample values), 1 Magic Point must be sacrificed
the water and a sing-song chant is uttered for two minutes. If to gain a 5% chance of dismissal, giving a base percentage
the spell is successful, the local area of the sea appears to boil chance. This Magic Point sacrifice is only the first step,
as every fish in the immediate area is compelled to the surface. though: to improve the chance of dismissal even further,
each additional Magic Point sacrificed by those involved
adds another 5% to the base chance.
Call/Dismiss Diety Although the Call portion of one of these spells has
While there are a few Call/Dismiss Deity spells very specific requirements, the Dismiss element does not
Ct h listed in the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rule-
book, it is by no means an exhaustive list. As
and, as such, can be cast anywhere and at any time pro-
vided the Magic Point requirements are met by the caster
discussed on p.221 of the aforementioned core rulebook, the and anyone assisting him. There is no Sanity cost for cast-
Call portion of this particular type of spell is used by groups to ing a Dismiss spell.
summon the named Great Old One, Outer God, or an avatar Call/Dismiss spells can be found in the Call of Cthulhu,
of theirs into the caster’s presence. Sixth Edition rulebook for Arwassa (p.222), Cthugha
Groups or crowds can contribute to such Call rituals by (p.222), and Ithaqua (pp.222-223).
donating Magic Points (a minimum of 1 per person, while

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 CHAPTER 6

ABHOTH
Table 6: This spell awakens the sleeping deity of foulness and starts
the Great Feast. The caster must be standing within a
Sample Mythos Deity number of miles equal to their Spirit die to the slumbering
POW Values god to cast the spell.

Deity POW Value ARWASSA

Abhoth 50 This spell must be cast on the first night of a new moon.
Arwassa must be fed at least 10 living creatures the size of
Arwassa 35 large dogs or bigger, and one of these sacrifices must include
Atlach-Nacha 30 at least one human being. If this sacrifice is not provided, the
god will go on a rampage until its appetite has been sated.
Boaht Z’uqqa-Mogg 30
Byatis 30 ATLACH-NACHA
This spell can only be cast in the deepest depths of the
Chaugnar Faugn 35
earth, and requires a willing human sacrifice. The victim is
The Cloud-Thing 15 injected with spider eggs which quickly hatch and consume
their host, soon growing to the size of a child of Atlach-Na-
Cthulhu 45
cha (p.24). The god appears by tearing a crevice in the cave
Cthylla 40 floor, causing localised geological instability.
Cyaegha 35
BAOHT Z’UQQA-MOGG
Father Dagon/Mother Hydra 30 This spell must be cast in an airless chamber which stinks of
ammonia and requires the willing sacrifice of one or more
Father-of-All-Sharks 25
victims of a terminal disease. These sacrifices must be ritually
Ghatanothoa 35 drowned in effluent.
Gol-Goroth 30
CHAUGNAR FAUGN
The Green God 35 This spell must be cast before one of the god’s disturbing effi-
Groth-Golka 25 gies, and involves one or more human sacrifices. If successful,
Chaugnar Faugn possesses and animates the statue.
Han 40
Ithaqua 35 THE CLOUD-THING
This strange deity is attracted by the choked screams of those
The Living Flame of the Deepest Black 20 smothered to summon it. This spell must be cast outside
Mh’ithrha 80 under the night sky, and 1lb (450g) of the purple crystalline
deposits it leaves in its wake must be burnt. The god forms in
Shudde M’ell 35
the foul noxious fumes given off by the flames.
The Star Mother 35
CTHULHU
Tsathoggua 35
This spell has been attempted many, many times, but can
Yegg-ha 25 only succeed when the stars are right, which only happens
a few times every millennium. This spell must be cast on a
Y’golonac 30
body of water which contains fathomless depth (such as the
Pacific, or one of the Great Lakes), and must include at least
a dozen human sacrifices. If successful, Ry’leh rises from the
depths and Cthulhu awakens from his slumber.
Casting Modifier: -10

Sav Range: special

Duration: special
Cost: Terror (-1), plus 2 points of Sanity
CTHYLLA
This spell must be cast on an ocean out of sight of any land,
and involves human sacrifices who are bound in rope or
vines and thrown into the sea. If the spell is successful, the
There are a variety of deities who can be summoned using bindings are transformed into the tentacles of Cthylla, and
variations of this spell. The gods covered in this book are she draws her hapless victims into her maw.
listed below, along with any special conditions required.

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FATHER DAGON/MOTHER HYDRA

The casting of this spell is much like the casting of Call/Dis-
miss Cthulhu, however it can be cast successfully at any time,
and has a much greater chance of success. The titanic deep
ones rise from the depths and consume the offered sacrifices.

FATHER-OF-ALL-SHARKS
This spell must be cast in open salt water, out of sight of
land. Sacrifices to the god are carved ritualistically with a
coral dagger and cast into the sea. Their blood attracts the
Father-of-All-Sharks, who rises up from the depths in a feed-
ing frenzy.

GOL-GOROTH
The spell to summon this god can only be cast at night, and
only in mountainous regions. The caster must be naked to
cast the spell, and faces the very real risk of suffering from
frost bite and exposure. A sacrifice must be thrown from the
highest point of the summoning area and, if the spell is suc-
cessful, Gol-Goroth plucks the screaming victim from the air
as its first action upon arriving on the Earth.

THE GREEN GOD

To summon this god several tons of produce are required—
preferably the best the area provides. The casting of the spell
corrupts and rots the foodstuffs and from this festering pile of
detritus arises the shambling form of the god.

GROTH-GOLKA
This spell can only be cast under the light of a full moon,
and requires seven sacrifices, one representing each of the
ages of man. These sacrifices must have been killed at least
three days before and left exposed to the elements since their
death; the smell of this carrion attracts the terrible god.
involves nearly an hour of complex ritual, and it cannot be
HAN guaranteed that the god will not consume the casters once
This spell must be cast on the winter solstice, at which time he arrives.
a three-night ceremony must be held that includes a total of
64 human sacrifices. One male of age 20 or less who has the SHUDDE M’ELL
gift of prophecy must have his eyes removed with a copper Summoning Shudde M’ell must be done below ground in a
sacrificial dagger. It is unnecessary to kill this particular naturally formed cavern. Sacrificing a sentient being (who
victim; it pleases Han to allow him to live, and it will often must be crushed to death beneath a great weight) almost
grant the blinded man uncanny oracular abilities. guarantees success, but the spell can be attempted without
the sacrifice.
THE LIVING FLAME OF DEEPEST BLACK
This deity can only be summoned by a group of twelve STAR MOTHER
summoners who must chant for 19 hours without rest in a Summoning the Star Mother is deceptively simple; the cast-
pitch dark room above a specially inscribed item called the ers must chant a ritual for several minutes which ends with
Disk of Aiglos. If cast successfully, the casters can direct the them all shedding blood into the sea from a self-inflicted
Living Flame to appear within three miles of them, where cut. If the spell is successful, the rotting hull the god inhabits
it starts feeding. surfaces with an almighty groan of timber and immense pain.

MH’ITHRHA TSATHOGGUA
This spell can only be cast in a place of worship which has The ritual to summon Tsathoggua must be held at the
not been used for at least two hundred years. The casting opening of a cavern which leads into the bowels of the

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earth. A large fire must also be built upon which are burnt CTHUGHA
votive offerings, the smell of which are used to attract the Compelling Cthugha is done by summoning several fire
god’s attention. vampires and using them to create a massive conflagration.
The heat and the suffering draw the god to this plane (or
YEGG-HA location, if it is already present on Earth). Often the casters
All that is needed to summon this foul being is some small are in the centre of this enormous, out of control firestorm,
remnant of the creature (preserved from an earlier sum- and few survive the casting.
moning) and the knowledge of the short summoning ritual.
CYAEGHA
Y’GOLONAC Cyaegha must be summoned by at least a score of willing
This twisted, insane god can be summoned from its prison casters, all of whom are willing to be consumed by the god.
by just uttering its name. However this method is haphazard The casting of the spell climaxes after at least fifteen minutes
and rarely works. A surer way is the chanting of a compli- of chanting. If successful, each caster’s hair is drawn up into
cated ritual, during which a sacrifice’s hands are cut and a tentacle which connects the caster to the god.
mutilated. The ritual climaxes with the swift decapitation of
the sacrifice and, if successful, the god possesses and trans- GHATANOTHOA
forms the corpse into his vessel. This spell must be cast on the lip of an extinct volcano,
and several sacrifices must be burnt alive in offering. If the
god answers the call his appearance is accompanied by the
Command Animal (Spider) sudden eruption of the dormant volano, with all the danger
and destruction this brings.

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.225.

SHUDDE M’ELL
Casting Modifier: +0 The caster must be in possession of a chthonian egg, and

Sav Range: Smarts

Duration: 1 command
Cost: Horror (+1)
take it underground. Holding the egg to ransom forces
Shudde M’ell to contact the caster and do his bidding.
Be warned though, the god never forgets or forgives the
caster.
Using the Command Animal spell causes a specific creature
(or swarm, if appropriate) to obey a simple command that
the creature in question can instinctively understand. If the Holding the egg to ransom forces
request requires knowledge that an animal simply could not Shudde M’ell to contact the caster
have, or involves an activity beyond the creature’s capabil- and do his bidding.
ity, then the animal will simply leave without attempting to
complete the task.

Contact Star Spawn

Compel Deity

Ct h
Compel Deity is a modification of the Dismiss
spell for that particular god and follows the
Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.228.

same casting restrictions. As with the Dismiss Casting Modifier: see below.
spell, this can be attempted at any time whether or not the Range: see below.
caster originally summoned the god deity in question. It is
an extremely dangerous spell to attempt, as the gods of the
Sav Duration: see below.
Cost: Horror (+1) plus the Cost of seeing the
Mythos tend to have very long memories indeed... creature [Terror (-2)].

Casting Modifier: -10 This spell should be cast next to the ocean, close to a deep

Sav Range: special

Duration: special
Cost: Terror (-1), plus 2 points of Sanity
one outpost, or near a spot where star spawn are known (or
suspected) to slumber. Understandably, this spell works best
along the Massachusetts coast, in Polynesia, and above R’lyeh.
As with other Contact Creature spells it succeeds
A Compel Deity spell operates much like Call/Dismiss spell, automatically unless there are none of the creature in the
however the god is forced to take actions it may not wish to immediate vicinity.
do, and may lash out at its casters during or after the spells
task. Compel Deity is a suicidal spell to attempt.

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Contact Deity Casting Modifier: -6

Ct h
As discussed on p.227 of the Call of Cthulhu,
Sixth Edition rulebook, Contact Deity spells are
those rituals reserved for the mightiest of individ-
Sav Range: special
Duration: special
Cost: Horror (+0), plus 1 point of Sanity
uals, be they sorcerers or the god’s own high priests. The type
of Mythos deity contactable by such spells includes Great This spell opens up a channel of communication with the
Old Ones, Outer Gods, and Elder Gods. god, but does not summon it/him/her. Many of the gods cov-
To cast such a spell, the caster must sacrifice 1 POW ered in this book are listed below, along with any special
(which also affects derived attributes, such as Luck) and lose conditions required.
1D6 Sanity points. Use half the new Luck score as the per-
centage chance of successfully contacting the named god. ABHOTH
Each attempt after the first continues to reduce POW and The caster must stand up to their waist in the foulest of foul
Luck, but now the full Luck roll is used to determine the materials to create this spell. There is a real danger of infec-
percentage chance of success. tion and fever after the spell has been cast.
If the Luck roll succeeds, the god (or its avatar) will con-
tact the caster at a time of its own choosing, but usually within BYATIS
a few hours or days of the ritual. The god is not overtly hostile The caster must sleep in a doorless building for a week before
unless the caster has nothing it wants or attempts to force the casting this spell. If successful, Byatis is contacted in the cast-
deity’s hand in an unequal bargain, for example. At that point, er’s dreams.
the creature is likely to exact a slow and horrific revenge on
the caster for having dared to bother it. CHAUGNAR FAUGN
There are Contact Deity spells for Chaugnar Faugn The caster sleeps within the shadow of one of the god’s foul
(p.226), Cthulhu (p.226), Tsathoggua (p.227), and Y’gol- statues after casting this spell. If successful, Chaugnar Faugn
onac (p.227) in the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook. visits the caster in his dreams.
Use the Savage Worlds descriptions below for flavour when
creating Contact spells for other deities.

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CYAEGHA a chunk of flesh that has been hacked away by attack-

This spell is only cast by the inhuman nagaae, and its details ers (hair and nail clippings will not suffice). Each casting
are a mystery. What is known is that the voice of the god issues takes an hour of chanting and is automatically successful,
from the mouth of the caster, as if the creature were talking to if completed.
itself. More often than not the casting of this spell ends in the The target suffers horrible dreams of Chaugnar Faugn
destruction of nagaae, as it is consumed from the inside out. during the night; during the day, he suffers instead from
a fugue-like state where he does nothing but try to reach
THE GREEN GOD a statue of the foul god where, should he reach one, he is
Contacting the Green God calls for the caster to consume devoured. These trances start off lasting for only one hour,
massive amounts of rotting or corrupted food. The god con- but as the spell progresses they get longer and longer until
tacts the supplicant during the fever dreams and sickness that eventually the target uses every conscious moment trying to
inevitably occurs after such a feast. find a statue of Chaugnar Faugn.
Each day the target must make a Spirit (-2) roll or suffer
GROTH-GOLKA a fugue-state incident. Each incident is an hour longer than
This spell can only be cast in the presence of one of the the one before it.
god’s awful icons. Doing so is always successful, and
dooms the caster to a terrible life blighted by madness and
oppression. Enchant Disc
To remake the Disk of Aiglos (p.77), fragments

Create Self-Ward Ct h of the old, broken disc must be combined with

2.2lbs (1kg) of fresh stone, six Elder Signs cast in
copper (one for each face of the disc), and at least 8 pints (4.5

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.230. litres) of blood from someone who has spent their entire life in
arctic climes. Each caster involved must sacrifice 1 POW and
Casting Modifier: -6 loses 1D6 Sanity points. The ritual takes 24 hours to complete.

Sav Range: self

Duration: permanent (see below) Casting Modifier: -2
Cost: Terror (-2)

This is a rare and powerful enchantment which not only

Sav Range: touch
Duration: permanent
Cost: Horror (+0)
prevents the caster from physical damage, but also slows
down the caster’s aging to a crawl. The caster must collect This is the spell that creates the Disk of Aiglos (p.77). A
all of his hair and nail clippings and place them in a small new disc can be created from any fragments of the original
leather bag which is enchanted with this spell and then disc, along with 2.2lbs (1kg) of stone and six Elder Signs
hung around his neck. cast in copper. The disk must then be immersed in the blood
While wearing the bag, the caster will age only 1 year for of someone who has lived their whole life in arctic climes.
every twenty that pass; he also takes only half damage from Once created, this enchanted disc can contain the god
all physical attacks. If the bag is ever removed, then the age Cthugha, or any of its avatars or servants.
process will reverse in a matter of a few moments. The bag
only works for the caster and the enchantment is destroyed
with his death. Extend

Curse of Chaugnar Faugn Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.235.

Casting Modifier: -6

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.231.

Sav Range: self
Duration: permanent
Casting Modifier: automatic success Cost: Terror (-4) ×3

Sav Range: worldwide

Duration: entire night
Cost: Horror (+1)
This spell grants immortality to the caster; he will not die
from old age, but is still susceptible to injury. Casting the
spell takes many weeks and essentially consumes the sanity
This spell can only be cast by an avowed worshipper of of the caster, but those who have already given their souls to
Chaugnar Faugn. For the spell to be successful, the caster the gods of the Mythos consider it a fair trade.
must possess a fragment of the target, such as a finger or

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Eyes of the Zombie Mental Suggestion

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.236.

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.239.

Casting Modifier: -4 Casting Modifier: -2

Sav Range: special

Duration: see below
Cost: Terror (-1)
Sav Range: sight
Duration: 1 round
Cost: Horror (-1)

This spell allows the caster to take control of a specially pre- The target must resist the result of the caster’s Knowledge
pared zombie and act through it. Both the zombie’s and the (Mythos) roll with an opposed Spirit test or follow the cast-
caster’s eyes are removed, and the caster’s eyes are placed in the er’s suggestions exactly for 1 round; these instructions can
zombie’s empty sockets; the zombie’s eyes are similarly placed in include suicide or assault upon a comrade. The caster can
the caster’s head. With a simple phrase, the caster can now take cast the spell again repeatedly if he is able to do so.
control of the zombie, viewing everything from its perspective.

Spectral Razor
Impeccable Throw

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, pp.237-238.

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.243.

Casting Modifier: -2

S av
Casting Modifier: Horror (+1)
Range: self
Duration: see below
Sav Range: Spirit
Duration: 3 rounds
Cost: Horror (+0)
Cost: Nausea, plus 2d4 damage on caster
This spell creates an invisible blade which can be used at
For a number of rounds equal to half the caster’s Spirit die, range to slice up an opponent. It does Spirit +d4 damage and
everything he throws will hit its target (as long as the target gains a +4 on attack rolls. Each casting of the spell only lasts
is within range). In combat this means that any attack is for 3 combat rounds.
always a hit, but rolls can be made to see if the thrower gets
a raise or hits a specific part of the target. If unsuccessful the
attack is still considered a normal hit. Steal Life

Imprison Mind Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.243.

Casting Modifier:

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.238.

Sav Range: Smarts
Duration: see below
Casting Modifier: -6 Cost: Terror (-1)

Sav Range: sight

Duration: see below
Cost: Horror (+0)
This cruel spell steals the very life essence from its targets
and bestows it upon the caster, making him visibly younger.
The caster must first successfully cast the spell, and the target
This spell imprisons a possessing spirit or mind within the uses the result of this roll as a target number for a Spirit test.
body it currently inhabits. If the spell is successfully cast, Each success and raise the caster has (based on the target’s
then the possessing spirit must make a Spirit roll, using the roll) drains either Strength, Agility, or Vigor by one die step;
number generated by the caster’s Knowledge (Mythos) roll this cannot go below d4. Each dice reduction adds five years
as a target number. If the spirit is successful, it flees the body, to the target’s apparent age and reduces the caster’s apparent
looking for a new suitable host. If it is unsuccessful, the spirit age by five years.
is trapped forever in the mind of its last host.

I know some quarterbacks who could do with

an Impeccable Throw or two this season.
-Sgt. Carter
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Summon/Bind Creature carefully worded so that the creature can understand what is
As discussed on p.245 of the Call of Cthulhu, expected of it (and cannot wilfully misinterpret it).

Ct h Sixth Edition rulebook, Summon/Bind spells are

usually directed against the servitor races, although
Summon/Bind creature spells exist for a variety of crea-
tures, including Brothers of Chaugnar Faugn (COC6, p.244)
there are exceptions that target “independent” creatures. and Thrall of Chaugnar Faugn (COC6, p.246; although this
As with Call/Dismiss Deity spells, each one is specific spell is a conversion spell rather than a true Summon/Bind).
and the correct spell must be known in order to summon and Use the Savage Worlds descriptions below for flavour when
direct a particular type of creature. The general underlying creating other relevant Summon/Bind spells.
features of the spells follow a similar format, but there are
unique conditions that determine exactly what is summoned. Casting Modifier: -4
The sacrifice of 1 Magic Point gives a 10% chance to suc-
cessfully cast the Summon/Bind spell; the caster can spend
as many Magic Points as they deem necessary to improve
Sav Range: Smarts
Duration: permanent
Cost: varies
their chances. Each Magic Point sacrificed also determines
how long the casting ritual takes (5 minutes for each point). BROTHER OF CHAUGNAR FAUGN
regardless of whether the spell succeeds or not, the caster Cost: Horror (+1), plus the cost of seeing the creature
loses 1D3 Sanity points. [Horror (-1)]
A successful casting roll means that 1 creature of the
specified type will appear 2D10 minutes after the ritual is This spell awakens a diminutive, vampiric version of the
completed; the caster may incur a further Sanity loss at this elephantine god from one of the many vaults beneath the earth.
point. The Keeper can assume that the creature is bound
from the moment of its arrival, or may decide to ask for a THRALL OF CHAUGNAR FAUGN
Magic Point versus Magic Point roll on the Resistance Table Cost: drives the caster insane.
(p.55, Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition rulebook).
The bound creature is only obliged to complete one task This spell is misnamed as it does not summon a thrall of
for its summoner, after which it is free to return home (wher- Chaugnar Faugn, but metamorphoses a willing worshipper
ever that may be). The tasks must be clearly defined and into the misshapen bestial servant of the god.

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SHOGGOTH Although there is no cost for this spell, revealing the crea-
Cost: Horror (+1), plus the cost of seeing the creature ture below the disguise may be extremely damaging to a
[Terror (-2)] viewer’s sanity.

This spell requires the use of an enchanted whistle, and

opens a brief portal to the icy Antarctic, through which the Wave of Oblivion
shoggoth seeps and crawls.

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.247.

Unmask Demon Casting Modifier: -10

Ct h See Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition, p.246. Sav Range: special

Duration: special
Cost: Terror (-1)
Casting Modifier: -2

Sav Range: Smarts

Duration: permanent
Cost: none (see below)
This spell causes a powerful ocean wave to smash down at
the caster’s direction. The caster must be in or on the water
himself. Sufficient quantities of salt water must be present to
create the wave, and the caster must be able to see the target.
This spell tears through any magical disguise, revealing The wave volume is 3,000 cubic feet (85 cubic metres),
the creature below. When cast successfully, the result of enough to swamp or capsize a small sloop; many spells cast
the Knowledge (Mythos) test is used as a target number together are capable of swamping a large ship. Needless to
for the target’s Spirit test. If this is unsuccessful, then the say, people swallowed up by such waves vanish forever below
magical disguise is destroyed, and must be recreated again. the surface.

This magic malarky’s not quite as

simple as waving a magic wand or
wishing upon a star, is it?

—Capt. Harris

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 INDEX

ARTEFACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-94 SIMPLE MASS COMBAT SYSTEM 5-14

. . . . . . 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 73, 76-77, 94 Abhoth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18 Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Blokov’s Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Arwassa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Actions Vs Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Coin Of Knossos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Atlach-Nacha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 Combat Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Disk Of Aiglos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Boaht Z’uqqa-Mogg . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Combat Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
Dust Of Han . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Byatis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-30 Defeating Terrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Image Of Groth-Golka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Chaugnar Faugn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-34 Designing Encounters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mirror Of Hecate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Cloud-Thing, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38 Desperate Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scroll Of T’yog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Cthulhu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-42 Mass Combat Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seed Of The Green God . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cthylla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-44 Mass Combat Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Totem Of Ithaqua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Cyaegha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-47 Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Dagon/Hydra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-50 Summary Of Combat Order . . . . . . . . . . 8
CREATURES (SERVITORS) . . . . . . 18-19, Father-Of-All-Sharks . . . . . . . . . . . 51-53 Terror And Sanity Effects . . . . . . . . . 7-8
24-25, 34-36, 42, 47, 53, 56, 63, 67, 95-107 Ghatanothoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-56 Virtual Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Brothers Of Chaugnar Faugn . . . . . 34-35 Gol-Goroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-59
Children Of Atlach-Nacha . . . . . . 24-25 Green God, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-63 SKILL DIFFICULTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Children Of The Green God . . . . . . . . 63 Groth-Golka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-67
Eyeless Cultists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Han . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-70 SPELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113-121
Fishers From Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ithaqua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-73 Call/Dismiss Deity . . . . . . . . . . . 113-116
Mutated Hammerhead Shark . . . . . . . 53 Living Flame Of Deepest Black . . . 74-77 Compel Deity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Nagaae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Mh’ithrha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-80 Contact Deity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117-118
Shoggoth War Machines . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Shudde M’ell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-83 Summon/Bind Creature . . . . . . . 120-121
Babbage Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 101-104 Star Mother, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-86
Behemoth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98-101 Tsathoggua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-88 TABLES . . . . . . 7, 11, 70, 110, 112, 114
Juggernaut Tank . . . . . . . . . . . 104-107 Yegg-Ha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-91 Dust Of Han Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Spawn Of Abhoth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Y’golonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-94 Lightning Gun Mishaps . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Star Spawn Of Cthulhu . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mass Combat Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Statues Of Chaugnar Faugn . . . . . . 35-36 EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108-112 Mythos Deity Sample POW . . . . . . . .114
Thralls Of Chaugnar Faugn . . . . . . . . . 36 Electric Discharge Weapons . . . 109-112 Relative Military Unit Sizes . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ys’bwor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-97 Enzymatic Steam Weapons 108-109, 112 Weapon Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

VEHICLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-107
Shoggoth Juggernaut Tank . . . . . 105-107

Peggy,
to get the me mo out to all operatives: if they happen
Remember
bea sts in the fie ld, we ne ed a full report back so
across any of these
training anyone in tactics
we can keep this manual up to snuff. No point
that don’t work, now is there?
- A. .

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