Thanks to the OGL system, Sandy Petersen transcends genre boundaries and brings the horrific world of H.P. Lovecraft to players of the 5th Fantasy Edition. In this comprehensive reference guide, the author of the groundbreaking role-playing game on the Call of Cthulhu menu describes more than 100 monsters, 26 Great Ancients and External Gods, four new playable races, a complete arsenal of spells, unprecedented rules on the use of magic, and an avalanche of magical objects and artifacts. Meticulous technical data sheets are combined with the master's advice on role-playing, the integration of horror into the games, detailed descriptions of the Myth's cults, and a novel approach to dementia!
Beware! Your mental health is in danger... Here you'll find tips on how to conduct fantasy and horror games; several new playable races; and a host of options for adapting the class skills of the player characters to the concept of cosmic horror; rules governing two new mechanisms, fear and insanity, in the tradition of horror games; a variety of spells including a new subtype, formulas, which even non-magicians can cast at their own risk; magical objects; relics; and much more.
Players are covered in the first chapters, featuring new playable races and character class options, explaining how fear and insanity work, listing spells and items. One chapter details new gifts and a special skill, Yog-Sothothery. Another chapter deals with the rules governing Fear, Dementia and Dreamland, which are essential ingredients for the game to take on a cosmic horror feel. In the second part, the GM will find new tools to challenge the player-characters, including descriptions of many dangerous cults and associated tactics, rules for opposing the Great Ancients or External Gods, and dozens of horror monsters.
Cthulhu Mythos: Le Mythe de Cthulhu par Sandy Petersen funded on the Kickstarter platform
Cthulhu Mythos: Le Mythe de Cthulhu par Sandy Petersen was funded on the Crowdfunding Kickstarter (See the campaign) platform on the Oct 22, 2018, the campaign lasted 21 days. 4,312 people helped funded the game, whose the amount requested was $10,000.00. Thanks to these 4,312 people the game could be funded up to $231,279.00, ~2,312.79%.
Contents of the box : 1 book of 426 pages.