Adventures In Arkham Country

There is, in the state of Massachusetts, a valley along a river called the Miskatonic. It is shunned by its neighbors, for its towns are the focus of many dark legends. Dream-filled Kingsport, decadent Dunwich, tiny Falcon Point, witch haunted Arkham, and ruined Innsmouth are all spoken of only in whispers lest one be overheard. Few realize that the whispered legends of the Miskatonic Valley hide truths more sinister yet. Within this book you will find five adventures running the length of the Miskatonic Valley. Investigators can visit Arkham, Bolton, Dunwich, Falcon Point, Kingsport, and even the Dreamlands. Ancient temples, degenerate deep ones, strange disappearances, and a murderous sorcerer are just some of the perils travelers will face. This supplement is part of our Lovecraft Country series of gamebooks, which feature background and adventures in Lovecraft's Miskatonic Valley.

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[CALL OF CTHULHU ROLEPLAYING] "Arkham Now" updates to modern times the famous and fabled city of Arkham for the "Call of Cthulhu" roleplaying game. Most residents believe there is only one horror lurking in this legendary haunted town -- the urban sprawl slowly eroding Arkham's old New England beauty. Rushing by neon signs and mega-marts on a quest to obtain even more material possessions, no one has time to notice the more disturbing, underlying qualities of the city -- the grotesque vegetation sprouting in some places, the sometimes-odd taste from the reservoir's drinking water, the disturbingly high rate of birth defects, and the too-frequent child abductions.

Dunwich is a small village located along the Miskatonic, upriver from Arkham. Until 1806, Dunwich was a thriving community, boasting many mills and the powerful Whateley family. Those among the Whateleys came to know dark secrets about the world, and they fell into the worship of unwholesome creatures from other times and places. Retreating to the hills and forests surrounding the town, they betrayed their uncorrupted kin. Prosperity fled, and a dark despair seized the people. What remains is a skeleton town, mills closed, its citizens without hope or future. However, secrets of the Mythos survive, to be discovered by brave and enterprising investigators. H. P. Lovecraft's Dunwich begins with "The Dunwich Horror, " Lovecraft's masterful tale of life in the town and its surroundings. It expands upon the story with extensive information about the town: pertinent buildings, useful people, and important locations are described in detail. A 17X22" map depicts the area for miles around, and two scenarios are included. All statistics and gameplay notes for d20 Cthulhu are also provided.

Nearly every town and village in the Miskatonic Valley has its own shadowy past, and many of these places are still plagued by sinister revenants of those dark days. Yet new mysteries also appear with uncanny regularity. It would seem that Lovecraft Country will always be a haunted landscape. Dead Reckonings is an anthology of Call of Cthulhu scenarios set in Howard Lovecraft's haunted New England. Set in Arkham, Dunwich, and the small village of Martin's Beach, these adventures span the spectrum of terror. Herein the dead walk, shadowy cults clash with monstrous forces, and an abomination waits to be reborn into something even worse. Return to Lovecraft Country!

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath H. P. Lovecraft - "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" is a novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft.It is both the longest of the stories that make up his Dream Cycle and the longest Lovecraft work to feature protagonist Randolph Carter. Along with his 1927 novel The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, it can be considered one of the significant achievements of that period of Lovecraft's writing. The Dream-Quest combines elements of horror and fantasy into an epic tale that illustrates the scope and wonder of humankind's ability to dream.

Constable Clark of Coldwater Falls, was desperate for attention. Hed been in touch with every sanatorium and hospital from New York to Boston and theres not an empty bed to be found since the stock market crash last year. Theyre full to brimming with suicidal businessmen and investors. Hes holding a man in his jail exhibiting some rather... extraordinary behaviors. The delusion is complete and total he walks on all fours and he wont speak a word. They say he even eats out of a bowl and refuses utensils! Not a shred of human behavior left in him.

Arkham is a small town along the Massachusetts coast -- the setting favored by author Howard Phillips Lovecraft in his tales of monstrous horror.All in all a quiet place, Arkham is best-known as the home of Miskatonic University, an excellent school becoming known for its collection of esoteric and disturbing volumes residing in its library's Restricted Collection.H. P. Lovecraft's Arkham contains extensive background information about this New England town -- written to be used by serious investigators as a base from which to explore further the mysteries of the Cthulhu Mythos. People, locations, and buildings are described in depth; a 17X22" newspaper and a 17X22" map complete the package. Four sinister scenarios challenge the investigators and the players' roleplaying skills. All game data and non-player character statistics are provided for both Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu and the d20 Cthulhu games.