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Cthulhu Invictus: A Sourcebook for Ancient Rome (Call of Cthulhu roleplaying)
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About Cthulhu Invictus: A Sourcebook For Ancient Rome
Product description ROMAN CHILDREN TREMBLE in their beds as their mothers tell them stories of Medusa, the Hundred-Handed Ones, and the War of the Titans. They pray that the Fates have woven a long skein for them, free from encounters with the Minotaur and Cerberus. Little do they know that things more horrible than the creatures of myth and legend inhabit the world. This is the world of CTHULHU INVICTUS, a horror roleplaying supplement for Call of Cthulhu set in the first century CE, the time of the Roman Empire. INCLUDES THESE CHAPTERS: Welcome to Rome, Capital of the Known World -- Short Tour Around Mare Nostrum -- Character Creation -- Skills -- Equipment and Supplies -- Recovering Sanity -- Combat -- Roman Siege Weapons -- The Grimoire -- The Bestiary -- Cults and Secret Societies -- The Roman Legions -- Prophylaxis Panacea Efqa -- Scenario Seeds From the Back Cover All roads lead to Rome, the greatest city of the Ancient World. Anything you desire is available in this city of over a million people. Its all here: goods from far off Parthia; pottery from Brittania; food from Egypt; vile tomes from Syria; and murderous cults from Africa. The mighty Empire is pressed on all sides by foes, both mundane and otherworldly. Forces within the Empire itself are growing in power, drawing on the most ancient of horrors to corrupt it from within. Welcome to Rome.Cthulhu Invictus is a new setting for Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG. Players take on the roles of Roman citizens seeking to protect the Empire from the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos and ancient myth. Cthulhu Invictus includes an adventure to jump start your Roman campaign, a large fold out map of the Roman empire, 41 creatures and entities from folklore and ancient mythology, 12 new cults, 21 new occupations, and much more. Requires the Call of Cthulhu rulebook for play.
