Having read through the scenarios now I can say this is probably my favorite release of the year, and I think it's an important one because it handily accomplishes something even some official Chaosium releases haven't (for me at least) in the past, and that is fashion some truly effecting scenarios meant to be played in the modern era.
This isn't lightly given praise either, its VERY difficult (or at least it had been for me in my 10+ years) to construct a Cthulhu scenario that isn't just easily accomplished in the classical era minus a modern invention or two, and I've seen many a scenario that tie cell phones or computers into the plot but don't properly capture or depict the modern era and circumstances or people of that era, much less realistic situations and/or reactions to that zeitgesit in light Cthonian horrors. Not only is this very difficult to peg down feel well accomplished, its done with flair, excellently plotted, tightly written scenarios, simple but evocative images, and a overall aesthetic and style rarely seen outside of professional circles.
As Keeper (or GameMaster) my favorite scenarios were Ladybug Ladybug, in which a child abduction and the pursuit of the kidnapper lead to a terrifying confrontation with an angel of death, Hell in Texas, in which strange goings on at a struggling Church's Hell House leads investigators into a confrontation with human despair and Roots, in which a young girl seeking her birth parents goes missing in rural town.
Well done Stygian press, I'm looking forward to future installments!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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