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Branches of Bone - A Viking Age Cthulhu Dark Ages Scenario

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Branches of Bone

A Cthulhu Dark Ages Scenario of Viking Age Survival-Horror

Beleaguered chieftain Askr Yelloweye leads you and your impoverished clansmen to the rocky isle of Skógrbein, off the coast of Northumbria. Askr chases a vision from Freya, claiming she showed him a relic of Yggrdasil held in the heathens’ stone temple sitting upon Skógrbein. How far you believe your chieftain, who can say? But you know the people of these lands hold treasures in their temples.

'...an abhorrent arboresque aberration.' - Reviews from R'lyeh

Written by Michael Reid, author of the Electrum best-selling A Chill in Abashiri - A 1920s Taisho-Era Japan Scenariothe Silver best-selling supplement Memorable Major Wounds - Critical Tables and Expanded Injuries for Call of Cthulhu, and the Flash Cthulhu series of 1-hour mini-scenarios.

Branches of Bone is a survival-horror scenario set in the 8th century, casting the players as Vikings raiding a monastery off the coast of Northumbria. It uses Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition and Cthulhu Dark Ages 3rd Edition rules.

The scenario is designed to be run in a single frantic session of roughly four hours for a group of three to six investigators.

Branches of Bone includes:

  • 27 fully bookmarked and hyperlinked pages including handouts, maps, stat blocks, rule supplements and Keeper aids (40 with cover and pregen investigators).

  • Grotesque creature insert art by Linus Larsson.

  • Six pre-generated viking investigators, and advice for creating additional investigators or running with fewer players.

  • Timeline and advice on adjusting for difficulty and timing.

  • Viking supplemental rules, including four new careers, an investigator experience package, a modified spell, and sailing and weapon length rules.

  • Background-less printer-friendly(ish) .pdf, seperate .jpg handouts, seperate autofill .pdf investigator sheets.

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Content Warning: Branches of Bone is set in a violent time and place, and contains use of religious iconography and body horror.


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Michael R November 13, 2022 3:54 pm UTC
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Scenario author here:
If you're on the fence about trying Branches of Bone, I've put together an overview and a game journal / replay of the scenario to give you a better idea of what you might be getting into.
Overview: https://mjrrpg.com/branches-of-bone-call-of-cthulhu-viking-survival-horror/
Replay: https://mjrrpg.com/branches-of-bone-full-replay-call-of-cthulhu-viking-survival-horror/

Both are available as podcasts as well if you prefer listening instead of reading. If you have any questions or comments, please do shoot them at me. I'll answer as best I can here, on my site, over email, or whatever social media account you track me down on.
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This title was added to our catalog on August 08, 2022.