 | A Chill in Abashiri - A 1920s Taisho-Era Japan Scenario Regular price: $4.95 Bundle price: $3.11 Format: PDF
| A Chill in Abashiri
A 1920s Taisho-Era Japan Scenario
December 1922, Abashiri, Northern Japan
Abashiri Prison, located on the northern shore of Hokkaido, houses ‘dangerous’ criminals and political dissidents, and is no stranger to death and cold. But when a guard dies under suspicious circumstances, and amidst an unprecedented cold snap, a team of mixed professionals is sent to investigate the facility and its occupants, both staff and imprisoned. Amidst the Taisho-era empire’s political maelstrom, the investigators must navigate suspicious guards and uncooperative prisoners to uncover a plot that threatens not just Abashiri Prison, but the future of their changing nation.
"Excellent, focused investigation with a suitably frigid feel throughout reflecting the politics of the period"
- Rev...
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 | A Cold Wind Blows Regular price: $2.95 Bundle price: $1.85 Format: PDF
| Snow swirls, nearly blinding you. The cold seeps into your bones, threatening to freeze you in place. Then, out of the corner of your eye, movement. You are not alone in the storm.
A Cold Wind Blows takes place in June, 1922. The investigators find themselves snowed in at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado during what was supposed to be time to relax. An out-of-season howling blizzard has put everyone on edge. When other hotel guests start disappearing, the group must uncover the hotel’s secrets and brave the elements outside to discover the cause.
This Pulp style Cthulhu adventure is intended for a group of experienced investigators with some degree of Mythos knowledge and can be played in a single session.
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 | A Hunger akin to Lunacy Regular price: $3.00 Bundle price: $1.88 Format: PDF
| This is a one-shot scenario for 4-6 Investigators, who may be familiar with, but not experts, at Call of Cthulhu.
Content Warnings: insects, mental illness, body horror, possession.
It is the fall of 1925, in Traverse City Michigan. The Investigators are heading to Dr. Humphry P. Dalderby’s house for their weekly Thursday evening salon.
Dr. Dalderby has been quite excited to show them the new antique document that he has just procured. When they arrive, they find that Dr. Dalderby has been missing for a few days.
Will Investigators be able to find Dr. Dalderby and his document, or will they lose themselves within the walls of their own minds?
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 | A Theater of Flesh Regular price: $2.95 Bundle price: $1.85 Format: PDF
| In this scenario for the 7th edition of Call of Cthulhu, the investigators venture into 1920s Paris, and more specifically the red-light district of Pigalle and its scandalous Grand-Guignol, the theater of thrills and chills. They go there on the invitation of Mary Riley who makes her debut on its stage. However, after a performance as titillating as it is frightening, the young actress disappears without a trace. Behind the laughter and the froufrou, Pigalle suddenly reveals a disturbing face, and the investigators sink little by little into horror when they discover that the Grand-Guignol might conceal realities worse than its fictions behind its curtains. What is really going on in this dead-end theatre and what happened to Mary Riley?...
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 | All Part of the Game Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.76 Format: PDF
| It's been years since you and your friends graduated from Miskatonic University you've sadly grown apart. But out of nowhere, one of your contemporaries reaches out hoping to rekindle the flame of friendship with a murder mystery party, playing on your collective love of the macabre as kids. He promises a unique experience, where the entire mansion is a site for a fabricated murder to be solved and the masked staff serving as both potential victims or the murderer. What could go wrong?
Trapped inside a mansion with a corpse, a befuddled staff, and a murderer, can the investigators solve the crime? Are they even in danger? Or is it all part of the game?
This scenario, written for Call of Cthulhu 7th edition is set in the 1920s and is an homage to the whodunit genre with a supernatural ...
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 | Blood on the Chocolate Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.76 Format: PDF
| Someone's been damaging valuable machines at the Whishly Chocolate Factory each night. Management's problem solver "Tex" Gunderson hires a squad of skilled investigators to spend the night in the factory and uncover the mystery of what's going on ...if they can survive until morning, that is.
Blood on the Chocolate is a horror scenario for the Call of Cthulhu Seventh Edition roleplaying game by Chaosium Inc., and it is the debut title from author Jarrod Lipshy. It can be played by any number of players, although 3-5 is recommended. Total play time is approximately 7-9 hours, or two sessions.
Features union strife, corrupt corporate politics, deadly traps, spooky encounters, maiming, amputation, death, bootleg hooch, extreme low regard for worker safety, and a complete overview of the in...
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 | Broken Glass Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.13 Format: PDF
| The Old Carlisle House outside of town is haunted, and everyone knows it. Ten years ago a gruesome murder took place there. Since then, local youth say you can still see the ghost of Mrs. Carlisle walking the halls.
Randy just moved in, and he's nothing if not excited about the idea of living in a real haunted house! When he starts to realize that it may really be true, he decides to call for some professional assistance. He wants to find out if this could be the real deal.
But investigators should beware, for stranger things than ghosts are at play in the Carlisle House on this night! They will find that deeper dangers lurk behind much more familiar eyes. Will the investigators unravel the mystery and survive a night in this house of Broken Glass?
Broken Glass is a modern-day Call of ...
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 | Case by Case Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $2.50 Format: PDF
| Great for new players and keepers! Not too many NPCs to keep track of and easily expandable. The story works best with 1-4 but can still work well with 5+ new investigators or imported ones. This story typically takes one or two sessions to complete and is easily expanded.
Sunday, October 13th, 1996, agents from the FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. are sent to the small town of Fogwood Oregon where previous agents from the Portland Field Office concluded a missing person case six days earlier, but concerned citizen Duane Walker isn’t satisfied and hasn’t stopped writing and calling the FBI everyday since. Normally the FBI wouldn’t worry about a closed case but a new team has been assembled to test agents that have made questionable decisions, or possibly pursued work in a suboptima...
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 | Chimes in the Dark: A Call of Cthulhu Scenario Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $1.25 Format: PDF
| Chimes in the Dark
The dissonant chimes of a long lost relic herald the return of a Great Old One slumbering deep underground. The chimes call to it. The ground shakes. The air goes cold with its arrival. Will the people of San Rafael survive it's summoning?
A Cthulhu Mythos scenario for Down Darker Trails, Chimes in the Dark is set in the location of San Rafael. Investigators must race against time to locate the Chimes of Muzshon before they fall into the hands of the Cult of the Eyeless and all is lost.
The scenario expands on the information provided on San Rafael in Down Darker Trails.
Includes 6 pregenerated characters.
Written for mature audiences, this scenario contains depictions of self harm and body horror.
This scenario was created as part of the Write Your First Adventure...
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 | Crossing Guard Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.13 Format: PDF
| Oddball mythvestigators gathered by eccentric lore expert Mr. Ed use conventions to disguise their exploration of mythos rumors. In June 2023, they meet under cover of RageCon in Reno, Nevada by day and hunt for a cemetery-lurking mythos creature by night.
Content warning: drug use, mental illness, ghosts, inappropriate humor
6 pregenerated characters
5 NPCs
6 player handouts
1 map of the area
1 new mythos creature
1 Table of Assorted Clues
Historic Highlights, Facts, and Fictions
Hints for fast-tracking gameplay
A Modern Call of Cthulhu one-shot for 2-6 players that mixes humor, horror, and intrigue....
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 | Flesh Wounds Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.13 Format: PDF
| Miskatonic University, Arkham, 1927
Twisted science and the dark magic of the Mythos combine to unleash a new horror of ravenous, hungry flesh. Can a group of students put an end to the chaos before it consumes Arkham?
FLESH WOUNDS is an action-packed, high-stakes, classic 1920's era scenario for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. Designed for players who enjoy some investigator vs. monster action in their investigations, this scenario is ideal for a convention game and can be run in one or two sessions depending on the Keeper's preference.
"This is an AMAZING first outing!" - Jon Hook (Modern Mythos Podcast)
"Science versus SCIENCE! in a deadly night of action horror." - Pookie (Reviews from R'lyeh)
This one-shot scenario includes:
- 57 page scenario with full colour ...
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 | Lucie's Dispensation Regular price: $4.95 Bundle price: $3.11 Format: PDF
| Elderly Lucie and her little granddaughter, Cate, need help. They claim that the Germans recently attacked their tiny French village of Verlest. But it’s hard to believe them. There’s no sign of a battle. It’s late 1918. World War I just ended.
Yet a melancholy hangs over Verlest, people are missing, and, suspiciously, the monks at the nearby Abbey of Saint Barbara don’t appreciate outsiders asking questions. As the Investigators learn more about this traumatized village where ancient history and recent events have bred intrigue and horror, they might regret discovering the evil in their midst.
A Call of Cthulhu scenario for two to four players, Lucie’s Dispensation is author John Dyer’s debut title. Playtime is approximately 8 hours, or two sessions. This downloadable, 50-page scenario...
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 | Lurkers in the Mist Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $1.88 Format: PDF
| Lurkers in the Mist is a 1920s scenario for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, designed for 4-6 characters. It takes the players to the remote mountains of far Northern California as part of an archeological expedition wherein they confront the reality behind local stories of Man-bears and Star-Bugs.
Six pre-generated characters for your players;
Black and white portraits for four key NPCs and all six pregenerated characters;
Player map and handouts;
An accessible simplified version of the adventure;
A separate file of fillable pregenerated characters sheets.
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 | Rich Food Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.13 Format: PDF
| A Twisting Tale of Terror for Modern Times Call of Cthulhu!
It is a cold and rainy December in San Diego, California. The investigators are volunteers at the St. Germain’s Shelter. The shelter is at maximum occupancy and the doors have closed for the night when there is frantic banging at the front entrance. Three regular guests have finally arrived, only they are missing extremities and have chunks of flesh bitten off. They tell a tale of cannibalism and corruption in society’s elite.
The investigators must unravel a dark conspiracy and face the price of greed.
A storm is brewing, pressure is building up, and lives are in an explosive balance.
Featuring:
A scenario that averages four hours of playtime. Perfect for one shots and convention play.
Four pre-generated charac...
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 | Signs of Blood Regular price: $1.00 Bundle price: $0.63 Format: PDF
| Cleveland, 1975. Five young women found murdered, all fans of the singer and shock rocker the Dark Pharaoh. Is there a connection? A Call of Cthulhu adventure set in the Rust Belt in the mid-'70s, for 4-6 players....
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 | The Amber Wizard Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $2.50 Format: PDF
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A concerned actress asks the players for help regarding her missing co-star from the rather salacious and popular horror picture The Amber Wizard. Confusing matters further, her missing co-star was seen in recent newsreels for the Academy Awards. The investigation leads the players through a series of conspiracies and cover-ups all pointing back to the charismatic and eccentric movie producer Nigel Marlow. As events unravel, their inquires take them to a studio back lot constructed to facilitate a grand ritual that would bring an alien being of immense power into our world.
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 | The Castle of Greed Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.13 Format: PDF
| Satisfy your hunger in this delicious 1930s Scenario for Call of Cthulhu
The year is 1933 and the place El Dorado, Kansas, and a new sensation is set to sweep the United States. A savvy businessman has acquired the first restaurant making innovative “fast food”. Scientifically balanced food, a bargain at 5c per slider - grab ‘em by the bag! Sam Madson knows he’s got what it takes to make it big, just like his father. After all, success is in his blood. Now, if only his wife would stop complaining of dark omens and strange visions…
The Castle of Greed is a scenario appropriate for 2-4 players.
It can be played within 4 hours for a convention run, or it can be leisurely expanded into following its multiple adventure seeds.
Within this scenario are included:
4 NPC characters & 2 p...
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 | The Forbidden Door Regular price: $7.99 Bundle price: $5.01 Format: PDF
| Kauai rises out of the pacific shrouded in mist and jungle. Strange things have been reported by lifelong residents and tourists alike. Lights aglow in strange colors upon the mountains, nocturnal insects buzzing in ways that sound like speech. Unnamed men on the roads at night keeping people from traveling to remote destinations.
Private investigator Brian Cray needs your help if he is going to find notable Archaeologist Robert Lockwood and his research assistant. Leads are growing thin and a trek out to the research camp high up upon the Napali coast might be the only move left if he is going to find some answers, and he doesn’t want to go it alone.
You’ve dreamt about a door under the island. A door in the darkness. Is that what Lockwood discovered? Is that why he is missing?
Pack y...
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 | The Heavenly Host Regular price: $4.95 Bundle price: $3.11 Format: PDF
| It's the most wonderful time of the year... but not for long. As the snow falls and the decorations go up, a family meddles with forces they could never truly understand. In this Call of Cthulhu scenario, you and your fellow investigators must unravel the mystery of what is truly happening at a rural Christmas celebration. Can you survive the horrors that await and save Christmas from a fate worse than coal in your stocking? Find out in this heart-pounding tale of fear and madness.
The Heavenly Host is a short scenario for 3-4 players using Call of Cthulhu. Pre-generated investigators with hooks to the scenario are included, although they are not required and groups may wish to use this scenario within their campaigns instead. The scenario is set in modern Missouri but notes are provided ...
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 | The Lost Temple of the Vethalam Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $1.88 Format: PDF
| An archaeological team working deep in the heart of the South Indian jungle have unleashed something not of our world. The investigators arrive to find the site a bloodbath: a lone professor seemingly the only survivor and an invisible monster on the loose. But is everything what it seems? And what truly is the creature stalking them through the ruins?
The Lost Temple of the Vethalam is a 1920s scenario based on a traditional Indian folktale for the 7th Edition of Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium. It is suited for 3-5 investigators and can be played in a single session of 4 hours. Pre-generated investigators and advice for tying this scenario into an ongoing campaign, such as Chaosium's Children of Fear, is provided.
Contains: 43-page scenario book, 5 pre-generated investigators, 5 full-colo...
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 | The Shambler Between Worlds Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $1.88 Format: PDF
| The Shambler Between Worlds is a one-night scenario for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game for up to 6 players. Set in the Classic Era of the 1920s, this scenario is a great introduction to the game. You can use your own investigators or the pre-generated investigators.
When an Arkham Sanitarium patient goes missing, the players’ investigation lead them to a secret cabal that has assembled a dangerous occult device. The mastermind wants the power to herself and sets about killing the others to ensure only she can wield the device. Can the investigators figure out what’s going and stop her before it’s too late?
This scenario was created as part of the Write Your First Adventure Storytelling Collective course....
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 | The Things We Feed Regular price: $3.99 Bundle price: $2.50 Format: PDF
| EDITS & REVISIONS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS
A rotted mansion sits empty in the woodlands outside of New Orleans. Its last occupant, a painter, has just finished his final work. He was reported dead today. It is November 14th, 1926, and the investigators have been invited to an afternoon of fine dining and the chance to earn $200 dollars each, should they perform a seemingly simple task. They must search the house and find a strange book, and return it to their benefactor. What they don't know is that the memories of the house's former occupants still linger, as well as an otherwordly presence which seeks only to devour. Can the investigators find the mysterious tome, or will they be swallowed by the surreal horrors of the Garot House?
This scenario is for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition ...
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 | The Tunnels Under Temple Meads Regular price: $6.79 Bundle price: $4.26 Format: PDF
| "Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides” - André Malraux, Author
About The Tunnels Under Temple Meads
This one-to-one (or "duet") Scenario is intended for one Keeper and one Investigator, and is set in Bristol Temple Meads train station. Amnesiac Noa Jones attempts to piece their memory back together while attempting to outwit the cultists of Xa-Thoth known as The Society.
It includes everything needed to run the game smoothly and with minimal prep;
Detailed guidance for running the adventure for the Keeper
A pre-made character for the Investigator
Maps of Temple Meads Station and the secret tunnels that lay just beneath the surface
Mechanics for the Investigator to recover memories
Optional handouts based on real photos of Bristol from the early 20th Cent...
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 | The Whitfield House Haunting Regular price: $4.99 Bundle price: $3.13 Format: PDF
| A one-shot Call of Cthulhu adventure for 2-6 players. 1923, London England, the Pall Mall Gazette reports
"clear evidence of spectral activity, reports of flying furniture and unholy forces at work!"
No Priest has been able to dispel the troubled spitits that haunt Whitfield House. Mystics and mediums have tried in vain to parley with the departed. Has the spirit of the reclusive Jacob Silar returned from beyond the grave? Will our intrepid investigators discover the true nature of the forces behind this mystery?
What starts off as a haunted house mystery soon becomes a journey into Cosmic horror....
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 | Under the Red Light Regular price: $4.95 Bundle price: $3.11 Format: PDF
| It is February 20th, 1920, and a group of Investigators is traveling to Mona Island, halfway between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Unknown to them, in their destination, three people are missing, the night sky has gone red, the guano miners are on strike and there are even whispers that a long-dead miner has returned from the dead to exact revenge on those who abandoned him. Can the investigators uncover the truth and locate the missing persons before it's too late?
A one-shot style scenario for two or more investigators that can be completed in two to four hours.
This scenario also includes the following:
6 Original Handouts (Now with new updated art by Rafael Collazo)
6 Premade Investigators with backgrounds tied to the scenario
An accessible version of the ...
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 | Year of the Serpent: Doyers Street Regular price: $6.99 Bundle price: $4.38 Format: ZIP File
| New York. February 7th, 1917. A raucous celebration in the heart of New York City's Chinatown district. A banquet to entertain the heavyweights of the City for the Chinese New Year is set to bring excitement, health, and prosperity. The streets are full of joyous revelers, red and gold stream down the city streets. In all the wondrous fervour, no one would ever notice one missing person...
The trail to the missing Federal Inspector, Harvey William-Burke, has led you to 11 Doyers Street. The papers reported Doyers Street to be the home of the notorious Tongs whose members were dangerous criminals, opium dealers, and lords of sinful ventures. Assassins hide behind every corner, waiting to ambush their prey and escape into the warren of tunnels beneath Chinatown. It is here on Doyers Street...
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