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Host and Hostility: Three Regency Call of Cthulhu Scenarios $7.99
Publisher: Chaosium
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by A customer [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 02/17/2023 13:18:15

These three lone investigator scenarios make a good contrast with the adventures in (the core) Regency Cthulhu. Some spoilers follow.

Loom and Lucidity. A chance for some comedy and farce as guests begin to express radical opinions (cf Ripping Yarns' Roger of the Raj) before matters take a dangerous turn. (I would have behaviour tend to bawdy, then to brutal.) The investigator needs to destroy the loom to avert disaster. In contrast to the other two adventures, there is a potential love interest, which is highly appropriate for the Austen part.

Curate and Curability. Gothic horror scenario, well clued, but lacks a clever trick by which the character can escape, e.g. some object in the church such as holy water, or a concealed mirror to show a creature its own reflection, that tips the odds. Tending to railroady, and player survival is dependent on a series of good rolls: would prefer more emphasis on player choice at the climax.

Note and Notoriety. A ball climaxes with an attempted transportation, which the player must thwart. A good point is flexibility in finding necessary clues. There are too many rolls when attempting the counterspell for my liking, this could be streamlined. Might work better with a group.

Good attempts at a different sort of scenario. More might be made of the Brighton season, adding some additional social encounters. (There is useful information in an Appendix).

Recommended.



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