Miskatonic Monday #83: The Mad Priest

 Between October 2003 and October 2013, Chaosium, Inc. published a series of books for Call of Cthulhu under the Miskatonic University Library Association brand. Whether a sourcebook, scenario, anthology, or campaign, each was a showcase for their authors—amateur rather than professional, but fans of Call of Cthulhu nonetheless—to put forward their ideas and share with others. The programme was notable for having launched the writing careers of several authors, but for every Cthulhu Invictus, The Pastores, Primal State, Ripples from Carcosa, and Halloween Horror, there was a Five Go Mad in Egypt, Return of the Ripper, Rise of the Dead, Rise of the Dead II: The Raid, and more...

The Miskatonic University Library Association brand is no more, alas, but what we have in its stead is the Miskatonic Repository, based on the same format as the DM’s Guild for Dungeons & Dragons. It is thus, “...a new way for creators to publish and distribute their own original Call of Cthulhu content including scenarios, settings, spells and more…” To support the endeavours of their creators, Chaosium has provided templates and art packs, both free to use, so that the resulting releases can look and feel as professional as possible. To support the efforts of these contributors, Miskatonic Monday is an occasional series of reviews which will in turn examine an item drawn from the depths of the Miskatonic Repository.

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Name: The Mad Priest

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author: Marco Carrer

Setting: Dark Ages Iceland using Cthulhu Through The Ages and Mythic Iceland

Product: Scenario
What You Get: Ten page, 792.80 KB Full Colour PDF
Elevator Pitch: A plague upon their crops, a plague upon their animals, what madness has come upon the village?

Plot Hook: The price of hospitality can lead to horror.

Plot Support: Plot outline, one handout, two NPCs, two Mythos monsters, and five pre-generated Investigators.

Production Values: Plain.

Pros
# Short, one-session one-shot or convention scenario

# Support for Cthulhu Through The Ages, Mythic Iceland, and Cthulhu Dark Ages

# Best to fit the scenario to Investigators’ village

Cons
# No Sanity losses for failure

# Underdeveloped plot 
# Needs an edit

# Needs development

Conclusion

# Compact scenario waiting for a Keeper’s input

# Support for Cthulhu Through The Ages, Mythic Iceland, and Cthulhu Dark Ages