Miskatonic Monday #118: Care Forgot

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 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: Care Forgot

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author: John Almack

Setting: Jazz Age

Product: One-on-One Scenario
What You Get: Six page, 757.70 KB Full Colour PDF
Elevator Pitch: Sudden forgetfulness brings fears of its own

Plot Hook: Who am I?
Plot Support: Staging advice, seven NPCs, one Mythos entity, and one pre-generated Investigator.

Production Values: Plain.

Pros

# One-on-one horror scenario

# Classic horror set-up

# Classic Mythos set-up made very personal

# Easy to adapt to other time periods

# Easy to adapt to other cities

# Solid cast of NPCs for the Keeper to roleplay

Cons

# Requires access to The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic

# Potentially too personal horror

Conclusion

# Classic amnesia set-up made very personal in a one-on-one scenario built around a classic Call of Cthulhu plot

# Strong on roleplaying and interaction