Miskatonic Monday #141: Zangari’s Apostasy

 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: Zangari’s Apostasy

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author C.M.Arnold

Setting: Any big city

Product: Intermittent Scenario
What You Get: Eleven page, 1.76 MB Full Colour PDF
Elevator Pitch: The sound of horror comes home.

Plot Hook: An inheritance which you really have to play!
Plot Support: Twelve pre-generated Investigators(!), two handouts, one NPC, one Mythos artefact, and three Mythos monsters.

Production Values: Decent.

Pros

# Adapted from H.P Lovecraft’s ’The Music of Erich Zann’

# Easily adapted to other time periods

# Intermittent story designed to fit around other scenarios

# Suitable for the Keeper and one Investigator

# Nicely presented

# Phonophobia

# Gakkiphobia

# Violiphobia

Cons

# Twelve—TWELVE(!)—pre-generated Investigators?

# Adapted from H.P Lovecraft’s ’The Music of Erich Zann’

Conclusion

# Intermittent scenario suitable for the Keeper and one Investigator based on H.P Lovecraft’s ’The Music of Erich Zann’ that might be too obvious.

# Twelve—TWELVE(!)—pre-generated Investigators?