Miskatonic Monday #148: After the Rain

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: After the Rain: A Samurai Era Call of Cthulhu Scenario

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author Kevin Konieczko

Setting: Warring States Era Japan

Product: Scenario
What You Get: Thirty-six page, 12.54 MB PDF

Elevator Pitch: Seven Samurai versus the Mythos

Plot Hook: Ronin hired to deal with bandits who have just turned more vicious
Plot Support: Staging advice, eight handouts including one map, six NPCs, and two Mythos monsters.

Production Values: Good.

Pros

# Suitable for Cthulhu Dark Ages

# Includes a primer on Sengoku Era Japan

# Detailed Investigators

# Teraphobia

Cons

# Involves a lot of combat

# Needs an edit

Conclusion

# Entertaining change of place in what is a samurai mini-sandbox supported detailed Investigators and historical background.

# Can be run using Cthulhu Dark Ages or Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition