Miskatonic Monday #242: Debutantes & Dagon

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: Debutantes & Dagon: Inspiration for Short, Improvised Scenarios Starring Badass Regency Pulp Ladies

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author: Evan Perlman

Setting: Regency-era

Product: Supplement for Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England and Pulp Cthulhu: Two-fisted Action and Adventure Against the Mythos

What You Get: Twenty-seven page, 963.27 KB Full Colour PDF
Elevator Pitch: Demure, but secretly ACTION!!! debutantes!

Plot Hook: Create dangerous, clever, and capable young ladies of eliminating all kinds of horrifying mythos threats.

Plot Support: Three tables and guidance for Investigator creation and four tables and guidance for villain and scenario creation, plus eleven Mythos and non-Mythos monsters and scenario hooks.

Production Values: Okay

Pros

# Combines Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England and Pulp Cthulhu: Two-fisted Action and Adventure Against the Mythos

# Intended for low-preparation games for Investigators and scenarios

# Plenty of scenario hooks

# Definitely Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMythos

# Gynophobia

Cons

# Combines Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England and Pulp Cthulhu: Two-fisted Action and Adventure Against the Mythos

# Definitely Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMythos

# Just a bit silly

Conclusion

# Definitely more Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMythos than Pride and Prejudice

# Not entirely serious, but go with it for crinoline kick-ass fun