Miskatonic Monday #305: Millan’s Tomb

Much like the& Jonstown Compendium& for& RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha& and& The Companions of Arthur& for material set in Greg Stafford’s masterpiece of Arthurian legend and romance,& Pendragon, the& Miskatonic Repository& for& Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition& is a curated platform for user-made content.& 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:& Millan’s Tomb

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author:& Maude Cort

Setting: A U.S. mining town

Product: Scenario
What You Get: Two page, 1.52 MB Black & White PDF
Elevator Pitch:& Have you read the plot synopsis?

Plot Hook: Is there gold in them hills, or is it haunted?

Plot Support: Staging advice, ten named NPCs, and two Mythos monsters.

Production Values: Sparse

Pros

# Barebones presentation
# Easy to adapt to different eras

# Multiple plot hooks

# Good for the Keeper that really, really likes to improvise

#& Cleithrophobia

#& Claustrophobia

#& Phasmophobia

Cons

# Presented in a backwards fashion

# Needs development

# Keeper will need to supply stats

# Needs a slight edit

Conclusion

# All the right elements, not necessarily in the right order

# In need of development to flesh out the story, let alone the stats

Miskatonic Monday #304: Last Call of Cthulhu

Much like the Jonstown Compendium for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha and The Companions of Arthur for material set in Greg Stafford’s masterpiece of Arthurian legend and romance, Pendragon, the Miskatonic Repository for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition is a curated platform for user-made content. 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: Last Call of Cthulhu: Player Drinking Rules & Modern-Era Scenario

Publisher: Chaosium, Inc.
Author: Pete Burgess

Setting: The Lake District

Product: Scenario
What You Get: Sixty-one page, 29.06 MB Full Colour PDF
Elevator Pitch: Late-night lock in horror hell

Plot Hook: It’s gonna be one hell of a night down the local…

Plot Support: Staging advice, four pre-generated Investigators, eight handouts, three maps and floorplans, nine NPCs, and two Mythos monsters.

Production Values: Outstanding

Pros

# The layout and graphic design are excellent!
# Actual rules for drinking whilst playing Call of Cthulhu

# Beer mats as Investigator sheets?

# Understated creepy horror until it’s really NOT

# Scope for fish out of water navigating British pub culture

# Tight, one night, one session scenario

# Excellent artwork and handouts
# Chorophobia

# Dipsophobia

# Tavernaphobia

Cons

# Actual rules for drinking whilst playing Call of Cthulhu

# Cover and extraneous artwork suggests fifties, not modern day

# ‘S’MPANPAMPANPANIOMPANION’?

# Needs a slight edit

Conclusion

# Very well presented single session, one-night horror

# What if the monster was already inside at The Slaughtered Lamb?

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