The Cthulhu Hack: Forgotten Duty (d20)
A visit to the University of Navarra-located in Pamplona¸ Spain-in search of a rare book-the chronicles of a monk who claimed to have witnessed visions of other worlds-leads to a grim investigation.
Forgotten Duty is a short investigation-probably 6 - 8 hours of play-written for The Cthulhu Hack but playable with any system geared toward Lovecraftian horror. Set in modern-day northern Spain¸ the investigation has the potential to set the starting point for a wider campaign. It also links loosely into other earlier adventures¸ providing the potential to run into or from other investigations.
The adventure includes:
- a 27-page adventure¸ including deep background¸ timeline¸ GM guidance¸ non-player character write-ups and several maps of locations-to supplement uses of Internet-accessible maps for more general reference
- a single page of tables for randomly generating the names and mannerisms of non-player characters
- a 3-page section of handouts¸ including non-player character portraits by mirandemia
- a set of five pre-generated characters-though the investigation includes thoughts on linking existing characters and their personal motivations
- an overview of a new alternate Special Abilities mechanic for one-shots
While you need the for Core Book to handle the baseline mechanics¸ you could use the investigation with any other system or run the whole thing as a story-driven encounter with unnameable cosmic horrors.
Publisher Note: PDF uses a standard A5-booklet format¸ single column. The first release version is awaiting art-there are wide¸ white spaces on pages 18/19 and at the top of the handout sheet¸ awaiting NPC portraits.