Miskatonic Monday #87a: The Worm of Wall Street and other new indie Call of Cthulhu releases

It's certainly been a bumper year for the Miskatonic Repository: here's part one of a run-down of the final indie Call of Cthulhu releases for 2023! If you like what you see, remember to give the creators a star rating or even a review!

The Worm of Wall Street
Paul StJohn Mackintosh ($2.95, 24 page PDF)

Something unclean is infesting Wall Street... New York financial markets have just experienced a disastrous flash crash, losing billions of dollars of value in an instant. From irate regulators to ruined speculators, no one knows why. Yet amid the carnage, a single hedge fund and its charismatic, bizarre founder stand proud, reaping rewards while others are crumbling all around them. Now, an intrepid team of investigators, drawn from all walks of life, from financial journalist to concerned dilettante, set out to unravel the mystery, only to find that it runs far deeper and darker than they ever could have suspected.

Short modern-day scenario, suitable for a 1-shot adventure or convention play, or as a starting point for a new investigating team. Contents include unhinged corruption and insane predation - and that's just the crypto bros...

Athenaeum Illuminatus
Peter Charron ($11.95, 110 page PDF)

Libraries are Illuminated. In many investigation settings libraries are cast in a passive role. They serve as scenery to set a mood or simply as a backdrop against which other action takes place. But libraries can vary dramatically depending on their type and are more than a place to keep books. They are centers of learning, statements of political power and repositories of new, ancient and terrible secrets. They can easily take center stage.

The Keeper’s Guide to Library Archetypes, their Contents, Associated Professions and Puzzles.

At the Gates of Carcosa
Quico Vicens-Picatto ($3.00, 19 page PDF)

After an anomaly suddenly develops near the human settlement on the planet Ross
508B, Captain Chang and her crew aboard the space shuttle ISIS must solve the mystery
residing in the red dwarf star system Ross 508. This adventure will test the sanity of the
researchers, as well as their ethical and moral integrity, as they must explore an alien
environment and make choices that will affect not only their own fates but also the fate of the
vast space colony on Ross 508B.

The Bright Blue Demon
Bryce Kelly ($3.00, 11 page PDF)

What happens in Nevada, stays in Nevada. This holds especially true for the Nevada Test Site, the location of thousands of nuclear weapons tests, intense radiation levels, and even more sinster things.

Modern era survival horror scenario set in the rocky mountains of Nevada in the Nevada Test Site. era survival horror scenario set in the rocky mountains of Nevada in the Nevada Test Site.

Banker's Folly
Nader Rabie ($3.95, 35 page PDF)

April 28, 1924: Clifton, Massachusetts. Local philanthropist Douglas Caffey has been missing for nearly a week. Rumors abound - is he sick, kidnapped, dead? His local doctor suspects something is amiss but maybe his disappearance is benign. Your investigators have been tasked with tracking him down. Seems like a simple case of missing persons...

The Seraphim Club: An Original Heroic Organization for Pulp Cthulhu and Call of Cthulhu
Frederick Love ($2.00, 10 page PDF)

This guide details an original heroic organization known as the Seraphim Club, a secret society with ties to the Vatican dedicated to recovering holy artifacts and relics in danger of falling into the hands of evil. With five pregenerated characters and detailed background and history, this guide is a perfect supplement for your Pulp Cthulhu or Call of Cthulhu game.

The Butcher of Queen Vic Market
Andrew Edward ($5.00, 21 page PDF)

Magnificent Melbourne is a bustling growing town enjoying a fair degree of prosperity. Broad streets are flanked by beautiful Victorian era buildings. While more and more Australians are being born onshore, migration is still a major source of population growth. Whilst most are still from Ireland and the UK many are coming from other countries, especially continental Europe.

That is 1920s Melbourne, on the surface; but there are others who gaze upon Australia with glowing covetous eyes. Who knows what is lurking beneath the ground?

Living Secrets - a Zgrozy supplement
Marek Golonka, Keith Mageau ($1.49, 8 page PDF)

Certain cosmic truths are so fundamental to the fabric of reality that their mere accumulation in one place calls into existence a being that’s more than a mere fact. A Living Secret may be the knowledge of the secret names of the Outer Gods, but it may also be the truth about how life works at a level so deep that earthly biology will not discover it for centuries.

Into the Gothic - a Zgrozy supplement
Maria Borys-Piątkowska, Aleksander Grabowski, Marek Golonka, Keith Mageau ($2.99, 16 page PDF)

Interestingly, Lovecraftian “sanity” is a reflection of the fundamental element of gothic horror—insanity or madness. However, it needs to be said that while Lovecraft described the loss of sanity when one encounters alien forms incomprehensible to the human mind, in gothic horror, it was commonly the result of the awareness of the binary nature of the human condition and the discovery of the existence of evil within himself.

Guide that helps you run Call of Cthulhu games using motives straight out of a Gothic novel.

Sisters of Doom - a Zgrozy supplement
Marek Golonka, Keith Mageau ($1.99, 10 page PDF)

The Sisters consider themselves enemies of human pride and want to suppress our constant need to strive higher. They exist simultaneously now and at the end of humanity's time, and thanks to this, they are able to show others what the end of humanity will look like.

Cans
Sean F. Smith ($3.99, 13 page PDF)

A burglar alarm blares in an abandoned theatre in the grim seaside town of Kinstow. Neither security group sent to check it out has responded. This same thing happened fifteen years ago, and apparently your company sorted it then. That's why you're on it now.

Peril, body-horror, and dilapidated theatres over two to three hours for two to five investigators in a modern day coastal town.

Terrible Tomes
James L Palmer ($2.49, 16 page PDF)

Your Study Session for Insanity – Delve into the eldritch depths of forbidden lore with Terrible Tomes, a comprehensive guide to esoteric literature within the world of Call of Cthulhu. This supplement offers both Keepers and Investigators a treasure trove of knowledge from the most obscure, sanity-shattering manuscripts hidden in the world's darkest corners.

Division 13: Guardians of the Unknown
A Keith Applegarth ($3.99, 35 page PDF)

Division 13 is the epitome of paranormal investigations and supernatural adventures, bringing an elite team of specialists together to tackle the mysteries that lurk in the shadows. With a rich tapestry of characters, including astrophysicists, tech geniuses, detectives, forensic pathologists, and occult scholars, Division 13 forms a unique, diverse task force capable of handling the most enigmatic and terrifying cases. Uniting cutting-edge technology, deep scientific knowledge, and a hint of the occult, they face the unknown head-on. This thrilling series offers a compelling blend of tension, intelligence, and the inexplicable, with a touch of camaraderie, all guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat. Welcome to a world where the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, and only Division 13 stands between chaos and order.

Bloodmoon Guide to Fashion: 1920s
Lilith Bloodmoon ($4.99, 24 page PDF)

Clothes make the man, though what clothes do they wear? What should someone wear to a breakfast with the wealthy? What hat should I wear into town tonight?

Bloodmoon Guide to Fashion: 1920s is a primer to fashion of the decade, meant to introduce players and Keepers alike to a better understanding of the time period. Meant to explain the basis of the fashion, the various layers worn, and the different outfits for different circumstances, this is a one stop shop for everyone playing in the Roaring Twenties.

Whether you're a Keeper wanting a bit more diversity in outfit descriptions, a Player wanting to know what your character would be wearing throughout the day, or an artist looking for a better idea of the true fashion of the period, this book is for you. Containing basic descriptions of various outfits, and explaining their uses and circumstance of wear, this will prime you to better understand the decade.

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