Miskatonic Monday #97: a host of new indie Call of Cthulhu titles

Check out this fantastic array of new releases in the Miskatonic Repository, Chaosium's platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG. If you find something you like, give it a star rating or even a review!

No One's Spheres
Quico Vicens-Picatto ($3.00, 15 page PDF)

In this one-shot, players take on the roles of a group of explorers recruited by the United Fruit Company in the late 1940s to survey and map a Costa Rican valley. The company's goal is to take control of the valley to establish a massive banana plantation. Throughout the adventure, the explorers encounter the decay of a place ravaged by the presence of a group of colors from outer space. These colors are merely passing through Earth, stopping in the valley to feed and replenish the energy they need to continue their interstellar migration. This is not the first time a group of these strange cosmic beings has passed through the area. The valley’s native inhabitants were already aware of their existence, which adds a deeper layer to the story beyond mere survival.

Antarctic West
Florian Merx ($3.99, 22 page PDF)

The year is 2010 and a hundred marathon runners race around the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. One of them gets lost and it is up to the Investigators, a crew of scientists from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, to find them. It is a race against time in the brutal cold of the South Pole.

Antarctic West is a cross-over between Cthulhu Now and Down Darker Trails, spanning the cold wastes of the South Pole and the pitiless deserts of Arizona. Despite the location, no Elder Beings have been included - the true monsters in this adventure are all too human.

Friends of Dorothy
Sabrina Haenze ($4.99/$7.99, 26 page PDF + POD)

June, 1981: Four LGBTQ+ US military service members gather at the underground queer bar The Emerald Lounge for a night of relaxation and freedom to be themselves. But when police raid the bar and everyone is forced to flee, they find themselves on an adventure that may change their lives forever.

NOTE: This scenario involves queer themes and the PCs are all queer themselves, but allies are absolutely welcome and encouraged to play!

See No Evil, Speak No Evil
Maja Hvalryg Kvendseth ($2.99, 67 page PDF)

Barentsburg, 2023: a Russian mining enclave in Svalbard's icy landscape. This is the destination of a team of Norwegian documentary makers out to investigate some alleged disappearances of Ukrainian workers, and figure out how strong the Kremlin's grip is on Norwegian soil. The greatest threat, however, turns out to be something completely different...

This scenario is part of the Northern Lights and Darkness collection. Scenarios in this collection share the common traits that they are set in a Nordic country, written by a native of said country, and set in a modern setting.

All Pallid and Wan
David Kirkby ($5.00, 28 page PDF)

In the heart of the Suffolk countryside several miles west of Framlingham, lies the sleepy village of Stowford. At one end of the village is St. Mary’s church which was closed during the Great War after the vicar left to support the boys being sent to fight. Only now, seven years later, is it being reopened. A local handyman, hired to carry out some refurbishment, uncovered a strange painting under plaster on one wall of the church.Recognising the historical implication, the church Diocese contacted the British Museum which dispatched an art historian, Sarah Wright to investigate the painting. During her investigation she vanished, leaving the work unfinished. A police investigation uncovered nothing, the matter has been closed with no resolution but the situation has become a pressing concern for the church.

What secrets lie hidden within the walls of St. Mary’s and what fate befell Sarah Wright? Are you ready to unravel the mystery of Stowford?

For Whom The Bells Toll No More
Borja Morrow (Pay-What-You-Want, 24 page PDF)

In the remote rural town of San Maria de le Montaña, recent refurbishment to its centuries old monastery have uncovered a long-forgotten crypt. The Vatican, fearing adding to a growing hostility to the Church, has sent a mission to assess the archaeological site. What waits inside is a reflection on nearly 2,000 years of torment. From the Inquisitions to desperate sacrifices, the scenario aims to envelop many of the fundamentals of a mythos story in the brutality of Spanish history and the frameworks of Catholicism. A rich backdrop for Keeper and investigator alike!

Oktoberfrisst
Hansong Li ($12.99, 163 page PDF)

Step into a richly woven, open-ended sandbox scenario set in the heat of summer 2023 in Munich, Germany. What begins as a covert missing person investigation commissioned by local high-ranking officials quickly spirals into a tense and thrilling mix of political intrigue, criminal underworld dealings, and otherworldly threats lurking beneath the city’s surface. Everything must be resolved before the start of this year’s Oktoberfest (so was the title a typo? Not so fast). This long-form Modern scenario is perfect for players who enjoy piecing together intricate puzzles, uncovering hidden connections, and daring to face foes who seem both omnipotent and omniscient.

The Qaanaaq Tupilak
Poul Holmelund ($2.49, 21 page PDF + audio file)

Need a Macguffin? The Qaanaaq Tupilak is here to provide just that.This supplement provides artifacts inspired by Danish National History. Each with rich illustrations, individual history, rules for play, and story seeds as inspiration on how to utilize them either in a Danish setting or around the world. An audio file is included to help pronounce some of the strange Danish words. 

Omega Kappa DIE!!! – A Highly Inebriated, Modern(ish) Horror-Comedy Scenario
Colin Richards ($9.99, 83 page PDF)

It’s time to PARTY like it’s 1999! The members of the Omega Kappa Pi fraternity have finally found their forever home! Sure, it may be a dilapidated, haunted, 1930s manor house that nobody wanted, but dude, this place is perfect. There is no way they are going to burn down a third house this semester! As their hedonistic housewarming celebration gets underway, the world-ending Imprisoned God wants to join the guest list. Will the O-Kapps be able to party their way to saving the world or is this their final hurrah?

Road to Lunacy
Quico Vicens-Picatto ($3.00, 19 page PDF)

Embark on a Vacation You’ll Never Forget – Or Survive! Get ready for a harrowing journey with “The Green Family Vacation” adventure. What starts as an innocent road trip through Mallorca quickly spirals into a nightmare as the Greens encounter Tony, a charming hitchhiker who hides a terrifying secret. The family’s sanity will be pushed to the brink as they find themselves trapped in an endless loop of familiar roads, unable to escape the horrors lurking in the shadows. Will you guide them to safety or will they fall prey to madness? With deep family secrets, hidden betrayals, and an ancient evil laughing at their plight, this adventure will test every player’s resolve. Can the Greens survive the ultimate family vacation from hell?

The Farm
Peter Wilbur ($10.00, 38 page PDF)

An easy assignment for four investigators to debunk some ghost stories and appraise an old farm turns into a nasty encounter with interdimensional beings.

Flash Cthulhu - Lost in the Stacks
Michael Reid ($0.99, 6 page PDF)

Staff and patrons of a recently reopened small library find their evening interrupted by a frantic visitor searching for a particular book.

An ultra-short scenario of books and literary madness.

Flash Cthulhu - Whistling Bones
Michael Reid ($0.99, 6 page PDF)

Los Llanos, Venezuela, 1861 – The Federal War rages. A party of Federalist guerillas on a foraging expedition head to a small hacienda in los Llanos, seemingly untouched by the war.

An ultra-short scenario focused on exploring a spooky hacienda.

The Plague of Scratches
Maude Cort (Pay-What-You-Want, 2 page PDF)

A minimalist one-shot made to fit onto a single sheet of paper. Explore the small village of Dubin to discover the source of the Plague of Scratches, a disease of cuts and bruises that don't seem to have any origin and heal slowly, if at all. Attempt to uncover the secrets brewing just below the surface and hope you don't get caught in the maws of a power most dark.

For King and Country
Michał Pietrzak ($1.00, 20 page PDF)

A group of friends meets for an RPG fantasy game that they will never forget.

Modern era scenario.

Temple Of Nyarlathotep
Man Of Thousand Hobbies (Pay-What-You-Want, 4 page PDF)

This one-shot makes use of real historical figures which you can research further to your liking, any and all changes were made with the intent of crafting alternative history fiction. 

The Call of the Storm
Marek Golonka ($3.99, 38 page PDF)

Your parents were looking for you on the beach, and saw you in a flimsy boat among the stormy waves. You tried to explain to them what was going on and how you felt, but they still didn't believe that your suffering could be in any way related to the storm. They warned that they would watch over you before the next storm and would not let you leave the cottage.

This Regency period scenario is meant to be played by a single investigator and a Keeper, and usually takes under an hour. Part of the Zgrozy line.

Fear Jet
Andy Miller ($9.99, 124 page PDF)

The Learjet 24D is the lap of luxury and can take a small group nearly halfway across the country before needing refueling. In this case, it’s the early 1970s and the new jet is just the thing for a private flight. There’s even room for six if everyone is willing to squeeze in. It’ll be a great, fun trip!

The Archives: The Eye of Kali
Alex Guillotte ($0.50, 4 page PDF)

The Eye of Kali is an artifact that can allow the user to see forward or back in time... just a bit. This supplement includes a description, art, history, rules, and some suggestions to expand upon it.

This is the first in an ongoing series of short supplements that can be used to flesh out almost any scenario or campaign. They can include artifacts, locations, events, unique NPCs, new cults, spells, books, monsters, and anything else that a Keeper might use to add a little something extra to their game.

The Mortal Muncher
Jared Tallis ($5.99, 51 page PDF)

New Orleans is a city in fear as The Mortal Muncher prowls the streets. Logan Kell, Journalist and seeker of the truth has reached out for your help regarding the strange serial killer, but the details don’t add up – victims are drained of blood and the neck is torn open with animal like strength. Can you learn if it’s just the work of a deranged killer or is there more to this story than what there appears?

Investigative Pulp Cthulhu scenario set in the Big Easy in 1930 where heroes investigate crime scenes, talk to witnesses, law enforcement and journalists to get to the bottom of a strange killing spree.

Millan's Tomb
Maude Cort (Pay-What-You-Want, 2 page PDF)

Minimalist one-shot made to fit onto a single sheet of paper. Traverse the Burress Town mine in search of fortune or in search of the lost. Attempt to survive the dreadful and see if you can uncover the mysteries of Millan's Tomb.

No Witness: a 1940s Film Noir Mystery
Brendan Lahey ($5.99, 56 page PDF)

A city of glitz and glamour - and of vice. The great metropolis where jazz and neon lights float dream-like into the night sky, where sex, drugs, and God are all for sale. Where liquor, dope and blood flow in equal measure. A city gripped by terror. In the summer of 1943, the question on all lips is when - and not if - the Rosemount Ripper will strike again. When a stately old dame calls on the Cohen & Cyr Detective Agency with unanswered questions about the suicide of her tenant, two-bit pulp horror author André Sénécal, the detectives find themselves drawn into an esoteric conspiracy far more horrible than they could have imagined.

Drawing on classic pulp detective novels like "The Body on Mount Royal" and contemporary québécois horror like "Sur le Seuil," No Witness marries the pulp detective novel with cosmic horror in a unique setting. 

Death and Madness in Porto
Jurij Menz ($6.50, 73 page PDF)

When skeletal remains are discovered in the abandoned Valongo Sanatorium overlooking Porto, three detectives are summoned to a scene thick with mystery. Beneath a wall of crumbling concrete blocks, six bodies—dating back to the 1970s—lie hidden, wrapped in plastic sheeting and scarred by strange, brutal injuries. The deeper the detectives dig, the clearer it becomes that these murders connect to something far more sinister than anyone could have imagined.

Chaos in Chiapas
David Waldron ($2.99, 32 page PDF)

Chris Watson, a dealer in illicit antiquities, believed he had found the mother lode when he uncovered a lost artifact in the ruins of a remote part of Chiapas. But it was more than just an object—it spoke to him, warping reality to match his expectations and wildest fantasies, transforming the valley into a creation of his imagination. Into this distorted reality stumbles a group of Australian tourists. What was meant to be a holiday turns into a fight for survival after a bus crash leaves them stranded in the valley. Now, they must navigate a power struggle between the military, black-market treasure hunters, and an even more dangerous threat lurking beneath the ruins of an ancient Mayan city.

An enthralling adventure inspired by survival stories like Far Cry, Predator, and Tomb Raider, with a touch of dark humor and satire on the tourist experience and expectations.

Last Call of Cthulhu: Player Drinking Rules & Modern-Era Scenario
Pete Burgess ($5.99, 61 page PDF)

Crack open a cold one, where your drink is as important as your dice... including Player Drinking Game Rules mixing traditional CoC gameplay with social drinking, for a memorable (or hazy) role-playing experience; and The Trip – a modern era scenario set in a rural English pub with a dark secret. Can your investigators survive the ultimate lock-in?

Somebody Think of the Children
Stephen Wall ($5.99, 56 page PDF)

The American suburbs of the 1990s were a celebration of consumer culture: shopping centres, arcades, video rental chains, and a dizzying array of fast-food franchises offered more entertainment and opportunities to shop than ever before. But despite all this prosperity, something was wrong with the new generation; the kids were not all right. They were dressing in black, wearing heavy make-up, and obsessed with vampires. Sensationalized crimes like the Kentucky Vampire Killings and bizarre rumors like the Springfield Vampire Tunnels put parents on edge. The Satanic Panic reemerged, fixated on teens playing a new kind TTRPG: vampire storytelling games.

Moms take on the Mythos in 1990s suburbia! As they investigate the odd nighttime activities of local teens, they will have to confront their imagined fears, modern monsters, and cosmic horrors living beneath the streets of suburbia. 

The Russians Are Coming!!
Keith Craig (Pay-What-You-Want, 30 page PDF)

October 1961. The United States and the Soviet Union are gripped with fear and paranoia of each other.

The investigators are sent by the US Air Force into the Alaskan Tundra to ascertain the cause of odd radar returns. Is it the Soviets preparing for an invasion or something from much further away? Scenario set at the height of the Cold War, featuring a new alien species, rules for arctic hazards and equipment.

Devilarium: Humanspawns
Marek Golonka ($2.99, 22 page PDF)

Presenting four types of beings that are somehow related to humans and generally do not wish us harm. Of course, an unfathomable creature that does not wish us harm can still cause any number of problems! Part of the Zgrozy line.

Heart of Horror
Wojciech J. Szpytma (Pay-What-You-Want, 21 page PDF)

About two weeks ago a shipment from an outpost deep within the Jungle failed to arrive, without any notice from Kurtz – the man governing the concerned place. The investigators, due to different interests in the shipment, have decided to go down the river to find out what delayed the delivery, with the intention of retrieving the precious goods and discovering what has happened to the outpost commander along with his coworker Nathalie. On their journey the investigators will suffer delirious vision, and experience the effect of a cursed drug, the “Back tear”, to finally be confronted with a heavy in consequence decision: to be the hunter or to become the prey.

The story is loosely inspired by the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and happens in early 1890s Congo. Despite some events and characters making allusions to Conrad’s work, the scenario has its own story of horror for the investigators to explore. 

Hitchhiker
Johannes Schumacher ($3.15, 20 page PDF)

When the communication with Franklin Station, a state-of-the-art Antarctic research station, ceases, the replacement crew is sent in early to figure out the whereabouts of the station´s crew and their current situation. But when the replacements - our team of investigators - arrive at the scene, they find themselves and their sanity challenged. The station is without power, with everything including the crew, or at least the members they can find, frozen to the core. It turns out that something was brought back from the latest deep-core drilling expedition. Something that dwells in the water, surviving for eons in a frozen, dormant state. Something that has finally woken to feed and reclaim its former dominance. 

Will our investigators stay sane, survive or even emerge true victors from this perilous struggle? A freezing cold, Modern one-shot scenario.

The Shadow over the Sierra Madre
duncan heystek ($21.99, 80 page PDF)

In 1860, the country as a whole is tendering on civil war. In the midst of all this, a friend in dire need of help, writes as an unknown horror stalks him from the storm clouds. Can players put an end to this horror? Or will this haunting visage legacy be as long as the Shadows of the Sierra Madre?

A unique three chapter Down Darker Trails adventure.

Polyonymous and The Stalker: Monsters for Call of Cthulhu
J. Lambert ($0.99, 1 page PDF)

Polyonymi are big, strong, ferocious, and almost always have backup. You better take it down before it calls for reinforcements. Mind the teeth and tail, too. The Stalker will follow your investigator from afar and wait for its ideal moment to strike. Its dangerous from both ends and gets more dangerous as the fight goes on. Don't let the bell fool you; you'll never hear it coming.

The Laupher Exposition
Matheus Gamarra ($5.30, 53 page PDF)

It's 1923. Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost Brazilian state, is in a civil war. In order to distract the local population, the corrupt governor of the state, along with his political ally and richest citizen, Herman Laupher, decide to create the greatest exposition of modern art Brazil had ever seen. However, their plan was destined to fail, as something much more sinister was seeking to hijack their exposition and create a new one.

This scenario offers a psychedelic voyage into a world of twisted art styles and liminal spaces, all of them based in real art movements of the 1920s, and monstrous encounters, and a chilling backstory going back decades that auggests opportunities for further adventures. Each room of the Laupher Exposition has been warped by the King in Yellow and now poses deadly peril to those brave enough to visit them.

Study, Art, Sacrifice
Daniel Roos, Daniel Jacobsson ($9.95, 164 page PDF)

A group of art students return to school just to discover that their friend is missing and the whole place suddenly feels wrong. They find themselves marked. But why, and for what? There's no escape from this sleepy little Swedish town as the sun sets over Dovsjö.

Old School Alert: This was originally a popular convention scenario 1996-1997, that has been restored, translated and remastered.

DreamTime
Peter Wilbur ($10.00, 76 page PDF)

A new drug is sweeping the city with devastating consequences. Can the investigators solve the mystery of DreamTime or will they succumb to its' nightmares?

The White Circle
Jonas Morian, The Yellow Hand ($7.99, 38 page PDF)

The year is 1921 and a group of self-appointed “social engineers” want to salvage Swede Hollow from “criminal, simple minded trash” through the execution of dark magic, and have undesirable elements simply disappear from our reality. A member of the group is racked with a guilty conscience and asks the investigators to intervene. But do they have what it takes to block the call from Carcosa?

1920s adventure set in Minnesota, involving a deadly cabal of occultists seeking to eradicate and sacrifice undesirables. 

Escape From Mammoth Cave
Derek Zimmer ($4.99, 45 page PDF)

Survival-horror scenario where players will be placed into the shoes of visitors to Mammoth Cave in 1926 who have all booked a guided tour to see the subterranean wonders beneath their feet.

Unfortunately for our group, this once-in-a-lifetime tour threatens to become an end-of-lifetime tour.

Plus new releases in French, German. Italian, Korean, Polish, and Spanish!

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