It is an eldritch reality, universally acknowledged that with unusual aeons, even demise might die. Regency Cthulhu, what else do you want?

Regency Cthulhu is a brand new sourcebook for the favored Call of Cthulhu RPG. And it does precisely what it says on the tin. The world of Regency England—and particularly right here, Jane Austen’s England, which was society by means of a bitingly satiric lens—is about to be stuffed with monsters from the mythos.

Call it Shoggoths and Sensibility. Or Persuasion (by elder powers to hasten the destruction of all you realize and maintain expensive). But possibly buckle a brace of pistols over your waistcoat, as a result of Regency England is beset by horrors.

Regency Cthulhu – $44.99

Regency England: a time of social niceties, grand balls, romantic intrigues, and disappointments—as described within the novels of Jane Austen. Through the lens of the Cthulhu Mythos, horrors weave themselves into the hearts of on a regular basis Georgians—from the richest to the poorest.

So what does “Regency” imply for the Cthulhu mythos? The massive new mechanic on show here’s a new stat known as Reputation. Reputation is a fluctuating statistic, like Sanity or Luck, that provides you an concept of what your standing is among the many society set. Your Reputation will allow you to or hinder you. It is your foreign money on this world of manners and ritual and guidelines.

You’ll additionally discover guidelines for operating Estates! See for those who can impress Lady Catherine de Burgh together with your care preparations. Of course, she may secretly be an agent of the Old Ones. One by no means is aware of.

Alongside the brand new guidelines, there’s additionally a brand new marketing campaign setting, the fictional city of Tarryford. This is as Austen-y because it will get. You’ll discover balls and carriage homes, and rather more as you peel again the skinny veneer of well mannered society.

You additionally get two introductory situations that introduce the setting and its accompanying mechanics. So whether or not you need to begin a marketing campaign now or to your subsequent popping out ball, you need to take a look at Regency Cthulhu.

Sleep, or repose that deserved the identify of sleep, was out of query. That… wherein her disturbed creativeness had tormented her on her first arrival, was once more the scene of agitated spirits and unquiet slumbers.” – Jane Austen

Bell of Lost Souls Staff Writer and DM, J.R. covers RPGs of all stripes and once in a while eats sandwiches. You can ask him about both at [email protected]

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