If you’re playing WWII era Cthulhu with the Achtung! Cthulhu series of supplements and adventures, you’ll want to take note of two Modiphius Entertainment releases: The Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper’s Guide ($22.99) and the Achtung! Cthulhu Investigator’s Guide ($14.99) which are now available in a special bundle for $29.00 at RGPNow.
From Modiphius:
Achtung! Cthulhu is a terrifying World War Two setting, fully compatible with the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition and Savage Worlds roleplaying games. This is the Keeper’s Guide with everything GM’s and Keeper’s need for late 30’s and 40’s wartime adventure!
Discover the secret history of World War Two: stories of amazing heroism, in which stalwart men and women struggle to overthrow a nightmare alliance of steel and the occult; of frightening inhuman conspiracies from the depths of time; of the unbelievable war machines which are the product of Nazi engineering genius – and how close we all are to a slithering end! The Secret War has begun!
The Keeper’s Guide to the Secret War is a full-blown tome of dark knowledge, including:
• Allied and Nazi forces & intelligence agencies
• New rules and strategies for World War Two combat & survival
• Key characters & vile creatures
• New tomes, secret weapons, artefacts & equipment
• Occult organisations and Mythos-based missions
• Full rules for use with BOTH Call of Cthulhu 6th Edition AND Savage Worlds in one book!
In fact – There’s a whole Shoggoth’s worth of Cthulhu villainy, enough for any Keeper to have his investigators dead, insane or running for their lives in no time! The Keeper’s Guide to the Secret War is the essential Achtung! Cthulhu wartime reference for any Keeper or fan of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Requires the Call of Cthulhu 6th Edition or Savage Worlds Rulebooks to play.
Achtung! Cthulhu is a terrifying World War Two setting, fully compatible with the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition and Savage Worlds roleplaying games. This is the Investigator’s Guide, with everything players need to create and run character’s in the late 30’s and 40’s.
Discover the secret history of World War Two: stories of amazing heroism, in which stalwart men and women struggle to overthrow a nightmare alliance of steel and the occult; of frightening inhuman conspiracies from the depths of time; of the unbelievable war machines which are the product of Nazi engineering genius – and how close we all are to a slithering end! The Secret War has begun!
Inside you’ll find a whole kit-bag stuffed with:
• New occupations, skills, equipment, and backgrounds from across Europe, the British Commonwealth, and the United States
• How you can keep the home fires burning, become part of the Allied war effort, or risk everything by joining the partisans to bring down the Reich from within!
• What life was like serving with the various military forces and on the Home Front
• An array of historical and fictional material to help you create exciting player characters and NPCs
• A background generator, designed to help you find out what dark secrets your past contains…
• Full rules for use with BOTH Call of Cthulhu 6th Edition AND Savage Worlds in one book!
The Investigator’s Guide to the Secret War is the definitive guide to the late 1930s and ‘40s for use by players and Keepers alike.
