Call of Cthulhu: Reign of Terror (Hardback)

Description

Reign of Terror is an epic two-part historical scenario, set during theFrench Revolution, playable as a stand-alone adventure or as an historicalinterlude for use with Chaosium’s premium campaign Horror on the OrientExpress.

“The blade is poised, a shining length of bright sharp steel. The lightglints on a small pattern on the blade, a concentric circle. The crowd holds itscollective breath. Time stands still for an instant, and then the bladefalls…”

A time of struggle, intrigue, and horror. A divided country, where theupper class enjoys the bounty of wealth, and the poor cannot afford a loaf ofbread. Where the cries of anger and rage at life’s injustices find momentum,sparking the people to unite and cast away the old regime for a brighter andmore hopeful tomorrow. In time, hope will be replaced with fear as The Terrordescends upon France, and the guillotine cries out for blood.

The crowds gather baying for blood, while the “chop-chop-chop” of theguillotine calls out…

Developed by Call of Cthulhu mastermind Mark Morrison as a secret chapter inthe story of Horror on the Orient Express, Reign of Terror has been designed forplay with or without reference to that campaign. If used with Horror on theOrient Express, it provides an exciting and action-packed “living handout”that brings new insights and illuminates the players into the full horror of oneof the campaign’s dire villains.

Part One, set in 1789 amid the stirrings of the revolution, sees theinvestigators descend into the catacombs of Paris and brave the tribulations ofcourtly life, where debauchery and wickedness bring there own terrors.

Part Two, set during The Terror, catapults the investigators into aconspiracy, where spies and agents seek out those who would destabilize the newregime. Caught amongst the chaos and dangers of Paris, the way must be found tostop a nightmare that would plunge France and the rest of Europe intodarkness.

“Meat is a luxury for many. Butchers slaughter beasts in the courtyardsbehind their shops; the blood flows out into the streets. The better cuts go tothe wealthy while poorer Parisians eat mutton, sausages, offal, andsalted pork.”

This book provides a stand-alone setting, with a plethora of historicaldetails to help the Keeper bring Paris and the French Revolution to life.Profusely illustrated throughout, with detailed maps of Paris, the Palace ofVersailles, and more! Alongside the two-part scenario of Reign of Terror is arange of scenario seeds, each providing roots for extending play and building alonger, more in-depth campaign.

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