The Two-Headed Serpent is a great example of a sandbox adventure. Working for Caduceus, a medical aid organization, the heroes will loot a lost temple in the forests of Bolivia, go head-to-head with the Mafia in New York City, face a deadly epidemic in the jungles of North Borneo, uncover the workings of a strange cult in dust-bowl-era Oklahoma, infiltrate enemy territory inside an awakening volcano in Iceland, face the horrors of hideous medical experiments in the Congo, race to control an ancient and powerful artifact on the streets of Calcutta, and ultimately travel to a lost continent for a desperate battle to save humanity from enslavement or annihilation! Here’s what Chaosium has to say about it: Which is a debate for another day, right? Right.)Īn ancient, evil race (let’s just run with it for now, shall we?) is determined to take control of the world, and only our heroes can stop them. (That’s if you believe that Mythos creatures are evil. You wanna punch evil in the face? The Two-Headed Serpent lets you punch evil in the face.

By: Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, Matt Sanderson.

The Two-Headed Serpent Call of Cthulhu: The Two-Headed Serpent, from Chaosium Masks of Nyarlathotep is one of gaming’s great peaks-perhaps its Everest. And there are plenty of online resources, from Keepers’ notes to discussion forums, to enrich the experience. The books (especially the later editions) are rich in detail, with plenty of notes to help Keepers run the best game possible. Structurally, a simple murder leads the PCs into a complex plot that unfolds around them like a deadly blossom. Hovering at or around the top of gamers’ lists of the greatest RPG campaigns ever published (along with The Enemy Within for the Warhammer Fantasy RPG and The Pendragon Campaign for Pendragon), Masks of Nyarlathotep is now in its sixth edition. With as many twists and turns as a classic pulp adventure and Mythos horror to melt your brain, you and your friends will slowly uncover a plot to open a gate that will allow the Old Ones to return to Earth. Determined to find out who, you’re drawn into a multi-part, globe-spanning investigation that will take you to New York, London, Cairo, Kenya, Australia and Shanghai. Someone murdered your good friend Jackson Elias. Later editions include contributions from Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, Lynne Hardy, and Mike Mason

Game: Call of Cthulhu (various editions).

Masks of Nyarlathotep Masks of Nyarlathotep (2nd Edition), from Chaosium Here are some of the best campaigns based around H.P. Since its release, the Cthulhu Mythos has spread its tentacles far and wide, so it’s no longer the only game based around HP Lovecraft’s stories.

The Call of Cthulhu RPG is, without doubt, horror gaming’s foundation. Our hobby has three pillars: fantasy, sci-fi and horror. Part 3: Classic Cthulhu Mythos adventures

This is Part 3 of our ‘Classic Adventures’ series, covering excellent Cthulhu RPG adventures from the past and present!

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