Mythos Magic (BRP)
An Optional Magic System
for Call of Cthulhu and Basic Roleplaying
For decades magic has been a backbone and prominent feature of Call of Cthulhu. Whether it is a race to stop the summoning of some god or alien¸ the need to communicate with things on other worlds by means of arcane scripture¸ or solving murders done with hexes rather than guns¸ magic has been inevitably wedded to the game narrative.
Here is¸ hopefully¸ a useful breakdown of what magic is¸ what it can do¸ how it works and how Investigators can make it work for them. Of course¸ humans are not the only ones who can use this mysterious force and Mythos specific magic is also examined.
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