Cthulhu Dreadfuls Presents 1: Kiss of Blood
Her First Kiss Brought Her to Life¸ Her Second Was to Die For
When a young woman goes missing in the remote village of Karloczig¸ the PCs are called upon to help bring her home safe. Arriving by train¸ the Investigators delve into the girl's secretive past before uncovering the truth behind her mysterious disappearance.
The plot thickens when they discover a conspiracy stretching back over a hundred years¸ and in order to bring it screaming into the light of day they must venture to the one place the people of Karloczig will never go... The foreboding Castle Hammerstein.
Kiss of Blood is an adventure scenario for the Call of Cthulhu RPG set in the Wystdovja Vale - a fictitious pseudo-European river valley located along the northwestern reaches of the Adriatic Sea¸ and set in the Gaslight Era of the 1890s. Something like H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham¸ or Ramsey Campbell's Goatswood¸ the Wystdovja Vale is an attempt to create a sandbox location where Investigators can pit themselves against the horrors of the Mythos¸ as well as more classic monsters of Gothic horror¸ all while trekking about in horse-drawn carriages¸ Inverness cloaks¸ top hats¸ and mutton-chops.
At its core Wystdovja's inspiration comes from a love of old Hammer horror movies¸ Dracula¸ Frankenstein¸ Lovecraft's Mythos¸ and ideas I have been collecting for that far off day when I finally get to run an epic 1890s Cthulhu campaign; but rather than placing the campaign in Victorian England¸ I have opted for the dark mountains¸ ruined castles¸ superstitious villages¸ and mystic Romani camps of Gothic fiction. In any case¸ I want to welcome you to Wystdovja. I hope you find some value in the setting and can have some truly terrifying adventures here.
Includes
- A Complete 72 page pdf adventure for Kiss of Blood (Can be printed in booklet form from most home printers)
- A pdf map of Wystdovja (suitable for printing at large size)
- pdf maps of the township of Karloczig¸ The foundations of Castle Hammerstein¸ The Bergmann's Rowhouse¸ and the Undercroft (all suitable for printing¸ or usable with most online tabletops)