Deep-Seeded Secrets
Ipswich¸ Massachusetts. December 1922. Investigators follow two cryptic letters to a Colonial-era homestead-turned-hotel which floats more than a cultural past. Amid the foul odor coming from the well and rumors of hauntings and a shipwreck¸ they are barely treading water in the sea of secrets harbored at the Hart House.
Deep-Seeded Secrets is a 1920s Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition one-shot for 3-6 players that continues from the first adventure¸ Taken For Granite¸ or can be played as a solo adventure. Players choose one of two paths which ultimately leads to altering the fate of the unchosen path. The Appendix includes:
6 optional but recommended pregenerated character sheets 7 NPC portraits and 8 NPC stat blocks 14 player handouts A map of Ipswich¸ Mass. 1 Table for Rummaging 1 Table for Beach Flotsam 2 optional arts & crafts handouts Historic Notes highlighting neat bits of history
Bringing to life real places and events with fictional fates¸ the Amor Fati series continues with Mail-Order Bribe and Ebon Roots coming Summer and Winter 2022.
Content Warning: This scenario contains adoption¸ controlling parents¸ mention of ritual sacrifice¸ implied rape of a man¸ and mention of indigenous peoples using antiquated terms.