Keeper's Companion 2: The Prohibition¸ Firearms¸ Tomes¸ & Creatures
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Eine Sammlung interessanter Hintergrund-Artikel für jeden Cthulhu-Spielleiter.
New to Call of Cthulhu? A battle-scarred veteran of many campaigns? Here are essential background articles useful to most keepers. - 'The History Behind Prohibition' - A lengthy article bringing anti-alcohol advocates¸ law enforcement¸ gangsters¸ rum-runners¸ and consumers into focus. Lots of good stories. - 'The Keeper's Master List of Call of Cthulhu Scenarios' - Lists are alphabetical by the following topics: scenario era; creature / maniacs / great old ones; legendary heroes and villains; cults / sects / secret societies; Mythos tomes; fictitious locations; and Mythos books from publishers other than Chaosium. - 'Iron: a Survey of Civilian Small Arms Used in the 1890's¸ 1920's¸ and the Present'. Practicalities of firearms; common malfunctions; new skills Handloading and Gunsmithing. Firearms considered are likely to be encountered or thought specially useful by investigators. Insightful discussions of nine specific rifles¸ five shotguns¸ ten handguns¸ a sniper rifle¸ and the Thompson submachine gun. Hot load damage values for most weapons¸ along with comparative ratings for noise¸ maintenance¸ powder¸ reloading per round¸ more¸ plus standard stats. - 'Medical Examiner's Report' discusses the unusual corpse recovered by the Essex County Sheriff's Department¸ as does 'Dr. Lippincot's Diary' from another point of view. Also a short article on deep one / human reproduction. - Brian Sammon's 'Mythos Collector' submits write-ups for the Book of Iod¸ Chronike von Nath¸ Confessions of the Mad Monk Clinthanus¸ Letters of Nestar¸ The Nyhargo Codex¸ Soul of Chaos¸ Testament of Carnamago¸ The Tunneler Below¸ Visions From Yaddith¸ Von denen Verdammten¸ as well as for more than a dozen new spells. And More: - 'Mythos ex Machina' gathers about forty examples of alien technology from Cthulhu supplements. Gordon Olmstead-Dean outlines the odd connections between H. P. Lovecraft and the Satanists HPL never knew¸ in 'LaVey¸ Satanism¸ and the Big Squid'. Closing articles consider zeppelins in reality and game. Indexed.