The Dark Forest - A Scenario Set in the Modern Day
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Thus Lowyatar named her offspring¸ Colic¸ Pleurisy¸ and Fever¸ Ulcer¸ Plague¸ and dread Consumption¸ Gout¸ Sterility¸ and Cancer. And the worst of these nine children Blind Lowyatar quickly banished¸ Drove away as an enchanter¸ To bewitch the lowland people¸ To engender strife and envy.
--Elias Lönnrot¸ Kalevala
This Modern Era scenario for 7th edition Call of Cthulhu is suitable for two to six players¸ is investigative in nature¸ and takes the brave Investigators to a rural area and to a home for troubled youths. With some modification¸ the number of players can easily be scaled¸ but due to some of the settings and themes contained herein¸ moving it to a different era of play may take a considerable amount of work¸ but changing the location shouldn't present a Keeper with any difficulties.
Some Old Ways Should Remain in the Old CountryA Horrific Crime
An Unbearable Loss
An Entity Waiting For An Opportunity...
Boys who are residents of a youth correctional facility in Upper Michigan go missing in inexplicable circumstances. The Investigators find a deeper¸ older mystery that has gone unresolved and which now threatens all the locals hold dear.
Chapters 1-2: Introduction & Glossary of Finnish mythology
Chapter 2: Keeper's Information - In which the secrets of the dark forest are passed to the Keeper of Arcane Knowledge.
Chapter 3: Involving the Investigators - Wherein the intrepid Investigators are tempted with their destiny or their doom.
Chapter 4: Hiawatha Township - The Investigators arrive at the site of the mystery.
Chapter 5: The School
Chapter 6: The Search Party - Time and fear begin to work against the Investigators.
Chapter 7: The Farm - In which the Investigators venture further afield.
Chapter 8: The Monster in the Woods - Grief is as powerful a fuel as anger.
Chapter 9: The Dark Forest - Into the heart of the primal dark roots of the world.
Chapter 10: The Cabin
Chapter 11: The Underworld
Chapter 12: Characters and Monsters - Adversaries¸ Enemies¸ Allies¸ & Survivors.
This scenario is supported by 1 map¸ 1 handout¸ and 7 NPCs¸ 5 Mythos monsters (4 new and based on the Finnish myths of the Kalevala)¸ new rules for vertigo¸ and 1 Encounter Table.