Branches of Bone - A Viking Age Cthulhu Dark Ages Scenario
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Branches of Bone A Cthulhu Dark Ages Scenario of Viking Age Survival-Horror Beleaguered chieftain Askr Yelloweye leads you and your impoverished clansmen to the rocky isle of Skógrbein¸ off the coast of Northumbria. Askr chases a vision from Freya¸ claiming she showed him a relic of Yggrdasil held in the heathens' stone temple sitting upon Skógrbein. How far you believe your chieftain¸ who can say? But you know the people of these lands hold treasures in their temples.
Written by Michael Reid¸ author of the newly released¸ Silver best-selling A Chill in Abashiri - A 1920s Taisho-Era Japan Scenario .
Branches of Bone is a survival-horror scenario set in the 8th century¸ casting the players as Vikings raiding a monastery off the coast of Northumbria. It uses Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition and Cthulhu Dark Ages 3rd Edition rules.
The scenario is designed to be run in a single frantic session of roughly four hours for a group of three to six investigators.
Branches of Bone includes:
27 fully bookmarked and hyperlinked pages including handouts¸ maps¸ stat blocks¸ rule supplements and Keeper aids (40 with cover and pregen investigators).
Grotesque creature insert art by Linus Larsson.
Six pre-generated viking investigators¸ and advice for creating additional investigators or running with fewer players.
Timeline and advice on adjusting for difficulty and timing.
Viking supplemental rules¸ including four new careers¸ an investigator experience package¸ a modified spell¸ and sailing and weapon length rules.
Background-less printer-friendly(ish) .pdf¸ seperate .jpg handouts¸ seperate autofill .pdf investigator sheets.
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Content Warning: Branches of Bone is set in a violent time and place¸ and contains use of religious iconography and body horror.