The Terror Beneath - An Investigative Roleplaying Game of Weird Folk Horror
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An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern¸ inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system.
Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. In the depths of the countryside¸ cults celebrate ancient rites in hidden clearings and caverns¸ beasts of legend emerge from their lairs to prey upon the unwary¸ and powerful beings of folklore and myth stir once more. In the urban sprawl of London and other cities¸ secret societies struggle for power and dominance¸ rogue alchemists pursue occult ambitions¸ and scientists fuse modern technology with ancient mysticism to create new horrors.
This is the world of The Terror Beneath¸ an investigative roleplaying game inspired by the works of the master of horror¸ Arthur Machen. It is into this world that players will step as unwitting investigators¸ plucked from amongst an oblivious populace by fate¸ malice¸ or blind fortune and set against the machinations of hidden cults¸ the creations of mad scientists¸ or the unknowable motives of ancient terrors.
The Terror Beneath is powered by the GUMSHOE roleplaying system¸ designed specifically to tell stories of mystery and investigation. With less emphasis on finding clues and more on interpreting them correctly¸ an investigation never stalls due to a critical clue being missed¸ but gives the heroes all the information they need to keep moving inexorably towards the horrors at the heart of the plot...