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Masks of Nyarlathotep

A Call of Cthulhu game In the world of The World of H.P. Lovecraft
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First released over 30 years ago in 1984, Masks of Nyarlathotep was among the first epic campaigns for Call of Cthulhu, and is now considered a classic of the roleplaying genre.

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Supporting Cast
  • Adrian Ferris
    Secretary of the Medical Affairs Board, which holds Dr. Huston's patient records, including those of Roger Carlyle.
  • Prof. Anthony Cowles
    From the University of Sydney, currently a Fellow at Miskatonic University in Arkham. He has seen amazing photos of ancient ruins in the west of Australia, which were taken by Arthur MacWhirr.
  • Art Mills
    Harlem jazz trumpeter. Former friend and investigative partner of Hilton Adams.
  • Arthur Emerson
    An innocent New Yorker. As an importer/exporter, he was able to supply the address of the Ju-Ju House, which Jackson had intended to visit, as well as the name of a certain Ahja Singh, who seems supplies the Ju-Ju House's goods?
  • Bradley Grey
    Erica Carlyle's New York City lawyer, a partner at Dunstan, Wittleby, and Grey
  • Carlton Ramsey
    Jackson Elias' lawyer and friend, now executor of his estate and point of contact (and cash) for the investigators.
  • Douglas Fells
    An avant-garde sculptor in New York. Friend and former investigative partner of Hilton Adams
  • Edward Gavigan
    Director of the Penhew Foundation.
  • Erica Carlyle
    Sole heir to the Carlyle millions since Roger Carlyle was declared dead.
  • Ewa Cowles
    Anthony Cowles' intelligent and beautiful daughter
  • George Brunton
    Subwarden of the Death House at Sing Sing prison, where Hilton Adams is awaiting execution.
  • Hilton Adams
    Innocent man framed by the Cult of the Bloody Tongue for its murderous spree.
  • Jackson Elias
    A globetrotting writer specializing in exposes of death cults and other strange organizations. He gets wind of some mysterious scheme, but cultists chase him down and kill him.
  • Inspector James Barrington
    Handling the so-called "Egyptian murders" for the London Metropolitan Police Force.
  • Joe Corey
    Erica Carlyle's bodyguard. A tough guy.
  • Jonah Kensington
    Owner and chief editor for Prospero House, a small publishing firm that has released Jackson Elias' books.
  • Martin Poole
    NYPD investigator of Jackson Elias' murder. Knows that in the last two years, eight other people have been killed in a manner similar to Elias' death.
  • Mickey Mahoney
    Friend of Jackson Elias and publisher of a scurrilous tabloid, [i]The Scoop[/i].
  • Millie Adams
    Wife of Hilton Adams.
  • Miriam Atwright
    Harvard research librarian who, in the past, has aided and admired Jackson Elias' research.
  • Mordecai Lemming
    Self-styled expert on folklore and mythology, occasionally consulted by the New York Police Department.
  • Mukunga M'Dari
    High priest of the Bloody Tongue. His temple occupies the basement of Ju-Ju House.
  • Needham Johnson
    A reporter for the [i]New York Age[/i]. Friend and former investigative partner of Hilton Adams.
  • Nyarlathotep
    One of the Old Ones, an Outer God, powerful and cunning
  • Silas N'Kwane
    Proprietor of Ju-Ju House and lackey of Mukunga.

Scheduled Sessions

Sat 8th May 2021 15:00

Starting Anew: Lesser Edale

After last session's TPK, your shiny new, innocent investigators will be taking the plunge into the happenings in Lesser Edale

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