![]() As they explore the tomb, they realize that it’s not your typical tomb as there are hintings to the Cthulhu Mythos, and worst of all, someone else has discovered the tomb before them. The players are plunged into darkness and must move forward into the tomb, hoping to find a way out. It seems like there was an accident involving the pulley system that was holding up the slab of stone that was blocking the entrance, as it’s not holding up the slab of stone anymore. The scenario begins with the players uncovering an ancient tomb… and being imminently trapped within it. So if you are a fan of The Mummy or the Egyptian setting, this is a great beginner scenario. Where the players take the roles of members of an archaeological dig that is uncovering a tomb. ![]() The scenario takes place in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, in 1924. ![]() Gateways To Terror: Three Evenings of Nightmare Unless you are like me and my group, which took us 4 hours to run The Necropolis because we were too busy making The Mummy jokes. Each scenario should take about one to two hours. The collection has three scenarios designed to introduce new players to Call of Cthulhu. The Necropolis scenario is from Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu Gateways To Terror: Three Evenings of Nightmare. The Necropolis The Necropolis Scenario, Gateways To Terror book. * Oh, and heads up, there are spoilers for the scenarios.* ![]() So without talking too much, let me just list 5 scenarios that I would recommend to new Keepers. Someone new who is coming from a background of running systems that are more combat focus, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, may find it challenging to keep track of all the clues and possible pathways players can take in some scenarios. Meaning that it is a more roleplaying focus system, with a need to handle a mystery and an encroaching horror. The genre of the system is usually mystery/horror, meaning that the pacing of sessions is usually a slow burn that leads to an intense climax (at least, that is how I run the game). “ I think one of the hardest things about starting anything new is where should one begin.“Ī common question that I see being asked a lot on the internet from people who want to start running Call of Cthulhu:Ĭall of Cthulhu has many excellent scenarios and campaigns, but not all of them are the best for people who are just learning the system. ![]()
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