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==Back Cover Text==
 
==Back Cover Text==
Regency England: a time of social niceties, grand balls, romantic intrigues and disappointments—as described in the novels of Jane Austen. Yet through the lens of the Cthulhu Mythos, horrors weave themselves into the hearts of everyday Georgians—from the richest to the poorest.
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Regency England: a time of social niceties, grand balls, romantic intrigues and disappointments—as described in the novels of Jane Austen. Yet through the lens of the Cthulhu Mythos, horrors weave themselves into the hearts of everyday Georgians—from the richest to the poorest. Step into the Regency era and work to uncover the dark secrets at the heart of the town of Tarryford: twisted horrors that have lain dormant for centuries now seek to burst forth into England.<br>
Step into the Regency era and work to uncover the dark secrets at the heart of the town of Tarryford: twisted horrors that have lain dormant for centuries now seek to burst forth into England.
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Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England is a historical sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu. Inside, you’ll fifind:
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Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England is a historical sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu. Inside, you’ll find:<br>
• DetailsonRegency-eraEngland(1811–1820).
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<li> Details onRegency-era England(1811–1820).
Rules for creating Regency-era investigators, along with new period-
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<li> Rules for creating Regency-era investigators, along with new period- appropriate skills and occupations.
appropriate skills and occupations.
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<li> A detailed primer on the fictional town of Tarryford, for use as a campaign setting in both 1813 and 1913.
• AdetailedprimeronthefifictionaltownofTarryford,foruseasacampaign
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<li> Two scenarios with handouts and maps, designed to introduce players to the Regency era and the mysteries of Tarryford.
setting in both 1813 and 1913.
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<li> New rules for character Reputation and Estates, as well as Regency-era equipment and weapons.
• Twoscenarioswithhandoutsandmaps,designedtointroduceplayersto
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<li> Six pre-generated Call of Cthulhu investigators and six Pulp Cthulhu investigators, ready to pick up and play.<br>
the Regency era and the mysteries of Tarryford.
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<br>
New rules for character Reputation and Estates, as well as Regency-era
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This book is designed to be used with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game
equipment and weapons.
 
Six pre-generated Call of Cthulhu investigators and six Pulp Cthulhu
 
investigators, ready to pick up and play.
 
ThThis book is designed to be used with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game
 
 
and, optionally, with the Pulp Cthulhu supplement, both available separately.
 
and, optionally, with the Pulp Cthulhu supplement, both available separately.
What is Call of Cthulhu?
 
Call of Cthulhu is Chaosium’s roleplaying game of mystery and horror set within the world of the Cthulhu Mythos. Players take on the role of investigators of the strange, arcane, and unknown: regular people making a stand despite the cost to body and soul. Against weird cults, bizarre magic, and otherworldly monsters, only they can save humanity and the world from the terrors from beyond.
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
==Comments / Trivia==
 
==Comments / Trivia==

Revision as of 10:10, 27 November 2022

Details

Publisher: Chaosium

Product Code: 23179

Publishing Year: 2022

Pages: 224

Cover Price: $22.99 (PDF), $44.99 (Hardback), $99.00 (Leatherette)

Author(s): Andrew Peregrine, Lynne Hardy

Artist(s): Riley Spalding, Carlos Cara Álvarez, Alberto Bontempi, J B Casacop, Tyler Clark, James Denton, Andrey Fetisov, Emilien Francois, [[Doruk Golcu], Kali Huisse, Kurt Komoda, Jeff Kristian, Anh Le, Amanda Lee, Indre Lelertaviciute, Mitch Mueller, Cristian C. Otazu, Mirco Paganessi, Vincenzo Sirianni, Dimitar Spasov, Sam Turner, Kim Van Deun, Chris Waller

Setting(s): Regency Era

Format(s): Hardcover, PDF

ISBN: 978-1-56882-441-3

Contents

Creating a Regency Investigator Tarryford Appendices

Scenarios: The Long Corridor, The Emptiness Within

Additional: Introduction, Player Handouts. Pre-Generated Investigators, Equipment Tables, Tarryford 1913

Front Cover Text

Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England

Back Cover Text

Regency England: a time of social niceties, grand balls, romantic intrigues and disappointments—as described in the novels of Jane Austen. Yet through the lens of the Cthulhu Mythos, horrors weave themselves into the hearts of everyday Georgians—from the richest to the poorest. Step into the Regency era and work to uncover the dark secrets at the heart of the town of Tarryford: twisted horrors that have lain dormant for centuries now seek to burst forth into England.

Regency Cthulhu: Dark Designs in Jane Austen’s England is a historical sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu. Inside, you’ll find:

  • Details onRegency-era England(1811–1820).
  • Rules for creating Regency-era investigators, along with new period- appropriate skills and occupations.
  • A detailed primer on the fictional town of Tarryford, for use as a campaign setting in both 1813 and 1913.
  • Two scenarios with handouts and maps, designed to introduce players to the Regency era and the mysteries of Tarryford.
  • New rules for character Reputation and Estates, as well as Regency-era equipment and weapons.
  • Six pre-generated Call of Cthulhu investigators and six Pulp Cthulhu investigators, ready to pick up and play.

    This book is designed to be used with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game and, optionally, with the Pulp Cthulhu supplement, both available separately.

    Comments / Trivia

    Links

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