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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Mi-Go Had a Very Shiny Brain Case As a late Christmas gift I've decided to update my PBTA Cthulhu Hack with a few new things. Find it here TOMES AND ARTEFACTS Mythos Tomes and artefacts are described using four areas of study where each area of study can have several steps required to reach the full understanding of the book or the artefact. For books, the areas of study are these: Subject Matter . This is the subject matter that the book itself covers. Author . What can be found out about the author or authors of the book. History . When was this written and how can the book be put into its context of the time? Versions and Editions . What other editions and versions are available? Is the book based on older original texts? For artefacts the areas are different, but the setup is very similar. DOWNTIME I've also added a chapter about handling downtime between adventures where you can advance your character. During this chapter each

Good evening. I've added a chapter to the PBTA hack about creating mythos stories. The link to the full PDF is here, but I've also reproduced the chapter below for ease of reference. Hope you enjoy it. It's a theme I will certainly return to as I think it's one of the most challenging ones when trying to capture the magic of the stories from HP Lovecraft. CREATING A MYTHOS STORY Creating a roleplaying story about the Cthulhu Mythos is like creating any story. It has to be exciting, filled with interesting characters and memorable locations.  CHOOSE MYTHOS ENTITY All mythos stories should pertain to only one single mythos entity and it’s servants. Whether it’s Nyarlathotep, Azatoth or The Colour Out of Space will make a huge difference to the story. Nyarlathotep can be described as malevolent, whereas Azatoth is blind and insane and doesn’t even recognise the existence of human beings. The Colour out of Space is almost like a force of nature. It