Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigators’ Guide

ADVENTURE, MYSTERY, & HORROR IN THE LATE VICTORIAN ERA

The late 1800s—Victorian England. Mystery and adventure in fog-shrouded streets and alleyways. Secret cabals pledge to bring horror and the ruin of civilization. Grisly murder and wicked crimes.

Cthulhu by Gaslight takes the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game back to the days of Queen Victoria. Whether in Great Britain or its colonies, or beyond to the banks of East Coast USA or the lands of Asia, the Victorian Age brims over with wonder and dark shadows.

This book introduces both new and experienced players to the Gaslight setting and the Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game, and contains all the rules for creating Victorian investigators, as well as the basic rules of the full Call of Cthulhu game, enabling everyone to get into the action and mysteries straight away. A companion volume, the Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keepers’ Guide, provides game masters with Victorian Age secrets and plots, and ready-to-run scenarios.