A few weeks ago I was thinking about Call of Cthulhu. It occurred to me all I had even seen was adventures where the PCs were trying to prevent the great old ones from crossing into our world, nothing about what happens if they fail. This of course makes me wonder what the world would be like in the aftermath of such a failure.
Now, I've dabbled in games like Gamma World. I just never found the inspiration to do anything other than play in a post apocalyptic game. This new idea has some merit though. And like a terrier with a biscuit, my brain wouldn't let go of it.
So as with lots of other projects, I started asking questions...
When? That's easy. The 80's. I'm an 80's kid, it's what I know best. Not to mention the world was dumb enough then to have summoned great Cthulhu.
What happened to Man's civilization? Let us suppose that when Cthulhu wakes up, the psychic backlash sweeps over the world. A large percentage of the population descends into madness. How large a percentage and what the ramifications are have yet to be determined. (Oh hey, RESEARCH!)
How long after the awakening of great Cthulhu do I set the game?
Will there be roving bands of crazies to contend with?
Will the Serpent people return?
Probably the most important question is... Can Cthulhu be put back down? I'm thinking of a Robotech 3rd Generation type campaign for that.
Those is just a few of the questions I have to answer. Numerous others have yet to reveal themselves. I was considering paying a little homage to a friend of mine. He passed away a few years ago, and had a really kewl campaign for CoC. The Great Old Ones were trying to draw the Earth into their realm, rather than trying to break into ours. This might evolve into what happened if they succeeded.
Of course, there is the possibility of advancing the time line to when Cthulhu has already gone back to his dead slumber beneath the sea.
By now some of reading this have whiplash. This is what happens in my head. (Now aren't you glad you're not a psychiatrist?) It may take a while to settle down into a simmer and coalesce into a solid set of ideas I can work with, but there is no telling how long that can take. I'll give it a brain back burner and see what bubbles to the surface. Until then I do have a few other projects to work on.
(Hint Hint Brandi of Gamerstable, I am working on Hell's Symphony)
Happy Gaming!
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