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In the 1920s and 30s the American writer, H.P.
Lovecraft, wrote a number of horror stories with a somewhat
consistent background that included ancient alien races and the
threat of their return to reclaim the Earth as their own. The
races in many cases were so alien that the simple knowledge of their
existence could drive men to insanity.
Other writers took up the mantle of the Cthulhu
Mythos as it came to be known, adding in additional, sometimes
supernatural, elements. The Mythos thus includes horror,
fantasy and science fiction elements.
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Timeline
| 1
billion years ago |
Elder
Things colonize Earth |
| 750 million years ago |
Flying Polyps colonize
Earth |
| 300
million years ago |
The
Great Race of Yith colonize Earth |
| 65 million years ago |
The Flying Polyps
exterminate the Great Race of Yith |
| 20,000
years ago |
The
Atlantean Age |
| 15,000 - 10,000 years
ago |
The Hyborean Age |
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Cthulhu by
Gaslight
The Cthulhu Mythos set in 1890s London.
Many of the concepts for this campaign can also be found in
Dark Ęther, though
the latter is specifically set in the
Space 1889 universe
and the Mythos is set in ours.
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Call of Cthulhu
The Cthulhu Mythos set at the time Lovecraft was
writing: the 1920s and 1930s.
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Cthulhu: 2000
The Cthulhu Mythos in the 21st century.
This campaign is not as dark as
Dark Conspiracy, though many of the
same themes are touched upon. Because of the increasing power
of weaponry available to humanity, the various non-human races are
increasingly reluctant to make their presences known.
Merc: 2000/Special Operations Equipment
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Dark Stars
The Cthulhu Mythos in the distant future.
Mankind has developed faster-than-light travel, but linger too long
in jump space and madness ensues.
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Historic
Locations
Arkham = Salem, Mass. (16 km NE of Boston)
Dunwich = Dunstable, Mass.
Innsmouth = Ipswich, Mass.
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