Achtung Cthulhu: Assault on the Mountains of Madness (Supplement)
Details
Publisher: Modiphius
Product Code: 50029
Publishing Year: 2015 (October)
Pages: 376
Cover Price: £xx.99
Author(s): Jason Durall (with additional writing by Bill Bodden, Alex Bund, Alex Flagg, Paul Fricker)
Artist(s): Dim Martin (cover & interior), Pierre Droal, Yap Kun Rong
Setting(s): World War II
Format(s): PDF and hardcover (colour-interior)
ISBN: 978-1-910132-14-9
Contents
An Ancient Evil Rises at the End of the World...
Discover the secret history of the final days of World War Two, when the Allies join forces with the Soviets to battle the Third Reich in the most dangerous theatre of war yet... the snowy plains, icy mountains, and subterranean tunnels of Antarctica. Together, these brave soldiers must battle Nazis, occult conspiracies, monstrous foes and ancient horrors, as well as the very land itself. At stake is their own survival, and the fate of the world!
Assault on the Mountains of Madness is the second campaign published for the Achtung! Cthulhu setting. It is made up of nine chapters organised into four "books." Three of those "books" each collecting scenarios while the fourth provides campaign resources.
The campaign chapters are:
Book One: Tides of Turmoil
- Chapter 1: Siege on Saxemberg
- Chapter 2: The Floating Kingdom
Book Two: The Cold Wastes
- Chapter 1: The Shores of Death
- Chapter 2: A Trail of Frost and Blood
- Chapter 3: Into the Depths
Book Three: The Mountains of Madness
- Chapter 1: The Nightmare Roads
- Chapter 2: Black Ruins
The resources chapters are:
Book Four: Resources
- Chapter 1: Fighting Forces of the Antarctic Front
- Chapter 2: Creatures of Antarctica
Campaigns: The seven scenarios in this book comprise the Achtung Cthulhu: Assault on the Mountains of Madness (Campaign)
Scenarios: Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 1, Chapter 1: Siege on Saxemberg, Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 1, Chapter 2: The Floating Kingdom, Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 2, Chapter 1: The Shores of Death, Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 2, Chapter 2: A Trail of Frost and Blood, Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 2, Chapter 3: Into the Depths, Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 3, Chapter 1: The Nightmare Roads, Assault on the Mountains of Madness: Book 3, Chapter 2: Black Ruins
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Back Cover Text
An Ancient Evil Rises at the End of the World ...
A terrifying World War Two Campaign, fully compatible with the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition and Savage Worlds roleplaying games.
Discover the secret history of the final days of World War Two, when the Allies join forces with the Soviets to battle the Third Reich in the most dangerous theatre of war yet... the snowy plains, icy mountains, and subterranean tunnels of Antarctica. Together, these brave soldiers must battle Nazis, occult conspiracies, monstrous foes and ancient horrors, as well as the very land itself. At stake is their own survival, and the fate of the world!
-- Alexander Towton, Section M
Assault on the Mountains of Madness Brings the Secret War to an Earth-Shattering Conclusion, Including:
- A Seven-Part Adventure Taking the Investigators from the Mid-Atlantic to the Centre of Antarctica
- A Multinational Military Force Borne by an Experimental Aircraft Carrier
- A branching plot structure allowing investigators to participate in all phases and fronts of the assault
- The Rise of a Long-Vanished Civilisation and the Unearthing of their Greatest Mystery
- New skills and Rules for exploration and cold-weather survival
- New monsters, new horrors, and hideous twists
A vast campaign sending the investigators to the most remote place on earth, facing enemies from this world and from aeons past.
Comments / Trivia
This product was funded as part of the Kickstarter campaign for the Achtung! Cthulhu line, held in early 2013.
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