Fate of Cthulhu Hardcover + complimentary PDF

The stars are right for Great Cthulhu’s returnand it’s your job to make them wrong again in this Fate-powered roleplaying game!

The Great Old Ones reach out from the future and into their pastour presentcorrupting the timeline such that events and individuals turn towards the apocalyptic and lead to their inevitable rise. A small and battered resistance effort mounted by time-travellers and present-day heroes stands in their way.

You are those one-way travellersfrom a dark future and their crucial allies from the present day,working together to save the human race from looming apocalypse. Armed with foreknowledge of Judgement Day, you must succeed at a series of vital missions aimed at restoring hope to the future.

Can you defeat the vast unknowable evils of the Great Old Ones before you become a monster yourself?Find out inFate of Cthulhu!

Fate of Cthulhuis astand-alone gamepowered by theFate Core System. No other books are needed to play. In this game, youll find:

• Corruption mechanics that show how close your heroes are coming to the monsters they fight, and the monstrous abilities they gain!
• Five detailed example timelines plus rules for running them and making your own.
• A system for tracking key events leading up to the apocalypse that the players change through their actions and choices during play, including support for ripple effects and time paradoxes.
• Modifications to stress and concession rules, including support for heroic last stands that sacrifice a character but help turn the timeline towards a better outcome.
• A rituals and spells system that offers great power at a cost, treating spells as secrets of arcane Elder technology that must be sought out in play.

The apocalypse is coming. Its time to punch it in the face or die trying inFate of Cthulhu!

GAME INFORMATION
Number of players: 3-6
Age of players: 13+
Length: 2-8 hours
Page Count: 256 Pages
Game Designer: Stephen Blackmoore, PK Sullivan, Ed Turner, Leonard Balsera, Misha Bushyager, and Sophie Lagac.