H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham

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Pub. Date: 2002-12-01
Publisher(s): Chaosium
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Summary

H. P. LOVECRAFT'S ARKHAMUnveiling the Legend-Haunted CityCHA 8803ISBN 1-56882-165-4MSRP $25.95By Keith Herber Dual Stat d20 and Classic (BRP) Call of Cthulhu"Behind everything crouched the brooding, festering horror of the ancient town . . . the changeless, legend-haunted city of Arkham, with its clustering gambrel roofs that sway and sag over attics where witches hid from the King's men in the dark, olden days of the Province."It was always a very bad time in Arkham . . . ."-H. P. LovecraftARKHAM is a small town along the Massachusetts coast-the setting favored by author Howard Phillips Lovecraft in his tales of monstrous horror.All in all a quiet place, Arkham is best-known as the home of Miskatonic University, an excellent school becoming known for its esoteric and disturbing volumes residing in its library's Restricted Collection. These tomes form the foundation of all current efforts to thwart the dire desires of the Mythos legion.H.P. Lovecraft's ARKHAM contains extensive background information about this haunted New England town-written to be used by serious investigators as a base from which to further explore the mysteries of the Cthulhu Mythos. Pertinent buildings, useful people, and important locations are described in depth. A 17x22" players' map of Arkham is bound into the back, and four thrilling adventures complete the package.Includes the H.P. Lovecraft short story "The Dreams in the Witch-house" (1933)New LayoutNew ArtworkFully compatible with both Call of Cthulhu from Chaosium Inc. and Call of Cthulhu d20.Part of our expanding 1920's Lovecraft Country line.This book contains material previously published as Arkham Unveiled (1990) and Compact Arkham Unveiled (1995). Each book long out of print.For more information contact Dustin Wright mailto:dustin@frontier.net

Table of Contents

Introduction 5(1)
Lovecraft Country
6(3)
``The Dreams in the Witch House''
9(18)
Welcome to Arkham
27(9)
Arkham Neighborhoods and Trolly Map, ca. 1928
26(10)
History of Arkham
36(5)
A Lovecraft Chronology
38(3)
A Guide to Arkham
41(191)
Neighborhood 1: Northside
42(12)
Neighborhood 2: Downtown
54(13)
Neighborhood 3: East-town
67(3)
Neighborhood 4: Merchant District
70(13)
Neighborhood 5: River Town
83(4)
Neighborhood 6: Campus
87(15)
Neighborhood 7: French Hill
102(6)
Neighborhood 8: Uptown
108(5)
Neighborhood 9: Lower Southside
113(6)
Neighborhood 10: The Outskirts
119(12)
Town Directory
131(4)
Adventures
The Books of Uncle Silas
135(17)
The Hills Rise Wild
152(14)
The Condemned
166(23)
Dead of Night
189(18)
Appendices
Appendix 1: d20 Investigator Backgrounds
207(5)
Appendix 2: d20 System Townsfolk
212(13)
Appendix 3: Spell, Feat, & Skill Notes
225(7)
Appendix 3: Player Handouts
232

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