CthulhuTech: The Shadow War Game Master’s Guide

Core Rulebook by Wildfire

The year is 2088.

A secret war rages to save humanity.

Craft the plans of old gods.

Unleash terrifying cults.

Bring forth unspeakable horrors.

The Strange Aeon is here.

CthulhuTech: The Shadow War is a cosmic apocalypse in the near future. Old gods have awakened to make the planet their own. Fight in the dark underworld of a besieged society, in symbiosis with an Other, against a cult with the power of a giant corporation. 

CthulhuTech is an engaging role playing experience.

• Learn how to craft adventures and manage 
• the narrative resource system.
• Dive into the deep secrets of the hidden world.
• Explore secret places and other worlds.
• Loose a variety of monsters and enemies.

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CthulhuTech is science fantasy. Even in a world of giant arcologies, there is dark magic, strange monstrosities, and non-human people hiding under the
veneer of society. Inexplicable things happen and the existential laws which people have come to understand are turned on their ear.

This book is a fundamental building block, designed to help you create and manage compelling narratives for your game. It’s packed with useful GM guidance, adventure starters, hidden secrets, awesome locations, and a wealth of enemies for you to use.

STARTING OUT AS A GAME MASTER (GM)

If you haven’t already, read the Player’s Handbook first. This GM’s book won’t make a lot of sense without the foundational content of the player’s book in mind.

When you feel comfortable with that material, you can start with Chapter 1: Game Mastery and Chapter 4: Designing Adventures in this book—reading the rest of the chapters as they interest you.

PLAY RIGHT NOW: LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY

If you’re excited to get into it, included in this download are our Quick-Start Rules. Neither the GM nor the players need to know anything specific about this game to play the QSR adventure, as it simultaneously walks you through learning the universe, characters, and mechanics while engaging with the narrative. It’s short and simple, but covers what everyone needs to know to continue playing CthulhuTech – and hopefully motivates them to read more about the things which interest them.

You don’t need to do anything to prepare to play the quick-start adventure other than download the document, distribute the characters, and have a set of ten even-sided dice for yourself and each player. It doesn’t matter what kind of dice they are—just as long as they have an even number of sides—and they don’t even need to match, which you’ll learn more about in the adventure.

CthulhuTech: The Shadow War Game Master’s Guide is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.

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