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Contributed by Dustin Wright on Saturday February 23, 2013 01:06AM
Atomic-Age Cthulhu1950's Call of Cthulhu Adventures
Peel away the thin, sunny veneer of everything is A-OK and you find the rot of fear and paranoia.
The nuclear genie has been let out of the bottle, and for the first time ever, mankind has the ability
to actually murder the entire world. The creeping Red Menace is everywhere. They’ve cut Europe in
half, taken over China, invaded some unknown country called Korea, and even conquered outer
space with their Sputnik. Worst yet, the godless Commies are already here! Don’t trust your movie
stars, authors, news reporters, or even your neighbors. They could all be one of them. Then there is
the slow, steady corruption of the youth through promiscuous, unwholesome rock n’ roll and
shocking comic books full of gruesomeness like Tales From the Crypt. Never before has our way of
life had so many threats to it.
It’s the 1950s in America, and everything looks rosy and perfect on the outside, but beneath the
skin fear is rampant. In short, it’s the perfect setting for some Call of Cthulhu action.
In Atomic Age Cthulhu you will find info on how to run games of cosmic horror in the Leave it to
Beaver world of the 50s. Background information, new professions, new skills, and adventure ideas
tailor made for the 1950s can be found here, along with seven scenarios designed to get you
rocking n’ rolling in no time.
This Village was Made for Us – in a closed community devoted to exploring the new found wonders
of the atomic age, alien horrors conduct their own experiments and our wellbeing does not factor
into their calculations.
T.V. Casualty – Television: newfangled technological wonder, or dreaded idiot box looking to
enslave us all? Could the answer to both questions be yes?
The Return of Old Reliable – The space race, still in its infancy, gives birth to a world-threatening
horror no one could have seen coming.
Forgotten Wars – The Korean “conflict”, never formally classified as a war, and yet technically still
underway today, pales in comparison to the aeons long battle between two ancient enemies, and a
US Army tank crew gets caught in the middle.
High Octane – slick hotrods, dirty and dangerous bikers, a commie plot, and a once slumbering
menace starting to stir, will the investigators be able to keep the lid on this pressure cooker or are
things going to blow as the fear continues to mount?
L.A. Diabolical – It’s Tinsel Town and the rich and famous want to dabble with the chic side of
darkness for kicks, but when something from the darkness starts playing with them, the fun quickly
ends.
Destroying Paradise, Hawaiian Style – blue skies, loud shirts, surfing and a king of rock n’ roll
making a movie, what could possible go wrong? Well when the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos
combine with the horror of nuclear weapons, the answer is a lot.
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It’s the 1950s in America and life is good. The most destructive war in human history is over and
the good ol’ U S of A is starting to flex her muscles as a global superpower. The GIs have all come
home to new cars, houses in the suburbs, and the high-tech wonders of jets, television, and
rockets blasting into space. The future is very bright indeed. At least, that’s how it looks on the
surface.