Two Days Left For ‘Elder Mythos’, The Eldritch Horror RPG Where YOU Are The Elder Evil
Mana Project Studios’ Elder Mythos, an RPG where you play the eldritch horror, is going strong with two days left to Kickstart it.
Mana Project Studios might be known as the makers of the Cowboy Bebop RPG, but their latest project has certainly attracted some eldritch attention. Elder Mythos is a tabletop roleplaying game where you take on the role of one of the elder evils from Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos and try to establish your dominance on the world of mortals.
You’ll take on the role of Cthulhu or Yog-Sothoth or Nyarlathotep and company and then get to work exerting your influence and running schemes. In other words, you’ll be on the other side of a game of Call of Cthulhu. Now it’ll be your turn to wonder at the remarkable tenacity and stick-to-itiveness of these accursed, meddlesome investigators. And won’t that be nice for a change?
Elder Mythos – A New RPG From Mana Project Studio
For Elder Mythos, Mana Project Studios has adapted a hack of Free League’s Year Zero Engine. This same system powers games like Tales from the Loop and the ALIEN RPG. If you’ve played either of those, you know what’s up.
If you haven’t, well, in a nutshell, you’ll build a dice pool of d6s, trying to get as many to come up 6 as you can. Interesting stuff happens when you push yourself, so it’s all about figuring out how far you’re willing to go to accomplish what you want.
Within Elder Mythos, this should be an interesting challenge to see laid out.
Venture beyond the veil of reality with Elder Mythos and embody ancient entities unleashing unspeakable horrors. Become part of a cosmic horror saga that transcends human comprehension. The fate of the world is at stake: will you rule it, or will you throw society into chaos?
Using a Year Zero System hack, Elder Mythos is designed as a zero-prep game where players control the fates of entire cities as eldritch entities. Players must manage conflict with their fellow Elder Gods while twisting the rules and wresting control from the Eldritch Master to rule the world and drive its inhabitants to madness.
Elder Mythos features a unique system and setting mechanics for playing as the Elder Gods of the Lovecraftian Mythos, including collaborative worldbuilding, cult management, conflict management, eldritch manifestations, and more. The book contains five scenarios the Eldritch Master can run players through while hampering their machinations with the Eldritch Master’s Resources.
In other words, you and your fellow players are working with and competing against each other. But, against you, all are the shadowy machinations of the Eldritch Master.
Players each pick from one of 12 Elder Gods — from The Great Dreamer itself, Cthulhu, to Yog-Sothoth, The Key, and The Gate. They are then charged with working their will on the world. But even elder things have to play by the rules. They’re not just unleashed onto the world in an apocalyptic nightmare that defies description:
Manipulate your cultists, nightmarish creatures, and priestly figures of immense power as expendable resources to craft a terrifying plot amid catastrophes and consequences, all while your fellow players try to betray and best you. Will you be able to hold control in the midst of chaos?
If all this sounds intriguing, you should check out the full Kickstarter Campaign, which is in its last 48 hours!
