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Cthulhu Obscura 3

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Do you love the simplicity of Cthulhu Dark, the cosmic dread of Spiralis, but want Investigators to use approaches similar to Fate Accelerated and more dynamic roleplay based on Personality Traits? This is it!

Game features:

1. Quick to learn: complete game in four pages

2. Focus on roleplay: personality traits impact gameplay

3. Free-for-all: please use, modify and share

Cthulhu Obscura suits all Lovecraft / mythos themed adventures, including solo adventures, regardless of original rules set it was written for, thanks to the simple yet dynamic way of performing investigations and overcoming challenges.

All revenues from this game are donated to unaffiliated open source and creative commons projects. 

Some praise for Cthulhu Obscura:

"In my eyes, Cthulhu Obscura is a successful adaptation and modification of the brilliant Cthulhu Dark. It is perfectly aimed at people who always found Cthulhu Dark too over-simplified, but still shy away from a rules-heavy game like Call of Cthulhu. In any case, Cthulhu Obscura is worth a trip into Cthuloid territory!" Seanchui (Deutsche Lovecraft Gesellschaft) Note: full review in German found at www.deutschelovecraftgesellschaft.de

"That's an interesting game. I especially like the Roleplaying As A Team section. Hope it goes well." G. Walmsley (Creator of Cthulhu Dark)

"I love what you've done, how you've incorporated so many of the principles from Cthulhu Dark and all the rest into your distilled vision. The layout is great; just a 4-page booklet I could print on one sheet, including character sheet. I'm such a big fan of Fate Accelerated's Approaches, and I'm glad to see something similar here." A. Sturgill (Creator of Spiralis)

"Cthulhu Obscura is a fascinating game!" J. Hughes (Myth-O-Logic)

"I can only assume that if 'Cthulhu Obscura' becomes popular it will change its name to 'Cthulhu Well Knowna'." @StAlbansRPG

Cthulhu Obscura is based on the works of several RPG giants, mainly S. Petersen (Call of Cthulhu), G. Walmsley (Cthulhu Dark), A. M. Sturgill (Cthulhu Grey and Spiralis), L. Balsera (Fate Accelerated) and J. Hughes (Expanded Cthulhu Dark Character Sheet).

Released under Creative Commons License CC BY 4.0.

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Cristian M October 15, 2022 1:44 pm UTC
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Nice congealing of different mechanics.

However, I find the font quite unreadable. Any chance you could publish a new version with a friendlier choice?
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FreeGaming L October 15, 2022 2:44 pm UTC
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Thank you for your feedback, @Cristian M, it is
very much appreciated. It is noted for the next release.
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Joseph H April 20, 2023 5:51 am UTC
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I Agree with Cristian. This is a "header" font being used for body text. It's a very poor choice for readability especially when taking accessibility into account.
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FreeGaming L April 20, 2023 6:14 am UTC
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Dear Joseph and Cristian,
This has been rectified in the recently released new version. Hoping this, together with other improvements, will make your gameplay even more enjoyable.

Please let me know if you have other suggestions for the future.
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