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The material presented here is my original creation, intended for use with the GURPS system from Steve Jackson Games. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Steve Jackson Games.
 The Call of Cthulhu investigative horror role-playing game, based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft and his imitators, is produced by Chaosium who hold the licence. The Chaosium game is in its 7th edition at the time of writing, and uses the percentile skill system that will be familiar to Call of Cthulhu players and those who recall the Basic Roleplaying System (BRP). I heartily recommend the game and this conversion is certainly not meant as a criticism of the Chaosium original.
I use Chaosium's published campaign and scenario books for the actual GURPS
Mythos campaign, using the conversion guidelines from David Ellis Dickerson's, Cthulhu Lives! Lovecraftian Horror in GURPS, published in Roleplayer No.22 (Nov. 1990). I have also reproduced a substantial part of the article in one of
the downloads to the right.
 I was lucky enough to pick up a reprinted 1928 Sears-Roebuck catalogue and use
this as my pricing and equipment list. I recommend this approach if you are able to acquire one. If not, there are numerous
lists available from Chaosium sources if the GM wishes to check the contemporary prices for equipment. Using GURPS's Cost
of Living, however, it is unnecessary to track minor purchases which seem appropriate for the character's wealth and status level.
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An Overview of the Setting
 The classic setting for Lovecraft's Mythos tales was the first three decades of the twentieth century, with the 1920s forming the genre's core period. Most of his characters were from the Northeastern USA, especially Massachusetts. Whilst many good different settings have been proposed and supported for games investigating the Mythos, this GURPS conversion is firmly rooted in the period 1919-1939. The actual campaign will move characters all over the world, but the starting base is the Northeast USA, especially the cities of Boston and New York, with Lovecraft's Arkham and its satellite towns such as Kingsport and Dunwich a canonical home location.
My Campaign Philosophy
 The style of my GURPS Mythos campaign is fairly gritty, as the use of the GURPS system might suggest. There is no reason why a more Pulp tone could not be taken, but I prefer a game where ordinary people are drawn into the horror that Lovecraft's Mythos represents. I believe that the game works best when the players and GM are able to immerse themselves in the setting. Modern campaigns (and I include the 1920s in that)should not just be about playing linked scenarios, they should also include playing out social interactions and creating a believable world in which the characters live.
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The Downloads
Click on the titles below to open each pdf.
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Click the typewriter to email, or email mike@saduria.co.uk Feel free to email me with any comments,
suggestions or even criticisms. I am open to any feedback and would especially be interested in hearing how you are using
the campaign info.
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