Through Monday, November 9 we continue the October Horrors with the all-new Cohors Cthulhu Bundle featuring Cohors Cthulhu, the 2d20 System game from Modiphius Entertainment of cosmic horror in the Roman Empire. In 165 CE, the long shadow of Rome has so far failed to cover Germania. Those untamed forests are held by fiercely independent indigenous tribes who fight to protect their ways of life. But Germanic priests and sages tell of dark shapes that move amid the trees beyond the town walls. Inexplicable monsters feast on the unwary. Spawn of Mormo swarm in foul breeding sites, protected by cults whose members are visited in dreams by creatures from the stars. The immortal warrior-chieftain Herjan, maddened by his study of Atlantean relics, has gathered his forces to dominate the native Germanic tribes and, from there, to send his armies against Rome. In this ancient land, the Hidden Wars play out. Heroes willing to confront the darkness can claim hidden knowledge and eternal glory – but insanity and doom await those who fail.
Funded in a big October 2023 Kickstarter campaign, Cohors Cthulhu brings Mythos horror to the fringe of the high Empire. Nyarlathotep, the God of a Thousand Forms, has unleashed myriad schemes across Rome, Germania, and beyond. At the northern border lurk powerful corrupted survivors of Atlantis, their minds twisted by Sarthothus, the Shattered God. Deep Ones demand sacrifices from coastal villages and conduct raids along the waterways. The Mi-go have sent expeditions into the mountains to plunder Earth’s resources and perform horrific experiments on its peoples.
In the remote town of Laurium, in a mountain pass between the Empire and Germania, heroes from across the lands – Aegyptus, Assyria, Britannia, Gaul, Germania, Hispania, and even eternal Rome itself – face baleful horrors in adventures of intrigue and strife. Centurions and Germanic tribes must band together to stem the invasion of abhorrent creatures from the deep cosmos.
There is a reason why humanity is coveted by entities that can swallow entire stars: their limitless potential threatens even the gods. It falls to the heroes to achieve that potential – by plundering forgotten ruins, seeking out strange allies, entering into dubious pacts, and exploring untamed forests where malign cultists prowl – all to empower themselves against the Mythos. They may find weapons such as Atlantean relics, become transformed by Hyperborean armories, or earn the blessings of more benevolent gods. Ordinary mortals can aspire to rise as demigods and make a stand against the impending cataclysm.
The 224-page Cohors Cthulhu Player’s Guide adapts the cinematic 2d20 System (Achtung! Cthulhu and many other RPGs) to the age of the gladius. A new Gravitas attribute lets you argue, command, and act with dignity. Cohors retains the trademark 2d20 System Fortune and Momentum pools; push your luck by spending Momentum on extra d20s or feeding the Threat pool, from which the gamemaster spends to make your life harder. “Reach & Guard” rules handle arms and armor, bows, spears, and javelins. From secret orders like the Fingers of Dawn and the Temperari, characters can learn magic from Runic, Oracular, and Celtic traditions, and find the keys to legendary weapons of Atlantis.
This all-new Cohors Cthulhu Bundle gives you the entire RPG line to date for a price well within reach of any Germanic archer, Aegyptan scholar, Greek courier, and possibly even a Gaul. Pay just US$14.95 to get both titles in our Cohors Core Collection (retail value $62) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks: the complete Cohors Cthulhu Player’s Guide and the Gamemaster’s Guide.
And if you pay more than the threshold (average) price, which is set at $29.95 to start, you’ll level up and also get our entire Cohors Bonus Collection with four more titles worth an additional $83, including the recent Laurium Adventures, the Germania Adventure Book, the GM Toolkit, and the brand-new scenario The Doom That Came to Vallis.
Get this Cohors Cthulhu offer before the immortal Herjan marches his armies out of the Germanian forests Monday, November 9.
