Mythos Horror Creation System

H. P. Lovecraft created a whole genre of horror with his mythos stories, a genre that others have taken and expanded upon or with which they have created their own visions and of cosmic horror. Gaming has been no less active in bringing Lovecraft’s horror to the masses with the advent of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, few horror classics RPGs can bring players to a place of thrills like a good CoC game. The Mythos is still going strong today with all sorts of RPGs, board games and card games filling the hobby with nasty things that crawl and slither, and so there is no limit today to the fun you can have with Lovecraft’s mythos.

But there lies the problem; Lovecraft’s creations have become too well known. The monsters and horrors of the mythos are all well codified, the stats worked out and the horror used over and over again. It’s almost impossible to run a cosmic horror game without the players already being well versed in the lore and mythology. Lovecraft’s mythos has been everywhere, in music, movies, television and comics. Gads I even once saw the tentacled god in a cartoon (the Real Ghost Busters, a great series of comedic cartoon fun).

With the mysteries and cold horror washed away with familiarity, it’s no wonder that the mythos itself is difficult to inject into a game and not have it fall flat. How can you generate a horror setting and feeling when the players can see a collection of plush Cthulhu dolls behind the GM?

Well Avalon is here to help out. We have generated several charts and guided discussions that will walk you through the process of creating your own unique mythos setting and mythology. Just need a big bad for the night? Well we have the charts to whip one up on the fly. Need a vile book to confuse and lead your players into dark places? Yep, we have them for you. Want a whole unique mythos all your own, with gods, cults and artifacts to thrill and haunt your players for years to come? Well Avalon has all of that and more.

So, sit back, get some trusty dice and get ready to explore and create a mythos you can call your own.