The Terror Beneath

Name: The Terror Beneath
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781472858399
Price: 36.99 NZD
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An Investigative Roleplaying Game of Weird Folk Horror

By Scott Malthouse

Series: Osprey Roleplaying

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An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern, inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system. Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. In the depths of the countryside, cults celebrate ancient rites in hidden clearings and caverns,... Read More

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An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern, inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system.

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An investigative roleplaying game of horrors both ancient and modern, inspired by the works of Arthur Machen and powered by the GUMSHOE system.

Britain at the dawn of the 20th century. In the depths of the countryside, cults celebrate ancient rites in hidden clearings and caverns, beasts of legend emerge from their lairs to prey upon the unwary, and powerful beings of folklore and myth stir once more.

In the urban sprawl of London and other cities, secret societies struggle for power and dominance, rogue alchemists pursue occult ambitions, and scientists fuse modern technology with ancient mysticism to create new horrors.

This is the world of The Terror Beneath, an investigative roleplaying game inspired by the works of the master of horror, Arthur Machen. It is into this world that players will step as unwitting investigators, plucked from amongst an oblivious populace by fate, malice, or blind fortune and set against the machinations of hidden cults, the creations of mad scientists, or the unknowable motives of ancient terrors.

The Terror Beneath is powered by the GUMSHOE roleplaying system, designed specifically to tell stories of mystery and investigation. With less emphasis on finding clues and more on interpreting them correctly, an investigation never stalls due to a critical clue being missed, but gives the heroes all the information they need to keep moving inexorably towards the horrors at the heart of the plot...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472858399

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Osprey Games

Contributors:

Illustrated by Brainbug Design

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 128

Collections

Bloomsbury Publishing Board Games Board Games Crime & Thriller General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Scott Malthouse Series: Osprey Roleplaying

About the Author

Scott Malthouse is a roleplaying game designer and folklore enthusiast who was born and bred in Yorkshire, where he currently lives. His work includes the award-winning Quill (Best Free Game 2016, Indie RPG Awards), Romance of the Perilous Land, In Darkest Warrens, and Unbelievably Simple Roleplaying.

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