Achtung! Cthulhu - Mysteries of the Manor PDF FREE!

To accompany Halloween Horrors 2, Modiphius has released another short mission, this time under the title Mysteries of the Manor. The agents are sent out to investigate a manor in the English countryside, particularly as there are indications that the Black Sun is active in the area. The manor, called Rainthorpe Hall, is the home of Lord Dowling, an eccentric collector of antiques and other objects. The agents are tasked with infiltrating the estate, eliminating a possible threat from the Black Sun, and recovering any artifacts. If possible, they should also rescue Dowling, his family, and his servants.

The adventure revolves around the player characters working their way through the large manor room by room, eliminating the threats and stopping the Black Sun agents. The plot is not very original, but it offers a solid mission for an evening of gaming.

The link to the second Grimoire of Terror is very limited here, but the monsters from this accompanying volume can be incorporated into the mission. I found the layout of the house a little unusual, which only makes limited sense to me in some places, but even that is probably a rather insignificant detail in the context of a mission like this.

Anyone looking for a straightforward, short (inter)mission to spend an evening fighting Black Sun agents will get free game material here for a short mission between larger adventures.

(Björn Lippold)

Just in time for Halloween, Modiphius has released another small free supplement for Achtung! Cthulhu with several monsters with Halloween Horrors 2. Once again, the supplement features five creatures from the Achtung! Cthulhu universe, as well as a few plot ideas to use them.

The selection is varied this time. For example, the classic Djinn are thematized and incorporated into the setting. The Flying Polyp is a standard Mythos monster that was previously missing. With Grand Mere Cherie, the supplement features an unusual ghoul, while Kelpie and Redcap are two monsters from Celtic mythology that have been slightly adapted for the mythos.

The monsters are described in an interesting way and fit into the background of Achtung! Cthulhu and can therefore be used universally within the setting.

The Flying Polyp, the Djinn and Grand Mere Cherie in particular are very useful additions. In my opinion, Kelpie and Redcap as creatures of Celtic mythology do not quite fit into the Mythos setting, even if the Kelpie is interpreted here as a variant of the Deep Ones.

In addition to the double-page monster descriptions, the booklet offers ten briefly described adventure hooks for these monsters on one page, making Halloween Horrors 2 a nice addition offering interesting monsters that is also free of charge.

(Björn Lippold)