Here is a link to Cthulhu Dark: The HIstory of Mercy Falls 02! Like all the sessions in this series, it is a standalone mystery.
The backdrop for this one is Mercy Falls in 1943. Most of the town’s young people are gone because of, or otherwise preoccupied with, the war effort. However, a young Marine injured in the war has returned to town early. The investigators are all women seniors, members of the Mercy Falls League of Women. They initially reach out to the young Marine to make sure he is comfortable, but eventually get dragged deep into a mystery surrounding him.
This one is unusual in that its central mystery focuses on an individual, rather than the normal “strange things happening all over town” Mythos story. It is still Lovecraftian, and has a Mythos monster at its core, but it’s strikingly different in pace and tone (probably a little closer to Twin Peaks in that regard, which is no surprise because this is part of Mercy Falls). We also explored a theme that is little-explored in media, which is the sexuality of older people. and what happens to these lonely, somewhat bored old women when a handsome, vulnerable young man arrives in town. It was pretty great.
Thanks to the players who helped tell this terrific tale: Kevin Lovecraft Lauren McManamon David LaFreniere and Tom McGrenery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQjnLKtO5A0&index=2&t=1s&list=PL26DVDSsqVz7g1VeJMzNbZXqoiwylINjU
That sounds beautiful. I like the Cthulhu Dark stories you tell a lot.
That sounds beautiful. I like the Cthulhu Dark stories you tell a lot.
I also like what you’re describing about the individual-focused plot and the little-explored (taboo, even?) social topics. It’s refreshing when a story isn’t ALWAYS about stopping a eviiiiil plot to destroy the entire world or foiling a big bad who says muhuhuhahaha I want to rule the world. For some strange reason much of our action/adventure fiction trends in that direction. (Fair to say this of horror, too, or no? I’m no horror afficianado.)
I also like what you’re describing about the individual-focused plot and the little-explored (taboo, even?) social topics. It’s refreshing when a story isn’t ALWAYS about stopping a eviiiiil plot to destroy the entire world or foiling a big bad who says muhuhuhahaha I want to rule the world. For some strange reason much of our action/adventure fiction trends in that direction. (Fair to say this of horror, too, or no? I’m no horror afficianado.)