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armed with the best and most deadly

of modern munitions. But how will

these new generation minions conduct

their foul operations?

thoth? The Keeper of a present-day

adventure must be constantly on the

lookout for just these sort of disasters

for use as possible plotlines-in the

world of Cthulhu, even the most mun-

dane occurance can take on a darkly

sinister aspect.

The ultimate goal of the Mythos

minions is the downfall of humanity

and the destruction of all its relics, for

mankind itself is the only true barrier

to the dreadful success of the Outer

Gods. Those beings will sabotage vital

research, and even incite world wars to

achieve their goals. Who knows how

much of the senseless violence and ter-

rorism plaguing our world today has

been generated by the dream sendings

of Great Cthulhu? Did Einstein invent

the atomic bomb on his own, or was

the nuclear seed planted in his mind

by the servants of Azathoth?

It could very well be that the beings

of the Mythos are feeding us our tech-

nology of destruction, while at the

same time nudging us subtly nearer the

brink of a cataclysmic war. Wouldn't it

be ironic if after all these years of

resistance, we ourselves did the Outer

Gods' dirty work for them?

will resemble something out of an

espionage role-playing game, and in

essence, that is correct-it's the price

we have to pay for progress. This situa-

tion will call for far more imagination

and resourcefulness on the part of the

Keeper, but the stretch shouldn't be

that difficult.

If handled correctly, and in strict

accordance with the rules, that lone

Hunting Horror mentioned earlier can

still be a formidable opponent.

Indirect attacks can be most effective;

how can one respond to a Shriving

spell if the caster doesn't reveal him/

her/itself? And it doesn't really matter

how many M16 slugs you pump into a

Dark Young-they're still only going

to take minimum damage. An ambush,

by either man or monster, can prove

very

With the greatest of subtlety, rest

assured. No more unaccountably miss-

ing persons, no strange phenomenon

to be seen and commented upon, no

damning letters to be left behind to

reveal the plot, and a carefully staged

'accident' for those who venture too

near the truth. Secrecy rules supreme

in the modern day, with ceremonies

taking place deep underground, using

sacrifices abducted from other towns,

or even other states.

Boats and ships lost at· sea, plane

crashes in inaccessible locations; these

may be the clues to Mythos activity in

the eighties. Supposedly natural disas-

ters can be generated to cover a multi-

tude of sins; who can say what horrors

the eruption of Mount St. Helens was

meant to conceal? A killer tornado

strikes in Texas; was there an investiga-

tor down there who was about to

uncover a plot by worshipers of ltha-

qua? A nuclear power plant nearly

goes into meltdown; could someone

have been attempting to use the inci-

dent

deadly to at least one investiga-

tor,

and

many

Mythos

minions

are

known for their stealth.

Be assured then that the nature of

Call Of Ctbulbu will remain unaltered

in the eighties, and scenarios played

out in the present should be just as

exciting in their own way as those of

the twenties. After all, that Hunting

Horror can still bite a man in half, and

investigators

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