Autophagia: Fear & Infection in from the High Seas is a third-party adventure supplement for Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.
Overview[]
| “ | Taking its inspirational cues from The Poseidon Adventure, Contagion, Who Goes There?/The Thing, and Sandy Petersen's The Derelict, the book takes a mature look at the horror of human nature and its ability to shirk from disease, the afflicted, and the causes thereof. The scenarios deal with unavoidable fates, dark secrets, and seriously bad choices made by the antagonists. As so often is the case, there are no winners when fate has trapped you in a dice game for doom or destiny. As such, please be aware that some of the themes are quite mature and are suitable for Gamers who are at least of young adult age and maturity. |
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| ~ Publisher's description |
| “ | A dark and dangerous encounter aboard a plague riddled liner that has been quarantined in New York upon arrival. Can the Investigators find the source of the disease? More importantly, can they stop it from escaping the ship? |
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Containing a complete adventure revolving around the quarantined ocean liner Essexia, Autophagia: Fear & Infection in from the High Seas contains a set of handouts as well as layout blueprints for the ship and a complete cast of non-player characters, although pre-generated investigators are not included. It was written by Tyler Omichinski, edited by Chitin Proctor, and features artwork by Stephanie McAlea [1]. It was published by third-party content creator Stygian Fox, and runs to a total of 36 pages.
Synopsis[]
The investigators must find out the cause of an inexplicable contagion which has taken root aboard a luxury passenger liner currently held under quarantine in New York. What they uncover is a well-meaning but misguided scientist who has attempted to incorporate Shoggoth DNA into human hosts in an effort to breed a species which will help the human race fight back against any malevolent forces which may try to destroy it.
References[]
- ↑ Autophagia: Credits, pp.4