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This subject is written on a topic in the real world and reflects factual information. This subject contains information from the Expanded Cthulhu Mythos, and not based on H.P. Lovecraft's works directly. King of Chicago & The Secrets of Marseilles is a scenario supplement book for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. It boasted the tagline "Prohibition, a Gangland Murder, the Casbah of Marseilles, Black Market Weapons."

Overview[]

The bulk of the content of King of Chicago is taken up by two stand-alone scenarios thematically linked through interaction with a criminal element, although it also contains a short piece on the state of organised crime in 1920s America and a longer article on the black market, with rules for new weapons.

King of Chicago was edited by Keith Herber and Lynn Willis, and written by Gary Sumpter, Ugo Bardi and Earl Geier. It runs to a total of 64 pages in a softcover black-and-white book.

Scenarios[]

  • "King of Chicago", the investigators must solve the murder of a colleague in the criminal underworld of Chicago.
  • "The Secrets of Marseilles", where the investigators get caught in the middle of a gangland war in the French port of Marseilles.

Publication History[]

King of Chicago was published by Chaosium in April 1994. It is currently out of print.

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