Masks of Nyarlathotep: Perilous Adventures to Thwart the Dark God is an expansion for Chaosium’s seminal roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu. It was written by Larry DiTillio and Lynn Willis.
Overview[]
As the tagline might suggest, the story involves the players attempting to foil the plots of the Outer God Nyarlathotep through a series of encounters which take them across the globe. Originally consisting of five scenarios, a sixth which had been cut from the first release was later added back in, and in 2018 an all-new seventh scenario was included with a special edition set. The locations visited are New York, London, Cairo, Nairobi, Shanghai, Australia and Peru.
Editions[]
First Edition[]
Released in a boxed set in 1984, the first edition included a separate booklet for each adventure, reference sheets and a set of player handouts.
Second Edition[]
Issued as a single book in 1989 for Call of Cthulhu 4th edition, the second edition included all-new artwork and integrated handouts.
Third Edition[]
Released in 1996 for Call of Cthulhu 5th edition and titled The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep, this was the first edition to feature the missing Australia chapter. A version tweaked for 6th edition was released in 2006.
Fourth Edition[]
Published in 2010 with the title returned to simply Masks of Nyarlathotep.
Fifth Edition[]
Completely revised for the 7th edition Call of Cthulhu rules, the fifth edition was published as a two-volume slipcase containing handouts. Also included are new artwork and material. This edition contains a new prologue adventure set in 1921 Peru, 8 chapters detailing the main campaign, and 4 appendices of related game material detail, for a total of 666 pages.
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