Cursed to Life

Cursed to Life: A 1870s Pulp Cthulhu Adventure

When a US Marshal who secretly fights against the unnatural learns that a strange combatant with “eyes like death” was witnessed at the Wilkes gang’s latest stagecoach robbery, he sends a group of investigators on the trail to investigate.

However when the heroes arrive in the isolated town of Ashford however, they learn of strange happenings and a new town run by the notorious gang leader Tom Wilkes. Can they remove the unnatural threat and thwart a dangerous conspiracy by antagonistic time-travelling entities from aeons past?

Cursed to Life is a Pulp Cthulhu sandbox scenario set in the Wild West, taking place across 2 towns in the isolated forested state of Arkansas and recommended for 3-5 players. It also features a unique wild west gang, and two pulp organisations fighting a secret conflict in the background.

Content Warnings: Body Horror, Human and Animal Experimentation, Possible Possession, Violence.

What’s Included:

• A 69 page weird west adventure with high quality maps and images.
• A sandbox scenario designed for 8-12 hours of gameplay.
• Advice for shortening to a one-shot, two-shot or moving the scenario to the 1930s. 
• 1 Customised Bouts of Madness Table.
• 4 Unique Monsters, with 1 classic mythos entity reimagined with unique mechanics.
• 5 pre-generated characters with detailed backgrounds and images.
• 1 New Roleplaying Mechanic.
• 5 detailed handouts and 6 highly customised maps. 2 detailed towns to explore.
• 2 New Pulp Organisations. Featuring an antagonistic Yithian faction, and a secretive organisation that fights against them.
• 4 Useful Appendixes on Bounty Hunting, Duels, Gambling and Setting Advice.