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3/22/2023 2:43 pm  #1


Anyone looking at "Swords of Cthulhu!" for stuff to put in their game?

Just watched a review of it on Dungeon Craft. It's a sourcebook for 1st Edition D&D but looks like the data could be easily added into Hyperborea without much work. Could extend Cultists of the Kthulhu and other evil gods...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLUSXx4LYAU

 

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3/22/2023 4:07 pm  #2


Re: Anyone looking at "Swords of Cthulhu!" for stuff to put in their game?

I picked it up recently. It's not quite 1e, being designed for Adventures Dark and Deep, but it's all compatible anyways. I'd probably recommend using the standard Hyperborea stats for monsters when there's overlap, but that still leaves some fun creatures (I was glad to see stats for the winged things from The Festival). It was written as an adaptation to a D&D style so there's some stuff in there that might need some slight reflavouring for a pure Hyperborea game, like elven translations of the Necronomicon becoming Keltic or something. Some fun spells in there that'll fit right in too. I'm not quite sure how necessary the new classes are for Hyperborea, and same with the madness and skills rules, but if you're looking for a way to expand your game it's a very solid choice.

 

3/22/2023 8:25 pm  #3


Re: Anyone looking at "Swords of Cthulhu!" for stuff to put in their game?

For the Elven, I'd probably use Atlantian, and make the characters try to figure out how to translate it as it's an ancient dead language. But thanks. I'll probably pick it up for some ideas at least...

And happy to support another independent small publisher...
 


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4/27/2023 3:49 pm  #4


Re: Anyone looking at "Swords of Cthulhu!" for stuff to put in their game?

Kickstarted this and own the physical book. Great fodder for Hyperborea.


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