The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 6

We’re back and we’re picking through the ruins. The US Federal Government may have bombed Innsmouth to smithereens, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still useful gaming inspiration to be found in the wreckage. From pondering what the locals really wanted with Robert Olmstead to discussing how to make Deep Ones more sympathetic, we’re finding plenty of Innsmouth Gold here. Let’s just hope we don’t stumble across that shoggoth Zadok Allen mentioned, however. Being shelled and set on fire has probably done little to improve its temperament. Main Topic: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 6 This is the sixth and final part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. While we’ve finished our breakdown of the story itself, there were still a few outstanding points we’d flagged for later discussion. The second half of the episode delves into the aspects of the story we’d lift for gaming, as well as some discussion of how others have used Innsmouth and its residents in Call of Cthulhu. Links Things we mention in this episode include: * “The Call of Cthulhu” by HP Lovecraft * The Cult of Cthulhu * The Three Oaths of Dagon * Mystery cults * Christian absorption of paganism * Malleus Monstrorum * Sea Devils from Doctor Who * Creature From the Black Lagoon * “Pickman’s Model” by HP Lovecraft * The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by HP Lovecraft * Pulp Cthulhu * Dungeons & Dragons * Dagon magazine * “The Dunwich Horror” by HP Lovecraft * The Bermuda Triangle *