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CthulhuTech Core Book

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The Last War

2085. Humanity faces extinction. Alien insects from the edge of our solar system, long hidden behind the façade of reality, descend to enslave us. Hordes of unspeakable horrors roll out from Central Asia, laying waste to anything in their path. The church of the fish-god scours the world for lost occult secrets to unleash terrible forces. Dead gods awaken and turn their dreadful eyes toward the Earth. And within hides a cancer, eating away at the very heart of the New Earth Government. This is the Aeon War.

This is the time of CthulhuTech.

Climb inside a thirty-foot tall war machine and rain down hell on the unwavering Migou. Fight tooth and nail on the front lines against the horrific beasts of the Rapine Storm. Seek out the disgusting corruption of the insidious Esoteric Order of Dagon. Explore the dark world of the malignant Chrysalis Corporation and their unseen monstrous agents. Sift through secrets long thought lost and bend the power of the cosmos to your will. Join in symbiosis with something beyond time and space and become a shape-shifting bringer of wrath. Nowhere else will you find a setting like this.

Inside this book you will find:

  • a complete history and detailed exploration of the world of the Aeon War, so that you can start a game right away.
  • nine pieces of provocative short fiction to help portray the feel of the setting.
  • the innovative Framewerk system. Not only cinematic, Framewerk puts control back where it belongs – in your hands.
  • the option to play a hardy and resourceful 21st century Human or join the fight as a night-skinned genetically-engineered Nazzadi.
  • the option to play as one of seven professions, including Arcanotechnicians, who meld technology and magic into a unique discipline, Engel Pilots, who join in communion with gigantic arcane cyborgs, Occult Scholars, who delve into the mysteries of the universe and harness its power for themselves, or the mysterious alien shape-shifting Tagers.
  • a unique ritual-based magic system, simulating dark and painstaking universe channeling power, including two dozen mind-wrenching spells.
  • more than 30 unique machines of death, including the bug-like Migou mecha, the rough and tumble mecha of the New Earth Government, and the monstrous bio-organic Engels.
  • more than 20 unspeakable horrors, including the terrible hordes of the Rapine Storm and the monstrous servants of the Chrysalis Corporation.
  • a secret history of the world for Storyguides, including an exploration of dead gods, lost races, and forgotten places.
  • story starters and hooks, to get you into a game now. CthulhuTech is a complete, self-contained storytelling game. All you need besides this book are five to ten 10-sided dice.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The original award-winning CthulhuTech (aka Legacy) is a product primarily written from the early to mid-2000s, in a world much different from today. As such, there may be material which you find objectionable and/or offensive. This kind of edgelord material is no longer present in the new CthulhuTech: the Shadow War. These products remain available for purchase for those who wish to complete their collection. Buyer beware.


For Mature Audiences Only

This book is intended for mature readers. It contains dark and disturbing content and images. Reader discretion is advised.

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Cory Q February 18, 2023 1:32 am UTC
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If anyone's curious V2 isn't dead just in quiet development. Wildfire's got a Discord server and are apparently going to launch a Kickstarter campaign at some point in the near future.
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Chris S July 03, 2022 8:28 pm UTC
I love this game. There’s got to be a way to get a 2nd edition.
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Patrick S July 01, 2021 10:52 am UTC
Too bad that this game was abandoned or should i say, got detroyed by the mob.
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Adrian T August 21, 2021 2:25 am UTC
It still is a very good game. I've played several others, but my best memories so far have been with cthulhutech. There is something in the Ctech universe that I haven't seen in other games.
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Chris S July 03, 2022 8:26 pm UTC
I played this when it was first released for 2 years. It would seem much of the D&D and Anime crowd trashed it. It was brilliant. It took series like Robotech, Neon Genesis, Cyberpunk, and Guyver and gave it new life. I’d didn’t use everything in the book. Mostly the Engles, Mechs, Zabers. I played it out as an invasion. This game needs a 2.0
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ERICK S August 22, 2019 7:00 pm UTC
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Are there any plans to update the PDF to the Sandstorm Studios revision?
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Chris S July 27, 2017 1:33 pm UTC
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I purchased the Softcover Color Book (Standard) and was a little disappointed with the print/bindery quality.

The book is printed on non-glossy paper, which is unusual for an RPG rulebook. It's functional... But doesn't pop as much as my other rulebooks do. Which is a shame since there's some fantastic artwork in there.

There's some fairly heavy background art on every page - kind of dirt and smudges and stuff. It adds to the overall aesthetic, but it can make some text un-necessarily hard to read.

The biggest issue, by far, is the lack of an inside gutter. Due to the way the book is bound and how the pages bend, the inside edge of the page is very difficult to read.
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