Cultists Under the Bed
John Snead, Andy Klosky, W. J. MacGuffin, Paul L. Mathews, Brian Nisbet, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
Language: English
Pages: 126
ISBN: 2:00257049
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
FOR USE WITH THE LAUNDRY RPG
Our reality is ruled by monstrous gods, invisible horrors that hunger to consume us. Some deluded bastards worship these gods, trading obeisance for power or magic or the privilege of getting eaten last when the world ends. Cults are like cockroaches, breeding in the shadows, gnawing at the walls of society, fearful of the light… and bloody hard to kill.
This supplement for the Laundry Files roleplaying game delves into the murky realm of the cultist and the conspirator, detailing eight of the nastiest, most tenacious foes of the Laundry and dozens of minor ones.
and maybe this time they’ll acknowledge their wayward worshippers and bring them home. Other cells are more interested in sabotaging the treaty negotiations, or just The Esoteric Order of Dagon Rites of Dagon Knowledge (religion) 50%, Greek 70%, Knowledge (history) 50%, Cthulhu Mythos 10% wreaking vengeance upon the government bastards who stole the gods. Security for the Azores is the responsibility of JPCOG (see the Laundry Files Rulebook, page 119), aka a complete clusterfuck. If the
However, later information indicated that the Haunter of the Dark left no marks on its victims. Instead, victims appeared to die after having a massive seizure. The cutting and stabbing was performed by the cultists as part of a ritual to make the victims more appealing to the Haunter of the Dark. At its height, the Starry Wisdom had a membership of almost the starry wisdom cult However, Providence was a small city. As the murders continued, an increasing amount of suspicion began to fall upon
in creation or endurance, shall not be abided. One who refuses pain when offered shall not be abided. One who creates pain but overmuch mars the body shall not be abided. One who confides in someone not on the path of pain is an oath breaker. They must be smothered until no more breath comes from them. The greatest shame is death without pain. These edicts are referred to with the same zeal that an ecumenical scholar might use when discussing the Catholic Dogma. Almost all the rules and laws
Extreme pain can trigger out-of-body experiences, as the conscious mind disengages to protect itself. Any lurking possessors see this as the equivalent of a free lunch – there’s a living body right there with no mind to protect it. They can just walk right in. If the damage suffered from a torture session exceeds a character’s POW, then he’s temporarily vulnerable to possession by anything that happens to be nearby – there’s no POW vs POW contest to resist. For centuries, the cult assumed that
evidence of wrongdoing, a few press releases that have been carefully edited to remove any mention of extradimensional horrors faith-based initiatives to Alien Space God. Spiritualism, theosophy and other secret societies flourished, and the true cultists hid among their lesser imitators. Often the most successful way for a cult to exercise power is covertly. Blackmailing important officials is an excellent way to cause them to do what the cult wants, without revealing ties to or sympathy for