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Malum Umbra
- Or -
Shadows of Evil
The First Cthulhu Invictus Companion
By Oscar Rios
contents
TAble of
C
hapter
1 - M
aluM
u
Mbra
O
verview
Hard History and he Call of Cthulhu
he Guard Patrol
30
5
Metellus’s Records
30
Drastic Solution
30
New Professions
5
Refusing Metellus
30
C
hapter
2 - a b
rief
G
uide
tO
the
prOvinCe
Of
d
aCia
History
Accepting the Ofer
30
13
A Good Deed Returned
30
Part Four – A Closer Look
31
Military Forces
13
Dacus Allies: Dorin
31
Dacian Legionnaires
14
Dacus Allies: Cosmina
31
Economy
14
he Garrison
31
Local Product: Dacian Horses
14
A list of Dacus suspects
32
Riding Horse, Dacian
14
Freeing Fane
34
Local Product: he Dacian Falx
16
he Dreamer’s Workshop
34
Native Peoples
16
Pansa’s Study
34
he Dacian Caste System
16
Sapientia Magorum
34
Dacian Religion
17
Shriveling
36
Dacian Names
17
Meanwhile back at the Villa…
36
Personalities of Dacia
18
Demons from the Underworld
37
Important Locations In Dacia
19
he Continued Vanishing
37
Sarmizegethusa
19
Confronting Mihaela
38
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
20
Failure to Solve the Mystery
38
Apulum
20
Part Five – Dreams of the Underworld
38
Potaissa
20
Arriving in the Dreamlands
38
Romula
20
Lair of the hing Hanging in the Void
38
Sinister Seeds
20
Finding the Dreamstone
39
he Mine of Madness
20
Escaping the Underworld
39
Horselesh
20
Aftermath
40
he Forsaken
20
Rumors
40
Chapter
3 - “O
bsideO
v
illa
” (t
he
h
aunted
v
illa
)
An original Cthulhu Invictus scenario set in the province of Dacia
Introduction
Rumors from the Dacus
40
Rumors from the Neighbors
40
22
Rumors from the Guards
40
Keepers Information
23
Creatures of “Obsideo Villa”
41
he Cast
24
Part One – he Arrival
24
C
hapter
4 - a b
rief
G
uide
tO
the
prOvinCe
Of
h
erCulaneuM
he History of Herculaneum
Staf Inspection
26
43
Estate Tour (Villa Rustica)
26
he Myth of Herculaneum
44
he Villa
26
Economy
44
he Warning
27
Activities in Herculaneum
45
he Invitation
27
Regaining Sanity In Herculaneum
45
Part Two – he Party
27
Personalities of Herculaneum
46
he Party
28
Sinister Seeds
47
he After Party
28
he Demon’s Hand
47
Part hree – Escalation
29
he Essence of Hercules
47
he Search For Papirius Vulso
29
Matters of Inheritance
48
he Overseer’s House
29
Places of Interest in Herculaneum
48
Interrogating the Locals
29
he Basilica
48
Dacus Rebels
29
hermae
48
he Dacus Revolt
29
hermae Suburban
50
he Palestra 50
he Villa of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (Villa of the Piso) 50
he Death of Herculaneum
Cultists of Arachne
62
Lead #3, he Animal Importer
63
51
False Lead #1, he Poison Merchant
63
Information and Involving the Characters
52
he Newsreader’s Joyous News
64
Part Four – he Cult of Arachne
64
C
hapter
5 - “u
ltiOnis
C
asses
” (w
eb
Of
v
enGeanCe
)
An original Cthulhu Invictus Scenario set in the city of Herculaneum
Introduction
Details of the Attack
64
52
Discovering the Aftermath
64
he Corps of Vigiles
65
Keeper’s Information
53
he Cult of Arachne After the Abduction
65
he Cult of Arachne (Atlach-Nacha)
53
Back to Hortensius Fine Silks and Tapestries
65
he Cast of Web of Vengeance
54
he Battle at the Silk Shop
65
Part One – he Festival
54
Searching the Shop
66
he House of Vibius Casmino
55
he Gate
66
he Other Initiates
55
Part Five – he Temple of Atlach-Nacha
66
Opening of the Festival
56
Denizens of the Temple
66
Festival Activities
57
he Temple of Arachne
67
Part Two – he Attacks
58
he Spider God Comes
70
Tiny Assassins
58
Escape back to Herculaneum
71
Vibella Cosmina is bitten
59
Success and Rewards
71
he Tiny Terrors
59
Failure
71
A Wider Conspiracy
59
Sanity Awards
71
To he Rescue
59
Morning Comes
60
Casmino’s Mission
60
M
aps
Map of Dacia
Part hree – Investigation
60
19
Clue One – he Spiders
60
Area Map for Obsideo Villa
25
Clue Two – he Gifts
61
Map of he Villa
26
Clue hree – Mythological Connections
61
Map of Herculaneum
49
Lead #1 – the Scholar
61
Map of he Temple of Arachne
67
Lead #2 – he Silk District
61
Photos by Joel Jackel (www.milestoneimages.us) & public domain photos
Playtesters
Mitzi Rios, Joel Jackel, Walter Attridge, Gibel Attridge, Ryan Roth, Terry Hope Romano, John Stavropoulos, Kev
Hickman, Tony Sweeting, Dave Lodge, Mike Grace, Iain-K Peake, Martin Morgan Taylor and all the players who’ve
played Cthulhu Invictus at conventions and Nerdnyc.com events with me over the past few years.
Special hanks To
Chad Bowser, for bringing Cthulhu Invictus to the gaming table in the irst place and opening up a new era for
investigators to die and go insane in. Kudos!
Dustin Wright, for giving me the idea to put this together in the irst place and always being a supporter of my work
Dedication
To the A-list players I am lucky enough to know, who inspire me to create and push me to always do my best. It all
starts with us having a good time in my dining room and ends with something like this. You know who you are and
I thank you.
Vado Mihi!
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