Story
Books
CthulhuTech is different from most other
storytelling games - it tells a story that has a beginning,
middle, and end. Once the setting is established in the
Core Book and Companion, six books will bring characters
into the epic storyline of CthulhuTech.
The first of these is the Damnation
View,
which is slated for release in summer of 2008. These story
books will detail the major events of the Aeon War, in
which the mortal races of our planet must face great
enemies from beyond what they know. In order for Humanity
to survive, it must do more than fight - it must evolve.
The six story books, starting with the Damnation View
and followed by
the Burning Horizon
in 2010, lay out
this epic plot. We begin our story in 2085, where the New
Earth Government first fields new advances that may turn
the tide in their favor, through the very end of the Last
War. In this dark hour the question is, will we survive?
You get to be a part of this story and find out for
yourself. The design philosophy of CthulhuTech
is as such that the
characters you portray in your game are front and center -
they are intended to be the stars. The story books are
written in such a way that Storyguides can adapt these epic
plotlines to involve your individual characters, so that
they can take part in the greatest conflict Humanity has
ever faced. They can shape the face of things and see
things through to the very end - for better or for worse.
However, in the end, it's your CthulhuTech
and you can do with
it what you want. Don't like the plotlines? Use them for
ideas to create your own or disregard them altogether. But
each of our story books will provide a more detailed look
at portions of the CthulhuTech
setting, as well as
more character types, gear, and abilities. They still
provide utility for those who aren't interested in using
the overarching story of CthulhuTech.