Adventure, Mystery, & Horror in the Late Victorian Era

The late 1880s—Victorian England. Mystery and adventure in fog-shrouded streets and alleyways. Secret cabals pledge to bring horror and the ruin of civilization. Grisly murder and wicked crimes.

Cthulhu by Gaslight takes the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game back to the days of Queen Victoria. Whether in Great Britain or its colonies, or beyond to the banks of East Coast USA or the lands of Asia, the Victorian Age brims over with wonder and dark shadows.

• Background on the 1880s to 1900 period.
• Full character creation rules.
• Call of Cthulhu basic rules.
• Investigator equipment and weapons.

This book introduces both new and experienced players to the Gaslight setting and the Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game, and contains all the rules for creating Victorian investigators, as well as the basic rules of the full Call of Cthulhu game, enabling everyone to get into the action and mysteries right away. A companion volume, the Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keepers' Guide, provides game masters with Victorian Age secrets and plots, and ready-to-run scenarios.

• Victorian London, the Empire, and beyond.
• Exploration, Fringe Science, and the Occult.

This supplement works best with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game and, optionally, with the Pulp Cthulhu supplement, both available separately.