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FHTAGN World

What horrors lurk behind the merciful veils of our small world? What monsters do we fear in the dark - only supposedly unjustly? Ancient tomes reveal horrible knowledge that may easily cost the reader his mind. Dark cults try to use the powers of the cosmos for their own purposes by means of gruesome rituals. And other groups also have their fingers in this game ... But many of the horrors that the universe holds in store are far more powerful and unpredictable than the fragile people who try to use this power.

The FHTAGN game world tells of the cosmic horrors of a world that lies behind the veil of normality - or what we consider to be just that. This volume is aimed at game masters who are looking for background information, descriptions of creatures, rituals and artifacts for their game round. It complements the FHTAGN rulebook with all the information that goes beyond the knowledge of the players.

  • Description of Cosmic Horror and its application in roleplaying.
  • Extensive description of sources of knowledge, rituals, artifacts, cults and unnatural beings.
  • Construction kits for creating your own creatures, rituals and artifacts.
  • Detailed presentation of the FHTAGN network, a campaign framework to facilitate group merging and scenario linking.

FHTAGN is licensed under the Open Game License (OGL) and is thus a creative tool for dealing with the Cosmic Horror of H. P. Lovecraft. Further background on the actual rules framework can be discovered in the FHTAGN Rulebook volume, which is primarily aimed at players.

Inhalt

Cosmic Horror

The chapter Cosmic Horror introduces the concepts that have significantly influenced the design of FHTAGN. The essay Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft is used to illustrate which elements can be used to promote Cosmic Horror in the role-playing game.

Unnatural Sources of Knowledge

Subsequently, in the chapter Unnatural Sources of Knowledge, a list of folios and other information carriers is given, which contain Unnatural Knowledge.

Rituals

In the following chapter, Rituals, the game master will find a large amount of incantations and spells.

Artefacts

The chapter Artifacts is about strange objects, which, like the rituals before, all come from the stories of H. P. Lovecraft.

Non-player characters

The Non-Player Characters chapter provides the game master with information on how to quickly and easily create and use non-player characters.

Cults

The chapter Cults presents numerous associations and organizations dealing with Unnatural Knowledge and the worship of the Great Old Ones.

Entities

This is followed by the chapter Entities, which lists the entire portfolio of Lovecraft's creativity and versatility, from Elder Beings to Zoogs.

Campaign framework

Last but not least, the campaign framework introduces a mechanism for assembling scenarios into an ongoing campaign and easily embedding new characters into a storyline.