 Cover by Jérôme Huguenin | |
| Designers | Will Hindmarch, Jeremy Kelle, Jeff Tidball |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Pelgrane Press |
| Publication | 2013 |
| Genres | Horror |
| Systems | Gumshoe |
Eternal Lies is a 2013 role-playing game adventure campaign by Will Hindmarch and Jeff Tidball with Jeremy Kelle, published by Pelgrane Press for Trail of Cthulhu .
Eternal Lies is a massive campaign in the tradition of Masks of Nyarlathotep . [1] [2] The print edition was also published in a special pre-release bundle with the soundtrack album by James Semple and a PDF. [3]
John O'Neill reviewed Eternal Lies for Black Gate , and stated that "Eternal Lies maintains the extremely high standards of the previous adventures. There are a number of excellent twists and turns in the story, as the players confront a worldwide cult and the alien forces behind it and take on an escalating quest to save humanity. There's a lot of material here, but the writing is top notch and the book is a real pleasure to read." [1]
Justin Alexander reviewed it on his blog, The Alexandrian, calling it "an amazing campaign[….] Despite the incredibly high esteem in which I hold the Masks of Nyarlathotep, however, I’m of the opinion that Eternal Lies is even better." [2]
Eternal Lies won the 2014 Gold ENnie Awards for Best Adventure and the Silver ENnie for Best Production Values. [4]
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