The Curse (Call of Cthulhu)

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The Curse is a 1990 role-playing game adventure for Call of Cthulhu published by ADP Systems.

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Plot summary

The Curse is an adventure in which an eldritch stone tablet is delivered by the postman to a player character. [1]

Reception

Mike Jarvis reviewed The Curse for Games International magazine, and gave it a rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "if you're not discouraged by the small amount of work that will be needed to fit this into your own game, then this is a fine adventure, which strikes a near perfect balance between investigation and combat." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jarvis, Mike (May 1990). "Rolegames". Games International (14): 38–39.