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With this power and glory comes a darker legacy, one which Note: the historical has been mixed with the Mythos in some
is best left to the city’s shadows and murky places. London is places, so don’t be surprised if you try, for example, research the
steeped in a rich history involving battles, riots, fires, plagues, Chester House Society and come up with nothing! However, we
and the occasional reason to celebrate. It is a history which hope the details provided here can give you inspiration from
has helped it become what it is, although some of that history London’s ghostly past for your campaigns.
has a hard time keeping itself to the city’s past, for London
has gathered innumerable stories concerning the unquiet
spirits of those who have not fully ‘passed on’. The latter half
of the 1800s remains a time of ignorance in many respects, Spirits in Fiction
with the supernatural accepted as fact by some, which
explains the popularity of movements such as Spiritualism in London
and its offshoots. This is opposed by sceptics and atheists (the
last of which to be arrested and imprisoned for their atheism London has long been a hotbed of stories about the
had been in 1842), including prominent thinkers such as Karl supernatural. Stories of ghosts and demons haunting its
Marx and John Stuart Mill. streets and the surrounding countryside go back hundreds
of years, and after all the dark deeds and foul calamities the
So, while rationalism and scepticism are alive and well, city has witnessed, it is no surprise that certain legends have
they do not stop the tales of strange occurrences told in the grown up in the fog-shrouded heart of empire.
dockside pubs and gin palaces. People speak of strange lights
Although Gothic horror had
long passed the heyday of its
popularity by the latter half
of the 19th century and the
macabre work of the grave
robbing ‘resurrection men’ was
mostly done by the middle of
the 1800s, there remained an
appetite for stories involving
ghosts and the supernatural.
This was the era of the Penny
Dreadful, the ghost of Jacob
Marley, the diabolical antics
of Spring-Heeled Jack, and the
gruesome handiwork of Jack
the Ripper and authors such
as Charles Dickens, Sheridan
Le Fanu, and Charlotte Riddell
made hauntings and ghost stories
part of several of their works.
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The Black Death – 13
Spirits in London 48
With overcrowded dwellings and narrow, sewerage-filled
oe
Times of W
streets, London was a ripe target for the plague that wiped-
out half of Europe in the middle of the 14th century. Half of
Even before the Romans founded Londinium, there were London’s population (between 30-40,000 people) perished
Celtic settlements in the area that would become London. due to the disease and were buried in large open graves called
With a history spanning two millennia, the City has seen ‘plague pits’, sometimes up to five bodies deep.
triumphs and tragedies in equal measure. It tends to be the
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SPIRIT SITES
a Outbreak – 18
54
Sq u ar e Ch ol er
Golden A court has been present on this site since at least the late
Over 600 people died due to an infected water supply, 16th century – next to Newgate Gaol where the prisoners
caused by cesspools being drained directly into the river would be kept – and in that time, it has witnessed evil acts
Thames, which was then used as a source of drinking water. and tragedies great and small. For example, in the early
In the long term, the tragedy led to a better understanding 19th century when witnessing a public hanging, a pie stall
of how cholera spread, which would lead to improvements was overturned and nearly thirty people were crushed or
in combating it in future. In the short term, however, local suffocated to death in the tight press of the crowd.
officials rejected these scientific findings and put the deaths
down to ‘miasma’. It is also said that when London was undergoing a terrible
famine, the prisoners in Newgate were left to starve and in
s Park Ice Skating Tragedy – 1867 their desperation, this caused them to eat one of their fellow
Regent prisoners alive. These tales seem to begin in the 13th century,
Regents Park possessed a boating lake which was also used for but they are repeated every now and again – perhaps a quirk
ice skating when it froze over. On one such occasion, with over of storytelling or symptomatic of something else. One element
100 people on the ice, it began to crack and give way, plunging that these tales share is that once the act of cannibalism
many unlucky skaters into the freezing cold water as their loved began, a great red-eyed hound would appear to terrorise and
ones watched helplessly on. The salvaging and identifying of slaughter the inmates. Reports of great dogs with burning eyes
bodies from the frozen lake took over a week, after which it padding the corridors outside of cells continue to this day!
was revealed that forty people had lost their lives.
se Square
Charterhou
Spirit Sites During the 14th century, the Black Death claimed millions
of lives across Europe, striking people down regardless of
These are just some of the places which would have been their station or piety. In London, so many people died that
known as possible haunting sites to the inhabitants of 19th a great pit was dug to dispose of all their bodies and tens of
century London. thousands of victims were thrown unceremoniously into this
mass grave. It is said that not all of these unfortunates had
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wall behind it. Another man spent a night in the
attic room only to be found quite mad and was
subsequently sent to an asylum. Of the two sailors
who drunkenly broke into the property, full of
bravado and rum, both fled the property shortly
afterwards – one down the stairs to safety, and the
other so full of fright that he leaped from window,
directly onto the iron railings below.
Bedlam Asylum
The infamous Bethlehem Hospital, more commonly
referred to as Bedlam, has a tragic past. As an
asylum, it was used as a ‘dumping ground’ for all
British Museum
Having acquired various artefacts from across the
empire and beyond, it is of little surprise that the
British Museum is reputed to be home to some
exotic hauntings. Housing displays of the spoils of
other, older civilisations, there have been reports of
spirits – or their influence – causing all manner of
trouble to museum staff and visitors alike since it
was founded in 1753.
ey Square
50 Berkel
This townhouse has been accorded the accolade of ‘Most
Haunted House in Britain’, which in a city of ghosts and
spectres is quite the claim. Although there is nothing obvious
about its status – it has never been the site of a prison or
execution yard, or of any massacres – it is still plagued by a
reputation of apparitions and madness.
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One in particular is an Egyptian mummy of the priestess England for himself. It is said that the two young princes are
Amen-Ra, presented to the museum in 1889 after its owner sometimes heard, cowering and begging for mercy from the
was warned of its ‘evil influences’ by the clairvoyant Madame hands of unknown assailants.
Blavatsky. Misfortune is said to strike those that disrespect the
mummy or merely try to record its likeness through drawing There is even a tale concerning a ghostly bear that, on
or photography, and more than one death has been put down appearing so suddenly, gave a sentry such a fright that he
to its cursed nature – and that in addition to the madness and died of shock on the spot. The Tower was used as a royal
monetary ruin it is said to have caused. menagerie for centuries, housing lions, bears, and other
ferocious creatures, which would sometimes be made to fight
London for the amusement of the monarch.
The Tower of
t Tavern
One of the most iconic buildings in all of London, the Tower
of London has a long history of treachery and violence. Built
T h e V i a d u c
following the Norman Conquest of England, it has been used
to imprison traitors and malcontents for hundreds of years. Just across from the Old Bailey, the Viaduct Tavern is a gin
palace that opened in 1875. Built on top of the old overflow
Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, was executed here cells for Newgate Gaol, its cellar is the old cells that prisoners
and there have been numerous sighting of her wandering were kept in.
the grounds, variously with or without her head attached.
Catherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife is also said to haunt the A poltergeist is said to be active in the establishment, causing
Tower of London, screaming for forgiveness from the king as all manner of mischief. Supposedly the spirit of a murdered
she is dragged to a prison cell. She was also later executed at prostitute, it is known to lock doors and move objects with a
the Tower. degree of force. In addition to the poltergeist, there is another
SPIRIT SITES
rds Inn
The Spania
Having been established in the 17th century, the Spaniards
Inn was said to be a popular haunt for highwaymen, as
coaches would pass by the toll house opposite. At least
one highwayman was caught just down the road and
subsequently hanged from a nearby tree. Consequently,
it is said that Dick Turpin and his steed Black Bess can
sometimes be seen galloping across nearby Hampstead
Heath as if in pursuit of a coach to rob. Many though, think
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people buried here include the political philosopher Karl
Marx (d. 1883); the novelist Mary Ann Cross – better known
as George Eliot (d. 1880); newspaper magnate and owner of
the Observer, Julius Beer (d. 1880); and the Victoria Cross
recipient, Sergeant Robert Grant (d. 1874).
treet
Liverpool S
The infamous Bedlam Asylum has occupied various sites
The Spanish maid from the around the capital, including the site where Liverpool Street
Flask Pub underground station now stands. This means that even before
the station was built, the area where the hospital stood was
considered haunted. Between 1750 and 1812 many witnesses
reported hearing a female voice crying and screaming,
believed to be a Bedlam patient called Rebecca Griffins who
this story to be fanciful given that Turpin’s father was one was buried in the area. While alive she always frantically
of the pub’s landlords. clutched a coin in her hand and witnesses have stated they
heard her ghostly form asking where her ha’ penny has gone.
It is also said that at least one duel was staged at the Spaniards
Inn, fought between the two Spanish landlords – Francesco
and Juan – who gave the public house its name. Both had
fallen madly in love with the same woman and to settle their
differences they crossed steel, only for Juan to be slain. He
was buried nearby and is said to be the main cause for many
of the strange noises and the feelings of dread encountered by
guests. Some report their beds shaking violently in the night
or being unable to move once in bed, as though held in place
by an invisible force.
emetery
Highgate C
Cemeteries are naturally expected to be home to all manner
of spirits and ghosts – and Highgate Cemetery is no
exception. Founded in 1839, Highgate Cemetery is considered
to be the ‘fashionable’ place for anyone and everyone to be
buried, its grounds home to magnificent monuments to the
dead competing to out-do each other in their splendour.
Alongside the fascinating array of gothic tomb architecture
and necropolises, the cemetery is home to lots of wildlife, the Woman looking for her murdered
uninterrupted nature of the cemetery grounds making for a children in Highgate Cemetary
perfect environment for various plants and animals. Famous
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Station
Monument Pea-soupers
The underground station at Monument is said to be haunted Named for supposedly being as thick as pea soup, this dense
I N - G A M E AT M O S P H E R E a n d E N C O U N T E R S
by the Black Nun, a spirit that fills those nearby with sadness smog was a staple of Victorian London and evocative of the
and despair. She is believed to be the ghost mourning the city of Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Grey, and Jack the Ripper.
death of her brother who worked at the nearby bank which Thick fogs would descend upon the capital, caused by smoke
gave the station its name, she is said to have waited for him from the many chimneys across the city, drastically reducing
outside his workplace every day until she died over forty visibility and causing respiratory issues for the old, the young
years later, with her ghost continuing to look for her brother and the constitutionally challenged. In mechanical terms, they
inside the station to this day; on an unrelated but equally can prove to be a useful asset for the investigator wanting
creepy note, a ghostly foul smell may be explained by Bank’s cover to hide in or help him in shadowing a suspect as well
location, on top of a mass grave for plague victims from the as for the Keeper wanting to create a sense of paranoia or
17th Century. suspense as to what may lurk just beyond sight in the thick
banks of fog.
The Docks
If a pea-souper is present on the streets of London, treat all
Spot Hidden and Listen tests as being one step more difficult
London’s docks can be a dangerous place, both to work and (Regular becomes Hard, Hard becomes Extreme, Extreme
visit. Handling of dangerous goods and unsafe working becomes impossible to achieve). In addition, when chasing
practices can easily lead to nasty fatalities, as can criminal someone through a pea-souper, the chased party will be at +1
activities, all of which can in turn translate into unexplained location at the start of the chase – the smog seems to swallow
occurrences. them right up as they flee!
Chester House
It would be natural to think that the headquarters of a ENCOUNTERS
renowned clairvoyant society would be home to all manner
of spirits and hauntings. Surprisingly, Chester House, home
IN LONDON
to the Chester House Society, is bereft of any regular ghostly
activity. In fact, some of the members have said that if Call of Cthulhu is not often given to the ‘random encounters’
anything, from a spiritual perspective the house gives the of other games, but there may come a time and a place
impression of being a place of extreme tranquillity, although when a Keeper may find it useful to throw something at the
others whisper it is more akin to a yawning absence or void. Investigators which is not scripted or part of the overall plot.
These encounters can be used to reinforce atmosphere of the
current situation or maybe they might lead – or be developed
hers
Body Snatc
– into something far more in-depth if so required.
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Street Scenes
01-05 Matchbox girl: A scrawny and wide-eyed young girl approaches the Investigators with her wares, wishing
them the best of the day, but with a hint of desperation in her smile. She seems to have a lot more match boxes
to sell if the tray she carries is anything to go by.
06-10 Preacher: A loud and passionate man is imploring people to forego the ways of temptation and sin, waving
a Bible in one hand and gesticulating grandly with the other. They may or may not engage the Investigators,
asking them to renounce their worldly ways for a life of faith.
11-15 Grand carriage: An opulent coach passes by in a great haste; anyone knowing about such matters will
recognise that it bears the heraldry of the Duke of Cambridge. It does not slow down for anyone and in fact
upsets a cabbage cart as it speeds past.
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Sinister Portents
Animals cower: Wild creatures flee and domesticated ones are clearly uneasy, backing away and
01-05
only reluctantly obeying their human masters. .
Sudden chill: The temperature drops markedly, to the extent that breath can be seen in the air and
06-10
condensation covers glass and mirrors.
Phantom calling: A name is called out repeatedly, possibly one that is known to the investigators,
11-15
and the voice seems alarmed. When arriving at the source of the call, there is nobody there.
16-20 Nosebleed: A random investigator or other character present begins to suffer a nosebleed.
Nauseous feeling: Anyone who fails a Luck check begins to feel ill. The feeling subsides almost as
21-25
soon as they vacate the vicinity.
SINISTER PORTENTS
Flickering shadows: Shadows in the immediate area dance and distort themselves, some turning
26-30
into sinister figures or others into shapes that hurt the eye to follow.
Faint weeping: Somewhere, not too far off, can be heard the sound of someone sobbing. There does
31-35
not appear to be a source.
Eye teaser: From the corner of the eye these seems to be a flicker of movement, which amounts to
36-40
nothing when observed.
Unpleasant stench: A smell akin to the overpowering aroma of something disagreeable such as
41-45
rotting meat or faecal matter assails the area.
Silent Observer: No matter how hard people try, they cannot shake the sense that they are being
46-50
watched, even when they have checked and know they are by themselves.
Lights extinguish: Candles or gas lights snuff out quite suddenly without any cause, such as a gust
51-55
of wind.
Crack: A window pane cracks without warning, a single jagged line appearing in its glass or
56-60
perhaps the same happens to the face of a pocket watch or a mirror.
A Conspiracy of ravens: Dozens of ravens appear, in further or closer proximity as required. They
61-65 may all settle on branches outside and silently observe or burst through a doorway and out up a
chimney.
Engulfing gloom: Shadows move and twist into each other, eventually covering everything in the
66-70
area, making it seem to get darker as well.
Gust: A fierce blast of wind blasts through the area, knocking over small items and causing a flurry
71-75
of any lighter paraphernalia such as papers.
Was that always there?: Items seem to move of their own accord when not watched. In this place it
76-80
is not just the painting’s eyes that follow you around the room.
Cloud of flies: A great thick buzzing mass of fat flies swarm about, crawling up people’s sleeves,
81-85
obscuring their view and generally making a nuisance of themselves.
Emotional outburst: All Investigators must take a Luck check, with anyone failing suffering from an
86-90
outburst of emotional feelings which were not already present, such as anger, fear, joy, etc.
Scrawl: A message is scratched or daubed across a nearby surface. This could be anything from
91-95
‘Jenkins sends his regards’ to ‘Now Jack knows your faces’.
Reflection error: Mirrors, liquid surfaces, glass – all seem to be slightly ‘off’ with their reflections in
96-100 that they take a fraction longer to reflect reality, or perhaps show something other than what is going
on around them. But what is real, the reflection or what the Investigators see?
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The Gateway In 1852, the
American
to Beyond- medium, Maria
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GG Psychography: The process of a spirit writing messages deter others from using similar techniques to try and prove
through the medium’s hands. that they could capture the images of spirits, and there were
plenty of people still willing to believe in spirit photography,
GG ‘Knocks’ and ‘raps’: often indicating ‘yes’ or ‘no’ including the author, Arthur Conan Doyle.
answers to questions.
By the late 1880s, Mrs Fisher has largely retired from public
life and rarely takes clients now, but she has helped guide a
new generation of mediums and clairvoyants who now hold
sessions at Chester House. The Society has several cadet
branches across the country, including in Aberystwyth,
Cambridge, Edinburgh, Winchester, and York, along with
affiliated groups in places such as Dublin, Paris, and Venice.
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The parlour at Chester House where
many seances take place
Engaging in
Spiritualism Polybius van der
The practice of spiritualism can be modelled in several ways
Gracht and Dr Dee
in Call of Cthulhu, Seven Edition, depending upon whether It is known from several sources that Dr John Dee, advisor
the practitioner is a charlatan, unknowingly tapping into a gift to Queen Elizabeth I, dabbled in the occult. This included
she is unaware of, or is fully aware of her abilities. Spells for more than a cursory familiarity with the spiritual, a realm
contacting the dead are present on page 20 of this book which that Dr Dee would occasionally consult with when casting his
could be used by a medium, whether she understands what auguries or performing great experiments. One of Dr Dee’s
she is doing or not. like-minded contemporaries was Polybius van der Gracht,
a humanist scholar from the Low Countries who had been
hounded out of his native land by ‘Popery and Spaniards’.
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Polybius and Dee had corresponded before, so the émigré Very few people are aware that ‘No-No’ is a Tcho-Tcho sorcerer
was well-received by Dee and together they began to write a and even fewer know of his interest in spiritual matters beyond
tome on the nature of time and human intelligence. The end his proper observation of ancestor reverence common to
goal was supposedly to better aid a flourishing of the arts and his people. Already capable of a great many sorcerous feats
extend the limits of academic pursuits, but there are hints which would send mortal men to the brink of sanity, this is
that its real purpose was darker. Indeed, according to some it not enough for him and he yearns for greater power still. To
centred on turning the spiritual realm into a weapon, mostly that end, he has concocted a plan by which he can capture
for use against Catholics and local inhabitants of far-off lands and enslave Tch-Tcho spirits, using them as his personal
that English merchants found troublesome. army of spies and assassins. So far, his efforts have met with
mixed results. Several of his loyal assistants have been slain in
Unfortunately, before the work could be finished, Polybius grotesque ways by angry spectres, or vanished entirely in bursts
was arrested, thrown into prison, possibly Newgate Gaol, of light. Nevertheless, ‘No-No’ has persisted in his efforts and
and there he vanishes from history. The exact reasons for although he has had limited success in commanding the spirits
arrest are unknown, but some claim he was the victim of a of his former assistants, he has been able to draw something
plot orchestrated by agents loyal to the Spanish crown, while down from the dread plateau of Leng, a sentient mist he
others say the plot was orchestrated by the English church. has sent against both rivals and potential witnesses to his
gang’s criminal activities. Unlike the angry spectres, ‘No-No’s
Dr Dee would subsequently finish the book, calling it command of the mist has borne sinister fruit.
Excelsior. A few copies would be printed and circulated
between a limited number of scholars who shared Dee’s In Greenwich, the Scottish mob heavy Angus McGrath was
NO-NO’S NASTIES
interests. found dead in his bed, his hair turned white and his face
stuck in a rictus cry of terror. His door was locked and none
of his gang saw or heard anything the whole night. A week
No-No’s Nasties before, Angus had ambushed a Tcho-Tcho shipment of opium
and made off with most of the product after a short and
It is an open secret that the Oriental criminal, Namdak ‘No- sharp alley brawl that left one Tcho-Tcho dead and two more
No’ Yuying, is a big player in the London underworld. He crippled.
controls much of the smuggling from the Far East and runs
most of the opium dens in London, as well as having a hand More recently, ‘No-No’ received a visit by solicitor known to
in several other lucrative enterprises across the city – a few of serve the aristocracy. In fact, the solicitor was an envoy sent
them even legal! by George, Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the
Forces – and thus military head of the British Army – and
a cousin to the queen herself. ‘No-No’ had acquired certain
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Presented here are a few possible crossovers where creatures
of the Mythos might be mistaken for ghosts and spirits.
Where Mythos
Meets Myth
There are certainly instances where forces of the
Mythos may be mistaken for the supernatural and
indeed may have been the original causes of the
stories humanity has absorbed into its folklore and
mythology. Both supernatural and Mythos elements
can make for an enjoyable investigative horror game
and they can be combined to good effect to make a
memorable experience for the Investigators.
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– page 298, Call of Cthulhu
Tindalos Keeper Rulebook
Hounds of
Appearing from nowhere to rend and slay their prey in a
savage manner and depositing a strange substance which
can be mistaken for ectoplasm, Hounds of Tindalos could
be mistaken for vengeful spirits. Although they are unlikely
to ‘haunt’ somewhere, their strange appearance – which
may seem more or less canine according to the Keeper’s
wishes – and immunity to mundane weaponry alongside the
WHERE MYTHOS MEETS MYTH
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Devices and Roll Result
equipment 1 Lost in time and space: There is a sickly ‘pop’
Presented here is a selection of items from both the ‘mundane’ and the user disappears forever. Any witnesses
supernatural and the Mythos which the investigators may must make a Sanity (0/1) check.
come across in their struggles. To aid investigators, there have 2-3 Horrible clarity: For a brief moment, the device
also been a number of books and monographs written on the creates a bridge of understanding in the mind
subject of the supernatural and related fields, which should of the user, giving him a direct look into things
may be of use in their endeavours. which lurk beyond sight. He loses 1d6 SAN and
gains +1 Cthulhu Mythos.
e
Mi-Go Trans-Reality Bridg 4-5 Phased limb: Randomise and pick one of the
The Fungi from Yuggoth are a scientific and callous race, user’s limbs. It is phased out of sight so it
A medium or spiritualist will possess a collection of items Copies can be found in the collection at Hampton Court
which aid them in their work. These tools of the trade will Palace in London, the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and the
vary from person to person, some using candles and spices Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
for burning, decks of cards – both tarot and playing varieties,
others using ‘talking’ or ’spirit’ boards – what would later be Sanity Loss: 1D6
known more often as ‘Ouija’ boards – and dice. Cthulhu Mythos: +2/+4
Mythos Rating: 28
Faking it: A fake medium is able to manipulate objects, her Study: 11 weeks
environment, and sometimes even their own body in such a Suggested Spells: Grave Voyce (Contact Spirits), Grave Bond
way as to give the impression that ghosts can communicate (Bind Spectre), Banish Spawne of Seven Hells (Banishment
through them. If using appropriate tools, the Keeper should of Yde Etad), Paths of Legend (Time Gate)
grant a bonus die.
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Ghosts of London (book)
is a well-researched almost academic work that appears quite
unusual for its subject matter, the time of its publication, and
English, written by Lewis Gressingham, 1865 the fact that its author was apparently a woman.
More of a pamphlet akin to a Penny Dreadful than a proper The only copies known to still exist are in private collections,
book, this work has melded sensationalism with what appears largely those of spiritualists, and most famously that of Mary
to be some genuine research into the paranormal in London. Todd Lincoln.
It includes short descriptions of many of the major London
locations and their supposed hauntings, as well as adverts for Sanity Loss: 1D4
several mediums and instructions in how to make your own Cthulhu Mythos: +1/+2
Ouija board using locally-sourced ingredients. It was printed Mythos Rating: 18
on a relatively large scale and copies are freely available in Study: 7 weeks
many libraries and collections. Suggested Spells: Contact Spirits, Bind Spectre, Exorcism
English, written by M. Fischer, late 18th century Whilst there is already a form of spiritual magic available on
page 180 of the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook, these rules
Written by a well-travelled Englishwoman familiar with many are not necessarily designed to supersede it unless the Keeper
of the earlier forms of clairvoyance before it moved into more wants to. Additionally, unless otherwise specified, the spells
recognisable spiritualism, it goes to great lengths detailing a below follow the convention for summon and bind spells as
variety of ghost and spirit. Some of the most famous ghost presented on pages 263 and 264 of the Call of Cthulhu Keeper
stories of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland are given Rulebook.
several pages, with variations based on region also included. It
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Contact Spirits
Cost: 1D3 Magic Points per spirit. If a ‘6’ is rolled, it also
costs 1 SAN.
Bind Spectre
nooks and crannies or floating into view from some dark
corner. A sacrifice equal to 1 lbs’ weight of spiders must be
Cost: 1 Sanity point left for the Mist, otherwise it will attack the caster.
Casting time: 1 round
It is possible to command ghosts and the unquiet dead, Alternative names: Hungering Cloud’s Descent, Spiderbane
forcing them to act against their own will and perform certain
terrible deeds. If an item of resonance to the spirit is used (an
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