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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Topic started by: gloriousbattle on 01 December 2011, 03:33:45 PM

Title: Cthulhu in the Colonies
Post by: gloriousbattle on 01 December 2011, 03:33:45 PM

William Walker was a pretty scary and ruthless dude.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_(filibuster)  Though the history books don't say it, he was obviously a Spawn of Yog-Sothoth or something similar.  I got this idea (which I am absolutely certain is true) after drinking o fifth of Johnny Walker, and eating a whole plate of tacos kept me projectile vomiting all night long.

Anyway, what other historical figures might this apply to?  King Leopold?  Henry Stanley?  Sir Henry Bartle Frere?  What if Colonialism was really a Cthulhu cultist plot to destroy the world by creating a state of perpetual war?  I was thinking of throwing this into a VSF game that is kind of dying for lack of direction.

ANy help appreciated.  Just don't try to convince me that William Walker was not a spawn of the Great Old Ones.

Regards

Title: Re: Cthulhu in the Colonies
Post by: watchtower78 on 01 December 2011, 03:51:56 PM

Christopher Columbus and Eric the Red. They worked for Nyarthotp.

Title: Re: Cthulhu in the Colonies
Post by: gloriousbattle on 02 December 2011, 01:06:36 AM

Quote from: watchtower78 on 01 December 2011, 03:51:56 PM

Christopher Columbus and Eric the Red. They worked for Nyarthotp.

Hmm.  Bit early for the period.  Still, maybe they are now immortal and have tentacles like Davy Jones?

Title: Re: Cthulhu in the Colonies
Post by: starkadder on 02 December 2011, 06:52:19 AM

In Australia, you'd have to go for Lang Hancock and his daughter Gina Rinehart. Definite Cthulhu material. I'm thinking shapeless nameless horror from beyond space. With mining equipment.