Convicts & Cthulhu: Muster #2 Un-Statted

"The Master of Convicts"

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The early penal settlements of Australia were powered by convict labour: every workgang and every domestic servant came from the enormous pool of convicts arriving in the colonies. Nicholas Divine, the man who served as Superintendent of Convicts was thus someone whose decisions can make a big difference to the life of a convict, as well as most free settlers. Divine, himself, had an exciting life of his own including a fateful sea encounter with an iceberg on his passage out to Australia ...

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C&C Muster #2 is a short supplement which expands upon the Convicts & Cthulhu setting, providing a detailed and three-dimensional backstory and character for Nicholas Divine -- the Master of Convicts. This material can be used in a number of different ways: firstly it can allow GMs to drop Divine into a scenario or campaign, whether as an ally or adversary. Alternatively pieces of his complex and detailed life can serve as inspiration to either players or GMs in designing backstories for other characters. Finally, Divine can make a fine "drop in" replacement Investigator if one of the players' own characters suffer an unfortunate ... incident ... in the colonies.

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C&C Musters are self-contained additions to the Convicts & Cthulhu setting for Lovecraftian roleplaying in the early penal colonies of Australia. The series looks at real-life historical characters from the convict era in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, through the lens of the Cthulhu Mythos. Each considers a historical personage in terms useful in a Convicts & Cthulhu campaign, either as an NPC ally, enemy, or patron–or even as a player character investigator. Evocative and fleshed-out characters assist Gamemasters by triggering possible story seeds, or act as a focal point for connections with other characters such as family or business associates.

This is not a standalone product, but relies upon the Convicts & Cthulhu setting also published by Cthulhu Reborn. The Convicts & Cthulhu core book is a lavishly illustrated 96-page sourcebook available in both PDF and print as a "Pay-What-You-Want" title.

Convicts & Cthulhu is designed to allow Call of Cthulhu Keepers and players to run scenarios and campaigns set in the penal colonies of early Australia. It particularly targets the historical period from 1795 to 1810.