The Dunwich Candidate

System: Call of Cthulhu   (Tabletop RPG)
GM: CJ
Where & When: Room: Dunwich, Slot: 4. Saturday afternoon
Players: 2-6
PVP: No
Mature Themes: Yes
Player Led: No

Description:

A Call of Cthulhu scenario of eldritch politics, investigative journalism, and unspeakable seaside horror. It’s Summer 2026 and popular man of the people Arthur Gilman has called a by-election in Dunwich on Sea after claims he received large amounts of undeclared cash from foreign sources.

All major parties withdraw, leaving only comedy candidate Count Buckethead to oppose the leader of the Resurge UK party.

The characters are Guardian journalists (and one Spectator columnist; no political bias here!) sent to cover the election to the depths of the Suffolk coast…