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The Bronze Mask

A scenario-seed for Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. A trio of ruthless opportunists are taking advantage of homeless people to profit from the dangerous powers of a cursed object, the Mask of Zamyazaoth. The Mask of Zamyazaoth A large bronze mask, … Continue reading

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The Laboratory for Empirical Metaphysics

An organization for Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. Martin Forsberg is a psychologist who was forced to leave the academic world after several scandals involving experiments deemed pseudoscientific and gravely unethical. He now runs a private research laboratory on a farm … Continue reading

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Strange books: Rebirth of the Living God

A strange book to be found by Player Characters in Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. Rebirth of the Living God is an essay that presents a mystical revelation on the true nature of divinity, the cosmos, and the place of humanity … Continue reading

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Strange books: The Book of Seven Nights

A strange book to be found by Player Characters in Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. The Book of Seven Nights was originally printed in a small edition in Leipzig in 1757 under the German title Das Buch der Sieben Nächte. The … Continue reading

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Review: Mischievous Malady

Disclosure: I was given a digital copy of this adventure module in exchange for a review. Andreas Sölvebring lives in Sweden, works as a librarian, and is a tattoo connoisseur, artist, and role-playing game writer. His latest creation is a … Continue reading

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Strange books: Cosmic Teratoma

Cosmic Teratoma: The Metastasis Of The Hypostasis A strange book to be found by Player Characters in Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. This is a 120-page booklet with soft covers and a glued spine, printed on cheap paper. The cover is … Continue reading

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The Great Ones of the Land of Shadows

Notes for a new campaign frame for Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. Death is not the end of existence, it is only a transformation into another state of being. Humans are but the larval stage of the species. After death, as … Continue reading

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Enter Chapel Perilous

The most significant change in the revised and expanded version of Mysterium (if you have bought the game, check your drivethru library for the new files!) is that made to the rules for mental stress. Instead of the five meters … Continue reading

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Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying – Revised edition

So, in December I was thinking about converting the Mysterium material to good old Call of Cthulhu to reach more gamers. But, in the end I didn’t, partly because I’m not sure the Mysterium campaign frames would fit the expectations … Continue reading

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Character Creation Challenge 31: Mysterium – The New Gods

For this last post for the Character Creation Challenge, you will have to forgive me for being a bit self-indulgent and doing a PC for my own game Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying. Specifically, I’ll be doing a character for the … Continue reading

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