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Eldritch Instinct is an adventure game written by Linus Weber for one Warden and one or more players who act as investigators of the strange and unexplained. As a player, you will take on delusional cultists, hide from stalking shadows and face terrifying monstrosities.

Brace yourself for a blend of cosmic horror and adrenaline-pumping action in which you do the investigating, not your character. Hunt down forbidden knowledge in your quest to foil the sinister Mythos agenda.

Eldritch Instinct features:

  • Procedures, tables and advice refined over three years of playtesting to facilitate immersive and suspenseful horror scenarios.
  • Quick character generation with several random tables that includes meaningful relationships with other characters.
  • 40 pages in A5 spread layout for convenient reference at the table available as Print-On-Demand on DriveThruRPG.
  • Free introductory scenario “Roadhouse Feast” (available separately).
  • Character sheet by Francesco Zanieri / Licopeoart.

Copyediting by Tim B. / congas.blog and editing by Carl Apostle / CrlBox & Markus / DerTaurus.

Check out the website for additional resources and the SRD (licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0). This is a game that values community contributions! Join the Discord and Subreddit to talk about scenarios, discuss rules hacks and share play reports.

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eldritch_instinct.pdf 27 MB
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A wonderful game! Will there be a list of pre-made spells in the future?

Thank you! :) It’s not something I’m actively working on, as I find that most spells are very specific to their scenarios. But I might create a selection of generic rituals (summon, banish) for reference on the website.

If you’re looking for spell ideas, I can recommend Cthulhu Eternal, Rats in the Walls and Nemesis which you can find online for free, or Call of Cthulhu’s Keeper Rulebook and The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic.

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Went to Drivethru ... not available as print-on-demand, just pdf. Just thought you should know, if you haven't been told already. Cheers. Looks great though. Edit---The separate adventure, however,  is available as print-on-demand,

Hi, thanks for reaching out! I’ve recently updated the print files in order to fix a problematic sentence (v1.1), and am currently waiting for DriveThru to approve my request to make it publicly available again. Earlier today, I actually sent them an email. It should be available again very soon. :)

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Hello!  This game looks amazing!  I just downloaded it and am devouring its contents.  Looks like a fantastic blend of solid Cairn/Into the Odd mechanics and Lovecraftian cosmic horror ... right up my alley!  Very excited to get this to my local gaming table!

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He’s not lying. I got periodic messages from Mograg all day telling me how great this game looks! Should be fun when he runs it.