Achtung! Cthulhu

It's a weird war out there. The Germans are coming up with all manner of crazy soldiers. Now, the Allies are having to find ways to defeat these terrors. What terrors? Find out with the new releases from Modiphius for both the Achtung! Cthulhu RPG and Skirmish & Combat games. They're all available now.

From the announcement:

Today we’re delighted to announce the release of brand new miniatures sets for Achtung! Cthulhu and Achtung! Cthulhu skirmish with a trio of releases designed to bolster the forces of the fiendish Nazi cult of the Black Sun.

Die Toten, Die Totenkopf and Die Auserwahlten (the Chosen) are three stunning new 28mm resin minis sets which can be used in both the Achtung! Cthulhu RPG and the Skirmish and Combat games (both rules sets are now FREE to download). Check out the Achtung! Cthulhu and Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish Collections for more great books and minis!

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Some new miniatures are available for Achtung! Cthulhu from Modiphius. They're the Unleashed version of Sing and Araine. And, I have to admit, the effect on the Singh Unleashed miniature is rather interesting. These figures can be used in your RPG games or games of the Achtung! Cthulhu minis game.

From the announcement:

Modiphius Entertainment are delighted to announce the release of two brand new Unleashed miniatures for the Achtung! Cthulhu RPG and Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish games, Singh Unleashed and Ariane Unleashed, two spectacular new hero sculpts as reinforcements for your forces fighting the Secret War.

Singh Unleashed and Ariane Unleashed are part of the Achtung! Cthulhu and Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish collections and join other recent releases like the Black Sun Commanders, Pathfinder Demonhunters, Liebowitz and McMasters and Natalya Unleashed miniatures!

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The horrors of WWII were immense. And that's just the real world before you throw in other-dimension horros like Cthulhu. But that's just what happens in Achtung! Cthulu from Modiphius. And to help you bring that existential horror to your tabletops, they've got a quartet of new miniatures sets available over on their website.

From the announcement:

Today we’re delighted to announce the release of four new miniature sets for our Achtung! Cthulhu RPG, Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish and Achtung! Cthulhu Combat games.

Whether you’re a roleplaying fan or a tabletop wargamer, the Black Sun Villains Commanders and Pathfinder Demonhunter sets will be powerful assets to your adventures, while those looking to call in some truly heroic support can enjoy our new Natalya Unleashed, and Leibowitz and McMasters

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Modiphius has anounced a new, updated version of the Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper's and Investigator's Guides, bringing them in line with Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. Along with that, there's the new Under the Gun short adventure to bring players into that setting quickly and easily.

From the announcement:

Today we're delighted to announce the release of the Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper's and Investigator's Guides now available for 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu, which are joined by Under the Gun, a short adventure by Graeme Davis also for 7th Edition.

The Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper's Guide and Investigator's Guide, plus Under the Gun are now available in PDF on Modiphius.net as well as on DriveThruRPG as part of the Achtung! Cthulhu Collection.

We also have a special PDF bundles which feature both for a bargain price.

As we promised to our existing fans, anyone who bought a 6th edition version of either guide, or who purchased the Achtung! Cthulhu print or PDF collections will be entitled to a FREE PDF copy of the Keeper's and Investigator's Guides (depending on what they purchased).

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Yeah, quite a long headline there with a lot of things going on in it. The short version is that Modiphius has released the Savage Worlds version of Code of Honour, part of their Achtung! Cthulhu series. So, if you've wanted to play the adventure, but your gaming group really wanted to stick with/play using the Savage Worlds system, you can now do so without having to change everything over yourself.




From the announcement:

Istanbul in 1942 is a neutral city, packed with spies. Everyone's here - the Nazis, the Soviets, the Brits and the Yanks, the Japanese and a host of other nations, all waging a deadly war of wits against a backdrop of cocktail bars and polite smiles. From the infamous Snake Pit in the Park Hotel, to the jazz clubs and fashionable restaurants of Istiklal Avenue, to the warrens of alleys around the spires and mosques of Fatih and Sultanahmet, it's a city in ferment. While Turkey desperately tries to stay out of the war, the Führer's armies mass less than a hundred miles away.

But that's not all. Something even more terrifying is going on beneath the ancient streets of the Sublime Porte. Meddling forces have unearthed an ancient treasure, setting in motion plans centuries old which threaten to change the course of the whole war - and even the world!

Code of Honour: Zero Point 1942 is a multi-session Achtung Cthulhu adventure with a difference. It features:

- descriptions and personalities of Istanbul in 1942
- a detailed map of wartime Istanbul
- rules for tradecraft and spying
- secrets and mysteries of Istanbul, including new grimoires
- a multi-session adventure of lethal conspiracy

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Modiphius has teamed up with Ripstone and Auroch Digital to bring the world of Acthung! Cthulhu to your video screens. The alternate-history WWII game where Cthulhu-mythos creatures come flooding into our own world is getting the full digital treatment. And as part of the campaign, they're looking to bring you new items for the tabletop game as well (plus, as add-ons, you can get quite a lot of things from the tabletop game). Acthung! Cthulhu Tactics is up on Kickstarter now.


From the Kickstarter

In the Achtung! Cthulhu universe, a band of Allied heroes fight the Secret War against the Nazi Black Sun and their rivals Nachtwolfe. The Nazi factions have turned to the ancient and terrible powers of the Mythos, weaponizing evil to win the war. This move is starting to yield results as, powered with ancient secrets and terrible Mythos allies, Black Sun and Nachtwolfe are on the verge of unleashing terrible weapons upon the Allied forces. It is your job to stop them - by any means necessary.

In the spirit of Allied cooperation, Auroch Digital has teamed with the creators of Achtung! Cthulhu, Modiphius and indie publisher Ripstone to bring this award-winning tabletop RPG to a computer screen near you!

The campaign is up and running now. It's set to go for another 25 days.

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Pre-made adventures make the life of the GM just soooooo much easier. Just open up the book and get your players going. That is, as long as your players are willing to at least somewhat stick to the script. Thankfully, if they are, you've got your next couple sessions planned out ahead of time with relatively little prep work. Modiphius has a new adventure for Acthung! Cthulhu available. You can pick up your copy now.




From the announcement:

Istanbul in 1942 is a neutral city, packed with spies. Everyone's here - the Nazis, the Soviets, the Brits and the Yanks, the Japanese and a host of other nations, all waging a deadly war of wits against a backdrop of cocktail bars and polite smiles. From the infamous Snake Pit in the Park Hotel, to the jazz clubs and fashionable restaurants of Istiklal Avenue, to the warrens of alleys around the spires and mosques of Fatih and Sultanahmet, it's a city in ferment. While Turkey desperately tries to stay out of the war, the Führer's armies mass less than a hundred miles away.

But that's not all. Something even more terrifying is going on beneath the ancient streets of the Sublime Porte. Meddling forces have unearthed an ancient treasure, setting in motion plans centuries old which threaten to change the course of the whole war - and even the world!

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Back when Modiphius announced their Rise of the Black Sun Campaign for Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish, there was a question about the main rulebook for the game. I did a small hunt, but didn't find anything. Reason was, the main rulebook apparently wasn't out yet. Well, that's not the case anymore. The Acthung! Cthulhu Skirmish main book is available now.




The system uses a version of the Dystopian Legions rules from Spartan Games. Though, instead of steampunk forces, it's WWII mixed with the Cthulhu mythos. So you've got Shermans versus Deep Ones, Tigers teamed up with Mi-Go, and other mash-ups that (thankfully) didn't actually happen during those dark days of the '40s. As the fight continues and the Mythos Influence level rises, across the battlefield, strange things will begin to happen that will alter the outcome of your games. Learning to harness this power to your advantage will be key.

The game book is available in print as well as .pdf format.

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World War II was pretty horrific. All wars are. But at least there aren't elder gods meddling with them... at least that we know of, anyway. Such is not the case in Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish. There, Hitler's occult researchers have come across things that man really shouldn't be tempering with. Now, the new weapons that the Black Sun have created are going to be unleashed upon the Allies. Will it drive them back out of Europe? That's the question in Rise of the Black Sun, a new campaign book, that is now available over on the Modiphius website.




The book actually contains two different campaigns. There's the Secret War Special Operations tutorial missions, as well as the Rise of the black Sun campaign missions. Want to know more about the world surrounding the conflict? There's new fluff for you to read, too. There's even a strategy guide to help you out with playing your army to its fullest.

The book is available in print, pdf, or both.

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For some gamers, just diving into the deep-end with a new game and starting out with a huge game works just fine. I'm not some gamers. I like to learn a bit at a time, starting with whatever starter material a game might have and going from there. The folks over at Modiphius feel much the same way, as they've posted up Secret War Operations, a new free tutorial campaign for Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish.




This free pdf gives you a whole starter campaign for the game. Over the course of seven missions, you'll learn the game naturally, beginning with basics of just moving and shooting before getting on to more advanced concepts like command, morale, and magic. But it's not just learning missions with no plot. You'll be fighting in The Forest of Fear, a massive forest in the heart of Europe that contains an Elder Thing city. After you play through the campaign, you'll be ready to dive into the game at-large.

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Games do well when they have support behind them from the companies that make them. Well, Modiphius is showing that they have their RPG line fully supported with a new living campaign series they're calling Modiphius Frontiers.


These new campaigns will cover Achtung! Cthulhu, Mutant Chronicles, Conan and Infinity roleplaying games (with more to be added in the future). The first to roll out will be Acthung! Cthulhu. After that will be Mutant Chronicles, with Infinity and Conan coming next year. The campaigns will be a set of related scenarios that gamers can play through, posting their results online to help move the story along. The final results will be major convention scenarios that will shape the various story worlds, depending on what happens to the players.

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Man, as if the Nazis weren't bad enough. Now there's Cthulhu to deal with. Such is the case with Modiphius' Achtung! Cthulhu universe. And it's a universe that will be coming to your miniatures tabletop soon. They have announced that their popular RPG game is now going to also be a tabletop skirmish game.


The first set of figures for the game are part of the Acthung! Cthulhu Skirmish: Rise of the Black Sun set of releases. They'll be available later this year. The game will use a modified version of Spartan Games' Dystopian Legions 2.0 rules set. The update was done by Matt Hope, who also did Relic Knights, Sedition Wars, and other games. Chose your side and prepare yourself so your mind isn't just ripped to shreds.

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Sometimes we miss out on a game system, or it simply wasn't on our radar until later on. Then, when you find it's got a whole bunch of supplements and other material, you may be intimidated into not starting it because of the thought of having to pick everything up for it. Well, Modiphius hears you and is here to help with their Achtung! Cthulhu Mega-Bundle.


For a limited time, for a single price you can get 35% off if you just want to get all the books at once (in .pdf format). The bundle contains:

• Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper's Guide
• Achtung! Cthulhu Investigator's Guide
• Secrets of the Dust
• Shadows of Atlantis Campaign
• Assault on the Mountains of Madness Campaign
• Elder Godlike
• Guide to the Pacific Front
• Guide to the Eastern Front
• Guide to North Afrika
• Terrors of the Secret War
• Interface 19.40
• Plotting Cthulhu Dossier
• Tales from the Crucible
• Achtung! Cthulhu Secret War Documents

Be quick, as this won't be around for very long.

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All good things must come to an end. That includes even Achtung! Cthulhu's Secret Wars. It has all been leaning up to this. All the crazy madness and exploration has led you to one of the most iconic places in the Lovecraftian world. Now it's time to launch the Assault on the Mountains of Madness... since, y'know, the book's now available.


The book includes 7-part adventure that takes players from the mid-Atlantic all the way to Antarctica. The British and Americans have teamed up with the Soviets in a race against the Third Reich as they attempt to uncover and use the terrors of the Ancient Ones against the Allies. Things will be getting rather cold, so make use of new cold-weather survival skills and gear. Of course, there will be plenty of new horrible monsters to take out. Will you be able to beat out Hitler and save the world from more than just the iron heel of the Germans? Only if you can keep sane.

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Spartan Games and Modiphius Entertainment have announced that they'll be doing a miniatures skirmish game for Achtung! Cthulhu.



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From the announcement:

From Spring 2014 we are launching a full Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish game with Spartan Games. The Achtung! Cthulhu Skirmish Game will utilise the fast-paced, action-packed rules used in Spartan’s Dystopian Legions game, and plans for the range include starter sets, faction sets, hero sets, large creature sets and experimental vehicles, as well as a full-colour stand alone rulebook.

Clockwork Goblin Miniatures has a 3D render WIP up of their Cultist of the Old Gods.



From the preview:

The cultist of the old one figure! I'm still tweaking this one for more dynamic cloth on the robe hem but its looking nice!

Devil Pig Games made it through another couple stretch goals over the weekend. Up next is unlocking their Achtung! Cthulhu expansion.



From the update:

Wooden Order Tokens (Box Update for all Pledges) and the Fortified Farm (Overlord only) have been unlocked !

Next goal : CTHULHU ! (for all Pledges)

Concerning shipping cost as you may have noticed, we told you we would negociate and we did.
It's a 25% discount !

Devil Pig Games has announced a stretch goal for Heroes of Normandie that ties in with Achtung! Cthulhu from Modiphius Entertainment.



From the update:

Devil Pig Games and Modiphius Entertainment are proud to bring you an amazing Kickstarter exclusive!

Heroes of Normandie, the Hollywood style World War Two board game has been dragged thrashing and screaming into the dark world of Achtung! Cthulhu as the two brands crash together in a maelstrom of Hollywood style horror adventures inspired by the likes of Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth and Indiana Jones.

Devil Pig Games will be creating an official expansion to be released Winter 2014 for their Heroes of Normandie game, titled Achtung! Cthulhu: Shadows Over Normandie and this will be part of an exclusive offer on Kickstarter if they hit their £30 k Goal.

We at Devil Pig Games were wondering how to pay tribute to these iconic stories. Zombies? Mad Nazi Professors? Super Powered Nazi Trooopers? Ancient Elder Gods and Creatures?

Luckily Chris Birch from Modiphius Entertainment discovered the Heroes of Normandie game and proposed the awesome collaboration just in time.

"Yes Master!" We said, totally drawn to the deep and ancient power of the Great Old Ones and the excitement of having to make new rules and tokens for Byakees, Chthonians, heroic investigators, magic and dark Nazi forces in our beloved World War Two game.

For this exclusive Kickstarter Stretch Goal, backers will get 3 new board tiles and 2 complete punchboards full of Investigators, Nazi cultists, Black Sun troopers and Sorceror's and plenty of Cthulhu creatures to drive the heroes screaming for the beaches along with a series of 3 terrifying Achtung! Cthulhu Adventures for players to launch their dark wartime adventures!

Wee Gamers take a look at and give you their feelings on the Achtung! Cthulhu game system and why they backed the Kickstarter.



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Wee Andy and Wee Ivor put down a few words on why they have backed the Achtung! Cthulhu kickstarter.

Achtung! Cthulhu has started their Kickstarter campaign. They've already made their funding goal in just one day, so it's stretch goals for the next 48.



From the campaign:

Inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos of HP Lovecraft, Modiphius Entertainment wants to bring you the Keepers and the Investigator's Guides to the Secret War, for use in the terrifying World War Two roleplaying game setting, Achtung! Cthulhu. Both books are compatible with the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, and the first, very easy stretch goal, will allow us to make it compatible with Savage Worlds as well!

With this Kickstarter and your contributions Modiphius will raise the money needed to pay for the development, artwork and production of a full print run of both books in soft back. The first stretch goal will add Savage Worlds rules and stats to both books plus some extra content for everyone; the next will upgrade the Keeper's Guide to a full colour hardcover print run; the next will upgrade the Investigator's Guide to a full colour hardcover print run; while further stretch goals will unlock further books and campaigns, miniatures, and so on - see 'Stretch Goals' below for more details.

Achtung Cthulhu is a name sure to catch a lot of your attentions. It's a new RPG world that's coming out later this year. I know I'm intrigued.



From the release:

Achtung! Cthulhu brings you a two-fisted wartime roleplaying game setting packed full of fiendish Nazi scientists, terrifying ancient mysteries, legendary German war machines, desperate partisans, gun-toting paratroopers, determined investigators, and enough writhing tentacles to pack ten Reichstags.

Discover the secret history of World War Two - stories of the amazing heroism which struggled to overthrow a nightmare alliance of science and the occult, of frightening inhuman conspiracies from the depths of time, and the unbelievable war machines which were the product of Nazi scientific genius - and how close we all came to a slithering end!

Play a huge range of classic wartime heroes such as Russian political officers, German U-Boat commanders, British commandoes, RAF pilots, US rangers, Washington investigators, London journalists, Hollywood starlets, and resistance fighters from all across Europe, who must all unite in the battle against the darker side of World War Two. Play a full campaign leading from the opening shots of the War in 1939, through intrigue and adventure in Occupied Europe, the siege of Berlin in 1945, and finally the cold wastes of Antarctica in 1946!

Featuring stunning art by illustrator Dim Martin and more artists to be announced, Achtung! Cthulhu will be packed full of evocative and inspirational scenes. The product line includes several major campaigns; Achtung! Cthulhu - The Mountains of Madness sees a return to Lovecraft's infamous Antarctic world and is set during the opening shots of WW2. A hastily assembled Allied expedition must pursue the Nazi war machine deep into the Antartic to discover the secrets of a lost continent and confront a terrifying reality.

Imminent episodic Achtung! Cthulhu releases will set the stage for the campaigns and main setting arriving later this year. Written for several of your favourite RPG systems, Achtung! Cthulhu will thrust your characters in to the midst of a dark and desperate struggle, as Cthulhu's minions take advantage of the chaos wrought by the Third Reich to topple civilization! The massive world-spanning Achtung! Cthulhu setting features occult conspiracies, terrifying Nazi war machines, and an ancient evil so powerful that it threatens to tear the world apart!

Achtung! Cthulhu will also be available for Expeditions, a brand new standalone roleplaying system designed to introduce new friends to roleplaying. Expeditions - Achtung! Cthulhu will feature complete rules for exciting roleplaying adventures in World War 2, as well as equipping company-sized expeditions to confront the horrors unleashed!

Achtung! Cthulhu & Expeditions are both being developed by new games imprint Modiphius founded by the ENNIE Award nominated Starblazer Adventures & Legends of Anglerre writer Chris Birch. Modiphius will be working with some familiar names in publishing to bring their digital releases to physical print, promoting great artists & writers and giving gamers some amazing worlds to play in!

If you want to know the moment we announce more information on Achtung! Cthulhu or Expeditions and get a discount when we launch simply send an email now to achtung@modiphius.com and like us at www.facebook.com/modiphius to find out about other exciting Modiphius projects