A Campaign Across Asia For The World’s Best Horror Game!

A mysterious telegram plunges the investigators into an epic journey of intrigue and horror.

What's Inside

The Children of Fear is an epic, multi-part campaign for Call of Cthulhu. The scenarios within explore myths and legends of Central Asia and Northern India.

Chaosium Unveiled: Inside The Children of Fear

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The Feast

A Modular Campaign

This player-led campaign allows the investigators to determine the journey they take. In addition, the plot is designed to be flexible, allowing for different scales or types of Cthulhu Mythos involvement—all the way from the Outer Gods themselves down to a more low-key, occult-focused series of adventures. Guidance is provided for the Keeper to tailor the exact nature of the threat to best suit their group’s tastes.

Explore Asia Through The Cthulhu Mythos

The Children of Fear covers in detail the sights, encounters, and dangers found in Peking, Sian, the Taklamakan, Peshawar, and Kham. Investigators will travel from China, through Northern India, and on to Tibet. With detailed appendices covering travel, non-player characters, spells, a reference bibliography, and more, the book gives you everything you need to authentically create a unique experience at your gaming table.

Maps, Handouts, and Characters

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A wealth of player hand-outs and maps enhance both the player experience and immersion. The Children of Fear includes six pre-generated characters so players can jump right into the action. A host of non-player characters, all with their own agendas, accompany new Cthulhu Mythos monsters for use in any Call of Cthulhu scenario.

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Warning of Mature Content

Pulp Cthulhu Compatible

For a different experience, this product contains guidance on how to enjoy it with Pulp Cthulhu.

Downloads for this Product

Keeper Reference Booklet

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Keeper Map Pack

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Investigator Handouts and Maps

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Pregenerated Characters

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What The Critics Say

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"Unreservedly recommended... a gem and an instant classic"

— Paul St John Mackintosh, A review of The Children of Fear.
"This is another campaign you are going to want... Loaded with hand-outs, pre-generated characters, new monsters, new spells, and a ton of resources, The Children of Fear is more evidence that Chaosium has cracked the code on how to make a massive, sprawling campaign accessible."

— Andrew Logan Montgomery, The Children of Fear: A Call of Cthulhu Campaign.
"A huge and beautiful undertaking... The Children of Fear is obviously a labor of love, and definitely promising to take a place alongside Masks of Nyarlathotep and Horror on the Orient Express as one of the greats of Call of Cthulhu."

— Never Read the Latin.
"The Children of Fear is a fantastic campaign, full of twists and more than a few gut punches. Hardy has struck a fine balance between crafting an experience ready to play as written and allowing Keepers the chance to storycraft to their own tastes. 9/10"

— The Gaming Gang, The Kids are NOT Alright!: Call of Cthulhu – The Children of Fear Reviewed.
"Highly Recommended – The adventure delivers on all of its promises and offers the best of what Call of Cthulhu has to offer: historical accuracy, world travel, monstrous foes, cults, grounded reasons for investigators to go on supernatural adventures, and plenty of Keeper and investigator/hero support."

— Charles Dunwoody, ENWorld, Embark on a Terrifying Journey in Call of Cthulhu’s The Children of Fear.
"Up there with the best Call of Cthulhu campaigns that have been produced over the past 40 years."

— The Grognard Files, Return to Call of Cthulhu with Lynne Hardy.
"The Children of Fear will be lauded as a classic, as the campaign that everybody getting into Call of Cthulhu should begin from. It is probably the best-researched and most background-intense adventure Call of Cthulhu has ever produced, with enough material to keep you engaged for months of gaming. It transcends the confines of the Mythos with a viewpoint and scope that have not been encountered in Call of Cthulhu before, for a fresh roleplaying experience that challenges preconceptions on Lovecraftian games."

— Antonios S., RPGNet., Review of The Children of Fear.
"This is the big Call of Cthulhu campaign to hit in 2021. Children of Fear is a marvellously distinct campaign for the Call of Cthulhu RPG that takes a group of investigators across the Indian subcontinent, and on an adventure unlike any they’ve ever probably been on in a Call of Cthulhu RPG adventure. The book by Lynne Hardy is packed with great history, and is set up in such a way that a keeper is given so many options on how to run this one."

— EuroCultAV, EuroCultAV Holiday Gift Guide Part II – Books and Board Games.