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Lovecraft \"The Call of Cthulhu\"  \nIntroduction 3  \nHow to Play the Game 3 Game Materials 4  \nGame Layout 5  \nBackground 5  \nFinding Your Way About 9 Town Gazetteer 10  \nActions 11  \nFighting 12  \nSequence of Play 14  \nMarbles & Madness 15  \nMoney 15  \nPersonal Possessions 16  \nCredits 16  \nIntroduction  \n\n| Men of broader intellect know that there is no sharp distinction betwixt the real and the unreal...\u003Cbr>H.P. Lovecraft \"The Tomb\"\u003Cbr>Deep in the unholy recesses of the world there are things that man was not meant to know. They are closer than you think-just 'around the corner' at right angles to our world in some other, non-Euclidean geometry. Only those who care little for their sanity would dare to contemplate them, let alone seek them out.\u003Cbr>So…this is our first ever Gothic Horror Megagame.\u003Cbr>It owes a little bit to the structure in previous role playing megagames like Yendor Triumphant, and much to the arcane influence of the works of HP Lovecraft and others of his ilk, \"At Right Angles to Reality\" is an attempt to create small shivers up your spine and put at risk what few marbles you have left.\u003Cbr>We have tried to create a number of inter-related plotlines and interesting problems for all the players. We hope you have as much fun playing as we’ve had putting it alltogether.\u003Cbr>Good luck – you’re going to need it.\u003Cbr>Brian Cameron, Richard Hands and Jim Wallman Spring 2006 |\n| --- |\n| How To Play The Game |\n\nWe shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark, and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight.  \nH.P. Lovecraft \"From Beyond\"  \nIn this game the players represent themselves. It is a role playing game.  \nEach player is given a collection of background information, resources, information, personal characteristics, and a personal briefing that outlines their personal historysome additional information on their role, their objectives, and some information known only to them.  \nThe game is played primarily by players talking to each other. If you don’t circulate and talk, then you may very well find things going badly.  \nBuilt into the game are a number of plots and scenarios. Some of these will be very obvious to everyone, some are more subtle, some are known only to one or two players. Do not expect to be able to follow up every plot line offered to you-this is an open ended game which can go in any one of a number of directions at once.  \nSome plots and storylines will dry up, or become blocked by the actions of others-this is to be expected.  \nOthers will develop to the full, and some brand new stories may well appear unexpectedly as a result of the actions of other players.  \nMuch of the fun in the game is to see how the story unfolds. But it will not do so without positive action from the players.  \n\n| Our advice is to get out there and do it to them, before they do it to you. News, information and additional items will not just turn up-you have to be proactive in this game to get the best out of it.\u003Cbr>Interacting\u003Cbr>Please try to be as civilised as possible, within the requirement to role play and act. Not everyone role plays with the same degree of enthusiasm or colour and whilst the town drunk might, realistically, come out with a torrent of colourful abuse every time he opens his mouth, it is not strictly necessary.\u003Cbr>Also, try to use all the information in your briefing. All too often it gets glanced at and overlooked. The materials we have given you contain useful and relevant information, not only in developing your role, but also sometimes information that others might want. That said, it is probably not in your interests to go around showing other players the entire contents of your briefing! You must make a judgement about how much of your information to reveal and to whom. 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