Ticket of Leave #1 - Night Terrors - Convicts & Cthulhu

Oct 6, 2026

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Tickets-of-Leave are self-contained additions for the Convicts & Cthulhu Lovecraftian roleplaying setting, letting players use elements either as miniature scenario hooks or as standalone pieces to enrich custom play. Ticket-of-Leave #1 focuses on nocturnal patrol duty in early Australian penal colonies, where strict curfew enforcement and shadowed street patrols set the stage for unsettling night events and an encounter with a Mythos threat.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time2 min

AccessFree to download

Night Terrors

The Night Watch

Backstory

Investigator Roles & Other Patrollers

| Tickets-of-Leave are small self-contai ned additi ons to the Convicts & Cthulhu setti ng for Lovecraft ia n roleplaying in the early penal colonies of Australia . Each includes a s election of game elements which c a n e i t h e r b e u s e d collectively as a thumbnail sketch of a mini-scenario, or ca n be used in isolation to p rov i de p i e ces t h a t enhance a scenario of your own invention . |
1 | CREDITS
Tickets-of-Leave \#1 is written by Geoff Gillan & Dean Engelhardt and is copyright © 2016. It is published by Cthulhu Reborn Publishing.
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FAQs

What is the role of investigators in Night Terrors?

They serve as part of an official night patrol, watching the streets of either Sydney or Parramatta and dealing with curfew enforcement and breaches.

What is the main supernatural threat described in the backstory?

A nefarious group of Mythos-aware individuals performs dark rituals that lead to the summoning of a Dimensional Shambler.

How do Keeper choices affect the patrol for this scenario?

Keepers select either Sydney or Parramatta as the patrol area, not both, and can adjust difficulty by choosing which patrol members to include.

Oct 6, 2026

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