Ok I'm writing a Call of Cthulhu campaign that takes place in New York in the late 1990s. Each borough has its own theme with Brooklyn being Hip-hop/rap.
My idea for a quest is basically the Hip-hop industry is a front for gathering sexual energy by Tsathoggua as well as instigating the east coast/west coast beef, Biggie was fed up and conspiring with 2Pac to out him. Soon they were both murdered by Tsathoggua.
Is this a good idea for a campaign or am i just being retarded
I unironically think this is a great idea.
Good campaign idea? No. This is a GREAT campaign idea.
"WTF, D&D" ran this with Kurt Cobain, Easy-E and Lisa Lopes from TLC. (as usual, if an idea is good it's been done before)
Just by virtue of juxtaposing Lovecraft with 90's nostalgia this is a stellar idea if you're planning a fun, non-serious game but if that isn't the case I'd avoid it.
I unironically think this is a great idea.
I knew a little bit about the WTF, D&D thing but have deliberately not looked at it. Im planning it to be kind of serious since there are things in the 1990s which i do find just terrifying. Think of stuff like "labyrinth" or "Secret of NIMH" for the tone. Its scary but works out in the end.
>Im planning it to be kind of serious since there are things in the 1990s which i do find just terrifying.
You could totally do a serious Call of Cthulhu campaign set in the 90s, and you could even have it follow the rap industry, but if that was the plan I would personally avoid including real pop culture figures. "Cthulhu killed Tupac" is inherently funny no matter how you spin it and it kind of undermines your tone if you aren't trying to make things more tongue-in-cheek.
>Lovecraft in NYC
>not basing it on Horror at Red Hook
That would be a bit predictable wouldn't it?
This is an excellent idea, please let us know how it went.