Achtung! Cthulhu: The Serpent & The Sands

The Serpent and the Sands, the new combined guide book and campaign, for Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 has been a long time in the making, but it’s finally ready to launch and we’re hugely excited to share the fruits of nearly 18 month’s work with you.

The Serpent and the Sands is a bit of an experiment. Just like Section M’s boffins we’re constantly trying to refine and improve Achtung! Cthulhu’s formula and in this case, this is the first combined guide and campaign book we’ve ever done. It weighs in at a meaty 280-odd pages and is designed for both players and GMs alike. 

In the guide component, we’ve repurposed a little bit of the useful content from the former Guide to North Africa from the Call of Cthulhu and Savage Worlds editions. But for GMs we’ve provided an absolute wealth of new material, including background chapters on both the conventional and Secret War, with briefs, adventure seeds, bases and locations for all major factions in theatre. 

The centrepiece is a double page map and guide to Nachtwölfe‘s top secret “Adlerhorst” Eagle’s Nest in Tunisia which was illustrated by the excellent Glynn Seal of Monkey Blood Design. It’s a great location and gives you a complete breakdown of the desert wolves’ base of power. 

But there’s a load of new options for players too. Agents can explore new character creation options like adventurer, gambler and diplomat, plus a host of new North African-themed backgrounds, characteristics and talents to expand their characters in the North Africa Needs You chapter. You’ll also discover a raft of new NPC allies and adversaries in the Heroes and Villains of North Africa chapter, and you can also arm yourself with new tools of the trade, including weapons, vehicles and creatures native to the desert.