Devil's Prow Lighthouse

Atmosphere A persistent, unnatural fog seeps from the lighthouse and cling to the rocks, muffling sound and distorting perceptions. Location Type Lighthouse

Strange ships are losing their bearings near the coast, and only the lighthouse's unsettling signals hold the key.

Clues
  • A rusted journal with cryptic entries about otherworldly visions
  • An ancient, carved stone embedded in the lighthouse wall
  • Distorted recordings of sailors' warnings from the lighthouse radio
Dangers
  • Hallucinations inducing madness
  • A lurking, insectoid mythos entity drawn to the light
  • Treacherous, unstable footing on the spiraling stairs
Secrets
  • The lighthouse’s beam is a paranormal beacon summoning an ancient entity
  • A secret subterranean chamber beneath contains shattered relics of a lost civilization
  • The lighthouse staff were cultists attempting to communicate with the cosmic horrors
Description

Perched on jagged cliffs, the lighthouse’s blackened paint peels in twisted patterns, its light flickering erratically despite a functional mechanism, as if watched by unseen eyes.

Hook

Strange ships are losing their bearings near the coast, and only the lighthouse's unsettling signals hold the key.

GM Notes

- Emphasize the disorienting fog and flickering light to unsettle investigators
- Incorporate auditory hallucinations or whispering echoes
- Use the terrain to challenge movement and introduce creeping dread

Created with Town Scryer for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

by bananatron