Campo de Mitos - Cthulhu Hispanica Vol.1 [English edition] (GMS Magazine) • Game On Table Top

Campo de Mitos is a land full of myths and legends, history and dark secrets that lurk in places you wouldn’t imagine.

Campo de Mitos is a campaign setting for cosmic horror roleplaying games. This campaign setting contains dozens of locations and even more NPCs with adventure seeds to use in your Cthulhu games, but this book has a twist: it’s based on real locations and historic events.

Why in Southern Spain?

Europe is full of legends, stories and history full of mysteries which people do not even realise exist. Monuments of unknown origins, traditions with perverse rituals, dynasties with murky and bloody pasts - we explore some of them in this book.

Since I discovered The Call of Cthulhu in the late 80s, I have been fascinated that, even though we have thousands of legends and mysteries in our history and each town has its own urban myths, there is barely any material inspired by my country.

Algeciras is where I was born. As well as being a place that has been gifted with natural beauty, it has a long history and many traditions that fit perfectly into horror adventures. Campo de Mitos offers an alternative history setting where I have kept the traditional roots of the town just as they are right now and how they were in the 1920s. The buildings described are buildings you can visit. The traditions explained are traditions you can go and experience. The people are versions of people I grew up with.

And now they can populate your worlds and adventures too!

What's in the book?

A description of the area surrounding Gibraltar with history and places of interest
A detailed description of Algeciras in the 1920s, the largest and most important city the region
More than 50 subjects of interest in Algeciras and surrounding areas
More than 70 non-player characters, each with three different stances: Friendly, Neutral and Antagonistic
Traditions and artefacts to use in your adventures
New and horrifying creatures

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You can download a sample here.

What is the book like?

This is an A5 size black and white book. The current page count is 114 but I would love to see an increase with the addition of new locations and illustrations. Reaching some stretch goals it could end up being considerably larger.

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Why crowdfunding?

Because we want this book to be the best!

This book has been written, translated and illustrated already, but there is room for improvement.

The funds are going to pay for the proofreading and layout of the book. Anything above that will be used to create new illustrations and add material to the book to make it even richer and fuller.

When will you get your book?

As soon as the funds are released, all backers will get the beta PDF, a fully laid-out document with the existing material translated and illustrated.

Depending on the number of illustrations needed if we hit stretch goals, the final PDF will be delivered between three and four months after the campaign ends. The PoD will be released as soon as the print test comes from DriveThruRPG.

As a creator, I know how hard it is to get into gaming professionally. And I know there are hundreds of people who want to do so but can’t because of their circumstances. For that reason, I decided to create a pledge level for those of you who can afford to give a little more to help someone from a disadvantaged background or community.

The RPG Angel level allows you to pay 20€ to give you access to the PDF and the at-cost code of Campo de Mitos. Half of the net revenue from this pledge level will be donated to an unpublished creator from a disadvantaged background to help fund their project.

Please see below for full details.

Why fulfilment through DriveThruRPG?

OneBookShelf, the company behind DrivethruRPG, has been at the forefront of print-on-demand for years. The quality of their books has increased immensely in recent times with strong paper and great binding.

By working with DriveThruRPG, we don't get surprises with shipping or production costs. We eliminate risks of finding ourselves without the funds to finish the project because they provide a reliable and affordable platform to deliver everything to high-quality standards.

You can find an estimation of the printing costs here.

Furthermore, the stretch goals available mean the size of the book can be as large as we need it to be. This way we can concentrate on creating the best possible campaign setting without worrying about page budget.

As we see it, this is a win-win way of working for everyone!

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Who am I?

I am Paco García and have been reading, playing and writing RPGs since I discovered Dragonlance with Dragons of Autumn Twilight in the 80s.

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I have a background in graphic design, photography and art direction and in the last few years I have published several RPGs in Spain. Now I want to expand to bring new and original material to a larger audience.

For the last 10 years, I have run GMS Magazine and published hundreds of reviews, articles, podcast episodes and YouTube videos.

And now I am putting that knowledge to use in bringing new horrors to your table.

With me is Martin, my partner and husband, who undertakes the video editing and bounces ideas so I don't geek out too much!

The Butcher unlocks at 2,000 €
Ramiro has been a butcher for the last 34 years. He has seen more flesh than he dares to remember. And some of it he wouldn’t want to eat.

At this level, I will write a new location, The Butcher and three new characters to go with it. I will also commission five new illustrations.
The Barracks unlocks at 3,000 €
The war is raging between Spain and Morocco. Hundreds of soldiers are going to Africa through the port of Algeciras. Not all of them come back. Not all who come back are the same.

At this level, I will write the description for the army base located in Algeciras and three of its characters, and commission another five character illustrations for the book.
La Ganadería unlocks at 4,000 €
Marisa has run the family business with an iron fist since her father disappeared five years ago. Somehow, she is managing to keep her grip unchallenged.

At this level, I will write a new location, The Cattle Farmer (Ganadería), and three new characters to go with it. I will also commission five new illustrations.
La Granja unlocks at 5,000 €
There are summers when the sun is harsh enough to scorch the ground and yet Santiago’s farm has always kept the harvest lush and green.

At this level, I will write a new location, The Farm, and three new characters to go with it. I will also commission five new illustrations.