Food is running out, as anything edible apart from dwindling supplies of canned products is non-existent in the new realm. The Mob and The Cult are the de facto rulers of the city, with the former ruling the city with iron fist, which is backed by their control of significant majority of food, weapons, and other necessities that Arkham requires for survival, and the latter sacrificing citizens at will, murdering anyone who dares oppose their crazed worship of Cthulhu, and terrorizing the rest. Crapsack World: For the inhabitants of Arkham, life is terrible enough with them being dragged into the nightmare-inducing realm.The story of the game is not about winning, but survival, and finding some reason to keep living in the awful new world you find yourself in. Cosmic Horror Story: The Great Old Ones are not to be defeated or appeased, escape seems impossible, and indeed the rest of the Earth may be destroyed.Cliffhanger: The game ends when you decide which one of your companions to sacrifice to the black pyramid which will transport you back to Arkham, with a vision of a man transforming into a shoggoth and bursting up from under the foundations of Miskatonic University and a voice beckoning you to finish your search for the Necronomicon.Body Horror: The denizens of the Blasted Street have withered and amalgamated into pallid, multi-limbed horrors.Blackout Basement: There are a few areas and world map events that are so dark, you need to carry a lit oil lantern in order to navigate them.In combat, he has a chance every turn to go berserk, attacking a random target (friend or foe) with his equipped weapon. The Berserker: The undead Nameless Soldier's fractured memories have him believing he's still in wartorn France.Adding to the allusion to the fairy tale is when the Outsider gives the PC a rose and, in a dream, dance together in a large, spacious ballroom. Beast and Beauty: A female player character can romance the Outsider.Bayonet Ya: The Nameless Soldier's melee attack has him spear enemies with his bayonet.They start out weak, but can be gradually upgraded to damage HP, Action Points, and Sanity all at once. Bare-Fisted Monk: The Outsider fights with his bony, clawlike hands, useless for wielding other weapons.Eduardo decides he's had enough and leaves the party if he's still with you after the Blasted Street.
The main henchmen, Eduardo, leaves if you run out of cigs to retain his services the other two are only available temporarily, during the quest to clear out the Marsh warehouse and on the surface of Nithon respectively. Arbitrary Headcount Limit: The player character can have a maximum of two "proper" companions (out of three total) and one hired henchman at a time.
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