After the Great War, Berlin gained a reputation for debauchery. It was the place where you could get anything—absolutely anything—as long as you were willing to pay for it. The streets were overflowing with prostitutes of all kinds, crippled veterans, penniless immigrants, and political agitators rubbing shoulders with uptight businessmen, working women, scholars, and artists. The gutters run red with the blood of dozens of political assassinations; communists and nationalists from the völkisch movement clash with each other or fight the police. Late into the night, world-famous cabarets offer seemingly endless music, dancing, and titillating entertainment, providing a stark contrast to the gray buildings that stretch for miles along the sprawling back streets.

To this seething cauldron, Berlin the Depraved adds the supernatural elements of the Cthulhu Mythos. The city is a hotbed of occult organizations, strange cults, and legends whispered on street corners. In the unhealthy air of the world's capital of debauchery, human nature is called into question. And as Berlin rushes inexorably toward a grim fate, the oppressive atmosphere grows even heavier, testing the investigators' sanity.

This book presents an overview of the city of Berlin in the 1920s as visitors and residents knew it at the time. You'll find tips for creating investigators for a local campaign, as well as organizations to help you keep the group together. The book introduces notable characters from the setting, important locations, and a quick and easy system for generating the urban landscape. The Keeper will also find details about crime and justice, the local underworld, and the jet set, to understand what makes Berlin such a cultural city.

Three scenarios are included, covering the events between the end of the Great War and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Each presents Berlin and its inhabitants in fascinating detail, focusing on different facets of the horror. You can play them separately, for Berlin residents or visitors, or even turn them into an entire campaign centered on the city.

In The Devil Eats Flies, Germany is on the brink of economic ruin and political chaos. The specter of a madman haunts the city, pitting citizens against each other. To stop this demonic spirit and save a Russian princess in exile, investigators must make a pact with evil forces and ask themselves what lives they are willing to sacrifice to save the city.

The ballet of vice, horror, and ecstasy unfolds during the golden age when Berlin enjoyed superficial stability and prosperity. A failed sorcerer, a debauched dancer, and a strange Gnostic cult of Saturn worshippers threaten to upset this balance and turn Berlin into a cesspool of madness and depravity.

Schreckfilm sees Berlin heading toward a grim fate. The investigators find themselves up against a cabal of the city's bigwigs determined to hijack the world-famous local film industry for evil purposes. Trapped in a labyrinth of their own making, relentlessly pursued by pernicious forces beyond their control, they are confronted with a fundamental question: where is reality and where is illusion?

For mature readers

This book deals with adult themes such as drugs and sex and is therefore intended for mature players.