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This week we are going to cover the rules for Cthulhu: Death May Die. Cthulhu: Death May Die is a game designed by Rob Daviau and Eric Lang and is illustrated by Nicolas Fructus, Karl Kopinski, Thierry Masson, Edgar Skomoroski, etc. The game is published by CMON games.
Expansions include Season 2 Expansion (2019), Yog-Sothoth (2019), Unspeakable Box (2019), Scarlett Hayes (2019), Black Goat of the Woods (2019), R’lyeh Rising (2019), CMON Comics: Vol. 1 Promos (2021), R’lyehian Seizures Promo (2022), Iron Maiden Pack #1 (2023), Iron Maiden Pack #2 (2023), Iron Maiden Pack #3 (2023), Season 4 Expansion (2023), Fear of the Unknown: Ithaqua the Win-Walker (2023), Fear of the Unknown: Animal Allies (2023), Fear of the Unknown: Unknowable Box (2023), CMON Comics: Vol. 2 Promos (2023).
It looks like a lot but there are 16 expansions (which is less than some of the other ones I written out in the past).
Check out the Character Guide here: https://makecraftgame.com/2022/10/21/dmd-character-guide/
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction & Components
01:59 Overview
11:06 Setup
13:18 Dice and Checks
17:11 Turn Sequence
33:11 Death of an Investigator
34:04 Disrupting the Ritual
34:30 Fighting the Elder One
36:47 Ending the Game
37:40 Rules Summary
40:39 MCG Thoughts