Two years of your life.”Īnd suddenly Angelo realizes why Lucky Joe’s scared.Ī Supplement for Call of Cthulhu Cthulhu by Gaslight expands Call of Cthulhu into another time, the 1890s, when London was the financial and cultural center of the English-speaking world. The newcomer turns to Angelo, smiling with a mouth full of yellow teeth. I got a hankering for a high-stakes game.” And in a voice like rain falling into a freshly-dug grave, the newcomer speaks. Joe’s eyes go wide, sweat sparkles on his brow.
Angelo registers little more than the stink of cheap cigars and the stains on his old overcoat. Someone knocks at the door and walks straight in despite the three locks. With a nod from Joe, Angelo takes a seat at the table, in on the game. One man smiles, greed painted across his face. Some schmucks end up with a gun in their hand, doing some of Lucky Joe’s less pleasant work to pay off their debt. Every card dealt brings the unlucky ones closer to losing everything-the shirt on their backs, next month’s rent and more. The House Always Wins (Geist: The Sin-Eaters)Īngelo looks around the joint, seeing only marks.
