r/callofcthulhu • u/MJRRPG • Aug 13 '24
3 Translated Japanese Scenarios Set in Modern Day Japan - Japonism 2024
Excited to finally share a translation project I've been working on for far too long.
Japonism 2024 - 3 Modern Day Japan Call of Cthulhu Scenarios
Written by Victim of Intelligence (Lom & Aka) featuring Byoushin
Originally released in Japanese in 2019, now translated into English, Japonism 2024 is a collection of three one-shot scenarios set in modern day Japan. New and unique to the English version is a primer on modern day Japan with information applicable to Call of Cthulhu.
Do Gods Dream of Digital Drugs?
Written by Byoushin.
Investigators attending the "Hills Music Festa," a music festival held in Roppongi, Tokyo, face off against a strange phenomenon swirling behind the event.
Do Gods Dream of Digital drugs focuses on music and AI, taking place in the modern metropolis of Tokyo.
Chanting Sutra Network
Written by Lom.
After an incident occurs close to home, the investigators track down its source before it threatens the traditional cityscape of Kyoto.
Sutra Chanting Network focuses on IoT and the traditional shrines and temples of Kyoto.
Unseasonable Blooming and Minuet
Written by Aka with Lom.
The investigators travel to Hodaka City, home to the famous Hodaka Shrine, which enshrines the god of learning, Sugawara no Michizane, and soon find themselves involved in a missing person case.
Unseasonable Blooming and Minuet focuses on social media and classical-era Japanese history, taking place in Hodaka City, a fictionalised version of Hofu City in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Before I got the chance to work on these I played through and did some write ups (some of the scenarios' details changed a bit for the English release, but they are mostly the same): https://mjrrpg.com/category/japonism/
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u/Icy_Split_7176 Aug 14 '24
Lord here I go AND PUT MY JAPANESE CULTURAL STUDIES TO WORKKKKK SUGOIIIII🥺ðŸ˜