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 Resurrection Men

Welcome to Section M: Priority Missions, smaller one-shot

missions and scenarios to help out the hard-pressed GM. Inside this
PDFyou’llfindacompletemissionbriefandfullcolourmaptohelp
you run a shorter one-shot session, plus a set of Adventure Seeds to
provide inspiration for further adventures.

In Resurrection Men, Allied intelligence has discovered a

network of Great War era tunnels near an impending advance. Section
MhasdetectedsignsofaghoulcolonypAgentsaretoinfiltrate
the area in advance of the Allied movement, investigate the site to
validate intelligence, and if necessary neutralise the colony as a
potential threat.

If the ghouls are not hostile, Section M is willing to let them

remain in situ rather than risk agents or actions that might draw
enemy attention to the area. If they cannot be persuaded to remain
neutral, agents can use their discretion to ensure they do not
represent a threat.

Features:

• Areadymadescenariofeaturingafiendishghoulcolony

• Detailed locations and a colour GM map and to add atmosphere

andflavour

• Blank player map for desktop or digital play

• Adventure seeds and inspirations for extending the experience

and alternative play

Requires the Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 core books to play.

 Section M Files: Priority Missions
Section M: Priority Missions Resurrection Men

Resurrection Men
Briefing
Allied intelligence has discovered a network of Great War
era tunnels near an impending advance. Section M has
detected signs of a ghoul colony. Agents are to infiltrate
the area in advance of the Allied movement, investigate
the site to validate intelligence, and if necessary neutralise
the colony as a potential threat. If the ghouls are not
hostile, Section M is willing to let them remain in situ
rather than risk agents or actions that might draw enemy
attention to the area. If they cannot be persuaded to
remain neutral, agents can use their discretion to ensure
they do not represent a threat.
The Bunker: A roughly rectangular ten-by-five yard area
(9 x 4.5m), this space once served as a command-and-
control room for an officer and his staff. The only evidence
left is a wooden door, once used as a desk top, and empty
cans, cigarette butts, and other detritus. Piles of rags and
gnawed bones indicate ghoul sign. There may be some
objects of importance here at the GM’s discretion
The Armoury: This five-by-five yard (4.5 x 4.5m) room
contains a few crates of dynamite that were not recovered
when the tunnels were abandoned. They are old and
unstable and represent a significant danger if mishandled.

LOCATIONS Shaft: Two 20-foot (6m) vertical shafts cut through the
tunnels and trenches as anti-tunnelling measures. Any
The default location for the ghoul colony is the northern ropes or other guards for the unwary have long ago rotted
coastal region of Europe, either France or Belgium. away.
However, almost any area that saw heavy use of trench
Larder: The ghouls have dugout a small cavity near the
warfare, like the Western and Italian fronts during the
entrance to the tunnels and brought bodies here to ripen
Great War, is appropriate. These tunnels existed for two
for later.
main reasons. Firstly, to guard important resources, like
ammunition dumps, and secondly, and more importantly,
to get under enemy lines to plant explosives. To prevent ADVERSARIES
the latter, counter-mining shafts were often sunk.
The Surrounding Area: Getting to the site requires some
stealth skills. It is behind enemy lines, and there are
With little adjustment the scenario could also reflect
patrols in the area. A single Lieutnant and three Trooper
abandoned catacombs in North Africa or Japanese tunnel
NPCs per agent (German Infantry, see Gamemaster’s
fortifications on a Pacific Island.
Guide p. 181-182) are stationed here but are not on the
alert. A stealthy approach may bypass them altogether.
Depending on the size of the colony, the map can be
doubled or otherwise extended to allow for more room. The Tunnels: This is a ghoul nest, see p. 224 of the
Gamemaster’s Guide for ghoul statistics. Their pack
General Characteristics: The tunnels range from four to leader is a Lieutenant NPC with stress of 12 and 2
six feet in height (1.2-1.8m) and three to five feet across Injuries The tunnels should contain roughly 3-4 ghouls for
(1-1.7m). Made of packed earth, they are supported in every two agents. Ghouls are not mindless creatures and
various places with rotting timbers, sandbags, and piled may respond to attempts at communication, gestures of
stone work and have the Abandoned and Dilapidated goodwill and offers which are advantageous to them.
and Dark truths. Periodically the ragged remains of a
They are quite territorial and if threatened ghouls will
gas curtain can be found when transitioning from one
fight in packs where possible, but can also employ ambush
area to another. Many of them lead to dead ends, either
and hit-and-run tactics. While the tunnels are an easy
because the tunnelling became too difficult or the section
place to trap the agents, their narrow confines also prevent
has collapsed over time. In several places the ghouls have
the ghouls from swarming them. The ghouls may try to
connected tunnels and dug out areas to create nests. Ghoul
draw the agents to an area where their numbers can be an
tunnels are smaller than those dug by humans, requiring
advantage such as near one of the deadfalls. They are also
agents to crawl through them for passage. The entire area
willing to risk serious injury in defence of their colony.
is filled with the ghouls’ pungent scent and the aroma of
death, which is noticeable even through gas masks.

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Alternatives: The tunnels were once a ghoul nest, but that
does not mean they still are. Bloodborn, Gamemaster’s
Guide p. 220, have followed the ghouls from the
Dreamlands and wiped them out. The ravenous Bloodborn
are just about to infest the countryside.
Section M: Priority Missions Resurrection Men
Other Hazards: Although Section M is not 100% certain,
other dangers may lurk in the tunnels. Agents will be
provided with reasonable protection, but accrued Threat
can be spent on tunnel collapses that split the agents up.
Other dangers might include unexploded ordnance, gas,
mines, poorly covered cesspits, and left over booby traps.

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 Adventure Seeds
Section M: Priority Missions Resurrection Men

The location could be reused and repurposed with these The ghouls are a minor concern, more important is
?
adventure seeds. possible access to the Dreamlands in the form of a
portal. The agents are sent to negotiate access for a
The tunnels were not discovered until after the Allied
? larger mission.
advance had started. Now regular forces are disturbed
Intercepted intelligence says that Black Sun researchers
?
by the missing corpses of their comrades. Suspecting
are looking for ghoul subjects to study. This colony
the source of the problem, the agents are dispatched
serves as bait for a specific Black Sun Master or other
to not only end the pilfering but provide a reasonable
nemesis.
explanation.
The ghouls might serve as a distraction to the enemy.
?
The ghouls are willing to cooperate, but only if the
? Agents are to carry out a false flag operation to stir
agents can deal with a rival ghoul group living in
them up against opposition forces.
another adjoining set of tunnels.
Allied forces are suffering from a mystical ailment
?
The ghouls contact the allies. One of them claims to
? called Nightmare Fever. Ghoul blood might provide a
be a former French officer who has no love for the
cure, or at least an inoculation. Agents are sent to get
Nazis and wants to share vital intelligence. Agents
samples before an outbreak of plague.
are dispatched to confirm his identity and, if possible,
learn what he knows. The agents are looking for an asset that was KIA. Her
?
body went missing and is believed to have been carried
The ghouls have taken the Nazi side and are raiding
? off by ghouls. Recover her body and the intelligence
Allied lines. Agents are to go in and wipe them out
she was transporting.
during the day when, hopefully, they are asleep.
While trying to exfiltrate after a mission, the agents
?
come across this ghoul nest and have to determine if it
is worth the time and effort to investigate.

S.
“EATING THE FLESH OF THE DEAD? RUM BUSINES
YOUR NECK STAND ON END, NO DOUBT.
MAKES THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF
STIL, GHOULS ARE SAID TO BE INTELIGNT
POSITION.
TED IN A STRATEGICALLY VITAL
AND THIS PACK IS LOCA
CONTACT,
SO GET INTO THOSE TUNELS, MAKE
ROVOKE THEM.
A V O U R Y Y O U S E A ND TRY NOT TO P
IGNORE ANYTHING U N S
NTIAL AL Y.
ANY OTHER POTE
TREAT THEM LIKE
D CHICKEN OR TWO,
S BRING ALONG A DEA LITTLE OFFERING.”
OH, AND PERHAP ESPOND WEL TO A CAPTAIN ETHEL READ, SECTION M
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