Sons of the Singularity is announcing a planned Kickstarter for a new book: Journal d'Indochine. This is the second of our Asian Horror series, following The Sassoon Files. The Kickstarter will start on June 20th, 2020.

I'm happy to answer questions about this; as we get closer to the Kickstarter I'll be able to get some of the writers to answer questions as well.

(Note that I'm not going to post any links to my webpage at this time; I would like to keep discussion here. You can see art and links to the blog post in r/Lovecraft, in this post.

Journal d’Indochine is a set of scenarios and campaign resources for the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition roleplaying game set in French colonial Vietnam (~1925 to 1955); a land in turmoil as Vietnamese partisans resist French colonial oppressors and Japanese invaders.

Although I did not speak the same language as the Chieftain, I was able to communicate basic ideas with him, even more so after we consumed a lotus plant with specific medicinal and hallucinogenic properties. In fact, while under the effects of the medicinal lotus plant, I was able to communicate with the Chieftain by mutually sharing the mind’s eye telepathically. - Exert from Father Lemont’s: Incerta et Fabulosis in Paeninsulam Indosinensem (Myths and Mysteries in Asia), 1899

The first half of the 20st century was a time of chaos and political ferment in French Indochina. As foreign imperialists struggled to maintain their precarious grip on the region, the people of the land worked to overthrow their tormentors. Radical religious movements like the Cao Dai sprung up to spread the blessings of a strange and unfathomable God. Hòa Hảo Buddhist militias supported the prophesy of the return of a king. Binh Xuyen gangsters schemed to gain territory for their criminal enterprises. All the while student revolutionaries preached new, secular philosophies that promised utopia for the downtrodden workers.

While the world seethed with conflict and change, hidden entities from far off in time and space have taken root in the jungles, gained foot holds on the beaches and found supplicants in the cities of Indochine. Some of these entities offer the temptation of enlightenment and power to those who could unlock their eldritch secrets. While some of these entities simply desire some grub after a long hibernation.

Journal d'Indochine covers a region and time period that has rarely been covered in the rpg world. It is designed to help the Keeper and players quickly get up to speed on French Indochina’s history, settings, themes, and factions. Journal d’Indochine will include vital information on the region, as well as numerous “Lore Sheet” handouts.

The night sky of Dien Bien Phu is lit up with flashes from tracer bullets shooting upwards towards French aircraft; and from the burst of blue and red artillery explosions. Two Dakota transport aircraft hover over the valley at the lowest altitude possible to avoid antiaircraft fire. Their mission is to drop reinforcement. Men from various elite units have volunteered to join their brothers on their battlefield even if the cause is lost. In the middle of the valley, a parachute lights up in flame, sending a paratrooper to his death. In the distance, on the opposite mountain range, a sudden massive orange ball of flame illuminates the night…

The creators of Journal d’Indochine have spent many years in Asia and have firsthand knowledge of the locations featured. We have also hired Vietnamese consultants, in an effort to maintain cultural and historical authenticity.