History TabletopGame / CthulhuTech

** The core book notes that The Great Race of Yith issued warnings to Humanity, claiming that the future is not entirely yet set. It's vague, but at least that mean the Aeon War isn't hopeless one.

->''"Aeon War Syndrome isn't losing your mind. It's losing your friends. It's losing your family. It's losing whatever hope you might have had left. They say WarIsHell. I've seen hell. This is worse."''

->''"Aeon War Syndrome isn't losing your mind. It's losing your friends. It's losing your family. [[DespairEventHorizon It's losing whatever hope you might have had left.]] They say WarIsHell. I've seen hell. This is worse."''

->''Aeon War Syndrome isn't losing your mind. It's losing your friends. It's losing your family. [[DespairEventHorizon It's losing whatever hope you might have had left.]] They say WarIsHell. I've seen hell. This is worse.''

* PressStartToGameOver: If you choose the Para-psychic class, you start the game with a random mental disorder. If you roll a 100, your character is instantly comatose. Game over!

* RailRoading: The sample adventures are criticzed for doing this heavily.

* RailRoading: The sample adventures are criticzed for doing this.

It all begins when a scientist discovers a TomeOfEldritchLore called ''The Mysteries Within") and uses the information within to create the [[BlackBox Dimensional Engine]] (D-Engine), an infinite-energy {{Magitek}} device deriving power from another dimension. Though both the creator and her apprentice were [[GoMadFromTheRevelation driven insane by the design process]], the D-Engine proves to be a success and soon makes futuristic technologies like HumongousMecha and AntiGravity possible.

''[=CthulhuTech=]'' is a tabletop roleplaying game that can be described as ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and the ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'' put into a blender and set to "Speed Whip".

The mythos begins when a scientist discovers a TomeOfEldritchLore ("The Mysteries Within") and uses the information within to create the [[BlackBox Dimensional Engine]] (D-Engine), an infinite-energy {{Magitek}} device that draws power from another dimension. Though both the creator and her apprentice were [[GoMadFromTheRevelation driven insane by the design process]], the D-Engine proves to be a remarkable success and soon makes futuristic technologies like HumongousMecha and AntiGravity possible.

This development does ''not'' sit well with the Migou, a local group of StarfishAliens from Pluto that pride themselves on their complete and utter superiority to mankind. They declare war on Earth, first via the Nazzadi, a cloned puppet race of {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s created from the human genome. After the Nazzadi discover their true origins and defect to the side of humanity, the Migou take to the stage of war personally with their own [[OrganicTechnology semi-biological]] mecha and a perfect form of {{Brainwashing}} called "Assimilation". This conflict is known as the Second Arcanotech War, and devastates the Earth.

It is now the era of the Aeon War. Humanity has survived the Second Arcanotech War thanks to [[TheFederation the totalitarian (but otherwise okay)]] New Earth Government, but greater threats are stirring under the surface. Various EldritchAbomination cults are enjoying a resurgence thanks to the development of FunctionalMagic and are attempting to revive The Old Ones from their slumber. An army of [[FishPeople Deep Ones]] lurk below the waves of the ocean, planning to swarm the land and enslave/transform its people. An avatar of Hastur (He Who Must Not Be Named) has been summoned into the world, organising its crazed devotees into the [[KillEmAll trigger-happy "Rapine Storm"]] that threatens to sweep across the world like a plague. And the Migou--stubbornly proud and ''terrified'' of the idea that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt even one of the Old Ones could be awoken]]--have declared war on ''everyone''.

However, all is not completely lost. Realising that they were ill-equipped to fight against all of these threats at the same time, the New Earth Government have been busy creating new weapons to defend the last bastion of humanity: the Engels, a line of ''Evangelion''-esque bio-mechanical super-mecha with apocalyptic firepower and [[EmpathicWeapon a mind of their own]]. Meanwhile, there are factions that fight their own shadow wars against the darkness, such as the Eldritch Society and their Tagers, a group of elite agents that have literally [[BodyHorror fused their bodies with an alien symbiont]] to gain otherworldly power.

* {{Arcology}}: Mentioned somewhat in passing in the game rules, but "arcos" are very integral to the storyline of the game. Due to all the cults and Mi-Gou attacks, living outside a major city is a very bad idea. Luckily, most major cities have been converted into [[CitadelCity hardened, self-contained]] MegaCity structures.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Possible for powerful sorcerers, but as can be expected from the Cthulhu Mythos, not safe.

*** Consistent with his portrayal as having many simultaneous "Masks", Nyarlathotep currently has ''two'' avatars on Earth (at least): the Director of the Chrysalis Corporation (the ultimate CorruptCorporateExecutive), and the Blind Lady (who rules The Circle, a splinter cult made up of powerful {{Evil Sorcerer}}s).

** Justified in that the Nazzadi are basically humans with some minor changes.

* HalfHumanHybrid: In three different flavors!
** Nazzadi[=/=]Human hybrids are justified -- since they are essentially the same race, it is natural that they would be able to interbreed.
** The Deep One Hybrids are...pretty much the same as they are in "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," except that they can't pass down their Deep One genes if they marry an ordinary mortal -- at least until they become fully Deep Ones.

* ChildByRape: Most Deep One Hybrids, though hardly all.

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Possible for powerful sorcerers. [[spoiler:Not safe. Wait, is that really a spoiler?]]

''CthulhuTech'' is a tabletop roleplaying game that can be described as ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and the ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'' put into a blender and set to "Speed Whip".

* ''CthulhuTech'' (Mongoose) - the core book itself
* ''Vade Mecum'' (Mongoose) - the CthulhuTech companion which details para-psychics, zoners, additional spells and mecha for various factions
* ''Dark Passions'' (Mongoose - black and white; Catalyst - color version) - a sourcebook for cults
* ''Damnation View'' (Catalyst) - a metaplot sourcebook for 2086
* ''Mortal Remains'' (Catalyst) - details culture, society of the New Earth Government, and their enemies, the Migou
* ''Ancient Enemies'' (Sandstorm) - details the struggle between the Tagers of the Eldritch Society and the Chrysalis Corporation
* ''Unveiled Threats'' (Sandstorm) - details the armaments, devices and technology of the Strange Aeon
* ''Burning Horizon'' (Sandstorm) - 2087 Metaplot sourcebook.

* JumpPhysics: ''Cthulhutech'' is animesque, so characters are allowed to pull wicked jumps.

* {{Magitek}}: Well, sort of. The line between science and magic is basically arbitrary in ''Cthulhutech'', based off the ability of humanity to understand the underlying principles without going crazy. The D-Engines, with their whole infinite-energy-but-finite-power nature are a clear example of this trope, though.

* {{Mon}}: Project Nephilim introduces ''Cthulhutech''[='=]s own take on the anime genre, with genetically engineered mini-mecha horrors that have to be kept under control by [[TheKidWithTheRemoteControl psychic handlers]]. There's also a plethora of spells which allow sorcerers to summon various {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, usually to serve as assassins or bodyguards.

* MutantDraftBoard: All [[PsychicPowers parapsychics]] (people born with innate abilities, which can range from mind control to having control over gravity) have to register with the [[StateSec Office of Internal Security]], be tested, are subjected to surveillance, and if their powers are deemed [[MindRape Invasive]] or Dangerous, they have to wear badges in public to inform people of it. On the other hand, looking at [[CosmicHorrorStory what kind of place]] the ''Cthulhutech'' setting is, it's fairly justified.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: The Whites are essentially ''Cthulhutech'''s take on Rei Expies: essentially asocial not-quite-humans, with pale skin and hair, [[EmotionlessGirl near-perfect control over their selves and emotions]] and [[ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl psychic abilities beyond the human norm]]. Also, as of the beginning of the game, the oldest Whites are teenagers.

[-[[caption-width-right:335:''[[Anime/{{Neon Genesis Evangelion}} Evangelion]]'' [[XMeetsY +]] Creator/HPLovecraft [[XMeetsY +]] ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' [[XMeetsY +]] ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' [[XMeetsY +]] ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' [[RebusBubble =]] [[{{Troperiffic}} this]].]]-]

* CrossoverCosmology: The setting is a fusion of ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' (Nazzadi=Zentradi), ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' (Tagers v. Dhohanoids = Guyvers v. Zoanoids), and of course ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', all with a healthy dose of the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Mythos]] added. The players' guide even adds ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' into the mix!

[-[[caption-width-right:335:{{Evangelion}} [[XMeetsY +]] Creator/HPLovecraft [[XMeetsY +]] ''{{Macross}}'' (Robotech version) [[XMeetsY +]] ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' [[XMeetsY +]] Manga/{{Akira}} [[RebusBubble =]] [[{{Troperiffic}} this]].]]-]

* ThereAreNoTherapists: ''Heavily'' averted. Every NEG government person working with sorcery, arcanotech, or the sanity-straining bond with the inhuman Engels gets regular psychiatric care from well-trained therapists to keep them sane. Well, sort of sane. Functional at the very least, so they won't (hopefully) have a breakdown in the middle of an attack and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion be unable to pilot]]. Even psychiatry has its limits.

* AudioErotica: A character asset.

[[spoiler: Good news: 1. New Arcanowave technology lets the NEG make a devastating strike on the Hive ship in orbit. 2. The second hive ship is forced to turn back when remnants of the NEG space forces (left behind when the second arcanotech war began) strike at Pluto using new technology of their own. 3. The NEG and Remnants join together and form the Coalition, which causes a massive moral boost in universe.]]
[[spoiler: Bad News: 1. In response to their setbacks, the Migou created a nasty disease that resembles the unholy fusion of Ebola and the common cold which cripples the NEG (along with the Eldritch Society and Chrysallis Corporation). 2. Chrysalis Corporation has made inroads into corrupting the OIS, which is supposed to stop things like them. 3. The Rapine Storm has made inroads into Australia and Thailand after overruning China in Damnation View. 4. The Cult of Dagon have managed to adopt the process of making Dhoanoids for their own uses.]]
** The core book notes that The Great Race of Yith did issued warnings to Humanity, claiming that the future is not entirely yet set. It's vague, but at least that mean the Aeon War isn't hopeless one.

:: [[spoiler: Good news: 1. New Arcanowave technology lets the NEG make a devastating strike on the Hive ship in orbit. 2. The second hive ship is forced to turn back when remnants of the NEG space forces (left behind when the second arcanotech war began) strike at Pluto using new technology of their own. 3. The NEG and Remnants join together and form the Coalition, which causes a massive moral boost in universe.]]
:: [[spoiler: Bad News: 1. In response to their setbacks, the Migou created a nasty disease that resembles the unholy fusion of Ebola and the common cold which cripples the NEG (along with the Eldritch Society and Chrysallis Corporation). 2. Chrysalis Corporation has made inroads into corrupting the OIS, which is supposed to stop things like them. 3. The Rapine Storm has made inroads into Australia and Thailand after overruning China in Damnation View. 4. The Cult of Dagon have managed to adopt the process of making Dhoanoids for their own uses.]]

:: [[spoiler:Good news: 1. New Arcanowave technology lets the NEG make a devastating strike on the Hive ship in orbit. 2. The second hive ship is forced to turn back when remnants of the NEG space forces (left behind when the second arcanotech war began) strike at Pluto using new technology of their own. 3. The NEG and Remnants join together and form the Coalition, which causes a massive moral boost in universe.]]
:: [[spoiler: Bad News: 1. In response to their setbacks, the Migou created a nasty disease that resembles the unholy fusion of Ebola and the common cold which cripples the NEG (along with the Eldritch Society and Chrysallis Corporation). 2. Chrysalis Corporation has made inroads into corrupting the OIS, which is supposed to stop things like them. 3. The Rapine Storm has made inroads into Australia and and Thailand after overruning China in Damnation View. 4. The Cult of Dagon have managed to adopt the process of making Dhoanoids for their own uses.]]

This development does ''not'' sit well with the Migou, a local group of StarfishAliens from Pluto that pride themselves on their complete and utter superiority to mankind. They declare war on Earth, first via a cloned puppet race of {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s created from the human genome, the Nazzadi. After the Nazzadi discover their true origins and defect to the side of humanity, the Migou take to the stage of war personally with their own [[OrganicTechnology semi-biological]] mecha and a perfect form of {{Brainwashing}} called "Assimilation". This conflict is known as the Second Arcanotech War, and devastates the Earth.

It is now the era of the Aeon War. Humanity has survived the Second Arcanotech War thanks to [[TheFederation the totalitarian (but otherwise okay)]] New Earth Government, but greater threats are stirring under the surface. Various EldritchAbomination cults are enjoying a resurgence thanks to the development of FunctionalMagic and are attempting to revive The Old Ones from their slumber. An army of [[FishPeople Deep Ones]] lurk below the waves of the ocean, planning to swarm the land and enslave/transform its people. An avatar of Hastur (He Who Must Not Be Named) has been summoned into the world, organising its crazed devotees into the [[KillEmAll trigger-happy "Rapine Storm"]] that threatens to sweep across the world like a plague. And the Migou- stubbornly proud and ''terrified'' of the idea that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt even one of the Old Ones could be awoken]]- have declared war on ''everyone''.

However, all is not completely lost. Realising that they were ill-equipped to fight against all of these threats at the same time, the New Earth Government have been busy creating new weapons to defend the last bastion of humanity: the Engels, a line of ''Evangelion''-esque bio-mechanical super-mecha with apocalyptic firepower and [[EmpathicWeapon a mind of their own]]. Meanwhile, there are factions that fight their own shadow wars against the darkness: such as the Eldritch Society and their Tagers, a group of elite agents that have literally [[BodyHorror fused their bodies with an alien symbiont]] to gain otherworldly power.

* {{Arcology}}: Mentioned somewhat in passing in the game rules, but "arcos" are very integral to the storyline of the game. Due to all the cults and Mi-Gou attacks, living outside a major city is a very bad idea. Luckily, most major cities have been converted into [[CitadelCity hardened]] [[Main/{{Arcology}} self-contained]] MegaCity structures.

* BadassNormal: Eldritch Society Operators will sometimes go into the field with Tager packs, despite not having the combat skills, damage resistance, and HealingFactor that the latter's symbiotes confer. Also, pilots of normal mecha can be seen as this when fighting alongside the mighty biomechanical Engels.
** Honestly, any character who isn't a [[FunctionalMagic sorcerer]], [[PsychicPower para-psychic]], [[EmpathicWeapon Engel pilot]], or [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Tager]] is going to either be this or dead.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: Would you prefer the paranoid PoliceState of the NEG sir? The amoral Eldritch Society? The genocidal Migou? Or would you like to go all out and join the EldritchAbomination cults?

* BrainInAJar: [[spoiler: Harvested human brains, kept alive indefinitely in metal jars, form the core of Migou computer systems.]]
* {{Brainwashed}}: The Migou have a process known as "Assimilation" which is a perfect brainwashing system: it creates fanatically loyal subjects, is irreversible and can only be detected with advanced brain scans.

* BugWar: The Aeon War, with both the [[StarfishAliens Migou]] and the Rapine Storm's various monsters attacking humanity, certainly comes under this category.
** Not to mention that the Migou themselves see the Aeon War as this, since for them ''humans'' are bugs to squash.

* CaptainErsatz: The Engels are alive, they go berserk when the wrong person gets in them or when the right person is knocked out, they're the only proper defense Earth has against unstoppable monsters, and their pilots tend to be a little bit nuts. [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Sound familiar to anyone else?]]
** Also, Nazzadi= [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Zentradi]], Tagers and Dhohanoids= {{Guyver}}s and Zoanoids, and so on.
** It's worth mentioning that the core rulebook acknowledges and lists the various anime influences on the game.

* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: a NEC capitol

* [[CIAEvilFBIGood OIS Evil FSB Good]]: The [[StateSec OIS]] gets a far worse rap than the [[{{FBI}} FSB]] in the books; while it's portrayed on the whole as NecessarilyEvil, the moment a criminal goes into OIS hands, all concepts of human rights go out the window. The FSB, by contrast, have an organizational culture of integrity, their largest division is InternalAffairs to keep the cults out, and generally play their cases [[ByTheBookCop by the book]].

* CrapsackWorld: The phrase "Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion [[XMeetsY meets]] Creator/HPLovecraft" should tell you how bleak it is. Thankfully for the NEG, there actually ''is'' some hope for humanity. (Or at least for whatever humanity [[HumanoidAbomination evolves into]].)
* CrossoverCosmology: The setting is a fusion of ''{{Macross}}'' (Nazzadi=Zentradi), ''{{Guyver}}'' (Tagers v. Dhohanoids = Guyvers v. Zoanoids), and of course ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', all with a healthy dose of the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Mythos]] added. The players' guide even adds ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' into the mix!
* [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster People]]: Subverted with the Horned Ones: they appear as this, but they are brainbending rape machines living to breed the armies of Shub-Niggurath.
** non-particularly malicious deep one hybrids can be this at the first stages of the transformation.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Eldritch Society's Tagers are as horrifying as Dhohanoids, their EvilCounterpart. You can also play a sorcerer, who indulges in what one would probably consider BlackMagic in any other setting, albeit at a significant cost to their sanity. Then again, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity everyone else is paying that cost too]].

* DeathWorld: The area around the [[NegativeSpaceWedgie the Zone]].
* DespairEventHorizon: Finding out [[spoiler: there's a second Hive Ship headed towards Earth.]] The section of the adventure that this happens in is even called "That's It, We're Totally Effed." [=GMs=] are advised to have a supporting NPC or two ''[[DrivenToSuicide blow their brains out]] right there''. It's a ''tad'' bleak.

* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: As part of the same process that legalized many illegal things (like drugs) in order to keep the general population sane, sexual morality became a lot looser: the average age when someones loses their virginity is 12, prostitution is legal and resembles modern-day Dutch practices, the porn industry rivals modern Hollywood, major porn-stars are minor mainstream celebrities, and the sex in mainstream media is borderline softcore. Of course, Death Shadows and various other cults are trying to take this into {{Squick}} territory. There are indications that the cults set it up this way, and want to make it worse.
* EvolutionPowerUp: The Tagers can go through ''metamorphosis'', gaining an even more powerful form, possibly as an analogue to the {{Guyver}} Gigantic. Phantoms evolve into Wraiths, which can totally control their own interia, rendering themselves [[TheJuggernaut unmovable and unstoppable]]. Whispers evolve into Dreams, who can see thoughts, dreams and emotions. Shadows evolve into Phantasms, who can perfectly mimic any appearance or sound. Echoes evolve into Impulses, gaining the ability to teleport. Mirages evolve into Memories, who [[ParanoiaFuel are instantly forgotten about the moment they can no longer be seen]]. Spectres evolve into Revenants, gaining such a potent HealingFactor they can no longer feel pain and can revive from any wound. Widows evolve into [[MeaningfulName Horrors]], who are immune to fear and can inspire tear and madness with a look. Nightmares evolve into [[MeaningfulName Torments]], who can cause unbearable agony with just a touch. Vampires evolve into Bloodgods, who can [[BodyHorror reshape flesh, blood and bone at will]]. Finally, Efreeti evolve into [[MeaningfulName Infernos]], which are master pyrokinetics.

* FromBadToWorse: In the first story book, The Rapine Storm overruns China completely, the Deep Ones find something, and the summoning of an Outer God is barely averted. There are five books remaining.
** And the big reveal at the end of the book? [[spoiler:There's another Migou Hive Ship on the way to Earth. The presence of ONE has driven mankind nearly to extinction. Yeah. It's about to get much, ''much'' worse.]]

* FunctionalMagic: Parapsychics have an Innate Gift, sorcerers use a mixture of Rule Magic and Force Magic [[DoingInTheWizard which is taught as a science]].

** Nazzadi -- Human hybrids are justified -- since they are essentially the same race, it is natural that they would be able to interbreed.

* HopeSpot: Burning Horizon.
** [[spoiler:Good news: 1. New Arcanowave technology lets the NEG make a devastating strike on the Hive ship in orbit. 2. The second hive ship is forced to turn back when remnants of the NEG space forces (left behind when the second arcanotech war began) strike at Pluto using new technology of their own. 3. The NEG and Remnants join together and form the Coalition, which causes a massive moral boost in universe.]]
** [[spoiler: Bad News: 1. In response to their setbacks, the Migou created a nasty disease that resembles the unholy fusion of Ebola and the common cold which cripples the NEG (along with the Eldritch Society and Chrysallis Corporation). 2. Chrysalis Corporation has made inroads into corrupting the OIS, which is supposed to stop things like them. 3. The Rapine Storm has made inroads into Australia and and Thailand after overruning China in Damnation View. 4. The Cult of Dagon have managed to adopt the process of making Dhoanoids for their own uses.]]
** The core book note that The Great Race of Yith did issued warnings to Humanity, claiming that the future is not entirely yet set. It's vague, but at least that mean the Aeon War isn't hopeless one.

** Second, we have the Engels, [[SuperRobot Super Robots]] of the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] style, being partially organic based. They require advanced, speciallized training to pilot correctly, but are far stronger than individual Swords.
** Third, we have the Nazzadi mecha. While they're also [[RealRobot Real Robots]], like the Swords, they are [[LightningBruiser considerably faster and pack far more heat.]] This is offset by the fact that [[TooAwesomeToUse they are far more difficult to manufacture and field]].

** Fifth, and finally, there is Deep One PoweredArmor, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Pretty much what would happen if you gave a monster [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Spartan battle gear]]. Generally don't get much bigger than [[MiniMecha 15 feet or so,]] [[PintsizedPowerhouse but they don't need the extra size.]] There's also Deep One shaped mechs for the human members of the Esoteric Order, though they're not particularly good outside the water. They still have two models of humongous mecha, Hydra (23 feet) and Leviathan (40 feet), which were used to handle anything their powered armors can't.

* InternalAffairs: Sectarian Crimes at the FSB fills this role for the entire NEG, though they aren't there to irritate [[CowboyCop Cowboy Cops]], they're there to clean out Cult infiltration in the NEG, and they have quite a few [[CowboyCop Cowboy Cops]] on their own payroll.
* {{Jerkass}}: The Migou aren't utter evil like other antagonists. However, they think of humans no higher than labor animals and experiment subjects. And they'll kill every Nazzadi, even the loyalists, simply because they remind Migou of their dismal failure.

* JumpPhysics: Cthulhutech is animesque, so characters are allowed to pull wicked jumps.
* JustBeforeTheEnd: Sure, it may not SEEM like it in NEG-controlled territory, but the government has become quite adept at hiding just how utterly ''screwed'' humanity is.

* LovecraftianSuperpower: Dhoanoids and Tagers have this as their schtick; the dhoanoids are closer to the strict definition of the term, due to the fact that they're basically {{Eldritch Abomination}}s wearing human skin-suits, instead of symbotically merged with humans like Tagers are.

* {{Magitek}}: Well, sort of. The line between science and magic is basically arbitrary in Cthulhutech, based off the ability of humanity to understand the underlying principles without going crazy. The D-Engines, with their whole infinite-energy-but-finite-power nature are a clear example of this trope, though.

* MeleeATrois: The Migou, Humans/Nazzadi run NEG, and Cults all want each other dead/conquered/changed.

* {{Mon}}: Project Nephilim introduces CthulhuTech's own take on the anime genre, with genetically engineered mini-mecha horrors that have to be kept under control by [[TheKidWithTheRemoteControl psychic handlers]]. There's also a plethora of spells which allow sorcerers to summon various {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, usually to serve as assassins or bodyguards.

* MutantDraftBoard: All [[PsychicPowers parapsychics]] (people born with innate abilities, which can range from mind control to having control over gravity) have to register with the [[StateSec Office of Internal Security]], be tested, are subjected to surveillance, and if their powers are deemed [[MindRape Invasive]] or Dangerous, they have to wear badges in public to inform people of it. On the other hand, looking at [[CosmicHorrorStory what kind of place]] the Cthulhutech setting is, it's fairly justified.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Hastur. Sure, the Rapine Storm does all of his dirty work, but if a Great Old One - even a weakened one - actually entered the MeleeATrois himself, it would be over very quickly. It's implied that he's actually ''unable'' to leave his domain on the Plateau of Leng, but he's an EldritchAbomination, so it's hard to say for certain.

* PaletteSwap: The Migou mech have new design in ''Mortal Remains'', the description say they're same as the old design, both in function and stats.

* PlayingWithFire: Pryokinesis is one of the valid options for psychics, introduced in Vade Mecum. Ancient Enemies introduces the third "Super Tager", the Efreet, which is an ElementalEmbodiment of flame that can melt solid metal, breath flames at enemies, is immune to any fire, plasma or explosion-based damage, and radiates heat intense enough to set fire to everything directly nearby. It can also evolve into the Inferno Tager, which gives it all the powers of a Pyrokinetic Psychic as well.
* PlotArmor: Yog-Sothoth's Guard is designed to be used as this. It grants [[NighInvulnerable Nigh Invulnerability]] and immunity from any kind of restraint to a character for five minutes, is completely indestructible, and is, by design, extremely inconvenient for [=PCs=] to use (though it's not impossible if they're planning ahead and willing to spend a significant amount of money in exchange for guaranteed victory). In any published adventure that includes an NPC with the Guard, the writers will put in a statement to the effect of "[[{{Railroading}} keep this guy alive regardless of what the players do]]."
* PoliceState: The NEG, which is understandable given the amount of threats they face from internal enemies and the Migou's MindControl. Though the New Earth Government can also be seen as a more dystopian example of TheFederation, which has to follow policies more suited for the [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Imperium of Man]] in order to survive.
* PowerIncontinence: When para-psychics overexert themselves, they can enter a state called Burning, wherein they can still use their powers... With the catch that their powers don't turn ''off'' for quite a while. Zoners are in a ''permanent state'' of Burning, so you can probably figure out why they're considered a public menace.

* PoweredArmor: Smaller mechs, such as the Crusader and Centurion. ''Unveiled Threats'' also include Spectrashield Exo-skeletal Armor, which still counted as armor instead of mecha.
** Tagers in their OneWingedAngel form can be technically seen as an OrganicTechnology version of this, just like the {{Guyver}}.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Pick a Nazzadi, though they are a subdued example-see WarriorPoet below.
** the Deep Ones have instances of this.

* TheQuisling: Many people who believe (perhaps correctly) that humanity will lose the Aeon War become this. Despairing Humans tend to go to the cults, and Nazzadi seek to return to the Migou's service, believing that they will be spared if they work for their former masters. If they aren't killed outright, the Nazzadi [[YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness tend not to last long.]]
* ReiAyanamiExpy: The Whites are essentially Cthulhutech's take on Rei Expies: essentially asocial not-quite-humans, with pale skin and hair, [[EmotionlessGirl near-perfect control over their selves and emotions]] and [[ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl psychic abilities beyond the human norm]]. Also, as of the beginning of the game, the oldest Whites are teenagers.
* ReligionOfEvil: And ''how''! Subverted in the form of the Eldritch Society -- see above.

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* ThereAreNoTherapists: ''Heavily'' averted, every NEG government person working with sorcery, arcanotech, or the sanity-straining bond with the inhuman Engels gets regular psychiatric care from well trained therapists to keep them sane. Well, sort of sane. Functional at the very least, so they won't (hopefully) have a breakdown in the middle of an attack and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion be unable to pilot]].
** Even psychiatry has its limits.

* TranshumanAliens: Humanity is in the process to doing this to itself. Dhohanoids are examples of this. Tagers are examples of this. Engels (which use human and Nazzadi DNA in their template) are examples of this. Deep One Hybrids are an example of this. Even the fact that humanity is acclimatising to the unnatural, that it can do things that would have driven earlier humans mad, is an example. The thing is, it's this or extinction.
* VillainProtagonist: ''Mortal Remains'' has rules for playing as Migou. While the rules for playing Dhohanoids are in ''Ancient Enemies''.
* WarriorPoet: The Nazzadi were specifically created by the Migou to be intelligent ass-kickers, and it shows.
** Also, one of the things that gnaws at the Nazzadi is that as a cloned race with no members chronologically in their 40s, they have no true culture of their own, and are desperate to create one. Therefore, any of the 2nd generation Nazzadi who take up one of the arts are ''highly'' prized by their families and the Nazzadi as a whole.

* [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy White-Haired]] [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Pretty People]]: The Whites, a rare type of xenomix known as Sidoci. They all start with the Alluring asset, and are [[CaptainObvious white head to toe]], meaning skin, hair and even eyes are white. They also are para-psychics since birth.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Invoked and justified in ''Mortal Remains''. There are three simple methods that Migou could have use to ensure victory, but none are practical. First is mass nukes attack, but they want Earth to remains habitable. Second is engineered virus that could kill all Nazzadi, but their DNA is so close to humans that the virus will kill all humans as well, and Migou want us as labor animals. Finally, for the orbital bombardment from their hive ship, Migou learned that humans is capable of attacking orbital target from ground with unlaunch sattelites, and thus it's risky to move the hive ship close to Earth.

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