Keeper’s dream
An immediate, personal hook and flexible structure make it easy to prep and run.
My Uncle's Trunk
A stolen inheritance. A dead uncle's secrets. A conspiracy stretching from your front door to the Carpathian Mountains.
When the trunk left to you by your favorite uncle is stolen only days after you receive it, a seemingly simple theft unravels into something far darker. Bureau 13. A mysterious Mr. Blakk. A diary full of secrets your uncle died to protect.
Built as a Keeper-friendly scenario with emotional hooks, modular locations, and tragic antagonists, it’s ready to run as a one-shot or the start of an undead-flavored campaign arc.
Emotional stakes
A beloved NPC’s corpse is found at the crime scene, driving players to care.
Open investigation
Modular locations and a flexible structure let players tackle the mystery their way.
Rich handouts
Full-color maps, photos, graphics, and 38 pages of table-ready handouts included.
Fingerprints from the dead. A friend who won’t stay buried. A city that doesn’t realize something is walking in its skin.
A case that starts at the grave
The scenario begins with a series of bizarre burglaries in Rochester tied to fingerprints that belong to people already deceased. When a beloved NPC’s recently buried corpse is found at a murder scene, the investigation becomes painfully personal.
From that moment, the investigators are driven to uncover how the impossible is happening and who is responsible for turning the dead into tools.
The scenario flow
Impossible Evidence
The investigators are drawn in by the impossible fingerprint match and the discovery of their dead friend’s body at a fresh crime scene.
The Theft
The trunk is stolen. The investigation opens up across multiple locations as the investigators chase down who took it and why.
The Funeral Director
Rodney Shakely’s involvement and the scope of his forbidden rites become clear as the investigators close in.
Resolution
The final confrontation brings the inheritance, Bureau 13, and your uncle's legacy to a head.
Call of Cthulhu 7e
Modern-day 7th edition with support for investigation, social encounters, and Mythos horror.
Play-ready package
41-page adventure, 38 pages of handouts, full-color maps, 6 pre-gens, and 5 Mythos items.
What keepers get
Full Keeper support
Scene notes, pacing guidance, and tools to keep the personal stakes high throughout.
Tragic antagonists
Rodney Shakely and his reanimated assistants are more than monsters; they’re shaped by grief and obsession.
Handouts and evidence
Crime scene reports, autopsy notes, and evidence lists help you present clues in play.
Flexible structure
Use it as a gritty one-shot or expand into a longer arc with recurring villains.
Unique artifacts
Items like the Amulet of Tonatiuh and Ward of the Dead dust add flavorful mechanics.
Campaign hooks
Unresolved threads and surviving enemies can easily seed future stories.
Inside the book
Scenario Content
- Modern Rochester-set scenario
- Scene-by-scene Keeper breakdowns
- Branching investigative structure
- One-shot or campaign support
Characters
- Memorable NPCs and family ties
- Motivations and psychology notes
- Options for recurring villains
- Guidance for using a beloved NPC as the hook
Handouts & Maps
- Location notes for homes, cemetery, and funeral home
- Crime scene and autopsy documents
- Evidence and recovered item lists
- Table-ready materials to drop in front of players
Keeper Tools
- Pacing and escalation tips
- Advice on presenting moral dilemmas
- Fail-forward options for key clues
- Hooks for extending the story
Who this is for
- Keepers who want a modern undead story without defaulting to zombies.
- Groups that enjoy forensic puzzles and emotionally grounded horror.
- Tables that like investigations with modular locations and real choices.
- Players who care about NPCs and feel it when things go wrong.
Content note: This scenario contains themes of death, desecration, grief, reanimation, and violent crime. It is intended for mature players and Keepers who are comfortable with emotionally intense horror.
Your uncle's trunk still has secrets.
My Uncle's Trunk gives you a complete modern Call of Cthulhu scenario built around a stolen inheritance, a hidden conspiracy, and a race to uncover the truth before it's too late.