Set against the backdrop of the 1920s, Stalkers of the Elder Dark is a role-playing game of cosmic horror. An evil from beyond space threatens our world, and it is up to a motley assortment of academics and criminals, artists and explorers to turn the tide. If they can. For the evil they face is ancient and terrible, and there are fates worse than death. These rules contain everything needed to create and equip characters and to build adventures for them to go on. But Stalkers is a rules-lite game that emphasizes decision-making, problem solving, and role-playing over complex mechanics, drawing upon the tradition of pulp literature. Lovecraft and his followers were on to something; but this game sets the record straight...