I remember the first time I saw it. The movie had been out for years but they had finally gotten around to the television series and after the first couple of seasons, the show was gaining a bit of a following. I’d seen the movie, but I hadn’t cared for the series. At the time, we were playing the White Wolf system with Vampire the Masquerade and Werewolf. We had been talking about the other books as well, Mage and Changeling. But for some reason, this television series was taking hold of my group and warping the game. Our GM tried to deal with it, to temper it, to work it into his game world.
Editor’s Desk: A Town Called Malice & Fate Cthulhu Kickstarters
Yesterday, nearly simultaneously, two awesome looking Kickstarters launched from two well established companies. Both of them excite me, but A Town Called Malice from Monkeyfun Studios appeals to me a little more than Fate Cthulhu from Evil Hat. Have yourself a look at these campaigns and thrown them some support if either or both are…
Cthulhu Dark – Looking into the Darkest Corners
Cthulhu Dark Author: Graham Walmsley Publisher: Graham Walmsley Page Count: 4 (original version) or 200 (expanded version) Available Formats: PDF and print PDF (catchyourhare) – Free PDF (IPR) – $21.00 Print+PDF (IPR) – $43.00 H.P. Lovecraft’s “cosmic horror” genre has another of RPGs that seek to emulate it. Obviously, there is Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu…
Editor’s Desk: Odyssey of the Dragonlords Live on Kickstarter
Our friends over at Modiphius just shot us the following press release for their newest co-branded/published project on Kickstarter. This project funded in one day! If you’ve ever gotten anything from Modiphius, you know they publish or co-publish only top-notch stuff. This 5th edition adventure looks like it will be amazing with its historical inspirations….
Onward to Rome! A Review of 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus
Guide to Cthulhu Invictus Author: Oscar Rios with William Adcock, Stuart Boom, and Chad Bowser Publisher: Golden Goblin Press Page Count: 198 Available Formats: PDF and print PDF (Golden Goblin Press) – $24.99 Print (Golden Goblin Press) – $49.95 Print+PDF (Golden Goblin Press) – $65.00 Introduction Cthulhu Invictus, a supplement for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu…
The Journey: Masks of Nyarlathotep Session #1
This past weekend I began what will amount to long and beautifully twisted journey into the world of Chaosium’s Masks of Nyarlathotep. This short post will serve as the start of a “living” journal to capture the highlights and interesting experiences of not only my players, but my own as well. If this type of…
Editor’s Desk: John Carter of Mars RPG Live Play Event – 17 April 2019
Modiphius is at it again! The following press release just came across the editing desk. I’m really excited to check out this live play event on Wednesday. Are you a John Carter of Mars fan? Chime in and tell us you’re thoughts, interest level in this live play event, or anything that related to John…
Call of Cthulhu Investigators in World War I
In our current Call of Cthulhu campaign, the year is 1915. We’re working our way through the time period of the First World War. Unlike some games set in that period, the characters are all civilians. That’s not to say they’ll never be in the line of fire – a trip on R.M.S. Lusitania illustrated…
My one dollar find — The Horror in the Museum and other tales by H.P. Lovecraft and others
The Horror in the Museum and other tales by H.P. Lovecraft and others Panther Books, 1975 While sifting through the yellowed and musty trade paperbacks of my local used bookstore my eye caught the name H.P. Lovecraft in bold large yellow lettering. I quickly snatched it up for its price was one dollar. Though its…
Bon Voyage Google+, The Diaspora is Real
As many of you know by now, Google+ has turned out the lights and ceases to exist. For many of us, it was a social media platform where we could hang out and be ourselves. Generally, though not always, of the hate, stupid memes, and the “stat this” silliness that invades Facebook all too often…
