Author Archives: Simon Rogers

Actual Play review of Cthulhu Apolcalypse: Dead White World

There is a review of Graham Wamlsey’s opening chapters of Cthulhu Apocalpyse here on rpg.net (9/10) Everyone was very happy with the scenario at its end. It was bleak, very Lovecraftian, and will be remembered as a gaming highlight by myself for many years to come. A lot of the credit for the excellent series […]

Shadows Over Filmland Review

Here is a short review of Shadows Over Filmland by Simon Crowe. Overall whilst I would have preferred one or two scenarios were dropped to flesh out the others it’s still a great selection of scenarios, and I recommend it to any Trail of Cthulhu keepers looking for something different either as short one-shots or […]

Trail of Cthulhu Review on RPGGeek

Here is an in-depth review of Trail of Cthulhu by Michael Harnish. Mr Harnish understands why GUMSHOE is not “railroady”, too. By now it should be evident that I really love Trail of Cthulhu. I think it manages to capture the feel and style of HPL’s stories, particularly when played in Purist mode, with rules […]

GenCon Wrap-Up

This GenCon was definitely the best I’ve attended in very many respects. First, the con itself was packed, and the atmosphere was very upbeat. I was concerned that the absence of many creator-owned publishers might have affected this, but the residue of their presence (Games on Demand, for example) meant that their good work continues. […]

Ashen Stars Preview Events at Retailers

Aldo of Impressions Advertising, together with Pelgrane Press other ImpAdv clients are helping proactive retailers garner preorders for forthcoming products, and giving retailer customers get a taster of games which aren’t yet out.  Aldo has started Game Preview Events, and Pelgrane Press is the guinea pig. Aldo has been running FreePRGDay for years now, and […]

Excerpt From Night’s Black Agents – Build Your Own Vampire

[Editor’s Note: Like the creatures in the Dying Earth, and those in Trail, each Night’s Black Agents campaign has a different vampire. This excerpt introduces you to vampire design.] Vampires Now, it’s the opposition’s turn. This chapter presents a series of questions to answer and decisions to make for the Director. Why do vampires exist? […]
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