Cthulhu Confidential, the flagship title for GUMSHOE One-2-One, is now available for pre-order! GUMSHOE One-2-One is designed for two players: a GM and a player who takes the role of a solo investigator, solving Mythos mysteries. In Cthulhu Confidential our PCs are hard-boiled shamus Dex Raymond, investigative journalist Vivian Sinclair, and private eye Langston Montgomery Wright. We asked […]
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Cthulhu Confidential, the flagship title for GUMSHOE One-2-One, is now available for pre-order! GUMSHOE One-2-One is designed for two players: a GM and a player who takes the role of a solo investigator, solving Mythos mysteries. In Cthulhu Confidential our PCs are hard-boiled shamus Dex Raymond, investigative journalist Vivian Sinclair, and private eye Langston Montgomery Wright. We asked […]
The latest edition of See Page XX is out now! Featuring the pre-order for Cthulhu Confidential, a comparison of GUMSHOE One-2-One vs regular GUMSHOE, an update to our non-US and Canada pricing situation post-Brexit, and a Long Con-format set of Dracula Dossier convention sessions. Plus, we’re looking for a Production Assistant to help out in the new […]
We’re just back from Dragonmeet, the biggest RPG-focused convention in the UK, where we had a great day catching up with customers and colleagues alike. One of the most exciting things to happen there was selling out of our limited preview editions of Cthulhu Confidential by 14:00. The first product for our new GUMSHOE One-2-One system […]
Articles GUMSHOE One-2-One, Playtest Feedback, and Acceptable Enjoyment Parameters – Robin D. Laws on incorporating playtest feedback into One-2-One What’s Changed in GUMSHOE One-2-One – Robin D. Laws on the differences between regular GUMSHOE and One-2-One Downloads Download “The Red Mist”, an adventure for Cthulhu Confidential, featuring bookhound Phyllis Oakely Download the Cthulhu Confidential blank […]
By Tom Abella Introduction Conventions are special. Home games with friends and the occasional new player are our bread and butter, but I’ve always considered Con games to be a time to go the extra mile for the players (people actually paid to get in, for crying out loud). In preparation for running Night’s Black […]
by Steve Dempsey Dreamhounds of Paris is a very rich game. The player characters, the surrealists, each have a detailed history. Paris, both in its mundane and magical incarnations, has locations, stories and conspiracies. And that’s even before you add in the Dreamlands and the rest of the Lovecraftian canon. As someone who runs improvised […]
Hallowe’en is over, the evenings are closing in, and we hear the roads are already frozen in Helsinki. Cheer yourself up before the winter sets in where you are, with the latest edition of See Page XX. Featuring the release of the second title in the Battle Scenes series, The Crown Commands – available as a […]
If you are interested any of these games, please email us with the game you wish to playtest in the subject line. Title: Unquiet Waters System: GUMSHOE One-2-One Author: Ruth Tillman Deadline for playtest feedback: 30th November Number of sessions: 1-2 Description: It started like an ordinary assignment–cover a confrontation between scabs and union workers. Yet as […]
by Jason Fryer “There are eight million stories in the naked city; this has been one of them…” ~ The Naked City (1948) Be it police procedural, horror, or spy thriller, characters are integral to the GUMSHOE campaign, influencing and expanding the narrative with their personal stories. However, although ever-present, one vital character remains oft-forgotten […]