Normally Ripped from the Headlines features scenario premises for The Esoterrorists. Today’s news story seems to cry out for a Trail of Cthulhu treatment—perhaps in the modern day. When reports surface that the venom of certain poisonous snakes induces a intoxicating effect strong enough to get through to hardened opiate abusers, a cadre of jaded […]
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We have three new playtesting opportunities available at the moment. If you’re interested in playtesting any of these please email me with the name of the game in the subject field (e.g. Love of Money Playtest), stating whether or not you’ve playtested for Pelgrane before. The deadline for these playtests is the end of March. […]
Here is a detailed review of Bookhounds by Lowell Francis over at RPG Geek. One point the reviewer raised was of particular interest – he mentioned that he was expecting more Armitage Files like handouts, and guessed, correctly that the Occult Guide will fulfil this role. If you want to run a player driven occult […]
We are seeking funding to release a free online character generator for Trail of Cthulhu. It’s the first time we’ve tried crowdfunding, and for this application, it seems a better fit than charging for licenses. We are offering perks for different levels of contributions, including credits, exclusive Kenneth Hite monster doodles and Your Home Town […]
Armitage Files is getting a lot of actual play, with groups running it for more than twenty sessions, as this thread on Yog-Sothoth, chocabloc with useful hints, demonstrates. Armitage Files encourages Keepers to incorporate player-made clues into the mystery – it’s not quite a do-it-yourself game such as InSpectres, but along the spectrum towards it […]
A bit more information on the Bookhounds Limited Edition. Ken has signed each one of the leatherbound volumes and added a Lovecraftian word. We’ll assign these at random, with a ten reserved for contributors, staff and charity auctions. Beth, for example, has taken the shoggoth. My plan at the moment is the offer the limited […]
Pascal Quidault is doing the interior artwork for the forthcoming Ashen Stars adventures, Dead Rock Seven. Here is a sneak peak of a Tavak and Kch-Thk.
The first See Page XX of 2011 is out now. Within, Robin D Law’s explores the non-clue-based advantages of the GUMSHOE system. Following the Trail theme, we have Project Covenant setting from Michael Dauman, Mike Drew’s intriguing Rise and Fall of a Book Collector, and the exceptional Dreamlands setting from Gareth Hanrahan as well as […]
The CD version of the Eternal Lies Suite which incorporates the haunting music as well as Jerome’s classic artwork, is now back in stock and available exclusively from our online store. get your hands on a copy today.
Paco Garcia Jaen at G*M*S Magazine has posted an excellent review of The Armitage Files. This is a masterpiece. Not because the adventure is astonishingly good and attractive, but because the thinking behind the book, the perfect sandbox layout and the second to none writing is as good as it gets. This is Robin D. […]