Dan Harms reviews The Investigator’s guide to Occult London. …this is an enjoyable and entertaining read for anyone interested in one or another aspect of the Bookhounds universe.
Category Archives: Trail of Cthulhu
A glowing review of The Big Hoodoo over at rpg.net; 10 out of 10. The adventure effortless transports investigators from scene to scene without the need to railroad the players. The clues themselves lead the players to frightful conclusions steadily ramping up the suspense level until the final climax. Plus deserved praise for Jerome: For […]
Alien creatures, half fish and half frog, whom Obed Marsh encountered and whispered rumours in Innsmouth all lead to the South Seas and their terrible secrets. Pelgrane freelancers are versatile. So for this supplement set in the remote islands of the Pacific, it is Jerome who writes, and Graham Walmsley who illustrates…
An excellent review of the Eternal Lies Suite by Ben Gerber of Troll in the Corner. Five out of Five. Wow. It’s not often that I get to start off a review with that word, so I’d like to use it again. Wow!
Nominated for Best Setting and Gold Award winner for Best Writing in the 2012 ENnie awards This work is a primer for players of Lovecraftian roleplaying games set in the dismal streets of 1930s London. The Guide is replete with contacts, rumours and clues which will guide you on your quest for forbidden knowledge. […]
The Bookhounds of London Limited Edition is now SOLD OUT. What does The Limited Edition Include? The limited edition will include: A limited edition faux leather bound, gold-embossed copy of Bookhounds of London, signed by Kenneth Hite with a Lovecraftian word added in his fair hand. The full list of 110 words will be published […]
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 […]
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 […]