Matthew Pook provides a detailed review of Out of Time on Reviews from R’yleh. The very title of Out of Time hints at the desperate nature of the four scenarios in the anthology. Three of the four also take Trail of Cthulhu out of its traditional period of the 1930s, while the fourth, “The Black […]
An in-depth review of The Apocalypse Machine by Andrew Brehaut. The text of the book deviates away from the neutral, descriptive voice that many RPG authors prefer and instead takes a direct and prescriptive tone. This results in a lively, readable book that shows Walmsley is both excited about the Cthulhu Apocalypse setting and is […]
We have new releases, a host of articles, and the traditional See Page XX poll in the latest Pelgrane Press Webzine. Check it out here.
We have a record-breaking three releases this month; with Invasive Procedures for Fear Itself and Trail of Cthulhu, and Lorefinder now available on pre-order as a print product, and Hell Fire for Trail of Cthulhu on sale as a PDF. I’m expecting the post playtest draft of Night’s Black Agents any minute from Ken Hite- […]
October is by far the best month of the year, not only for the prevelance of pumpkins but also for the gentle underlying feeling of ‘I want to be scared this month’. Of course, at Pelgrane Towers, every month feels like this when dealing with the Mythos but for those outside, we have lined up […]
A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws As mentioned last time, implementation of DramaSystem’s core goal—fostering emotional character interactions that play out as they do in drama and fiction—leads, as a series of follow-on effects, to a highly distinctive play experience. Procedural narratives, in which the heroes pursue a practical goal (identifying a killer, […]
An extract from the forthcoming Botts RPG Miscellany, Adrian Bott’s big book of GM’ing wisdom. By Adrian Bott Some Games Masters fear failure – not so much their own, but the players’. For a none too confident GM, the thought that the players might experience failure can be daunting. Failure is generally understood to […]
Over the next few months we will be releasing short demos for each of our games. You can find the Ashen Stars Demo here. This month it is Steve Dempsey’s Trail of Cthulhu demo, Ritual Pursuits. It takes around 20-30 minutes to run and is a favourite at conventions. Ritual Pursuits ToC Demo wCover Download […]
Pelgrane Press is pleased to announce the release of 8 brand new wallpapers. Following on from the success of Ashen Stars, we have 5 images for you to download, some from the core book (Jerome Huguenin & Chris Huth), one from Dead Rock Seven (Pascal Quidault) and one from the currently in playtest, Terra Nova […]
October brings new playtesting opportunities, in particular Owl Hoot Trail, but we are shy of a few takers for the Esoterrorists adventures. Anyone signing up for those will get a sneak peak at the latest iteration of GUMSHOE – Esoterrorists 2.0 Each playtest has its own email link. Please click the link to send the […]