This review by Matthew Pook is worth considering if only for the terrible pun of the title, Tome Team. Given the lack of a sourcebook detailing London within the genre of Lovecraftian investigative horror, Bookhounds of London is a much, much needed resource. Although its focus is primarily the book and the booktrade, the information […]
The November issue of See Page XX is out. We have more articles than you can shake a pelgrane at, the Night’s Black Agents pre-order and the release of The Black Book character builder. Check it out here.
November has come and with it the frantic preparations for Dragonmeet. You can find out about all our Dragonmeet news here. We have a great line-up of articles for your November reading. Will Hindmarch tells us all about Revengers, the new game he is developing with Evil Hat Productions. Robin D Laws advises on successes […]
False Dawn is a Trail of Cthulhu campaign setting by Michael Daumen. You can download a PDF for printing here. Genocide is not merely a brutal tool of the concentration camps liberated by the Allied advance. A more insidious form has stalked the territories subjugated by Hitler for a decade. Nazi intellectuals and party officials […]
By Robin D Laws Though most players find GUMSHOE simple and straightforward, we’ve heard from a few folks who’ve had trouble assimilating it. Usually this happens when they see that it’s a little different from the roleplaying rules they’re used to, and then assume that it’s even more different than it really is. Here are […]
Will Hindmarch talks about his new game, Revengers. It started with a Halloween party celebrating the memory of a dead killer. A young couple had renovated the townhouse that was once his and, learning that they trod the same boards as the neighborhood’s famous villain, milked it in their invitations and party theme. What they […]
A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws GUMSHOE bases itself on the observation that failing to get information is never as interesting as getting it. It gives the characters the clues they seek, provided they have the right skill and look in the right place, with no die roll required. Since its advent, […]
A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws As you probably know, Pelgrane Press is not named after the general species of pelgrane, but a particular pelgrane, which dwells in a bronze steeple atop Spectrum House, the company’s Clapham headquarters. And if you recall that, you are surely also aware that a pelgrane, as […]
This month sees only one release, but it’s a big one: a new core book by Kenneth Hite. Night’s Black Agents is a vampire spy thriller, and even the game text is tense, gripping and engaging. Just as we did for Ashen Stars, we’ve released a pre-pre-order version which includes the post-playtest draft now, and the book later. Graham […]