by Robin D. Laws The Armitage Files, my recent, Silver-Ennie winning, campaign sourcebook for Trail of Cthulhu, has been hailed for an innovative approach—one I will now encourage you to steal. If you’ve yet to check it out, Armitage presents a new take on the epic Cthulhu campaign. It provides building blocks for a player-driven, […]
by Graham Walmsley Cthulhu Dark is a rules-light system for Lovecraftian games. It is a ‘pick-up-and-play’ system, the rules can be learnt in a matter of minutes. It’s influenced by GUMSHOE and is minimal: the rules fit on one sheet of paper. Download Cthulhu Dark Now, when people see Cthulhu Dark, they often get an […]
by Steve Dempsey You enjoy the investigative genre, you dig the GUMSHOE system, you’ve got Cthulhuesque horrors all lined up for Trail of Cthulhu, Super Criminals bursting out all over in Mutant City Blues or a Jungian monster from the Id for Fear Itself. There’s just one thing that’s bugging you. You don’t want to […]
An Extract from Ashen Stars by Robin D. Laws They call you Lasers. Or scrubbers, regulators, or, out in the Scylla Outzone, shinestars. To the lawless denizens of the Bleed, whether they be pirates, gangsters or tyrants, you’re known in less flattering terms. According to official Combine terminology, the members of your hard-bitten starship crew […]
By Matthew Sanderson In the Aftermath of an Esoterrorist Generated Catastrophe Introduction The Ordo Veritatis would like to believe they continue to have the upper hand in their struggle against the Esoterrorist movement. However, in the upper echelon of the organization, there exists the seed of doubt. What would happen if the tables were turned […]
by Graham Walmsley The second part of the new Cthulhu Apocalypse series, Cthulhu Apocalypse: The Apocalypse Machine is a rich sandbox setting, allowing players to construct their own apocalypse, from the first strange rumblings beneath the earth to the final, cataclysmic event. It will take Trail of Cthulhu adventures into a post-apocalyptic world, giving you […]
We are in need of playtesters for the second part of the Cthulhu Apocalypse series (the first part, The Dead White World, is available to buy now). The Apocalypse Machine is a campaign setting which allows players to construct their own apocalypse, deciding everything from the initial cause (from droughts to disease to Dagon and […]
Matthew Pook has reviewed Trail of Cthulhu in Unspeakable Oath with very positive results. You can read the full review here. If ever there was a game writer spawned to author a Lovecraftian RPG, it is surely Kenneth Hite. Trail of Cthulhu is a harsher, grainier approach to Lovecraftian investigative horror. Fully supported by elegant […]