There is a new review of Bookhounds of London by Andrew Behaut here. Not only does Bookhounds make me want to run a game, it makes me feel confident that I could run that game well. Many supplements place the burden of extracting a game from their contents on the Keeper; this book does not. […]
My original brief for Ashen Stars spacehip combat was that all PCs should be involved, regardless of their position in the crew. That element was retained, but starship combat was substantially altered in playtest. Read more on Robin’s blog…
Edit: The Investigator’s Guide is sold out. It’s on re-order and due in August. Get the PDF now if you order. The Occult Guide has come in from the printers, but due to unforeseen demand, we now have only a handful of copies left. We sold through immediately into distribution and retail, and I am […]
Edit: Chris Sanderson of Battlefield Bangkok says the three reprobates in the image are Nakorn and Nakorn (no relation) in the foreground, and Brian in the background, who appears to be up to no good. They’ll be running their first session shortly. I’ve just received my publisher copies of The Esoterrorists in Thai, and here […]
The latest issue of See Page XX is available to view now. It includes information on the Ashen Stars Stellar Nursery Edition and other new releases. Full of articles and news, you can read it all here.
Kafka has posted a very comprehensive and positive review of our newest print release, Bookhounds of London, 5 out of 5 stars. You can read the full review here. Bookhounds of London is a major hardcover supplement to the Trail of Cthulhu that is: a campaign guide, locale sourcebook, and an adventure. Whomever, decides to […]
By Clinton R. Nixon The rules of Owl Hoot Trail are based in old-school fantasy gaming, and so it was a given that the game would have classes. Defining classes in a role-playing game is a powerful influence over how the game is played. You are defining a vocabulary of character types and actions. In […]
[Editor’s note: Graham’s final Purist adventure, The Rending Box is out now.] Stealing Cthulhu is my guide to Lovecraftian storytelling for roleplaying games. The central idea is: by stealing, adapting, combining and reusing Lovecraft’s ideas, you can create scenarios that seem new and horrific. In this article, I’ll describe some techniques from the book and […]