News of an Esoterror bioscience expedition sends the investigators on a jaunt to the Brazilian rain forest, where they encounter the usual horrors of nature at its most fecund and ferocious. After a red-herring encounter with corporate forces intent on leveling the rainforest for beef production, they catch up with their quarry and find them […]
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 […]
We have three new playtesting opportunities available at the moment. If you’re interested in playtesting any of these please email me with the name of the game in the subject field (e.g. Love of Money Playtest), stating whether or not you’ve playtested for Pelgrane before. The deadline for these playtests is the end of March. […]
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 […]