A mutilated corpse is found hanging a slaughterhouse, bullet wounds in the shoulders, elbows and knees. It looks like a terrorist punishment killing, but there are subtle clues pointing at Esoterrorist involvement. Can you stop a terrible chain of events before the world wakes up to headlines which weaken the Membrane and let the creatures of unremitting horror pierce the Outer Black?
You are elite investigators combating the plots of the Esoterrorists, a loose affiliation of occult terrorists intent on tearing the fabric of the world. The Esoterrorists introduces the GUMSHOE rules system, which revolutionizes investigative scenarios by ensuring that players are never deprived of the crucial clues they need to move the story forward.
Trail of Cthulhu won two Ennie awards for Best Rules and Best Writing, as well as receiving an honourable mention for Product of the Year. Thank you for your votes. Sample pages from Trail of Cthulhu Trail of Cthulhu is a new standalone GUMSHOE system game under license to Chaosium, set in the 1930s. It […]
A review of the Dragonmeet special edition (paperback, not hardback).
Kenneth Hite Kenneth Hite claims to have bought the first copy of Call of Cthulhu sold in Oklahoma City, in August of 1981. Since then, he has moved to dread and night-haunted Chicago, written all or part of seventy or so roleplaying game books (including Nightmares of Mine, Dubious Shards, and Adventures Into Darkness), and […]
Contest Rules To win the contest prize, put yourself in the mindset of an investigator for the Ordo Veritatis. Examine the notes and documents, which will be provided in dribs and drabs over a period of days. Use them to construct: A) A theory of the case, explaining the source of the supernatural threat, including […]
These are our releases and forthcoming products for the Esoterrorists line. Get them at our webstore, from IPR or your local game store. The Esoterrorists – Core Book – available The Book of Unremitting Horror – Setting Book – available Profane Miracles – A Fastplay Adventure – available Six Packed – A Fastplay Adventure – […]