Halloween is drawing near, and you might be looking for appropriately spooky games to run for your players. Here’s a quick roundup of seven Pelgrane Press games and adventures that might fit the bill: Night’s Black Agents by Kenneth Hite – The designer of this mashup of the spy thriller and horror genres describes it as “The Bourne […]
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By Mike Drew Given the central position Verity Dyse occupies in the events leading to Augustus Darcy’s death it is odd there is so little about her in the Guide. This article is an attempt to suggest some further background, and a possible timeline, based on the hints given by Darcy. It is not possible […]
A positive review of the Occult Guide by Andrew Brehaut …the book is an entertaining read – if you are like me, you might find yourself puzzling over facets of the mystery for hours.
This work is a primer for players of Lovecraftian roleplaying games set in the dismal streets of 1930s London. The Guide is replete with contacts, rumours and clues which will guide you on your quest for forbidden knowledge. Written as the companion volume to Bookhounds of London for Trail of Cthulhu, it can be […]
I’d like to thank Matt over at Flames Rising for organising Pelgrane week, and all the contributors. Here is a summary of the content for the week. The new reviews they posted during the week: Black Drop Castle Bravo Cthulhu Apocalypse: Dead White World The design essays: The Origins of the Occult Guide by Paula […]
As part of Flames Rising’s Pelgrane Press week, they offer an article by Occult Guide author Paula Dempsey on its origins.
This issue of RPG Countdown has interviews with four Pelgrane writers In at #7 Paula Dempsey with the Occult Guide #4 Robin D Laws with the Dying Earth #3 Graham Walmsley with Cthulhu Apocalypse: The Dead White World and #1 Ken Hite with Bookhounds of London
Dan Harms reviews The Investigator’s guide to Occult London. …this is an enjoyable and entertaining read for anyone interested in one or another aspect of the Bookhounds universe.
Nominated for Best Setting and Gold Award winner for Best Writing in the 2012 ENnie awards This work is a primer for players of Lovecraftian roleplaying games set in the dismal streets of 1930s London. The Guide is replete with contacts, rumours and clues which will guide you on your quest for forbidden knowledge. […]
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 […]
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