GUMSHOE is the rules engine used in many of Evil Pelgrane’s products, from The Esoterrorists to Trail of Cthulhu to our newest (evil) release, Timewatch. (GUMSHOE is capitalised because it’s an acronym – Generic Universal Mechanic Serving Henchmen Of Evil Why else would it be all-caps?). It’s 10 years old this year, so let’s take […]
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A Dispatch From Cthulhu City. Cults are a major part of Cthulhu City. The setting mashes Arkham, Dunwich, Innsmouth and Kingport together with the Mythos’ other great cities – the City of the Elder Things, the City of Pillars, Carcosa, Pnakatos, Rlyeh, the Marvellous Sunset City of the Dreamland – and each of those cities […]
Regular readers may notice something different around here – specifically, over there ——-> Yes, it’s an ENnies winner sticker! After many years of nominations, See Page XX has finally been recognised by the ENcademy as a good website. Huzzah! Of course, this was slightly lost in the flood of Pelgrane- and Pelgrane-adjacent wins at […]
If you are interested any of these games, please email me with the game you wish to playtest in the subject line. Title: The High House System: GUMSHOE One-2-One Author: Robin Laws Deadline: 30th September Number of sessions: 1-2 Description: The investigation of an odd automobile fatality plunges Dex Raymond into a case involving sorcerous members of L.A.’s business […]
This month has been dominated by the aftermath of Gen Con. We’ve been implementing the Pelgrane Plan for 2016 we decided in the Pelgrane Summit, followed up with licensees and distributors and generally bathing in the afterglow of the ENnie awards and meeting our lovely GMs and players. This month Cat and I have also […]
The streets here are a concrete labyrinth. I try to go one block east, towards the ocean, and find myself crossing another bridge over the grey waters of the Miskatonic, and I’m back on the north side of the city, climbing up towards the civic monstrosity that squats atop Sentinel Hill. Transport Police, their faces […]
May you live in interesting times, goes the alleged Chinese curse; and it’s hard to think of more interesting times than the UK is currently experiencing. Many friends of the Nest have expressed concern about what Britain’s vote to exit the EU means for Pelgrane Press (and more importantly, their Dracula Dossier campaigns); Simon and Gareth tackle both […]
A scenario hook for Trail of Cthulhu by Chris Spivey Father David Baker is an ally who may have performed an exorcism, or provided the Investigators access to ancient church records. He has requested that they come to the church immediately. When the Investigators arrive, the usually-collected older man of the cloth speaks with a […]
Frequent contributor and friend of the Pelgrane Adam Gauntlett is here to talk about The Private Life of Elder Things. ——————— Right! Hello again. So nice to see you. I have something I’d like to tell you, about a short story collection I’ve been working on: The Private Life of Elder Things, due out this September. […]
In the past three weeks or so, more people have written op-ed pieces about Brexit and the ensuing fallout than actually voted in the referendum, but oddly, very few have discussed its effect on vampires (other than a few passing swipes at George Osbourne). What might Brexit mean for Dracula and your Dracula Dossier campaign? […]