We are seeking playtesters for four Trail of Cthulhu scenarios in our upcoming Hunger Awakes anthology: In Dean Engelhardt’s The Hunger Awakes, the fear of starvation turns palpable in an Arkham neighborhood as the investigators sense a need for flesh that can’t be satiated. The Electric Destiny of Francis Crowley (Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan): the investigators are […]
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In the latest episode of their enriching podcast, Ken and Robin talk treasure, Mythos god team ups, defending the adverb, and rebellion among the Franks.
18th Century Edinburgh in Boundary of the Darkness by Phil Masters Edinburgh looms large in the period of Boundary of the Darkness. The capital of Scotland is now a centre of the Enlightenment, well known to some of the Lunar Society (especially Erasmus Darwin and James Keir, who studied there) – but it retains its […]
Some of you and/or your offspring are back at school already, but the Great Pelgrane has waited until now to flap off in search of supplies. He particularly enjoys picking out colored pencils, four-color pens, and novelty erasers. Always upon his return he complains that they don’t make duotangs anymore, but voracious sapient pterodactyls do […]
With July comes the sultry summer heat that leads the Great Pelgrane to fly away to bask on one of his favorite rocks. Though distressing to the villagers dwelling below that lofty perch, it gives me the opportunity to creep into the nest to review the progress of various projects here at Pelgrane Press. This […]
by Adam Gauntlett A Trail of Cthulhu scenario set provisionally in Lovecraft Country, in which the investigators are hired as protection for an auction bid. Some of the action in this seed uses material from Chaosium’s Arkham Unveiled, specifically the legend of witch Goody Fowler on Hangman’s Hill. The Keeper should feel free to amend […]
By Adam Gauntlett Gorgo, Mormo, thousand-faced moon, look favourably on our sacrifices! The Horror at Red Hook Mormo, whose totem beast is the dog, maintains a great rivalry with the Elder Goddess Bast. She is the patron of all werewolves, and the Queen of vampires. Trail, p. 96 A Trail of Cthulhu scenario in which […]
Our big news this month is happening right now on Kickstarter, with Ballad Hunters now crowdfunding. In Tristan Zimmerman’s brilliant game of musical mystery, you play agents from the gritty side of the Regency era investigating a weird phenomenon that brings folk song lyrics to terrifying life. Its design pushes the boundaries of our signature […]
In the latest episode of their bean-protecting podcast, Ken and Robin talk the rules don’t matter theory, lying maps, 30s NYC book thieves, and miracles attributed to Pythagoras.
a column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws As reported in November, Polish archaeologists recently found a spiked iron tool establishing that druids local to the area, as they did elsewhere, once practiced trepanation. Until around the 19th century, cultures spanning historical and geographical boundaries did what they could to treat apparent brain ailments, by […]