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Unnatural Selections #45 - what critics said now and then about 'Trail of Tsathogghua', now part of our Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Jul 2021
"This one small scenario has done more to draw role-players to Call of Cthulhu than anything ever published for CoC, and I had the desire to exploit the concept to the max."In a 2007 essay for Electronic Book Review,Trail of Tsathogghua author the late Keith Herber talks about his scenario
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Unnatural Selections #44 - what critics said now and then about Shadows of Yog-Sothoth, now part of the Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jul 2021
Shadows of Yog-Sothoth (1982) was the first-ever Call of Cthulhu campaign, and is one of the five supplements we're reprinting in the Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter, currently underway.As Black Gate Magazine said about it back in 2013, "When Sandy Peterson’s Call of Cthulhu was first
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Now on YouTube: Becca Scott and an all-star cast plays 'The Auction', one of the scenarios from the Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 11th Jul 2021
Here it is: Becca Scott and an all-star cast plays 'The Auction', a scenario from The Asylum & Other Tales, one of the five classic supplements featured in the Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter, currently underway.Becca says, "We're playing Call of Cthulhu Classic in celebration of t
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Out from the Shadows... $400K Stretch Goal for Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Jul 2021
$100,000 Stretch Goal - Classic Keeper Screen - Achieved!$200,000 Stretch Goal - Ruby Red Dice - Achieved!$300,000 Stretch Goal - Handouts Upgrade - Achieved!$350,000 Stretch Goal - Arkham Poster Map - Achieved!Having passed $350,000 in our Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter it's on to the next Str
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This Saturday Becca Scott and an all-star cast plays 'The Auction', one of the scenarios from the Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jul 2021
The cat is out of the bag!This Saturday Becca Scott and an all-star cast plays 'The Auction', a scenario from The Asylum & Other Tales, one of the five classic supplements featured in the Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter, currently underway.This game features Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destin
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HPLHS announces Deluxe Handout Set to pair with Chaosium's 40th Anniversary Kickstarter!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jul 2021
To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Call of Cthulhu tabletop roleplaying game, Chaosium's friends the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have announced another of their amazing prop sets. Using a full-page of the 'Arkham Advertiser' newspaper, the HPLHS have revealed a 'Deluxe Han
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Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter: a new stretch goal at $350K, the Arkham Map Poster Map
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jul 2021
$100,000 Stretch Goal - Classic Keeper Screen - Achieved!$200,000 Stretch Goal - Ruby Red Dice - Achieved!$300,000 Stretch Goal - Handouts Upgrade - Achieved!Having passed $300,000 in our Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter it's on to the next Stretch Goal:$350,000 Stretch Goal - Arkham Poster MapTh
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Out of the Suitcase #16: So what's the scoop on Call of Cthulhu Classics?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 4th Jul 2021
Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium.With the recent launch of our Kickstarter a lot of people have been asking what's scoop on Call of Cthulhu Classics? Since I did a lot of the work, I am happy to explain...We scanned in nea
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