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"What *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf?" – Monte Cook's Call of Cthulhu essay from Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jan 2023
"Since the early days of the hobby, if you were to ask virtually any roleplayer what *other* game should be on the ideal RPG shelf... it's likely the answer would be Call of Cthulhu."
So says GAMA Hall of Fame designer Monte Cook in his chapter for Hobby Games: The 100 Best (2007, edited
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Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers in the last two weeks!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 27th Jan 2023
Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers coming to Chaosium.com in the last two weeks! As a result, we're likely going to run out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule. But never fear, there's already a new shipment on the way – it's due i
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Miskatonic Monday #67c: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 25th Jan 2023
The Curse of Black Teeth Keetes is our newest POD title in the Miskatonic Repository (released today!) and Viral is one of the best-selling (and fastest to Platinum status). Call of Cthulhu titles in the Miskatonic Repository that achieve Electrum Best Seller status in PDF (251+ sales
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Miskatonic Monday #67b: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jan 2023
Under the Miskatonic Repository community content license, Call of Cthulhu fans can sell and share their own independently-created material on DriveThruRPG. Ttles that achieve Electrum Best Seller status in PDF (251+ sales) are eligible to become Print-On-Demand. Here we're featuring all the titles
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Miskatonic Monday #67a: current print titles in the Miskatonic Repository
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Jan 2023
"No one who had ever seen this guy in his infancy would have supposed him born to be an author" – Jane Austen (probably). Stuart Sellens is excited to announce he's got another Call of Cthulhu release to print: Host and Hostility, his Miskatonic Repository collection of scenarios for&
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Miskatonic Monday #66: an eclectic collection of new independent Call of Cthulhu titles to kick off 2023!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Jan 2023
Last Friday was of course Friday 13th, so the following day the timing was perfect for Miskatonic Repository creator Rina Haenze:"Pleased to announce that my award-winning debut scenario, the slasher flick homage Saturday the 14th, is now available for Print on Demand, in the same week as
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Kelly Grant's 'Women of the French Revolution': a free resource for Call of Cthulhu's Reign of Terror
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Jan 2023
Last Saturday, January 7th, Australian Call of Cthulhu writer Kelly Grant passed away from cancer at the age of 58.Today, in Kelly's honour, we're releasing her work 'Women of the French Revolution'. This is a free 11 page resource to use with our Call of Cthulhu historical supplement 
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Want to try a new TTRPG in 2023? Our Starter Sets are just 99c for the next week!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 13th Jan 2023
Want to try a new TTRPG in 2023? Or get your friends into playing Call of Cthulhu or RuneQuest?— Call of Cthulhu Starter Set – $0.99— RuneQuest Starter Set – $0.99Both games are based on the world-renowned Basic Roleplaying System (BRP), which uses a roll-low D100 core mechanic that is sim
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