Unnatural Selections: Recent Chaosium Reviews of Note #6 - "the Pepsi of RPG franchises"
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th May 2018
Call of Cthulhu - the definitive horror RPG
"Call of Cthulhu is now the Pepsi of RPG franchises, alongside D&D’s Coke, and the game’s success is part of the revival of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian fiction."
—Paul StJohn Mackintosh, The Legacy of Lovecraft in greydogtales.
"The stars are right for the best edition of the best
role-playing game in the world."
—Antonios S. Review, RPGNet.
"…one of the most iconic tabletop roleplaying games of all
time."
—Catholicsay.com
"With its 7th edition, Call of Cthulhu further solidifies its position as one of the greatest role-playing games ever made."
—GeekNative
"Call of Cthulhu is, for
me, the best RPG ever created irrespective of genre. Yet I do recognise that
its approach to heroism is not for everyone. Buying an enormous rulebook
without being certain of whether one likes it or not might not be as prudent,
so here's the answer. Eleven pages of rules, which can be clearly understood in
under an hour…"
— Antonios S. Review, RPGNet.
"Call of Cthulhu is one
of the greatest of its kind… the Quickstart Guide is a great introduction to
the game."
—Geeks A Gogo
Call of Cthulhu Quickstart Free PDF
"Every journey begins with a single step. The Mythos step is free of charge... If you had the chance of trying the best RPG ever made free of charge, wouldn't you?"
— Antonios S. Review, RPGNet.
Call of Cthulhu Quickstart Scenario "The Haunting"
"There's a reason why [Sandy Petersen’s scenario ‘The Haunting’, included in the Call of Cthulhu Quickstart] has been in print constantly for nearly 30 years and has been a rite of passage for nearly every Keeper in that time"—Seth Skorkowsky (video review):
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The Call of Cthulhu RPG is available direct from Chaosium, from DriveThruRPG and FLGSs everywhere!