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  • Call of Cthulhu: insanity is the only path for truth

    The E3 trailer for Call of Cthulhu, the official video game adaptation of Chaosium’s pen & paper RPG, rises from the depths. Developed for consoles and PC by Cyanide Studio in Paris, Call of Cthulhu will offer an RPG-Investigation title, packed with psychological horror and stealth mechanics. Cyanide Studio brings to life a disturbing world […]

  • Unboxing: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

    At last, our long, international nightmare is over. People all over the world are starting to receive the physical copies of Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition nearly three years after the original Kickstarter began and two and a half years past the original release date. Hell, I’ve had the digital version of most of what’s […]

  • Tabletop Review: Nameless Horrors (Call of Cthulhu)

    Nameless Horrors Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $14.97 (PDF)/Free (To Kickstarter Backers) Page Count: 228 Release Date: 05/07/2015 Get it Here: Chaosium.com While we are close to the two year past due date anniversary of Horror on the Orient Express to fully ship and the one and a half year late anniversary of 7th Edition Call of […]

  • Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu: Sense Impacts

    Call of Cthulhu: Sense Impacts Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $15.95 Tracks: 13 Release Date: 03/16/2015 Get it Here: Chaosium.com I don’t review a lot of RPG soundtracks, but those that I have done have all been ones I would use with Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu game. Fans of Horror on the Orient Express might want to […]

  • Tabletop Review: Cthulhu Through the Ages (Call of Cthulhu)

    Cthulhu Through the Ages (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $7.47 (Free to Seventh Edition Call of Cthulhu Kickstarter Backers) Page Count: 75 Release Date: 02/26/2015 Get it Here: Chaosium.com So this is a cute little PDF. Cthulhu Through the Ages is essentially a primer/sampler of multiple settings for Call of Cthulhu. Now the seven […]

  • Tabletop Review: Cthulhu Britannica London Boxed Set

    Cthulhu Britannica London Boxed Set Publisher: Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd. Cost: $89.99 Page Count: 408 Release Date: 01/13/2015 Get it Here: Drive-Thru RPG From the same publisher that’s been putting out the Doctor Who Adventures in Space and Time RPG that I thought was fantastic, comes another entry in the ever expending Call of Cthulhu […]

  • Unboxing: Horror on the Orient Express – Part One!

    On 12/27, the first part of my Horror on the Orient Express pledge arrived, and since we’ve covered the re-release of this classic Call of Cthulhu campaign so much, I thought I’d do an unboxing for you, our Diehard GameFAN readers. Now, I say first part because things like my Mugs, physical copy of the […]

  • Book Review: Madness on the Orient Express (Call of Cthulhu)

    Madness on the Orient Express (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $15.95 Page Count: 286 Release Date: 12/1/2014 Get it Here: Chaosium.com So as I write this, I am still waiting for my physical copy of Horror on the Orient Express and all of its ancillary goodies to arrive. Oh the pain of being in […]

  • Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Core Rulebook

    Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Core Rulebook/Keeper’s Rulebook Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $27.95 Page Count: 448 Release Date: 11/28/2014 (Digital)/TBD (Physical) Get it Here: Chaosium.com So it’s time to finally review the 448 page Core Rulebook for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition. In this review I’ll be referring to it as the Core Rulebook, the Keeper’s […]

  • Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Investigator’s Handbook

    Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Investigator’s Handbook Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $44.95 ($22.95 PDF) Page Count: 282 Release Date: 11/17/2014 Get it Here: CHaosium.com Usually I’m a bit quicker with reviewing Call of Cthulhu releases as they come out. Case in point, the Seventh Edition Keeper’s Screen and adventures. However, both the Investigator’s Handbook and the […]

  • Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Keeper’s Screen Pack (Digital Version)

    Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Keeper’s Screen Pack (Digital Version) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $14.95 Page Count: Special. See Below Release Date: 11/17/2014 Get it Here; Chaosium.com On Monday, November 17th, Chaosium finally released the 7th Edition of Call of Cthulhu. Well, the digital version anyway. Those of you who want to wait for the dead […]

  • Tabletop Review: Cold Harvest (Call of Cthulhu)

    Cold Harvest (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else0 Page Count: 67 Release Date: 10/17/2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else) Get it Here: Chaosium.com (Eventually) Ah delays. They are not only to be expected with a Kickstarter campaign, but are generally a fact of life. If a backer is lucky, the […]

  • Tabletop Review: Horror on the Orient Express – Digital Edition (Call of Cthulhu)

    Horror on the Orient Express – Digital Edition (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $499.95 (THIS WILL DROP – SEE BELOW) Page Count: Special (See Below) Release Date: 09/26/2014 Get it Here: Chaosium.com After more than TWO YEARS since being funded, a final version of the Horror on the Orient Express remake has been sent […]

  • Tabletop Review: The Machine King (Call of Cthulhu)

    The Machine King (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Cthulhu Reborn Cost: FREE Page Count: 59 Release Date: 08/20/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com The Machine King is an adventure that was originally designed back in the late 90s for Dreamlands book that never made it out of the planning stages. Why, I have no idea. I can […]

  • Tabletop Review: Black Goat of New Orleans (Call of Cthulhu)

    Black Goat of New Orleans (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Golden Goblin Press/New Orleans Mythos Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/$500 (everyone else) Page Count: 29 Release Date: 08/19/2014 Get it Here:Golden Goblin Press Back in June I reviewed Tales of the Crescent City: Adventures in Jazz-Era New Orleans from Golden Goblin Press. This collection of adventures […]

  • Tabletop Review: Age of Cthulhu 8: Starfall Over the Plateau of Leng (Call of Cthulhu)

    Age of Cthulhu 8: Starfall Over the Plateau of Leng (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: $7 (PDF)/$24.99 Physical) Page Count: 66 Release Date: 07/18/2014 (PDF to Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: Goodman Games Age of Cthulhu 8 was another successful Kickstarter project by Goodman Games. In this case the goal was […]

  • Tabletop Review: Ripples From Carcosa (Call of Cthulhu)

    Ripples From Carcosa (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $10.95 (PDF) Page Count: 135 Release Date: 07/15/2014 Get it Here: Chaosium.com Ripples From Carcosa originally started life as a Monograph, which is a Call of Cthulhu piece usually done by a single person. The art is minimal, the editing and layout are done by the […]

  • Tabletop Review: Age of Cthulhu: Transatlantic Terror (Call of Cthulhu)

    Age of Cthulhu: Transatlantic Terror (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Page Count: 12 Release Date: 07/18/2014 Although currently unavailable to everyone else, Goodman Games released one of the stretch goals from their recent Age of Cthulhu Kickstarter to backers. This very short scenario should only take a […]

  • Tabletop Review: Cathulhu: Velvet Paws on Cthulhu’s Trail (Call of Cthulhu)

    Cathulhu: Velvet Paws on Cthulhu’s Trail (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Sxitystone Press Cost: $8.95 (PDF)/18.99 (Physical) Page Count: 69 Release Date: 04/14/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG or Chaosium.com Cathulhu originally appeared several years ago in the German Call of Cthulhu publication Cthulhoide Welten, under the name Katzulhu. It would be translated into English as Cathulhu […]

  • Tabletop Review: The Unspeakable Oath, Issue #24 (Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green)

    The Unspeakable Oath, Issue #24 Publisher: Arc Dream Publishing Cost: $5.99 (PDF)/$9.99 (Physical) Page Count: 74 Release Date: 07/09/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Man, I can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since issue #23 of The Unspeakable Oath. I love this magazine but I do wish it would come out more regularly. This is […]