Tag: trail of cthulhu

The Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition Backerkit.

One of the reasons I can’t afford the Discworld Kickstarter is because I can barely afford the Trail of Cthulhu Backerkit. Which is also a reason why I didn’t try to suck up for money, or anything. I’m picking which toys to save up for!

Again, though: but if you want to buy my books as Christmas gifts for people, well, that would be awesome.

#commissionearned

TRAIL OF CTHULHU Second Edition Backerkit starts October 15th.

Welp. This could prove expensive. Worth it, but expensive. On the gripping hand, TRAIL OF CTHULHU is a great game and a second edition is justifiable. GUMSHOE as a system has adapted a bit since the game came out and some updating seems reasonable. Can’t wait!

Not-off to Pelicon!

Pelicon is a digital-only con sponsored by Pelgrane Press for those who can’t make it to Gen Con for one reason or another (Pelgrane’s in the UK, which is why they’re not going). I’m in a The Fall of Delta Green game this afternoon (it’s about to start, in fact), and Trail of Cthulhu tomorrow evening. Looking forward to both!

#commissionearned

The TRAIL OF CTHULHU Humble Bundle.

This is a good deal. I’m only not grabbing it because I pretty much have all of these in print already. If you haven’t tried the game yet, I recommend picking this up, then decide if you’ll be doing the ToC Second Edition Kickstarter as well…

Second edition TRAIL OF CTHULHU is coming.

November Kickstarter, if it all works out.

No drastic changes to the rules, but they’re cleaning them up, updating the campaign setting frames and creating a new introductory adventure. It’s definitely something to look forward to. I wonder if they’ll need playtesters…

In the Mail: FEARFUL SYMMETRIES.

Pelgrane Press’s latest.

FEARFUL SYMMETRIES lets you play as English magicians in the interwar period who are trying to establish a perfect land, based on the mystical theories of William Blake. Alas, this is a campaign set in the Cthulhu Mythos, so it’s probably all going to go horribly wrong. Or worse: horribly right. That’s often even more fun.

Looks like it’ll be a good read. Maybe some day I’ll even get to run a game in it! Probably a con game; that’s usually my best bet for horror RPG playing.

Tweet/Ad of the Day, I Keep Trying To Pull It Through The Screen edition.

Pretty. Also: squamous.

Hideous Creatures isn’t out yet, which is probably for the best, because I may or may not have blown my accumulated Christmas/birthday money in one fell swoop and couldn’t afford it anyway. Still. The bestiary entries in Trail of Cthulhu games are fascinating, not to mention often providing a spark of inspiration.

In the mail: Cthulhu City.

So pretty. And shiny!

Cthulhu City is one of Pelgrane Press’s supplements for Trail of Cthulhu, and it’s rather good.  I know this because I got the PDF ahead of the print book, and I’ve read it already.  It’s packed full of Lovecraftian goodness, all mixed in an excellent mix that works well for an urban campaign.  Plus, I like Pelgrane’s design aesthetic when it comes to Trail of Cthulhu. Very elegant and high-toned.

Looks like @PelgranePress’s Cthulhu City is finally out.

Time to make what Charlie Ross calls a save vs. shiny roll:

…Oh, who am I kidding? Cthulhu City is precisely the sort of Trail of Cthulhu supplement that I’d buy on sight, and Pelgrane Press knows it. There was never any hope for me. Save yourself!

Moe Lane

PS: Basically, it looks like they’re combining Cthulhu, urban noir, and probably Lovecraft’s deep-seated loathing of any city that wasn’t Providence into one big, happy pile. Fun!