The Bundle of Holding has resurrected its acclaimed showcase for Pelgrane Press’s mind-bending roleplaying games, offering a complete digital library of surreal cosmic horror. Designed by veteran game creator Robin D. Laws, The Yellow King draws on Robert W. Chambers‘ classic weird fiction to trap investigators across four distinct, interconnected timelines plagued by the alien influence of Carcosa.
Starter Collection – US$17.95
- Yellow King RPG (core four-volume set including Paris, The Wars, Aftermath, and This is Normal Now, plus GM screen and tactical cards)
- The Yellow King Suite (six atmospheric MP3 music tracks by James Semple)
Scholar Collection – US$28.33 (Threshold)
- Absinthe in Carcosa (full-colour visual campaign guide and handout compendium)
- Annotated King in Yellow (deluxe story collection edited by Kenneth Hite)
- The Missing and the Lost (alternate-history novel by Robin D. Laws)
- New Tales of the Yellow Sign (collection of eight weird fiction stories)
At the heart of this multi-era campaign lies the fast-playing “Quickshock” GUMSHOE system, which streamlines investigation mechanics to keep narrative momentum high without sacrificing tactical depth. Rather than leaving players stranded in a single damp mansion, the game demands that characters confront the contagion of the Yellow Sign across disparate historical theatres, ranging from the absinthe-soaked artist garrets of 1890s Paris and the muddy trenches of an alternate 1947 European Continental War, to the post-insurrection struggles of 2017 North America and the unsettlingly familiar corners of our present reality. Each sequence utilises tailored investigative capabilities and specialised mechanics for battlefield hazards or political manipulation, ensuring that recurring themes of institutional decay and madness evolve organically from one epoch to the next.
This time-limited deal concludes at midnight at the International Date Line on Wednesday, November 4. All included rulebooks, supplements, and fiction titles are supplied as completely DRM-free digital files.
