Before “storygames” and “simulationist RPGs,” before “crunchy” and “fluff,” there was Call of Cthulhu and Dungeons & Dragons. D&D was all about facing down monsters, gaining wealth and power, and telling epic fantasy stories. CoC was all about avoiding monsters, staying alive and sane, and telling chilling horror stories. D&D had tons of rules and had roots in minature wargamming; […]
On A Mud-Slick Road to Hell: Review of Dead Light
Survival horror in Cthulhu – the chances seem slim, right? I mean, without even saying the words ‘survival horror’, most people who play games based upon the entities of the Cthulhu Mythos probably don’t have anything like a 10 Year Plan or bother investing in a 5 Year Diary. Investigators into the Mythos probably wouldn’t […]
The ENnie 2014 Awards: who are the winners?
It’s GenCon and that means one of the year’s biggest and most popular set of gaming awards: The ENNies. As usual competition was fierce. For almost all of the 20+ categories there were two prizes to fight for; gold and silver. Geek Native has the full list of winners below. Did anyone publisher thrash the […]
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens Team EN World opened the voting booth for the 2014 ENnie Awards this week. Voting started with 5 winners being announced for the 2014 Judges’ Spotlight award. So, who won? Hobomancer Companion from Hex Games Deep Magic from Kobold Press Rocket Age RPG from Cubicle 7 […]
Who’s leading the Ennies 2013 pack?
The nominations for the 2013 ENnies are out. These are a big set of awards in the roleplaying publishing world. Counting by hand, I reach 57 publishers nominated and that’s up from just shy of 40 from 2012. Paizo Publishing and Pelgrane Press lead the pack with 7 nominations each, with Cubicle 7 in third […]
Call of Cthulhu takes the 7th edition to Kickstarter
[Back this Campaign] The video above isn’t the Kickstarter pitch video for the project. There’s no such video. There’s an image header instead which you can see below. The video was actually quite important though. It helped convince me that this wasn’t a fake Kickstarter project. There’s no mention of the pitch on Chaosium’s homepage […]
Art confirms Kickstarter for Cthulhu Britannica London
A few days ago this poster for Cthulhu Britannica London popped up online. Looks good – but there is no Cthulhu Britannica London. It hinted at a new game and given the style of the poster the question was “Will there be a Kickstarter?” Geek Native has more art for the Cthulhu Britannica London. It […]
Is this a Cthulhu Britannica London clue?
Cthulhu Britannica is a series of games from Cubicle 7 and fully licensed from Chaosium, the Call of Cthulhu RPG owners. There are a few books in the series, including Shadows over Scotland, but I’m not aware of a Cthulhu Britannica London. So what does this image mean? A mockup done for fun? Perhaps but […]
Are these the best horror RPGs of all time?
Halloween is sneaking ever closer and around the world gamers will be wondering what to do. Some gaming groups will have especially spooky encounters and others will play one off horror games. It’s little surprise that horror RPGs have a spike of sales around about now. Geek Native asked the kindly souls at OneBookShelf (RPGNow […]
The 2012 ENnnies winners
Friday night at GenCon means ENnies. The ENnies are easily one of the most prestigious awards in the roleplaying industry and combine public vote and the role of judges. Best Adventure Dead Rock Seven (Pelgrane Press) Invasive Procedures (Pelgrane Press) The Rending Box (Pelgrane Press) Silver: Madness at Gardmore Abbey (Wizards of the Coast) Gold: […]
