The latest news from D&D live, Rime of the Frostmaiden, free downloads and big money dice campaigns on Kickstarter.
An interview with Sandy Petersen: Adding Cthulhu, cats and dreams to D&D
Petersen Games now makes a range of games, many of them are Cthulhu related with titles like Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos and Unlocking Insanity.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #51
Routinely Itemised is a look at Paizo Publishing’s product timeline, the arrival of Mythic Odysseys of Theros, freebies and RPG news from the week.
Petersen Games launches the Cthulhu Mythos Saga for 5e on subscription
Petersen Game is now releasing their Cthulhu Mythos Saga adventures for 5e every month, and they’re offering a subscription model.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #33
RPG news summary with another D&D leak, free downloads and Matthew Mercer’s 2020 update to the Blood Hunter 5e class.
The best selling horror RPGs of 2019
… and who are the scary monsters?
Five circles of hell demons by Call of Cthulhu designer Sandy Petersen
Sandy Petersen may still be best known as the designer of Call of Cthulhu but this iconic demon-master has done plenty since. A focus has been Petersen Games and Kickstarter. The latest project is Planet Apocalypse, a co-op board games in which post-apocalyptic heroes struggle against hordes from Hell. The Kickstarter needs US$100,000 to fund […]
A first look at the Quake Champions comic character art
Quake is 20 years old. The first-person shooter was made by id Software and directed by John Romero. The designers included Sandy Petersen of Call of Cthulhu RPG fame. There’s still plenty of life in Quake. The next generation of the game is Quake: Champions, a competitive multiplayer, being published by Bethesda. The Amazon listing […]
Call of Cthulhu’s Sandy Petersen sues PayPal
Petersen Entertainment LP has taken PayPal to court for withholding $57,000 in funds. The money due apparently relates to a Kickstarter for one of the 12 games the company has successfully funded. The complaint [PDF link] stats that Petersen has been fulfilling gamers’ orders despite PayPal withholding funds. This is good news for gamers as […]
Cthulhu as Pathfinder high fantasy
Sandy Petersen and son are back with more Cthulhu RPG material. This time the Kickstarter is in search of $10,000 to convert the mythos into something suitable for high fantasy and the Pathfinder RPG. Yup; this means playable races. The project has easily beaten that $10,000 goal and, at the time of writing, is well […]
