This is a review of Chaosium’s Gateways to Terror, containing three beginner friendly Call of Cthulhu scenarios, written by Leigh Carr, John Hook, and Todd Gardiner. Gateways to Terror’s tagline appropriately reads ‘Three Evenings of Nightmare,’ as each of its three scenarios can quite easily be run in a little over an hour if in a hurry, and rarely reach two hours even with plenty…
The Dead Boarder, by Todd Gardiner, from Chaosium’s Gateways to Terror. The following narrative replay is for Call of Cthulhu scenario, The Dead Boarder, the third and final scenario in Chaosium’s Gateways to Terror. If you’re a player, or just don’t want to know everything about the scenario ahead of time, you can read or listen to the first, spoiler-lite section of my review of…
Review of the Call of Cthulhu scenario The Dead Boarder, by Todd Gardiner, from Chaosium’s Gateways to Terror. In short: Sporting well-made pregen investigators and an extremely concise setting, The Dead Boarder is the best suited of the Gateways of Terror scenarios for beginners needing a game to fit into a very tight schedule. No Spoilers for players or Keepers: Todd Gardiner’s The Dead Boarder…
This is a replay for the Call of Cthulhu scenario What’s In The Cellar?, written by Jon Hook, published by Chaosium in Gateways to Terror. The following narrative replay is for Call of Cthulhu scenario, What’s in the Cellar?, the second of three scenarios in Chaosium’s Gateways to Terror book. If you’re a player, or just don’t want to know everything about the scenario ahead…
Heinrich’s Call of Cthulhu Guide to Character Creation, by Heinrich Moore. In short: If you as a player make investigators that last longer than a one-shot, or if you as a Keeper make scenarios that emphasise unique NPCs, this is an indispensable resource. Recommended as strongly as possible, seriously, this book is lovely and should be sandwiched between the Keeper Rulebook and the Investigator Handbook…
This is a review for the Call of Cthulhu scenario What’s In The Cellar?, written by Jon Hook, published by Chaosium in Gateways to Terror. In short: What’s In The Cellar has much of the elements of a great traditional Call of Cthulhu scenario crammed into a very concise package. Well recommended for introducing players to CoC 7e in a tight schedule. No Spoilers for…
Narrative replay of the Japanese Call of Cthulhu scenario A Cup of Horror (コーヒー一杯分の恐怖), written by Uchiyama Yasujirou (内山 靖二郎). This narrative replay is for the Japanese Call of Cthulhu scenario, A Cup of Horror (コーヒー一杯分の恐怖), written by Uchiyama Yasujirou, the first entry in the scenario collection Bibliothek 13. If you’re a player, or just don’t want to know everything about the scenario ahead of…
Review of the Japanese Call of Cthulhu scenario A Cup of Horror (コーヒー一杯分の恐怖), written by Uchiyama Yasujirou (内山 靖二郎). In-short: A creepy and tight little dungeon crawl through a café, perfect for new players and Keepers, and small enough to finish in under and hour if need be. Spoilers-lite for players and Keepers: A Cup of Horror (コーヒー一杯分の恐怖), written by Uchiyama Yasujirou (内山 靖二郎), is…
Replay of the Call of Cthulhu Scenario, Hand of Glory (Seeds of Terror #4), written by Allan Carey of Type40. This narrative replay is for Call of Cthulhu scenario, Hand of Glory, the fourth entry in Type40’s Seeds of Terror series of concise one-shots. If you’re a player, or just don’t want to know everything about the scenario ahead of time, you can read or…
Review of the Call of Cthulhu Scenario, Hand of Glory (Seeds of Terror #4), written by Allan Carey of Type40 Hand of Glory Review – Call of Cthulhu (Seeds of Terror) This is a review of the Call of Cthulhu scenario Hand of Glory, by Type 40, the Fourth scenario in their Seeds of Terror series. You can find the written review on mjrrpg.com. In-short:…
