Review of the Call of Cthulhu supplemental Bouts of Madness Deck by Aaron Sinner and Todd Walden of Ruined Relic Games. In-Short: By far my most used supplement for Call of Cthulhu (despite fierce competition),…
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Servants of the Lake Review – Call of Cthulhu (Doors to Darkness)
Review of the Call of Cthulhu scenario Servants of the Lake, written by Glynn Owen Barrass, from Chaoisum’s scenario anthology, Doors to Darkness. In Short: A sleek little investigative/survival horror scenario that could benefit from…
Cartoon Reanimation Review – Call of Cthulhu (Bibliothek 13)
Review of the Japanese Call of Cthulhu scenario Cartoon Reanimation, written by Nanamine Kizashi, from the scenario anthology Bibliothek 13. In-Short: A lovely and bizarre mashup of cartoony slapstick, noir, and a classic CoC investigation…
The Phthonus Cabinet Review – Call of Cthulhu
Review of the Call of Cthulhu Gaslight scenario The Phthonus Cabinet, written by John Crowdis. In-Short: An investigation-heavy scenario romping through the 1890s London dockyards with a novel Mythos threat. Spoilers-lite for Players and Keepers…
Black Eyeball Review – Call of Cthulhu (Cthulhu 2020)
Review of the Japanese Call of Cthulhu scenario Black Eyeball (黒い目玉), written by Uchiyama Yasujirou, from the modern-day sourcebook and scenario collection Cthulhu 2020 (クトゥルフ2020). In Short: A unique introductory scenario in the vein of…
The Hoodlums Review – Call of Cthulhu (Grindhouse)
Review of the Call of Cthulhu scenario The Hoodlums, written by Alex Guillotte and Ian Christiansen, the seventh and final scenario in the Grindhouse Ultimate Collection. In Short: A short and spooky dungeon crawl-esque scenario…
Orpheus Station Review – Dark Space
Review of Orpheus Station, the first scenario in Dark Space, a system-neutral collection of Lovecraftian SF horror published by Kabuki Kaiser. In-Short: An appropriately spooky romp through an abandoned space station with enough changes of…
Flash Cthulhu: Café au Morte Overview (Call of Cthulhu)
This an overview of my Call of Cthulhu scenario, Café au Morte. In Short: An interpersonal skill-heavy, ultra short, one location scenario. No spoilers for Players and Keepers: Café au Morte is the first scenario…
Hell Block Five Review – Call of Cthulhu (Grindhouse)
Review of the Call of Cthulhu scenario Hell Block Five, written by Alex Guillotte and Ian Christiansen, the fifth scenario in the Grindhouse Collection. In Short: Cool premise and atmosphere, and a couple of very…
Slaughter in Spittlefeld Review – Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (Ubersreik Adventures)
Review of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay adventure Slaughter in Spittlefeld, written by Ben Scerri for the first Ubersreik Adventures book. In Short: Slaughter in Spittlefeld is tightly focused closed adventure that leans heavily on investigation…