The Miskatonic Alumni Association

5: An Introduction to the Call of Cthulhu RPG


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Interested in the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game?  Maybe you're a fan of H.P. Lovecraft's works.  Maybe you've discovered him through HBO's "Lovecraft Country"?  Maybe you're just intrigued by the idea of horror roleplaying but don't know where to start.  Maybe you don't know anything about roleplaying games at all.  Give us a chance to tell you what it is and why we love it!


Please comment below on your thoughts about the RPG.  Do you play?  What do you like about the game?  What don't you like?  What should we have mentioned?  We hope to hear from fellow fans!


***Resources Mentioned***

How to play:

Seth Skorkowsky's Call of Cthulhu Overview Series

Don't Stop Thinking's "How to Play Call of Cthulhu"


Actual Plays:

Encounter Roleplay

Invictus Stream

Critical Role's "Shadow of the Crystal Palace"


Shopping: 

Chaosium's Website (They are the publishers of Call of Cthulhu. You can get the Starter Set here, as well as any major online retailer.)


***SPECIAL THANKS*** 

To the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society for allowing us to use their custom fonts for our title cards. 

HPLHS Website

HPLHS Facebook Group

Opening theme:

"Witch House Nightmare" by Black Gnosis

Design:

Icon and Channel Art by Joanne Zhou ([email protected])

Dreamlands map background © Jason Bradley Thompson (@mockman) Used with permission.

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