Call of Cthulhu (RPG) - Revision history

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 [[Image:call_of_cthulhu_rpg_6th_ed_cover.jpg|thumb|''Call of Cthulhu'' 6th edition rulebook cover]]
-'''Call of Cthulhu''' is a [[horror fiction]] [[role-playing game]] based on the [[The Call of Cthulhu (Fiction)|story of the same name]] written by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and the so-called [[Cthulhu Mythos]] the story inspired. The game, often abbreviated as ''CoC'', is published by [[Chaosium]].
+'''Call of Cthulhu''' is a [[horror fiction]] [[role-playing game]] based on the [[The Call of Cthulhu (fiction)|story of the same name]] written by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and the so-called [[Cthulhu Mythos]] the story inspired. The game, often abbreviated as ''CoC'', is published by [[Chaosium]].
 ==Setting==

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		+	See the main article, [[Call of Cthulhu (d20)]].

	In 2001, a stand-alone version of ''Call of Cthulhu'' was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]], for the [[d20 system]]. Intended to preserve the feeling of the original game, the conversion of the game rules were supposed to make the game easier to play, a claim many doubt. The d20 system also made it possible to use [[Dungeons and Dragons\|Dungeons & Dragons]] characters in ''Call of Cthulhu'', as well as to introduce the Cthulhu Mythos into ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games.		In 2001, a stand-alone version of ''Call of Cthulhu'' was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]], for the [[d20 system]]. Intended to preserve the feeling of the original game, the conversion of the game rules were supposed to make the game easier to play, a claim many doubt. The d20 system also made it possible to use [[Dungeons and Dragons\|Dungeons & Dragons]] characters in ''Call of Cthulhu'', as well as to introduce the Cthulhu Mythos into ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games.

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 ===Mythos===
-[[Mythos]] was a [[collectable card game]] based on the Cthulhu Mythos that Chaosium produced and marketed during the mid-Nineties.  While generally praised for its fast gameplay and unique mechanics, it ultimately failed to gain a very large market presence.  It bears mention because its eventual failure brought the company to hard times that affected its ability to produce material for ''Call of Cthulhu''.  A second ''Call of Cthulhu'' collectible card game is currently being produced by Fantasy Flight Games.
+[[Mythos]] was a collectable card game based on the Cthulhu Mythos that Chaosium produced and marketed during the mid-Nineties.  While generally praised for its fast gameplay and unique mechanics, it ultimately failed to gain a very large market presence.  It bears mention because its eventual failure brought the company to hard times that affected its ability to produce material for ''Call of Cthulhu''.  A second ''Call of Cthulhu'' collectible card game is currently being produced by Fantasy Flight Games.
 ===Recent History===

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 ==Licensees==
-Chaosium has licensed other publishers to create supplements, including [[Delta Green]] by [[Pagan Publishing]].  Other licensees have included [[Theater of the Mind Enterprises]], [[Triad Entertainments]], [[Games Workshop]], [[Fantasy Flight Games]], and [[Grenadier Models Inc.]].
+Chaosium has licensed other publishers to create supplements, including [[Delta Green]] by [[Pagan Publishing]].  Other licensees have included [[TOME|Theater of the Mind Enterprises]], [[Triad Entertainments]], [[Games Workshop]], [[Fantasy Flight Games]], and [[Grenadier Models Inc.]].
 On 1 March 2008, [[Pelgrane Press]] released [[Trail of Cthulhu]] (written by [[Kenneth Hite]]) - a licensed variant of the Call of Cthulhu RPG using the GUMSHOE ruleset which is focused on investigative roleplaying.

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 ===Origins===
-The original conception of ''Call of Cthulhu'' was ''Dark Worlds'', a game commissioned by the publisher [[Chaosium]] but never published.  [[Sandy Petersen]], now best known for his work on [[DOOM]], contacted them regarding writing a supplement for their popular fantasy game [[RuneQuest]] set in Lovecraft's [[Dreamlands]].  He took over the writing of ''Call of Cthulhu'', and the game was released in [[1981]], using a simplified version of the [[Basic Role-Playing]] system used in ''RuneQuest''.  The game won three major awards in the following year.
+The original conception of ''Call of Cthulhu'' was ''Dark Worlds'', a game commissioned by the publisher [[Chaosium]] but never published.  [[Sandy Petersen]], now best known for his work on [[DOOM]], contacted them regarding writing a supplement for their popular fantasy game [[RuneQuest]] set in Lovecraft's [[Dreamlands]].  He took over the writing of ''Call of Cthulhu'', and the game was released in 1981, using a simplified version of the [[Basic Role-Playing]] system used in ''RuneQuest''.  The game won three major awards in the following year.
-The game is now in its sixth edition, but the rules have changed little over the years.  In [[2002]], the ''Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition'' won the [[Origins Award]] for ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Book Product 2001''.
+The game is now in its sixth edition, but the rules have changed little over the years.  In 2002, the ''Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition'' won the [[Origins Award]] for ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Book Product 2001''.
 ===Early Releases===

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 ==Play Experience==
-The players take the roles of [[ordinary people]], drawn into the realm of the mysterious: detectives, criminals, scholars, artists, war veterans, etc. Often, happenings begin innocently enough, until more and more of the workings behind the scenes are revealed. As the characters learn more of the true horrors of the world and the irrelevance of humanity, their sanity inevitably withers away (the game actually includes a mechanism for determining how damaged a character's sanity is at any given point).  To access the tools they need to defeat the horrors - mystic knowledge and magic - the characters must be willing to give up some of their sanity for the greater good.
+The players take the roles of ordinary people, drawn into the realm of the mysterious: detectives, criminals, scholars, artists, war veterans, etc. Often, happenings begin innocently enough, until more and more of the workings behind the scenes are revealed. As the characters learn more of the true horrors of the world and the irrelevance of humanity, their sanity inevitably withers away (the game actually includes a mechanism for determining how damaged a character's sanity is at any given point).  To access the tools they need to defeat the horrors - mystic knowledge and magic - the characters must be willing to give up some of their sanity for the greater good.
 ''Call of Cthulhu'' has a perhaps-deserved reputation as a game in which it is quite common for a [[player character]] to die in gruesome circumstances or end up in a mental institution, and players must often start again with new characters. While arguably being more realistic, it can also make it hard for players to bond with their characters.

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 ==d20 Call of Cthulhu==
-In [[2001]], a stand-alone version of ''Call of Cthulhu'' was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]], for the [[d20 system]]. Intended to preserve the feeling of the original game, the conversion of the game rules were supposed to make the game easier to play, a claim many doubt. The d20 system also made it possible to use [[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]] characters in ''Call of Cthulhu'', as well as to introduce the Cthulhu Mythos into ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games.
+In 2001, a stand-alone version of ''Call of Cthulhu'' was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]], for the [[d20 system]]. Intended to preserve the feeling of the original game, the conversion of the game rules were supposed to make the game easier to play, a claim many doubt. The d20 system also made it possible to use [[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]] characters in ''Call of Cthulhu'', as well as to introduce the Cthulhu Mythos into ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games.
 The d20 version of the game is not supported by either Wizards or Chaosium at this time.  The reasons for this are unclear, though lack of revenue might be a cause.