Call of Cthulhu Rulebook

6th Edition Cover

7th Edition Cover

Details

Publisher: Chaosium

Product Code:

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• ##### (2nd ed.)
• ##### (3rd ed.)
• ##### (4th ed.)
• ##### (5th ed.)
• 23106 (6th ed.)
• 23135 (7th ed.)

Publishing Year:

• 1981 (1st ed.)
• 1983 (2nd ed.)
• 1986 (3rd ed.)
• 1989 (4th ed.)
• 1992 (5th ed.) (1993: 5.1; 1995: 5.2; 1998: 5.5; 1999: 5.6)
• 2004 (6th ed.)
• 2014 (7th ed.)

Pages:

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• ##### (2nd ed.)
• 192 (3rd ed.)
• ##### (4th ed.)
• ##### (5th ed.)
• 320 (6th ed.)
• 445 (7th ed.)

Author(s): Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, Mike Mason, Paul Fricker, and friends.

Artist(s): Jonathan Wyke, Paul Carrick, Rob Gould, François Launet, Victor Leza, Charles Wong, Mike Perry, Nicholas Cloister, Antonio Luis, Kalli Schulz, Rachel Kahn, Grilla, Chris Huth, Loïc Muzy, Scott Neil, Peter Houston, Jonathan Wyke, Victor Leza, Sam Lamont, Celeste Burcham, Caryad, Antonio Mainez, Tom Sullivan, Marco Morte

Format(s): Hardcover, Softcover, PDF

ISBN:

• ##### (1st ed.)
• 0-93363-502-8 (2nd ed.)
• 0-93363-515-X (3rd ed.)
• 0-93363-558-3 (4th ed.)
• 0-93363-586-9 (5th ed.)
• 1-56882-173-5 (6th ed.)
• ##### (7th ed.)

Contents (7th Edition)

• Introduction
• Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos
• Creating Investigators
• Skills
• Game System
• Combat
• Chases
• Sanity
• Magic
• Playing the Game
• Tomes of Eldrich Lore
• Grimoire
• Artefacts ad Alien Devices
• Monsters, Beasts, and Alien Gods
• Scenarios
• Appendices

Scenarios

• 1st ed.: A Beginning Scenario for a Campaign, Shadows Over Hollywood, The Cultists' Lair
• 2nd-4th ed.: The Brockford House
• 2nd-6th ed.: The Haunting, The Madman
• 5th & 6th ed.: The Dead-Man Stomp
• 7th ed.: Amidst the Ancient Trees, Crimson Letters

Comments / Trivia

Dedications (7th Edition)

• To my father, who introduced me to Lovecraft and to science fiction in general. From one of his books I read my first Lovecraftian story, “Pickman’s Model.” Thanks, Dad. —S.P.
• For my boys, Felix and Ernest. You're the best! —Mike Mason
• To my friend, Philip Sidebotham, for introducing me to both roleplaying games and the works of H.P. Lovecraft. —Paul Fricker
• To the fans and backers of Call of Cthulhu and Chaosium who helped to make this new edition a reality. To all those around the world who give their time and energy to spread the word, and are truly one of us. Our thanks to you all! In Sanity—Chaosium

Links

• Review @ DiehardGameFan