]> http://rpgcrossings.com/taxonomy/term/161/0 Call of Cthulhu is both a horror roleplaying game and a line of fiction from Chaosium, based primarily upon the writings of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. en http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/call_of_cthulhu_6th_edition <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Core Rulebook </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The Great Old Ones ruled the Earth aeons before the incidental rise of man. They came from the gulfs of space, waged war upon one another, and then were cast down by even greater beings. Remains of their cyclopean cities and forbidden knowledge can still be found in the remote extremes of our planet. Upon uncharted islands, within dark ocean depths, under burning desert sands, locked within polar ice, miles below the Earth's crust, they lay imprisoned. But when the Stars are right they will awaken and walk this earth once more... This new edition is completely compatible with all previous 5th edition supplements for Call of Cthulhu<a href="glossary#term180" title="Call of Cthulhu: &quot;The Call of Cthulhu&quot; is one of H. P. Lovecraft&#039;s best known short stories. It is the only story penned by Lovecraft in which Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. It is composed of two major narratives linked by a third, the voice of the &quot;author&quot;. The narrator pieces together the whole truth and significance of the information he possesses and recounts it to the reader in the way that he discovered it. Call of Cthulhu is also the title of a popular role-playing game based on the Cthulhu mythos."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>. Some sections of the book have been revised and clarified, and the book includes some new interior art as well as incorporating the layout from the Origins Award winning Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition. This book is a complete roleplaying game in one hefty volume. All you need to play Call of Cthulhu is this book, some dice<a href="glossary#term45" title="dice: Dice in RPGs are a little different than you&#039;re used to. Because the variables used in RPGs are often 1 out of 8, 1 out of 12, or some other odd number, six-sided dice won&#039;t cover all situations. Most RPGs use dice with many different sides on them under different situations. To clearly indicate which die to use, gamers have developed a shorthand method to refer to each type . . . the letter &quot;d&quot; followed by the number of sides the dice has. Your standard die found in any Monopoly box, for example, is called a d6. The most common dice are d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20. Unusual dice that are either rarely used or just bought because they&#039;re &quot;cool&quot; include the d30 and the golf ball sized d100. Your choice of game will determine which dice you need."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>, imagination, and your friends.</p> </div> </div></div> Call of Cthulhu Horror Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sat, 07 Jan 2006 07:48:33 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/call_of_cthulhu_roleplaying_game_d20 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Monte Cook, John Tyneshe </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Core Rulebook </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity,and it was not meant that we should voyage far... - H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu<a href="glossary#term180" title="Call of Cthulhu: &quot;The Call of Cthulhu&quot; is one of H. P. Lovecraft&#039;s best known short stories. It is the only story penned by Lovecraft in which Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. It is composed of two major narratives linked by a third, the voice of the &quot;author&quot;. The narrator pieces together the whole truth and significance of the information he possesses and recounts it to the reader in the way that he discovered it. Call of Cthulhu is also the title of a popular role-playing game based on the Cthulhu mythos."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> -.</p> </div> </div></div> Call of Cthulhu Horror Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sat, 07 Jan 2006 07:11:32 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/arkham_tales_a_call_of_cthulhu_rpg_anthology_for_summer_2006 <p>From Chaosium:</p> <p>"This book is in initial layout and editing. There are still a couple of contracts pending, so we can't announce the table of contents just yet. The book is on track for an early summer release. Maybe sooner.</p> Call of Cthulhu Horror Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:26:41 -0500