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I just hope I can get it printed in time...
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Trail of Cthulhu was nominated for an Origins Award for Best RRG, but the honours were taken by Mouseguard. I must play it. Oh, there was another game nominated, but it was fairly obscure. Read more...
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You might consider friending Jérome's journal for regular art updates. I repost his latest post as a taster.
I just love drawing menacing cultist ! I like the enigmatic face, questionning the viewer, is it a mask ! A cthulhu face ? my grandma ?
This last pic is for the "suprise" book for Trail of Cthulhu that might be (if the stars are with us) at gencon indy.
I now have my plane tickets for gencon so you will see me there (well if you want to !)
I will be signing books at Pelgrane place. Well, maybe not all the time, as it is the first time I come to this great convention. Simon Rogers will plane some signing sessions I guess.
I am pretty excited, mostly because I will be with the Pelgrane team (Kenneth, Robin, Sacha, Ralf, Steve), not only job partners, but enjoyable fellows that I don't see enough... lost I am in the east of France...
I also hope to play some game, wich I never have a chance to busy drawing for enthousiastic fans !!! wich is a very enjoyable feeling too ! and a great exercice ! you have to creat a cool drawing in about 10 minutes with no computer help or image references...
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James Semple, who has written music for Esoterrorists and Trail of Cthulhu, has just released a new superhero-oriented piece for Daring Entertainment, called City Rampage which is now available from rpgnow.com.
An excerpt from the Esoterrorists theme can be found here.
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Robin is working on a new game for us, based on the Dying Earth. My question is, which settings would you like to see?
SKULDUGGERYThe Roleplaying Game Of Verbal Fireworks & Sudden Reversalsby Robin D. Laws Join Your Friends For an Evening Of Scheming, Betrayal and Temptation Need a break from five foot squares and attacks of opportunity? Looking for an alternative when half the group bails on your in-depth saga of super-serious emoting? Seek no further than Skulduggery, Pelgrane Press’ hilarious new roleplaying game of doing unto others because they’re sure as heck planning to do unto you. Skulduggery streamlines the acclaimed core rules of the Dying Earth RPG, allowing you to play quick, uproarious games of treachery and oneupmanship in any setting. Fine-tuned for one-shot and impromptu sessions, it can be adjusted for longer-running series as players demand. • The tongue is sharper than the sword. Skulduggery makes verbal persuasion as suspenseful and decisive as physical combat.
• There’s always another comeback. Don’t like the results when you roll a die? Skulduggery’s reversals-based resolution system lets you roll again—if you can afford to pay the price...
• Characters in minutes. The GM hands out stacks of cards. The players trade for a few minutes. Presto: instant characters, ready to play!
• Wit wins out. Strategic deployment of dialogue snippets recharges your supply of the points you need to succeed.
• Think you’ve got it all under control? Just when they think they’re ahead, characters must face their own worst enemies—the all-consuming temptations driving them to distraction and doom. Skulduggery comes with all you need to create your own settings and adventure
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Disguise“I jam the pieces of mirror in front of my eyes, like a toff with two monocles. Once I feel the blood flow from my cheeks, I just walk up to him and wait to see who he thinks he sees looking out at him. If it works anything like it does in my nightmares, he probably thinks I’m his dead brother.”
( Creepy art behind the cut. )
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The Armitage Files brings improvisation to the GUMSHOE system, and to Trail of Cthulhu. It's still Keeper-lead, but players contribute, too. The heart of the book is a series of documents and pictures sent from the future (or is it an alternate time line?) but Dr Henry Armitage. The PCs must follow the leads, and prevent disaster. The Files have been subject to rigorous playtesting, and now include extra practical material on improvising in actual play for both players and the Keeper. Oh, it's written by Robin Laws.
I'm also pleased to announce that Sarah Wroot, our amazing Dying Earth layout artist and illustrator has returned to create the documents themselves. Here is a section:
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There is a review of the Esoterror Fact Book over on the Pelgrane Press forums.
I just didn't get what Esoterror was supposed to look like ... The Esoterror Factbook changed all that for me.
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The part that really struck me was the section on the Special Suppression Forces. To be sure, all the crunchy combat rules you could possibly want are available here. The good news is, they stick to the theme of genre and narrative use, and do not take GUMSHOE too far down the wargame path. But here's the better part: embedded in this section, along with the sample adventure, is a thinking man's wargame. Mr. Laws has managed to show how the GUMSHOE paradigms of resource management and clue finding can be used in a tactical combat environment. Now, taking down the bad guys guns blazing is more about managing your pools, and using your noggin to get the best advantage. And one by Pookie on Game Cryer for Trail of Cthulhu supplement, The Dying of St Margaret's: There is something awful about the Purist nature of The Dying of St. Margaret’s, but a stark beauty too, one that exemplifies Lovecraftian horror’s uncaring nature.
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Arkham Detective Tales
The various municipal police services in New York and the surrounding area, as well as the federal Bureau of Investigation are becoming aware that certain cases are… unusual. As the investigators have proven to be adept at handling things that are out of the ordinary, they get called in whenever there’s a hint of the occult. Each investigation begins with some terrible crime that stems from some ghastly corruption caused by the Mythos...
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As a follow-up to our successful Mutant City Blues competition, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) robin_d_laws has created an Esoterrorists competition to celebrate the release of The Esoterror Fact Book. Solve the mystery, and devise a suitable mundane cover-up of esoterrorist activities to win.
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Welcome to the CityScene Type: Introduction Clue Clue: The Moon-Tower The characters find themselves sprawled on an onyx parapet, in the middle of a bizarre alien city. Huge buildings loom above them like some opium-nightmare vision of Manhattan. Most of the buildings are featureless black stone, but others are decorated with intricate arabesques or green-gilded carvings. Few of the buildings have entrances reachable by the characters, as if the city was designed for things that could fly or at least levitate. The tops of the taller towers are lost in a thick purple fog. Shapes move in the fog far above. A 4-point Stability test is needed.
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Two podcasts of interest.
Robin talks to Mostlyjoe in a long interview about Mutant City Blues. The MCB stuff starts at about 23 minutes in.
April 2009 -- Suitors review and Chad Underkoffler interview - 0:29 - As usual, Brennan shares with us what's new on IPR.
- 5:31 - Suitors, by Firestorm Ink, is a trick-taking card game about romance.
- 9:32 - Chad Underkoffler talks about his newest game from Evil Hat Productions, Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
- 18:03- Finally, Paul & Brennan talk about what's going on At Our Tables,discussing the desire for long-term campaign play.
Runtime: 29:11 / File size: 26.7M
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As the fires of the last Solar Emosynary flicker and die, the febrile sun sets for the last time on a dying earth.
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I spotted this old-ish review of Esoterrorists by R B Bergstrom.
"The rules are incredible - I honestly think this is the best investigation-based RPG ever printed."
Mr Bergstrom also has extensive actual play posting and discussion of of Trail of Cthulhu, too.
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Two days are left until the end of the Dying Earth RPG. All items are 50% off until then, from Pelgrane Press Store and Indie Press Revolution. Half-price PDFs are also available from e23 and rpgnow.com.
With the extraordinary levels of sales we have had over the past few months, and an unexpected outpouring of enthusiasm amongst the new converts, I will attempt to get a license to sell the ebooks and produce one supplement a year, at full price of course!
I've been considering the best use of the rules, and Steve's suggestion of a political game is an excellent one, simulating West Wing, Yes, Minister, and even the political machinations of The Wire or Babylon 5. Mr Laws will be hearing from me shortly.
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Dan Harms has written a review of DoSM, here.
...this is a chilling scenario epitomizing Lovecraft’s cosmic horror. It not only recommends itself to Trail of Cthulhu purist players, but it’s also an excellent resource for Call of Cthulhu players who want more cosmic horror in their games. Also, Graham and I were also rather chuffed to note this comment from Dr_Locrian on the yog-sothoth forum: The Dying of St. Margaret's is an awesome scenario, all kinds of win! I just love the story, it feels like an old school Val Lewton production (is it a leftover from Shadows Over Filmland?). I'm tempted to contact the writer so I can write a screenplay adaptation!
I think it also has what I would consider the Platonic ideal for Trail of Cthulhu scenario writing format: a non-linear collection of scenes and clues and multiple ways of obtaining information listed. Also liked the hints on how to roleplay the key NPC's.
Bravos all around!
Finally, Indie Pete reviewed it on RPGnow.com. Watch out for the very early spoiler. "The Dying Of St Margaret’s" is a professionally presented and evocative Mythos scenario in the Purist vein...Cheerful stuff, presented in a no-nonsense fashion... this is great, more scenarios and RPG-writing should be so direct.
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Shadows Over Filmland has been reprinted correctly following the flawed first print run and will be ready for shipping shortly. Now I have to decide what to do with 1500 books I am very unlikely ever to sell.
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