bclarkie wrote:Sorry for the dumb question, but I have been meaning to ask this for awhile, so I figure that this is probably as good as any place as to ask. CoC has kind of piqued(sp) my interest ever since the whole thing about stormber's auctions for the manuscripts. What exactly is the setting for CoC. Is it in modern times? Or is it something medieval like D&D. Also, what is the rule base like. Just curious........
beyondthebreach wrote:I must admit, I have never really gotten into Cthulhu. But I was looking through some Field Guides I recently picked up and I thought it might be time to read some classic Cthulhu stories . . . So, where should I begin? I need a Cthulhu 101 course outline.
grodog wrote:Yes, the Dark Ages setting was published in Germany originally, and then republished by Chaosium last year (or so). There's also a book published by TOME (I think) caleld Out of the Aeons (I think), which has three adventures, one in Dark Ages times, on in Elizabethan London, and another more scifi one. Chaosium's End Times monograph series tome is an ex-Pagan Publishing book (they make the best CoC stuff after 1989 in general) set in the modern/near future. Pagan also has books/campaigns set in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as an excellent victorian book, The Golden Dawn.
red_bus wrote:Well, all you need is a basic rulebook and some dice (the rulebook has a few introductory scenarios).There are a few popular campaigns - each with a good few interlinked (and increasingly horrifying/dangerous) adventures. - Masks of Nyarlathotep- Shadows of Yog-Sothoth- Spawn of AzathothRecommended but out of print are:- Horror on the Orient Express (box set)- Beyond the Mountains of Madness (enormous adventure set in Antarctica)I would also recommend the Arkham city sourcebook - which provides a good base for investigators and plenty of intriguing NPCs as well as a few more adventures.Have fun