g026r wrote:Since this appears to be the Cthulhu thread:

How rare is the 3rd edition boxed set?  I ask since I usually only see the hardcover on eBay and because I recently purchased a copy (minus the dice), and am now curious as to whether it was a good price or not.  (Don't know on the exact condition yet.  I'll find out when it arrives.)

That is one of the versions which I don't have.
I never heard any figures for print runs but the year that came out the Games Workshop hardcover of the 3rd edition was also released.
A friend picked one up for me at Gencon that year and even had it signed by Sandy Peterson.  

That is the type of question though that should motivate you to sign up over at the Yog-Sothoth forums. They might be able to answer your question.

Here's one that fans have been waiting for...

PULP CTHULHU

Anyone remember when they first announced this one?

Regardless, I'd like to echo red_bus's comments.

g026r wrote:Anyone remember when they first announced this one?

Regardless, I'd like to echo red_bus's comments.

Oh, at least three years ago I think.  Maybe more.

I think might buy 100

As reported at Y-S.com. Goodman Games are going to be producing Call of Cthulhu adventures.  Cool!    

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/modules.php? ... 122#146122

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GOODMAN GAMES TO PUBLISH OFFICIALLY LICENSED CALL OF CTHULHU ADVENTURES USING BASIC ROLE PLAYING SYSTEM

Goodman Games is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Chaosium to publish all-new adventure modules for the legendary role playing game Call of Cthulhu. These adventure modules will be published under the line Age of Cthulhu, which takes Cthulhu investigation beyond the familiar places of the 1920s New England seaboard. The first Age of Cthulhu adventure module, titled Death in Luxor, is slated for December 2008. All Age of Cthulhu adventures will utilize the Basic Roleplaying mechanics as published by Chaosium.

"Call of Cthulhu is an industry icon," said Joseph Goodman, President of Goodman Games. "Every gamer has played it, every fan knows it, and every creator loves it. Age of Cthulhu takes this familiarity and turns it on its head. I think Cthulhu fans everywhere will appreciate the chance to play in a Cthulhu sandbox that's both familiar and foreign."

"We here at Chaosium are very excited to be working with Goodman Games to bring new Call of Cthulhu supplements to our community. Their high quality books are sure to be a hit," said Dustin Wright of Chaosium.

"It is an enormous privilege to contribute to the Cthulhu mythos," said Harley Stroh, staff writer for Goodman Games and author of Death in Luxor. "We all grew up reading Lovecraft and playing in the classic Cthulhu adventures, and there was always the shared assumption that terrible, inexplicable events were taking place across the globe. The Age of the Cthulhu adventures are an opportunity for investigators to probe some of those mysteries -- even if they all go mad or die in the end."

Scheduled for release in December 2008, Age of Cthulhu: Death in Luxor is the first in a series of new adventure modules. This new adventure takes the investigators to Egypt, where madness has gripped the archeologists of Chicago House. Encountering corrupt police, a beautiful Theosophist, and cultists bent on awakening a horror from another age, the investigators must solve the mysterious deaths of Professor Bollacher and his team before ancient rites come to their terrible conclusion.

Following quarterly in 2009 will be additional Age of Cthulhu adventures. While Death in Luxor sends the investigators in search of the mysteries of Egypt, subsequent adventures will expose them to the terrors of Asia, South America, and Africa.

Retailers will be able to order Age of Cthulhu: Death in Luxor in December under the Goodman Games listing as SKU code GMG7001.

red_bus wrote:Oh, at least three years ago I think.  Maybe more.

According to the Amazon listing @ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?ur ... 22&x=0&y=0 it was originally slated to release in May 2003.

mbassoc2003 wrote:Didn't expect this when doing a search for Cthulhu toys....
http://razorhack.blogspot.com/2005/12/cthulhu-dildo-varmer.html

I need to be careful going home from work today.  I've now seen it all!  

~Kat  ^_^

Badmike wrote:Hey Allan, when you met Larry awhile back, did you ask him for where he got the idea for this?  Was it a campaign he actually ran, or did he just write it up without ever having run it?  Was he ever concerned that the complicated/convoluted plot would confuse/turn off prospective players?  Man I'd love to pick his brain on this one. I would agree it is probably the best RPG campaign ever written, and I've run it once, and it played like an absolute dream.

 

grodog wrote:I didn't, but I'm sure he'd be willing to do an interview for yog-sothoth.com if I asked.  I pinged Paul to see if he'd be interested (I can't imagine that he wouldn't be  :  thanks for the idea Mike!

We actually (audio) interviewed Larry D. about Masks of Nyarlathotep for our 10th Anniversary DVD (itself a limited edition), along with video/audio interviews with the likes of Sandy Petersen, Greg Stafford, Charlie Krank and others. There's even an audio discussion by the authors of Horror on the Orient Express on there.

Details here: Lovecraftian Tales from the Table DVD



Hope that helps.

Paul

I managed to snag a 20th anniversary edition (red Elder Sign version) a little while ago for $60, which made me very happy

Also, in addition to Goodman Games now licensing CoC, Adamant Entertainment has hired Ken Hite to run their new CoC lines of adventures and rulebooks:  http://www.chaosium.com/article.php?story_id=403 and http://princeofcairo.livejournal.com/140839.html