From the Audient Void
Last week I posted here on Cthulhu Reborn, asking readers what they thought about some of the challenges and options facing small-scale publishers of Lovecraftian RPG material. Since then I have...
View ArticleKickstarters of Note
We don’t usually use the Cthulhu Reborn blog as a vehicle to advertise people’s Kickstarters … but there are two pretty remarkable campaign happening now-ish that we’re willing to make an exception...
View ArticleThe King is Yellow. Long Live The King.
We are very VERY excited by the launch yesterday of the Kickstarter campaign for Pelgrane Press’ brand new Lovecraftian game, Yellow King RPG. This game sounds amazingly cool — not only is it written...
View ArticleHorror: it’s venturing into the darkness, alone
It’s been an interesting few weeks for Cthulhu Reborn. In the wake of our recent call for readers to give us their thoughts on the future direction of our (humble) publishing efforts, we have been...
View ArticleMaking the Modern, More Modern
Hot on the heels of our announcement yesterday about the future direction of Cthulhu Reborn, we are delighted to announce the release of the first of our free “fan material” PDF supplements for Call of...
View ArticleENnies, ENnies, Everywhere
It’s that time of year again when the tabletop RPG world goes into a frenzy as voting opens for the annual ENnie awards. While Cthulhu Reborn doesn’t have any of its own products up for illustrious...
View ArticleLast Days of the Castaigne Reign
As I type these words, there is about 66 hours left on Pelgrane’s behemoth of a Kickstarter for its Yellow King Roleplaying Game. The success of this fundraiser has been quite impressive — some 35...
View ArticleThe Future of Convicts & Cthulhu
Over the past few weeks, several people have asked me about Cthulhu Reborn’s plans for the (surprisingly-popular) Convicts & Cthulhu line, in light of the announcement about the direction of our...
View ArticleENnies Winner are Grinners
Those of you who follow the tabletop RPG industry closely will likely already know that the winners of this year’s ENnie awards (presented each year at GenCon) were announced a few hours ago. Call of...
View ArticleConvict with the Midas touch?
Most readers with an interest in Convicts & Cthulhu will probably have heard something about the series of Gold Rushes which formed an important part of Australian Colonial history, bringing...
View ArticleKevin Ross, Resurrected!
Most people would be aware that the Cthulhu Reborn blog was originally created as a way to bring-back-to-life some old gems from the early days of Call of Cthulhu scenario publishing. Hence we are...
View Article(Some) Gentlemen Prefer Crime
We are super excited to be able to announce the release, today, of the latest in our “Ticket of Leave” supplements for the Convicts & Cthulhu setting for Lovecraftian roleplaying in the penal...
View ArticleChristmas is Coming to Convicts & Cthulhu
Better not shout … Better not cry … Something is watching … We are currently putting the finishing touches on the final Convicts & Cthulhu Ticket of Leave release for 2017, a (slightly) Christmas...
View ArticleThis Year, Give The Gift of Horror
This year has certainly been a bumper year for Cthulhu Reborn, at least in terms of releasing new Lovecraftian PDFs to shock, horrify (and we hope delight) your RPG gaming group. So, it only seems...
View ArticleCthuReview 2017, part 1 – People & Companies
So, normally around this time of the year I like to look back over the previous 12 months and reflect on all the things that have happened in the world of Lovecraftian tabletop RPGs — all the new...
View ArticleCthuReview 2017, part 2 – Call of Cthulhu
In part 1 of this “review of 2017” we touched on some of the industry-level changes that have reshaped the landscape for Lovecraftian tabletop RPGs in the past year. For this second installment we’ll...
View ArticleCthuReview 2017, part 3 – Other Games
In preceding parts of this review of 2017 Lovecraftian tabletop RPG releases, we have focused mainly on the squamous ecosphere that exists around Chaosium and it’s venerable Call of Cthulhu RPG. While...
View ArticleCthuReview 2017, part 4 – Dreams of Future Nightmares
The previous fragments of this piecemeal review of Lovecraftian RPG material published in 2017 have focussed on professionally-published material that actually saw light of day in 2017. To round out...
View ArticleCthulhians All Let Us Rejoice
Australian readers would be well aware that today, January 26, is Australia Day — the national holiday that commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of colonists to the shores of New South Wales in...
View ArticleAustralia: where even the insects can kill
It’s February … and that means it is time for our bi-monthly Ticket of Leave release. This time around we will be going for a slightly different format … but one which I think most C&C gamers will...
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