There is no scarcity of Lovecraft-themed tabletop RPGs today, however for my cash Trail of Cthulhu stands out from the pack. As I really useful in our listing of alternatives to D&D, it combines a basic and exhaustively researched tackle the Mythos setting with revolutionary mechanics designed to make operating spooky mysteries a breeze. What I did not have area to say there may be that it additionally has a few of the finest dietary supplements, adventures, and setting books round—and now, due to Humble Bundle, you may decide up practically the complete vary for a steal.
For simply £14.29/$18, the Trail of Cthulhu bundle contains PDFs of the core e book and 19 different books, in addition to two soundtrack EPs and a voucher for 20% off on writer Pelgrane Press’ personal retailer, if you wish to comply with up by shopping for one other of their video games (may I like to recommend Night’s Black Agents?). Standouts within the bundle embrace: Bookhounds of London, a splendidly evocative marketing campaign setting the place you search out forbidden tomes in Thirties London; Hideous Creatures, which not solely goes into good element about all of the monsters of the Mythos, but additionally offers tons of fabric and inspiration for the right way to really construct mysteries round them; and Tough Magicks, which lets gamers dabble in inhuman sorceries, almost certainly dooming themselves within the course of…
It is a ridiculously low worth for a few of the finest TTRPG books you may ever personal. I ought to word, nonetheless, that Pelgrane Press has introduced that a second edition of Trail of Cthulhu is within the works, with a Kickstarter launch deliberate for November. It would not sound prefer it’ll be making large adjustments—it is extra about bringing in some tweaks and updates to the principles system from their different video games, and making the e book a bit extra accessible for newcomers to the interest. So all of the content material in these books ought to keep related, however simply bear in mind that that is most likely a little bit of a final hurrah for this version of the sport.
The bundle is on the market till September 28.
