Call of Cthulhu is an RPG that is very different than a game like Dungeons and Dragons. It doesnt focus on brute strength and fights. It has a lot to do with losing sanity and how that affects you as you encounter horrors. It is based on thr novels and works that were written by H.P. Lovercraft and expanded on heavily by other writers and game creators.
This is a very dark book, focused on horror but also literally as its all in black. No color at all. Which fits the yone but Cthulhu is usally dipicted in green and it think woule have potentially benefited from some color.
The art work itself is nice. Some of thr monster designs remind me of the much earlier AD&D such as in the image below.
Truly an interesting book and an interesting game.
The game uses percentile dice. All the checks use the 2 d10s to determine a percent which below the check you suceed and if its below you fail. You have some modifyers to help determine your success rate.
This chart shows when you success and when you fail. This chart also showsnthe excessive use of black ink used in this book.
This book references otherworks of horror as well as people and othrr historic real world references. This book takes place in the real world. The time period you use is the setting and determines what weapons and technology are avolable and what you can do and use.
This is a very different game than D&D however it is pretty fun. You cannot just jump into this game and play the way you would play d&d or you will die. Often you cant just kill stuff it involves more strategy and roleplaying. Its a fun game and worth a look if you like horror!
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