Chaosium Releasing CALL OF CTHULHU CLASSIC At GenCon And Online

Chaosium is ready to release their Call of Cthulhu Classic at their booth at GenCon and online exclusively at Chaosium on August 4. After a wildly successful kickstarter and a few dark rituals, these early edition box sets contain 5 of the original supplements that went out of print in the early 1980s. With some tweaking though, all of these materials can be used with the current edition of Call of Cthulhu. There will be a Classic 1 box and a Classic Deluxe 2 box, both in limited quantities so grab yours while stocks last. Here is what you can expect in the boxes:

• The Core Rules

  • The Call of Cthulhu Classic Rulebook is expressly written for people with little experience in role-playing. This core book explains all of the Investigator characteristics, including Sanity, the consequences, and Sanity loss required when meeting fearsome creatures—the alien intelligences of the Cthulhu Mythos. Also included are the rules for the magic system and spells for the Mythos, as well as scenarios, and appendices with useful additional materials. This special 40th anniversary edition also includes the 8-page scenario “Wail of the Witch”, by Keith Herber.

• The 1920s Sourcebook

  • A full primer on Call of Cthulhu’s signature campaign setting. The book is overflowing with material that a Keeper needs for roleplaying in the 1920s. It contains information on the cost of goods, distances and travel times, historical background, and an expanded weapons list. Also included are additional monsters, archaeological dig site plans, and more! The box also contains:

    • poster sized world map

    • Investigator Sheets & Character Silhouettes

    • a set of ruby colored 40th Anniversary dice 

    • a poster map of Arkham

    • a foldout monster size comparison chart 

    • a recreation of the first Keeper Screen.

• Deluxe Box 2 Exclusives

  • Shadows of Yog Sothoth is an epic, globe-spanning campaign. The first of its kind in the TTRPG world!

  • The Asylum & Other Tales contains seven sinister scenarios set around the world and on the high seas.

  • Cthulhu Companion features four scenarios as well as additional rules and source material to expand your games.

  • Trail of the Tsathogghua has a mini campaign comprising of three scenarios that span across the world. 

  • Fragments of Fear has information on additional gods, backgrounds, and other new rules. It also contains an additional scenario.

These sound seriously cool and I would love to read up about what the scenarios for the game use to be like.