Following that however, a Pulp Cthulhu character determines his pulp talents from four tables (physical, mental, combat, miscellaneous) with ten talents each. Characteristics are generated as in a usual 7th edition game, as does the determination of other attributes like Luck, Sanity and Age. Each has a core characteristic, adds 100 bonus skill points to a set of skills, provides a couple of talents and suggests occupations as well as traits for the character. The remainder of the book however is like a merger of the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook (7th edition) and the Call of Cthulhu Investigator Handbook (7th edition).įirst comes character creation, and a choice between 22 pulp archetypes like the Grease Monkey, the Sidekick and the Swashbuckler. The book begins with a 5-page treatise on the notion of pulp its origins, history and demise, as well as the genres that it encapsulated.
The first is not unlike a standard Cthulhu game, the second is the default of this book, while the third increases the heroes' abilities to dramatically affect skill rolls. There are three settings on the pulp-o-meter: low, mid pulp and high pulp. In the context of reviewing an alternate take on a system, as well as an additional era for the setting, it would have been overkill, if not outright stupid.Ĭontents: Pulp Cthulhu is a rules and setting book that adds oomph to the investigative adventures of Call of Cthulhu and resets the game in the 1930s. My usual suggestion of not reading the review if you intend to participate in the adventures as a player does not apply. The player handouts for the adventures can additionally be found on a separate, 19-page pdf.Įven though there are four adventures included in the present volume, I will reveal practically nothing about them. The electronic edition is 274 pages long. The product can also be purchased in an electronic format only for EUR 19,16 or USD 22,50 or GBP 17,33.
The book comes with a bound fabric bookmark. What you get: Your EUR 38,28 or USD 44,95 or GBP 34,61 will buy you both the 272-page, full-colour hardcover of Pulp Cthulhu, an accessory for the new and refreshed Call of Cthulhu game line, as well as its electronic edition (pdf, mobi, prc or epub). You must have a copy of the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition Keeper Rulebook to use this supplement.' The guidance in this book means that you can apply the Pulp Cthulhu rules to any setting and time period, enabling Keepers to bring the flavor and action of pulp to the classic 1920s or modern-day eras, as well as anywhere else they see fit.Ī Time For Heroes And A Time For Adventure! Four action-packed scenarios round out the book, getting your Pulp Cthulhu games started with a bang. A collection of pulp villains and monsters, and a range of pulp organizations provide the Keeper with a firm basis for running pulp style scenarios and campaigns.
Also, you will find information on "the Pulps" themselves and the 1930s era when America was in the grip of the Great Depression and on the road to World War II. Here you will find an adapted character generation system, rules for psychic powers, sanity, augmented skills, and weird science, as well as tips for Keepers on developing and running pulp-style games. Tired of your investigators dying in quick succession when jaunting around the world in a desperate bid to save humanity? Wishing that sometimes your investigator could make a stand instead of hiding and waiting for the eldritch horror to pass? Pulp Cthulhu ups the ante and provides you with tougher, more capable heroes - ready to take on the villainous machinations of the Cthulhu Mythos! With this book, some roleplaying dice, and the Call of Cthulhu Rulebook, you have everything you need to adventure and explore games set in the pulp genre. Pulp Cthulhu is a game of two-fisted adventure, weird science, dark deeds, and brave heroes. This is a time for Heroes.īlurb from the publisher: 'Two-Fisted Action & Adventure Against The Mythos.Ĭalling All Heroes! It's Time To Take The Fight to Cthulhu! Review Summary: This is no time for Investigators.
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