When was the first edition of Call of Cthulhu released?
Chaosium released the first edition of Call of Cthulhu in 1981 as a boxed set. Sandy Petersen conceived the game under the working title Dark Worlds before taking over its development.
Questions about Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who developed the seventh edition of Call of Cthulhu and when did it release?
Mike Mason became line editor in 2013 and continued development alongside Paul Fricker to implement significant rule alterations culminating in the seventh edition release in 2014. A Kickstarter campaign launched on the 28th of May 2013 raised $561,836 against a goal of $40,000 for this project.
How does the Call of Cthulhu system handle character death and sanity?
Characters do not gain hit points and do not become significantly harder to kill over time while Sanity Points abbreviated SAN measure how damaged a character's mind becomes when encountering horrific beings. Player characters often die in gruesome circumstances or end up in mental institutions because eventual triumph is not guaranteed within this framework.
What awards has Call of Cthulhu won since its inception?
The game won multiple awards including the 1982 Origins Award for Best Role Playing Game and received the 1985 Games Day Award for Best Role Playing Game. The 1994 Gamer's Choice Award honored the game with Hall of Fame status while the 1995 Origins Award also granted Hall of Fame recognition.
Which video games are based on the Call of Cthulhu setting?
Infogrames developed Shadow of the Comet released in 1993 based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich Horror and Shadow Over Innsmouth stories. Dark Corners of the Earth appeared as a first-person shooter adventure game by Headfirst Productions published by Bethesda Softworks in 2005 or 2006.