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Title	Call of Cthulhu	Rank: [ 7 / 13672 ]
Authors	Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis
Book Type	Core Rules	Rank: [ 5 / 1434 ]
Genre	Horror / Cthulhu
Setting	1920s
Awards	Origins Awards (Hall of Fame, 1995) Origins Awards (Best Role-Playing Rules, 1981) Origins Awards (Best Graphic Presentation of a Book Product, 2001) Pen & Paper (RPG Hall of Fame, 2002) Grog d'Or (Best RPG Nominee, 2001)

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The definitive horror roleplaying game, based on the writing of H.P. Lovecraft and other contributors to the Lovecraft mythos, such as August Derleth, Brian Lumley, and Ramsey Campbell.

Uses a variant of Chaosium's BRP game system, with special rules for Sanity.

Notes on Editions

There are 15 editions of Call of Cthulhu. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.

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#	Title	System	Publisher	Year	Stock	Status
1	Call of Cthulhu First Edition Box	Call of Cthulhu 1	Chaosium	1981	2009	---
2	Call of Cthulhu Designer's Edition Box	Call of Cthulhu 1	Chaosium	1982	2009	---
3	Call of Cthulhu Second Edition Box	Call of Cthulhu 2	Chaosium	1983	2301	---
4	Call of Cthulhu Second Edition Box	Call of Cthulhu 2	Games Workshop, UK	1983	178301	---
5	Call of Cthulhu Third Edition Box	Call of Cthulhu 3	Chaosium	1986	2301	---
6	Call of Cthulhu Third Edition HC	Call of Cthulhu 3	Games Workshop, UK	1986	10247	---
7	Call of Cthulhu Fourth Edition	Call of Cthulhu 4	Chaosium	1989	2324	---
8	Call of Cthulhu Fifth Edition	Call of Cthulhu 5	Chaosium	1992	2336	---
9	Call of Cthulhu Fifth Edition HC	Call of Cthulhu 5	Chaosium	1993	2350	---
10	Call of Cthulhu Edition 5.5	Call of Cthulhu 5.5	Chaosium	1998	2376	---
11	Call of Cthulhu Edition 5.6 HC	Call of Cthulhu 5.6	Chaosium	1999	2386	---
12	Call of Cthulhu 20th Anniversary Edition HC	Call of Cthulhu 5.6	Chaosium	2001	2399	---
13	Call of Cthulhu Sixth Edition HC	Call of Cthulhu 6	Chaosium	2004	2396	---
14	Call of Cthulhu Sixth Edition	Call of Cthulhu 6	Chaosium	2005	23106	---
15	Call of Cthulhu 25th Anniversary Edition HC	Call of Cthulhu 6	Chaosium	2006	2309	---

Contents & Articles

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#	Title	Type	System	Author	Rating
1981-1982 Chaosium Only:
1	Basic Role-Playing	Core Rules		Greg Stafford Lynn Willis	5.10
1982 Chaosium Only:
1	Shadows of Yog-Sothoth	Adventure			6.13
	Chapter 1: The Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Marc Hutchison	--
	Chapter 2: Look to the Future	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Sandy Petersen	--
	Chapter 3: The Coven of Cannich	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	John Scott Clegg	--
	Chapter 4: Devil's Canyon	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	John Carnahan	--
	Chapter 5: The Worm that Walks	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Sandy Petersen	--
	Chapter 6: The Watchers of Easter Island	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Randy McCall	--
	Chapter 7: The Rise of R'lyeh	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Sandy Petersen	--
	People of the Monolith	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Ted Shelton	--
	The Warren	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Ed Gore	--

Related Articles

Call of Cthulhu Designers' Notes Call of Cthulhu Errata and Second Thoughts

Article	Type	Issue
Information: Design Notes	Different Worlds #19
Rules Q&A	Different Worlds #19

Comments & Reviews

Selected RPGnet Reviews

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Rating	User	Summary
5 + 5	Mike Mearls	Call of Cthulhu. No summary available for this older review. [ Read Review ]
4 + 4	merb101	Call of Cthulhu Sixth Edition. The classic horror game set in Lovecraft's world of dark lore and elder things. Possibly one of the best horror games available, if you are into lengthy investigations, researching old tomes and eventually going insane. [ Read Review ]

Selected User Comments

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Rating	User	Comments
10 / 10	Nightwalker	Fantastic. A system that really instills the classic concept of roleplaying. All hail BRP! Now, a 10 rating is "one of the best ever." Not, what's really cool for today's gamers. This game laid foundations for all of the most popular horror, fantasy, and sci-fi games, including the incredibly popular World of Darkness, Unknown Armies, Warhammer Fantasy, and Warhammer 40k. To say this game is overrated is, in my opinion, an unqualified statement. This iteration of the BRP system is well-crafted and wonderful to play. Anyone who wishes to experience the roots of horror roleplaying will find this game an intellectual masterpiece in the narrative style of gaming.
10 / 10	Paul of Cthulhu	Best game in the world.

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