Crown of Ruin

Statistics: Cthulhu by Gaslight

Core Game Ratings

Rating: 6.39 / Ranking: 596

These ratings are based on 13 ratings with 2.31 average weight and 2 reviews.

This is compared to an index-wide 3.64 average ratings and 1.98 average weight.

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Core Game Comments

All User Comments

Rating User Comments
8 / 10TrippyHippyPerfect alternative setting for the Cthulhu game. Indeed, in some ways is a better setting than the 1920s considering all the gothic literature that emerged from the period.
8 / 10JDCorleyNow we're talking.
7 / 10SkiorhtGood historical sourcebook with plenty of information. Too bad the adventure isn't one of the best. Still a valuable resource for Victorian age Keepers.
6 / 10ShannonANeat background for Call of Cthulhu.
0 / 10g026rA setting that really deserved more support than it got.

Core Game Reviews

All RPGnet Reviews

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Rating User Summary
3 + 4StephenOCthulhu by Gaslight. A must-have for anyone running Victorian-era games.
3 + 4TravireCthulhu by Gaslight. A vastly improved reworking of the original Victorian sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu. Its not perfect but does contain a lot of useful information for both GM's and players.

All Magazine Reviews

Year Magazine Synopsis
1987Different Worlds #463 stars. "[N]ot a necessity to players of Call of Cthulhu […] If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan […] this is a must for you."
1986White Dwarf #78"a good buy"
1987Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer #79"So much for shedding Gaslight on Cthulhu"
1990Dragon #158"...another excellent COC product. However, the 1920s remains Chaosium's preferred setting..."

Ratings Explanation

The following components make up a rating:

Ratings. The ratings that users enter into this index are each averaged into the final rating with a weight of between 0 and 4, with weight based on trust algorithms.

Reviews. Each review is averaged into the final rating with a weight of 8. Sometimes reviews can skew high, but they also display fan interest (or disdain) in a product.

Content. The average rating of each content--before its own bayesian weight is inserted--is averaged into the final rating. The weight of a content is equal to its own weight divided by the number of contents, and divided again if it only appears in a fraction of editions.

Bayesian Weight. A rating of 5.00 is inserted into the final rating with a weight of 35. This is an arbitrary weighting of the average rating that keeps things toward the center until they're better rated.