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Title	Cthulhu Companion
Editors	Yurek Chodak, Sandy Petersen
Book Type	Other Rules	Rank: [ 222 / 2673 ]
Genre	Horror
Setting	1920s
Series	Cthulhu Companions #1

Edition Info	Chaosium (1983)	Stock: 2304
System	Call of Cthulhu	Parent: [ BRP ]

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Additional rules and background for Call of Cthulhu. Four short adventures ("Paper Chase", "The Mystery of Loch Feinn", "The Rescue", "The Secret of Castronegro"), and some of HPL's poetry rounds out this 64 p. book.

Also include the song "Lair of Great Cthulhu" set to the tune of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (not by HPL).

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A 64-page saddlestitched book. Rules material is included in the main rules as of 3rd edition. One adventure, "The Secret of Castronegra" is later reprinted in Cthulhu Classics.

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#	Title	Type	System	Author	Rating
1	The Cthulhu Mythos in Mesoamerican Religion	Background: General	Generic	Richard L. Tierney	--
2	Excerpts and Prayers	Gaming Fiction	Fiction	Clark Ashton Smith Frank Belknap Long H.P. Lovecraft J. Ramsey Campbell	--
3	Further Notes on the Necronomicon	Background: General	Generic	William Hamblin	--
4	Lovecraftian Timeline	Background: General	Generic	Sandy Petersen	--
5	The Mystery of Loch Feinn	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Glenn Rahman	--
6	Paper Chase	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	John Sullivan	--
7	Poetry	Gaming Fiction	Fiction	H.P. Lovecraft Joan Carruth Larry Press	--
8	Prisons	Background: General	Generic	Lynn Willis	--
9	The Rescue	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Lynn Willis	--
10	Rulesbook Additions	Other Rules	Call of Cthulhu 1	Alan K. Crandall Glenn Rahman Keith Herber Sandy Petersen	--
11	Sanity Quiz	Gaming Accessory	Generic	Morgan Conrad	--
12	The Secret of Castronegro	Adventure	Call of Cthulhu 1	Mark Pettigrew Sandy Petersen	--

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4 + 4	Chris Ward	. A great supplement from the early days of Call of Cthulhu that stands the test of time. 4/4 [ Read Review ]

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#	Title	Rating	Rank
1	Cthulhu Companion	5.85	1795
2	Fragments of Fear: The Second Cthulhu Companion	5.22	5198

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#	Title	System	Publisher	Released	Stock	Status
1	*Cthulhu Companion*	Call of Cthulhu 1	Chaosium	1983	2304	---

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