Chaosium Call of Cthulhu: Starter Set

This box set is an excellent starter for anybody wanting to try out call of Cthulhu. The game is a classic eldritch horror and investigation role playing game based on the Cthulhu myths of H. P. Lovecraft. It contains a basic rule set, a solo adventure in which you can create your first ‘investigator’ character and learn the rules by playing a scenario and a book of introductory adventures for a games master (‘Keeper of arcane secrets’) to run with a group. It includes character sheets with details of some pre-set starter characters and some blank character sheets as well as a set of dice. It also has some handouts of documents which players might discover during their investigations. The set contains three booklets, which are attractively produced.The game itself was adapted from Runequest, one of the original role playing games invented shortly after the creation of Dungeons and Dragons. In addition to the usual role playing mechanics a unique feature of the game is the player’s ‘sanity’ score. Sanity is reduced by discovering or encountering horrific beings and events and as it reduces the character can be incapacitated by delusions or hallucinations until being driven completely insane (although there is some hope of recovery by psychiatric treatment or being admitted to an asylum)!The game can be set at any time but the usual setting is in the early twentieth century (think Indiana Jones, Agatha Christie and the works of Lovecraft, himself)Overall, this is a very well thought out and nicely produced introduction to a classic role-playing game. Even if you have never played a role playing game before, this is definitely worth trying out.

If you're wanting to get into Call of Cthulu this is a great place to start. It gives you everything you could possibly need, it's super easy to follow and it's great value for money. The box is more sturdy than other reviews would suggest, although I will agree that the books included are magazine quality and need to be handled with care. But for the price of the set as an immediate intro to the hobby I would definitely recommend.

Well this is a great starter pack. It helps the new keeper to find their bearings for Cthulhu. Just a great product and i would recommend it to all would be newbie keepers. Fantastic value for money. The box is sturdy the books are gorgeous. You get everything you need to begin. So glad i bought it before the Rule book.

This product is amazing for any people who wants to start playing Call of Cthulhu. I had the Keepers rulebook but still felt very intimidated but this starter set helped me GM my first game and it was amazing, the rules are kept shorter and easier and the solo adventure is really cool as a way to introduce you to the game! It comes with everything you need to play so you're set with this! I can't wait to keep playing!

It takes a bit of time to get your head around all the rules but the set up is pretty good

This completely met my expectations, came exactly as detailed in the description. The paper books included are good quality with detailed instructions of how the game mechanics work, making this a superb set up for beginners who have never played before the game before. The set comes with everything you need from character sheets, both premade and blank and a set of dice.As well as 3 scenarios to play with your friends there’s a solo game for the keeper to play through too which was a nice addition to help me get the idea of what to expect while playing as an investigator.

A wonderful introduction to the game and works of HP Love craft, not your usual run and gun RPG but a more thoughtful, tactful and dark RPG. If you are intrigued by the dark forces at play in the universe then sacrifice your sanity and grab the starter set.

Played this when I was younger. Still stands the test of time. Really good price for the amount of product. Quality production which looks good. Very happy.

Este es un gran paquete de inicio, ya que enseña de manera didáctica y amena las reglas básicas del juego.El primer escenario es para un solo jugador (quien después será el maestro del juego) y puedes aprender no solo las reglas, sino como llevar las campañas.El segundo escenario es para dos jugadores y los demás para el número que desees.Esta caja trae todo lo necesario para que puedas saber si esta clase de juegos son para ti o no.Los libros y materiales extra son de muy buena calidad. Los dados vienen incluidos y aunque no sean muy estéticos, cumplen muy bien su función.

If you are even remotely interested in RPGs and/or the Cthulhu mythology and setting, consider picking this up. It comes with everything you need to not only play the game, but LEARN it in an interactive way. One of the three books is dedicated to teaching you how to play the game by actually having you play a really fun (and pretty long!) solo adventure. It works kind of like a Choose Your Own Adventure book, but teaches you how the character sheet and stats work, and how to use them to play the game, as well as introduces you to the setting and has a fun story!After that, there is a set of the basic rules for the game, and three MORE adventures to play with a group of your friends. It includes dice, maps, player handouts and aids too.A great way to start playing a great RPG!

Schön kompakt gehalten . Alles dabei für einen gelungenen Schnellstart . Für die , die es nicht abwarten können ist auch ein sehr schönes Solo Abenteuer dabei. Werd mir wohl auch die anderen Solos aus der Reihe deshalb besorgen . Bin super happy

Great way to get your feet wet into Call of Cthulhu. You can sneak away with using this as your only rule guide until you start getting into more complicated rules for scenes like car chases and machine gun use (which gets SERIOUSLY complicated). Chaosium also offers some free resources for a good starter scenario from their site if you dig around enough but this comes with some permafrost characters and a few scenarios you can run.The Keepers guide is the next guide you may want to buy, as it goes into more details for min/maxing characters and the more in depth rules for more complicated events. It also goes more in depth into the 1920s-30s as a time era including standard costs of regular items your players may wish to buy. The players guide, though handy, isn’t necessary unless you really want to customize your characters with hardcore rules. The quick development method taught by this guide is a good place to start because your characters in CoC are very squishy and aren’t necessarily “heroes” in the traditional sense. People will often end up dying or in an asylum. If you’d like to get into more of a “pulp” setup (think heroic antics like Indiana Jones) you may also want to invest in the “Pulp Cthulhu” resource, which makes characters more badass and way harder to kill.All in all this is a great place to start and more than sufficient for most new keepers and players. You’ll know after a session or two if this is your thing, or whether you’d rather stick with other, more traditional tabletop RPG.

Best entry into the game. Better than other RPGs on the market. Especially the solo game let’s the keeper experience the game and learn the rules quickly. Why are other RPGs not using this way of teaching rules?