Traces of their cyclopean cities can still be found on remote islands, buried amid the shifting desert sands, and in the frozen wastes of the polar extremes. Originally they came to this world from the stars. They sleep now, some deep within the earth or beneath the sea. When the stars are right they shall again walk the earth. Discover the secrets and horrors of horror for yourself! The Curse of Cthulhu, a great adventure-level stand-alone RPG, is now available for download. This Call Of Cthulhu RPG PDF Free Download delivers everything you need to create your own characters and run thrilling and terrifying adventures in the Shadowed Lands. Call Of Cthulhu RPG PDF Free Download comes with a rulebook that includes a rules summary and a scenario to start your campaign.

The core rulebook covers all the basics of play, including character creation, roleplaying, and much more. This book, the Keeper Rulebook, contains the core rules, background, guidance, spells, and monsters of the game. It is intended for use by the Keeper of Arcane Lore the Keeper that player who will present the adventure to the other players. You must have at least one copy of this book to play Call of Cthulhu. The other players, the Investigators, will find it useful to have one or more copies of the Investigator Handbook, containing expanded rules for character creation, skills, occupations, equipment, and more.

For people like myself who are playing 7th edition this is a great historical overview as to how the game came to be over the many decades. For myself, some of the old maps and scenarios may prove useful. One of the striking things about the game when I started playing was that it was set in the s, a period I had known little to nothing about. Each successive edition has shown a marked improvement in this area. While Lovecraft may not be for everyone — I myself can only digest a few of his stories at a time before they begin to blend together — Call of Cthulhu is one of the best horror games on the market as well as one of the oldest.

Over the different editions, I believe it has been translated into more than a dozen languages. The game system is simple, but does an excellent job of evoking the otherworldly horrors and insanity-inducing encounters of Lovecrafts work. It is an important work in the RPG industry. About the Author of Call Of Cthulhu RPG PDF Free Download. Carl Sanford Joslyn Petersen is an American game designer. He worked at Chaosium, contributing to the development of RuneQuest and later creating the acclaimed and influential horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu.

He would later join iD software where he would work on the development of the Doom franchise and Quake. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Leave this field empty. com is dedicated to providing trusted educational content for students and anyone who wish to study or learn something new. It is a comprehensive directory of online programs, and MOOC Programs. Terms of Use. Privacy policy. Similarities between characters in Call of Cthulhu and persons living or dead are strictly coincidental.

The reproduction of material from within this book for the purposes of personal or corporate profi t, by photographic, optical, electronic, or other media or methods of storage and retrieval, is prohibited. Address questions and comments by mail to: Chaosium Inc. Please do not phone in game questions; the quickest answer may not be the best answer. Our web site www. com always contains latest release information and current prices. Call of Cthulhu is a game ƒull of se- crets, mysteries, and horror. Playing the role of a steadfast investigator, you will travel to strange and dangerous places, uncover foul plots, and stand against the terrors of the night. You will encounter sanity-blasting entities, monsters, and insane cultists. Within strange and forgotten tomes of lore you will find secrets that man was not meant to know. You and your companions may very well decide the fate of the world… Call of Cthulhu is a horror roleplaying game based on the writings of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

Lovecraft penned a tremendous body of work during the s and s concerning both horrors from beyond and from within. Indeed Lovecraft himself could now be considered a cult fig- ure in his own right. The Cthulhu Mythos fired the imagination of other authors, mostly protégés and friends of Lovecraft, and soon they were adding to this complex mythology, further advancing its concepts and constituent parts. A lot of the fun is to be found in discovering secrets and un- raveling the mysteries set up by the Keeper of Arcane Lore, who "referees" the game. About this Book This book has been written for people who will be playing the roles of investigators in Call of Cthulhu games, and contains rules for creating investigator characters and a guide to playing, which includes information for games set in the era of H. As well as this book, you will need gaming dice, pencils, notepaper, and some friends—one person must have the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook and act as the Keeper of Arcane Lore for the game.

Purpose of the Game The aim of playing Call of Cthulhu is to have fun with your friends as you explore and create a Lovecraftian story. Play- ers take the role of intrepid investigators of the unknown "investigators" , attempting to seek out, understand and eventually destroy the horrors, mysteries, and secrets of the Cthulhu Mythos. A game moderator, known as the Keeper of Arcane Lore "Keeper" , is necessary for this game, and his or her role is, within the rules of the game, to set up situations for the players to confront. The investigators need not be anything at all like the people who play them. Indeed, it is often more rewarding and enjoyable for players to create characters entirely unlike themselves: tough private eyes, rude taxi drivers, or sinister- ly genteel occultists. Most of the play is a verbal exchange. The Keeper sets the scene, describing the environment, the individuals and en- counters to the players.

The players tell the Keeper what they intend their investigators to do. The Keeper then tells them whether they can do it, and, if not, what happens instead. In play the game takes the form of a group conversation with many twists and turns and fun on the way. The game rules use dice to determine if an action suc- ceeds or fails when a dramatic conflict presents itself; for example, whether your investigators are able to leap out of the way of giant statue that is about to crash down upon their heads! The rules describe how to decide the outcome of such conflicts. Read Me First— How to Use this Book If you are new to Call of Cthulhu, we recommend you read this Introduction all the way through especially the Example of Play on pages 13— 15 , followed by the Dunwich Horror story by H. Lovecraft page 18 , before reading through the rest of the book. However, if you are already familiar with H.

Lovecraft and previous versions of the Call of Cthulhu game, you will probably want to jump straight in at Chapter 3: Creating Investigators and read on from there. If you want to use your imag- ination alone, you could simply read a book. However, be warned! When a number of people get together coopera- tively, they build a communal fantasy far more interesting and imaginative than a single person could—and the joint effort results in an extremely fun and satisfying experience for all involved. Together you create and develop a story in which each of your investigators plays a leading role! Whether or not investigators cooperate, the players should.

Investigators may be played as nice people, as devious brutes, or however the players wish. Working cooperatively together, along with the Keeper, builds an enjoyable and understandable game world within which to play. The rewards of cooperation are great. Re- member, the object of all of this is to have fun! Winners and Losers In Call of Cthulhu, there are no winners and losers in the standard competitive sense. Play is usually cooperative, the participants working together to attain a common goal—usually to discover and foil some nefarious plot being perpetrated by the minions of some dark cult or secret soci- ety. The opposition that the investigators face will often be alien or hostile—controlled by an impartial Keeper. Winning in such a situation depends on whether the investigators succeed in their goal. Losing is what happens if they fail to achieve their goal though they may be able to try again later. During the game investigators may become injured, suffer sanity-shattering experiences or even die!

Investigators who survive will gain power from arcane volumes of forgotten lore, knowledge of horrendous monsters and advancement in their skills as they be- come more experienced. The following ex- ample of play provides an illustration of a typical gaming session. Paula, Joe, Cathy, and Arnold are the players, each of them controlling an investigator. Garrie is in the role of Keeper and is running the game leading the story and controlling the non-player characters and monsters in the game. Notice that though the players have different ways of referring to their characters, Garrie the Keeper easily sorts out their statements and feels no need for consistency. We join the game in mid-session… GARRIE KEEPER: You have arrived just before closing time at the library. In fact everyone seems to be leaving. You notice that a female li- brarian is sitting behind the checking desk. PAULA: I want to speak to the librarian. I think the rest of you should wait here.

GARRIE KEEPER: You make your way to the desk. The woman behind it appears to be stamping a pile of books. She is middle-aged, wears large spectacles, and has an an- noyed look on her face. PAULA: Err, ahem. I clear my throat to get her attention and give her a winning smile. GARRIE KEEPER: She looks up at you with an even more annoyed look on her face. It really is most urgent. Paula, she winces and points her hand to the big stack of shelves two rows down. You want to go look? JOE: Sure I do! GARRIE KEEPER: Paula, you get to the local history section. What do you want to look for? GARRIE KEEPER: Okay. Can you give me a Library Use roll? PAULA: Right. Paula rolls two ten-sided dice. I rolled 34, under my Library Use skill of What did I find? GARRIE KEEPER: Cool. You search over the shelves and come across a book called "Local Legends and Ghosts. JOE: So have me and Arnold found anything? Shall we make rolls?

GARRIE KEEPER: Well, just as you arrive at the mysteries section you see a strange-looking man in a trench coat. He appears to be examining an old book. He suddenly notices you and quickly disappears down the end of the stack. Did I recognize him from the bar we visited last night? JOE: Yes! Off we go!

Home Forum Login. Call Of Cthulhu: Investigator Handbook: A Core Game Book for Players PDF Chaosium Inc. Visit PDF download Download PDF Convert to Convert to EPUB Convert to MOBI Convert to AZW3 Convert to FB2. PREVIEW PDF. Embed code. Clear Credit This book was developed and written by Mike Mason and Paul Fricker. Mike Mason wrote and revised the Occupa- tions and Investigator Organizations, with development and additional material from Paul Fricker. Life as an Investigator and The Roaring Twenties revised with additional material by Mike Mason. Paul Fricker and Mike Mason wrote Advice for Players. The Equipment Lists were revised and updated by Mike Mason with assistance from Dan Kramer. Paul Fricker revised the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition rules with development and additional material from Mike Mason. Updated equipment costs were provided by Mike Mason and Dan Kramer. Joe Schillizzi also helped with the revised weapon tables. Dunn, Sam Johnson, Brian M. Tony Williams assisted with Cristoforo font typesetting.

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Playing the role of a steadfast investigator, you will travel to strange and dangerous places, uncover foul plots, and stand against the terrors of the night. You will encounter sanity-blasting entities, monsters, and insane cultists. Within strange and forgotten tomes of lore you will find secrets that man was not meant to know. You and your companions may very well decide the fate of the world… Call of Cthulhu is a horror roleplaying game based on the writings of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Lovecraft penned a tremendous body of work during the s and s concerning both horrors from beyond and from within. Indeed Lovecraft himself could now be considered a cult fig- ure in his own right. The Cthulhu Mythos fired the imagination of other authors, mostly protégés and friends of Lovecraft, and soon they were adding to this complex mythology, further advancing its concepts and constituent parts. A lot of the fun is to be found in discovering secrets and un- raveling the mysteries set up by the Keeper of Arcane Lore, who "referees" the game.

About this Book This book has been written for people who will be playing the roles of investigators in Call of Cthulhu games, and contains rules for creating investigator characters and a guide to playing, which includes information for games set in the era of H. As well as this book, you will need gaming dice, pencils, notepaper, and some friends—one person must have the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook and act as the Keeper of Arcane Lore for the game. Purpose of the Game The aim of playing Call of Cthulhu is to have fun with your friends as you explore and create a Lovecraftian story. Play- ers take the role of intrepid investigators of the unknown "investigators" , attempting to seek out, understand and eventually destroy the horrors, mysteries, and secrets of the Cthulhu Mythos. A game moderator, known as the Keeper of Arcane Lore "Keeper" , is necessary for this game, and his or her role is, within the rules of the game, to set up situations for the players to confront.

The investigators need not be anything at all like the people who play them. Indeed, it is often more rewarding and enjoyable for players to create characters entirely unlike themselves: tough private eyes, rude taxi drivers, or sinister- ly genteel occultists. Most of the play is a verbal exchange. The Keeper sets the scene, describing the environment, the individuals and en- counters to the players. The players tell the Keeper what they intend their investigators to do. The Keeper then tells them whether they can do it, and, if not, what happens instead. In play the game takes the form of a group conversation with many twists and turns and fun on the way. The game rules use dice to determine if an action suc- ceeds or fails when a dramatic conflict presents itself; for example, whether your investigators are able to leap out of the way of giant statue that is about to crash down upon their heads!

The rules describe how to decide the outcome of such conflicts. Read Me First— How to Use this Book If you are new to Call of Cthulhu, we recommend you read this Introduction all the way through especially the Example of Play on pages 13— 15 , followed by the Dunwich Horror story by H. Lovecraft page 18 , before reading through the rest of the book. However, if you are already familiar with H. Lovecraft and previous versions of the Call of Cthulhu game, you will probably want to jump straight in at Chapter 3: Creating Investigators and read on from there. If you want to use your imag- ination alone, you could simply read a book. However, be warned! When a number of people get together coopera- tively, they build a communal fantasy far more interesting and imaginative than a single person could—and the joint effort results in an extremely fun and satisfying experience for all involved. Together you create and develop a story in which each of your investigators plays a leading role!

Whether or not investigators cooperate, the players should. Investigators may be played as nice people, as devious brutes, or however the players wish. Working cooperatively together, along with the Keeper, builds an enjoyable and understandable game world within which to play. The rewards of cooperation are great. Re- member, the object of all of this is to have fun! Winners and Losers In Call of Cthulhu, there are no winners and losers in the standard competitive sense. Play is usually cooperative, the participants working together to attain a common goal—usually to discover and foil some nefarious plot being perpetrated by the minions of some dark cult or secret soci- ety. The opposition that the investigators face will often be alien or hostile—controlled by an impartial Keeper.

Winning in such a situation depends on whether the investigators succeed in their goal. Losing is what happens if they fail to achieve their goal though they may be able to try again later. During the game investigators may become injured, suffer sanity-shattering experiences or even die! Investigators who survive will gain power from arcane volumes of forgotten lore, knowledge of horrendous monsters and advancement in their skills as they be- come more experienced. The following ex- ample of play provides an illustration of a typical gaming session. Paula, Joe, Cathy, and Arnold are the players, each of them controlling an investigator. Garrie is in the role of Keeper and is running the game leading the story and controlling the non-player characters and monsters in the game. Notice that though the players have different ways of referring to their characters, Garrie the Keeper easily sorts out their statements and feels no need for consistency. We join the game in mid-session… GARRIE KEEPER: You have arrived just before closing time at the library.

In fact everyone seems to be leaving. You notice that a female li- brarian is sitting behind the checking desk. PAULA: I want to speak to the librarian. I think the rest of you should wait here. GARRIE KEEPER: You make your way to the desk. The woman behind it appears to be stamping a pile of books. She is middle-aged, wears large spectacles, and has an an- noyed look on her face. PAULA: Err, ahem. I clear my throat to get her attention and give her a winning smile. GARRIE KEEPER: She looks up at you with an even more annoyed look on her face. It really is most urgent. Paula, she winces and points her hand to the big stack of shelves two rows down. You want to go look? JOE: Sure I do! GARRIE KEEPER: Paula, you get to the local history section.

What do you want to look for? GARRIE KEEPER: Okay. Can you give me a Library Use roll? PAULA: Right. Paula rolls two ten-sided dice. I rolled 34, under my Library Use skill of What did I find? GARRIE KEEPER: Cool. You search over the shelves and come across a book called "Local Legends and Ghosts. JOE: So have me and Arnold found anything?

Latham 6 copies. Certain spells may be cast through the mirror, as the Keeper allows. Montréal, Québec, Canada. Inside are an old-fashioned claw-footed tub stained , a medicine cabinet with cracked mirror , and a toilet noisome and non-functional. The candle may be snuffed normally; a Hard Gym Class roll is required to hit it with a thrown object, such as a rock, a clod of earth, an unconscious rat, or the like. Cancel Delete.

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