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Horror Roleplaying Part 6: Cthulhu Mythos 2
Having taken a look at the underlying philosophy and the basic theme of the Cthulhu Mythos in my last offering, I thought we might have a look at some of the other aspects of Lovecraftian Mythos stories and how you might implement them in your own game. Continue reading
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Horror Roleplaying Part 5: Cthulhu Mythos 1
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was … Continue reading
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The Dice of Doom Podcast 003: Using Horror in Roleplaying Games
This week we discuss using horror in your roleplaying games. Even if your campaign is of the ordinary run-of-the-mill high fantasy variety, horror can be used to add an edge to the experience the players have. We discuss how a GM can implement horror elements into a game as a one off or as a whole campaign in and of itself. Continue reading
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Horror Roleplaying Part 1. Setting the Mood.
Horror roleplaying is some of the most visceral, engaging gaming you can indulge in, yet it can be very hard to run well. In this post we look at a couple of ways to make a horror styled roleplaying game run more effectively. Continue reading
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The Philosophy of Horror
For those of you who love horror fiction and roleplaying, yet also don’t mind a bit of academic/philosophical speculation, let me introduce a wonderful resourse: Collapse volume IV. This is a special edition of an academic journal on philosophy, this … Continue reading
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Cthulhu Loves Me
There was a time in my life where I would jokingly treat the Cthulhu Mythos as a surrogate religion. As such, I borrowed heavily from other religions, taking what I could from them and turning it into a kind of … Continue reading
Cthulhu to rock too
There is an edge of scepticism that I always develop when I hear about a strongly themed band. You know the ones – bands themed on horror stories, movies, the matrix, zombies, etc… Usually their only appeal is the theme … Continue reading
Dark Fantasy Radio Theatre
Dark Fantasy was a radio program which aired for a short stint from 1941 to 1942. The audio plays were written by Scott Bishop, an author who had penned a number of short stories of weird fiction for various magazines, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Howard!
On this day in 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born. His unique brand of horror fiction was to inspire imitation by hundreds of authors and an avid readership spanning the globe numbering in their millions. A shy and retiring type, … Continue reading
The Call of Cthulhu
Apparently the hugely awesome masterpiece The Call of Cthulhu came into public domain in April 2008… How could I miss it! I’m three months late! Anyway, here is a link where you can download the title in various formats: The … Continue reading
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