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Call of Cthulhu on PC and #AppUp Update

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Tomas

Big thanks to all the gamers at RPC for making us feel really welcome as we showed the PC game there.  I have some pictures from there that we’ll post on the site soon.  We had a really great review … Continue reading →

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A Talk (& Quiz with Prizes!!) About Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land on 6th Jan 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Tomas

We’re going to be giving a bit of a talk (with a quiz and prizes!!) on the 6th January from 1 till 2pm at the PM Studio in Bristol.  It’s free to attend and Shoggoths are wellcome.  Here’s the info: Friday, … Continue reading →

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Q and A with Red Wasp Design on Slide to Play

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Tomas

There is an Q&A with us on Slide to Play! For Wasted Land, was Lovecraft’s world just something you guys wanted to play with so you built a game concept around it, or did that come later? Tomas: I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Design Essay on Flames Rising

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Tomas

There is a design essay on the site Flames Rising about Call of Ctulhu: The Wasted Land – check it out! … I’d written a paper supplement for Chaosium, the publishers of Call of Cthulhu a couple of years ago … Continue reading →

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Press Coverage of Screenshots Launch

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Tomas

So we’ve put the screenshots out and we have had a great response, thanks to all who helped with this! A couple of quotes we’ve had that we really like include: We’re rather excited about The Wasted Land, to be … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Big Guns Out!

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Tomas

So you’re playing Call of Cthulhu and you’re going to encounter all manner of horror from cultists to things that go bang in the night.  What you want clutched in your hand is something with a bit of kick to show these … Continue reading →

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Protection from Tentacles! (and Bullets) It’s Armour Time!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Tomas

Tentacles kill.  At least those belonging to various Mythos monsters do.  So the player characters are going to need armour (or spelled armor for US readers) to protect them from the various way that zombies and monsters can kill them. … Continue reading →

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Sanity in The Wasted Land

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Tomas

I think we’re pretty much there with how we’re going to handle Sanity in our interpretation of Call of Cthulhu.  To recap; Sanity (SAN) is a key part of the Call of Cthulhu RPG.  It is also a key narrative … Continue reading →

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Blogging about the Wasted Land and Horror Games

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Tomas

I’ve been (until recently) able to post a little something to the blog on a daily basis. However as we’re getting into our stride with the development cycle I recognise that this will get harder and harder to do on … Continue reading →

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Sunday Summary: Sanity in the Wasted Land

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Tomas

Today I thought I’d summarise a few key posts from the last few days – and invite your feedback (via comments, email, Twitter, Facebook…) on them. Here’s a summary the first batch of issues I’ve been talking about… First off … Continue reading →

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