This Starter Box contains everything you need to start playing Call of Cthulhu—the tabletop roleplaying game of mystery and horror. Players take on the role of investigators of mysteries, uncovering dark secrets, encountering strange monsters, and thwarting sinister cults. Together, you and your friends create and develop a story in which each of your characters plays a leading role, which could be foiling some dastardly plot or stopping horrors from beyond space and time!
Roleplaying gaming is a social pastime. Everyone works together in a team, each playing an investigator character. One player runs the game—the Keeper of Arcane Lore—who referees the game and presents the story and adventure plots to the other players. Think of it a bit like acting in a drama, but where there isn’t a script. Dice and the rules of the game determine the success or failure for your character’s actions—all while you are propelled into dramatic and nerve-tingling situations! The emphasis is on having fun.
Inside This Box:
- Book 1: Introduction and Alone Against The Flames—a solo introductory adventure, teaching you the basics of Call of Cthulhu as you play through a mystery.
- Book 2: Call of Cthulhu Starter Rules—the essential rules, everything needed for starting play.
- Book 3: Adventures—three starter adventures for your players to explore.
- Ready to Play Investigators—five ready to play game characters.
- Blank Investigator Sheets—ready for creating your own investigators.
- Roleplaying Dice – a set of six polyhedral dice for use in the game.
- Player Handout – a set of ready to use props.
Adventures! This box comes packed with four classic adventures for over ten hours of game play:
- Alone Against The Flames
- Paper Chase
- Edge of Darkness
- Dead Man Stomp
Brayden Shane Martens –
The Call of Cthulhu Starter Box Set is everything a new or experienced player needs to jump into the dark world of H.P Lovecraft’s writings. Chaosium puts together an incredible starter box containing everything one needs to play including a ful set of dice, 3 campaigns, a solo campaign (even the keeper gets in on the action), hangouts, pre-generated characters and a small rules guide. One of the best parts is that some of the other Call of Cthulhu books you can purchase only require you to have the starter set, rather than relegating one to have to purchase multiple books just to play. The scenarios are great for keepers of all skill levels, and include a variety of plot hooks that help stimulate the imagination rather than bludgeon it with information. All-in-all I highly recommend the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set Box, and at $25 you really can’t go wrong.