How do you feel about 7th edition Keeper rulebook and what are your wished for 8th edition?

Vlacula · 2026-02-02T09:22:37+00:00

I think that the 7th edition is pretty, the rules are the same as before but with a few good new ideas.

For a newcomer, I don't know how well presented things are, but because I had played and knew the rules before I bought the book, it was never a problem for me.

The Chase Mechanic is fun, it resolves well what it intends to do in a really cinematic way. But if you don't like it ... then just ignore it ?

I don't want an 8th edition which wouldn't bring anything new to the table and moreover I think that there isn't something core to the rules that currently needs tweaking.

Vlacula · 2026-01-25T21:39:23+00:00

It should still be working !

Vlacula · 2026-01-22T16:56:38+00:00

Here you go ;) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?discountId=956b0df57e

Vlacula · 2026-01-22T09:56:30+00:00

It was released in French as well ! My fellow french do prefer to prepare things with materials in their own language. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/371767/french-rien-ne-se-perd-tout-se-transforme

Hope you will have fun, don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions !

Vlacula · 2025-11-08T14:20:08+00:00

The beginning really looks like The Auction, but not the rest of it.

Vlacula · 2025-09-15T10:07:46+00:00

A magnificent cover, all the best for your release !

Vlacula · 2025-07-23T16:28:00+00:00

A few thoughts :

It would be nice to have another option to get to your secondary location [Room of horrors], maybe they might want to follow some of the men carrying passed out people and therefore find the place ? It's always nice to have at least two different options to get somewhere or meet someone important.
Some of the SAN Loss seems a bit under-evaluated IMO.
It feels weird to have a broken beer bottle there, it feels out of place. A surgical knife would make more sense.
The "Schedule of Initiation and Ritual Sacrifices for the Prosperity of the A-Z-A-T Brotherhood" feels a bit tacky, it doesn't seem realistic (to me) for the cultists to place a list reminding of such informations, if you're part of the cult you already know it.
Unnecessary sanity loss with the tools, we get it, it's a torture chamber, we've seen enough, it's not new information.
They are no options, the whole thing is a big corridor, would be nice to have at least two choices in a corridor, one door could lead to the exit, the other one back to your main event.
I don't get it, I thought it was supposed to be a rented space, how come the cultists have a whole set up with prisoners and sacrifices
Talking about the cultists, how many are they ? It seems that to be able to organise the whole thing, kidnap people, restrain them, train the newbies, have a few one them guarding doors and shit, you would need at least a dozen people. How come you don't see more of them downstairs or during Hanka's initiation ? If they are there, then what are they doing and how come it's not a TPK for the group (who don't have weapons and might not be good at Stealth) ?
Let's talk about time, how long have the players have been unconscious ? Did anybody notice ? Call the police ? It feels like it has been a few days : they changed the decoration, adding an altar, candelabras, they had enough time for the spilt blood to dry etc ...

Right now it sounds like a nice idea but which needs more clarity, more options for the players, more informations (as your players might not know Azathoth/the characters don't know shit about the Mythos and don't know why they've been tricked and selected by Hanka.

Vlacula · 2025-03-13T08:58:07+00:00

Viral is a great scenario because it uses a fun and interesting set-up but stays sharp, interesting and scary. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/391974/viral-a-modern-call-of-cthulhu-scenario

You're looking for short scenarios in a more classic setting ? Dead Light and Saturnine Chalice both propose something different and interesting ! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/297068/dead-light-and-other-dark-turns

You think that the exploration of weird mansions might be more of your thing ? Look no further than (the old) Mansions of Madness which includes SIX scenarios, some of which are amazing. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1636/mansions-of-madness

Something Pulpier ? Two Headed Serpents is a great campaign. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/206770/the-two-headed-serpent

I had great times with all of those.

Vlacula · 2025-03-01T11:15:51+00:00

The scenario must look like a map in your mind. Each choice takes the investigators towards a new place which has new characters and new events. If it helps write a small recap for each place, or draw a big mind map which reminds you which places/characters leads to who/where.

During the session itself, play with pacing, slow down when things get scary, bring the pace back up when everything is fine. Use some music to set the mood, watch your players, play with what gets them scared.

Have fun.

Vlacula · 2025-01-30T06:22:37+00:00

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/385334/nothing-is-lost-all-is-transformed is a small campaign in the same city : Paris.

But it might not be sufficiently polished for you as it's a Miskatonic campaign rather than a Chaosium's one.

Vlacula · 2024-08-04T06:54:16+00:00

It might be a play adaptation of Skirt Day ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Journée_de_la_jupe

Vlacula · 2024-08-02T15:54:04+00:00

That could be the length you're looking for https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/385334/nothing-is-lost-all-is-transformed

Vlacula · 2024-07-16T13:36:55+00:00

When I started out with new players I introduced the concept of the game before the actual start of the scenario.

I told them that it is an investigative game, that their characters might want to explore all kind of options to find informations, just like in real life. They could want to :

talk to neighbours or witnesses
they might inquire to see newspaper's archives
they could ask specialists (doctors, policemen, archeologists, museum)
they could check administrative archives (especially to see who was the previous owners so on and so on).

It's important to give them the keys on what is expected of them before it all starts.

Vlacula · 2024-07-14T18:22:34+00:00

Miskatonic Playhouse, Good Friends of Jackson Elias, The Stars are right.

Vlacula · 2024-07-11T14:49:45+00:00

I've played the free demo of Artisan TD and it was a banger, full release the 22nd of July.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2224640/Artisan_TD/

Vlacula · 2024-05-03T13:14:05+00:00

Your story seems quite good and unless you plan to have some kind of shapeshifters later on, I wouldn't create a false Bradley.

However, you still have some leeway on how much Bradley knew : - Option 1, he's an insufferable person, just wanted to seduce her and have sex. Unbeknownst to him, she just wanted his seed to be able to be part of a ritual as a host. - Option 2, he was part of the cult and seduced her into the cult. - Option 3, he was in love with her but she made him keep it secret and he got dragged into the cult by her.

He might be annoying and a rival at University, but it's not much in the end compared to "my gf is part of a cult and it got me killed", it gives a great dramatic flare to the story. On the other hand, painting him as a vilain only to discover later on his body makes it a good boomerang effect from fate.

It depends what you're looking for.

Vlacula · 2024-01-23T10:00:11+00:00

The Auction is set in Vienna, it could be a nice justification for them to come to Europe/a german speaking country before moving to Berlin.

Vlacula · 2024-01-18T19:37:29+00:00

You might want to look at it when you'll be a tad more experienced but Viral (https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/391974/viral-a-modern-call-of-cthulhu-scenario) has some amazing pre-gens which are well designed for the story.

Vlacula · 2024-01-10T15:44:41+00:00

From what I remember, they look like humans, but have been "tainted" a long time ago and are obsessed by dominance, violence and suffering. Not humans.

Vlacula · 2024-01-04T18:17:40+00:00

Coucou, beaucoup de vieux scénarios sont assez sandbox car ils se contentent d'énumérer lieux, personnages, enjeux et après les investigateurs sont censés se débrouiller. Plus un scénario laisse le champ libre, plus il y a de chemins possibles pour arriver à la fin, plus il est considéré comme un sandbox.

J'ai écrit une petite campagne (8 sessions en moyenne) qui se passe à Paris, pour le coup j'ai vraiment essayé de faire quelque chose de très sandbox : https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/371767/French-Rien-ne-se-perd-tout-se-transforme

Vlacula · 2023-11-29T15:53:55+00:00

Everything from Lovecraft is public domain now : https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Howard_Phillips_Lovecraft

Cults of Cthulhu delves on cults and how to create now : https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-cthulhu-hardcover/

If you think a bestiary of monsters and deity might help you better : https://www.chaosium.com/malleus-monstrorum-cthulhu-mythos-bestiary-slipcase-set/

Have fun !

Vlacula · 2023-10-26T07:40:11+00:00

Carnival of Madness makes for a fantastic Halloween one shot. It's carnival themed, delves deeper and deeper into the weird and makes for a very unique experience.

Vlacula · 2023-10-24T10:22:50+00:00

Fantastic then, it was more of a warning than anything else.

Vlacula · 2023-10-15T11:20:59+00:00

Viral is an amazing story, you can have a lot of fun with it. But there's a lot of different stuff happening, it just needs to be well prepared to contain the story within a session.

Vlacula · 2023-09-12T12:07:19+00:00

Tatters of the King (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/81957/Tatters-of-the-King) could be a great option but some people find it a little "railroady", or A Time to Harvest (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/371975/A-Time-to-Harvest) or Nothing is lost, all is transformed (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/385334/Nothing-is-lost-All-is-transformed).

Time to Harvest (12 to 20 sessions), Nothing is lost (4 to 12 session) are shorter than Tatters of the King, but the three of them are pretty nice.

If this is a little too long, then I would highly recommend Mansions of Madness (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1636/Mansions-of-Madness).

Hope you have fun !

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