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I think it will be Regency Cthulhu, if I remember correctly they said that will come this year and Gaslight next year. Unless something unexpected comes first.

I somehow found out, that there is a publisher in Spain called Shadowlands, releasing officially licensed Call of Cthulhu scenarios (at least there is a Chaosium logo on them). They seem to have quite a variety: modern, Pulp, 80s, etc. From what I've seen, they seem to have great layout and art. Maybe not as great as the Spanish scenario "La broma macabra" by Edge, but definitely better than what we have here in Germany. https://shadowlands.es/categoria-producto/la-llamada-de-cthulhu/ Has anyone read them? I don't speak Spanish unfortunately. Is there any chance these will get translated into English? By Chaosium or by Shadowlands?

Season 2 is coming: https://deadline.com/2022/06/paul-giamatti-30-coins-season-2-cast-1235050749/ (The article contains spoilers for season 1) I really enjoyed the first season, this is great news.

How well did it work? What kind of player character did you use? According to the normal rules, or did you give more skill points? Did you play with NPC or was tha character alone? How much did you have to change the fights so that the one character could win them? Even with Pulp rules that would not be obvious.

My biggest issue with the Starter Set is that it includes saddle-stitched booklets, which are really flimsy. I would be willing to pay more for "real" soft-cover books inside. Any chance for such an upgrade?

Great news, something to definitely look out for. I'm glad to hear that not only Gaslight is coming but also a campaign and a scenario book for it. Can't have enough of those, and definitely a great way to (re)introduce a setting. Can't wait to find out what those secret ones could be. Maybe sci-fi?

Ok, I think this is getting off-topic in this thread, so this will be the last one. I just found this:

Same here, I've seen no reason to buy it. The leatherette part is actually a disadvantage for me (I dislike those) and the layout / art is still the inferior one. A shame, I was hoping for something better. I guess I'll have to wait for 8e or the 50th anniversary 🙂 By the way (after reading the articles with Google Translate) I realized that "La broma macabra" was written by Álex de la Iglesia who is actually the 30 Coins /30 monedas director, so now I'm even more excited. I might even order it somewhere (although I won't be able to read it 🙂 ).

This looks incredible! Unfortunately I don't speak spanish, I hope this gets released in English. German CoC releases don't look like this 🙂 Great graphics, great layout, and if I've seen correctly, pockets in the book for the maps. I think Chaosium's CoC products with the new layout are one of the best looking RPG releases, but this is another level. I haven't seen EDGE releases yet, but I know some interesting things are coming from them (non CoC related, English) now I'm even more interested in those. By the way, is CoC big in Spain? The only thing I know of is 30 Coins (30 monedas), the CoC inspired HBO show. I really liked that.

Wow, now this, I would buy instantly. This is how a 40th anniversary edition should look like.

Because the format / layout is quite different than your usual products, it would be great if this was available as an epub (or some other e-book format) as well. Would be easier to read than the PDF till the print version is available.

It doesn't seem to contain any pregens. Is that so, or did I miss them somewhere?

Unfortunately, this is not visible in the webshop. It says: Year Released: 2016, Version: 7th Edition. Would be great to see this information somehow. I might be interested to buy the latest printing because of the errata, but this way the chance to do it (to be aware of it) is quite slim, unless I proactively ask about it.

Ok, so as this was released with the old layout, I guess there is not much of a chance for a new Keeper Rulebook with an updated layout any time soon. I'm not a fan of leatherette versions, but what about a normal release with this errata? With or without the new content. Any chance for that?

I actually wonder if this trilogy of scenarios are related scenarios / a mini campaign, or just three scenarios about the same topic?

I find it great that you include plain text handouts. I was missing them before, sometimes I can't read the "hand-written" ones, but now this won't be a problem anymore.

Will be interesting to see if the new version will have any connection to the new Gaslight. There are some interesting possibilities there.

I somehow missed all these products (or disregarded them when I've seen them). I see there are some campaigns among these, so if those get re-released I'm in. I can't have enough campaigns (or even adventures). I'm not so much interested in setting books, but if those add something to the campaigns or come with their own adventures, then why not. And while we are at "all-new layout and art", I'm still waiting for the core books the get this treatment 🙂

https://www.enworld.org/threads/call-of-cthulhu-classic-an-interview-with-rick-meints-chaosium.681388/ I don't like leatherettes 😞 Will this come with the new layout?

I still have the "old" Lulu version I think. Has this been updated or is this the same version (content, layout)? Also, is there a considerable difference between that and the new softcover version?

I think we need to make a difference between one-shots and big campaigns. You are absolutely right, you probably won't lose anything if you convert a 20s haunted house scenario to modern. But you'll also not win anything. A great modern example that I've run is Lynne Hardy's Scritch Scratch. The main story would probably work in any time period, but the (modern) pre-gens she created and how they interact with the location, the story and each other, are what makes the story so interesting. You wouldn't get this by moving a 20s one-shot to the present automatically. Big campaigns like Masks of Nyarlathotep or The Children of Fear are different. Moving them to the present might work (at least Masks), but what makes these campaigns so special is the huge amount of background information, some of that time-period dependent. Also travel would be different, maybe even NPC or player backgrounds and motivations. So this would be a lot of work to get the same level that has been done for the original premise. Writing a campaign from scratch and considering the modern time-period while doing so would create a completely different experience. Don't get me wrong, my intention with these kind of posts is not to complain, but to show that there an interest (at least from my side).

I almost exclusively run published adventures / campaigns (and I only back / buy new RPGs is they come with big campaigns), I'm not interested in writing them myself. The 80s is definitely more modern than the 20s 🙂 And as I was born in the 80s, I can relate at least from stories. And also don't forget Stranger Things and a lot of other TV shows with an 80s setting the last couple of years. And then all the movies / shows I watched as a kid are also if not from the 80s, then from the 90s.

I googled and the reviews are not really positive.

Yes, having to go to remote places with no mobile reception is one thing to do this, but not everything can be solved by calling the police. The police doesn't believe in occult things, so if you insist you might end up in a cell or an asylum. Maybe the government is involved, so that's why you don't call them, etc.

Modern (from the 80s onwards) would be my favorite campaign setting for big campaigns. I only buy others because there are no modern ones. If they were available and I had to choose, I'd choose modern. I dislike the 20s and can't relate to it. The 30s I can relate to a bit more, but that's only because I think of Indiana Jones. Modern I can relate to.