Simon Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I'm new to the forum although I've been a long time fan of Call of Cthulhu. As the title says, anyone know when the Keeper and Investigator book will re-appear on UK shelves? I'm impressed that the first print run seems to have sold out in the UK in a couple of months but here we still haven't had a commercial release of the Investigator book. Impatient people (I.e me!) are - not literally - dying to know rough release dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nclarke Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Chaosium has copies and they ship from their warehouse in the UK so if you don't want to get it from your local FLGS you can order from them. The first ship contained backers copies and a smaller amount for people who jumped on the wagon around March. The second shipment hit Lowestoft mid/early August and official store/retail release date was around the 21st August IIRC. Quote Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thanks for that information. The two main games stores in London, one of which is Leisure Games, don't have the books in stock and don't know when they will be available. It seems Esdevium, the main UK distributor, don't know either so that August 21st date seems inaccurate considering it's mid September. Are the books sitting in customs somewhere? Does Chaosium have an actual UK release date in mind? Interested and enquiring minds are keen to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nclarke Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I don't know if ESDEVIUM actually distribute Chaosium's stuff as they seem to never want to pick up anything whenever I've seen a smaller company try to get into UK distribution. I know of a number of rpg publishers who say that they never got any response to queries about being distributed by ESDEVIUM. AFAIR (based on MOB, Chaosium's VP, posting here) the worldwide release date was third week of August. As I said before Chaosium ship from their European distribution hub in Exeter so buying direct will get you the books at UK shipping prices. Quote Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Well, I've just ordered the Keeper Screen directly from Chaosium but I'm not sure it's cheaper than getting it from a shop. The books really need to be available on Amazon UK at least to reach a wider audience; they're not at the moment. Also, the Keeper's book was widely available at the beginning of July through games shops such as Leisure Games; Petersen's Field Guide more recently. Not sure why the books aren't as widely available now - it doesn't feel like a world wide release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Meints Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Esdevium has been shipped a large number of the 7th edition core items: Keeper Rulebook, Investigator handbook, Keeper screen pack, Nameless Horrors, and the Petersen Guide. They should have it in their warehouse by now. We don't have any control over what Esdevium does next with the stock, just as we have no control over which games stores stock our books. Going forward, the core items should remain in stock for years to come. As for Amazon UK, they currently don't buy anything from us directly. I don't know if they buy from distributors like Esdevium. I realize I am very biased, but if you want to buy the 7th edition books online, buy them from Chaosium.com and they will be shipped to you from our UK warehouse, at UK shipping rates. Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the update; looks like it's up to Esdevium now. Hopefully everything will be available through retail soon. I ordered the Keeper's screen directly from Chaosium today so I don't need convincing in that regard. Edited September 14, 2016 by Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Tar Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 My follow-up question; is the stock currently in the UK Chaosium warehouse the second printing with corrections? Quote 132/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nclarke Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 AFAIK There is no second printing with corrections. The second shipment is, I believe, the same as the first. There has been no notification of any second printing with updates/corrections/errata. Quote Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Tar Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thanks Nick. Then I might hold back on this until they do so. Quote 132/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nclarke Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Might be a year or more as most of the folks who really want the books got them with the KS and recent second shipment. Don't know how many people are left who might be buying the new books to use up any stocks necessitating a second, revised, printing in a short period of time Quote Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovyclam Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) There are only a few errata that made their way into the printed books because of the big crowdproofing during the Kickstarter. Of those that did get into the books, most are typos or formatting blips rather than actual errors. See this thread for the errata that got into the printed books: Current count is: Keeper Book: 2 errors (entry for Dhole has 1 too many MP, missing asterisk note for Spear weapon), 8 format/typos Investigator Book: 3 errors (Tribal Member EDU starting score, Butler/Maid skill list, Animal Trainer skill list), 5 format/typos Petersen Guide: 0 errors, 1 inconsequential typo (if you even want to call it that) Edited September 15, 2016 by groovyclam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nclarke Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 On another thread Mike mason said that the pdf's should be updated by the end of the year (2016). No word on a new printing with those incorporated. Quote Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Tar Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Thanks for the info guys. I hate typos with a vengence, but this sounds tollerably low. Worth getting them now I think. Quote 132/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) As if on cue, Esdevium are finally releasing The Investigator's Handbook and the Keeper's screen for general sale this Monday (the 19th). Almost as if they read my mind - perhaps i'm a telepathic cultist of Hastur after all... Edited September 16, 2016 by Simon Wrong day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nclarke Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Perhaps they confused August with September for the worldwide release. Quote Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Kelly Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 My FLGS has both core books, screen and Nameless Horrors and has done for a couple of weeks. Will be getting ref's book when I get paid so UK distribution seems to be happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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