MOB Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 "Call of Cthulhu is now the Pepsi of RPG franchises, alongside D&D’s Coke, and the game’s success is part of the revival of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian fiction" — reviewer Paul StJohn Mackintosh acknowledges the influence of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu in his new piece on The Legacy of Lovecraft. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Pepsi? Pathfinder or World of Darkness is Pepsi- they got the sales . CoC is more like RC Cola. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 10 hours ago, MOB said: Call of Cthulhu is now the Pepsi of RPG franchises Can't be. I hate Pepsi, but love CoC. Dr. Pepper, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questbird Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 It seems that H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos stuff is everywhere; in comics, books, board games, RPGs. It is mainstream. At least some of that must come from Chaosium and Call of Cthulhu. Some also came from Doom, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Mike Mignola and various comics authors. As for making money, sure World of Darkness might have made more in the 90s, but where is it now? Chaosium managed to stay in business (just) because of its multiple similar editions of Call of Cthulhu. It must have made some cash to do that. Maybe Call of Cthulhu is more like a ubiquitous mixer drink like bitter lemon or tonic water -- more common than you think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 On 08/09/2017 at 11:04 AM, Questbird said: Maybe Call of Cthulhu is more like a ubiquitous mixer drink like bitter lemon or tonic water -- more common than you think. Well, the Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game & Players Facebook Group welcomed its 5000th member earlier today. The group's purpose is "For people who play the Call of Cthulhu RPG and related games". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadmaster Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 If Call of Cthuthu was a soda it would be Vernors the deliciously different ginger ale. Kind of hard to find, and a lot of people don't like it. However it has been around since the beginning of time and its true fans know it is the best. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klecser Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) On 9/7/2017 at 8:04 PM, Questbird said: Maybe Call of Cthulhu is more like a ubiquitous mixer drink like bitter lemon or tonic water -- more common than you think. If people have followed the game industry as a segment of society for a while, there is definitely an uptick in Lovecraft stuff. Just nobody names it. Stranger Things was a complete smash hit and it is very clearly Lovecraftian. The Thing poster in the background, for example, and the creators have named inspiration that is all Lovecraftian. Part of me wonders if HPL's xenophobia and racism is the main reason why people tend to not name him. That's ironic given that there are plenty of racist authors of the past that people have no problem naming. I think that another factor is that when the world gets crazy, people turn to crazy fiction. The good news is that it only benefits us longtime fans in terms of product availability and media consumption opportunities. Edited October 13, 2017 by klecser short addition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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