MOB Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just entering layout: PDF release Q2 this year! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baseT Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I've been waiting for something from this era/area, outstanding!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hooded Claw Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 For those wanting to get a flavour of the setting, as well as a great TV show, I really recommend watching Babylon Berlin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Does it contain a cabaret? 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyar Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Great cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stadi Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Will this (at least the scenarios) be Pulp Cthulhu compatible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 The full wrap-around of Loïc Muzy's wonderful cover for our forthcoming #CallOfCthulhu release 'Secrets of Berlin'. PDF will be released in Q2 this year, hardback book in Q3! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 1:49 AM, Addison said: For those wanting to get a flavour of the setting, as well as a great TV show, I really recommend watching Babylon Berlin. I wholeheartedly second this suggestion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 We'll be releasing the PDF next week. Please note, the new title of this release is: BERLIN: THE WICKED CITY Unveiling the Mythos in Weimar Berlin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Incidentally, if you want to get into the mood for this excellent sourcebook, I wholeheartedly recommend reading Jason Lutes' Berlin trilogy of comics and viewing the crazy, uneven, but ultimately glorious Babylon Berlin (available on Netflix). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotRussellCrowe Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 And surprisingly Babylon Berlin is available in Canada on Netflix so I shall be watching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, NotRussellCrowe said: And surprisingly Babylon Berlin is available in Canada on Netflix so I shall be watching it! It became available last October, but it just popped up as "new" again because they split it into two seasons. Same content, different numbering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noita Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Will be getting this! Thanks for the mention of Babylon Berlin, somehow had missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotRussellCrowe Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) On 3/11/2019 at 3:35 PM, MOB said: We'll be releasing the PDF next week. Please note, the new title of this release is: BERLIN: THE WICKED CITY Unveiling the Mythos in Weimar Berlin Hi, MOB. Is it possible to release the table of contents? Edit: Also, when will Bits & Mortar get the PDF, same time you release it or when the book physically ships? Thanks! Edited March 14, 2019 by NotRussellCrowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 18 hours ago, NotRussellCrowe said: Hi, MOB. Is it possible to release the table of contents? Here is the blurb: BERLIN: THE WICKED CITYUnveiling The Mythos in Weimar Berlin CHA23161-H MSRP $44.99 ISBN-13: 9781568824178 Hardcover 272 pages By David Larkins with Mike Mason & Lynne HardyThe Wickedest City on Earth In the aftermath of the Great War, Berlin maintains a reputation for licentiousness. A place where anything can be had for the right price. It is a city of both hedonism and business; its streets overflow with disabled veterans, prostitutes, destitute immigrants, and political agitators—all rubbing shoulders with buttoned-down businessmen, scholars, and artists. The gutters run with the blood of political assassinations, where Communists and völkisch Nationalists clash with each other and the police. Long into the evenings, Berlin’s world-famous cabarets offer music, dance, and titillating entertainment in stark contrast to the gray buildings that run on for endless miles along the sprawling city’s byways. Into this bubbling stew, Berlin The Wicked City introduces the weird elements of the Cthulhu Mythos—a hotbed of secret organizations, sinister cults, and half-whispered lore. Amid the wicked air of the world’s capital of sin, the very nature of what it means to be human is questioned. And as the city hurtles toward its inevitable dark destiny, the oppressive atmosphere pushes the sanity of investigators to its breaking point. This book presents an overview of 1920s Berlin as it would be experienced by visitors and residents of the time. Guidelines are presented for creating investigators for Berlin-centric campaigns, as well as investigator organizations to help bind groups together. Find notable personalities, key locations, and a system for generating details of the urban landscape on the fly. With the city’s crime and punishment, underworld, and high culture detailed, the tools provided help the Keeper gain an understanding of what makes Berlin unique—and dangerous. Three scenarios, spanning the history of Berlin between the end of the Great War and the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, contain colorful details of Berlin and its inhabitants, and may be run as stand-alone adventures or linked together to form a mini-campaign.In The Devil Eats Flies, Germany teeters on the brink of economic ruin and political chaos. The ghost of a madman stalks the city, turning its own citizenry against itself. To stop a demonic spirit and save a Russian princess in exile, the investigators must strike a bargain with other sinister forces and ask themselves: who else are we prepared to see die in order to save the city?Dances of Vice, Horror, and Ecstasy takes place in the city’s golden years, when Berlin becomes superficially stable and prosperous again. A bungling sorcerer, a debauched dancer, and a strange cult of gnostic Saturn-worshippers threaten to put all of that to an end and turn Berlin into a pit of madness and depravity.Schreckfilm sees Berlin racing toward its grim future. The investigators come face to face with a shadowy cabal of the city’s movers and shakers, determined to turn the city’s world-famous film industry toward ill ends. Trapped in a labyrinth of their own making and hounded relentlessly by dark forces beyond their ken, the investigators must confront the fundamental question of what is real and what is illusion.For Mature Readers: This book deals with mature themes, including drugs and sex, and is intended for mature players. This supplement is best used with the CALL OF CTHULHU (7th Edition) roleplaying game and optionally PULP CTHULHU, both available separately. 18 hours ago, NotRussellCrowe said: Edit: Also, when will Bits & Mortar get the PDF, same time you release it or when the book physically ships? Bits and Mortar gets the PDF when the hardback book goes into retail distribution (July). 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotRussellCrowe Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 This book sounds fantastic!! Very much looking forward to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Team Chaosium is at the iconic Elephant gates of Berlin's famous Zoologischer Garten. It's one of the Mythos-infused locations in our new #CallOfCthulhu release BERLIN: THE WICKED CITY. And the PDF is available now!https://www.chaosium.com/berlin-the-wicked-city-pdf 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klecser Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 A truly incredible level of detail in this supplement. Check it out folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kong Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 At last! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryhope Wood Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Now that the Stillwater book is out in hardcover, could I have an update on the release of the print version of Berlin? I am so looking forward to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Ryhope Wood said: Now that the Stillwater book is out in hardcover, could I have an update on the release of the print version of Berlin? I am so looking forward to this one. On 3/15/2019 at 4:08 AM, MOB said: Bits and Mortar gets the PDF when the hardback book goes into retail distribution (July). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Advance copies from the printer!—the rest are on their way by ship and will be available next month. In the mean time, pick up the PDF (http://bit.ly/2KZWODJ), and you get the full price of the PDF off the physical book when it is available. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klecser Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Hey @MOB, I'm just curious. Would you be willing to share with us what kind of decision-making goes into what gets a Leatherette and what doesn't? Not everything gets a leatherette. Is the leatherette pictured just for staff, or will it be made available to the public? If public, is the group particularly proud of Berlin, hence investment in a leatherette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 1 minute ago, klecser said: Hey @MOB, I'm just curious. Would you be willing to share with us what kind of decision-making goes into what gets a Leatherette and what doesn't? Not everything gets a leatherette. Is the leatherette pictured just for staff, or will it be made available to the public? If public, is the group particularly proud of Berlin, hence investment in a leatherette? The leatherette will be available for anyone to purchase, along with the regular hardback version. They are getting shipped together, and we will have (limited) copies available from all three of our warehouses (US, UK, Aus) next month. If you buy the PDF from Chaosium.com beforehand, you will be able to apply your coupon off the cost of the leatherette instead of the regular hardback. Going forward, we are intending to do special leatherette versions of all releases (over a certain page count). We may even do a small run of leatherettes of existing 7th edition releases too, when it comes round to doing a reprint of them. We'll see what the interest is for the Berlin book. (We are proud of the Berlin book though, it has come out very nicely.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klecser Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 2 hours ago, MOB said: (We are proud of the Berlin book though, it has come out very nicely.) I also did not mean to imply that you aren't proud of all your work. My apologies if I unintentionally implied that. I was just trying to suss out in my brain reasons why there is "suddenly" a leatherette for a setting book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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