The Thing Update

After a couple of weeks of nocturnal painting, my wife and I finished minis from The Thing Board game. Then we use our lightbox to make these pictures.  We already play in a couple of games both with 4 people and with 2 gamers and they were great games. Hope this weekend we can play again! So with no furder ado, we want to show  You Our iteration of those iconic heroes. Hope You like them. In no particular order:

Here is an updated Video from Unboxing. We've got some issues with the last one.

Library Update (19)

Since my last update, I've received a couple of parcels. First from my correspondent book about H.P.Lovecraft. This time it will be about him. So something different this time.

Another one is Bram Stoker's Jewel of Seven Stars. Don't know about this book anything. So hope this will be a nice lecture in the future. 

Another three books are somewhat odd for me. They are weird tales from Poland. Authors wrote them in the interwar period. But since then there was no new editions. So these hundred years old tales come to light for the first time in a century. I've already read one of them and it was superb. The mastery in using polish language, the subject - death, makes these stories especially intriguing for someone who likes to delve into horror stories from the beginning of the last century. I hope the rest of them will be like that first one.

Of course, all of these books make it into my List of Shame. 

7th Edition all over again

Many of You know that Kickstarter for Korean or Japanse edition of Call of Cthulhu was very successful. But the Polish edition is interesting too. After my comparison of original and Polish edition of Alone Against the Dark, I thought it will be interesting to show You my pledge level in Polish crowd campaign for Zew Cthulhu 7 edycję. 

Keepers rulebook of course with two distinct covers to choose from, with quick start rules and two dice (for bonus and penalty - Qworshop fame).

Keepers screen with additional stuff (just like in original Keepers Screen - including adventures, maps, etc.)

HEAR THE CALL OF CTHULHU - 5 scenarios in one book.

CREEPING CONTRREVOLUTION - a scenario in PDF.

NEED TO FEED THE FIRE - a scenario in PDF.

IN THE MIDS OF STORES - a scenario in PDF.

Three booklets with additional information for Keepers.

New interior art.

Translated Keeper decks.

Soundtrack.

5 character sheets for different game periods.

AS above but in PDF.

Maps of 4 big Polish cities in PDF (period accurate).

Map of Arkham Asylum.

Postcards from Arkham.

Military Service Book.

Many player handouts in paper and PDF format.

So as You can see is worth to wait for this bundle. This is not shown off, just attempt to show You something from a distant place, from a dark corner of the earth...

Dice Madness!

Breaking up from Masks routine, today we have something special. It`s a presentation of  Q-Workshop`s Metal Cthulhu dices kickstarter campaign. Finally, we received them yesterday, so we decided this time to make unboxing video and take some photos, so everyone could see this amazing stuff. Well, We thing, that Q-workshop done a good job. With no further ado:

Azathoth Dices

Nyarlathotep Dices

Cthulhu Dices

Hastur Dices

And Behold! Call of Cthulhu Metal Dices!

And Our little Unboxing Video!

For Metal dices we need to buy special playmats. 

Because throwing them on table would scratch the surface. Believe us. 

They are shown on video.

MoN - day (12)

As always spoilers below...

03.10.2017 - End game in Cairo. So firstly Mike meets Janvillen. This side quest is very little and very nice. So there was tension for couple of moments, but even our Hero was under the spell of Bast pristess. Then they went to Dhashur and met Nyarlathotep in his Black Pharaoh avatar. Another questions where raised. But some answers where give to them. Then he went to the other piramid and finds one part of Eye of Light and Darkness! After this event, when another of Mike's friends went insane, he decide to end his stay in Cairo.

For me this is the crown jewel of Masks of Nyarlathotep. Best chapter in whole history. Others are fun too, but this is the best. So after leaving Cairo, nothing will be the same...

MoN - day (6)

As always spoilers below...

After events in New York Mike decided to travel to England as his first step in this long journey. He choose to travel in style on board of one of transatlantic ships. Of course first class. He took with him two of his  friends from mob. Jack and Adam. For them I've just copy stats from Pulp Cthulhu for Mock NPC. For now they were cannon fodder for me, but in time they begin buliding up to form very important NPCs. 
Second thing worth mentioning was reading by Mike Pnakotic Manuscripts. Of course there was more to that, then only reading. Sanity loss was important part of this process and of course accumulating of Cthulhu Mythos points. 
I've decided to use rules for traveling, from the MoN book. Couple of skill have little boost. 
This is it. Next time? London!

Mon - day (4)

Day later but here it is...



After all this preparations where over, after initial game of Pulp Cthulhu we started this beautiful (terrifying!) journey. From now on, this entries will be spoiler heavy! So...

16.07.2017 - This was Our first Masks session in witch Jackson Elias invites Mike to his hotel room. After finding that J.E. is dead and fight with the cultist (all end up dead), there is more questions then answers. This is very crucial scene for entire campaign. Finding all this clues cannot be done like from dispenser. So it take us a while. Then first steps in investigation takes place. But Mike is not law abiding citizen, police came very quickly to him. But for the good of investigation, they join forces in this one. From there Mike goes to Emerson Imports, Ju-Ju House. After couple of days observing that place, he takes his men and attacks in the middle of ceremony! Fight erupts. Cultist, Chakota, dynamite (Matt Sanderson style!) and losses of sanity are everywhere. But in the end it all ends well... Maybe let's just say that police force is happy that somebody else does the dirty job for them... 

Till next week...

MoN - day!

In recent post I've started talked about our Mask campaign. This time I want to talk more about prepping and about listening to some very important voices in community. Thanks to this podcast I've become better Keeper...

First and most important:

Good Friends of Jackson Elias!

There is no other podcast like that! Informations from this guys are pure gold!

Dhole House

For handouts and PCs! Very user friendly!

YSDC MoN Maps Thread!

This thread is something that You should check out, especially before new edition!

Oh! And another important handout:

Keepers Decks

Because not everyone have to know what Thompson machine gun looks like or remember what is the range of dynamite! Maybe NPC deck is not so important in this campaign, but others are in constant use!

So this is for today MoN - day!
Thank You!

Two-Headed Serpent

Just recently we received Two-Headed Serpent campaign. If only we wasn't in the middle of MoN affair, we probably jump right in in this globe spanning adventure of Pulp and Wonder!
The book is beautiful and very well written. It is not surprise from authors like Good Friends of Jackson Elias fame. Cannot wait to run this monster one day.
Maybe next year?

 

Silver Doors to Darkness!

Couple of days ago, on Our doorstep land little package. Inside where Chaosium's Doors to Darkness. But now it is Silver Ennie Doors to Darkness! Congratulations gentelmen! Good work! Keep it coming!

Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu

Couple of weeks ago, we received Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu boardgame. Since then, my wife decide to paint miniatures from this game. Here is the final result of her work.

Magician

Driver

Occultist

Detective

 Doctor

Hunter

Reporter

All ladies

All gentelmen

The whole group

Mansion of Madness next part...

Next part of our Mansions of Madness miniatures! This time they are Player Characters and of course the rest of monsters! Enjoy!