Reviews from rpgnow.com

BOUH is our most critically acclaimed book, with it and its d20 cousin receiving a clean sweep of eight five star ratings on rpgnow.com.  Read the reviews of the d20 version (a subset of the GUMSHOE version) here and the GUMSHOE version here.

From the art and fiction to the abilities and motivations of the monsters, this is more a book of nightmares than of creatures. The sections on how to use this book present great advice, and the creatures here are disturbing and twisted enough to make even the players scared, to say nothing of their characters.

Excellent, atmospheric and very printer friendly. As a fan of gory, disturbing horror I can’t recommend this book highly enough. As a gamer, these monsters will show up in most of the sessions I run, and what higher review can I give this product than that?

LIKED : Great original monsters, in the vein of the best horror movies out there. Great art and an attractive, simple layout. Some of the best flavor text in gaming.… [read full review (5 out of 5 stars)]

This review on rpg.net gave five for style and four for substance, but the substance was marked down because of “the overstepping of too many boundaries is a bit problematic though and has to be taken into consideration thereby lessening the final score by a point.” You can’t ask for a better reivew in a horror product!

The black and white illustrations by Dave Allsop are brilliant and some make me want to stay away from the book when it gets dark.

A review of Armitage Files on Flames Rising.

A review of Watchers in the Sky, courtesy of Matthew Pook.

Brad Harmer, on the wonderfully-named Emotionally Fourteen blog, gives The Watchers In The Sky 8 out of 10.

The Watchers In The Sky is a truly grim, nasty and Lovecraftian horror adventure. It is, simply, Trail of Cthulhu doing what it does best.

Dan Harms reviews The Black Drop

Overall, the Black Drop is a fantastic scenario and one of the strongest scenarios in the Trail line – which, in turn, makes it one of the strongest Cthulhoid RPG scenarios published in recent times.  As always, it’s worth getting even if you play Call of Cthulhu instead of Trail, so you can adapt it or take ideas for your own game.

A positive and detailed review of Hard Helix on Flames Rising.

Hard Helix is a great supplement. In pure written content, it’s a 5/5.

Dan Harms reviews Castle Bravo.

This scenario is a a strong addition to the Trail line, and it will certainly make for a memorable evening of play.

• OgreCave review
• On the Shelf review
• Fast RPG Reviews review

This rpg.net review is from veteran reviewer Lev Lafayette, who averages just over 3/3 on his reviews -  tough reviewer. He gives Trail a 4/4.

Review of the improvisational Trail of Cthulhu supplement Armitage Files on Stargazer’s World.

“The Armitage Files” is definitely a book anyone interested in running Trail of Cthulhu should own, especially if you want to try something new. But it proves – without a shadow of doubt – that it’s possible to improvise an investigative games if you are open to follow the advice given in the book.