Pyramid Pick: Pokéthulhu Adventure Game

Pyramid Pick

Pokéthulhu Adventure Game

Published by Dork Storm Press

Written by S. John Ross and Philip Reed

Illustrated by John Kovalic

32 pages; $5.95

Based upon a concept by Philip Reed and Russell Godwin, and written by S. John Ross and illustrated by John Kovalic, The Pokéthulhu Adventure Game was originally seen at Gen-Con 2000. Since then, anyone who wasn't there has had to make do with the still excellent T-shirt. Now Dork Storm Press has published the game in comic book format. For those not in the know, the concept behind Pokéthulhu is that it is a parody of a certain Japanese children's cartoon that has become a worldwide phenomenon using the Mythos of author H. P. Lovecraft.

Actually, Pokéthulhu The Adventure Game is based upon a cartoon broadcast on the Lovecraft Network. The players are cast in the same roles as little Randy Carter, Sonia, and Titus. These young cultists capture, raise, and train Pokéthulhu. These loveable eldritch monsters are pitted by their owners against other Pokéthulhu, not for the purposes of evil, but purely for sport. Only the dreaded Team Eibon have motives that are decidedly un-sportsman-like. This is a world that only the young (or an insane adult witch or wizard) can understand, as it would scare the trousers of normal adults.

After a fun introduction to roleplaying from the Dork Tower crew (which will look familiar to Pyramid-readers, we get down to the game. Players each create a trainer, spending thirty . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.



Article publication date: May 25, 2001

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