Pyramid Review
Parapsychologist's Handbook (for Call of Cthulhu)
Published by Chaosium, Inc.
Written by Chris Jerome
Cover by Meghan McLean
Illustrated by Simon Monk and Jessica
110-page tape-bound b&w softcover; $14.95
It is an unfortunate truth that Chaosium's release schedule has a rather elastic quality to it. Although there are several supplements promised for release in the relatively near future for Call of Cthulhu, devotees of the game have learned to be patient when waiting for the arrival of any such supplements upon the shelves at their local gaming emporium. Fortunately, Chaosium has decided to explore a new approach that plugs the long gaps between releases. This is a series of Monographs made available from the stacks of the Miskatonic University Library Association, the first being the Parapsychologist's Handbook, the second being the nearest to an official publication of the End Times, the campaign setting the dark and subtle future of mankind and the Mythos.
Each Monograph is not in fact an official release distributed through the normal channels. Rather, they can only be purchased directly from Chaosium themselves, and instead of being sent out as an electronic PDF document as is the current mode, each is printed out by Chaosium, tape bound, and then mailed out to the purchaser. Chaosium believes that each Monograph is worth the time and attention of Call of Cthulhu devotees, but as a publisher they lack the time to do anything more than read the manuscript through and . . .
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Article publication date: April 30, 2004
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