Chaosium has put out an updated version of CoC: Dark Ages. Looks good, I'll probably add it to the collection once they have printed copies available, currently only in PDF.
Cthulhu Dark Ages is a world lit only by fire. The ancient empires collapsed centuries ago, taking their culture and learning with them. It’s a dark world and people are right to be afraid of the dark. Apart from the Viking raiders, witches, and outlaws, there are the unquiet dead, ancient horrors, and other malevolent beings stalking the countryside. Dark entities, beyond good and evil, wait hidden in the recesses of time and the angles of space. A few brave souls try their best to resist the horrors and push them back from whence they came.
With the 3rd Edition, Cthulhu Dark Ages has been updated for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, completely revised and includes a wealth of new setting material. Inside you will find a player’s guide to the Dark Ages, an optional Sanity mechanic for mirroring the medieval mindset, rules for the oral tradition of storytelling and mounted combat, a grimoire of Dark Age spells plus optional rules for Folk Magic, a bestiary of monsters, as well as a fully detailed setting—the Anglo-Saxon community of Totburh in England’s Severn Valley, full of interesting characters, dwelling descriptions, and a multitude of plot hooks for Keepers to use and develop.
Three ready-to-play scenarios introduce players to the world of Cthulhu Dark Ages, building on the tensions, characters, and horrors lurking in Toburh and the lands surrounding the community.
The Hunt—wherein a terrifying wolf is troubling the community of Totburh and must be dealt with. This short adventure provides the perfect introduction to the Dark Ages setting.
The Doom That Came to Wessex—all is not well at the Monastery of S. Swithun, with an attack leaving some of the monks dead or injured. Something foul is afoot threatening the very sanctity of the monastery.
Eseweald—Oswyn, the thegn of Totburh, is concerned about the disappearance of his son, sent on a diplomatic mission to calm tension with a neighboring community, who seems to have vanished without a trace in the dark foreboding Eseweald forest
The book is rounded out with comprehensive appendices containing a Dark Ages Glossary of historical terms, a Timeline covering 950–1054 CE, a Who’s Who of notable historical people, kings, and popes, and a bibliography of texts and sources of inspiration.
Throughout, advice and guidance on running adventures and presenting the world of the Dark Ages is provided.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
I emailed the folks at Chaosium about a year ago inquiring about any plans for producing an updated version of Cthulhu Dark Ages. The answer was no so I told them if they did there is a guaranteed sale waiting on it fight here. Soooooo I'm gonna take some credit for them putting this out. :wink: When the hard copy is ready to go I'll be picking it up.
“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
I saw a post from Chaosium today that stated the print book for this, is now available. I'll have to scout out a good deal and pick a copy up.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
Necron 99 wrote: ↑May 12th, 2020, 7:20 pm
I saw a post from Chaosium today that stated the print book for this, is now available. I'll have to scout out a good deal and pick a copy up.
I went to the Chaosium site to look for the print version but found only the pdf offered.
“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Doh, well that's what I forget for not reading the full post.
Went back and found it again to see:
Hot off the presses in Lithuania; soon to be on a truck and/or ship and/or shoggoth to our warehouses... these are the full color hardbacks and special leatherette editions. Buy the PDFs now, get the full price of the PDFs off the physical versions when they arrive!
Soon, but not yet.
rredmond wrote: ↑May 15th, 2020, 8:56 am
It's even got a sound track
Haha, nice vid Ron, Tull is good stuff.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
Soooooo I'm gonna take some credit for them putting this out. :wink: When the hard copy is ready to go I'll be picking it up. 
