Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Average Rating:

7.87/10

64 Ratings

6 Comments

Graph

RPG Rank: 9

	Information

Browse 4 Images »

Slideshow

Primary Name	Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)
RPG Family	Call of Cthulhu
RPG System	Basic Role-Playing (BRP)
RPG Mechanic	Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc) Dice (Percentile) Random Attribute Generation (during Character Creation) Skill Based (buy or gain skills)
Honors
Alternate Names

Fans: 8

Become a Fan

Corrections

Clone

Customize View

RSS Feed

Record a Play

ObjectID: 347

	Description Edit \| History

The first edition of Call of Cthulhu was published in 1981, using a simplified version of the Basic Role-Playing system used in RuneQuest. The original conception was called Dark Worlds, a game commissioned by Chaosium but never published.

	More Information Edit \| History

Related Microbadges

- Call of Cthulhu Fan
- Call of Cthulhu 1st Edition Fan
- Cthulhu For President!
- Cthulhu Fan
- Cthulhu Fan
- Cthulhu Fan
- I work for the Agency
- Minion of Cthulhu
- Student at Miskatonic U
- Minion of Shub-Niggurath
- Member of the Syndicate
- Minion of Yog-Sothoth
- Chaosium Fan
- Chaosium Fan

Sort: Category: Genre:

Pg. 1 of 21 » 21

1920's Investigators' Companion

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	1881
Num Ratings	17
Average Rating	6.69
Num Owned	83

Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	2

Comments	8
Year Published	1993

The Abbey

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	3937
Num Ratings	7
Average Rating	6.29
Num Owned	14

Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	1

Comments	3
Year Published	2004

Adventures in Arkham Country

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	988
Num Ratings	21
Average Rating	7.13
Num Owned	89

Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	5

Comments	3
Year Published	1993

After Lovecraft: The Cold Case of Robert Suydam

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	0
Num Ratings	1
Average Rating	5.50
Num Owned	6

Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	3

Comments	1
Year Published	2009

Age of Cthulhu I: Death in Luxor

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	3622
Num Ratings	13
Average Rating	6.19
Num Owned	48

Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	2
Wishlist	5

Comments	2
Year Published	2009

Age of Cthulhu IV: Horrors From Yuggoth

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	4872
Num Ratings	6
Average Rating	5.50
Num Owned	12

Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	1

Comments	2
Year Published	2010

Alone Against the Dark

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	1274
Num Ratings	17
Average Rating	7.18
Num Owned	48

Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	3
Wishlist	13

Comments	8
Year Published	1985

Alone Against the Wendigo

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	1639
Num Ratings	18
Average Rating	6.89
Num Owned	52

Prev. Owned	2
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	6
Wishlist	14

Comments	10
Year Published	1985

Alone on Halloween

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	4593
Num Ratings	5
Average Rating	6.40
Num Owned	21

Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	6

Comments	4
Year Published	1992

The Arkham Evil

Call of Cthulhu (1st Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

Rank	0
Num Ratings	2
Average Rating	6.50
Num Owned	15

Prev. Owned	2
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	1
Wishlist	3

Comments	1
Year Published	1983

Images	Gallery: All \| Logos \| Play \| Creative	Hot \| Recent
[Browse »] [Upload »] [Link Image]		Pg. 1 of 1

Forums	Hot \| Recent \| Active
[Browse »] [Post »] [Search »] All \| Reviews \| Sessions \| General \| GMs Only \| Rules \| House Rules \| News \| Play By Forum	Pg. 1

No Threads Found

Linked Forums Relationship: RPG Items \| RPG Series \| RPG Settings \| RPG Family \| RPG Podcasts	Hot \| Recent \| Active
[Browse »] All \| Reviews \| Sessions \| General \| GMs Only \| Rules \| House Rules \| News \| Play By Forum	Pg. 1 »

2	Shadows of Yog-Sothoth (2nd Edition) Play By Forum ESF Gamers: The Warren OOC thread	2012-05-24	TheEbonyT...	15
15	Masks of Nyarlathotep Reviews First edition Review and Comparison - Thwart the Dark God!	2012-05-23	Red Wine Pie	0
8	The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep Sessions Complete Masks: Part 7	2012-05-21	Barad_the...	0
17	Spawn of Azathoth (1st Edition) Reviews Preventing the End of Time - a Classic Cthulhu Campaign	2012-05-15	Red Wine Pie	1
8	The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep Sessions Complete Masks: Part 6	2012-05-14	Barad_the...	0
17	H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (1st, 2nd & 3rd Edition) Reviews Sandy's Dreaming - Fabulous Fantasy Cthulhu	2012-05-08	Red Wine Pie	0
12	The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep Sessions Complete Masks: Part 5	2012-05-06	Barad_the...	4
11	The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep Sessions Complete Masks: Part 4	2012-04-29	Barad_the...	7
8	The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep Sessions Complete Masks: Part 3	2012-04-23	Barad_the...	2
15	Terror Australis Reviews The Lucky Country versus Cthulhu	2012-04-23	Red Wine Pie	4

Blogs	Hot \| Recent
Pg. 1

No Posts Found

GeekLists		Title \| Hot \| Recent
[Summary »]		Pg. 1 of 3 »

47	The movie or the book?	2010-09-02
28	The Greatest RPGs Battle for Your Amusement - 2011 Edition - Round One	2011-04-09
23	The RPG top 25	2010-08-02
19	The Greatest RPGs Battle For Your Amusement!	2010-02-09
19	The Greatest RPGs Battle for Your Amusement - 2011 Edition - Round Two	2011-04-17
15	RPG Geek Top 50 Statistics: 11 Nov 2011 to 13 Dec 2011	2011-12-13
14	The RPG top 25 - December 2010	2010-12-02
13	Brumcg's Lifetime List	2012-02-21
12	The RPG top 25 - Oktober 2010	2010-09-30
12	The RPG top 25 - November 2010	2010-10-31

Web Links

[Add Link] [Propose Default] [Browse]

Pg. 1 of 0

No Items Found

	Statistics

RPG Rank:	9
Num Ratings:	64
Average Rating:	7.87
Standard Deviation:	1.59
Num Views:	5667
GeekBuddy Analysis:	Analyze
Similarly Rated:	View
Avg. Game Weight:	2.7
Fans:	8

Personal Comments:	6
Users Owning:	57
Users Wanting:	1
Users Trading:	2 [find trade matches]
Price History:	View
Total Plays:	1
Plays This Month:	0

Files		Title \| Hot \| Recent
[Browse »] [Upload File »]		Pg. 1 of 1

Dread - A solo adventure for Call of Cthulhu

This one page pitch for a campaign is an entry in the [url=http://rpggeek.com/thread/701599/win-a-game-rpgg-southern-spring-celebration]RPGG Southern Spring Celebration contest[/url]

mcdrunk

2011-09-22

	User Information

Add a copy to your collection

Record information

Record a play

Use this tool to rate games, save comments, and manage your collection.