The 1920s Investigator's Companion

The 1920s Investigator's Companion
Author: Keith Herber
Publisher: Chaosium
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-08
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781568821061

[CALL OF CTHULHU ROLEPLAYING] When faced with the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos, investigators need all the help that they can get. This essential player's aid for "Call of Cthulhu" provides it. "The 1920s Investigator's Companion" is split into four sections. "The Roaring Twenties" details life in the 1920s, from a general historical overview to listing of favorite songs, books, and films of the era. "On Becoming An Investigator" details the trials of becoming an investigator, offers 140 different occupations, and annotates the use of skills in the 1920s. "The Tools of the Trade" lists resources investigators may use for research, describes various forms of transport and transportation, and also catalog other equipment and weapons. "Words of Wisdom" brings the book to a conclusion by offering advice to the intrepid investigator. Now, for the first time, everything a 1920s investigator needs is gathered in one place.

Cthulhu Dark Ages

Cthulhu Dark Ages
Author: Stephane Gesbert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-11
Genre: Call of Cthulhu (Game)
ISBN: 9781568821719

A New Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game from Chaosium Inc.Cthulhu Dark Ages950 A.D. -- The world is torn apart: empires and kingdoms have endured two centuries of invasions, and now warlords fight over the remains like wild dogs. The clergy is weak and morally depraved, cities are depopulated, trade is stagnant and violence reigns everywhere. History is coming into the Sixth Age of humankind, the ultimate age before the end of the world.The Byzantine Theodoras Philetas translated the Al Azif into Greek, and renames it the Necronomicon. It will take one century before that blasphemous tome is finally condemned, and most copies destroyed.CTHULHU DARK AGES continues with Lovecraft's sinister tradition of men and women struggling against the dark forces of the Cthulhu Mythos, but in a time nearly one thousand years before Lovecraft's birth.CTHULHU DARK AGES is a compleat roleplaying game using Chaosium's classic Basic Roleplaying System. All you need to play are some dice and some friends.For more info, or graphics contact mailto: [email protected]

A Companion to Crime Fiction

A Companion to Crime Fiction
Author: Charles J. Rzepka
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2020-07-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1119675774

A Companion to Crime Fiction presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day A collection of forty-seven newly commissioned essays from a team of leading scholars across the globe make this Companion the definitive guide to crime fiction Follows the development of the genre from its origins in the eighteenth century through to its phenomenal present day popularity Features full-length critical essays on the most significant authors and film-makers, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammett to Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese exploring the ways in which they have shaped and influenced the field Includes extensive references to the most up-to-date scholarship, and a comprehensive bibliography

The 1920s Investigator Companion

The 1920s Investigator Companion
Author: Keith Herber
Publisher: Chaosium
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2007-06-17
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781568822808

When faced with the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos, investigators need all the help that they can get. This essential player's aid for Call of Cthulhu provides it. The 1920s Investigator's Companion is split into four sections. "The Roaring Twenties" details life in the 1920s, from a general historical overview to listing of favorite songs, books, and films of the era. "On Becoming An Investigator" details the trials of becoming an investigator, offers 140 different occupations, and annotates the use of skills in the 1920s. "The Tools of the Trade" lists resources investigators may use for research, describes various forms of transport and transportation, and also catalog other equipment and weapons. "Words of Wisdom" brings the book to a conclusion by offering advice to the intrepid investigator. Now, for the first time, everything a 1920s investigator needs is gathered in one place.

Call of Cthulhu Investigator Handbook

Call of Cthulhu Investigator Handbook
Author: Sandy Petersen
Publisher: Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-05-15
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781568824499

Call of Cthulhu 7th edition, second printing

A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting

A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting
Author: Aniko Bodroghkozy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1118646355

Presented in a single volume, this engaging review reflects on the scholarship and the historical development of American broadcasting A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting comprehensively evaluates the vibrant history of American radio and television and reveals broadcasting’s influence on American history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With contributions from leading scholars on the topic, this wide-ranging anthology explores the impact of broadcasting on American culture, politics, and society from an historical perspective as well as the effect on our economic and social structures. The text’s original and accessibly-written essays offer explorations on a wealth of topics including the production of broadcast media, the evolution of various television and radio genres, the development of the broadcast ratings system, the rise of Spanish language broadcasting in the United States, broadcast activism, African Americans and broadcasting, 1950’s television, and much more. This essential resource: Presents a scholarly overview of the history of radio and television broadcasting and its influence on contemporary American history Contains original essays from leading academics in the field Examines the role of radio in the television era Discusses the evolution of regulations in radio and television Offers insight into the cultural influence of radio and television Analyzes canonical texts that helped shape the field Written for students and scholars of media studies and twentieth-century history, A Companion to the History of American Broadcasting is an essential and field-defining guide to the history and historiography of American broadcasting and its many cultural, societal, and political impacts.

Ragtime in Simla

Ragtime in Simla
Author: Barbara Cleverly
Publisher: C & R Crime
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472110897

Simla 1922. The summer capital of the British Raj is fizzing with the energy of the jazz age. Commander Joe Sandilands is looking forward to spending a month here in the cool of the Himalayan hills as the guest of Sir George Jardine, the Governor of Bengal. When Joe's travelling companion, a Russian opera singer, is shot dead at his side in the back of the Governor's car on the road up to Simla, he finds himself plunged into a murder investigation. Confronted by the mystery of an identical unsolved killing a year before, Joe realizes that Sir George's hospitality comes at a price. Behind the sparkling façade of social life in Simla he finds a trail of murder, vice and blackmail. Someone in this close-knit community has a secret and the nearer Joe comes to uncovering it, the nearer he comes to his own death.

Newbury and Hobbes - The Executioner's Heart

Newbury and Hobbes - The Executioner's Heart
Author: George Mann
Publisher: Titan Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 9781781160053

A serial killer is loose on the streets of London, murdering apparently random members of the gentry with violent abandon. The corpses are each found with their chest cavities cracked open and their hearts removed. Charles Bainbridge, Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard, suspects an occult significance to the crimes and brings Newbury and Veronica in to investigate.

H. P. Lovecraft's Dunwich

H. P. Lovecraft's Dunwich
Author: Keith Herber
Publisher: Chaosium
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-08
Genre: Call of Cthulhu (Game)
ISBN: 9781568821641

Dunwich is a small village located along the Miskatonic, upriver from Arkham. Until 1806, Dunwich was a thriving community, boasting many mills and the powerful Whateley family. Those among the Whateleys came to know dark secrets about the world, and they fell into the worship of unwholesome creatures from other times and places. Retreating to the hills and forests surrounding the town, they betrayed their uncorrupted kin. Prosperity fled, and a dark despair seized the people. What remains is a skeleton town, mills closed, its citizens without hope or future. However, secrets of the Mythos survive, to be discovered by brave and enterprising investigators. H. P. Lovecraft's Dunwich begins with "The Dunwich Horror, " Lovecraft's masterful tale of life in the town and its surroundings. It expands upon the story with extensive information about the town: pertinent buildings, useful people, and important locations are described in detail. A 17X22" map depicts the area for miles around, and two scenarios are included. All statistics and gameplay notes for d20 Cthulhu are also provided.

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep
Author: Larry DiTillio
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781568823294

Masks of Nyarlathotep is a Lovecraftian exercise in horror and mystery. This Call of Cthulhu roleplaying classic is a series of linked adventures forming one long and unforgettable campaign. Horrifying deeds and dangerous sorcery dog those who dare attempt to unravel the fate of the Carlyle Expedition. Set in 1925, adventures begin in New York, then move overseas to England, Egypt, Kenya Colony, Shanghai, and western Australia. Such extended globetrotting requires wit and planning by the players. Their investigators must have steady finances, good language skills, and a willingness to persevere despite governmental interference and cultist harassment. Meanwhile the keeper must bring to life different exotic locales, recreate the sensibilities of other cultures, and balance non-player-character foes and friends to allow each investigator to earn his or her own destiny--ultimate triumph, perhaps, or perhaps madness and agonizing death.