Alternatives System

n meinen Augen spielen die meisten Cthulhu deutlich als  Storytelling-System, das natürlich ohne Probleme crunchy gespielt werden kann wie das BRP-System in der deutschen Ausgabe von Pegasus beweißt. Dennoch gibt es geeigneter Systeme, Cthulhu zu spielen. Auch wenn ich eher zur würfelnden Gattung Rollenspieler gehöre den zur, Ichprobierauchgernealternativeentscheidungssysteme-Fraktion find ich das hier, zumindest interessant:

Kenneth Hite’s Tarot of Cthulhu: Major Arcana
“They had, indeed, come themselves from the stars, and brought Their images with Them.”

– H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu

Twenty-two of Their images, to be precise. For the first time ever in Full Edwardian Colour, the Major Arcana of the Cthulhu Mythos unfold beneath your avid gaze. This is the Tarot of Cthulhu: Major Arcana!

• DISCOVER the symbolism cunningly hidden in the bizarre drawings!
• REVEAL the Awesome Lies behind this deck’s creation!
• SHUDDER at the cosmic hints within the Minor Arcana, described here for the first time!
• BLAST your players’ Sanity to shreds!
• FORETELL THE FUTURE of your own horror games!

Kenneth Hite, having broadcast the Suppressed Transmissions, dreamed the Nightmares of Mine, and pieced together the Dubious Shards of the Cthulhu Mythos, now lays bare the secrets of the timeless Tarot of Cthulhu! With fully licensed rules for Call of Cthulhu, and with story-building methods and mechanics suitable for any game of Cthulhoid horror, great and terrifying gaming is only as far away as the turn of a card.

Links:

• Atomic Overmind Press
• Pegasus
• Bei Drivethru RPG