Games Half Remembered is an occasional series about old games. Some of these games I have played, others I have merely admired, but all of them have stuck in my memory for one reason or another.&nb…| Taskerland
The other day, I was writing up my thoughts on the Call of Cthulhu Weimar-era Germany supplement Berlin – The Wicked City and I started trying to put my finger on what it was that bothered me about…| Taskerland
I have written a few pieces about the history of roleplaying games and the books that are attempting to piece it all together. In some of these reviews I complain about the writers’ reluctance to t…| Taskerland
A little while ago, I wrote a piece about how Nephilim – the game whose commercial failure is responsible for Chaosium no longer developing new games – is my all-time favourite RPG. I wasn’t planni…| Taskerland
Sandy Petersen’s “The Haunting” is said to be the single most widely played Call of Cthulhu scenario of all time. The reason for its popularity could not be more clear: It literal…| Taskerland
Games Half Remembered is an occasional series about old games. Some of these games I have played, others I have merely admired, but all of them have stuck in my memory for one reason or another. T…| Taskerland
I must admit that Type40’s first adventure The Mummy of Pemberley Grange left me feeling somewhat ambivalent. On the one hand, I am still a bit sore about paying $9 for the privilege of receiving s…| Taskerland
Over the years, Call of Cthulhu has acquired a reputation for really high-quality published adventures. I have always found this somewhat baffling. My experiences with published Call of Cthulhu adv…| Taskerland