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The Creature Companion (Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game)

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This book is meant for the Call of Cthulhu (COC) roleplaying game available from the same publisher. It is basically a compendium of creatures taken from Cthulhu fiction and older Chaosium books (notably Ye Booke of Monstres I and II) as well as several new, never-been-seen horrors.

The secrets of each creature are described together with statistics and line drawings, supplemented with color text. Well written and a pleasure to read, this book will give Cthulhu players more things to fear. As a bonus, four terrific full-colour art pieces are included which capture the the loathsome details of the Cthulhu mythos perfectly. The book is probably best used to surprise veteran COC players who think they have seen it all...

If you think CoC is just an RPG game, think again. I recently bought the [price] CoC 20th Anniversary Edition Rulesbook (worth every penny) and was looking for some new monsters to enhance my gaming...Here they are in this beautiful guide...morbidly illustrated...crisp text (not simply a tedious chart collection)...and scares the living bejesus out of me. When I was first reading Lovecraft, I became hooked, and simply LOOKING at this book was a surprise - really quite cool. A must-have accessory for any player as well as keeper - even players can marvel at the creature statistics, and hope they don't meet whatever is in the book on their CoC adventures...Cthulhu's stats made me jump...Anyway, a visually pleasing (depending on your asthetic values) book, as well as a necessity to playing the greatest RPG ever created...enjoy!

I dont play the game, but I bought this book anyway simply because it had such terrifying pics of the creatures that I have only read about in the literature. The posters included of the G.O.O's are really cool too. The descriptions of the entities are great and the sideline articles by the occult investigator are icing on the cake. Buy this book if you voted Cthulhu for President! (It couldn't be much worse than Dubya could it?)

The Creature Companion may be a functional title for this volume of various Mythos entities, but it struck me as more of a borderline AD&D cliche.

The title aside this book has its uses. It presents a keeper with a great collection of entities to keep the experienced Mythos investigator on their toes. There are even some listings, such as H.G Wells' Martians, that may surprise even an experienced keeper.

The sidebar that runs through the book is filled with observations from the point-of-view of a Mythos researcher. These can be enjoyable to read on their own right, as well as being a source for possible scenarios.

While the organization of the materials could be a little easier to follow, I would recommend this book to any keepers or intrepid Call of Cthulhu fans.

this book is for keepers only. if you are a player, stay away from this book. keepers will like the book because it's includes more and more creatures from the main book. stats are NOT important in a cthulhu game, imho. so, there are great pictures and informations that each could be a campaign idea.

I found this book to be handy and very well organized. It's definitely got some very useful information for Keepers. I agree with the other gentleman here, though, that this is a book players will want to avoid. This book is like a set of Torx-head wrenches - much of the time, you will probably not need it. However, every so often, there are times when it is PERFECT for what you need. If you are just starting to run the game, the creatures in the rulebook should hold you for quite a while, though.

This sourcebook is fantasic, and no CoC Keeper can afford to be without it. Pick it up as soon as you can; you won't regret it!

A core game book for players! When faced with the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos, investigators need all the help that they can get. This essnetial 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.