Call of Cthulhu: Starter Set (2022)

Horror, Mystery and Investigation In A Box!

The Call of Cthulhu Starter Set contains everything you need to play the world’s best roleplaying game of horror, mystery and investigation! 

In a roleplaying game, everyone works together in a team, each playing an investigator character. One player runs the game—the Keeper of Arcane Lore—who referees the game and presents the story and adventure plots to the other players.

Dice and the rules of the game determine the success or failure for your character’s actions—all while you are propelled into dramatic and nerve-tingling situations! The emphasis is on having fun.

Players take on the role of investigators of mysteries, uncovering dark secrets, encountering strange monsters, and thwarting sinister cults. Together, you and your friends create and develop a story in which each of your characters plays a leading role, which could be foiling some dastardly plot or stopping horrors from beyond space and time!

The Call of Cthulhu Starter Set contains books, dice, premade character sheets, maps, and enough content to keep a group busy for several roleplaying sessions:

Rules & Dice

Three softcover manuals broken into rules and scenarios to guide you in playing Call of Cthulhu. The box also includes all the dice you need to play the game: a D4, D6, D8, D20, Percentile D10, and an extra D10 in a different colour for use as a bonus/penalty die.

Solo Scenario

Learn to play in the best way possible—by playing! The special introduction “Alone Against The Flames”, a solo Call of Cthulhu scenario, teaches you the basic rules of the game and character creation as you find yourself in the rural New England town of Emberhead—but can you escape?

Scenarios

Three scenarios designed for 3, 4 and up to 5 players.

• Paper Chase - the search for a missing professor leads to a grizzly discovery
• Edge of Darkness - sees a group of investigators fulfill the wish of a dying friend, and attempt to undo the mistakes of the past
• Dead Man Slump - Harlem and jazz music serves as a backdrop to the nefarious schemes of an alien god.

Maps & Handouts

Player aids are an essential component to Call of Cthulhu gameplay. Each scenario has its own collection of maps, notes and player handouts. Each presented in full colour, these play aids will enhance your gameplay, and help your players immerse themselves in each of the investigations.

This updated Starter Set 2022 also includes:

• New box art by Lin Hsiang
• Updated interior book cover designs
• All errata and corrections
• 40th Anniversary Investigator Sheets

Once you’ve devoured everything the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set has to offer, you’ll want to expand your horror experience with the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook and the Investigator Handbook for players.