Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)

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Call of Cthulhu is a horror fiction role-playing game based on H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same name and the associated Cthulhu Mythos. The game, often abbreviated as CoC, is published by Chaosium and was originally created by Sandy Petersen; it was first released in 1981 and is in its seventh edition, with licensed foreign language editions available as well. Its game system is based on Chaosium's Basic Role-Playing (BRP) with additions for the horror genre. These include special rules for sanity and luck. It is one of the longest-running tabletop role-playing games still in publication. In Call of Cthulhu, players control ordinary people: investigators, typically in the game's default historical 1920s setting, seeking to solve and uncover paranormal mysteries, usually linked to the Cthulhu Mythos, and survive its deadly creatures that are harmful to their lives and the human psyche. At its release in 1981, the game was notable for its emphasis on psychological horror, investigation...

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