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Call of Cthulhu

7th Edition
Investigate cosmic horrors and try to keep your sanity
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horrormodern
InvestigationDeadlyOne-Shot FriendlyAtmosphericRoleplay-HeavyMysteryHorrorCorruptionSkill-Based
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish
Diced100
System FamilyBRP
Cost$$
LicenseChaosium Fan Material Policy
PublisherChaosium
Year2014
Complexity Medium
Accessibility Medium
Community High

Core Mechanic

Roll d100 equal to or under your skill percentage. Success tiers at half (Hard) and one-fifth (Extreme) of the skill value. Bonus and penalty dice adjust the tens digit. Failed rolls can be pushed for a second attempt at greater risk.

Best For

Investigation-driven horror where combat is deadly and sanity is fragile. Great for one-shots.

Highlights

Sanity system mechanically reinforces horror tone. Intuitive percentile skill system with tiered success levels. One of the largest published scenario libraries in the hobby.

Considerations

Chase rules add complexity with limited payoff, 46-skill list requires point allocation across multiple categories, sanity spiral can remove player agency in extended campaigns