Bøker av Joel Sparks

In Lovecraftian German, the name of this book more or less means “Unspeakable Cats.” To aspiring Cat Herders, it definitely means a wealth of vital information about running rousing adventures in Cats of Catthulhu, the game where ordinary cats secretly defend human civilization from the Chaos cults of the other animals. With this and Book I: The Nekonomikon, you’re ready to play!

This basic volume of Cats of Catthulhu contains everything needed to play the game: How to make up cat characters, how to use Cat Dice to meet Challenges, how to Scrap with other critters, how to use Treats for do-overs, and how to get ready to play again another time. After a little fooling around with this book and some pencil and paper, one person can volunteer to be Cat Herder for the evening and invent some Challenges for everyone's cats to encounter. With 30 different types of cats and countless unsuspecting humans, mice, dogs, fish, birds, treats to liberate, toys to demolish, sinister cults to defeat, and endless other fun to be had, the cat's world is one big sandbox.In Cats of Catthulhu, players take on the roles of a variety of ordinary-seeming cats fighting conspiracies of cosmic chaos. Mighty spirits such as Snarlyathotep, slimy Phatphroggua, and Hastpurr of the Yellow Eye inspire their cultists to destroy civilization-but that's where all the comfy furniture is! One person acts as the Cat Herder, arranging the secret plots, challenges, and rewards and guiding the others through the process of making an adventure. Rules are light and quick, emphasizing player cleverness and the fun of being feline. There's plenty of darkness and chaos in the world, but our fuzzy heroes can handle it!... Usually.

WORLDS AND WORLDS TO CONQUERJoin nine innovative game writers for a whirlwind tour through fantastic dimensions of feline adventure! In this third volume of the Cats of Catthulhu RPG, find a cornucopia of new settings for rules-light, fun-focused roleplay as clever cats of many kinds.• Iron Edda: Claws of Metal and Bone: Cats fight side-by-side with Viking heroes, piloting skeletal giants against the metal war machines of invading Dwarfs!• Galaxy Warriors vs. the Robo-Cats: A long time ago among the stars far away, swashbuckling pilots and mystical space knights face a plague of sinister mechanical mousers.• The Great Catsby: 1920s America-pets dodge jitterbugging feet as the Jazz Age rattles along at a gin-fueled clip. What dark past do the bright parties obscure?• Swords of Catthulhu: In a medieval fantasy world, cats magical and mighty scurry among classic character types as they march off to loot the labyrinths.• Gatos de los Muertos: On the wild frontier of 1880s Mexico, something haunts the pueblo alleys and the primal desert... something that must be stopped.• Big Cats: Disparate species of powerful wild felids must band together to resist the most dangerous animal of all: Humankind.• Catthulhu: Gaslamp & Gearbox: Beneath the sooty skies of the industrial revolution, curious and determined kitties seek to unearth a supernatural plot.• The Catthulhu Code: A whole spectrum of ancient Orders carry out their centuries-long conspiratorial agendas, using Cabalistic powers known only to initiates fuzzy and two-footed alike.PLUS: THE CATS OF FUIRY In the fully detailed world of Fuiry, noble cats compete for power and prestige at the Seelie Court of Queen Catania. Be a wily Courtier, a brave Knight, a secretive Sorcerer, a mysterious Changeling, or a winged Aerialist soaring above it all! CATTHULHU.com