Call of Cthulhu Investigator Sheets explained

Investigator Sheets, subtitled "Diabolical Dossiers of Doom", is a supplemental product published by Chaosium in 1993 for the horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu.^[1]

Contents

Chaosium first published the Lovecraftian horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu in 1981, and subsequently produced a number of editions, including the 5th edition in 1992. The following year, Chaosium produced two supplemental products for use with the 5th edition under the subtitle "Diabolical Dossiers of Doom": a package of various blank certificates called Dire Documents; and Investigator Sheets, a set of character sheets for the three standard eras used in the game: the 1890s, 1920s, and 1990s.^[2]

Reception

In the October 1993 edition of Dragon (#198), Rick Swan questioned why any player with access to a photocopier would need these.^[3]

Other recognition

A copy of Investigator Sheets is held in the "Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017" at Duke University.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Investigator Sheets: Diabolical Dossiers of Doom . BoardGameGeek . BoardGameGeek LLC . 22 February 2021.
2. Web site: Call of Cthulhu Investigator Sheets - RPGnet RPG Game Index. index.rpg.net.
3. Swan. Rick. Rick Swan. October 1993 . Roleplaying Reviews. Dragon. TSR, Inc.. 198. 54.
4. Web site: Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017: Call of Cthulhu . Duke University Archives & Manuscripts . 2021-05-01.