Mysteries of Montreal

  If you didn't know that Call of Cthulhu was big in Japan, you must be living under a rock. Or you don't care. If it's the former, welcome out into the sunlight, if it's the latter, what are you doing here? I have recently returned from Tokyo, which was a trip of a lifetime, but don't worry, this isn't a travel blog, but a gaming blog. One thing I did want to get my hands on while I was there was a Japanese Call of Cthulhu supplement.  Before going, I did a little research, and found that there was a store close to where we were staying that sold RPGs, the Yellow Submarine . What I did not research, was what books I should be on the lookout for, so I was going in a little blind.  What I saw was a good sized gaming store, with a lot of choice.  A large selection of games of all types, nothing in English of course, and a nice selection of Oink games. If I had more cash, I would have bought a large range of these, instead, I picked one. Purchases made Pretty dice ...

We took a bit of a last minute decision to go and visit Quebec City this week, so I went and looked out the travel books I have for the city: I'll stick them both in my bag to take with me, but even though I have just finished my last book (One Summer by Bill Bryson, but more on that later) I doubt I'll actually get through reading HPL's travelogue of Quebec City , which is apparently the longest written work he ever produced, and the trip to Quebec was the only time he ever came to Canada. However, there are some nice little observations in there, and some great drawings the man himself drew to accompany the work, so I will at least skim through it, and compare my trip to his. Unfortunately, we're only going for the weekend, so I won't be able to visit all the places he did, but fingers crossed I'll find some of them.

Hagia Sophia in the 1920s As part of the Horror on the Orient Express Kickstarter, I recieved the following update this morning, which I copy in full, due to the link to a new blog which is included: Greetings and Happy Holidays! As part of the research for the reprint of Horror on the Orient Express Chaosium's Nick Nacario and Meghan Mclean will be taking a research trip to Istanbul, Turkey. There we will look up photos and ephemera from the good ole' days of the Simplon Orient Express. We want this reprint to be as authentic as possible, especially when it comes to the handouts, in order to make your gaming experience as realistic and incredible as possible. Join us on our journey, and follow our progress on the Chaosium in Turkey blog . Here we will upload photos and post about our discoveries.