Contents
- The Online Character Builder – The Black Book
- Wallpaper
- Demo Pages
- Forms and Handouts
- Character sheets
- Adventures and campaigns
- Conversions from Call of Cthulhu
- Resources for first-time GMs
- Articles
- Bookhounds of London resources
- Eternal Lies resources
- Miscellaneous
- Trail of Cthulhu on social media
Wallpaper
- Aboholos
- Asylum
- Azathoth
- Elder Sign
- The Grey Sailor (from The Dying of St Margaret’s)
- Investigator
- Jungle
- Lost Temple
- Rlyhet
- Rough Magicks cover
- Keeper’s Screen
- Trail of Cthulhu cover
- Cthulhu Apocalypse: Cthonians
- Cthulhu Apocalypse: Plants
- Cthulhu Apocalypse: The Cold
Demo
- Sample pages from Trail of Cthulhu
- Ritual Pursuits by Steve Dempsey – 15 minute Trail taster demo.
Forms and Handouts
- Download the Trail of Cthulhu condensed rules PDF by Tony Williams
- Download the Trail of Cthulhu condensed rules PDF, translated into Korean by W.W.
- Trail of Cthulhu Cheat Sheet by Yunus Wesley
- Vade Mecum de Vestigio Cthulhus, a quick reference rules guide by Tony Williams
- Download a fillable PDF Investigator Matrix.
- Download a Keeper’s Investigator Ability Matrix (A4) by Tony Williams.
- Download a Keeper’s Investigator Ability Matrix (US letter) by Tony Williams.
- Download a fillable Keeper’s Investigator Ability Matrix (A4) by Tony Williams.
- Download a fillable Keeper’s Investigator Ability Matrix (US letter) by Tony Williams.
- Download Stunning Eldritch Tales hand-outs.
- Download a map of the Cleveland Torso Murders by Enrique Esturillo
- High-resolution maps of Cleveland for the ToC example adventure.
- Download Arkham Detective Tales hand-outs
- The Armitage Files handouts (for purchasers for the Armitage Files only). The password of the zip file is the first word on page 38 of The Armitage Files.
- The Armitage Files Excel spreadsheet of all the NPCs, organisations, places and magical tomes, thanks to Scott C Bourgeois. Download it here.
- The Armitage Files mind map (note – contains spoilers!), created by Scott Nickell using FreeMind (external link). Download it here.
Character sheets
- Download the character sheet and other forms as a small PDF.
- Download the Cthulhu Apocalypse Character Sheet.
- Download a character sheet formatted for A4 by Przemyslaw ‘Marksjus’ Ryba.
- Download a two-page character sheet.
- Download a character sheet that includes the Magic ability from Rough Magicks.
- Download a simple, black-and-white character sheet with no background.
- Download another two-page character sheet.
- Download a fillable PDF character sheet, courtesy of Josh Clark – Myca in our forums
- Download a fillable PDF character sheet (A4) by Tony Williams.
- Download a fillable PDF character sheet (US letter) by Tony Williams.
- Download a Pulp character sheet (A4) by Tony Williams.
- Download a Pulp character sheet (US letter) by Tony Williams.
- Download a Purist character sheet (A4) by Tony Williams
- Download a Purist character sheet (US letter) by Tony Williams.
- Download an antiqued blank character sheet by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period male character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period male character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period male character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period male character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period male character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period male character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period female character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download an antiqued character sheet with a period female character portrait by Joachim Stjernberger
- Download Dreamhounds of Paris character sheets with surrealist images by John Potts
- Download Dreamhounds of Paris character sheet (A4) by Tony Williams.
- Download Dreamhounds of Paris character sheet (US letter) by Tony Williams.
Adventures and campaigns
- Download a free adventure by Will Hindmarch, The Murderer of Thomas Fell, as a zip file from here.
- The RPGGeek GUMSHOE competition-winning Purist adventure, The Keepers of the Woods by Frederick Foulds, is available to download now.
- Altus Affero is a campaign frame for Trail of Cthulhu, based around an occult journal.
Call of Cthulhu Adventure Conversions
Chaosium and other companies have very kindly agreed to let us put conversion notes for their excellent adventures up here for ToC users. You’ll need the original CoC adventure, of course! Special thanks to Arseny Kuznetsov for this section.
- Conversion Template 1.1 with sample styles and a font, created by Arseny Kuznetsov with additions by Ben Phillips
- Beyond the Mountains of Madness from Chaosium, converted by Arseny Kuznetsov, David Bruce Cousins and Belinda Kelly.
- Death in Luxor from Goodman Games, converted by Arseny Kuznetsov
- Wasted Youth from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Malice Everlasting from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Proof of Life from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Spirit of Industry from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- The Night War from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- The Reeling Midnight from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Our Ladies of Sorrow from Miskatonic River Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Consumption from Golden Goblin Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Darkness Illuminated from Golden Goblin Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- Let the Children Come to Me from Golden Goblin Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- The Lonely Point Lighthouse from Golden Goblin Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- With Blue Uncertain Stumbling from Golden Goblin Press, converted by Christopher Smith Adair
- The Haunting (PDF), converted by Arseny Kuznetsov
- The Haunted House (PDF), converted by Arseny Kuznetsov
- The Edge of Darkness (PDF), converted by Arseny Kuznetsov
- Song of the Sphere (PDF), converted by Evlyn Moreau
- Horror of the Glen (PDF), converted by Ken Hickman
- Masks of Nyarlathotep, converted by Dustin Stevens, and revised and extemded by Catherine Ramen
- Trail of Tsathoggua, converted by Harris Burkhalter
- The Curse of Tsathoggua, converted by Harris Burkhalter
- Crack’d and Crook’d Manse, converted by Sam Friedman
- Tell Me, Have You Seen The Yellow Sign?, converted by Gabriel de Bourg
- Dead Man Stomp, converted by Sune Nødskou
Trail of Cthulhu Adventure Conversions
And the other way around; here, our Trail of Cthulhu adventures have been converted for Chaosium’s classic Call of Cthulhu. You’ll still need the original Trail of Cthulhu adventures to play these!
- Eternal Lies, converted by Andy Nicholson
First time GMs and player resources
- Page of resources, for first-time GMs and players – includes links to Actual Play posts, videos and podcasts
- The Enchiridion of Elucidation, a guidebook for both players and Keepers, with advice on playing the game by Tony Williams
- Creating an investigator – by Jason Durall
- Example of combat in Trail of Cthulhu
Articles
- Air Transport in the 1930s from See Page XX
- Rail Transport in the 1930s from See Page XX
- Sea Transport in the 1930s from See Page XX
- From Call to Trail (Part 1) – by Robin D. Laws
- From Call to Trail (Part 2) – by Robin D. Laws
- Photomontage Technique for a Trail of Cthulhu Cover – by Jérôme Huguenin
- Raiders of the Lost Gods (Running ‘Masks of Nyarlathotep’ for Trail of Cthulhu) – by Russell Andrews
- Running a Conspiracy Horror Campaign in Trail of Cthulhu – by Justin Farquhar
- NYC History, photomapped
- Lost in Smoke (A Trail of Cthulhu scenario hook)
- He Wants His Books Back (A Trail of Cthulhu scenario hook)
Reviews
- An in-depth review of Trail of Cthulhu by wired.com
- A review of Trail of Cthulhu by orgecave.com
- A review of Trail of Cthulhu by shutupandsitdown.com
Bookhounds of London resources
- Download the Bookhounds of London B&W Character Sheet (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download the Bookhounds of London B&W Bookshop Record Sheet (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download the Bookhounds of London B&W Plot Hooks Sheet (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download the Bookhounds of London B&W Dramatis Personae List (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download a Bookhounds of London colour Pulp Character Sheet by Tony Williams (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download a Bookhounds of London colour Purist Character Sheet by Tony Williams (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download a Bookhounds of London colour Bookshop Record Sheet by Tony Williams (A4 format) (US letter format)
- Download Bookhounds of London rumours
- The Church of Little St Hugh and its “Heretic’s Library” – A resource by James Haughton and Bret Kramer
Eternal Lies resources
Be warned – these links will contain game spoilers, so if you haven’t read the campaign or you’re hoping to play it, don’t read these!
- Andrew Nicholson’s Eternal Lies Trail of Cthulhu conversion
- Rickard Gudbrand’s Eternal Lies interactive campaign map
- Rickard Gudbrand’s Eternal Lies NPC picture handouts
- Simon’s Eternal Lies FAQ
Trail of Cthulhu on social media
- @TrailofCthulhu on Twitter
- Trail of Cthulhu Facebook page
Miscellaneous
- Download the missing notebook page from The Armitage Files (to insert between pages 98-99).
- A card saying “Scene” Hold it up when the players have discovered all the clues available in a scene.
- A different card saying “Scene” Thanks to Zachary Zahringer for this one.
- Download a zip file with two extra characters by Bill White for his “The Big Hoodoo” adventure in Out of Time, Kleo Apostolides and Isaac Asimov.
- 7 Gods and Titans for use in an adventure or campaign of your own! Courtesy of Nick Ingham.
- Crib sheet for fan-created variant Pillars of Sanity rules by Tony Williams (read the article here).
Are there any pre-generated characters available for download? I was in a rush before last week’s session & it have been really helpful to download easy to find pre-gens.
We don’t have any at the moment, though it would be a very good idea. Perhaps a Pulp and a Purist adventuring party.
We don’t have any at the moment, though it would be a very good idea. Perhaps a Pulp and a Purist adventuring party.
Any chance the red color could be altered to something different. Its very hard to read. :(
Done.
Any news about the final update of he Black Book?
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Much appreciated, already bookmarked.
Another request for pregens.
I just got a copy of your brilliant “Out of time” and “Dulce et Decorum Est” and I would also appreciate having the pregens for the modules on those books available for download and play.
Thanks
Will the handouts for The Murderer of Thomas Fell be available again? The link is no longer working.
thanks,
We’re currently transferring our old website onto a new server, so there are some issues with historic links; our webmaster will be going through these and fixing them next week, so they should be working again then.
Is there a full errata someplace for ToC? If so, can some one reply with the link.
Thanks
I’m afraid we don’t have one, sorry Michael.
Are the Mask of Nyarlathotep conversions notes going to be updated for the new version 2017 version of the campaign?
The Masks conversions were very kindly created for us by the Trail community (shout-out to Dustin and Cat!), so if anyone would like to update them, we’d be delighted!
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