Publisher blurb: HORROR ROLEPLAYING IN THE WORLDS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT The Old Ones ruled the earth aeons before the rise of man. Traces of their cyclopean cities can still be found on remote islands, buried amid the shifting desert sands, and in the frozen wastes of the polar extremes. Originally they came to this world from the stars. They sleep now, some deep within the earth or beneath the sea. When the stars are right they shall again walk the earth. Call of Cthulhu is a tabletop roleplaying game based upon the worlds of H. P. Lovecraft. It is a game of secrets, mysteries, and horror. Playing the role of steadfast investigators, you travel to strange and dangerous places, uncover foul plots, and stand against the terrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. You encounter sanity-blasting entities, monsters, and insane cultists. Within strange and forgotten tomes of lore you discover revelations that man was not meant to know. You and your companions may very well decide the fate of the world. This book, the Keeper Rulebook, contains the core rules, background, guidance, spells, and monsters of the game. It is intended for use by the Keeper of Arcane Lore (the Keeper) — that player who will present the adventure to the other players. You must have at least one copy of this book to play Call of Cthulhu. The other players, the Investigators, should have one or more copies of the Investigator Handbook, containing expanded rules for character creation, skills, occupations, equipment, and more. Call of Cthulhu, 7th edition, is backwards-compatible with all other available Chaosium titles. User summary: Core rulebook for the first major revision of the Call of Cthulhu rules since 1981. This is the only book required for play. Includes 28 investigator occupations. An appendix provides notes on converting characters and supplements from previous editions. The "PDF + E" electronic edition includes the PDF version along with EPUB, MOBI, and PRC eBook formats.