- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Chaosium Inc; First edition (Oct 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568821530
- ISBN-13: 978-1568821535
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.4 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,947,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The castle came into view as I turned the corner and left behind me a row of untenanted cottages. It was set on the crest of a hill, three walls still standing, though the roof had long ago collapsed. A lone tower stood like a charred finger against the pale sky, and I momentarily wondered if this were the tower around whose window bats had clustered so long ago." — Ramsey Campbell, "The Room in the Castle." <P>This large, profusely illustrated book collects nearly everything known about the Lovecraftian-style universe which famous horror author Ramsey Campbell set in England's West Country. Reference chapters include Books and Artifacts, Cults, a lengthy Denizens chapter, Magic, and orientation material for Britain and the U.K., and for Campbell Country itself — the Severn Valley. <P>The eight scenarios are organized into a loose campaign which can be followed or not, as the keeper wishes. Among the places visited are Brichester, Mercy Hill, Lower Brichester, Lake Brichester, Temphill, Severnford, and of course Goatswood.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Buy!,
By "gavinc32" (Naples, FLA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ramsey Campbell's Goatswood and Less Pleasant Places: A Severn Valley Sourcebook and Campaign (Call of Cthulhu roleplaying) (Paperback)
It's good to see Chaosium getting back to topnotch books again. This one along with Unseen Masters, represents a "new wave" of Call of Cthulhu - as good or better than any of the stuff released in years.You can't really go wrong with this package, it's got background resource material for the Goatswood area and a nice bundle of scenarios that look like fun to run (I can't wait to spring some of them on my group! HEH HEH HEH) I don't want to give away any spoilers but there's an S&M club, and the "GUARD" at the club is such a wicked idea not to mention the dude who runs the place. Good to see Ramsey the man himself giving the introduction, read his Silent Children book if you really want to get chills! The artwork is decent, and lots of it. Plenty of handouts too, which are really important as far as I am concerned. One thing I could do without though is the side illustrations, they take up too much room that could maybe be used for information. But that's a small jibe compared to the value.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ramsey Campbell's Goatswood and Less Pleasant Places: A Severn Valley Sourcebook and Campaign (Call of Cthulhu roleplaying) (Paperback)
I'm a longtime Cthulhu keeper but new to Ramsey Campbell (other than the material in the rulebook). The first half of the book is devoted to resource material covering magic, monsters and locations in the fictitious Severn Valley (well the Severn Valley itself isn't fictitious of course). The second half is devoted to a campaign of 7 or 8 scenarios. Everything is well written, well thought out and seems very playable. I'm looking forward to running it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Campbell At Last!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ramsey Campbell's Goatswood and Less Pleasant Places: A Severn Valley Sourcebook and Campaign (Call of Cthulhu roleplaying) (Paperback)
I've waited a long time for this one, and the wait was worth it! It's chock full of scenarios (forming a campaign which you can ignore if you want), and lots of background material on Ramsey Campbell's Severn Valley. I wish there'd been more maps and maybe more info on some of the locations but all in all, this is a COOL package!
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