New Releases by Kenneth Hite

Renowned Cthulhu Mythos aficionado Kenneth Hite retells H P Lovecraft''s classic "The Dunwich Horror" in this story of childhood terror, with adorable* illustrations by Andy Hopp. Cliffourd the Big Red God features 32 pages of full-color illustration, and is sure to be a hit with the newest generation of Lovecraft fans and their parents. It is the third in our Mini Mythos series (after Where the Deep Ones Are and The Antarctic Express).

Whats that behind you? The new revision of GURPS Horror is an exciting approach to any kind of adventure: old-fashioned Gothic horror; classic supernatural horror; Lovecraftian cosmic horror; and modernday J-horror, survival horror, torture horror, and splatter. Horror offers the Game Master spooky monsters and powers; rules for corruption, fear, and madness; and tricks for running scary-butfun adventures. Players can create and equip all kinds of heroes, from screaming victims to fearless monster-slayers. And everyone gets tips on cooperating to tell a memorable story even if the characters dont make it. Whether youre playing a one-shot zombie battle or a full-scale campaign against Things Man Was Not Meant To Know . . . GURPS Horror can jolt your game to unnatural life.

"Grim War" is a "Wild Talents" roleplaying game sourcebook of superpowered mutants, nefarious sorcerers, and the ordinary men and women trying to control them all. Written by "Wild Talents" co-authors Greg Stolze and Kenneth Hite, and illustrated by Todd Shearer, "Grim War" introduces a fascinating and weird new system of spirit-summoning magic. Sorcerous characters can wield fantastic power-if they are willing to pay the price. "Grim War" details dozens of bizarre and sometimes terrifying spirits and the harrowing spells required to treat with them. "Grim War" brings the "company rules" of Greg Stolze''s "Reign" to the superpowered action of "Wild Talents" (you need "Reign" to use the company rules), allowing players to join, influence or oppose a dozen fully-detailed sorcerous cabals and mutant factions.

Compares how two different political regimes shaped the structure and performance of the agrarian economy in Egypt.

"Wild Talents" is a complete superhero roleplaying game built for fast, thrilling action. The "Wild Talents" game system-the "One-Roll Engine" made famous by such games as "Reign," "Godlike" and "Monsters and Other Childish Things"-is fast-paced yet detailed, with an emphasis on the dangers of heroism and the importance of willpower and motivations. The rules for creating superpowers from scratch offer tremendous flexibility, with enough simplicity to make it easy to play and enough depth to suit any gamer, and make the game eminently easy to customize. "Wild Talents" includes an in-depth alternate version of modern history, which builds on the acclaimed setting of the World War II game "Godlike" and extends it to the present day and to Talent-influenced events that reach into the depths of government secrecy and beyond the stars. Kenneth Hite''s analysis of superhero campaign worlds guides you through the construction of wholly unique superhero settings, worlds whose history fits perfectly your vision for your setting and style of play. "Wild Talents (Second Edition)" is a full-color hardcover book which includes: Complete rules for creating characters, creating new powers, and running the game. Guidelines for building alternate superheroic histories that fit your characters and style of play. An extensive history of a "World Gone Mad," from the first appearance of Talents in World War II to the present day, more and more warped by human beings who have superhuman powers.

History comes alive! Presented in a high-impact, graphic novel format, The Complete Idiot''s Guide® to U.S. History, Graphic Illustrated is a visually exciting and easy–to–understand alternative to boring textbooks. Innovative design and lively illustrations transport readers back in time to witness these events and more: • The changing lives of the Native Americans • The abolishment of slavery • The achievement of suffrage • The scandals, wars, and assassinations of the twentieth century • America''s famous and infamous historical figures

Retelling of "At the Mountains of Madness" by H. P. Lovecraft.

Trail of Cthulhu is a new standalone GUMSHOE system game under license to Chaosium, set in the 1930s. It supports both Pulp (for Indiana Jones, Robert E. Howard, thrilling locations sorts of games) and Purist styles of play(for intellectual horror and cosmic dread). HP Lovecrafts work combined both, sometimes in the same story. It includes a new take on the creatures, cults and gods of the Lovecrafts literature, and addresses their use in gaming. It adds new player backgrounds, and bulk out the GUMSHOE system to give intensive support for sanity, incorporating into the rule set the PCs desire to explore at the risk of going mad. Trail of Cthulhu won two Ennie awards for Best Rules and Best Writing, as well as receiving an honourable mention for Product of the Year.

Over fifty new professional abilities for starship officer characters, 10 new advancement packages, and three new development packages, including the phaser contol officer. - Back cover.

Authored by Minnesota author, Kenneth Hite.

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From the ancient humanoids of four billion B.C. to the Kelvan Invasion of the 123rd century, all time stands open for you. All Our Yesterdays is the complete guide to time travel in the world of Star Trek roleplaying. It covers everything from instrumentalities like the Guardian of Forever and the atavachron to techniques such as the slingshot effect and Borg temporal vortices to the rifts in spacetime which snare unwary travelers. Overlays and organizational details make members of the Department of Temporal Investigations, the 29th century Federation Timefleet, and other transtemporal characters ready to play.

-- Literally hundreds of ideas for using Secret History and Weird Science in games or fiction. -- A "crossover" title with appeal to anyone interested in conspiracy, coincidence, and untold history. -- The footnotes alone are worth the price of the book. How can Ken Hite be so academic yet so entertaining? We don''t know, but we hope he keeps it up for a long, long time.

Deadlands: The Weird West, Pinnacle''s award-winning game of supernatural horror in the Old West continues to roll along. In 2000, new products allow players to take on the role of operatives for the Agency, wrestle with the curses of lycanthropy and vampirism, and learn the secrets of the latest developments in the New Science. This sourcebook details the Confederacy from the front lines of Northern Virginia to the hidden dangers of Florida''s Everglades.

Guidebook to creating and playing in one of six parallel Earths. Includes maps, histories, character types and everything you need for an alternate Earth campaign.

-- A detailed look at the ''survivalist" and "after the holocaust" adventure genres. -- The world didn''t end on January 1, 2000. Therefore, this book is good for gaming, rather than just for starting fires. -- Written by ten top GURPS authors, and edited by GURPS line editor Sean Punch.

Dark Ages: Vampire takes you to the nights before the Camarilla, when kine truly had reason to be afraid of the dark. The vampires of this bygone age ride the dark as lords, play their games with the crowned heads of Europe, and travel to the mysterious lands of the East as they wage their ages-old war. The diablerie of saulot, the waking of Mithras, the destruction of Michael the patriarch, the return of the Dracon -- it all means the time of reflection is over. The Inquisition stirs and the time to act is now. Across Europe, monarchs of the night set princes and barons at each other''s undying throats. Young vampires take to the field ready to claim their domain and become powerful lords in their own right. Blood calls to blood. Vampires'' corruption of the medieval Church. For adults only.

Crusade Lore is the essential Storyteller screen for Sorcerers Crusade. It puts all of the game''s important charts and information before you, with a beautifully illustrated face by none other than Larry Elmore. Crusade Lore also follows White Wolf''s popular tradition of including a 72-page book with the screen -- even more important rules and information for Sorcerers Crusade that we just couldn''t fit in the main rulebook.