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<blockquote data-quote="Nebulous" data-source="post: 7906706" data-attributes="member: 31465"><p>The core 7e book is $40 on Amazon, I don't think it's any more expensive really than other full color hardback roleplaying games. The CoC starter set is $22.49. I really don't think the price is making them less accessible. </p><p></p><p>For a DM to run 5e he needs to buy 3 books, and that's an even bigger investment, around $90. Sure, you can play for free with the Basic Rules, and you can play CoC for free too. </p><p></p><p>The core 7e book comes with two scenarios, neither of which I have run, so I can't vouch for them, but the first, "Amidst the Ancient Trees" is an 18 page adventure with color handouts and artwork. The second, "Crimson Letters" is a 20 page full color adventure with handouts and art. </p><p></p><p><em>The daughter of a local industrialist has been kidnapped. The ransom payoff went horribly wrong, ending in a gunfight on the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest. The kidnappers have escaped the scene with both the girl and the ransom money, and fled back into the forest. The investigators must rescue the girl, hunt the criminals down, and bring them to justice. However, there’s more to be discovered in the forest than anyone ever guessed…</em></p><p></p><p>That sounds like an extremely intriguing mystery to set up a Cthulhu one-shot.</p><p></p><p>The classic "The Haunting" in the quick start is 16 pages and offered completely for free.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nebulous, post: 7906706, member: 31465"] The core 7e book is $40 on Amazon, I don't think it's any more expensive really than other full color hardback roleplaying games. The CoC starter set is $22.49. I really don't think the price is making them less accessible. For a DM to run 5e he needs to buy 3 books, and that's an even bigger investment, around $90. Sure, you can play for free with the Basic Rules, and you can play CoC for free too. The core 7e book comes with two scenarios, neither of which I have run, so I can't vouch for them, but the first, "Amidst the Ancient Trees" is an 18 page adventure with color handouts and artwork. The second, "Crimson Letters" is a 20 page full color adventure with handouts and art. [I]The daughter of a local industrialist has been kidnapped. The ransom payoff went horribly wrong, ending in a gunfight on the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest. The kidnappers have escaped the scene with both the girl and the ransom money, and fled back into the forest. The investigators must rescue the girl, hunt the criminals down, and bring them to justice. However, there’s more to be discovered in the forest than anyone ever guessed…[/I] That sounds like an extremely intriguing mystery to set up a Cthulhu one-shot. The classic "The Haunting" in the quick start is 16 pages and offered completely for free. [/QUOTE]
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