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Black Books: Tomes of the Outer Dark

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Black Books: Tomes of the Outer Dark (BBG Legacy Edition) is an investigative horror role-playing game rooted in the OSR tradition. In Black Books the player characters are ordinary people (historians, detectives, scholars, artists, etc) drawn into a dark and horrific version of our world - the world of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

As the investigators learn more of the true horrors of the world and the irrelevance of humanity, their sanity inevitably withers away. The rules are biased towards playing in the 1920’s although there is no reason these rules can’t be adapted to other time periods.

Rooted in the OSR, the rules are familiar - they use a D20 for most actions - and the games is class based, with multiple investigator classes - Charmer, Enforcer, Sneak, Scholar and Spiritualist.

Plus two (2) bonus classes!
- Dilettante
- Gadabout

If you like old school gaming and you like horror, this might well be the game you're looking for!

*If a glossy cover isn't your thing, you can get the print version with a matte cover through Lulu.

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Timothy Peter F July 23, 2023 2:31 am UTC
The preface on page 3: "...minor cometic and textual adjustments..." should read: "...minor cosmetic and textual adjustments..."
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Jason H July 23, 2023 2:33 am UTC
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Thanks for pointing that out! Much appreciated.
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Neil A May 24, 2023 3:41 pm UTC
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Quite a number of the Spells do not appear to have any duration quoted in their descriptions.
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Jason H May 24, 2023 3:50 pm UTC
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Thanks for bringing that to our attention. As this is a legacy edition, with only a minor update (copyright page, spelling, etc) and re-release of the POD pending, what you've pointed out will be addressed in the next edition. Thanks again, we at Wood Planet Gaming Lodge appreciate the attention to detail.
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Mark M September 15, 2021 8:22 pm UTC
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So I have been wondering for a while why you use charisma instead of wisdom to determine sanity. I'm not criticizing, I was just thinking I'd use wisdom instead. Is there any reason it would throw off the balance of the game? Thanks!
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Jason H February 11, 2023 2:36 am UTC
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Excellent question! We'll definitely be taking it into consideration as we prepare for the next edition of Black Books: Tomes of the Outer Dark.

Though I didn't provide an answer, thanks for asking!
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Josh H January 16, 2017 1:11 pm UTC
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Any chance of getting a print on demand version?
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Jason H February 11, 2023 2:29 am UTC
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Yes, this edition of Black Books will return to print via Lulu later this month (Feb '23).
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Jason H June 02, 2023 10:08 pm UTC
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The print version is also now live here on DriveThru.
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Andrew B November 22, 2016 10:48 pm UTC
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Is this compatible with White Box? Which style of Old School RPG is this closest too?

Thanks in advance for any answer.
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Jason H February 11, 2023 2:27 am UTC
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As the new publisher of Black Books: Tomes of the Outer Dark, allow me to provide a succinct answer...

It can be, with a few adjustments. After all it's based on Swords & Wizardry: Whitebox By Marv Breig, as well as Swords & Wizardry: Core Rules by Matthew J. Finch.
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This title was added to our catalog on June 04, 2016.