The text is fine for reading, but illustration work starts to run dark, pixellating and/or losing shades of grey. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy.
Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. We essentially digitally re-master the book. Also, a few larger books may be resampled to fit into the system, and may not have this searchable text background.įor printed books, we have performed high-resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. However, any text in a given book set on a graphical background or in handwritten fonts would most likely not be picked up by the OCR software, and is therefore not searchable.
The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching.
Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher.įor PDF download editions, each page has been run through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to attempt to decipher the printed text. These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Cover art by Sam Lamont Chapter Illustrations by Jonathan Wyke, Paul Carrick, Francois Launet, Victor Leza, Charles Wong, Mike Perry, Mariusz Gandzel, Cyril van der Haegen, and Linda Jones Interior Illustrations: Rachel Kahn, Grilla, Chris Huth, Paul Carrick, Jonathan Wyke, Robert Hack, Francois Launet, John T. THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCT IN MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC FORMATS (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, PRC). By Keith Herber, Mike Mason, and Paul Fricker. "It almost destroyed my life and career"-George RR Martin (Game of Thrones, etc).Ģ016 UK Games Expo Awards - Best Roleplaying GameĢ017 ENnie Awards - Best Production Values (Gold)Ģ017 ENnie Awards - Best Cover Art (Gold)Ģ017 Tabletop Gaming Magazine 'Top 150 Greatest Games of All Time' - Ranked #3, after D&D and Chess (Reader Poll) "The ultimate horror RPG, Call of Cthulhu is a stone-cold classic of the tabletop."-Tabletop Gaming Magazine (UK). "…one of the most iconic tabletop roleplaying games of all time.". "The Investigator Handbook is jam packed with info designed to get players up and running in CoC without muss or fuss – 9/10"-The Gaming Gang. I mean honestly, you can now play CoC in more time periods than your average season of Dr Who. But something that’s overlooked about this classic horror RPG… is that it’s also one of the most versatile and well-researched historical RPGs around. " Call of Cthulhu has been called “one of the best roleplaying games of all time” (Geek & Sundry). " Call of Cthulhu is now the Pepsi of RPG franchises, alongside D&D’s Coke, and the game’s success is part of the revival of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian fiction."-Paul StJohn Mackintosh, “The Legacy of Lovecraft”, Greydogtales. "A must-have if you’re running a long term Call of Cthulhu game… Overall there is something for everyone in this book whether you are a game keeper or a player."-Geeks-a-go-go. No self-respecting investigator of the Cthulhu Mythos should be without it! What’s more, there’s a range of organizations for your investigator to belong to, detailed information about the classic 1920s setting, equipment and weapons for both the 1920s and modern day, and expert tips and advice for all budding investigators. Written for those who will be playing the roles of investigators, the Investigator Handbook contains expanded rules for creating players characters, a wealth of over 100 occupations and skill descriptions, as well as guidance on getting the most from the game. The Investigator Handbook is an essential player’s aid for the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition roleplaying game Whether learned professor, nosy journalist, or hard-hitting detective, investigators need all the help they can get. Will you stand against the horrors of the night? “We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” -H.P.