Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · 20d

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society @hplhs.bsky.social has a new Call of Cthulhu scenario out, with a ridiculously large box of props to use with it!

If it's anywhere near as fun as The Dog Walker scenario for their Arkham Investigator's Wallet Prop Set, this should be pretty great!

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society @hplhs.bsky.social · 28d

We are very happy to announce pre-orders for our newest Call of Cthulhu adventure: The Spark Devil! Produced under license from our friends @chaosium.bsky.social, this is a complete box set, set in 1935 Providence. Shipping expected in October! store.hplhs.org/products/the...

The Spark Devil

This original prop-intensive Call of Cthulhu adventure pits Investigators against shocking horrors in Depression-era Providence.

store.hplhs.org

1 1 7

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · 27d

A brand new RPG, "Convicts & Cthulhu" is coming from @cthulhureborn.bsky.social !

And they just uploaded a free Quickstart of the rules that includes a scenario.

Cthulhu Mythos roleplaying in the penal colonies of early Australia!

Cthulhu Reborn @cthulhureborn.bsky.social · 28d

THE CONVICTS ARE FREE!

Er ... by that I mean we are delighted to announce the release today of the totally-free ($0) Quickstart for our new iteration of the standalone Convicts & Cthulhu RPG.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Convicts & Cthulhu Quickstart Rules - Cthulhu Reborn | DriveThruRPG

Be Transported To A Place of Horrors Both Mundane & Mythos. Convicts & Cthulhu is a fully-featured tabletop roleplaying game of cosmic horror and investigation, set in the bleak and brutal pen...

www.drivethrurpg.com

1 2

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Aug 21

Very cool to see all the Call of Cthulhu books that are getting translated into Ukrainian by Geekach Games!

2 12

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Aug 16

It's time for the annual Cosmic Horror Sale at @drivethrurpg.com !
PDFs of the first 4 issues of Bayt al Azif are 25% off!
And once you've read them, send us in your thoughts and comments for the letters column in issue 6!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/1...

2 5

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · May 22

ChaosiumCon UK starts tomorrow! Bayt al Azif will be on sale there thanks to our friends at Sixtystone Press!

We won't be able to attend ourselves, so please send us any photographs and have a great time! We look forward to hearing about it.

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · May 20

ChaosiumCon UK is this weekend!

Stay tuned for photos, news, and good times shared from our first UK convention as we celebrate our 50th anniversary in style.

Who are we seeing there?

7

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Apr 24

Good week for Cthulhu!
Just got the new second edition of the Third Cthulhu Companion from Golden Goblin Press and the fundraiser for Call of the Sea: The Everhart Expedition from @shadowlandsgames.bsky.social is already funded!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

3

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Apr 7

Chaosium Con 2025 (the USA version) is this coming weekend and we will be there!

Come find us in the vendor hall with our friends (and fellow Call of Cthulhu licensees) Geekach, @nightfall.games, @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social, Sixtystone Press, Sons of the Singularity, and Stygian Fox Publishing.

3 7

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Mar 31

Good mail day! Got issue 13 of The Blasphemous Tome from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias!

3

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thanks to @grogcult.bsky.social for providing us with the perfect card.
Happy Valentine's Day!

1

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Cthulhu Reborn @cthulhureborn.bsky.social · Jan 23

It's really great to see these photos of our print flipbooks arriving on the haunted doorsteps of our amazing supporters!

If you want to own either or both of these, the DTRPG links below will get you the print + PDF combos.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

3 5

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Jan 22

So excited to get print copies of these classic unreleased scenarios by Kevin Ross, Gary Sumpter, and Rob Malkovich in nice print editions from @cthulhureborn.bsky.social !

Also appreciate the author introductions and reflections.

Available in digital or print at cthulhureborn.com

1 5

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Jan 21

Thanks to Bill Mize for the great flip through of Bayt al Azif issue 1!

We love to hear from our readers, and we truly appreciate in depth dives into our issues. It really makes a difference for small publishers.

Thank you!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=romp...

Call of C'thulhu Magazine Bayt Al Azif Flip Through!

YouTube video by Bill Mize

www.youtube.com

4

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · Jan 2

26 hours remain in the French Delta Green crowdfunding campaign from Éditions AKILEOS. 806 agents have raised 109,332 € (1,093% of the goal!) to bring Delta Green to French audiences.

Get in there and join the conspiracy before it is too late.

www.gameontabletop.com/cf3451/delta...

Delta Green (Éditions AKILEOS)

Crowdfunding: Delta Green (Éditions AKILEOS)

www.gameontabletop.com

1 5 24

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Tristán Oberón @tristanoberon.bsky.social · Jan 2

Lo más visitado en Susurros desde la Oscuridad durante diciembre de 2024:

1 - Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigator's Guide

www.susurrosdesdelaoscuridad.com/2024/12/cthu...

2 - Cthulhu en la época victoriana: 1890, Gaslight.

www.susurrosdesdelaoscuridad.com/2017/03/cthu...

1 1 8

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Dec 28

Great to see a visit to the amazing Science Fiction Bokhandeln www.sfbok.se in Sweden has some stylish magazines in the Cthulhu Mythos section!
(Zoom in on Dirk's third photo!)

1 3

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Dec 23

A solstice present for us all! @cthulhureborn.bsky.social has just put up print versions of 4 scenarios by the classic Cthulhu writers Kevin Ross and Gary Sumpter.

They are presented as flip books, with 2 scenarios in each one!

cthulhureborn.wordpress.com/2024/12/22/s...

2 6

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · Dec 23

When we retired the Monograph series several years ago we invited all those who had created in it to republish their work in the Miskatonic Repository. And so we're delighted another monograph title returns: the old Mysteries of Ireland is back as Cthulhu Ireland!

This and other new MR releases:

Miskatonic Monday #100: return to Cthulhu Ireland, a realm steeped in the old ways...

When we retired the Monograph series several years ago we invited all those who had created in it to republish their work in the Miskatonic Repository. And so we are delighted to see another monograph...

www.chaosium.com

2 14 86

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · Nov 24

Crack your knuckles—event submission for ChaosiumCon in Ann Arbor opens November 30th!

7 31

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Virginia Garcia McShannock @tabletophoard.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi, I'm V. I'm a graphic designer, editor, and writer who specializes in TTRPGs. I have openings from Q2 2025 onwards. If you're interested in hiring me you can find my portfolio and contact me at:
📷 Website & Portfolio: VirginiaMcShannock.com
✖️ @tabletophoard on Twitter & Instagram

Virginia Garcia McShannock | Graphic Design & Editing

I'm Virginia Garcia McShannock, an experienced graphic designer, editor, and writer in the tabletop games industry.

VirginiaMcShannock.com

1 5 15

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Johan väggfluga @vaggfluga.bsky.social · Oct 19

BAYT AL-AZIF #3

Fanzine till CoC och andra lovevraftska mysteriespel.

1 1 3

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · Oct 20

I’ll be moving more of my interactions over here from now on.

First things first self promo wise. If you haven’t heard we’re launching #mothershipmonth on November 12. Follow all 20 creators here.

www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

MOTHERSHIP MONTH on BackerKit

[Mothership-Month-Teaser-Image.png] Mothership Month is a group-collab project led by Tuesday Knight Games featuring some of the brightest stars from the Mothership third-party publishing (3PP) co...

www.backerkit.com

5 51 150

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · Aug 8

Back in Stock!
Badger + Coyote 2e
Bayt al Azif 1 through 5: A Magazine for Cthulhu Mythos RPGs
Cocaine Owlbear
What Lies Beneath

www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/

2 4

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Orca @orcadice.bsky.social · Oct 8

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I am Orca a graphic designer specializing in TTRPGs. I also make props for my Call of Cthulhu players 🤍✨
You may see me in Bayt Al Azif magazine or An Age Contrived 🤍

3 15 75

Bayt al Azif @baytalazif.bsky.social · Sep 25

Got the newest issue of The Blasphemous Tome in the mail!

This is published by The Good Friends of Jackson Elias and is a great set of short articles and commentary, plus a scenario, usually coming out twice a year in the summer and winter.

blasphemoustomes.com

5

Reposted by Bayt al Azif

Sentinel Hill Press @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social · Sep 23

By the inscrutable will of the gods of @dtrpg.bsky.social , magazines are 25% off this week. This includes the Arkham Gazette and @baytalazif.bsky.social (and old school AD&D modules for some reason). Obey their ultraterrestrial will or suffer ye mortals!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?pr...

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com

4 4