Dire Documents
| Incriminating Evidence, Lawyerly Letters, and Lunatic Forms. | |
|---|---|
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| Publishers | Chaosium |
| Publication | 1993 |
| Genres | Horror |
| Systems | Basic Role-Playing |
| ISBN | 978-1568820033 |
Dire Documents, subtitled "Diabolical Dossiers of Doom", is a supplement published by Chaosium in 1993 for the horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu.
Contents[edit]
Chaosium first published the Lovecraftian horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu in 1981, and subsequently produced a number of editions, including the 5th edition in 1992. The following year, Chaosium produced two supplemental products for use with the 5th edition under the subtitle "Diabolical Dossiers of Doom": Investigator Sheets, a set of blank character sheets; and Dire Documents, a pack of nine blank two-color forms, including:
- a certificate from the mayor for Meritorious Service
- an in-patient admission form for Arkham Sanitorium
- several letterheads of various firms, including an import-export company, an exotic-sounding society, Miskatonic University, the chief of staff of Arkham Sanitorium, and a legal firm
- a blank invitation to a formal reception
- a tongue-in-cheek award certificate for the Superlative Death of a player character[1]
Each of these can be used by the gamemaster as player handouts in a role-playing game.[2]
Reception[edit]
In the October 1993 edition of Dragon (#198), Rick Swan called these "indispensable for Keepers who like to make their own clues or bewilder their friends." However, Swan questioned why Chaosium did not include a folder or envelope for storage.[2]
Other recognition[edit]
A copy of Dire Documents is held in the "Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017" at Duke University.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dire Documents". rpg.net. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ a b Swan, Rick (October 1993). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon. No. 198. TSR, Inc. p. 54.
- ^ "Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017: Call of Cthulhu". Duke University Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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