Pokéthulhu

Infobox RPG
title= The Pokéthulhu Adventure Game


caption= 2nd Edition cover
designer= S. John Ross
publisher= Cumberland Games and Diversions
date= 2007
genre= Comedy, Horror
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"The Pokéthulhu Adventure Game" is a parody of both the "Pokémon Junior Adventure Game" published by Wizards of the Coast, and of the "Call of Cthulhu" role-playing game published by Chaosium.

The game is written and designed by S. John Ross and currently published (in its 3rd Edition) as a free game available from Cumberland Games and Diversions. The third edition includes some substantial additions to the game, including a large collection of fan-designed creatures, and an expanded card-based game system dependent on the ability of players to cite obscure trivia about a television show that doesn't actually exist. A small number of fan-authored websites also exist to support the game, often with their own "Pokénomicon".

The two prior editions were published by Squishy Brain Games (in 2000) and by Dork Storm Publishing (in 2002). Each edition has featured illustrations by John Kovalic and additional contributions by Philip J. Reed. Additionally, a series of miniatures based on the game have been produced by Steve Jackson Games.

Reviews have been generally positive, with Robin Ashe giving the game high marks for style and substance [cite web |title=Review of "Pokéthulhu Adventure Game" |author=Ashe, Robin |date=28 Jun 2004 |publisher=RPGnet |url=http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10432.phtml |accessdate=2007-05-14] and Tim Morgan "heartily recommend [ing] " it for its humor, [cite web |title="Pokéthulhu The Adventure Game" |author=Morgan, Tim |date=Aug 2001 |publisher=Sabledrake Magazine |url=http://www.sabledrake.com/0108_review_pokethulhu.shtml |accessdate=2007-05-14] although both felt that more material could have been included.

References

External links

* [http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/pokethulhu.htm The Official Pokéthulhu Home Page at Cumberland Games]
* [http://www.sjgames.com/miniatures/pokethulhu/ Pokéthulhu miniatures from Steve Jackson Games]
* [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Pok%C3%A9thulhu_RPG_Campaigns:_Main_Page Pokéthulhu RPGnet Wiki]