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The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus

A guidebook for Cthulhu Invictus, cosmic horror investigations in Ancient Rome, updated for the 7th edition Call of Cthulhu Rule set.
598 backers pledged $43,100 to help bring this project to life.
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The Return of Arrius Lurco

Ave et Salve Citizens,

We have some great news.  Progress on getting The Legacy of Arrius Lurco, the only published campaign for Cthulhu Invictus ready for re-release is going very... Read more

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Io Saturnalia! - A holiday gift from Golden Goblin Press

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Io Saturnalia!

The holiday festival is upon us, starting yesterday December 17th and running until December 23rd. To say thank you to all of our supporters,... Read more

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Print on Demand Backers - Things look good...

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I am 95% sure we just sent out the order to get these printed and mailed. Everything looks good and with luck some of our Print on... Read more

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The Fifth Wave / State of the Mailing

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I’m never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone. Scipio Africanus (236 BC – 183 BC)

We here at the... Read more

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The tide is turning, once again!

Salve citizens,

Time to update you on the latest Cthulhu Invictus news...

Carnage Recap

William Adcock and Oscar Rios (that's me) ran three rounds of Cthulhu Invictus at Carnage on... Read more

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Fronti Nulla Fides - Mid Mailing Update

Salve Citizens,

While we wait for the new copies of Tales of Cthulhu Invictus and Further Tales of Cthulhu Invictus to arrive... well, we got antsy.  The plan was to... Read more

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Cthulhu Invictus - The October Pause

Ave et Salve,

As the 4th wave of mailing ends, and we wait for the 5th wave to begin, I thought it would be a good time to bring everyone... Read more

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The Fourth Wave - State of the Mailing

Ave et Salve citizens,

Lots to discuss.  It's pre-dawn where I am, on Tuesday October 16th.  Let's get to it.

The Fourth Wave 

Today we will be mailing out another... Read more

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The State of the Mailing (October 14th)

Ave et Salve citizens,

Currently rewards have arrived, and are still arriving, in every corner of the empire (and lots of places that were never part of the empire). After... Read more

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Print On Demand Backers - An Update.

Greetings,

To set a book up for print on demand the layout needs to be tweaked to meet specific parameters.  We expect to have The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu... Read more

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An Old Horrore Reborn!

Salve Citizens!

We have just released to backers the 7th Edition conversion notes for De Horrore Cosmico!  These six scenarios, and a collection of six patrons, are now ready for... Read more

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State of the Mailing - Progress, Pending, and Problems

Ave et Salve citizens,

So lets talk about the mailing of physical backer rewards - 

Progress

Yesterday roughly half (198) of the backer rewards were mailed out. Many of you... Read more

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Massing for the 1st wave!

Ave et Salve,

Like a general gathering an invasion fleet, we here at Golden Goblin Press are gearing up for the first wave of mailing out your backer rewards.

Thanks... Read more

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It's Here! The Book Has Arrived!

Ave et Salve citizens,

Yesterday was a glorious day, for one long journey has ended and another is about to begin.  The physical copies of The 7th Edition Guide to... Read more

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The Big Autumn Update

Hello everyone,  

Instead of making several individual backer updates, I am going to do one big backer update and sent it out to each still active kickstarter. September started... Read more

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Our Latin Word of the Day is...

Salve citizens...

Our Latin word of the day is "Moram" which (according to google translates) mean "delays".

The physical copies of The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus may ship... Read more

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Printer Delays / Locking Down Backer-Kit / Production Update / CARNAGE

Ave et Salve Citizens,

1st, The Bad News- Our printer is having some issues with it's production at the moment, so this book has hit some delays. I expected... Read more

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At the printer! PDF public release imminent!

Ave et Salve citizens!

We have some great news. The 7th edition guide to Cthulhu Invictus is now being printed! The proofs arrived at the Goblin Lair a few days... Read more

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Off to the printer!

Ave et Salve,

Today will be a great day for this project. After a couple of weeks of corrections to our manuscript, following our initial release to backers, we are... Read more

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Final Day For Corrections / Major announcement.

Good morning,

Lisa Padol and I will be doing the final round of corrections today on the manuscript. Tomorrow we'll hand that over to Mark Shireman, who'll makes a final... Read more

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Corrected PDF - Art & Thank You List.

Ave et Salve citizens!

I am writing to you today to let everyone know that Mark Shireman has made some corrections to the PDF, and has asked me to send... Read more

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Possible corrections

Greetings everyone,

If you notice something wrong with your listing in the thank you list, or a spelling error in the manuscript, please email me at Oscar@goldengoblinpress.com.

Posting a comment... Read more

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PDF IS RELEASED!

Ave et Salve citizens,

The PDF of The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus has been released to backers!  Check your email for codes from BackerKit.  It's been a long,... Read more

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Welcome to the Shadow War

Oi, little book!  You've had enough

Here we are at the parchment's end

Yet you still want to go on and get fatter

Show a bit of restraint here

~We... Read more

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Nets and Moonflowers

Salve Citizens,

Going over the final proof reader comments and making all the necessary changes took probably four times longer than we expected. The team found, and more importantly fixed,... Read more

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A short, quick update about a MAJOR MILESTONE.

Ave et Salve Citizens,

As I head to work and get ready for a major convention appearance later this week (come meet me at ConnectiCon) I just wanted to post... Read more

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Correction Phase, Stretch Goals, and... Cathulhu?!?!

Salve Citizens,

We have some news.

The manuscript is back from our team of proof readers, who poured over this massive book and pointed out every mistake.  Some of these... Read more

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Manuscript Done, in Proof Reading.

Salve citizens,

At long last the manuscript is done, meaning it's edited and laid out.  We are going to take a week to ten days to let our team of... Read more

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Food for Worms Update

Salve Citizens!

Lisa Padol and I are moving towards the end of editing the very last section of the 7th Edition Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos. The two included adventures... Read more

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Mid May Update

Salve Citizens,

This will be brief, as we are insanely busy at the Goblin Lair these days, but as we had a request for an update, we felt obligated to... Read more

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Thank You List / Clarification

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I'd like to thank you many of you for looking over the list and pointing out our mistakes BEFORE we released the PDF or, Juno Forbid, when to... Read more

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The Thank You Pages!

Salve Citizens,  

This update is only going so backer can preview the listing on the Thank You pages. 

The backers on pages 2 and 3 of the thank you... Read more

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The Thank You Pages!

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For backers only

Mid-April Update

Salve Citizens,

Boy have we been busy.  Let me just rattle off a few milestones we've reached.

Busy Little Goblins (Progress List)

1. The included scenario, Blood and Glory, it... Read more

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All twelve chapters approved and in layout!

Ave et Salve,

I am thrilled to inform everyone that all twelve chapters of the rules and setting are now in layout. These have already been approved by Chaosium as... Read more

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Late February Update!

Ave et Salve,

We have a lot to share this time.  

The Accessories

As we get ever closer to sending the main book to the printer we're also gathering all... Read more

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Final Stages of Editing!!!

Ave et Salve!

Great news everyone!  

The first six chapters and the introduction are written, edited, proofread, and submitted to Chaosium for approval!  Once Chaosium approves these chapters they'll be... Read more

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"A prosperous and fortunate new year to you!"

Ave et Salve,

The Goblin Lair has re-opened for business, and by Jupiter do we have a lot of work to do.  I wanted to take a moment (since I... Read more

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December 1st Update!

Ave et Salve,

Lots to share citizens!

Keeper Screen - The design for the 7th Edition Cthulhu Invictus Keeper Screen has been completed, submitted for approval to Chaosium, and approved! ... Read more

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7th Edition Keeper Screen, Taking Shape!

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All interior charts have been submitted to layout and designs.  It's a LOT of charts, twenty one in all.  Some are big, some are small, but we're... Read more

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Thanksgiving Milestones

Ave et Salve,

This week the project made two major milestones.

#1) All art, tables, and maps for the 7th Edition Cthulhu Invictus Keeper Screen have been submitted to our... Read more

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November Update

Ave et Salve,

A few items to report.

#1) The Coins Have Arrived - The Official Golden Goblin Press Roman Replica Coins have arrived at the Goblin Lair. While it's... Read more

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Further Tales of Cthulhu Invictus is HERE!

Ave et Salve,

A few things to talk about this evening.

WEIRDNESS WITH DIGITAL FILES

The weirdness with delivering digital rewards seems to finally have been successfully addressed. Everyone should... Read more

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Editing and Stretch Goals

Ave Et Salve citizens,

Work is going well on this project and its time to give you some information.

#1 - Our first setting book will be Britannia and Beyond!... Read more

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De Horrore Cosmico PDF delivery Issue.

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Beware the Falling Portcullis - Locking Down Backer Rewards

Ave et salve citizens,

In a little over 3 hours I will be locking down the backer surveys. 23 of you backers have not yet answered your survey, so please... Read more

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The 7th Turn (September Update).

Ave Et Salve,

While there is much to tell this will be a brief update. 

Brief, because I'm tired and my hands ache from writing. I've been doing a lot... Read more

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The Magic of Friends - A Short Update

Ave et Salve, 

We've set a goal to have the manuscript for core book finished by the end of the year (2017). To that end I am bringing in some... Read more

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End of Summer Update

Ave et Salve,

We do have some progress to report.

Scenarios

We have received, reviewed and accepted two wonderful scenarios for this project. Jeffrey Moeller's Goddess of the White Apes... Read more

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Mid-Summer Update

Ave et Salve,

Mid-summer is always a low productive time at the Goblin Lair, due to staff vacations, convention season, and the hot weather.  Although things have slowed down this... Read more

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The Backer Surveys Have Been Sent!

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After a small test release that uncovered some gaps in the armor, we have made our repairs and just launched the main backer survey release for this... Read more

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A Newsreader Cries Out a Momentous Announcement!

~ A town newsreader shouts out, over and over, to cheering crowds ~

Citizens, take heed!

The Backer Kit Surveys for The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus have been... Read more

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Those who are about to die...

Ave Et Salve,

The eighteen pre-generated Cthulhu Invictus investigators are now complete. They are rough, unedited, and the sheet needs a few tweaks but the creative work is done and... Read more
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7th Edition Pre-Generated Investigators!

Ave et Salve citizens,

Time for some more information.

Since the last update we've made some serious progress.  Here is where the book stands right now:

  • 1) Life in the... Read more
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Massive June Update!

Ave et Salve citizens,

A few notes to update you.

7th Edition Version of The Legacy of Arrius Lurco

We have decided to re-release The Legacy of Arrius Lurco as... Read more

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Hope you'll Join us Between Twilight and Dawn.

The Kickstarter for the latest Lovecraftian horror anthology from Golden Goblin Press is now live. Between Twilight and Dawn features 11 tales of horror that take place during darkest night.... Read more

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An Update and Two Small Corrections

Ave et Salve,

A few items about Fronti Nulla Fides (No Faith in Appearances).

Our new authors Charles Gerard and William Adcock got their scenarios in to the Goblin Liar.... Read more

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Keeper's Screen and No Faith in Appearances.

Ave et Salve,

We've had a few great days working on this project and we've been looking forward to sharing some progress with you.

First off, we have the 3rd... Read more

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Keeper's Screen Sketches, Coins, Scenarios, and Backer Kit Update

Ave et Salve,

We have been making good progress all month and I though some of you might be interested to know what's going on.

Campaign Coins has finalized the... Read more

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Ides of Aprilis Update

Ave et Salve,

I've been working with Backerkit to set up the surveys and it is going very well.  However, since you can include cover art for all the items... Read more

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Progress Being Made, Backerkit Surveys Coming

Ave et Salve,

A few things to report.

The design for the Quinarius has been completed and submitted to Campaign Coins. They have already approved the design and will be... Read more

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News on Backer Surveys!

Ave et Salve!

We have some bad news and good news...

The bad news is there will be a slight delay in sending out the backer surveys for this Kickstarter.... Read more

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Maps, Monsters, and Art / Backer Surveys

Ave et Salve citizens,

I'd like to update you on a few things.

We have the first peak at our in progress Roman Empire map from Stephanie McAlea. It's still... Read more

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Cold Warning Kickstarter, begins tonight at Midnight EST!

Greetings Citizens,

Don't miss the short 7-day Kickstarter for Cold Warning, a 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu scenario by Scott David Aniolowski running from March 25th until the 31st!  

... Read more
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Post Kickstarter Production Update #1

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Now that they Kickstarter is done and I've gotten some sleep we hurled ourselves back into production this weekend. There is a lot going on so I... Read more

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Veni, Vidi Vici - The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus Kickstarter campaign closes.

Ave et Salve,

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius  

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, it has been a... Read more

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Successfully raised $43,100 with 598 backers

One more? Sure... Stretch Goal SEVENTEEN! The Quinarius!

Ave et Salve,

As Stretch Goal Sixteen seems poised to fall (currently 85% funded) I thought it was time to reveal Stretch Goal Seventeen!

Stretch Goal Seventeen, Double coins plus... Read more

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The Home Stretch, and the most blasphemous Stretch Goal Of ALL!

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We have had an amazing final day, unlocking not one, not two, but no less than four stretch goals in less than twelve hours!

Fronti Nulla Fides,... Read more

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Coins! Coins! Coin! Stretch Goal 11 Unlocked, Stretch Goal 13, 14, & 15 Unveiled.

Ave et Salve, still once more today!

As you may have guess we have just unlocked Stretch Goal Eleven, Roman Replica Coins!  Now every backer receiving physical rewards from the... Read more

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We're off to Iron Mountain! Next up, Roman Coins and Stretch Goal 12 - Goddess of the White Apes

Ave et Salve, once again!

I hope you do not grow tired of so many updates in a single day, but I have good news! We have just unlocked Stretch... Read more

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The 7th Edition Cthulhu Invictus Keeper's Screen is UNLOCKED!

Ave et Salve, 

I am thrilled to inform everyone that we have just unlocked Stretch Goal Nine! 

Backers able to add physical add-on items can now add a 7th Edition... Read more

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Stretch Goal 8 Unlocked; Arrius Lurco Reborn! Stretch Goal 10 & 11 Unveiled: Ghosts of Iron Mountain and Campaign Coins!

Ave et Salve,

It brings be inexpressible pleasure to announce that we have unlocked Stretch Goal Eight!  The Cthulhu Invictus campaign, The Legacy of Arrius Lurco, will be returning to... Read more

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New Add On Items - Additional Logo Stickers and Roman Replica Coins.

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We've added two new Add On items to this campaign.  Please note that these are only available to backers able to receive physical add on items.  Simply... Read more

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Once again ANOTHER Stretch Goal Falls! Next up, Arrius Lurco and KEEPER'S SCREENS!

Ave et Salve,

One more, Congratulations!  Yet again, thank you!

We have unlocked STRETCH GOAL SEVEN: CTHULHU INVICTUS LOGO STICKER ($32,500 / UNLOCKED) – Every backer due to receive physical... Read more

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Stretch Goal #6 Falls! 7th Edition conversion PDF for De Horrore Cosmico

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Congratulations and thank you!  

We have unlocked Stretch Goal Six, DE HORRORE COSMICO 7th EDITION CONVERSION PDF. Every backer at and above the Manes of... Read more

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Stretch goal #5 Falls, Details on Stretch Goal #8 - Resurrect Arrius Lurco!

Ave et Salve,

With four days remaining we unlock another stretch goal!  Stretch Goal #5 - Investigators of the Empireis now part of our backer rewards!  Every backer... Read more

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Six Days Remaining! More than half way to unlocking Stretch Goal Five!

Ave et Salve,

We are now in our final week of this campaign, The 7th Turn, if you will (that's foreshadowing, btw).  It's always exciting to watch as a... Read more

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We are Food for Worms Unlocked! Onward to Stretch Goal Five and Beyond!

Ave et Salve,

Thank you and congratulations, Stretch Goal #4 has been unlocked.  We are Food for Worms, and original 7th Edition Cthulhu Invictus scenario by setting co-creator ... Read more

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We are Food for Worms 75% funded! 2017 Conventions Demos!

Ave et Salve.

We are now less than $500 shy of unlocking Stretch Goal Four - We are Food for Worms, an original scenario by Chad Bowser (co-creator of... Read more

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25% funded for We are Food for Worms!

Ave et Salve,

We are moving towards unlocking Stretch Goal #4! This will add a second original scenario to the 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus. As of now we're... Read more

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Stretch goal #3 Unlocked! More Details on Stretch Goal #4 - We are Food for Worms!

Ave et Salve,

It brings everyone here at the Goblin Lair great pleasure to announce that Stretch Goal #3 - Further Tales of Cthulhu Invictushas just been unlocked. This... Read more

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Updates, Art Sneak Peak, and a Preview of a New Cult!

Ave et Salve,

The campaign continues to inch closer to stretch goal #3, currently standing about 85% towards the unlock mark. While we are waiting to hit that huge milestone... Read more

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Closing in on Further Tales of Cthulhu Invictus!

Ave et Salve,

We are thrilled to report that we're currently 74% of the way towards unlocking Stretch Goal # 3 - Further Tales of Cthulhu Invictus. We're less... Read more

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Print on Demand Update & New Backer Level - Provincial Freedmen

Greetings everyone,

We have just added a new backer level called Provincial Freedmen. This is a Print On Demand backer level for international backers only. It is identical to the... Read more

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Stretch goal #2 Falls, Stretch Goal #4 Revealed

 

Ave et Salve,

 

Congratulations are once again in order!  Stretch Goal #2 has been unlocked, expanding the interior art and maps of the book. We’re looking forward to... Read more

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The First Stretch Goal Falls!

Ave et Salve,

Congratulations everyone! Stretch Goal #1 has been unlocked, enlarging the book to a minimum of 90,000 words!  We'll be adding another 10,000 words of content to the... Read more

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FUNDED! Onward to Stretch Goals!

Ave et Salve,

After six days of hard campaigning we have achieved our first and most important victory! The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus has successfully funded! Thank you to everyone... Read more
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Good News for International Backers

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This update should be good news to many of our international backers, especially those in the EU.  It took us a few days to sort out, and... Read more

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92% Funded! Time for the Final Push, and a story about Pushing.

Ave et Salve,

I am thrilled to report that the project now stands at 92% funded. Thank you to everyone who's joined us so far, especially to the members of... Read more

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Welcome to The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus

Ave et Salve, and welcome to The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus!

It has been an amazing day and a half and we are nearly 75% of the way... Read more

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