Gangsters in Call of Cthulhu

We’re back and we’re trying to understand the attraction of these concrete boots. They’re not very stylish and even less comfortable. Apparently they’ll help us sleep with the fishes, but that’s how we got into trouble last time we were in Innsmouth. It’s a weird life being gangsters in Call of Cthulhu. Main Topic: Gangsters in Call of Cthulhu Our latest episode delves into the deadly underworld of gangsters in Call of Cthulhu. Given that the classic era of Call of Cthulhu coincides with the advent of prohibition and the rise of organised crime in the USA, gangsters have always played a large role in the game. In this episode, we talk about the influences we’ve drawn upon when presenting gangsters in our own games, as well as thoughts on how to use gangsters as protagonists and antagonists. This episode has the unfortunate distinction of being our first standard release not to feature all three of the Good Friends. Matt has been very ill recently after contracting COVID. Happily, he is on the road to recovery and should be back soon. For this and the next episode, however, we have called upon our good friend Dirk the Dice to stand in for Matt. You will know Dirk from his marvellous podcast The Grognard Files, as well as our live recording of “The Necropolis”, with How We Roll. Links Things we mention in this episode include: * The Grognard Files podcast* Grogmeet* White Dwarf magazine* The Godfather (1972)* The Godfather by Mario Puzo* Mafia* Organised crime in old Hollywood* Little Caesar (1931)* Al Capone* La Cosa Nostra* American Italian Anti-Defamation League* The Sopranos* Triads* Meyer Lansky* Bugsy Siegel* Jewish-American mafia* Gangbusters RPG* Irish Mob* State of Grace (1990)* Prohibition *