If Chaosium never came up with Call of Cthulhu the rpg, I would have. Back in the early 90's I discovered Lovecraft and Roleplaying. I had a good adaptation of the Masque of the Red Death rules when a friend pointed out the pre-existing RPG.
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Originally Posted by Atgxtg
I kinda doubt there would be much Locvecraft stuff on the shelves now without CoC. Or that a lot of authors in the horror field considered him a major influence.
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I don't deny the rpg has greatly helped spread his and his friends work. One of the things I love about the gentleman from Providence is the circle of friends and pen-pals he had. Through Lovecraft's work I've found a world of other authors. Robert E Howard and Clark Ashton Smith being my two favorite. Smith's writing btw can make Lovecraft's writing seem positively simple.