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Call of Cthulhu’s creator reveals how its Sanity system accidentally changed roleplaying forever

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Call of Cthulhu’s creator reveals how its Sanity system accidentally changed roleplaying forever
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Sandy Petersen, the creator of the horror tabletop game Call of Cthulhu, recently recalled the first time he tested out its iconic Sanity mechanic. The reaction he got from players was unexpected, but ended up shaping a mechanic that has influenced nearly every horror game, digital or physical, since.

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