Blood Brothers 2

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Blood Brothers 2
9 Glimpses of Horror
Blood Brothers 2.jpg
Cover by Lee Gibbons
Designers
  • Geoff Gillan
  • Kathy Ho
  • Marcus L. Rowland
  • John B. Monroe
  • Scott David Aniolowski
  • Lynn Willis
  • Penelope Love
  • Mark Grundy
  • Kevin A. Ross
  • Steve Kluskens
  • Richard Watts
Publishers Chaosium
Publication1992;
32 years ago
 (1992)
Genres Horror
Systems Basic Role-Playing
ISBN 0-933635-91-5

Blood Brothers 2 is an anthology of short adventures published by Chaosium in 1992 for the Lovecraftian horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu .

Contents

Contents

Blood Brothers 2 is a sequel to the anthology Blood Brothers published by Chaosium in 1990. Like the first book, Blood Brothers 2 is an anthology of nine short adventures that are based on themes, monsters and plots taken from classic B movies. [1] The adventures include references to Gidget , High Plains Drifter , and Mexican lucha libre wrestlers. [2]

Reception

In the November 1992 edition of Dragon (Issue 187), Allen Varney enjoyed the generous serving of B-movie humor, saying, "Cue the theremin!" [2]

Wayne Ligon reviewed Blood Brothers 2 in White Wolf #35 (March/April, 1993), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "All of the scenarios here provide lots of spirited film fun, and I heartly recommend BB2." [3]

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References

  1. "Blood Brothers 2 - RPGnet RPG Game Index". index.rpg.net.
  2. 1 2 Varney, Allen (November 1992). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon (187). TSR, Inc.: 91.
  3. Ligon, Wayne (March–April 1993). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine . No. 35. p. 65-66.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)