 Cover by Lawrence L. Flournoy | |
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| Publishers | Theatre of the Mind Enterprises |
| Publication | 1984 |
| Genres | Horror |
| Systems | Basic Role-Playing |
Whispers from the Abyss is a 1984 role-playing game adventure for Call of Cthulhu published by Theatre of the Mind Enterprises.
Whispers from the Abyss contains three adventure scenarios: On the Wings of Madness by Chip Bickley, De Schip Zonder Schaduw by Ed Wimble, and Whispers from the Abyss by Tom Bailey. [1]
William A. Barton reviewed Whispers from the Abyss in Space Gamer No. 71. [1] Barton commented that "In all three scenarios, TOME shows its commitment to emphasizing background data - especially in De Schip Zonder Schaduw, which includes several lengthy sections of log entries from an actual book called Voyages to the East Indies." [1]
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