Roll for Library Use, Convicts

I’m sure everyone who drops by the Cthulhu Reborn blog is well-acquainted with Convicts & Cthulhu, our roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror in the early penal settlements of Australia. But apparently it’s not just gamer-types who have an interest in our humble game … but also curators at the National Library of Australia (the official Aussie Library of Record, and also our biggest).

Some time back, much to our surprise, we were approached by the NLA to add Convicts & Cthulhu (and eventually all the Tickets of Leave) to their games and e-book collections. Recently, the first of these additions made it to the catalogue. You can even view and download the PDF version of the title from the library’s website, for free.

It’s great (if more than a little surprising) to discover that the NLA is seeking to archive pieces of Australian “culture” like ours. It feels somewhat of an honour to have our work preserved in this way … although it does make feel a little self-conscious about making our humble scribblings about mad cultists and rampaging Cthulhuoid monstrosities just a bit more “library worthy” 🙂