Congratulations to Chris Spivey whose Harlem Unbound won ENnie Gold awards for Best Writing, Best Setting and Best Cover Art. Harlem Unbound is perhaps the most important setting book for Call of Cthulhu (and other Lovecraftian rpgs) in recent years, subverting assumptions regarding the default whiteness of most Call of Cthulhu scenarios, and confronting the racism of Lovecraft and his fictional worlds head on in the context of the contemporary rpg scene. To this end, Harlem Unbound is unequivocal in its clarion call for greater diversity and inclusivity in gaming both as an activity and also in terms of the content which gamers and game designers produce. Set within the context of the Harlem Renaissance, Harlem Unbound thus has players taking on the role of characters from African American or migrant backgrounds, investigating the threats of the Cthulhu mythos whilst also dealing with the daily struggle against the insidious and pervasive racism of early 20th Century New York.
This is a book which warrants every gamers’ attention. It is currently available in pdf format here, and Chaosium have just announced that they will be publishing a second edition of the supplement. Buy it now.
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