Bayt al Azif
@baytalazif
A magazine for Cthulhu Mythos roleplaying games baytalazif.com
What are these terrible objects orbiting dread Yuggoth?? Eight Cthulhu RPG publishers at NecronomiCon! @baytalazif.bsky.social @cthulhureborn.bsky.social Geekach @nightfall.games @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social @singularitysons.bsky.social @sixtystonepress.co.uk @symphonyhorror.bsky.social
Gen Con is next week and we will have the new Bayt al Azif issue 6 for sale at the Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social booth 449!
Jason of our distributor @ipr.bsky.social has the new Bayt al Azif 6 at booth 1803 @originsgamefair.bsky.social in Columbus, Ohio, USA through the rest of the weekend! Other small presses and independent games they brought: www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin... but things are going fast!
It is only TWO WEEKS until @originsgamefair.bsky.social in Columbus, Ohio, USA, and our distributor @ipr.bsky.social will be selling copies of the new Bayt al Azif issue 6 at booth 1803! You can see all the other indie games they are bringing here: www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin...
Thanks to everyone who came by our table at Chaosium Con USA 2026! We had a great time selling books with @nightfallgames.bsky.social @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social @sixtystonepress.co.uk @singularitysons.bsky.social @stygianfoxpub.bsky.social If you bought a book & want the PDF please let us know
Plus new stuff from our friends: * Ice Caves of Mt. Fuji from New Comet Games * Dust & Blood and Campfire Tales from @chaosium.bsky.social * The Spark Devil from the @hplhs.bsky.social
Day 2 of Chaosium Con USA! New releases: * All the Cardinal's Men by M. Bill Heron from @nightfallgames.bsky.social * Bayt al Azif issue 6 * Landscapes of the Lost Soul by Christian Grundel from @stygianfoxpub.bsky.social
We are all set up in the Vendor Hall at Chaosium Con USA! Bayt al Azif Geekach Games @nightfall.games @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social @sixtystonepress.co.uk @singularitysons.bsky.social @stygianfoxpub.bsky.social (The Vendor Hall moved to the Elizabeth Ann room at the far left of the con, see map!)
Chaosium Con USA 2026 is in one week in Ann Arbor, Michigan! We will be there in the Vendor Hall with our friends: Geekach @nightfall.games @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social @sixtystonepress.co.uk @singularitysons.bsky.social @stygianfoxpub.bsky.social Are you going? See you soon!
Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA is in less than a month and we will be there! We'll be set up in the Vendor Hall sharing tables with our friends Geekach Games @nightfall.games @sentinelhillpress.bsky.social @sixtystonepress.co.uk @singularitysons.bsky.social @stygianfoxpub.bsky.social !
We now have shirts available with our great cover for Bayt al Azif issue 6 by A. W. Holmes! You can get several Bayt al Azif shirts here! baytalazif.threadless.com
Do you have a favorite investigator who met a horrible end? What if they came back? ...with some consequences, of course. "That is not dead which can eternal lie in a folder of old character sheets" Art by Greg Steele! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Finally give your astronomer investigator the tools they need! You can read the whole article in Bayt al Azif 6! You can get all six issues of Bayt al Azif in softcover, hardcover, or PDF here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Did H. P. Lovecraft write fantasy horror? Or did he write horrific SCIENCE FICTION? In the new Bayt al Azif issue 6, astrophysicist Dr. Erik Rosolowsky looks at the hard astronomical science of the 1920s and 30s that fascinated and inspired Lovecraft, and how that has changed in the century since.
Always known for their amazing art, French Cthulhu RPGs are getting more and more interesting in their topics and approaches. You can read the whole article in Bayt al Azif issue 6.
Other areas covered include the many different publishers over the years, plus brand new ideas branching out to cover more aspects of Cthulhu Mythos roleplaying!
Sure, you've investigated Arkham and Innsmouth in the 1920s... but what about Paris and Lyon? @pstjmack.bsky.social looks at the history of Cthulhu Mythos roleplaying games in France! Pictured are sourcebooks on 1920s France, and on Lyon specifically www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
They will come when the stars are right... unless we find them on the other planets! @jnkreil.bsky.social pulls together all the info we have on the Cthulhu Mythos throughout Earth's solar system. Amazing astro byakhee art by @torenatkinson.bsky.social ! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Bayt al Azif issue 6 has arrived at the @ipr.bsky.social warehouse! Ask your local game store to order it for you! And please let us know if your store carries Bayt al Azif, we are always happy to point customers your way! www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Bayt-a...
Are you making pregenerated characters for your scenario? Here's a 10 step process to make effective ones that work with your Cthulhu Mythos game and make your scenario better! Read the complete article in Bayt al Azif issue 6. Amazing art by @mkhoddy.bsky.social again!
Wow! And Bayt al Azif issue 3 just got Platinum Best Seller on @drivethrurpg.com! Only 2.21% of titles have ever gotten to this level. Thank you all so much for your support! Now Bayt al Azif issue 1, 2, and 3 are Platinum, and issue 4 and 5 are Gold. 6 is new! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Have you ever seen a TV show or movie and said, "Wow this would be a great Cthulhu scenario!" Another article in Bayt al Azif issue 6 is a look at "The Terror" TV show for ideas you can use in your Cthulhu Mythos games. Art by @mkhoddy.bsky.social ! legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/551805
Is your library complete? The GM's Day Sale at @drivethrurpg.com has the first 4 issues of Bayt al Azif at 40% off! (But the cool kids will get all six) www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Another part of Bayt al Azif issue 6, that has been there throughout every issue, is Grave Spirits by @evanjohnstondesign.bsky.social ! The latest in the case files of Dr. Niles Harriford draws to its conclusion! What will happen to Doc in this final chapter? www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
An interesting corner of the Cthulhu Mythos universe is... Cthulhupunk! There are way more of these RPGs than you think, and Bobby Derie @deepcuts.blog covers them all in Bayt al Azif issue 6! More of Bobby's writing Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein deepcuts.blog www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Bayt al Azif issue 5 just reached the Gold Best Seller level! A side benefit of a new issue coming out is sales on the previous issues go up too. Issues 1 & 2 are Platinum, 3, 4 & 5 are Gold! You can get all six issues of Bayt al Azif here if you missed any: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
Here's another look inside the new Bayt al Azif issue 6! @shannonappelcline.bsky.social , who writes the history of RPGs, has another article about Darker Hue Studios, publisher of Harlem Unbound. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
The Investigator Handbook was redeveloped into making historical Swedish characters and as a source book for the era. Then almost all their releases are brand new material set in 1920s Sweden! The article includes a look at every one of the Eloso Call of Cthulhu Sverige books.
Bayt al Azif issue 6 also includes an overview of Call of Cthulhu in Swedish from Eloso förlag by their Cthulhu creative lead Adrian Madden @adrian-oal.bsky.social Eloso didn't merely translate, they localized to 1920s Sweden as "Call of Cthulhu Sverige". www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
The first review of Bayt al Azif 6! "...it's truly worth reading every single one; it offers a lot of interesting material for anyone who runs Lovecraftian roleplaying games." www.susurrosdesdelaoscuridad.com/2026/02/bayt... Thanks to @tristanoberon.bsky.social at Susurros desde la oscuridad!