This is a pretty awesome set. However you might have a little trouble with the file I did I thought I had downloaded a corupeted file when you unzip your file from RPG NOW it one it will be called rpgnow-whatever date and time you ordered it unzip this file two dont unzip the file within it simply click on the zip file and you will find two files by the Same name one will look will be a folder and one will be a blank looking page both by the name of FDG0062 Kingdom of Cthulhu. Click on the folder and look inside you will find your files.

Basically I was an idiot and tried to unzip the file that came out of the rpgnow file and it kept telling me you cant unzip this you allready have it and I got this strange blank page by the same name so naturally I thought something had gone worng with downloading this file.

Aside from my idiocracy this is a pretty sweet deal I also got the Cult sex cult of Cthulhu which I also recomend it is not by fat dragon and the art isnt nearly as good but it is pretty cool too buyer beware it dose feature naked cult women but witht he cult members with the Shrine set its makes a perfect companion. A

All in all this is an excellent purchase art is good will match up in size with any other companies miniatures. I suggest getting Crowsnest elder thing set which is free on his site the art is the same style and it will also be good addition to this cool set.

P.S RPGNOW diseregard my two emails you might want to add my blonde moment to the trouble shoot page lol.

This was a very easy model to build and I'll have great fun running my unsuspecting investigators into it in an upcoming Cthulhu game. I'm really excited to see what the rest of this line will bring to the table!

Anyways you can never have to many Cthulhu props... right?

THE GOOD: This cardstock model of a hilltop Cthulhu shrine looks absolutely great. The textures and detailing make this a very attractive model, and Fat Dragon thoughtfully included both gridded and grid-free bases to suit individual GMs'/Keepers' tastes.

THE BAD: I'm not sure how much value the figures add; there aren't really enough of them to support a broad campaign, just this one encounter. The cost is pretty high for getting only one set-piece. You just won't get as much mileage out of this $4.99 shrine (which you have to print and assemble yourself), cool and creepy and lovely though it may be, as you will get out of a $9.95 set of WotC preprinted, physical Dungeon Tiles or a $7.99 set of SkeletonKey Games tiles. You pay a premium for Cthulhu.

THE UGLY: I could swear that if you measure the diameter and the perimeter of that circle, pi comes out as 3.156718924356… no, yes, I'm sure … Iä! Iä!

Eleven pages (plus 5 pages of instructions and the 8-page Intro to Card Modeling PDFs) for five bucks is a steal. In truth, I only played CoC once, over twenty years ago, but still eagerly seek out anything HPL related. Even went so far as to crank up Darkest of the Hillside Thickets’ Cthulhu Strikes Back while printing, cutting, and folding last night. If you play CoC, this is a great set. If you don’t play CoC this is a great set for keeping people away from your desk at work. Let’s take a look at those components….

Base The irregularly-shaped base portrays a rock-strewn area in tall grasses with a big fricken standing stone hewn into the shape of Himself, with five attendant standing stones, each carved with a mysterious sigil. Great for placing atop something big from Cliffs and Mountains overlooking a beach. With a little modification, it can be made into a rectangle measuring an even 10”by 14.” Print off an extra page, and cut it apart to cover the spaces set aside for the statue, circle, and altar stones, and have a nice field of tall grasses with occasional rocks.

Statue Coming in at 6.5” long, 2” thick, and 8” tall, this monolithic centerpiece works great even by itself. The colors match the Egyptian floor tiles from FDG0009 Mummy’s Tomb, where the cut stone of the floor and statue contrast nicely with the natural stone of the rest of the statue. Glue some kind of weight inside to the base for added stability if you’re going to use it by itself. Print one off in grayscale for look of basaltic rock. Print one sheet on glossy photo paper, and cut out the Cthulhu part, and glue it to the cardstock to give it an eerie sheen. Resize the pages, and have one for your figures to put on their desks too.

Figures There are eight paper miniatures included, four cultists, two female investigators, one male investigator, and one male adventurer. Two cultists have daggers drawn, and appear ready to get to the point in any disagreement. One holds a book. Which book? You probably don’t want to know. It’s better if you don’t know. YOU MUSTN’T KNOW! The last cultist holds…nothing. Why is it that leaders just stand there? They never do anything. Male investigator holds what appears to be a .45 auto, and is dressed in a nice suit. One female carries a book (see above), the other carries a .45, and the male adventurer has a machete drawn. Shame about the investigators – they seemed like nice people. I’m gonna miss them. If memory serves, these are the first paper standees that Fat Dragon’s done. They are on hex bases that match the other ground tiles.

Magic Circle Included as part of the base is a pentacle with optional tentacle. I’d also use some scrap base grass to cover that also for the Big Reveal , and finally whip out the one with the tentacle on it for pure pants-browning terror.

All in all, a versatile and functional set, and all pieces are easily constructed. There are no tiny fiddly bits, and the folds are well inside the ink line, so even if you mis-fold or misglue, it’ll still look great.

IA! IA!

I’d give it five out of five victims.

Word is that the next set will be Egyptian themed, so expect some Nyarlathotep nastiness!