Dire Documents
Dire Documents, subtitled "Diabolical Dossiers of Doom", is a supplement published by Chaosium in 1993 for the horror role-playing game "Call of Cthulhu". Contents. Chaosium first published the Lovecraftian horror role-playing game "Call of Cthulhu" in 1981, and subsequently produced a number of editions, including the 5th edition in 1992. The following year, Chaosium produced two supplemental products for use with the 5th edition under the subtitle "Diabolical Dossiers of Doom": "Investigator Sheets", a set of blank character sheets; and "Dire Documents", a pack of nine blank two-color forms, including: Each of these can be  used by the gamemaster as player handouts in a role-playing game. Reception. In the October 1993 edition of "Dragon" (#198), Rick Swan called these "indispensable for Keepers who like to make their own clues or bewilder their friends." However, Swan questioned why Chaosium did not include a folder or envelope for storage. Other recognition. A copy of "Dire Documents" is held in the "Edwin and Terry Murray Collection of Role-Playing Games, 1972-2017" at Duke University.