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I think I have a copy of elfquest buried somewhere. I will try to find it

Neat! I wonder if that site is inspired by "Edison's conquest of Mars".

I gave the powers in BRP another look over, and I think I am going to go with a modified version of them.  Rather than using the character's POW to determine the strength/ duration/ range of the power I am going to divide the skill by ten and use that to determine the potency of the power.  I am essentially applying the sorcery intensity rules to the powers.  Psychic powers that deal damage will use the Wrack damage table to determine how much damage they deal.

I think this will keep psychic powers on par with sorcery.  It will be more powerful up front, but will not have the same flexibility as sorcery.  

You are welcome! I may have missed it, but I was a little suprised there was no spell for making zombies. Also if anyone is looking for inspiration for more spells gurps spirits has a excellent ceremonial magic system.

For those who already have the book: are there any rules for summoning, banishing, binding etc. demons and the like?

The Third Circle allows you to summon Angels, Demons, and Elementals.

The Great Martian War - a "Documentary" from the History Channel on The War of the Worlds.  I caught part of it tonight on BBC America.  It was pretty well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b95Ge1w61YA

Any comparison between Enlightened Alchemy and Enlightened Sorcery with the Alchemy and Witchcraft in Renaissance?

I'm still fuzzy on the alchemy rules, but the Enlightened Sorcery and Witchcraft rules while mechanically different, are trying to do the same thing more or less.  A ceremonial magic system where it is more effective to cast magic in a group than on your own.  Enlightened Magic seems to have more bells and whistles associated with it.  There are optional rules for various modifiers to your spells depending on the time of day, month, or season.  The spells are very different, in that they are organized into three circles.  The first circle can be quick cast, these are cantrips and petty spells.  The second circle is more powerful magic, still capable of being cast be a solo practitioner, but ceremonial in nature.  The third circle are mighty spells that require a group of dedicated sorcerers to cast.     

A interesting article on cracked.com.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19943_the-9-most-hilariously-irresponsible-old-timey-weapons.html

How do they compare to the science sorcery rules from Hawkmoon?

I'm looking to do some rules for Psychic Powers as part of my Pulp Legend project, I have a few ideas, and wanted to know what folks think of them as I am not sure what direction I want to go.  Here is what I have so far.

Psychic Powers as Edges - In this case Psychic Powers would simply be another kind of edge.  A character advantage that can be purchased during character creation, or during play.  Edges are minor abilities, kind of a hybrid of Heroic Abilities, Common Magic, and Folk Magic.  Under this system Psychic Powers would be very low-powered.

Psychic Powers as a kind of Sorcery - Under this system psychics would make use of two skills for their powers.  Persistence, which would act as a measure of their mental strength and act as the Manipulation Skill, and a Powers specific skill such as Telepathy, which would act as the Grimore skill for all Powers with the Telepathy keyword. 

Psychic Powers as Common Magic - I'm less than enthusiastic about this method, which is just letting characters purchase Common Magic relabeled as Psychic Powers.

If you have any suggestions for any other systems I'd love to hear it.  I am trying to keep away from magic point intensive rules such as the powers in Basic Roleplaying.

So what is your ideal vision for Call of Cthulhu 7th edition.  I'd like to put together list of what everyone wants and sees what we get.

Here is what I would have liked to have seen.

- Legend/ Runequest 6 style skill setup.  Skill defaults based on attributes, smaller list of skills.

- Hero Points as a optional rule for pulpier games.

- Combat Actions

- Character feats/ edges as a optional rule for pulpier games.

- Psychic powers as a optional rule.

-  Minion rules as a optional rule for pulpier games.

- A separate attribute for sanity points, aka the Stability attribute 

Shub Niggurath Idol, bronze.  Lost wax method.  Weighs about sixteen pounds.

I think Cthulhufnord is specifically inquiring after rules bits in Clockwork & Chivalry that may not be in Renaissance Deluxe.

Bingo!  Specifically I'm after gadgeteering/ wondrous devices rules.  Aside from that I am just generally curious what rules/ systems C&C has that DR does not.

I have been buying the pdf and print copies from separate sites. Pdfs from mongoose, and the print books from amazon. I would love to get them from a lgs, but there aren't any in my area.

Does C&C have any additional rules deluxe Renaissance does not?  Mad science, wondrous devices, that sort of thing?

Oh cool! Ive been buying their print copies and pdfs separately.

I'm not overly thrilled with the attributes expressed as percentages.  The bonus die/ penalty die system is interesting.  I would have been happier if they had kept closer to the core rules, cleaned up skills a bit, and added a stability attribute that you derived your sanity points from.  A system of advantages/ feats to make the game more pulpy would have been nice too.  

Frankly it seems like what I want Call of Cthulhu 7th edition to be, I'm already creating with my pulp Legend project.   I have the cleaned up skill list, hero points, combat actions and a system of advantages/ feats that are skill based.

Okay, so what is the difference between MRQII and Openquest?  I don't recall seeing any glaring differences when I peeked through the PDF file. 

I'm curious what is the difference between Renaissance Deluxe and the Clockwork and Chivalry books?  I just bought the PDF of Renaissance Deluxe and was curious if Clockwork and Chivalry had the same magic and sanity rules.

Are the spells similar to sorcery from legend/ mrq2, or is it more like common magic?

Amazon can remove items you have purchased?! That makes sense as far as unauthorized purchases, they don't abuse it do they?

I think that's how Renaissance does it:

 

A PC's sanity is equal to POW. Their major insanity level (MIL) is equal to POW/2. When a horrific event occurs, a Persistence test is made (with potential modifiers). In the case of a failed roll, or fumble, Sanity points are lost. If the number of lost Sanity points are equal to or greater than the MIL, the degree of insanity is worse.

Sounds good.  I'll check out Renaissance for more ideas.  Thank you.

If you are not interested in having magic tied to professions, having them tied to skills may be the way to go. If a player wants their character to know sorcery, they must purchase the sorcery skill. If they want divine magic they would need a pact skill with the appropriate deity. If you want to limit players from having access to more than one magical tradition you could have subsequent magical skills taken after the first cost double.

I have decided to go with the hit point route for the sanity point mechanic. What do folks think of sanity points equaling POW or being a combination of POW + INT or CHA divided by two.

Which format do you prefer for your gaming collection? I like physical books, but at the same time I like how electronic copies take up less space, and that I can read them on my computer, kindle, or phone. I find if I really like the book at some point I will acquire a physical copy as well.