Mike M

Wow -seems to be the something odd with BRPC!

Ok thanks - we have all of these and will double check the files. 

On 10/19/2022 at 7:54 PM, g33k said:

Thanks!

Does it address the continent, at all?  Napoleon, etc?
Or only in the various "soldiers [home from the war / about to go abroad / etc]" tropes (common enough in Regency literature!) ?

 

A blackjack is unlike a wooden "club" as it is usually made of metal or filled with lead and thus, you are going to feel that when you get cracked on the head. 

It could have been 1D6+2, but 1D8 is simpler and deals min 1 rather than min 3 damage. 

Weapon damages are abstract to a degree, there are so many variations in the real world that you have to keep things simple for obvious reasons. You are not breaking the rules if the specific blackjack in your scenario deals 1D6 rather than 1D8 damage, or your knife deals 1D4+3. Such minor variation is essentially meaningless. 

Ok thanks - we'll review these in due course.

Thanks Morgan

After something like 8 years, you caught what was missed! Nice. We'll fix those in the PDFs and for reprints. 

15 hours ago, g33k said:

Thanks!

Does it address the continent, at all?  Napoleon, etc?
Or only in the various "soldiers [home from the war / about to go abroad / etc]" tropes (common enough in Regency literature!) ?

 

Not to the level I imagine you are asking about - it's focused on England, although as you say you can create soldier PCs etc. 

4 hours ago, g33k said:

So, a question:  If Cthulhu/horror ain't my jam, how apt is this book to folks who want to FrankenBRP the Regency Era setting from this book + (when it comes out) "Rivers of (Regency) London" ... or even a high-fantasy Regency in a "Magic World" chassis?  Regency Melnibone?  Egads, even RQ works, those marriage-scheming Regency mama's would be right at home in Nochet! 😁

 

The book provides history and societal notes for the era, which are transferable. The skills and rules, and PC generation are era specific and more or less transferable. Obviously, removing the horror/Mythos can be done, but requires more work in terms of the scenarios. But, in short, you could use this for non-horror Regency games. 

On 10/9/2022 at 9:23 AM, Agentorange said:

I was over at DTRPG looking at Runequest stuff and decided to have a bit of a stooge around and came across Cthulhu Eternal. , which as far as I can see is CoC in all bar name. same % based mechanics etc etc. I thought Chaosium had the licence for Cthulhu based RPG's ?

Can anybody enlighten me as to what the situation is here ?

Hi, Chaosium has exclusive gaming licenses with numerous authors who have created content within the “Cthulhu Mythos”, both with living authors and the estates of others. This is why such creations feature in our game books. The works of H. P. Lovecraft himself are in the public domain, so others can make use of his creations. Of course, over 40+ years, Chaosium has also created much original content within the Cthulhu Mythos too, which is not public domain.

Creators wishing to make use of Chaosium creations or those created by the authors we license from, can do so under license from Chaosium (see our website for details on licensing).

Non-licensed games are free to use Lovecraft’s creations and their own.

Here's the 6th edition write up for Bokrug. As he's a Dreamlands entity, he'll end up in the new edition of Dreamlands (but that's a while off), so hope the following is helpful - should be straightforward to convert to 7e. 

We have increased copy edits and proofing of books to minimize potential errors, with numerous people seeing the books prior to print. While catching every typo is never 100% guaranteed, our increased vigilance and commitment to reducing errors continues.

Also to note, that for a while now we have releasing newer books with PDF download packs that include "player friendly" version maps (without text etc). Some of the older books don't have these in the PDF packs, but where possible we will aim to do so for new editions and so on. Thanks

Sorry - in my second post, where is says "+ damage bonus" it means max DB. The QS omitted the word maximum.

22 hours ago, Epicyon said:

Thanks for the clarification! 🙂 So both the official Roll20 character sheets and the explanation in the 40th Anniversary Quickstart rules are wrong, I guess! 😅

The 40th Anniversary QS rules are correct - they are the same as I already quoted:

"if a blunt weapon, extreme damage deals maximum damage plus damage bonus (if any); if an impaling weapon (like a knife), extreme damage deals maximum damage (of the weapon) plus an additional dice roll for the weapon’s damage and also damage bonus (if any). E.g. when a knife with 1D4 damage causes extreme damage, it deals 4+1D4+damage bonus (if any)."

Errata: Cults of Cthulhu

Updated: 13th July 2022

Cults of Cthulhu - Corrections 13 July 2022.pdf

Hi

You are pretty much on the money with your description. At base, a Scent skill essentially replaces Spot Hidden.

Whether a bonus is granted (or a penalty applied to the PC's Stealth - who is bleeding/smelling bad) is the Keeper's call. 

If a PC makes an active attempt to disguise their smell, then perhaps they gain a bonus die to Stealth (or Disguise) roll - which then translates to a penalty on the Scent roll. 

It is meant to be flexible to accommodate various situations in play. 

This is explained in the guidance in the book (Starter, Quick-Start). 

Starting Sanity is SAN at start of game (to begin with), then Current Sanity is used to show loss in current day/game. The Insane number shows the 1/5 level for that day/game.

Thus, on day two of game, if Sanity was lost the day before, the player now updates the Starting Sanity box (with whatever is written in the Current box), and then scrubs out the Current number. This resets the 1/5 Insane number, so it remains current for the game, now. Tomorrow in game, do same again. Repeat.

Thus, Starting is both starting at start of game and also starting at start of a new day or game.

Errata: A Time to Harvest

Updated: 21 June 2022

Errata – A Time To Harvest - 21 June 2022.pdf

You are correct - no major wounds for Heroes. And, NPCs is your call, but they don't tend to be tracked for them, as villains go on fighting until the bitter end in pulp stories. For monsters, you may track major wounds in terms of their condition etc per their write-ups. 

Nothing set in stone. It will be ready when it's ready.

1. the errata has been updated as and when new printings of the standard Rulebook occur (the PDF is therefore up to date) - but, obviously, it is difficult know if a physical copy in a game store or warehouse is the most up to date printing (in most cases it probably will be, but it could equally have sat on the shelf for a while). 

All errata is posted in this channel. The vast majority of the errata is spelling/grammar/format corrections rather than actual rule changes, so possessing a less than up to date printing should not hinder game play. 

2. I have just put my Anniversary edition into the standard slipcase, and it fitted fine.

Thanks

Hi

I didn't realize these were not yet on the website for download (getting that sorted).

Please see attached. 

Mansions of Madness Plain Text Handouts.pdf

John Ossoway with Penda Tomlinson have created a new sci-fi setting for Call of Cthulhu, which is in development. It's a ways off, but coming. 

The Green Decay spell is described in the Keeper Rulebook and also in the Grand Grimoire. 

Prepping scenarios to run them:

I run three types of scenarios:

A) one I'm writing - so play testing ideas.

B) one I have commissioned but not edited yet - so play testing to check the plot and flow works and if there are any info gaps

C) one already published - running for fun

I'll focus on C, as that's the most likely 'scenario' for most people.

For me, I read the scenario before play to ensure I understand the plot and who the key players are. While reading, I either use a pencil and star/highlight key events or clues I want to use in the game - or I note these with a page no. reference in a notebook.  If using a notebook, I might jot down the key NPC names and put a G for good or a V for villain next to them as an aid memoire. For most occasions, that's my prep. CoC scenarios are formatted to flow pretty easily from the page - so I just run from the book - each location or scene is more or less self contained, so in play, I just focus on that bit of the book and then move on the following scene/location/event accordingly. 

For more complex scenarios/campaigns, my prep may include noting down the probably progression (i.e. scene/location/event in a rough order - using the books title of the scene/location/event or using letters (A, B, C, etc.). Thus - Scene A might lead to B and C, so when playing - I know the flow, but can adapt according to the players. This noting down is basically a way I find useful to help remember things.

Basically, to sum up, I do little prep other than reading the scenario (or the bit of it that I guess will be covered in tonight's game) and highlighting the bits I don't want to forget (I find I rarely need to refer back to the notes - its the process of jotting them down that helps me to remember them). I don't have time to waste on over-prepping - I did it in the past and I found it's just  not necessary for me. I ignore the desire to add extra details from outside of a scenario (i.e do more research) as 7e scenarios tend to have what's needed to run them (finding more detail is often a desire to know more, but isn't actually required). 

That's me, but your Cthulhu may vary.