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Hi folks,

for my campaign I need some matchlock and wheelock blackpowder weapons. Which supplement do you suggest? 

I never miked the Credit Rating skill. It seems to work, but the feel is bot right. CoC7e seems to handle it as a compromise. While this will work well in the modern settings of 1920/1890, I don't think it will translate well to a more medieval setting. Like trystero, I hope to see futher medieval-flavored development in RQ.

8 hours ago, TRose said:

I remember reading once that a Medieval Knight could go a whole year and not so much as touch a single coin and most trade was in barter till recently.

The modern concept of money for every one is, well mordern.  On the other hand I'm not the biggest fan of "realistism" just for the sake of it. 

I am a firm believer that a fantasy world would have different weapons and armor meta, since most classic fantasy weapons are battlefield weapons, while most adventurers seem to need personal defense weapons and tactical arms.

Very brain lubing stuff to read. My next campaign will be an urban one. 

I'm thinking about the following.

The characters have a life style that determines what they can easily get. The expensive and mechanically important stuff will be based on abstract wealth points - represented by real coinage. (Scrolls, mastercrafted armor, special retainers, big bribes etc.)

Any plans for the "Spiel" in Germany this year? I would like to offer a couple of CoC sessions.

Hi folks,

ever since the days of AD&D it bugged me that wealth was handles clunky and madly inconsistent. It came to the point where we just got rid of wealth - which, after two years of gaming is also not satisfactory. Games like Cthulhu and Shadowrun showed a different approach and BRP seems to handle wealth similar.

But what about the the field experience? How is your table spending coins?

related: Anyone know a source for cheap fantasy coins?

As long as you really know the system children will enjoy what you bring to the table. After playing Dungeon Slayers with a group of 9-year old girls though I think that adabtability is also key. As grown ups we might like a narrow, focused approach; children seem to try out multiple things in one session.

One of my regular groups consist of players 11 to 45. It is all but impossible to find a common style of play and a system that all enjoy.

This is of great interest. My 40k group had much difficulty finding a proper system. We started with Fantasy Flight Games line of 40k products, but they are cumbersome. 

After modding other systems we were never satisfied with the result. (FATE, IKRPG, Dungeon Slayers, even a Skirmish Tabletop called Song of Baldes and Heroes)

This sound promising.

On 16 March 2016 at 9:24 PM, Mankcam said:

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Personally I would not add another complete set of points to the character sheet, but I would still run with the concept.

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I thought about this at first. CoC just renamed PP to SAN and spells are paid with it. So it works just fine.

In the end it is setting dependent. In Cthulhu logic spells will cost you your mind. In Nakar, the setting we are playing in, spells will attract demons in 40k fashion. Therefor spells need different mechanics. 

Very good read. I like doubles because they scale elegantly with skill rank and are directly readable from the dice. 

9 minutes ago, Baragei said:

The 1/5 and 1/20 are very smooth once you get a few sessions under your belt. Of course, that's just my opinion.

Some games only use 1/10 as critical range - Stormbringer, Nephilim, MRQ/Legend/RQ6, OpenQuest etc. Delta Green and Unknown Armies use doubles. HarnMaster (not really a BRP-game) use multiples of 5.

Thanks, that was comprehensive and short. 

Hi folks,

hope nobody minds me posting new topics. I am very interested in BRP and reading through all child systems takes a while. // Thanks to Baulderstone for pointing to Delta Green, was a nice read.

I am not very happy with the way BRP handles crits, specials, etc. I find it rather cumbersome to determine 1/5 and 1/20. I know how Cthulhu is handling hard and extreme successes amd would like to know: Are there different methods and does the basic method just need a few sessions to feel smooth?

10 minutes ago, Baulderstone said:

This is a lot older the Fate. Deadlands had it in the '90s with Fate Chips. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay had it in the '80s with Fate Points.  

This could be a good start for a heated argument. But I only use the term FATE DNA to get the point across. After FATE got popular new systems adopted a player ressource. You are right, that they might got the inspiration elsewhere.

Since the Fate Points in the Big Golden Book are no real player ressource - and not tested. We will keep:

9 hours ago, Baulderstone said:

Another option is to use something like the Luck Points in RQ 6. You get three a session, and you can spend one to re-roll any die roll that affects your character or to downgrade a Major Wound when it occurs. It still keeps the game fairly gritty, but players can at least minimize limb loss a bit.

It works just as intended.

7 hours ago, Hexelis said:

We're chest-deep in Horror on the Orient Express, started in Sept. 2015, using a hybrid bastard of 6th/7th edition. We're loving it! 3 players nearly insane, just crossed the midway, the end is almost in sight. At a rate of every 2 weeks, probably be Sept. this year before we finish. A masterpiece product for CoC. Not big on 7th, but you can hardly tell. Luck points has been a big hit.

The greatest Cthulhu adventure - and one of the few written adventures I really liked. Maybe because it was supposed to be on railroads. 

Currently running

BRP with a fair share of additives.

Our next campaign will be set in a coastal city. Different factions struggle for controle as the realm is drawn into civil war. Demons claw at the world since the band separating it from the Immatyrium is weakend. (Consequence from the last campaign)

The players decided to play clerical veterans, experts and specialists, but haven't as of yet decided through which angle to tackle the city.

I'm hopeing to change the mood to a more grittier one, still keeping it High Fantasy, because the girls in the group want it.

9 hours ago, Baulderstone said:

Another option is to use something like the Luck Points in RQ 6. You get three a session, and you can spend one to re-roll any die roll that affects your character or to downgrade a Major Wound when it occurs. It still keeps the game fairly gritty, but players can at least minimize limb loss a bit.

Seems the Fate DNA is strong in all the newer RPG. We kept the player ressource from our last system - Iron Kingdoms RPG - which was almost the same as what you describe RQ6 uses.

Plot armor is one thing, I like it for letting players mechanically interact with the narrative through something other than just their character. 

4 hours ago, TRose said:

 I have used lots( and I mean lots) of Giant insects against my players as  I can get them cheap in the toy section of discount stores. Once I bought a bag of   100 plastic  Ants( they where about 12 mm long) and glued 1-3 on stands. For some reason my players hate them.

There was once a undercity of ratlings - and the players hated it very much. There is no reason. Since then I bore my players with what to come in a campaign until they have enough. 

Good stuff. Will steal. 

Way back we wanted to play exactly what Delta Green describes. We played Contact and stopped because it was so cumbersome. 

That is a vaild point and one of my fears that players might not immediatly like a grittier setting. I talked a lot about what everyone wanted in the new campaign, so I hope everyone knows what we are getting into and will give it a try.

Thanks for your insight. Hopefully I won't sound defensive. 

The point of Conan never breaking morale is absolutly true. Even in D&D heroes shouldn't falter just because the dragon is acutally sacry.

This campaign will tell the story about experts more than heroes. More in a Cthulhu-with- fights kind of way.

To roll or not to roll. I started with unadultered sanity rules, but adding secondary rules leads to resolve becoming as major for the system as sanity is to Call of Cthulhu. 

I would opt for rules-light because the group exists for many years and fixing stuff in the go is cool with everyone. (The joy of house ruling)

Was hard not to inclued a roll for that, it would be appropriate. Same goes with the skill. How resolve is attached to a character and how a player can tweak it are important questions - which I put aside for lack of experience.

The divine rules struck me as a little odd. Having read RQ3, I guess it is that harsh to fit RQ's style of world.

Dungeon Slayers (free)

• Quick to learn, easy to houserule

• Very nice and active developer

• Elegant roll (d20, roll under but as high as possible)

• Almost rogue-like combat (unreliable actions, variance kills all plans)

• 2 groups 2 campaigns (60 sessions, 12 sessions), both were the player's favorites - but not for the system

• I don't want to play it ever again. 

Hi fellow dabblers in the arcane craft of rule design,

after reading through the download section I felt brave and will post a new rule my group will be using in the next campaign.

RESOLVE

What

How determined is a character to accomplish his goal? Resolve(points) are a measure for that. See a friend get killed or multiple plans go south, your resolve decreases. A pat on the back or a rallying speech and up it goes again.

Why

Something that bothered me for a long time is "hero willpower". A pc hero just couldn't be broken or indimidated. Players could restrict themselves, but that needed borderline method acting to be somewhat accurate and consistent.

Why not just POW?

POW has many tie-ins and there is no need to be super tight. PP are used for magic and stunts*, adding another thing would be too much.

*another house rule I shamelessly stole (from Dragon/Fantasy Age)

How

A character starts with as many Resolve Points (RP) as his highest attribute score. //I'm not married to this, must be something. This sound better than just 12.

Many situations in- or decrease a character's resolve (RP). The mechanism is based on the sanity rules.

1d4 "Uh-Oh" - hit in combat, being frightfully intimidated

1d6 Nasty Suprise - being ambushed

1d8 Major Setback - BBEG kills a hostage

1d10 No Way Out - Huge Beast blocks path

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1d4 Pat On the Back - after a victory

1d6 "That went well" - crossed antagonist's plan, a big reward is promised, a skilled rallying speech

1d8 Mission accomplished - long time goal reached

1d10 Unbeliveable Luck - mostly if PC get away with something awesome

Additionally there is the possibility to loose maximum resolve (RP) for example if a friend dies in action. It can increase through major victories - or a simple lengthy break from constant danger.

Do you have used something similar? What are your thoughts?

Now I am very eager to get the new campaign going. Hopefully the players will feel a smooth transition into, what I would describe as, a more forcussed game. 

Since you all wrote the interesting parts I wont bore with a wall-of-text on every entry, though know that I really appreciated what I've read. 

By the way is this board the place to discuss houserules? The campaign will get some and I like to have someone look over it.

PS: I feel legit now since my hardcopies have arrived. Difficult to get in Germany.

Thank you for your elaborate posts. Must say, you make it easy to feel right at home here. 

• Not to default to death match
• Character sheets second
• Emphasis on less restricitve character creation
• Check for major wounds

As you mentioned that players might have a different approach to BRP than to D&D, has anyone of you encountered difficulties transitioning from D&D to BRP?

We are playing in the same world since 2009 and changed systems every 2 years or so. Until now all those systems we're D&Desque - 3.5/Pathfinder, Dungeon Slayers, Iron Kingdoms RPG. 

Hi folks,

my group will change to BRP and everybody is excited. As the DM I am a little bit concerned, since my only D100 experience stems from Cthulhu. 

My question is: "Which common pitfalls are there in BRP?"