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I prefer to run games in either Arkham or Manhattan.

I would be more practical. The Mythos is  a very specialized branch of the Occult. Her Mythos score goes up as normal, but right now she doesn't know it. She does, however, know how the Occult works, theory and history, and she's obviously an expert at Tarot readings. And Tarot does just what it's supposed to. She takes readings and gains insight into the investigation.

Although I have to say that I wouldn't allow beginning characters to start with any skill as high as 80%. And I normally have players roll up characters with me. That way I can correct any misunderstandings, IE if they don't realized that putting points into the Occult isn't really the advantage they might think it is.

A picture's worth a thousand words. Type "how we lived in the 1920s" into Youtube, and you'll find some fine short films.

This one is especially good, animations based on old postcards:

Very cool video on Youtube

Wow. OK. So, let's take a concept from other games, magic-poor vs magic-rich, or something similar. You can have a setting with wizard guilds and magic shops where everyone has several enchanted items and they live in floating houses with bound demons for guards. Or, you can have a game where rumors of a local witch remain just that, and a cow was once born with two heads, and the only weapons you've seen are knives and clubs and maybe a pitchfork if the guy was imaginative. See what I'm getting at? HPL says there are a few old tomes locked up, here and there. Once or twice, ever, someone with some knowledge comes along and spends a lot of time studying it. Eventually something bad happens. If there's a few wackos somewhere who follow some esoteric faith, you've never heard of them, and they're busy sacrificing goats somewhere. They sure aren't focused on doing anything else unless a GM or author needs something exciting to happen. Meantime it's status quo. My thought is that you've imagined a very different setting, which is of course up to you, but it's too high-powered for my liking.

I've never seen reasonable pricing on Noble Knight. In my experience, if no one here has one to sell, keep checking eBay. Eventually you'll get a copy at a decent price. You just have to be patient.

Reminiscent in style to these Barbara Remington pieces:

I get the Oriental Express reference, but I'm unaware of Cthulhoid versions of RUR and Clue..?

23 hours ago, Ahchoolhu said:

 

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I second the recommendation of Achtung Cthulhu, which has some gonzo stuff. WW Cthulhu seems a bit drier.

I haven't seen Weird War 2, but it really sounds right up my alley! I'll have to try and remember to check it out.

Have fun!

Yes Mandilaras, that is exactly how you should handle it. Secret rolls. You should also take every opportunity to twist his request however possible. And if you can think of a way that there might not be an answer, go with it.

If you can make Divination inconvenient, or debilitating as Castings suggested, that's fair game as well.

But honestly, I can't imagine even giving a player, let alone a starting one, such a potential game-breaker. Your feeling about his plans only reinforces my urge to limit his ability any way you can.

You might even talk to him before the game, so he understands that you're not going to let him spoil everyone else's fun.

Good luck.

14 hours ago, Smithson Keller said:

I am a Keeper currently starting a campaign for the 6th Edition of Call of Cthulhu

Congratulations! I've been running and playing CoC since its birth. Feel free to bring any concerns.

Yiddish is close enough to German that if someone spoke Yiddish, I could usually figure out what they were trying to get across.

I don't think Yiddish is as similar to Hebrew though. Yiddish is more of a dialect of German, used by the Jewish population among themselves as a first language.

Hebrew was supposed to be reserved for prayer. If one had no other language in common, I can see it being used for secular conversation. Unless your game is set post-WWII, in which case that issue goes away and Hebrew is opened up for daily use.

Just thought I'd share this site in case anyone is unaware. Excellent selection of figures available!

Pulp Figures

"Charile's Angels versus the Mythos." Brilliant.

People who try to invalidate either the use or non-use of miniatures in gaming (or any other gaming habit) have an axe to grind. My friends and I bought CoC on release in '81 and used the paper miniatures. When Citadel's CoC figure line came out in '85 we used them too.

Thanks, but as you conjectured, I'm looking for the BRP version. I already own the 2nd ed AD&D Glory of Rome and the Basic D&D Dawn of the Emperors, so I've got gaming perspectives on a Roman setting. If I'm going to buy something BRP-related, I'll hold out for the BRP version. I'm in no hurry.

If anyone has a copy of BRP's Rome: Life and Death of the Republic at a non-collectible price, I'd be grateful. What I've found online is a bit too rich for my blood.

I also have some items to trade, if that's more your style. Located in California.

Thanks!

I have lived in a 25mm world since the 70s, 15mm for Traveller. These figures would be nice for adding to my Traveller stable. Thanks for posting.

I ran Shadows of Yog-Sothoth when it was first released. My players and I had an amazing, top-notch experience with it. I agree that Masks and Orient Express will require a huge amount of effort to run. By contrast, Shadows was a breeze to run.

If you're playing CoC, I would say that you should expect PC attrition. If you don't like that, either change the rules or the scenario. But that doesn't make Shadows any less than a great campaign choice.

Alternatively, I would suggest Arkham Unvelied / Miskatonic University as a great campaign setting. If you want an over-arcing struggle against a Big Bad, it's simplicity to introduce.

Good luck to you and your players.

Here is a link to a blogger who makes templates for papercraft figures. This link is to a few Cthulhoid monsters he made. I built the shoggoth, it looks pretty good.

Mythos Creatures

Every game I run, in every setting, is pulp. As in, the feel and style of the fiction published in the pulps. And I don't hesitate to introduce Cthulhoid elements into other games.

I prefer my "Call of Cthulhu" in the 20s, although I'll make a few exceptions.

I imagine that you're considering pulp to mean a 30s setting. I haven't seen the pulp cthulhu book, so maybe it's influencing your outlook.

Bottom line, if you're not sure how your players might react, ask them. 😉

No, all three that I mentioned have magic that's based on BRP, but tweaked. None of them do the RM Spell Lists by magic "type."

Tywyll, while I don't recall where that specific link led, there was Fergo's adaptation hosted here on BRP Central, plus one more by an author I referred here; I think he may have uploaded his file here after that, as well. Finally I also recommend Age of Shadow. It's a monograph edition. If you need me to refresh my memory, I have all three works sitting around, so I can get more specific.

Since you're asking, here's my opinion.

Personally, I see OQ as a lite, inexpensive option for playing Runequest (or BRP). And the more it resembles a lite RQ2, the more likely I am to buy copies for all the players in my group.

Unless an OQ3 was going to get more like RQ2 lite, I wouldn't be interested. There are way too many BRP variants as it is.

And in general, I'm strongly opposed to re-written editions of any game. Supplements, sure. Additional options, sure. But not re-writes. That just fragments the player base.

I know how to drive, ride a horse and have a motorcycle license. They're all three very, very different, and IMO should have separate skills.

I use miniatures in all my rpg gaming. But I'm pretty strict about using 25mm. "28-ish" equaling "25-32" doesn't work for me at all, I hate scale-creep and will continue to use my vast collection of 25's. Happy to consider the purchase of new 25's. I voted "Other."

Thanks for the replies! I just hope I don't miss it when you're finished and post your work!