Dethstrok9 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I recently started looking into the live-action RPG system Call of Cthulhu LIVE, is it good? Well-written? Worth the price, work, or time? Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Also, how does it work? Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 I guess no one has heard of the system, which would stand to reason it's not that great. Even silence is appreciated:) Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Sorry.... Never heard of it... Â Quote Check out our homebrew rules for freeform magic in BRP -> No reason for Ars Magica players to have all the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I've heard of it, but I have never played any "live" type RPG. So I have no constructive info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Thanks anyway. I guess I'll play it myself and review it on my channel. 1 Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kenobi Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 If you do, please post a link once it’s up! Curious to learn more about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) It is done my lords... Edited January 27, 2020 by Dethstrok9 Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kenobi Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Glad to hear you find it to be such a strong system--thanks for sharing this review! I've never done a LARP myself; the amount of necessary preparatory work (as you detail) is likely prohibitive for me. But I'll keep this one in the back of my mind in case a situation arises. If I may be so bold, I do have a couple of recommendations for you based on your review. You mention that you've taken a liking to rules light, story-based systems. Neither of these is as immersive as Cthulhu Live would be, but they're both quite atmospheric while checking your other boxes: 1) Lovecraftesque - It's GMless, diceless, and requires essentially zero preparation to play. 2) Dread - This one requires a GM, but it's diceless and instead makes use of a Jenga tower. You'd be surprised how effective that is in creating a horror atmosphere driven by, well, dread. Both of these games are only designed for one-shots, so my Call of Cthulhu group makes use of them to get a session in if I need a little longer to prep a scenario or multi-scenario arc for our regular game. Lovecraftesque works great because of how little prep it requires. Dread still needs some scenario prep, but one of my players usually steps up to GM. Especially if you're getting into something like Cthulhu Live that has so much session prep, these could be good ways to get your group together during the between-session downtime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, Joe Kenobi said: Glad to hear you find it to be such a strong system--thanks for sharing this review! I've never done a LARP myself; the amount of necessary preparatory work (as you detail) is likely prohibitive for me. But I'll keep this one in the back of my mind in case a situation arises. If I may be so bold, I do have a couple of recommendations for you based on your review. You mention that you've taken a liking to rules light, story-based systems. Neither of these is as immersive as Cthulhu Live would be, but they're both quite atmospheric while checking your other boxes: 1) Lovecraftesque - It's GMless, diceless, and requires essentially zero preparation to play. 2) Dread - This one requires a GM, but it's diceless and instead makes use of a Jenga tower. You'd be surprised how effective that is in creating a horror atmosphere driven by, well, dread. Both of these games are only designed for one-shots, so my Call of Cthulhu group makes use of them to get a session in if I need a little longer to prep a scenario or multi-scenario arc for our regular game. Lovecraftesque works great because of how little prep it requires. Dread still needs some scenario prep, but one of my players usually steps up to GM. Especially if you're getting into something like Cthulhu Live that has so much session prep, these could be good ways to get your group together during the between-session downtime. Thank you very much for the recommendations, I've played Dread before and plan on reviewing that as well eventually, but I've never heard of Lovecraftesque, I will check it out! Glad you liked my review, you can't beat 10 bucks for a 220 pg PDF which not only gives you the system, but also basically teaches you how to make B horror flick special effects! If you liked that video, please join the Legion, if you haven't already, as I have a lot of upcoming content planned:)Â Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 I liked it so much, I reviewed a second related item. I think you'll enjoy it, link in the description. Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 I'm continuing to create videos on Cthulhu LIVE, but I feel like I'm being annoying posting them all here. Go check out my blog in this sight, or subscribe to my channel you like my videos. I'm really enjoying making this video series on Cthulhu LIVE! Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Screw it, it's what this thread has become. Here's my next review for Cthulhu LIVE! Didn't like this script nearly as much... Thank you for watching, get ready for our Call of Cthulhu livestream tomorrow! 2/15/2020 starting at 5 PM Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethstrok9 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just made a new one, this script works really well for conventions and large groups. Quote -Voice of the Legion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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