Wolverine Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 A friend, who has a proof copy, let me glance through it. I must say, I'm rather looking forward to it. Looks rather smashing! Pity that we wont get it until after Christmas. But I did notice my name under the "Special Thanks" section. Thanks Jason! Quote Nathan Baron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 But I did notice my name under the "Special Thanks" section. Thanks Jason! No need for thanks from you - if you were a playtester, you have our gratitude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiba Homer Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 We went there in the Playtest Group. I pointed out that the basic character sheet didn't contain Hit Locations. Jason pointed out that Hit Locations were an Optional Rule and so shouldn't be in a generic sheet. I pointed out that EDU was an Optional Rule and shouldn't be in a generic character sheet. Jason said "Yah! Boo! Sucks to you!". Or something like that, anyway. Obviously, I paraphrase But, any character sheet that has EDU and no Hit Locations screams COC to me (and not in a good sense). There is a bad sense? Anywho it looks great, I'm firmly "meh." about the font, but it does look kinda early eighties. Still, I can't wait for the fantasy companion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel fierce Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 yeah, good character sheets are hard to find. At best, most of the time we settle for "functional" A friend of mine cooked up a really good MRQ sheet, Im sure I can talk him into a BRP one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippyHippy Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Personally, I've only ever had a few minor issues with the BRP represented in Call of Cthulhu (not enough for me to stop considering it as my favourite game, though!). However: - I didn't see the need for Characteristic SAN (you already have POW). - I felt that the Characteristic values needed to be integrated with skills better, and to have more definable worth. - I felt that the skills listed needed formatting better. Looking through the photos, it very much looks like all these issues have been emphatically resolved. And there's even what looks like some sort of personality profiling too, which is a pleasant bonus! Definitely, a case of getting back to Basic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enpeze Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Personally, I've only ever had a few minor issues with the BRP represented in Call of Cthulhu (not enough for me to stop considering it as my favourite game, though!). However: - I didn't see the need for Characteristic SAN (you already have POW). - I felt that the Characteristic values needed to be integrated with skills better, and to have more definable worth. - I felt that the skills listed needed formatting better. Looking through the photos, it very much looks like all these issues have been emphatically resolved. And there's even what looks like some sort of personality profiling too, which is a pleasant bonus! Definitely, a case of getting back to Basic! My biggest rule gripe (beside the idiotic skills "head butt" and "kick" with 1d6 damage) about CoC has been that a character has only a parry OR an attack per turn, but not both. (exception swords and -oids AFAIR) This sounded very "un-BRP" and I never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLeeIngersoll Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thank you Jason (and Charlie) for posting the preview pages. Now that these pages are up and Chaosium is selling the limited edition I'm starting to post jpegs of my BRP illustrations in the Gallery here. I'll be putting up one every week or two. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yihaa! :happy: Revolt of the furries! SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLeeIngersoll Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I was trying to include something for everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 My biggest rule gripe (beside the idiotic skills "head butt" and "kick" with 1d6 damage) about CoC There was a children's TV series in the UK years and years ago called Tucker's Luck, a spin off from Grange Hill, and the main character was invitied to play a game of AD&D. He rolled up a warrior and the DM asked him whar he wanted to do against a foe. Tucker said he wanted to "Nut him" and they all recoiled in horror and said "You can't do that" so he quit the game. All us RQ fans watching said "He could have nutted him in RQ doing 1D6 + DB damage". So, don't belittle the Head Butt attack! Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 There was a children's TV series in the UK years and years ago called Tucker's Luck, a spin off from Grange Hill, and the main character was invitied to play a game of AD&D. He rolled up a warrior and the DM asked him whar he wanted to do against a foe. Tucker said he wanted to "Nut him" and they all recoiled in horror and said "You can't do that" so he quit the game. All us RQ fans watching said "He could have nutted him in RQ doing 1D6 + DB damage". So, don't belittle the Head Butt attack! I suspect that phrase has an entirely different meaning than the one used in the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohem Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Yeah, the mental image I had was of hitting the...well...er...family jewels Quote BRP Ze 32/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Ah cultural idioms, I once had to explain/translate some UK slang to someone. Specifically the term "shag". My friend had a hard time figuring out what a inch thick carpet had to do with the story and why a certain character needed one and how it would resolve the current situation. A very puzzled friend asked me why a carpet would mellw someone out. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 All us RQ fans watching said "He could have nutted him in RQ doing 1D6 + DB damage". I suspect that phrase has an entirely different meaning than the one used in the United States. Ah, that didn't even enter my head. Your "nut" in English slang is your head, or can be, so to "nut him" means to head-butt him. I don't know what "nut him" means in American. Perhaps he should have gone and had a fag instead ..... Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enpeze Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 There was a children's TV series in the UK years and years ago called Tucker's Luck, a spin off from Grange Hill, and the main character was invitied to play a game of AD&D. He rolled up a warrior and the DM asked him whar he wanted to do against a foe. Tucker said he wanted to "Nut him" and they all recoiled in horror and said "You can't do that" so he quit the game. All us RQ fans watching said "He could have nutted him in RQ doing 1D6 + DB damage". So, don't belittle the Head Butt attack! Ok, but at least after a head butt the involved parties should suffer from reduced INT rolls for some minutes and from an extra orientation roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 I don't know what "nut him" means in American. According to the Urban Dictionary.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (v.) (mainly brit) To perform a quick head-butt (n.) (Mainly Brit) Head See? You lot must have dirty minds Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Oh my god. "This product may contain nuts" the packets said. And, innocently, I ate them... <spits copiously> Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badcat Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 hey, Soltakss, I'd have thought YOU lot would have picked up on some American slang during WW2.>:-> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogspawner Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Maybe only half a war doesn't allow time for that to happen... Quote Britain has been infiltrated by soviet agents to the highest levels. They control the BBC, the main political party leaderships, NHS & local council executives, much of the police, most newspapers and the utility companies. Of course the EU is theirs, through-and-through. And they are among us - a pervasive evil, like Stasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 The new book looks very professional, that is if these images bear any resemblance to the final product.A pity that one of the pictures is blurred. I'd have liked to have seen how the mecha stats are handled. I seem to be losing my POW versus these images roll to try to resist buying it! Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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