RandomNumber Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Hi there, is there a Roll20 character sheet for RoL on the Chaosium to-do list? Wondering if it's in the "weeks" or "months" or "not sure" zone. I have a hunch it's possible to use the CoC Roll20 character sheet in the meantime - it has the stats we need and the skills can be edited. VTT is so important for those of us without face to face groups - having character sheet support is an important factor in which games my groups will play. I'd love to get RoL to the (virtual) table. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numtini Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Exactly what I came here to ask. I was going to post a request on the roll20 boards, but if an official one is in the works, there's no need to beg people to build one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) <sigh> Let me just point to the (not perfect, but rather nice!) RQG sheet on Roll20. AFAIK it's entirely fan-produced. Unless RoL starts substantially out-selling RQG (which I suppose is possible, Ben A has a substantial fandom!) I don't expect to see @Chaosium putting in more effort on RoL than they do for RQG. [ IMHO EvilHat's Dresden Files RPG is a decent predictor -- 2 corebooks, 1 supplement, a couple of freebie-adventures; and DFAccelerated, with AFAIK zero followups/supplements. 😭 Luv me some DresdenFiles, I do! But I'm unclear that RoL is inherently any more a RPG'ers setting than DF is (OTOH I am mostly-complete with DF, and just getting started with RoL) ] Also, there was a recently-released interview with Ben A & Lynne H where they both made it clear that future plans are entirely contingent upon sales of this book; so until they have several months' sales-data, I doubt they will be taking any official stances (yea or nay). One caveat (to my pessimism above) is contractual obligations. Chaosium may be contractually-obligated to support a VTT (in which case comparison's to in-house IP's are invalid, and I expect they will do so (but also, I fully expect the contract is written to follow the sales-data ('cos Chaosium are business-savvy, despite being Real Gamers)). But, mine is the POV of a fan, not a member of Chaosium, I have only inference & speculation, not knowledge. There may be major issues I'm entirely blind to! Edited December 6, 2022 by g33k Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne H Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 We are looking into the possibility of VTT support for RoL:RPG but it's very early days. 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numtini Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Honestly, all you need for most investigative games is the character sheet. Personally, I don't need any VTT support past that. I put in a request on the roll20 forums for a volunteer to create a sheet. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomNumber Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 4:05 PM, g33k said: <sigh> Let me just point to the (not perfect, but rather nice!) RQG sheet on Roll20. AFAIK it's entirely fan-produced. Unless RoL starts substantially out-selling RQG (which I suppose is possible, Ben A has a substantial fandom!) I don't expect to see @Chaosium putting in more effort on RoL than they do for RQG. [ IMHO EvilHat's Dresden Files RPG is a decent predictor -- 2 corebooks, 1 supplement, a couple of freebie-adventures; and DFAccelerated, with AFAIK zero followups/supplements. 😭 Luv me some DresdenFiles, I do! But I'm unclear that RoL is inherently any more a RPG'ers setting than DF is (OTOH I am mostly-complete with DF, and just getting started with RoL) ] Also, there was a recently-released interview with Ben A & Lynne H where they both made it clear that future plans are entirely contingent upon sales of this book; so until they have several months' sales-data, I doubt they will be taking any official stances (yea or nay). One caveat (to my pessimism above) is contractual obligations. Chaosium may be contractually-obligated to support a VTT (in which case comparison's to in-house IP's are invalid, and I expect they will do so (but also, I fully expect the contract is written to follow the sales-data ('cos Chaosium are business-savvy, despite being Real Gamers)). But, mine is the POV of a fan, not a member of Chaosium, I have only inference & speculation, not knowledge. There may be major issues I'm entirely blind to! <sigh> indeed Very well aware of the excellent RQG character sheet. Without it I wouldn't be playing RQG at all. I have a hunch that online support is a consideration for some GM's in whether to buy a game or not. A VTT character sheet is pretty much part of the marketing budget, rather than line development. I hope RoL succeeds but relying on face-to-face play without enabling online seems counter-productive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfoxdmt73 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 On 12/6/2022 at 8:14 PM, Numtini said: Honestly, all you need for most investigative games is the character sheet. Personally, I don't need any VTT support past that. I put in a request on the roll20 forums for a volunteer to create a sheet. I've just put a request in on Roll20 myself, must have missed yours. I've just got the game and really like the look of it. Not played any Chaosium games since CoC 2nd edition or thereabouts so an 'official' Roll20 character sheet would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Silverfoxdmt73 said: I've just put a request in on Roll20 myself, must have missed yours. I've just got the game and really like the look of it. Not played any Chaosium games since CoC 2nd edition or thereabouts so an 'official' Roll20 character sheet would be great. Hey there! Welcome to Tribe... or is that "welcome back"? 😃 In other Chaosium news: Runequest entered kind of a "golden era" in the past few years, and is getting a wealth of incredibly high-quality product. There's a free "Quickstart" PDF, and a "Starter Set" with tons of high-value playable content. CoC is up to the 7th edition; many people love it, and it too has an amazing new Quickstart & Starter Set availble... but also, if you want that retro vibe, they just re-launched Call of Cthulhu Classic in 1" box & 2" box versions. As you probably know, most Chaosium games run some version of their "BRP" (skills-based d100 roll-under) rule-set, so if you know any of them, any of the others is a quick learn. In any case... welcome! Edited December 14, 2022 by g33k 2 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfoxdmt73 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Has anyone heard of any character sheets for RoL on Roll20? I've seen people mention the BRP sheet, but it's not a match for the stats and skills used in this game and I'm not familiar enough with BRP to know the specific differences. Anyone created a sheet themselves or know of an 'official' one that's available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netherworldvet Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Currently my group is just using the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition character sheet from the Starter Kit. The easiest adaption was to put all of the character's skills in the Additional Skills area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfoxdmt73 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Anyone working on a Roll20 sheet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomNumber Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) On 5/8/2023 at 7:08 PM, Silverfoxdmt73 said: Anyone working on a Roll20 sheet? Currently, Chaosium only supports CoC on Roll20. 🙁 That said, the CoC sheet ought to be a workable proxy. Edited May 28, 2023 by RandomNumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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