Archivist Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I just bought Elder Godlike because I wanted a cool powers in a BRP system. However, I'm not sure officially what you need for it. Achtung Cthulhu? CoC 7th? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbowser Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 All you need is either Savage Worlds or CoC 6. You could easily convert it to 7e. Achtung Cthulhu is just a setting, if you were to pick that up, you'd still need CoC 6. 1 Quote Various RPGs I've worked on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlasa Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Oh! I hadn't even heard of that being a thing... excellent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarence Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 This looks promising : ) 1 Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baulderstone Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 While ORE and BRP have very different core systems, I feel they tend to both work well for similar power levels and tone. BRP with Godlike powers seems like something that should work. Having Alan Goodall, of Arc Dream, write it is also a good sign. The only reason I'm going to wait to hear more before ordering is because I'm overwhelmed with things I want at the moment, and I don't have an immediate need for a supers rule set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) This looks very interesting I see the pdf is out already, so I'm wondering when the print copy will be available. It's not what I'm after at the moment, but I know that I'll want to grab the pdf + print copy at some stage Edited January 27, 2016 by Mankcam Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archivist Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 It's very good, but the only thing that surprised me is that it doesn't have a list of powers, more of a "build a power" system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarence Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Tell us more : ) Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archivist Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 I think it's very nice. The powers system includes rules for how to make super attributes and gadgets. Instead of having a list of powers you explain what you want and it has a point cost - they show you how to build stuff like Invisibility. I'm on the fence about this it seams a bit hand wavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Archivist said: ...I'm on the fence about this it seams a bit hand wavy Its Supers, it is almost always hand wavy, otherwise you have a more severely restricted range of powers or talents. Its part of the same reason that BRP (and rules heavy systems) tend to be less suited to Supers than HQ (and rules light/hand wavy systems). Superworld WAS a good supers system, for characters in the Batman/Green Arrow range thru say X-Men. Go beyond that and serious cracks and bends in the system formed. I think I'm going to pick up Elder Godlike though just to see what they have done differently! SDLeary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 How does it fit into the CoC setting? I only played CoC once but the setting was pretty far removed from what I think of as supers... 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...
Simlasa Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 7 hours ago, rsanford said: How does it fit into the CoC setting? I only played CoC once but the setting was pretty far removed from what I think of as supers... I'm guessing it doesn't... that it's a mash-up setting. Kinda like some of the old Superworld adventures that had mythos creatures in them. I'm generally against the impulse to turn CoC into an action-adventure game... but adding horror elements to a low-powered superhero game, I'm all for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilgaz Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I was hoping for GODLIKE rules mashed up with the CoC setting. Is there anything out there like that? Draft or playtest notes would be cool if there's not a full product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archivist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Yes, it's Godlike rules + CoC, mostly Godlike, since it assumes that you're hacking Godlike into your CoC rules (it also has Savage Worlds rules) and not vice versa. So it has all of the stuff for creating the sorts of Talents from Godlike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlasa Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Archivist said: Yes, it's Godlike rules + CoC, mostly Godlike, since it assumes that you're hacking Godlike into your CoC rules (it also has Savage Worlds rules) and not vice versa. So it has all of the stuff for creating the sorts of Talents from Godlike So wait, is it ORE-based or BRP-based? Or some third sort of thing? Edited January 28, 2016 by Simlasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archivist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 No. It hacks the Feel of ORE Godlike into CoC 7 (you can build Talented people in CoC 7 rules) or Savage Worlds. You play low-powered gritty superheroes in WW 2 vs Cthulhu type things, Nazis, and others with talents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlasa Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 So it assumes CoC 7 as its base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archivist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Sorry COC 6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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