JerHoc Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 With the Cult of Chaos library open, I've been kicking around some ideas for some game modules. The biggest issue is, some of the things I have in mind don't already have creature stats, etc. In addition, I started a blog where I'm converting monsters from movies, books, and folklore into RPG monsters, and I'd like to include CoC options as well. So my question is, does anyone know of a good guide for creature design for Call of Cthulhu? My Internet Use score must be pretty low, or there's nothing really out there, and I didn't see anything in the Keeper's Guide for monster creation. Perhaps an older book? Or one online somewhere? Thanks in advance for any advice! ~Jeremy Link to comment
JerHoc Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 I did track down this thread about BRP in general...but I was hoping for something a bit more than "look at another creature and wing it." But maybe that doesn't exist. Link to comment
shark_bone Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Honestly, i think the best thing is to look at it and wing it. Run it a couple of times, tweaking it as needed. Any baddie creation guide couldn't catch everything. Link to comment
JerHoc Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 20 hours ago, shark_bone said: Honestly, i think the best thing is to look at it and wing it. Run it a couple of times, tweaking it as needed. Any baddie creation guide couldn't catch everything. Yah, that's what the CoC group on FB also recommended...nothing really out there for a creation guide. So wing it I shall! Thanks for taking the time to reply. Link to comment
David Howard Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 One method I've used is to base the creature on the game stats for the bear, condor, crocodile or giant squid, depending on which it seems closest to. Then use a Chaotic Features generation table from just about any edition of Runequest (like this one: http://runequest.org/ChaoticFeatures.htm) as an inspiration for the creature's alien powers. Link to comment
Mike M Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Would you chaps like a random table of creature limbs/parts? It may be something I could produce as part of an upcoming project if there is a desire for it...? 5 Link to comment
joggiwagga Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 11/2/2016 at 1:21 PM, Mike M said: Would you chaps like a random table of creature limbs/parts? It may be something I could produce as part of an upcoming project if there is a desire for it...? There is basically nothing about that post that would be out of place IN a CoC game. 1 Link to comment
Strategiser Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 11/2/2016 at 5:21 PM, Mike M said: Would you chaps like a random table of creature limbs/parts? It may be something I could produce as part of an upcoming project if there is a desire for it...? That would be great, thanks. Any clues what this "upcoming project" may be? (I did roll an Extreme on my Spot Hidden just now) 1 Link to comment
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