lwhitehead Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Hi folks I would like to officially create the 21th Century COC setting taking in account the official HP Lovecraft stories as history, like Shadow of Innsmouth and the USA Goverment responce too it. I want to write about Arkham city and the College that's part of the city. LW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klecser Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I'm not sure Chaosium is going to just let you "officially create" a setting without establishing yourself first. Of course, nothing is stopping you from creating fan-inspired personal content on your own. A good place to start would be to submit something to the Miskatonic Repository first, being careful to follow the guidelines. Wishing you success in getting started in the industry! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffjerwin Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, lwhitehead said: Hi folks I would like to officially create the 21th Century COC setting taking in account the official HP Lovecraft stories as history, like Shadow of Innsmouth and the USA Goverment responce too it. I want to write about Arkham city and the College that's part of the city. LW Arkham Now (https://www.chaosium.com/arkham-now/), an official Chaosium publication, already exists. You could certainly write things for the Repository, as klecser suggests, set in modern Arkham. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwhitehead Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 Well I got Arkham Now source book as a PDF, but I need 21st Century timeframe update for the rest of Cthuthu Mythos. LW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Plus “Arkham Now” was published in what, the ‘80s or ‘90s? There’s been a lot of “now” since then. 😉 Even if unofficial, a little catching up won’t hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Scott Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, seneschal said: Plus “Arkham Now” was published in what, the ‘80s or ‘90s? Published in 2009 - https://www.chaosium.com/arkham-now/ Quote ----- Search the Glorantha Resource Site: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com. Search the Glorantha mailing list archives: https://glorantha.steff.in/digests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 But to be fair, Chaosium has never really been about "modern" settings, that usually is farmed out through licenses such as "Delta Green". That said, I personally enjoy more modern games that take place in the 70/80/90's. So “Arkham Now” actually works for me 🤪 But yes, I'd like to see a source book for the 2000's as well. In fact I find more modern games easier to get players for in my area. Too many players today have no reference for games in the 20/30's or even 40/50's. No one has seen any of the old movies that apply and frankly won't watch them. Most have not even read Lovecraft as they are "too dated". And read a book like the Maltese Falcon? Never. Now framing a game on X-Files or a more recent movie is more sell-able. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 minute ago, David Scott said: Published in 2009 - https://www.chaosium.com/arkham-now/ That works too 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Ten years ago? Do you realize how many Spider-Man reboots there have been since then? 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwhitehead Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 I take in account of the Cthulhu Mythos stories as what happened in 1920's. LW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stadi Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I prefer 21st century to 20s. 30s / Pulp is a bit more interesting because it reminds me of Indiana Jones and is really fun to play. I cannot relate to the 20s, I have absolutely no connection to that time period. The 80s are interesting as well because of Stranger Things, and the lack of the Internet and mobile phones might make investigations more interesting. There are some great 21st century modules around (Petersen's Abominations for example) although there is no setting book that I know of. Not that you really need it, but it wouldn't hurt of course. Delta Green seems too military / police centric for me, and I am not really interested in the sanity issues that are supposed to be a big part of the game between sessions (I haven't played it yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kong Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 9:28 AM, seneschal said: Ten years ago? Do you realize how many Spider-Man reboots there have been since then? 🙂 "Hey, I am just your friendly neighborhood Cthulhu-Man - AND I WANT TO EAT YOUR SOUL!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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