30 Years of Call of Cthulhu!

[Stefan Hill]

Wow it seems like yesterday I openning up a boxed set and was rolling a character, having it go insane, then rolling another character...

The new 30 year anniversary edition looks the biz - then again so did the 25th one.

Thumbs up to Chaosium, may the Old Ones never nibble your toes,
S.

[Darth Knight]

Ai Ai!!!

[Zombieneighbours]

Call of Cthulhu is in some ways unique. Few games as old as it have remained so unchanged, yet so popular. Sure it is starting to show it's age, but honestly it is such a good game that I'd be happy to play it when I am sixty, ans it is sixty one.
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[Kthulhu]

I'm curious, in what way do you think that the system is showing it's age? I personally think it's a much better, more streamlined, and more intuitive system than anything (for example) that is d20-based. In fact, I'd put the BRP system as one of my favorites.

[Endzeitgeist]

Iä!Iä!

I really enjoyed the latest German edition of CoC - all hardcover, top production values etc. Though I have to admit that I'm somewhat drifting off to ToC, mainly because of the Sanity/Stability-distinction - so much potential there...

[Zombieneighbours]

Kthulhu wrote:

I'm curious, in what way do you think that the system is showing it's age? I personally think it's a much better, more streamlined, and more intuitive system than anything (for example) that is d20-based. In fact, I'd put the BRP system as one of my favorites.

Oh, no doubt about that.

However, CoC is still stuck with a binary, pass/fail paradigm, which the most initiative modern games are moving away from, the sanity system is, in my opinion, not really fit for purpose(it just doesn't work the way lovecraftian madness does). While investigation works 'fine' it does so only within the 'three clue rule' paradigm, which can even make DnD work as an investigative game.

While, I think there is room for improvement, that doesn't mean I think it is a bad game. I think Call of Cthulhu is all round a better game than nearly any other game out there.

[Stefan Hill]

Funny you mention 'modern games', Chill (another AWESOME game)had moved on from binary many a year ago. I can never decide if CoC or Chill is my favorite 'horror' game. CoC wins on setting but I think Chill wins on rule mechanics. Both win compared to the dread d20 plague of the 21st century.

S.

[Stefan Hill]

Having said that - if I was only allowed to keep one RPG it would be Basic Roleplaying from Chaosium. Swiss-army knife of RPG's. Not many games I can think of in one book where no matter what book I'm reading or show I'm watching I can think, I should run that as a BRP game. Falling Skies and The Walking Dead I'm looking at you...

Actually I thought BRP (at least) had some sort of amount failed/passed by system for degrees of success? Or is that 2e Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay?

[memorax]

From looking through it comes across as more expensive version then the 6E core book. If you have the money to spend by all means by it. If not stick with the regular edtion.

[Stefan Hill]

Correct. Just one of those collecting type things.

[Zombieneighbours]

Stefan Hill wrote:

Having said that - if I was only allowed to keep one RPG it would be Basic Roleplaying from Chaosium. Swiss-army knife of RPG's. Not many games I can think of in one book where no matter what book I'm reading or show I'm watching I can think, I should run that as a BRP game. Falling Skies and The Walking Dead I'm looking at you...

Actually I thought BRP (at least) had some sort of amount failed/passed by system for degrees of success? Or is that 2e Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay?

WFRP Second has the degrees of success thing.

[Stefan Hill]

Does BRP?

[Zombieneighbours]

Stefan Hill wrote:

Does BRP?

Cthulhu doesn't, I cant remember if BPD does.

[DrGames]

I've gone mad with the fun!

:-)