I know that Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu is essentially the official Cthulhu RPG, but I've also heard a lot of good things about Trail of Cthulhu (using the GUMSHOE system). They both seem to be well-liked but don't appear to be related mechanically, so I would like to know how they compare before ...
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While traveling through the forest, the party stopped for the evening in a clearing. My character (Vic) had poisoned the dinner rations with Goodnight Tincture. It’s a level 16 poison that attacks with +22 vs Fort and renders the consumer unconscious for an hour. Only being attacked or violent motion can wake the target, normal sounds and slight movements do not. Vic sat down at the campfire with the rest of the party members and began to explain his mission (he had recently joined the group part-way through an adventure and was expected to be the tie-in to the new campaign). He explained h…
@dpatchery Just finished reading it. Awesome, awesome hooks! Especially the foreshadowing for the epic level module!
@dpatchery Is The Demon Queen's Enclave a published or custom campaign? The name sounds familiar, but I'm thinking I'm mixing it up with a different module
@PatLudwig Howdy! So I played my first game of Shadows Over Camelot last night. We lost, but I'm hooked and ready for my next game.
It's a game of dwarves building mines to treasure. 1-2 players are sabateurs trying to stop them. No-one knows for sure who the sabateurs are until the round is over.
@CRoss what are the odds that the "Sponsoring community leaders to speak" would extend to hosting an SE sponsored game (or series of games) at a gaming convention?
@CRoss still thinking about whether I can/want to...it would be awesome.
@GPierce I'd love to try to run a couple of dread sessions (there are no scheduled dread sessions at dragoncon right now) and maybe something else fairly simple if I could go and get registered etc...
I'm trying to tweak/balance the Wizard (and to a lesser extent the Cleric) class(es) in Pathfinder.
The two things that really irritate me are:
Spell components. Tongue of frog and Eye of newt may be nice for color, but after casting the spell (wiht the Eye of Newt), it just becomes too muc...
I've been planning on making a business card I can hand out (and pass around the design) for rpg.stackexchange.com. I can setup all the text I want, but it still looks plain. Could someone design a simple graphic for the site?
Note: This is not expected to be permanent, but something we can us...
@CRoss Interesting designs, though I'm sure any of them really scream or jump out at me as eye catching
The color schemes are too neutral. The one with the red die by Ian is the closest one to eye catching simply due to color choices.
The second one listed, with the d20, would be ideal but requires desperately a change in color. A red die would be preferable, again it's eye catching, and the grey isn't doing it any favors. A "louder" color really is what is needed. Yellow, while loud as well, might be too loud and detract, depending on what shade. Orange, on the other-hand is a nice compromise, but screams unprofessional. I really think red is the strongest color and lends itself to legitimacy.
(In interviews it is suggested that you wear a red tie....)
Red evokes power and knowledge, which I think represents both gaming and this site quite well.
If we can get something graphically designed that gets settled on, I can see if local game shop will let me drop some off there. (There are quite a few in the area and I'm sure they wouldn't mind)
If I understand correctly, Gareth Skarka (who I tried to contact via Google+, but haven't heard from it yet) worked on a Pulp Game called Thrilling Tales.
The first edition was based on a streamlined D20-derived system called Odissey RPG. This was supplanted, in the second (and currently availa...
Situation: I've got an answer out there (link withheld for obvious reasons) that just needs one more competitive vote to get the Populist gold badge.
Is it considered bad practice to edit or comment on an old post just to bring it back to the top of the "Active" list so people see it?
I'm trying to tweak/balance the Wizard (and to a lesser extent the Cleric) class(es) in Pathfinder.
The two things that really irritate me are:
Spell components. Tongue of frog and Eye of newt may be nice for color, but after casting the spell (wiht the Eye of Newt), it just becomes too muc...
I've been planning on making a business card I can hand out (and pass around the design) for rpg.stackexchange.com. I can setup all the text I want, but it still looks plain. Could someone design a simple graphic for the site?
Note: This is not expected to be permanent, but something we can us...
If I understand correctly, Gareth Skarka (who I tried to contact via Google+, but haven't heard from it yet) worked on a Pulp Game called Thrilling Tales.
The first edition was based on a streamlined D20-derived system called Odissey RPG. This was supplanted, in the second (and currently availa...
