Introductions

[sladethesniper]

Greetings ronnyquest. Glad to see another Cultist on here (Stormbringer, Nephilim, and Call of Cthulhu, oh my!)

-STS

[ronnyquest]

Originally Posted by Trifletraxor

Are you just using the GORE rules, or are you also playing any of the GORE settings?

So far, just the GORE rules in my own scenarios. I'm writing material for a science fiction campaign setting using real stars as the territory to explore.

[spinward1093]

Hello all! My name's Tom and I've been playing Call of Cthulhu since around 1987 and (a long time ago) tried out a game of Rune Quest.

I managed to pick up a second-hand copy of the 1984 edition of Rune Quest Deluxe Boxed Set.

It appears on first perusal, that Cal of Cthulhu is a simpilfied version of the main Rune Quest rules. I'm particularly impressed with a few things, which I'll list:

• The sheer amount of stuff in the box - all those books and a large map of Europe, too!
• The game mechanic - Fatigue points! Nice touch since combat would be really stressful and exhausting!
• The Strike Ranks mechanic, beats an initiative roll hands down

Now, I'm sure there's a whole load more in there that's full of crunchy goodness, but that's as far as I've read so far...

-Tom

[soltakss]

Glad you could join us.

The mechanics of Call of Cthulhu are slimmed down from RQ3, but the mechanics in CoC aren't that important as the atmosphere and background are the most important thing in CoC.

But, yes, to an old RQ-Head like me, RQ has a very tich set of mechanics that CoC just doesn't have.

BRP seems to be able to have the same richness of game rules/mechanics if you use the optional rules.

[ronnyquest]

You know, I have never played RQ in all my decades of gaming. Neither Pendragon. Strange.

[northtroll]

Greetings! My name is Dwight grosso and I have been a Chaosium fan for 20+ years, played and owned most of their games too! Nice to meet folks who love the same games I do!

[Trifletraxor]

Welcome northtroll!

SGL.

[King of Old School]

Hi all,

I thought I'd be polite and post an introduction here. I'm a long time fan of Call of Cthulhu but am very eagerly looking forward to the new BRP corebook so that I can check out all the neat system variations from RQ that I've always been curious to see.

KoOS

[Fergo113]

G'day everyone,

I am an Ozzy and I have been playing rpg's since highschool. Initially played Advanced D&D but soon converted to Runequest II when I played a campaign with the gaming club I was in at the time (and no I am not a geek!).

Since then I have played a lot of Runequest (mostly the Runequest II rules set, but have RQIII and Mongoose RQ IV), D20 Modern, Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP), Call of Cthulhu, and a bit of Traveller, Aftermath and Decipher's Lord of the Rings.

In my opinion, the BRP based games kick butt compared to the others.

Latelly, for the last two or so years, I have been running a campaign set in Middle-earth using MERP modules run to a hybrid Runequest rule system. I am currently updating those rules to the new BRP rulebook (Zero edition) and will post it in the download section when its at a state to allow for broader playtesting.

Cheers,
Fergo113

[GerallKahla]

KoOS, Fergo113 - welcome to the forums!

Glad to see more people from the "I like BRP" camp showing up for some discussion...

KoOS; the Zero Edition is a very slick book, and will be even better once the edits are complete and 1st Edition makes the shelves.

Fergo113; interesting set of games on your "Gamer CV"! Were your RQ2 adventures all focused on Glorantha?

All the best, folks!