[Colonial Gothic] question about damage

Larsdangly · March 25, 2018, 11:35:18 AM

Quote from: 3rik;1031108Just convert the whole thing over to CoC and run it in that system.

Ah, I see what you are getting at. Of course it is always an option to play another game. In this case, my fall back is GURPS, which has a lot of stuff already prepared for this era (Swashbucklers, Napoleon, Scarlet Pimpernel, and bits of other historical books like Wild West)

3rik · March 25, 2018, 07:19:13 PM

Quote from: Larsdangly;1031119Ah, I see what you are getting at. Of course it is always an option to play another game. In this case, my fall back is GURPS, which has a lot of stuff already prepared for this era (Swashbucklers, Napoleon, Scarlet Pimpernel, and bits of other historical books like Wild West)

Same reason I would probably go with Renaissance from Cakebread & Walton, a BRP-derived rules set aimed at playing in black powder era / age of sails settings.

RPGPundit · March 27, 2018, 06:11:19 AM

So wait, is it closer to OD&D in the Colonies or to CoC in the Colonies?

Larsdangly · March 27, 2018, 11:25:45 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1031379So wait, is it closer to OD&D in the Colonies or to CoC in the Colonies?

It's like if CoC were set in the colonies, but certain critical rules mechanics were written in the style of OD&D, as some sort of cryptic homage.

RPGPundit · March 29, 2018, 04:19:58 AM

Quote from: Larsdangly;1031413It's like if CoC were set in the colonies, but certain critical rules mechanics were written in the style of OD&D, as some sort of cryptic homage.

So, no orcs or elves?

3rik · March 29, 2018, 06:39:18 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1031802So, no orcs or elves?

Fortunately not.

Bedrockbrendan · March 29, 2018, 09:46:55 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1031379So wait, is it closer to OD&D in the Colonies or to CoC in the Colonies?

I would say it is like Ravenloft in the colonies with dashes of Lovecraft. The setting is very easy to game. Being local to Boston, I found it a lot easier to run than settings where I might not be as familiar with the geography and minor historical details. It has gone through several rules revisions so I cannot speak on the current edition. But this is the kind of game a lot of people buy for the setting and it is pretty easy to slap another system on. I wrote one module for it so I am biased (but I did so because I loved the concept of the game when it first came out).

RPGPundit · March 31, 2018, 11:59:08 PM

Well, sounds interesting.

Bedrockbrendan · April 01, 2018, 12:05:52 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1032225Well, sounds interesting.

I found it to be a cool setting. You can do a lot with it and it is fun spinning the historical details into adventures. Richard also has a good eye for the historical details.