Masks of Nyarlathotep (Editions Question)

Bedrockbrendan · April 25, 2018, 09:56:19 AM

I need to pick up Masks of Nyarlathotep. Does anyone know if the 2010 edition is much different from the earlier versions?

Dimitrios · April 25, 2018, 12:12:53 PM

As far as I know, you just want to be sure to get the one titled "Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep". That's the one that includes the Australia chapter. That should be easy to do because I don't think the truncated version has been reprinted in a very long time.

Dimitrios · April 25, 2018, 01:07:51 PM

There are reports of an updated version for 7th edition that includes a new "prequel" chapter set in Peru (it allows the investigators to establish a history with the ill fated Jackson Elias).

I have know idea when it will become available, though.

Bedrockbrendan · April 25, 2018, 01:57:26 PM

Thanks Dimitrios. This is helpful.

JeremyR · April 25, 2018, 05:35:54 PM

Be sure to track down the recent Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion. While not essentially, it's got a huge amount of stuff to help actually run it.

Brand55 · April 25, 2018, 06:32:42 PM

The new 7E Masks of Nyarlathotep could drop any day now in PDF. The last I heard (about a month ago) it was a few weeks from being done. Hard copies should follow a few months after the PDF release. I don't know too many specifics, but notably the page count has increased significantly over past versions and the plan was for MoN to be separated into two books that came in a slipcase. I don't know if that's still what's happening as that was what I read several months ago.

Hermes Serpent · April 26, 2018, 03:27:07 AM

I suspect that hard copies of 7e Masks will be available by GenCon but count back three months and the pdf should drop about then. AFAIK it will include a lot of the material from the Masks Companion although a new intro adventure to introduce a major NPC via a trip to Peru is included in place pf whatever is set out in the Companion.

RPGPundit · May 02, 2018, 04:04:05 AM

The one I always ran was the Complete one. It's got everything you need.

The 7e one, when it comes out, will likely not be compatible with earlier editions, since 7e is the only edition to not be compatible.

Dimitrios · May 02, 2018, 10:43:46 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1037008The 7e one, when it comes out, will likely not be compatible with earlier editions, since 7e is the only edition to not be compatible.

Maybe this question belongs in the other CoC thread, but did they really break backwards compatibility? Following WotC over the cliff like that seems insane. I thought the main thing for converting old material was multiplying the ability scores by 5 (or something). Disclaimer: I don't own 7e, so this is a genuine question.

John Scott · May 02, 2018, 12:33:51 PM

Not any different to my knowledge. The 2010 edition of MoN is just a reprint of the 1996 edition.

jcfiala · May 02, 2018, 01:42:07 PM

Quote from: Dimitrios;1037065Maybe this question belongs in the other CoC thread, but did they really break backwards compatibility? Following WotC over the cliff like that seems insane. I thought the main thing for converting old material was multiplying the ability scores by 5 (or something). Disclaimer: I don't own 7e, so this is a genuine question.

Stat-wise, that's pretty much it. Divide the stats by 5 to get the original range. Everything else either touched on details in creating characters, or touched on how skills can be used (luck, second chance, advantage/disadvantage).

Bedrockbrendan · May 02, 2018, 02:44:34 PM

Quote from: John Scott;1037088Not any different to my knowledge. The 2010 edition of MoN is just a reprint of the 1996 edition.

This as the one I ended up going with.

Bedrockbrendan · May 02, 2018, 02:46:46 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1037008The one I always ran was the Complete one. It's got everything you need.

The 7e one, when it comes out, will likely not be compatible with earlier editions, since 7e is the only edition to not be compatible.

Backwards compatibility has always been the thing I liked about Cthulhu (at least Chaosium Cthulhu). Hopefully they keep the older editions in print.

RPGPundit · May 04, 2018, 03:37:52 AM

Quote from: BedrockBrendan;1037118Backwards compatibility has always been the thing I liked about Cthulhu (at least Chaosium Cthulhu). Hopefully they keep the older editions in print.

Yeah, backward compatibility was genius. This is a really shitty call on their part.

jcfiala · May 04, 2018, 09:17:05 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1037465Yeah, backward compatibility was genius. This is a really shitty call on their part.

How is "Divide by 5 or multiply by 5" a shitty call on their part?