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What Game For Stranger Things?

Started by Batjon, June 06, 2022, 01:28:55 AM

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THE_Leopold

#15
June 08, 2022, 11:28:27 AM
Tiny Cthulu for simplicity and more story telling and less rules fiddly bits:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/332293/Tiny-Cthulhu
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Philotomy Jurament

#16
June 08, 2022, 11:46:41 AM
Quote from: jhkim on June 06, 2022, 04:41:23 PM
Call of Cthulhu was suggested by others - but it's too lethal, in my opinion, if you're trying to emulate the show at all. Also, the insanity mechanics don't seem to apply well, and it doesn't have options for different power levels of characters.

While nothing is stopping you from tweaking Call of Cthulhu to taste, these are some of the reasons I'd go with BRP (the gold book) instead of straight-up Call of Cthulhu.

The BRP gold book is full of options and optional rules and is designed to be adjusted. It has options to adjust the lethality, options for something like "fate points", sanity rules are optional/adjustable, it has options for power levels, et cetera. You get the benefits of Call of Cthulhu's base d100 system and a whole host of predefined options to adjust the rules to suit the kind of gameplay you want. The only real downside, to my mind, is that you need to define what options you're going to use instead of having everything "preset" for you.
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Lurkndog

#18
June 11, 2022, 08:41:53 PM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 06, 2022, 10:20:31 AM
Cinematic Unisystem (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) could work with the teens being White Hats level of power and restricted from taking the overtly supernatural qualities (e.g., Slayer, Vampire, Demon, etc.)

It would also do a decent job of balancing a character like Eleven with normal humans like the other kids.

The downside is that the system is still in limbo as far as I know, and getting a complete set of books could be challenging.

If they ever complete the generic version of the system, Beyond Human, that would be a different story. But at this point it is doubtful if that will ever happen.

HappyDaze

#19
June 12, 2022, 12:05:35 AM
Quote from: Lurkndog on June 11, 2022, 08:41:53 PM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 06, 2022, 10:20:31 AM
Cinematic Unisystem (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) could work with the teens being White Hats level of power and restricted from taking the overtly supernatural qualities (e.g., Slayer, Vampire, Demon, etc.)

It would also do a decent job of balancing a character like Eleven with normal humans like the other kids.

The downside is that the system is still in limbo as far as I know, and getting a complete set of books could be challenging.

If they ever complete the generic version of the system, Beyond Human, that would be a different story. But at this point it is doubtful if that will ever happen.
Amazon currently has 20 copies of Buffy Revised going for $39.41 (plus numerous other sellers at varying prices) so it's not that hard to get in print (and pdf is always an option). You could also use Army of Darkness (which in some ways could actually work better...), Angel (but this one seems harder to find in print), or even Ghosts of Albion (almost impossible to find except in pdf, but that's cheap).

Batjon

#20
June 12, 2022, 01:43:34 AM
I have nearly all the classic and cinematic unisystem stuff.  I need Army of Darkness though.

soundchaser

#21
June 12, 2022, 03:09:54 PM
There's a free CU compiled pdf floating out there too.

blackstone

#22
June 13, 2022, 09:40:50 AM
The game All Flesh Must Be Eaten might be a good fit. Easy system and easy to modify to your tastes. Check it out.
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HappyDaze

#23
June 13, 2022, 11:24:04 AM
Quote from: blackstone on June 13, 2022, 09:40:50 AM
The game All Flesh Must Be Eaten might be a good fit. Easy system and easy to modify to your tastes. Check it out.
I'd recommend a cinematic unisytem over a classic unisystem for ST, but if you fo go classic, the Conspiracy X 2.0 isn't bad.

Rob Necronomicon

#24
June 13, 2022, 11:25:28 AM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 13, 2022, 11:24:04 AM
I'd recommend a cinematic unisytem over a classic unisystem for ST, but if you fo go classic, the Conspiracy X 2.0 isn't bad.

What's the difference? I only have AFMBE.

Ta'.

HappyDaze

#25
June 13, 2022, 11:27:19 AM
Quote from: Rob Necronomicon on June 13, 2022, 11:25:28 AM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 13, 2022, 11:24:04 AM
I'd recommend a cinematic unisytem over a classic unisystem for ST, but if you fo go classic, the Conspiracy X 2.0 isn't bad.

What's the difference? I only have AFMBE.

Ta'.
Conspiracy X features government agents, weird psychic stuff, aliens, and lots of mystery with some horror opportunities. The other game is zombie horror and that's basically it.

Rob Necronomicon

#26
June 13, 2022, 11:31:53 AM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 13, 2022, 11:27:19 AM
Quote from: Rob Necronomicon on June 13, 2022, 11:25:28 AM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 13, 2022, 11:24:04 AM
I'd recommend a cinematic unisytem over a classic unisystem for ST, but if you fo go classic, the Conspiracy X 2.0 isn't bad.

What's the difference? I only have AFMBE.

Ta'.
Conspiracy X features government agents, weird psychic stuff, aliens, and lots of mystery with some horror opportunities. The other game is zombie horror and that's basically it.

Ah right... Thanks. So there's no difference between the system then? Might check it out.

It's a shame Eden is a dead duck company (or seems to be at least).

bromides

#27
June 13, 2022, 12:28:40 PM
If you're still considering Things from the Flood (imo, better than Tales from the Loop for older/teenage Strange fiction), the character sheet is here....

https://freeleaguepublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Things-from-the-Flood-Character-Sheet.pdf

I'm reminded that character sheets are often a good way to get a sense for a game.

Thor's Nads

#28
June 13, 2022, 09:49:51 PM
Call of Cthulhu.
Gen-Xtra

oggsmash

#29
June 13, 2022, 10:05:59 PM
Quote from: Rob Necronomicon on June 13, 2022, 11:31:53 AM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 13, 2022, 11:27:19 AM
Quote from: Rob Necronomicon on June 13, 2022, 11:25:28 AM
Quote from: HappyDaze on June 13, 2022, 11:24:04 AM
I'd recommend a cinematic unisytem over a classic unisystem for ST, but if you fo go classic, the Conspiracy X 2.0 isn't bad.

What's the difference? I only have AFMBE.

Ta'.
Conspiracy X features government agents, weird psychic stuff, aliens, and lots of mystery with some horror opportunities. The other game is zombie horror and that's basically it.

Ah right... Thanks. So there's no difference between the system then? Might check it out.

It's a shame Eden is a dead duck company (or seems to be at least).

  This is going to lead to an off topic question, but do you (or anyone else) know what happened to them?  I have quite a bit of their stuff, and it sure looked like it would play with some conventions I like (skills, better hits from rolling higher, targeted shots, armor being Damage reduction), and a guy I liked (Carella...though he did love to power creep) and never really got to play it too much.  Did something happen?  A death, bankruptcy?  Over extended?  I just remember their stuff being a pretty good buzz over a decade back and now sort of ....poof.
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