Hi Seth, just found your review of my scenario 'The Ilsley Variant'- I have to say I found your review not only very entertaining, but very fair. Although I've been playing CoC since it first came out, this is the first time I'd written a CoC adventure for publication, so a bit of a learning experience for me. Loved your poker rules, and I shall be pinching them for my games :-) Thanks for taking the time to review my scenario, and glad it gave you and your players an entertaining gaming session. Cheers, Rick :-)
Hi Rick. Glad you enjoyed it. Its always a bit stressful when you see a review for something you worked hard on, and I'm happy you liked it. We had a great time with this scenario.
Now that Dead Leaves Fall and the other Chaosium Monograph offerings are out of print, is there anywhere that we can purchase, or otherwise acquire, your scenario "The Ilsley Variant" legally?
@@reimannsum9077 thank you for your interest. The frank answer to your question is no. At least, not at the moment. I did email Chaosium earlier this year as it happens to see if theyd be interested in me doing a revamped version for 7th edition - but didn't get a reply.
@@rickhudson7929 Thank you so very kindly for your prompt response to my inquiry, and I'm sorry to learn that your work, for the time being, will not be enjoyed by other newcomers to the hobby.
I was sold at 'Robert E Howard' 😊. I've run games within games before, a particularly memorable session was playing a slight variation of Liar's dice (using D10s because it was a sci-fi game & D10s just seemed more futuristic 😜). The danger is always that the mini game becomes more interesting than the actual adventure! I had a similar experience when I used to use tabletop war games like Warhammer to simulate D&D battles. My game nights quickly devolved into Warhammer with a sort of loose narrative connecting the battles which is fine if that is what you want but RPGs are my first love & the story is all important IMO.
We've had several games over the years where an in-game game (always some form of gambling) somehow becomes the hit of the session. Part of the reason I picked up a bunch of Campaign Coins was just so we could have physical chips or tokens to use in all these gambling matches. But yeah, there comes that point where you have to clap your hands and say, "Yeah, okay, I know this is fun and all, but we have an adventure to get back to."
Hello Seth, thanks for your video, I will consider this scenario for this year Halloween. Last year I run "Halloween in Dunwich" by Oscar Rios, where the investigators are children hunting a witch, we enjoyed it a lot. This weekend is "The auction". Again, thank you for your work and greetings from Spain.
Hey Carlos. I will warn you that this scenario is super light on the Halloween element. It's just a party in the opening scene. Now.... if you'll be running The Auction this weekend, one idea you could try is that after the investigators have completed it, and if you have the auction re-convene to sell the remaining items, you could add the mirror there. Have the PC's see Spencer Wade (maybe even exchange some pleasantries , but nothing too personal. ). Then months later they just so happen to bump into Wade on the train to Texas. Maybe they don't even recognize him now because he's corrupted. But when they see that mirror at the end they realize what has happened. Just an idea.
Very nice. I continue to enjoy your reviews - and your imaginative way of presenting them. I really enjoy your npc asides. This sounds like a very low-key scenario when it come down to it, something my players could probably use (they finished Dark Carnival - 40 or so cultists and did Dark Harvest (another 30 cultists - though they didn't finish that one just killed a few cultists and fled)). I need something a little more low-key for them after I put them through the Darkness Beneath the Hill. A trip to Texas might do them all good after that.
Thanks, man. I've had Dark Carnival on the to-run list for a long time. It just keeps getting moved back for other things. Ilsley Variant is pretty low-key. In fact, the ambush and combat really caught them of guard because the whole game had just been investigation up until them. Jon Hook had an awesome suggestion where the villain had a little homonculus that was following the PCs. Might make a fun moment when they see it a couple times before it tries to steal the book or something. Add a good jump scare to liven it up before the finale.
I am will be starting a CoC campaign once my current D&D campaign is finished and plan to run this adventure as part of it. Can you point me to where I can find the floorplan?
@@michaeldean1934 Sure:) Go to the Robert E. Howard Museum Wikipedia page, in the references there's a pdf titled "NRHP Howard House" and the floor plan is in there. Hope you'll have fun with the campaign:)
@@99veruca Awesome!!!! Thanks! Just so others don't have to download the whole document, I cut out the map and some of the pictures. I also added a grid and edited it for the game... It can all be found here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TZdca7KiKQoCYrard8jkbPp7na5t1cio?usp=sharing
When I ran this adventure, instead of having some rules for the poker game. I literally just pulled out a pack of cards and we just played poker and roleplayed for the rest of the session. Personally, I thought that was a lot more immersive. But if anyone wants to do that, your players might become a bit confused if you pull out an entirely different game.
I've watched many of your adventure reviews and find them excellent hints for enhancing a module but I found it refreshing to see a review for an adventure that was OK rather than great. I also appreciated Rick's comments.
💕 I'm fascinated by the whole monograph series of books. Going through all the call of Cthulhu scenarios again to see what's the next adventure is for my Call of Cthulhu group is going to play next.
I can't remember how I found this channel but I'm sure glad I did! Seth you're awesome! But, I'm certain you did not print out the train car schematics full size. Lol
So I just ran this one for my group, two of my players are major are major Robert E. Howard fans, and they had a blast. I also had three critical successes in this game, two by one player who had the baseline for the skills. Spoilers begin here: For the Halloween party, I had them roll spot hidden to notice Nyarlathotep as the Black Pharaoh at the party, who became a recurring sight before he spirited Zthul-za Dûm out of the mirror and spooking an agent from Department 29. Unfortunately, they instantly suspected Spencer Wade as being the villain just with speaking with him for the first time. I was able to delay their concerns and they had quite a bit of fun with the poker game, two of my players rolled 100 for their luck during the game. Eventually it was a battle of wills between Wade and a lounge singer, who eventually won the pot of $53. My players and I did find the combat at the end to be a bit jarring, but admittedly I didn't set it up properly before Spencer attacked. I also allowed one of my players, who is a fan of Robert E. Howard and who's character is named Howard, to find the stories written by Roberts which coincide with Robert E. Howard's actual stories.
This is really useful as I was looking for a scenario to run in Texas as my players will be driving from New Orleans to LA and wanted to include Robert E. Howard in there someone - i'll probably modify it some (it's the 1920s and Robert Howard will be a teen.) Thanks for digging this up :D
this was a great review, I have enjoyed and shared a few of them now. The tie with Howard was great, and i think lends to more stories. The topaz throne would be a great find, perhaps it being a conduit to speaking with eldritch things or calling them to do a task. Another idea is the demon sorceress akivasha, with the eternal flame of acheron being resummoned to this plane or if not summoned the full risk of it
I love NPC's that come across as super friendly and helpful only to heel turn at the end and try to murder everyone. The problem for me is not doing it all the time so my players don't start suspecting all of my NPC's of sudden and inevitable betrayal.
I’m always excited when TH-cam suggests your old videos to me on my homepage because I think they’re really enjoyable to rewatch. I was wondering, have you played any of the other adventures from the book that this particular scenario came from? If so, do you plan on reviewing it? Thanks!
Man, after figuring out that there's an evil wizard trapped inside a mirror, I am really disappointed that it wasn't the painting he was trapped in. I mean, c'mon! Who doesn't want a Cthulhu scenario that ends with you fighting a bootleg Conan the Barbarian? Whether that's implementable or not, I'd imagine it could lead to a few cool twists to the scenario. Starting with the fact that disposal of the painting is going to be difficult, because it's a prized possession of a rich man. You can't just smash it and leave it at that, you gotta be more clever. The way I'd run this adventure would probably be something like this. The investigators and Spencer Wade are all associates and friends of the man hosting the party and you've been requested to help him set up some time before the party. It's then that he shows the PCs the painting, asking if they know about the runes (Part of the reason they were invited, considering you may either already have Cthulhu mythos or at least an interest in the subject), which would lead to the scenario proper. It's at this time that Spencer becomes hypnotized by the wizard in the painting, but at this point, only manifests as an obsession with figuring out the translation. This immediately gives the players a bit more time to become friendly with Spencer, making his treachery feel a little bit more like a sting than a "pfft, whatever". As they then discover the truth of the painting, this triggers Spencer (and any other PCs who failed the POW check against the painting) to become dominated by it (The PCs naturally get another POW-check). From then on, this could either set up a ticking time element not unlike Idol of Thoth, where the PCs still have time before the party was set to be held to stop the wizard from brainwashing everyone or you could have had the party already happen, with a majority of the people in the party now after them for the book or translation, the PCs left in a situation, where they will never find rest until the painting is destroyed. It's a basic idea and not without a few holes to address, but I think adding a few twists and turns to the thing would make it more fun. And again, I'm ready to contrive alot when it comes to doing shit like a climactic confrontation between the PCs and Conan the Barbarian.
Fun fact, the laws of prohibition didn't actually make the drinking of alcohol, or even OWNING alcohol, illegal. It made specifically the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal. So it was perfectly legal for some well-to-do to have some reserve of ancient whiskeys and wines that he keeps specifically for parties and get togethers and the like.
You ever watch Ken Burns's Prohibition? It's freakin fascinating. He talks about how certain clubs and wealthy people stocked up on booze over the year before Prohibition took effect in order to keep themselves good and toasted for decades to come because the prior-made alcohol was legal. Really great series, if you haven't seen it.
@@SSkorkowsky That show was very interesting. Thank you for pointing it out to me. Also, a fun fact: My home state of Georgia stayed dry for about 5 years after the rest of the country started to sell alcohol again. Depending on who you ask, that was either due to a large amount of temperance, or more often, that it was due to the fact that people made more money by selling illegal moonshine than they did selling alcohol legally.
Briefly. Player is black. I wanted him to join the regular group, but after a couple sessions with us, he had some work issues and had to move away. We did have only player do a Chinese character for a while, he was a detective originally from San Franciso.
Good day Seth, Another great review. I really enjoy the length you go to provide quality reviews. Thanks again for everything. Was curious if you had any comments or suggestions on the scenerio "Alone Against the Wendigo" would enjoy hearing your thoughts on it.
Another great run through. your the man Seth. always enjoy watching your reviews. out of curiosity, are you familiar with Savage Worlds Realms of Cthulhu? Was wondering if you have ever reviewed that book. One other question for you. Do you have any recommendations for any single player/ one on one scenarios? Specific rules sets not important. I can convert the story to Realms of Cthulhu with little difficulty. Once again great job and that s for all that you do providing wonderful content.
Never read Realms of Cthulhu. Sorry. There's only a few single-player ones that I'm familiar with and I haven't run any of them. "Mister Corbit" in the Mansions of Madness collection can be a solo, I believe. There was also a set of 4 solo adventures that Goodman Games did with a Kickstarter (they were an unlocked reward with Lost Expedition). They were written by Jon Hook and all looked pretty fun. However I don't know if Goodman Games even plans on releasing them to the public or if they were just Kickstarter-only.
Seth Skorkowsky Very cool! I plan to run it sometime in the future, would be great to have your input - I've used your changes on two different scenarios so far, to great effect!
Hi Seth, I'm a big fan of your videos, especially the Call_Of_Cthulhu ones. I have a question about your homegrown gambling rules. Do the bonus or penalty dice get carried over only to the next step or are they cumulative and only are used with the LUCK roll in Step 3? Thanks!
When the Step 3 Luck Roll was made is when I had all the Bonus/Penalties applied. After that, they start over for the next round. But, all of it I kinda made up on the fly, so by all means, feel free to improve on it or change it up if you like.
@@SSkorkowsky thanks. I like it as is, just needed clarification as I tend to over complicate things. I know what you mean about a game within a game taking over sometimes. When we were playing Deadlands once upon a time, we got so engrossed with actually playing poker (as player characters) it took over the night and we wound up having a bar fight with a cheating npc rather than go off on the real adventure for awhile.
In various reviews, there is mention of "PRINTING THEM FULL SIZE" what, may I ask, is the print size, if say you take the pictures to a print place like staples or such place?
For the train car floorplans? By full-size I mean making them to scale with miniatures, which came to just shy of 16 inches for each train car. I printed them at home on some 8.5x11 cardstock across 2 pages, then cut out and taped them together to make each 16-inch car.
This is one of the few cases where legal drinking durring this era in the mainland USA could be done. As it was super common in the days leading up to it becoming law the rich stockpiled as much as they could, and it's only illegal to manufacture or sell it. Maybe show off the host gloating to someone that asks, to show off the "Law for thee but not for me" element of that law.
Hey Seth been looking for a 6th edition keepers screen but they are so expensive on amazon and ebay and there arent any on there website any ideas where i can find one Thank you
Best advice I can give is just lurking on ebay for a while. The only one I see there now is insanely expensive. What I'd look out for isn't a screen by itself, but a book lot. Sometimes lots will come up and there's those rare moments where for whatever reason no one but you bids on it. Problem is that you'll likely end up with some double-books, depending on the rest of the lot. But someone selling the screen by itself is usually going to charge way too much, unless the stars align and you wander into the right used bookstore one day.
Chaosium retired this adventure, as well as the rest of the old Monograph line, in February 2022. So it's no longer available. Bit of a bummer to see it and its companions out of circulation.
Hi Seth, just found your review of my scenario 'The Ilsley Variant'- I have to say I found your review not only very entertaining, but very fair. Although I've been playing CoC since it first came out, this is the first time I'd written a CoC adventure for publication, so a bit of a learning experience for me. Loved your poker rules, and I shall be pinching them for my games :-) Thanks for taking the time to review my scenario, and glad it gave you and your players an entertaining gaming session. Cheers, Rick :-)
Hi Rick. Glad you enjoyed it. Its always a bit stressful when you see a review for something you worked hard on, and I'm happy you liked it. We had a great time with this scenario.
I love you for making a CoC adventure about my favorite pulp author
Now that Dead Leaves Fall and the other Chaosium Monograph offerings are out of print, is there anywhere that we can purchase, or otherwise acquire, your scenario "The Ilsley Variant" legally?
@@reimannsum9077 thank you for your interest. The frank answer to your question is no. At least, not at the moment. I did email Chaosium earlier this year as it happens to see if theyd be interested in me doing a revamped version for 7th edition - but didn't get a reply.
@@rickhudson7929 Thank you so very kindly for your prompt response to my inquiry, and I'm sorry to learn that your work, for the time being, will not be enjoyed by other newcomers to the hobby.
The library could also have a Latin dictionary
huh...that's an obvious and helpful solution. Damn it. That hadn't even crossed my mind and it should have. Thanks.
your welcome
Being a native Texan and a fan of HPL's friend, RE Howard, I wish I could've been in your game.
I was sold at 'Robert E Howard' 😊. I've run games within games before, a particularly memorable session was playing a slight variation of Liar's dice (using D10s because it was a sci-fi game & D10s just seemed more futuristic 😜). The danger is always that the mini game becomes more interesting than the actual adventure! I had a similar experience when I used to use tabletop war games like Warhammer to simulate D&D battles. My game nights quickly devolved into Warhammer with a sort of loose narrative connecting the battles which is fine if that is what you want but RPGs are my first love & the story is all important IMO.
We've had several games over the years where an in-game game (always some form of gambling) somehow becomes the hit of the session. Part of the reason I picked up a bunch of Campaign Coins was just so we could have physical chips or tokens to use in all these gambling matches. But yeah, there comes that point where you have to clap your hands and say, "Yeah, okay, I know this is fun and all, but we have an adventure to get back to."
Hello Seth, thanks for your video, I will consider this scenario for this year Halloween. Last year I run "Halloween in Dunwich" by Oscar Rios, where the investigators are children hunting a witch, we enjoyed it a lot. This weekend is "The auction".
Again, thank you for your work and greetings from Spain.
Hey Carlos. I will warn you that this scenario is super light on the Halloween element. It's just a party in the opening scene.
Now.... if you'll be running The Auction this weekend, one idea you could try is that after the investigators have completed it, and if you have the auction re-convene to sell the remaining items, you could add the mirror there. Have the PC's see Spencer Wade (maybe even exchange some pleasantries , but nothing too personal. ). Then months later they just so happen to bump into Wade on the train to Texas. Maybe they don't even recognize him now because he's corrupted. But when they see that mirror at the end they realize what has happened. Just an idea.
Very nice. I continue to enjoy your reviews - and your imaginative way of presenting them. I really enjoy your npc asides. This sounds like a very low-key scenario when it come down to it, something my players could probably use (they finished Dark Carnival - 40 or so cultists and did Dark Harvest (another 30 cultists - though they didn't finish that one just killed a few cultists and fled)). I need something a little more low-key for them after I put them through the Darkness Beneath the Hill. A trip to Texas might do them all good after that.
Thanks, man. I've had Dark Carnival on the to-run list for a long time. It just keeps getting moved back for other things.
Ilsley Variant is pretty low-key. In fact, the ambush and combat really caught them of guard because the whole game had just been investigation up until them. Jon Hook had an awesome suggestion where the villain had a little homonculus that was following the PCs. Might make a fun moment when they see it a couple times before it tries to steal the book or something. Add a good jump scare to liven it up before the finale.
Don't know if it's still relevant but I found the floor plan of R.E. Howard's house.
Might be cool to have if someone is running this scenario.
I am will be starting a CoC campaign once my current D&D campaign is finished and plan to run this adventure as part of it. Can you point me to where I can find the floorplan?
@@michaeldean1934 Sure:) Go to the Robert E. Howard Museum Wikipedia page, in the references there's a pdf titled "NRHP Howard House" and the floor plan is in there. Hope you'll have fun with the campaign:)
@@99veruca Awesome!!!! Thanks! Just so others don't have to download the whole document, I cut out the map and some of the pictures. I also added a grid and edited it for the game... It can all be found here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TZdca7KiKQoCYrard8jkbPp7na5t1cio?usp=sharing
@@michaeldean1934 Thank you for the link to your files! I already had "Dead Leaves Fall"
When I ran this adventure, instead of having some rules for the poker game. I literally just pulled out a pack of cards and we just played poker and roleplayed for the rest of the session. Personally, I thought that was a lot more immersive. But if anyone wants to do that, your players might become a bit confused if you pull out an entirely different game.
I've watched many of your adventure reviews and find them excellent hints for enhancing a module but I found it refreshing to see a review for an adventure that was OK rather than great. I also appreciated Rick's comments.
This is awesome I never thought my home state would get a Call of Cthulhu scenario!
💕 I'm fascinated by the whole monograph series of books.
Going through all the call of Cthulhu scenarios again to see what's the next adventure is for my Call of Cthulhu group is going to play next.
I can't remember how I found this channel but I'm sure glad I did! Seth you're awesome! But, I'm certain you did not print out the train car schematics full size. Lol
They never gave me my horse either. what's up with that?
So I just ran this one for my group, two of my players are major are major Robert E. Howard fans, and they had a blast. I also had three critical successes in this game, two by one player who had the baseline for the skills.
Spoilers begin here:
For the Halloween party, I had them roll spot hidden to notice Nyarlathotep as the Black Pharaoh at the party, who became a recurring sight before he spirited Zthul-za Dûm out of the mirror and spooking an agent from Department 29.
Unfortunately, they instantly suspected Spencer Wade as being the villain just with speaking with him for the first time. I was able to delay their concerns and they had quite a bit of fun with the poker game, two of my players rolled 100 for their luck during the game. Eventually it was a battle of wills between Wade and a lounge singer, who eventually won the pot of $53. My players and I did find the combat at the end to be a bit jarring, but admittedly I didn't set it up properly before Spencer attacked.
I also allowed one of my players, who is a fan of Robert E. Howard and who's character is named Howard, to find the stories written by Roberts which coincide with Robert E. Howard's actual stories.
This is really useful as I was looking for a scenario to run in Texas as my players will be driving from New Orleans to LA and wanted to include Robert E. Howard in there someone - i'll probably modify it some (it's the 1920s and Robert Howard will be a teen.) Thanks for digging this up :D
i feel like i travel in time with every video, as i watched the whole playlist
this was a great review, I have enjoyed and shared a few of them now. The tie with Howard was great, and i think lends to more stories. The topaz throne would be a great find, perhaps it being a conduit to speaking with eldritch things or calling them to do a task. Another idea is the demon sorceress akivasha, with the eternal flame of acheron being resummoned to this plane or if not summoned the full risk of it
I love NPC's that come across as super friendly and helpful only to heel turn at the end and try to murder everyone. The problem for me is not doing it all the time so my players don't start suspecting all of my NPC's of sudden and inevitable betrayal.
Mirror of =Kull of Atlantis references. First, Thulsa Doom. Second, Kull story "Mirrors of Tuzun Thune".
I’m always excited when TH-cam suggests your old videos to me on my homepage because I think they’re really enjoyable to rewatch. I was wondering, have you played any of the other adventures from the book that this particular scenario came from? If so, do you plan on reviewing it? Thanks!
Did I miss something or do we not find out what the runes in the painting say. I failed my POW roll and now I’m compelled to find the answer.
Man, after figuring out that there's an evil wizard trapped inside a mirror, I am really disappointed that it wasn't the painting he was trapped in. I mean, c'mon! Who doesn't want a Cthulhu scenario that ends with you fighting a bootleg Conan the Barbarian? Whether that's implementable or not, I'd imagine it could lead to a few cool twists to the scenario. Starting with the fact that disposal of the painting is going to be difficult, because it's a prized possession of a rich man. You can't just smash it and leave it at that, you gotta be more clever.
The way I'd run this adventure would probably be something like this. The investigators and Spencer Wade are all associates and friends of the man hosting the party and you've been requested to help him set up some time before the party. It's then that he shows the PCs the painting, asking if they know about the runes (Part of the reason they were invited, considering you may either already have Cthulhu mythos or at least an interest in the subject), which would lead to the scenario proper. It's at this time that Spencer becomes hypnotized by the wizard in the painting, but at this point, only manifests as an obsession with figuring out the translation. This immediately gives the players a bit more time to become friendly with Spencer, making his treachery feel a little bit more like a sting than a "pfft, whatever".
As they then discover the truth of the painting, this triggers Spencer (and any other PCs who failed the POW check against the painting) to become dominated by it (The PCs naturally get another POW-check). From then on, this could either set up a ticking time element not unlike Idol of Thoth, where the PCs still have time before the party was set to be held to stop the wizard from brainwashing everyone or you could have had the party already happen, with a majority of the people in the party now after them for the book or translation, the PCs left in a situation, where they will never find rest until the painting is destroyed.
It's a basic idea and not without a few holes to address, but I think adding a few twists and turns to the thing would make it more fun. And again, I'm ready to contrive alot when it comes to doing shit like a climactic confrontation between the PCs and Conan the Barbarian.
I'm not a gm or a player, I just come here for the NPC quips
Fun fact, the laws of prohibition didn't actually make the drinking of alcohol, or even OWNING alcohol, illegal. It made specifically the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal. So it was perfectly legal for some well-to-do to have some reserve of ancient whiskeys and wines that he keeps specifically for parties and get togethers and the like.
You ever watch Ken Burns's Prohibition? It's freakin fascinating. He talks about how certain clubs and wealthy people stocked up on booze over the year before Prohibition took effect in order to keep themselves good and toasted for decades to come because the prior-made alcohol was legal. Really great series, if you haven't seen it.
@@SSkorkowsky I have not. I will have to look it up
@@SSkorkowsky That show was very interesting. Thank you for pointing it out to me. Also, a fun fact: My home state of Georgia stayed dry for about 5 years after the rest of the country started to sell alcohol again. Depending on who you ask, that was either due to a large amount of temperance, or more often, that it was due to the fact that people made more money by selling illegal moonshine than they did selling alcohol legally.
Perfect time for a Halloween scenario now
Hey Seth, I was wondering you ever had a Party that involved a Black investigator in one of these Lovecraft games?
Briefly. Player is black. I wanted him to join the regular group, but after a couple sessions with us, he had some work issues and had to move away. We did have only player do a Chinese character for a while, he was a detective originally from San Franciso.
Good day Seth,
Another great review. I really enjoy the length you go to provide quality reviews.
Thanks again for everything.
Was curious if you had any comments or suggestions on the scenerio "Alone Against the Wendigo" would enjoy hearing your thoughts on it.
Thanks. I've never tried Alone Against the Wendigo.
Another great run through. your the man Seth. always enjoy watching your reviews.
out of curiosity, are you familiar with Savage Worlds Realms of Cthulhu? Was wondering if you have ever reviewed that book.
One other question for you. Do you have any recommendations for any single player/ one on one scenarios? Specific rules sets not important. I can convert the story to Realms of Cthulhu with little difficulty.
Once again great job and that s for all that you do providing wonderful content.
Never read Realms of Cthulhu. Sorry.
There's only a few single-player ones that I'm familiar with and I haven't run any of them. "Mister Corbit" in the Mansions of Madness collection can be a solo, I believe. There was also a set of 4 solo adventures that Goodman Games did with a Kickstarter (they were an unlocked reward with Lost Expedition). They were written by Jon Hook and all looked pretty fun. However I don't know if Goodman Games even plans on releasing them to the public or if they were just Kickstarter-only.
Seth Skorkowsky
We'll see soon on if those One-v-One scenarios will be offered publicly.
I had to run through all your videos again to figure out which one had the poker rules
Great as always! Do you plan to run, and subsequently review, The Star on the Shore?
Thank you. I'm strongly considering The Star on The Shore. First we'll need to finish up Bad Moon Rising, which we're currently half-way through.
Seth Skorkowsky Very cool! I plan to run it sometime in the future, would be great to have your input - I've used your changes on two different scenarios so far, to great effect!
Hi Seth, I'm a big fan of your videos, especially the Call_Of_Cthulhu ones. I have a question about your homegrown gambling rules. Do the bonus or penalty dice get carried over only to the next step or are they cumulative and only are used with the LUCK roll in Step 3?
Thanks!
When the Step 3 Luck Roll was made is when I had all the Bonus/Penalties applied. After that, they start over for the next round. But, all of it I kinda made up on the fly, so by all means, feel free to improve on it or change it up if you like.
@@SSkorkowsky thanks. I like it as is, just needed clarification as I tend to over complicate things. I know what you mean about a game within a game taking over sometimes. When we were playing Deadlands once upon a time, we got so engrossed with actually playing poker (as player characters) it took over the night and we wound up having a bar fight with a cheating npc rather than go off on the real adventure for awhile.
In various reviews, there is mention of "PRINTING THEM FULL SIZE" what, may I ask, is the print size, if say you take the pictures to a print place like staples or such place?
For the train car floorplans? By full-size I mean making them to scale with miniatures, which came to just shy of 16 inches for each train car. I printed them at home on some 8.5x11 cardstock across 2 pages, then cut out and taped them together to make each 16-inch car.
This is one of the few cases where legal drinking durring this era in the mainland USA could be done. As it was super common in the days leading up to it becoming law the rich stockpiled as much as they could, and it's only illegal to manufacture or sell it. Maybe show off the host gloating to someone that asks, to show off the "Law for thee but not for me" element of that law.
Hey Seth been looking for a 6th edition keepers screen but they are so expensive on amazon and ebay and there arent any on there website any ideas where i can find one Thank you
Best advice I can give is just lurking on ebay for a while. The only one I see there now is insanely expensive. What I'd look out for isn't a screen by itself, but a book lot. Sometimes lots will come up and there's those rare moments where for whatever reason no one but you bids on it. Problem is that you'll likely end up with some double-books, depending on the rest of the lot. But someone selling the screen by itself is usually going to charge way too much, unless the stars align and you wander into the right used bookstore one day.
Does anyone know where I can find either a copy or a place to purchase this module because I can’t find it anymore.
Chaosium retired this adventure, as well as the rest of the old Monograph line, in February 2022. So it's no longer available.
Bit of a bummer to see it and its companions out of circulation.
A party in CoC doesn't end in death or theft.
Make a San check. 0/1 Sanity Loss.
I feel like it would be 1d20/1d100.
For fun, and if you have time, you can always get a set of poker dice to simulate a game. :)
Love your vids! I wish you were my dm!
@2:45 subvert expectations!
Yea, I just play actually poker, 5 hands of Texas Hold-em, Only 5 Hands.