tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2785778627093402667..comments2024-03-28T15:30:09.903-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: In Praise of BRPJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65416289380196829722010-04-22T13:17:31.130-04:002010-04-22T13:17:31.130-04:00Indeed, even today, the core rules of Call of Cthu...Indeed, even today, the core rules of <i>Call of Cthulhu</i> only take up a handful of pages, around about the same number as back then. This does have its drawbacks, as there are some bits and pieces which need a bit of polish after thirty years, but the benefits outweigh the flaws by a massive margin. It's my favourite ruleset by far; as a GM, I appreciate the lightness of the rules, and the intuitive percentile approach is wonderful for introducing new gamers.<br /><br />All that said, I've really only used it as part of <i>CoC</i>. I've played one or two sessions of both <i>Runequest</i> and <i>Elric!</i>, but nothing else. I'd like to use it for a fantasy game one day, but my current group is a little ambivalent towards the system, alas.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21873504239050856942010-04-22T12:56:26.126-04:002010-04-22T12:56:26.126-04:00Let the record show that Rotwang! agrees.
You kno...Let the record show that Rotwang! agrees.<br /><br />You know.<br /><br />In case anyone asks.Dr Rotwanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750632906878388570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23792427126003732292010-04-22T01:06:28.729-04:002010-04-22T01:06:28.729-04:00It's the system I wish more people played.It's the system I wish more people played.crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19309248341147601912010-04-21T20:23:07.066-04:002010-04-21T20:23:07.066-04:00BRP in the form of Runequest 2 was my 1st real RP...BRP in the form of Runequest 2 was my 1st real RPG love. My experiences with early D&D weren't really that much fun at till 2nd edition came out so I switched to the excellent Runequest 2e soon after. <br /><br />It was a favorite of mine till I discovered GURPS and I'll still play BRP given a chance. Played Mongoose RQ1 a couple of years ago in fact and while the MRQ rules need a bit of work it was still fun.<br /><br />As an old fan its nice to see the game so well supported. I think in its own way its in a golden age as much as any of the OSR games <br /><br /> I do not believe there has ever been this much stuff coming out at one time.<br /><br />Not only are most of the old titles available, at least 3 companies support it (Chaosium, Cubicle 7 and Mongoose) and there are even new licenses (Charles Stross's Laundry Fantasy series)5stonegameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694550968360550229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3425356559308846862010-04-21T19:42:55.444-04:002010-04-21T19:42:55.444-04:00This was my favorite system when I was younger.
...This was my favorite system when I was younger. <br /><br />The current equivalent of the introductory guide that James describes can be downloaded for free <a href="http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=3700" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Michael Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14994557942003895872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62712292737212334482010-04-21T18:43:35.520-04:002010-04-21T18:43:35.520-04:00I love BRP: it's my go-to system for anything....I love BRP: it's my go-to system for anything. Nowadays it's out in a 400+ page (iirc) multi-genre behemoth, but it's still very simple to pick up.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70495047325060519652010-04-21T17:45:50.537-04:002010-04-21T17:45:50.537-04:00Yeah, it was pretty nifty.Yeah, it was pretty nifty.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.com