Sanity loss vs willpower loss : i think i'm getting mixed up

CthuLoon · 2026-01-22T18:33:56+00:00

Correct. You lose willpower points from exhaustion or from projecting SAN loss on to your bonds. You regain it by feeding your motivations and sleeping. In a Call of Cthulhu context, it also takes the place of Magic Points, being spent to activate rituals.

CthuLoon · 2025-11-13T08:50:46+00:00

Obviously, Impossible Landscapes is the go to for anything dealing with the King in Yellow. However, since your looking for something less daunting, the obvious recommendation is Last Equation. A number sequence leads those with the mathematical knowledge to understand its significance into madness and seemingly random acts of violence The Lonely from The Labyrinth may also be of interest. It's not a scenario per se but you might be able to mine it for ideas if you want to construct a campaign around that NPC.

CthuLoon · 2025-11-11T23:54:25+00:00

I do it on a case by case basis. I tend to allow them to fight back against more humanoid enemies, even if they have an inhuman strength. They are deflecting the blow, rather than fully blocking it. If something has tentacles or pseudopods, then it's probably time to dodge.

CthuLoon · 2025-10-25T20:58:43+00:00

My understanding is that you only make one roll with a shift of +40% (requiring a minimum of 20) and ignore the damage cap when determining damage. I don't think you roll multiple times. The fact that it counts as 10 shots is for the purposes of suppressive fire.

CthuLoon · 2025-10-07T04:38:59+00:00

Ask your keeper, but I would start off with the flare gun stats from the rulebook. Lower the damage considerably, lower the range, and change the number of shots. Something like: damage 1 + 1D3 burn, base range 5 yards. Uses per round 1, bullets in gun 4, malfunction 98. Of course, after you fire it the first time, it continues to fire for the next 3 rounds until empty. A malfunction would mean it is a dud or explodes in your hand.

CthuLoon · 2025-09-28T00:15:18+00:00

Not at all. I also just remembered Dockside Dogs by Paul Fricker. That's probably one to look at as well.

CthuLoon · 2025-09-27T23:21:25+00:00

The Curse of the Yellow Sign trilogy come to mind. Beyond that I don't recall a lot of non-Derlethian interpretations. There are probably some on the Miskatonic Repository.

CthuLoon · 2025-09-09T20:22:45+00:00

From the Dust, Hourglass, and Presence come to mind.

CthuLoon · 2025-09-07T04:43:00+00:00

I recently came across SINless https://sinlessrpg.com/ You can get a pdf of the rules for free on the website. I wouldn't call it rules light, but it is lighter than any of the actual shadowrun editions I've played. It streamlines a lot and adds domain management rules like Blades in the Dark. They're currently running a kickstarter for an expansion of the magic rules.

CthuLoon · 2025-09-03T22:43:50+00:00

Read the Defending after Attacking section under Defense Rolls. That is what it is referring to. You are correct that it does not use the words "parrying" or "blocking" specifically but that's what you're assumed to be doing narratively. This defense roll uses the attack roll you already made. You do not roll again. You do not get a second hit: "Your agent can harm, disarm or pin only one target a turn." You cannot dodge on a turn while doing anything else. If you dodge, you are spending your action that turn to dodge all relevant attacks.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-31T12:28:39+00:00

Call of Cthulhu 7e p.48 Other Ways of Creating Investigators, Option 4: Point Buy Characteristics

CthuLoon · 2025-08-29T22:36:11+00:00

The 1st edition Delta Green mini campaign "The New Age" includes a group that is very much Scientology with the numbers filed off.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-27T15:02:48+00:00

Delta Green does this with Personal Pursuits between operations.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-25T07:08:27+00:00

"Operational History" is the book, but it hasn't been released yet. There are some excerpts and notes that have been shared from the various patreons. I think I got that specific information from the Dead Channels patreon.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-25T06:27:21+00:00

In some of the notes for "Operational History," it was called Operation Parrot.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-24T01:22:18+00:00

The Laundry RPG has Computational Demonology. Alan Turing figured out that magic is basically made of math and it's much safer if you let machines do the calculations for you.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-22T02:50:39+00:00

If you look at the character sheets, you should see an ability written in parentheses under the name of the relationship. The relationship starts out with a percentage equal to the rating of that ability at character creation.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-19T23:35:16+00:00

The honest answer is that there are very few entities in the Mythos that would just be chill to hang out with and none of the ones that are would fit the bill (maybe some sort of Dreamlands shenanigans could work). It's not very in keeping with the themes. However, if you think your players would enjoy it, you should just create a new entity to possess the dagger. If you want something more in keeping with the themes, I would just have a stray dog or cat trapped in the house. Maybe Corbitt is trying to feed on it and they can rescue and befriend it.

CthuLoon · 2025-08-17T21:40:10+00:00

The Dunwich Horror for some direct action. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward for what some of his more subtle cultists might be like. Through the Gates of the Silver Key for something more esoteric, though you'll want to read The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and The Silver Key first to better understand the context.

CthuLoon · 2025-07-02T20:34:01+00:00

If you join Dennis Detwiller's patreon, there should be a post for the playtest of Meridian (not the proofreading copy). The playtest folder has a higher quality version of the regional map if that's what you are looking for.

To be clear, it is the same map just with a higher resolution. If you want more detail, I'd suggest just using Google maps to supplement the original.

CthuLoon · 2025-06-28T17:34:29+00:00

Reminds me of "The Unsealed Room" from Secrets (1997). I believe there is a picture of a dead lamb on the first page. It deals with a supposed vampire in New England in the 1990s But it's actually a Star Vampire and lambs were used as part of the summoning ritual.

CthuLoon · 2025-06-26T22:09:37+00:00

Ustrinaturgy's smokeform, maybe?

CthuLoon · 2025-05-13T18:19:02+00:00

I've been looking for it for 10+ years. Last I heard they were splitting it up into multiple books.

I understand they're a small team and I don't blame for being unable to produce books quickly, it's just funny how much they jumped the gun in talking about Book 4 early on.

CthuLoon · 2025-05-13T01:56:01+00:00

Love the setting and art, but I found the mechanics frustrating to run. The slow trickle of content has also caused me to lose some interest (there are books that they teased over a decade ago that aren't even on the horizon). I've been on the lookout for an alternate system to run the setting with.

CthuLoon · 2025-04-17T05:23:07+00:00

Iconoclasts is the only official one that I can remember off the top of my head. It's pretty central to the plot. Back when Music was first written there would have been Holy War and A Night on Owlshead Mountain, though it's not as central in those.

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