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This is a great book. I used it last night. For a Call of Cthulhu game of all systems!

Crystal Caste offers prepainted swa, 1900ish investigator, and gang member sets. Foundry offers unpainted modern warriors like marines and such.

SAS or Royal Marines are an excellent choice. Since the expectation is to be arriving at a secure location within a short period of time they won't be carrying much. They might drop in with a snow mobile or two to aide in fast approach and supply porting. Survival gear probably would include...

Great setting for a showdown ala Ice Station Zero. Here is a link to a pdf on army logistics. Page 24. Not too helpful, but gives some pictures and talks about one of the biggest challenges to operating in arctic conditions: water supply. The hardwear wouldn't be as much of a problem as the...

Looking back I did make my players out to look like twinking munchkins. They are not. Aside from the occasional Monte Python slippage they are a mature bunch. In the end all I really wanted to say is that I've run a successful (fun) D20 Cthulhu game. I feel that atmosphere stems more from...

Luckily my players aren't that limited to a particular style of play. Most of their resistance to different systems is resistance to buying new books. The D20 Coc included many similar mechanics to the D&D we were playing. I few supplemental rules I could type up and hand out. I've found it...

The very good reason for using D20 Coc in my group is because, like it or not, they hate learning new systems. I would love to run UA (I love that mutant BRP system), but they would'nt bite. So I run D20 style. It has worked quite well. The players are psyched because they get to tweak feats...

Because Jeff is not the sole author. He is the Jack-of-all-trades leader on this project. I feel compelled to don my pimp hat. I must admit a bias for the Halls because I wrote two of the locations. Seeker's Rest and Phaelin's Cove coalesced while listening to a looped mix of the Beatles...

Try developing scenarios that aren't non-combat, but where combat won't achieve the pc's goal(s). 1. Seduce adversary to get access to their mcguffin (secret code, hall pass, lucky charms, etc...) This could include various activities ranging from gambling, witty banter, bicycle riding...

Jubilation Reliquiae: necromancer, arcaneinquisitor and all around nice guy...

In game terms: Contagion creeps me out. Take the zombie rot ala' Resident Evil or George Romero films like the Crazies or Night of the Living Dead. An example could be a fight with Zombo's, anyone that takes damage must make a fort save or risk becoming flesh eating zombie. Now it is a race...

Excellent observation. I played a Coc scenario once where we all started as soldiers in Vietnam. We were all gung ho what with the M-16's and grenades. We played like D&D characters and within' 10 minutes we were all dead. The keeper just shook his head and smiled and then had one of the...

A good question to ask is why don't your players take you seriously? Roleplaying isn't just for the players. The DM, GM, Keeper etc... has their role(s) to play also. If you take your job seriously then your players are more likely to take you seriously. I don't mean...

The biggest problem I have in running DG is the immense amount of cool details and secrets I must sit upon quietly. Remember less is more. Leading the players for whatever reason for extended periods of time leaves them as spectators, and bored spectators at that. Couple of ideas. Ditch the...

I love Toolbox for what it is a tool. Doesn't have pictures of bikini clad bastard sword babes, but those illustrations aren't all that helpful in preparing games. I don't use it at the table, but I do give it a looksy when I need some inspiration in scenario setting design. I don't think...