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I have a terrible memory regarding the names of persons or places. But that's what notes are for, right? Anyway, I typically only care for background information as far as it is relevant for the adventure. Iirc, originally the adventure path adventure modules were relatively sparse regarding...

Yep, imho Trail of Cthulhu would be an excellent fit. By default the rules support two modes of play: (emphasis mine) E.g. Stunning Eldritch Tales is a collection of four short adventure modules using the Pulp style.

Deities & Demigods was my first contact with the Mythos and I was totally fascinated by it. I think it was over a year later until I actually read my first Lovecraft story: 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'. But one of my most prized possessions was Sandy Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu...

Reminds me of the Sluagh in oWoD's Changeling RPG:

Well, there is a bit more to it. You have to check for special and critical hits as well which depending on your weapon could result in an impale or knockback result. Also, there's hit locations, each with its own hit points in addition to the total hit points. The spellcasting systems are also...

I just broke down and backed the second kickstarter for 'Things from the Flood'...

<insert rant about D&D's alignment system> just like the OP, one of my main motivations for starting to play RPGs was because I didn't like the tensions resulting from players being too focused on the competitive aspects of board games. When you're just 'playing to win' you're sucking all of...

Sad news about Evil Hat. Great news about the Android setting for Genesys, though! I may have to get the Genesys core rules rules after all... After playing Android:Netrunner for several years, the setting has really grown on me.

Yep, shipping costs are a big problem. E.g. I bought the PDF version of '13th Age in Glorantha' and would have really liked to get a physical copy, as well. But despite the claims on Chaosium's website that they are always shipping books from the closest store (which would have been in Great...

I think you're missing the point. Of course a dozen goblin grunts with wands of fireball would be more dangerous than a dozen goblin grunts with guns. But both scenarios are more dangerous than a dozen goblins with pointed sticks. I'd like to note that the idea of arming grunts with magic items...

In my experience that's also how you should drink wine: Alternate between drinking a glass of wine and one or two glasses of still water. Works like a charm for me even if I end up drinking a whole bottle of wine over the evening.

After proofreading a friend's new novel that is soon to be published, I started reading 'A Night Without Stars' by Peter F. Hamilton. It's the sequel to 'The Abyss Beyond Dreams'. I hope it doesn't drag on as much as the first novel did. I mainly picked it up now because it's better to read it...

Currently, I'm still using a PC running Windows 7. But my next PC is likely going to be a Mac, since I will never voluntarily use a PC running Windows 10. After over 25 years Microsoft has finally managed to alienate me.

Actually both. I think there's also app support for Imperial Assault. However none of these require an active internet connection. You just download the app and that's it. That's what I thought was odd about 'Detective'. But if you're supposed to search the internet for clues, it makes sense.

Players with such inclinations don't require alcohol to act that way. I've seen it often enough. As I already said: In my experience it leads to more relaxed sessions. Also note that we're not talking about getting drunk drinking several bottles of wodka. It's just a few beers.

If there wasn't a market, they wouldn't make that offer...

Looks cool, however is not what I'd prefer. If the rest of the game is good I probably wouldn't mind, though.

Yep. It makes the railroad more tolerable because it's easier to just shut down your brain, lean back and simply enjoy the show. If I'd been sober, I'd probably been quite annoyed by not being able to affect the plot except in the predetermined way and might have thrown a fit.

That sounds a lot like the puzzle quests in the Secret World MMO: They use a mix of 'real' websites and websites that were specifically created for the game, e.g. to portray the in-game factions or fictional companies. I really enjoyed these puzzles; so, if it's like that, that's quite cool...

Not as a player race. At least not in the original core set. In the revised core set they added Pterrans, iirc.; i.e. a race of flying dinosaur-like humanoids. A supplement introduced the 'dray', a reptilian race created by an undead sorcerer king. In 4e they sort of became a player race using...