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You can indeed do that, and there are even a few Chaosium releases that provide some non-mythos style adventure. I recall in particular the Blood Brothers and Blood Brothers 2 modules which went for b-movie inspiration over Lovecraft.

Not an RPG, but a module: The 2018 edition of Masks of Nyarlathotep, which is two hard-cover books and a "book" of player handouts. I have the first edition of Masks but never ran it. Decided to start up an online play of the game and saw that the new edition was out for CoC 7e, and got it from...

I don't mind angry judge but it did make it harder to tell which criticisms to take as seriously. I could also see a newbie getting burnt out faster if the first and only critique of their work was over the top harsh.

I am not sure how my cat would feel about being asked to participate in this way. He much more likes jumping at the dice and sitting in various box lids to languidly watch us as we play. I feel like he might think testing him with blankets and other accoutrements might be a bit much and ruin his...

I never played first edition, so I will defer to your expertise. I was taking others at their word that the 1st edition rules were darker and more straight and that it was the supplements which helped introduce the more slapstick humor leading into 2nd edition, which is the edition I started with.

There have been a few changes to Iron DM over the years... More structure demanded of the entries... More time... No more 12 entry matches. ...That sort of thing. One of the most significant adaptations, significant for the mental health of the Judge, is using a three judge panel for the...

I will tell you a tale... In the distant times, in the forgotten times that are not recorded, when Eric Noah still roamed the realms, and the boards were young and men were under the oversight of a one-legged-cat... in those days there was announced a tournament. The challengers assembled...

I would hazards that your Paranoia experience is going to change somewhat from Table to Table, and Group to Group; but I would also guess that on average, most Groups are going to run it slightly less roll-heavy. Personally, as I said, dice give the illusion of agency, and when running it, I...

Rolling dice gives the illusion of agency. One always wants the clones to feel like they have a chance. IIRC, the 2nd edition used a d20 mechanic. Straight dice rolls are simply different than dice pools.

Thanks for the extra eyes. My actual saved file has each final round noted with each contestant and the winner bolded. I then went down and just tallied up the various names. Its easy to overlook someone in the tally, but the first part being done makes double checking of the tallies easy enough...

Yep - I seemed not to have added either you or Humble Minion to the final list from last years contest. Fixing.

Double-checking he should be 0 - 2. (2002 and 2013, losing once to you and once to me). Not sure how I got that entered wrong. I have the matches marked right, but tallied it wrong. I fixed my list.

No that seems right. I was only listing those with at least three third round attempts. There are quite a few more who have had only one or two bites at the apple.

One final comment on my entry. Romus' impersonation of Alfred Ryder is something of an easter-egg and a potential clue for tv savy PCs. Word count didn't let me elaborate on the clue aspect, so I just left it as an easter egg. Ryder had a role in the first Star Trek episode, The Man Trap, where...

You are in good company. El-remmen and Seasong are also at 1 and 2.

I started keeping a tally of the 3rd round matches, and since 2002, I believe I am 2 and 3 (2002, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2021). But I know I lost 1 or 2 before that in the forgotten days. I have you down as 1 and 2 in the 3rd round (2002, 2016, 2019) Deuce Traveler has the most wins and is 3 and 1...

:unsure: Interestingly enough, I think I am pretty sure that I have now lost more 3rd round Iron DM matches than anyone else. Which is a curious sort of consolation.

Thanks to the judges and congratulations to Gradine!

Wikipedia has a nice summary of the various editions. It is worth noting that the 2004 XP edition, which introduced the possibility of running it straight, was done with full approval of the original designers who viewed the later West End editions to be too cartoony in their presentation of...

Quality Control in Alpha complex is rigorous, and every joy-joy pill, happiness pill and smile-wide pill is manufactured to exacting standards. Suggestions to the contrary are propoganda spread by communists and mutant traitor scum. Stories concerning happiness pills causing the imbiber to grow...