d20 CoC and d20 WoD

[Erekose]

I've just started reading d20 WoD and it strikes me that the style/rules etc. should blend very well with Monte's other work d20 CoC.

It's been a while since I read the earlier work but presumably it would be a route to introducing ordinary humans (as opposed to Awakened and Mage characters) - with the understanding that all WoD characters start at the equivalent of 4th level.

Has any one else had similar thoughts?

 

[Psion]

I always thought that the D20 CoC chargen rules were poor. I'd much rather use something like D20 modern, Grim Tales, or OGL horror to make normal humans.

 

[Skywalker]

I've just started reading d20 WoD and it strikes me that the style/rules etc. should blend very well with Monte's other work d20 CoC.

It's been a while since I read the earlier work but presumably it would be a route to introducing ordinary humans (as opposed to Awakened and Mage characters) - with the understanding that all WoD characters start at the equivalent of 4th level.

Has any one else had similar thoughts?

Yep. I turn more to d20 CoC than d20 Modern for MCWoD resources as mechanically they are actually a better fit.

As to human PCs, keep them as they are in d20 CoC. MCWoD PCs are uber powerful supernatural entities. The +2 or so bonus to attack and defence and extra HP make sense.

 

[cybernetic]

I pretty much agree with the synergy between MCWoD and CoC d20. Hell...the DnD stats for the Cthulhu Mythos in the back of the CoC d20 book makes for some trully nightmarish creatures to unleash in a campaign. The stats for Azathoth could possibly fill in for the Iconnu if you really wanted.

[ CoC d20's Gamemastering section is easily one of the greatest chapters in an RPG I have seen! (IMHO of course). ]

I'm with Skywalker on normal humans...using CoC d20 for your normal human needs feels very right to me. I'll be doing that with my own MCWoD campaign starting this weekend. (Though more for NPCs than PCs...as my players are all playing evil characters who work for the Iconnu.. )

 

[Erekose]

...as my players are all playing evil characters who work for the Iconnu.. )

Ouch!

 

[Odhanan]

On a thematic note, I've been wondering how cool it would be to play CoC d20 with Delta Green and a "Masks of Nyarlathotep" sort of campaign, to end with a "bang", like the aforementioned campaign, the "bang" being the Intrusion, and then, camera fades... and campaign goes on with MCWOD !