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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lyle.spade" data-source="post: 7701588" data-attributes="member: 30042">I like Gumshoe, and have played ToC and run Nights Black Agents and TimeWatch. I actually think the system is better for Mythos-focused investigations than the CoC system. I've played CoC only a few times, and the BRP system seems, for all its updates, antiquated to me. That said, Gumshoe's not perfect, but does ensure that an investigation can proceed. If you want to run an investigation-focused story it works really well. In NBA, even with its added combat rules, I think it breaks down when players want to get tactical. Sure, it provides a structure to complement a narrative of thriller action scenes, but it's not built to handle crunchy tactics. Not every system can do everything, right?Another system you might want to check out for investigative stories, especially horror, is Chill 3rd Edition, about which I wrote a <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?470538-Chill-3rd-Edition" target="_blank">review recently</a>. It handles the job of guaranteeing vital clues differently than does Gumshoe, and after running both I actually prefer it - by a narrow margin.All that said, ToC is a beautiful, well-written book with great art, and a system that will work really well for investigative horror...and left me feeling like I wanted to put on a fedora and go back to the 20s...it had the right vibe.</blockquote>