sobota, 8 grudnia 2018

Somewhere in the shadows lurks SAP and other things...

On DG front was quiet since September. It was only a veil! Behind the scenes neverending fight with darkness rage on!

So since my last ramblings, we play three great scenarios. First one was Observer Effect - I do not need to tell You how good this adventure is. Pure gold in terms of playing with players heads. To such extent that one of the Agents shot himself in the head at the moment of the last scream at 10 o'clock, at the very end of the module! This was a very intense experience for all of us. Below You got intro created for the recording of this game.



To make things easier, to catch some breath before delving into more darkness, I decided to run something a little bit different. For so much needed change of scenery, I chose an old module - The Colony. I run it with pre-gen characters, and with special character sheets. Even Arc Dream repost picture from this game. Thank You! So much fun! Here is an intro to all of my DG one-shots, I only change titles of modules we are playing.



And last, but no means least is Our last game (1 of December 2018). This time we played the ongoing campaign. Leftovers from Observer Effect had a new mission. This time from Controlcopy module. No one died, but sanity loses were very big. So next time it will be breaking point time!


sobota, 17 listopada 2018

Astounding Adventures! (1)

After finishing Our one on one campaign - Horror's Heart, I decided to use old BRP supplement - Astounding Adventures (as You can already tell after the topic of this entry). For many years it was the substitute of real Pulp Cthulhu, but even now, after the later landed in tentacles of fans all over the world, Astounding... is a very solid thing. 
The artwork is very good, the three adventures are fun and the adventure generator can be useful not only for straight Pulp adventures. After I choose the first adventure to run - Peril of Sumatra - and make a couple of handouts for my only player, I was ready to play.  Then something truly magnificent happened! One of the players from my first ever RPG group reach out to me and ask if he and his lady, can play with us. The now live in a different country, so for the first time ever I run game over the net. It was something different, exciting and fun. We use Skype. During play, I send them handouts in files. Overall it was a very good new experience. A lot of things to improve, but in the end, those players from abroad ask for another session. So I want to run then two other scenarios from Astounding Adventures and then we will see. Maybe something with Two Heads? But with real life™, different time zones, work, and other stuff is it even possible? No... It will be madness. Don't You think?

Below my couple of handouts from Peril of Sumatra!


And here it is the book itself...


niedziela, 4 listopada 2018

Horror's Heart

Last week was amazing! Truly amazing, without a doubt!
Of course, we use Pulp Cthulhu rules set, from obvious reasons. One player is not enough to stand before so many foes. And it was truly epic, but in a more personal and geographical scale than Masks of Nyarlathotep. We played this campaign in subsequent dates from 28 of October to 1 of November.5 scenarios, 5 fight nights. As for the campaign, it was the product of 90's and many changes had to be made to truly appreciate the climate and atmosphere of Montreal. But with cthulhureborn.wordpress.com handouts, sites with period maps (www.oldmapsonline.org)and so one, it is not impossible to do so. In the end, it was very good and creepy game. To its core... To its heart...


wtorek, 9 października 2018

Before we went to Montreal...

Just before Our first session of Horror's Heart, I've decided to have another scenario. For two reasons. First is, of course, reminding of Pulp Cthulhu rules after a long time not playing in this particular iteration of  BRP system. The second reason is to give my wife's character a special amulet. I want to give her some Deep One jewelry with 30 points of Luck. It may seem a bit too much, but remember she will be playing all alone in a campaign.
My first choice was Isle of Madness by Ed Possing from Miskatonic Repository. This is my first product from that line. It is quick, nasty little adventure. Cannot wait to run it. Maybe even this week!
Here it is in my possession:




Here is a map from that module. Printed on an aged paper.


And here You got a Sikorsky S-42 schematics. 

niedziela, 7 października 2018

Horror's Heart

My DG group is on hiatus for a moment, at home We recently ended Our three months period of playing Cyberpunk in Our classic Bielitz setting. So it is this time of the year again to play in Pulp Cthulhu. After last years Masks of Nyarlathotep, this time I want to play a more low key game. More intimate You might say. I choose Horror's Heart. Maybe not the best campaign out there, but definitely more suitable for my needs. Yesterday was session "0" and we create a character of thrill seeker Estella Porter who is a reporter. Below You can see my first round of handouts for my one and only player - NPC portraits.

NPC portraits for Our Horror's Heart campaign

piątek, 14 września 2018

Second DG Opera

For our second opera, I choose Kali Ghati scenario. That bloody, legendary scenario. Our group ends up with 50% loses from ambush. Then only got worse. But if You listen to all actual plays here on the net, nobody ends this scenario without a scratch. 
Two characters died, but after players want more, so we definitely will be rolling next characters. Maybe this time they choose more diversified professions. So I will be able to run for them the other cool scenarios? But witch one?
Below You can watch an intro for this installment.


piątek, 31 sierpnia 2018

Not dead but dreaming?

So for a couple of weeks, we play in other games, but since the beginning of August, the new group came to be. Friends of ours want to play in Delta Green. So we decided to came along and present them with the new system, new adventures.
Everyone wants to play an army character so this makes us prepare something special. Life as always came to help us. Fears Little Sharp Needles came out, we backed this great project from Stygian Fox, so why not to use one of these scenarios for the new group? My first choice was The Winoka Point Research Center from Oscar Rios. The game was very intense, fast and brutal. One of the players lost hand other broke ribs. It was vicious fun!
Below is an intro to Our game.



środa, 30 maja 2018

Mansion of Madness (2)

Last Sunday we continue our little loosely campaign. After events of Darkness Beneath the Hill (from Doors to Darkness), it was very appropriate to run Mr Corbitt scenario from Mansions of Madness (which I received earlier last week). One of the players cannot be at the session, but another of Our regulars was able to play. So he chooses a Stanley Ace character (from How We Roll podcast I presume?). And we went for it!
No giving any spoilers this is a very tough scenario for players and very fun to run for Keeper. But after all, it went splendidly! Below You got the book with the handouts!


Of course, for newspaper clips, I always use Cthulhu Reborns: Mutable Deceptions!

P.S. This is Our 50 post on this blog! 

niedziela, 20 maja 2018

Doors To Darkness (1)

After a long break, we decided to come back to our first love. Call of Cthulhu RPG. I choose the first scenario in this beautiful book. Doors to darkness for us opened Christopher Smith Adair with his Darkness Beneath the Hill. From first glance, it was a quick little adventure. not so hard, no so deadly. How I was mistaken! One of the monsters almost slain my two players with two hits! Then, only thanks to luck and good throws they escape with a friend from dangerous catacombs. The big bad of this adventure escape, but he will return in another episode. We use the pregen characters of Melissa and Jacob from the book. Both are very good balanced, between fighting skills and doing stuff. We think that this characters will return in another instalment, another adventure. Maybe even they open another Doors To Darkness!


This are handouts and character sheets from our game. Beneath You got close-ups:





Thank You Mister Ch.S.Adair for truly horrific (enjoyable!) experience!

poniedziałek, 2 kwietnia 2018

That situation

What do You think - It is better to see Your enemy or make blind shoots into the oily, whispering shadows? And when You finally lost a gun, and run as fast You can, screaming and stumble over rocks, do You make a quick look over Your shoulder right into the noiseless darkness? And the last thing You hear is the weak squeak of some kind of small animal in trouble when a predator immerses his claws into a tiny body. And You find out, that was You squeak...

 





And more... tentacles

This time a small box for my dices:




A brand new chest

I just wanted from my husband to give me for a present something that a woman could consider to be awesome - You know - a jewelry, new clothes, cosmetics... But as always I received something "unexpected and useful" - that`s what my husband told, when he gave me a wood burner... Yeah! Now I can make as many chests, as I want!  I`m so happy right now! 



niedziela, 11 marca 2018

Library update (3)

Thanks to my Friend and correspondent unending efforts I've received another beautiful and heave book. For some time I thought about buying it, but other titles were more available for me. But since this package came, now I can scratch it from my list. Behold the Dawnward Spire, Lonely Hill!



 This book is available in its 800 pages glory from publishers website:

niedziela, 25 lutego 2018

Library update (2)

After a couple of days, I've received another three books from Black Wings of Cthulhu Series.
Behold part two, four and five:


Now I must wait only for missing part three!

piątek, 12 stycznia 2018

Library update

During holiday season last year friends and family made me a couple of nice gifts. Below are books that they give me. Cannot wait to read them all. Anything in particular is worth to read earlier? Any suggestions?





poniedziałek, 8 stycznia 2018

MoN - day (15)

For the last time...
As always spoilers below...


22.11.2017 - Mike is on the 12 day cruse from Mombasa to Shanghai. Lots of recovering, especially health.

26.11.2017 - First steps in Shanghai.Questions about boat from photograph found in Elias apartment. Visit to Drunken Tiger and spying on Ho-Fongs warehouse.

01.12.2017 - Honest talk with Chum and meeting up with Isoge Taro (undercover). Fight with back alley.
10.12.2017 - Meet up with Lin Tang-Ju. Interesting talk and continuing search for Jack Brady.
17.12.2017 - If You want to find someone, with good attitude You will find. So Brady is at last found. Many questions are answered during this meeting. Blasphemous Tome comes back to his owner but it is good transaction. Crazy Lin Tang-Ju decides to help Mike with attack on Grey Dragon Island. New China communist also, so there we have Mike with Jack, two gorillas and bunch of commies. True Pulp Style!
25.12.2017  - Attack on Grey Dragon Island. Thompson, shoggots, deep ones, gorillas and everything in between is going to clash in truly epic style! There are no word for this last showdown with Nyarlathotep cultist. The rocket is destroyed, many artifacts are retrieved and place is sealed by Eye of Light and Darkness.
26.12.2017 - Nigel Wassif comes with British Navy to help with battle, but they are to late. Everybody came back to Shanghai. Lin Tang-Ju forgive Brady stealing the book. Mike decides to depart with his money and last sanity intact. Long way home. 
31.12.2017 - In New York Mike meets up with Kensington and talks about future book, that they want to write about all this mess. Somebody interrupts this nice dinner. Man from Bradley Grey - who give Mike a request on the very start of this story. Last showdown with Bradley Grey ends this story with our hero standing in lawyer office after battle with him and his hired guns. The Police is coming very quickly.

What a ride! 22 hours of play. 30 sessions of moderate length. The story, the mood, the pacing, everything is very nicely done. Even when my wife bypass Australian chapter, the story still hold strong. Pulp system is very, very good. Just what I dream of for so many years since first previews of this book. Cannot wait to see what changes has been made with new edition! And last but not least: Thank You everyone for reading this scribble!



poniedziałek, 1 stycznia 2018

Alone against flames...

What a way to start a New Year!
Just yesterday we wrap up Our Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign. So I decide to try something new. I wonder how it will be?


Happy 2018!

We wish You happy 2018!



P.S. MoN - day will return next week for its final chapter! Till then!