The classic Call of Cthulhu tournament scenario "No Man's Land" gets a turn at our table this week, with an extra-big convocation of the Order - seven players in all!
The Keeper
David
The Players
Des
Scott
Brendan
Jen
Renae
Dave
Jade
And once again the truth of Call of Cthulhu is borne out: It doesn't matter how smart, brawny, strong-minded or magical your character is. The ones who survive are the ones who run the fastest (and never stop running).
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of "meh" overall with Trail of Cthulhu, but one thing it has that CoC doesn't, and that's completely brilliant, is a "Fleeing" skill. One of the things I'm looking forward to in 7e is the increased Chase mechanics for the same reason.
DeleteI am suspicious of changing the fleeing mechanic. If you make it less optimal to run at the zeroth sign of anything going on, then how will players "investigate" a mansion, while working in how they're also stretching and warming up their legs?
Delete"I lean in to peer around the corner, keeping pressure on my back foot to get a good hip flexor stretch in"
Ha!
DeleteMy understanding is that it simply makes chases as detailed and full of options as combat. After all, running away from monsters is as big a part of the horror genre (if not bigger) as fighting them, so why not have a system to make chases into something more fun and dramatic?
Because then I'm even more likely to die! :(
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