Lethality in games Some games are harder than others. The difference between Call of Cthulhu and any level above 1 in D&D is quite the difference. D&D has up to 3 failed saving throws before someone dies, but one failed CON check in Cthulhu, or damage more than your max in one go, is … Read more
This week we hop over to the Alien RPG to use one of their monsters for this week. Taken straight out of the Chariot of the Gods cinematic scenario – we are looking at the Abomination/ Beluga head Creature. It’s been RPG sale season, and one of the local comic shops near me is … Read more
This week we change paces to a new RPG I acquired – Warhammer 40K: Wrath and Glory. The W40K setting is something I had briefly heard about several years ago, but never really got into it as the tabletop was exceptionally expensive. Recently, I have dipped my toes into the setting via the first … Read more
A little different this time for the Monster of the Week. I have been making a Pulp Cthulhu space game after watching Love, Death and Robots and the episode Beyond the Aquila Rift became a massive influence for the story based on the GIF used above. Spoilers may lie below. To summarise this episode of Love, … Read more
This week, we returned to the Gateways to Terror scenario book for Call of Cthulhu. One of our D&D players was interested in playing Call of Cthulhu, but has never played before. I felt one of the Gateways to Terror games would be perfect as they are fairly short, concise, and introduce all the … Read more
Telling players “No’ can be hard, especially if you are not confident or don’t like a little bit of confrontation at the table. I’ve had many cases in the early days where I couldn’t say “no”, or when I did, it often lead to me conceding to game-breaking hi jinx at the table. I’ve … Read more
We were playing an impromptu game of Call of Cthulhu last night and I revisited a ‘bad guy’ that I have used in the past. The Abomination from The Gateways To Terror handbook is a strong but manageable creature in The Necropolis. The scenario is designed much more like an introduction game to Call … Read more
Hi everyone! Welcome to the blog. Here you will find information and discussions about TTRPGs – particularly around horror. I’ll be writing about the games I run, have played, and what made these games succeed or fail. There may also be my advice on how to run games well (among other things like my mistakes … Read more
