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by Jotuns Eye » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:46 pm
Call of Cthulhu RPG, Chaosium or "D20" rulebook, which would be better? And why?
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by Jesus Prime » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:06 pm
D20. You're going to get more bang for your money, since it's the core rules for like a jillion games.
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by E.A. Lovecraft » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:40 pm
I've only skimmed D20 rules, but I will say the old Chaosium BRP system (Which CoC is based on) rocks.
Keep in mind that D20's popularity rises from an ingenious marketing ploy--the Open Game License--not by being the best system for all settings.
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by Jotuns Eye » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:25 am
Another question... Are the Delta Green supplements based on Chaosium or D20 rules (I think they're Chaosium)? And does that matter (can the information be transfered to D20 easily)?
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by E.A. Lovecraft » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:49 am
Never looked at DG stuff, myself, but a quick check shows that the latest version of the sourcebook covers both systems. Older supplements probably use the BRP system.
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by Yog-Sothoth » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:15 am
I thought Chaosium shut down...
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by E.A. Lovecraft » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:10 pm
Chaosium is still alive. The Delta Green line is published by a different company.