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2d20 System Reference Document
von Emmanuel P. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 06/23/2023 06:14:28

This is a very intruiging document which covers many optional rules besides its core, which enables you to create your own settings from elegant Achtung! Cthuluh to rather crunch heavyweights like Conan and Infinity. I would love to see a polished and layouted version of this SRD as a properly published book, because it has much potential to be used as a generic system for homebrew settings. If you like the style of 2D20 games, this document is an invaluable asset to realize your own setting ideas!



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Ahris Fantasy Roleplaying Game and Setting
von John S. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 06/15/2023 13:26:03

Ahris Fantasy Roleplaying Game is exactly what I have been looking for!

If, like me, you wanted to keep playing D&D type games and settings, however your interested in a system beyond the regular rules we have used for years and especialy if you like the 2D20 core system by Modiphius games as found in Conan or Achtung Cthulhu for its cinematic flare, then this is for you.

Built with the 2D20 World Builders Community Content Program, this system and setting fills a niche that Modiphius has yet to tackle, one of traditional fantasy RPG. There are over 60 of the traditional fantasy monsters stat blocks included, everything from bandits to goblins, medusas to undead, slimes and of course Dragons! If thats not enough you can use the monster/npc creation system to build your own. Magic, the most difficult of subjects to get right in game design, is thoroughly covered with four unique types of casters and again, with a create your own tool kit. You can also just jump right in with over 20 spells statted up and ready to sling!

I have already used the rules as GM for an older and venerated wildernes exploration/dungeon delve scenario and it worked as advertised. I have played in several sessions as well. It felt like my old days of discovery when I first entered the hobby, yet with an updated and sleek engine running the mechanics. Prep was easy. My players thouroughly enjoyed the session as well.

This game is sleek and well thought out, a great balance of rules that dont get in the way of the action as you play.

As an RPG GM and player since 1983, this set of RPG rules and setting is as professionally writen and put together as anything currently or previusly on the market.



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Solo Game Master's Guide (PDF)
von A customer [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 06/04/2023 14:05:24

I've been an avid tabletop roleplaying gamer since the Satanic Panic, and while I'd played with using random tables or oracles to try to run solo games to feed my thirst to play, they didn't flow well or reproduce the thrill of "playing to find out". The closest I came to solo roleplaying success might have been old Traveller's character generation, where as I rolled the career that the character went through, I imagined what each roll of the dice meant. What happened during that period of service to get the character that +1 in Bribery? Of course, the fact that a character could die during character creation added some of the surprise or thrill that seemed to be missing from other attempts at solo play.

Fast forward to the pandemic in 2020, and even though I had been playing games online for years, I found that because of work and the pandemic, I couldn't often seem to find the time or energy for online sessions. This has made me think about solo gaming both as a form of entertainment and as a way to prep for running games for others: what better way to learn the ropes of a system than to try it out solo first?

Geek Gamers, on the other hand, came to solo roleplaying as a natural step from a childhood: "the way I make up stories comes from years of spending time alone as an only child and using my mind to create other worlds. Often those places had magic. They were always escapes." (p.2)

Later, their love of interactive fiction games (such as Zork), loving RPGs but not having a group to game with. Having a degree in Victorian Literature also seems to have informed Geek Gamers development as a solo RPGer in that they have a solid understanding of how plots develop and scenes are written to be engaging. In their own words, the purpose of this book "is [to] explain some basic tenets of storytelling and narrative and apply them to working with RPG rules, mechanics, and constructs. These are the strategies I turn to in my mind when I’m playing. These are what give my sessions the compelling stories you see developing. And these concepts are what I’ve put into words for you, here in this book." p.2

Even Character Creation is Play Geek Gamers definitely delivers on laying out how to make solo gaming compelling and entertaining. First, they lay out that "Solo RPGing is what you want it to be, not what someone tell you it is." (p9) In other words, they give you the permission to bend or ignore rules in order to make the game entertaining. Some may think this strange, but for many following the rules is seen as being true to the game or author, so explicitly being given permission to do that in order to make a solo game fun is necessary for those people. Solo gaming is, after all, "all about story." (p.10)

How do you make solo play interesting? This is the meat of the book. It is not full of oracles / random tables to help you along. Instead, they lay out the approach to setting up the scaffolding for a good story. Going against how the majority of RPG rulebooks are laid out, they say to start with the setting and hook over character development. Many of the tips are ingenious in their simplicity, such as:

  • Setting a rule for when to cut a scene after 1d6 actions, which helps keep the story moving along and keeps scenes from stagnating
  • How to avoid using dice when just picturing yourself in the scene could give you the answer.
  • Don't start with character creation, but build the setting first, so that you're setting the stage for the story. What's the history of the place? You don't need it all, just the big picture or most relevant/interesting, of course.
  • Start with a trinket to "anchor your character to the physical world." What's its history? Why is it important to the character?
  • "[A]llow random table results to be interpreted as thematic results, not just literal ones." This helps to create a story with an arc and richness, rather than a cluster of random events and places.
  • Use non-gaming books, such as novels to generate ideas by randomly flipping to a page or rolling dice to determine the page number, then read from the page to find the ideas you need.
  • Don't look to tables to provide direction, but embellishment.

The book goes on to provide several other ways to come up with ideas to push the story forward and avoid the common dead ends that players often experience in solo games by using basic oracle tables. One of my favorites is creating your own random tables, and making them nested to provide more emotional or evocative places. Even the table titles can be made to be evocative: not "Wandering monsters" but "Escapees from the wizard's laboratory".

Needless to say, there is much more detail and guidance in the book to make you realize that solo rpging can be a narrative puzzle that can keep you engaged for hours. To help you along, the author includes a how-to-start-your-first-session checklist, as well as a recommended reading list that in many ways is for fiction writers or movie script writers. Then again, isn't that what we are doing in our minds -- creating a movie?

I give this 5 stars because it definitely succeeded in its goals, introduced me to new ideas and approaches, and it is a book I will be returning to reread on a regular basis as I sharpen my solo-roleplaying skills.



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Blood and Doom Primer Bundle
von Darya S. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/26/2023 10:23:13

This game doesn’t give you something really unique or mind-blowing. It is plus-minus standard dark fantasy with evil cults and the approaching end of the world. But. It is interestingly written and well-illustrated, and gives you a lot of stuff just for free. Waiting for the full version.



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Blood and Doom Primer Bundle
von Vít S. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/18/2023 02:55:05

For a free product, this has good production quality, but I do not see many things that would be original or captivating and neither do I understand why this has its own RPG system different from others (I have not seen anything to warrant this).



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Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Forest of Fear (PDF)
von Björn L. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/09/2023 13:29:09
Against doomsday cults, ancient secrets and super-tanks - a Mephisto review

Forest of Fear

With Forest of Fear, a more extensive campaign for Achtung! Cthulhu has been released. The story arc spans eleven chapters and takes place in the late years of World War II, more specifically against the backdrop of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The campaign is aimed at both experienced players and battle-hardened characters and recommends that agents have completed at least ten other missions. Not only does the campaign's length provide a challenge, but also the fact that several hostile parties operate here and get involved in a dangerous conflict. Moreover, the themes of this scenario and the strong correlation with one of the historic battles of World War II are responsible for the fact that this is a challenging scenario in any respect.

The agents are sent out to contact the Resistance in the Ardennes. At first, the campaign starts quite simply, with meeting a member of the Resistance and moving into a temporary headquarters. Thereafter, however, the plot quickly gains momentum and shows the agents that sinister forces are at work. The players are supposed to investigate the Black Sun's activities in the area, which initially starts with an archaeological outpost. Soon it turns out that ancient secrets rest beneath the Ardennes – or rather, rested until the Black Sun unearthed them to abuse them for their purposes. 

But before the player characters can focus on this task, a second storyline takes them in because, in addition, a dangerous and ancient cult is also active in the area. These cultists are preparing their own rituals to unleash a terrible threat to the region. Thus, the player characters get caught in a battle against two opponents, as both the Black Sun's and the cult's activities keep growing, making for increasingly dangerous missions. Sometimes it is about out-of-control summoning rituals. Then there are far-reaching caves to explore, created by ancient mythical creatures, to learn about the sinister plans of the Black Sun finally. The stakes are nothing less than stopping a secret weapon that could turn the tide of war against the Allies again. 

However, the cult goes even one step further, preparing to conjure a doomsday scenario. Fortunately, the agents are not entirely on their own, though, because in addition to the members of the Resistance, they also find the influences of a Celtic deity and her otherworldly followers working against the cult as the Wild Hunt. If the agents can establish good terms with these potential allies and pass their tests, they will receive much-needed support for the upcoming challenges.

The missions are varied and diverse – and often not designed to be solved by a simple frontal attack and fighting everything that moves. Often, it is mainly about gathering information and surviving to understand the enemies' activities and plans. Thus, sometimes caution is more useful than daredevil action. But, of course, there is room for hard fights and dynamic action. Towards the end, players will have to face extremely dangerous enemies in the two final missions. 

Forest of Fear is an extensive and challenging campaign. Player characters will deal with dangerous enemies and face a wide range of brutal cthulhoid horrors. They definitely have chances to fail in the missions as the stakes are high and the Black Sun's plan could set the Allies back greatly. However, not only the Black Sun and the Nachtwölfe play a role, but the players must also deal with a Celtic deity, a medieval cult, and the lost civilization of a mythos race and its secrets. In addition, they can meet some signature characters of the game and complete the storyline that started with Assault on the Führer Train.

From my point of view, the campaign has a good dramaturgy and offers varied missions that increase coherently and are not always simply decided by force. In fact, there are a few intermediate adventures that have entirely different goals. I found only the introduction of a Celtic deity into this scenario a bit atypical and not well suited to the mythos – even if it increases the player characters' chances of survival. Of course, the secret plan of the Black Sun and Nachtwölfe is both bizarre and coherent for Achtung! Cthulhu in equal measure, so Forest of Fear manages to combine cthuloid horror with the horror of World War II. Personally, I do not always find the latter combination a suitable scenario for a role-playing game, but those who get involved with the setting of Achtung! Cthulhu will probably have no problems with the fact that real war events are used as background for the fiction here. So if you are looking for a long, brutal campaign set against the backdrop of World War II, Forest of Fear will provide you with a campaign of adventures that will challenge the agents for many evenings of play.

(Björn Lippold)



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Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Priority Mission 3 - Season of the Snake 2 - Assault on Zuara 2 PDF
von Björn L. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/09/2023 12:59:03
Secret weapons of the Nachtwölfe - a Mephisto review

Assault on Zuara 2

When a mysterious Luftwaffe plane lands on an airfield in North Africa and keeps disappearing and reappearing, these events may indicate activities by the Black Sun or the Nachtwölfe. Therefore, this is a mission for Section M agents to spy on the plane and either steal or sabotage it.

The third Priority Mission is summarized in four pages of text and a map. The text primarily describes the airfield and the troops stationed there. This time, fewer alternative adventure seeds or scenarios are suggested. Instead, the player characters' options to fulfill this mission are described in more detail.

Assault on Zuara 2 presents less of a mythos setting and offers more of a commando operation on an enemy airfield that requires stealth and planning, as it can hardly be solved by a frontal assault.

Even though Assault on Zuara 2 offers good material for a short mission in its compact format, I personally find this setting too focused on the military operation aspect and lacking secrets from the Cthulhu Mythos.

(Björn Lippold)



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Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 - Priority Mission 2: Season of the Snake 1 - Our Lady of the Eternal Sapphire PDF
von Björn L. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/09/2023 12:55:56
Secrets of an old monastery - a Mephisto review

Our Lady of the Eternal Sapphire

The second Priority Mission for Achtung! Cthulhu revolves around an old monastery near Cairo, from which a brooch made of Blauer Kristall originates. The player characters are sent out to investigate the site and get to the bottom of the rumors about a relic in the form of a skull made from Blauer Kristall.

The second Priority Mission basically offers two pages of text and a map as source material. The setting is briefly described, and for the antagonists references are made to the rulebook. Again, there are several adventure seeds and alternate backgrounds, which the game master can choose to include additional or alternate enemies or give the mission an entirely different atmosphere.

Even though Our Lady of the Eternal Sapphire does not provide much concrete material, it presents an exciting setting and alternative backgrounds that game masters can easily use to entertain their players for one or even two game nights. I liked this Priority Mission because it offers some exciting ideas that can be used to develop larger story arcs.

(Björn Lippold)



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Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 - Priority Mission 1: Resurrection Men PDF
von Björn L. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/09/2023 12:53:19
Down into the ghoul tunnels - a Mephisto review

Resurrection Men

Ghouls living in old tunnels from World War I – that is essentially the summary of the Priority Mission Resurrection Men for Achtung! Cthulhu. In just eight pages (or really three pages of text and a map), it provides an adventure hook and setting as a mini-adventure that can be played in one session. Adversaries are depicted only with references to the rulebook, and the main part of this booklet consists of the map of the tunnel system and brief descriptions of the rooms and tunnels. Alternative starting points for the scenario are included for those the standard variant of this mission does not work for.

Resurrection Men has an interesting idea, but in fact, the scenario provides little that you could not come up with on your own. Only game masters who want to save time necessary for drawing a map or need a quick basic idea will get any useful material here. As free game material, Priority Mission provides a hook for one game session, but anyone hoping for a real mission will be disappointed.

(Björn Lippold)



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Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20: Operation Black Cap (PDF)
von Björn L. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/09/2023 12:49:36
Dangerous cargo - a Mephisto review

Operation Black Cap

Montenegro, 1941: A Black Sun plane crashed, and Section M is eager to learn more about the cargo being transported. Therefore, the agents are sent out to travel undetected from the coast to the crash site, scout out the situation, and intervene if necessary. This means that they are to either secure or destroy artifacts of value. Operation Black Cap takes place in two acts. First, the agents must arrive at the target location and avoid patrols, since the country is in a state of alert due to an imminent invasion. Then, near the crash site, the player characters discover that they are not the only ones interested in the crashed plane. The agents must avoid or face the other parties until they finally reach the plane wreckage. At that point, it becomes apparent that the cargo is potentially very dangerous. 

Ultimately, it is up to the players to decide whether the agents can secure the cargo, must destroy it, or just try to escape with their lives as cthuloid forces are unleashed.

Operation Black Cap is an entertaining short scenario with an interesting premise for one or two evenings of play. In fact, the adventure provides tie-ins for follow-up missions. However, the secondary threat that the agents have to deal with turns out to be a bit archetypical and would have had much more potential.

(Björn Lippold)



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Ashland
von Allen S. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 05/04/2023 06:25:46

it is refreshing to see a "post apocalyptic" world that wasn't caused by disease or nuclear bombs. The intricately designed factions and the unique, life-like world make Ashland a must-play rpg!



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Faces of Evil
von Patrick M. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 04/17/2023 03:24:32

Hands down one of the best free RPG products I have ever read. You don't get the usual 2-3h sample "adventure", but a fully fledged module with approx. 100 pages that will last you about 3 full sessions depending on your playing style.

There are still some typos in this early release and I expect the authors to fix those once they have gone through the current kickstarter of the whole game line.

Sample characters are included, but you will need the also free "Blood & Doom Primer" which includes the rulebook in a very usable work in process status.

Strongly recommend both the Blood & Doom system as well as this first playtest module.



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Blood and Doom Primer Bundle
von Christian [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 04/10/2023 13:51:23

From reading through the primer content the system appears to be in a good spot - not too crunchy but not too light either, much like World of Darkness, which I guess was an inspiration for this d10 dicepool system.

The primer on the cults is detailed and really well written from a GM standpoint, as the content seems easy to bring into play.

The most disappointing aspect was the lore of the The Ayaari - I'd much prefer evil sorceries over aliens in my sword & sorcery setting any day.



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Dune - Adventures in the Imperium: Sand and Dust (PDF)
von Darya S. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 04/08/2023 10:20:08

A very mediocre supplement. It tries to cover many topics, but it does it in a very superficial way. For example, the section about different eras is quite small and provides little information on how to play in them. Arrakis itself looks rather dull and empty, where there are only two cities and endless desert, where there is almost nothing interesting. Yes, the planet was like that in Herbert’s books, but the authors of supplement did a minimum of work to fill it with life and details. (For example, we have fremen-betrayers jacurutu, a potentially very interesting theme… but this supplement only gives you a brief description and one trait as a game mechanic…). The artwork is pretty good, but half of the NPC examples don’t have images. Therefore, in my opinion, this book isn’t absolutely necessary to play «Dune». At first glance, it gives you a lot of new stuff, but upon closer inspection there is nothing enough interesting or special about it.



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Blood and Doom Primer Bundle
von Patrick M. [Verifizierter Käufer] Hinzugefügt am: 04/06/2023 14:21:19

Great game here. It hits my taste at medium crunch, giving intereting options bithbin building your character as well as during the game. Inlove thatbit combines theater of mind with solid tactical choices in combat. While most elements of the game engine have been around for sime time, the way they are stxked together is very neat.



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