Talk:HP Lovecraft's American War of Independence

--Edmiao 19:11, 21 May 2007 (MST) I am currently reading a collection of HP lovecraft short stories. just finished "The rats in the wall" and "the outsider". both excellent. Inspired to read some HP after playing a board game called "Arkham Horror", a great cooperative board game where the players work together to prevent the ancient ones from awakening and destroying the world.

--67.183.132.220 00:01, 22 May 2007 (MST)I have the original Arkham Horror game. I have heard the new one is pretty similar.

--Edmiao 09:14, 22 May 2007 (MST) we have the new one, plus two expansions. haven't even gotten around to playing one of the expansions yet.

--Gdaze 15:20, 23 May 2007 (MST)I'd play.

Ben here:I gotz to read me some lovecraft...never have.

Gabe: I've only read one, it was kinda neat but you never really saw any of the mosnters. Still it kept me reading.

--Jason 15:36, 23 May 2007 (MST)Seeing the monsters makes you go insane! They are rarely described, and when they are I always found it near impossible to imagine, they were so alien.

--Edmiao 18:27, 23 May 2007 (MST) I have two predictions for this game: 1) Gabe's character will go insane 2) Dieter's character will have no interest in investigating anything. 3) Nate's character will want to kill the monsters....three predictions....1) Gabe's character will go insane 2) Dieter's character will have no interest in investigating anything. 3) Nate's character will want to kill the monsters 4) my character will be inquisitive.....Four! four predictions....

--Matts 18:43, 23 May 2007 (MST)We'll either bust the lid off the situation and go insane, or we'll say we should better leave it alone, and then life goes on but everything tastes more bland and colors look duller.

--Jason 13:37, 24 May 2007 (MST)Would you guys want to try a 1-2 session thing of this sometime to break up your constant Nephon-ity, or would it be better served as something on a Saturday sometime? I dont know how close I am, but the idea is coalescing.

--Edmiao 14:16, 24 May 2007 (MST) if you wanted a 1-5 or 1-2 session run, I think we'd all be up for it anytime. same goes for Matt's space marines short game.

--Edmiao 12:14, 29 May 2007 (MST) been reading more lovecraft. i think this would be a fun game. i hope you decide to go for it. if you get disinterested or decide to run it in a different group, i might be interested in picking it up.

--Jason 12:35, 29 May 2007 (MST)I bought a whole bunch of Cthulhu books lately, and I have been reading online kinds of things. I do want to do this, and I anticipate it being ready within 3 weeks. I also think a campaign is possible, whether or not its in the AWI period I dont know. The group may go through many iterations, but as long as everyone understands that going in, it should be ok.

--Edmiao 14:43, 29 May 2007 (MST) god damn it, i'm at work and have no change of clothes, what am i supposed to do about the cum in my pants. this keeps happening to me. i wish you guys would try to not post such exciting things on the wiki. if you have to post something exciting, please put this disclaimer before the post: "Warning: choke chicken within 5 minutes before reading the following"

--Edmiao 22:35, 29 May 2007 (MST) If we are going to use this system, do i need to buy this book, Call of Cthulu RPG 6th edition? if we are to use this system, give us a week or two warning for shipping, as it's only $23 at amazon.

--67.183.132.220 22:50, 29 May 2007 (MST)I doubt Ill use the 6th edition, the newest I have is 5th. That being said, they generally dont make any changes between versions. Its a straight percentage based system. You roll and if its under your number, you succeed. Thats it.

GABE: Still totlly down for this. I like the power level thingy. Not that you'll ever run it, but I'd be very interested. Regarding the characters, would they not "scare" as easily then? Since they've seen these horrors before? Say more like a team that investigates these kinds of things but it more use to them? I mean certain things are scary no matter what, like a floating orb made up of decaying meat and mouths that speak backwards, but like the characters are expecting something horrible. Any ideas for some sort of corruption system? Anyway, all sounds cool, I love muskets, and I think setting it around that time could be very cool.

Edmiao ditto the above. i'd love some lovecraftian rpg. One request, please, lots and lots of cyclopean masonry. that one shot that ben ran, the house of usher, was so fun. the idea about lower point characters with minor powers and higer without is an interesting balance thing, muy bueno (that means it "gives me a boner" in spanish).