![]() This sort of advantage / disadvantage system is common in other games where it is usually presented as part of a points buy scheme. Its not a major problem, it just seems a bit redundant.Īnother new aspect which is introduced are Character Traits. There seems little difference between an Aristocrat and a Dilettante, an Ex Military and a Soldier or a Consulting Detective and an Inquiry Agent. These are on the whole similar to the 1920's occupations, although I notice that they seem to duplicate themselves quite a bit. So I certainly don't think actually increasing their EDU is going to make things more realistic.Ĭharacter Creation includes a number of suitable Victorian Era Occupations. This is all very well, except if we are being realistic shouldn't EDU be reduced as well ? Before the 1920's womens education was vastly inferior to mens - it was extremely difficult for women to gain a place at Oxford or Cambridge and even then they were allowed to study but were not allowed to graduate. They may then add the 2 lost points to either INT, DEX, APP or EDU. Take for example the "Sexist Option" rule which suggests that female characters should reduce STR and SIZ by 1 to reflect their smaller stature. I say odd as all the new additions seem both unnecessary and in many cases poorly thought out. As you might expect this follows the same procedure for sixth edition Call of Cthulhu rules but with a few odd changes. The book itself starts off with character creation. Perhaps a last minute decision to cut costs that they forgot to edit ? Unfortunately though the "two colour fold out map of the City of London" promised on the back cover does not seem to be included, at least not in my copy. There are however some really good quality maps - both in the general background and in the sourcebooks two scenarios. The quality of the interior art varies but is on the whole of reasonably good - there are no really poor pictures but also no really great pictures. ![]() The cover art is quite a nice painting of a Mi Go hovering over a body in a foggy London alley which is very atmospheric. To begin with the book is a well produced softback with a glossy cover, clear printing and layout, and black and white illustrations throughout. As a result it is a much more comprehensive volume. This new edition recognises this mistake from the start and concentrates instead on providing more historical background information. The original Cthulhu By Gaslight did not do this, instead it seemed obsessed with trying to crowbar the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes into the Cthulhu Mythos ( despite what seemed to me to be an obvious contrast in styles ). A good historical sourcebook should provide you with all the basic information you need to do this and save you a lot of time consuming research. One of the great things about Call of Cthulhu and the BRP system is that both the rules and the setting can be moved to different historical eras with relatively little effort. It does however give GM's a good start for any planned Victorian adventures. Although it improves upon the original in almost every way it is still far from perfect. No sheet from this site may be reposted on any other website without written permission from the respective owners.Cthulhu By Gaslight is a re-working of the original 1890's Call of Cthulhu sourcebook published in 1986. ![]() All CUSTOM sheets are copyright by their creators. Legal Disclaimer: All OFFICIAL sheets are copyright by their publishers. The official sheet from Wizards of the Coast. RPG Sheets: Role-Playing Game Character Sheet Archive! ![]()
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