Adept Play

Adept Play

Tag: Trail of Cthulhu

An investigation and horror game by Ken Hite, published by Pelgrane Press in 2008.

Arkham City, NY

Detective/Mystery, Horror

March 10, 2024

John Willson

Gumshoe, Trail of Cthulhu

I’m sharing this actual play experience from 2013 as part of an ongoing discussion of the Gumshoe RPG system and whether it can support real play. I agree that the game text of Trail of Cthulhu, for example, which uses the Gumshoe system, is full of non-play advice to the GM about writing a plot…
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Monday Lab: Roll to Know

Authorities, Detective/Mystery, Preparing for play, Trouble during play

September 19, 2018

Ron Edwards

Alternity, Apocalypse World, Blades in the Dark, Champions sensu lato, Extreme Vengeance, Flashing Blades, No Country for Old Kobolds, Planescape, Space Master, TFT: In the Labyrinth, The Call of Cthulhu, Trail of Cthulhu, Trollbabe, Tunnels & Trolls, Usagi Yojimbo

Usually I wait a week to post Monday Labs, partly to get enough time to edit properly, partly to keep at least something on a regular cycle at the site. But this time I couldn’t help myself, it’s been only two days and here you go. The reason is nothing less than an impressive meeting…
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