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Gumshoe games
« on: March 12, 2010, 09:00:21 PM »
I got an email from RPGNow and they have the GUMSHOE games ( Esoterrorists, Fear Itself, Trail Of Cthulhu and Mutant City Blues ) on sale for 15% off.  I don't own any of these ( but will in a couple of minutes ) and have only heard them played on RPPR, so I can't recommend them or anything.  Just passing on the news of the sale prices.

I really need to stop buying games I never get a chance to play though ...

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 09:02:35 PM »
Cool. I only have the Trail of Cthulhu game at the moment. I want to get the core game and the Book of Unrementing Horror.

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2010, 09:16:28 PM »
i just got the bundle with esoterrorists, fear itself, a esoterrorists module and the book of unremitting horror.

How is trail of cthulhu?

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2010, 09:21:16 PM »
Nice. I have Fear and Book of UnR Horror which I like. I will probably get ToC and a scenario tomorrow. It's much easier than learning CoC and getting my group to learn a new system.
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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 09:25:38 PM »
But CoC's BRP is one of the easiest systems to learn.

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 09:53:43 PM »
It doesn't usually matter much to them. They really like to customize their characters and optimize stuff.
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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 09:57:29 PM »
*Shrug*

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 11:28:50 PM »
But CoC's BRP is one of the easiest systems to learn.

That's why I loved playing it with my normal group. Bunch of knobs who never want to learn new systems. Basic Roleplaying is about as easy as you can get while actually having a skill system.

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 11:31:29 PM »
I feel you brother.

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2010, 10:10:05 AM »
Doesn't Mutant City Blues run off of Gumshoe?

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Re: Gumshoe games
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2010, 03:39:11 PM »
Doesn't Mutant City Blues run off of Gumshoe?

Yes it does.