Just Ordered

MikeM · Unread post by **MikeM** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:24 am

I just ordered my copy of Beyond the Supernatural 2nd Edition.

I got to admit, Im pretty excited about it. Unfortunately its going to be a week or two before I even get it.

MikeM

MASTERMIND · Unread post by **MASTERMIND** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:55 pm

I have avoided this one because I have CoC. From a buyer's perspective what makes BTS such a good buy?

MASTERMIND · Unread post by **MASTERMIND** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:11 am

You can play modern times with CoC and use current events as well. Modern Day is one of the three focused time frames of the game. BTS would need to offer more than that to make my purchase list.

Please keep in mind I am not arguing to be a jerk. I have limited funds but a long list of books I still want to buy. I have always loved the modern horror genre but as I own CoC and many WoD games. At first glance BTS appears to be nothing more than CoC but on PB rules. If that is the case I may eventually still buy it but it is going to be at the bottom of my list (the limbo where sometimes books are forgotten). If it has something more to offer I will bump it up.

I appreciate your input.

jcfiala · Unread post by **jcfiala** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:58 pm

Beyond the Supernatural is set up to be an adventure/Horror RPG. Where Call of Cthulhu (which is a fantastic game) isn't as good for high-action/combat style monster hunting, the BtS game is better set up for handling that.

Most of the characters have cool powers, something not as easy to do in CoC, since the gameworld is very different - in CoC generally gaining more power erodes your humanity, whereas in BtS gaining more power helps you protect the weak more.

There is an interesting background organization in BtS for the characters to belong to and work with to fight monsters, where in CoC there really isn't a default group for that.

And a third thing that's interesting in BtS that CoC doesn't have is that magic and psionics is much more powerful the closer you are to a monster, and much weaker normally - this helps explain how the characters can have such cool powers for fighting monsters, and yet on the other hand haven't taken James Randi's $1,000,000 prize for proving the supernatural exists - under scientific conditions, psionics does barely anything... whereas when it's hitting the fan is when you're able to pull off the funky powers.

Unfortunately on the minus side there aren't a lot of monsters in the book, the magic system was left for another book which hasn't shown up yet, and some of the equipment seems to be missing - it helps if you've got another Palladium book set in modern times for that.

MASTERMIND · Unread post by **MASTERMIND** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:32 pm

lol, definitely don't want to start another d20 debate.

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:30 pm

Did you get the book yet?

MikeM · Unread post by **MikeM** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:13 am

lather wrote:Did you get the book yet?

I ordered it from my FLGS, and he just told me it should be in soon. Apparently his distributor is sold out but will be getting more in soon.

I'm ok with that as it wont be my turn to GM for another few months.

MikeM

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:15 pm

10-4.

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:44 pm

I have found pleasure mixing the two editions. And more than just having magic

MikeM · Unread post by **MikeM** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:42 am

Thibor wrote:No offense MikeM, but if I were you, I'd have stuck with BtS first edition. It's actually a complete game unlike 2ndE. You'll have to insert a magic system from another title, or your own, if you intend on using magic. I don't think the supplements ("the rest of the broken system") are even on the production schedule anymore. I love BtS, but I am highly disgusted with the way it has been handled.

If I could have found first edition, I would have bought it, but unfortunately I can't find it anywhere.

MikeM

MikeM · Unread post by **MikeM** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:24 pm

SightblinderX wrote:Amazon.com

Won't ship to Canada and its not available at Amazon.ca

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:25 pm

Will not ship to Canada? :badbad:

Try ebay or something like that?

MikeM · Unread post by **MikeM** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:38 pm

Thats weird. Im from Ontario as well and last time I tried to order from Amazon.com, it told me to go to Amazon.ca instead. Now that was a long time ago.

I should try again

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:39 pm

I would. Or at least find a number to call to ask...

MikeM · Unread post by **MikeM** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:51 am

Well, yesterday I went to my local comic shop to pick up my weekly comics, and the owner tells me something special has come in for me. Yup, Beyond the Supernatural 2nd edition has come in! So I got it home but didnt have a chance to read any of it yet. Hoping to get some of it read on the weekend.

Im really looking forward to it.

MikeM

lather · Unread post by **lather** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:29 pm

Personally, I hate fluff.

My favourite aspect of the game is the ISP multipliers and some of the PCCs. Back that up with BTS-1, and you have my 3rd favourite RPG.