Basic Role-Playing (BRP) is a generic game system written by Chaosium and used to power games such as Call of Cthulhu, Stormbringer, and RuneQuest.
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Chaosium BRP: What's the difference between “Magic” and “Sorcery”?
I invested in Chaosium's BRP (mostly because I love Call of Cthulu). I am stumbling over this:
Mechanically, what are the differences between "Magic" and "Sorcery"?
I get the conceptual ...
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Is there one type of combat system considered to be more deadly than other alternatives?
I've frequently heard the Basic Role-play system and Dark Heresy described as deadly from a combat perspective. I think those are both percentile systems. Is that typical of percentile systems or is ...
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How can I make BRP less variable?
I like the simplicity of BRP's percentile-based skill system. (Chaosium's Basic Roleplay, or BRP, is the system behind Call of Cthulhu and Runequest, among others.) It makes it trivial for new ...
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Strike Force 7 (for Runequest!?!) How about BRP?
I just discovered that there is a Runequest version of Strike Force 7! I've often seen Strike Force 7 for Spycraft or Savage Worlds and while I love the idea for that setting, I don't care for those ...
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What does the Laundry RPG change in the BRP?
I understand that the Laundry RPG (based on Stross' books) utilizes a modified version of the BRP (Call of Cthulhu). What changes/differences with the BRP? Additions?
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The Giants modules in BRP Classic Fantasy
I'm interested in playing some of the classic early AD&D adventures, like the Giants modules, with Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying using their Classic Fantasy module.
My big issue is power doesn't ...
