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	[[Image:Trailofcthulhu.png\|thumb\|right\|Hardcover]]		[[Image:Trailofcthulhu.png\|thumb\|right\|Hardcover]]
	Trail of [[Cthulhu]] is an attempt to remake [[Call of Cthulhu]] for a younger audience by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws (who devised the [[GUMSHOE]] system.) There is a strong emphasis on investigation and [[sanity]] built into the system, with other mechanics such as combat heavily streamlined and simplified. Trail is set in the world of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], but the publisher produces other settings using the same system, such as [[Esoterrorists]] ~~and~~ [[Fear Itself]], [[Cthulhu Confidential]] an Film Noir inspired One-2-One game spin-off where Game Master runs one player through a scenario.		Trail of [[Cthulhu]] is an attempt to remake [[Call of Cthulhu]] for a younger audience by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws (who devised the [[GUMSHOE]] system.) There is a strong emphasis on investigation and [[sanity]] built into the system, with other mechanics such as combat heavily streamlined and simplified. Trail is set in the world of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], but the publisher produces other settings using the same system, such as [[Esoterrorists]], [[Fear Itself]] and [[Cthulhu Confidential]] an Film Noir inspired One-2-One game spin-off where Game Master runs one player through a scenario.

	Known for being the system that we got [[Old Man Henderson\|Henderson]] from.		Known for being the system that we got [[Old Man Henderson\|Henderson]] from.

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	[[Image:Trailofcthulhu.png\|thumb\|right\|Hardcover]]		[[Image:Trailofcthulhu.png\|thumb\|right\|Hardcover]]
	Trail of [[Cthulhu]] is an attempt to remake [[Call of Cthulhu]] for a younger audience by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws (who devised the [[GUMSHOE]] system.) There is a strong emphasis on investigation and [[sanity]] built into the system, with other mechanics such as combat heavily streamlined and simplified. Trail is set in the world of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], but the publisher produces other settings using the same system, such as [[Esoterrorists]] and [[Fear Itself]].		Trail of [[Cthulhu]] is an attempt to remake [[Call of Cthulhu]] for a younger audience by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws (who devised the [[GUMSHOE]] system.) There is a strong emphasis on investigation and [[sanity]] built into the system, with other mechanics such as combat heavily streamlined and simplified. Trail is set in the world of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], but the publisher produces other settings using the same system, such as [[Esoterrorists]] and [[Fear Itself]], [[Cthulhu Confidential]] an Film Noir inspired One-2-One game spin-off where Game Master runs one player through a scenario.

	Known for being the system that we got [[Old Man Henderson\|Henderson]] from.		Known for being the system that we got [[Old Man Henderson\|Henderson]] from.

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	[[Category:Roleplaying]]		[[Category:Roleplaying]]
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	[[Image:Trailofcthulhu.png\|thumb\|right\|Hardcover]]		[[Image:Trailofcthulhu.png\|thumb\|right\|Hardcover]]
	Trail of [[Cthulhu]] is an attempt to remake [[Call of Cthulhu]] for a younger audience by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws (who devised the [[GUMSHOE]] system.) There is a strong emphasis on investigation and [[sanity]] built into the system, with other mechanics such as combat heavily streamlined and simplified. Trail is set in the world of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], but the publisher produces other settings using the same system, such as [[Esoterrorists]] and [[Fear Itself]].		Trail of [[Cthulhu]] is an attempt to remake [[Call of Cthulhu]] for a younger audience by Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws (who devised the [[GUMSHOE]] system.) There is a strong emphasis on investigation and [[sanity]] built into the system, with other mechanics such as combat heavily streamlined and simplified. Trail is set in the world of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], but the publisher produces other settings using the same system, such as [[Esoterrorists]] and [[Fear Itself]].

			Known for being the system that we got [[Old Man Henderson\|Henderson]] from.

	==System==		==System==

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	===Character Generation===		===Character Generation===
	Chargen operates on a simple point buy method. Skills that form part of your occupation are bought at a rate of 1 for 2. Sanity, Stability and Health are bought in the same way as skills. Credit rating plays a major role in the game by determining which social strata of society you can comfortably interact with.		Chargen operates on a simple point buy method. Skills that form part of your occupation are bought at a rate of 1 for 2. Sanity, Stability, and Health are bought in the same way as skills. Credit rating plays a major role in the game by determining which social strata of society you can comfortably interact with.

	For every few points of Stability or Sanity, you choose a loved one (or in the case of Sanity, a treasured belief) that keeps you sane. If these are threatened you risk losing those points. Each investigator also has a Drive, a motive such as Curiosity or Revenge for getting mixed up in nightmarish and dangerous situations that a more sensible person would avoid. [[GM\|The Keeper]] can use this to prod you into investigating things that would be better left alone.		For every few points of Stability or Sanity, you choose a loved one (or in the case of Sanity, a treasured belief) that keeps you sane. If these are threatened you risk losing those points. Each investigator also has a Drive, a motive such as Curiosity or Revenge for getting mixed up in nightmarish and dangerous situations that a more sensible person would avoid. [[GM\|The Keeper]] can use this to prod you into investigating things that would be better left alone.
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	Similar to CoC, gameplay consists principally of following a trail of clues and trying to survive confrontations with the dark forces arrayed against you.		Similar to CoC, gameplay consists principally of following a trail of clues and trying to survive confrontations with the dark forces arrayed against you.
	The game presents both a '' 'Purist' '' and a '' 'Pulp' '' game style.		The game presents both a '' 'Purist' '' and a '' 'Pulp' '' game style.
	The '' 'Purist' '' game-type focuses on a bleaker Mythos, where the pursuit of the truth dooms both the investigator and innocent bystanders with a unpreventable horror, and is geared towards a more traditional gameplay.		The '' 'Purist' '' game-type focuses on a bleaker Mythos, where the pursuit of the truth dooms both the investigator and innocent bystanders with an unpreventable horror and is geared towards a more traditional gameplay.
	The '' 'Pulp' '' game-type intends for the intrepid investigators to have a fighting chance against the Mythos.		The '' 'Pulp' '' game-type intends for the intrepid investigators to have a fighting chance against the Mythos.
	The concepts are later used in the book to allow certain rules to be added or excluded to achieve whatever feel [[GM\|The Keeper]] is aiming for.		The concepts are later used in the book to allow certain rules to be added or excluded to achieve whatever feel [[GM\|The Keeper]] is aiming for.
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	==Madness==		==Madness==
	SAN is divided into two traits, Sanity and Stability. Sanity represents how much you know of the awful truth and the pointlessness of human existence; Stability represents how freaked out you are right now. Horrible mundane experiences reduce Stability but not Sanity.		SAN is divided into two traits, Sanity, and Stability. Sanity represents how much you know about the awful truth and the pointlessness of human existence; Stability represents how freaked out you are right now. Horrible mundane experiences reduce Stability but not Sanity.

	When a player loses his mind in ToC he is not told what form of madness he has. Instead he is sent out of the room and the Keeper and other players confer, and then act to recreate his madness through roleplay and meta-play. For example, if a character becomes afflicted with paranoia, the Keeper may ask the players to give him funny looks, snicker, pass notes to the Keeper and whisper to one another, saying 'nothing' when the afflicted player asks what's up.		When a player loses his mind in ToC he is not told what form of madness he has. Instead, he is sent out of the room and the Keeper and other players confer, and then act to recreate his madness through roleplay and meta-play. For example, if a character becomes afflicted with paranoia, the Keeper may ask the players to give him funny looks, snicker, pass notes to the Keeper and whisper to one another, saying 'nothing' when the afflicted player asks what's up.

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	When a player loses his mind in ToC he is not told what form of madness he has. Instead he is sent out of the room and the Keeper and other players confer, and then act to recreate his madness through roleplay and meta-play. For example, if a character becomes afflicted with paranoia, the Keeper may ask the players to give him funny looks, snicker, pass notes to the Keeper and whisper to one another, saying 'nothing' when the afflicted player asks what's up.		When a player loses his mind in ToC he is not told what form of madness he has. Instead he is sent out of the room and the Keeper and other players confer, and then act to recreate his madness through roleplay and meta-play. For example, if a character becomes afflicted with paranoia, the Keeper may ask the players to give him funny looks, snicker, pass notes to the Keeper and whisper to one another, saying 'nothing' when the afflicted player asks what's up.

	~~==ToC on /tg/==~~
	Trail of Cthulhu has been credited by one or two anons with 'fixing investigative games'. This credit has been attributed to the GUMSHOE system by many reviewers, since it provides vital clues automatically just by use of the correct ability, while it's the extra hints, info and other non-investigative tasks that require rolls and spending of resources.

	However, most eloquen/tg/entlemen agree that ToC is unrelated to CoC in all but a name that has fallen out of copyright. Comparing the expansive landscape of settings and adventures published for CoC with the few books put out for ToC the dimensions immediately become clear. Examining the game mechanisms Call, based on BRP, shows itself generic and flexible, while Trail follows a very set structure and offers only a linear story rail.

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	===Basics===		===Basics===
	Roll 1d6 against a target number. Skills consist of pools of points that can be spent to before each roll to add to the roll, but once used these are gone until the character rests. It is one of the most simple skill/combat systems on the market.		Roll 1d6 against a target number. Skills consist of pools of points that can be spent before each roll or add to the roll, but once used these are gone until the character rests. It is one of the most simple skill/combat systems on the market.

	===Investigation===		===Investigation===

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	==ToC on /tg/==		==ToC on /tg/==
	Trail of Cthulhu has been credited by one or two anons with 'fixing investigative games'. This credit has been attributed to the GUMSHOE system by many reviewers, since it provides vital clues automatically just by use of the correct ability, while it's the extra hints, info and other non-investigative tasks that require rolls and spending of resources.		Trail of Cthulhu has been credited by one or two anons with 'fixing investigative games'. This credit has been attributed to the GUMSHOE system by many reviewers, since it provides vital clues automatically just by use of the correct ability, while it's the extra hints, info and other non-investigative tasks that require rolls and spending of resources.

			However, most eloquen/tg/entlemen agree that ToC is unrelated to CoC in all but a name that has fallen out of copyright. Comparing the expansive landscape of settings and adventures published for CoC with the few books put out for ToC the dimensions immediately become clear. Examining the game mechanisms Call, based on BRP, shows itself generic and flexible, while Trail follows a very set structure and offers only a linear story rail.

	[[Category:Roleplaying]]		[[Category:Roleplaying]]