In the mail: The Black Hack / The Cthulhu Hack.

The Black Hack is a stripped-down game designed around first edition D&D, and The Cthulhu Hack… does the same for Call of Cthulhu, although it uses the same mechanics as The Black Hack.  What strikes me about both is how plug-and-play they are, and I don’t mean that as a criticism.  I think that you could probably run a game in either with nearly no prep time; they seems almost designed for impromptu convention games*.  Check them out.

Moe Lane

*Sorry if that sounds pompous; but ‘pickup con games’ sounded like I was describing something… darker.