Achtung! Cthulhu 2D20 Quickstart - RPG Review

60K views • 4 years ago • 34:25 Set during the Second World War, as evil cultists and heroic investigators engage in the secret war, employing magic, weird science, and battling Lovecraftian horrors. This review covers the 2D20 Achtung! Cthulhu Quickstart rules from Modiphius Entertainment. Find the Free Quickstart rules here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/347802/Achtung-Cthulhu-2d20-Quickstart?affiliate_id=1017650 Check out my WW2 Valducan story "Raid on Wewelsburg" in the SNAFU: Black Ops anthology: https://amzn.to/3xXU02x ______ CHECK OUT MY NOVELS If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series (you might notice Redemptor subtlety placed behind me). They feature gun fights, sword fights, chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror. Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: https://amzn.to/3rehNnJ I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. https://amzn.to/3faj4cX And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky __________ MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures win the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley--An-Anthology-of-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenarios-set-in-the-1920s?affiliate_id=1017650 Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 __________ GOT DICE? Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: https://q-workshop.com/en/221-rpg-icons-seth-skorkowsky __________ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me: https://twitter.com/SSkorkowsky __________ I HAVE A PODCAST NOW Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA __________ PATREON (Tip Jar): https://www.patreon.com/SSkorkowsky Special thank you to my 202 Patrons for their support. Guest starring Jack the NPC 00:00 Intro 02:51 2D20 04:28 What You Need to Play 06:37 Skill Tests 07:23 Focuses 08:59 Difficulty Levels 09:39 Momentum 11:56 Threat 14:27 Complications 15:51 Fortune 17:03 Skill Test Criticisms 19:12 Truths 22:37 Combat 26:57 Zones 28:19 Ranged Weapons 30:46 Magic 31:42 Overall Thoughts 33:36 Outro Thank you to Modiphius Entertainment for sending me the Black Sun Exarch Collector's Edition of the rules and a set of dice in exchange for a fair and honest review.