Eternal Lies campaign

[bluejay]

My understanding is that the campaign is still in playtesting.

There are a couple of other goodies still awaiting release on the multimedia front. I can't wait until they get released.

[ShadowDenizen]

This sounds like a spectacular addition to the ToC lineup.
I've always been a fan of the "Epic Campaigns", and that's the one thing that ToC is in short-supply on to this point.

(Though I am very much digging "Cthulhu Apocalypse, which could be considered an epic campaign, albeit in multiple installments.)

[Blackburn]

My understanding is that the campaign is still in playtesting.

There are a couple of other goodies still awaiting release on the multimedia front. I can't wait until they get released.

Even more Eternal Lies material to go with the campaign? This just keeps getting better and better!

[Lisa]

My group's playtesting, and we've another session set for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. I read the first chapter we were given to playtest, and after a single read through was confident that I understood the material well enough to run it. This is rare, especially when we're talking about a very complex campaign.

[Jeff_Campbell]

We just finished the whole Eternal Lies playtest and...

It is the best campaign I have ever run.

I first ran Shadows of Yog-Sothoth in 1982, and I have run Masks of Nyarlathotep twice, Horror on the Orient Exrpress twice, Beyond the Mountains of Madness, as well as other RPG campaigns, and none of them have the richness and depth of Eternal Lies.

[BrianL]

High praise indeed, Jeff. I didn't think my anticipation levels could get any greater...but they just have!

Can I ask how many sessions you ran the playtest over?

[Jeff_Campbell]

When I ran Masks of Nyarlathotep and Beyond the Mountains of Madness, each chapter took a single evening; I like to keep the pace up.

That isn't possible here. There is so much information, that needs presented "just so" for the most impact. It took us 15 episodes, though some of them started in the early afternoon and went late. Towards the end we wanted to finish the campaign before December, so we tried to limit things like personal arcs and dealing with Sources of Stability, but the narrative is so involving that this is only goes so far.

I envy those of you who will be able to play this at it's own pace, and let it fully invade every aspect of your character's lives.

[Lisa]

I envy those of you who will be able to play this at it's own pace, and let it fully invade every aspect of your character's lives.

Seconded. My group came in in the middle, and, unless the playtesting deadline slips, we've squeezed in the last session we can, for playtest purposes. We got through three chapters in five sessions, six if you count character generation. We went at a breakneck pace, which is a pity, although we were also slowed by how I presented the information. I'd have done better if a) I'd been taking extra time to prep, so I could figure out less info-dumpy chunk ways to get the information out there and b) we'd been playing from the beginning, since we necessarily had to do a lot of "As you know from the previous reel of the film, which has been lost in the mists of time..."

But for all that, it's a good sign that we could just pick up in the middle with my only extra information being a very short overview and a couple of sidebars from earlier material.

[OlderNick]

As if I wasn't looking forward to this enough allready...

[Tigger_MK4]

Having playtested the first act, arnother strong recommendation for it here. While I'm not sure it'll replace MoN or BtMoM in my heart, it is certainly an excellent campaign (even in its draft form, which will of course improve on publication ! ) and looks to be another great pelgrane product.

Personally I'm also looking forward to "for love of money" too...

[Job]

I love reading the great campaigns as much as I enjoy playing or running them. This one has caught my eye to add to my "Must Buy" list, alongside:

• Masks
• BtMoM
• HotOE
• Tatters

I look forward to an enjoyable time with Eternal Lies.

Where's our Delta Green great campaign?

Job.

[WatsonSE]

Any news about the campaign in regards to the release date and expected page count? If I remember correctly, one of the Pelgrane newsletters mentioned later this year, but I could be wrong.
Or, of course, anything else regarding the campaign would be highly appreciated (ideas for the cover etc).

[PoC]

Is it looking to be a Gen Con-like or Dragonmeet-like release?

[PelgranePress]

A traditional Dragonmeet release seems most likely. Will is working on the second draft as we speak.

[rylehNC]

A traditional Dragonmeet release seems most likely. Will is working on the second draft as we speak.

This is an unexpected and awesome announcement.