Game Geeks

[@Cameroo]

I got to admit I was really getting worried for you. Glad youre still here :3

[@JoeKerr019]

SWEET NYARLATHOTEP ON A ROOF OF A MERCEDEZ BENZ WE MISSED YA BUDDY!

[@sacta]

Kuuuuurt! Glad to see you again!

[@freddaniel5099]

Always nice to have a new vid from you, no matter how much time passes in between! Thanks!

[@Xoguran]

Brian Blessed: "Wiegel is ALIVE?!"

[@kurtwiegel7905]

What do you mean “Wiegel is alive?!”

[@Xoguran]

@@kurtwiegel7905 "-General QuestingBeast, Kurt Wiegel approaching." "-What do you mean "Kurt Wiegel approaching"?! Open Trolling! All videos! Dispatch War Rocket Algorithm to bring back his body!"

[@cax1175]

Glad to see you are doing well Dr. Wiegel.

[@03dashk64]

One noted change from Fate Core to Condensed is also the change to stress.

[@kurtwiegel7905]

Yes, sorry I forgot that one.

[@Celibatnik]

Glad to see you back too and I like the game as well it's "The 12 Monkeys of Cthulhu."

[@RobertoMicheri]

We missed you Kurt

[@PKSullivan]

Thanks for the review, Kurt! Another big difference from Fate Core is the use of 1-point stress boxes. It's a small change but has a pretty significant impact on play.

[@knwiegel]

Yeah I missed that one, and the ability to "Buy" extra consequences.

[@CatholicDragoon]

My God it lives. Hit like. HIT LIKE!

[@badwrongfun5541]

I was in a campaign of this as soon as the playtest came out. Finished a Nyarlwthotep timeline. One of my favorite campaigns I was ever in. Its defibtely one of my favorite uses of Fate. I was also kinda skeptical at first but trusted the GM its defibtely how you describe iy as a slow spiral. Sure, it has the terminator element and it can get very action movie-y like Fate is good at but ultimately you're still doomed as all hell ans always on a slippery slope of corruption so it still WORKS.

[@spiderham20]

Finally welcome back Dr. Wiegel.

[@AmbersKnight]

Fantastic to see you back Kurt :) Glad you are okay.

[@tr349]

IT's a Alive, a Alive! Glad to see you back! Was beginning to wonder?

[@skirwan78]

Hey Kurt, good to see you, hope you're doing well.

[@draco139]

Awesome. Really missed your videos. Glad you are back.

[@critdice]

Lovely to see you back

[@kingorpawn]

Glad you're back!

[@frankfreyiii]

Welcome back old friend!

[@quantum_ogre]

Good to see you back!

[@allluckyseven]

Great to see you, Kurt!

[@saintjst7]

You're not dead!!!!!

[@DavidPrime83]

man I miss this show

[@PantasticNoodles]

New video :) Glad to see more from you. Hope things are well. I would love to see you do a video on Quest

[@BrexerBlue]

Happy to see another video 😁 Looks like it has some interesting mechanics 🧰

[@CyberKiller]

Great to see you again Kurt, I hope everything is good, cause the age seems to take a bigger toll on you in the past 1-2 years.

[@knwiegel]

The past 2 years have been brutal for me and my wife. All is well now, but there were some very trying times in there. Thanks for your concern. Most of the 7 months was spent in the gym doing a body recomposition

[@CyberKiller]

@@knwiegel That's good if everything is fine now. Looking forward to more Game Geeks episodes :-).

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

...alright. Holy shit. I'm in from the premise alone. What a damned original take on Cthulhu.

[@APaganPerspective]

Welcome Back Kurt

[@sirblackheart666]

I am so happy, I been waiting for a new video

[@Sakurajima616]

My god after months. Thank god this project still exists.

[@UndeadDomain]

OMG! He Lives!!!! You got a lot of catching up to do haha! Can't Wait! Some Suggestions: Cthulhu Dark Ages 7th Ed, Harlem Unbound, Berlin: The Wicked City, Malleus Monstorum 7th Ed, Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, Masks of Nyarlathotep 7th Ed, Pathfinder 2nd Ed and its Supplements, Forbidden Lands and its Supplements, Chronicles of Darkness, Eclipse Phase 2nd Ed, Outbreak Undead 2nd Ed, Alien: The Roleplaying Game, Savage Worlds Adventure Edition. Need I go on haha. Great to have you back

[@UndeadDomain]

Well I Guess you did SWADE during the Kickstarter haha

[@kurtwiegel7905]

@@UndeadDomain I actually don’t do kickstarters. I think it’d become an addiction to me.

[@UndeadDomain]

@@kurtwiegel7905 Oh it very much is an addiction. I've done Golden Goblin's Cthulhu Invictus Series and Lovecraft Holiday Collection, Stygian Fox's Things we leave Behind, Fear's Sharp Little Needles and New Takes of Miskatonic Valley 7th Ed Update, Cthulhu Dark, and Delta Green: The Labyrinth. I've spent way too much there....

[@CharlesEtheridgeNunn]

Great to see a new video from you Kurt, and I hope you’re doing alright in this Fate of Cthulhu-style world. I ran this last year and really enjoyed my time with it. Evil Hat took the early quarantine times to really ramp up their Roll20 presence and I found their Fate of Cthulhu kits really handy to help play. I’m a fan of this and iHunt which are both Fate but both circumvent Fate doing horror pretty poorly. I’d love an index or book of stunts, especially as one of my players gets total analysis paralysis even when provided with the basic framework of how to make them. I look forward to seeing what you cover next.

[@hawkeyepearce1066]

Really glad (and somewhat relieved) to see a new vid pop up. Great review, this may be just the "in" to Cthulhu I needed for my group. Missed this when it came out, really happy you brought it to our attention.

[@williamfawkes8379]

The Source is a great store. The amount of money I've spent there over the last 30 years or so is probably something I don't want to calculate. Their new store used to be a Hollywood Video, in the long long ago.

[@graph180]

Welcome back!

[@therocketboost]

Welcome back man

[@jamesc.7988]

I wonder how Fate of Cthulhu compares to Savage Worlds Realms of Cthulhu. I've played SW for a few years now and I know they have a lot of horror elements to the game but it seems to be more of an adventure horror as opposed to true horror. I've started looking at FATE and wondering if it can really handle the grimdark horrors and hopeless situations that I strive for as a GM and look for as a Player.

[@knwiegel]

I know Sean Preston pretty well so I can say this: RoC is OK for the investigative, traditional model we know from CoC, but it can turn action and wild, unpredictable combat from Savage Worlds (48 damage vs a Shoggoth, Tekeli-Li that you plastic bastard), even in gritty mode. Knowing thats a possibility thats awesome for players (and therefore the characters) who know there is hope. for GMs it can be a nightmare. FATE puts a lot of agency in the players hands, which is similar to the exploding dice above. I'm going to catch hell for this, but my issue here is horror, really good horror is based on Helplessness and being really uncomfortable. You have to scare the PLAYERS and make them squirm, and the characters will follow. This is why I have such an issue with the X-card in the table and "drawing veils." No opportunity for players to get uncomfortable. To me that ruins the horror experience.

[@jamesc.7988]

@@knwiegel If I could give that comment a "heart", I most certainly would. You have nailed the problem that I have found on both sides of the screen. As a SW player, I'm bored with winning all the time. I have spoken with my GM at length trying to figure out ways to make the game harder, Savage Rifts specifically. And yeah, I know that Savage Rifts is pretty much superheroic level characters but they weren't designed that way in the archaic ruleset of the Palladium system, which much like CoC, pitted players against insurmountable odds where direct combat was there but rarely the first option. What I have decided to do, for my character in his game, is only attempt to heal when I have the proper means, whether that be a healing kit or a nearby body fixer. And only soak up to 2 Wounds per attack no matter how high he rolls on his Vigor check. In short, I want that element of danger that has been taken away and if it kills my character in the process, I'm okay with that. As a GM, I am looking for a true horror system that I can easily teach to a group of casual players that don't want to sit down with another 500 page rulebook, like our time spent with SpyCraft 2.0. The problem is, I don't know if that game is even exist. Is there a simple ruleset that brings a level of lethality to the gaming table without requiring extensive study of outdated rules systems or have all modern RPGs been shaped to remove those elements of danger and dropped the player characters into their very own safe space? Is this what younger players are really looking for? Or is this the reason why OSR games are making / have made a comeback?

[@infocyde2024]

Kurt, you look like you have had a year like I've had. Regardless Kurt, welcome back. Good to see you back on video reviewing games and talking about what you love. The show must go on!

[@ppwar]

Good to see you back, Kurt! 😄👍

[@psibernight2177]

Awesome Resource Video. I was actually thinking this would be my next Mutants and Masterminds idea!

[@ShaneOMac135]

Good to see you back sir!

[@MrSvyllo]

Yay more Cthulhu stuff 😍

[@asdic888]

"Yeah we tease him a lot 'cause we got him on the spot, welcome back Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back"

[@knwiegel]

Believe it or not I had Mr. Kotter hair in my younger days. Thank GOD digital cameras weren't a thing in the 90s.

[@indus7841]

Hell yeah!

[@academyofgeekartsandsciences]

Are you located in Minnesota, Kurt? I used to go the The Source a lot when I lived in the TC Metro Area back in the 80s and 90s. I also frequented various Shinder's Newsstands and Phoenix Games in Minneapolis.

[@knwiegel]

Eau Claire WI. I make pilgrimage there once or twice a year. Best one in the area.

[@markmadrinan8553]

Have you seen Cortex Prime, Its really awesome, well I think so.

[@sergiop2212]

Finally another Game Geeks!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like we are getting 2 every year now =(

[@markmadrinan8553]

You want more stunts, you forgot about that other book, Strands of Fate, I know you have it somewhere.

[@RotaFury]

Been awhile, hope you're good in health.

[@barnyfraggles]

Was he poorly?

[@knwiegel]

@@barnyfraggles No I was fine, aside from some severe depression and anxiety. Spent a lot of time in the gym though.

[@ChurchofCthulhu]

Cthulhu fhtagn!

[@dubuyajay9964]

At least it's not "Fatal of Cthulhu." 🦑👉👌🐙

[@alderaancrumbs6260]

Evil Hat are hypocritical as hell, making money from Lovecraft’s work but complaining about him. He’s bad enough to lambast, but not so bad they won’t make that sweet scratch from his work. 🤦🏻

[@markgrehan3726]

Not a fan of how the writers try to distance themselves from Lovecraft but are happy to make money from his creation.

[@unclecrusty5476]

@@actualwafflesenjoyer you cant separate the art from the Artist. Had Lovecraft had a completley different world view there would be no mythos

[@simonebruno7425]

I don’t understand this criticism. They distance themselves from Lovecraft, but not from his lore. Why shouldn’t they work and create a nice game about it?

[@markgrehan3726]

@@simonebruno7425 In my opinion they overdo it, if they feel as strongly as they suggest then they shouldn't touch this with a barge pole. They seem to want their cake and eat it it's like if someone told you they (rightly) hated Nazis while trying to sell you a Hitler was a stud book at the same time.

[@simonebruno7425]

@@markgrehan3726 I think it’s more like to distance oneself from Hitler and writing a book/game with Nazis. I don’t see anything wrong with that either.

[@markgrehan3726]

@@simonebruno7425 Fair enough that's a good point but I just dislike how they went about it other companies mention the authors' racist beliefs and move on. Evil Hat seems to go overboard on how evil the creator was but not to worry as they are angels so can safely use this tainted setting. I still feel if you are so horrified about a creator it's better to use another setting as there are plenty of others out there that don't have this bad baggage.

[@Maehedrose]

This is the product that opens by shit-talking Lovecraft, right? Screw them. You can't shit talk the creator and then exploit their work. Well, you can, but not if you want my money.

[@knwiegel]

It does and I respect your point of view. Bur there IS a lot to shit talk there. Evil Hat is a very progressive company with strong values and opinions. I dont agree with all of them myself, but its there company, there rules. Vote with your money (as you've said you'll do).

[@Maehedrose]

@@actualwafflesenjoyer You can feel Lovecraft as an asshat just fine, but it's pretty hypocritical to shit-talk the man in your own products while basing your game on his unique mythos.

[@rockjock3]

Welcome back!