[Pelgrane Press]

Thank you for the review. Some comments.

You mention racism, but refer to a section which doesn't explicitly deal with racism. Looking up "race" in the index takes me to a sidebar which deals with this issue (page 169 if you are interested). It suggests a number of approaches for dealing with race in a game set in the 30s. Are any of these of use?

You say:

"Throughout the books, there are little icons separating so-called "pulp" rules and tropes from so-called "pure" ones. I happily ignored this and found my own mix."

I'm glad you do this - it's exactly our intention. Pick the optional rules which best suit your game

"Personally, I'm torn over this system. This was the first time, as far as I can remember, that I ran a game with rules as "visible" as these. After the playtest session, one of the players suggested a finger gesture system for spends to alleviate the very attention-consuming number juggling that were taking place. I don't think that would help much. (I've got a background of Everway and Fudge)."

The ruleset is supposed to slip into the background - I suggest that if you are finding it more time consuming than rolling percentile dice or d20s to determine succes or failure, then it's probably unfamiliarity or just a matter of taste. The system is supposed to abstract an investigative narrative where investigators will get all the vital clues, and then decide what to do with them. As you describe, it can be used equally for a loosely structured or even improvised adventure, too.

"m a bit disappointed that the other announced books for Trail of Cthulhu seem so silly, almost parodic, but converting from BRP/Call of Cthulhu is easy and fast with the included guidelines so there are plenty of old adventures available if I were to continue playing Trail of Cthulhu."

I strongly recommend you take a look at Stunning Eldritch Tales before prejudging the rest of our line.

There are some conversion notes for existing BRP adventures on our website.

Once again, thank you for the review.