Yo, fa/tg/uys, I am planning to run a Sherlock Holmes type steam

Would GUMSHOE SRD without all the Cthulhu and Occult shit work for this?

>>44690374

Well, I don't have much experience with detective-style games as a genre, but I ran a pretty effective Halloween game with Call of Cthulhu-intentionally avoided using anything supernatural, though after it ended, they still asked me if the killer was actually a monster.

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>>44690396
>removing the occult shit

>>44690374
Might be able to pull it off with Hunter the Vigil. Just invent some tacits around sleuthing instead of hunting.

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>>44690374
trust me OP you would be better off playing a call
of Cthulu game its all the same stuff except it has
actually interesting lore and suspence.

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>>44690374
There is a German game that is meticulously researched, brilliantly fluffed out, and made for just this kind of story. I keep seeing it at conventions but the name eludes me right now. There's an authentic poster map of 1860s London streets and early photographs, actual train schedules, as well elaborate descriptions of crime and law enforcement at the time.

If you don't read German use Call of Cthulhu. The system is a simple sim and works fine. The era fluff is the best you can find. Check out the Gaslight setting. Don't worry, you don't have to use any tentacles.

I don't think shoegum will work well unless your players are complete and utter DnD victims. As an investigative game that removes the investigation through mechanics it gets very boring very quickly for anyone familiar with the genre.

The best detective game is A Dirty World, but it's Noir so 50 years later than your era. Look at the mechanics, it's all about morality. As an ORE mod it is very easy to bend to your will, make it more gritty or larger than life, introduce sanity, powers, or arbitrary stats, and adjust the pace to your players. There is no fluff.

>>44690438
>>44690529
>hey guys I wanna play a non-fantasy detective game
>Oh, you should play Call of Cthulhu and World of Darkness games without supernatural stuff, that should work.

>>44690702
OP here
This system sounds awesome, please remember it if you can

>>44690715
Both of those games revolve almost entirely around solving mysteries. Especially CoC.

>>44690374
Spycraft if you're ok with the d20 system

>>44690715
Again, OP here, I've played these games and I know that it's possible to suit them for usual investigations, just was wondering if something like this
>>44690702
exists

>>44690715
Call of Cthulhu is perfect. It hits the tone, has a lot of era resources, and features a setting inspired by Jack the Ripper and such. Only people who have never played it believe that it's a monster hunt. It is a horror game, but mechanically that just means it has a sanity stat next to HP, and you can ignore it easily. The horror in the fluff is very low key and always hidden, so there is no canon of creatures or anything like that, it's all just hooks to take it there when you want. The era resources are quite authentic.

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>>44690702
Thank me later.

>>44690702
You talking about Private Eye? Because it exists in English.

>>44690748
Private Eye
Here it is.
Google translate it yourself, you'll understand more than what I can provide.

http://www.phantastik-kalender.de/page/startPE.html

>>44690789
>>44690796
Wow, this is better known than I thought.

>>44690830
Thanks a lot everyone

>>44690374
Using World of Darkness's human character creation rules should work very well, and it doesn't include any of the supernatural characteristics in it. If you can'[t find the specific book for that, any core book will work fine, just remove their special abilities. The fact that you can easily build a character not combat focused is great, and low hit point games work great for detective stories. D20 modern will work ok, but it has a heavy focus on combat.

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>>44690374
Just to chip in, did you consider Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective board game?

>>44691075
Don't know what kind of a game it is, but I mean a roleplaying tabletop game

Anyone knows where I can get private eye?
for free or buy
can't even find it on amazon

>>44691141
In that case I'm going to agree with >>44690396 and back gumshoe srd.

Just so you know, SHCD is a board game where the players (everyone) take the role of the irregulars of baker street and try to crack the case before sherlock does. After the briefing for the case in question, everyone start gathering clues from the newspaper (that you actually have), visiting places, etc. When the group decides they have enough clues to tell what happened, they go to the end of the casefile and solve a number of questions, these questions give you points that you then compare to Sherlock's.

The game mechanic is basically a glorified Choose Your Own Adventure with a test at the end for points.

It's also the best detective game I've played.

There's also "The Tuesday Club Murders" game, but I liked the gathering clues from the SHCD a bit more.

>>44691375
You can order it by mailing the publisher. I've seen it on Amazon. They also host rounds and sell books at European conventions.