Call of Cthulhu: That Which Should Not Be (Opening)

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Call of Cthulhu: That Which Should Not Be (Opening)

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That Which Should Not Be

The time is the roaring Twenties. The Great War is a faded memory, America is in ascendancy, Wall Street is pumping greenbacks, hepcats and flappers are dancing to that new Jazz, and Prohibition is vainly trying to halt the hooch. But beneath this gilded surface are grim undercurrents of crime, disturbing discoveries and dark secrets.

A Call of Cthulhu homebrew adventure for up to six players. Diverse happenings swirl into a web of investigative paths bringing together the characters for a common goal. Post rate every couple of days. Knowledge of H.P. Lovecraft's works will increase appreciation but is not required. This is a thinker’s game that stresses role playing, storytelling and investigation of mysteries and horrors. Inspiration from Alan Moore, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Boardwalk Empire.
Rule set is CoC third edition.
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Easy to understand, but knowledge of rules not needed.
Players can choose from an array of professions, including FBI agent, professor, journalist, archeologist, private investigator, pulp magazine writer, playboy dilettante, debutante-turned-flapper, cultist, antiquarian book dealer, exorcist priest, occultist/stage magician, gangster, or other profession. Characters start in their own thread and come together as the plot thickens. Creativity encouraged.

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Are the stars right?

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COUNT ME IN!!!

Anything Cthulhu is fine with me!

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Me Too.

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Cthulhu fthagn brothers. I will be in touch.

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#5 Post by MonkeyWrench »

I've always wanted to play Call of Cthulhu.

If you're up for having a newbie play then you can count me in as well... :D
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Count me in as well please.

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#7 Post by Grognardsw »

Welcome to my madness :twisted: :lol: MW - being new to CoC is all the better! I hope to disturb you all. Additional players are still welcome.

I'll pray to our Elder God to weave the threads upon which your fates will be etched. There character creation and other details will be illuminated.

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#8 Post by Eulalios »

Hmmmm..... a physical chemistry doctoral candidate, who's becoming obsessed with Maxwell's Demon and the philosophy of the Third Law of Thermodynamics ... having trouble with his Edwardian English advisor, who doesn't understand where the scotch went or why he (the doctoral candidate) wants to find the lost copies of those volumes thought lost in the great burnings of Alexandria and of Qordoba ...

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Saw the invitation over on Dragonsfoot. Is there room for one more?

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Intriguing Eulalios... Yes Chris more souls are welcome. There is room for one other as well, after which is wait list. The wait may not be long.
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Super! Will a visiting English investigator be welcome or should I get my cowboy hat out? :)

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Chris107 wrote:Super! Will a visiting English investigator be welcome or should I get my cowboy hat out? :)
Your English chap will be fine.

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#13 Post by SocraticLawyer »

I'm interested, but have zero experience with CoC. I'm a fan of Lovecraft's books, though. Is there still room for one more? If not, is there a wait list?
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Getting ready for that 1920s wit.... :lol:

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#15 Post by Grognardsw »

Yes, welcome Socratic.
MrHemlocks wrote:Getting ready for that 1920s wit.... :lol:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/pl ... t=att&tt=b
While there will be bearcats, debutantes, choice bits of calico, dolls, molls, tomatoes and flappers, there will be no kittens. :lol:

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I am new to the site and the role playing world but I am a fast learner, if you can put up with me, I am in
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#17 Post by Chris107 »

I think I have the knack of the dice roller now. I'll give it a try. Just not sure how to link it to the 221 campaign.
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Oops obviously not :(

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#19 Post by Alethan »

There is no in-forum roller. You need to make rolls in the Unseen Servant Dice Roller (www.unseenservant.com) and link to them here.
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#20 Post by Alethan »

Might want to start reading here for link to dice roller basics and macro help:

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