Hey, everyone! This is the ideal place for any discussion, on topic or off, that isn't taking place within the game world.

To start, thanks for being here! I appreciate you joining this adventure and I hope there will be blood it's a fun time for all!
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:21, Mon 27 June 2022.

Hi! I'm Abigail, the home-schooled, Christian girl.

Hello, I'm Lauren, ballet dancer.

Hey everyone, we're moving along! We have three players; unless someone applies with a really fun character in the next day or so, I'd say we're good to go. I failed to mention character generation: any of the standard approaches is fine! I rather enjoy rolling dice, but the other two are good.
Don't forget that your characters are younger than typical for CoC. Deduct 5 from STR or SIZE and also EDU; though you can roll twice for Luck and keep the higher value.

Let me know if you need a format for the character sheet. Once they're done, we can start!
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:38, Mon 27 June 2022.

In case you don't have a character sheet that suits RPoL, the one below's great. Also, if you're using point-buy or Quickfire instead of rolling for stats, add a bonus of 10 to your luck! It doesn't get reflected otherwise. (Ageism, sheesh!)

Overall, this isn't a hugely stat-heavy game, but even when we're not rolling, your character's abilities as listed here are going to influence events. So, they do matter!

Oh, and about backups: This is a conventional Call of Cthulhu adventure in that it's possible to receive an unhappy ending. Overall, though, mortality is much less likely than most games, so you don't need to worry about pre-generating backup characters.

Name:                             Player:
Sex:   Age:    Birthplace:
Occupation:          Credit Rating:
Residence:           Birthplace:
Education (Degrees):
Credit Rating:
Cash:        Spending Level:        Assets: $

Characteristics
Str: // Dex: // Int: // Idea: //
Con: // App: // Pow: // Sanity:
Siz: // Luck: //Edu: // Know: //
Dmg bonus +  Build        Movement  [ yds/turn]

Equipment/Gear –

Melee Weapons (%) damage   #att
Small Club(25%) D6+db     1
Large Club(25%) D8+db     1
Knife     (25%) D4+2+db   1
____________(%)
____________(%)

Firearms     (%)     damage  range  rof #shots  malf
_______________(%)
_______________(%)

Hit points  [ ]Major Wound  [Lost/cause: ]
           0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Sanity points  [Lost/cause: ]
Insane   0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
           21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
           41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
           61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
           81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Phobia/Mania:

Magic points
Unconscious 0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Luck
Out of Luck  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
               21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
               41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
               61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
               81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Investigator Skills
Accounting 10%                 Languages 01%
Anthropology 01%                 ___________
Archaeology 01%                  ___________
Art05%                             ___________
  ___________                    ___________
  ___________                  Persuade 15%
Astronomy 01%                  Pharmacy 01%
 Photography10%
Charm 15%                      Pilot 01%
Climb 20%                      Psychoanalysis 01%
Craft 05%                      Psychology/Insight 05%
  ___________                  Ride Horse 05%
  ___________                  Science 01%
Disguise 01%                    ___________
Dodge Half DEX                     ___________
Drive Auto 20%                 Sleight of Hand 10%
Electrical Repair 10%          Spot hidden 25%
Fast Talk 05%                  Stealth 20%
Fighting
  Brawl 25% (incl Club,Knife)
First Aid 30%                  Swim 25%
History 20%                    Throw 25%
Intimidate 15%                 Track 10%
Jump 20%
Law 05%                       Melee Weapons
Library Use 25%                 Knife 25%
Listen 25%                      Club 25%
Locksmith 01%                   Axe 25%
Mechanical Repair 20%           Sword 25%
Medicine 05%                  Firearms
Natural History 10%             Rifle/Shotgun 25%
Navigate 10%                    Pistol 20%
Occult 05%                      Submachine gun 15%
Operate Heavy Machinery 01%     Machine gun 15%

Brawl        (%)   damage  #att
Punch    (25%)   D3+db    1
Kick     (25%)   D6+db    1
Grapple  (25%)   special  1

Beliefs –

Significant Person(s)-

Traits –

Treasured Possession –

Background


Description

Hey everyone! I am beyond excited to get this started. COC 7th edition games are soo rare on this site, that it is a true treasure to get into one.

I'm excited myself! Let me know if you need anything re: finishing characters. Right now, Lauren is done and ready.

Hey everyone! Just a quick update to let you know I'm still alive. I was hoping to get started fairly soon. Anyone need anything before then? Mostly I just need Yua's character sheet.

I am gonna finish it tonight, sending it in, and we can go.

Hey GM I just finished my character sheet, I wanted to ask only one thing. Since Credit rating is not on the list of investigator skills like it is on an investigator sheet, I didn't put one of my points in it (I used quickfire method). If I misunderstood it I can swap out one of the skills for it, just let me know. Also if I have made any mistakes let me know as well.

In reply to Yua (msg # 10):

You don't need to bother putting points into Credit Rating; it really isn't likely to come up in this particular scenario unless you do something *very* creative, yeah.

If you're finished, send it to me or just post it in your character sheet spot directly. (I made them user editable)

Thanks, everyone! I'll have the first post up today!

Awesome! I posted it in my character details, so you can find it there.

We're off! Just a note: feel free to post as often as you want for things like dialogue, questions, etc; even small, mostly performative actions don't need to wait on a response from me. Also, questions about situations or brief actions, eg "I size up the monster" can easily merit a quick response from me that doesn't necessitate the other investigators having their respective "turns," so don't worry about it. You can't overpost me. :)

Are Lauren and Yua in stocks or cages?

In reply to Abigail (msg # 14):

Originally stocks, but Lauren can be in a cage; it's probably unimportant as they'll presumably be leaving them soon. I'll just edit the original message to match. :)

Hey the Keeper, does Yua still have the u shaped hair pin that she got abducted with, and if she does, could she try to pick the lock with the Sleight of Hand roll?

By a stroke of luck, she does have it! Go ahead and roll for it.

Yikes, not so lucky :(, can I push it?

You can, though it risks breaking components in the lock.

Not gonna push it then. WE WILL FIND THE KEYSSS!!

Keeper, if I try picking Lauren's lock with the same tool, does the same roll apply or I roll again since its a different object that I am working on.

It's a slightly different type of lock, so make another roll for it.

Just a quick note: sometimes I'll give your investigators implied actions, like in Lauren's case just now. Since she didn't hear anything at the door, I went ahead and had her look outside it. I won't do that if there's ever any particular downside--It's just meant to save you having to specify the next step. If you had a different plan and weren't going to look outside yet, you can ignore it and go ahead with what you were going to do, armed with this extra knowledge. It's not intended as a railroading device, just a time-saver.

No problem !

If the other girls agree with the window solution, Lauren is willing to go first, and she will help the girl that will follow.

To be honest it can work, I am fine with anything, if you girls want to do it we can.

Go for it.

Just to clarify, you're climbing out along the ledge? Are you heading for other windows or just waiting outside the window? And how are you helping each other?

I would like to go to the other window and take a peek and listen a bit before trying to open it and go in (if everything is clear). Before that, Lauren is going to try and find some kind of grip on the wall with one hand, while she gives the other one to Abigail to help her get on the ledge.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:48, Fri 08 July 2022.

Is this game dead?