Apr 8, 2019 2:57 pm
Please post any questions and/or character ideas here.
Agent Creation
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Apr 9, 2019 4:35 pm
I'm thinking of a soldier that's either on leave or just leaving military service. Does he need to be connected with someone and/or something, or will it be the "right place at the right time" at the beginning?
Apr 9, 2019 6:27 pm
I've started an Egyptian Antiquarian who is a native of Cairo with a degree in Egyptian studies at Cairo University who is currently an instructor of Egyptology at Brown University in Providence.
Can we use this thread to do our Luck rolls?
Can we use this thread to do our Luck rolls?
Apr 9, 2019 7:56 pm
Luck roll will have to manually multiply by 5
Rolls
Luck (add multiplier of 5 manually) - (3d6)
(632) = 11
Apr 9, 2019 8:39 pm
I'll go ahead and roll for luck now. I'll add the roll for my character after I determine his occupation.
OOC:
That's my fault, I thought everyone had to roll for luck. I'll post all of my attribute rolls in a different roll.Last edited April 9, 2019 11:26 pm
Rolls
Luck (x5 manually) - (3d6)
(315) = 9
Apr 9, 2019 9:30 pm
What would you be rolling for your character? Everything else is a standard array or based off those numbers. Unless I've misread the GMs instructions.
Apr 9, 2019 9:35 pm
Two ideas I'm mulling over are a dilletante who is an amateur detective, and a fake occultist/conman.
What year and place do we start out in?
What year and place do we start out in?
Apr 9, 2019 10:33 pm
Squadfather44 says:
I'm thinking of a soldier that's either on leave or just leaving military service. Does he need to be connected with someone and/or something, or will it be the "right place at the right time" at the beginning?Regarding being connected with someone, it's not necessary at this point; at least one person will need to be connected with a key NPC at the outset, but we can work that out once characters are completed.
Apr 9, 2019 10:38 pm
Nice, that'll work. In the player's guide it says to roll for each attribute, do you want me to post them here in one of the threads.
After looking through the occupations in the book, I figure either soldier or big game hunter will work.
After looking through the occupations in the book, I figure either soldier or big game hunter will work.
Apr 9, 2019 11:37 pm
Here we go...for character's attributes. Per the Investigator's handbook.
Rolls
Strength (x5 manually) - (3d6)
(124) = 7
Constitution (x5 manually) - (3d6)
(623) = 11
Size (x5 manually) - (2d6+6)
(11) + 6 = 8
Dexterity (x5 manually) - (3d6)
(545) = 14
Appearance (x5 manually) - (3d6)
(556) = 16
Intelligence (x5 manually) - (2d6+6)
(11) + 6 = 8
Power (x5 manually) - (3d6)
(145) = 10
Education (x5 manually) - (2d6+6)
(51) + 6 = 12
Luck (x5 manually) - (2d6+6)
(55) + 6 = 16
Apr 9, 2019 11:51 pm
I'm setting his age between 20-39, so here is his chance for an education improvement.
Rolls
Education improvement - (1d100)
(37) = 37
Improvement points if successful - (1d10)
(3) = 3
Apr 10, 2019 3:24 am
I think I'd like to play a Doctor of Medicine that is looking into the ill-fated expedition. Maybe because a colleague of his was on the expedition and he wants to know what happened? Or maybe that colleague sent him a letter with some strange ramblings or something and he is looking into it because of that? He can be tied to the game story a different way, those are just what popped into my head while looking at the game description.
Apr 10, 2019 9:55 am
Can we use one of the alternative character creation methods mentioned in the book?
Apr 10, 2019 2:24 pm
Carabas says:
Can we use one of the alternative character creation methods mentioned in the book?Apr 10, 2019 2:24 pm
Lwunder says:
I have a private eye investigator that I can submit.
Apr 10, 2019 5:19 pm
Is there a link to the creation rules. I have a couple of thoughts for my agent, a Russian ex-pat who fled the revolution after the Tzar and his family were murdered who runs an Occult service (Tarot card reading, seances that kind of thing.) Also the long suffering, often ignored, brilliant in her own right assistant of the egyptologist.
Apr 10, 2019 6:18 pm
Shark_Bone says:
I think I'd like to play a Doctor of Medicine that is looking into the ill-fated expedition. Maybe because a colleague of his was on the expedition and he wants to know what happened? Or maybe that colleague sent him a letter with some strange ramblings or something and he is looking into it because of that? He can be tied to the game story a different way, those are just what popped into my head while looking at the game description.Apr 10, 2019 6:20 pm
Emberskyes says:
Is there a link to the creation rules. I have a couple of thoughts for my agent, a Russian ex-pat who fled the revolution after the Tzar and his family were murdered who runs an Occult service (Tarot card reading, seances that kind of thing.) Also the long suffering, often ignored, brilliant in her own right assistant of the egyptologist.Apr 10, 2019 6:53 pm
Lwunder says:
I have a private eye investigator that I can submit.Apr 10, 2019 9:00 pm
awsmack says:
Lwunder says:
I have a private eye investigator that I can submit.Last edited April 10, 2019 9:31 pm
Apr 10, 2019 10:45 pm
awsmack says:
Shark_Bone says:
I think I'd like to play a Doctor of Medicine that is looking into the ill-fated expedition. Maybe because a colleague of his was on the expedition and he wants to know what happened? Or maybe that colleague sent him a letter with some strange ramblings or something and he is looking into it because of that? He can be tied to the game story a different way, those are just what popped into my head while looking at the game description.
Apr 11, 2019 2:18 am
I understood from the original game description that we would use the standard rules in the rulebook which meant we would use the standard array that is detailed there. That's what I did for my character. I'm afraid to now role for those abilities might require me to change the character altogether. I'm not sure I want to take the chance.
Last edited April 11, 2019 2:19 am
Apr 11, 2019 2:57 am
Fair enough, I shall roll away... ouch that CON... LUCK: 14
Last edited April 11, 2019 2:58 am
Rolls
Roll STR multiple by 5 - (3d6)
(662) = 14
Roll CON multiple by 5 - (3d6)
(221) = 5
Roll SIZ multiple by 5 - (2d6+6)
(64) + 6 = 16
Roll DEX multiple by 5 - (3d6)
(653) = 14
Roll APP multiple by 5 - (3d6)
(556) = 16
Roll iNT multiple by 5 - (2d6+6)
(26) + 6 = 14
Roll POW multiple by 5 - (3d6)
(535) = 13
Roll EDU multiple by 5 - (2d6+6)
(15) + 6 = 12
Apr 11, 2019 3:17 am
What’s Going to be most useful? An Occultist or a Gun Moll? I figure you have all smarts and heals kind of locked down. With the CON I wonder about an Occultist with Mythos experience, the low CON could represent some kind of long term unhealed wound or lingering taint from the contact.
Last edited April 11, 2019 3:36 am
Apr 11, 2019 4:32 am
Stat rolls...
Rolls
Strength - (3d6)
(661) = 13
Constitution - (3d6)
(526) = 13
Size - (2d6+6)
(31) + 6 = 10
Dexterity - (3d6)
(446) = 14
Appearance - (3d6)
(324) = 9
Intelligence - (2d6+6)
(22) + 6 = 10
Power - (3d6)
(131) = 5
Education - (2d6+6)
(53) + 6 = 14
Luck - (3d6)
(333) = 9
Apr 11, 2019 4:37 am
Age 42, two improvement checks for Education.
Edit: Neither succeeded.
Edit: Neither succeeded.
Last edited April 11, 2019 4:37 am
Rolls
Edu 1 - (1d100)
(7) = 7
Possible Gain - (1d10)
(2) = 2
Edu 2 - (1d100)
(51) = 51
Possible Gain 2 - (1d10)
(3) = 3
Apr 11, 2019 5:11 am
Age 23 - Edu Improve roll vs. Edu 70.
I think I like Occultist, let me know about the Mythos Experience Package.
I think I like Occultist, let me know about the Mythos Experience Package.
Last edited April 11, 2019 5:16 am
Rolls
Edu roll, possible improvement... - (1d100, 1d10)
1d100 : (31) = 31
1d10 : (1) = 1
Apr 11, 2019 4:17 pm
Here is the roll for the, War time service package, sanity deduction.
Rolls
Sanity deduction - (1d10+5)
(5) + 5 = 10
Apr 11, 2019 4:39 pm
awsmack says:
Carabas says:
Can we use one of the alternative character creation methods mentioned in the book?Apr 11, 2019 8:31 pm
Aldrusian says:
I understood from the original game description that we would use the standard rules in the rulebook which meant we would use the standard array that is detailed there. That's what I did for my character. I'm afraid to now role for those abilities might require me to change the character altogether. I'm not sure I want to take the chance.Apr 11, 2019 8:36 pm
Carabas says:
awsmack says:
Carabas says:
Can we use one of the alternative character creation methods mentioned in the book?Apr 11, 2019 8:45 pm
I prefer to err on the side of caution and assume that you would be specific since that's the safer choice. But I think I will roll here three times for 2d6+6x5 and five times for 3d6x5 just to see how it might work out.
OOC:
I think I'll stick with the standard array that I first used. It has a better low end and a higher top end. I'll submit the character before the end of the day.Last edited April 11, 2019 8:49 pm
Rolls
ability stats - (2d6+6, 2d6+6, 2d6+6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6)
2d6+6 : (21) + 6 = 9
2d6+6 : (53) + 6 = 14
2d6+6 : (53) + 6 = 14
3d6 : (156) = 12
3d6 : (515) = 11
3d6 : (431) = 8
3d6 : (152) = 8
3d6 : (654) = 15
Apr 11, 2019 8:49 pm
Emberskyes says:
Age 23 - Edu Improve roll vs. Edu 70.I think I like Occultist, let me know about the Mythos Experience Package.
EDIT: If you are going to go this route, I would prefer you increase the age on the character; it seems unlikely that a 23 year old would have this kind of life experience.
Apr 11, 2019 10:30 pm
Question to everyone, I have a Language skill is there any languages we really feel we need?
If we choose to play a not Native English speaker should I use this for English or is English just a gimmie?
If we choose to play a not Native English speaker should I use this for English or is English just a gimmie?
Rolls
Mythos skill / sanity reduction - (1d10+5)
(3) + 5 = 8
Apr 11, 2019 11:04 pm
Also... character sheet is not adding in base values. So if you pick up say 5 points of Handgun it’s not adding in the 20 point base. How would you like us to account for this? Oh, Anthropology is spelt wrong. 😀
I am, for this moment in time going to let it sit and when we start playing I’ll add in the bass values by hand for every skill.
I am, for this moment in time going to let it sit and when we start playing I’ll add in the bass values by hand for every skill.
Last edited April 12, 2019 4:35 am
Apr 11, 2019 11:43 pm
Stats
Rolls
Strength - (3d6)
(235) = 10
Constitution - (3d6)
(451) = 10
Size - (2d6+6)
(62) + 6 = 14
Dexterity - (3d6)
(563) = 14
Appearance - (3d6)
(116) = 8
Inteligence - (3d6)
(211) = 4
Power - (3d6)
(215) = 8
Education - (3d6)
(521) = 8
Luck - (3d6)
(452) = 11
Apr 12, 2019 4:20 am
So did you use your language skill for English? Probably wouldn’t have to as Egypt was a British Protectorate until 1922 and they didn’t actually leave till 1956.
I should shuffle some points to pick up English.
I should shuffle some points to pick up English.
Last edited April 12, 2019 4:27 am
Apr 12, 2019 1:33 pm
Emberskyes says:
I submitted, just buying gear.Apr 12, 2019 1:57 pm
It’s at the bottom in the notes, should I put it in skills? And it is pretty high... I love 1920’s dresses, art deco, and architecture.
Last edited April 12, 2019 2:01 pm
Apr 12, 2019 2:05 pm
I'll pick the "match the numbers to the stats you want" method...
I'm curious if I did the die codes correctly.
I'm curious if I did the die codes correctly.
Rolls
Characteristics - (2d6+6, 2d6+6, 2d6+6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6) - (2d6+6, 2d6+6, 2d6+6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6)
2d6+6 : (56) + 6 = 17
2d6+6 : (56) + 6 = 17
2d6+6 : (41) + 6 = 11
3d6 : (256) = 13
3d6 : (552) = 12
3d6 : (561) = 12
3d6 : (123) = 6
3d6 : (342) = 9
Forgot one... - (3d6)
(215) = 8
EDU rolls from being in his 50's - (1d100, 1d100, 1d100)
1d100 : (10) = 10
1d100 : (88) = 88
1d100 : (26) = 26
SAN loss from war experience package - (1d10+5)
(5) + 5 = 10
EDU bonus from age - (1d10)
(8) = 8
Apr 12, 2019 2:27 pm
In choosing my character's equipment, what would be considered to much for a hired gun/muscle? I'm planning on getting brass knuckles, a .45 pistol, and maybe something else. Would he carry around anything bigger?
Besides clothes, what else would a 20's character have?
Besides clothes, what else would a 20's character have?
Apr 12, 2019 2:55 pm
You could even theory have a Thompson submachinegun. You could actually mail order them in the 20s.
Apr 12, 2019 2:59 pm
Emberskyes says:
It’s at the bottom in the notes, should I put it in skills? And it is pretty high... I love 1920’s dresses, art deco, and architecture.Apr 12, 2019 3:06 pm
Squadfather44 says:
In choosing my character's equipment, what would be considered to much for a hired gun/muscle? I'm planning on getting brass knuckles, a .45 pistol, and maybe something else. Would he carry around anything bigger?Besides clothes, what else would a 20's character have?
Apr 12, 2019 3:11 pm
lunitar says:
StatsApr 12, 2019 3:12 pm
Carabas says:
I'll pick the "match the numbers to the stats you want" method...I'm curious if I did the die codes correctly.
Apr 12, 2019 3:15 pm
awsmack says:
Emberskyes says:
It’s at the bottom in the notes, should I put it in skills? And it is pretty high... I love 1920’s dresses, art deco, and architecture.What’s a useful skill level?
Do you want us to manually upgrade our skills with the base because the form isn’t calculating it in?
Last edited April 12, 2019 3:23 pm
Apr 12, 2019 3:44 pm
At what point are we considered "conversational" in a language? I get fluency is a different thing and languages like Hieroglyphics, Hieratic, Euclidian, Runic, Cuneiform or Latin might require higher skill levels to grasp as they’re dead languages.
Apr 12, 2019 6:24 pm
Where can I find the weapon stats at? I haven't found them in the Investigator's guide, but I could have over looked it. I'm submitting my character though, as equipment is the last thing I need to do.
Apr 12, 2019 7:02 pm
Emberskyes says:
It does. I can PM you all the points if you wish. I was looking at the sample character generation on pg 47 to guide me through the process. The buying languages really hurts your bottom line... I’d love to be able to speak 3 or 4 languages and it’d be useful to flesh out the character, but it would completely wipe out the points pool. I’ve got skills that make me happy but I feel kind of spread out. What’s a useful skill level?
Do you want us to manually upgrade our skills with the base because the form isn’t calculating it in?
Regarding a useful skill level, that's difficult to say. The points given to a skill represent a percent likelihood of success under normal circumstances, so a score of 25 would indicate a 25% chance of success, again, assuming normal circumstances. If success in 1 out of 4 times is useful is up to you, really. Though, in the case of languages, it's typically not an all or nothing type of thing. For example, if you encounter a text in, say, Mandarin, and you have a 40 skill in Mandarin, I may determine:
1) there are 3 key points to comprehend
2) 2 of the 3 points are easy and (house rule) will add 50% to your chances (i.e. 40%*[1+50%]=60% chance), and
3) 1 of the points is hard and (standard rule) will subtract 50% from your skills (i.e. 40%*50%=20% chance)
What this means is that the chances you understand at least a part of the document is 87% (don't ask me to show my work on this :))
The other thing to consider is that your age determines your education level. (As an aside, I can't seem to find your age on your character sheet anywhere; this will need to be included or let me know if I'm missing it somewhere.) nevermind, I see it in the comments. So, if you really want to know several languages, consider making your character older and making the necessary adjustments to stats.
Finally, yeah, go ahead and add the base to your allocated points; no idea why the character sheet doesn't do this automatically.
Apr 12, 2019 7:46 pm
Languages get harder with age not easier but the system is what the system is, I suppose if I lived in an envirpnment where I didn’t work with people in their late teens and early 20’s that can speak 5 languages fluently I’d be less concerned. It’s such a point sink for something that’s little more than flavour. I shall ignore the languages and rebalance my skills a little this weekend. I’m probably going to drop a couple and boost a couple but I have a concert to go to tonight so it’ll have to wait.
Nevermind, done... Do you want me to buy furniture and clothes or just a general money dump to indicate how things are?
Nevermind, done... Do you want me to buy furniture and clothes or just a general money dump to indicate how things are?
Last edited April 12, 2019 8:10 pm
Apr 12, 2019 11:58 pm
Hey Squadfather. What’s your character’s name? He or she is just lists as "Doctor of Medicine."
Apr 13, 2019 12:52 am
A hard drinkin’ Irish country doctor. If you click "Characters" at the top, then "All Characters" you can use the gear to edit your name.
Apr 13, 2019 2:04 am
My character is Morgan O'Neil. Someone else has the doctor. My guy is the soldier.
Apr 13, 2019 2:10 am
Oh ya... Shark_Bone, mea culpa.
I’ll be adding background to my character tomorrow. I have big chunks written up either on my tablet or in my head. I forgot to save it before I headed out to the concert tonight so I could edit it before the show started.
I’ll be adding background to my character tomorrow. I have big chunks written up either on my tablet or in my head. I forgot to save it before I headed out to the concert tonight so I could edit it before the show started.
Last edited April 13, 2019 2:13 am
Apr 13, 2019 3:09 am
My character's name is Kenneth Davis. I changed the character label so it shows that now in the Characters section. Thanks for pointing that out!
Apr 14, 2019 1:52 pm
Is it okay I switched size for education and Dex for Intelligence? It makes more sense for the build.
Apr 14, 2019 9:22 pm
So, I’ve written out a background, it’s long. I’d like to submit it do you Awsmack prior to putting it out there, just so you can approve it or suggest changes. Would you like me to PM it or just post it somewhere for you to go over.
Last edited April 14, 2019 9:23 pm
Apr 15, 2019 3:39 am
awsmack says:
Sure, if you want me to review before making it public, go ahead and PM me.Apr 15, 2019 2:12 pm
lunitar says:
Is it okay I switched size for education and Dex for Intelligence? It makes more sense for the build.Apr 15, 2019 2:15 pm
Still waiting on one a character from Carabas, and once done, we can get started.
Just a reminder to all, if you haven't yet, please make sure to include a background/personal info in your character sheet, and please select an avatar image, ideally someone that looks like they're from the 1920's :).
Just a reminder to all, if you haven't yet, please make sure to include a background/personal info in your character sheet, and please select an avatar image, ideally someone that looks like they're from the 1920's :).
Apr 15, 2019 3:38 pm
awsmack says:
Still waiting on one a character from Carabas, and once done, we can get started.
Apr 16, 2019 12:24 am
lunitar says:
Did I miss anything?
Apr 16, 2019 1:10 am
Just testing what my avatar looks like.
(Oh, that's right, I hadn't set it yet.)
(Oh, that's right, I hadn't set it yet.)
Last edited April 16, 2019 1:10 am
Apr 16, 2019 8:24 pm
Ok, just accepted one last invitation; while 8 is a fairly large party size, this is a large adventure, so this will allow for the party to split and investigate different clues/areas. I'll work on getting the main campaign threads up while he/she pulls together the final character.
Apr 17, 2019 3:42 am
Sweet! I'm looking forward to the start. I've heard wonderful things about this adventure, since I got into CoC. I'm eager to experience it.
Apr 17, 2019 4:24 am
Squadfather44 says:
Nice! I'm looking forward to starting.Btw, will we be running the version of Masks updated for 7e with the extra intro chapter?
Apr 17, 2019 5:08 am
New to this site, and I'm struggling a bit to find other people's character sheets/backstories... Or are they private? In the game info section, I see a list a characters, but clicking there only brings up basis stats about how many characters a player has generated in each system...
Apr 17, 2019 5:22 am
The characters are at the bottom but the links seem bugged to me, I can only see one other character, Akila, the others cpme up as no character found. I am also looking forward to this.
I can relate to the work trip, I started my Pathfinder game on a 2 week road trip,., "oh oh McDonalds, free wifi, lets go in for coffee and downloading!"
I can relate to the work trip, I started my Pathfinder game on a 2 week road trip,., "oh oh McDonalds, free wifi, lets go in for coffee and downloading!"
Last edited April 17, 2019 5:25 am
Apr 17, 2019 6:06 am
Ok thanks, it seems the system is bugged then. I mainly wanted to avoid having too similar character concepts. Are there any of the following already in the party: journalist, photographer, doctor, nurse?
Apr 17, 2019 12:58 pm
As I recall, doctor, soldier, occultist, egyptologist, detective, private eye.
Last edited April 17, 2019 1:00 pm
Apr 17, 2019 1:29 pm
Because the character sheets are bugged do you want us to just post our bsckgrounds in this thread?
Apr 17, 2019 1:34 pm
Pastiche says:
Ok thanks, it seems the system is bugged then. I mainly wanted to avoid having too similar character concepts. Are there any of the following already in the party: journalist, photographer, doctor, nurse?Apr 17, 2019 2:20 pm
So, at least one of you will need to be fairly closely connected with a globetrotting, expedition leader/adventurer by the name of Elias Jackson, a kind-of cross between an Indiana Jones and a Dr. Livingston-type character. He's a fairly prolific writer on the occult and a well-known purveyor of the weird and sinister from the dark corners of the world. I'll leave it up to you all as to which of your characters you believe would fit this bill, but keep in mind your character would have to be the type that Elias would trust and confide in.
For those that think this would make sense for their character, we'll have a bit of a prequel that will involve assembling the other party members. Let me know your thoughts.
For those that think this would make sense for their character, we'll have a bit of a prequel that will involve assembling the other party members. Let me know your thoughts.
Apr 17, 2019 7:49 pm
I'd love to be connected to Elias. Kenneth is a Doctor of Medicine, so he would have plenty of opportunity to come across Elias as an academic and I think he'd probably be pretty excited to hear all his stories.
Apr 17, 2019 9:44 pm
OOC:
The reason that only my character can be seen is that I'm probably the only one of us to have set his character for public access. Click of Characters at the top of your screen. When you see your list of characters there will be 4 columns of icons on the right side opposite each character name. One of them looks to me, (I've been playing D&D for 41 years so I'm older then everyone else) like 1 3-1/2" floppy disc. When you click on it, the disc will turn red and mean that your character is viewable to everyone.Apr 17, 2019 10:26 pm
It’s definitely not a 5 1/4" floppy. Is this shiny spot where you hold it? Noooooooo!
Apr 17, 2019 11:20 pm
With his Occult connections it’s highly possible that Natasha knows Elias... we should take a peak at our backgrounds and see who could possibly be connected to whom. I thunk I fixed my character and made myself visible.
Last edited April 17, 2019 11:37 pm
Apr 18, 2019 12:01 am
So, now I can see Mr. Nijjar and Mr. Helmsburg. Natasha would definitely be a client of Mr. Helmsburg’s book shoppe and he might refer clients in her direction. It seems unlikely that she would have any kind of a direct connection to Mr. Nijjar, she may know him by name or reputation but not personally.
Last edited April 18, 2019 12:02 am
Apr 18, 2019 12:05 am
It's possible that Morgan knows Elias. Perhaps Morgan was hired for extra security or something similar.
Apr 18, 2019 1:35 am
I'm putting the final touches on it. Basically he was with the 77th division throughout World War 1. He was with them
when they launched an attack in the Argonne forest. That was the battle where they were named the "The Forgotten Battalion. They were moving forward to attack German forces when they moved to far ahead of their left and right flank surrporting units. The 77th quickly found themselves surrounded by enemy forces. After the battle was over, roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before the 194 remaining men were rescued.
During the battle Morgan was wounded in the arm.
when they launched an attack in the Argonne forest. That was the battle where they were named the "The Forgotten Battalion. They were moving forward to attack German forces when they moved to far ahead of their left and right flank surrporting units. The 77th quickly found themselves surrounded by enemy forces. After the battle was over, roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before the 194 remaining men were rescued.
During the battle Morgan was wounded in the arm.
Apr 18, 2019 2:31 am
I wish when you looked at characters their portrait showed on the character... Two nice characters, I don’t see an easy connection between Natasha and Mr. O’Neil, Dr. Davis could be Natasha’s doctor... Not forcing things just looking to see of there are any possible linkages. I love that you used those connection thingies in the character generation, I pondered doing that.
Last edited April 18, 2019 2:34 am
Apr 18, 2019 5:19 am
I’d also like tp know why my quotation marks and apostrophes got turned into question marks...
Apr 18, 2019 8:07 pm
Emberskyes says:
I’d also like tp know why my quotation marks and apostrophes got turned into question marks...Apr 18, 2019 9:16 pm
This is an interesting idea, I’ll switch my keyboard to either the UK or American keyboards see if that helps. I’ll loose my accent. 😂😂
Apr 18, 2019 11:13 pm
Okay, so the issue was some of the quotation marks and apostrophes had a slight tilt to them making them look more hand written, the website couldn't recognize those characters. So I went through with my laptop and edited each and every one manually.... ugh...
Apr 19, 2019 7:36 pm
Caleb Murphy reporting for duty (and for feedback) !
In terms of links to other characters, he might have interviewed Natasha at some point in the past. Perhaps it was even she that told him he was cursed...
In terms of links to other characters, he might have interviewed Natasha at some point in the past. Perhaps it was even she that told him he was cursed...
Apr 20, 2019 4:45 am
Can't see myself either in the list of characters at the bottom, although on the game info page, it definitely says I have submitted this character. Perhaps the keeper needs to accept my character first?
Apr 22, 2019 2:17 pm
Ok, all characters submitted. Carabas: you haven't included any bio for your character, but just to get this thing moving, I'm going to update your character sheet and include a connection between you and Elias.
Apr 22, 2019 3:11 pm
Shark_Bone, I'm also going to add a note in your bio that notes that you are a childhood friend of Elias, which will be your connection.
Apr 22, 2019 6:15 pm
Ok, we are a go.
Carabas and Shark_Bone, you'll begin with connections to Elias (see 'Prequel' thread). All others, sit tight for a moment while the team is assembled.
Carabas and Shark_Bone, you'll begin with connections to Elias (see 'Prequel' thread). All others, sit tight for a moment while the team is assembled.
Apr 24, 2019 12:07 am
I just didn’t see anything but you there so I thought I’d link just incase people didn’t know.
Apr 25, 2019 9:34 pm
Maybe try PMing him, I know thread alerts don’t work for me.
Last edited April 25, 2019 9:35 pm
Apr 25, 2019 11:28 pm
So, goofing about thought I’d try something, if I could find frames to make them look like vintage photo’s it’d be perfect... which one looks best? All the photos with the same filter or all different?
Last edited April 25, 2019 11:50 pm
Apr 26, 2019 2:24 pm
Emberskyes says:
Maybe try PMing him, I know thread alerts don’t work for me.Apr 26, 2019 2:34 pm
awsmack says:
Emberskyes says:
Maybe try PMing him, I know thread alerts don’t work for me.Apr 26, 2019 7:07 pm
Fucking hell, tried to delete a single post and apparently accidentally deleted the whole Prequel thread (which, admittedly, was only three posts long). Ugh. I'll get it back up today.
Apr 29, 2019 4:13 pm
Ok, we're back up. Sorry about that, guys. Shark_Bone & Squadfather, you're up.
Apr 30, 2019 2:30 pm
We lost Carabas, which puts us at 7. That should be completely fine.
I also got rid of the 'note' function in the prequel thread, so everyone can now see what was posted to the others. Too much of a hassle at this point, but if/when the team splits up to investigate different things, I'll use at that point.
Changed my mind :). I think it'll be too cumbersome having one broad, open forum at first, since there will be multiple mini-plots going on simultaneously.
I also got rid of the 'note' function in the prequel thread, so everyone can now see what was posted to the others. Too much of a hassle at this point, but if/when the team splits up to investigate different things, I'll use at that point.
Changed my mind :). I think it'll be too cumbersome having one broad, open forum at first, since there will be multiple mini-plots going on simultaneously.
Jun 4, 2019 3:59 pm
Hey all,
We're going to be adding another player here shortly - username Knight - will probably be shortly after the team comes together.
We're going to be adding another player here shortly - username Knight - will probably be shortly after the team comes together.
Jun 4, 2019 6:42 pm
awsmack says:
Hey all,We're going to be adding another player here shortly - username Knight - will probably be shortly after the team comes together.
I'd like to try to link in my background with some of the other characters - is this the thread to work that out in? Or is it happening somewhere else?
Rolls
Rolling for Luck (result x5) - (3d6)
(641) = 11
Jun 4, 2019 8:45 pm
Knight says:
I'd like to try to link in my background with some of the other characters - is this the thread to work that out in? Or is it happening somewhere else?Jun 5, 2019 5:25 am
Is there a way to see other people's characters and backgrounds? I know somebody is playing a PI and somebody is playing an investigative reporter. I think those would be the easiest to link to, but I don't know any more detail than that, or who is playing those characters. I looked under the game, and it lists players and character names only
If anybody has a character that they think would be a good link to me, let me know. Thanks!
PS: If that stuff is in the private thread, let me know and I'll leave it alone for the meantime.
If anybody has a character that they think would be a good link to me, let me know. Thanks!
PS: If that stuff is in the private thread, let me know and I'll leave it alone for the meantime.
Jun 5, 2019 7:30 am
Welcome!
It indeed seems the option to see each other backstories has disappeared. (I used to be able to see other character sheets, at least if they were saved to the public library, but not any more.)
Anyway, here's my character's backstory:
To say that Caleb Murphy was unlucky would be an understatement. The number of times something unexpected upset his carefully laid plans was just too much. When he is investigating leads for his next newspaper story, witnesses will get cold feet at the last minute, papers get inexplicably lost, or his car breaks down if he needs to get somewhere in time. With so much bad luck, some might even say that Caleb is cursed...
The combination of this bad luck and his inquisitive mind has brought him into contact with the occult and the esoteric more than once, and this has caused Caleb to develop a bizarre combination of fascination and apprehension for these matters.
There have been times where all of this has caused Caleb to slide into a mild state of depression and lethargy, during which he's prone to reach for the bottle. Luckily, every time he seems to have been able to eventually find some sort of inner strength to crawl away from the gaping abyss, at least for now....
It indeed seems the option to see each other backstories has disappeared. (I used to be able to see other character sheets, at least if they were saved to the public library, but not any more.)
Anyway, here's my character's backstory:
To say that Caleb Murphy was unlucky would be an understatement. The number of times something unexpected upset his carefully laid plans was just too much. When he is investigating leads for his next newspaper story, witnesses will get cold feet at the last minute, papers get inexplicably lost, or his car breaks down if he needs to get somewhere in time. With so much bad luck, some might even say that Caleb is cursed...
The combination of this bad luck and his inquisitive mind has brought him into contact with the occult and the esoteric more than once, and this has caused Caleb to develop a bizarre combination of fascination and apprehension for these matters.
There have been times where all of this has caused Caleb to slide into a mild state of depression and lethargy, during which he's prone to reach for the bottle. Luckily, every time he seems to have been able to eventually find some sort of inner strength to crawl away from the gaping abyss, at least for now....
Jun 5, 2019 8:55 pm
BTW, Knight, just to give some context:
* Pastiche (Caleb) has uncovered some evidence related to Jackson Elias and is currently enroute to find him
* Aldrusian (Akila) is at a conference hoping to see Jackson speak
* the others are grouped together researching a topic Jackson Elias has informed them of
All are going to be railroaded to the same location :), so let me know how you would like to enter.
* Pastiche (Caleb) has uncovered some evidence related to Jackson Elias and is currently enroute to find him
* Aldrusian (Akila) is at a conference hoping to see Jackson speak
* the others are grouped together researching a topic Jackson Elias has informed them of
All are going to be railroaded to the same location :), so let me know how you would like to enter.
Jun 5, 2019 9:48 pm
Akila is an Antiquarian. Akila was born in Cairo to parents who were academics. His father was a professor of Engineering who had a long term love affair with the pyramids. His mother was the head librarian at Cairo University. His father's interest in ancient Eqyptian history rubbed off on Akila but his passion was far broader than the engineering of the pyramids. He delved into the roots and development of the language and the written forms. He studied deeply all of the Egyptian art forms especially sculpture. Although his parents were financially well off, he preferred not to make use of his parents' largesse. He would rather make his success on his own.
He was a very good student and received preferred placement at Cairo University when he matriculated primary school. Following his father's passion he followed a course of ancient egyptian studies and graduated with honors. Wanting to spread his knowledge as widely as possible, he sought an advanced degree at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He taught his professors as much as he learned from them. He regaled them with stories from his travels with his father through the great pyramids of Egypt.
Immediately upon securing his master's degree he was sponsored for a position at Brown in the Egyptology School by those same professors. He had been teaching there for 5 years when he went to New York for an Egyptology Conference where he was scheduled to make a presentation.
He was a very good student and received preferred placement at Cairo University when he matriculated primary school. Following his father's passion he followed a course of ancient egyptian studies and graduated with honors. Wanting to spread his knowledge as widely as possible, he sought an advanced degree at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He taught his professors as much as he learned from them. He regaled them with stories from his travels with his father through the great pyramids of Egypt.
Immediately upon securing his master's degree he was sponsored for a position at Brown in the Egyptology School by those same professors. He had been teaching there for 5 years when he went to New York for an Egyptology Conference where he was scheduled to make a presentation.
Jun 6, 2019 1:11 am
awsmack says:
BTW, Knight, just to give some context: * Pastiche (Caleb) has uncovered some evidence related to Jackson Elias and is currently enroute to find him
* Aldrusian (Akila) is at a conference hoping to see Jackson speak
* the others are grouped together researching a topic Jackson Elias has informed them of
All are going to be railroaded to the same location :), so let me know how you would like to enter.
Jun 6, 2019 1:18 am
Pastiche says:
Welcome!It indeed seems the option to see each other backstories has disappeared. (I used to be able to see other character sheets, at least if they were saved to the public library, but not any more.)
Anyway, here's my character's backstory:
To say that Caleb Murphy was unlucky would be an understatement. The number of times something unexpected upset his carefully laid plans was just too much. When he is investigating leads for his next newspaper story, witnesses will get cold feet at the last minute, papers get inexplicably lost, or his car breaks down if he needs to get somewhere in time. With so much bad luck, some might even say that Caleb is cursed...
The combination of this bad luck and his inquisitive mind has brought him into contact with the occult and the esoteric more than once, and this has caused Caleb to develop a bizarre combination of fascination and apprehension for these matters.
There have been times where all of this has caused Caleb to slide into a mild state of depression and lethargy, during which he's prone to reach for the bottle. Luckily, every time he seems to have been able to eventually find some sort of inner strength to crawl away from the gaping abyss, at least for now....
Not sure about this one, it seems a bit antagonistic, and it's not much of a connection unless Caleb has some way of knowing about it.
Jun 6, 2019 6:36 am
It's certainly plausible that we've met. However, as you said, being an active antagonist is perhaps a bit too much. How about Jimmy has been feeding information to Caleb from time to time. Whether or not that information was entirely accurate is a whole other matter.
Jun 6, 2019 5:38 pm
Pastiche says:
It's certainly plausible that we've met. However, as you said, being an active antagonist is perhaps a bit too much. How about Jimmy has been feeding information to Caleb from time to time. Whether or not that information was entirely accurate is a whole other matter.Jun 6, 2019 5:42 pm
Aldrusian says:
Akila is an Antiquarian. Akila was born in Cairo to parents who were academics. His father was a professor of Engineering who had a long term love affair with the pyramids. His mother was the head librarian at Cairo University. His father's interest in ancient Eqyptian history rubbed off on Akila but his passion was far broader than the engineering of the pyramids. He delved into the roots and development of the language and the written forms. He studied deeply all of the Egyptian art forms especially sculpture. Although his parents were financially well off, he preferred not to make use of his parents' largesse. He would rather make his success on his own.He was a very good student and received preferred placement at Cairo University when he matriculated primary school. Following his father's passion he followed a course of ancient egyptian studies and graduated with honors. Wanting to spread his knowledge as widely as possible, he sought an advanced degree at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He taught his professors as much as he learned from them. He regaled them with stories from his travels with his father through the great pyramids of Egypt.
Immediately upon securing his master's degree he was sponsored for a position at Brown in the Egyptology School by those same professors. He had been teaching there for 5 years when he went to New York for an Egyptology Conference where he was scheduled to make a presentation.
Jun 6, 2019 6:16 pm
That seems likely. Akila spoke with Elias briefly after Akila's presentation earlier that evening but he never mentioned anything about meeting someone else.
Jun 7, 2019 7:10 pm
Knight, you're up in the main game, as is everyone else. Just need a few responses so we can group up.
Jul 15, 2019 12:04 am
Thanks for the invite. Before I roll, and because my phone is about to die, how does this sound for background.
Dan Jackson. Ex-cop from NYC. His older brother was an Egyptologist who came home from three years in Egypt a shell of his former self. He won't talk about what happened, so Dan is going to sign on with a group as hired muscle to see if he can figure out what happened to his brother, and maybe a way to improve his health.
Dan Jackson. Ex-cop from NYC. His older brother was an Egyptologist who came home from three years in Egypt a shell of his former self. He won't talk about what happened, so Dan is going to sign on with a group as hired muscle to see if he can figure out what happened to his brother, and maybe a way to improve his health.
Jul 15, 2019 7:25 am
Character submitted. Couldn't find out how to roll for additional education. He is 25.
I used the standard array method. He is Ex-cop so I used the police officer template.
He is big and strong and can use most weapons. Not overly handsome or smart...but what are you gonna do.
I used the standard array method. He is Ex-cop so I used the police officer template.
He is big and strong and can use most weapons. Not overly handsome or smart...but what are you gonna do.
Jul 15, 2019 7:15 pm
Looks good. Go ahead and choose an avatar, if you don't mind. Also, the group's in NY and is very quickly going to come into contact with the NYPD...if you'd like, you can remain a member of the force and the decide to leave and follow once you see the connections with Egyptian expeditions. Might make things easier so there's a smooth and fast introduction and we don't have to shoehorn you in...
Jul 15, 2019 10:49 pm
Works for me.
I will leave it as ex since I will soon be ex. Nut I will change the backstory a bit to fit better
I have an avatar.
Do I need to roll for education?
I will leave it as ex since I will soon be ex. Nut I will change the backstory a bit to fit better
I have an avatar.
Do I need to roll for education?
Jul 18, 2019 12:47 am
I am sorry it is taking so long to get my character finished. I got hit with a bunch of RL stuff over the past few days. I almost finished and should have it to you by tomorrow.
Jul 18, 2019 12:58 am
awsmack says:
Education is treated the same as other core stats, like CON and STR, etc.Last edited July 18, 2019 6:16 am
Jul 18, 2019 6:12 am
I have submitted my character: Andrew James, Dilettante, WWI veteran, heir to the Fair silver fortune and writer of strange fancies.
Jul 18, 2019 1:27 pm
Machiabelly says:
awsmack says:
Education is treated the same as other core stats, like CON and STR, etc.Jul 18, 2019 1:30 pm
mcinnis138 says:
I have submitted my character: Andrew James, Dilettante, WWI veteran, heir to the Fair silver fortune and writer of strange fancies.Jul 18, 2019 8:12 pm
awsmack says:
Looks great. Only issue I see is that you have spending level details in your bio, but I don't see a credit level in your skills - did you put points into this?
Jul 18, 2019 9:03 pm
No worries, that's fine. I approved your character. Now just to figure out a way to integrate you. The team is in NYC at the Chelsea hotel (midtown), currently battling some cultists (you can read through the prequel and current main thread if you'd like to get caught up...not necessary, but thought I'd mention it).
Jul 18, 2019 9:21 pm
I read the main thread and skimmed the prequel.
It could be my beat and I respond to the sounds or reports of gunfire.
It could be my beat and I respond to the sounds or reports of gunfire.
Jul 23, 2019 3:14 pm
Machiabelly says:
I read the main thread and skimmed the prequel. It could be my beat and I respond to the sounds or reports of gunfire.
Jul 23, 2019 3:18 pm
mcinnis138 says:
awsmack says:
Looks great. Only issue I see is that you have spending level details in your bio, but I don't see a credit level in your skills - did you put points into this?
Aug 5, 2019 5:30 pm
Machiabelly says:
I read the main thread and skimmed the prequel. It could be my beat and I respond to the sounds or reports of gunfire.