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Apr 4, 2016 10:14 pm
I'm out of town this week so internet access may be limited, but if each of you could start with a character type, name etc, we can start working on character creation
Apr 5, 2016 12:54 am
I'm thinking a graduate level engineering student with a penchant for survivalism. A lot of time camping and in the outdoors, studying trapping and primitive tools etc as a hobby.
Apr 5, 2016 7:15 pm
Sounds good. Do you have a name? I'll start a thread for the character creation process
Apr 5, 2016 8:53 pm
I think I'm going to build a student of Antiquities at the College of Language, Literature, and Fine Arts, who focuses on archaeology...also a graduate student, who enjoys exploring ancient ruins when class is out for the summer. Knows how to take care of himself, but is MUCH more interested in translating the writing on that beautiful obsidian dagger that he found the last time he went spelunking.
I'll call him Jonathan Masterson.
I'll call him Jonathan Masterson.
Apr 6, 2016 7:19 am
Ok I think I have a grasp on a concept. Going to be Simon Brubaker, a Catholic priest currently attending the College of Language, Literature, and Arts. His field of study is revealed religion. He is spending this time in school because he is one of the priest to determine if an exorcism is needed according to church doctrine.
Apr 6, 2016 12:14 pm
Allow me time to get my hands on the handbook and come up with a character. 1-2 days tops.
Apr 6, 2016 1:21 pm
No problem. I'm out of the country right now so won't start character creation until the weekend, but for right now all I'm looking for is what your student is studying and a name, no need for a handbook
Apr 7, 2016 8:50 pm
If you're looking for avatars for Cthulhu characters, I always find googling 1920's actor images to be very helpful
Apr 12, 2016 11:54 am
Sorry everyone! Weekend was totly hectic with family stuff and I forgot about Cthulu. Please, start it up and I will make my character sheet in about 6 hours.
Apr 15, 2016 7:48 pm
I'm now aiming to start next Monday, as we have a new player I need to set up a character with and yutiko needs to finish his own. Everyone make sure they introduce themselves in the getting to know you thread and if there is any common ground, perhaps agree long term relationships between characters
Apr 18, 2016 12:32 am
I'm excited to start playing!
Has anyone played the choose your own adventure style story they did for CoC7 last year? I had a lot of fun with it, even though I died very quickly.
Has anyone played the choose your own adventure style story they did for CoC7 last year? I had a lot of fun with it, even though I died very quickly.
Apr 18, 2016 2:58 am
Dying very quickly in a choose your own adventure style story? Isn't that how it ALWAYS happens?
And no, I didn't get to play that. It saddens me.
And no, I didn't get to play that. It saddens me.
Apr 18, 2016 4:09 am
That's always the way it went for me, anyway! XD
I'm sure you can still get it from Chaosium's website. It's week with the time. It's a sort of tutorial on how to play the game, as well.
I'm sure you can still get it from Chaosium's website. It's week with the time. It's a sort of tutorial on how to play the game, as well.
Apr 18, 2016 4:25 am
We'll get started soon. Picked up another new player last night so if we can get character gen moving quickly we should be good to go soon.
Apr 19, 2016 7:18 pm
Shark_Bone says:
I'm excited to start playing!Has anyone played the choose your own adventure style story they did for CoC7 last year? I had a lot of fun with it, even though I died very quickly.
Apr 19, 2016 8:43 pm
Yeah, that's the one. I've been meaning to try it again, but haven't gotten around to it, yet.
Also, I'm swamped at work so I won't be around the forums much this week. I'll pop in when I can.
Also, I'm swamped at work so I won't be around the forums much this week. I'll pop in when I can.
Apr 22, 2016 10:48 am
Gearing up to get started by Monday at the latest. If you haven't seen already, the cast is shown here: http://www.knifesedgegames.co.uk/a-time-for-harvest-cast-of-characters.html
Apr 22, 2016 5:25 pm
nice one. well it's friday night i might fire up a solo CoC adventure - i've got Alone Against the Wendigo and Alone Against the Dark to go through too
Apr 22, 2016 5:26 pm
I've picked up Alone Against the Flames...I'm gonna give it a try this weekend, if the little one will let me.
Apr 22, 2016 5:59 pm
irvanovich says:
I've picked up Alone Against the Flames...I'm gonna give it a try this weekend, if the little one will let me.Apr 22, 2016 8:03 pm
My oldest (13) wants to learn to RP...he enjoys watching the games, and we got him the starter kit. Planning on taking him to the local game store one day this summer and running a game for him.
Apr 23, 2016 5:15 am
irvanovich says:
He's16 months...he still tries to eat the dice sometimesApr 24, 2016 7:01 pm
Cerris is out of action for a little while but everyone else should be ready to roll. Look out for a new forum thread tomorrow!
Apr 24, 2016 7:13 pm
My 7yo and I do a YouTube show playing a star wars rpg. We tried Fate Accelerated and he hated the dice, so we're back to Saga edition. I started him out with Werewolf the Apocalypse years ago and I'll never forget his face when we started to role play. He turned to his mom and said, "You can talk in this game!"
Apr 24, 2016 7:40 pm
That's awesome Shark_bone! I've brought a lot of people into the hobby, the youngest was 8. My daughter is 5 now and I can't wait to introduce her.
Apr 25, 2016 8:10 am
I got 'Hero Kids' off DriveThroughRPG - it's made for kids with some easy combat mechanics and have done some adventures with my 6 and 4 years old. They love it and i get to tell stories with giant rats etc. win win.
May 4, 2016 12:23 pm
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm back and would like to get into this if possible.
May 4, 2016 3:58 pm
Well that's a start ! You can catch up with the few bits you still need to do on your character page. Also, make a know roll over there (1d100)
Jun 6, 2016 10:27 pm
I've just discovered I can set up NPCs and post as them, so edited a few previous posts to show who is speaking.
Jun 11, 2016 12:59 am
I keep hearing about that on Miskatonic University Podcast and it sounds awesome.
Jun 11, 2016 8:10 am
I have a contact with the marketing company they use, so hopefully I'll get an early review copy :)
Aug 10, 2016 10:59 pm
PUSHING ROLLS
There is a rule in 7ed where you can "push a roll"..this is essentially putting extra effort into something. If you can justify this, state you'd like to "push" the roll and why and you get a second attempt at a failed roll. Note that failing a pushed roll can result in harsher consequences.
There is a rule in 7ed where you can "push a roll"..this is essentially putting extra effort into something. If you can justify this, state you'd like to "push" the roll and why and you get a second attempt at a failed roll. Note that failing a pushed roll can result in harsher consequences.
Aug 17, 2016 8:45 am
Gotta love those dice. "Jon stumbles around in the dark and walks into The Great Cthulhu. The End"
Aug 17, 2016 1:07 pm
At this rate, he's going to get back to the farmhouse and try to "indoctrinate" everyone into his newfound religion...
Aug 19, 2016 5:36 pm
So tempted...Mathis administers first aid and gently slices open several of Jon's arteries.
Aug 19, 2016 5:47 pm
He let me know IRL that it very specifically says "looks". All I can think is "Great, he's ripped my damned arm off..."
Aug 25, 2016 12:30 am
Finally got all the npc students listed with descriptions and images, in case you are losing track of who's who.
Also posted all the images you've come across so far in the handouts section.
Also posted all the images you've come across so far in the handouts section.
Sep 19, 2016 8:07 pm
so how does experience and stuff work in this game? do we ever level up? I'm gonna need to do something here if my rolls are gonna keep being this bad. lol.
Sep 19, 2016 8:40 pm
When you complete a chapter, every successfully rolled skill will get a chance to advance. I;m keeping track of skills used here:
http://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/3220/
http://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/3220/
Sep 20, 2016 4:39 pm
Yup, I'll be around for chapter 2 (will try and get in led at the right times too)
Sep 21, 2016 12:25 am
Awesome. Kaos, don't forget to visit the skill thread to roll on advancing your skills.
Sep 21, 2016 5:23 pm
Can everyone update their own skills and sanity records please.
I'm going to give ceriss and shuk til the end of the week before recruiting new players.
I'm going to give ceriss and shuk til the end of the week before recruiting new players.
Sep 21, 2016 5:26 pm
Also: Is there a base score for Dream Lore? I don't have it on my sheet at all...
Sep 21, 2016 5:28 pm
Where there any adjustments to the sanity? I looked over the sanity record but not 100% sure whats going on.
Sep 21, 2016 5:44 pm
irvanovich says:
Also: Is there a base score for Dream Lore? I don't have it on my sheet at all...Sep 21, 2016 5:45 pm
irvanovich says:
Sure thing. Do we regain full hit points when the 2nd chapter begins?Sep 21, 2016 5:46 pm
Kaosanddoom says:
Where there any adjustments to the sanity? I looked over the sanity record but not 100% sure whats going on.Sep 21, 2016 6:01 pm
As we've kept a fairly good pace I've stepped posting requirements to 4-5 /week. If we recruit new players I'd like ones happy to keep that pace. Chaosium have just published the final part so we're a tad behind :)
Sep 22, 2016 10:16 pm
OK Cerris/Father Simon has officially bowed out, so definately looking for one new player. Waiting to hear from Harry/Skuhtulu
Sep 23, 2016 7:15 am
Can you confirm you can't see my GM screen? Think I might finally have got my head round it!
Sep 23, 2016 3:35 pm
There is the lock button at the top of the thread...and there's a "Quick Mod" menu that the first option is to lock threads...that could be what happens. Lord knows I've done it plenty of times.
Sep 23, 2016 4:23 pm
Yes I think my chunky fingers hit that when trying to skip to the last page of a thread on my little iPhone screen #firstworldproblems
Sep 23, 2016 10:42 pm
irvanovich says:
Dang, Shark_bone...getting started early ain't cha?Sep 25, 2016 4:54 pm
Quick rules question: Max Sanity is 99 - Cthulhu Mythos skill, not the Sanity value I started with, correct?
I've got 90 as my Max Sanity value, but I don't have any Cthulhu Mythos skill, so I think I might actually be higher than the 90 I'm at right now. I think I should be at 95 because I was at 89 before the roll to gain 6. I think I had my previous value in Max Sanity...
I've got 90 as my Max Sanity value, but I don't have any Cthulhu Mythos skill, so I think I might actually be higher than the 90 I'm at right now. I think I should be at 95 because I was at 89 before the roll to gain 6. I think I had my previous value in Max Sanity...
Sep 25, 2016 5:48 pm
Shark_Bone says:
Quick rules question: Max Sanity is 99 - Cthulhu Mythos skill, not the Sanity value I started with, correct? I've got 90 as my Max Sanity value, but I don't have any Cthulhu Mythos skill, so I think I might actually be higher than the 90 I'm at right now. I think I should be at 95 because I was at 89 before the roll to gain 6. I think I had my previous value in Max Sanity...
Sep 25, 2016 6:02 pm
In case any of you have missed it, I'm looking for feedback on the scenario as we finish each chapter so if you've like any comments, good or bad to send in my report to Chaosium, post here http://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/3417/
Sep 25, 2016 11:28 pm
If you haven't already , can you indicate on you character sheets where your character lived prior to University.
Oct 9, 2016 6:31 pm
I ran a 2 hour scenario of Call of Cthulhu using the Pulp Cthulhu source book yesterday! That book does a fantastic job adding in a completely different feel to the game, while still keeping the underlying horror. It was a blast.
Oct 20, 2016 1:23 pm
Does the fact that KEG just took pity on us and let us break in to the professor's office without any rolls worry anyone else? I'm seeing the "GM Smile of Doom" behind that screen right now...
Maybe I'm just paranoid :P
Maybe I'm just paranoid :P
Oct 20, 2016 1:31 pm
Kaosanddoom says:
It was a reward for good role play and a well thought out plan.Loving this game, KEG. I can already see I'll have to invest in a copy of the book.
Oct 20, 2016 6:24 pm
irvanovich says:
Kaosanddoom says:
It was a reward for good role play and a well thought out plan.Loving this game, KEG. I can already see I'll have to invest in a copy of the book.
Glad you're enjoying it!
Oct 25, 2016 8:58 pm
I'm super stressed and worn out today from work. I was planning on posting today, but I'm going to take some time to relax and recover. Thanks.
Nov 19, 2016 4:23 am
I apologize for being away all this week. I had an emotional week strike me suddenly and I wasn't prepared to deal with it.
I guess everyone ended up waiting, for the most part.
I guess everyone ended up waiting, for the most part.
Nov 20, 2016 2:10 am
Hommies, I'm headed to Standing Rock tomorrow on my own smuggling mission, got some supplies to deliver in person and will be working with some of the water protectors to resist the pipeline. I'll be out of service range for the week. Sorry y'all, Charlie Mike (Continue Mission). I'll try to show up in the nick of time like the cavalry scout I am.
Dec 5, 2016 12:28 am
Anyone seen Kaos or Irvanovich? I thought maybe they were away for Thanksgiving, but thought they might have popped up again by now?
Dec 5, 2016 2:50 am
I haven't, that I recall. It's possible that it's just the time of the year when everyone gets busy and everything gets super stressful. I know I'm in that boat. I had to trim away some of my PbP games because of it. :sad face:
Dec 18, 2016 7:34 am
The following is a message to all the games in which I participate:
I'm sure that you've noticed that I haven't been around here on the forums much. My work and home life have kept me pretty busy and I haven't managed to make room for my pbp games like I used to. I've given this a lot of thought and I don't see my life slowing down to a point where I can dedicate the time to these pbp games like I feel you all deserve. I've had a hard time keeping the story straight between posts due to the time the actions take to play out. I'm sorry to you all, but this medium just isn't working for me anymore. I'm sad to have to stop participating in these pbp games, but I feel that's the best move for me. I hope I don't disappoint you all too much. I've had a blast in the past with you and I thank you for playing with me and for your understanding now.
I'm sure that you've noticed that I haven't been around here on the forums much. My work and home life have kept me pretty busy and I haven't managed to make room for my pbp games like I used to. I've given this a lot of thought and I don't see my life slowing down to a point where I can dedicate the time to these pbp games like I feel you all deserve. I've had a hard time keeping the story straight between posts due to the time the actions take to play out. I'm sorry to you all, but this medium just isn't working for me anymore. I'm sad to have to stop participating in these pbp games, but I feel that's the best move for me. I hope I don't disappoint you all too much. I've had a blast in the past with you and I thank you for playing with me and for your understanding now.
Dec 18, 2016 8:11 am
That's a pity! It's been a blast having you in the team Shark_Bone and I wish you all the best for the future!
If you ever feel you're missing it, you're always welcome back!
If you ever feel you're missing it, you're always welcome back!
Dec 29, 2016 12:41 am
Hope you all had a great Christmas. I'm hoping you have a little more time to post so I can this moving. A new player is waiting to join and a call for the remaining open spot has gone out.
Jan 2, 2017 5:47 pm
William is watching the house. I assume he doesn't hear anything suspicious with the other missing characters?
Jan 2, 2017 11:47 pm
Knifesedgegames says:
Nothing at all. Angel does not return.Jan 25, 2017 7:04 pm
With a potential new player AWOL and Scotash not responding, I'm looking for new players. Holding out for Jon to rejoin us soon.
Jan 26, 2017 2:42 am
hello! figuring out what kind of student to make. is there a niche that needs filling? maybe a nursing student?
Jan 27, 2017 2:21 pm
It's been brought to my attention that Mathis should have an existing relationship with the two new characters. I will be watching your creation threads and will intermittently interject ideas here for your consideration as to how we know each other. These are your characters so its your decision, just trying to help keep this cohesive.
Jan 28, 2017 6:35 am
well, I put in my background that my character grew up on a ranch in nebraska. I believe mathis is from montana. maybe I can say she came from montana and her and mathis know of each other? maybe dated once or twice in high school?
hmm, this is before WW2... dating wasn't so casual back then...
hmm, this is before WW2... dating wasn't so casual back then...
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Feb 7, 2017 8:15 pm
Incidentally, if anyone's a sucker for more Cthulhu like me, Im running a one shot and looking for interested parties http://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/4744/
Feb 8, 2017 4:48 pm
Wish I could jump in another one. Full time school, full time work and full time dad has me past capacity. Just trying to make sure I can post in the games I'm in now.
Feb 13, 2017 3:28 pm
Gah! I don't recommend mentioning jumping of lighthouses to the man with the gun!
Mar 28, 2017 1:00 pm
Hey no problem, i thought maybe I had missed something somewhere. Thank you for the answer.
Apr 5, 2017 3:39 pm
hey all
I will be going on vacation for the next two weeks. I'm taking my family to the United Kingdom.
I will have access to wifi on some days, but being vacation, I don't know how much down time I'll have.
I leave the 7th, return on the 23rd.
I will be going on vacation for the next two weeks. I'm taking my family to the United Kingdom.
I will have access to wifi on some days, but being vacation, I don't know how much down time I'll have.
I leave the 7th, return on the 23rd.
Apr 15, 2017 11:21 am
There's a new GM looking to run more Cthulhu so if anyone wants to join that as well, the signup thread is here.
Jun 12, 2017 12:59 pm
Apologies for the disruption. I have now tied off part 2 and hopefully we can all throw ourselves into part 3. If anyone wants out at this stage, now's the time to shout out.
Jun 12, 2017 1:21 pm
For the record, still in. I know we had slowed down, and thats fine. Still really enjoying this.
Jun 12, 2017 1:46 pm
Good to hear! My spare time has been cut down considerably but I want to focus especially on this game and keep it moving. We have a great bunch of characters!
Jun 26, 2017 8:32 pm
Got some real adventuring to do coming up.
This weekend I am leading a group of veterans up Kokomo Pass at Camp Hale where the 10th Mountain Division trained to fight in the Alps during WWII. I'll be out of service from Friday afternoon until Monday morning.
I also might have to go lead a group of veterans and the Secretary of Interior in the Organ Mountain Desert Peaks in New Mexico next week around Independence Day. If that trip kicks off I'll let y'all know, just waiting for the DOI to give word and they do crap at the last minute due to security reasons.
This weekend I am leading a group of veterans up Kokomo Pass at Camp Hale where the 10th Mountain Division trained to fight in the Alps during WWII. I'll be out of service from Friday afternoon until Monday morning.
I also might have to go lead a group of veterans and the Secretary of Interior in the Organ Mountain Desert Peaks in New Mexico next week around Independence Day. If that trip kicks off I'll let y'all know, just waiting for the DOI to give word and they do crap at the last minute due to security reasons.
Aug 6, 2017 6:41 pm
Hi Knifeedgegames, I think that I'm going to drop this game. I'm spending too much time gaming online and need to drop some stuff. Thanks for having me, though, and for introducing me to Call of Cthulhu!
Aug 24, 2017 7:00 pm
Hi all! Thanks for having me here! I'm very new to CoC. "Call of Cthulhu - The Haunting" GM'd by Knifesedgegames is my very first CoC experience and I have really been enjoying it so when he said there was an open slot here, I jumped at the chance! I'm just getting my character set up with Knife's help. Looking forward to jumping in!
Cheers! :-)
Cheers! :-)
Aug 27, 2017 2:02 pm
I'm away from my PC til tomorrow night but I'll finish off the new characters then and move onto the next scene.
Aug 29, 2017 2:16 pm
As posted in the Absences thread:
Quote:
Next 4 days will be hectic at the cake shop. My posting ability may suffer.Sep 14, 2017 11:50 am
I want to apologize to everyone for not posting. I had a work emergency. Everything is fine and I should be alright to post regularly once more.
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Sep 17, 2017 4:32 pm
Jabes.plays.RPG says:
Will be working virtually nonstop over the next 48hrs. Will not be logging into GP at all for the duration.Sep 21, 2017 8:43 am
Regarding language skills
I have found a rule regarding this I'd not seen before. If your Own language skill is 50% you have a 10% bonus in other languages from the same group (EG for English - German and Dutch)
If you have higher than 90% you get an additional 10% in those languages. Please amend your sheets accordingly
I have found a rule regarding this I'd not seen before. If your Own language skill is 50% you have a 10% bonus in other languages from the same group (EG for English - German and Dutch)
If you have higher than 90% you get an additional 10% in those languages. Please amend your sheets accordingly
Sep 21, 2017 12:45 pm
Let me make sure I have this right. Mathis speaks english at 76 and latin at 26%. so I now also have a 11 in german and dutch (all skills starting at 1), but no other modifiers until i either get to 90 in english or 50 in latin? If i do get my latin up, where would i find the language groups to know what i would get bonuses in?
Sep 21, 2017 1:06 pm
Exactly right. For Latin , other languages affected would be Romance languages French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
Oct 1, 2017 7:43 pm
Hey all, I know this is super shitty of me but I'm going to have to drop. Two people in my immediate family just died and I now have, like, zero free time or focus for anything. I'm sorry I was such a shitty player. Y'all were great!
Oct 13, 2017 11:00 pm
Sorry I've been away for a bit. Took the GRE last weekend and have been getting back into the swing of things after having studied for that for a few months.
Oct 15, 2017 11:38 am
No problem KJ. Are you aware of the Absences Thread. Certainly not compulsory but anytime you think you'll not be around, good to post there. I'm not a GM that throws you out if you don't post for a few days, but others may be, so if you play lots of games it's a handy tool.
Oct 15, 2017 9:47 pm
Thanks. I'll make sure to use it if it happens again...which, hopefully, it won't. :)
Oct 20, 2017 7:40 pm
Y'all,
I am out of wifi range this weekend doing a veteran gathering in Snowmass CO. I will be back in touch Sunday night or Monday morning.
I will follow Clive's lead
I am out of wifi range this weekend doing a veteran gathering in Snowmass CO. I will be back in touch Sunday night or Monday morning.
I will follow Clive's lead
Dec 4, 2017 1:47 pm
I just came across this. H.P. Lovecraft/Cthulhu inspired music (spotify playlist). Good stuff!
Jan 15, 2018 8:43 pm
I'm not sure if anyone noticed but I'm reconning Father Simon out of this. Cerris came back and has been inactive for three months so removing him.
Jan 21, 2018 7:38 am
Knifesedgegames says:
Well I don't know about you guys, but I thoroughly enjoyed that scene!Jan 23, 2018 10:43 am
I got a strange deja vu today as i opened my browser feed and one news article headline was (I translate here): "They cut off my head". Now that's fine horror :)
Feb 2, 2018 1:29 am
For anyone interested in more horror based shenanigans, our new friend Santouche is looking for players
https://gamerwsplane.com/forums/thread/7390/
https://gamerwsplane.com/forums/thread/7390/
Mar 4, 2018 10:26 am
That was an awesome game! Thank you, Knifesedgegames! I'm looking forward to another chapter.
Mar 8, 2018 5:42 pm
Dude, I just realized I have been playing this game for almost two years now. Holy shit.
Mar 8, 2018 7:33 pm
Kaosanddoom says:
Dude, I just realized I have been playing this game for almost two years now. Holy shit.Mar 8, 2018 8:11 pm
Yes I am still enjoying it immensely. Also I just finished up dating Mathis's journal through chapter two, and starting in on chapter 3. You may want to recheck its mythos rating and sanity check. Chapter two is where we learned about Mi-go agents, The men of leng, The moon beasts, etc. So there is quite a bit of lore in the journal now.
Mar 10, 2018 12:49 am
I’m happy with the numbers as is. Although the journal has details, it’s still minor compared to a full tome like the Necronomicon.
Mar 24, 2018 7:25 pm
FYI
I am headed to New Zealand for a lil over a week. I am back April 6. My posts will be a very low volume while away. Feel free to NPC me after Monday.
I am headed to New Zealand for a lil over a week. I am back April 6. My posts will be a very low volume while away. Feel free to NPC me after Monday.
Mar 24, 2018 8:34 pm
No probs, I'll be away from my PC next week, so might be a hiatus all round, depending on my connection.
Jun 14, 2018 11:41 am
Hi everyone. It has been a blast playing with you, and I really wish to continue, but I just can't fit regular posts into my schedule anymore. I am afraid that I'm leaving gamer's plane entirely. Thanks everyone for a great time, I hope you enjoyed playing with me as much as I enjoyed playing with you. Good luck to all of you.
Jun 14, 2018 12:07 pm
That's a shame! Really enjoyed playing with you, I'll keep Eugene as an NPC for now.
Jul 27, 2018 1:00 am
Heya. Just dropped in and peering around. I'll find my feet and start thinking on what I want to make.
Jul 27, 2018 1:06 am
Hey Braven. Short bit of background, a group of students encountered what seem to be an alien race during a summer camp in Vermont. They were either kidnapped , killed or driven mad with one exception - Mathis Steele. He attracted the attention of a Corporation who had an interest in this alien race, known as the Mi-Go and have sent Mathis along with other students and investigators back to Vermont.
I am looking for bring in new characters and at this stage I would be looking for some form of mercenary/soldier/officer. Someone that would be part of a backup team for the group that can easily be slotted into the group. Don't feel you need to read all the action so far, I will fill you in on anything your character would know.
I'll set up a thread for you where we can discuss what you'd like to play.
I am looking for bring in new characters and at this stage I would be looking for some form of mercenary/soldier/officer. Someone that would be part of a backup team for the group that can easily be slotted into the group. Don't feel you need to read all the action so far, I will fill you in on anything your character would know.
I'll set up a thread for you where we can discuss what you'd like to play.
Jul 27, 2018 1:10 am
Oh, a mercenary/soldier/officer...etc...sounds great! I'll get on over to that thread and figure out what's what.
Jul 31, 2018 12:50 pm
Hey y'all, sorry I dropped off for a few days - long story short, my mom went under surgery last week (everything's fine!) but I had to head home on short notice and help her get settled into recovery. My mind, frankly, wasn't on GamersPlane. But I'm back and ready to update again.
Aug 21, 2018 2:27 pm
It seems KJSmith ( Clive) and Metagamegate (Bill) have gone awol , leaving Kaos and Santouche as the only active players. As a result I'm drafting in new blood again (seems like a cyclical process) and we'll have some backup joining soon.
Aug 21, 2018 2:29 pm
It happens. Cthulhu has a way of introducing chaos into the game via real life.
Aug 21, 2018 2:48 pm
It is a horror game, you could just start killing people off or making them go insane.
Aug 21, 2018 8:20 pm
Well, Clive has already been dragged off, Eugene has not returned to the group so that leaves Bill...
Aug 31, 2018 12:41 am
In case you missed it, Keleth has a competition on to win some lovely dice.
Nov 4, 2018 8:10 pm
In case you weren't aware, the site had a big meltdown this week and you may have had problems getting onto the site. These issues seem to have been resolved and I look forward to input from everyone to get moving again.
Nov 4, 2018 8:31 pm
It's incredibly fast now. Not sure what the admins did, but they should let other site admins know.
Dec 29, 2018 1:16 pm
I'm back and we're straight into the action. If you've been quiet until now, now's the time!
Dec 31, 2018 3:05 am
Sorry for the delayed response here...lot's of family in town through New Year's, but I'll be back into thereafter!
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Aug 22, 2019 10:41 pm
I'll be on holiday from this Saturday until the following weekend and I'm likely to be completely off the grid, so we'll be on hold until I return. Sorry for those games in mid combat!
Sep 15, 2019 7:01 pm
New Cthulhu coming - Flotsam and Jetsam.
I'm starting a new campaign using the new organise play adventures by Chaosium, where the investigators work for Strange but True!
STRANGE BUT TRUE! is a weekly newspaper publishing "true" accounts of the bizarre, the weird, and the frankly unbelievable. Elijah Cleaver, the chief editor and publisher, may have a taste for the outlandish, but he knows that the world is filled with darker secrets than most of his readers could care to imagine. When he can, he uses the resources of his newspaper and its loose network of investigators to uncover the truth and present it to an incredulous readership. Whether or not such investigations result in a publishable story, Cleaver hopes to, at least, make the world a safer place.
As with A Time to Harvest, this game will be episodic, though I suspect the release of new episodes will be faster than we can play through. Having said that, I want players that can post at least every couple of days and I will be giving priority to players in my existing games, before offering it up to the 'hoi polloi'.
Let me know asap if you're interested.
I'm starting a new campaign using the new organise play adventures by Chaosium, where the investigators work for Strange but True!
STRANGE BUT TRUE! is a weekly newspaper publishing "true" accounts of the bizarre, the weird, and the frankly unbelievable. Elijah Cleaver, the chief editor and publisher, may have a taste for the outlandish, but he knows that the world is filled with darker secrets than most of his readers could care to imagine. When he can, he uses the resources of his newspaper and its loose network of investigators to uncover the truth and present it to an incredulous readership. Whether or not such investigations result in a publishable story, Cleaver hopes to, at least, make the world a safer place.
As with A Time to Harvest, this game will be episodic, though I suspect the release of new episodes will be faster than we can play through. Having said that, I want players that can post at least every couple of days and I will be giving priority to players in my existing games, before offering it up to the 'hoi polloi'.
Let me know asap if you're interested.
Sep 17, 2019 7:16 am
Invites seem to be misbehaving. Can you apply through the game page Awsmack? https://gamersplane.com/games/2048/
Apr 11, 2020 2:46 pm
I am back. I dropped my phone into a river on a hiking trip and had to start over. Took me a while to get everything fixed.
Apr 14, 2020 10:06 am
Good to see you're ok Kaos. I know Silent is pretty much absent, Awsmack is rejoining soon and just waiting on Santouche to respond.
Apr 14, 2020 12:31 pm
I'm here, I'm just admittedly a bit lost in the game at this point. I think what's tough in this moment (aside from the relatively low number of players and the virus situation) is that none of us except Kaos, even as players, have a real reference point for what's going on in town/with the sheriff because we weren't involved in the first chapter. But I sense we're pretty close to the end of this whole thing, so yeah, as long as there are still other players in the mix, I'm still here to press on.
Apr 14, 2020 3:57 pm
Very good point. I think what I tried to achieve was some sense of mystery for what went before to have your characters thrust into a situation they didn't really understand. From Doc's point of view, the paranoia that Mathis was exhibiting, especially toward the law in Cobb's Corner's is now being shown to be real, as you see the deputy apparently at the centre of everything, sacrificing the towns folk to whatever is in the clouds above.
I think something key that was missed (and if we had more original characters than Mathis, this might have had a chance to roleplay out) is that the kids were always perceived as strange - the daughter of librarian, the students of the town's teacher that reported them drawing disturbing images and poems about "Mother", the withdrawn son of the town's eatery.
You're absolutely right though, the end is nigh, one way or another and I'd like to bring in some more active players to get things moving for the finale.
I think something key that was missed (and if we had more original characters than Mathis, this might have had a chance to roleplay out) is that the kids were always perceived as strange - the daughter of librarian, the students of the town's teacher that reported them drawing disturbing images and poems about "Mother", the withdrawn son of the town's eatery.
You're absolutely right though, the end is nigh, one way or another and I'd like to bring in some more active players to get things moving for the finale.
Apr 17, 2020 10:25 am
Mathis didn't like to talk about it unless forced too. He has seen some shit and it has made him slightly introverted. As a player I should have tried to pass more information but I couldn't figure out how with this character's personality.
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Apr 17, 2020 12:24 pm
It’s all good Kaos, certainly wasn’t a criticism . It would have been nice to have more of the original team still onboard, but sadly that’s the nature of the beast. I see Meta has returned to GP. Shame Father Bill is hanging headless from a tree.
Jul 16, 2020 1:27 am
OK lets have a go at wrapping this up. I'd love to run episode 6 if anyone survives.
Jan 4, 2021 2:25 pm
Hey guys. Gonna have to drop this game. Made the character a full month ago now, so I don’t think the pace is going to be for me! All the best with the game! Hope it’s a great one!
Jan 4, 2021 2:38 pm
That’s a shame. The pace will pick up once set up is complete and with festive season things have moved slower than normal but that’s fair enough KC
Jul 30, 2021 5:34 pm
So what's next?
Now I have a free slot on my roster I'm considered what to run next and I've been tempted for a long time to try to run Masks of Nyarlathotep, a massive campaign so I have two questions for existing players.
Have you played this campaign before?
Would you be interested in diving into something like this?
What sort of pace would suit your style?
Now I have a free slot on my roster I'm considered what to run next and I've been tempted for a long time to try to run Masks of Nyarlathotep, a massive campaign so I have two questions for existing players.
Have you played this campaign before?
Would you be interested in diving into something like this?
What sort of pace would suit your style?
Jul 30, 2021 5:58 pm
I would definitely be up for that! I haven't played Masks before, but have been eyeing the book. I listened to a podcast a while back that was doing the introductory chapter and thought it was good to the point that I stopped listening so as not to spoil it. As for pace, I'm good with whatever. If I could pick I would prefer a daily post to prevent having to reread to figure out where we are and what we are doing, but I understand that might not work for everyone.
Jul 30, 2021 11:47 pm
I have the book and prop kit for Masks, as well as have listened to the HPLHS audio drama (Dark adventure radio theater it's awesome) I'd love to play it, as it's one of the longest CoC games.
Jul 31, 2021 1:31 pm
Sure! I have heard some bits on podcasts, but never played or browsed the material.
Jul 31, 2021 4:15 pm
Ok that’s three plus a new player that’s expressed interest , UmbralDragon. Four seems a comfortable number so I’ll get set up soon.
Once we’re you’ve joined you can remove you character from this game and apply it to the new one.
Once we’re you’ve joined you can remove you character from this game and apply it to the new one.
Jul 31, 2021 4:20 pm
There'll be a little time -bending/retconning as the adventure takes place in 1925 but that shouldn't be a problem
Jul 31, 2021 7:21 pm
Or maybe coming back through the gate we’ve found that the year is inexplicably different, and when we try to think about the lost years we get intense headaches :)
Jul 31, 2021 10:50 pm
Now THAT is an interesting idea.. Time seems the same within the building but once you return to normal life, the dates have changed. OK, so if I announce it's 1921, don't think too hard, ok?