OOC Chat

Just for general out of character nonsense

Is it inadvisable to look at other character's sheets?

I have blocked them as private so if you see them, I'd prefer you didn't. Some of you might have secrets.

Thanks for the invite to the game! Looking forward to playing with everyone...

Welcome Harrigan. I’ll set up a private thread with your character.

Hello, everyone!

Who else is a CoC first-timer?

Welcome, Harrigan! Hi everyone -

I don't have a ton of experience, but I'm in 2 other CoC games our GM is running. I just so love the spiral into madness, I offered to tag along to fill space.

It's a really fun system, looking forward to playing with you all!

After running one long (5th Edition) CoC game via PBEM in the 90s, I haven't gotten CoC to the table all that much -- especially 7th edition. Was in one aborted Masks of Nyarlathotep game and I did run a Fate-powered version of The Thing at the Threshold a few years back, but I rarely get to play. So am grateful to Knifesedgegames for letting me play with some folks new to the game. Looking forward to it!

I cannot see them anymore, so it's all good now.

I've run a short campaign and a few one-shots in CoC 7e, but my playing experience is limited to a couple of sessions my pathfinder campaign did when our characters were transported from a fantasy universe to modern day (which was a fun way to round out that campaign, but was pretty slim on investigation). I've also played in a couple of short PbP games, but none of those lasted long enough to get anywhere, really. I'm excited to play with y'all!

What tips would those of you with CoC experience give to a first timer re: game play, expressing your character's personality in the face of extreme oddities, etc.?

I'll be dropping gameplay tips as we go. One key element of CoC that differs from other games is the sanity function. If you see something shocking, I will call for a sanity check. you may still lose sanity even if you pass but lose more if you fail. A loss of one might cause you to jump or yelp whereas more would call for a stronger reaction. If you lose more than 5 in one go, you will be subject to temporary insanity and I will give further instructions as to how you react. Lose more than 1/5 of your sanity in one game day will result in indefinite insanity.

Most of you will have had no experience of the occult or if you have, it's all theoretical, so its possible you won't even accept what you are seeing. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

The key to most gameplay in CoC is investigation, so use your skills whenever possible. don't be afraid to suggest when one of your skills might be relevant at any given time.

Everyone ready? Any final questions?

I’m ready when you all are!

Ready! Have you accepted Otto yet? I'm not showing him in the Characters section of the game...

Done

Good to go.

Ok let’s get this show on the road! Be ready to jump to the Gameplay thread!

?Great start everyone! I'll just wait for kwll to introduce his character and we can begin.