drop of a hat. Most likely a general practitioner, surgeon or other specialist, Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4 such as a psychiatrist or an independent medical researcher. This may be a major league team with a Architecture may also encompass specialist areas like regular salary and national attention orparticularly in thenaval architecture and landscape architecture. Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psychology, Sleight of Hand. ( Classic) Occupations only available in the Classic 1920s period. jewelry, a photograph in your wallet, a letter). Skills: Accounting, Art/Craft (Acting), two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Gangsters Moll [Classic] Listen, Psychology, Sleight of Hand, Spot Hidden. the office, library, bank). 4. (STR x 2 or DEX x 2) Whether bootleggers, corner-boys or thugs, these are the soldiers Credit Rating: 575of organized crime. The 15% that was Intimidate -- left unused is added to Archies Skill Pool. Vishnu, Jesus Christ, Haile Selassie I).you may be happily married with a family. (e.g. Stay in top hotels.of starting levels for eachprofession can be broad, Credit Rating 10-49: Average Travel: first class. Access to medical records as well as many it's a means to an end. Survival -- Art/Craft (Photography) Photography This pool is redistributed among the 7th edition skills Fighting (Brawl) Fistwith the aim of creating a similar character. In a work, their school and known history.situation where graduations of successmight be appropriate, a higher level of Forgery (05%): Adept at fine detail, the user cansuccess indicates the item made is of produce high quality fake documents, be it a personshigh quality and/or precision. 71investigator's handbookmany try and go it alone, working out of their house or a Athletesmall office. Allot these points across Either STR or DEX is equal to or greater than SIZ, or if all are the occupation skills, not forgetting equal: MOV 8 to put points into Credit Rating.Both STR and DEX are each greater than SIZ: MOV 9 Add points to the base chances writ-If age is in the 40s: deduct 1 from MOV ten next to each skill on the sheet.If age is in the 50s: deduct 2 from MOV Information on each skill can beIf age is in the 60s: deduct 3 from MOV found starting on page @@.If age is in the 70s: deduct 4 from MOVIf age is in the 80s: deduct 5 from MOV 64chapter 3: creating investigators8Create a Backstory 9Determine Finances Think about your investigator and write in a few Look up your investigators Credit Rating pithy entries for three to six of: Personal Description, on the Table II: Cash and Assets (page @@)Ideology/Beliefs, Significant People, Meaningful Locations, to deterimine Spending Level, Cash on Hand, andTreasured Possessions and Traits. This was done where a skill in one area would clearly Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun) Shotgunconfer a higher level of skill in a related area, such as with Idea roll (rare) Idea rollrifle and shotgun. Luck points and hit points may be left unchanged. Skills: History, two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Skills: Accounting, Art/Craft (any), Dodge, Listen, two Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psychology, Stealth, interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or and any three other skills as personal or era special- Persuade), Psychology, any one skill as a personal or ties. A timeline of historic events can be found in Chapter An investigators background serves three functions in the 10: One Hundred Years and More, as well as the chronologygame: found in Chapter 8: The Roaring Twenties. Psychology, any one other skill as a personal or era specialty. Most of Lovecrafts stories take place in New England. Stay inmoney a character has Travel: walking, hitchhiking or stowing away expensive hotels.available. mother, father, stepmother).7. The life of the roadmight seem especially American, but the same sort of life is Taxi Driverchosen wherever travel itself is not systematically dangerous. Credit Rating: 970Artist Suggested Contacts: Sports personalities, sports writers,May be a painter, sculptor, etc. Althoughtimes, the librarian is also a keeper of electronic media and technically at the bottom of the officers list of ranks, thedatabases. guage, one interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psychology, Stealth, Spot Lumberjack Hidden. tigator sheet. chapter 10: reference Weapons TableHand-to-Hand WeaponsName Skill Damage Base Uses per Bullets Cost 20s/ Malfunction Common in Range Round in Gun Modern Era 1D6+half DB 30 yards (Mag)Bow and Arrows Firearms 1D3+1+DB Touch 1 $7/$75 97 1920s, Modern (Bow) 1D3+half DB 10 feet 1 Brass Knuckles Fighting 1D6+burn Touch (Brawl) Touch 1 - $1/$10 - 1920s, Modern Bullwhip Fighting 2D8 Touch (Whip) 1D8+DB Touch 1 - $5/$50 - 1920s Burning Torch Fighting 1D8+DB (Brawl) Touch 1 - $0.05/$0.50 - 1920s, Modern Chainsaw* (i) Fighting 1D6+DB 50 yards (Chainsaw) 1D8+2 Touch 1 - -/$300 95 ModernBlackjack (cosh, Fighting 1D6+DB Touch life-preserver) (Brawl) 1D6+1+DB Touch 1 - $2/$15 - 1920s, Modern Fighting 1D8+DB Club, large (Brawl) Touch 1 - $3/$35 - 1920s, Modern(baseball, cricket 1D4+2+DB Fighting Touch 1 - $3/$35 - 1920s, Modern bat, poker) (Brawl) 1D4+DB Club,small Firearms Touch 1/2 1 $10/$100 96 1920s, Modern (nightstick) (Bow) 2D8+Stun 6 feet Crossbow (i) Fighting Stun Touch 1 - $0.50/$3 - 1920s, Modern (Garrote) STR feet Garrote*(i) Fighting 1D8+DB 20 yards 1 - $3/$9 - 1920s, Modern (Axe) 1D4+half DB Touch Hatchet/Sickle Fighting 1D3+half DB STR yards 1 - $4/$50 - 1920s, Modern (i) (Brawl) Touch 1D8+1 1 - $2/$15 - 1920s, Modern Knife, Large Fighting 1D8+half DB (machete, etc.) Number in brackets denotes maximum number of shots that may be fired in one round.Common in Era: denotes availability by era. Second homes in thegins at zero. In the U.S., Skills: Any three science specialisms, Computer Use or standard enlistment is for six years, including four years Library Use, Other Language, Own Language, one active duty and two in standby (inactive) reserve. 61investigator's handbookOrganized Crime Experience Package S Reduce maximum Sanity in line with CthulhuThe investigator has spent most, if not all, of their life Mythos skill.involved in organized crime. or given the option to become involved. Search. 59investigator's handbookOther Ways of Option 3: Choosing Where to PlaceCreating Investigators Rolled Characteristics Optional Rules Roll and record five rolls of 3D6 and three rolls of 2D6+6.The bottom line in creating an investigator is that you gen- Multiply each of these eight results by 5.erate a set of characteristics that fit within the appropriaterange of values. Loyal (e.g. you lived throughyou. handwriting, a bureaucratic form or permit, orAn art or craft skill might also be a duplicate of a tome. P. Lovecraft, The Case Of Charles Dexter WardStep Four: Create a Most of the ideas and abilities that make an investigatorBackstory interesting and fun to play are a matter of choicenot nec- essarily dice roll results. child, a lover). Much of darkest Africa is still unexplored, as are great portions of the Matto Grosso in South America, the great Suggested Contacts: Political operatives, government, Australian desert, the Sahara and Arabian deserts, and much news media, business, foreign governments, pos- of the Asian interior. 11. Alternatively the chain can break and connect with the users body (2D8 damage). Their labors are solitary and the rewards solipsistic: only a relative handful make much Suggested Contacts: Art galleries, critics, wealthy pa- money in the present day, though in previous eras the trade trons, the advertising industry. 8. You should choose only those Alienist [Classic]skills appropriate to the historical setting in which your Animal Trainergame is taking place. Roll for backstory details then elaborate upon them later, during play. Skills: Accounting, Appraise, Art/Craft (Forgery), His-Skills: Drive Auto, Fighting, Firearms, two interpersonal tory, Library Use, Spot Hidden, Sleight of Hand, skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), any one other skill as personal or era specialty (e.g. Conman see Criminal Cowboy[Modern] Occupations only available for Modern-Day game Craftspersonsettings. Spy Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or APP x 2) Spies work for the intelligence community of a political state or organization. The two weapons are different in many Intelligence roll Idea rollrespects, but someone who is proficient with a shotgun will Natural World Natural Historyhave a great advantage over an untrained person when us- Persuade Debateing a rifle. Credit Rating: 2070 Clinical psychologists may work with patients, using a range of therapeutic tools. The method you use is secondary to this, Allocate the characteristic values as you wish among theand different groups will agree on different methods. Credit Rating: 2050Pilot Suggested Contacts: Law enforcement, street level Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + DEX x 2 crime, coroners office, judiciary, organized crime. Accidents personality defers to personal honor. Not all of these options will mesh with every person, so hard times together, you grew up together, youyou may have to roll more than once or simply pick some- served in the war together).thing that feels appropriate. Take Shotguns: Do three levels of damage depending on theirminimum damage on following round. The Keeper may ask perhaps shares in a business. Riding the rails continually, on the move from one town Journalist [Lovecraftian]to another, they are penniless poets and vagabondsexplor-ers of the road, adventurers and thieves. Judges are either appointed Suggested Contacts: Forestry workers, wilderness guidesor elected, sometimes for a term of specified length, other and conservationists.times for life. Outdoorsman Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (APP x 2 or DEX x 2) The outdoor enthusiast spends much of his or her time living Credit Rating: 930 in the wilderness, often alone for long periods. Suggested Contacts: Union officials, political organiza- Skills: History, Intimidate, Law, Library Use, Listen, tions. How? Likewise even a 99% S Note on the investigator sheet: immune to sanityFighting skill can be dodged or fought back against (and aroll of 100 is always a failure). A hacker fights the occult through Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + use of technology (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) 74chapter 4: occupations Credit Rating: 920 simple affairs, transactions requiring only one con man and no more than a few minutes. A belief in fate (e.g. description. In the case of Art and Craft, Science, and Survival,these skills encompass a wide diversity of specializations.Your Keeper will decide on the applicability of a particu-lar specialization to the situation in hand. @@) and note down the occupationCircle the results in the boxes in this section. Embed Call of Cthulhu 7e - Investigator Handbook (Pre-Release) (2014) (Ingles) to websites for free. Dreamer (e.g. The notion of exile has real power in such a setting. Anthropology might aid in this. Probablythe most Lovecraft-like occupation available to an investi- Architects are trained to designgator! for accommodation, food or incidental travelprofession. Theres no need to write a detailed will have list of everything your character ownsjust list the notable items. concert, on holiday, a bomb shelter). If youre unsure about this, talk to your Antiquarian [Lovecraftian]Keeper. In the U.S., his or her responsibilities at any one time may number in the Some pilots actively serve in the military. Usually the term ison the streets. 65 13 70 14 EDU is no longer the only characteristic used to generate 75 15Occupational Skill Points. Where relevant,causing damage; the animal escapes. Others are employed in the newspaper, media and film industries.Parapsychologists do not pretend to enjoy extraordinarypowers, but instead spend their efforts attempting to The elite of photographers are drawn from the worlds ofobserve, record and study such instances. Sleight of Hand Pick Pocket Stealth Hide With the Keepers permission, some points may be Stealth Sneaktransferred between skills to adjust or balance an investiga-tor if required. Credit Rating: 6095 One does not necessarily Suggested Contacts: Organized crime, street-level crime, The cause of death isunusual! Upload PDF to create a flipbook like Call of Cthulhu 7e - Investigator Handbook (Pre-Release) (2014) (Ingles) now. the symbol of a young bird flapping its wings while learning to fly. AccountantMost occupations can be applied to pretty much any histori- Acrobatcal setting in which games might take place. Some are uniformed, such as the U.S. handgun when they moved to the histories for everyone. Check all flipbooks from startobb. Designer Dilettante [Lovecraftian]CpaorreiandntigstetR,haaanttidnmgaun:syDt nebtueemrsmpbieennretwsoittnhheiCnnretuhdmiistbrRearantogifnegom.ccEauyapcbhaetieocnhntorsyskeiinlsl Diverand that amount of occupation skill points spent.Saknnudog/wgoerisntsetohdceieiCrtyodnatyth-atacott-sda:aymSupegumgrsbeusetirtioso.nfTshtohefissethmoecacytuysppeaertviooefnapsmeidoigephalestfor the investigators backstory.Stsikkoiinllllsps:koiTilnlhtpesoemiingathystaaslrkseoilslsbpetehnuatsteoddnefttiohneefusterhthisskeoirllcstc;oupPpe-aurtspioo nntha. Thus STRis recorded as: 20 (10 /4). . A valet or ladys maid pro- vides personal services, such Butlers do more than as maintaining her employer's fetch tea and hang up clothes, running baths and ef- fectively acting as personal assis- coats 73investigator's handbooktant. 6. Normally quite talented individu- fake ID for petty criminals, while the best engrave plates forals, some gaining a high reputation for works of art, while counterfeiting currency.others provide a needed community service. This product is the result of months of work and extensive playtesting, and contains a full system for generating on-the-fly, immersive adventures for your . Suggested Contacts: Foreign government officials, game wardens, past (usually wealthy) clients, black- Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + STR x 2 market gangs and traders, zoo owners. a letter you found in 9. Some entries group related occupations; for example Bank Robber, Bootlegger, Burglar, Conman, Forger/Counterfeiter, and Assassin are all listed under the Criminal occupation. Perhaps they have was once held dear becomes mean- and skills. Additionally, you'll find extensive information on weapons of the 1920s, and tables with . Further entries may be added or existing ones altered Think about historic events and whether your investiga-during play. humanity. Antique Dealer Archaeologist [Lovecraftian]Creating Occupations Architect ArtistUse the listed occupations as a guide when creating ones not Asylum Attendantlisted here. personal specialties. Option 4: Point Buy Characteristics For these reasons, a selection of alternative methods of Share 460 points among the eight characteristics as youcreating investigators are listed below. with other human beings. A pharmacist may be employed in a Persuade), Other Language, Psychology, Sciencehospital or a drug store, or perhaps they own a dispensary. (Brawl), Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun), First Aid, Intimidate, Listen, Stealth, Throw, Sleight of Hand, This option can be used in combination with any other Spot Hidden, Survival.method. digital image in here).20s or 30s Make an improvement check for EDU.40s Deduct 5 points from STR, CON or DEX, and also from APP. Col. Morans Air Rifle: Uses compressed air rather than ex-Base Range: standard distance of weapons attack. Suggested Contacts: Scholars and academics, large busi- nesses and corporations, foreign governments and Salesperson individuals. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) Scientists are employed by businesses and universities to carry out research. Something you found but you dont know what it is you seek answers (e.g. longer. in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Wyatt Earp worked as a technical advi- The computer technician is taskedwith the development and main- sor to the film industry. Sharpdressers, they usually possess some bags of charm, either Skills: Fighting, Firearms, Law, Listen, two interpersonalearthy or sophisticated. Sometimes nick- art, journalism and wildlife conservation. Amateur boxing competitions abound, a training ground for those aspiring to professional status. How did they come rors their loss of sanity and growing not necessarily dice roll results. Looking through old accounts, one could see howLocksmith (01%) money was gained or lost in the past (grain, slave-trading,Machine Gun (10%)see Firearms whiskey-running, etc.) A few are trained for non-sistant to the typing pool. Players are encouraged to playeither sex based upon their preference rather than tactical Your investigators day-to-day living standards are dictatedconsiderations. Except for a few oc- cupations like Soldier, additional skill points for Fighting and Firearms normally come out of personal interest skill points. chemistry, physics,Antiquarian [Lovecraftian] geology, etc. poker-faced, try 7. try to solve homicides, major burglaries and other felonies. The leader is Skills: Art/Craft (Acting) or Disguise, Appraise, one either a firm believer in the dogma they impart to the cults interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk or Intimidate), members or simply in it for the money and power. Organized along Credit Rating: 1040military lines, promotion through lieutenant, captain andchief is possible. interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Spot Hidden. 11Your Fellow Investigators Write the names of the other investiga- tors and their players names in here as a handy reminder of whos who. Although technically outranked by universities, their employers and former employers. Whether training guidedogs for the blind or teaching a lion to jump through a flam- In the 1920s, successful archeologists became celebrities,ing hoop, the animal trainer usually works alone, spending seen as explorers and adventurers. Skills: Drive Auto, Electrical or Me-Confidence tricksters are usually smooth chanical Repair, Fighting, Firearms,talkers.
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