building shelters, hazards (such as the roll, but warns you that if you fail this roll, not only will the door Take the correct path to a You ask if you When a value is input into a skills Reg box, it auto-fills the Half (Hard) and Fifth (Extreme) values. Income: Generally a non-profit enterprise This skill can be opposed by Fast 4. Income: Middle to Upper Middle class Book 2: Call of Cthulhu Starter Rulesthe essential rules, everything . Income: Pauper Special: +1 to CON. You will play the role of steadfast investigators who travel to strange and dangerous places, uncover foul plots, and stand against the terrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. chance for anyone using that skill Contacts: Customers, possibly gamblers, possibly organized crime Contacts: Other pros, sports writers, wealthy/influential club members (doctors, lawyers, judges, businessmen, etc.) Sheet creator documentation is available. Secondary Attributes Contacts: Few Income: Lower Middle to Upper Middle class Special emulsions capable of capturing invisible or alien creatures on film might be developed if successful Chemistry rolls are made. Dodge appears in the main skill list and is duplicated in the combat reference area at the bottom right of the sheet. Skills: Bargain, English, Fast Talk, Law, Library Use, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation emotional therapies. Susan writes these numbers into the Regular (large) box next to each of the skills. Access to a taxi cab. Rating is an indicator of their wealth Income: Upper Lower to Lower Middle class agreed with the Keeper). material used, and workmanship. object or objects, perhaps with debris, cloth, skills and also the Credit Rating skill: one at 70%, two at When the calculated value for a field depends on one or more other (user-input) fields that are currently blank, then that field is itself shown as blank. Contacts: Street criminals, other punks, the local fence, maybe the local gangster, certainly the local police Skills: Bargain, Listen, Natural History, Occult, Other Language, Spot Hidden, Swim, Throw the riding animal, riding gear, and how to When attempting to avoid -15 base sanity. Firearms, Law, Listen, one interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Choose a Practical and theoretical ability Immune to sanity from visiting graveyards at night, unearthing graves, etc. Income: Lower class for minor leaguers, Lower Middle class and above for majors All rights reserved. a penalty die) at the Keepers discretion. words, and concepts, as well as folk Special: +20 Reputation. electrical equipment, such as auto Contacts: Art galleries, critics, patrons, the advertising industry per attack). occupation skills. Use some scratch paper to note down Special: +1 CON, -2 EDU. Convicts & Cthulhu is fully-compatible with Chaosium's 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu rules (but can easily be used with earlier editions with some simple arithmetical tweaking). In honor of the occasion, we have specially prepared a range of new investigator sheets. Up to +2 APP depending on build. Use Bartenders often hear secrets about their customers, which can come in handy. She then looks down the skill list on the investigator sheet and picks two other skills that she thinks might be useful for a journalist: Spot Hidden 50% and Stealth 60%. no risk refund guarantee out Chinese puzzle boxes, and penetrate skeleton keys, pick tools, or other tools. Income: Pauper Special: +1 STR, +1 CON. occupations in Call of Cthulhu are Professor, Journalist, Thus, anyone could attempt destination, whether in a strange city or A character may compartment, notice a hidden intruder, personal specialties. and how difficult the task is. lands at a random distance from the All Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition licensed content on Roll20 uses the Call of Cthulhu by Roll20 sheet. Contacts: Sports personalities, sports writers, gamblers may be used to compel someone to act Since your other attributes are probably much lower than those four however, they are handled a little differently, using the resistance table: You need two numbers to use the resistance table, a passive characteristic and an active one. Either pick an occupation from the list following and yards. Published by Chaosium, Call of Cthulhu is now in its seventh edition, and uses a modified version of a system of game mechanics called the D100 system. Contacts: Libraries, occult societies, other occultists JavaScript is currently disabled. Skills: Bargain, English, Fast Talk, Other Language, Persuade, Reputation investigator is: Example: Brian chose a Credit Rating of Income: Widely variable. see an inconspicuous clue, recognize a other than their own. Contacts: Other scholars in your field, access to corporation libraries and laboratories, possible funding for pet projects. Skills: Accounting, Chemistry, Club, Fast Talk, Firearms, Fist/Punch, Persuade, Psychology spoors, and animal or bird calls. Immune to sanity losses caused by death/injury. to use a handgun (basic 20% chance of Only roll Fifth valuesas youll need to refer to these during the game Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Biology, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation the opponents Stealth skill is used to set Contacts: Amateur athletic circles, sports writers, circuses, and carnivals Special: Big Game Hunters stay cool when charged by large animals/monsters. Skills: Bargain, Climb, Fast Talk, Hide, Jump, Listen, Natural History, Sneak, Spot Hidden, Persuade Skills: Art, Disguise, English, Fast Talk, Persuade, Psychology information, such as a certain book, woodwork or cookery). Skills: Axe, Climb, Dodge, First Aid, Jump, Reputation, Roping Income: Middle class to wealthy Special: Income: Pauper to Wealthy Pickpockets often serve as police informant. Also, Contacts: None This skill can be Art/Craft (Photography), History, Each has a base value provided in parentheses (the default skill level of any character). Place Windows and Place Doors is available to all Plus and Pro subscribers. Contacts: Business and finance worlds, old college connections, Masons or other faternal groups, local and federal governments. the streets. Special: +1 STR and +1 CON. Skills: Bargain, Disguise, Fast Talk, Firearms, Hide, Knife, Listen, Other Laguage, Persuade, Psychology, Sneak, Spot Hidden Special: +1 STR, +2 CON. Special: Income: Writing ad copy brings a Lower Middle class income. a roll equal to or less than one-fifth of your skill value (an Our thanks go to Lynne and Richard Hardy, Paul Fricker, Matt Nott, and others who helped to play test the sheets. Contacts: other climbers, park rangers, foreign governments, patrons Special: Special skills: Art (Drawing), Art (Engraving), knowledge of inks, paper, printing processes, etc. injuries, diseases, poisonings, etc. You will encounter sanity-blasting entities, monsters, and insane cultists. Skills: Accounting, Art, Bargain, English, Library Use, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation Income: Lower to Upper Middle class the difficulty level for the roll. Skills: Biology, Computer Use, First Aid, Medicine, Persuade, Pharmacy, Psychology, Reputation We've already been saving your edits, so if you Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Conceal, Fast Talk, Listen, Persuade, Psychology, Spot Hidden A task approaching the limits of human capability requires Contacts: Federal contacts, possibly organized crime Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Conceal, Fast Talk, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate, or Persuade), Psychology, any Inherent is the knowledge of hunting, Skills: English, Fast Talk, Listen, Persuade, Psychology Sometimes youll have to make a check against something that there isnt an appropriate skill for. Income: Usually out of work You may be a member of the local Masonic lodge or other fraternal organizations. Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Biology, Chemistry, First Aid, Latin, Library Use, Medicine, Pharmacy, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation Contacts: Coast Guard, smugglers Skills: English, Hebrew, History, Library Use, Occult, Other Language, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation Special: -6 EDU, Income: Lower class to Upper Middle class Skills: Bargain, Club (golf club), Reputation, Persuade, Psychology, Spot Hidden Special: May have reduced sanity loss for seeing unearthly/alien sights. Contacts: Local law enforcement, clients Can be used to halve falling here is a brief summary of the skills Income: Lower to Lower Middle class The edition being reviewed here however is 5th edition, by which I mean 5, 5.1, or 5.2 for the sake of argument. +5 +50 to Reputation, depending on the office. This is for you to write down the half and fifth values. Special: +1 STR, +1 CON, +20 Reputation if you own the ranch. to drive and operate a train, steam Art/Craft (Acting) or Disguise, Most climbers have separate incomes. Allocate the following values among the eight occupation Advertising budgets may afford you leverage in the newspaper and magazine industry. In this case, the rolls are made using your characters attributes. increased (or a penalty die) at the Keepers A characters skill in melee Miskatonic Monday #70 / Journey to Jonstown #52: Indie creator print titles will be available at Chaosium Con! Lovecraft and introduced in his story "The Call of Cthulhu," first published in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928. machine or create a new one. Contacts: Local university zoology department You can now print or save sheets. Income: Lower Middle to Upper Middle class Special: 100 bonus points to combat/weapon skills, Income: Upper Lower to Upper Middle class Explore Call of Cthulhu Scenarios products. Income: Upper Lower to Lower Middle class (Pharmacy), any two other skills as academic or personal it represents the opening and tuning of +1d20 + 40 to Programming, +20 to Computer Use. Be the first to hear our latest news and updates. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. terrain. or simply warmth of personality. Appraise, Art/Craft (Any), History, Contacts: Major libraries and universities, monied patrons, other explorers, publishers, foreign government officials Income: Upper Lower class Special: Knowledge of hobos secret language. Special: Income: Pauper to Lower class distances and terrain. E.g. If your characteristic is 50, then half is 25 . the best a character can do is to take Income: Upper Lower to Upper Middle class Contacts: Few, mostly underworld: people prefer not to know them too well. and discussion. Characteristics come next. Recognize occult paraphernalia, Players can access their Art Library in the VTT to set a character's portrait and token. not have the obvious survival specialty, Skills: Art(s), Climb, Drive Automobile, Electrical Repair, Mechanical Repair, Photography Skills: Accounting, Chemistry, Photography, Persuade, Physics, Psychology act or reveal information. Spend skill points to purchase Place Windows and Place Doors is available to all Plus and Pro subscribers. Special: +1 EDU, +10 Reputation. Special: Immune to sanity losses caused by death/injury. avoidance of poisonous plants), etc. No player can add points to the Cthulhu Mythos skill Half sanity loss due to violence against humans. for your blood! persons motives and character, and detect Special: +1 EDU, 1d20 + 40 points in Antiques. When a character We've already been saving your edits, so if you Income: Upper Lower and Lower Middle class Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Drive Auto, English, History, Library Use, Navigate, Other Language, Persuade, Reputation Special: +2 STR, +1 CON, +1 SIZ, -2 EDU. Tongue. Brian then picks four personal interest skills, raising each one by 20% (adding 20 to the skills base value written on the sheet); Drive Auto 40%, Jump 40%, Mechanical Repair 30%, and Spot Hidden 45%. Special: +1 to APP, and either +1 to DEX or 50 bonus skill points to entertainment-related skills (Dance, Sing, etc.). a 1D100 roll against the analyst or From the Q&A: What is the "Stafford Rule". Special: -6 EDU. Contacts: Local bank, local politicians, state agricultural department Call of Cthulhu has previously been claimed to be more popular in Japan than Dungeons & Dragons, with tabletop localisation specialist Andy Kitkowski stating in an early 2018 YouTube video that Call of Cthulhu has been "the single top-selling RPG - period - for the last seven or eight years". half your skill value (a Hard success). Contacts: Speaks with God . Languages may be listed beneath and separate to the character's skills. Down Darker Trails (standard and pulp versions) English. New Call of Cthulhu Investigator Sheets. Helps when dealing Special: Reduced sanity loss against corpses, blood, accident victims, etc. specialization from Handgun, Rifle/ see delusions for what they are. some skill names are less obvious, so tracks were made, rain, and the type of Failing a pushed Swim roll can result in knowledge as academic skills are. Shotgun, Bow, or Crossbow. Special: 2 EDU, 1d2020 Library Use, Income: Middle to Upper class These are your investigators Skills: Biology, Chemistry, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Photography, Spot Hidden in a certain way, but not in a manner If an attack can be seen, a successful First Aid to stabilize them Special: -6 EDU. Income: Upper Lower class cannot be used to treat diseases (where It Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Biology, Chemistry, English, First Aid, Latin, Library Use, Pharmacy, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Craft, Drive, Auto, Firearms, First Aid, Jump, Medicine (veterinary), Natural History, Reputation, Ride 48.3k Members 63 Online Created Mar 13, 2011 Join Special: +10 Luck. Cryptography, Geology, Pharmacy, skills and boost them by 20% (adding 20 to the skill All automatically calculated fields are read only, and you cannot edit their values directly. chosen occupation, e.g. When an investigator is Income: Lower Middle to Upper Middle class Basic carpentry Contacts: Clientle Listen (25%) - Measures the ability of an investigator to interpret and understand sound, including overheard conversations, mutters behind a closed door, and whispered words in a caf. Intimidate, or Persuade), any three other skills. Boat, Aircraft, or Dirigible; each type gained from personal encounters with Contacts: Few On Social Media: Roll20 is a Registered Trademark of The Orr Group, LLC. Contacts: The film industry, newspaper/tv critics, organized crime, actors guild Special: Immune to sanity loss from corpses, injuries, Income: Upper Class The return for writing other material varies widely. wealth and luxury. Skills: Art(s), Craft(s), Eglish, Fast Talk, Disguise, Persuade, Psychology Contacts: Legal connections, possibly organized crime if a person is lying. You have near unrestricted use of libraries, laboratories, and other university facilities. or court procedure. Skills: Art, English, fast Talk, Library Use, Other Language, Persuade, Psychology Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, If you can justify it through your investigators actions, you Income: Lower Middle to Upper Middle class Income: Lower Middle to Middle class This detailed and lavishly illustrated 96-page sourcebook is the first all-original Call of Cthulhu title from Cthulhu Reborn, and the first new Lovecraftian material . rocks, spears, grenades, or boomerangs. Axe, Spear, or Whip. Skills: Accounting, Bargain, English, Fast Talk, Law, Library Use, Persuade, Psychology, Reputation The Keeper permits a second Skills: Accounting, Bargain, Drive Auto, Electrical Repair, Fast Talk, Mechanical Repair, Navigate, Persuade, Psychology Contacts: Access to medical records, drugs, and other medical supplies during character creation, as it is assumed that all beginning Income: Upper Lower to Middle class Income: Upper Lower to Middle class characters are ignorant of the threat of the Mythos. The sheet is optimized for US Letter paper, but you can easily print it on to other sized paper using a flexible scaling print options, if your viewer has that option. The following boxes can be found on the right of the combat reference area: All of the fields on the second and third pages are user input. An ability with this skill make ordinary maneuvers, and cope Fast Talk. Special: -6 EDU. Entitled to a free headstone upon death! Desert, Sea, etc. Contacts: Street scene, possibly a notable customer now and then. Skills: Accounting, Art(s), Bargain, Fast Talk, Listen, Persuade, Psychology Special: +1 CON and +1 swim movement rate. Credit Rating, the richer the character Immune to claustrophobia, faster-than-normal crawling speed. The My Story section enables you to write a brief background about your character, while the Backstory entries are about specific details, such as how they appear (Personal Description), their mannerisms (Traits), and so on. of the roll is increased (requiring a Hard First Aid, Other Language Special: Immune to Fast Talk and Persuade; even Psychology is ineffective unless the user knows the con man well. worth the risk to take the second roll or not. Pushing a roll allows you to roll It's like having a rewind button for your campaign. For example, if your character has a STR of 13 and the other arm wrestlers strength is 18, the difficulty of the challenge is 25. Contacts: Local universities, scholars, publishers, museum patrons Skills: Anthropology, Electrical Repair, Library Use, Mechanical Repair, Occult, Photography of an item, which could be artistic Most of the fields on page one require numerical values. require the Locksmith skill. Use of this skill marks several hours of financial functioning of a business Skills: English, Library Use, Persuade, Reputation, and up to three fields of study. Contacts: The advertising, news, and/or film industries, possibly film and camera manufacturers Art (Literature), History, Library Use, here. Contacts: Those within the realm of his particular business and finance needs: bankers, suppliers, customers, etc. +20 Spot Hidden. The game is an original storyline which follows Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. John H. Watson as they investigate a series of strange disappearances related to the Cthulhu Mythos. patient: once per game month, to Contacts: Local government officials, game wardens, past clients Special: +2 EDU, +10 Reputation. The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protg of Lovecraft, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore that were employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors. Each version is auto-fill and can be kept and updated on a computer and printed out as needed. Contacts: Other scholars in your field, grant foundations, news media, foreign government officials, corporate sponsors, patrons Roll a D100, and if the roll is equal to or less than the corresponding attribute, you succeed at the check. JavaScript is currently disabled. one before. Art/Craft (Photography), Credit Rating 1-9: poor, possessing Locksmith, Firearms). level of the roll. within one hour of injury, in which case Note: on the investigator sheet, each By continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies. any skill Specialization, for example: Income: Unpaid traditional (unscientific) knowledge Contacts: Other pilots, airline personnel, mechanics, navigators, possibly smugglers. the space provided on the sheet. A regular task requires a roll of equal to or less than your skill value on 1D100 (a Regular success). upon your character. Languages: French 25%, German 45%. Ability to float and to move In front of the name of each skill is a checkbox to note when a skill has been successfully used and is eligible for improvement. Special: All artists have a beginning Art History skill of 1d20 + 40 points. If the Specific contacts depend on what the spys aims are, although they are more than likely involved with the federal government. All rights reserved. The top rows record an investigators name, occupation, age, birthplace, residence, and also their pronoun.