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McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 16, 2026 2:45 pm

Jan 16, 2026 2:45 pm

That’s awesome! Thank you very much!

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 16, 2026 2:45 pm

Jan 16, 2026 2:45 pm

That’s awesome! Thank you very much!

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 16, 2026 6:26 pm

Jan 16, 2026 6:26 pm

First time playing a game on Gamersplane, can I get a quick walkthrough on how we are going about character creation for this?

Jan 16, 2026 9:52 pm

Jan 16, 2026 9:52 pm

We'll create the characters as per CoC 7e rules, but I suspect the Occupation will be Student for everyone? Is that correct @McButterpants

[ +- ] Student/Intern occupation

We can fill the various stats and details using the character sheet I posted above, it is fillable (and will calculate the half/fifth values automatically).

Once the character sheet is filled, we can submit it to this game through the Game Details link bottom right of the page. Once approved by the GM, the character will be available in the game, can be displayed in-game to roll dice, modify values etc.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 17, 2026 12:28 am

Jan 17, 2026 12:28 am

Here is a Student Template from A Time to Harvest. It will give you some more options. Subtle differences.

Here is a link to pre-generated characters. Some are professors, but there are a number of students. I am fine if someone wants to grab a pre-gen and then adjust background and descriptions.

Hopefully this works.

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 17, 2026 2:14 am

Jan 17, 2026 2:14 am

Sorry, to clarify, are we making a sheet outside of Gamersplane and keeping track from there, or are we using the character sheet thing in Gamersplane? I just need to know where I am putting things.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 17, 2026 3:07 am

Jan 17, 2026 3:07 am

Put it in Gamers Plane in the sheet that Dr_B listed above. The pre-gens are if you don’t want to roll up a new investigator and just want to transfer the stats

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 17, 2026 7:28 am

Jan 17, 2026 7:28 am

So I rolled through the character sheet per that link, and then went to game details to add the character sheet however it says no characters available. I verified it's in Character library - i noticed it says the character is for a custom game though, not CoC system which might be the problem??

Jan 17, 2026 7:52 am

Jan 17, 2026 7:52 am

Ah yes, good point.

@McButterpants could you pls add to the game character sheets allowed also the 'custom' type, as the one in this thread is indeed a custom one?

Jan 17, 2026 8:42 am

Jan 17, 2026 8:42 am

McButterpants says:

Here is a Student Template from A Time to Harvest. It will give you some more options.

Thanks, I had never seen these occupations, fantastic stuff. More tailored to each College within MU.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 18, 2026 1:04 am

Jan 18, 2026 1:04 am

Sorry for my absence and quick responses. It was a busy week at work and I had an online con game last night.

Dr_B says:

@McButterpants could you pls add to the game character sheets allowed also the 'custom' type, as the one in this thread is indeed a custom one?

Custom Sheet has been added to the game.

@radiantskys please try the sheet again to see if it works. I'll check the game details and confirm your character is added to the game.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 18, 2026 1:34 am

Jan 18, 2026 1:34 am

I've got 5 players invited. I will start to put more details to the game tomorrow afternoon. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Right now, the group consists of:
- Two medical students
- One English major (junior year)
- One graduate student in Archaeology
- One undergrad in Astronomy

Please make your character sheets visible to each other (click the book icon beside your character in My Characters so it turns red).

I don't mind some overlap in Skill Points, but it would be good to be aware of everyone's allocation so that you are not all strong in the same areas, while missing some important Skills. I'll make a list of Skills that would be good for the campaign in case you are unsure what to choose. That said, please make the character you want to play. Don't pick skills to win.

Most importantly, I’d like this to be a connected group. You don’t all need to be best friends, but you should know one another. That might mean:

- Close friends or roommates
- Classmates who’ve worked together before
- Members of the same club or academic society
- Friends-of-friends who regularly cross paths

I’d like everyone to think about how and why their character knows at least one or two others in the group. These connections don’t need to be deep or positive, but they should exist.

I also want you all to share a broader group affiliation that ties everyone together. The campaign includes a suggested option for this, which I just need to review to make sure it fits the tone I’m aiming for. I’ll look into that tomorrow and follow up with details.

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 18, 2026 2:11 am

Jan 18, 2026 2:11 am

McButterpants says:

Sorry for my absence and quick responses. It was a busy week at work and I had an online con game last night.

Dr_B says:

@McButterpants could you pls add to the game character sheets allowed also the 'custom' type, as the one in this thread is indeed a custom one?

Custom Sheet has been added to the game.

@radiantskys please try the sheet again to see if it works. I'll check the game details and confirm your character is added to the game.

Thank you, it looks like I was able to add the character, I may need to fix some stats as I was putting together the character at like 3AM but I tried to copy most of a pre-gen and tailored a few skills slightly.

Jan 18, 2026 11:20 am

Jan 18, 2026 11:20 am

McButterpants says:

Most importantly, I’d like this to be a connected group. You don’t all need to be best friends, but you should know one another. That might mean:

- Close friends or roommates
- Classmates who’ve worked together before
- Members of the same club or academic society
- Friends-of-friends who regularly cross paths

I guess a common Club could be an easy way to unite MU students from different Colleges and years?

I wonder if, in full Prohibition, they all heard about a campus 'club' that is a front for sharing information about where to find booze in Arkham? Speakeasy addresses, where 'tea parties' and 'rent parties' are happening... It would have a totally innocent name, like 'Pottery Appreciation Society' or something 😎 . Would something like that work?

Will roll and submit my character ASAP submitted Marcus Davenport

Last edited January 18, 2026 5:56 pm

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 18, 2026 7:43 pm

Jan 18, 2026 7:43 pm

Hi McB, thanks for letting me in! Hi everyone else!

I've spent the weekend working on a big project proposal for Tuesday and tomorrow I need to dedicate myself almost totally to it, so I'm gonna be a bit slow to get going :-/

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 18, 2026 10:45 pm

Jan 18, 2026 10:45 pm

Dr_B says:

I wonder if, in full Prohibition, they all heard about a campus 'club' that is a front for sharing information about where to find booze in Arkham? Speakeasy addresses, where 'tea parties' and 'rent parties' are happening... It would have a totally innocent name, like 'Pottery Appreciation Society' or something 😎 . Would something like that work?

There are a number of clubs listed in the Miskatonic University sourcebook.

Here are a couple that might fit your suggestion above:
- The Bohemians: More of a social set than an organization, the Miskatonic bohemians are a lecherous, decadent group of students who have achieved some infamy around campus.
- The Skull: The subject of countless whispered rumors and campus legends, just about everybody at Miskatonic seems to have heard of the Skulls, though nobody seems to know anything substantial about them. The Skull is a secret fraternity, said by some to be as old or older than Miskatonic University.
- Burrowers Beneath: Though some knowledgeable investigators might be taken aback by their name, this small but dedicated campus group has absolutely no affiliation with chthonians or the Cthulhu mythos. Often called "the Moles" or "the Burrowers" by their peers, the group devotes themselves to exploring and maintaining the campus tunnels. More at home underground than on campus, the Burrowers tend to be a reclusive lot, although they sometimes throw wild parties down in the caves.
- The Skeptics: Led by a charismatic cynic, Matthew Robbins, this tireless handful of nay-sayers attempts to debunk or disprove anyone rumored to be psychic or anything connected with the occult. They eschew sentimentality and sensationalism of any kind. Their feet are firmly rooted in sedimentary rock and their minds are unaffected by orbits, prominences, and electromagnetic displays.
- Brownstone Journal: A loosely organized group devoted to organizing off-campus students. The journal’s staff actually produces no journal, but it does publish flyers concerning off-campus issues, organized gatherings, or details of city policies affecting rents, leases, and so on. Participants occasionally arrange small socials and dances for the off-campus community.

Other Clubs:
- Student Organizations like The Student Senate, The Miskatonic University Crier, or Campus Spirit Committee
- Athletics Clubs like Sports Clubs, Martial Arts, and Cheerleading
- Fraternities and Sororities (might not work with a mixed group)
- Honor Societies like The Silver Key Honor Society and The Scabbard and Blade (academic excellence)
- Fine Arts Clubs like University Players, The Miskatonic University Marching Band, The Jazz Band, and The Glee Club
- Academic Clubs like the Archaeological Studies Club, Arkham Astronomical Society, Arms of Atlas (impact of man on nature), Chemistry Club, Debate Society, French Club, The Ivory Tower Circle, Miskatonic Engineering Society, and the Medieval Recreation Society
- Faculty Organizations like Miskatonic Athletic Association and the Shooting Club

You can connect with each other via any of the above organizations and have meet-ups at a local Speakeasy. Another option is to start your own club - call it whatever you like, and make the focus whatever you like (within reason unless you want school administration to try to shut you down).

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 18, 2026 10:46 pm

Jan 18, 2026 10:46 pm

SamIAm says:

Hi McB, thanks for letting me in! Hi everyone else!

I've spent the weekend working on a big project proposal for Tuesday and tomorrow I need to dedicate myself almost totally to it, so I'm gonna be a bit slow to get going :-/

No problem. I think we have a few things to work through before we get going.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 19, 2026 2:47 am

Jan 19, 2026 2:47 am

Stories that will help get you in the mindset.
- The Dunwich Horror
- The Shadow Out of Time
- The Whisperer in Darkness

Marcus Davenport

Jan 19, 2026 8:00 am

Jan 19, 2026 8:00 am

avatar test

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 19, 2026 11:53 pm

Jan 19, 2026 11:53 pm

I kind of like the idea of the campus spirit committee, or if we want to just roll in with the horse polo and have it be an athletic club it fits background of my character that makes things a bit easier potentially right?

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 20, 2026 1:46 am

Jan 20, 2026 1:46 am

Personally I think it is more interesting if people are members of different communities, whatever floats their boats really. Otherwise it feels quite artificial to me. Plus those different communities can then serve as different resources or sources of tension.

I thought Jocelyn might be an older cousin of Ellie's (was it Ellie? The bookish English student). And she won't be a fan of the lees studious PCs, but maybe she has a connection to one of them

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 20, 2026 6:12 am

Jan 20, 2026 6:12 am

I'm fine with the group being from different clubs, majors, and social circles. The challenge I'm trying to solve is why this specific set of people come together and stay together once things start to happen.

If everyone is only a loose acquaintance - with no shared history, no overlapping commitments, and no common reason to trust one another - it becomes much harder to justify why you’d stick your necks out together when things turn dangerous or strange.

The campaign does include an expedition as a built-in way to unite the group, but I'm not keen on that approach. It's going to be a stretch to explain why some of you would sign up given your chosen field of study.

I'm not saying you have to be close friends or members of the same club, but I do need something to work with. I guess I need some help from you all in defining what motivates this group to act together, or even get together, when the story begins.

Jan 20, 2026 1:43 pm

Jan 20, 2026 1:43 pm

The trouble is finding something that really binds our characters. Superficial acquaintance is fine to start with, but then as the GM says, we need to be ready to risk life and limb for each other! And we cannot all be related by blood 😅
(I've seen this binding work best once the horror and oddities begin, nothing like otherwordly unexplainable threats to glue a group of wildly different folks, in the face of adversity)

What about if we initially shared a students' accommodation? ie rent rooms in the same house. It could be a way of spending time together outside the respective different commitments at Uni during the day...

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 20, 2026 6:27 pm

Jan 20, 2026 6:27 pm

I've submitted my project and am taking the rest of the afternoon off - huzzah!

How are we doing stats? I thought there was a point-buy option but don't see one in the Investigator's Handbook or Keeper's Rulebook. And I've not seen anyone roll here. I'm also a little wary of ending up with a series of bad rolls or ones that don't really fit the character.

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 20, 2026 6:30 pm

Jan 20, 2026 6:30 pm

McButterpants says:

Here is a Student Template from A Time to Harvest. It will give you some more options. Subtle differences.

The Student template doesn't list Astronomy in the School Of Physical Sciences. Any opposition to me treating it like it's there anyway for my character?

Jan 20, 2026 7:36 pm

Jan 20, 2026 7:36 pm

Quote:

How are we doing stats? I thought there was a point-buy option but don't see one in the Investigator's Handbook or Keeper's Rulebook.

The optional methods of creating stats are in the Keeper's book, pages 47-48

I personally used option 3, ie made all the rolls (honour method!) then assigned them choosing where each roll goes.
The point buy is option 4.

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 20, 2026 8:29 pm

Jan 20, 2026 8:29 pm

I'm fine with whatever club or social group so on to make the narrative work, I did kind of build my character around the Polo club though.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 20, 2026 10:18 pm

Jan 20, 2026 10:18 pm

Dr_B says:

Quote:

How are we doing stats? I thought there was a point-buy option but don't see one in the Investigator's Handbook or Keeper's Rulebook.

The optional methods of creating stats are in the Keeper's book, pages 47-48

I personally used option 3, ie made all the rolls (honour method!) then assigned them choosing where each roll goes.
The point buy is option 4.

Ah, grand, thanks! I'll take a look.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 21, 2026 6:20 am

Jan 21, 2026 6:20 am

One option might work is that you all frequent the same corners of the library - drawn there by curiosity. Maybe you all have, for your own reasons, developed an interest in the occult, folklore, or obscure historical texts. You may bump into each other in the same sections, or grabbing at similar books.

It could be possible that each of you have independently tried to gain access to the Restricted Collection of the Orne Library. Maybe you've crossed paths trying to curry favour with the Armitage cabal: Dr. Henry Armitage, Prof. Warren Rice (Classical Languages), Dr. Francis Morgan (Archaeology) & Prof. Albert N. Wilmarth (English).

You don't need to be working together, but have noticed each other. This not only helps bring you all together, but gives each of you an inherent curiosity that will make it easy to pull you into the mystery.

Just a thought.

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 21, 2026 5:15 pm

Jan 21, 2026 5:15 pm

I think that would work really well for Ellis. Maybe he's heard there are books that go into obscure details regarding star patterns and ancient practices involving the positions of certain stars or galaxies.

Pitching possible connections:

Since Ellie and Ellis are both undergrads, they could have had some classes in common, perhaps spending time together in study groups and becoming friendly. There were also probably some comedic issues with the professors taking roll, since their first names are very similar.

He's also on friendly terms with Marcus Davenport, having met at several campus parties (perhaps with Ellis trying to talk Marcus into easing up a bit on the hooch). I think Ellis would try to take something of a brotherly role, trying to be the supportive family that Marcus is lacking.

Last edited January 21, 2026 6:14 pm

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 21, 2026 6:02 pm

Jan 21, 2026 6:02 pm

Just submitted Ellis to the game. I did point-buy for creation and I used the student template from A Time To Harvest that @McButterpants linked. I added it to my library to make it accessible to everyone.

Last edited January 21, 2026 6:04 pm

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 21, 2026 7:55 pm

Jan 21, 2026 7:55 pm

Also testing Avatar posting.

Marcus Davenport

Jan 21, 2026 8:04 pm

Jan 21, 2026 8:04 pm

Trying to access the Restricted section at Orne as a point in common works for me too. In Marcus' case, perhaps another student dared him to face the keeper of "St. Henry's", as Orne is jokingly known among the students due to its church-like architecture and for being guarded by a Henry, Armitage himself. What started as a drunken dare, though, turned into something more as the mystique of the restricted collection, and the nature of the accessible books at Orne, have greatly intrigued Marcus.
This would free us up to each take different clubs, including @radiantskys Polo angle

Love your suggestion for an Ellis-Marcus connection @virtualbasement - perhaps in time he can introduce Marcus to Ellie (I know already I will make such a mess, confusing Ellis and Ellie! 😅 )

Last edited January 21, 2026 8:05 pm

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 21, 2026 11:43 pm

Jan 21, 2026 11:43 pm

Today’s a late night for meetings, but I’m going to see if I can get things started.

My goal is to do a quick review of the investigators to make sure nothing’s missing, then I hope to post the introduction.

Let me know if you have any questions.

@SamIAm Let me know if you need any help with the character sheet.

radiantskys Inactive for 9 months

Jan 22, 2026 12:42 am

Jan 22, 2026 12:42 am

I like the idea of the library being a commonality, that works really nicely! Hopefully everything seems to be ready to go, super excited for this!

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 22, 2026 5:24 am

Jan 22, 2026 5:24 am

I did a quick review of the Investigator sheets. It's hard to review this information after the fact, so let me know if I'm wrong.

@Dr_B
- I think you may have shorted yourself some Skill points. You get 4xEDU and 2xINT. I calculate 390, but I only see 355 added. I probably missed something.
- Awesome job on the background and notes! Lots to work with.

@radiantskys
- You need to roll your luck (3d6 x 5).
- You may have shorted yourself on Skill Upgrades. You get 260 points (4xEDU) to allocate to Occupation Skills, and 170 points (INTx2) to allocate to anything you want. I only count 337 added.
- Please fill in all of your other Skills with the base skill. You click on the Skill to add the appropriate roll to the roller (see example below)

@MrCyan
- Ellie is missing number for App, Pow, Siz & Edu.
- Great work on the background. Please add in some details on Traits, Ideologies & Beliefs, Significant People, etc.
- Please fill in all of your other Skills with the base skill. You click on the Skill to add the appropriate roll to the roller (see example below)

@virtualbasement
- Please fill in all of your other Skills with the base skill. You click on the Skill to add the appropriate roll to the roller (see example below)
- Please add in some details on Traits, Ideologies & Beliefs, Significant People, etc

Rolls

Alan Rickman: Library Use 50/25/10 - Standard - (1d100)

(55) = 55

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 22, 2026 5:34 am

Jan 22, 2026 5:34 am

SamIAm says:

I've submitted my project and am taking the rest of the afternoon off - huzzah!

How are we doing stats? I thought there was a point-buy option but don't see one in the Investigator's Handbook or Keeper's Rulebook. And I've not seen anyone roll here. I'm also a little wary of ending up with a series of bad rolls or ones that don't really fit the character.

Sorry for the late response. I am fine with any of the options in either the Investigator or Keeper rulebooks: Rolling, Point Buy, or Quick Fire (page 48 of Keeper rulebook).

I failed to create a thread for investigator creation - better late than never.

Jan 22, 2026 3:29 pm

Jan 22, 2026 3:29 pm

Quote:

- I think you may have shorted yourself some Skill points. You get 4xEDU and 2xINT. I calculate 390, but I only see 355 added. I probably missed something.

You are right, I amended it now:
the missing 35 skill points were divided across Sleight of Hand, Drive, and 5 points to Dodge

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 22, 2026 4:21 pm

Jan 22, 2026 4:21 pm

Dr_B says:

Love your suggestion for an Ellis-Marcus connection @virtualbasement - perhaps in time he can introduce Marcus to Ellie (I know already I will make such a mess, confusing Ellis and Ellie! 😅 )

Thanks! I'm sure some interpersonal hijinks between characters can be arranged 😉.

MrCyan Inactive for 2 months

Jan 22, 2026 9:00 pm

Jan 22, 2026 9:00 pm

Apologies, but I don’t quite understand, "Please fill in all of your other Skills with the base skill. You click on the Skill to add the appropriate roll to the roller (see example below)." I’m not quite seeing how to click the skill to add to the roller.

Jan 22, 2026 9:17 pm

Jan 22, 2026 9:17 pm

@MrCyan at the bottom of the game forum pages you will see a tab with your character name, under 'Quick Reply':

https://i.imgur.com/BXnr042.png

Clicking on that will display your character sheet in that very page. From that view, you will see 3 buttons for each of the roll able skills/characteristics. One for a Standard roll, one for a roll with bonus die, and one for a roll with penalty die.

https://i.imgur.com/GA5NiZl.png

By clicking on the relevant button, the roll will be added automatically to the GPlane roller. When you click Post, your post will be published and the chosen dice rolled.

Hope this helps.

MrCyan Inactive for 2 months

Jan 22, 2026 9:23 pm

Jan 22, 2026 9:23 pm

That’s extremely helpful. Thank you.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 23, 2026 1:02 am

Jan 23, 2026 1:02 am

It is a very well done character sheet. Thanks for setting that up Dr_B

Jan 23, 2026 6:26 am

Jan 23, 2026 6:26 am

No worries. I think I only tweaked a pre-existing character sheet. We perfected it game after game.

Now shared in the GPlane repository of custom sheets for all CoC buffs to use.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 25, 2026 9:34 pm

Jan 25, 2026 9:34 pm

@virtualbasement,@SamIAm,@radiantskys Just a poke. Please post a response to the introduction thread so we can move the story forward.

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 26, 2026 4:02 pm

Jan 26, 2026 4:02 pm

@McButterpants Sorry about that. Updated. Thanks for the poke.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 26, 2026 6:33 pm

Jan 26, 2026 6:33 pm

Sorry about that. I'm being extremely precious about making the character. I'd quite like to post as the character, so I managed to work out how to submit the sheet even though I'm still doing that.

I also don't know how to add an image for the character - do I do that after she's in the game maybe?

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Jan 26, 2026 7:29 pm

Jan 26, 2026 7:29 pm

SamIAm says:

I also don't know how to add an image for the character - do I do that after she's in the game maybe?

If you go to your character sheet, you should see a pen and like a little banner/pennant near the upper right corner. Click on that and you'll go to the character sheet editing page.

On the editing page, look to the right of the words "Custom Game" at the top of the sheet. You should see a link to change or add an avatar. Click on that to select and upload a character portrait.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 26, 2026 8:02 pm

Jan 26, 2026 8:02 pm

virtualbasement says:

SamIAm says:

I also don't know how to add an image for the character - do I do that after she's in the game maybe?

If you go to your character sheet, you should see a pen and like a little banner/pennant near the upper right corner. Click on that and you'll go to the character sheet editing page.

On the editing page, look to the right of the words "Custom Game" at the top of the sheet. You should see a link to change or add an avatar. Click on that to select and upload a character portrait.

Great, thanks!

I managed to post IC and I'll see about finishing off the character sheet next.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Jan 26, 2026 8:04 pm

Jan 26, 2026 8:04 pm

I included Ellie and Jo being cousins, as mentioned before. I'm happy to edit that if it steps on toes...

Jan 26, 2026 8:42 pm

Jan 26, 2026 8:42 pm

Fantastic posts, everyone!

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 31, 2026 8:15 pm

Jan 31, 2026 8:15 pm

Great story so far everyone! Thank you for putting so much effort into your responses. I am really enjoying the read.

I apologize if my posts skip a day or two. Work is busy this time of year. I will make an effort to post daily, but might miss a day if I’m wiped.

Jan 31, 2026 11:05 pm

Jan 31, 2026 11:05 pm

No worries, thanks for the heads up.

@radiantskys are you still with us? We haven't heard from Alan yet?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Jan 31, 2026 11:48 pm

Jan 31, 2026 11:48 pm

Dr_B says:

We haven't heard from Alan yet?

Looks like they've been offline for 8 days. Hopefully just busy and will be back soon. I sent a DM.

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Feb 3, 2026 4:24 am

Feb 3, 2026 4:24 am

@McButterpants I finally went ahead and filled the base numbers into the rest of my skills on the character sheet.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Feb 3, 2026 5:15 am

Feb 3, 2026 5:15 am

virtualbasement says:

@McButterpants I finally went ahead and filled the base numbers into the rest of my skills on the character sheet.

Sounds good. Thank you very much!

Feb 8, 2026 10:13 am

Feb 8, 2026 10:13 am

Offering an opening to draw the others in the story.

Maybe it wouldn't be too far-fetched that Eleanor or Jocelyn could be personally acquainted with Robert Blaine?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Feb 8, 2026 4:51 pm

Feb 8, 2026 4:51 pm

That works for me. I was just waiting to see if @virtualbasement was going to respond before introducing something new. I will post something later today to help move things forward.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Feb 15, 2026 6:33 pm

Feb 15, 2026 6:33 pm

Apologies for the flowery responses. I'm practicing my writing - trying to paint the scene in my mind. Some posts are longer than I want them to be. I am trying to edit them down, but its hard. There's that old quote "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter."

Feb 15, 2026 8:07 pm

Feb 15, 2026 8:07 pm

The flowery-er, the better! Loving this game 😂

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Mar 2, 2026 10:35 pm

Mar 2, 2026 10:35 pm

I was away at an event I was running the past few days. I thought I had given you all a heads up, but it seems I didn't - my apologies.

I'll try and catch up now. Jo wanted to borrow Blaine's books and have a read. Also research Cobb's Corner from an anthropological/archaeological perspective - would it be okay to post that in the older thread?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Mar 3, 2026 12:22 am

Mar 3, 2026 12:22 am

SamIAm says:

I was away at an event I was running the past few days. I thought I had given you all a heads up, but it seems I didn't - my apologies.

I'll try and catch up now. Jo wanted to borrow Blaine's books and have a read. Also research Cobb's Corner from an anthropological/archaeological perspective - would it be okay to post that in the older thread?

OOC:

No worries. Glad to have you back!

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Mar 4, 2026 12:56 am

Mar 4, 2026 12:56 am

Cool, so is it okay still to post in the library thread? Asking Blaine for more time with the books and researching in the library?

If the latter is ok, I'm not sure if that's more library use or anthropology. I guess the former?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Mar 4, 2026 1:12 am

Mar 4, 2026 1:12 am

Yeah, that's perfectly fine with me. Let me know what you want to research and roll what you feel matches up best. We can assume this happened before the ride to Cobb's Corners.

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Mar 5, 2026 5:28 pm

Mar 5, 2026 5:28 pm

Sorry for my absence, it's been a busy few days. I'll update on here later today and catch up.

Mar 6, 2026 8:13 am

Mar 6, 2026 8:13 am

@MrCyan, @SamIAm, @radiantskys are you still with us?

What happened to the '1 post per day'? 😅😎

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Mar 7, 2026 8:44 pm

Mar 7, 2026 8:44 pm

@MrCyan,@SamIAm I'll put you both in the second car.

I will continue on with the story. No worries if you don't have time to respond. We can just assume that you are there, but a quiet observer.

@radiantskys has not posted as of yet. I will send them a DM to see if they are still interested. There is still room in the car with Ellis if you want to jump in.

Please post here, or DM me, if you have any questions or concerns about the game. It's our story. I am happy to pivot if it's not hitting the mark.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Mar 8, 2026 5:22 pm

Mar 8, 2026 5:22 pm

Very sorry - I came down with a particularly nasty cold/medium flu after mingling with lots of people. I had to focus on keeping up with work stuff as a priority. I hope I am back now.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Mar 10, 2026 1:22 am

Mar 10, 2026 1:22 am

No worries SamIAm. I'm just happy you have not decided to quit.

radiantskys did not respond to my email. I am just going to drop him from the game.

I was not planning to repost, but I'm happy to bring in another player if someone has a friend that wants to join. I'm also okay to continue with four players.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Mar 21, 2026 7:16 pm

Mar 21, 2026 7:16 pm

I fear we may have lost MrCyan. He hasn't been around for 25 days. I sent him a DM on Monday, but he hasn't responded. We are down to three players. What do you think about me reposting the game to see if anyone wants to join? I am fine with continuing with three, but would worry if we lose another.

Mar 21, 2026 7:57 pm

Mar 21, 2026 7:57 pm

in my personal experience, PbP works a lot better with less players. All you need is 3 responsive players to advance the story.
(in fact, my personal sweet spot for my PbP games is 3 players + GM)

Your call!

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Mar 22, 2026 10:10 pm

Mar 22, 2026 10:10 pm

That is good to know. Thank you very much for the feedback. I am still very new to PbP, so I wasn't sure if more was better.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 3, 2026 6:00 am

Apr 3, 2026 6:00 am

If we've lost Ellie from the game, it strikes me that she was my significant person. That's the problem with linking things into other PCs, what a pain.

Is it ok if I redo that Significant Person for Jocelyn?

Also, IIRC, we had farmed out social skills so as to have our bases covered. What was Ellie's?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Apr 3, 2026 2:16 pm

Apr 3, 2026 2:16 pm

Absolutely. Feel free to select another significant person.

Ellie was strong in the following:
Art/Craft Writing 40 (maybe could’ve used that for the picture)
Charm 40
History 40
Library Use 60
Psychology 50
Occult 30
Spot Hidden 50

You should be able to view everyone’s character sheet at the bottom of the page. Click on the name to expand the sheet.

Apr 3, 2026 2:50 pm

Apr 3, 2026 2:50 pm

Quote:

You should be able to view everyone’s character sheet at the bottom of the page.

I think that's only for GMs.
However, if the characters are set to Public (red book icon under My Characters), we can see each other's sheets by clicking on the name or on the portrait.

Jocelyn Schneider

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 3, 2026 8:35 pm

Apr 3, 2026 8:35 pm

Ok, I'll try and make a link to another person, thanks. I think the roll was another PC, hmmmm....maybe one of the boys is secretly her half brother or something [scratches head]...

I think we are okay for those skills except possible for Charm. Jo is definitely not a charmer.

Last edited April 3, 2026 8:37 pm

Marcus Davenport

Apr 3, 2026 9:27 pm

Apr 3, 2026 9:27 pm

Not much charm in Marcus, either! (15%)

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 4, 2026 12:42 am

Apr 4, 2026 12:42 am

Dr_B says:

Not much charm in Marcus, either! (15%)

Maybe we can improve that as the campaign progress...ah, it's Call of Cthulhu haha

As for the book in German...I guess maybe this is where I define the language I understand. Makes sense with Jo's surname I guess

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Apr 4, 2026 3:19 am

Apr 4, 2026 3:19 am

That works for me. It’ll still require time and rolls to read … and sanity, of course.

Jocelyn Schneider

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 12, 2026 5:37 pm

Apr 12, 2026 5:37 pm

Can I just check one thing? I would normally get a SAN roll before an automatic loss at a 2d6 level, potentially giving me the chance of taking a smaller amount of SAN loss. Is it different when you read a text?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Apr 12, 2026 6:28 pm

Apr 12, 2026 6:28 pm

Reading mythos tomes is different. You automatically lose Sanity Points - no SAN roll is made (page 174 Keeper rulebook).

Another full study session will also result in automatically losing Sanity Points. You slowly build up your Cthulhu Mythos skill, but the cost is sizeable.

This is most likely the reason it takes so long to read a book. Reading is dangerous to your sanity.

Using it as a reference does not result in lost SAN, but your success is low until you’ve studied it more than a few times.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 12, 2026 9:52 pm

Apr 12, 2026 9:52 pm

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the explanation. I'll read that bit.

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Apr 15, 2026 6:16 am

Apr 15, 2026 6:16 am

Hey everyone. I’m heading out on vacation tomorrow. I will most likely continue posting throughout. I expect I’ll find some time to post - either at breakfast or before bed.

I have the books on my tablet and I’ll be using my phone instead of my computer. Not ideal, but it’ll work.

If I completely drop off, I’m back on April 24th and should be posting regularly after that.

Apr 15, 2026 8:01 am

Apr 15, 2026 8:01 am

Thanks for the heads up, enjoy your hols!

virtualbasement Inactive for 2 months

Apr 15, 2026 3:43 pm

Apr 15, 2026 3:43 pm

McButterpants says:

Hey everyone. I’m heading out on vacation tomorrow. I will most likely continue posting throughout. I expect I’ll find some time to post - either at breakfast or before bed.

I have the books on my tablet and I’ll be using my phone instead of my computer. Not ideal, but it’ll work.

If I completely drop off, I’m back on April 24th and should be posting regularly after that.

Roger that. Have a great vacation!

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 15, 2026 11:10 pm

Apr 15, 2026 11:10 pm

Okydokey - enjoy your trip!

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 25, 2026 10:25 pm

Apr 25, 2026 10:25 pm

Can I ask something...are we using the Chaosium Arkham supplement?

This is mostly so I know what not to buy and read as I don't want spoilers.

Thanks.

Last edited April 25, 2026 10:25 pm

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Apr 25, 2026 10:48 pm

Apr 25, 2026 10:48 pm

We’re largely using the campaign book Time to Harvest.

I did reference the Arkham book when we were there. It has a huge amount of details about locations in town. Most locations have at least a handful of hooks that the investigators can look into.

I will most likely reference it when/if we go back to town. I don’t know how enjoyable it’ll be to read, but it’s an amazing reference.

SamIAm Inactive for 1 months

Apr 27, 2026 12:03 pm

Apr 27, 2026 12:03 pm

Ah, cool, thanks. Somehow that wasn't on my radar at all.

Marcus Davenport

Aug 8, 2026 7:29 am

Aug 8, 2026 7:29 am

Just touching base to see if this game is still running?

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Aug 8, 2026 5:23 pm

Aug 8, 2026 5:23 pm

All of my games have died in the past month or so. I think I'm in the process of shutting them all down. I've moved one game to solo play. I'll probably move the balance of my games there.

Aug 8, 2026 11:06 pm

Aug 8, 2026 11:06 pm

That's a shame. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

McButterpants Inactive for 1 months

Aug 9, 2026 5:39 am

Aug 9, 2026 5:39 am

I really did enjoy this story. It’s too bad it didn’t last. I think PbP is tough with long campaigns. It’s too much of a commitment for most.

All the best.

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