<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;"><strong>SPAWN OF AZATHOTH</strong></span></span><br/><em>I have seen the dark universe yawning<br/>Where the black planets roll without aim, <br/>Where they roll in their horror unheeded, <br/>Without knowledge of luster or name.<br/>- H.P. Lovecraft, "Nemesis"</em><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;"><strong><em>herald of the end of time</em></strong></span></span><br/>Astronomers have theorized that our sun is not alone in it's journey around the galaxy, but is accompanied by an unknown second star of dim radiance. This second star, while perhaps invisible from Earth with even the finest optics, would periodically pass close enough to our solar system to have far-reaching effects upon the evolution of this planet.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;"><strong>INSTRUCTIONS</strong></span></span><br/>Please post your characters here. That way you can edit and keep them up to date.<br/>To get started, use the Quick Start Guide (http://www.chaosium.com/forms/coc_quick_start_color.pdf).<br/>If you would like a PDF for yourself you can download one here (http://catalog.chaosium.com/fdm_file_detail.php?file_id=11&CDpath=).<br/>Message me with any questions!<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;"><strong>TEXT CHARACTER SHEET</strong></span> <em>please use this one</em></span><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[size=4][b]*First and Last Name[/b][/size]<br/>[spoiler=Portrait][img]*Character Picture[/img][/spoiler]<br/>Backstory.<br/><br/>[b]*NAME IN CAPS, Age *#, *Occupation here.[/b]<br/>STR *     CON *     SIZ *     INT *     POW *<br/>DEX *     APP *     EDU *     SAN *     HP *<br/>IDEA  *     LUCK *     KNOW *     MAGIC *<br/>[b]Damage Bonus: [/b] *<br/>[b]Weapons: [/b] Fist (50%), 1d3+*db<br/>Grapple (25%), special<br/>Head (10%), 1d4+*db<br/>Kick (25%), 1d6+*db<br/><br/>[b]Skills: [/b] *Skills here. Example: Art: Calligraphy 70%, Conceal 25%, etc<br/><br/>[b]Income:[/b]<br/>[b]Cash on Hand:[/b]<br/>[b]Savings:[/b]<br/>[b]Personal Property:[/b]<br/>[b]Real Estate:[/b]<br/>[b]Adventuring Gear &amp; Possessions:[/b]<br/></code></pre><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Creating Your Investigator</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">1. Determine Characteristics</span></strong><br/>♠ Roll 3d6 once each for STR, CON, POW, DEX, and APP.<br/>♠ Roll 2d6+6 once each for SIZ and INT<br/>♠ Roll 3d6+3 for EDU<br/>♠ SAN is POWx5<br/>♠ Income see below.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">2. Determine Characteristic Rolls</span></strong><br/>♠ Idea is INTx5<br/>♠ Luck is POWx5<br/>♠ Know is EDUx5<br/>♠ STR+SIZ determines your damage bonus<br/><br/><strong>STR+SIZ, DB</strong><br/>2 to 12, -1d6<br/>13 to 16, -1d4<br/>17 to 24, 0<br/>25 to 32, +1d4<br/>33 to 40, +1d6<br/>41 to 56, +2d6<br/>For each +16 or fraction thereof, +1d6 more.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">3. Determine Derived Characteristic Points</span></strong><br/>♠ Hit Points (HP): (CON+SIZ)/2, round up<br/>♠ Magic Points (MAGIC): equal to POW<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">4. Determine Occupation and Skills</span></strong><br/>♠ Pick up to eight skills as occupation skills. Note these.<br/>♠ Occupation Points*: EDUx20<br/>♠ Person Interest Points**: INTx10<br/>*Put these into <strong>only</strong> class skills, up to 99 points (total) per skill.<br/>** Put these into any skills <strong>except Cthulhu Mythos</strong>, up to 99 points (total) per skill.<br/>Not all skills need to be given points. A single skill of 70% or 80% may be much more valuable then two skills at 35% or 40% each. Any unallolocated points are lost.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">5. Determine Weapons</span></strong><br/>The hand-to-hand weapons list contains four personal attacks (see skills list). <br/><br/>If allotting skill points to firearms, add the points to the appropriate firearm class (on the skill list) as well as to the particular weapon. For instance, adding 20 points to .38 Revolver means that weapon has a total of 40% and that skill with other handguns (if the investigator obtains them) also rise by 20%. <br/><br/>When you're ready, tell me what kind of weapon you'd like and I will get you the stats. <br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">6. Determine Additional Background</span></strong><br/>♠ Minimum age for an investigator is EDU+6 years. For each ten years older than that add 1 point to EDU and allot an additional 20 occupation points. For each 10 years above 40, subtract your choice of 1 STR, 1 CON, 1 DEX, or 1 APP. <br/><br/>♠ Consider who your character is, where they came from, what they're after, how they might be drawn into the death of Phillip Baxter, professor of Archaeology at Brown U. Check out the information provided on Providence and 1927 for additional help. <br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">7. POST IT!</span></strong><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Skill List:</div><div class="spoiler_body">Accounting (10%)<br/>Anthropology (01%)<br/>Archaeology (01%)<br/>Art (05%); ___<br/>Astronomy (01%)<br/>Bargain (05%)<br/>Biology (01%)<br/>Chemistry (01%)<br/>Climb (40%)<br/>Conceal (15%)<br/>Craft (05%); ___<br/>Credit Rating (15%)<br/>Cthulhu Mythos (00%)<br/>Disguise (01%)<br/>Dodge (DEX x2)<br/>Dream Lore (05%)<br/>Drive Auto (20%)<br/>Electrical Repair (10%)<br/>Fast Talk (30%)<br/>First Aid (30%)<br/>Geology (01%)<br/>Hide (10%)<br/>History (20%)<br/>Jump (25%)<br/>Law (05%)<br/>Library Use (25%)<br/>Listen (25%)<br/>Locksmith (01%)<br/>Martial Arts (01%)<br/>Mechanical Repair (20%)<br/>Medicine (05%)<br/>Natural History (10%)<br/>Navigate (10%)<br/>Occult (05%)<br/>Operate Heavy Machinery (01%)<br/>Other Language (01%); ___<br/>Own Language (EDU x5)<br/>Persuade (15%)<br/>Pharmacy (01%)<br/>Photography (10%)<br/>Physics (01%)<br/>Pilot (01%); ___<br/>Psychoanalysis (01%)<br/>Psychology (05%)<br/>Ride (05%)<br/>Sneak (10%)<br/>Spot Hidden (25%)<br/>Swim (25%)<br/>Throw (25%)<br/><br/>FIREARMS*<br/>Handgun <br/>Machine Gun <br/>Rifle <br/>Shotgun <br/>SMG <br/>*For stats on specific firearms ask me and I will give them to you. You can look up 1920s firearms on google for ideas.<br/><br/>BASIC ATTACKS<br/>Fist (50%), 1d3+db<br/>Grapple (25%), special<br/>Head (10%), 1d4+db<br/>Kick (25%), 1d6+db<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">The Setting: Providence, RI</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;"><strong>PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND</strong></span></span><br/><br/>Capitol of the State of Rhode Island, this town of 250,000 people is probably besy known for its numerous historical buildings, particularly Colony House where the Declaration of Indpendence was signed in 1776. Providence is also famous as the home of Brown University, one of the most prestigious centers of higher learning in the United States. <br/><br/>Providence was founded in 1636 by Reverand Roger Williams (1603-83) when, as a result of expressing his belief that people should have freedom of conscience and religion, he was ejected by the Puritans from Massachusetts Bay. The city late became an important and wealthy port founded on maritime commerce. Even later, ironically, trade began in slaves, and later yet, in goods from China. <br/><br/>By the 1920s, Providence possesses an extensive harbor where large quanties of petroleum are imported. Principle manufacturing industries include jewelry, tools, and locomotives, but these industries did not bring properity and Providence faces economic decline and poverty. Only 45 miles southwest of Boston and 150 miles northeast of New York, many residents seeking work have moved to these neighboring cities. <br/><br/>The grographic center of Providence, known as Weybosset Side, is dominated by public buildings, businesses, light industry, and shops. Recently locals have refered to this part of town as Downcity. To the west is Federal Hill, a working class industrial neighborhood home to numerous immigrants, particularly those of Irish and Italian ancestry. Many of them sell wares in street markets. To the east lies College Hill, the first area of settlement in Providencem and now home to middle and upper class families. Their residents are amost exclusively white and they like to keep it that way. The Smith Hill neighborhood to the north is home to numerous immigrants from Eastern Europe and Ireland, many of whom work in the mining and rail industries common to the area. Most Smith Hill residents live in cramped rooming houses and tenements. Upper South Providence is a heavily industrial neighborhood and the center of Providence's jewelry trade; it is a mix of lower and middle class families and the poorer black communities. <br/><br/>Providence for a time was H.P. Lovecraft's home. He set several of his tales here including "The Haunter of the Dark," "The Shunned House," and "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward."<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">The Year: 1927</div><div class="spoiler_body">British Indian Steamer Tukaram sinks in a storm in the Bay of Arauco, 291 lost; Black rain in Ireland; Lemaitre introduced the notion of the expanding universe; Muller successfully uses x-rays to induce mutations in fruit flies; Bible-quoting Earle Nelson is hanged at Winnipeg for the international murders of at least 22 landladies; Charles A. Lindbergh flies solo and non-stop between NYC and Paris; The <em>Jazz Singer</em> is the first feature length sound film; First remote jukebox; the pop-up toaster is invented; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; <br/></div></div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;"><strong>SURVIVAL TIPS</strong></span></span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong><em>You may be laughing now, but heed my words…</em></strong></span><br/>“Curiosity did not kill the cat. Some unspeakable horror did. Not only that, it also turned the cat inside out, had pseudo pods grow from every orifice imaginable, gave it a taste for human blood and made it six times larger than before. Now the cat is coming for you.”<br/><br/>♠ If it looks weird, it probably is.<br/>♠ Not everyone is trustworthy.<br/>♠ Ask Questions!<br/>♠ Use your brain or you will die a horrible death. No, I am not kidding.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;"><strong>USEFUL SKILLS</strong></span></span><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong><em>Hint, hint, nudge, nudge…</em></strong></span><br/>Accounting, Anthropology, Art (Song), Astronomy, Bargain, Biology, Chemistry, Climb, Credit Rating, Dodge, Dream Lore, Electrical Repair, Fast Talk, First Aide, Geology, German, Hide, Jump, Latin, Law, Library Use, Listen, Locksmith, Mechanical Repair, Medicine, Natural History, Occult, Paleontology, Persuade, Pharmacy, Psychology, Psycoanalysis, Sneak, Spot Hidden, Swim, Tibetan, Track, Zoology<br/><br/><strong>Recommended:</strong>Chinese, Russian, Hindi<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;"><strong>INCOME</strong></span></span><br/>Yearly Income: Roll 1d10: a result of 1 = $1500 + room and board, 2 = $2500, 3 and 4 = $3500, 5 = $4500, 6 =$5500, 7 = $6500, 8 = $7500, 9 = $10,000, 10 = $20,000.<br/><br/>The investigator also has property and other assets of value equal to five time yearly income. One tenth of that is banked as cash. Another tenth is in stocks and bonds, convertible in 30 days. The remainder is in old books, a house, or whatever seems appropriate to the character.