Wanted: Going to start running a deadly Call of Cthulhu campaign this Thursday the 5th at 9pm-3ish EST and I need one more player. We will be playing about once per month. We will be running Masks of Nyarlathotep by chaosium. If youre unfamiliar with it, it is reviewed as being one of the most in depth and greatest campaigns ever created for Call of Cthulhu, some argue any system. So with that in mind, I am looking for a player who is Story and Lore focused, creative and is interested in character development and actually taking on another character. The campaign material is challenging and requires creative thinking to use clues to follow up leads, remember witness testimony, knowing who to trust and who to run from, when to fight and when to flee. It also requires about one year to complete for players playing monthly or bimonthly (so maybe longer). House Rules: During the game, rules and out of character discussion will be kept to a bare minimum. Since we're playing in a self-declared "hardcore mode". There are a few house rules you should know about. First and most controversial, we are playing with a permanent death rule in place. Go ahead. Let that sink in for a minute. I'll wait. (lol) What this means for everyone is that you get one life to live, and a secondary "successor" to take their place should you die. That's it. If you exhaust both you are dead to that game world and may not continue. I'm hoping that this will add an interesting twist to character behavior if they know they wont just respawn over and over. But I'm not a jerk, you may still attend all games if you want if you're interested in the story etc. Method : We'll play in a roll20 room, though to be completely honest, I like to handle everything narratively. I like to pull up pictures, play music etc. But I rarely if ever use maps, tokens and the like. We will be doing voice over skype. I would like a player who is enthusiastic and puts a lot of thought into character and background. We have a campaign page right now with space for character bio's etc. And I'd like everyone to contribute. If only so everyone knows everyone elses character. Story : The game is set in 1925. Characters will all start knowing each-other in some sort of positive capacity (friends, family, employers/employees, colleagues). I can let you guys improvise this at the beginning of the game. One of the player characters has a friend named Jackson Elias, who is a renowned author of books pertaining to the occult. One day he sends you a telegram to this "chosen" character telling them to assemble an expedition (the other players) for an investigation that will span the world to places including England, Kenya Colony, Egypt, Shangai and Australia. This investigation is to discover the dread fate of the long lost Carlyle expedition that left on a similar mission a few years earlier. Along the way, the characters will encounter madmen, thieves, and impossible horrors while simultaneously evading authorities and managing the massive expenditure that such and undertaking would incur, all on a strict timeline. This game will be VERY DIFFICULT. You only have one shot to save the world. Can you do it?
