Greetniks, fellow escapists. Are you a DnD player looking to
play another genre for a change? Or maybe a Call of Cthulhu fan who might be
interested in a time period different than 20’s and 30’s stuff? Then stick with
me here a bit… Besides DnD and a couple of other beloved genres, in the
past I ran several successful Call of Cthulhu campaigns. Those were always 1920’s or 30’s settings, but I have long
wanted to do other historic eras (Victorian England, Ancient Rome, etc). So I thought I’d start with an old west jam.
I’m not an old west nut, but I do have a handful of old favorite movies and
shows that come on the tube now and again or on streaming. Good, the Bad, and
the Ugly and gritty deconstructions of the more classic genre. Magnificent
Seven (as close to a character party you will find in a western) for good
guy/anti-hero, almost super heroic daring do. Or more modern stuff like Raimi’s
goofy but fun Quick and the Dead, Bone Tomahawk, or shows like Deadwood. Or
even comics like Jonah Hex and such. In the campaign I
would not be paying homage to the time period so much as just having supernatural perils,
weird happenings, and investigations like any CoC game but in a different
setting. Gunmen and rifle toting ranchers or such would be good, but also would
hope for a big enough group to see more non-gunmen like journalists, academics, railway hobos, mountain men, miners, bartenders, bob vivant adventure seekers, etc or
others would all work great. A good mix of character types and player types
make for great role play. Call of Cthulhu is not meant as an action game, but this setting will call for more mortal dangers than normal, and some Pulp elements may be called for. I run a game for adults (prefer 25 or older but can
talk) but try not to get too gross or graphic. Unless the players want it,
then… I would probably shoot for starting the first or second week
of January. A new campaign for the new
year! Ideally play couple times a month or more when the stars are right. Start
6 or 7PM PACIFIC time and go up to three hours a session. A big plus as a cherished
player would be the ability to be flexible and jump sessions around Fri-Sun
nights if possible. Scheduling for nights the most can make it. I’m posting way
ahead of time of this, and probably will again towards new years because may be
a bit of a niche genre and I’d like a chance to make this a good full
group. Will start a Discord chat channel
and invite the interested in a week or two. If you made it this far, you are interested! Feel free to
comment here, or private me to tell me about yourself and what you like in a
game and ask me any questions you might have. You can check my profile for more
about my background and style. No applications needed! If you are interested in
the game and seem cool then you probably pass the bench test! If you do up a
character in “Dholes House” (I just discovered this awesome character creator)
after we chat, and you have stuck around until after the holidays, I’ll know
you are serious about joining the fun!
(Note: I did an interest check a few months ago, but had to
not follow through as I just was not ready to take a look at the latest
edition, which was fairly different than the one I knew. If you contacted me
with interest and still have it, then please reach out).
