TONIGHT.....YOU.....

[Anthony Louthan]

So rolling characters tonight? Also meet your first enemy:

Just kidding, but if you haven't seen that Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode(Hand Banana) you missed out.

[Evan Newton]

I'm in if everyone else is... I'll admit, I haven't spent much time on creating a character yet.  I'll do some of that during lunch.

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[Keith Charles]

I wanna be called spahetti.

Alright, spaghetti, whateva.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Anthony Louthan <alou...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

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[Bryan Mashinter]

I have spent absolutely zero time. and will not be.. until this evening.

On Feb 5, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Evan Newton <ev...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

I'm in if everyone else is... I'll admit, I haven't spent much time on creating a character yet.  I'll do some of that during lunch.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Anthony Louthan <alou...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

So rolling characters tonight? Also meet your first enemy:

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Just kidding, but if you haven't seen that Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode(Hand Banana) you missed out.

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[Anthony Louthan]

That's perfectly fine. My computer went down last night so the only book I still have is occupations. We can discuss characters and what(and who) we want to be later. I'd rather spend a night doing character creation anyways, so we can determine some group dynamics and what not. 

See everyone tonight!

[Justin Sicking]

I will be there but have also done 0 character creation research. I'll try to get some of that in before tonight but no promises.

Justin Sicking

Game Designer

Backflip Studios

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[Bryan Mashinter]

Is the name Jim Darkmagic taken?

On Feb 5, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Justin Sicking <jsic...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

I will be there but have also done 0 character creation research. I'll try to get some of that in before tonight but no promises.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Anthony Louthan <alou...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

That's perfectly fine. My computer went down last night so the only book I still have is occupations. We can discuss characters and what(and who) we want to be later. I'd rather spend a night doing character creation anyways, so we can determine some group dynamics and what not. 

See everyone tonight!

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Evan Newton <ev...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

I'm in if everyone else is... I'll admit, I haven't spent much time on creating a character yet.  I'll do some of that during lunch.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Anthony Louthan <alou...@backflipstudios.com> wrote:

So rolling characters tonight? Also meet your first enemy:

<image.png>

Just kidding, but if you haven't seen that Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode(Hand Banana) you missed out.

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[Anthony Louthan]

In this campaign, no. If you wanna use that reference for your name go for it lol

[Thomas Hoeg]

I cannot make it tonight (still a lot going on at home since we just moved in), but I will try to get together with you at lunch sometime later this week (and hopefully have looked into character creation a little bit).

Thanks,

Tom

Tom Hoeg
GAME DESIGNER
BACKFLIP STUDIOS

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[Thomas Hoeg]

Hey,

Just stumbled across this useful thread for anyone who wants to get a quick start on how character creation works:

http://www.terrypratchettbooks.org/discworld/boardanian-roleplay-group/1820-call-cthulhu-basic-rules-investigator-creation.html

Tom

[Anthony Louthan]

I actually have used this site in the past(and was planning on using it tonight as a quick start guide) I also have the book "The Investigator's Companion" which details all skills and bonuses for a ton of professions.

To get everyone into the right mindset:

The year is 1926.

There are no inherently evil adventurers in this campaign, but anyone can feel free to be a total dick(so long as you don't hinder the party)

Classic Lovecraftian Occupations include Private Eye, Doctor, Librarian, Writer, and College Graduate.

If you have never been introduced to the Cthulhu Mythos, feel free to read some of these stories:

http://dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html

That's the entire H.P. Lovecraft Collection I believe, so don't read too many of them(they may reveal some plot points of pre-made games, but not for the original stories I will run after week 2 or so).

[Thomas Hoeg]

I call Gangster as my occupation...

That's all I have so far :)

[Justin Sicking]

What time are we gettin down on this?

Justin Sicking   Game Designer BACKFLIP STUDIOS

[Anthony Louthan]

I believe that tonight is just Keith, Justin and Evan and myself. We can meet at any time and prolly get this knocked out in about 30 minutes to an hour at most. That sound good?

[Thomas Hoeg]

If that's all it will take I can be there! :)

[Justin Sicking]

Thom is just afraid I'm going to steal his Gangster profession.

Justin Sicking   Game Designer BACKFLIP STUDIOS

[Thomas Hoeg]

That was part of my calculations, yes :P

Tom

[Anthony Louthan]

Heh, yeah. Character creation is super simple if we all just sit down and get to it. Each person will need 3 6-sided dice(3D6) which we may need to pillage from other games. Rolling takes a little bit of time, but the majority of your time will be spent on allocating points to each of your skills. I have been playing this game for years and can personally knock out like 20 character sheets in an hour, so we should be fine just the 4 of ya. 

[Justin Sicking]

Is 5:00 alright for everyone or does that not work? If not, what time and where?

Justin Sicking   Game Designer BACKFLIP STUDIOS

[Evan Newton]

I'll have to be up in a few minutes.  Finishing up an RC test.

[Justin Sicking]

I'm suggesting the Emerald Conference Room. It's downstairs, small and should be more than enough for what we need.

Justin Sicking   Game Designer BACKFLIP STUDIOS