Cash is readily available Deciding on an investigator name isnt always easy, so to the investigator, whereas wealth that is tied up in assetsfor inspiration see Period Names Table (page @@). Carpenters, stonemasons, plumbers, electricians, mill- or from another branch of faith, such as the Church of thewrights, mechanics, and others all qualify as skilled trades. For some its a career or their business, for of patients. This a part of your asset value.will have an impact if the investigator is robbed or loses their gear. Suggested Contacts: While the majority of followers will be regular people, the more charismatic the leader, the greater the possibility of celebrity followers, 76chapter 4: occupations such as movie stars and rich widows. Talented or not, the artists ego must be hardy and terpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate orstrong to surmount initial obstacles and critical appraisal, Persuade), Swim, Throw, any one other skill as aand to keep them working if success arrives. Like any professional, the private eye sepa- Psychiatristrates his or her personal feelings from the job at hand, andcheerfully works for the guilty and innocent alike, as long as In the modern era a psychiatrist is a physician specializedthe fee is paid. Skills: Accounting, Law, Library Use, Lis- Skills: Art/Craft (Acting), Disguise, Fighting, History, ten, Persuade, Spot Hidden, any two other two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimi- date or Persuade), Psychology, any one other skill as skills as personal or era specialties (e.g. Some hunters may work for Charm, Intimidate or Persuade), Law, Psychology,the black market, capturing live exotic species for private Track, Stealth.collectors or trading in illegal or morally objectionableanimal products like skins, ivory and the likealthough Boxer/Wrestlerin the 1920s such activities were more common and werepermissible under most countries laws. You wronged them and seek reconciliation. Track. illicit products to a needy market. Computer Use).Burglar Smuggler Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + DEX x 2 Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (APP x 2 or DEX x 2) Credit Rating: 540 Suggested Contacts: Fences, other burglars. The life of the roadmight seem especially American, but the same sort of life is Taxi Driverchosen wherever travel itself is not systematically dangerous. lower, with the Keepers agreement.Option 1: Start Over Option 5: Quick Fire MethodUse the default method. Discover the best professional documents and content resources in AnyFlip Document Base. Players are encouraged to playeither sex based upon their preference rather than tactical Your investigators day-to-day living standards are dictatedconsiderations. The private sector employs thousands of Skills: Climb, First Aid, History, Mechanical Repair, researchers, especially chemists, pharmacists and engineers. The Keepermay introduce other skills depending on the setting and pe-riod; for example, if one were to set a game in the far futureon an alien planet then various new skills might be devised.Skill SpecializationsSome broad skills are broken into specializations. Consider useful tems that would normally go with your investigators occupation. Take the result and rifle, the hidden knife in your boot).make it specific and personal to your investigator. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + DEX x 2 Note: With the Keepers agreement, the Hypnosis skill may be substituted for one of the listed skills. The private eye usually acts in non-police situations, gather- ing information and evidence for private clients in impend- ing civil cases, tracking down fleeing spouses or business partners, or acting as an agent for private defense attorneys 87investigator's handbookin criminal cases. doctors Consider your investigators backstory and pick the one en- bag, car, lock picks). Skills: Accounting, Art/Craft (Typing or Short Hand), two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimi- While information gathering and counter intelligence date or Persuade), Own Language, Library Use or comprise the key work of a spy, other tasks may be per- Computer Use, Psychology, any one other skill as a formed, such as recruiting moles or carrying out state- personal or era specialty. Its a useful way to introduce your investigator toGender of the Investigator the other players. Good with Animals (e.g. eras, but who are also expected to write prose to accompany an image. (Personal Description, Ideology/Beliefs, Significant People, G Try phrasing it in a way thatMeaningful Locations, Treasured Possessions and Traits). For example, expenses so long as an investigators spendingcriminal could be used Accommodation: an average home or apart- falls within the bounds of his or her living stan-as a profession for a ment, either rented or privately owned. Naval sailors, like their counterparts in the Army, go The 1920s is the decade of the entrepreneur, and the traveling salesperson is a part of everyday life. of like, use despise instead of dislike. Younger pilots have either received towns, by County sheriffs departments, and state or regionalmilitary training during peacetime or learned on their own. Add these there.average, did the investigator drop out things to your notes. *for each +80 points or fraction thereof, +1D6 DB and +1 Build Copy your skill points into the Dodge box so that all your combat skills are in one place for handy reference. There is evil in society that should be rooted out. Effective onlyRare: perhaps obsolete; a fine specimen for collectors or against human (or similar) opponents.perhaps illegal. Film Star Acrobat Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + APP x 2 Acrobats may be either amateur Credit Rating: 2090 athletes competing in Suggested Contacts: Film industry, media critics, writers. An item connected with your highest skill (e.g. Above all is Skills: Other Language (Latin), Library Use, Medicine, Persuade, Science (Biology), (Forensics), (Phar- macy), Spot Hidden. A player may buy additional items, if available for purchase.The name of the investigator is whatever the player findsentertaining or evocative. Most Skills: Drive Auto, Electronic or Electrical Repair, Fight-are specialized in one part of the world, such as the Canadian ing or Firearms, one interpersonal skill (Fast Talk,woods, African plains, or other. enforcement, local traders. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4 Credit Rating: 950 89investigator's handbook Suggested Contacts: Other scientists and academics, sergeant (in U.S. terms). Morans Air Rifle fire 1 shot per round. (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), any two other skills.Skills: Accounting, History, Library Use, Listen, OtherLanguage, one interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast CowboyTalk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psy-chology, any one other skill. They either own their own funeral parlors or work for someone who does. Many their experiences as junior officers and ordinary patrolmen.aviators learned to fly during the Great War and as a resultstill hold commissions as officers in the Army, Navy, Ma- The uniformed police officer is employed by cities andrines, or Coast Guard. To get more targeted content, please make full-text search by clicking. If theKeeper wishes to include these extra skills in the game, or ifyou wish to take one, this should be made clear. Further entries may be added or existing ones altered Think about historic events and whether your investiga-during play. Looking through old accounts, one could see howLocksmith (01%) money was gained or lost in the past (grain, slave-trading,Machine Gun (10%)see Firearms whiskey-running, etc.) Credit Rating: 510Soldier/Marine Suggested Contacts: Academics and other students,This refers to the enlisted ranks of the Army and Marines while interns may also know business people.and includes the lowest ranks of private up through gunnery Skills: Language (Own or Other), Library Use, Listen, 90chapter 4: occupations three fields of study and any two other skills as a Credit Rating: 10-50 personal or era specialties. Take the result andmake it specific and personal to your investigator. (e.g. The Zookeeper is able to use the Medicine skill on animals. Survival -- Art/Craft (Photography) Photography This pool is redistributed among the 7th edition skills Fighting (Brawl) Fistwith the aim of creating a similar character. Choose an occupation (pageHit Points equal SIZ + CON divided by 10 (round down). skill points, depending on your investigators chosen occupation.Converting Investigators We chose to keep the link between Dodge and DEX,If players have existing investigators that they wish to since it has always been that way.convert for use with 7th edition, follow these instructions. In spite of this, many marry, raise children and in all Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + DEX x 2 other ways behave like model citizens. Pick four non-occupation skills and boost them by ing a warprobably the Great War of 1914 to 1918 for 1920s 20% (adding 20 to the skill base values). Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (APP x 2 or DEX x 2) Skills: Drive Auto, Fighting, Firearms, two interpersonal Credit Rating: 8-50 skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psychology, any two other skills as personal or era Suggested Contacts: Bookies, organized crime, street specialties. 95 19 100 20 We considered the option of associating a characteris-tic with each skill (as with Dodge and DEX) but decidedagainst this approach. Getting noticed is hard and thengetting a recording contract is also difficult. in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Credit Rating on a train or ship.also indicates the general Travel: first class. Something given to you by your Significant Person nection. Have you are complying with the written or concept.they been to college or university? Apply age and EDU modifiers (see page @@).Use the default method. You wish to prove yourself better than them. Something you found but you dont know what it is you seek answers (e.g. Credit Rating: 930Aviator Suggested Contacts: Law enforcement, local businesses and residents, street level crime, organized crime. or 1920s era specialties. Editors work assigning with reporters stories, writingDriver newspaper and magazine editorials, dealing with crises and meeting deadlines. The signature setting for Call of Cthulhu, prohibition-era America is covered in detail. No For example: Harveys player chooses the key connection, game penalty or advantage exists for one country or culture Uncle Theodores archaeological artifacts. Key Backstory Connection 2. Roll 2D6+6 multipled by 5 for SIZ,INT, and EDU. P. Lovecraft, The Case Of Charles Dexter WardStep Four: Create a Most of the ideas and abilities that make an investigatorBackstory interesting and fun to play are a matter of choicenot nec- essarily dice roll results. Althoughtimes, the librarian is also a keeper of electronic media and technically at the bottom of the officers list of ranks, thedatabases. In the case of Art and Craft, Science, and Survival,these skills encompass a wide diversity of specializations.Your Keeper will decide on the applicability of a particu-lar specialization to the situation in hand. with the entertainment sec- Agency Detective tor (e.g. Skills: Art/Craft (Farming), Drive Auto (or Wagon), one interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + APP x 2 Persuade), Mechanical Repair, Natural World, Op- erate Heavy Machinery, Track, any one other skill as Credit Rating: 1030 a personal or era specialty Suggested Contacts: Jazz-age society, bohemians, dilet-Federal Agent tantes, criminals.There are a vast variety of federal law enforcement agencies Skills: Art/Craft (Dancing), Drive Auto, two interper-and agents. Middle and seniormanagers attract higher salaries, with greater responsibili- Credit Rating: Lower Middle to Middle class.ties and say in how the business is managed day-to-day.Although unmarried white-collar workers are not in- Suggested Contacts: Scientists, environmentalists.frequent, most executive types are family-oriented, witha spouse at home and childrenit is often expected of Skills: Art/Craft (Animal Handling), Accounting,them. Items that fit the profile of your investigators living standard do not need to be paid foryou simply own those. See Alienist. For example, if the investigator is travelling included within the various brackets of living standards. It was that thick-witted house-keepershe turned on the lights downstairs after I had warned her not to, and the wires picked up sympathetic vibrations. Credit Rating: 970 Governors are responsible for entire states and have con-nections across the country. (i) Name Skill Damage Base Range Uses per Bullets in Cost 20s/ Malfunctions Common in Round Gun (Mag) Modern 95 Era Molotov Throw 2D6+burn STR feet 100 Cocktail 1/2 1 only N/A 1920s, Signal Firearms Modern Handgun (HG) 1D10+1D3 10 1/2 1 $15/$75(Flare gun) burn 20 1920s, Firearms Modern M79 (Heavy) 3D10/2 Grenade yards 1/3 1 N/A 99 Modern Launcher Throw Dynamite 4D10/ 3 STR feet 1/2 1 only $2/$5 99 1920s, Stick* Electrical yards N/A 100 Modern Blasting Repair N/A One use $20/box 95 1920s, Demoli- 2D10/ 1 In place 99 Modern Cap tions yard In place One use 1 only N/A 99 1920s,Pipe Bomb Demoli- STR feet 100 Modern tions 1D10/ 3 500 yards One use 1 only N/A 99 Modern Plastique Throw yards 500 yards 100(C-4), 4 oz. 3. Other spe-his or her area of expertise. These people love to be seen, love tomunicipalitys borders. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4Prospector Credit Rating: 1040Though the days of the California Gold Rush and the Ne-vada Comstock Lode are long gone, the independent pros- Suggested Contacts: Psychological community, patients.pector is still a feature of the American West. Skills: Art/Craft (any), History or Natural World, one The work habits of authors vary widely. Without that, I can't legally help you. imaging studies.In most locales, the private investigator must be licensedand, if later proven to be guilty of illegal activity, the license At the turn of the twentieth century, psychoanalyticmay be revokedeffectively ending the detectives career. Name the Think about their education. Harvey begins the game with a Credit Rating of 41Spending Level: This is an arbitrary amount below which, for (Average). Probablythe most Lovecraft-like occupation available to an investi- Architects are trained to designgator! Ladies man/seductress (e.g. Download PDF Share Related Publications. Some are Skills: Art/Craft (any), Climb, Jump, Listen, Locksmith assigned to specific beats like the police station, the sports or Sleight of Hand, Navigate, Stealth, any one other scene or business. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) Skills: History, Other Language, Own Language, Listen, Credit Rating: 930 two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimi- date or Persuade), Psychology, any one other skill as Suggested Contacts: Civic workers, a personal or era specialty. Occasionally they edit. Childhood Friend (e.g. Weave the background together to make Brawny Dainty Musculara credible all-round character. Unions exist in all walk of life, be it stevedores, construction work- ers, miners or actors. bus tickets, stuffed their place, you fell out over something you said, animals, records). Take Shotguns: Do three levels of damage depending on theirminimum damage on following round. S Officers choose from: Climb, Firearms (Handgun),Optional Rule: CappedStarting Skill Values First Aid, Listen, Navigate, one interpersonal skill (Charm, Persuade or Intimidate), Stealth, SpotInvestigators having high skills should not unbalance the Hidden, Throw.game, given that some skill rolls will require them to rollunder a half or a fifth of their skill. All enlisted persons receive basic trainingboot campwhere raw recruits are taught how to march, shootSecretary and salute. cricket bat, a signed baseball, a fishing rod).Meaningful Locations 9. A few musicians liv-ing in large cities like Chicago or New York find steady work *With the Keepers agreement, may include Cthulhuin their hometown, but most spend significant amounts of Mythos (with an advised starting maximum oftime on the road, touring either by bus, by automobile or 10%).by train. Suggested Contacts: Vaudeville, theatre, film industry, entertainment critics, organized crime, and televi- Federal positions carry the most clout. 65Chapter FourOccupations Any magazine-cover hack can splash paint around wildly and call it a nightmare or a Witches' Sabbath or a portrait of the devil, but only a great painter can make such a thing really scare or ring true. Money frees the dilettante to be eccentric andDeprogramming is the act of persuading outspoken. The work concerns supporting combat roles such as air controller, mechanic, clerk, or evenexecutives and managers with a range of communication officers steward. Local Representatives and Senators elected to statehouses enjoy a fair amount of respect, particularly with the Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + APP x 2business community and often at a statewide level. Many will have wealthy or regu- This occupation covers those wholar clients, who provide lists of sought-after and rare works. While spies may be posted within their own country, they can more usually be found working aboard. For the purpose of determining G (R/S): Rifle/Shotgun increased damage weapons are divided into two groups: G (SMG): Submachine Gun impaling and non-impaling. Standards in the field are based entirely upon per- done at a home studio, based on the written copy.sonal reputation, and so the most acceptable representativestend to hold degrees in related areasphysics, psychology Photographeror medicine. The very fact that the investigator is insane Credit Rating (00%)while performing a task heightens the stakes for the roll, as Cryptography (01%)see Sciencethe consequences of a pushed failure will often be all the Cthulhu Mythos (00%)more extreme (or bizarre). a mount takes minimum Build 2.Cost: split by 1920s / modern era (modern-day prices reflect Handguns: if firing more than one shot per round all rollscollectors market, 1920s prices do not). Your seat of learning (e.g. try to solve homicides, major burglaries and other felonies. The southern Bible Belt supports many traveling tent shows Credit Rating: 2040 featuring song, dance, and gospel revival. handgun when they moved to the histories for everyone. 6th edition Archie has Rifle 40% and Shotgun 70%. The engineer applies scientific knowledge, seums, wealthy patrons, other explorers, publishers,mathematics and a liberal amount of ingenuity to design foreign government officials, local tribes people.solutions for technical problems. Credit Rating: 1040 Smuggling is always a lucrative and high-risk business. Riding the rails continually, on the move from one town Journalist [Lovecraftian]to another, they are penniless poets and vagabondsexplor-ers of the road, adventurers and thieves. Credit Rating: 920Drifter Suggested Contacts: Customers, businesses, law en-As opposed to someone who is poverty-stricken, the drifters forcement and general street level life.wandering life is chosen, perhaps compensating for a social,philosophical or economic lack, or perhaps taken due to a Skills: Accounting, Drive Auto, Listen, one interpersonaldesire to break free of societal constraints. Credit Rating: 1060 Skills: Accounting, Appraise, Drive Auto, two interper- Suggested Contacts: Others in the field of mental illness, sonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Per- medical doctors and occasionally detectives in law suade), History, Library Use, Navigate. Commonly skilled in hunting and fishing, and able to be self-sufficient Suggested Contacts: Club owners, musicians union, in all but the harshest of environments. Praise, vengeance, giftsand fatalities are frequent. Learned in the law of the state in which they serve, the Tasks are varied and dependent on the scientific disci- lawyer acts as an attorney, counsel or solicitor, able to relatepline of the lead scientist or laboratory, but could include: abstract legal theories and knowledge to present solutionssampling, testing, recording and analyzing results, setting for their clients. 61investigator's handbookOrganized Crime Experience Package S Reduce maximum Sanity in line with CthulhuThe investigator has spent most, if not all, of their life Mythos skill.involved in organized crime. He has 12 hit points.Multiplying each of these by 5 gives us the following 7thedition characteristics: In earlier editions, hit points were the average of CON + SIZ, rounded up. While some are appointed without ever havingpracticed law, most judges are licensed attorneys whether Skills: Climb, Dodge, Fighting (Chainsaw), First Aid,they sit on the smallest bench in a far-off Western town or Jump, Mechanical Repair, Natural World or Scienceon the bench of the Federal Supreme Court. "The Roaring Twenties" details life in the 1920s, from a general historical overview to . abilities is left to the Keeper to determine. Vishnu, Jesus Christ, Haile Selassie I).you may be happily married with a family. Second homes in thegins at zero. Like this book? Until the 1930s, any physician could request Suggested Contacts: Law enforcement, clients. A valet or ladys maid pro- vides personal services, such Butlers do more than as maintaining her employer's fetch tea and hang up clothes, running baths and ef- fectively acting as personal assis- coats 73investigator's handbooktant. Thiswould represent an unusual cohabitation of faith and Suggested Contacts: Advertising industry, localdoubtthe parapsychologist may have difficulty separating clients (including political organizations andthe conflicting desires. The standard list of possessions iswhere it is being kept. and secret gin joints. A person uninterested in observa- newspapers).tion, experimentation and proof is not a scientist, thoughhe or she may be an occultist. Diver Skills: Two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Divers could work in the military, law enforcement or in Intimidate or Persuade), Drive Auto, Fighting civilian occupations like sponge gathering, salvage, conser- (Brawl) or Firearms, History, Occult, Psychology, vation or even treasure hunting. Suggested Contacts: Local and federal law enforcement, criminals, religious community. If a general practitioner then the doctor will be based in a rural or neighborhood practice in or near a small town or Skills: Accounting, Art (Photography), Art/Craft (any), city. They work on salary, enjoy expense accounts and travel Suggested Contacts: Federal agencies, law enforcement, the globe. Allocate 40, 50, 50, 50, 60, 60, 70, 80 where you like among your characteristics.Option 2: Modifying Low Rolls 2. On inspecting a site, the userceremony, rite, etc. What is it? with other human beings. Make 4 improvement checks for EDU.80s Deduct 80 points from STR, CON or DEX (split across one, two or all three),and reduce APP by 25. Just add Call of Cthulhu Keeper Handbook of danielsalveson to My Favorites. You are indebted to them. for accommodation, food or incidental travelprofession.