r/callofcthulhu

Hello! I tend to stream mostly older retro games in Twitch in Finnish/ English. Now I have decided that I want to focus on a more detailed theme and thought about playing Cthulhu/ Cthulhu themed games. I have already played Dark Corners of the Earth (one of my favorites), Dark Rites of Arkham, Prisoner of Ice, Call of Cthulhu (2018). I'm aware of the upcoming game Stygian: Outer Gods and have finished the early access.

So, I'm asking if you could recommend me any other Cthulhu games to stream. Thanks a lot!

If you're interested about this kind of content, you can find me from: https://www.twitch.tv/hypetreme

Hi folks,

I’ve asked if I can run a Call of Cthulhu session at my local board game cafe. I’m going to run the one-shot ‘A Lonely Thread’.

The cafe has asked that I provide a description and a picture so that they can advertise it on their website and social media. The only problem is, the pictures relating to the scenario in the book ‘No Time to Scream’ contain spoilers (in my opinion). I’ve included examples of these in the post.

What could I use as an alternative image that is going to be intriguing enough to make players want to sign up? I think if I reveal the monster, it could ruin the surprise.

Hello!

I have the core box of horror on the Orient Express (opened and used once) and two expansions (character and campaign expansion) and want to sell it

The core box is opened (but completely new), the two expansions still in the wrapped.

I would sell those for €120,- plus delivery fees.

GM screens were quite heavily overpriced in my country. So I used a few canvas boards and some acrylic paint that I had and made a very simple Cthulhu themed keeper screen for myself. I have purposely kept the other two panels blank and will fill it in at a later date when I decide on what I would like to put there. (Suggestions would be appreciated).

Ancora qualche ritocco e ci siamo per il download!

Hello! I apologize but I have what may be a somewhat complex request from those of you who are far more familiar with published adventures than I am.

Context (TL;DR on what I need below):

Every October, I run my gaming group through a side “spooky game”. It has been a yearly tradition for a while, and it usually involves playing a system we’re less familiar with (we primarily play Pathfinder 1e).

This year after a group vote, we’ve decided to play Call of Cthulhu, which is the system I’m even less familiar with than Delta Green, Blades in the Dark, or other options we’ve run in the past. But I’m not wholly unfamiliar with it, I’ve run it twice before and do listen to some CoC actual plays.

The issue is the past two scenarios I run for past Spooky Games left my players feeling more like they were “along for the ride” rather than in direct control of what happens. Especially when compared to the Delta Green scenarios. They felt like they did have some impact on the game, but that ultimately the options for the game were either die and fail, or resolve the supernatural threat through a specific method.

To be fair, this is partly because of where I drew our first two scenarios: the beginner box (with the creature bound in the attic of an abandoned farmhouse) and a book of scenarios written primarily for play during conventions (forgot the exact name, but it’s the one where everyone lives in the same house during the early depression, and another tenant has summoned something into his body in a failed attempt to transfer himself into the dreamlands).

I want this month’s selection to show off a bit more what Call of Cthulhu can do, but am running into some roadblocks. First off, I know that a longer campaign would be far more likely to highlight what the system can do, but this game needs to be resolved within November at the latest. That gives us about 6-18 hours of total actual gameplay to finish the module.

I also know that a dedicated homebrew would be a good way to give player adjacency, but I have not the time nor system mastery to make one up this year.

And then the final hurdle: finances. My family are currently in rough financial times and need to watch every penny for the next few months. I cannot buy a new module. So I have to find an option within my preexisting collection. I was hoping for Delta Green this year because I own every module for the Arc Dream edition, but I was outvoted. I did buy a CoC humble bundle a while back, however. The image shows the collection, except Pulp Cthulhu which got cropped out.

I’d appreciate any insight I could get on finding a suitable scenario. Thanks!

TL;DR I need to find an adventure that can be played within 6-18 total gameplay hours that makes the investigators feel like their choices have a real impact and that is contained in one of the sourcebooks pictured above.

Hello everyone! I am happy to announce that after 4 years of work, I am finally able to announce the release of the "Summer of Green and Gold!"

“The Summer of Green and Gold” is a Call of Cthulhu adventure that was originally written as an adaptation of the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In writing this, the goal has been to combine the novel’s exploration of inequality, obsession, and the American Dream with the overtly supernatural elements of cosmic horror.

In August 1922, Chicago socialite Geneva Decker called for an investigation into her ex-fiancé, a young bond salesman named Ray Wiccarank III, member of the Wiccarank hardware store dynasty. Little do these investigators know, what starts off as a simple investigation will escalate into a complex network of rumors, intrigue, and conspiracy that will see them contending with the worst aspects of the American aristocracy. Will the investigators be able to untangle this web or will they choke foul dust that floats in the wake of the American Dream?

Tune in for the first episode a six part actual play series that will be airing on the same day the module goes live on Drivethrurpg. More info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J0u5EUbf-0