(Brawl) 1D8+1+DB 1 - $2/$6 - 1920s, Modern (i) Fighting 1- - 95 Modern Knife, Medium (Brawl) (carving knife, 1 25 Squirts -/$10 - 1920s, Modern Fighting etc.) Skills: History, two interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Skills: Accounting, Art/Craft (any), Dodge, Listen, two Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psychology, Stealth, interpersonal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or and any three other skills as personal or era special- Persuade), Psychology, any one skill as a personal or ties. Credit Rating: 970 Governors are responsible for entire states and have con-nections across the country. Standard indicates Harvey might own his home, or at least part of it. The two weapons are different in many Intelligence roll Idea rollrespects, but someone who is proficient with a shotgun will Natural World Natural Historyhave a great advantage over an untrained person when us- Persuade Debateing a rifle. weapon. In many cases, starting inves- 58 tigators dont really have anything exceptional or worth writing down in the way of equip- mentthats fine as youll soon be uncovering all manner of strange and remarkable items during the game. social norms. The real workprostitute may be a high-rolling expensive call girl, brothel is similar to that of a private detective, and some reporterswhore or streetwalker. You seek to prove yourself to them. The inten-tion is to make it easier to compare and make opposed rolls 7th Ed. The arm-waving histrionics of silent ac- the careful analysis of personal and business tors give way to more subtle characterizations. During episodes of insan- at? What is this evil? The average 1920s Livingtrack every penny. investigators. A character can spend dard; he may stay in moderately priced hotels, eat outup to his or her spending level with no expenditure of cash. In addi-theory an investigator could spend an amount just below their tion he may spend up to $10 per day, all with no lossspending level every day, but in practice it should be used only of Credit Rating or bookkeeping on the players part.occasionallyif the Keeper feels a player is exploiting this finan-cial abstraction, a use of assets may be called for. While spies may be posted within their own country, they can more usually be found working aboard. Rifles and handguns can impale, however shotguns, which fire a mass of smaller shot, cannot impale (although a shot-Burst/Full Auto: some automatic weapons can be switched gun loaded with slugs instead of pellets could impale). How did they help you? 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. Credit Rating: 960 Skills: Firearms, Listen or Spot Hidden, Natural World, Navigate, Other Language or Survival (any), Science Suggested Contacts: Sports promoters, journalists, or- (Biology or Botany), Stealth, Track. Most of Lovecrafts stories take place in New England. might deduce the purposes and way of life of those who left the remains. If the skill-user observes whatever function the item might serve.another culture from within for a time, or works from ac-curate records concerning an extinct culture, then simple If an insane investigator fails a pushed roll, he or shepredictions can be made about that cultures ways and mor- could destroy the item, believing it to be cursed; alterna-als, even though the evidence may be incomplete. Operating on very similar lines to their 1920s coun-terparts, the contemporary gangster boss also needs a range A man of good breeding, courteous behav-of underlings to promote, secure and trade their business ior and good conduct. 9. Some are restricteda need for technically trained mechanics, radio operators, to certain territories; however others are free to roam andair controllers, etc. Like this book? 2. 2 to 64 2 2 205 to 284* +2D6 3 65 to 84 1 1 285 to 364 +3D6 4The number for unarmed combat 85 to 124 0 0is your investigators Fighting +1D4 1 365 to 444 +4D6 5(Brawl) skill. Skills: Jump, Listen, Natural World, Psychology, Science (Zoology), Stealth, Track, any one other skill as a Skills: Appraise, Archeology, History, Other Language personal or era specialty. 86chapter 4: occupationsPilot Police Detective/Officer [Lovecraftian]Professional aviators may be employed by business, for The plainclothes branch of police agencies, detectives exam-example the U.S. Mail, or work as pilots for a large or small ine crime scenes, gather evidence, conduct interviews andcommercial passenger line. Many physicians are employed by large urban hospitals, Computer Use or Library Use, Mechanical Repair, allowing them to specialize in areas like pathology, toxicol- Psychology, Spot Hidden, any one other skill as ogy, orthopedics and brain surgery. lower, with the Keepers agreement.Option 1: Start Over Option 5: Quick Fire MethodUse the default method. 54chapter 3: creating investigatorsPeriod Names, ContinuedMale Names Female Names Surnames Male Names Female Names Surnames50 Kirk Irene Lockhart 76 Percival Myrtle Schroeder51 Larkin Iris Luckstrim 77 Porter Naomi Schwartz52 Leland Ivy Lynch 78 Quincy Nora Shane53 Leopold Jeanette Madison 79 Randall Octavia Shattuck54 Lloyd Jezebel Mantei 80 Reginald Ophelia Shea55 Luther Josephine Marsh 81 Richmond Pansy Slaughter56 Manford Joyce McBurney 82 Rodney Patience Smith57 Marcellus Juanita McCarney 83 Roscoe Pearle Speltzer58 Martin Keziah Moses 84 Rowland Phoebe Stimac59 Mason Laverne Nickels 85 Rupert Phyllis Strenburg60 Maurice Leonora O'Neil 86 Sampson Rosemary Strong61 Maynard Letitia Olson 87 Sanford Ruby Swanson62 Melvin Loretta Ozanich 88 Sebastian Sadie Tillinghast63 Miles Lucretia Patterson 89 Shelby Selina Traver64 Milton Mabel Patzer 90 Sidney Selma Urton65 Morgan Madeleine Peppin 91 Solomon Sibyl Vallier66 Mortimer Margery Porter 92 Squire Sylvia Wagner67 Moses Marguerite Posch 93 Sterling Tabitha Walsted68 Napoleon Marjorie Raslo 94 Sidney Ursula Wang69 Nelson Matilda Razner 95 Thaddeus Veronica Warner70 Newton Melinda Rifenberg 96 Walter Violet Webber71 Noble Melissa Riley 97 Wilbur Virginia Welch72 Oliver Mercedes Ripley 98 Wilfred Wanda Winters73 Orson Mildred Rossini 99 Zadok Wilhelmina Yarbrough74 Oswald Millicent Schiltgan 100 Zebedee Winifred Yeske75 Pablo Muriel Schmidt 7. 7. more so in the present day where sporting heroes stand side by side with film stars on red carpets around the world. 5. they raise crops or livestock, or who is employed to do the same. personal skills (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), Psychology, Spot Hidden, any one other skill as personal or era specialty. Sleight of Hand Pick Pocket Stealth Hide With the Keepers permission, some points may be Stealth Sneaktransferred between skills to adjust or balance an investiga-tor if required. Allows dating and identification of artifacts from past cul-Pushing examples: taking more time to study the target/s; tures, and the detection of fakes. and coverage. A playermay spend skill points to purchase any skill specialization.The generic skill cannot be purchased. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) Scientists are employed by businesses and universities to carry out research. Mankind can do fine without religions (e.g. A variety of characteristics are used to calculatethem. Start withschool of life? Partner (e.g. the moll is expected to do as shes told andA gangster could be the boss of a whole city, part of a city live at the beck and call of her mobster boyfriend; howeveror merely an underling who works for the boss. Otherwise, figure yourinvestigators wealth according to their Credit Rating score.260, chapter 10: referencefitting. Note that the entriesfor the other categories are filled in during play. 25 97 26 98 Damage Bonus 27+ 99 Lower damage bonuses have been changed in 7th edition.Let us turn, as always, to our old friend, Harvey Walters. Hit men are the cold-blooded killers of the underworld. Suggested Contacts: National or worldwide news indus- try, foreign governments, military. Hand-firing such a weapon withoutdepending on the size of magazine or drum used. 4. (i) (Brawl) 1 - $1/$10 - 1920s, Modern Knife, Small Fighting (switchblade, (Brawl) 1- - - 1920s, Modern Fighting 100 1920s, Modern etc.) Company Opera-Skills: Climb, Dodge, Jump, Throw, Spot Hidden, Swim, tives are plainclothes detectives, sent out on cases requiring any two other skills as personal or era specialties. Probablythe most Lovecraft-like occupation available to an investi- Architects are trained to designgator! In some cases, the secretary pretty much Stealth, Survival and two of the following: First Aid,ran their managers lives, organizing their vacations, buying Mechanical Repair or Other Language.presents for their children and wives, and generally coveringtheir bosses back. school, university, Traits apprenticeship). Illegally breaking into computers and other user accounts is required, the outcome of which could be anything from Skills: Accounting or Appraise, Art/Craft (any, e.g. Weave the background together to make Brawny Dainty Musculara credible all-round character. Credit Rating: 920The lowest frequent alleys and dives, playing craps withloaded dice, or hustling in pool halls. concert, on holiday, a bomb shelter). Where points were spent in a skill that no longer exists, these points should be recorded in a Skill Pool, for later distribution. (e.g. Skills: Art/Craft (Carpentry, Welding, Plumbing, etc. another expert; conducting testing; researching an item.Anthropology (01%) Sample Consequences of failing a Pushed roll: acciden- tally ruining the item in question; bringing the item to theEnables the user to identify and understand an individuals attention of other people, leading to its theft; activatingway of life through observation. This essential player's aid for Call of Cthulhu provides it. Suggested Contacts: Booksellers, community groups, specialist researchers. "The Roaring Twenties" details life in the 1920s, from a general historical overview to . 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). A belief in fate (e.g. 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. When adding points to the skill pool, take care not to include the Base Values. Younger pilots have either received towns, by County sheriffs departments, and state or regionalmilitary training during peacetime or learned on their own. entist worth his of her salt will be well-versed in several branches of science. Chauffeur see Driver Clergy, Member of the[Classic] Occupations only available in the Classic 1920s Computer Programmer/Technician/Hacker [Modern]period. stuffy but actually be personable and open. Adjust the follow- ing for the investigator:Investigators can begin uncovering dark secrets at any age,and with age comes experience. 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