In reply to Dr Montgomery Ashton-Psmith (msg # 15):

Charles is leaving London in something of a hurry and the company would be welcome!

Walter is starting in London.

I've placed Generic CoC D100 character sheets in everybody's character details section -- feel free to edit them, or replace with your own preferred flavor. Some had expressed interest in a d20 online generator (I use it a lot) which is here:

http://www.pathguy.com/cthulhu.html

It will generate a web page with the final character. I Select All > Copy > Paste into a Word doc and clean up a bit. Word seems to retain the overall structure pretty well.

Here's a D20 modern mono type sheet you can use if you want the same flavor as the other layout:

link to a message in another game

There's a 7th edition generator here (look under the CoC drop down):

https://www.dholeshouse.org/Default

But you have to create an account to use it.

When you are rolling for stats, please roll 4d6 and drop the lowest dice using the in game dice roller.



NOTE: Some of you moved ahead with a point buy, which is fine, but you can try your luck and roll instead. But if you roll, no going back!
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:18, Sat 23 May 2020.

For those travelling from England, can I propose we meet aboard ship. We don’t need to RP a big lengthy intro, but can at least say we all know each other a bit as our voyage continues. I suggest we do a voyage from Southampton to Kingston, Jamaica, then on to Lima in Peru via the relatively new Panama Canal. We would be at sea for about a month.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:08, Sun 24 May 2020.

Question on skills.

Would a motorbike come under Drive Auto or Ride? General or specialised?

While there are aspects of balance involved in riding a motorcycle that may be equivalent to staying up on a horse, I think the mechanical skills to work the gears and brakes, the knowledge or road rules, etc. make it a Drive skill.

In reply to Dr Montgomery Ashton-Psmith (msg # 20):

Sounds good to me.

In reply to haruspex (msg # 22):

Thanks.

In reply to Dr Montgomery Ashton-Psmith (msg # 20):

Sounds good to me.

In reply to Dr Montgomery Ashton-Psmith (msg # 20):

Amigos, Jesus would like to join the sea voyage in Kingston, Jamaica.
He has taken the first ship out of New York City sailing to Kingston, Jamaica.

In reply to Jesus Ortega (msg # 26):

We will see you on board.

I will of course be travelling first class...! One has to maintain standards, even when visiting foreign climes.

How fun! Ez is quite the opposite, he likes to live like the locals and immerse himself in their culture. one of his hashtags is #gonenative.

@Ezra: Harker is practically a native himself; having lived out the Great War in the Cloud- and Rainforests of South America since practically its inception. I'm sure we'll get on famously. Not so sure about some of the others that have signed up though...one of Harkers hashtags is #WorkingClassWarrior...gulp!

We may know each other, even if in passing. I served in the areas as well as a doctor.

@Harker: Funny, Archibald was as well in Middle and South America during the Great War.

Hmm...it's possible, if not socially, then perhaps professionally.

It depends on what you've been up to in the area, I suppose; Harker is a bit of a dispossessed Soldier of Fortune, so he's got around a bit and fought where the pay is good enough, rather than for King and Country. He's really more of a guide than a soldier though; he likes the wilderness better than the city.

@Lord Byron: Same goes to you as well, then. Harker is a working class man, so if you do know him at all it's because you've worked with him in some fashion, but it's unlikely that you'd recognise him by name, unless something extraordinary happened to bring them closer.

It's possible that he was part of an expedition or unit either of you've operated with.

In reply to Harker Carpenter (msg # 32):

I agree that it's unlikely that we remember each other unless something special happened. However, as much as Archibald is a #Lord, he's also the #BlackSheep of his family. He turned his focus towards adventure and traveling, so he is not the usual Lord.

Absolutely! No other way to travel!

In reply to haruspex (msg # 19):

With CoC 7th Ed is it ok to use option 3 (choosing where to place rolled characteristics) on page 58?

Additionally are you ok with me taking the War Experience package for Walter, based on his background?

Thanks.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:14, Mon 25 May 2020.

Could be an ironic nickname!

In reply to Dr Montgomery Ashton-Psmith (msg # 36):

I was going to drop the "Lucky" nickname until our wonderful, thoughtful and benevolent keeper allowed us to roll 4d6 and drop the lowest dice roll, so I rerolled.
I can now say, Jesus "Lucky" Ortega's luck is real! (Yes, this player will suck up for better luck!)

Is, by any chance, any of the PCs (or Professor Larkin) a published author of a book about Peruvian or South American pre-history? If so then Walter quite possibly has a copy as he has been studying on his trip across the ocean......


I don't know if this counts as background research but, prior to leaving London, Walter will have bought the best maps of Peru that he can find and will have been studying them as well.

Also, just to add that I presume that we're being paid to join the expedition and that has already been resolved by letter before agreeing to join and travelling so doesn't need to be discussed over dinner? Is that correct?

You found no published research by Larkin or any of the other team members (you won't even know their names until you are under way.)

Larkin will offer to pay your travel to Peru and underwrite the cost of the expedition expenses, but there is no actual pay involved. He has however described the missing pyramid as a treasure trove, with gold and other valuables ready for the taking. You get the feeling he is less of a scholar and more of a treasure hunter.