Character Creation - How to Play Call of Cthulhu 7E (Tabletop RPG)

[@Kriegerherz]

Lucille standing at the waters edge in the painting from the very beginning is such crazy foreshadowing

[@2010AZ]

Me : I can't hear, let me up the volume a bit CJ : *HELLO EVERYONE, CJ HERE*

[@connorschultz380]

Yep completely

[@anthonysunseri1865]

Same thing happened to me. Right after I read your comment too.

[@2010AZ]

@Krew Landry An obvious spam. This only damages credibility of your site, dear bot. Reported

[@organchaos1039]

TIME STAMPS (For Phone Users) 0:58 -- Investigator Backstory 4:49 -- Investigator Creation 6:05 -- Occupation 8:26 -- Characteristics (QF) 9:08 -- Characteristics (STD) 10:29 -- Age Modifier 11:36 -- Secondary Attributes 13:36 -- Skills (QF) 15:20 -- Skills (STD)

[@Nionivek]

I do like how you set up the characters. I like that Lucile was watching forlorn at the window because she thought her best friend, who she pushes around a bit too much, was going to leave... but when he turned up she acts like she knew he wasn't really going to leave. I can honestly imagine a book or television series with these characters (well, except Rosalind, she feels like a one episode character)

[@Marguns21]

Lucille being sad..... everyone: MAKE HER HAPPY GAMEMASTER!!!!

[@ecyor0]

I mean, this is Call of Cthulhu so there's a solid 85% chance this series is going to end with Lucille finding out she has Deep One ancestry and is doomed to mutate into a grotesque frog-fish abomination that worships a dark, ancient god that was forgotten before mankind's ancestors came down from the trees.

[@KageRyuu6]

There's no such thing as "happy" in CoC. lol

[@adzi6164]

spoiler alert the Deep One thing? Kinda happened.

[@travis6778]

I don't think i saw that one coming

[@AppledirtArchive]

QF stands for Quick Fire, and STD stands for Standard. Timestamps with links: 0:58 Investigator Backstory 4:49 Investigator Creation 6:05 Occupation 8:26 Characteristics (QF) 9:06 Characteristics (STD) 10:29 Age Modifier 11:36 Secondary Attributes 13:36 Skills (QF) 15:20 Skills (STD) 16:26 Other

[@figmenter]

Would like to add something about prisoner's dilema. The optimal strategy for the two prisoners is to not backstab each other. Because if they both do it to each other, they both get punished for it. But if only one of them does it, he/she is rewarded and the other one is punished. But if neither one does any backstabbing, they both either get rewarded or not punished.

[@sadgrimm4301]

You didn’t acually make a point you just explained the game, let’s take a look at the scenarios BETRAYAL 1.) you betray the other prisoner but you don’t get betrayed, you get off Scott free 2.) you betray the other prisoner but he also betrays you so you both get a half sentence (or full sentance in some variations of the story) [keep in mind many view this either way as better than scenario 4] LOYALTY 3.) you choose to be loyal and so does he, you’re free 4.) you choose to be loyal but he doesn’t you go to jail and were betrayed You can see that each scenario you choose has an equal chance of occurring but many view the downsides of betrayal as supiorior to the downside of loyalty because why should you go to jail for staying loyal when the backstabber went free in the loyalty scenario, also the good sides are the exact same

[@bardssinisterstories2607]

For my character, the reason he's investigating was he got a mail that said "Ur mom gay -Cthulhu". I was disproportionately proud of that. He was a fun character until he threw a bomb and misjudged the blast zone, blowing himself to smithereens to kill the cult leader.

[@adzi6164]

lmao

[@BugCatcherSimp]

Damn! that was my idea, guess my character will get a letter which says " U have Small Pp- Cthulhu"

[@edschramm6757]

did you count to 3? if you didn't count to 3 thats why you died

[@J03_M4m4]

Well you could say he went out with a bang

[@calebshoemaker]

For the greater good

[@luckyowl1681]

Heh. I'll be honest, as an aspiring Keeper that has had these books for months, I find these guides for players will also help me out as a Keeper. :P Especially because of this one character that was rolled up (also months ago) that should be a butler, but was former military (give or take historical liberties). Otis, whom in our minds as players and Keeper (we discussed these characters together) looks a bit like the late great Michael Clarke Duncan. He was connected to another player's character via that character being *extremely* wealthy, well-educated, and at least in his late fifties as a college professor of world history.

[@nexelray3207]

Lucille acting smug when the person she likes comes back.

[@bradpotts1747]

basically, the game encourages you not to play as an uneducated smurf. you got yourself a like from this guy

[@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308]

Well it seems like you could just build a high sanity, poor intelligence, meh education and good physicals tank who is just so dumb they can’t realize the true horror of all the monsters they’re encountering.

[@Kawamaru]

15:57 Any other place I've checked has said that the amount of personal interest skill points is INT x 10... Which is insane! I tried this method, rolled an INT of 80 which meant 800 skill points - the investigator is best at everything at that point! INT x 2 makes much more sense so thanks for that much-needed bit of info!

[@someotherworldlybeing3167]

But now you'll go insane

[@varelsemind5741]

My character is a Belgian psychiatrist that treated shellshocked soldiers in WW1 and became a specialist on fear and fear-induced responses, currently teaching at an American university. He thinks of himself as a staunch catholic, but in reality his faith is dwindling and deep down, he fears God is ultimately a being of Evil. His first contact with the Mythos was from a couple of irrecoverable patients that returned from the Yser front talking about unspeakable things he couldn't just forget. His own wife was affected by the German occupation and ended in a sanatorium, where she was treated badly and experimented upon. Learning this, my character sneaked her out of the Sanatorium and started taking care of her at home, but her hallucinations resembled too much the hallucinating soldiers he treated years ago... an impossible coincidence, impossible to ignore.

[@FrancoisMarchant]

How about a 50 years old alchoholic german miner that mined coal but got fired because he was a socialist syndicate activist. Now he's pretty much a beggar, accepting any job you might offer, and he is often tasked with dirty work. He is also responsible for a dynamite explosion where he tried to "stick it to the capitalists" as a revenge, and thus on the run.

[@Sarah-pn9ut]

I'm so happy I found this channel! You make getting into trpgs less intimadating. I also got really attached to these investigators, I want to see more of them in action, lol

[@alex4251]

This video series is awesome, it helped me prepare for my first session as GM using the starter set. I like that there’s a story too!

[@dewae3254]

im glad to see im not alone in absolutely loving lucille

[@DJVevyVevs]

For some reason I thought I was super late to discovering this, but turns out I found it at just the right time to get past all the basics and character creation! Wooo!

[@jonathankinsman9330]

Thank you so much for this series. I'm just starting out as Keeper and this is a LIFESAVER.

[@sirunklydunk8861]

"Lucille was raised by HIS uncle Phineas." Is there something you aren't telling us, CJ?

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. Is this a "Sleep Away Camp" situation?

[@bundtie7807]

Hmmmmmmmm

[@railbaron1]

That Freudian Slip man

[@Blueboots723]

Lucille is from Innsmouth. It's likely she's a deep-one hybrid.

[@stm7810]

she's gender fluid and valid.

[@LeviathanTamer31]

Aw, not doing Voice Jokes anymore? Because you're the voice I've been missing for so long. :) Also thank you, you're my biggest inspiration for running my own CoC 7e. I'm currently building a campaign for an Alternate Universe Bioshock being run with CoC 7e and using a bit of a CoC vibe. And by a bit, I mean a lot.

[@thewrustywrench21]

Why was Lucille being attracted to the water at the start CJ?!

[@tylercoon1791]

Something’s....fishy here....

[@corinnebloom7005]

@@tylercoon1791 Well played

[@crayzcorp4979]

This series is so high quality! Thank you for doing this, it's already helped me and a group understand the rules of CoC a lot better. Keep up the great work!

[@PossumMedic]

"Everyone would just stay in a room waiting to die down, even themselves!" Too real for 2020 bro! ಠ_ಠ

[@colinflanigan9153]

I love you put in the Prisoner's Dilemma!

[@volchonokilliR]

Soviet... Cthulhu? Oh well that sounds intriguing

[@einar_476]

*"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"s sovietly*

[@xenon3990]

@@einar_476 *insanity increases*

[@calebshoemaker]

Would play

[@Richforce1]

Here's my idea for a character. Dirk Tanner, a rising star in the golden age of Hollywood he's drawn into learning the truth of mythos cults after his fiancée was sent to an insane asylum after she looked at the second half of a script based on "The King in Yellow". He'd have some fighting skill from mostly appearing in swashbucklers and westerns and some personal skills based on his childhood on a farm in Nebraska.

[@lordzaboem]

I like it. He won't be much useful for undercover work, but his celebrity status might open some doors for him. He seems like a fun character to roleplay.

[@--enyo--]

Sounds good.

[@elusivedesert8530]

The king in yellow.. aint that a cognitohazard?

[@Richforce1]

@elusivedesert8530 the second half is but I think you're referring to the yellow sign.

[@mikesands4681]

You are a professional and an artist. Enjoyed watching you over the years diversify your skills and hone your jokes

[@robertopena8112]

Thanks for making this series, I´m buying the core book this monday because you woke my curiosity, I just can not wait to start reading. PD, I´m also curious about your accent, where are you from? Greetings from Spain.

[@darklordozihi5038]

Be careful with that elder knowledge brother it could very well prove...too much for your mind

[@Shindenize]

WE GOTTA PROTECC OUR FISHGIRL LUCILLE OR ELSE WE GONNA DIE OF HER SMUGNESS (and possibly literally)

[@luna4s]

Ok, Who is joining the Lucille protection squad with me?

[@willnorman-bargo]

She is a deep one so unless she is somehow does not want to rule humanity, kill her before she gets to her deep one form.

[@luna4s]

@@willnorman-bargo Well.. I don't know what that means yet, so.... Stiiill kind of want to protect her.

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

Luna kuutamo she’s a fish person that’s prooobably going to want to take over the world eventually.

[@danielreed3718]

Mr. Cup Oh shi...................

[@--enyo--]

Protection from the people who seem to be taking the whole 'waifu' thing just a *bit* too far? Sure, I'll sign up to that.

[@alisaris4084]

I just started playing my first game, its been a blast so far.

[@emperorcleon2647]

I love this. I am playing soon and need to build a character. Thanks for helping.

[@MonkeyBoy1234587]

Hey Man I just wanna say you do great work its absulutly awesome. Thank you! you are saving me and my players such a headache.

[@PennyDreadful1]

I didn't know I needed anime flapper girls in my Lovecraft until today. I want to play this now.

[@gregkun1]

The more I see on this game. The more I want to try it, but sadly no one around here plays the game. I think I would like to play a character that is Age 28 and is a newly promoted Fire Investigator for the city's organized firefighter department. The task to search the cause of fires and hunt down arsonists. He would always carry around a fire axe and a crowbar with him with a powerful industrial flashlight.

[@zema1943]

Lucille still best Waifu❤️

[@Dracopol]

Yes, I said Waifu of the Century...unless she hits age 25 or so.

[@DontStopThinking]

Christmas cakes are delicious. Especially the self-conscious type.

[@Dracopol]

@@DontStopThinking Huh? Cakes?

[@cymo2433]

@@Dracopol think it is a backstory nod.

[@chihuahuaman917]

Actually she is a fish waifu because she is from Innsmouth.

[@angermacfadden2702]

I am playing Nitocris in a delta green pulp game my friend mashed together. It has been a blast!

[@lowidex7803]

Finally, it's time to make my own character :D

[@wor2xfs250]

You left me on a cliffhanger d For way too long CJ, good to see you back.

[@edschramm6757]

just finished my first session. we did some session that from the sounds of it is something like a "hazing" for Call of Cthulhu players : the corbitt house, with 3 players and the GM. one of our guys got arrested for attempting to break into the police station (and punching a cop out). i got hit hard enough i needed to use luck to not die outright to an extreme hit (7 hp cap vs the possessed knife) and my teammate damn near left me for dead. we both got out, but only barely. my dodge rating of 89 didn't help nearly as much as i expected it to

[@bardssinisterstories2607]

Your voice is the voice of heaven and Cthulhu at the same time. God speed that accent.

[@jennyrosebane8129]

Clue the movie as investigators.

[@nexelray3207]

Gennisa Rosebane Knives Out

[@callumboyou]

Oh boy a new video, I wonder what our investigators will face this time

[@Dracopol]

They encounter the most horrible monster: math!

[@christopherjustice6411]

My CoC character is a German World War 1 veteran named Johann Mueller.

[@Vale-fd4pk]

I played Call of Cthulhu for the first time (a one-shot to introduce new players, so it was l, most likely easye but so fun!!) tonight with a premade character and killed a demon and ahhh I'm still full of adrenaline 🤩. Now I know how I want to create my character and I'm ready to play again ❤❤

[@denosaur4444]

Do you make all the artwork by yourself? If so, that's pretty amazing.

[@DontStopThinking]

I wish! LOL! No, I only do the animation and graphic design. The characters are illustrated by other more talented artist friends of mine. You can find their names in the credit screen.

[@jts8053]

@@DontStopThinking What animation software do you use?

[@mikesands4681]

I pont people to these videos all the time

[@marklerny3149]

Excellent in-depth video

[@technoskald464]

What pulled me to this game? It wasn't CR, it was CJ. Played thru the Starter Set and now I ordered the hardcover slipcase from Chaosium.

[@roarkthehalf-orc6598]

Lucile's a fishgirl?!? Never would've seen that coming lol Also "his?" 3:10 Either a slip of the tongue or intensional trap lol I'm good with either. Scott's in for a surprise if it's the later

[@HeadHunter-mv2ht]

Maybe she should be selling sardines instead of tomato's.

[@CelestialKitsune975]

OwO UwU

[@aurarookie2293]

Your voice reminds me of Gomez, from The addams Family. Also, great playlist made with excelent videos, keep it up!!

[@lordilluminati5836]

Half the comments in this series is people fawning over Lucille. Can't blame 'em

[@consideringchristianity5028]

Why am I so invested in these characters?

[@jgr7487]

wait, whose is the shadow??? is it Phineas's???

[@IIIGioGioStarIII]

So you telling me that I could actually make one of my favorite anime characters for CoC and play them in a Lovecraftian nightmare lol

[@AwfullyDeer]

Hey when do they choose their subclasses and alignments and spells?

[@FrancoisMarchant]

No subclasses (or even classes) in CoC. No alignment either. Spells exist, but you pretty much never start a character with spells.

[@Sahosom]

Does anyone know the name of the music playing at the last few seconds?

[@Drmatt5]

Gaia in Fog

[@Sahosom]

@@Drmatt5 Yes, that's the one! Thank you very much!

[@packrat6196]

Where in the rule book does it talk about the alternative characteristics generation methods? edit: I found it at the end of the chapter!

[@RPGImaginings]

Great job, CJ!

[@einar_476]

So if I make an federal agent, it just says he has firearms, does that mean he had the base proficiency with all firearms, or do I pick one and specialize?

[@BBP081]

You are doing CoC now? Sweeeeet

[@Nonofyourbussiness15]

Please let me buy that dm screen

[@bardssinisterstories2607]

ThAt WiLl bE 1000000000 DoLlArS PleASe.

[@Nonofyourbussiness15]

@@bardssinisterstories2607 honestly it would still be worth it.

[@Basiruma]

I actually really love his accent

[@zekerboy9877]

really helpful dude

[@luckbfern]

I love these videos!

[@Silver_Unseelie]

Im trying to make a character named Evelyn Starborn, a yound woman that is an artist specialised in macabre art, and became curious by the mythos abd wants to use it to improve her art. A tad reckless because of her artistic drive, I hope she'll be an interesting chara Edit: so ive had my first round with her and one of the party members nearly got murdered by bed. yeah... It was fun tho

[@therealGibralter]

Am I the only one weirdly invested in Lucille's story? I want to know what happens.

[@smile-tl9in]

can you cover world of darkness ?

[@tomsalati1027]

Hi CJ, I suggest using other ways to shorten the link or replacing the ones in the description, these seem to lead to some, uhh, weird things. I was not sure how to contact you, if someone has FB or twitter maybe the message could reach him sooner.

[@danacoleman4007]

Nice job!!!!

[@gothicsage-2]

Finally going to run a Call of Cthulhu campaign using the new Arkham setting book for 7th Edition.

[@venturini5494]

So I have a question, how does the "Cthulhu Mythos" work do you have to roll something or is it based on another stats?

[@DontStopThinking]

It is gained as you play in the campaign. More in the insanity video.

[@bloodfalconfantastic4445]

How do your skills effect rolls? Like in regular DnD a if I have high strength I get modifiers to strength checks. How does that work with Call of Cthulhu rpg?

[@DontStopThinking]

You succed rolls by rolling under your skill. The higher your skill is, obviously the easier it is to roll under it.

[@comicstrider4851]

Poor guy, getting stuck in this eldritch horror fiasco just because he's simping for a fish

[@Oznerock]

LMFAO

[@railbaron1]

I had 3 Idea for investigators if I ever get the chance to play this. 1. A Red or White Russian Psychiatrist/Hypnotist 2. A German racecar Driver turned Automotive Manufacturer 3. A Stereotypical Ridge Runner

[@carlitotrevan7037]

Hey! Im going to make a character in the channeler class for a future campaign,the abilaties are clearly described and easy to follow,but one stands out as being really vague,the level 18 abilaty,soul burst.what does this abilaty actually do? It just says that I can enhance my attack with soul dice once per turn,but isn't that just the empowering strike abilaty then? I'm really confused

[@DontStopThinking]

To put it simply, it means that you get one free soul dice to add to the damage you deal per turn. The free soul dice cannot be used for other purposes.

[@carlitotrevan7037]

@@DontStopThinking ohhh okay,thanks for the quick reply! Oh and can the Phantasm attack when using the defensive posture manifestation?

[@DontStopThinking]

Yes. But without advantage, because they become visible when you activate defensive posture.

[@carlitotrevan7037]

@@DontStopThinking thanks again for the response! Love your videos btw!

[@Edelgul1717]

What is didn't understand is: When one distributes the skill points, does that include the EDU, based on the Education After the Age modifiers or before?

[@Dinkelelf]

Love your Voice :D I would like to see this in German..^^

[@TigerKirby215]

Finally it's here

[@TheGoldenBuddha]

If you like Call of Cthulhu, here's a funny session you might enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i36tnoCNbZafp7s

[@zow8238]

Lucille may be a better marksman than I'll ever be with a handgun, but I still wish to protect her with my life. She's that damn adorable.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

When are we gonna see the continuation to the story?

[@DontStopThinking]

Next episode.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@DontStopThinking Can't wait for the incoming *madness.*

[@creamCarnivalJones1234]

"uneducated smurf" ...perfect

[@joshuabevins8244]

im new to the call of Cthulhu ttrpg. but i think i made a pretty good Batman

[@wingw3844]

reduce by size? i dont think she want to reduce further

[@Extraction_Rat]

What is the outro music?

[@garrywiltson6161]

What is excess amount for credit rating? Can someone help?

[@wingw3844]

I like Lucille always break the fourth wall

[@nickolaswalker5907]

Lucille the Deep One?

[@BlackIce3190]

And here I just rolled an Irish gangster.

[@voxelgon3391]

4:30 the foreshadowing though

[@SciDarkReal]

two deaths were foreshadowed in the FIRST EPISODE

[@baneoftheundead8064]

Why doesn't it talk about abilities?

[@legendarydigitize2523]

I wonder if an alcohol wasted bum is an occupation lol Like they would one day be tracked down and recruited to the cause of tracking down and put an end to the horror if possible lol

[@alastairbutcher6744]

There is a "hobo" occupation in call of Cthulhu

[@chihuahuaman917]

Lucille is secretly a Deep One.

[@willnorman-bargo]

She needs to be stopped.

[@CelestialKitsune975]

Hold up, Lucille’s 19!?!? She looks so young!

[@adzi6164]

she's *delicately proportioned*

[@darklordozihi5038]

Mmmmm keep them tasty words coming

[@tonymcnuggets1995]

Would be nice if the intro would go like this: "So put on your dapper suits, crank up the jazz music, roll a sanity check and *dramatic zoom in* LETS. GET. CRAZY!!! *maniacal laughter*"

[@Longlius]

I feel bad for smol fish girl

[@ThePizzaGoblin]

watched in full. Still dont get it. Wtf

[@jgr7487]

the thumbnail was too spoilery, tho