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

[@constrruxt_6199]

DnD: LET'S FIGHT! CoC: LET'S RUN!

[@zookkee1189]

It's more like CoC: OH MY GOD IF I EVEN LOOK AT THAT THING I WILL GO HORRIBLY INSANE ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[@zookkee1189]

But there's still a lot of running

[@positrondecay4784]

Let's read!

[@noahholderman5725]

CoC is more like: Hey, let’s strip naked, smash a watermelon on the floor, and then try to lick it up!

[@positrondecay4784]

@@noahholderman5725 I have no idea what you mean by that.

[@inventor121]

I love how even in Call of Cthulhu the answer to everything is still FIREBALL

[@Chaubunagungamaug]

Dynamite

[@kishinasura1989]

@@Chaubunagungamaug I thought it was shotgun

[@MrWingedRats]

I named my shoes fireball. So every time we gotta split, I just shout "FIREBALL". Team usually knows what's up.

[@--enyo--]

In real life too.

[@Satchmojones]

Except its not.

[@arlaxazure486]

Novice and Beginners: 1-2 hours Experienced Players: 3-4 hours When I first started TRPGs: What time is it- OH SHIT IT'S BEEN 8 HOURS?!?!

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

My sessions tend tend to cap out at around 5-6 hours, and that’s purely because one of our players is 6 hours ahead of us, so if we were all in the same time zone, I could easily see us going for 8-9 hour sessions.

[@xynjak]

Unus annus

[@xKessa]

My very first DnD game was 17 hours long :D

[@cryptonyzer8699]

@@xKessa holy shit

[@xKessa]

@@cryptonyzer8699 And in the end at 4 AM it ended with TPK :D

[@adcon00]

The art deco art aesthetic for this series is a fantastic idea!

[@groynin]

I gotta say, the art in this video looks AMAZING, I loved the PCs art, they all look so cool and interesting. I'm looking forward to this!

[@cowboy_dogg2124]

Don’t Stop Thinking, your channel got me to start playing dnd, and dammit it looks like it’s getting me to play Call of Cthulhu too. Keep up the great work

[@EXXTSON]

At first its gonna feel that its too big and probably gonna hurt to try to take it all in, but eventually youre gonna love COC.

[@cowboy_dogg2124]

@@EXXTSON I deeply regret reading that

[@nesh7288]

I would like but it's at 69 likes

[@donc7664]

Same.......same

[@UNYEILDING]

The production quality and the fact that you have the entire series road-mapped is amazing! I was wondering why you hadn't uploaded in a while and it turns out you were doing the work of an entire animation studio lol. I've always been fascinated by player stories from CoC and this video series might help me finally make the dive

[@gavinsia4934]

😮You 0:07 😮😮😮😮😮😅😮

[@gavinsia4934]

0:07 😮😅😅

[@destroyerinazuma96]

So, I played this game called COPS which took place in the 80's California. Party played a chemist cop, a seasoned police lieutenant, a rich boy ex-medicine-faculty-student cop, and a forensics cop (iirc). It was fun! We rode all over LA in a black Lamborghini, interviewed people, managed not to start a shootout with some ghetto gangsters and apprehended the suspect when we divided up and surrounded his house. After the game, GM told us most of his players usually made min-maxed combat characters and solved everything with police brutality. Us four noobs creating a diverse bunch of specialists not really geared for SWAT operations has made things really fun for the GM, and I could see that in retrospect. So yes, there are other ways to play RPGs than DnD.

[@manuelyausaz2976]

Man... you are awesome... here in Argentina TRPG are not that popular, and knowing how to play it really helps to get people to play... i really apreciate your vids mate... plz keep going ❤️

[@lolsfordays5921]

Buenos Aires?

[@manuelyausaz2976]

Lols ForDays nop a place called Corrientes

[@joaquinllamazares]

Manuel Yausaz entra a los grupos de Facebook, “d&d argentina” para dungeons and Dragons o “frente Roblero argentino” para rol en general. Hay un montón de partidas vía discord y gente dispuesta a enseñar

[@manuelyausaz2976]

Joaquin Llamazares No hablaba x mi, hay mucha gente alla que conoce de nombre pero no tiene a nadie con quien jugar, o no se, pero se quedan con las ganas. Pero una de las principales razones es xq no saben jugar

[@Dracopol]

I say often there are many many kinds of RPGs which were published in English. This site presents 60 current RPGs in every kind of setting: www.unpossiblejourneys.com

[@joonaservald]

At 10:09 there is a simplification that can be made (that does not have so many special cases). If you want to roll d100 (meaning from 1 to 100) then the easiest way is to say that the "tens" dice goes from 0 to 90 and the "ones" dice goes from 1 to 10. This means that 80 and 0 would be 90. It takes a bit to get used to it but then there are no special rules. Some examples. 00 & 1 = 1 00 & 0 = 10 20 & 1 = 21 80 & 0 = 90 90 & 0 = 100 50 & 7 = 57 etc. This way the dice roll is always from 1 to 100 and more importantly, every number is represented once and only once! Hope this helps someone!

[@christopherwilliams6902]

I feel under dressed. 😂

[@Dracopol]

Oh, that's okay! The monsters are quite informal, as naked as the day they were hatched...

[@pabloramos1022]

Such is life in pijamas...

[@queruba.]

@@pabloramos1022 we do be living in pijamas now tho

[@SARCknight]

I could see why you would think so.

[@wilsonjonah]

I might wear a suit if I ever play this one in person...a suit and maybe a tie

[@warcheems7570]

“To roll to listen he need to roll lower than his listen skill” Sound like a game for me

[@Etherwinter]

If you're looking for D&D style combat mechanics, you'll be disappointed. It's very mechanic-lite compared. I found it easier to GM. You'll be using your non-combat skills most of the time. CJ isn't lying about Library Use saving the day--or the world, it depends. Most of the time you'll be investigating localized threats and eerie happenings. CoC's combat is few and far between, and you'll spend most of your time investigating and dealing with mythos threats indirectly; but there are times where you'll have to bring out the guns. A lot of times you'll have to run away. It's fun to watch players go from "Hah, I can handle this" to "I need more guns, what's the most powerful gun I can buy?" or even "I'd like to buy some dynamite and also somehow acquire alcohol (during the Prohibition no less) to make molotov cocktails." I had one player's character go from complete pacifist to wielding a baseball bat within a a couple of scenarios, and after the last scenario she considered picking up guns.

[@Atamosk-bu7zt]

i could use some pointers on how to run the game. i know quite a few murder hobos and figured this game could break them of that sad habbit.

[@Etherwinter]

@@Atamosk-bu7zt There's a starter PDF available online for free that contains a good beginner scenario for first time keepers. It's called The Haunting and introduces everyone, including players, to the basics. It emphasizes following up clues and figuring out what happened to the thing they're investigating, and has a combat encounter to top it all off. Investigation and character interaction is key. If the characters are talking and investigating and stuff, don't try to force them to get on track UNLESS they're going to get way off track or they're taking far too long to get back to it. In that case you can give them a nudge in the right direction. In the same vein, sometimes they may run into a dead end when investigating clues. In that case it's okay to call for an intelligence check for everyone, so you can have one character have a small epiphany (not giving everything away, but just something like "you have x piece of evidence, you have a feeling that if you follow that up you can uncover more") Combat situations should be present but also few and far between. It's not a game like D&D where you'll be running them through dungeons will multiple encounters. Players can't win by killing everyone, they have to use their smarts more often than not. But there will be situations where they WILL have to fight. If you're running a module you don't NEED to stick to the rules to the letter, sometimes bending or even breaking the rules to keep things fun/scary or at a good pace is worth it. Sometimes tweaking monster behaviour or personality can make things more exciting, and don't be afraid to come up with something on the fly to surprise the players; just keep it within the tone/theme/context of the scenario.

[@the11382]

Sounds like someone going mad to me.

[@SorryBones]

I’m a big fan of the combat. It’s way higher stakes, so even though you won’t be fighting often, when you do it’s very intense. I like the fighting back option, it makes everything faster and more exciting. Whenever a gun is drawn, everyone goes caveman spongebob on me, lol

[@OGNoNameNobody]

10:16 It is important to emphasize that the "double zero" rule is specific to CoC. Each TRPG system can(and does!) treat this result differently.

[@Aspensauce64]

“Don’t rely on your trigger finger more than your brain jelly!” My entire party of murderhobos: *nervous sweating *

[@GodOfMoxie555]

Lucille is super cute.

[@travis6778]

Why

[@GodOfMoxie555]

@@travis6778 cause he consciously gave her traits and animations that many people find cute.

[@travis6778]

@@GodOfMoxie555 Thanks for info

[@SciDarkReal]

@@GodOfMoxie555funny little spoilers ahead looks like this was all a tactical play to cause maximum agony to us in the finale

[@Zedrinbot]

13:36 someone give her a hug also DAMN everything in this vid's looking slick.

[@ursoanonimo8398]

Ah, Nice to see you here, Zedrin. CoC is indeed an interesting game. And the player characters were also really well drawn. :3

[@travis6778]

Its a cartoon character

[@Lucas-xt7lw]

I swear, your content just keeps getting better and better! Props to you, man!

[@leorivers7759]

The exposition of the dice begun at 8 minutes in was the simple methodological visually clear information that I, a complete newbie, needed.

[@renatogomezfaundez8019]

HOLY FUCKING SHIIT THAT WAS A MOTHER CUCKING JOJO REFERENCE RIGHT THERE MY MAN, SOME VERY GOOD QUALITY RIGHT THERE 12:58

[@MasterLink255]

I would love if you explained other popular rpgs like traveller, starfinder, pathfinder, deadlands, and mutants and masterminds. You explain the games so well and it feels like I’m taking in all the info not having just go in one ear and out the other

[@Maripytta]

"Fire solves everything" is a bit funny for me, as that was literally the solution of my first session. We were playing The Haunted House (my keeper preferred early rule editions) and couldn't find Corbitt. And the landlord had just said that we needed to make sure nobody got hurt there again...... He did NOT agree with our solution, saying rubbish like "how am I gonna rent out a pile of rubble?" Now I'm gonna be running Three Haunting myself, gm'ing for the first time ever! 7th edition though

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

13:14 'Dont "rely on your trigger finger more than your head jelly"' is the introduction I will use when I host my first Call of Cthulhu session in October 😁

[@MiseryLovesCompany263]

This is definitively the BEST tabletop tutorial on KZbin, I want to tell everyone about it

[@pettersonystrawman9291]

This video has hands down the best explanation of dice types that I've ever seen. Whenever I get a new TTRPG player in the group, you can bet I'll send them here, just to look at the dice explanation, even if we'll be playing different system than Call of Cthulhu.

[@Sup3rD4ve]

Thanks for the crash course! I'm playing my first CoC session in 45 minutes. 🙃

[@Dracopol]

ALL RIGHT! The link to the *free Call of Cthulhu 7th-edition Quickstart Rules* is in the video information above. Call of Cthulhu uses the Basic RolePlaying rules system by Chaosium, Inc. and that is my favourite kind of rules system. You roll percentiles for actions, and so you always see the odds in front of you. It matters if you make especially low or especially high rolls; there are degrees of success. Characters and monsters have the same kinds of numerical stats. Characters can't appreciably change physically or mentally, but they improve their skills after each session, if a skill was used in a dangerous or life-threatening situation. You must roll OVER your current skill % value, and if you do, you will improve your % by a few points. It is easy in the beginning but harder and harder to improve as you get more expert.

[@VassTheKeeper]

As a long time Call of Cthulhu keeper, this video is amazing! Also the production quality is A+!!!

[@ryanwraight5630]

I have come back to watch this since I am going to be running Call of Cthulhu for new players. This is hands down the best guide to playing any RPG system I have ever seen. Having a Story while you explain the rules is genius. I would want any guide for a future system to be produced this way.

[@FoodiePunk]

I can't describe how excited I was to finally see this in my feed. You helped me get into D&D, and now you're selling me on this one!

[@xenoexe4954]

Whoooooo the play list we been waiting for lads!!!

[@mattdet7075]

"head jelly" 😂 this video is fantastic!

[@foulspud3258]

I really miss videos like these. It really got me into ttrpgs in my 30s. I hope he makes more videos like before. The emergent and enthusing in the videos is great let alone the art used.

[@TheodoraArella]

Oh wow, this is amazing production quality! I am going to run a Call of Cthulhu game next week as a beginner Keeper and stumbled across your playlist while scrolling through my KZbin recommendations. I suppose the eldritch forces really wanted me to portray them as best as I can haha! Thank you for the videos :)

[@jonathanriley1107]

This video series is beautifully produced. This will be a fun intro to a game I've always wanted to discover.

[@mikedalrymple8357]

I've been role playing since 1981 and I find it useful to look at my hobby from a fresh perspective. Well done, Don'tstopthinking!

[@Retrofun69]

Yo, this guide is absolutely amazing. I have always struggled with Call of Cthulhu, and you made me understand so much thanks to your illustrations and examples. Bravo dude.

[@jelkehuisman]

Well hot damn, this is some extreme production value. Very nice.

[@jamesward9499]

I love these videos. I've been teaching CoC since 1981 and you sir do it better.

[@Rey-cw4tg]

You where one of the people who first got me into DnD and Tabletop. Thank you for continuing to create infortive content that helps people get into the hobby many thanks and appreciation. 👏

[@ataucei]

That series is so useful! I'm starting a new campaign and I'm going to work as the gm for the first time and I'm excited to do it.

[@Danmarinja]

Man, this video series is so cool! I’ve wanted to check out CoC for the longest time, but just last week I got Cyberpunk 2020, and learning that has been a massive chore!

[@TheAdventureMilk]

Awesome as always CJ. I found your channel 2 years ago and you taught me and my friends how to play D&D! We're now on our third 5E campaign thanks to you and after this video, it looks like Call of Cthulu will be next!

[@IIIGioGioStarIII]

I am a DM for DnD and have been looking at other systems to try out. I have a group willing to try out different systems and this was one of the systems suggested. I'm planning on watching this series so I can learn how to be a Keeper and give my players a fun experience

[@kienesel7]

Hello, I've come back here to tell that I recently bought the core rule book and I'll be doing a one shot soon. It don't think I would have venture to try it had it not been for this series so kudos on your good work. It's both informative and entertaining.

[@SciDarkReal]

rewatching this a day after watching it, YOU ACTUALLY FORESHADOWED SO MUCH LMAOOO

[@typerez1251]

I’ve been waiting for you to cover this game! Someone I can actually understand

[@caldas4242]

Dude, congratulations, you are amazing

[@themadmeatball]

Absolutely excellent video mate, thank you and please keep up the awesome work.

[@Majo_Ellen]

I still rewatch this video. Even if I already have played this many times; it's just so fun to watch!

[@mattnerdy7236]

Hey CJ, thanks for this series. Been wanting to learn about CoC, looking forward to all future videos. Thank you for your Moloch adventure. At the end of the adventure the talisman became a focal point. Alot of question about it. So much so that I had to make a stat block for it, ( I had a blast making it). There is a lil mistake by WoTC Crassus should have 4 cantrips. I gave Crassus word of radiance. Thanks again CJ and I really missed you bro. That was to long of a break. Later CJ & have a great day.

[@yllonnoce]

Amazing depth and explanation. Over the top and Beautiful presentation. I had to re-watch just to enjoy the themed esthetics.

[@matthewlong2347]

Fantastic production value! Great video

[@dpluggedgaming]

Was looking for i nice in depth tutorial series for call of cthulhu, nice work!

[@meidozwz5911]

As always, really good video brother

[@airkami]

I was turned off by the opening, but once you got going I was hooked. You are doing great work! Thank you!

[@shoelacesuwu1590]

My friends and I are planning a CoC campaign so these videos are really helpful! Thankiuu!!

[@rawrbeez6625]

I watched Seths videos to learn, and then I ran like 6 sessions, and they were great videos. I love these videos just as much and am so glad I found them! Subscribed!

[@welsonjonhson8147]

Loving the animated tutorial. Animations make the content more engaging and fun to watch and learn

[@agioborg6980]

Very excellent video! I’ve been hearing good things about CoC and have been playing DND for a year now thanks for the help!

[@johndavidson450]

Really well done. Thank you! I am going to point new players here before they join a session.

[@magicraftmods1945]

Excited to learn a new tabletop! Your videos are what taught me the basics of d&d so thank you!

[@missterri1640]

Man, you really have it together! Definitely one of the best intro vids I've ever seen. I'm excited to start playing this game.

[@gabrielfelipe4322]

Amazing! Keep up the good work!

[@queenannsrevenge100]

Fantastic! Looks like you have learned even more tricks from your successful D&D series in producing this one! Bravo to a fantastic opener!

[@alduin9123]

Very helpful, man I'm gonna have to watch the rest of these.

[@tomjack1000000]

Nice to see you expanding out into more games

[@tf2redpie]

Dude! I wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart for getting me interested and giving me a better understanding of the games system, to that I say thank you :)

[@arturbb]

This is the best RPG tutorial I've ever seen! Great work!

[@deathguarddavegoogley2022]

After D&D, CoC is my favourite tabletop RPG! And the 7th edition (the latest) is the best yet. Good video.

[@MegaFunkysoul]

Nice video! Thanks! Sorry, but your teatching at 12:00 is not in accordance with what the rulebook states ate pag 83 on "ROLLING THE DICE: SUCCESS OR FAILURE". this is what it says: "There are two possible outcomes of a roll: succes or failure. The various divisions of skill (fifth, half, full) do no equate with graduations of success. The player states a goal an then rolls the dice. If the dice roll is equal to or below the required number, the goal is fully achieve. If the dice roll is below a half or a fifth of the speciefied skill, the goal will NOT necessarily be performed to a higher standard. Any further interpretation of the roll is at the discretion of the keeper."

[@e.nataliareyeshdez.3557]

This guide is pretty helpful! Me and my boyfriend are planning on getting started by playing CoC since we both enjoy mysteries, I'm pretty curious and he loves thrillers 💕

[@marlonbelao]

fico muito feliz de ter a possibilidade de ver esse vídeo com legendas em português, espero que os outros videos da serie também ganhem essa opção.

[@Shinsay]

Already know how to play but I subscribed because this was incredibly well put together and I always appreciate time stamps. I look foreword to viewing more of these.

[@ericeaton3551]

Props dude! Your video quality is amazing!

[@becmiberserker]

You just won at KZbin! Amazing production!

[@concernedearthling3353]

Excellent intro my man! We are learning to play the system right now. Great timing.

[@positrondecay4784]

The Investigators are very well drawn! I like the anime style!!

[@tbowne05]

Great video. It was very helpful since I'm a new player. Also, the animations were great. You clearly don't a lot of time on this. Great work.

[@robertmoorhead2406]

Recently picked up Fall of Delta Green. Been very excited to use it

[@anastasiia1683]

Thank you for your videos, especially for considering the people who played none TRPGs like myself. In Ukraine TRPG aren't too popular and we don't have localizations of them. I'd like to learn basics of DnD and CoC, in order to choose or develop a system to use for creating and managing relatively my unique game world for a TRPG. And I prefer mystery over combat so your videos about CoC are helpful.

[@natewinslow557]

Great video CJ! Call of Cthulhu is my favorite trpg.

[@ALPHAR42]

Would you be interested in making a video comparing D&D to CoC? I'm interested in the reasons for the differences between them and what insight that would give for coming up with new mechanics for either game

[@DontStopThinking]

Yep. I did a comparison video before this one. You can find it in the channel's video tab.

[@RichardVarnegan]

I really like your videos CJ. It’s what brought me to both CoC and D&D. And for that I thank you!

[@jackadamsdaniels6719]

Very high quality video

[@jerroldsmith2489]

I love the new art style! The Dilettante girl and the sailor boy seem like they would be a fun pair to watch in a real game.

[@probmilton]

Very helpful so glad you made these!

[@PossumMedic]

I LOVE and was amazed by how easy this was to learn from the starter box! :O A choose your own adventure before you read the rules?! No idea why D&D hasn't done this! Thanks for the video! I started for clarification on combat and now I'm going through them all! :D

[@warmmilk9480]

More TTRPG videos! Please! You're the only reason I've never stopped thinking. lol

[@NdoNosCI]

Using this to prepare for my first session, thanks for putting up the playlist

[@lavishgraph2252]

I'm a d&d geek I'm excited for this series.

[@ted545]

This was a really great video! Thank you for the hard work and info! Best advice a vampire has ever given me.

[@Dirtydan-u9t]

Im a pyro sorcerer in d&d and I can confirm that fire does solve everything

[@Rishkar-Peema-Pants]

Fireball

[@probablynotasith5355]

Just fireball*

[@alecolson8360]

Really amazing animation in this one!

[@duncanmunt4618]

Well done on the video editing dude. Its very well done

[@GrimsFedora]

This is such a great series

[@1047josh]

thank you for these videos such dedication!

[@JDragon272]

I’m having yet to get started on this. I’ve gained a serious interest in this. I do have something about to say this on Dice - even for the D3s - I think we could use the Dice from “Betrayal at House on the Hill”, for they only go up to 2 via - Two Blanks 0 - Two 1s - Two 2s… maybe if I used those Dice - I could make the Blank Sides as 3s for Call of Cthulhu. -- for the part on where you must Roll Lower for Success, that’s exactly much like the Haunt Rolls in Betrayal at House on the Hill (3rd Edition, or Bulder’s Gate, or Legacy)

[@sethsiri9765]

Been waiting for this ^^