GM Workshop : Call of Cthulhu 7e. Learn how to play as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (GM)

GM Workshop : Call of Cthulhu 7e. Learn how to play as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (GM)

TYPE

Campaign

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

This is an introduction session aimed to help new players join the community! In this friendly discussion and short game run, we will go over all the essentials for a new player to start adventuring! The content of this session is: - What is TTRPG? - Essentials of Role Playing - Lovecraftian horror tropes and materials - Building a character's background and core mechanics. - Short experience in role-play, using character sheet and dice.

Game themes
Cosmic Horror
Mystery
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$15.00

/ Session

Details

Custom / Tuesday – 7:20 AM UTC

Session Duration / 1.5–2 hours

2 / 10 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

ShakeDM

he/him

5.0

(8)

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

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Meet the Game Master

5.0

(8)

Veteran
Artist
Teacher/Educator
Multi-lingual

3 years on StartPlaying

4 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Storytelling

About me

I've realized that everything in my life has to do something with storytelling. I am an educator and a writer who grew up on both Tolkien's books and Star Wars on VHS tapes. I express my love for the worlds of fantasies through GM'ing for friends and family. What leads me as a GM is the thought that the RPG is a story we tell together, and the joy is to see it unfold through the shared collective imagination.

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Reviews (8)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Storytelling

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Varun

Played 2 sessions

Shake is great at teaching the rules of Call of Cthulu while telling a chilling story about horror and mystery. By setting the scenes and building suspense, this let the players focus on surviving and finding clues that tied the narrative together. Overall a thrilling story with a creative & knowledgable DM.

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DJ

Played 2 sessions

Great DM and amazing imagination for the story telling, I was locked in the moment we started till end and I say it was one of the best sessions so far to me

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Roy

Played 2 sessions

The games had a great storylines, Interesting characters and a lot of action space for the players. ShakeDM is my bro and he gives all the players the feeling that they have the ability to influence the game, and his verbal ability to tell a story is excellent. He uses a lot of background music that creates the right atmosphere and many visuals that makes the experience just Wonderful.

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Jake Dannenberg

Played 1 session

I've only had one session with him so far, but from what I've experienced as of now it has been a blast! He does a good job at being very fluid with player choice while also subtly guiding us forward with little hints. He knows when to roll for what thing. And even though he doesn't use all too many visual aids (outside of things like notes or the map of the setting), he does a terrific job of describing what we see.

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Scythe

Played 1 session

Friendly and professional and very player oriented. He let us do physical dice rolls if desired, expressed interest in our characters, and even allowed for a bit of homebrew with approval.

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Siffy

Can clearly see the GM is trying hard and loves to give his players freedom. This is a nice quality to have in a GM and I really like it. He gives his players a lot of freedom in their choices.

Character creation
Creating your character

We will be going over all the steps of creating a character together. No need to prepare ahead! It would be helpful though if you'd already have a printed character sheet: https://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/5E_CharacterSheet_Fillable.pdf

The current party

This workshop aims to introduce players - new and veteran to Call of Cthulhu 7e. This 3 part series would go through the basics of running the game: Session 1: Basics of storytelling, roles of the Keeper, outlining an adventure and improv. Session 2: Roleplay, player agency, character creation. interesting NPC's and worldbuilding. Session 3: Combat - pacing, creating high stakes, character deaths, integrating role play into combat mechanics and ways to make it more thrilling. Bonus for attending 2 or 3 sessions: Free materials, An introductory adventure, Keeper's tools, dice app, pre-gen characters and more.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

This is an interactive session so I will encourage players to connect with a webcam and mic, but it is not entirely mandatory. Players who are willing to join in just on chat are also welcome!

What ShakeDM brings to the table

I will bring you edited character sheets, suggestions on how to start role-playing, free app links and my own materials.

Safety
How ShakeDM creates a safe table

This is not a full game, but a tutorial for new players! It is purely the basics so veterans would find much interest in it. For new players interested - you don't need anything to join this sessions! just an open mind, questions, and excitement.

Content warnings
Violence
Safety tools used

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