Call of Cthulhu: The S.E.U. (APPLY NOW!)
Arkham, Massachusetts: A cloud looms over Miskatonic University where students go missing and strange murders are left unsolved.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Friday - 11:30 PM UTC
Feb 13 / Session 38
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
In Call of Cthulhu, you take on the role of everyday people who become investigators of the unknown—whether they are prepared or not. The mysterious places, people, and situations you encounter are often not what they seem—you and your friends are the only thing standing in the way of diabolical cults and cosmic monsters from beyond space! Call of Cthulhu investigators come from all walks of life, be they journalists, librarians, or school teachers, or even private eyes, taxi drivers, or a hobo. They face mysteries that cannot be explained by rational means. Mysteries riddled with ancient and forgotten lore that humanity was not meant to know. Every investigator is unique. In Call of Cthulhu, you’ll make a number of choices to create your very own investigator, including: Your occupation. Your skills. The people in your life who are important to you. Locations that are meaningful to you. Items you carry of personal significance. Your ideology and beliefs. Over the course of play, your investigator improves their skills based on the choices you make, but beware: encountering the strange horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos can leave its own marks and scars. Whether from tomes of forbidden lore, unnatural spells, or alien entities—all such things will test an investigator’s mind and body.
Game style
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(32)
3 years on StartPlaying
722 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 14 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
First and foremost, I am a writer, reader, and storyteller by trade and at heart. I am a seasoned GM who has been playing since middle school in 1998 with D&D 3e. I have been DMing since 2000 and have been DMing D&D 5e specifically since 2018. I have a penchant for new players as I am a fair and reasonable DM. I'm patient and willing to teach and allow others to learn to play in all aspects, whether it's the dynamics of combat or growth with roleplaying. Come meet some of my current and past players on my Discord Server. Message me for the link. I have been building my homebrew world of Grakloros since 2010. I have run many campaigns in this world. I have maps created in Campaign Cartographer 3+ and a YouTube channel dedicated to the lore of my world. I have two campaign settings featuring my world: The God's Reach setting where my One-Shot games takes place, and the Bones and Barbarians setting that I GM for my crew on Twitch on Thursdays from 7-9pm EST. We have concluded season 2! Announcements for Season 3 will be coming around August 2024. I am excited to introduce B&B as I have been developing it for many years. My Discord Server is open to any and all past and present players. I host players from all across the US, Europe, and Australia. Come and join what I like to call "my extended D&D family." LGBTQ+ Friendly Neurodivergent Friendly New Player Friendly Discount Programs!!!!! - A very underused option. I offer a few: A) The Refer a Friend Program - easy stuff, you get a friend of yours to join a game and when they play their 4th paid session, you get 4 weeks free! That's 4 full weeks of unlimited games, meaning that within those 4 weeks you can try out any game I'm running (open seats permitting) for FREE! B) The Family Discount - want your spouse, significant other, mom, dad, sibling, or cousin to play with you? Great! What better way to get grandmama to learn DND than to split the cost between you. It functions like a "buy one-get one free" or "two at half-price" deal. C) NEW!!! The Try a Second Game Half Off Deal - a lot of Pro GM's offer this and I'm adding it to my list. Some stipulations, As long as you've played 4 paid games and you join a second game, that game will be half of its original price. This is a 2 month trial period deal. After those 2 months, the price goes back to it's original starting price. If you enjoy the game, I would hope you would find it worthy to continue. However, if you didn't like it, at least it didn't break the bank
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Creating your character
Characters will be created during a FREE session zero, using Roll20's Charactermancer, point buy for stats.
This campaign will take you across the US, based out of Arkham, Massachusetts. Along the way, you'll meet new and interesting folks, strange creatures, otherworldly monsters ,and terrifying cosmic horrors. Welcome to The Society for the Exploration of the Unexplained! Current Team: -Dr. Benjamin Keep - Doctor of Medicine and Psychology from Boston, MA who worked at the Danvers State Asylum. Dr. Ben has taken up a residency at St. Mary's Teaching Hospital in Arkham, MA. Someone has to pay the utility bills. -Topher Johns - Photojournalist from the New Tribune out of New York, NY who was born and raised in Hoboken, NJ. He's the SEU's go-to guy for photo evidence and is currently applying his trade at the Arkham Gazette. -Terrence McGuinness - Agency Detective from New York, NY who has taken up private detective work in Arkham, MA as partner to Kenneth Heath, private investigator. -Elizabeth Pucci - Young widow and artist from Savannah, GA who's husband went missing and now acts as the SEU estate caretaker and works at Arkham's Sanders Wax Museum on Saturday's. -Johnny Faron - A wet-behind-the-ears "Skilled Tradesperson" originally from NYC but now trying to eek out a living in Arkham, MA.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need discord and a mic/headset for audio, a free Roll20 account for play, and a basic knowledge of Call of Cthulhu 7e rules (beginners are welcome!) Please have a notebook and pencil for taking notes.
What Michael Pucci brings to the table
We will be using Roll20, where I have a pro account that includes the necessary modules and rules for the game. I have tokens to offer and I have the ability to create custom tokens. I love to do voices and give my NPCs unique and believable personalities. I am a writer and storyteller at heart with a flare for the dramatic. I believe we are building the story together and there is no set outcome, your choices are yours to decide, I'm just here to facilitate your story and to interpret the roll of the dice.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Pen & Paper
Platforms used
Safety
How Michael Pucci creates a safe table
During session zero we will go over any hard it soft limits (lines and veils) for the campaign. Players are more than welcome to send me a direct message if you want your concerns to remain private. I also have digital X, N, and O cards available upon request.
Content warnings
Safety tools used