Call of Cthulhu: Feud on Scorpion Creek ( Session Zero: Free)
$7.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday – 10:00 PM UTC
2–3 Hour Duration
1 / 5 Seats Filled
About the adventure
Call of Cthulhu: Feud on Scorpion Creek Enter the 1870’s, In the lawless end of Texas. Just outside San Rafael, a warring pair of ranch owners have a blood feud that threatens to spill over and ruin young love, a good livelihood and precious livestock. When the skirmishes develop into something more, and a body bearing strange injuries is found on the banks of the river that divides the land, the Investigators are called in to get to the bottom of the murder before the bad blood boils over and ruins both of these families. Is this a simple feud gone deadly, or is there something worse in those hills than just a grudge? A Call of Cthulhu: Down Darker Trails Adventure A Western Style Eldritch Horror Mystery for 4 to 5 players Daring Cowboys, Clever Lawmen , Ruthless Bandits and Brilliant Scholars will travel to the very edge of sanity to investigate the strange murder and the whispers of the strange things that go on while the Scanlon and Romero Families are busy attacking each other over every slight, real or imagined. Investigators will be either hired by one of the families or informed by a concerned party, worried what might happen if this family feud kicks off into a proper slaughter. Explore the two farms and discover the drama hidden from the blazing midday suns. Investigate some of the strange sightings and accidents, chalked up to sabotage from the rival family. Try to uncover the family secrets buried on the farms, threaten to come to light when the children of the families fall in love, and threaten to unearth something that will destroy both families. 8pm to 10pm, max. Monday, EST \\ Free Session Zero// Beginner Friendly Roll20 and discord for voice chat Characters may be made in advance but must be okayed by me before play. I urge you to gather your ideas and wait until Session zero to finalize your character Short How to Play CoC rundown at session zero to familiarize new players with the rules ** Reminder, even though we are playing in an Era that has outdated and incorrect social, political and interpersonal themes, we do not need to play those out to engage with the setting. Players will be expected to conduct themselves in a modern sense of politeness and decorum, and any who violate this will be asked to leave the table.**
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Meet the Game Master
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About me
Hi, Wayward Souls! I'm Jenesis, 32, Non-binary, They-She, And I'm hoping to be your guide are we explore the mire that is scary ttrprgs! I have been playing and running games for something like 7+ years, And have always found myself interested in the spooky plotline, the Halloween episode, that one "creepy" level in videogames. I'm a dedicated horror fan with years of experience in everything that makes you jump! Imagine how excited I was to find out that there were entire games systems dedicated to all that spooky scary goodness? Of course, you cant have scary all the time, and so I have also spent quite a bit of time playing regular sword and sorcery D&D 5e, but I do have lots of love for Ravenloft, Curse of Strahd, Van Ricthen's Guide and all the other spooky flavors of D&D. I'm currently branching off into running More Call of Cthulhu games, because I love the atmosphere and feel like its the perfect system to really dig in and explore tension and fear. I have a rules-flexible, narrative, Rule of Cool style approach to Dming, and try to make games that are accessible to various skill levels. I love introducing new players to a games, so I work to make my tables as welcoming to veterans as well as newbies. My tables are safe places for gaming and community, and are safe for players of any sex, gender, background, ability level and playstyle. Safety Tools checklists are mandatory for play and can be updated at any time and I use breaks, X-cards and immediate retcons to ensure that we can have a scary, spooky, but ultimately happy and safe time. I'm always happy to collaborate on plots, characters, campaigns, and do take requests of referrals to new systems! Please feel free to message me for any questions, thoughts, concerns, or concepts, or for any information on my current campaigns!
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Creating your character
Players are welcome to make characters beforehand, but they must be approved by me before Session 1 and must follow the Down Darker Trails investigator rules, or era appropriate occupation. A full break down is available upon request, though most of the western character tropes may be adapted. ** Reminder, when playing in historical settings, respect must be given to the table and I urge players to shy away from any tropes or archetypes that would be considered offensive. We can nod to history without glorifying every detail.** While I dislike character death, and do everything in my power to avoid it, in this system it does frequently happen. Serious injuries are difficult to heal and shattered sanity can take a character out for months at a time. Players are urged to have a backup in mind.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A decent mic is needed for voice chat, though I am a coward and am scared of webcams. A passing familiarity of Call of Cthulhu is appreciated, and reading up on the D100 system may be helpful to newer players.
What Jenesis DM brings to the table
Discord server provide or in game and out of game chat, Roll 20 provided. Pre-made Investigators can be provided for those who are not confident with the character creation system, with changes available to make sure everyone is using a character they want to play. I rely on a very heavy roleplay, narration, and theatre of the mind style, but there will be maps and tokens for reference. Rules can be change, bent or even broken to facilitate fun. I admit that I can't do voices, but i encourage my players to try it if they want to!
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Safety
How Jenesis DM creates a safe table
Safety Checklist will be sent to players when they sign up and are directed to the Game discord. They will mandatory before session 1. X, N, and Os may be privately messaged to me and breaks will be at least at the hour mark, unless we collectively decide to keep playing. Breaks may also be requested verbally or in private message. Players are asked to come on time, but may leave whenever they like for whatever reason without explanation.
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