The Azathoth Odyssey - 7E Call of Cthulhu Campaign SAT 830pm EST

How to prepare

Players will need: Microphones are required. Cameras and being on camera is entirely optional. It is not necessary to read the rules ahead of time as I can teach those who are new to Call of Cthulhu everything you need to know. As I use a lot of fun visual and audio effects, it is recommended that you be running a PC or laptop with at least 16GB of RAM.

What I provide

This game will be played in Foundry VTT. I provide access to a number of tools to help us build your characters. I use Discord for management of handouts and notes. I use Google Meet for the Video and Audio. I do character voices and accents. I curate music and ambient sounds to add to the horror and excitement. And more than anything, with Call of Cthulhu, I embrace the Rule of Cool. I want to tell a story which makes sense and is exciting and will adjust the rules to help your characters experience that. I deliberately don't refer to the characters as "heroes" however because unlike many other TTRPGs, in Call of Cthulhu, you play as normal people who experience horrific and mind altering things. You may develop mysterious powers or strang oddities or tinker with magics better left alone but you are still humans. Fragile and vulnerable to the world around them and that world is at war. For the unfamiliar with Call of Cthulhu, this game, despite being played in Foundry VTT, is 80% "Theater of the Mind". Meaning this is less a tactical war game than a game of puzzles and heavy roleplay.

Gameplay details

In Session 0 we will make our characters together and discuss their connections to one another and the overall story. We will do some roleplay exercises to help your characters connect with the world and build contacts in various countries which will help or hinder them along their journey. We will also discuss Safety Tools. Call of Cthulhu is a horror game and characters don't really "win" but rather survive as long as they can against the inevitable onset of madness in the face of the unrealities of the Eldritch Horror that is Azathoth and the Old Ones of Chaos. Because of this it is very important we establish boundaries early on so that the game thrills you as a player but does not actually traumatize or otherwise trigger the player in real life. My goal is to tell a story together you'll remember for a lifetime and establishing good boundaries early on will make that much easier to accomplish.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

Character creation will happen during a private Session Zero (free) and then a Session 0.5 to tie your party together will be our first paid session. Your characters will be living in London in 1940 and have been experiencing the British Government's frequent warnings of the likely coming air raids by Nazi bombers for months now. Practice Air Raid sirens go off daily. Evacuation plans for people to relocate to the subway tunnels have been made public for just as long now. You are all closely connected to a bookstore owner and have a reason to not want these books he has in his shop to fall into Nazi hands. Outside of the need for this connection, your character's background, skills, and history are entirely up to you. I will provide you all with access to the Call of Cthulhu books and tools to build your characters.

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

High

Experience level

Beginner