Monthly Mythos Mania - Sinister Saturdays
Call of Cthulhu | Campaign
About the adventure
This is a consistent and dedicated monthly group for running Call of Cthulhu one-shot scenarios. Each horror-themed scenario will be completed in a single 3-4 hour session. Want a regular Call of Cthulhu group but can't commit to a weekly campaign? Then this is the post for you. In each monthly session you and your fellow players will investigate a new supernatural mystery. Sometimes you'll be thwarting dark rites and infiltrating cults. Other times the best you can hope for is survival as you fall under the gaze of an unknowable, ancient alien god. What scenarios will we play you ask? That's up to you! I have a ton of scenarios already prepared and others I've had my eye on, and I also want to hear from you! Each month we'll vote on which scenario to play next from Chaosium or the Miskatonic Repository. Games from all settings and rules variations of Call of Cthulhu are fair game. Whether it's the Classic 1920s, Regency, Gaslight, Modern, Pulp, Down Darker Trails, or Sci-Fi, the necessary rules will be taught during the session. So come on down and get your monthly dose of mythos madness!
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
Sessions will take place on the 3rd Saturday of each month. After each session, we'll spend the next week discussing (including going over content warning for each scenario) and voting on the one-shot for next month. I'll then spend the next few weeks preparing and building the scenario in Roll20.
5.0
(21)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
12 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Knows the Rules
Additional details
How to prepare
You'll need to join our Discord server and have a Roll20 account; along with a mic and computer capable of running Roll20.
What I provide
I'll build a new Roll20 game for each monthly session and have all the pregens loaded. Whatever era or rule variant we're using (Classic, Pulp, Regency, Dark Ages, or Down Darker Trails), I'll have all rules ready to go and teach everything needed during play. We'll have a separate Discord channel to discuss and vote on what type of scenario, or even which specific scenario, we'd like to play!
Gameplay details
Breaks - we’ll take a 5-10 minute break halfway through each session X, N, O Cards - can be placed in on-screen text chat (either in the group chat or directly to me), no explanation required. Debrief—The Gamemaster (me) will remain in the voice chat after the game to debrief with players, including (but not limited to) content concerns, explanations of game mechanics, and any further questions or comments.
Content warnings
• Blood
• Body Horror
• Character Death
• Cults
• Deep or Large Bodies of Water
• Guns
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Debriefing
• Open Door
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Many of the scenarios we play will have pregens, but some may require characters to be made. If pregens are not provided, we'll either create characters offline, or can schedule an extra session for that purpose.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Roll20
• Discord
$5.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Monthly / Sunday - 12:00 AM UTC
3-4 Hour duration
2 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+