Learn to Play Call of Cthulhu
Learn to play in the best way possible—by playing!
About the adventure
This investigation takes a group of people who may not know one another, and makes them into a party of Mythos investigators. It begins with the death of a common friend of the investigators. Revelations from that friend lead them to a dark and secret event of his youth, culminating in a confrontation with an ancient evil lurking in rural Massachusetts. Learn to play Call of Cthulhu while you immerse yourself in this spooky mystery where you'll become familiar with the mechanical and narrative framework of the role playing game, while fulfilling the wish of a dying friend, and attempting to undo the mistakes of the past.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
$5.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Saturday – 8:00 PM UTC
Jul 19
Session Duration / 2.5–3.5 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Cai the GM
he/him
5.0
(80)
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(80)
4 years on StartPlaying
1212 games hosted
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Teacher, Creativity
About me
I have been running games since I was ten years old and have always enjoyed stories of hijinks and high adventure as well as the occasional creepy crawl into the shadowy abyss. I enjoy a wide variety of games and love to have a table filled with laughter. I have experience running games for players between 7 years old and 87 years old, if you need an experience tailored to your specific age group or other demographic, I would be happy to work with you to get just the game you are looking for. You can learn more about me and some of my games at my website: caithegm.com
View Profile →Reviews (80)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Knows the Rules
Teacher
Creativity
Alexander Colburn
Played 404 sessions
Cai is a wonderful gm who treats his games like a job, more so than I’ve seen others do. His goal is to professionally make a story in which every player has fun, and he does an excellent job of it.
Aaron
Played 271 sessions
Tells a very good narrative, and creates a fun and engaging game. Seems to create a nail biter of an encounter in every adventure I have been in with him as my DM.
Tom
Played 218 sessions
"Cai has a great style of DM'ing that really focuses on narrative. He keeps the pace moving and he is good at making sure every character gets their time to shine. I've really enjoyed our sessions thus far would would definitely recommend joining a campaign with Cai as the DM."
Richard
Played 176 sessions
Cai, the GM, knows his stuff. He's fair. He's VERY good at setting the scene and providing the background for us players. He's also very good at knowing the rules. Lastly, he's very good at helping the players get through the story even when we stubbornly refuse to jump onto the plot-wagon.
Steve
Played 146 sessions
Cai is great with the rules and story telling. Always prepared and makes the sessions enjoyable.
Justin
Played 138 sessions
Cai and his other players are VERY experienced, yet still completely welcoming to me as a person who is only in his second ever campaign.
Character creation
Creating your character
As this is a learn-to-play and we assume players don't know about the system, we'll be using the characters supplied in the Starter Set which were specially made for the scenario you'll be playing.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please re-read the content warnings as those topics will appear in the campaign at one time or another and if any of them are a red-line for you, this campaign is probably not a good fit. No harassment, abuse, or debasement of other players will be permitted. Players who feel that causing emotional harm to their fellows is part of the fun will not be tolerated and will be ejected from the game. You will need either a PC or Mac-compatible PC with broadband internet access and electricity to play in this game; a mouse with left and right buttons, as well as a third button and mouse wheel is optimal for online use of Foundry VTT. You will need a Discord account to access the game chat. The Foundry VTT runs on a modern web browser, so there is nothing to install if you have a browser on your computer. If you have an older computer, you might consider using the Foundry Lightweight Client, which is a free lightweight web browser that gives you the most bang for your machine's capabilities. You can get it for free here: https://flc.ruleplaying.com/ If you intend to speak in the voice channel on Discord, you should have a headset with a microphone. *You will be required to set up a push-to-talk button*; you are, however, free to communicate to the group using text only in Discord, but you will then need speakers to hear their chat and the game sounds. Special text-only sessions are available for the deaf and hard of hearing. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you'd like to schedule one. Bringing a friend or two would help ensure we don't need to recruit additional players. While text-only is actually my preferred method of play, it does seem difficult to organize those games. Instructions for setting up the push-to-talk button and installing all the needed software are available on my Discord channel (#getting-started), to which you will be supplied a link when you join. Players do not need to have any knowledge of the rules or setting, the format of the campaign gives you ample time to learn as you go.
What Cai the GM brings to the table
The ruleset and adventures we’ll be using plus an extensive knowledge of the the game setting. I pay for all the licenses for the software used in the campaign, so you wont have any additional costs besides the session fees. You only need to bring yourself and a willingness to have an awesome time.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Cai the GM creates a safe table
We will use a Red, Yellow, Green light safety system, but if you can make it through an episode of Stranger Things, you are unlikely to find anything shocking here, but just in case, please double check the Content Warnings to make sure none of those topics are red lines for you.
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