Age of Cthulhu

Age of Cthulhu

Since the cataclysm caused by the Great Old Ones, the few that are left just surviving cut out their meager lives. The time for heroes is now.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

2–4

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
2 NEEDED TO START
$10.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Friday - 5:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 3 hours

0 / 5 Seats Filled

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About the adventure

I'm not sure where to start, not sure it matters anymore to a world that has been lost for a hundred years. My name is Professor Glen Duncan, I teach at the City of Angels University. It is the last bastion of civilization on the west coast of North America. Hidden in the ruins of what was Los Angeles. We have carved out an existence in the shell of the old world. There is only madness and wastelands for hundreds of miles around the sprawling ruins of the old city. Pockets of civilization can be found out there but I haven't heard of any in the last two years, so it makes me wonder if this is it. A decade ago a traveler from New Chi made it here after his caravan was laid waste by monsters. He was stark raving mad and he said that death waits for us all out side these walls. There are no heroes anymore, and there hasn't been for a century as far as I know. I didn't sleep last night due to my night terrors. So forgive me if my thoughts are choppy. The world is on it's last leg and this message is going out on the last radio station that I know of. Hopefully someone out there is listening. We are running low on food and drinkable water. There about a thousand of us here. I have found out that the serpents dwell within our ranks. Cultists on the fringes of the city grow bolder each passing week. Not to mention creatures from the Underworld and the Dreamlands bark at our front door with more regularity. We are calling out for a last ditch effort for someone, anyone that can help us. If there are any heroes out there we are begging for your aid. We have some weapons from the old world but our ammunition grows thin. I have to go now class is about to start, this will be going out for a few hours but we have to conserve power so the radio station can only transmit for so long before we have to cease our transmissions. If your lost and out there alone or just a few of you alive come here and we can help you at least for a little longer. Glen Duncan signing out.

Game style

Rules as Written (RaW)

Game themes

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(9)

Veteran
Disabled
Artist

1 year on StartPlaying

1 game hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Inclusive

About me

I've been playing RPGs for 45 years. I started out with the red box D&D boxed set and just soared to every game I could play after that. Most of that time, I've been a game master and have designed worlds and run out of the box stuff too. I started using Roll20 to run games in 2014. I've run over 130 games and have clocked over 8,000 hours. I've organized online gaming conventions and have run pay-to-play games extensively the last few years. I specialize in D&D5e games with a gift for horror games. As an avid gamer I'm learning new games all the time and have started to learn the Savage Worlds system. I'm a former U.S. marine, lumberjack, underwater welder, and network engineer. I'm going back to school to become a paralegal and have decided to put my experience to good use and run some games for you kind folks. Looking forward to seeing you in the next game.

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Character creation

Creating your character

Will this happen during the first session, or before it starts? Session 0 What will their starting level be? Rank 2 Where will the characters be created? Roll20 Are there any specific books they should or shouldn't refer to? I've got the Corebook and the X-men Expansion in my comendium.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/xmaEwt9bhr Roll20 Link: https://app.roll20.net/join/20210200/3u7SIQ

What Eric C brings to the table

I provide a safe and drama-free space where people can come to enjoy themselves with a bit of cosmic horror. I use voices, music, and sound f/x to enhance the gaming experience. I'm about 50/50 on rp and combat and stick to the rules unless there is a weakspot in grammar or clarity which I embrace the Rule of Cool in the players favor.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How Eric C creates a safe table

Type X for side conversation to gain some clarity on a situation that makes you uneasy.

Content warnings

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