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Paper Chase: a grim case of mysterious book thief [BEGINNER]
Thomas Kimble contacts you regarding a mysterious burglary where some books of his uncle has been stolen. His uncle disappeared over a year ago...
$20.00
/ Session
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2 players following this game
Once / Friday - 6:30 PM UTC
Jan 9
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
1 / 2 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Step into the 1920s and experience a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario — the perfect way to get familiar with the game! This short adventure makes it easy for you to learn the system while diving into roleplaying, investigation, conflict resolution, and of course… a few sanity rolls. No prior experience is needed — you’ll pick up the basics as you play. Choose from several pre-generated investigators, and we’ll be ready to start in about 15 minutes. The whole mystery can be completed in one evening and works perfectly with one or two players.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(21)
3 years on StartPlaying
20 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Inclusive, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I believe that written text conveys only a small fraction of who I am and for sure it doesn't convey character as well as a short video clip does. So I recorded a small "hi" video for you - https://youtu.be/BjBTNa-oBvY Hi — I'm Jacek (he/him), your new Game Master! Whether you’re seeking eldritch mysteries, gritty horror, or cozy investigation, I’m here to guide you through compelling stories with heart and tension. I started my adventure in mid 90s when I ran my first games - AD&D 2e and Call of Cthulhu and basically became forever GM as this is what I enjoy most about roleplaying. Despite being in the hobby for some time now I always try to improve my games - not by revolutions but by small steps. I most enjoy and regularly run Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green and Dragonbane. I got a dog called Migo, I love getting lost during long hikes in the woods and enjoy long distance trail running. I used to run actual play show where I did record my sessions. Those are in Polish but you can turn on autotranslate for subtitles and get a general feeling how do I run my games. Some of them include real life table recordings, some of them have talking heads from online plays and some are audio only. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/@61012
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Creating your character
You will either choose from available pregen characters or create during the game (it should be fairly quick).
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Communication (voice and video) will be run via Discord. Game itself will be held on Foundry (I will provide link along with password before the game). Reading Lovecraft story before will be a good idea but no lore or system knowledge is required.
What Jacek brings to the table
I rather go with rule of cool and try not to focus too long on any rule problems (but I do like to clarify any issues after the game). When possible I try to avoid pushing tokens around the map. If there is combat and it is possible I rather would run theatre of the mind than moving bits around. I utility some music and sound effects for the mood.
Homebrew rules
No homebrew rules but if you have something to propose I'm all ears.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Jacek creates a safe table
We can utility X card - both physical (prepare one beforehand) and virtual. Game is horror but don't expect any sexual content nor any morbid terrors. Any racist stuff from the past doesn't happen at my table on purpose. This is a quick one shot so no session zero will be in place but we will start with a quick chat to know each other and set any expectations.
Content warnings
Safety tools used