Learn to Play Call of Cthulhu | The Wicked City |🏳️‍🌈 friendly

Creating your character

Character creation will take place during session zero, after a short discussion about the campaign itself and the limitations on characters, along with the ideal type of character for the campaign. While the campaign doesn't have hard limits on investigator professions, ideally players will discuss with each other to ensure a balanced group.

Preparing for the session

Discord and access to voice chat is required, as that's how the game will be ran. Access to roll20 for character sheets and rolls is also necessary, although I could always manage your character sheet and you could make rolls on discord using avrae. For extra preparation, having some knowledge of the game is definitely a plus. The quickstart guide from Chaosium is a great place to start (https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-quickstart/) and having knowledge on the character creation process (https://renegadeoutplayed.com/call-of-cthulhu-how-to-make-a-character/) will help us greatly speed up our session zero. The link to the campaign discord is https://discord.gg/mSS8JZ4Es3

What Tizzy brings to the table

I'm bringing the source books, knowledge about the game and system, digital handouts, and a well-researched, streamlined campaign.

How Tizzy creates a safe table

Call of Cthulhu is slow-paced, combat-light, so most of the sessions will consist of the GM and the players navigating through situations both scripted and that result from player action. Expect the kind of roleplay that's more about your character's thoughts and actions than about how good they are at battling and beating evil. This means the game is better suited for fans of other low-combat games, like Vampire the Masquerade, or people looking for deeper RPG experiences where most encounters are social rather than combat. While as a GM (or Keeper, as would be the term for CoC) I tend to veer towards the funny side of situations, make no mistake - storylines often are and can get pretty dark. We will have conversations about lines, veils, and triggers during session zero and at the beginning/end of each session, but it's always good to be aware that, in horror games, horrific things do happen. To help players deal with potential stress resulting from in-game situations, sessions can be stopped at any moment if a player feels triggered, even if the situation creating it wasn't one discussed before and thus not one of the previously agreed-on lines or veils. It is my duty to offer you the safest experience I can, and I'll hold myself to it. All of my campaigns are illustrated - besides having maps when necessary, players are shown reference images of the places they're visiting and people they're meeting as a means to help them get into their characters and the worlds they inhabit.