[NEW CAMPAIGN] A Time to Harvest. Classic Horror Rules.

Creating your character

We’ll create investigators together during Session Zero. Your investigator will be a student or member of the academic community at Miskatonic University, with a reason to join a university research expedition to rural Vermont. A wide range of academic backgrounds and character concepts can work, and you do not need to worry about building the “perfect” investigator or covering a particular party role. During character creation, we’ll also establish connections between the investigators and some of their fellow students at Miskatonic. They might be friends, classmates, acquaintances, rivals, or simply familiar faces around campus. These relationships will help make your investigator part of the university community from the beginning. New to Call of Cthulhu? No problem. I’ll guide you through the entire process and explain the rules as we create your investigator.

Preparing for the session

No previous Call of Cthulhu experience or rules knowledge is required. We’ll create characters and go over everything you need during Session Zero. After that, just bring your investigator, your curiosity, and a willingness to investigate places sensible people would probably leave alone. We’ll play online using our VTT and Discord for voice. You’ll need free accounts for the services we use; I’ll provide the necessary game invitation links before we play. A reasonably stable internet connection is recommended for a smooth session. No campaign reading, setting research, or other homework is required.

What Leopoldo "Leovor" Rueda brings to the table

I bring over 23 years of Game Master experience and a love for investigative horror, atmosphere, and memorable characters. I provide the prepared campaign material, maps, handouts, artwork, and visual aids where they enhance the game, while using Theater of the Mind when it better serves the scene. Music, sound effects, NPC voices, and occasional voice effects help bring the world and its characters to life. Expect a game where investigation, roleplaying, and creative ideas matter. I reward clever approaches, adapt to player decisions, and prefer quick, fair rulings over stopping the game to search through rulebooks. If you're new to Call of Cthulhu, I'll teach you what you need naturally as we play. Experienced investigators can simply settle in and start digging into the mystery.

How Leopoldo "Leovor" Rueda creates a safe table

Horror works best when the characters are uncomfortable—not the players. We’ll use Session Zero to establish expectations, tone, boundaries, and anything the group would prefer to avoid or keep off-screen. A Time to Harvest contains potentially disturbing material involving children, including situations where children may commit or be subjected to violence. This is an important enough element of the campaign that I want players to be aware of it before joining rather than discovering it unexpectedly during play. If something unexpected causes genuine discomfort during play, just let me know. You can speak up at the table or message me privately at any time. We can stop, take a break, discuss the situation, and adjust how we proceed. Call of Cthulhu can explore disturbing subjects and put investigators through terrible situations, but everyone at the table should still feel comfortable and respected. I’m also available after sessions if anyone wants to discuss something that happened during the game. Safety tools: Session Zero · Breaks · Debriefing