Part I - The Agamemnon (2)

The characters have all met each other, and have discussed the strange dreams that have put them on the road to India together.

Some of the guys joined a few other guys in a game of poker. The characters who played poker ended out doing pretty well.

Fr. Ben met with another passenger aboard the ship who has also had the strange dream.

Gordon's attention was drawn to Cargo Hold #2. What is in there?

After the evening meal, another poker game was going to start, but the characters ducked out of the game, and have decided to try and sneak into Cargo Hold #2 to see what is in there. The man that Fr. Ben met, Adam Fuller, also ducked out of the poker game, but he went to his bunk to chill-out.

The characters are now trying to get into the cargo hold, but the rusty old hatch door broke off in Solomon's hand, causing a huge noise!

Part I - The Agamemnon (1)

The mix of characters, from their varied walks of life, begin the game aboard the steamship, The Agamemnon. The Agamemnon is a vessel in the service of the East India Trading Company, and they are bound for Calcutta, India. They are currently in the Indian Ocean, just a few short days from their destination.

The characters have each been plagued by bizarre dreams that defied definition, but each day they woke with a need to go to India. It wasn't until they each succumbed to that need that the dreams finally stopped. So they are on their way to India without the faintest clue as to why.

So far, the men have all had a quick meet & greet with each other. Several fellows are now about to play cards while Father Ben has a conversation with another passenger.

More to come soon.

Sidenote for Cthulhu Keepers

If you are thinking about running a game of Call of Cthulhu, and would be interested in a free tool to help you manage the characters and your game's timeline, then you need to check this out.

First - Go download a free tool called The Keep. You can find it at: http://thekeep.peppermill-marketing.com/. If you are on a Mac or Linux system, you will most likely need to use the manual instructions to open and load the program onto your system. It is a Java based tool. Once that's done, you now have the basic tool.

Second - You can now use a free online tool to generate Call of Cthulhu character sheets that can then be downloaded and put into your The Keep tool. You can find the online character generation tool at: http://thekeep.peppermill-marketing.com/sheets.php.

These two tools are easy to use and a boon to any Cthulhu Keeper.

I also want to tip my hat to the creator of these tools, Allicorn.

Check out his other Cthulhu related site The Book of Alternative Dead Names. A Cthulhu Keeper can find all kinds of helpful names for monsters, gods, and spells in order to add an air of mystery to your CoC game. You can also find links to original music created by Allicorn that are perfect for any CoC game too.

Thanks Alli!

And so it begins...

We lost a player, so we are down to six, which is perfect for this mystery, I think.

Play has begun, and as soon as we have our first good chunk of role play conducted, I'll then summarize it here for you fine folks.

Meanwhile, I encourage all Cthulhu fans to visit www.Yog-Sothoth.com, if you don't already go there.

Another character... the party is almost ready

Investigator Name: Fr. Ben Sullivan
Occupation: Priest
Colleges, Degrees: Miskatonic University, BA (Hons)
Birthplace: Brockton, Ma
Mental Disorders:None
Sex: M Age: 29

STR: 9
DEX: 13
CON: 12
INT: 17
APP: 14
POW: 13
EDU: 17
SAN: 99
SIZ: 15

Idea: 85
Luck: 65
Know: 85

Sanity: 65
Hit Points: 9
Magic Points: 13
Damage Bonus: none

Skills:
Accounting 10%
Anthropology 25%
Archaeology 1%
Art: Music 35%
Astronomy 1%
Bargain 5%
Biology 1%
Chemistry 1%
Climb 40%
Conceal 15%
Credit Rating 28%
Cthulhu Mythos 0%
Dodge 89%
Drive Auto 20%
Electrical Repair 10%
Fast Talk 5%
First Aid 67%
Geology 1%
Handgun 20%
Hide 10%
History 29%
Jump 25%
Law 5%
Library Use 85%
Listen 25%
Locksmith 1%
Machine Gun 15%
Martial Arts 1%
Mechanical Repair 60%
Medicine 5%
Natural History 60%
Navigate 10%
Occult 25%
Operate Hvy. Machine 1%
Other Language: Latin 45%
Own Language: English 100%
Persuade 75%
Pharmacy 1%
Photography 10%
Physics 1%
Psychoanalysis 1%
Psychology 5%
Ride 5%
Rifle 25%
Shotgun 30%
Sneak 10%
Spot Hidden 25%
Submachine Gun 15%
Swim 25%
Throw 25%
Track 10%
Fist/Punch 80%
Head Butt 10%
Kick 25%
Grapple 25%

Background:
Father Ben Sullivan, is the youngest of the Sullivan clan from Brockton,Ma. Being the youngest, Ben had to learn to defend himself and quickly took to the boxing lessons offered at the basement of the local church. Not only was Ben a quick student when it came to the "sweet science" he also got in touch with the fate of his parents.

After graduating from Miskatonic with a "classical studies" degree Ben quickly joined the seminary after which he became a missionary for the church. His travels have taken him to many parts of the world and now he is on his way to India.

Next character is...

Investigator Name: Logan Palmer
Occupation: Police Detective
Colleges, Degrees: Miskatonic University, MSc
Birthplace: Salem, MA
Mental Disorders:
Sex: M Age: 24

STR: 13
DEX: 13
INT: 13
CON: 13
APP: 11
POW: 14
SIZ: 9
SAN: 99
EDU: 11

Idea: 65
Luck: 70
Know: 55

Sanity: 70
Damage Bonus: none
Hit Points: 11
Magic Points: 14

Skills:
Accounting 10%
Anthropology 13%
Archaeology 46%
Astronomy 18%
Bargain 35%
Biology 1%
Chemistry 1%
Climb 40%
Conceal 15%
Credit Rating 15%
Cthulhu Mythos 0%
Dodge 26%
Drive Auto 20%
Electrical Repair 10%
Fast Talk 39%
First Aid 30%
Geology 1%
Handgun 75%
Hide 10%
History 20%
Jump 25%
Law 35%
Library Use 25%
Listen 25%
Locksmith 1%
Machine Gun 15%
Martial Arts 36%
Mechanical Repair 20%
Medicine 5%
Natural History 10%
Navigate 10%
Occult 5%
Operate Hvy. Machine 1%
Own Language: English 55%
Persuade 50%
Pharmacy 1%
Photography 10%
Physics 1%
Psychoanalysis 1%
Psychology 35%
Ride 5%
Rifle 25%
Shotgun 30%
Sneak 10%
Spot Hidden 31%
Submachine Gun 15%
Swim 25%
Throw 25%
Track 10%
.32 Revolver* 75%
12-gauge sawn off (2B) 51%
Fist/Punch 50%
Head Butt 10%
Kick 25%
Grapple 25%

Solomon Sage's background

Solomon Sage is one of the best private investigators in Boston. He's an old fashioned tough guy who would rather use violence to get answers. That said, he knows when reasonable words will do better. He lives to fight crime and solve mysteries. He started out his law enforcement career as a beat cop and quickly worked his way up the ranks to become a police detective.

But his dream was always to go into business for himself. He just never liked all the paperwork he had to do for the police department. Five years ago he set up shop, hired a secretary and quickly built a strong reputation. Solomon Sage likes to smoke cigars and he always has a flask of whiskey on hand. He is also a notorious womanizer. But he has a soft spot in his heart for his secretary, Betty.

Sage still has strong connections in the law enforcement community. In fact, he is their go to guy for cases they just can't handle. He gets the job done by any means necessary and he never gives up on a case. He has seen some strange things in his career but still remains skeptical of the supernatural. Only thing is, some things have been happening lately that are making him doubt his firmly held disbelief in the paranormal. Missing persons cases that just make no sense. Murder investigations surrounding a body with wounds no human could have made. And then there are those strange dreams about India. He has never been to India in his life nor has he never wanted to. But something about those dreams just give him that old excitement to investigate a mystery.