Insight
Adventurer
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Insight's "The Silent Partner" [1920s] OOC Thread
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Insight
Adventurer
OCCUPATIONS
Here are the Occupations from the book that make the most sense to me for this game. Listed after the name of the Occupation are the skills upon which you can spend your skill points (EDU x20).
Please note that we can create other Occupations to fit a particular character concept (assuming none of the ones below can be made to fit).
ARTIST: Art, Craft, Fast Talk, History, Photography, Psychology, Spot Hidden, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
ATHLETE: Climb, Dodge, Jump, Martial Arts, Ride, Swim, Throw, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
AUTHOR: History, Library Use, Occult, Other Language, Own Language, Persuade, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
CRIMINAL: Bargain, Disguise, Fast Talk, Handgun, Locksmith, Sneak, Spot Hidden, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
DILETTANTE: Art. Craft, Credit Rating, Other Language, Ride, Shotgun, and any two other skills as personal or era specialties.
DRIFTER: Bargain, Fast Talk, Hide, Listen, Natural History, Psychology, Sneak, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
ENTERTAINER: Art, Credit Rating, Disguise, Dodge, Fast Talk, Listen, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
JOURNALIST: Fast Talk, History, Library Use, Own Language, Persuade, Photography, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
LAWYER: Bargain, Credit Rating, Fast Talk, Law, Library Use, Persuade, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
MUSICIAN: Art, Bargain, Craft, Fast Talk, Listen, Persuade, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
POLICE DETECTIVE: Bargain, Fast Talk, Law, Listen, Persuade, Psychology, Spot Hidden, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
POLICEMAN: Dodge, Fast Talk, First Aid, Grapple, Law, Psychology, and any two of the following: Bargain, Drive Automobile, Martial Arts, Ride, or Spot Hidden.
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR: Bargain, Fast Talk, Law, Library Use, Locksmith, Photography, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
Here are the Occupations from the book that make the most sense to me for this game. Listed after the name of the Occupation are the skills upon which you can spend your skill points (EDU x20).
Please note that we can create other Occupations to fit a particular character concept (assuming none of the ones below can be made to fit).
ARTIST: Art, Craft, Fast Talk, History, Photography, Psychology, Spot Hidden, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
ATHLETE: Climb, Dodge, Jump, Martial Arts, Ride, Swim, Throw, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
AUTHOR: History, Library Use, Occult, Other Language, Own Language, Persuade, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
CRIMINAL: Bargain, Disguise, Fast Talk, Handgun, Locksmith, Sneak, Spot Hidden, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
DILETTANTE: Art. Craft, Credit Rating, Other Language, Ride, Shotgun, and any two other skills as personal or era specialties.
DRIFTER: Bargain, Fast Talk, Hide, Listen, Natural History, Psychology, Sneak, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
ENTERTAINER: Art, Credit Rating, Disguise, Dodge, Fast Talk, Listen, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
JOURNALIST: Fast Talk, History, Library Use, Own Language, Persuade, Photography, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
LAWYER: Bargain, Credit Rating, Fast Talk, Law, Library Use, Persuade, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
MUSICIAN: Art, Bargain, Craft, Fast Talk, Listen, Persuade, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
POLICE DETECTIVE: Bargain, Fast Talk, Law, Listen, Persuade, Psychology, Spot Hidden, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
POLICEMAN: Dodge, Fast Talk, First Aid, Grapple, Law, Psychology, and any two of the following: Bargain, Drive Automobile, Martial Arts, Ride, or Spot Hidden.
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR: Bargain, Fast Talk, Law, Library Use, Locksmith, Photography, Psychology, and any one other skill as a personal or era specialty.
Walking Dad
First Post
Thanks. Here is my next try.
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Looks much better. I will take 3 points from the education and add it to the 6 for a 9.
STR 14
CON 14
POW 13
DEX 9
APP 4
SIZ 13
INT 13
EDU 12
SAN 40
Characteristic Rolls
Idea (INT x5) 65%
Luck (POW x5) 65%
Know (EDU x5) 60%
Damage Bonus +?
Max Sanity 99
Derived Characteristics
Hit Points 14
Magic Points 13
Current Sanity 65
Skills
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I envision my character as a f-ugly looking actor that tries to get cast for some monster movies. He hadn't much success so far, as you can see from his low income.
Would the entertainer profession be fitting?
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Insight
Adventurer
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Yes, but I wonder if he would get more work as a stuntman. In that case, you could go with Athlete instead. Either way is OK with me. A lot of stuntmen are former or frustrated actors trying to get work any way they can.
With your character's "looks", however, he could get work in certain kinds of movies. He might be a thug or a "heavy" in mobster films, or as a creature in a horror movie (note: those were not all that common until much later than the setting of our game).
Insight
Adventurer
For the character roster, this is what I am seeing thus far:
jackslate45: Studio Security Guard
Shayuri: Production Assistant
Walking Dad: Actor/Stuntman
I would like to get one more person in the game, but we can get started with 3 players if no one else demonstrates any interest.
jackslate45: Studio Security Guard
Shayuri: Production Assistant
Walking Dad: Actor/Stuntman
I would like to get one more person in the game, but we can get started with 3 players if no one else demonstrates any interest.
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Insight
Adventurer
It sounds like your character would be Murnau's niece. Is that right? In that case, was your character born in Germany or in the United States (or elsewhere?)
You could be a Production Assistant. This is a "catch-all" role that covers everything from getting the director coffee to running lines with the actors to arranging the lighting and sound people. A relative of the director would have a good chance at landing this sort of role on a set.
Unfortunately, CoC does not seem to have an Occupation that fits this idea. Author or Entertainer maybe? We can create one from scratch if you like.
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Insight
Adventurer
I think we have a decent handle on the characters thus far, so I'd like to discuss the setting and how your characters fit together. If someone else joins at this point, they will need to make a character to fit into what I'm going to lay out here.
The characters are all involved, in some fashion, at a new production that has just begun filming at Emerald Pictures (this is a fictional studio -- think something along the lines of an early Paramount). The director, F.W. Murnau, is uncle to Shayuri's as-yet-unnamed character. jackslate45's character is a security guard at Emerald Pictures. Walking Dad's character has been signed to the project primarily as a stuntman and stand-in, but since they are still casting, he is holding out for a speaking part.
Emerald Pictures has its studios in Hollywood, just off Sunset Boulevard. Murnau's unnamed project is filming at the Sunset Gower Studios (in 1929, this is referred to as CBC Productions, the precursor to Columbua Pictures) nearby. This is in an area known as Poverty Row, which, in 1929 is a collection of warehouses and small studios.
In terms of the film itself, none of you have seen a script. The director, F.W. Murnau, has been very secretive about it. The film has been casting for a few weeks and is expected to continue casting for a few more. Murnau has been very picky about who appears in this film project. Only a half dozen actors have been hired (including Walking Dad's character). An assistant director, a cameraman, a lighting guy, and a sound technician have been hired. There are two production assistants: Shayuri's character and a German kid who looks like he's about 18. Everyone seems to be in the dark about the movie itself and no date has been set to begin filming.
Shayuri's character has been in on some casting sessions and even met with Walking Dad's character during his audition. Murnau, because his English is questionable at best, has been using an interpreter. From what you can tell, Murnau seems very interested in facial expressions and body language. He rejects people for being "too perfect" or "too stiff". He seems mostly uninterested in dialogue. You wonder whether he knows that this is a "talkie", as all films are now.
So that's the set-up. Let's come up with some names for your characters and flesh out your backgrounds a bit.
Let me know if you have any questions.
The characters are all involved, in some fashion, at a new production that has just begun filming at Emerald Pictures (this is a fictional studio -- think something along the lines of an early Paramount). The director, F.W. Murnau, is uncle to Shayuri's as-yet-unnamed character. jackslate45's character is a security guard at Emerald Pictures. Walking Dad's character has been signed to the project primarily as a stuntman and stand-in, but since they are still casting, he is holding out for a speaking part.
Emerald Pictures has its studios in Hollywood, just off Sunset Boulevard. Murnau's unnamed project is filming at the Sunset Gower Studios (in 1929, this is referred to as CBC Productions, the precursor to Columbua Pictures) nearby. This is in an area known as Poverty Row, which, in 1929 is a collection of warehouses and small studios.
In terms of the film itself, none of you have seen a script. The director, F.W. Murnau, has been very secretive about it. The film has been casting for a few weeks and is expected to continue casting for a few more. Murnau has been very picky about who appears in this film project. Only a half dozen actors have been hired (including Walking Dad's character). An assistant director, a cameraman, a lighting guy, and a sound technician have been hired. There are two production assistants: Shayuri's character and a German kid who looks like he's about 18. Everyone seems to be in the dark about the movie itself and no date has been set to begin filming.
Shayuri's character has been in on some casting sessions and even met with Walking Dad's character during his audition. Murnau, because his English is questionable at best, has been using an interpreter. From what you can tell, Murnau seems very interested in facial expressions and body language. He rejects people for being "too perfect" or "too stiff". He seems mostly uninterested in dialogue. You wonder whether he knows that this is a "talkie", as all films are now.
So that's the set-up. Let's come up with some names for your characters and flesh out your backgrounds a bit.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Eee, it's coming together! My character is from Germany, and still bears the old family name of 'Plumpe,' so it's not widely known that she's his niece. Her university courses are focused on literatue, but she's a film afficianado and borderline worships Murnau for his works in Germany before coming to Hollywood. She hopes one day to be a writer...perhaps even a screenwriter!
Still working on a name.
Still working on a name.
Insight
Adventurer
Here is a kind of NPC list of the people involved in the film:
Actors
Stuntman/Stand-in: Edward "Face" Pierson (Walking Dad)
Stuntman/Stand-in: George Martin
Stuntman/Stand-in: William "Buster" Burrows
Actor: Emil Jannings
Actor: Allan Coleman (Strahd)
Actress: Virginia Warner
Crew
Director: F.W. Murnau
Assistant Director: David Neal
Camera: Boris Kanz
Lighting: Carl Worthington
Sound: Max Eads
Production Assistant: Renate "Renna" Plumpe (Shayuri)
Production Assistant: Frederich "Freddie" Freising
Security & Studio People
Head of Security - CBC Studios: Jack Thompson (jackslate45)
Security Guard: Bill Stuart
Security Guard: Charles "Chuck" Anderson
Receptionist: Henrietta "Henny" Wilson
Producer: Charles Roland
Attorney: Thomas J. Harvey, Esq.
Actors
Stuntman/Stand-in: Edward "Face" Pierson (Walking Dad)
Stuntman/Stand-in: George Martin
Stuntman/Stand-in: William "Buster" Burrows
Actor: Emil Jannings
Actor: Allan Coleman (Strahd)
Actress: Virginia Warner
Crew
Director: F.W. Murnau
Assistant Director: David Neal
Camera: Boris Kanz
Lighting: Carl Worthington
Sound: Max Eads
Production Assistant: Renate "Renna" Plumpe (Shayuri)
Production Assistant: Frederich "Freddie" Freising
Security & Studio People
Head of Security - CBC Studios: Jack Thompson (jackslate45)
Security Guard: Bill Stuart
Security Guard: Charles "Chuck" Anderson
Receptionist: Henrietta "Henny" Wilson
Producer: Charles Roland
Attorney: Thomas J. Harvey, Esq.
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