[Call of Cthulhu d20] The Snake Pit - Full

[ferretguy]

Thanks Joshua was kinda wondering what happened to them....

 

[Desdichado]

Hey there, I was just wondering if people had some character concepts in mind, so I can see how I have to tailor my cultists- er... storyline. We have a crazy old goat of a detective... and who else? Professor? Doctor? Inmate? Fisherman?

A collector of antiquities, of course! But with a twist -- my character is the young scion of an old-money family from the East Coast; a kind of Great Gatsby, but with an interest in archeology. He's scaled the pyramids at Giza, walked through the jungles of India to see the ruins spoken of by Kipling, explored the fringes of Tibet, and generally lived a somewhat decadant, yet exotic lifestyle. He spends two or three months of the year on "holiday" but unlike most others of his class, he doesn't spend that time on a yacht in the Mediterranean, unless it's stopping by the newly discovered ruins on Crete, or otherwise investigating some ancient site. His obsession is a well-known eccentricity amongst his friends.

He drives a Dusenburg EDIT: No, a Bugatti! Dusenburg's were too West Coast ), and wears white ducks most of the time -- eschewing the dying Edwardian practice of men's fashion that required various changes of clothing during the day. His sandy brown hair is slicked back in the "patent leather" look, and he is notorious for his impeccable presentation, even in the wilds of Darkest Africa.

Recently he has been drawn Arkham following the mysterious death of a second cousin of his, Walter Gilman (see "Dreams of the Witch-house"), and because he's rich and indolent, he has both the time and money to devote to the investigation of the death.

 

[Campbell]

I've finally found the thread. Character concept to come soon.

 

[Hrothgar]

Isada
I'd more than happy to play if you have room. I can have my character done by the end of the week. Thanks.

 

[Guest 11456]

Character concept: Female Cat Burglar [modified criminal]

She learned the trade from her father.

 

[Guest 11456]

What about starting money roll 1d6 and apply the occupation modifier? Max? Average?

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Roll normally.

And because we have people interested in and/or have relatives regarding the story "The Dreams in the Witch House," I will be advancing the time-line to 1932... which I believe shouldn't change anything too terribly much.

 

[Hrothgar]

1932? Good. I can make a stronger tie for a scientific academician at Miskatonic U.

 

[Desdichado]

D'oh! I totally didn't pay attention to when "Witch House" was written; the concept of a Great Gatsby like character in the midst of the Great Depression is a bit rough to pull off, though. Although if his wealth isn't tied up in the stock market, maybe I can still pull it off...

Of course, it doesn't say anything about when "Witch House" takes place in the story, does it?

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Well, it was written in 1932, and most of Lovecraft's stories seem to have taken place in his present. But your Great Gatsby character is still viable, though he'd be very unusual. Perhaps if his wealth was in things that are always valuable; gold, gems, that kind of thing.