Drowned Hero
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going for that BUMP!
CoC - Chaosium - Secrets of the Middle East [Recruting]
- Thread starter Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Friadoc
Explorer
Now I'm definitely interested, but I've never actually played a game using the Chaosium rules, although I own a few of the books, including the big ol' Beyond the Mountains of Madness.
Although I'm an experienced game, I'm inexperienced with these particular rules, so I figured I'd check and see if you were cool with this fact and it was okay to work up a character.
Although I'm an experienced game, I'm inexperienced with these particular rules, so I figured I'd check and see if you were cool with this fact and it was okay to work up a character.
InVinoVeritas
Adventurer
Rolls: Abilities (2d6+6=14, 2d6+6=13, 2d6+6=15, 2d6+6=15, 2d6+6=13, 2d6+6=11, 2d6+6=15)
Education (3d6+3=13)
Name: Fouad Mustafa Nassir
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Age: 24
Occupation: Driver/Bodyguard
STR: 14
CON: 13
DEX: 15
SIZ: 15
INT: 13
POW: 11
APP: 15
EDU: 13
Idea: 65
Know: 65
Luck: 55
SAN: 55
Dmg Bonus: +1D4
Magic Points: 11
Hit Points: 14
Occupation Skills: (add 13x20=260 pts)
Drive Auto 75
Other Language: English 40
Mechanical Repair 50
Grapple 65
Handgun 50
Ride 25
Spot Hidden 50
Conceal 35
Other skills: (add 13x10=130 pts)
Bargain 60
Navigate 50
Operate Heavy Machinery 15
Fast Talk 25
Own Language: Arabic 65
Dodge: 30
(Drowned Hero mentioned a driver, so here's a driver!)
Photo by Kodak Agfa.
Education (3d6+3=13)
Name: Fouad Mustafa Nassir
Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt
Age: 24
Occupation: Driver/Bodyguard
STR: 14
CON: 13
DEX: 15
SIZ: 15
INT: 13
POW: 11
APP: 15
EDU: 13
Idea: 65
Know: 65
Luck: 55
SAN: 55
Dmg Bonus: +1D4
Magic Points: 11
Hit Points: 14
Occupation Skills: (add 13x20=260 pts)
Drive Auto 75
Other Language: English 40
Mechanical Repair 50
Grapple 65
Handgun 50
Ride 25
Spot Hidden 50
Conceal 35
Other skills: (add 13x10=130 pts)
Bargain 60
Navigate 50
Operate Heavy Machinery 15
Fast Talk 25
Own Language: Arabic 65
Dodge: 30
(Drowned Hero mentioned a driver, so here's a driver!)
Photo by Kodak Agfa.
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Drowned Hero
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Im sure thats very ok. Von havent been active the last 3 days so i guess he will very soon give you guys some feedback.
Strahd_Von_Zarovich
First Post
Excellent, I welcome new players.
Chaosium rules are much easier and "user-friendly" then D20.
All you need to do is to choose occupation and assign % points to your skills according to the rules. That's all.
You can build a nice background as well.
I remind you all. There is going to be a party to the Middle East.
Choosing proper characters that already connected to each other is important. The party will leave the University college of London. Characters can be past diggers, excavators or professor that were in the middle east or new fresh students, journalists, painters, body guards or what ever you want.
As long you are connected to the University or to one of the NPCs it is OK.
Here is the RG – there is very good information over there about the NPC, some are well known in real life as well.
LINK to the RG
Chaosium rules are much easier and "user-friendly" then D20.
All you need to do is to choose occupation and assign % points to your skills according to the rules. That's all.
You can build a nice background as well.
I remind you all. There is going to be a party to the Middle East.
Choosing proper characters that already connected to each other is important. The party will leave the University college of London. Characters can be past diggers, excavators or professor that were in the middle east or new fresh students, journalists, painters, body guards or what ever you want.
As long you are connected to the University or to one of the NPCs it is OK.
Here is the RG – there is very good information over there about the NPC, some are well known in real life as well.
LINK to the RG
Friadoc
Explorer
Name: Joshua "Josh" Hilts
Sex: Male
Age: ~30
Birthplace: Sprague River, Oregon
Occupation: Archaeologist, Adventurer
STR: 14
CON: 14
DEX: 14
SIZ: 15
INT: 17
POW: 14
APP: 13
EDU: 14
Idea: 85
Know: 70
Luck: 70
SAN: 70
Dmg Bonus: +1D4
Magic Points: 14
Hit Points: 15
Occupation skills (EDU 14 x 20 = 280)
Anthropology 60%
Archaeology 60%
Geology 33%
History 40%
Library Use 50%
Navigate 40%
Other Language 21% - heirglyphics
Spot Hidden 50%
Non-Occupation Skills (INT 17 x 10 = 170)
Handgun 50%
Rifle 50%
Shotgun 50%
Climb 50%
Dodge 37%
Hide 20%
Jump 27%
Listen 27%
Locksmith 13%
Martial Arts 25%
Sneak 20%
Swim 27%
Throw 27%
Track 22%
[sblock=Invisible Castle Rolls]
Strength Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=14)
Constitution Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=14)
Dexterity Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=14)
Size Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=15)
Intelligence Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=17)
Power Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=14)
Appearance Roll for Chargen (2d6+6=13)
Education Roll for Chargen (3d6+3=14)
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[sblock=Background]
Born sometime in the late-winter to early spring of 1900, Joshua Hilt grew up in Sprague River country, in southern Oregon, his father was a farmhand and sometime river guide, while his mother was a midwife. The oldest of seven children, Josh enlisted in the United States Marine Crops at the age of seventeen, his parents lied about the year of his birth, and eventually he found his way as a member of the American Expeditionary Force, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine, during the War. Josh earned varies honors, both as a member of the 2/5 and as an individual Marine, at Belleau Wood and by the end of the Great War he found himself as a Gunnery Sergeant who did not wish to return home.
Several years after the Great War, Josh found himself attending University College, in London, able to afford the tuition after leveraging his skills as a veteran protecting various expeditions into the Middle and Near East. Although a bit high spirited, Josh was an excellent student and he enjoyed many a lecture by Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie. In addition to being high spirited, Josh was known to be as roguish as he was smart, which was not always the best of combinations for the young American and his studies.
It is through these associates and activity, both as a student and veteran, met a wide spectrum of folks, while at UCL and abroad, and has even heard of a new expedition mounting, of which the graduate, now adventurer and archaeologist, would love to find himself part of.
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NOTE: It's a bit hackneyed, but it's a working BG for the moment. I'm open to adjustments, suggestions, and so forth, if/as needed.
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Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Friadoc – Excellent. Just what I needed.
In Vino – You took over a retired character. That’s good. From my point of view you can take the same background as the other one took because I already worked on that driver’s BG or you can change it accordingly to fit our story.
[sblock=Background of Nassir]
- born 1891 in Cairo, Egypt.
- 1908 to 1914: Worked as a laborer for Howard Carter at various Egyptian digs.
- 1914 to 1917: Joined the army of the Ottoman Empire, fighting at Gallipoli and in the defense of Baghdad.
- 1918 to 1923: Returned to work for Howard Carter in Egypt, this time supervising workers, reporting directly to Carter. Involved in the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923.
- 1924 to 1928: After Carter left Egypt, traveled with him to America and the UK to visit various universities and institutions.
- 1929: Employed by University College London as a bodyguard and driver for Howard Carter, along with other responsibilities.
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Please post the characters in the RG - LINK
Leave a post when you are ready to roll.
In Vino – You took over a retired character. That’s good. From my point of view you can take the same background as the other one took because I already worked on that driver’s BG or you can change it accordingly to fit our story.
[sblock=Background of Nassir]
- born 1891 in Cairo, Egypt.
- 1908 to 1914: Worked as a laborer for Howard Carter at various Egyptian digs.
- 1914 to 1917: Joined the army of the Ottoman Empire, fighting at Gallipoli and in the defense of Baghdad.
- 1918 to 1923: Returned to work for Howard Carter in Egypt, this time supervising workers, reporting directly to Carter. Involved in the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923.
- 1924 to 1928: After Carter left Egypt, traveled with him to America and the UK to visit various universities and institutions.
- 1929: Employed by University College London as a bodyguard and driver for Howard Carter, along with other responsibilities.
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Please post the characters in the RG - LINK
Leave a post when you are ready to roll.
Friadoc
Explorer
Thanks, I aim to please. I'll get the skills hammered out, got a smidge tied up with some projects this weekend, and posted later today. I'm really looking forward to this, as it's a setting and game that I've always wanted to play in, yet never really had the chance.
Thanks!
Drowned Hero
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You making a new IC thread, right?
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