End of an Investigator.

Last week was the last session of the excellent Delta Green campaign run we've been playing in. Along the way we faced terrible creatures from across time and space, tangled with men of power trying to force their will upon mankind, and ultimatly confronted a villian three campaigns in the making.

Along the way I had the pleasure of playing two characters.

The first was Agent Jonah.

He died.

Thats about all I can say about him; I didn't get to know him very well.

The second was Agent Jones. Now, here was a character I'll remember. Agent Jones worked for the F.B.I. as a special agent in Las Vegas and dealt with all sorts of weirdness and rough invidiuals before he joined up with Delta Green. It all made him a little rough around the edges, a quality that I got a chance to play to the hilt. Over the course of the campaign Jones lost over five times his total hit points (13) in damage. When it was all said and done he had been shot, beaten, thrown out a window, fell through a hole in space/time, and wandered the street of Boston beaten and bruised before finally being hit by a motercycle.

Still, through all of this, he saw it through. After the last adventure he took the opportunity to get out of Delta Green and the F.B.I.. Moving to Los Angeles he started work as a private eye, still keen to the mythos corruption slinking around him. He's certainly still playable with a Sanity score on the plus side of fifty percent and a few exceptionally high skills gained during the run of the campain. Perhaps he can be used as a DG friendly one day in a future game.

Here's hoping.

Our Second Character

Name: Alfred "Al" Stevenson
Occupation: Journalist
College, Degrees: NYU, BA in Journalism
Birthplace: Hoboken, NJ
Mental Disorders: None...yet. (Aggressive Disbeliever)
Sex: Male
Age: 32

STR: 12 DEX: 10 INT: 14 IDEA: 70%
CON: 12 APP: 10 POW: 13 LUCK: 65%
SIZ: 13 SAN: 65 EDU: 17 KNOW: 85%
99-Cthulhu Mythos: 99
Damage Bonus: +1D4

Magic Points: 13
Hit Points: 13

Skills:
Dodge: 20%
Drive Auto: 50%
Fast Talk: 85%
Handgun: 40%
Hide: 40%
Library Use: 70%
Listen: 45%
Occult: 35%
Own Language: English: 85%
Persuade: 50%
Photography: 80%
Psychology: 50%
Sneak: 50%
Spot Hidden: 70%

Weapons:
.32 auto

Our First Character - Lily Calloway

Investigator Name: Lily Calloway
Occupation: Business Owner (Antique Dealer)
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Sex: Female
Age: 28

Characteristics
STR: 10 Dex: 12 INT: 14 IDEA: 70%
CON: 10 APP: 14 POW: 15 LUCK: 75%
SIZ: 10 SAN: 15 EDU: 16 KNOW: 80%

MP: 15
HP: 10

Skills
Accounting: 40%
Antiques: 75%
Archaeology: 20%
Bargain: 65%
Credit Rating: 25%
Dodge: 24%
Drive Auto: 50%
Fast Talk: 65%
Handgun: 40%
History: 70%
Library Use: 50%
Listen: 45%
Navigate: 25%
Occult: 46%
Own Language: English: 80%
Spot Hidden: 55%

The Start Of It All

Hello and Welcome,

My name is Anthony G. Rauseo. I've been a Call of Cthulhu gamer for going on five years. A short time, compared to some. It began with a small paper back of Lovecraft's work and a few spare dollars to spend at the local game store. Back then I was still in High School, still playing typical Dungeon and Dragons and World Of Darkness role playing games. The games we played followed the age-old formula of "kill it and take its stuff". It was fun, for a time. But all those innocent amusement do come to an end. When I brought the game to my group of friends they where both amused and frightened. My friend Max even refused to play the game afterwords. I've always had a mind for horror. Call of Cthulhu gave me a means to share it.

I've moved on sense then. Along the years I've gained new friends who share my love of Call of Cthulhu. Together we've played and run some of the most entertaining and frightening games I've ever had the pleasure to experience. As I've grown the game has grown with me, always allowing me to tread those dark forgotten realms in new and exciting ways.

In the coming months this Blog will become home to the chronicles of our small but strong gaming group as we begin new adventures in the worlds of H. P. Lovecraft and others. This Call of Cthulhu blog will chronicle our attempt to bring our own little bit of creative fun to the Cthulhu Mythos; hence the title. Truly we're walking in the shadows of some of the greatest story tellers in the world.

I'll display short game summaries, in-character journals, pictures, ideas, and any other mental knick-nacks that become involved in the gaming / Lovecraft aspects of our lives. You can expect updates concerning my new, as yet untitled Call of Cthulhu campaign, our forthcoming Halloween LARP, and updates from the field from Agent Jones of J Cell. Of course I hope people will come and read it. I love comments and discussions about all aspects of gaming, from the raw mechanics of our favorite systems to the social aspects of a gamer's life. So feel free to comment, dear readers, and I'll return in kind.

-Happy Gaming
Anthony G. Rauseo