Series 44.1 - Call of Cthulhu with James Coquillat [Chaosium Stream of Chaos] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 44, everyone! This series, we welcome James Coquillat, member of the Chaosium Digital Content team and cast member of the Stream of Chaos, to discuss Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition), a game of investigation and cosmic horror, from Chaosium, Inc! This episode we learn about the game, its robust history, and begin creating our characters! Announcements: Iron Edda Reforged Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/iron-edda-reforged-season-one One Shot Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg COVID-19 Vaccines CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: James Coquillat Twitter: https://twitter.com/robopelican Website: https://jamescoquillat.com/ Twitch (Stream of Chaos): https://www.twitch.tv/chaosiuminc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChaosiumInc Games discussed this episode: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium Inc Website: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chaosium_Inc Keeper Rulebook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3oP35WB Keeper Rulebook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150997/Call-of-Cthulhu-7th-Edition--Keepers-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Investigator’s Handbook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iPlZc5 Investigator's Handbook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/167631/Call-of-Cthulhu-Investigator-Handbook-7th-Edition?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:10 - Introductions 00:05:23 - What's in a game? 00:10:03 - What sort of tools do we need to play Call of Cthulhu? 00:12:34 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore best? 00:14:01 - What do characters do in this game? 00:15:18 - What makes Call of Cthulhu unique? 00:21:12 - History of Call of Cthulhu 00:27:47 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Characteristics 00:28:42 - Skill mechanics 00:31:48 - Sanity 00:33:53 - Let's make some people! 00:34:28 - Generating characteristics 00:37:40 - Characteristics - Strength, Consititution and Dexterity 00:39:28 - Characteristics - Appearance and Power 00:41:35 - Characteristics - Size 00:42:50 - Characteristics - Intelligence and Education 00:44:40 - Basic overview of the character 00:46:03 - Background Tables! - Ideology 00:47:21 - Significant People 00:49:46 - Call to Action 00:54:47 - Credits 00:56:42 - Show Blurbs - A Horror Borealis Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-441-call-of-cthulhu-with-james-coquillat-chaosium-stream-of-chaos-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Loose Pipes (Loopable) by Dave Deville Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8255-loose-pipes-loopable- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Summer Swing 2018 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3160-summer-swing-2018 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices