Call of Cthulhu RPG Journal

[Max_Writer]

On June 1, I ran my group through The Madman from the 6th Edition Call of Cthulhu rulebook.  There will be a second session.

Journal Entries are here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2685-the-madman-part-1-1-fires-in-vermont/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2684-the-madman-part-1-2-brattleboro/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2683-the-madman-part-1-3-the-race-to-jenning/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2682-the-madman-part-1-4-trust-and-mistrust/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2681-the-madman-part-1-5-stratton-mountain/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2680-the-madman-part-1-6-the-things-on-the-mountain/

A playlist of the nine videos of the game session is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrSz3cI-ieZDAnaDRQHYnYJ

Investigators were:

John McKeefe (burglar) played by John
Angus Silversmith (prospector) played by Logan
Manfred Donald (stuntman) played by Aaron
Dr. Natalia Polichev (plastic surgeon) played by Nissa
Lionel Hutz (shifty lawyer) played by Bo
Bryan Jones aka James Steel (author/spy) played by James
Clint Everton (former police detective) played by Kyle

[Max_Writer]

I finally typed up one of the scenarios I ran at CaesarCon this year.

The original scenario "With Extreme Prejudice" is for Call of Cthulhu and set in Vietnam in 1969.  The investigators are prisoners from Long Binh Jail, offered an opportunity to have charges dropped if they undertake a secret mission.  The three role playing journal entries for the four-hour session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2688-with-extreme-prejudice-part-1-the-mission/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2687-with-extreme-prejudice-part-2-the-village/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2686-with-extreme-prejudice-part-3-terror-in-the-cave/

The session was also video recorded and a playlist of the session can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDonuZ1W8Vad62tlX29GVdbs

The Investigators were:

Warrant Officer IV Terrance Washington (helicopter commander) played by Josh
Warrant Officer I Darryl Jones (helicopter pilot) played by Lily
Sgt. First Class Desmond Brooks played by Steve
Pvt. First Class Jake Brindle played by Liu
Pvt. First Class Tyrone Johnson played by Nathan
Pvt. First Class Ray Herbert played by Chris

[Max_Writer]

On June 29, I ran the second session of The Madman for Call of Cthulhu with my regular group.  A third session will be played in July.

Role Playing Journals are here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2695-the-madman-part-2-1-new-arrivals/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2694-the-madman-part-2-2-return-to-stratton-mountain/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2693-the-madman-part-2-3-the-body/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2692-the-madman-part-2-4-into-the-shaft/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2690-the-madman-part-2-5-horror-in-the-pit/

The session was also video recording and a playlist of the seven videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDq_CtOf0kuNMWMV8D8C3qM6

The investigators were:

Dr. Natalia Polichev (plastic surgeon) played by Nissa Campbell
Angus Silversmith (prospector) played by Logan Scott
Manfred Donald (stuntman) played by Aaron Scott
Armanno Bertelli (gangster) played by James Brown
Cap'n Gordon Scott (charter boat captain) played by Bo Lewis

[Max_Writer]

I ran the sequel to Leaflet Mission at CaesarCon 2014 back in March (Call of Cthulhu).  Leaflet Mission II explores what happened to the other B-17 Bomber in the leaflet drop over a castle between Munich and Dachau in February of 1945.  The journals for the game can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2701-leaflet-mission-ii-part-1-an-unusual-mission/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2700-leaflet-mission-ii-part-2-horrors-and-home/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2699-leaflet-mission-ii-part-3-escaping-the-ward/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2698-leaflet-mission-ii-part-4-horror-in-the-air/

The Crew of the Big Money were:

Lt. Larry Clark (pilot) played by Scott Wakefield
Lt. Alfred Young (co-pilot) played by Adam Frager
Lt. Barry Peterson (navigator) played by Natalie Wakefield
Lt. Dan Hanson (bombardier) played by Terina Wakefield
Tech. Sgt. Chris Williams (flight engineer) played by Steven Walkup
Master Sgt. Stephen Garbrick (radio operator) played by Christopher Sparks
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Smith (ball turret gunner) played by D.J. Stevenson
Tech. 3rd Grade Curtis Pepper (waist gunner) played by Lily Williams
Sgt. Dennis Lindley (waist gunner) played by Matt Adams
Sgt. Darryl Rivers (tail gunner) played by Josh Smith

[Max_Writer]

I finally got the last game I ran at CaesarCon 2014 written up.  The one-shot Call of Cthulhu scenario called "The Curse of Dudleytown" takes place in Connecticut in 1811.

The journal entries can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2705-the-curse-of-dudleytown-part-1/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2704-the-curse-of-dudleytown-part-2/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2703-the-curse-of-dudleytown-part-3/

The session was also video recorded and the playlist of six videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpMn18NJ1NJpV9S2i3TTHka

Investigators were:

Josh Smith as Aleister McGillicuddy (patent medicine salesman)
Xavier Sparks as Thomas Simmons (teamster)
Steve Walkup as Henry Murphy (teamster)
Scott Wakefield as Father Benjamin Moore (Catholic priest)
Laura McPike as Mary Wright (housewife and mother)
Natalie Wakefied as Samuel Wright (child)

[Max_Writer]

I finally finished "The Madman" for my Call of Cthulhu group, though it turned out different than I expected.  The three journal entries are here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2714-the-madman-part-3-1-horrific-arrangements/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2713-the-madman-part-3-2-police-and-doctors/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2712-the-madman-part-3-3-a-terrible-end/

A video playlist of the seven videos of the game can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoHTQ0eZxADrPEq5RlXxmh5

Investigators were:

Bo Lewis as Cap'n Gordon Scott (charter boat captain)
Logan Scott as Angus Silversmith (prospector)
James Brown as Armanno Bertelli (gangster)
Nissa Campbell as Dr. Natalia Polichev (plastic surgeon)

[Max_Writer]

I ran the next installment in my Call of Cthulhu campaign: a scenario called Homecoming.

Role Playing Journals can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2720-homecoming-part-1-1-coming-of-age-party/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2719-homecoming-part-1-2-the-house-awakens/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2718-homecoming-part-1-3-trapped/

Additionally, video of the game is available.  A playlist of eight videos can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpOyvNSmDwfbB8V82imHoAh

Players were:

Kyle Matheson as Dr. Sir Carl Huxtable (professor)
James Brown as Anthony Bridges (police officer)
Aaron Scott as Manfred Donald (stuntman)
James Williams as Tyler Bryan (private investigator)

[Max_Writer]

I wrote up the Call of Cthulhu game from two weeks ago.  They played the scenario "The Asylum" and the journal entries can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2736-the-asylum-part-1-1-return-to-providence/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2735-the-asylum-part-1-2-suspicions-arise/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2734-the-asylum-part-1-3-making-plans/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2733-the-asylum-part-1-4-research/

Additionally the playlist of seven videos of the game can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpdHoHO4XjTJ2JvdGxSOK7D

Players were:

Nissa Campbell as Natalia Polichev/Natalie Porter (Plastic Surgeon)
James Brown as Anthony Bridges (police officer)
John Forney as John McKeefe (burglar)

[Max_Writer]

Ran a game for a single player two weekends ago, though it was cut short.  The role playing journals for the original scenario "The Haunted Place," session one, can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2743-the-haunted-place-part-1-1-haunted-house/

A playlist of four videos of the game session are here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDqgNRzv40PkdsqJqtcqZsGl

The player:

Caitlin Blackmon as Mary-Jane Holland (researcher)

[Max_Writer]

We played the second session of the "The Asylum" for Call of Cthulhu this past weekend.  Role playing journals can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2751-the-asylum-part-2-1-the-squatters-camp/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2750-the-asylum-part-2-2-injuries-and-police/

Additionally, a playlist of five videos of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDqQoAXRr8gkMgH5UYMIhGr0

Players are:

Nissa Campbell as Natalia Polichev/Natalie Porter (Plastic Surgeon)
James Brown as Anthony Bridges (police officer)
Kyle Matheson as Dr. Sir Carl Huxtable (professor)

[Max_Writer]

We played the third session of the "The Asylum" for Call of Cthulhu this past weekend as part of the ongoing campaign.  Role playing journals can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2770-the-asylum-part-3-1-a-new-plan/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2769-the-asylum-part-3-2-committed/

Additionally, the playlist of nine videos of the session are here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoaxHHgyHoVwfZYoqWCgPFm

Players were:

Kimber Nissa Campbell as Natalie Porter (plastic surgeon/librarian)
James Brown as Officer Anthony Bridges (police officer)
Bo Lewis as Cap'n Gordon Scott (charter boat captain)

[Max_Writer]

We played the fourth session of the Call of Cthulhu scenario "The Asylum" last weekend as part of the ongoing campaign.  The role playing journal for the session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2781-the-asylum-part-4-1-new-allies/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2780-the-asylum-part-4-2-breaking-and-entering/

Additionally, the playlist of six videos of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDqaOjMYHQWQAWMXSW8qMf48

Players were:

Kimber Nissa Campbell as Natalie Porter (plastic surgeon/librarian)
James Brown as Officer Anthony Bridges (uniformed police officer)
Kyle Matheson as Quincy Washington (butler/manservant)
Logan Scott as Ken Blankenship (lumberjack)
Kaitlyn Poole as Jade Hagger (museum curator)
Bo Lewis as Cap'n Gordon Scott (charter boat captain)

[Max_Writer]

We played the fifth session of the Call of Cthulhu scenario "The Asylum" last weekend as part of an ongoing campaign.  Can two of the survivors of the asylum break-in successfully defeat the evil within?  The role-playing journal of the session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2800-the-asylum-part-5-1-the-boy-who-wasnt-a-boy/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2799-the-asylum-part-5-2-return-to-the-asylum/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2798-the-asylum-part-5-3-an-end-of-it/

Additionally, a video playlist of the six videos of the session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoM9Og-h-wJHArEEGxjmrhm

Players were:

Logan Scott as Ken Blankenship (lumberjack)
Kaitlyn Poole as Jade Hagger (museum curator)

[Max_Writer]

Several months after the events of The Asylum, Miss Hagger finds herself hired to investigate The Lonely Point Lighthouse.  She gets some local help before setting off, hoping to debunk the rumors of ghosts there.

The role playing journal for the latest Call of Cthulhu campaign game "The Lonely Point Lighthouse" from Island of Ignorance by Golden Goblin Press can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2827-the-lonely-point-lighthouse-part-1-1-new-london/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2826-the-lonely-point-lighthouse-part-1-2-something-suspicious/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2825-the-lonely-point-lighthouse-part-1-3-the-thing-in-the-wall/

A playlist of six videos of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpimqwsbX7-dPprbSQbaHAi

Players were:

Kaitlyn Poole as Jade Hagger (museum curator/student)
Richard Winzenried as Detective John Wells Sherman (Police Detective)
Nissa Campbell as Charlene Malone (burglar)
Kyle Matheson as Quincy Washington/Joe Green (butler/manservant)

[Max_Writer]

I ran a Call of Cthulhu one-shot at the Appalachian State University Game Club LAN Party Sunday. A small group of investigators try to find out why the owner of a Providence house went mad. I've run The Haunted Place before but the player never finished the game.  Here's what happens when a group of investigators actually follow-through with the investigation.

The role playing journal for the original scenario "The Haunted Place" can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2834-the-haunted-place-part-1-the-house-on-academy-avenue/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2833-the-haunted-place-part-2-investigation-and-return/

A playlist of the eight videos of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoVm5bAikYPTnUhxSphcCxC

Sorry that the camera location was not very good.

Players were:

James Dixon and Kit Howard as Robert Newman (Architect)
Mike Miller as Ronald Sims (Assistant/Bodyguard)
Darian Dixon as Jeremy MacLachlan (Salesman)
Kimber Nissa Campbell as Miss Amanda Carpenter (Teacher)
Elizabeth McCormick as Nurse Anne Helms (Nurse)
Katelyn Hogan as Dr. Malcolm Bitters (Parapsychologist)