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: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 28, 2010, 01:53:36 PM
I'll start the list, feel free to add.


Whoever is running the game makes mention of your characters being archeologists.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: clockworkjoe April 28, 2010, 02:04:11 PM
You fail a Spot Hidden check while spelunking.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Tadanori Oyama April 28, 2010, 02:12:17 PM
Your playing in a laundry room with the windows painted shut.

The Keeper reviews your sheet and askes if you might want to add some points into "Dodge".

The Book of Unremitting Horror is keeping out the side of the keeper's screen.

The Keeper askes the next roll be made in the open.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 28, 2010, 02:19:37 PM
One character sees something and has to make a SAN check.  Then the keeper makes everyone else make a roll to see if they didn't see what the other player just saw.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Dogfish April 28, 2010, 02:28:08 PM
The Keeper smiles when you fail a roll.

The Keeper smiles when you succeed a roll.

The Keeper smiles.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 28, 2010, 02:33:08 PM
The Keeper says something about the color yellow and makes mention of a king in the same sentence.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Dawnsteel April 28, 2010, 02:54:49 PM
You sit down at the gaming table and your GM says, "Hey guys, we're playing some Call of Cthulhu tonight."
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 28, 2010, 02:58:59 PM
You sit down at the gaming table and your GM says, "Hey guys, we're playing some Call of Cthulhu tonight."

lol nice
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Tadanori Oyama April 28, 2010, 03:26:36 PM
You get a package in the mail from an uncle you've never heard of before.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 28, 2010, 03:34:19 PM
The keeper tells you that you are on a ship that scheduled to sail towards Antarctica.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: rayner23 April 28, 2010, 05:10:45 PM
Ross asks you to make a spot hidden check. It's a sure sign that you'll see something fucked up. It's never something simple.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: clockworkjoe April 28, 2010, 06:19:40 PM
You make a spot hidden check in a game I'm running  8)
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 06:49:08 PM
Your character wakes up in the morning.

You hear "Fhtagn"

You see shadows

You see lights

You see animals

You don't see animals

You hear animals

You don't hear animals
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Dogfish April 28, 2010, 06:50:10 PM
You arrive at a house to find your host/family member murdered.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 06:51:21 PM
You arrive at a house to find everyone all happy and no one is killed.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Tadanori Oyama April 28, 2010, 06:54:20 PM
Your characters are arriving someplace they've never been before because someone they know has vanished or died.

On a visit to a place you've never been before because someone you know has vanished or died, you encounter other individuals, whom you would never normally interact with, who are also in this place because someone they know/knew (possibly the same person you know/knew) has vanished or died.

You start jerking off in a Vietnam military plane filled with other dudes waiting to make an air drop.

Adam Scott Glancy is not present but his notes are.

Blair Reynolds has an idea on how to solve the current problem.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 06:57:31 PM
Your party walks out into a street.....

: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: clockworkjoe April 28, 2010, 06:57:59 PM
You read the book

You don't read the book

You're asked if you want to live forever

You're prevented from getting any firearms or explosives whatsover

You're allowed to take whatever guns and explosives you can carry

: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Tadanori Oyama April 28, 2010, 06:58:49 PM
Your party walks out into a street.....

Come on, now your not even trying to echo cliches. What horrible thing happened to your CoC character when they walked into a street? (Please note: this is a beautiful set up question, do not waste it).
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 07:00:03 PM
We had two choices, one was to stay inside a house after hearing a creepy noise from the basement, the other was to get the hell out.

We decided to get the hell out, and it was only slightly worse than staying in the house.

Needless to say, most of us died or went insane.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Tadanori Oyama April 28, 2010, 07:01:53 PM
We decided to get the hell out, and it was only slightly worse than staying in the house.

So what happened?
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 07:04:08 PM
Cultists controlling the thing that was inside the house weren't alone.

I can't remember exactly what the things were, I think they were Shoggies.

Our Gm had fun with us that day.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Tadanori Oyama April 28, 2010, 07:19:59 PM
You discover that the air vents, conveniently, are large enough to be crawled around in.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 07:41:07 PM
You discover a hole and the GM says "It is too small for anything living to go through"
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Dogfish April 28, 2010, 07:53:19 PM
You hear a voice but don't see the speaker.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 07:56:05 PM
You hear a voice, and realize it's coming from your body, but it's not you making the sound.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Charlie72 April 28, 2010, 09:14:53 PM
You find a tunnel inside a house.

You find a tunnel inside a mausoleum.

You find a tunnel inside another tunnel.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: clockworkjoe April 28, 2010, 09:27:46 PM
the call is coming from your other personality
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 09:43:58 PM
You have another personality.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Setherick April 28, 2010, 10:19:39 PM
Someone in your party starts carrying a stick of dynamite with a short fuse.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 10:54:02 PM
Someone in your family mentions they specialize in explosives at all.

A black cat crosses your path

A black cat doesn't cross your path.

Cthulhu appears.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: nbneil April 28, 2010, 11:10:00 PM
The keeper says, "I'm sure nothing bad will happen."

The keeper says a word with more consonants than an eastern European can driver.

You get in a cab driven by Steve Jones.

The keeper asks if you brought an every day, ordinary item with you.

The keeper asks how much sanity you have left.

You play call of cthulhu.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 28, 2010, 11:12:11 PM
While making a character you think. "He's not going to be that evil."

When you make a character you try and make one based around a fictional character. Let me tell you now, Sherlock Holmes does not do well in this system. God, if I had a nickel for how many times I just managed to avoid going insane... I'd have about 20 cents, because I didn't get lucky enough on my last roll.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Boyos April 29, 2010, 01:04:12 AM
I wont lie, I did not read all of them if this has already been posted im sorry.

The guy in your plane starts to masterbate!
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Dogfish April 29, 2010, 04:13:15 AM
You arrive at a house but everyone bar the party is in robes.

The Keeper advises you write up two characters.

The Keeper mentions there will be plenty of ways to introduce a new investigator into the game.

You have to roll any die bar a d100 and roll low.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Seejo Crux April 29, 2010, 10:23:38 AM
"I eat the hamburger."
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 29, 2010, 11:22:39 AM
Ross tells you that you think you did a good job packing your parachute.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 29, 2010, 12:47:18 PM
The keeper uses the words "You don't notice anything" and not "There isn't anything"
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 29, 2010, 12:58:49 PM
The keeper says "Okay guys I made pre gens for this game, and your characters are all students at Miskatonic University."
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Bronnen April 29, 2010, 01:06:21 PM
The keeper asks "are you sure?" at any point in the game.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Kroack April 29, 2010, 06:12:18 PM
The keeper says it's undodgeable.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ThnJonWasAZmbie April 30, 2010, 01:52:45 PM
Your investigator, for some reason recognizes the word R'lyeh.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Charlie72 May 02, 2010, 12:18:32 AM
When you have the opion to go in rooms labeled "Secret Research: Administrator only" "TanK" and "Entrance to Heaven"

: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: Vega Baby May 02, 2010, 12:32:05 AM
When you have the opion to go in rooms labeled "Secret Research: Administrator only" "TanK" and "Entrance to Heaven"



When you've whittled down the choices, and "Entrance to Heaven" is the only option left.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: baphometaten May 19, 2010, 04:53:25 PM
You walk into a Library.

Or just simply.  Your playing CoC.  It doesnt matter your character is F'd.

This past Halloween our GM decided to run a CoC meets War of the Worlds session.  It was pretty much predetermined that we weren't making it out of the game alive.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: clockworkjoe May 21, 2010, 02:32:59 AM
Q: How many Call of Cthulhu Investigators does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: ALL OF THEM! NEVER SPLIT THE PARTY

-MiB from the DG email list
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ristarr May 21, 2010, 06:34:09 AM
Ross says "Hey, I was talking with Scott Glancy ..."
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ShotgunSurgeon May 21, 2010, 07:22:15 AM
The Keeper asks you to make an Idea check.

The Keeper asks you to make a Luck check.

The Keeper allows you to acquire a super badass helicopter and a crazy wetworks specialist.

Your character is on loan to DG from the CIA or other agency.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: ristarr May 21, 2010, 10:55:14 AM
The crazy wetworks specialist the GM gave you won't admit he needs glasses and has a grenade launcher.
: Re: Hints that something bad is going to happen to your characters in CoC
: clockworkjoe May 21, 2010, 02:09:07 PM
 8)