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Making good Call of Cthulhu investigators
I’ve been running a lot of Call of Cthulhu over the last few years on my Discord server The Other Games. Although I sometimes offer pregens for one-shots, I’ve also offered players plenty of opportunities to roll new characters for themselves. The results have been mixed and this is a short piece with advice on…
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Mothership: Another Bug Hunt
Greta Base Terraforming Colony went dark six weeks ago. The company sent a dropship with marines and supporting android to investigate. Their mission: rendesvous with 2nd Lt Kaplan, clear the area of hostiles and retrieve the samples from Dr. Edem.
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Under the Shadow: The Great Tree
After rescuing Simmerah, the party head deeper into the forest towards the Great Tree. At night, they leave Simmerah with the horses and make the remaining distance on foot. Shimmering lights like thousands of fireflies illuminate the majestic tree. By its outsized trunk, Cat and Gryff spot the shadowed outline of a person. Approaching closer,…
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Ragged Hollow: Mount Mourn
As the party from Ragged Hollow follows the trail towards Mount Mourn, Rodwig the seasoned elf knight shares with them the story of his previous adventuring party…
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Traveller: Rescue of the Galatea
The crew of the PMM Garishi have a down cycle to relax after their endeavour checking the monitoring bouys around the planet Pcias. No-Haa retreats to his state room to brush up on his mechanics. His door intercom goes and its Twiggy looking for someone to play games with her. No-Haa dismisses her curtly, uninterested…
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Under the Shadow: The Forest Altar
Fresh from the victory over the ogre, the party follow the sound of the lamentations of an elf to the north. Up ahead, Cat wakes up after a most disturbing encounter the night before. Hearing familiar voices she calls out to the party and they are reunited. The night of the banquet, a wine-drunk Cat…
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Ragged Hollow: To the Bleak Mountains
After the worrying news of the wailing ghost put a dampner on the orphan Percy’s hopes to claim his new mansion, Lorgar the forester suggests they return to the town square so he can refill his waterskin. They find a putrid smell lingers around it, strongest near the remnants of the water in the bucket.
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Under the Shadow: Into the Forest
The day after the banquet, the party find horses and provisions ready for them to head eastwards. No one remark on Nox’s new plain-looking spear slung around his back. A House Crowthorn steward informs them that Cat has unfortunately fallen ill and will have to join them later. Saddling up, they are soon crossing the…
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Traveller: The New Crew
After the last crew of the search and rescue ship the Gerishi left in dubious circumstances, Pcias Station command looked for a new team to take over….
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Forming Groups in 2025
A bit of a long post but here are my thoughts & advice on forming groups to play RPGs in 2025. Its something I absolutely love to do. I enjoy playing different things and meeting new people. Especially when they’re new to the hobby. Its a golden age to be a GM.
