October 11, 2021

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

1 hour

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

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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/

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October 11, 2021

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

1 hour

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/

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