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Making your investigator:
First fill in the background questions.
You can use the Byakhee program to create your character
or you can follow the instructions in the bottom of the page.
The Byakhee is the best character making program I have ever seen!
You can download it at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/4173/byakhee.html
What you need to download.
1. Byakhee 3.01(408K)
2. Sheet Back for Call of Cthulhu (2K)
3. Call of Cthulhu 5.5 Rulebook
4. 1920s Investigator Companion
5. Dreamlands
6. Loads of Rulebooks
For portraits, have a look at silent-movies.com
Just select the investigator wizard with 1920s Investigator Companion. roll the stats as many time you like. You can change between CON, STR, APP, DEX, and POW (roll of 3d6) and between INT and SIZ (roll of 2d6+6).
Making it manually
Investigator Name: _______________
Occupation: _________________
Colleges, Degrees: _________________
Birthplace: _______________
Mental Disorders: ________________
Sex: __Age: ___
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Step 1 the stats
| STR: __ |
DEX: __ |
INT: __ |
Idea: __ |
| CON: __ |
APP: __ |
POW: __ |
Luck: __ |
| SIZ: __ |
SAN: __ |
EDU: __ |
Know: __ |
| 99-Cthulhu Mythos: 99 |
Damage Bonus: _____ |
roll:
3d6 for CON, STR, APP, DEX, and POW
2d6 +6 for INT and SIZ
3d6 +3 for edu
SAN = POW * 5
repeat the step 1 three times and choose the best.
STR = strength
DEX = dexterity
INT = intelligence
CON = constitution
APP = Appearance
POW = power (mental and magical)
SIZ = size
SAN = sanity at the start
EDU = education
Step 2 More characteristicsIDEA = INT * 5
LUCK = POW * 5
KNOW = EDU * 5
STR + SIZ = Damage bonus
02 to 12 = -1D6
13 to 16 = -1D4
eerr... I will write these later....
Step X the ProfessionChoose one of the following: (there are more in the Byakhee program)
if the profession you want is not in this list, e-mail me and I try to make something up...
Antiquarian
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Artist
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Athlete
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Author
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Clergyman
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Criminal
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Dilettante
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Doctor of medicine
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Engineer
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Entertainer
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Farmer/Woodsman
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Foot soldier
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Hobo
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Journalist
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Lawyer
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Military commander
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Missionary
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Musician
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Parapsychologist
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Police detective
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Police patrolman
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Private investigator
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Professor
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Revolutionary
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You will get points to your skills depending on your profession. E-mail me your profession and I tell you what skills you get.
You will get EDU * 20 points as your professional skills and INT * 10 as hobby points. Devide the points to your skills.
here are all the skills
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| Accounting 10% |
Anthropology 1% |
Archaeology 1% |
| Astronomy 1% |
Bargain 5% |
Biology 1% |
| Chemistry 1% |
Climb 40% |
Conceal 15% |
| Credit Rating 15% |
Cthulhu Mythos 0% |
Disguise 1% |
| Dodge 8% |
Drive Auto 20% |
Electrical Repair 10% |
| Fast Talk 5% |
First Aid 30% |
Geology 1% |
| Handgun 20% |
Hide 10% |
History 20% |
| Hypnotism 1% |
Jump 25% |
Law 5% |
| Library Use 25% |
Listen 25% |
Locksmith 1% |
| Machine Gun 15% |
Martial Arts 1% |
Mechanical Repair 20% |
| Medicine 5% |
Natural History 10% |
Navigate 10% |
| Occult 5% |
Operate Hvy. Machine 1% |
Persuade 15% |
| Pharmacy 1% |
Photography 10% |
Physics 1% |
| Pilot 1% |
Pilot Boat 1% |
Psychoanalysis 1% |
| Psychology 5% |
Ride 5% |
Rifle 25% |
| Shotgun 30% |
Sneak 10% |
Spot Hidden 25% |
| Submachine Gun 15% |
Swim 25% |
Throw 25% |
| Track 10% |
Fist/Punch 50% |
Head Butt 10% |
| Kick 25% |
Grapple 25% |
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