The Periodic Gaming Table

Last time I arrived at a wish list for the start of my CoC mini campaign.  I will have to design a short introductory investigation to include as much of this list as possible. (This, by the way, is why I am doing this blog.  The thought processes are pretty much what I am going through as I design the investigation, and getting it down helps me organise my thoughts.  I also thought it might be interesting to other GMs to see how I do it.  Please feel free to share your techniques in the comments). The Wish List Last time I came up with what I wanted to include in the first scenario; # using Arkham as a base. # the investigators might not know each other. # they may be from out of town. # something will draw them together and force them to work against a Mythos threat. # they may well be observed in this by someone who later pulls strings and brings other mysteries to their attention. The location of Arkham is easy.  I have the sourcebook (plus umpt...

I'm running Call of Cthulhu again This is a brief look at how I plan to begin a short series of Call of Cthulhu investigations.  I'm trying to be a lot more organised in how I go about things, so this is helping me get my thoughts together for the game. My History with Call of Cthulhu I read H.P. Lovecraft long before there was ever a game based on his works.  In fact, I was introduced to the Mythos by a fellow D&D player when I was in sixth form.  Not surprisingly, elements of the Mythos crept into (infected?) our games back then, but I don't think any of us thought of running games set around Lovecraft's time or in his world. A few years later I was at uni, and one of my home gaming group began entertaining me with letters about his CoC games.  (Dave, we miss you).  It sounded great fun, especially as he presented a lot of them as letters from his character, I don't believe he made it off R'lyeh (Shadows of Yog-Sothoth).  I bought the second ed...