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The SAN characteristic served only to set starting Sanity points and is no longer recorded as a characteristic.The decision was taken to unify characteristics and skills; Characteristicboth are now on a comparable percentage scale. Navigate, Science (Geology), Spot Hidden, any one Oil companies hire many trained geologists. Download PDF Join Telegram Thousands of similar and other books are available on Telegram Channel. Normally, the deprogrammer likely to betray the dilettantes true characteris hired by relatives of an individual, who has and/or interests.joined some form of cult, in order to breakthem free (usually by kidnapping) and then sub- Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + APP x 2ject them to psychological techniques to free them of theirassociation (conditioning) with the cult. 78chapter 4: occupationsElected Official EntertainerPopularly elected officials enjoy prestige commensurate This occupation might include clown, singer, dancer, come-with their position. another expert; conducting testing; researching an item.Anthropology (01%) Sample Consequences of failing a Pushed roll: acciden- tally ruining the item in question; bringing the item to theEnables the user to identify and understand an individuals attention of other people, leading to its theft; activatingway of life through observation. In the 1920s the profession is made illegal by the Prohi- Skills: Dodge, Fighting (Brawl), First Aid, two inter- bition Act; however, theres no shortage of work for a bar- personal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or tender, as someone has to serve the drinks in the speakeasies Persuade), Listen, Psychology, Stealth. Credit Rating: 920Drifter Suggested Contacts: Customers, businesses, law en-As opposed to someone who is poverty-stricken, the drifters forcement and general street level life.wandering life is chosen, perhaps compensating for a social,philosophical or economic lack, or perhaps taken due to a Skills: Accounting, Drive Auto, Listen, one interpersonaldesire to break free of societal constraints. The quickstart rules are what you want, but while it's free, grab the Delta Green Agent book. In addi- Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) tion, amateur and post-professional boxers and wrestlers can sometimes be found making a living from illegal bare- Credit Rating: 2050 knuckle fights, usually arranged by organized crime gangs or entrepreneurial locals. See Disguise (page @@).Cobbler Cook DancerFine Art Forgery Morris DancerOpera Singer Painter & Decorator PhotographerPotter Sculptor WriterWoodworkMany of these examples are skills directly linked to a pro- Fine Art (05%): The artist is accomplished in the art offession, but the skill may just be a leisure pursuit. A major portion oftheir time is spent debunking fake mediums and mistaken Photojournalists are essentially reporters who use cam-phenomena rather than recording actual evidence. No For example: Harveys player chooses the key connection, game penalty or advantage exists for one country or culture Uncle Theodores archaeological artifacts. Money frees the dilettante to be eccentric andDeprogramming is the act of persuading outspoken. Cowboys work the ranges and ranches of the West.Computer Programmer/ Some own their own ranches, however many areTechnician/Hacker simply hired where and when work is available. Suggested Contacts: IT workers, specialized Internet web communities, political groups, criminal enter- Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4 prises.Credit Rating: 960 Skills: Computer Use, Electrical Repair, Electronics,Suggested Contacts: Church hierarchy, local congrega- Library Use, Spot Hidden, one interpersonal skill tions, community leaders. Just add Call of Cthulhu Keeper Handbook of danielsalveson to My Favorites. The notion of exile has real power in such a setting. The Keepermay introduce other skills depending on the setting and pe-riod; for example, if one were to set a game in the far futureon an alien planet then various new skills might be devised.Skill SpecializationsSome broad skills are broken into specializations. (Brawl), Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun), First Aid, Intimidate, Listen, Stealth, Throw, Sleight of Hand, This option can be used in combination with any other Spot Hidden, Survival.method. Suggested Contacts: Union members, trade-relevant Christian and Islamic proselytizers and Buddhist and specialists. All armed services have es- (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate or Persuade), any twotablished officer training programs that may include univer- other skills as personal or era specialties.sity educationin the U.S. most major universities providecadet training programs, allowing simultaneous training for Mountain Climberthe military while attending school. Other editors specialize in fashion, sports or some other area. for accommodation, food or incidental travelprofession. Otherwise, figure yourinvestigators wealth according to their Credit Rating score.260, chapter 10: referencefitting. a country estate, a rented meal from almost nothing, refined palate). Check all flipbooks from danielsalveson. The place you were happiest in your life (e.g. Use thetables on pages @@@@ for inspiration. Getting noticed is hard and thengetting a recording contract is also difficult. with criminal experience. humanity. Call of Cthulhu 7e - Investigator Handbook (Pre-Release) (2014) (Ingles). you didnt step up and help them when you had the chance). Also see Criminal: Bootlegger/Thug. Author [Lovecraftian] Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or POW x 2) As distinct from the journalist, the author uses words to define and explore the human condition, especially the Credit Rating: 950 range of human emotions. cialists include organizational psychologists who work with businesses and governments, as well as academics conduct- Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4 ing research or teaching psychology. 4. Film Star Acrobat Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + APP x 2 Acrobats may be either amateur Credit Rating: 2090 athletes competing in Suggested Contacts: Film industry, media critics, writers. Doctors may also serve as part- or full-time Medical Ex- aminers, conducting autopsies and signing death certificates for the city, county or state. However, certain life S Deduct 1D10 from SAN.experiences may also benefit or hinder investigators. Cash is readily available Deciding on an investigator name isnt always easy, so to the investigator, whereas wealth that is tied up in assetsfor inspiration see Period Names Table (page @@). The grave of a significant person. Consider useful tems that would normally go with your investigators occupation. Stealth, any one other skill as personal or era specialty. Some are mainly office-based, working telephones toSailor contact potential clients, while others travel between com- munities to sell their wares door-to-door.Sailors may be military or commercial. for their fame, their beauty, their work). Most musicians Credit Rating: 965are poor and do not get noticed, eking a living by playingsmall venues as often as they can. Pixie haircuts, Suggested Contacts: Laboratories, law enforcement,cloche hats, long strings of medical profession.beads and gowns slit high upthe side are de rigueur. A non-player character (NPC) in the game. with abundant domestic help (butler, servants,Credit Rating skill be- Any transport possessed will be cheap and cleaner, gardener, etc.). miliar with earthly magicthe secrets of Mythos magic are unknown to them, save in tantalizing hints referencedMusician in ancient books.May perform in an orchestra, group or solo, with any instru- Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4ment you care to think of. Many their experiences as junior officers and ordinary patrolmen.aviators learned to fly during the Great War and as a resultstill hold commissions as officers in the Army, Navy, Ma- The uniformed police officer is employed by cities andrines, or Coast Guard. Suggested Contacts: Booksellers, community groups, specialist researchers. expensive suit, false ID, brass knuckles). 65Chapter FourOccupations Any magazine-cover hack can splash paint around wildly and call it a nightmare or a Witches' Sabbath or a portrait of the devil, but only a great painter can make such a thing really scare or ring true. Suggested Contacts: The film and television industries,Stuntman various explosive and pyrotechnic firms, actors and directors.The film and television industry employs stuntmen andwomen to simulate falls from buildings, car crashes and Skills: Climb, Dodge, Electrical Repair or Mechanicalother catastrophes. Everything in the story is open to the Keeper to do with as he or she desires, except for the investigators key con- 5. Number in brackets denotes maximum number of shots that may be fired in one round.Common in Era: denotes availability by era. Credit Rating: 50-90. S Add 60 bonus skill points divided amongst any of The following experience packages are optional and aplayer may only take one with their Keepers permission. There is always risk from either Diving, Drive Automobile, Pilot (any),in the performance of all stunt work, and health and safety Ride.is a key element. Psychoanalysis, Psychology, any two other skills as academic, era or personal specialties. as a pushed roll, but only if they can justify to the Keeper what their investigator is doing to gain a second and final Certain skills embody a wide range of knowledge, such attempt (see Call of Cthulhu Rulebook).as Art and Craft, Fighting, Firearms and Science, allowinginvestigators to specialize in narrower avenues of learning. life and soul of the party, entertaining 6. enforcement. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 4 Those who choose this path are unusually sympatheticto the notion of invisible mystical powers and in validat- Credit Rating: 930ing that belief to the satisfaction of physical scientists. An occupation ties together a cluster of skills. You may never 3. You 25 5do not have to write all of the half and fifth values on the 30 6investigator sheet, however weve found that doing so speeds 35 7up play, especially when players are asked to make a roll and 40 8announce the level of success. Driver Skills: First Aid, Medicine, Other Language (Latin), Psychology, Science (Biology and Pharmacy), any Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) two other skills as academic or personal specialties. In some cases you may not with, their income level and who they need all eight skills to adequately represent the occupation; are likely to know. Occupation Skill Points: EDU x 2 + (DEX x 2 or STR x 2) Many origins are given for the name flapperit most Credit Rating: 930 likely dates back to the early years of the 1920s, when it became fashionable to wear rubber galoshes left unbuckled Suggested Contacts: Local bank, local Politicians, state to flap while walking: however it equally could derive from agricultural department. This is their key connection: the one thing above all else that gives meaning 3. conservative, socialist, liberal). modern times this may stem to illegal phone taps, computer hacking and other covert surveillance. (i) (Flail) 2 One Use $0.50/$3 Live Wire, Throw - 1920s, Modern220-volt charge Throw 1 - $25/$150 Mace Spray* Fighting - Rare (Spear) 1 - $1/$25 Nunchaku Throw - 1920s,Modern 1 - $30/$75 Rock, Thrown Fighting Shuriken (i) (sword) Spear (cavalry lance)* Spear, Thrown (i) Sword, heavy (cavalry saber) 251, investigator's handbookHand-to-Hand Weapons, continuedName Skill Damage Base Uses per Bullets Cost 20s/ Malfunction Common in Range Round in Gun Modern Era (Mag)Sword, medium Fighting 1D6+1+DB Touch 1 $15/$100 - 1920s, Modern (rapier, heavy (Sword) 1D6+DB Touch 1 - $25/$100 - 1920s, Modern epee)(i) Fighting 1D3+stun Touch 1 - Sword, (Sword) 1D3+stun 15 feet 1 -/$200 97 Modernlight(sharpened 1D8+half STR STR yards 1 Varies _/$400 95 Modern fencing foil, Fighting 3 $2/$4 -sword cane) (i) (Brawl) - RareTaser (contact)* Firearms (Handgun) Taser (dart) ThrowWar BoomerangWood Axe (i) Fighting 1D8+2+DB Touch 1 - $5/$10 - 1920s, Modern (Axe)Rifles(i)*, see also Assault RiflesName Skill Damage Base Range Uses per Bullets in Cost 20s/ Malfunc- Common in Round Gun (Mag) Modern tion Era.58 Spring- Firearms 1D10+4 60 yards $25/$350 95 Rarefield Rifle (rifle) 1D6+1 30 yards 1/4 1 2D6 50 yards Musket Firearms 1D8+1D6+3 80 yards 1 6 $13/$70 99 1920S, .22 (rifle) 2D6+1 20 yards 2D6+4 110 yards 1 ModernBolt-Action Firearms 2D6+1 90 yards Rifle (rifle) 2D6+4 110 yards 1/3 6 $19/$150 98 1920s, 1/3 .30 Lever- Firearms 2D6+4 110 yards Modern Action (rifle) 1 Carbine 2D6+4 110 yards 1 (2) 1 $20/$200 100 1920s Firearms.45 Martini- (rifle) 2D8+4 110 yards 1 1 $200 88 1920sHenry Rifle 3D6+4 100 yards Firearms 1 8 $400 100 WWII, Col. 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