1439 Call of Cthulhu

Chalkline's Hundred Years War CoC game, set in 1439 Brittany Recruitment

Player Characters

• Pierre de Malavieille, Languedoc Knight, played by Mandacaru

• Simeon Steinmetz, Prussian sapper, played by mortmere

• Alain de la Piscine Noir, Breton Merchant, played by MonsterMash

• New PC#4, Occupation, played by Player

• New PC#5, Occupation, played by Player

• New PC#6, Occupation, played by Player

ChalkLine's Rules

Character Generation. PC generation is basically as per Call of Cthulhu version 6, with the following changes;

Stats;

• STR: 3D6
• CON: 3D6
• SIZ: 2D6+6
• INT: 2D6+6
• POW: 3D6
• DEX: 3D6
• APP: 3D6
• EDU: 1D6 for commoners, 2D6 educated laity/clerks, 3D6 for specialist laity/clerks

Skill points are EDUx20 and INTx10, and can be allotted to any skill. However, there is a skill cap of 80%. A PC with a 1d6 EDU has a 20 skill point Bonus. The bonus for 2d6 EDU is 5 skill points.

Skill bases percentages;

Languages: Native: INTx5% Second: EDUx3% Third: EDUx2% Fourth: EDUx1%.

(Note, a PC learns a language in a particular dialect. The dialects of France are;

   * Language isolate:
         o Basque
   * Celtic language:
         o Breton
   * Germanic languages:
         o Alsatian (Elsässerdeutsch)
         o West Flemish dialect of Dutch
         o Lorraine Franconian
   * Romance languages:
         o Catalan
         o Corsican (Corsu)
         o Franco-Provençal
               + Bressan
               + Dauphinois
               + Forèzien
               + Jurassien
               + Lyonnais
               + Savoyard
         o Occitan language (also Lenga d'òc, Langue d'oc):
               + Vivaroalpenc
               + Auvergnat
               + Gascon
                     # Bearnese (Béarnais)
                     # Landese (Landais)
               + Languedocien
               + Limousin
               + Nissart (Niçois or Nissart)
               + Provençal
         o Oïl language family:
               + Bourguignon-Morvandiau
               + Champenois
               + Franc-Comtois
               + French
               + Gallo
               + Lorrain
               + Norman
               + Picard
               + Poitevin
               + Saintongeais
               + Walloon

Dialects of the same language groups are understood at no penalty. Dialects in other language groups are intelligible at three quarters skill.)

• Accounting: 1%
• Anthropology: 1%
• Archaeology: 1%
• Art
  • (Artistic area): 5%
• Astronomy: 1%
• Bargain: 15%
• Biology: 1% (Keeper permission only)
• Chemistry: 1%
• Climb: 40%
• Conceal: 15%
• Craft
  • (Craft area): 5%
• Credit Rating: 5% (Poor), 15% (Commoner), 25% (Bourgeoisie), 35% (Gentry), 50% (Nobility/Peerage)
• Cthulhu Mythos: None at character generation
• Computer Use: N/A
• Disguise: 1%
• Dodge: DEX x2%
• Drive Wagon: 15%
• Electrical Repair: N/A
• Electronics: N/A
• Fast Talk: 15%
• First Aid: 30%
• Geology: 1%
• Hide: 10%
• History: 5%
• Jump: 25%
• Law: 1%
• Library Use: 1% (Literate only)
• Listen: 25%
• Locksmith: 1%
• Martial Arts: 1%
• Mechanical Repair: 10%
• Medicine: 1% (Literate only)
• Natural History: 10%
• Navigate: 10%
• Occult: 10%
• Operate Heavy Machinery: N/A
• Persuade: 15%
• Pharmacy: 1%
• Photography: N/A
• Physics: N/A
• Pilot (Sail Boat or Row Boat only): 5%
• Psychology: 5%
• Ride: 20%
• Sneak: 10%
• Spot Hidden: 25%
• Swim: 1%
• Throw: 25%
• Track: 10%

• Weapons
• Hand to hand
  • Fist: 25%
  • Kick: 15%
  • Head Butt: 10%
  • Grapple: 25%
• Axe
  • One Handed Axe/Hammer
  • Two Handed Axe/Hammer
    • Poll Axe/Hammer
• Club
  • One Handed Club/Mace
  • Two Handed Club/Mace
• Flail
  • One Handed Flail
  • Two Handed Flail
• Spear
  • One Handed Spear
  • Two Handed Spear
• Sword
  • Dagger/Short Sword
  • One Handed Sword
  • Two Handed Sword
• Gunpowder weapons.
  • Artillery
    • Bombard: 1%
    • Siege Gun: 1%
    • Field Gun: 1%
  • Hand Guns
    • Arquebus: 30%