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Give yourself those binoculars! You deserve them!

I should be done. I chose the Quick Fire Method, and then added War Service afterwards.

It seems unlikely they served together. Charles was a minor British Army officer, then went to university in England for a couple of years, and then ended up in Arkham around 1922. Charles would like to be an intellectual (though he only knows about pseudo-sciences like Psychoanalysis and the Occult), so he uses his social standing to fraternize with professors and other intellectuals. Perhaps they met in a local salon and swapped war stories on the side.

I have no opinion either way. But as you say, if Blanket takes it, so will I.

HP: 11/11 FP: 10/11 Conditions: Fili walks causally under the hanging laundry along the alley towards the bathhouse. She stops just before she gets to the corner, to get a good look at the back of the bathhouse without being seen. Being casual while stalking prey just isn't in her nature. OOC: Observation 14-

HP: 11/11 FP: 10/11 Conditions: Fili stops at the end of the alley where Emily can see her until the other girl catches up. OOC:

HP: 11/11 FP: 10/11 Conditions: Hearing Emily approach, Fili waits until she can see her and then signals quietly. She puts one finger to her eye, and with the other hand points to the two doors, then nods to Emily, turns, and continues moving quietly and safely down the alley. OOC: Will stop at the opening and take a good look around, if she gets there this turn. I'm thinking that's an Observation 14- roll, because she's trying to not be noticed by anyone or thing.

Did you know that after "Members" you have a folder named "."?

Omnis has started a Blackwater Creek one-shot. Perhaps we all play that through and you run the next one? I worry about neither game getting enough players if both recruit at once.

HP: 11/11 FP: 10/11 Conditions: Rats. Rats have a right to dig in trash and find something to eat. She tries with her expression and body language to give them a live-and-let-live impression: they don't need to run away; she's not going to hurt them or steal their food. Fili stops to look over the pair of doors. Is the dirt in front of them undisturbed? Is there dust and grime in the doorjambs that shows they haven't been opened in a long time? She's wary of walking past these and having someone step out behind her. OOC: Stealth 13- and various PER skills are at 14-. Track and Animal Handling also at 14- Her combination of Animal Empathy and Call of the Wild should let her walk down the alley without alarming the rats.

Option 5 is I guess "quick start." For a one-shot, I don't see the need for a complicated point-buy.

Then you've got your work cut out for you in December! Get cracking!

Charles Avebury When the bombs fall over the trenches you can hear nothing but the bombs. You fall into a stupor, stare into the Void, and sometimes the Void stares back. At those times he saw things he shouldn’t see and things he didn’t believe: a ghostly grim reaper walking the trench tapping victims for the next day, ghouls in no man’s land fighting over human limbs, and the dead standing up to run or shamble away from them. A shell fragment hit him in his gold watch, breaking his wrist, and he was sent back for recovery. The doctor said he was lucky; if it hadn’t hit his watch, it would have torn his hand off. He was declared unfit, no longer able to hold a rifle, and honorably discharged. What do they know. He can hold a rifle just fine, and his only limitation is he can’t lift and carry as well as he used to. Others he knew got off far less lightly, or didn’t come back from the war at all. Back in England, he went to university to study the human mind, to see if he could make the nightmares go away. But his good-but-not-posh accent led the other students to ridicule and ostracize him. He left and moved to Miskatonic in the American colonies. There he found university more expensive than he could afford, but he stayed in the university town and hung out his shingle as “Private Investigator and Confidante”. Sometimes people seeking a PI really just want to talk about their problems, and his schooling and reading was of some use to them. Sometimes the answer to a woman whose husband is cheating on her isn’t to tail him; it’s to make her feel worth something and to help her start a new life away from him. The untrained American ear can’t tell the difference between his accent and posh, plus they admire British accents, so he gets by in educated and high society in Miskatonic. But alone in his house in the evening, if he puts on a record or turns the radio to music, all he hears are the bombs raining down on the trenches. It makes him stare into the Void, and like in the war and not like in England, here in Miskatonic the Void stares back. He still wears his lucky watch. The face and workings are shattered, so of course it isn’t useable as a watch anymore. But he cleaned it up and replaced the glass facing so it’s presentable as jewelry. He owes that watch big time.

System: Charles Avebury Occupation Age Sex Residence Birthplace PI, Confidante 28 Male Arhkam London STR CON POW DEX APP SIZ INT EDU 40 60 80 70 50 60 50 50 20 | 8 30 | 12 40 | 16 35 | 14 25 | 10 30 | 12 25 | 10 25 | 10 Luck SAN HP MP Move 50 73 / 80 12 / 12 x / x 8 Build Damage Bonus Dodge 0 None 55 / 27 / 11 INVESTIGATOR SKILLS Accounting 5 / 2 / 1 Law 40 / 20 / 8 Anthropology 1 / 0 / 0 Library Use 40 / 20 / 8 Appraise 5 / 2 / 1 Listen 60 / 30 / 12 Archaeology 1 / 0 / 0 Locksmith 1 / 0 / 0 Art / Craft 5 / 2 / 1 Mechanical Repair 10 / 5 / 2 Charm 75 / 37 / 15 Medicine 1 / 0 / 0 Climb 20 / 10 / 4 Natural World 10 / 5 / 2 Credit Rating 30 / 15 / 6 Navigate 10 / 5 / 2 Cthulhu Mythos 0 / 0 / 0 Occult 45 / 22 / 9 Disguise 5 / 2 / 1 Operate Heavy Machine 1 / 0 / 0 Dodge 55 / 27 / 11 Persuade 10 / 5 / 2 Drive Auto 20 / 10 / 4 Pilot (Boat) 1 / 0 / 0 Electrical Repair 10 / 5 / 2 Psychology 70 / 35 / 14 Fast Talk 5 / 2 / 1 Psychoanalysis 40 / 20 / 8 Fighting (Brawling) 25 / 12 / 5 Ride 5 / 2 / 1 Firearms (Handgun) 75 / 37 / 15 Science (Forensics) 1 / 0 / 0 Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun) 45 / 22 / 9 Science (Pharmacy) 1 / 0 / 0 First Aid 30 / 15 / 6 Sleight of Hand 10 / 5 / 2 History 5 / 2 / 1 Spot Hidden 75 / 37 / 15 Intimidate 15 / 7 / 3 Stealth 55 / 27 / 11 Jump 20 / 10 / 4 Survival (Sea) 10 / 5 / 2 Language (Other) 1 / 0 / 0 Swim 20 / 10 / 4 Language (English) 50 / 25 / 10 Throw 20 / 10 / 4 Track 10 / 5 / 2 WEAPONS Weapon Skill Damage Range Attacks Ammo Malf Unarmed 25 / 12 / 5 1d3 - 1 - - 30.06 Rifle 45 / 22 / 9 2d6+4 110 1 1 100 .45 Pistol 75 / 37 / 15 1d10+2 15 yards 1 (3) 7 100 War Service Because of the war, Charles is immune to San loss from corpses and gross injuries. His left wrist is scarred and not all that strong and flexible. He is likely to go unresponsive if explosions go off in succession, especially so in high-occult areas. Gear & Posessions POSSESSIONS Notebook; Fountain Pen; Pencil; Pocket Knife; Flashlight; Mirror; Silk Gloves; Handkerchiefs; Cloth Evidence Bags .45 Automatic Pistol; Box of 100 .45 Short Rounds 30.06 Bolt-Action Rifle, Box of 25 30.06 Long Rounds

It might be too soon to choose professions... The default is still rolling for characteristics. Unless Omnis would prefer one of the other options on p48. I'd prefer the simple Option 5, myself. Saves rolling and is quicker than full point-buy.