OOC: CHAPTER 5 - At Sea

[Job]

Where is the list of classes being given as of 25 sept 1933?

Here's the class list from Sept 22-28.

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[Anatomist]

Where is the list of classes being given as of 25 sept 1933?

Here's the class list from Sept 22-28.

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Player action thread updated

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Player action thread updated

Very good, Anatomist! I'll be updating that thread's results in the near future.

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[Job]

Does Davy Jones look familiar to anyone? This is a question for trivia buffs. I do love this picture. The look on his face is priceless!

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[jrod]

haha that guy looks ridiculous. I also liked the post about the "latrine songs."

[Job]

haha that guy looks ridiculous. I also liked the post about the "latrine songs."

Latrine singing is an ocean-going tradition for unproven explorers.

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[Gomez]

Does Davy Jones look familiar to anyone? This is a question for trivia buffs. I do love this picture. The look on his face is priceless!

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Mr. Allen (Robert Pugh) from Master and Commander: Far Side of the World

[Job]

Yes, exactly Gomez! You have a good memory (or strong Google-fu)!

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[Job]

Something about this queen doesn't look quite right... Well, not to mention the royal baby.

[Mr. Handy]

I just saw your location. I hadn't realized that you're in Philly before! So am I. I'm in Center City. What part of the city are you in?

[Job]

Hello Mr. Handy,

I'm actually about an hour west of Philly in the suburbs, west of King of Prussia towards the Pottstown area. I travel into Philly about once a month for sporting events, plays, concerts, the Art Museum, sometimes taking a class, and whatever, so I'd find it great fun to get together at some time. Let me know if you're interested. I might come down for a Phillies game in May or June.

One of my favorite stores is the Compleat Strategist near King of Prussia. They usually have a Cthulhu item that I'm looking to purchase and also a lot of boardgame expansions. I love that place!

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[Job]

"Well, the sooner I get it cut," says Katie, "the sooner it'll grow back." She waits her turn to be shorn.

That's the spirit!

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[Mr. Handy]

Getting together some time would be awesome! I've heard of the Compleat Strategist, but I don't think I've been there. There haven't been any hobby or gaming stores in Philly that I could find for a long time, and I don't have a local group for tabletop roleplaying. I don't have a car, so I'd have to take SEPTA to get anywhere that isn't within walking distance.

[Job]

Getting together some time would be awesome! I've heard of the Compleat Strategist, but I don't think I've been there. There haven't been any hobby or gaming stores in Philly that I could find for a long time, and I don't have a local group for tabletop roleplaying. I don't have a car, so I'd have to take SEPTA to get anywhere that isn't within walking distance.

OK Mr. Handy, I don't expect to be coming into Philly until perhaps mid-April at the earliest, but I'll plan something out and send you a few options. Perhaps you could take SEPTA to the King of Prussia area and I'll meet you at the nearest train station? Then we can hit the Compleat Strategist and I'll drive you back down into Philly. If you have a favorite restaurant in Philly (nothing fancy or expensive), even a diner or cheesesteak joint, then we can go there upon our return to the city. This'll be a fun diversion!

Feel free to suggest anything that you'd like to add to such an agenda.

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[Seon]

Hey, sorry for being inactive for a while but...whatisthisIdon'teven...

[Job]

Hey, sorry for being inactive for a while but...whatisthisIdon'teven...

*laughs* That depends on what you're looking at, Seon. But yeah, we do have some strange stuff going on.

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[Mr. Handy]

Getting together some time would be awesome! I've heard of the Compleat Strategist, but I don't think I've been there. There haven't been any hobby or gaming stores in Philly that I could find for a long time, and I don't have a local group for tabletop roleplaying. I don't have a car, so I'd have to take SEPTA to get anywhere that isn't within walking distance.

OK Mr. Handy, I don't expect to be coming into Philly until perhaps mid-April at the earliest, but I'll plan something out and send you a few options. Perhaps you could take SEPTA to the King of Prussia area and I'll meet you at the nearest train station? Then we can hit the Compleat Strategist and I'll drive you back down into Philly. If you have a favorite restaurant in Philly (nothing fancy or expensive), even a diner or cheesesteak joint, then we can go there upon our return to the city. This'll be a fun diversion!

Feel free to suggest anything that you'd like to add to such an agenda.

Job.

Sounds good to me. It would have to be during a weekend, since I work during the week. Sometimes I have plans on the weekend, but I'm far more likely to have time free on Sunday than Saturday. I don't know what The Compleat Strategist's hours are, though.

Something else we can add is playing games. I have a huge collection of board games. While most of them can be played solo, they can also usually be played multiplayer and I seldom get the chance. Tabletop roleplaying is also a possibility, though options are limited with just one other player. I don't have much table space (still need a bigger table), but the community room in my building has big enough tables or there's always the floor. I could run a scenario from Monophobia if you haven't read it, as those scenarios were designed for a single player. I'd just need to print it out and find some time to prep and reread it. In addition, I have a PS3 with two controllers and quite a few games.

[Job]

This gives you an idea of the SIZE of the S.S. Gabrielle. THREE of these planes are contained within her tweendecks and lower holds PLUS one other plane and over four hundred 55-gallon drums of fuel, and all other equipment and supplies. Phew!


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[Job]

Sounds good to me. It would have to be during a weekend, since I work during the week. Sometimes I have plans on the weekend, but I'm far more likely to have time free on Sunday than Saturday. I don't know what The Compleat Strategist's hours are, though.

Something else we can add is playing games. I have a huge collection of board games. While most of them can be played solo, they can also usually be played multiplayer and I seldom get the chance. Tabletop roleplaying is also a possibility, though options are limited with just one other player. I don't have much table space (still need a bigger table), but the community room in my building has big enough tables or there's always the floor. I could run a scenario from Monophobia if you haven't read it, as those scenarios were designed for a single player. I'd just need to print it out and find some time to prep and reread it. In addition, I have a PS3 with two controllers and quite a few games.

That will work! Coming on a Sunday is fine. I'm likely to bring along my daughter (she plays Camille in BtMoM) since she loves visiting the Compleat Strategist, so we'll have three players for a boardgame or RPG. I've heard of monophobia, single session CoC scenarios I think, but I don't have it. I'd love to play through one if you're willing to read and prep one! Remember, there's no pressure on you since we won't be visiting for at least a month (or more if you need extra time).

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[Mr. Handy]

Great! Monophobia is a collection of three (excellent) scenarios designed for one player and one Keeper. I've read them (I've even been planning to adapt one or more as a solo adventure that can be played without a Keeper), but I'd need to reread a scenario and print it out from the PDF if I were going to run it. With two players, I'd go for a different one. The Haunting would be ideal, as I'm familiar enough with it, but I don't know if you've already played it. I have four pregens ready to go in case you want to skip character creation in the interest of saving time. I haven't read the other published scenarios I own yet in case I ever get to play them, as I don't want to spoil myself.

I also have a few scenarios of my own creation. I could run you through my first Doctor Who/Call of Cthulhu scenario, The Terror Out of Time, if you haven't read the playthrough in the Hall of Fame. I also created a Stargate scenario called Heart of Stone, as well as a Sanctuary scenario that's a prequel set in 1889 London called Shadows and Fog. I made pregens for both of them. Those scenarios are designed for four or five players, but I can NPC extra characters that aren't picked. They use the CoC rules, but they're not actually Mythos-based (unlike The Terror Out of Time, which is).