Character Selection, Creation, and Discussion

[Bosco]

Hello.

[Mr. Handy]

Welcome aboard, Ryan! I'll get you set up over the next few hours tonight so you can start playing. In the meantime, remember not to read any threads that your characters are not in. If you already have, pretend you don't know what was in them. You've got Simone Dawkins and Keith Deeds now, and I'll send you their secrets a bit later. Once you receive them, you can start posting in the IC threads.

For Simone Dawkins, you can read The Tower and then the part of Up Top up to about 2/5 of the way through the page (the last time I mentioned the tower roof - the timestamp on that post was 5:18 AM GMT on March 4). I left her in the same thread as Kathryn after Syrinx started playing her since she was an NPC, but I really should split her off now. I'll create a new thread for her later. If you've already read past that point, just disregard what you saw there. Remember that Simone doesn't know what's going on with Kathryn and vice versa.

For Keith Deeds, you can read Enter the Rough Riders and then Iroquois Down.

[ryansommer]

Mr. Handy,
Now that I am familier with how the game is played, would it be possible for me to pick up two other characters to play?
If so, I'll take Sally the Traveling Nurse from the Under section, and Jenny Cooper from also the Under section.

[Mr. Handy]

You may pick up one or two more characters, and both Sally and Jenny are good characters who are still available. They've also both been in the story from the beginning, so you'd really need to have read the first two chapters to play them. If you've already read them, let me know and I'll go ahead and send you their secrets. If you haven't yet read the first two chapters and want to catch up, let me know and I'll reserve Sally and Jenny for you. Just be warned that the previous chapters are very, very long. There are also still several new characters available, and there are more characters introduced in Chapter 2. Those characters will only require you to read the second chapter, but not the first.

[Mr. Handy]

The character of Igor Malanowski is now available again. He is a Chapter 2 character, so if anyone wants to play him, you'll need to have read that chapter.

[Mr Zombie killer]

Hey,
I am confused. Which thread is Alverez in. He is listed in the prisoner thread as well as On the Ground thread. Can You clarify that for me?
-steve

[Mr. Handy]

Alvarez is in Prisoners. He used to be in On the Ground, but he moved to the new thread when it started. You can find a thread history for every character in the location thread here: http://www.callofcthulhu.org.uk/viewtop ... =90&t=1111

[ryansommer]

OKay, on second thought, I will take Frank Hodges and Sally. I'm already reading the Story So Far but, as you said, it's very long. Please reserve Sally for me and I will let you know when I am caught up. In the meantime, I will start playing Frank as he is a new character.
Thanks for the heads up,
Ryan

[Mr. Handy]

Frank Hodges is a good one too. You've got him now (I'll send you his secrets in a bit, and then you can go ahead and start posting for him) and I'll reserve Sally for you for when you're caught up on the backstory. In the meantime, I'll continue to play her as an NPC.

[fulcilives2003]

2nd Lt. Rebecca Doolittle
Airman Thomas Cole


I'll take these two for now.

[Mr. Handy]

Thomas Cole has very low Sanity (28) right now, if you've looked at his character sheet. He also is indefinitely insane from losing at least 20% of his Sanity within one game hour. So is Lt. Doolittle, but she has a good deal more Sanity. If you're sure you want Thomas Cole, confirm it by posting here and I'll send you both characters' secrets.

[fulcilives2003]

yea sure sounds fun

[Cuchulain]

I think I may take on Coltrane and Lewie Newton.

Now for some more reading...

[Mr. Handy]

Welcome, Cuchulain! Do you mean you're just considering taking those two characters, or are you certain you want them? If the latter, let me know by posting here and I'll send you their secrets. To catch up on Coltrane's story, you'll need to read Unhappy Landings, Iroquois Down, and then The Siege. For Colin Lewis, you'll read Enter the Rough Riders. He is also in Iroquois Down and part of The Siege before he moves to Blue Plate Special.

[Mr Zombie killer]

Uhh Mr. handy I have Colin Lewis.

[Mr. Handy]

Whoops, sorry, I meant Lewie Newton. His player hasn't logged on for months, so Newton is available.

[JeXus]

Is the character of Ernest Granger still available? If so, I would like to play him. At this time I feel it's better to pick just one character and see how it goes.

[Mr. Handy]

That sounds good to me. Ernest Granger's former player abandoned him and this board months ago, so he's yours now. To catch up on his story, start by reading Enter the Rough Riders, then Iroquois Down, and finally The Siege. Remember not to read the other IC threads that he hasn't been in. Once you've caught up, you can start posting for him in The Siege. I'll send you his secrets in a few minutes. The Rules and Guidelines thread contains helpful information you may find useful. Welcome aboard!

[Cuchulain]

Yes, I'll definitely take those two characters.

I still have plenty of reading to do to catch up, but I could probably pick up Coltrane from now on, and Newton in a couple of days.

[Mr. Handy]

All right, you've got Roger Coltrane and Lewie Newton. I'll send you their secrets in a PM.