Good times.

Wow, it must be incredible to play with such a knowledgeable GM :)

Thanks for the anecdote. I am very envious of the sheer atmosphere it seems like Seth must be able to inject into a game. Great to hear directly ftom one of his players!

I definitely wish I had a DM of Seth’s caliber and charisma to play with... actually I’d like to have a group period lol, none of my friends are the type who would be into this sort of thing. I suppose I could look online but oh well idk...

echolalia can be fun, but I never do it on purpose, happens often enough. and its more like repeating one word or phrase several times for me.

Another example of Seth's clout in the industry...

Dammit Mike.

It was. I rewatched it before running the adventure and I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

@@SSkorkowsky And you're not the only fan. I own the DVD of the movie, too.

@@SSkorkowsky It was a fantastic setup that I felt went off the rails with the Ferryman angle. Have you read the earlier draft of the script that's floating around (hah, pun) on the internet? I prefer that version myself.

@@cnkclark What did they change?

@@LibraGamesUnlimited First and foremost, no Ferryman character setting everything up if I recall correctly. A Google search for 'ghost ship movie script' finds plenty of results, but I am linking the top search result here. By all means, read it for yourself and let me know your thoughts. I should reread it myself. www.dailyscript.com/scripts/ghost_ship.html

Colouroutofspace4 that’s appropriate

Thanks.

Thanks. I hadn't planned on it being scary, but yeah, it does sorta jump out at you. Sorry about that :-)

For sure, Navy ships tend to have lots of vertical access because you do want sailors to be able to get almost anywhere quickly, especially in combat situations, as well as to bypass damage, or even allow controlled flooding to balance lists or such. More holes you can close or open is actually useful in a warship because their hulls are reinforced by default. In my experience, merchant ships are less generous, as every hole you cut to make a portal in the hull costs money and compromises hull integrity, which is not very high because you want merchant hulls to be as weak as you can get away with to keep down cost. They also theoretically serve no essential purpose as merchant-mariners aren't supposed to need to rush anywhere inside a ship during normal operations. That the ships can become death traps if they sink is just a calculated risk the owners seem quite willing to take.

Thanks. I always wonder how useful people might find them or if I'm just making them more confusing.

@@SSkorkowsky They are fantastically valuable. Your superpower seems to be finding ways to elevate the atmosphere with touches of realism that really drive player investment in the game to the next level. I know I feel like in one of your games I would be hanging on every detail, deeply 'in' the experience.

@@SSkorkowsky I always use your tips and they always work out great.

My PCs fought it twice. First time was on the main deck while trying to get a handcart out of the CO2 room. One PC died and the player then took over the last surviving NPC. They managed to hurt it pretty bad, but it fled. Later on, they were holed up on the 4th-level upper deck, but one insane PC heard it moving around (gathering bodies) and hallucinated it was a rescue chopper. They all ran out and had the final battle on the upper deck there. The girl (the only one who could see it) charged up, hosed it with the fire-extinguisher (got and Extreme hit). That let the other PC's see it. Then a 9mm, followed by 2 hits from the .357 (one an Impale) took the monster out before it could run.

If you are ever short a player, I'd be down to play anytime.

@@SSkorkowsky Thrilling!

@@SSkorkowsky Dope.

Hmm? What? Total coincidence, I assure you.

The_kron Craft_show yes please

Haha. Good to hear I'm not alone.

My siblings and I still love Ghost Ship

You could just make it Russian or Faroese or something.

change the language to maybe German or something

Wait, so do you know what monsters have against Norwegians? Are monsters huge fan of pre-Viking Northumberland or something?

Make it English ha

Its one of those movies with a lot of flaws, but I just can't stop loving it.

Happy to have been of service. It's a great scenario once you iron out a couple little wrinkles. Glad you and your players had fun.

I’m somewhat interested in how you used Dread to run the module?

Hey! Sorry I didn't see this, youtube isn't great about telling you people reply to your messages. Basically I was using pulls from the jenga tower instead of rolls for observations or actions. So if the players want to go aboard the ship by throwing a rope up, they pull from the tower. Or if they see something in the distance but can't quite make it out, they can pull from the tower to see it. I was also allowing players to pull from the jenga tower if they wanted to add something to their character. For example, one player found the journal written in Finnish and I allowed them to know how to speak Finnish by pulling from the tower. Once the monster actually shows up, there's maybe 7-10 pulls left before the tower is in danger of collapsing. The lead up to the monster ends up being slower, but once the monster comes out, the tension can be cut with a knife because every action now is SUPER dangerous. Plus some people can't even see the monster, so they might have to pull two blocks to interact! I think that this adventure in particular works because the players are trapped and forced to deal with the threat. Dread, I find, works best if the players have no ability to run away.

The mother angle was weird, especially the part telling the PC to check the safe which is never explained. There were too many handguns that PC's had, but I personally enjoyed the backgrounds because they caused some good misdirection.

I haven't yet. It's been on my shortlist of adventures to run, but keeps getting moved back in order for other things.

It is.

*Seth Skorkowsky* Any chance of reviewing another modern scenario from there in the near future?

Not in the near future. I plan on running a modern scenario from The Things We Leave Behind in the next month or two, but I haven't even picked up Petersen's Abominations yet.

That's a good question. Probably. Swimming in water I assume it can hold its breath for a good length of time, but no reason to think Oxygen isn't its breath of choice. If the PCs thought to ask and use the Halon system, I'd probably let that flush the monster out from inside the ship, maybe stun it or impose penalty dice on it for a few rounds as it gasps to catch its breath.

First time, I'd go with The Haunting. It's free in the 7th Edition Quickstart rules. Other option would be Edge of Darkness. That one is a bit harder to find because it's out of print. It used to be one of the starter scenarios in the 5th and 6th edition rulebooks.

thanks man. youre the best

Oooh, and Dead Light. That's also a good one. Doors to Darkness is a collection of novice GM scenarios. I've only run the first one, The Darkness Beneath the Hill, and enjoyed it. But that's another option. But I'd still look at beginning with The Haunting.

thanks a whole lot. youre the best. you are actually the guy who got me interested in CoC.

i remember that one of the modules you reviewed is a kind of run off from the haunting, but i cant remember which....

Player-made PCs are tricky for this. I'd first look over their character sheets. If something is noted as being silver, mark it in your notes. When the game begins, ask them how they're dressed, what are they wearing, etc. If they mention jewelry, ask what kind, maybe lead with "What kind of jewels? Does the watch have a leather band? Etc." Don't use the word silver when asking all this. If they say silver, keep your best poker face and move on. Maybe then focus on their shoes. Don't spend too much time on this (you already looked at their sheets). If after the game someone says "well I had a silver ring," you can say that the metal wasn't noted and that you also asked them to describe their dress. They must have left that silver ring at home.

Seth Skorkowsky thanks man. I’ve been thinking of GMing games at some point and this adventure seems fun.

Just about any scenario could be connected with the right amount of work. One is Modern Era, the other is 1920's. So you'd have to fist decide which era you want to use and then link the PCs which begin on a yacht or one and on a cruise ship for another. For example.... you could make it Modern Era, begin with the Derelict. The PC's are traveling to England to sell a yacht (Derelict) and then take a 7-day cruise up north for glaciers and Northern Lights (Transatlantic Terror).

Seth Skorkowsky interesting. I was thinking 1920s, they had been invited to the museum in London after recovering The Idol Of Thoth for the Egyptian collection after it had been lent out to Arkham’s museum, so as honored guests, they got first class travel. After encountering the serpent people aboard the cruise liner, they’d be diverted to the derelict via emergency flares, and the PCs, because of their reputation for daring exploits by now, would be asked to check it out. Then, once the derelict is finished, Madness in London Town.

I'd just assumed the became visible in flight after they left the bow. But no, it never specifies anywhere.

That's what I assumed too; pretty much like the predator's deadly spinners

Never read Beyond Mountains, but moving the ship to the Antarctic shouldn't be too difficult. It would also need to be converted from a modern ship.