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TRAIL OF CTHULHU

Credits

Publisher:

Simon Rogers

Written by:

Kenneth Hite

GUMSHOE System:

Robin D Laws

Layout: J érôme Huguenin

Art:

J érôme Huguenin

GUMSHOE Guru: Robin D Laws

Editing and Additional Material: Simon Rogers

Based on: Call of Cthulhu by Sandy Petersen and Lynn Willis

Special thanks : Effie and Julia Huguenin, Léo and Pascal Quidault,

Leonard Balsera

Playtesting: Adrian Price, Steve Dempsey, Wai Kien, Adrian Smith,

Graham Walmsley, Alex Fradera, Dave, Polymancer Studios, Simon

Rogers, Daniel Bayn, Danni Bayn, Chris Malone, Mark DiPasquale,

Matthew Pook, Tim Barker, Louise Hayes, David Lai, Mike Shepard, Carla

Jane Miller, Elizabeth Rees, Robert Mills, Donald F. Taylor III, Richard

Hardy, Lynne Hardy, Frederic Moll, Fredrik Hansson, Jeff Campbel

Jamie Michael, Joshua Ford, Marcus Ogawa, Lisa Marie Ogawa, Gil

Trevizo, Henry de Veuve, Ronald Abitz, Steve Bartalamay, Alan Fountain,

Peter Kessler, Wojciech “Alter” Kobza, Laurent Mollicone, Olivier Noël,

Wayne O’Connor, Ghislain Morel, James Semple, Gabriella Semple,

Dan Pusceddu, Olive Pusceddu, Axel Eble, Stefan Ohrmann, Martin

Schrammm, Onno Tasler, Ralf Achenbach, William C Bargo Jr, Jacques

Maurice Mallah, Donald F. Taylor III, Keith A Callison, Doug

Chaosium, Inc. Trail of Cthulhu is a trademark of Pelgrane Press Ltd.

TRAIL OF CTHULHU

Contents

CREDITS ...........................................................3

Cop Talk (Interpersonal) ...................32

Craft (Technical)....................................32

Credit Rating (Interpersonal) ........32

Cryptography (Academic)................. 34

Cthulhu Mythos (Academic)............ 34

Evidence Collection (Technical) ... 35

Flattery (Interpersonal)..................... 35

Forensics (Technical) ......................... 35

Geology (Academic) ............................. 35

History (Academic)............................... 37

Interrogation (Interpersonal) ........ 37

Intimidation (Interpersonal)........... 37

Languages (Academic)....................... 37

Law (Academic)...................................... 37

Library Use (Academic).....................38

Locksmith (Technical) ........................38

Medicine (Academic)...........................38

Occult (Academic) .................................38

Oral History (Interpersonal)...........39

Outdoorsman (Technical).................39

Pharmacy (Technical) ........................39

Photography (Technical) ..................39

Physics (Academic) ..............................39

Reassurance (Interpersonal) .........40

Streetwise (Interpersonal)...............40

Theology (Academic)...........................40

GENERAL ABILITIES ................................40

Athletics ......................................................40

Conceal........................................................40

Disguise.........................................................41

Driving...........................................................41

Electrical Repair......................................41

Explosives....................................................41

Filch...............................................................42

Firearms.....................................................42

First Aid ......................................................42

Fleeing .........................................................42

Health........................................................... 43

Hypnosis.............................................. 43

Mechanical Repair ............................... 44

Piloting ........................................................ 44

Preparedness .......................................... 45

Psychoanalysis ....................................... 45

Riding........................................................... 45

Sanity ...........................................................46

Scuffling...................................................... 47

Sense Trouble ......................................... 47

Shadowing................................................. 47

Stability .......................................................48

Sources of Stability ......................48

Stealth..........................................................48

Weapons......................................................48

SAMPLE CHARACTER .............................49

Trail of Cthulhu Character Sheet 49

Piggybacking............................................ 57

Cooperation ..............................................58

Contests, Chases, and Combat ..........58

Fighting.......................................................60

Other Dangers.........................................68

Stability, Sanity, and Madness..........69

Losing Stability.......................................69

Losing Sanity........................................... 74

Mental Illness........................................... 77

Refreshing Stability During A

Session ........................................................ 79

Recovery........................................................80

Refreshing Investigative Ability

Pools..............................................................80

Refreshing General Ability Pools80

Refreshing Health.................................. 81

Refreshing Stability Between

Adventures................................................. 81

Recovering Sanity................................. 81

Improving Your Investigator.............82

CONTENTS .....................................................4

INTRODUCTION ........................................6

Why This Game Exists ..........................6

Purist or Pulp or Both?........................7

THE INVESTIGATOR ..........................9

OCCUPATIONS.................................................9

Alienist............................................................9

Antiquarian..........................................10

Archaeologist..............................................11

Artist ..........................................................11

Author..................................................... 12

Clergy ............................................................ 12

Criminal ....................................................... 13

Dilettante ............................................... 13

Doctor...................................................... 13

Hobo................................................................14

Journalist................................................14

Military ......................................................... 15

Nurse ............................................................. 15

Parapsychologist .....................................17

Pilot .................................................................17

Police Detective..................................17

Private Investigator...............................17

Professor............................................... 18

Scientist........................................................ 18

DRIVES ............................................................. 19

Adventure ........................................... 19

Antiquarianism.................................. 19

Arrogance..................................................20

Artistic Sensitivity ..........................20

Bad Luck.....................................................20

Curiosity ...................................................... 21

Duty......................................................... 21

Ennui............................................................. 21

Follower....................................................... 21

In the Blood ........................................22

Revenge...............................................22

Scholarship ...............................................22

Sudden Shock ..................................22

Thirst for Knowledge.........................23

BUYING ABILITIES.....................................23

Occupational Abilities.........................23

How Many Points Should I Buy? .26

Ratings and Skill ................................... 27

INVESTIGATIVE ABILITIES....................28

Accounting (Academic)......................28

Anthropology (Academic).................28

Archaeology (Academic) ...................28

Architecture (Academic)...................28

Art (Technical)........................................30

Art History (Academic) ......................30

Assess Honesty (Interpersonal)....30

Astronomy (Technical).......................30

Bargain (Interpersonal).....................30

Biology (Academic)................................ 31

Bureaucracy (Interpersonal) .......... 31

Chemistry (Technical) ......................... 31

TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONS,

AND EQUIPMENT ...........................83

Vehicles.......................................................83

Vehicle Table ...........................................86

Aircraft Table .......................................... 87

Weapons......................................................88

Hardware and Sundries...................89

PUTTING IT

ALL TOGETHER ...................................92

TIPS FOR PLAYERS ...................92

Believe You Might Succeed .............92

Justify Your Casting.............................92

Drives Drive You Forward ..............92

When Stuck, Look For More

Information...............................................93

Talk To People.........................................93

Keep Moving Forward.......................93

Deputize Yourself..................................93

APPENDICES ............................................94

Character Sheet .............................................94

INDICES .......................................................... 97

CLUES, TESTS AND

CONTESTS .................................................... 51

Clues.................................................................. 51

Gathering Clues .....................................52

Spends and Benefits ........................... 54

Inconspicuous Clues............................55

Tests .................................................................56

Simple Tests .............................................56

TRAIL OF CTHULHU

Contents

FOREWORD

This Player’s Guide for

Trail of Cthulhu includes

everything you need to

play, Trail of Cthulhu. You

have what you need to

create an investigator, the

GUMSHOE system, equipment

lists, and player tips. All the

secrets of the Mythos, the

gods, creatures, historical

background and other GM-

specific information have

been removed with all

the skill of an Elder Thing

performing an autopsy.

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