# Call of Cthulhu - thread game **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 27, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894 "2015-10-27T18:39:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/1 "2015-10-27T18:39:05Z")
Any doper interest in a _Call of Cthulhu_ play by post? I don’t have any experience running any rpg or playing CoC but I have an interest in the subject and I’m tired of hack/slash. I figured I’d ask if there was any interest before I got to involved in research and planning. And I’d welcome any input. So, what say you? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/2 "2015-10-27T23:31:16Z")
I’m interested in more details about what you have in mind. I can’t say for sure I definitely want in or not yet though. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/3 "2015-10-27T23:53:53Z")
I’m tentatively interested. I would want to more about what you have in mind. I will say that it can be difficult getting your GM legs underneath you if you’re also running a brand-new game, but if you’re way into the Cthulu mythos then that will help. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/4 "2015-10-28T03:09:17Z")
I’m not wedded to running the game, I mostly want to get a mythos game going. It won’t hurt my feelings if someone else thinks they could do better. I don’t have an end-game in mind. My idea involves running alongside _The Statement of Randolph Carter_ to start and diverging from there after the police station. I am not a mythos scholar. I’ve read most of HPL’s stuff and I listen to several podcasts on HPL’s work and other people playing the game. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/5 "2015-10-28T03:40:43Z")
I’d possibly be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/6 "2015-10-28T12:28:38Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > I’m not wedded to running the game, I mostly want to get a mythos game going. It won’t hurt my feelings if someone else thinks they could do better. Sorry, I didn’t mean to intimate that you shouldn’t run the game! You absolutely should if it interests you. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/7 "2015-10-28T14:42:07Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Sorry, I didn’t mean to intimate that you shouldn’t run the game! You absolutely should if it interests you. I didn’t take it that way. I’m very worried about running a game. I couldn’t find one so I figured I’d give it a shot. I don’t want to bore or frustrate anyone. I’m going to work up a few more details to see if anyone wants in. Otherwise, I’ll look for a game someone else is running. Even if it’s a different setting. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/8 "2015-10-28T14:45:20Z")
If you’re interested in participating in a pBp roleplaying game, check out [the rpg.net forums.](http://forum.rpg.net/forumdisplay.php?160-RPGnet-Roleplaying-Games) Play by post games are difficult to run under the best of circumstances and many (if not most) of them don’t last very long, but there’s almost always a few games incubating at any given point over there. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/9 "2015-10-28T15:17:40Z")
Cool, thanks. I’ll give it a look. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-cthulhu-thread-game/735894/10 "2015-10-29T01:40:16Z")
The _CoC_ RPG game looks fun - I have a copy of the rulebook somewhere. I don’t think, at this time, I’d be able to devote the energy that such an endeavor would require, though I wish you luck with it.