Pulp Egypt (4)

So after all this preparation, I've run a string of very enjoyable adventures which create a loose campaign. My wife's PC meet some interesting NPC, fought with nazis and other scums, find tombs, meet ancient mummies and other strange beings. All in all, it was a very well spent time. I cannot highly recommend Pulp Egypt setting!

Here You have a mashup of all materials used in the Pulp Egypt campaign (except Radio News of course!). But it was time for Mike to leave Cairo and Egypt, but he didn't go to NYC straight away. Another soldier from under the sphinx situation during Masks of Nyarlathotep was needing help in Kirkuk, Iraq, but this will be a story for another day...

MoN - day (15)

For the last time...
As always spoilers below...

22.11.2017 - Mike is on the 12 day cruse from Mombasa to Shanghai. Lots of recovering, especially health.

26.11.2017 - First steps in Shanghai.Questions about boat from photograph found in Elias apartment. Visit to Drunken Tiger and spying on Ho-Fongs warehouse.

01.12.2017 - Honest talk with Chum and meeting up with Isoge Taro (undercover). Fight with back alley.

10.12.2017 - Meet up with Lin Tang-Ju. Interesting talk and continuing search for Jack Brady.

17.12.2017 - If You want to find someone, with good attitude You will find. So Brady is at last found. Many questions are answered during this meeting. Blasphemous Tome comes back to his owner but it is good transaction. Crazy Lin Tang-Ju decides to help Mike with attack on Grey Dragon Island. New China communist also, so there we have Mike with Jack, two gorillas and bunch of commies. True Pulp Style!

25.12.2017  - Attack on Grey Dragon Island. Thompson, shoggots, deep ones, gorillas and everything in between is going to clash in truly epic style! There are no word for this last showdown with Nyarlathotep cultist. The rocket is destroyed, many artifacts are retrieved and place is sealed by Eye of Light and Darkness.

26.12.2017 - Nigel Wassif comes with British Navy to help with battle, but they are to late. Everybody came back to Shanghai. Lin Tang-Ju forgive Brady stealing the book. Mike decides to depart with his money and last sanity intact. Long way home. 

31.12.2017 - In New York Mike meets up with Kensington and talks about future book, that they want to write about all this mess. Somebody interrupts this nice dinner. Man from Bradley Grey - who give Mike a request on the very start of this story. Last showdown with Bradley Grey ends this story with our hero standing in lawyer office after battle with him and his hired guns. The Police is coming very quickly.

What a ride! 22 hours of play. 30 sessions of moderate length. The story, the mood, the pacing, everything is very nicely done. Even when my wife bypass Australian chapter, the story still hold strong. Pulp system is very, very good. Just what I dream of for so many years since first previews of this book. Cannot wait to see what changes has been made with new edition! And last but not least: Thank You everyone for reading this scribble!

Dice Madness!

Breaking up from Masks routine, today we have something special. It`s a presentation of  Q-Workshop`s Metal Cthulhu dices kickstarter campaign. Finally, we received them yesterday, so we decided this time to make unboxing video and take some photos, so everyone could see this amazing stuff. Well, We thing, that Q-workshop done a good job. With no further ado:

Azathoth Dices

Nyarlathotep Dices

Cthulhu Dices

Hastur Dices

And Behold! Call of Cthulhu Metal Dices!

And Our little Unboxing Video!

For Metal dices we need to buy special playmats. 

Because throwing them on table would scratch the surface. Believe us. 

They are shown on video.

MoN - day (13)

As always spoilers below...

08.10.2017 - Mike takes off from Port Said to Mombasa. He have time to recover his sanity and health during journey. In Mombasa he burns down the Sigh storage room. He knew he is being watched.

15.10.2017 - Mike goes to Nairobi. On the train he is attacked by two Fire Vampires. He sees who is commanding them. So he knew that he will be haunted in Nairobi.

After the events in Cairo, journey by sea is relaxing and nice. Mike restores some sanity, works his swimming skill. Then in Mombasa he is only 24 hours and went to Nairobi. So this part is rather slow burn and it helps in showing change of scenery and mentality in surrounding world. Nice change of pace. Till next time...

MoN - day (12)

As always spoilers below...

03.10.2017 - End game in Cairo. So firstly Mike meets Janvillen. This side quest is very little and very nice. So there was tension for couple of moments, but even our Hero was under the spell of Bast pristess. Then they went to Dhashur and met Nyarlathotep in his Black Pharaoh avatar. Another questions where raised. But some answers where give to them. Then he went to the other piramid and finds one part of Eye of Light and Darkness! After this event, when another of Mike's friends went insane, he decide to end his stay in Cairo.

For me this is the crown jewel of Masks of Nyarlathotep. Best chapter in whole history. Others are fun too, but this is the best. So after leaving Cairo, nothing will be the same...

MoN - day (11)

As always spoilers below...

19.09.2017 - Mike is learning from good doctor Ali Cafour one spel. Barier of Naach-Titha. Sanity is lost, Mythos knowledge is gained.

20.09.2017 - Nigel Wassif found Warren Bessart. Durring the meting Bessart talks about his work with Clive Expedition. He wants help with his problems, so Mike give him a chance. One chance.

24.09.2017 - The ritual under the Sphinx. Magick, Molotov Coctails, Thompson, Nitocris and lots of fight. Nigel is with our heroes. He reveal that he is from MI6 and call for help English Expeditons Corps. Big battle under the Pyramids and Sphinx.

This part of Cairo chapter is much more action oriented. For everyone, who was bored with investigation, now is the time to make a diffrence. Of course this is pulp game, so every time Mike and his friends are just inch before death. Atmosphere of alienation beneath Sphinx, brutal fight with lots of cultist and more information for the great picture. Everything is here.
Till next time!

MoN - day 10

As always spoilers below...

28.08.2017 - So Mike and his two friends end up in Cairo. First they were overwhelm by language barier, but quickly find translator. Of course it was a trap. Nothing that good shoot from Mauser cannot fix. Or maybe two. First contact in the city is Nigel Wassif.

31.08.2017 - Meet up with Nigel and then with Faraz. Many new clues have to be verified and checked. So they got lot to do this time. Thanks to mister Wassif they got new guide. 

03.09.2017 - Another contact with Faraz. This time, they speak little longer. Another trope goes to doctor Ali Kafour. In the museum they finally have some information's about bigger picture of this whole case. Great N in his many aspects. As for Pulp, there is no need to be gentle. Loss of sanity, gaining Cthulhu Mythos skill and couple of questions are finally answered.

17.09.2017 - Another meet up, this time with Omar Shaktii ends in great battle in the desert. Only by means of luck everybody are safe and sound. But this leads to frontal attacks from Cult of Dark Pharaoh. Their hotel rooms are ramshackle, but most of precious things are well hidden.

Yes. Egypt or should I say Cairo chapter is the best in the whole campaign. Of course if we talking about the old edition. But for me and my player this was so far most demanding but satisfying pice of this story. Lots of detective work in the first part, but later there is only action and horror. Love it! Till next time!

MoN - day (9)

As always spoilers below...

09.08.2017 and 20.08.2017 - Two short sessions. Short but very intense. After Misr House episode, Mike and his two mock friends went after another clue, this time it was Limehouse docks. There they quickly find place, where trucks from Penhew Foundation come and go. As always in pulp, they decide to do a frontal attack. So they just open the doors and faced 5 seamen. Thompson machine gun went on and of. Then... Well they search whole premises and find evidence of big conspiracy. Another, after NY and Misr House and Panhew Foundation. There Mike decided to end theirs stay in London. So they report to Lars Torvak from  Ebon Wind. So they say ferwell to all their friends in England and went to Cairo, but this is another story...

MoN - day (8)

As always spoilers below...

04.08.2017 - From Blue Piramid, Mike with his mobster friends went to Misr House just in time to be witness of ritual performed near the obelisk. Massive sanity lost, massive battle and of course some friends die in the middle of this epic battle. Then they search the house and find clues with contacts in Cairo, Nairobi, Australia and Shanghai. Mike calls Barrignton for assistance. Once more mobsters and Police is working together in good cause. 

Anormous battle should be at the end of this chapter, as a culmination point. But for our game it worked well just in the middle of London chapter. But it is not an end to Mike's gunplay in England. Till next time...

MoN - day (7)

As always spoilers below...

23.07.2017. Firstly Mike meets Mahoney. So as everybody in the know knows, there are three clues for players. Mike only intrest in the one important for MoN story. Both two side quests where ignored. Do not know why. Then our hero with two friends meets with Inspector Barrington. In this thrope I've seen another strange friendship in the making. Of course Mike wouldn't be himself if he not search for mob in London. I've create some mobsters for this game and trustworthy taxi driver. After this initial episodes, Pavlowsky went to Penchew Fundations, but meeting with Gavigan went south in true pulp style. So Thompson, cultist and spells have their little window of oportunity. Police with Barington came very quiclky. Fast talk and little spending Luck later, Mike was free and Gavigan behind bars. As for initial session in London, there was many important events. Do not know why Mike ignored two side quests? But as future shows, there is many things to do in London durring Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign...

MoN - day (6)

As always spoilers below...

After events in New York Mike decided to travel to England as his first step in this long journey. He choose to travel in style on board of one of transatlantic ships. Of course first class. He took with him two of his  friends from mob. Jack and Adam. For them I've just copy stats from Pulp Cthulhu for Mock NPC. For now they were cannon fodder for me, but in time they begin buliding up to form very important NPCs. 
Second thing worth mentioning was reading by Mike Pnakotic Manuscripts. Of course there was more to that, then only reading. Sanity loss was important part of this process and of course accumulating of Cthulhu Mythos points. 
I've decided to use rules for traveling, from the MoN book. Couple of skill have little boost. 
This is it. Next time? London!

MoN - day (5)

As always spoilers below...

19.07.2017 - Second session in Our MoN campaign. Another part of New York chapter must have meeting with Erica Carlyle. So I've played this in standard way, with new tropes and information's about Carlyle Expedition. But to make things more... Interesting. Her lover - Bradley Grey meet up with Mike. He give him 50K to kill Roger if he is alive. Mr B. is going to mary Erica and nothing is going to stop him before taking control over her vast money and firms. And for that end, I think it will be nice moral dilemma for Mike. Recive another 50K for killing insane Roger or trying to lie to Grey that he actually do that. We will see in the end what happens! Another thing is building friendship between Mike Poole (cop) and Mike Pavlowsky. Policeman have promotion after Ju-Ju House action (he take all the credit for himself!). So as thank you gift for our hero, he gave him Masks of Hayama. So... This is it. Till the next time!

Mon - day (4)

Day later but here it is...



After all this preparations where over, after initial game of Pulp Cthulhu we started this beautiful (terrifying!) journey. From now on, this entries will be spoiler heavy! So...

16.07.2017 - This was Our first Masks session in witch Jackson Elias invites Mike to his hotel room. After finding that J.E. is dead and fight with the cultist (all end up dead), there is more questions then answers. This is very crucial scene for entire campaign. Finding all this clues cannot be done like from dispenser. So it take us a while. Then first steps in investigation takes place. But Mike is not law abiding citizen, police came very quickly to him. But for the good of investigation, they join forces in this one. From there Mike goes to Emerson Imports, Ju-Ju House. After couple of days observing that place, he takes his men and attacks in the middle of ceremony! Fight erupts. Cultist, Chakota, dynamite (Matt Sanderson style!) and losses of sanity are everywhere. But in the end it all ends well... Maybe let's just say that police force is happy that somebody else does the dirty job for them... 

Till next week...

MoN - day (3)

After all this preparations behind me, there was only one thing to do. Create a character. My wife roll Mike Pavlowsky, using Pulp Cthulhu character creation rules. She decided that Mike will be Cold Blooded Archetype with two pulp talents: Rapid Fire and Hardened. She choose a gangster profession to make a full picture of him. It was a challenge for me to made up some good starting points for knowing him with Jackson Elias, but nothing is impossible if You want to do something.
For testing Pulp System and feel of the game, I've decided to run Shanghai Bullets. But use AP from RPPR as scenario source. Then we start Masks of Nyarlathotep. But this is another story...

This is link to this splendid AP:

Shanghai Bullets RPPR

Mon - Day (2)

Today I would like to show You one thing, I've prepare for Our Masks campaign.
It is Eye of light and darkness. I was so sad, that I didn't have sources to back up Delphes Kickstarters:

New York and Kenya Props

London and Kairo Props

But if You do, You are very lucky men!

Back to Our campaign... I know that this particular handout is very iconic (with the matchbox and masks of Hayama). So... I made up my own.
Here it is:

So... Here it is...
Till next... MoN day!

MoN - day!

In recent post I've started talked about our Mask campaign. This time I want to talk more about prepping and about listening to some very important voices in community. Thanks to this podcast I've become better Keeper...

First and most important:

Good Friends of Jackson Elias!

There is no other podcast like that! Informations from this guys are pure gold!

Dhole House

For handouts and PCs! Very user friendly!

YSDC MoN Maps Thread!

This thread is something that You should check out, especially before new edition!

Oh! And another important handout:

Keepers Decks

Because not everyone have to know what Thompson machine gun looks like or remember what is the range of dynamite! Maybe NPC deck is not so important in this campaign, but others are in constant use!

So this is for today MoN - day!
Thank You!