Carnacki the Ghost-Finder for CRYPTWORLD

William Hope Hodgson's occult detective Thomas Carnacki returns again tonight, this time as a player character for CRYPTWORLD by Goblinoid Games. For those who aren't familiar with this roleplaying game, CRYPTWORLD is a retroclone of the original 1984 CHILL RPG from Pacesetter Games. It's definitely old school but still a lot of fun. I'm a huge fan as you can see by a lot of the content on this blog.

Today I spent some time thinking about what other RPG systems I want to feature in this series of blog posts. Right now my short list includes Fear Itself/GUMSHOE, The Window, Masque of the Red Death (AD&D 2nd Edition), and Icons Superpowered Roleplaying (because I think Carnacki in a supers RPG would be awesome). Here's tonight's offering for CRYPTWORLD:

Thomas Carnacki, Ghost-Finder (CRYPTWORLD)

BACKGROUND NOTES
Profession: Occult Detective Education: Self-taught in matters of the supernatural
Nationality: British Place of Birth: Appledorn (South Coast England)
Age: 45 (1913) Year of Birth: 1868
Sex: Male Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 176 lbs
Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Features: Moustache
Residence: 427 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London

BASIC ABILITIES
Strength (STR): 48
Dexterity (DEX): 56
Agility (AGL): 52
Personality (PER): 60
Willpower (WPR): 62
Perception (PCN): 72
Luck (LUCK): 38
Stamina (STA): 62

BASIC STATISTICS
Unskilled Melee: 53 = (STR+AGL)/2
Penetration Bonus: 0
Current Stamina: 62 Stamina Recovery Rate: 5/round of rest
Wounds: 14
Current Willpower: 62 Willpower Recovery Rate: 10/hour of uninterrupted sleep

SKILLS
Humanities [History] Specialist: 82 = ((PCN+WPR)/2) + 15
Investigation Expert: 95 = ((PCN+WPR+PER)/3) + 30
Languages [Ancient Texts] Specialist: 82 = ((PCN+WPR)/2) + 15
Photography Specialist: 79 = ((PCN+DEX)/2) + 15
Preternatural Lore Master: 122 = ((PCN+WPR)/2) + 55

WEAPONS
Pistol [Revolver]: 56 (DEX) Range Modifier: -7 Ammo: 6 ROF: 4 Reload: 2 rounds

GEAR
Camera
Electric Pentacle

Carnacki tells his haunted tale after dinner.