These are the simplified instructions for rolling a character for Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu Fifth edition game.

You can get a copy of the character Sheet here.

1. Roll 3D6 for STR, CON, POW, DEX, APP

2. Roll 2d6+6 for SIZE, INT

3. 3d6+3 for EDU

4. SAN= POWx5

5. Idea = INTx5, Luck = POWx5, Know=EDUx5

6. STR+SIZ= DMG bonus Roll

• 2-12= -1d6
• 13-16= -1d4
• 17-24= +0
• 25-32=+1d4
• 33-40=+1d6
• 41-56=+2d6
• 57-72=+3d6
• 73-88=+4d6

7. 99 for cthulhu mythos

8. Hit Points = CON+SIZ/2

9. Magic Points = POW

10. Sanity = SAN

11. Money=1d10

1920s yearly income

• 1= $5k
• 2=$2.5k
• 3-4=$3.5k
• 5=4.5K
• 6=5.5K
• 7=6.5K
• 8=7.5k
• 9=10K
• 10=20K
• Assets =5 x income (10%=cash, 10%=Stock, Bonds (available in 30 days), 80%= hard to liquidate)

12. Choose Occupation

13. EDU x 20 for 8 main skills based on occupation

14. INT x 10 for hobby skills