Build guide
Professor (Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition)
The Professor is an academic who teaches and researches, making them perfect for investigators who need extensive research skills and knowledge. Professors have skills in research, communication, and understanding complex topics.
The starting sheet
Every number this build starts with. Take it as your own and change anything, nothing here is locked.
Investigator identity
- Occupation
- Professor
- Concept
- Research, knowledge skills, and academic leverage.
Characteristics
Physical
- STR
- 40
- CON
- 50
- POW
- 60
- DEX
- 40
- APP
- 50
- SIZ
- 60
Mental
- INT
- 70
- EDU
- 80
Skills
- History
- 60
- Language
- 50
- Library use
- 70
- Occult
- 40
- Persuade
- 60
- Psychology
- 50
- Spot hidden
- 40
Recommended choices
Occupation
Priorities
- Be the knowledge engine: always research before the group acts.
- Use Library Use and academic contacts as your primary investigation tools.
- Keep EDU high, it fuels your broadest skill base.
Play tips
- Take notes during sessions: your character would document everything.
- Use Mythos knowledge carefully, understanding comes at a Sanity cost.
- Lean on student assistants and university resources in the fiction.