I like Augustus' ability, although I can imagine it being a bit frustrating at times too

Jhonen, however, seems like he'd be pretty overpowered. Clues are so important to the game, and he pretty much gets a free one every turn he's in Arkham, which is probably going to add up to ten or so over the course of a game. Maybe make it so he can only roll a single dice rather than a luck test, or otherwise weaken inspired a bit?

What if I were to replace the Luck check with a single die?

" Movement: Once per turn, Jhonen may spend one movement point to roll a die. On a success, he gains a Clue token."

Or add a penalty for failure?

" Movement: Once per turn, Jhonen may spend one movement point to make a Luck check. On a success, he gains a Clue token. On a failure, he loses one Sanity. This loss may not be reduced or countered in any way."

Hi everyone, first shot at a custom investigator:

I've uploaded photos to photobucket but don't know how to post a direct picture, and don't wanna just do a link-- can someone help me out?

Update to my "con artist" character:

I don't really know if this is very good, I wanted something special. Yes he's probably going to have an easier time at some things. I decided he had almost no real luck in the story, and shouldn't have any cash or conventional weapons (so unless he gets lucky with the Unique Item he wouldnt have any). My like a Ghost special ability isn't meant to be too overpowered. The idea is that he knows his surroundings that well, I made it of course that he doesnt get to have an encounter, so I suppose it would be similar to being delayed. I suppose the switching of skills is also similar to Lola.

Am sure people won't like him but oh well; I do =P

Art by my wife;

Ebonrook said:

Follow the forum traditions, don't give your wife credit for her artwork. And *definitely* don't tell her I said that ;'D

The Con Artist should definitely be named Mitch Connor. Just sayin'.

Love the Con Artist. Good flavor and nice balance.

John Constantine, my favorite character from any media:

These are purely just for fun. Eglantine Price is Angela Lansbury's character from Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Ned Land is obviously from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Bruce is from Family Guy - don't watch it much these days, but I always thought his character was the best.

Now we just need a set for Bewitched

I'd maybe go 2 Clue Tokens.

So until now, all of my customs have been themed on one of my various hobbies, interests or random things that caught my eye. These three however, I came up with because I thought they had solid, interesting play ideas behind them. These ones all stretch the limits of normal and Investigator powers. You ready for them?

This one is the most 'normal' of the bunch.

The initial idea for her was the 'Hex' ability, and who better to put than on than a Witch? Careful with her though - her fail can affect all other Investigators!

This guy is a little more out there...

Alexander fears no death - because he's dead already! Undead won't bother with their own, and he can talk those restful spirits down. And did we mention he's immune to Stamina damage? Because, he's, you know, dead. But also be careful with him, his pass and fail both remove him from the board - but one will bring a curse, and the other a blessing.

Now here is, by far, the most radical I've come up with. I hope you guys are ready for this one.

Do you have one member of your play group who just doesn't like cooperative games? He's not really living unless he's getting a chance to screw over everyone else. Well that person, my friend, is who this next Investiagtor is for. (WARNING: THis one REQUIRES the Personal Story. Also Black Goat, Kinda).

Finally! An Investigator for those who just want to see Cthulhu Eat the Whole Darn World. He can attack other Investigators outright, costing them Clue Tokens or Items - but be careful, he can lose his stuff too! But if he's facing tougher Investigators, he can also bully monsters into heading toward them. Careful with those nasty players who like him - while he sides with the Ancient One if it awakens, he can give a big boost to the others if he dies! How many Investigators are there where the fail is the good one for everyone else?

Hello everyone. I've made a couple investigators awhile ago but finally decided to post some of them. If anyone would like me to send them the eon file please message me. I'm currently working on a Scooby Doo theme. Just have to come up with some special abilities.

The investigator is Jonathan Goldsmith the name of the actor who plays the most interesting man in the world from the Dos Equis commercials. Being my first one I just used stock special abilities. I'll revisit him in the future.

Well I'm not sure why the image failed, I did export to web from Stange Eons...

@Master Fwiffo. Very nice ideas! Most of all, I like the idea for Isaac King. In one excellent stroke you made AH a competitive game (a bit like MoM, even?). Now, how well balanced is this investigator? Have you playtested him enough times to be able to tell what the chances are for him winning the game? I would really like to add an investigator like this to my collection if i knew his stats gave him a good chance to destroy the world, preferably a little more than 50% in a 3 or 4-investigator game.

Just the bare facts here, because FFGs picture tools are somewhat lacking. Apologies to the ghost of P G Wodehouse:

Wilberforce Gieves - the Butler

Focus 1

Max Speed/Sneak 3/5
Max Fight/Will 3/5
Max Lore/Luck 7/4

Home: Player's Choice

Possessions : $1, 1 Clue token, 1 Retainer, 1 Skill

Ability - Unflappable

As long as Gieves has more Clue tokens than them, other Investigators on the same spave or with one space of him, receive a +1 bonus to their skill checks.

STORY SO FAR

"Gieves?"

"Sir?"

"What do you call a bunch of aunts?"

"The scholars at Oxford are remiss upon that point. In matters of the collective nouns, the subject of aunts is not one in which they have expressed a particular preference."

"Dashed awkward that."

"Indeed, sir. Vox Populi has yet to venture a suitable appellation. As such the matter is open to the suggestion of the individual. I personally favour the term a perfidy of aunts."

"Well tell this Vox Populi that he and those Johnnies at Oxford ought to get a move on."

"I will endeavour to do that, sir."

"A perfidy of aunts has set upon me like the plague. I mean, it's all very well Aunt Julia sending me over to Arkham to find a Wilder Sign for Uncle John's collection, but she neglected to mention that she was also going to send Aveline Ffordes and her blasted moral crusade with me. Do you know that yesterday afternoon this Ffordes creature expressly forbade me from enjoying a snifter with "Wombat" Possom?"

"Indeed, sir. Her attitude towards libation is well noted for its puritanical streak. Might I make a suggestion, sir?"

"I'm all ears, Gieves."

"I have noticed that Miss Ffordes is a sufferer from allergic rhinitis. Were you to escort her on a short holiday to Yellowstone Park, I am sure that the increased exposure to the flora and fauna would only serve to aggravate her condition. In her weakened state, she would be temporarily reduced to bed-rest and would be unable to prevent your excursions with Lord Paulson."

"I say! That's a capital idea, Gieves. But what are we going to do about this Wilder Sign?"

"Leave that to me, sir."

Personal Story

Backstory - CARRY ON GIEVES

It was a day when God had delegated responsibility for the weather to the patron saint of dentists. Storm clouds brewed over New England as the butler slipped on his bowler hat.

Gieves was fully aware why Aunt Julia had sent him to Arkham. After all, it was his idea in the first place.

If Gieves ever acquires an Elder Sign, put "joy in the Morning" into play.
If Gieves ever has no Clue tokens, put "The Butler Did It" into play.

Pass - Story

"Dashed Aunts again, Gieves. I just received a telegram from Aunt Julia telling me that she doesn't want a Wildebeest Sign, now she wants a seal. At this rate, she'll want bally London Zoo. Isn't there anything you can do?"

"I shall endeavour to satisfy her requirements, sir"

If Gieves does not have a Retainer, he gains one. Gieves cannot lose his Retainer by any means.

Fail - Story

"Awfully good of you to see it this way, Gieves. I'm sorry to have to let you go, but dearest Aveline thinks it's for the best. It's the funniest thing. If you hadn't sent me off with Aveline we would have never found out how much we had in common in the first place."

"Very good, Sir."

Gieves loses his Retainer.

Mykayel said:

Having been playing AH for some time now, but only recently finding this site, I am very intrigued by all these custom investigators people have created, however I do find Noctis to be a little OTT (Over the Top)...............his ability with blades is too 'strong'/unbalanced, and his Stamina 6 is OTT.........just my 5 lehman brothers cents worth....otherwise I really like what I am seeing so far.

Gary Manning

South Africa

Hi, my name is Luciano and im new on the forum. My english is not sooo good, so i apologyse if i make a mistake when writting ..

I`ve been playing Arkham for a long time and, me and some friends decided to start creating some chars, couse we were a bit bored of playing always with the same ones .. one of the recent ideas, that we think it is well made is this girl..

im new to this.. i mean .. uploading images so i apologyse for that too .. xD

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I would like to know what do u all think about her .. thx .. ill be uploading many investigators l8r ... c ya ..

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Sorry for my ignorancy.. hopes the image gets now uploaaded

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Finally i could post it .. im so sorry for the other post .. hope u like her .. .. plz comment

Pretty cool. The only technicality is that Mixing Medicine should read Lore (+0) [3]. Assuming that's your intention. And also, "if she succeeds".

And I think the first ability should read "Florence may give any investigator in her location a Syringe Token". The "and herself" doesn't really make sense there.