Summon Elder and receive answers from deep within the tomes of Call of Cthulhu…

[MOB]

As announced at Chaosium Con...

Unravel the mysteries of the cosmos with the all-knowing Call of Cthulhu chatbot, Elder by Quest Portal. Dive into deep conversations, receive expert guidance, and enhance your gameplay with this intelligent and immersive companion.

Elder is trained on all the content from Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition’s Investigator Handbook, Keeper Rulebook, Malleus Monstrorum Vol 1 & 2, and Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic. Our friends at Quest Portal will continue to add the entire Call of Cthulhu collection of rules, lore, and scenarios.

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- ELDER FAQ - 

Will Elder replace the need for human Keepers?

No, Elder is a helpful chatbot assistant designed to assist human Keepers with questions about rules, lore, and simple creations. Elder is not intended to replace or diminish human interaction and creativity in tabletop role-playing games.

The goal of Elder is to support and enrich the game experience. By spending less time searching for rules and lore, Elder helps players focus more on the memories and experiences they create at the table.

How does Elder ensure the accuracy of the information it provides?

Elder has been trained on official Call of Cthulhu content, ensuring accuracy and adherence to the established rules and lore. Chaosium and Quest Portal work closely to ensure the AI remains up-to-date and accurate as new content is released. We're committed to continuously refining and improving Elder based on user feedback.

How does Elder ensure the ethical use of AI?

Elder is designed with responsible AI practices in mind and prioritizing the rights of creators. The AI only provides information from official Chaosium sources. Elder's primary purpose is to make Call of Cthulhu more accessible and enjoyable for players while respecting the integrity of the game and its community.

How are copyright and intellectual property rights protected with Elder?

Elder is specifically trained on official Chaosium content and does not incorporate information from other unauthorized, copyrighted, or IP-protected materials. We are doing this because we believe that content should be fairly compensated, authorized, and attributed. This collaboration aims to protect and respect the intellectual property rights of Chaosium and its creators while offering a convenient and innovative way for players to engage with Call of Cthulhu.

Does Elder use AI-generated art?

No, Elder does not use AI-generated art. Chaosium has a policy that art must be the product of a human artist who can vouch that they created the piece and that it does not contain unlicensed derivative use of someone else’s work.

Edited April 16, 2023 by MOB

[Imperial_Solaire]

Just picked this up. Really a great tool because I forget so many spot rules and such every session. Excited for the Runequest version, although I do see that it already can be helpful on that front to a degree.

[soltakss]

I am glad that Chaosium are bowing to our future robotic Overlords

[SaintMeerkat]

While I got off the Early Adopter Train quite awhile back, I decided to go ahead and take the plunge on this one. So far, it does seem like it would really speed up rules searches especially during online games, and all of the answers about CoC and RoL have been accurate.

I tried asking it to generate a 1000-word CoC scenario idea for me, and the output was definitely interesting (in the good sense of the word) and playable, which got me to thinking about the No AI policy in the Miskatonic Repository. The current policy only mentions art; it doesn't mention text. However, I did see in another thread where Jason D said that will be discouraging MR creators from AI generated "art and/or text."

If we were to generate a scenario idea using this Chaosium-licensed AI, at what point would we be in violation of that policy? Are we allowed to use that idea at all for a MR scenario? Would the fact that it's from a licensed source (rather than ChatGPT) make a difference?

Edited April 24, 2023 by SaintMeerkat
Added "AI generated" before "art and/or text"

[MOB]

On 4/24/2023 at 12:32 PM, SaintMeerkat said:

If we were to generate a scenario idea using this Chaosium-licensed AI, at what point would we be in violation of that policy?

As you yourself point out, Chaosium's current AI policy only covers art. So what you're asking here isn't applicable.

We have no official policy on AI text yet, and may be guided by what DTRPG/Roll20 come up with.

[Nick Brooke]

On 4/24/2023 at 3:32 AM, SaintMeerkat said:

If we were to generate a scenario idea using this Chaosium-licensed AI, at what point would we be in violation of that policy? Are we allowed to use that idea at all for a MR scenario? Would the fact that it's from a licensed source (rather than ChatGPT) make a difference?

As a community ambassador, I would urge you not to spam AI-generated text output into any of our community content programmes. We don't mind if creators choose to use random word generators (like ChatGPT), dice, tarot cards, birds or dreams as creative inputs to their work -- the Chaosium itself was famously founded after a Tarot card reading -- but we want human authorship, not text-spam, as that's what our customers expect. If you try to sell 101 scenario ideas vomited up by an AI, we'll most likely pull it as soon as we get any customer complaints.