Accounting (Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition)
Definition
Accounting represents your ability to understand and analyze financial records, ledgers, and business documents. In the world of 1920s investigation, following the money is often the surest way to uncover criminal conspiracies, cult funding, and hidden connections between seemingly unrelated parties. This skill goes beyond simple arithmetic. It encompasses forensic accounting, detecting irregularities in bookkeeping, understanding corporate structures, and tracing where money has come from or gone to. In Lovecraftian investigations, cults need funding, antiquarian purchases leave paper trails, and mysterious benefactors can be identified through careful financial analysis.
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When is Accounting useful in a Mythos investigation?
Cults need money for rituals, property, and supplies. Accounting can trace donations to cult fronts, identify suspicious purchases of occult materials, or reveal that a missing person moved their finances before vanishing.
How does Accounting differ from Appraise?
Accounting analyzes financial records and transactions. Appraise evaluates the worth of individual items. Accounting follows the money trail; Appraise tells you what something is worth.