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=Helpful Resources=
=Helpful Resources=
In Character Thread
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fish-story.849758/ In Character Thread]
Out of Character Thread
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fish-story.849623/ Out of Character Thread]
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/semi-open-recruitment-1920s-call-of-cthulhu-6th-ed.849560/ Recruitment Thread]
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/semi-open-recruitment-1920s-call-of-cthulhu-6th-ed.849560/ Recruitment Thread]


=Mechanical Game Information=
=Mechanical Game Information=


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Pilot
! Player
! Fate Points
! Investigator
! Stress
! HP
! Consequences
! Sanity
! Spaceframe
! Magic Points
! Modular Equipment
! Insanities
! Zone
! Notes
! Viper Damage Effects
|-
|-
|[[Ragnar_Delos | Righteous]]
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/brahnamin.70442/ brahnamin]
|3
|[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_Liam William "Liam" Johnson]
|0
|8
|77
|18
|
|
|[[Salamis:RighteousViper | Mark II Viper]]
|
|Lightning Bolt
|-
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/dannyk.1750/ DannyK]
|[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_Wink_Winkworth Archibald "Wink" Winkworth]
| 12
| 60
| 12
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Brahnamins_Characters_-_Trick | Trick]]
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/roger.26034/ Roger]
|3
|[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Gertrude_Bradley Gertrude Bradley]
|0
|14
|
|41/45
|[[Salamis:Trick%27sViper | Mark II Viper]]
|9
|Lightning Bolt
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Rosel Rosselin | Rush]]
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/pstjmack.173546/ pstjmack]
|1
|[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_John_Perry John Perry]
|0
|10
|
|38
|[[Salamis:RushViper | Mark II Viper]]
|10
|Cyclone Area Denial Pod; High-output Maneuvering Thrusters
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Elspeth_Euryales | Elspeth "Gorgon" Euryales]]  
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/regular-guy.168375/ Regular Guy]
|3
|[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_Vernon_Weatherby Vernon Weatherby]
|0
|10/14
|
|60/59
|[[Salamis:GorgonViper | Mark II Viper]]
|12
|Lightning Bolt
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Llayne's Characters - Duncan Ward | Duncan "Geezer" Ward]]
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/runemagus.69228/ RuneMagus]
|1
|[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/James_Scott James Scott]
|2
|
|
|[[Salamis:GeezerViper | Mark II Viper]]
|Cyclone Area Denial Pod; High-output Maneuvering Thrusters
|
|
|Minimize one die on Tactics; '''Life Support Damaged'''
|-
|[[Bank | Marius "Bank" Ming]]
|2
|0
|
|
|[[Salamis:BankViper | Mark II Viper]]
|Lightning Bolt
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=Important Places=
=Important Places=
[[File:1920s_MA_Road_Map.jpg|320px]]
'''Please note''': While we're using real place names, the game takes place in an ahistorical past.  Any resemblance is coincidental and/or for convenience.
'''Please note''': While we're using real place names, the game takes place in an ahistorical past.  Any resemblance is coincidental and/or for convenience.


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*''Population'' = ~3,000
*''Population'' = ~3,000
*''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing
*''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing
* An [https://nha.org/whats-on/exhibitions/exhibitions-archive/the-nantucket-art-colony-1920-1945/ Art Colony] started up in the 1920s.
* Someone drew a rendering of the local [https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/23971/ Ye Olde Curiosity Shop] which is convenient.
* Check out this sweet [https://www.knowol.com/information/massachusetts/travel-poster-nantucket-mass/' Travel Poster].
* Someone took some [https://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/3784/maurice-w-boyer-photog/aerial-views-of-nantucket-mass/?soldItem=true Aeriel Photographs].
* Everyone is dancing [https://youtu.be/FQ7SNTSq-9o the Charleston].
===After Oar===
[[File:After_Arms.jpg]]
*Technically now just a boarding house, thanks to Prohibition, it's still the best place on the island to get a pint.
==Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard==
[[File:Martha's_Vineyard.jpg]]
[[File:Oak_Bluffs_Map.jpg|320px]]
*''Population'' = ~1,000
*''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing
*Also known as "Cottage City" for its famous "gingerbread cottage" style houses
*[http://ww.cottagecityoysters.com/images/cottagecity.jpg Large map of Cottage City, 1887]
=Important People=
*Sig Torvald, Nantucketer ne'er-do-well fisherman -- he bumped into Queer Island, lost SAN, and is now catatonic.
=Investigative Leads=
==Timeline==
*22nd, Morning: Sig finds the cat-headed staff.
*22nd, Evening: Sig sells the cat-headed staff to Mr. L'Armon in Oak Bluffs.
*23rd, Morning: Mr. L'Armon and Pastor Silent meet in Oak Bluffs. The object given from the former to the latter is presumably the staff.
*23rd, Later: Pastor Silent's church burns and he reportedly dies there.
*23rd-24th: Sig on a bender in Boston and then Nantucket.
*25th: Investigation begins.  Investigators first trip to island. Sig murdered at New Hospital in Oak Bluffs.
*26th: Today
==People Potentially Involved==
*Sig Torvald (deceased; local ne'er do well fisherman who found the staff)
*'''Mr. L'Armon''' (purchased the staff from Sig in Oak Bluffs; later gave it to Pastor Silent)
*'''Pastor John Silent''' (deceased; pastor of small, odd church in Oak Bluffs; took staff from Mr. L'Armon)
*'''Doctor Vickers''' (Sig's doctor at the New Hospital; saw something)
Those in bold have not been investigated.
==Important Objects==
*'''Cat-headed staff''' (found by Sig near the Island)
*'''Strange rock''' (same)
*'''Strange kelp''' (same)
*Burned-out church (Oak Bluffs)
*'''Holy Way Hymnal''' (Gertie)
Those in bold have not been investigated.

Latest revision as of 21:18, 9 November 2019

Scenario Overview[edit]

A group of individuals get drawn in to weird events happening in seaside New England in the 1920s.

Helpful Resources[edit]

Mechanical Game Information[edit]

Player Investigator HP Sanity Magic Points Insanities Notes
brahnamin William "Liam" Johnson 8 77 18
DannyK Archibald "Wink" Winkworth 12 60 12
Roger Gertrude Bradley 14 41/45 9
pstjmack John Perry 10 38 10
Regular Guy Vernon Weatherby 10/14 60/59 12
RuneMagus James Scott

Important Places[edit]

Please note: While we're using real place names, the game takes place in an ahistorical past. Any resemblance is coincidental and/or for convenience.

Nantucket[edit]

  • Population = ~3,000
  • Primary businesses: Tourism, fishing

After Oar[edit]

  • Technically now just a boarding house, thanks to Prohibition, it's still the best place on the island to get a pint.

Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard[edit]

  • Population = ~1,000
  • Primary businesses: Tourism, fishing
  • Also known as "Cottage City" for its famous "gingerbread cottage" style houses

Important People[edit]

  • Sig Torvald, Nantucketer ne'er-do-well fisherman -- he bumped into Queer Island, lost SAN, and is now catatonic.

Investigative Leads[edit]

Timeline[edit]

  • 22nd, Morning: Sig finds the cat-headed staff.
  • 22nd, Evening: Sig sells the cat-headed staff to Mr. L'Armon in Oak Bluffs.
  • 23rd, Morning: Mr. L'Armon and Pastor Silent meet in Oak Bluffs. The object given from the former to the latter is presumably the staff.
  • 23rd, Later: Pastor Silent's church burns and he reportedly dies there.
  • 23rd-24th: Sig on a bender in Boston and then Nantucket.
  • 25th: Investigation begins. Investigators first trip to island. Sig murdered at New Hospital in Oak Bluffs.
  • 26th: Today

People Potentially Involved[edit]

  • Sig Torvald (deceased; local ne'er do well fisherman who found the staff)
  • Mr. L'Armon (purchased the staff from Sig in Oak Bluffs; later gave it to Pastor Silent)
  • Pastor John Silent (deceased; pastor of small, odd church in Oak Bluffs; took staff from Mr. L'Armon)
  • Doctor Vickers (Sig's doctor at the New Hospital; saw something)

Those in bold have not been investigated.

Important Objects[edit]

  • Cat-headed staff (found by Sig near the Island)
  • Strange rock (same)
  • Strange kelp (same)
  • Burned-out church (Oak Bluffs)
  • Holy Way Hymnal (Gertie)

Those in bold have not been investigated.

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