Difference between revisions of "Fish Story"

From RPGnet
Jump to: navigation, search
(→‎Important Places)
(→‎Mechanical Game Information)
 
(48 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
  
 
=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
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Line 92: Line 85:
 
*''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==
 
==Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard==
Line 102: Line 107:
 
*''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing
 
*''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing
 
*Also known as "Cottage City" for its famous "gingerbread cottage" style houses
 
*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 14:18, 9 November 2019

Elder Sign.jpg

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]

1920s MA Road Map.jpg

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]

Nantucket Map.jpg

Upper Main Street Nantucket.jpg

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

After Oar[edit]

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[edit]

Martha's Vineyard.jpg

Oak Bluffs Map.jpg

  • 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.

Retrieved from "https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Fish_Story&oldid=373471"