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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] |
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! Notes | ! Notes | ||
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| − | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/ | + | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/brahnamin.70442/ brahnamin] |
| − | | | + | |[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_Liam William "Liam" Johnson] |
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|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/dannyk.1750/ DannyK] | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/dannyk.1750/ DannyK] | ||
| − | |Archibald "Wink" Winkworth | + | |[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_Wink_Winkworth Archibald "Wink" Winkworth] |
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|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/roger.26034/ Roger] | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/roger.26034/ Roger] | ||
| − | |Gertrude Bradley | + | |[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Gertrude_Bradley Gertrude Bradley] |
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| − | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/ | + | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/pstjmack.173546/ pstjmack] |
| − | | | + | |[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_John_Perry John Perry] |
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|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/regular-guy.168375/ Regular Guy] | |[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/regular-guy.168375/ Regular Guy] | ||
| − | |Vernon Weatherby | + | |[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Fish_Story:_Vernon_Weatherby Vernon Weatherby] |
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*''Population'' = ~3,000 | *''Population'' = ~3,000 | ||
*''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing | *''Primary businesses'': Tourism, fishing | ||
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| + | * 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]. | ||
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| + | ===After Oar=== | ||
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| + | [[File:After_Arms.jpg]] | ||
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| + | *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== | ||
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*''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 | ||
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| + | *[http://ww.cottagecityoysters.com/images/cottagecity.jpg Large map of Cottage City, 1887] | ||
=Important People= | =Important People= | ||
| + | *Sig Torvald, Nantucketer ne'er-do-well fisherman -- he bumped into Queer Island, lost SAN, and is now catatonic. | ||
=Investigative Leads= | =Investigative Leads= | ||
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| + | ==Timeline== | ||
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| + | *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 | ||
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| + | ==People Potentially Involved== | ||
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| + | *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) | ||
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| + | Those in bold have not been investigated. | ||
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| + | ==Important Objects== | ||
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| + | *'''Cat-headed staff''' (found by Sig near the Island) | ||
| + | *'''Strange rock''' (same) | ||
| + | *'''Strange kelp''' (same) | ||
| + | *Burned-out church (Oak Bluffs) | ||
| + | *'''Holy Way Hymnal''' (Gertie) | ||
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| + | Those in bold have not been investigated. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 9 November 2019
Contents
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
- An Art Colony started up in the 1920s.
- Someone drew a rendering of the local Ye Olde Curiosity Shop which is convenient.
- Check out this sweet Travel Poster.
- Someone took some Aeriel Photographs.
- Everyone is dancing the Charleston.
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.
