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This campaign started as a new group in 2012, although several players had played in other campaigns in the world. | This campaign started as a new group in 2012, although several players had played in other campaigns in the world. | ||
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==Detroit in 1932== | ==Detroit in 1932== | ||
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Detroit - like all of urban America - reels under the crushing grip of the Great Depression. With the crash of the stock market in February 1930, the economy has been in a progressive tail-spin. | Detroit - like all of urban America - reels under the crushing grip of the Great Depression. With the crash of the stock market in February 1930, the economy has been in a progressive tail-spin. | ||
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Now, two years into the crisis, with production of goods at a stand still, in a city of approximately 1.5 million people, over 225,000 are unemployed. Men who are unmarried have an easier time of it - they have no wives or children to worry about. Those who are married struggle on as best they can - knowing that each day without a job means another day they must find some method to feed the ones they care for. | Now, two years into the crisis, with production of goods at a stand still, in a city of approximately 1.5 million people, over 225,000 are unemployed. Men who are unmarried have an easier time of it - they have no wives or children to worry about. Those who are married struggle on as best they can - knowing that each day without a job means another day they must find some method to feed the ones they care for. | ||
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There are a few rays of hope. The Mayor's Commission provides boxes of apples for men to sell on the street corners at 5 cents per apple. The Capuchin Monks feed 800 per day through the Catholic churches. The idle Fisher Auto Factory has become the City Municipal Lodging House, with heat, lights, showers, and meals for unmarried men - provided by donations from the Fisher brothers. The White Towers restaurants serve free lunches once a month. | There are a few rays of hope. The Mayor's Commission provides boxes of apples for men to sell on the street corners at 5 cents per apple. The Capuchin Monks feed 800 per day through the Catholic churches. The idle Fisher Auto Factory has become the City Municipal Lodging House, with heat, lights, showers, and meals for unmarried men - provided by donations from the Fisher brothers. The White Towers restaurants serve free lunches once a month. | ||
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For those who have a few coins to rub together, prohibition is playing out its last gasp the best way it knows how - by letting the liquor flow through thousands and thousands of bars and taverns. Most operate openly with little interference from the police, serving up a mixture of poor grade liquor, gambling, worn and desperate women - and if a high class joint - a piano player working for tips. | For those who have a few coins to rub together, prohibition is playing out its last gasp the best way it knows how - by letting the liquor flow through thousands and thousands of bars and taverns. Most operate openly with little interference from the police, serving up a mixture of poor grade liquor, gambling, worn and desperate women - and if a high class joint - a piano player working for tips. | ||
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==World History== | ==World History== | ||
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===Russia=== | ===Russia=== | ||
| − | Communist revolution overthrew Tsarist regime in 1917 and Russian nobility fled into exile in rest of Europe. '''Alexis Romanoff''' came out of hiding in early 1930, and was legitimated by Russian Court in exile and head of Russian Orthodox Church. Married Countess '''Ineska Rulionoff''' in February 1932, and headed into Russia in company of someone named | + | Communist revolution overthrew Tsarist regime in 1917 and Russian nobility fled into exile in rest of Europe. '''Alexis Romanoff''' came out of hiding in early 1930, and was legitimated by Russian Court in exile and head of Russian Orthodox Church. Married Countess '''Ineska Rulionoff''' in February 1932, and headed into Russia in company of someone named '''Alexey Vishnevski''' shortly thereafter. Russia further cut itself off from international community, but rumors of civil war, unrest, etc. trickled out. The new Tsarist regime was proclaimed last month, with Tsar Alexis retaining the reforms of Nicholas II. The communists have fled the country. |
Britain and France have recognized the new government, with Hitler's Germany and the USA holding off. | Britain and France have recognized the new government, with Hitler's Germany and the USA holding off. | ||
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==[[TheStarsAreRight:TheIrishRoseTimeline | Timeline]]== | ==[[TheStarsAreRight:TheIrishRoseTimeline | Timeline]]== | ||
| − | Our current timeline is spread out between August 1, 1932 and September 30, 1932. All of the locations in the Lovecraft universe exist in the campaign. Arkham, Innsmouth, Kingsport, Dunwich — all of them. In addition, most of the events in HPL's stories are part of the time line: the meteor strike near Arkham as reported in ''The Color Out of Space'', the U.S. Naval operation off of Dunwich in ''The Shadow over Innsmouth'', the polar expedition out of Miskatonic detailed in ''The Mountains of Madness'', etc | + | Our current timeline is spread out between August 1, 1932 and September 30, 1932. All of the locations in the Lovecraft universe exist in the campaign. Arkham, Innsmouth, Kingsport, Dunwich — all of them. In addition, most of the events in HPL's stories are part of the time line: the meteor strike near Arkham as reported in ''The Color Out of Space'', the U.S. Naval operation off of Dunwich in ''The Shadow over Innsmouth'', the polar expedition out of Miskatonic detailed in ''The Mountains of Madness'', etc. |
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Other significant events reported in the media include: | Other significant events reported in the media include: | ||
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* '''1928''' | * '''1928''' | ||
| − | ** '''Edward Chandler''', head of '''New World Industries''' | + | ** '''Edward Chandler''', head of '''New World Industries''' runs as an independent candidate for president, but loses to Hoover. |
| − | ** November: Following his electoral defeat, Chandler is called to Washington, DC for a closed door hearing into possible violations of the Treaty of Versailles. He flees the United States, and is formally charged with treason. New World Industries is taken over by | + | ** November: Following his electoral defeat, Chandler is called to Washington, DC for a closed door hearing into possible violations of the Treaty of Versailles. He flees the United States, and is formally charged with treason. New World Industries is taken over by '''Alexi Vishneveski''' and closed. All activities and willing personnel are transferred to Switzerland. |
| − | ** November 21: First outbreak of the | + | ** November 21: First outbreak of the '''Kansas City Influenza''' reported in the media. The disease continues to spread from the Kansas City railhead toward the East Coast. |
** December: President-elect Hoover contracts the Kansas City influenza and dies before taking office. | ** December: President-elect Hoover contracts the Kansas City influenza and dies before taking office. | ||
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* '''1929''' | * '''1929''' | ||
| − | ** January 1: '''Charles Curtis''', Hoover's Vice President, is sworn in as President of the United States | + | ** January 1: '''Charles Curtis''', Hoover's Vice President, is sworn in as President of the United States. |
** Mid-February: The world experiences global Fortean events. Frogs fall from the skies, mysterious lights shine in the high places, water turns to wine... The occurrences begin to taper off toward the end of the month, and have become backpage filler by the end of March. Many people witnessed ''something'' strange, and everyone knows someone who has a cousin of a friend from grade school who had something strange happen to them. This period has become known as the '''Night of Miracles''', or more rarely as the '''Night the Weather Changed.''' No one is quite sure where the second name originated. | ** Mid-February: The world experiences global Fortean events. Frogs fall from the skies, mysterious lights shine in the high places, water turns to wine... The occurrences begin to taper off toward the end of the month, and have become backpage filler by the end of March. Many people witnessed ''something'' strange, and everyone knows someone who has a cousin of a friend from grade school who had something strange happen to them. This period has become known as the '''Night of Miracles''', or more rarely as the '''Night the Weather Changed.''' No one is quite sure where the second name originated. | ||
** April: Wall Street crashes, ushering in the '''Great Depression'''. Banks close and factories begin to cut back on production. | ** April: Wall Street crashes, ushering in the '''Great Depression'''. Banks close and factories begin to cut back on production. | ||
** April 29: An extraordinary mining disaster during the Pioneer Days celebration in Madisonville, Kentucky results in thousands of deaths by poison gas and the destruction of '''Eveling Industries'''. The entire Hibbs Valley area is cordoned off by the government due to continuing health risks and unstable geology. | ** April 29: An extraordinary mining disaster during the Pioneer Days celebration in Madisonville, Kentucky results in thousands of deaths by poison gas and the destruction of '''Eveling Industries'''. The entire Hibbs Valley area is cordoned off by the government due to continuing health risks and unstable geology. | ||
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* '''1930''' | * '''1930''' | ||
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* '''1932''' | * '''1932''' | ||
| − | ** May 3: '''Charles Fort''' | + | ** May 3: '''Charles Fort''' dies of leukemia. |
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| − | == | + | ==Detroit Evening Times== |
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| − | + | [[File:Detroit Evening Times Building.jpeg|thumb|The Detroit Evening Times offices on the corner of Cass Avenue.]] | |
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| − | + | Purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1921, the Times is the fastest growing paper in the city. The following articles appeared in August, 1932, and were written by [[TheStarsAreRight:Frank Lovejoy | Frank Lovejoy]]. | |
| − | * | + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Saloonkeeper Slain As Gang War Erupts | Saloonkeeper Slain As Gang War Erupts]] - August 5, 1932 |
| − | * | + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Irish Rose Medico A Mystery | Irish Rose Medico A Mystery]] - August 6, 1932 |
| − | * | + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Second "Doctor" In Rose Murder Identified | Second "Doctor" In Rose Murder Identified]] - August 7, 1932 |
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Cream of Society Fills Rose While Gang War Brews | Cream of Society Fills Rose While Gang War Brews]] - August 8, 1932 | ||
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Macklin's Girl Speaks! | Macklin's Girl Speaks!]] - August 9, 1932 | ||
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Strange Incident at Curtisville Church | Strange Incident at Curtisville Church]] - August 10, 1932 | ||
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Kansas City Connection Discovered in Irish Rose Murder | Kansas City Connection Discovered in Irish Rose Murder]] - August 11, 1932 | ||
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: International Connection Discovered in Irish Rose Murder | International Connection Discovered in Irish Rose Murder]] - August 12, 1932 | ||
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: White Slavery in the Motor City! | White Slavery in the Motor City!]] - August 16, 1932 | ||
| + | * [[The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Heroic Doctor Speaks! | Heroic Doctor Speaks!]] - August 17, 1932 | ||
