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Exie27 at 19:27, 5 March 2024

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	* ''[[Journal of the Dark Brotherhood]]''		* ''[[Journal of the Dark Brotherhood]]''
	* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''		* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''
	* ''[[Powder of Ibn-Ghazi]]		* [[Powder of Ibn-Ghazi]]
	* the farmhouse has symbols of warding carved over the doors and windows		* the farmhouse has symbols of warding carved over the doors and windows
	* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes		* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes

Exie27 at 16:10, 5 March 2024

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	* ''[[Journal of the Dark Brotherhood]]''		* ''[[Journal of the Dark Brotherhood]]''
	* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''		* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''
	* ''[[~~Dust~~ of Ibn-Ghazi]]		* ''[[Powder of Ibn-Ghazi]]
	* the farmhouse has symbols of warding carved over the doors and windows		* the farmhouse has symbols of warding carved over the doors and windows
	* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes		* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes

Ywhateley: Categorization.

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Categorization.

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	==Details==		==Details==

	'''Pages:''' 8		'''Pages:'''
			* 8 pages (5th Ed.)
			* 30 pages plus 10 pages of player handouts (7th Ed. starter)

	'''Author(s):''' [[Keith Herber]]		'''Author(s):''' [[Keith Herber]] (7th Ed. Revision by [[Dan Kramer]] with [[Mike Mason]] and [[Lynne Hardy]])

	'''Artist(s):''' [[Dreyfus]]		'''Artist(s):''' 5th by [[Dreyfus]]; 7th Ed. by [[Wayne Miller]], [[Caleb Cleveland]], and [[Eric Lofgren]] with [[Vandel J. Arden]] and [[Olivier Sanphilippo]] (cartography)

	'''Setting:''' [[1920s]] - 1928, [[Arkham]], [[Massachusetts]]		'''Setting:''' [[1920s]] - 1928, [[Arkham]], [[Massachusetts]]

	'''Appears in:''' [[Call of Cthulhu (RPG)]] CoC: 5th Edition, CoC: 5.5 Edition, CoC: 5.6 Edition, CoC: 6th Edition		'''Appears in:''' [[Call of Cthulhu (RPG)]] CoC: 5th Edition, CoC: 5.5 Edition, CoC: 5.6 Edition, CoC: 6th Edition, 7th Edition (Starter Set)

	'''Campaign:''' (none)		'''Campaign:''' (none)
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	[[File:Rossconersfarmhouse.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Alternate floorplan for Farmhouse...]]		[[File:Rossconersfarmhouse.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Alternate floorplan for Farmhouse...]]

	'''Player Handouts:'''		'''Player Handouts (5th Edition):'''
	* Player Aid #1 - Journal Entry, March 1882		* Player Aid #1 - Journal Entry, March 1882
	* Illustration: "Reading the Journal" - apparently depicts Marion Allen reading and chanting the spell as described in Player Aid #1		* Illustration: "Reading the Journal" - apparently depicts Marion Allen reading and chanting the spell as described in Player Aid #1
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	* Player Aid #3 - Final Journal Entry		* Player Aid #3 - Final Journal Entry
	* Player Aid #4 - Translation of the (Egyptian) Hieroglyphs		* Player Aid #4 - Translation of the (Egyptian) Hieroglyphs


			'''Player Handouts (7th Edition Starter):'''
			* Illustration: Depiction of Summoning of "The Lurker"
			* Illustration: "The Sarcophagus-shaped Box"
			* Handout Edge 1 - Letter from Rupert
			* Handout Edge 2 - Journal Entries, Feb-October 1877 (four parts)
			* Handout Edge 3 - Police Reports and Medical Examiner's Report, August 14, 1877 (two parts)
			* Handout Edge 4 - Translated (Muvian) Heiroglyphs
			* Handout Edge 5 - Letter from Marion
			* Handout Edge 6 - Latin Chant
			* Handout Edge 7 - Translated Latin Chant
			* Handout Edge 8 - Ritual Pentagram
			* Illustration: Map of the Washington Farm and Grounds
			* Keeper Note: History of the Farm (designed for Keeper's convenience, but serviceable as a handout for investigators who dig into the house's history)
			* Illustration: The Farmhouse
			* Illustration: "An Investigator Meets Red Jake"
			* Illustration: "Maggie McPhirter Wants IN!"


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	'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''		'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''
	* (none, but can serve as an introductory scenario; a small attempt was made to link this to "[[The Haunting (aka The Haunted House) (Scenario)\|The Haunting]]" through cultist Marion Allen, associated with the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult)		* (none, but can serve as an introductory scenario; a small attempt was made to link this to "[[The Haunting (aka The Haunted House) (Scenario)\|The Haunting]]" through cultist Marion Allen, associated with the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult)
			* (7th) Maggie's Body: How the investigators deal with this may determine future dealings with the Sheriff.
			* (7th) Rupert's Will: Investigators may "benefit" from the will in adventurous ways.
			* (7th) Marion's Murder: Who/what killed Marion?

	'''Organizations'''		'''Organizations'''
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	===Comments===		===Comments===
	List dedication, trivia, images, anything else of note.		List dedication, trivia, images, anything else of note.
			* The 7th Edition Starter Set has expanded and revised the scenario, updating it with handouts, maps, illustrations, and further details.

	===Keeper Comments===		===Keeper Comments===
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	Possibly how to run it successfully.		Possibly how to run it successfully.
	Keep general DISCUSSION on the talk page.		Keep general DISCUSSION on the talk page.
			* "For 2 to 5 players, one to three sessions."
	* ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/28508-the-edge-of-darkness/ YSDC Forums]) - Advice for use as a beginning scenario:		* ([http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/28508-the-edge-of-darkness/ YSDC Forums]) - Advice for use as a beginning scenario:
	** The scenario can work just fine with three or even two players.		** The scenario can work just fine with three or even two players.

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Links

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	==Links==		==Links==
	* ~~(review needed!)~~		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWq8a6BJYk Review/Tips by Seth Skokowsky on YouTube]
	* Also, see the "Keepers Notes" section below for links to some experiences with running and modifying the scenario, some of which include review/editorial commentary on it.		* Also, see the "Keepers Notes" section below for links to some experiences with running and modifying the scenario, some of which include review/editorial commentary on it.

	==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==		==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
	'''Players should not read any further.'''		'''Players should not read any further.'''

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
			[[File:Rossconersfarmhouse elev.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|"Saltbox" style farmhouse...]]
	A respected acquaintance of the investigators calls to them for help from his deathbed, giving them a box containing clues to his dark secret: an botched unfinished occult ritual performed in a remote farmhouse near Arkham 40 years before, held in check by wards that last only as long as the participants in the original ritual are alive.		A respected acquaintance of the investigators calls to them for help from his deathbed, giving them a box containing clues to his dark secret: an botched unfinished occult ritual performed in a remote farmhouse near Arkham 40 years before, held in check by wards that last only as long as the participants in the original ritual are alive.

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	===References===		===References===
			[[File:Rossconersfarmhouse.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Alternate floorplan for Farmhouse...]]

	'''Player Handouts:'''		'''Player Handouts:'''

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	'''Creatures:'''		'''Creatures:'''
	* "Red Jake", an innocent hobo		* "Red Jake", an innocent hobo
	* "The Lurker", an invisible monster		* "The Lurker", AKA "The Beast of Ross's Corners"; an invisible monster released from an Egyptian artifact in the 1880s during a careless occult experiment
	* [[Zombie]]s		* [[Zombie]]s

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	* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''		* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''
	* ''[[Dust of Ibn-Ghazi]]		* ''[[Dust of Ibn-Ghazi]]
			* the farmhouse has symbols of warding carved over the doors and windows
	* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes		* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes
	* amber amulet		* an amber amulet trapping a "helpful spirit guide" is described, but was destroyed in the botched ritual, the "helpful" spirit (actually "The Lurker") escaped when the ritual fell apart

	'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''		'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''
	* (none, but can serve as an introductory scenario)		* (none, but can serve as an introductory scenario; a small attempt was made to link this to "[[The Haunting (aka The Haunted House) (Scenario)\|The Haunting]]" through cultist Marion Allen, associated with the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult)

	'''Organizations'''		'''Organizations'''
	* [[Dark Brotherhood of the Edge of Darkness]]		* [[Dark Brotherhood of the Edge of Darkness]]
			* [[Chapel of Contemplation]] (mentioned briefly in "loose ends" as an optional link to "[[The Haunting (aka The Haunted House) (Scenario)\|The Haunting]]")

	===Comments===		===Comments===

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	'''Player Handouts:'''		'''Player Handouts:'''
	* Player Aid #1 - Journal Entry, March 1882		* Player Aid #1 - Journal Entry, March 1882
	* Illustration: Reading the Journal		* Illustration: "Reading the Journal" - apparently depicts Marion Allen reading and chanting the spell as described in Player Aid #1
	* Reading the Journal: a bulleted list of talking points from the Journal Entries (not intended as a hand-out, but could be useful)		* Reading the Journal: a bulleted list of talking points from the Journal Entries (not intended as a hand-out, but could be useful)
	* Player Aid #2 - Newspaper Article, August 1883		* Player Aid #2 - Newspaper Article, August 1883

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	* ''[[Journal of the Dark Brotherhood]]''		* ''[[Journal of the Dark Brotherhood]]''
	* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''		* ''[[De Vermis Mysteriis]]''
			* ''[[Dust of Ibn-Ghazi]]
	* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes		* small, gold, sarcophagus-shaped box inscribed with hieroglyphs and [[Mu]]ic Runes
	* amber amulet		* amber amulet