Halloween At St. Odilio's - Revision history

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	The storytellers and possible suspects include these characters from one or more of the above sources:		The storytellers and possible suspects include these characters from one or more of the above sources:
	* [[Granny Orne\|Agatha "Granny" Orne]] from [[Kingsport]], both detailed in the Kingsport [[Kingsport:_The_City_In_The_Mists_%28Supplement%29 supplement]]		* [[Granny Orne\|Agatha "Granny" Orne]] from [[Kingsport]], both detailed in the Kingsport [[Kingsport:_The_City_In_The_Mists_%28Supplement%29 supplement]]
	* Joshua Pickman, graduate student in Physics at [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]], who is also working on a "hydrogen device" he hopes can be used on an upcoming [[~~At_the_Mountains_of_Madness~~\|Arctic Expedition]]		* Joshua Pickman, graduate student in Physics at [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]], who is also working on a "hydrogen device" he hopes can be used on an upcoming [[At_the_Mountains_of_Madness_(fiction)\|Arctic Expedition]]
	* Dr. Elliot Mills, Professor in the [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] Department of History, specializing in American Indian history and tribal lore (detailed in the [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]])		* Dr. Elliot Mills, Professor in the [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] Department of History, specializing in American Indian history and tribal lore (detailed in the [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]])

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	'''Locations:''' October 27th-31st in [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] and the [[Dreamlands]]		'''Locations:''' October 27th-31st in [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] and the [[Dreamlands]]
	* [[Arkham]] ([[Orne Library]] at [[Miskatonic University]]), Cemetery park		* [[Arkham]] ([[Orne Library]] at [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]]), Cemetery park
	* [[Dreamlands]], various locations		* [[Dreamlands]], various locations

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	* [[Granny Orne\|Agatha "Granny" Orne]] from [[Kingsport]], both detailed in the Kingsport [[Kingsport:_The_City_In_The_Mists_%28Supplement%29 supplement]]		* [[Granny Orne\|Agatha "Granny" Orne]] from [[Kingsport]], both detailed in the Kingsport [[Kingsport:_The_City_In_The_Mists_%28Supplement%29 supplement]]
	* Joshua Pickman, graduate student in Physics at [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]], who is also working on a "hydrogen device" he hopes can be used on an upcoming [[At_the_Mountains_of_Madness\|Arctic Expedition]]		* Joshua Pickman, graduate student in Physics at [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]], who is also working on a "hydrogen device" he hopes can be used on an upcoming [[At_the_Mountains_of_Madness\|Arctic Expedition]]
	* Dr. Elliot Mills, Professor in the [[Miskatonic University]] Department of History, specializing in American Indian history and tribal lore (detailed in the [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]])		* Dr. Elliot Mills, Professor in the [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] Department of History, specializing in American Indian history and tribal lore (detailed in the [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]])

	===Keeper Comments===		===Keeper Comments===

Ywhateley: Spoiler Code

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	'''Artist(s):''' (none)		'''Artist(s):''' (none)

	'''Setting:''' [[1920s]], October 27th [[Arkham]] and the [[Dreamlands]]		'''Setting:''' [[1920s]], October 27th-[[Halloween\|31]] [[Arkham]] and the [[Dreamlands]]

	'''Appears in:''' [[Halloween Horror Returns!]]		'''Appears in:''' [[Halloween Horror Returns!]]
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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	St. Odilio's, a small Catholic community participating in an [[Arkham~~]] [[~~Halloween]]-themed harvest festival for the week of [[Halloween]] (October 31) as a fund-raiser. One of the storytellers participating in the [[Halloween]] event has sinister intentions: a young man who has spent almost every night of his life in the [[Dreamlands]] until his dreaming form was destroyed. The dreamer will try to cast a powerful necromantic spell while festival-goers are listening to ghost stories in the local cemetery on [[Halloween]], punching a hole into the Dreamlands at the moment when the veil between worlds is thinnest, and issue a dangerous prayer to awaken a powerful Dreaming god. The Investigators are called in by the Catholic organizers when the dreamer's "satanic" diary is discovered, so that the investigators can journey into the Dreamlands and interrupt the dreamer's plans. Though they are not yet able to identify or stop the dreamer, the PCs do obtain help and advice from an important denizen of the Dreamlands, and awaken to confront the unidentified dreamer in the ~~cemetary~~ on [[Halloween]] night. If the PCs are unable put the clues together, identify the evil young dreamer, and stop the dreamer before he casts the spell, the spell causes a zombie apocalypse and attracts the attention of a (literal) [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusExMachina Deus ex Machina] who stops the madness.		{{spoiler\|
			St. Odilio's, a small Catholic community participating in an Arkham Halloween-themed harvest festival for the week of Halloween (October 31) as a fund-raiser. One of the storytellers participating in the Halloween event has sinister intentions: a young man who has spent almost every night of his life in the Dreamlands until his dreaming form was destroyed. The dreamer will try to cast a powerful necromantic spell while festival-goers are listening to ghost stories in the local cemetery on Halloween, punching a hole into the Dreamlands at the moment when the veil between worlds is thinnest, and issue a dangerous prayer to awaken a powerful Dreaming god. The Investigators are called in by the Catholic organizers when the dreamer's "satanic" diary is discovered, so that the investigators can journey into the Dreamlands and interrupt the dreamer's plans. Though they are not yet able to identify or stop the dreamer, the PCs do obtain help and advice from an important denizen of the Dreamlands, and awaken to confront the unidentified dreamer in the cemetery on Halloween night. If the PCs are unable put the clues together, identify the evil young dreamer, and stop the dreamer before he casts the spell, the spell causes a zombie apocalypse and attracts the attention of a (literal) [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusExMachina Deus ex Machina] who stops the madness.
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	===References===		===References===

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Keeper Comments

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	Dependence on Halloween: Some. The scenario works on the ([[Halloween\|nicely explained]]) premise that Halloween is a time when the "veil" between the real world and the Dreamlands is thin, allowing Dreamlands spells to work in this world; the scenario could be moved to another date fairly easily by changing the nature of the fundraiser and choosing some other occult date to occur on, though. The scenario's author was careful to describe the Halloween activities in enough detail that a keeper and group unfamiliar with American Halloween traditions can visualize what the fundraiser participants are doing and why, so changing the date probably won't be necessary.		Dependence on Halloween: Some. The scenario works on the ([[Halloween\|nicely explained]]) premise that Halloween is a time when the "veil" between the real world and the Dreamlands is thin, allowing Dreamlands spells to work in this world; the scenario could be moved to another date fairly easily by changing the nature of the fundraiser and choosing some other occult date to occur on, though. The scenario's author was careful to describe the Halloween activities in enough detail that a keeper and group unfamiliar with American Halloween traditions can visualize what the fundraiser participants are doing and why, so changing the date probably won't be necessary.

	Sequel Plot Hooks: This scenario can open up many possibilities for investigators including future adventures in the Dreamlands, contact with the [[The Order of the Sword of St. Jerome]], a connection to the Federal Government through the Secretary of War, and connections with many prominent people in the [[Arkham]] and [[Kingsport]] area (including the local Irish crime family).		Sequel Plot Hooks: This scenario can open up many possibilities for investigators including future adventures in the Dreamlands, contact with the [[The Order of the Sword of St. Jerome]], a connection to the Federal Government through the Secretary of War, and connections with many prominent people in the [[Arkham]] and [[Kingsport (Location)\|Kingsport]] area (including the local Irish crime family).

	Prequel Plot Hook: This scenario references [[Bless the Beasts and the Children]] from [[Adventures in Arkham Country]] as a possible prequel adventure.		Prequel Plot Hook: This scenario references [[Bless the Beasts and the Children]] from [[Adventures in Arkham Country]] as a possible prequel adventure.

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	[[Category:CoC:Halloween_scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Halloween_scenarios]]
	[[Category:Coc:Self-Contained]]		[[Category:Coc:Self-Contained]]
	~~[[Category:CoC:Scenarios_set_in_the_Dreamlands]]~~
	[[Category:CoC:Scenarios_featuring_the_Dreamlands]]		[[Category:CoC:Scenarios_featuring_the_Dreamlands]]
			[[Category:CoC:Dream_scenarios]]
	[[Category:CoC:Necromancy scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Necromancy scenarios]]
	[[Category:CoC:Graveyard_scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Graveyard_scenarios]]

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	[[Category:CoC:Zombie_scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Zombie_scenarios]]
	[[Category:CoC:Ghoul_scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Ghoul_scenarios]]
			[[Category:CoC:Party,_gathering_and_celebration_scenarios]]
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Ywhateley: Details, typo corrections, and clarifications.

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Details, typo corrections, and clarifications.

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	Setting: [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] and the [[Dreamlands]], though it could probably be set in other locations and eras with minimal effort by ignoring or disguising the many references to classic Lovecraft characters, locations, and events.		Setting: [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] and the [[Dreamlands]], though it could probably be set in other locations and eras with minimal effort by ignoring or disguising the many references to classic Lovecraft characters, locations, and events.

	Special Notes: Scenario includes Test Play notes at the end, describing how the keeper (author?) handled the PCs unexpectedly asking for writing samples (this is a nice inclusion!) There's no compelling reason explicitly given for the monks to send the investigators into the Dreamlands and make a trip specifically to King Kuranes, it's like something was left out. I suggest keepers have the monks specifically tell the PCs that, as former experienced dreamers, they know King Kuranes and believe that if any friendly being in Earth or Dream could tell the PCs who the villain is and what he plans, it would be King Kuranes.		Special Notes: Like many of these Halloween scenarios involving investigators a Halloween festivals, players could probably be encouraged to tell ghost stories of their own. Scenario includes Test Play notes at the end, describing how the keeper (author?) handled the PCs unexpectedly asking for writing samples (this is a nice inclusion!) There's no compelling reason explicitly given for the monks to send the investigators into the Dreamlands and make a trip specifically to King Kuranes, it's like something was left out. I suggest keepers have the monks specifically tell the PCs that, as former experienced dreamers, they know King Kuranes and believe that if any friendly being in Earth or Dream could tell the PCs who the villain is and what he plans, it would be King Kuranes.

	Dependence on Halloween: Some. The scenario works on the ([[Halloween\|nicely explained]]) premise that Halloween is a time when the "veil" between the real world and the Dreamlands is thin, allowing Dreamlands spells to work in this world; the scenario could be moved to another date fairly easily by changing the nature of the fundraiser and choosing some other occult date to occur on, though. The scenario's author was careful to describe the Halloween activities in enough detail that a keeper and group unfamiliar with American Halloween traditions can visualize what the fundraiser participants are doing and why, so changing the date probably won't be necessary.		Dependence on Halloween: Some. The scenario works on the ([[Halloween\|nicely explained]]) premise that Halloween is a time when the "veil" between the real world and the Dreamlands is thin, allowing Dreamlands spells to work in this world; the scenario could be moved to another date fairly easily by changing the nature of the fundraiser and choosing some other occult date to occur on, though. The scenario's author was careful to describe the Halloween activities in enough detail that a keeper and group unfamiliar with American Halloween traditions can visualize what the fundraiser participants are doing and why, so changing the date probably won't be necessary.

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	One of the storytellers participating in an Arkham Halloween fund-raiser event has sinister intentions, and when a bizarre "satanic" diary full of alarming references to the Dreamlands and the upcoming Halloween event is discovered by one of the Catholic organizers, the investigators are called in to put a stop to the evil plan, before it's too late!		One of the storytellers participating in an Arkham [[Halloween]] fund-raiser event has sinister intentions, and when a bizarre "satanic" diary full of alarming references to the Dreamlands and the upcoming [[Halloween]] event is discovered by one of the Catholic organizers, the investigators are called in to put a stop to the evil plan, before it's too late!

	==Links==		==Links==
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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	St. Odilio's, a small Catholic community participating in an Arkham Halloween-themed harvest festival for the week of Halloween (October 31) as a fund-raiser. One of the storytellers participating in the Halloween event has sinister intentions: a young man who has spent almost every night of his life in the [[Dreamlands]] until his dreaming form was destroyed. The dreamer will try to cast a powerful necromantic spell while festival-goers are listening to ghost stories in the local ~~cemetary~~ on Halloween, punching a hole into the Dreamlands at the moment when the veil between worlds is thinnest, and issue a dangerous prayer to awaken a powerful Dreaming god. The Investigators are called in by the Catholic organizers when the dreamer's "satanic" diary is discovered, so that the investigators can journey into the Dreamlands and interrupt the dreamer's plans. Though they are not yet able to identify or stop the dreamer, the PCs do obtain help and advice from an important denizen of the Dreamlands, and awaken to confront the unidentified dreamer in the cemetary on Halloween night. If the PCs are unable put the clues together, identify the evil young dreamer, and stop the dreamer before he casts the spell, the spell causes a zombie apocalypse and attracts the attention of a (literal) [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusExMachina Deus ex Machina] who stops the madness.		St. Odilio's, a small Catholic community participating in an [[Arkham]] [[Halloween]]-themed harvest festival for the week of [[Halloween]] (October 31) as a fund-raiser. One of the storytellers participating in the [[Halloween]] event has sinister intentions: a young man who has spent almost every night of his life in the [[Dreamlands]] until his dreaming form was destroyed. The dreamer will try to cast a powerful necromantic spell while festival-goers are listening to ghost stories in the local cemetery on [[Halloween]], punching a hole into the Dreamlands at the moment when the veil between worlds is thinnest, and issue a dangerous prayer to awaken a powerful Dreaming god. The Investigators are called in by the Catholic organizers when the dreamer's "satanic" diary is discovered, so that the investigators can journey into the Dreamlands and interrupt the dreamer's plans. Though they are not yet able to identify or stop the dreamer, the PCs do obtain help and advice from an important denizen of the Dreamlands, and awaken to confront the unidentified dreamer in the cemetary on [[Halloween]] night. If the PCs are unable put the clues together, identify the evil young dreamer, and stop the dreamer before he casts the spell, the spell causes a zombie apocalypse and attracts the attention of a (literal) [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeusExMachina Deus ex Machina] who stops the madness.

	===References===		===References===
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	Special Notes: Scenario includes Test Play notes at the end, describing how the keeper (author?) handled the PCs unexpectedly asking for writing samples (this is a nice inclusion!) There's no compelling reason explicitly given for the monks to send the investigators into the Dreamlands and make a trip specifically to King Kuranes, it's like something was left out. I suggest keepers have the monks specifically tell the PCs that, as former experienced dreamers, they know King Kuranes and believe that if any friendly being in Earth or Dream could tell the PCs who the villain is and what he plans, it would be King Kuranes.		Special Notes: Scenario includes Test Play notes at the end, describing how the keeper (author?) handled the PCs unexpectedly asking for writing samples (this is a nice inclusion!) There's no compelling reason explicitly given for the monks to send the investigators into the Dreamlands and make a trip specifically to King Kuranes, it's like something was left out. I suggest keepers have the monks specifically tell the PCs that, as former experienced dreamers, they know King Kuranes and believe that if any friendly being in Earth or Dream could tell the PCs who the villain is and what he plans, it would be King Kuranes.

	Dependence on Halloween: Some. The scenario works on the premise that Halloween is a time when the "veil" between the real world and the Dreamlands is thin, allowing Dreamlands spells to work in this world; the scenario could be moved to another date fairly easily by changing the nature of the fundraiser and choosing some other occult date to occur on, though. The scenario's author was careful to describe the Halloween activities in enough detail that a keeper and group unfamiliar with American Halloween traditions can visualize what the fundraiser participants are doing and why, so changing the date probably won't be necessary.		Dependence on Halloween: Some. The scenario works on the ([[Halloween\|nicely explained]]) premise that Halloween is a time when the "veil" between the real world and the Dreamlands is thin, allowing Dreamlands spells to work in this world; the scenario could be moved to another date fairly easily by changing the nature of the fundraiser and choosing some other occult date to occur on, though. The scenario's author was careful to describe the Halloween activities in enough detail that a keeper and group unfamiliar with American Halloween traditions can visualize what the fundraiser participants are doing and why, so changing the date probably won't be necessary.

	Sequel Plot Hooks: This scenario can open up many possibilities for investigators including future adventures in the Dreamlands, contact with the [[The Order of the Sword of St. Jerome]], a connection to the Federal Government through the Secretary of War, and connections with many prominent people in the [[Arkham]] and [[Kingsport]] area (including the local Irish crime family).		Sequel Plot Hooks: This scenario can open up many possibilities for investigators including future adventures in the Dreamlands, contact with the [[The Order of the Sword of St. Jerome]], a connection to the Federal Government through the Secretary of War, and connections with many prominent people in the [[Arkham]] and [[Kingsport]] area (including the local Irish crime family).

Ywhateley: Typo corrections and clarifications.

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	* Many Lovecraft stories, especially [[The Doom That Came To Sarnath]], [[The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath]]		* Many Lovecraft stories, especially [[The Doom That Came To Sarnath]], [[The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath]]
	* [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]]		* [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]]
	* [[Kingsport:_The_City_In_The_Mists_%28Supplement%29 Kingsport supplement]]		* [[Kingsport:_The_City_In_The_Mists_%28Supplement%29\|Kingsport supplement]]
	* [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]] or [[Miskatonic University – A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham]]		* [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]] or [[Miskatonic University – A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham]]
	* [[Adventures in Arkham Country]]		* [[Adventures in Arkham Country]]

Ywhateley: Typo corrections and clarifications.

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