Halloween in Dunwich - Revision history

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	'''Appears in:''' [[Halloween Horror]]		'''Appears in:''' [[Halloween Horror]]

	'''Campaign:''' (~~none~~)		'''Campaign:''' "[[Christmas_in_Kingsport_(Scenario)\|Christmas in Kingsport]]" can be thought of as a sequel

	==Summary==		==Summary==
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	'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''		'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''
	* Scenario: [[Christmas_in_Kingsport_(Scenario)\|Christmas in Kingsport]] can be thought of as a sequel.		* Scenario: "[[Christmas_in_Kingsport_(Scenario)\|Christmas in Kingsport]]" can be thought of as a sequel.

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

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	* possibly the Witch's crumbling journal (the scenario doesn't mention any tome-like qualities to this, though a keeper could probably add the mythos gain, sanity loss, and perhaps a spell or two to it with little trouble)		* possibly the Witch's crumbling journal (the scenario doesn't mention any tome-like qualities to this, though a keeper could probably add the mythos gain, sanity loss, and perhaps a spell or two to it with little trouble)

	'''Campaigns / Scenarios:''' (~~none~~)		'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''
			* Scenario: [[Christmas_in_Kingsport_(Scenario)\|Christmas in Kingsport]] can be thought of as a sequel.

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

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

	'''Setting:''' [[1920s]] [[Dunwich]]		'''Setting:''' [[1920s]] [[Dunwich]], [[Halloween]]

	'''Appears in:''' [[Halloween Horror]]		'''Appears in:''' [[Halloween Horror]]

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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	The adults at Great-Grandpa Silas' [[Halloween]] party have all fallen into a magic slumber after drinking cider poisoned by a ghost from Silas' past, and the investigators - pre-gen creepy kids - are the only ones who can stop the ghost's evil ritual and save the family before dawn.		{{spoiler\|
			The adults at Great-Grandpa Silas' Halloween party have all fallen into a magic slumber after drinking cider poisoned by a ghost from Silas' past, and the investigators - pre-gen creepy kids - are the only ones who can stop the ghost's evil ritual and save the family before dawn.

	The party starts off with the arrival at the farm, a short series of "chores" for the kids to do (some of these are like little mini-games, some of these grant little rewards, others set the kids up with stuff that should help them complete the adventure successfully), and the introduction of a mysterious woman at the party (actually the ghost of Silas' mother, a witch who tried and failed to sacrifice him as a toddler), leading up to ghost stories around the fireplace; the PCs could optionally tell some stories of their own, but the centerpiece is Great-Grandpa Silas' ghost story, which provides some clues to solving the adventure for anyone paying attention. At midnight, a spell the ghost cast on the hard cider kicks in, rendering all the adults unconscious. From there, the kids must escape from evil spirits and before dawn prevent the ghost from completing a ritual that will sacrifice all the adults.		The party starts off with the arrival at the farm, a short series of "chores" for the kids to do (some of these are like little mini-games, some of these grant little rewards, others set the kids up with stuff that should help them complete the adventure successfully), and the introduction of a mysterious woman at the party (actually the ghost of Silas' mother, a witch who tried and failed to sacrifice him as a toddler), leading up to ghost stories around the fireplace; the PCs could optionally tell some stories of their own, but the centerpiece is Great-Grandpa Silas' ghost story, which provides some clues to solving the adventure for anyone paying attention. At midnight, a spell the ghost cast on the hard cider kicks in, rendering all the adults unconscious. From there, the kids must escape from evil spirits and before dawn prevent the ghost from completing a ritual that will sacrifice all the adults.
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	===References===		===References===

Ywhateley: Categorizing.

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	[[Category:CoC:Rural,_remote_and_backwoods_scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Rural,_remote_and_backwoods_scenarios]]
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	Setting: Nominally, 1920s Dunwich; the scenario fits Dunwich the best but could probably be moved around to anywhere in backwoods [[Lovecraft Country]] and probably elsewhere without too much trouble; the scenario could also probably be set anytime within a few decades of the 1920s without looking strange.		Setting: Nominally, 1920s Dunwich; the scenario fits Dunwich the best but could probably be moved around to anywhere in backwoods [[Lovecraft Country]] and probably elsewhere without too much trouble; the scenario could also probably be set anytime within a few decades of the 1920s without looking strange.

	Special Notes: The scenario includes several delightfully morbid pre-gen kid PCs (all suitably creepy enough to be kin of someone from Dunwich, and to this editor they all seem like they would be a blast to play in a full campaign!) One of the few sources of trouble for this adventure, unfortunately, might be the dialogue: lines by Great-Grandpa Silas and other characters are written in dialect, and can be a bit hard to follow ("Welcome back ta the farm! Ah’m ah hopin yer ready for ah good time, cause ah’ve gots plenty planned fer ya ta do taday.") It could probably be fun to imitate the accent, but I'd advise keepers who have trouble reading it to translate it into standard English. Otherwise, between the nice pre-gen characters and a fairly complete and detailed scenario, this seems like it should be a good way to introduce a group of beginners to Call of Cthulhu.		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. The scenario includes several delightfully morbid pre-gen kid PCs (all suitably creepy enough to be kin of someone from Dunwich, and to this editor they all seem like they would be a blast to play in a full campaign!) One of the few sources of trouble for this adventure, unfortunately, might be the dialogue: lines by Great-Grandpa Silas and other characters are written in dialect, and can be a bit hard to follow ("Welcome back ta the farm! Ah’m ah hopin yer ready for ah good time, cause ah’ve gots plenty planned fer ya ta do taday.") It could probably be fun to imitate the accent, but I'd advise keepers who have trouble reading it to translate it into standard English. Otherwise, between the nice pre-gen characters and a fairly complete and detailed scenario, this seems like it should be a good way to introduce a group of beginners to Call of Cthulhu.

	Dependence on Halloween: Fairly heavy. This scenario would not be the same with Halloween elements stripped out, but in the backwoods Dunwich setting, with these characters, Halloween comes off looking a lot like a quaint, atmospheric, weird, and vaguely creepy Addams-Family-style rural family tradition that should be pretty easy for someone without much "Halloween buy-in" to work with. The scenario describes all the little Halloween traditions and activities well enough that someone unfamiliar with Halloween should be able to follow along without getting lost.		Dependence on Halloween: Fairly heavy. This scenario would not be the same with Halloween elements stripped out, but in the backwoods Dunwich setting, with these characters, Halloween comes off looking a lot like a quaint, atmospheric, weird, and vaguely creepy Addams-Family-style rural family tradition that should be pretty easy for someone without much "Halloween buy-in" to work with. The scenario describes all the little Halloween traditions and activities well enough that someone unfamiliar with Halloween should be able to follow along without getting lost.

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	All your lives you’d had four favorite days during the year: Christmas morning, the last day of		All your lives you’d had four favorite days during the year: Christmas morning, the last day of
	school, your own birthday and Great Grandpa Silas’s Halloween party. The trip to the remote		school, your own birthday and Great Grandpa Silas’s [[Halloween]] party. The trip to the remote
	farm in Dunwich was a long one, the roads poor, but your family wouldn’t miss this for the world: a family dinner, birthday cake, cider, pumpkin-picking, a hayride, ghost stories until midnight - and the unexpected horror a nearly forgotten family secret....		farm in Dunwich was a long one, the roads poor, but your family wouldn’t miss this for the world: a family dinner, birthday cake, cider, pumpkin-picking, a hayride, ghost stories until midnight - and the unexpected horror a nearly forgotten family secret....

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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	The adults at Great-Grandpa Silas' Halloween party have all fallen into a magic slumber after drinking cider poisoned by a ghost from Silas' past, and the investigators - pre-gen creepy kids - are the only ones who can stop the ghost's evil ritual and save the family before dawn.		The adults at Great-Grandpa Silas' [[Halloween]] party have all fallen into a magic slumber after drinking cider poisoned by a ghost from Silas' past, and the investigators - pre-gen creepy kids - are the only ones who can stop the ghost's evil ritual and save the family before dawn.

	The party starts off with the arrival at the farm, a short series of "chores" for the kids to do (some of these are like little mini-games, some of these grant little rewards, others set the kids up with stuff that should help them complete the adventure successfully), and the introduction of a mysterious woman at the party (actually the ghost of Silas' mother, a witch who tried and failed to sacrifice him as a toddler), leading up to ghost stories around the fireplace; the PCs could optionally tell some stories of their own, but the centerpiece is Great-Grandpa Silas' ghost story, which provides some clues to solving the adventure for anyone paying attention. At midnight, a spell the ghost cast on the hard cider kicks in, rendering all the adults unconscious. From there, the kids must escape from evil spirits and before dawn prevent the ghost from completing a ritual that will sacrifice all the adults.		The party starts off with the arrival at the farm, a short series of "chores" for the kids to do (some of these are like little mini-games, some of these grant little rewards, others set the kids up with stuff that should help them complete the adventure successfully), and the introduction of a mysterious woman at the party (actually the ghost of Silas' mother, a witch who tried and failed to sacrifice him as a toddler), leading up to ghost stories around the fireplace; the PCs could optionally tell some stories of their own, but the centerpiece is Great-Grandpa Silas' ghost story, which provides some clues to solving the adventure for anyone paying attention. At midnight, a spell the ghost cast on the hard cider kicks in, rendering all the adults unconscious. From there, the kids must escape from evil spirits and before dawn prevent the ghost from completing a ritual that will sacrifice all the adults.