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Leonardolad at 11:12, 18 January 2016

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	==Details==		==Details==
			[[Image:Secrets_of_Kenya.jpg\|thumb\|''Secrets of Kenya'']]

	'''Pages:''' 36		'''Pages:''' 36

Leonardolad at 10:56, 30 September 2015

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	Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].		Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].

	The following data is included for use in this scenario but ~~can~~ also be useful somewhere else:		The following data is included for use in this scenario but may also be useful somewhere else:
	* A ~~complete~~ description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];		* A description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];
	* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;		* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;
	* A selection of archaeological terms and phrases;		* A selection of archaeological terms and phrases;

Leonardolad at 02:23, 30 September 2015

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	Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].		Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].

	The following data is ~~also~~ included for use in this scenario or somewhere else:		The following data is included for use in this scenario but can also be useful somewhere else:
	* A complete description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];		* A complete description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];
	* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;		* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;

Leonardolad at 14:34, 29 September 2015

2015-09-29T14:34:17Z

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2015-09-29T14:19:45Z

Created page with "==Details== '''Pages:''' 36 '''Author(s):''' David Conyers '''Artist(s):''' Paul Carrick, David Conyers '''Setting:''' 1930s '''Appears in:''' Secrets o..."

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==Details==

'''Pages:''' 36

'''Author(s):''' [[David Conyers]]

'''Artist(s):''' [[Paul Carrick]], [[David Conyers]]

'''Setting:''' [[1930s]]

'''Appears in:''' [[Secrets of Kenya]]

==Summary==
Investigators are hired by Prof. Curtis Mathieson, from Miskatonic University, to look into some strange deaths taking place in an archeological dig site in Kenya.

==Links==
*[http://orcsnest.com/blurber.asp?Title=Secrets%20of%20Kenya Secrets of Kenya review on Orcsnest.com]

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


===Synopsis===
The scenario starts in Arkham, where investigators are contacted by Prof. Curtis Mathieson. He explains that he received an hominid skull from a dig site in Kenya with some rather disturbing characteristics that defy explanation. Mathieson goes on to say that he had two reasons for contacting the investigators: because of their academic expertise, and also in their roles as investigators of note. Since the excavation begun several diggers vanished, and now a student got killed. In fact, the skull comes from the remains of a [[Ghoul]], and the dig site is excavating one of several entrances to a underground network of ghoul tunnels spreading all over Africa.

As the investigators arrive at the site and the days go by, one-by-one workers, researchers and investigadors start getting captured and/or killed by the ghouls until no one's left. The ones who manage to survive may face a destiny even worse than death, as the ghouls keep humans captive within the tunnels, living as human cattle in a barbaric society where the survival of the fittest is the only rule.

===References===
'''Player Handouts:'''

* Mandius africanus ([[Ghoul]]) skull
* Telegram from Prof. Spaulding
* Newspaper clippings
* Fable from [[The Masked Messenger]]
* Letter from Prof. Mathieson to Prof. Spaulding
* Passage from [[The Masked Messenger]]

'''Locations:''' [[Arkham]], A dig site outside Tsavo, Kenya.

'''Creatures:''' [[Ghoul]]

'''Tomes and Artifacts:''' [[The Masked Messenger]]

===Comments===
Prof. Curtis Mathieson is a recurring character, appearing in [[The Trail of Tsathogghua (Scenario)]] from [[The Trail of Tsathogghua (Supplement)]], and also in [[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]]. This can be used as a hook.

Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].

The scenario also includes:
* A complete description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];
* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;
* A selection of archaeological terms and phrases;
* A description with statistics for African [[Ghouls]];
* Maps and schematics for ghoul tunnels.

===Keeper Comments===
According to the author, this scenario is designed to be challenging for both novice and experienced investigators, since no special skills or prior learning are required to complete the investigation. Archaeologists and anthropologists will have a role to play in this scenario.

Expect and average of three evenings to complete play.

[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Ghoul scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:1930s scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios set in Africa]]
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios set in Kenya]]
[[Category:CoC:Archaeology scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Exploration scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Wilderness scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Rural, remote and backwoods scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Subterranean scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Suspicious death scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Many-sessions scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:High-lethality scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Hired agent scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios featuring Miskatonic University]]
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios referencing Nyarlathotep]]
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	'''Player Handouts:'''		'''Player Handouts:'''

	* Mandius africanus ([[Ghoul]]) skull		* Mandius africanus ([[Ghoul]]) skull;
	* Telegram from Prof. Spaulding		* Telegram from Prof. Spaulding;
	* Newspaper clippings		* Newspaper clippings;
	* Fable from [[The Masked Messenger]]		* Fable from [[The Masked Messenger]];
	* Letter from Prof. Mathieson to Prof. Spaulding		* Letter from Prof. Mathieson to Prof. Spaulding;
	* Passage from [[The Masked Messenger]]		* Passage from [[The Masked Messenger]].

	'''Locations:''' [[Arkham]], A dig site outside Tsavo, Kenya.		'''Locations:''' [[Arkham]], A dig site outside Tsavo, Kenya.
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	Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].		Prof. Rudolph Pearson from Columbia University is cited briefly in this scenario as one of the translators of [[The Masked Messenger]]. Further background on him can be found in [[Secrets of New York]].

	The scenario ~~also includes~~:		The following data is also included for use in this scenario or somewhere else:
	* A complete description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];		* A complete description with statistics of [[The Masked Messenger]];
	* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;		* A list of the most commonly used items in an archaeological dig site;
	* A selection of archaeological terms and phrases;		* A selection of archaeological terms and phrases;
	* A description with statistics for African [[Ghouls]];		* A description with statistics for African [[Ghouls]];
	* Maps and schematics for ghoul tunnels.		* Maps and schematics for ghoul tunnels;
			* A Map of southern Kenya and the Kilimanjaro area.

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