Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society - Revision history

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 <!--(Wealth, influence, safe houses, and other resources, if applicable.) * (resource)-->
 * asset:  a rusting yellow 1970s-era van called 'The Relic', left over from the Group's earliest investigations
 * asset:  "The PIGS Supernatural Research Database" (an aged MS-DOS based IBM PC which still stores the group's original records)
 * equipment:  a collection of cameras, tape recorders, white noise generators, electromagnetic radiation detectors, and other scientific instruments and recording equipment used on the investigation
 * location:  the Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society has been granted the use of a pair of connected empty storage rooms in the grimy, disused basement of the [[Miskatonic University]] Media Arts Department for meetings, reviewing video and sound footage, and secure storage of equipment, records, tapes, etc.

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 The club's Mission Statement and Code of Conduct calls for respect and preservation of historical sites and natural resources, a "take only pictures and leave only footprints" approach to investigating and exploring sites of paranormal interest, and a "eliminate the possible until whatever remains, however improbable, is the truth"  emphasis on debunking claims over credulous belief in them.
-The group's logo portrays a cartoon pig in glasses and a white lab coat with a ghost in a sheet looking over its shoulder, and the letters PIG nearby.  The logo appears on the group's van, stationary, t-shirts and badges, coffee mugs, and other such materials, some of which are sold at fundraisers leading up to the group's yearly major [[Halloween]] investigation of a featured (usually famous) haunting.
+The group's logo portrays a cartoon pig in glasses and a white lab coat with a ghost in a sheet looking over its shoulder, and the letters PIGS nearby.  The logo appears on the group's van, stationary, t-shirts and badges, coffee mugs, and other such materials, some of which are sold at fundraisers leading up to the group's yearly major [[Halloween]] investigation of a featured (usually famous) haunting.
 ===Allies, Creatures and Deities===
 <!--(Creatures that are likely to be encountered alongside the cultists, the cultists' beliefs about these creatures, the nature of the cultists' relationships with these creatures, motivations for the creatures to work with the cult, motivations for the cultists to work with the creatures.); might also include notable members of the cult)-->
-* The [[Carnacki Institute]], International has occasionally worked with the PIGs on investigations both in the United States and the United Kingdom, and once even in a joint investigation of a New Zealand [[Midian|ghost town]] by invitation of a ghost hunting group in that country.  Three of those investigations aired on the Institute's wildly popular ''[[Ghost Finders: International]]'' television program.
+* The [[Carnacki Institute]], International has occasionally worked with the PIGS on investigations both in the United States and the United Kingdom, and once even in a joint investigation of a New Zealand [[Midian|ghost town]] by invitation of a ghost hunting group in that country.  Three of those investigations aired on the Institute's wildly popular ''[[Ghost Finders: International]]'' television program.
 * The Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society is closely partnered with a younger sister group, BRPS:  the Bangor Regional Paranormal Society (or "BuRPS"), and sometimes assists with that group's investigations in Bangor, [[Maine]], and [[Stephen King Country|surrounding areas]]
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 <!--(Wealth, influence, safe houses, and other resources, if applicable.) * (resource)-->
 * asset:  a rusting yellow 1970s-era van called 'The Relic', left over from the Group's earliest investigations
-* asset:  "The PIGs Supernatural Research Database" (an aged MS-DOS based IBM PC which still stores the group's original records)
+* asset:  "The PIGS Supernatural Research Database" (an aged MS-DOS based IBM PC which still stores the group's original records)
 ** "...one of the big, hideous monstrosities left over from the 1970's, complete with a metallic dull yellow-orange paint scheme which further dates it to that apparently colour-blind decade. Spots of rust are visible on the lower portions of the side-panels, and the poorly-muffled engine sounds like it has probably seen better days..."
 * equipment:  a collection of cameras, tape recorders, white noise generators, electromagnetic radiation detectors, and other scientific instruments and recording equipment used on the investigation
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 ** other hobbies and skills:  hiking, martial arts, Fantasy/sci-fi literature, RPGs, drinking, SCUBA diving
 ** other: Irish science student gone overseas to study marine biology; fairly level-headed person who looks very serious all the time, except when laughing or drinking
-** status:  full-time consultant with the [[Carnacki Institute]] International; currently avoids direct contact with the American groups, does not respond to questions about their old cases, and does not return calls, but apparently orchestrates the collaborations between PIGs and the Carnacki Institute, and makes yearly donations of ghost-hunting equipment to the PIGs
+** status:  full-time consultant with the [[Carnacki Institute]] International; currently avoids direct contact with the American groups, does not respond to questions about their old cases, and does not return calls, but apparently orchestrates the collaborations between PIGS and the Carnacki Institute, and makes yearly donations of ghost-hunting equipment to the PIGS
 * '''Tom MacGee'''
 ** history student, original group historian and researcher, started the group and donated the original van, computer, and recording equipment; most of this has been updated in the years since the group was founded, but the computer and van are still counted among the club's assets; will created a modest trust that supplies the grant for much of the group's ongoing funding
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 ==Trivia; Heresies and Controversies==
 <!--(Put different spins on the organization:  describe alternative, non-canonical theories and versions of the cult, for new non-stereotypical ways to use it or think about it and to keep audiences guessing.)-->
-* The Paranormal Investigation Group (PIGs) was created as part of a 2005 play-by-email scenario involving [[User:Ywhateley|Y.Whateley]] and other fans of [[Hello Cthulhu]] from around the world (Stone87, 42, Shadowwalker, Yronimos, Lord Zim, Sarky).  The group's first investigation involved an ancient cemetery located near "Minington", a fictional city in New Hampshire.
+* The Paranormal Investigation Group (PIGS) was created as part of a 2005 play-by-email scenario involving [[User:Ywhateley|Y.Whateley]] and other fans of [[Hello Cthulhu]] from around the world (Stone87, 42, Shadowwalker, Yronimos, Lord Zim, Sarky).  The group's first investigation involved an ancient cemetery located near "Minington", a fictional city in New Hampshire.
 ==Keeper Comments==

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 <!--Names and aliases for the organization, first appearance (name of story, scenario, etc.), and a one-sentence summary of who they are; illustration if applicable.)-->
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-Name(s): Paranormal Investigation Group (AKA "PIGs")
+Name(s): Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society (AKA "PIGS")
 First Appearance:  [[Hello Cthulhu]] Forums circa 2005
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 ==History and Scope==
 <!--(Where to find members of the organization, and what eras they were/are active in.  Summarize the history of the cult:  Approximate era of foundation, key locations of operation, important events in the cult's history, approximate era of disbandment (if applicable).)-->
-Active primarily in the [[Lovecraft Country|Miskatonic Region]] and surrounding areas between the mid-1990s to present.  A small group of [[Miskatonic University]] students by day and amateur ghost hunters by night, the PIGs formed in the late 1990s in a lull between RPG and wargaming sessions as a distraction from studies, eventually growing to become the University's only sanctioned ghost-hunting and antiquarian club, under sponsorship of the University's History and Media Arts departments.
+Active primarily in the [[Lovecraft Country|Miskatonic Region]] and surrounding areas between the mid-1990s to present.  A small group of [[Miskatonic University]] students by day and amateur ghost hunters by night, the PIGS formed in the late 1990s in a lull between RPG and wargaming sessions as a distraction from studies, eventually growing to become the University's only sanctioned ghost-hunting and antiquarian club, under sponsorship of the University's History and Media Arts departments.
 ===Identification, Psychology and Behavior===
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 * The [[Carnacki Institute]], International has occasionally worked with the PIGs on investigations both in the United States and the United Kingdom, and once even in a joint investigation of a New Zealand [[Midian|ghost town]] by invitation of a ghost hunting group in that country.  Three of those investigations aired on the Institute's wildly popular ''[[Ghost Finders: International]]'' television program.
-* The Paranormal Investigation Group is closely partnered with a younger sister group, BRPS:  the Bangor Regional Paranormal Society (or "BuRPS"), and sometimes assists with that group's investigations in Bangor, [[Maine]], and [[Stephen King Country|surrounding areas]]
+* The Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society is closely partnered with a younger sister group, BRPS:  the Bangor Regional Paranormal Society (or "BuRPS"), and sometimes assists with that group's investigations in Bangor, [[Maine]], and [[Stephen King Country|surrounding areas]]
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 ** "...one of the big, hideous monstrosities left over from the 1970's, complete with a metallic dull yellow-orange paint scheme which further dates it to that apparently colour-blind decade. Spots of rust are visible on the lower portions of the side-panels, and the poorly-muffled engine sounds like it has probably seen better days..."
 * equipment:  a collection of cameras, tape recorders, white noise generators, electromagnetic radiation detectors, and other scientific instruments and recording equipment used on the investigation
-* location:  the Paranormal Investigation Group has been granted the use of a pair of connected empty storage rooms in the grimy, disused basement of the [[Miskatonic University]] Media Arts Department for meetings, reviewing video and sound footage, and secure storage of equipment, records, tapes, etc.
+* location:  the Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society has been granted the use of a pair of connected empty storage rooms in the grimy, disused basement of the [[Miskatonic University]] Media Arts Department for meetings, reviewing video and sound footage, and secure storage of equipment, records, tapes, etc.
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 ==Keeper Comments==
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-* If desired, the Paranormal Investigation Group can be used as a plot hook/framing device for a group of MU students and faculty/staff to get involved in an international Mythos investigation campaign.
+* If desired, the Paranormal Investigation Ghost-hunting Society can be used as a plot hook/framing device for a group of MU students and faculty/staff to get involved in an international Mythos investigation campaign.

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 ==Trivia; Heresies and Controversies==
 <!--(Put different spins on the organization:  describe alternative, non-canonical theories and versions of the cult, for new non-stereotypical ways to use it or think about it and to keep audiences guessing.)-->
-* The Paranormal Investigation Group (PIGs) was created as part of a 2005 play-by-email scenario involving [[User:Ywhateley|Y.Whateley]] and other fans of [[Hello Cthulhu]] from around the world (Stone87, Sarky, Shadowwalker, Yronimos, Lord Zim).  The group was originally based in (or at least investigating in) "Minington", a fictional city in New Hampshire.
+* The Paranormal Investigation Group (PIGs) was created as part of a 2005 play-by-email scenario involving [[User:Ywhateley|Y.Whateley]] and other fans of [[Hello Cthulhu]] from around the world (Stone87, 42, Shadowwalker, Yronimos, Lord Zim, Sarky).  The group's first investigation involved an ancient cemetery located near "Minington", a fictional city in New Hampshire.
 ==Keeper Comments==

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 * '''Allison O'Brien'''
 ** journalism student, original team photographer and video/film expert
 ** description:  5'5", long dark hair, "Bambi" eyes, and a quick smile, just this side of plump, from [[Maine]]
 ** other:  friends call her Allison, but she thinks of herself (in secret) as 'Alley Cat'

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 ==Resources==
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 ===Tomes, Artifacts, Sites===
-* artifact:  a rusting white 1970s era van, a relic of the Group's earliest investigations
+* TO DO
 ===Allies, Creatures and Deities===
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 ===Other Resources===
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