Star Seed (Scenario) - Revision history

Hangfire at 08:29, 3 May 2019

2019-05-03T08:29:11Z

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	===Keeper Comments===		===Keeper Comments===
	There are a lot of plot holes that the Keeper needs to fill in.		{{spoiler\|There are a lot of plot holes that the Keeper needs to fill in.

	Without consulting Old Lady Merriman and completing a dream quest, the Investigators are unlikely to successfully deal with the Colour. Unfortunately, the link to Merriman is very tenuous (buried in the "Skaill Home Farm" section). If the Investigators find the shard, why would they tell the Moodies? The Keeper may decide to provide other links e.g. they meet Miss Hestwall sketching the standing stones.		Without consulting Old Lady Merriman and completing a dream quest, the Investigators are unlikely to successfully deal with the Colour. Unfortunately, the link to Merriman is very tenuous (buried in the "Skaill Home Farm" section). If the Investigators find the shard, why would they tell the Moodies? The Keeper may decide to provide other links e.g. they meet Miss Hestwall sketching the standing stones.
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	Why is there a pictogram showing how to send the shard back into space next to the chamber containing the shard? If the inhabitants of Skara Brae knew how to get rid of the shard, why didn't they? The Keeper should have some explanation for this.		Why is there a pictogram showing how to send the shard back into space next to the chamber containing the shard? If the inhabitants of Skara Brae knew how to get rid of the shard, why didn't they? The Keeper should have some explanation for this.

	Finally, there are no stats and virtually no other information about the Guardian. What is the Guardian? Why do the Investigators have to convince it to help them if it is a "guardian of life"?		Finally, there are no stats and virtually no other information about the Guardian. What is the Guardian? Why do the Investigators have to convince it to help them if it is a "guardian of life"?}}

	[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]

Hangfire at 08:28, 3 May 2019

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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	McNamara discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara summoned a [[Colour Out of Space]]. In 48 hours, it will arrive.		{{spoiler\|McNamara discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara summoned a [[Colour Out of Space]]. In 48 hours, it will arrive.}}

	===References===		===References===

Ywhateley: Additional wiki links added.

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Additional wiki links added.

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	Archaeologist John McNamara invites the investigators to Skara Brae to confer on a strange artefact he’s discovered. If he’s right, there might have been a very good reason why the settlement was abandoned so suddenly millennia ago. Worse, it would appear the stars are aligning once more, and that same ‘reason’ might well be returning from the timeless depths of space.		Archaeologist John McNamara invites the investigators to [[Skara Brae]] to confer on a strange artefact he’s discovered. If he’s right, there might have been a very good reason why the settlement was abandoned so suddenly millennia ago. Worse, it would appear the stars are aligning once more, and that same ‘reason’ might well be returning from the timeless depths of space.

	==Links==		==Links==
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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	McNamara discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara summoned a Colour Out of Space. In 48 hours, it will arrive.		McNamara discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara summoned a [[Colour Out of Space]]. In 48 hours, it will arrive.

	===References===		===References===

Ywhateley: Added Wiki link.

2015-09-04T01:18:09Z

Added Wiki link.

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	'''Locations:''' [[Skara Brae]], [[Orkney]], [[Dreamlands]]		'''Locations:''' [[Skara Brae]], [[Orkney]], [[Dreamlands]]

	'''Creatures:''' The Colours Out Of Space		'''Creatures:''' The [[Colour Out Of Space\|Colours Out Of Space]]

	'''Tomes and Artifacts:''' The Black Shard		'''Tomes and Artifacts:''' The Black Shard

StuartB: /* Keeper Comments */

2014-10-15T18:58:37Z

Keeper Comments

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	Why is there a pictogram showing how to send the shard back into space next to the chamber containing the shard? If the inhabitants of Skara Brae knew how to get rid of the shard, why didn't they? The Keeper should have some explanation for this.		Why is there a pictogram showing how to send the shard back into space next to the chamber containing the shard? If the inhabitants of Skara Brae knew how to get rid of the shard, why didn't they? The Keeper should have some explanation for this.

	The "Keeper's Information" section tells the aftermath of the Brecht expedition but there is nothing in the scenario showing how to provide this to the Investigators. As a result, they have no way of knowing that they (and the other people on Orkney) are in mortal danger. McNamara isn't saying anything and Merriman "talks in riddles and metaphor". The Keeper may have the Investigators try an Archaeology roll; failing that, perhaps they have to wait for a long distance phone call from Miskatonic University.

	Finally, there are no stats and virtually no other information about the Guardian. What is the Guardian? Why do the Investigators have to convince it to help them if it is a "guardian of life"?		Finally, there are no stats and virtually no other information about the Guardian. What is the Guardian? Why do the Investigators have to convince it to help them if it is a "guardian of life"?

Etopp62: /* Keeper Comments */

2014-03-17T22:37:31Z

Keeper Comments

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	[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]
	[[Category:CoC:1920s scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:1920s scenarios]]
			[[Category:CoC:Colour out of Space scenarios]]
	[[Category:CoC:Scenarios set in Scotland]]		[[Category:CoC:Scenarios set in Scotland]]
	[[Category:CoC:Artefact scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Artefact scenarios]]

Etopp62: /* Synopsis */

2014-03-17T10:10:22Z

Synopsis

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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	McNamara ~~has~~ discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara ~~has~~ summoned a Colour Out of Space. In 48 hours, it will arrive.		McNamara discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara summoned a Colour Out of Space. In 48 hours, it will arrive.

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

Etopp62: /* Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only */

2014-03-17T05:37:28Z

Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only

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

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2014-03-17T05:37:08Z

Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only

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





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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	~~Details~~ will ~~be made available after release~~.		McNamara has discovered a crystalline shard - a "star seed". By touching the shard, McNamara has summoned a Colour Out of Space. In 48 hours, it will arrive.

	===References===		===References===
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	===Keeper Comments===		===Keeper Comments===
	~~Comments~~ to ~~Keepers about~~ this scenario;		There are a lot of plot holes that the Keeper needs to fill in.
	~~Possibly how~~ to ~~run it successfully~~.
	~~Keep general DISCUSSION on~~ the ~~talk page~~.		Without consulting Old Lady Merriman and completing a dream quest, the Investigators are unlikely to successfully deal with the Colour. Unfortunately, the link to Merriman is very tenuous (buried in the "Skaill Home Farm" section). If the Investigators find the shard, why would they tell the Moodies? The Keeper may decide to provide other links e.g. they meet Miss Hestwall sketching the standing stones.

			Why is there a pictogram showing how to send the shard back into space next to the chamber containing the shard? If the inhabitants of Skara Brae knew how to get rid of the shard, why didn't they? The Keeper should have some explanation for this.

			The "Keeper's Information" section tells the aftermath of the Brecht expedition but there is nothing in the scenario showing how to provide this to the Investigators. As a result, they have no way of knowing that they (and the other people on Orkney) are in mortal danger. McNamara isn't saying anything and Merriman "talks in riddles and metaphor". The Keeper may have the Investigators try an Archaeology roll; failing that, perhaps they have to wait for a long distance phone call from Miskatonic University.

			Finally, there are no stats and virtually no other information about the Guardian. What is the Guardian? Why do the Investigators have to convince it to help them if it is a "guardian of life"?

	[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]		[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]

Etopp62: /* Links */

2014-02-04T23:06:55Z

Links

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	==Links==		==Links==
	* [http://shop.cubicle7store.com/Cthulhu-Britannica-Shadows-Over-Scotland Shadows Over Scotland (Cubicle 7 ~~Shop~~)]		* [http://shop.cubicle7store.com/Cthulhu-Britannica-Shadows-Over-Scotland/ Buy Shadows Over Scotland from Cubicle 7] (PDF)

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