The Haunting (aka The Haunted House) (Scenario) - Revision history

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	Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:		Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:
	* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras		* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras
	* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "[https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ The Haunted]")		* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House (MiskRepo)\| Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle (MiskRepo)\|Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood (MiskRepo)\| Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "[https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ The Haunted]")
	* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]		* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]
	* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below		* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below

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	Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:		Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:
	* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras		* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras
	* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "[https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ "The Haunted"]")		* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "[https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ The Haunted]")
	* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]		* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]
	* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below		* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below

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	Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:		Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:
	* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras		* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras
	* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "The Haunted")		* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "[https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ "The Haunted"]")
	* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]		* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]
	* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below		* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below

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	'''Locations:'''		'''Locations:'''
	* The Corbitt House		* [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]
	* The [[Chapel of Contemplation]]		** The Corbitt House
	* ~~areas~~ of research (newspaper office, police department, hospital, city records)		** The [[Chapel of Contemplation]]
			** Areas of research (newspaper office, police department, hospital, city records)

	'''Creatures:'''		'''Creatures:'''
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	'''Tomes and Artifacts:'''		'''Tomes and Artifacts:'''
	* [[Corbitt's Diaries]],		* [[The Corbitt Diaries]],
	* ''[[Book of Eibon\|Liber Ivonis]]~~'',~~		* [[Book of Eibon\|Liber Ivonis]]
	* magic dagger,		* magic dagger
	* pendant of +1 POW (deleted from 7th Edition Quick-start version of scenario)		* pendant of +1 POW (deleted from 7th Edition Quick-start version of scenario)
	* Optional: 6th Edition provided for an additional dog-eared book on Demonology, mentioning the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight\|Knights of the Silver Twilight]], meant as a plot-hook to another adventure (see Keeper's Notes below).		* Optional: 6th Edition provided for an additional dog-eared book on Demonology, mentioning the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight\|Knights of the Silver Twilight]], meant as a plot-hook to another adventure (see Keeper's Notes below).

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	'''Appears in:''' ''[[Call of Cthulhu Rulebook]], ''Quick Start Cthulhu''. Originally entitled "The Haunted House", but retitled to avoid confusion with [[The Haunted House]] in ''[[The Trail of Tsathogghua (Supplement)\|The Trail of Tsathogghua]]''.		'''Appears in:''' ''[[Call of Cthulhu Rulebook]], ''Quick Start Cthulhu''. Originally entitled "The Haunted House", but retitled to avoid confusion with [[The Haunted House]] in ''[[The Trail of Tsathogghua (Supplement)\|The Trail of Tsathogghua]]''.

	'''Campaign:''' None, by default, but "The Haunting" is designed as an introductory scenario that can appear at the beginning of almost any campaign, and some versions of this scenario (e.g., 6th) include optional links to other published scenarios that can be linked into a loose mini-campaign.		'''Campaign:''' None, by default, but "The Haunting" is designed as an introductory scenario that can appear at the beginning of almost any campaign, and some versions of this scenario (e.g., 6th) include optional links to other published scenarios that can be linked into a loose mini-campaign (see "Follow-Ons" and "Keeper Comments" below).

	==Summary==		==Summary==
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	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
			{{spoiler\|
	[[File:Corbitthouse plan.png\|150px\|thumb\|Right\|Corbitt House, alternate floor plan.]]		[[File:Corbitthouse plan.png\|150px\|thumb\|Right\|Corbitt House, alternate floor plan.]]
	~~{{spoiler\|~~
	The investigators are called to look into an old house where a series of tragedies have occurred. The most recent tenants, the Macario family, went violently insane and reported haunting by a sinister presence. The landlord of the house has no idea what is happening, but wants the rumours put to rest.		The investigators are called to look into an old house where a series of tragedies have occurred. The most recent tenants, the Macario family, went violently insane and reported haunting by a sinister presence. The landlord of the house has no idea what is happening, but wants the rumours put to rest.

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	Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:		Additional material related to this classic scenario has been published in other places:
	* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras		* Dan Harms wrote a ten page article in [[The Unspeakable Oath, Issue 18]] describing the [[Chapel of Contemplation]] cult in three eras
			* Various [[Miskatonic Repisitory]] scenarios, including [[Dream House]] (an homage and spiritual successor), [[Cat's Cradle]] (a stand-alone sequel), and [[Of Wrath & Blood]] (another stand-alone sequel, formerly titled "The Haunted")
			* [[The Star on the Shore]], a professionally-published supplement and scenario with ties to the [[Chapel of Contemplation]]
			* Additional suggested follow-ups from the 6th edition Quick-Start rules, detailed in the "Keeper Comments" section, below

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

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	'''Locations:'''		'''Locations:'''
	* The Corbitt House		* The Corbitt House
	* ~~the~~ Chapel of Contemplation		* The [[Chapel of Contemplation]]
	* areas of research (newspaper office, police department, hospital, city records)		* areas of research (newspaper office, police department, hospital, city records)

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	'''Tomes and Artifacts:'''		'''Tomes and Artifacts:'''
	* Corbitt's Diaries,		* [[Corbitt's Diaries]],
	* ''[[Book of Eibon\|Liber Ivonis]]'',		* ''[[Book of Eibon\|Liber Ivonis]]'',
	* magic dagger,		* magic dagger,

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Links

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	* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/17-the-haunting-handouts/ The Haunting Handouts by Kadath from Yog-Sothoth.com]		* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/17-the-haunting-handouts/ The Haunting Handouts by Kadath from Yog-Sothoth.com]
	* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/689-the-haunting-d20-conversion/ D20 Conversion Notes by Doug Lyons and Erica Balsley]		* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/689-the-haunting-d20-conversion/ D20 Conversion Notes by Doug Lyons and Erica Balsley]
	* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/29407-the-haunting-props/ Sound Effects by Chirgnusium]		* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/29407-the-haunting-props/ Sound Effects by Chirgnusium]
	* [~~http~~://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/30616-the-haunting-lets-just-go-to-the-house/ Troubleshooting]		* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/30616-the-haunting-lets-just-go-to-the-house/ Troubleshooting]
	* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/25953-help-with-gaslight-haunting-props/ Tips for Gaslight Props]		* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/25953-help-with-gaslight-haunting-props/ Tips for Gaslight Props]
	* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/32016-call-of-cthulhu-the-haunting-corbitt-house-maps/ MichaelArkAngel's Full-Colour Maps]		* [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/32016-call-of-cthulhu-the-haunting-corbitt-house-maps/ MichaelArkAngel's Full-Colour Maps]
	* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ "The Haunted"] - a sequel scenario		* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/36-the-haunted/ "The Haunted"] - a sequel scenario

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	==Links==		==Links==
	* The ~~[http://www.yog-sothoth.com/files/file/595-call-of-cthulhu-6e-quick-start-rules/ 6th Edition] and~~ [http://www.chaosium.com/the-call-of-cthulhu-quick-start-pdf/ 7th Edition] Call of Cthulhu quick start rules include this scenario as a starting adventure.		* The [http://www.chaosium.com/the-call-of-cthulhu-quick-start-pdf/ 7th Edition] Call of Cthulhu quick start rules include this scenario as a starting adventure.
	* [http://dan-of-the-dead.blogspot.com/2011/04/call-of-cthulhu-haunting-original-maps.html Full-Colour Corbitt House Maps by DanOfTheDead]		* [http://dan-of-the-dead.blogspot.com/2011/04/call-of-cthulhu-haunting-original-maps.html Full-Colour Corbitt House Maps by DanOfTheDead]
	* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/25425-the-haunting-corbitts-journals/ Corbitt's Journal Entries by Sandwich8080]		* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/25425-the-haunting-corbitts-journals/ Corbitt's Journal Entries by Sandwich8080]

Ywhateley: Wiki Links.

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Wiki Links.

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	* [http://dan-of-the-dead.blogspot.com/2011/04/call-of-cthulhu-haunting-original-maps.html Full-Colour Corbitt House Maps by DanOfTheDead]		* [http://dan-of-the-dead.blogspot.com/2011/04/call-of-cthulhu-haunting-original-maps.html Full-Colour Corbitt House Maps by DanOfTheDead]
	* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/25425-the-haunting-corbitts-journals/ Corbitt's Journal Entries by Sandwich8080]		* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/25425-the-haunting-corbitts-journals/ Corbitt's Journal Entries by Sandwich8080]
			* [https://www.yog-sothoth.com/forums/topic/33782-first-time-keeper-about-to-run-the-haunting/ First Time Keeper Asks about Adding Combat] (also includes some great hand-outs)
	* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/250613140/Walter-Corbitt-s-Journal Corbitt's Journal Handout by bahsura]		* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/250613140/Walter-Corbitt-s-Journal Corbitt's Journal Handout by bahsura]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FYFjvvKXHg Review/Keepers Discussion by Seth Skorkowsky]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FYFjvvKXHg Review/Keepers Discussion by Seth Skorkowsky]

Ywhateley: /* Keeper Comments */

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Keeper Comments

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	* ([[Boston Globe]] Clippings Morgue) While investigators are prowling through the clippings morgue, they discover a clipping that describes a raid that took place on the Congregational Church in Kingsport, 1731. Although this event is unrelated, the similarity should attract the investigators’ attention. The keeper should note this information leads to an adventure in the Chaosium Supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|Kingsport]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|CHA 8804]]).		* ([[Boston Globe]] Clippings Morgue) While investigators are prowling through the clippings morgue, they discover a clipping that describes a raid that took place on the Congregational Church in Kingsport, 1731. Although this event is unrelated, the similarity should attract the investigators’ attention. The keeper should note this information leads to an adventure in the Chaosium Supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|Kingsport]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|CHA 8804]]).
	* (Ground Floor Room 1) Also located in this room is a book about demonology. The title is faded and indiscernable, but the majority of the pages remain legible. Several of the pages are dog-eared in a section about the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight\|Knights of the Silver Twilight]]. The keeper should note that this leads to an adventure in Chaosium’s supplement [[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth]] ([[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth\|CHA 2397]]).		* (Ground Floor Room 1) Also located in this room is a book about demonology. The title is faded and indiscernable, but the majority of the pages remain legible. Several of the pages are dog-eared in a section about the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight\|Knights of the Silver Twilight]]. The keeper should note that this leads to an adventure in Chaosium’s supplement [[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth]] ([[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth\|CHA 2397]]).
	* (Ground Floor Room 4) On the wall in this room is a bizarre painting (no other description provided). Investigators who observe it feel inexplicably unsettled. The artist’s name is [[Nelson Blakeley]]. The keeper should note that this picture leads to an [[Pickman~~'s Student~~\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]].		* (Ground Floor Room 4) On the wall in this room is a bizarre painting (no other description provided). Investigators who observe it feel inexplicably unsettled. The artist’s name is [[Nelson Blakeley]]. The keeper should note that this picture leads to an [[Pickman%27s_Student\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]].
	* (Upstairs Room 3) Snooping investigators will find a business card inside one of the dresser drawers. It bears the name of [[Doctor Henry Armitage]], and on the back is a telephone number. The keeper should note that this leads to an [[Return to Dunwich\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|Dunwich]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|CHA 8802]]).		* (Upstairs Room 3) Snooping investigators will find a business card inside one of the dresser drawers. It bears the name of [[Doctor Henry Armitage]], and on the back is a telephone number. The keeper should note that this leads to an [[Return to Dunwich\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|Dunwich]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|CHA 8802]]).

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	* ([[Boston Globe]] Clippings Morgue) While investigators are prowling through the clippings morgue, they discover a clipping that describes a raid that took place on the Congregational Church in Kingsport, 1731. Although this event is unrelated, the similarity should attract the investigators’ attention. The keeper should note this information leads to an adventure in the Chaosium Supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|Kingsport]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|CHA 8804]]).		* ([[Boston Globe]] Clippings Morgue) While investigators are prowling through the clippings morgue, they discover a clipping that describes a raid that took place on the Congregational Church in Kingsport, 1731. Although this event is unrelated, the similarity should attract the investigators’ attention. The keeper should note this information leads to an adventure in the Chaosium Supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|Kingsport]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport\|CHA 8804]]).
	* (Ground Floor Room 1) Also located in this room is a book about demonology. The title is faded and indiscernable, but the majority of the pages remain legible. Several of the pages are dog-eared in a section about the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight\|Knights of the Silver Twilight]]. The keeper should note that this leads to an adventure in Chaosium’s supplement [[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth]] ([[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth\|CHA 2397]]).		* (Ground Floor Room 1) Also located in this room is a book about demonology. The title is faded and indiscernable, but the majority of the pages remain legible. Several of the pages are dog-eared in a section about the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight\|Knights of the Silver Twilight]]. The keeper should note that this leads to an adventure in Chaosium’s supplement [[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth]] ([[Shadows of Yog-Sothoth\|CHA 2397]]).
	* (Ground Floor Room 4) On the wall in this room is a bizarre painting (no other description provided). Investigators who observe it feel inexplicably unsettled. The artist’s name is [[Nelson Blakeley]]. The keeper should note that this picture leads to an [[Pickman~~'s Student~~\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]].		* (Ground Floor Room 4) On the wall in this room is a bizarre painting (no other description provided). Investigators who observe it feel inexplicably unsettled. The artist’s name is [[Nelson Blakeley]]. The keeper should note that this picture leads to an [[Pickman%27s_Student\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]].
	* (Upstairs Room 3) Snooping investigators will find a business card inside one of the dresser drawers. It bears the name of [[Doctor Henry Armitage]], and on the back is a telephone number. The keeper should note that this leads to an [[Return to Dunwich\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|Dunwich]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|CHA 8802]]).		* (Upstairs Room 3) Snooping investigators will find a business card inside one of the dresser drawers. It bears the name of [[Doctor Henry Armitage]], and on the back is a telephone number. The keeper should note that this leads to an [[Return to Dunwich\|adventure]] in Chaosium’s supplement [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|Dunwich]] ([[H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich\|CHA 8802]]).