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Graham: /* Links */ Added link to a review/keeper discusson by Seth Skorowsky

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‎Links: Added link to a review/keeper discusson by Seth Skorowsky

Danial79: /* References */

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 * [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/articles.html/_/main/reviews/dead-leaves-fall-r1908 review by Skyman and NeferSutekh at Yog-Sothoth.com]
 * [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/topic/22076-review-of-dead-leaves-halloweenmonographbut-not-dead-leaves/ Reviews by Skyman and NeferSutekh, with Feedback from Scenario Authors]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKQwY_-Bk64 Review/Keepers Discussion by Seth Skorkowsky]
 ==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
 '''Players should not read any further.'''

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 ** Home of wealthy industrialist and art collector [[Clive Whyte]]
 ** Home of artist [[Miles Gedney]]
-** [[Miskatonic University]] [[Orne Library]]
+** [[Miskatonic University (Location)|Miskatonic University]] [[Orne Library]]
 * [[Texas]]
 ** Ervin H. Roberts' home in Cross Plains

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 {{spoiler|
 The artist Miles Gedney has always been sensitive to strange influences, and after one particularly vivid dream he painted The ''King on the Throne''. In many ways this painting, despite its quality, is unremarkable; it depicts a sombre ancient king sat upon a stone throne and there are no overtly supernatural or unrealistic elements depicted in it. However, the painting portrays an inscription above the throne in an unknown language. This language is the lost language of Hyborea, a civilisation that predates any in commonly known history. In investigating the language the investigators learn of the historian Ervin H. Roberts who committed suicide after his career was ruined due to his claims regarding the existence of a Hyborian civilisation being mocked and discredited in academic circles. The Roberts connection will lead investigators towards the manuscript of an epic poem ''The Road of Kings'' which details the rise of the king depicted in the painting: an actual Hyborean ruler. The manuscript provides the investigators with a wealth of information that will assist them in the future in their on-going struggle with the Cthulhu Mythos. Nevertheless, the investigators are not the only parties interested in the dead language: a Nyarlathotep cultist also wishes to lay his hands on ''The Road of Kings'' as it contains the spell Kiss of Ishtar which he needs to free the soul of a prehistoric sorcerer.
 ===References===

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 '''Artist(s):''' (none)
-'''Setting:''' [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] and [[Texas]]
+'''Setting:''' [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] and [[Texas]], [[Halloween]]
 '''Appears in:''' [[Dead Leaves Fall]] and Other Halloween Horrors
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 ===Synopsis===
-The artist [[Miles Gedney]] has always been sensitive to strange influences, and after one particularly vivid dream he painted The ''[[King on the Throne]]''. In many ways this painting, despite its quality, is unremarkable; it depicts a sombre ancient king sat upon a stone throne and there are no overtly supernatural or unrealistic elements depicted in it. However, the painting portrays an inscription above the throne in an unknown language. This language is the lost language of [[Hyborea]], a civilisation that predates any in commonly known history. In investigating the language the investigators learn of the historian [[Ervin H. Roberts]] who committed suicide after his career was ruined due to his claims regarding the existence of a Hyborian civilisation being mocked and discredited in academic circles. The Roberts connection will lead investigators towards the manuscript of an epic poem ''[[The Road of Kings]]'' which details the rise of the king depicted in the painting: an actual [[Hyborian]] ruler. The manuscript provides the investigators with a wealth of information that will assist them in the future in their on-going struggle with the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. Nevertheless, the investigators are not the only parties interested in the dead language: a [[Nyarlathotep]] cultist also wishes to lay his hands on ''[[The Road of Kings]]'' as it contains the spell Kiss of Ishtar which he needs to free the soul of a prehistoric sorcerer.
+{{spoiler|
 ===References===

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 * [[Knights of the Aesir]]
 * [[Disciples of the Veiled Truth]]
-* [[Order of the Silver Twilight]]
+* [[The Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]
 '''Campaigns / Scenrios:''' Reference is made in this adventure to "[[Arkham_Unveiled|H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham (Supplement)]]" and "[[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]]", however neither of these books is essential for play.

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 ===References===
-'''Player Handouts:''' List the player handouts here.
+'''Player Handouts:''' (none, though there are portions of text meant to be read aloud which can be copied/printed and used as handouts, including...)
 '''Locations:'''
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 According to the scenario's author:  "This adventure is set in Arkham in the classic 1920s Call of Cthulhu period, however there is little to prevent a keeper from changing the geographical and chronological setting. Dates and the exact chronology of events have been left open so that Keepers may adapt the scenario to fit their on-going campaigns. The plot concerns a prehistoric language that comes to the attention of the investigators which points to a prehistoric civilization that existed on Earth some 12,000 years ago. On solving the mystery there will be plenty of questions left unanswered that can be exploited in further adventures into this area should keepers wish."
-Special Notes:  The scenario's "hook" for the investigators, relying on their curiosity about a painting they see at a party to drive them through the scenario's plot, could be a bit weak and uncertain for many groups.  Keepers may prefer instead to have the painting's owner hire the investigators outright to find out more about the painting.
+Special Notes:  The scenario contains some eccentric punctuation, vocabulary, and grammar habits that might make the scenario a bit hard to follow in places.  The scenario's "hook" for the investigators, relying on their curiosity about a painting they see at a party to drive them through the scenario's plot, could be a bit weak and uncertain for many groups; keepers may prefer instead to have the painting's owner hire the investigators outright to find out more about the painting.
 Dependence on Halloween:  Virtually non-existent.  The investigators are invited to a [[Halloween]] party virtually off-screen in the scenario's introduction, where they see a painting and are expected to investigate it out of curiosity, but the scenario could just as easily begin with its curious owner offering to pay the investigators to look up more information about the painting (which would ensure a smoother "hook" to move the investigators directly into the story than relying on their curiosity).

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 * ''[[Book of Skelos]]''
 * ''[[Of Evill Sorceries Done in New-England of Daemons in no Humane Shape|Of Evil Sorceries Done in New England]]''
-* ''[[Remnants of Lost Empires]]'' (German), 1 / 1d3 SAN loss: +2 Cthulhu Mythos.
+* ''[[Remnants of Lost Empires]]''
 '''Organizations:''' (mentioned only in background information)

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 ** Painting ''The Dreams of the Dead'', by [[Henrietta Lloyd]]. ("Surrealist, Dali-inspired desert landscape in which mollusc-like creatures and strange crustaceans appear to be dancing about a large grandfather clock which is incongruously placed in the centre of the painting.")
 * Journal of Spencer Wade (not a tome, but does contain some occult information)
-* ''[[Book of Skelos]]'' (Latin trans.), (1d6 / 2d6 SAN loss: +10 Cthulhu Mythos.
+* ''[[Book of Skelos]]''
-* ''[[Of Evil Sorceries Done in New England]]'' (English), 1d3 / 1d6 SAN loss: +4 Cthulhu Mythos.
+* ''[[Of Evill Sorceries Done in New-England of Daemons in no Humane Shape|Of Evil Sorceries Done in New England]]''
 * ''[[Remnants of Lost Empires]]'' (German), 1 / 1d3 SAN loss: +2 Cthulhu Mythos.

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 * [[Order of the Silver Twilight]]
-'''Campaigns / Scenrios:''' Reference is made in this adventure to "[[Arkham_Unveiled|H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham (Supplement)]]" and "[[Miskatonic University (Supplement)", however neither of these books is essential for play.
+'''Campaigns / Scenrios:''' Reference is made in this adventure to "[[Arkham_Unveiled|H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham (Supplement)]]" and "[[Miskatonic University (Supplement)]]", however neither of these books is essential for play.
 ===Comments===