The Primal State - Revision history

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Neorxnawang at 03:24, 7 December 2007

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Neorxnawang at 00:37, 5 December 2007

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Neorxnawang at 00:28, 5 December 2007

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Neorxnawang at 00:27, 5 December 2007

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Neorxnawang at 01:20, 4 December 2007

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 So altogether, there are six scenarios, about 170 pages total, all forming a campaign. The author has a penchant for mashing up "weird history" with heavy, complex investigative elements, and The Primal State reflects those tendencies.
-[[Category:CoC:MULA Monographs]]
+[[Category:CoC:MULA Monographs|Primal State]]
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 ==Contents==
-'''Campaigns:''' [[The Sap Keeps Running, Parts 1-4]]
+'''Campaigns:''' [[The Sap Keeps Running]], Parts 1-4
 '''Scenarios:''' [[Invitation to the Dance]]; [[The Beast of Lake Champlain]]; [[Home, Sweet Home]].
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 Available through the Yahoo! Group are two additional, linked scenarios:
-[[Turn to Stone]], a sequel to [[Home, Sweet Home]], set in Classic-era Iceland.
+* [[Turn to Stone]], a sequel to [[Home, Sweet Home]], set in Classic-era Iceland.
-[[Down the Rabbit Hole]], an extension to [[Home, Sweet Home]], involving exploration of the interior of the "Shadow School."
+* [[Down the Rabbit Hole]], an extension to [[Home, Sweet Home]], involving exploration of the interior of the "Shadow School."
 A T-shirt designed by the author, based on the events in [[Down the Rabbit Hole]] is available under "ThePrimalState" on zazzle.com; alternatively, search for "Joanie Mills milk carton".

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 Dedicated to Crista, John Crowe & Mike Nagel, and all the Paganoids, past and present.
-As of 4/5/2008, the monograph has sold out three print runs.
+As of 4/18/2008, the monograph has sold out three print runs and is on #4.
 The monograph is illustrated with subject-appropriate photographs, all but one in the public domain, from the Farm Services Administration or other Library of Congress archives.  One of the graveyard photos is (c) the author.

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 Dedicated to Crista, John Crowe & Mike Nagel, and all the Paganoids, past and present.
-As of 12/04/2007, the monograph has sold out two print runs; print run number three sets sail on 12/10/2007.
+As of 4/5/2008, the monograph has sold out three print runs.
 The monograph is illustrated with subject-appropriate photographs, all but one in the public domain, from the Farm Services Administration or other Library of Congress archives.  One of the graveyard photos is (c) the author.

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 The two scenarios in .pdf on the website are:
-[[Turn to Stone]], a 25 page sequel of sorts to [[Home, Sweet Home]], set entirely in Classic-era Iceland. It's also available in the Yoggie downloads under Classic scenarios. The investigators travel to Iceland to look explore a ruined monastery, check into a looming virgin birth, and wonder about the "Hidden People". The scenario is a cross between an introduction to Classic-era Iceland, an open nod to Machen's The Great God Pan, and an elaborate puzzle setting up an argument about what (if anything) to do with what the investigators ultimately find.
+[[Turn to Stone]], a 25 page sequel of sorts to [[Home, Sweet Home]], set entirely in Classic-era Iceland. It's also available in the Yoggie downloads under Classic scenarios. The investigators travel to Iceland to explore a ruined monastery, check into a looming virgin birth, and wonder about the "Hidden People". The scenario is a cross between an introduction to Classic-era Iceland, an open nod to Machen's The Great God Pan, and an elaborate puzzle setting up an argument about what (if anything) to do with what the investigators ultimately find.
-[[Down the Rabbit Hole]], a 15 page add-on to [[Home, Sweet Home]], which provides an option should the players [[Home, Sweet Home]] actually get into the step pyramid somehow.
+[[Down the Rabbit Hole]], a 15 page add-on to [[Home, Sweet Home]], which provides an option should the players in [[Home, Sweet Home]] actually get into the step pyramid somehow.
 So altogether, there are six scenarios, about 170 pages total, all forming a campaign. The author has a penchant for mashing up "weird history" with heavy, complex investigative elements, and The Primal State reflects those tendencies.

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 Pages 14-19: Plot seeds. Make a Faustian bargain, investigate the "Bennington Triangle", get to know the local Native American legends, make a foolish bet with the supernatural, and more.
-Pages 19-39: Invitation to the Dance, scenario. Gravestones move mysteriously, without apparent cause and in the blink of an eye, around a Revolutionary-era churchyard.
+Pages 19-39: Invitation to the Dance, scenario. Gravestones move mysteriously, without apparent cause and in the blink of an eye, around a Revolutionary-era churchyard. Links to the Dreamlands and a truly creepy and memorable antagonist.
 Pages 43-47: The Sap Keeps Running, Parts 1 & 2. The "Phantom Schoolgirl" legend is introduced and the campaign gets rolling.
-Pages 47-70: The Beast of Lake Champlain. A full-length lake monster hunt for Champ, Vermont's local Loch Ness style monster. Or maybe its Zvilpoggua. Or both. It's written like a police procedural/detective/CSI story.  The investigators work their way through a set of forensic clues, and the Keeper is presented with three options on what they find at the end of the trail.  The scenario includes a lot of cryptozoological background concerning lake monster theories.
+Pages 47-70: The Beast of Lake Champlain, scenario. A full-length lake monster hunt for Champ, Vermont's local Loch Ness style monster. Or maybe its Zvilpoggua. Or both. It's written like a police procedural/detective/CSI story.  The investigators work their way through a set of forensic clues, and the Keeper is presented with three options on what they find at the end of the trail.  The scenario includes a lot of cryptozoological background concerning lake monster theories.
 Pages 70-73: The Sap Keeps Running, Part 3. That "Phantom Schoolgirl" resurfaces to terrorize the Vermont countryside.
-Pages 73-108: Home, Sweet Home. A 35 page, multi-night scenario. With Norse wizards, Norse curses, Norse zombies, cannibals, archaeology sites, some big nods in the direction of Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter and comic-zombie movies, and all kinds of mayhem. Oh, and a possible side trip to Classic-era Reykjavik (which gets its own little sourcebook).
+Pages 73-108: Home, Sweet Home, scenario. A 35 page, multi-night scenario. With Norse wizards, Norse curses, Norse zombies, cannibals, archaeology sites, some big nods in the direction of Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter and comic-zombie movies, and all kinds of mayhem. Oh, and a possible side trip to Classic-era Reykjavik (which gets its own little sourcebook).
 Pages 108-125: The Sap Keeps Running, Part 4: The big ending. The "Phantom Schoolgirl" mystery may get solved, the cult's manipulation stands revealed, the investigators probably resort to some burglary, and people get whacked.

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 '''Campaigns:''' [[The Sap Keeps Running, Parts 1-4]]
-'''Scenarios:''' [[Invitation to the Dance]], [[The Beast of Lake Champlain]], [[Home, Sweet Home]]
+'''Scenarios:''' [[Invitation to the Dance]]; [[The Beast of Lake Champlain]]; [[Home, Sweet Home]].
 '''Additional:''' Introduction; Player Handouts; A History of Vermont in the 1920s; Classic Mythos Stories Set in Vermont; Local Native American (Abenaki) Legends; Plot Seeds:  Tea & Sympathy, The Shortcut, Allen's Tablet, Edouard Schmidt, Holiday in Glastenbury; 1920s Vermont Road Maps.

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 '''Publishing Year:''' 2007
-'''Pages:''' 136
+'''Pages:''' 136 + 40 through pdf add-on.
 '''Cover Price:''' $22.00

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 Plus a bunch of maps and handouts and stuff for another 14 pages.
-The Yahoo! group (ThePrimalState) has all of the maps, handouts, illustrations, etc. are available for download in high resolution.
+The Yahoo! group (ThePrimalState) has all of the maps, handouts, illustrations, etc. available for download in high resolution.
 The two scenarios in .pdf on the website are:
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 [[Down the Rabbit Hole]], a 15 page add-on to [[Home, Sweet Home]], which provides an option should the players [[Home, Sweet Home]] actually get into the step pyramid somehow.
-So althogether, there are six scenarios, about 170 pages total, all forming a campaign. The author has a penchant for mashing up "weird history" with heavy, complex investigative elements, and The Primal State reflects those tendencies.
+So altogether, there are six scenarios, about 170 pages total, all forming a campaign. The author has a penchant for mashing up "weird history" with heavy, complex investigative elements, and The Primal State reflects those tendencies.
 [[Category:CoC:MULA Monographs]]
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