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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
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'''Artist(s):''' ([[Kevin Ramos]]) | '''Artist(s):''' ([[Kevin Ramos]]) | ||
| − | '''Setting:''' [[Dreamlands]], April 26-30 in [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] | + | '''Setting:''' [[Dreamlands]], April 26-30 ([[Halloween|Walpurgis Night]]) in [[1920s]] [[Arkham]] |
'''Appears in:''' [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]] | '''Appears in:''' [[H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands]] | ||
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===Synopsis=== | ===Synopsis=== | ||
| − | Hesper Payne was executed for witchcraft in Arkham, 1692, cursing the town with her last breath and escaping in spirit to the | + | {{spoiler| |
| + | Hesper Payne was executed for witchcraft in Arkham, 1692, cursing the town with her last breath and escaping in spirit to the Dreamlands as her body died, to reappear over two centuries later when a family descendant, Susan Mason, takes up residence in the "Curse House" where the witch once lived. The witch has been exerting influence over Susan in Dream, guiding Susan into enacting the witch's revenge on Walpurgis Night, April 30, with a ritual performed by the Witch and Susan simultaneously which would allow the witch and a horde of monstrous Dream minions to cross over to the Waking World to ravage Arkham. | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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'''Creatures:''' | '''Creatures:''' | ||
| − | * Witch | + | * [[Witch]] |
| − | * Familiar | + | * [[Rat-Thing|Familiar]] |
| − | * Humans under influence of the witch | + | * [[Human Cultist|Humans under influence of the witch]] |
* [[Ghoul]]s | * [[Ghoul]]s | ||
* [[Wamp]]s | * [[Wamp]]s | ||
* [[Man of Leng|Torturers from Leng]] | * [[Man of Leng|Torturers from Leng]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Moon-Beast]]s |
| − | * Loathly Horror | + | * [[Tentacle Monster|Loathly Horror]] |
* [[Gug]]s (if the investigators fail badly enough) | * [[Gug]]s (if the investigators fail badly enough) | ||
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[[Category:CoC:1920s_scenarios]] | [[Category:CoC:1920s_scenarios]] | ||
[[Category:CoC:Combat-moderate_scenarios]] | [[Category:CoC:Combat-moderate_scenarios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:CoC:Witchcraft_scenarios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:CoC:Witch scenarios]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 25 June 2022
Details
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Pages: 12
Author(s): Richard T. Launius
Artist(s): (Kevin Ramos)
Setting: Dreamlands, April 26-30 (Walpurgis Night) in 1920s Arkham
Appears in: H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands
Campaign: (none)
Summary
An earthly investigation leads to a confrontation in the Dreamlands with the witch Hesper Payne.
Links
Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only
Players should not read any further.
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
Hesper Payne was executed for witchcraft in Arkham, 1692, cursing the town with her last breath and escaping in spirit to the Dreamlands as her body died, to reappear over two centuries later when a family descendant, Susan Mason, takes up residence in the "Curse House" where the witch once lived. The witch has been exerting influence over Susan in Dream, guiding Susan into enacting the witch's revenge on Walpurgis Night, April 30, with a ritual performed by the Witch and Susan simultaneously which would allow the witch and a horde of monstrous Dream minions to cross over to the Waking World to ravage Arkham.
References
Player Handouts: (reproduced in Handouts Appendice)
- Witch Papers #1 (newspaper article)
- Witch Papers #2 (Herman's Statement)
- Witch-Papers #3 (newspaper articles)
- Witch-Papers #4 (diary entry)
- Not presented as handouts but could probably be copied and cut up for use as handouts:
- Research results: Research, Other Data, Arkham Historical Society
- Illustration: Hesper and her Familiar
Locations:
- Arkham:
- Dreamlands:
- Dylath-Leen
- The Secret City
- Dream version of the Curse House
Creatures:
- Witch
- Familiar
- Humans under influence of the witch
- Ghouls
- Wamps
- Torturers from Leng
- Moon-Beasts
- Loathly Horror
- Gugs (if the investigators fail badly enough)
Tomes and Artifacts:
- Book of the Black Stones with Glass Disc
- Thaumaturgical Prodigies in the New England Canaan
- Violet Lantern
- Susan's Diagrams
- Curse House Gate
Campaigns / Scenarios: (none)
Comments
List dedication, trivia, images, anything else of note.
Trivia: The scenario seems to have been at least partly inspired by The Dreams in the Witch House.
Keeper Comments
Comments to Keepers about this scenario; Possibly how to run it successfully. Keep general DISCUSSION on the talk page.
Setting: 1920s Arkham, but could probably be moved to other eras and locations with little trouble.
Special Notes: The scenario as-written assumes the investigators will be in combat with the Men of Leng and some other creatures, there doesn't seem to be any desirable alternative.
- CoC:Scenarios
- CoC:Scenarios featuring the Dreamlands
- CoC:Scenarios set in the Dreamlands
- CoC:Dream scenarios
- CoC:Halloween scenarios
- CoC:Ghoul scenarios
- CoC:Sorcerer scenarios
- CoC:Moon-Beast scenarios
- CoC:Men of Leng scenarios
- CoC:Revenge scenarios
- CoC:Malign influence scenarios
- CoC:Scenarios set in Arkham
- CoC:1920s scenarios
- CoC:Combat-moderate scenarios
- CoC:Witchcraft scenarios
- CoC:Witch scenarios
