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'''Setting:''' [[1920s]]
 
'''Setting:''' [[1920s]]
  
'''Appears in:'''  [[Call of Cthulhu (RPG)|Call of Cthulhu]] rulebook
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'''Appears in:'''  [[Call of Cthulhu Rulebook]]
 
 
'''Campaign:'''
 
  
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
The investigators hear strange tales about Harny Reginald, a resident of Vermont.  
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The investigators hear strange tales about Harny Rooger, a resident of Vermont.
  
 
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===Synopsis===
 
===Synopsis===
Harny is working with a group of [[Mi-go|mi-go]]. The plan is to destroy the town of Jenning by summoning [[Ithaqua]].
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{{spoiler|Harny is working with a group of [[Mi-go]]. The plan is to destroy the town of Jenning by summoning [[Ithaqua]].}}
 
    
 
    
 
===References===
 
===References===
 
'''Player Handouts:'''
 
'''Player Handouts:'''
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* Excerpts from the Brattleboro Tattler
  
'''Locations:''' Jenning, Vermont
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'''Locations:'''
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* Jenning, Vermont
  
'''Creatures:''' [[Mi-go]]
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'''Creatures:'''
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* [[Mi-go]]
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* [[Ithaqua]]
  
 
'''Tomes and Artifacts:'''
 
'''Tomes and Artifacts:'''
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* [[Bio-Web Armor]]
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* [[Mist Projector]]
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===Comments===
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Not to be confused with the later [[The Madman|scenario of the same name]] from [[The Asylum and Other Tales]].
  
'''Campaigns / Scenarios:'''
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Harny's surname is given as "Reginald" in earlier editions.
  
===Comments===
 
 
 
===Keeper Comments===
 
===Keeper Comments===
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An easy way to expand this into a campaign starter would be to have Bartley Hodges having performed a great deal of research before his disappearance. For example, his home could contain a corkboard with pinned up newspaper clippings and a map of New England detailing locations of similar events. In this way, a mi-go centric can be fleshed out.
  
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[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]
 
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios]]
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[[Category:CoC:Rulebook scenarios]]
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[[Category:CoC:Mi-go scenarios]]
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[[Category:CoC:Ithaqua scenarios]]
 
[[Category:CoC:1920s scenarios]]
 
[[Category:CoC:1920s scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Mi-go scenarios]]
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[[Category:CoC:Beginner scenarios]]
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios referencing Ithaqua]]
 
 
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios set in Vermont]]
 
[[Category:CoC:Scenarios set in Vermont]]
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[[Category:CoC:Rural, remote and backwoods scenarios]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 5 March 2024

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Author(s): Sandy Petersen

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Setting: 1920s

Appears in: Call of Cthulhu Rulebook

Summary

The investigators hear strange tales about Harny Rooger, a resident of Vermont.

Links

Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only

Players should not read any further.

Synopsis

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Harny is working with a group of Mi-go. The plan is to destroy the town of Jenning by summoning Ithaqua.


References

Player Handouts:

  • Excerpts from the Brattleboro Tattler

Locations:

  • Jenning, Vermont

Creatures:

Tomes and Artifacts:

Comments

Not to be confused with the later scenario of the same name from The Asylum and Other Tales.

Harny's surname is given as "Reginald" in earlier editions.

Keeper Comments

An easy way to expand this into a campaign starter would be to have Bartley Hodges having performed a great deal of research before his disappearance. For example, his home could contain a corkboard with pinned up newspaper clippings and a map of New England detailing locations of similar events. In this way, a mi-go centric can be fleshed out.