Captives of Two Worlds

Details

Pages: 10

Author(s): Sandy Petersen

Artist(s): (maps by Carolyn Schultz-Savoy et.al.)

Setting: Dreamlands, 1920s Bensamin Vermont

Appears in: H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands

Campaign: (none)

Summary

When a young woman asks the investigators to look into the disappearances of her dog and best friend in Bensamin, Vermont, and to protect her uncle from the sinister locals, the investigators find that the Dreamlands is far more than just a place of wonder: it is also a place of danger and of importance in the Waking World.

Links

• RPGNet review by Lev Lafayette
• RPGNet review by David Conyers
• RPGGeek review by Eric Dodd

Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only

Players should not read any further.

Synopsis

The young woman who hires the investigators is unaware that her reclusive uncle is actually a deranged cultist, and has a horrific fate in store for the girl in the tentacles of his experiment. Shortly after arriving in Bensamin, the investigators are kidnapped by degenerate hillibilly cultists and chained securely in a basement, left with only one way out: to pursue their captor into the Dreamlands.

References

Player Handouts: (reproduced in Handouts Appendice)

• Captive Papers #1: Map of Vermont
• Captive Papers #2: The Doctor's Tale
• Captive Papers #3: Uncle John's Story
• Map of Celephais
• Not presented as handouts, but could be copied and cut up for use as handouts:
  • Sally's Story
  • Map of Monroe House

Locations:

• Vermont, 1920s
  • Montpelier Library
  • Dr. Woodlock's office in Montpelier
  • Bensamin
  • Monroe House
• Dreamlands
  • Celephais

Creatures:

• Evil Cultist
• Degenerate Bensaminite hillbillies
• Uncle John's Experiment

Tomes and Artifacts: (none)

Campaigns / Scenarios: (none)

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Setting: 1920s Vermont, but could be reset to other eras and locations fairly easily.

Special Notes: The scenario's subtitle suggests that the Dreamlands will prove to be a place of "danger and horror", but since the investigators spend most of their time in pleasant Celephais, there's little justification for that description (the events occuring in the Waking World are where all the horror happens).

Sequel Plot Hooks: The scenario includes a section of "Loose Ends" at the end which suggest sequel adventures.