A Drop of Nelson's Blood (MiskRepo)

Details

A Drop of Nelson's Blood

Publishing Date: 09 May 2023

Pages: 50

Repository Price: $5.00 (PDF)

Author: SR Sellens

Artist(s): SR Sellens

Setting: Regency Cthulhu 1815, The Admiralty, London, England

Format: Miskatonic Repository Release (PDF)

Contents

Scenario: A Drop of Nelson's Blood

Additional: Player Handouts, Pre-generated Investigators, Timeline of events, Historical Background, Recording of a sea shanty

Repository Blurb

October 1815: it is 10 years since Lord Nelson fell at the Battle of Trafalgar, and a celebratory dinner is being hosted by Vice-Admiral Sir James Bell to commemorate this anniversary. The investigators, along with a small group of dignitaries, are invited to the administrative heart of the Royal Navy for what promises to be a memorable evening. Those gathered all harbour dark secrets, and something is out for their blood.

A Drop of Nelson's Blood is a Regency who-dunnit with a mythos twist, taking inspiration from the 19th Century sea shanty of the same name. It is intended for 2-4 investigators to play in a single sitting (2-4 hours).

Comments / Trivia

With great roleplaying potential and lots of intrigue, this is a good gateway scenario for keepers and players who have not played in the Regency era before.

This scenario was been published in conjunction with In Strange Seas: Horror in the Royal Navy for Regency Cthulhu, a project spearheaded by Evan Perlman.

Links

• A Drop of Nelson's Blood on DriveThruRPG

Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only

Players should not read any further.

Synopsis

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It is 10 years since HMS Vanitas was lost with (almost) all hands, due to a series of failings high up in the Royal Navy. Now the only survivor is out for revenge. The investigators, along with a number of dignitaries, are invited to a dinner party where this vengeful mariner means to enact his revenge.

References

Player Handouts: 7 handouts including a ship's log, a letter, occult text, and a sea shanty

Locations: The Admiralty, London

Creatures: The Revenant

Tomes and Artifacts: The Codex Evitada

Keeper Comments

Although set in the 1920s, the scenario can easily be moved to gaslight or modern day with the tweak of a couples of dates. Suggestions on how to do this are provided in the appendix of this scenario.