Role Playing Journals

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On September 14, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw Loren Hutton finally recuperated after his terrible injury on the Confederate commerce raider as well as the hearing for William Hazard and Tex concerning the murder of Jack Justice. Finally, a familiar face comes to Saltmarsh for the first time: Professor Brandon Stalloid.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3637-professor-stalloid-returns/

Additionally, a short entry dealing of the time between Stalloid's last appearance and the present is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3636-brandon-stalloid-interlude/

Players are:


Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
James Brown as William Hazard (dilettante)
Aaron Frager as James Jones Jr. aka Tex (teamster)
Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar)

[Max_Writer]

In the fall of 1004 A.D., the small group, meet over several days in the city of Chester before they brave the wilds of Wales.

On September 18, I ran another online game of Call of Cthulhu, this time Cthulhu Dark Ages, as the investigators flee England to someplace safe from the church.

The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3638-into-wales/

Players were:

Matt McPike as Brother Drake (monk)
Aaron Frager as Birhtnoth the Smith (craftsman)
Yorie Latimer as Father Paul of Canterbury (priest)
Sean McPike as Arlyss the Giant (trader)
James Brown as Aelfric (scholar)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On September 28, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw more strange dreams by Loren Hutton, the arrival of a new potential ally, and the arrival of a man claiming to be Professor Brandon Stalloid, writer of the Jack West dime novels.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3639-the-showman/

Players are:

James Brown as William Hazard (dilettante)
Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
Aaron Frager as Fernando Jimenez (gunslinger)
Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar)

[Max_Writer]

In the winter of 1004 A.D., the small group winters in Llanfor Abbey and explores the strange Lake Bala nearby. After the spring thaw, they head out again.

On Octrober 9, I ran another online game of Cthulhu Dark Ages, as the investigators spend the winter at a friendly abbey before heading for the capital of Gwynedd.

The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3640-the-palace-in-the-lake/

Players were:

Matt McPike as Brother Drake (monk)
Aaron Frager as Birhtnoth the Smith (craftsman)
Yorie Latimer as Father Paul of Canterbury (priest)
Sean McPike as Arlyss the Giant (trader)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On October 12, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw the return of Pete Sutter from the dead, more strange dreams and investigation of same by Loren Hutton, and the first excursion into the swamps around the abandoned town of Dunwater.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3641-danger-at-dunwater-1-initial-scouting/


Players are:

James Brown as William Hazard (dilettante)
Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
Aaron Frager as Fernando Jimenez (gunslinger)
Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar)

[Max_Writer]

On October 31, I ran the one-shot Call of Cthulhu scenario "13 Black Candles" by Jeff Woodall from Dead Leaves Fall and Other Halloween Horrors online for a few friends for the 3rd Annual Halloween Call of Cthulhu Game. It was a great time.

Several people from New England were invited to Squire Thomas Roberts' Annual All Hallows Eve Party in 1794, but this year something goes terribly wrong.

The roleplaying journal of session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3642-thirteen-black-candles/

Players were:

Aaron Frager as Professor Hiram Taylor (Professor at Miskatonic Liberal College)
Sean McPike as Doctor Abimael Brannon (physician)
Yorie Latimer as Colonel Ebenezer Hughey (soldier)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1005 A.D., the small group of fugitives learned their loved ones might be in danger. They determine to return at once to England. However, they become lost on the way back to London from Chester and stumble upon a farming village threatened by a recurring curse.

On November 6, I ran another online game of Cthulhu Dark Ages, as the investigators head back to England. This session saw us play “A Local Legend” by Greg Rick from Dungeon Magazine #31, adapted for Cthulhu Dark Ages.

The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3647-a-local-legend/

Players were:

Matt McPike as Brother Drake (monk)
Aaron Frager as Birhtnoth the Smith (craftsman)
Yorie Latimer as Father Paul of Canterbury (priest)
Sean McPike as Arlyss the Giant (trader)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On December 7, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw the investigation of the village of Dunwater, allegedly abandoned for 10 years but now inhabited by a tribe of natives much like those already encountered by the investigators. Other things lurk in the village as well.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3652-danger-at-dunwater-session-two-alliance/

Players are:

James Brown as William Hazard (dilettante)
Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
Aaron Frager as Fernando Jimenez (gunslinger)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On January 4, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw the investigators participate in a feast with their newfound allies, the Quinoat, and have to perform a sacred oath in order to appease the high priest of the village.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3653-danger-at-dunwater-session-three-feast/

Players are:

James Brown as William Hazard (dilettante)
Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
Aaron Frager as Fernando Jimenez (gunslinger)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1005 A.D., the small group of fugitives stopped in London at the request of Father Paul, who asked them to look in on a servant who was there. They find strange things happening near Bishopsgate in London.

On January 22, I ran another online game of Cthulhu Dark Ages, as the investigators head back to England. This session saw us play the original “London in Absentia."

The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3655-london-in-absentia-session-one/

Players were:

Matt McPike as Brother Drake (monk)
Aaron Frager as Birhtnoth the Smith (craftsman)
Sean McPike as Arlyss the Giant (trader)

[rredmond]

Do you have to register at the site to see the campaign journal?

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On February 1, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw the investigators return to Saltmarsh and try to get back to their normal lives, at least for a while.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3656-return-to-saltmarsh/

Players are:

Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
Aaron Frager as Fernando Jimenez (gunslinger)

[Max_Writer]

Jan 25, 2023 18:17:44 GMT -6 rredmond said:

Do you have to register at the site to see the campaign journal?

Yes, you do.

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1005 A.D., the small group of fugitives stopped in London at the request of Father Paul, who asked them to look in on a servant who was there. They find strange things happening near Bishopsgate in London and decide to do something about it.

On Februaryh 1, I ran another online game of Cthulhu Dark Ages, as the investigators head back to England. This was the second session of the original scenario “London in Absentia."

The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3657-london-in-absentia-session-two/

Players were:

Matt McPike as Brother Drake (monk)
Aaron Frager as Birhtnoth the Smith (craftsman)
Sean McPike as Arlyss the Giant (trader)

[Max_Writer]

In the spring of 1877, three men arrived in the village of Saltmarsh in Washington Territory. Each of them had goals and aspirations of their own, but they would soon be thrown together by the strange events that surrounded that isolated town on the Pacific coast. Soon, others joined them.

On February 15, we continued the Down Darker Trails campaign online, tentatively named Pacific Northwest Fears. We're starting off using the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons scenario "The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" and now "Danger at Dunwater" as well as the D&D campaign "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" adapted to Call of Cthulhu in the American west.

This session saw the investigators continue their preparations for aiding in the war of the Quinoat against the yuggs. Some are suspicious of their activities, however.

The roleplaying game journal of the session is here:

www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3659-preparations-for-war-session-one/

Players are:

James Brown as William Hazard (dilettante)
Sean McPike as Loren Hutton (journalist/author)
Aaron Frager as Fernando Jimenez (gunslinger)