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 A shudder passes through his frame as he walks around the room and the PCs.
-'''Having to do with Disraeli and the Queen becoming the Empress of India''' [[Image:$telegram1.jpg]]
+'''Having to do with Disraeli and the Queen becoming the Empress of India''' [[Image:telegram1.jpg]]
 '''Having to do with the Archeaologist Schleimann finding Agamemnon's Death Mask near the Lion's Gate in his dig.''' [[Image:telegram2.jpg]]

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 == Caterham Sanitorium ==
-* The ride to Caterham is dark and dreary, rain has started to fall regularly and the storm brewing in the distance is closing in. Lord Townsend accompanies the PCs on this trip.<<BR>> Visualize a secluded estate, the gaslights of London 20-30 minutes away, just pinpricks of light in the storm as they ride along a lone road, lined with willow trees, drooping in the storms winds.<<BR>>
+* The ride to Caterham is dark and dreary, rain has started to fall regularly and the storm brewing in the distance is closing in. Lord Townsend accompanies the PCs on this trip.<<BR>> Visualize a secluded estate, the gaslights of London 20-30 minutes away, just pinpricks of light in the storm as they ride along a lone road, lined with willow trees, drooping in the storms winds.
 [[Image:caterhamfacade.jpg]]
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 <!-- ## many thanks to http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?MAB-Caterham/MAB-Caterham.shtml -->
-* When the PCs arrive at Caterham, they will be greeted by a Resident physician with the Head Nurse. They will be notified that Dr. Hanson received the wire from his lordship but told the Head Nurse he had important business elsewhere and left not 30 minutes ago.<<BR>> If questioned, the PCs can learn that Dr. Hanson had just finished up a long session of therapy with Alex Townsend and had left word that Alex needed to rest and shouldn't be disturbed.<<BR>> When hearing of this, Lord Townsend will demand entrance to see his son, will point out any PCs that are doctors/therapists as specialists. Eventually the group will be lead through the hallways of the building to Alex's room.
+* When the PCs arrive at Caterham, they will be greeted by a Resident physician with the Head Nurse. They will be notified that Dr. Hanson received the wire from his lordship but told the Head Nurse he had important business elsewhere and left not 30 minutes ago.
 '''Focus on the increasingly gruesome tools of 'healing' as the PCs progress through the halls. The storm outside should be getting closer. The inmates in their cells..growing from quiet rooms with just 'thumps' against the door occasionally, to sobs, cries and eventually words of 'Rats eating my eyes, people eating my shadows..' (don't focus on the shadow part, just make it part of the narrative.) The devices they pass, to the uninitiated will appear more as tools of torture then of helping heal in anyway, shape, or form.'''
-* The end hallway where Alex Townsend's room is should be noted as darker then normal, the lights all appear on, but its as if the light is being sucked out of the area. '''[perhaps roll for any psychic sensitive people]''' The cells nearest to this area have tenants that are gibbering and sobbing. The smell of blood will become evident as they approach the door. When the door opens the light in the room absorbs all light, its as if the room were filled with coal dust. A lantern raised and moved into the room by the Head Nurse will reveal Alex's current fate.<<BR>> Alex Townsend HAS been tortured, strapped to his bed, blood covering everything near him. The nurse will scream in terror and faint. Alex is muttering something...his face a mass of mutilated flesh, his arms and legs skin has been shredded with a scalpel, his eyes have been torn out. '''[Fright Check: -2]'''
+* The end hallway where Alex Townsend's room is should be noted as darker then normal, the lights all appear on, but its as if the light is being sucked out of the area. '''[perhaps roll for any psychic sensitive people]''' The cells nearest to this area have tenants that are gibbering and sobbing. The smell of blood will become evident as they approach the door. When the door opens the light in the room absorbs all light, its as if the room were filled with coal dust. A lantern raised and moved into the room by the Head Nurse will reveal Alex's current fate.
-As they listen, Alex will say over and over again, ''"I tried...tried..to hide the location...I did..I did..."'' but will not respond to questions and pass into a coma after a minute or two.<<BR>> Lord Townsend, his face drained of color will grab the resident, and push him against the wall. ''"WHERE IS DOCTOR HANSEN!"'' he will shout, which acts as a wake-up call to those inhabitants around Alex's room, they will start to hoot, hollar and yell. (Think of a Zoo...)The resident will be white as a sheet from the room, and then terrified of Lord Townsend...he will tell the PCs and Townsend of a shared doctor office that Hansen has and will lead them to it as he also attempts to awaken the nurse, and yell for orderlies.
+Alex Townsend HAS been tortured, strapped to his bed, blood covering everything near him. The nurse will scream in terror and faint. Alex is muttering something...his face a mass of mutilated flesh, his arms and legs skin has been shredded with a scalpel, his eyes have been torn out. '''[Fright Check: -2]'''
   Dr. Hanson's shared office at the sanitorium is extremely clean with no personal items and no common 'doctor-like' work objects, like stethoscope, books of medicine or journals. '''[Physician Roll to note the discrepancy]'''.
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 * Nurse will arrive after being Revived, she will be pale, but note that the Dr. kept forgetting to update his records <perhaps have her give a side-ways glance to the resident and say 'he's not the only one...'> but had given her his treatment office address to send documents to. She believes its in Luton (village about 30 minutes away by horse/carriage.)
-  After the PCs have searched the office and gotten only that he has another office away from the santorium, have them return to Alex's NEW room, a number of nurses bandaging him. A doctor will be treating him under the watchful gaze of Lord Townsend. ''"My son is stabilized...his condition is dire, find this Doctor and bring him to me. I want his HEAD!"'' He will arrange for the carriages to take the group wherever they need.<<BR>> The storm outside has continued to grow in strength with occasional thunder/lightning displays.
+  After the PCs have searched the office and gotten only that he has another office away from the santorium, have them return to Alex's NEW room, a number of nurses bandaging him. A doctor will be treating him under the watchful gaze of Lord Townsend. ''"My son is stabilized...his condition is dire, find this Doctor and bring him to me. I want his HEAD!"'' He will arrange for the carriages to take the group wherever they need.
 '''The PCs now can try to research Shadow Father [Research -5]...or any of the other clues they have (or think they have)...or they can head towards Hanson's Office. It should be noted that the feeling of a 'chase' should now exist. You want them to realize that he must be less than an hour from them.'''

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 '''Having to do with the Archeaologist Schleimann finding Agamemnon's Death Mask near the Lion's Gate in his dig.''' [[Image:telegram2.jpg]]
-He hands the nearest PC (or highest status one..) a scrap of cloth.<<BR>>
+He hands the nearest PC (or highest status one..) a scrap of cloth.
 The note, scrawled in dried blood says the following. '''Father, those that eat shadows are amongst us. Beware, the circles are soon as a crucifix and the Shadow Father shall enter our world and all shall be in darkness.'''

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 * '''Lord Daniel Townsend''' invites each PC as per their status and abilities. Once settled he will get down to serious business quickly.
 His voice breaks, the butler will, in concern approach the Lord but Townsend will have none of it, motioning him away.
 He will rebuff any questions about what the 'wire' is.  After pouring himself a drink and clearing his throat, he will continue,
 He will pause to take another drink,
 With a wry chuckle, he his shoulders will straighten and his Lordship will become the leader he is,
 Looking at the characters, Townsend will then inquire:
 The PCs will perceive that this is taking a toll on the Lordship,
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+'''Allow the PCs to ask questions'''
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+When finally asked why they have been brought to him, or if they don't and the PCs stop asking questions he will tell them why they were summoned.
 A shudder passes through his frame as he walks around the room and the PCs.
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
+'''Having to do with Disraeli and the Queen becoming the Empress of India''' [[Image:$telegram1.jpg]]
-'''Having to do with Disraeli and the Queen becoming the Empress of India''' {{[[Image:GURPSHorror$telegram1.jpg]]}}
+'''Having to do with the Archeaologist Schleimann finding Agamemnon's Death Mask near the Lion's Gate in his dig.''' [[Image:telegram2.jpg]]
 He hands the nearest PC (or highest status one..) a scrap of cloth.<<BR>>
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
+The note, scrawled in dried blood says the following. '''Father, those that eat shadows are amongst us. Beware, the circles are soon as a crucifix and the Shadow Father shall enter our world and all shall be in darkness.'''
-The note, scrawled in dried blood says the following. '''Father, those that eat shadows are amongst us. Beware, the circles are soon as a crucifix and the Shadow Father shall enter our world and all shall be in darkness.'''<<BR>>
+His fist hits a table and a delicate lamp shatters to the floor, a strike of lightning pulses at the same time.
   A number of carriages are heard to pull up outside, (Lord Townsend is not used to anyone saying No...) the butler arrives a few moments later.
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 '''Development of the adventure'''
-* Below are some sketches, ideas and game-flow charts to help create a cohesive game experience.<<BR>>
+* Below are some sketches, ideas and game-flow charts to help create a cohesive game experience.
   Here I was on my way to focusing on the year I wanted to 'emulate' for the PCs. I took some leeway with the planet actual positioning. (I don't know where they were in 1876, but the drawing, once I made it, sent a chill down my spine.) I then drew the pedestal to allow the beams of light from the planets to 'collimate' at a central location on Earth. The 'big bad' named '''Shiboginnath''' and the '''Cult of the Shadow Eaters''' also puts to name the enemies for the PCs.

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 = GURPS Horror =
 * Using this rulebook, I created an adventure for the 'college crew' that I wanted to make "connected" to the world. So, I did a lot of research on the Victorian Age, discoveries made, strange events and tried to incorporate places/people and accidents from the time into the game. I wanted the focus of the game's antagonist a 'Great Old One'-type of creature as in H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. I also wanted to give the players a feeling of 'scope' and that they would be travelling, chasing clues, finding artifacts, and in the end, travelling to a remote location to do battle with human and non-human minions of the enemy, preventing it's return after an epic battle.

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 * Using this rulebook, I created an adventure for the 'college crew' that I wanted to make "connected" to the world. So, I did a lot of research on the Victorian Age, discoveries made, strange events and tried to incorporate places/people and accidents from the time into the game. I wanted the focus of the game's antagonist a 'Great Old One'-type of creature as in H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. I also wanted to give the players a feeling of 'scope' and that they would be travelling, chasing clues, finding artifacts, and in the end, travelling to a remote location to do battle with human and non-human minions of the enemy, preventing it's return after an epic battle.
-[[GMControlSheet|GM Control Sheet]]
+To list the characters and their statistics & abilities: [[GMControlSheet|GM Control Sheet]]
 '''Development of the adventure'''