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The New Campaign: Bretonnia Tales

And now for something completely different.Frequent readers will know that my gaming group has finished a 16-month Call of Cthulhu game, in which they played the Shadows of Yog-Sothoth campaign. Just because that campaign came to an end doesn't mean that the fun has to stop, however, and long before the story of the London Group ended, we were already making plans for the next thing we were going

Shadows of Yog-Sothoth: Coda

The previous post marks the official ending of my Shadows of Yog-Sothoth campaign. I did, however, write a little something to put a nice little bow on the whole thing. I told my players it was non-canon, but they all loved it, so now it's canon.Worry not, Occasional Reader, for this is not the end of my Extremely Overwritten Game Night Recap Posts (TM). Since the Call of Cthulhu campaign ended,

R'lyeh Part Two: September 7, 1926

The AscentDr. Black unlocks the door with his trusty YOLE key. Thekey, having now magically unlocked three doors, crumbles to dust in thedoctor’s hands. Dr. Black opens the door and finds a set of blue crystallinespiral steps that lead upward to the top of the tower.The group checks their ammunition and their bearings beforepreparing their ascent. Johnny notes, to his dismay, that the

R'lyeh: Part One, September 5, 1926

The London Group, still battered and exhausted from theirdesperate battle beneath Easter Island, prepare to set off to the newly arisenisland somewhere to the southwest. The group, along with Captain Pereira and thecrew of the Golden Bear, are convinced that this new island is likely relatedto the recent evil events on Easter Island and not—as Captain Pereira’ssuperiors hope—potential

The Last Interlude: August 30, 1926 – September 4, 1926

The London Group’s destruction of the ancient and malignant throne has wrought a powerful change on Easter Island. The moai that once ringed Rano Raraku have all crumbled into dust, and the moai of the ancestors, also called the Watchers by the indigenous people, briefly sent beams of light out from their stony eyes to blaze across the southwestern Pacific. In the wake of these signs and portents

Easter Island, Part Five: August 29, 1926

Rescuing the CaptivesHaving found eight of the deep ones’ captives, the questionnow becomes what to do with them. They seem utterly mad and barely responsive,but it also sees that they will not leave the cavern that they are in withoutsomeone to guide them. A potential plan of leaving them with a flashlight andcoming to collect the captives once the London Group is finished down in the

Easter Island, Part Four: August 29, 1926

But What About Ron?Ron Deluca wakes up on the couch in the Bernouse guesthouse, aching and feeling as week as a kitten. As he opens his eyes, heperceives a vaguely humanoid figure standing in front of the living roomwindow. Ron blinks the exhaustion from his eyes and the figure eventuallyresolves into the more familiar shape of Nathan Torpley.Hi! Me, Again!Nathan apologizes for responding

Easter Island, Part Three: August 29, 1926

The group decided to bed down in the barracks for the nightand continue their investigation once they are refreshed.Ron has a restless night. It has become obvious to him thathis wife did not believe him when he told her the truth about what he and hisfriends had been doing the past year. Now that Connie is beginning to see thestrange secrets of the world with her own eyes, she is becoming

Easter Island, Part Two: August 28, 1926

In the BrigThe London Group  hasbeen imprisoned in the brig in the Chilean military compound on Easter Island.Dr. Black tries his YOLE key in the lock of his cell and discovers that it willlikely unlock it if turned. The rest of the group asks him to put the key backin his pocket and decide to bide their time for a bit, hoping that CaptainPereira’s background checks will exonerate them.

Easter Island, Part One: July 1926

The London Group spends the month of July taking care ofpersonal affairs and preparing for their eventual trip to South America andEaster Island. A brief overview follows.The Edwin Library: Key volumes in Christopher Edwin’slibrary are moved to New York City so that the group can more easily accessthem. Vivian and Mikhail conduct extensive research on Easter Island. Mikhailalso reads the