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The Mob War Part Five: Friday, June 10, 1926

The Previous EveningUnbeknownst to everyone, Ron arranges to get Luca and Vince outof the house for a night on the town. Well, for as much of a night on the townas his “police escort” will allow. The three men go to an Italian restaurantnear Vitale’s Gym, assuming that they will be relatively safe in theneighborhood blessed by Vitale’s “neutrality.”They have a good evening, though they

Tales from a Distant Galaxy

IntroNow that the Kickstarter for Boldly Go! has finished, I am hard at work on some other projects. One of these projects is tentatively titled A Distant Galaxy, which uses roughly the same rules system as Boldly Go!, but which is set in a world reminiscent of another popular sci-fi franchise. To be fair, it is actually set in universe that is a nice mélange (if you will) of several sci-fi

The Mob War Part 4: June 9, 1926

Ron Goes to the PokeyRon is transported to the police station and booked. Mikhailand Kane arrive shortly thereafter to help him. Kane does quite a good bit offast-talking, managing to convince the arresting officers that he is Mikhail’sparalegal. As they are going to talk with Ron, a young man in a verynice suit approaches Mikhail. The man introduces himself as ADA Springer, whowill be

The Mob War Part 3: June 9, 1926

Early in the morning of June 9th, Dr. Black takesJudge Putnam to an out-of-the-way hospital. Both the judge and the doctorreceive blood transfusions, restoring their vitality after the byakhee attackand Dr. Black’s rather unorthodox magical use. The two men go home and finallyget some rest.The London Group is very busy the next day, mostly withmeetings. The following occurs.Mikhail and

The Mob War: June 9, 1926

Early in the morning of June 9th, Dr. Black takesJudge Putnam to an out-of-the-way hospital. Both the judge and the doctorreceive blood transfusions, restoring their vitality after the byakhee attackand Dr. Black’s rather unorthodox magical use. The two men go home and finallyget some rest.The London Group is very busy the next day, mostly withmeetings. The following occurs.Mikhail and

The Mob War Part 2: June 8, 1926

Cleanup on Aisle ThreeLet us spare a moment to detail the cleanup events after themassacre that occurred last session. Johnny drove down the team’s truck todispose of the bodies and to pick up the pieces of the Disc of R’lyeh. Ronparked the dead mafiosi’s cars in various places on the Atlantic City boardwalkwith the keys in the ignition. Dr. Black mopped up afterward.June 8thEarly in the

The Mob War Part 1: June 5, 1926

Dinner at Judge Putnam’sIt has been two months since the London Group left theNameless City. Some of the members of the group are finding that their time inthe city has changed them very deeply, in ways that they are only now startingto recognize. It has also been about a month since the group wastogether—the last time they met was at James Clark’s and Angie Hutchinson’swedding in New

Interlude: April 10-June 5, 1926

The group has survived their adventures in Syria, but not without permanent and lasting scars of both the physical andemotional variety. Considering what the group discovered and accomplished, they agree that these scars seem like small prices to pay.Judge Putnam and Kane Eastman:  Drinking deeply from the Blood Fountain onthe Path of the Penitent has deeply changed them. They are plagued with

Syria and the Movies Part Twelve: Where Time Has No Meaning

The AmbushShortly after Kane and Judge Putnam recover, the groupbecome aware of the approaching footsteps of about a half-dozen individuals.Johnny prepares an ambush and gets into cover himself just as six more cultistsappear.The cultists, seeing the fallen bodies of two of their own,panic and move to collect the table/board upon which Bryan Slim is fastened. Asthey move into the

Syria and the Movies Part Eleven: Where Time Has No Meaning

The Second ChallengeThe group, still bleeding profusely from their hands, climbsa steeply sloping tunnel that leads out into a vast, dark cavern, whose wallsand ceilings cannot be seen. Savage, hurricane-force winds blow across aroundthe cavern, stirring up great clouds of hard, gritty sand. Far off in thedistance, the group sees a light streaming through a trapezoidal opening.Everyone