Shadows over Arkham
A classic Cthulhu campaign
set in Lovecraft Country
The investigators:
Arthur Kinross – a private detective based in Arkham
(played by
Professor Charles Peters - an archaeologist of the
controversial ‘Hyperborean’ age (played by John Davies);
Dr Jo Laine – a recently qualified GP with a
practice in Arkham (played by Claire);
Jeremiah Lovelady – an ex-seaman working as a
chauffeur and general handyman to Mrs Baumgartner (played by Stephen Jones);
Mrs Mary-Lou Baumgartner – a wealthy widow and
Daughter of the Revolution with three children and a love of firearms (played
by Louise Sellars);
Father
Samuel Lloyd - a Catholic priest with a shady past attached to the University
Chaplaincy (played by Bill Sellars);
Their adventures so far…
After
the Festival: Jeremiah visits his shipmate, Sam
A
Bracing Walk: the investigators take
a walk out to the Strange High House in the Mist on Kingsport Head where they
meet William Bain and say goodbye to Sam
Thicker
than Water: the ‘Gatorman’
terrorises Arkham as he snatches and brutally murders several friends of
Mary-Lou’s son, Charles. Eventually Jeremiah shoots the Gatorman dead –
Crusader: Jeremiah finds two long-lost uncles, and
learns he’s descended from a long line of Templar crusaders against the Mythos.
It seems he’s only in Arkham because one uncle lured him there by means of a
spell, with the intent to steal his body. Evil uncle Jonathan is eventually
slain by a Star Vampire conjured by ‘good’ uncle Mordecai and Jeremiah is
bequeathed an interesting set of books, which he hands over to Father Sam –
A
Social Function: the investigators are
invited to a dinner held by the Miskatonic University Strange Society, where
nothing happens but they meet several odd persons by the name of Armitage,
Peaslee and Lovecraft –
Yellow
Eyes: our intrepid
investigators call in on an undergraduate archaeologist conducting his own
private dig in to a ‘Viking’ burial in Dunwich, where they encounter strange
demonic entities, Hyperborean technology and Dunwich –
A
birthday: Jo Laine comes of age
and learns that her wicked uncle Archibald has been embezzling the trust fund
for her and her brother Charles –
Cardinal
Sin: Cardinal William
O’Connell receives an honorary doctorate from
The
Crawford Legacy: Jo inherits an estate
from a long-lost uncle: a house, shares in a gold refinery in Innsmouth and
much more besides –
Start
of Term: Jo’s brother, Charles,
commences his studies in Miskatonic’s Archaeology department – and Jeremiah is
contacted by Perseus Little-Eagle, a cousin interested in the family’s
legendary library –
Spirit
of Industry: our investigators are
sent by the Arkham Gazette to confirm a claim for a ghost story for Halloween,
and find an evil spirit haunting industrial archaeology in Dunwich but fall
foul of the Potter gang, ending in a shootout on the bridge –
Fade
to Grey: someone is snatching
children again in