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In it investigators ride the luxurious and romantic Orient Express train on a terrifying journey from London to Constantinople and back. During their journey they will encounter sinister cultists, gruesome monsters, and a particularly malignant Mythos artefact.“Horror on the Orient Express” was published by Chaosium, Inc. as a box set in 1991. This document is a conversion of the London chapters of that campaign – “Dancers in an Evening Fog” and “The Doom Train” – to the GUMSHOE™ rules as used in Pelgrane Press’ Trail of Cthulhu. The original adventures were written by Geoff Gillan, L.N. Isinwyll, and Mark Morrison. This conversion was written by Jon Bunn.  \nFor each clue I have listed one to three skills which seem most appropriate. But for many of these clues a wide range of skills may suffice. The Keeper should keep this in mind, and seek to reward player creativity when possible. The floating clues listed here are transmitted mostly through specific channels (such as newspapers), but it is more effective to allow any creative skill use to determine these facts, whether they derive from simple searches of newspapers or canvassing hotel desk clerks or Bobbies for the news of the day. This will prevent the scenario from lurching to a halt because the players do not think to mention reading the daily paper.  \nVery few scenes are required to propel the investigators onward to France and the rest of the campaign. As a result, most of the investigative meat in these two adventures consists of optional researches that will only be fully understood several adventures later or side-treks. While these excursions are optional, this conversion treats facts leading to them as core clues. The order of major scenes in these adventures is relatively linear and so the scenes will be described in the order they are likely to be encountered.  \nPart I: London  \nDancers in an Evening Fog  \nThe Challenger Lecture (page 26)  \n• No core clues in this scene, but kindly keepers may grant 1 or 2 dedicated pool points concerning ghosts or dimensional gates to investigators interested in Dr. Smith’s lecture.  \n• Credit Rating, Streetwise, or Anthropology 1-point spends to notice Makryat staring.(Makryat is out of place in this social setting.)  \nFloating Clues 1  \n(pages 29, 31, 32)  \n• Any Relevant Skill (Core Clue) used in the day after the lecture will result in Player Handout \\#3 or facts from it. This information can also be gained by a Simple Search of any newspaper.  \n• Any Relevant Skill (Evidence Collection or Library Use, if reading newspaper) 1-point spend spots Player Handout \\#4 or hears facts from it.  \n• Reassurance, Intimidation, Flattery, Cop Talk (Core Clue) discovers the address of Makryat’s shop. 1-point spend to hear of the identical telegrams. 2-point spend for skinning details. Some sources are unlikely to know facts related to these spends. If so, they will direct investigators to someone who would know.  \n• Most Interpersonal Skills can find Makryat’sage and description, but this information is only available from those who knew the original orthe embassy. Beauracracy 1-point spend at embassy learns Makryat’s records have disappeared.  \nThe Message (page 29)  \n• Evidence Collection, Art History, Craft (Core Clue) recalls Dr. Smith had a signet ring matching this seal.  \nThe Burned Man  \n(page 30)  \n• Assess Honesty infers Beddows is nervous and frightened, and because of this his honesty cannot be gauged.  \n• 2-point Stability test for seeing “Dr. Smith.”  \nMakryat’s Shop (page 32)  \n• Evidence Collection observes the shop contains no books except ledgers, no luggage except junk, and half-empty drawers.  \n• Accounting finds the Doom Train entry in the ledger. Occult, History 1-point spend identifies Alexis, 2-point spend reveals how he died.  \nThe Doom Train  \nFloating Clues (pag","cbCaikGUGTjPU7CR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikGUGTjPU7CR","pdf",63526,"English","# Part I: London\n## Dancers in an Evening Fog\n## The Challenger Lecture\n## Floating Clues 1\n## The Message\n## The Burned Man\n## Makryat’s Shop\n## The Doom Train\n## Floating Clues\n## The Bed-Sitting Room\n## The Local Police\n## Arthur Butters\n## The Train Set","[{\"question\":\"What campaign is “Horror on the Orient Express” from, and what is being converted?\",\"answer\":\"It is a classic Call of Cthulhu campaign published by Chaosium as a 1991 box set. 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