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18  \nScene 3: The Picnic on the Island 19  \nSeSSion Three overview 21  \nSession Three Introduction 22  \nScene 1: The Dinner Party 22  \nDowntime: Research 22  \nScene 2: Francis’‘Suicide’/ Capturing the Madman 23  \nScene 3: Wade’s Departure 24  \nScene 4: Vivian Confesses 25  \nScene 6: Visiting Bishop in the Sanitorium 25  \nSeSSion Four overview 27  \nSession Four Introduction 28  \nScene 1: The Hidden Collection and the Ritual 28  \nScenes: Mind Control 28  \nScene?: Breaking into Wade’s House 30  \nScene?: Wade’s Phone Call 31  \nFinal Scene: Conclusion 31  \nOption 1: A Ritual on the island 31  \nOption 2: Destroying the Device 32  \nOption 3: Police Assistance 33  \nOPTION 4: ? 34  \nFinale and summary 34  \nhAnDouTS AnD oTher  \nuSeFuL MATeriALS 35  \nVersion 3, 18 December 2011  \nUnless otherwise indicated, this work is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit [http://creativecommons.org/l](http://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by-nc-sa/3 .0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA.  \nMADNESSAT MISKATONIC  \nINTRODUCTION  \nWhen I sat down to sketch out my first ideas for this mini-campaign I had one primary motive — to design something that was faithful to Lovecraft’s original source material. Where better to set it than Miskatonic University? Many of Lovecraft’s characters are professors at this infamous institutionso it seemed a fitting choice. It also has the benefit of novelty. Other than setting some small parts of The Dunwitch Horror, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Colour out of Space and The Thing on the Doorstep around the campus, very little is suggested in Lovecraft’s writings. 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