The Boarding House at Arkham Street - A Pulp Horror Scenario

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A pulp horror RPG scenario set in 1930s United States at a boarding house in Arkham during the Great Depression. Designed for Horror RPGs inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, it guides the GM with notes for adapting the setting, defining characters, and running die rolls. The plot unfolds through escalating nights and days: a guest is found dead, another victim is discovered after his room is ransacked, and the landlady dies, leaving the PCs and remaining NPCs as targets.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time49 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Adapting the adventure to a different time or place

Notes for the GM

Let's Agree on the Terms

Using Descriptive Statistics

Beginning the Adventure

The Truth

Beginning the Adventure

First Day

Second Day

Third Day

Next Night's Attack

Events

Resolution

Sanity Rewards

Plan of the House

Diagram: Plan of the House

Lower Floor

Upper Floor

Backyard

Non Player Characters

The Teacher

Dolores Aguirre, the Cuban Dancer

Miss Petula Woliwski, the Landlady

Captain Valentino DiLuca

Sergeant John O'Keeffee

Pregenerated Player Characters

Amateur Writer

Storehouse Worker, ex-Army

Postgraduate Student in Biology

Beginning Lawyer

Handouts

Rules of the Boarding House

NPCs Reference Sheet

The BoardingHouse atArkham Street A Pulp Horror Scenario inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Others... [http://www.threefourteengames.es](http://www.threefourteengames.es) We Sell T-Shirts (and mugs ...) These T-Shirts drive Cthulhu MAD! Visit our webshop to get the T-shirts that will drive you mad faster! You can also choose from our selection of Mugs and Mousepads . [http://www.threefourteengames.es](http://www.threefourteengames.es) All the contents in this book, both in electronic and printed form are (c) Three Fourteen Games 2010. Any total or partial reproduction without the written consent by the editor is strictly prohibited, save for personal use and reviews. If you want to share this book, please, point other persons to our Internet blog [http://threefourteengames.blogspot.com](http://threefourteengames.blogspot.com)[ ](http://threefourteengames.blogspot.com)[where they can download it freely at no cost.](where they can download it freely at no cost.) The images contained in this book (includingthe plans) have been created or modified by the author from originals in his own collection or from rights free images. The author of the image used to portrait Ms. Woliwski (pages 24 and 30) is Chris Gladis. The image itself is used under a CC Attribution 2.0 license) . E-mail-ware licensing: This book is distributed in PDF form for free. The only thing we ask in exchange is for you, if you read and/or play the scenario, to send us an E-mail to threefourteengames@gmail.com telling us your opinions and how it all developed. We love being told you war stories! (but we cannot promise to answer everyone) . Three Fourteen Games .:2001b [http://threefourteengames.blogspot.com](http://threefourteengames.blogspot.com) The Boarding House at Arkham Street has been written by revised by graphically designed by tested by Acknowledgements Enrique Camino Unai Epelde JSDS Matías Ricardo Timm , Emiliano Andrés Cappiello , Andrés Martín Gosis , Adriana María Borstner , El Círculo de Zerom , Quim Ball · llosera , César Bernal , Luis Ceballos , Oscar Estevez , Salvi Fogueras , Enrique Medina , Diego Tabakian , Gaston Duverges , Carlos Missirian , y Nicolás Tachdjian Karloff , Gaffer , jasonw1239 , Fu_Manchu , A42 , piousagustus , Necrothesp , Yunuswesley English Language Version Credits Raw Translation: Enrique Camino Thoroughtly Edited by : Mike Daumen , Pookie , Derek Robertson Final Cut (and fast too) : Mike Daumen Acknowledgements : Steve Dempsey , David Edmalm Three Fourteen Games CONTENTS Introduction 5 Adapting the adventure to a different time or place 5 Notes for the GM 6 Let's Agree on the Terms 6 Using Descriptive Statistics 7 The Boarding House at Arkham Street The Truth 8 Beginning the Adventure 9 [Box: The Creature] 9 [Box: A Boarding House in the 1930's] 10 [Box: The Boarding House at Arkham Street] 10 First Day 10 [Box: The Painting] 11 Second Day 11 [Box: Line of Investigation: The Fire at the Boarding House] 12 [Box: Line of Investigation: Dolores' Workplace] 13 A Death in the Night 13 The Police 13 [Box: Line of Investigation: Mr. Szymczak's School] 14 Third Day 15 [Box: Bugs] 15 Next Night's Attack 16 [Box: The Hardware Store] 16 Events 17 Resolution 17 Sanity Rewards 18 Plan of the House [Diagram: Plan of the House] 19 Plan of the House 19 Lower Floor 20 Upper Floor 20 Backyard 21 Non Player Characters The Teacher 22 Dolores Aguirre, the Cuban Dancer 23 Miss Petula Woliwski, the Landlady 24 Captain Valentino DiLuca 25 Sergeant John O'Keeffee 25 Pregenerated Player Characters Amateur Writer 26 Storehouse Worker, ex-Army 27 Postgraduate Student in Biology 28 Beginning Lawyer 29 Handouts Rules of the Boarding House 30 NPCs Reference Sheet 30 4 Introduction The Boarding House at Arkham Street is a scenario for Horror RPGs inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and his

FAQs

What is the setting and time period of The Boarding House at Arkham Street?

It takes place in a boarding house in Arkham Street during the Great Depression in the United States.

How does the scenario start and escalate?

After players familiarize themselves on the first nights, the party finds one of the guests dead, followed later by room ransacking and then the landlady dying under similar circumstances.

Who can be targeted during the mystery, according to the scenario outline?

The PCs may suspect other guests, acquaintances, and the landlady; as the story progresses, only the PCs and the teacher remain as potential targets before the final resolution.

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