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It may be freely distributed for personal use provided that it is not modified in *any* way and no fee above the normal cost of distribution is charged for it. Suggestions for any possible changes should be made known to me (the author) at: [j](jack@ktana.freeserve.co.uk. Those failing to)[ack@ktana.freeserve.co.uk](jack@ktana.freeserve.co.uk. Those failing to)[. Those failing to](jack@ktana.freeserve.co.uk. Those failing to)[ ](jack@ktana.freeserve.co.uk. Those failing to)[comply with the above guide will meet with a most severe punishment I assure you. My Nightgaunt servitors](comply with the above guide will meet with a most severe punishment I assure you. My Nightgaunt servitors)[only await my command..](only await my command..) .  \nForeword  \nThis scenario is written for new players of Call of Cthulhu in mind assuming that no prior knowledge of H.P. Lovecraft or his mythos works is known. It is primarily suited to neophyte gamers, but certain elements may be extracted to add a twist to a well established character. Should investigators be old hands at whupping cultist arse then this scenario should be modified accordingly by the keeper. No special skills or knowledge is required for its successful conclusion and no time frame is set for the scenario, so events move according to the pace of the players. If they require a month or more to read a hefty tome then they can do so without problem. Although, because there is no timeframe the players should be discouraged from lounging around too long with no action. There is an impatient and psychotic uncle out there with an axe to grind who could be doing things… Also during character creation at least one character should be no older than 33.  \nThe scenario is intended to be set in 1920's Arkham, Massachusetts but at the keepers discretion the year and location may be altered to fit in with something he/she is more familiar with-maybe his/her own home towntoday in the year 2000. Other things like the day, date and month is left for the individual keeper to decide upon. The scenario sees one of the players inheriting a legacy from an unknown relative who has recently died. From this our character learns that he is the last of his line, and has just become a guardian of forbidden knowledge. Will he be able to carry out this daunting new task or will he succumb to its corrupting influence…  \nKeeper Information  \nFor almost 600 years four books of such terrible arcane knowledge and sorcery has been in the possession of one family. Passed from father to son, these books have been kept hidden from the world for ifthey were to be used they could spell doom for mankind and open the door for the return of the Old Ones. Nobody knows just how exactly these books came into their possession much less how they became their guardians. If the books are so bad as they say why didn’t anybody destroy them. Is it because no one had the heart to destroy such old books; is it because it had become tradition to pass them on; can’t they be destroyed-or is it because no one now believes in that hocus-pocus superstitious nonsense. Whatever the reason, the truth has been long forgotten.  \nNobody cared much for them, that is, until 20-30 years ago in Wisconsin, when the true guardian’s (character ’s father) position was challenged by his brother who wanted the books for himself. Trouble was brewing for sometime and tensions were beginning to strain. Darcus had somehow learnt the secret of the books. In the ensuing trouble Darcus slaughtered everyone except for Silas and one other, a child (our character) who was given to a foster family for protection. Silas disappeared (to Arkham) along with the books, where he remained until his death (more later), and through ill health Silas became an eccentric recluse. Darcus, meanwhile, was so","cbCaieB6ycKyv0FV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieB6ycKyv0FV","pdf",231505,16,"English","# Foreword\n## Scenario setup and player guidance\n# Keeper Information\n## The family’s hidden books\n## The Wisconsin betrayal and aftermath\n## Jefferson Marsters and the theft\n## Silas’s death\n# Player Introduction\n## The executor’s call and the journey to Arkham","[{\"question\":\"Is this scenario suitable for players who know nothing about Lovecraft’s mythos?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. The foreword states it is written for new players assuming no prior knowledge of H.P. 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