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CONNORS  \nAbout the Adventure  \nThose the Comet Brings is a schlocky-fun Call of Cthulhu adventure set in the atomic age, although it can easily be adapted to other times and game systems (a GURPS version is also [available on](available on www.1shotadventures.com)[ ](available on www.1shotadventures.com)[www.1shotadventures.com](available on www.1shotadventures.com)) . The adventure is set in 1951, with the investigators stranded along a deserted stretch of road in the haunted Pine Barrens. Surrounded by mysterious creatures that have hatched from a fallen meteor, they must find a way to prevent an incoming alien invasion.  \nThose the Comet Brings is suitable for three-to-five investigators. The end of the adventure includes five pregenerated characters so you can get started right away, along with a backup character in case someone meets a terrible end!  \nCharacters introduced for the first time in the adventure are noted in ALL-CAPS. Skill rolls are in Small-Caps. Sections marked with a map  are side-quests and adventure hooks, and not important to the overall plot of the adventure. Sections marked with a person  are opportunities for specific characters, notably the pregenerated characters from the end of this adventure.  \nAdventure Background  \nIn August 1951, a large meteor crashed in the lonely woods near Route S40 in New Jersey. The meteor was found by the owner of a local gas station, Harold Wooley. With the help of his mechanic friend, John Gumble, Wooley transported the meteor into his gas station’s garage and called the authorities.  \nThe next morning, the U.S. Army sent a squad to investigate the discovery. The meteor cracked open without warning, releasing atomic fire that burned and killed Wooley and the nearby soldiers. Emerging from the meteor were two lizardlike humanoids – the Progeny from Nyag-Zyan. Servants and bodyguards to a long-dead alien civilization, the creatures lurched from the garage.  \nJust as they were escaping, a customer pulled into the gas station. Frank Zerilli was a made-man working for a local crime family, who had been on a trip to help one of their enemies “disappear” in the woods. One of the creatures used its strange powers to mesmerize Zerilli. The mobster lost his sanity in this encounter and became the creatures’ loyal ser-  \n1  \nv1.2  \nvant. He’s now hiding in the woods, under the delusion that he’s on a special mission for his crime bosses, and is helping the Progeny survive and recharge their energy.  \nNext, the creatures encountered two others: the lone survivor from the Army squad and the gas station mechanic John Gumble, who were scouting the woods when the meteor cracked open. The creatures crippled the corporal and tried to mesmerize Gumble. The hapless mechanic fled from the creatures and locked himself in the women’s restroom. The horrifying experience caused his own mind to snap, and he’snow under the delusion that he’s a wizard from outer space, on the run from the alien creatures that conquered his planet.  \nAdventure Summary  \nThe investigators begin the adventure heading to one of their grandparents’ beach house for a fun weekend of sun, sand, and beer. Suddenly, the anomalous energy from the meteor causes their car’s engine to seize up and break down. Unbeknownst to them, they’re alone in the Pine Barrens and surrounded by alien threats.  \nThe adventure plays out in three parts. The first part takes place around the abandoned Wooley’s Service Station. There,  \nthe investigators will find the crazy John Gumble, the meteor, and the burned corpses that surround it. They’ll soon be contacted by what-seems-to-be an Air Force commander, who strongly advises them to take shelter away from the station... because the military plans to bomb it to kingdom come!  \nAfter escaping the gas station, the investigators can head in two directions. They can listen to the military’s advice and head to an abandoned brick factory in the woods, or head to John Gumble’s house lookin","cbCaienvqAewnbSO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaienvqAewnbSO","pdf",19100695,31,"English","# About the Adventure\n## Adventure Background\n## Adventure Summary\n# Wooley’s Service Station","[{\"question\":\"What triggers the investigators’ crisis at the start of the adventure?\",\"answer\":\"Anomalous energy from the meteor causes the investigators’ car engine to seize and break down, leaving them stranded in the Pine Barrens surrounded by alien threats.\"},{\"question\":\"What happened to the meteor and the people near it in August 1951?\",\"answer\":\"A large meteor crashed near Route S40; it cracked open releasing atomic fire that burned and killed Harold Wooley and nearby soldiers, and the Progeny emerged from it.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the Luminous Emissary and what must the investigators do?\",\"answer\":\"The commander they hear from is the last survivor from Nyag-Zyan—the Luminous Emissary—who intends to mind control the investigators and use them as allies, so the players must defeat the Emissary in a final battle.\"}]","Those the Comet Brings - Adventure | PDF",1791305154,48]