Collections of Madness

  The Great Trap  (written by Heinrich D. Moore for Call of Cthulhu), GM-Alex The Esoterics : each of us touched by something unnatural in our past. Ai-Ling (Bill) 48yo Chinese Astrophysicist   Florence Maxley (Chance) 29yo attractive black medical Student Professor Flint Larson (Mark) Former MI-8 codebreaker now Mathematician Professor Nathaniel Daystrom (David) 53yo History Professor Julia Chase (Xiao) 40ish Accountant , former cult member   Study : Nathan knelt over Osterman who was prone on the floor, blood seeping around the book clenched in his mouth. As Ling frantically searched the study desk for any seizure medication bottle, Flint searched for clues of what the professor had been working on; why he called on us in particular.  He found a variety of books: Marvells of Science , Azathoth and other Horrors , etc. While Nathan discretely pocketed 2 of the book...

The Great Trap (written by Heinrich D. Moore for Call of Cthulhu), GM-Alex The investigators receive a letter from themselves: one that they have no recollection of signing. The letter urges them to meet at the home of professor and physicist Adhemar Osterman. You are all part of an investigator group called The Esoterics , based out of the University of Chicago. The Esoterics meet up semi-regularly for investigations into the unknown, meetings you colloquially referred to as the “book club”. Ai-Ling (Bill-Nebraska) 48yo Chinese. Parents hoped she’d marry rich; to their displeasure, she’s an Astrophysicist at CU hypothesizing interstellar civilizations communicating with the human race.     Florence Maxley (Chance) 29yo attractive black Student , fashionably dressed. Professor Flint Larson (Mark-Australia) Former MI-8 codebreaker now Mathematician . Only call him “The Old Man” as he wears elbow patc...

After the Flood.Conclusion (written and GMed by Keith Craig) Alexa Barnham - photographer (Sawyer) Estella (aka Estel) Avery - Botanist (Bill) Dr Gretchen Levard (Nathan) Henrietta (aka Hen) Posch - Zoologist (Jen) Mark Lockhart - Forensic Scientist (Alex) Estel questioned Mark, “Did you ask them about their 1952 test results they did on the fungus?” Another call only pissed off the secretary, who tried to be polite, “Nebraska isn’t the only state dealing with flooding. I’ll research your request and get back to you later.” While Hen used her phone to check Cardona’s social footprint (Facebook, SnapChat, etc.) without success, Gretchen helped lead deputy Sgt White lay out a county map on the hood of his cruiser to begin evaluating the extent of the needed quarantine. Estel researched wind patterns from a week ago when the mushroom spores probably spread, “Mostly east, southeast of here for 20 miles but ...

After the Flood (written and GMed by Keith Craig) During the March 2019 flood event in the central plains, strong southerly winds shifting to powerful northerly and northwesterly winds created a “bomb cyclone” with blizzard‑force gusts that accelerated snowmelt, drove rapid temperature swings, and worsened ice‑jam flooding along the Missouri River and its connecting tributaries. 2 May 2019 Hooper, Nebraska . The devastating flood waters are finally receding, and the characters are tasked by the state to investigate possible health hazards. Such as a family death mentioned in the memorandum sent out by the Health Department: Alexa Barnham - photographer (Sawyer): wears a NU sweater and bucket hat. She is VERY tall which tends to throw people off. “Field work sure beats being stuck taking pictures of our down-and-out football team.” Estella (aka Estel) Avery - Botanist (Bill): 58 yo “old maid”. Married to her work and excited to prove her worth i...