Collections of Madness

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...

11 July, 2025 : At least their pimp, Michael Bailey , operated on the northside of the Miskatonic River, in the nicer parts of Arkham. Which meant their residency in the Jenkin Hotel wasn’t some rundown, flea-ridden rat hole! Not that that made Michael a nice guy; like any pimp, he ruled with a fist. Take for example, 3 weeks ago, when he beat the living crap out of Talanda Hughes and dangled her one-year-old girl (Patti) over the 2 nd floor railing as added threat to keep her in line. Except, that only encouraged Talanda to run away and seek shelter from his abuse and this prostitution lifestyle. Diana (Dave): 20yo Bostonian studying medicine before she became pregnant and turned to prostitution in a desperate bid to support her 1yo child (Billy). Lucy (Brian): 28yo who tried to find success as a dancer. Her looks (APP85) were better than her dancing (25), which meant she was a better pole-dancer in the clubs where Michael found her and brought he...

Onward to Sica Hollow 2am, Sunday, 21 Oct, 1923 - For those who handled the rune-etched coprolite stones, it was a fitful sleep of nightmares: Dr. Harrison Bones (Tony), 46yo Paleontology Prof: You didn’t have much to drink Saturday, but you remember the spoiled food at the diner… did that cause you to throw up? As you lie in bed, you see your pile of vomit in the bucket beside your bed coalesce into strange fossil bones. You sit up mesmerized by the sight and sound of the rattling bucket from which a strange looking bipedal dinosaur emerges to jump onto your bed. It’s face as if it’s a reflection of your own. It speaks, “I am your ancestor, Darwin.” Your room suddenly becomes a dark tunnel in which you chase Darwin. You round a corner and run into… “Dr. Baker, what are you doing here?!” But you cannot understand his reply as pounding drowns him out. You wake up to realize someone is at your door . Dr. Alaric Voss (Geoff), 39yo Anthro...