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Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 32: The Black Pharaoh

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:17:20 +0000

The investigators meet the Black Pharaoh.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 31: Pyramids

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:14:23 +0000

The investigators begin searching various pyramids, and discover a secret room inside the Bent Pyramid.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 30: Omar Shakti and Dr. Ali Kafour

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:57:58 +0000

The investigators have their appointment with that very nice man, Omar Shakti, then see the good Dr. Ali Kafour at the Cairo Museum, where a lot of plot points are revealed.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 29: Nyiti

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:22:03 +0000

The investigators make a long trek to El Wasta to visit Nyiti and her son Unba.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 28: Warren Besart

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:58:40 +0000

The investigators track down and interview Warren Besart

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 27: Faraz Najir

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:31:00 +0000

The investigators chat with Faraz Najir, formerly an antiquities dealer, now fallen on hard times.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 26: Cairo

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:13:36 +0000

The investigators search for Faraz Najir in the Street of Jackals.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 25: Cairo Bulletin

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:59:56 +0000

The investigators arrive in Cairo and look up the Carlyle Expedition in the morgue of the Cairo Bulletin. They then go shopping for weapons.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Keeper’s Diary 02

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:34:01 +0000

Keeper’s Diary covering the London chapter.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 24: Decision

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:58:18 +0000

The investigators make their bed, figuratively speaking, then set off to the ancient city of Cairo.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 23: Discussions

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:56:13 +0000

The investigators discuss what to do with their prisoners.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 22: Misr House

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:03:58 +0000

The investigators crash another party. This time it’s at Misr House, and the outcome is quite different.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 21: Misr House

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:33:54 +0000

The investigators plan how to crash a party at Misr House.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 20A: Misr House

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:58:48 +0000

Flash Granger is on his own inside Misr House! This is a side session with just Flash and the Keeper.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 20: Essex

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:18:50 +0000

The investigators head towards Essex and arrive at an estate labeled “Misr House”.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 19: London

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:58:45 +0000

The investigators concern themselves with a stone obelisk in a park.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 18: London

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:56:36 +0000

The investigators travel to a park in London and look at an obelisk that is tied to Edward Gavigan.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 17: Yalesha

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:22:11 +0000

The investigators who did not go to the Penhew Foundation at night get a visitor.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 16: Penhew Foundation

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:35:53 +0000

Some of the investigators continue their nocturnal visit to the Penhew Foundation.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 15: Penhew Foundation

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:31:57 +0000

Some of the investigators choose to visit the Penhew Foundation during off-hours.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 14: Tewfik al-Sayed

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:20:50 +0000

The investigators visit the spice shop of Tewfik al-Sayed.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 13: The Penhew Foundation

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:33:04 +0000

The investigators have their interview with Edward Gavigan, director of the Penhew Foundation.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 12: Mickey Mahoney

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:49:00 +0000

The investigators have a conversation with the publisher of The Scoop, Mickey Mahoney.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 11: London

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:31:11 +0000

The investigators have arrived in Merrie Olde England and get settled in before following up on their leads.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Keeper’s Diary 01

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:38:34 +0000

The first Keeper’s Diary for Masks, with some background information, and covering the New York chapter and the Mauretania.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 10: RMS Mauretania

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:58:12 +0000

The investigators continue their voyage to London.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 09: RMS Mauretania

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:17:16 +0000

The investigators are joined by a French doctor and begin their journey to Merrie Olde Englang on board the RMS Mauretania.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 08: New York City

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:42:33 +0000

The investigators face the music for their acts in the last episode, and get more information on the books in their possession.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 07: Ju-Ju House

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +0000

The investigators trace a kidnapping to Ju-Ju House and have a smack-down.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 06: New York City

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:19:26 +0000

The investigators continue to follow leads and plan a follow-up visit to a notorious location.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 05: New York City

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:52:29 +0000

The investigators use up some shoe leather in researching the Carlyle Expedition principals and interviewing the other murder victims.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 04: Carlyle Estate

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:46:58 +0000

Most of the investigators attend a party at the Carlyle Estate the old-fashioned way. The other decides to crash it using a cunning plan.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 03: Prospero Press

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:11:17 +0000

The investigators reassemble and speak with Jackson Elias’s editor.

Masks of Nyarlathotep 02A: NYPD

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:52:39 +0000

A short episode that parallels Episode 02, but from “Handsome” Hank’s point of view. I kinda liked doing this, I might do more if/when other players can’t make a session.

Masks of Nyarlathotep 02: Massachusetts and New York

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:58:30 +0000

The investigators begin tracking down the various leads gleaned from Jackson Elias’s room.

Masks of Nyarlathotep 01: Chelsea Hotel

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:22:15 +0000

The investigators assemble and visit Jackson Elias at the Chelsea Hotel. They provide an interesting form of “room service”.

Interview by Sam (Jabonko)

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:14:04 +0000

An interview by Sam (Jabonko) for Yog-Sothoth.com.

Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 00: Character Generation

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:14:24 +0000

A new campaign begins! The dramatis personae:

Carol – Bane Vanlandingham, a bored dilettante
Harold – Dr. Rudolph Webber, doctor of psychology at Miskatonic University
John – “Handsome” Hank Harrison, a former boxer now on the fringes of the law.
KJ – Flash Granger, reporter for the Chappaqua Tattler
Mike – Leon Thomas, formerly of the NYPD Homicide Detail

Adventure! Keeper’s Diary 01

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:10 +0000

Somewhat misnamed, but here’s the Keeper’s Diary for the first serial of Adventure!.

Adventure! Episode 13

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:58:05 +0000

The final wrapup to this scenario, as well as some hints to what may be coming next.

Adventure! Episode 12

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:37:19 +0000

The heroes fight the most powerful villains they’ve had to face yet. Will they be able to bring them all to justice?

Adventure! Episode 11

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:00:24 +0000

The heroes’ search for the command center on the pirate island ends with a bang.

Adventure! Episode 10

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:05 +0000

The heroes begin their assault on the pirate island!

Adventure! Episode 09

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:44:19 +0000

The heroes play hide-and-seek with a freighter making a delivery to a strange island.

Adventure! Episode 08

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:18:49 +0000

The heroes continue to trail their suspect in search of incriminating behavior.

Adventure! Episode 07

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:46:25 +0000

The heroes work on their own hydrofoil and begin tailing a suspect.

Adventure! Episode 06

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:03:46 +0000

The heroes start building their own ship, and go off to meet an Austrian psychiatrist. Note: this is a semi-lost episode (the recorder ran out of space), so there’s a narrative recap by me at the end. My apologies.

Adventure! Episode 05

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:55:35 +0000

The heroes deal with the aftermath of the pirate attack and begin investigating a clue.

Adventure! Episode 04

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:07:23 +0000

The heroes set sail on the S. S. Sirius and are attacked by pirates! An longer than normal episode.

Adventure! Episode 03

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:11:07 +0000

The heroes visit the S.S. Sirius and concoct plans for dealing with pirates. This episode is slightly shorter than normal, but the next one will make up for this one.

Adventure! Episode 02

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:03:32 +0000

The heroes meet each other for the first time in Alexandria, receive their briefing from Mr. Briggs, and decide to visit a Turkish prison.

Adventure! Episode 01

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:26:34 +0000

The heroes are recruited by the mysterious Mr. Briggs and volunteer for a mission.

Adventure! Episode 00

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:34:20 +0000

Character generation using the Adventure! system. The players: Carol, Max, Mike, KJ, Harold.

Day of the Beast Post-Game Discussion

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:32:46 +0000

A discussion with the players about the events of the campaign.

Day of the Beast Episode 39

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:20:27 +0000

The Day of the Beast has arrived! Will the investigators be able to stop the Brotherhood of the Beast and its evil plan?

Day of the Beast Episode 38

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:05:10 +0000

The investigators continue their preparations for thwarting the coming Day of the Beast.

Day of the Beast Episode 37

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:55:51 +0000

The investigators travel to Giza and begin preparations for the Day of the Beast.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 08 – Keith Herber

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:48:14 +0000

In this short installment, I reflect a bit on the passing of Keith Herber, the author of The Fungi From Yuggoth, the original campaign which became Day of the Beast (here’s the announcement from the Chaosium).

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 07

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:46:22 +0000

This installment covers the San Francisco/Oakland chapters. Spoilers, be warned!

Day of the Beast Episode 36

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:18:53 +0000

The investigators complete their tour of an NWI facility and head to Boston to talk to a dead person.

Day of the Beast Episode 35

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:08:23 +0000

The investigators are attacked by a vile creature and visit an NWI facility in the East Bay.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 06

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:35:03 +0000

This installment covers the Peru and Luna portions of the campaign. Tons of spoilers, so be warned!

Day of the Beast Episode 34

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:16:58 +0000

The investigators stake out Pearl Beach and do their best to interrupt a major set-piece.

Day of the Beast Episode 33

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:28:20 +0000

The investigators discover a temple in Chinatown and try to recreate a famous scene from “From Russia With Love”.

Day of the Beast Episode 32

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:32:47 +0000

The investigators head to San Francisco in pursuit of the Blue John shipment and implement a cunning plan to get around a clerk.

Day of the Beast Episode 31

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:57:32 +0000

The investigators search for their missing friends and find themselves on the Moon.

Day of the Beast Episode 30

admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:38:39 +0000

The investigators make a trip to sector A-48, discover some unique claim-jumpers, and learn why it’s best to send only *one* person in to sneak.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 05

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:36:11 +0000

In this installment of the Keeper’s Diary, I talk about the player’s experience in Cairo and their long voyage to the Library at Celaeno.

Day of the Beast Episode 29

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:24:12 +0000

The investigators take a midnight stroll and encounter a surprisingly high number of improperly locked doors.

Day of the Beast Episode 28

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:34:58 +0000

The investigators travel to the mountains of Peru to check out another mine owned by NWI.

Day of the Beast Episode 27

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:28:40 +0000

The investigators return from their long voyage and make a shorter voyage to check out someone they met on their longer voyage.

Day of the Beast Episode 26

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:42:24 +0000

The investigators travel to the distant library of Celeano in search of a spell.

Day of the Beast Episode 25

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:40:12 +0000

The investigators open the tomb of Nophru-ka and discover… death.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 04

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:37:04 +0000

This installment covers Chapter 6 (“Castle Dark”) of the campaign, set in Klausenburg, Romania. Major spoilers, so be warned.

Day of the Beast Episode 24

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:18:44 +0000

The investigators escape from the depths of despair, find a novel way to travel, and face off against winged horrors before finding the long-lost Tomb of Nophru-Ka.

Day of the Beast Episode 23

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:22:17 +0000

The investigators finish up in Klausenburg and travel to Cairo to look for the Galloway expedition. They fall victim to one of the classic cliff-hangers.

Day of the Beast Episode 22

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:40:44 +0000

A short character generation session for a new investigator!

Day of the Beast Episode 21

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:52:31 +0000

The investigators must deal with a horror from the depths of the earth, and horrors from the depths of space.

Day of the Beast Episode 20

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:23:09 +0000

The investigators continue their search of Castle Hauptmann.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 03

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:55:02 +0000

This installment covers Chapter 5 (“The Thing in the Well”) of the campaign (set in Boston). Major spoilers, so be warned.

Day of the Beast Episode 19

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:14:54 +0000

The investigators find a secret way into Castle Hauptman and find a number of disturbing things.

Day of the Beast Episode 18

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:47:58 +0000

The investigators begin their on-site research into the Baron, using both conventional and “morally ambiguous” means.

Day of the Beast Episode 17

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:11:15 +0000

The investigators head across the Atlantic to Transylvania in search of the mysterious Baron Hauptmann, who they fear is a vampire.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 02

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:57 +0000

This installment of the Keeper’s Diary covers chapters three and four (New York and London) of the campaign. Major spoilers for the upcoming chapters, so be warned.

Day of the Beast Episode 16

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:04:42 +0000

The investigators confront the Thing in the Well.

Note: I boosted the volume levels, so I’d appreciate any feedback about it.

Day of the Beast Keeper’s Diary 01

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:28:17 +0000

Here are some of my thoughts on the first two chapters of Day of the Beast (Corbis Wood and the Black Hills), how they are designed, how I ran them, and how the players handled things. There are major spoilers for these and future chapters, so be warned.

Day of the Beast Episode 15

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:54:15 +0000

A short character generation session for a new investigator, Josiah Carberry, associate professor of archaeology and psycho-ceramics at Miskatonic University.

Day of the Beast Episode 14

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:14 +0000

The investigators befriend the elderly Sarah Cornwallis, discover a pair of spectacles and encounter the Thing in the Well.

Day of the Beast Episode 13

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:58 +0000

Parapsychologist Remy is invited to join a fraternal/social organization and they all begin investigating some child murders in Boston.

Day of the Beast Episode 12

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:04 +0000

The investigators decide what to do with a specimen and whether or not to trust Scotland Yard.

Day of the Beast Episode 11

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:01:16 +0000

The investigators make a different kind of house call.

Day of the Beast Episode 10

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:20:44 +0000

The investigators follow up on various leads and make a daring rescue.

Day of the Beast Episode 09

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:10:37 +0000

The characters head to London to investigate a strange fire (and bad accents).

Day of the Beast Episode 08

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:35:40 +0000

The characters regroup and continue to search for the missing Paul LeMond.

Day of the Beast Episode 07

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:29:20 +0000

The investigation into the disappearance of Paul LeMond continues, and the investigators come up with a unique way of avoiding knocking on someone’s door.

Day of the Beast Episode 06

admin — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:57:50 +0000

Famed spiritualist Paul LeMond has vanished from the streets of New York and the characters begin their investigation.

Day of the Beast Episode 05

admin — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:42:24 +0000

A narrative recap of the events as the players continue to investigate the problem of NWI’s mine in the Black Hills.

Day of the Beast Episode 04

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:56:20 +0000

The investigators continue to search for the cause of the problem plaguing NWI’s mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Day of the Beast Episode 03

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:35:34 +0000

The investigators head out to the Black Hills of South Dakota to look into a problem with a mine owned by the NWI Corporatiion.

The Haunting Part 3

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:59:32 +0000

The investigators confront the menace of the Corbitt House.