Also known as “The Dark Side of the Force“
Inverness, Scotland (December 1991) to Wisconsin, Alternate America (July 1925), to mythical Ireland to Wisconsin USA (January 1992)
Characters
Player Characters |
Non-Player Characters |
| Anjuli, Rajkumari of Shahpura – (me) | Farquharson, Magnus |
| Anthony, Robert – retired to contemplate the insides of his eyelids after “too many monsters” (Simon) | Hertzeanu, Michal – Romanian born naturalised Israeli, Shin Bet operative turned private investigator |
| Houston Krescke, Sam – former Lieutenant in the Imperial Army, now a mercenary adventurer (also me) | Holmes, Monica – American, Doctor of Medicine from Crab Apple Cove, Maine |
| O’Shea, Kellion – short, red-haired Irishman, British SAS sniper specialist, now a public speaker and successful author (Ben) | Holmes, Munroe – Monica’s twin brother |
| Taylor, Angela – (me) | Joyce, Simon |
| Washington, Sydney George “Snake” – private investigator, ex-CIA (Mike) | Mairi (“the elder”) |
| Mairi (“the younger”) | |
| Farquarson, Megan (nee McConnell) – Canadian, librarian for Kenneth Allard, married to Magnus Farquarson | |
| Shadowdancer, Jocelyn – Shadow Investigations, USA | |
| Tomlin, Fr. Richard |
Involvement
Angela is working for Magnus and Megan, developing and maintaining the computer system at their mansion near Inverness in Scotland.
“Beast in the Abbey” – December 1991, Inverness, Scotland
Killian, “Snake” and Robert Anthony arrive in Inverness in need of a place to hide, claiming there are cultists in Scotland Yard. Jocelyn Shadowdancer, of Shadow Investigations in the USA, requests Magnus investigate such a possibility while making use of her personnel. Angela creates new identities for the three men and begins using the “Cthulhu Computer” to investigate Scotland Yard.
Michal returns from a recent assignment (shoggoths) without having found David. Angela and Megan are convinced Michal is losing her sanity in her search for David.
In early January Megan instructs Snake, Killian, Robert and Angela to go to Lynwold, 15 miles north of Newcastle on Tyne (England) to investigate attacks on the locals by a beast identified only as “the follower of Mad Cthulhu”.
The Party follow leads to an abbey 3 miles northeast of Lynwold, perched on the edge of a sea cliff. The trail leads down to caves in the cliff where the Party discover and tomb sealed with an elder sign and a horrible statue. The Party attempt to destroy the statue while battling deep ones. On returning to the surface the Party meet Sam and Munroe and find they have been transported to the 1920s in an Alternate America. In this America, the South won the Civil War with help from Germany and continues as an independent country.
“The Travesty” – July 1925, Wisconsin, Alternate America
Sam and Munroe take the Party to Boston to persuade “Sir” to send them all back. Sam wants to find Anjuli and Munroe and the others want to return home to their respective times. “Sir” wants the group to complete an investigation for him before he will help them, so the Party, with the addition of Sam and Munroe, go to the Good Rest Hotel in Lakeview, Lake Superior, Wisconsin.
Guests at the Good Rest Hotel are having horrible dreams and leaving. The dreams are triggered by a “Travesty” which is hiding in the root cellar and feeding off of human emotions. The investigators learn of a spell to repair the wards on the Travesty and attempt it, engaging the Travesty in mental combat.
On defeating the Travesty the Party are interrupted by a “Box” (also a little girl known to Angela from a previous adventure) who transports the men on to the next adventure while putting Angela into suspended animation (“no girls allowed”).
“The Swan Maiden” – Mythical Ireland
On waking from suspended animation Angela finds the Party have been transported to mythical Ireland and are now all 12 or 13 years old. They discover a swan man half-drowned on the beach and take him to a wise woman. The swan man asks them to rescue his princess who has been kidnapped by dog-headed monsters.
On rescuing the swan maiden, the Party are granted Wishes. Angela’s Wish is to be always her own mind and spirit in her own body in her own place and time.
“The Travesty II” – January 1992, Wisconsin, USA
The Party, with the addition of Anjuli and Monica (Sam and Munroe’s wishes), are returned to their battle with the Travesty, which they again defeat. On emerging from the root cellar the Party discover they are in the 1990s in their own world.
Injuries
No injuries but Angela can no longer time travel, do body transfers, visit the Dreamlands or travel through gates.
Possessions
None.