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The investigators in Gold Bluff are set to figure out what's going on and stop it. They set off in search of something they saw before who shouldn't be there. On June 13, we continued the online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "Blight at Gold Bluff." This time we're playing Down Darker Trails. The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3500-blight-at-gold-bluff-session-four/ Players were: xMsGingaNinja as Mae Briggs (rancher) Kit_Battlebeard as Thaddeus Bechler (confidence trickster) Ohaimarc as Henry Lockett (author) RedBeardedFox as Jordan Birch (scout)

The strangeness continues in Gold Bluff as one of the investigators has just disappeared through a solid wall. Following the man reveals it leads to places better left unexplored. On June 6, we continued the online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "Blight at Gold Bluff." This time we're playing Down Darker Trails. The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3498-blight-at-gold-bluff-session-three/ Players were: xMsGingaNinja as Mae Briggs (rancher) Kit_Battlebeard as Thaddeus Bechler (confidence trickster) Ohaimarc as Henry Lockett (author) RedBeardedFox as Jordan Birch (scout) We should be concluding the scenario Saturday at noon at www.twitch.tv/xMsGingaNinja

It's time to continue our online Call of Cthulhu one shot. The strangeness continues in Gold Bluff as the investigators settle down for an eventful night. One of them is attacked by something in his room. Then the horses get scared off. It's starting to look like things are repeating themselves. Will the investigators be the next to disappear? On May 23, I ran another online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "Blight at Gold Bluff." This time we're playing Down Darker Trails. The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3496-blight-at-gold-bluff-session-two/ Players were: xMsGingaNinja as Mae Briggs (rancher) Kit_Battlebeard as Thaddeus Bechler (confidence trickster) Ohaimarc as Henry Lockett (author) RedBeardedFox as Jordan Birch (scout)

It's time for another online Call of Cthulhu one shot. Two pairs of strangers come to the village of Gold Bluff, California, in April 1883. They find the town mostly abandoned and soon learn of suicides, unexplained deaths, and disappearances among the villagers. Something terrible is happening in this town. Can they learn what? On May 16, I ran another online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "Blight at Gold Bluff." This time we're playing Down Darker Trails. The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3495-blight-at-gold-bluff-session-one/ Players were: xMsGingaNinja as Mae Briggs (rancher) Kit_Battlebeard as Thaddeus Bechler (confidence trickster) Ohaimarc as Henry Lockett (author) RedBeardedFox as Jordan Birch (scout)

It's time for another online game of Call of Cthulhu. Two of the three victims of the organ grinder survived, thanks to pure luck. But, when they confront the man again, he escapes back to Sublimity. The intrepid investigators and a local woman follow to try to stop the evil that is happening there. Will they survive? On May 3, I ran another online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "The Pannikin Requiem." This used the same characters from "What's in the Cellar?" The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3493-the-pannikin-requiem-session-three/ Players were: RubyRose as Alice Fox (fashion designer) LooneyNettey as Widow Beatrice Whipple (teetotaller) CompSciGirl523 as Wilma Penville (researcher) Mistress_Kahlan as Helen Lynch (private investigator) Matt McPike as Knapsack Nick Strong (hobo)

It's time for another online game of Call of Cthulhu. Our intrepid investigators continue to explore the ghost town that is apparently the home of several of the missing hobos. But something is wrong with everyone there. Then ... they must deal with the organ grinder. On April 26, I ran another online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "The Pannikin Requiem." This used the same characters from "What's in the Cellar?" The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3491-the-pannikin-requiem-session-two/ Players were: RubyRose as Alice Fox (fashion designer) LooneyNettey as Elizabeth Fiztwold (dilettante/lady) CompSciGirl523 as Wilma Penville (researcher) Mistress_Kahlan as Helen Lynch (private investigator) Matt McPike as Knapsack Nick Strong (hobo)

It's time for another online game of Call of Cthulhu. Hobos are missing! Knapsack Nick Strong has heard the rumors and is determined to find the missing hobos in New York State. But he'll need a little help. On April 19, I ran another online game of Call of Cthulhu with the original scenario "The Pannikin Requiem." This used the same characters from "What's in the Cellar?" The roleplaying journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3489-the-pannikin-requiem-session-one/ Players were: RubyRose as Alice Fox (fashion designer) LooneyNettey as Elizabeth Fiztwold (dilettante/lady) CompSciGirl523 as Wilma Penville (researcher) Mistress_Kahlan as Helen Lynch (private investigator) Matt McPike as Knapsack Nick Strong (hobo)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. The investigators prepare the Terwilliger farm for the expected attack by John Valentine. But first, they have some other guests. On February 9, 2020, the Catastrophe Engine campaign concluded with the original scenario "Crescent Ascension." The role-playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3480-crescent-ascension-session-two/ Additionally, a playlist of seven video of the game session and a highlights video are here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpEFWYDB4-4SnL4MpXcNa8k Players were: Kyle Matheson as Marshal Clayton Pierce (federal marshal) Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar) James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger)

LOL. This made me literally laugh out loud when I saw it. I recently started rereading The Fellowship of the Ring too!

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. The investigators have made their escape from Dakota and returned to Professor Terwilliger's farm in Oakland, California. There, they make preparations for gathering and protecting the Crescents and finishing the rocket to get them off the planet. On January 26, 2020, the Catastrophe Engine campaign continued with the original scenario Crescent Ascension." The role-playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3479-crescent-ascension-session-one/ Additionally, a playlist of four videos of the game session is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpnHboup2Z8BrnYru_W-BrG Players were: Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar) James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger)

Gotcha. LOL. I forgot about that.

Here's the photo of his investigator:

It's time for another online game of Call of Cthulhu. When Arthur Blackwood is accused of murder, he desperately begs his cousin to help him prove his innocence before the trial, claiming there's something terrible in the cellar of the cabin near Whitehall, NY, where the death took place. Can his cousin and a pair of private investigators, plus some unexpected help, find the proof they need to exonerate him? On January 19, I ran an online game of Call of Cthulhu with the introductory scenario "What's in the Cellar?" by Jon Hook. The role playing journal of the scenario is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3478-whats-in-the-cellar/ Players were: RubyRose as Alice Fox (fashion designer) LooneyNettey as Elizabeth Fiztwold (dilettante/lady) CompSciGirl523 as Ruth Lynch (private investigator) Mistress_Kahlan as Helen Lynch (private investigator) Matt McPike as Knapsack Nick Strong (hobo)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. The people of Crescent Springs are obviously keeping secrets and, likely, it pertains to both the Crescent and Daisy Sparks. But getting answers isn't easy, even after seeing the horrors locked in the nearby barn. Then more complications arise as Clayton Pierce's supposedly dead father arrives. How will they find the Crescent? On November 7, 2019, the Catastrophe Engine campaign continued with the original scenario "Good Thoughts." The role-playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3471-good-thoughts-session-two/ Additionally, a playlist of nine videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDod6seKCJg0bpdu-rWAOhMn Players were: Kyle Matheson as Marshal Clayton Pierce (federal marshal) Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar) James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. The investigation of the Simmons house has taken a new twist as something unexpected is found in the basement. The role playing journal of the game session can be found here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3468-unwholesome-expectations-session-two/ Additionally, a playlist of the the six videos and the highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDphT-s5U4RSxy1DjglbUZXc Players were: Vincent Wolf as Quinton Crankshaft Jr. (Author) Patrick Valente as Bob Williams (federal marshal)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. Once Marshal Pierce is reunited with Professor Stalloid and Jack West, they head for Dodge City in search of John Valentine or Daisy Sparks. They learn both are heading for the Dakota Territory and, when they arrive at a certain settlement, are certain it is connected with the Crescent. But the people are acting mighty strange ... On October 10, 2019, the Catastrophe Engine campaign continued with the original scenario "Good Thoughts." The role-playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3465-good-thoughts-session-one/ Additionally, a playlist of 10 videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrGhAGul-ql9C8fVkHBUC7M Players were: James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger) Kyle Matheson as Marshal Clayton Pierce (federal marshal) Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar) #weareallus

My Down Darker Trails campaign (The Catastrophe Engine) is heading towards its conclusion. Due to complications with schedules, it's broken into two separate campaigns in the last month, but I hope to finish The Catastrophe Engine sometime early next year after roughly two years and about 30 game sessions (probably). Here's what I used for it so far: Prologue - Ill Met in the West The Evil Gun (Blood Brothers) The Murders in Midnight Terror on the Sequoyah Star Dark Tongs of Chinatown Worms! (Deadlands) The Last Valley The House on the Hill (Chill) The Doom that Came to Devil's Gulch (Devil's Gulch) The Abduction of Professor Marion Terwilliger The Beast Under the Bed (Challenge Magazine) The Causal Enigma or Strange Times in Gravity Falls Through the Night (Dungeon Magazine) The Spiral Crypt (online) The Vengeance of Jack Parker The Wolves of Wheeling or A Very Weisswald Christmas Falls Run (Dungeon Magazine for Masque of the Red Death) A Night at Black Knoll Fire of the Orient Independence Day (Deadlands) Unwholesome Expectations Good Thoughts Those not noted are ones I ended up writing up myself. I have one more scenario in the Catastrophe Engine Campaign to get done (the big conclusion). We'll see how it turns out.

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. Word of a strange happenings at a nearby abandoned house and squatters nearby intrigues the investigators' curiosity. What is going on at the house? On October 6, 2019, the Catastrophe Engine campaign continued with the original scenario "Unwholesome Expectations." The role-playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3463-unwholesome-expectations-session-one/ Additionally, a playlist of seven videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoySJkDuVEOOVaFntAYbW0d Players were: Vincent Wolf as Quinton Crankshaft Jr. (Author) Patrick Valente as Dr. Jimmy Lazinsky (Scientist)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. Two men meet in Dodge City on July 2, 1876, and become embroiled in a strange series of murders and mutilations. Can they stop the terror that is encompassing the town? On September 8, 2019, The Catastrophe Engine campaign continued with the adapted Deadlands scenario "Independence Day." The role playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3461-independence-day/ Additionally, a playlist of six videos of the game session is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDr4J5t2QDsxm1XU4491TJSa Players were: Vincent Wolf as Quinton Crankshaft Jr. (Author) Patrick Valente as Dr. Jimmy Lazinsky (Scientist)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. Two others go in search of Professor Brandon Stalloid and eventually find him south of the border. Can they stop the bandits and recover the Dragon Cannon? On April 14, 2019, the campaign continued with session two of the original scenario "Fire of the Orient" The role playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3428-fire-of-the-orient-session-two/ Additionally, a playlist of eight videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrJlds4iev_RbcgwtlMWdE6 Players were: James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger) Samantha Underwood as Jane Bloomberg (bandit) Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar)

On June 7, 1917, the British Army pushed into Messines to take it from the Germans. A group of eight men in a British Mark IV tank of the Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps took part in that battle, but saw and dealt with something terrible they had never expected to see: The Colossus of Messines. On March 30, 2019, I ran a one-shot Call of Cthulhu scenario for NerdCon 2019 at Appalachian State University. "The Colossus of Messines" saw the six players running soldiers who were the crew of a Mark IV tank during the Battle of Messines. The role-playing journals for the game session can be found here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3425-the-colossus-of-messines-nerdcon-2019/ Additionally, a playlist of seven videos of the game session and a short highlights video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoJ2TmboiTF486iY5qnyiSq Players were: Sydney Sharpstene as Private Oliver Wells "Lucky" (loader/machinegunner) Bruce Dodges as Private Leo Saunders (gunner) Carl Corini as 2nd Lieutenant John Walker (tank commander) Roy Grafton as Corporal Ethan Middleton "Jinx" (lead driver) Alexis Torres as Lance Corporal Matthew Carr (gunner) Alex Wotell as Private Edward Burke (loader/machinegunner)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. It's Professor Brandon Stalloid alone this time, following up on an artifact lost in transit from China to San Francisco. The search will lead him into the desert. On March 17 the campaign continued with session one of a one-on-one original scenario "Fire of the Orient" The role playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3421-fire-of-the-orient-session-one/ Additionally, a playlist of seven videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDri4YbD4tjgLnw3mQ0282EF Players was: Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. It's time to get caught up with Federal Marshal Clayton Pierce, who is first returning to San Francisco with Jack Parker and then going in search of his friends. On February 16 the campaign continued with the the one-on-one original scenario "A Night at Black Knoll." The role playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3418-a-night-at-black-knoll/ Additionally, a playlist of 4 videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDolmZK389LJBIXLJPG5V0Yk Players was: Kyle Matheson as Clayton Pierce (federal marshal)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. The investigators arrive back at Wheeling and begin making plans for first spying on the Elgers, and then how to handle the mad, inbred family. On February 10, 2019, the campaign continued with the the conclusion of the original scenario "The Wolves of Wheeling." The role playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3417-the-wolves-of-wheeling/ Additionally, a playlist of 13 videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrz5k8Yje-G6u0IQeCCI3rg Players were: John Leppard as Deputy Lambert Otto (gunslinger & federal marshal) Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar) James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger) Samantha Underwood as Jane Bloomberg (bandit) Ashton LeBlanc as Eva Weisswald (doctor) Ben Abbott as Jacali (Native American scout)

The Call of Cthulhu Down Darker Trails Catastrophe Engine Campaign continues. The investigators head back to Wheeling from Baltimore by train. Unfortunately, something terrifying happens on the way, causing a wreck. The people of Falls Run come to help, but something strange is going on in the small West Virginia mining town. On January 17, the campaign continued with the Masque of Red Death scenario "Falls Run." The role playing journal of the game session is here: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3415-falls-run/ Additionally, a playlist of 14 videos of the game session and a highlights video is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrvOuzj51V5_JOmsGLogpdv Players were: John Leppard as Deputy Lambert Otto (gunslinger & federal marshal) Yorie Latimer as Professor Brandon Stalloid (scholar) James Brown as Jack West (gunslinger) Samantha Underwood as Jane Bloomberg (bandit) Ashton LeBlanc as Eva Weisswald (doctor) Ben Abbott as Jacali (Native American scout)