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I thought that as he was the first of a new dynasty I'd let him just be Carl the First. Saves having to worry about any previous monarchs (at least until one of my players demands a skill in Royal Genealogy!) It looks like Carl's son, Carl 😀 was a bit of a maverick. He's only 11 in 1922, but I can see him getting involved in some youthful misadventures that the players get dragged in to. Thx for the clarification about starports. Hopefully my players will find enough to do in Doggerland and Comae Space that they won't bother too much with the rest of the world, but you know how players are. As an aside, I noticed that the History sidebar briefly mentions the disappearance of Percy Fawcett. Coincidentally, one of my group has been playing a returned Fawcett. He's currently in 1934, but about to find himself in 1922 on an island which doesn't exist... Got plenty more questions, but I'll leave them for a bit later. Don’t want to outstay my welcome 😁

Thanks Clarence Think I've found a good candidate. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland was a Swedish prince who married a Danish princess and in 1905 nearly became King of the newly independent Norway until his father put a stop to it. I'm going to have him elected King of Doggerland in 1906 after the former monarch died without issue. Using a real but slightly obscure person means I don't need to invent an entire royal family. Next question (you're going to get fed up with me really quickly!) I don't think it is explicitly stated, but I get the impression that other major cities around the world have starports, but Glimminge is the most important, possibly due to its proximity to the Philosophy Engine. Is that right? I had intended this to be a one off scenario, but I can feel the depth and potential of the setting drawing me into a longer commitment. I think the Soot has infected me... Thanks for letting us play in your daydream!

Given that WW1 didn't happen, I see the situation being pretty much as it was up to 1914 historically, with the British and the Germans being the main protagonists but with all nearby nations getting involved to some degree, plus the Americans. Also the Sumsum might find all this a fascinating source of information... I could see a 'Riddle of the Sands' type scenario where someone (not necessarily Germany) is secretly plotting an invasion of Doggerland. I note that Doggerland is a monarchy but I couldn't find any names for them. As the European royal families tended to intermingle I was thinking of choosing a couple of appropriate historical royals and marrying them off. Unless there is an official lineage I missed of course.

Thanks Clarence Is this the best place to ask any questions about the background? My take on Doggerland is that there is a treaty between the North Sea nations guaranteeing its neutrality which leads to Glimminge being a hotbed of spy activity.

I'm about to run The Wayward Patient, the Odd Soot introductory scenario. Any advice from Sooters out there? From my read through I imagine the final showdown is the trickiest bitto get right. Loving the setting, so I'm squeezing this in before I start my Next Big Thing. Of course, if my players enjoy it enough I might have to immediately follow up with The Red Star... (any news on parts 2 & 3?)

My rather pulpy 30s campaign uses the background from Crimson Skies.

Adding my thanks to @StevenGEmsley for starting this thread as it meant I sold my copy rather than it gathering dust on my shelf. A good result all round!

I'm in the UK and have a copy (first thing I ever backed on Kickstarter) I might be willing to part with. It is opened but unused so in excellent condition. I doubt I will get round to using it but it looks good on my shelf so I had no intention of selling it - until I saw 'would consider silly price tag'... 🤑 If your US FLGS possibility doesn't pan out, let me know.

I came across NH when I was looking for a fleshed out universe to run Punktown in. As well as using Cthulhu Rising as its base, the background directly includes Alien, Predator and Blade Runner with a dash of Halo and probably other stuff I have missed. Rules-wise each chapter does give credit to the authors of whichever system it was borrowed from without mentioning what the systems were. If you dig deeply unsurprisingly there are some anomalies from trying to pull from so many sources (in the timeline for instance) but it is obvious that a lot of work has gone into it. With all the various IP involved there is no way Chaosium would go anywhere near it, but as a fan thing it is great.