Fallingtower Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Ok here's the basic setup for the DDT campaign I am working on. (Inspired by my favorite HPL story "Rats in the Walls".) The large extended Delapore family after the burning of Carfax was ruined, having most of their wealth, their livestock and horses taken by Sherman's troops and their plantation burned. A few of them went North, but the proudest of them stayed in their beloved and ruined homeland, Virginia. Being a very close family they banded together, scraped what little of their fortune was left and for a few years (10) tried to put things back in order. But their spirits were broken and it wasn't going well. So, the surviving Patriarch (Uncle Theobald) divined that heading West and starting anew would mend their broken hearts and fortunes. So the clan gathered what they could spare and sent their best and brightest West. John Delapore (Civil War vet 4th Cavalry) and his nephew Ethan have bought a track of land and set up a horse and cattle ranch in the campaign setting of San Rafael. Word has been sent back....Kinfolk, Head West, Come on Home. All the investigators will either be Delapore's, friends or employees of them. So friends, comrades and other kinfolk can come in and out of the setting with ease. The Delapore's have a dark unknown past. A past which draws them to the arcane and mythos. Uncle Theobald is an occult scholar, a dowser and an author. His wife, Aunt Agnes is a medium and fortune teller. The San Rafael area is of course (spoiler) a hotbed of occult and spiritual activity. This will be the jumping off point for many Mythos adventures. Some of the adventures will be encountered directly in the area, others will be a group sent off to do research for Uncle Theobald's master work. The title...ARCANA AMERICANA. Having the Delapore Ranch as a hub will give me the ability to launch many awesome adventures without having to hamfistedly do the 'You all meet in the Old Saloon' trope. So the beginning adventures will be those left back in Virginia packing up what little they have left and what occurs on the way to their new home. All they have left is their large library, what little precious family heirlooms that weren't burned or looted, their pride and of course their many beloved house cats. So what do you think?? Edited December 18, 2019 by Fallingtower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Herding those cats West will be even more difficult than fighting the Mythos. And now we know why Easterners consider folks on the other side of the Appalachians Delaplorables. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingtower Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, seneschal said: Herding those cats West will be even more difficult than fighting the Mythos. And now we know why Easterners consider folks on the other side of the Appalachians Delaplorables. 😉 The cats could come in handy...there could be Peyote fueled Zoog attack. That cat from Rats with the bad name went North....the Delapore West cats are named after Greek gods and godesses . Edited December 21, 2019 by Fallingtower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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