Nebulous
Legend
Adventure #20: The Night Platform of Colonel Endicott
Part 1: Mrs. Natalie to the Rescue
[GM Note: During this crossover adventure, Jake (playing Lucifer Lardlover) had to leave our campaign, and was replaced by Bridgett (playing Father Salvatore). Both were here for this session].
The fire vampires have severely damaged the Hampton House Hotel, but flinging himself from the room, naked Chad Slambody rescues their case of dynamite and hides it in an alleyway. After all, this is the most important part of their inventory. Concentrated efforts by the locals prevent the fire from destroying everything, and the vampires do not make their presence known, disappearing among formless smoke and flames.
The investigators lose some of their possessions, but for the most part are very lucky. [Making appropriate Luck rolls]. One trunk is burned to a crisp, but it held minor items of interest and a few clips of pistol ammunition that spurt off live rounds.
However, Reggie Baines, the manager of Hampton House, is furious.
“What the hell did you blokes do up there? I heard about you boys coming off the train from ‘Basa. Burned the train down too, did ya? Well SCREW you pyros!”
The investigators deny any such arsonist habits [thanking the elder gods that that their true pyromaniac hobbies are a secret], but neither Reggie nor the local law enforcer, Captain Montgomery, who is active on the scene, possesses adequate proof. The claims are purely circumstantial.
The damage seems to indicate that the fires started in their rooms and Reggie Baines repeats to Captain Montgomery that the PC’s were also on the train that burned up (if only he knew they were also in a Mombasan warehouse that exploded!). There is no solid proof, but Captain Montgomery coolly advises the investigators that if they cause any more trouble, he'll kick them out of the city. His expression is stern, and they do not doubt the threat.
New characters, same players, pushing the legal limits in a foreign country yet again.
But someone else has been ousted from his room at the ravaged hotel: Father Salvatore, [Bridgett’s character] a Roman Catholic priest also staying at the Hampton House, and someone already well-versed in a crusade against…
…EVIL.
Salvatore knows that malignancy thrives in the world of man, and he has devoted his life to stamping it out with Faith; and if that fails, Bullets.
Salvatore begins speaking with Chang Chin, who is also a man of the cloth [and a gangster, and (sigh) a martial arts teacher, and newly, a crusader against incomprehensible bad-stuff]. Their common circumstances (being ousted from their hotel, and a similar outlook on faith and religion) easily gets them talking. Furthermore, Father Salvatore can see in Chang’s eyes that this man has known his share of pain, perhaps more than he wants to discuss.
[GM Note: If Dave had actually been here this session, Chang wouldn’t have roleplayed anything at all].
They have not been on the street for long when Lester Cobblebottom's romantic acquaintance, Natalie Smyth-Forbes, rushes up to him. She flings pudgy arms around his neck and squeezes.
“Oh, Lester! I was so worried!”
Cobblebottom turns red, trying to disentangle himself from her groping embrace. Natalie sees that they are in trouble, so she kindly invites Lester and his friends to stay at her home. Cobblebottom and Lucifer are both very injured from the vampires and need several days to regain their strength. This postpones their meeting with Colonel Endicott until April 8th.
[GM Note: About the only way to heal in this campaign is 1 hp/level/day of full rest].
They make their trip to Natalie’s home as inconspicuous as possible. Someone has obviously been watching them, and the last thing they want is her house burning down too. Her late husband left Natalie financially stable, and her home is large for a single woman. There are several spare rooms and couches for guests, but Lester Cobblebottom, the 45-year virgin, is not invited to her bedroom.
“Too soon, Lester,” she says, patting his cheek. “But we have all the time in the world, my dear, don’t we?”
Lester smiles uneasily, not too sure about that.
They feel relatively safe here for a few days, but still wonder who or what has been summoning the fire vampires. In the meantime, Father Salvatore and the others talk in more depth, and a deep bond of trust forms between them. Salvatore is pleased to find that he not the only one who knows about agents of the Mythos, although his experience has mostly concerned demonic possession, including many failed exorcisms.
Salvatore agrees to join their group and their global fight against chaos.
In the meantime, there are still many, many people to talk to in Nairobi,
[GM Note: I dropped multiple names and plot hooks from the campaign book and blurbs about each, such as Nails Nelson, Johnstone Kenyatta, and Dr. Horace, but these characters were somehow all completely ignored]
but the party decides to follow up the mysterious deaths at the hunting lodge of Colonel Endicott instead. It just sounds…interesting. There are rumors of a man running around naked in the woods (which perks Chad's interest greatly) and the party, with their occult knowledge (particularly Chang in this case) thinks that it might be a were-creature, like the one he slew in England at Castle Plum. So, naturally, they steal some antique silverware from Natalie, wondering if they have the skill or tools to craft silver bullets.
No, they don’t.
Part 1: Mrs. Natalie to the Rescue
[GM Note: During this crossover adventure, Jake (playing Lucifer Lardlover) had to leave our campaign, and was replaced by Bridgett (playing Father Salvatore). Both were here for this session].
The fire vampires have severely damaged the Hampton House Hotel, but flinging himself from the room, naked Chad Slambody rescues their case of dynamite and hides it in an alleyway. After all, this is the most important part of their inventory. Concentrated efforts by the locals prevent the fire from destroying everything, and the vampires do not make their presence known, disappearing among formless smoke and flames.
The investigators lose some of their possessions, but for the most part are very lucky. [Making appropriate Luck rolls]. One trunk is burned to a crisp, but it held minor items of interest and a few clips of pistol ammunition that spurt off live rounds.
However, Reggie Baines, the manager of Hampton House, is furious.
“What the hell did you blokes do up there? I heard about you boys coming off the train from ‘Basa. Burned the train down too, did ya? Well SCREW you pyros!”
The investigators deny any such arsonist habits [thanking the elder gods that that their true pyromaniac hobbies are a secret], but neither Reggie nor the local law enforcer, Captain Montgomery, who is active on the scene, possesses adequate proof. The claims are purely circumstantial.
The damage seems to indicate that the fires started in their rooms and Reggie Baines repeats to Captain Montgomery that the PC’s were also on the train that burned up (if only he knew they were also in a Mombasan warehouse that exploded!). There is no solid proof, but Captain Montgomery coolly advises the investigators that if they cause any more trouble, he'll kick them out of the city. His expression is stern, and they do not doubt the threat.
New characters, same players, pushing the legal limits in a foreign country yet again.
But someone else has been ousted from his room at the ravaged hotel: Father Salvatore, [Bridgett’s character] a Roman Catholic priest also staying at the Hampton House, and someone already well-versed in a crusade against…
…EVIL.
Salvatore knows that malignancy thrives in the world of man, and he has devoted his life to stamping it out with Faith; and if that fails, Bullets.
Salvatore begins speaking with Chang Chin, who is also a man of the cloth [and a gangster, and (sigh) a martial arts teacher, and newly, a crusader against incomprehensible bad-stuff]. Their common circumstances (being ousted from their hotel, and a similar outlook on faith and religion) easily gets them talking. Furthermore, Father Salvatore can see in Chang’s eyes that this man has known his share of pain, perhaps more than he wants to discuss.
[GM Note: If Dave had actually been here this session, Chang wouldn’t have roleplayed anything at all].
They have not been on the street for long when Lester Cobblebottom's romantic acquaintance, Natalie Smyth-Forbes, rushes up to him. She flings pudgy arms around his neck and squeezes.
“Oh, Lester! I was so worried!”
Cobblebottom turns red, trying to disentangle himself from her groping embrace. Natalie sees that they are in trouble, so she kindly invites Lester and his friends to stay at her home. Cobblebottom and Lucifer are both very injured from the vampires and need several days to regain their strength. This postpones their meeting with Colonel Endicott until April 8th.
[GM Note: About the only way to heal in this campaign is 1 hp/level/day of full rest].
They make their trip to Natalie’s home as inconspicuous as possible. Someone has obviously been watching them, and the last thing they want is her house burning down too. Her late husband left Natalie financially stable, and her home is large for a single woman. There are several spare rooms and couches for guests, but Lester Cobblebottom, the 45-year virgin, is not invited to her bedroom.
“Too soon, Lester,” she says, patting his cheek. “But we have all the time in the world, my dear, don’t we?”
Lester smiles uneasily, not too sure about that.
They feel relatively safe here for a few days, but still wonder who or what has been summoning the fire vampires. In the meantime, Father Salvatore and the others talk in more depth, and a deep bond of trust forms between them. Salvatore is pleased to find that he not the only one who knows about agents of the Mythos, although his experience has mostly concerned demonic possession, including many failed exorcisms.
Salvatore agrees to join their group and their global fight against chaos.
In the meantime, there are still many, many people to talk to in Nairobi,
[GM Note: I dropped multiple names and plot hooks from the campaign book and blurbs about each, such as Nails Nelson, Johnstone Kenyatta, and Dr. Horace, but these characters were somehow all completely ignored]
but the party decides to follow up the mysterious deaths at the hunting lodge of Colonel Endicott instead. It just sounds…interesting. There are rumors of a man running around naked in the woods (which perks Chad's interest greatly) and the party, with their occult knowledge (particularly Chang in this case) thinks that it might be a were-creature, like the one he slew in England at Castle Plum. So, naturally, they steal some antique silverware from Natalie, wondering if they have the skill or tools to craft silver bullets.
No, they don’t.
