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<blockquote data-quote="Nebulous" data-source="post: 3986450" data-attributes="member: 31465"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">PART 1 of 3</span></p><p></p><p>"Project Pi" was a short adventure in a German magazine, Worlds of Cthulhu Issue #1.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/woc_issue1_cover_600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I ran it in three parts for a total of about 12 hours. Both BRP and d20 character stats were provided for pregen characters, and I took the liberty of creating character sheets for every player and had them pick and choose who they wanted at the beginning of the adventure. Most of the stats and character backgrounds are courtesy of the original authors. </p><p></p><p>One very interesting addition to the character lineup is that each PC had a secret flaw. Having this flaw come out in gameplay was one of the goals. Although it didn't always work so well in practice. From anyone who has read my other Story Hour, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=215489" target="_blank">The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep</a>, my players like to Shoot First and Roleplay Later. </p><p></p><p>Sample Sheet:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/mojo-spread.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>MAY 2001 - A strike team of roughly nine Navy Seal Aces has assembled</p><p>somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Traveling with the Third Fleet of</p><p>destroyers and other maritime vessels, they were gruffly briefed by Vice</p><p>Admiral Matthew Bucci, a hard-bitten war veteran and Navy commander.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/ViceAdmiral_Bucci.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Their TOP SECRET MISSION:</p><p></p><p>"Soldier!" barks the Admiral. "48 hours ago all contact was lost with the research vessel <em>Roger Revelle</em>. They were conducting experiments with Russian torpedoes,</p><p>called "squalls" which could reach speeds up to 310 mph. An</p><p>unexplainable "bell" of fog nearly 4 miles in diameter had formed over</p><p>the <em>Roger Revelle's </em>last known position. The fog is impervious to all</p><p>satellite imaging, radio transmission, and radar. YOUR MISSION: Find</p><p>the Roger Revelle and its crew. Reconnaissance and collect any</p><p>scientific equipment, records, etc. and return to me ASAP. The Third</p><p>Fleet and the Navy CANNOT know about this mission. That's why you have</p><p>been hand-picked. Don't let us down."</p><p></p><p>The Team (11th level Soldiers / 1 Doctor): Captain "Mojo" Whitaker, *Lt.</p><p>Hicks,* Lt. Amy "Deadeye" Vasquez, Lt. Mollie "DevNull" Caple, *Lt.</p><p>Edward "Bishop" Potter,* Lt. Charlier "Chopper" Hancock, Lt. Felipe</p><p>"Boom-Boom Pereira, Mike "Doc" Varney, *Lt. Wayne Jackson*. (*Bolded</p><p>*are current PC's)</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/the_team.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>WHAT WENT DOWN:</p><p></p><p>So, in the dead of night, The team assembled with full automatic weapons, night vision goggles, and body armor, taking a submersible, a surface boat, and a</p><p>one-man skimmer. They were given a handout of the <em>Revelle's </em>most</p><p>recent floor plans (dated 5 years). The fog was unnaturally thick, absorbing</p><p>even the sounds of the ocean, pressing in like a billowing wet cloak.</p><p>Radio transmission from the Third Fleet was lost almost immediately.</p><p></p><p>Floating roughly in the center of the fog bank, the SEAL team finds the</p><p>Roger Revelle completely dark and powered down. </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/Roger Revelle.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>No signs of damage or danger of sinking. They break down into two teams </p><p>and Alpha Squad sneaks onboard, while the others remain on the vessels. They quickly discover numerous splotches of green slime all over the ship, chunky and smelly,</p><p>as if someone had vomited in a wide wet puddle. Hick's motion scanner</p><p>soon picks up movement, and they follow deeper into the ship.</p><p>Investigation of crew's quarters reveals a room that must have housed</p><p>two Norwegians, and a diary of scrawled, terrified handwriting. DOC is</p><p>currently deciphering the journal, but seems to find that the Norwegians</p><p>were delusional, something about KURSK, and scrawled images of fanged</p><p>amphibious beings.</p><p></p><p>Following the blipping motion scanner leads them into an AMBUSH! Someone</p><p>opens fire on them from the end of a corridor with an automatic rifle.</p><p>The SEALS eliminate the threat, and find a Russian with a Russian SK40</p><p>and night vision goggles. No other evidence or clues. The squad</p><p>travels to the bridge and Science Quarter, but there is no power, they</p><p>can't access computers, so they eventually decide to find the Engine</p><p>Room. Green viscous slime is sprinkled everywhere, but there is no sign</p><p>of life, until they reach the engine room. While Hicks is turning the</p><p>power back on, the rest are attacked by a savage growling beast towering</p><p>over them! </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/dire ape.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sporadic fireplay barely illuminates the creature, and no</p><p>sooner than it is killed than ANOTHER slams into Hicks from the shadows!</p><p>It too is killed before tearing Hicks to pieces. They are actually</p><p>massive gorillas, but their presence on the ship is unexplained.</p><p></p><p>The power lights up the ship, and illuminates laboratories where there is</p><p>evidence of mischief, although the party does not stop to investigate.</p><p>They return to the Science Quarter and the room of a particular Dr.</p><p>Spencer, Chief Research Scientist on board. Doc meanwhile seems to</p><p>become very sick very suddenly, but is still able to hack into Spencer's</p><p>computer. There is a colorful poster of a "Phoenix" on the wall, as</p><p>well as many books about viral contamination, genetics, and other</p><p>advanced subjects.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/PHOENIX.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There are two folders, one called Project Pi, the other designated</p><p>Phoenix. Within are numerous files, charts, spreadsheets, word documents</p><p>and scanned images which they take the time to burn to CD. Several of</p><p>the .pdfs in particular seem to be scanned images of books possibly</p><p>thousands of years old... </p><p></p><p>...such as one called "The Necronomicon." </p><p></p><p>Doc then finds an emptied email folder, but the SENT folder reveals</p><p>several emails with startling implications:</p><p></p><p>#1) Dr. Honor Clark Spencer has been in constant contact with Vice</p><p>Admiral Bucci and someone named <a href="mailto:NJONES@NAVY.MIL">NJONES@NAVY.MIL</a> about </p><p>the status of the Roger Revelle and their experiments. It has NOTHING to do with secret</p><p>torpedoes. The Roger Revelle has taken DNA from a "humanoid piscid" and</p><p>injected it into a latent flu virus for military expectations. Doc</p><p>thinks that KURSK (as written in the Norwegians journal) might have been</p><p>a Russian research vessel)</p><p></p><p>#2) The rhesus monkey injected with the virus died horribly within 6</p><p>seconds from bodily alterations. Some of the virus might have escaped.</p><p></p><p>#3) Spencer and NJONES have a secret agenda apart from Bucci: Project</p><p>Phoenix. Spencer has poisoned the entire ship with the flu virus on</p><p>purpose, but reported it as an accident. They have a hidden goal few</p><p>others know about.</p><p></p><p>#4) The crew is infected and dying quickly, vomiting up internal organs</p><p>and green sputum as they metamorphosed. </p><p><img src="http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/pi_handouts1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Spencer wants to use the virus</p><p>as a military bio-weapon, sell it to the highest bidder for billions to</p><p>further finance "Phoenix" . He and his other brothers will "clean up"</p><p>on the Roger Revelle and rendezvous with NJONES at the predetermined</p><p>time, with the "new blood."</p><p></p><p>#5) Spencer tells Bucci that the virus has gone rampant, killing nearly</p><p>everyone, with a 70-100% mortality rate. Bucci is warned to not send a</p><p>team unless they have full biohazard suits, and immediate quarantine</p><p>upon return. Washington should be informed.</p><p></p><p>The SEALS deduce that Bucci has sent them on a suicide mission to be</p><p>contaminated, possibly, by the virus. They don't know where the crew is,</p><p>or how many there were, although the records are probably somewhere.</p><p>Several sublevels of the ship are still unexplored, and they have the pervading</p><p>feeling that something is very, very wrong.</p><p></p><p>Next...Part 2</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nebulous, post: 3986450, member: 31465"] [SIZE=3]PART 1 of 3[/SIZE] "Project Pi" was a short adventure in a German magazine, Worlds of Cthulhu Issue #1. [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/woc_issue1_cover_600.jpg[/img] I ran it in three parts for a total of about 12 hours. Both BRP and d20 character stats were provided for pregen characters, and I took the liberty of creating character sheets for every player and had them pick and choose who they wanted at the beginning of the adventure. Most of the stats and character backgrounds are courtesy of the original authors. One very interesting addition to the character lineup is that each PC had a secret flaw. Having this flaw come out in gameplay was one of the goals. Although it didn't always work so well in practice. From anyone who has read my other Story Hour, [url=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=215489]The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep[/url], my players like to Shoot First and Roleplay Later. Sample Sheet: [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/mojo-spread.jpg[/img] MAY 2001 - A strike team of roughly nine Navy Seal Aces has assembled somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Traveling with the Third Fleet of destroyers and other maritime vessels, they were gruffly briefed by Vice Admiral Matthew Bucci, a hard-bitten war veteran and Navy commander. [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/ViceAdmiral_Bucci.jpg[/img] Their TOP SECRET MISSION: "Soldier!" barks the Admiral. "48 hours ago all contact was lost with the research vessel [I]Roger Revelle[/I]. They were conducting experiments with Russian torpedoes, called "squalls" which could reach speeds up to 310 mph. An unexplainable "bell" of fog nearly 4 miles in diameter had formed over the [I]Roger Revelle's [/I]last known position. The fog is impervious to all satellite imaging, radio transmission, and radar. YOUR MISSION: Find the Roger Revelle and its crew. Reconnaissance and collect any scientific equipment, records, etc. and return to me ASAP. The Third Fleet and the Navy CANNOT know about this mission. That's why you have been hand-picked. Don't let us down." The Team (11th level Soldiers / 1 Doctor): Captain "Mojo" Whitaker, *Lt. Hicks,* Lt. Amy "Deadeye" Vasquez, Lt. Mollie "DevNull" Caple, *Lt. Edward "Bishop" Potter,* Lt. Charlier "Chopper" Hancock, Lt. Felipe "Boom-Boom Pereira, Mike "Doc" Varney, *Lt. Wayne Jackson*. (*Bolded *are current PC's) [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/the_team.jpg[/img] WHAT WENT DOWN: So, in the dead of night, The team assembled with full automatic weapons, night vision goggles, and body armor, taking a submersible, a surface boat, and a one-man skimmer. They were given a handout of the [I]Revelle's [/I]most recent floor plans (dated 5 years). The fog was unnaturally thick, absorbing even the sounds of the ocean, pressing in like a billowing wet cloak. Radio transmission from the Third Fleet was lost almost immediately. Floating roughly in the center of the fog bank, the SEAL team finds the Roger Revelle completely dark and powered down. [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/Roger Revelle.jpg[/img] No signs of damage or danger of sinking. They break down into two teams and Alpha Squad sneaks onboard, while the others remain on the vessels. They quickly discover numerous splotches of green slime all over the ship, chunky and smelly, as if someone had vomited in a wide wet puddle. Hick's motion scanner soon picks up movement, and they follow deeper into the ship. Investigation of crew's quarters reveals a room that must have housed two Norwegians, and a diary of scrawled, terrified handwriting. DOC is currently deciphering the journal, but seems to find that the Norwegians were delusional, something about KURSK, and scrawled images of fanged amphibious beings. Following the blipping motion scanner leads them into an AMBUSH! Someone opens fire on them from the end of a corridor with an automatic rifle. The SEALS eliminate the threat, and find a Russian with a Russian SK40 and night vision goggles. No other evidence or clues. The squad travels to the bridge and Science Quarter, but there is no power, they can't access computers, so they eventually decide to find the Engine Room. Green viscous slime is sprinkled everywhere, but there is no sign of life, until they reach the engine room. While Hicks is turning the power back on, the rest are attacked by a savage growling beast towering over them! [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/dire ape.jpg[/img] Sporadic fireplay barely illuminates the creature, and no sooner than it is killed than ANOTHER slams into Hicks from the shadows! It too is killed before tearing Hicks to pieces. They are actually massive gorillas, but their presence on the ship is unexplained. The power lights up the ship, and illuminates laboratories where there is evidence of mischief, although the party does not stop to investigate. They return to the Science Quarter and the room of a particular Dr. Spencer, Chief Research Scientist on board. Doc meanwhile seems to become very sick very suddenly, but is still able to hack into Spencer's computer. There is a colorful poster of a "Phoenix" on the wall, as well as many books about viral contamination, genetics, and other advanced subjects. [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/PHOENIX.jpg[/img] There are two folders, one called Project Pi, the other designated Phoenix. Within are numerous files, charts, spreadsheets, word documents and scanned images which they take the time to burn to CD. Several of the .pdfs in particular seem to be scanned images of books possibly thousands of years old... ...such as one called "The Necronomicon." Doc then finds an emptied email folder, but the SENT folder reveals several emails with startling implications: #1) Dr. Honor Clark Spencer has been in constant contact with Vice Admiral Bucci and someone named [email]NJONES@NAVY.MIL[/email] about the status of the Roger Revelle and their experiments. It has NOTHING to do with secret torpedoes. The Roger Revelle has taken DNA from a "humanoid piscid" and injected it into a latent flu virus for military expectations. Doc thinks that KURSK (as written in the Norwegians journal) might have been a Russian research vessel) #2) The rhesus monkey injected with the virus died horribly within 6 seconds from bodily alterations. Some of the virus might have escaped. #3) Spencer and NJONES have a secret agenda apart from Bucci: Project Phoenix. Spencer has poisoned the entire ship with the flu virus on purpose, but reported it as an accident. They have a hidden goal few others know about. #4) The crew is infected and dying quickly, vomiting up internal organs and green sputum as they metamorphosed. [img]http://www.med.unc.edu/~saasha/pi/pi_handouts1.jpg[/img] Spencer wants to use the virus as a military bio-weapon, sell it to the highest bidder for billions to further finance "Phoenix" . He and his other brothers will "clean up" on the Roger Revelle and rendezvous with NJONES at the predetermined time, with the "new blood." #5) Spencer tells Bucci that the virus has gone rampant, killing nearly everyone, with a 70-100% mortality rate. Bucci is warned to not send a team unless they have full biohazard suits, and immediate quarantine upon return. Washington should be informed. The SEALS deduce that Bucci has sent them on a suicide mission to be contaminated, possibly, by the virus. They don't know where the crew is, or how many there were, although the records are probably somewhere. Several sublevels of the ship are still unexplored, and they have the pervading feeling that something is very, very wrong. Next...Part 2 [/QUOTE]
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