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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 9614589" data-attributes="member: 1125">Anyway although it is difficult to read in its current form, I managed to get through and hopefully have the plot in hand<h3>Background</h3>Martin Wainwright, once a respected doctor, lived with his wife Alia, their children Windy and Desmond, Martin’s mother Agnes, and two house staff, Celeste and Doradin, in a secluded manor near the town of Zlavia.But when Windy fell in love with Anthony, a young hunter cursed with lycanthropy, the Wainwright family met their tragic fate.  Windy secretly confined Anthony in a shed during full moons, but when her father discovered the truth, a violent confrontation ensued. Anthony lost control, transforming to a werewolf who massacred the entire household.Consumed by grief, Martin turned to dark magic, resurrecting his family as resentful ghosts. He still seeks to ressurect them and continues his twisted experiments in the basement, protected by a stone skull totem that sustains their shostly state.When the party arrives at Wainwright Manor during a storm Martin, now aged and bitter, initially refuses them entry. If the party persist, they discover a haunted house and must uncover the truth through ghostly encounters:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alia (Mother): Found in the overgrown garden, she slowly becomes lucid when reminded of her flowers. She knows the secret of breaking Martins magic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windy (Daughter): Lingers near the shed, longing for Anthony. She asks the party to find him.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Desmond (Son): Haunts the armory, reliving his final moments.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Celeste (Tiefling Maid): Obsessed with cleaning; if PCs aid her she can tell the PCs where the other ghosts are found</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Doradin (Dwarf Handyman): Roams the manor, mumbling about the night of the massacre. He can reveal the entrance to Martins lab (?).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Agnes (Martins Mother): DM Wild card who appears randomly to yell at the PCs and drop random hints</li> </ul><h3>Key Objectives</h3> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Find and confront Anthony – now a remorseful, cursed werewolf.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Break Martin’s hold over the dead - destroy the basement’s stone skull totem.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">End Martin’s experiments – fight mutated creatures or reason with him.</li> </ol>MY COMMENTARYIts a nice little haunted house adventure with both investigation, RP and combat opportunities, so good work there.The only thing I'm not convinced about is how Anthony is integrated. Firstly if the PCs investigate and manage to destroy the skull totem and release the ghost, what motivates them to go find Anthony? Also who was the Werewolf that attacked Anthony in the first place?So what if Martin Wainwright is the Werewolf who attacked Anthony in the first place before being chased off by the hunters of Zlavia? Martin has killed before, many of Zlavia's people have disappeared and the woods are full of the ghosts of former victims. => This established Martin as the VillainWhen the injured Anthony is brought to the Doctor for treatment, Martin sees an opportunity to experiment on the young man. Martin chains Anthony in a basement and experiments on him under the pretense of curing his Lycanthropy, but the experiments are increasingly cruel.Windy finds the chained Anthony in the basement and brings him water, becoming infatuated with him, her visits become regular and they 'fall in love' despite his angst and rising madness. Unfortunately, Martin discovers Windy with Anthony and becomes enraged, the two Lycanthropes battle, Windy is killed by Martin (perhaps unintentionally) and the massacre follows.Ater killing Grandma Agnes Anthony reverts to human form. Martin overpowers the remorseful Anthony, chaining him again and decides to keep Anthony alive for further torturous experiments. The Skull Totem entralls Anthony and locks him in hybrid form - Instead of the frankenstein monster the PCs can locate the enthralled Anthony in a basement, learn his story and decide his fate.</blockquote>

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