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    The Lonely House On The Woods

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    A Call of Cthulhu scenario, considered one of the best.

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    A Tveitis sceninvio set ina by prowk Fifer e Hornbleonely Housein the Woods This adventure is set in northern Min, where the forests are rambling, ancient, and funereal, The small setlements are scattered Tie tiny dots amidst the huge expanses of North America’s forest. primeval. Nature looks on indifferently at man's small gestures of defiance, narrow rads cuting through the woods’ murky twilight Nevertheless, vast swaths ofthis wild, gygian wilderness remain, ‘untouched by te pressure ofhuman civlaton, Approximately 709% of Maine's surfaces forested withthe only ‘open anda stip alongthe coast. The oesed regions ofMaineare also hilly to mountainous, whichis to say quite inaccessible and remote. Der and moose cll them home, d lack bears. Coton tail rabbits, squires, raccoons, and skunks share the woods with them, Beavers ui thei dams inthe vers which low down out of the mountain, and muskrat live along the iver banks. “Te forbidding pyeaance of Manes woods is heightened by the many fir tres and their dark shadows. Fully two thirds ofthe woods ae composed of pine and spruce; decdous teesae prime rly represented by black-cherry tres and whit ash (Our story begins in those enormous, primordial forests where ‘aman can cover hundreds of miles without runningacrossa single sign of civilization, tis lat summer, 1926. The characters ae driving through Main ina ct. Why they're driving along the rate, bumpy roads re Mane tha 18208 between theltle hamlets and backwoods ilages that rarely consist of more than a dozen houses huddled around a ite church and general stor ist important for our ale ‘Consequently, the Keeperhas the opportunity to iterate this scenario into his own campaign a tangential adventure ifthe char acters happen tobe traveling through the backcountry of Maine ‘The House inthe Woods is equally good asa stand-alone adven ‘te. n this case the Keeper has to come up with reason forthe characters tbe driving through the forest of Maine at ight. Perhaps the characters were invited toa wedding ina small town and are returning to Boston Nev York. Perhaps theyresekingoutasuriy ‘ld man in hist shack in the woods, having heard that he was guarding some old books containing occult knowledge or they're ‘on the way back fom such trp. neither ofthese are congenial, pethaps they have visited rend who's taking the cue ina san torium in this que, secluded are. Even simple courtesy callon an acquaintance o a bithday party would work. Inother words, the Keepers hand is completely re in sting up the adventure. However ithappens, the characters stout onthe trip back as darkness is ling. Theyre ving thei on caro, if they do not ‘own one a borrowed or rented vehicle or conceivably a hired car with a diver Inthe last case the Keeper must be ready to play the taxi ot limo driver as anon-player characte. there are alarge number of characters they necessarily take ‘wocars, whichis unproblematic forthe adventure. Mre than two cas however, should not be permitted, because he ecient which 2006 will soon befall them presumably won't fet ll ofthe cars anda fantoning vehice wl ikl vert the adventure’ intended couse, TInany case,the Keeper should have the players describe where they‘ siting in the car, Le, divers seat, passenger seat, back sat, or conceivably even arumbleseat-In order toarouse as litle susp ion as possible inthe players, i’s perhaps judicious to schedule some adventuring before The Horible Lonely Housein the Woods, sothat theyre caught unawares, ‘ight hasten nthe meantime, the moons high nthe night shy, and scattered clouds sed past, concealing it The characters? «ar rattles happily over the bad Maine oads. The expect tobe at their destination in afew hous. This could be home, o conceiy- ably they'e hoping to find hotel in the net town since they could "find lodging inthe rea they were visting, This section can either be read drety tothe players or described in the Keeper’ own words Atthe Beginning of our drive, lively conversation mixed with raucous laughter and silly jokes. Since then, sence has descended, You al sump in your seats, exhausted, staring into space. The car ‘rumbles oer theratted roads bouncing through potholes and over ‘ost heaves. Mostly youre diving through heavy frets in which deep darkness eign, lottng ou the moonlight. ly yourhead- lights cut a wedge of light out ofthe Blackness. Your diver stares ‘nto the night, concentrating on avoiding the deepest potholes-and ot alvayssucceding The dullhum ofthe motor keeps aerating with high whine when the car gamely temps yt another steep climb, rom the back seat, ot much more than ray, ting shadows canbe distinguished ‘rom the blackness of te night. Who can say what might Be urk- ing out therein theimpenerabe dark ofthe ens woods this very moment, watching you? events Inte Thar Course ‘The characters have been diving though the night inthe Maine ‘wood for quit along ime tired and staring into space. The road 0es up and down again ad agai, il afer illon the often unpaved roads. But then somethinghappens, abruptly snapping the monat- ony of the dive The characters cr has just climbed hill ands coming round itsside. The driver, concentrating o the section of oad aheadilu- ‘inated bythe headlights has failed to sete gue lurching rom the pitch-black woods onto the street towards the cat. Aman in a

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