CoC Down to New England Town.pdf

By Michael C. LaBossiere

Ontologist@aol.com

Call of Cthulhu

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Introduction

The investigators will be driving through a small New England town on their way to some other place

when they will encounter a police road block. There will be two police cars and four officers. They are

armed with 9mm pistols. They are stopping every car and are searching it carefully. When the

Investigators reach their turn, one of them will recognize Officer Jennifer Hansen (she went to high

school with the investigator and they were friends for a while). She will tell the investigator the

following: “It’s the oddest thing. Old Roger Colwin passed away recently. You know him, he’s the guy

that wrote those horror movies a while back. His funeral was set for the other day, but they found the

church broken into and his body gone. Roger was going to be buried with all his jewelry and it’s worth

quite a bit. The chief thinks someone stole the body. (insert the name of one of the investigators’

contacts) told me you were into this sort of weird stuff. You could pick a reward if you can help us

out.” If the investigators decline, she will check the car in a cursory manner and let them go. If they

accept, she will tell them to go see the chief.

Meeting the Chief

The police station is an old house that also serves as the city offices. In addition to Hansen and

Chipman, there are four other officers in the town. The chief, Dale Chipman, is a likable man in his mid

forties who speaks in a heavy New England accent. If the Investigators talk to him, he will tell them

some of what he knows. His story is the same as that of Officer Hansen, except the chief tells the

investigators that the body was probably stolen out of the town church, where it was kept before the

funeral. If the Investigators ask about what the police found, he will say that didn’t find any useful

clues. If an investigator with psychology skill makes an average roll, he or she will be aware that the

chief is holding something back. If the Investigators are able to persuade him into talking or he thinks he

can trust them, he will tell them that the footprints of large dogs or wolves were found around the

church. He will also tell them that this isn’t the first disappearance of a corpse. There have been six

other such disappearances from the church and the local funeral parlor. In most of the cases, the tracks

of large dogs or wolves were found in the dirt near the buildings.

Checking for Clues

If the Investigators decide to check out the church, they will find that there are numerous prints that

seem to be of large dogs or wolves. If an investigator with tracking skill checks the tracks carefully

(and makes his or her tracking skill roll) he or she will learn that while the tracks are dog like, they

were made by man sized creatures walking on two legs. The door to the church has been forced open. A

successful check using an investigator’s Spot Hidden skill will indicate that the investigator has spotted

a log in the nearby bushes. The log was apparently used as a battering ram. There are some hairs

caught on the log and if they are analyzed at the nearest hospital (about a twenty minute drive) they

will turn out to hairs from no known creature. If the Investigators try to follow the tracks, they will

lose them when they reach the tar road.

To Catch a Crook

If the players don’t come up with a plan, the chief will

say “Well, I guess we could always wait until somebody

dies and then hide in the church to catch the crook.” He

will then come up with a plan. Once he gets permission

from Harvey Carnnet, he will have the local paper post

that Harvey has died and that he will be buried with his

valuable collection of antique scrimshaw. Harvey will go

into hiding prior to the announcement. The Chief will

bring the Investigators in on it . The Investigators, the

chief, and one other officer will hide in the church and

wait for something to happen.

Slightly after midnight, those in the church will hear

something sniffing around outside, and then they will

hear scratching at the door. As they turn to watch the

door, a pack of ghouls will burst through the windows to

attack. If more than half the ghouls are wounded or a

quarter of them are killed, they will flee into the night.

If the Investigators pursue, they will see them head into

the graveyard. Since it has rained recently, the ghouls

will leave easy to follow tracks in the mud. These

tracks will lead up to a stone slab (it weighs 50 kg). If

the slab is removed, a narrow tunnel into the darkness

will be visible and a horrid stench of decay will waft forth. The ghouls will be waiting in ambush in their

warrens and will fight to the death.

If the Investigators do not go along with the chief’s plan, or they come up with one of their own, the

results are left up to the referee.

Ghoul Warren Map

The ghoul warrens consist of tunnels large enough for man sized creatures and larger chambers. The

warrens are unlit and smell like a well ripened grave.

1. Entrance: The entrance consists of a tunnel shorn up with wood and slabs of stone.

2. Chamber 1: This chamber, like the others, is shorn up with logs, stone slabs, and hunks of coffins.

There are animal bones strewn about in this chamber. The younger ghouls use this area. There are

initially four younger ghouls in this chamber.

3. Chamber 2: This chamber is used by the older ghouls. There is a mix of animal and human bones

(all well gnawed) on the floor. There will initially be five older ghouls in the chamber.

4. Chamber 3: This chamber is used by the ghoul leader. All the bones in the chamber are human.

Many of the bones have been pressed into the walls in patterns and Colwin’s jewelry has been inserted

among the bones. There are seven pieces of jewelry, ranging in value from $5,000-25,000. There is

only one leader.

Finish

If the investigators kill the ghouls, they should receive a 1D6 Sanity Point award. Further, the

chief will be extremely pleased and will become a useful contact for them. He has several good friends

in the FBI and will be sure to tell them how the investigators helped him out. In addition, if the

investigators return the jewelry, they will receive a reward of $15,000 from Colwin’s daughter who

came to town for her father’s funeral. She will also be grateful for their help. She has contacts in the

movie industry and has inherited her fathers wealth (it runs in the millions) . She may be willing to

become a patron for the investigators in their fight against the Dark Conspiracy. If the investigators

keep the jewelry, Colwin’s daughter will thank them for solving the mystery and may be willing to

become their patron, unless of course, she learns that they have stolen her father’s jewelry. In such a

situation, she will have them arrested. If the ghouls defeat the investigators, any survivors should lose

1D4 Sanity Points. In this case, more ghouls will come into the area and they may eventually become

bold enough to attack and kill the townspeople one night.

NPCs

Officer Jennifer Hansen

STR: 12 Con: 14 SIZ: 10 INT: 12 POW: 11 DEX: 13 APP: 13 EDU: 17 SAN: 55 HP: 12 DB: 0

Skills: Fast Talk 25%, First Aid 35%, Law 23%, Handgun 45%, Shotgun 41%, Nightstick 50%, Listen

39%, Drive Automobile 55%, Martial Arts 32%

Weapons: 9mm 45% Damage 1D10 Range 20 yards Shots/Rd 3 Shots 17 HP 8,

12 Gauge Shotgun 41% Damage 4D6/2D6/1D6 Range 10/20/50 Shots/Rd 1 Shots: 8 HP 10,

Nightstick 50% Damage 1D6 HP 15

Description: Hansen is a young woman who is in good shape. She has red hair, green eyes and a somber

lok. She was an officer in Boston for three years, but moved to Maine after her marriage fell apart

(her husband, whom she was putting through law school, was chetaing on her). She does not believe in

the supernatural, but is brave and will be willing to aid the investigators.

Chief Dale Chipman

STR: 14 Con: 13 SIZ: 14 INT: 13 POW: 13 DEX: 11 APP: 11 EDU: 18 SAN: 65 HP: 14 DB: +1D4

Skills: Fast Talk 35%, First Aid 42%, Law 43%, Handgun 55%, Shotgun 51%, Nightstick 41%, Listen

45%, Drive Automobile 65%, Ride 55%

Weapons: 9mm 55% Damage 1D10 Range 20 yards Shots/Rd 3 Shots 17 HP 8,

12 Gauge Shotgun 51% Damage 4D6/2D6/1D6 Range 10/20/50 Shots/Rd 1 Shots: 8 HP 10,

Nightstick 41 % Damage 1D6+1D4 HP 15

Description: Chipman is a large, quiet man in his mid 40s. He was an officer in New York city for

several years, but returned home to Maine after the violence and unending crime burned him out.

Chipman is very intelligent and prefers to think before acting. He does not really believe in the

supernatural, but his in the Big Apple taught him that just about anything can happen. If the

investigators are cooperative, he will be willing to work with them.

Typical Officer

STR: 12 Con: 12 SIZ: 11 INT: 12 POW: 11 DEX: 12 APP: 10 EDU: 16 SAN: 55 HP: 12 DB: 0

Skills: Fast Talk 22%, First Aid 30%, Law 15%, Handgun 35%, Shotgun 35%, Nightstick 35%, Listen

35%, Drive Automobile 40%, Martial Arts 15%

Weapons: 9mm 35% Damage 1D10 Range 20 yards Shots/Rd 3 Shots 17 HP 8,

12 Gauge Shotgun 35% Damage 4D6/2D6/1D6 Range 10/20/50 Shots/Rd 1 Shots: 8 HP 10,

Nightstick 35% Damage 1D6 HP 15

Description: The typical security officer is between 20 and 40 years of age, in fair physical condition,

and of average intelligence. Most of the officers do not really believe in the supernatural.

Mythos Creatures

New England Ghoul, Lesser Independent Race

Characteristics Rolls Averages 1

STR

3D6+8 18-19

CON

2D6+8 15

SIZ

2D6+8 15

INT

3D6

10-11

POW

3D6

10-11

DEX

3D6

10-11

Move 9

HP 15

Damage Bonus

+1D6

+2D6 +1D6 +1D6 +1D6 +1D6 +1D6

Average Damage Bonus: +1D6

Weapons: Claws 40%, damage 1d6+1+DB

Bite: 40%, damage 1D6+1+automatic worry.

Armor: Firearms and other piercing projectile weapons do half rolled damage.

Spells: None.

Skills: Burrow 80%, Climb 85%, Hide 60%, Jump 75%, Listen 70%, Scent Dead Body 65%, Sneak

80%, Spot Hidden 50%

Sanity Loss: 0/1D6 Sanity points to see a New England Ghoul.

Description

New England Ghouls are loathsome beings that are believed to be an even more degenerate and animal

like relative of the “common” ghoul. These ghouls are relatively new to the surface world, having

dwelt for untold centuries scavenging hideous corpses in the subterranean realm under the earth. Now

that they have come to the surface, they have found that they have a taste for dead humans. While they

generally prefer to gather already dead bodies, but they are not adverse to killing humans. They will,

however, let a corpse age a bit before feasting on it. Given their feeding habits, they are generally

found near graveyards, funeral homes, and hospitals.

New England Ghouls are intelligent, but they are not known to have their own technology. They will,

however use human tools and are skilled at constructing underground lairs. New England Ghouls have

been known to deal with some degenerate and wicked humans, primarily by exchanging valuables in

return for corpses.

In combat, New England Ghouls rip at their victims with their claws and rip with their wolf like fangs.

Thus, a ghoul can make up to three attacks each round. If a ghoul strikes with both paws and bites in a

round, it can hold the victim and rip at him with its teeth. Such attacks succeed automatically and

inflict 1D4 each round. To break away, the victim must match his STR against the ghoul’s STR.

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