In game time: January 21 - 22, 1925
The Victims: Nick, Early, William
Summery: The investigators
decide to check out the importer's at night as their last stop before leaving
the country. They cleverly use stealth to approach the importers,
but they hear drumming going on as they near it. Nick also happens
to hear something awful lurking below. A boost allows Early to sneak
in through a window and once inside chanting can be heard. As it
stops, an unearthly cry goes out and everyone hides. Something moves
among them in the warehouse but leaves as quickly as it arrives.
Then there's movement and one of the crates near William is being pushed
aside. Early shouts out a warning and when the crate is removed the
cultists know the investigators are there. No one comes out of the
revealed hole, but the drumming and chanting starts again. While
they're occupied the investigators try to locate something else in the
warehouse finding that most of the files are fraudulant, but there are
extensive records for two groups. Whatever left before comes back
and grabs Nick but vanishes quickly. Then the front door bursts open
to reveal a giant serpent creature with one flapping wing. It doesn't
enter the importers but instead flies away from the door. Heading
back the warehouse finds a single cultist who's been willing to come out
of the hole at them. After a moment, the snake creature appears again
to grab William and begin crushing him. Fast action by Nick prevents
him from getting eaten. William does get crushed into unconciousness,
but the serpent lets him go after when Early stabs it. Rather than
try to move through the warehouse, the investigators run for the front
door. Nick pauses to cover their escape and kills the cultist with
a single shot who's then messily devoured by the serpent. As they
flee they see the monster circling the building. At the hospital,
they encounter somone who's only pretending to be a doctor and Nick calls
the police. Heading back to Early's apartment after finishing the
outpatient treatment they hear the monster again just outside, but it vanishes
as the sun rises. A kid selling newspapers lets them know that when
the police raided the importers last night the result was twenty-two police
officers dead and the importers has burned down.
Plot threads: Is
the cult gone? What about the books? Will there be more snake
creatures showing up at inopportune moments? What's the link between
the cult and the Penhew Foundation?
Most Valuable Character:
Nick for preventing anyone from getting eaten while miraculously avoiding
getting eaten himself
Biggest Blunder:
Early tipping off the cultists that the investigators were in their warehouse
Resources for this session:
Newspaper clipping on the aftermath of the investigator's actions