The Doug Alone

Nightfall (The Gleaners), by Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859–1929) 🅮   ← Previous Bloody Hands Session || Next Bloody Hands Session → {{ Option: Click to HIDE Gamemaster Elements }} Table of Contents Introducing Keyed Scenes for "The Stone Crack'd" "Previously on..." and Campaign Summary The Stone Crack'd 06 On the Outskirts of Oone Entering Oone and Triggering the Trap Storming Interrogations by the Overflowing Creek Betrayal and Flight Doug's Commentary Mechanical and Story Notes Credits Introducing Keyed Scenes for "The Stone Crack'd" In the previous session I had included a note that this scene would be next and that I would not allow it to be interrupted (maybe altered). However, since then (that was around 2-3 weeks ago when I last played) I have re-read sections of Mythic and found out about "Keyed Scenes" in the...

Art by Doug Bolden but see Credits for more explanation. Previously... Ivy has thrown herself into the river as a sacrifice. Jules has a fit and slips further away. The piping gets ever closer as Carlston's grasp on sanity weakens by the hour. Either the sun has ceased to rise or time is stretching out. The stars and the moon are different than what should be over the English countryside. About Upon the River August 1921: Carlston Dale takes his dying fiance on a trip down a idyllic river so they can have the honeymoon they will never get to experience. Things go wrong when they wash up upon a riverbank where the rules have changed and things move in the constant fog that always blocks the horizon. Content Warnings: Mild tobacco use, mild drinking, death, some cosmic dread... Upon the River is played using English Eerie scenario "The Lost River" (with obvious nods to Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows," as will be obvious). No addition...

Art by Doug Bolden but see Credits for more explanation. Previously... Geoff has died due to a strange illness. Jules has ceased responding. Ivy is now refusing to leave the river's side. Strange piping can heard. The constant damp has decayed the food. Carlston and Ivy turn to each for companionship, but after Carlston has learned the stars are wrong, his grasp of reality is shattering. About Upon the River August 1921: Carlston Dale takes his dying fiance on a trip down a idyllic river so they can have the honeymoon they will never get to experience. Things go wrong when they wash up upon a riverbank where the rules have changed and things move in the constant fog that always blocks the horizon. Content Warnings: Mild tobacco use, mild drinking, death, some cosmic dread... Upon the River is played using English Eerie scenario "The Lost River" (with obvious nods to Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows," as will be obvious). No additiona...

Art by Doug Bolden but see Credits for more explanation. Previously... Strange birds attacked Carlston Dale when he stumbled upon the decay corpse of an unidentifiable creature. Then, the group found odd sigils drawn in the sand by their tents. The sigils caused the group to grow distant from one another and interacting with them has resulted in sickness and nausea. About Upon the River August 1921: Carlston Dale takes his dying fiance on a trip down a idyllic river so they can have the honeymoon they will never get to experience. Things go wrong when they wash up upon a riverbank where the rules have changed and things move in the constant fog that always blocks the horizon. Content Warnings: Mild tobacco use, mild drinking, death, some cosmic dread... Upon the River is played using English Eerie scenario "The Lost River" (with obvious nods to Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows," as will be obvious). No additional oracles or tools are use...

"Morning Mist Clearing off the Hills" by James Docharty   About Upon the River August 1921: Carlston Dale takes his dying fiance on a trip down a idyllic river so they can have the honeymoon they never had. Only things go wrong when they wash up upon a riverbank where the rules have changed and things move in the fog that always blocks the horizon. Content Warnings: Mild tobacco use, mild drinking, some cosmic dread... Upon the River is played using English Eerie scenario "The Lost River" (heavily inspired by Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows," as will be obvious). No additional oracles or tools are used. It will be played in one-day-per-day style format. Any errors in geography, history, or language are all mine. I do my best. This "one-shot" will be played In-Line style. CARLSTON DALE 6 Spirit :: 4 Resolve The son of shop owners in Bicester, moved to London after a war injury involving a landmine o...