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Your usual table sir? Here is the OOC for the new Trail of Cthulhu game....The Primer! Enjoy. I shall be slowly setting up threads and bits and bobs over the next couple of weeks in between my exam marking work. Forgive the initial glacial pace of me adding stuff, once the game gets into gear it should be full speed ahead. Why the Lounge Bohemia? I don't know I just googled London clubs and picked it because I liked the name....there will be quite a lot of historical hand-waving during this adventure no doubt.

Cheers, Hal

Airbornexo, in "Dramatis Personae" it s/be Felix Henriot and not Frank. Oh, BTW, I love the sepia portraits.

Ooops not sure why my brain read that as Frank

Cheers, Hal

Grimes enters the pub at 1E Great Eastern Street and surveys the patrons. The job at hand can wait. The Bitter can't.
We'll have time to save the world before tea, no doubt. Just one pint and then we're set.

He walks up to the barkeep and nods. "Cheers! A pint Fuller's Bitter." ... He puts his plain clothes hat on the counter and adds: "Please."

Yes, we got a proper, well stocked bar! This will be a good one!
Good luck all around and see you on the other side, chaps!

I'm actually going to relocate the Lounge to Covent Garden to make it more convenient for the yard

Cheers, Hal

I've dropped you a PM Hal with a background for Sam.

Hopefully the first threads should be up and running by the weekend - I know people are away so we'll start slowly.

Cheers, Hal

Ready and waiting

Me too!

Waiting, while taking a scotch for every goal in the World Cup.

I'm ready to start too!

Handy when you return could you point me in the direction of your sources of stability as I can't seem to find them

Millicent and Felix both have a newspaper seller/boy as a source of stability so would it be okay to fuse them together - this also gives them another link to suggest a burgeoning friendship of sorts. I was thinking Robert Arnold 19 year old paper vendor from Stepney... Does that sound okay?

Cheers, Hal

Yes, that's fine, Robert Arnold it is.

Just read up on Samuel Reed in the "cast" topic, it's good to have the (slightly dodgy) antiques dealer aboard.

This seems to be ticking over nicely now, any issues? Posting speed okay?

As I said, when Handy returns, I move things along - inside the apartment and then you can take your investigations wherever they please you.

Sam has a reasonably passive role at present, but there is a hook to draw him into the story in a while Thanks for your patience.

Cheers, Hal

Robert Arnold is okay with me too.

I asked when we were creating characters if we got Sources of Stability, as the rules seem to state that they're only for Pulp games, but if we do get them here are mine:

• Jacqueline Wells - best friend and fellow student
• Kate Somerville - mother, musician
• Alfred Somerville - father, museum curator
• Professor Rupert Garrison - instructor at college and Amanda's mentor

Thanks Handy using them as story ties rather than mechanical 'stability fixes'
Cheers, Hal

Just binged on S1 of Twin Peaks which I'd not watched since I was 17 - still holds up as good quality TV

Starting S2 now and happily I can't remember what happens and I've discovered I've never watched the movie Fire Walk With Me....onwards!!!

Cheers, Hal

The music theme is quite good too.

The original bookplate that I ripped off

http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/foulis/pupils.htm

Cheers, Hal

I wonder what "CALIGINEM" means? I haven't read the page of the link, it occurred to me it could be Roman Glasgow? . . .

IMPORTANT NOTE - Hal's away from the computer...

First of two family camping trips leaving this weekend (tomorrow Friday 1st) and returning Tuesday when normal service will resume till the following weekend.

Cheers, Hal

I'm back from sunnier climes... will be catching up ASAP

I'm back now - going away again at the end of the month Glad to see you back Lee, hope you had a nice vacation.

Cheers, Hal

Has the curse of ToC struck again, or is it me thats bad luck? Is there anything happening?

Do we need a long pointy stick to poke Hal with?

I note that he did log-in this morning and I think Hal is due off again soon..

Us - teachers... tend to get preoccupied with... work. Which reminds me to update my characters and games!
See ya!
/Dave

Have no fear I'm here thou the summer holidays and lots of days out with the kids are eating my time

I'll start the posting again now - I'm camping again next week Tues - Fri then things will settle down again once I get back to work for a rest :0

Cheers, Hal

Kids

My eldest left home the week after we came back from holiday (he didn't come on hols) and is now moving back in (along with his girlfriend) at the end of the month.

Mine are 2, 5 and 8 so that's way off for me yet!

Cheers, Hal

9, 17, 17 & 23, so I know the feeling. Didn't help locking them in the attic!

Back now, will be posting every day (if necessary)

Cheers, Hal

Welcome back Hal

Ah ha. I was thinking that the curse of Trail of Cthulhu was after me again. Glad you're back.

Hopefully that curse is lifted now [touches wood]

Cheers, Hal

Sorry been a crazy busy week, will post tomorrow

Hope this pace isn't too slow for you, I'll move things along to the train tomorrow evening where you can share your various findings. I will also update the clues threads as well. On to Oxford...

Cheers, Hal

I'm easy--faster or slower is okay for me. How far along are we in the mystery?

This is fine by me - out fault by splitting up all the time !

Tabs - I will tentatively say you are around 50% through this adventure. The mystery has been posed, initial investigations have been made - cracking along nicely. I think we will be done before 2015 at the current pace

Cheers, Hal

I'm fine with the pace too. I see we're a lot further along than I had thought, but I don't know what the others have discovered yet.

Will get back on this tomorrow - sorry for my crapness!

Cheers, Hal