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Mare Balticum
[They] "transport beaver hides, the pelts of the black fox and swords from the farthest reaches of the Saqaliba to the Sea of Rum [i.e., the Black Sea]. The ruler of Rum [i.e., the Byzantine Empire] takes a tithe of them. If they wish, they go to the Tnys river [i.e., "Tanais", the Greek name of the Don River], Yitil [i.e., Itil, the ancient name of the Volga], or Tin [variously identified as Don or Seversky Donets], the River of the Saqaliba. They travel to Khamlij, the city of the Khazars whose ruler takes a tithe of them. Then they betake themselves to the Sea of Jurjan [Caspian Sea] and they alight on whichever of its shores they wish. ... Sometimes, they carry their goods from Jurjan by camel to Baghdad. Saqlab slaves translate for them. They claim that they are Christians and pay the jizya."
885-886, Ibn Khordadbeh writing about the Rus merchants who brought goods from Northern Europe and Northwestern Russia to Baghdad
Moderator: ghill
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Last post by HelplessBystander
Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:39 am
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The Dreaming Spires
Journey with us to an alternative 1898, where history rubs shoulders with imagination. Where ‘what was’ is replaced by ‘what might have been’. Leagues of Adventures presents, for your edification – ‘The Dreaming Spires, episode one of the Great Game Campaign’.
“... A time when science itself stands poised to usher in a new golden age, or doom the world to terrible war.
In the ancient university of Cambridge, the scion of an aristocratic family has gone missing, unearthing a plot which threatens to plunge the British Empire into chaos.
Can the intrepid globetrotters solve the Cambridge conspiracy before it’s too late? What secrets lie hidden beneath its dreaming spires?”
Moderator: Priest
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Last post by carnage_lee
Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:25 am
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The Burnt Man
December 1880. The characters are tasked to assist in the case of a suspected haunting by a recently murdered landowner on Dartmoor. Investigations will drag them into a confrontation with an ancient horror, and a terrible curse.
Moderator: HoneyDog
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:46 am
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Eternal Lies (Trail of Cthulhu)
A decade ago, a band of occult investigators battled against the summoning of an ancient and monstrous evil. They failed. Now you must piece together the puzzle and finish what they could not. The stakes are high, and so is the price to pay. Can you do it?
Moderator: Overlord87
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Last post by ShyberKryst
Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:21 am
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Dead Men Walking
On the lunar calendar, it is the twelfth of July, 1920; in three days' time, the good people of China will celebrate 中元節, the festival of the dead. The great festival is an ancient tradition shrouded in dark rumours and whispered tales. Now, this festival will be celebrated publicly in Peking city, open to the gazes and inquiries of foreigners. During this month, the 阴气, the aura of death, is at its strongest; it will be during this month that the dead may influence the living realm with an eldritch plot of horror and madness...
Moderators: leestriter, HelplessBystander
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- 240 Posts
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Last post by aine
Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:58 pm
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Masks of Nyarlathotep (7th Edition)
Using the 2018 remastered edition of Masks.
March 1921, Lima, Peru: A disparate group of academics and adventurers gather to assist Augustus Larkin's expedition to locate a pyramid long forgotten by history.
Years later a friendship forged in Peru will bring this group together again - can the investigators unravel the mysteries of the Carlyle Expedition massacre before it's too late?
Moderator: Raiko
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Last post by kabukiman
Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:25 pm
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The Bosworth House
A friend of the investigators stands accused of the murder of her husband, due to insanity. It is up to the companions to find out what drove her to commit this terrible deed.
Moderator: HoneyDog
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- 432 Posts
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:51 am
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Servants of the Lake
The voice on the phone said, "I understand that you are a friend of my son, James. He has gone missing. I require your assistance in bringing him home again...”
A university student has gone missing. Can his friends find out what has happened to James Frazer in 1920s Massachusetts?
Moderator: Philulhu
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Last post by peper757
Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:27 am
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The Sign of Virgo
Portland, Maine
August, 1928.
Steven Gilbert is a wealthy businessman, a leading exponent of the bourgeoisie of the roaring twenties. He sees his heritage project going up in smoke, when Timothy, his only six-year-old son, disappears.
A group of investigators will try to find his missing son. The group may include:
1) Police detectives
2) Private detective hired by Gilbert
3) Relatives or friends strongly motivated to find the missing kid
But Timothy´s disappearance is not the only gloomy burden weighing on the Gilbert family. Alyssa, Timothy's mother, committed suicide one year ago, and the reason for such an extreme action is still obscure.
Moderator: robertod
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:54 am
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Doors to Darkness
Doors to Darkness yawn open to reveal three hair raising tales!
Genius Loci - Not all is well at the Kirby State Lunatic Asylum and it’s down to the investigators to heed a friend in need’s cry.
Ties That Bind - Strange rock formations have been found in Mrs. Carrington’s prized fountain. But these are like no rocks seen before!
None More Black - The death of a Rice University student leads the investigators into unsavoury neighbourhoods and dark business dealings.
Are you the Dreamer or are you the Dream? Shadows flitting at the corners of your vision, haunting laughter just outside your window and inhuman, eerie sounds in the middle of the night, all of this and more await the unwary once you open the Doors to Darkness!
Moderator: Umbral Dragon
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Last post by Borderline
Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:02 am
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The Horror in the Blackout
London, 1940: The world is engulfed in the flames of war, and now the war has come to Great Britain's capital. German bombers rain death and destruction upon the blacked-out city, but what other terrors lurk unseen in the darkness? The Time Lord, his companions, and a handful of London's inhabitants doing their bit may be the only ones who can avert disaster.
This is Classic Doctor Who meets Call of Cthulhu, the fifth of a series of connected adventures set in different eras and locations that includes The Terror Out of Time, The Ninth Planet, The Shadow Over Dunwich, and The Brotherhood of Death.
Moderator: Mr. Handy
Subforums: Episode 1, Episode 2
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:42 am
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Watch the World Burn
A chance occurrence in London's Heathrow Airport leads to a desperate search to find answers to terrible lost knowledge.
Moderator: ghill
Subforum: Chapter 1 - The Girl With Fire in Her Eyes
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- 5749 Posts
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Last post by carnage_lee
Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:50 am
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Roots
It's the summer of 2017 in small town Virginia. The tranquility the residents take for granted is shaken by disturbing news: Karen Parker is missing. To some she may be a friend or neighbor. To others, a daughter. But regardless of the relation, the investigators set out to bring her home. But ancient evils lurk everywhere, and as the investigators are about to discover, some are very close to home...
Moderator: Silver Priest
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:18 am
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On the Precipice
1976, South California
The Sandoval couple is worried sick: their daughter, Elizabeth, ran off and joined a cult, the Temple of Concordance. They had no contact with her until recently, when she called them, clearly in a state of distress. The call ended abruptly, without any answer from Elizabeth about her status. The police checked up on the Temple, but found everything to be in order: Elizabeth is 21, practicing her right to worship as she wishes. The Sandovals decide to take matters into their own hands...
Moderator: evil_scientist
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Last post by aine
Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:37 am
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Hell in Texas
"Hell in Texas" finds our team of Global News Service investigative reporters recovering from the catastrophic results of their previous adventure in their homebase of Cleveland. Despite the addition of a few new members to their "Scoopy Gang," there doesn't seem to be many stories developing. Things have literally died down in Cleveland.
The group gets wind of a possible story out of east Texas. A lurid suicide, a provocative Halloween haunted house, and hints of police corruption? Sounds like an easy bonus for the taking.
Moderator: Spookymizu
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Last post by Squidlyn_King
Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:25 am
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Zombie Apocalypse Reanimated
A group of strangers at a highway truck stop must cooperate to survive as the world becomes overwhelmed with legions of the living dead. But more terror awaits them as they race to prevent the end of mankind and the coming of the Zombie Apocalypse. (This is a Blood Brothers Campaign based on Call of Cthulhu Rules and the films of George Romero).
Moderator: Mr. Handy
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- 636 Posts
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Last post by Borderline
Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:09 am
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Groovy Ghastly Affair
Romantic Horror in the 1960s
Moderators: VictoriaSilverwolf, Victoria Silverwolf
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:06 am
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Delta Green- Cell P
You are not alone in the war against the Mythos. The problem is, neither is the Mythos. A game heavily influenced by the X-files, investigation and conspiracies.
Moderator: kabukiman
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:56 am
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Delta Green: S-Cell
The year is 1999. A group of agents with the FBI quickly discover a routine case is anything but. Thrust into a world that's as incomprehensible as it is deadly, can this team hope to hold back the darkness?
Moderator: Silver Priest
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:10 am
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Lover in the Ice
Lafontaine, Missouri, is paralyzed by an ice storm. Delta Green has received a silent alarm from a storage unit in the city and needs eyes on the ground. (Content warning: body horror and sexual violence.)
Moderator: leestriter
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Tue Jan 23, 2018 5:42 am
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Eldritch Horror
Across the globe, ancient evil is stirring. Now, you and your trusted circle of colleagues must travel around the world, working against all odds to hold back the approaching horror. Foul monsters, brutal encounters, and obscure mysteries will take you to your limit and beyond. All the while, you and your fellow investigators must unravel the otherworldy mysteries scattered around the globe in order to push back the gathering mayhem that threatens to overwhelm humanity. The end draws near! Do you have the courage to prevent global destruction?
Moderator: Tabs
Subforums: Episode 1 - Forsaken Lore, Epsiode 2 - Mountains of Madness, Episode 3 - Strange Remnants, Image Bank
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Last post by Tabs
Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:19 pm
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Arkham Horror
Investigators set out to save Arkham by defeating an Ancient One who is attempting to break into this world through gates in other dimensions.
Moderator: Tabs
Subforums: Episode 1 - The Rise of Yog-Sothoth, Episode 2 - The Dunwich Horror, Episode 3 - The Lurker at the Threshold, Episode 4 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Episode 5 - Kingsport Horror
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Last post by Mr. Handy
Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:17 am
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