guest starring Stephen Fry as MrFlanagan
Cambridge Date |
22nd/29th July 2008 |
Unity Date |
22nd-25th July 1928 |
Participants |
Steve McIntyre(GM), BenChalmers(Lisa DaVinci), RobHague (JackProctor), CatherinePitt (RebeccaSwarovski), Neil McGovern(FillypSidorov), AndrewMobbbs(DavidSchreiber) |
<g< Sorry, but I don't have notes of exactly what happened here so I'm just putting in my notes from before the game -- Steve McIntyre >>>
Unity is having a heat wave
Lots of fires
Jenks Hill is almost a no-go area due to forest fires
Record temperatures
Newspapers printing quotes from Dr John Hansen at Jenkin U suggesting "global warming", roundly laughed at
Several buildings have gone up; characters will see the library on fire and will (hopefully!) run to help put it out
The river is drying up, people are starting to die from heat stroke
What's going on
A new cult is working hard to raise a fire demon. They have a base just by Jenks Hill, on Columbus and 17th. At night, they bask in the glow of the forest fires. They've been boosted by a new leader, recently arrived from the Black Forest area of Germany, ManfredStuck. He brought with him an old German book that includes rituals about how to attract the FeuerMeister. He was driven from Germany by furious locals and escaped to the US.
The cult are growing in numbers, attracting members from the slums. They have really nasty initiation rites, making sure the new members are committed properly. Any failures are killed and dumped. Cult now numbers 50+. They don't know what they might gain from raising the demon - they'd all die when the fire wipes out the town. But Stuck is *very* charismatic, almost hypnotic.
As the temperature rises, things are getting closer. On the 1st August, the demon will rise and take over Stuck.
New fires every night, blatantly arson.
Thefts of fuel from the airport and cars.
The meeting house will reek of petrol and paraffin
Library use stuff will find some clues
May track new joiners
People may recognise a German accent, if all else fails
Final showdown in the meeting house, on fire!