{"id":1793,"date":"2013-07-05T08:15:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T15:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2013-08-05T15:01:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T22:01:25","slug":"the-sense-of-the-sleight-of-hand-man-actual-play-in-inverness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2013\/07\/the-sense-of-the-sleight-of-hand-man-actual-play-in-inverness\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Sense of the Sleight-of-Hand Man\u2019 – Actual Play in Inverness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sense-of-the-Sleight-of-Hand-Man-cover-620px\"<\/a>In June 2013 I ran\u00a0The Sense of the Sleight-of-Hand Man<\/i><\/a>, our new Call of Cthulhu<\/i> campaign set in H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s Dreamlands, for my local gaming group in Inverness, Alabama. Here’s a look at the characters and the first few sessions of play.<\/p>\n

The Dreamers<\/a>
\n<\/b>Novelist Owen Banks, private eye Sam Ford, travel and occult writer Richard Parker, and singer Elissa Von Dale were thrust into a fantastical world beyond anything they had imagined. Here are their game stats (updated as we go) and histories.<\/p>\n

Rules Notes<\/a>
\n<\/b>House rules from my personal campaign and notes on the special rules included in The Sense of the Sleight-of-Hand Man.<\/i><\/p>\n

Report 1: From a Nightmare to a Dream<\/a>
\n<\/b>The Dreamers go to their deaths only to awaken in new forms in a very strange and terrible new place.<\/p>\n

Report 2: The Road to Inquanok<\/a>
\n<\/b>The Dreamers flee grim Sarkomand only to face horror and revelation on the road.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Report 3: The Onyx City<\/a>
\n<\/b>The Dreamers barely elude the terrifying Spiders of Leng and find safety behind the strange onyx walls of Inquanok. The sages there offer solace and help\u2014at a price.
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In June 2013 I ran\u00a0The Sense of the Sleight-of-Hand Man, our new Call of Cthulhu campaign set in H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s Dreamlands, for<\/p>\n

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