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The Old Ones



“Nor is it to be thought, that man is either the oldest or the last of earth’s masters, or that the common bulk of life and substance walks alone. The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be.”
– Necronomicon

‘The Old Ones’ is a new group of Lovecraftian role-players meeting in the Oxford area. Some of us are veterans, returning after strange aeons with a new fascination; some of us are newbies, wandering in a bewildered daze like lambs to the slaughter; and some of us just never went away.

  1. Update

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    Justin F
    , 11th January 2012 at 11:56 AM (The Old Ones)
    Sorry there have been no updates for a while! It doesn't mean the 'game' has ended - we finished 'Freak Show' and started 'A Happy Family', plus Mark has started running his Cthulhu Invictus campaign 'The Legacy of Arrius Lurco', and we'll be starting 'Escape frrom Innsmouth' soon and some Trail of Cthulhu material that Andrew is running. If anything, we're playing even more. And that, combined with converting Tatters of the King and writing my own scenario and of course the demands of family responsibilities, ...
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  2. Episode 7: “Freak Show” Part III

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    Justin F
    , 20th October 2011 at 09:45 PM (The Old Ones)


    Dr Edward Robinson had teaching responsibilities back at the University and the spare time that he had, he decided to devote to study of De Vermis Mysteriis.

    De Vermis Mysteriis, Latin, Ludwig Prinn, 1543, Eucharius Cervicornus Press, Cologne
    Literally translated as “The Mysteries of the Worm”, this is an infamous, apparently hashish-induced, text by the Belgian sorcerer Ludwig ...

    Updated 20th October 2011 at 09:50 PM by Justin F

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  3. Episode 6: “Freak Show” Part II

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    Justin F
    , 18th September 2011 at 10:15 AM (The Old Ones)

    The following day, Dr Robinson was too busy with his teaching responsibilities and studies to devote more time to watching the carnival. Patterson and Gibson thought they needed some help so they tracked down William Merriweather on campus. Alvin Woodhams had stayed at Dr Robinson's place over the weekend while, as usual, he went out to hunt 'The Beast', and Alvin had mentioned that he had a bit of time on ...
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  4. Episode 5: “Freak Show” Part I

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    Justin F
    , 2nd September 2011 at 09:24 PM (The Old Ones)


    A visit to the carnival...

    That was the tonic George Gibson recommended for his friends: Alvin, obsessed with hunting the semi-mythical 'Beast of Ross's Corners' that had brutally slain his beloved Olive; Dr Robinson, obsessed with his translation of the foul grimoire, De Vermis Mysteriis; Dr Porter, obsessed with deciphering foul Walter Corbitt's diary; and young Merriweather, still haunted ...

    Updated 3rd September 2011 at 06:56 AM by Justin F

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  5. Transitional Scenes for 'Freak Show'

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    Justin F
    , 28th July 2011 at 10:19 AM (The Old Ones)


    Scene 1: Harry Patterson's apartment, Salem, Thursday 18 May, 1922
    Harry Patterson was a journalist tipped for great things at the Boston Herald before his experiences in the Great War. Now obsessed with uncovering cult conspiracies and paranormal events, and having lost most of his reputation, he lives in Salem to make it easier to research the 'Beast of Ross's Corners' for his book.
    The phone rings. ...

    Updated 31st July 2011 at 07:57 PM by Justin F

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