First Session Notes

James Starkweather: When we are done, they'll forget there ever was a Miskatonic Expedition! We shall go where angels fear to tread!

Julia Stiles: But you will never return without my help!

Starkweather: That's Captain Starkweather!

Stiles: It's Mrs. Stiles!

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[Lisa] Having read about making up receipts for the lists, I did that, though I ran out of time before I could cut them up and attach them to the relevant lists. (They were in groups of four on a sheet.)

Having them not cut up was more useful than having them loose would have been, though likely less useful than having them attached to the relevant list.

Julian was not about to play match the receipt, which is cool. It is for this that Spot Hidden rolls exist.

Dave and Josh played with the receipts and spotted things I expected them to spot -- the stuff delivered to the hotel, the peppers, the missing cement, and so on.

I screwed up my handouts, giving the obit for Douglas before the Famous Sea Captain Murdered handout, causing some confusion.

Breaking into Douglas' hotel room is a delicate thing, as the players do want the info, but don't want to have their PCs do it just because they are PCs. The current plan is to copy the important evidence, then put it all back for the police.

And, so far, no one has lied to the police. Damon and Julia genuinely did not know where Douglas was staying, and none of the others was asked. Damon has this annoying habit of not knowing anything. Annoying to the reporters, that is.