Nightmare in the Moonlight (BRP)
SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG IN PROVIDENCE
When a psychiatrist finds a note written by an illiterate man¸ he hopes to do something about it¸ but he can't bring himself to investigate the address listed in the missive. His only hope is a friend who might be brave enough to see what terrible thing lies in the house. But in the bustling metropolis of Providence¸ Rhode Island¸ what true terror could there possibly be when the street is only a few yards away?
Nightmare in the Moonlight is the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft and J. Chapman Miske's The Thing in the Moonlight. Based primarily upon a dream Lovecraft wrote of in one of his letters¸ Miske's framing story and the original nightmare are detailed within
Nightmare in the Moonlight was originally written as a campaign scenario but can also be used for convention play. The Call of Cthulhu scenario is set in November¸ 1927¸ just after Thanksgiving of that year. Now someone's life may depend upon a note written by a man who cannot read or write and a group of people who are looking into the occurrence. Can they solve the strange case in time?
Nightmare in the Moonlight includes:
- A 22-page fully-illustrated scenario set in Providence¸ Rhode Island¸ in November of 1927¸ including notes on H.P. Lovecraft's last known residence.
- A 24-page Modest Gazetteer of Providence¸ including the city's history¸ neighborhoods¸ locations of interest¸ scenario locations¸ and towns nearby. Additionally¸ mythos stories and Call of Cthulhu scenarios set in the city are discussed¸ and a timeline of Lovecraft's habitations are included. Finally¸ Joseph Curwen and Charles Dexter Ward are both discussed with a timeline of those men as well.
- Ten fleshed-out Non-Player Characters as well as stats for the Thing in the Moonlight.
- Information on the Thing in the Moonlight.
- Maps of Providence¸ Rhode Island.
- A map of College Street and the house thereon¸ as well as maps of the place Howard Phillips finds himself and the vehicle there.
- Three handouts.
- NPC and investigator portraits to share with the players.
- Six Pregenerated investigators.