Arkham Gazette 1 The
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This is a highly important fact in view of the shadow which fell so suddenly upon me... It may be that centuries of dark brooding had given to crumbling¸ whisper-haunted Arkham a peculiar vulnerability as regards such shadows"
- H.P. Lovecraft¸ "The Shadow Out of Time"
With our first 'regular' issue of the Arkham Gazette we could not help but make Arkham itself the focus on this issue. Originally released free online in 2013¸ we have revised and improved this issue¸ adding three articles (marked with **_** below) and revised and expanded other articles¸ had improved handouts drafted¸ added art¸ etc. This version of issue #1 is a full 50% longer than our original!
Contents:
- A guide to useful locations in Arkham from published scenarios
- The Gladding School - an institution for mentally impaired children and other 'undesirables'
- An in-depth look at Thaumaturgical Prodigies in the New-English Canaan
- **A Encounter on West Armitage Street** - a scene you can insert into a scenario
- Arkham's Boundary Markers¸ a historical New England oddity
- The Case of the Missing Manhole Covers - a scenario seed
- Reports of Delusions of an Invisible Monster - a prop document
- **Arkham's Diners**¸ a guide to a distinctively New England style of eatery
- **Arkham's Curios**¸ odd items¸ mysterious and malign¸ to use in your games
- Scenario - "The Bosworth House"¸ wherein madness creeps just beneath the surface
- Annotated list of the more than 50 Arkham-set Scenarios
Conversion notes for use of this issue with 7th Ed. Call of Cthulhu rules are provided as a separate PDF¸ as are a separate PDF of the issue's handouts.