Ramsey Campbell's Goatswood and Less Pleasant Places

by Aniolowski, Scott David

• ISBN13: 9781568821535
• ISBN10: 1568821530
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Chaosium

Summary

This large, profusely illustrated book collects nearly everything known about the Lovecraftian-style universe which famous horror author Ramsey Campbell set in England's West Country. Reference chapters include Books and Artifacts, Cults, a lengthy Denizens chapter, Magic, and orientation material for Britain and the U.K., and for Campbell Country itself -- the Severn Valley. The eight scenarios are organized into a loose campaign which can be followed or not, as the keeper wishes.

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(1)
Introduction	9	(2)
The Campbell Mythos	11	(30)
Overview	11	(1)
Books and Artifacts	12	(5)
The Revelations of Glaaki	14	(3)
Cults in the Campbell Mythos	17	(1)
Denizens of the Campbell Mythos	18	(14)
Pronuciations of Mythos Names	31	(1)
Magic in the Campbell Mythos	32	(3)
Britain and the United Kingdom	35	(6)
Getting to England	35	(1)
Present-Day Gun Laws in the UK	36	(2)
Currency	38	(1)
Time Zone	38	(1)
Weather	38	(1)
Driving	39	(1)
Population	39	(1)
Food	39	(1)
Broadcasting and Entertainment	40	(1)
Campbell Country	41	(17)
The Severn Valley	41	(1)
Main Entries	41	(1)
Towns, Places, and Features	42	(16)
Location of the Severn Valley (Map)	42	(1)
Belas Knap	42	(1)
The Domesday Book	42	(1)
Berkeley	43	(1)
Birmingham	43	(1)
Bishop's Cleeve	43	(1)
Brichester	43	(1)
Campbell Country (Map)	43	(1)
Severn Valley Detail (Map)	44	(1)
An Encounter in the Library	45	(1)
Books of Interest	45	(1)
Books of Interest at the University	46	(1)
Bristol	47	(1)
Camside	47	(1)
Cheltenham	48	(1)
Cirencester	48	(1)
Clotton	48	(1)
Deerhurst	48	(1)
Forest of Dean	48	(1)
Gloucester	48	(1)
Goatswood	49	(1)
London	49	(1)
Lower Brichester	49	(1)
Books of Interest in the British Museum Library	50	(1)
Lydney	51	(1)
Mercy Hill	51	(1)
Old Severnford	52	(1)
Severnford	52	(3)
Sharpness	55	(1)
South Cerney	55	(1)
Stourport-on-Severn	55	(1)
Temphill	55	(1)
Tewkesbury	56	(1)
Upton upon Severn	56	(1)
Warrendown	56	(1)
Winchcombe	56	(1)
Witley Court	56	(1)
Worcester	56	(2)
The Windthrope Legacy	58	(12)
Scenario Considerations	58	(4)
Keeper's Information	58	(1)
What You Know about Martin Dixon	58	(1)
Alternate Entries into the Campaign	59	(1)
Aref, Alexander, Dyer, & Hannigan	59	(1)
The Secret History of Windthrope Manor	60	(1)
Timeline for the History of Windthrope Manor	60	(1)
Timeline for the Secret History of Windthrope Manor	60	(2)
Windthrope Manor	62	(8)
First Floor	62	(1)
The Cellars	63	(1)
Windthrope Manor (Map)	64	(2)
Second Floor	66	(1)
The Attic	66	(1)
The Garage	67	(1)
Three Horses	67	(1)
The Servants	67	(3)
Gothic	70	(20)
Scenario Considerations	70	(3)
Keeper's Information	70	(1)
Investigators' Information	71	(1)
Six National Front Skinheads	71	(1)
Brother Raphael	72	(1)
The Order of St. Michael the Defender	73	(1)
The Sword of Solomon	73	(1)
The Leigh Residence	73	(4)
Stuart Leigh	74	(1)
Maureen Leigh	74	(1)
Matthew Leigh	74	(1)
Sebastian's Room	74	(1)
Brichester Police	75	(1)
Peter Nelson	75	(1)
Andrew Morrison	75	(1)
Lower Brichester Town Hall	76	(1)
Heaven	77	(1)
Chad the DJ	78	(1)
Darklands	78	(6)
Thugs Making Incidental Music in the Night	79	(1)
Nigel Travers, Darklands Doorman	79	(1)
About Goth	80	(1)
The Undead Denizens of Darklands	81	(1)
Darklands by Day	82	(2)
Balfour Manor	84	(2)
Guardian Rats	84	(1)
Count Nadasdy	84	(1)
Large Bats	85	(1)
Nadasdy's Black Steeds	85	(1)
Guardian Rats	85	(1)
Spiders	85	(1)
The Lovers' Warehouse	86	(2)
Christopher Ferguson	87	(1)
Sebastian Leigh	87	(1)
A Kiss Before Dying	87	(1)
Conclusion	88	(1)
Statistics	88	(2)
Special Vampire Abilities	88	(2)
Silent Scream	90	(15)
Scenario Considerations	90	(6)
Keeper's Information	90	(1)
Investigators' Information	90	(1)
The Harbinger	91	(1)
The Others Arrive	92	(1)
John Carpenter Filmography	92	(2)
Windthrope Manor (Map)	94	(2)
The Possessed	96	(5)
A Bump in the Night	96	(1)
The Second Murder	96	(1)
The Revelations of Glaaki	97	(1)
Murder! Chaos! Paranoia!	98	(1)
New Spell: Eyes of a Stranger	99	(1)
Leads from Benevento's Files	99	(2)
Dreams of Darkness	101	(2)
The Wall	101	(2)
The Mounts	103	(1)
Conclusion	103	(1)
Statistics	103	(2)
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die	105	(19)
Scenario Considerations	105	(4)
Keeper's Information	105	(1)
Investigators' Information	106	(1)
Visiting Jamie Upton	106	(1)
Jamie Upton's Statement	107	(1)
The Upton House (Map)	107	(2)
Day 1	109	(5)
Talking to the Children	109	(1)
A Meeting with Kerwin	109	(1)
Kerwin Barclay and Friends	110	(2)
Kerwin's Past	112	(2)
Day 2	114	(4)
Children at Play	114	(1)
Grimsdyke Hill and the Secret Hide-out	114	(1)
Contact Deity/Eihort	115	(1)
Eihort's Labyrinth	115	(1)
The Tunnels of Grimsdyke Hill (Map)	116	(1)
Mythos Research	117	(1)
The Visitation	117	(1)
Eihort's Labyrinth, Event or Encounter	117	(1)
Day 3	118	(3)
The Survivors Strike	120	(1)
Grimsdyke Hill	120	(1)
Conclusion	121	(1)
Statistics	121	(3)
The Watcher out of Time	124	(21)
Scenario Considerations	124	(2)
Keeper's Information	124	(2)
The First Loop	126	(7)
Investigator Information	126	(1)
Ian Burroughs' Flat	127	(1)
Sharon Anderson's Flat	128	(1)
Brichester University	128	(1)
The Crystallizer of Dreams	129	(1)
Ursula Seton's House	129	(1)
Items of Particular Interest	130	(1)
Strange Occurrences	131	(2)
The Church in High Street	133	(1)
The Climax	133	(1)
The Second Loop	133	(5)
Keeper's Information	133	(3)
Investigators' Information	136	(1)
The Experiment	136	(2)
Seeing Beyond the Veil	138	(1)
The Climax	138	(1)
The Third Loop	138	(2)
Keeper's Information	138	(1)
Investigators' Information	139	(1)
Climax	139	(1)
Statistics	140	(5)
Six New Spells	140	(3)
Damon's Enchanted Glove	143	(2)
Unpleasant Dreams	145	(18)
Scenario Considerations	145	(5)
Keeper's Information	145	(1)
Investigators' Information	145	(1)
The Cook Family Murders	146	(2)
The Cook Residence	148	(2)
Three Goatswood Gnomes	150	(1)
Behind the Wall of Sleep	150	(2)
The First Night	150	(1)
The Second Night	151	(1)
The Third Night	152	(1)
The Fourth Night	152	(1)
Investigations	152	(8)
Heaven	153	(1)
Jeffrey Fisher	153	(1)
... And Hell	153	(1)
Club Eden	153	(1)
Club Eden (Map)	154	(2)
The God in the Alcove	156	(1)
Blakes' Awakening	156	(2)
Rescuing Andy	158	(1)
Cast Out Shan	158	(2)
Conclusion	160	(1)
Statistics	160	(3)
Blessed Be	163	(14)
Scenario Considerations	163	(1)
Investigators' Information	163	(1)
Goatswood in the Media	163	(1)
About Errol Undercliffe	164	(1)
Goatswood	164	(8)
Train Station	165	(1)
Goatswood's Shub-Niggurath Cult	165	(1)
Central Place	166	(1)
The Moon-Lens	166	(1)
Police	167	(1)
The Old Horns Public House	167	(1)
About Roland Franklyn	168	(1)
Errol Undercliffe	169	(1)
The Hill	169	(1)
Goatswood Map and Key (Map)	170	(1)
The Tunnels under Goatswood (Map)	171	(1)
Temple of the Magna Mater (Map)	172	(1)
The Ceremony	172	(3)
Conclusion	175	(1)
Statistics	175	(2)
Of Dreams and Dark Waters	177	(31)
Scenario Considrations	177	(6)
Keeper's Information	177	(1)
Servants of Glaaki	177	(1)
Investigators' Information	178	(1)
The Linemen	179	(2)
Brichester Police	181	(2)
Lakeside Terrace	183	(7)
An Encounter with SANE	183	(1)
The Building Site (Map)	184	(1)
Brichester Lake	184	(1)
The Construction Site	184	(1)
Visiting By Night	185	(3)
Building One (Maps)	188	(1)
Three Ancient Servants of Glaaki	189	(1)
Further Investigations	190	(5)
Thomas Cartwright	190	(1)
A Dream	191	(1)
The SANE Office	191	(1)
Pepper Spray	192	(2)
Prentice's Office	194	(1)
Working Stiffs --- An Encounter	194	(1)
Brichester University	194	(1)
Severn Independent Gallery	195	(1)
The Prentice Estate	195	(10)
The Heist, an Optional Incident	196	(1)
The Ground Floor	196	(1)
Speaking with Edith Brown	197	(1)
The Prentice Estate (Map)	198	(1)
Second Floor	199	(2)
Basement	201	(1)
The Neighbors	202	(3)
The Ceremony	205	(3)
Effects of the Dream-Pull	205	(1)
New Spells for Simon Prentice	206	(1)
Prentice	206	(1)
Conclusion	207	(1)
Third Time's the Charm	208	(21)
Scenario Considerations	208	(1)
Keeper's Information	208	(1)
The Jenkinses	209	(1)
Investigators' Information	209	(1)
Initial Investigations	209	(7)
The Search Party	209	(1)
Brichester Police	210	(1)
Brichester Herald	210	(2)
Offices of SANE	212	(1)
Pepper Spray	213	(1)
Shannon O'Rourke's Flat	214	(1)
Berkeley Revitalization Conference	214	(1)
Another Three Mile Island Employee	215	(1)
Sale of the Reactor	216	(1)
Bathgate Manor	216	(6)
Ground Floor	217	(1)
Bathgate Manor (Map)	218	(1)
Upper Floor	219	(1)
The Diary of Richard Corvan	219	(1)
Basement	220	(2)
The Berkeley Reactor	222	(4)
The Administrative Building	222	(1)
Control Building	222	(1)
The Berkeley Reactor (Map)	223	(1)
Reactor Building	224	(1)
Turbine Building	224	(1)
Research Building	224	(2)
Possible Outcomes	226	(3)
What Can Be Done?	226	(2)
Desperate Measures	228	(1)
Conclusion	228	(1)
Handouts	229	(13)
Handout Index	229	(13)
Index	242