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1、THEARTOFMADNESS(c)TerryWhite1987.INTRODUCTIONThisfastmovingscenarioisintendedforusewiththeCallofCthulhuroleplayingsystem.ItissetinLondonandtheNorfolkcountrysideinthemonthofOctober1922.Thescenarioisintendedforusewith2-5players,atleastoneofwhomshouldown

2、avehicleofsomesort.Thisparticularscenarioishighlylinearinstructureandiscomprisedof10parts.Thesepartsarewrittendownintheorderinwhichtheeventswillmorethanlikelyoccur.KeeperswishingtoaddtothefeeloftheplotmayalsowishtouseastreetmapofLondon.However,thescen

3、ariocanquiteeasilyberunwithoutsuchamap.KEEPER'SINTRODUCTIONThescenariotakesplaceoveraperiodof5daysandcanquiteeasilybeslottedintoanexistingcampaignwithoutcausingtoomuchtrouble.Initiallytheinvestigationappearstobeasimplemissingpersonscase.Butfollowingth

4、roughwiththecasewilleventuallyleadtheinvestigatorstoaconfrontationwithaninsaneartist.Theartist,PatrickWenslow,isattemptingtocreateaSpiritStatue,whichwhencompletedwillallowthedreamingspiritofCthulhutoresidewithinit.Thecompletedstatuewilleffectivelycrea

5、teanew'body'forCthulhu,thusallowingCthulhutoonceagainwalkamongstmen.(SeethedescriptionofCREATESPIRITSTATUEonpage17forfurtherdetails.)PASTEVENTSUpuntil3monthsagothewellknownoccultinfluencedartistPatrickWenslowhadneverheardoftheCthulhumythos.Butthatwasa

6、lltochangeonthatfatefuldaywhenhedecidedtogooutinsearchofnewmaterialuponwhichtodrawinspirationfrom.PayingavisittoamustyEastendbookshop,hecameacrossthetomeTrueMagick(byTheophilusWenn).Aftereagerlypurchasingthetome,hereturnedtohisHampsteadhomewherehecomm

7、encedtoreadit.Readingthetomecausedthealreadymentallyunstableartisttogocompletelyinsane.ThatnightPatrickWenslowexperiencedaterriblenightmareduringwhichhemutteredthespellContactCthulhu.CthulhuappearedinWenslow'snightmareanddemandedthatheshouldcreateaSpi

8、ritStatuewhichwhencompletedwouldenableCthulhutowalkamongstmen.Awakingfromhisdream(AndpowerlesstoresistCthulhu'sdemands.)Wenslowimmediatelysetabouthisnewlyassignedtask.AfterdesigningtheSpiritStatueintheformofaGrecianathlete(NOTE-ThisishowWenslo