Campaign Chronologie

Before It Began

2000BC-1999AD
Events that took place before the players showed up

2000BC   Solomon and Friends

A powerful wizard (Solomon) and his 8 friends enact a ritual which bans them into the 9(9) famous vessels of Solomon. They are supposed to help fulfill a prophecy that might turn around Armageddon. The vessels are then hidden around 'Har Meggido'. A secret cult of guardians is given the task to keep the vessels and the knowledge of them safe until they are needed.

around 1500AD  

The vessels have been forgotten, the prophecy is lost. The guardian cult has been scattered, some later joined another cult. The last pieces of their knowledge came into the hands of the cult today known as Guardians of Ganzir a death cult based in Italy.

1969   Anoush

Anoush becomes a member of the cult when his father dies. He inherits the knowledge and membership from him.

1970   Anoush, Asghar

The first of the main-characters enter the scene in the early 60s. Asghar and Anoush still live in Teheran with Asghar's parents. In 1970 they emigrate to Germany.

1970-1974   Asghar, Anoush

The first years in Germany are hard on the family. The Talanqanis live in Stuttgart. Asghar goes to school. Anoush starts working as car-mechanic?

1977   Horaz von Melitz, Anoush, Tara

In 1977 an archaeological digging is taking place at Har Meggido under Horaz von Melitz. Anoush and Tara take part in the digging. Anoush meets Tara here for the first time.

1977   Horaz von Melitz, Tamara

In October of the same year von Melitz opens one of the vessels. The ghost possesses Tamara whose mother was there: pregnant.

1978  

The eight vessels that were found are sold to anonymous buyers at a Sotheby's auction.

1979   Anoush

Anoush attains a higher position within the cult, he is now of the 5th grade. A year later he joins the cabal under Chandran and the Invisible One.

1981   Asghar

In 1981 Asghar graduates from 'Gymnasium' (highschool).

1981-1987   Asghar, Cacy

After graduation Asghar starts studying economics at the University of Karlsruhe. He has to work night-hours to finance college. Early on he meets Cacy who becomes his girl-friend.

1982   Alexia

Somehow Alexia becomes possessed when someone opens another of the vessels.

1985   Tara

Tara starts working at the 'Ritual of Awakening'

1987   A.V.

In a car accident with C. von Hirschfeld another vessel breaks and A.V. becomes possessed by the third ghost. A.V. is in a coma for 5 days after the accident.

1987-1990   Asghar

Asghar gets a stipend for further studies after his diploma thesis. He writes his PHD Thesis about 'Spieltheorie'

1992-1996   Asghar

For four years Asghar works for the 'Deutsche Bank'.

1996   Asghar, Cacy

Cacy breaks up with Asghar when she finds out about Tara.

1992   Anoush, Asghar

The Talanqanis find out that Kiyan has cancer. Anoush quits his current job to live with his brother and help out with the shop.

1993   Tara, Asghar, Cacy

Through Anoush Tara and Asghar meet. Asghar does not like her a lot at first. But that quickly changes. Cacy openly shows her dislike of Tara and this is the year that her relationship with Asghar starts breaking up.

1994   TNI

TNI gets one of the vessels from the heirs of the owner Kilian Midwinter.

1995   Zamarilla

Zamarilla vanishes.

1996   Asghar

Asghar starts his own company together with Peter Egger. They want to go into consulting. Asghar calls himself Brian Reegenman.

1997   Tara

Tara finds out that Alexia is possessed by one of the ghosts.

1998   Guardiani

Tara finds out that A.V. is possessed by one of the ghosts.

1998  

Tara finishes the ritual for the awakening of the ghosts and proceeds to prepare for the first tests with the finished version.

1999   Asghar

Kiyan dies of his cancer. Anoush sells the shop and starts working for Antares under the namem of Steve O'Meirean. With Kiyans death Tara manages to get more influence on Asghar.

1999   Iris, A.V.

In November A.V. met Iris and in January 2000 he joined the cult. He has been learning from her how to work magick with a knife (Epideromancy)

1999   Hirschfeld

Hirschfeld sells the empty vessel for a lot of money to some unknown buyer. The buyer must not have known the vessel was empty. A few weeks after the deal Hirschfeld is found dead in his house - murdered in a rather cruel ritual-like way.

Bill in Four Persons

1999/11/29
The scenario from the book with MourningDragon as Bill and therefore a fourth scene where MourningDragon is himself at a Gaming convention.

  Indiana, LuxusLex, Tall Guy, MourningDragon

Bill in the Supermarket: at first they are too scared and so this version of MourningDragon manages to flee. Indiana gets his twin.

  Indiana, LuxusLex, Tall Guy, MourningDragon

Bill the Adept: here they start noticing things. Though they are quite disgusted with the adept. Tall Guy wants to call the police and ends up with a twin even though they keep the adept from the car wreck - this MourningDragon kills himself when the cops show up. Nice scene with Tall Guy tied to the bed in MourningDragon's house and later in the closet with some piece of metal for a weapon.

  Indiana, LuxusLex, Tall Guy, MourningDragon

Bill the Prophet: This one does not get away. It all ends with lots of violence.

  Indiana, LuxusLex, Tall Guy, MourningDragon

Bill is MourningDragon: This was at a gaming convention and Tall Guy proceeded to let the air out of the tires of MourningDragon's car in the end someone took a train home with MourningDragon.

Stranger Occurrences

2000/02/??
Each player had something weird happen to him. On the 'still to sort out' page are some german texts on the preludes, since they were all done via email there is a lot of text for some.

February 8, 2000   Indiana

Indiana Birthday Party

March 2000   MourningDragon, Cacy

MourningDragon's Weird Dreams

22.1.2000   Tall Guy, Doro

Tall Guy meets Doro at a party

29.1.2000   Tall Guy, Doro, A.V.

Going to the Disco ... (Katakombe)

11.2.2000   Tall Guy, Doro

Doro tries to warn Tall Guy of something and nearly dies of a heart attack.

15.2.2000   Mr Raver , Esther

Mr Raver meets Esther at a rave and cannot remember what happened later, he was suffering bad headaches afterwards.

7.4.2000   LuxusLex, Chris Feinblatt

LuxusLex' Beautiful Sunday in the Park, he is having a terrible headache just like Mr Raver s.

14.4.2000   Chris

Chris Feinblatt vanishes. She is later found dead.

Just A Game

2000/04/??
The players went to a Fantasy Larp at Castle Schoeneck. Some weird and frightening things happened, when the game all of a sudden was more than just a game. The title chapter of course ... a friend of theirs vanished during a ritual which was part of the game - but which game?

 

The Game Begins

 

Towards the Castle

 

The Prisoners

 

Just A Game: The Ritual

 

GM Scharf Returns

First Contact

2000/04/??
During this episode the players find out about A.V. becoming an epideromancer and about the cabal he wants to become a member of.

 

Tall Guy Meets Lili Mencke

 

Indiana Gets a Pretty Present

 

Indiana Meets Iris

 

Cultist Need to Socialize Too

 

To Twin or not to Break In

 

Discovery of the Evil Twins

Prophetic Dreams of Cassandra

2000/05/??
Obviously this Cabal the 'Guardiani' are some rather evil guys and for some reason some dreams of MourningDragon start coming true.

 

Lili at the Airport

 

Asghar Shoots Cacy

The Doors Experience

2000/05/??
Some weird Indian guy shows up and declares he wants to help. His name is Indran, he says he knows about the reason for those kidnappings. The next is supposed to be Miss Chocolatecake and to protect her they must go to a certain place.

 

Who Is Next

 

Miss Chocolatecake and Indran

 

Who Is Indran

 

Attack at the House

Death in the Museum

2000/08/??
The Guardiani plot revenge. In order to scare the players of Yashima and Doro are kidnapped. They are held at the ZKM a museum in Karlsruhe. The players and Lili try to go there, Indran follows and is killed by his brother.

 

Rousseau On The Wall

 

Yashima and Doro Kidnapped

 

The Archaeology Exhibition

 

Chandran's Trap

 

The Law

Magick is not a game

2000/09/??
While those responsible for the kidnapping have escaped the players have to answer a lot of questions all of a sudden. But by asking others questions too they can learn a lot. Most of all they find out through Theresa Andratti an Italian Cliomancer.

 

Meeting Cacy

 

A.V.'s Coma

 

Meeting von Melitz

 

McDonald's Demonweek

 

Meeting Theresa

Trip to Armageddon

2000/09/28
After returning from Italy they get a tip from Fabricio Andratti that two of the cultists are planing a trip to Har Meggido where the vessels had originally been found. Tall Guy and MourningDragon decide to follow the cultists to Israel even when they suddenly find out that it is not just any cultists but actually Asghar and Anoush!

 

Moppe Explodes

 

They Have a New Look

 

The Vessel of Har Meggido

 

The Diary of Anoush

 

The Secret Temple

 

... To Fool Them All

Ghosts at the Party

2000/09/30
While MourningDragon and Tall Guy are on the way to Israel, in Karlsruhe Indiana and Tamara get closer and Math Girl is preparing for the party all the time wondering what happened on that day from which her memories are missing ...? At the party her world gets turned upside down. All of a sudden her guests behave like they ate tons of space cookies and some LSD on top. Except for two of them. Alexia and Sabine.

 

Math Girl's Missing Memories

 

Tamara and Indiana

 

Tamara and A.V.

 

Alexia Appears

 

Indiana' Death

What now?

2000/10/01
Currently my players are all sitting in my kitchen in-game. They are trying to find out what all the stuff they know now means. They want to find a way to stop the cult from whatever their plan is and ... well we shall see.

 

Yashima's Kitchen

The Green Glas Grail

The scenario from one shots. Here's in short what I am doing with it. (This is the point where the campaign got hung up for half a year). I renamed several NPCs so the scenario would fit my campaign. Themes: Mystery/Interaction Plot Elements: Homeless/Unnatural Phenomena/Pass the Bottle/Love Triangle Phantom: Marie Sulani (Split Personality) NPCs used: Marie=Dena, Eliah, Mike F., Nicky F. T-Joe=Zanetti, Hellhound