Esoteric Order of Dagon Fan Scenario Excerpts
Like the Mines of Yuggoth, this is another collaboration with an overseas author to render the text of their Mansions of Madness fan scenario into atmospheric English prose. I also provided game mechanics consultation.
The two final BoardGameGeek messages bringing the collaborative project to a close.
I am credited in the first as Randolph Carter, my pseudonym in BoardGameGeek. (Misspelled in the credits as “Randolf”.)
The cover of the fan scenario’s Keeper Guide. Randolph Carter is credited at the bottom with the other participants.
The backstory, or creative conceit, for the scenario. The Keeper’s Story Choices follow.
The Story So Far, which sets the stage for the players, with clues that may help them choose characters with some inkling of what skills they will need in their group.
The Prologue, which begins the game and presents the player characters with their first choice.
Esoteric Order of Dagon – Objective Card
One of the Keeper’s choices — scenario Objective, which sets up the end game and win/lose conditions of the scenario.
Esoteric Order of Dagon – Keeper Action Card
A sample Keeper Action Card, that allows them a play (for point tokens) against one or more characters in the investigator group.
Esoteric Order of Dagon – Handout Card
A player Handout card — mostly a descriptive piece to set the tone and help move the action forward.
Esoteric Order of Dagon – Event Card
Esoteric Order of Dagon – Clue Card 5
An potentially early clue in the game that the player characters might win through successful exploration.
Esoteric Order of Dagon – Clue Card 1a
One of three possible endgame clues (based on the Objective chosen) that reveal the winning conditions for the players.
If you wish to see the full, finished game scenario, please check out the links below. The art is Fantasy Flight Games, the assembling of that art and the game scenario are the author’s, and I am responsible for all of the English text that brings the author’s scenario to life:
http://tomhemmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EOD-Keeper_guide.1.2.pdf
http://tomhemmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EOD-Investigator_guide.1.2.pdf
http://tomhemmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EOD-Cards_and_tiles.1.2.pdf