{"id":14315,"date":"2026-07-30T08:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=14315"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:42:33","slug":"emily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/emily\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Info and files for my free Call of Cthulhu scenario on DriveThruRPG. Find all of my scenarios on there<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Character sheets for the four characters in the PDF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1JvKpXxSNU7enMlQ78Nvu_xK70dPg9o3J?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handouts for the scenario<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1mr6n_OIz-ajKeaYNij_l6OgVU5v3-udX?usp=drive_link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily was written after running Number 22 by Matt Sanderson at the UK version of Chaosium Con 2026. I had a great time with the four players and then driving home afterwards, I got thinking about what it would be like if there was a ghostly housemate among the players. If you’ve ever seen the TV series The Young Ones from the 80s (showing my age) theres a 5th housemate who lurks in the background and is never really involved with anything. I took that idea, threw in “what if its a ghost?” and then thought about why they never talk to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hit on the idea of the forgetting part early on before realising I was just writing about the Silence from Doctor Who so had to shift the concept to being, what if they’re not forgeting her, what if she is just not very memorable? That seemed wrong so went back around and made it a passive effect that works like waking from a dream. The impression of her fades over the course of several minutes rather than turning away and instantly not knowing she was there. Far more creepy to have it drain away from your mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the design work, I did the artwork including character sketches, cover, interior art and the house floorplan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will add more notes as I go, but for now, enjoy and please let me know what you think if you play the scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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