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Background :The Wilmarth Foundation is a rip off of Brian Lumlery "Titus
Crow" Mythos Series. It's based at Miskatonic Univ. & provides world wide help
& support to Mythos investigations . I used it to provide a rational for
COMON's Cthulhu -Death May Die . For AH3 I'm creating a sub committee
that just deals with the New England Area.
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Wilmarth Foundation Headquarters, Miskatonic University ,Arkham,MA
October 10th,1920

Gentlemen I have asked you to come today to request your help in
an important matter to the Foundation.Our Mission, as your no doubt aware,
is greatly strained to provide funding & support to our worldwide network
to our Agents.Yet we have found This section of New England obviously has
thin walls between the worlds & needs more attention to stop the Great Old
Ones & their minions from breaking through to our world.

I have discussed this matter with Dr.Armitage & will turn this meeting over to him.
Thank you Dr.Peasley,I have considered the problem of providing increased Investigations
of Occult activities & here is what I propose.

That the 3 of us,Henry Armitage,Warren Rice
and Francis Morgan form a a special commitee to recruit local individuals who have in some
way experience outre happenings and are of a mind to explore those events further.

These Investigators will do the field work and file their findings with us so that we can
correlate and prepare our Defensives to oppose these evils.

But Henry the cost,I mean I'm sure these "investigators" will not work for free,how
will we pay them ?

Francis we won't,they will be the type of people who will want to get to the bottom of things,
their own curiosity & need to know will motivate them.They will continue to work or do whatever
as they have been doing all along.We simply provide them with a sense of purpose & meaning
to what they experience.Do you agree Warren?

Yes I see what you mean,but I suggest we do offer some small payment for their daily expenses.
We know looking into these THINGS can be dangerous.I think some token payments would
be a way of showing we value their work.I think we could easily come up with some cover
story like a research project we could present to the University to cover such costs.

Then it's settled,I think I can get this "Research Project" funded through the Library Dept.some
sort of Folklore of New England thing,We'll also need to make discreet inquiries to
local citizens who have reported strange happenings and to put out some type of
Study participants wanted to the public.

Francis you have contacts with the Arkham police, see if you can get the names & addresses of
people who have filed reports of strange happenings.Warren if you can put some students
to work combing back issues of the Arkham paper for the same type of thing.

Once we collect & screen likely people we'll approach them about becoming investigators.
Gentlemen The Committee is now in business. Meeting Adjourned.


Wilmarth Foundation Headquarters, Miskatonic University ,Arkham,MA
October 30th,1920

The Chair recognizes Dr,Rice. Thank you Dr.Armitage,Gentlemen Please refer to
the Mission Statements that Dr.Morgan & I have submitted for your approval.


The Committee's mission is to document occurrences
to support the Mythos Theory concerning certain Old Ones
that predated humanity & may be preparing to
return to reclaim earth.

Operations Statement

The Comittee shall consist of 3 Proctors who shall
gather & evaluate reports of strange occurrences.
Reports that warrant Investigating shall be assigned
to field Investigators,who in turn will submit the results
of their Investigations.

The number of Proctors may be increased by unanimous
vote of Proctors.

Security Statement

Committee activities shall be secret and be presented
when necessary as a Folk Myth in New England
Project sponsored by the Library Studies Dept. of
Miskatonic University.

All Proctors & Investigators must take a secrecy oath
as to the Watchers & its activities.No resignations shall
be accepted from members but upon application
the Proctors may approve an inactive status for
members.

Field Investigators Operations

-All Investigators will be approved by the Committee

-All Investigations will be will be assigned
by the Proctors however Investigators may pursue
personal Investigations as long as such Investigations
are reported to the Proctors.

-Investigators shall keep the purpose of their Investigations
secret.

-Investigators are volunteers however the Watchers
will pay an honorarium for the submission of Reports &
Evidence concerning Mythos Activities.

-Investigators shall be considered Research Assistances
& as such shall be eligible for medical coverage through
Miskatonic University,if injured during the course of their
Investigations.

Gentlemen have presented the Mission,Operations,
Security& Field Operations Statements,I move for
approval.

Thank you,now to our business.The reports I'm
passing out are all possible Investigations, please review
for our next meeting .

Meeting adjourned.

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Personal Journal of Dexter Drake

Wednesday,December 15th.1920

The Letter from the Committee was ill timed to say the least.I was preparing to take
my Act on for an extended engagement at National Theater in the New York City but the letter is urgent.
I have noticed the atmosphere here in Arkham is getting darker,people are avoiding
the streets & eachother. The strange lights in the sky & rumors of strange creatures
being sighted & vanishings have set the town on edge.

The Committee has requested I lead up an investigation into these happenings as they suspect
some dark evil force is behind these happenings. Thus I have notified The National management I must cancel
my appearances due to a personal emergency & set about taking on the Investigation tasks.

Sunday,December 19th.1920

I have reviewed the list the Committee provided of agents that are available & have selected
Tommy Muldoon a good man in case the going gets rough & Jenny Barns ,she's a bit of a wild card
but if the Investigation needs to spread some cash around she's the Gal for the job. I have
arranged to meet them at the train station over on the Northside tomorrow as it seems that
Neighborhood has recently been the sight of strange happenings.

Monday,December 20th.1920

-Note each full Game Turn=1 Day
-Set Up Board per Scenario with a Spread Doom at Velma's Diner
-At Train Station:
Dexter Drake-with Magician's Cane(curio) & Mists of R'lyrh(Spell)+$2
Tommy Muldoon-with Motorcycle (vehicle)& Becky(2H Weapon)+$2
Jenny Barnes-with Search for Izzie (Talent) & Twin 45's(weapon)+$5

Action Phase:

Dexter
-Moves from Train Station to Arkham Advertiser Office
-Wards against Doom Token & is successful in Lore Check

Tommy
-Moves via Motorcycle from Train Station to Independence Square in the Downtown
-Attacks & defeats the Robed Figure there with a blast from Becky-Successful Strength Check

Jenny
-Stays at the Train Station & gains +1 Influence Focus Token
-Gathers resources & gains $1

Monster Phase:

-a Robed Figure moves from the Black Cave in the Rivertown Neighborhood to the Police Station
in Easttown Neighborhood.

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-Speaks to editor of the Arkham Advertiser who is curious about the strange happenings but
Dexter reveals nothing about the Investigation( Failed Lore Test)

Tommy-Visits Anna Kaslow the Soothsayers booth & rolls the Runes. The Runes are not good & Tommy
loses a Sanity (Failed Will Test)

Jenny-runs into an old friend Sachiko Higa & gains an Ally.

Mythos Phase:

Dexter-is undisturbed a welcome Respite

Tommy
- A Tindalos Alpha spawns at Velma's Diner
-Reads the Arkham Advertiser story"Wild Animal Attacks Spike"
(The Tindalos Alpha feeds & returns to the void.)

Jenny
-Doom Spreads to the Unvisited Isle
-Reads the Arkham Story"Big City Burglers Busted"
(Thugs mug Jenny & attempt to swipe her guns.She fights
them off but takes a wound in the process)
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The first turn went smoothly with just a few rule checks once everything was
set up.The Phases work to move the Turn along. Using 3 Inv. should give me
time to handle the various things the Encounter & Mythos Phases throw
out, but already I have both the Unvisited Isle & Velma's Diner with 2 Doom
Tokens if they get 1 more bad things happen so I'll need to use the next
Action Phase to do some Warding.

OD
Tuesday ,December 21,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter
-moves Arkham Advertiser to Unvisited Isle in Merchant District(paying $1 for extra move)
-Wards against Doom Tokens-removes 2 & gets Remants (successful Lore check)

Tommy
-moves from Independence Square to Velma's Diner
-Wards against Doom Tokens-removes 2 & gets Remants(successful Lore Check)

Jenny
-Moves to Curiositiee Shoppe
-Gathers resources & gains $1

Monster Phase:

-Robed Figure moves from police Station towards Unvisited Isle

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-finds a Curio the Tatter Cloak inside an old stump but becomes disoriented
& is delayed.

Tommy-goes into Velna's Diner but just for coffee -No encounter

Jenny-Buys a Token of Faith for $3 at the Curiositiee Shoppe notices some robed
men making purchases but thinks nothing of if (Failed Lore Test -misses Clue)

Mythos Phase :

Dexter
-A Gate Burst fills the Merchant District with Doom
-Spread Doom adds Doom to the River Docks

Tommy
-Spread Doom to Velma's Diner
-Otherwise undisturbed-Blank

Jenny
-Spawn Monster-Hooded Stalker appears at the River Docks
-Spawn Clue in the Downtown Neighborhood
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The forces of Azathoth seem to be getting their Act together Lucky that Dexter & Tommy cleared 4 Doom Tokens
off the Board before the Mythos Phase added 5 more.Jenny failed my first chance to obtain a Clue.
So I'll need to deal with those Damn Doom Tokens next turn.

Otherwise I'm fairly clear of the Rule Checks so the Turns go faster it plays a lot smoother than what I remember
from playing AH2.

OD
Wednesday, December 22,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Recovers shakes off the Spell & recovers his bearings
-Moves from the Unvisited Isle to the Arkham Asylum Downtown

Tommy
-Motorcycles from Velma's Diner to the Black Cave in Rivertown
-Wards & lifts 1 Doom Token

Jenny
-Stays in the Northside but Moves over to the Train Station
-Gathers Resources gains 1$

Monster Phase:

-Robed Figure moves to Velma's Diner
-Hooded Staulker enters Street between headed for Dexter in the Downtown

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-Interviews Charles Badoe at Arkham Asylum & gains 1 Clue

Tommy-At Black Cave checks out so called Witches Cave & finds Curio Pocket Watch (successful Lore Test)

Jenny-At Train Station helps gentleman find his lost Valise.Gains Lewis Hayes as Ally

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Reckoning-Doom at Street location between Merchant District & Downtown & Velma's Diner
-Clue in Merchant District

Tommy

-Spread Doom -Doom appears at Unvisited Isle
-Reckoning-more Doom at Street location between Merchant District & Downtown & Velma's Diner

Jenny

-Undisturbed-2 Blanks

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Got rid of 1 Doom but picked up 5 more so I'll need to once again try some Warding
next turn.Finally got a Clue.

It's been at least a decade since I played AH2 but from what I remember AH3 Mechanics
are a great improvement.The Gate bursts are better Themewise so you don't get that
parade of Monsters.The Monster Cards work better than the AH2 Counters with that jewel
movement system & of course the Scenario System with its Themed Mythos Cups & coherent Monsters
are a vast improvement.

OD
Thursday, December 23,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Moves from Arkham Advertiser to street leading to the Merchant District
-Using his Tattered Cloak he is invisible to the Hooded Stalker & proceeds
to Ward & removes 1 Doom Token(successful Lore Test)

Tommy

-Motorbikes from Dark Cave to Velma's Diner
-Attacks & defeats Robed Figure(successful Strength Test)

Jenny

-Moves to the River Docks
-Attempts to Ward but is unsuccessful (failed Lore Test)

Monster Phase:

-Hooded Stalker moves to River Docks & Attacks Jenny.The single wound is
absorbed by her Innate talent

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-Finds short Cut to Downtown-moves from street to Independence Square

Tommy-Warns Gentlemen from buying shoddy merchandise from a street seller &
& gains Turan Gharabagh as an ally.

Jenny-Runs into Joey the Rat but she has nothing she needs to sell

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

1.Spread Doom adds Doom to the Graveyard
2.Headline-Reads Night Terrors Terrify Nightly which gives him bad dreams
tosses & falls off bed & hits night stand. Takes 3 damage(fails Will Test)
but his magic Cane absorbed 1

Tommy

1.Spawn Monster-Keening Hound appears at Velma's Diner
2.Undisturbed-Blank

Jenny

1.Clue Spawned on the Northside
2.Spread Doom-Doom placed at Tick-Tock Club in Merchant District

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The Game is not giving up Clues easily but it very generous with Doom.
I got rid of 1 Token this turn but picked up 2.I need to up Jenny's
Lore so she has a chance to Ward off Doom.

OD
Friday, December 24,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Moves to the Black cave in Rivertown (paid $1 for extra move)
-Attempts to Ward but fails (fails lore Test)

Tommy

-Focuses on his Strength
-Attacks Keening Hound & gives it 2 damage

Jenny

-Focuses on her Lore
-Attacks Hooded Stalker & defeats

Monster Phase:

-Keening Hound deals Tommy 2 damage & 1 Horror

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-At Black Cave finds a strange Mosaic but ignores

Tommy-remains engaged with the Keening Hound

Jenny-At River docks an upset Amber Weems tries to get her attention
but is ignored.

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Reads Headline"Full Moon Linked to Aberrant Behavior"
-Spawns Monster- High Priest enters Velma's Diner

Tommy

-Clue appears in Northside
-Gate Burst -Doom spreads in East Town which causes an Anomaly
to appear & set off Strange Events.
-Ritualist Cultist appears in Street between Rivertown & Downtown
-A sense of dread fills the air & feeling of Doom increases

Jenny

-Spread Doom-Doom appears at River Docks
-undisturbed- Blank

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Well Azathoth dropped off some nasty "gifts" on Christmas Eve.
Up until now the Investigators have been holding their own
not progressing but keeping the Mythos at bay. Now Doom
is all over & we have an Anomaly to worry about.

OD
Saturday, December 25,1920 (alas our Investigators must forgo the Holiday,the mission is urgent)

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Moves to Graveyard
-Wards against the Doom-removes 1 Doom(Successful Lore Test)

Tommy

-Focus on Lore
-Attacks & defeats Keening Hound

Jenny

-Remains on River Docks
-Attempts to Ward but fails(fails Lore test AGAIN!)

Monster Phase:

-High Priest Attacks & causes 1 damage to Ally Turin

Encounter Phase:

Dexter- Encounter a Ghost at Graveyard & flees in fright
& taking 2 Horror (his magic Cane absorbs 1)

Tommy-Eastown Anomaly -Finds old book & finds ritual to dispel
Doom -2 doom Removed.(successful Lore Test)

Jenny-fish soggy Valise dripping mucus from river & find $3 in old coins

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Clue appears in Northside
-Spawn Monster-Robed Figure appears Unvisited Isle

Tommy

-Spread Doom- Doom at Tick-Toc Club in Merchant District
-Reckoning-Doom at Velma's Diner & La Bella Luna & causes
the Investigators to Test Will-They all pass the Test.

Jenny

-Reads Headline" Magician Vanishes Rabbit & ,Self"
-Undisturbed-Blank

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Another Hold my own turn,got rid of 3 Doom & then the Mythos gave them
all back but the Locations of the new ones are less threating.

I do find the print on the smaller cards are a challenge to my "Elder Eyes"
Also the muted colors on the Neighborhood Encounter Decks sort of blend with
each other( I just spent 10 minutes looking for a missing Encounter Card to
find it misplaced in another Neighborhood).I like the darker color effect themewise
but for "Elder Eyes" it's not the greatest.

OD
Sunday,December 26,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Research clue -(Successful Observation Test) Clue to Scenario Sheet
-Ward-remove 1 doom (Successful lore Test)

Tommy

-Attacks High Priest & defeats
-Ward- fails Lore Test,uses Silver Key & still fails

Jenny

-Moves to Unvisited Isle
-Attacks Robed Figure & defeats

Monster Phase:

-Occult Ritualist causes Doom at La Bella Luna

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-At Graveyard helps sexton dig Grave -gets $3 & remnant(passes Strength Test)

Tommy-Anomaly -Time Future Flash boys playing in street suddenly Age & decay causes
2 Horror ,Ally Turin takes 1 (failed Will Test)

Jenny-at Unvisited Isle notices Standing Stones & gains a remnant (passes Lore Test-FINALLY!)

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Undisturbed-Blank
-Reads Headline"Cursed Treasure Brings Money,Problems"-gets $3 (passes Will Test)

Tommy

-Clue appears at North Side
-Spawn Monster-Swift Byakhee appears at River Docks

Jenny

-Spawn Doom at La Bella Luna-Triggers an Anomaly in the Downtown
-Undisturbed-Blank

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I finally got a Clue placed on the Scenario Sheet( progress toward winning)
but I now have 2 Tiles (Downtown & Eastside) tied up with Anomalies. The Northside
has 3 Clues just waiting to be taken so I'll try to get all Investigators there but
I'll need to clear some Doom & Monsters first.


OD
Monday,December27,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Pays $1 to move to La Bella Luna using his Tattered Cloak to slip by Ritual Oculist
-Wards & eliminates 1 Doom

Tommy

-Pays $1 & moves to street with Ritual Oculist
-Attacks Ritual Oculist & defeats

Jenny

-Moves to River Docks & is attacked by Swift Byakhee & loses 2 damage & 1 on Ally Sachiko
-Attacks & defeats Swift Byakhee & gains Remnant

Monster Phase:-NA -no monsters on board

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-In the Anomaly exchanges magic attacks with a Robed Figure causing a screaming vortex .
Dexter wins & removes 1 doom from La Belle Luna( Lore Test successful with help of his Magic Gift

Tommy-On the Bridge sees Seagulls swarming something on the rivers edge. It's a Corpse of a Robed Figure.
Search of the body & gain a Remnant

Jenny-At River Docks converses with an old sailor who tells of the occult & strange happenings. She gains a Clue

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Undisturbed-Blank
-Spread Doom at Graveyard

Tommy

-Undisturbed-Blank
-Spread Doom at River Docks & Triggers Anomaly at Merchants District

Jenny

-Clue appears at Rivertown
-Reads Headline"Piscine Pox Paralyzes Port"-each Investigator receives 1 damage

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Just noticed a rule I missed that causes Inv.moving on to a Monster Space that Monster Attacks
(rather than waiting for the Monster Phase).I think this happened a couple of times before & I
didn't catch it).Picked up a 3rd Anomaly which isn't good but at least Jenny got a Clue.

OD
Tuesday,December 28,1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Wards at La Bella Luna-removes 1 doom (pass Lore Test)
-Moves to Unvisited Isle

Tommy

-Moves to Independent Square
-Wards-removes 1 Doom (pass Lore Test with use a Silver Key) this removes Anomaly from Downtown

Jenny

-Moves to Train Station in the Northside
-Researches her Clue but fails (Observation Test)

Monster Phase: N/A -No Monsters on Board

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-Anomaly Encounter in Merchant District-Finds Book on Historical Events but it makes no sense.
Realizes Events are listed backwards. (pass Lore Test) Removes 1 Doom Token

Tommy-Independance Square becomes a din of voices & swirling colors but Inv. stays calm & picks up
Pocket Watch ( pass Will test)

Jenny-checks with Ticket Agent as friend she is expecting on Boston Train has not arrived. Agent
tells her Boston Train is running late.Jenny waits (delayed) & finally Zora Larson arrives

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Clue appears in Rivertown
-Gate Burst-Doom at Tick-Tock Club-but Anomaly causes it to go on Scenario Sheet

Tommy

-Monster Spawn-Ritual Cultist appears on Street between Rivertown & Downtown
-Clue appears at Northside

Jenny

-Undisturbed -Blank
-Spread Doom-Doom at River Dick- but Anomaly causes it to go on Scenario Sheet

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Well I got rid of the Anomaly in the Downtown but the other the Merchant District
one put 2 Doom Tokens on the Scenario Sheet so 5 more there will trigger bad things.
All my Investigators have been picking damage & horror & they are more difficult to
get rid of than they were in Arkham Horror#2, the new Ally Zora will help.

OD
Wednesday 29,December 1920

Action Phase:

Dexter

-Moves to River Docks
-Wards-removes 1 Doom Token from

Tommy

-Moves to Street between Merchant & Downtown
-Attack & defeats Ritual Oculist(pass Strength Test)
-Gathers Resources & gains a $1 (use Pocket Watch Item)

Jenny

-Recovers from delay
-Researches her Clue & places it on Scenario Sheet(pass observation Test)

Mythos Phase:-NA as no Monster on the Board

Encounter Phase:

Dexter-Anomaly at Merchant District causes a future time slip ,Dexter's future self
appears & warns him of terrible mistakes but he ignores & suffers Horrors.
His Magic Cane takes 1 & is destroyed (fails Will Test)

Tommy-on the street he meets an old Russian who tells him an old folktale which allows
him to restore a Sanity

Jenny-Notices Trains Schedules are in Chaos.She gains a Clue but when asking Travlers
about Schedules they just reply there just running late.(failes Influence Test so gets no Ally)

Mythos Phase:

Dexter

-Reckoning- NA as no Monsters on Board
-Monster Spawn-Ritual Oculist appears on street between Merchant District & Northside

Tommy

-Headline reads" Mysticism Malfeasance"-cause Will Test he Fails but uses Silver Key & passes
-Spread of Doom-Doom appears at Tick-Tock Club but due to Anomaly causes it to go to Scenario Sheet
Jenny

-Reads Headline'Magician Vanishes Rabbit ,Self"-NA
-Undistrubed-Blank


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I usually play a couple of turns a day but to the snow storm I'm doing extra.I got another another
Clue on the Scenario Sheet (1 more to go) but also put another Doom on the Sheet as well.
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