The following are handouts from my ongoing Unknown Armies campaign, as well as other miscellany that doesn't fit well in one of the session writeups. Note that if you're still reading them, there are spoilers in this post (denoted accordingly), so read the main writeups first.
First off, here's the links to each session's writeup:
Objective 1 (sessions 1-7): "Escape from All-Mart"
Session 5: "House of Renunciation"
Session 7: "Bill Abingdon Jr."
News Article (spoilers through session 4)
Note: the links in this article aren't real; I just formatted it to look authentic for the handout.
3 dead including deputy, 3 shot, others hurt in Geauga
County mass shooting
Published November 27, 2023 at 3:33 AM
Wellspring, Ohio – The coroner’s office identified two of three people found dead following a mass shooting off OH-91 as 37-year-old Timothy Crain and 24-year-old Taylor Crawford. At this time, the third deceased, a woman in her forties and one of the shooters, has yet to be identified.
Officials say seven others were injured, three of them shot, including two other deputies, 30-year-old Christopher Hughes and 44-year-old Ryan Shelby. Deputy Hughes, who was shot in the head was removed from the scene in critical condition and underwent surgery overnight. His status remains critical.
The shooting took place in at the All-Mart superstore outside Wellspring, Ohio, starting around 10:14 p.m. Sunday. Geauga County Sheriff Dudley Fontaine confirmed there were multiple attackers and some of the victims were armed and returned fire.
Police have so far not released further information regarding the shooting, though Fontaine stated there was no ongoing threat to the public.
One All-Mart employee present, Cheery Delight, who was reportedly shot, has been reported missing since the incident.
Al Roscot Jr., owner of the All-Mart franchise, as well as regional manager Rex Hamblin could not be reached for comment.
A GoFundMe has been set up for Deputy Crain’s wife and family to support funeral expenses. If you would like to donate, it can be found here.
A GoFundMe has been set up for Deputy Hughes to help with medical expenses. If you would like to donate, it can be found here.
A GoFundMe has also been established for Deputy Shelby to help support him and his family. If you would like to donate, it can be found here.
My Name is Dirk A. - Summary (revealed during session 7; condensed paraphrasing of the entry on Book 2: Run, p, 78)
This 160-page novel was written by “journo-novelist” Dirk Allen in 2010 and was only ever released as print-on-demand. Within, Allen relates his court-mandated attendance of Alcoholics Anonymous combined with semi-autobiographical accounts of criminals, occultists, and other weirdos from his past. The book is poorly edited, long-winded, and often frustratingly vague.
Allen associates his version of AA with an occult organization he dubs “the Sleepers”, who are governed by four rules: “Keep Quiet”, “Live Long”, “You Did It”, and “You Fix It”. The Sleepers believe in personal accountability and preventing the general public from discovering the existence of real magick (which Allen always spells with a ‘k’). A character called “the Ghost of Dr. Ug” relates the danger of the latter using the metaphor of a sleeping tiger for mainstream society – should the sleeping tiger ever wake, it would wreak violent havoc on the so-called “occult underground”.
Hidden between outdated slang and drunken ramblings, the book details a magickal ritual: “I Have Become Phobetor”. It involves the preparation of a cup of coffee with ritual gestures and phrases, plus a drop of the caster’s blood, and optionally “juice”, an ill-defined source of magick Allen references often. According to the book, the ritual mystically indoctrinates the caster into the Sleepers, though what this means is not really explained.
Bill Abingdon Jr.'s Wikipedia page (revealed during session 7)
The Abingdon family has seen varying degrees of prominence since the U.S. was a British colony. He took over the All-Mart corporation from his father, William Abingdon Sr., after his death in 1996. The corporation was hugely successful worldwide until its abrupt decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abingdon is a regular financial contributor to Republican politicians both locally and in his home state of Ohio, and he is an outspoken proponent of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Both Abindgon and his sister Melinda suffer from a genetic disease, the specifics of which the family keeps private. It has been speculated this disease was also the cause of William Sr.’s death.
Abingdon has regularly denied claims that his father was involved with fringe religious groups during the 1940s and 50s, calling these accusations the “obvious lies of wokeists”. However, some evidence persists that William Sr. funded the Church of Scientology and similar groups.
Abingdon is married to former model Lila Champlain, with whom he has three children: Duke (age eight), Margaret (age five), and Daisy (age three).
2023 Exostock Inventory (from the desk of John Breuer; revealed during session 7)
LIQUID DICK – MSRP $18.99 – 8 4oz bottles delivered Jan 4 – Personal lubricant. Animate. Mentally controlled (very difficult). Possible offensive applications. So far untested.
HUNGRY HAL’S “KILLER HOT” BEEF STICK – MSRP $4.35 – 24 units delivered Mar 26 – Death Ray. Single use or recharge mechanism unknown.
GAIAWAVE – MSRP $59.95 – 4 units delivered Apr 22 – Resurrects dead organisms if heated inside for exactly 103 seconds. Much more effective with intact specimens.
AYSE BULLETS – MSRP $59.99 - 20 boxes of 100 bullets each delivered Jun 29 – Shooter has dreams re: human target. Accurate precognition.
VA-2-VAYU FAN – MSRP $2.99 – 6 units delivered Oct 8 - Temperature control. Effect range approx. 10 ft. Temperature range of -50 – 150 F. Batteries last 3 hrs. Battery cell type “GG”. Packaged with fan only.
FRY’S TURKISH DISMAY – MSRP $1.75 – 12 units delivered Nov 16 – Inflicts curse on eater if given as a gift. Curse duration unknown.
“OVERCOMING DISEMBOWELMENT” VHS – MSRP $19.86 – 4 units delivered Nov 24 – Disturbing video. Exact details impossible to recall. Very gory + realistic. Video duration approx. 2 hours. Claims to be survival training for specific scenarios. Effect untested.
Kinds of Magic (from the desk of John Breuer; revealed during session 7)
Aura sight – other – unconfirmed – probably new age BS but a lot of people swear it’s real.
Bigfoot – creatures – unconfirmed – heard he has a SSN?
Bookworms – adepts – real - book hoarding magic. DO NOT like thieves.
Boozehounds – adepts – unconfirmed – alcohol magic. Dirk Allen one?
Chaos magick – other – fake – not related to chaos wizards.
Chaos wizards – adepts – unconfirmed – gambling magic.
Cobweb farmers – adepts – unconfirmed. Mind control. Need countermeasure.
Demons – creatures – unconfirmed – there’s definitely things that claim they’re demons. Heard they can teach people magic. But they lie a lot.
Exostock – other – real – see 2023ExostockInventory.txt
Flying women – avatars – fake - woke BS.
The Freak – adept? avatar? creature? – unconfirmed – old school power player. Rogue shapeshifter? No one has heard from it for 20 years.
GNOMON – other – unconfirmed – magic phone app? Makes people do weird stuff.
Loch Ness Monster – creatures – fake – self explanatory.
Merchants – avatars – unconfirmed – can trade ANYTHING. Heard about one giving away brain tumor.
Rasputin – fake – real person but not a wizard.
Shapeshifters – creatures – real - see SecretMasters.txt
Squix – adepts – unconfirmed – reverse cannibalism magic.
Tough guys – avatars – unconfirmed - hard to kill. Don’t take shit from anyone. If they were real I would probably be one though.
Occult Underground "Power Players" (from the desk of John Breuer; revealed during session 7)
Agents of Renunciation – Take people to House of Renunciation. Change them.
Data Freedom Foundation – Fakes research with magic.
Freemasons – Not sure if real or shapeshifter cover up.
Jesus Christ Advisory Board – Ponzi scheme for cult leaders.
Mak Attax – Proto-woke kids. Worked at McDonalds. Defunct a long time.
The New Inquisition – Organized crime ring. Boss is Alex Abel.
Shapeshifters – see SecretMasters.txt
Sleepers – see MyNameisDirkA.txt
Dramatis Personae (spoilers through session 7)
Cheery “CC” Delight – Night Shift employee; Eclipse’s player character
Darian Snow – Night Shift employee; Kristina’s player character
Julianne de Witte – Night Shift employee; James’ player character
Sunny “Star” Starstriker – Night Shift employee; Azazel’s player character
John Breuer – All-Mart junior manager; libertarian conspiracy theorist; member of the Sleepers
Vince Holmstrom – sole active member of the TNI hit squad assigned to the All-Mart
Hamzah Khoury – money-eating, anticapitalist wizard; last seen refusing to leave the Room of Cold Reflection.
Mrs. Smith – a ritualist who split her soul across several nonentities in her now-completed quest to resurrect her stillborn daughter with the Gaiawave
Nicholas Morse – unofficial All-Mart security; unbelievably shady and prone to violence; killed by John three days after the Christmas Party Massacre
Bill Abingdon Jr. - owner of All-Mart corporation; Abingdon family patriarch and alleged cult leader
Rex Hamblin – All-Mart regional manager; alleged member of the Abingdon cult
Soren Quy - former All-Mart employee and collector of occult artifacts, including exostock
Lila Champlain - Bill Abingdon Jr.'s wife
The Stockboys – unofficial All-Mart employees; originally appeared to be some kind of hive mind, but have since become more human-seeming; none have been seen since the night of the Christmas Party Massacre, where one of them was killed
Ash Clarkson - alcoholic paramedic frequently dispatched to All-Mart at night; dealing with existential crises brought on by contact with the PCs
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