conversations.from: system
conversations.value: There are many things in the world that go unseen by most people. They are disregarded as hallucinations, tricks of the mind, even scams. It’s easier to turn away from the darkness than see what’s behind it. There are some, however, who are illuminated or insane enough to see the truth of things.
  
  There is a pattern in the dripping of pipes between the walls at 3 AM. There are messages hidden in the static of dead air. Eyes watch us at all times, and not all of them are human. These and many other things become clear once you know what to look for. It’s the Baader-Meinhow phenomenon.
  
  Eventually, all the signs point to one location. Fairhaven, a small town on the coast of New England. Unremarkable to the point that most non-satellite maps won’t even acknowledge its existence, most of its visitors are tourists who took a wrong turn. They are out in a matter of minutes, forgetting they entered to begin with. 
  
  Those who walk in by choice are often far less lucky.
  
  ---
  
  Shadows of Fairhaven is a horror story inspired by H.P Lovecraft's setting and stories. Please include your character's reason for entering the city in their bio or subplot. You are encouraged to create your own cards, as the deck is mostly for reference.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re an expert on antiquities and artifacts, known world-wide for your skills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Appraisal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Delicate
conversations.prefix: Antiquarian:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You teach archaeology at a prestigious New England college and are widely published.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Lore
  
  Suggested Weakness: Slow
conversations.prefix: Archaeology Professor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You stand at the forefront of “alternative physics”—where science meets mysticism.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sciences
  
  Suggested Weakness: Limited
conversations.prefix: Physics Professor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your knowledge of the human body and its care is much celebrated.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medicine
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oath
conversations.prefix: Medical Doctor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The human mind is your purview—you understand how it works and when it doesn’t.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: The Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Judgmental
conversations.prefix: Psychologist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You blend archaeological knowledge with wilderness survival and digging techniques.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.prefix: Field Archaeologist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You ache to make a mark on the world, to amount to something special.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resources
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.prefix: Dilettante:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re at the beginning of an exciting career... you hope.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Vital Youth
  
  Suggested Weakness: Impatient
conversations.prefix: Graduate Student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. It’s a dangerous place, this planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartless
conversations.prefix: Soldier of Fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve studied and written widely on matters of mysticism and folklore. Your fans are many.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mysticism
  
  Suggested Weakness: Bookish
conversations.prefix: Occult Author:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re sharp, perceptive, and quick—capable of appraising situations as well as objects.
conversations.prefix: Appraisal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your intellect is formidable and your knowledge spans many cultures and histories.
conversations.prefix: Lore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a calculating mind that prizes reason and calm precision above all.
conversations.prefix: Sciences:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re adept at medicine, from saving lives to identifying the telling marks of death.
conversations.prefix: Medicine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The human mind is a remarkable device and you understand how it works.
conversations.prefix: The Mind:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve survived the wilderness, bandits, and wolves in your search for ancient treasures.
conversations.prefix: Survival:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re well equipped with quality tools, society contacts, and funds.
conversations.prefix: Resources:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re energetic, athletic, and hale—ready for adventure!
conversations.prefix: Vital Youth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a rugged, leathery sort. You’re hard to kill and ready to work through pain.
conversations.prefix: Hardy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know the ways of folklore and magic, some of it so much hogwash... some of it not.
conversations.prefix: Mysticism:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution.
conversations.prefix: Delicate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your mind may be sharp but your body is slow to keep up.
conversations.prefix: Slow:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Outside your areas of expertise, you’re easily lost.
conversations.prefix: Limited:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve sworn an oath to save lives, avoid violence, and heal the sick.
conversations.prefix: Oath:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your judgmental attitude causes you troubles. If only others would try harder to measure up.
conversations.prefix: Judgmental:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You sometimes take chances that put you or others at risk.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A bit gullible and trusting of the wrong sorts, perhaps, but you mean well.
conversations.prefix: Naive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don’t wait around well. You want to act first and think about it later maybe.
conversations.prefix: Impatient:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The years have left you wary and callous, unwilling to risk your heart again.
conversations.prefix: Heartless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re no athlete. Maybe you’re doughy or awkward or frail but you’re sure no athlete.
conversations.prefix: Bookish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learning is power, whether you share it or not.
conversations.prefix: Learn an Eldritch Secret:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve stalked or been stalked by the most dangerous game. Time for a new challenge.
conversations.prefix: Hunt Something New:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stop waffling and wondering and find out what you believe to be true about the world.
conversations.prefix: Find Worthy Material for a Dissertation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not about inheritance, it’s about respect.
conversations.prefix: Show Your Father You’re Worthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Push someone—perhaps yourself!—beyond the limits of reason and then study what happens.
conversations.prefix: Push A Mind Beyond Its Limits:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not enough anymore to believe you’re right. Show them you’re right.
conversations.prefix: Show Them Your Work is Sound:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your career will be revitalized.
conversations.prefix: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe this work isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.prefix: Get Home Alive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Human morals are a human construction. Knowledge of the infinite is more valuable.
conversations.prefix: Nothing Is Forbidden:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Love may be an earthly concern, but it’s real and it matters.
conversations.prefix: Matters of Love:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Read words that have gone unread for generations.
conversations.prefix: Deciphering:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Endure and survive the threats of the wild.
conversations.prefix: Survive the Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prevent harm from coming to a colleague you admire or cherish.
conversations.prefix: Protect Someone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rescue someone in peril, perhaps bringing them back from the brink of death.
conversations.prefix: Save A Life in Danger:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Set foot in a new or ancient place before someone else can despoil it.
conversations.prefix: Be The First:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect the dig site from harm.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Dig Site:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get word out about what’s happening at the dig site.
conversations.prefix: Warn the World:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The best protections against the harsh realities of the world are friendship and allies.
conversations.prefix: Make A Friend:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get a photo that no one would believe if it weren’t true.
conversations.prefix: Photographic Evidence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show someone that you’re not to be trifled with.
conversations.prefix: Right Might:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A simple matchbook adorned with a blue star and no words.
conversations.prefix: A Matchbook From The Blue Star:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.prefix: Jameson’s Portfolio on the Peru Dig:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: At least $1,000 dollars American in bright green bills.
conversations.prefix: A Stack of Cold, Hard Cash:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: by Brother Francisco Castillo. Contains occult secrets about pre-Columbian South America.
conversations.prefix: The Heavens Below:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A six-shot snub-nosed pistol.
conversations.prefix: Revolver:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A long, double-barreled shotgun with a wood stock.
conversations.prefix: Shotgun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ammo for a gun.
conversations.prefix: Ammunition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One stick of dynamite with a long fuse.
conversations.prefix: Dynamite:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shovels, brushes, and picks suitable for quick or fine-detail work.
conversations.prefix: Digging Equipment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A high-quality camera with tripod.
conversations.prefix: A Fine Camera:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All dark hardwoods and plush chairs with a penthouse view.
conversations.prefix: Dr. Jameson’s Office:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The sort of place with marble pillars and a hedge maze.
conversations.prefix: The Aveline Estate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The plane rattles and dips in tough turbulence. It’s more for cargo than passengers.
conversations.prefix: Aboard Butcher’s Plane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The city’s best-hidden jazz secret is this hole-in-the-wall club, open just twice a week.
conversations.prefix: The Blue Star Nightclub:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The table is buried under layers of maps and sketches and newspaper clippings.
conversations.prefix: Suburban Dining Room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A quaint, humid little village on the road leading to the dig site.
conversations.prefix: A Remote Peruvian Village:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No way a truck could make it across that. Only foot traffic could cross this rickety thing.
conversations.prefix: Swaying Rope Bridge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The dig site resembles, at first, just an assortment of low, stone walls and carved pits.
conversations.prefix: The Abandoned Dig Site:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This sort of jungle can swallow up a traveler with ease and never release its secrets.
conversations.prefix: Deep Jungle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A circle of sunlight through the well shaft above reveals a vast, finely carved chamber...
conversations.prefix: Far Beneath the Dig:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Avoid embarrassing yourself in flight.
conversations.prefix: Turbulence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make a first impression on the locals that won’t get you in trouble later.
conversations.prefix: First Impressions:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get across the rope bridge with all your equipment intact.
conversations.prefix: Cross the Rope Bridge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The dig site fills with water and mud. Protect the artifacts!
conversations.prefix: Rains From A Clear Night Sky:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The track through the jungle is perilous and difficult to follow. Don’t lose your way.
conversations.prefix: Find Your Way:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These strange passages beneath the earth make little sense. Will you ever see the sky again?
conversations.prefix: Lost Beneath:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Who can decipher these ancient markings?
conversations.prefix: Ancient Writings:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone from afar is taking shots at you!
conversations.prefix: Gunfire!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It is both there and not there, part tentacle and part grasping mouth. Understand it? Or flee?
conversations.prefix: The Impossible Creature:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Are you dreaming or is this real?
conversations.prefix: The Vision:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jameson isn’t brave enough to lead expeditions so he funds others’ trips into the unknown.
conversations.prefix: Dr. Jeremiah Jameson:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The widow of Michael Aveline, who was killed on an expedition of Jameson’s. She wants revenge.
conversations.prefix: Diane Aveline:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of the world’s great pilots and photographers.
conversations.prefix: Caroline Butcher:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A soldier of fortune hired to protect Dr. Jameson’s investments.
conversations.prefix: Walter Corrigan:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A locally renowned jazz musician and expert on folklore of the Americas.
conversations.prefix: Leonard Crenshaw:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A young driver, fixer, and guide in Peru. He’s been to the dig site Jameson’s curious about.
conversations.prefix: Jorge Quispe:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trench coat. Who is this gravel-voiced stranger?
conversations.prefix: Mysterious Interloper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This drug-addled cultist is ready to give his life—or yours—to please his monstrous god.
conversations.prefix: Mad Cultist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tentacles and feathery antennae probe out from a shadowy mass at the heart of this beast!
conversations.prefix: Tentacular Beast:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wider-winged than a condor, with a bone-chilling cry and gleaming teeth.
conversations.prefix: Hellish Flying Monstrosity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your guide to the town. Given the place, there's  probably something she's  not telling.
conversations.prefix: Selene:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A reporter, returning to the town after years around the world to finally solve its mysteries.
conversations.prefix: Aria Jackson:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Abyss stared back into him.
conversations.prefix: The Fallen:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A mysterious masked man.
conversations.prefix: White Rabbit:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A mysterious masked woman.
conversations.prefix: Black Rabbit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your trusty sidearm, and swift solution to most problems.
conversations.prefix: Glock:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your first and last line of defense.
  
  
  ...
  
  *A wall between you and reality.*
conversations.prefix: Sanity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What made you lose some if your sanity? What are the consequences?
conversations.prefix: Madness:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are voices from the deep, strange lights in a sudden darkness. This shouldn't be happening...
conversations.prefix: Nightmare's Gates:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are an FBI agent, come to investigate this strange town.
conversations.prefix: FBI Agent:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Something strange is happening in this town... You want to know more.
conversations.prefix: Investigate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The truth won't uncover itself. You go where the news are, and spread them to the world.
conversations.prefix: Reporter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What happened in those missing years? And why are you forgetting about them to begin with?
conversations.prefix: Uncover your Past:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You pick up new skills faster than most others do. It might help you survive in a world you barely even understand.
conversations.prefix: Gifted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You lack a cause to stand behind, a reason to go on. You want to be great, but who are you really?
conversations.prefix: Purposeless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have no home. People flicker in and out of your life so fast that it's hard to care about any of them.
conversations.prefix: Drifter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were once highly respected, but now you're on the run.
conversations.prefix: Runaway:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're a delightful mix of stuffy, antiquated literary devotion and unhinged obsessive madness, with both feeding into the other.
conversations.prefix: Mad Librarian:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You see the patterns in the world around you; in the air, in your dreams, in the concerned stares of friends. Even if it truly IS real, you're obsession with it has become unhealthy.
conversations.prefix: Obsessed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your madness will never abate, at least so long as the mystery remains unsolved.
conversations.prefix: Solve the Puzzle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a talent for creating art, but your muses are fickle and often nightmarish.
conversations.prefix: Artist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There are things watching you, whispering to you, and they just won't go away no matter how loud you scream.
conversations.prefix: Haunted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re an expert on antiquities and artifacts, known world-wide for your skills.
conversations.prefix: Antiquarian:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your intellect is formidable and your knowledge spans many cultures and histories.    
conversations.prefix: Lore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution. 
conversations.prefix: Delicate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your career will be revitalized. 
conversations.prefix: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You live life like a hermit crab, stealing identities and lives, living them until things begin to go south and then disappearing. You don’t hurt people. At least not if you can help it. 
conversations.prefix: Life Thief:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Con artist. Liar. Thief. Whatever they call it, you have it. You can talk most people into believing you, put on one hell of a show, and smile pretty while you do it    
conversations.prefix: Grifter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everything you portray is only skin deep. You’re not who you seem and eventually someone will find out. Beauty only goes so far. How long before they see your beast?    
conversations.prefix: Skin Deep:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re tired of running and being someone you’re not. Maybe this time, this will be who you become. Maybe this time you can make it work. A new start. A new life. A new hope. 
conversations.prefix: Make A Life For Yourself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Character has a high capacity to deal with the unexpected and the paranormal.
conversations.prefix: Mental fortitude:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Everything has been studied, everything has been discovered. There is a paper on every occult or weird phenomenon.  What is the point?  I need time off...
conversations.prefix: GAP YEAR:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Classically schooled but drawn to symphonic rock music (ala ELP, Yes and Queen), the era of popularity has passed into nostalgia.
conversations.prefix: Musician:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Skilled and talented in music, whether voice, strings, keys, brass, woodwinds or percussion - plus a few modern relevances. 
conversations.prefix: Music:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Unfortunately years of loud music have resulted in partial deafness and episodes of tinitus. A hearing aid helps but is hardly in line with the image.
conversations.prefix: Hard of hearing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A final legacy of music left to the world, both in composition and performance.
conversations.prefix: Swan Song:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a safe outlet for your emotions, good or bad.
conversations.prefix: Artist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nothing much ruffles your feathers. Part of being a good grifter is going with the flow and staying in control, constantly.
conversations.prefix: Composed: