conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Jonathan "Jack" Snow purchased his Manhattan penthouse in 1910 when he was 19 years old. He sold it in 1936 to travel the world and never returned to the states. 
  
  In those 26 years the penthouse became the base of operations for the Confederates of the Extraordinary. A collection of individuals who surrounded Jack as he pursued his many interests.  Throughout the 20s and early 30s the Confederates were a regular feature in the newspapers and pulp fiction magazines with articles detailing their battles against organised crime as well as short stories featuring nihilistic death cults and mythological horrors. French journalist Jean-Phillippe Rousseau wrote many of these stories appearing as fiction and journalism providing insight as one of Jack's confederates. 
  
  Many claim the disparity between the fiction and the fact to be based on Snow's delusional nature, many kiss and tell stories published detailed Snow's scars which he claimed to have gotten fighting Yeti and on the occasions he participated in high society functions he insisted on made up titles such as "Warden of Taselori" and "Master of the Five Rings of Singuel" to be used.  Still the files of the NYPD show that he spent his millions to fund crime fighting that otherwise wouldn't have been achieved whatever else he was up to. 
  
  Since 1938 when Snow, Rousseau and the confederates' ace pilot Buck Randall left for Australia on "urgent business" little has been heard of them. Randall returned to the states to join the air force during World War 2 becoming a Colonel, other than that Rousseau has sent infrequent correspondence detailing time spent in  the Himilayas, the African heartlands and the coasts of South America often detailing new Confederates who have aided them but the lack of public profile has left Jack Snow and his Confederates of the Extraordinary a faded memory cherished by only the few who served and shared only to those who are trusted. 
  
  The year is 1960 and Jean-Phillippe Rousseau is dead. Invites to his funeral have made their way to many of those associated with his adventures despite 8 years without word. What better pretext could there be for a reunion of the Confederates of the Extraordinary?
  
  *Narrators note.*
  *You'll be playing either a Confederate or someone associated with a Confederate (a child, grand child, trusted lab assistant) who could be viewed as a "Legacy" member of the group. Not all Confederates would know each other, you may have met with Jack and Jean-Phillippe during their 20s Manhattan hayday or their subsequent adventures. You could even know Jack (or be associated with someone who knew Jack) before he came to public prominence (sometime between 1891 and 1910) if you want to.*
  
  *There are a number of cards on offer but feel free to make up your own. I'm ideally looking for a mixture of old hands and young guns character wise, those who've been through adventures in the past and those who know of the adventures. This is my first time narrating so bare with me as I learn the tricks of the trade.*
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Antiquarian: You’re an expert on antiquities and artifacts, known world-wide for your skills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Appraisal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Delicate
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Archaeology Professor: You teach archaeology at a prestigious New England college and are widely published.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Lore
  
  Suggested Weakness: Slow
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Physics Professor: You stand at the forefront of “alternative physics”—where science meets mysticism.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sciences
  
  Suggested Weakness: Limited
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medical Doctor: Your knowledge of the human body and its care is much celebrated.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medicine
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oath
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psychologist: The human mind is your purview—you understand how it works and when it doesn’t.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: The Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Judgmental
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Field Archaeologist: You blend archaeological knowledge with wilderness survival and digging techniques.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dilettante: You ache to make a mark on the world, to amount to something special.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resources
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Graduate Student: You’re at the beginning of an exciting career... you hope.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Vital Youth
  
  Suggested Weakness: Impatient
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soldier of Fortune: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. It’s a dangerous place, this planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartless
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Occult Author: You’ve studied and written widely on matters of mysticism and folklore. Your fans are many.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mysticism
  
  Suggested Weakness: Bookish
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Appraisal: You’re sharp, perceptive, and quick—capable of appraising situations as well as objects.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lore: Your intellect is formidable and your knowledge spans many cultures and histories.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sciences: You have a calculating mind that prizes reason and calm precision above all.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medicine: You’re adept at medicine, from saving lives to identifying the telling marks of death.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mind: The human mind is a remarkable device and you understand how it works.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survival: You’ve survived the wilderness, bandits, and wolves in your search for ancient treasures.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Resources: You’re well equipped with quality tools, society contacts, and funds.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vital Youth: You’re energetic, athletic, and hale—ready for adventure!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hardy: You’re a rugged, leathery sort. You’re hard to kill and ready to work through pain.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mysticism: You know the ways of folklore and magic, some of it so much hogwash... some of it not.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Delicate: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Slow: Your mind may be sharp but your body is slow to keep up.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Limited: Outside your areas of expertise, you’re easily lost.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Oath: You’ve sworn an oath to save lives, avoid violence, and heal the sick.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Judgmental: Your judgmental attitude causes you troubles. If only others would try harder to measure up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reckless: You sometimes take chances that put you or others at risk.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Naive: A bit gullible and trusting of the wrong sorts, perhaps, but you mean well.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Impatient: You don’t wait around well. You want to act first and think about it later maybe.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heartless: The years have left you wary and callous, unwilling to risk your heart again.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bookish: You’re no athlete. Maybe you’re doughy or awkward or frail but you’re sure no athlete.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn an Eldritch Secret: Learning is power, whether you share it or not.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hunt Something New: You’ve stalked or been stalked by the most dangerous game. Time for a new challenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Worthy Material for a Dissertation: Stop waffling and wondering and find out what you believe to be true about the world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Your Father You’re Worthy: It’s not about inheritance, it’s about respect.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Push A Mind Beyond Its Limits: Push someone—perhaps yourself!—beyond the limits of reason and then study what happens.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Them Your Work is Sound: It’s not enough anymore to believe you’re right. Show them you’re right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your career will be revitalized.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Home Alive: Maybe this work isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nothing Is Forbidden: Human morals are a human construction. Knowledge of the infinite is more valuable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Matters of Love: Love may be an earthly concern, but it’s real and it matters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deciphering: Read words that have gone unread for generations.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survive the Wild: Endure and survive the threats of the wild.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect Someone: Prevent harm from coming to a colleague you admire or cherish.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Save A Life in Danger: Rescue someone in peril, perhaps bringing them back from the brink of death.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Be The First: Set foot in a new or ancient place before someone else can despoil it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect the Dig Site: Protect the dig site from harm.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Warn the World: Get word out about what’s happening at the dig site.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make A Friend: The best protections against the harsh realities of the world are friendship and allies.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Photographic Evidence: Get a photo that no one would believe if it weren’t true.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Right Might: Show someone that you’re not to be trifled with.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Matchbook From The Blue Star: A simple matchbook adorned with a blue star and no words.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jameson’s Portfolio on the Peru Dig: A collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Stack of Cold, Hard Cash: At least $1,000 dollars American in bright green bills.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Heavens Below: by Brother Francisco Castillo. Contains occult secrets about pre-Columbian South America.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Revolver: A six-shot snub-nosed pistol.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shotgun: A long, double-barreled shotgun with a wood stock.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ammunition: Ammo for a gun.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dynamite: One stick of dynamite with a long fuse.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Digging Equipment: Shovels, brushes, and picks suitable for quick or fine-detail work.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Fine Camera: A high-quality camera with tripod.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jameson’s Office: All dark hardwoods and plush chairs with a penthouse view.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Aveline Estate: The sort of place with marble pillars and a hedge maze.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aboard Butcher’s Plane: The plane rattles and dips in tough turbulence. It’s more for cargo than passengers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Blue Star Nightclub: The city’s best-hidden jazz secret is this hole-in-the-wall club, open just twice a week.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Suburban Dining Room: The table is buried under layers of maps and sketches and newspaper clippings.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Remote Peruvian Village: A quaint, humid little village on the road leading to the dig site.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swaying Rope Bridge: No way a truck could make it across that. Only foot traffic could cross this rickety thing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Abandoned Dig Site: The dig site resembles, at first, just an assortment of low, stone walls and carved pits.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deep Jungle: This sort of jungle can swallow up a traveler with ease and never release its secrets.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Far Beneath the Dig: A circle of sunlight through the well shaft above reveals a vast, finely carved chamber...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Turbulence: Avoid embarrassing yourself in flight.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Impressions: Make a first impression on the locals that won’t get you in trouble later.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cross the Rope Bridge: Get across the rope bridge with all your equipment intact.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rains From A Clear Night Sky: The dig site fills with water and mud. Protect the artifacts!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Your Way: The track through the jungle is perilous and difficult to follow. Don’t lose your way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lost Beneath: These strange passages beneath the earth make little sense. Will you ever see the sky again?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ancient Writings: Who can decipher these ancient markings?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gunfire!: Someone from afar is taking shots at you!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Impossible Creature: It is both there and not there, part tentacle and part grasping mouth. Understand it? Or flee?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Vision: Are you dreaming or is this real?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jeremiah Jameson: Dr. Jameson isn’t brave enough to lead expeditions so he funds others’ trips into the unknown.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Diane Aveline: The widow of Michael Aveline, who was killed on an expedition of Jameson’s. She wants revenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Caroline Butcher: One of the world’s great pilots and photographers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Walter Corrigan: A soldier of fortune hired to protect Dr. Jameson’s investments.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Leonard Crenshaw: A locally renowned jazz musician and expert on folklore of the Americas.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jorge Quispe: A young driver, fixer, and guide in Peru. He’s been to the dig site Jameson’s curious about.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mysterious Interloper: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trench coat. Who is this gravel-voiced stranger?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mad Cultist: This drug-addled cultist is ready to give his life—or yours—to please his monstrous god.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tentacular Beast: Tentacles and feathery antennae probe out from a shadowy mass at the heart of this beast!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hellish Flying Monstrosity: Wider-winged than a condor, with a bone-chilling cry and gleaming teeth.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Trouble in Bangolia: Victor Saxon died, warning of something amiss in the central African Country. Who is in the dungeons of the necropolis? Whoever they are they need your help.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Buck Randall's lucky ring: The skin of Buck Randall's teeth has seen allot of action over the years. In part due to this keepsake Jack Snow gave him long ago.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Thief: You (or rather the moniker the press have associated with your crimes) are a famed thief renowned for your daring heists and capers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stage Magician: You've sold out shows from Las Vegas to New York, Paris to Moscow. All marvel at your feats for no one can be sure where the line between stagecraft and illusion and true magic lies when you perform.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Martial Arts: You are an expert martial artist able to do things that defy rational explanation through discipline and practice
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Coward.: Maybe it was the war. Maybe it was something worse. Your nerves are shot and when it comes down to it you aren't dependable in fearsome circumstances.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strong: You are capable of notable feats of strength.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cursed: You crossed the wrong people or disturbed the wrong tomb because your luck has taken a significant turn for the worse. You'd be dead a dozen times over if you weren't so damned good but can you keep it up?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sphinx's Millions.: Sphinx was the richest man in New York when he left in 1938. There is no way he could've squandered it all and after all you've done for him over the years surely you deserve a cut before it is all gone?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Apprentice has become the master... eventually.: It takes a long time to master anything and arguably you've been learning from the best there ever was. But you can't shake the feeling that all you'll ever amount to is number two. Forever typecast as the dependable assistant and nothing else. So it is time to take some risks and prove to the world and yourself that you have what it takes.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wonderkid: You may be young but you shouldn't be underestimated. You have savant like qualities and if you live long enough you'll be one of the greats kid.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Vital Youth
  
  Suggested Weakness: Impatient
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Alien: Not extraterrestrial but not from around here. 
  
  You grew up apart from the modern world, maybe you were a citizen of a legendary mystical Tibetan mountain city or a native of an Amazonian tribe of deathwalkers? Either way everything you know to be true has been dismissed as superstition and nonsense by contemporary society if not forgotten altogether.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Athleticism: You are more than just fighting fit. You are pretty much capable of anything from scaling a wall to out running your pursuers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Intelligence Agent: You are or were until recently one of the top agents of your native government. You know who all the players are and what few rules there are in this cold war.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Professor: You teach archaeology at a prestigious New England college and are widely published.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Lore
  
  Suggested Weakness: Slow
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rapport: You have the knack of making friends, inspiring loyalty and being believed. This could be because you're a genuinely nice person or a manipulative son of a gun.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Old: In your prime you were the best there was but that was over a decade ago. Your heart isn't as strong as it was, your mind isn't as it was. Maybe you've forgotten more about adventuring than most people will ever experience.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Only Joseph Sphinx can help me.: You are in trouble, the sort of trouble that is beyond human ken. The only man who has any chance of understanding and helping you is Joseph Sphinx. Too bad he's not been heard of for years.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Chapel: A picturesque chapel in Les Côtes d’Armor, France.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stabalise Buck Randall: Buck Randall is a hero. He now has a gunshot wound. How long will he still be a hero is up to you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Dying words of Victor Saxon: They may be important, how clearly will you hear them.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: JACQUES CLOUSEAU: Works for the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage. Typically Gallic and charming.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Armed Stand Off: The French Police have your location surrounded.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Vicar: The Vicar has a gun 3 more bullets and a crazed look in his eye.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Vicar: The Vicar may be disarmed but he still has that crazed look in his eye and more importantly answers to your questions.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Field Archaeologist: You blend archaeological knowledge with wilderness survival and digging techniques.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survival: You’ve survived the wilderness, bandits, and wolves in your search for ancient treasures.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reckless: You sometimes take chances that put you or others at risk.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Show You're Worthy of Taking Back: Constant time away from civilization leaves families, loved ones, and children jilted and unattached from you. Show them you're still worth a place in their heart, or live a lonely life with your digging companions as your family.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A little bit of everything: Countless years in the field has forced you to treat wounds, forge letters, and even bake a cake  with a file in it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Flashbacks: The ringing sound of the gun shot, the view of a friend gunned down. It is all bring horrible flashbacks of the war and a battle you never thought you'd see the end of.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Former Military Training: You spent World War II in the trenches, fighting against the Germans. You left the battlefield with a few tricks up your sleeve.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Travelled: You've travelled the world and seen the sights. You also can pretty confidently pick up an accent and the area it is from.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Diabolic relic: You have faced evil forces, and taken trophies from their vanquished champions. Ghlarthep is ever hungry, bound by you within the rune-etched sword bayonet. Though he gives you a great advantage in intimidation and combat, the longer you keep it, the more unstable you have become.