conversations.from: system
conversations.value: You saw the story in the *Police Gazette*.  A painter had gone mad and slaughtered his family.  The lurid illustrations include a photograph of "the painting that drove the artist mad."  It is a jungle scene splattered with blood and with strange runes written across the top.  Something has drawn you to Carrington College in the small-town New England where this took place.  Perhaps it is the runes which echo symbols seen on some very old and rare occult manuscripts.  Perhaps it is the horrific crime that took place in a peaceful college town.  Perhaps it is an interest in the psychology of the artist.  In any case, you have arrived in Carrington, New Hampshire on a cold winter day.
  
  It is December 1933.  President Roosevelt has taken office and enacted a number of reforms, but the United States is still in the grip of the Great Depression.  There is unease over Adolph Hitler's rise to power in Germany, famine in Russia, and Japan has conquered much of China.  At least Prohibition has ended.
  
  I envision this game as a short, fast paced 1930s pulp novel -- filled with action, interesting characters, exotic locations, and maybe a few plot holes.  I'd like to see it run 6-8 weeks but that could change.  I'm looking for no more than five characters.
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: Interview the Police detective: The case investigation was led by Detective Parker of the Carrington police department.  The police do not normally provide case information to the general public.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Carrington, New Hampshire: Carrington is a small, picturesque  New England town.  Is is best known for the presence of Carrington College, a small liberal arts college, and the Carrington Asylum, a state hospital for the insane.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: View the painting: The painting that attracted your attention is housed at the Carrington College Gallery of Art.  It is not open to public view.  Access can only be gained through Professor Rivera who oversees gallery operations.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: visit the artist: The artist, Paul Durand, is currently under the care of Dr. Brunner at the Carrington Asylum.  Patient information is not generally available to the public.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: recover Moira's Colt: Moira Fairfax's missing Colt revolver and bullets.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Letter from the Explorer's Club: A letter from The Explorer's Club of New York City to Paul Durand.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Mason's card: Dr. Mason's business card with a note written on the back: 
  
  You should talk to this guy.
            -- Vic
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Billy the Bellhop: Belly owes you a favor.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: recover Henry's journal: Henry Smith's private journal.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: journal pages: Something in the pages found outside the museum reminds you of a passage you once read in a small archive. It's too risky to bring everyone else along. Better check it out yourself.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: research notes: Your research notes must not fall into the wrong hands!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: George the Driver: George is Prof. Arlington's chauffeur.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strange Symbols: Strange symbols copied from the plaque in the church in Carrington.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: V.L. Salazar : Contact information for V. L. Salazar, a historian at the University of Pennsylvania who has an interest in the symbols.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: rare books: You have scoured the world to find these volumes.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Page from a Day Planner: A sheaf from a day planner, torn out from the spiral binding. On it is scrawled, “10:40 train to NYC – talk to Bryan at the Met” and a date.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: notes on Captain Norton: Some hastily assembled notes on Captain Norton of Boston who funded the church in Carrington.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Alex the clerk: Alex is the manager and head desk clerk at the Carrington Hotel.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: carrington asylum: The state lunatic asylum presided over by Dr. Brunner.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Impressions: Make an impression on the hotel staff and guests.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Criminologist: You have devoted your life to the study of crime in all its forms.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Search for Clues: The police can't look everywhere.  Maybe you can find something outside the art gallery.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Question the Bystanders: Maybe someone saw something.  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Carrington Public Library: The public library is on Main Street.  Miss Corinne McSpeadon is a librarian there.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: visit the artist: The artist, Paul Durand, is currently under the care of Dr. Brunner at the Carrington Asylum. Patient information is not generally available to the public.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: View the painting: The painting by Paul Durand that attracted your attention is housed at the Carrington College Gallery of Art but it is not on display.  Access can only be gained through Professor Rivera who oversees gallery operations.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: interview the police: The investigation of the murders by the artist Paul Durand was led by Detective Parker of the Carrington police department. But first you'll need to get past the desk sergeant.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jack Mason: Dr. John Mason, Jr., a family doctor in Carrington, New Hampshire.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Corinne McSpeadon: Miss Corinne McSpeadon is a librarian at the Carrington Public Library.  She is a very private person.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Carrington College Gallery: The art gallery at Carrington College administered by Professor Rivera.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Charlie the Sexton: Charlie is the sexton at the First Congregational Church of Carrington.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Go to the Bell Tower: Get Billy down from that rope before it's too late!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Search the Basement: Someone has been down there.  Why?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Search the Sanctuary: Who could have done this to a sacred place?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What's in that box?: What is in the box from the college archives?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find the Footprints!: Whoever fled must have left a trail in the snow.  Get away from the crowd and see if you can find it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Professor Rivera: Professor Rivera is the director of the Carrington College Art Gallery.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mabel Thompson: Mabel Thompson is the college archivist.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Detective Parker: Detective Parker is the chief detective of the Carrington police department.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Doctor Brunner: Doctor Brunner is the chief psychologist at the Carrington Asylum.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mysterious Stranger: Who is this mysterious stranger?  What does he want?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Carrington Hotel: Carrington's finest, and only, hotel.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Carrington, New Hampshire: Carrington is a small, picturesque  New England town.  Is is best known for the presence of Carrington College, a small liberal arts college, and the Carrington Asylum, a state hospital for the insane.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Norton Home: The Norton family home on Beacon Hill in Boston.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Providence: Providence, Rhode Island
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Explorer's Club: The Explorer's Club in New York City.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: First Impressions (copy): Make an impression on the hotel staff and guests.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vic the bartender: Vic has been at the Carrington Hotel for a long time.  He knows everyone but he's careful about what he has to say.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Billy the Bellhop: Billy is always on the run from the front desk to the guest rooms and back again.  He sure does appreciate those tips.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your Room was Searched!: Did you pack carefully?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your Room was Searched! (copy): Did you pack carefully?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Carrington College: Carrington College in Carrington, New Hampshire
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: New York City: New York City
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Museum of Natural History: The Museum of Natural History in New York City.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Metropolitan Museum of Art: Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Arlington Apartment: Cynthia Arlington's apartment in New York City.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Col. Albert: Col. Albert is the historian for the Explorer's Club of New York City.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Emerson Myerscough: Emerson Myerscough is the secretary for the Explorer's Club of New York City.  He had correspondence with the artist Paul Durand.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Molly Morgan: Molly Morgan is the housekeeper for Cynthia Arlington.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Doctor Bryan: Doctor Bryan is a staff member at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Paul Durand: A brilliant artist who went mad and murdered his family.  He is confined to the Carrington Asylum.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What are those Papers?: Professor Arlington found some papers.  What are they?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What's in those journal pages?: There's a clue buried in those pages that Henry Smith is reading.
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Visit the Explorer's Club: Paul Durand had gotten a letter from the Explorer's Club stating that they had a similar piece to something the artist had sketched for them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Samantha Sharpe found a page from a planner that said "talk to Bryan at the Met."
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Visit Cynthia Arlington: Professor Arlington fears his sister is involved with the Mysterious Stranger.  Her apartment is on Fifth Avenue.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: First Congregational Church: The First Congregational Church of Carrington, New Hampshire
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Professor Belrose: Professor Herbert Belrose is an art history professor at Columbia University.  He comes from an old, wealthy family with casual connections to the Arlington family.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Former Magician's Assistant: You never got the applause, only lacivious leers from the audience, but you did learn a lot about misdirection and subterfuge.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Acrobatic: You have the skills of an acrobat, the flexibility of a contortionist, and more strength than anyone expects.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Show Them You Deserve the Limelight: It’s not enough anymore to assist others to fame. Show them you deserve the limelight as much as anyone!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Socially inept: You're not good at dealing with people. Maybe you're insensitive or callous, or perhaps you just can't speak at a level they can understand.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ruthless: You lack compassion and mostly don't care for the well-being and opinions of others. This often disturbs people and makes them dislike you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: High Spirits: Despite the situation, you're remarkably upbeat or at least trying to make it feel that way!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Social Grace: You put others at ease, know how to behave in all sorts of social situations, and have a knack for defusing tension.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Amazingly wealthy: If there is one thing you can take to the bank, it is money, and you have a lot of it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sharpe Values: Just because Samantha didn't want to join in on her family's social schmoozing doesn't mean she didn't learn a few tricks from them.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: suspicious: You are suspicious of others and others are often suspicious of you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Inquisitive: You are good at getting to know what you want to know. Secrets are your addiction.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Guilty: At times, you are consumed by remorse for something you did—or think you did.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Impatient: Sometimes things don't happen as quickly as you would want them to, and you don't like that.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Medical knowledge: Moira hasn't visited medschool but years of policework (autopsies included) have taught her some tricks and bits. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Curiosity Killed the Cat: Samantha gets lost in her studies, in her own little world, more often than not....