Midsomer Chronicle - Session Logs

Map of Midsomer
Floorplan to Thomas's house

Prelude Day 1 (1989) - Thomas arrives in Midsomer and meets Shepard.
Prelude Day 2 (1989) - Thomas talks to Shepard some more and decides to stay in Midsomer.
Maria's Embrace (June 2002) - Maria gets kidnapped by the Tzimisce, saved by Javier, caught up in the middle of a firefight, then embraced by Javier.
Prelude phone call (Sept. 2002) - Gracian calls Stranahan in Fort Lauderdale to ask about Thomas.

Monday (mid-January, 2003)

The first roleplay session we did - our writing and characters were being established. Thomas has a patient. Nicola and Devin go to the library.
Continuing from the previous session - the PCs meet at the scene of a motorcycle accident and go on to chat at a cafe, then at Thomas's house.
The end of Monday night and the first half of Tuesday - Devin has an interesting dream sequence. Ryan explores a haunted house on Guillame. Ryan and Thomas meet James.

Tuesday

Devin and Nicola - While Ryan explores Guillame, Devin goes to school. In the evening he finds a bug in his apartment. While Thomas and Ryan entertain James, Devin and Nicola chat with their landlord and with Anatolle.
Thomas and Ryan's late evening - Thomas and Ryan go to City Hall and meet Welsh and the mayor, then walk through the park and meet Chauncey Drace.
The rest of Tuesday night - Nerwen botches Ryan's wits+subterfuge roll while Ryan tries to get info out of a cop-like paramedic. :p Later, Thomas meets Daniel.

Wednesday

Gracian's party - The mayor dies (sorta). The Prince holds a party in which Thomas meets most of the Primogen.

Research Notes - Ryan and Thomas separately went to the library to look up a bunch of stuff about people, places, and events in Midsomer.

Thursday

At the Railroad Tracks - Unabridged. 69 pages. Contains around 20 extra pages of out-of-character commentary about combat rules. Includes our longest session to date (7.5 hours).

In the Park - Thomas visits Chauncey in the park and fails to get any useful information out of him. Thomas meets Persival and talks to a crow.
At the Tracks I - Thomas and Shepard sneak into the train stop to watch the Sabbat activities at the warehouses.
At the Tracks II - Thomas and Shepard break into the warehouses and explore the underground tunnels.
Aftermath - Thomas and Ryan take the staked bodies back to Thomas's house, and have Gracian pick them up.

Friday

Ryan's day - Ryan spends a day at work, then visits James at the Watchtower.
Thomas's evening - Thomas feeds and talks to a lot of animals. He has a phone conversation with Gracian about Thursday's findings.

Saturday

Saturday - Unabridged. 76 pages. Contains all of the original commentary and the events in the order they were played (except for the scene with Devin, which was played last). Begins with early Saturday and ends early Sunday. Includes our 13-hour session. ;)

Early evening - Thomas sends forth his nighthawk spies. He has an interesting patient, and meets some of the independent Gangrel.
Chauncey - Chauncey drops by unexpectedly for a chat.
Messenger for Gracian - Gracian calls and sends Thomas to visit Shepard.
Attack at Shepard's - The Sabbat assault Isle Fontenot. Afterwards, Thomas and Shepard chat until dawn.

Sunday

Daytime - Shepard's house blows up. Ryan investigates.
Early evening - The aftermath on Isle Fontenot. Thomas goes home and talks to his nighthawk spies. Nicola disappears, and Devin becomes Thomas's ghoul. Thomas and Ryan then go to town.

Chauncey again - Thomas and Ryan go to the park behind City Hall and talk to Chauncey at great length.

An Evening at the Carnival - Unabridged. 73 pages. Begins after they leave the park, and ends Monday night at 1 am.

Carnival rides - Thomas, Ryan, and Chauncey travel to the carnival by trolley and enjoy several rides. Then they visit Diamond.
Antor and Abbie - Antor and Abbie are introduced. Ryan finds Foster's necklace in one of his gadget boxes.
The Hunters - Three hunters attack Patches, the ratkin sideshow attraction.
Mostly soft RP/Fast Forward - Ryan gives Thomas some blood to tide him over until he can feed. Ryan goes to work the next day. Thomas spends the first half of Monday feeding and seeing patients.

Monday

Gracian's House - Thomas chats with Gracian and Shepard at Gracian's house.
Chauncey the Refugee - Thomas hunts some more. Chauncey comes by to visit and ends up telling Thomas more than he was supposed to know. He accepts Thomas's offer of asylum from the Sabbat.
Meeting with Ondriasova - Gracian and Thomas meet with Ondriasova about the information that Chauncey provided.