World War Cthulhu - Operation Escapism
Part 2 Carnven
After being challenged at the check point (see check point map) Julie is on the road at #3 , and the rest takes cover Thorsten in the ditch , Howard in the shrubs at #5 and Bryan at #4. Julie answered the challenge, but is mistaken for German forces. The British soldiers who are manning the checkpoint open fire with a Lewis gun. after a brief exchange of gun fire , Julie manages to persuaded the defenders to stand down and the they are shown to the company HQ. The HQ is in the harbour side public house ” The Last Lifeboat”. There is a lone NCO in charge of about 30 men. They have been stationed in the island for about 2 years and in the last few months has taken its toll on them , when they lost all of their commanding officers. Julie persuades the NCO that she should take over command. Bryan attends a rather strange church service , after wards he finds a trap doors in the floor behind the altar. From where Bryan can hear chanting coming from. Thorsten tries the get to the root of the radio issue. He finds he can get communication from one set to anther , but not with anything outside the island. Thorsten is disturbed by a strange voice over the radio “Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn“. Howard finds a boat work shop and sets about making IED’s from earthenware bottles and Lewis gun ammo. With the whole party helping Howard, Bryan goes outside for a break. He looks sky ward to see the stars spinning . this quickly fades to blackness as he passes out.
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