Post originally by Swampy at 2003-10-13 18:00:42
Converted from Phorums BB System

I suggest going to a local library and pouring over newspapers from the 1920s, if the library still has microfilm. Lots of info in those newspapers. I did this back in the mid-1980s when I ran a Cuthulhu set in 1920s San Francisco, though I am an east coast guy. Many game ideas can be found there as well and is how I stumbled on my best campaign ever. Why did the ferry accidently sink in the fog? (A real event that I twisted for my evil purposes!) Give the players a photocopy of the front page. Tell them to read it like they would every morning, saying nothing about the article, then let them stumble into the horrors of the truth.

Anyway, if you can find a copy of an old early 1980s game called "Gumshoe" I would suggest getting it as well. Giant 1920s street map of SF, a phone book, and all sorts of other goodies. It was one of those boxed "if you want to shoot the thug, turn to page 221" games. Yes, I am that old! The game was amazingly good for its type.

Plus read lots of good 1920s detective novels.

Thanks for the great review. I would have liked to get this book to revist my old campaign with new victims...players...but looks like I will have to pass.