Session Index — Welcome to Hole 1887
Campaign
Game: Monster of the Week
Setting: Hole, Nevada — 1887
Keeper: Kate
Sessions
| # | Session | Date Played | In-Game Date | Mystery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Session 1 | 5th April 2026 | — | Mystery 1, Part 1 |
| 2 | Session 2 | 12th April 2026 | — | Mystery 1, Part 2 |
The Party
| Hunter | Full Name | Player | Playbook | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie | Alfonso Achilles Bachmann | Sean | The Mundane | Travelling musician; voice magic (discovered Session 2); guitar |
| Cuthbert | Cuthbert Lockton-Lloyd | Duncan | The Explorer | Has a magic pocketwatch; carries an ancient sword; member of the Order |
| Doctor Webb | Doctor Wilbur Webb | Brendan | The Healer | Calm negotiator; carries magic balm; extracting snake venom for antivenom |
| Ms March | Ms June March | Nat | The Wronged | Schoolteacher; rides Dewey; wields Sunday Morning (Winchester repeater) |
Characters Met
| Name | First Seen | Role | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cranfield | Session 1 | Homesteader, husband, father | Alive | Grateful; caught in a beartrap outside the Durgin property in Session 2; fully healed by Doctor Webb |
| Cathy Cranfield | Session 1 | Wife, mother | Alive | Exhausted, protective, capable with a shotgun |
| Artemis Cranfield | Session 1 | Their son, Ms March's pupil | Alive | Energetic; helping his dad in the garden |
| Lilybelle Cranfield | Session 1 | Their 10-month-old daughter | Alive | Has a cough; soothed by Doc's balm |
| Hamish Durgin | Session 1 | Durgin patriarch | Alive | Hostile and distrustful; trusted Doctor Webb's logic in Session 2; brokered truce with the Cranfields |
| Luke Durgin | Session 1 | Eldest Durgin son | Alive | Beefy, dirty, pockmarked; has a rash; interested in having it examined by Doctor Webb |
| Richie Durgin | Session 1 | Youngest Durgin son, 14 years old | Alive | Order reply Session 2: "By any means necessary. Top priority." |
| Dan Randy | Session 1 | Randy Saloon owner | Alive | Weak whiskey, strong coffee; soft spot for Doc and Ms March |
| Inkwell Girtle | Session 1 | Mining company worker | Alive | Gave the gang a ride North; owed a butt exam by Doctor Webb |
| Sheriff Coot O'Dougal | Session 1 | Narcoleptic sheriff | Alive | Fell asleep mid-land-sale meeting with the Cranfields |
Locations
| Location | First Seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hole | Session 1 | Current location — came here following clues |
| The Randy Saloon | Session 1 | Local saloon; Alfie plays piano here; run by Dan Randy |
| Cranfield Homestead | Session 1 | North of Hole; neat, garden, chickens; paw prints found in arc around the house |
| Durgin Homestead | Session 1 | Large and dilapidated; animal traps every ten feet; hostile occupants |
| Grunewald Forest | Backstory | Alfie's birthplace |
Monsters & Mysteries
| Mystery | Session | Outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery 1 — The Howlers | Session 1–Session 2 | Resolved | Coyote-type beasts; long distended legs; mimic human voices; weak spot: knees. All three killed by the gang + Durgins + Joseph Cranfield |
Open Threads
Backstory Threads
Session 1 Threads
What made the paw prints around the Cranfield house? Investigate North towards the mountains(Resolved — Howlers)Follow up on the Durgins — session ended with a gunshot(Resolved — truce brokered)Was the Durgin whistling meant to summon the creatures back?(Resolved — howlers mimic voices, not the reverse)- Order message: Richie Durgin must never produce offspring — why?
- Doctor Webb owes Inkwell Girtle a proper butt exam
- What happened to Hamish Durgin's other eight sons?
Session 2 Threads
- Order reply: "By any means necessary. Top priority." — what does the Order intend to do about Richie?
- Alfie's voice triggered an implosion and shattered the windows inward — what is this power?
- Luke Durgin's rash — Doctor Webb offered to examine it; Luke said he may seek him out