Being in which the director rambles on, and everyone just looks at it to say they "truly understand" his work, a.k.a. the DVD extra no-one uses.

Credits/Acknowledgements

These are all programs or resources I found extremely useful in the construction of the adventures or this site.

Various Notes

• I've stolen an idea from Robert Anton Wilson's _The Illuminatus Trilogy_ in that I have an entity (read the book if you want to know what) imprisoned in the Pentagon.  As is revealed in the prologue for Warp and Weave, the terrorists did not simply want to cause terror - they were fanatical cultists who wished to release the Great Old One.  Admit it - that would explain a LOT of things post 9/11, wouldn't it?
• I've gone with the "Gang of Scoobies" concept - if there are Slayers in my world, none of the Cast has met or heard of one.  I honestly haven't made up my mind.  Thing is, I have a lot of strong-willed players... and they simply wouldn't enjoy playing second fiddle to one person all the time.  Perfectly understandable - I'd have a hard time doing it as well.  When you add in that they're mostly experienced Call of Cthulhu players... so we've ended up with an amalgam between the CoC and BTVS.  This surprised no-one.  
• 1.3 Warp and Weave is a side venture.  Or was.  Originally intended as a side trek to help Erin's player get used to the magic thing (since I noted she wasn't used to it) and to let another player play (even though the main group's getting a bit big for me), it quickly morphed into a full-fledged episode, with some important plot-type things in there.  Consider it my tribute to "The Zeppo".  It may end up being a spin-off, as 1.4 Present Presents was the last "regularly scheduled" episode.  There's a good possiblity we could pick it back up later, but for the nonce, it's in re-runs.
• I really enjoy creating and running BTVS-style adventures.  The conceit of constructing it like a television show really forces a GM to keep it short and snappy.  Making it a series of connected one-shots (with rare exception) allows for that sense of greater purpose, but without the frequent problem I've had of a short period of game time stretching over months of real time.  It also means that the clues leading to big bads needs to be done very *gradually*, which makes things a lot better.  It also makes things easier for the players - for example, the Order of Gescitia has slowly taken shape, allowing the characters whose history include it to gradually become accustomed to it.
  

Notes about Morgantown

A note to realism buffs - this is an idealized version of Morgantown, WV from when I was growing up. I've left quite a bit out, and changed some things, and mixed up chronology.  Feel free to verify details - they just may not be right.

• High Schools - Morgantown High School (MHS) is the only still-solvent high school in town. University High closed a year ago, St. Francis Catholic HS folded three years ago.
  
• WVU - biggest employer in town bar none. Has two campuses -Evansdale and Downtown. Downtown campus houses the Student Union (the Mountainlair). Also runs the PRT, a small-car monorail system that links the two campuses
  
• Dry House - All-ages bar downtown, hosts shows from local and occasionally national bands, indie, alt, goth, punk, metal.
  
• Underground RR - Next door wet-bar to Dry House, similar theme
  
• The Met - an old theater downtown that's been closed for over a decade. Occassionally people can be seen going in and out of it, but the doors are always locked.
  
• Hospitals: Ruby Memorial (part of WVU) and Monongalia General (public)
  
• Stillwell's Used Books - often called "Stealwell's", it also houses a small tea/coffee shop. Basically the only place in town to get occult literature.
  
• Mike's Comics - Only real place in town to get gaming stuff
  
• Mountaineer Mall - A mall. Very typical mall.
  
• Cemetaries - Many. Some new, some very old. Pauper's Field is located outside of town proper.
  
• Underground - WVU's downtown campus is heated by steam; there are tunnels for the steam under most of downtown. Entrances are not secret, but not advertised nor widely known.
  
• EG&G - A Department of Defense and Department of Energy contractor, with a large-ish site located on the edge of town.
  

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