Shadows in the Fog

         This is a set of notes on the role-playing game, Shadows in the Fog, by Chris Lehrich. It is a game of occult mysteries set in Victorian London. I playtested the alpha version of the rules in July 2003.

Playtest Game (July 2003):

• Characters
• PC Relationship Map
• Possible Portraits
• Liz Henry's Notes on Session #1
• John Kim's Notes on Session #1
• Bill Humphries' Game Notes
• The Forge: Shadows in the Fog playtest (Jul 24, 2003)
• The Forge: Shadows in the Fog - Sim? (Sep 24, 2003)

External Links:

• Official SITF TWiki at shadowsinthefog.com

• Beta Playtest rules, version 5.05a (Zipped PDF)
• Alpha Playtest Rules, version 1.20 (PDF, 1.8M)
• C. Demetrius Morgan's game review
• Age of Paranoia
  A variant of SitF set among Cold-War era spies.
• Ripper Campaign Notes
  A Victorian horror campaign run by the author (Chris Lehrich) using variant Call of Cthulhu rules including tarot cards. i.e. The predecessor of SitF.
• The Forge: New game - Shadows in the Fog - help wanted (Feb 2003)
• The Forge: Shadows in the Fog: New Stuff (Mar 2003)
• The Forge: Shadows in the Fog -- new draft (Jun 2003)
• The Forge: [Shadows in the Fog / Age of Paranoia] (Jul 2004)
• The Forge: [Shadows in the Fog] New Draft (Nov 2004)

Victoriana and Occult Links

• The Victorian Web
  An excellent overview of many Victorian issues, authored by George P. Landow for Brown University's Context 61.
• Dictionary of Victorian London Online
  This is a vast list of short entries on London of 1880-1900, compiled by Lee Jackson. Many entries come Dickens's Dictionary of London (see below).
• The City as Hero: Victorian London in Life and Literature
  Another academic course, though less extensive.
• Dicken's Dictionary of London 1888: An Unconventional Handbook
  An unusual period guide to London, in the form of a dictionary with hundreds of entries on individual sites.
• The Alchemy Virtual Library
  A resource with many texts and especially evocative illustrations from original alchemical works.
• Tarot Readings Site
  This includes the Buryn deck (below) and Rider-Waite. It will give random readings using either deck.
• Casebook: Jack the Ripper
  Details on the Jack the Ripper murders, from which Shadows in the Fog gets its name.