Chumming the Waters.
Newport, Oregon. 2025
The Agents meet in a windowless office of the conjoined Newport City Hall and Police station. The Murder of Sebastian Carter - Agent Thorn. A local Senior Detective and Delta Green asset has prompted their activation under the guise of an attached Federal investigation team. Crime scene photos reveal a brutal scene in Thorn's suburban residence, his bedroom is covered in blood, occult symbols and Akklo words written in blood:
“Nog gof'nn ot mgepog, mgfm'latghnah ah gn'th'bthnk ot fhtagn.”
“Come children of the deep, cold is the blood of the dreaming.”
The coroner's report explores the damage inflicted. Thorn was strangled unconscious, tied to a chair, tortured for hours, robbed and then burned alive.
The Torture is documented along with the report:
- Aspiration signs of Waterboarding are present, water in lungs.
- Deep tissue electrical burns on feet and hands, premortem.
- Numerous broken and fractured bones.
Change of Plans.
While their CO begins to explain possible leads and occult implications the briefing is interrupted by Agent Thalposis and Tesla barging into the meeting room. Thalposis is an imposing and prepared man, handing their CO a letter stamped with a green triangle and addressing the gathered agents with authority.
He is assuming operational command, T-Cell will be helming the reins and ensures the room that orders come down from A cell and to take up any complaints with them.
- Keep Thalposis arrogant and micromanaging.
- CO isn't happy but follows the new orders, discontent obvious.
Thalposis explains the situation and operation goals. He will run interference and lead the official investigation steering it away from the Agents. He explains the Perps wanted something. The house was ransacked, a small safe was emptied and the torture suggests questioning. The location of a Personal Green Box is possibly the target of the attack.
The Agents are assigned to investigate it and provided with a code Thorn used for everything: 1928.
- Antagonize the Agents for any questions or disagreement.
- Keep Thalposis and Tesla condescending and haughty.
The Green Box.
Located in a remote location, a simple mechanical lock opens with the code. Generate a Box worthy of 15 years of service. There are no signs of recent activity within or around the Green box.
Along with the generated contents a locked foot locker contains:
- Soot coated family ring with fish-men iconography.
- Exquisitely pale gold and jewelry.
- Ritual garbs and paraphernalia - Esoteric Order of Dagon trophies.
- Small smashed Basalt Idol - Cthulhu.
- The Innsmouth report.
- A list of European Family names. Peschereccio and six others are written down and crossed out along with a date and tally.
Searching everything requires hours, successfully exploring suggests a Deep one cult is pursuing revenge. Thalposis calls once the Agents have finished calling them in for a briefing to cover the green box with his team.
The Ambush.
As the first clues fall into place the Agents come under attack. The Peschereccio Siblings have been laying in wait heavily armed and prepared for this moment for days.
- Make it Sudden.
- Make it Intense.
- Make it Cinematic.
- Make it Lethal.
- Make it Personal.
Don't kill the Agents instantly, Let them try to fight back and process the hopelessness of the situation. Once incapacitated the Siblings approach demanding answers from the dying, They show photos of bodies burned, shot or hacked apart beyond recognition along with numerous bloody crime scenes that tell a long history of violence targeting entire families. Many of the victims are children. Next photos taken of T-Cell from a distance, The Agents have no answers that will change their fate
“COLD BLOOD RUNS DEEP”
- Surprise players with Second Pregens.
The Hybrids finish off the dying agents as perspectives change, one thing is certain the Sibling’s Targets are not among them.
The Peschereccio Siblings:
The Firebombing of the L'uomo che baciò un pesce seafood and grill In San Diego 2011, during a large reunion, resulted in the deaths of 36 members of the Peschereccio Family. The incident was hastily tied to organised crime and gangland violence. However, Operation Trinity Vessel was a targeted attack against recently flagged genetic lineage of deep one hybrids. During the massacre 5 Siblings managed to escape, but more attempts on their lives followed, fleeing into obscurity and finding refuge amongst fringe rural communities. In the years following the Eldest began to change and the call to the deep became impossible to ignore, so they used any means to find those responsible.
- Dreams of the Sleeper.
The Youngest has begun receiving genetic memories of her parents, experiencing hypergeometric spells and encounters with T-Cell days prior to the attack.
- Internet Detectives
Years of preparation and luck leads to Newport after a feel-good national report brings Agent Thorn to light, recognizing Sebastian Carter. Focusing their investigation, through newspaper clippings, private investigators and old police reports the Siblings identify each member of T-Cell.
Their Goals are simple:
- Kill T-Cell.
- Torture a confession out of each if possible.
Picking up where the dead left off
The Siblings now have access to the Greenbox or contents depending on the Agent's actions. Everything reinstates the activity of T-Cell and, likely, a government conspiracy.
- While investigating or hiding the bodies. Thalposis calls the dead agents to check in.
If the Siblings answers give them away or the Agents fail to respond to two more calls he assumes them dead and the phone compromised. Pretending to be the agents can buy more time to help locate or mislead T-Cell.
Otherwise they'll likely see him on the local news from earlier in the day leading a press conference at the town hall and misleading the public about the assassination.
Once T-Cell becomes suspicious they will begin to employ the local authorities to assist in combating the Siblings.
T-Cell
T-Cell has successfully carried out numerous attacks on flagged hybrid genetics, following direct contact with A cell the group became specialized in assassination over investigation.
- Sebastian Carter - Agent Thorn.
40, Senior Detective, Tortured and killed by the Siblings.
- Leo Armitage - Agent Thalposis
42, Senior Supervisory Special Agent, Experienced Agent leads T-Cell with cold detached calculation.
- Howard Poole - Agent Temple
36, DEA Agent, Gun happy dirty cop, quick to violence and enjoys targeting civilians.
- Izaiah West - Agent Tesla
34, FBI Special Agent, By the books and sheepish.
- Abigail Williams - Agent Tachyon
36, Psychiatrist - Magician, Eager to discover more of the unnatural and is willing to take prisoners.
Best served cold.
What follows should be a game of cat and mouse, T-Cell should be careful but busy following leads and trying to find and identify the Sibling.
- The Hideout
The Sibling’s base of operations is an unassuming beach-front airbnb on Thorn’s debit card and account. Purposefully used to lure in members of T-Cell. Filled with Weapons, Armour, ritual arranged genitals of Thorn and booby trapped with Homemade Explosives.
T-Cell will discover it with some snooping and assault the building once they're certain the Agents are dead.
- Stealth
Targeting T-Cell before they become actively aware of the sibling’s intentions is likely to have the best results. The discovery of the Agent's death can quickly make Newport a warzone. With stolen and counterfeit credentials the Siblings can get past local police under the guises of Feds and into the Town Hall to discreetly or loudly kill their Targets. The use of Thorn's Accounts to mislead T-Cell or lure them in.
- Carnage
Local police are not prepared for a running gun fight. Sudden violent conflict is always on the side of the Siblings. Carrying out bomb attacks will spread the police force thin and kill agents from a distance. The attention drawn in makes it harder for the Siblings and T-Cell to work covertly as other agencies and national guards swoop in.
T-Cell Timeline
T-Cell plans to gather as much information as possible, suspecting a network of Hybrids are responsible for the attack and likely already fled the area. Not expecting a fight, the deaths of the Agents will make the group far more cautious. However until that point they're arrogant professionals certain about their assumptions.
T-Cell will cover up the ambush site once aware with the help of local police. Blaming Militia groups or terrorists targeting law enforcement.
- Agent Thalposis and Agent Temple.
Canvas town, investigating Thorn's movements and asking around for sightings of strangers in town.
If the Dead Agents are discovered they hone in on the Air Bnb and gather a swat team.
Driving a simple Rental and armed with moderate armor and weapons the duo will fight back and call in local police for back up if attacked openly.
- Agent Tesla and Agent Tachyon.
Secure Thorn's residence, slowly searching through the house and covertly removing or destroying anything connected to the program or unnatural.
They leave the building to smoke and call family, they'll join the other agents for the raid.
The duo are lightly armed and look to avoid any fights, calling for back up or fleeing for the safety of Town Hall.
Conclusion:
Killing T-Cell is a success, otherwise is a failure.
Pregens:
- Agent: - Government Suit
STR 10 CON 12 DEX 12 INT 14 POW 10 CHA 12
HP 11 WP 12 SAN 60
Skills:
Alertness 50%, Athletics 55%, Criminology 60%, Computer Science 50%, Dodge 55%, Drive 60%, Firearms 65%, Forensics 50%, First Aid 30%, HUMINT 50%, Law 50%, Stealth 50%, Search 60%, Persuade 40%, Occult 35% Unarmed Combat 50%, Unnatural 5%
Bonds: Wife, Pet Dog, Co-workers
- Siblings - Deep One Hybrids
STR 17 CON 15 DEX 12 INT 13 POW 12 CHA 8
HP 16 WP 12
Armor: 1 Point Flabby hide
Skills:
Alertness 60%, Athletics 55%, Computer Science 50%, Demolitions 40%, Disguise 60%, Dodge 55%, Drive 60%, Firearms 60%, First Aid 30%, Heavy Machinery 50%, Heavy Weapons 40%, HUMINT 50%, Melee Weapons 35%, Occult 50%, Search 60%, Stealth 50%, Swim 75%, Unarmed combat 50%, Unnatural 50%.
Bonus 50 points to spend in specialisation
Talents:
Almost Human
Partially Amphibious
Inhuman Movement
Eldest Sibling Talent: Mutations.
The Eldest Sibling has begun to change for the Sea.
It can only communicate with its siblings.
Loses CHA and gains a permanent -30% to any Social Skills
Gains 1d8 in each stat and 2 Armour, +d4 bonus damage in Unarmed Melee
Youngest Sibling Talent: Rituals.
The Youngest Sibling has access to any ritual, but must pass a -20% test to ensure they know the correct process.
T-Cell Agents can use Government suits with a bonus 100 Skill points.
Credits
COLD BLOOD RUNS DEEP was written by Lovecraft's Cat Herder for the 2025 Shotgun Scenario contest.
Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-7bIg_fakhujCDBzq44rqOItu5L9ezRTfgEP54uTYQw/edit