On Tuesday, December 23, 1890, two strangers boarded the crowded train in Baltimore, Maryland. There were three engines on the train, the first of which had a huge snow plow affixed to it. These were followed by the coal car, a baggage car, a dining car, and three Pullman sleeper cars. The two men found themselves sitting together in the center Pullman sleeper car.

Robert James Blair was 32 years old. A tall, slim man of average appearance, he wore rough clothing and had a thick beard and mustache. His hair was fairly long. He was returning to Cincinnati from Baltimore with his brother’s body. His brother had died of consumption and Blair had come east from his home in Nevada to settle the man’s affairs.

Dr. Johann Jacob Heintz was 30 years old and had only recently started his own practice. He was a plain-looking man of slight build with blonde hair and blue eyes. A pair of gold-rimmed glasses was perched on his nose. He dressed in a very nice suit and wore a fine overcoat with a fur collar. He also wore a silk top hat and carried a physician’s bag and a violin case. Originally from Pennsylvania, his family had moved to Ohio when he was young. He now practiced medicine in Baltimore. He was en route to his sister’s family for the holidays and had safely seen the crate with the four Christmas presents stowed in the baggage car.

On August 3, 2012, I ran the Ravenloft: Masque of the Red Death scenario “Falls Run” by James Wyatt (Dungeon Adventures #67) for Steve and Erik.

Journal entries of the session can be found here:

http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1751-Ravenloft-Masque-of-the-Red-Death-Falls-Run-Part-1
http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1750-Ravenloft-Masque-of-the-Red-Death-Falls-Run-Part-2
http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1749-Ravenloft-Masque-of-the-Red-Death-Falls-Run-Part-3

The game was also video recording. The playlist of nine videos can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1567AAFBD4864D1B

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