Stat block (BRP v4 + Stormbringer):
- HDR_H reduced 20→16pt, light cell grows 10→14pt
- Value baseline moved to y=16: cap top y=26, header bottom y=28 → 1.9pt clearance
- ×5 baseline moved to y=30: cap top y=34.7, divider y=36 → 1.3pt clearance
- No overlap between main stat and ×5 percentile at any value 1-20
Cover quick-reference table:
- D1 cover_rule_body was #2A2A2A on #2A2A2A rows — 1:1 contrast, completely invisible
- NC cover_rule_body was #C0D8F0 (fine contrast but unreliable font rendering)
- Both changed to colors.white on dark rows: 14-17:1 contrast
- cover_rule style font changed to Helvetica-Bold 8.5pt for reliable glyph rendering
StatBlock updated in both BRP (v4) and Stormbringer build scripts:
- Header band now 20pt (was 12pt), split into two zones
- Upper zone: stat label (STR, CON, SIZ etc.) in white/gold
- Thin accent divider line
- Lower zone: stat×5 percentile ('55%', '80%' etc.) same style
- Main stat value in light cell unchanged
- Page budget: +8pt per character, well within buffer on all sheets
Affects all six characters in all three scenarios:
Night Crawler, Day One, Stormbringer Kelen's Pact
6 Midjourney prompts for Sable Kress, Juno Rhee, Viktor Drav,
Tal Morgan, Reina Vasquez, Petra Amis.
Art direction: cinematic neo-noir, painterly digital oil painting,
augments subtle and grounded (NOT generic sci-fi neon-overload).
Includes PDF swap-in instructions and style drift correction notes.
Night Crawler:
- Rajdhani Bold font for all headers/character names
- ShareTechMono for stats/body — technical terminal aesthetic
- Complete colour audit: all contrast ratios 6:1+ (was 1.2:1 for some NC pairs)
- Cyan ONLY used on dark backgrounds; dark navy on all light backgrounds
- Dark derived-stats strip so cyan labels are always readable
Both scenarios:
- HP and SAN tracks now full-width, stacked, not side-by-side
- Box size 20pt (was 15pt), numbers 9pt bold (was 7pt)
- No milestone text below boxes (was causing 3pt clearance = visual overlap)
- Every 5th box shaded differently for quick orientation
- Portrait placeholder column (Midjourney art can be swapped in)
- Augment/What You Know moved to back page for better front-page breathing room
Event 91 (Night Crawler): 6 neo-noir operatives for Neo-Ashford 2087
- Sable Kress (Fixer), Juno Rhee (Ghost), Viktor Drav (Muscle)
- Tal Morgan (Tech), Reina Vasquez (Medic), Petra Amis (Analyst)
- Each with augment section, HP + Sanity tracks side by side
Event 159 (Day One): 6 London survivors for 17 May 2026
- Kira, Dev, Maggie, Olu, Priya, Tom
- Each with 'What You Know' section, HP + Sanity tracks
- Two-page layout: front (stats/skills/equip/special/tracks), back (background/hook/notes)
Theme system: night_crawler (electric cyan on dark navy) vs day_one (emergency red on near-black/parchment)
- HP track Flowable with numbered boxes, milestone markers
- Front page: stats/skills/portrait/equipment/demon/HP track
- Back page: physical description/background/hook/quote/notes
- Fixed cover thumbnail overflow (95pt fixed width)
- Corrected HP formula throughout (Stormbringer 1e rule)
HP = CON modified by SIZ (not CON+SIZ):
- SIZ 9-12: no modifier
- SIZ above 12: +1 per point above 12
- SIZ below 9: -1 per point below 9
Corrected HP values:
- Davin Kell: 28 -> 16 (CON 14, SIZ 14 +2)
- Ysolde: 21 -> 11 (CON 11, SIZ 10 +0)
- Cray: 21 -> 12 (CON 12, SIZ 9 +0)
- Sarath: 24 -> 13 (CON 13, SIZ 11 +0)
- Brenn: 28 -> 16 (CON 15, SIZ 13 +1)
- Lian: 22 -> 12 (CON 12, SIZ 10 +0)
Portraits for Davin Kell, Ysolde of Vilmir, Cray, Sarath the Twice-Turned,
Captain Brenn, and Lian. Each prompt includes demon-bound item detail and
matches the established Young Kingdoms art direction (1970s painterly,
Michael Whelan style, jewel tones and deep shadow).
6 pre-generated characters with full stats, skills, equipment, backgrounds,
and demon-bound items. Characters: Davin Kell (mercenary), Ysolde of Vilmir
(scholar-sorcerer), Cray (cutpurse), Sarath the Twice-Turned (former cultist),
Captain Brenn (sailor), Lian (devotee of Law).
New art assets for Is Love the Answer:
09 Serenthis — second image, different pose/scene
10 Mira Chen — NPC portrait, human xenobiologist
11 RR'raan — player character portrait, Kzin reconnaissance
12 Foolish Endeavour rising from Ringworld surface
13 Survey vessel descending toward Ringworld
14 Wide Ringworld inner surface landscape
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Scene art added:
91-ART-01 Cover: aerial Neo-Ashford, arcology towers / Undertow neon
91-ART-02 The Slab: dystopian market, child and the note
91-ART-03 Reth's squat: wall of notes, corkboard, the photograph
91-ART-04 The Junction: filament hub, six figures tiny below
91-ART-05 Three bodies: Feed Corridor, ribcages opened like flowers
91-ART-06 Primary node: through gallery glass, entity spreading
Combined with existing 5 NPC portraits — scenario now has complete art coverage
- scenarios/art/event-92/ — all 11 images, named and indexed in README
- apps/event-92-last-train/assets/ — same set, ready for app embedding
- scenarios/midjourney-prompts-master.md — master prompts for all 8 scenarios
Art covers:
01 Cover (tunnel run / Conductor)
02 Van Cortlandt murder
03 Platform sprint
04 Reflection vision
05 Lester Creed portrait
06 The Black Conductor (entity)
07 Third Rail Choir sigil
08 Sister Marion Vale portrait
09 Stillwell Avenue terminal
10 Brass token (prop/handout)
11 Subway car interior (bonus)
Single-file HTML GM tool for the Thursday 2pm ChaosiumCon UK 2026 session.
Covers timer, act pacing, NPC cards, clue tracker, handouts, player stat tracker (HP/POW/PP), reference tables, and pinboard.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Full scenario document with 3-act structure, 6 pre-gens, 7 NPCs with stat blocks,
clue trail, handouts, moral choice framework, and GM notes. Updated library README
and con prep doc with event details.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Complete scenario markdown with full stat blocks for all 6 pre-gen investigators
- Full GM companion HTML app (standalone, offline-ready)
- Manifestation meter (5-pip tracker) replacing entity presence
- Tone management guide (comedy-to-horror transition per act)
- Henderson's arc preserved as central tragic beat
- Midnight deadline clock mechanic
- All handouts embedded (H1-H4) with period-appropriate styling
- Clue tracker, SAN tracker, full NPC roster with secrets
- 11 Midjourney prompts in established style
- Emergency red / signal amber palette (vs Night Crawler's cyberpunk cyan)
- NHS Emergency Alert full-screen simulation (📱 ALERT button)
- Reportage ink-sketch SVG portraits for all 6 major NPCs
- Live session timer with hard deadline alerts at 1:15, 2:15, 2:30, 3:05
- 12-clue tracker with essential/optional tagging and fallback notes
- 10 handouts with act-tagged cards and ⛶ Show to Players mode
- 6 PC stat trackers: HP/SAN/MP adjusters, Bitten/Injured/Insane/Dead flags
- Acts screen: tabbed Intro/I/II/III/Epilogue with all beats, social media feeds, fast-tracks
- SAN quick-reference modal from any screen
- GM-only truth panel (Meridian Biosciences/COBR backstory)
- LocalStorage persistence for all session state
- Touch-optimised, 48px targets, responsive sidebar/bottom-nav
- Complete three-act structure following master template
- Overriding story: Meridian Biosciences / MX-9 / COBR containment decision
- Plot summary (GM's truth), player experience arc
- Introduction with individual character read-alouds and alert delivery
- Act One: Something Is Wrong — bus crash, first infected, market breaks
- Act Two: The Long Walk South — Blue Anchor, pharmacy, reanimation, cordon
- Act Three: Bridge or River — Tower Bridge negotiation or RIB at Bankside Pier
- Epilogue with four outcome states and closing read-aloud
- 5 major NPCs with full stat blocks (Fatima, Callum, Sharif, Marcus, Helen, Pete)
- 6 pre-generated characters with stats, hooks, and motivation
- 12-clue trail with essential/optional split and fallbacks
- 11 handouts listed with format specifications
- Zombie quick reference table
- 9 artwork assets with reportage ink sketch style and generation prompts
- The Tangent: Day Two / Meridian investigation follow-up
- Full GM notes on lethality, pacing, Helen, Marcus, and the cordon moment
Issues fixed:
1. buildNPCs (and 23 other functions) were missing — lost when the ACT_DATA
block replacement accidentally deleted the switchAct→renderRefContent section
2. Duplicate const REF_DATA declaration (old literal + new JSON.parse version)
3. Stray </body></html> embedded inside the script content from prior botched edit
4. Final unescaped apostrophe: 'don\'t' in renderActContent
All 40 functions confirmed present. Node --check: ZERO SYNTAX ERRORS.
Root cause: ACT_DATA and REF_DATA objects were built using Python
string escaping that left unescaped apostrophes in single-quoted JS
strings (Reth's, entity's, don't, it's, Jed's, Sable's etc.) and
at least one unclosed template literal causing downstream parse failures.
Fix: ACT_DATA and REF_DATA are now stored as proper JSON in
<script type='application/json'> tags and loaded via JSON.parse().
All text content uses HTML entities for apostrophes and special chars.
Zero escaping ambiguity possible.
Node.js --check confirms: NO SYNTAX ERRORS.
Backtick count now 28 (even = all template literals properly closed).
Complete rebuild addressing all feedback:
LAYOUT
- Two-column layout for 13" laptop/tablet (200px sidebar + content)
- Sidebar collapses to bottom nav on narrow screens (<800px)
- CSS grid with proper areas, no overflow hidden tricks
- All touch targets min 48px, adj buttons 42×42px
READABILITY
- --text: #eeeefc, --text-sub: #b8b8d8, --text-muted: #7878a0 (captions only)
- Base 15px, card body p 15px, headings 16-18px
- No dark text on dark background anywhere
- Goal boxes, callouts, pacing notes all use --text
- Stat blocks use --text-sub (not dim)
- Generous line-height 1.55-1.75 throughout
FULLSCREEN OVERLAYS (portraits + handouts)
- ALWAYS has visible '← Back' button at top-left of screen
- Back button is cyan bordered, large (min 48px), obvious
- Portrait overlay: image fills available height, centered
- Handout overlay: scrollable text, readable 17px serif
- Both have 'Mark Shown to Players' action button
- Shown state persists and shows on card
STATE TRACKING (new)
- Locations: tap to mark visited (green dot + strikethrough)
- Clues: tap cycles pending → found → missed with color
- NPCs: 'Mark Introduced' button, shows ✓ badge
- Handouts: 'Mark Shown' on card and in overlay
- Portraits: 'Mark Shown' button in overlay
- Clue progress badge on nav: X/7 essential found
- All state persists in localStorage
PINNING SYSTEM (new)
- Pin any NPC to home screen quick-access bar
- Pinned items appear as large amber buttons at top of Home
- One-tap access to most-needed items mid-session
- Unpin with ✕ button
SESSION NOTES
- Textarea per act for GM notes during session
- Persists in localStorage
ACTS
- Location items are tappable with 'Details' button
- Details panel expands inline below location
- Visited locations get checkmark + strikethrough
- Notes field at bottom of each act
Five Midjourney-generated NPC portraits in dystopian noir illustration style
replacing previous placeholder SVG artwork.
Characters and artwork:
- Sable Morn: dramatic black/white ink wash portrait, high collar coat,
looking past viewer, extreme chiaroscuro from above
- Damos Reth: gaunt figure in data vest, glowing eyes, underground tunnel,
haunted expression
- Jed Osler: behind the bar, amber light, mechanical prosthetic arm on
counter, watchful presence
- Dr Yava Chen: reading glasses, hands clasped, laboratory setting,
analytical intensity with unsettling quality
- Scratch: young woman, glowing amber cybernetic eye, rainy dystopian
cityscape, street fighter stance
Assets:
- Embedded as base64 JPEG data URIs in app (280x373, 14-25 KB each)
- Full-resolution versions in scenarios/art/event-91/npc-*.jpg (600px wide)
- All artwork generated with Midjourney per art direction in scenario doc
App now 225 KB total, fully self-contained.
Single-file GM app per app-template spec. All data embedded, no internet required.
Screens:
- Home: session dashboard, timer, checkpoint table, player roster
- Acts: tabbed panels (Intro / Act I / Act II / Act III / Epilogue) with all
locations, key mechanics, pacing notes, moral choice breakdown
- NPCs: all 7 NPCs with physical description, motivation, what they know,
stat blocks, disposition colour coding (friendly/neutral/hostile/compromised)
- Clues: tap-to-cycle tracker (none/found/missed) for all 7 essential + 6
optional clues, with fallback triggers
- Handouts: all 5 handouts with fullscreen player-facing display mode;
styled per type (normal / handwritten / terminal)
- Players: HP/SAN/PP tracker with +/- controls and status tags for all 6 PCs
- Reference: SAN table, skill rolls, BRP quick-reference, entity mechanics
Features:
- Live session timer with hard deadline alerts at 2:15 and 3:05
- Progress bar with act labels
- SAN quick-reference modal from any screen
- LocalStorage persistence for PC stats and clue tracking
- Dark noir theme: black bg, cyan/amber neon accents
- Touch-optimised, 48px tap targets, one-hand operable
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