Unsleeping City: Boston — Campaign Index
Boston, Late October 1986. The Red Sox lost the World Series. Something cracked. Something woke up.
Player Characters
| Character | Player | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Jackson Laferrière | JoJo | Warlock 3 — Old Scituate / The Undertow | Awakened through near-death |
| Leonard Holloway | Aristenn | Artificer 3 — Inventor | Unawakened |
| Jacques le Coq | Anthilz | Paladin 3 — Oath of the Ice | Awakened since birth |
| Chandler T. Harrow | Freight | Bard 3 — College of Lore | Newly Awakened |
| Bohdan "Bo" Thorruk | Tyler | Druid 3 — Circle of Spores | Awakened from birth |
| Lee Smith | TBD | Rogue 3 — Soulknife | Newly Awakened |
Campaign Notes
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 0 - The Convergence | Session 0 — "Something Woke Up." The night after Game 7. |
| Homebrew Rules | Custom rules for rest, death, and Mighty Deeds. |
Factions
| Faction | Description |
|---|---|
| The Voices of Boston | Supernatural civic guardians — the Vox Libertas, Vox Concordia, Vox Innovatum |
| Harbor Dogs | South Boston motorcycle/longshoreman outfit (Pierre's people) |
| Grey Wolves | Quebec motorcycle club that sent Pierre south |
| Red Saints | South Boston criminal organization |
| The Paranormal Society | Amateur investigators (Leonard's people) |
Key NPCs
Met by the Party
| NPC | Role |
|---|
Locations
Stadiums & Venues
Historic & Civic
- Boston Common
- Faneuil Hall
- Paul Revere House
- Old State House
- Massachusetts State House
- Old North Church
- USS Constitution
Culture & Arts
- Boston Public Library
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Museum of Science
- New England Aquarium
- The Arnold Arboretum
- Boston Public Garden
Music & Nightlife
Architecture & Skyline
Press & Media
Bars & Social
- Bull and Finch Pub ("Cheers" bar)
Key Items
| Item | Holder | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Dreamer's Eye | Lee Smith | Stolen from Marcus Covington; allows Covington to see through it |
Graph View Tips
To keep the graph readable, exclude Sessions from the filter:
path:Sessions/
Link hierarchy:
- Location files → other locations or organizations only
- Organization files → member characters
- Character files → their items
- Session files → excluded from graph (can link freely)
- Location Key NPCs → plain text only (no wikilinks)
Obsidian Setup
See SETUP.md for theme, CSS snippet, and Templater configuration.
GM Obfuscation systems:
> [!warning] GM Onlycallouts — stripped from published Digital Gardenunseen-npcfrontmatter on unmet NPC notes — darkens portrait images- Images in
Images/subfolder (see SETUP.md for processing specs)
To reveal an NPC (party has met them): change dg-publish: false → true, remove dg-content-classes, cssclasses, and tags: [unseen].