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Are there any good scenarios based on the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" story?

The actual setting (Call of Ctulhu, D&D, whatever) isn't even that important as I plan to adapt it to my own setting anyway, but would be nice to be able to start from a solid story.

Edit: just to be clear, I'm not really looking for a literal scenario based on the Hounds story, I can pick up the Holmes story for that. Rather, any interpretations of this story in a fantasy/horror style would be the idea.

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More like the thematic elements surrounding the story. I always found it quite a chilling story and would like to be able to reproduce it in a fantasy/horror setting. – Sam Nov 8 '10 at 15:37
As a pointer: look for Call of Cthulhu stuff featuring the Hound(s) of Tindalos. (There aren't many such scenarios). This creature is close, in feel, to the Hound of the Baskervilles. – Graham Nov 8 '10 at 16:00
Edited it with more info. – Sam Nov 8 '10 at 22:51

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Howls in the Night, a 2e D&D Ravenloft adventure, is very Baskervillian.

"The Mists of Ravenloft draw close, surrounding unfortunate travelers in their clammy embrace. When they part, they reveal the land of Mordent, a domain of rolling moors and woods, beautiful by day and terrifying by night. A new danger lurks in the haunted moors: hounds whose mournful howls and murderous jaws trap the townsfolk in their homes at night. At the heart of it all lies a curse laid a century ago, and a tale of bitter tragedy. Even now, you can hear the howls in the night...

Howls in the Night is a dark fantasy murder mystery - but one in which the victim has been dead for 100 years! Alternate adventure backgrounds allow the Dungeon Master to choose one of four possible conclusions."

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I believe Cthulhu by Gaslight has a Holmes-esque story called "The Yorkshire Horrors"... As far as I can recall it involves running around the moors trying to thwart some cosmic menace. It incorporates Conan Doyle's characters in minor roles.

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Yes, of course. That's First Edition Cthulhu by Gaslight. Here is a review: rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11399.phtml – Graham Nov 9 '10 at 14:36

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