THE HAT TRICK
The Hat Trick A Story and Adventure Hook for Darker, Conspiracy Files and Other Supernatural Investigation Games By Roger C. Jones When Ezekiel Wilson's Traveling Stage Show decided to add a magic act to its repertoire, no one could have guessed that it would lead to disaster. Magician Felix Negron had joined their troupe when they visited St. Louis. Wilson thought the man proclaiming that he was a bonafide master of the "Dark Arts" was just part of his shtick. It was indeed a preposterous claim, as Felix had only recently stumbled upon an ancient tome hinting at powerful occult secrets. The struggling stage magician mastered a few spells to delight audiences, but craved more. One night, at a small fairground performance outside of Abilene, Felix would attempt something on a grander scale. Using an old black hat as a focus, he attempted to pull forth something from another plane of existence. The variation on the old "rabbit out of a hat" gimmick had horrific c...
