Spikerman's Follies

Francis Cornwall Spikerman, Jr.

A known recluse and multi-billionaire, Francis Cornwall Spikerman became bored one day. He had every gadget and gizmo any man would want. He had countless beautiful gold-digging women groveling at his feet. The man had everything any man could ever desire, yet he was unhappy. He needed something money couldn’t buy, something that would amuse him in his lonely golden years. He needed toys. Human toys. But how to toy with his humans?

One of his favorite things to do was send people to fetch things for him that didn’t exist. He would offer them crisp new 100 dollar bills, and would laugh till he lost continence when they couldn’t find the object he asked for. He actually became aroused at their frustration and disappointment. Then he would chastise them for their sloppy detective work, and deny the prize money. He thrived to mess with peoples minds and make them miserable.

A scavenger hunt would do the trick. He would list nine easily found items, and one item that existed only in his house and hidden away; a thing he knew was one of a kind. He sent out invitations to eight random people from the phone book, with a dangling carrot of two million dollars as a prize. The eight people would be divided into two groups. The group that found all objects on their list first would get the two million to divide between them. The catch was, of course, the prize would never be awarded because not all the objects could be found.

This campfire is an account of the journey of the two groups , and their quest to find the objects. I won’t make you do a bio, but if you can describe your character in your opening chapter, it would be appreciated. You do have to let me know which team you want your player to be on. I am hoping for eight campers, but if I can’t get eight, so be it.

The first team of four scavenger hunters will be called “Spikerman’s Follies”

The second team of four will be called “The Puppets”

You can chose either team, but just write it as part of the story.

The ten objects on the list are:


A baseball autographed by Babe Ruth

Any newspaper from 1890, completely intact

A lock of hair from a famous female movie star

A cat with the letter S naturally appearing in its fur

An Oscar Meyer wiener whistle, original

A porcupine quill box

A lump of fools gold

A John F. Kennedy bobble head

A complete set of lost baby teeth, from the same person

And finally, the object that Spikerman thinks only he possesses; a fake Rollex watch, with an engraving: “To my favorite son, love, Pops.” He tells the scavengers that it was his long lost brother’s watch.

Spikerman is sure that he possesses the only one. Years ago, when his brother was still living at home, Francis Spikerman Senior purchased two cheap, knock-off Rollex watches. He had them engraved the same, and gave one to each son, as a token of his supposed love. Francis thought his father was a cheapskate, but his brother Anthony cherished his watch, and put it in his treasure box. One night, Francis crept into Tony’s bedroom, took the watch and smashed it with a hammer, assuring once again that he would have something his brother did not.

Little did Spikerman know, but another such watch does exist. How it does, the plot will reveal! Join us as Spikerman’s folly unravels!