Three Pillars: Second Chance
Session 17
Darkness and Light
The Flaming One
Both of you are perched on a catwalk about 3 stories over the factory floor. There are guards about, and something going on down below.
The Flaming One
Damon had just released the Dogs on Fire... err, War.
The Flaming One
Penny, how much are you pumped right now?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Yup. Let the "Mad Howlers" through.
Penny Gronbeck
stamina 4, everything else is normal.
The Flaming One
Damon: Are you asking them to target anywhere, or just letting them go?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I am sending them against the men on the factory floor. And then I'm gonna ward myself.
The Flaming One
Okay. What type of ward?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Just to stay out of my immediate area. Being five feet in diameter. Just a little spirit circle.
The Flaming One
Okay, roll, diff 6.
The Flaming One
Meanwhile....
Justin Robinson-Prickett
2 successes
The Flaming One
You can see the people working below. The men are working over the table; it is still hard to see exactly what they are doing.
Penny Gronbeck
can I focus in closer or do I have to get closer?
The Flaming One
Suddenly, there is a large rattling, as one of the lowest catwalks above rattles...
The Flaming One
Ivy: You can attempt to focus... (Life 3, diff 6)
Penny Gronbeck
fail.
The Flaming One
Damon: You can feel a faint shield come to life around you...
The Flaming One
Ivy: You try to focus, but your eyes just water..
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Faint shield... ugh.
The Flaming One
Suddenly, the catwalk warps and falls with the shriek of metal...
Penny Gronbeck
I'm looking at the catwalk, since it's closer.
Penny Gronbeck
and louder.
The Flaming One
From your perch, you can see it crash into the floor below. You can see the people, warned by the sound, trying to scramble out of the way...
The Flaming One
Ivy and Damon: If you look closely at the area near the catwalk, you can see blurs of motion---Damon's "friends" raising havoc.
The Flaming One
The catwalk lands partially on, partially off the platform. One guard, unfortunate enough not move, is crushed instantly. A few of the barrels are knocked to the side, but the main table seems undisturbed.
The Flaming One
With the scrambling, you can see that there are four bodies, not just one, laid out on the table.
Penny Gronbeck
how are they laid out?
The Flaming One
Damon, when the scrambling begins, you can feel the bubble of power---something in progress---down below waver and shake for a bit. The shear power of it makes you a little queasy.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Spirit or Prime energy?
The Flaming One
Ivy: They are one next to the other, unclothed. There appears to be no marks on the body, but there is some sort of equipment plugged into various parts.
Penny Gronbeck
electrical?
The Flaming One
Damon: Both. And some Entropy. And maybe some others.
The Flaming One
Ivy: Hard to tell at this distance. Maybe?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Oh, man.
The Flaming One
Meanwhile, the guards are looking all about. Make some stealth rolls, diff 7, now.
Penny Gronbeck
I'll fail that.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
5 successes
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I am ninja
Penny Gronbeck
my dice hate me.
The Flaming One
One of the guards, looking around, catches a glimpse of Ivy on the cat-walk. He yells something and more heads turn...
Penny Gronbeck
well, I've been spotted, might as well head down. I'd like to start boosting my physicals some more now, please.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Hrm. Time for some guns to jam.
The Flaming One
Okay... Initiative rolls.
Penny Gronbeck
14.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
10
The Flaming One
Ivy starts sprinting down the catwarlk towards the junction she hopes goes down. As she does so, she notices a gunman on the upper catwalk aiming and taking fire at her...
The Flaming One
Ivy: You can dodge with -1 dice.
Penny Gronbeck
sounds good to me.
Penny Gronbeck
dif?
The Flaming One
6
Penny Gronbeck
I'll fail.
The Flaming One
Bullets strafe all around you. You dodge and weave, somehow avoiding most, but one tags you...
The Flaming One
Take two, unless you want to forgo pumping and try to soak it off...
Penny Gronbeck
I'll soak.
The Flaming One
diff 6.
Penny Gronbeck
and I will, too! 3 successes.
The Flaming One
The bullet stings, but your unnatually tough skin keeps it but a scrape.
Penny Gronbeck
guns are lame.
The Flaming One
Damon: You see ivy start downwards and the men all tracking her. They have not seen you, it appears. Stupid minions.
The Flaming One
Okay, trying to get one person's guns, or all of them?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Hmm. Perhaps they should take care of their guns better. Salt water all around, sawdust... all of them, please.
The Flaming One
Well, that's going to be difficult, as there are many of them all about. Diff 6, each success will effect one person (so you aren't going to get them *all* in one shot)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
4 successes
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I'd like to target the ones closest to Ivy.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
The ones with the cleanest shots.
The Flaming One
Okay... you feel the waves of probability shifting....
The Flaming One
Justin: Could you have someone call Jamey at work and tell him the IP? ICQ and mail are down for him (he can send out, but not recieve).
Penny Gronbeck
Justin just crashed.
The Flaming One
Lovely. Well, hopefully someone will call jamey.. (I'll boot the false justin then...?)
Penny Gronbeck
he says he can't call Jamey.
Dina O'Shire
teddy's here! teddy can play... teddy is good! ;)
The Flaming One
Ah. Hmm... I think I have the number, but its *way* long distance for me (that's why I asked you first...)
Penny Gronbeck
hm.
The Flaming One
Well, while Justin boots... I'll be back...
The Flaming One
Hi Jamey! MJK
Dina O'Shire
jamey!
Jamey Minnis
heya all!
Penny Gronbeck
Hi Jamey!
Jamey Minnis
what happenned to the Yotes, Teddy? ; >
Jamey Minnis
some days the net hates me...
Dina O'Shire
duuuuuuuude... after 12 wins...
Dina O'Shire
come on, man!
Jamey Minnis
heh.
Dina O'Shire
heath says to suck him...
The Flaming One
Justin still booting?
Jamey Minnis
slurp. slurp.
Penny Gronbeck
yeah, he's working on it.
The Flaming One
Okay...
Dina O'Shire
'course, your st louis boys are kinda kickin' some ass, eh?
Penny Gronbeck
he's online, should be with us in a moment.
The Flaming One
Oh, Teddy... Matt can't make it tonight...
Dina O'Shire
fuck! so no france?
The Flaming One
Well, I could do your cell....
Jamey Minnis
heh. that's irony for you...
Penny Gronbeck
no kidding...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And there was the crash of the day!
Dina O'Shire
heh! dina's goin' down firing... if at all... ;)
The Flaming One
Hopefully that's all the crashes...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Dina goes down firing? Man, I feel sorry for Henry. And Sara
Penny Gronbeck
what does she fire, is the question.
The Flaming One
I don't wanna know.. meanwhile...
Dina O'Shire
hey! their not lesbians yet...
Penny Gronbeck
'yet'. heh.
The Flaming One
Plans for this turn, boy and girl?
Penny Gronbeck
I was going to hurt something. Other than myself, that is.
Jamey Minnis
whoosh. today is not a good day for me and remote computers, so be forewarned...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
This turn? Countermagick on the energy bubble. Time for these fools to meet their master.
The Flaming One
Uvy: Still have a bit to get down, but there are some guards on the way.
The Flaming One
(Ivy...errr)
Penny Gronbeck
can I boost this time?
The Flaming One
You can... but remember you probably *are* going to be shot at...
Penny Gronbeck
I was going to boost dexterity.
The Flaming One
Okay... make the roll. as you run ...
Penny Gronbeck
1.
The Flaming One
1 up then.
The Flaming One
Meanwhile, below: YOu can see some of the guards forming a perimiter while others try to get in better positions. One of the men is screaming at the workers near the body. They return to what they were doing. The woman is looking side to side, as if scanning for something.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Oh that bitch be mine...
The Flaming One
Damon: You can feel the power gather again as you try to distrupt.... diff 8.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Rat bastards! Gonna spend a willpower.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
You're gonna hate me...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
5 successes.
The Flaming One
Why...? Botch? :)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
If I botched, you'd love me.
The Flaming One
;p
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I think I'm channelling Jeff.
The Flaming One
I want you to channel Matt!
Penny Gronbeck
I'd tell you you suck, but really I'm just envious.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I'm on your side!
Penny Gronbeck
exactly.
Penny Gronbeck
I'm getting shown up by my boyfriend.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Later you can get felt up by your boyfriend.
Penny Gronbeck
yeah, when we get out of this, there's going to be some serious making out.
The Flaming One
Damon: You watch the twisting of the magic as it unfolds, getting its pattern. Your fingers start working... it is difficult, but you begin to feel something... There are defenses... you feel them too.. you think you have most of them now... yes! The defenses are almost gone. A push and you should be able to destrupt them directly.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
All too easy.
The Flaming One
A few more of the guards aim towards Ivy. There is a lot of cursing... guns jaming or misfiring... but one manages to get off a round...
Penny Gronbeck
oh, great....
The Flaming One
You can dodge again (-1 die)
Penny Gronbeck
one success.
The Flaming One
Ivy: The bullets ricochet left and right, you almost manage to dodge them all, but the errant bullet strikes again...
Penny Gronbeck
I gotta get thicker skin...
The Flaming One
Take two.
The Flaming One
Meanwhile... As the power fluctuates below, someone you did not notice before calls out. A pale looking man, dressed not too well, sweat on his brow. and points directly at Damon!
Penny Gronbeck
what kind?
The Flaming One
Lethal.
Penny Gronbeck
ow!
The Flaming One
That's bullets for you.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
How did he see me? Hmm... Who's ass to kick? So many choices...
The Flaming One
I think you called attention to yourself with that magic you're throw'n around (5 successes? YOu think that can be ignored?)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Of course not. They'll have to kneel before me soon enough anyway.
The Flaming One
Ivy: Same plan---you are closing in on some guards.
The Flaming One
Damon: Continue with the antimagic?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I'll sic my "friends" on the pale man. They must be hungry with all that exersion.
Penny Gronbeck
can the plan include healing?
The Flaming One
Ivy: You regenerate, right? :) Diff 6, and 1 point of dox.
The Flaming One
Damon: And you?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Yes. If I can sic the boys on this idiot and countermagick. Dunno if I can.
Penny Gronbeck
that's before my modifier?
The Flaming One
Damon: The boys are still mucking it up a little down there. To command it would be a magical action.
The Flaming One
Penny: Yes.
Penny Gronbeck
[private]with spark of life, I thought all healing was coincidental....
Penny Gronbeck
I heal it.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Then I will forgo countermagik to ensure that this man's shit is fucked up.
The Flaming One
[private to Penny Gronbeck] Depends... in this case, ifyou are healing it *right* now, I'd say that is vulgar (regerating). Normally, one could say it didn't hurt that much (coincidence), but Ivy seems a bit more flashy to me...
The Flaming One
Ivy: Both?
Penny Gronbeck
[private]I'm thinking it's like wolverine here... he is her role model.
Penny Gronbeck
yes, both.
The Flaming One
Damon: You reach out to your "friends" who are currently harrassing some of the guards. They are eager to "play."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Then I use the box to direct them to a new toy.
The Flaming One
Ivy: There is a rush of warmth as your healing factor goes into overdrive. You are halfway down the catwalk to the ground now. One of the guards getting closer as you run... he is pathetically trying to reload hs gun.
Penny Gronbeck
[private]i figured it was just one of those 'oh, it just looked like I got hit harder than I did' things.
Penny Gronbeck
well, I don't think I want him doing that.
The Flaming One
Damon: The is a blur as you feel the boys sick the pale man. He seems a bit distracted trying to deal with them... you feel the power fluctuate again... its not collapsing, but it is weak...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon smiles, content in his power.
The Flaming One
However, as the spirits hone in the pale man, the woman finally fixes her gaze on the pale man... or what is around them. She looks... not seeming to do anything.... But there is a sickening spiritual *SPLOOSH* and your friends are gone.
The Flaming One
That feeling feels familiar.
The Flaming One
Ivy: Dex+Brawl, diff 6? Or planning anything fancy?
Penny Gronbeck
I'd like to split my pool to kick the guy twice, once to get the gun out of his hand and once in the side of the head.
The Flaming One
Okay. Diff 6 on attack, 7 on the kick. Down 1 dice on the first action, 2 on the second.
Penny Gronbeck
am I being graceful, or doing anything particularly dangerous?
The Flaming One
Dangerous, yes. Graceful.... probably not from a full sprint.
Penny Gronbeck
[private]how does daredevil modify this? I can never remember....
The Flaming One
[private to Penny Gronbeck] We'll say it gives you a -1 for now (its -1 or 2 I think...)
Penny Gronbeck
okay, that's 6 successes on the first kick...
The Flaming One
And the second?
Penny Gronbeck
I'll fail. Not botch.
Penny Gronbeck
hell.
The Flaming One
With a powerful kai yell, Ivy spins and kicks, knocking the gun out of the man's hands and down two floors. However, her momentum is too strong, and she cannot connect on the finishing spin.
The Flaming One
Ivy, soak 4 levels of bashing damage as *something* hits you out of nowhere.
Penny Gronbeck
I'll soak 2, unless the difficulty is 4.
The Flaming One
Its normal soaking difficulty (so any normal modifiers you get, you have)
Penny Gronbeck
2, then.
The Flaming One
Ivy: So, stupified guard, halfway down. Plans?
The Flaming One
Damon: Plans?
Penny Gronbeck
I'd like to knock the guard off and follow him down. I'd also like to heal.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
The bubble's coming down this round. They don't trifle with me.
The Flaming One
Very well.
Penny Gronbeck
[private]daredevil, according to Justin: whenever you take an unnecessary risk, you get a -1 difficulty, and cancel one botch.
The Flaming One
The bubble is gaining some strength as the pale man concentrates again. The woman, meanwhile, has turned and is looking up and Damon. She has a wide smile on her face.
The Flaming One
Ivy: You spring on the guard. Diff 6 for damage. You'll need 3 successes in order to knock him over, 4 to follow properly (you'll follow w/ 3, but it'll hurt). And this is really stupid... I mean dangerous.
Penny Gronbeck
am I being graceful?
The Flaming One
Damon: You concentrate on the power flowing beneath you. Its strength still makes you ill, but you know its defenses are almost down... diff 8 again on countermagic.
The Flaming One
Ivy: Sure.
Penny Gronbeck
okay, 3.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
4 successes
The Flaming One
Ivy: With a leap and a kick, you sweep the man over the railing while kicking his chest in. Using your momentum, you follow, attempting to spin on top of him and use him as a shield. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way... roll Str+4 damage and soak 3 levels of bashing damage from the fall.
Penny Gronbeck
9, 3, 9, 7, 5, 6 for damage.
The Flaming One
Damon: You feel the last of the spell's defenses crumble... and it washes over you, the power they are wielding. It sings in your head as you fight it, calling to you, wanting you to join....
Penny Gronbeck
and I'll soak 1.
Penny Gronbeck
can I regenerate?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon would like to attempt to bend it to his will. Kneel before him if you will. Make it bear the mark of Rothchild.
The Flaming One
Damon: You twist at the spell, tearing appart its fibers. YOu feel the wail of the dead calling to you, the call of the Underworld in every link of the spell. They just want to be free...
The Flaming One
Damon: Take over the spell, eh?... Difficult, but to what end?
The Flaming One
Ivy: Yes, you can rengenerate.
Penny Gronbeck
I'm regenerating 3 levels.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
To crush the magi below, of course. When they are dead, I can free the wraiths.
The Flaming One
With a roll, Ivy manages to alleviate most of the fall. Meanwhile, the poor guard, after having his sternum crushed, cannot properly land and snaps his neck in the process.
The Flaming One
Damon: Its not an easy thing, probably more so than destroying the spell. Still difficult 8 though.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I'd like to spend 2 Quintessence
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy stands up, hand still wrapped around the rock. "Who's next?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
3 successes
The Flaming One
You feel the rush of the strenght of your power flow... the spell surges around you like a living thing, feeding and feeling the dark places within you. 'The walls must come down...' it says... 'Free...' The spell is coming around, the pale man sweating harder and harder... almost yours...
The Flaming One
Ivy: One of the guards just fires as a response... Dodge (full die pool)?
Penny Gronbeck
sure, if there's no one who needs an immediate ass kicking.
The Flaming One
Damon: Roll Per+Awareness, diff 7 as focusing on the spell is distracting.
The Flaming One
Ivy: No, they wouldn't want to shoot their buddies. Normal diff.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
3 successes
Penny Gronbeck
graceful?
The Flaming One
Sure.
Penny Gronbeck
6 successes.
The Flaming One
Bullets fly, but they cannot touch Ivy MacGregor.
The Flaming One
Damon?
Penny Gronbeck
I'm like the human cannonball.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
The spell will be mine. And what did I notice from the Perception roll?
The Flaming One
Ah, I just noticed the results....
The Flaming One
Damon:Out of the corner of your eye, you notice a shimmering near the bottom of the factory floor... the woman, she is gone!
The Flaming One
Damon: Same roll as you call to the spell...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Wise for her to retreat before me. I suppose I should be a gentleman in my victory...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
May I address the man as I wrest his energies from him?
The Flaming One
Ivy: Your leap took you near one of the guards. As you pepare to do something, however, you feel that mysterious force knocking you around again. Soak two levels and make a Dex roll diff 6 to stay your ground.
Penny Gronbeck
straight dex?
The Flaming One
Damon: You can through the magic.
Penny Gronbeck
I soak.
The Flaming One
Ivy: Dex+Athletics.
Penny Gronbeck
graceful?
The Flaming One
No, too surprised.
Penny Gronbeck
3.
The Flaming One
Damon: Same roll as before.
Penny Gronbeck
had 2 tens, too...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"If you continue to resist me, I will crush you. Surrender, and I will be merciful. Do not be foolish. There is nothing to be gained by your death."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Is that an Intimidation roll?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
2 successes on the magick
The Flaming One
Damon: Could be, but as it is through the magic intermediary, you cannot be Scary.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Fair enough. Diff?
The Flaming One
Damon: 6
Justin Robinson-Prickett
4 successes
The Flaming One
Ivy: The sudden "punch" startles, but does not knock you down. Do your thing (attacking the guard in front? Something sneaky? Let me know).
Penny Gronbeck
I'm going to rush the guard, I'd like to increase my strength while i'm moving.
Penny Gronbeck
I'm planning to jump and kick him.
The Flaming One
Damon: The pale man, somewhat flustered already, seems to loose a bit of concentration. You feel the energies twist and turn... You feel the spell sing, louder, calling 'Free! Free! Free!'... It sings to you, through you, is you.... The man is screaming, holding his head.... Arete roll Damon, and just tell me the results.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
You're gonna hate me...
The Flaming One
Ivy: Dex+Brawl, normal diff...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
0009
Penny Gronbeck
graceful?
The Flaming One
Damon: Hate you, why? The spell sings, crawls around you 'Free! Free!' You feel it wrap around you.... 'Let us FREE!'
The Flaming One
Ivy: Yes.
Penny Gronbeck
7 successes.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Then I shall set them free.
The Flaming One
Ivy: Roll Str+8 Damage
Penny Gronbeck
that's dif 6, right?
The Flaming One
Ivy: Yes.
Penny Gronbeck
6.
The Flaming One
Ivy: The man falls, wheezing and crying, but the sounds behind you destract you...
Penny Gronbeck
shit!
The Flaming One
The equipment is sizziling, crackling, almost exploding... A white-black surrounds everything.
Penny Gronbeck
I'll turn around... can I increase strength here?
The Flaming One
Damon: The spell, spirit in flesh and form, the dead spinning around you... you let them free, the Dead from the other side. The shroud comes tumbling down...
The Flaming One
And the madness begins.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And Damon is pleased.
The Flaming One
Segue...
The Enemy Within
Jamey Minnis
damn. (said that a sec ago, but it was to teddy only)
Penny Gronbeck
oh, great... in my moment of paranoia...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I broke the world.
Jamey Minnis
you fool!
Penny Gronbeck
I killed two people...
Penny Gronbeck
with my feet.
The Flaming One
You be a strong girl, girl.
Jamey Minnis
well, yeah. you kill with your feet. haven't you read the Dune books?
Penny Gronbeck
I still haven't increased that... it's still a 2.
Jamey Minnis
heh.
Penny Gronbeck
the first one.
Jamey Minnis
that would be a pretty good expense of XP.
The Flaming One
Ah, but 6 successes means Str+7 roll....
The Flaming One
Justin, the world needed break'n.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Then I'm your guy.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I'm like the wraith version of Moses.
The Flaming One
Oh, Justin, you please me to no end.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Do I?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
That's good.
The Flaming One
Oh yes. :) Shall we Eagle Lake then?
Jamey Minnis
sounds good to me!
The Flaming One
T.J. is playing background music...
The Flaming One
The Ballad of Ezra Messenger by The Gravel Pit... MJK
Jamey Minnis
heh.
The Flaming One
just remember, it's Goldstein, not Messenger... MJK
Jamey Minnis
riiiight.
Jamey Minnis
you scare me.
The Flaming One
now back to our regularly scheduled Storyteller (tm)... MJK
Jamey Minnis
woo hoo!
Jamey Minnis
Monika gives us lovin'...
The Flaming One
George is back at the caern, correct?
Jamey Minnis
yeah.
The Flaming One
And how hurt are the rest of ya?
Jamey Minnis
we took his jeep to the house.
Jamey Minnis
we should each be down one ag damage level.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George is in pain. He can't regenerate like some people!
Penny Gronbeck
some of us don't know how hurt we are.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And they steal my car
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Jesus
Jamey Minnis
given what I have on my sheet and that we all took the same.
Penny Gronbeck
and we don't put out.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
That's gratitude for you.
Jamey Minnis
maybe she will put out if she survivies...
The Flaming One
Okay then....
Penny Gronbeck
maybe you can lick my wounds.
Jamey Minnis
heh.
Jamey Minnis
you kids do your kinky things out of sight from the rest of us...
The Flaming One
The mansion looks drab in the wan moonlight. The area is still cold and quiet.
Jamey Minnis
dude - I just got the email saying that I couldn't get the IP... : )
Jamey Minnis
Can I smell any recent magic here, or just taint?
The Flaming One
Off in the distance, a flock of birds cry in the night, heading north (strange for this time of year).
The Flaming One
No recent magic. Just taint. Even at this distance, it makes you a bit unsettled.
Jamey Minnis
Great. Gives me a warm fuzzy.
The Flaming One
Logan, Demeter and Smiles accompany. Smiles is smiling, but silent as usual.
Jamey Minnis
Is there anyone else around in sight? Or is this place in the middle of nowhere?
Jamey Minnis
shocking.
The Flaming One
The mansion is on the edge of town. The only other plot nearby is the ancient cemetery, and that is a bit down the block.
Jamey Minnis
great. just what I wanted. you want to describe windows and doors for us? (looking for a good way in)
The Flaming One
The building is in old Victorian style, about three stories high. It probably has a cellar (most older homes around here do). The windows have been boarded up, but only recently. The front door is an old, thick wood and decorated appropriately, but a little strangely. Roll Int+Occult, diff 7 Jamey.
Jamey Minnis
3 successes.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Back at the Caern, George whispers "But in Latin Jehovah starts with an 'i'."
Jamey Minnis
(only the penitent werewolf survives...?)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Uh huh.
The Flaming One
From the placement of windows, adornments, and what not, this house appears to have been constructed according to some ancient occut practices you have heard about. The angles of the eaves, the arrangement of the adornments on the door all speak of it.
Jamey Minnis
what sort of occult practices?
The Flaming One
You are not an expert in human occultism... they seem to be ways of gathering "energy" or some other sort of geomancy, perhaps?
Jamey Minnis
hmmm...
Jamey Minnis
Does it look like the door is warded?
Jamey Minnis
OOC: Runs considers ending the night with another act of Arson...
Penny Gronbeck
everyone loves arson....
The Flaming One
It may have been once but does not seem to be now.
Jamey Minnis
Is it open? (Runs will be in Glabro for the time being)
The Flaming One
The door is not currently open.
Jamey Minnis
If it doesn't smell of magic, does it open if I turn the knob?
The Flaming One
The door is not locked, and the door does open. Does not even make a squeak.
Jamey Minnis
Oh - Runs has two dots of Wyrm lore, if that might become relevant...
Jamey Minnis
Runs will shift into Hispo to explore the house.
The Flaming One
And I have 5 dots in Screw Over the Players... oops. :)
Jamey Minnis
heh.
Penny Gronbeck
only 5?
Jamey Minnis
just reminding the omniscient GM...
The Flaming One
The front of the house is a large foyer. Once, it may have been well furnished, but now most of it is covered over with sheets. There are spots on the wall where paintings have been removed.
The Flaming One
Why 5? Cuz I'm still not Caine... Just mortal. ;p
Jamey Minnis
good reason. But you do have macbeth kicking around...
The Flaming One
And plan on exploring, Jamey? Or random walk?
Penny Gronbeck
thought it was one of those 10-scale traits, like willpower....
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]And his faithful companion, Dr. Oliver Paine, DDS!
The Flaming One
No, just a normal skill.
Penny Gronbeck
shows what I know, I guess.
Jamey Minnis
sorry - my computer got weird. fuckin' win2k.
The Flaming One
So, plans for exploring or just random walking?
Jamey Minnis
I was going to do a random walk - start with the first room on the left and go around the house. Search floor by floor. Logan with him, Smiles and Demeter watching our backs.
Jamey Minnis
apparently there is some silly filter key accessability option that is on by default if you hold down the shift key too long on win2k.
The Flaming One
Tsk, tsk...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Shameful lack of focus...
The Flaming One
Anway...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Obsessing with the Weaver when the Wyld is in danger? For shame.
The Flaming One
The next room appears to a front entetainment room. The pattern of the wall decorations are very dour Victorian. There is the shape of what appears to be a piano in one corner. Dust covers most everything.
Jamey Minnis
I'm going to poke around the room, doing a quick check for anything out of the ordinary, then on to the next.
The Flaming One
The room connects to a dinning room. It is very spatious. Though the place is unlocked, nothing has been touched. The long table and chairs, all covered, are still neatly in place. Again, any pictures are gone. There is also a lighter patch on the ceiling...purhaps the lightin has been removed.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will look suspiciously at the lighter patch on the ceiling (not thinking of lighting removed) and then will move on.
The Flaming One
The dinning room connects to another hall and the kitchen. The kitchen is a cramped area, small and mostly govered by a large iron cast stove. A cursory glance through the items here reveal many, many canned goods. The older utensils are still in the drawers. It is a bit chilly in here and you feel a bit uncomfortable.
Jamey Minnis
Is the taint stronger here?
Jamey Minnis
I'm going to check this room fairly thoroughly...
The Flaming One
Per+Investigation, diff 7
Jamey Minnis
1 success. I'm going to have Demeter do the same while Logan and Smiles watch for threats.
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter will look, as requested.
The Flaming One
You are searching though the area near the preparation area, Demeter near the larder. As you check the area near the stove, you notice several strange scratch marks and discolorations near different parts of the wall... almost like fingernails? Then you hear a gasp behind your as Demeter finds something.
The Flaming One
Its a jar of an animal(?) fetus.
Penny Gronbeck
eeew!
Penny Gronbeck
"Someone made abortion pickles."
Jamey Minnis
Runs will look at it. (the jar)
The Flaming One
Jamey, roll Per+Alertness, diff 6.
Jamey Minnis
1 success
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Just trying to help :)
Jamey Minnis
damned ones keep getting me down... : <
The Flaming One
The jar is filled with a clearish type fluid. The specimen seems to be about 3-4 inches long. You cannot identify the species.
Jamey Minnis
maybe I should have justin roll the dice.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Fuck yeah! I'm Jeff!
The Flaming One
Runs: You are also picking up a faint sound... humming? Moaning? YOu can't be sure.
Jamey Minnis
Runs looks at it for a few minutes. Shrugs. 'Can you three figure out what it is?'
Jamey Minnis
Where are the scratch marks near the stove? That isn't clear to me...
The Flaming One
Runs: Yes. You were going to look at them but then Demeter found her surprise.
Penny Gronbeck
great... give the fetus pickles to the one who's thinking about having kids...
Jamey Minnis
I was going to look back at the scratch marks...?
The Flaming One
Runs: Looking at the markings, it appears to be.. fingernails scratchings perhaps? Near the back and on top of the stove.
Jamey Minnis
Is there something behind the stove?
The Flaming One
You look, but no. Just the stove.
Penny Gronbeck
creepy....
Jamey Minnis
'Something is not right here.'
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]"Got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere,"
Penny Gronbeck
"Really?"
Jamey Minnis
'Look at these scratches.'
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter will look.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will open the stove and look inside it.
The Flaming One
Fingernails, probablly.
Penny Gronbeck
human, as in not deep like our claws make?
Jamey Minnis
'Fingernail marks in cast iron?'
The Flaming One
The inside of the stove is farily spatious. There is some connection for the water heater in the back. There is a lot of soot, and some material from food drippings. A few bones...
Jamey Minnis
what kind of bones?
The Flaming One
Fingernails in the wood beind the stove.
Jamey Minnis
ah, my bad.
The Flaming One
Yes, human most likely, Demeter.
Penny Gronbeck
"Looks like human."
The Flaming One
Runs: You reach in. The appear to be animal bones... this one is farily large. A deer rib? Or some other large animal?
Jamey Minnis
'This place is strange.'
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter nods.
Jamey Minnis
If he finds nothing more interesting with the bones, he will move on to the next room. Please make sure to note any books that might appear, TJ.
The Flaming One
You notice that the entry to the cellar is in kitchen. The is a small side room, sparsly furnished. Perhaps a wash room? There is a very small cot in one corner. In the high window sill you can see a small rosary. IT is covered in dust.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will dust off the rosary and look at it more closely.
The Flaming One
Appears to be standard Catholic rosary. Old, probably. The beads are very worn.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will take it and put it in a pocket.
Jamey Minnis
I'm going to finish off searching this floor, then check upstairs. I'm expecting to find the nasty in the basement, so I will check there last when I think the rest of the place is likely clear.
The Flaming One
Done. Exiting through the kitchen again, you come to another large room. It also adjoins the foyer. It appears to have been another front room, but this one for reading. The bookshelves are bare, but taped boxes litter the floor---on the couch, the desk, the end table and floor.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will look in some of the boxes.
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter will follow suit.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will have Smiles and Logan keep watch.
The Flaming One
You easily tear open the boxes. There are books in most of them. Many of them old---1880's, some as late as 1950.
Jamey Minnis
what sorts of books? I'm being careful to leave the boxes mostly intact so I could carry them out if I decide to...
The Flaming One
General reading, travel, a set of Encyclopedia Brittanica. Old fogey stuff.
Jamey Minnis
ah, well.
Jamey Minnis
moving on.
The Flaming One
You come back to the main hall, and up the stairs. The stairs are a wide, spatious sort, curving up and splitting to both sides. The carpet on them seems very expensive, is a dour shade. It is darker up here. (What are you using for lights?)
Jamey Minnis
Lights?
The Flaming One
[private to Dina O'Shire] Having fun Logan?
Jamey Minnis
heh. heh-heh. You ask like Runs would have thought of that...
The Flaming One
Its getting too dark to see w/o some sort of illumination...even if you are a dog.
Jamey Minnis
If it is too dark, Runs will send Smiles and Logan to the jeep to find some flashlights.
Jamey Minnis
I thought George had something resembling lights in his Jeep.
The Flaming One
Whiles they are gone, you notice that strange noise seems to have stopped for now.
The Flaming One
They are soon back with a flashlight.
Jamey Minnis
Runs suspects Logan's stomach... but says nothing.
Jamey Minnis
Excellent. We proceed with this floor.
The Flaming One
There is a very large hallway up here. More light spots along the walls. It is dustier up here.
Dina O'Shire
[private]hey tj... sorry, haven't been paying attention (obviously)...
Jamey Minnis
Going to check the rooms.
The Flaming One
The first room (to the left of the stairs) is the bathroom. It has a very large tub, very luxurious. The rest of the room is well apointed too.
Jamey Minnis
If there is nothing unusual there, we move along.
The Flaming One
Next are a series of bedrooms. There are empty bed frames in each, and the drawers look like they have not been distrubed in some time. Unlike the rest of the house, the doors here seem a bit stuck; as if they have not been used in some time.
The Flaming One
While going through the hall, you notice a side room going to another door. It is ajar, and you can see another, smaller set of stairs going up. However, there is still more on this floor to explore.
Dina O'Shire
[private]think i'm gonna go catch a 1am flick with heath... 'til next week, i suppose... (and yes, i'm drowning in the irony of it all...)
The Flaming One
[private to Dina O'Shire] Ta.
Jamey Minnis
I will check this floor first.
Jamey Minnis
brb - I need to hit the restroom... (I feel like teddy)
The Flaming One
On the other side of the stair, the first room you come to seems to be another library. This one too is full of boxes. (And we'll wait...)
The Flaming One
Are we dead yet?
Penny Gronbeck
I thought that was up to you...
The Flaming One
Oh, yeah. It is. (It's all just a dream... a dream... a dream.... )
Penny Gronbeck
Last night I dreamed I had a tomato the size of a pumpkin, and I had to check it at the airport.
The Flaming One
I see...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
A friend of mine tried to take a bowling ball attached to a chain as a carry-on, but they made him check it.
The Flaming One
Monika is jealous of your tomato
Penny Gronbeck
a tomato like that, everyone should be jealous.
The Flaming One
That is just bizzare
Penny Gronbeck
you're telling me? it was my dream!
Jamey Minnis
We're checking the book boxes... (Demeter and I - while the other two keep watch)
Penny Gronbeck
I couldn't figure out why I was checking it at the airport, but it was really important.
Jamey Minnis
That's one hell of a tomato.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
You didn't tell me that part.
The Flaming One
You search the boxes. As you do, the strange sound returns. It is getting louder...
The Flaming One
This room feels a bit uncomfortable; the hairs on your wrist stand on end.
Jamey Minnis
Runs looks around, shifting to Hispo.
The Flaming One
Just a room. Smiles smiles.
Jamey Minnis
actually, he probably smells more than looks, but hey...
The Flaming One
Dust then.
Jamey Minnis
'I sense something here.'
Jamey Minnis
Runs will pop open some boxes and look at the books - what are they?
The Flaming One
'Is is something to eat, aye?' Says Logan.
Penny Gronbeck
"Besides dust and ickiness?"
Jamey Minnis
'No. Whend did you eat last, Logan?'
The Flaming One
The books are a little more interesting than those downstairs. There are some pseudo-occult books---Crowler, the Ancestral Order of the Eternal Night, H.P. Lovecraft. A lot of Lovecraft.
The Flaming One
Logan scratches his head. "Uh... yesterday?"
Jamey Minnis
Do you mean Crawley? I'm not familiar with Crowler...
The Flaming One
It was his madien name.
The Flaming One
(So I can't type).
The Flaming One
Demeter hands you a small, laquered box.
Penny Gronbeck
(the introduction to The Necronomicon has an extensive comparison of Lovecraft and Crowley.)
Jamey Minnis
Runs sniffs the box.
The Flaming One
Its... unfriendly. Magic. Taint.
Jamey Minnis
'This box holds ... some taint.'
The Flaming One
Do you open it?
Jamey Minnis
Runs will examine it closely - any markings or anything like that?
Jamey Minnis
(I'm getting there - Runs is cautious...)
The Flaming One
The box seems to be Asian in origin. It is red, yellow and black with some green and gold. There are characters from some Asian origin over its front, sides and bottom.
The Flaming One
....
Jamey Minnis
If he cannot divine anything more about it ... he will sit and look at it for a minute while Jamey decides.
The Flaming One
sorry, the box is not in apache.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]I want the box!!!
Jamey Minnis
shit. ; >
Jamey Minnis
Runs will open the red, yellow, and black box of doom.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Fool! He tampers with forces he cannot possibly understand!
The Flaming One
The box is lined with red silk. Inside are three silk bags of maroon, gold and burgandy and a small knife. Its edge is sharp, and the andle made of gold-worked ivory.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will examine them, and if nothing bites him or strikes him as interesting, will look in the bags.
Jamey Minnis
them includes looking at the knife, BTW.
The Flaming One
The bags are soft silk. Each has a different weight, and the contents fill different from the outsides. The first contains small, white orbs that feel and look like glass eyes. However, just feeling them sends cold shivers up your arm.
The Flaming One
The second bag contains a greyish dust. Its is not uniform, and some bits are rougher than others.
Jamey Minnis
Runs' lip curls back as he touches the spheres.
The Flaming One
Finally, the last bag contains fingers. Mummified severed figners.
The Flaming One
The knife has an Asian demon and a dragon etching. They are intertwined.
Jamey Minnis
If he can make nothing of this conundrum, he will close the box up, tie it shut with a strip of leather, and will bring it with him.
The Flaming One
(Did I miss anything...my machine was acting up...)
Jamey Minnis
nah - looks good. Can I make a roll for more info here? or am I SOL?
The Flaming One
Runs: Magically implements, you think. And not friendly magic.
Jamey Minnis
I had that figured out...
The Flaming One
The dust looks familiar... Int+Primal Urge, diff 6.
The Flaming One
(Thats a weird roll, but I think I like it... :)
Jamey Minnis
5 successes. What else ya got?
The Flaming One
Ashes. More appropriately, cremated ashes. Human?
Jamey Minnis
Runs will (as I said) tie the box shut. Then he will bring it with him. Anyone wearing a backpack or equivalent?
The Flaming One
Smiles is. He smiles as you hand him the box.
Jamey Minnis
'Please make sure this does not break.'
The Flaming One
He nods wordlessly.
Jamey Minnis
I want to search this room carefully to make sure this is the only thing giving me the willies.
The Flaming One
You search the room, but there is nothing else out of the ordinary here.
Jamey Minnis
ok. We move on to search the rest of the floor.
The Flaming One
Ther eis one last room. It is another beadroom, but one more recently used. It is very spartan, but the bed still has a matress. There are a few low candles about. The wardrobe is still full; old, stately clothes.
Jamey Minnis
We search the room...
The Flaming One
The room seems to be empty of the unusual. You find a watch, expensive, with the letters 'E.G." on it, but not much else unusual. THe sound is back. A haunting pitch...
Jamey Minnis
'Let's check upstairs.'
The Flaming One
You go back and to the stairs. IT leads up a small, cramped hall. Only one person can go up at a time.
The Flaming One
WHen you get to the top, you notice somethign strange. The door is open, and it has been kicked in.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Send Smiles first! Smiles!
Jamey Minnis
Runs will go first...
The Flaming One
In the distance, it beings to rain.
The Flaming One
And ... cut.
Jamey Minnis
good game tonight - both sessions.
The Flaming One
LC?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
The magic of others is an even more potent tool that I may bend to my will.
The Flaming One
Thanks.
Penny Gronbeck
superpowers are inexact.
The Flaming One
Justin: Okay, I'll accept that.
The Flaming One
Penny: Aren't they?
Jamey Minnis
I'm trying to boil down what I learned to something coherent...
Penny Gronbeck
they certainly seem to be.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
It's good being an arrogant dick.
Penny Gronbeck
and that makes them more dangerous.
Jamey Minnis
the creatures of the wyrm are most mysterious, judging from where this one lived. Those clean spots on the walls, the odd box of stuff, the oven, the scratch marks, the fetus, ... Runs is becoming very unsure of what he knows about his foes.
The Flaming One
You don't really know much, do you?
Jamey Minnis
apparently. It's all so mysterious.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Or his friends
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Or his vehicles
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Or any major appliances, really.
Jamey Minnis
he knows that Logan needs to be reminded to eat...
The Flaming One
Okay. Jamey 3, Penny 4, and Justin 5.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
5!
Jamey Minnis
do we get for last session, too?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
It''s cuz I broke the world, huh.
The Flaming One
I didn't see the spell thing coming...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Just call me the Sorcerer's Apprentice.
The Flaming One
Coolio. Had fun. See you next week!
Jamey Minnis
cute little sorcerer's apprentice...
Even Death must die.
