Jul 16, 2022 4:40 am
"What? No! He can't be dead!"
Edith grabs his hand and checks his wrist for a pulse.
Edith grabs his hand and checks his wrist for a pulse.
Rolls
First Aid - (1d100)
(36) = 36
Gameplay
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Jul 16, 2022 2:33 pm
Edith can't tell if there's a pulse or not .
[ +- ] System Tutorial: Luck and Pushing rolls
If you fail a roll, you have the option of burning luck (permanently spending Luck from your pool) or you can Push. This involves describing what extra you are doing, rolling again and if you fail, something bad happens. The exception is Sanity rolls and combat rolls.
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Note as the death has already been confirmed, you might not want to risk it.Jul 16, 2022 2:43 pm
John looks closer and on the back of Gardiner's hands, on his arms and legs and across his blood-covered torso, scarification marks are present. They are shaped like small spirals. Looking closer, John finds these cover the entire body, seemingly acquired over months. The face and head, however, appear to be free of the older spiral scars.
Lying under the corpse is an obsidian blade. The blade lies in a pool of blood beneath the body.
Lying under the corpse is an obsidian blade. The blade lies in a pool of blood beneath the body.
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What are the others doing?
Jul 16, 2022 10:08 pm
"I'm not touching anything!" William snaps. "While you're down there though, what is that?" He points to the blade and then looks around for anything else that might explain what has happened here.
Jul 16, 2022 11:26 pm
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Edith will push the roll on checking the pulse.Rolls
First Aid - (1d100)
(20) = 20
Jul 17, 2022 5:05 am
"Self inflicted, you say? I know times are hard but Mr. Gardiner never struck me as suicidal. And this seems quite elaborate and very painful." Humphrey takes a few steps closer to the body to get a better look at the wounds and shudders at what he sees. The spiral scarification marks are unnerving to say the least.
Rolls
Occult to see if the spirals have any significance - (1d100)
(53) = 53
Jul 17, 2022 10:12 pm
As Edith grabs the wrist, the corpse flops over on its back, covering the knife and getting more blood on Edith's dress.
Although the spirals don't mean anything to Humphrey, his eyes are drawn to the candles and a blood stained piece of paper that sits between them. Combined with the black candles, this all seems to be the accoutrements of some sort of gruesome ritual, however there is not enough information to determine the intended result. Picking up the paper it contains strange writing
Although the spirals don't mean anything to Humphrey, his eyes are drawn to the candles and a blood stained piece of paper that sits between them. Combined with the black candles, this all seems to be the accoutrements of some sort of gruesome ritual, however there is not enough information to determine the intended result. Picking up the paper it contains strange writing
Knifesedgegames sent a note to RogertheShrubber
Jul 18, 2022 2:16 pm
William will go over and inspect the contents of the wardrobe, being careful to touch as little as he can.
Jul 18, 2022 8:52 pm
As the others gather around the body, William wanders into the bedroom section, partitioned by a large bookcase. Opening the doors of the wardrobe, he reveals clothes shoes and at the bottom, a locked wooden box.
Jul 19, 2022 12:27 am
The spirals on Mr. Gardiner’s hands and arms clearly seem significant but Humphrey can’t quite pin point why. He remembers seeing illustrations of spirals adorning ancient standing stones in Ireland from a book he once purchased but he didn’t think Mr. Gardiner had Irish heritage.
As he ruminates over spirals and standing stones, the bookseller notices a piece of paper covered with writing that looks vaguely familiar to him. He points out sheet and sheet to the others.
"We’ll, this is odd. I thought perhaps this was a suicide note but it’s written in Ancient Greek.
At first, Humphrey finds the text unintelligible but then he realizes he was trying to read the note upside down. He repositions himself to view the note from Mr. Gardiner’s perspective and tries once more to read it.
As he ruminates over spirals and standing stones, the bookseller notices a piece of paper covered with writing that looks vaguely familiar to him. He points out sheet and sheet to the others.
"We’ll, this is odd. I thought perhaps this was a suicide note but it’s written in Ancient Greek.
At first, Humphrey finds the text unintelligible but then he realizes he was trying to read the note upside down. He repositions himself to view the note from Mr. Gardiner’s perspective and tries once more to read it.
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What would I need to roll to see if Humphrey remembers seeing the scars before? Also, does he know if Mr. Gardiner knew Ancient Greek?OOC:
I am definitely going to burn some luck to make that roll a success!Last edited July 19, 2022 12:34 am
Rolls
Language Ancient Greek (skill: 40) - (1d100)
(41) = 41
Jul 19, 2022 1:05 pm
He knows he shouldn't touch it, but the locked box immediately begs to be examined. Against his better judgement, he transports it across the room-gently laying it on the bed. "What secrets do we have here?" he says to himself. "Now, I wonder where the key might be..."
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Is there anything about the box that stands out from simply looking at it? Jul 19, 2022 8:14 pm
William places the box on the bed, noticing that it's tidily made but with a depression in the pillow, as if someone has been sleeping on top of the covers.
The box is very plain with no adornments. It's very clearly locked and no obvious sign of a key.
The box is very plain with no adornments. It's very clearly locked and no obvious sign of a key.
Jul 19, 2022 11:51 pm
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For simplicity’s sake, Humphrey will read the note out loud.Cthulhu Mythos is a long shot but we’ll see…nope.
Last edited July 19, 2022 11:51 pm
Rolls
Mythos (skill: 02) - (1d100)
(51) = 51
Jul 20, 2022 2:45 am
What is a Yog-Sothoth?
John picks up the obsidian blade to examine it more closely.
John picks up the obsidian blade to examine it more closely.
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Looking for any symbols on etched into the blade or inscriptions.Jul 20, 2022 1:17 pm
Feeling a bit braver, William takes the box to show the others. "Look what I've found," he says holding it up for everyone to see. "Locked, but no key. Odd isn't it." He does his best to avoid acknowledging the body that he knows is on the floor, realizing immediately how awkward what they are doing is.
Jul 20, 2022 4:07 pm
"I have no idea what or who this Sothoth fellow is. In fact I have no idea what any of this means. It just a bunch of hokum mumbo-jumbo about dreams, and keys..." Humphrey gets quiet when William comes out of the bedroom with a box. He had been so distracted by the scene of Mr. Gardiner'g gruesome death that he hadn't even seen William leave the room. He suddenly realizes this is probably the only opportunity he has to retrieve his books from the apartment before the coppers show up. Humphrey scans the bookshelves around the room for the books he lent Mr. Gardiner.
With that roll it doesn't matter.
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Not sure if this is a spot hidden, library, or search roll.With that roll it doesn't matter.
Last edited July 20, 2022 4:08 pm
Rolls
maybe spot hidden, library, or search roll? - (1d100)
(96) = 96
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