Feb 28, 2024 10:25 pm
"Can I at least finish my breakfast first? She looks for Zoey and calls out, "Need it to go dear. These boys never let me relax..."
OOC:
I am fine with splitting up.Case 2: Withered Old Man
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Feb 29, 2024 12:11 am
OOC:
so, Ajay going solo with the corpse while Seth and Margaret go to the house, or is Margaret going with Ajay?
Feb 29, 2024 2:25 pm
Seth, Ajay, and Margaret finish their meal (getty any to go they need) and head out.
Seth arrives at the funeral home and presents the papers sent to him by Seth from PESD. They seem official enough, and thus Seth is able to get a look.As Ajay performs his investigation on the body. Seth and Margaret arrive at the Pennington house. There is a tall, metal, black, barred gate with the road leading to a gate that swings open from the middle hinged on two stone pillars. A PA system is on the left stone pillar. Seth uses it to inform the security that they have arrived, and the gate swings open. They drive about 1/10th of a mile before seeing a moderately sized mansion and are motions where to park on the stone driveway. Two security guards, both men that are at least 6 feet tall and intimidating, approach the car. One say, "Right this way. We were told the police had everything they needed. At the mistress's request, we will be with you while you are in the house until you leave. You wished to see the library, right this way."
You are lead into a house that is quite impressive. It seems to have an old-fashioned look, yet seems to be in quite good shape. You are led into a room off to the left with double doors, likely saying that the owner of the house is proud of this room. When you enter, you see a window on far side with plastic over it, likely a temporary measure until a new window can be installed. You might ask why it has not been replaced yet, until you see the other windows are very elegant and thus probably not quick to replace. The walls are lined with 10 bookshelves, each with 5 shelves and probably around 15 to 20 books per shelf. The books are organized so that the spine is always facing out.
"You may look around, but please do not touch the books. The late Mr. Pennington was very proud of his collection and Mrs. Pennington wishes to keep this room as a memorial to him. We will be at the door here watching until you are done," the security guard says.
Seth arrives at the funeral home and presents the papers sent to him by Seth from PESD. They seem official enough, and thus Seth is able to get a look.
OOC:
Please have Ajay roll Investigate a Mystery to represent what he gets from the whole examination. Please provide the questions you want answered based on your success level (partial = 1, success = 2). Remember: you can only get answers that examining the body would give you.[ +- ] Investigate a Mystery
Investigating can be done any number of ways: following tracks, interviewing witnesses, forensic analysis, looking up old folklore in a library,typing the monster’s name into Google, capturing the monster and conducting tests on it, and so on. Anything that might give you more information about what’s going on is fair game for an investigate move. When you investigate a mystery, roll +Sharp.
• On a 10+ hold 2, and on a 7-9 hold 1.
One hold can be spent to ask the Keeper one of the following questions:
• What happened here?
• What sort of creature is it?
• What can it do?
• What can hurt it?
• Where did it go?
• What was it going to do?
• What is being concealed here?
On a miss, you reveal some information to the monster or whoever you are talking to. The Keeper might ask you some questions, which you have to answer.
It’s important that your attempts to investigate (and the results you get from them) are plausible and consistent with what’s happening. For example, if you’re using laboratory equipment to investigate evidence, you probably won’t be able to learn anything about the monster’s
magical origins. The Keeper is obliged to answer truthfully, but not necessarily in full—just what you can work out in your current situation and using your current methods. The Keeper may choose to describe how something you’ve just discovered relates to something
you learned previously.
The Keeper may ask, "How do you find that out?" If you don’t have a good answer, choose another question instead.
• On a 10+ hold 2, and on a 7-9 hold 1.
One hold can be spent to ask the Keeper one of the following questions:
• What happened here?
• What sort of creature is it?
• What can it do?
• What can hurt it?
• Where did it go?
• What was it going to do?
• What is being concealed here?
On a miss, you reveal some information to the monster or whoever you are talking to. The Keeper might ask you some questions, which you have to answer.
It’s important that your attempts to investigate (and the results you get from them) are plausible and consistent with what’s happening. For example, if you’re using laboratory equipment to investigate evidence, you probably won’t be able to learn anything about the monster’s
magical origins. The Keeper is obliged to answer truthfully, but not necessarily in full—just what you can work out in your current situation and using your current methods. The Keeper may choose to describe how something you’ve just discovered relates to something
you learned previously.
The Keeper may ask, "How do you find that out?" If you don’t have a good answer, choose another question instead.
You are lead into a house that is quite impressive. It seems to have an old-fashioned look, yet seems to be in quite good shape. You are led into a room off to the left with double doors, likely saying that the owner of the house is proud of this room. When you enter, you see a window on far side with plastic over it, likely a temporary measure until a new window can be installed. You might ask why it has not been replaced yet, until you see the other windows are very elegant and thus probably not quick to replace. The walls are lined with 10 bookshelves, each with 5 shelves and probably around 15 to 20 books per shelf. The books are organized so that the spine is always facing out.
"You may look around, but please do not touch the books. The late Mr. Pennington was very proud of his collection and Mrs. Pennington wishes to keep this room as a memorial to him. We will be at the door here watching until you are done," the security guard says.
OOC:
if you have any questions, like where the body was, I will answer you. If you want to learn something, roll Investigate a Mystery. If Margaret is going to try to use telepathy, roll me Manipulate Someone as part of the post and what words you are hoping they will think. Note: if manipulate someone goes bad, they may insist you leave early, so perhaps save that for after you are done investigating.Feb 29, 2024 3:24 pm
Ajay moved out to reach the morgue and after some casual and friendly banter with the coroner, he showed his fake police batch provided by the PESD to ask permission to check the body. Once he was suited up with a proper apron and the coroner brought out the body, Ajay started to work on it.
OOC: Great! So, my two questions will be 'What sort of creature is it?' and 'What can it do?'
OOC: Great! So, my two questions will be 'What sort of creature is it?' and 'What can it do?'
Last edited February 29, 2024 3:27 pm
Rolls
Investigate a mystery - (2d6+2)
(56) + 2 = 13
Feb 29, 2024 4:31 pm
Ajay examines the body for about half an hour, careful not to do anything that would be seen later such as cutting the skin. He makes two discoveries:
First, the creature shows signs of being magical, not just supernatural, as the wound left behind seems less like an unexplainable version of natural events and more like the damage of a magical curse.
Second, the creature seems to have the ability to disintegrate living material. The picture from the body at the crime scene showed the clothing wasn't harmed much at all, which means this ability may be able to bypass armor.
First, the creature shows signs of being magical, not just supernatural, as the wound left behind seems less like an unexplainable version of natural events and more like the damage of a magical curse.
Second, the creature seems to have the ability to disintegrate living material. The picture from the body at the crime scene showed the clothing wasn't harmed much at all, which means this ability may be able to bypass armor.
Feb 29, 2024 4:52 pm
OOC:
I would like to know where the body was I think, so that we know where to begin our investigation. I will roll Investigate a Mystery just to be prepared.Rolls
SHARP (Investigate a Mystery) - (2d6-1)
(13) - 1 = 3
Mar 1, 2024 12:40 pm
Mags tries to silently distract the guard so Seth can take a better look around this room, unhindered by the guard's eyes. She approaches a book shelf and begins looking at all of the different titles. She bends over in just the right way to give the guard an interesting view...
Mar 1, 2024 1:25 pm
Seth remembers where the body was found, on the ground by the big chair in the corner near the broken window, laying on his back. This was already known from the files, as the picture the group saw was from when they first found the body. However, trying to learn more seems unfruitful at this time for Seth. He spends 10 minutes and can't seem to piece anything new together, despite anything Margaret is trying.
OOC:
Is margaret trying to do the help out move? or the manipulate someone move? Help out won't do any good, as he got a 3 and thus a 4 would be the same result. You can maybe try and manipulate someone, but you aren't sure if these guards are too serious or dedicated to their work for something as simple as seeing a little something. Remind me, Margaret is a college student, right? Or is she older than that.Mar 1, 2024 2:11 pm
OOC:
Older College. 25ish.We can try Manipulate him.
Do any of the books look suspicious? Different or strange.
Rolls
Charm - (2d6-1)
(54) - 1 = 8
Mar 1, 2024 3:41 pm
OOC:
What exactly are you trying to manipulate him to do. You mentioned distract from Seth, but to what end? With a partial success, that means he will only be distracted if you do something. I don't want this to get rated R, so what would you do to manipulate him?The books seem to range on a variety of topics from history to biographies to science of multiple varieties, but there is one shelf with some occult titles
Mar 1, 2024 6:21 pm
OOC:
Not anything really R rated. Just trying to keep the Guard's eyes on me instead of Seth. Flirting movements. Bending over while looking at book. Megs is assuming there is more to the area. Hoping to help Seth looking around better.
Mar 1, 2024 7:46 pm
OOC:
Well, based on the 8, it might be possible, but what you are doing now is not enough and you know it. You can keep pursuing the idea, or give up on it. You look over at Seth who is noticeably struggling, you aren't sure if the guards looking away will help him search better, and there isn't much in the room that the guards at the door can't see so if Seth were to sneak to another room or such they would notice he is gone after a minute. What is your plan?
As for Seth, reminder you get 1 EXP as part of the miss, and I will hold on to the "the monster learns something about you" result for later. Is there anything else Seth tries?
As for Ajay, you are told that your tests need to wrap up as they are going to start some of the preparations for the funeral. You are now outside back at your car (I assume you had your own personal car, old but reliable). What are you doing now?
Mar 3, 2024 5:45 am
OOC: I guess I am done with my investigation. But, without more concrete clues, will I be able to pinpoint what kind of creature it is? If I have time, I will probably go back to Infirmary and study on which creatures can cause this kind of injury, and then return to Golden Diner.
Mar 3, 2024 10:54 pm
OOC:
IMO just ignore it for right now. I try to distract the guard. He stares for a bit but it doesn't help at all. I have been dealing with a stomach flu have had no energy or focus. SorryMar 4, 2024 12:57 pm
OOC:
All good. If you are sick it makes sense. I don't expect people to post over the weekend, though I am ready for it most weekends in case people do.As for Seth, what is he doing that requires act under pressure. Generally that move only comes up if you do something dangerous or risky that another move does not already handle and warrants the dice.
Mar 4, 2024 1:59 pm
OOC:
I think that since he came up empty on the crime scene he may take advantage of the fact that Margaret is distracting the guards and sneak off out of the area and into a restricted section of the house.Mar 4, 2024 2:24 pm
OOC:
Ok. Seth and Margaret should make sure they are on the same page. Margaret tried to distract them, but simple things seemed to be not enough. Also, if Seth tried to go somewhere the two guards could not see, he would have maybe 1 or 2 minutes before they notice, and if they notice then they will probably try to arrest Margaret since they know you two are a team.If you guys want to try a big distraction and both go somewhere, I can have Seth roll for both of you like I did in the last case with the sneaking in the forest, but the moment you are caught you will be thrown out or maybe arrested.
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