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Knifesedgegames

Apr 2, 2024 10:20 am

Apr 2, 2024 10:20 am

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Sunday, June 21st, 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island

Ma Shanks’ Boarding House

The boarding house is a three-story building, positioned at the edge of Federal Hill, near to the Italian neighborhood.
Prohibition is still in force, with the sale of alcohol illegal. The effects of the Depression are kicking in and everyone is hard pressed trying to make ends meet.
The boarding house is home to various immigrants to Rhode Island, as well as the landlord (one of the investigators) who cooks the meals and runs the place.
There is a kitchen, dining room, large parlor, and storage on the first (ground) floor. A basement has a place for doing laundry. The second floor has four guest rooms and a bathroom (accommodating three of the investigators, as well as one larger room shared by the Karosas family), while on the third floor are Ma Shanks’ rooms (the building’s owner), the Landlady’s room, James Gardiner’s room, and Mrs. Madeira’s room.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 6, 2024 1:00 am

Apr 6, 2024 1:00 am

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The year is 1931. You live in Providence, Rhode Island in Ma Shanks’ Boarding House. Times are tough. The Great Depression means that immigrants and long-time residents, including you, are experiencing hard times.
You have all gathered outside the room of Mr. James Gardiner, the residents along with a Beat Cop that the landlady flagged from the street.
Gardiner has not been seen for at least two days and everyone is getting concerned for his well-being. The Landlady rattles some keys, finding the one for Gardiner’s room.

Little Tommy sits at the top of the stairs to the upper floor, looking down through the bannister at what is going on.

OOC:

Go ahead and describe how everyone perceives you.

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 6, 2024 3:35 am

Apr 6, 2024 3:35 am

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George W. Bugbee entered the corridor partially to see what all the commotion was all about, but mostly to ask his noisy housemates to please keep it down (again), but his slim 5'-7" frame is hardly imposing. His brown hair is parted in the middle and swept back behind his ears. He has piercing, but cold gray eyes. He is wearing a one time expensive suit that has become shabby and threadbare (especially in the elbows).

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 6, 2024 4:00 am

Apr 6, 2024 4:00 am

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Jack Karosas keeps to the back of the gathering crowd, taking care not to get in anyone’s way or attract attention, and looking more curious than concerned. He wears a white button down with the top two buttons undone and the sleeves rolled up, with dark gray dress pants and modest shoes. He stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall, built like someone who has done manual labor his whole life, with mid-length, lightly curly hair brushed to one side.

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 6, 2024 7:00 am

Apr 6, 2024 7:00 am

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Nora Fontaine stands close to the landlady, showing impatient and eager, wanting to nose her way in and figure out what Mr. Gardiner has been up to. She's an older, German woman, but still has plenty of energy at 58 years old, even if her old joints nice a bit slower these days. Her Auburn hair is liberally streaked with grey, pulled back in a tight braided bun, and she is wearing a serviceable and expertly patched navy dress and sensible shoes. Eccentrically, she wears two different earrings, a star on the left and a lady bug on the right.

DnDTossToss Inactive for 6 months

Apr 6, 2024 12:29 pm

Apr 6, 2024 12:29 pm

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The landlady is an dominant figure in the doorway, wide enough to form a blockade if she wanted to. Something the borders have likely experienced once she gets chattering away at a door, with no sign of escape around her. Rosana's Brazilian heritage is evident not only in the richly tan complexion of her skin, but also the lilt in her voice holding the slight accent she adopted from her immigrant parents. Her dress is simple, looking handmade with mauve and pink floral pattern fabric.

She holds her characteristic smile as she fumbles with the keyring, but the knit at her brow betrays a hesitancy, or perhaps concern. "Oh, this is all just nothing, I am sure. You know James, always keeping to himself most days. He is probably just- Ah. Here we go."

Rosana chuckles, looking to Nora with a quaint bobble of her head. "That's the key."

And she turns the key in the door, keeping the smile upon her face despite the nervousness the rest of her features show.

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 6, 2024 1:58 pm

Apr 6, 2024 1:58 pm

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Lettie is a young woman with a mop of curly red hair, dressed in a casual wool waistcoat and white shirt with matching pants. Her attire is worn but well cared for, with several buttons mismatched. She carries a book under one arm, and her green eyes are magnified slightly by the reading glasses she has forgotten to take off. Even standing on her tippy toes, she still cannot see much over the others. She curses her short stature and tries to wedge closer to the door. Her concern for her missing book is slowly draining from her mind as it is replaced with concern for her housemate and friend. As the door swings open, Lettie optimistically hopes to find James alive and well, simply busy with one of his projects. She glances in, trying not to let her anxiety get the better of her.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 7, 2024 12:38 pm

Apr 7, 2024 12:38 pm

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From within comes the lingering smell of candles, long since burned out, and something sickly-sweet and copperlike. Looking in, you see it. Framed in the shafts of sunlight streaming through gaps in the curtains. A body!
The body is lying on a tarpaulin, stretched out on the floor. You can see blood. The man’s body and clothing are covered in blood. It looks as though he somehow fell over from a kneeling position. The body is wearing a green tweed coat and a brown sweater-vest—the clothes Mr. Gardiner usually wears. It must be Mr. Gardiner!
The scene is shocking. His head has been mutilated by knife cuts.

OOC:

Sanity checks everyone!

[ +- ] Sanity rolls

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 7, 2024 2:58 pm

Apr 7, 2024 2:58 pm

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At first, Lettie didn’t realize what the strange odor was, at first, she thought maybe Mr. Gardiner had gone away and left some fruit out. She nudged her way to the front of the group to get a better look and the optimism faded like a cruel joke finally clicking in. It was the first body that Lettie had ever seen outside of the perfumed stage of a funeral home. Her stomach lurched and her breakfast came up in a violent splash, adding even more layers of odor to the room. She turned red, and apologized to the others, turning away from the scene.

She wiggled back out of the crowd instead and tried to get eyes on the kid. She looked up to the upper-floor bannister to see if he was still there. She did not want him to see this.

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Rolls

Sanity Check - (1d100)

(90) = 90

Sanity Loss - (1d4)

(4) = 4

Little Tommy Grant

Knifesedgegames

Apr 7, 2024 3:27 pm

Apr 7, 2024 3:27 pm

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Little Tommy Grant

"Mom? What is it Mom?"

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 7, 2024 3:41 pm

Apr 7, 2024 3:41 pm

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"Hey, kiddo, your mom is busy at the moment," Lettie says, forcing a smile and praying that it doesn't look too deranged. "But she said I could give you a nickel to go buy a treat and play outside for a while." She pulls a nickel from her pocket and heads up the stairs, hoping to distract him from the morbid scene below.

Little Tommy Grant

Knifesedgegames

Apr 7, 2024 3:52 pm

Apr 7, 2024 3:52 pm

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Little Tommy Grant

"Wow, thanks Miss Hayes," he takes the nickel and runs downstairs without a second thought.

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 7, 2024 6:46 pm

Apr 7, 2024 6:46 pm

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From his initial vantage point George cannot directly see the carnage before them, but the smell is a pretty good indication of what has been discovered. The sound of Ms. Hayes retching confirms his suspicions. He leans forward and is appalled by the brutality in which Mr. Gardiner has been dispatched.

"My God..." he mutters in shock, his mouth agape. "We have to call the police..." he says to no one in particular, his eyes remain fixed on Mr. Gardiner's corpse.

OOC:

Sanity Check = Pass, Sanity Loss = 1

Last edited April 7, 2024 6:51 pm

Rolls

Sanity Check - (1D100)

(57) = 57

Knifesedgegames

Apr 8, 2024 12:00 am

Apr 8, 2024 12:00 am

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Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 8, 2024 1:01 am

Apr 8, 2024 1:01 am

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Standing taller than most in the crowd, Jack sees Mr. Gardiner almost immediately. He’s seen his fair share of gut-wrenching sights on the farm back home, but this is… gruesome. He says nothing, but his stomach turns and his eye twitches, and the next few breaths are closer to haggard gasps. When Jack finally settles his mind, his first thought is of his siblings. He thought moving them to this boarding house would keep them safer than being on the streets or in a tent city, could he really believe that now?

Rolls

Sanity Check - (1d100)

(78) = 78

Sanity Loss - (1d4)

(4) = 4

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 8, 2024 1:39 pm

Apr 8, 2024 1:39 pm

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Nora, standing next the the landlady, has an unobstructed view of what is now the body of Mr. Gardiner. Perhaps for the first time, she is feeling the sting of regret of wanting to know, wanting to see, but the gruesomeness of this scene is something she still needs to make sense of. Nora's mind grasps at what may make sense of this, how to tell the story to herself and others. She steels her spine and her lips tighten into a solemn grimace.
"I never liked the look of him. He had the look of being about something unsavory. And here it is, about as unsavory as you can get."
Her eyes dart away from the scene to observe her fellow boarders and the landlady, curious to see if there are any odd reactions as well as to give herself the relief of not actively taking in the visuals though the sharp smell of blood still reached her, making her right eye twitch.

OOC:

Sanity Check passed, sanity loss 1

Last edited April 8, 2024 1:40 pm

Rolls

Sanity Check - (1d100)

(5) = 5

DnDTossToss Inactive for 6 months

Apr 8, 2024 4:44 pm

Apr 8, 2024 4:44 pm

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The landlady heard little Tommy's voice, as if a distant whisper. She heard the voices of those in the hall, but very little of their words registered. With brown eyes going wide, she lets out a shrieking wail. She presses her hands to the side of her face, quickly shaking her head as she stumbles forward, eyes watering. She stumbles forward shakily, approaching the body on uneven feet.

It was clear he was dead, but it did not stop her from getting down to her knees beside him, and reaching a hand out towards the body, as if debating on attempting to shake his shoulder. "James? J-James? Oh noo- Oh meu Deus. No, not this- This can't be."

Rolls

Sanity (60%) - (1d100)

(51) = 51

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 8, 2024 5:02 pm

Apr 8, 2024 5:02 pm

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George takes a moment to calm his nerves and collect his thoughts, then he addresses the group.

"Does anyone know if Mr. Gardiner had any family or friends? Perhaps we should look to see if he has an address book...so we can contact his people?"

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SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 8, 2024 6:21 pm

Apr 8, 2024 6:21 pm

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Nora shakes her head, clasping her hands tightly in front of her to disguise their tremors.
"Mr. Gardiner is...was...a mystery. Two years he's lived here among us. In those two years, I've seen no visitors, no family. He's mentioned no one, but I've been hard pressed most days to get as much as 'how do you do' from the man."
Nora looks back into the room, and takes a shaky few steps through the doorway, curiously looking for indications in the space he lived in of who this man was. What photos has he placed? Is the place well maintained? Are the books or trinkets that give insight int Mr. Gardiner's life?

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Knifesedgegames

Apr 8, 2024 8:02 pm

Apr 8, 2024 8:02 pm

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OOC:

Rosana, lose one Sanity point off your current score.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 8, 2024 8:21 pm

Apr 8, 2024 8:21 pm

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Everything is in order in the room, except for the body on the tarpaulin. There doesn’t appear to have been a fight in here. The furniture is upright and there are no bloody footprints. The only unusual trappings sit on the floor, in front of the corpse on the tarpaulin: a piece of blood-stained paper lies between two black candles, which have both burned down to their stubs.

Inside the room, going clockwise from the doorway, are: a wardrobe, bed, nightstand with lamp, an ornate bookcase that divides the room into two living areas, a window, a small table set in the corner (with two chairs and another lamp), a fancy upholstered chair, overhead cabinets built into one of the walls, and another table along the wall to the left of the door.

https://i.imgur.com/U2hL9rc.png

Rosana, kneeling beside Gardiner, realises he is definitely dead. There is a deep cut, freshly made, around the head, as if a knife has traced a spiral from the crown to the neck, his clothes are blood-soaked but the blood is dry suggesting it took place some days ago.

Nora is next into the room and looks around.

OOC:

The room is large enough for six people to move around, though the section with the bed would crowded with more than two people there

.

OOC:

Note that Tommy will not be out of the building yet, you could shout and tell him to find a policeman

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 8, 2024 10:22 pm

Apr 8, 2024 10:22 pm

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Lettie flags Tommy down and tells him that there is another nickel in store for him if he runs to find a police officer. "Send them to the boarding house, quick as they can," she tells the boy, before steeling herself to turn back to the scene. Seeing that a few of the others have entered the room gives Lettie the courage she needs to enter as well.

The first thing that Lettie notices are the black candles. She has read too many books on the occult to dismiss it. Black is not a common color for candles, nor is the floor a common place to light a candle. The color and placement of the candles reeks of occultism to her. That, combined with Gardiner's recent fixation on dreams, gives her a sick feeling of dread.

Knowing that the police may not understand or make this kind of connection, Lettie moves carefully through the room to get a closer look at the candles and the paper. She doesn't want to hinder an investigation, but she doesn't trust the police to take her concerns seriously. She attempts to discern what, if anything, is written on the paper and see if there are any other clues.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 8, 2024 10:28 pm

Apr 8, 2024 10:28 pm

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The tarpaulin, candles, and piece of paper, as well as most of the rest of the room, are splattered with dried blood. Fortunately the waxed tarpaulin has protected a fine Oriental rug—meaning that the Landlady will not have to spend considerable time cleaning up the bloodstains!

The paper is blood stained and contains handwriting in Greek.

OOC:

Lettie, Give me an occult roll and a Greek roll.

https://i.imgur.com/TovJG4p.png

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 8, 2024 10:46 pm

Apr 8, 2024 10:46 pm

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Looking for some normalcy, Nora shifts back into her role as a busy-body. Nora moves to the right through the door, unashamedly riffling through the items on the table by the door and moving on to the built in cabinets. She mumbles to herself in German, "Wir werden das herausfinden. Vielleicht ist da eine Notiz, eine Erklärung versteckt. Das könnte der Polizei helfen, arme Seelen."

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 8, 2024 11:10 pm

Apr 8, 2024 11:10 pm

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In reply to Nora, "Well, in that case...I guess that makes US his people. George says as he removes his jacket & begins rolling up his sleeves. He takes a deep breath and steps into the room. "Mister Karosas, would you please help me lay Mr. Gardiner on his back, so we can put a sheet over him and he can have a little dignity?

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Knifesedgegames

Apr 8, 2024 11:50 pm

Apr 8, 2024 11:50 pm

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On the long table by the door are piles of organised correspondence and an attractive wooden holder for pens, paper and envelopes. A man's hat sits on the corner of the table.

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Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 9, 2024 3:13 am

Apr 9, 2024 3:13 am

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braedan51 says:

"Mister Karosas, would you please help me lay Mr. Gardiner on his back, so we can put a sheet over him and he can have a little dignity?

Jack snaps out of his haze and nods, then gently nudges into the room to help George with Mr. Gardiner. Once they've finished placing the sheet over the body:

"A good idea, George, but should we be disturbing an active crime scene? I'm sure the police will want to investigate."

Then Jack steps back against the book case, both to steady himself and to glance over the selection for anything that might catch his eye.

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Apr 9, 2024 7:35 am

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Apr 9, 2024 7:37 am

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George and Jack crouch and together flip the body onto its back.

OOC:

Can I take Spot Hidden rolls from you both please (Rosana as well, assuming she is observing

Little Tommy Grant

Knifesedgegames

Apr 9, 2024 7:39 am

Apr 9, 2024 7:39 am

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Little Tommy Grant

"Sure thing, Miss Hayes!" shouts Tommy from the ground floor, and excitedly he runs out into the street.

OOC:

It'll take him a couple of rounds to fetch a Beat Cop and another couple for him to reach the scene

Knifesedgegames

Apr 9, 2024 7:41 am

Apr 9, 2024 7:41 am

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OOC:

@Niyaz316 , note the plain wooden back of the bookshelf is facing the main living space, the books can only be seen from the 'bedroom' side

Knifesedgegames

Apr 9, 2024 7:51 am

Apr 9, 2024 7:51 am

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[ +- ] Map

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 9, 2024 10:36 am

Apr 9, 2024 10:36 am

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Quote:

"A good idea, George, but should we be disturbing an active crime scene? I'm sure the police will want to investigate."

"You're probably right Jack, but we've all already been in his apartment. I'll give you an alibi if you give one to me, in for a penny.."

OOC:

spot hidden = fail

Last edited April 9, 2024 10:37 am

Rolls

Spot Hidden - (1D100)

(68) = 68

Knifesedgegames

Apr 9, 2024 10:45 am

Apr 9, 2024 10:45 am

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[ +- ] Using Luck/Pushing a failed roll

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 9, 2024 12:26 pm

Apr 9, 2024 12:26 pm

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OOC:

Sadly, my spot hidden is only 25 and I only have 35 luck. I guess George is still a bit in shock.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 9, 2024 1:29 pm

Apr 9, 2024 1:29 pm

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braedan51 says:

OOC:

Sadly, my spot hidden is only 25 and I only have 35 luck. I guess George is still a bit in shock.

OOC:

That's fine too :)

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 9, 2024 6:08 pm

Apr 9, 2024 6:08 pm

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Lettie sighs when she sees the Greek. She studied it in school but is out of practice. She squints at the writing to see if she can make sense of it.

OOC:

Can I use a luck point for the Greek roll?

Last edited April 9, 2024 6:17 pm

Rolls

Occult Roll - (d100)

(52) = 52

Greek Roll - (d100)

(89) = 89

Knifesedgegames

Apr 9, 2024 10:29 pm

Apr 9, 2024 10:29 pm

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OOC:

To meet your Greek score of 40, you'd need to drop 49 points of Luck! I wouldn't advise it. You could do something extra to push, maybe spending a little extra time and reading it out loud (that can't end badly can it?). That would give you a chance to reroll the skill, but with a risk.
As for your occult, that's a regular success, so you learn the following:

[ +- ] Lettie

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Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 10, 2024 12:04 am

Apr 10, 2024 12:04 am

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Lettie stares at the words on the page, but the longer she looks, the more jumbled it appears to her. She sighs.

"It looks like the trappings of some sort of ritual," she says to the others, her voice trembling a little. She braces herself for the disdain, disbelief and even sometimes ridicule that tends to follow those kinds of statements. She joins Jack at the bookcase, and glances at the titles, looking for either one of her books or any book that looks like it has been recently disturbed. "He was fascinated by dreams lately, bordering obsessive, really..." she mutters as she observes the bookcase.

OOC:

Oops! I misunderstood the luck mechanic, I don't wanna lose 49 points!

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 10, 2024 2:19 am

Apr 10, 2024 2:19 am

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braedan51 says:

"You're probably right Jack, but we've all already been in his apartment. I'll give you an alibi if you give one to me, in for a penny.."

"In for a pound" Jack says with a half smile and a nod. He then follows Lettie around to the other side of the bookcase, after realizing he was attentively studying the plain back of a bookcase. He chalks it up to the shock.

"He was getting older, maybe his mind failed him? Could have been hallucinating..." Jack says to Lettie but loud enough for the rest to hear.

Rolls

Spot Hidden - (1d100)

(93) = 93

Knifesedgegames

Apr 10, 2024 7:47 am

Apr 10, 2024 7:47 am

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Leaving George to deal with the body, Jack and Lettie move into the bedroom side of the room, to look at the bookshelf.

The bookcase is finely carved and has glass fronted doors, either side of which are the busts of two flute-playing cherubs carved into the upright moldings that support the doors. There is a drawer at the bottom of the unit. All of the woodwork is detailed in intricate scroll work.

Most of the books appear to be on finance and banking, a few travel books for obscure places etc.

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The top shelf doesn't have enough books to fill it so a bookend has been used to keep the books upright. The bookend is a monstrous thing, looking like some humanlike squid creature.

George and Rosana, Gardinder is now on his back and you have the opportunity to inspect the body further with a First Aid roll (Rosana can also try that Spot Hidden)

Having gone through the letters, what is Nora doing now?

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George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 10, 2024 1:06 pm

Apr 10, 2024 1:06 pm

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With Mr. Gardiner on his back George can really see the extent of his injuries, thinking back to his boyhood days an eagle scout he examines the cuts on his head.
Nothing seems to stand out, so he takes a closer look....

OOC:

I would like to use 7 points of luck to make my pushed roll successful, bringing my luck form 35 to 28. I'm not liking the dice this game! LOL

Last edited April 10, 2024 1:09 pm

Rolls

First Aid (50%) - (1D100)

(72) = 72

First Aid (50%) PUSH - (1D100)

(57) = 57

Knifesedgegames

Apr 10, 2024 3:56 pm

Apr 10, 2024 3:56 pm

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OOC:

I'm afraid not! As mentioned earlier, it's either Luck or Push, you cannot use Luck after you have pushed. A failed push results in something bad...

The wounds on the head and neck are deep and appear hastily made. the blood loss was severe and likely what killed him. George leans down to open the shirt, seeing old scar marks across the chest and arms but as he gets a closer look, he slips and manages to get blood on both of his own arms up to the elbow.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 10, 2024 8:50 pm

Apr 10, 2024 8:50 pm

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Jack will lean down and try to open the drawer in the bookcase.

"This all seems more normal than I’d expect for someone who found himself in the middle of some ritual…"

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 10, 2024 11:45 pm

Apr 10, 2024 11:45 pm

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Lettie gives the bookend an odd look before flagging two books from the collection: her own book and a book about the myths and legends of Greece and Rome.

"Maybe not," Lettie mutters to Jack, picking up her own book. She glances at the pages to see if there is a bookmark or any other indication of what Mr. Gardiner may have been reading about last.

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 11, 2024 1:08 am

Apr 11, 2024 1:08 am

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Nora wrinkles her nose in distaste at Mr. Bugbee, hearing his fumble and turning around to see him. "It seems blood is quite literally on your hands, Mr. Bugbee. Far from fortuitous." Speaking loud enough so all of the people in the room can hear, she asks while waving about the letter, "What business did you say you were about? It seems you had our departed Mr. Gardiner helping you with some sort of ledger on a tight timeline?"

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Knifesedgegames

Apr 11, 2024 7:38 am

Apr 11, 2024 7:38 am

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Jack pulls open the drawer but it doesn't hold much of interest, a few pens, paper and envelopes and a few odds and ends like string and tape.

OOC:

Jack give an INT check and either Spot Hidden or Craft (Woodworking)

Pulling the Freud book from the shelf, Lettie finds no bookmark nor an indication of what Gardiner was reading. As she's looking, her eyes are drawn to the left and the bedside table. On it, next to a desk lamp, is an old book that she recognises, The Dreamer's Dictionary.

Rosana Grant (NPC)

Knifesedgegames

Apr 11, 2024 7:40 am

Apr 11, 2024 7:40 am

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OOC:

Rolling Spot Hidden and First Aid

"These scars," she indicates on the arms and chest, "They are months old. And this," she indicates the spiral cut from the head, "This was cut from the top and worked down to the neck. James was right handed, you can see where he changed hands. He did this to himself. Oh my James!"

She looks in surprise as George slips, covering himself in blood, "Mr George! Have some respect, if not for James, then for yourself!" She stands and steps away from the body.

Rolls

First Aid - (1d100)

(8) = 8

Spot Hidden - (1d100)

(73) = 73

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 11, 2024 8:39 pm

Apr 11, 2024 8:39 pm

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Jack looks disappointedly at the contents of the drawer, then shuffles them around a bit to make sure he didn't miss anything.

OOC:

If I'm understanding correctly, I believe that's a success on both?

Last edited April 11, 2024 8:40 pm

Rolls

Spot Hidden - (1d100)

(51) = 51

INT Check - (1d100)

(44) = 44

Knifesedgegames

Apr 11, 2024 10:01 pm

Apr 11, 2024 10:01 pm

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Tapping inside, Jack determines that the space between the drawer at the bottom of the bookcase and the bottom shelf is too big—there is possibly a secret drawer; however, removing the bottom drawer and feeling about in the gap fails to reveal a way into any hidden compartment. Looking about he spots a button hidden in the scroll work and pushing it reveals a secret compartment.

Inside he sees three books, something wrapped in silk cloth and an obsidian knife.

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 12, 2024 12:32 am

Apr 12, 2024 12:32 am

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The book she is looking at doesn't seem to have been read very recently. Setting the Freud book aside, Lettie picks up the Dreamer's Dictionary on the bedside table instead. She is tempted to hide it under her shirt before the police arrive. It would be an awful shame if it got caught up as evidence for ages or lost entirely. She wanted to investigate her friend's death... But she also couldn't deny that the monetary value of the book was a motivator.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 12, 2024 12:51 am

Apr 12, 2024 12:51 am

Gameplay Thread

At this point, everyone hears Tommy’s voice and a man’s voice with him, coming up the stairs.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 12, 2024 8:49 am

Apr 12, 2024 8:49 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

What are George and Nora doing?@SeriouslyLacking,@braedan51

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 12, 2024 3:14 pm

Apr 12, 2024 3:14 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

I posted earlier calling out Mr Bugbee?

Knifesedgegames

Apr 12, 2024 3:30 pm

Apr 12, 2024 3:30 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Waiting on his response, but don’t want to do anything else?

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

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Apr 12, 2024 5:23 pm

Apr 12, 2024 5:23 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie hears the voices from the stairs and panics. She attempts to hide the book behind her back and under her shirt, hoping that her waistcoat is loose enough to hide the protrusion.

Rolls

Sleight of Hand: to hide the book - (1d100)

(95) = 95

Tens die - (1d10)

(8) = 8

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 12, 2024 7:30 pm

Apr 12, 2024 7:30 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora shrugged at Mr. Bugbee and put Mr. Gardiner's correspondence in one of the large pockets of her skirt, planning to hand them to the police when they came. She glanced around the room and saw Ms. Hayes and Mr. Karosas over by the bed. She shuffled somewhat timidly, trying to maintain the maximum distance she could from poor Mr. Gardiner's corpse while still making her way toward her fellow boarders. "What have we found? Any details about his family? Perhaps in England or Scotland?"

Knifesedgegames

Apr 12, 2024 10:38 pm

Apr 12, 2024 10:38 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie secures the book but doesn't realise it's not especially well hidden.

As Nora enters the bedroom area, she stands by the wardrobe and notices the bed is tidily made and there's a depression on the pillow as if someone slept on top of the covers. Mr Karosas is crouched looking in a drawer at the base of the bookcase whle Lettie seems to be securing something in the back of her pants.

Hearing her son, Rosana quickly moves to the door to stop Tommy seeing what's going on. A policeman appears at the door.

https://i.imgur.com/I8UIApX.jpeg

Beat Cop James Gray has arrived. He sees a dead body on its back on a tarpaulin covered in blood. Beside him, a man your recognise as George Bugbee is crouched by the body, hands and arms covered in blood. Three others are to the left of the apartment.

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Apr 13, 2024 6:24 am

Apr 13, 2024 6:24 am

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James Gray enters the room. He is a young man of average height and wears a well maintained police uniform. His dark brown hair is neatly trimmed in an attempt at looking professional that is at odds with the look of surprise on his face as enters the room seeing George covered in blood and the body laying on the floor. James takes a moment to survey the room and and takes a breath before saying "I am officer James Gray, I was called over here by Tommy. I was told you needed police assistance". He looks directly at George. "George you are covered in blood. Do you mind explaining what is going on here?"

Last edited April 13, 2024 6:25 am

Knifesedgegames

Apr 13, 2024 8:41 am

Apr 13, 2024 8:41 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

You all recognise Officer James Gray, one of the regular beat cops around Federal Hill and he knows each of you.

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 13, 2024 12:52 pm

Apr 13, 2024 12:52 pm

Gameplay Thread

Quote:

"Mr George! Have some respect, if not for James, then for yourself!" Ms. Grant says not hiding her disdain

George's cheeks suddenly felt like they were burning, a warmth spreading across his face like wildfire. His skin tingled with embarrassment, and he could feel the flush rising from his neck to his temples.

It doesn't get any better with the arrival of Officer Gray.

Quote:

George you are covered in blood. Do you mind explaining what is going on here?

George stands up quickly, holding his arms slightly spread trying to drip as little as possible there is a look of utter embarrassment plastered on his face.

Ah, yes....Hello Officer Gray...I um, I know this looks bad, I was (George makes a vague fumbling motion with his hands) I was trying to give Mr. Gardiner some dignity and I seems to have made quite a mess of things...

George furrows his brow and shifts his gaze towards the floor.

OOC:

Apologies for the delay in replying, we had a power outage & I had to work overnight...also sorry for the failed push.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 13, 2024 4:06 pm

Apr 13, 2024 4:06 pm

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Jack shuts the secret compartment and the drawer, noting to check it out later when the situation calms down. He stands up and nods along with George: "We rolled Mr. Gardiner to his back, but it seems the blood was more slippery than George expected." He says this with a slight chuckle, trying to ease the tension a bit.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 14, 2024 12:26 am

Apr 14, 2024 12:26 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Lettie, are you checking out the bedside table or watching Jack at the Bookcase?

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 14, 2024 2:27 pm

Apr 14, 2024 2:27 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Lettie is still standing near the bedside table.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 14, 2024 3:03 pm

Apr 14, 2024 3:03 pm

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Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 14, 2024 10:03 pm

Apr 14, 2024 10:03 pm

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The cop glances at the others to the left before moving toward the body, crouching to take a look, "What's with the candles?"

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 15, 2024 1:57 am

Apr 15, 2024 1:57 am

Gameplay Thread

Lettie can't help herself, the situation is just so bizarre that it doesn't feel real, she continues investigating even though the cop has arrived and she should let him do his job. She isn't sure if she can trust the man, but he's here now and any more sneaking around could land her in trouble.

"Some sort of ritual," she says to James, thinking that maybe if she sounds confident enough, he won't laugh in her face. "There may be some answers in this journal?"

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 15, 2024 6:01 am

Apr 15, 2024 6:01 am

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"Who found him? And did you find him like this?," he inspects the wounds though you can tell he's not used to seeing this kind of scene.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 15, 2024 6:03 am

Apr 15, 2024 6:03 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Everyone feel free to describe what you're doing as the Officer inspects the body.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 16, 2024 2:12 am

Apr 16, 2024 2:12 am

Gameplay Thread

Jack's had about enough weirdness for now, and trouble with the law could jeopardize his family in a number of ways, so, for now at least, he's done with the snooping around. He heads towards the door and leans against the wall between it and the wardrobe, crossing his arms. "We all came in together. Nobody had heard from Mr. Gardiner in a few days, it became clear why as soon as Rosana opened the door."

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 16, 2024 11:33 am

Apr 16, 2024 11:33 am

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Officer Grey stands and steps from the body, "George, clean yourself up," he indicates the kitchen sink, stepping over to Lettie, "A journal?"

https://i.imgur.com/RAUpYSR.png

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 16, 2024 2:45 pm

Apr 16, 2024 2:45 pm

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"Here it is" Lettie says, pointing to the drawer. "It might have some answers, or at the very least tell us a little about his state of mind before he died."

Last edited April 16, 2024 2:47 pm

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 16, 2024 3:12 pm

Apr 16, 2024 3:12 pm

Gameplay Thread

"Look, I'll be straight with you," he looks at the body, "I'm no homicide cop, but this, this," he gestures to the body, "This could get me to detective. If I call it in, someone else will get over here, take it out of my hands, so if you can, you know, help me out, well, friendships go a long way in this district."

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 16, 2024 10:30 pm

Apr 16, 2024 10:30 pm

Gameplay Thread

One wouldn't be sure by looking if Nora's eyes were narrowed in judgement while she grimaced, or if the crinkled with an uncomfortable smile. "You know, you remind me of my son, Walter, Officer Gray. Always wanting to be the winner. I'll hold my peace for now. But something feels...off about this whole thing. Like there's more to it than meets the eye. I swear I've heard Mr. Gardiner reciting some strange poetry through the walls, but in no language I've yet heard. But again, maybe he was just desperate and down on his luck." Nora pulls our the letter detailing Mr. Gardiner's bank information and the ledger he was tasked to complete by Mr. Bugbee and hands it to Officer Grey.

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 17, 2024 1:08 am

Apr 17, 2024 1:08 am

Gameplay Thread

Elated that I'm not being dragged off for questioning, I clean up my hands and forearms in the kitchen sink, "My lips are sealed offic....DETECTIVE Grey!"

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 17, 2024 6:27 am

Apr 17, 2024 6:27 am

Gameplay Thread

"Poetry eh?" the officer slips the letter into a pocket as he looks at the journal, skimming through it for a few minutes, "Dreamlands..Looks like he was obsessed with something called the Dreamlands. He talks about it like its a place. Bar maybe? Not one I've heard of." he reads some more, "No, he talks about travelling there when he's asleep and was struggling to get there. Pages and pages of 'No dreams again'"

He flips through a few more pages, "He describes more deams and talks about meeting a 'powerful being' who promised him a path into the land of dream if certain rituals are performed. He also talks of 'the Tome' and says these dreams make it easier to understand. Any of you seen a 'Tome'," he glances paste Lettie and over at the bookshelf.

OOC:

Give me Occult rolls if you dare.

Rolls

Officer Grey Occult (5) - (1d100)

(42) = 42

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 17, 2024 12:00 pm

Apr 17, 2024 12:00 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

my occult is only 5% here goes nothin'

OOC:

well, if I'm gonna fail, I'm gonna fail BIG.

Last edited April 17, 2024 12:01 pm

Rolls

Occult (5%) - (1D100)

(93) = 93

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 17, 2024 9:00 pm

Apr 17, 2024 9:00 pm

Gameplay Thread

James is right, having a friend in the department could prove to be very helpful, especially if Konstantinas runs into any trouble with the speakeasy. Though he had hoped to check out the drawer on his own later, he says: "This is all over my head, but there’s a secret compartment in that drawer in the bookcase. It’s got a few books and some other things that don’t make much sense."

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 17, 2024 10:36 pm

Apr 17, 2024 10:36 pm

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"Show me," Officer Grey looks to the drawer Jack indicates who presses the button , flipping open the false bottom.

Reaching in he pulls out a book, Primer in Greek Vocabulary, "doesn't look like a tome," he tosses it onto the bed and pulls out two accounting ledgers and an envelope stuffed with receipts. Tossing them onto the bed he pulls out a black bladed knife, "Huh! The murder weapon? If so, how did it get in here. What material is that?"

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 18, 2024 12:43 am

Apr 18, 2024 12:43 am

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Lettie breathes a sigh of relief that they aren't all being arrested for meddling with the crime scene. The words in Mr. Gardiner's journal cause her stomach to twist. What was he mixed up in? she thinks to herself, worried that she helped or encouraged this somehow by lending him the books.

She tries to think of what he could be referring to as 'the Tome'... Certainly none of the books in her shop...

Last edited April 18, 2024 12:43 am

Rolls

Occult (70%) - (d100)

(49) = 49

Knifesedgegames

Apr 18, 2024 8:58 am

Apr 18, 2024 8:58 am

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Apr 18, 2024 9:10 am

Apr 18, 2024 9:10 am

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Officer Grey reaches into the drawer again and pulls the last item, a large ancient book wrapped in silk cloth. Unwrapping it reveals a book with the title written in Greek. Bound in weathered leather, its cover adorned with faded sigils of arcane origin, it exudes an aura of profound antiquity. Its pages, yellowed with the passage of time.

Lettie reads the cover, The Book of Dreams.

https://i.imgur.com/LiVNcIa.png

Knifesedgegames

Apr 18, 2024 9:12 am

Apr 18, 2024 9:12 am

Gameplay Thread

A dragging sound on the floor interrupts your investigation of the room. The mutilated body of the room’s tenant shifts its limbs and suddenly lurches to a standing position.
You look on in terror as the flesh around Mr. Gardiner’s head begins to peel, the flesh spiraling downward like some horrific party trick with an apple. The blood-slicked skull turns to look in the direction of The Book of Dreams with malevolence in its lidless eyes.

OOC:

Sanity checks everyone please! (1/1d6)

[ +- ] Map

[ +- ] Initiative Order

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

Apr 18, 2024 9:21 am

Apr 18, 2024 9:21 am

Gameplay Thread

Officer Grey looks in horror, dropping the book in shock.

Rolls

Officer Grey Sanity - (1d100)

(96) = 96

Sanity loss - (1d6)

(3) = 3

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 18, 2024 4:02 pm

Apr 18, 2024 4:02 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora flattens her body to the wall and stares at the body in horror, thinking that the others must have been mistaken when they checked and confirmed Mr. Gardiner was indeed dead.

Last edited April 18, 2024 4:04 pm

Rolls

Sanity Check - (1d100)

(32) = 32

Sanity Loss - (1)

() + 1 = 1

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 19, 2024 2:24 am

Apr 19, 2024 2:24 am

Gameplay Thread

Jack's days as a thick-skinned farmhand are proving less and less useful as the day goes on, as here is yet another sight that has him brimming with panic. In his native Lithuanian: "What in God's name!" He trips over his feet trying to get away from whatever fresh hell just took hold of Mr. Gardiner and catches himself on the table on the other side of the door. He thinks about trying to shield Nora by stepping between her and Mr. Gardiner, but can't seem to fight back the fear long enough to be chivalrous.

Last edited April 19, 2024 2:50 am

Rolls

Sanity Check - (1d100)

(63) = 63

Sanity Loss - (1d6)

(4) = 4

Knifesedgegames

Apr 19, 2024 6:05 am

Apr 19, 2024 6:05 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Jack has now lost a total of 8 sanity and his threshold for indefinite insanity, so he is definitely beginning to fray. Another two and he goes under!

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 19, 2024 2:09 pm

Apr 19, 2024 2:09 pm

Gameplay Thread

All thoughts of tomes and dreams leave Lettie's mind when she sees the mutilated corpse stumbling towards them. She drops the books she is holding and backs into the bookcase in horror.

Rolls

Sanity (45/99) - (d100)

(53) = 53

Sanity Loss - (1d6)

(3) = 3

Knifesedgegames

Apr 19, 2024 3:00 pm

Apr 19, 2024 3:00 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

How's George handling things @braedan51 ?

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 19, 2024 11:01 pm

Apr 19, 2024 11:01 pm

Gameplay Thread

George jumps back colliding with the sink counter behind him. Dear GOD! he exclaims.
His forearms instinctively raise up to his chest, his palms facing outward in decidedly non-heroic manner

OOC:

Sanity Check = pass (-1)

Last edited April 19, 2024 11:03 pm

Rolls

Sanity Check (59%) - (1D100)

(47) = 47

Knifesedgegames

Apr 20, 2024 12:54 am

Apr 20, 2024 12:54 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Ok with the initial shock of seeing Gardiner literally raise from the dead , we are on Initiative. Nora, you're up first, what would you like to do?

Dex Order:
Nora 80
Jack 55
Officer Grey 55
George 50
Lettie 40
Gardiner-Thing 35

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 21, 2024 8:14 pm

Apr 21, 2024 8:14 pm

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Nora's eyes dart around, seeing how this scene has devolved in madness from what was previously already precariously pushing the bounds of decorum or good taste. Nora steps to Officer Grey, gesturing emphatically to his service weapon. "Officer, here's your chance, apprehend Mr. Gardiner for questioning!" Her voice becomes shrill as the reality of a man unraveling from his own skin stretches and frays the tenuous hold she has on her emotions.

Last edited April 21, 2024 8:18 pm

Knifesedgegames

Apr 21, 2024 9:45 pm

Apr 21, 2024 9:45 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

How about you Jack?@Niyaz316

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 22, 2024 4:28 am

Apr 22, 2024 4:28 am

Gameplay Thread

Jack takes a sharp breath and grits his teeth to try and compose himself. He then steps around the table and behind the chair in the corner of the room. In a half-panicked attempt to try and end the craziness, he picks up the chair and throws it at Mr. Gardiner.

OOC:

I’m still wrapping my head around the rolls but I think this would be a Throw check, so I included one in case.

Last edited April 22, 2024 4:38 am

Rolls

Throw - (1d100)

(2) = 2

Knifesedgegames

Apr 23, 2024 7:11 am

Apr 23, 2024 7:11 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Good job! Not only is that a direct hit, but it's an Extreme Success, meaning you do max damage. A chair is a pretty hefty improvised weapon, so the damage would be 1d8 +your damage bonus, which given Jack's strength and size is 1d4. That's a total of 12 damage! As it's is over half its HP, that also has the potential for a Major Wound. At this point I roll against CON to see if it knocks him out. It does not.

Jack launches the chair with great force at the thing. It hits straight in the chest, forcing it to stumble backwards toward the window.

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Rolls

CON - (1d100)

(20) = 20

Knifesedgegames

Apr 23, 2024 7:12 am

Apr 23, 2024 7:12 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Officer Grey, and George , you're up! @braedan51

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 23, 2024 12:30 pm

Apr 23, 2024 12:30 pm

Gameplay Thread

Seeing the thing stumble as Jack pummels it with the chair I follow up with a body blow trying to knock it into the corner of the exterior wall & bookcase.

OOC:

my brawl is a normal success

Last edited April 23, 2024 12:32 pm

Rolls

Brawl (45%) - (1D100)

(25) = 25

Damage roll - (1D3)

(1) = 1

Knifesedgegames

Apr 23, 2024 8:18 pm

Apr 23, 2024 8:18 pm

Gameplay Thread

Officer Grey is momentarily stunned before drawing his gun, aiming careful not to get George in his sights. George charges at the thing and it tries to fight back. George's body blow knocks Gardiner into the corner.

Rolls

Fight back - (1d100)

(86) = 86

Knifesedgegames

Apr 23, 2024 8:21 pm

Apr 23, 2024 8:21 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Lettie, you're up! @wrathryder

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 24, 2024 6:04 pm

Apr 24, 2024 6:04 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie sees the creature that used to be her friend look towards the Book of Dreams before it is assaulted by the others. She attempts to dive for the book and get it away from Gardiner's reach.

OOC:

Apologies for the delay, this week has really gotten away from me. I guessed for my roll, but will gladly edit the post if you want a different skill to be used!

Rolls

Sleight of Hand: to grab the book (10) - (d100)

(62) = 62

Knifesedgegames

Apr 24, 2024 6:51 pm

Apr 24, 2024 6:51 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

As grabbing the book is not challenging, there's no need to roll (unless your intent is to do it secretly, for example, but that isn't the case here) so this is enough for your action. Lettie now has the book.

The Gardiner-thing

Knifesedgegames

Apr 24, 2024 6:55 pm

Apr 24, 2024 6:55 pm

Gameplay Thread

The Gardiner-thing

Pinned into the corner of the room, beside the rear of the bookcase, the Gardiner-thing pipes a dreadful whistling from its throat-orifice, the dire tune does something strange to your brain.

OOC:

Everyone needs to give me an opposed POW roll. I will secretly roll against each of you, if you want to use Luck to make your rolls better (to get a success, Hard success or Extreme) please state it after you make your roll.

Rolls

Secret Roll

Secret Roll

Secret Roll

Secret Roll

Secret Roll

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 24, 2024 8:06 pm

Apr 24, 2024 8:06 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora hears the strange tune coming from what was once Mr. Gardiner and feels it claw at her mind in a way that shouldn't be possible

Rolls

POW-Opposed - (1d100)

(70) = 70

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 24, 2024 9:10 pm

Apr 24, 2024 9:10 pm

Gameplay Thread

George's eyes go wide at the sound (and sight) of the whistling emanating from the Gardiner thing's esophageal orifice. He cups his hands over his ears and quickly turns his head toward the others in the room...he has no words...

OOC:

(I will NOT use any luck for this roll.)

Last edited April 24, 2024 9:12 pm

Rolls

Opposed POW - (1D100)

(41) = 41

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 25, 2024 3:06 am

Apr 25, 2024 3:06 am

Gameplay Thread

After hitting the creature with the chair and watching George pin it into the corner, Jack is feeling a bit less terrified. Then comes the whistling, and Jack immediately covers his ears and turns away. It’s definitely disturbing, but not significantly more than a walking corpse is in the first place.

OOC:

I won’t use any luck either.

Last edited April 25, 2024 3:11 am

Rolls

Opposed POW - (1d100)

(10) = 10

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 25, 2024 3:13 am

Apr 25, 2024 3:13 am

Gameplay Thread

Lettie clutches the book as if it can somehow moor her to reality. The creature’s whistling makes her skull feel like it’s vibrating out of her scalp.

Rolls

Opposed POW - (1d100)

(35) = 35

Knifesedgegames

Apr 25, 2024 8:27 am

Apr 25, 2024 8:27 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

So that's an Extreme for Jack, Regular for Lettie and George and a fail for Nora.

Gardiner rolled a Regular vs Jack, and Nora, a Hard success against George and and Extreme success against Lettie.

As these are opposed rolls, even if you succeed, you have to match or beat your opponent so only Jack is able to resist (among the PC's)

Nora, Lettie and George are suddenly accosted with otherworldly visions, dreamlike shapes and colours swirling in the air around them.

OOC:

The effect here is that you become dazed. This gives you a penalty die to skill rolls and you are unable to initiate an attack (though you can fight back if attacked) At the end of the 1d3 rounds that this lasts for, you will need to make a sanity roll (1/1d3) for what you witnessed.

Jack is completely unaffected. Officer Grey is also dazed.

Rolls

Lettie Dazed - (1d3)

(1) = 1

Nora Dazed - (1d3)

(3) = 3

Gaorge Dazed - (1d3)

(3) = 3

Secret Roll

Secret Roll

Officer Grey Dazed - (1d3)

(2) = 2

Knifesedgegames

Apr 25, 2024 8:31 am

Apr 25, 2024 8:31 am

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Round 2

[ +- ] Initiative

https://i.imgur.com/JsYTTmr.png

OOC:

Nora, you're up first.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 25, 2024 10:40 pm

Apr 25, 2024 10:40 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Jack, feel free to jump in , as the only one that can actually act.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 26, 2024 2:59 am

Apr 26, 2024 2:59 am

Gameplay Thread

Riding the wave of resolve that has washed over him, Jack turns to Lettie and says: "Take Nora and get that book as far away as you can, the three of us will take care of Mr. Gardiner." Then he takes a couple running steps and throws a haymaker at Mr. Gardiner.

Rolls

Unarmed Attack - (1d100)

(65) = 65

Unarmed Damage - (1d3+1d4)

(3) + (2) = 5

Knifesedgegames

Apr 26, 2024 6:12 am

Apr 26, 2024 6:12 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Ok, that's a fail. You can't push the roll in combat, but you can burn 5 Luck to bring it to a success (or spend 35 for a Hard!). Gardiner will get a fight back maneuver, but if he gets a success, even a regular success will beat him (unless he gets a hard or extreme)

Rolls

Gardinder fight back - (1d100)

(12) = 12

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

Apr 26, 2024 4:16 pm

Apr 26, 2024 4:16 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Okay, I’m a gambling man, let’s use the 5 luck points. Should I update my original post to reflect that?

Knifesedgegames

Apr 27, 2024 1:04 am

Apr 27, 2024 1:04 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Not enough. I'm afraid. He gets a Hard success.

Blocking your blow with one arm, Gardiner punches Jack in the gut with inhuman strength.

Rolls

damage vs Jack - (1d6+1d4)

(1) + (3) = 4

Knifesedgegames

Apr 27, 2024 7:48 pm

Apr 27, 2024 7:48 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Is any doing anything (aside from Jack)

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 28, 2024 4:01 pm

Apr 28, 2024 4:01 pm

Gameplay Thread

Not knowing what else to do in her current dazed state, Lettie flips open the book to see if it will reveal any information on how to deal with the creature before them.

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

Apr 28, 2024 4:41 pm

Apr 28, 2024 4:41 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora's eyes blur and she finds it difficult to focus on the scene in front of her. She slumps down, barely hearing Jack's words but just barely getting the message. She takes a shambling step into the hallway, unable to move further than that as she struggles to regain her wits and feels unwilling to leave her fellow boarders completely.

Knifesedgegames

Apr 28, 2024 5:54 pm

Apr 28, 2024 5:54 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie flips through the ancient tome, even without the colours swirling in her vision, translating the ancient Greek will be no simple task and certainly not something under this pressure.

[ +- ] Rules - Mythos Tomes

[ +- ] The Book of Dreams

The Gardiner-thing

Knifesedgegames

Apr 28, 2024 5:57 pm

Apr 28, 2024 5:57 pm

Gameplay Thread

Having pushed Jack aside, Gardiner lurches forward toward Lettie, and tries to grab the book.

The Gardiner-thing

OOC:

Lettie can attempt to dodge or fight back in some way (brawl). As Gardiner has a Hard success, for a Dodge you need a Hard success, for a fight back, you'll need an extreme success

.

Rolls

grab vs Lettie - (1d100)

(13) = 13

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

Apr 28, 2024 9:32 pm

Apr 28, 2024 9:32 pm

Gameplay Thread

George clutches at his head, frozen and still obviously dazed. The haunting tune emanating from Gardiner has penetrated George's consciousness like a malevolent force, invoking a primal fear that grips his very soul. He can feel the tendrils of madness tugging at the edges of his mind, threatening to engulf him in a maelstrom of terror.

His vision is partially obscured by fleeting glimpses of a nightmarish landscape inhabited by sickening creatures. He cannot comprehend what he is seeing. The visions dance before George's eyes, their alien forms twisting, contorting and melting into each other in ways that defy logic and reason. He hears the sounds of men grappling and fighting, for a moment he thinks he sees Jack struggling with Gardiner before they are both enveloped in an otherworldly lavender mist. In his confusion and panic he struggles to make sense of the surreal tableau unfolding around him.

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 30, 2024 1:44 pm

Apr 30, 2024 1:44 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie screams as the Gardiner thing lurches towards her. It seems intent on getting the book which makes her even more convinced that it is important to solving this mystery. She attempts to dodge out of the way of its grasp, though her dazed state is making things difficult.

OOC:

I hope I did the penalty die correctly, let me know if I need to change it!

Edit - oh wow big fail anyway.

Last edited April 30, 2024 1:45 pm

Rolls

Dodge (40) - (D100)

(75) = 75

Penalty die - (D10)

(6) = 6

Knifesedgegames

Apr 30, 2024 2:33 pm

Apr 30, 2024 2:33 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Yes that’s exactly how to do a penalty die so that equates to 65 or 75, in this case we take the worst roll. You have the option of using Luck, but that’s a big chunk.

wrathryder Inactive forever!

Apr 30, 2024 10:16 pm

Apr 30, 2024 10:16 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

I think I will opt out of using luck this time, but thanks for the reminder!

Knifesedgegames

May 1, 2024 9:00 am

May 1, 2024 9:00 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Gardiner has grabbed the book. Now we have a contested Strength check, Lettie, so see if he can pull it from you. (No penalty die for this one

Rolls

Secret Roll

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 1, 2024 4:20 pm

May 1, 2024 4:20 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Go Lettie! You got this!

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

May 1, 2024 4:40 pm

May 1, 2024 4:40 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie attempts to hold on to the book, trying not to look too closely at the abomination before her.

Rolls

Strength (60?) - (1d100)

(27) = 27

Knifesedgegames

May 1, 2024 7:48 pm

May 1, 2024 7:48 pm

Gameplay Thread

Lettie manages to tug the book out of Gardiner's hands!

Knifesedgegames

May 1, 2024 7:49 pm

May 1, 2024 7:49 pm

Gameplay Thread

Round 3!

[ +- ] Initiative

Knifesedgegames

May 1, 2024 8:51 pm

May 1, 2024 8:51 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Nora's up first, then Jack.

https://i.imgur.com/SpjBtOi.png

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 2, 2024 3:35 pm

May 2, 2024 3:35 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora finds herself clinging to the doorframe, using it to support her weight as her mind reels. She rapidly blinks, trying to clear her mind but also hoping that the horror unfolding before her turns out to be some sort of waking nightmare and will be set to rights if she can just shake of this daze. Nora doesn't cry, doesn't scream; the only noise that comes from her is the rattling, shaking inhale of breath that seem to foretell either of these responses though. Watching the conflict before, she rails inside at how ineffectual she feels.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 3, 2024 2:34 am

May 3, 2024 2:34 am

Gameplay Thread

Jack grabs his stomach and does his best to shrug off the pain. Then, seeing Lettie struggling against Gardiner, he’ll grab the chair he originally threw and try to hit Gardiner with it from behind.

OOC:

I included a Brawl roll and the same damage as the throw, but I can add a different one if needed.

Rolls

Brawl - (1d100)

(97) = 97

Damage - (1d8+1d4)

(4) + (3) = 7

Knifesedgegames

May 3, 2024 8:03 am

May 3, 2024 8:03 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Not a fumble but definitely a miss. Want to drop some luck?

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 3, 2024 4:40 pm

May 3, 2024 4:40 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

That’s alright, that would take more luck than I have anyway.

Knifesedgegames

May 4, 2024 8:37 am

May 4, 2024 8:37 am

Gameplay Thread

Having snatched the book away, Officer Grey steps between her and Gardiner.

https://i.imgur.com/JNrRMXU.png

OOC:

George?

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 5, 2024 3:57 am

May 5, 2024 3:57 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

I'm still dazed for another 2(?) rounds, I'm not sure what George can do other stare at the horror before me. If I'm able to, I think I'd like to try & grab the tarpaulin off the floor to wrap around the Gardiner thing to ensnare it.

Knifesedgegames

May 5, 2024 9:05 am

May 5, 2024 9:05 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

You can pretty much do anything except initiate an attack, search the cupboards, or even run away! Engaging with Gardiner in any way is considered an attack and something you can't do (for a couple of rounds)

Knifesedgegames

May 5, 2024 9:06 am

May 5, 2024 9:06 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Lettie, this is your last round of being dazed. Anything you'd like to do?

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 5, 2024 7:03 pm

May 5, 2024 7:03 pm

Gameplay Thread

While the group struggles with Gardiner, George quickly rummages through the cupboards trying to find either a weapon or something he can improvise as a weapon

OOC:

I assume a spot hidden roll is necessary

Rolls

Spot Hidden (25%) - (1D100)

(77) = 77

Knifesedgegames

May 5, 2024 7:24 pm

May 5, 2024 7:24 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Sorry, I'll have to take your first post, George.

As he opens the cupboard, something falls out.

OOC:

Give me a DODGE roll with a penalty die (so 1d100 and 1d10)

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 5, 2024 8:24 pm

May 5, 2024 8:24 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

that is bizarre...I only (meant) to post once. Not sure why it double posted like that...

Rolls

Dodge - (1D100)

(69) = 69

Dodge penalty - (1d10)

(2) = 2

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

May 5, 2024 11:53 pm

May 5, 2024 11:53 pm

Gameplay Thread

With the book in hand, Lettie moves away from the creature, attempting to put the bookshelf between her and it. She hides for now… At least until her head begins to clear.

OOC:

Any roll needed for this action?

Knifesedgegames

May 6, 2024 12:20 am

May 6, 2024 12:20 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

No, you're good.

The Gardiner-thing

Knifesedgegames

May 6, 2024 12:23 am

May 6, 2024 12:23 am

Gameplay Thread

The Gardiner-thing

As Lettie slips into the bedroom, Gardiner tries to smack Officer Grey. He slugs him in the gut, winding him and knocking him backwards.

Rolls

attack vs Grey - (1d100)

(13) = 13

Grey Brawl - (1d100)

(15) = 15

Officer penalty - (1d10)

(8) = 8

damage - (1d6+1d4)

(3) + (1) = 4

Knifesedgegames

May 6, 2024 12:26 am

May 6, 2024 12:26 am

Gameplay Thread

Round 4

Dex Order:
Nora 80 - Dazed (til round 5)
Jack 55
Officer Grey 55 -Dazed (til round 5)
George 50 - Dazed (til round 5)
Lettie 40
Gardiner-Thing 35

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 6, 2024 4:12 am

May 6, 2024 4:12 am

Gameplay Thread

Nora stands in the doorway, her voice paralyzed. While a party of her others her to scream for help, a part that is stronger for now remembers that the landlady's son may be somewhere near and she doesn't want that sweet boy anywhere near what is happening here. With that resolve, she takes a half step back into the room, ready to slam the door shut if needed.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 7, 2024 2:22 am

May 7, 2024 2:22 am

Gameplay Thread

Jack's face turns bright red after two failed attempts to hit this creature, and tries to funnel his anger and embarrassment into another strike with the chair.

Rolls

Brawl - (1d100)

(5) = 5

Chair Damage - (1d8+1d4)

(6) + (3) = 9

Knifesedgegames

May 7, 2024 7:10 am

May 7, 2024 7:10 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Good job Jack, that's an extreme success, which means max damage of 12!

Knifesedgegames

May 7, 2024 7:13 am

May 7, 2024 7:13 am

Gameplay Thread

There is a flash of blue light as Jack hits Gardiner fully in the back, the spirals carved into his body and arms light up, everywhere except the head. That blow would have taken down a normal man but Gardiner still stands. It turns its attention to Jack.

Knifesedgegames

May 7, 2024 7:16 am

May 7, 2024 7:16 am

Gameplay Thread

Meanwhile, there's a loud thud as a large jar of pennies falls from a kitchen cupboard, smacking George in head before hitting the ground. It smashes and pennies go everywhere.

OOC:

-1 hp George

Knifesedgegames

May 7, 2024 7:19 am

May 7, 2024 7:19 am

Gameplay Thread

Lettie, as the colours subside, your mind reels at what you have seen.

OOC:

Give me a Sanity check (1/1d3)

Loretta 'Lettie' Hayes

wrathryder Inactive forever!

May 7, 2024 3:52 pm

May 7, 2024 3:52 pm

Gameplay Thread

Just as Lettie emerges from her dazed state, the reality of the situation crashes around her. This can't be real. It can't be happening.

Rolls

Sanity Check (43) - (1d100)

(18) = 18

Knifesedgegames

May 7, 2024 6:22 pm

May 7, 2024 6:22 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Lose 1 sanity point

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 9, 2024 1:58 am

May 9, 2024 1:58 am

Gameplay Thread

George clutches his head in pain, his ears ringing due to the blow from the jar of pennies. After a moment he regains his composure and searches the cupboard again.

OOC:

If searching 2 rounds in a row isnt allowed, let me know and I will edit, I'm just not sure what else to do while dazed.

Last edited May 10, 2024 2:19 pm

Rolls

Spot Hidden (25%) - (1D100)

(3) = 3

Knifesedgegames

May 10, 2024 9:09 pm

May 10, 2024 9:09 pm

Gameplay Thread

George finds a number of utensils including a big kitchen knife in one of the drawers.

OOC:

Skill: Brawl
Damage : 1d4+2+db

The Gardiner-thing

Knifesedgegames

May 10, 2024 9:11 pm

May 10, 2024 9:11 pm

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The Gardiner-thing

The Gardiner-thing lurches toward Jack, the blue spirals across its chest still glowing.

OOC:

Jack can either fight back (brawl) or dodge.

Rolls

Secret Roll

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 11, 2024 12:36 am

May 11, 2024 12:36 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Jack will fight back. In the event that I succeed, would I roll damage with the chair or unarmed?

Also, (if I can burn luck on a Fight Back) I'll burn 4 luck to bring it to a Hard success.

Last edited May 11, 2024 12:39 am

Rolls

Fight Back (Brawl) - (1d100)

(34) = 34

Knifesedgegames

May 11, 2024 1:32 am

May 11, 2024 1:32 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

That’s up to you. How do you envision Jack fighting back against this assault?

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 11, 2024 3:07 am

May 11, 2024 3:07 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Okay, since the chair is in his hands already he’d be swinging it to try and put as much distance between him and Gardiner as possible.

Last edited May 11, 2024 3:09 am

Rolls

Fight Back Damage - (1d8+1d4)

(8) + (2) = 10

Knifesedgegames

May 11, 2024 8:37 am

May 11, 2024 8:37 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

That's a hit and he missed, no need to burn the luck as a Hard won't make any difference.

Avoiding Gardiner's grasp, Jack slams the chair into the creature's side. Once again, the spirals light up all over the body except the head. The blow would have crushed a normal man, but Gardiner shrugs it off.

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Knifesedgegames

May 11, 2024 11:12 am

May 11, 2024 11:12 am

Gameplay Thread

Round 5

[ +- ] Initiative

OOC:

As the visions end for Nora and George, make sanity checks

Rolls

Officer Grey Sanity - (1d100)

(71) = 71

Fail! Sanity loss - (1d3)

(1) = 1

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 11, 2024 7:13 pm

May 11, 2024 7:13 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

just to clarify, when you say that the dazed effect ends this round, does that mean combat is an option for those of us that are dazed this round or next round?

Knifesedgegames

May 11, 2024 9:29 pm

May 11, 2024 9:29 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Provided you survive the sanity loss, you can act this round.

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 13, 2024 5:10 pm

May 13, 2024 5:10 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora's breathing turns to heavy gasps as she starts to sob. Panicking and no longer to keep quiet or still, she throws herself at Mr. Gardiner, hammers at his unnatural body with her fists while tears stream down her face.

Last edited May 13, 2024 5:19 pm

Rolls

Sanity Check - (1d100)

(59) = 59

Sanity Loss - (1d3)

(2) = 2

Fighting (Brawl) 50% - (1d100)

(42) = 42

Damage if Fighting is Successful - (1d3+1d4)

(3) + (2) = 5

Knifesedgegames

May 13, 2024 6:29 pm

May 13, 2024 6:29 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

That's another 2 sanity loss, Nora. Now a total of 4

The blue spirals on his arms and body light up again and Nora's blows appear to do nothing.

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 14, 2024 1:13 am

May 14, 2024 1:13 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

I'm posting this as player & not in character. Full disclosure this is the first time I'm playing Call of Cthulhu ever. Is it a faux pas to discuss what my character is gping to do in combat with the group during combat (since this is all supposed to be happening quickly)

Knifesedgegames

May 14, 2024 7:14 am

May 14, 2024 7:14 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Not at all, I'm happy for you to do that. If we were a round a table you'd do that, so go for it.

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 16, 2024 2:10 am

May 16, 2024 2:10 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

where is that obsidian knife that was found earlier? It was hidden away, we should try using that. I can try attacking with the kitchen knife I found as a distraction.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 16, 2024 4:00 am

May 16, 2024 4:00 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Oh my god, sorry everyone! I'm not sure why I thought it wasn't my turn yet.

"Officer Grey! Do you still have that knife? None of our blows seem to be doing anything!" And Jack will drop the chair and (for better or worse) attempt to grab and pin Mr. Gardiner against the bookcase to keep him from hurting anyone else.

OOC:

Assuming a Brawl roll but let me know if it's something else.

Rolls

Fighting (Brawl) - (1d100)

(2) = 2

Knifesedgegames

May 16, 2024 7:40 am

May 16, 2024 7:40 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Give me a spot hidden Jack. In fact George can too

Dead Boarder: Keeper

Knifesedgegames

May 16, 2024 7:47 am

May 16, 2024 7:47 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

OK performing a maneuver like this is indeed a Brawl, but another factor comes into play, your size. Jack is point higher than Gardiner, so there is no penalty, but if Gardiner tried a similar thing on Jack, he would get a penalty die. In this situation it doesn't have an impact, but if you were trying to attack a creature larger than yourself, it would.

The Gardiner-thing

Gardiner tries to push away Jack's attempt to grab him.

OOC:

That's a fail vs Jack's Extreme success! Jack has him pinned down good. Although there's no damage here, I'll give you a bonus die to the strength check you'll need next round to keep him in place.

Rolls

Brawl - (1d100)

(84) = 84

Knifesedgegames

May 16, 2024 7:50 am

May 16, 2024 7:50 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Nora, give me an Idea roll (INTELLIGENCE)

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 16, 2024 1:08 pm

May 16, 2024 1:08 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Awesome, thanks for the explanation.

Rolls

Spot Hidden - (1d100)

(59) = 59

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 16, 2024 3:15 pm

May 16, 2024 3:15 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora shifts her gaze from each party in the room, feeling that there is something they are missing, something that could be done.

Rolls

Idea (Intelligence) Roll - (1d100)

(18) = 18

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 17, 2024 2:57 am

May 17, 2024 2:57 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

sorry for the delay, here is my spot hidden roll

Rolls

Spot Hidden (25%) - (1d100)

(45) = 45

Knifesedgegames

May 17, 2024 5:32 am

May 17, 2024 5:32 am

Gameplay Thread

Knifesedgegames sent a note to Niyaz316

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Knifesedgegames

May 17, 2024 5:34 am

May 17, 2024 5:34 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Still waiting on a sanity roll for George as he comes out of the daze @braedan51

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 17, 2024 4:54 pm

May 17, 2024 4:54 pm

Gameplay Thread

George's mind begins to clear and his focus returns. In front of him he sees a large kitchen knife which he grabs. He can hear Jack struggling on the floor with the Gardiner thing.

OOC:

I'm waiting to see what Officer Grey does before a attack. Looks like my post double posted again... I'm deleting the 2nd post that showed up.

Last edited May 17, 2024 4:55 pm

Rolls

Sanity - (1D100)

(19) = 19

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

May 17, 2024 5:06 pm

May 17, 2024 5:06 pm

Gameplay Thread

Officer Grey points his handgun at Gardiner, "This is your last warning, stand down or I'll be forced to shoot!"

Knifesedgegames

May 17, 2024 5:08 pm

May 17, 2024 5:08 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

George, as the Gardiner-thing is held in place, you can attack with a bonus die and it will not have a chance to dodge or fight back. If you want to aim at a particular part of the body, take a penalty die (so that would just cancel out the bonus)

https://i.imgur.com/kXPHfG0.png

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 17, 2024 6:03 pm

May 17, 2024 6:03 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora shouts to the room, "Aim for his head! Those blue lights, there's something keeping us from hurting him!"

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 17, 2024 11:15 pm

May 17, 2024 11:15 pm

Gameplay Thread

Heeding Nora's advice I grab the kitchen knife, wheel around on my heals and charge Gardiner. I let loose a furious scream and aiming for its skull I bring down the blade with all the force I can muster trying to penetate his cranium.

OOC:

so, my brawl is 45%, 13 is a hard success, correct?

Last edited May 18, 2024 1:51 am

Rolls

Brawl - (1D100)

(13) = 13

Kitchen knife damage (1d4+2+db) - (1D4)

(4) = 4

Knifesedgegames

May 17, 2024 11:21 pm

May 17, 2024 11:21 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Yes, that's a hard success. You can drop 4 points of luck for an extreme and extra damage?

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 18, 2024 2:02 pm

May 18, 2024 2:02 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

yes, I'll use 4 luck. Thanks for the reminder.

Knifesedgegames

May 18, 2024 10:03 pm

May 18, 2024 10:03 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

So that's Max damage of 6 + your 4 on your 1d4 roll. Total damage 10

Knifesedgegames

May 18, 2024 10:08 pm

May 18, 2024 10:08 pm

Gameplay Thread

With its arms pinned by Jack, George leaps in and stabs the Gardiner-thing in the head. There is no flash of blue and the blade of the kitchen knife is buried in the skull, right to the handle. The light goes out of Gardiner's eyes. blood bubbles from its mouth and the thing goes slack in Jack's arms.

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 18, 2024 10:45 pm

May 18, 2024 10:45 pm

Gameplay Thread

George sinks to the floor, adreneline coursing through his veins and cold sweat on the back of his neck.

"...and STAY dead this time..." he says between heavy breaths.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 19, 2024 1:46 am

May 19, 2024 1:46 am

Gameplay Thread

Jack lays Gardiner down gently but also as fast as possible, and then leans on the bookcase to catch his breath. "Good one, George. Everybody okay?"

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 20, 2024 5:18 pm

May 20, 2024 5:18 pm

Gameplay Thread

Nora, still breathing heavy and feeling the fear and anxiety of what just happened, does a quick inventory. Her knee is bothering her, but that's normal. However, her hands trembling and her headache are new, though not worrisome and perhaps expected.
"I am....well not fine, but not hurt. What was that? Was Mr. Gardiner somehow alive and driven mad by his injuries?"

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 21, 2024 4:19 am

May 21, 2024 4:19 am

Gameplay Thread

"I don’t think madness would cause him to glow… but I won’t be the one to claim he was undead. Officer Grey, have you ever seen anything like this before?"

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

May 23, 2024 8:12 pm

May 23, 2024 8:12 pm

Gameplay Thread

Officer Grey lowers his gun, "What the hell was that?"

Knifesedgegames

May 23, 2024 8:22 pm

May 23, 2024 8:22 pm

Gameplay Thread

Officer Grey allows you all to take what you need from the room in exchange for allowing him to claim the case. George takes the ledgers and envelope of receipts and Grey hands him the note Nora found, no questions asked. Lettie gets her books and takes the Dream book too.

Over the following weeks, you piece together the truth of the situation. James Gardiner enjoyed a vivid and fantastical dream life but somehow lost his ability to dream. He sought occult solutions to regain his dreams and found a spell in a tome that he believed would open the way for his dreams to return.
Unfortunately, the spell and the book were cursed. Some strange entity from another world tricked Gardiner into performing the rituals he found in the tome. One prepared his body to become a vessel for the foul entity while the other led to his death, sending poor Gardiner’s soul into oblivion. His empty body could then be possessed by the entity—just as your investigators discovered.

Between Jack's attacks with the chair and George's heroic attack with the knife, you managed to kill the vessel, though this event may give you all your own bad dreams.

OOC:

Due to your timely actions, you can feel proud to have played your part in foiling the schemes of a monster from beyond. Your surviving investigators are each awarded 1D6 Sanity points. Well done! Perhaps this incident has changed your investigator. If there are dark and unwholesome things out there that wish to break into our world, will your steadfast investigator join the fight to stop them?

In addition, you get to roll against skills you used successfully without the aid of Luck or Push. Roll against each skill on 1d100 and if you fail, gain 1d10 on that skill.

Lettie: Occult
Jack: Throw, Spot Hidden, brawl
George: spot hidden, brawl
Nora: Brawl

Everyone can also make a similar improvement check on Luck

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 24, 2024 1:00 am

May 24, 2024 1:00 am

Gameplay Thread

George folds the paperwork and puts it into Gardiner's ledger which he tucks under his arm. "Good luck explaining this one Officer Grey..are we going to face any consequences, legally speaking?

Last edited May 24, 2024 1:00 am

Rolls

Sanity Recovery - (1d6)

(2) = 2

Spot Hidden - (1d100)

(13) = 13

Brawl - (1D100)

(16) = 16

Officer James Grey

Knifesedgegames

May 24, 2024 5:44 am

May 24, 2024 5:44 am

Gameplay Thread

"There'll be an interview, but I'll make sure nothing is pinned on you."

Knifesedgegames

May 24, 2024 5:46 am

May 24, 2024 5:46 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Ooh! Bad luck George. You can also make an improvement check against your Luck for a chance of a +1d10

George W. Bugbee

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 24, 2024 10:54 am

May 24, 2024 10:54 am

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

Can you explain why you said bad luck? Did I need extreme successes?

Rolls

Luck Improvement - (1D100)

(23) = 23

Knifesedgegames

May 24, 2024 12:09 pm

May 24, 2024 12:09 pm

Gameplay Thread

OOC:

For an improvement roll, you need to fail the roll to get a reward, so if you roll under your skill you gain nothing. So essentially, the higher your skill, the harder it is to improve.

Jakubas "Jack" Karosas

Niyaz316 Inactive for 27 days

May 25, 2024 4:15 am

May 25, 2024 4:15 am

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Jack hurries back to his room to shower and process what the group had just been through. Though he rarely has trouble sleeping, nightmares do tend to rock him awake over the next few weeks, especially as he and the rest uncover the truth about Mr. Gardiner.

Rolls

Sanity Gained - (1d6)

(1) = 1

Throw - Improvement Check - (1d100)

(91) = 91

Spot Hidden - Improvement Check - (1d100)

(27) = 27

Brawl - Improvement Check - (1d100)

(21) = 21

Throw - Improvement - (1d10)

(4) = 4

Knifesedgegames

May 25, 2024 8:56 am

May 25, 2024 8:56 am

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OOC:

Try your luck at a Luck improvement too Jack!

Knifesedgegames

May 25, 2024 12:14 pm

May 25, 2024 12:14 pm

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How about @wrathryder,@SeriouslyLacking ? Make your rolls and any final thoughts.

braedan51 Inactive for 11 months

May 26, 2024 1:46 am

May 26, 2024 1:46 am

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I had a lot of fun with this. Thanks for running it Knifesedgegames! I like this forum play by post format too.
It really opens the game up to anyone that can check in daily.

Knifesedgegames

May 26, 2024 6:50 am

May 26, 2024 6:50 am

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Thanks for joining us Braedan51! Not every game one Gamersplane expects daily posting, this one is set to that as I try to turn one over every two months. You can find plenty of games to join over at the Games Tavern for all kinds of genres.

I currently run three longform Call of Cthulhu campaigns that have gone on for years at this point and the players love it.

SeriouslyLacking Inactive forever!

May 27, 2024 3:34 pm

May 27, 2024 3:34 pm

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Nora makes her way back to her rom, sitting down at her favorite chair, trying to make sense of what she just experiences with her fellow boarders. She knows now that Mr. Gardiner was indeed dead, and whomever or whatever attacked them was not him but something....other. She remember the feel of hitting the...thing, and felt in her bones that she could do it again.

Last edited May 27, 2024 3:36 pm

Rolls

Sanity Gained - (1d6)

(1) = 1

Brawl Improvement Check - (1d100)

(79) = 79

Luck Improvement Check - (1d100)

(33) = 33

Brawl Improvement - (1d10)

(4) = 4

Knifesedgegames

Jun 2, 2024 5:47 pm

Jun 2, 2024 5:47 pm

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OOC:

How about you @wrathryder

Knifesedgegames

Jun 7, 2024 9:39 pm

Jun 7, 2024 9:39 pm

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OK wrapping this one up, thanks everyone for playing!

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