Praise the Great Old Ones

[Luprand]

... that's the sort of thing that's funny if you've only read the tragedies.

For your own good, get a copy of "Much Ado About Nothing" or "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

--Sij

[The Neko]

... that's the sort of thing that's funny if you've only read the tragedies.

For your own good, get a copy of "Much Ado About Nothing" or "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

--Sij

Much Ado About Nothing is okay. I like the fact that the main villain was punished off-stage and his comeuppance was never shown to the audience.
I also consider Hamlet a comedy.
"How did Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die, class?"
"They fell through the plot holes and died."

[Luprand]

Phew ... so you /have/ read the stuff! Sorry for wigging out on you like that.

I enjoyed Midsummer Night's Dream for the catfight between Hermia and Helena in the middle of it ... plus Bottom's constant ass puns.

--Sij

[Orion]

The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged:

"EVERYONE DIES

The End."

The complete works of Lovecraft Abridged:

EVERYONE EXCEPT THE NARRATOR DIES
NARRATOR GOES INSANE

[Orion]

okay, JP, are you still considering joining (despite our use of the basic system), we've got no set time yet, although it will likely be after december or so.

btw, the method of play will be via irc chat most likely.

[Orion]

a last desperate move to spark interest

firgured I'd post some of the logs from our game:

WARNing, very long, might be fun to read though.

Aug 30 20:22:09 <Cevin> I turned my logging on
Aug 30 20:22:11 <christwriter> And I'll still be keeping my non-log notes too...
Aug 30 20:22:21 <Dark_Chill> Anyone want to do a quick recap then?
Aug 30 20:22:24 <faub> Those are often better anyway.
Aug 30 20:22:48 <christwriter> Well...we went to see Marsh, who is either going to be helpful or backfire--
Aug 30 20:22:50 <faub> We went out to see Marsh again and confronted him about what I guess was his father's past.
Aug 30 20:22:55 <christwriter> --we didn't find out much...
Aug 30 20:23:09 <faub> He was psycho-happy the whole time.
Aug 30 20:23:13 <christwriter> Oh, we got the infrared camera but it was waterlogged.
Aug 30 20:23:21 <christwriter> Neither faub nor Cevin could fix it.
Aug 30 20:23:35 <faub> His house was a freak show. I really wanted my pipe wrench.
Aug 30 20:23:39 <christwriter> And there was the whole omen thing with the birds.
Aug 30 20:23:50 <Dark_Chill> damn birds!
Aug 30 20:24:11 <christwriter> Freaky birds.
Aug 30 20:24:25 <Cevin> like the chris walken film?
Aug 30 20:24:29 <faub> We had him look for documents for us from around the time when Father Jackson was around and the whole thing about breaking the seal. I don't expect that to turn up much.
Aug 30 20:24:59 <christwriter> Oh, forgot...
Aug 30 20:25:04 --- christwriter is now known as August
Aug 30 20:25:16 <August> There.
Aug 30 20:25:17 --- Dark_Chill is now known as Jin_Cavador
Aug 30 20:25:39 * Jin_Cavador looks more at ease than before
Aug 30 20:25:48 <August> And then Jin started complaining about going legit all the time, he wants to start breaking laws.
Aug 30 20:25:55 <August> And that's when Orion left.
Aug 30 20:25:57 <Jin_Cavador> yeah
Aug 30 20:26:12 <rollerbot> hehe
Aug 30 20:26:23 <August> Oh oh...rollerbot's talking again.

Aug 30 20:39:07 <Jin_Cavador> I have a plan for tomorrows meeting
Aug 30 20:39:45 <Jin_Cavador> that's what I was talking about
Aug 30 20:39:52 <August> Well, spill, Jin. I'm going to spend tonight taking care of our evidance anyway.
Aug 30 20:40:16 <Jin_Cavador> Ok we set the meeting for tomorrow right?
Aug 30 20:40:40 <August> Tomorrow at noon.
Aug 30 20:40:40 <Orion_The_GM> okay, we can assume the proffessor or someone has a decent printer and everything to make copies, or at least a laptop with a word program
Aug 30 20:40:44 <Orion_The_GM> right
Aug 30 20:40:48 <Cevin> "am I still joining the cult?"
Aug 30 20:40:57 <August> No.
Aug 30 20:41:00 <Jin_Cavador> no
Aug 30 20:41:02 <Cevin> "damn"
Aug 30 20:41:08 <Jin_Cavador> *sigh*
Aug 30 20:41:08 <Orion_The_GM> damn
Aug 30 20:41:31 <August> (awww...did we intrude on your fun, Orion?)
Aug 30 20:41:52 <Jin_Cavador> fisrt of me and Lui here are going to try and make the drive conditions for Mr. marsh abit hostile
Aug 30 20:42:05 * Jin_Cavador grins
Aug 30 20:42:07 <August> Ok...
Aug 30 20:42:10 <faub> okay, what are we doing?
Aug 30 20:42:14 * Cevin zones off again
Aug 30 20:42:20 <Jin_Cavador> *sigh*
Aug 30 20:42:28 <August> I take it by hostile you don't mean a little muddy, do you?

Aug 30 21:15:44 <August> (I still want that info)
Aug 30 21:16:40 <Jin_Cavador> (Have Lui get the camera so we can work on it in the van)
Aug 30 21:17:26 <Orion_The_GM> you've already finished working on it, it just hasn't been watched yet. it didn't take too long
Aug 30 21:18:00 * August is waiting expectantly beside the television.
Aug 30 21:18:40 <Orion_The_GM> sorry, a call just came
Aug 30 21:18:49 <Orion_The_GM> ready now
Aug 30 21:18:56 <Orion_The_GM> just let me write the stuff out
Aug 30 21:18:59 <August> (ok)
Aug 30 21:27:28 <Orion_The_GM> *the first portion of the film is uneventful, it will occasionally blib on catching a small bird or squirrel as it scratches through the brush. then the rain begins, the motion detector begins to register constant activity and the camera remains on. The rain produces a blurred, grainy image and goes on for some time with nothing worth noting. Until a blur of movement, barely brighter than the surrounding rain registers in the distance. theres a s
Aug 30 21:27:34 <Orion_The_GM> geeze thats big
Aug 30 21:28:28 <August> (what's the s for?)
Aug 30 21:28:41 <Orion_The_GM> s?
Aug 30 21:28:56 <August> ("there's a s" is how it ends.)
Aug 30 21:29:12 <August> (How can there be an S? I thought S only existed in the alphabet?)
Aug 30 21:29:28 <Orion_The_GM> seems like you must not have got it all, give me the rest of the sentece
Aug 30 21:29:34 <Orion_The_GM> sentence, the first part

Aug 30 21:30:00 <August> ("Until a blur of movement, barely brighter than the surrounding rain registers in the distance. There's a s")
Aug 30 21:30:07 <Orion_The_GM> sudden burst of static and then another. The picture seems to warp slightly, becoming even more blurred and full of interference. The shape moves closer to the camera like a stop motion picture, punctuated by bursts of static and a slight buzzing noise from the TV. The shape looms above the camera, barely distinguishable through the static and rain, something like a massive flipper slaps into the ground in front of the camera and a rope-like shap
Aug 30 21:30:19 <Orion_The_GM> how much of that did you get?
Aug 30 21:30:49 <August> "A rope-like shap"
Aug 30 21:31:05 <Orion_The_GM> shape reaches out, towards the camera. Then a final burst of interference...and then nothing but static*
Aug 30 21:31:18 <Orion_The_GM> need to just email these long ones I guess
Aug 30 21:31:45 <August> (I can't log it on mIRC so it might be a little easier for me to note it)
Aug 30 21:35:13 <August> (Cool.)
Aug 30 21:36:02 * August stands up.
Aug 30 21:36:23 <August> That shape on the video...that kind of looks like those shapes we found out at the pond, doesn't it?
Aug 30 21:36:40 <Orion_The_GM> it could have made them.
Aug 30 21:37:00 <August> (that was at everybody watching)
Aug 30 21:37:00 <Orion_The_GM> the wide flat mark might have been made by a flipper of some kind, of exceptional size
Aug 30 21:37:12 <Orion_The_GM> opps
Aug 30 21:37:43 <August> (its alright...I don't think anybody else is in here anyway. Or at least not paying attention)
Aug 30 21:37:56 <Orion_The_GM> I think there was some confusion
Aug 30 21:38:14 <August> (It's alright.)
Aug 30 21:38:36 <faub> So, what we have is a cross between flipper and a tentacle monster.
Aug 30 21:38:42 <Orion_The_GM> DM ruling: Faub and Jin left, after Faub repaired the card. afterwords August remembered it and popped it in to watch by herself
Aug 30 21:38:51 <August> (alright)
Aug 30 21:41:24 * August is photocopying the evidance and contemplating the tape.
Aug 30 21:43:00 * August will talk about it when the others get back.
Aug 30 21:43:18 <Orion_The_GM> okay, that goes without too much trouble, some of the papers have to be handled gently, and you can't copy the stuff in the Wick house since it was demolished

Aug 31 00:12:39 <Orion_The_GM> *boom of thunder*
Aug 31 00:12:46 <Jin_Cavador> (waiting...)
Aug 31 00:12:54 <Jin_Cavador> That can't be good....
Aug 31 00:12:54 <faub> Does it seem like it only rains at night?
Aug 31 00:13:01 <Cevin> [[is it raining blood?]]
Aug 31 00:13:09 <Jin_Cavador> Seems so
Aug 31 00:13:31 <Jin_Cavador> Or just when I'm driving atleast
Aug 31 00:13:39 <faub> Feh. The land rover is a metal case. If lightning hits us we're fine. It'll blow out the tires and grond itself.
Aug 31 00:14:12 <Jin_Cavador> good to know...
Aug 31 00:14:16 <Orion_The_GM> okay so you two are waiting it out?
Aug 31 00:14:25 * faub wraps up in his coat and pulls his hat over his eyes.
Aug 31 00:14:30 <Orion_The_GM> :D
Aug 31 00:14:39 * Orion_The_GM pulls the cord
Aug 31 00:14:40 <Jin_Cavador> (can I do a magic trick while we wait?)
Aug 31 00:14:42 * Orion_The_GM starts the fan
Aug 31 00:15:50 <Jin_Cavador> (waiting....)
Aug 31 00:16:06 <Orion_The_GM> the rain stops rather suddenly
Aug 31 00:16:22 * Jin_Cavador looks up at the sky
Aug 31 00:16:27 <Jin_Cavador> I hate you too!
Aug 31 00:16:34 <Orion_The_GM> in fact, within less than a minute woods seem to get brighter
Aug 31 00:16:49 * faub is staying in the truck.
Aug 31 00:16:59 * faub grabs the pipe wrench.
Aug 31 00:17:03 * Jin_Cavador pokes Lui
Aug 31 00:17:06 <Orion_The_GM> you look up and you see a full, fat moon. Bigger and brighter than any you've seen before
Aug 31 00:17:19 <Jin_Cavador> Lui you should see this...
Aug 31 00:17:21 <Orion_The_GM> sitting in the sky above you.
Aug 31 00:17:45 <faub> legs folded, arms akimbo, smoking a pipe?
Aug 31 00:18:16 <Cevin> [[lui is cosplaying ghastly?]]
Aug 31 00:18:31 <Jin_Cavador> (*sigh*)
Aug 31 00:18:46 <Orion_The_GM> no, just shining

Aug 31 00:29:55 * August_CW smells smoke. She gets up to find her walky-talky, and to find the source of the smoke.
Aug 31 00:30:04 <Jin_Cavador> Might as well have some fun
Aug 31 00:30:20 * August_CW finds the walky first. She calls the others.
Aug 31 00:30:25 <August_CW> Um...guys?
Aug 31 00:30:30 <Jin_Cavador> Huh?
Aug 31 00:30:39 <August_CW> Guys? are you there?
Aug 31 00:30:40 <Jin_Cavador> Yeah August what is it?
Aug 31 00:30:47 * August_CW 's voice is shaking.
Aug 31 00:31:08 <August_CW> I...I just had the strangest dream...and got the strangest note...
Aug 31 00:31:12 <August_CW> ...Wait...
Aug 31 00:31:14 <Orion_The_GM> a muffled scream is heard outside, which cariies over the walky talky
Aug 31 00:31:18 * Cevin cevin turns off his walkie...
Aug 31 00:31:21 <August_CW> I hear something...
Aug 31 00:31:29 <faub> take a gun with you.
Aug 31 00:31:31 <August_CW> There sounds like people outside...and...
Aug 31 00:31:35 <August_CW> Ok.
Aug 31 00:31:39 <Jin_Cavador> Lui we head back now!
Aug 31 00:31:40 <August_CW> ...It's really bright out there.

Aug 31 00:37:56 <Orion_The_GM> you see a trio of men in robes standing about 30 feet from the cabin and you can hear them chanting together. you're also beginning to hear yells and screams from the others in their cabings
Aug 31 00:38:11 * August_CW decides to go to the back windows.
Aug 31 00:38:13 <Orion_The_GM> whoevers driving make a roll at +40
Aug 31 00:38:16 <August_CW> Guys there are people outside the cabin.
Aug 31 00:38:24 <faub> grr...
Aug 31 00:38:26 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:38:26 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=48 ]{48}
Aug 31 00:38:31 <faub> that would be a yes.
Aug 31 00:38:32 <August_CW> In robes. And they're chanting. And I'm going out back right now.
Aug 31 00:38:36 <Orion_The_GM> made it, you're 5 minutes away
Aug 31 00:38:52 <August_CW> I hear the others in their cabins and they're screaming. They're screaming!
Aug 31 00:38:55 <Orion_The_GM> okay, august you want to try and climb out one of the back windows
Aug 31 00:38:56 <Jin_Cavador> Make sure you have a gun
Aug 31 00:39:06 * faub gets out his klansman stamp for the side of the truck.
Aug 31 00:39:09 <August_CW> (Only if there isn't anybody behind the cabins)
Aug 31 00:39:19 <faub> The seatbelt does work, right?
Aug 31 00:39:26 * August_CW looks out the back windows
Aug 31 00:39:31 <Jin_Cavador> Shit
Aug 31 00:39:31 <Orion_The_GM> why wouldn't it work?
Aug 31 00:39:41 <Cevin> --shhhkk... guys... its here.. tsskkk--

and finally the death of faub!!:

Aug 31 00:45:14 <Orion_The_GM> you drive into the cabin clearing and see the front of several cabins in flames (August you see a pair of bright headlights swing into the clearing) and you see the trio in robes standing in front of it all
Aug 31 00:45:20 <August_CW> When you come here...I'm behind the cabins. There's something in the cabins.
Aug 31 00:45:31 <Jin_Cavador> Mow 'em down Lui!
Aug 31 00:45:43 * faub aims for the outter two. Goes for a spare.
Aug 31 00:45:45 <Cevin> --shhhkkk sein hier... verschlingen hisssss.--
Aug 31 00:45:45 * August_CW gets up and runs for the headlights, giving the cabins as large a berth as she can.
Aug 31 00:45:57 <Orion_The_GM> okay, lui you want to just take em out. let me see.
Aug 31 00:46:02 <faub> Can you stick a shovel handle out the window for the third one?
Aug 31 00:46:24 <Jin_Cavador> (can I GM?)
Aug 31 00:46:28 <Orion_The_GM> you catch both of them flat footed and open mouth and smack into them, with a crunch of bone and fiberglass
Aug 31 00:46:42 <Orion_The_GM> make a Dex times 3 roll jin
Aug 31 00:46:56 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:46:57 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=23 ]{23}
Aug 31 00:46:57 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:46:58 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=72 ]{72}
Aug 31 00:46:58 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:46:59 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=98 ]{98}
Aug 31 00:47:33 <Jin_Cavador> *That's bad)
Aug 31 00:47:36 * August_CW is waiting for the car to be clear so she can run to it.
Aug 31 00:47:48 <Orion_The_GM> no, you just want the furst time
Aug 31 00:47:55 <Orion_The_GM> Dex x3
Aug 31 00:47:59 <Orion_The_GM> so you made it
Aug 31 00:48:06 <Jin_Cavador> (cool)
Aug 31 00:48:09 <faub> (I did the same thing)
Aug 31 00:48:16 <Jin_Cavador> got the spare!
Aug 31 00:48:55 <faub> (http://www.digitalwar.co.uk/d/20040514.html)
Aug 31 00:48:58 <faub> 8D
Aug 31 00:49:09 <faub> (http://www.digitalwar.co.uk/d/20040516.html)
Aug 31 00:49:19 <faub> "Bullseye!!"
Aug 31 00:49:34 <Orion_The_GM> the okay the first two cultists are bowled over and lay on the ground like ragdolls, the third catches Jin's handle in the face, cracking his jaw and sending him head over heels
Aug 31 00:49:49 <Jin_Cavador> (You know that looks more like me than Orion in todays comic)
Aug 31 00:49:55 * faub spins around looking for more
Aug 31 00:50:02 <Orion_The_GM> shush you
Aug 31 00:50:06 <August_CW> guys do you see me? Is the car clear?
Aug 31 00:50:07 <Orion_The_GM> you stole my look
Aug 31 00:50:14 <Orion_The_GM> okay make a Drive roll Faub
Aug 31 00:50:17 * August_CW starts running for the car anyway.
Aug 31 00:50:20 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:50:21 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=37 ]{37}
Aug 31 00:50:37 * Jin_Cavador flicks his laser sight on
Aug 31 00:50:42 <faub> only missed by 17%
Aug 31 00:50:43 <Orion_The_GM> okay, you spin a little, barely keeping control but you manage to avoid major mishap
Aug 31 00:51:01 <Orion_The_GM> August: as you run out make an idea roll
Aug 31 00:51:15 <August_CW> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:51:15 <rollerbot> August_CW rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=45 ]{45}
Aug 31 00:51:23 <August_CW> (made it)
Aug 31 00:52:05 <Orion_The_GM> okay
Aug 31 00:52:37 <Jin_Cavador> (Haha, GM's losing)
Aug 31 00:53:10 <Orion_The_GM> you pass the proffessors research van, full of his special equipment, lying on the ground nearby is the proffessors silver tipped-cane and a small pool of blood. The machines and electronics inside are blaring like crazy, and lights continuosly flash on and off
Aug 31 00:53:27 <Orion_The_GM> Thats what you think. Don't forget what game you're playing
Aug 31 00:53:39 <August_CW> Oh no...
Aug 31 00:53:40 <Jin_Cavador> (I hate you)
Aug 31 00:54:00 <August_CW> (you're supposed to. I've already told him he's evil. Twice.)
Aug 31 00:54:17 <Orion_The_GM> :D
Aug 31 00:54:48 * August_CW hesitates, unsure weather to go to the van or to the car
Aug 31 00:54:58 <Jin_Cavador> August get in quick!
Aug 31 00:55:18 * August_CW runs for the car as fast as she can.
Aug 31 00:55:27 <Orion_The_GM> theres a crash from one of the cabins, one of the doors sudddenly cracks, like a huge force was leveled against it
Aug 31 00:55:49 * August_CW tries to run faster.
Aug 31 00:55:51 <faub> Pretty. who has the bazooka?
Aug 31 00:55:58 <Orion_The_GM> another crash, and the door flys off, revealing a hulking form in the shadows of the cabin
Aug 31 00:56:11 <Orion_The_GM> okay august make a luck roll not to be a white girl in danger
Aug 31 00:56:20 <August_CW> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:56:21 <rollerbot> August_CW rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=2 ]{2}
Aug 31 00:56:21 * Jin_Cavador aims his gun
Aug 31 00:56:28 <faub> Whaha!
Aug 31 00:56:30 <August_CW> I'd say I made it.
Aug 31 00:56:40 <August_CW> ( see rollerbot likes me tonight)
Aug 31 00:56:42 <Jin_Cavador> (SPOON!)
Aug 31 00:56:50 <Orion_The_GM> hehe, no tripping then
Aug 31 00:56:54 <August_CW> Oops()
Aug 31 00:56:57 <August_CW> ()
Aug 31 00:56:58 <Orion_The_GM> she leaps into the back seat
Aug 31 00:57:05 <August_CW> Go. Just GO!
Aug 31 00:57:15 <Cevin> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:57:16 <rollerbot> Cevin rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=60 ]{60}
Aug 31 00:57:17 <Jin_Cavador> DRive man!
Aug 31 00:57:18 <Orion_The_GM> want to take the shot jin?
Aug 31 00:57:25 <Jin_Cavador> Sure
Aug 31 00:57:31 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d100
Aug 31 00:57:32 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=30 ]{30}
Aug 31 00:57:36 * August_CW slides down deep into teh car seat.
Aug 31 00:57:38 * faub stays put until he fires off a round or so.
Aug 31 00:57:47 <faub> Who's left in the house?
Aug 31 00:58:14 <Jin_Cavador> Dead bodies at this point!
Aug 31 00:58:15 <Orion_The_GM> you hear a few screams but you see no one, jin your shots hit roll 1d10 for damage
Aug 31 00:58:22 <faub> How the heck are we supposed to take that thing alive?
Aug 31 00:58:30 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d10
Aug 31 00:58:30 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d10 --> [ 1d10=4 ]{4}
Aug 31 00:58:54 <Orion_The_GM> doesn't even phase it
Aug 31 00:59:14 <Jin_Cavador> Hit the gas!
Aug 31 00:59:19 <August_CW> DRIVE!!!
Aug 31 00:59:20 <Cevin> [[only fighting one.. light weights *dux*]]
Aug 31 00:59:20 <faub> Anybody feel like switching cars?
Aug 31 00:59:35 <Jin_Cavador> I forgot!
Aug 31 00:59:39 <August_CW> I sure hope you're kidding!
Aug 31 00:59:47 <faub> We have a gallon of gas.
Aug 31 00:59:49 <faub> Tops
Aug 31 01:00:05 <faub> How about I put this on top of that and you start the other car?
Aug 31 01:00:22 <faub> You have 2 seconds to decide.
Aug 31 01:00:22 <August_CW> ...I...
Aug 31 01:00:25 <August_CW> ...Sure.
Aug 31 01:00:30 <Jin_Cavador> ( can I fire again while they argue)?
Aug 31 01:00:30 <faub> GO NOW.
Aug 31 01:00:36 <faub> bang bang
Aug 31 01:00:43 <August_CW> WAIT! CAR KEYS!
Aug 31 01:00:47 <Orion_The_GM> okay, 1 more shot
Aug 31 01:00:49 <August_CW> (did I grab them?)
Aug 31 01:00:55 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:00:56 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=40 ]{40}
Aug 31 01:01:02 <Orion_The_GM> sorry, I'm juggling two things here
Aug 31 01:01:03 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d10
Aug 31 01:01:03 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d10 --> [ 1d10=6 ]{6}
Aug 31 01:02:02 <Orion_The_GM> another hit jin, by now the thing has lumbered from the hut, it looks like a weird cross between an ape and an insect, with baggy bald skin hanging under a chitinous shell
Aug 31 01:02:19 <August_CW> (I can't drive the cars without the keys...did I remember to grab a pair?)
Aug 31 01:02:30 <Orion_The_GM> okay, sorry let me just clear up who's doing what: Jin, you shot? faub you are? and august make a luck roll
Aug 31 01:02:39 <August_CW> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:02:40 <rollerbot> August_CW rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=96 ]{96}
Aug 31 01:02:44 <faub> No keys.
Aug 31 01:02:44 <August_CW> ouch.
Aug 31 01:02:58 <Jin_Cavador> Hotwrie the damn thing!
Aug 31 01:03:00 <Orion_The_GM> no keys at all
Aug 31 01:03:06 <faub> I intend to buy them some time by hitting the nasty thing with the car. They need to get out.
Aug 31 01:03:09 <Jin_Cavador> Fuck it drive!
Aug 31 01:03:11 <August_CW> (do I know how to do that?)
Aug 31 01:03:19 <Orion_The_GM> everyone make a Sanity roll
Aug 31 01:03:24 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:03:24 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=27 ]{27}
Aug 31 01:03:24 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:03:25 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=43 ]{43}
Aug 31 01:03:27 <Cevin> --they have spotted me... an army of.. of... I don't know...--
Aug 31 01:03:28 <faub> I'm fine.
Aug 31 01:03:29 <Orion_The_GM> August make a hard Know roll
Aug 31 01:03:42 <August_CW> (that's knowlege by half, right?)
Aug 31 01:03:43 <Orion_The_GM> okay jin and faub you made it
Aug 31 01:03:52 <Orion_The_GM> you take no sanity loss.
Aug 31 01:03:55 <August_CW> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:03:55 <rollerbot> August_CW rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=78 ]{78}
Aug 31 01:03:59 <Orion_The_GM> yes but make the sanity roll first
Aug 31 01:04:00 <faub> bye bye
Aug 31 01:04:03 <Jin_Cavador> (i'm more pissed than sacred, good for me)
Aug 31 01:04:10 <August_CW> (that didn't work)
Aug 31 01:04:16 <August_CW> (I take it I lose sanity)
Aug 31 01:04:26 <Orion_The_GM> yep
Aug 31 01:04:32 <Orion_The_GM> roll 1d10
Aug 31 01:04:33 <rollerbot> Orion_The_GM rolled : 1d10 --> [ 1d10=3 ]{3}
Aug 31 01:04:36 <August_CW> (Now do the know roll?)
Aug 31 01:04:37 <Orion_The_GM> 3 points
Aug 31 01:04:40 <Orion_The_GM> yep
Aug 31 01:04:52 <Orion_The_GM> you're not insane yet though just scared
Aug 31 01:05:03 <August_CW> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:05:04 <rollerbot> August_CW rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=13 ]{13}
Aug 31 01:05:12 <August_CW> (made it)
Aug 31 01:05:13 <Jin_Cavador> (is the creature taking damge from the mercury?)
Aug 31 01:05:18 <Orion_The_GM> okay, you remember seeing how to do it on a movie
Aug 31 01:05:26 <Orion_The_GM> Jin roll 2 rolls of 1d10 each
Aug 31 01:05:32 * August_CW runs to another car and starts hotwiring it.
Aug 31 01:05:41 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d10
Aug 31 01:05:41 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d10 --> [ 1d10=10 ]{10}
Aug 31 01:05:43 <Jin_Cavador> roll 1d10
Aug 31 01:05:43 <rollerbot> Jin_Cavador rolled : 1d10 --> [ 1d10=6 ]{6}
Aug 31 01:05:51 <Cevin> [[heh were all dead]]
Aug 31 01:06:08 <Jin_Cavador> (boohya!)
Aug 31 01:06:10 <August_CW> (You're not supposed to give us hints)
Aug 31 01:06:19 <Orion_The_GM> okay the first shot causes the thing to roar in agony, thick black fluid and silver mercury leak from the wound
Aug 31 01:06:30 <August_CW> (can I just hotwire the car or do I have to make a roll for it?)
Aug 31 01:06:36 <Orion_The_GM> the second round burst on the hide, causing a spray of mercury but no damage
Aug 31 01:06:40 <Orion_The_GM> it just takes time for you
Aug 31 01:06:47 <Orion_The_GM> thats covered by the knowledge roll
Aug 31 01:06:48 <Cevin> [[hints? only hints I've given about town have been over radio]]
Aug 31 01:06:57 <Orion_The_GM> okay faub, you want to try and run i!
Aug 31 01:07:01 <Orion_The_GM> run it over
Aug 31 01:07:06 <Orion_The_GM> roll drive
Aug 31 01:07:06 <rollerbot> Orion_The_GM rolled : drive --> error: malformed expression
Aug 31 01:07:14 <faub> out, Jin.
Aug 31 01:07:20 <faub> Help August. I'll be right there.
Aug 31 01:07:23 * Jin_Cavador jumps out
Aug 31 01:07:29 <faub> rollerbot! 1d100 run it down!
Aug 31 01:07:29 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 run it down! --> [ 1d100=96 ]{96}
Aug 31 01:07:33 <faub> HAHAHAA
Aug 31 01:07:38 <faub> bastard.
Aug 31 01:07:39 * Jin_Cavador then grabs August
Aug 31 01:07:47 <Cevin> [[oh damn.]]
Aug 31 01:07:51 <Orion_The_GM> okay you rev the car straight into it, hitting it dead on, but you forget to brake
Aug 31 01:07:54 <August_CW> WHAT! I'm trying to get the car going!
Aug 31 01:08:10 * August_CW is still rubbing the salient wires together.
Aug 31 01:08:12 <Jin_Cavador> Hurry up then!
Aug 31 01:08:22 <Orion_The_GM> you and it slam into the house, the thing goes flying off your hood and into the back wall
Aug 31 01:08:25 <August_CW> I only know about this from a movie! It takes TIME dang it!
Aug 31 01:08:29 <Orion_The_GM> make a luck roll at -15 faub
Aug 31 01:08:32 <Orion_The_GM> vroom!
Aug 31 01:08:35 <Orion_The_GM> vroom!
Aug 31 01:08:36 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:08:37 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=81 ]{81}
Aug 31 01:08:43 <Jin_Cavador> (dead)
Aug 31 01:08:49 <August_CW> There. Now GET IN.
Aug 31 01:08:49 <faub> I missed by 26?
Aug 31 01:08:50 <Cevin> [[*gets popcorn*]]
Aug 31 01:09:00 <Orion_The_GM> roll 1d10+1
Aug 31 01:09:00 <rollerbot> Orion_The_GM rolled : 1d10+1 --> [ 1d10=1 ]{2}
Aug 31 01:09:02 * August_CW gets in the driver's seat.
Aug 31 01:09:02 <faub> Now I'm in a burning house. wow.
Aug 31 01:09:03 * Jin_Cavador jumps in the car
Aug 31 01:09:06 <Orion_The_GM> you got lucky anyway
Aug 31 01:09:18 <Orion_The_GM> 2 damage, that airbag came out the second time
Aug 31 01:09:19 <August_CW> Luigi! Luigi!
Aug 31 01:09:34 <Orion_The_GM> but you are stunned in a car thats half stuck in a flaming house
Aug 31 01:09:41 <Orion_The_GM> so luck is in the eye of the beholder
Aug 31 01:09:43 * August_CW backs the car twoards the burning cabins.
Aug 31 01:09:46 * Jin_Cavador covers luigi's back
Aug 31 01:09:47 <faub> 8D
Aug 31 01:09:59 <Orion_The_GM> make a luck roll and a Con x4 roll
Aug 31 01:10:04 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:10:04 <Cevin> [[a jeep with gas cans.]]
Aug 31 01:10:05 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=83 ]{83}
Aug 31 01:10:06 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:10:06 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=50 ]{50}
Aug 31 01:10:08 <Orion_The_GM> not con 4 times
Aug 31 01:10:15 <faub> feh.
Aug 31 01:10:29 <Orion_The_GM> okay first failed: the care is aflame, second worked, you're concious enough to try and escape
Aug 31 01:10:29 <faub> missed luck by 8 missed con by 6
Aug 31 01:10:42 <August_CW> How long should we wait for him?
Aug 31 01:10:43 <faub> k. I can live with that.
Aug 31 01:10:45 <Orion_The_GM> opps you're right
Aug 31 01:10:47 * August_CW is very, very nervious.
Aug 31 01:10:48 <faub> I'm climbing out the back.
Aug 31 01:10:52 <Orion_The_GM> you did miss con
Aug 31 01:10:59 <faub> grr...
Aug 31 01:11:03 <Orion_The_GM> so you've got one more chance, con x 5
Aug 31 01:11:07 <faub> (remembers never to contradict the GM.)
Aug 31 01:11:11 <faub> roll 1d100
Aug 31 01:11:12 <rollerbot> faub rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=69 ]{69}
Aug 31 01:11:18 <Jin_Cavador> (is he dead yet?)
Aug 31 01:11:18 <faub> nada
Aug 31 01:11:23 <Orion_The_GM> boom I'm afraid
Aug 31 01:11:32 <Orion_The_GM> roll 2d10+1
Aug 31 01:11:33 <rollerbot> Orion_The_GM rolled : 2d10+1 --> [ 2d10=15 ]{16}
Aug 31 01:11:33 <Jin_Cavador> He's dead!
Aug 31 01:11:35 <faub> You don't have to wait any longer.
Aug 31 01:11:39 <Orion_The_GM> 16 damage
Aug 31 01:11:45 <Jin_Cavador> Drive !
Aug 31 01:11:54 * Orion_The_GM plays the funeral dirge
Aug 31 01:12:03 * August_CW puts the car into drive and floors the gas pedal.
Aug 31 01:12:05 <faub> But it was a COOL death.

[Luprand]

I think it'd flow better if you broke it up into separate posts. I ADD'd and skipped the whole thing.

--Sij

[Orion]

well you should be ashamed and I hope things with tentacles eat you.

oh well, I figured most people would do that. but if you do want to see the flaming death of faub its the last in the list (unfortunately also the longest)

[Phact0rri]

you should have posted some of the cool fights we had!

[Orion]

I thought about posting the one between you and Chill (not that it was just one) but I had too much stuff already.

[JPSloan]

okay, JP, are you still considering joining (despite our use of the basic system), we've got no set time yet, although it will likely be after december or so.

btw, the method of play will be via irc chat most likely.

Sorry, I've been in Mexico for the last week.

To be fair to the rest of those interested, I'll bow out of this one, as I can't insure computer time for myself.

But, uh, kwan for being a Lovecraft fan!

[Orion]

ah well, hopefully the 4 of us will survive by ourselves.




current list of players:

Phactorri
Orion
Christwriter
Derenge

[Nyke]

I'll probably be in and out. You can just count me in, and we'll figure the details later.

[Mooman]

Well, I read the whole thing.



...

Yes. I have nothing else to do.

Put me down as a maybe, I'll have to see how time manages itself over the next few days/weeks/months/MILLENNIA.

[Orion]

Excellent. More flies to the web.


okay, Nike if you want to play your old character then I think all that needs to happen for you is to get your skill enhancements. Other than that you should be good.


Mooman: Hopefully you can work time in. It shouldn't be too tough, the schedule is often flexible. If you want to get started on actually putting the character together you can talk to me on IRC some time later tonight (I'll be at work until 5 ish) or in the near future.

Just to give you some familiarity with the system before hand--

1)come up with a character concept, this can be as loose as you like even just a name. Remember this is set in the year 2000 on Earth so no medieval elven cowboys. Exotic characters are possible, in our first game (and this one) we did have a psychic and someone who knew a few things that Man Shouldn't. If you want someone with something special remember not to go too far and remember that all advantages are double edged.

2) we'll use the IRC dice roller to generate the following ability scores (if you've played an RPG before you should have a good idea of what these are): STRENGTH, DEXTERITY, CONSTITUTION, POWER (willpower), and APPEARANCE are all generated with a 3d6 roll. SIZE and INTELLEGENCE are made using a 2d6+6 roll. and EDUCATION is equal to 3d6+3.

4) choose an occupation, these are the closest things to classes in the game. Each occupation (librarian, policeman, priest) grants a list of occupational skills, which will be skills that the character is exceptionally good with.


there are more steps but this is what you might think of for now.

[Mooman]

Wait...you mean...actually...go...into the....chatroom?

[Orion]

mwhahahaha!!!

[Jops]

this all depends of what time do you play
if it's decent for us europeans i can play without problems.

I'd be more familiar with D20 system, but i played chtulhu back in the old times when it was d100, i just need to get used to it again.

[Orion]

you'll have to eventually simply because that's where we will be playing the game (not in the main KS chatroom though, one of our own dark creation).

however if you wish to delay that black time as much as possible then I could always roll for you...I just have to make sure your character won't be as good as mine

[YarpsDat]

and finally the death of faub!!:

Finally ^_~.
Nice death too, to burn in a car after running over unspeakable horrors.
Damn, I wish I had the time to play.

BTW, a flash adventure game