Strange Remnants

[DSIGFUSS]

Turn 6 - Action Phase

Diana was still quite shaken from her last sacrifice as she carefully read over a telegram from Charlie Kane’s assistant Phyllis. The poor woman was still in a psychiatric prison after brutally dismembering and allegedly raping a catholic missionary. Diana was certain she was innocent of the charges but Charlie had gone missing that same night and could not corroborate her story. Still, her political contacts allowed Phyllis some correspondence with those individuals fighting the good fight.

The note read:

Diana,

It has come to my attention, through much less than benign design, that a certain Tome of ill intent has come into your possession that allows you to reach through other worlds and do harm to those creatures that would align themselves with the enemy. A gateway to another world has opened on the city of Arkham and it was my hope that you would please clear the way for a dear friend of mine to enter the city in a relatively tranquil state of mind. It would appear that Arham is not safe. Please make it so.

You friend and ally,

Phyllis.

Diana sighed and burnt the Telegram. It would appear that I am going to need another puppy.

After a lengthy, bloody, cultish affair, Diana made the decision that she just simply couldn’t stomach a voyage on the open sea in her current state. Instead, she hopped on a bus filled with friendly natives and chickens that would eventually take her deep on an Expedition deep into the Amazon.

Spoiler:

[dice]0[/dice] - 3 successes - banishes Ghoul on Arkham gate.

And then Travels to tha Amazon.

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 6 Action Phase
Before Tony could leave the pyramid with his prisoner, there is a tremendous earthquake that collapses the entrance. It takes him a while to dig a way out through the rubble.

[Quatermass]

Turn 6 Encounter Phase - Rome

Norman uses a contact in Rome to get into the Vatican Library and gain access to some restricted books. Father Giuseppe led him into a private reading room with a handful of rare books. One book in particular intrigued him. It depicts the defeat of a cult during the reign of Constantine IV. Bolstered by the knowledge that the forces of darkness can be defeated. Norman redoubles his efforts.



[dice]0[/dice]
Success! Improve Will

[Tabs]

Turn 6, Encounter Phase, Lost Carcosa



. . . try to focus and distinguish specific words . . . Observation 2 [dice]0[/dice]
Spend 1 Focus [dice]1[/dice]

Hmmm, she'll lose 2 Sanity because if Delayed Marie can't use Bone Pipes . . . ?

Marie stumbles upon a bald hobo who is gnawing at a hero sandwich, it is filled with unidentifiable, grey meat.



A green and yellow pinwheel, growing miraculously, spins behind the hobo. The hobo watches Marie, spits out some gristle, and emits an animal snort. He approaches her while licking his chops. She doesn't know whether to back away from the hobo or point out the ketchup smeared upon his chin, and offer a tissue. "Sir," she says, feeling unsure of his intent, "here," and holds out a crumpled handkerchief at arms length.

"And if you see familiarity, Then celebrate the contradiction, Walk on unafraid," echoes all around.

"Diana?" says Marie, unsure who she is even or why she said the name. The hobo is pulled backward into the pinwheel as if attached to a prodigious spring. Intrigued, Marie wanders forward through the empty streets.

[DSIGFUSS]

Turn 6 Encounter - Expedition - The Amazon.

Spoiler:

[dice]0[/dice] - Defeat Snakes - Pass

[dice]1[/dice] - Read Runes - Pass - Retreat Doom Track by 1.

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 6 Encounter Phase
Tony is startled to find himself in an alien environment when he emerges from the pyramid, which is now green - as are several others nearby.

"I told you they'd be displeased," said his prisoner.

"Shut up, unless you want a punch in the mouth!" snarls Tony.

There are flying, vaguely insectoid creatures in the sky, but they all give the area a wide berth. After a little exploration, Tony understands why. Overcome with fear, he drags his captive away from the pyramids, enduring the harsh environment until he once again somehow finds himself back in the sands of Egypt.

OOC,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4874260/]Will roll (2 dice) on Yuggoth, Turn 6 (2d6.hits(5)=0)[/url]. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4874300/]Spending Focus to reroll Will die (1d6.hits(5)=0)[/url]. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4874315/]Spending Clue to reroll Will die (1d6.hits(5)=0)[/url]. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4874327/]Spending second Clue to reroll Will die (1d6.hits(5)=0)[/url]. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4874361/]Strength roll (3 dice) on Yuggoth, Turn 6 (3d6.hits(5)=2)[/url]. Well, that bites. :(

[Tabs]

Turn 6, Mythos Phase



Advance the Omen: green comet. Doom advances by 1 (12 down to 11).

Monster Surge: at Tunguska.



Spawn Clues: space 14 and The Amazon.

Text effect: Norman Withers lose 3 Health and discards Research Student or Museum Curator.

[Quatermass]

Turn 7 Action Phase - Rome



Norman and Professor Carlisle were intently studying the Stone Tablet that they had found in the mysterious chest. Behind them their research student Thomas eyed the gems and gold coins left scattered on the table. "Why are those old men ignoring the riches before them as they looked over that dirty old tablet." He thought. His greed welled up inside him. "Hadn't he been the one to find the secret latch. Hadn't he done most of the work. Hadn't he deserved the riches laying on the table!" Thomas eyes found the knife laying by their the plates left from their lunch. On impulse he grabbed it and jammed it into the old astronomer's back. Norman cried out in pain and Professor Carlisle shrunk back in fear. Thomas grabbed a hand full of gems and bolted out the door.


1)Rest.
Regain 1 Health and 1 Sanity.

[dice]0[/dice]

2)Move to The Pyramids.

[Tabs]

Turn 7, Action Phase, Arkham

Action 1: Rest, gain 1 Health and 1 Sanity.
Action 2: Component Action (Rest), gain 1 Health and 1 Sanity.
Extra Action: (cast Voice of Ra and lose 1 Health) use Bone Pipes vs. Spinner of Webs.



Test Lore 3 +1[improvement] [dice]0[/dice] spend 1 Sanity, Monster loses 2 Health (6 down to 4).



Marie purses her lips and blows into the Bone Pipes, just like her younger self was taught to do when she played the flute in Mrs. Henderson's hymn class--the classroom was an annex to Lafayette Gospel Church where negro children received a rudimentary education--and is rewarded with a fine, clear note. She runs her mouth along the pipes in a manner which would make a Bolivian Indian proud, and produces a startlingly beautiful tune. Somewhere in Greenland the Spinner of Webs contracts into a defensive huddle as if a giant, playful kitten has tapped its head.

[DSIGFUSS]

Turn 7 Action Phase.

It's difficult to find a spa in the Amazon but Diana makes camp in a tiny little bungalow in a jungle clearing. It cost her a petty penny but she was so tired and needed time to think. Under the bright Amazon moon she studies her dark texts and dips her toes at the edge of a sparkling jungle oasis while men with rifles and machetes stand watch for dangerous jungle creatures.

Spoiler:

Diana rests recovering 1 sanity and gains a focus.

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 7 Action Phase
After taking his prisoner to jail, Tony boards a train for Nairobi, the nearest city to where the newspapers said the epicenter of the great earthquake had been.

OOC,Action 1: Gain 1 Focus. Action 2: Travel: The Pyramids->Heart of Africa

[Quatermass]

Turn 7 Encounter Phase



[dice]0[/dice]
Close Gate!
Will not Become Delayed.

I will post the rest later. I have a busy day out today.

[DSIGFUSS]

Turn 7 Encounter Phase - Expedition Amazon

Spoiler:

[dice]0[/dice] - fail

[dice]1[/dice] - spend 1 focus - success

[dice]2[/dice] - success - gain 2 clue tokens.

[Tabs]

Turn 7, Encounter Phase, Arkham



"It's a new type of experiment."

"In what way? The boffins at the University always make such a claim; their dull lives demand they say so, always new, always exciting--baloney!"

"Always," he mimics, with a smirk on his face.

"Screw you, McCarthy."

Marie Lambeau listens to the two students arguing on the next bench to hers. The Massachusetts sun is hidden by cloud, and what with the chill breeze, which blows dead leaves around the plaza, she feels very cold. She decides to take a peek inside the University's halls--maybe she'll luck upon a warm radiator.

You try to gain access . . . Influence 4 -1 [dice]0[/dice]

--Dammit! there goes her Action Phase next turn.

Marie forces a stuck classroom door and succeeds, but stumbles forward when it opens unexpectedly. The photon beam, directed at the target pinned to the back of the door, fires and zaps Marie smack in the centre of her forehead. Students and professors in white lab coats look on aghast. She hears a shocked intake of breaths, someone giggles, another cries out, one exclaims, "I say Philpotts, the darkie's copped it!"

Marie vanishes. She stands at the foot of an endless slope, in a blue and turquoise lit world, and green ethereal planets revolve round her swishing as they orbit, like a retreating wave upon a pebble beach.

[Mr. Handy]

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Turn 7 Encounter Phase
Tony heads out into the jungle to find the exact epicenter of the earthquake. Once there, he locates a clearing with an ancient obsidian altar strangely intact in the midst of all of the destruction. A screaming woman is tied to it, and a robed figure looms over her with a serrated blade gripped in both hands, ready to plunge it into her heart. "The end is nigh!" he roars.

Even if Tony hadn't read a madman's journal, he would have known what was about to happen. He bull rushes the cultist and tackles him to the ground, quickly disarming him and slapping the handcuffs on him. "Yeah, for you!" he spits back. Using the dagger, he cuts the terrified woman's bonds and sets her free, but she is too distraught to be coherent.

"The end is nigh for all!" shouts the cultist. "The stars shall soon be right!"

OOC,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4879004/]Horror check (2 + 1[Cultist] + 2[Cultist's Journal] = 5 dice), encountering the Cultist, Turn 7 (5d6.hits(5)=2)[/url] 1 Focus spent to use Handcuffs to defeat Cultist. 1 Focus gained. Eldritch token placed on Mystery.

[Tabs]

Turn 7, Mythos Phase



Advance the Omen: blue constellation

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Reckoning effects:

3 2 1 Eldritch token*

Edit: Norman spends a Clue and Sanity to prevent discarding 1 Eldritch token from the "Web Between Worlds" Mystery. *2 Eldritch tokens

Spawn Gate: London (blue constellation) and



Mystery 1 of 2 solved! 2nd Mystery:

[Quatermass]

Turn 8 Action Phase

Norman Withers boarded the ship to take him to Istanbul. The wound in his back still bothered him. His dreams of late had been quite bizarre with exotic cities and weird creatures. Hopefully he could rest on the boat.

1) Rest Recover 1 Sanity and 1 Health

[dice]0[/dice]
Flips Relic, Discard Relic to Place a Eldritch Token on Relics of the Ancient World

2) Travel to istanbul

[Tabs]

Turn 8, Action Phase, The Amazon

Action 1: Travel to space 7.
Action 2: gain 1 Focus.

Diana decides to visit the Panama Canal, and take time to gather herself--some "me" time.

[Mr. Handy]

Turn 8 Action Phase
Tony turns the captive cultist over to the British colonial authorities and then continues his safari across Africa, eventually reaching Cape Town. Unfortunately, he is a stranger here, and people give him a wide berth.

OOC,Action 1: Travel: The Heart of Africa->15 Action 2: Acquire Assets: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4881900/]Influence roll (2 + 2[Improvement] = 4 dice), Acquire Assets, Turn 8 (4d6.hits(5)=0)[/url]. I don't think it's worth giving up my Funding just for Consecration. What I really want is the Lodge Researcher or the Urban Guide. I could spending the Funding and take a Debt Condition for four successes, but that could come back to bite me. I'll save it and hopefully get to use it on another turn.

[Quatermass]

Turn 8 Encounter Phase

Norman lays down to sleep in his hotel room in Istanbul. The trip from Cairo was very taxing on him and he needed the rest. With a start Norman awakes in the bed to see a shifting blue light coming from under the door to the hallway. Norman still groggy from his sleep stumbles to the door and opens it. A blast of frigid air hit him as a broad plain of ice stretches out before him. The sun shines brightly from the blue sky. Confused Norman turns around and his room is gone only bright cold ice for as far as he can see with a titanic mountain range in the distance. The cold gnaws at his bones as he looks around for some clue to where and why he would be here. His eyes rest on a crystal pedestal about 15 feet away. Brightly colored gems wink and shift on it's surface in a hypnotic rhythm. Suddenly the ground shakes and the ice all around begins to creak and break apart. Pieces of ice a hundred yards long begin to shatter and rise into the air. Norman sees the gems blink faster and faster on the circular table before him and without knowing why he traces the pattern with his fingers. A door appears just like the one in his hotel and without a hesitation Norman runs to it. A large leather bag catches his eye and he grabs it as he leaps through the door with a blinding flash of light.

Norman wakes in his bed. Sweat flowing from his forehead. A dream. A nightmare. But then he sees the leather bag laying next to his bed covered in snow.


[dice]0[/dice]
Success! Will encounter clue in Anarctica. With 3 successes encounter runs normally.

Spoiler:

[dice]2[/dice]
discard this roll

[dice]1[/dice]
Spend 1 Focus to re-roll and get the third dice for a success
Gain Clue and get a Relic Unique Asset. Spend the Clue to get a Unique Relic Asset.