The Zero Room - OOC Chat Thread

London, 1940: The world is engulfed in the flames of war, and now the war has come to Great Britain's capital. German bombers rain death and destruction upon the blacked-out city, but what other terrors lurk unseen in the darkness? The Time Lord, his companions, and a handful of London's inhabitants doing their bit may be the only ones who can avert disaster.

This is Classic Doctor Who meets Call of Cthulhu, the fifth of a series of connected adventures set in different eras and locations that includes The Terror Out of Time, The Ninth Planet, The Shadow Over Dunwich, and The Brotherhood of Death.

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It's not unreasonable to be suspicious, especially in times like these.
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I don't have time tonight to update and split the thread, but I hope I will tomorrow night.
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Aaaand new larp, will be back on Sunday :)
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Heads up for fellow Doctor Who roleplaying fans: there's a new Humble Bundle for Cubicle 7's Doctor Who RPG game books in PDF format. Stunning value, even if you already own some (even many!) of them. Time limited.

http://cubicle7.co.uk/doctor-who-rpg-humble-bundle/
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Thanks! I don't have any of them, and I may pick up the complete set for $15. I don't know when I'd have the time to run anything in that system, but I may be able to at least mine it for material.

I haven't been doing so great this week, and I haven't had much sleep, so I don't think I can update until tomorrow night. At least at this point I know who's going in each thread. Anyone who hasn't posted if they're staying or going by the time I update will just stay in the shelter by default.
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The Brotherhood of Death
The Horror in the Blackout
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No problem, Mr Handy, feel better! I'm on night shift anyway, so my brain's fried.
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Thank you. I've started to recover, and I was able to get the new threads up and running.
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Mr H, Archie was planning on going upstairs with that group, so he could give the deceased the last rites.
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Okay, I've edited the threads so that now you're in the other one.
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Thank you kindly!
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I'm back!

Seems I missed the split. Had I been present at the time, I would have preferred to go outside as well, since after a couple of months the shelter is getting a bit stale, although there could be IC reasons for staying put. Additionally, if I left that would leave Phyllis alone there.

What do you suggest?
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Welcome back! You should do whatever you feel is best. If you want to go outside, I'll move you into that thread just like I did for Archie. Phyllis won't be completely alone, as there are three NPCs with her, but she would be the only PC in that thread. If you prefer to stay, that's fine too.

I had been hoping that only a small number of people would go up to the surface, and that the prisoner would remain in the shelter with the others. That would have kept both threads interesting, but things don't always go the way I expect.
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Thanks, in that case I think I'll get some fresh air upstairs :-)
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You're welcome, and I've adjusted the threads.
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Mr Handy can you look after Elizabeth from now through until 15th August? I'm recuperating at moment, prior to an overseas trip next week. I'm not sure how good my Internet then will be, and more importantly I'll probably not be very great!

Many thanks.
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No problem. I hope you feel better!
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Care for an extra hand? :)
"He said we were all cooked but we were all right as long as we did not know it. We were all cooked. The thing was not to recognize it."
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Welcome back! Yes, there's room for you in this one. I don't think any of the PCs have been abandoned, but you can create your own character and I'll find a way to introduce you. The easiest way would be if your character had simply been in the air raid shelter the whole time, but there may be other ways, depending on who your new character is.
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How about a dashing American air force captain, volunteering with the RAF, stranded in London? :)
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That works perfectly! In 1940, it was known as the United States Army Air Corps. In 1942, it became the United States Army Air Forces, and it only became a separate military branch in 1947. There were more than a few American volunteers in the RAF. You should use the Pilot occupational skill list: Astronomy, Electrical Repair, Mechanical Repair, Navigate, Operate Heavy Machine, Physics, Pilot, and one other skill of your choice. Your Pilot skill should be Pilot Fighter, though you can also use it as Pilot Civil Prop with a slight penalty. You'd probably have some points in Machine Gun, as your fighter would be armed with at least one. In addition, you'd have a pistol and would probably be trained in its use.

I think the best way to introduce your character to the story would be to have your plane shot down and have you bail out so that you come down in just the right spot. I may be able to bring you in this weekend, when I plan to advance the surface thread.
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(viewforum.php?f=176)The Terror Out of Time
(viewforum.php?f=191)]The Ninth Planet
The Shadow Over Dunwich
The Brotherhood of Death
The Horror in the Blackout
The Masque of Nyarlathotep
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