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IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:41 pm
by BenTheRat
Slowly images return to your brain, it's not that it was dark, only that your brains had no way to interpret what you were seeing.

As the impulses slowly and tentatevly revealed them to you, you realize you are by your friends, and in some cases inside or through them. Large holes are in their bodies, arms and legs. In cases organs were outside, and your hand or pieces of it, could pass through someone else as if they were not there.

The ground was black, and looked liked polished obsedian, it seemed to be the only material you could not pass through. Pillars were staggered around, with strange and shocking carvings of beasts and men. They stretched up into the dark sky.

Bret cannot quite figure out how to trace the lines with his thumb, as the touch still felt black, not lines. You did the best you could, but nothing seems to happen.
OOC:   Everyone take a sanity 1/1d6 check please.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:49 pm
by HoneyDog
Maria

“What’s happening?” stammers Maria, as she starts to comprehend the awful weirdness of their surroundings. The unreality of the situation is so great that she shuts her eyes and tries to block out the weird images around her.
SAN,SAN 47: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/567356]SAN[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]19[/b] SAN loss 1 now 46.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:56 pm
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
SAN 78[dice]0[/dice][dice]1[/dice]
With his eyes playing tricks Bret tries to focus on one of the pillars to get his bearings and keep from going crazy.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 5:03 am
by HelplessBystander
Tobias tried to locate Bret and use him as an achor to get ahold of his bearings in this confusing place.
Sanity 70%,[dice]0[/dice]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:36 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie looks around for any trace of the professor.
OOC,Sanity roll (current level 25) for seeing the other world: [dice]0[/dice] Sanity loss: [dice]1[/dice]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:21 pm
by BenTheRat
As you look around, you see what should be the professor and Joe, as all of you look more like an amoeba than a person.

The pillars also appear to be in a continual flux.
Bret,the pillars are not only made of man and beasts, they were alive and moving. It was perverse in many ways. They were engaged in all sorts of lude and lasciviousness, but also killing, torturing and devouring each other. The acts were not natural, and made your stomach, churn. OOC: make a Sanity 1/1d6 check.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:45 pm
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
SAN 76[dice]0[/dice]
Bret groans, tearing his gaze away from the pillars. "Professor Ingham, where the hell are we?"

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:24 pm
by BenTheRat
As you speak, the words don't sound right in your ears, it is almost in stereo, with echos, reverberations and a clicking you are not familiar with.

"We are in Daoloth's realm, the realm between dimensions, where the veil will be pulled back, and the universe will be revealed to us in it's true form." The professor answers. Again, his voice has many layers to it, that you would normally not be able to hear or understand. But you can now.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:44 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias looked sceptically at the professor, "And who the hell is this 'daolotho-thingiemajig'? You're not speaking sense, man."

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:40 am
by Mr. Handy
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"How did we get here?" asks Eddie. "And how do we get back?"

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:03 am
by HelplessBystander
"Oh yeah, and that too. Answer the questions." Tobias said, pretty angry at the professor as well, that, and the surroundings here aren't exactly doing anything to alleviate his stress. In fact, staying here is doing the exact opposite.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:59 pm
by BenTheRat
"Why would you want to leave? We can finally find the answers, why are we here, what is realy out there in the universe?" The professor says.

About that time, there was pop, similar to a rubber band snapping. Your bodies that were amoeba type in shape, formless and floating, snapped back to their normal self but flattened as well. You are now a 2 dimensional object.
OOC:   Everyone make a Sanity 1/1d6 check since your diminsional space just changed from many to 2.  
You can now touch each other and while the floor and room stayed 3 deminsional. The pillars are flat as well. But you can pass by them. The same with each other. When you pass each other you are almost touching as you slide by each other. You can move East and West, but not North or South.

You see a large black crevice in the floor to the West of you. It is running North/South. You aren't sure if it was there before, and just hard to see because of the weird dimension or if it just now occurred.
OOC:   If you are still sane at this point, make a listen check.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:56 pm
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
SAN 75[dice]0[/dice]
Spoiler:
Listen 50[dice]1[/dice]
Bret, clinging to his sanity, hears something...

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:24 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias babbled incoherently again as he once more broke under pressure.
SAN 69,[dice]0[/dice] San lost [dice]1[/dice] Okay...more Babbling?

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:58 am
by HoneyDog
Maria
SAN,SAN 46: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/568443]SAN[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]17[/b] Now 45
Keeping her eyes closed helps Maria to remain calm, although things feel so different. Instead she tries to use her other senses, and she thinks she hears something.
Listen,Listen 25: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/568445]Listen[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]22[/b]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 4:17 am
by Mr. Handy
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After everything Eddie has seen, he is starting to get used to impossible things, but the sudden transformation is so distracting that he hears nothing.
OOC,Sanity roll (current level 24) for everything going flat: [dice]0[/dice] Listen roll (55% skill) in Flatland: [dice]1[/dice]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 4:33 am
by BenTheRat
Brett,you hear something crawling its way out of the crevice.
Maria,you hear something walking up from behind you to the East.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:33 am
by HoneyDog
Maria hears footsteps approaching from the east.

"How can they be walking here?" she thinks.

"Someones coming" she warns the others. "Behind me".

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:21 am
by HelplessBystander
OOC:   Did Tobias follow her instructions?  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:48 am
by HoneyDog
OOC:   Its not an instruction, she's informing you all of the location  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:23 pm
by Rooter
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"I hear something coming from the other side too, crawling up the crevice," Bret says urgently.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:54 pm
by HelplessBystander
OOC:   ...okay. So, I'm assuming Tobias did nothing.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:41 pm
by BenTheRat
Tobias,somehow I missed you lost 5 sanity. Don't forget you still get an Idea check (Intelligence). You only go Temp. Insane if you pass that. So roll that. I tell you what happens to you if you pass that. If you fail you may act normally. I use my Insanity dice to determine your fate. But in some instances, there is no roll, there can be a predetermined fate.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:08 am
by HelplessBystander
OOC:   Oops, almost forgot.
Idea 70%,[dice]0[/dice] ...Well, roll away at your Insanity dice.
 

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:25 am
by BenTheRat
Tobias gets a blank stare on his face (flat face) and begins walking towards the crevice.
Tobias,no dice rolling on this one.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:34 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie turns towards the crevice and tries to see what's coming, gripping his shotgun - though he has no idea if it will even work here. "Be careful!" he hisses. "It could be dangerous!"

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:14 pm
by BenTheRat
The sound to the East stops, while the sound in the crevice gets louder and more menacing.

You all stand there, guns drawn, ready for whatever, except for Tobias who is now 20 feet in front of you, and continuing to walk towards the crevice, and whatever is coming out of it.

Another popping sound, as you blink and everything looks normal, as if you are in normal 3d space. Or so it appears.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:23 pm
by HoneyDog
Maria looks around to see who or what was approaching from the east.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:30 am
by BenTheRat
Maria looks behind her and the floor with pillars stretches as far as you can see in all directions. You see nothing else, and nothing of the steps you heard earlier.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:29 am
by Mr. Handy
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"Get back, it's coming!" Eddie calls to Tobias.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:51 pm
by Rooter
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Bret has another try at tracing the lines on the key now that the proper dimensions have returned.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:55 pm
by BenTheRat
Bret traces the lines on the key again, and again nothing happens.

Tobias continues to walk towards the crevice ignoring Eddie's calls.
He is now half way between the rest of the group and the yawning chasm that is calling him.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:05 pm
by HoneyDog
Maria looks around to locate the Professor and Joe.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:53 pm
by BenTheRat
Both the professor and Joe are still with your group. Both looked pretty freaked out and aren't sure what to do.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:22 am
by HoneyDog
“It might need blood to activate it” Maria tells Bret. “Is that right, Professor?” she demands.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:42 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie rushes forward to grab Tobias and pull him away from the crevice.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:26 am
by BenTheRat
Eddie runs up to stop Tobias. He is still about 30 feet away, he wants to keep going towards the crevice.
You are struggling with him, but have stopped his progress.

You hear something behind you to the West. As you turn around, you see 6 humanoids in robes, about 3-4 feet from you.
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They are all wearing a gray and black robe. And each of them except one has a symbol, that appears to be some sort of geometric shape, around his neck.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:43 am
by HelplessBystander
OOC:   has Tobias regained control yet?  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:12 am
by Mr. Handy
OOC,How far are [b]Tobias[/b] and I from the crevice?

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:37 am
by BenTheRat
OOC:   The rest of the group was 60 feet from the crevice. But this is hard to tell with the dimensions shifting on you.
Tobias had covered half the distance when Eddie ran and caught up, so you are 30 feet from the crevice, you year the clawing coming up the crevice.  
Tobias,you have regained control and may act normally for now.
The monks in front you you look a bit frantic, "What are you still doing here? You need to go, and now, you have disturbed him. Who is the chosen one?" As they speak their voices seem to come from different directions and while you only see one mouth, it sounds like there is more than one.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:05 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie tries to take hold of Tobias and pull him away from the crevice.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:53 am
by HelplessBystander
Tobias regained control like a Fish out of water, and finally found some precarious middle ground between sanity and insanity as he struggled to comprehend the nature of the surrounding area. His lucidity now sharper than ever.

“Thanks, my friend. I almost lost it there.” He replied to Eddie gratefully, as he cooperated with him to get as far away as possible from that...place. He got an ominous feeling about the place. He heard the voices of the monks, and quickly asked, “By what do you mean by your questions? We were dragged into this with no prior knowledge of the matters at hand. Some crazy bastard summoned us here through a ritual. I think. Now we are confused. Mostly. It would be good if you could explain what the purpose of your whole ‘chosen one’ gimmick as well. Thanks for cooperating with us, by the way, old chap. You folks seemed to be the only bunch of people who aren’t actively trying to kill us at this point. Terribly sorry for intruding, though.”

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:59 pm
by Rooter
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At Miss Adams' suggestion of needing blood to make the key work Bret pulls out the chicken he bought from the farmer that morning. "Maybe we'll finally find a use for this."

Hearing the monks' question he points to Professor Ingham. "I'm pretty sure he thinks he's the chosen one. You can have him."

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:14 pm
by HoneyDog
Maria tries not to stare too hard at the bizarre faces of the men.

"Can you help us get back to where we came from?" she asks.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:53 am
by BenTheRat
As you are asking your questions you see them fade away.

Leaving you standing there in the blackness. You hear the clawing coming up the crevice.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:20 am
by HoneyDog
Maria’s heart sinks. But she decides to act. She takes out her pocketknife, and wincing with the pain, cuts the palm of her hand.

Bret, give me the key. Quickly! I'll try tracing the lines.”

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:05 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias cursed, and ran towards Bret to see if he could help.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:43 pm
by Rooter
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Bret hands the key to Miss Adams, wishing she had used the chicken instead of cutting herself. He hurls the chicken over the edge of the crevice (hoping whatever's coming up likes chicken).

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:49 pm
by HoneyDog
Maria ignores the pain from her protesting hand. “I hope this works” she says.

She starts to trace the lines on the key using her blood.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:21 pm
by BenTheRat
Bret,make a throw roll to hurl the chicken the 30' to the crevice.
Maria cuts her hand and smears blood on the key, but nothing happens.

You all hear a *pop* sound and you can see the others start to smear when moving, others going faster and faster till they disappear, and then appear again a minute or two later and then slowing down as their speech becomes slurred, or are you just moving faster?
OOC:   Everyone take a sanity 1/1d6 check please.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:51 pm
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
Throw 25[dice]0[/dice]SAN 74[dice]1[/dice]
Bret's throw falls short.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:48 pm
by BenTheRat
Bret hurls the chicken, but not being very aerodynamic falls just short of the crevice and runs off into the darkness squawking.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:30 am
by HoneyDog
Maria
SAN,SAN 45: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/570470]SAN[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]90[/b] [url=http://orokos.com/roll/570471]SAN loss[/url]: [u]1d6[/u] [b]2[/b]
Maria shuts her eyes tight and tries to shut out the sight. She can't take much more of this.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:29 am
by HelplessBystander
SAN 64,[dice]0[/dice] SAN LOST: 1 CURREBT REMAINIG SANITY: 63
Tobias acclimated himself to the crazy mind-rending things happening around him and closed his eyes, knowing that any attempt to understand these dimensional realms will drain him of his sanity.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:57 pm
by BenTheRat
As you were wresting with the ever changing dimensions around you, you turn around to see the 6 figures in robes again.

"Your presence is causing Daoloth to grow, he will soon reveal himself to you. You need to have someone willing to see the universe as it truly exists, he will be the chosen one. The rest must follow the directions to leave, or he will grow to envelope you all."
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They are all wearing black and white robes and all but one are wearing a geometric shaped pendant around their necks.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:06 am
by HelplessBystander
"Say, can we volunteer up the crazy professor who dragged us in here? We are fine with leaving without understanding the universe. As long I get to submit my papers on time, I don't care about anything else." Tobias said.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:52 am
by HoneyDog
Maria

"How about it Professor? You're the one who wanted to come here and meet Daoloth. Well, he's right over there." She indicates the chasm.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:12 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie nods, gesturing to the professor. "There's your chosen one right there," he says. "He wants to know the secrets of the universe more than anyone."
OOC,Sanity roll (current level 23) in the other world: [dice]0[/dice] Sanity loss: [dice]1[/dice]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 1:27 pm
by Rooter
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Bret peers closely at the one monk who isn't wearing a pendant.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:54 pm
by BenTheRat
Bret,he looks the same as the others, his eyes and face shifting all the time, the blurriness gives you a headache. The only difference seems to be that he does not have his amulet.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 6:21 pm
by BenTheRat
The images of 6 men fade away, and you feel a sense of impending dread.

You hear another pop, like a rubber band snapping. You no longer see your other investigators.
Tobias,you're sitting at a table, a small child is crying in the background. A woman you recognize as your mother is also crying. You feel a pain on your face, as if someone had hit you. Your nose was bloody as was your lip. Your pants were torn and scuffed. It was the day you had gotten into the scrap, though you can't remember the boys name now, you do remember he had been bullying you. Your father stood in front of you. "What is this?" he asked. "Suspended for fighting!! How many times do we have to go over this? You have to do better, Tobias. The family is counting on you." You remember the day clearly now, the disappointment on your fathers face, the yelling, then a quick smack across the face. Your mother and younger sister crying, the feeling of failure, and uselessness. OOC: Take a Sanity 1/1d6 check
Maria,You are standing back in the swamp, but you are no longer in your swamp gear, you are in your favorite play dress when you were 11 years old. It was dark, you remember coming into the swamp on a dare, but you'd gotten turned around. You spin around but all your friends have run off, you are alone. The sounds of the animals and insects die down, and a glowing light is up ahead of you. You follow it, despite feeling you are heading deeper into the swamp. You've heard stories of children going into the swamp and never coming out, could this be you. Poor Maria Adamovic lost in the swamp, never found. You continue to chase the small light but something in the trees to your left breaks your concentration. It was large, your skin turns pale white, something in the back of your mind nags at you. That day you thought you saw something, but your mind had always blocked it out. Here you were reliving that scene. You wanted to run to scream, but you were just a spectator here, the choices you made were long sense determined, as if fate would foretell this outcome. The beast stepped out from behind the tree. It was large, hairy and when it stood on its hind legs was easily over ten feet tall. The smell was overpowering, you remember the smell the most. The smell of rotten onions and fish. You realized you were screaming before you even heard the sound. Your feet were running as fast as they could take you. The beast right on your trail... OOC: Take a Sanity 1/1d6 check
Bret,You're sitting at your desk at the Bridgewater weekly, it was a calm day. You look down at the headlines in the paper in your hand. "[i]Bridgewater Bigfoot[/i]" it read. You were pretty proud of it. You wish the pictures had been less fuzzy, but you knew it was there and real. Finally, you would get the respect you deserved, perhaps even an award. You smiled as you read through what you wrote, then the scene swirled, you were at dinner that night, waiting at the restaurant for her to show. She never really supported your work at the weekly. She always wanted you to do real "journalism", you were sure this story would change her mind. You feel the ring in your pocket, tonight you would get the courage to ask her. As she came in, you could see the anger on her face. She storms over to the table and you barely have a chance to stand when she hurls a copy of the weekly at you. "What the hell Bret? Journalism, is that so hard? What is it with your fascination with the swamp? Bigfoot, are you serious? That's it, we are done. I'm not going to be the laughing stock of the town because of you." She turns and storms out. You couldn't even get a word in. Then you hear someone in the crowd whisper, "Maybe he should go date bigfoot." and some small laughter. As you spin around you realize everyone in the restaurant is looking at you. "It's real I tell you." you say the words to the crowd and quickly realize the crowd has turned on you. "Yea right buddy," and more laughter, more insults and disparages were thrown your way, and soon the whole restaurant crowd was laughing at you. What were you thinking? What was wrong with these people? OOC: Take a Sanity 1/1d6 check
Eddie,you are standing in a cave, the familiar feel of the shotgun in your hand, the Star Spawn looming above you only feet away. Your friend, Norman, distracting the beast while Alyssa ran, a look of terror and confusion on her face. You fire but can't seem to stop the beast from grabbing Norman with its tentacles. The screams echo in your ears as the monstrosity almost played with poor Norman. As the tentacles pulled, one of Norman's arms could no longer hold against the sheer physical force and was ripped from his body. The screams shifted from terror, to pain. You cannot tear your eyes away as the tentacle around Norman's waist continued to squeeze around his body until the screaming stopped and Normans body exploded into a hundred pieces into the mouth of the beast... OOC: Please take a Sanity 1/1d6 check.
Dr. Porter,Not sure if you are still following, so won't do a big write up like the others. you are in a different time. A horrible event that changed your life forever. OOC: Take a Sanity 1/1d6 check.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:31 am
by HelplessBystander
SAN 63,[dice]0[/dice] SAN LOST: [dice]1[/dice] Current SAN 60
Tears streamed down his eyes as he remembered the moment. Tobias sobbed uncontrollably, and found that he couldn't respond. He remembered feeling like this: helpless, as though a bystander in his own life. An outcast in his own family and stranger to be picked upon by the kids at school.

"It's not my fault...I swear it, mam. 'Sah not my fault—" He said, chocking in fits as he tried to defend his actions to his mother. Ignoring his father.

He shouldn't have done that, but then again, he remembered the odd rush of adrenaline as he had beaten up the bully. Channeling the feelings he had felt then, tried to stand up for himself. Tobias attempt to look stoic, but failed. He was too young to maintain a poker face. Signs of wear, stress, and sadness etched itself into his face.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:01 am
by HoneyDog
Maria
SAN,SAN 43: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/571542]SAN[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]49[/b] [url=http://orokos.com/roll/571543]SAN loss[/url]: [u]1d6[/u] [b]5[/b] Now at 38 Idea 90: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/571544]Idea[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]71[/b] Maria now has Temporary Insanity - please let me know what happens next.
Mad with panic and fear, and screaming at the top of her lungs,Maria runs blindly through the swamp, her only thought being to get away from the creature behind her.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:30 am
by Mr. Handy
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While Eddie knows that what he is seeing isn't actually happening now, the fact that it did happen gets to him.
OOC,Sanity roll (current level 20) for the flashback: [dice]0[/dice] Sanity loss: [dice]1[/dice]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:13 am
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
SAN 73[dice]0[/dice]
Angry and embarrassed, Bret turns to flee from the mocking laughter even while conscious that what he's seeing is just a vision of the dead past.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:31 pm
by BenTheRat
Maria,you are frozen in fear, you may not move, but are aware of everything around you.
As you hear another pop, you are all back into the realm the chasm not far from you, the scratching noise is at the top, ready to reveal itself, you hear a noise behind you, and you see the 6 men in robes, all of them with a pendant around their necks.

"Welcome to the realm between dimensions, where are great lord Daoloth lives."

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 8:49 pm
by Rooter
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Tired of being toyed with, Bret makes a grab for one of the pendants.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:05 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias does the same.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:37 pm
by BenTheRat
Tobias and Bret,make a % roll for me.
They seemed surprised by your quick assault, and don't seem to do much besides step back.

"We will gladly give you one, but only one."

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:05 am
by HelplessBystander
[dice]0[/dice]

Tobias grunted and looked at them with a fierce expression. "And why is that? Surely we'll need the pendants to escape this damned place. We had enough of being toyed with."

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:17 am
by Mr. Handy
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"Five of those pendants we've seen before," says Eddie, "but one of them is new. I think we should take the new one." He examines the pendants to see which of them was not one of the original five.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:07 am
by HelplessBystander
Tobias is uncertain of the effects of the pendant and how to get out of this realm.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:16 am
by BenTheRat
"No, all are the same, how have you seen these as we only give to those that travel here?" They reply.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:28 am
by HelplessBystander
"Yeah well, maybe we would've acted differently if you guys, oh I don't know, bothered to explain things!" Tobias said angrily. "What was that just then? Why did we see that?"

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:39 am
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
[dice]0[/dice]
"Maybe these aren't the same guys we saw before," Bret suggests.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:06 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias sighed. "So, are you guys the same bunch of people that we saw before?"

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:57 pm
by BenTheRat
"We are the only one's here. Daoloth allows it to prepare the chosen for him. This is the realm between dimensions, as such different dimensions of sight, sound, and time are always trying to push there way into our realm." One of the members removes his amulet and offers it. He very much looks like the one that did not have one in your earlier visit, but you cannot be sure. "Whoever has the key can open the doorway to leave. But you must hurry, he is here."

The professor looks nervous, "On second thought, I'm ready to go home."

Joe looks a little wide eyed, "I sure as hell aint going to be no chosen."
Maria,you are now free to act.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:49 pm
by Rooter
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"Miss Adams has the key," Bret says, taking the amulet and passing it to Maria.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:29 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias agrees. The amulet can be given to Miss Adams.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 3:02 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie nods, anxious to get out of here.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 3:15 am
by HoneyDog
Maria

The thought of being able to act breaks Maria out of her paralysis, and she takes the amulet in her other hand.

"What now?" she asks.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:01 am
by BenTheRat
"When one is chosen, the key hole will reveal itself," they say as they fade from view.

Behind you a great rush of wind swirls around you, spinning the world upside down. You find yourself facing Daoloth.
The lines that make him up, you find yourself looking not at him, but the spaces between him. There you can see the secrets of the universe, all is revealed to you.
OOC:   Everyone take a Sanity 1d10/1d100 check

Professor: [dice]0[/dice]
Joe: [dice]1[/dice]

Prof loss: [dice]2[/dice]
Joe loss: [dice]3[/dice]  
Joe screams out, while the professor, begins the pronounce loudly as he begins to walk towards Daoloth, "The knowledge, the incredible knowledge"
OOC:   If you do lose more than 5 points, don't forget to take an INT check. There was no need for the professor, he dropped way too much.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:18 am
by Mr. Handy
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Eddie's mind is shattered.
OOC,Sanity roll (current level 17) for seeing [b]Daoloth[/b]: [dice]0[/dice] Sanity loss: [dice]1[/dice]

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:21 am
by HoneyDog
Maria
SAN,SAN 38: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/571904]SAN[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]70[/b] [url=http://orokos.com/roll/572022]SAN loss[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]96[/b]
Maria's sanity is strained beyond breaking point.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:36 am
by HelplessBystander
Professor, please do kindly remember that you’re the one who dragged us all into this. We don’t care whether you want what happens next or not. You can’t play victim when you’re the guy behind all of this. I thought you wanted to transcend to this realm. Go accept your fate.” Tobias said.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:11 pm
by Rooter
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Spoiler:
SAN 72[dice]0[/dice][dice]1[/dice]INT 70[dice]2[/dice]
Bret loses his grip on his sanity in the face of that terrible knowledge.
OOC:   HD, it's 1d100 SAN loss not 1d10. Come lose your mind like the rest of us!  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 2:59 pm
by HoneyDog
OOC:   Sorry, I got confused as Joe only rolled 1d10. I've amended my post above - Maria is properly done for too.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 3:26 pm
by BenTheRat
OOC:   Yes its 1d10 if you pass, and 1d100 if you fail.

You gain Cthulhu Mythos on a 1 for 1 point you suffer here.

If you passed your Int check, or if your mind is shattered, you start walking towards Daoloth.

I think we are just waiting on Helpless to make his check.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:15 am
by HelplessBystander
OOC:   Alright, I suppose I'll roll...
SAN 60%,[dice]0[/dice] SAN LOST/MYTHOS GAINED, [dice]1[/dice] Remaining SAN: 51 INT 70, [dice]2[/dice]
 

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 4:18 am
by BenTheRat
Joe and Tobias are free to act, everyone else is heading toward Daoloth.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 4:25 am
by HelplessBystander
Tobias attempted to tackle Bret to the ground and screamed "Watch out!" towards Eddie, Maria, and Dr. Porter. He motioned towards Joey to do something whilst he tried all he could to save his friends.
OOC:   Do he need to pass a STR roll in order to save Bret and the others?  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:12 am
by BenTheRat
Joe runs up and grabs Maria, "She has the key."

He takes drags her back to a pillar, where a key hole appears. It looks like the key would fit into it.
OOC:   No, they are walking forward, but not fighting you if you drag one of them back.  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:54 am
by HelplessBystander
Tobias held Bret to the ground whilst he looked at Eddie and Dr. Porter, who was walking towards the chasm, with dread. "I don't suppose there's anyone else willing to help Eddie?"

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 3:22 pm
by BenTheRat
Joe grabs Maria's hand and shoves the key into the hole, the pillar begins to shimmer. "Come grab my hand," Joe yells out. "Eddie's gone."

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 4:33 pm
by Rooter
OOC:   Bret only has temporary insanity - could he take an action yet?  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:23 pm
by BenTheRat
OOC:   Unfortunately, all you want to do right now is go hug Daoloth. Only Tobias is keeping you from that. This will last [dice]0[/dice] rounds  

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:56 pm
by HelplessBystander
Tobias grabbed Bret and held onto Joe's hand. Hoping like hell that they'll get out of this alive, sane, and intact.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:22 am
by BenTheRat
OOC:   Tobias, Bret and Joe suffer another d10 sanity points.

Joe: [dice]0[/dice]  
As Tobias grabs a hold of Joe's hand, more mysteries of the universe reveal and wash over you, as Daoloth encompasses the world around you...

Things black out. When you awake you are in the swamp in the clearing where you left. The sun was shining.
Any temporary insanity is gone.

Tobias, Bret, Joe and Maria are in field. The professor, Eddie and Doctor didn't make it back.

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:37 am
by HelplessBystander
ooc,SAN Lost: [dice]0[/dice] Remaining SAN: 43

Re: IC: Ch 5: Where the Hell are we?

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:32 am
by BenTheRat
OOC:   Please head over to our new thread here.