Ch. 10. Black Train Blues

[HoneyDog]

OOC,I believe Howard has fallen off the train. He can't be reached!

[Philulhu]

OOC,William is on the train but Lawrence and Howard fell onto the sleepers between the tracks so they are under the carriages, which are slowing down but still moving forward. Anyone want to add anything?

[Bullfrog]

OOC,I've got nothing to add.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Then there's nothing I can do. My roll failed anyway. I have nothing further to add.

[Philulhu]

It was as well for Willliam that he was so concerned for the fate of his friends that he didn’t look to see where the engine went. The surroundings faded from view and the engine continued on its way, following the tracks into the boiling chaos of space... ...

On the train, William barely noticed as the mirror images of the train peeled away and became insubstantial, flickering and melting away until they disappeared from view. As soon as the speed dropped sufficiently, he leapt down from the train and ran back down the track with Thomas close behind.

The train carriages cleared the bodies of Lawrence and Howard and creaked to halt a dozen yards or so beyond. As William reached his friends, Lawrence coughed and stirred but it was clear that Howard’s life force was extinguished and the young student was no more.

Thomas looked back down the track where a couple of shacks sat aside a crossing. ”I’ll go and get help,” he said in a broken voice and he set off at a shambling run, leaving William standing in the spring sunshine to contemplate the fate of his friends and the horrors they had experienced together... ...

OOC,Thanks for playing, gents. I hope you enjoyed it.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,You're welcome, and thank you for running it. It was a lot of fun. Things looked bad for us, but we managed to come through at the end with some very lucky rolls.

[Bullfrog]

OOC,There's been a lot of wild and memorable moments throughout this small-ish campaign, and I'd say it's been a good time for sure, and I can't wait to play again someday.

[Philulhu]

OOC,Thanks, guys :) [b]William[/b] and [b]Lawrence[/b] may yet get the chance to return. I have an idea... In the meantime, though, I’m thinking about a change of scene. Has anyone played The Highway of Blood?

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,You're welcome. I haven't even heard of it before.

[Bullfrog]

OOC,I can't say I've heard of it either.

[Philulhu]

OOC,It’s a grindhouse-inspired scenario, set in 1970s Texas. More details here: https://www.chaosium.com/blogmiskatonic-monday-many-many-more-new-titles/

[HoneyDog]

OOC,Thanks again Phil. I still can't believe that roll. I'm not so into modern scenarios I'm afraid, you'll have to count me out.

[Philulhu]

OOC,Thanks, Honeydog. Yeah, that roll was unfortunate! I’ll see if there’s any takers for Highway of Blood then decide what to do next.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,I'd be interested in playing. I have a great 1970s character I could bring back.

[Philulhu]

OOC,OK :) It isn’t the end of the road for William and Lawrence, I just fancy running something different for a while. There’s a story thread I have in mind, which I’m struggling to write at the mo’ but I plan to come back to this at some point in the future.

[Bullfrog]

OOC,my apologies, but it doesn't seem like something I'd be very interested in.

[Philulhu]

OOC,OK,thanks for letting me know. I’ll give some thought as to where this goes next (and I need to get into the loft and dig out some scenarios :) ) Honeydog - would you be interested in bringing in another character when we continue?

[HoneyDog]

OOC,Thanks Phil - it will depend on the scenario, I think. But please just go ahead and run the game that you want to run. There will be plenty of players available.

[Bullfrog]

OOC,If I'm guessing the nature of this bizarre train correctly, then I think we'll have a whole bunch of possible scenarios. Whatever you choose, I'm sure it will be quite entertaining.

[Philulhu]

OOC,Hi all, I’ve postponed my plans to run Highway of Blood for the time being, so I’m working on the next chapter of our story. Unless there is anything else you wish to add to your current investigation, then I’ll write a wrap-up post with a view to bringing the PCs back to Arkham to see what the fates have in store for them next. Honeydog - I hope you’re planning to continue. Have you had any thoughts about what sort of character you would like to play next? Thanks, Phil.