OOC: Chapter 1 - NEW YORK, Starts 12th Jan 1925

[Raiko]

If we care about our characters, maybe we'll be that much more careful..

I personally think deaths/insanity is that much better when characters are well-fleshed out with interesting relationships around them. I can't wait for things to get hairy. But thats just me

Yeah you've already got such well developed relationships between the characters that it should at least make for some good roleplaying if anybody does die.

PS: I've added everyones photos onto the character sheets now, just waiting for a photo of Johnny.

[imme]

I agree. With such good connections between characters even dangerous situations, let alone death, will create good role playing. It'll be nice to see characters heroicly jumping to protect those they care about instead of just trying to protect themselves.

[Grafster]

PS: I've added everyones photos onto the character sheets now, just waiting for a photo of Johnny.

Guilt guilt guilt...

Seriously I'll be a (bit) more chatty once I've finished my GMAT (Tuesday). I hope the pic and the proper background write up can wait until then.

[coffee demon]

I agree. With such good connections between characters even dangerous situations, let alone death, will create good role playing. It'll be nice to see characters heroicly jumping to protect those they care about instead of just trying to protect themselves.

Or if someone -does- just run off to protect themselves, they're going to have to answer for it! Or it'll be a serious revelation towards their character.

Truthfully, I have no idea how Andrei will react. It's like I've heard people say about war/gunfire/crazy emergencies - "You never really know how you're going to react until you're there."

Who knows, maybe this expedition isn't going to be so dangerous though.

[thewhatchamacallit]

Timour thinks they should pull over and see who's following them, but barring that he keeps his gun in its holster but remains alert to danger.

[Laraqua]

I get the feeling that we're all about to die. Maksim feels the same way. On the other hand, I feel we're more likely to die from his car driving skill - I have rarely seen, either Keeping or Playing, a dice roll under 80%. Technically, one fifth of them should be under that. I'd say about one tenth of them are, but at least when they're low, they're really low.

[coffee demon]

I'm also getting that "death" feeling from you guys

Roll low! Hopefully see ya at dinner tonight!

[imme]

Remember, Coffee, it's your fault if Raiko hides the end of the post and we never know what happened to Johnny and the Russian twins.

And Grafster, nice job with the lighter. Well played.

[Laraqua]

*shudders*

Well, so long, Maksim. It was good meeting you...

Now, how about an interest historian or actual author getting involved? or someone out walking her dog who notices the accident and calls it in?

[coffee demon]

Yeah, that lighter action -was- very cool.

I think Lara. and whatcha. should be a doctor and surgeon who become interested in the case after trying to put the three men back together again. Grafster can be the dentist who was trying to replace all their teeth.

Thats a bit gross.

[Laraqua]

Hmm... I agree. Maybe I know Caroline Ward and can mention it in passing ... "Oh, what I had to do today was piece together these Russians and Chinaman in a car accident... Oh, you know them? Terribly sorry. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Looks like I've got a plan.

[coffee demon]

Can someone explain how to link to Invisible Castle using a word in a sentence?

I keep seeing posts where a normal word will also be a link to the Invisible Castle Roll. I haven't done HTML in a loooong time...

Thanks.

[Raiko]

[quote="coffee demon"]Can someone explain how to link to Invisible Castle using a word in a sentence?

I keep seeing posts where a normal word will also be a link to the Invisible Castle Roll. I haven't done HTML in a loooong time...

Thanks.[/quote]

Yes it's easy really, I've disabled BBCode on this post so that you can see.

A URL link can either print the link as text, using the format below:

[url]http://www.callofcthulhu.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=228[/url]

Or by starting it [url=put link here], you can have any text you like as the link, like so:

[url=http://www.callofcthulhu.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=228]This is a link to the character sheets[/url]

So for the Invisible Castle links, you take the 'roll id part' and put it inside the [URL=], then follow that with any collection of words that you like:

[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=702542]Maksims Bootleg Reverse Roll[/url]

[Raiko]

Here is the same post with BBCode enabled (ps: I'm writing up the 'bootleg' stuff now)

Yes it's easy really, I've disabled BBCode on this post so that you can see.

A URL link can either print the link as text, using the format below:

http://www.callofcthulhu.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=228

Or by starting it , you can have any text you like as the link, like so:

[url=http://www.callofcthulhu.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=228]This is a link to the character sheets

So for the Invisible Castle links, you take the 'roll id part' and put it inside the , then follow that with any collection of words that you like:

[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=702542]Maksims Bootleg Reverse Roll

[Laraqua]

Select the text you want to be a link. Wave your cursor over the URL option in the Post a reply box to get a glimpse of what it should look like. Then click the URL option. there should then be a starting url in brackets and an ending one. Write in after the first url=http://website.com within the brackets.

Like I said, if you wave your cursor over the URL option you'll get a better idea.

[Raiko]

I'll continue the story for everyone else at lunchtime, gotta do some work now.

[Raiko]

BTW: Since your post mentioned 'corners' and 'driveways' we'll assume that you have re-entered a sub-urban area to Westchester County.

The Carlyle Estate is in a very rural area.

One other thing Coffee Demon, it's Jackson Elias, so he'd be either Jackson or Mr Elias. Of course it could have been Andrei's misunderstanding rather than yours.

[Raiko]

"That Doctor Caroline Ward whose heart I will no doubt soon win."

I thought that Maksim was going to loose his chance to Thomas, but looks like he's still "in there."

[thewhatchamacallit]

I go to bed for an eight hour nap and when I return we've almost become hamburger. Mind my car dear brother, we don't have enough to repair it

[Raiko]

I've got quite a lot to post for Elizabeth and Andrei (should get chance a little later). If the rest of you don't mind please carry on chatting IC until the "Prospero House" stuff is finished. Then I'll move the game onto the meeting back at the Downing's Long Island Estate.