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ah i didn't realize that there was a set list of questions. i'll ask again then
What's the biggest threat?ShowHiatus once more.
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No worries! That’s what the tutorial is for! Update to come in the morningIn post 25, skitter30 wrote:ah i didn't realize that there was a set list of questions. i'll ask again then- Irrelephant11
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we're -1 tough and +1 weird so we're >50% likely to fail trying to protect her hands on. I know it sounds a little odd but it's a binary choice and plot is plot so let's try some magical singing shit!!!
I'll sing!
Original Roll String: 1d2+11 2-Sided Dice: (1)+1 = 2
Sure I don't want anyone to die but I never liked Sasha that much- the worst
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......lololol- the worst
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Original Roll String: 2d6+12 6-Sided Dice: (4, 1)+1 = 6- Irrelephant11
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@Brass, be sure to check out your character sheet in 7.
Soundtrack: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
Dear Alec,
You’re not crazy. Forget what your parents say, forget what the college therapist said, you’re not making this up. Dangerous monsters exist; they’re real and coming for Ashdale, and if no one else believes, then you’ll have to stop them yourself.
It started when you were on that camping trip with your family last year. You saw something unnatural, you know you did. Your parents didn’t believe you, your friends laughed it off when you brought up, and the cops told you to stop wasting their time (you heard one jerk detective mutter something about “that unstable male” as you walked out the door - ughh, you hate when people use “male” like a noun).
Knowing no one would believe you, you decided to search for this unnatural thing yourself. Of course, you didn’t want to go unprepared. How did you get ready for this dangerous solo adventure, again? Choose one:
-You worked out and practiced using throwing knives to defend yourself:+1 Tough & gain Throwing Knives(1-harm close many)
-You studied up on the strange creatures you might find and practiced a unique way to kill them - beheading:+1 Weird & gain guitar-string Garrote (3-harm intimate)
You finally went back to the woods last month, and you found what you were looking for. A werewolf!
Roll +Weirdto see how your first encounter with the supernatural went.
On a 7-9, pick 1 of the following to be true. On a 10+, both:
-The werewolf was friendly
-You learned something important about where the supernatural creatures come from
On a miss, still pick one, but something evil was watching you…
Only three people believe you: Your younger brother Corey (he saw it too, on that camping trip), his weird goth friend Gabbie (whose house might be haunted? or something), and your ex-boyfriend Diego (it’s… complicated, you’ll have to ask him).
Now Corey and Gabbie are telling you about this missing person from the Sundown Theatre, and they want you to drive them to Pins-Up Bar and Bowling Alley to ask around about it. On the one hand, you don’t want even more people thinking you’re crazy. You also don’t want to endanger your brother. But on the other hand, Corey’s practically an adult. And for once, it’s nice to be believed…
As your car pulls into the Pins-Up lot, you see none other than Diego Perez parking his motorcycle. When he heard you three were looking into this, he insisted on joining. You didn’t know how to say no, given what he’s been through. Hopefully this won’t be too awkward. After all, you can’t get distracted; lives are at stake.
Sincerely,
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I got scared and decided to read up on these monsters, since knowledge is power. (should I add that to my sheet?)
Rolling +weirdOriginal Roll String: 2d6+12 6-Sided Dice: (4, 5)+1 = 10
I learned something important about where the supernatural creatures come from if it's a miss.I've only made one good post, and don't you dare accuse me of doing it again.- Irrelephant11
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Yeah, go ahead and add the stat change and new weapon to your sheet! I wanted y’all to be able to use the sheets that way.In post 33, brassherald wrote:I got scared and decided to read up on these monsters, since knowledge is power. (should I add that to my sheet?)
Rolling +weirdOriginal Roll String: 2d6+1(STATIC) 2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 3)+1 = 10
I learned something important about where the supernatural creatures come from if it's a miss.- Irrelephant11
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In post 33, brassherald wrote:I got scared and decided to read up on these monsters, since knowledge is power. (should I add that to my sheet?)
Rolling +weirdOriginal Roll String: 2d6+1(STATIC) 2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 3)+1 = 10
I learned something important about where the supernatural creatures come from if it's a miss.Last edited by Irrelephant11 on Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:46 am, edited 1 time in total.- Irrelephant11
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@tw, be sure to check out your character sheet in post 8.
Soundtrack: Maybe IDK by Jon Bellion
Dear Corey,
Senior year is weird. You thought it would be cool being among the oldest in school, but apparently cool kids stay cool and nerds like you still don’t rule the school or whatever. Not that that’s the most important thing right now, since uh, your best friend Gabbie can maybe do magic or something??
You and Gabbie are unlikely friends. You’re among the top of the class, she doesn’t do homework ever; you’re a goody-two-shoes, she follows rules when she feels like it; even the way you two dress has nothing in common (does she own anything other than black?). But you’re both smart, and have the same sense of dry humor, and you’ve been best friends ever since your mutual friend Sam didn’t come back after freshman year, and you were the only two who missed him.
What’s something else you’ve bonded over?Choose one:
-You’ve shared all the same bullies:-1 Tough & gain the Move “Always the Victim”
Spoiler: Always the Victim
-You’re both clumsy and bad at sports:-1 Cool & gain the Move “Oops!”
Spoiler: Oops!
You told Gabbie about the creepy thing you saw in the woods, and of course she believed you (she’s a good friend). But it’s only recently thatshe’sbeen tellingyoua much weirder story.
When she first said her house was haunted, you made plans to stay over for the weekend. She said she could hear voices as soon as the sun went down. For most of the night, she said she was seeing and hearing things you didn’t experience at all. For awhile, Gabbie sat and chatted with a ghost you could not see. But at one point you had your eyes closed and heard a voice that wasn’t yours or Gabbie’s. At the volume of a whisper, you heard, “Help her”. At that point, you looked up, and Gabbie was hardly breathing. Her eyes were glowing and she looked… almost trapped?
Roll +Coolto see what you did next:
On a 10+, you helped Gabbie snap out of it - describe how you did it. Also, Gabbie gets a +1 on her Mystery Letter roll.
On a 7-9, same as above, but at a cost to you both (keeper’s choice). Or, you don’t help snap Gabbie out of it, and watch her struggle on her own - up to you.
On a miss, your failed attempts to help Gabbie angers the ghost. Be prepared for present and future backlash.
When Gabbie is back to normal, she says the ghost left, and that she now knows some things about a missing person in town. Something about the Sundown Theatre, and needing to go to Pins-Up. You’re glad to have your friend back to normal (she’s... acting normal, right?), and her house rid of ghosts. And you know your brother will help - he’s super into the freaky stuff going on lately. Hopefully together you’ll be able to face whatever comes.
Sincerely,
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I'll take this one.In post 36, Irrelephant11 wrote:-You’re both clumsy and bad at sports: -1 Cool & gain the Move “Oops!”
Spoiler: Oops!
If you want to stumble across something important, tell the Keeper. You will find something important and useful, although not necessarily related to your immediate problems.
Original Roll String: 2d62 6-Sided Dice: (1, 6) = 7- the worst
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okay with deft ninja skills I'll put down the cup of coffee I was drinking, help Gabbie into a leaning/lying down position where she's comfortable and not going to freak out when she comes to. Then I'll start talking and telling funny stories and jokes and things, hoping it acts as an anchor back to reality.- Irrelephant11
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Great! I’ll add it to your character sheet, but feel free to edit your own character sheet in the future!In post 37, the worst wrote:
I'll take this one.In post 36, Irrelephant11 wrote:-You’re both clumsy and bad at sports: -1 Cool & gain the Move “Oops!”
Spoiler: Oops!
If you want to stumble across something important, tell the Keeper. You will find something important and useful, although not necessarily related to your immediate problems.
Cool! This is exactly what happens, and Gabbie gets a +1 on her Mystery Letter roll (coming soon).In post 38, the worst wrote:
okay with deft ninja skills I'll put down the cup of coffee I was drinking, help Gabbie into a leaning/lying down position where she's comfortable and not going to freak out when she comes to. Then I'll start talking and telling funny stories and jokes and things, hoping it acts as an anchor back to reality.- Irrelephant11
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@randomidget, be sure to check out your character sheet in 9.
Soundtrack: Nocturne by Blanco White
Dear Diego,
It’s been 10 months since your mother died. She was the only one left at home after your dad died four years ago, so now you live alone. At first, the grief was overwhelming. Amid your depression, you broke up with your boyfriend Alec.
They say the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. You’re pretty sure you’ve made it through all five – you’re definitely in a healthier place than you were months ago. They just forgot to mention the sixth step, where you are now: revenge.
You didn’t know your mother had been murdered by a werewolf, not at first. Police said it was an unfortunate hiking accident, and she’d been mauled by a rabid coyote. At the funeral, your mom’s coworkers from the hospital were very sad, and had an annoying amount of pity for you. What you didn’t understand, though, was why you were the only one who was suspicious. Who had ever heard of a coyote accident in Ashdale?
A couple weeks later, you decided to investigate the hiking trail where she died.
Who did you take as your traveling companion?Choose one:
-Corey. Though you haven’t spent much time with Alec since breaking up, Corey has long felt like your younger brother, too, and he’s up for anything. You told him you just wanted to walk the path in memory of your mom. The two of you chatted endlessly – what did you talk about?+1 Charm
-Gabbie, your step-cousin (your mom’s sister is her step-mom). Gabbie and Aunt Clara were two of the few people at the funeral who didn’t treat you with kid gloves just because you’re an orphan now. You didn’t explain why you wanted to go, and you mostly walked in silence.+1 Weird
You stopped when you reached the place your mother was found. That’s when you found the half-paw-half-footprint, the one that changed everything. Suddenly, someone else walked up the trail.Roll +Charmto see what happened next:
On a 10+, choose 1. On a 7-9, choose 2. On a miss, all three.
-Your presence here looked suspicious to them
-They’re a person of authority in Ashdale
-They saw the footprint too
When they left, you told your traveling companion about the footprint, and they in turn told you about Alec’s obsession with monsters. As you head home, you texted Alec about it. You agreed something strange was going on in Ashdale. After that, though, you didn’t talk about it much. After some research, though, and another examination of that spot in the woods, you’re certain your mom was killed by a werewolf.
A few months later, Gabbie texts you to meet her, Corey, and Alec at Pins-Up. Something about a ghost and a missing person. It might seem dangerous to take Gabbie, Corey, and Alec searching for these evil beasts, but if they’re going looking anyway, you’d better make sure you’re there to save their asses. You’ll do whatever it takes to stop these abominations from ever hurting anyone you love again.
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skitter, be sure to check out your character sheet in 6
Soundtrack: Leave the Light On by Overcoats
Dear Gabbie,
Life is strange. Like, bizarre.
You’ve never considered yourself into magic, or Wicca, or anything like that. Sometimes people assume you are because you like to wear all black and keep to yourself, but you’ve never had interest in anything like this: this weird set of, um… superpowers? that you’ve started to develop.
It started a little less than a year ago. The first time it happened, it was with your gym teacher. You hate going to gym class, and one morning you were dreading the idea of whatever physical activity you’d have to do that day. That dread started to sort of… solidify.
What happened next?Choose one:
-You implanted a thought in your gym teacher’s brain – “We should take today off and relax” – and you knew you had done it because he said those very words out loud:+1 Charm, -1 Tough, and gain the Move Telepathy.
Spoiler: Telepathy
-Your gym teacher didn’t come to class that day… Apparently he’d gotten a terrible cold and gone home. You’d been saying “please get sick and go home” to yourself all day:+1 Tough, -1 Charm and gain the move Hex.
Spoiler: Hex
As you’ve learned to control your powers, you’ve discovered you can do lots of things outside the realm of normal possibility. All it takes is some focus – and repeating what you want to happen out loud helps a lot. The mood swings, paranoia, and hallucinations that come with it are, uh, more than worth it, right?
Meanwhile, the other strange thing going on is that your house has a ghost! You’ve lived in your house awhile, and the ghost is new… or maybe the ghost has been there awhile and your ability to see it is new, you’re not sure. You decide to invite Corey over to show him.
The two of you sat down in your room, and the next thing you know, you’re talking to the ghost! She seems to have a lot to say about something dangerous coming for Ashdale. She says that the theatre director went missing during a recent show at the Sundown Theatre, and that there’s an evil monster behind it. She doesn’t know everything about it, but she’s so relieved to be able to talk to someone living about it, because she doesn’t want Ashdale to remain unaware of this danger.
Roll +Sharp (for you, this is a +0, but remember to use the +1 that Corey earned for you!) to find out what you asked her. On a 10+ hold 2. On a 7-9, hold one. On a miss, hold one, but yourDark Sidewill come into play. Spend your hold to choose from these questions for the Keeper:
-What exactly happened at the theatre?
-What sort of creature is it?
-What can the creature do?
-Where did the creature go?
-Where’s the missing person?
-Are there any other dangers I need to know about?
She also tells you that Figgy, a bartender at the Pins Up Bar and Bowling Alley, will know more.
After talking to the ghost, things go a bit foggy. You wake up horizontal in bed, with Corey seated across the room telling stories. You get up quickly and tell him you need to get moving – you’ll tell him about it on the way! You ask him to text Alec to drive you both to Pins Up. Meanwhile, you text Diego to meet you both there. He’s going to want to know about this – you just spoke to his dead mom!
Your Keeper- skitter30
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i take telepathy
Original Roll String: 2d6+12 6-Sided Dice: (6, 2)+1 = 9ShowHiatus once more.
'skitter is fucking terrifying' ~ town-bork about scum-me
'Skitter [was] terrifying to play against ngl' ~ scum-bork about town-me
'Going into lylo against scum!skit unprepared is like having someone force feed you dull razor blades. It's painful, and once it starts, you're pretty much dead' ~ NMSA
'Skitter you're a spirit animal's spirit animal' ~ slaxx- skitter30
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welp
and i ask: what sort of creature is it?ShowHiatus once more.
'skitter is fucking terrifying' ~ town-bork about scum-me
'Skitter [was] terrifying to play against ngl' ~ scum-bork about town-me
'Going into lylo against scum!skit unprepared is like having someone force feed you dull razor blades. It's painful, and once it starts, you're pretty much dead' ~ NMSA
'Skitter you're a spirit animal's spirit animal' ~ slaxx- Irrelephant11
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