[12:05] Well guys, if you want to continue, Early's being released from the hospital with his face bandaged [12:05] although for Roland it's been about two days [12:05] Quite a few occult books, a robe, a cult symbol, a knife [12:05] The two vials of powder [12:05] We shoulda kept the head. . . [12:06] So, what direction do you have planned now that Early has survived (kind of) [12:07] * Chris feverishly searches his pants for a sword [12:07] Well, maybe we should leave london... [12:07] splendid idea! [12:07] Yeah. London sucks. [12:08] I think it's about time we got out of this damned city. [12:08] Aren't there a few things we still need to check out, or am I wrong [12:08] What are our leads? We need to find Penhew, but what else? [12:09] Plot threads you can follow up on: The Shipleys, the strange man who may be Lewis Carrol, the cult that's really out for your blood now [12:09] Whenever Lewis "I am at one with the time space continuum" Carroll's ghost appears, there's that wierd machinery sound [12:09] right [12:09] So it was hypothosized that he is connected to a lock somehow, but its a fairly thin connection [12:10] err clock [12:10] not lock [12:10] Where did he say I got the sword? We might want to check that, if you guys haven't already. [12:10] Oh yeah we were going to burn down Big Ben [12:10] yeah! [12:10] Chris, he just appeared outside of the tavern we were at after we got Alex's appartment burned down [12:10] He got the sword from Alice, who is now dead. [12:11] And said Alice gave the sword to you [12:11] Apparently you had dealings with her in an asylum? [12:11] Eveyone is here (characters) except the doc, right? [12:11] Uhhh.... [12:11] Right. [12:11] Yes [12:11] Oh, yeah, the crazy lady. [12:11] SHe didn't give me anything, she just jumped at me and sais some crazy things. [12:12] Do you remember what? [12:12] Maybe there is a clue [12:12] Not particularly...I'm pretty sure she just recited a bit of Jabberwocky....I seemed to set her off as soon as she saw me. [12:13] That's the other problem. The Vorpal Sword is obviously a metaphor for something [12:13] but what? [12:13] Maybe it was just your manly physique [12:13] I'd like to think so.. [12:13] Her last words were "Hast thou slain the..." [12:13] What would I have slain? Hmmmm.... [12:14] So Chris is obviously supposed to slay the Jabberwocky. Good luck with that, Chris. . . [12:14] Yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence. [12:14] But what is the Jabberwocky exactly? And where does the Red King fit into this? [12:14] Or was it the White king? [12:14] Isn't the Jabberwocky the big thingy you saw at Gavigan's? [12:14] Red King [12:15] Red, ok. [12:15] <-- wasn't at Gavigan's [12:15] The black beast from Shipley's painting? [12:15] I'll let everyone have a Cthulhu Mythos roll to see if they can put it together [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 39. [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 35. [12:15] d100 [12:15] That's a really, really small chance for all of you [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 48. [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 42. [12:15] Eric? [12:15] Its up to Eric [12:16] Go! Go! Go! Go! [12:16] Be the dice! [12:16] d100 [12:16] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 9. [12:16] yay [12:16] Ohhh [12:16] or whoops [12:16] close, but I bet no cigar [12:17] * Chris preys [12:17] Chris preys on what? [12:17] ;) [12:17] No, you got it by 1 [12:17] lol [12:17] * Chris is embarasses by his idiot mistake. [12:17] can we keep that roll and have Eric read some Cthulhu books then use the roll retroactively? [12:18] That's got to be the dirtyest thing anyone has ever asked a keeper [12:18] I'm sure it isn;t [12:18] you know there's an alt.sex.cthulhu newsgroup, right? [12:18] I'm sure some of them are reoleplayers [12:18] The dirtiest thing is probably something about Deep One-Human reproduction [12:18] Yeah, I saw it once...what the hell is up with that?? [12:18] Oh, you have a point ;) [12:19] tentacle sex [12:19] I thought that was restricted to low-budget anime. [12:19] Anyways, I've let Eric know what he can recall... [12:20] there's apparently a whole genre of monsters having sex with people movies [12:20] maybe we should draw straws to see who has to start reading the scary books. . . [12:20] well...I don't know enough about the subject to pull it all together, but I know I read something in one of the books we took about something like Yog-Sothoth who was with all time and space and worshiped by wizards in order to gain power [12:20] I read about one where this girl likes her bf to dress up in a monster costume when they have sex, then a real monster comes and has sex with her one time and she doesn't know the difference. [12:21] So Lewis Carrol is really Yog-Sothoth or something? [12:21] That can't be good [12:21] So Yog-Sothoth is a jabberwocky and Carroll was his chief worshipper? [12:21] possibly [12:21] What Chris said can't be good either [12:22] Wait, though. Wouldn't the Red King be Yog-Sothoth? [12:22] didn't Carroll say he wanted to get the vorpal sword to free the Red King? [12:22] Not if the Jabberwocky was. [12:22] Or is the Red King something else entirely? [12:22] Ok...maybe we really shouldn't give the sword to Carroll... [12:22] * Eric shrugs [12:22] This was outside of that Tavern when Carroll told us this [12:23] I'm thinking that giving the sword to Carroll would be really bad. One problem: what is the sword? How do you protect something when you don't know what it is? [12:23] Well, you COULD just protect ME.... [12:23] Or maybe the Red King and Jabberwocky are one and the same [12:23] That's what I'm guessing. We need to get Chris out of london ASAP [12:23] * Roland probes his occult knowledge on the usual reasons for the manifestations of ghosts. [12:23] Roll Roland [12:24] d100 [12:24] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 34. [12:25] It's likely that Carroll had something unfinished before he died. Maybe we should research his activities leading up to his death [12:25] Good idea. [12:25] There's a good idea [12:25] Where do we do that? The Library again? [12:25] Probably. [12:26] Do we go back to the same library? I mean after what happened to Early, is that wise? Or were we getting close to something there? [12:26] Let's be careful, though, as the library seems to have an abundance of radiation beams. [12:26] Well, that's the library the British Museum [12:27] Are there other libraries? [12:27] There's always public libraries or if you want to take a half hour train ride there's one at Oxford [12:27] should we plan our escape from london as well? [12:27] Not a bad idea. Perhaps we should have someone begin to secure passage out of here. Where would we head? [12:28] Keep following the Carlyle expiditon? [12:28] Or backtracking rather. . . [12:28] I vote for Cairo. That whole Pharaoh thing never really got resolved, did it? [12:29] We were following Jackson Elias' backtrail to london to ultimately get to the unsresolved carlyle expidition issues [12:29] I agree. We should probably head for Cairo. [12:30] Boat to europe, take a train, and then boat again I suppose. [12:30] Or you can take a ship directly there across the mediteranian [12:31] I think we should take a boat [12:31] Would that be quicker, just to boar directly? I suppose we should check into that. . . [12:31] I second that. [12:31] err boat [12:31] I'd like to ride a boar, now. ;) [12:31] ;) [12:31] The boat would be faster by anywhere from a day or two, or over a week depending on where you get on the second boat at [12:31] Hope we don't run into any more fish... sandwiches on this boat. [12:31] So maybe we should send a few people to go make travel arrangements, and everyone else goes to the library? [12:32] * Nick coughs nervously [12:32] ooc are we sure Nick won't faint from just looking at the sea? [12:32] ooc I've already checked on that ;) [12:32] Anyone with any preferences? I'd rather go to the library, myself. [12:33] Library for me as well [12:33] What are the libary skills? I'm at 50 [12:33] oh boy.. [12:33] I can't remember mine. I don't think its very good [12:33] folks with highest library skills should go to the library [12:33] I have no idea wheer my char sheet is [12:33] neither do I [12:33] I think I have around 65 [12:33] 70 [12:33] That's why I kept mine in Byakhee ;) [12:33] I wish I knew mine. [12:34] Nick's the only one with one below 50 [12:34] I don't remember mine at all [12:34] 80 [12:34] ah [12:34] I'm 45 [12:34] Wait, Chris is 31 [12:34] Guess I'm heading to the library [12:34] wow I suck compared to everyone but Chris ;) [12:34] Well, then I'm going to book travel arrangements. [12:34] You and me both I think [12:35] Two for travel and the rest for the library? [12:35] And don't laugh at my research skills. [12:35] Hey mine are bad too. . . [12:35] Yeah, but not 31. [12:35] Okay, I'm happy to go to the library [12:35] Everyone who's leaving to go to the travel agent /join #Travel [12:35] Everyone else, /join #Library [13:22] *** Nick is now known as npc [13:38] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [13:40] *** Eric has joined #maingame [14:08] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [14:10] *** Eric has joined #maingame [14:48] *** Spedward has joined #MainGame [14:48] hello [14:51] *** Spedward has quit IRC [14:56] *** Keeper sets mode: +s [16:40] *** npc has quit IRC [16:40] *** Cthulhu has quit IRC [16:40] *** Early has quit IRC [16:40] *** Eric has quit IRC [16:40] *** Disconnected Session Close: Sat Feb 03 16:40:51 2001 Session Start: Sat Feb 03 11:00:54 2001 [11:00] *** Now talking in #MainGame [11:00] *** Computer sets mode: +o Computer [11:01] *** Dicebot has joined #MainGame [11:01] *** Dicebot is now known as Cthulhu [11:01] *** Computer is now known as Keeper [11:09] *** Rex-R-FHI has joined #Maingame [11:09] Hi [11:09] heya [11:09] *** Rex-R-FHI is now known as Nick [11:10] Heh, I wondered who that was for a second. . . [11:10] Oh Paranoia, the most twisted RPG ever created... ;) [11:11] No question. That website you forwarded to everyone is hysterical :) [11:12] Good; that's essentially the player's handbook for Paranoia. ;) [11:12] I'm in such a good mood after a bad week [11:12] Yesterday I finally paid my car off [11:12] Bad week? [11:12] Those suck [11:13] It was my first car, too. I didn't get a driver's license until I was twenty-four so it took me a long time to get a car... [11:13] Loosing that financial drain must be pleasant [11:13] Also yesterday I found an anthology of Brian Lumley's Titus Crow novels for $3. I've been looking for those for years... [11:14] Games have started showing up in my mailbox... [11:14] The only Lumley works I am familiar with are the Neuroscope ones (haven't read them tho) [11:14] Yesterday was good [11:14] Heh, those free games must be nice ;) [11:15] I don't care for his Necroscope series, but he wrote a set of Cthulhu Mythos books that are considdered to be the best Mythos stuff since Lovecraft [11:15] Really? Was there ever a collection of them released or are they scattered? [11:15] However, those books were not widely distributed; you had to go to this tiny publishers with print runs of a few hundred if you wanted to read them [11:15] What I got was a collection of some of hte novels [11:15] Ah [11:16] There's still four I don't have, but it's good to read them finally after hearing so much about them [11:16] Where/how did you aquire them? [11:16] Not at the local Waldenbooks I take it. . .:P [11:16] Borders. I was walking in to see if they had the new CGW and it was sitting on a table outside [11:17] I just about exploded when I saw it. :) [11:17] In the bargin section? [11:17] Yep [11:17] Those bargin sections often contain some really neato stuff [11:17] I could buy just about the entire Wheel of Time series out of it too if I was feeling masochistic [11:17] ;) [11:18] It would take that to read them all, too [11:18] Reading the last book after having finished the Martin trilogy a few months before really highlighted some of Martin's strengths [11:18] I haven't tried, but I suspect that my tollerance for Jordon's writing is going to extremely low [11:19] The last book was sad. It had an incredibly large event, but somehow it took like 700 pages for it to happen. And that was all that happened. [11:19] Unlike ASoS [11:19] Where stuff happened all the time [11:19] Where the alternative title is Four Weddings and Three Hundred Funerals [11:20] Heh ;) [11:21] Ah Martin, where even the point-of-view character is not immune to being thrown off buildings or having their throats cut [11:21] Unsettling, it is [11:21] Doesn't he know that they're supposed to be immune from all harm and never have anything signifigant happen to them? [11:21] He obviously skipped that class in college [11:22] In fact, they're supposed to start off as perfect representations of modern man righting the social ills of a medieval society! He's so backward [11:22] Heroes 101 [11:22] What a rebel [11:22] I'm hauling a friend out to see Crouching Tiger tomorrow [11:22] I expect his head will explode [11:22] Heh :) [11:23] I've fed him some HK action films before but this is a bit bigger [11:23] Right [11:23] Any martial arts, or more along the lines of Woo stuff [11:23] ? [11:23] Seeing A Chinese Ghost Story, The Bride With White Hair, and Fong Sai Yuk will only take you so far [11:23] And the Woo stuff, of course [11:24] I think I heard TBWWH mentioned in a CTHD review I saw [11:24] Or read, rather [11:24] It's pretty good, they're very similar actually [11:25] But it's not on the same level [11:25] CTHD is definately more than a great action movie [11:25] Fong Sai Yuk is the one with the action sequences that reminded me of CTHD [11:25] The best set peice in that film is a martial arts tournament where two of the fighters jump off the platform they' [11:26] re required to stay on and battle while running on the heads of hte crowd [11:26] It's the kind of thing you have to see to believe [11:26] Sounds incredible [11:26] The sort of thing that if you don't have good shooting and wirework, would look cheesy, but if done right, would be great [11:27] I love having a source for good, cheap, legal HK movies [11:27] What source is that? And by legal I take it you mean not a bootlegged copy. . .? [11:27] The Internet is great, though I wonder if the NSA, CIA, and FBI keep track of all the packages I get from China [11:27] ;) [11:27] Yeah. It's http://www.hivizone.com [11:28] Joel Mathis, red menace [11:28] You can get a ton of great HK action films from there for $8 or less thanks to the strong dollar and weak asian economy [11:28] The bigger names do cost more (it's $30 for Stormriders, but it's a good movie too) [11:29] How long does it usually take for a movie to get to you? [11:29] But if you want the classic HK action films that's the way to do it [11:29] Not more than a week typically [11:29] pretty nice [11:29] I usually get them very fast, three days [11:32] I hoep other peopel show up... [11:32] yeah, its been awhile since our last CoC [11:33] ImLawBoy said he'd be here [11:35] This is usually about the time Bcr shows up [11:35] I'm lookign to see if my Sea Dogs review has been put up yet... [11:36] negative [11:36] Nope and I was checking the FTP. ;) [11:37] My opinion; a great game that was harmed by a shoddy interface and a great heaping load of bugs [11:37] I know bethesda didn't develop the game, but somehow that makes sense. . . [11:38] I wrote a column on buggy games right after I started playing it, didn't mention Sea Dogs by name, and one of hte Bethesda people e-mailed me to explain what happened. [11:38] What did happen? [11:39] * Keeper takes a deep breath before revealing trade secrets [11:39] :0 [11:40] "If you're being specific to Sea Dogs, we ran the game through NVIDIA, ATI,... [11:40] and Matrox and their internal testing labs to assure there were no [11:40] compatibility or bug issues with their cards. We had the game tested by an [11:40] independent testing service on more than 60 different configurations at [11:41] multiple resolutions. The game was tested by beta test teams both in the US [11:41] and in Russia, as well as by internal teams on both sides. Not a single [11:41] problem that was identified by any of these sources went unfixed before we [11:41] shipped the game. [11:41] * Nick coughs [11:41] "I recently sent another copy of the game to Matrox and told them of the [11:41] problems that people with their cards were having. They're response was that [11:41] they couldn't find the problem and that it might be an issue with people [11:42] using beta drivers. So people say, "why don't the test their damn game [11:42] before they release it," when we did. While it doesn't excuse not finding [11:42] any gameplay problems that are not tech-related, it perpetuates the myth [11:42] that we didn't test the game at all. The game was delayed in shipping, and [11:42] we didn't get into a number of retail chains that really would have helped [11:42] our sales during the holiday season, because we continued to test it and [11:42] make sure it was as clean as possible before duplicating and shipping it." [11:43] I don't buy that they didn't know there were some problems [11:43] I don't know what they were doing, but it certainly wasn't right [11:43] I also don't buy that Matrox didn't have any idea [11:43] nVidia cards crash after half an hour of play even with the full, propper drivers [11:43] Ack [11:43] That's a bit more than just a beta driver problem [11:43] No kidding [11:44] That's enough to get me to take a game back [11:44] Well, I don't return games [11:44] well, neither do I but I'd strongly consider it ;) [11:44] Even after two patches and no further ones in sight this problem exists, BTW [11:45] note to self: maybe don't get Sea Dogs in the next few weeks [11:45] Get it in the bargain bin, it's still fun to play but my god it's buggy [11:45] * Nick pats his hercules TNT lovingly [11:45] I'll definately be waiting. It shouldn't take too long either [11:45] I actually have a stack of games I've been wanting to try but couldn't due to that utter piece of crap Creative Labs sold me [11:46] Now that I have a sound card that does what its supposed to. . .weeeeee! [11:46] Which peice of crap is that? [11:46] The SB Live! [11:46] Ah. [11:46] I'm getting another sound card pretty soon [11:46] *** Early has joined #MainGame [11:46] My current one doesn't like the new motherboard [11:46] He lives! [11:46] I'm very pleased with the TB Montego Quadzilla II [11:46] welcome! [11:46] I'm back to haunt you! [11:46] The Montegos are wonderful cards [11:46] nod [11:47] and it was only like $45 [11:47] It's just that mine wants to be on PCI Bus 1 and all the slots on the motherboard are apparently linked to "PCI Bus 2" [11:47] Probably a clearance after Aureal died. ;) [11:47] that's no good [11:48] Yeah, so I can't get old DOS support (which is what I loved about the card) or joystick support [11:48] that's no good either [11:48] No response from the motherboard maker or TB [11:48] Argh, customer service limbo. . . [11:49] I may set up another system using the TB card just so I can do that... [11:49] Play Star Control II and listen to the wonderful music [11:49] *** Eric has joined #maingame [11:49] Another one! [11:49] Huzzah! [11:49] Hi [11:49] hola [11:49] Aloha [11:50] how many are we expecting? [11:50] Not certain; hoping for everyone [11:50] No one cancelled [11:50] ok [11:51] Anything exciting happen while I was gone that I should know about? [11:51] No, we goofed off [11:51] Slackers. [11:51] The important thing you have to remember is not to fire _*THE DEATH BRINGER*_ [11:52] I just want to stare down the barrel to look at the pretty lights. [11:52] _*THE DEATH BRINGER*_ needs some tweaking [11:52] to say the least [11:53] I thought it worked great [11:53] Speaking of, how surprised were you that we stuck the brain of a cleaning robot into the warbot? Or was that kind of inevitable ;) [11:53] I let you to it [11:53] led rather [11:54] That's one of the possible scenarios for that adventure [11:54] Heh. It was quite amusing [11:54] I was surprised that you figured out how to get the bot out of the way [11:54] The Warbot? I thought for sure we were doomed [11:54] The last group I had go through that got executed a half dozen times before they finally figured out to have the programmers order it [11:55] Oh that part [11:55] ;) [11:55] When in place the responsibility in the hands of someone with clearance. . . [11:55] "Troubleshooter, make the warbot get out of our way. You won't? Warbot, I order you to execute the troubleshooter." ;) [11:56] Heh [11:56] That at least should have allowed them to pick up on it. . . [11:57] though I was afraid that when we told the programmer he'd have to ask the robot to do it, he was going to have us killed ;) [11:57] They didn't fire _*THE DEATH BRINGER*_, but that only got them executed for failing to obey orders by not testing it. ;) [11:57] That's a lose-lose [11:57] Welcome to Paranoia [11:58] ;) [11:58] We should do it again in a few months [11:58] Is this it! [11:58] Grr... [11:58] I think I'm going to have to find out who's still playing and have another open call for players [11:58] * Nick cowers behind Early [11:59] * Early Early cowers behind Eric [11:59] * Eric is dumbfounded [11:59] "go get him, eric" [11:59] "We [11:59] "you da man" [11:59] ;) [11:59] We've got your back! [11:59] * Eric sticks his finger out and is wondering if poking and proding will work [12:00] * Keeper grab's Eric's finger and bends it back [12:00] * Nick flinches [12:00] * Eric screams! [12:00] "You gotta hate that." [12:00] *** Roland has joined #maingame [12:00] Ah, there's one [12:00] hola [12:01] wow, we have four people now... [12:01] maybe enough to play a game today? [12:01] Yes [12:01] Chris should be coming [12:01] grr where is that guy [12:01] One way or the other we're ending London today [12:01] Oh dear [12:01] If you haven't finished by the end of the session, you're deported [12:01] that doesn't sound good [12:02] I'm surprised they haven't deported us yet. [12:02] we'll burn it to the ground [12:02] Fire! FIRE!!! [12:02] Oh, so something unspeakable isn't going to just eat the city. . .whew [12:02] Its amazing we didn't burn the library down [12:02] No, that takes place in Cairo [12:03] Something I had intended as a cute asside has left you all twisting in the wind, I'm afraid [12:03] yeah [12:03] surprise [12:03] Chris should be here in a minute, he's got technical difficulties [12:03] from now on we should ignore all plot hooks [12:03] I will remind everyone that you have a nice occult library sitting in a safety deposite box... [12:03] You do that enough anyways. ;) [12:03] that's what my D&D players did and it always seemed to work our [12:03] It got to the point where I just ad libbed every session [12:04] *** Chris has joined #maingame [12:04] Okay then [12:04] Sometimes I think we're the 3 stooges meets cthulhu [12:04] *phew* Stupid Rundll. [12:04] it was good for everyone except the guy that liked to make maps. He always complained when my descriptions described places that cannot exist [12:04] I have a bunch of junk in a SDB too, but I can't remember what all [12:05] it was like three months ago or something since I did that [12:05] Well guys, if you want to continue, Early's being released from the hospital with his face bandaged [12:05] although for Roland it's been about two days [12:05] Quite a few occult books, a robe, a cult symbol, a knife [12:05] The two vials of powder [12:05] We shoulda kept the head. . . [12:06] So, what direction do you have planned now that Early has survived (kind of) [12:07] * Chris feverishly searches his pants for a sword [12:07] Well, maybe we should leave london... [12:07] splendid idea! [12:07] Yeah. London sucks. [12:08] I think it's about time we got out of this damned city. [12:08] Aren't there a few things we still need to check out, or am I wrong [12:08] What are our leads? We need to find Penhew, but what else? [12:09] Plot threads you can follow up on: The Shipleys, the strange man who may be Lewis Carrol, the cult that's really out for your blood now [12:09] Whenever Lewis "I am at one with the time space continuum" Carroll's ghost appears, there's that wierd machinery sound [12:09] right [12:09] So it was hypothosized that he is connected to a lock somehow, but its a fairly thin connection [12:10] err clock [12:10] not lock [12:10] Where did he say I got the sword? We might want to check that, if you guys haven't already. [12:10] Oh yeah we were going to burn down Big Ben [12:10] yeah! [12:10] Chris, he just appeared outside of the tavern we were at after we got Alex's appartment burned down [12:10] He got the sword from Alice, who is now dead. [12:11] And said Alice gave the sword to you [12:11] Apparently you had dealings with her in an asylum? [12:11] Eveyone is here (characters) except the doc, right? [12:11] Uhhh.... [12:11] Right. [12:11] Yes [12:11] Oh, yeah, the crazy lady. [12:11] SHe didn't give me anything, she just jumped at me and sais some crazy things. [12:12] Do you remember what? [12:12] Maybe there is a clue [12:12] Not particularly...I'm pretty sure she just recited a bit of Jabberwocky....I seemed to set her off as soon as she saw me. [12:13] That's the other problem. The Vorpal Sword is obviously a metaphor for something [12:13] but what? [12:13] Maybe it was just your manly physique [12:13] I'd like to think so.. [12:13] Her last words were "Hast thou slain the..." [12:13] What would I have slain? Hmmmm.... [12:14] So Chris is obviously supposed to slay the Jabberwocky. Good luck with that, Chris. . . [12:14] Yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence. [12:14] But what is the Jabberwocky exactly? And where does the Red King fit into this? [12:14] Or was it the White king? [12:14] Isn't the Jabberwocky the big thingy you saw at Gavigan's? [12:14] Red King [12:15] Red, ok. [12:15] <-- wasn't at Gavigan's [12:15] The black beast from Shipley's painting? [12:15] I'll let everyone have a Cthulhu Mythos roll to see if they can put it together [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 39. [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 35. [12:15] d100 [12:15] That's a really, really small chance for all of you [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 48. [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 42. [12:15] Eric? [12:15] Its up to Eric [12:16] Go! Go! Go! Go! [12:16] Be the dice! [12:16] d100 [12:16] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 9. [12:16] yay [12:16] Ohhh [12:16] or whoops [12:16] close, but I bet no cigar [12:17] * Chris preys [12:17] Chris preys on what? [12:17] ;) [12:17] No, you got it by 1 [12:17] lol [12:17] * Chris is embarasses by his idiot mistake. [12:17] can we keep that roll and have Eric read some Cthulhu books then use the roll retroactively? [12:18] That's got to be the dirtyest thing anyone has ever asked a keeper [12:18] I'm sure it isn;t [12:18] you know there's an alt.sex.cthulhu newsgroup, right? [12:18] I'm sure some of them are reoleplayers [12:18] The dirtiest thing is probably something about Deep One-Human reproduction [12:18] Yeah, I saw it once...what the hell is up with that?? [12:18] Oh, you have a point ;) [12:19] tentacle sex [12:19] I thought that was restricted to low-budget anime. [12:19] Anyways, I've let Eric know what he can recall... [12:20] there's apparently a whole genre of monsters having sex with people movies [12:20] maybe we should draw straws to see who has to start reading the scary books. . . [12:20] well...I don't know enough about the subject to pull it all together, but I know I read something in one of the books we took about something like Yog-Sothoth who was with all time and space and worshiped by wizards in order to gain power [12:20] I read about one where this girl likes her bf to dress up in a monster costume when they have sex, then a real monster comes and has sex with her one time and she doesn't know the difference. [12:21] So Lewis Carrol is really Yog-Sothoth or something? [12:21] That can't be good [12:21] So Yog-Sothoth is a jabberwocky and Carroll was his chief worshipper? [12:21] possibly [12:21] What Chris said can't be good either [12:22] Wait, though. Wouldn't the Red King be Yog-Sothoth? [12:22] didn't Carroll say he wanted to get the vorpal sword to free the Red King? [12:22] Not if the Jabberwocky was. [12:22] Or is the Red King something else entirely? [12:22] Ok...maybe we really shouldn't give the sword to Carroll... [12:22] * Eric shrugs [12:22] This was outside of that Tavern when Carroll told us this [12:23] I'm thinking that giving the sword to Carroll would be really bad. One problem: what is the sword? How do you protect something when you don't know what it is? [12:23] Well, you COULD just protect ME.... [12:23] Or maybe the Red King and Jabberwocky are one and the same [12:23] That's what I'm guessing. We need to get Chris out of london ASAP [12:23] * Roland probes his occult knowledge on the usual reasons for the manifestations of ghosts. [12:23] Roll Roland [12:24] d100 [12:24] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 34. [12:25] It's likely that Carroll had something unfinished before he died. Maybe we should research his activities leading up to his death [12:25] Good idea. [12:25] There's a good idea [12:25] Where do we do that? The Library again? [12:25] Probably. [12:26] Do we go back to the same library? I mean after what happened to Early, is that wise? Or were we getting close to something there? [12:26] Let's be careful, though, as the library seems to have an abundance of radiation beams. [12:26] Well, that's the library the British Museum [12:27] Are there other libraries? [12:27] There's always public libraries or if you want to take a half hour train ride there's one at Oxford [12:27] should we plan our escape from london as well? [12:27] Not a bad idea. Perhaps we should have someone begin to secure passage out of here. Where would we head? [12:28] Keep following the Carlyle expiditon? [12:28] Or backtracking rather. . . [12:28] I vote for Cairo. That whole Pharaoh thing never really got resolved, did it? [12:29] We were following Jackson Elias' backtrail to london to ultimately get to the unsresolved carlyle expidition issues [12:29] I agree. We should probably head for Cairo. [12:30] Boat to europe, take a train, and then boat again I suppose. [12:30] Or you can take a ship directly there across the mediteranian [12:31] I think we should take a boat [12:31] Would that be quicker, just to boar directly? I suppose we should check into that. . . [12:31] I second that. [12:31] err boat [12:31] I'd like to ride a boar, now. ;) [12:31] ;) [12:31] The boat would be faster by anywhere from a day or two, or over a week depending on where you get on the second boat at [12:31] Hope we don't run into any more fish... sandwiches on this boat. [12:31] So maybe we should send a few people to go make travel arrangements, and everyone else goes to the library? [12:32] * Nick coughs nervously [12:32] ooc are we sure Nick won't faint from just looking at the sea? [12:32] ooc I've already checked on that ;) [12:32] Anyone with any preferences? I'd rather go to the library, myself. [12:33] Library for me as well [12:33] What are the libary skills? I'm at 50 [12:33] oh boy.. [12:33] I can't remember mine. I don't think its very good [12:33] folks with highest library skills should go to the library [12:33] I have no idea wheer my char sheet is [12:33] neither do I [12:33] I think I have around 65 [12:33] 70 [12:33] That's why I kept mine in Byakhee ;) [12:33] I wish I knew mine. [12:34] Nick's the only one with one below 50 [12:34] I don't remember mine at all [12:34] 80 [12:34] ah [12:34] I'm 45 [12:34] Wait, Chris is 31 [12:34] Guess I'm heading to the library [12:34] wow I suck compared to everyone but Chris ;) [12:34] Well, then I'm going to book travel arrangements. [12:34] You and me both I think [12:35] Two for travel and the rest for the library? [12:35] And don't laugh at my research skills. [12:35] Hey mine are bad too. . . [12:35] Yeah, but not 31. [12:35] Okay, I'm happy to go to the library [12:35] Everyone who's leaving to go to the travel agent /join #Travel [12:35] Everyone else, /join #Library [13:22] *** Nick is now known as npc [13:38] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [13:40] *** Eric has joined #maingame [14:08] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [14:10] *** Eric has joined #maingame [14:48] *** Spedward has joined #MainGame [14:48] hello [14:51] *** Spedward has quit IRC [14:56] *** Keeper sets mode: +s [16:40] *** npc has quit IRC [16:40] *** Cthulhu has quit IRC [16:40] *** Early has quit IRC [16:40] *** Eric has quit IRC [16:40] *** Disconnected Session Close: Sat Feb 03 16:40:51 2001 Session Start: Sat Feb 03 11:00:54 2001 [11:00] *** Now talking in #MainGame [11:00] *** Computer sets mode: +o Computer [11:01] *** Dicebot has joined #MainGame [11:01] *** Dicebot is now known as Cthulhu [11:01] *** Computer is now known as Keeper [11:09] *** Rex-R-FHI has joined #Maingame [11:09] Hi [11:09] heya [11:09] *** Rex-R-FHI is now known as Nick [11:10] Heh, I wondered who that was for a second. . . [11:10] Oh Paranoia, the most twisted RPG ever created... ;) [11:11] No question. That website you forwarded to everyone is hysterical :) [11:12] Good; that's essentially the player's handbook for Paranoia. ;) [11:12] I'm in such a good mood after a bad week [11:12] Yesterday I finally paid my car off [11:12] Bad week? [11:12] Those suck [11:13] It was my first car, too. I didn't get a driver's license until I was twenty-four so it took me a long time to get a car... [11:13] Loosing that financial drain must be pleasant [11:13] Also yesterday I found an anthology of Brian Lumley's Titus Crow novels for $3. I've been looking for those for years... [11:14] Games have started showing up in my mailbox... [11:14] The only Lumley works I am familiar with are the Neuroscope ones (haven't read them tho) [11:14] Yesterday was good [11:14] Heh, those free games must be nice ;) [11:15] I don't care for his Necroscope series, but he wrote a set of Cthulhu Mythos books that are considdered to be the best Mythos stuff since Lovecraft [11:15] Really? Was there ever a collection of them released or are they scattered? [11:15] However, those books were not widely distributed; you had to go to this tiny publishers with print runs of a few hundred if you wanted to read them [11:15] What I got was a collection of some of hte novels [11:15] Ah [11:16] There's still four I don't have, but it's good to read them finally after hearing so much about them [11:16] Where/how did you aquire them? [11:16] Not at the local Waldenbooks I take it. . .:P [11:16] Borders. I was walking in to see if they had the new CGW and it was sitting on a table outside [11:17] I just about exploded when I saw it. :) [11:17] In the bargin section? [11:17] Yep [11:17] Those bargin sections often contain some really neato stuff [11:17] I could buy just about the entire Wheel of Time series out of it too if I was feeling masochistic [11:17] ;) [11:18] It would take that to read them all, too [11:18] Reading the last book after having finished the Martin trilogy a few months before really highlighted some of Martin's strengths [11:18] I haven't tried, but I suspect that my tollerance for Jordon's writing is going to extremely low [11:19] The last book was sad. It had an incredibly large event, but somehow it took like 700 pages for it to happen. And that was all that happened. [11:19] Unlike ASoS [11:19] Where stuff happened all the time [11:19] Where the alternative title is Four Weddings and Three Hundred Funerals [11:20] Heh ;) [11:21] Ah Martin, where even the point-of-view character is not immune to being thrown off buildings or having their throats cut [11:21] Unsettling, it is [11:21] Doesn't he know that they're supposed to be immune from all harm and never have anything signifigant happen to them? [11:21] He obviously skipped that class in college [11:22] In fact, they're supposed to start off as perfect representations of modern man righting the social ills of a medieval society! He's so backward [11:22] Heroes 101 [11:22] What a rebel [11:22] I'm hauling a friend out to see Crouching Tiger tomorrow [11:22] I expect his head will explode [11:22] Heh :) [11:23] I've fed him some HK action films before but this is a bit bigger [11:23] Right [11:23] Any martial arts, or more along the lines of Woo stuff [11:23] ? [11:23] Seeing A Chinese Ghost Story, The Bride With White Hair, and Fong Sai Yuk will only take you so far [11:23] And the Woo stuff, of course [11:24] I think I heard TBWWH mentioned in a CTHD review I saw [11:24] Or read, rather [11:24] It's pretty good, they're very similar actually [11:25] But it's not on the same level [11:25] CTHD is definately more than a great action movie [11:25] Fong Sai Yuk is the one with the action sequences that reminded me of CTHD [11:25] The best set peice in that film is a martial arts tournament where two of the fighters jump off the platform they' [11:26] re required to stay on and battle while running on the heads of hte crowd [11:26] It's the kind of thing you have to see to believe [11:26] Sounds incredible [11:26] The sort of thing that if you don't have good shooting and wirework, would look cheesy, but if done right, would be great [11:27] I love having a source for good, cheap, legal HK movies [11:27] What source is that? And by legal I take it you mean not a bootlegged copy. . .? [11:27] The Internet is great, though I wonder if the NSA, CIA, and FBI keep track of all the packages I get from China [11:27] ;) [11:27] Yeah. It's http://www.hivizone.com [11:28] Joel Mathis, red menace [11:28] You can get a ton of great HK action films from there for $8 or less thanks to the strong dollar and weak asian economy [11:28] The bigger names do cost more (it's $30 for Stormriders, but it's a good movie too) [11:29] How long does it usually take for a movie to get to you? [11:29] But if you want the classic HK action films that's the way to do it [11:29] Not more than a week typically [11:29] pretty nice [11:29] I usually get them very fast, three days [11:32] I hoep other peopel show up... [11:32] yeah, its been awhile since our last CoC [11:33] ImLawBoy said he'd be here [11:35] This is usually about the time Bcr shows up [11:35] I'm lookign to see if my Sea Dogs review has been put up yet... [11:36] negative [11:36] Nope and I was checking the FTP. ;) [11:37] My opinion; a great game that was harmed by a shoddy interface and a great heaping load of bugs [11:37] I know bethesda didn't develop the game, but somehow that makes sense. . . [11:38] I wrote a column on buggy games right after I started playing it, didn't mention Sea Dogs by name, and one of hte Bethesda people e-mailed me to explain what happened. [11:38] What did happen? [11:39] * Keeper takes a deep breath before revealing trade secrets [11:39] :0 [11:40] "If you're being specific to Sea Dogs, we ran the game through NVIDIA, ATI,... [11:40] and Matrox and their internal testing labs to assure there were no [11:40] compatibility or bug issues with their cards. We had the game tested by an [11:40] independent testing service on more than 60 different configurations at [11:41] multiple resolutions. The game was tested by beta test teams both in the US [11:41] and in Russia, as well as by internal teams on both sides. Not a single [11:41] problem that was identified by any of these sources went unfixed before we [11:41] shipped the game. [11:41] * Nick coughs [11:41] "I recently sent another copy of the game to Matrox and told them of the [11:41] problems that people with their cards were having. They're response was that [11:41] they couldn't find the problem and that it might be an issue with people [11:42] using beta drivers. So people say, "why don't the test their damn game [11:42] before they release it," when we did. While it doesn't excuse not finding [11:42] any gameplay problems that are not tech-related, it perpetuates the myth [11:42] that we didn't test the game at all. The game was delayed in shipping, and [11:42] we didn't get into a number of retail chains that really would have helped [11:42] our sales during the holiday season, because we continued to test it and [11:42] make sure it was as clean as possible before duplicating and shipping it." [11:43] I don't buy that they didn't know there were some problems [11:43] I don't know what they were doing, but it certainly wasn't right [11:43] I also don't buy that Matrox didn't have any idea [11:43] nVidia cards crash after half an hour of play even with the full, propper drivers [11:43] Ack [11:43] That's a bit more than just a beta driver problem [11:43] No kidding [11:44] That's enough to get me to take a game back [11:44] Well, I don't return games [11:44] well, neither do I but I'd strongly consider it ;) [11:44] Even after two patches and no further ones in sight this problem exists, BTW [11:45] note to self: maybe don't get Sea Dogs in the next few weeks [11:45] Get it in the bargain bin, it's still fun to play but my god it's buggy [11:45] * Nick pats his hercules TNT lovingly [11:45] I'll definately be waiting. It shouldn't take too long either [11:45] I actually have a stack of games I've been wanting to try but couldn't due to that utter piece of crap Creative Labs sold me [11:46] Now that I have a sound card that does what its supposed to. . .weeeeee! [11:46] Which peice of crap is that? [11:46] The SB Live! [11:46] Ah. [11:46] I'm getting another sound card pretty soon [11:46] *** Early has joined #MainGame [11:46] My current one doesn't like the new motherboard [11:46] He lives! [11:46] I'm very pleased with the TB Montego Quadzilla II [11:46] welcome! [11:46] I'm back to haunt you! [11:46] The Montegos are wonderful cards [11:46] nod [11:47] and it was only like $45 [11:47] It's just that mine wants to be on PCI Bus 1 and all the slots on the motherboard are apparently linked to "PCI Bus 2" [11:47] Probably a clearance after Aureal died. ;) [11:47] that's no good [11:48] Yeah, so I can't get old DOS support (which is what I loved about the card) or joystick support [11:48] that's no good either [11:48] No response from the motherboard maker or TB [11:48] Argh, customer service limbo. . . [11:49] I may set up another system using the TB card just so I can do that... [11:49] Play Star Control II and listen to the wonderful music [11:49] *** Eric has joined #maingame [11:49] Another one! [11:49] Huzzah! [11:49] Hi [11:49] hola [11:49] Aloha [11:50] how many are we expecting? [11:50] Not certain; hoping for everyone [11:50] No one cancelled [11:50] ok [11:51] Anything exciting happen while I was gone that I should know about? [11:51] No, we goofed off [11:51] Slackers. [11:51] The important thing you have to remember is not to fire _*THE DEATH BRINGER*_ [11:52] I just want to stare down the barrel to look at the pretty lights. [11:52] _*THE DEATH BRINGER*_ needs some tweaking [11:52] to say the least [11:53] I thought it worked great [11:53] Speaking of, how surprised were you that we stuck the brain of a cleaning robot into the warbot? Or was that kind of inevitable ;) [11:53] I let you to it [11:53] led rather [11:54] That's one of the possible scenarios for that adventure [11:54] Heh. It was quite amusing [11:54] I was surprised that you figured out how to get the bot out of the way [11:54] The Warbot? I thought for sure we were doomed [11:54] The last group I had go through that got executed a half dozen times before they finally figured out to have the programmers order it [11:55] Oh that part [11:55] ;) [11:55] When in place the responsibility in the hands of someone with clearance. . . [11:55] "Troubleshooter, make the warbot get out of our way. You won't? Warbot, I order you to execute the troubleshooter." ;) [11:56] Heh [11:56] That at least should have allowed them to pick up on it. . . [11:57] though I was afraid that when we told the programmer he'd have to ask the robot to do it, he was going to have us killed ;) [11:57] They didn't fire _*THE DEATH BRINGER*_, but that only got them executed for failing to obey orders by not testing it. ;) [11:57] That's a lose-lose [11:57] Welcome to Paranoia [11:58] ;) [11:58] We should do it again in a few months [11:58] Is this it! [11:58] Grr... [11:58] I think I'm going to have to find out who's still playing and have another open call for players [11:58] * Nick cowers behind Early [11:59] * Early Early cowers behind Eric [11:59] * Eric is dumbfounded [11:59] "go get him, eric" [11:59] "We [11:59] "you da man" [11:59] ;) [11:59] We've got your back! [11:59] * Eric sticks his finger out and is wondering if poking and proding will work [12:00] * Keeper grab's Eric's finger and bends it back [12:00] * Nick flinches [12:00] * Eric screams! [12:00] "You gotta hate that." [12:00] *** Roland has joined #maingame [12:00] Ah, there's one [12:00] hola [12:01] wow, we have four people now... [12:01] maybe enough to play a game today? [12:01] Yes [12:01] Chris should be coming [12:01] grr where is that guy [12:01] One way or the other we're ending London today [12:01] Oh dear [12:01] If you haven't finished by the end of the session, you're deported [12:01] that doesn't sound good [12:02] I'm surprised they haven't deported us yet. [12:02] we'll burn it to the ground [12:02] Fire! FIRE!!! [12:02] Oh, so something unspeakable isn't going to just eat the city. . .whew [12:02] Its amazing we didn't burn the library down [12:02] No, that takes place in Cairo [12:03] Something I had intended as a cute asside has left you all twisting in the wind, I'm afraid [12:03] yeah [12:03] surprise [12:03] Chris should be here in a minute, he's got technical difficulties [12:03] from now on we should ignore all plot hooks [12:03] I will remind everyone that you have a nice occult library sitting in a safety deposite box... [12:03] You do that enough anyways. ;) [12:03] that's what my D&D players did and it always seemed to work our [12:03] It got to the point where I just ad libbed every session [12:04] *** Chris has joined #maingame [12:04] Okay then [12:04] Sometimes I think we're the 3 stooges meets cthulhu [12:04] *phew* Stupid Rundll. [12:04] it was good for everyone except the guy that liked to make maps. He always complained when my descriptions described places that cannot exist [12:04] I have a bunch of junk in a SDB too, but I can't remember what all [12:05] it was like three months ago or something since I did that [12:05] Well guys, if you want to continue, Early's being released from the hospital with his face bandaged [12:05] although for Roland it's been about two days [12:05] Quite a few occult books, a robe, a cult symbol, a knife [12:05] The two vials of powder [12:05] We shoulda kept the head. . . [12:06] So, what direction do you have planned now that Early has survived (kind of) [12:07] * Chris feverishly searches his pants for a sword [12:07] Well, maybe we should leave london... [12:07] splendid idea! [12:07] Yeah. London sucks. [12:08] I think it's about time we got out of this damned city. [12:08] Aren't there a few things we still need to check out, or am I wrong [12:08] What are our leads? We need to find Penhew, but what else? [12:09] Plot threads you can follow up on: The Shipleys, the strange man who may be Lewis Carrol, the cult that's really out for your blood now [12:09] Whenever Lewis "I am at one with the time space continuum" Carroll's ghost appears, there's that wierd machinery sound [12:09] right [12:09] So it was hypothosized that he is connected to a lock somehow, but its a fairly thin connection [12:10] err clock [12:10] not lock [12:10] Where did he say I got the sword? We might want to check that, if you guys haven't already. [12:10] Oh yeah we were going to burn down Big Ben [12:10] yeah! [12:10] Chris, he just appeared outside of the tavern we were at after we got Alex's appartment burned down [12:10] He got the sword from Alice, who is now dead. [12:11] And said Alice gave the sword to you [12:11] Apparently you had dealings with her in an asylum? [12:11] Eveyone is here (characters) except the doc, right? [12:11] Uhhh.... [12:11] Right. [12:11] Yes [12:11] Oh, yeah, the crazy lady. [12:11] SHe didn't give me anything, she just jumped at me and sais some crazy things. [12:12] Do you remember what? [12:12] Maybe there is a clue [12:12] Not particularly...I'm pretty sure she just recited a bit of Jabberwocky....I seemed to set her off as soon as she saw me. [12:13] That's the other problem. The Vorpal Sword is obviously a metaphor for something [12:13] but what? [12:13] Maybe it was just your manly physique [12:13] I'd like to think so.. [12:13] Her last words were "Hast thou slain the..." [12:13] What would I have slain? Hmmmm.... [12:14] So Chris is obviously supposed to slay the Jabberwocky. Good luck with that, Chris. . . [12:14] Yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence. [12:14] But what is the Jabberwocky exactly? And where does the Red King fit into this? [12:14] Or was it the White king? [12:14] Isn't the Jabberwocky the big thingy you saw at Gavigan's? [12:14] Red King [12:15] Red, ok. [12:15] <-- wasn't at Gavigan's [12:15] The black beast from Shipley's painting? [12:15] I'll let everyone have a Cthulhu Mythos roll to see if they can put it together [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 39. [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 35. [12:15] d100 [12:15] That's a really, really small chance for all of you [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 48. [12:15] d100 [12:15] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 42. [12:15] Eric? [12:15] Its up to Eric [12:16] Go! Go! Go! Go! [12:16] Be the dice! [12:16] d100 [12:16] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 9. [12:16] yay [12:16] Ohhh [12:16] or whoops [12:16] close, but I bet no cigar [12:17] * Chris preys [12:17] Chris preys on what? [12:17] ;) [12:17] No, you got it by 1 [12:17] lol [12:17] * Chris is embarasses by his idiot mistake. [12:17] can we keep that roll and have Eric read some Cthulhu books then use the roll retroactively? [12:18] That's got to be the dirtyest thing anyone has ever asked a keeper [12:18] I'm sure it isn;t [12:18] you know there's an alt.sex.cthulhu newsgroup, right? [12:18] I'm sure some of them are reoleplayers [12:18] The dirtiest thing is probably something about Deep One-Human reproduction [12:18] Yeah, I saw it once...what the hell is up with that?? [12:18] Oh, you have a point ;) [12:19] tentacle sex [12:19] I thought that was restricted to low-budget anime. [12:19] Anyways, I've let Eric know what he can recall... [12:20] there's apparently a whole genre of monsters having sex with people movies [12:20] maybe we should draw straws to see who has to start reading the scary books. . . [12:20] well...I don't know enough about the subject to pull it all together, but I know I read something in one of the books we took about something like Yog-Sothoth who was with all time and space and worshiped by wizards in order to gain power [12:20] I read about one where this girl likes her bf to dress up in a monster costume when they have sex, then a real monster comes and has sex with her one time and she doesn't know the difference. [12:21] So Lewis Carrol is really Yog-Sothoth or something? [12:21] That can't be good [12:21] So Yog-Sothoth is a jabberwocky and Carroll was his chief worshipper? [12:21] possibly [12:21] What Chris said can't be good either [12:22] Wait, though. Wouldn't the Red King be Yog-Sothoth? [12:22] didn't Carroll say he wanted to get the vorpal sword to free the Red King? [12:22] Not if the Jabberwocky was. [12:22] Or is the Red King something else entirely? [12:22] Ok...maybe we really shouldn't give the sword to Carroll... [12:22] * Eric shrugs [12:22] This was outside of that Tavern when Carroll told us this [12:23] I'm thinking that giving the sword to Carroll would be really bad. One problem: what is the sword? How do you protect something when you don't know what it is? [12:23] Well, you COULD just protect ME.... [12:23] Or maybe the Red King and Jabberwocky are one and the same [12:23] That's what I'm guessing. We need to get Chris out of london ASAP [12:23] * Roland probes his occult knowledge on the usual reasons for the manifestations of ghosts. [12:23] Roll Roland [12:24] d100 [12:24] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 34. [12:25] It's likely that Carroll had something unfinished before he died. Maybe we should research his activities leading up to his death [12:25] Good idea. [12:25] There's a good idea [12:25] Where do we do that? The Library again? [12:25] Probably. [12:26] Do we go back to the same library? I mean after what happened to Early, is that wise? Or were we getting close to something there? [12:26] Let's be careful, though, as the library seems to have an abundance of radiation beams. [12:26] Well, that's the library the British Museum [12:27] Are there other libraries? [12:27] There's always public libraries or if you want to take a half hour train ride there's one at Oxford [12:27] should we plan our escape from london as well? [12:27] Not a bad idea. Perhaps we should have someone begin to secure passage out of here. Where would we head? [12:28] Keep following the Carlyle expiditon? [12:28] Or backtracking rather. . . [12:28] I vote for Cairo. That whole Pharaoh thing never really got resolved, did it? [12:29] We were following Jackson Elias' backtrail to london to ultimately get to the unsresolved carlyle expidition issues [12:29] I agree. We should probably head for Cairo. [12:30] Boat to europe, take a train, and then boat again I suppose. [12:30] Or you can take a ship directly there across the mediteranian [12:31] I think we should take a boat [12:31] Would that be quicker, just to boar directly? I suppose we should check into that. . . [12:31] I second that. [12:31] err boat [12:31] I'd like to ride a boar, now. ;) [12:31] ;) [12:31] The boat would be faster by anywhere from a day or two, or over a week depending on where you get on the second boat at [12:31] Hope we don't run into any more fish... sandwiches on this boat. [12:31] So maybe we should send a few people to go make travel arrangements, and everyone else goes to the library? [12:32] * Nick coughs nervously [12:32] ooc are we sure Nick won't faint from just looking at the sea? [12:32] ooc I've already checked on that ;) [12:32] Anyone with any preferences? I'd rather go to the library, myself. [12:33] Library for me as well [12:33] What are the libary skills? I'm at 50 [12:33] oh boy.. [12:33] I can't remember mine. I don't think its very good [12:33] folks with highest library skills should go to the library [12:33] I have no idea wheer my char sheet is [12:33] neither do I [12:33] I think I have around 65 [12:33] 70 [12:33] That's why I kept mine in Byakhee ;) [12:33] I wish I knew mine. [12:34] Nick's the only one with one below 50 [12:34] I don't remember mine at all [12:34] 80 [12:34] ah [12:34] I'm 45 [12:34] Wait, Chris is 31 [12:34] Guess I'm heading to the library [12:34] wow I suck compared to everyone but Chris ;) [12:34] Well, then I'm going to book travel arrangements. [12:34] You and me both I think [12:35] Two for travel and the rest for the library? [12:35] And don't laugh at my research skills. [12:35] Hey mine are bad too. . . [12:35] Yeah, but not 31. [12:35] Okay, I'm happy to go to the library [12:35] Everyone who's leaving to go to the travel agent /join #Travel [12:35] Everyone else, /join #Library [13:22] *** Nick is now known as npc [13:38] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [13:40] *** Eric has joined #maingame [14:08] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [14:10] *** Eric has joined #maingame [14:48] *** Spedward has joined #MainGame [14:48] hello [14:51] *** Spedward has quit IRC [14:56] *** Keeper sets mode: +s [16:40] *** npc has quit IRC [16:40] *** Cthulhu has quit IRC [16:40] *** Early has quit IRC [16:40] *** Eric has quit IRC [16:40] *** Disconnected Session Close: Sat Feb 03 16:40:51 2001 Session Start: Sat Feb 03 12:35:22 2001 [12:35] *** Now talking in #Travel [12:35] *** Keeper sets mode: +o Keeper [12:35] *** Chris has joined #travel [12:36] *** Nick has joined #travel [12:36] *** Cthulhu has joined #Travel [12:37] Okay, the easiest way to arrange for travel is to get in touch with an agent who can deal with the ships at one of the ports for you [12:37] And both of you roll before we get started [12:37] d100 [12:37] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 17. [12:37] d100 [12:37] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 66. [12:38] "Uh-oh, I smell ozone." [12:38] "The last time this happened, Carroll appeared." [12:38] * Chris sniffs [12:38] * Nick looks around intently [12:39] Nick spots a bit of blue slime that is sliding down the side of a building [12:39] It's leaving a smoking trail behind it [12:39] "Woah, run!" [12:39] * Nick moves hastily away from the side of the building [12:39] * Chris hurries after Nick [12:39] "Did you see it?" [12:39] Is there a cab anywhere near we can hail? [12:40] "I saw it. What the hell was that?" [12:40] "I have no idea" [12:40] As you rush away there's a roar that's like a lion behind you [12:40] * Nick looks back [12:40] * Chris stands stock-still for a moment [12:40] People on the street stop and look around trying to see it's source [12:40] Nick doesn't see anything [12:40] Yes, you can grab a taxi [12:40] * Nick grabs a taxi and hurries inside [12:40] * Chris leaps into the cab [12:41] "Drive! Now!" [12:41] The taxi takes off. "What's the hurry?" [12:42] "Something wierd just happened. It scared me is all." [12:42] * Nick glances at Chris [12:42] "What in God's name just happened to us?" [12:42] "It sounded like a lion was loose in the streets! Bizzare, I tell you." [12:42] "Was that a Lion I heard?" [12:43] "Anyway, Driver would you happen to know the name of someone who could hook us up with travel arrangements on a boat to Cairo?" [12:44] "I don't travel much. Have you tried at the ports?" [12:44] "No, could you drive us down there?" [12:44] "That's a few hundred miles. I'm not driving that distance." [12:45] "Oh, ok." [12:45] * Nick just gets the driver to drive them several miles away from where whatever that was occured [12:46] "If that's the case, we might want to wait until the others are done and then bring them with us on a train. [12:46] "Right. But perhaps we should make arrangements to get train passage? [12:46] The taxi driver lets you out on the bank of the Thames [12:46] "Is this good enough?" [12:47] * Nick pays and tips the man [12:47] Actually wait [12:47] "how far to the train station?" [12:49] "The nearest one is across the river; otherwise it's about a mile from here toward Big Ben." [12:49] "What's at big ben?" [12:50] "Parliment, but the train station is across the street." [12:50] "Ahh, that would do nicely." [12:50] "Big Ben that is." [12:52] "You want to go there?" [12:53] "Yes." [12:53] "Okay then" [12:53] It's a quick drive over there. [12:53] Both of you rol [12:53] d100 [12:53] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 96. [12:53] oh dear [12:53] d100 [12:53] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 60. [12:53] Nick passes out [12:53] double oh dear [12:53] Something reminded him of something else [12:53] * Nick slumps over in the back seat [12:54] * Chris shakes Nick. [12:54] "Nick! What happened? Wake up!" [12:54] "Is your buddy okay?" [12:54] "He'll be fine, keep going." [12:54] "Nick, come on!" [12:55] * Chris slaps Nick a few times. [12:55] ooc hey easy now ;) [12:55] * Chris wonders what Nick saw...and if he should be afraid of it. [12:55] Nick can stir [12:56] * Nick begins to come to slowly [12:56] * Nick moans [12:56] * Nick opens his eyes and looks around [12:56] "Errr, Chris where are we?" [12:57] "We're in the back of a cab heading to Big Ben and the train station across the street." [12:57] "What's the last thing you remember?" [12:57] "Discuss what to do with the group." [12:57] "I remember suggestions that we split up into two groups." [12:57] "That's pretty much it." [12:58] "Ok, we're going to the train station in order to visit the ports and book passage on a boat to Cairo. Then we head back to the library to meet with the others." [12:58] "Ok, sounds good." [13:02] The taxi stops in front of a train station. [13:02] "There you go!" [13:02] * Nick pays and tips the guy [13:02] * Nick gets out [13:02] "Thank you." [13:02] * Chris hops out and heads to the station. [13:03] "So why did I pass out? Or do you know?" [13:03] * Nick follows Chris [13:03] "You saw something... [13:03] * Nick sighs [13:03] "I remember this happened before...when I first met you." [13:03] "The others think its related to. . .something I can't remember." [13:03] "You and the group couldn't discuss....certain things....or else you would pass out." [13:04] "And apparently I black out whenever I see something that triggers the memory. . ." [13:04] * Nick shakes his head groggily [13:04] "Well, lets go see how much this is going to cost." [13:04] * Nick looks for a ticket booth [13:04] "That's it. I know what the memory is, but I can't imagine what you saw here that triggered it." [13:04] * Keeper notes that informing someone with schizophrenic episodes about their problem can trigger a schizophrenic episode [13:04] Err whoops [13:04] Uhhh.... [13:04] I thought I was aware that I had a problem [13:05] but I just didn't know what [13:06] I thought I was aware the hole in my memory was causing the trouble. . . [13:06] Yes [13:06] Don't worry about it; I was messing with you [13:06] ;) [13:06] Ok... [13:07] * Nick looks around for a ticket window [13:07] You hear the roar that you heard before from somewhere nearby [13:07] actually, I wouldn't remember that. . . [13:07] "Oh no!" [13:08] And might I think it was a train? [13:08] "What? Was that what you heard earlier?" [13:08] "Yes!" [13:08] * Nick looks around rapidly [13:08] Nick doesn't see anything [13:09] Are there people in the street here who are reacting strangely? [13:09] People in the station start to panic as the roar occurs again [13:09] "There's a lion loose! Run for your lives!" [13:09] * Nick looks at Chris [13:09] "This is bad" [13:09] * Chris sprints off, looking to hail another cab. [13:09] * Nick follows chris [13:12] A different Taxi stops but someone else jumps into it ahead of you to get away from the lion [13:12] You both smell ozone now [13:12] * Nick looks back towards the station [13:13] * Chris looks around frantically trying to find a faster way to move than just running. [13:13] * Nick tries to hail a taxi [13:13] Nick can roll [13:13] d100 [13:13] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 15. [13:13] Nick can roll again [13:13] d100 [13:13] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Nick (d100) and gets 97. [13:13] Oh dear? [13:14] Nick is perminantly insane [13:14] oh dear! [13:14] ooc Crap. [13:14] Nick just lost 20 SAN points [13:14] ooc what kind of insane? [13:14] ooc wow! All time record. . . [13:14] With a SAN of now 7 [13:14] ooc for the group [13:14] I knew Nick didn't have a long life span with low San but that critical miss there got you [13:15] yah [13:15] Nick has collapsed and is convulsing [13:15] what was the first roll for? [13:15] "Nick!" [13:15] To see if you spotted it [13:15] thought so [13:15] * Chris runs over to Nick [13:15] * Nick is convulsing [13:15] I'd say you can recover after a few months in a sanitarium but it might be best to retire Nick [13:15] right [13:15] * Nick sniffs metaphysically [13:16] ooc it was a good run, old chap [13:16] * Chris tries to steady Nick, then tries to pick him up. [13:16] Chris now rolls for his SAN check [13:16] d100 [13:16] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 86. [13:17] ugh [13:17] Crap! [13:17] 1d20 [13:17] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (1d20) and gets 16. [13:17] double ugh! [13:17] You guys are bad [13:17] I'm going to challenge the ruling on the field... [13:17] Hang on, I'm thinking if there's a better way to handle this situation [13:17] This ain't just bad, it's horrendous! [13:17] ooc heh [13:17] Seriously [13:18] If its not a complete disaster, its got to be close [13:18] Something like this was bound to happen, tho [13:18] Chris, roll one more time [13:18] d100 [13:18] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 33. [13:19] Okay, Chris is in full panic as he sees what appears to be a dog the size of a horse with a human head and covered with blue pus leap from the top of the train station to the ground [13:20] As he watches, he can see that the creature doesn't move so much as the world seems to move around it [13:20] ooc that is definately something you don't see every day [13:20] d10 [13:20] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d10) and gets 7. [13:20] "Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod...." [13:20] * Chris runs like the dickens, forgetting Nick [13:20] ooc god speed ;) [13:21] d100 [13:21] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 44. [13:21] The beast charges at Chris and as it runs it steps on Nick's collapsed form. The paw sinks straight into him burning a hole eight inches across straight through him [13:21] (Just to make it official) [13:22] right-o [13:22] Roll Chris to survive [13:22] *** Nick is now known as npc [13:22] d100 [13:22] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 95. [13:22] ooc argh! Doh! [13:22] Shoot. [13:22] our die rolling has been pretty fantastically terrible [13:23] ooc never send the schizophrenic and the guy who is the target of something unimaginable off together. . . [13:24] I guess it's curtains for the sword-bearer. [13:24] Chris runs into an alley which he rapidly finds out is a dead end. The beast has him cornered [13:24] * Chris pulls his gun and shoots wildly at the beast. [13:25] "STAY BACK! I HAVE THE SWORD!" [13:25] Roll Chris [13:25] d100 [13:25] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 32. [13:26] There's a blue shimmering and the bullets go around the beast [13:26] It's less than three feet away from Chris now. [13:27] me thinks about how great a Vorpal Sword would be right now [13:27] Or a Hoe of Destruction [13:28] d100 [13:28] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 87. [13:28] Roll as well Chris [13:28] d100 [13:28] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 90. [13:28] * Chris hates this whole die-rolling fiasco [13:28] The creature is saying something you can't understand and you feel like someone is pulling you inside out [13:28] Cthulhu hates us. ;) [13:29] "Arrgh! Stop!" [13:29] Cthulhu hates us all! [13:29] "WHAT ARE YOU SAYING????AAAAAHHHHHRGH..." [13:29] The creature stops. [13:29] Then it turns aside and moves for the corner of the alley [13:29] Roll again Chris [13:29] * Chris pants deeply [13:29] d100 [13:29] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 33. [13:29] You survive that [13:30] The stream of light like you saw in the library emits from the corner and the creature pushes through [13:30] You start to pass out but the last thing you hear is laughter... [13:30] * Chris crumples into a heap [13:31] Chris, you wake up a few minutes later [13:31] * Chris moans and rises [13:31] There's ambulances across the street and many police looking for the "lion" [13:32] ooc I hope loosing the vorpal sword doesn't end humanity or something [13:33] * Chris checks himself for any injuries [13:35] A police officer approaches Chris, "Have you seen a lion around? One apparently escaped from it's handlers..." [13:35] "Sorry, officer, I heard it and then I just turned and ran as fast as I could." [13:36] They're loading Nick onto an ambulance with a sheet over him [13:36] ooc RIP for the second time [13:36] "I must have passed out from the stress...I thought it had followed me into the alley. Did it maul anyone? I hope not.." [13:37] At least this time they have a body. [13:38] "One person was mauled by it. Worst attack I ever saw." [13:39] "Is he dead?" [13:39] "Had a hole torn cleam through him." [13:40] "That's horrible!" [13:41] * Chris thinks to himself that he will now do what he can to slay these hideous beasts wherever he finds them. [13:41] ooc no kidding ;-) [13:41] They finish loading the body on the ambulance and take it away [13:42] People with very large nets and rifles are still wandering around trying to find the creature [13:42] * Chris heads off to find a cab to bring him to the library where the others went. [13:42] They went to oxford [13:43] You have to take the train to get there [13:43] ah yes. [13:43] And this train station...nobody's taking tickets yet, are they? [13:44] They are [13:44] Tehy have to get things back to normal quickly [13:45] * Chris sets out to get a ticket to Oxford [13:45] Okay, you buy your ticket and take the train out there [13:46] Join the library channel [13:46] or /join #Library [13:46] *** Chris has left #travel (Chris) [13:47] *** npc has left #travel (npc) Session Close: Sat Feb 03 13:52:50 2001 Session Start: Sat Feb 03 12:36:00 2001 [12:36] *** Now talking in #Library [12:36] *** Keeper sets mode: +o Keeper [12:36] *** Roland has joined #Library [12:36] *** Cthulhu has joined #Library [12:36] *** Early has joined #library [12:36] woohoo first! [12:36] *** Eric has joined #Library [12:36] what's the door prize? [12:36] A radiation beam across your face. [12:36] If you're lucky [12:38] * Roland researches who was close to Carroll at the time of his death, living relatives, etc [12:38] Which library are you heading too; the British Museum one? [12:38] That one may be a bit dangerous. [12:38] Is that the radiation one? [12:39] We'll go somewhere sans radiation [12:39] * Eric nods [12:39] Do we want to try a public library or Oxford? [12:40] What would be the difference [12:40] Keeper, would we get better results at one or the other? [12:40] Oxford will have more information [12:40] I'll give you general information at a public library [12:41] It's a 30 minute train ride to Oxford, IIRC [12:41] But you can research anything specific at Oxford [12:41] Right [12:41] I vote for Oxford. [12:41] same [12:41] Ofxord it is [12:41] But that's pretty regularly travelled. it's only a few miles outside of london and plenty of people who are students or professors there commute [12:43] Hey, where were we going to meet the others/ [12:43] ? [12:43] It's a simple trainride to Oxford, you have to wait a little while for a train but it's short enough and you're there within the hour [12:45] The college library there is huge, of course, since it contains just about every work written since 1100 [12:45] * Early looks for biographies written after Carroll's death and checks on his later years. [12:46] * Roland researches who was close to Carroll at the time of his death, living relatives, etc [12:46] Everyone give me a roll [12:46] d100 [12:46] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 28. [12:46] * Eric researches Carroll's last works and unfinished works [12:46] d100 [12:46] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 65. [12:46] d100 [12:46] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 15. [12:46] ooh [12:47] The details of Carroll's later years are very sketchy. [12:48] After his success with the Alice books he apparently lost all of his money very quickly and was never able to write another successful work [12:48] He wound up living with his sister where he died of pnuemonia [12:48] Biographers tend to concentrate on his love of puzzles, riddles, and word games with more emphasis on his time as a mathmatics professor and clergyman [12:49] Can we get an address on the sister? [12:49] Yes [12:49] Well, I'll take that down [12:49] She has a small house in London [12:50] * Early searches "disreputable" press for controversy surrounding Carroll [12:50] The books also mention his "life-long" friendship with the Lidells, though they lack many details about that after the publication of his works [12:50] Everyone concetrates on the successful Carroll of the early years [12:50] Everyone give me another roll [12:51] d100 [12:51] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 65. [12:51] I'll also try to get addresses for the remaining Liddells [12:51] d100 [12:51] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 90. [12:51] ooc not in the face not in the face! [12:51] d100 [12:51] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 87. [12:53] the biographies all seem to have gaps in the same sections with no explanation given for Carroll's deeds in those periods [12:54] They start about 1877 and the biggest hole is 1891 to just a month before his death in 1893. [12:54] * Roland will research strange occurances where Carroll lived between 1891 and 1893 [12:55] * Early continues looking in "disreputable press" for strange occurrences during that time period [12:55] Early locates information about Carroll's forays into mysticism; how he was a member of the Golden Dawn and could use mathmatics and "that Jewish magic" to change the world [12:56] "Anyone know anything about the 'Golden Dawn'?" [12:56] Roland finds that Alice Lidell was found wandering naked and incoherant near Carroll's house shortly after his death, but he's already heard that account [12:56] * Eric looks up Golden Dawn [12:57] People can roll on his occult skill for that; it's pretty famous [12:57] * Early researches Golden Dawn [12:57] d100 [12:57] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 85. [12:57] d100 [12:57] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 13. [12:57] d'oh... [12:57] d100 [12:57] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 22. [12:57] It's a group of English gentlemen who purported to be sorcerers in the late part of the 19th century [12:58] Another account Roland finds is that of many mysterious disappearances during those periods in the area [12:58] People would just wnader off and be gone forever [12:58] One person did show up four months later with no memory of what had happened in that time [12:58] * Eric researches Jewish Magic [12:59] * Early looks for names of Golden Dawn members [12:59] You want historic members or just convenient ones. ;) [13:00] convenient works for me! [13:00] The "Jewish Magic" in question is probably kabalism, a system of magic that used mathmatics based on the hebrew language. [13:00] ah [13:01] * Eric researches any additional information on the person who showed up [13:02] Golden Dawn members: S.L. MacGregor Mathers, Dr. Robert William Woodman, Dr. W. Wynn Wescott, Mina Bergson, W. B. Yeats, Lewis Carroll [13:02] Roll Eric [13:02] Yes, it's THAT W.B. Yeats [13:02] d100 [13:02] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 36. [13:03] * Roland researches any connection between Gavigan or Penhew and the Golden Dawn. [13:03] Penhew was a member of the society through his masonic connections [13:03] There's no refrence to Gavigan [13:04] * Roland will try to find any references to Penhew and Carroll interacting specifically. [13:05] Carroll died about ten years before Penhew joined [13:06] While I'm at it I will see if there are any references to Penhew's pseudonym anywhere [13:07] Roll on that Roland [13:07] Do we know if the GD had any big plans other than to just practice sorcery (say, world domination)? [13:07] The person who showed up again after dissapearing was Caroll, or did we already know that? [13:07] d100 [13:07] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 39. [13:07] You find no refrences to that psuedonym in any convenient source [13:08] I'll see what I can find on Shipley. [13:08] The Golden Dawn is like the Masons, there's a lot of theories that they're out to rule the world (if they don't already) but there doesn't seem to be any real information on it [13:09] You find that Shipley is considdered a brilliant artist, has had many gallery showings, and that his work didn't really pick up until after his mother died four years ago [13:10] Cue scary music [13:10] oooh [13:10] What did she die of? [13:10] interesting [13:11] "Anyone else think we should pay the Shipley's one last visit before leaving London?" [13:11] Murdered, someone tore into her on a street in London and they didn't find her body until she had been dead for a day or two [13:12] * Eric researches other cases similar to the murder of Shipley's mom [13:12] Who IDed the body? [13:13] The police didn't think much of the murder; it looked like a simple mugging gone bad that [13:13] Miles did [13:14] the plot thickens... [13:14] Can we cast detect magic? [13:14] Or fireball? Heh [13:14] Do the accounts mention any missing organs from the body? [13:16] Nothing like that, though they say that dogs and rats got to the body [13:17] Are there people around? [13:17] Other than us, I mean? like students, librarians/ [13:18] ? [13:18] Yes, there are other students in the library [13:18] Sorry, just killed the other group accidently and I'm working on a way around that. [13:19] They got killed booking a ship?! [13:19] Glad my library skills saved me [13:19] Those wacky kids. [13:20] So much for the vorpal sword [13:22] I want to discreetly steal the article on Shipley's Mom's death. [13:22] They keep getting critical misses on SAN rolls and running from the monsters rolls [13:23] Okay, roll for that Roland [13:23] * Eric creates a distraction for roland [13:23] What is this? The Travel Agency of the Damned? [13:23] well a subtle one at least [13:24] Roll Roland [13:24] d100 [13:24] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 85. [13:24] damn... I should have known better [13:25] what about the distraction? [13:25] That was a bonus, but Roland isn't the stealthiest guy on earth [13:25] didn't we already know that? [13:25] "Excuse me, sir, but library materials may not be borrowed by those who are not faculty or students." [13:25] ooc Considering who was here, shouldn't I have tried to take the article? [13:26] "Oh er, alright. Sorry about that..." [13:27] You know, we could just pull out our guns and hold up the library. ;) [13:28] I don't have an guns [13:28] and I'm not even sure if I got mine back from Nick [13:29] You won't be getting that gun back.;) [13:29] damn [13:29] ooc unless he already gave it back! ;) [13:29] ooc I think Nick went bonkers... [13:30] I bet the monsters were running around shouting fish monsters [13:30] Considering we didn't agree where to meet them we're really up a creek now... [13:31] yeah I realized that too [13:32] Well, let's go find Carroll's sister [13:32] Are we done here? [13:32] I don't have anything else to research [13:32] should we try again to get the article? [13:33] I'm not going to... [13:33] Someone with theif skills could try [13:33] I don't think I have that, but do we want the article? [13:34] I wanted to show it to Miles to see if it would make him snap out of it. [13:35] you guys head to the front of the library, and I'll try to take it again, I guess [13:36] ok [13:37] Eric, roll [13:38] Hello? [13:38] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [13:38] Uh oh. [13:38] Well, at least my connection isn't dead (I was worried) [13:38] I think it's safe to assume he rolled a 5. [13:38] heh [13:39] Uh-uh. Today is 90+ rolls day [13:39] Hey, I've been avraging around 85... [13:39] I had the monster roll an 87 and it still beat the guys buying tickets [13:39] It's a weird day for me thus far. Everyone's rolling bad, and I don't think I've had a critical failure yet. [13:40] I'm sure it's coming, though, and I'm sure it'll be a doozy. [13:40] just wait until we get in a fight [13:40] WHy do I get the feeling we ARE going to find London in flames when we return? [13:40] *** Eric has joined #library [13:40] Just a small part of it [13:40] ooc sorry I froze [13:41] You have to roll to see if you stole the article. [13:41] d100 [13:41] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 73. [13:41] d'oh [13:41] hahha [13:42] That's about right. [13:42] "I thought I told your group that materials are not to be taken from the library. I'm going to have to ask you to leave." [13:43] Seeing this, Early approaches the librarian and tries to PERSUADE him that we need the article. [13:43] "Sorry again [13:43] "it was a very intersting article." [13:43] "I know it's against policy, but we'll bring it back." [13:43] ooc yeah right [13:43] In a cedar box! [13:43] slightly charred. [13:43] Early can roll for that at a bit of a negative since you've already gotten under the librarian's skin [13:43] d100 [13:43] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 16. [13:44] "Well, alright. We do have another copy of that paper back here." [13:44] ooc - I really should use my 80 persuade skill more often. ;) [13:44] "Thank you. I appreciate it." [13:44] * Early takes the copy of the article. [13:45] ooc instead you use your what, 30 gun skill? [13:45] I like the loud noises. [13:46] You're heading back out to the train station when you bump into... [13:46] *** Chris has joined #library [13:46] *** npc has joined #library [13:47] "Chris old boy, how did you find us?" [13:47] "Chris!? Where's Nick?" [13:47] "Gentlemen, we have a very big problem." [13:47] "Again?" [13:47] "Does it involve burning buildings?" [13:47] * Chris sits with the others. [13:47] "What happened? [13:47] "I'll start from the beginning.." [13:48] "As we headed out to find a taxicab, we spotted a gob of ooze on a building that left a trail of smoke. THe air smelled of ozone, and Nick said something about it being that way when Carroll appeared." [13:49] ooc do we see Mr. NPC over there? [13:49] No [13:49] "We heard a lion roar, then we got into a cab quickly and headed for the Train Station next to Big Ben. On the way, Nick passed out for reasons I haven't really figured out." [13:50] ooc I don't exist, ignore me [13:50] "did you mention monsters or his eye?" [13:50] The ocean? [13:50] "The best I can figure is that he saw the Thames. But there's more..." [13:51] "At the station, the air suddenly stank of ozone and we heard another lion roaring. We ran to escape, but Nick....he just collapsed and started convulsing." [13:51] Lost 20 out of 27 SAN [13:51] "There was panic, and people were running everywhere. That's when I saw the Beast." [13:51] Lost 16 SAN [13:51] Just keeping you up to date on how bad things went. :) [13:52] ooc - man, I thought I was bad at SAN rolls. [13:52] "It was like a giant dog with a man's head...and it was covered in a blue, pus-like liquid. I ran, and screamed, but it cornered me." [13:53] "On the way, it killed Nick. Walked right through...over....whatever. The thing seemed to move reality around it instead of moving itself." [13:53] "Nick is dead - again?!" [13:53] ooc Chris and I rolled as bad as anyone has in a stretch in a CoC session to date [13:53] "I saw it kill him. It was....anyway, it cornered me in an alley." [13:54] ooc brb [13:54] I fired at it a few times, then screamed at it...I can't remember. It tried to talk to me, then it was right in front of me, like a few feet, and I felt something." [13:54] "A sword?" [13:54] "It felt like it was ripping me open, or inside-out. Like it was grabbing my insides and yanking at them." [13:55] "Then it stopped, and it just walked away. I punched a hole in the air...there was light, like before at the library...and it just left. Before I blacked out I heard someone laughing." [13:55] "This means three things.." [13:55] "Well, four..." [13:55] "Nick is dead, for one." [13:56] "The sword was taken by the monster, most likely." [13:56] "I don't know, Nick was supposed to be dead before. He's quite resilient." [13:56] "For whatever reason, I can't be killed by the beasts...maybe because I was the sword bearer, or I ws chosen...but the point is, they can't or won't kill me." [13:57] "And finally, I MUST get the sword back. Those bastards having it is just not something we can tolerate." [13:57] "What do you know about these Beasts? You seem to know who is behind this." [13:58] "It seems to me that Carroll is directing this now...the sword's probably the key to everything. And now I can and must get it back. But how..." [13:59] "I know very little...I just feel like I can't be stopped. These beasts, they have no power over me." [13:59] "Well, where are they? We cannot get to them if we have no idea where to look." [13:59] "What did you guys find out about Carroll? I hope you had better luck than Nick and I did. [14:00] "We only got the addresses of his relatives and associates." [14:00] "I have no idea either. We'll have to figure this out." [14:00] ooc duh Roland, the exist outside of time-space or something ;) [14:00] "And we found out that Shipley's mother has been dead for 4 years." [14:00] "We did find out that Shipley's mother was murdered four years ago. And he identified the body." [14:00] "What?" [14:00] "But...we all saw her." [14:00] ooc not that it matters, but I suppose that helps explain alot. . . [14:01] "That doesn't make any less sense than anything else, I suppose, but still...." [14:01] "She's obviously not his mother. She is... something else." [14:02] "So what do we do now?" [14:02] "I say we [bust a cap] on Shipley's mother." [14:03] Word up, Roland [14:03] ooc insert hardass 1920's talk in brackets [14:03] heh ;) [14:03] "Is she related to this vorpal sword business, though? That seems to be more urgent at this time." [14:04] "Maybe not...but I'm sure it'll work out somehow." [14:04] ooc not if you roll like we did earlier. . . [14:04] * Keeper snickers to himself [14:04] "Does this confidence come from the same feeling that gives you invincibility?" [14:04] ooc Hey, shaddap! [14:04] b [14:05] "Well, it has more to do with the Jabberwocky. Shipley sees the black beast, Penhew raises the black beast, Carroll probably worships the black beast." [14:05] "There has to be a connection somewhere there." [14:05] "We do not have any good leads on Carroll. But we have a good lead on Shipley. Whatever she is we should confront her and see if we can learn her identity and Penhew's whereabouts now. Thins in London are rapidly coming to a head and we need to move quickly." [14:06] "Agreed, but I'm more concerned with the world coming to an end than with Shipley's mom. They may be connected, but I'm not sure." [14:06] "If Carroll really DOES inhabit everywhere everytime, we'll meet him before we know it." [14:07] "We can try to contact Carroll's sister." [14:07] Everyone up for Cthulhu Mythos Rolls again? [14:07] Sure [14:07] d100 [14:07] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 32. [14:07] d100 [14:07] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 74. [14:07] d100 [14:07] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 80. [14:07] BTW, Chris, your CM skill went up ten points [14:07] ooc whee [14:07] Do I have any CM yet? [14:08] ooc CM going up is quite a mixed blessing, it seems to me eventually you'll just implode from it [14:08] None for Early [14:08] *** Eric has quit IRC (Ping timeout) [14:08] Shoot [14:08] There goes the guy who actually succeeded at that roll before. [14:08] npc - do you really need to say ooc? ;) [14:09] no, I suppose not ;-) [14:09] sigh, poor Nick [14:10] *** Eric has joined #library [14:10] Eric need to roll for Cthulhu Mythos again [14:10] d100 [14:10] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 1. [14:10] wahoo [14:10] wow [14:10] SWEET! [14:10] now if my computer stops freezing [14:10] Eric goes perminantly insane [14:10] nice [14:11] excellent [14:11] Man, I coulda used that roll before.. [14:11] Since he now comprehends all of the mythos completely and totally. ;) [14:11] Eric is the man... [14:11] See what happens if you don't talk to the head! [14:12] Ok, from what I remember about Yog-Sothoth.....we are completely and totally screwed. [14:12] "How so?" [14:12] That's encouraging. [14:13] He exists at all points in space and time, but he's also outside of it and wants back in [14:13] He has to wait for the return of the Great Old Ones when the Stars Are Right and even then someone has to unlock the door for him [14:13] The Vorpal Sword was most likely the key to the gates that he needed so that he can get back into the world [14:14] "What will he do when he gets back?" [14:14] "what does chris have to do with the sword?" [14:14] throw a party? [14:14] A party! Yay! [14:14] If the beast was from Yog-Sothoth (and the fact that it manipulated space would make that likely) then Yog-Sothoth now has exactly what he needs and only has to wait for the opportunity to take part in consuming the world [14:14] "What would bring that opportunity?" [14:15] The opportunity arises when the stars are right [14:15] "And what does that mean?" [14:15] "And when would that bE?" [14:15] Assuming we can't get the key back, is there anything else we can do to stop this? [14:16] I have no clue when it would be [14:16] Isn't there a copy of the Necronomicon at Oxford? Could we check that to get some clues? [14:17] "The what?" [14:17] Actually let me check [14:17] Early, into playing russian roulette are we? [14:17] The Necronomicon is a book that sets forth the legends of the old ones. [14:17] It's supposedly somewhat prophetic. [14:17] "I see." [14:17] Mythos roulette is more like it. [14:17] heh [14:17] Yes. Oxford has a copy of the Necronomicon [14:18] The 15th century Latin edition [14:18] Anyone know 15th Century Latin? [14:18] Yes, Mythos Roulette is exactly what it is [14:18] Nick did, oh well ;) [14:18] 15th century is the age [14:18] Latin is what language it's in [14:18] :) [14:18] I know latin [14:18] he didn't, really [14:18] oh there is something we can do though about the stars [14:19] Eric, do you hae enough SAN left to read it? [14:19] I highly doubt it, I don't know how much san I have left [14:19] "Tell us!" [14:19] We can stop the stars from being right! [14:19] however, [14:19] that isn't something people can do [14:19] 52 SAN according to the sheet I have [14:19] You're loaded with SAN! [14:19] lol [14:20] from the peanut gallery "Roll the dice!!!" [14:20] The dead guy's lonely [14:20] What is my life, in terms of the safety of the world [14:20] Okay, if you want to consult the Necronomicon, first you have to pursuade the library to get an appointment [14:20] ;) [14:20] You hve to know EXACTLY what information you're looking for [14:20] very lonely [14:20] "What's this about the stars? Tell us in case the book kills you." [14:20] It will take Eric a full day of research with it to examine it [14:20] we should probably figure this out first. [14:20] ooc won't we get deported before that? [14:21] "We should confront the Shipley thing while Eric studies." [14:21] I'll let you try it, but I'm letting you know consulting the Necronomicon is not an easy thing to do or something you can do at the drop of a hat [14:21] "I just told you, we have to stop the stars from being right, but we are human, we can't just go moving stars with our wills." [14:21] "Then who can?" [14:21] * Eric nods [14:22] I can join nick in the peanut gallery [14:22] So, what are you guys going to do [14:22] "If we want to look at the Necronomicon, I think we need to be pretty forthright with the library. They should understand the gravity of the situation." [14:23] its a wild ride, and ultimately not worth it [14:23] lol [14:23] the peanut gallery I mean [14:23] ooc I just want to confirm, my character knows enough latin to read, right? [14:23] Maybe [14:24] "Perhaps I should go with Eric, seeing as how I can occasionally be quite persuasive, and the rest should go to see Shipley's "mom"." [14:24] It will take him three rolls to check the book; one to see if he can work out enough of the latin [14:24] One to see if he can locate the info in the book [14:24] And one to see how insane he goes from reading it [14:24] and one to see if it is reduced to a blubbering pile of jelly? [14:24] "Let's do that. We'll get Eric a shot at the book, and then we'll get over to Shipley's and end this ridiculous fiasco with mother dearest." [14:24] What time is it? [14:24] It's now about 4pm [14:25] If you want to consult the Necronomicon it should wait until tomorrow [14:25] "Maybe we should all go to Shipley's and deal with the Necronomicon tomorrow." [14:25] "Do we have a place to stay?" [14:25] Not at the moment [14:25] It burned down last night [14:25] My flat? [14:26] Another apartment down [14:26] I could get us all in there if they doon't mind sleeping on the floor. unless it burned down, too. [14:26] You know, we're lucky the train station didn't go up in flames [14:27] ooc we'll probably not need the floor after the assualt on the Shipley's. [14:29] Okay, you take a train ride back to London and are now at the station [14:29] Are you going to head straight over to Shipley's? [14:30] How about it? [14:30] "Let's do it. " [14:30] Unless we want to hit Carroll's sister first. [14:30] I still think we should resolve the Shipley issue ASAP [14:31] Then let's go there. [14:32] All oposed? [14:32] The Ayes have it, it seems. [14:32] "Okay, we need a plan of attack." [14:33] Okay, you catch a short taxi ride over there [14:33] "We need to isolate Miles and the thing." [14:33] As you pull up in front of Shipley a man with dark hair and a wild mustache that curls up at the corners walks out of his house [14:33] "If she truly is a monster..." [14:33] "Who is that?" [14:34] Everyon can roll to see if they know him [14:34] d100 [14:34] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 73. [14:34] d100 [14:34] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 71. [14:34] d100 [14:34] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 24. [14:34] ah yes getting rid of the bad rolls now [14:34] heh [14:34] d100 [14:34] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 51. [14:35] ooc Eric, you're still beating my average for today with that roll [14:35] * Early whispers, "Guys. That's Salvador Dali." [14:35] * Chris gasps [14:35] interesting [14:35] He spots your taxi and heads toward it [14:36] "May I take yours?" He's agitated about something [14:36] * Early checks to make sure his watch isn't melted. [14:36] "Mr. Dali? Sir, I just wanted to say I'm a huge fan of your work." [14:36] "Yes, of course you are. Everyone is." [14:36] "Were you visiting with Mr. Shipley? We were just going to see him." [14:36] and cap his mother [14:36] "Shipley is a hack! Don't waste your time with him." [14:36] ooc heh [14:37] "What happened, if we might ask, sir?" [14:37] "An interesting hack, though. Why were you visiting with him?" [14:37] "We aren't really here out of our respect for his work." [14:37] "His images, they are too disturbing while lacking any other meaning behind them. His art harms the surrealists by presenting us all as fools!" [14:38] "But what if he sees them as realist paintings?" [14:38] "They're no more real than Father Christmas!" He gets into the taxi. [14:39] "Keep hoping that's true, Mr. Dali." [14:39] The taxi drives off [14:39] "A pleasure to meet you, sir! Thanks for your time!" [14:39] "Well, we have witnesses. Fortunately, his mother is already dead. [14:39] "Would you like to proposition him next, Chris?" [14:39] "I couldn't resist. I'm sorry." [14:39] "As I was saying..." [14:40] "I will take the article and confront Miles with it. The rest of you should try to find out what you can about the mother." [14:40] "Which article?" [14:40] "We should try to keep them seperated so she cannot affect his judgement." [14:40] "So we should chat up the beast from the otherworld?" [14:40] * Early gives Roland the article. [14:41] "The article discusses her death." [14:41] "And it mentions that Miles himself identified her bosy." [14:41] "I think you should destroy it if possible." [14:42] "And how would we do that? This thing is probably a lot stronger than we are." [14:42] I'll take care of it if it gets too bad. [14:42] "We don't even know if bullets would hurt it." [14:42] "I'm not planning on going in with guns blazing." [14:42] "You have guns. Chris is Mr. Invincible." [14:42] "I don't have a gun" [14:42] "First, we don't know if he's invincible to all creatures. Second, I'm a bad shot." [14:42] :( [14:43] * Roland winks, "Just get up close." [14:43] "If I confront it, and it IS one of the beasts that's been chasing me, it will have no choice but to submit." [14:43] I'm sure Sebastian is willing to contribute [14:43] he can go in first [14:43] "That's an interesting theory, but it may not stop her from killing me." [14:44] "I'll go in first, the. WHo wants to confront her with me?" [14:44] "Does anyone have a match?" [14:44] "I don't have a match." [14:44] I think I do, at least a lighter I think [14:45] ooc I think it's reasonable I would have one since I smoke [14:45] AFK for a minute [14:45] * Eric hands Roland his lighter, if he has one [14:45] Nick's spirit watches intently [14:45] "Someone should check the kitchen for some alcohol." [14:46] back [14:46] Nick's spirit lives on in our Molotov cocktails. [14:46] woooooooooo! [14:46] Now named Nick Cocktails! [14:46] acknowledging that they're not yet called Molotovs. [14:46] Remember, they aren't molotovs yet [14:46] Flaming Nicks! [14:47] stolen shamelessly from the Simpsons, well not really since that doesn't exist yet either [14:47] So, are you going to knock on the door, or just break in? [14:47] Is it locked? [14:47] "I'll go in the conventional way. Anyone want to sneak in, go ahead." [14:48] * Roland tries the door. [14:48] The door is locked [14:48] "Roland should come with me, we can at least use our old aliased, Phipps and Dobbs." [14:49] *** Spedward has joined #Library [14:49] "We just need to get in the door." [14:49] "But you're going after the old lady, and he wants to confront Miles." [14:49] Gah? [14:49] hello [14:50] Hello, we're playing a game here [14:50] ooc I guess it's not true that no one uses this server... [14:50] heh [14:50] Would you mind leaving the channel? [14:51] He could watch if he wants [14:51] ha...i though no one uses this server either....i'm just messing around.. sorry to interupt [14:51] Not a problem, it was just kind of unexpected [14:51] *** Spedward has left #Library (Spedward) [14:52] Okay, now let's get back to plotting to overthrow the government [14:52] Right [14:52] ;) [14:52] Chris and I were going to knock on the door [14:52] Early, you take out Chicago [14:52] Not a problem [14:52] Eric, you've got Boston [14:52] I got Atlanta [14:52] woohoo boston! [14:52] I'll deal with Washington... personally. [14:53] Okay, heading back, the door is locked and you're still all outside of Shipley's house [14:53] "Why not let Early handle Miles? Roland and I should be able to cope with the old lady." [14:54] "He has the gun." [14:54] "I'm armed..." [14:54] "I'm not. [14:54] "neither am I" [14:55] "Hmm." [14:55] I'm dead, you shouldn't complain overmuch [14:55] "Eric and I can talk to Miles. The rest can assault the mother." [14:55] I believe you lost Eric's gun! [14:55] "which reminds me, I wouldn't mind going to the morgue to claim my gun, and you know pay my respects." [14:55] *** Keeper sets mode: +s [14:55] wait, I did have eric's gun, not that it maddered. . . [14:55] err mattered [14:56] one look at boom, I was gone [14:56] ooc +s? [14:56] secret consipracy mode? [14:56] Keeps out the rabble? [14:56] secret [14:56] It means we won't show up in lists [14:56] (Too late, I'm already here!) [14:57] Ha ha [14:57] grin [14:57] I never set it before because this server was always empty [14:57] one person after a month of playing here isn't bad [14:57] I agree [14:57] not at all [14:57] It just made it more unexpected when it occurred [14:58] Okay, are you going to knock, break in, or none of the above? [14:58] "Chris and I will knock, you others stand back until the door opens, then we'll rush in, okay?" [14:59] "I think it makes sense." [15:00] * Roland knocks. [15:00] * Chris adjusts himself [15:00] The door unlatches as kindly old Mrs. Shipley opens it. "Can I help you?" [15:00] kindly - lol [15:00] * Roland slams through the door, pushing his way in. [15:00] * Roland looks for Miles. [15:01] * Chris yanks out his gun, training it on the lady. [15:01] She takes a tumble. "Oh! My hip! You ruffians!" [15:01] * Early follows in, and draws his gun. [15:01] Miles is not in the foyer or the living room [15:01] ooc she's fallen and hopefully she can't get up. [15:01] * Eric follows Early [15:01] * Roland will head into the kitchen and look for alcohol. [15:01] "Everyone in and shut the door." [15:01] "Where's Miles?" [15:01] and a rag... [15:02] "Miles is gone out. Please don't hurt me." [15:02] ooc - Fire! FIRE!!! [15:02] "Where! Where has he gone?" [15:02] Roland finds that there not only is no alcohol in the kitchen, there's not much of anything [15:02] No food? [15:02] * Roland runs up the stairs. [15:02] Tehre's a tea pot, a jar of tea leaves, a few boxes of scones, and nothing else [15:02] "And it's time you gave us 'Wenhep's' address." [15:03] "So were you chatting with Salvador Dali?" [15:03] "You're very rude, young man. You should respect your elders." [15:03] Roland's now at the top of the stairs, you can still see him up there [15:03] ooc - uh oh, "elders" [15:03] ooc That sounded evil [15:03] "Rude or not, I need an answer." [15:04] * Roland goes into the room with all the paintings. [15:04] "Please, don't make this harder on all of us." [15:04] They're all still lying about with the current, just started work on the canvas [15:04] * Roland looks briefly at the new picture. [15:05] It's sketchy but it looks like an overlapping set of bubbles and clocks that are becoming distorted [15:05] * Roland will look around the second story for Miles. [15:06] Roland finds him in a bedroom, sprawled out wearing a robe. There's a snuff box with some odd gray-red powerder in it lying next to him [15:06] "Miles. Hey, are you awake?" [15:06] "Mrs. Shipley, you have to tell us where Miles is and where to find Wenhep." [15:06] * Roland grabs the powder and pockets it. [15:06] "I don't see why I should tolerate your behavior." [15:06] * Chris keeps the gun level at her forehead [15:07] Chris roll [15:07] "How's that whole death thing working out for you? You seem in pretty good shape for a 4 year old corpse." [15:07] "Because I have a gun on you, that's reason enough. It's VERY important that you answer our questions." [15:07] ooc yeah Early! heh heh [15:07] d100 [15:07] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 50. [15:07] "What are you talking about?" [15:07] Chris, roll now [15:07] d100 [15:07] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 27. [15:08] "Well, we read a story about you. Turns out you were murdered four years ago." [15:08] * Roland is trying to wake up Miles. [15:08] He isn't responding [15:08] Mrs. Shipley moves very quickly and is now holding Chris's gun [15:08] "What..." [15:08] doh [15:08] * Early fires at Mrs. S. [15:08] * Roland will try and drag him downstairs, but not in the same room as the Mother. [15:09] * Eric exits to a different room [15:09] Roland, roll [15:09] d100 [15:09] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 18. [15:09] d100 [15:09] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 26. [15:09] He begins to stir as you push him off the bed [15:09] * Chris dofges away just in case. [15:09] Early's shot catches Mrs. Shipley in the face and tears a jagged scar up it in a reflection of his own [15:10] Instead of blood, though, beneith the skin you see scales. [15:10] d6 [15:10] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d6) and gets 3. [15:10] "Miles, wake up. Snap out of it man! [15:10] * Early fires again. [15:10] "Early, be careful! Keep firing!" [15:10] * Roland shakes him. [15:10] * Chris gets ready to lunge at the monster [15:10] ooc I think it's time for the folding chair. [15:10] Anyone else here have a gun? [15:10] "This form is no longer..." the voice evens out and goes high pitches "ussssseful to me." [15:11] Did she drop my gun? [15:11] The skin spilts open and the clothing tears away to reveal a kind of lizard beast [15:11] Everyone roll a san check for watching that [15:11] d100 [15:11] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 32. [15:11] d100 [15:11] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 15. [15:11] Shipley goes "Huh... whazzat sound..." [15:11] ooc I'm still upstairs... [15:11] ooc do I roll for san? or did I change rooms? [15:12] "Just who or what are you, you vile monster?" [15:12] You need to [15:12] * Roland shakes Miles, come on man! You need to snap out of it. [15:12] d100 [15:12] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 26. [15:12] ACK! [15:12] No SAN loss chart handy for this one [15:12] Give me a second [15:13] Sounds like a 1d4 [15:13] heh [15:13] Everyone is shocked, but no SAN loss [15:13] Had to go to the big book [15:13] Ok then [15:13] * Eric goes to look for Roland [15:13] The lizard creature begins whistling [15:13] * Roland slaps Miles a coouple of times in the face. [15:13] "Mr. Invincible, wanna help here?" [15:13] ooc Yankie Doodle? [15:14] Shipley says, "Mother... you've just fed... I need more of it now..." [15:14] Keeper, is my gun on the floor? Can I get to it? [15:14] ooc is Early out of bullets? [15:14] I fired again, but I figured I had to wait for my roll. [15:14] "Get up you fool! Your mother is dead!" [15:14] It's presumed that Early reloads every time before he starts killing people [15:14] ;) [15:14] Okay, if Early;s taking another shot now he can roll for it [15:14] shooting at people - I rarely kill (I rarely hit) [15:14] d100 [15:14] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 64. [15:14] I need to know any other actions in case something changed since she changed [15:14] see? [15:15] well I ran off to find Roladn [15:15] If I can get to my gun, I will. If not, I sit tight. [15:15] err roland [15:15] "She's not dead. If only she was..." [15:15] I'm still trying to get Miles going [15:15] * Roland shoves the article in his face. "Look at this! You saw her!" [15:15] Close enough to know exactly what's going on down there as well (or I'd seperate this) [15:15] "I know, I was promised so much" he sobs [15:16] * Early keeps firing. [15:16] It's tossing Chris's gun aside to make some odd gestures [15:16] Early's shot strikes a tea cup left sitting on the table [15:16] So it's still holding it? [15:16] "You bastard! That's over now. Now get up. We need to get out of here. This place is not going to be safe in a minute. [15:16] Take that, evil tea cup! [15:16] kick its ass, Sea Bass [15:16] Early, Roll [15:16] ooc Is Eric here yet? [15:16] d100 [15:16] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 39. [15:17] d100 [15:17] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 60. [15:17] Early stops firing and won't move [15:17] ooc Is there a window in this room? [15:17] "Invincible guy, this is your cue!" [15:17] * Chris dives at the lizard [15:17] hahahha [15:17] Monster! [15:17] "You are nothing!" [15:17] The lizard approaches Early and is keeping direct eye contact with Early [15:18] * Early tries to close his eyes or look elsewhere [15:18] Yes, Eric is there, it's only about twenty feet [15:18] Roll Chris [15:18] I'm trying to knock him down [15:18] nick's ghost bestows the group with what power it has, which is pretty much nothing [15:18] d100 [15:18] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 59. [15:18] * Roland tosses the lighter to Eric. "Burn all the paintings but the one on the easel!" [15:18] "What's going on with Miles?" [15:18] "Roger" [15:18] Chris goes where they it was just standing. [15:18] He's on the ground now [15:18] "I'm trying to get him up. He's hopped up on some powder." [15:19] * Chris looks around, FAST [15:19] The creature talks to Early "You will be quite tasty I think." [15:19] * Eric grabs the lighter and runs to burn all the paintings except the one on the easel, trying not to look at what is on the pictures [15:19] * Chris makes another attempt at the lizard's legs [15:19] Chris's gun is about eight feet away if he wants to go for that [15:19] "I'm too gristly" [15:19] ooc Is there a window in this room? [15:19] Oh, then GUN! [15:19] * Chris hurries for the gun and then lunges at the lizard while firing [15:19] Yes, but it's shaded [15:20] * Eric goes to burn the paintings as fast as he can [15:20] The oil paintings catch and are starting to burn [15:20] Roll twice Chris [15:20] d100 [15:20] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 61. [15:20] d100 [15:20] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 29. [15:20] * Roland looks out the window for a fire escape or pipes, etc. [15:20] d6 [15:20] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d6) and gets 5. [15:20] ooc is there a sheet on the bed? [15:20] Chris's bullet connects with the beast and it stumbles [15:21] couldn't leave london without burning something down, of course [15:21] Yes, there is a sheet on the bed [15:21] Will Nick be cremated? [15:21] It would only be fitting. [15:21] If there's no fire escape I will start trying to make a rope [15:21] No fire escape on that one, but the flames are no where near the stairs if you want to try for that direction [15:21] * Chris keeps firing at the lizard [15:21] Roll Chris [15:22] No, that's quite all right. I'll take the window. [15:22] d100 [15:22] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 4. [15:22] have I set fire to all the paintings, except the one on the easel? [15:22] yes! [15:22] d6 [15:22] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d6) and gets 4. [15:22] Splendid, well done! [15:22] so that's 19 points of damage, over twice as many hp as it had [15:22] ooc yeah! [15:22] * Chris pumps his fist in the air [15:22] "What is happening down there? [15:22] * Early hopes he can also pump his fist. [15:22] * Roland yells... [15:23] The creature slumps forward and you can see the massive exit wound from Chris's shot [15:23] * Chris yells "We killed the bugger!" [15:23] "Eric, help me get this bastard downstairs!" [15:23] The body is starting to smoke [15:23] Can I move again? [15:23] "Early, are you alright?" [15:23] Yes [15:23] * Roland will try to drag Miles with the help of Eric. I will also grab the painting from the easel if possible. [15:23] "So much for creatures having no choice but to give in to you." [15:23] One or the other, I'm afraid [15:23] * Eric places the painting in a relatively safe spot, or takes it with him as he helps Roland." [15:24] "In the end, I won." [15:24] You don't have enough time to recover the painting from the burning studio after you get him downstairs [15:24] darn [15:24] "Let's get the hell out of here." [15:24] "Agreed." [15:24] Didn't I take it with me in the first place? [15:24] * Chris hustles out the door [15:24] * Early leaves [15:24] The creature's body begins to burn on it's own [15:24] "Now we'll never find out where Penhew is!" [15:24] if not, then I'll just leave [15:24] Okay, you've got it out but this is spreading fast [15:25] "On the other hand, we're alive!" [15:25] * Eric exits with the painting [15:25] "And we have Miles." [15:25] "We didn't have to burn the building down, though." [15:25] "It might have kept records." [15:25] I hate to point this out but. . . [15:25] "I'm not sure I understand that comment, Chris." [15:25] "We needed to destroy those paintings." [15:25] Wouldnt the building be catching on fire? [15:25] Yes, it is [15:25] "We left the building, so of course we had to burn it down." [15:25] ;) [15:26] "We should be going." [15:26] "...I see your point. Leave no house unscorched and all that." [15:26] The living room is now ablaze from the monster's corpse and the entire top floor is on fire [15:26] Oh, I misunderstood Chris' first comment, nevermind [15:26] ooc Is Miles walking yeT? [15:26] No, he's really out of it [15:26] "Let's get out of here before the authorities arrive." [15:26] "Help me carry this guy for a few blocks, then we can catch a cab." [15:26] * Early helps Roland. [15:26] * Eric follows [15:27] * Roland moves as fast as possible. [15:27] "Ok...anyone asks, we were visiting miles to buy art, and then there was a fire. We managed to rescue Miles, bu not dear old mum. [15:27] * Chris hurries along [15:27] "Someone take a look at that painting. I think it may have to do with Carroll." [15:27] You do manage to get a taxi [15:27] "Let's find an asbestos hotel, first." [15:27] * Chris observes the canvas [15:27] * Chris or not [15:28] The painting is a set of bubbles amid clocks that are becoming distorted. It's a safe assumtion that one sensationalist will likely rip off the dramatic image in the next year or two ;) [15:28] "We need to find a good hideout." [15:28] ooc heh [15:29] "The cops know we are associated with Chris, so his place it out." [15:29] * Keeper plugs the Salivador Dali museum in St. Petersburg, Florida to learn more about the rather interesting man who was both great artist and great con man... [15:30] "Let's just find a hotel. It's only for a night." [15:30] I did not know that [15:30] The con man thing I mean [15:30] When we're done I'll tell you... [15:30] He's an artist? I thought he only did 3-card monte. [15:30] ;) [15:31] So are you headed for a hotel? [15:31] And then what are you going to do in the morning? [15:31] A seedy hotel [15:31] Are we still going to Oxford? [15:31] I want to wait until Miles gets a bit lucid and try to talk to him. [15:31] Okay, you find the worst hotel you've ever been to [15:31] I also want to examine the powder box. [15:32] we should get our stuff from the SDB and I would like to go fetch my gun [15:32] "Oh did we ever book passage?" [15:32] uh, no [15:32] heh [15:32] heh [15:32] stupid monsters. [15:32] lol [15:32] "I was too busy being chased by a blue man-dog-horse [15:32] especially the ones that are all in time space [15:32] ooc Come on, you could have done that at least before you died.. [15:32] Shortly after you check into the hotel Miles starts making a dramatic improvement. "Where's my painting... I must paint this... I must paint..." [15:32] nope, to busy going horribly insane ;) [15:33] * Roland examines Miles' powder box. [15:33] "Ok, Roland and I will stay here to watch Shipley, you others go to Oxford and do the book thing." [15:33] It's a small silver one. Typically it would hold snuff but you can't identify the substance in there [15:33] "Miles . . . are you OK?" [15:33] "No, I need my brushes and my paint. I must have it now." [15:33] * Roland says to Miles, "We have the painting but there's no paint. We destroyed that thing that was controlling you." [15:34] "Get ready in case he tries to bolt." [15:34] "There is no puppetteer. No watchmaker." [15:34] "We could take Miles out to get him some supplies..." [15:34] "I am not sure allowing him to paint would be a good idea. Bad things seem to happen when he paints." [15:35] "Miles, what do you know about Wenhep?" [15:35] "True, but he might go off the deep end even further." [15:35] "Wenhep? Who is Wenhep?" [15:35] "How about Penhew?" [15:36] "Don't know him either. I need to paint." [15:36] "Why do you need to paint? What happens if you don't paint?" [15:36] * Eric stands infront of the door [15:36] * Roland says to the others, "I think he made a deal with the demon. His ability to paint was magical." [15:36] "There is no don't paint, only paint. It's all paint." [15:36] "Why? You have to help us understand." [15:37] * Roland holds up the powder box, "This may have been the source of the magic." [15:37] "Understand what?" [15:37] "Why did you make a deal?" [15:37] "Why there is only paint." [15:37] "My box! Don't touch my box! I need my box!" [15:37] "Keep it away from him!" [15:37] * Roland hands it to Early. [15:37] d100 [15:37] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 66. [15:37] bastard ;) [15:38] He makes a clumsy leap at Early [15:38] "Hold him!" [15:38] * Early dodges. [15:38] * Roland grabs for him. [15:38] * Chris jumps at Miles [15:38] "You're not getting this back until you start answering our questions." [15:38] Roland and Chris have no trouble grabbing him since when Miles missed he fell to the floor [15:39] "No! I need it! You can't have it!" [15:39] "What's in it?" [15:39] "Dreams!" [15:39] "We will dump your precious powder if you don't sing." [15:39] "Who's dreams?" [15:39] d100 [15:39] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 22. [15:39] He throws off both Roland and Chris with that threat and goes after Early again [15:39] "ooof!" [15:40] * Roland tries to grab him again. [15:40] * Early dodges him as best as I can [15:40] d100 [15:40] * Eric steps in the way, if he can [15:40] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 18. [15:40] * Chris heads back after the guy [15:40] Everyone roll [15:40] d100 [15:40] d100 [15:40] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 7. [15:40] d100 [15:40] d100 [15:40] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 73. [15:40] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 82. [15:40] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 13. [15:40] Early barely manages to get out of his way but now he's going for Early's throat [15:40] "Tie him up!" [15:40] "Grab that maniac!" [15:40] Roland can't get to him, but Chris gets a grib and is pulling on him [15:41] d100 [15:41] * Roland tries to grab him again. [15:41] * Eric moves to grab him again [15:41] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 32. [15:41] * Chris tries to force him down [15:41] He's got his hands around Early's throat [15:41] roll everyone who's making a move [15:41] can I escape? [15:41] d100 [15:41] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 47. [15:41] d100 [15:41] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 40. [15:41] d100 [15:41] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 53. [15:41] d100 [15:41] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 94. [15:41] Yes, but overcoming his strength [15:42] He's a stationary target so you have no trouble grabbing him and pulling him down (despite Chris's help) [15:42] ooc sorry, guys [15:42] "Give it back!" [15:42] * Roland will sit on him until we can tie him up. [15:42] "Tie him up!" [15:42] better there than a san roll [15:43] "Stay still you bastard!" [15:43] If anyone has anything to tie him up with please mention it. ;) [15:43] "Use some sheets or something." [15:43] ooc why haven't we taken the early philosophy yet? [15:43] yeah [15:43] burn the place down! [15:43] ooc we need him alive? [15:43] * Chris helps Roland sit on Miles [15:43] Fire! FIRE!!! [15:44] He's screaming like crazy while you tie him up [15:44] ooc I always thought it was "draw the gun" negotiation tatics. [15:44] "You'll get them back, but first you have to talk!" [15:44] * Roland gags him too. [15:44] "Miles, please...we're here to help you!" [15:44] * Keeper laughs at the order that showed up in. :) [15:45] heh [15:45] "MMMmmmph mmmmph!" [15:45] giggle [15:45] "forget the gag" [15:46] "But keep it ready if he starts screaming again." [15:46] "We should let him calm down for a while." [15:47] "So does anyone else think the clocks in the painting might have something to do with Carroll?" [15:47] "Good observation." [15:47] "Maybe once we get this guy to cooperate he will give us some information on this whole mess." [15:47] "Miles, if we take out the gag, will you answer our questions? Nod your head." [15:47] Miles nods [15:48] "Alright, Roland, take it out, but keep ready." [15:48] * Roland removes the gag, slowly. [15:48] "Are these dreams what you use for your paintings?" [15:48] "My dreams are for painting." [15:48] "Where do they come from?" [15:49] "What is the dream about the clocks?" [15:50] "The clocks and the thing behind them are running down, changing; that dream is gone now." [15:50] What's behind the clocks in the painting? [15:50] "The swirly thing." [15:50] "What do you mean? What is changing?" [15:51] "Because it can." [15:51] d100 [15:51] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 23. [15:51] * Early looks at the "swirly thing" to try to figure out what it is. [15:51] Roll Cthulhu Mythos if you want to try and figure it out [15:51] d100 [15:51] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 54. [15:51] d100 [15:51] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 6. [15:51] ooc wooooo [15:51] wow [15:51] of course mine is still 0 ;) [15:52] * Eric decides he doesn't need to try to figure it out [15:52] Roland doesn't get it [15:52] d100 [15:52] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 73. [15:52] oh damn [15:52] ooc damn. first roll under 50 today [15:52] His is still at 0 and that was 1 point missed from a critical [15:52] d100 [15:52] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 100. [15:52] lol [15:52] Hahaha. [15:52] ooc uh oh [15:52] head explosion! [15:52] SAN loss [15:52] wow [15:53] Anyone else read Latin? [15:53] company? [15:53] heh [15:53] If it was in heiroglyphs I could read it [15:53] Naw on Cthulhu Mythos that's forget part of the mythos so you go more sane.;) [15:53] If it were in English, I could read it. ;) [15:54] Ok here's my take on it, I think it's supposed to be his representation of Cthulhu, President Coolage, or both! ;) [15:54] A Cthulhu in every pot! [15:54] * Roland says to Miles, "Why did you make a deal? And with whom?" [15:54] d100 [15:54] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 2. [15:54] Oh, no [15:54] ooc um [15:54] uh oh [15:54] ooc glad to see that no one took my idea at face value [15:54] "The snake thing; it showed me so much." [15:55] "Such as?' [15:55] d10 [15:55] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d10) and gets 7. [15:55] d100 [15:55] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 23. [15:55] * Early mutters, "Eddie!" [15:55] "What did it show you, Miles." [15:55] "The dreams." [15:55] ? [15:55] "But it killed your Mother. And it pretended to be her! Did that not bother you?" [15:55] d100 [15:55] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Keeper (d100) and gets 95. [15:56] Miles starts gagging [15:56] ooc - these rolls are making me nervous. [15:56] Bile is coming out of his mouth [15:56] "Damnit where is Allen!" [15:56] He's choking [15:56] * Roland tries to first aid him. [15:56] I don't think I know any first aid, so I can't help him [15:56] "Hit him on the back!" [15:56] Roll Roland [15:56] d100 [15:56] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 61. [15:56] We all start at 30 for first aid. [15:57] ooc everyone has 30 first aid [15:57] oh [15:57] * Chris wonders when this nightmare will end [15:57] might as well try too [15:57] Roland smacks him on the back a few times and he's still gagging [15:57] Good first aid! ;) [15:57] Roll Eric [15:57] d100 [15:57] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 53. [15:57] Eric's not having luck either [15:57] "Early?" [15:57] "Chris?" [15:57] * Early hands case to Eric and tries first aid. [15:57] d100 [15:57] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 63. [15:58] * Eric keeps case away from Miles [15:58] Miles is turning blue [15:58] "Well, untie him at least. Let him have some air." [15:58] * Roland starts to untie him. [15:58] How can all this back-slapping not be helping! [15:58] why is Chris just standing there [15:59] Miles has stopped struggling [15:59] ooc cause he's dead? [15:59] I wouldn't trust any of you to make that determination [16:00] "Move him to the bed." [16:00] "Something bad's about to happen." [16:01] "Is he breathing?" [16:01] No, he's not breathing [16:01] "Uh someone should help him." [16:01] * Roland tries to help him again. [16:01] Roll once more [16:01] ooc you can survive without oxygen for about five minutes before serious brain damage kicks in... [16:01] d100 [16:01] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 94. [16:01] that was not good [16:02] ooc okay guys... maybe I should stop pressing my luck [16:02] Roland has no clue what do in this situation [16:02] That's a murder charge! [16:02] "Anyone else?" [16:02] "Why is Chris just standing around?" [16:02] Well, I'll try slapping him on the back again." [16:02] d100 [16:02] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Early (d100) and gets 65. [16:03] * Eric hands the box to Chris, and attempts first aid again [16:03] d100 [16:03] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Eric (d100) and gets 36. [16:03] "There's nothing I can do that you guys aren't already working at!" [16:03] ooc almost [16:03] "Come on invincible boy, give us a hand." [16:03] Nothing like having someone you kidnap after burning down his house choke on his own vomit in your hotel room to cap off a trip [16:03] ooc - 6 rolls, and not one under 30 [16:04] "Ok...." [16:04] That's just like my last vacation . . . . [16:04] * Chris tries his hand at clearing Mile's airways [16:04] d100 [16:04] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Chris (d100) and gets 42. [16:04] ooc this is pretty unlucky [16:04] No luck [16:04] I think Joel fixed the dicebot... [16:04] "See? Dammit, I'm a monster-slayer, not a doctor!" [16:05] ooc do we keep trying? [16:05] "Well, at least we got a box of dreams out of this." [16:05] "For what it's worth..." [16:05] "What are we going to do with this body?" [16:05] * Cthulhu unleashes his terrible power against Roland (d100) and gets 100. [16:05] yup [16:05] -10 SAN? [16:05] -100 [16:05] -20 maybe? [16:06] We're dealing with the big nasty things now [16:06] ? [16:06] I think Joel's just showing Roland what would really happen if he fixed the dicebot. [16:07] Ahh. [16:07] I already have it trained to add 50 to the rolls of certain people... [16:07] What are we going to do for the remaining 200 pages of the module if we're already fighting Yog Sothoth... [16:07] He's small potatoes [16:07] tea party? [16:07] I already shot the tea cup. [16:07] good point [16:07] He's tangental to the whole thing [16:08] So...what are we REALLY in for? [16:08] You might have noticed the name of the campaign [16:08] btw are we just sitting around watching Miles die? [16:08] He's dead [16:08] Isn't he dead? [16:08] I thought he was already dead [16:08] I think we already watched him die. [16:09] Is this a good breaking point? [16:09] We didn't actually leave London, but we created a lot of havoc. [16:09] Well, I think it will have to do