DM Zyren's Heart of Madness (Inactive)

Game Master Zyrenity

A broken tyre forces a group of travellers to be stranded in Dunwich a nice village...at first sight...but pretty soon they find out that there are some strange things going on...


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Oh my bad Kirk=Charlie...Kirk was the first character Garabott played in one of my campaigns. I wrote above post half asleep...should refrain from doing so^^


Male Human Defensive Option

Sanity Check 1d100 ⇒ 11 Boom! The crazy has begun.

James recoils in horror from the scene in the cellar, stumbling and tripping as he climbs back up the stairs, pistol held loosely and one hand covering his mouth. As he emerges into the sunlight his stomach follows the farmer's example and empties itself on to the dry cracked ground. He completely misses Daniel's urgent shout, too intent on the small patch of ground in front of his feet.


Murphy ensures he sweeps room by room, regardless of the Pandemonium breaking out around him...


Male Offensive Option

Victor heads back outside at the sound of Daniel's shout. Seeing where he is looking Victor holds his gun at his side and says to the man with the shotgun Put down the gun. There doesn't have to be anymore bloodshed.

Readying an action to shoot if threatens us with the shotgun.


Instead of pointing the gun at you, the stranger suddenly begins to laugh hysterically and shouts

I've saved me family from ye demons, and no, ye won't get me soul, I know haow te prevent this, I embrace light instead of the death ye offer!

Then, with one swift movement, he takes the shotgun muzzle into his mouth and pulls the trigger...a fountain of blood and gore sprays from the back of his head and instantly the young man collapses.

Terrified the farmer next to Charlie covers his mouth with both hands and whispers

Holy God, wha' has 'appened here? That was Henri, the Arkin's eldest son!

Oh, I hope we're not too gritty for anyone.


Male Human Offensive Option 3

I'm fine, though my character might not - aka what is the difficulty of the sanity check?
The soothing words are stuck in Daniels throat as he sees the man going down. His hand that just a moment ago rested on the farmers shoulder drops as if there was no strength left in his arm. He stares at the szene with his mouth open, unble to speak for the moment.


You didn't enter the cellar, so you don't have to roll. Otherwise it would have been 30% as stated in my post above.


Male Offensive Option

Victor is stunned at what has happened. He has seen men lose their minds before but not like this. What in the hell is going on here?!?


Charlie looks away as the young man shoots himself. "Jesus Christ..." he moans, staring at the ground and shuddering. After a few moments he dully asks "Has someone informed the police?"


Hearing the shot fired outside, the booming rapport of a Shotgun, Murphy moves to a nearby window to see what might be going on... the .45 thrust in front of him as he goes...


The farmer, pale as the facade of his white painted farm, nods and trots away

I'll call them.

Cummings looks over to the cemetary, shakes his head and sweeps some beads of sweat from his forehead.

So he shot the whole family and then himself...what a freaky shit is that?

would you like to investigate anything before the police arrives?


Male Human Offensive Option 3

Daniel is not quite in shock, but at this moment it wouldn't come to his mind do go skulking around the terrifying szenery on his own. Since Mr Cummins used to be a cop (and I belive is closer then Murphy), Daniel keeps close to him. He has always been curious, so he look at about everything he encounters where Mr Cummins goes, but he won't go digging in the blood and dirt ...yet.


The metagamer in me really wants to go get that guy's shotgun, but I don't think Charlie would resort to that quite yet :P

Charlie merely seats himself on a large rock near the cellar and inspects the grass at his feet, not saying anything unless spoken to. The shock of what they just witnessed only hinting at the horrors of what's in the cellar, he eyes the cellar door with intimidated fear, afraid to see with his own eyes the horrors of down below.


With the matter now being somewhat quietened down, Murphy continues his sweep to ensure there are no 'hidden surprises'.

Forewarned about the grusomeness of the crime scene, he braces himself up and goes in with camera and notepad... takind details and conducting a basic analysis of the crime scene.

"Holy smoke, what in Hell happened here?"


The strange smell of cordite in the root cellar, at first is just annoying, but as you stay longer to take notes and fotos, it begins to warp your thoughts...

Fort. save pls. And no other actions for now.


Male Offensive Option

Victor runs back down to be with the woman who is still alive, trying his best to make her comfortable and hope that help will arrive shortly.


Male Human Defensive Option

James jerks upright at the boom of the shotgun and gapes for a few moments at the bloody headless corpse before seeming to regain control of his features. Fishing a handkerchief from his pocket he carefully cleans the remains of his regurgitated breakfast from around his mouth and folds the soiled cloth before tucking it away again. The small act of self grooming seems to calm James and he glances around at his surroundings as if taking them all in for the first time. Finally, taking care to give the entrance to the storm cellar a wide berth he walks over to the cemetary to take
a closer look at corpse.
Arriving next to the body, James realises that his experience in the cellar had somewhat inured him to the bloody gore the shotgun had caused. He crouches down next to the corpse to try to see any physical reason for or sign of the dead boy's obvious mental instability, other than the fact that he had just methodically executed his entire family and then himself for no obvious reason.


@ Victor:

Also a Fort. save then pls.

@ James:

Judging by a first superficial analysis of the body, the boy (who must have been about 17), looks perfectly normal. There are no strange wound marks or anything. But he has quite a lot of dirt on his hands and under his fingernails.


Male Human Offensive Option 3

Where is Mr Cummins? - Because that is probably where Daniel is at the moment.


Cummings is standing next to the storm doors, attentively watching what Victor and Murphy are doing.


Male Human Offensive Option 3

Then, unless another reason then watching the full gory horror of this terrible tragedy presents itself, Daniel will not enter (he is neither an exCop, nor a Journalist, nor can he do anything for that poor woman after all).

He stands at the other side of the doors, though and will surely take a look at what his fellows are doing down there.

In case this calls for the same sanity check: 1d100 ⇒ 95 - phew, that should keep Daniel OK for now...


Male Offensive Option

Fort Save *prays* please roll high!1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13


Fort 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Murphy is normally a hardened reporter and his experience as a beat cop has hardened him menatlly to shocking and gruesome scenes, however in the cramped confines of a basement, the stink and the rank odours summon his breakfast up from his belly...

He races upstairs and heaves out whats left of the morning repast, before covering his face with a cloth and stalwartly returning to work...

"Swell..."


Murphy:

Before you reach the stairs to get up again, you suddenly notice that Victor has changed! You can now see it clearer, Lord Jesus has send you a vision: Victor is no human, he's a demon in disguise. But Jesus has also given you the power to fight him! In one of the shelves here in the cellar lies a silver dagger, you just have to take it and plunge it deep between his shoulders, than you will be saved!

@ Victor:

The woman is unconscious now and you think she won't survive the next two minutes...the strange smell is nearly overwhelming now.


Murphy lurches for the Dagger...

"Victor, was this YOU? you wont get me!!"

Murphy is reaching for the knife...


@ Victor:

Astonished you see how Murphy grabs one of the jars (this one filled with pickles) and raises it high above his head, ready to stab you! His eyes are wide and he seems to be completely out of his mind!


Male Human Defensive Option

James examines the corpses dirt covered hands for a few moments but concludes that they are just the result of life as a farmer. He stands and steps away from the body, only pausing to use the toe of his shoe to slide the shotgun away from the corpse before returning to the back of the house and the rest of the group.
"I had thought the young man might have consumed some form of hallucinogen that could have caused his horrific behaviour, but until he has been examined by a coroner there is no way to tell. Are Dr. Alden and Murphy still in the cellar?"


Cummings nods and points down

Man, I wonder how they stand the smell...


Male Offensive Option

Murphy stop! I was with you! How could I do this? Victor keeps himself between Murphy and the woman on the ground. He has his hands out in front of him and is in a purely defensive posture trying to talk Murphy down. He has seen men crack at sights like these but usually it happens immediately not several minutes after the fact.


@ Those upstairs:

Cummings furrows his brows and says

Did ye hear that? Victor is shouting something at Murphy! Watch my back James!

With that he draws his pistol and slowly descends down the stairs.


Male Human Offensive Option 3

" Damn that! I am not going to stay here and do nothing! Whatever is happening down there, I am coming with you!"
Daniel grabs the crowbar a bit like one of those swords he magnificently fought with in 'The Legend of Locksley' and follows Mr Cummins down the stairs.


Realizing he is completely alone, Charlie sits a moment, cursing life, and then grabs the baseball bat and runs downstairs.

Sanity 1d100 ⇒ 99 cooool, almost max

Charlie gasps at the ghastly sight, but maintains his cool as he sees what is happening. "Whoa whoa whoa!" he yells, "Stay calm, everyone!"


Holding aloft his jar of pickles in a wild eyed frenzy, Murphy is a picture of concern and anger...


@ All who ran dwonstairs:

Fort Save DC 10

DM Roll:

Cummings Fort.1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

As Cummings enters the root cellar and sees the wide-eyed Murphy, he doesn't think twice and smshes his shoulder into the ex-cop's side.
In a flaying heap of arms and legs both come down and Murphy regains his senses momentarily.

Murphy:

You are also aware that the strange smell has caused your vision and that it comes from a very small gap right under the shelf you are now lying next to.


Male Human Offensive Option 3

Fort Save 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
As Daniel is right behind Cummins and he cannot see that fast that Murphy is no longer raving mad, he gets on his knees to help Cummins to pin him down.


"Gas! there's a gas in here from under that shelf!"

Murphy collects himself up and starts helping others from the room...


Fort Save 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 Uh oh.


Male Human Offensive Option 3

As soon as he sees Murphy is clear right now AND warns about the gas, Daniel helps him up and starts to shove all those down there near his reach to the exit.
He starts shouting "Gas! Gas! Move out! Out! Out!" hoping that the cellar is clear of people within moments. (He, of course heads for the exit, too.)


Charlie:

Right in front of your eyes, your companions seem to morph! Their legs transmute into goat legs and horns start to protrude from their foreheads!

Cummings understands at once, gets back up and grabs Victor violently by the shoulder

C'mon, she is dead anyone, you can't do anything for her!


Charlies eyes widen with fear and recognition of the fact that he's been duped. And now he's surrounded! "Stay back you devils!" he yells, and then with a cry of horror and confusion, Charlie turns on his heel and flees the basement, running for the hills beyond the farm as fast as he can.


Lol Cummings' sentence should read like: C'mon she is dead like everyone else...writing still half asleep ain't good...


Male Human Offensive Option 3

"Damn it, probably some poisonous fumes from moonshining!I think Mr Poolsworth cought one breath to much, too."
Daniel will wait for a moment and take a deep breath , once he is a few yards of the cellar. He will give Mr Poolsworth a moment to come to his senses, but if he keeps running, Daniel will start following him a good while before he is out of sight.


Charlie:

As soon as you are outside, the vision you just had begins to fade and the warped surroundings start to become normal again...you momentarily feel better and realize what Harry's word about gas meant.

You all leave the cellar as fast as possible and outside, out of the strange smell, you all feel better very soon.
After a moment of orientation, you all suddenly hear the song of whippoorwills, and really - on the roof of the house sit about twenty of these birds lined up singing eerily.

Confused you still stare up to the birds as the farmer suddenly jogs around the farm's corner

Called the police, guess they'll be here in like thir'y minutes!

The birds take his arrival as the sign for departure and fly off.


"That was..." Charlie searches about for the word he's looking for as he sits down on a rock, suddenly exhausted from the day's mysterious events, "...odd."

"I was so convinced that you were all demons or something, and I was filled with this horrible feeling that I was in danger. Or that you were all evil. What sort of gas leak could that have been, I wonder?" he ponders.


Male Human Defensive Option

James had been hovering at the entrance to the cellar, not quite able to put himself through the ordeal of seeing the bodies again so soon after the first time. He sags with relief as everyone tumbles out of the storm door unharmed but straightens up again almost immediately at Charlie's words.

"Some form of hallucinogen would be my hypothesis, a shame I have no equipment with which to take a sample. But if there is a hallucinogenic gas leaking into the cellar of the house it does readily explain the actions of the boy."


Male Offensive Option

If the woman has actually expired he will head outside.

Victor heads outside and hears the last statement about the hallucinogen. Bloody hell! That was almost as scary as seeing mustard gas coming down the trenches. Where do you suppose its coming from?


Male Human Offensive Option 3

"A second cellar perhaps? Moonshiners use hidden rooms, and I have heard they sometimes accidentaly produce some pretty ugly poisons."


Cummings nods and scratches his forehead

Jus' wanted to collect some bills, damn...does anyone know if this gas is also dangerous once it leaves the cellar? We should better stay away from the storm doors. Hey, I have an idea, I know someone from the Miskatonic University, someone who dabbles in supernatural stuff, you know. Prof. Armitage, I think I'll call him, kay?


"That'd be a good idea, call anyone wo knows anything about anything at this point, because that's all a whole lot of crazy going on around here!"


Male Human Defensive Option

Without the threat of imminent danger clouding his mind James begins to go into full on scientific curiosity mode, with his arms crossed and staring intently at not much at all he begins speaking, half to the group and half to himself.

"The gas does not appear to have penetrated the rest of the house, otherwise the rest of the family would have been just as crazed as their killer. As the gas has not risen through the floor boards of the house we can surmise that it is denser than air and should remain safely in the cellar. Its density should also make it simpler to take a sample.

Mr Cummings, when you contact Professor Armitage perhaps you could request that he brings a hand pump and a sealable container to sample the gas? I am by no means an expert in the field of analytical chemistry but with a properly outfitted lab I could make a stab at identifying the agent that caused the boy's madness."

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