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This has been a lot a fun and it is certainly the longest pbb game ive been involved in. So I'll start posting again next Monday, that should be enough of a break. Its been nothing major going on life-wise, just a bunch little things adding up. Work has been crazy and it seems like every weekend I have something going on. So I say lets keep going, things will start settling down soon.
Yeah it has been a pretty long running game. Thought about it a bit over the weekend, it would be a shame to drop it after two years. I'm still in if you all are. Sorry for the crisis.
Hey guys, sorry to say I've just have to much life stuff going on right now. And I don't want to keep you guys waiting on posts. So I think I am going to have to bow out. Its been a great run and I've had a lot of fun. I hope you all did as well.
Habe, "No he's not the razor man, I have no idea who this fool keeps babbling about." The half-ogre looks at Bel'Tanis, "No luk up doktor," and glares back at the aasimar.
Habe speaks in hushed tones, "He's down in the cellar, just go thought the workroom on this level and the staircase down is to the cellar. But beware he is powerful. Just leave me out of it, I implore you."
"Because he is the lordship, soon you all will see the razor man in all his glory." Doctor Habe sits in the corner of his office with a horrific look on his face that Bel'Tanis may strike him. "He's down below, I had no choice you see...he has money. I need it to cure the sick, I didn't know about his nefarious ways. But I'm afraid it is too late now, we are all dead."
After hearing Midori speak, Grayst stops writing on the floor and suddenly lucid he looks to Midori, "The razor man said you would visit me here. His lordship made it so. My dear he has a place for you, a special place in his kingdom. I'm so jealous I can not lie. I have the message, oh dear I hope I haven't forgot it, he would be very upset. What was...it." Grayst then returns to writhing on the ground. The suddenly he stops again and looks at Midori, " No wait I remember, the master will be pleases with Grayst. He says if you come to his lordship and join his pack, he will end the harvest in your honor."
Did we lose Midori?
Khrondak notices that Scoria is drawing her sword to attack the proto-ghoul. He manages to shove him out of the way. Scoria's sword only finds air where Grayst used to stand. He now writhes and contorts on the floor. "hmm sssword so sharp." Doctor Habe looks extremely frightened, he whispers quietly, "now he knows, prepare for his wrath."
Dr. Habe shrinks in front of Bel'Tanis, "I'm doing nothing...I...need...money...the....necro." Habe quickly goes silent and points down to the floor. Khrondak you are not sure what is happening to Grayst. Scoria however you think he may be in the beginning stages of turning into a ghoul. Gayst takes a wild snap with his mouth full of fangs towards Matthias, "Razors soooo sharp, lovely, yessss. The razor man embraced me, now chosssen."
The doctor fixes a nervous gaze at Bel'Tanis, "Hes been driven quite insane by his ordeal. He speaks nonsense and has started to hate the light of the sun." He then adds, "I wouldn't touch him..." Grayst continues to wiggle and squirm in an unnatural way in his straight-jacket. "The teeth and razor so sharp, I once saw a snail crawl against the edge...so sharp."
Habe shrugs at Thaddeus, "I run my hospital the way I choose, I'm not looking for additional staff." Suddenly the door opens and the half-ogre pushes an insane looking man through the door into the office. The man looks feral and wears no clothes except a restraining jacket to keep his arms pinned to his torso. "The teeth sooo shaaarp," he then proceeds to run his tongue over his teeth with seem unnaturally pointed and sharp for a human. Blood then runs down his mouth, " Mmm tasty!"
Habe shakes a bit, "That sort of information is not public, we respect our patients privacy."
The doctor looks over the group and fidgets a bit, "Oh you want to see Grayst, who was found at the scene of the murder the other day?" He then gives a stern look to the dim witted half-ogre, "Fetch the patient! NOW!" The ogre shrugs and pulls his massive bulk through the door and deeper in the hospital. Doctor Habe then adjusts his glasses, " He should be back in a moment."
Back at it, sorry I had training this week at work and wasn't able to post. And the nights, I had just had stuff keep popping up, limiting my computer time. But should be back on track now.
A few moments later the door near the gong cord opens. A small man with a horrible comb over enters the room. He wears think glasses and wears a white jacket. In a very stiff formal accent, "What can I do for you?"
Yeah you really need at least a week in Yellowstone to see all of the sites. But I'm glad I got to at least drive though.
The half-ogre looks at Matthias with a confused look, "Wut, no dropoaf? Yu wnt doktur Habe?" The ogre then opens the door fully and invites the party into a small visiting chamber with a desk dominating most of the room. A decorative rope hangs next to the south door, it runs up into the ceiling. Another door is on the opposite side of the south door. The ogre shambles over to the rope and pulls on it. You then hear the sound of a gong. The ogre then flashes a toothy smile, "Gung, doktur, hur hur."
We did, on the way back took a day to go through Yellowstone. Six hours was not enough to see everything. I need to go back sometime and stay for a week. Th geysers and the springs were really neat to see. The downside was Old Faithful had too big of crowd for up close viewing, but the lesser geysers you could walk right up to them and get the whole show. Didn't see any animals though in Yellowstone, which I thought was a bit strange. But I suppose you have to hike in the back country to see the wildlife. Though we did see a young male moose jumping a cattle fence along the road in the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming.
After a few moments of pounding on the door, you hear the heavy door being unbolted from the inside. The door opens slowly to revel a huge hulking half-ogre brute with purplish warty skin. He is dressed in black leather armor. "Heyo wut ye wat her?", he looks around and shrugs his massive shoulders, "dropoaf sumbudy?"
A short ride by horseback finds the group outside the walls of the Sanitarium are casting long shadows caused by the late afternoon sun. The sanitarium is a squat stone three story stone building, only windows are visible on the ground level. A long porch leads up to a stout wooden door serving as the main entrance.
Whew finally back. Sorry I didn't have any time to post, to much driving and other stuff going on.
I'm going to be going on a road trip later this week, driving from Minnesota to Washington (state). So my posting may be bit spotty for the next week and half. I'll be bringing my RotRL book so we can keep going as much as possible.
Ibor cowers as Khrondak steps up to him," I just don't want to be on the hit list. Harker was skimming money from "Uncle Sczarni", who is the real owner of the mill." "Isn't the half-elf who adventures with you all in the Sczarni? Or at least an associate? I would watch him if I were you."
Ibor looks around his cell a bit nervously,as if somebody may be watching. "Yeah payback, Harker was skimming mill profits and with you know who being the real owner. The real owner doesn't take to kindly to that type of activity." Ibor looks really nervous now, "I'm a dead man, I said to much, one of you are probably his mole."
Ibor looks a bit shocked at Matthias description of a failed hanging,"I don't want that sir, I didn't do anything I swear, I just found Harker and the woman is all." After hearing Thaddeus, Ibor seems to warm up a bit,"I don't really want to say anything, I don't want to end up like Harker. It was payback, the woman just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Mark my words fools, we will have a reckoning for what you all have done to my family."
Ibor sits against the wall of his cell, he looks rather uninterested as the party approaches. He hardly gives a second look.
Ven thrashes against chains at Matthias's words, "Who the hell are you anyway, as if this town needed more troublemakers. You were not there the night I caught Bel'Tanis undressed with my daughter. I think he is now the one killing people, because my daughter rejected him, taking some sort of sick twisted revenge against my family." After being pulled forward by Khrondak and going eye to eye. A shadow of worry creeps against his face, but as Khrondak speaks, Ven seems to find his resolve. "Listen here you provincial rube, you may go around scaring the little boys and girls with your bad arse barbarian attitude, but it don't play with me. I was the reigning boxing champion of town festivals for five years straight. I chewed muscle bound guys up like you for breakfast back in my prime. Hell I could probably still take you out. So back off."
After hearing Thaddeus then speak, Ven seem to settle down a bit. He slumps down against the cell wall. "I told you all, I didn't do it, why would I kill my on daughter? If anything Bel'Tanis did. Go integrate him, I bet hes not even locked up. Besides I have an alibi, I was home in bed with my wife of 30 years. And my other daughter was also home that night. So there, now go tell the Hemlock get me the hell out of here, before I see to it he's no longer the sheriff."
Ven starts to seethe with rage he begins pulling on his shackles as if trying to attempt to pull them from the wall anchors. "By the gods I'm going to ruin all of you, for what you have done to my daughters, I think Bel'Tanis killed my daughter at the mill. I will spend my entire fortune to see him hanged, that sick pervert."
"Well you two gave me a fright, I thought this unholy dagger had somehow found its way into the hands of a new killer. May Densa release us from this plague of evil,"Father Zantus states after inspecting the dagger.
"Certainly we can take a look in vault and see if everything is in order." Father Zanthus then stands and stretches out from his cramped illumination work. "Follow me,"then sets off for the vault. Once in the vault he uncovers the dagger, nothing seems amiss. He mentions it is in the exact place he left it.
The men seems to have wounds consistant with the man in the mill.
You arrive in the basement of of the garrison a short while later, an assistant shows you to the storage room that hold the bodies of the three gangsters. The assistant pulls back the sheets to revel three men each with the seven sided rune carved into their chests. All of them appear quite dead.
You arrive back at the Sandpoint Cathedral and find the good father in his study, doing some illumination on a what looks to be a newly bound book. He looks up at you as you enter the room, "Children what is it I can do for you?"
The Mill is on the Turandarok River which empties into the Sandpoint Harbor once it passes the mill. Habe's Sanitorium is about four miles to the south of Sandpoint.
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"Interestingly the other murders only took place at a farm, the murder victims were actually Sczarni, identified as Vito Mortwell, Lener Hask and Gedwin Tabe. We figured it was a pay back killing. Another man survived the attack Grayst Sevilla, but he was stark raving mad. I had him locked up in Habe's Sanatorium. The murders were quite gruesome, like this one, I figured the poor man's mind just unraveled in the face of such depravity."
Hemlock puts his hand on your shoulder in a reassuring manner, "No I wasn't trying to imply you are involved, I just know you were an item with the sister for a while, and though you might have heard something about Katrine and Ibor, who are now dead."
The Sheriff looks at Midori a bit puzzled after her comments. "So you have no idea what that note is about?" He then looks to Bel'Tanis, "You don't have anything to do with this do you? I had heard you had an altercation with Ven Vinder and his daughter Shayliss and it so happens on the victims is Katrine."
A cold drizzling rain begins as you make your way to the sawmill. By the time you arrive a crowd of gawkers have gathered, which are being held off by a ring of watchmen. You see Sheriff Hemlock standing behind the watch, he motions you to come forth. "Greetings all, sorry we had to reunite under such unpleasantness. But I have asked Sergeant Thaddeus to gather all of you, because I feel your talents are the best suited to deal with this latest threat. We have another ritual style slaying of two people within the sawmill. Very similar to the Chopper method several years back. Perhaps a copycat. The bodies were discovered this morning by Ibor Thron one of mill workers. And there was a similar murder two nights ago in one of the farms outside of town, so we have multiple murders now. I'm afraid this may be much worse than goblins." Then the Sheriff seems to hesitate before continuing, "and there is this," he then pulls out a piece of bloody parchment out of his belt pouch and hands it to Midori. "I'm afraid the killer left you a note..." Midori's Note: "Midori, you will learn to love me, desire my in time as she did. Give yourself to the pack and it shall all end." signed, your lordship.
Day 40, 30th of Lamashan
The winds are getting colder as winter begins to make its return along the gulf. Life in Sandpoint has returned to normal after the latest round of unpleasantness. People go about their business as almost nothing happened. If the townspeople only knew how close Nualia was to releasing a demon, things may not be so calm. But she hardly seems to be a threat to the town any more with her henchmen either slain or incarcerated in Magnimar by Justice Ironbrier. As to her whereabouts only the gods know. During the latest month you have spent time training, learning new spells, craft minor magical trinkets, working and commissioning new weapons. Basically living a quiet life. For some of you the quiet life appeals to you, others are beginning to chafe at the constant boredom. However the quiet life is about to end.
"Thaddeus welcome, I'm afraid I have need of you and your companions for a sensitive matter, last night a horrible murder has takin place, it seems to be of ritual nature. Please gather your friends and meet me at the saw mill."
For the downtime, I was thinking of using more of a simplified version than what is on the prd. Basically any free day (not used in retraining, spell research and item creation) you can perform a skilled profession or craft roll to earn a small amount of coin. You can also do an unskilled job for 1sp a day. Skilled: divide each skill or profession roll by 10 for each day to determine income, you can also take 10. For example, you perform instrument and roll a total of 20, you get 2 gp. Also if you employed by an organization or business, you will receive a salary without rolling. Right now Bel'Tanis and Thaddeus have "jobs". Thaddeus can earn 2gp per day working with the watch. Bel'Tanis can make 1gp guarding the Sandpoint Cathedral. Then select your lifestyle: Destitute (0 gp/month): The PC is homeless and lives in the wilderness or on the streets. A destitute character must track every purchase, and may need to resort to Survival checks or theft to feed himself. (From the PRD)
Average (10 gp/month: The PC lives in his own apartment, small house, or similar location—this is the lifestyle of most trained or skilled experts or warriors. He can secure any nonmagical item worth 1 gp or less from his home in 1d10 minutes, and need not track purchases of common meals or taxes that cost 1 gp or less. Wealthy (100 gp/month): The PC has a sizable home or a nice suite of rooms in a fine inn. He can secure any nonmagical item worth 5 gp or less from his belongings in his home in 1d10 minutes, and need only track purchases of meals or taxes in excess of 10 gp. Extravagant (1,000 gp/month): The PC lives in a mansion, castle, or other extravagant home—he might even own the building in question. This is the lifestyle of most aristocrats. He can secure any non-magical item worth 25 gp or less from his belongings in his home in 1d10 minutes. He need only track purchases of meals or taxes in excess of 100 gp.
Okay we will move forward one month to the Skinsaw. That will give people time to train, research and work their day jobs. Do we want to do any sort of upkeep? Such as making skill rolls for day jobs, cost of living, running a business, that sort of thing? Some plot lines open plot lines from Burnt Offerings/Chopper's Isle. 1. Where did Nualia go.
Back to Thistletop or on to Skinsaw?
You are more than welcome to have Shadowmist.
Brodert looks a bit shocked at your mention of demons and evil cults so close to Sandpoint, he adjusts his thick glasses, "Oh..oh..my this is not good news, but I am afraid evil cults and demons are not something I am well read on. Perhaps you could try somebody in Magnimar or Riddleport?"
1. It appears the shortly after he found the dagger under his home, his decent into madness began. 2. There after he took to the worship of Pazuzu and begin his killing in his name. 3. Some of his writing also appear to be dated after his death, is it possible the chopper is not dead? Or was he careless in his dates?
Das looks rather bored at your description of your new weapon, and crosses his mighty arms across his chest, "Yes, Yes that is fine hero, I can do the design that you speak of...but for the love of the heavens, I have a forge to attend to. Come back in two days and I will have your weapon ready for you."
Khrondak you know that the warrior represented Gorum himself, and creatures of liquid metal are known servants of the lord of fire.
Okay I'll work on something for redeeming the dagger. Also did anybody claim the horse Shadowmist from Thistletop?
Das sighs as you approach, "Well hero, what can I help you with?" Bel'Tanis you detect the man's has soften a bit since the last meeting, but you can Das is a man of little humor.
Then suddenly you find yourself back in your room at the Dragon. The candles have burnt low leaving you in the gloom of the room.
Yeah I like the idea of redeeming items rules from the Book of Exalted Deeds. I'll come up with an idea for it. Hmm since the Runelords are based on the seven sins, then the opposite of wrath would be compassion, I believe. Also we will wind down Burnt Offerings over the next couple of days and start up Skinsaw. I believe we were going to have a month of downtime. |
