paizo.com Recent Posts by Dot Brennerpaizo.com Recent Posts by Dot Brenner2019-03-15T02:58:20Z2019-03-15T02:58:20ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=4#1812019-04-17T02:06:50Z2019-04-17T02:06:50Z<p><b>"I agree,"</b> Dot says. <b>"It's not like there are any other options except wandering around aimlessly."</b></p>"I agree," Dot says. "It's not like there are any other options except wandering around aimlessly."Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-04-17T02:06:50ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=4#1582019-04-12T01:40:22Z2019-04-12T01:40:22Z<p><b>"The girl's name is Dovie Beag,"</b> Dot explains. <b>"At least Dovie is what her friends call her. She was one of the kids that were lost in here. She seems to be the only one to come out of it unscathed. In fact, she seemed a lot more relaxed in the woods than she was in the group photos I saw. I think she may have brought the other kids in deliberately, but I have no idea why. Her conversation was about as cryptic as I've ever run into—never gave a straight answer, never got to the point. She knows something, but I don't know if we could get it out of her without hurting her.</p>
<p>Well, that's what I've figured out. How about you gents—by the way, I don't think I've met you"</b> she says to Zeke. <b>"I'm Dorothy Brenner."</b></p>"The girl's name is Dovie Beag," Dot explains. "At least Dovie is what her friends call her. She was one of the kids that were lost in here. She seems to be the only one to come out of it unscathed. In fact, she seemed a lot more relaxed in the woods than she was in the group photos I saw. I think she may have brought the other kids in deliberately, but I have no idea why. Her conversation was about as cryptic as I've ever run into--never gave a straight answer, never got to the point. She...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-04-12T01:40:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion&page=2#592019-04-10T23:38:27Z2019-04-10T23:38:27Z<p>Sorry for not keeping up. I've been having a busy week.</p>Sorry for not keeping up. I've been having a busy week.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-04-10T23:38:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=3#1332019-04-06T04:43:42Z2019-04-06T04:43:42Z<p>Dot stays with Amelia, heading for the noise.</p>Dot stays with Amelia, heading for the noise.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-04-06T04:43:42ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=3#1272019-04-05T00:22:06Z2019-04-05T00:22:06Z<p><b>"I was hoping that that kid would have been a little more helpful—or at least a little clearer, but since sticking together seems to be the thing"</b> Dot falls into step beside Amelia.</p>
<p><b>"I'm Dorothy Brenner, by the way,"</b> she says. <b>"How'd you get involved in all of this nonsense?"</b></p>"I was hoping that that kid would have been a little more helpful--or at least a little clearer, but since sticking together seems to be the thing" Dot falls into step beside Amelia.
"I'm Dorothy Brenner, by the way," she says. "How'd you get involved in all of this nonsense?"Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-04-05T00:22:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=3#1162019-04-03T00:19:15Z2019-04-03T00:19:15Z<p>Dot speaks for the first time.</p>
<p><b>"Nobody knows I'm here,"</b> she says. <b>"If they did, they might try to find me, and I'd rather they not get involved if they don't have to."</b></p>Dot speaks for the first time.
"Nobody knows I'm here," she says. "If they did, they might try to find me, and I'd rather they not get involved if they don't have to."Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-04-03T00:19:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=3#1062019-03-31T01:48:47Z2019-03-31T01:48:47Z<p>Dot hesitates for a moment. She considers running off after the other girl, but she's not quite sure what to make of the two women she saw at the hospital. They seem to be pursuing the same thing she is, but they managed to get in a fight earlier, and more than anything else, Dot doesn't want people who don't deserve it to get hurt.</p>
<p>That's when she remembers where she's seen one of the women before. It was a few years ago. The girl was still in college. She must have graduated by now. What was her name? Charlotte something. She got away that time, or so Dot had thought. Yet here she was, right in the middle of things.</p>
<p>Dot listens as Charly finishes her spiel and runs off. She thinks about following her, but this other woman—the one she's absolutely sure she's never met before—is still talking to Dovie Beag.</p>
<p>She'll watch for now, stepping in if things start to get hairy.</p>Dot hesitates for a moment. She considers running off after the other girl, but she's not quite sure what to make of the two women she saw at the hospital. They seem to be pursuing the same thing she is, but they managed to get in a fight earlier, and more than anything else, Dot doesn't want people who don't deserve it to get hurt.
That's when she remembers where she's seen one of the women before. It was a few years ago. The girl was still in college. She must have graduated by now. What...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-31T01:48:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=2#932019-03-30T02:24:57Z2019-03-30T02:24:57Z<p>Dot follows the sound of laughter, keeping to the smooth part of the track, moving in the dappled sunlight.</p>Dot follows the sound of laughter, keeping to the smooth part of the track, moving in the dappled sunlight.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-30T02:24:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=2#852019-03-29T02:06:19Z2019-03-29T02:06:19Z<p>Dot checks around the water tower, then moves on to the gap between the houses, looking for where "the fence is all weird." If she can find the way they went, she'll be bound to get to the heart of this mess sooner or later. The day is still nice, but that uncanny feeling is getting worse.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Read a Bad Situation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6) + 1 = 11</span> Hold 3. One to ask "What's the best way in?" and I'll keep holding the other two for the moment, if I can.</span></p>Dot checks around the water tower, then moves on to the gap between the houses, looking for where "the fence is all weird." If she can find the way they went, she'll be bound to get to the heart of this mess sooner or later. The day is still nice, but that uncanny feeling is getting worse.
[dice=Read a Bad Situation]2d6+1[/dice] Hold 3. One to ask "What's the best way in?" and I'll keep holding the other two for the moment, if I can.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-29T02:06:19ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=2#772019-03-28T02:16:16Z2019-03-28T02:16:16Z<p>Dot checks one more thing. Nobody thinks much about them any more, but they still print phone books, and they still have addresses in them. If there’s a Beag listed anywhere along Maple Hill Drive and it’s tributaries, that’s where she’ll start looking. Otherwise, she’ll start at the water tower and look for a weird bit of fencing.</p>
<p>Dot debates parking in the middle of downtown and using an app to call a ride, but decides it’s probably better not to attract attention. She parks in a likely place, and begins her search.</p>
<p>Before setting off, Dot opens up the trunk of her car. She puts her paper and laptop inside and gets a few things out.</p>
<p>The first is a pair of sneakers, which, while not ideal, are better than her dress shoes for tromping around in the woods. The second is a heavy leather jacket, which has proved to be decent protection in the past.</p>
<p>The third is what can pass for an ornate walking stick. It’s carved all over with symbols that Dot has been told provide mystical protection and reinforcement. More practically, from Dot’s perspective, it provides protection by being a big chunk of solid hardwood.</p>Dot checks one more thing. Nobody thinks much about them any more, but they still print phone books, and they still have addresses in them. If there’s a Beag listed anywhere along Maple Hill Drive and it’s tributaries, that’s where she’ll start looking. Otherwise, she’ll start at the water tower and look for a weird bit of fencing.
Dot debates parking in the middle of downtown and using an app to call a ride, but decides it’s probably better not to attract attention. She parks in a likely...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-28T02:16:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=2#712019-03-27T00:43:48Z2019-03-27T00:43:48Z<p>Dot has gotten to a point where she doubts she's going to get anything more our of these boys. The way they are trailing off of topic whenever the questions get too close to what actually happened is suspicious, but it also means that there's little point questioning them further.</p>
<p><b>"All right, thanks guys,"</b> she says. <b>"Stay safe."</b></p>
<p>She makes her way back down to the hospital lobby and out to her car, and tries to figure out what to do next.</p>
<p>They boys said they had their picture taken for the paper. 'Dovie''s picture might be labeled, putting an actual name to her. It's not a sure bet, but it's likely.</p>
<p>Dot decides to start with the local library and a look at recent editions of the local paper.</p>
<p>While she's waiting for the librarian, she also checks out a map of the area, specifically a topographic map of the woods that backs on to the old freight yard, if she can find one.</p>
<p>Cody had talked about "following the stream from the top of the hill where the fence is all weird." There can't be that many places that fit the bill around the woods.</p>Dot has gotten to a point where she doubts she's going to get anything more our of these boys. The way they are trailing off of topic whenever the questions get too close to what actually happened is suspicious, but it also means that there's little point questioning them further.
"All right, thanks guys," she says. "Stay safe."
She makes her way back down to the hospital lobby and out to her car, and tries to figure out what to do next.
They boys said they had their picture taken for the...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-27T00:43:48ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=2#622019-03-26T00:09:09Z2019-03-26T00:09:09Z<p><b>”Kicked out of the program?”</b> Dot says, wondering what program. <b>”Do you think they really would? I’m no expert. I don’t know much. Like about Dovie. I don’t know her. What’s her last name? You said this was her idea? What was the idea—I mean, did she have a particular plan?”</b></p>
<p>If nothing else Dot now had a name, or at least part of one to go on. It <i>was</i> weird that the one who these boys said started it all was unscathed.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I don’t really mean this to come across as a barrage of questions. It’s tricky with PBP, and I wanted to make sure I got them all in.</span></p>”Kicked out of the program?” Dot says, wondering what program. ”Do you think they really would? I’m no expert. I don’t know much. Like about Dovie. I don’t know her. What’s her last name? You said this was her idea? What was the idea—I mean, did she have a particular plan?”
If nothing else Dot now had a name, or at least part of one to go on. It was weird that the one who these boys said started it all was unscathed.
I don’t really mean this to come across as a barrage of questions. It’s...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-26T00:09:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay&page=2#542019-03-25T00:09:05Z2019-03-25T00:09:05Z<p><b>"Pretty soon,"</b> Dot says. <b>"You want me to try to get you some extras?"</b></p>
<p>She speaks to him quietly, trying not to draw the attention of the adults.</p>
<p><b>"You seem to have gotten the worst of it. What the heck happened out there—don't worry, I'm not a reporter. I'm just... well, I'm in danger of running into the same thing. Really. I know it's a little weird. Believe me, it's something I've learned over the years, but it's really important that you tell me how you got into this situation."</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Manipulate Someone:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 4) + 1 = 11</span></span></p>"Pretty soon," Dot says. "You want me to try to get you some extras?"
She speaks to him quietly, trying not to draw the attention of the adults.
"You seem to have gotten the worst of it. What the heck happened out there--don't worry, I'm not a reporter. I'm just... well, I'm in danger of running into the same thing. Really. I know it's a little weird. Believe me, it's something I've learned over the years, but it's really important that you tell me how you got into this situation."
...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-25T00:09:05ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay#442019-03-23T17:26:52Z2019-03-23T17:26:52Z<p>Dot waits until the nurse has turned the corner, then slips into the room with the rambunctious boys.</p>
<p><b>"Hi there,"</b> she says, making sure nobody else is in the room.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I want to see what reaction I get before I try making a move.</span></p>Dot waits until the nurse has turned the corner, then slips into the room with the rambunctious boys.
"Hi there," she says, making sure nobody else is in the room.
I want to see what reaction I get before I try making a move.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-23T17:26:52ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay#372019-03-22T02:15:07Z2019-03-22T02:15:07Z<p>If these kids are safe, there’s nothing to be done here, at least not in this room. Dot isn’t ready to abandon the hospital just yet, though.</p>
<p><b>“Hey, Joy, I think I should probably get going. Mike should be here in an hour, but you’ve got my number, if you need anything else.”</b></p>
<p><b>”Yes, I’ll be fine. Thank you for the ride,”</b> Joy Naylor replies.</p>
<p>Dot says goodbye to Shawna, but she doesn’t leave the hospital—not just yet. She still hopes she can get a little time alone to ask one of these kids some questions. The staff seems busy, and there are other visitors coming and going.</p>
<p>Dot takes a quick glance at the charts hanging by the door of the room Shawna is in. She’s no expert in reading medical charts, but she can figure out enough to confirm that all of them have the same admission time and date. With that, she can find some of the other victims, and hopefully have a talk with them before anyone notices.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Act Under Pressure:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 2 = 8</span></span></p>
<p>After one nurse stops her and asks what she’s looking for (answer: the women’s room), Dot realizes she doesn’t have much time to pull this off. Hopefully she won’t get thrown out.</p>If these kids are safe, there’s nothing to be done here, at least not in this room. Dot isn’t ready to abandon the hospital just yet, though.
“Hey, Joy, I think I should probably get going. Mike should be here in an hour, but you’ve got my number, if you need anything else.”
”Yes, I’ll be fine. Thank you for the ride,” Joy Naylor replies.
Dot says goodbye to Shawna, but she doesn’t leave the hospital—not just yet. She still hopes she can get a little time alone to ask one of these kids...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-22T02:15:07ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion&page=2#532019-03-21T02:43:33Z2019-03-21T02:43:33Z<p>Sorry about the slow pace of posting. I'm still trying to feel out the flow of the game.</p>Sorry about the slow pace of posting. I'm still trying to feel out the flow of the game.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-21T02:43:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion&page=2#522019-03-21T02:42:56Z2019-03-21T02:42:56Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Charlotte "Charly" Takahashi wrote:</div><blockquote> Oh, this brings up a good question. What's going to happen when Amelia realizes Charly's a vampire? </blockquote><p>It's a good question—probably applies to everyone else as well.Charlotte "Charly" Takahashi wrote:Oh, this brings up a good question. What's going to happen when Amelia realizes Charly's a vampire?
It's a good question--probably applies to everyone else as well.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-21T02:42:56ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay#302019-03-21T02:41:56Z2019-03-21T02:41:56Z<p>Dot hands Joy the bag she carried, says hello to Shawna, then steps back, trying to stay unobtrusive.</p>
<p>Despite being sure that something strange happened to these girls, Dot doesn't really have any excuse to ask questions, especially not with their relatives around. If nothing else, being tagged as a weirdo who asks weird questions isn't good for business—for the part of her life she actually wants to live.</p>
<p>So the best option is to listen. She stands over by the window, nearer Joy and her daughter than any of the others, trying to appear as if she's just waiting for Joy. If she's positioned right, she'll be able to hear the other conversations, provided the people aren't deliberately whispering.</p>
<p>If she can, she's going to catch a moment to talk quietly with one of the girls, but for now she intends to stand back and try and catch something significant from the conversation in the room. </p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Despite there being no immediate threat, it looks like <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Read A Bad Situation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5) + 1 = 9</span> is the most appropriate here.
<br />
"What's the best way to protect the victims?"</span></p>Dot hands Joy the bag she carried, says hello to Shawna, then steps back, trying to stay unobtrusive.
Despite being sure that something strange happened to these girls, Dot doesn't really have any excuse to ask questions, especially not with their relatives around. If nothing else, being tagged as a weirdo who asks weird questions isn't good for business--for the part of her life she actually wants to live.
So the best option is to listen. She stands over by the window, nearer Joy and her...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-21T02:41:56ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay#222019-03-20T00:06:31Z2019-03-20T00:06:31Z<p>Dot looks after Charly as the younger woman leaves, thinking about her words, and trying to remember where she's seen her before.</p>
<p>Once the chaos has calmed down, she goes over to the desk.</p>
<p><b>"Hi, Shawna Naylor's mother is here to see her,"</b> she says to the receptionist. To Joy, she says <b>"Here, let me carry the bag. You've got enough to deal with with the crutches."</b></p>Dot looks after Charly as the younger woman leaves, thinking about her words, and trying to remember where she's seen her before.
Once the chaos has calmed down, she goes over to the desk.
"Hi, Shawna Naylor's mother is here to see her," she says to the receptionist. To Joy, she says "Here, let me carry the bag. You've got enough to deal with with the crutches."Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-20T00:06:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay#162019-03-18T02:35:55Z2019-03-18T02:35:55Z<p>Dot's conversation with Joy Naylor turned to financial matters. There were a few papers to sign, and some reports to go over. The woman seemed a little distracted, which struck Dot as an opportunity.</p>
<p>"Hey," she said. "We're almost done here. If you want, I can give you a ride to the hospital to see Shawna. It's not out of the way. I can carry stuff, if you want to take her anything."</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Manipulate Someone:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 1 ⇒ (5, 3) + 1 = 9</span> So, that's success with cost. Not sure exactly how this works, but I'm going to play the scene out more. Let me know if I'm screwing it up.</span></p>
<p>Joy seemed somewhat reluctant, but after phoning her husband, took Dot's offer of a ride. Joy didn't say much during the trip, and Dot didn't press. The woman looked fragile, and Dot wanted to keep her as uninvolved in this as she could—it's just that her daughter already was involved, and Dot was hoping to at least see the girl. It might give her a clue of what she was up against.</p>
<p>Dot parked as close as she could to the hospital entrance, and helped her client out of the car. As they walked through the sliding doors, Dot tensed as she heard sounds of a fight within.</p>Dot's conversation with Joy Naylor turned to financial matters. There were a few papers to sign, and some reports to go over. The woman seemed a little distracted, which struck Dot as an opportunity.
"Hey," she said. "We're almost done here. If you want, I can give you a ride to the hospital to see Shawna. It's not out of the way. I can carry stuff, if you want to take her anything."
[dice=Manipulate Someone]2d6+1[/dice] So, that's success with cost. Not sure exactly how this works, but I'm...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-18T02:35:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#372019-03-16T14:49:50Z2019-03-16T14:49:50Z<p>Hotel rooms? It’s the same county, guys.</p>Hotel rooms? It’s the same county, guys.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-16T14:49:50ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Darkened Thresholds - GemstonesDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/gameplay#42019-03-16T02:44:57Z2019-03-16T02:44:57Z<p>"Thank you for coming all the way out here," Joy Naylor told Dorothy Brenner.</p>
<p>"It's no problem, really," Dot said.</p>
<p>It wasn't a problem. Joy had been one of her first clients when Dot first moved to Boisville. Normally, she'd just come into the office, but with a broken leg, she couldn't drive. On top of that, her daughter had gone missing for several days.</p>
<p>Which meant that it really wasn't even out of the way for Dot Brenner. She was absolutely sure with something as odd as multiple people dissapearing for days, she'd inevitably be dragged in.</p>
<p>"Is Shawna all right?" Dot asks as she sets up her laptop on Joy Naylor's dining room table.</p>
<p>"She seemed fine," Joy says, then adds. "The doctors want her to stay one more night."</p>
<p>Dot hopes the woman is right about her daughter, but there's that nagging feeling again that this is going to get weirder, and that Dot will be in over her head soon—again.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Start of Adventure Move: <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Destiny's Plaything:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 - 1 ⇒ (4, 3) - 1 = 6</span></span></p>"Thank you for coming all the way out here," Joy Naylor told Dorothy Brenner.
"It's no problem, really," Dot said.
It wasn't a problem. Joy had been one of her first clients when Dot first moved to Boisville. Normally, she'd just come into the office, but with a broken leg, she couldn't drive. On top of that, her daughter had gone missing for several days.
Which meant that it really wasn't even out of the way for Dot Brenner. She was absolutely sure with something as odd as multiple people...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-16T02:44:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#342019-03-16T00:43:38Z2019-03-16T00:43:38Z<p>That would work. I’m guessing Dot knows Jerry and/or Zeke at least casually, and could get dragged in when they start trying to interview the client she’s working with.</p>That would work. I’m guessing Dot knows Jerry and/or Zeke at least casually, and could get dragged in when they start trying to interview the client she’s working with.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-16T00:43:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#312019-03-15T23:26:22Z2019-03-15T23:26:22Z<p>Most people have responded to the initial question with the assumption that we’re not together yet. That was my assumption due to the way the question was asked. I can go either way. It’s fun to play out getting the group together, but sometimes a strain keeping them together after the initial adventure.</p>Most people have responded to the initial question with the assumption that we’re not together yet. That was my assumption due to the way the question was asked. I can go either way. It’s fun to play out getting the group together, but sometimes a strain keeping them together after the initial adventure.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T23:26:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#272019-03-15T19:46:57Z2019-03-15T19:46:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Jessica Andrews-Androleteira wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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In the interest of cross-connections between the two games, I was thinking that Jessica could be related to Dot as first cousins. Jessica looked up to her older cousin and wanted to go into law because of her. When they were much younger, a teenaged Dot babysat for Jessica when she was an infant. She was kept from any of the weirdness of Dot's life and she went through her life blissfully unaware of all the strange horrors out there. </p>
<p>Then a year ago, Dot would have received the tragic news that she died in a fire at a women's shelter that claimed the lives of three firefighters and fifteen other women. Jessica had been there delivering donations she had collected as part of her high school senior volunteer project. </blockquote><p>Yeah, that could work. Dot tried to keep her away from Aunt Emily (whom she misdiagnosed as the source of the weirdness, rather than just its harbinger).Jessica Andrews-Androleteira wrote:In the interest of cross-connections between the two games, I was thinking that Jessica could be related to Dot as first cousins. Jessica looked up to her older cousin and wanted to go into law because of her. When they were much younger, a teenaged Dot babysat for Jessica when she was an infant. She was kept from any of the weirdness of Dot's life and she went through her life blissfully unaware of all the strange horrors out there. Then a year ago, Dot...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T19:46:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#162019-03-15T14:35:20Z2019-03-15T14:35:20Z<p>It's pretty clearly not the great plains (not too many forests there), so if it's "midwest" it's likely east of the Mississippi.</p>It's pretty clearly not the great plains (not too many forests there), so if it's "midwest" it's likely east of the Mississippi.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T14:35:20ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#102019-03-15T03:58:47Z2019-03-15T03:58:47Z<p>The Monster of the Week connections feel like they assume some stuff about how campaigns are set up that aren’t always true.</p>The Monster of the Week connections feel like they assume some stuff about how campaigns are set up that aren’t always true.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T03:58:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#82019-03-15T03:56:56Z2019-03-15T03:54:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Charlotte "Charly" Takahashi wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Pretty much going to be repeating myself from the original recruitment thread. Here goes anyway.</p>
<p>I think I'm going to play this out and see what happens as far as the links go. Charly's new at this with her introduction to all of the weirdness being something that's happened in the past six months. I think that she won't have had a chance to form all that many bonds since then.</p>
<p>That said, Dot has a link where she saved someone before they got introduced into this zany world of monsters. I was thinking that Dot could have saved Charly from a beastie that was stalking her while she was home from college. She never realized the danger and I thought it could be a funny thing to bring up when they meet for the first time. </blockquote><p>That would work. I’m good with it. Alternatively, it could be something while she was at college. Dot has been up against monsters for years but hasn’t been in Mutton County all that long.Charlotte "Charly" Takahashi wrote:Pretty much going to be repeating myself from the original recruitment thread. Here goes anyway.
I think I'm going to play this out and see what happens as far as the links go. Charly's new at this with her introduction to all of the weirdness being something that's happened in the past six months. I think that she won't have had a chance to form all that many bonds since then.
That said, Dot has a link where she saved someone before they got introduced...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T03:54:43ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#62019-03-15T03:11:18Z2019-03-15T03:11:18Z<p>To expand: Dorothy Brenner is in her early thirties, is slightly below medium height, has a medium skin tone and dark, curly hair. She dresses professionally, preferring slacks to skirts.</p>
<p>She's been involved with the supernatural for nearly twenty years, or to be more precise, she's been attempting to avoid the supernatural for nearly twenty years. It's been unsuccessful, since destiny has plans for her. Dot makes a game attempt to keep up a normal life. She's generally going to jump at the call for any supernatural adventures, not because she particularly enjoys them, but because she's resigned to the fact that she'll be dragged in anyway, and figures she might as well get a head start on dealing with it.</p>
<p>Once she's committed, she'll put on her thick leather jacket, and pull the magic runestaff she's managed to acquire out of her trunk.</p>
<p>Dot has driven out to Carrollburg to meet with a client—possibly parents of one of the missing students. If the timeframe is late winter/early spring, it probably involves a tax return. Otherwise it could be anything from a private audit to estate planning.</p>To expand: Dorothy Brenner is in her early thirties, is slightly below medium height, has a medium skin tone and dark, curly hair. She dresses professionally, preferring slacks to skirts.
She's been involved with the supernatural for nearly twenty years, or to be more precise, she's been attempting to avoid the supernatural for nearly twenty years. It's been unsuccessful, since destiny has plans for her. Dot makes a game attempt to keep up a normal life. She's generally going to jump at the...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T03:11:18ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Darkened Thresholds - Gemstones DiscussionDot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9x/discussion#42019-03-15T01:33:45Z2019-03-15T01:33:45Z<p>Dot Brenner is in her early thirties. She is probably in Carrollburg for thoroughly mundane reasons, meeting with a client, with only the all-too-familiar nervous feeling that she’s not going to make it to bedtime without things getting weird.</p>Dot Brenner is in her early thirties. She is probably in Carrollburg for thoroughly mundane reasons, meeting with a client, with only the all-too-familiar nervous feeling that she’s not going to make it to bedtime without things getting weird.Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-15T01:33:45ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Darkened Thresholds - A Monster of the Week game (no experience required)Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivk9w/recruiting&page=2#992019-03-14T00:33:02Z2019-03-14T00:33:02Z<p>Okay, here's Dorothy Brenner, Chosen (and not real happy about that)</p>
<p>Potential Connections:
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• You are close blood relations. Ask them exactly how close.
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• They are destined to be your mentor. Tell them how this was revealed.
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• Your best friend in the world, who you trust totally.
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• A rival at first, but you came to a working arrangement.
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• Romantic entanglement, or fated to be romantically entangled.
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• Just friends, from school or work or something. Ask them what.
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• They could have been the Chosen One instead of you, but they failed some trial. Tell them how they failed.
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• You saved their life, back when they didn’t know monsters were real. Tell them what you saved them from.</p>Okay, here's Dorothy Brenner, Chosen (and not real happy about that)
Potential Connections:
• You are close blood relations. Ask them exactly how close.
• They are destined to be your mentor. Tell them how this was revealed.
• Your best friend in the world, who you trust totally.
• A rival at first, but you came to a working arrangement.
• Romantic entanglement, or fated to be romantically entangled.
• Just friends, from school or work or something. Ask them what.
• They could have been the...Dot Brenner (alias of BenBrown)2019-03-14T00:33:02Z