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Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Thread Started on Feb 25, 2012, 12:08pm »
Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham
April 17 on Hill Street in Arkham. The party has defeated a wandering party of Deep One Cultists, killed the Deep Ones and one of their sympathizers, and taken two prisoners: riverboat pilot Destroying Angel and fish-man fiancee Parsley Green, deemed too dangerous to catch-and-release.
The Vociferous Bastard from Innsmouth has followed the commotion down to the beaver pond. He calls down from the embankment: "Ahoy there! What a mess; my nice clean beaver pond! My morning bath is ruined. [He winks at Shade.] What you need here is a 'Cleaner' to make this corpse problem go away. I don't want to brag, but I had a little bit of a reputation back home... Let me grab some tools from the shed; I think I can take it from here..."
He turns his attention to the prisoners. "I know this cat. His rep's solid up in Innsmouth. It's said he knows the swamps like the back of his hand, and asks no questions. That green woman on the other hand, never heard of her. If you like I can ask certain 'connections' what we can do with her? Here's the keys to the 'guest accommodations' down in the west wing cellar." [He tosses the cell keys to Fated.]
Breath of New Moon will collect up all the items scattered by the green woman, and try to work out what exactly their function might be.
To make a long story short, further investigation reveals that the equipment in the cellar was used for fermentation and bottling of cider from the orchard. The Deep Ones were in the process of scavenging motors, copper wiring, gears, valves, control panels, and other spare parts, for whatever nefarious purpose...
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Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #3 on Feb 26, 2012, 10:03pm »
Back at the house, Gunnery makes sure his injury is properly cleaned and rinsed with alcohol, then covered with clean fabric. It simply wouldn't do to get a nasty infection.
Back at the house, Gunnery makes sure his injury is properly cleaned and rinsed with alcohol, then covered with clean fabric. It simply wouldn't do to get a nasty infection.
Gunnery finds that the alcohol rinse helps the itching quite a bit. There are a half-dozen reddish welts or blisters about the size of a small coin. [OOC: I will leave it to you to decide whereabouts the rash is on Gunnery's body.]
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Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #5 on Feb 27, 2012, 10:07am »
Fated: "Destroying Angel, collect your belongings. You are free to go. Speak not of what happened here. Someday we shall come to collect on the favor of sparing your life.
"Parsley Green, this basement shall be your home for a little while longer. These bindings shall encourage you to stay.
"Vociferous, take care of your cleaning. When you're done, return to watch the girl and we shall depart upon business in town."
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Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #6 on Feb 27, 2012, 10:19am »
"Well then, we are head into town?" Breath asks, stripping off her armour and donning her leather gear. "I should like to see what the University may have for employment opportunities."
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Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #8 on Feb 27, 2012, 3:46pm »
Destroying Angel bows, gives Fated his business card, and begins preparing the hovercraft for departure.
Parsley protests this indignity, but what can she do? Soon, your prisoner is secure in the holding cell.
Bastard heads down to the east cellar (where the Deep One corpses are) with a hacksaw, trash bags, and a bottle of bleach. "Might not want to come down here for a while!" he calls.
I will assume that anyone heading into town is wearing street clothes (light/leather) and carrying concealed weapons, unless you specifically state otherwise (keeping in mind, if you do so, you may be harassed by law enforcement).
Is everyone going to Miskatonic University, or do some of you have a separate agenda?
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Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #12 on Feb 27, 2012, 6:19pm »
Gunnery will go shopping for a telescope to have fitted in the cupola.
He will keep an eye out for luxuries such as a hammock, first aid kit, pillow, blanket and so on which might make his life more comfortable.
Also, if there is any such thing, he looks around for a wireless or radio transmitter of any sort (or any other equipment for to re-establishing "contact").
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Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #13 on Feb 28, 2012, 1:43pm »
The party sets off to explore the famed Miskatonic University. Once you are down from the hill, you pass through a student/residential neighborhood with plenty of drinking establishments, cheap eats, and discount book/variety/furniture/supply stores. You make a few purchases (as you indicated), which you arrange to be delivered to the house.
The campus itself is unusually festive on this warm spring morning. Scantily-clad students of all colors and genders are relaxing in the quadrangle, flirting, laughing, and playing games of hip-hoop, flying-disk, and juggle-sack. Ah, the innocence of youth! Do they not realize that the mystic secrets cataloged on their library shelves could obliterate the campus in a heartbeat?
The library is a windowless spire, the tallest building on campus. The sorcerous among you are disappointed to discover the library is not open to the public; it is heavily guarded and only those with the proper academic credentials are allowed to enter. The guard directs you to the Museum, which is one of the few public buildings on campus.
Daily admission is 1sp; annual membership is 20sp (or more, depending on level of patronage). The museum is divided into the following wings: Art, Anthropology, Archeology, Natural History, Science & Technology, and The Cosmos (with planetarium). The basement holds the offices of Acquisitions and Expeditions.
Here's how it works: Let me know which Wing you want to visit. I will make a Int check to determine if you learn an interesting fact. (If you have a specific topic/question you wish to research, the check might be more difficult. If your research is secret, you may PM me.)
And of course some of you might not want to spend this beautiful day in the museum; this is a sandbox campaign after all...
Re: Episode 14: First Morning in Arkham « Reply #14 on Feb 28, 2012, 3:12pm »
The Shade suggests everyone pay for an annual membership.
He also suggests individuals spend the remaining morning/part of the afternoon researching whatever they want to research, but that the group meets back up at a designated time (3 PMish?) in the basement to see what the current need is in Acquisitions and Expeditions.
The Shade will begin his general searching in the Anthropology wing. He will focus on local information, specifically anything to do with interactions with the Deep Ones.
As an aside... what would it take to become a student at the University?
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