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The Wolfman (starring Lon Chaney Jr.), Silver Bullet, The Howling, and Dog Soldiers are all good werewolf movies, what are you on about?
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The Wolfman (starring Lon Chaney Jr.), Silver Bullet, The Howling, and Dog Soldiers are all good werewolf movies, what are you on about?
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@IAmTheIsland no, but you do get to brag that you pay good money for the privilege of- (checks notes) "entering a grocery store"...
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I dunno, probly
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I ain't afraid of no basilisk, for I am the chosen one, armed with occam's razor and aided by pavlov's dog and shcrodingers cat, nobody can stop me
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@wheels depending on the context you can often get away with leaving the title for last. If you insist on a title while writing, a "working title" is a placeholder until you think of something better
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Bios are stupid; oh, sure, everyone can see them, but I bet nobody reads them.
Rude hand gestures and shpadoinkle, there.
No, I wasn't drunk when I wrote this, but I was very tired.
Rude hand gestures and shpadoinkle, there.
No, I wasn't drunk when I wrote this, but I was very tired.
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Either the wild(extra) die or the trait die, yes. Even though you aced both, it is easier to just pick one when that happens. I don't remember, at this moment, if it matters which you pick; the Wild Die is primarily exclusive to player characters. I often explain it as "Roll with Advantage... Anytime you Roll, that's when!"
That's a 5 to Notice, and a 6 to Research.
Oh wow, that research roll! Critical success! When you roll the highest number on a die (Ace!), you get to roll that die again, and again until you stop Acing. Every 4 above the target number is a "Raise". Succeeding with a Raise imparts further benefits (such as dealing extra damage on a combat roll).
Allyn made it down the path without any trouble. Just as soon as he was completely surrounded by the darkness, his eyes were able to adjust (the pinpoints of moonlight shining through the branches helped).
It took him about ten minutes before he saw the light at the end of the trail- the clearing! As he got closer, he could see a brick and mortar wall, and a wrought iron gate, that stood wide open...
Once in the clearing, it was plain to see that the brick went on in either direction. The trees clustered too close to see where the actual corners were, but the were presumably just beneath the rather large stone gargoyles, perched on the wall! They were fairly typical, not especially grotesque or gruesome, but there was a pronounced... Severity to them, visible even from a distance. Something about them...
((Notice and Research Roll, share results in OOC, edits to follow results))
EDIT:
((Success, and Success with a Raise))
Wait a minute... Gargoyles are supposed to ward off bad spirits... So why are they facing INSIDE the walls?
The office is visible from the gate.
It took him about ten minutes before he saw the light at the end of the trail- the clearing! As he got closer, he could see a brick and mortar wall, and a wrought iron gate, that stood wide open...
Once in the clearing, it was plain to see that the brick went on in either direction. The trees clustered too close to see where the actual corners were, but the were presumably just beneath the rather large stone gargoyles, perched on the wall! They were fairly typical, not especially grotesque or gruesome, but there was a pronounced... Severity to them, visible even from a distance. Something about them...
((Notice and Research Roll, share results in OOC, edits to follow results))
EDIT:
((Success, and Success with a Raise))
Wait a minute... Gargoyles are supposed to ward off bad spirits... So why are they facing INSIDE the walls?
The office is visible from the gate.
Interested!
If I don't find time tomorrow, than Tuesday I'll be adding a document to the drive
ok, updated to include the fact he slept. no exhaustion!
Breakfast went on without trouble, as did the day.
The occasional glance in his peripheral vision, throughout the day, also produced the usual. Locals, now and then, had warmed up to him since he moved in, if only slightly. Now they failed to be discreet as they whispered about him, but only when they thought he wouldn't notice.
His midday sleep was, thankfully, undisturbed.
At one point he met eyes with the mayor- an older man, well dressed, and looked like he smelled something offensive whenever he saw Allyn. He feigned polite disinterest when Allyn first came to Autumn Island, the stink-face, if he had to speculate, didn't start until he realized Allyn wasn't going anywhere.
Here and there, in the pale reflection of windows, picture frames, etc., he caught what seemed to be a woman, in a white dress- never clear, he couldn't make out any details. Sometimes it looked like she was trying to speak, but he never heard anything, one time she even reached from behind as if to put a hand on him-
But she was never there when he turned.
The only thing he could ever clearly make out was long, dark hair, with a shock of white that matched the dress.
Another day, come and gone, and Allyn had received the directions. The bus driver looked at him like he was growing a second head, but stopped where he was asked. At that hour, Allyn was the only passenger, on the final run for the day.
A mist had risen in the area, somewhere in the middle of the more heavily wooded parts of The Homestead, visible only in the headlights of the bus, a flashlight/lantern, and the light of the moon. 100 feet from the side of the road, the tree line opened into a foot trail, so deep in the wood one couldn't see the clearing he was looking for...
The occasional glance in his peripheral vision, throughout the day, also produced the usual. Locals, now and then, had warmed up to him since he moved in, if only slightly. Now they failed to be discreet as they whispered about him, but only when they thought he wouldn't notice.
His midday sleep was, thankfully, undisturbed.
At one point he met eyes with the mayor- an older man, well dressed, and looked like he smelled something offensive whenever he saw Allyn. He feigned polite disinterest when Allyn first came to Autumn Island, the stink-face, if he had to speculate, didn't start until he realized Allyn wasn't going anywhere.
Here and there, in the pale reflection of windows, picture frames, etc., he caught what seemed to be a woman, in a white dress- never clear, he couldn't make out any details. Sometimes it looked like she was trying to speak, but he never heard anything, one time she even reached from behind as if to put a hand on him-
But she was never there when he turned.
The only thing he could ever clearly make out was long, dark hair, with a shock of white that matched the dress.
Another day, come and gone, and Allyn had received the directions. The bus driver looked at him like he was growing a second head, but stopped where he was asked. At that hour, Allyn was the only passenger, on the final run for the day.
A mist had risen in the area, somewhere in the middle of the more heavily wooded parts of The Homestead, visible only in the headlights of the bus, a flashlight/lantern, and the light of the moon. 100 feet from the side of the road, the tree line opened into a foot trail, so deep in the wood one couldn't see the clearing he was looking for...
I forget, had Allyn been up all night, or was he just getting up in your opening post? If the latter, will he sleep at some point, and does he work a day job?
I'll make edits to my post as necessary, depending on your answers.
I'll make edits to my post as necessary, depending on your answers.
Do you want me to write something up with Allyn getting to the cemetery, or would you prefer to handle that part?
I'm home all evening, I'll get a post up for that, no worries.
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