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General Category => Role Playing Public Radio Podcast => : clockworkjoe June 11, 2010, 02:05:33 AM
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Definitely going to run a game wednesday night for codex contributors.
SLENDER MAN
FEAR ITSELF
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Definitely going to run a game wednesday night for codex contributors.
I totally want in on this, but I have my CoC game wednesday night. So sad. I hope you manage to record this one so I can catch up later, I shall be too busy revealing the deep secrets of the unknowable cosmos to my players. :(
tl;dr BAAAAAAAAW!!
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any codex contributors interested?
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Do I count?
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Sign me up!
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I'll have to do a lot of reading up on Fear Itself, and skype for that matter... but, I'll see if I can show up. How does one roll dice over the internet anyways?
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Fear Itself is a simple system to play in.
I will use maptools to roll dice.
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Is this open to any and all contributors, or those generous individuals that contributed $100 or more?
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I want to take care of the 100 dollar club first but I still have 3 slots open - if they don't claim the remaining 3 then I will open it up before the game starts on weds.
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I will totally be bombing in on this session if there is an open slot by then.
PREPARE
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45 minutes to game start - so I am opening up the slots.
Who wants to play?
All characters are members of a documentary film crew investigating the disappearance of 4 children at a gated community named Fiddler's Green.
Because I am lazy, I did not generate pregens. However, Fear Itself characters are easy to make.
Grab a character sheet from here http://www.pelgranepress.com/gumshoe/fearitself/demo.html
A PC starts with 60 points to spend on GENERAL abilities. All PCs start with 1 health and 1 stability.
The Fleeing ability costs 2 points for every 1 point you buy.
Your SECOND HIGHEST general ability must be at least half of the HIGHEST general ability. - For instance if you have 30 health, your second highest ability must be at least 15 points.
All PCs have 10 points to spend on INVESTIGATION abilities
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maptools doesn't want to work today so new plan:
make all rolls in this thread
remember it is : dice 1d6 : without hte spaces
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Have you guys started? I wanted to join in but don't know how to contact through skype (skypename, etc...)
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my skype is rpayton13
still open
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Player: A. Manguy
Character: Eric Thaw
Risk Factor: Protective
Concept & Keywords: Pesky Reporter
Short Description: Short, green eyed, with boyish good looks and an incessant need to get the attention of others.
Hit Threshold: 4
Health Pool: 12
Stability Pool: 10
Diagnosed Mental Illnesses:
The Worst Thing Eric’s Ever Done: Eric cheated with a coworker’s fiancée, causing the couple to break up and the coworker to leave the business. Two lives ruined in one stroke.
What I Want: To win over everyone I come in contact with.
Sources of Stability: Friends, coworkers, family, social networks, social renown.
Affinities:
Investigative Abilities
Bullshit Detector: 3
Cop Talk: 1
Flattery: 2
Negotiation: 3
Reassurance: 3
Streetwise: 1
General Abilities
Athletics: 10
Fleeing: 4
Infiltration: 4
Medic: 4
Sense Trouble: 6
Preparedness: 2
Scuffling: 6
Health: 12
Stability: 10
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Jeff Swanson, failed rock musician, current "sound guy"; keywords "burnout" and "chillax"
research 1
social studies 1
flattery 3
flirting 1
intimidation 1
negotiation 1
streetwise 2
athletics 5
driving 3
filch 8
mechanics 8
sense trouble 5
preparedness 3
health 20
stability 10
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Guy Conn
Concept: Producer
Health 20
Stability 10
Preparedness 5
Bureaucracy 5
Bullshit Detector 5
Cop Talk 5
Negotiation 5
Law 5
Investigative Procedure 5
Streetwise 5
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Player: Brian Prater
Character: Robert Church
Risk Factor: Needs to prove something is in the darkness.
Concept & Keywords: Camera Guy
Short Description: Middle aged man, brown hair, medium build, take no BS attitude.
Hit Threshold:
Health Pool: 15
Stability Pool: 10
Diagnosed Mental Illnesses:
The Worst Thing Eric’s Ever Done: Accidently burned a man to death when he was young.
What I Want: To redeem himself.
Sources of Stability: Friends, coworkers, social network.
Affinities:
Investigative Abilities
Occult Studies: 1
Bullshit Detector: 3
Intimidation: 2
Computer Science: 2
Investigative procedure: 2
Photography: 3
General Abilities
Athletics: 6
Driving: 4
Fleeing: 4
Mechanics: 5
Sense Trouble: 6
Preparedness: 6
Scuffling: 4
Health: 15
Stability: 10
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Well we made it an hour and a half into game without a double-teaming a MILF joke.
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Here's the chat log:
[6:07:56 PM] *** Ross Payton added, Sean Henderson ***
[6:08:12 PM] Ross Payton: who can see this?
[6:08:17 PM] *** Conference call, duration 4:03:00 ***
[6:10:49 PM] Sean Henderson: Arthur Cummings, failed rock musician, current "sound guy"; keywords "burnout" and "chillax"
[6:17:22 PM] *** Ross Payton added Brian Prater ***
[6:21:24 PM] Ross Payton: brian can you hear us
[6:22:26 PM] Ross Payton: <img src="http://slangdesign.com/forums/Themes/default/images/dice.gif" alt="" />Rolling 1d6: <div style="background-color: #919191;">(1): Total = 1 </div> is the command
[6:25:17 PM] Ross Payton: http://www.youtube.com/user/MarbleHornets
[6:25:47 PM] Ross Payton: http://marblehornets.wikidot.com/
[6:58:10 PM] Ross Payton: http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/l8npmuxsSJOqUaP-Q0IHoA221336/GW500H642
[7:13:14 PM] Ross Payton: http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
[7:18:40 PM] Sean Henderson: brb giant shit
[7:18:58 PM] way to much info Sean
[7:19:02 PM] Alain Manguy: D:
[7:19:10 PM] Sean Henderson: what can I say, I'm a class act
[7:19:42 PM] so is that wet, partially liquified?
[7:20:07 PM] Brian Prater: like sliding jello? ew
[7:20:41 PM] Ross Payton: http://beearl.blogspot.com/2008/01/great-long-red-legged-scisssorman.html
[7:21:54 PM] like moving a sack of pudding
[7:23:09 PM] Sean Henderson: refreshed
[7:23:22 PM] you missed the first "scary" part
[7:23:31 PM] Sean Henderson: >:C
[7:23:35 PM] ^^
[7:23:37 PM] Brian Prater: losing one already
[7:25:22 PM] at this point Sean and I are going "where the hell did the van go?"
[7:25:32 PM] Sean Henderson: GET TO THE VAN
[7:25:35 PM] Sean Henderson: GOGOGOGO
[7:25:48 PM] Always double tap!
[7:27:40 PM] Alain Manguy: We eat in our cars!
[7:27:54 PM] Brian Prater: you're lucky, you have a car
[7:28:03 PM] Alain Manguy: Bike patrol's fun too.
[7:28:28 PM] Sean Henderson: horse patrol's just silly
[7:28:39 PM] Brian Prater: segway patrol
[7:28:53 PM] Alain Manguy: Those just blow my mind. WALK! It's good for you!
[7:33:08 PM] Brian Prater: work called, put me on autopilot for a few minutes
[7:36:27 PM] Brian Prater: back
[7:37:14 PM] brb
[7:38:37 PM] back now
[7:40:31 PM] Brian Prater: mirrors = bad juju
[7:41:19 PM] mirrors + coffee = paranoid insomniac
[7:41:39 PM] Brian Prater: yes, yes you are
[7:41:51 PM] no, you're not crazy...you're just...well...crazy
[7:42:21 PM] there's always the VA
[7:42:24 PM] go pick up the chicks
[7:43:24 PM] mirrors + cameras + coffee + paranoid insomnia = Jeff Robb
[7:43:38 PM] ART BELL! :)
[7:44:18 PM] Brian Prater: he let's you know, what to be worried about, or else O.o
[7:44:34 PM] either one of them
[7:47:46 PM] whatever you do...don't drink the coffee
[7:48:45 PM] Brian Prater: but it's got the TRUTH in it!
[7:49:00 PM] the truth laced with ordinary LSD
[7:49:44 PM] Brian Prater: I prefer slenda >.>
[7:49:59 PM] you have a little slender man in your coffee
[7:50:07 PM] just a reflection
[7:50:19 PM] Sean Henderson: AW SHIT ITS THA SLENDA MAN IN THA HIZZY
[7:52:51 PM] Brian Prater: clown with balloons
[7:53:03 PM] Sean Henderson: Pennywise
[7:53:06 PM] Brian Prater: eep
[7:53:17 PM] Tom Church
[7:53:32 PM] Sean Henderson: OH GOD THAT IS 10 TIMES SCARIER
[7:54:39 PM] : her name is "Bait"
[7:55:49 PM] Brian Prater: guy knows a lot about that huh?
[7:56:26 PM] : he said something that Alain missed too
[7:56:47 PM] Alain Manguy: What was that? O.o
[7:57:03 PM] "Christian really likes watching the security tapes"
[7:57:13 PM] Christin
[7:57:18 PM] Alain Manguy: Kristen?
[7:57:22 PM] whatever
[7:57:28 PM] Manager Bitch
[7:57:30 PM] Alain Manguy: Hahah, yeah.
[7:57:46 PM] Alain Manguy: Hmmmm.
[7:58:14 PM] Ross Payton: Kristin
[8:01:53 PM] Sean Henderson: cryztann
[8:02:12 PM] Alain Manguy: Mmmm hmm! (Head weave.)
[8:02:28 PM] Favorite Drink: Hennesey
[8:03:05 PM] I like the fact that my character is the only one that hasn't gotten a sense of the paranormal going on yet
[8:03:10 PM] he's such a douche
[8:03:15 PM] Alain Manguy: LOL!
[8:03:21 PM] Alain Manguy: Everything's just fine.
[8:03:29 PM] right, just a normal investigation here
[8:03:33 PM] la la la
[8:03:50 PM] let me put some Death Cab on on my iPhone
[8:04:46 PM] actually, my character is such a DB he's rocking out to Vampire Weekend
[8:04:58 PM] Sean Henderson: or animal collective
[8:05:06 PM] Industrial Monk
[8:05:12 PM] Alain Manguy: Neon Trees?
[8:05:19 PM] setait...Ween
[8:10:30 PM] Alain Manguy: Evil pink flamingos.
[8:11:29 PM] I may have to move my computer into the other room, let me know if you guys can hear the TV in the background
[8:12:09 PM] Sean Henderson: I should have taken the finger-wagging "your parents are worried about you, go home" adult stance
[8:12:34 PM] Alain Manguy: You took the reasonable approach.
[8:14:25 PM] had to move the computer into Karee's office
[8:14:31 PM] Sean Henderson: I'm hearing a periodic beeping noise
[8:14:35 PM] that's me
[8:14:38 PM] Sean Henderson: ah
[8:14:39 PM] I was moving my computer
[8:14:45 PM] Sean Henderson: how dare you
[8:14:50 PM] it's the bios telling me I unplugged my computer
[8:15:11 PM] brb
[8:15:17 PM] raiding the snacks
[8:16:07 PM] Sean Henderson: unacceptable
[8:16:39 PM] jealous Sean
[8:16:50 PM] jealous of my drumstick ice cream cone
[8:16:53 PM] Sean Henderson: I'm a naturally contrary man
[8:17:40 PM] Brian Prater: these people just called dibs on one street per family?
[8:20:06 PM] Alain Manguy: Nom nom nom.
[8:20:41 PM] delicious ice cream
[8:22:40 PM] Alain Manguy: OPERATOR SIGIL!!!
[8:23:22 PM] Ross Payton: paul crowe
[8:23:27 PM] Ross Payton: tom servo and crow
[8:30:29 PM] Well we made it an hour and a half into game without a double-teaming a MILF joke.
[8:30:48 PM] Sean Henderson: too long
[8:31:07 PM] way too _long_
[8:31:19 PM] Brian Prater: bow chicka bow wow?
[8:31:23 PM] Sean Henderson: WWWWOOOOOOOOOOAAAAOOOOOHHHHHHH
[8:31:29 PM] "She's getting ready to close up her office..."
[8:31:40 PM] CTRL+A
[8:35:10 PM] "have you stepped into any transdimensional vortexes lately?"
[8:35:34 PM] Brian Prater: heard any ear splitting white noise from time to time?
[8:35:50 PM] ever stepped into one basement and escaped out another?
[8:36:18 PM] Brian Prater: the public demands the TRUTH!
[8:37:16 PM] so, does slender man just come straight out of your vagina?
[8:41:27 PM] Sean Henderson: brb
[8:44:45 PM] Sean Henderson: back with some watermelon
[8:44:59 PM] in time to tell us about Emily's experience in the city
[8:45:02 PM] nom nom nom
[8:45:22 PM] like Carcosa
[8:45:30 PM] Alain Manguy: Yaaay!
[8:45:38 PM] Ross Payton: http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TAdTFx8K8yI/AAAAAAABTIc/EHlIEKTihpI/s720/685r75r7.jpg
[8:45:47 PM] There doesn't happen to be twin suns sinking beneath the lake does there?
[8:48:05 PM] Brian Prater: fat fingered it probably
[8:48:18 PM] Alain Manguy: LOL!
[8:49:25 PM] Alain Manguy: brb
[8:50:23 PM] Alain Manguy: back
[8:51:02 PM] muthafucka
[8:51:12 PM] Brian Prater: here goes
[8:51:44 PM] FUCK
[8:52:56 PM] Alain Manguy: Night terrors?
[8:56:12 PM] He killed Paul! :'(
[9:04:50 PM] Alain Manguy: Not so brave. :P
[9:05:01 PM] Brian Prater: alive
[9:05:09 PM] Brian Prater: er... sane
[9:07:11 PM] Ross Payton: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TAdTCldommI/AAAAAAABTH0/162LPaDmhNE/s720/6r78it5r6utr6u.jpg
[9:08:08 PM] Ross Payton: http://carrieander.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/pipe.jpg
[9:09:58 PM] Ross Payton: http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/klpyQcVeSd01u16vuLGf4A8841/GW640H480
[9:13:19 PM] goddamn Pickman
[9:13:48 PM] Alain Manguy: Where's his model???
[9:14:04 PM] Slender Man is his model
[9:14:13 PM] Brian Prater: posing for stills?
[9:30:02 PM] Brian Prater: too easy -.-
[9:30:05 PM] Sean Henderson: change it to the shape of a giant penis
[9:30:11 PM] Alain Manguy: D:
[9:30:16 PM] the red penis your friend
[9:32:56 PM] Alain Manguy: Pyramid Head!
[9:33:09 PM] Brian Prater: scrap.... scrap
[9:33:10 PM] Sean Henderson: GOJIRA
[9:33:39 PM] YES!
[9:33:43 PM] I DID IT!
[9:33:47 PM] I brought hell to earth
[9:33:57 PM] Sean Henderson: slender man is next to you with a cup of coffee
[9:34:01 PM] Sean Henderson: "sup"
[9:34:13 PM] Brian Prater: good evening...
[9:36:48 PM] Sean Henderson: I don't know why the Banana Splits theme popped into my head
[9:37:10 PM] Brian Prater: I still hear syrens, is that normal?
[9:37:38 PM] Sean Henderson: SIGH WRENS
[9:37:53 PM] Brian Prater: brb as well
[9:39:42 PM] Brian Prater: got me checking corners in my own home now
[9:46:40 PM] lol, just saw that
[9:50:26 PM] Brian Prater: you're a plant!
[9:53:43 PM] Brian Prater: yes!
[9:53:58 PM] Brian Prater: and a trap was set
[9:54:04 PM] Sean Henderson: brb this is 100 times creepier in a closed room with the lights off and the AC on full blast
[9:58:37 PM] Brian Prater: 1... 2... Slender's comin' for you...
[9:59:03 PM] You have to go inside. YOU...HAVE...TO...GO...INSIDE
[10:11:20 PM] Brian Prater: guys?
[10:11:29 PM] *** Call ended ***
[10:11:29 PM] *** Conference call, duration 05:27 ***
[10:15:25 PM] Sean Henderson: BURN THE FILM
[10:15:48 PM] Brian Prater: kinda creepy, cause I've had your icon of the tiger jumping into the screen up for a few hours... I'm going to be mauled
[10:16:04 PM] lol
[10:16:50 PM] Alain Manguy: Hello?
[10:16:55 PM] Sean Henderson: FUUUUU
[10:17:00 PM] Brian Prater: it's s sign...
[10:17:09 PM] Brian Prater: don't F with slender
[10:17:18 PM] *** Conference call, duration 00:11 ***
[10:17:18 PM] weird
[10:17:20 PM] *** Call ended ***
[10:17:20 PM] *** Conference call, duration 00:20 ***
[10:18:31 PM] Brian Prater: so is this ending in 20 minutes? says duration 00:20, when the first said 04:03
[10:29:50 PM] Ross Payton: Take a look at some of your old photos. Do you have one that's a street scene, maybe from a vacation? Look at it closely. See that guy in the background, in the dark suit? You have to look carefully the first time.
Now look at some other photos. See that figure in the background? Yup, same guy.
He's in the background of a lot of your pictures. Anything where there's a crowd. Always a crowd. He doesn't want to stand out. It's not just you. He's in everyone's pictures. He's stuck there, has been for a hundred and fifty years. Back in 1839 he stopped for a shoeshine, and Daguerre trapped him. He's been trying to find a way out ever since.
Try looking at the pictures again in a few years. He'll be a little closer to the camera.
[10:30:09 PM] Ross Payton: from http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=120418
[10:38:07 PM] Ross Payton: http://web.me.com/drgonzo/Site/Welcome/Welcome.html
[10:38:21 PM] Ross Payton: http://web.me.com/drgonzo/Site/Welcome/Welcome_files/NightFloors.pdf
[10:39:09 PM] acreepy photo
[10:39:11 PM] http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B906Mpzpzd7-YTc0MWU1NDAtOTM1ZS00ZmE0LWJmZjMtMjE0YzUxNmIzNGQw&hl=en
[10:39:29 PM] from a McCall's Cookbook
[10:39:53 PM] 1965 Cookie Cookbook
[10:39:58 PM] Alain Manguy: Modern day homoculus.
[10:40:42 PM] : I WILL BAKE YOU COOKIES
[10:41:41 PM] Alain Manguy: Yum!
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Every game should end with cookies, whether relevant or not.
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I'm surprised more RPPR fans didn't jump on this like a hobo on a turkey sub.
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I would've, but I was at D&D Encounters at the time. Just can't pass up Dark Sun. :D
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btw - I took images of the city from this blog post http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/06/battleship-island-other-ruined-urban.html
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I forgot to ask this last night, but why was the gated community named after the city in Land of the Dead?
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I forgot to ask this last night, but why was the gated community named after the city in Land of the Dead?
I wanted something pastoral and I was actually thinking of the character from Sandman. I had forgotten about its use in Land of the Dead
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler%27s_Green
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I forgot to ask this last night, but why was the gated community named after the city in Land of the Dead?
I wanted something pastoral and I was actually thinking of the character from Sandman. I had forgotten about its use in Land of the Dead
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler%27s_Green
With the scenario of a creepy long limbed child snatcher running around and the inhabitants of the community all a little crazy, the image of an older portly gentleman with glasses and a cane did not occur to me at all. Even so, I think it's awesome you referenced Neil Gaiman in the game. :D
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just be glad I didn't call it the Corinthian
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4215/corhf3.jpg)
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just be glad I didn't call it the Corinthian
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4215/corhf3.jpg)
YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Ahem, the Corinthian turned out to be quite the helpful little sidekick after he was destroyed and put back together again. I would've been good having him on our side after he was fixed.
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yes because I totally would have used the helpful version of the Corinthian for a horror game.
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I meant to say this earlier, but I forgot so I'll say it now, I was really impressed with everyone's investigation role-playing skills.
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This was the first time I played in an investigative game, so thank you. Honestly, I think Ross had a pretty big hand in that due to his great NPC characterizations.
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I would've been alright with a hot Corinthian helping us out. As long as he kept his sunglasses on, there'd be no issues. :D
Fun game overall though!
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I just remembered the camera company I was thinking of - Leica. They make rangefinder cameras (not viewfinder as I said in the game)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_Camera
dur
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Duh! ???
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So when are you going to post it, eh?
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did the first podcast ever get posted on nerd bound. I went there a few times but did not see it.
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looks like it was today http://www.nerdbound.com/2010/06/26/episode-41-delta-green-down-in-the-delta/
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Yay Downloading!