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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jul 4, 2013 19:58:41 GMT -8
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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Post by DKender on Jul 4, 2013 20:54:46 GMT -8
Though they weren't ambushed by zombies on the way down the aisle, a pair of moths zipped from the high ceiling, circled Micah's head, and then flew into Anna's burning flare. They smoked and dropped to the floor, dead.
The skylight above the altar lit its white stone. Alex commented,[/i] "Oculus dei." The backpack propped nearby was unzipped and wide open. It had been partially filled with pill canisters: mostly aspirin, Tylenol and other over-the-counter stuff. However, there were some prescription meds in the mix, too. If anybody cared to investigate, the bottle labels had different names (all traditionally women's names). There were also a few dead moths near the bag.
[/i] "Barbeque moths. Mmm. I wonder if bugs taste like meat." Alex fondly remembered the candy bar he devoured a whole forty minutes ago.[/i] "You think any of those pills are useful? Sure are less horrible than the drugs I found at the bus station. Just say no, guys. Ah. I miss Jason. Oh! Look, a secret passage ..." He pointed to a door that led from the sanctuary to the cathedral's darker inner sanctum!
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jul 4, 2013 23:57:07 GMT -8
[img src="www.borfy.com/Kingfisher/Graphics/KFA3/npc_richiesmile.jpg" width=14 height=150 src="http://www.borfy.com/Kingfisher/Graphics/KFA3/spacer.jpg"][img src="www.borfy.com/Kingfisher/Graphics/KFA3/wp_flare.jpg" width=15 height=150 src="http://www.borfy.com/Kingfisher/Graphics/KFA3/spacer.jpg"] Richie- "Guess I'm glad you're sounding like your usual self again... Yeah, fuck the drugs. Maybe grab 'em on the way out to give the fratties something to chew on." He stepped close to the darkness, gesturing with his flare.Richie- "Really, let's just do this hella quick and jet. No way there's anything that useful here, and it's creepy as hell."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jul 5, 2013 0:36:40 GMT -8
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Jul 5, 2013 3:40:49 GMT -8
Micah was looking bug eyed at the dead moths. It was nothing to worry about, right? If they had circled twice, it'd be a an issue, but once was just a coincidence. Yeah... [/color] "Trust me bugs don't taste like meat, they're fucking crunchy and gross. Anna,what's the deal with you and rat poison? I mean it's only a fucking issue if you eat it, right?" He got ready to hustle, Micah style. His hands were trembling, and dust began to cling to the thin later of sweat forming on his forehead. He also felt kinda nauseous, which would not play out well in a cramped tunnel. Yup, ready to rock...
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
Posts: 9,204
Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Jul 5, 2013 12:44:35 GMT -8
"Catholics don't need rat poison. They just pray to Saint Patrick, and he banishes all the vermin. Ha. Joke. Actually ..." Alex looked between the skylight and the altar.
[/i] "Brainstorm! We don't have to go anywhere. If this is like my church in <3 California <3, the relics are under the altar. It's traditional, guys!" Suddenly, the room became darker, as if a cloud had passed over the sun. Anybody who looked up, however, would observe a mass of dark ghosts sluggishly gathering under the skylight. Alex wrinkled his nose. He envied Anna and her handkerchief, because the dark ghost smell was funky. After dropping his hammer and flashlight, he tried to push the stone altar, but it was really dern heavy.
[/i] "Help me out! We can make it before they kill us!"
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Jul 5, 2013 15:20:58 GMT -8
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jul 5, 2013 17:14:41 GMT -8
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
Posts: 9,204
Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Jul 5, 2013 17:30:07 GMT -8
Ghosts = [dice=20]-2 for being slow = haha dang they're sad ghosts.
((Richie gets +4 for freethrow skillz, and Anna gets +2 for being badass!))
The marble altar moved at a painfully slow pace, but at least Alex and Micah were making progress. Both Richie and Anna's flares hit the lowest ghosts, and they burned vibrantly. This, in turn, caught other members of the dense Grudgy canopy forming overhead. A flame ceiling radiated heat and warm light down unto the adventurers!
Underneath the altar was a white, diamond-shaped tile embedded in the floor.
[/i] "There! Under that tile! Let's just smash it." Alex searched frantically for the sledgehammer he dropped ...
The archbishop's chair nearby suddenly toppled over. Were things about to get Grudgey-er?[/i][rand=07072453980999156236546878249449926074918830113628686845894044455]
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jul 5, 2013 17:45:29 GMT -8
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Jul 5, 2013 22:26:08 GMT -8
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
Posts: 9,204
Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Jul 5, 2013 23:12:12 GMT -8
The table leg bounced off the tile! Well, it's the thought that counts! Good thought, Micah, good thought!
The fireball wiped out the nearest ghosts, but others were gathering around the sanctuary edges. Alex finally found his sledgehammer and brought it down a couple times with all his totes ripped might. The tile cracked and slid aside, revealing some glass vials and a parchment.
Then, the archbishop's chair flew violently across the room. Alex ducked and rolled, narrowly avoiding a chair to the shoulder.
[/i] "AAH! JESUS CHRIST! Everybody OUT!" The relics were finally within reach ... but was it worth the risk? The pews started sliding across the floor, obstructing the escape. It would take a lot of slick, parkoury-type jumping to leave this cathedral in one piece!
((What do, adventurers? What do? Also, all the characters roll 1d4. For. Something secret.))[/i]
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jul 6, 2013 0:31:29 GMT -8
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Jul 6, 2013 1:19:51 GMT -8
Fucking hell, the table-leg had hit Micah's hands hard on the rebound.He looked around frantically, it didn't take any fucking encouragement. If Anna was going to give her flare to anyone, it was going to be Alex. Micah sped towards the exit, pulling out mad Parkour tricks, no stops. There was more than a few close calls... [dice=4]
[dice=20] (( For getting through/not hit, no idea what kind of bonus he'd get for da parkour shit)) [/color] ((Christopher here. Citizen archetype would have no bonus, but Athletic trait can get +2, and Parkour specialty another +2. So +4, until we come up with better rules than that, haha.))[rand=7774103528354317609854347771033626935823843814437856900410261005]
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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Gender: Unknown Skeleton
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Post by DKender on Jul 6, 2013 15:11:53 GMT -8
Micah pulled out his most impressive parkour. He was vaulting over ALL the pews and sliding under ghosts descending from the ceiling! In fact, his moves were so excellent, he crossed the sanctuary long before Alex, Anna, or Richie. With the moving pews, it was difficult to stay together.
And then the room went dark.
When the darkness cleared, Alex and Richie were near the end of the sanctuary. They fought off ghosts with sputtering flares, bombarded by heat and light - had the darkness been supernatural, or was it just a side effect of blinding fireballs?
Sadly, during a close shave, Richie's eyebrows became the latest casualty of war ;-; (yea, that's why everyone rolled d4 ). It really stung!
[/i] "Richie! Are you all right?!" They were almost at the baptismal font, and beyond that was the exit! Alex couldn't see Micah ... MICAH VISION ACTIVATE! Micah was a-ok! He escaped the sanctuary in a hurry (good roll, mang) and now had to decide whether to return and help the others, who obviously didn't have his cool parkour skillz, or run outside! ANNA VISION ACTIVATE Somehow, during the escape, Anna found herself in a dim, empty room - the only light came from a stained glass window depicting the crucifixion. Its orange and red glass cast the room in a hell-fiery tint. Nearby, an older man presided. He wore white.
[/i] "Let us proclaim the mystery of faith." The man came closer, his arm outstretched. Little moths fluttered around Anna's face and burning flare. Her head began to hurt ...
((OOC: I hope this haunter isn't off-base. If so, I'll change it with ninja edit action. Jara kindly gave me a summary of the info he used to make the REI ghost that attacked Patti.))[/i]
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