Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
Modern/Delta Green - The Beginning of the End (COMPLETED)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4253194" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>PX Poker Night: Part 10 – First Contact</strong></p><p></p><p>The crystalline ship lay among the wreckage of the aircraft on the north side of the base, about a half-mile from the barracks and NCO club. </p><p></p><p>Guppy hopped out of the truck. Caprice stumbled out of the door on the passenger’s side. </p><p></p><p>The van was flipped on its side. Headless bodies were littered around it. </p><p></p><p>Guppy and Caprice picked up the discarded M-16s. “Hammer?” asked Caprice.</p><p></p><p>The doors to the van swung open and Hammer crawled out. </p><p></p><p>“You okay?” asked Guppy. </p><p></p><p>“I was until you hit me with the snowplow,” muttered Hammer.</p><p></p><p>“Good job on the guards,” said Caprice. “What did you do, explode them with your mind?”</p><p></p><p>Hammer shook his head. “Wasn’t me.”</p><p></p><p>“Then what did this?” asked Guppy.</p><p></p><p>Hammer’s gaze was unfocused, staring past him. He slowly rose one finger to point. “Them, I think.”</p><p></p><p>Two beings walked away from the crash site. They stood at four feet tall with Grey skin. Their bodies were elongated and lacking in muscular definition. Their legs were shorter and jointed differently than a human, giving them an awkward gait. Their arms were raised in an exaggerated gesture of surrender: arms up, far away from each other. Their hands had three digits and a thumb on each hand. They had a bulbous, hairless head supported by a thin neck, which was dominated by large, black lidless eyes. They had small flat noses, small mouths and small ears. </p><p></p><p>A glowing ball followed behind them. The apparent leader held a piece of crystal atop its head, balancing it carefully and replacing it when it fell to the ground. </p><p></p><p>Guppy screamed and cowered behind the van. </p><p></p><p>“What the hell…?” asked Caprice in surprise. He looked back and forth from Guppy to the Greys. </p><p></p><p>The leader said in a deep voice with no nasal quality to it at all, “Us require assistance, our dog are injured, and must be freed before it ceases. Us are weak, and the door are beyond our capacities. Us require assistance.”</p><p></p><p>The crystal fell off the leader’s head. It struggled to pick it back up.</p><p></p><p>“You’re afraid of these things?” asked Hammer in disbelief.</p><p></p><p>“You don’t understand!” shouted Guppy, concealed behind the van. “You don’t know what they did to me!”</p><p></p><p>“You guys bring pets with you?” asked Caprice skeptically. </p><p></p><p>“Dog are injured. Will cease soon. Us require assistance.” The Grey leader restored the crystal to its head. </p><p></p><p>“Yeah, we get it,” said Hammer. “We need help with a crystal in the van. We think it’s the same device that crashed your ship.”</p><p></p><p>“Us will help after assistance.” </p><p></p><p>“I get it. Fine, I’ll go.” Hammer checked the ammunition in both pistols. He took a few more clips from the headless bodies around the van. “You coming?”</p><p></p><p>Caprice glanced backwards at the van. Guppy remained silent, still hiding.</p><p></p><p>“I think we’ll stay out here,” said Caprice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4253194, member: 3285"] [b]PX Poker Night: Part 10 – First Contact[/b] The crystalline ship lay among the wreckage of the aircraft on the north side of the base, about a half-mile from the barracks and NCO club. Guppy hopped out of the truck. Caprice stumbled out of the door on the passenger’s side. The van was flipped on its side. Headless bodies were littered around it. Guppy and Caprice picked up the discarded M-16s. “Hammer?” asked Caprice. The doors to the van swung open and Hammer crawled out. “You okay?” asked Guppy. “I was until you hit me with the snowplow,” muttered Hammer. “Good job on the guards,” said Caprice. “What did you do, explode them with your mind?” Hammer shook his head. “Wasn’t me.” “Then what did this?” asked Guppy. Hammer’s gaze was unfocused, staring past him. He slowly rose one finger to point. “Them, I think.” Two beings walked away from the crash site. They stood at four feet tall with Grey skin. Their bodies were elongated and lacking in muscular definition. Their legs were shorter and jointed differently than a human, giving them an awkward gait. Their arms were raised in an exaggerated gesture of surrender: arms up, far away from each other. Their hands had three digits and a thumb on each hand. They had a bulbous, hairless head supported by a thin neck, which was dominated by large, black lidless eyes. They had small flat noses, small mouths and small ears. A glowing ball followed behind them. The apparent leader held a piece of crystal atop its head, balancing it carefully and replacing it when it fell to the ground. Guppy screamed and cowered behind the van. “What the hell…?” asked Caprice in surprise. He looked back and forth from Guppy to the Greys. The leader said in a deep voice with no nasal quality to it at all, “Us require assistance, our dog are injured, and must be freed before it ceases. Us are weak, and the door are beyond our capacities. Us require assistance.” The crystal fell off the leader’s head. It struggled to pick it back up. “You’re afraid of these things?” asked Hammer in disbelief. “You don’t understand!” shouted Guppy, concealed behind the van. “You don’t know what they did to me!” “You guys bring pets with you?” asked Caprice skeptically. “Dog are injured. Will cease soon. Us require assistance.” The Grey leader restored the crystal to its head. “Yeah, we get it,” said Hammer. “We need help with a crystal in the van. We think it’s the same device that crashed your ship.” “Us will help after assistance.” “I get it. Fine, I’ll go.” Hammer checked the ammunition in both pistols. He took a few more clips from the headless bodies around the van. “You coming?” Caprice glanced backwards at the van. Guppy remained silent, still hiding. “I think we’ll stay out here,” said Caprice. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
Modern/Delta Green - The Beginning of the End (COMPLETED)
Top