Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[Strider_Koln]

As Koln approaches the stairs he tightly grips his weapon in both hands, keeping alert to his surroundings. 'The Devil's most powerful and used weapon is trickery and illusion,' Koln reminds himself as he begins to climb the stairs which just seem to keep going and going. No matter how many steps he takes, more just seem to appear. He is absolutely bewildered, there did not seem to be nearly this many stairs at first. He keeps climbing and climbing but the next floor just remains the same distance away...

Before long the staircase begins winding, wrapping, contorting and looping. Coming in and out of walls, floor, and ceiling, constantly changing size. Each step has its own awkward angle that makes it harder for him to keep his balance. To make matters worse the steps start to feel slippery as they mysteriously begin to "perspire" blood, giving them a shiny scarlet glisten.

Koln's patience wears thin as he breaks into a full but cautious sprint up the staircase, but it is of no use, almost as if he's trying to walk up an escalator from the wrong direction.

He hears Socrates squeak in his pocket as he is snapped back to reality; he is standing on the middle step with Ruby and Clover close behind him. In reality he had come that far and strangely stopped to the confusion of his friends. He sighs and tries to catch his breath, running his fingers through his hair and continues...

Reflex Save
1d20+5 → [20,5] = (25)
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[izillama]

Clover found herself automatically following Koln and Ruby up the stairs. She didn't care anymore. She didn't want to think anymore. Just follow them. No thinking involved. She didn't even want to be with them at the moment anymore. She had just told Koln to kill her! What kind of coward was she? She couldn't even face any of this anymore? It was so bad that she had just invited Koln to shoot her? She was ashamed. And she was done.
Follow them up the stairs. Let what would happen, happen.

Reflex Save
1d20+5 → [4,5] = (9)
(I'm gonna trip and fall flat on the stairs, huh?)

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Emerson Estate

Clover found herself automatically following Koln and Ruby up the stairs. She didn't care anymore. She didn't want to think anymore. Just follow them. No thinking involved. She didn't even want to be with them at the moment anymore. She had just told Koln to kill her! What kind of coward was she? She couldn't even face any of this anymore? It was so bad that she had just invited Koln to shoot her? She was ashamed. And she was done.
Follow them up the stairs. Let what would happen, happen.

Reflex Save
1d20+5 → [4,5] = (9)
(I'm gonna trip and fall flat on the stairs, huh?)

You all head up the old staircase. It feels rather rickety and every stair creeks as you make your way up. One stair in particular creeks a little louder than the others and pretty soon that creek becomes a crack. The stairs give out and Koln manages to jump aside before he falls in the hole. Clover and Ruby aren't so lucky and they tumble through the hole and land hard into the area below the stairs.

Falling Damage
1d4 → [4] = (4)

Clover and Ruby take 4 (falling) damage.



Clover & Ruby
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The fall hurts but you can already see your bruises start to heal. It is dark but you can make out that you are in some kind of hallway. The walls are cold cinderblock and the air is thick and smells a little like mildew. There is a little bit of light at the end of the hallway which bends around at a 90 degree angle.
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the map

 

[Strider_Koln]

"Ruby!! Clover!!! Answer me!!" Koln calls down into the hole. "Are you guys alright?!!" There is a noticible panic in his voice as he calls out for them. He squints, trying his hardest to peer into the darkness.

'Don't leave me alone...' he whispers...

 

[izillama]

>.<**
Koln seemed so very far up. Clover allowed herself to lie back for a moment staring up at him. It was kind of surreal. Like seeing your Maker beckoning you up to Heaven.
She sat up and took a quick account of how she felt. The fall had hurt, but she could see the marks begin to heal on her arms.
Clover looked over to Ruby and wasn't sure if she was ok just yet, but Koln seemed to be panicked. She called up to him, and she could hear a noticeable shake in her voice, "Koln? I think we're fine down here,"
Just then, she noticed the hallway with the light. That was odd, considering how old this house must be.
The lights were on. Was someone home?
She called back up to Koln, "Hey, can you find a way down? There's something you should see. You might be able to jump it, considering your catlike reflexes in dodging the stair in the first place."
She laughed a little then turned to Ruby, placing her hand over the Amish girl's in concern, "Ruby? Are you alright?"

 

[ladyphoenix]

>.<**
Koln seemed so very far up. Clover allowed herself to lie back for a moment staring up at him. It was kind of surreal. Like seeing your Maker beckoning you up to Heaven.
She sat up and took a quick account of how she felt. The fall had hurt, but she could see the marks begin to heal on her arms.
Clover looked over to Ruby and wasn't sure if she was ok just yet, but Koln seemed to be panicked. She called up to him, and she could hear a noticeable shake in her voice, "Koln? I think we're fine down here,"
Just then, she noticed the hallway with the light. That was odd, considering how old this house must be.
The lights were on. Was someone home?
She called back up to Koln, "Hey, can you find a way down? There's something you should see. You might be able to jump it, considering your catlike reflexes in dodging the stair in the first place."
She laughed a little then turned to Ruby, placing her hand over the Amish girl's in concern, "Ruby? Are you alright?"

>.<* Hearing Clover's voice she came to her senses, feeling very annoyed. "Ugh.. yea i'm fine thank you, this darn house.." she grumbled. She was embarrassed that she couldn't make the jump. She then noticed the light too in the hallway that seemed to draw her in. Eyes of the Beast Her eyes glowed to help them navigate the dark area.
"There must be something over there making that light, this chaos has got to end," she said in determination. She looked upwards to where she approximated Koln might be. "Are you able to get down here safely?" she called upward.

 

[Strider_Koln]

"Are you able to get down here safely?" she called upward.

"Yeah... that is if you two move out of the way. I'll be right down."
Although he is aware that this is possibly a trap it does not matter, for he would leap into the fiery pits of Hades for the sake of his friends. Heh, in a way he's already done that a few times...
Without hesitation Koln jumps into the dark hole.

Koln's leap of faith (Jump)
1d20+7 → [12,7] = (19)
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[Tale_Weaver]

The Emerson Estate

"Yeah... that is if you two move out of the way. I'll be right down."
Although he is aware that this is possibly a trap it does not matter, for he would leap into the fiery pits of Hades for the sake of his friends. Heh, in a way he's already done that a few times...
Without hesitation Koln jumps into the dark hole.

Koln's leap of faith (Jump)
1d20+7 → [12,7] = (19)
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Koln jumps down the hole and lands safely on the ground below. Now you are all standing in the hallway.

 

[izillama]

Clover could just see it now: She would bravely stride forward, beckoning her friends to follow their fearless leader. And they would do so, because they were as faithful as they were foolish. Then, just as they would round the corner, oh, she didn't know! The tunnel would collapse and trap its blonde and clumsy victim? Or maybe there would be someone around the corner just waiting to pounce on the first moron to poke her head into the room?
'Pfffft, like hell I'm going first!'
^.^*
She motioned with her hand, as though graciously inviting him to a formal gathering, "Please, Koln, I insist."

 

[Strider_Koln]

"I wouldn't have it any other way" Koln smirks as he walks ahead of Clover and Ruby after he had checked if Socrates was okay from the fall.

It is becoming more and more clear to Koln that Clover's been changing... Tony said something about her being Ventrue,and how Ventrue tend to think of themselves as shephards of a flock. Similar to how he was when he was a priest, tending to the needs of his flock. Hopefully Clover thinks of it that way, that she needs to guide us *Koln snickers* and not use us as slaves.

As Koln walks he thinks aloud, "Feh, vampires really are pathetic. Judging one's virtue by the amount of centuries they have overstayed their existence on Earth. To a vampire, not honor, courage, love, wisdom, nor grace but only survival equals virtue. "