Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[izillama]

From what you can tell this looks like a utility key. The key has a serial number engraved on it and looks a little tarnished.

Handing the key over to Koln, Clover sighed. Yet another key and yet another mystery.
"Well, I can say one thing for sure," she looked quickly around the room to confirm her suspicions, ", that woman ran this way, obviously ran into this room, but there's no other exit than the entrance we just came through. I think, therefore, that we can conclude that either A, she didn't really exist and, though I hate to admit it, we just witnessed something paranormal, B, there's another way out of this room we're just not seeing, or C, shun the thought!, Ruby, we're both going as insane as this one here." She jabbed a finger in Koln's direction, though she smiled at him earnestly. Oh, he looked just so intent on discerning what secrets the key was hiding!
Sighing again, she took another look around the room. She didn't want to admit she had seen a ghost. After all, that was ridiculous! There just had to be another way that woman had gone, right?

Search check!
1d20+11 → [16,11] = (27)

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Emerson Estate

Handing the key over to Koln, Clover sighed. Yet another key and yet another mystery.
"Well, I can say one thing for sure," she looked quickly around the room to confirm her suspicions, ", that woman ran this way, obviously ran into this room, but there's no other exit than the entrance we just came through. I think, therefore, that we can conclude that either A, she didn't really exist and, though I hate to admit it, we just witnessed something paranormal, B, there's another way out of this room we're just not seeing, or C, shun the thought!, Ruby, we're both going as insane as this one here." She jabbed a finger in Koln's direction, though she smiled at him earnestly. Oh, he looked just so intent on discerning what secrets the key was hiding!
Sighing again, she took another look around the room. She didn't want to admit she had seen a ghost. After all, that was ridiculous! There just had to be another way that woman had gone, right?

Search check!
1d20+11 → [16,11] = (27)

A search of the room reveals a small hole in the wall behind the first washer. Reaching her hand in, Clover pulls out a small pouch. Inside the pouch is a gold necklace with a rather large diamond pendant and a gold ring with diamonds inlaid around the outside. They are both in excellent condition. Other than this strange little find there is nothing else in the room to suggest that it holds any other secrets.

 

[ladyphoenix]

Ruby runs over to Clover's side, seeing she has found something. Her eyes light up when she sees the jewelry, something very foreign to her indeed. Vanity was always looked down on by her family. The reflection of the diamonds sparkled in her eyes. "Wow, what are those shiny objects? They're so beautiful!"
She scratched her head, she knew she wasn't much help in finding clues like Koln and Clover. "Did either of you find out what that key is for?" she asked, cocking her head to one side. What she wouldn't give to start punching the walls down and rule out places for clues.Wham! 'hmmm, no clues here'... 'How bout this wall?' Bam!

 

[Strider_Koln]

Ruby runs over to Clover's side, seeing she has found something. Her eyes light up when she sees the jewelry, something very foreign to her indeed. Vanity was always looked down on by her family. The reflection of the diamonds sparkled in her eyes. "Wow, what are those shiny objects? They're so beautiful!"
She scratched her head, she knew she wasn't much help in finding clues like Koln and Clover. "Did either of you find out what that key is for?" she asked, cocking her head to one side. What she wouldn't give to start punching the walls down and rule out places for clues.Wham! 'hmmm, no clues here'... 'How bout this wall?' Bam!

Meanwhile Koln is still staring off into the distance. After Ruby and Clover find the jewelry Koln loudly blurts, "NO NOT THE MICROWAVE!" He then looks about the room, shocked, as if having just awoken in a strange place. He looks at both the girls, smiles and waves. "So.. the basement. Let's go to the basement. For knights, damsels, you know, humans it is the highest tower, but for vampires, monsters, and other lowly scum it is always the God-forsaken basement."

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Meanwhile Koln is still staring off into the distance. After Ruby and Clover find the jewelry Koln loudly blurts, "NO NOT THE MICROWAVE!" He then looks about the room, shocked, as if having just awoken in a strange place. He looks at both the girls, smiles and waves. "So.. the basement. Let's go to the basement. For knights, damsels, you know, humans it is the highest tower, but for vampires, monsters, and other lowly scum it is always the God-forsaken basement."

Here is the zoomed out view of the map for you guys to make it easier to move forward.

 

[izillama]

"Aren't we in the basement?"
Clover shook her head at Koln as she noticed Ruby admiring the jewelry. She smiled at the girl, saying simply, "Diamonds. The hardest gem on Earth." Then, not thinking twice about it, she clipped the pretty necklace around Ruby's neck and pocketed the ring.

 

[Strider_Koln]

"Aren't we in the basement?"

"... heh... It's a metaphor..." Koln mumbles as he meanders back the way they came and continues, heading in the direction that the woman was running from.

To clarify, they followed the woman to this dead end, now Koln's walking back to where she must have run from.Leave it to the MAN to step up and be the leader while the women take turns admiring shiny things.

 

[ladyphoenix]

Ruby's eyes widen when Clover places the necklace on her neck in one swift motion. Her fingertips slowly traveled across each slippery facet. Her eyes lifted again, "do you think its alright if we took these?" she said with a unassuming look.
She then noticed Koln exit the room. "Hey wait up!" she called as she picked herself up from the kneeling position. She started heading in his direction, hoping to find more clues.

 

[izillama]

Following Koln and Ruby back to the intersection, Clover presently found that they were standing in a little huddle wondering which way to go. She tilted her head slightly while looking at Koln while she thought. There was only one way to do this, and he would probably find it the most desirable.
She nodded, "Ok, why don't we split up? Koln, go down and check that hallway the woman came running from. Heaven knows that whatever she was running from can certainly be handled by you." (Not sarcastic! She really wants him to be the ginea pig here, if anyone.)
Then, she spoke to Ruby, "Let's stick together and check out the remaining hallway, alright?"
Between Koln or Ruby to keep her safe, Clover would choose Ruby any day of the week!
Then, she grabbed Ruby's hand and began to walk down their hallway. (the one to the right of the map)

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Emerson Estate

Following Koln and Ruby back to the intersection, Clover presently found that they were standing in a little huddle wondering which way to go. She tilted her head slightly while looking at Koln while she thought. There was only one way to do this, and he would probably find it the most desirable.
She nodded, "Ok, why don't we split up? Koln, go down and check that hallway the woman came running from. Heaven knows that whatever she was running from can certainly be handled by you." (Not sarcastic! She really wants him to be the ginea pig here, if anyone.)
Then, she spoke to Ruby, "Let's stick together and check out the remaining hallway, alright?"
Between Koln or Ruby to keep her safe, Clover would choose Ruby any day of the week!
Then, she grabbed Ruby's hand and began to walk down their hallway. (the one to the right of the map)

Ruby & Clover
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You come to the large metal door with the light shining over it. The door is locked but Clover slides the newly found key into the door and it fits perfectly. (Assuming Ruby goes in first) Once inside you see that this is clearly a boiler room. There is a generator at the far back wall that is running and supplying power to small things like the light bulb above the door. There are two large pipes in the middle of the room running from the wall closest to the door into the floor. Looking between the pipes you can see a cylinder shaped boiler that appears to be off.
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Koln
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Going down the hallway to where the woman was running from leads you to a wine cellar. Shelves with wine bottles line all the walls. Some of the bottles look really old and have cobwebs hanging from them. To your left (right on the map) are a set of sliding doors that you assume lead to a wine shaft used for sending wine bottles to the upper levels of the house. You notice some of the bottles start to quiver a bit as you come close to them.
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