Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[Tale_Weaver]

Ruby slowly approaches the horse, making sure not to frighten him/her. Feral Whispers "Hello, we are passing through this area and are seeing who lives in these woods. Is your owner here at this time? We are also looking for someone who is like us and moves like us, a male version. In return for your information, is there anything else you need since we understand one another?" Ruby conversed with a smile as always. She looked back at Clover. "Is there anything else you would like me to ask it or tell it?"

The horse looks at Ruby as she talks to him. "I haven't seen my master today. He is very kind but he hasn't let me out of here in awhile. The others tell me to sleep but I can't. I want to see him but if you let me out I will let you ride me."

 

[Strider_Koln]

The horse looks at Ruby as she talks to him. "I haven't seen my master today. He is very kind but he hasn't let me out of here in awhile. The others tell me to sleep but I can't. I want to see him but if you let me out I will let you ride me."

Koln does his best to ignore everyone else - Lacy and her insane mutterings about 'disappearing' in front of people using mental powers, Ruby and Clover talking to horses... He really does work best alone. He considers telling the girls to go away for a bit, but decides against it since it'd be rude. He follows the unfamiliar footprints that seem to have come from a fancier shoe, hoping it would lead to another clue regarding this mysterious nightly visitor's identity.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Koln does his best to ignore everyone else - Lacy and her insane mutterings about 'disappearing' in front of people using mental powers, Ruby and Clover talking to horses... He really does work best alone. He considers telling the girls to go away for a bit, but decides against it since it'd be rude. He follows the unfamiliar footprints that seem to have come from a fancier shoe, hoping it would lead to another clue regarding this mysterious nightly visitor's identity.

I think you got confused. Ruby and Clover are in another area and Koln can't see or hear them. Lacey was walking up the path towards the house where the footprints lead.

 

[ladyphoenix]

The horse looks at Ruby as she talks to him. "I haven't seen my master today. He is very kind but he hasn't let me out of here in awhile. The others tell me to sleep but I can't. I want to see him but if you let me out I will let you ride me."

"Excellent, he will let us ride him. It seems the master treats him well, but is not home at the moment," Ruby announces with glee. She stares at the wooden stable door in front of her and proceeds to unlatch the mechanism. "He would be most useful for navigating these woods, this will be great!"
If I need this roll
Ride skill roll
1d20+7 → [16,7] = (23)
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[izillama]

Clover quirked an eyebrow, "And... what do we need to go into the woods for? Remember that Koln's in that creepy house? You're not planning on running off and finding your brethren in the woods and leaving me here, are you?"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Hinterlands

Koln does his best to ignore everyone else - Lacy and her insane mutterings about 'disappearing' in front of people using mental powers, Ruby and Clover talking to horses... He really does work best alone. He considers telling the girls to go away for a bit, but decides against it since it'd be rude. He follows the unfamiliar footprints that seem to have come from a fancier shoe, hoping it would lead to another clue regarding this mysterious nightly visitor's identity.

Lacey moves ahead of Koln and presses her back against the house near one of the windows. A light goes on inside. Lacey peers in and turns back to Koln placing one finger of her mouth to say 'quiet'.

If Koln wants to approach the house he has to make a Hide check.

 

[ladyphoenix]

Clover quirked an eyebrow, "And... what do we need to go into the woods for? Remember that Koln's in that creepy house? You're not planning on running off and finding your brethren in the woods and leaving me here, are you?"

Ruby paused for a brief moment as what was said touched a nerve. "I am not abandoning anyone. I just thought we would look elsewhere for that guy we are after, Brothwell,
Bothwell or whatever his name was while they check the house for him as well," she said coldly. "I'm sure he can take care of himself along with that girl.. And besides, I was about to ask if you would like to ride with me on him.." she said with her head down.

 

[izillama]

Clover felt the hairs on the back of her neck fluster momentarily, unhappy with the sudden confrontational air that surrounded them. She paused a moment, framing her words carefully, then drew herself up to her full height and spoke evenly (though politely, so as not to make Ruby feel like Clover was trying to explain something to a simpleton), "Ruby. I appreciate your initiative. However, until Koln figures out who is or isn't in that house, why don't we continue waiting at the place he thinks we're waiting. As I said before--though I don't doubt he can take care of himself--we should be cautious about leaving him in an unknown situation."
At that point she broke ties with her even speech (since she sensed, or at least hoped, that the anger Ruby felt towards her was dissolving). Clover let it all out, "Ok, look! We already lost him once tonight. It's obvious that his hold on reality is anything but normal. He went after that bastard of a vampire! What if he had found him? Or thought that he had found him? He doesn't know what's real! I mean, Ruby! I appreciate the fact that he's... well... a man, and can take care of himself. And I don't want to treat him like a child, for God's sake! But at this point, him being so lost, we might as well assume he has the simple mentality of a child. No, Ruby! I'm not trying to make you upset here! Just listen to me.
"Koln is a great man. I'm sure of it! He's gentle and kind, so far as I can tell. He's very considerate. But I saw his past! And he's not himself anymore. He's... very changed. Ruby, I feel like we need to protect him. Despite our own handicaps as vampires, Ruby, we need to keep an eye on him. Because if it ever comes to it... he's going to need a good pair of friends around to tell him what's real and what's not..."
Her voice trailed off, the barn sounding very quiet now that her passionate rant was finished. Ruby was eerily quiet as well, and she hesitated before her final point, "Um... besides, Ruby. I somehow don't think that Lacey girl is any more stable than he is. Do you really want to leave him alone with her while the two of them traipse through dreamland?" She smiled sadly, hoping to bring Ruby back towards her side.

btw, I love Ruby! I hate making her upset!

 

[ladyphoenix]

"Koln is a great man. I'm sure of it! He's gentle and kind, so far as I can tell. He's very considerate. But I saw his past! And he's not himself anymore. He's... very changed. Ruby, I feel like we need to protect him. Despite our own handicaps as vampires, Ruby, we need to keep an eye on him. Because if it ever comes to it... he's going to need a good pair of friends around to tell him what's real and what's not..."
Her voice trailed off, the barn sounding very quiet now that her passionate rant was finished. Ruby was eerily quiet as well, and she hesitated before her final point, "Um... besides, Ruby. I somehow don't think that Lacey girl is any more stable than he is. Do you really want to leave him alone with her while the two of them traipse through dreamland?" She smiled sadly

Ruby head tried to escape the whirlwind of emotions bubbling up from inside once again. She turned towards a vacant wooden barn door and bashed it with her right hand. "I know he is not the same. I don't recognize him anymore. It scares me so much!" she says while choking back a sob. 'Damn it you promised you wouldn't cry any more.' "I feel like if I stay with him, it would cause more pain for him.. and myself" She wiped her face and turned back around. "I'm sorry, it seems I am taking this out on everyone and everything lately. Your right, we should wait for them if danger is out there," she said trying to bring out a smile. She went over to the horse's stable and latched up the door again. Don't worry, we will be back. she reassured the horse.
She went over and gave Clover a endearing hug. "Forgive me.."
Ruby will be ok eventually hehe. Clover is doing a good job focusing her. Ruby is caught up in all the emotions form the confrontation with Koln and she its clouding her focus on her friends sometimes. She thinks if she can become this stiff soldier, then the pain will leave faster

 

[Strider_Koln]

Lacey moves ahead of Koln and presses her back against the house near one of the windows. A light goes on inside. Lacey peers in and turns back to Koln placing one finger of her mouth to say 'quiet'.

If Koln wants to approach the house he has to make a Hide check.

In a hushed quick whisper Koln replies sharply "Sh, not now Lacey, I'm so very close..." Koln takes out his firegun, holding it ready as he walks around in circles. Somehow, it seems he has mistaken the footprints he was following for his own, and is now following his own tracks in an endless loop, but he still feels like he's getting somewhere. On his second lap he growls quietly under his breath "This guy's prints.. there's more now.. there's more than one..." Another lap... "There's three of them.. or maybe just one with a severe case of the happy feet..." He then stops and looks at the house, noticing Lacey's covertly crouching under a window. He figures the dancing target/targets are right inside. He puts a finger over his mouth to Socrates, signaling him to be quiet as he hides against whatever cover's available, or by a blind-spot next to the house.

Hide (Cloak of Shadows)
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1d20+8-2 → [12,8,-2] = (18)