Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[ladyphoenix]

Clover lunges for her purse which has the poor frightened (and now rather wet) rabbit inside. She grabs it and pulls it close to her before the fan pushes her backwards.

Ruby held her hands to her mouth in fright as Clover rescues Icarus just in time. "Thank goodness.." she sighed. She looked back at the fan still moving. "I hope theres a way to shut this fan off. Maybe Koln will find it.," she said. She then chuckled. "I never knew he was such a great swimmer," she said in admiration.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Sewers

Ruby held her hands to her mouth in fright as Clover rescues Icarus just in time. "Thank goodness.." she sighed. She looked back at the fan still moving. "I hope theres a way to shut this fan off. Maybe Koln will find it.," she said. She then chuckled. "I never knew he was such a great swimmer," she said in admiration.

Here goes my Father Koln!

Koln climbs up out of the water and onto the walkway. A poor very wet Socrates climbs out of his pocket and starts shaking himself off on the metal floor. Koln looks up towards the stairs on the walkway and sees a shining light at the top. He follows the walkway around and past a door to where two large switches sit. One switch has golden light pouring out while the one to the left of it has reddish hellfire. Koln can see the gallows on the ground below with a vampire trapped within, the blade of death hanging over his head. Koln looks at the two switches as if he is making a hard decision and then shouts "Ha Ha! I will not be tricked by such a cunning deception! You will taste zee fires of hell!" With that Koln pulls the switch emitting the red glow and the blade slams down on the vampire lobbing off his head, his body bursting into flames. Koln proceeds to jump up and down cheering "Another damned soul to zee grave!"

In reality koln has pulled the switch that turns off the power to the fan making it easy for Clover and Ruby to swim through to the next room.

 

[izillama]

Clover heard Koln shouting something at a distance beyond the fan. But before she could say anything, the fan suddenly slowed to a halt. Cheering erupted from beyond the passage, and she looked at Ruby, remarking flatly, "Oh, it's a miracle..."
Sighing, she swam her way through the fan into the other chamber, pulling herself up onto the walkway. When she was finally free of the water, she unclasped her purse and pulled out the shaking, matted creature from inside. She frowned, cuddling her close to her body, apparently forgetting for the moment that she no longer emitted any warmth and was probably making Icarus feel worse, "There, there. Didn't I tell you to trust me? I just wish there was something safer we could do for you..."
After a moment, she put Icarus back in her bag and turned to help Ruby from the water, "We should go see what Koln's up to. I think he went up the stairs. That seems to be the only way out of here..."

 

[ladyphoenix]

Clover heard Koln shouting something at a distance beyond the fan. But before she could say anything, the fan suddenly slowed to a halt. Cheering erupted from beyond the passage, and she looked at Ruby, remarking flatly, "Oh, it's a miracle..."
Sighing, she swam her way through the fan into the other chamber, pulling herself up onto the walkway. When she was finally free of the water, she unclasped her purse and pulled out the shaking, matted creature from inside. She frowned, cuddling her close to her body, apparently forgetting for the moment that she no longer emitted any warmth and was probably making Icarus feel worse, "There, there. Didn't I tell you to trust me? I just wish there was something safer we could do for you..."
After a moment, she put Icarus back in her bag and turned to help Ruby from the water, "We should go see what Koln's up to. I think he went up the stairs. That seems to be the only way out of here..."

Ruby nodded to Clover after she climbed out with her help. "Yes, with any luck, Koln hasn't made it too too far away from us." She paused for a second, looking at her bag. "Is Icarus ok?" she said as she began to follow the path to the stairs.

 

[Strider_Koln]

Ruby nodded to Clover after she climbed out with her help. "Yes, with any luck, Koln hasn't made it too too far away from us." She paused for a second, looking at her bag. "Is Icarus ok?" she said as she began to follow the path to the stairs.

[sblock]

Applause
Cheering
Confetti
Flashing lights
Cheesy Gameshow music played to the tone of a funeral march, with extra zip!

"Congratulations Monsieur Koln, You chose correctly! Picking the LEFT switch, eh? Turning towards the left, towards the hellfire to WIN as apposed to choosing grace and the Right.. you know, the path of LOSERS!"
The gameshow host stops his praise of the victor, allowing the canned (and pickled!) laughter to sound. Koln stands behind his designated 'contestant' panel, taking off his hat for a moment to scratch his head in confusion. The host of the show is a mishapen monstrosity of a man... he hops from one foot to the other, never letting both feet touch the ground. He wears a checkered red and green vest, neatly tucked into his freshly ironed slacks. However, while his clothing is well-kept,the same can't be said for his physical appearance. He has six long red horns (three on each side), protruding from bleeding holes at the top of his head. The horns curl, tangle, and weave into a kind of faux-halo above his head, spelling out 'Host.' His skin's color resembles that of a rotting peach while he reeks of sulfur.


Koln knows what he has to do.

In an instant the host of the show is dead, and Koln, after giving his shotgun a quick twirl, returns it to under his cloak.

One by one the letters appear on the big green digital board being held up by hamsters and imps.

"M-A-D-N-?-?-S"

"Oui I would like to solve the puzzle now... is it 'madness?'"

"W-H-A-T D-O Y-O-U T-H-I-N-K F-U-C-K-?-R"


"I think that vampire and that gameshow host are just a sampling of what I will do unto the enemies of our Lord"
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Koln mutters quietly, but audibly, slowly rocking his head back and forth as he stands there.

 

[izillama]

Oh, I so enjoy reading Koln's spoilers ^.^

"Icarus is a little wet, but he's ok."
Clover and Ruby reached the top of the stairs, taking in the scene in front of them. Clover was actually a little surprised that the control panels at the top of the stairs were still in one piece (ie, not having been blown up or bashed in or just generally mangled by their priest friend).
She went to state this observation and was just searching for the words with just the right amount of mocking bite in them when she realized that Koln was out of it. Actually, he was probably even too out of it to even hear her poking fun at him. And that wouldn't have been very sporting.
She mumbled to Ruby, "Now... I know the old phrase about letting sleeping dogs lie... But what about priests...?"
Clasping her hands playfully behind her, she began to carefully step forwards towards the unstable man. She tilted her head to one side, trying to listen to his muttering. But there was nothing that she could understand. Maybe it was in French? Gibberish, even?
Shrugging, she lifted a hand and touched her index finger firmly to his forehead, "Poke?"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

[sblock]

Applause
Cheering
Confetti
Flashing lights
Cheesy Gameshow music played to the tone of a funeral march, with extra zip!

"Congratulations Monsieur Koln, You chose correctly! Picking the LEFT switch, eh? Turning towards the left, towards the hellfire to WIN as apposed to choosing grace and the Right.. you know, the path of LOSERS!"
The gameshow host stops his praise of the victor, allowing the canned (and pickled!) laughter to sound. Koln stands behind his designated 'contestant' panel, taking off his hat for a moment to scratch his head in confusion. The host of the show is a mishapen monstrosity of a man... he hops from one foot to the other, never letting both feet touch the ground. He wears a checkered red and green vest, neatly tucked into his freshly ironed slacks. However, while his clothing is well-kept,the same can't be said for his physical appearance. He has six long red horns (three on each side), protruding from bleeding holes at the top of his head. The horns curl, tangle, and weave into a kind of faux-halo above his head, spelling out 'Host.' His skin's color resembles that of a rotting peach while he reeks of sulfur.


Koln knows what he has to do.

In an instant the host of the show is dead, and Koln, after giving his shotgun a quick twirl, returns it to under his cloak.

One by one the letters appear on the big green digital board being held up by hamsters and imps.

"M-A-D-N-?-?-S"

"Oui I would like to solve the puzzle now... is it 'madness?'"

"W-H-A-T D-O Y-O-U T-H-I-N-K F-U-C-K-?-R"


"I think that vampire and that gameshow host are just a sampling of what I will do unto the enemies of our Lord"
[/sblock]



Koln mutters quietly, but audibly, slowly rocking his head back and forth as he stands there.

Hamsters and imps huh? Well I'm, glad that you built off of my post rather than made fun of it haha. Anyway, it's been a slow week for this game, did anyone try going through that door?

 

[Strider_Koln]

Oh, I so enjoy reading Koln's spoilers ^.^

"Icarus is a little wet, but he's ok."
Clover and Ruby reached the top of the stairs, taking in the scene in front of them. Clover was actually a little surprised that the control panels at the top of the stairs were still in one piece (ie, not having been blown up or bashed in or just generally mangled by their priest friend).
She went to state this observation and was just searching for the words with just the right amount of mocking bite in them when she realized that Koln was out of it. Actually, he was probably even too out of it to even hear her poking fun at him. And that wouldn't have been very sporting.
She mumbled to Ruby, "Now... I know the old phrase about letting sleeping dogs lie... But what about priests...?"
Clasping her hands playfully behind her, she began to carefully step forwards towards the unstable man. She tilted her head to one side, trying to listen to his muttering. But there was nothing that she could understand. Maybe it was in French? Gibberish, even?
Shrugging, she lifted a hand and touched her index finger firmly to his forehead, "Poke?"

Koln's eyes follow Clover's fingertip to his forehead.
[sblock] And continue to roll back into his head as she touches his brain.

"POKE?"

And in an instant his brain, after some flickering, flashes back to life with a rat-like squeak.
[/sblock]

"Merci, pour the brain massage, Clover... that is if you're really Clover.... are you?" Koln cocks his head to the side, and gently pokes her forehead a few times. "Hmm.. feels like a Clov- OH! Ruby is here to! Bonsoir Ruby!" Koln immediately turns to Ruby and happily scoops her up. "You don't have to worry anymore my dear! I have saved the day and horribly murdered one vampire and one demonic gameshow host. Or have I...?" He gently puts her down and peers around at his dark surroundings, trying to figure out just where he is. It is almost as if he has been on vacation for a week and someone had taken control of his body, moving him into an unfamiliar location.
"Hmm.. looks like we are in some kind of dungeon. Oh, I see a cage..." Koln points to the metal grate, "which might mean there's a dragon in there, so we must try to be as nonflammable as possible, no?"
Seeing no other way, putting Socrates back into his pocket, he motions for his two sidekicks to follow him to the grate.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

The Sewers

Koln's eyes follow Clover's fingertip to his forehead.
[sblock] And continue to roll back into his head as she touches his brain.

"POKE?"

And in an instant his brain, after some flickering, flashes back to life with a rat-like squeak.
[/sblock]

"Merci, pour the brain massage, Clover... that is if you're really Clover.... are you?" Koln cocks his head to the side, and gently pokes her forehead a few times. "Hmm.. feels like a Clov- OH! Ruby is here to! Bonsoir Ruby!" Koln immediately turns to Ruby and happily scoops her up. "You don't have to worry anymore my dear! I have saved the day and horribly murdered one vampire and one demonic gameshow host. Or have I...?" He gently puts her down and peers around at his dark surroundings, trying to figure out just where he is. It is almost as if he has been on vacation for a week and someone had taken control of his body, moving him into an unfamiliar location.
"Hmm.. looks like we are in some kind of dungeon. Oh, I see a cage..." Koln points to the metal grate, "which might mean there's a dragon in there, so we must try to be as nonflammable as possible, no?"
Seeing no other way, putting Socrates back into his pocket, he motions for his two sidekicks to follow him to the grate.

The grate is mostly underwater forcing Koln to swim to get to it. It is closed with no switches or levers. The thick metal bars are too close together to squeeze through and they won't budge.

Koln
[sblock]
Although you can't see anything through the darkness beyond the grate, you can hear heavy breathing like some large creature.
[/sblock]

 

[Strider_Koln]

The grate is mostly underwater forcing Koln to swim to get to it. It is closed with no switches or levers. The thick metal bars are too close together to squeeze through and they won't budge.

Koln
[sblock]
Although you can't see anything through the darkness beyond the grate, you can hear heavy breathing like some large creature.
[/sblock]

"That's right, you're so lucky there's a cage here for YOUR safety!" Koln taunts as he rises to the surface of the water, wiping the water from his eyes.

Searching for... uhm, well frankly, not sure where to go next. Don't want to go back the way we came through the fan... so searching for another way out of this room.
1d20+2+8 → [12,2,8] = (22)

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