(Grimm) Twisted Tales

[Arden]

The sun is high over "The Blacktop" as the children of Grimm Oaks Elementary School rush out from their classes. Teachers keep an eye on students, making sure that nobody begins to play too rough. With kickball field on one end, a jungle gym on the other, and lots of paved space in between, the students begin to relieve their minds.

Under a plastic bridge and out of sight of the teachers, two bullies are grabbing at a bookish child, demanding something or other from him.

A lone girl occupies the swing sets, crying quietly to herself. The awkwardness of the situation keeps the rest of the children from using the swings. It would appear that she doesn't have many friends.

Two boys by the name of Timmy and Tommy have set up a notorious betting pool over a game of jacks.

A very beautiful little girl sits in a corner, scribbling on the pavement in chalk. For some reason she stands out, and for some reason nobody seems to have seen her before in their lives.

All in all, it seems to be a normal day on the playground.

OOC:
Roleplay for now, I'll have some possible interactions with the NPCs mentioned, and perhaps anything else you can come up with. Keep in mind that in the real world, you cannot use your imagination points. Oh, and have fun. =]

The Children:
John Bishop - Dreamer (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=204733)
Damien Glass - Outcast (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=204839)
Austin Johanson - Normal Kid (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=204910)
Peter Lionete - Nerd (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=205018)
Chloe Grey - The Popular Kid (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=205252)

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter smiles to himself as he slides his slingshot in his pocket. It was looking like another good day on the playground. However the cries of the girl stirs his little heart. Kids didn't like him and understood what it was like to be alone. So he strolls on over to the Swings and sits in the swing next to hers. He kicks slightly, he was never really good at the swings and only really swung as much as his feet could.

Why ya cryin?

His blunt question is about the best he could do when it came to interacting with other because he never really got a hang of social interaction.

[Arden]

The girl drew her hands from her face, and wiped some sniffles away. She looks at you with big watery eyes before managing to open her mouth.

"I..." she began, choking to get the words out, "I lo.. I lost my dolly!"

This sentence was all she could manage before bursting into another fit of sobs. Embarrassed, she ran to the other end of the playground. She sat down on a bench next to one of the teachers who immediately began consoling her.

You may make a Common Knowledge check to see if you can recall any general information about this girl or her "dolly".

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter continues to swing himself while he chews his lip thinking about the girls predicament and looking about the blacktop for anymore trouble to get himself into. He also keeps an eye out for Damien who he was sure would be sulking somewhere out of the way.


[roll0]

[roll1] if needed for any other bits of fun to get into

[Saldre]

Sitting in a secluded corner, a young boy in a clean, pressed uniform gazes dreamily at a small object in his hand.

His attention momentarily turns to the various denizens of the playground, distracted by the incessant noise no doubt.

At first, he notices the crying girl. He smirks as he watches Pete making his way towards her.

"Off to bother someone else at least..."

As for the others, he payed them no heed. The episode didn't affect him much, and as long as he was undisturbed, he didn't care one way or the other. The bullies were busy, picking on someone else- and that suited him just fine.

"Maybe today would be the day?"

Consumed by a single thought, he once again concentrated on the object in his hand- tuning out his surroundings.

[Arden]

Peter

Suddenly it clicked into place. The girl's name was Molly, she always carried a doll around with her, as if it were her only friend. There was a rumor of a boy who wasn't very well-to-do that asked her to be his girlfriend, and that she turned him down.

The boy, Tommy, was one of the punks who ran the jacks games down near the basketball court. As far as noticing, you could that he was there with Timmy, but the girl's doll was not.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter hops off the swing mid swing and stumbles. It wasn't as graceful as he had hoped it would be but at least he didn't fall on his face like last time. One day he would perfect the landing, after all he had already figured out the science. He puts his hands into his pockets and feels his slingshot and calculator as he strolls over to Damien.

So I've got a plan and you are going to help me be a private investigator today. Even even better I already have a case.

He grins down at his only friend. Than a thought hit him.

To bad I ain't got a magnified glass like they do in the movies.

[senrath]

John

Off somewhere in the middle of the playground wandered a small boy, who seemed to be in a daze. He wandered this way and that, not really paying heed to his surroundings. In his mind, though, he wasn't merely a boy, but a knight clad in shining armor, weaving his way through a twisting maze, trying to get to the end to save the Princess. Because that's what knights did.

And so, John wandered this way and that, occasionally jabbing at imaginary foes. He was content being off in his own little world.

[Arden]

John

As John was exploring about in his fantasy land, a large rubber ball flew in his direction, hitting him in the head (reflex to avoid this, but it doesn't really matter). Shortly thereafter, a rather husky boy approached

"Hey," he said with a hint of aggression in his tone, "what do you think you're doing? You're in the way!"

John had wandered his way into the middle of a kickball game. Unable to get the ball in time, the opposing team let the kicker manage to score a grand slam. He rounded the bases as the entire defending team groaned and complained.

"Get out of here!"
"What was that!"
"Leave, loser!"

[rollelectric]

Chloe

"So you actually like like him?" Chloe was in a circle with five girls. They were all giggling with there attention undivided as Chloe spoke. She was talking to the girl to her immediate right with a huge smile. She patted the girl on the shoulder. "That's so cool! I think he likes you too! 'Cause you're so pretty! Right girls?" The other girls nodded in agreement. As they began to talk to one another, Chloe found herself distracted by a really pretty girl at the end of the Blacktop scribbling on the sidewalk with chalk.

Who is that? I know all the girls here. Is she new? She really is pretty.

She is not distracted long as the conversation finds it way to her again. She turns frowning to the group and continues to gossip with her friends. Every now and then she finds herself looking over her shoulder at the girl in the corner. She could not think of a way of properly approaching the girl and decides that it be best with one or two of her friends.

She suddenly stands up. "I'm going to the bathroom." As she expected, two of her girlfriends pop up as though they suddenly had the urge to go. She leads her bathroom escort toward the little girl, it was a little out of the way but not too much. Once she gets close to the girl. She crouches down and asks the little girl. "Hey there! What's your name? Are you new?"

OOC:
I'm curious to exactly what this girl is doodling. Do I need to do any particular checks?

[Saldre]

"Sighs.... what's it going to take this time..."

Damien looks up from the object- a silver pocket watch, and smiles politely at the newcomer.

"Can't you investigate somewhere else?"

He can't help but nod, and instead of speaking his mind- he finds himself compelled to resignation, knowing full well that once Peter set his mind to something, it would be impossible to change it.

"What... what are we going to investigate?"

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter smiles even broader as his friends "enthusiasm" thinking it genuine. He puts his finger up like a man making an important point or discovery and excitedly exclaims.

We are on the case of "THE MISSING DOLLY!"

Peter only waits a fraction of a second to see if Damien responds.

You shall be my partner and help me talk to Tommy who I suspect has taken the dolly.

[Arden]

Chloe

OOC:
As far as you can tell, it's some sort of Victorian Vine-y outline with ovals in the center. The vines remind you slightly of a Vera Bradley design, but not much else.

The girl looked up at Chloe and smiled. Pink, blue, and green chalk marks were smeared across her face and clothes. With a piece of blue chalk in hand, she wiped a bit of sweat from her brow, managing to get yet another line across her forehead.

"My name is Delia," she said extending a chalky hand, "a pleasure to meet you."

[rollelectric]

"My name is Delia," she said extending a chalky hand, "a pleasure to meet you."

"Delia?" She must be new! Only slightly hesitant to shake the chalky hand that was right in front of her Chloe smiles at the rainbow marked face of the new girl. "Are you new? Want to be our friend?"

[Saldre]

Damien turns his gaze to the kids gambling.

"Let's get this over with."

He pockets his watch and tags along, eerily quiet.

[Arden]

Chloe

"I'd love to be your friend," replied Delia with a smile, "but I need to work on my drawing right now. You should come back when it's done, I think you'll like it."

With that, she turned back to her chalkwork and continued with her vines and ovals, humming happily to herself.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter marches over to the boys but stops short.

Ok here is the deal you do the talking. I mean you are better at that than I am and I think they might be afraid of you or something. Well anyway ask Tommy where he is hiding Molly's dolly.

Peter than stands back to watch Damien work.

[Nanoblack]

Austin

Austin frowned. "Come on! Double or nothin. I betcha I can make my lunch money back."

He had expected the throttling he recieved for talking to Tommy the wrong way. After rubbing the beginning of a new bruise on his shoulder, he sat down next to his mischievous friend, Remi. "Sigh, ya just sat there and let me bet all my lunch money."

Remi just shrugged.

Austin frowned again. "Lets see if anybody gets luckier than me."
Notice check to see if Tommy might be cheating somehow. [roll0]

[Arden]

Austin

"Double or nothin'?" Tommy said with a grin, "You even got that kind of money? Let's see it."

As far as you can tell, he's simply very good at jacks.

[Nanoblack]

"You just took all of my lunch money ,but I do have this rare Peepokachu card. How much is one of these worth to you?"

Remi howled in disapproval; that Peepokachu was his best card!
Just as a reminder, Remi is his imaginary friend.

[senrath]

John

John simply shrugged, and continued on his way. None of the other kids really liked him, at any rate, thinking him weird. And it suited him just fine. He didn't need those kids when he had his own imagination. And so, he went back to his fantasy and continued to wander around the playground.

Not gonna bother with the reflex. There's no way John would have noticed the ball before it shook him out of his fantasy world.

[Arden]

Austin

Gotcha.

"Reepokachu?" Timmy spat out enthusiastically, "Do it, man! You win that, you can keep the lunch money if I get the card."

"Hmm," Tommy muttered out loud, "twice the cash on my end. Ha, it'll be worth it just to see the look on your face when you look at this card.

Rules of Jacks:
Each person has three turns, each taken after the other's.
In their turn, they will bounce the ball, and use their reflex save to see how many jacks they can pick up, then another throw to see if they can catch the ball before it hits the ground. If you don't catch the ball, you must put all jacks from that round back onto the ground.

The first to ten jacks, or whoever has the most jacks at the end of three rounds wins.

"I'll start."

Grab: [roll0]
Catch: [roll1]

Dexterously, Tommy grabbed two jacks from his pile and caught the ball. He laughed triumphantly, as though he'd already won.

John

Wandering around the playground a bit more, John heard a girl scream. Looking over (assuming he did), he noticed a girl swinging from the monkey bars by one ankle.

"Help!" she shrieked, fighting to stay balanced.

[Nanoblack]

[roll0]
[roll1]
Austin swallowed, thinking he'd already lost.

[senrath]

John

Hearing the girl's scream, and looking over, John paused for a moment. He then rushed over to her and positioned himself under her. At the very least, he'd provide a cushion if she fell. Reaching up, he tried to grasp her arms, to allow her to ease herself off of the bars.

Do I need to roll something?

[Arden]

Austin

Austin managed to grab two jacks with the ball in the air, but with a mad grab at getting the ball, he dropped a jack in the process.


End of Round One
Tommy: 2
Austin: 1

Tommy's Roll
[roll0]
[roll1]

Tommy snickered at Austin's fumbles as he threw the ball down, "Hey," he said, reaching for the jacks, "at this rate, I'll buy out the town."

Tommy grabbed five more jacks, but dropped three when going for the ball.

John

Nope, you're all good.

The girl grabbed onto John's arms and let off from the monkey bars. Her feet swung to the ground as she landed upright.

"Thank you so much," she said, gasping for breath, "you're my hero."

Whens he finally caught her breath, she realized that she was still holding onto John's arms. Her face flushed red and she stepped back.

"Umm," she said nervously, "here, have this."

She dropped three pieces of chocolate into his hand before running away to her friends.

[Nanoblack]

[roll0]
[roll1]
Seeing Tommy drop those jacks gave Austin hope. Remi was clawing at his face in anticipation at the outcome of this grudge match.

[Arden]

Austin

Austin picked up three jacks, and kept them all in hand as he grabbed the ball.


End of Round Two
Tommy: 4
Austin: 4

Tommy's Final Roll
[roll0]
[roll1]


Tommy's smile faded, the score was even. Becoming more focused, yet more nervous, he threw the ball down and reached for the jacks. His nervousness got the best of him, and he only grabbed one jack before the ball came down for him to catch.

[Saldre]

Damien tilts his head for a moment, rather perplexed.

This was the first time Pete's plan involved confrontation. He didn't like it- he'd have to deal with more people now, and things would get complicated.

Did he really have to go trough with this for some doll? Did it really matter?

How tiresome- how bothersome- how annoying. But in the end, it really didn't matter: he would go, get the doll, and come back.

Damien walks up to the group of gambling kids. Smiling, he turns to Tommy- Oblivious to the fact that's he's in the midst of a match, weighing over whether he should even bother.

[roll0] Will Test To Speak- You'll have to tell me if it works, -1 for every 5 kids in the crowd, and -1 for each HD Tommy has Vs a base DC of 10.

[Nanoblack]

"This is it." He took a deep breath and...
[roll0]
[roll1]
Grinning in triumph he glanced back to meet Remi's look of approval. He then began to collect his winnings.

[Arden]

Damien

+4 because he's "short". He's a child

Damien found himself capable of speaking, though it wasn't promised that anybody would be listening.

Austin

Austin threw down the ball, picked up four jacks, and caught the ball with ease!


Final Score
Tommy: 5
Austin: 8


"Crap!" Timmy and Tommy said in unison, lowering their heads in defeat.

"Well," Tommy said, holding out the five dollars of lunch money, "I'm a man of my word, here you go. And as for you, Timmy," he turned to his friend, "I'm blaming you for this."

[senrath]

John

Blushing slightly, and grinning, John stuffed the chocolate into his pocket. He'd eat it later. He then began to play on the monkey bars that he had just rescued the girl from.

[Arden]

John

Suddenly, and inexplicably, an unseen force grabbed at John, and began twisting him around.

Make a Will Save

[Nanoblack]

"Breaking evens gotta be better than losing I guess."

Austin just took a seat nearby to watch the rest of the games, occasionally smirking at one of his friends jokes.

[Saldre]

His only desire was to get this over with- whether the girl her doll back or not, it didn't matter.

Regardless, Tommy or Timmy or what-ever would probably leave him alone after this, whereas Peter was far harder to get rid of.

He walks to Tommy, and coldly opens up the conversation with a single question.

"I am here for the doll. Where is it?"

[senrath]

John

John dropped from the monkey bars, and grabbed at his head.

[roll0]
If it's not something that falls under the Dreamer's flaw, then it gets an additional +6. Of course, I can't think of anything that requires a will save that isn't either Enchantment, Illusion, or [Mind-Affecting]

[Arden]

Peter & Damien

Tommy stiffened at the word "doll", but quickly relaxed. He turned to face the black-haired boy, and shrugged.

"Doll?" he said, "I dunno what you're talking about."

John

Charisma Modifier it is. Didn't help in this case though, sorry.

John struggled for a little bit against the force, but ultimately failed. Despite letting go, he found himself in the same exact position as the girl, hanging by one ankle on the monkey bars.

[Saldre]

Damien shrugs slightly- having gotten what he came for. He turns, without adding anything, and walks towards Peter- Maybe he'd leave him alone for now.

"He doesn't know anything."

He sees no need to add his own impressions, or anything further for that matter.

[senrath]

John

"Huh. I didn't think I was that bad at these things." John was a bit confused, not understanding how he'd managed to get into the same position as the girl he had helped, when he distinctly remembered letting go of the bars. Holding his arms above him to try and cushion himself, he began struggling, trying to get his ankle loose so he could fall to the ground.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter's eye go wide when his friend brings him the answer. He only just gets out a few words through his frustration.

But.... he ... but he is lieing don't you know. I am right about this....

Giving up on explaining to his friends bland expression he marches a little too hard into the circle of gamblers and plants his feet squarely. His arm outstretched he points at Tommy.

You took Molly's Dolly and I want it back. I know you did it because I am a Private Investigator.

he nearly screams these words in his indignation.

[Arden]

John

Your ankle is easily released, and the woodchips below the monkey bars open up into a hole as you fall. Suddenly you are swallowed by darkness as you pass out.

Peter & Damien

Tommy stands up as the nerd approaches, but as soon as Peter finishes talking, Tommy doubles over in laughter.

"P-P-Private Investigator?" He managed to sputter before releasing another loud cackle that could be heard across the playground.

Timmy joined in on the laughter, "Hahaha! Private Investigator? You really think Tommy would tell a Nerd like you where Sarah's doll is?"

At that, Tommy stopped laughing, turned to Timmy, and grabbed him by the collar, "Idiot!" he yelled angrily, before throwing him to the ground.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter falters at the laughter and than is confused by the name change. However he seizes on the moment.

Aha! I knew it and you have fallen for my clever trap! Now tell me where it is or else.

[Arden]

Peter & Damien

"Or else what?" said Tommy, "besides, is Sarah's doll the one you're looking for? Or is it Molly's? Do you even know what's going on?"

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter doesn't falter knowing if that happens he is not likely to get what he needs.

Don't try to confuse me! Now give me the Dolly or else I'll tell teachers about.... about your gambling! Yah thats what I'll do!

[Arden]

"So what?" Tommy retorted, "My gambling ring means nothing to me compared to getting Sarah her doll back."

[Nanoblack]

Do Tommy or Timmy have their bags laying around?

If so:Sneak check to go through his stuff and look for the doll [roll0]

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter continues undaunted by the more confusion situation now too deep to stop.

Taking from someone else doesn't mean you can give it to Sarah like its hers! Now give it back or else!

[Saldre]

Damien was getting a headache- this was degenerating quickly: soon, there would be trouble, and he'd be associated with it.

That would be bothersome, if the teachers decided they'd want to talk to him and more so if Tommy and Timmy held a grudge.

Weighing in whether he should leave, or do something- he decides to step in: who cared about the doll, he just wished he'd never agreed to Peter's plan to begin with instead of getting roped into this mess.

"Who took Sarah's doll then? Just go get it back."

[Arden]

Austin


Timmy Notice: [roll0]
Tommy Notice: [roll1]


"Hey!" Timmy shouted, "what do you think you're doing? You've already won, can't you be content with that?" He grabbed his and Tommy's bag, pulling them in close to himself.

Peter & Damien

Tommy ignored Peter, as well as the commotion behind him.

Turning to Damien, he said, "Are you two even listening to me? Molly stole Sarah's doll. If I can get it back to Sarah, then maybe I'll have a chance with her. That's why I asked Molly out, so I could get to her doll. When she said no, I was left with no choice but to steal it. Not that any of this is any of your business."

[Nanoblack]

Trying to turn the subject away from why he was going through their bags: "Then where's the doll? And where's Sarah and Molly? Maybe they can sort all of this out."

[Saldre]

Too many people- why did they care? It was just a dumb doll.

This all reeked of trouble, He didn't want to deal with anymore: but he was in too deep now... Letting them resolve it themselves seemed like a good idea, but he doubted it would be that easy.

Molly was already with the adults, so wasn't going to head out there. As for Sarah- did he even know a Sarah? It didn't ring any bells- not that he'd really payed attention.

He turned to walk away, hoping Pete would not press the matter further... But he'd dealt with him enough to know that this was only the beginning.

"So it was Sarah's doll to begin with- why would Molly steal it?" He mumbles, as if to himself. He couldn't understand these people- nor did he really want too.

"Congratulations, you have solved the case." He says to Peter, forcing a smile.

Let's get going before it gets more complicated.

[crazedloon]

Peter

See now everyone knows you are a mean thief so return it!

[Arden]

Austin

Timmy sat glaring silently at Austin, clutching both bags to his chest. Tommy was too caught up in his argument with Peter to pay him any heed.

Peter

"Return it?" said Tommy, "Return it? Yes, I'm going to return it. To Sarah. To the person it belongs to. Do you have a problem with that?"

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Smiling down at the chalk-covered girl. "Okay, that sounds cooool." She turns away from her girl to her two friends and they do go to the bathroom. They ultimately head back to their group of friends, who are still giggling about something. She joins in on the conversation instinctively, however, she cannot get the girl out of her head. She soon allows the conversation about boys take hold of her.

Able to maintain the conversation, she takes a glance around the playground for anything interesting. I'm going to go crazy if we keep talking about boys.

Notice: [roll0]

[Arden]

Peter
Tommy noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He grabbed his bag and proceeded to walk away from the argument.

Chloe
You notice the infamous Tommy walking towards the group

A tall, thin boy by the name of Tommy approached the Chloe's group of friends, and turned to a girl named Sarah. He retrieved a doll from his bag and held it out to the girl.

Appearing to be very nervous, he stuttered, "H-h-here's your doll. I got it back from your little sister."

"Oh?" said Sarah, "she gave it back, did she? I don't get why she didn't just give it to me. Thanks."

A little confused, yet satisfied, Sarah put the doll into her own bag and turned back to the group to continue in conversation.

Ignored, Tommy stood there for a bit feeling as if he'd just been slapped in the face. Afterwards he turned around and slunk his way back to Timmy and the others.

Would any of the others have chosen to follow him, they can intercept him on his way back.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter follows Tommy with a determined march. When he hands the doll over He shouts.

AAHA! I knew you stole it! He made your little sister cry by taking that!

[rollelectric]

Chloe

As Tommy approached she frowned up at him. She had heard he had a crush on Sarah, one of the girls in her group. But, Sarah said he was too "something." Sure enough he approached Sarah. He came and pulled out a doll and gave it to Sarah.

"Oooh, Sarah! I'm pretty sure Tommy wanted more than a 'Thanks.'" She made an attempt to impersonate Sarah's cold disposition and giggled.

She watched as Tommy was being confronted by the kid who had like zero friends. This was interesting to her. Maybe he likes Sarah? Or what's Sarah's sister's name?

[Arden]

She watched as Tommy was being confronted by the kid who had like zero friends.

HAHAHAHA

Peter & Chloe

At Peter's accusation, Tommy stopped short. Sarah turned around, her eyes wide, then shouted to Tommy, "Is that true?"

Without turning around, Tommy said, hardly loud enough for Sarah to hear, "Sh-She stole it from you."

"Boy, you better get out of here before you get hurt."

With that, the boy continued to slink away. Sarah approached Peter and handed him the doll.

"Thank you so much," she said while holding out the doll, "please, give this back to Molly, and don't tell her what happened just now, okay?"

Sarah kissed Peter on the cheek, patted his head, and turned back to her friends.

"What drama," Sarah muttered to Chloe, "still, Tommy's kinda cute."

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter flushes pure red as she kisses him. He looks down and kicks the dirt before getting ahold of himself and looking up with a serious face. He spins on his heal and marches to the bench where Molly is sitting. He holds the doll out in front of him with both hands.

I found it for you. I am sorry you lost him.

He gives Molly a half grin trying to comfort her as best he can.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

She smiles at Sarah as she returns to her. "True story. Seems you like one of the other boys." Chloe teases Sarah and looks at Peter. She smiles at his bashful reaction. "He's at least nice. He wouldn't have made your sister cry. He may even make a good husband!" She grinned at Sarah and the other girls.

As she watched Peter give the doll to Molly, she also remembered the chalk girl. Er, Delia. I should probably go see what her picture before recess ends.

[Saldre]

Damien sticks to the sidelines, trying to avoid prying eyes.

As he watches Pete go from one side of the playground to the other, he sighs in relief- pleased that the issue didn't escalate further.

Perhaps, with the case solved, now was his chance to slip away...

[Arden]

Peter

Molly instantly stopped crying and wrapped her arms around Peter.

"Oh thank you thank you thank you!" she squealed before planting a sloppy kiss on his lips, "you're the absolute best!"

It would seem that Peter is quite the ladies' man. Regardless, for the kiss to the lips, Peter receives a +1 inspiration bonus to all saving throws, attack rolls, and damage rolls for the next twenty four hours. After which he'll realize that he should have called her and has now probably already screwed everything up.

Chloe

Turning to look at where Delia was standing, Chloe now saw a large group of children. They appeared to be standing around the spot where Delia was drawing.

Everyone else

It wouldn't take a (edit)notice check for any of the other children to notice that something was going on down in the corner of the playground.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter stands stock still, and his face turns a shade of red darker than before. He begins to stumble for words bat can't seem to find any. He puts a hand to the back of his head awkwardly and finally gets a few words out.

Ah.. Um... your welcome.

He than turns and flees the scene.


[roll0]

[Arden]

Sorry for not being clear, I meant "notice" instead of "perception", in my previous post. It's been fixed. Anyway, this is the only thing that catches your attention, besides your buddy Damien who has drifted out of peoples' way once more.

Peter

Peter turned to see a large group of children crowded in a circle at the corner of the playground.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter heads over to Damien not knowing what to do now that he has finished his P.I. stuff and is so embraced.

So I think I could be a private investigator when I grow up.

He mumbles as he kicks some dirt next to Damien. When his mind is cleared he looks up for more trouble to get into.

So what is our next mission my friend.


looking around not necessarily for that large group, also apparently I am more flustered than I appear :P
[roll0]

[Arden]

Peter

Ahh, bad luck.

Peter looked once more around the playground, but was so distracted by the kiss that he could barely focus.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

What's going on over there?

Chloe was startled by the sudden group that had formed around Delia. Hey. Looks like the new girl has something sweet going on. She stood up. Let's go see! She made a gesture to her group and walked over toward the corner and made her way to the center to see what was happening. As she stood up she ensured that she clutched her purse and felt inside for her mother's pen. Something she did every now and then when moving around.

Can chalk really be that interesting?

[Arden]

Chloe

As Chloe approached the crowd, she heard murmurs and hushed voices.

"Where did she go?"

"How did she do that?"

"What is this thing?"

Upon making her way through the crowd, Chloe saw what they were in awe about. On the ground, within the frame of vines, a small ripple was moving through the ovals, as if the drawing somehow became a tiny pool. Delia was nowhere to be seen.

"We go in after her," one spoke up.

"No! We need to tell a teacher!"

"For all we know, she's drowning, or suffocating, or whatever in there!"

The students kept bickering. It sounded to Chloe as if Delia had somehow ended up inside the pool. But the only trace she left behind was the ripple in the ovals of the drawing.

[rollelectric]

Chloe's eyes widened at the murmurs and the ripples in concrete.

Wait the new girl is in there? She thought the girl was a little weird, but this wasn't what she was expecting. This is impossible, like a movie or something. She wasn't sure if the crowd was just overreacting and Delia had gone to the bathroom or something. However, their tone made her want to know more.

Chloe hurried over and picked up a piece of chalk and dropped it right on the ripples that the chalk girl left behind.

[Arden]

Chloe

The chalk fell through, leaving a little splash and a large ripple in its wake.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe blinked as much as she could in a minute. So this is real? She confirmed this by looking around at everyone else. So there is a girl in there...? Where ever "there" is.

Ain't anyone gonna get a teacher? She looked around at the kids surrounding the chalk art that Delia had been working on. Maybe I should go after her, after all I'm sure she had no friends. She was new after all. She shook her head. It's not my job to jump in chalk holes on the Blacktop and save chalk covered girls. Who's job is that?

Chloe decided that she'd wait for a teacher. She just hoped the teacher would help.

[Arden]

Chloe

Quickly, a teacher hustled to the location in a huff of annoyance. She took one look at the drawing, then up at the students.

"Yes," she said impatiently, "it's a very nice drawing. But I'm certain that there is no Delia in our school, and that even if there was, she couldn't possibly have fallen into the ground. Now, who's responsible for spreading this ridiculous rumor?"

Nervously, the students pointed to Tommy, the easy scapegoat. The woman grabbed Tommy by the ear and, before turning to take him to the school, said, "The rest of you can go back to your recess, there are a few minutes left in which you may continue play. Nothing has happened here."

[rollelectric]

Chloe

So I have to be dreaming, right? I saw the chalk go in there and all these kids saw that happen. I also talked to that new girl! She pinched her arm rather hard and cringed. No. That hurt a ton. She looked around hoping to find someone that would help. Normally, she would ask Tommy because he would do anything for her and her friends. She thought hard, then she had an idea.

She looked around the playground until she saw Sarah. Sarah! We should get your boyfriend! He could help us find Delia! He found your sister's missing doll, remember!

Then she looked around the Blacktop for Peter. When she sees him she runs over to him. Hey Peter! Come help us with the missing new girl. Everyone is saying she fell into the ground! You can help us, right? She grabbed him rather roughly as she spoke and then ran back to the corner where the hole was. If I am dreaming I'll wake up, right?

I don't have to roll to convince a PC right?

[Arden]

Nope. It's up to him.

blahblahblahblahblah.

[Saldre]

Siiiiiiighs... How does he keep finding me!?

Damien nods along, without really providing any input. Until, that is, that Chloe comes running around.

"Looks like's there's going to be more trouble... you really should have retired after your first case..." He mumbles, knowing that he'd get roped in a whole new mess now.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter again blushes, this was a girl filled day and he didn't understand why that made him nervous.

Um... Aha another mystery to be solved by the intrepid super sleuth!

He stands with his hand on his hip and his index in the air as if making a point like the people he had seen in movies. When he felt silly doing it he grins and follows the popular girl, what was her name again?

Lets go Damien we may need your awesome people skills.

[Saldre]

...

"How about I go see if there any clues over...-" He starts, but can't even finish before Peter walks off behind the popular girl, dragging him along.

[rollelectric]

Chloe


Lets go Damien we may need your awesome people skills.

She saw that Peter was dragging along the outcast, Damien. He thinks he has people skills?

Okay so look at this picture right here. See anything weird about it? She turned around and looked at Peter and the outcast kid. Hurry recess is almost over!

[Arden]

Peter & Damien
Peter & Damien are also capable of seeing the ripples in the drawing.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter bights his lips as he thinks what this thing could possibly be.


1d20+10
1d20+8

[roll2]

trying to figure out what this portal is (besides a stargate :smallwink:)

[Nanoblack]

After flipping through a few of his comics, Remi nudges Austin in the direction of the growing crowd of children. "I wonder what goin on over there?" Remi nodded in approval. So off they went to the commotion in the corner of the playground.

After squeezing his way through a veritable thicket of children he stood in silence; mesmerized by the mysterious drawing, he reached out to touch it...

[crazedloon]

Peter

Seeing the boy lean down to touch yells.

Don't! Don't touch it! I need some time to examine it thuroughly with my expert sleuth like abilities.


attempt to stop him with words and a handmotion.....

[Nanoblack]

Rolling his eyes at the newcomer, Remi plants one foot on Austins back and shoves him forward... right onto the odd drawing.

I can try and resist if ya want but im just trying to get things moving along for senraths sake :smalltongue:

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter can only stare in horror as the newcomer tumbles into the pit as if kicked.

Oh nooooo

[Saldre]

This was going to take a while. Damien couldn't help but wonder how much time he'd waste here.

The girl said Recess would end soon- and then everything would go back to normal, at least for a little bit.

Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his small silver watch and gazed at it, momentarily forgetting his surroundings- only to be brought back to reality when without warning, someone from the crowd shoved him forward- no doubt spurred by the scene of another kid falling down mere moments ago.

"Freak" A voice called out from behind him as he staggered forward all the while thinking how bad of an idea it was to follow peter.

His grip on his watch loosened, and it slipped from his hand.

Instinctively, he lunged after it- grabbing the chain, but losing his balance in the process: tumbling down into the puddle along with the others before him.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe's eyes widen as the outcast and Austin fell into the hole. She stared at the crowd to see who pushed them both in, as they both seemed to involuntarily fall in. Still convinced this was a dream and felt somewhat responsible for at least Damien's tumble and Delia's disappearance into the mysterious hole she held her nose and jumped into the hole. The whole time grasping hard onto her purse with one hand.

Seriously. This better be a dream. She thought as she jumped in.

[Arden]

Peter

No prior knowledge hints as to what this image may be.

Everyone else

One way or another, you've fallen through the drawing, and find yourself feeling much like Dorothy felt as she looked out the window of her flying house and into the twister of familiar beings. Twisted images of things past fly by you until suddenly you are engulfed in darkness, still falling. Beyond the wind blowing past you, you can hear the laughter of a young child, close to your age. It would perhaps be comforting were there not a hint of malice behind it. Slowly the laughter grows louder and more menacing, until your ears ring with the maniacal cackle of a hundred soulless boys and girls.

You black out.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter watches on in confusion as one after another falls into the portal. He bights his lip this was strange. But than he makes up his mind.

All good investigators need to investigate all possible leads, and I would say this is a big lead.

With that he jumps in holding his nose and breath and closing his eyes as if leaping into water.

[Arden]

Peter

Not too far ahead of (or rather below) you, you can spot the other classmates who have passed through the drawing. Horrid versions of past events play around you until suddenly, all is black. Then you hear a voice above you.

"Peter, it's okay. I'm here."

Looking up, you see Molly falling towards you with grace and elegance.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Uh... Hi, what are you doing here?

Peter flushes red when he sees Molly, his lips burn a little when he remembers her kiss.

Did you come to investigate too?

He looks around to get his baring.


[roll0]

[Arden]

Peter

Looking around, Peter sees nothing but Molly and the darkness around them.

"No, silly," she says with an unsettling grin, floating closer to you, "I came here for you. You were oh so tasty, and I've come back for more."

Roll a Trick check.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Tasty? What.... What do you mean tasty?

Peter nervous that he might get another kiss takes a step back.


[roll0]

[Arden]

Peter

As Molly approaches, she draws in close to your face. She smiles once more, but upon her smile, you notice something out of the ordinary. Molly is baring razor-sharp teeth.

Upon the realization that this couldn't possibly be Molly, her disguise immediately unravels, and you see floating before you a mangy, dirty creature that would appear to be a bipedal wolf.

As soon as you realize what it is, the wolf snaps at you, but you move out of the way just in time. The wolf dives past you, and turns back to utter a low, menacing growl before fading into the darkness.

You are also quickly swallowed by the darkness as you pass out.

Everyone
You all awaken more or less at the same time. You find yourself lying on a solid wooden floor, although it appears to be rocking a bit. Upon further inspection, you spot a few masts and a crow's nest. You find yourselves to be on a rather large ship. Looking out to the sea, you can see only water from horizon to horizon.

Towards the back of the ship is a short staircase leading downwards and to a door.

Austin, your character sheet is 404'ing on me.

[rollelectric]

Chloe stirs slowly to get her bearings on the situation. Then she remembers the hole in the Blacktop. She snaps up quickly and looks around hastily. She reflexively grabs at her purse and feels inside to make sure everything is in the proper shape.

This must be where the hole leads! She sees the other four boys that all fell into the hole with her. She takes a scan of the boat to see if she recognizes anyone else. Is there anyone here? She is specifically looking for Delia, as she caused all this with her nutty drawing. Delia must know something more of what was going on.

At this point, Chloe forgot that she ever believed she was dreaming. This was too real as the boat shook and the water smelt like...water. She had expected to end the dream by jumping into the hole. Either way, she stood up and began to explore the boat ignoring the other groggy 10 year olds. The only place she could see was a spiral staircase that lead further down into the ship. She looked down towards the door and then back at the other boys.

She shrugged and walked down the staircase and opened the door as slowly as she could. She took a peek inside to see what was behind it.

[rollelectric]

Sneak Check that I previously failed to do [roll0]

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter does not open his eyes when he regains consciousness. That things image still lingered in his mind and he feared if he opened them he would be eaten. He curled up into a ball and begins to whimper to himself. He draws his calculator from his pocket and begins to type simple commands over and over until he has courage to look at the screen. He does not move from the fetal position as he whimpers and calculates.

[senrath]

John

John groaned as he dusted himself off and stood up. The last thing he remembered was getting into the same position as the girl he had rescued, then falling into the ground. And now he was on some kind of boat. Well, at least it would be more interesting than school, that's for sure.

Ignoring the others lying on the deck, John looked around, trying to find anything else out of the ordinary.

[roll0] Notice

[Arden]

Chloe

You open the door to reveal... well, nothing. You can't see an inch into the doorway, as all within is a familiar pitch black. It would appear that even the blistering sun dares not shine through this doorway.

John

Looking around, you see nothing particularly strange, until suddenly something catches your eye. Peering around, a glimmer causes your eyes to move up. Upon the edge of the top of the Crow's Nest, you a sparkle of sunlight reflecting off of an object you can't make out.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe looks into the pitch dark room and shudders as she remembers waking up some nights alone in pitch dark. No thanks. She turns back to the deck and climbs up the stairs. She looks over and sees one of the boys playing with his calculator. She realized one of them was standing. His name was John, this kid was always off in another world. How'd he get here? He was looking up at something above the boat, Chloe couldn't make out what it was.

She approached him and smiled. What are you looking at? Do you know where we are? He was probably her best bet at figuring out what all this meant.

[Saldre]

Damian stands up in a daze, the horrifying images still racing trough his mind. His entire world was spinning and rocking as he struggled to remain standing.

He wasn't sure what had happened: he could remember the school yard, the traitorous shove and tumbling down the darkness after he dove after his watch.

He had certainly hit his head against the ground, or something- he'd wake up soon: at best it was a concussion, at worst a nightmare.

It only then that the thought hit him: the watch! Where was it?

He opened his eyes after what seemed like an eternity, and pawed at his surroundings, trying to find it and letting out a sigh of relief when his fingers wrap around the silver chain on the floor nearby.

Only then does he actually notice where he is. He stares for a moment at the other children, wondering what they were doing here.

Standing up, he dusts himself off, and moves to the door which the girl had just cleared.

[Nanoblack]

Having landed in an uncomfortable position, Austin quickly righted himself and began staring blankly at the boat. Then it hit him. "Holy Moly! Theres an ocean under our school!" He and Remi begin to quickly run around searching for eyepatches and other pirate-esque gear.

[senrath]

John

"There's something shiny up there." John said, and pointed at the glinting object he had spotted. "And I dunno where we are. One minute I was falling off of the monkey bars, and the next I was here." As he finished speaking, he made his way over to the mast, and began to climb. He was going to find out what that shiny thing was, no matter what.

Pity I don't have the ability to take 20 in any situation yet. Rolling climb:
[roll0]

[Saldre]

Damien looks over the kids by the mast- almost all of them were awake now.

"What in the world are THEY doing here-"

He couldn't have a moment's peace, even in his own delusion- one of them was already running around screaming about water under the school.

He had to get out of here- and had to do so quickly. But the darkness behind the door was unappealing: stuck between a rock and a hard place.

It was probably better then hanging around here though: they hadn't noticed him yet, and this would be a good chance to slip away.

As he turned to enter the doorway, he catches a glimpse of the final child: Peter. He'd followed him down here- and seemed in a bit of a bad spot.

And though he wanted to leave, for a reason he could not understand, Damien could not cross the threshold. Sighing loudly, he turned around and went besides Peter. Shaking him a few times, he attempts to snap him out of it.

[Arden]

John manages to climb the mast a few feet, but not before falling back onto the hard, wooden floor.

Falling damage:[roll0]

Nanoblack:
Any word on the character sheet?

[senrath]

John

"Ow!" Cried John, as he hit his head upon the deck of the ship. He quickly recovered, clutching his head and standing up, willing the pain away. He wasn't entirely sure why he had tried to climb the mast to begin with, seeing as he was never very good at that kind of thing.

Spending an imagination point to use Happy Thoughts on myself.
Healing: [roll0]

[crazedloon]

Peter

No the wolf won't trick me.... He won't eat me.

Peter mumbles a few times before he gains the courage to look up at his friend. His eyes are full of fear and a distrust.

Are you really Damien?

[Saldre]

"Yes- now snap out of it. There's no wolf here, we just hit our heads. Or something. Either way- We'll just find a quiet spot and wait it out."

He pulls out his pocket watch and stares at it for a few seconds.

"Any second now..."

[crazedloon]

Peter

Is molly here

Peter nervously glances from side to side.


[roll0]

I am just saying this wolf thing was silly, just remember the story of Peter and the Wolf :smallamused:

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe watches as John tries to climb up the pole and then she watches as he falls to the ground in pain. Ouch. There must be some way to get up there other than that.

Chloe looks over to see that the outcast has been able to calm down Peter. They seem to be friends of a sort. Peter seemed shaken by something. She watches as Austin runs around the ship looking for some sort of an eye-patch. I hope this is more of a cruise ship. Pirates are so gross! She frowned as she thought of the pirate movies she had recently seen and she shuddered at the thought of meeting one of them here.

She looked around the ship for some things she knew she'd find on any given pirate ships. Although she was sure if she could see anything Austin would be screaming about it.

Looking around to see if I can recognize anything like pirate-like [roll0]

[Nanoblack]

"Whatcha lookin at?" He glanced around in the sky and looked the mast up and down once or twice.
Notice to see the object John is talking about: [roll0]
If sucessful he's gonna send Remi up to get it.

[Arden]

Everyone who made a Notice check can see the shiny object way up there; Chloe and Peter can make it out a little more clearly, it appears to be a very well polished bit of metal. Peter fails to find Molly on the boat, nor anything else out of the ordinary, save perhaps the open door to the unknown. In fact, now that most of the children are gawking up at it, it is essentially in plain sight.

[Saldre]

Damien follows the gaze of the other children towards the object.

"Now's my chance..."

When Peter responds, he sighs, and does not answer- back off instead and heading towards the door.

With everybody distracted, he could slip off before things got more annoying- though the darkness bothered him, he was certain he could get used to it.

After all, nothing in this world is unbearable.

Once there, he steps across the threshold and into the unknown.

[Arden]

Damien

You are enshrouded in darkness, but can still feel the rocking wood under your feet. It would appear that you haven't crossed through any sort of wormhole, just into a very dark room. It is pitch black and you can't see a thing.

If you're adamant about not being noticed, you'll have to roll a Sneak check to oppose theirs. If it doesn't really matter, then eh, they're probably not paying much attention anyway, besides maybe Peter.

[Saldre]

Damien moves forward into the darkness, then turns right immediately by the door and extends his arms, hoping to touch the wall.

Once he finds it, he'll quietly move deeper into the room, keeping a hand on the wall as not to get lost.

Well, if anybody wants to notice him going into the room- go right ahead, I don't particularly mind.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Looking up at the object at the top of the pole with her hand's over her eyes Chloe thought she could make it out. That thing is SO shiny. I wonder what it is. Let's go up there!

She began looking for some way to get up there. Aren't there like stairs or something?

[Nanoblack]

Austin looks over his shoulder at his imaginary friend. "What're ya waitin for go up and get it!"

Remi grudgingly floats towards it hoping its something more interesting than this boring pirate-less boat.

[Arden]

You'll need to make a climb check for Remi, who has a -5 strength penalty to climbing.

Chloe

The roping that used to connect to it seems to have been cut off. In fact, the entire ship seems about as old as time itself, with minor modifications to replace worn out parts of the ship. In place, there is a makeshift peg system jutting out of the mast to which the crow's nest is attached, this is what John had attempted, and failed to climb.

Damien

You progress further into the room, feeling nothing but a solid wooden wall along the way. Eventually, you make it to the other end.

[Nanoblack]

Whoa, I have no idea why but I thought unseen servants could fly :smalleek: Climb check for Remi then: [roll0]

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter looks around and knows he will be no help getting that stupid shiny thing. It was too high and he was never good at climbing and where did his friend go. He wiped at the side of his eyes where a few tears had collected and he sees the retreating figure of Damien. He quickly stand and chases after him. When he gets to the dark door he stops.

Damien... he pauses not sure what to say, for the first time in a while he has no plans.

Come back. Bad stuff lives in the dark.

[Nanoblack]

Remi lazily floated to the top of the mast to inspect the sparkling trinket and if he could lift it he'd toss it down to Austin unless...

@DMit was a sword or something, in that case he would drift down while holding it to scare the other kids knowing they couldn't see him.

[rollelectric]

Cloe

Wait is that thing moving? She squinted up at the object as it seemed to be moving.

Is it actually moving? Lol.

[Nanoblack]

Yeah and it's swinging side to side until it lands point down in front of everyone. "Haha that thing's name is Remi, he's my friend."

[Saldre]

Damien ignores Peters' pleas, instead sliding his hands against the wall while searching for a door- or the handle of one.

The darkness was annoying- he'd hoped that keeping the door open would spread a bit of light, but that didn't seem to work.

If he'd made it this far though, it probably wasn't nearly as dangerous as Peter made it out to be.

Besides- monsters come in all shapes and sizes, there were probably a few of them outside on the deck. He was better off taking his chances here.

[rollelectric]

Chloe


"Haha that thing is name is Remi he's my friend."

Your friends with a sword? Chloe arched her eyebrow at Austin.

[Nanoblack]

"No silly, he's holding the sword." He then picks the rapier up by the handle and looks around. "Does anyone else want this? My mom said I can't play with knives."

If no one answers then he just chuckles and says "Well I guess I'll just have to hold on to it then."

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Still eying Austin she frowned at him as he lifted the sword. No thanks. What am I going to need that for? Is that like a pirate sword? I wonder what that is for. She was growing bored. Do you guys think we can get out of here? I don't want to be stuck here forever!

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter bites his lip, he could not allow his friend to go into the darkness by himself. He steps into the room.

Damien where are you.

[Nanoblack]

"Unless you know how to drive a boat, I think we might be stuck. Maybe if we look around downstairs we'll find the captain."

Still keeping an eye out for more pirate paraphernalia, he starts heading towards Peter and the open door. "What're ye scallawags up to?" That was his best pirate impression.

[Arden]

Sorry, I got 0 e-mail notification that there were any posts in this thread.

Damien

As you walk along the wall on the opposite side of where you entered, you feel your foot step on something not wooden. You hear a metallic clink!

Suddenly a blast of fire shoots out from the wall you are touching, but you are not burned. In fact, if not momentarily blinded, there seem to be no ill effects as the ring of fire burning from the wall, but not spreading, lights up the room.

You and Peter find yourselves in a fairly unremarkable room (other than the circle of fire) with one door leading starboard (for visual purposes, starboard = east; port = west; aft = south; front = north).

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe hesitates a bit and begins to follow Austin and the other boys. Hey John. Do you want to come along? She turns and waits for John to respond as he seemed to be somewhat dazed, as usual.

[crazedloon]

Peter

See I told you so

Peter looks at the ring of fire closely trying to figure it out. The advent of the flames had made him forget his fear as the spark of adventure filled him once more.

I wonder what this is?


[roll0]

[senrath]

John

"Hmm? Oh, yeah, coming." John said, shaking his head and following along. Suddenly falling into what could be described as one of his dreams was a lot to take in, especially since the pain he felt when he had fallen indicated that this was all really happening.

[Arden]

Peter

It would appear that the circle is the result of some sort of spell that can cause a flame to continually burn (Continual Flame). From what you can tell, the spell was set off by the pressure plate that Damien is currently standing on.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Okay. She smiled as he agreed with her. Maybe we can find a way out of here.

Whoa! What did you do? She stepped back as she entered the room encircled in fire.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Very cool.

Peter attempts to touch the fire. When his hand is not hurt he grins.

That is really cool. Step of the plate Damien I want to see if it turns off.

[Saldre]

As he notices the other children walk in, Damien looks about the room for a way to get out of sight- finding nothing, he sighs in resignation.

Hopefully Peter's experiment would keep them all distracted...

He steps off the plate as ordered.

[Arden]

As soon as Damien steps off of the plate, no second metallic click is heard.

The circle remains "burning" on the wall.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter scratches his head.

Well that didn't do what I thought it would

He bights his lip as he thinks.

Well we best check the next room.

Mid stride to the other room and he stops putting his finger up.

We should probably not step on anything int her other room. Wouldn't be good if that was real fire.

Peter than giggles at his apparent joke.

[senrath]

John

Pulling his stuffed rabbit from his backpack, John clutched it tightly to him as he followed Peter towards the door. As he did so, he glanced around the room to make sure that nothing had been missed. The last thing he wanted was for his brand new adventure to come to a sudden end because they had missed a vital clue, or a lurking venomous spider, or something like that.

Notice [roll0] to make sure we didn't miss anything in the current room.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

So that fire doesn't actually hurt us? She cautiously moves towards the fire and takes a close look at it. It does not actually feel hot to her so she moves her hands through it in amazement. This is actually really cool.


As John moves to follow Peter, Chloe stays behind him. As she sees John pull out a stuffed rabbit. Aww, cute bunny! Chloe smiles at John and sees his gaze becomes more focused on the room. She looks around and notices Peter was moving towards the door. Odd that he would want to lead us.

[Arden]

Ah, you've gotten that a bit mixed up. :P John has the rabbit, and Peter is leading the way.

To save time, the door is unlocked and not trapped. :P

[Nanoblack]

Austin gets in line behind Chloe and eagerly awaits whatever is on the other side of the door.

[Saldre]

Damien moves to one of the corners of this room and out of the way of the other kids, also waiting for them to open the door- perhaps it was a way out...

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter opens the door happy to see he is the leader.

And what do we have here


[roll0]

really... the roller does not like me today :smallfrown:

[senrath]

John

Still clutching his rabbit, John peered over Peter's shoulder, trying to see what was beyond the door that had just been opened.

[roll0]

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Poking John in the back. Hey what do you see?! What's in there? Chloe found herself enjoying the 'thrill' of wandering around the ship. The fire had intrigued her.

[Arden]

You open the door to find....

Yet another wall of darkness!

[senrath]

John

"Can't see anything. It's pitch black." John said, in response to Chloe poking him.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter turns to the group excited to explore and experiment

Step on the plate again.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe looks forward into a pitch black room and turns around in response to Peter's words. This plate? She walks slowly over to where Damien had been standing and shyly presses her foot against the plate. She then puts her full weight on it and waits to see what happens.

[Arden]

A small click! and again, nothing happens.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Blast

Peter stomps his foot in frustration.

Ok I guess we do this the hard way.

Peter steps into the room and moves right along the wall with his hand searching up and down for any switches or other things on the wall.

[Arden]

Almost immediately you run into something heavy. It doesn't budge when you hit it.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter begins searching for anything of interest on the large object.


[roll0]
If I feel anything that might be a trap.
[roll1]

[Arden]

Upon further inspection, Peter finds the object is wooden, with a round siding and a smooth flat top. It is not trapped.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

What's going on in that room, can't you get in yet? Chloe steps off the plate that she is on and goes next to Peter to get a better grasp on what he is doing.

Oh something is in the way. Why don't you push it? She frowns at the pitch black room, darkness hasn't really been a major fear of Chloe's for a long time. She still did not think that she could push that object out of the way herself.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter climbs onto and over the object searching everywhere as he goes careful not to fall off the other side.


I am in the dark room :smallwink:

[Saldre]

Damien simply waited in his corner, watching the kids go on without him. He was used to it by now, and didn't really mind: he could focus all of his attention on his pocket watch instead.

[Arden]

As you climb on top of the object, you find that it the top is of a circular surface, and feeling around, that there is a very similar object next to it.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter starts to inspect the item to figure out what it is.


[roll0]

[Arden]

The objects feel slightly hollow and, upon further inspection, you are fairly certain that they are barrels.

[crazedloon]

Peter

hmm There seems to be a bunch of barrels in here.

Peter tries to climb across the barrels looking for a pressure plate like the one in the other room.


[roll0]

[Arden]

Climbing across the barrels, Peter doesn't seem to notice anything, until...

he makes a Reflex Save.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Stumbling blindly Peter is not to responsive to the more dramatic or sudden changes in the pitch black.


[roll0]

[Arden]

With a big splash, Peter falls into an open barrel of rum. Bracing for impact, Peter is surprised to find that there doesn't seem to be an immediate bottom to the barrel.

Make a swim check whether you choose to surface or go deeper.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter flails for a moment as the burning liquid gets in his nostrils and mouth. Whether it is his liquid courage that he inadvertently swallowed of his thirst for adventure he tries to go deeper into the barrel to discover the mystery of the endless barrel.


into the great unknown :smalltongue: (btw how many people are still here)

[roll0]

[Arden]

For the record, anyone paying attention would have heard the splash

The pressure rises and your lungs begin to feel weak, but you manage to carry on downwards. Suddenly, a light flickers on and illuminates your surroundings. You find yourself in a rather large, empty chamber, save a lever in the center.

Another swim check, if you don't mind.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter struggles as the rum burns his eyes and threatens to drown him. He reaches for the lever and tries with all his might to pull it.


[roll0]

[senrath]

John

Hearing the splash, John carefully made his way into the dark room, feeling infront of him. "Peter? You okay?" He called out as he went.

[Arden]

Peter pulls the lever and grates slide open all across the floor. Quickly the rum begins to drain the room, but not quickly enough. Peter can't seem hold his breath any longer feels as if he's going to choke. The light goes out.

Constitution check.

Sorry for all of the rolls. -.-

I know drowning rules differentiate, but you were swimming longer than a minute and thirty six to gather your bearings and make your way to the bottom of this chamber, I just didn't want you to roll swim checks every six seconds. Bear with me. ^.^

John

Feeling his way towards the source of the sound, John finds himself standing in front of the open barrel.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter begins to flounder as he ingests more of the rum.


[roll0]

oh no....

[Saldre]

Upon hearing the splash- and one of the kids calling out to Peter, Damien snaps out of his customary daze.

Standing up, he hurries into the room, slipping past anybody in the way.

"What happened?"

[Arden]

Haha, "incests more of the rum".

Peter takes 3 hp of damage and is conscious, but disabled.

As the rum finishes emptying from the room, a fire appears upon the wall above the open barrel in the form of a "K".

The room appears to be a storage room of sorts. It is rather small, with a door on either end, and shelves and barrels of supplies in between.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter rolls over and coughs up some of the inhaled rum. He attempts to stand up only to find his balance has been shot and the cold ground feels so much more comfortable.

Yep this is a nice comfy place.....

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Oh my gosh! Peter, are you okay?! Chloe looks by in horror as she could hear the splash and hear Peter struggling. When, the fire turns on she frowns as Peter is passed out and the room reeks of spirits.

Peter! She stands next to Damien and is calling for Peter.

Just being over dramatic. And don't know how I missed that.

[Arden]

Peter is in the bottom of a large chamber below the barrel. :smalltongue:

[Nanoblack]

After following everyone into the room, Austin begins to search for any signs as to where Peter might've gone.

Notice check: [roll0]

[Arden]

You notice the open barrel into which Peter fell; looking in, you see the light go down a long tube-like tunnel until it fades to darkness.

[Nanoblack]

"He's down there! Did anyone see any rope on their way in? Maybe we could climb down to him."

[senrath]

John

Checking through his pack, John shook his head. "I don't have anything that could be used as a rope."

[Saldre]

Damien gives the other kids a passing glance- they never bothered to care back in school, why were they so interested now?

He'd half expected them to point down the hole and start laughing.

He looks down the barrel, trying to gauge whether or not he'd be able to climb down into the room.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe looked at the barrel that Peter fell into and watched Damien approach it. This boat should have some rope or something. She looks around for some rope and opens her bag to see if she had anything that could double as rope.

Notice any rope lying around: [roll0]

[Arden]

You find it hard to imagine that there wouldn't be any rope on a pirate ship, but that seems to be the conclusion you come to.

Damien
The tube-like passage downward is long, rounded, and wet, it goes straight down and you would probably end up injuring yourself and Peter even further were you to fall.

[senrath]

John

"Wait a minute, there's some rope there!" John said, and pointed to just behind one of the barrels off to the side, where a coil of rope just barely stuck out. Running over, he grabbed it and looked for some place to tie it to, so the rest could be thrown down the tunnel.

That's what I thought we had to do. Just wanted to see what everyone else did first. Spending a single imagination point to find some rope. It's a DC 8 Notice check, so it's impossible for me to fail to find the generated rope. Now, have a notice check to see if I can find something to anchor this to.

[roll0]

[Arden]

:smallbiggrin:

Coincidentally, you notice a hook attached to the wall directly above the false barrel; it appears to be perfect for the job.

[senrath]

John

John carefully tied the rope to the hook and, after making sure it was secure, threw the rest of it down the false barrel. "Someone else want to go down? I'd probably just slip and fall again, and that wouldn't do anyone any good."

[Saldre]

"Don't worry- I will handle it"

Damien does his best to smile as he speaks to the other kids, maintaining a jolly facade.

He goes to the rope and begins to climb down.

[roll0]- I'd need to check to for modifiers... But I somehow doubt that's going to be necessary...

[Arden]

I don't believe you can edit modifiers in anyway.

Damien quite efficiently makes it down the rope and to the bottom of the chamber, it is pitch black, but he can hear the faint breathing of of his friend next to him.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter is slumped on the floor mumbling softly to himself reeking of booze.

[Saldre]

Damien shakes him a bit, attempting to bring him to his senses.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter attempts to look up at his friend in the darkness.

Waz it? Whos thir....

His words a quite and slurred and uncertain.

[Saldre]

"Get up- I am getting out of here."

Guessing* that Peter is fine, and probably just a little shaken, Damien chooses to search the new room for an exit.

He goes to the wall and begins to walk alongside it, hoping to either step on another pressure plate or grab onto the handle of a door.

Here's a search check- [roll0]

[Arden]

Hahaha, Peter is not fine. He has 0 hp, and if he tries any strenuous activities, he will start dying.

You end up losing yourself in the darkness of the huge chamber.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Ooooooo! Damin.. Demiane.... Damien! You cam teh sa... sav.... save me! You are such a friend

He looks into the darkness a dumb grin on his face.

[Saldre]

Upon hearing Peter's slurred whining, Damien can't help but sigh loudly.

He would make sure the boy was fine before leaving- but that was it.

He heads back towards the source of the voice and leans down to help Peter to his feet.

"Now what- he's in no state to move... and I can't even see where I am going..."

He looks up the hole that leads outside of the barrel, waiting to see who would descend next.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe watches Damien goes down the barrel. She goes over to it and watches as he disappears into darkness.

After a while, she calls down to Damien. Hey Damien! Can you hear me?! Is Peter okay?! She doesn't want to go down there and the fumes of the alcohol were starting to bother her.

[Saldre]

Sorry for the delay- you could say I was practically away from the computer for three days back to back.

Damien takes a deep breath, and doing his best to sound as nice as possible, yells to the other kids:

"He's hurt- I don't think he's going to make it back up there..."

He ponders whether he should tie him up, so that the others could pull him up- or if he wouldn't rather let the others do the work instead.

After all, he did what he had to do- someone else should handle the rest.

[senrath]

John

Thinking for moment, John called down the hole. "Move away from the rope! I'm gonna climb down, but I don't want to land on you guys if I slip."

After waiting a moment to let Damien and Peter move aside, John grabbed the rope, and began to climb.

[roll0]
Let's hope I don't fall

[Arden]

John makes it down the tunnel with little trouble, but upon entering the chamber, he has nothing to brace his feet against. At this, the rope begins to swing back and forth as he tries to keep his balance. Halfway down the chamber, he falls.

Falling Damage:
[roll0]

John is at -1 hp and dying.

[Saldre]

Hearing John loose his grip and tumble down the hole, Damien instinctively reacts- not quite sure why, he lets go of Peter and jumps beneath the opening above, extending his arms in an attempt to catch the falling boy.

First here's my attack roll: [roll0] [If possible- I will spend an imagination point to gain +1 bonus and pass the attack, unless there is some other bonus somewhere I am not aware of!]*; followed by a % roll: [roll1], and lastly my fortitude roll: [roll2]

*[Changed my mind on spending the point- seeing as he can heal 1d4+1 per point, and he has like 20 of them :P]

[Arden]

Damien fails to catch him altogether, and the John hits the ground hard, left at -1 hp.

[crazedloon]

Peter

Peter squints into the darkness where John fell and Damien threw himself.

Iz.. Tink youz mizzed him....

He than falls backwards and a disgusting wet belch follows his head hitting the ground.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Hello? Boys? Are you alright? Chloe continues to scream down the barrel. She is unsure what to do and looks around frantically for anything that could help. There has gotta be a way down! A safer way.

Chloe turns around to Austin. If there is no other way up, then they'll be stuck down there! This door over here is probably it. She walks over to door and beckons Austin to follow.

[Nanoblack]

Austin Bravely follows behind the girl looking over his shoulder occasionally, hoping to see one of the children climbing out of that hole okay.

[senrath]

John

"I'm okay!" John called, with a groan as he stood up. Stretching to make sure all of his bones were in the right place, he turned to face where Peter lay, based on the direction that Peter's voice came from.

Spending two Imagination points to heal myself up. If that isn't sufficient to get me to at least 5 HP, I'll spend one more.
[roll0]
[roll1](Only if the first doesn't heal enough.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Hearing John call up that he was alright comforted Chloe. Okay John! We are going to try to find another way down! Chloe did not want to take her chances into climbing into the hole. It reeked of alcohol and the rope would give her awful blisters.


Seeing Austin follow behind her closely she pushed the door open slowly to take a peek. This ship was starting to put her on edge.

[Arden]

EDIT:

Chloe and Austin

The door opens with a creak, to reveal yet another pitch dark room.

John
John regains consciousness, finding himself surrounded by pitch black and heavy breathing.

[Nanoblack]

Tired of all of this darkness, Austin goes in search of some way to illuminate his surroundings...Spending 3 imagination points: 2 to make a torch that'll last [roll0] minutes and 1 to make flint and tender to light it [roll1] rounds also two notice checks to find the items [roll2]
[roll3]
"Aha! I found something that'll brighten things up a bit." He takes a second to snicker at his pun then tries his best to light the torch.

[Arden]

Chloe & Austin

The torch lights with ease and a bit of light spills out into the new room before the darkness swallows it up again. Make a notice check to see what you saw before the lights went out.

[Nanoblack]

Notice: [roll0]

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Chloe squints into the darkness. The way it behaved was the way it did in dreams. She looks over at Austin. How'd you find that?! Chloe is perplexed by the appearance of what hadn't been there before.

Notice check: [roll0]

[Arden]

Nano, do me a favor and tell me whether you're standing in or out of the next room. It's not important, it's just that if you're inside, your torch goes out. But it's still re-lightable.

If only for a brief moment, Austin sees most of the next room with clarity. It is hardly larger than the one he's standing in, but it holds a counter, some cutlery, pots, pans, an old-fashioned stovepipe oven, and a fireplace.

[Nanoblack]

Well initially he was just peering inside the doorway but...
"You guys just didn't look hard enough"
He takes a step into the room then groans in frustration when the torch goes out.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Hey! Wait for me! Chloe calls after Austin. She shudders as the torch goes out and remembers a short song her father used to sing to her when she was a child. It was that song which she hummed to herself to calm herself down. She pictured her father as she sang it. Chloe begins to sing and concentrate.

Darkness or night,
There is little to fear,
As you are the brightest light.

He would hum a melody and kiss her forehead after the last part. Chloe knew she was the light.

This is to cast light. If I can, on Chloe's head or just herself.

[Arden]

Chloe

The light envelopes you for a second, before flickering out. This time around, you manage to see what Austin saw.

[rollelectric]

Chloe

Is there anyway down through this room? As the light flickers out she lets out a small cry of surprise. She calls out to Austin. How do you think pirate ships normally are? Do they have secret passages and stuff like that?

[Nanoblack]

"I thought they had pirates too." He frowns and starts trying to blindly feel his way around the room, using his glimpse as a sort of mental map.