[GURPS Horror] Solar Powered OOC

[Shoot Da Moon]

Alright, here's the OOC thread for the GURPS Horror one-shot.

I'll post the links to the IC and Dice Rolls threads on my second post, but all you players MUST repost your full character sheet here in the meantime.

[AdamSpeg]

Name: Dave Plumber (100)
Primary Attributes: ST 10 [0]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 12 [40]; HT 12 [20];
Secondary Attributes: Will 12 [0]; Fright Check 12 [0]; Per 14 [10]; Vision 14 [0]; Hearing 14 [0]; Taste & Smell 14 [0]; Touch 14 [0]; Basic Speed 5.5 [0]; Basic Move 5 [0];
Point Pools: FP 12 / 12 [0]; HP 10 / 10 [0];
Reactions:
Conditional Modifiers: +1 to skill rolls when working on lengthy tasks, but -3 to notice any important interruption;
Advantages: Absolute Direction [5];
Perks: Night Vision 1 [1];
Disadvantages: Xenophilia [-10];
Quirks: Congenial [-1]; Attentive [-1];
Skills: Observation Per+2 [8]-16; Navigation/TL8 (Land) IQ+3 [2]-15; Fishing Per+1 [2]-15; Search Per+0 [2]-14; Survival (Woodlands) Per+0 [2]-14; Administration IQ+1 [4]-13; Hiking HT+0 [2]-12; Brawling DX+1 [2]-11; Diplomacy IQ+0 [4]-12; Detect Lies Per-1 [2]-13; First Aid/TL8 IQ+1 [2]-13; Packing IQ+0 [2]-12; Axe/Mace DX+0 [2]-10;
Equipment: 1 Clothing, Ordinary, Status 0 [$120; 2 lb]; 1 Backpack, Large [$200; 10 lb]; 1 Felling Axe [$100; 5 lb]; 1 Fishing Kit [$5; 0 lb]; 1 Flashlight [$20; 1 lb]; 1 Binoculars [$150; 3 lb]; 1 Tent, 1-Man [$50; 5 lb]; 1 Matches, Waterproof [$1.5; 0.051 lb]; 1 Kerosene, 1 Gallon [$2; 6 lb]; 1 Camp Stove, Small [$50; 2 lb]; 1 Compass [$50; 0.144 lb]; 1 Sleeping Bag [$100; 2 lb]; 1 Blanket [$20; 4 lb]; 1 Personal Basics [$5; 1 lb]; 1 Canteen [$10; 1 lb];

[Vorpal Glaive]

Hey gang! JoAnn Warner's (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2848016) ready to be scared out her mind.

[MutantDragon]

Looking forward to getting this started!

Jacob Williamson (100 points)
Doctor
Unspent Points: 0
ST 10 [0]
DX 10 [0]
IQ 13 [60]
HT 10 [0]
HP 10 [0] Current: 10
WILL 10 [0]
PER 10 [0]
FP 10 [0] Current: 10
DR 8 / Parry 8 / Block 8
Thr 1d-2 / Sw 1d
Speed 5 / Lift 20 / Move 5
Languages: English (Native) [0], Spanish (Native) [6], Japanese (Native) [6], German (Broken) [2]
Reaction Modifiers:
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Advantages and Perks: Talent (Physician – Diagnosis, Physiology, Physician, Pharmacist, First Aid, Surgery) 4 [20]
Disadvantages and Quirks: Code of Honor (Professional – Hippocratic Oath) [-5], Truthful [-5], Charitable [-15], Curious [-5]
Skills: Biology 13 [8], Physiology 17 [4], Diagnosis 17 [4], Pharmacist 17 [4], First Aid 18 [0], Physician 18 [8], Surgery 17 [8]
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Hand Weapons:
Ranged Weapons:
Armor and Possessions: $19155 ($3155 on hand), First Aid Kit [$50], Crash Kit [$200], Antibiotics (x10) [$200], Flashlight [$10], Surgical Instruments [$300], Personal Basics [$5], Canteen (x2) [$20], Backpack, Small [$60]
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Character Notes:
Points Summary:
Attributes/Secondary Characteristics: 60
Advantages/Perks/TL/Languages/Cultural Familiarity: 34
Disadvantages/Quirks: -30
Skills/Techniques: 36
Other: 0

[Shoot Da Moon]

IC thread started, get in there!

IC: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?661577-GURPS-Horror-Solar-Powered-IC

OOC: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?661564-GURPS-Horror-Solar-Powered-OOC

DICE ROLLS: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?661565-GURPS-Horror-Solar-Powered-DICE-ROLLS

[Vorpal Glaive]

JoAnn has 0% chance of Escaping the modern handcuffs (DX-4 with a -5 penalty). I mean I guess she would have an effective DX 1 chance of escaping but the lowest I can roll is 3. So she's stuck. I have an idea of how to get the lockpick out but it's so super-cringe and ridiculous I won't go there. Not yet anyway. Hopefully AdamSpeg can get lucky here ....

[Shoot Da Moon]

JoAnn has 0% chance of Escaping the modern handcuffs (DX-4 with a -5 penalty). I mean I guess she would have an effective DX 1 chance of escaping but the lowest I can roll is 3. So she's stuck. I have an idea of how to get the lockpick out but it's so super-cringe and ridiculous I won't go there. Not yet anyway. Hopefully AdamSpeg can get lucky here ....

Well, if you can't slip the cuffs, or get the lockpicks, you could try breaking them somehow...

Now, for anyone who reads the paper found on the dead man, this is what it says;

Memorize every ****ing letter of this, *******. These are orders straight from the elders themselves.
We have prepared too long and hard for you morons to screw this up now. You get your rear in gear and find that bastard who stole the recipe book. Nail him to a wall and flay his guts open with hot knives, you understand? We can’t proceed without the book, and I will not be denied my revenge. I will become the eternal blazing star if I have to strangle every son-of-a-bitch in this redneck ****hole. That’s priority one for all of us.
Second priority, we need more juice to feed the fire. We’ve got roadblocks set up all over the county, nobody is getting out of here alive unless we say so. So expect more captives and dead coming your way, be ready to handle them. That means you replace those cheap crap handcuffs - a handsaw could cut through them. Don’t worry, we’ll get some good ones from the cops in a bit. In the meantime, keep an eye on the prisoners and make sure no-one gets away. The others have their own captives to deal with, so put on your big boy pants and prove to me that your ****-kicker ass is worth a damn.

When you have business handled over there, you join up with the rest of us and help hunt down the thief and our book. We suspect the thief could have gone to The Jolly Roadhouse in Zidane, or the old hedge maze monument in Pollaxe. We got extra security on the Splithair Mountain shrine, just in case. We know he definitely went to that motel in Redfield (Joey’s on it), the Quentin Woods Campground rented cabin (we screwed up there, made too much noise) and one of our hideouts at Pollaxe. NO MORE MISTAKES.

Keep the map handy, call the doc’s number if something comes up. We got Charlie working at the gas station on Ingrid Road for the next two days, he’ll mark the juice boxes. Sam is running the lab in the old school, he’ll keep the stuff secure.

Remember, all eyes upon us shall be burned out, so say the elders.

[Vorpal Glaive]

I'll use her Intuition here: she needs to know her next best move given the bad situation.

[Shoot Da Moon]

I'll use her Intuition here: she needs to know her next best move given the bad situation.

Your secret IQ roll is 13, that fails.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Well this is starting out fun :smallannoyed:

[Shoot Da Moon]

Well this is starting out fun :smallannoyed:

Would it help if I said there is a solution to your problems that you can access right now with what you already have?

[Vorpal Glaive]

Would it help if I said there is a solution to your problems that you can access right now with what you already have?
Nope don't tell me. The party should be able to figure this scene out of it's designed properly. JoAnn is going to look over the space again for a clue.

[Shoot Da Moon]

You guys have the cuffs still around your wrists, but you can move your hands without trouble.

Now, how do you plan to escape the basement?

[MutantDragon]

You guys have the cuffs still around your wrists, but you can move your hands without trouble.

Now, how do you plan to escape the basement?

I'm thinking Dave or Jacob could throw the rock at the ladder, as mentioned in my post inspired by your initial mention of the ladder.

[Vorpal Glaive]

JoAnn is mostly following Dave and Jake's lead but also trying to figure out who kidnapped them.

Edit: I think JoAnn made her Climb roll?

Edit2: I think she made the Perception roll?

[Shoot Da Moon]

You're all out of the basement.

Anyone want to try a Scrounging or Search roll?
Or go outside?
Or look around the cabin's other rooms?

[Vorpal Glaive]

Sorry guys I'm trying to roleplay JoAnn's nosiness and professional responsibility? She's a reporter :smalltongue:
Making a Stealth roll I guess.

Edit: Fail!

[Shoot Da Moon]

I'd like to point out you can get bonuses to plenty of skill rolls by taking extra time.

If you can spare taking more time.

Still, it might help if you ever need to roll Search or Lockpicking in the future.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Nearly crit failed my search roll :smalltongue:

Edit: made the Lockpicking roll!

Edit2: made her Professional skill roll to make sense of the map.

[Shoot Da Moon]

"If we could just find some landmarks, we could orient ourselves and head towards this town here. I think we should get out of here and follow the nearest road."

That's sounds like a good plan. If the area outside the cabin is safe.

Then you'd need to make a Navigation or Cartography roll.

Anyone readying a tool or weapon before they leave the cabin? Or checking out the cabin more?

[Vorpal Glaive]

From where we are in the house can Joann see other rooms or a kitchen?

[Shoot Da Moon]

From where we are in the house can Joann see other rooms or a kitchen?

Yes. The living room has an open doorway over to the kitchen.
There's a door to the restroom. And a corridor that seems to lead to a bedroom.

[Shoot Da Moon]

If your character tries to check out the rest of the cabin and look for anything of note, that will be a roll against Observation, Search and other relevant skills you have and want to try.

Base time is 5 minutes.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Rolled Search and Professional skill. Just in case?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Is there anywhere in particular you think you all should go, or to the nearest town?

[Vorpal Glaive]

Happy Turkey Day USAers!

Can we pinpoint our location on the map based on land features?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Happy Turkey Day USAers!

Can we pinpoint our location on the map based on land features?

You critically succeeded, IIRC, so yes.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Maybe we can escape this.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Dave, care to chime in on what to do?

[Shoot Da Moon]

One vote for Redfield.
I guess JoAnn has the ultimate decider if she's the driver?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Been a few days without activity, players, are you guys still with me?

[AdamSpeg]

I'm still here, maybe my inactivity for a few days caused some detachment.

[MutantDragon]

Still here, just busy with my college finals. Everything should be cleared up by Saturday, though, so expect me on the weekend.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Okay, that's fine. Real life comes first.

[MutantDragon]

I'm back. Sorry for overshooting the weekend a bit. Looking forward to getting back in the swing of things.

[Shoot Da Moon]

That's fine. We can move on.