The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wonko the Sane said: It had clearly been a nice room, once. The. masterwork chandelier still sparkled, even beneath the built up layers of dust. The fine, old-wood furniture, had certainly stood the test of time, including the two plush armchairs that made the room's centerpiece, as well as the solid oak table between them. Across the room, a half-finished sculpture rested on a workbench. The wall behind it displayed a dizzyingly intricate diagram of stars, points, lines, and curves all crisscrossing over one another, and annotated in a tight, neat script; a trained eye would recognize it as a detailed map of the cosmere -- though it was nearly six years out of date. Set into the opposite wall, directly in front of the chairs, was a grand fireplace, now long dead. It's mantle was set with dozens of trophies, mementos, and curiosities, as well as an old Evanotype displaying two faces, one old and sullen, the other young and grinning. The door cracked open, revealing those same faces. Nowko Lestibournes, Leader of the Abundance, coughed fitfully at the clouds of dust stirred up as he pushed the door open and entered the old Scadrian offices. Behind him, Won LenReen shut the door and put his hands on his hips, surveying the disrepair thoughtfully. "Well, it could have been worse," said Len. "At least all our stuff is still here." Nowko grunted in affirmation, still coughing lightly. He made his way towards the fireplace and the chairs. His eyes swept over the collected treasures of his lifetime on the mantle, lingering on this or that as memory clouded his eyes. Len stepped out of the room toward the kitchens, returning quickly with a feather duster. He began clearing the dust on the two chairs and the table between them. "Did you ever think we'd be coming back here, after all these years?" Nowko dropped into the chair on the right. "Of course I did. I always intended to get the guild back to business, it's my life's work." Satisfied with the chairs, Len set the duster aside and walked over to the letterbox beside the door. He made his way back to his chair with a thick stack of envelopes. "So... why haven't we? It's not like anything was really keeping us," he asked as he sat down and began going through six years of mail. Nowko hesitated. "Well... you know... there was the Unmade situation, and that business with the Idrian succession, and things just kept coming up..." He trailed off uncomfortably. "Anyway, what's done is done. We're here now. Do you know how to get in contact with any of the old guild members?" "A few," Len said, absently flipping through the stack of envelopes, "but not many. It's been difficult to keep in touch, moving as often as we have." "Hmph. I was afraid you'd say that. Well, looks like we'll have to rebuild from the ground up. Reach out to the ones you've got, and see who else you can dig up; then, we'll have to start recruiting." "Sure thing, sir," Len said. "I can get started as soon as I have the place back in order. I'm pretty sure Konwa is still in T'Telir, and I have some ideas on how I can find Dr. Selva; I--" He paused, rereading the envelope in his hand. He frowned, opened it, and began to read. "You're not going to believe this, sir, but I may have found an old member already. This letter is from Professor Longfellow, and it's barely a week old." Len looked up. "He's still in deep cover on Threnody." "What, still? God Beyond, boy, it's been six years! What in Harmony's name has he been doing?" "Studying the local culture, apparently. You know Ashford, when he gets caught up in his research, the world could end and he wouldn't notice." Len continued reading. "He's asking for advice about a developing situation. Apparently, a number of worldhoppers turned up in his town all at once, so he decided to look into it. After some investigation, he was able to figure out that..." Len trailed off, eyes growing wide. He tore through the rest of the letter without pausing to blink. "Well?" Nowko barked, "Spit it out, boy. What's going on out there?" Len reached the end of the letter and looked up at his mentor in shock. "Sir... he says a contingent of Ghostbloods have arrived in Crimson aiming to secure a Dawnshard they've tracked there. Professor Longfellow is asking how you'd like him to proceed." --------- I'll sign up as Prof. Ashford Longfellow, an Abundance* anthropologist who's been in deep cover on Threnody for over 6 years as a local brewer, just studying the local population and otherwise living a quiet life. Depending on which alignment I roll, he's been ordered to either negotiate an alliance between the Abundance and Ghostbloods by helping them recover the Dawnshard, or to keep it out of their hands at all costs. Also, hi guys! I'm back! *I know it's been a while, so quick summary: The Abundance is a joke I've taken way too far over the years; basically, it's a cosmere-wide guild of secret agents and doctors I use as the basis for most of my characters. Welcome back! I think I recall some people telling stories about you, so I look forward to playing with you. Edit: @Szeth_Pancakes, are you going to send me a PM or am I going to play or what? Edited July 12, 2023 by The Known Novel
Wonko the Sane he/him Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 1 hour ago, The Known Novel said: Welcome back! I think I recall some people telling stories about you, so I look forward to playing with you. Edit: @Szeth_Pancakes, are you going to send me a PM or am I going to play or what? Hey! Not sure what you’ve heard about me, but hopefully good things? I will go on the record as saying I’m not especially good at this game, but I do love playing it!
StrikerEZ he/him Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 Hello everyone! It’s me, Striker! I’m your IM for this game! If you ever need to talk to someone about a moderation issue or vent about something related to the game, please reach out to me! You can PM me in your GM PM or DM me on discord. I am here for y’all. Now, go have fun murdering each other! Kindly!
Wonko the Sane he/him Posted July 12, 2023 Posted July 12, 2023 Striker, you’re a mod? Man, you leave for two years and everyone goes and changes on you. Belated congratulations, I guess!
Szeth Pancakes he/they Posted July 12, 2023 Author Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wonko the Sane said: Hey! Not sure what you’ve heard about me, but hopefully good things? I will go on the record as saying I’m not especially good at this game, but I do love playing it! Welcome back! I’m not either — don’t worry 4 hours ago, The Known Novel said: Welcome back! I think I recall some people telling stories about you, so I look forward to playing with you. Edit: @Szeth_Pancakes, are you going to send me a PM or am I going to play or what? Sorry — I had work :/ Whatever you want to do. Both a co-GM and an extra player would be super useful Edit: Since I need to do distro I'm deciding for you: you're a player Hope that's good Edited July 13, 2023 by Szeth_Pancakes
The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Szeth_Pancakes said: Welcome back! I’m not either — don’t worry Sorry — I had work :/ Whatever you want to do. Both a co-GM and an extra player would be super useful Edit: Since I need to do distro I'm deciding for you: you're a player Hope that's good Fine by me.
Amanuensis he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Welcome back, @Wonko the Sane. Very tempted to play now that you’re here A little under 2 hours left for sign ups, yeah? :thonking: Edited July 13, 2023 by Amanuensis 1
Szeth Pancakes he/they Posted July 13, 2023 Author Posted July 13, 2023 Just now, Amanuensis said: A little under 2 hours left for sign ups, yeah? :thonking: Now is the time to join I'm about to start distro
Amanuensis he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Szeth_Pancakes said: Now is the time to join I'm about to start distro I’ll join as Lazy Bones, then. A man so old that he’s practically a skeleton, and grumpy enough to make the local children think he’s a Shade possessed corpse in disguise. Truthfully, he’s the last surviving citizen of his generation, but instead of becoming a leader of Crimson, he says he’s done enough work for two lifetimes and insists that he’s retired. And in case you ask, no. He does not own a porch, though he’d really like one. Maybe someday he’ll get out of his “lawn” chair to build one. But probably not. (OoC: Considering my work schedule, I’m aiming for a chill game. Don’t expect a ton from me plz) ED1T: @Szeth_Pancakes btw you tagged Ashbringer instead of me in the player list Edited July 13, 2023 by Amanuensis 3
StrikerEZ he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Wonko the Sane said: Striker, you’re a mod? Man, you leave for two years and everyone goes and changes on you. Belated congratulations, I guess! Yup! It happened pretty recently. And then life went and became crazy on me so I’ve been a little MIA myself the last couple months. But I’m here now!
Fifth Scholar he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 Put me down as a pinch-hitter. I won’t have the bandwidth for the next couple days for this, but after that, it seems important in such a low player-count game to not have inactives tempted to join outright because Wonko, but LG95 was sort of a mistake anyway so I’m trying to be more responsible with my time >> 3
Kasimir he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 9:19 AM, Szeth_Pancakes said: @Kasimir? If you want to take a break from SE, that’s cool; this game should be pretty chill tho. No, thank you! 1
Araris Valerian he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 I’ll join as a pinch-hitter as well. 1
Kasimir he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Kasimir said: No, thank you! Can't commit so don't want to be part of the problem I'm complaining about Edited: @Szeth_Pancakes have sign-ups closed yet? If not just sign me up ah whatever let's try for low commitment if Aman is being chill then I can too right? Character forthcoming. Edited July 13, 2023 by Kasimir
Szeth Pancakes he/they Posted July 13, 2023 Author Posted July 13, 2023 27 minutes ago, Kasimir said: Edited: @Szeth_Pancakes have sign-ups closed yet? If not just sign me up ah whatever let's try for low commitment if Aman is being chill then I can too right? Character forthcoming. I've already started doing PMs so there's no way I can redo the distro. Sorry On that note, signups are officially closed.
The Unknown Medallion he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 All of these last minute sign-ups are going to make Szeth wish he had a co-GM
Szeth Pancakes he/they Posted July 13, 2023 Author Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) MR64 Cycle One: A Drop of Crimson The bartender walked into his bar. “Ouch,” he said, as he felt a sharp pain on the back of his head. It occurred to him that he was falling forward. What– * The scruffy-looking man opened his eyes, blinking once, then twice, and looking up at the Ghostblood. “You… stool… stool fall girl,” he mumbled, then let out a short laugh. “Yeah, yeah,” the Ghostblood said, her Connection medallion translating her words into Threnodite (or Threnodian, or whatever the storms the language here was called). “Now, let’s make this quick, alright? Then we can all go home.” The bartender was beginning to realize that his arms and legs were tied to a chair. “Hey,” he said. “What… what’re you doin’? What’s this?” “I’m part of an organization that is, for some Shards-forsaken reason, interested in your dirty little shanty-town. We believe there’s an… asset here that our boss is very interested in acquiring.” “What…” “Has anyone in your village been able to do things like, I dunno, raise the dead? Make plants grow?” The man’s eyes widened. Yes, the Ghostblood thought, a malicious grin spreading across her face. “You’re going to tell me who that person is.” “I dunno… dunno anyone like that.” “I think you do.” “Don’t.” The Ghostblood slid a sleek, curved knife out of a sheath on her belt. She pressed the tip of the blade to her pointer finger, drawing a drop of crimson blood. “I think you do.” “I don’t! I– I swear! N-nobody knows who… nobody knows who has it!” * The bartender’s body was never found. Welcome to MR64! Your GM PMs should all be out. Let me know if I missed you Good luck and have fun! Participants. Spoiler Players: @Matrim's Dice @Archer - Awhey (seasonal costume merchant) @Ashbringer - Frederrick (definitely not a sleeper agent) @TheAlpha929 - Jormmuthar (definitely not a sidekick to a sleeper agent) @JNV @|TJ| @DeTess @Devotary of Spontaneity - The Lustrous Parbem (the Surveyor and the Guide) and its translator Silven @Wonko the Sane - Prof. Ashford Longfellow (an Abundance anthropologist) @The Known Novel @Amanuensis - Lazy Bones (old man) Pinch Hitters: @Fifth Scholar @Araris Valerian Edited July 13, 2023 by Szeth_Pancakes 2
Archer he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 I don't think we've met yet, how's it going, Wonko!
Mat he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Time to go read the rules :D. Glad this game is starting on time Edit: At least I think it was on time :P. Edited July 13, 2023 by Matrim's Dice
Szeth Pancakes he/they Posted July 13, 2023 Author Posted July 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Matrim's Dice said: Edit: At least I think it was on time :P. It was on time. Well, 20 minutes late
Mat he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Szeth_Pancakes said: It was on time. Well, 20 minutes late I meant like, signups not having to be extended Edit: Also, can you make a rules doc? Pretty please? Edited July 13, 2023 by Matrim's Dice
Wonko the Sane he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 Going pretty well! I definitely missed this game. I’m noting some interesting things about the mechanics, which make this game even more unusual than other flipless games I’ve played. Top of my agenda, though, is to request that the Homestead Leader refrain from banishing anyone for the time being. Deaths are going to be inevitable, but let’s refrain from fragmenting the discussion more than necessary. I also think we should refrain from using any knives on the first kill or so, until there’s been some solid discussion. It’ll be tempting to flip the first person to die, just so we have something to go on, but that’s a very inefficient use of one of our most valuable resources.
Szeth Pancakes he/they Posted July 13, 2023 Author Posted July 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Matrim's Dice said: I meant like, signups not having to be extended Edit: Also, can you make a rules doc? Pretty please? here ya go
Ashbringer he/him Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 To RP or not to RP, that is the question. 3 hours ago, Wonko the Sane said: Going pretty well! I definitely missed this game. I’m noting some interesting things about the mechanics, which make this game even more unusual than other flipless games I’ve played. Top of my agenda, though, is to request that the Homestead Leader refrain from banishing anyone for the time being. Deaths are going to be inevitable, but let’s refrain from fragmenting the discussion more than necessary. I also think we should refrain from using any knives on the first kill or so, until there’s been some solid discussion. It’ll be tempting to flip the first person to die, just so we have something to go on, but that’s a very inefficient use of one of our most valuable resources. Welcome back! If I’m reading the rules right, the Leader can’t banish anyone this turn at all. Not sure how I feel about asking they don’t. Also, I don’t think there’s much control in flips. We can only flip based on the number of Knives available (1/4 of the player count, so either 2 or 3 which is… not many). And even that’s tricky, it seems to require banishing and RNG on who actually flips.
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