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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: Update 03
And so I've updated. Perhaps I should have spent more time on it, but instead I just went ahead and did it.
Update for both Vorrioch and Jenth, and introduction for three new players, Drakar, Shounin and Gerald Tarrant. Almost four pages worth of writing. Hope you like it.
Posted on 2007-12-03 at 01:17:31.
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Topic: What Dreams Become
Subject: Update 03
Ghost
Longchester Hospital for the Insane
The students had been invited to the Longchester Asylum to have a look at its operations, although few liked what they saw. One of them, however, found the visit to be very educational. The young girl was in fact so interested in the visit that she couldn’t stop working. On the way to the staff’s coffee room, she was still reading one of the inmate’s files and falling behind in the process. This would be Hiram’s target of possession.
The girl gasped, and dropped the files onto the floor. “Sandra, are you all right?” The girl in front of her had turned around and seemed worried. But Sandra’s mind had been pushed back into a corner. Hiram had taken over. The girl in front still looked worried and Hiram could see her name-tag with the name of Diane. “Sandra?”
Hiram didn’t stop for long, but made his way towards Annabell’s room.
(OOC: Your possession roll succeeded, you have ‘Sandra’ under your control.)
Vampire
Armory of the Carthian Movement
“The vampire in question hasn’t yet revealed himself,” Herst said, “so we can’t actually attack him without giving him a warning first.” Herst stood over his desk and wrote something down on two pieces of paper, then handed those two pieces of paper to both Syanide and Jed. “If things will go out of hands, this is your right to take out the bastard. We should hurry; we only have few hours before sunrise.” That being said, Herst grabbed a single gun and a shotgun along with a sword. Then they walked outside and got into the car.
The drive was not long. Only few minutes and then they had entered the Havens. Hardly a soul could be seen walking outside. Not surprising since it was the middle of the night and it still rained like crazy. Herst slowed the car down and drove around the district.
Vampire
Twa Corbies, Old Longchester
The pub was pretty much empty at this hour. Ren Majere and few of his thugs were the only ones in there. Of course the thugs only had a vague idea about what was going on, but Ren knew exactly what was going on. He had been sent by Marcus Dahl personally to meet some guy that had contacted Dahl’s contacts with some ‘big’ information. Marcus Dahl had selected this place for the meet because it was one of the Invictus’s safe havens. It did not look like much, which was exactly why few would expect it to be actually owned by the most aristocrats of the vampires living in Longchester.
“I have a job for you,” Marcus had said to him few hours ago. “Our contacts have been approached by a man with information of great importance, or so he says. He wants to meet with us and discuss these informations and I have picked you to meet with him at Twa Corbies. Take whomever you want with you but I want you to report to me immediately after he has shared with you what he knows. Once he has done so you are free to do what you want to him. You leave immediately.”
The guy was already late. He should have been there an hour ago. Most had been tired of waiting, but the mission was important. One of the thugs came to Ren hesitantly. “Sorry boss,” he said, almost too frightened to continue, “but we were wondering – all of us, not just myself – what exactly we are waiting for. We’ve been waiting for hours.” Shortly after he said those words, a figure entered the pub. Dressed in fine suit and his hair neatly combed he walked up to Ren’s table and sat down.
“I am sorry you had to wait,” he said as he removed his black shades with his hands dressed in black leather gloves. His voice was humble and his eyes shone with experience. He did not seem threatened by the least. “Your friends can wait outside, mister Majere,” he said humbly, “I am not here for a fight.”
Werewolf
Somewhere in the Fieldriver district
The Fieldriver district was covered in mist and darkened in the night. Few residents of the district could find their own way during this night, but precious few knew exactly how to get from one place to another. The streets were their wilderness, people the sheep under their protection, and the buildings were their caves and mountains. And some fool was intruding into their hunting grounds. The members of the pack called Bone Holocaust were proud wolves and no one would be allowed to intrude without answering to them.
Eliza was the first to catch the scent of another werewolf. She ran quickly through alleys, trying to avoid detection by the sheep. She jumped over fences, manuevered herself through tight space, and ran over crates with ease. This intruder would not get away. From time to time it felt as if she would lose the tracks, but sometimes it felt like she was only few feets away. The game of cat and mouse took time, and during that time it crossed Eliza’s mind if she was in fact the mouse and not the cat. But she would handle it if it were a trap. At least call for help that should not be far away.
There! Only just through that alley and there should the intruder be hiding, or waiting. Eliza didn’t like taking any chances. She grabbed hold on her two blades, both etched with archaic runes. If there would be a battle, she would at least be armed and ready.
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William had only just arrived to the town when he felt the smell of others of his kind. For some reason had did not like confronting them, but started running instead. Only one was close to catch him. By the smell of it, she was female, relatively calm, and young. She was a good hunter but would she be as strong as her nose was accurate, that was the real question that intrested William. Either way, this game had been going on long enough.
The alley up ahead would serve its purpose to confront her. Things might turn ugly and the alley would hide them both if there would be a fight. There he waited for the huntress to reveal herself. And reveal herself she did.
As soon as she turned at the corner into the alley she stopped in her track. She prepaired her blades for an attack, but did not move.
“You are trespassing on Holocaust terretory!” she said in a commanding voice, one that clearly did not belong to her. “Spill out your name or I will spill out your gut!”
Mage
Longchester Park
It was cold, yet Piers could not feel it. It was autumn, the sky was grey and wind was blowing colder and colder. Piers knew it but he still could not feel it. For the first time in some time he felt happy. There was nothing troubling him. He was having a walk with his fiancé without worry. They had the park all for themselves. Hand in hand, they walked through the park, and they were happy.
That was when Piers noticed that something was not right. Nothing seemed familiar, yet he knew exactly where he was. He did not know the girl he was with, but he knew that she was his fiancé. He had never seen her before. He did not actually see her even now. Every time he tried he did not look right at her, but through her, like if she was not really there at all. Her face was always blurry when he did this, and never in focus.
On the middle of the bridge they stopped, or at least she did. Piers felt like he was only going with the flow. She looked him in the eye, but he saw nothing as he looked into hers. He knew that he was talking, saying something, but he could not make anything of it. He was asking her something, something important. At least it felt important. She looked away. She did not want to look into his eyes again.
“Bad things are coming,” she said. Her voice somehow did not sound completely human, like if someone’s voice had been mixed into hers. And that second voice did not sound very kind. It was weird, since Piers had never heard her voice but still knew exactly what it should have sounded like. “Bad things are coming, and you could save many lives. But if you do, you will be risking your own life.” Again she looked away, into the woods on the other side of the bridge. Piers looked with her, and he could see two eyes staring back at him. He could feel fear rushing into him. Something big, and something bad was in those woods.
“You’re not supposed to be here,” yet another voice said. A girl’s voice, coming from behind Piers. The woman he had been with was gone, disappeared, but the knewly arrived girl seemed surprised at seeing Piers on the bridge. He could see the girl in complete focus. She had black and long hair and did not seem completely grown up. Like a teenager, yet dressed in a cute, pink dress that would only fit children. “You’re not safe here,” she said with tears in her eyes, afraid of what was hiding in the woods.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
A deep and calm sound, almost like if the wind had been given a voice. “Please! You have to run!” the girl cries out. But Piers does not run. He can not run. He thinks about it but his feet will not move.
“Yes, run as much as you like.” The voice followed the wind. It was then that Piers realized that the voice in the wind was the same voice that intruded into his fiancé’s voice. It was the voice of the beast hiding in the woods. “Your feet will not move fast enough to outrun me.” Piers looked into the woods again. The eyes were still there, glowing red. The sky turned darker and the wind became colder, but Piers still could not feel it. The beast frightened him, but still he could not run away from it. The girl behind him had fallen down and started crying.
“Please,” he heard between her sobs, “help me.”
“This is not your place, wizard,” the beast said, “but your life I shall take nontheless.” The beast jumped out of the woods and in one flash, Piers could feel giant teeth ripping through him and the beast passing him by. The concrete bridge embraced him and he heard the girl’s scream as the beast tore her apart. He could see the blurry outlines of a wolf standing over the bloody carcass of the girl, and again he heard her voice. “Please... help... me...”
Then he woke up.
Posted on 2007-12-03 at 01:14:20.
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Topic: Santa Baby...
Subject: Dear Santa,
I would like an Inca Mummy Girl like the one in BtVS.
Posted on 2007-11-30 at 15:09:21.
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Topic: The One Word Game
Subject: .
War
Posted on 2007-11-30 at 00:01:44.
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: Update coming up
Drakar is finalizing his character and I am expecting another one shortly from a friend of mine. Once Drakar's character is finished and I have gotten a word from Shounin I will post an update for all of you.
Posted on 2007-11-28 at 16:55:16.
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Topic: School is taking its toll
Subject: School is taking its toll
This week and the following weeks until just before Christmas is going to be really busy for me. I have more assignments to hand in this week than I have been handing in and then the exams are starting next week. I'm sorry but I can't, or at least shouldn't, dedicate as much time to the Inn as I have been lately.
I probably will be lurking around, but if I don't post in games or update What Dreams Become you can safely assume that I am too busy studying or that my brain has turned into vegetable from too much study.
If I do post, feel honored 
Again, I'm sorry but I will post if I'm up to it.
Posted on 2007-11-25 at 23:50:23.
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Topic: ^ < V game
Subject: ...
Deserves to have a happy meal.^
Would call his pet dragon Steve <
Should wash his clothes more often v
Posted on 2007-11-24 at 19:45:07.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: .
by the awesomeness
Posted on 2007-11-24 at 16:56:56.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: mmm...
apple mashing machine.
Posted on 2007-11-23 at 15:01:58.
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Topic: Corrupt a wish
Subject: Granted!
You write a great essasy. Your essay however is really flawed.
I wish I knew more about various stuff.
Posted on 2007-11-23 at 01:32:20.
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Topic: Corrupt a wish
Subject: Granted!
You stop wasting time on the internet and forums but you start wasting time on bad romance novels instead.
I wish the phone company would stop charging us for phone service that we never got (we later got service from another company so they have nothing to charge us for).
Posted on 2007-11-22 at 22:59:27.
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Topic: Corrupt a wish
Subject: Granted!
You get into a game where all the players stop posting for one reason or another and so the game dies.
I wish my mom would stop calling me every single night.
Posted on 2007-11-22 at 22:45:38.
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: And another thing
I added some more Houserules. I also edit the Houserules post on the first page so you can find it there. I intend to later delete this post to make space, but you now know what I added in.
Scoring 5 or more successes on attacks (an Exceptional Success) upgrades the damage dealt by one stage. So Bashing becomes Lethal and Lethal becomes Aggravated. This is to show that the attack caused greater damage than it normally should (bones break, important organs are damaged, limbs severed, etc.)
Celerity loses part of its boost since there isn't any Initiative (normally, you add your Celerity points to your Initiative roll) and so Celerity as a whole has lost part of its usefulness. To even things out, every point of Celerity allows you to attack one additional time per 'round'. Normally, you only get to attack once without the use of Merits or some other powers, but with this Houserule you can to the limit of your Composure or Resolve, which ever is lower. So if you have Celerity 3 but your Resolve is only 2 you only get two actions total (+1 action).
Resilience has felt a little powerless to me and so I came up with this more potent solution: In addition to all bonuses that you get from Resilience, it also transforms Lethal damage into Bashing the same way it turns Aggravated into Lethal (one level per point) and also turns Bashing into nothing the very same way.
Posted on 2007-11-22 at 00:13:51.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: Another idea
Perhaps not the best time for bringing up suggestions since Olan's taking a well deserved vacation, but it would be really handy to have a dice roller that could count successes like in the White Wolf system.
If we think about this outside the box a bit, basically it would need to be able to set the number of sides of the dice, number of how many dice to roll and a target number. So say we are playing WoD and have 7 dice to roll, we would have to set the number of sides (10), number of dice (7) and a target number ( 8 ).
It would also be very cool to have the option of counting 10s twice or roll them again, although that would take way too much work to actually ask for it.
So, yeah. If you find yourself extremely bored during your week off, Olan, you could always look into this one
Posted on 2007-11-21 at 23:37:32.
Edited on 2007-11-21 at 23:38:01 by Skari-dono
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: Update 02
Another update for vampires and ghost. Hope I gave you something to work with.
And here's a list of the things in this Armory:
Melee Weapons
3 Bowie Knives (2L)* (can be used as a crafts tool)
1 Combat Knife (1L)*
2 Trench Knives (1L/B)* (doubles as brass-knuckles**)
3 Gladius swords (2L)*
2 Long swords (3L)*
4 Machetes (2L)*
Revolvers
2 .357 Magnum (3)*** (30/60/120) (holds 6 bullets)
Handguns
4 Glock 17 (2)*** (20/40/80) (clip holds 17+1 bullets)
Rifles
5 Spencer Repeating Carbine (3)*** (75/150/300) (7+1)
Assault Rifles
3 Colt M16 (4)*** (150/300/600) (30+1)
Shotguns
2 Winchester Model 1897 (4)***(9 again) (20/40/80) (6+1)
1 RSA Saiga 12k (4)***(9 again) (20/40/80) (8+1)
Explosives
10 Standar Frag Grenades (2L+3)° (Blast area 10) (Knockdown)
Armor
10 Bullet-proof Vests (2/3; Defense -1)°°
*Add Strength+Melee for total dice-pool
**Add Strength+Brawl for total dice-pool
***Add Dexterity+Firearms for total dice-pool (also deals Bashing damage to the undead)
°Explosives are thrown. Grenades are usually too heavy to bounce. Explosives always 'act' last, so characters might escape the blast zone. Grenades deal 3L damage to anyone within the Blast area and additional 2L to anyone standing next to it. Anyone within the blast area are automatically knocked down and knocked back as many yards as damage dealt.
°°Armor have two armor-ratings, one for general attacks and one for attacks with firearms. The rating before the slash is for most attacks (clubs, swords, thrown items) and the second is for firearms. However, some armor also lower your Defense rating, in this case with a -1 penalty. This armor is also bulletproof, that is it transforms Lethal damage by firearms into Bashing (something vampires don't need to worry about).
I just made up those Explosive rules since I don't find them in the book in front of me. If I do find the rules I'll edit this bit.
You guys should note that I am being very generous here but also note that the Sheriff does not intend you to own these weapons. They are just loaned for the duration of the hunt.
Posted on 2007-11-21 at 12:38:32.
Edited on 2007-11-22 at 13:10:10 by Skari-dono
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Topic: What Dreams Become
Subject: Update 02
Vampire
Somewhere in Old Longchester
Syanide seemed to Herst as the anxious sort; he wanted to get straight to business. “So were exactly are we going. If he is in the Havens shouldn’t we go there for information” had Syanide asked but Herst didn't seem enthusiastic about answering. Not until they stopped outside a house in the east side of Old Longchester. There Herst stepped out and signaled the others to follow.
Looking up the hill south of town, one could hardly see Longchester Asylum in all its diminished glory. The clouds and the rain blocked much of the view, and hardly anyone could see that building if they didn't know where to look.
"Yes, we are going out hunting for a rogue vampire," said Herst as he walked into the old building. "And if said vampire won't listen to diplomatic reason? Do you intend to fight him off by yourself?" Once inside he opened a locked door that lead to the basement and lead the others downstairs. When Herst turned on the lights in the basement, the Carthian's armory was revealed. "We're here for supplies. Then we hunt."
Ghost
Longchester Hospital for the Insane
Doctor Einhart continued looking through the files for Annabell, not knowing that the ghost of Hiram Withers was reading the same file over his shoulder. The girl seemed to suffer from a case of schizophrenia and insomnia caused by severe nightmares. The doctors that had examined her could not find any causes for the schizophrenia except that the lack of sleep might have caused her to see and hear things that should appear in her dreams. In a way her mind was dreaming without any actual sleep.
Before continuing, Einhart lit up a cigarette, inhaled and exhaled. Then continued. Annabell Holms was the daughter of Chancellor Samuel Holms and Teresa Holms. According to her file she also had two brothers, one of which was murdered when Annabell was six. The file said that she had witnessed the event and said event had caused her nightmares since then.
Doctor Einhart looked at Annabell's photo in the file and grinned an ugly grin. "Du bist mein heute Nacht, Annabell," he said and looked at the clock that hung on the office wall. Three minutes past seven. Doctor Einhart looked at his watch to compare. The office clock was either around five hours late or around seven hours early; his watch said the clock was only around noon. He put the file away and buried his cigarette in an ashtray on his desk. Time to make an appearance with the staff.
((OOC: I suck at German ))
Posted on 2007-11-21 at 12:14:45.
Edited on 2007-11-21 at 13:00:38 by Skari-dono
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Topic: Corrupt a wish
Subject: Granted!
Your washing machine stops dancing around but starts singing instead. And we all know how tone-deaf washing machines can be 
I wish I could wake up nice and rested every night until the exams are finished.
Posted on 2007-11-21 at 00:58:50.
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: Both good ideas, but...
I would really prefer if we would keep character-creation related stuff to the recruiting thread, the game related chit-chat to the Q/A thread and IC posts to the gaming thread. I'm just that weird.
Back to the point though, both of these ideas are completely valid and good ideas really. Of course, if you want to play something else, you can play almost anything you can think of from nWoD line (Vorrioch is playing a Ghost). If you want to play a vampire, that is great too. Just remember that we are using Vampire the Requiem, not Masquerade.
I suggest that you check the two vampire characters already in the game and see what kind of character is needed in that group.
Other than that, any concept can be used in this story.
Posted on 2007-11-20 at 01:10:02.
Edited on 2007-11-20 at 15:25:21 by Skari-dono
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Topic: The Would You Rather Game
Subject: Pants
I'd go with pants. Shirts I can be without and in so doing I can reveal my massive six-pack.
(Now I just need to work on my abs and develop a six-pack)
Depp or Bloom?
Posted on 2007-11-19 at 23:47:19.
Edited on 2007-11-19 at 23:47:47 by Skari-dono
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: You know...
I've always voted for creativity
That is one of the great things about RPGs: If there is something you don't like, change it; if there is something missing, create it.
(Well, OK, those are actually two great things about RPGs, but who's really counting? )
Posted on 2007-11-19 at 23:41:13.
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: Actually...
I was not talking about the Dement Numen. What I meant was that if you want to haunt somebody's dream in a way that suits you the best, there might be a Numen that does exactly that, or if not then we could simply make one.
And another thing. I have my reasons for having the Asylum reopened and I remember telling you (in a PM) that my reasons would include you better than having the place closed into the story I had in mind. I am not going to reveal anything yet since I think it would be more fun if I didn't (I love making players go "AHAH!" when the plot is revealed ).
I am going to rule that possession does not allow you to invade other people's minds or dreams and the people you would possess do can not invade your mind or memory. Another Numen is required to do so.
Posted on 2007-11-19 at 18:56:48.
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Topic: Corrupt a wish
Subject: Granted!
You get a simple sandwich. It is so simple that nothing appears to be as simple as the sandwich. It is in fact so simple that everything will forever appear much more complex that it actually is. Things like eating this simple sandwich now appears as complex as programing a random dice-roller online.
I wish for an inspiration for a story.
Posted on 2007-11-18 at 23:08:40.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: .
was wandering about
Posted on 2007-11-18 at 23:04:19.
Edited on 2007-11-18 at 23:04:33 by Skari-dono
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Topic: What Dreams Become - Q/A
Subject: Mentioned this before...
...twice to be more exact. If you are interested in joining, check the recruiting thread.
But sure thing, man. Just PM me a character once you are ready with one.
Posted on 2007-11-18 at 14:37:56.
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Topic: The Mary Sue Test
Subject: Funny
Tried it with my table-top character, Grim the stupid and ugly half-orc. Only used the first part (damn it was long) and the RPG part though, and I don't intend to try out the others with a RPG character. Maybe if I start writing some of those stories I've been wanting to write I might make the characters check through it.
Very interesting test.
Posted on 2007-11-18 at 13:42:18.
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