OOC: Sorry for my lack of posting guys been super busy @work with the holidays but now it should finally go back to normal
Gabriel will leave the Study after the encounter with the wolves and he sees everyone go to the dinning room/kitchen to eat he is going to take a moment in the Main hall and just close his eyes.
"Miranda I'm sorry i couldn't save you.... I'm sorry everyone around me always dies... Death Follows me like a dark cloud, first my Parents then my Family and now you... You were the one person i was sure death could not take from me." In this life and the Next i will avenge you... i will avenge you all..." *gabe will grasp the silver cross around his neck*
"In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti" (said outloud) he will then look around this room and he will slowly make his way up the stairs
[No worries m8, its the holidays]
In the main hall you see Nikya with her head stuck into what appears to be a hallway closet. She is calling Astrea's name with a bit of worry in her voice. The creepy marionette blocks your way from going up the stairs as he is just sitting at the bottom of the landing with a quizzical look on his face.
How does the marionette react if gabe moves towards it to try and go up the stairs?
OOC: Sorry for my lack of posting guys been super busy @work with the holidays but now it should finally go back to normal
Gabriel will leave the Study after the encounter with the wolves and he sees everyone go to the dinning room/kitchen to eat he is going to take a moment in the Main hall and just close his eyes.
"Miranda I'm sorry i couldn't save you.... I'm sorry everyone around me always dies... Death Follows me like a dark cloud, first my Parents then my Family and now you... You were the one person i was sure death could not take from me." In this life and the Next i will avenge you... i will avenge you all..." *gabe will grasp the silver cross around his neck*
"In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti" (said outloud) he will then look around this room and he will slowly make his way up the stairs
[No worries m8, its the holidays]
In the main hall you see Nikya with her head stuck into what appears to be a hallway closet. She is calling Astrea's name with a bit of worry in her voice. The creepy marionette blocks your way from going up the stairs as he is just sitting at the bottom of the landing with a quizzical look on his face.
How does the marionette react if gabe moves towards it to try and go up the stairs?
He feigns a block putting his hands up as if to prevent you from walking forward, then seems to chuckle and moves aside as if nothing happened. He makes the whole situation.. very awkward...
Raxin will follow up the stairs and pick up the Marionette
6. Upper Hall
The marionette kicks and flails as you hoist him over the shoulder, but he does not seem to be doing you much harm.
As you walk up the red marble stairs you notice lit oil lamps are mounted on the walls. At the top of the stairs you reach a landing and enter into an elegant hall similarly lit. Hanging above the mantelpiece of another fireplace is a wood-framed portrait of the a strangely pale family. A name plate reads: "Gustav and Elisabeth Durst with their two smiling children, Rose and Thorn."
You can also see cradled in the father’s arms is a swaddled baby, which the mother regards with a hint of scorn. Standing suits of armor flank wooden doors in the east and west walls. Each suit of armor clutches a spear and has a visored helm shaped like a wolf’s head. The doors are carved with dancing youths, although closer inspection reveals that the youths aren’t really dancing but fighting off swarms of bats. The red marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral to area 11. A cold draft can be felt coming down the steps...
The marionette's face twists in horror as it silently tumbles back down the stairs.
Out of Raxin's sight it lays there for a moment perplexed, then stands up, brushes the dust off of itself and stands there fuming for a moment with a look of murder on its face....
But, as suddenly as the flash of rage came over it the puppet seems back to its old self again.
Ralg is following Nik up the stairs. Are the stairs curved, switch-back, or straight up? Do we see Raxian grin and toss the Marionette or do we just see the end result - the figurine tumble down the stairs at our feet, stand up,& ust itself off with a murderous look?
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"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Ralg is following Nik up the stairs. Are the stairs curved, switch-back, or straight up? Do we see Raxian grin and toss the Marionette or do we just see the end result - the figurine tumble down the stairs at our feet, stand up,& ust itself off with a murderous look?
It's a spiral staircase with a few landings. You see Piddlewick dusting himself off and glowering. When he sees you he starts to smile again as if nothing happened.
Astraea will enter through the door and rejoin the group.
As you step into the house once more the door shuts behind you... lighting flashes and the room goes dark momentarily.... you look behind you and the door is gone once more.
Gabe would like to inspect the suits of armor Investigation: 11
The armor is finely crafted with detailed etchings and silver trim. The helms are in the shape of snarling wolves. They look quite intimidating on this stormy night...
Thunder suddenly crashes and lighting fills the room. The candles flicker bright, then go out for a moment...
When the candles flicker back on one of the suits of armor is holding an axe high above your head -- the other points a poleaxe in your direction as if it is ready to skewer you...
Depending on how generous our DM is feeling Nyk, Ralg, and Astrea may not be upstairs yet.
Nyk was slowly navigating the stairs and Ralg was behind her. Here is Ralg's Initiative for whenever you tell me he makes it up the stairs - depending on where we are on the stairs, my 30' of movement might not get me into melee range and since it is a curved stair, we might not initially be aware of the threat.
15
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"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Sorry guys, I must have read these and forgot to answer X(
The bolt hits the back of the closet and lights it up for a moment... again no sign of Astrea.
How does the marionette react if gabe moves towards it to try and go up the stairs?
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He feigns a block putting his hands up as if to prevent you from walking forward, then seems to chuckle and moves aside as if nothing happened. He makes the whole situation.. very awkward...
Raxin will follow up the stairs and pick up the Marionette
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6. Upper Hall
The marionette kicks and flails as you hoist him over the shoulder, but he does not seem to be doing you much harm.
As you walk up the red marble stairs you notice lit oil lamps are mounted on the walls. At the top of the stairs you reach a landing and enter into an elegant hall similarly lit. Hanging above the mantelpiece of another fireplace is a wood-framed portrait of the a strangely pale family. A name plate reads: "Gustav and Elisabeth Durst with their two smiling children, Rose and Thorn."
You can also see cradled in the father’s arms is a swaddled baby, which the mother regards with a hint of scorn. Standing suits of armor flank wooden doors in the east and west walls. Each suit of armor clutches a spear and has a visored helm shaped like a wolf’s head. The doors are carved with dancing youths, although closer inspection reveals that the youths aren’t really dancing but fighting off swarms of bats. The red marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral to area 11. A cold draft can be felt coming down the steps...
Raxin, seeing the Marionette struggle will grin at him as he reaches the top of the stairs. Then throw him down the stairs.
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The marionette's face twists in horror as it silently tumbles back down the stairs.
Out of Raxin's sight it lays there for a moment perplexed, then stands up, brushes the dust off of itself and stands there fuming for a moment with a look of murder on its face....
But, as suddenly as the flash of rage came over it the puppet seems back to its old self again.
Gabe would like to inspect the suits of armor
Investigation: 11
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Nikya will follow carefully up the stairs, slower than the rest because...hooves.
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Ralg is following Nik up the stairs. Are the stairs curved, switch-back, or straight up? Do we see Raxian grin and toss the Marionette or do we just see the end result - the figurine tumble down the stairs at our feet, stand up,& ust itself off with a murderous look?
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Shake follows the others upstairs, looking carefully around him and careful not to touch anything.
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Astraea will enter through the door and rejoin the group.
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It's a spiral staircase with a few landings. You see Piddlewick dusting himself off and glowering. When he sees you he starts to smile again as if nothing happened.
As you step into the house once more the door shuts behind you... lighting flashes and the room goes dark momentarily.... you look behind you and the door is gone once more.
The armor is finely crafted with detailed etchings and silver trim. The helms are in the shape of snarling wolves. They look quite intimidating on this stormy night...
Thunder suddenly crashes and lighting fills the room. The candles flicker bright, then go out for a moment...
When the candles flicker back on one of the suits of armor is holding an axe high above your head -- the other points a poleaxe in your direction as if it is ready to skewer you...
Everyone in the upstairs please roll initiative!
Shake's initiative = 5
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Depending on how generous our DM is feeling Nyk, Ralg, and Astrea may not be upstairs yet.
Nyk was slowly navigating the stairs and Ralg was behind her. Here is Ralg's Initiative for whenever you tell me he makes it up the stairs - depending on where we are on the stairs, my 30' of movement might not get me into melee range and since it is a curved stair, we might not initially be aware of the threat.
15
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Astraea heads towards the door she got lost in. If she sees the others heading upstairs she'll join them.
[Init: 9 ]
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Animated Armor #1 [18] 35 8
Animated Armor #2 [18] 38 15