Heretic 2019/11/05(Tue)10:50 No. 948759 ID: 8fb3ba
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Solrg. Once the walled kingdom was prosperous, the inhabitants inside of it's walls happy, well fed, and healthy. Now it sits in ruin, dangerous to be anywhere near. Inside and around it's walls chaos runs rampant, and no army has been able to tame the monstrosities that roam the wreck of a city. Still, people are drawn to crawl around in the innards of the lost kingdom like maggots infesting a rotted corpse. We will be sending someone into the ruined kingdom, they will brave the horrors of Solrg in search of something while we support them as best as possible. Should our friend die, we will fail. Now what is our friend looking for?

>Looking for fortune
Some believe lost treasures are scattered in the lost city, and those desperate for money are sure to try and find it.

>Looking for someone
Plenty of people search for things in Solrg and get themselves lost, in turn others go searching for the lost and again get lost themselves, a viscous cycle that feeds Solrg.

>Looking for answers
Why did Solrg fall? Why is it in such a ruinous state now? Look for answers and troubles sure to look for you.

>Looking to survive
When rumor of a deadly land spreads to all corners of the world, some people will take it as a challenge.

Seek answers. Those who do not learn their history are doomed to repeat it.

>>948759
They're looking for us.

We demand to seek answers to know how society fell

Get thyneself in, obtain thyne loot, get thyneself out.

Either answers or loot.

>>948759
>Now what is our friend looking for?
Looking for answers

>Locking to conquer
Just look at that sweet tower in the middle! And can you imagine a horde of monstrosities laying waste to your enemies? And with all that prosperity? You just know that they were cooking up some amazing superweapons. This place has Evil Overlord Starter Kit written all over it.

All four options.
Solrg is the stuff of legend after all! Once the center of the old world, it fell quickly- and mysteriously.
Untold riches of the old world must fill those decaying walls, and the mystery behind its sudden collapse has haunted every king and queen in the realm since.
It was surely the challenge and prestige to be gained in conquering this place however, that led the crown Prince and his entourage here. It's been four weeks, and he has yet to return. Stories abound of whole armies being swallowed by these walls. This will take a more subtle approach.
This is where our friend comes in.

>Viscous cycle
Sticky!

Let's LOOK FOR SOMEONE.

Heretic 2019/11/05(Tue)13:15 No. 948778 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948777
Vicious, viscous, you know what I meant!

>Seek Answers
What a mystery. For one reason or another our friend is interested in what could've possibly caused the fall of Solrg. We'll be assisting in their journey to uncover the truth behind the kingdom of rot.

>Obtain thyne loot
And if there is fortune to be made, I doubt our friend will turn their nose up at golden treasures.

Now, I've made peace with the fact that our friend might die in pursuit of their goal though I'm not sure about any of you. Regardless I've outfitted them to the best of my ability, though I'm not made of money so what they have is pretty bare. They should be able to get by with their abilities too hopefully, though last I checked they were pretty average. I guess it could be worse huh? Then again maybe that's changed or I'm just remembering wrong. Currently our buddy has C's in each attribute, it's possible to raise one attribute by two ranks, or raise two attributes by one rank. One attribute can also be lowered a rank to raise another one.

Oh wait! There's something else! I forgot to give them something and now I'm sending it via carrier pigeon. It's a dog tag with their name one it, I felt it best that they have one just in case. Here, you write the name down. Don't forget to include our friend's occupations also, I think they had two? You can also include gender, date of birth or any other information if you want, but the important parts are name and occupations.

>>948778
>Stat increases?
Increase both STR and INT by 1 rank.

>Two occupations?
Bodyguard and scholar.

>Name?
Ferrah

>Gender?
Female

>Any other info?
Age: 28

What do the stats do? How do they work?

>Stats
+1 to dex, int, will
-1 to str

>Occupation
messenger and nurse

>Name
Quinn

>Gender
Female

>Stats
STR, STR and WIL -INT
>Occupations
Hunter and Gatherer
>Name
Gohrg
>Notes
Gohrg

+2 STR
+1 WIL
-1 DEX
Beck Bruin
Part time wrestler and full time zookeeper. She's doing this as a PR stunt to raise funds for her animals.

STR - C
WIL - C
INT - S
DEX - D

Jaclyn Bright (Female, 31)
Architectural Engineer, Army Major

Notes: Records of her military exploits as an officer are almost completely non-existent, suggesting black ops involvement.

> Stats
STR - D
WLL - C
INT - A
DEX - B

> Profile
Casper Flood, Male, 24, born Oct. 24th.

> Occupations
By day, a scholar.
By night, a burglar.

Hey, he had to pay his academy fees somehow! People like him aren't made of money, after all. It doesn't hurt that he apparently has a talent for planning...

Let's mix Lara Croft with Buffy.

>Stats
[+2] Dex
[+1] Int
[-1] Str

>Name
Laufry Saint-Augustine (ward of orphanage)

>Gender
Female(?)

> Occupation
Archaeologist
Demon hunter

Laufry was an intern when she stumbled into a demonic heist raided by demon hunters. She joined up for the paycheck (in valuable artifacts unappraised by the hunters), but kept the Archaeology gig because the Surface (slang for mundane world) doesn't believe demons exist.

>>948800 +1

STR - C
WIL - B
INT - C
DEX - B

Mary Ann Giles Von Blackhenshire (Female(barely), 32)
Cultural Anthropologist, Big Game and Treasure Hunter Extraordinaire.

>>948800
Sounds cool. I support this.

1/3 Heretic 2019/11/05(Tue)21:08 No. 948823 ID: 8fb3ba
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Jaclyn's a bright woman, no pun intended, though I could never really find any evidence of her military involvement she seems like she knows what she's doing though. I'm not sure where architectural engineering could help her in this situation, but hey that's for her to figure out.

You done? Good I'll have Dartagnan fly it over...

2/3 Heretic 2019/11/05(Tue)21:08 No. 948824 ID: 8fb3ba
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3/3 Heretic 2019/11/05(Tue)21:08 No. 948825 ID: 8fb3ba
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JACLYN: Great! I guess when my body's been torn to bits I'll have peace of mind knowing some bandit'll know my name.

Jaclyn's standing on the inside of the first Solrg wall. This area seems to be mostly farmland ,or was mostly farmland, with some over grown forests nearby. Most of the buildings are just piles of rubble, two seem to be pretty intact however: A barn, and a small house. The water tower's still standing.

>>948823
Oh dear, I can't imagine this ending well... what good is a high INT going to do?

>>948825
Barn's probably a monster nest, check the house.

I think we got ourselves a draft dodger, not an elite force. Investigate the barn.

>>948825
Look on the bright side, at least the bird didn’t shit on you as it was flying by!

>What do?
Let’s check the house.

>>948828
>what good is a high INT going to do?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Guess we’ll find out!

>>948825
We’ll want to see if the water in the tower is still there and potable.
If it is and either the barn or the house are livable this seems like the perfect spot for a base camp.

Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)00:17 No. 948839 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948828
>Oh dear, I can't imagine this ending well... what good is a high INT going to do?
JACLYN: Can't imagine why you'd want someone dumber doing this.

>>948832
>Look on the bright side, at least the bird didn’t shit on you as it was flying by!
JACLYN: You're right! Wow, it must be my birthday.

>Check House
Jaclyn enters the house and finds herself in the lounge.
JACLYN: I bet this place used to be nice.

There are three doors in the lounge. One at the far end of the room, one up the stairs, and one underneath the stairs.

Scavenge anything that has technology in it!

Check for traps!
Check the doors for signs of use and try to discern what is on the far side of the most used one without opening it.

>>948839
Beware the roof lamprey!

... actually might not even be a joke around here. Keep an eye on nooks and niches you pass, and do remember the vertical element.

Also, would it hurt to have your gun out and ready? Your reflexes aren't great, so taking precuations has to be your bailiwick.

I'd say for a common-sense approach, check the downstairs first - you'll want to be able to have cleared a line of retreat and prevent yourself from being flanked. And what's that on the table? A radio?

Picture of the family, loveseat that was long past it's shelf life before the fall, rocking chair, Rails on the stairs as an afterthought?
This was an elderly person's home. General supplies would likely be downstairs, loot upstairs. Might have a secret stash of valuables hidden somewhere.
Shouldn't have been dangerous pre-fall, but who knows what's moved in since.

Clear the building before scrounging around. Start with the downstairs and stay low and close to the wall to avoid being in line of sight of that upper hall.

>>948839
>Can't imagine why you'd want someone dumber doing this.
>You're right! Wow, it must be my birthday.
Oh? Can you hear us? That’s interesting. Uh, nice to meet you, I guess?

>Wow, it must be my birthday.
I’m not sure if you’re joking or not, but just in case you’re serious, Happy Birthday!

>There are three doors in the lounge. One at the far end of the room, one up the stairs, and one underneath the stairs.
Always make sure you clear the floor you’re on before you move to a different floor.

Go to the door at the far end of the room.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)04:50 No. 948860 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948843
>Check the doors for signs of use
JACLYN: All of the doors show signs of use. I doubt I'm the first person to pass through here.

>>948840
>>948846
>Scavenge anything that has technology in it!
>what's that on the table? A radio?
JACLYN: Yup, busted. Might be useful though.

Jaclyn takes the radio. She can examine it closer in her inventory.

>>948850
>Always make sure you clear the floor you’re on before you move to a different floor.
JACLYN: Looks like there's nothing of interest besides the broken radio.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)04:51 No. 948861 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Check downstairs
Jaclyn enters the basement. It's way too dark for her to see well.
JACLYN: I feel like I'm going to trip down these stairs and break my neck. Did I seriously not get packed a flashlight?

Jaclyn can make out a faint hissing coming from the back of the basement. She keeps her hand on her pistol.

>>948861
Bail and check the rest of the ground floor for anything that might sensibly help illuminate the area. Darkness and noises with no light to identify them spells trouble.

Don’t mess with this area without light. Head back out, and check upstairs; my exploration philosophy says to exhaust all options before opening a closed door.

>>948862
pretty much this

>>948861
Back out and look for a something that can light up this area before you go any further.

Maybe try blocking the door with the couch, just in case something tries to follow you out of the basement.

If we are going to be intelligent about this, we should retreat and look for something to light our path.

>>948861
Nope. Go through another door.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)15:44 No. 948896 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948862
>Bail and check the rest of the ground floor for anything that might sensibly help illuminate the area.
JACLYN: Don't have to tell me twice.

>>948870
>Maybe try blocking the door with the couch, just in case something tries to follow you out of the basement.
JACLYN: Better safe than sorry.

Jaclyn pushes the love seat over to block the basement door.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)15:44 No. 948897 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948862
>check the rest of the ground floor
JACLYN: Nothing left in the lounge, guess I'll check the next room.

Jaclyn opens the far end door and finds herself in the kitchen. The floor is sticky, and the sickening smell of rotten meet fills her nose. The faint sound of buzzing insects barely fills the air.

JACLYN: Ugh...gross.

>>948896
I see someone upstairs~

>>948897
so what's the note on the fridge say?

>>948897
Is that a pile of something back there to the left?

Get your gun at the ready, your not alone.

>>948896
Someone’s coming from upstairs.

>>948897
There’s a book on the counter over there.

Be prepared for whoever was coming downstairs to follow you.

is that a hanging corpse upstairs?

>>948904
Check the pile, gun drawn. Threat assessment before looting.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)17:41 No. 948916 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948900
>I see someone upstairs~
>>948904
>Get your gun at the ready, your not alone.
>>948908
>Someone’s coming from upstairs.

Julia goes back into the lounge and checks upstairs. Though she see's nothing, she tightens her grip on her gun.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)17:41 No. 948917 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948904
>Is that a pile of something back there to the left?
It seems to be a remains of a fire that's long since gone cold. Next to it is an abandoned bag. Inside is a monocular and an improvised anti-personnel mine. The mine doesn't exactly seem like it's in pristine condition. (There's a 50/50 chance it won't detonate upon activation). Both can be examined further in Jaclyn's inventory.

>>948908
>There’s a book on the counter over there.
It's a cookbook. A lot of the pages have faded over time, but a few of the recipes are still legible.
JACLYN: "King's Ransom Pie"... Ew, there raspberries in it.

>>948900
>So what's the note on the fridge say?
JACLYN: It's a to-do list, it says stuff like "gather eggs" and "milk cows". It's all directed at someone named Archie.

>>948916
They might’ve gone outside or stayed upstairs.

>>948917
Anything in the fridge/freezer? In the oven? In the pot on the stove? In the drawers/cabinets under the cookbook?

Check in the cupboards for a light source. If you can't find one, go upstairs instead of searching further, you can't let your guard down for too long.

Check the cupboards, is there any cooking oil? jars? you could improvise a lamp?

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)20:51 No. 948938 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Anything in the oven
JACLYN: Nope

>In the pot on the stove?
JACLYN: There's a severed finger, with a nice ring on it. Not my style, but maybe it's worth something. Also the stove still works! I can get a flame off of the left most one.

>In the drawers/cabinets under the cookbook?
>is there any cooking oil? jars? you could improvise a lamp?
JACLYN: There's a glass jar filled with dirty water.

Jaclyn takes everything she's found.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)20:51 No. 948939 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Anything in the fridge?
JACLYN: There's nothing but rotten bowls of slop and boxes of fuzzy apples.

>Anything in the freezer?
Jaclyn opens the freezer door and is hit was a strong wave of rancid meat smell.
JACLYN: Oh that's fucking disgusting.

Plug your nostrils with your fingers to lessen the smell's impact and look to the right side of the freezer compartment. There's writing there. In blood. Can you read it? And once you're done reading, close the freezer.

>Also the stove still works! I can get a flame off of the left most one.
So there's a working gas line to here? That might mean the hissing you heard before in the basement was a gas leak. It's a small possibility, but still a possibility. Just keep that in mind before using anything with a flame for lighting when going down there. Might want to open the house up to get some fresh air in here and let any gas out. That'd also lessen the stench in here.

>>948939
There’s something written on the freezer wall. What does it say?

>>948940
>possible gas leak in basement
>keep that in mind if using a flame for a light source
Yeah, definitely avoid using flames for a light source.

>>948939
Ew. Odd, should that blood still be red? Yeah read the freezer note.
Also if you can get a flame off the oven that means you could try to make a torch.

>>948944
Good point. Dried blood turns a brownish red. This blood looks fresher than it ought to be for the level of decomposition of the head.

Heretic 2019/11/06(Wed)22:41 No. 948948 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948940
>That might mean the hissing you heard before in the basement was a gas leak.
JACLYN: Are you sure? I didn't smell any gas when I was down there.

>There's writing there. In blood. Can you read it?
JACLYN: Ugh...yeah it's english...

Callous entropy will unravel everything we live for.
To deny it, is to live in ignorance.
Oh Fetid Lord, your decay is the truest cleansing.
Our flesh is meant to fester, our souls will putrify.
An endless spreading boon that will never cease.

JACLYN: Holy shit, what kind of nut cases are crawling around this place?

>>948944
>Also if you can get a flame off the oven that means you could try to make a torch.
JACLYN: There is plenty of wood from that busted table.

Alright, not sure if there's a window for light upstairs or not, make that improvised torch if you need it.

>>948948
>Are you sure? I didn't smell any gas when I was down there.
Seeing as we can’t smell anything, I guess if you didn’t smell anything, then it might not be a gas leak.

>There is plenty of wood from that busted table.
Go ahead and make a torch, then head upstairs.

Natural gas is odorless, you wouldn't smell it, what people normally associate with natural gas is a chemical added in order to make it easier to detect, do not use any open flame until you can confirm that there is no gas leak.

Create a torch. Upstairs corridor looks dark, regardless of cellar troubles.

>>948954
Thought: We can test if the house's gas supply smells - as any gas pipe should lead to the oven here and we can check to see if that brand of gas smells. A house like this would be unlikely to have two sources of gas leaks, ergo if it smells we can test the cellar for smell before we light a torch.

(May want to close the freezer door, though, to get said sense of smell back.)

If the gas doesn't smell, we'll avoid risking using open flame in the cellar. Or going down there at all. People need air, turns out.

>>948954
But why would they use natural gas if that was the case? It would be a hazard.

Calm. The hissing downstairs was totally coming from that hulking silhouette of a steam boiler in the back of the room.

time to clear the upstairs. Check that pantry first, though.

Heretic 2019/11/07(Thu)12:19 No. 948977 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948954
>Natural gas is odorless, you wouldn't smell it, what people normally associate with natural gas is a chemical added in order to make it easier to detect
>>948957
>We can test if the house's gas supply smells
Jaclyn turns on the gas on the stove top
JACLYN: Yeah, I can smell that.

>>948964
>time to clear the upstairs. Check that pantry first, though.
Jaclyn already checked the cabinets, so she just heads upstairs. It isn't dark enough to need a torch. The stench of rotting flesh doesn't subside, but noises can be heard.

>>948977
Alright let's start clearing rooms. Start with the one on the left.

>>948977
More blood writing? Geez, someone is obsessed. Might as well read what it says.

Check the room that’s missing a door first. If someone is going to come out of either of the other doors in this hallway, we’d hear the doors open.

I am going to suppose that you don't understand what it says in the wall, right?

>>948979
This

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/07(Thu)17:04 No. 948993 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948980
>I am going to suppose that you don't understand what it says in the wall, right?
JACLYN: I could read the last one couldn't I?.
>>948979
>More blood writing? Geez, someone is obsessed. Might as well read what it says.
JACLYN: There are a few different things written here, each one in different hand writing...

Audience
Oh lord, give us not your love.
Grace us with your divine presence.
Even the smallest glance, the most minute breath in our direction.
Let us bask in your glory for we are your eternal audience.

Decay
Apples rot away.
Returned to earth to give life.
Let this be my fate.

FeED
StiKY Flesh...TaAst gud.

JACLYN: Never been one for poetry...

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/07(Thu)17:05 No. 948994 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Check the room that’s missing a door first.
Jaclyn enters the door-less room and finds herself in the remains of a bathroom. The rotten flesh smell is at it's strongest here. Jaclyn's eyes water and she gags as she covers her mouth and nose with her cloak. A rhythmic dripping noise faintly echoes.

ooh, a note!

Check the bag and bathtub, then check for chemicals under the sink.

Let's clear the other room first, this one has no hostiles.

>>948994
Check that note.

Look in the drawers and cabinets under the sink.

Let's hope you don't have to stick your hand in the tub to look for anything.

>>948997
>Clear the other room first
But what if that door is locked? Let's search this room for a key, just in case there's a locked door later.

>No hostilities
We don't know that for sure. There could be an enemy in the the tub or behind the tub.

Hey, guess what is in that bloody bag over there! Come on, guess! I bet you can't!

Check everything. The cabinets, behind the mirror, the tub, the -ugh- bag, out the window, then grab the note. what's it say?

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/07(Thu)20:06 No. 949009 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949003
>Hey, guess what is in that bloody bag over there! Come on, guess! I bet you can't!
JACLYN: Y'know what? you're right, I can't guess. It'll be a mystery forever because I'm not opening it.

>>949004
>Check everything. The cabinets
JACLYN: Nothin' but rusty pipes.

>>948995
>ooh, a note!
JACLYN: It says,"The key is at your disposal". Not the craziest thing I've read in this house but still makes no sense.

>behind the mirror
JACLYN: Something's scribbled back here. The word "Imbibe" has been scrawled on the wall in over and over again...

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/07(Thu)20:06 No. 949010 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>948999
>There could be an enemy in the the tub or behind the tub.
>>949004
>the tub
JACLYN: Mhmm...I'm disgusted but, ugh, not surprised...

>at your disposal
Could be the garbage disposal in the sink. Don't stick your hand in it though, not without cutting the power somehow.
Time for the other room.

>I'm not opening it.
I see your Intelligence trait is on the market then.

So there is a key somewhere, or a way to open something. I wouldn't be surprised if it is sumerged on the tub or something. You thing there is a way to get that bathtub empty?

>>949010
I would tell you to reach in there and pull the plug to drain all the blood out, but I don't think you should reach in there without any gloves.

I guess there isn't anything else in here. Let's move to a different room.


>>949012
>Garbage disposal
>Don't stick you hand in there without cutting the power first.
Or we could just go under the sink and remove the pipes. That way we could get the key without having to stick our hand through the blades of the garbage disposal.

>>949010
Drink it!

>>949023
>remove the pipes
That could work.

>>949024
Ew, gross!

I have a feeling the key is under the blood.
Fuck reaching in, toppling the thing would be preferable, but thats gonna take some doing.

Come back after you've cleared the floor.

>>949010
What's out the window, by the way?

Got something to poke around under the surface of the tub, like one of those pipes? If nothing comes of it, this room is clear, and you should move on to the other door. Get your gun ready, ‘cause those noises had to come from somewhere.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/08(Fri)13:28 No. 949065 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949046
>What's out the window, by the way?
JACLYN: It's the front yard.

>>949024
>Drink it!
JACLYN: ...That's...No. Why would you even suggest that?

Jaclyn doesn't know it, but a part of her's considering it...

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/08(Fri)14:33 No. 949068 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949012
>Time for the other room.
Jaclyn heads to the first room in the hallway. She finds herself in what looks like the remains of a bedroom. More importantly, there's a twitchy man standing at the back of the room snarling and muttering to himself. Jaclyn stays quiet.

>>949068
Hmm, tempting to just shoot him right away.
Let's do this by the book. Pull out your gun, get a good shot on him, tell him to freeze. His reaction should tell you if he's friend or foe. Also I guess it'd be a fairly good piece of information to help figure out what's going on.

Be clear and to the point.
Pull the gun and yell at him to drop the knife.
If he does ANYTHING else, be it try to put it down slowly or just turn around first, pull the trigger until he goes down. Don't hesitate.

>>949074
This

>>949068
Guy seems to have cut off someone's head and... is in the process of skinning them? There's a dude's head in the freezer, with script indicating a rot cultist did it. We have a cultist murder MO link here.

Furthemore, he's shaking like a leaf and if it's not in fear, it's probably in crazed fervor. We should be shooting him. That said, if you really want to verify whether he's a baddie or not, you should hold off and see what his next actions are - and if he turns towards you or sounds crazy, you just shoot him, period.

If you insist on interrogation, you could try to shoot one of his legs out form under him to cripple him and make him easier to finish off.

if we had more DEX I would have suggest trying to sneak up on him and take him out with the knife, since that probably would end in failure I suggest just taking your gun and shooting him in the back of the head. Be ready for the noise to alert anyone else in the building though.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/08(Fri)16:50 No. 949082 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949074
>Pull out your gun, get a good shot on him, tell him to freeze.
>>949075
Pull the gun and yell at him to drop the knife.
JACLYN: Freeze. Drop the knife, and turn around slowly.

The man does not drop the knife, and he instead turns quite quickly. His eye's bloodshot, his snarls getting louder turning into growls. He prepares himself to rush Jaclyn.

Heretic 2019/11/08(Fri)16:50 No. 949083 ID: 8fb3ba
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There's no need to tally the odds. Jaclyn caps the man right in the head. The gun shot echoes throughout the small house. His body hits the ground and lands at Jaclyn's feet.
JACLYN: Shit. That was loud...

Well there's one more room, go clear it. This time assume it's got active hostiles in it.

I'd suggest setting up some quick barricades so if anyone else in the house rush you, you can give yourself some time to gun them down should they rush you and to use as cover should they have guns.

>Loud
Yeah, assume any other foes in this house know you're here now. At least it's indoors. It's unlikely anything too far away outside will be able to locate where the muffled shot came from.

Verify your kill then get back out into the corridor to see if anyone's coming to investigate. Listen to hear if there's any thumping indicating the cellar door's trying to be opened. Or just screaming, swearing, muttering and running in general.

Quickly drag the fresh corpse to the old corpse. Put the sword into the old corpse's hand and the new corpse's bullet-wound. Then climb out of the window.

Sneaky option: hide in the cupboard.

Well, next time, less talking, more staby stab in the backy back. Check the room quickly, there might be more people that heard that noise.

Clear the wardrobe, but save rummaging through this room for a moment.
There's one room on this floor that needs clearing.

>>949083
>Loud
Duh! Of course it's going to be loud! Were you expecting the gun to make a quiet noise when you fire it?

>>949092
Good idea. Hide in there for a moment and listen for anyone else coming. If we don't hear anyone after a few minutes, then it should be safe to come out.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/09(Sat)02:13 No. 949117 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949103
>Duh! Of course it's going to be loud! Were you expecting the gun to make a quiet noise when you fire it?
JACLYN: I'm just thinking out loud! Don't be a smart ass.

>>949095
>Clear the wardrobe
JACLYN: Nothin' in here...

>>949093
>Check the room quickly
Jaclyn looks over the room hastily. Searching the room quickly and under pressure makes it much less likely for her to find anything. Jaclyn comes up empty handed

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/09(Sat)02:13 No. 949118 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949087
>Get back out into the corridor to see if anyone's coming to investigate.
Jaclyn returns to the hall. There's noise coming from downstairs.
JACLYN: Something's trying to break out of the basement...

I'm thinking you want to be where the gore (read; food) isn't. If nothing's reacting behind the last door, check it, and if there are no morsels for beasty, hide there and listen for it to come up and enter one of the rooms - I get the impression that you have a good sense of directional hearing.

>>949118
Head halfway down the stairs and look at whatever's trying to get out, pistol ready. If you can get a sneak shot off on whatever it is without getting snuck up on anything or anyone from the uncleared rooms behind you, that'd be ideal.

>>949119
Hiding sounds good right now.

There's a lamp in the room we just left that we can use to smash through that 2nd story window if need be.

For now, draw your gun and position yourself on the banister aiming for the basement door, its an overwhelmingly favorable position for us.

>>949123
This

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/10(Sun)00:04 No. 949166 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949119
>If nothing's reacting behind the last door, check it
Jaclyn carefully listens at the last door before carefully checking inside. She jumps at the site of the weird mannequin at the back of the small room.
JACLYN: Fuck! I can't stand this place...

The room looks like it used to be a closet maybe? The roof's been knocked open allowing light in, and a portion of the wall's been knocked out to make a holding pen, which currently holds an emaciated corpse. The holding pen is locked.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/10(Sun)00:06 No. 949168 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949120
>>949123
>For now, draw your gun and position yourself on the banister aiming for the basement door.
>Head halfway down the stairs and look at whatever's trying to get out, pistol ready.
Jaclyn loads her pistol and waits at the top of the stairs as the thing in the basement bangs on the door. The wooden door begins to splinter and crack as the banging increases. The love-seat is being pushed away from the door with each push on the door. Whatever is behind the basement door has an inhuman strength.

The door's close to being broken but there's still a small window of time before the creature bursts out of holding...

>there's still a small window of time before the creature bursts out of holding...

good idea, jump out the small window... or just go out the front door.

>>949168
Inhuman strength might mean it’ll take more than 1 bullet in the head to kill it.

Now might be a good time to get out of the house!

That thing will likely be out around when we reach the front door. I don’t like our chances of simply outrunning it. Hold your ground, and don’t hesitate in shooting the moment it comes out; the staircase should give you enough time to head into the hallway and hide somewhere.

>>949168
Shoot that thing as soon as you see it!

>>949181
>Hide
Or we could go out the window in that room where we killed the other guy.

Drag the corpse over and throw it over the banister. Then resume attack position.

With any luck it will distract whatever bursts out of there long enough for you to get a clean shot.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/10(Sun)22:27 No. 949228 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949186
>Drag the corpse over and throw it over the banister. Then resume attack position.
JACLYN: I hope this things hungry...actually, scratch that.

Jaclyn readies her pistol, the banging gets louder and louder until finally the door splinters, and the love seat baring it is flung aside. The air is flooded with the rancid scent of freshly dead venison. Groans of pain and rasping breaths fill the once silent house. Jaclyn lays her eyes on the monstrosity the emerges from the basement

JACLYN'S WILL IS TESTED... (WILL C: 50/50 CHANCE)
SHE FAILS!
JACLYN GAINS 1 INSANITY

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/10(Sun)22:27 No. 949229 ID: 8fb3ba
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JACLYN: HOLY SHIT!
Jaclyn fire's at the monstrosity. Since it's distracted by the cultist's corpse, her shot hits with no complications. Jaclyn manages to reload her pistol and fire a second time (DEXTERITY C: 50/50). The bullet connects! It hits the creature in the eye, temporarily ruining it's sight. The monstrosity, screeches and begins to shamble up the stairs towards her.

Might wanna aim for the groin. Less redundancy and if you break a bone down there then it'll have trouble walking. t might be able to go up walls or something, but appearances indicate that it is taking the stairs, and is too big to dodge while doing so. Might cost a lot of ammo, but a blaze of glory while it is getting to the second floor really ought to do for it.

Nasty! Keep shooting. Headshot didn't kill it, try other spots. Or maybe you need to shoot both heads?

Since it's a bit blind you could sidestep it by hanging off the balcony to get back to the first floor, then dashing towards the door so it can't cut you off.

it's still moving and you still have bullets. You know what to do.

>>949229
You’ve got an improvised anti-personnel mine. All you have to do is get some distance between you and the monster so that you don’t get caught in the explosion!

But I don’t like that the mine has a 50/50 chance of not working. Maybe if we had examined it before rushing into battle, we could’ve done something to improve the odds of the mine exploding?

>>949242
With the way that thing walks I doubt that thing would step on it anyway.
We'll force it to explode.

place it at the top of the stairs, run down the hallway, and shoot it.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/11(Mon)19:44 No. 949312 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949230
>Might wanna aim for the groin. Less redundancy and if you break a bone down there then it'll have trouble walking.
Jaclyn aims for the Conjoined Monstrosity as it shambles up the stairs. With little room to dodge, the shot hits!

The Conjoined Monstrosity screeches in pain and spits a fetid sludge from the wound down the middle of it's torso (DEXTERITY C + BLINDED: SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY) The monster's acid misses! Though the smell is enough to make Jaclyn gag.

>>949242
>You’ve got an improvised anti-personnel mine.
>place it at the top of the stairs, run down the hallway, and shoot it.
Jaclyn takes out the improvised anti-personnel mine and plants it at the top of the stairs...

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/11(Mon)19:45 No. 949313 ID: 8fb3ba
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Jaclyn waits for the monstrosity to reach the mine and then fires. The explosion catches the conjoined creature and sends it flying through the banister and onto the floor. It's rasping breath can still be heard along with the shuffling of movement, and the squeaking of hinges as a door opens.

JACLYN HAS FIRED 5 SMALL BULLETS! SHE HAS 15 LEFT!

It's retreating into the kitchen? Or is something coming through the front door? Go look.

If it's heading into the kitchen it's probably gonna eat the head in the freezer to recover. We need more firepower to put it down... time to search that one room we haven't entered yet, and possibly more carefully search the room we hastily looked through.

Oh hell no. That monstrosity isn't getting away!
Press the attack. Shoot it in it's other head this time!

While you're here though, crush the dear skull on the mannequin in that closet next to you.
It's horns are awfully similar to the ones protruding from the creature below.

hmm, looks like we're going to need a bigger gun. also hope that door opening isn't from the door behind you.

Sturdy motherfucker. Let's look for something to finally put it down.

>>949315
Do this.

>>949334
>crush the dear skull on the mannequin in that closet next to you.
We can worry about that later. Now isn’t the time for that.

>>949315
>Carefully search room we hastily searched
Good plan.

There was a book on a table next to a bloody head that seemed important.

Heretic 2019/11/12(Tue)17:11 No. 949372 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949315
>It's retreating into the kitchen? Or is something coming through the front door? Go look.
JACLYN: Nothing's entered the house, and that things gone...I don't hear anything in the kitchen.

>time to search that one room we haven't entered yet
JACLYN: Which room is that?

Do you hear noise in the basement?

>>949372
There’s surprisingly little damage to the stairs, considering an explosion went off on them.

>no monster
It must’ve gone back to the basement. You’d better not follow it without some type of light source.

>>time to search that one room we haven't entered yet
>Which room is that?
Ignore that. You’ve already been to all of the rooms upstairs.

What we meant to say was to go back to that room where you shot the cultist. Now that the monster has run away, you’ve got a chance to search that room more thoroughly.

>which room is that?
Nevermind, I forgot the last door went to the tiny room with the cage.

...which door opened? The basement has no door now. Well, it probably fled out the front door if it didn't go into the kitchen. Carefully enter the kitchen to find out. If it's not in there, then it's left the house which is fine, and we can use an improvised torch to search the basement.

...I guess if there's a second door in the basement it might be down there. Maybe we should search the madman's room in that case.

Y'know, there is no reason to expect a rewards for exploring the whole house. Let's just leave and find something less... cannibalistic...

There was something big in the basement. A boiler maybe?
And I think there was a door beneath the stairs.
Upstairs, it looked like there was a hole in the wall behind the cage. Maybe it links to the basement?
Either way, we need a lightsource to get down there. Torches will do.

>>949399
Oh fuck all that. Piece of mind is it's own reward.
Would you wanna explore a creepy city knowing that thing was still running around?
That thing needs to die.

>>949404
>Upstairs, it looked like there was a hole in the wall behind the cage. Maybe it links to the basement?
There isn't a hole in the wall. That was an emaciated corpse in the cage.

>>949408
Ok cool. That makes things easier.

>>949404
It is an entire city. Unless this is secretly Doomguy's origin story, we are not going door-to-door pacifying it in its entirety. We can't even secure our access path unless we trap it to the nines. Yes, every dead monster helps our piece of mind, but the minds around here are clearly in a lot of pieces, just one isn't worth thinking about.

>>949445
Yes, that's true.
But given the (+1 Insanity) modifier a bit back, it's also a bit meta.
That thing shouldn't exist as far as our character is concerned.
Given that Jaclyn only encountered this thing like a minute ago and has been fighting most of that time, she probably hasn't been able to fully digest the implications it presents.

That said, there is merit to securing this location.
1: If it's cleared out we can much more safely comb through it properly.
2: We have few supplies, no base of operations, and we cannot assume anywhere deeper in will be easier to take. We're here and have already done half the job. Might as well finish it.
3: We need allies. Jaclyn's background suggests more of a command/control type position rather than an 'on the ground' one. As the first location encountered it's reasonable to assume this farmhouse is near the entrance to the city. If the guy we encountered here is any indication of the kind of people who can be found in the walls, than this might be the best place to find a potential friend. With any luck we'll spot another seeker coming in.

>>949447
Don’t forget that, if the water pipers are or cut or damaged, this farm is nearby the water tower so we’ll still have easy access to drinkable water.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/14(Thu)18:39 No. 949549 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949378
>It must’ve gone back to the basement.
>>949374
>Do you hear noise in the basement?
JACLYN: Don't hear anything coming from the basement, must not've gone down there.

>>949390
>Well, it probably fled out the front door if it didn't go into the kitchen. Carefully enter the kitchen to find out.
JACLYN: ...Nothing in here, it must have left the house.

While in the kitchen Jaclyn remembers to check the garbage disposal pipe. She finds a small scratched key!

>>>949399
JACLYN: This is true...Though there may be things in the basement, and I have yet to open the cage upstairs which I'm sure this key opens.

>>949447
>there is merit to securing this location...If it's cleared out we can much more safely comb through it properly...
>we cannot assume anywhere deeper in will be easier to take. We're here and have already done half the job. Might as well finish it.
JACLYN: I haven't been hurt at all yet, so it's not like I can't continue. Still have ammo, though I'm not sure how many bullets it'll take to kill that thing. Now that I think about it if I left now not only would I gain nothing, I would also be down 5 bullets.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/14(Thu)18:39 No. 949551 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949378
>>949398
>go back to that room where you shot the cultist.
>Maybe we should search the madman's room in that case
Jaclyn returns to search the room in better detail.

>>949549
>I have yet to open the cage upstairs which I'm sure this key opens.
That emaciated corpse is the cage might be holding something. Just make sure it’s a corpse and not another monster waiting to ambush whoever opens the cage.

Although, don’t worry about that for now. Let’s focus on the room you’re in right now.

>>949551
Check that book on the table next to the bloody head.

Also look under the bed and in the nightstand next to the bed.

Ready the gun, you never know what is in here. Look inside wardrobe.

>>949551
Wardrobe first. Then under the bed, then read that book.

>>949554
>>949555
>wardrobe
Speaking of which, make sure to check the pockets of any clothes in there for anything that might be valuable.

>>949553
>>949554
>>949555
>>949556
Pretty much all of these.

Check in/Under the lamp.

Heretic 2019/11/16(Sat)22:22 No. 949712 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Look inside wardrobe.
JACLYN: Already checked, nothin' in there.

>Take book
JACLYN: It looks like it used to be a book on wood sculpting techniques, but the inside's been defaced with blood and ink. A lot of this is just garbled nothing. A few of the pictures are still clear though, don't think I have time to learn though...

>Check under the bed
JACLYN: I checked under here before, but I was in a hurry...wait a minute.
One of the floorboards is lose, beneath it is a crossbow with two bolts.

>Check nightstand
JACLYN: Now what the hell is this?
In the drawer, Jaclyn finds a jar of...blood? There's a slight glow to the scarlet liquid inside. It looks like blood, and there's an iron smell to it, but there's something off about it...

Jaclyn can hear the house settle...she's sick of being here...

Alright let's go open that cage to see what's in it.

>>949713
Yes, let's do this.

>>949712
Oh my god did she just find Adam?

>>949719
And make sure you poke the corpse in the cage with one of the arrows you found, just to make sure it's actually a corpse.

>>949736
Who is Adam?

>>949739
Bioshock reference.

>>949736
I... wouldn't be surprised, actually.

>>949713
This.

>>949739
>poke corpse with arrow
Also this.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/17(Sun)18:43 No. 949761 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>949713
>Alright let's go open that cage to see what's in it.
Jaclyn returns to the small cage room.

>>949739
>And make sure you poke the corpse in the cage with one of the arrows you found, just to make sure it's actually a corpse.
Jaclyn jabs the corpse with an arrow, Sometimes a corpse is just a corpse. This cadaver is of no threat to Jaclyn.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/17(Sun)18:43 No. 949762 ID: 8fb3ba
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...but the twisted one that fell through the hole in the ceiling still is. The Conjoined Monstrosity surprises Jaclyn as it lands on top of her pinning her down. The rotting stench of death filling her nose, and the rattling gasps and growls from the monster break the silence of the small room.

JACLYN'S WILL IS TESTED... (WILL C: 50/50 CHANCE)
SHE FAILS!
JACLYN GAINS 2 INSANITY

The Conjoined Monstrosity claws and bites Jaclyn, she has no way of avoiding the attack while pinned! Jaclyn suffers a Minor Wound and a Scratch.

SHOOT IT!
SHOOT IT RIGHT IN THE GLOWING RED GARBAGE THAT IS IT'S EYE.

>>949762
>ambush!
Ah fuck, we forgot about the hole in the roof.

>What do?!
After getting hit by an explosion, I doubt this thing can take very many hits! Stab it in its glowing eyes with your knife!

Melee range, may as well use the knife.

Grab the legs and pull yourself under it until you can climb it from behind.

Stab it in the eyes!

>>949762
Stab it!

Could try stabbing the neck too.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/19(Tue)17:39 No. 949915 ID: 8fb3ba
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>STAB IT
The monster's guttural growls turn into ear piercing shrieks as Jaclyn plunges her knife into it's eye socket. Jaclyn takes the opportunity to kick it off of her.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/19(Tue)17:40 No. 949916 ID: 8fb3ba
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>SHOOT IT
Jaclyn draws her pistol and fires (DEXTERITY C + CLOSE RANGE = LIKELY: SUCCESS!). The bullet slams into the creature's forehead.

As the thing spasms and convulses, rotten puss spews from the gaping hole between the bodies of the monstrosity towards Jaclyn (DEXTERITY C + BLINDED + DYING + CLOSE RANGE = 50/50: SUCCESS!). The acid splatters over one of Jaclyn's legs, burning through the pant leg and singeing her flesh! She suffers a moderate wound to her leg.

JACLYN: AAAAAAGGGH! FUCK!

The monster twitches and sways before falling to the floor dead.

At least it's dead finally.
Time for first aid!

well... that sucked. But at least it's dead... maybe shoot it again just to be safe, double tap and all that.

Anyways try to clean the acid of your leg and start doing some first aid.

Quick, wash the acid off!

>Double tap
Yes. It has two heads; shoot the other one, and then bury the beast just to be on the safe side.

>I think this is appropriate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQJXJOVGE4

Get way too hyped up about finally killing this fucking thi-

>Insanity 3

...and then immediately flip the hell out a bit.
WHAT THE FUCK EVEN IS THAT THING!?!?!
Where did it come from?!?! How is it even alive!?!? Was it alive?!?!
Why was it so hard to kill?!?!?
Fuck Fuck FUCK FUCK FUCK
And it's filled with acid Too? Goddamm-
Acid...
Hehehehehe

I wonder what lye or calcium carbonate would do to it.
Should look for a strong base... Might be more of them out there...

>>949916
Ok, time to do some First Aid. Then you can open the cage and get whatever is in there with the corpse.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/22(Fri)16:20 No. 950095 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Time for first aid!
Jaclyn uses her first aid kit to heal the moderate wound on her leg and the minor wound on her arm. The kit has one use left.
JACLYN: Ugh fuck.

>>949931
>Insanity 3
Jaclyn doesn't feel too unhinged, just a bit shaken.

>Double-tap
Jaclyn fires one more bullet into the second head, just to be safe.
JACLYN: Stay down.

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/22(Fri)16:20 No. 950096 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Unlock cage
Jaclyn unlocks the cage and pulls the corpse out, there's nothing else in the little makeshift prison, but the corpse's belly is stitched up and grossly distended...
JACLYN: Do...Do I really want to do this?

maybe poke it first just to make sure nothing might try to pop out.

With the way things have been going around here, there must be a good butcher's cleaver or mnachete or something, and some dry cloth to put over yourself and shuck off quickly. No need to stick your face right in there, just hack it open from arm's reach.

>>950096
Be as clean as possible about it. Cut the stitches, pry open the existing wound with your knife, don't touch anything directly.

>>950096
You're here to find answers, aren't you?

Mind you, there's no guarantee those answers are inside this guy's stomach sack, but it does make some (non-)sense for a creepy insane dude to store something in a dead guy's belly.

Anything nearby, kitchen, room next door that you can cover your hands with, in case it gets extra gross? Cloth, etc.?

>>950096
Let’s cut him open and see what’s inside.

Heretic 2019/11/23(Sat)17:13 No. 950195 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950105
>Cut the stitches, pry open the existing wound with your knife, don't touch anything directly.
Jaclyn covers her mouth and nose with her shirt and begins to open the stitches. Carefully, slowly, she opens the corpse. Her shirt doesn't help the rotting stench much. The corpse is stuffed with sharps rusty scrap metal, nails, and a hand grenade.
JACLYN: Looks like they were planning on turning this dead body into a booby trap...nasty.

Jaclyn carefully removes the hand grenade from the corpse's stomach and adds it to her inventory.
JACLYN: Well, only one more place to look before moving on.

Yep, time to light something on fire and proceed into the basement. You could try wrapping a stick in some fabric from the bed? Too bad there's no oil or tar to soak it in.

>>950195
Time to go to the basement.

Heretic 2019/11/23(Sat)18:37 No. 950220 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Basement
Jaclyn returns to the kitchen, crafts a torch, and then heads to the basement. Now that the darkness is lit by the makeshift torch, cobwebs and dust can be seen clinging to the walls. Jaclyn can just barely make out a water boiler at the back next to a collection of boxes, the source of the hissing noise. Deep scratches are set into the floorboards, evidence of the conjoined monstrosity dwelling down here...
JACLYN: Even when lit this place is a shit hole.

Put a box in front of that door to at least get a warning if something comes out of there, then search the rest of the stuff.

>>950220
There’s another door under the stairs you’re on.

>Jaclyn can just barely make out a water boiler at the back next to a collection of boxes, the source of the hissing noise.
This is worded in a way that’s confusing me. Is the water boiler the source of the hissing or is it the boxes? Because if it’s the boxes, there might be something dangerous in them.

>Deep scratches are set into the floorboards, evidence of the conjoined monstrosity dwelling down here...
It’s a good thing we all decided to not be idiots and fumble around in complete darkness! That thing would’ve fucked us up!

>>950221
Do this.

check barrels around water heater and the water heater and see what's in the door under the stairs.

1/2 Heretic 2019/11/27(Wed)17:52 No. 950478 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950221
>Put a box in front of that door to at least get a warning if something comes out of there
JACLYN: Done.

>>950239
>check barrels
JACLYN: Oh shit! Aren't I lucky?
There's a saber, a semi-automatic rifle with 8 large bullets, a bottle full of painkillers, and another smaller jar of red goo.

>check the water heater
JACLYN: Yup, it's a water heater.

>>950237
>It’s a good thing we all decided to not be idiots and fumble around in complete darkness! That thing would’ve fucked us up!
JACLYN: It would've fucked ME up. Still, glad I didn't risk it/

2/2 Heretic 2019/11/27(Wed)17:52 No. 950479 ID: 8fb3ba
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>check door under the stairs
The rickety door creaks open. Jaclyn is once again smacked in the face with the smell of rotting bloody gore, a smell she'll never get used to.
JACLYN: Fucking foul...what the hell?

The inside of the room is coated with coagulated bloody jelly, Jaclyn can hear maggots crawling around the filth and flies buzzing about. The main thing that draws Jaclyn's eye in the closet is the body hanging upside down, half sunken into the flesh covered walls, it's face totally gone leaving a gaping hole in it's place...She can hear something...a voice?

?????: hHHAAAHHhh...aAngela?...aaAangelaA hHave you ssSEen MmyY bBoOk?...iI'Mm sStiIlL tTryiinG to gGeet tTHe hHang Oof cCarving a cCow...wWell, wWWhen iIi gGet Gget gGooD EnouGH I cAn sSstartT sSelliN' em'. eEarl's Said tHeY'd mAke gGood tRInket's...

Do we have a book on us? Also is the voice coming from the walls, the body or does it sound like it's coming deeper in the "room"?

Ehhhh remind us what book where you looking for?

>>950479
What else is in there? Looks like some kind of box, can you see if anything in there is worth investigating? If you have no desire to get anywhere near... whatever that is, just ask some questions. Try to find out some answers about what happened here since this is the only thing you've met that has talked to you.

>>950479
Shut down brain. Loot stuff inside. Don't touch red stuff. Close door. Let out a long sigh. Turn on brain again.

Ask the voice - through the door - where did he leave his book? And what did Earl said about 'selling trinkets'?

Just close the door and leave. Entering probably isn't safe and we do have some loot now. After checking the barn for posterity we can probably move on without worrying too much about what could have been.

Heretic 2019/12/02(Mon)02:12 No. 950715 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950480
>Do we have a book on us?
JACLYN: (I have the book I took from the upstairs bedroom.)

>is the voice coming from the walls, the body or does it sound like it's coming deeper in the "room"?
JACLYN: (I...I can't tell? It's like it's coming from everywhere at the same time. It's so clear.)

>>950483
>>950517
>can you see if anything in there is worth investigating?
JACLYN: (An cardboard box with something small in it, an old hoe, and a bag of manure)

>Loot stuff inside. Don't touch red stuff.
Jaclyn carefully leans forward and reaches for the cardboard box, Inside is two shotgun shells.

>Ask questions
JACLYN: Uh...Do you know what's happened here?
?????: AaanggeellLLLAA?? aaAAnngelLLAA~?

The voice repeats the same name over and over again until other voices join in in whispers overlapping one another. No other responses but asking for the book and calling for "Angela" all echoing inside of Jaclyn's head...It's starting to give her a headache

>>950715
I remember hearing that noise before...

Check the book, see if is the one it wants.

Close the door. Go back upstairs, get more flammable materials. Bring it down here, put it all into the closet and set it on fire. Close the door again.

Exit house. Consider heading back home.

Toss th' book in 'is 'orrible gob then and if naught else 'appens jes' shrug and git outta 'ere, brightbrains.

It ain't no good listenin' ta voices outta nowhere, don'tcha know!

>>950729
This sounds like a good idea.

>It's like it's coming from everywhere at the same time. It's so clear.
Sounds like telepathy. Try thinking of something traumatic... to a fleshwall... termites?

>>950715
This may sound crazy but...what would happen if we destroyed the book?

Heretic 2019/12/02(Mon)19:23 No. 950751 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950718
Check the book, see if is the one it wants.
JACLYN: It's a book on wood carving techniques

>>950729
>>950737
>Set it on fire.
JACLYN: This whole place does deserve to be torched.

>Consider heading back home.
JACLYN: I've been considering that since the flesh monster attacked me...So am I torching this place or giving the book over Hell, I could do both if I really feel like it.

I mean if you don't want to keep the book you may as well hand it over.

Heretic 2019/12/02(Mon)21:01 No. 950762 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950757
>may as well hand it over.
Jaclyn takes the wood carving book and sort of holds it toward the corpse.
?????: hHaAHh?...tHERe iiTt iIISS!...wWhaT?...oH anGEla, wE wOn'T hAVe tO WoRRy aBOut AnyThhing. If tTheY gGet tOo rOWdy tHe GuARd wILl hANdle ThE proBLEem...tTrust mMeeE, wWe DOn't nNeeEd tTo GoOo aAnYwhEree...

The book is gone, Jaclyn didn't drop it, it just disappeared into thin air...Something creeps out from the corpse's body...a note?

Angela
You were right, Things haven't been getting better. Those savages took over the local prayer house and now all of the statues of our Golden Lady are gone, replaced with weird black onyx inhumane figures. It's awful, in the dead of night on my way back home one of them threw a bottle at me, probably because I was wearing my necklace. It's not safe for me to be here, I'll join you in The Steppe soon if you aren't still mad at me.
-Archie

Wait, was that flesh abomination the guard. Are things about to attack this place? Do we need to set up a defensive perimeter?

Also sounds like the local church is going to be a hell hole so at least we got a heads up there.

Looks like an old note about stuff that happened a long time ago.
Ask Archie where the necklace went. Maybe we can get that before burning down the house? If you want to be real stylish you could leave the gas on too. Explosions!!!

Heretic 2019/12/03(Tue)01:04 No. 950783 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950763
>Wait, was that flesh abomination the guard?
JACLYN: Nah, that doesn't make any sense. This note's about stuff that's happened in the past.

>>950766
>Ask Archie where the necklace went.
Archie seems unresponsive, the whispers have stopped too. All's quiet in the house.

Are those bands in the door anything? Do you feel up to checking the stuff in the closet now that the hanger is passive? If you can get the stick then you could use it to hook out the rest. Do a once-over of the room for loose bricks. If people were hiding symbols then "behind the loose brick" is a traditional spot.

Heretic 2019/12/03(Tue)01:32 No. 950792 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950784
>Are those bands in the door anything?
JACLYN: They're keeping the door held together...

>Do you feel up to checking the stuff in the closet now that the hanger is passive?
JACLYN: It's still covered in bloody flesh clumps and writhing maggots. That hoe and bag of manure is not worth stepping in there.

>Do a once-over of the room for loose bricks.
Jaclyn checks the whole basement over
JACLYN: Nothing.

huh, guess this place is clear for now. So unless you want to fortify this place a little to act as a safe house for the night I guess it's time to move on and hope the next place we find isn't as much of a hell hole.

>>950792
Head upstairs where there’s more light, then check the broken radio you picked up earlier. There might be something hidden in it.

Let's go search the scarecrow in the cage room.

Anything inside the boiler?

>>950792
That was... odd and disturbing. But helpful to your quest! Sounds like the farmer and his wife had a disagreement, and she decided to leave the area before things got worse. Smart lady.

So now we know some kind of religious order or cult took over the town - or at least this part of it. Sounds like it might be related to the corruption and madness that took over the place.

>Onyx figurines
Might be something to keep an eye out for - and a few feet away from.

>The Steppe
The Steppe sounds like a hiding or safe spot somewhere around here. Perhaps it's someplace you can locate if you look for it. If people skeptical of falling under the sway of the cult gathered there, there might be more clues, even if there aren't survivors.

>Wot Next
I think you've emptied out the house for the most part. You could tinker with the radio to see if you can make it work, or if anything's scavengable from it.

There's also still the barn to search and you could check up on the water tower. Other than that, searching for the Steppe or heading further into the city might be good moves.

>Base
Farmhouse is... probably not the best place, considering how the corruption's taken around here.

If you've swiped everything of value and the barn is a decent ways off (enough to not likely catch fire itself), torch the house. If there's nothing left to be gained, then incinerating the remaining taint is the first step to reclaiming the land. If the barn is close enough to be at risk, then hold off on it for now and check that first.

Oh, and take the note so you have something to give the wife if she's still alive out in those "steppes."

Actually, come to think of it, did we ever properly search that tub? Might want to dump that out and see if that's where the necklace is. (Not having all that fluid clumped in a container will also more easily assure that no trace of the corruption escapes the flames.)

Heretic 2019/12/04(Wed)21:57 No. 950928 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950821
>The Steppe sounds like a hiding or safe spot somewhere around here.
JACLYN: Nope, It's outside of Solrg completely. She didn't just leave the area, she left the whole damn city, and she was smart for doin' it.

>>950819
>Anything inside the boiler?
JACLYN: Nothin'

>>950805
>Head upstairs where there’s more light, then check the broken radio you picked up earlier. There might be something hidden in it.
JACLYN: It's got batteries...but they don't look like they got much charge left in 'em.

>>950817
>Let's go search the scarecrow in the cage room.
JACLYN: Nothing on it but stitched up untanned bloody hides and furs.

>>950878
>Incinerating the remaining taint is the first step to reclaiming the land.
JACLYN: No amount of fire'll help clean this hell hole, and certainly not from one person. Solrg is huge, and unless I can carpet bomb the whole thing it'll stay tainted.

I-Is that a candle behind the scarecrow stand?
Might as well grab it.

Shall we check the barn, now?

>>950928
Where the fuck is the monster corpse?! Don’t tell me that thing is moving around again!

Check inside the couch cushions?

1/3 Heretic 2019/12/04(Wed)23:18 No. 950935 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950930
>Where the fuck is the monster corpse?!
JACLYN: I was trying to ignore it

>>950929
>I-Is that a candle behind the scarecrow stand? Might as well grab it.
JACLYN: Sure, could be helpful

>Shall we check the barn, now?
JACLYN: I think I've had enough of this place, doubt I'll get what I need from skulking around this dump all day.

2/3 Heretic 2019/12/04(Wed)23:18 No. 950936 ID: 8fb3ba
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Jaclyn gathers everything that could be flammable and dumps it in the basement room. She lights a torch and chucks it in the pile before quickly making her exit. The smell is downright putrid, but Jaclyn feels the slightest bit of ease knowing that what was in there is gone.

JACLYN LOSES 1 INSANITY

3/3 Heretic 2019/12/04(Wed)23:18 No. 950937 ID: 8fb3ba
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>Check Barn
The place is rather empty, surprisingly untouched by the cultists.
JACLYN: Feels like months a month since I was somewhere not covered in blood, the smells still...I hear something.

The sound of squeaking wheels can be heard coming closer to the barn, like an old bike.

>>950937
Look out the window to see who or what it is.

Go to the back of the barn, climb the posts to get to the roof(dig something into the wood for a handhold, or throw something over the rafters and pull yourself up? Your clever, you can figure something out.), then shimmy across the rafters to hide above the entrance. If they follow your scent, then they ought follow your trail to the back, so you can jump them or drop down and run out the door and steal their putrid locomotion. If they don't have nonsense scent-seeking nonsense of nonsense, then nobody ever looks up, you'll be fiiiiiine.

Heretic 2019/12/05(Thu)03:26 No. 950946 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950938
>Look out the window to see who or what it is.
Nothing can be seen from the window

>>950944
>hide above the entrance.
With the help of her knife, Jaclyn climbs the posts of the barn and sidles across the rafters above the entrance to hide herself. The sound of the squeaking wheels grows louder as the source enters the barn. A man on a bike wheels himself inside, behind him a large device is hauled in a wagon attached to the carts rear. Jaclyn can't make out his face from her current angle, but he doesn't seem hostile.

?????: Hello? Hellooo~? I know someones here...Maybe you're just shy, or you're plannin' on bein' a little less than friendly? Well that's all fine and dandy but I know you got sense in your head seein' as that cultist den is damn near up in flames...Listen if you don't wanna talk that's fine, I guess jus'...stay silent if you ain't interested.

The bike man lights a cigarette but doesn't smoke it...

can you get a look at the guy?

Hey, got another one of those?

Point your gun at him from above, but keep the safety on for now.

Point out that it takes confidence or crazy to ride up to a building full of madmen and monsters, even if the place is getting torched. Or, heck, just to be near enough in the first place to do so.

He also knew you'd stuck around and not scarpered off. Came right in after you and proposed this talk. The hell is his deal? You'll trade a more peaceful attitude for some straight answers.

>>950946
Point your gun at him and let him know where you are. You’ll come down once he proves he ain’t crazy like those cultists.

>>950950
Yeah, this is good. If he isn't a cuckoo, we talk. Not having someone to talk to can't harm one's sanity.

"Wasn't aware there were any 'normal' survivors out here. Of course, I can't be sure you're all that normal yourself, so you'll excuse me if I feel like just talking from up here."

>>950950
Do this.

He knew this was a cultist den.
A local perhaps?
A guide would be invaluable.

Cooperation with the local populace is a vital first step to any intel gathering operation.

Have your weapon ready, but don't pop out and start waving it at him. Let's have a nice chat with this guy.

Heretic 2019/12/05(Thu)16:50 No. 950975 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950950
>Point your gun at him
Jaclyn takes aim
JACLYN: Alright. I'm here, but I'm not so sure I want to come down there if you're like the rest of these nutjobs.
?????: Fair...Y'see when I saw you leavin' the house for a split second I didn't know if you were all there in the head neither. Even if you were you coulda' been a bandit, or a bounty hunter, or any other number of sane wackjobs.
JACLYN: But you still approached me?
?????: Yeah, I had a hunch. Sometimes you just gotta follow your gut y'know? If you were a cultist or a bandit I'd have popped ya and taken the Ichor you got, but seein' as you're a friendly type I guess I won't have to...I can also tell you ain't been in Solrg for long huh? Still took out some cultists though, nice to see you're capable. I'm also gonna guess you don't know how special those jars are huh? If you're comfortable comin' down here I can show you what that stuff is good for.

The man pats the odd contraption he's hauling behind him.

>>950975
Alright, he seems sane enough. Stop pointing your gun at him, go down and see what he's got... but don't lower your guard either.

>>950975
Keep you eye on that window. Old barns like these could go up in seconds from a loose spark.

>>950975
>Still took out some cultists though, nice to see you're capable.
And a monster! Don't forget that!

>taken the Ichor you got
>I'm also gonna guess you don't know how special those jars are huh? If you're comfortable comin' down here I can show you what that stuff is good for.
He's talking about those weird red jars, right? Let's see what he knows.

Ask for a name before you introduce yourself.

Heretic 2019/12/05(Thu)19:17 No. 950989 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950976
>Alright, he seems sane enough.
JACLYN:...Alright, I'm coming down.
Jaclyn climbs down from the rafters and walks around to face the bike man. His face is hidden behind an odd bird shaped metal mask.
?????: Glad you decided to have a face to face talk! Yelling to you from down here would've been hell on my singing voice, hehe.
JACLYN: You said something about the stuff I had on me.
?????: Yeah...Jaclyn right?
JACLYN: Oh, fuck you! You've got to know saying someone's name when they never gave it to you is creepy right?
FINCH: Yeah, but it speeds up introductions. Call me Finch.
JACLYN: How the hell do you know my name anyway?
FINCH: I can explain that later, but first you wanna know 'bout the Ichor right? Some call it the blood of gods, other's call it the devil's tears, plenty of names for the stuff but Ichor is the most well known. This stuff, when handled by someone with a lick a sense, can be mighty useful. Makes you more than human or, if you don't know what you're doing, less than human.

Finch notices Jaclyn eyeing the cigarette.

FINCH: Want it? I don't smoke, the smell just relaxes me is all.

>>950989
Then, by definition, you are smoking, creepster. But never mind. What IS this I got stuff? Where does it come from? Was it this that turned those poor souls in the house into a conjoined deerstrosity? Did it give him fucking psychic powers?

>>950989
Uh yeah what is this stuff, and while we're at it how about a brief history lesson? What happened here? Not much information has spread to the outside world.

It might be worth heading back outside of the kingdom just to warn people about the rot-worshiping cultists, since nobody's aware of even those basic details.

I only smoke when life is fucking amazing or fucking awful.

Killing the two headed spider-deer-asshole that jumped out of the ceiling onto me means hell yes I'll take that cigarette.

Need to build me a goddamn flamethrower.

>>950989
>How the hell do you know my name anyway?
>I can explain that later
I bet he's looking at the dog tags that Jaclyn is wearing.

>Ichor explanation
Let me guess, that machine he's got can refine the Ichor into something we can use to improve ourselves?

Heretic 2019/12/05(Thu)21:16 No. 951001 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>950999
>I bet he's looking at the dog tags that Jaclyn is wearing.
JACLYN: (I'm not wearing that out in the open, it's under my shirt.)

Jaclyn takes the cigarette.

JACLYN: So, this "ichor", what is it exactly? And while you're at it what happened here? Solrg's history is a whole fucking of a mystery.
FINCH: First, I'm not 100% on what ichor truly is. Nobody really is.
JACLYN: Did it make you a mind reader?
FINCH: I don't read minds, I'm just a good listener. Though not as good as you are. As for the history of Solrg, well it's complicated, I can't give you the full picture neither since I don't know too much. Did you know Solrg is more of a city-state than a kingdom? Though due to it bein' ruled by a king it's called a kingdom, or rather it was called a kingdom. King Randis was the last king before everythin' went to shit, from what I've heard he turned his back on the kingdom's faith.

Finch takes a deep breath of the cigarette smoke.

FINCH: But it was odd when Golden Lady prayer houses became re-purposed for other religions. It wasn't just making room for other branches of faith, it was removin' the Golden Lady altogether. Some people thought sooner or later all remnants a' the Golden Lady would be scrubbed from Solrg. Some whispered that maybe the Queen had somethin' to do with this, but who knows? People'll make things up when there are no real answers.
FINCH: So, you came here for a history lesson hmm? Real stupid of ya. You'll get yourself killed that way, do you even care? Seems like you don't know what you're doin' here. Lucky for you I'm quite altruistic. So if there's anything you need help with I'd be down to give you a hand. Speaking of which!

Finch flips a switch on the side of the machine in his bike wagon.

FINCH: Pour that ichor of yours into the funnel there, and I can make your time here jus' the slightest bit easier...that is, if you trust me.

Jaclyn has 20 oz of Ichor.

>>951001
Might as well see what this stuff can do for us. Go ahead and pour the Ichor into the machine.

>>951002
Also, I’d like to point out that this isn’t much of a face to face talk, since he’s wearing that mask and we can’t see his face!

>>951001
Hold on, is it gonna make you go crazy or mutate or something? We've seen some shit.

ask if he knows a good spot to hold up for the night?

Also I say pour about a quarter or a third of the stuff in and get ready for something to happen.

Knowledge is power. Or so they say. Speaking of knowledge, knowing what this does might be insightful. We should accept his offer. But what do you gain from helping us really?

>>951001
Pour the Ichor into the machine to see what happens.