May 12, 2026 4:54 am
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VORZA:@ctme2000 Give me a Society or a Diplomacy check please!
MURDER MOST FOUL GAMEPLAY THREAD
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May 12, 2026 12:19 pm
Old-Growth's seed pods droop and his vines twine together, thrusting toward Lunar-17 and Jaedana. The others are hit with a strange rush of thoughts that imply both respect and frustration. "Old-Growth useless. Weeds, crowding out the light from the strong." He shakes himself and stands upright. "See professor predators. But these things are beyond my knowing."
May 12, 2026 12:34 pm
Toob says:
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EXPERIENCE POINT AWARD UPDATESo far, you all have earned 140 XP as a result of your efforts.
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All together or as sum with previous 90xp? May 12, 2026 12:37 pm
"Zirem, Zirem... should I remember anything about this term?" - she asks everyone and no one in particular.
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Jea rolls to try to rememeber. Rolls
Society - (d20)
(1) = 1
May 12, 2026 9:23 pm
Pedrop says:
Toob says:
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EXPERIENCE POINT AWARD UPDATESo far, you all have earned 140 XP as a result of your efforts.
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All together or as sum with previous 90xp? OOC:
All together!May 12, 2026 9:29 pm
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VORZA:On that Society roll of 21, you succeed and remember something.
May 13, 2026 10:31 am
Thinking it over, a piece of the puzzle clicks into place. "We need to go find Ghallen. She knows something about the professor or others he spoke with about this."
May 13, 2026 11:51 pm
Old-Growth nods towards the densely clouded area from which the smog creatures emerged. His thoughts, shared with the others fight to translate into common terms. "Hidey hole, try seeding? Or full of vermin? Back to Cafe?"
May 14, 2026 2:26 am
Hearing Vorza's thoughts, you all decide to head back to talk to Ghallon to scim for information, figuring that anything given may be a lead at this stage.
You return to the Analog Cafe to speak further with Ghellon. You update her on what has happened so far including the disappearance of the masked figure. She doesn’t know much about the drones or why they would attack. Hearing you relay the scamps’ descriptions of "the man in the mask," Ghellon confirms that Tierny’s new friend, the visiting professor, frequently wore a face mask. She thought little of it. "Hang around here a couple minutes and you’ll see a dozen far stranger things than a man in a mask." Ghellon reiterates you might want to check out Tierny’s charging platform.
Deciding that while you have Ghellon in front of you, you take the opportunity to go over a few basic questions and other knowledge that may be of use.
How do you know Tierny?
"They’re a regular customer, but it feels more significant than that. They started coming here about ten years ago during a blackout, and they’ve been a regular ever since. Well, semi-regular."
When did they give you that vid?
"A month ago. I haven’t seen them since."
When’s the last time you saw them?
"Last month. That’s when Tierny gave me the vid I showed you. Ghosting isn’t especially unusual for them. Tierny has a pattern: they come in a few times a week for a while, then disappear for about a month, then one day they show up again and it’s back to their old routine like nothing happened. I always figured they got busy. But they always came back."
Who are their friends?
"They’re friends with just about everybody. They came in a few nights a week and almost never dined alone. Lately, they were meeting up with a visiting professor quite often—I think his name started with a Z—Zamie, maybe? Colleagues, random barathu tycoons smoking on the patio, you name a category of person and Tierny could find a friend."
Would anybody want to hurt them?
"No. Everybody liked Tierny. Even their rivals!"
Where do they spend time?
"They work at Polytechnica.Otherwise, you might find them at their charging platform here in North Circuit."
Where were you two weeks ago?
"I work every night unless I’m sick, and I haven’t had a cold since I got that immunochip upgrade back in 320."
Ghellon has security footage and logs to back this up.
You return to the Analog Cafe to speak further with Ghellon. You update her on what has happened so far including the disappearance of the masked figure. She doesn’t know much about the drones or why they would attack. Hearing you relay the scamps’ descriptions of "the man in the mask," Ghellon confirms that Tierny’s new friend, the visiting professor, frequently wore a face mask. She thought little of it. "Hang around here a couple minutes and you’ll see a dozen far stranger things than a man in a mask." Ghellon reiterates you might want to check out Tierny’s charging platform.
Deciding that while you have Ghellon in front of you, you take the opportunity to go over a few basic questions and other knowledge that may be of use.
How do you know Tierny?
"They’re a regular customer, but it feels more significant than that. They started coming here about ten years ago during a blackout, and they’ve been a regular ever since. Well, semi-regular."
When did they give you that vid?
"A month ago. I haven’t seen them since."
When’s the last time you saw them?
"Last month. That’s when Tierny gave me the vid I showed you. Ghosting isn’t especially unusual for them. Tierny has a pattern: they come in a few times a week for a while, then disappear for about a month, then one day they show up again and it’s back to their old routine like nothing happened. I always figured they got busy. But they always came back."
Who are their friends?
"They’re friends with just about everybody. They came in a few nights a week and almost never dined alone. Lately, they were meeting up with a visiting professor quite often—I think his name started with a Z—Zamie, maybe? Colleagues, random barathu tycoons smoking on the patio, you name a category of person and Tierny could find a friend."
Would anybody want to hurt them?
"No. Everybody liked Tierny. Even their rivals!"
Where do they spend time?
"They work at Polytechnica.Otherwise, you might find them at their charging platform here in North Circuit."
Where were you two weeks ago?
"I work every night unless I’m sick, and I haven’t had a cold since I got that immunochip upgrade back in 320."
Ghellon has security footage and logs to back this up.
May 14, 2026 5:55 am
Whenever Ghellon mentions security footage, Lunar-17's face lights up, "Would you be willing to show us some of this video so that we can get a visual for what the visiting professor looks like?" As she is asking, another dot starts to connect, "Wait, you said that the visiting professor's name starts with Z. Does Zirem sound familiar by any chance?"
May 14, 2026 6:19 am
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LUNAR-17:Ghellon has security footage of her working, not of anyone else. She also didn't quite catch his name.
May 14, 2026 10:21 am
"Zirem! That name was in the data log! That must be it. No wonder I haven't had a clue about this name if he is a newcomer!" - Jaedana face betrayed excitement that they have some lead.
"So now we go first to check professor's charging station - aka home? And then maybe to Polytechnica to ask about this Zirem - a fan of masks?" - Jae proposed.
"So now we go first to check professor's charging station - aka home? And then maybe to Polytechnica to ask about this Zirem - a fan of masks?" - Jae proposed.
May 15, 2026 3:28 am
"That sounds like a good plan to me. I'll see if I can find a professor by that name in the Polytechnica's faculty directory on the way." Lunar-17 gestures to her comm unit as she makes her additional suggestion and turns to the others, "What say you?"
May 15, 2026 5:02 am
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LUNAR-17:Make a Aballon Lore or Anacite check, or a Society check or a Diplomacy check to Gether Information.
May 15, 2026 7:35 pm
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Rolling Society to Gather Information.Rolls
Society - (1d20+3)
(12) + 3 = 15
May 15, 2026 7:50 pm
Ghellon suggests you check out this map on one of her devices with identifying features that can be out together by typing in all the names of places you have heard or come across so far and it will produce a map.
[ +- ] STRIVING PLACES OF INTEREST IDENTIFYING MAP
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