WW CLIII - The Call at Thurmond - Game Over - Village WINS!!!!

[Coffee Warlord]

We're more likely to get good clues inside than anywhere else, is my feeling. So we should totally not skimp there.

[Coffee Warlord]

And...

Vote No Lynch

[JAG]

Lockpicking (2/2) - tyketime, Zinto
Security (2/5) - Simbo, Autumn
Grounds (2/4) - CrimsonFox, booradley
Interior (3/6) - JAG, fontisian, Coffee Warlord

[Autumn]

I would suggest we get 5 on security and 2 on lockpicking, to make sure we can get in, and make sure we don't get killed. And then make sure one of the grounds or interior is completed. If enough people show up we can do both, but best to leave one of those undone than security.

[Autumn]

2/5 Security simbo autumn
2/2 Lockpicking zinto tyke
2/4 Grounds crimsonfox booradley
4/6 Interior jag fontisian ntndeacon coffee warlord

[JAG]

Only a couple more hours to go. I'll switch if need be to help complete a segment, though I don't know if that will matter since Abe basically said we either succeed or don't succeed.

[Autumn]

Also it will be important to keep good track of who does what, as sabotaging our missions will likely be the goal of the cultists, as well as possibly the railroad people?

[Autumn]

Well, I would guess that depending on what we come short of, the results will differ though. I'd rather come up short by not finding something we could have found, than by being eaten.

[mauchow]

interior

[Coffee Warlord]

I'd rather take the risk and have the chance to actually figure out WTF is going on. We've still got basically zero information to date, and I'd rather we get as much as we can before people start dropping / being converted.

[JAG]

Originally Posted by Autumn

I would suggest we get 5 on security and 2 on lockpicking, to make sure we can get in, and make sure we don't get killed. And then make sure one of the grounds or interior is completed. If enough people show up we can do both, but best to leave one of those undone than security.

I can get behind that. I would prefer the interior to the grounds if possible, but I'd also rather complete 1 of 2 segments than leave both partially done since we don't know that we'll get any credit for that.

[Danny]

vote no lynch

[JAG]

We know more than we did yesterday Coffee. We have this house to check out and we'll at least complete some of it today and should easily finish it by next quest action. We also stopped the town from taking flood damage and as far as we know, we didn't have any Cultist activity last night (at least no one died). So it seems like we are in pretty decent shape for now, not sure we could have done much better to this point. I'm sure bigger challenges are coming our way of course, but I agree with Autumn we should play it carefully for now and not take any risks with security.

[JAG]

Also, I don't think lynch votes happen until after quest action, so not sure if any lynch votes will count yet.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by JAG

Also, I don't think lynch votes happen until after quest action, so not sure if any lynch votes will count yet.

they count

[JAG]

Ok, my bad then. Going to wait and see if we learn anything as a result of the quest action, but if not I will be voting no lynch.

[GoldenEagle]

interior

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by JAG

We know more than we did yesterday Coffee.

That's not saying much.

[saldana]

i should be here through the deadline, so if we need to change i can

grounds

[Coffee Warlord]

So we need 1 more for grounds, and 1 more for interior.

[JAG]

2/5 Security simbo autumn
2/2 Lockpicking zinto tyke
3/4 Grounds crimsonfox booradley saldana
6/6 Interior jag fontisian ntndeacon coffee warlord GoldenEagle mauchow

Only 4 to go. Danny, Darth (probably not happening, he's usually here early afternoon), Chief Rum, and Britrock.

[Chief Rum]

Interior

[Coffee Warlord]

Bah. We're +1 on interior now.

[Coffee Warlord]

I miscounted. I can move if need be.

[JAG]

Uninterior
Security

[Coffee Warlord]

Or...okay, I won't de-interior. JAG, I'd rather you do the grounds so we can complete both.

[JAG]

There's still time and I'll be around. I'd rather knock out security than grounds, but if we don't have enough to finish, I'll switch to grounds so we can at least finish 3/4.

[Coffee Warlord]

You have 42 minutes to reconsider your life!

[JAG]

Unsecurity
Grounds

Not looking like others agree, so I'll make sure we have 3/4 covered.

[Coffee Warlord]

You have reconsidered your life!

[Autumn]

I think we'll regret not putting more on security. Hopefully I won't get my ass kicked for us being undermanned.

[Autumn]

Damnit, I'm a doctor, Jim.

[Abe Sargent]

Time

[Abe Sargent]

You arrive at the estate and move out into assigned positions. The estate is tucked away onto a hill that overlooks the river, the town, and the trains. There is just a cart worn path leading here from the village, but the width is being overcome by weeds, as a horse seems to be the new form of conveyance here.

The estate opens up in front of you, with an east wing, and a large central portion. Immediately you set up, and the locks are picked quickly. You have to pull people off security detail however in order to fully investigate not only the grounds but the interior.


Inside, one of the antiquarians there, ntndeacon, stops at a library. The books range from recent ones on politics and science to older ones on philosophy and the occult. ntndeacon moves his fingers across the titles, and then one stands out at him. What is that? ntndeacon carefully pulls the aged tome from the shelf and peers at the unusual leather cover. A title in German stares back at him. He moves away from the library and finds a carrying case for the tome, made of wood. He secures the book to take to investigate later.


As he finishes, suddenly a roar comes from the trees and a bear moves into view. With no one on security detail, no one could keep the nasty ancient black bear from arriving. It ousts the people on the outside and the rest of you leave as well.

There had to have been a lot more in the estate, but because you were unable to full all of the tasks, all you got was this book.




End of Day Two Quest - Failure


Day Two Lynch Deadline is 10 pm EST

[Coffee Warlord]

I told you we shoulda done security!

[Autumn]

Smooth move folks. I had to wrestle a bear!

[Abe Sargent]

Later, ntndeacon pulls the other antiquarians into a room over dinner and pulls out his find. The four of you pause, and JAG recalls that is is a precious tome, with few known to exist, but many more remember it.


This is the Unaussprechlichen Kulten


You carefully open it up but it is written in some form of code. You will not be able to read it until you can decipher the code.


As you consider it, Coffee Warlord speaks up. He points out the unusual-ness of the tome's leather. One of you asks if its human leather and he laughs. Of course not, don't be silly. No, it's not human. He shows the imprints of scales that were mostly lost to history. It was a large reptile. Perhaps a komodo dragon or a crocodile or alligator was the leather.

[Abe Sargent]

Night Two will be tonight at 1 am, and then Quest for Day 3 will be on Monday at 1 pm.

[Abe Sargent]

Although I'm happy to use a different deadline if everyone wants. Want to do Quest Three Saturday night and Lynch Three Sunday Night? Sure! Want to wanit for Night Two until Sunday night instead of tonight? Sure! I'm here all weekend, so I can do more if you want it

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Later, ntndeacon pulls the other antiquarians into a room over dinner and pulls out his find. The four of you pause, and JAG recalls that is is a precious tome, with few known to exist, but many more remember it.


This is the Unaussprechlichen Kulten


You carefully open it up but it is written in some form of code. You will not be able to read it until you can decipher the code.


As you consider it, Coffee Warlord speaks up. He points out the unusual-ness of the tome's leather. One of you asks if its human leather and he laughs. Of course not, don't be silly. No, it's not human. He shows the imprints of scales that were mostly lost to history. It was a large reptile. Perhaps a komodo dragon or a crocodile or alligator was the leather.

That sucks. How come only the antiquarians get to eat? What's so special about them?

[tyketime]

Hmmm interesting.

"Unaussprechlichen Kulten (also known as Nameless Cults or the Black Book) is a fictional work of arcane literature in the Cthulhu Mythos."

[JAG]

At least we managed to get something out of the house exploration. Damn bears.

Vote No Lynch

[CrimsonFox]

At least we know that all of the quests are going to be this ballbustingly hard.

[Abe Sargent]

Alright, I'm off, see ya'lls in a few hours

[fontisian]

So, there's a Unaussprechlichen Kulten wikipedia page.
Unaussprechlichen Kulten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Unaussprechlichen Kulten (also known as Nameless Cults or the Black Book) is a fictional work of arcane literature in the Cthulhu Mythos. The book first appeared in Robert E. Howard's short stories "The Children of the Night" (1931) and "The Black Stone" (1931) as Nameless Cults. Like the Necronomicon, it was later mentioned in several stories by H. P. Lovecraft."

"The following is a fictional account of the origin of Unaussprechliche Kulte and its significance in the mythos.
Unaussprechliche Kulte is believed to have been written by Friedrich Wilhelm von Junzt. The first edition of the German text appeared in 1839 in Düsseldorf. The English edition was issued by Bridewall in London in 1845, but contained numerous misprints and was badly translated. A heavily expurgated edition was later issued in New York by Golden Goblin Press in 1909. Original editions in German have a heavy leather cover and iron hasps. Few copies of the earliest edition still exist because most were burnt by their owners when word of von Junzt's gruesome demise became common knowledge. An edition is known to be kept in a locked vault at the Miskatonic University library.
The text contains information on cults that worship pre-human deities such as Ghatanothoa and includes hieroglyphs relating to the latter. There is also information on more recent cults including that of Bran, The Dark Man. It is from this work that the tale of the doomed heretic T'yog is most commonly sourced. The principal obscurity of the book is von Juntz's use of the word keys—"a phrase used many times by him, in various relations"—in connection with certain items and locations, such as the Black Stone and the Temple of the Toad (possibly associated with Tsathoggua) in Honduras."

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

That sucks. How come only the antiquarians get to eat? What's so special about them?

Everyone knows Indiana Jones is the coolest.

[Autumn]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

At least we know that all of the quests are going to be this ballbustingly hard.

I could have told you that. Wait, I did.

[Autumn]

vote no lynch

[tyketime]

Vote No Lynch

[Darth Vilus]

Oh damn, I didn't know the deadline was so early. Wow I'm going to have to start setting my alarm clock to play this game. My apologies