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Post by Rigil Kent on May 12, 2014 11:05:54 GMT -6
So, to facilitate this week's session, here are the things I am operating on: - BRANDON HARRIS is en route to Bill's Mobile Home Park, ostensibly to meet with JACK CARTER and tell him about the Skirvin stuff. Since MikeE will not be present on Friday, there is a better than 80% chance his character won't make it there (car breaks down, they deviate to a strip club, cop gets called to some other place, etc.)
- AGENTS CARTER and LEE are already aware of the Skirvin situation and, presumably, one of them will be heading there. I believe there was discussion about this being LEE.
- CARTER remembered seeing the symbol during a course on crimes with an occult bent he took at OU as taught by DOCTOR SOLOMON. Presumably, he (CARTER) will be heading to Norman to speak with the good doctor (heh.) Being an experienced law enforcement officer, he's going to know to call OU first and get directions.
- Neither of the OSBI agents are aware of the incident that ROBERT MANKILLER has been involved in. In terms of timeline, it hasn't happened yet or is transpiring roughly concurrently with this.
There are currently a handful of leads that the OSBI agents have: - One of Enrique Hernandez's gang got away. So digging into his known associates is probably a good idea.
- Getting a look at the Skirvin crime scene might be helpful.
- Identifying the victims is a must. This will then lead to researching them and interviewing family members to see if there is any notable connection.
- Interviewing the survivor at some point will be a must.
- The crime lab boys will have some preliminary results within a couple of hours - LabRat, being someone who is actually gone to school for this, could probably tell us exactly how long it'll take and what kind of info they might present.
- There's, obviously, the occult angle, so reaching out to an expert in that area - Doctor Solomon, at OU - is a good idea.
Have I missed anything?
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Post by Gigermann on May 12, 2014 11:25:56 GMT -6
We have the name of the witness/survivor as Mankiller; Lee wanted to talk to Bob & see if he knows her
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Post by LabRat on May 13, 2014 10:14:48 GMT -6
Also did Father Cristian give any more information about the possessions? I know the previous Father got killed but is there a pattern of possessions? Are they all female? Do they occur at specific time intervals? Was the possessed girl okay? Did she give any additional info?
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Post by Rigil Kent on May 13, 2014 10:21:34 GMT -6
Good questions. Yeah, he would have gone into a bit more detail. Thus far, from what he's aware of, they've all been female, of Hispanic descent, aged 13-20 years of age. They haven't been able to lock down when it happens or where, mostly because, as with this girl, the freed victims have little to no memory of what happened. As to this young woman, she's understandably freaked out and confused, and is, at the present time, useless to obtain any information. Perhaps later, after she's calmed down...
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Post by Rigil Kent on May 14, 2014 11:38:04 GMT -6
Further, since MikeE is ditching us this week (and can't be bothered to reply to his PMs ), I'm throwing this out here publicly: give me a good explanation for why Brandon drops out of the session this week. He was en route to Agents Carter and Lee ... so why does he not make it? Remember: he has Unluckiness so that could factor in.
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Post by Gigermann on May 14, 2014 11:41:46 GMT -6
The cop was "doing him a favor" driving him to the scene; cop gets a legit call to respond to a situation and has to take him along. Or OIC calls & tells him to bring back the witness.
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Post by Mike E. on May 14, 2014 11:50:18 GMT -6
I'm working on a reply. It's just turning out longer than I thought.
Sent from my VS876 using proboards
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Post by Magman on May 14, 2014 19:36:49 GMT -6
Carter is on it. I will give Brandon about an hour then off to OU. While waiting I would like to go take some pictures of the symbols in the cellar if possible and contact officials on contacting Dr. Solomon.
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Post by Rigil Kent on May 15, 2014 10:28:15 GMT -6
An observation: waiting an hour for Brandon will put you pretty close to lunch time. Which means you'll be wrestling with lunchtime traffic heading into Norman (which admittedly, isn't as bad as end of day traffic, but still.) Plus, you have the number that he used to call you on your phone.
Heh.
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Post by Rigil Kent on May 31, 2014 15:52:59 GMT -6
List of things the OSBI guys reviewed: - Constant check on Survivor (Veronica Mankiller)
- Background checks on all victims - this is likely ongoing.
- Solomon angle - Carter is certain that the old man knows more than he's letting on
- Streetwise/Hidden Lore - according to Lee, Carter "put his ear to the crazy train track"
- Escaped guy - clearly resolved since he's, you know, dead. However, since you now have a name for him, you might be able to find out additional information in that regard
Did I get everything?
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 2, 2014 15:47:29 GMT -6
Lee was/will be looking into the "Warden" business—I don't expect he'll find much there, though
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 2, 2014 15:52:08 GMT -6
Escaped guy - clearly resolved since he's, you know, dead. However, since you now have a name for him, you might be able to find out additional information in that regard We still don't know how he's connected to Ross/Mankiller; also looking for other associations with any other POIs, and gang members not already encountered
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 2, 2014 15:52:54 GMT -6
Lee was/will be looking into the "Warden" business—I don't expect he'll find much there, though How is he looking into this?
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 2, 2014 15:55:33 GMT -6
How is he looking into this? Hmm, how would you?…I suppose cross-referencing "Warden" with weird news stories, cases, blogs, etc. All his "occult" contacts are already involved
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Post by Magman on Jun 4, 2014 19:42:33 GMT -6
And all the back issues of Midwest Arcane
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 11, 2014 13:42:43 GMT -6
So, with the end of the previous installment, it would seem that another big fight is coming up. With the presumption that the PCs are the only ones who can handle this (because honestly? That's always the case in television and movies and books), give some thought to how your character(s) would go into this kind of situation. Time to cowboy up...
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 12, 2014 8:33:33 GMT -6
Would probably be requesting a tac-team ("The Cavalry," Pulling Rank p.19)
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 17, 2014 13:24:59 GMT -6
Okay, so a MONTH is going to have elapsed since the previous session. Friday's game will be set (beginning on) the morning of Monday, 6/16/2014.
Are there any specific things your character is going to want to do above and beyond whatever is normal? The OSBI guys will both have a couple of days administrative leave following the mess, and all PCs are presumed to be working per normal, but is there something I should plan for?
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 18, 2014 10:36:24 GMT -6
Bump. Okay, so a MONTH is going to have elapsed since the previous session. Friday's game will be set (beginning on) the morning of Monday, 6/16/2014. Are there any specific things your character is going to want to do above and beyond whatever is normal? The OSBI guys will both have a couple of days administrative leave following the mess, and all PCs are presumed to be working per normal, but is there something I should plan for?
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 18, 2014 12:00:00 GMT -6
Normal: Researching OBI case, specifically now, back-checking Cosima Normal: Talking to Sofía about the "full-crazy" explanation of goings-on of late
Not much in the way of ideas other than the norm, so I resort to tarot: 3 of Cups, Reversed (reinforced by Page of Wands) Spent a few days back home with the parents, for someone's birthday or whatever, and ended up fighting, trying to convince [mom/dad] not to sell everything to start a new bad-idea business venture—obsession+stubbornness on both sides means they're still bickering; Howard trying to prove the badness of the idea
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Post by LabRat on Jun 18, 2014 15:03:38 GMT -6
I don't know if all of this is possible in a month but here are some short term goals for her:
Learn how to make her first blasting rod
Work with Solomon on how to improve two hand casting (in time I would like to reduce the -4 penalty for casting with your 'off' hand)
Since she has had a run in with demons, would like to do research to pick up Hidden Lore (Demons)
If other PCs are going to be asking her all of the WTF questions about who she is and what she does, then she needs to speak with Solomon in getting a gameplan in terms of what exactly should and should not tell the others.
She's going to be more confident in her abilities ( little bit too confident bordering on cocky, maybe?) so she is going to want to tag along with Solomon more often when he goes and does stuff for the council. Whether or not Solomon actually lets her is up to the GM.
I went ahead and drew a card as well via the online Tarot card generator thingy you had us use in the past. I drew the Magician. "With the Magician Tarot card, you are inspired to apply skill and initiative to accomplish all your goals. You have a strong desire to begin something new, to ‘do, act, or go forth’. A ‘can-do’ attitude and strong sense of optimism will dominate a new beginning and thus the decisions that you make will have positive results."
I am going to interpret that Sofia is elated that she was able to help Solomon and the other Wardens during her first real encounter where she was alone. So she is going to put a lot of extra effort and focus in order to better herself with regards to her magic and her studies.
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Post by Magman on Jun 18, 2014 20:14:37 GMT -6
Get background check on Elizabeth Ritter also who her family, friends where she works etc. as much information that is possible.
Stop at the Oklahoma Fidelity Bank at NW Expressway to see if is at all possible to look into the safe deposit box.
Of course normal OSBI work stuff.
Attempt to talk with Solomon about wardens. I will be a nuisance by stopping by on a daily bases. I that does not I will look into finding something like city ordnance violations, speeding, not have the proper licenses for various things. You get my point.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 18, 2014 22:00:30 GMT -6
Attempt to talk with Solomon about wardens. I will be a nuisance by stopping by on a daily bases. I that does not I will look into finding something like city ordnance violations, speeding, not have the proper licenses for various things. You get my point. Oh, no you didn't.
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Post by thedefiantbudah on Jun 19, 2014 11:46:41 GMT -6
Month Intermission –
- Consulting with Sophia
- Working at least 3 days a week
- Attempt to locate Jeep
- Spend time with Nana talking about tribal elders
- Learn to ride a motorcycle and either borrow/purchase one
- Trips to the library to research curses
- Once able to commute (drive/ride) will make a trip to closest tribal leader
- Attempt to locate a tribal shaman
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 19, 2014 13:10:34 GMT -6
Heh. At the rate my notes are going, we're not going to get to the actual investigation until next week! Well done, everyone. Well done.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 20, 2014 10:26:21 GMT -6
The Jeep was located. It was at the site of the building on fire.
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Post by thedefiantbudah on Jun 20, 2014 11:08:38 GMT -6
Oh yeah....burned right?
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 20, 2014 11:21:30 GMT -6
No. Just parked. With all the electronics within thoroughly fried so you essentially had to replace anything electronic.
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Post by LabRat on Jun 20, 2014 12:38:41 GMT -6
Oh!! Something I totally forgot to follow up on (quite frankly, I doubt Sofia would have had the time since things progressed so quickly), but she wants to do some research on the word that Rosalee was saying over and over again when she freaked out in the tea shop. It was German in origin...Schatten-something?
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Post by thedefiantbudah on Jun 20, 2014 16:32:43 GMT -6
Not a whole lot of electronics if I remember right...it wouldn't be fuel injected
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