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[20:53] <@BradGM> ++++++++Begin Transmission++++++++ [20:53] <@BradGM> +++ Blood Dealings: The Murder House.+++ [20:53] <@BradGM> +++Thought of the Day: Knowledge Is To Be Feared.+++ [20:53] <@BradGM> +++Location: Maxwell Watch Stronghold inner courtyard, 3rd Square, Maxwell, Sisk+++ [20:53] <@BradGM> +++1642Hours- Maxwell Time+++ [20:53] <@BradGM> +++ Halo guided Mockingbird to the Watch Stronghold located in the 3rd Square, the local juridical and administrative hub of Maxwell, using their papers signed by Sergeant Ulric of Arnhut to gain a meeting with Captain Dutiy. [20:53] <@BradGM>. After revealing news of the Bryton brothers’ demise and possible off world involvement, The Captain granted them access to the investigation notes, passage to investigate the Bourfin’s Manor House and a rather simple, but very helpful medical report. [20:53] <@BradGM> Grendel deduced in great a many details how, what and who committed the slaughter; the synthskin man who mingled with the Brytons, using illegal expander bullets.+++ [20:53] <@BradGM> ++++++++End Transmission++++++++ [20:54] <@BradGM> ((and we can continue now)) [20:54]  "Do we want to go see the manor in the dark? I don't have an issue seeing, but others could sneak up on us. And I swear if anyone asks why that would happen..." She taps at her leg where the knives are concealed. [20:54]  ((What time is it?)) [20:55]  (( I think we learned it was like 6pm before going for the medical files )) [20:55] * Grendel looks over the files, memorizing the data before passing the folder to Mira if she wishes to see it. [20:55] <@BradGM> ((the time,s in teh biref: 1642)) [20:56]  (( k, so 442 )) [20:56]  ((oh, duh lolI was looking for it htere and totally looked over it)) [20:56] * Mira waves a hand at the file, "I trust you to remember anything important." [20:56]  ((What time does the sun set generally?)) [20:56]  (( and.. notice.. she said she trusted him.. anyone else see the pigs flying away in the distance? )) [20:57] <@BradGM> **You do see that the investigative notes are more or less relevent, the local law here having little concept of standard investigation.** [20:57]  ((Do I need to do anything specific to use inquiry? Or is it just asking around? I dont have the book in front of me)) [20:57] <@BradGM> ****Most theories are based on possible witchcraft or a servent from the inside. There is also notes of the stranger, but little seems to have been discovered on him short of him being seen entering the manor house main gate before evening.** [20:57] <@BradGM> ((Halo: jsut got to tell what you'Re askinga bout for)) [20:59] <@BradGM> ((and actually spend time asking around)) [20:59]  ((Can I check for any info on the brothers and or synthskin guy? I could check around with my underworld peeps?)) [21:00] * Grendel glances up at the sky, considering the limitations of human flesh. "Perhaps we should find lodgings and go in the morning?" [21:00]  (( wanting to do that while Grendel and MIra go to the manor? )) [21:00]  (( er did he say what time the sun goes down? )) [21:00] <@BradGM> ((sun goes down in about 2, 2.5 hours)) [21:01]  "I think we have time to go look, assuming we don't get lost." [21:01] <@BradGM> ((and Halo: yes you can)) [21:01] * Grendel shrugs. "It should not be too hard to find the location." [21:02]  !dhroll 71 target for 0 mod roll [21:03]  ((Did I mess up the syntax? =) )) [21:03] <@BradGM> ((itS' !perc wiht this bot)) [21:03]  (( you get to go through what we went through switching from perc to dhroll to begin with lol )) [21:05] <@BradGM> ((...?)) [21:06]  (( okay.. an offside as we seem to be paused 15http://i.imgur.com/uDWYp.jpg ))01 [21:06] * Grendel returns the folder to the appropriate authorities and requests directions to the Bourfin Manor House from the nearest guard. [21:06] * Retrieving #DarkHeresy modes... [21:06] <Halo_V> !perc 71 target for 0 mod roll [21:06] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls target for 0 mod roll [ 71% (or Lower) : 04 84%, Fail ] [21:06] <@BradGM> ((damn you doctor mary sue damn youuuuuu)) [21:06] <@BradGM> **Grendle, his manor is lcoate din the 2nd Square** [21:07] <Mira> 15(( hehe I totally thought the same thing when he first used the new sonic though )) [21:07] <@BradGM> **Halo, you go follow your own trial on the Bryotn brohters or the synthskin man wiht the local underworld, but after a few joints explored, no oen knows nothing** [21:08] <@BradGM> **Grendel, roll navigate (land)+20** [21:08] <@BradGM> ((and Mira, you're writting is in light grey)) [21:09] <Mira> 15(( erm... that's because on my screen the background is black, but I didn't change any settings, so you shouldn't be seeing it )) [21:09] <@BradGM> ((I do, I'm better than the Doctor, I'm the GM!)) [21:09] <@BradGM> ((his magical screwdriver? A GM invented it)) [21:09] <Mira> 15(( I don't think there's anything I can do )) [21:09] <Grendel> ((navigation..uh oh)) [21:09] <Mira> 15(( is it that bad? )) [21:10] <Halo_V> ((lol)) [21:10] <@BradGM> (9so...zero+20...)) [21:10] <Mira> 15(( not his navi, my text.. is everyone having an issue seeing it? )) [21:10] <Grendel> ((well, its a bit bright))) [21:10] <Grendel> !perc 20 [21:10] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls [ 20% (or Lower) : 04 78%, Fail ] [21:10] <Grendel> ((Bah)) [21:11] <Mira> 15(( weird.. in the other server it's fine though? )) [21:11] <Mira> 15(( because I changed nothing )) [21:11] <Grendel> ((huh)) [21:11] <Halo_V> ((Its very whitish)) [21:11] <@BradGM> ((it was normal colour until you posted that doctor who picture, the it switched to light grey)) [21:11] <Halo_V> ((it changed when you copy and pasted the img above)) [21:11] <Mira> 15(( k let me leave the room real quick )) [21:11] * Mira (~Mira@pool-71-110-225-15.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net) has left #DarkHeresy [21:11] <@BradGM> ((another proof that the doc is bad)) [21:11] * Mira (~Mira@pool-71-110-225-15.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net) has joined #DarkHeresy [21:11] <Mira> (( better? )) [21:12] <@BradGM> ((yup)) [21:12] <Mira> (( woot )) [21:12] <@BradGM> **Grendel, you spend a few times passing near the Earl of gewr's house, evading his view and the Watch patrol he is crying to, but you failed to find the house ** [21:12] <@BradGM> ((so while Halo looked you got lost..or more, didn't find what you're looking for)) [21:13] * Mira gives Grendel a glance, "Maybe I should have looked at that file.." [21:13] <Grendel> "Perhaps you should ask another person for directions." [21:14] <Mira> "Of course, just pop up and ask where the murder house is.." Looks around for anyone that looks local. [21:15] <@BradGM> ((you mean anyone but you and Grendel?)) [21:15] <Mira> (( well.. yes )) [21:15] <@BradGM> ((roll inquiry)) [21:16] <Mira> !perc 36 [21:16] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 36% (or Lower) : 04 69%, Fail ] [21:16] <Mira> (( no fate )) [21:16] <@BradGM> **No one seems intrested in talking to you about the Bourfin murder house** [21:16] * Mira shrugs as she looks to Grendel. [21:16] <Halo_V> ((did I already fail asking about that? Or about something else lol)) [21:16] <Mira> "They didn't seem to respond to my asking about the murder house." [21:17] <@BradGM> ((Didn't you aks about the Bryton Brothers and the synthskin man?)) [21:17] <Halo_V> ((Yeah, let me ask about murder houses, too!)) [21:17] <Mira> (( is Halo with them, or elsewhere? )) [21:17] <@BradGM> ((I thought she left? Or did she?)) [21:17] <Halo_V> ((We have some way to communicate, right?)) [21:17] <Mira> (( I thought she left too )) [21:18] <Mira> (( heh they never gave her their bead channel or whatever it is called )) [21:18] <Mira> (( unless we did it off scene )) [21:18] <@BradGM> ((ture you enver exchanged that info...)) [21:19] <Mira> (( and f you wikispaces... I say keep me logged in, but every week, have to log in )) [21:19] * Grendel frowns at this uncooperative city, with its primitive lack of noospheric data. [21:19] <@BradGM> (9Let's say you did jsut to get things moving)) [21:19] <Mira> (( k )) [21:19] <@BradGM> ((Mira I knwo it do te same to me)) [21:19] <Grendel> "Return to the police to find the location?" [21:19] <Halo_V> !perc 71 again, come on people, murder houses [21:19] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls again, come on people, murder houses [ 71% (or Lower) : 12 57%, Success ] [21:20] <Mira> @@ Halo, anything? @@ [21:20] <Mira> "Let's ask.. her, first." [21:21] <@BradGM> **Halo, you shake up a few rummy, and have a bette ridea of the house,s location. You also learn that there was rumours of the bryton Brothers being in town about the time of the murders, but no regualr haunts saw them.** [21:21] <Halo_V> "I got somethin' on the house, I have an idea of where its at. Rumor has it, these Bryton guys were in town about the time of the murders." [21:22] <Mira> (( @@ are for comms )) [21:22] <Mira> (( just a little fyi ;) )) [21:22] <Mira> @@ I think we figured it was them at this point, but the directions will certainly help. @@ [21:23] <Mira> @@ Someone got us lost. @@ [21:23] * Mira glances at Grendel. [21:23] <@BradGM> (("Hey, I'm only partially mechanised!")) [21:24] <Mira> (( at least he's not running around randomly spouting rhymes.. again )) [21:24] <@BradGM> ((..or throwing 'nades)) [21:24] <Mira> (( lol )) [21:24] <Mira> (( he's not allowed to have them, but I think he does now )) [21:24] <@BradGM> 99yup)) [21:25] <@BradGM> ((got Elana's Kraks)) [21:25] <Mira> (( we're fucked )) [21:25] <@BradGM> ((They got a 1m eters blast radius, so you can get saved)) [21:25] <Grendel> ((Yup! I'll take you all out with me!)) [21:25] * Grendel frowns, glancing around, trying to figure out where they are. [21:25] <Mira> (( on accident, don't forget that )) [21:26] <@BradGM> **Either you or Mira can roll navigation at +40** [21:26] <Grendel> ((You got the skill at all, Mira?)) [21:26] <@BradGM> ((she does I think)) [21:27] <Grendel> ((Then we'll let Mira roll lol)) [21:28] <Mira> (( let me see... )) [21:28] <Mira> !perc 75 [21:28] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 75% (or Lower) : 04 79%, Fail ] [21:28] <Grendel> ((that skill bedeviled me in Only War as well)) [21:28] <Mira> (( fate....) [21:28] <Mira> !perc 75 [21:29] <Mira> (( any time bot )) [21:29] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 75% (or Lower) : 12 63%, Success ] [21:30] <Mira> (( The map says we're fucked! )) [21:30] <Mira> (( random horror movie reference that I doubt anyone will get heh )) [21:30] <@BradGM> ((nope)) [21:30] <@BradGM> (9never saw alot of horro movies anyways..)) [21:31] <Mira> (( Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare )) [21:31] <Halo_V> ((I am glad you guys have Navigation =P )) [21:31] <Mira> (( aka Nightmare on Elm Street 7 )) [21:31] <@BradGM> **You can find the Bourfin's estate, the usual household guards outside replaced by Watchmen in front of a door with a parchmin on it, signaling the house being locked down by order of the Watch** [21:32] <Mira> (( damn these are like the UK guards that just stand there forever )) [21:32] * Mira walks up to one of the guards near the gate and shows them the papers. [21:33] <Mira> (( these papers come in handy a lot.. a lot a lot )) [21:34] * Grendel pulls in his mechadendrites, using his the optical one to watch for people tailing them. [21:34] <@BradGM> **You show them Captain's Dutiy's papers and the Gaurd locks the gate door. "There's some candles and lamps in the entrance hall if you need some."* [21:34] <@BradGM> **grendle, roll awaneress** [21:34] <Mira> (( unlocks, yeah? lol )) [21:34] <Grendel> !perc 50 [21:34] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls [ 50% (or Lower) : 04 76%, Fail ] [21:35] <Grendel> ((sigh. I'll save my fate for the investigative rolls)) [21:35] <Mira> (( heh that's what I was saving mine for, but I didn't want to wander the city for years either lol )) [21:36] <@BradGM> **You do not seems ot be tailed** [21:36] <Mira> (( lovely )) [21:37] <@BradGM> **inside the manour walls, you can see the apcle fell into dispair; the plasnts are dried and ead, the pathways dirty and uncleaned, eerie silence as well** [21:37] <Mira> (( *gives Brad the usual death glare* )) [21:37] <@BradGM> ((It's not like the sun is setting...bwahahahaha)) [21:37] <Mira> (( Vampires! )) [21:38] <Mira> (( at least there can't be head chomping sewer things )) [21:38] <@BradGM> ((Vampire dog! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUAlN4oZFlE )) [21:38] * Grendel pulls out his auspex, beginning to search, keeping his optical mechadendrite scanning. [21:38] <@BradGM> ((Voiced by Norm Macdonald!)) [21:38] <@BradGM> ((Halo: doing anything else?)) [21:38] <Mira> (( can't see that video in the US, apparently )) [21:39] <Halo_V> ((Not until on site)) [21:39] <@BradGM> (9 this then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kbS_j2fC4c )) [21:40] <Mira> (( Lugosi public school... serious... )) [21:40] <@BradGM> ((grendel, you're looking for what? like the lcoaiton fo the death?)) [21:40] <Mira> (( but really, when I was a kidI was all in to the Bunnicula books )) [21:41] <Mira> (( rabbit vampire ftw )) [21:41] <Mira> (( bu he only sucked on veggies )) [21:42] <@BradGM> ((no the vampire vegetarian was that vampire duck cartoon)) [21:42] <Mira> (( bunnicula was first! )) [21:42] <@BradGM> ((http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VthsQVsXwEg)) [21:43] <Grendel> ((yeah, examining locations where he suspects the shots came from)) [21:43] <@BradGM> **Grendel, roll search +50 because of that 1 roll and aupex** [21:43] <Mira> (( yes, nothing says cartoon like terrifying images of death and murder )) [21:45] <Grendel> !perc 99 [21:45] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls [ 99% (or Lower) : 12 30%, Success ] [21:46] <@BradGM> **You can locate the Earl's location of death, in the master's bedroom. His wife was shto while sitting in bed, while he was shot trying to rush the assassin** [21:47] * Mira glances around as they walk around the manor. [21:48] <@BradGM> **Halo arrives at the manor gate during that time** [21:48] * Grendel points out the various locations. "This is where they were shot. I believe the shots came from over there." [21:48] * Halo_V does a walk around outside, checking for where she'd sneak in, if she were the assassin [21:51] <@BradGM> **Halo, the manor walls form the streets are about 5 meters high and is lamost all smooth surface; it would take something of a climbing amster to get up wihtout a gappling hook, but you would know those make noise when landing** [21:51] <@BradGM> **you do see a side door, like the servents or delivery door, also guarded by a couple of watchmen** [21:52] <Mira> "Let's search the room.. I have no doubt the locals missed somethng." [21:52] <@BradGM> **Mira, the house' furniture are all covered wiht aw hite drape, you see a old dried blood of blood in the hall, no doutb a servent who got shot seeing the assassin** [21:52] <Mira> "And then the guest rooms, because we know who was here." [21:52] * Grendel nods and begins to search carefully. [21:52] * Halo_V heads to the side door, "Hey there, how you doing?" She asks the watchmen [21:52] <Grendel> "Of course." [21:52] <@BradGM> ((BRB)) [21:55] <@BradGM> Watchman "Doing well lass. Now move along." [21:55] <@BradGM> **Grendel/Mira, roll search, both of you;** [21:55] <@BradGM> ((or one wiht a +10 assistance bonus)) [21:56] <Grendel> ((Mine's 50, what's yours Mira?)) [21:56] <Mira> (( up to you, my search would be... 54 without the bonus )) [21:56] <Grendel> ((Any auspex bonus?)) [21:56] <@BradGM> ((not for what's to see)) [21:56] <Mira> (( pretty even split then )) [21:57] <Halo_V> "So, I'd like to go inside, and like, check around, that ok?" She tries to look innocent as she says it. [21:57] <Grendel> ((I say let Mira roll with the +10)) [21:57] <Mira> (( k )) [21:57] <Mira> !perc 64 [21:57] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 64% (or Lower) : 12 17%, Success ] [21:57] <@BradGM> Watchmen "no can do lass. Palce's close off. Captian's roders." [21:59] <@BradGM> **You begin searching the master's bedroom. While you found nothing relevent, you do find a hidden stash of gold coins with a dagger hidden in a hollow place wihtin the room's fireplace.** [22:00] * Mira takes the items and puts them in her bag, holding on to the dagger and looking it over. [22:00] <Mira> "Hmm.." [22:00] <Grendel> "Anything worthwhile?" [22:00] <@BradGM> **While the dagger looks normal, the coins are what is curious, they are jsut htat, coins, wihtout markings or stamp, merely, coind of gold.** [22:00] <Mira> "Not sure.. " [22:01] <Halo_V> "Captain Dutiy?" She shifts to the side, "He said I could look around." [22:01] <@BradGM> **The hollow spot is also a little too small of rhte bag, as if it was stuffed there in a hurry somehow** [22:01] <Mira> "Unmarked coins and an ugly dagger." [22:01] <@BradGM> WAtchmen "Oh did he now? Well, he didn't told me." [22:01] * Mira hands one of the coins and the dagger to Grendel. [22:01] <@BradGM> ((yeah local dagger, ok workmanship, but you got/can get better)) [22:02] <Grendel> "Perhaps it is a way to pay when you are not sure what planet you will be spending them on?" [22:03] <Mira> "What kind of metal? I mean, planets take metals, but unmarked coins are odd." [22:03] <@BradGM> ((Gold would still be considered worhty on many worlds still)) [22:05] <Mira> (( well she wouldn't likely know they were gold )) [22:05] <Mira> (( unless she bites one heh )) [22:06] * Grendel studies the coin and the dagger, looking them over. "Certainly, but if you wish to remain undetected you would not pay in coins wih the Lathes mark stamped on them..these might be more anonymous. Shall we continue to look?" [22:06] <@BradGM> ((well, it looks like it wieghts like it..)) [22:06] <Mira> "I don't think there's anything else, but have at it." [22:06] <Grendel> "The guest quarters then?" [22:06] * Mira nods. [22:07] <Mira> "There's likely to be several, but I hope not." [22:07] * Grendel moves through the house, his auspex out while searching. [22:07] <@BradGM> **There is a couple of guest rooms of moderate sizes. impossible to know at first glance which one was occupied, if any.** [22:07] <@BradGM> **Roll search again** [22:08] <@BradGM> ((Halo?)) [22:08] <Mira> "One at a time I suppose, better if we're both looking in the same place." [22:08] <Mira> !perc 54 [22:08] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 54% (or Lower) : 04 60%, Fail ] [22:08] <Mira> (( second and last fate )) [22:08] <Mira> !perc 54 [22:08] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 54% (or Lower) : 12 29%, Success ] [22:09] <@BradGM> ((just owndering if you saw my last repsonse as the watchman)) [22:09] * Grendel nods, searching with mathematical precision. [22:09] <Halo_V> ((Do I have a note thing with me? I dont think I do, right?)) [22:09] <Mira> (( nah )) [22:10] <@BradGM> ((Dutiy gave a pass for you all, not one for each of you)) [22:10] <Mira> (( Mira likely let you hold it till you got past the guard at the place and then took it back asap )) [22:11] <@BradGM> **You both search the guest rooms with extreme scrutiny. While looking under a desk's rim, you see writting, done with a modern pen. The fact that it is not written in any investigation notes means the 'detectives' (loosely used) must have only passed thier hands under the rim rather than kneeling donw and looking directly.** [22:11] <Mira> "Hmm, look at this." [22:11] <Halo_V> "You could check with him? Or, I could just go in? Its up to you?" She smiles winningly. [22:11] * Mira reads it. [22:12] <@BradGM> **Sadly it is a code and must be decipher! Roll secret tongue (Acolyte)** [22:12] * Grendel moves over, sticking his mechadendrite under the desk to illuminate and read the lettering. [22:12] <@BradGM> Watchmen "Can't elave my post,a dn i cna't let you in lass. You got to get a pass from the cptain." [22:12] <Mira> (( oy one I don't have the skill next to, int I imagine? )) [22:13] <Grendel> ((Yeah..want Grendel to roll it, I'm at 53..do I get a +10 bonus from Mira?)) [22:13] <@BradGM> ((you got secret tongue (Acolyte) Mira)) [22:13] <@BradGM> (9and yes it's Int based)) [22:13] <@BradGM> ((yes if mira is helping you decypher it)) [22:13] <Mira> (( right, I know I do heh.. I just usually have the skill name next to things and on that one I don't )) [22:13] <Mira> (( got for it )) [22:14] <@BradGM> **Halo, you cna try and con or charm your way across at -20** [22:14] <Grendel> !perc 63 [22:14] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls [ 63% (or Lower) : 04 96%, Fail ] [22:14] <Grendel> ((Fate)) [22:14] <Grendel> !perc 63 [22:14] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls [ 63% (or Lower) : 12 18%, Success ] [22:14] <Grendel> ((I knew saving my one fate point would come in handy!)) [22:15] <Mira> (( *high five* )) [22:15] <Halo_V> !perc 51 he isnt an underworld type right? Cuz then its 61 [22:15] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls he isnt an underworld type right? Cuz then its 61 [ 51% (or Lower) : 04 84%, Fail ] [22:15] <@BradGM> ((now I can start a combat in all safety then)) [22:15] <Halo_V> ((Fate? Why not!)) [22:15] <Halo_V> !perc 51 he isnt an underworld type right? Cuz then its 61 [22:15] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls he isnt an underworld type right? Cuz then its 61 [ 51% (or Lower) : 12 42%, Success ] [22:15] <Mira> (( woot )) [22:16] <@BradGM> **Halo, you argue back and forth with the guard and manage to convince him that you are autorized to be in and are let inside.** [22:17] * Halo_V heads in through the door, and checks around for clues, as though she were a detective...which she's not. [22:18] <@BradGM> **Grendel, the cypher is quickly scribed down, haslty written as it was done under pressure, despite the quality of the writting being well over average. The mark left the pen pen would even indicate it was written upside down, meaning the writer was standing or sitting down at the desk and writting upside down with ease. The message simple states "Galland is the one."** [22:19] <@BradGM> **Halo, roll awareness -30** [22:20] <Halo_V> !perc 19 (29 if sight or sound based) [22:20] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls (29 if sight or sound based) [ 19% (or Lower) : 04 24%, Fail ] [22:21] * Grendel considers the name Galland, trying to remember if he's heard it. "It says that Galland is the one." [22:21] * Mira furrows her brow, "The name doesn't seem familiar to anything so far." [22:22] <Mira> (( or... does it? It kind of rings a bell, but not really )) [22:25] <@BradGM> ((Halo, you walk around and see a cellar door of the house, you try to open it but it's locked. Jimming the lock a bit, a small bit of metal falls out. Like the tip of a cheapo picklock.** [22:25] <@BradGM> ((no)) [22:25] <Mira> (( k )) [22:25] <Grendel> "Something to investigate atleast." [22:25] <Mira> "Take a pic of it for later." [22:26] <Mira> "I really doubt the idiots around here saw it." [22:26] * Halo_V is interested in the cheap lockpick, and checks to see if it looks low tech, like from a local type, or not. [22:26] * Grendel records the writing in his memory bank. [22:26] <@BradGM> **It is a locla lock, if on the higer end of the specturm** [22:28] * Grendel checks over the room for anymore signs. "Shall we move on?" [22:29] <@BradGM> **Mira, Grendel, nothing else can be found. Now to find Jex, as the message cleary means him or another person knowing your own cell's cypher, left this message** [22:29] <Halo_V> ((I was mostly checking the pick)) [22:29] <@BradGM> ((oh, well, it's a tip, but the colour maek it looks rafined metal, therefore Imperial technolony)) [22:30] <@BradGM> ((Itt would mean that the picklocker failed, or did it in a hurry without too much care)) [22:30] <@BradGM> ((and failed..more forced badly his tool)) [22:31] <Grendel> "Finish exploring this house, then find this Galland." [22:31] * Halo_V wanders up stairs, looking at other, similar spots she might have used as entry ways, or whatnot, heading hopefully to the others [22:32] <Mira> "Next room?" [22:32] <@BradGM> ((the roll was for both rooms actually)) [22:33] <Mira> (( k )) [22:33] <Mira> "Finished?" [22:33] <Grendel> "Here yes." [22:34] <@BradGM> **Halo, you see Mira and grendel getting out of room at the far end of the passage.** [22:34] * Mira notices Halo walking in, "Nice timing, we're done." [22:34] * Halo_V heads over that way. "Oh? What did we find out?" [22:35] * Mira averts her eyes, "Nothing that you need to know." [22:35] <Grendel> "Did you find anything out?" [22:35] * Halo_V raises an eyebrow. "I guess I'll keep what I found a big secret too then." [22:35] * Mira waves for Laz and the dog to leave. [22:36] * Mira stops and looks back to Halo, "You're being paid. Do you want that to stop?" [22:37] <Grendel> ((okay, this is really odd. I'm hearing the sound of someone sending me a message over gtalk, but I'm not getting a message popping up)) [22:38] <@BradGM> ((What's the messager about?)) [22:38] <Mira> (( keep calm and move on )) [22:38] <@BradGM> ((is it you form the future?)) [22:38] <Grendel> ((heh)) [22:38] <Mira> (( ooh )) [22:39] <Mira> (( future me telling you not to roll the next roll because you'll die )) [22:39] * Halo_V shrugs, "The lock down in the cellar. It looks like they tried to pick it. You're money only goes so far, if you want informed decisions made, they can only be made if I know what and why I am looking for, which I don't when you keep not telling me stuff, and then we end up standing in front of armed guards and whatnot." [22:40] <Grendel> "What was behind the door?" [22:40] * Mira sighs. [22:40] <@BradGM> ((If you need money Lazerus got it)) [22:40] <Mira> "Our previous employer was kidnapped from here when the murders happened." [22:40] <Mira> (( damn right he does )) [22:41] * Halo_V nods, "Ok. Shall we check the cellar, and see what they might have been after?" [22:42] * Mira nods. [22:42] * Grendel nods and starts to move his way downwards. [22:42] <@BradGM> ((Going by the house or outside to get there?)) [22:42] <Mira> (( we're inside already, so if there's a way in through there.. )) [22:42] <Halo_V> ((Can we go through the house?)) [22:43] <@BradGM> ((yes)) [22:43] * Halo_V guides them there through the house. [22:43] <Mira> (( holy crap it's 55 out... how did that happen )) [22:44] <Mira> (( hoodie on... )) [22:44] <Halo_V> ((I have security and a multikey, bye the bye =) )) [22:44] <Mira> (( as does Mira heh )) [22:45] <Grendel> "Does the name Galland mean anything to you?" [22:46] * Grendel continues to move his way down, looking for this locked door. [22:46] <@BradGM> **You check doors until you find the one leading downstairs. Part of it are cold storage for food, some are servants quarters. Grendel, as Halo guide you there, you recall notes about 2 shot servants in this area of the manor. By the way they were shot it seems that cellar door might ahve been the entry point and the path you are taking resembles a bit the one the assassin took when he shot his victims.** [22:47] <Grendel> "The assassin traveled this way, he came in through the cellar. [22:47] <Grendel> " [22:50] * Grendel continues to move through, studying the area and his auspex, keeping an eye out for anything strange. [22:50] * Halo_V heads to the offending area [22:50] <Mira> (( er Halo, he was asking that to you )) [22:51] <Mira> (( the q about the name )) [22:51] <@BradGM> **Apart from Halo being only having her head detectable, all seems normal.** [22:51] <Halo_V> ((oh, I thought it was a statement!)) [22:52] <@BradGM> ((roll underworld knowledge -30)) [22:52] * Halo_V shakes her head, "I'd guess he came in through the side door, thats what I'd have done, those walls are high and I'm guessing he didn't use a grav chute or whatever. No evidence of a grapple. The cellar door had a busted pick stuck in it, looks like imperial make." [22:53] <Grendel> "That seems reasonable enough." [22:53] <Halo_V> !perc 1 underworld 30 -30 [22:53] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls underworld 30 -30 [ 1% (or Lower) : 04 73%, Fail ] [22:56] <@BradGM> ((ok..)) [22:57] <@BradGM> ((Doing anything else there)) [22:57] <Grendel> ((looking for the locked door)) [22:57] <Halo_V> ((yeah, if we cant tell from the inside which is which, we'll go outside?)) [22:58] <@BradGM> ((Oh, I sorta implied you did all that discovery thing while goig htere, and then you're there.)) [22:58] <@BradGM> ((so you're there and Galland means nothing to Halo)) [22:59] <Halo_V> ((Do we need to unlock it to check whats behind, or are we currently on the other side of it?)) [23:01] <@BradGM> ((Well, it's locked from the inside but there's no key. You can try to unlock it and go outside)) [23:01] * Grendel peers through at the lock with his mechadendrite, slimming it down as much as possible to see inside the lock before he unlocks it and opens the door, examining the ground for traces. [23:02] * Halo_V nods, "I'll open it, if thats what we need?" She watches Grendel, mystified. [23:02] <Mira> (( if it comes up my security is now 105 )) [23:03] <Halo_V> ((Wow, we'll have Mira do all that, then. My best stat roll was an 8, after all =) )) [23:03] <@BradGM> **roll scrutinize+10 or awareness Grendel** [23:04] <Mira> (( lol my agi is 54, +20 advancement, and then +30 multikey )) [23:04] <@BradGM> ((Add that mechadrendrite bonus to either orll as well)) [23:04] <Halo_V> ((My agi is 50 (+20 advancement, and +30 Multikey, but we scum dont get like, +10 or +20 to security, of course, thats too fancy)) [23:05] <@BradGM> ((you get it to the social skills which is better than security)) [23:05] <@BradGM> ((since now you get others to unlock doors for oyu or hand over the key)) [23:05] <Mira> (( either of us could do it then.. they are a lot alike, which I'm sure will come up as a plot point )) [23:05] <Grendel> !perc 50 Awareness [23:05] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls Awareness [ 50% (or Lower) : 04 82%, Fail ] [23:05] <Grendel> ((Sigh)) [23:06] <@BradGM> **A simple lock of local fabrication, if only of the higher scale of manufacture.** [23:06] <Mira> (( you remember perc hated you more than dhroll... *pets Mael* )) [23:06] * Grendel pulls back and shrugs. "It seems simplistic." [23:06] <Mira> (( hence the grenade incident )) [23:07] * Mira looks to Halo, "You want to handle it?" [23:08] <Mira> (( oh I have to re-enact for Halo's benefit... *cough* Grendel throws a grenade. It bounces right back at him, where everyone is standing. Boom. )) [23:09] <Mira> (( it has become a running joke, so if you hear something about grenades that is why )) [23:09] * Halo_V nods, "Yeah, sure" and heads to unlock it [23:09] <@BradGM> ((that's in an airlock which the doors were lcosing, wiht a meter or so of door closing left, with orks charging on the other side.)) [23:09] <Grendel> ((it was a good plan...)) [23:09] <Mira> (( your point? lol )) [23:10] <Mira> (( that's three feet of space... he has horrible aim )) [23:10] <@BradGM> ((yeah it was a sound tactic, until it failed miserably)) [23:10] <Mira> (( obviously we survived.. aside from Laz who got hurt. He always seems to be the one that needed to be healed )) [23:10] <Mira> (( the old fucker )) [23:11] <@BradGM> ((at least he could do it himself and not be choped up by Grendel)) [23:11] <Mira> (( not that my nearly cutting his arm off helped, but hey... it was to save the world )) [23:11] <@BradGM> **roll secuirty Halo** [23:11] <Halo_V> !perc 80 for security [23:11] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls for security [ 80% (or Lower) : 12 69%, Success ] [23:11] * Grendel waits for the girl to unlock the door, considering and processing all the information. [23:12] * Mira looks to Grendel, "Any progress on the other thing?" [23:12] <@BradGM> **It takes less than a minute before you unlock the door., leading to outside.** [23:15] * Grendel steps out carefully, his eyes and mechadendrite roaming over the ground, looking for clues. [23:15] <@BradGM> **After 6 months of weather, finding a clue now would be nothing short of a miracle.** [23:16] * Grendel sighs. "I do not believe we will find anything else." [23:16] <@BradGM> **You can roll Logic, each one of you** [23:17] <Grendel> !perc 63 [23:17] <DiceServi> Grendel rolls [ 63% (or Lower) : 04 93%, Fail ] [23:17] <Grendel> ((#@^@$@#^$!@)) [23:18] <Halo_V> ((yeah...logic...lol)) [23:18] <Grendel> "I suggest we contact the authorities, ask about this Galland." [23:18] * Mira nods. [23:18] <Grendel> ((Brb)) [23:19] <Mira> (( er let me roll it too )) [23:19] <Mira> !perc 35 [23:19] <DiceServi> Mira rolls [ 35% (or Lower) : 12 4%, Success ] [23:19] <@BradGM> ((yeah even if oyu ahlf it untrained youc an roll it)) [23:19] <Mira> (( hot damn )) [23:19] <@BradGM> ((=I= training FTW!)) [23:19] <Halo_V> !perc 1 [23:19] <DiceServi> Halo_V rolls [ 1% (or Lower) : 04 62%, Fail ] [23:19] <Mira> (( I'm doing the red zone dance )) [23:20] <@BradGM> ((Halo: it's half attribute in DH, so half int)) [23:20] <Halo_V> ((still a fail, but it woulda been 15 =P)) [23:20] <Mira> (( I got it, so hopefully we don't die )) [23:20] <Halo_V> ((brb, grabbing drink)) [23:21] <Grendel> ((In about 10 minutes I need to bail. Apparently my water is getting shut off for 2 hours at midnight, so I need to get the dishes done and whatnot)) [23:21] <@BradGM> ((ok, almost done )) [23:23] <Halo_V> ((back)) [23:24] <@BradGM> **Mira, you find odd the idea that a door could be locked in a walled house, generally patrolled by household guards. Your search of the bourfin's bedroom and guest hosues show no lcok was so ever on the windows or front door, in only the usual holding latches** [23:27] <@BradGM> **Your best idea is that the Bryton Brohters and the synthskin man somehow appeared or teleported or aird ropped onto the walls and killed the patrols before infiltrting the hosue killed everyone and left in an unkown fashion, possibly teleported out or flew away.** [23:28] * Halo_V scratches her head. [23:29] <Grendel> "I believe Captain Dutiy might have the information we need. Talk to him and then find a place to stay, and then see what happens tomorrow?" [23:30] <Mira> (( sorry smelled something burning and had to go check )) [23:30] <Mira> "I don't think he'll willingly tell us more than he already has." [23:30] <@BradGM> **Last bit: You also realise that this was a real clean out job, as it would ahve been more efficient to simply enter by the mian door if simple assassianation was required on the Earl's life rahter than compelte extermination** [23:30] <Mira> "Are you ready to do that to someone in his standing?" [23:31] <Halo_V> "We could always trick him into telling?" [23:31] <Mira> "That wasn't my idea." [23:31] * Grendel shrugs. "Perhaps we can ask again at the shop, though that avenue of information seems inefficient." [23:31] <Mira> "Someone knew the place that helped them.." [23:32] <Mira> (( should have been a period in there )) [23:32] <Mira> "Someone knew the place. That helped him." [23:32] <Grendel> "Oh?" [23:34] <Grendel> "I see." [23:35] <@BradGM> ((ready to close it guys?)) [23:35] <Grendel> ((yup)) [23:35] <@BradGM> +++++++Terminate Transmission+++++++