Gloom: BARiTONES

[idolpro]

[The old-fashioned writing desk in the center of the room carries several blank pieces of paper, a fine wooden pen, and a piece of parchment covered in writing. When you take a look, you find the following epigraph in a vibrant scrawl:]

Congratulations, future wordsmiths, and welcome to your first exercise in the creation of a true masterwork of tale-telling. This evening you'll be penning a terrific tragedy, starring the family of unsympathetic ne'er-do-wells provided to you.

Your goal? Why, to construct the best story your mind can conceive, of course - and make their lives as entertainingly miserable as possible before writing one of them directly into an early grave.

Comments

ROUND 3

[idolpro]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[intimitation]

[He sits there, arms crossed, as a pen is thrown at his head.]

...

Re: DISCUSSION

[unskippablecutscene]

....

Re: DISCUSSION

[intimitation]

[There are a lot of things...objects...harrassing Wifi...]

Re: DISCUSSION

[firstworldproblem]

...

Re: DISCUSSION

[intimitation]

[The paper balls, the pens, all being tossed at him, his clothes are being tugged at too- whoop, there goes his tie.]

This is fun.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unskippablecutscene]

I propose that our dear Willem engaged Zadok in an alliance to take the Dam's position as head, and exact his revenge, by summoning horrors to hunt her down.

Alas for Willem he died, choking on his own blood just as his revenge was exacted. Unless someone proposes a more grisly end to one of them involving suffocation?

Re: DISCUSSION

[marsascending]

Love it. I think it's really the dramatic finish the story requires.

Re: DISCUSSION

[unskippablecutscene]

I do believe you and Yvette can provide the perfect details to really flesh out our tragic tale.

Re: DISCUSSION

[firstworldproblem]

Delightful. Just end it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[tradesecret]

They met in a back alley frequented by Zadok, shortly before the disease had fully taken Willem.

Re: DISCUSSION

[intimitation]

[Frowns.]

Yeah, okay, whatever.

Re: DISCUSSION

[innerdaemons]

[ Absinthe just kind of -- falls, as if struck abruptly by an intense vertigo ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[unskippablecutscene]

Absinthe...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[firstworldproblem]

[Offering a hand.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[marsascending]

...did an invisible mushroom fall on you?

Re: DISCUSSION

[intimitation]

Whoa?! Are you alright?

CARDS PLAYED

[idolpro]

Re: CARDS PLAYED

[marsascending]

- Hunted By Horrors (-30) on The Dam
- DEATH: RAN OUT OF AIR on Willem Stark

STORYTELLING

[idolpro]

Re: STORYTELLING

[marsascending]

Feverish and enraged, Willem called upon the Dam's nephew Zadok, son of her slain sister, who had offered aid to him at the beginning of his illness; before, he had turned down the aid, foolishly clinging to his old loyalties. But now, knowing of Zadok's dabbling in dark magicks, Willem sought to end his suffering at any cost. Zadok, using Willem's coughed-up blood, summoned horrors to seek out the origin of his curse of illness, and the Dam found herself hunted by an army of eldritch horrors.

Zadok’s wrath for his dead mother was not lessened by the fact that the target was his aunt, and the magicks he employed were truly terrible, twisted creations.

However, it was too late; Too late to see his revenge. Too late to save himself. Willem succumbed to his illness, his feeble lungs giving out, choking upon his own blood, he was no more.

THE END

OUTCOME

[idolpro]

Re: OUTCOME

[idolpro]

[Before your very eyes, words begin to appear on the parchment, scrawled in flowing script.]

Also some mice fell on the dumb princess too.

[As they unfold before you, some of you feel the effects of the words as though you are the character that has been written about. You recall the events as though you have lived them; the damage caused to the character is reflected in your own flesh.]

[You have received the following effects. As many of you as want to take these effects can, but at least one person must.]

-Menaced by mice

Re: OUTCOME

[marsascending]

[ why are mice falling from the ceiling???? ]