Adam will stay behind.

And I think I am going to get mentally beat down ... no psychic shield, iffy Willpower ... yeah.

Unless Robert is a Psiad.

I think this is a trap to lure us away from the house so Squiddy can sneak back in again.

Well, there's 2.5 novas guarding him. I don't think it's going to get better than that.

OK So Raider and Buzz are going to check the doctor's place per Ralphie's request? Courier, Adam, and Gregory are staying behind?

Is there anything else either group wants to do during my next post?

Make that: Raider, Buzz & Doug.

Courier was going to stay, but with Adam and Gregory staying that left Raider and Buzz on point.

Raider is taking the gadget with him, and is making sure that Adam and Gregory never lose visual of Robert.

Hey guys sorry for the lateness, work has been far more busy than normal, hopefully things will return to normal next week.

In case anyone is wondering what Gregory is up to. He is trying to get the rest of you to believe that he's betrayed you. In doing so, he hopes that Squidward will seek him out and bring him into his cadre. Once Gregory is in Squidward's good graces, he will give up their location, so that the rest of you can capture him.

It is a big gamble and it might not work. Hopefully it won't make matters worse. Gregory is very angry that he was manipulated, and seeks to do the same back to Squidward.

Buzz is using his enhanced intellect to try and piece together some of the evidence. Unfortunately I don't have Investigation.

Gregory nets 6 successes
Adam nets 2

Adam should be sufficiently fooled by Gregory's ruse.

Drat.

Nice job, Greg. Better hope you'll have enough time to explain before I pummel you later.

You can't pummel what you can't find.

Why is there a tent inside the shop? Robert is in an inner room inside the shop where people can't get to him easily.

Thank you!

I was wondering if I missed something in one of the previous posts after Adam corroborated Gregory's "tent" usage.

And if there is a tent being pitched ... well it better be a camping tent that's all I have to say

My mistake, I edited where Gregory said tent..I meant to say "shop".

Updated

INvestigators - beyond what I have given you I'll need to know exactly what you want to determine/look for.

Gaurdspeople - Adam, Billy is, to put it lightly, not the sharpest. If you want to get him to do what you want you'll need to explain it clearly and simply, Adam is well smart enough to realize this. Gregory, please update what the Squiddy clone does along with your own actions such that Adam and Billy have something to react to ....

Well... reviewing my character sheet, Doug has a fair amount of Awareness dice. On the other hand he has nothing in investigation. Translation: If someone wants to tell him to look for something he can do so, but he isn't going to think of it himself (which is fine since I'm not thinking of anything to look for).

Somebody (Can't recall whom) was pondering the murder/flaying weapon, Raider will need to examine the body and skin for a while to be able to determine that ... it might be prudent to do detailed medical examinations at a proper facility as well.

Who was the last person on the appointment list?

Umm ... Frank West ... yeah that's him he had an ingrown toenail according to the book

Hey guys, just another "How an I doing?" check. My posting frequency has been hit by RL crap (work and buyign a house) so I just want to make sure that everything else is still working for you guys or if you are looking for change? I can ramp down the mystery and ramp up the violence if you like or leave it as is.

Let me know

You're doing fine, this squiddy is getting under our skins I think.

Heh thanks, I guess I must be doing something right, I had set out to create a memorable villain, the kind that players would relish go up against each time. Seems maybe I succeeded...

OOC I'm good with everything. IC Doug has issues, but that's his role in things.

Meaning I think you're doing a very good job.

Waiting on Raider and Adam, I'll post an update for Courier and Buzz in the mornin regardless with the working assumption that they go to talk to Frank.

I am almost completely without internet access. While I don't want to permanently drop the game, I will unfortunately have to relinquish Adam to GM control for a while.

Ah ok, well I'll do the best I can. Do you expect to get internet back at some point or has that not been determined yet? Keep us in the loop, and good luck!

Being alone, Raider is prepared to go incorporeal at the slightest sign that something is wrong. Is the guardsman still with him in the house?

Was it Doc Brown's place that we were at?

yeah Doc Brown got killed, he was the most experienced doctor in town, very well respected. Doc Cottle is also well resepcted just a little younger ...

I have less than an hour of internet time a day, and nprime is less in importance than emailing my wife and dealing with the game I run on Eon. I can check every few days.

If there is anything more you guys want to do for the day please post accordingly, otherwise We'll move into the evening and I'll post another update.

In the intrest of clearing up a misconception, the Doc's body was found at his HOUSE not his OFFICE ... thus ... well let's just say Courier was on to something.

I have slightly better internet now (for forum use, anyway) and I apologize for my absence. If only I knew why my laptop refuses to connect to most of the wireless networks around here ...

Not a problem. I think we all understand that real-life can interfere ...

Buzz, you can think of no novas in Newborough with the kind of shapechanging powers needed to copy a specific person well enough to fool even casual scrutiny.

You read my mind, thanks.

Seems that there may be some confusion based on my posts and how information is being dispersed/discovered. I apologize if anything was unclear, none of it was meant to be terribly muddy

Here's what you guys know as "FACT"

- Doc Brown, the town's leading doctor, was killed, horrifically, about two days ago.

- Doc Brown was seen as early as today, this morning/early afternoon, by Frank and possibly others at his office before being called out on an emergency.

- Frank stated that the doctor told him that his ingrown toenail was "not ready to come out yet"

- Late this morning when the group left to make the trade with Squiddy (they thought) Buzz had an attack/siezure.

- Ralphie got Buzz's doctor, DOC BROWN, to come and help Buzz.

- Later in the day (afternoon now) Buzz phoned Ralphie to get the doctor to look at Robert, when Ralphie arrived he informed the group of the Doc Brown's death.

I went back through all the posts (right back to page 2) and everything there is explicitly stated except for the last part, Buzz called for Ralphie but it was never states explicitly what for (I assume to help Robert).

Hopefully this will help you guys. I can try and break it down into a better timeline if you need me to.