Even worse - I opened the box on the last post! *grabs popcorn*

Meh, you all still have ~24 hours before I close things out...

The Prologue is now closed and Chapter 1 is open, all the PCs are present and you should feel free to mingle. I would appreciate a description of your PCs in their formalwear (or what passes for it for a couple of you).

Also, I have not heard from a couple of you if you wanted to make changes to your PCs but you still have about 3.5 hours before the cutoff.

ok guys, I'm really confused now - how old does Daphne actually look? 14 to 18? Younger, older? I'd like to get a clarification on that since I'm not sure how to picture her. Thanks in advance.

Physcially Daphne is 20 beyond that her player will have to fill us in.

She's petite and thin (as of the end of the Prologue, though this is starting to change as of Chapter 1). Part of the confusion comes from a lack of socialization. As that improves and she puts meat on her bones, she'll fill out and look older. She will always be short (too late to correct that malnutrition). She can't pass as a child for more than a moment in dim lighting, not unless she's making a real effort to look like one, and not at all in full light.

I'll try to remember to explain this better as I write for her.

Does that all help?

So kneeling down to be eyelevel with her is not appropriate. She is just shorter than average but still has matured in one way or the other. Malnutrition doesn't let you look young (the contrary is usually the case). Thank you anyways, that helped a lot to picture her better.

Just a comment on the running fiction.

Daphne should be careful of hypothermia. The harbor averages about 55ºF now a days in October and this has been a cold autumn for them so it may be a good deal colder.

Hey, Lee?

Are you planning to ask Marion about the Box in the fiction? It makes a difference in the main game thread, because if you've consulted with her, she'd know what y'all are talking about. If not, she might not.

Do ya have a preference, sir?

A counter-comment: (Wo)man of All Seasons. So she's probably feeling chilly, but hypothermia won't be an issue.

If I don't consult with you on the box in the fiction, I'll certainly have consulted with you at some point in the last two months. Assume you know about the box and may well have done some research into it.

Oh, and as a quick note, I was so not intending to hit on Catori. Honest! Damn you all for putting ideas in my character's head!

Well, okay, I don't really damn you all, I'm just annoyed that I didn't think of it first...

Not to call Lee out on this but ...

For furture reference people this is the kind of stuff I really need you to tell me when I ask for downtime activities between chapters as it will affect my planning.

no big deal in this case but please please keep this stuff in mind for the future. If you don't say it, you didn't do it.

FYI ... the party was Dec 21 ... in game time is now 1 am Dec 22... depending on when you wish to harness the soltice's energies you have most of the day ahead of you.

Oh! Okay... Guess I misunderstood.

I'll just say she was a bit over-excited and will correct it when she returns.

no worries I understand it is hard to keep the dates and times in mind when they appear only in my opening posts and those that jump forward in time.

Folks I worked with Max a little to give you folks some direction. I'll be back monday .... have a good weekend

Hi folks, looks like things haven't moved far from where I left them, but as you are in the midst of conversation I'll hold off on pushing through an update.

OK folks, Marion is going to need to retire to the library for several hours and some sleep will be in order (for most of you as well). I'm going to post in the morning and jump forward to the late morning on the 22nd. If you wish to do something during the time other than sleep you must tell me so. Otherwise I will assume you have rested only.

OK looks like everybody is just going to crash save Marion ... I'll update shortly.

Bah! Ben! Marion isn't all that cautious! She tried to jump into Hell to save Daphne, even after she saw what happened to her dad.

Bah!

it was mentioned to me that maybe I jumped the gun in moving ahead ... If that is the case I apologize, it was done with the intent to keep the story moving at a decent pace, if you all would like I could edit backwards and let you all riff some more ... just let me know.

As always please feel free to come to me with comments, questions and suggestions, I cannot make the game better than it is without your feedback.

So what do need to pick up, some eye's of a newt, frog tongues, maybe some goat scrotum to go along with that? Or do we just make up the ingrediants we need?

The list is in my post.

If you want to add anything I can add it on. It's just for RP purposes.

Aye, the ingredients are merely an excuse to give you folks the time in Boston to get whatever equipment you may want, contact your contacts/allies/followers, do some investigating, etc., etc.

addendum, assuming that Arch and Catori are on the shopping trip the ingredients should be easy enough to procure given your occult ratings.

For the rest of you, you'll have to tag along with one or both of the above ...

4 sux - the plant is completely frozen and brittle and the vase is such that it would be more brittle than normal as well

Janos ... what is your follower's name? You referred to him as Stephen but on your char sheet he is Mathias? *confused*

Oh, almost forgot, you'd better believe I'm spending inspiration for that flock of doves. I figure that's probable 1 Inspiration's worth of a Dramatic Edit, but I'll understand if you charge me 2 Inspiration's worth

Being that Doves are just white pigeons I'll allow Lee a 1 inspiration expenditure for the convenient flock with a single white specimen.

Katalyst ... no need to spend for dramatic editing, Lee covered that ... I'm assuming you mean to double your dice pool for the attack? Also what are you attacking with? Your crossbow does lethal damage and if it hits you WILL kill the dove ... I assume you intend to use a pebble or something?

I'm going to start a "Scratch pad" Thread ... for you all to keep track of your Willpower, Inspiration, and health ...

something I also want to remind you people of

http://www.rpg-post.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/81051/Re_Game_Details.html#Post81051

you all have that ability as described ...

I ask ya ... wouldn't it have been easier to just visit a pet shop? Seriously? *chuckles*

Heee!

I was just thinking that yesterday...

Big update coming tomorrow. Please wrap up you posts accordingly for me!

But... the animal in the pet store expects to get taken home and cuddled and loved! The animal in the wild is like, "This is da bidness, baby. Tooth and Claw." IT's better to take the wild animal over the tame!

It would have been easier, but then again when does one get to show off their remarkable throwing skills.

Yes, but it would not have been nearly as cool