Man I knew I should have prepped some interview answers :)

In reply to Alexander Hussein Mahfouz (msg # 946):

There will be a quiz.

Tony

I hope they're holiday snaps....

:)

Surprised at his reaction? I suppose it's not every day that you get asked at an interview  about the state of your soul and whether your family will miss you if you vanish...

I think Alexander got narked that his family was brought in to it. But of course a valid line of questioning. I'm loving the grilling, it's a great way to work out how your pc thinks.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:58, Sat 13 July 2013.

I'm back and survived my birthday.  :)  Now to try and catch up.

I hope you had a great one.

Can someone tell me what the pictures are of? Are they the flying creatures that you killed? If so, are they dead or alive in the pictures?

 Do I need a San roll? It would be funny if I went mad :)

In reply to Alexander Hussein Mahfouz (msg # 951):

It would a variety of them.  THe last of them would be the dragons eating the bodies.  I do believe that Molly had taken a picture before she flipped out.  LOL.

She would also have put in some of the pictures of the statues and stuff that Cynthia and her had categorized earlier.

Cheers I'll wait to hear from the Keeper re any san loss before posting.

It might be nice if someone gave Alexander some forewarning about what he's going to see, poor bloke. It's verging on the cruel.

"Statues...ah ha....Books....Mmm....Mansion....Right....Demon eating bodies!....WTF!"

In reply to Alexander Hussein Mahfouz (msg # 953):

but Alexander!  We did warn you.  we asked how sane you were, i asked you to sit down first....

You know that the press likes to sensationalize things don't you?

<bats lovely eyes at Alexander>

In reply to Molly 'Mungo' Fuller (msg # 954):

Alexander is forever in your debt Miss Fuller. Warnings how ever slight are not to be sneezed at....

What's the name of the rag.... I mean paper you write for?

:)

In reply to Alexander Hussein Mahfouz (msg # 955):

Molly wasn't insulted by the lapse of memory for her uncle's paper.  She smiled and beamed at him.  "My uncle owns and operates the Scoop.  He has been...kind enough...to publish some of my pictures and articles."

Hmmm. Alexander is quite charming.

'Captain' then, thanks.  It's good to get it right.

Group,

The great thing about photographs in this age is that they are still somewhat blurry, at least taken at night with a fixed-focus pocket camera. (You would still need a huge flash unit that takes a single picture per bulb, as I don't think flashbulbs were yet invented.) Those pictures would be good enough for the Scoop. So you can always persuade yourself it's "something else" or the full SAN-shattering effect is not felt. If you were to use a better tripod-mounted camera then it would be a different story.

It occurs to me that at least a few of you have Mythos knowledge of at least a few percentiles. May as well give that a roll if you can...

Tony

In reply to The Keeper (msg # 958):

hey, i just got back some sanity.  I'll let others roll their mythos if they want.  LOL.

The first flash bulb came out in 1929 so still a bit early, though flash powder was used from the 1860's onwards. Lots of smoke and until refined the flash led to people often closing their eyes in pictures.

I'll get a post out in a mo re the photos.

In reply to Alexander Hussein Mahfouz (msg # 960):

That's right, there are no flash bulbs, just flash powder.

Who went actually temporarily insane? (Lost 5 SAN in one go.) Perkins and Molly? They receive 5 percentiles in Cthulhu Mythos and, subsequently, max SAN is reduced by a like amount.

Tony

In reply to The Keeper (msg # 961):

Not sure about Perkins as that particular roll was SAN loss during the War ? Unless he took a big hit during the mansion fight ?

Cymon.

In reply to Count Sigismund Bathony (msg # 962):

He lost it, seeing his brother's body. I will allow it under the circumstances.

You found two crates in the basement secret room at the Penhew Foundation. Did anyone look inside? I seem to recall that Cynthia did.

Don't forget, you get 1 week's study since the attack on the Brotherhood at al Misr House.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 09:36, Mon 15 July 2013.

Yep, I stuck my big nose in everything. I should be more careful, lest something bite it off.

we have a budget?

blink...blink.

I read that as Bling...Bling for some reason.

Yes; Cynthia has worked up the budget, based off of her daddy's available resources for 'trips and travel'. The budget is 'infinity'. Daddy loves Cynthia.

In reply to Alexander Hussein Mahfouz (msg # 966):

LOL.  Perhaps it is just because Cynthia and Molly are such dazzling characters.  :)

I think I love your daddy also.  LOL.

Nice to have cash.

Alexander will not only throw a lavish party at his mansion to welcome you all into Cairo society (If you so wish), but will also bring you to all the best clubs and shows in town.

Unless you plan for this trip to be hush hush, in which case Alexander should be informed that everything needs to be done secretly.