I gave my one big one, though apparently she was misheard, as she never suggested a Catholic vampire, having said vampire don't exist a moment earlier.

Simon didn't mishear you. He said it wasn't someone inspired by Catholicism, but Orthodoxy. Then he went into his vrykolakas thing when asked about it.

"No. Very astute of you, but... I buried myself in my library last night, and this is not a Catholic vampire -- I mean, some killer inspired by Catholic folklore."
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:28, Sun 12 Dec 2021.

In reply to Chris Yog-Dossoth (msg # 70):

Not that, this:

Well, Vinnie didn't get any sleep, by his own admission! :)

True. :)

I need some kind of declaration of action, peeps.

I'm ready for moving on to the autopsy unless someone has an idea to add.

If we don't hear from My Cousin Vinnie, I'll go see John Hughes by myself.  I'm glad to wait - I'm glad to move on.  Whatever you want to do, GM.

Waiting on an inquiry re: conversation with husband.

I'm going to give a list of leads off the top of my head. There are probably more that I am forgetting or have not thought og.

Whatever the autopsy finds.
The locations of the bodies (as Amara suggested).
The crime scenes themselves.
The two witnesses (one homeless, one in mental institution).
Vic 1's place of work and Vic 2's return from the YMCA.
Whatever Vic 3 was doing coming home late alone.
The Goths (which Matheson thinks is a lead, though he hasn't given much of a reason)
The peculiarities of the murders (like the smell)
Stuff that Magnus has said (assuming he isn't a lunatic)
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:38, Tue 14 Dec 2021.

Note: Amara is immune to SAN losses from the autopsy, but none of the rest of you would be.

My background doesn't cover this kind of SAN loss?

No; check the description.

You've seen people killed, not seen them methodically sliced apart and disembowled.

GM: would you rather I/we put our rolls in the thread where the action is happening or in PMs to you for each roll?

It doesn't matter to me.

Just so you are aware, this series of scenarios (which actually won an academic prize!) was designed by the writer, who is I believe a psychiatrist, to mess with his players' heads. SO don't be surprised if it's not very linear.

Also, bonus points if you can spot any of the puns and pop culture/historical references seeded throughout!

("Simon Magnus" already caught!)
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:29, Fri 17 Dec 2021.

Hey all - I have family coming in tomorrow and they'll be staying through the weekend.  I'll try to post when I can, but no promises.  Should return to normal business hours by Tuesday.

Wherever you are and whatever you celebrate, have a wonderful holiday.  Unless you don't celebrate anything - then just have a series of wonderful regular days.  ;-)

Happy Holidays to you too!

You are in a relatively leisurely scene, so there is no rush there.

Yes, happy holidays, everyone!

I’ll be offline sometime tomorrow until Sunday, so if I don’t see you before then:

Many happy returns!

So people know, Vinnie's player is dealing with important real life issues and will be absent until Monday.

I had a long day beating the crap out of snow and am exhausted, so will respond tomorrow. Mea culpa!

The power is back on, and I'm back to reading... Happy New Year folks!

Happy New Year - and welcome back.  Hope everything is ok.

A broken hip, an ambulance ride for son #3, and everybody gets COVID for Christmas. After all that, everyone is well, safe, loved, warm, and the power is back on. All in all, I prefer boring.

But hey, Bama is playing Georgia in the Natty, so at least '21 gave us a good sendoff.