The Mansion [Concluded]

[Ferret]

Yay a spade! I'm happy with that plan.

atheotes: Maybe we could make some kind of poison trap with one unit of food left out but coated in pesticides? Of course it's possible that those things don't eat but it might be worth a go, can't think of anything else to use them for.

[Death is yonder]

Waste of a perfectly good unit of food, we don't know the depth of our supplies, if it were suddenly on the verge of running out...?

I don't see any other viable source of food at the moment.

Perhaps we should wait and see, think of the pesticides as like the diary. The clues are useless now, but when we get more, it will all make sense. No sense squandering a potentially useful future resource that could be used to solve a major hurdle in the near future

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

Also, Just so the people in group one know. You are not getting any sanctioned sleep for two rounds after this. That means if you do not get sleep this round you are boned. I realize many of you have 2 energy, but bare with me.


Captain blackadder you will have to talk about it with greyblades. But I think that he would be willing to hand it over and help you as soon as he gets back from the kitchen.



Group leaders it is entirely your job to get the tactics together for your groups. I will send in skeleton orders in case one of you go inactive, but skeleton orders= dead people, so please organize your groups.


Everyone stay active. I need all the help I can get.

[Captain Blackadder]

Who is guarding the sleepers? Perhapes they can do that. If not it can be done next round I suppose. I just think it would be good since nail boards are a lot better weapons then butter knifes.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

I tried to divide the groups with at least a few decent weapons in each group.


The people who are sleeping this round will have to get a watch going. IE. 1 guy stays awake for a hour, then next hour someone else is woken up. Be much easier than having to station actual guards. BTW, fall asleep on watch and I am throwing you out of the foyer. I am being serious. we need someone to man the doors, and if you fall asleep then you are going to be exiled.

You can get greyblades to help you with the hammer, just make sure to get some sleep. Its a good idea. The kitchen group should not be out for long anyway.

[Greyblades]

Actually I'm not going to take the hammer, I'm going on guard duty this turn for the kitchen group so I will have more use for the bowie knife.

[WilliamWallace]

Foyer - A rather large room with three exits, the front door leading out of the Mansion, which cannot be opened, and two doors leading out on either side. There are leather chairs and a couch, at most comfortably seating 8 people. There are also pictures of random landscape and knights up on the tall walls, as well as a few desks on either side with vases of fake flowers next to the doorways. The doors are large and wooden, locked with the key inside the lock, and bared from the inside. There are three cabinets directly ahead of the front door, behind the couch, seemingly made of iron and are locked. The flooring is tile, light brown in color. The smell is obvious of old leather and years of pipe tobacco use...

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

Actually I'm not going to take the hammer, I'm going on guard duty this turn for the kitchen group so I will have more use for the bowie knife.

OK, That is out of the way then, I will help you after I get back captain blackadder.


and yes, we are going to sue the keys we have on the lockbox and drawers.

[Greyblades]

I have a suggestion; I've noticed that the hostiles, as the host calls them, only attack us when we provoke them, be it hostility or by showing Pure fear, I suggest that you put in your orders if you encounter a hostile you will stay calm and attempt to walk away instead of engaging right off the bat. You may be able to get away with barely a scratch.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Personally I'm going to be thinking about last night's memorable events. Fear will be the last thing on my mind.

Maybe there are advantages to being who I am.

[Death is yonder]

I have a suggestion; I've noticed that the hostiles, as the host calls them, only attack us when we provoke them, be it hostility or by showing Pure fear, I suggest that you put in your orders if you encounter a hostile you will stay calm and attempt to walk away instead of engaging right off the bat. You may be able to get away with barely a scratch.

Pure Fear? I forgot who was it that sneezed, and tried to stifle it, and failed, provoking it.

Plus, the first slain hostile was killed with less, singular hostiles should be similarly dealt with, our groups contain more armed people than before, and with better arms too. Our only main concern in multiple hostiles. Additionally, killing the hostiles seems to be like "key collecting" now, which should serve us better now, before the mansion possibly gets "revved up" by the host to hasten our deaths.

Last thing we want is crucial supplies/needs being out of stock and in the end, turning on each other because we ran out of them, and the only way is to be the last man standing, with the last resources.

I have no idea what we are going to do if the kitchen runs out of food, personally

Any update from whiteeyes, he said he would tell us if he found anything. I presume he hasn't found anything noteworthy? Or is said thing too important a discovery to let us know

I seem to recall someone talking about a "shadowy figure" who was raiding the kitchen, I think that might be whiteeyes, but who knows.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

Pure Fear? I forgot who was it that sneezed, and tried to stifle it, and failed, provoking it.

Plus, the first slain hostile was killed with less, singular hostiles should be similarly dealt with, our groups contain more armed people than before, and with better arms too. Our only main concern in multiple hostiles. Additionally, killing the hostiles seems to be like "key collecting" now, which should serve us better now, before the mansion possibly gets "revved up" by the host to hasten our deaths.

Last thing we want is crucial supplies/needs being out of stock and in the end, turning on each other because we ran out of them, and the only way is to be the last man standing, with the last resources.

I have no idea what we are going to do if the kitchen runs out of food, personally

Any update from whiteeyes, he said he would tell us if he found anything. I presume he hasn't found anything noteworthy? Or is said thing too important a discovery to let us know

I seem to recall someone talking about a "shadowy figure" who was raiding the kitchen, I think that might be whiteeyes, but who knows.

I think so as well, he needed supplies and food so he raided the kitchen

[Splitpersonality]

I am in desperate need of food, anyone willing to help me out?

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

I am in desperate need of food, anyone willing to help me out?

Kitchen expedition will bring you some back.

[Askthepizzaguy]

So how long have we been in this mansion? We've all eaten...

Assuming we get water we shouldn't be dead in three days. Are we diabetic?

[A Very Super Market]

Can we eat other people? How about the ghouls?

[Centurion1]

wait we have all eaten correct?????

[Double A]

Can we eat other people? How about the ghouls?

Fire is hot, they are not. Let's make it so.

[Splitpersonality]

I have not eaten, not once :o

[Greyblades]

Eating's automatic.

[Splitpersonality]

I haven't had any food in my posession either, only a shovel.

[Greyblades]

So it seems that you dont die after just 6 hours of no food in this game. Bit wierd with the whole collapsing with exhastion being fatal thing.

[Centurion1]

guess because if you collapse of exhaustion something could grab you.......

[Greyblades]

Maybe, but we have yet to see those things interact with a dead body so, then again maybe not

[Centurion1]

then again..... he is the hoat and therefore God, so.....

(yeah i just pulled out the ultimatum card).

i think its just a simple way to make sure that inactive players cant skate to victory off our shoulders.

[Zain]

I would like to apologize, the phase was supposed to end 12 hours ago, but as I have said, my weekends are always very unpredictable.

I will begin the write-up now. No PMs will be accepted.

Also, eating food is automatic, every turn 1 unit of food is used up. You die if you hit 0. Same with energy, for inactives.

The write-up will explain how someone passes out due to exhaustion and something fatal happens to them, but it's all the same to me.

[Zain]

Write-up 4

Before leaving Martin (CDF) put in the key they had obtained from the Hostile into one of the three iron cabinets. The key turned well but did not open the door and did not come out of the lock. Also the other mysterious key did not fit to open the lock box. After much frustration, the group gave up on the locks, they had missions to accomplish…

Six people watched as three groups of twelve total people left the Foyer.

Nicole (Beskar) chose to keep watch first as the other five slept. She analyzed them, Ronald (Split) and Jeffrey (AVSM) both seemed in perfectly good health, David (Scottishranger) the medic, Dean (Tratorix) who wasn’t looking too good, and Lorraine (CB) who was terribly wounded but still showed some life. “We’re doomed…” Nicole thought to herself.

A half hour went by through her shift, and no signs of life. But then, she heard light footsteps and odd breathing on the other end of the lock-and-barred door. A sound… *knock knock* “Will you let me in? I need some help…”

Nicole opened the door, and there stood Hector (White eyes) looking very pale with darkening eyes. His color was still there, an off white, instead of a paper white like the Hostiles. He stumbled into the foyer, “Does anyone have any food?” Nicole ran and got him some of hers “Are you alright?”

He took a bite, and spat it out. “Food tastes terrible now! Why me!?” His voice went shrill at the end, and he quickly snapped his gaze in her direction. “Who is hurt?” Nicole noticed that he hadn’t even looked at the two sleeping injuries. “Well, um, Dean and Lorraine. Why?”

Hector looked over at the two and began walking over to them, “I can smell their pain…”

The two slept side by side, and Hector went in between them, squatted down, and put a hand on each of their necks. “What are you doing? Leave them alone!” Nicole yelled. Ronald, Jeffrey, and David woke up, but Dean and Lorraine seemed frozen in time. Hector looked up at Nicole, “I can’t deny him…”

Hector squeezed hard and tore out both of their jugulars. Blood went everywhere as they both died instantly. Ronald and Jeffrey both kicked into action, with gardening shovels and butter knife in hand, the both attempted to thrash Hector but he seemed to escape back through the Foyer door into the hall using supernatural speed…

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Martin led four other men through the hallway and down the stairs toward the Storage Room…

“So let me get this straight, you want me to stand between the four of you and fire a staple gun at the monsters if we find them? A staple gun?” Lester (Chaotix) exclaimed surprised.

“Yeah, you have a problem with that?” Jose (Atheotes) answered him.

The other two, Eric (TB) and Brian (EF) kept quiet, concentrating on their mission. Being outside of the Foyer was always a high tension job.

The group made it to the stairwell and at the bottom they spotted a Hostile standing straight up facing into the door going into the downstairs hallway. It showed no life and just stood there aimlessly.

Martin made it clear to get into the Storage Room and get it scouted and searched at all cost, and so the group chose Lester and Brian to use long range fire on it as it seemed unaware.

Lester lined up his staple gun, and Brian readied himself to throw his shovel like a spear. The two counted to themselves in a whisper, “3, 2, 1… Go!” and the two began the assault. The Hostile remained unaware until it was hit hard in the back of the head with the shovel head and was pierced by an industrial staple in the neck. It yelled, loud and shrill, and ran fast into the Storage Room.

The five men quickly made their way down the stairwell and once they got there they ran into the Storage Room in formation, Jose at the front wielding a machete, Lester in the center with his staple gun, Martin on the left with his hammer, and Brian on the right with his shovel he picked back up. Eric was left to guard the door with a screwdriver.

Inside, amongst boxes and shelves that could hold pretty much anything they would ever need stood four Hostiles and the injured one that had been attacked. The little one was lying on the ground, bleeding out of the back of the head, and the others were approaching him, hungry. The group watched as four Hostiles devoured their injured comrade.

“There are too many, escape!” Martin yelled as Eric left first, followed by Brian, then Lester, then Martin. Jose, being in the back, was grabbed by the biggest Hostile by the leg and thrown across the room, yelling for his life before severing his spinal cord on the hard basement wall. He too was devoured.

Martin attempted to help him but the others held him back, “We can’t leave him!” He yelled. “He’s a goner! Save yourself!” Screamed Lester as the four remaining men fled back to the top of the stairs.

“We could hold them here!” Martin yelled battle ready. They waited, and were not being pursued. They could not take such overwhelming numbers, not without more help, so they returned to the Foyer…

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

John (Centurion1), Donna (ATPG), and Casey (Double A) chose to return to Bedroom B and see what had caused Laura’s death. John entered the door, and the two girls barred the door with large furniture as he scouted the room for secret doors and passageways. When he found none in the bedroom he and Casey moved on into the bathroom and found nothing. The door into Bedroom A remained locked.

“Then how did that thing get into this room with it all sealed up?” John asked, frustrated.

“Maybe he was there the entire time and the last team didn’t see him?” Donna suggested.

They went back and forth and concluded that the rooms were secure, and that Laura’s death was unexplainable…

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Steven (Greyblades) along with Gregory (DIY), Clarence (Beefy), and Daniel (Johnhughthom) chose to go into the Kitchen for more food supplies.

The group entered through the Kitchen, familiar with it but still wary of deadly foes. When they concluded that they were alone, they each grabbed as much food as they could (8 units) and exited the door into the hallway.

They each walked towards the Foyer, backs to the Billiards Room door. A Hostile opened the door, made aware of other life through its scent, and it stalked the last man in line, Daniel.

Right before Steven reached the door to the Foyer, Daniel’s scream was heard in the back. He dropped his food loot, a pool cue through his chest from the back. The Hostile, grabbed Daniel’s head by the hair and began dragging his body to the Billiards Room.

The other men escaped back into the Foyer, believing Daniel had died instantly. They brought with them pale faces, shakings hands, and 24 units of well deserved food.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Deaths: Dean Hoff (Tratorix), Lorraine Hatcher (Captain Blackadder), Jose Croy (Atheotes), and Daniel Hanson (Johnhughthom)
Injuries: None
Equipment received: Food (24 units from expedition, 2 units from Dean, 1 unit from Lorraine)
Equipment lost: Food (2 units with Jose and Daniel’s bodies), Machete, Butter Knife (x2), Fork, and Spoon
Needing Sleep: (1 unit left) None
Needing Food: (1 unit left) All players

Living List (14/20):
A Very Super Market
Askthepizzaguy
Beefy187
Beskar
Centurion1
Chaotix
Cultured Drizzt fan
Death is yonder
Double A
Elite Ferret
Greyblades
scottishranger
spL1tp3r50naL1ty
Twilightblade

Equipment List:
Small Gardening Shovel (3x)
Bottle of Pesticide (x2)
Ceramic Plate (x14)
Fork (x13) (1x in possession of Askthepizzaguy in Bedroom B)
Spoon (x6) (2x in possession of Askthepizzaguy in Bedroom B)
Butter Knife (x12) (1x in possession of Askthepizzaguy in Bedroom B)
Shovel
Hoe (In possession of Double A in Bedroom B)
Lawn Mower Blade (x2)
Screwdriver (x2)
Hammer, Nails (x40)
Staple Gun
Power Drill (In possession of Centurion1 in Bedroom B)
Bowie Knife
Old Diary
Coat Hanger (x12)
Locked Box
Random Key
Mysterious Book

PMs will be accepted for the 5th phase from now until Tuesday at 1500 GMT.

Thank you

[A Very Super Market]

Ah jeez, I didn't send a PM again.

Alright. White Eyes is turning into one of them, and he just killed the two wounded. Totally handled himself well.

[Zain]

Ah jeez, I didn't send a PM again.

Alright. White Eyes is turning into one of them, and he just killed the two wounded. Totally handled himself well.

Please do so this time around.

Also, you read fast!

[A Very Super Market]

I've been told that. :P

Alright, so presumably, most of us had sent in orders that had running away playing a big part. The alternative, fighting, would probably have damaged them more, but ended with even more bodies lost. So I don't really know. Perhaps we should travel in larger groups? We would be able to do more damage more quickly.