Bodyswap at the House on the Hill: Session 2

[hot_mess_express]

You awaken slowly, laying in the middle of a cold, hard stone floor … and realise that you have absolutely no idea where you are, or what in all the hells is wrong with your body.

Maybe you're suddenly bigger than you remember, or smaller. Maybe you've got more limbs! Less limbs! Sharper teeth? Weird, unfamiliar powers and magic to tap into, or perhaps no powers at all? Without a mirror, it's very difficult to tell exactly what — or perhaps, who? — you look like … but maybe whoever else is around you could help you figure that out.

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MINGLE

[hot_mess_express]

There's something just a little creepy about this room. Maybe it's got something to do with the huge chalk pentagram you woke up in the middle of? It's surrounded by a ring of twelve dim, flickering candles, their flames sending the shadows dancing in the otherwise dark room.

There's a locked door to the East. No matter what you do, you cannot get it open.

Re: MINGLE

[magicalgirladjacent]

[...]

[Just]

[Staring at lack of arm]

[And just]

[Bury his face in his one hand.]

Re: MINGLE

[gingerdiligence]

[This girl narrows her eyes at the pentagram and candles and makes a motion with her hands. And nothing happens.

[She looks at her hands, then down at her body, her face rapidly clouding over with confusion and rage.]

What is the meaning of this?!

[felixiamnot]

[...]

Eh...?

[Claws? Fangs? Wings? OH AND THAT'S JUST THE START OF IT.]

EHHHHHH?!

Re: MINGLE

[hot_mess_express]

The candle flames roar, flaring brighter, taller, and a click can be heard from the door.

CHASM

[hot_mess_express]

You enter a room split in two by a huge, jagged Chasm, spanned by the (very) rickety old remains of what (probably) used to be a wooden bridge. Do you have a head for heights and a daring heart? Because you might need both, if you're going to get across this.

Something chitters softly in the darkness way, way up above.

There's one door to the West side, and one to the East.

Anyone attempting to cross needs to roll 1D10.

Re: CHASM

[magicalgirladjacent]

[Heights, he can handle. Though the darkness is some concern.]

[Not going to cross yet, looking up, trying to spot what's up there.]

[felixiamnot]

[Thaaaat’s a bridge alright. Not a very sturdy looking one by the looks of it, but—]

I wonder if I could fly across... that might be dangerous itself.

[But. Willing to try...]

Re: CHASM

[gingerdiligence]

[Looking down the chasm with a scowl and clenched fists.] Of course there would be a drop.

[And looking at the bridge and glancing up at the noise.] What are those creatures that dwell in the heights of caves? Bats? Perhaps not a physical threat, but if they swarm while one is on that pathetic excuse for a bridge...

[She kneels down by the bridge and tests its strength with a hand.]

BASEMENT LANDING

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Basement Landing.

There's not much here except … coal. Piles upon piles upon piles of coal, the floor caked in a thick coating of ash and soot. It's spectacularly filthy.

There are doors to the North, South, and West, and … a set of closed elevator doors? to the East.

Re: BASEMENT LANDING

[gingerdiligence]

[Glancing around, and coal? Not that useful, but it might make a missile. She picks up a few pieces and hefts them, ready to throw them back through the doorway.]

Re: BASEMENT LANDING

[magicalgirladjacent]

[FIRE IS HAPPENING.]

[GDIGDIGDI]

[Focusing on moving that fire OFF the wing and-]

Why is there coal?!

[felixiamnot]

[MADE IT THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE.

Only slightly on fire.

Stop, drop, roll with some minimal screaming. Mostly for the concern of the wing.]

I'm going to be in so much trouble...

THE STORE ROOM

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Store Room. It's kinda dusty in here, albeit nowhere near as bad as the Landing you just came from. And, honestly? Despite the name, there's not a whole lot in here. Sitting on top of three old wooden crates are three potted plants: a cactus, a tomato plant, and a short, thick blue stalk. The latter wiggles vaguely. Set into the back wall is a grand old mirror with an ornate golden frame.

The first person through the door catches a glimpse of their reflection idly eating a sporkful of funfetti sprinkle cake. Blink. What? No, it's just your reflection, reflecting you as it should.

The only door is the one you came through.

[felixiamnot]

Well this room doesn't have a lot in it. But why these plants here?

[This doesn't look like a great place for plants to live.]

Re: THE STORE ROOM

[gingerdiligence]

[She cautiously opens the door and looks through. Looks safe enough, if odd.

[She catches note of her reflection eating and frowns when the unexpected image changes to a normal reflection after a blink.]

What an odd illusion.

THE OFFICE

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Office. There is a desk strewn with stuff: a haphazard pile of notebooks, a few newspaper clippings, a half completed crossword puzzle, and a sudoku grid that was clearly filled in with pencil, failed spectacularly, and then erased to try again.

You'll also find a coffee mug filled with frigidly cold black coffee … and another one, almost empty. And another one, half full. And another one; two big gulps would've finished it off. A mostly full bag of gummy bears. A black robe flung over the back of the spinny office chair, with a pair of rubber gloves hanging out of the pocket.

Against one wall is a counter with a kettle, a pot of coffee grounds and a sink. Beneath the counter is a fridge.

The only door is to the North.

Re: THE OFFICE

[magicalgirladjacent]

[MORE ROBES. In an office. Really?]

[Well, first things first, checking the desk for anything that takes keys.]

[felixiamnot]

[All these notebooks— are they blank? Or is there anything in them? If they’re blank, he’ll take a look at the newspaper clippings instead.]

CAVERNOUS STAIRCASE

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Cavernous Staircase, which seems to have been hewn from the very rock itself. They're incredibly steep, and unfortunately lacking in railings. You hear a steady, incessant, unceasing, disconcertingly echoing drip drip … drip drip … drip drip …

There are two exits: East down the stairs, or West at the top of the stairs.

[felixiamnot]

...I don’t like the looks of this one bit...

Re: CAVERNOUS STAIRCASE

[magicalgirladjacent]

....

Looks like you'll be on safety detail again, Felix. I wouldn't doubt there's places to slip down these stairs.

Re: CAVERNOUS STAIRCASE

[gingerdiligence]

[A wry chuckle]

Do we wish to investigate further, or head towards the most likely means of escape? [She looks meaningfully up to the west.]

UNDERGROUND LAKE

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Underground Lake! The water is cold and dark, and it's impossible to say where it comes from, or how deep it must be towards the middle. The only light comes from glowing iridescent moss growing up the cavern walls. Oh, and the smouldering remains of the chasm bridge high, high above ...

If you came down the stairs, you're standing safe and dry on the rocky shore. Well. Mostly safe. Some of the aforementioned bridge debris is scattered around, still smouldering.

[felixiamnot]

So this is where we would have ended up if the bridge had dropped us...