Bodyswap at the House on the Hill: Session 4

[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

[ponyingaround]

[ Waking up and trying to rise to her hooves before immediately sliding all over the place on them and crashing face-forward ]

Ow...

Re: MINGLE

[meridional]

[sits up, taking a look around...]

Wow, tacky!

Re: MINGLE

[ponyingaround]

[ Once she gets her bearings by leaning on Meridian for a bit, she's going to try to see if she can blow out a candle ]

GAME START

[hot_mess_express]

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

ENTRANCE HALL

[hot_mess_express]

You are in the Entrance Hall. It's big and fancy, with high vaulted ceilings (suffering from some water damage), polished oakwood flooring, lots of intricate detailing here, there, and everywhere. A huge chandelier provides decent lighting.

To the South is the front door, a solid work of wood and iron, with four keyholes. It is very much locked and completely impassable no matter how hard you try. To the left of this door is a set of coat hooks, all empty, and an umbrella stand, which is not empty. To the East is a door, to the North is the Foyer, and to the West is the elevator.

Re: ENTRANCE HALL

[ponyingaround]

Fancy!

[ Is there an umbrella in the umbrella stand? Goes to look ]

Re: ENTRANCE HALL

[meridional]

Oh, there's space!

[trots into the hall and honestly she's going to spend a solid twenty minutes AT LEAST just jumping and flapping around. sorry mystery doors, she's got WINGS TO PLAY WITH]





[eventually though she'll wander towards the foyer]

[thymeforbones]

[sniffs!]

[... sniffs?]

This nose is so bad!

FOYER

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Foyer. Tucked into an alcove is a statue of a boy and girl trading whispers.

There is one door to the East, and one door to the West.

There is a staircase through an open archway to the North and the Entrance Hall is open to the South.

Re: FOYER

[meridional]

[noses into the alcove]

And what are you whispering about~?

[thymeforbones]

[Whispering statues, you say?]

Hi! What are you talking about?

[thymeforbones]

[Passing through here on the way up the staircase]

GRAND STAIRCASE

[hot_mess_express]

You approach the Grand Staircase. The dark mahogany wood almost hides the trail of scratches and old, worn in bloodstains …

Re: GRAND STAIRCASE

[ponyingaround]

Really loving this motif...

[ Also so unsure whether she can make that staircase ]

Re: GRAND STAIRCASE

[meridional]

[uhhhhhhhhh taking a quick pause to sniff those]

[thymeforbones]

More blood?

[DUBIOUS]

[Clanks her way up the stairs]

[CLANK CLANK CLANK]

COURTYARD

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Courtyard. It's a beautiful garden space, with pretty flowers and even a variety of apple trees. The endlessly towering wrought iron fence surrounding it might seem a little much, though … you know immediately that there's no way you're going to be able to escape through or over them.

A stone path winds through the garden.

There is a door to the East and a door to the West.

[thymeforbones]

Apples!

[Makes a beeline straight for those trees, are there any fruit, is the fruit ripe, give her snacks please]

UPPER LANDING

[hot_mess_express]

You find the creaky old Upper Landing. The chandelier above you is dim and flickering.

There are doors to the North, East, South, and West.

Re: UPPER LANDING

[ponyingaround]

Aw great, of course it creaks.

[ Looking behind her ]

Thanks for watching my back.

COLLAPSED ROOM

[hot_mess_express]

This empty room seems to be missing most of its floor. Where would you end up, if you fell down there? It's impossible to say. A few creaky old boards are left to span the distance, one through the middle of the room and another along the wall.

The light in here is flickering even worse than the one on the landing.

There are doors to the East and West.

Re: COLLAPSED ROOM

[meridional]

[rolls a SEVEN]

MASTER BEDROOM

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Master Bedroom. The floor is strewn with clothes — or maybe buried under would be a more apt description. It's a pretty impressive collection. There are swimming trunks, jeans, black robes, three piece suits that may or may not match, t-shirts, some interesting lacy … boxer shorts? Huh.

On the wall above the king-size bed is a large, beautiful portrait of a laughing young woman with black hair and grey eyes; she's wearing a white summer dress, and she's cradling a knitted rabbit doll in one arm and a bouquet of flowers in the other. There is a cold fireplace set against one wall, and a wooden trunk against the other.

The only door is the one you came through.

Roll 1D6.

Re: MASTER BEDROOM

[ponyingaround]

[ 5! ]

Whoa, what a mess.

LIBRARY

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the Library, a high-ceilinged room filled with hundreds upon hundreds of books. Books on shelves that stretch from floor to ceiling. Books on the two battered old red couches. Books on books. Books everywhere.

It's a shame about the cobwebs. They're everywhere.

There is a door on the Southern wall with a lock on it, and the door North that you just came through.

[thymeforbones]

[Spiders are tasty]

More doors!

[Let's investigate that locked one.]

COAL CHUTE

[hot_mess_express]

You enter the fireplace. After a couple of feet the crawlspace abruptly angles sharply downwards … so maybe it'd be more accurate to call it the Coal Chute!

Roll 1D4.

Re: COAL CHUTE

[ponyingaround]

[ It's so much easier to crawl on four legs.

3! ]