Darkness Encroaching: Lewd Cthulhu (Silent Legions\OSR)[Seeking More]

[Jezabelle]

Sure thing, nobody else has the book besides me AFAIK, I've just facilitated chargen extensively with the PCs.  Lmk if there's anything you want me to look up in the book.

[VonDoom]

WIP - some ideas and bullet points, checking in to see how compatible and interesting these are. Happy to receive feedback, input or ideas for tie-ins.

Not sure if I'm making her too much of a weirdness magnet here, but since I'm just throwing out some ideas for her right now, I can easily tone that down. How does that sound so far?

Name:  Amber Juliet Sorkin
Gender: Female
Sexuality (IC): Bisexual
Acceptable Encounters (OOC):
Tentacles - YES, always. Barring particularly gruesome varieties, she'll be way too into it for her own good.
Hypno - YES, always. She'll try to resist, but will inevitably melt into it. That's how she gained some of her weirder fetishes in the first place.
Non-Con - Yes.
Enslavement - Yes.
BDSM - Yes.
Critters, Monsters, etc. - Yes. Bring the weird Lovecraftian things. While I don't enjoy furry aesthetics, traditional monster types when presented as such (including bestial werewolves, minotaurs, etc.) are fine.

No-go territory is the usual hard limits - gore, vore, bathroom stuff.


WIP Bulletpoint Ideas:
-) somewhere between 26 and 28
-) Born in the lap of upper middle class privilege. Mother a model, father a psychiatrist. Grew up fairly sheltered from ordinary problems and maintains an upbeat attitude and basic trust in the decency of people.
-) comfortable with modern technology, but has never developed an affinity for it.
-) Was witness to a number of occult things as a child that she doesn't remember. Her father is involved with various shady occult types for his research and sent Amber away when her growing curiosity started to become dangerous.
-) Was sent to an all-girls school. Developed an interest in strange novels and was drawn into a case of serial murders there. She is missing a few days of memory, but after that, everything was fine again and no more murders, so all's well that ends well!
-) Became more and more of a mystery fanatic. To the disappointment of her parents, decided to major in ancient history.
-) Was seeing a therapist awhile back because of recurring nightmares who was  recommended by her father. He was actually a lewd version of a Blistered Priest. He helped her 'come to terms' with her weirder fantasies (read: imbued her with new fetishes for lovecraftian lewdness and strengthened existing ones), but something felt off after awhile since her dreams became worse instead and so she stopped visiting him.

[Ampere]

This is what I've gotten so far

Avatar:

Name: Melissa Delacroix
Gender: Female
Sexuality (IC): Bisexual
Acceptable Encounters (OOC): Non-sexual bodily fluids, Mutilation
Physical Description: tall and wan, redhead with unusually sharp green eyes and an elegant, though not necessarily up to date, sense of style.
Personal History:
Born and raised in Louisiana, Melissa fully expected to continue the long family tradition of displacing her parents from their large and well-appointed mansion and making full use of their inheritance, while they languished in the guest house. It came as a terrible blow when she discovered that, not only had the Delacroix fortune been frittered away, but it had, in fact been replaced by a significant debt. Of course, had her parent's taken out a loan with some reputable bank, it might have been possible for Melissa to negotiate some new terms. Sadly, the Delacroix's had chosen another, less conventional lender.

Melissa isn't exactly sure what having ones soul in hock entails and she is quite eager to never learn. But, for a young woman with little in the way of practical skills, there were only a limited number of ways in which she might recoup the family's losses. Fortunately for her, Melissa was almost as good at reading cards as she was reading people. And, she had no difficulty becoming first a hostess and then a dealer on one of the many riverboat casinos.

The made gentlemen for whom she actually worked took a very dim view, however, when it became clear she was skimming a little bit of money from the top of her regular earnings. And she was only a couple of steps ahead of both them and whatever debt-collection services her family had originally dealt with, when she finally quit her home state and struck out on her own. 
 
Connection (name 1):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).
Connection (name 2):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).


Class: Socialite
HP: 1/1
AC: 9

Expertise: 2/2

Attributes
Str: 6 (-1)
Dex: 13 (+0)
Con: 9 (+0)
Int: 14 (+1)
Wis: 7 (-1)
Cha: 16 (+1)

Saving Throws
Physical Effect: 15
Mental Effect: 12
Evasion: 16
Magic: 14
Luck: 13

Madness: 0
Wealth: Struggling

Class Ability/ies:
Folie a Deux

Skills:
Culture(America)/0, Culture(Criminal)/1, Gambling/0, Perception/1, Persuade/0, Stealth/0

Languages:
French
English

Weapon(s):
Unarmed,
+Hit: 0, Dmg: 1d2, Slaughter: 0, Ammo: N/A

Gear:
Inexpensive but well-maintained clothing

Personal Effects:
Archaic but expensive dress
Well heeled shoes
Makeup kit
Card/Dice etc.
Numerous fake IDs

Disciplines & Spells: -

Deliriums: -

First Draft, but is this at least heading in the right direction?

[helvorn]

I love our two new ladies.

The GM has been very good about taking plot hooks from our backgrounds and applying to the game so the more kinky stuff the better!

[Jezabelle]

This is what I've gotten so far

Avatar:

Name: Melissa Delacroix
Gender: Female
Sexuality (IC): Bisexual
Acceptable Encounters (OOC): Non-sexual bodily fluids, Mutilation
Physical Description: tall and wan, redhead with unusually sharp green eyes and an elegant, though not necessarily up to date, sense of style.
Personal History:
Born and raised in Louisiana, Melissa fully expected to continue the long family tradition of displacing her parents from their large and well-appointed mansion and making full use of their inheritance, while they languished in the guest house. It came as a terrible blow when she discovered that, not only had the Delacroix fortune been frittered away, but it had, in fact been replaced by a significant debt. Of course, had her parent's taken out a loan with some reputable bank, it might have been possible for Melissa to negotiate some new terms. Sadly, the Delacroix's had chosen another, less conventional lender.

Melissa isn't exactly sure what having ones soul in hock entails and she is quite eager to never learn. But, for a young woman with little in the way of practical skills, there were only a limited number of ways in which she might recoup the family's losses. Fortunately for her, Melissa was almost as good at reading cards as she was reading people. And, she had no difficulty becoming first a hostess and then a dealer on one of the many riverboat casinos.

The made gentlemen for whom she actually worked took a very dim view, however, when it became clear she was skimming a little bit of money from the top of her regular earnings. And she was only a couple of steps ahead of both them and whatever debt-collection services her family had originally dealt with, when she finally quit her home state and struck out on her own. 
 
Connection (name 1):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).
Connection (name 2):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).


Class: Socialite
HP: 1/1
AC: 9

Expertise: 2/2

Attributes
Str: 6 (-1)
Dex: 13 (+0)
Con: 9 (+0)
Int: 14 (+1)
Wis: 7 (-1)
Cha: 16 (+1)

Saving Throws
Physical Effect: 15
Mental Effect: 12
Evasion: 16
Magic: 14
Luck: 13

Madness: 0
Wealth: Struggling

Class Ability/ies:
Folie a Deux

Skills:
Culture(America)/0, Culture(Criminal)/1, Gambling/0, Perception/1, Persuade/0, Stealth/0

Languages:
French
English

Weapon(s):
Unarmed,
+Hit: 0, Dmg: 1d2, Slaughter: 0, Ammo: N/A

Gear:
Inexpensive but well-maintained clothing

Personal Effects:
Archaic but expensive dress
Well heeled shoes
Makeup kit
Card/Dice etc.
Numerous fake IDs

Disciplines & Spells: -

Deliriums: -

First Draft, but is this at least heading in the right direction?

I think it's looking good, one thing though: most have a somewhat limited experience with the paranormal going in, even if they're literal Occult researchers.  Being Occult adjacent is fine, but the bit about her parents having sold her soul (?) could be the case but she'd probably have to be ignorant of it, unless that was meant metaphorically.

WIP - some ideas and bullet points, checking in to see how compatible and interesting these are. Happy to receive feedback, input or ideas for tie-ins.

Not sure if I'm making her too much of a weirdness magnet here, but since I'm just throwing out some ideas for her right now, I can easily tone that down. How does that sound so far?

Name:  Amber Juliet Sorkin
Gender: Female
Sexuality (IC): Bisexual
Acceptable Encounters (OOC):
Tentacles - YES, always. Barring particularly gruesome varieties, she'll be way too into it for her own good.
Hypno - YES, always. She'll try to resist, but will inevitably melt into it. That's how she gained some of her weirder fetishes in the first place.
Non-Con - Yes.
Enslavement - Yes.
BDSM - Yes.
Critters, Monsters, etc. - Yes. Bring the weird Lovecraftian things. While I don't enjoy furry aesthetics, traditional monster types when presented as such (including bestial werewolves, minotaurs, etc.) are fine.

No-go territory is the usual hard limits - gore, vore, bathroom stuff.


WIP Bulletpoint Ideas:
-) somewhere between 26 and 28
-) Born in the lap of upper middle class privilege. Mother a model, father a psychiatrist. Grew up fairly sheltered from ordinary problems and maintains an upbeat attitude and basic trust in the decency of people.
-) comfortable with modern technology, but has never developed an affinity for it.
-) Was witness to a number of occult things as a child that she doesn't remember. Her father is involved with various shady occult types for his research and sent Amber away when her growing curiosity started to become dangerous.
-) Was sent to an all-girls school. Developed an interest in strange novels and was drawn into a case of serial murders there. She is missing a few days of memory, but after that, everything was fine again and no more murders, so all's well that ends well!
-) Became more and more of a mystery fanatic. To the disappointment of her parents, decided to major in ancient history.
-) Was seeing a therapist awhile back because of recurring nightmares who was  recommended by her father. He was actually a lewd version of a Blistered Priest. He helped her 'come to terms' with her weirder fantasies (read: imbued her with new fetishes for lovecraftian lewdness and strengthened existing ones), but something felt off after awhile since her dreams became worse instead and so she stopped visiting him.

I'm having a hard time figuring out what a Blistered Priest is in the first place but I think that I get the jist, as an aside Silent Legions campaigns all have a custom mythos so while this is certainly Lovecraftian it's not literally the Lovecraft Mythos.  Seems to work well, I can def work in the childhood stuff she has forgotten.

[VonDoom]

Ah, sorry, Blistered Priests were described in that review, so I thought they were a Silent Legions staple.

This is what I was looking at:
http://projects.inklesspen.com/fatal-and-friends/doresh/silent-legions/

[Jezabelle]

Ah, sorry, Blistered Priests were described in that review, so I thought they were a Silent Legions staple.

This is what I was looking at:
http://projects.inklesspen.com/fatal-and-friends/doresh/silent-legions/

Ah OK; yeah there's a "generic bestiary" you're meant to fluff yourself, a roll-your-own-freak workshop, and some pre/done examples for stuff like that.  I certainly take your meaning though, and that makes for a powerful backstory.

[Ampere]

I think it's looking good, one thing though: most have a somewhat limited experience with the paranormal going in, even if they're literal Occult researchers.  Being Occult adjacent is fine, but the bit about her parents having sold her soul (?) could be the case but she'd probably have to be ignorant of it, unless that was meant metaphorically.

Thanks, my plan was that she means it metaphorically - but whether the debt is monetary or 'other', it was to owed to unsavoury folk in bayou and a bit of hyperbole never hurt anyone.

[Jezabelle]

An OK!  I thought you might mean that but it's always best to get a full picture.

I think she'd make a lovely addition, for sure.  I'm happy to help with any/everything, though I am literally in bed typing this so expect a 12ish your delay.

[Arcanist]

Woohoooo welcome aboard!

[GunmetalDreamer]

A little late, but I'd like to make a submission!

Dice Rolls

At 2018-09-17 13:45:11, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 13
At 2018-09-17 13:45:30, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 4
At 2018-09-17 13:45:59, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 9
At 2018-09-17 13:46:28, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 7
At 2018-09-17 13:46:49, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 18
At 2018-09-17 13:47:03, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 9

Name: Ada Chen

Gender:  Female

Sexuality (IC): Bisexual, mild preference towards hetero.

Acceptable Encounters (OOC):
Tentacles - Brush, phallic, suction, gripper, stinger ... yeah, I'm down for pretty much everything here.
Hypno - Not a lot of practical experience, but I've been trying it out lately.  Sure.
Non-Con - Well, you can't rape the willing, but you're welcome to try.
Enslavement - I'm good with this.  Given the themeing I can soften up on my usual ban against branding/tattooing etc.
BDSM - Mmn.  Yes.
Critters, Monsters, Etc. - Sure, bring on the wierd incomprehensible Things.

Honestly, I tend to be a little more forgiving with my Offs in horror scenarios, a bit of discomfort can be atmospheric.  My only hard "No"'s are already on your Off list.

Physical Description:  Ada is a slender young woman who stands 5'4" tall with her short black hair swept to one side.  Her complexion is on the pale side, and her dark eyes are dull and flat.  She can usually be found wearing a cheap, but well cared for, pantsuit with thin leather gloves.  Her most common accessory is a small notebook that she regularly keeps notes in so that she can review crucial facts later, though she can also commonly be found chewing on a toothpick or piece of chewing gum.

Personal History:  Like so many stories, Ada's is marked with blood.  When she was six, her pregnant mother was kidnapped, with no ransom demand ever delivered.  It was three months before her body was found in the basement of a foreclosed home, with ritualistic scars cut and burned into her body.  There was no sign of Ada's unnamed sister, and the police never found the people responsible.  Just one more unsolved murder in Emerald City, buried in the press to avoid the possibility of inspiring copycats, that left a broken family in its wake.

It's tough growing up when you don't trust society to keep you safe.  Smiling strangers seem like potential murderers.  Cops are failed guardians.  Friends hurt too much, each one seeming like a wound waiting to be torn open.  With time, you can bury the pain, learn to blend in with the crowd, but you never forget the hurt.  You're always watching others, on the outside, waiting for that inevitable betrayle.

Still, you need to build a place for yourself in the world.

So it is that Ada Chen  and her wary eye went into business for herself.  Starting a Private Investigation agency, Ada has had some middling success working for insurance companies and chasing after adulterous spouses.  Her real passion, however, is the "wierd" cases, things that remind her of her mother.

Connection (name 1):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).
Connection (name 2):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).

Class:  Tough
HP: 4 / 4
AC:  6

Expertise: 2 / 2

Attributes
Str: 13 (+0)
Dex: 14 (+1)
Con: 18 (+2)
Int: 4 (-1)
Wis: 9 (+0)
Cha: 9 (+0)

Saving Throws
Physical Effect:  12
Mental Effect:  16
Evasion:  14
Magic:  15
Luck:  13

Madness:  0 / 100
Wealth:  Struggling

Class Ability/ies:
Ravenous for Life:  At 1st Level, the Tough is able to automatically stabilize when reduced to zero hit points, allowing them to survive an otherwise mortal wound without medical attention.

Skills:
Athletics +0
Combat (Projectile) +0
Culture (America) +0
Law +0
Perception +0
Persuasion +0
Security +0
Stealth +1

Weapon(s):

Colt M1911,
+Hit: 2, Dmg 1d6+1:, Slaughter: 1d6, Ammo:  12 (+ 2 Spare Mags)

Gear:
Armored Undersuit (readied)
Colt M1911 (readied)
Spare Magazine (readied)
Spare Magazine (readied)
Old Smartphone (readied)
Pocket Notebook & Pen (readied)
Lockpicks (readied)
Digital Camera w/ Telescopic Lens (stowed)
First Aid Kit (stowed)
Flashlight (stowed)
Handheld Blacklight (stowed)

Personal Effects:
Pack of Nicotine Gum
Book of Matches from The Inferno club with a phone number scrawled on the inside flap.

Disciplines & Spells:

Deliriums:

[Ampere]

Thank you, I've been reading along with the story so far, just let me know if/when it's sensible to join you.

[Jezabelle]

Thank you, I've been reading along with the story so far, just let me know if/when it's sensible to join you.

I think your character could've been independently drawn to it, I'll work on organizing more details for you when next I wake.

A little late, but I'd like to make a submission!

Dice Rolls

At 2018-09-17 13:45:11, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 13
At 2018-09-17 13:45:30, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 4
At 2018-09-17 13:45:59, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 9
At 2018-09-17 13:46:28, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 7
At 2018-09-17 13:46:49, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 18
At 2018-09-17 13:47:03, GunmetalDreamer (uid: 52581) rolls: 3d6 Result: 9

Name: Ada Chen

Gender:  Female

Sexuality (IC): Bisexual, mild preference towards hetero.

Acceptable Encounters (OOC):
Tentacles - Brush, phallic, suction, gripper, stinger ... yeah, I'm down for pretty much everything here.
Hypno - Not a lot of practical experience, but I've been trying it out lately.  Sure.
Non-Con - Well, you can't rape the willing, but you're welcome to try.
Enslavement - I'm good with this.  Given the themeing I can soften up on my usual ban against branding/tattooing etc.
BDSM - Mmn.  Yes.
Critters, Monsters, Etc. - Sure, bring on the wierd incomprehensible Things.

Honestly, I tend to be a little more forgiving with my Offs in horror scenarios, a bit of discomfort can be atmospheric.  My only hard "No"'s are already on your Off list.

Physical Description:  Ada is a slender young woman who stands 5'4" tall with her short black hair swept to one side.  Her complexion is on the pale side, and her dark eyes are dull and flat.  She can usually be found wearing a cheap, but well cared for, pantsuit with thin leather gloves.  Her most common accessory is a small notebook that she regularly keeps notes in so that she can review crucial facts later, though she can also commonly be found chewing on a toothpick or piece of chewing gum.

Personal History:  Like so many stories, Ada's is marked with blood.  When she was six, her pregnant mother was kidnapped, with no ransom ever delivered.  It was three months before her body was found in the basement of a foreclosed home, with ritualistic scars cut and burned into her body.  There was no sign of Ada's unnamed sister, and the police never found the people responsible.  Just one more unsolved murder in Emerald City, buried in the press to avoid the possibility of inspiring copycats, that left a broken family in its wake.

It's tough growing up when you don't trust society to keep you safe.  Smiling strangers seem like potential murderers.  Cops are failed guardians.  Friends hurt too much, each one seeming like a wound waiting to be torn open.  With time, you can bury the hurt, learn to blend in with the crowd, but you never forget the hurt.  You're always watching others, on the outside, waiting for that inevitable betrayle.

Still, you need to build a place for yourself in the world.

So it is that Ada Chen  and her wary eye went into business for herself.  Starting a Private Investigation agency, Ada has had some middling success working for insurance companies and chasing after adulterous spouses.  Her real passion, however, is the "wierd" cases, things that remind her of her mother.

Connection (name 1):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).
Connection (name 2):  How you know another party member (former lover, childhood friend, co-worker, former teacher\student, etc).

Class:  Tough
HP: 4 / 4
AC:  6

Expertise: 2 / 2

Attributes
Str: 13 (+0)
Dex: 14 (+1)
Con: 18 (+2)
Int: 4 (-1)
Wis: 9 (+0)
Cha: 9 (+0)

Saving Throws
Physical Effect:  12
Mental Effect:  16
Evasion:  14
Magic:  15
Luck:  13

Madness:  0 / 100
Wealth:  Struggling

Class Ability/ies:
Ravenous for Life:  At 1st Level, the Tough is able to automatically stabilize when reduced to zero hit points, allowing them to survive an otherwise mortal wound without medical attention.

Skills:
Athletics +0
Combat (Projectile) +0
Culture (America) +0
Law +0
Perception +0
Persuasion +0
Security +0
Stealth +1

Weapon(s):

Colt M1911,
+Hit: 2, Dmg 1d6+1:, Slaughter: 1d6, Ammo:  12 (+ 2 Spare Mags)

Gear:
Armored Undersuit (readied)
Colt M1911 (readied)
Spare Magazine (readied)
Spare Magazine (readied)
Old Smartphone (readied)
Pocket Notebook & Pen (readied)
Lockpicks (readied)
Digital Camera w/ Telescopic Lens (stowed)
First Aid Kit (stowed)
Flashlight (stowed)
Handheld Blacklight (stowed)

Personal Effects:
Pack of Nicotine Gum
Book of Matches from The Inferno club with a phone number scrawled on the inside flap.

Disciplines & Spells:

Deliriums:

Oooh, a nice hook--I think all is in order.

I will be PMing all three of the new apps over the next couple of days about potential entrances to the story, I'll try to arrange them as swiftly as plausible.

[helvorn]

Great new characters and good timing in-game.