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Old 07-14-2016, 06:39 PM   #34
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Default Re: Campaign: Facets

We held the most recent session of Facets, a couple of weeks back. We started out with some needed bookkeeping and got all the characters updated before we started. That made for a short session which, nonetheless, proved quite eventful.

Characters Present:

Trooper Frank Moses -- A former Marine currently working as a trooper with the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP), based out of the Section 13 office in Moab, under Lt. Lee Exeter. Moses works with 4CSAR as needed, and has an interest in Doc Bascher. -- Played by Mike H. (In NPC mode, since Mike couldn’t attend.)

Dr. Henrietta "Indiana" Johnson -- A personable, age 29-and-holding Anthropologist who specializes in the pre-Columbian indigenous people of the American Desert Southwest. A Native of Apache Junction, AZ, "Indiana" is good with people and has been fascinated by American Indian religion and folklore since she was a child. Henrietta speaks Apache fluently, and not-so-secretly wishes archaeology could be more like Raiders of the Lost Ark and less like digging in a trench with a trowel and a toothbrush -- Played by Debbie S.

Randy "Random" Shoop -- a twenty-something, semi-pro mountain-bike competitor who has trouble staying focused, but is basically a good and reliable member of the team, with an unexpectedly strong moral character -- Played by Gold & Appel, Inc.

Dr. Belody "Doc" Bascher -- a local veterinarian for both large and small animals, who frequently fixates on her job and uses 4CSAR as her primary social outlet. -- played by Samantha H. (In NPC mode, since Sam couldn’t attend.)

Dr. Arthur "A.J." Jamison -- a retired NASA scientist with a home in one of Moab's nicer canyon sub-developments, who volunteers for 4CSAR because he needs to do something to get out of the house. Considers himself responsible for Sunmi Jones, who is enough of a science-geek that the two of them can actually hold a conversation. -- Played by Anten S.

Sunmi Jones -- A Korean-American prodigy and student of chemistry at Utah Valley University, who spent most of her childhood with her deceased mother's family in Korea, but has come to Utah to attend college and work with her father's petroleum exploration firm. Somewhat moe, awkward-but-cute, glasses-wearing nerd girl, who only volunteers with 4CSAR because volunteer work is required for her degree. -- Played by Rebecca W.

Beatrice "B" Lawrence -- U.S. Army veteran who works for a local air charter service as a helicopter mechanic. A cynic about men, and accompanied by "Grunt," the biggest, best-trained pit-bull anybody has ever seen (purchased as an ally, and a totally badass dog, even before it was possessed by what appears to be a benign spirit) -- played by Bernetta W.

Aurelia R. Lockrin -- A young woman with a shady past who teaches History at Grand County High School (Home of the Red Devils!), and volunteers for 4CSAR because she's a bit of an adrenalin junkie, and likes the companionship. -- played by Bennie Rae P.

Jimmy Ehrland – A fugitive from the 1918 Colonia de Nova España, on the other side of the portal, he had fled from his vampire mistress, only to find himself in a strange, alien world to which he must struggle to adapt. – Played by Kyle H. (In NPC mode, since Kyle couldn’t attend.)

NPCs Present

Grunt: Beatrice's ally, a large pit-bull possessed by a protective "foo" spirit.

Claudia Abigail Tavulari, member of the NASA Quantum Physics Research Team, and an old friend of Arthur Jamison’s. The team has been helping Arthur research the portal physics, on the sly.

Stephen Mack, another member of the NASA Quantum Physics Research Team, and outdoors enthusiast.

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Once Arthur completed his report about his “stolen SUV,” he made his way back home, got JoCat caught up on current events, and then turned in for a few hours’ rest. The day passed uneventfully, and the Yellow Cab pulled into his driveway at about 9 p.m.

By then, JoCat had a couple of healing potions ready (she’d driven back to Grand Junction). That proved wise, as the difficulties of a protracted trip in the back of a cab, while badly injured, hadn’t done Aurelia any good, at all.

The group carried Aurelia inside A.J.’s house and put her in a spare bedroom. Doc Bascher brought her around enough so she could drink the potions, and within a few minutes, color flooded back into Aurelia’s cheeks. A few minutes after that, she woke up very thirsty and ravenously hungry, with wounds itching enough to drive her to distraction (back above half HP, but not fully healed).

A.J. fixed Aurelia a meal and then Doc Bascher and Beatrice took her home, where she promptly collapsed into her own bed. Doc Bascher said she’d swing by and check up on Aurelia, the next day, and then she and Beatrice went to their homes and did the same. Randy stayed at Arthur’s for long enough to re-wrap his ankle and give JoCat an update, and then he and Sunmi left. Jimmy and JoCat remained as A.J.’s guests, for a bit.

The next few days passed quietly enough, and the exhausted group mostly kept things low-key. Aurelia remained at home, recovering, while Doc Bascher, Frank, Beatrice and Sunmi went back to work and/or engaged in extracurricular activities and studies. Sunmi’s college classes had started, but Randy’s ankle hadn’t yet healed enough to allow him to work at the bar, so he spent his time working with his agent on potential sponsorships.

During their off-hours, most of the group went to A.J.’s, where they continued to study spells designed to protect and warn. However, Doc Bascher reported that the two nunnupi, Hops About and Circles Thrice, had disappeared from her shed, without a goodbye, and she had no idea where they’d gone.

They also kept a close watch on the news, and soon noted that the disappearance case in Denver had some disturbing developments. Apparently, Darla St. Clair had a boyfriend, David Sheridan, who was photogenic enough to make for good TV. The various news stations broadcast repeated appeals by him for any information about her disappearance, or those who might have been involved.

Also, a few days after they arrived, two additional pieces of information appeared in the news from Denver. Initially, unnamed sources in the Denver Police Department leaked that the investigation had begun to look into some of Darla’s financial exchanges at the bank. A couple of days later, the group learned that her burned body had been found in the mineshaft where they’d thrown it, and the “horrific crime” had once again intensified interest in the case.

Based on the second development, the group guessed that the St. Cloud’s ultors had used magic to find her body. That prompted a renewed discussion about the possibility of shifting over to the 1918 side of the portal, more or less permanently. Randy wondered if they could take the library with them, so as to keep it safe and handy, but Beatrice and A.J. pointed out that those technically belonged to JoCat, who had considerable financial interests in remaining on the 2014 side of the gateway.

The group also gave some attention to the need to keep the bargain Jimmy had made with the dryad (the last thing they needed was an angry fairy). Based on the criteria given to them by the dryad, they realized the only way they knew of to fulfill the agreement required that they plant it within a mile of Denver’s Civic Center Park, on private property they owned, where they could nurture it.

With that understanding, Sunmi took it upon herself to investigate the possibility of acquiring real estate in the area, and began to search listings. She narrowed the possibilities down to only two or three, and then made appointments with a realtor to view them.

The next day. Sunmi drove to Denver, and the morning after a realtor took her around. Two of the properties were wholly inadequate (one was a condo, and the other a small townhome with a tiny yard). The third, however, fit the bill nicely.

It was an old church structure at 22nd Avenue and Ogden, in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood (aka, Uptown). Located at 999 E 22nd Ave., the parish that used to own the old church had relocated and, in light of Denver’s growing real estate market, had decided to sell it off. Sunmi found the building in need of extensive remodeling, but structurally sound and, most importantly, large enough to accommodate the entire group, with room to spare. In addition, while church took up most of the space in the corner lot, there was enough room on the grounds to plant an oak tree.

(There really is an old church at this location, in Denver. However, it was converted to high-end condos, a few years back. I found it when I looked for potential sites for the party HQ, more than a year ago, and decided it would be perfect in lots of ways. So, in this setting, the condo conversion hasn’t happened, yet. To see how the building looks, now, go to, https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7494...8i6656!6m1!1e1 or to, http://ww2.condo.com/Condo-Sanctuary-Lofts-92425307. It’s actually located 1.9 miles, from Civic Center Park, but I’m gonna rule that it’s one of the places that’s “close enough” to still benefit, because of its peculiar nature. There are several others like that, in the area, too, which the party will very likely discover.)

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