synthboy

Herein are secrets. Read no further players of mine or anyone who wants to maintain the mystery.

Spoiler:

Normally our games are pretty light hearted affairs for much of the time with plenty of banter and ooc wisecracks. Things tighten up when things get exciting or if the players really get stuck into a problem but generally this is a pretty natural occurrence. However, for the first time I actually got strict about no ooc comments or discussion and insisted on roleplaying, specifically for

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Agents Peter, Pascal and Patrick awaken to find themselves in a non-descript room facing a large, wall sized mirror. They are dressed in nothing but hospital robes and are handcuffed to chairs bolted to the floor. After a while a man in a dark suit and a guard in fatigues and carrying an L85 assault rifle enter the room. The guard stands by the door whilst the man in the suit walks past the agents. Agent Peter makes a crack and the man in the suit pulls out a short black tube from inside his jacket ...

Herein are secrets. Read no further players of mine or anyone who wants to maintain the mystery.

Spoiler:

This was a prime example of making something too open and therefore making it too confusing for the players to actually make any headway. I had expected them to do some research on the journal (which would have led them to other clues) but as it was, totally thrown but the openness of the situation just decided to take the easy way through it. This means that there some clues I wanted

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The agents finish reading the journal just before Agent Cyrus calls. They attempt to explain what has happened but he ends up collecting it for himself, telling them to get some room service and some sleep. The following morning they are awoken early by Caleb who asks them to join him at the airport. In a diner, he explains that he wants them to travel to the UK and perform reconnaissance on the chamber with the crystal and the statue, either from the Draig Ceg end or from the minehead at Eglwyollen. ...