Investigation #5: Joker, Roy, & Mac: The Haunting of 601 North E Street

[Bluehorse]

Once we have a post from Lionel I will move things along pending more RP between characters. Feel free to keep interacting, I am not going to hold that against you time wise since there can be a lot said in a short period of time and I would like to encourage RP not punish it.

[Taaz]

Uh..ok, do you know where we should look?

[GreyWolfVT]

Roy wonders "Where is Joker? Wonder if he found any hex bags..."

[Rex]

Mac

"I don't know where to look, I was thinking one of us might realize what it was."

[Taaz]

Well everything got weird when I touched this, Jason says producing the book, Its some kind of binding but I dont know how what to do to get it sorted out.

[Rex]

Mac

"I think that is it. I am not sure either but it had something to do with the seal around the house."

[Scott308]

Lionel "Freight Train" Williams

Wait- fire? Like...burn the house down? This is above my pay grade, guys. I don't know who or what this...Phil...Aktree...you're looking for is. Just tell me what to light up and I'm good.

[Bluehorse]

The Haunting of 601 North E Street
You've got that eerie feeling.
September 10, 2018, 1:25 pm
Unnaturally Cold Inside - Windy outside - Rolling thunder

Joker's Field Device Timer:  4/6

Joker pleads with the two witches who's attention he has gained. There is a long moment of hesitation, and evident strain as they lift their joined hands up as if opening a way for him to pass through. Not once did their chanting stop.

Witches Combined v50 [6d6]=18 G: [1d6]=3 [1d6]=4

But.... something goes wrong. First one of the two screams, then the other... and like a cascade effect.... soon ever witch is holding their head and screaming in pain as they fall to their knees.

There is the feel in the air for Everyone as something seems to fall apart around them. Reading on all PKE meters go wild for a moment and it becomes clear that the witches' side of the positive field has collapsed. Now there is only the remnants of the original field and what Joker's device is now struggling to maintain as the internal parts begin to strain.

Jason feels the field shatter more keenly than his teammates. As he calls everyone in for a campfire moment about a presence nearby.

Mac fills them all in on what he experienced and Jason and Roy speculate the meaning of what he says about finding a phylactery and the possibility of it being the book in Jason's possession. Roy even brings up the Hex Bag and possibly more...

Lionel

Wait- fire? Like...burn the house down? This is above my pay grade, guys...

Little did he know.... it was apparently exactly his pay grade...

Map No significant change

Inventory:   

Ecto: 1 Proton Packs, 1 PKE Extention for Phones, 1 Slime Blower, 1 Sniffer
======================================================================
Jason: Phone, Proton Pack, Trap, Old Spellbook
Lionel: Ecto Keys, Phone, Proton Pack, Trap.
Roy: Phone, Proton Pack, Trap, Ecto Goggles - M
Joker: Phone, PKE Extention, Proton Pack, PKE - A, 2 Traps, Ecto Goggles - M
Mac: Phone, Proton Pack, Trap, Ecto Goggle - A.

Brownie Point Spending:

Actions?
Brownie Point Pool:
Dr. Jason O'Roarke: 205/214 @@
Lionel 'Freight Train' Williams: 173/188 @
Roy O'Dowd: 152/157 @@
Dzjokar "Joker" Jelal 249/260 @
David "Mac" McAuslan 141/191

@ = One free re-roll without ghost die.  Merry Christmas 2019 & 2020!

[GreyWolfVT]

Roy responds to the burning the house comment first "Uh guys I know I have a reputation as a bit of a screw up at times but burning the house down doesn't sound like something our paying client would appreciate." the moving along "Where is Joker? We all need to figure out who found what and possibly what might have been holding the evil in this place in check." realizing sometimes the tall goofball has a good idea. Out of nowhere Roy's phone starts playing a song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3eC35LoF4U he realizes his Alexa must have been on and it started playing the first song with the title "Burning down the house" it could find.

[Rex]

Mac

"Maybe only as a last resort do we burn the place down."

[Taaz]

Mac

"Maybe only as a last resort do we burn the place down."

That's always been my motto. Jason looks around feeling the air electrified.

[Urson]

Joker
Joker is shocked for a moment as the witches scream and the texture of the air changes. Kahretsin, kahretsin, Allah hepsini lanetle!
He staggers to Ecto-1 and starts it, intending to move it closer to the house. BH: Do the witches surround the property? Or is there a way to get to the house easily?

[Bluehorse]

BH: Do the witches surround the property? Or is there a way to get to the house easily?

The house is completely surrounded by witches with instant migrains. Ever seen a nice lady with a migrain? They can be real witches... And I say that with love for my witch. Joking aside it is horrible to watch, but that is basically what is going on now.

[Urson]

Joker
Joker noses Ecto-1 over the sidewalk, tapping short beeps on the horn. I am sorry, ladies- but I MUST get through! He's not going to hit anyone, obviously, but he's not going to stop until they give way.

Once he's got Ecto up beside the house, he'll start scrounging cable to rig a connection to his device.

[Scott308]

Lionel "Freight Train" Williams

I didn't mean...I don't want to burn down the house. I thought that was what Mac meant. What else can you mean when you talk about purifying a house with fire? If you guys have some ideas, I'd love to hear 'em; I don't have any of my own.

[GreyWolfVT]

Roy shrugs at Lionel "I've no idea mate but maybe go ask one of the witches outside. They'd be more experts in the matter of purifying by fire tan I would be."

[Bluehorse]

The Haunting of 601 North E Street
You've got that eerie feeling.
September 10, 2018, 1:27 pm
Unnaturally Cold Inside - Windy outside - Rolling thunder

Joker's Field Device Timer:  4.5/6

Joker Noses the Ecto a little closer to the house but not before a couple witches crawl out of the way.  A few of them are starting to pull themselves up to their feet and collect themselves, trying to rally the others.  More than a few begin shouting at the others to get up and help the others who are still struggling.  Joker can also smell the tell tale odor of heating metal and silicon from his device as it begins to show signs of strain as he predicted.

Jason, Mac, Roy, & Lionel continue to debate burning down the house of coming up with another idea.  There is a building ruckus in the upper floors of the house.  Voices and slamming doors accompanied by a groan from the house itself as it sways slightly in the building wind which tears at the old curtains at the broken window the statues came through moments ago.

Inventory:   

Ecto: 1 Proton Packs, 1 PKE Extention for Phones, 1 Slime Blower, 1 Sniffer
======================================================================
Jason: Phone, Proton Pack, Trap, Old Spellbook
Lionel: Ecto Keys, Phone, Proton Pack, Trap.
Roy: Phone, Proton Pack, Trap, Ecto Goggles - M
Joker: Phone, PKE Extention, Proton Pack, PKE - A, 2 Traps, Ecto Goggles - M
Mac: Phone, Proton Pack, Trap, Ecto Goggle - A.

Brownie Point Spending:

Actions?
Brownie Point Pool:
Dr. Jason O'Roarke: 205/214 @@
Lionel 'Freight Train' Williams: 173/188 @
Roy O'Dowd: 152/157 @@
Dzjokar "Joker" Jelal 249/260 @
David "Mac" McAuslan 141/191

@ = One free re-roll without ghost die.  Merry Christmas 2019 & 2020!

[GreyWolfVT]

Roy does his best Scooby Doo and Shaggy impression and starts to run for the front door and outside.

[Scott308]

Lionel "Freight Train" Williams

Unsure if there will even be a house to burn down much longer, Lionel, too, makes his way outdoors. Seeing some of the witches struggling to regain their feet, he heads over to help. Ah, they're on our side, right?

[Urson]

Joker
[4d6]=16 ghost [1d6]=2 Joker hurries, scrounging for usable cables to power his device. Maybe there's an extension cord? Or a set of jumper cables that can be attached to the battery?
He is focused on what he's doing, and barely notices the others leaving the house.