TOPIC: Vaesen: Wicked Secrets

Vaesen, Session 4/Part 2

The investigators poke around Justina's room and establish that she left of her own volition, without even donning her shoes or coat. Arne finds barefooted tracks leading from the inn to the herring saltery, but the entrance is barred by the brothers Amundsson. Gudrun entices the dimwitted siblings to gaze into his crystal ball, distracting them long enough for Arne to slip inside. The warehouse is intolerably hot, and the eye-watering fumes rising from the whale oil vats make the old hunter's head spin. Arne is unable to find Justina, but he does stumble across another clue; a silver pendant in the shape of a crucifix. The investigators surmise the pendant belonged to Vicar Hedqvist, which raises the question of what the old priest was doing inside the saltery.

While Arne is snooping around, Svenrich commanders a fishing boat to ferry the group to Graveyard Isle. A reclusive old man named Orvar lives alone on the island, and he alone may possess the secret knowledge the investigators require to crack this case wide open.

The investigators set sail! Soon, dark clouds begin to converge overhead, and the sea grows agitated. Arne is sick in a bucket. Curiously, the strange weather seems to be following them. A huge wave threatens to capsize the boat. Erik is washed overboard and begins to drown. Gudrun manages to haul the young detective back into the boat. Svenrich takes the helm, but he is no sailor and it's all he can do to keep the vessel afloat. Heavy rain reduces visibility and Svenrich has scant seconds to react as a reef of grey rocks appears out of the murk. The boat makes a horrid grinding sound as it is violently beached on the shore of Graveyard Isle.... TBC

Sorry Mike, can't make it tonight.

for those intersted for tomorrow there's a free quickstart available from the Modiphus website OR drive thru RPG depending what account you've got etc.

Previously. On Once upon a time in the wasteland...

the sounds of scream and gunfire leads to a stand off outside Vault 95. Marvin, the My Handy former Butler (Sarge) stares down Augusta Byron a former vault dweller (Ranger). A doctor Rast convinces them to work together to find out the source of the screaming just as they are attacked by a group of Bandits.

Taking them out they head into the vault following a trail of blood leading them to a locked room where they find a mortally wounded vault dweller called Mika. She is from a vault out across the glowing sea and is searching for something to help her vault where the machinery is failing soon leading to starvation and dehydration. Seeing Augustas Pipboy she recognises a fellow vault dweller and is more open than she might have been.

She offers the group a reward to help her back to her home by diamond city but, on the way out, a damaged Mister Gutsy comes from deeper in the vault on patrol and challenges them. Marvin, as a fellow robot, is able to convince him to not attack and indeed does such a job the mister gutsy not only escorts them out but believe Marvin is the saviour of Robot kind and swears to follow his new messiah...

Outside Mika's strength gives out and she passes. with her last breath she asks the group to find a man called Clements in diamond city and to tell him "it's time to find the promised land"

Rast Buries her body then implores the group to follow her wishes. Revealing that he originally came to the vault as he is looking for his missing daughter and believes she might be on the same trail.

travelling towards the ruins of boston they camp for the night and are approached by a starving hound. With some fudged dice rolls because this was supposed to be a one shot, augusta manages to befriend the dog who starts to follow her around.

As they set off once more Rast suggests going to a nearby warehouse he knows of that appears unlooted, since having items to trade is always a good idea when going to the great Green Jewel.

The group reach the warehouse and find the door barricaded from both the inside AND the outside. Finally making their way in they get charged by a group of feral ghouls. After despatcing them a found letter explains their tragic origin. Originally residents of Diamond city they felt themselves slowly slipping and left the city before they came feral and hurt their neighbours. they got a friend to barricade them in as they slowly all lost their minds in the dark...

After looting the group set off once more...

Spare characters to choose from:

"Happy" Tommy Doyle - a wastelander with gift of the gab and a gamblers luck.
Baily Bigsmile - A ghoul
Old Tallman - a super mutant out exploring the world after getting bored of all his books.
Hazel Johnson - an Brotherhood initiate

I take it we've finished the Vaesen mystery?

Aye. you shot things several times you'd be pleased.

Plan is to play a bit of fallout this week then Ranger will run a 5e one shot next.

Okay dokey. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow.