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  1. Posted

    On 12/27/2020 at 1:31 PM, jimmynick said:

    Emily takes a compact from her rear pocket and dusts the mysterious letter for prints. She then transfers several to sticky tape and tries them on the briefcase lock in turn. She expects that some fingerprints are hers and George's and won't work, but she also expects she has picked up the Ambassador's print on at least one sample of sticky tape.

    Unfortunately, there does not appear to be any fingerprints from Charlotte on the mysterious letter...

  3. Posted

    On 12/22/2020 at 7:00 AM, Trekkie99 said:

    I'd like to inspect the contents of the paper

    @Pandora "You gonna show us what's in ya fancy suitcase Lasse?"

    It's a document detailing the formation of a government on the Alpha Centauri colony, with instructions from the government on how exactly to create it. 

    On 12/22/2020 at 7:21 AM, Tariq j said:

    I’d like to check under the bed.

    There's nothing under the bed.

    On 12/22/2020 at 8:04 AM, Lord Duvors said:

    Grace will search the closet.

    The closet is filled with various suitcases, some of them unpacked and some of them not touched. There's several with official government sealing that is preventing the opening of the luggage.

    23 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

    "Bathroom's all in order."

    Arthur investigates the trash.

    The trash is empty.

  11. Posted

    22 hours ago, Trekkie99 said:

    I'd like to inspect the contents of the closet

    The closet has some suitcases that are mostly empty and unpacked. There's also a safe and a combination space washer/dryer.

    20 hours ago, Lord Duvors said:

    Grace will examine the desk.

    The desk has a crumpled up note in it and not much else.

    16 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

    Arthur checks what was the last channel/movie on the console.

    "And we still don't know how Parry could have gotten into Mallory's room in the first place as he's been unwilling to answer any follow up questions."

    The last movie on the console was Dancing in the Stars, a drama feature film about a professional dancer who gets lost in space.

  14. Posted

    On 12/7/2020 at 6:38 PM, Lord Duvors said:

    Grace will search the bathroom.

    The bathroom has some very meticulously organized toiletries but nothing unusual or out of place.

    23 hours ago, Trekkie99 said:

    Oh yeah. We could be in there and it turns out we're all amnestic or something.

    You don't recognize any of the passengers or crew in the files, however there are some famous names in there that you recognize from the news.

  16. Posted

    On 12/4/2020 at 12:59 AM, Lord Duvors said:

    "Right, so this definitely came from whatever was used to hit Peck on the head. Probably a teacup or mug, 'cause it would be odd if there was a teapot in his room and nothing to drink from."

    Grace will search the closet.

    The closet doesn't seem to have anything noteworthy inside of it. There's some unpacked suitcases.

    On 12/4/2020 at 8:56 AM, Tariq j said:

    “Good point! We need to add rooms 2A and 2B to the search list”

    “I’d like to search the desk for any clues”

    The desk has several confidential files for a few of Doctor Frost's patients.

    On 12/4/2020 at 11:41 PM, Waterbrick Down said:

    "I don't think he was. He broke in to the storage whenever the power was on as otherwise the door would have been unlocked. My current theory is that the power was turned off, Mr. Parry then entered Mr. Peck's room looking for documents, killed him, stashed the murder weapon in Mallory's room, and then hid on the 2nd floor while we all congregated in the lounge, burned the documents in housekeeping, before having to break into storage as the power would have been back on at that point."

    Arthur inspects the trash.

    The trash is empty.

    19 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

    "I'm not sure if he'd been able to access the escape pods with the power off. Alternatively, he could have simply never went upstairs and simply went from Mr. Peck's room, to Mr. Mallory's, and then to storage. But that doesn't explain who burnt something in housekeeping. It should also be noted, that I don't think we've confirmed it was immediately after the power went off that people congregated."

    Arthur tries to recall how long the power was off and if everyone was in the lounge when it came on, or afterwards.

    The power was off for about ten to fifteen minutes. People came to the lounge mostly after power had been restored. 

  17. Posted

    On 12/1/2020 at 7:00 PM, Lord Duvors said:

    "Well, we might as well visit the last guest room on the lower deck."

    Vote for 1f. Also, is Engineering Access a room that can be searched or just a passage? I can't seem to remember if that's been mentioned before or not.

    The engineering access is a passage way. There's nothing to search there.

    On 12/2/2020 at 12:11 AM, Waterbrick Down said:

    "So considering Mr. Parry didn't have anything else suspicious on his person, I think that further proves he was trying to get away with information."

    Arthur prepares to accompany everyone to 1F.

    The team arrives at room 1f, occupied by Dr. Frost. It's very well organized and clean. It appears that Dr. Frost has been doing his own cleaning since the room service sort of ended with everything going on. It's a usual room.

    On 12/2/2020 at 7:21 PM, Lord Duvors said:

    Remembering something, Grace will scan the porcelain fragments we've collected from Mallory's room with the bicorder.

    There's blood and hair on these fragments.

  19. Posted

    3 hours ago, Trekkie99 said:

    "Right where to next Aye?"

    I'd like to modify Grace's Bicorder into a Diecorder and shoot it out the window at that pesky ship following us

    As an artist, Oliver is unable to modify a bicorder and he is persuaded to not open a window as that would cause a hull breach. Instead, he paints some very nice designs onto it. 
     

    There’s still several spots you’ve not visited. If you’d like to revisit any spots from previous chapters, you can. 

  20. Posted

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    Mystery on the Excelsior

    Chapter Four - We're Almost There!

    As the Excelsior zoomed through space, it was still being shadowed by a mysterious vessel several million kilometers behind it. Meanwhile, there still was no way for the ship to get a message out to the Space Police or for Officer Jones to call for backup or a Space Ambulance.

    Note, this will be the final chapter to investigate things. Chapter Six will be the final chapter in the mystery in which you'll be asked to answer questions to try to "win" the game. Feel free to take any dynamic actions you wish in addition to searching rooms. You're free to return to previous locations as well.

    Players:

    Crew:
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    Captain Amelia Bennett - Played by Shadows
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    Noah Baker, chef - Played by Kristel
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    Arthur Allan, steward - Played by Waterbrick Down
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    Gabriella Palmer, engineer - Played by Hinckley

    Passengers:
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    George Dawson, businessman - Played by Lind Whisperer
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    Emily Dawson, lawyer - Played by jimmynick
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    Jack Mallory, author - Played by KotZ
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    Dr. Logan Frost, psychiatrist - Played by Fugazi
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    Charlotte Sawyer, regional politician - Played by Pandora
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    Sophie Young, lecturer - Played by Darkdragon
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    Charlie Seymour, zoologist - Played by Tariq j
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    Oliver Hudson, artist - Played by Trekkie99

    Space Police:
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    Grace Jones, Space Police - Played by Lord Duvors 

    NPCs:
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    Jason Falcon, helmsman
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    Pierce Foster, navigator
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    Alfie Peck, passenger (deceased)
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    Ezra Parry, passenger (incapacitated)

    Rules

    1) Every player has received a character with a backstory and information that may be exclusive to them knowing. You can feel free to roleplay the character and flesh them out more. Mystery games are often primarily role-playing games, don’t forget that. There is no such thing as a “fluff post” or anything to the like. Throw out any conceptions you have used in mafia games. Feel free to make the character yours beyond what I've given.

    2) There is no voting of players in this game. Providing something extreme, all twelve characters will last until the end of the game, at which time they must attempt to “solve” the mystery. You win if you are able to correctly solve the mystery, or if you get close enough to do so. This will happen in the final chapter of the game. You’ll receive several questions and then you have to answer them and explain. If you get it right, you win. If not, well…

    3) A chapter will last as long as necessary for the story with no given or set end time. This is, of course, different to mafia games where days last about 72 hours. Keep in mind that mystery games often run longer than mafia games. If you commit to signing up and playing, make sure you can participate for at least a few months.

    4) There is no PMing in the game without my permission. For example, you can say “I wish to speak to this person privately” and I may give you approval to do so.

    5) You must search for clues. The room that you enter will be described to you and will also usually have a photo to accompany the description. This means that clues typically won’t be out in the open for you to see. If you want to search a room or area for clues, you cannot type:

                   “I want to look for suspicious or hidden objects in this room."

    Rather, you must specify what you want to do. For example:    

                   “I want to open the drawers of the cabinet.”

    You can only submit one action at a time until I reply to it, but anyone can request a search of something at the same time as you. For example, if you ask for a search of a closet, you must wait until I reply to it to submit another action. However other players can request searches of other parts of the room.

    6) Please don’t edit your posts. There’s no real penalty to it, but it might make you look more suspicious and I would appreciate not doing so. If you’re worried about a typo, double check your post.

    7) Do not talk about the game outside of the threads!

    8) This is still a game of deception. Players have things that they wish to hide. If you have any questions about your character, feel free to ask via PM!

    9) Make sure any actions that you take are in italics and on a separate line so I can see them. If I miss it for some reason, just quote it and yell at me in another post.

    10) When it’s time to end the chapter, you can decide where you’d like to go next in the form of a vote. Voting will last 24 hours strictly. The location with the most votes will win. You’ll be given a map/layout of the ship as well as some choices that you can explore. You can always return to a previous location if you wish.

    11) I know we'll all be good rule-followers, but I'll ask everyone to adhere to these rules. Breaking them too frequently could see you removed from the game

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    Room Key:
    1a: Jack Mallory
    1b: Sophie Young
    1c: Charlie Seymour
    1d: Oliver Hudson
    1e: Alfie Peck
    1f: Logan Frost
    1g: Ezra Parry
    1h: vacant

    2a: Charlotte Sawyer
    2b: George and Emily Dawson

    You have visited: The Lounge, the kitchen/storage, engineering, the bridge and the storage room. You've also searched rooms 1a - 1e and 1g as well as the library.

  22. Posted

    19 hours ago, Lord Duvors said:

    Grace will scan the bed. (She really doesn't want to touch it.)

    The bed doesn’t seem to be unsightly or anything like that, but Grace still scans it. It doesn’t appear there’s anything out of the ordinary besides some dried paint. 

    7 hours ago, jimmynick said:

    Emily SMASH

    The bottles don’t really smash well enough since they’re a plastic polymer designed not to break. Instead, Emily takes the caps off and peeks inside, finding some paint residue only. 
     

    If there’s no one else wanting to search anything, perhaps we could wind up this chapter and return to the lounge? 

  24. Posted

    21 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

    Arthur as always checks the trash.

    "Really, must everyone completely destroy their room?!?"

    The trash is filled with empty paint bottles and various old brushes. There's a few crumpled up rough drafts of paintings.

    19 hours ago, Lord Duvors said:

    "Well, the last one was pretty clean."

    Grace will search the desk.

    The desk is empty.

  25. Posted

    On 11/23/2020 at 9:32 AM, Darkdragon said:

    I will investigate the painting, including the back and between canvas and frame if possible.

    The painting appears to be a surrealist interpretation of the Excelsior with some liberties taken in regards to its proportions. It doesn't appear that there's anything hidden in the frame or canvas itself. 

    20 hours ago, Lord Duvors said:

    Grace will (again) examine the closet.

    The closet is filled with empty suitcases and some spilled paint.

    18 hours ago, Tariq j said:

    I'd like to examine Oliver's bathroom for any clues. 

    The bathroom is does not have any visible clues in it. There's a lot of dirty water though and paintbrushes being dried.