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Occams Razor A live action role-playing game (LARP), using the Accelerant Rules System. 2014-11-03T22:07:51+00:00 https://occamsrazorlarp.com/forum/feed.php?f=14&t=440 2014-11-03T22:07:51+00:00 2014-11-03T22:07:51+00:00 https://occamsrazorlarp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=440&p=5241#p5241 <![CDATA[Re: Wiping the floor with our faces]]>
Shadow men, sheep. Definitely sheep.
Fae, sheep-dog.
Demons? Wolf? Sheep-wolf?

He saw a dog on a field trip once. The thing looked like a mop with legs. Real vicious. The farmer said it was raised among the sheep, nursed by them so it thought it was one of them. Was that dog a sheep? Can you be more than one at once? -shrug-

Extended metaphors make my head hurt. Things need to be more cut and dry for a change. All this talk of thermite, whatever that is, and who is a protector and who is a-

"Wait. The Dragons!" Leslie blurts out. "The dragons are sheepdogs for sure! I just realized, all this talk of killing dragons, and being in ire with the fey, and thermite and stuff... We can't be killing the dragons. We want these things to fall back into balance, with no side winning over the other and even change of power. The dragons' power, as a friend of mine put it, does not wax and wane with the change of seasons. If we lay a finger on either one of those beasts, we're robbing that side of its sheepdog. Which means that, in the off-season, that side is helpless and open to genocide by the ruling class! That's why it was such a big deal that the dragons even got involved in the first place! They, and those of us who were conscripted, the described half-fey, are the only thing keeping the balance of power in check. Without them, the waning court is as good as dead.

Hell, with that in mind maybe that's why there was an article in the paper about an increase in metal allergies. The courts are afraid of the rising conflict, and so they're putting more insurance out there just in case. Either way, we can't touch the dragons if we want this whole ordeal to pass by smoothly."

Leslie pauses for a second. "I realize the topic came and went, but I just had that thought. Also, hooray for togetherness and unity and whatnot." He says, with a little less enthusiasm. He needs to be careful how close to the center of this knot he gets. JD's broken skull over there is proof of that.

Statistics: Posted by HecateSkivvy — Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:07 pm

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"Y'all aint all wrong son. Thing is, there allways were folks like us, in some way shape or form. Way I figger things, we is at the edge of the ol' map. way out where they write 'here there be monsters'. Cept these days they dont write that on the edge of the map, they just put this nice pretty border so folks forget the monsters exist."

"See, most people these days are sheep. They go where they're told, do what they're told, like what they're told. And they're happy for it. Ignorance is bliss and all that."

"Then there are the wolves, who prey on the sheep. Who chase them and use them for their own gain, because they're scared of the wolves. Sometimes the wolves even look like sheep themselves, but the true sheep know them for what they are, even if they cant quite put a finger on just why."

"And then there are those who by choice, fate, happenstance, or just dumb luck end up as sheepdogs. They're the ones who keep the wolves at bay. Who stand watch at night so the sheep can sleep quiet in their beds. George Orwell put it simply: People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Them 'rough men' and womenfolk these days are sheepdogs. Some of 'em were sheep that decided enough was enough and decided to make a stand."

"The most dangerous ones though, they the ones that look so much like wolves, that the wolves mistake 'em for their own kind. Take 'em in, let 'em run with the pack. Sure, those sheepdogs scare the sheep, cuz to them, it's just another Wolf. And that's fine, because fear 'kin keep y'all alive. But see, that pretty black border on the maps these days.. that's the Sheepdogs, keepin the wolves at bay. And sometimes, it's the Sheepdogs just waiting for the time to strike."

Statistics: Posted by Merana33 — Mon Nov 03, 2014 4:46 am

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She waited for the lull in the action to be over and when Sally returned with the broom Pandora slipped out the door onto the deck and disappeared silently into the shadows*

Statistics: Posted by Shar — Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:46 am

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The hat goes back on.

Statistics: Posted by HecateSkivvy — Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:11 pm

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He pulls the Ram skull out of the bag. One of the horns has been broken off a short way from the base. The piece of horn comes out of the bag shortly after.

“Damn thing was broken when I got back. Must have been … “ JDs sighs and lets his should slump

“ Must have been all that excitement last night. My fault really, should have mixed up some more mud as soon as we got here and properly set the thing.” JD pulls over a trash can and begins to scrap dried mud out from the inside of the skull. Primitive designs can be seen inside the skull before JD takes the spoon to them. “Big old … something blew right through it, but I think the shell is salvageable.” His eyes dart to Leslie without meaning to.

JD nods at Henry “Its true, so often these days the words “do not try this at home” get turned into “hey lets try this at home!” when its bottle rockets and bike stunts you just end up with a few broken bones … seems like around here it may have gone a bit further than that.”

“On the up side …. That game that the locals play? With the big old skull. That was a lot of fun.”

Statistics: Posted by edseel — Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:01 pm

]]> 2014-10-29T12:58:54+00:00 2014-10-29T12:58:54+00:00 https://occamsrazorlarp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=440&p=5201#p5201 <![CDATA[Re: Wiping the floor with our faces]]>
"It makes a lot more sense if you take the long view in this matter. When things are in balance for a while, everyone is happy. Great works finally get started or finished. Folks have a chance to stop and smell the roses. What no one ever counts on is what happens when you're done sniffing all the roses and you exhausted all your grand plans. After a while; boredom sets in and you start to wonder if it wasn't better when the world tittered on the brink. Desperation being the mother of all Inspiration and all that. Some these bored bastards start asking all the wrong questions. 'How can we get the roller coasters running again but without needing those pesky safety bars?'

" 'Do we honestly need to pay for staff to just stand there pushing buttons? Doesn't the chain pulling us along and gravity do the rest?'

" 'How hard is it to take over a dinky little ride like this?' "

Henry shrugs "Forgive the metaphor, please, but you see where it is going. After so long with everything running smooth...ish, there are those who start wondering what if the warnings of yesteryear mean nothing now. They think because they have the guns, the brains, and the science to bend the old wives tales to their will. They'll even bring in those they consider sideshow mystics to wave their hands like they're told. And if they find out there are those standing in their way...well, you know what comes next."

"They find a spot between 'The Here' and 'There' and begin pushing and podding. They see dollar signs where they should see warnings. They read 'Wealth for Ages" instead of "Abandon all hope".
And what no one expects, what no one realizes until too late is that we're not the only ones who enjoy times of balance. This world gets tired of wars. It gets tired of swallowing its children generations at a time. It does not relish the feeling of vermin trying to dig into its sensitive bits. So, The World gets mean. It gets cunning. It gets those it trusts to get the job done and brings them to where they need to be. Be it by hook, crook, carrot, stick, or unpleasantness unique to each of us."

Henry nods to Kelsey "I'll admit, I don't think it's ever been so serious so many...uh...unique individuals have been brought together before. It should give you a good idea of how deep in the hole we are right now."

Statistics: Posted by Henry Gondorf — Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:58 pm

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"Hey boss," he says, furrowing his brow, "Why you got the Ram skull down? What's ta keep the fuckin' bed-bug-a-boos outta ou' sheets?" he says, grinning some at Victor.

Positively beaming, Sally goes to work.

Almost non-nonchalantly, he says, "You talkin' bout ou' folks?"

Statistics: Posted by Sally — Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:32 am

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“Their have been those that keep ‘what goes bump in the night’ in check. Whole groups of them passing down their information from one generation to the next, working nonstop to keep hidden all those things that would seek to destroy ‘normal.’ I don’t know if this place had anything specific that did that job … but a lot of those groups that worked as protectors have found their numbers thinning … rapidly.”

The smell of cigarette smoke settles over the area as JD makes himself comfortable.

JD sighs and picks up some of the big pieces of glass from the floor.

Statistics: Posted by edseel — Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:42 pm

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"The way everyone's talking about things...the fae, and the locals...things were in some sort of balance before. Like, the weird shit still went on, and the bad shit still happened, but...it was never so bad as this. Something kept it contained, kept it in check, kept it in balance. And then a whole bunch of outsiders came swarming in here, and all of a sudden the Dawn Court is stronger than it should be, the Sheriff's relatives are getting murdered, and all manner of nasty is crawling out of the woodwork. I think maybe, there's always been some way of keeping this crazy stuff under wraps...but now the megacorps are here. And now we're here. Everyone seems to be coming to Whisper Hill, and someone's done gone and pried out the cork keeping all the weird shit in.

"I'm not sure there's ever been a need for Shields here the way there is now."

Statistics: Posted by Owle Isohos — Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:15 pm

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She turns to Nick as he gets up, "Between the candle and the star, yeah. I thought that's where we already stood." She reaches for a cookie, "I'm not going to jump on every grenade, though. I'll take the missing girls and the shadowy things. Someone else can fling themselves at the Fae Court. There's plenty of pain to go around."

Her interest piqued, she turns to Amelia, "That's a good question. I'd guess that there are always people who have thrown themselves in the path of the baddies, either informally or in an official capacity." She looks as though she's about to say something else, then changes her mind.

Statistics: Posted by Eden Jones — Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:47 pm

]]> 2014-10-28T15:35:59+00:00 2014-10-28T15:35:59+00:00 https://occamsrazorlarp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=440&p=5173#p5173 <![CDATA[Re: Wiping the floor with our faces]]> is calm. She remembers reading a bit about Burning Sky when she found the wiki article before she made her trek out this way. What was the year on it? She couldn't remember.

She nearly gets up during Sally's outburst, catching that wild look in his eyes that she despises, but the crash of the bottle seems enough to right him, even if it makes a mess. Still, it makes her almost want to exit-stage-left with Nick.

She stays put.

"Okay then, one more question to add to the ever-growing god-awful pile, though maybe it's already been answered. If we're acting as the 'Shields' as Sally gracefully put it..." She really hopes he mops up that mess before he gets in trouble with Flo. "Have there been different 'Shields' before us? Or are we behaving as... something different?" She really needs to start talking more to the locals, but really, aside from the other recent residents, she's been trying to keep her hands out of the Crazy.

It's getting harder and harder to avoid it.

Statistics: Posted by Amelia Casselman — Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:35 pm

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"He's not wrong. Overly exuberant, but not wrong. I don't usually go for crusades, but I'm tired of things using us as playtoys to advance their own twisted agendas. I don't care whether its faeries, cults, or factions within the megacorps, but if they keep destroying people's lives I'll enjoy helping to crush them."

His mouth twists into an ugly grin for a moment, then smooths out again into a non-expression.

"If ya'll will excuse me, I think I need to meditate for a while to wind down."

He collects his things and wanders off in the direction of Main Street.

Statistics: Posted by Nick Sleet — Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:07 pm

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"Sky's on a fire, dragons roamin' the fields, we's pawns in an ancient war fer The-Anythin'-But-Iron-Throne, an' a bunch a super corp-o-rations is in coll-us-ion? Oh, an' some sortsa Death Gods wander in, an' another sortsa Spirit 'a Vengeance has me hackin' up townsfolk in the woods on iss be-half?"

His eyes are positively wild, and his voice isn't quite a yell, but isn't all that far off.

"Somebody cue up some fuckin' Queen on that there Jukebox 'cuz we is in the thick of it an' ain't nobody betta stop me now!" Sally clenches a fist- his arms and knuckles are covered in a good deal of dried blood (he was out their punching those Fae while they swung at him with swords, after all)- and it shakes from the sheer exuberance in his voice.

"Kelse' just said it- we on the Boarders and the Boarders have don' run weird , an I made it through the weekend withou' gettin' dru- well, without gettin' puke-all-over-myself drunk!"

Sure, he'd lost his damn mind out there in the woods with that inky goo splashed all over him, and he'd kicked a few back on the field to keep that Big Knife from shakin' out of his hand, but Sally Lautner wasn't wrong. He hadn't drunk himself stupid, even with 6 days of being dry.

"Don't ya'lls get it?"

He looks around the room, his wild eyes lit up, "If these is the borders, then we's the Shields that Guard the Realms of Fuckin' Men! An' women! An' chilluns an' puppies an' FUCKIN' EVE-RY-THANG! Shit, we's guardin' things we didn't even know exist! The night is daaaaaark and fulla fuckin' terras an' WE'S THE TORCH LIT AGAINS' THAT!"

If no one stops him bastardizing poor George R.R. Martin's words (words tattooed on Alice's arm, no less), Sally plows right ahead, "Er'ry-thang, er'rry-thang in our golldarn lives was jus' leadin' us here to be big darn heerahs. It was jus' PRACTICE fer what we's doin' now. What we's don'! WHAT WE'S GON' DO!"

His crazy eyes- the same crazy eyes that, when carrying the Big Knife make whoever meets them backpedal in sheer dread- scan over the room, and he looks right at the darkly-sparkly little girl,

"You hear that, kid? You wan' some golldarn FUN? Well there's yer fuckin' fun! We gon' slay dragons and cage Bug Headed De-mon Kings an' de-throne Faerie Princes an' banish bo-gey mans!"

He turns to Kelsey, a gore-stained finger leveled at her, "An' we's gon' do it to-geth-er, cuz as bad as it was out there, we took our lickin'! Ain't nobody turn jack-rabbit!"

That same finger goes to Eden, and Sally's nutty smile somehow gets even wider, "They dun' picked the wrong golldarn set-a-folks ta fuck wit', an' the next time they show, we's gonna put the pain to 'em... who-eva the hell THEY IS!"

Sally hops to his feet, grabs the nearest beer, and rather than kick it back, he spikes it straight onto the floor and lets out a raw "WHOO!" as it shatters. You can take the hillbilly out of high school football, but you can't take the high school football out the hillbilly.

That particular punctuation seems to register with the man, who looks down, looks around, and says, "Shit! Flo's gon' be pissed 'bout that. I gotta find me a mop n' broom!"

And with that, Sally Lautner half-bolts, half-limps off to find said mop and broom.

Statistics: Posted by Sally — Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:48 am

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She grinned at Sally, then turned her attention over to Amelia, Eden, and Nick's conversation. "I sure would like to know why everything's happening here. I think Slicewick said something about this place being on the borders - and I'm pretty sure weird shit was happening here long before Burning Sky. But I'll bet you anything Burning Sky made it weirder, and darker."

Kelsey turned to Ness, a thoughtful look on her face. "Didn't Brett say he was looking into some kind of project called 'Gold Page'? Some sort of hush hush thing that the mega-corps were working on he's trying to find out more about? Might be unrelated, but...might be someone thought they were being clever with their code names."

Statistics: Posted by Owle Isohos — Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:13 pm

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