System: Cthulhu Deep Green
Oracle: Solo Investigator Handbook
Tools: Mentioned below, but mostly UNE, Mythic Detail Checks and Meaning Tables, Random PDF Selector (Selfcoded) for Cut-Ups, Horror GMA Deck
Setup is based on the Adventure “Going Down to Dunwhich” in The Laundry RPG.
I Curated the PDFs for the Random Selector to fit the Deep One Theme.
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10 pm – A cozy Bed
Story Direction: 95+1 -> Dice Roll -> You hear something -> Chanting , From the water which is slowly filling up the room.
Tired I fall into my simple bed. But it feels like heaven.
I start to drift into well deserved sleep, when I suddenly hear chanting coming from the sea side. I step to my window, the chanting gets louder. I feel cold water running under my feet.
Looking out of the window I do not see the sea in the distance, but water violently hitting my window, like the the sea is engulfing the whole house. Water is running through cracks of the window slowly filling up the room.
Dark Die for Stress and Insight -> 4 > 2 -> Stress rises to 2, Insight rises to 4 -> +3 MP to 4 MP
Is water coming from the door? -> 50/50 (18) -> No
Can I open the door -> +20 (68+20) -> Yes
Is anyone else in the hallway? -> 50/50 (20) -> No
I ran to my front door, open it and sprint into the hallway. Thank god, no water here or other suprises. But I have to get out quick!
Can I reach the building entrance? -> 50/50 (12) -> No
Why? -> Mythic Detail Check -> (2) Anger + Kookily, Watery
But my luck is leaving me soon, as I realised I’m circeld by water streams downstairs. No way lead to the entrance. I cannot go back.
May be I can jump out of another window?
Can I reach a room on the opposite site of the building? -> 50/50 (2) -> No
But the water already trapped me for good. Judging by the amount coming in, there is no say if the other side even was safer to begin with. I let the water wash over me.
Is it all a dream and I wake up as the cold water hits me? -> 50/50 (26) -> No
Am I alone in the water ?-> 50/50 (53) -> May be-> Irritatingly, Graceful
Once the dangerous currents stopped, and the water engulfed me, I open my eyes. Adjusting to the wierd light underwater, everthing seems different. But besides my current dilema of passing air supply, irratingly graceful swimmings schemas are coming my way. Somehow resembling the shape of men but also having something fish and frosh like to it.
Dark Die for stress and insight -> 5 -> Stress up 1 to 3, Insight up one to 5 -> MP +5 up to 9
Panic is rising in me. I do not want to die and I do not want to fall victim to those things! I shout into the water. But screams are not traveling far.
The things are easily reaching me and with a swift move a spearlike thing with a sphere on top is pushed into my stomach, releasing the precious air I had left. I kick, I scream I get unconscious hoping to die.
How many hours have passed? d12 3
13 pm – A cold awakening
Story Direction: 1 Downtime -> 9+9=18 Undisturbed -> MP -2 to 7
The darkness felt like bliss. Am I dead? Am I free? But as thoughts were rushing back into my brain I shockingly realize that I’m still alive. I’m still in danger.
Am I alone -> -20 (18-20) -> No
Am I tied -> +20 (47+20) -> Yes
Am I still surrounded by water? -> 50/50 (41) -> Maybe + Gracefully, Excitedly
I wake up in cold room. Tiles on the wales, looking like an operating room. I’m tied to an even colder table. To my surprise I’m breathing air again.
I’m not alone someone is looking at me:
Is it Dr. Holmes? +20 (93+20) -> Yes
Une:
The hostile NPC is socialble
The insane NPC speaks of fear regarding the PC’s wealth
Dr. H: “Hello Derek, you finally woke up. I was worried you swallowed too much water my friend.”
I try to answer. Can I speak? -> 50/50 (44) -> Maybe + Generously, Adventurously -> I’m not gagged
AD:”I’m not your friend you sick bitch. Let me go!”
Dr. H:”I will! But you have to know, at the moment freedom would not be very helpful to you! I first have to make you better!
AD:”What are you talking about. If you have the intention to let me go, just let me go!”
Dr.H:”Oh my sweet Derek, let me show you!”
Electronic blinds get lifted at the wall I can look at. But instead of sunlight or pitchblack darkness, I see muddy water. Water all around us. It was no dream!
Dark Die for Insight -> I mark my anchor (My Daughter) to resist the test -> +5 MP
AD:”What the fuck is going on here. Why are we underwater?”
Dr.H:”You will know so much more then you can imagine soon enough, but before I have to make you better. They showed me how. They told me the procedure is not straight from them but from a race coming from Yuggoth. Still their procedure is aiding our goals. I’m so sorry I had to wait till you wake up. The procedure needs the patient conscious. Such a advanced technology, but so cruel at the same time.”
He lifts an instrument that barely resembles the shape of a knife. But itself self to be humming as it is alive itself. Also a wierd glow is coming off from it. She approaches my neck with it.
AD:”Let me go you crazy bitch…Arghhhh”
Pain is flooding my spinalcore. Indescrible amounts of pain. I want to scream but my Jaw is cramping. Finally Dr. Holmes let off from me for a moment.
Une:
Hostile NPC is cautious
insane NPC speaks of turmoil regarding the PC’s family
Dr.H:”We are halfway there Derek. Breath! It is important you breath! Think of your family! Your daughter!”
AD:”How do you know…
Dr.H:”We found the photo in your wallet. Too sad she will be dead soon, just like the others.”
AD:”If you touch her I will kil…”
Dr. Holmes starts cutting again with her knife of hell. Endless pain is engulfing me. When Dr. Holmes is finally done I fall unconscious again…
Dr.H:”Sleep well my new friend and wake up in a better world…”
How long do I sleep? d12 2 -> 2h
15 pm – Welcome to Dunwich
Story Direction: 80+12=92 -> Dice Roll -> You see something -> On its own, the radio turns on and starts playing jazz.
Jazz is buzzing in my brain. Somewhere a radio is playing! Where am I?
A cell? -> +20 (37)-> Maybe + Frightengly, Mature -> A living organism breed to keep hostages
Am I breathing air? -> 50/50 Yes
Am I tied up -> 50/50 (4) -> No
Am I alone? -> -20 (56-20)-> Maybe + Frantically, Crazily ->
Another hostage? -> 50/50 (15) -> No
What else? -> RandomPDF(DeepOnes) -> Deep One Hybrid
Is the other creature tied up? -> 50/50 (10) -> No
Une:
The hostile NPC speaks of judgment regarding the PCs parents
The nearly pleasant tunes of Jazz are interupted by a angry and gurgling voice directed at me. I think the thing talking to me wants to shout, but the organ producing sound is already highly defective like from someone with throatcancer.
When I inspecting the source of the angry screams closer I realise it is a (1-3 Man, 4-6 Women = 5 Woman) Woman which kind of still looks like a human woman, but as if her skin is melting of her face, giving pass to bulgy fishlike eyes.
Darkdie against Insight -> 3 vs 5 -> no effect -> +1 MP
FishyWoman:”Look at you pesky human. You and your kind were so smug about your pure lineage. But look at you now! You are as tainted as we are!”
AD:”What are you talking about? Where am I?”
FishyWoman:”You are in the Floodchamber. Here you will learn to use your gifts. And I will be your teacher!”
I look around me. The floor and the walls are wet and simultanuosly soft and sturdy. The whole room seems to lift itself in a ryhthm, like something underneath would breath. Is this place I’m hold in alive?
AD:”What is this thing you hold me in?”
FishyWoman:”Oh, no worry it is a giant deep underwater snail. Her house is very practical to transport and hold prisoners!”
Darkdie against Insight -> 5 vs 5 -> No effect -> +1 MP
AD:”So what gift ae you talking about?”
FishyWoman:”Oh, you are up for a surprise!”
With those words she limbs to a huge lever, pulls at it, and suddenly I hear multiple valves open. Water is coming in fast!
AD:”If you wanted to drown me, you could have it easier!”
FishyWoman:”Don’t be silly! I want the exact opposite! Keep your calm! This could take some tries before it fully works!”
AD:”What are you talki…”
The water in the room rises so quickly that it cut me off mid sentence. Trapped in the Snailcell, my only hope is that I get unconciuos fast!
Suddenly I hear a voice pierce my thoughts! It is not coming from my ears, the voice is in my head! It is the Fishwoman
FishyWoman:”Sound can be so ineffective underwater. Thoughts travel much faster and efficiently. Unfortunately your human brain is still to primitive to emit thoughts effectively alone. But you make great tranceivers and receivers when a capable being is present!”
AD:”So you tell me you can read my thoughts bitch? Guess what I’m thinking? I DO NOT WANT TO DROWN!”
FishyWoman:”No need to scream and no need to panic! Just breath!”
AD:”Are you crazy?”
FishyWoman:”Just breath!”
AD:”I cannot breath under…”
The FishWoman takes a spearlike object with an orb as head and points it close in my direction. A electric pulse is tasing me like a huge taser. It burns! I scream into the water! All my last precious air leaves me. Instinctively I gasp for air after the pain. But instead of shoking on the unbreathable water I suddenly feal the satisfying feeling of oxygen sustenance. My neck is tingeling wierd.
AD:”How is that…”
My hand is wandering up to my neck, carefully I fell my way forward. With shock I realise the three “cuts” on both sides from Dr. Holmes earlier. But those are not only cuts. She gave me real, functioning Gils!
Dark Die for Stress and Insight -> 3 vs 3 Stress and 5 Insight -> No effect -> +10 MP
AD:”This…this… is impossible how can she give me gils. This stupid bitch”
I’m screaming those words into the water.
FishyWoman:”Do not feel to special. We need workers around here. And to work here you have to adapt to the environment! I think you are stable enough now! Time to show you your new home!”
She pulls another lever. One wall of the seemingly larger room we are in is lifting. But no sunlight is coming through. My cell suddenly starts to move, in the direction of the openening. Slowly but steadly the Snailcell is reaching its destination. We are standing on a hill close to Dunwhich. From here we can see the whole village. But everything is underwater, and where the treeline was, is now a cliff of stone.
Darkdie against Insight -> 3 vs 5
AD:”Dunwhich, but under water?”
FishyWoman:”Thats it. As I said you are not so special anymore. The whole town went under”
AD:”Thats impossible!”
FishyWoman:”Better accept the truth fast!”