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Posted by Aleph, 4 weeks ago. Permalink

London's Paranormal Security Contractor office goes out of business

The press spectates that it was the missing of one of their primary key player: Dave Anderson along with his colleagues led to a series of unfortunate event that put this business out of the game.

Posted by Aleph, 4 weeks ago. Permalink

Suspected conflicts rising within the streets of London

The internet article tells of recent conflicts between two group of interest. With images of bullet casings, collateral damages and robotic wrecks? either way why should you care. Its way over in the UK

Latest Journals

4 weeks ago: Conk wrote a Downtime Journal for The Man on Top of the World

Bazongo

Okay, so, uh… there was this old guy, right? And, man, he looked real old. Like, really old. I’m talkin’ beard that went all the way down to his knees kinda old. He was always there, like, forever. I swear I saw him back when I was just a little kid, and now I'm huge! Like, big and strong, you know? But the old guy, he just kept... bein’ old. I think I asked him once, like, "Why don’t you just… y'know… die?" But he didn’t answer. He just kinda looked at me and went, “Time is funny, lad.” Whatever that means.

Anyway, every time I turned into a bear, I’d come back and he’d still be there. Like, if I were a bear for, like, a whole day or whatever, he’d still be sittin' there. And I’d get back and be like, “Wow, you’re still here!” And he’d just smile and nod, like he knew a secret that I didn’t. Real wise guy, y’know?

Then one day, I was just doin’ bear stuff—roarin', eating fish, climbin’ trees—and I come back to find the old dude really still sittin’ there. But something was different. He wasn’t moving. And it was like… not in a “napping” kinda way. More like a "he’s just... not breathing no more" kinda way. And I was like, “Whoa! Did he finally die?!” I poked him a little with my big bear paw and he didn’t even flinch.

I don’t know what happened, man, but it was like the curse or whatever that made him live forever finally gave up. He just… stopped being old, y’know? Like, stopped bein' anything.

I think maybe it was all that time, y’know? Maybe, after so long, his body was just like, “Alright, I’ve had enough. It’s time to rest.” And I dunno if I understand it all, but I think that’s what happened. The guy who couldn’t die… he did die. And I just stood there, bear paws on the ground, thinking… that’s crazy.

I guess sometimes even things that live forever gotta rest too. Even if they’re old, and weird, and look like they’ve been around since the dawn of time.

 4 weeks ago: Conk wrote a Downtime Journal for Quietus of the lambs

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 7 months, 1 week ago: Archbishop Johan wrote a Downtime Journal for Quietus of the lambs

M203

The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces low. While compatible with many weapons, the M203 was originally designed and produced by the United States military for the M16 rifle and its carbine variant, the M4. The launcher can also be mounted onto a C7, a Canadian version of the M16 rifle; this requires the prior removal of the bottom handguard.

Stand-alone variants of the M203 exist,[4] as do versions designed specifically for many other rifles. The device attaches under the barrel, the launcher trigger being in the rear of the launcher, just forward of the rifle magazine. The rifle magazine functions as a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate, right-handed only, sighting system is added to rifles fitted with the M203, as the rifle's standard sights are not matched to the launcher. The version fitted to the Canadian C7 has a sight attached to the side of the launcher, either on the left or right depending on the user's needs. 

The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces low. While compatible with many weapons, the M203 was originally designed and produced by the United States military for the M16 rifle and its carbine variant, the M4. The launcher can also be mounted onto a C7, a Canadian version of the M16 rifle; this requires the prior removal of the bottom handguard.

Stand-alone variants of the M203 exist,[4] as do versions designed specifically for many other rifles. The device attaches under the barrel, the launcher trigger being in the rear of the launcher, just forward of the rifle magazine. The rifle magazine functions as a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate, right-handed only, sighting system is added to rifles fitted with the M203, as the rifle's standard sights are not matched to the launcher. The version fitted to the Canadian C7 has a sight attached to the side of the launcher, either on the left or right depending on the user's needs.
7 months, 2 weeks ago: Chiffeo wrote a Downtime Journal for The Man on Top of the World

An untitled Journal

*As you glance into Chiffeo's journal, you catch glimpse of multiple drawing and diagram featuring mangoes and a paragraph*

A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. M. indica has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times resulting in two types of modern mango cultivars: the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type". Other species in the genus Mangifera also produce edible fruits that are also called "mangoes", the majority of which are found in the Malesian ecoregion.

Worldwide, there are several hundred cultivars of mango. Depending on the cultivar, mango fruit varies in size, shape, sweetness, skin color, and flesh color, which may be pale yellow, gold, green, or orange. Mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and the Philippines, while the mango tree is the national tree of Bangladesh.

 7 months, 2 weeks ago: Archbishop Johan wrote a Downtime Journal for The Man on Top of the World

M203

The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces low. While compatible with many weapons, the M203 was originally designed and produced by the United States military for the M16 rifle and its carbine variant, the M4. The launcher can also be mounted onto a C7, a Canadian version of the M16 rifle; this requires the prior removal of the bottom handguard. The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces low. While compatible with many weapons, the M203 was originally designed and produced by the United States military for the M16 rifle and its carbine variant, the M4. The launcher can also be mounted onto a C7, a Canadian version of the M16 rifle; this requires the prior removal of the bottom handguard.

 8 months, 2 weeks ago: Conk wrote a Downtime Journal for Abyss Contract: Abraham

Light of callisto

I've seen light but my dreams just have this short phrase

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I feel though the power I hold is now taking its toll

 9 months ago: Chiffeo wrote a Contract Journal for Abyss Contract: Abraham

Contract report: Abraham

Contract date: **/**/****

This contract was bought to me by the Italian gunsmith, Lazarus Lithp who I have the dishonor of meeting on a couple of contracts. He apparently was able to afford to contact the networks of harbingers and hired a team of contractors to solve his problem instead of contacting our office.

His agents contacted us to deal with his problem which is his mansion from memory appearing out of no where in the streets of Italy. We were then taken there and are promptly briefed with the basic information, the team was a bit short-handed since there were only Knife, Bear, Muscle and I.

I'll keep it brief: The mansion belonged to his family and was supposed to be destroyed years ago by a tragic accident have now reappeared in the present day and all of his agents seems unwillingly to go inside it, thats where we came in. The mansion upon entering engulfed our group in a void-like environment, no signs of outside activities nor connections between the two place. The first look inside the mansion shows that it was abandoned in a hurry, signs of ongoing activities can be found amongst numerous rooms except for the master study room on the 2nd floor which seems to terrifies Bear a lot. After entering the room, we met the mansion butler after a moment of looking around it. We tried to work things out but somethings seemed to have went wrong so we were forced to fight the now malformed butlers and oozes that resembled securities in the mansion. After the ensuing combat, we made our way down to the basement only to see occultism activities and the man himself Abraham. Diplomacy attempt were made but it was pointless and we had to take him out (Hence the monocle that I've shown to you). Most of us was in a pretty bad shape after it but overall we completed the contract so it was somewhat worth it.

Ps: I need another coat, this one is ruined by copious amounts of oozes and cologne that Knife threw at me, for some reason the smell just won't come off.

 9 months, 1 week ago: Archbishop Johan wrote a Downtime Journal for Call From the Wild

An untitled Journal

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 9 months, 1 week ago: Archbishop Johan wrote a Contract Journal for Call From the Wild

An untitled Journal

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 9 months, 1 week ago: Chiffeo wrote a Downtime Journal for Call From the Wild

An untitled Journal

It seems nothing have changed since the last contract. My transformation is still halted and no gift have awaken yet at the time of this journal. Priest lady at the workplace got me some mangos though for staying up late to write a report, the fruit tasted great, its somewhat crunchy but juicy at the same time, Bird guy also told me to pair it with salt for extra flavor.. On a reminder's note, I need to get a new coat. I lost mine trying to bandage up a gorilla's wound on a contract (As if I wanted to wear a gorilla scented coat) which is a shame because it was a nice coat too. And I also needs to figure out what the gifts the Locket guy gave me even do.... Maybe I'll have some more mangos while working on it. 

I'll just laze around the day for while instead.

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Illuminated Earth

Illuminated Earth is a twisted reflection of the modern world where the advent of smartphones and the internet confirmed the existence of the supernatural instead of disproving it. Here, witch hunts have merit. Billionaires and Senators employ paranormal advisors and bodyguards, and everyone knows. Charlatans become pop culture icons, and each revelation inspires a new cult. The world is changing. The secret societies that pull humanity's strings scramble to adapt.

Now's a good time to move up.

House Rules

Contractors from The Circus Are portable, and may play in Contracts in other Playgroups.
The Circus grants 6 Experience points to GMs who achieve the Golden Ratio.
  • Citizenship: Active Players are expected to GM Contracts from time to time. If you have played as a Contractor in your most recent six Contracts, you are barred from playing in The Illumination again until you GM.
  • Supernatural Powers: All non-mastery, non-concealed Powers must be obviously supernatural when activated or grant a mutation that marks the wielder as supernatural or bizarre if discovered.

Full Setting Description

They named that time The Illumination, and it was by the flash of a camera phone.

 

The year was 2004. Until that point the Earth was as we had always known her. We filled her cruel vastness with legends, superstitions, and rumors. Warlocks, monsters, and gods lurked on the edge of the collective consciousness, always a possibility but never more. We lacked evidence. That evidence came as humanity filled its pockets with technology equipped to capture and transmit.

 

An iPhone found on High School senior Nate Klienman’s mangled corpse held a video of his girlfriend’s bone-snapping transformation into a monstrous wolf creature. A Brazilian widow documented a series of conversations with the misty figure of her late husband. A Chinese fishing boat caught a mermaid in a net and put it on display in the Beijing aquarium.

 

Each week brought a new revelation that we were not alone. Superstitions reversed their slow death overnight. Salem held their first witch trial in a century. The jury rendered a verdict of “guilty on all charges” and sentenced Maxibelle Horux to death. A week after her lethal injection, half the jury died from a tainted batch of flu vaccine. A fearful, populist movement arose to rid humanity of the creatures lurking in its ranks. Suspects are forcibly subjected to bizarre tests of their humanity, and the results are often open to interpretation. A mob’s justice is swift.

 

Yet the paranormal is not merely relegated to a persecuted class. Where some see monsters, some see sentience, and others see opportunity. If a vampire can sustain themselves on cloned blood and work the graveyard shift, why not legalize and tax? Politicians and Aristocrats employ odd-looking individuals as "advisors" or "protection." Entertainment magazines publish revelations every week about which celebrities shed their human skins at home. Charlatans of all stripes, from palmistry mediums to televangelists, have flourished despite the risks. The treatment of the paranormal varies from place to place, person to person.

 

Long have cabals, cults, and secret societies thrived in the shadows. Their roots run deeply through humanity’s oldest systems of power. Machinations are challenged, and sleeping dangers awaken. The world is changing, forcing long-dormant powers into desperate action. And it is in the midst of this great period of change that The Powers That Be have once again turned their attention to the blue marble. For the first time in two hundred years, Harbingers approach worthy individuals with an offer they won't refuse.

The Games have returned, and a new generation of Contractors are being forged.

World Events

Posted by Aleph, 4 weeks ago. Permalink

London's Paranormal Security Contractor office goes out of business

The press spectates that it was the missing of one of their primary key player: Dave Anderson along with his colleagues led to a series of unfortunate event that put this business out of the game.

Posted by Aleph, 4 weeks ago. Permalink

Suspected conflicts rising within the streets of London

The internet article tells of recent conflicts between two group of interest. With images of bullet casings, collateral damages and robotic wrecks? either way why should you care. Its way over in the UK

Posted by Aleph, 7 months, 2 weeks ago. Permalink

Casa Verde, a super safe haven for your supernatural child.. Or is it?

Casa Verde started out as an US project, taking initiative on dealing with peculiar children or young teens who are very much different from your average human. Worrying parents can rest assured that the government will take care of their supernatural child with utmost care and respect while retaining full guardianship.. This is what they wanted you to believe but recently, rumors of the "Casa Verde" project have spread far from American soil. From underhand deals from orphanages to suspected government personnel kidnapping "special" children from their parents all around the world. Do you want to sign your children away like that?

*The rest of this internet headline went deep into conspiracies detailing how this could be people harnessing power or some worldwide cult, generally loony stuffs*

Posted by SpamOnPlane, 9 months ago. Permalink

Beretta Holdings autonomous military drone to enter testing stages soon.

Beretta Holdings announced their development of a new type of military drone that they named the "M.O.S.E.T Model III". this military drone was rumored to be completely autonomous and capable of using standard firearms whilst maintaining a stable flight. 

Within the past few hours, Beretta Holdings has announced that the drones has passed all their simulated tests and is due to enter "live action testing" in a few days.

Beretta Holdings had made no report of the testing site nor what "live action testing" actually meant.

Yesterday an armed convey belonging to Beretta holdings was sighted near the coast of Italy and throughout America. Could these conveys be related to the drone is something more dire beginning? 

Posted by SoothingCoder, 9 months, 1 week ago. Permalink

Crazy Two headed Eagle Has Been Spotted In The Amazon

Scientists are Still baffled by this discovery thinking it could be a new species or it could be a mutation from radiation or climate change

Posted by ScaryName, 9 months, 3 weeks ago. Permalink

MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS ARE SAVED

Group of contractors defeats evil Bogdanov Twins on exploding mountainside! Mathematicians around the globe delighted!

Posted by AdmiralEgg, 10 months ago. Permalink

Nuclear event on belle isle

1,264 and over 8,000 hospitalized from a large nuclear detonation on Bell Isle Detroit secondary reports of some creature moving through the city slaying all the way but these reports have been mostly obfuscated by the bigger headline.

Posted by LapresJunior, 10 months, 1 week ago. Permalink

UA1960 Flight Hijacked by Abnormals!

Posted by Aleph, 10 months, 2 weeks ago. Permalink

Big thunder storm in Palo Alto

"What are they doing ova 'ere?"

Posted by ScaryName, 10 months, 3 weeks ago. Permalink

RITUAL OF OPPORTUNITY DISRUPTED, what will the Cult do next?

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