The Fellowship

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Posted by ChickenMcDalek, 2 months, 1 week ago. Permalink

Breaking news, Bobasaurus closing down

The hit new bubble tea shop ended up tragically closing down as the owner died in a mass riot that broke out in San Francisco. People around the world are remorseful how the world lost an 8th wonder of the world. May God rest his soul.

Posted by ChickenMcDalek, 3 months, 3 weeks ago. Permalink

Local Rich Kid found nearly dead

Breaking news, on Halloween night Sean McGee a somewhat minor celebrity was found nearly dead while bleeding out from a slash to the chest. Zoe Hall, a bodyguard at the time came on record to state that two masked slashers assaulted him and her partner. Please keep your kids close and make sure they stay away from any strangers in a Jason Vorhees or Bear costume.

Latest Journals

1 week, 1 day ago: Zoe Hall wrote a Downtime Journal for Passing the Hours

The perfect Tuesday

Zoe Hall’s perfect Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, begins with a refreshing morning jog through the Nichols Arboretum, her healing factor allowing her to push her limits without fatigue or soreness. Afterward, she grabs a chai latte and avocado toast from a cozy café on State Street, enjoying the crisp fall air. Her first class of the day, a creative writing seminar, sparks her imagination, and she spends the break between classes journaling under a tree on the Diag, soaking in the vibrant campus energy.

At noon, Zoe meets her friends for lunch at a local vegan spot, where they laugh and debate over their favorite books and TV shows. Her healing factor ensures she never has to worry about skipping meals or feeling sluggish, so she’s always energized for the day ahead. In the afternoon, she attends a biology lab, where her regenerative abilities make her a fascinating subject of study (though she keeps her secret carefully guarded). After class, she volunteers at a community garden, using her boundless energy to help plant and tend to the crops.

As the sun sets, Zoe heads to a yoga class downtown, where her healing factor allows her to perfect even the most challenging poses. She ends her day with a cozy dinner at home, cooking a hearty meal with her roommates while they share stories and plan their weekend adventures. Before bed, she video calls her family, catching up on their lives and sharing her own. As she drifts off to sleep, Zoe feels grateful for her unique abilities, her supportive community, and the simple joys of a perfect Tuesday in Ann Arbor

3 weeks, 2 days ago: Zoe Hall wrote a Downtime Journal for Smell no Evil

how my body has changed.

I look in the mirror and look really good. like I cant even find something I don't like to look at anymore.
this guy whos been really working hard to damage my rep online has basically made me internet famous its crazy tens of thousands of people have been coming to my defense and I don't know why.
I don't even need to work anymore cause it seems like every week there's another go-fund-me where people just send me money it's crazy.

I'm not tired anymore.
I haven't slept in half a year.
I haven't needed food since I cant remember when.
I can basically hold my breath forever.
everyone fucking loves me with basically no effort on my part.
I don't even need makeup to look great anymore

not to sound dark but.
nothing even hurts me anymore. I have pretty severely cut myself on purpose and it healed right up in a just a few hours.
I don't know just how far this healing can go and don't really want to test it further but it's crazy.
something that I used to be afraid would break a bone heals in just a moment now.

1 month, 3 weeks ago: Zoe Hall wrote a Downtime Journal for Bobasaurus

a completely invalid entry.

So I been really into warframe for the last several days.
originally when I played the game it seemed like just a grindfest.
now there's so much content I feel almost overwhelmed on what to do.
but more importantly I never noticed there was a story before and now that I have it has me enraptured!
a character that has been with the players for over 10 years of the game goes full traitor.
a single story mission takes 8 hours to complete and is pure movie magic.
we get to cast magic like its a gun o-o
grinding out mastery is mind numbing when you try to rush it.
it turns out its VERY easy to just craft a metric fuck ton of weapons you have never even tried.
THERES A PREGNANT FRAME WTF IS THAT ABOUT!?
they made up a 90s boyband.
they use AIM and call it texting which makes me laugh cause it was called IMing back then. :P

2 months, 1 week ago: Zoe Hall wrote a Downtime Journal for children of the eyeless

oh to be healthy.

AIGHT so get this. I cut myself the other day and I dont mean like a tiny paper cut.
I mean with a  BOX CUTTER it was really painful and there was blood everywhere D:
it seemed to stop bleeding really quick though.
and not even a couple hours later it was like it was completely healed.... I'm starting to question whether it even happened at all.
but the pain was so real.
that last contract was really scary, I keep feeling like someone is following me even in my own home.
it doesn't help that someone is clearly trying to smear my name and seems to be out to get me.
it's starting to really stress me out. these contracts have made me feel the healthiest I ever have been. and I obviously don't need anything anymore.
saves SO MUCH MONEY not needing to eat lol.
and I have so much more free time not needing to sleep >:3

3 months, 3 weeks ago: Zoe Hall wrote a Downtime Journal for Crimes of Passion

AFTER SPoOOOooOKy

So.
I haven't been able to sleep for more then a short time
I haven't felt like eating or thirsty.
and the doctor insists its not possible to go without sleep for as long as I have.
so something definitely has changed.

but that was before my last adventure
since then when my friends take me drinking I don't even get a buzz

I'm definitely getting some kind of abilities from these contracts
but it's hard to figure out what's happening.

[A week later]

Despite feeling exhausted constantly.
I really dont seem to need anything.
I can even hold my breath... basically forever??? don't even get light headed.
I thought I'd get something cool like the ability to shoot fireballs or turn my friend into a rabbit. 
this is strange. and it's really frustrating to try to figure out.

These Contracts feel very dangerous I cant help but wonder why they want me.

4 months, 2 weeks ago: Zoe Hall wrote a Downtime Journal for To Russia With Love

It really is magical

Mr. Dark and mysterious said I would receive magical powers.
I haven't seen him since the whole russia thing.
I'm starting to think I've been duped.
Meanwhile that whole terrible ordeal is taking a tole on me.
I have been struggling to sleep.
I dont feel like eating or drinking ANYTHING 
I have been forcing myself to eat cause I know it cant be good.
I feel so tired but just cant seem to sleep.
Why did I ever do something so absolutely crazy!?

PS It's been a week now and I still dont feel like eating or sleeping at all.
I cant rule out trauma but I visited my Doctor and she didnt believe me.
she says im in way to good of health to be losing an entire week's worth of sleep.
it's strange.

PSS It's been two weeks now, I still haven't slept a wink and when I told my doctor she laughed.
apparently I'd be dead right now if I really wasnt getting sleep, she said she can tell im definitely not sleeping enough but it's impossible for me to not be sleeping after this much time.

maybe it really is magical?

Latest Completed Contracts

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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 Fellowship Are portable, and may play in Contracts in other Playgroups.
The Fellowship 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 ChickenMcDalek, 2 months, 1 week ago. Permalink

Breaking news, Bobasaurus closing down

The hit new bubble tea shop ended up tragically closing down as the owner died in a mass riot that broke out in San Francisco. People around the world are remorseful how the world lost an 8th wonder of the world. May God rest his soul.

Posted by ChickenMcDalek, 3 months, 3 weeks ago. Permalink

Local Rich Kid found nearly dead

Breaking news, on Halloween night Sean McGee a somewhat minor celebrity was found nearly dead while bleeding out from a slash to the chest. Zoe Hall, a bodyguard at the time came on record to state that two masked slashers assaulted him and her partner. Please keep your kids close and make sure they stay away from any strangers in a Jason Vorhees or Bear costume.

Posted by ChickenMcDalek, 4 months, 2 weeks ago. Permalink

Best Chicken east of America

There is a new diner in Verkhoyansk Russia who has started selling the tastiest fried chicken in the world. They are bragging that its even better than any southern fried chicken in any country, including the US.

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