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The knife jerks sharply to the left, then careens forward, driving deep into your companion's chest. He stares, eyes wide, at the wound, then crumples to the ground. There was no blood. You feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end, the tadpole in your brain quivers restlessly as you wat...

A duel has been compelled. The only players available for voting for today are Seven and Makhaira. Votes to other players (including no elimination) will not be counted. Votals: Makhaira (3): EGW, Seven, bessie Seven* (3): Wam, Makhaira, somitomi Not voting: moody *Seven reached 3 votes first and i...

The two stand opposed each other, hands clasped on the hilt of the blade. The dagger seems to have a mind of its own, whipping and writhing like a snake, desperately seeking to land a blow on one or the other. The rest of you seemed locked in place, held back by the creeping shadows that surround y...

https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/baldur-s-gate-3-best-daggers.jpg One of you plucks the dagger off the altar to examine it. A curved metal blade, wicked sharp, with a curious globe in the centre, filled with shadow. As soon as they hold the knife aloft, the sh...

https://t3.ftcdn.net/jpg/04/98/12/20/360_F_498122005_2RwQZQJlCgyMXQvY2JvYc2d20Fs2Y6DO.jpg The inside of the temple seems constructed from the night itself. The walls are polished black stone, with great columns that extend up to the vaulted ceiling high above. Though it is bright outside, no light ...

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It was a morbid decision. Halsin the druid had seemed gentle, kind. But that was what exactly what had made him suspicious. A cultist of the Absolute would surely try to give the appearance of geniality in order to blend in. That must be it. The others had agreed with the logic. Halsin never saw th...

https://bg3.wiki/w/images/thumb/9/99/Halsin.png/377px-Halsin.png Heury was eliminated by group vote. He was Halsin, Silvanus Druid, aligned with Town . Final Votals heury (5): EGW, JC_Daddy, Seven, moody, bessie (hammer) JC_Daddy (3): Wam, Makhaira, somitomi Not voting: Heury It is now Night 1. Ple...

JC_DADDY25 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:52 pm So is Mak a double voter?

No, this was a mistake on my part. Fixed.

As you relax at camp, discussing the day's events and the path forward, the disembodied voice suddenly returns: One of them is going to try to kill you tonight. The cultists fear your power. You must be prepared to strike first. Do not hesitate. You look around uneasily. None of the others appear t...

The peaceful calm of the forest is suddenly shattered by the sounds of battle. You meet the owlbears as a determined wall, weapons at the ready. The air begins to spark with strange magical energies as some of your companions begin to unleash devastating bursts of arcane power into the fray. The ow...

https://bg3.wiki/w/images/8/87/Owlbear.webp?version=9d1b4bfb1809c56fed03584d77204081 You call a halt. You and the others look around nervously, weapons at the ready. The air is still, the forest seems to hold its breath. Then you see something rustling in the trees. Something large. There is a fain...

You travel down a quiet forest path. Sunlight filters through the canopy above, fallen leaves crunch under your feet. Your group have paired off in twos and threes, some talking quietly, others seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, a sound floats across the wind ahead. Something out of place. You st...

https://bg3.wiki/w/images/9/98/Sunlit_Wetlands.jpg You gather together, a group of unlikely strangers brought together by the most unfortunate of circumstances. A consensus is quickly reached… the city of Baldur’s Gate is not far. Perhaps someone there can help you. There are healers, sorcerers, cl...

With 8/9 players confirmed, we will be starting shortly. Thank you all for reading the rules carefully.

Role PMs will be going out shortly. Confirm in thread and do the thing you're supposed to.

If you want a bit more flavour background, you may want to watch the trailer here You awake in a strange place, trapped in some sort of strange, alien pod, like a cocoon made of flesh. Others are nearby, and you can see other individuals in them, similarly trapped. You watch as a tall, lanky figure ...

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That's 9. I will be aiming to start the game on Friday, probably sending out role PMs tomorrow.