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[crazyabe]

"Nudeclub or bookstore- either sounds good to me..."

[Sir Elventide]

Alexis stirred from her sleep, glancing sleepily at the others as they discussed where to set up the Scholar's temple. Personally, she would've chose the New Age bookstore if they managed to convince the owner to join their little sect. The church, on the other hand, was too far away even if it kept them hidden from prying eyes and Alexis didn't fancy fighting unwashed satanists. Of course, if a third option is needed, she can always use her own connections to find a better place.

"If you want, I can help search for other places. My husband is a businessman and I'd often accompanied him to galas hosted by realtors and other property owners. Perhaps they may have some unwanted bookstores or similar properties available on the cheap?"

Spoiler: Alexis L. Cromwald (click to show/hide)

Name: Alexis Ledbetter Cromwald

Appearance: Early thirties. Comely appearance and figure. Back-length curly blond hair. Coppery eyes. Wears an apron with pockets on the front.

Backstory: A former teacher who is the housewife of a domineering businessman, Alexis oftentimes fantasized about dealing with her husband Michael in brutal but creative ways. However, murder is social suicide in the age of improved forensics and profiling and divorce is out of the question as her husband provides her 'income' in the form of allowances. However, her chance encounter with the darkest mysteries of the world may very well give Alexis the power she craves... or it could send her plunging into a fate much worse than slaving to her idiotic brute of a husband.

Physical stats:

Strength: d4
Dexterity: d8
Speed: d6
Endurance: d6
Awareness: d8
Guile: d12
Knowledge: d10
Willpower: d6

Occult stats:

Corruption: 0
Madness: 0
Favor: 1

World Stats:

Connections: d10
Possessions: d6
Money: d4
Standing: d8

Inventory:

$200
Purse

[Pancaek]

"The nudeclub would be an asset, but not as a place of worship. Now the church sounds more promising, but there's the issue of distance, 30 miles is quite a long distance on foot and I'm not looking forward to walking there every day."

"Agreed. The distance does make it good for a fall-back location though I think, in case we ever need to get out of dodge and hide out. There's little chance anyone will connect that place to wherever we end up deciding to settle here."

[Hotfire90]

"Alright let's start thinking about what we're doing today. A few of us should explore the church, make sure it's abandoned and check what it offers in terms of space. I also think that we should recruit the old lady, she and her store could prove invaluable, I'd need the artifact for that and I'd prefer to be accompanied by someone.

Anything else we should plan to do for the day?"

[Pancaek]

"Alright let's start thinking about what we're doing today. A few of us should explore the church, make sure it's abandoned and check what it offers in terms of space. I also think that we should recruit the old lady, she and her store could prove invaluable, I'd need the artifact for that and I'd prefer to be accompanied by someone.

Anything else we should plan to do for the day?"

"I'll accompany you to the old lady. Having another old coot there might make her more at ease. It's a generational thing.

Other than that, I don't know. I'm assuming we'll get more guidance once we've secured our Patron a suitable place of worship. Maybe gather funds and equipment?"

[TopHat]

I'm with you on the bookstore lady; if she gets a lot of occult-seekers through her shop she should be useful for picking out potential new members. The nightclub I'm not sure on; it could be a good base in the city, though perhaps not what our patron has in mind for a main place of worship.

The church could be good, though the rumours of Satanists there could attract investigation from other parties. I'd be happy to go check it out, though. Anyone care to join me?"

Go to check out the church. Catch a bus if there are any going the right way; otherwise pick up my car (possessions roll?) and drive up.

Spoiler: Alexander Sill (click to show/hide)

Name: Alexander Sill
Appearance: A well-built man in his late thirties, who walks with a slight limp. 
Backstory: A career soldier, though that career was brought to an abrupt end after the invasion of Grenada left him discharged with a shiny medal and a leg wound which will probably never fully heal. Since then he has struggled along, through a series of short-lived, dead-end jobs, searching for a new purpose in life. He now seems to have found one.

Physical stats:
Strength: d10
Dexterity: d8
Speed: d6
Endurance: d12
Awareness: d8
Guile: d6
Knowledge: d6
Willpower: d6

Occult stats: 
Corruption: 0
Madness: 0
Favour: 0

World Stats: 
Connections: d8
Possessions: d6
Money: d6
Standing: d8

Inventory: (2 items) 
Toolbox, torch. 
$500 cash

[Parisbre56]

"Ugh, OK, how about this plan?"

"We start with a library where we can hold our meetings. Either the one with the crazy lady or the one I found. If we use the one I found, we fill it with the books the good doctor got for us."

"Once we've done that, we expand to the University basement so we can find equipment and recruit smart and/or impressionable teens."

"Finally, we expand to the nude club as a safe place to conduct our rituals and hold large meetings."

"And we keep the church as a fallback or maybe use it for rituals while we set up our locations in the city."

"Sounds good? If so, I suggest we split up to explore each location and try to acquire at least one of them. When we're done, we meet again and discuss what we've achieved. Who's with me?"

[Tomasque]

((What was the schedule of the part time job?))

[piecewise]

((What was the schedule of the part time job?))

Monday through thursday, 4 hours a day.

[Hotfire90]

"When I said that the nude club would be an asset, I meant that it would be useful for income, not as a base."

Head off to the old lady in her new age shop, if I haven't told her my name yet, introduce myself as Thomas Spencer and try to recruit her. Mention that our cult is still establishing itself and that our goal is to discover the secrets of the world.

Spoiler: Richard Reed (click to show/hide)

Name: Richard Reed
Appearance: A well dressed man in his mid-twenties, he sports short brown hair and a well kempt mustache.
Backstory: Richard discovered the cult when one of his less prestigious connections informed him about otherwordly beings and of the knowledge these beings possess. Intent to learn this secret knowledge, he set out to join the cult.

Physical stats:
Strength: d4
Dexterity: d6
Speed: d6
Endurance: d6
Awareness: d8
Guile: d12
Knowledge: d10
Willpower: d8

Occult stats:
Corruption: 0
Madness: 0
Favor: d4

World Stats:
Connections: d12
Possessions: d4
Money: d6
Standing: d8

Inventory:
Notebook
Pen
Drawing of the sigil and the visions.
$397

[Devastator]

Examine the purchased books with the orb of the Red Scholar in attendance.  Did I find anything interesting occult-wise?

Spoiler: Sean O'Malley (click to show/hide)

Name: Sean O'Malley, Phd.
Appearance: A trim, short man in his mid-40s, with a jovial expression and short reddish-brown hair.
Backstory: After completing his doctorate in Philosophy, he found his life unexpectedly limited after promoting some rather nonstandard views, after discovering and investigating some minor secrets.  His position was since removed, and he no longer commands the respect he once had among his peers.

Physical stats: (list in order)
Strength: d4
Dexterity: d6
Speed: d8
Endurance: d8
Awareness: d10
Guile: d6
Knowledge: d12
Willpower: d6

Occult stats:
Corruption: 0
Madness: 0
Favor: 1

World Stats:
Connections: d6
Possessions: d8
Money: d8
Standing: d6

Inventory:
$469
Bicycle
Drafting Board

[Tomasque]

((Does this take place in alternative history, or can we use real life knowledge of 1985 Monterey to our advantage? As long as our character could know it, of course.))

[Hotfire90]

"I'm not suggesting we use her shop as a temple, I'm just on my way to recruit her to our cause. We're still exploring our options, the location of our temple is still undecided."

[Yottawhat]

"Well, if you excuse me, I'll be checking out that nude club. Feel free to join me ladies." Lance says coyly, heading out the abandoned building.

Investigate "The Library" with anyone else who wants to follow. See how large the place is, if it's still open after the owner got arrested, and most importantly, what's the fee for admission?

Spoiler: Lance Robbins (click to show/hide)

Name: Lance Robbins
Appearance: Bruised and batter, a shaved head, a smile like a serial killer, he's nearly the text book definition of "thug"
Backstory: Lance grow up in household with lower expectations, and managed to not even reach that. He spent his years boozing, smoking, and brawling his time away. He overheard a drunk in the alley talking about type of "ritual thing" and decided to check it out. Not as if he has anything better to do with his life.

Physical stats:
Strength: d8
Dexterity: d12
Speed: d10
Endurance: d8
Awareness:d6
Guile: d6
Knowledge: d4
Willpower: d6

Occult stats:
Corruption: 0
Madness: 0
Favor: 1


World Stats:
Connections: d4
Possessions: d12
Money: d8
Standing: d4

Inventory: [Money roll: 1] [Possessions roll: 4]
$100 U.S dollars
Spanner
Flask of Alcohol
Carton of cigarettes
Zippo lighter

[Tomasque]

"I've found my way into a job at the University as a librarian. I'll see whether or not it shows any promise as a source of information."

Spend a point of favor to increase Awareness.

Go to the university and work, while using my time there to also look for anything that would be of interest to us: occult or otherwise weird texts, building blueprints, mentions of cult activities (in newspaper archives), etc. Also keep an eye out to see if anyone has checked out or is interested in suspicious books.

Spoiler: Ex-Writer (click to show/hide)

Name: Thomas Melbourne
Appearance: A man in his late 60s. Well-kept beard, no mustache or sideburns. Balding, but without a ridiculous comb-over. He dresses conservatively.
Backstory: He came to this small town in the 1940s in an attempt to escape his fame. An early novel of his had found surprise success, and prevented him from living the comfortable life he had always envisioned. Now, 40 years later, his idle searching into the occult has lead him to the truth. He's already planning his next book.
Physical stats:
 Strength: d6
 Dexterity: d8
 Speed: d4
 Endurance: d6
 Awareness: d10
 Guile: d8
 Knowledge: d12
 Willpower: d6
Occult stats:
 Corruption: 0
 Madness: 0
 Favor: d4
World Stats:
 Connections: d4
 Possessions: d4
 Money: d10
 Standing: d10
Inventory:
 -Notebook
 -Pen
 -$10,000