conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Despite its picturesque name, Rose Docks is a seedy, derelict neighborhood. The waterfront is a home for petty crime and bootlegging, sunken in a bay between the bleak tower of Black Point Lighthouse and the empty mansion called Harrow House. 
  
   Some excitement has come its way in the last few weeks, however, as film star Flora van Dyne has opened her bohemian nightclub and invited both criminals and upper crust bon vivants. 
  
  The only other news from the Dockside are rumors from the fishermen and smugglers. Something's out on the water--a vast, dark shape with a green light, silent and ominous. And it seems to be getting closer.
  
  [Notes from the Storyteller:
  --I'd like to have a scene a week, more or less. This is largely to try out Storium itself as a system! 
  --The material is fairly creepy, but a lighter tone is okay. I'll shape the first scene based on what kind of characters you want to play. 
  --If your ideal character isn't listed, ping me and I'll create a card for that. (Or for strengths/weaknesses that you think would be ideal.)
  --Although I expect we'll get into some horror material, I'd like to declare two things off limits for this story: 1) rape and 2) threats of harm to children. ]
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re an expert on antiquities and artifacts, known world-wide for your skills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Appraisal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Delicate
conversations.prefix: Antiquarian:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You teach archaeology at a prestigious New England college and are widely published.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Lore
  
  Suggested Weakness: Slow
conversations.prefix: Archaeology Professor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You stand at the forefront of “alternative physics”—where science meets mysticism.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sciences
  
  Suggested Weakness: Limited
conversations.prefix: Physics Professor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your knowledge of the human body and its care is much celebrated.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medicine
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oath
conversations.prefix: Medical Doctor:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The human mind is your purview—you understand how it works and when it doesn’t.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: The Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Judgmental
conversations.prefix: Psychologist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You blend archaeological knowledge with wilderness survival and digging techniques.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.prefix: Field Archaeologist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You ache to make a mark on the world, to amount to something special.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resources
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.prefix: Dilettante:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re at the beginning of an exciting career... you hope.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Vital Youth
  
  Suggested Weakness: Impatient
conversations.prefix: Graduate Student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. It’s a dangerous place, this planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartless
conversations.prefix: Soldier of Fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve studied and written widely on matters of mysticism and folklore. Your fans are many.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mysticism
  
  Suggested Weakness: Bookish
conversations.prefix: Occult Author:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re sharp, perceptive, and quick—capable of appraising situations as well as objects.
conversations.prefix: Appraisal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your intellect is formidable and your knowledge spans many cultures and histories.
conversations.prefix: Lore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a calculating mind that prizes reason and calm precision above all.
conversations.prefix: Sciences:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re adept at medicine, from saving lives to identifying the telling marks of death.
conversations.prefix: Medicine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The human mind is a remarkable device and you understand how it works.
conversations.prefix: The Mind:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve survived the wilderness, bandits, and wolves in your search for ancient treasures.
conversations.prefix: Survival:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re well equipped with quality tools, society contacts, and funds.
conversations.prefix: Resources:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re energetic, athletic, and hale—ready for adventure!
conversations.prefix: Vital Youth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re a rugged, leathery sort. You’re hard to kill and ready to work through pain.
conversations.prefix: Hardy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know the ways of folklore and magic, some of it so much hogwash... some of it not.
conversations.prefix: Mysticism:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution.
conversations.prefix: Delicate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your mind may be sharp but your body is slow to keep up.
conversations.prefix: Slow:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Outside your areas of expertise, you’re easily lost.
conversations.prefix: Limited:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve sworn an oath to save lives, avoid violence, and heal the sick.
conversations.prefix: Oath:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your judgmental attitude causes you troubles. If only others would try harder to measure up.
conversations.prefix: Judgmental:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You sometimes take chances that put you or others at risk.
conversations.prefix: Reckless:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A bit gullible and trusting of the wrong sorts, perhaps, but you mean well.
conversations.prefix: Naive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You don’t wait around well. You want to act first and think about it later maybe.
conversations.prefix: Impatient:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The years have left you wary and callous, unwilling to risk your heart again.
conversations.prefix: Heartless:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re no athlete. Maybe you’re doughy or awkward or frail but you’re sure no athlete.
conversations.prefix: Bookish:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learning is power, whether you share it or not.
conversations.prefix: Learn an Eldritch Secret:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve stalked or been stalked by the most dangerous game. Time for a new challenge.
conversations.prefix: Hunt Something New:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stop waffling and wondering and find out what you believe to be true about the world.
conversations.prefix: Find Worthy Material for a Dissertation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not about inheritance, it’s about respect.
conversations.prefix: Show Your Father You’re Worthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Push someone—perhaps yourself!—beyond the limits of reason and then study what happens.
conversations.prefix: Push A Mind Beyond Its Limits:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not enough anymore to believe you’re right. Show them you’re right.
conversations.prefix: Show Them Your Work is Sound:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your career will be revitalized.
conversations.prefix: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe this work isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.prefix: Get Home Alive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Human morals are a human construction. Knowledge of the infinite is more valuable.
conversations.prefix: Nothing Is Forbidden:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Love may be an earthly concern, but it’s real and it matters.
conversations.prefix: Matters of Love:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Read words that have gone unread for generations.
conversations.prefix: Deciphering:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Endure and survive the threats of the wild.
conversations.prefix: Survive the Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prevent harm from coming to a colleague you admire or cherish.
conversations.prefix: Protect Someone:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rescue someone in peril, perhaps bringing them back from the brink of death.
conversations.prefix: Save A Life in Danger:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Set foot in a new or ancient place before someone else can despoil it.
conversations.prefix: Be The First:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect the dig site from harm.
conversations.prefix: Protect the Dig Site:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get word out about what’s happening at the dig site.
conversations.prefix: Warn the World:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The best protections against the harsh realities of the world are friendship and allies.
conversations.prefix: Make A Friend:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get a photo that no one would believe if it weren’t true.
conversations.prefix: Photographic Evidence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show someone that you’re not to be trifled with.
conversations.prefix: Right Might:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A simple matchbook adorned with a blue star and no words.
conversations.prefix: A Matchbook From The Blue Star:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.prefix: Jameson’s Portfolio on the Peru Dig:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: At least $1,000 dollars American in bright green bills.
conversations.prefix: A Stack of Cold, Hard Cash:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: by Brother Francisco Castillo. Contains occult secrets about pre-Columbian South America.
conversations.prefix: The Heavens Below:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A six-shot snub-nosed pistol.
conversations.prefix: Revolver:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A long, double-barreled shotgun with a wood stock.
conversations.prefix: Shotgun:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ammo for a gun.
conversations.prefix: Ammunition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One stick of dynamite with a long fuse.
conversations.prefix: Dynamite:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shovels, brushes, and picks suitable for quick or fine-detail work.
conversations.prefix: Digging Equipment:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A high-quality camera with tripod.
conversations.prefix: A Fine Camera:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All dark hardwoods and plush chairs with a penthouse view.
conversations.prefix: Dr. Jameson’s Office:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The sort of place with marble pillars and a hedge maze.
conversations.prefix: The Aveline Estate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The plane rattles and dips in tough turbulence. It’s more for cargo than passengers.
conversations.prefix: Aboard Butcher’s Plane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The city’s best-hidden jazz secret is this hole-in-the-wall club, open just twice a week.
conversations.prefix: The Blue Star Nightclub:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The table is buried under layers of maps and sketches and newspaper clippings.
conversations.prefix: Suburban Dining Room:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A quaint, humid little village on the road leading to the dig site.
conversations.prefix: A Remote Peruvian Village:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No way a truck could make it across that. Only foot traffic could cross this rickety thing.
conversations.prefix: Swaying Rope Bridge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The dig site resembles, at first, just an assortment of low, stone walls and carved pits.
conversations.prefix: The Abandoned Dig Site:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This sort of jungle can swallow up a traveler with ease and never release its secrets.
conversations.prefix: Deep Jungle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A circle of sunlight through the well shaft above reveals a vast, finely carved chamber...
conversations.prefix: Far Beneath the Dig:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Avoid embarrassing yourself in flight.
conversations.prefix: Turbulence:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make a first impression on the locals that won’t get you in trouble later.
conversations.prefix: First Impressions:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get across the rope bridge with all your equipment intact.
conversations.prefix: Cross the Rope Bridge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The dig site fills with water and mud. Protect the artifacts!
conversations.prefix: Rains From A Clear Night Sky:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The track through the jungle is perilous and difficult to follow. Don’t lose your way.
conversations.prefix: Find Your Way:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These strange passages beneath the earth make little sense. Will you ever see the sky again?
conversations.prefix: Lost Beneath:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Who can decipher these ancient markings?
conversations.prefix: Ancient Writings:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone from afar is taking shots at you!
conversations.prefix: Gunfire!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It is both there and not there, part tentacle and part grasping mouth. Understand it? Or flee?
conversations.prefix: The Impossible Creature:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Are you dreaming or is this real?
conversations.prefix: The Vision:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jameson isn’t brave enough to lead expeditions so he funds others’ trips into the unknown.
conversations.prefix: Dr. Jeremiah Jameson:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The widow of Michael Aveline, who was killed on an expedition of Jameson’s. She wants revenge.
conversations.prefix: Diane Aveline:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One of the world’s great pilots and photographers.
conversations.prefix: Caroline Butcher:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A soldier of fortune hired to protect Dr. Jameson’s investments.
conversations.prefix: Walter Corrigan:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A locally renowned jazz musician and expert on folklore of the Americas.
conversations.prefix: Leonard Crenshaw:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A young driver, fixer, and guide in Peru. He’s been to the dig site Jameson’s curious about.
conversations.prefix: Jorge Quispe:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trench coat. Who is this gravel-voiced stranger?
conversations.prefix: Mysterious Interloper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This drug-addled cultist is ready to give his life—or yours—to please his monstrous god.
conversations.prefix: Mad Cultist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tentacles and feathery antennae probe out from a shadowy mass at the heart of this beast!
conversations.prefix: Tentacular Beast:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Wider-winged than a condor, with a bone-chilling cry and gleaming teeth.
conversations.prefix: Hellish Flying Monstrosity:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stiller needs a new location for stashing the goods. Seen anywhere useful?
conversations.prefix: Smuggler's Den:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Greenish and ornate. What does it open or close?
conversations.prefix: A Heavy Brass Key:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Why was this stashed here? And by whom?
conversations.prefix: Josiah Harrow's Testimony:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flora has found a local vessel that's willing to take sightseers--er-- investigators out to see the green light.
conversations.prefix: Tickets for the Gooeyduck:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spencer's own assortment of useful items.
conversations.prefix: Medical Kit:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The fishing boat is crowded, but seaworthy. Probably. It’s more for cargo than passengers.
conversations.prefix: Aboard the Gooeyduck:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Flora van Dyne's newly-opened nightclub on Rose Dock draws bohemians and bootleggers alike.
conversations.prefix: The Golden Rose:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The "whales" are tall tales, but the drinks are strong and the company well-heeled.
conversations.prefix: The Whalers Club:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Local crime boss and bootlegger.
conversations.prefix: Jake Stiller:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The only route between Rose Docks and the rest of the city.
conversations.prefix: Drawbridge over the Inlet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Josiah Harrow's rumored tunnels twist and turn in the dark earth.
conversations.prefix: Under Harrow House:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Although the founders are long dead, the Harrow estate remains, looming above Rose Dock like a bad memory.
conversations.prefix: Harrow House:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The third-oldest lighthouse on the coast still keeps its lonely vigil over the steep cliffs.
conversations.prefix: Black Rock Lighthouse:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Local historian who tends Harrow House. Prefers to overlook the darker parts of the local stories.
conversations.prefix: Adelaide Fleming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Avoid embarrassing yourself.
conversations.prefix: Seasickness:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Owner of the Gooeyduck; fond of a drop now and then, fond of a bit of gossip as well.
conversations.prefix: Captain Briggs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get these people out of the way!
conversations.prefix: Protect the Innocent:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It has arrived and its terrible crew spills out onto land. Can you survive?
conversations.prefix: The Black Freighter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's got to be something here that will help you make sense of it all.
conversations.prefix: Explore the House:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a tough, no-nonsense worker for hire.
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.prefix: Dockworker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your life will be smooth sailing.
conversations.prefix: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A little more money never hurt.
conversations.prefix: Step 3: Profit!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A simple matchbook adorned with a golden rose and no words.
conversations.prefix: A Matchbook From The Golden Rose:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A collection of newspaper clippings, archival copies, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.prefix: Fleming's Notes on Harrow House:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A maze of run-down warehouses, dark alleyways, and drinking dens for wharf rats and dockworkers.
conversations.prefix: Dockside:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rich ex-starlet whose new nightclub has brought life to a nearly deserted neighborhood.
conversations.prefix: Flora van Dyne:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Keeper of the Black Rock Lighthouse. Prone to giggling and sobbing, but keeps the lights on.
conversations.prefix: Jonesy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stiller's gunsel protects his investments and sends unpleasant messages to those who upset him.
conversations.prefix: Rook:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They haven't told you what you want to know. That's about to change.
conversations.prefix: Get the Real Story:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cut off contact to the mainland so the Freighter's chaos cannot spread!
conversations.prefix: Lift the Bridge:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Maybe this isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.prefix: Get Home Alive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The steep, stony path above the bay looks down on Rose Docks and out to sea.
conversations.prefix: Widow's Walk:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A green light shimmers at the front of a black cloud on the sea. What carries it?
conversations.prefix: Get a Good Look:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It'll be easier to find what Flora's looking for if you're all on the same page.
conversations.prefix: Working Together:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Briggs has switched from pleasant drunkenness to terror. Can you calm him down?
  
conversations.prefix: Get a hold of yourself!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Gooeyduck is pitching and swaying. The storm threatens the boat and all aboard it.
conversations.prefix: High Seas:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Exposed at low tide, these caverns honeycomb the cliffs of the inlet. Who knows how far back they go?
conversations.prefix: The Caves of Black Rock Point:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Back to the surface!
conversations.prefix: Finding a Way Out:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find the source of that low, intermittent roar. It's probably the wind. Or owls. Or a weather balloon. 
conversations.prefix: What's that sound?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Why leave this in the sea chest?
conversations.prefix: Rusted Knife:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The bull's horns gleam in the light. Will you try and wrest it from its place?
conversations.prefix: Tarnished Bull:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're on the track of the next big scoop!
conversations.prefix: Journalist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You affect a jaded ennui, but in truth you seek to hide your lack of world experience.  Never having known real hardship or danger you naively romanticize those who have and seek out their company.
conversations.prefix: Callow:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ralph thinks the best way to get others to shape up is to shake them up. Literally.
conversations.prefix: Callous:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Spencer has worked with hard-nosed types—and folk in desperate straits—before, and has some experience in helping them see, if not reason, then where some of their better interests lie.
conversations.prefix: Persuasion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You tend to notice little details.  Whether you interpret them correctly is another matter.
conversations.prefix: Observant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's the legs.  All those little legs.  Scuttling.  Scuttling everywhere.  Maybe in your hair.  
conversations.prefix: Arachnophobia:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You'll see this through, no matter the cost. To you or anybody else.
conversations.prefix: Determined: