conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The year is 1922, and Prohibition is a schism that has swept the nation into a furor of disagreement, duplicity, and disorder. With the often-violent coercion of the police force and the equally savage desperation of bootleggers and rumrunners, it is difficult to work for any sort of governmental organization—but the Foundation, while federally funded, is not your ordinary organization.
  
  ~~~
  
  This is a helter-skelter first-time narration of a game set in, you guessed it, the Roaring Twenties, and centered around the SCP Foundation (which is not of my own creation; go to http://www.scp-wiki.net/about-the-scp-foundation for more information on the setting, and do click around a bit for some mind-blowing creepy awesomeness).
  
  You are encouraged to create your own characters (see http://www.scp-wiki.net/security-clearance-levels for options; any characters submitted of the higher clearance levels will be subject to my approval), your own SCPs, and anything else you can imagine!
  
  Due to the speed of the game, I will be making up the rules as I go along (forewarned is forearmed, and all that), and we will likely not be arriving at the destination we originally set out for.
  
  **Another note!** Remember that it's set in the '20s! You can find a lot of nifty era-friendly slang here: http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm ...but I won't bump you off for not using it exclusively: after all, it *is* slang, so only season your dialogue with a little here and there!
  
  **WARNING!** Language and some content *could* be considered NSFW, depending on your workplace.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Antiquarian: You’re an expert on antiquities and artifacts, known world-wide for your skills.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Appraisal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Delicate
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Archaeology Professor: You teach archaeology at a prestigious New England college and are widely published.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Lore
  
  Suggested Weakness: Slow
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Physics Professor: You stand at the forefront of “alternative physics”—where science meets mysticism.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sciences
  
  Suggested Weakness: Limited
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medical Doctor: Your knowledge of the human body and its care is much celebrated.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medicine
  
  Suggested Weakness: Oath
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psychologist: The human mind is your purview—you understand how it works and when it doesn’t.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: The Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Judgmental
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Field Archaeologist: You blend archaeological knowledge with wilderness survival and digging techniques.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Survival
  
  Suggested Weakness: Reckless
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dilettante: You ache to make a mark on the world, to amount to something special.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Resources
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naive
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Graduate Student: You’re at the beginning of an exciting career... you hope.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Vital Youth
  
  Suggested Weakness: Impatient
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soldier of Fortune: Your military training makes you valuable the world over. It’s a dangerous place, this planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hardy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartless
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Occult Author: You’ve studied and written widely on matters of mysticism and folklore. Your fans are many.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Mysticism
  
  Suggested Weakness: Bookish
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Appraisal: You’re sharp, perceptive, and quick—capable of appraising situations as well as objects.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lore: Your intellect is formidable and your knowledge spans many cultures and histories.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sciences: You have a calculating mind that prizes reason and calm precision above all.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medicine: You’re adept at medicine, from saving lives to identifying the telling marks of death.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Mind: The human mind is a remarkable device and you understand how it works.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survival: You’ve survived the wilderness, bandits, and wolves in your search for ancient treasures.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Resources: You’re well equipped with quality tools, society contacts, and funds.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Vital Youth: You’re energetic, athletic, and hale—ready for adventure!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hardy: You’re a rugged, leathery sort. You’re hard to kill and ready to work through pain.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mysticism: You know the ways of folklore and magic, some of it so much hogwash... some of it not.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Delicate: You’re delicate of touch, of demeanor, and of constitution.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Slow: Your mind may be sharp but your body is slow to keep up.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Limited: Outside your areas of expertise, you’re easily lost.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Oath: You’ve sworn an oath to save lives, avoid violence, and heal the sick.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Judgmental: Your judgmental attitude causes you troubles. If only others would try harder to measure up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reckless: You sometimes take chances that put you or others at risk.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Naive: A bit gullible and trusting of the wrong sorts, perhaps, but you mean well.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Impatient: You don’t wait around well. You want to act first and think about it later maybe.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Heartless: The years have left you wary and callous, unwilling to risk your heart again.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bookish: You’re no athlete. Maybe you’re doughy or awkward or frail but you’re sure no athlete.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn an Eldritch Secret: Learning is power, whether you share it or not.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hunt Something New: You’ve stalked or been stalked by the most dangerous game. Time for a new challenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Worthy Material for a Dissertation: Stop waffling and wondering and find out what you believe to be true about the world.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Your Father You’re Worthy: It’s not about inheritance, it’s about respect.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Push A Mind Beyond Its Limits: Push someone—perhaps yourself!—beyond the limits of reason and then study what happens.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Them Your Work is Sound: It’s not enough anymore to believe you’re right. Show them you’re right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bring Back A Groundbreaking Artifact: If you can retrieve a never-before-seen treasure, your career will be revitalized.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Home Alive: Maybe this work isn’t worth your life? Just get home alive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nothing Is Forbidden: Human morals are a human construction. Knowledge of the infinite is more valuable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Matters of Love: Love may be an earthly concern, but it’s real and it matters.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deciphering: Read words that have gone unread for generations.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survive the Wild: Endure and survive the threats of the wild.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Protect Someone: Prevent harm from coming to a colleague you admire or cherish.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Save A Life in Danger: Rescue someone in peril, perhaps bringing them back from the brink of death.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Be The First: Set foot in a new or ancient place before someone else can despoil it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Protect the Dig Site: Protect the dig site from harm.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Warn the World: Get word out about what’s happening at the dig site.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make A Friend: The best protections against the harsh realities of the world are friendship and allies.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Photographic Evidence: Get a photo that no one would believe if it weren’t true.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Right Might: Show someone that you’re not to be trifled with.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Matchbook From The Blue Star: A simple matchbook adorned with a blue star and no words.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jameson’s Portfolio on the Peru Dig: A collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Stack of Cold, Hard Cash: At least $1,000 dollars American in bright green bills.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Heavens Below: by Brother Francisco Castillo. Contains occult secrets about pre-Columbian South America.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Revolver: A six-shot snub-nosed pistol.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Shotgun: A long, double-barreled shotgun with a wood stock.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ammunition: Ammo for a gun.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dynamite: One stick of dynamite with a long fuse.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Digging Equipment: Shovels, brushes, and picks suitable for quick or fine-detail work.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Fine Camera: A high-quality camera with tripod.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jameson’s Office: All dark hardwoods and plush chairs with a penthouse view.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Aveline Estate: The sort of place with marble pillars and a hedge maze.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aboard Butcher’s Plane: The plane rattles and dips in tough turbulence. It’s more for cargo than passengers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Blue Star Nightclub: The city’s best-hidden jazz secret is this hole-in-the-wall club, open just twice a week.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Suburban Dining Room: The table is buried under layers of maps and sketches and newspaper clippings.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Remote Peruvian Village: A quaint, humid little village on the road leading to the dig site.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Swaying Rope Bridge: No way a truck could make it across that. Only foot traffic could cross this rickety thing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Abandoned Dig Site: The dig site resembles, at first, just an assortment of low, stone walls and carved pits.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Deep Jungle: This sort of jungle can swallow up a traveler with ease and never release its secrets.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Far Beneath the Dig: A circle of sunlight through the well shaft above reveals a vast, finely carved chamber...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Turbulence: Avoid embarrassing yourself in flight.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Impressions: Make a first impression on the locals that won’t get you in trouble later.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cross the Rope Bridge: Get across the rope bridge with all your equipment intact.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rains From A Clear Night Sky: The dig site fills with water and mud. Protect the artifacts!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Your Way: The track through the jungle is perilous and difficult to follow. Don’t lose your way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lost Beneath: These strange passages beneath the earth make little sense. Will you ever see the sky again?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ancient Writings: Who can decipher these ancient markings?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gunfire!: Someone from afar is taking shots at you!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Impossible Creature: It is both there and not there, part tentacle and part grasping mouth. Understand it? Or flee?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Vision: Are you dreaming or is this real?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dr. Jeremiah Jameson: Dr. Jameson isn’t brave enough to lead expeditions so he funds others’ trips into the unknown.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Diane Aveline: The widow of Michael Aveline, who was killed on an expedition of Jameson’s. She wants revenge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Caroline Butcher: One of the world’s great pilots and photographers.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Walter Corrigan: A soldier of fortune hired to protect Dr. Jameson’s investments.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Leonard Crenshaw: A locally renowned jazz musician and expert on folklore of the Americas.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jorge Quispe: A young driver, fixer, and guide in Peru. He’s been to the dig site Jameson’s curious about.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mysterious Interloper: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trench coat. Who is this gravel-voiced stranger?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mad Cultist: This drug-addled cultist is ready to give his life—or yours—to please his monstrous god.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tentacular Beast: Tentacles and feathery antennae probe out from a shadowy mass at the heart of this beast!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hellish Flying Monstrosity: Wider-winged than a condor, with a bone-chilling cry and gleaming teeth.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Familiarity: It breeds contempt, sure, everyone knows that. But when you're heading into the unknown, it's good to know that someone has your back.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tie Tack [E]: A small brass tie tack inlayed with a cheap red stone.
  
  (Euclid Class Artifact)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sense of Leadership: Where you go, you are certain that others will follow.
  
  For the most part.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Glowing Tie Tack [E]: A small brass tie tack inlayed with a cheap red stone. It's still glowing faintly; will it work again?
  
  (Euclid Class Artifact)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find Out Why the Hell You're Even Here: Why does the Foundation want you? Why did they keep calling and calling and calling you? Who was the man in the bowler hat? Was he the one on the phone, and how did this... *organization* find out about you, or where you work, or...
  
  Those are the questions you want answered, and you'd rather it be sooner than later.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Agent Shield's Respect: It's hard to earn, but once you've got it, *man*.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Broken Coffeepot: And it was your break, too.
  
  What now?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Foundation Breakroom: Everyone needs a break now and then.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Foundation Headquarters: Located in Smallville, USA, the Foundation Headquaters are a very well-kept secret.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mysterious Interloper: Tall and shadowy in a fedora and trenchcoat. Who is this gravel-voiced stranger?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nightmare: It is what you are most afraid of, in the deepest, darkest reaches of your soul.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reptilian Horror: Bipedal, as large as a man, and oddly reminiscent of those slow-moving, dim-witted creatures called dinosaurs, this one is swift and armed with terrible teeth and rending claws.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hunted!: There's something following you in the jungle... something big, and with very sharp teeth and very sharp claws.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Nightmare: Are you the only one seeing this?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Insane: You often see things that others do not. Sometimes this is useful, but more often it's a hindrance.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Skeptical: This can't be happening. It just can't. It doesn't make any sense, and these other people are obviously out of their minds.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Faith: An unshakeable belief in Fate and The Almighty that might come in handy against the horrors of the night.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Director's Portfolio on the Peru Dig: A collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and geographical survey maps.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prevent the World From Knowing: Humanity will not be able to sustain itself, knowing that these nightmares are real. Keep them buried, and keep mankind safe—and sane.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Project Manager: A tall man in a labcoat that licks his lips a lot. You're not altogether sure you trust him, but he's certainly got the rank to tell you where to go...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Limousine Interior: Your destination is unknown, your luggage is back at the Foundation, and you are stuffed in with five other people.
  
  This is going to be just great.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tweedle-dee (driving): One of the black-suited twins that escorted you forcibly from the Foundation to your next mission.
  
  He seems to be playing the "good cop" in this particular mindgame.
  
  (( If you manage to snag the keys, you will receive the asset card "Limousine Keys." ))
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Limousine Keys: The keys to the limousine. Swanky! Now you can go anywhere you want—and where you want to go is back to the goddamn Foundation to get an explanation from the man in charge.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tweedle-dum (armed): One of the black-suited twins that escorted you forcibly from the Foundation to your next mission.
  
  He's the one who was swinging around the billy club—the "bad cop," obviously.
  
  If only you could somehow get that from him, you could throw this trolley off its rails...
  
  (( If you manage to snag the billy club, you will receive the asset card "Billy Club." ))
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Director's Office: It's small and neat, with a few scattered houseplants near the window, which looks out onto the lake.
  
  Not a bad place, really, except for the formidable oaken desk in the middle, and the fact that there are no chairs other than the one behind it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Explain Why You Killed Your Drivers: How are you going to tell this woman that you murdered two Foundation employees—in, if not cold blood, then at least mildly chilly blood—because you don't like Kogoff's face?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Director: A small, severe woman, not apparently much given to objects merely for effect. You will have to prove yourself to her, *somehow*, before she will listen to you... or answer any of your questions.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Agent Shield: Your driver.
  
  Your *official* driver, that is, assigned to you by the Director herself.
  
  There must be some mistake, though. This man is the very image of unprofessionalism—he isn't wearing a tie! The top buttons of his shirt are undone! *His suit jacket is open!*—and he's asking you for a password.
  
  A *password*?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Task Force Commander: You are a leader of men under fire, making the tough go when the going gets tough.  When they call on you, you know the situation is ugly: your job is to clean it up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Survival: They've sent you through hell on more than one occasion, but you always manage to come out on the other side in one piece (more or less).
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Limited: You know your stuff and you know it well.  ...the stuff you don't know, on the other hand, is a lot like Greek to you.  And you don't understand a lick of Greek.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Show Them Your Work is Sound: Just because you're not book smart, they want to write off what you say.  Time to put your money where your mouth is.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get Revenge: You will do anything to get back at who or whatever you think is responsible. Nothing is going to get in your way.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Revenge: Get revenge against Marshal, Carter and Dark for what they did to your parents
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mobile Task Force Operative: You are a veteran field operative. You are mobilized to deal with all level of threats. Heavy combat with hazardous anomalies and containment procedures are your expertise.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strong-Willed: You will get what you want, and nothing can hold you back.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sex Appeal: Beverly is a pretty young lady, and is able to win people over with her feminine wiles
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An Object Has a Hand In This...: From time to time Jarvis enters a heightened state when it comes to the effects of Objects. When he gets the feeling of something strange his brashness and will to act are suddenly replaced with great caution and heightened observations.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Respect for Authority: You haven't gotten this far by doing whatever you please.  You respect the people in power (those who deserve it, at least) and know when to listen to people in the know.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Polyglot: Growing up in a family that spoke four different languages was a good start.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Oddly Charming: He's quite mad... but in an amusing way.