DEATHKILL:

Or, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Coroner

A Hammond/Liebtag Production
In Association With Wax Ow !edia
"haracters:
Teagan Emanue #The $utt% &ir'(
Teagan bene)ts *rom good breeding+ a heath% home i*e+
exceent nutrition+ and an indomitab% sunn% outoo, on i*e- Though
historica% considered somewhat eas% b% her cassmates+ Teagan has
been in a semi.monogamous reationshi/ with T%rone P%re *or the /ast
semester and a ha*- A *ormer cheereader+ Teagan has managed to
maintain both a " a0erage at I0% League $tate and a *antastic
/h%si1ue- $he tends to see the good in /eo/e+ o*ten at her ex/ense-
T%rone P%re #The To,en 2ac, &u%'(
T%rone was born and in 3ae% !ountain4s worst housing /ro5ect+
3erdant Paradise Estates- During his %outh in the 3PE+ he s/ent most o*
his wa,ing hours coo,ing and seing roc, cocaine- 6oung T%rone4s
scant eisure time was s/ent throwing *ootbas and running ong
distances- He recei0ed a *u athetic schoarshi/ to I0% League stat+
and is a starting wide recei0er and cose *riend o* 2rent Adams- T%rone
is *riend% and outgoing+ but not abo0e handing a cand% coege bo% his
own ass once in a whie-
77777777777 #The 8oreign Exchange $tudent'(
77777 comes *rom the ancient+ troubed countr% o* 777777- 777777
is a and o* contrasts+ and 77777777 re9ects this in her genera% *riend%
demeanor and 1uic, tem/er- 777777 is a graduate student in 7777777+
and has *ormed a *ast *riendshi/ with her mentor and graduate
ad0iser+ Pro*- :ohnson- Athough she s/ea,s /assabe Engish and has
been in 3ae% !ountain *or three %ears+ 77777777 is sti something o*
an outsider+ though her *riend Aice E0erast has been ma,ing attem/ts
to broaden her socia hori;ons o* ate-
2rent Adams #The :oc, Thug'(
2rent Adams is the starting 1uarterbac, *or I0% League $tate4s
sub/ar+ but much o0ed+ 0arsit% *ootba team- Athetic and good
oo,ing+ 2rent natura% has achie0ed some e0e o* oca *ame+ and is a
reasonab% we.,nown *ace in 3ae% !ountain- <e0er ha0ing had to
wor, *or much+ 2rent nonetheess wor,s 0er% hard at ,ee/ing his bod%
in to/ condition- $ome woud argue that this has come at the ex/ense
o* his mind- 2rent has itte use *or other /eo/e+ but ,nows how to get
what he wants *rom them-
Aice E0erast #The :ournaism $tudent/3aedictorian'(
Aice is the on% daughter o* Puit;er Pri;e winning /hoto5ournaist
Wi <a0idson and *amed cutura critic "amie E0erast- Though her
*ather died at a %oung age+ Aice has been *oowing in his *ootste/s:
to/ o* her cass at I0% League $tate+ Aice is on the 0erge o* graduation
and is headed on to graduate studies at "oumbia =ni0ersit%- Though
she o*ten catches the e%e o* mae coeds+ Aice has remained
unattached *or the duration o* her undergraduate career- $he is
outgoing+ ruthess% inteigent+ and in1uisiti0e-
8red Edwards #The &u% In "harge'(
8red Edwards is the son o* a de/ut% sheri> and a 0ounteer )re
)ghter- 8rom an ear% age+ 8red *ound his caing in /oicing the
beha0ior o* his /eers and re/orting an% de0iances to the /ro/er
authorities- 8riendess throughout most o* high schoo+ 8red
/artici/ated in man% %outh/aw en*orcement communit% coo/erati0es
around 3ae% !ountain and married a widowed 5unior o?cer at @A-
8red studies criminoog% and *orensic anthro/oog% at I0% League
$tate+ and has an un/aid internshi/ with the 3!PD- He has concei0ed+
*unded+ directed and maintained a one man anti.narcotics tas, *orce
on cam/us *or the /ast two %ears- This gets him out and about /rett%
o*ten- 8red is /oite and u/standing to the /oint o* being unsetting-
Wriothese% 3an Patten #The Trust 8und Kid'(
Wriothese% attends I0% League $tate because his /arents
decided to scrim/ on his education in order to bu% another %acht-
Though he considers most o* his /eers to be *ar in*erior to him in terms
o* cass and status+ he nonetheess carouses and whores around with
the best o* them- Ha0ing been /ro0ided with a 9eet o* cars at an ear%
age+ he is a crac, dri0er and owns se0era exotic Euro/ean modes
himse*- Wriothese% s/ends his mone% *ree%+ and s/ends much o* his
*ree time *encing and hunting on his we.heeed reati0es4 estates- He
is genera% bored+ though not un/easant-
Preude:
T%rone+ 2rent+ Teagan+ and 8red are @B- It is a chi% night in ear%
<o0emeber+ and the biggest /art% o* the %ear is ta,ing /ace at an
em/t% summer cam/ owned b% 2rent4s grand/arents- It is the e0ening
o* the ast *ootba game o* the season(2rent and T%rone ha0e 5ust
come 0ictorious o> the )ed+ ha0ing 5ust won the di0isiona tite- A the
,ids are assembed at the summer cam/: T%rone and 2rent to
ceebrateC Teagan+ as /art o* the cheereading s1uad+ has come in the
com/an% o* se0era %oung men simutaneous%C 8red has come to ,ee/
an e%e on things+ ta,e note o* a substances imbibed+ and ma,e sure
that no one dri0es drun,-
2rent+ in addition to winning the biggest game o* his high schoo
career+ has on% this morning been diagnosed with HI3-
T%rone is at the to/ o* his game+ and is /anning a 0icious /ran,
on one o* his stoner cassmates in cousion with other members o* the
o>ensi0e ine-
Teagan has 5ust this morning been dum/ed b% her DA %ear od
stee.wor,er bo%*riend- $he has her e%e on T%rone or another member
o* the o>ensi0e ine in his ci1ue-
8red is ,ee/ing a cose e%e on Teagan+ whom he saw smo,ing a
5oint behind the g%m earier that wee,-
As the /art% gets underwa%+ T%rone4s *riends torment and intimidate a
grou/ o* ha/ess stoners+ concentrating most o* their abuse on Ton%
"oca "oa+ a ong.haired+ hem/.wearin4 dude o* itte conse1uence and
ess asserti0eness- Teagan is tagging aong with the grou/C 8red is
*oowing Teagan- 2rent is either with this grou/ or on his own in the
/art%C either wa% he is e%eing a beauti*u %oung bonde woman o* D@ or
DD+ someone not *rom his high schoo but extreme% enticing(This is
!a0is- O0er the course o* the e0ening+ 2rent seduces/is seduced b%
!a0is+ has sex with her+ and conse1uent% /asses the HI3 on to her-
T%rone and/or his *riends come across Ton% "oca "oa whie he is
isoated+ /erha/s ta,ing a /iss or smo,ing a bow+ and insut and
degrade him- He ashes out+ /erha/s with racia e/ithets against
T%rone+ and is beaten senseess b% T%rone and/or his *riends- Teagan
and 8red are witness to this+ and ma% react according%- Eegardess o*
the outcome #and here an% character de*ending Ton% "oca "oa
o0ermuch ma% aso get beaten'+ T%rone4s ci1ue reai;es that Ton% is
d%ing or near death+ and that the% must do something with him- What+
exact%+ the% do with him shoud de/end either on the characters
interactions or+ i* the% do not o>er an% o/inions+ T%rone4s *riends wi
dro/ Ton% "oca "oa4s boodied bod% o> at some we.ighted area
within the town imits- The /reude ends with 2rent wa,ing u/ to an
em/t% bed+ and T%rone and the rest wa,ing u/ to the conse1uences o*
their e0ening-
DEATHKILL:
A"T I
IA'
We o/en on Aice and 777777777- Aice is ta,ing her Prius to get the oi
changed at Wa.mart- 777777 is accom/an%ing her- Aice ,nows about a
/art% tonight+ and has in0ited 777777777 to come with her+ as she does
not want to go aone+ but does want to go because she was in0ited
there b% a grad student in whom she has some interest- His name is
2i%- The girs encounter Eas% 2ob at the Wa.!art garage- He grins at
both o* them as the% wait at the des,C either one o* the girs can ma,e
a Perce/tionFAertness ro to get a cree/% 0ibe o> o* this sim/e giant-
The% sho/ at Wa.!art+ get the car+ and do not see Eas% 2ob again-
The% can continue the rest o* their a*ternoon howe0er the% /easeC we
suggest to Aice that she needs to get read% to go out *or the e0ening-
Pa% out scene as re1uired-
I2' T%rone and 2rent i*ting at the g%m- 2rent is organi;ing a /art% at
his house #2rent i0es in a arge+ 3ictorian.era house with a *ew
roommates: "had and "ameron'+ and he mentions the /art% to T%rone-
Aow them to /a% scene out as the% see )t-
I"' Teagan is at the bar between cassesC o0erhears a grou/ o* girs
ta,ing about the /art% that night at 2rent4s- $uggest to Teagan that
she shoud /robab% ca T%rone to get the word on the /art%C aow
T%rone and Teagan to /a% out con0ersation+ then return to Teagan *or
the rest o* the scene-
ID' 8red is at wor,+ an un/aid internshi/ with the 3!PD- He is doing
/a/erwor, and menia cer, ser0ices and o0erhears two homicide
detecti0es ta,ing about a bod% recent% *ound in an a/artment
com/ex: the door o* the a/artment had been /unctured b% some sort
o* bunt ob5ect+ and then unoc,ed *rom the outsideC the a/artment4s
resident !ies O4Kee*e+ #one o* 8red4s *ormer cassmates+ one o*
T%rone4s grou/(G<OTE: he is the one who introduced 2rent to !a0isC
this can come out aterH' was budgeoned be%ond a recognition+ and it
too, a *ew da%s to identi*% the bod% *rom what was e*t o* the teeth(
the bod% aso had do;ens o* bro,en bones+ and the imbs oo,ed i,e
the%4d been /ureed- Let 8red )nish shi*t at wor,C then cass- In cass+
he o0erhears a grou/ o* girs ta,ing about how T%rone and 2rent are
throwing a /art% tonightC 8red+ in his ca/acit% as a one man anti.
narcotics grou/+ decides that he woud ha0e /recedent *or crashing the
/art% and ,ee/ing an e%e on the /roceedings+ as we as ha0ing an
o//ortunit% to as, T%rone about their *ormer cassmate !ies who was
*ound murdered in the a/artment-
ID' Wriothese% has 5ust returned *rom a two wee, tour o* Western
Euro/e- =/on arri0ing at the dorm+ he is greeted b% a %oung+ attracti0e
bonde gir with whom he has had sexua reations+ athough he cannot
remember her name- $he as,s him i* he is going to 2rent and T%rone4s
/art% that e0ening- Pa% this out howe0er it goesC tr% to get a itte bit
o* character de0eo/ment out o* Wriothese%- Wriothese% has the
number o* Aice+ whom he met at a bar be*ore ea0ing *or Euro/e-
$trong% suggest to him that Aice ma,es his /eter hard+ and it woud
be *ooish <OT to ca her- Let this interaction /a% out howe0er it goesC
then )nish u/ with Wriothese%-
END OF ACT I
A"T II
IIA' The characters are a at the /art%- T%rone and 2rent ha0e been
there since ear% e0ening- Teagan has been hanging o> o* T%rone *or
hours- Aice and the 8oreign Exchange $tudent arri0e around IP!+
*oowed cose% b% 8red and Wriothese%-
Things that can ha//en in this scene:
@' Aice sees 2i%- I* she a//roaches 2i%+ 2i% is /reoccu/ied
with a @I %ear od undergraduate- Pa% this out as it goes-
D' Wriothese% sees Aice- This can go an% number o* wa%sC et
the characters dictate- $tress to Aice that Wriothese% is a
0acant+ horribe asshoe-
J' 8red can a//roach T%rone about the bod% o* !ies being
disco0ered in the a/artment- It is a mutua ac1uaintance o*
theirsC /a% this out howe0er it goes-
a- What T%rone ,nows about !ies: 3er% itte be%ond the
*act that a*ter high schoo+ !ies became a *u bown
acohoic and sma time cocaine deaer- Last T%rone
heard+ O4Kee*e was i0ing in 3erdant Paradise Estates+
his *ormer housing /ro5ect- T%rone hasn4t seen or s/o,en
with him in amost two %ears-
K' Hushed rumors and whis/ers about the murder in the o>.
cam/us a/artment-
II2' It4s Dam- The /art% has died downC the music is so*ter+ there are
/eo/e /assed out around the house+ man% /eo/e ha0e e*t- A o* our
/rinci/as are sti there- $tress to 8red that he hasn4t geaned an%
in*ormation *or ha0ing been here+ and that he has a wi*e waiting *or
him at home- "oax him into ea0ing )rst-
Wa,ing home+ 8red /asses a arge+ %eow+ hearse.i,e station
wagon #a &rand "a/ris'- PERCEPTION + ALERTNESS ro+ di?cut 6
to )rst notice that the windshied o* the station wagon has been
shattered- =/on *urther ins/ection: he cannot see much in the car
through the windshied because it is s/iderwebbed+ and the /assenger
windows o* the car ha0e been tinted too dar, to see through in the
street ight- De/ending on number o* success *rom this ro #or /erha/s
a second ro'+ he wi notice smears o* bood on the sidewa,+ and signs
o* a strugge #,ic,ed u/ sod+ mud+ and with su?cient successes #three
or more' he wi )nd a tooth at the edge o* the sidewa, and what oo,s
i,e a bac, scu> mar, e*t b% the hea0% soe o* a shoe or boot- I* he
decides to oo, in the car+ a o* the doors are oc,ed+ sa0e *or the rear
hatch- I* he o/ens the hatch+ he wi disco0er our )rst bod%H
The bod% has been com/ete% massacred+ /u0eri;ed
be%ond a recognition in the manner described earier b% the homicide
detecti0es- THI<&$ WE $HO=LD K<OW A2O=T THI$ $"E<E: @' The car
is registered in the name o* Agnes Kier,egaard- D'The bod% in the
bac,seat a//ears to be that o* a %oung mae- J'The cor/se has a
waet with a *ew doars+ an IDG+ cigarettes+ sma bag o* cocaine+ a
bro,en botte o* chea/ coogne- K'At this /oint+ 8red is two and ha*
boc,s *rom the /art%C there is aso a /a%/hone three boc,s down the
street- L'$treet is com/ete% desertedC there are a *ew restaurants and
a record store here+ and the boc, is otherwise surrounded b%
residences- L' There is ight *rom streetam/s+ but it is sti *air% dar,
here- M' The wind /ic,s u/ sight%-
I* 8red runs bac, to the /art%+ end his scene here+ go to someone ese-
I* 8red runs *or the /a%/hone+ he has an encounter with the ,ier- At
the /a%/hone+ PERCEPTION + ALERTNESS #di>- 8' to sense
someone behind him- I* he *ais+ Eas% 2ob gets one *ree whac, at the
bac, o* his head- Pa% this out howe0er it goes-
II"' The 8oreign Exchange $tudent #herea*ter ,nown as 8E$' is e*t at
the /art%+ ha*.drun,+ Aice is either with Wriothese%+ has hoo,ed u/
with someone ese+ or is with 8E$- <o matter what+ the% need to be
s/it u/ i* the% are together- 8E$ needs to /ee- One bathroom is oc,ed+
the other bathroom has a gagge o* /eo/e ta,ing their *riend through
a bout o* acoho /oisoning- $he4s e*t with two o/tions: the sin,
aundr% room sin, or the bac,%ard- Either wa%+ either through a
window in the aundr% room+ or actua% going outside+ PERCEPTION +
ALTERTNESS #di> 6 outside+ di> 7 inside'-
2od% is %ing on the ground near the wa o* a utiit% shedH The
utiit% shed has been s/attered with gore and bood+ bits o* 9esh+ hair
and teeth- The bod%4s head is tota% destro%ed+ and it oo,s i,e the
bac, o* the head has been /ushed through the *ront b% bunt *orce
trauma- PERCEPTION + INVESTIGATION to notice other things about
the scene #which wi be re0eaed e0entua%+ an%wa%': There is a dee/
dent in the corrugated meta o* the side o* the shed+ right in the midde
o* the gor% stain- The bod% has IDG+ some cocaine+ and a thic, wad o*
cash- There are aso some dee/+ wide boot/rints in the so*t sod around
the utiit% shedC i* trac,ed+ the% ead through the bac, hedge and
disa//ear-
Pa% this out howe0er it goesC /resumab% 8E$ wi reenter the house+
/resumab% around the time 8red Edwards arri0es-
IID' This scene #or these scenes' wi center on Wriothese%+ Teagan+
2rent+ T%rone+ or Aice- Aow them to /a% out the remainder o* their
e0enings howe0er the% wi- $ome /ossibiities:
2rent has scored some sweet %oung gash and is hitting that
shit- Perha/s he4s e0en been in com/etition with Wriothese% *or Aice-
This is his /aceC he4s not ea0ing+ so et him do as he /eases-
T%rone simiar% is aread% at home- Perha/s he4s banging
Teagan+ /erha/s another %oung gir- !a%be he4s aread% /assed out-
Aice coud sti be to%ing/deaing with Wriothese% or en5o%ing
the com/an% o* another %oung man+ or hanging out with 8E$+ who wi
most i,e% be the one to disco0er the bod%-
Teagan can be doing an%thing: whoring+ /art%ing+ /assed out+
etc-
Wriothese% coud aso be doing an%thing+ simiar%: /erha/s
sti a*ter Aice+ /art%ing+ with another gir+ or /re/aring to ea0e-
This custer o* scenes wi end with the arri0a o* either 8red+ LE$+ or
both- Aow them to reate their in*ormation+ and see how things /a%
out-
Things to ,now about the rest o* this scene:
@' <o more ,iing wi ha//en tonight-
D' <o more bodies are disco0ered tonight-
J' The co/s wi undoubted% arri0e+ but <OT 8EED4$ "O<TA"T$
(i* he tries to reach his contacts+ the% wi sim/% aert /atro-
Homicide detecti0es show u/+ the hoo/ah starts-
K' <o one can sta% in this house this e0eningH The co/s cear
e0er%one outC describe a the conse1uences that come with
this is /a%ers are curious-
END OF ACT II
A"T III
IIIA' Here another custer o* scenes as the characters go about their
mornings/ear% a*ternoons: /erha/s wor,ing+ caing others #either
other characters or *riends and /art%goers+ or 5ust genera% hoed u/
at the res/ecti0e /aces watching the news and waiting *or the co/s to
show u/ and ta,e *urther statements-' "o/s at this /oint ,now next to
nothing+ are 5ust tr%ing to sort out the *acts o* the e0ening- I* either
bod% *rom the night be*ore ended u/ as undisco0ered+ this wi come
out in the news re/orts or through the co/s or both- "o/s shoud show
u//ca b% three /m- A are summoned to come to the station- NOTE:
Brent and Tyrone hae a!ready "#ent the n$%ht at S$r S!ee#"
A!ot&" Co'(ort Pa!a)e* +$th the$r roo'" ,e$n% #a$d (or ,y the
#o!$)e-
I* we wish to /a% out the scenes o* statements being ta,en+
we can ;i/ through a but 8red and 8E$- Pa% a o* these out as
re1uired-
A*ter ta,ing statements+ the co/s o>er the /a%ers a set o* hote rooms
being *urnished b% the cit%- The co/s sa% that the% can ,ee/ them
under /rotection there+ in addition to shieding them *rom the media- I*
the characters 1uestion too /ro*use%+ the co/s sa% that the% thin, the
entire grou/ might be in danger+ but the% won4t sa% an%thing be%ond
this- Ob0ious% the% are *ree to go where the% i,e+ but the co/s stress
that the hote woud be sa*er-
III2' 7P.- D/"0- 1ote!2ar$o/" !o)at$on" aro/nd the )$ty- The
'oon $" (/!!-
The hote is $ir $ee/s Aot4s "om*ort Paace+ a nationa mid.
/riced hote chain in the s/raw o* the cit%- NOTE: Brent and Tyrone
"#ent !a"t n$%ht here and are a!ready (a'$!$ar +$th the !ayo/t*
"/rro/nd$n%"* and hote! "ta3- There are a *ew restaurants 5ust
across the /ar,ing ot+ a sho//ing ma across the road+ and a
standaone muti/ex mo0ie theater- $ir $ee/s Aot is most% em/t%-
There are se0era unmar,ed /oice cars /ar,ed in the bac, otC this is
the entrance that the co/s use to escort the /a%ers in and out- There
are *our doube rooms+ the characters can s/it u/ howe0er the% i,e-
The% are *ree to come and go *rom the hote+ abeit with /oice escorts
*oowing semi.discreet% *rom a cose distance- The% can interact+
discuss their situation+ go out *or a drin, or a mo0ie or dinner+ etc- The
hote sta> is com/ete% weirded out and semi.hostie to their
/resence+ es/ecia% the *ront des, attendant- E0er%one seems to ,now
something that the% don4t-
8or the character#s' who decide to ea0e /rotecti0e custod% or
not s/end the night at the hote:
One /erson wi be getting attac,ed- Whoe0er is going to a /ace
that ma,es them the most 0unerabe(i* o/tions are /rett% e1ua+ 5ust
ma,e it so that 777774s *ami%/roommate/whome0er has e*t *or the
wee,end- Let this character4s scene sha,e out howe0er it goes:
esca/ed+ murdered+ or grie0ous% in5ured- Either wa%+ the co/s are
aerted+ e0er%one ese is rounded u/ and ta,en to the hote with itte
choice in the matter in the ear% morning hours o* the next da%
#$unda%'-
III"' .orn$n%2a(ternoon* S/nday- 1ote!-
The next da%+ there are re/orts on the tee0ision news about the
e0ents o* the /re0ious e0eningC some regiona and nationa media
ha0e caught on to the stor%C the two bodies *rom 8rida% night ha0e
been identi)ed in the news #an% characters sti out o* the oo/ can ro
INTEL + PERCEPTION #di> 6 to remember random in*ormation about
the murdered /eo/e'+ i* an%one was murdered $aturda% night+ the T3
news does not ha0e their name#s'+ but the co/s wi et oose at east
the identit% o* the murdered /erson i* the characters as,- The
characters can interact+ ex/ress their *ears/sus/icionsC we can assume
that at east one o* the characters has begin to sus/ect #incorrect%'
that the ,ier is Ton% "oca "oa come bac, *or re0enge #this de/ends+
o* course+ on the insight o* the /a%ers and their memor% ros'-
Pa% out the rest o* the da%/e0ening 1uic,%C i* an%one decides to
ea0e the hote *or an%thing+ the% are accom/anied b% a uni*ormed
o?cer- The sun sets-
I* an%one is e*t awa% *rom the hote when the sun sets+ there
is an attac,- The /oice escort is murdered )rst+ then the character is
attac,ed- I* the% sur0i0e the attac, and esca/e+ their imbuing ha//ens
now- The% wi not ma,e it bac, to the hote be*ore the ,ier-
2ac, at the hote: things are /rett% boring- One o* the characters
#/re*erab% a *emae' needs something *rom the *ront des,C she cas
down and doesn4t get an answer+ and decides to go down there- $he
ma%be decide to bring another character(this is good+ it shows
smarts- When she/the% ste/ into the hawa%+ the% notice that the
uni*ormed o?cers are nowhere to be seen- I8 THE "HAEA"TEE$ DO
THE $E<$I2LE THI<& and tr% to dia out *rom their rooms+ the% wi )nd
that the /hone is dead- When the character#s' get down to the )rst
9oor+ the% )nd that a o* the exit doors are oc,ed(the /ower goes
out- "om/ete bac,ness *or a moment+ unti the emergenc%
generators and dim emergenc% ighting ,ic, on-
There is no cer, at the *ront des,- There is bood s/attered on
the wa behind the des,- I* the% go behind//eer o0er the des,+ the%
wi )nd the /u0eri;ed bod% o* the des, cer,- $noo/ing around in the
bac, o?ce wi re0ea the bodies o* the uni*ormed /oice o?cers+ each
,ied 1uic,% and reati0e% boodess% b% a 1uic, bow to the bac, o*
the head(their ser0ice /istos ha0e been crushed to useessness on
the cement 9oor- The /hone box in the bac, o?ce has been
com/ete% destro%ed+ aong with the securit% camera 3"E-
At this /oint+ we coud ha0e characters sti u/stairs and some
downstairs- There is no /hone communication within the hote- The%
wi most i,e% attem/t to a meet u/C this wi most i,e% in0o0e the
characters downstairs going bac, u/ to get their *riends- The ee0ator
is out- Their on% o/tion is the stairweC as the% are ascending+ the%
hear *ootste/s *rom beow+ or some other noise i,e the door at the
bottom samming cosed- It is too dar, in the stairwe to see down-
Where0er the characters meet u/+ 8red4s wi*e wi not be there- He wi
undoubted% go to their room- And disco0erNshe4s been KILLED to
DEATH- 2od% boodied+ /u0eri;ed+ etc- When he goes bac, to aert the
othersN
.I* the characters sta% hoed u/ in one room too ong+ the%4 be
attac,ed in the room- At this /oint+ the% wi reai;e that the ,ier is
<OT Ton% "oca "oaC /erha/s Aice or 8E$ #with an INTEL +
PERCEPTION ro' wi recogni;e Eas% 2ob *rom the Wa.!art earier in
the da%'- Let this attac, sha,e out howe0er it wi+ the )na
con*rontation+ though+ wi ta,e /ace on the ground 9oor-
.I* the% go to the ground 9oor rather than waiting and attem/t to
de0ise a wa% to brea, out+ the% wi be attac,ed here-
On the wa% bac, down to the obb%+ one o* the /a%ers tri/s o0er
a bod% with its head crushed in-
IIID' S/nday n$%ht* 1ote!* Fa)e O3 4$th Ea"y Bo,
In the obb%+ there is nothing extreme% use*u in brea,ing down
the door- There are /astic garbage cans+ some ight tabes and chairs-
To brea, the door down+ the%4 need to do ten damage to get it to the
/oint where the% can esca/e- During this time+ the% can ro
PERCEPTION + ALERTNESS #di> 6 i* nothing ese is going on+ di> 5
i* the% are tr%ing to brea, down the door at the time' to hear a door
cose somewhere nearb%- Wea/ons are scarce down hereC nothing
oo,s /articuar% ob0iousC et them be as creati0e as is reasonabe in
)nding something to de*end themse0es-
FIG1TROLL INITIATIVE BITC1ES
666
O<E T=E< be*ore Eas% 2ob a//ears at the end o* the haC i*
characters want to+ the% can ro PERCEPTION +
ALERTNESS to hear the hea0% *oot*as and breathing-
At east one /erson wi /robab% be tr%ing to brea, down the
door- Let them continue to use actions+ and ro *or
success/damage-
Let the )ght sha,e out howe0er things go- &oing toe to toe
with Eas% 2ob wi most i,e% ead to the death o* at east one
o* the characters- The% wi be unabe+ *or the most /art+ to
hurt or otherwise sow down Eas% 2ob-
Eas% 2ob wi acti0e% wor, toward 2rent+ regardess o* where
e0er%one is/what4s ha//ening-
The Imbuing: During the )ght+ Aice E0erast+ the 3isionar%+
gets a cear and stri,ing image o* what is actua% attac,ing
them: she sees a wis/%+ ghost% *orm with the *ace o* an
attracti0e %oung woman with shouder.ength hair somehow
OembossedP o0er the *orm o* Eas% 2ob- $he oo,s etherea
and com/ete% insane- Eas% 2ob in this 0ision is sim/% an
amor/hous bac, sha/e- ALICE GETS 1ER 17NTER
PO4ERS AND 17NTER C1ARACTER S1EET 1ERE- $he
can react and/or aert the other characters as she sees )tC
regardess+ with each successi0e turn+ another character gets
the 0ision+ and aso his or her Hunter /owers/character sheet-
The order o( $',/$n% %oe":
@' Aice
D' T%rone
J' 8red Edwards and 8oreign Exchange $tudent and 2rent
K' Teagan and Wriothese%
Athough the other characters wi get the 0ision+ on% Aice
and 2rent wi ,now that it is a wraith- A!$)e ha" a )han)e
+$th a h$%h Ed%e ro!! 8PERCEPTION + .ERC9: to %et
$n(or'at$on a,o/t the other '/rder" )o''$tted ,y
Ea"y Bo,- When 2rent gets the 0ision+ he wi ro #INTEL +
ALERTNESS+ di>- 8' to recogni;e !a0is and /erha/s begin to
/ut e0er%thing together(2rent wi aso be gi0en a chance to
recogni;e !a0is and what she is doing with an Edge ro:
PERCEPTION + ALERTNESS di>- 6+ *or 4$tne""-
A*ter e0er%one is imbued+ Eas% 2ob wi be a ot easier to /ut
down- Let the )ght sha,e out as it wi+ unti the characters /ut
down Eas% 2ob-
A*ter Eas% 2ob has been neutrai;ed+ the characters wi ha0e
a chance to react and /erha/s discuss what is ha//ening-
2rent wi ha0e to choose whether or not to s/i the beans
com/ete%- It wi most i,e% an%wa% be ,nown that the ,ier
is a wraith that inhabited Eas% 2ob4s bod%-
!a0is+ a*ter being *orced out o* Eas% 2ob4s bod%+ wi tr% to
/ossess e0er%one exce/t *or 2rent+ beginning with T%rone #ro
*or /ossession is INTEL + OCC7LT with di?cut% as the
target4s wi'- $he wi tr% one with each /erson be*ore
0anishing- The characters+ exce/t *or Aice and 2rent+ wi not
be abe to see !a0is4 wraithC the% wi sim/% sense it- I( the
#o""e""$on o))/r"* !et $t #!ay o/t thro/%h )o',at a" $t
'ay- I( they $n)a#a)$tate or other+$"e ne/tra!$;e the
#o""e""ed )hara)ter* .a$"& +ra$th +$!! <ee-
A*ter the /ossession sna*u+ regardess o* what ha//ens+ the
co/s arri0e-
END ACT III
A"T I3
I3A' This is a *ast and oose /art o* the stor%- The characters ma% be
an%where+ with an%one- The% wi be coming to terms with what the%
are and what the%40e seen- The stor% about what ha//ened at $ir
$ee/s Aot4s "om*ort Paace wi be a o0er the news+ both regiona
and nationa- The co/s ha0e ta,en the statements o* e0er%one who
sta%ed at the hote a*ter the )ght- An% characters who ha0e not thus
*ar ta,ed to the co/s+ wi ha0e the co/s acti0e% oo,ing *or them-
E0er%one seems to thin, that the situation has been reso0edC the
characters ,now better+ or at east Aice and 2rent do-
The utimate ob5ect at this /oint in the stor% is the reai;ation
o* what !a0is is+ who she is+ what she4s doing+ and how to destro% her-
This wi most i,e% come either *rom the direction o* 2rent #*or
bac,stor%' or Aice #*or a 0ision that ma% ead them into the method *or
destro%ing the wraith: destro%ing the *etters in !a0is4 room at her
/arents4 house'- There is a ot o* room *or the characters to /ursue
other o/tionsC /a% it as oose% as /ossibe-
.Tr%ing to destro% !a0is4 wraith wi ead them to !a0is4 /arents4
house in the suburbs- !a0is4 /arents i0e in a 1uiet+ 3EE6 Q=IET+
/anned communit%- The house is occu/ied when the grou/ shows u/C
the% must decide how to get into the house+ and how to a0oid getting
the /oice in0o0ed-
GI* the characters or a singe character tr% to snea, into the
house+ it wi be 0er% di?cut+ and !a0is wi attem/t to /ossess one o*
them- I* she *ais+ she wi /ossess her teenage brother-
GI* the characters charge in+ or otherwise *orce their wa% into the
house and aert either o* !a0is4 /arents or her brother+ !a0is wi
/ossess the one nearest the characters-
FIG1T
...
This )ght /a%s out howe0er it wi- The characters can ,i the
entire *ami%C the /rimar% main ob5ecti0e is the retrie0a and
destruction o* !a0is4 *etters- Destro%ing the *etters wi ,i
!a0is(as *ar as the% ,nowN
END OF ACT IV
A"T 3
3A' !a0is is dis/eed+ and her *ami% is /ossib% a murdered- The
characters wi be *aced with the ega conse1uences o* whate0er has
5ust ta,en /aceC ea0e each to ma,e his or her own decisions-
Eegardess o* who goes with whom+ where the% go+ and what the
decide to do+ there shoud be one more attac,(a swi*t one and as
unex/ected as /ossibe+ either on the grou/ as a whoe or on someone
who has bro,en o>- The stor% wi end here- The *ate o* !a0is+ and o*
the characters+ wi be e*t undecided-
<otes *or DEATHKILL:
Ton% "oca "oa+ a*ter being beaten unmerci*u% during the
/reude+ has ne0er been seen again- He disa//eared com/ete%
a*ter being abandoned #either in a secuded /ace+ at the
hos/ita+ etc'+ no one has seen or heard *rom him since-
This is @IID(no wides/read ce/hone usage- Wriothese% has a
ceuar /hone+ but it is arge and unwied% and e*t in his car *or
the most /art-
8red Edward4s wi*e has been ta,en to the hote whie 8red is
gi0ing his statement to the /oice- $he wi remain at the hoteC
she is a candidate *or murder-
Th$n%" 4e St$!! Need
@' Human/$tarting character sheets
D' $tats or indi0idua sheets *or each one o* !a0is4 /ossibe other
/ossessions
J' 8i in in.game detais
K' Add to cast ist a the secondar% characters #!ies O4Kee*e+
!a0is4 *ami%+ the detecti0es+ etc'
L'