ficik/murder-mystery-oneshot
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

fixing plotholes, streamlining

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Stanislav Fifik
2026-07-17 13:39:46 +02:00
parent f4294d8e32
commit 9b51e0f38d
66 changed files with 5549 additions and 784 deletions
Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

4
npc/bren.md
View File

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Skein feeds on Bren's mind — his memories, his personality, his will. Over the
Before possession, Bren was a scholar—Haddon's finest planar-theory student. He was curious, gentle, and too trusting. Haddon brought promising students to the Nether Inn's small collection of salvaged summoner books; Bren sat at the Order's table years before Dalla, Rennt, or Essek joined, corrected Haddon's calculations politely in the margins, and was one of the few people Mags allowed behind the bar to make tea.
Seven years ago Haddon sent him to observe another thin point. Officially it was routine fieldwork; in truth, Vyre had deliberately weakened the boundary and wanted live data. Skein attached itself to Bren there. The Order studied the possession instead of curing it, then classified the experiment as lost when Bren deteriorated and escaped. Haddon let it happen.
Seven years ago Haddon sent him to observe the still-sealed tear in the Old Work beneath the Nether Inn. Officially it was routine fieldwork; in truth, Vyre wanted live data from this thin point. Skein attached itself to Bren there. The Order studied the possession instead of curing it, then classified the experiment as lost when Bren deteriorated and escaped. Haddon let it happen.
Bren wandered for years. A few months ago Orenn recognized him outside the tavern—not by his ruined face, but because he was muttering one of Haddon's old cataloguing sequences. Orenn brought him inside and began quietly investigating what the Order had done. Haddon has recognized Bren on every subsequent visit and pretended not to. During lucid moments Bren calls him **Professor**.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ He witnessed Orenn's murder from his corner. He saw something no one else could
See [The Possession](../storylines/possession.md) for full details. Summary:
1. **Identify the problem:** DC 14 Arcana while examining Bren detects something attached to him on another plane.
2. **See Skein:** Requires Veil Dust, See Invisibility, or similar. In the Ethereal Plane, Skein is visible — a knotted spider-thing with tendrils in Bren's skull.
2. **See Skein:** *See Invisibility* reveals it directly; Orenn's silver mirror provides the same sight within its reflection. In the Ethereal Plane, Skein is plainly visible — a knotted spider-thing with six tendrils in Bren's skull.
3. **Weaken Skein:** Silvervein root, Protection from Evil and Good, or damaging Skein on the Ethereal Plane.
4. **Remove Skein:** Requires direct action on the Ethereal Plane — either killing Skein or severing its tendrils from Bren. Killing Skein is permanent. Severing is temporary (it reattaches in 1d4 hours).
5. **After removal:** Bren is free but damaged. His Wisdom doesn't fully recover (it rises to 10, not 16). He's lucid but fragile, confused, and will need months of care. He remembers everything — seven years of captivity in his own mind. He's grateful but broken.