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On Saturday, 29-Jun-02 05:02:53 EDT, maamoun said

On Wednesday, 20-Mar-02 04:38:02 EST, Alicia said

SHUT UP PRICKHEADS!!!!

On Tuesday, 05-Mar-02 12:48:40 EST, deesnuts@aol.com said

youll can skuck my romania winni bitchss

On Monday, 23-Jul-01 17:59:03 EDT, Jim said

Wow... the neighborhood hasn't changed a bit... looks like the club was used as a barbeque... well at least they solved the roach problem for me. Guess I'll have to go home with the waitress at the Cass Cafe' tonight- she'll be happy that I'm finally out of the pokee, but I don't know what I'll do tomorrow. Maybe I should go check on Monty's grave... make sure nothing is amiss.

On Monday, 16-Oct-00 20:52:51 EDT, Steve said

Dark City test

On Saturday, 29-Jan-00 20:49:42 EST, Wladyclaws Taltos said

Just try to find me Troy, after single handedly finishing off the chief bad guy I had no reson to hang around detroit ( way too boring now ) Me and your knife are off fighting the good fight elsewheres. Sionara dude;]

On Friday, 28-Jan-00 14:45:06 EST, Reggie said

Sorry about the car. The kid said he could fix it.

On Friday, 28-Jan-00 07:44:53 EST, Travis said

You blew up my car?!!! Then you claim to take MY knife? I would watch your back because you might be joining Montie really soon. Remember you did supply people with automatics.

On Thursday, 27-Jan-00 21:40:38 EST, Montie's Ghost said

But you will get no joy from it, for not even the Storyteller knows of your theft...

On Thursday, 27-Jan-00 19:25:44 EST, Wladyclaws Taltos said

I,I,I got the knife.

On Tuesday, 16-Nov-99 23:46:15 EST, Game Master said

Ok, anyone willing to write the Dark Chronicles and/or keep quotes for the night. They haven't been done lately and I would like that for the page. I will offer experience for those who submit either of the two.

On Friday, 20-Aug-99 19:05:07 EDT, Dave said

As long as your new guy has access to rocket launchers and some dynamite, I'm all for it. (We'll just keep it out of Mr. Monticello's Neighborhood.)

On Friday, 20-Aug-99 18:55:16 EDT, Dave said

On Thursday, 19-Aug-99 08:36:26 EDT, The one true Joe said

how 'bout a werewolf

On Thursday, 19-Aug-99 00:29:22 EDT, Steve said

Okay, my basic suspicion is that Monticello Jones is likely to go on the inactive list after this next adventure. The game is way bigger than his neighborhood and, once he finds his mother, he's probably going to devote his time 24 * 7 to making sure she's safe.
I don't really have a good idea for a new character yet, but I'll try to come up with one. In the meantime, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd be interested in hearing them. My thought right now is some sort of hard-bitten mercenary type guy, almost like Whistler in Blade; maybe an old friend of Jim's returning from some far off land. Alternately, maybe a gumshoe (or even a cop!) of some sort tracking something that matters in the game, like the pr0n ring - if he's a cop, there'll be both good and bad issues; a private eye would work better, although his information might not be as good. Hmm. Maybe some sort of paranormal investigator ala the X-Files, only he knows the stuff is out there because he can use magic himself. Or a watcher whose slayer is long dead...
Thoughts, comments, and other suggestions welcome.

On Wednesday, 18-Aug-99 18:29:36 EDT, Sam the Guard said

JAIL BREAK!!!!! HELP!!!!

On Tuesday, 10-Aug-99 23:28:10 EDT, Steve said

Or, you know, maybe the next day...

On Tuesday, 10-Aug-99 22:00:09 EDT, Rick said

Jim. I think I've managed to call in some favors for the guys on the fencing club. Scott and Kate are in law school and their professor has been following the events at your club (something about urban blight...). I hope that he'll be coming to see you soon and get you out of this mess. I'll be "on vacation" for awhile, in light of current events, so keep you head down and your ass in a chair! I need you to get out soon. Beer is expensive if you have to pay for it. Your favorite patron. Rick

On Tuesday, 10-Aug-99 14:18:38 EDT, Tom said

Uhm no...it's not. However depending on the direction of the game, people might want to change their characters. I have no ill fate for Mr. Rivers.....yet that is.

On Tuesday, 10-Aug-99 11:02:44 EDT, Joe said

"Character changes will be allowed" -- is that a hint Tom?

On Tuesday, 10-Aug-99 10:56:50 EDT, Jim said

Thanks for the letter Monty... but having the Block Association Youth Group all draw pictures for me to hang in my cell might have been a bit over the top... next time why don't you have them paint a building or something? I'm sure the neigborhood could use it more than I. By the way, that kid Ralph who drew the picture of the five guys being hung from the lightposts for dealing crack... I'd like to meet him someday. Maybe I could commision him to do some mural work on the outside of the club...

On Monday, 09-Aug-99 18:14:58 EDT, tom said

Ok I lied...it might not be updated until tomorrow.

On Monday, 09-Aug-99 11:04:44 EDT, Tom said

I will be updating the experience sometime today for that last two game sessions, and adding the prelude for Wed. This Wed. is going to decide a few things in the game, like the direction. Some plot twists and plot points will be let out this Wed, so the group will be to choose what they want to do. Character changes will be allowed.

On Monday, 09-Aug-99 09:13:37 EDT, Monticello said

Fret not Mr. Rivers, for not all of your friends have forsaken you. The members of the Block Association are hard at work and we will soon secure your release, on bail if through no other means. Our attorney says that your business and community ties should make the bail process easy, since they demonstrate that you are not a "flight risk".
I have no fear that you will be released and proven not guilty of these charges. I am more curious as to why so little of the events of a few nights ago has been made public. I think if we knew the answer to that riddle, then we would know who it was that placed the contraband in your club. I'll write to you again tomorrow; I have to go make some tuna sandwiches.

On Sunday, 08-Aug-99 18:12:10 EDT, TO; Monty C/O The Cass Block Association said

Hi Monty! I'm in jail. I don't have any family to speak of so I am writing to you. I'm not sure exactly who, but somebody must be pretty upset with me to have set this whole thing up... and believe me, it IS a set up. I hate being in this f**king hole again... I've already had to save my own ass a couple of times... literally. If I'm in here much longer I think that I may have to do something that you wouldn't approve of just to teach these mothers a lesson. I've tapped all of my resources trying to get out. Funny how when people want you for a favor they are all smiles and act like you are their best friend, but when it comes time for me to ask for something... "Jim who?" I've been sitting here kicking myself for not listening to my own better judgement. I had a sweet thing going on... I've lived my whole life trying to get to the point where I was at: no serious hassles, got my business going, so on and so forth when out of no where, BOOM! Vampires and gunfights and all kinds of wierd ass shit. I tried not to get involved, I fought it, I knew better, but somehow I just couldn't stop it. Now look where I am. You stick your neck out and it gets chopped off. Dream worlds to teach you lessons... HA! The only lesson that I have learned from this whole thing is the one that I had learned a while ago and somehow forgotten: Keep your head down and your hands in your pockets, anything else will only bring you grief. I've heard from Sue that you are getting back to your block association tasks... good for you. If you need some more money, I suppose that I could help out in a small way when I get out... it would be good for business. If I don't get out soon I'll have to sell the club... you interested in a building for Association Headquarters? I'd sell you the place cheap. (The state would probably get all of the money anyhow...) Well I think that I have rambled on enough. It's almost 4 in the morning and that guy in the cell next to me has finally quit screaming... I suppose that I'll try and get some sleep before that punk guard comes buy for 6:30 wake-up call... Take it easy, Jim

On Friday, 06-Aug-99 19:44:59 EDT, Monticello said

I have, of late, been doing some thinking and I've realized that I am no longer on the enlightened path I once walked. My master said to me once that I might not be ready and I agreed, but thought there was no one else. I see now that there are others and that my belief was just hubris. I have lost my focus and have thus brought suffering to others and to myself. In the last few days, I may even have killed a man, I have certainly seen several die. I have sought glory rather than enlightenment and my friends and especially my neighbors have suffered.
It will not be that way any more. I will return to my neighborhood to continue the good works started by my mother. My first step will be to find the evidence necessary to convict the men who have attempted to implicate Mr. Rivers in a crime he did not commit. If there are others who are like-minded, I welcome their aid. If there are not, then I will go my own way, for it is not my destiny to choose for others.

On Friday, 06-Aug-99 19:44:59 EDT, Steve said

Wanted: Chronicler
Seriously, I've glommed the bonus xps for long enough and with the festival, I'm not going to have as much time. If someone else could volunteer to type up the bi-weekly notes, I can still put them up. There are dark and light sides so far, but that doesn't have to continue. If you're only willing to do one, I'd rather it be the light side (and the dark side would go away), since the light is usually more accurate, but since I'm the beggar, I can't also be the chooser...

On Sunday, 11-Jul-99 23:15:02 EDT, Jim said

I've had just about all I can take from these flea scratching bitches: they are the ultimate mutts... That Motherf**ing Vito is still out there. I've had a sample of his blood and brother let me tell you-- it was tasty...

On Sunday, 27-Jun-99 13:17:21 EDT, Monticello Jones said

I think all of us feel the same way, Mr. Rivers. It would be best if the things from that other world were left there.

On Sunday, 27-Jun-99 10:55:33 EDT, Jim said

Hey, ah... about the other night... oh Hell, nevermind.

On Sunday, 20-Jun-99 16:16:47 EDT, Steve said

Hey, how about those experience points?

On Wednesday, 02-Jun-99 13:27:59 EDT, Steve said

Game will be at my place tonight.

On Wednesday, 02-Jun-99 12:03:52 EDT, Jim said

Alright... who keeps giving these guys tea?!

On Tuesday, 01-Jun-99 09:55:35 EDT, Taltos ( as typed in by his cousin who can read) said

Soory Monty, Dare are secrets I kannot chare with gaije, they are part of my gypsy heritagh. All have seen that I move light lightning in a fight, and some of you have herd me talking to myself, in truth I am talking to my sister Kallista, who has departede this wourld long ago, sometimes she is willings to help me by lookings arond and telling me of tings that she kan see and I kannot. Latelee I have lernd the bacics of devidation and will be triying to fine the misssing pepole.

On Monday, 24-May-99 18:06:23 EDT, Steve said

That wasn't my message in the first place. I pretty much always fill in my email address...
I wound up adjusting more than that because even after I added the 2, you still showed more than me...

On Monday, 24-May-99 16:40:29 EDT, Tom said

Yes, remember you even adjusted your sheet claiming I had two more listed then you did.

On Sunday, 23-May-99 12:44:50 EDT, Steve said

Hey, did we get XP's last time?

On Wednesday, 05-May-99 11:11:08 EDT, Tom said

Yes.

On Wednesday, 05-May-99 08:54:50 EDT, Steve said

Hey, did we get XP's last time?

On Wednesday, 05-May-99 00:18:01 EDT, Monticello said

I had hoped we could hold this discussion before we had seen any further activity, but that seems not to have been possible. I belive thus far we have been favored by fortune, but I feat that will not continue.
I am not ready to fight this war, nor do I believe the rest of you are. I'm not willing to let the war go unfought either, so it seems we must fight.
If we are to fight, I think we should fight as a team. To do that, we have to know more about each other than we do now. To make this easier for the rest of you, I will tell you what I can of my capabilities. It is not my intention to brag, nor do I wish to make this a contest. I think we need an open and honest assessment of each others skills.
I am skilled in the martial arts; I am not a master, but I do well enough in most cases. I have been told that my faith may give me an edge in combat against the supernatural, but I have not yet seen that come to pass. Besides fighting, my skills lie in the area of investigation and healing . I have many contacts in my neighborhood, but almost none outside it. I have joined you because the fight needs to be fought, but I do not believe we are ready. I also fear that this fight will distract me from my true goal of enlightenment, but I do not yet know if this is true.
Who else will tell of us his skills that we might forge a stronger team?

On Friday, 23-Apr-99 12:08:41 EDT, Tom said

Typo..get over it.

On Friday, 23-Apr-99 02:56:19 EDT, Locksley said

Soft goals?

On Tuesday, 20-Apr-99 16:05:20 EDT, Game Master said

The Prelude for Wed. is up check it out here

On Monday, 19-Apr-99 16:45:38 EDT, Joe said

I love the Slaughterhouse link!!! The news around the mill is that the b'day party is real... anyone wanna go? In other news... I was wondering why on all of the other games' pages the links at the bottom are: Home sends you to the fron page and Main sends you to the individual game's page, when in this game "Home" sends you to the "Dark City" main menu and "Main" sends you to the Basement front page... just some more bitching from and about the inconsequential

On Thursday, 15-Apr-99 20:48:24 EDT, JOE said

That night, Jim invited all his friends to a party where everybody would have a chance to help put on a show. Monticello gave a speach about civic duty, and many of the people of nierborhood showed off thier skills, including legless bob, the littleless homeless of them all, who sung a wonderfull song about Nighttrain. Then the mean members of the Young ones showed up and tried to wreck the party, but all of Jims friends got together and slapped the mean men silly. After Jim helpfully showed one of the Young ones the correct thing to do with broken glass, Mr Hammer helped them out the door where they ment some of the helpfull nierborhood police. The nice police people help the Young ones find a place to stay the night in lock-up land. Now Travis decided to go off and play with his new friend Elizibeth, and he decided to invite along his friends Taltos and Mr Hammer, But Mr Hammer decided to stay at Jim�s party in case more meanies showed up. Elizabeth and her friends had so much fun playing with Travis and Taltos, that they decided to go and get all of Travis�s friend to come and join them. When eveybody got tegether, A nice man named Antony told them about some mean, nasty, woogams called vampires. Anthony said he needed someone to help him slap silly these vampires because they had been offering candy to children and trying to get them to talk to strangers. So Travis and all his friends went and ment some vampires. Travis scared them with some fire crackers, while the rest of his friend slapped the vampires and thier mean nasty friends silly. After it was all over the two vampires were so slapped silly they fell apart into dust. Then they all went out for ice cream.

On Thursday, 15-Apr-99 18:46:19 EDT, Rick said

Screw the heroism...I wanna see a wider variety of brew-ha-ha on tap at The Slaughterhouse. For real-- I've found a bar with tons of booze, a druggie owner who comps me all kinda stuff, half naked chicks who invite the party to a party, and I guess we get to dabble in the Black Arts (whichever Black Art is your preference: porn, poon, coke, LSD, bloodsucking freaks, AND VAMPIRES...), too. This is like a trip to my "happyplace." -->it's even got midgets.

On Monday, 12-Apr-99 22:04:46 EDT, Tom said

Due to some of the things that happened in the last game, some changes will be taking place at the next game session. I'm working on them right now and they will be up on the site soon. Once they are up and you feel that they are unfair or just wrong, you may feel free to email me with your thoughts on the changes. But over all I wanted a game that was odd, strange, mysterious and dark where the characters have to learn about things in order to become hero's or what not. So far I think I've gotten that.

On Thursday, 08-Apr-99 19:12:02 EDT, JOE said

One thing is, Mr Wong was recongnized by my Ghost companion, since she died before birth she cannot have known him in the living world so I kinda curious how and why she knew of him. Since we now know that thier are ugly invisible vampires, but no one has mentioned the name Nosfurado, Im would like to suggest the term "Snarks" for thier classification.

On Thursday, 08-Apr-99 18:29:37 EDT, Steve D. said

Actually, I think it was only two vampires. The Nosferatu you killed and Mr. Wong. The others were, I think, not using obfuscate on their own.
The bigger question for me is, why were there so many of them on hand for the pick-up. I know last night I said it was a spy but a few other thoughts have ocurred to me:
They could have been nervous because of our earlier porn ring activities
Maybe the guys whose identies we borrowed were boneheads and had tries something stupid before
Maybe they had one or more cop friends who clued them in that the guys had been arrested; ditto if the original kidnappers had a lawyer (Lou - might be good use for your computer skills: find out who their representation is; see if there's any ties to Dino - they had his business card; could have been coincidence, but I don't think so)
Could have had a spotter outside who saw all of us go in
Could have been planning to off the two losers for spite
The biggest hole is the invis ible boys. Why were they there? If you just want to come in guns blazing, then do it. The vamps could afford it if even half of what Anthony told us is true. I think the real answer is still a trap. If there are way too many of them and they blast us inside, no one would have a clue what happened. If they came in guns blazing, they'd have potentially drawn a crowd.

On Thursday, 08-Apr-99 16:29:13 EDT, JOE said

5 games with no sign of them, then BAM, 4 of em all at once.

On Thursday, 08-Apr-99 07:39:59 EDT, Steve D. said

Okay, so now there are vampires. Any happier?

On Tuesday, 06-Apr-99 01:26:06 EDT, Joe said

I have it covered now... it turns out that the problem was entirely my own. Sorry for any trouble, I'm not dull... REALLY.

On Monday, 05-Apr-99 14:10:42 EDT, Obi Wan said

Do not be tempted by the Dark side. The Light side should be your ally.

On Sunday, 04-Apr-99 23:20:43 EDT, Darth Vader said

The Dark side has been open to you for weeks. It was posted on 3/25. The light side is another matter...

On Sunday, 04-Apr-99 22:52:40 EDT, Joe said

Are you planning on updating the chronical for this area? I'd be interested in hearing the latest twisting of reality, not to mention some quotes from the last game.

On Sunday, 04-Apr-99 22:50:54 EDT, Jim said

This Wednesday's fetish show should be interesting... and with that new girl working the door Rick won't care much how many beers are on tap.

On Monday, 29-Mar-99 00:05:27 EST, Taltos, Taltos, Taltos, Taltos. said

So whens the next game? Update the calender. So whens the next game? Update the calender. So whens the next game? Update the calender. So whens the next game? Update the calender.

On Friday, 26-Mar-99 16:58:12 EST, Rick said

I didn't realize that "50 beers on tap" meant that Jim had two cases of bud bottles and two (of six) cans still in the six-pack plastic thingy in a cooler... I've got to hope he does a better business or my lawsuit won't be worth anything (maybe he'd do better as a launderer for porn...hmmm). At least its not a sampler of "Bag-o-plasma."

On Friday, 26-Mar-99 16:58:12 EST, Rick said

On Thursday, 25-Mar-99 21:16:27 EST, Steve said

On the other hand, we haven't been savagely beaten by vampires either, so there's some trade-off. Of course, I think there are several vampires (as I'm sure do most players) we just haven't seen any proof yet.
I was thinking it might be funny if Tom's goal all along was to run a vampire game and we're all about to get bit. It would make for an interesting prelude. Even more amusing might be if everyone is a vampire except you and no one's telling you about it. After all, who have you seen during the day? Who haven't you seen during the day?

On Thursday, 25-Mar-99 15:43:05 EST, Joe Prime said

game 3 in the vampire hunters game. Still no vampires or hunting.

On Wednesday, 24-Mar-99 17:01:40 EST, Jim said

SUBJECT: New web site

FROM: Jim

TO: lostnspace@msn.com (Travis);MJones@cassblocks.org(Monty);wildcard@aol.com (Steve);RJones@kshield.com (Bob);dair-a-lickt@hotmail.com (Rick)

MESSAGE: Hey. I wanted to tell you all about my new website... The Slaughterhouse is now on line. You can get all of the info you need to get your date all hot and bothered about where you are taking her tonight. I wanted to extend a personal invite to you all to come down to the club tonight, drinks are on me.

On Wednesday, 24-Mar-99 10:06:59 EST, Club Maven said

Hey, check out this web page for a new club The Slaughterhouse

On Wednesday, 24-Mar-99 09:30:19 EST, Gamemaster said

I'll be running tonight, and Steve on Sunday it looks like.

On Wednesday, 17-Mar-99 09:34:15 EST, Latiniser said

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On Tuesday, 16-Mar-99 13:36:47 EST, Linguist said

Shouldn't that be:
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On Sunday, 14-Mar-99 23:54:07 EST, Joe said

That makes almost as much sense as the origional one.

On Sunday, 14-Mar-99 21:36:56 EST, Cronical: The Pig Latin Version said

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On Friday, 12-Mar-99 20:15:22 EST, Taltos said

2 games sesions down in a vampire hunters game and the charaters still dont know that thier are vampires, is tha t ta gooc thing or a bad thing?

On Friday, 12-Mar-99 16:35:24 EST, Game Master said

Uhm...I've been lazy?
Actually, I still don't have a working Pc at home, and I've been swamped here at work, and hey I just now cut and pasted the dark chornicle.

On Thursday, 11-Mar-99 13:14:37 EST, Steve said

So, where's the update?

On Saturday, 06-Mar-99 19:16:35 EST, Taltos said

Someone stealing wemon, this looks like a job for the nierborhood watch. Hay boss aint you a member?

On Saturday, 06-Mar-99 16:58:06 EST, said

Joe's House

For those who don't want to cute and paste

On Saturday, 06-Mar-99 16:56:04 EST, Game Master said

Joe Hall's house, you can find a map for his house at:
http://www.wintercamp.com/maps/joes.html
7:30pm

On Friday, 05-Mar-99 22:59:56 EST, Taltos said

So where this sundays game at?

On Wednesday, 03-Mar-99 16:33:28 EST, Jim said

Hey cool, free publicity. I couldn't of afforded any other kind... Not a bad write up either. Maybe I can deduct the cost of the loss of patronage from that gun-flashing idiot's bill. Unfortunately, the people that I hope won't come back (the bikers) probably will. Looks like I'll need some more bouncers. I sure hope that kid comes back and wants to hang out rather than slapping me with a lawsuit. That would be all that I need...

On Wednesday, 03-Mar-99 12:07:53 EST, Game Master said

Who ever posted that, let me know.

On Monday, 01-Mar-99 09:16:47 EST, Metro Times said

New Clubs Review The Slaughterhouse. **** out of 5 stars The Slaughter house just opened in a, big surprise, old slaughter. The place still a lot of chains and meat hooks around giving it a tre' chic gothic/heavy mental look thats so popular right now. You may think that its in a bad neiborhood, but Jim Rivers, the owner, has spent a surprising amount of money on a security system and hireing a smart good-looking and courteous gaurds. Service, prices, and the DJ are so-so, but even on opening night the only fight was quickly broken up by undercover bouncers, the only trouble being with the owner's visiting grandfather pulling out a gun during the breif fight. Rumor has it that Iggy Pop was seen at the opening night and is a silent partner in the club. Richard Grail (Wladyclaws and Travis sliped him a hundred)

SUBJECT:	New web site
FROM:	Jim
TO:	lostnspace@msn.com (Travis);MJones@cassblocks.org(Monty);wildcard@aol.com (Steve);RJones@kshield.com (Bob);dair-a-lickt@hotmail.com (Rick)
MESSAGE:	Hey. I wanted to tell you all about my new website... The Slaughterhouse is now on line. You can get all of the info you need to get your date all hot and bothered about where you are taking her tonight. I wanted to extend a personal invite to you all to come down to the club tonight, drinks are on me.