Lost in the Cemetery By Stuff From Anna
Instruments: 1D6, 1D20
Game Description
You have become lost within a cemetery and you must find your way out before breakfast so you may be home to feed your cat.
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Word Count: 1,518 Played: Nov 2, 2024
My Cat: A ten month old black and white kitten. She has little white paws, a white belly, and a black nose and chin. She is usually quiet unless she is hungry, then she won't stop meowing until she has had her meal. I know she will be pawing and clawing at the door, and possibly chewing on the curtains (again) until I can be home to feed her.
What will happen if I'm not home:
Roll: 4 It will eat my house.
I was late in coming home one time and she had already chewed a hole through the couch, pulled out half the fluff and then proceeded to nibble on the curtains. I had to get a replacement that wasn't floor length, but soon enough she was big enough to jump on the windowsill, so it won't be safe for long.
Roll: 15 Clown
I met a… goth clown? I don't know, they were like a clown only wearing black and white and had a bunch of ankhs and crosses and ripped jeans. I don't know what they were doing out in the middle of the night, but I guess I shouldn't judge since I'm out here in the middle of the night as well. I think they were taking a break from a…. Party? Rave? I don't really know but I could hear a bunch of people down in a crypt and what sounds like dubstep.
Regardless, they were out here having a smoke break and asked if I was lost.
Roll: 6, Gazebo, helpful
I told them I needed to get out and go home and I had lost my way. They simply nodded and pointed while taking another drag. I could see the gazebo in the direction they pointed and remembered that there were at least three of them in a straight line that led from the entrance to the back of the cemetery. I thanked them and left.
Helpful: 1
Unhelpful: 0
Roll: 10 Crow
At the gazebo a large crow was perched on the railing eyeing the ground and then eyeing me. It cocked its head and crowded as I approached, and I felt that I needed its permission to enter. It was silly, but I didn't want to be attacked by a bird (again) so I decided it was best not to get any closer. I was close enough to see that it was one of the Talking Crows, so I decided to ask it for help.
Roll: 2 Crypt, Helpful
It cawed once and said, "Follow me!" And hopped down off the railing. We made some pleasant (and a little awkward) chit-chat as I followed along. Turns out she works here, but she believes she's being underpaid. It's her job to clear out any of the worms that come out during the rain and the other staff feed her when it's dry out.
Anyway, she led me down a winding path between the larger obelisk-style graves and into a smaller crypt. I told her this didn't seem very safe for visitors, and she winked and said it was a staff entrance. (I could hear the dubstep music from down here.) She told me it was just a straight corridor and not to touch ANYTHING on the way out. I thanked her and went down.
Helpful: 2
Unhelpful: 0
Roll: 3 Vampire
I didn't touch anything he touched me! And scared the shit out of me! Anyway that's how I met Victor. At first I thought the crow had betrayed me and led me down to get eaten, but I could tell this person wasn't supposed to be here either.
He was gaunt and pale and was wearing a weird costume. I thought at first he might have been part of the rave-party, but now I'm not so sure.
He had an intense stare and… I don't think he ever blinked. I told him I was looking for a way out of the cemetery and he simply pointed.
Roll: 1 Along a path, Unhelpful
I nodded and quickly exited the crypt as fast as I could and started running. I don't know why at first but I kept turning back and he was always 10 steps behind me. He wasn't moving or running, it was like he simply teleported close to me each time I looked. I got so scared that I closed my eyes and just kept running until I stumbled on the ground.
When I looked back he was gone and I had no idea where I was.
Helpful: 2
Unhelpful: 1
Roll: 1, Demon
But then when I looked forward there was another person. She was towering over me and looked exactly like they did in all the cartoons, red skin, cloven hooves, large horns. It was a devil! She laughed at me and pulled me to my feet. "Lost little human?" All I could do was nod.
Roll: 4 Unmarked Grave
"Tonight's a good night, and you've caught me in a good mood," She set me down on my feet. She told me to look for an unmarked grave and then follow its gaze and that will lead me to the entrance. When I looked all around for it she was gone.
I did find the grave though. It was a statue of a mother holding a baby. She was looking to the left, but pointing to the right. There wasn't a name on it, like the demon had said, but I could swear I could make out the word "Entrance" on the base. Was I really the kind of person to trust a devil? I guess I am since I followed the gaze instead of the finger.
Helpful: 2
Unhelpful: 2
Roll: 16 Pixie
Along the way there were even more creatures, this time a small group of pixies marching down the path in formation. They wore uniforms and carried small swords on their hips. I didn't want to interfere in whatever battle was going to happen, or training exercises, or whatever else they had going on, so I simply stepped aside and let them continue to march down the path.
Their Commander (?) was marching behind them, riding along on a corgi. He wore a large hat with a tall feather and he commanded them to stop in front of me. He demanded to know what I was doing out here in the middle of the night.
I told him that I was lost and he scoffed at me.
Roll: 4 Unmarked Grave, Helpful
He twitched his large mustache and pointed back to the unmarked grave. "Just follow along with her gaze as you were, you'll be out in now time!" And he commanded his company to keep marching without any further regard for me.
Helpful: 3
Unhelpful: 2
Roll: 13 Shadow
Fortunately I came across the cemetery wall. I could simply follow it along and eventually find a way out. Or worse case I could simply climb over it, though it was very slippery. I stood there contemplating it for a while when my own shadow became impatient.
It put its hands on its hips and cocked its head. I jumped and nearly screamed. It just shook its head.
Roll: 5 Into a Chapel
It pointed along to a small building. A chapel! It was back the way I came, but still, I could ask for some directions there, or I could continue along down the wall, hoping to find the exit.
I decided to enter the chapel and found that it was completely abandoned. There was no one and nothing inside. No benches or altar or anything! I was just a completely abandoned room.
Helpful: 3
Unhelpful: 3
Roll: 6 Werewolf
Not soon after I entered another person did as well. He was a small middle-aged man with thick glasses, a pocket protector and more crosses dangling from every loop and button than I had ever seen. He looked disappointed to see me in here, then he started to panic. He said I needed to leave as soon as possible or it would be too late.
Roll: 1, Path, Unhelpful
I told him I was lost and he said he didn't care and to just get out and follow a path. I tried the door, but it was stuck as if it had been bolted from the outside.
The man began to panic and apologize to me, but it was too late. I was stuck in here as he started to grow fur all over his body and his teeth began to elongate.
"My cat! I need to feed my cat" I screamed as my last words as a still living person.
Helpful: 3
Unhelpful: 4
I can only imagine how my furniture was fairing as my ghost zipped out of the cemetery. When I finally arrived home she had not only devoured the curtains, but also my bed, and my couch, and she had broken the coffee machine!
I knew I should have gotten that automatic feeder!