2025-10-02 Salem 030
Some Notes are Better Than Others!
CrawDaddy
Myles get's magic goofed up by storm, Maude too... need 12 to get magic back
heading west
Arc gets 95 luck check and magic is restored and we land JUST as the storm was about to hit
Hurri-Car-ne
does Grusty join our road trip? Yes... but in the trunk
Arc MAXXXES out the car!
Myles makes it safe by buffeting the wind around the car into a bubble of calm around us
there's kittens too... lots of kittens
Drivin' and Cryin'
Luck checks
Maude Fails
Large oak tree falls in front of them in the road
M stops JUST in time!
a giant roley poley bug pushed it over
Storm surge washes a wave over the car
The car shakes off the wave like a dog
Grusty out of the trunk
no google surveys!
Talk Time
who was behind the crab fest
door
bluetooth
(probably other stuff)
Grusty the Glown
Grusty and his AI girlfriend
he gets out and a black suv picks him up immediately
$20,000 on the ground
Arc contacts X
hack traffic cams to track the suv
Checking in
Arc has $12,000 from subscriptions
state of emergency
wizard message on muggle channels
We hear this emergency broadcast, muggles hear muzak
“This is Raymond Diomann coming to you live from the Salem School for Sorcery! A giant creature has been spotted off the coast of Maine! It seems to be an amalgamation of hundreds and thousands of cursed crustaceans. Cursedaceans! Meanwhile we’re here being mangled by marauding manhandler crab monsters! Reinforcements are expected from Winnepeg within 48 hours. Here’s hoping our heroism holds out! Make sure to tune in Friday for The big game between Cascadia and Freedom house…hold that, I’m told all games are cancelled till further notice. This is Raymond Diomann signing off!”
Customer Retention is Priority #1
Arc doesn't want to lose subscribers so he asks X for a message to send out.
Subject: URGENT: Do Not Unsubscribe – Your Safety Depends On It Please, for your safety, do not unsubscribe from these alerts. This system is the only way we can reach you quickly during an active emergency on campus. If you opt out, we cannot warn you of imminent danger. Stay connected—your life may depend on it.
Arc says no!
Arc sends this out to his followers
There's crabs afoot! The world is in dire straits as the coming of an edlritch horror from beyond the black miasma of the outer worlds threatens to tear our minds asunder in a swirling maelstrom of insanity. Naturally, parties and gossip have been put on pause for the next 7 days.
The Phantom respects its followers, though! To help you all meet your fiscal goals during this rending of realities, I've decided to grant all current subscribers ONE FREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO PotSSW! And if you act quickly, your friends can join us! Have a friend use Promo Code "PARTY25", along with your name, and they'll be given a free month subscription as well! And as thanks for your referral, you'll each receive a 15 day trial of Phantom Premium completely free of charge.
Keep clear of the claws, faithful companions, and stay tuned for important updates from the Phantom!
93 and a 98! on a luck check
subs retained!
Wizard Costco
Maude
Danish of delayed damage
70% of a danish procured as samples by Myles
50% more stolen by Maude
120% of a thing that takes a [some kind of] wound and makes it so it doesn't affect you until 10 minutes later
Medical Supplies?
$500
Myles
$1000 Giant Crab Hammer
$500 dog toy auto return for knife "fetch me not" or "fetch me knot" to have the knife return to him
Arc
left arm iron man gauntlet
glizzies? the kids
Total
$18500
5% employee discount
$17,575
$2425 left
Grusty is A-Okay
X gets a text of pic of Grusty in a hot tub drinking a martini
- not a selfie
"I told you, he's fine"
Arc's Arm and his Source
goes from iron man to biotech aesthetic
tech from his source
Myles waves a velum at Arc's arm and it burns up
Wards against outer beings
Arc connects better to his source
arm oozes black ooze
closes itself up
ooze melts the ground
Arc reconnection to his source
Salem is barricaded
Myles blows it down
Squirrels Get Ahead
the pact is complete
and
Shanaya Richards doesn't respond to texts from Myles
Maude Texts Brie
Maude text Brie
- we killed Norm
- text bubbles
- we are barricaded in the cafeteria
- they were fighting giant roley poley bugs
- we could use help
- we'll get to it
Coach Kennedy's Office
Door
Maude picks the lock
dust sprays Maude's face
Arc blasts the door in rage
TRaps?
Office is old money, well appointed, no windows
Maude (38!) trips all the traps and avoids them all
The Old "Pull My Cigar" Bit
Arc investigates
unlit cigar on his desk
arc picks it up
sting pulls
magic circle
Secret Room
Myles and Arc
arrive in a not lit, dank room from the before times
book on pedestal and two velums floating against the wall
arc senses powerful magic on the book
Velums
velums are VEEEERRRY powerful magic
have two words on them
~={red}BIND=~ & ~={green}REBIRTH=~
reincarnate soul transposition
Arc took Bind
puts in Myles' backpack
book is very magical
Arc took the Rebirth
Myles grabs the book
Taylor and Maude connect?
See, Arc knows about Etsy.
Magic Etsy = Metsty
Bechdel Test Failure