The Road Virus Heads North

  • Xael
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    I’ve just read this Stephen King story (from “Everything’s Eventual”, I think) and I was wondering, how would you run it as a UA scenario?

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  • Neville Yale Cronten
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    Can you give a summary?

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  • Xael
    Participant

    Guy buys a painting of a serial killer which changes every time he looks at it, showing the killer following him. Final scene is him looking at the painting showing the car parked outside his house. (Ok, that’s not a very good summary, but you get the idea…)

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  • Neville Yale Cronten
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    You could write up the painting with a cursed/blessed history. The painting, through coincidence, causes the owner to attract the attention of someone dangerous (perhaps serial killers specifically), thus the curse, but it shows the action of the serial killer, allowing the victim to possibly prepare or defend himself. The boon of this is that any time there’s a serial killer after him, he gets the advantage of knowing what they’re up to. Unfortunately there’s ALWAYS a serial killer after him. Easily a failed scrying device someone tried to make and screwed up. Maybe the only rumours that are out are those that say it gives warning of those out to get you, a chase to get this valuable device gets out, the device hot-potatos around as the serial killer/s take the series of owners out and the painting changes hands.

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  • Sir Cabhán
    Participant

    I wonder what would happen if someone just ripped up the painting and then burned it?

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  • Neville Yale Cronten
    Participant

    Well, I suppose either they still have a serial killer after them, but no way to detect his movements or it brings the serial killer right to where the person burning it is. Which, I’m sure, the person isn’t prepared for…

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  • Neville Yale Cronten
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    Or they just get booted out of the chain of serial killings.

    At least, the mystical connection is severed… they may still be a target, just not for any magickal reason.

    Which would be kinda funny.

    Sure, it broke the curse, but he still wants to kill you.

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