my cthulhu game

Chapter 16 Do You Believe in the Supernatural?
【SAN CHECK 0/1D6】

[The test result was 51/20 failed! 】

[Sanity value reduced by 1D6 points]

【1D6=5】

When investigators suffer sanity shocks due to witnessing tragic scenes or mythical creatures, they must conduct sanity checks, that is, SAN CHECK.That is to say, if you perform a D100 (that is, a random number from 1-100, the same below), the D100 check is successful if it is lower than the current sanity value, otherwise it fails.

Different mythical creatures cause different sanity loss, which is generally recorded as success/failure in the Cthulhu run game.The number to the left of the slash is the Sanity lost on a successful Sanity check, and the number to the right is the Sanity lost on a failed check.

The sanity loss for witnessing a ghoul is 0/1D6. Du Yingfei failed the sanity check and lost 5 SAN points, equivalent to a quarter of his total sanity.

……

Du Yingfei often heard a sentence from his father: be in awe of the world.

Dad often muttered another sentence: Some things are better not to know than to know.

Now, Du Yingfei really—or thought he did—understand the meaning of these two sentences.

For a long time—in fact, it was only a second or two—Du Yingfei's eyes looked directly at the twisted body of the ghoul, as if a century had passed.

[Intelligence check 5/50 success]

Du Yingfei's will is not firm, but he is not stupid.

He understood almost immediately...

What stands in front of me is not actors in costumes, nor is it a colorful illusion created by modern technology.

Rather, it is the stable, mechanical, and unwavering terror that truly exists in this cold and crazy universe.

The ghoul leaned forward and walked towards Du Yingfei, opening its mouth as if to say something.

"Du..."

So Du Yingfei understood.

that creature.

He wants to call his name.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

Du Yingfei is a person who does not believe in God, and he is even more dismissive of supernatural phenomena.However, at this moment, when the hideous and ugly posture of the ghoul impacted his retina, the world view he had built up in the past 20 years also collapsed.

His mind was blank, and he ran wildly towards the exit of the basement.However, he desperately found that the creature following him, who couldn't tell whether it was a dog or a jackal, was faster than himself even though it seemed to be staggering and dragging a person in its hand.

will be caught up!

"No no no no no!"

Du Yingfei frantically tore open the nearest door - thankfully, it looked lockable - and fled inside.

"There's..."

It seemed like the creature wanted to say something, but whatever.

boom!
The door is closed and locked.

"Ah, ha..."

Pressing his forehead against the door, Du Yingfei felt that he had lost all his strength and knelt down by the door.His shirt was soaked with sweat.

Will the other party break in?Will he deal with himself like he did with that person before?
The room was dark, and only the sound of his own breathing could be heard in silence.

With his back against the door panel, Du Yingfei supported himself and stood up.He felt his foot kick something metallic.

"……and many more."

Had his senses been dulled by excessive panic?Only now did he realize the faint smell of corruption permeating the room.

"What exactly is this room—"

His hand found the light switch.

card.

Incandescent lamps emit a gentle glow.

What came into view was a dead pig that had begun to rot—hanging upside down from the ceiling.

The rotten, maggot-filled head was directly opposite him, a few tens of centimeters away from him, "staring" viciously at him.

【SAN CHECK0/1】

[The test result was 42/15 failed! 】

Du Yingfei, who was stimulated by his rationality again, rolled his eyes and fainted.

……

But outside the door, Uncle Xu was at a loss.

What is that, student Du...

I really didn’t mean to scare you...

I can smell the smell inside through the door, did you kick over the incense burner that I cast spells on...

Hello?Du, how are you?

……

And at the same time.

Chen Qiang and Qin Lingxue on the second floor were completely ignorant of Du Yingfei's misfortune.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qiang said, "Xiaoxue? So serious all of a sudden."

And Xiaoxue seems to have made a lot of determination.

"Chen Qiang," she said with far-reaching eyes, "tell me—do you believe in the supernatural?"

"supernatural?"

Chen Qiang laughed.

Since the Wei Yuanshan incident, Chen Qiang and Xiaoxue's seemingly consistent way of getting along has been mixed with some kind of dissonance.

Even if they are tacitly avoiding this topic, both parties know that as long as they maintain their relationship with each other, there will be a showdown sooner or later.

Chen Qiang originally hoped that he could prepare for this moment through a series of trials.

But since Xiaoxue chose to initiate the conversation, Chen Qiang would not evade it.

"Supernatural?" Chen Qiang shook his head, "You mean... the thing that Wei Yuanshan became?"

He has quietly activated his "Secret Keeper's Eye".

"That's not Wei Yuanshan," Xiaoxue said, as if mustering up all her courage, "it's some kind of creature disguised as Wei Yuanshan. You are different from those people, you should be able to know...that kind of disguise is a disguise technique or something It cannot be done by means.”

[Psychology 4/56 success]

The "Keeper's Eye" can see even the investigator's skill check.Xiaoxue wasn't acting this time, she was serious.

That is to say, Xiaoxue's knowledge of the Cthulhu mythology can let her know that Wei Yuanshan is a special mythical creature, but she doesn't know the characteristics of this creature?

"When I first heard..." Chen Qiang said leisurely, his eyes drifting towards the sunset in the sky, "Ignorance is a kind of happiness, I scoffed at it, until now, I finally understand that this statement is true. Supernatural... It does exist."

"That kind of monster is not the only supernatural creature in the world." Xiaoxue said.

"Maybe, but ignorance is fearlessness," Chen Qiang sighed, "The less you know about those indescribable horror monsters, the longer you will live. The day I saw Wei Yuanshan turning into a monster, I also thought, if I didn't know all this Enough."

"But this is not the first time you have seen a monster like Wei Yuanshan, right?"

"It's the first time I've seen you."

"Liar," Xiaoxue shook her head, "If this is the first time you've seen this monster, how do you know that liquid nitrogen is its weakness?"

"Because his form," Chen Qiang said, "is semi-liquid. I thought maybe freezing would be effective."

This is a fact. The weakness of "Hasta's Contractor" is freezing, which has not been written into the setting book, but Chen Qiang's speculation based on its characteristics.

[Qin Lingxue's psychology test: 73/39 failed]

"I can't understand you more and more." Xiaoxue shook her head.

She approached Chen Qiang slowly and stopped only a few centimeters away from him. Chen Qiang could smell the faint fragrance of Xiaoxue's body.

"If I tell you——I have witnessed creatures ten and a hundred times more terrifying than 'Wei Yuanshan'," Xiaoxue said, "beyond the limits of human imagination, and have fought against such things, would you believe me?"

"Believe it." Chen Qiang did not hesitate.

You also lose 50 points of SAN because of this.

[Qin Lingxue's psychology test: 13/39 succeeded]

Xiaoxue smiled.

"That's good."

Even if her boyfriend is still hiding something in his heart, but he is willing to believe what she says at this moment, she is already very satisfied.

"Actually, you can tell me what you have faced."

"You already know enough. It's better for you not to know."

[Qin Lingxue performance test: 71/90 successful]

[Chen Qiang's psychology test: 80/56 failed]

"Then when you think the time is right," Chen Qiang used the "Secret Keeper's Eye" to see through Xiaoxue's trick, but he didn't make it clear, "tell me again."

"Yes. You also need to tell me your secret. To be honest, just listening to what you said to Wei Yuanshan that day... I even suspected that you are a supernatural creature yourself."

"I am a pure human being." Chen Qiang said.Judging from the "Touchstone" column on the investigator's card surface given by the system, there is no need to question Xiaoxue's feelings for her.

"Of course I know!" Qin Lingxue hit Chen Qiang's chest twice with her small fist.

"But we must have a time limit," Chen Qiang said, taking Xiaoxue into his arms and stroking her hair, "There must be no infinite delay..."

"Um……"

Xiaoxue frowned, thinking hard.

"Just after I come back from Arkham," she said cheerfully, "just in time, I still have some mundane things to deal with there."

"..."

There was a soft fragrance and warm jade in his arms, but Chen Qiang felt like he was being showered with liquid nitrogen.

Arkham!
God!Why is she still thinking about this?
And it seems that the real reason for her going to Arkham is actually related to the existence of mythology?
Your sanity is only in the single digits!

　So far, the dice in this book are indeed true (three seconds of silence for Du Yingfei). PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket~
　　


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