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Posted by: CanRay Apr 22 2013, 01:13 PM

Ghostbusters, Winnipeg Teaser:

*Black Screen With White Text*

The Supernatural is on the rise.

Ghosts are running rampant.

Demons are coming out of the woodwork.

The walls between worlds are getting thinner and thinner.

The Murder Capital of Canada is becoming more and more dangerous every day…

Who are you going to call?

*Scene: A yellowed brick building with “MASONIC TEMPLE” written on the top, “1895” written in the middle, and a “Ghostbusters” banner just under the date. Twin doors open outwards revealing a secretary’s desk at the far end of the room, as red and yellow emergency lights begin to flash from the ceiling. A metal ramp moves slowly downwards and the camera moves forward, down the ramp as it lowers to reveal a 6’6” intense looking man wearing a Ghostbusters Jumpsuit staring right at the camera while standing in front of a 1968 VW Bus. The camera finally settles on a close-up of his face as he continues to stare right into the screen, and possibly the viewer’s very souls*

Desmond: “Us.”

Subtitled: Doctor Desmond Phips
Nuclear Physicist
Parapsychologist
Scientist
Ghostbuster

*Fade to Ghostbusters, Winnipeg Logo, hold for four seconds, fade to black*

Posted by: Stahlseele Apr 22 2013, 01:21 PM

wat.

Posted by: CanRay Apr 22 2013, 01:25 PM

http://touchlesstickets.com/ttsystem/vendors/UserImages/2/Masonic_Temple.jpg. The doors are bigger and "Barn Style" in the game, however...

Posted by: Stahlseele Apr 22 2013, 01:34 PM

That Picture looks like it says "Sonic Temple" up there.
Which means it's either a Church of Sound or a Kult of Speed o.O

Posted by: CanRay Apr 22 2013, 01:54 PM

You missed the "MA" in front of the "SONIC".

It's just an old Masonic Temple that had a really bad case of Black Mold and had to be gutted internally of all the flooring. It's been for sale forever, so I got to build the place to my own liking in my mind. I'll draw crappy maps later.

A cult of speed would *NOT* be using a VW Bus. Maybe an old model VW Bug with a Porche engine (They had the same mounts, so were interchangeable, apparently.).

Posted by: Stahlseele Apr 22 2013, 02:00 PM

ah, i see ^^

Posted by: CanRay Apr 22 2013, 02:19 PM

There are quite a few projects currently in development, however. One of which may include a DeLorean or a Bricklin SV-1 unless we can get a contract with Volkswagen to demonstrate their line of vehicles. Other options include a used 1990 Harley-Davidson Police Surplus Electra Glide that would be purchased at a police auction or a SUV of unknown year and make. As well as quite a few more modifications to the personal equipment, one of which includes a custom jumpsuit for one of the new hires (Who makes even Dr. Phips look small!).

Posted by: Seriously Mike Apr 23 2013, 11:43 AM

Wow, what's the price then?

Posted by: CanRay Apr 23 2013, 02:16 PM

I don't know in 1995 (the rough date we're using for when the game happens) but one price I've seen online is CAN$18K to buy. Others I've seen are "For Lease: TBD".

Considering the age of the building, and its construction (Give the Masons this, they know how to BUILD!), it's a great fixer-upper.

Anyone interested in the other (unedited) items I've worked on for Ghostbusters, Winnipeg?

Posted by: Stahlseele Apr 23 2013, 02:20 PM

18k . . i might actually be able to afford that . .

Posted by: CanRay Apr 24 2013, 05:13 AM

Ghostbusters, Winnipeg is:
Dr. Desmond Phips: Scientist, Parapsychologist, Ghostbuster, Played by: John Candy.
Dr. Rodger MacPhearson, Medical Doctor, Played by: Samuel L. Jackson.
Dr. Andy Reshen, Psychologist and Parapsychologist, Skirt Chaser, Played by: Timothy Dalton.
Sgt. Lucas Brute (Ret.), Experimental Equipment Technician, Ghost Puncher, Played by: Richard Moll.
Tim Heisenberg, Rich Haunted Debutant, Played by: Bryan Cranston.
Judy Death, Goth Wheelwoman, Played by: Pauley Perrette.

And, just recently signed to the cast is... Betty White!

Posted by: Mach_Ten Apr 24 2013, 10:20 AM

Sorry, I think I may have slipped into a coma and missed several years of my life in which CanRay has been ..... busy

Or

He's been at the Medicinal Brandy again.

Ummm... question is .. do I get on the fun bus? or call the men in white coats..

Posted by: CanRay Apr 24 2013, 06:23 PM

When am I not busy?Actually, I'm drying out while my arm heals, trying to stay off every type of non-prescribed drug aside from caffeine to help my bone grow. There's... A good reason for that. Fun bus. Definitely the fun bus.

Posted by: Mach_Ten Apr 24 2013, 09:18 PM

so, ummm what snake oil are you trying to sell here ? I think I missed the reference

or is this the premise for a new game you want someone to run for you .. one day ... soon™

Posted by: CanRay Apr 24 2013, 11:50 PM

One of the people in my group has decided to put up the GM Screen and take on Ghostbusters. I finally get to play.

Hopefully.

More than, like, one game then have everything fall apart.

Like it has for the last seven years.

Posted by: pbangarth Apr 25 2013, 02:46 AM

18 K???

Shit, it's almost worth moving to Winnipeg just to be able to reno that cool old building.

Posted by: CanRay Apr 25 2013, 03:40 AM

Downtown isn't exactly the best neighborhood. That said, the Masons know how to BUILD, and I'm sure the foundation is just as sound as it was when it was laid down.

But you'd be Renovating from the foundation, and having to deal with Canada's Heritage Building Laws. Which is what I think is scaring off most investors.

Posted by: Mach_Ten Apr 25 2013, 09:37 AM

to the GM, long may he prosper !

In my limited experience, the key to successful gaming is "Bribe the GM early, bribe the GM often!"

oh, and good luck with the healing et al, bone breakages are never good (coming from the guy that has so far only ever fractured his little toe, means not a lot I imagine ) expecially with ... complications.

I've been sober for going on 10 years now, strangely since I left the military, Hmmmm coincidence ? ... with the odd break for weddings and other special occasions... like fridays ... fridays are special too ! and I do find that Mountain Dew is a very satisfying substitute, or Cherry Coke ! .. that's good too

this always strikes me as odd, the UK has similar restrictions...

sometimes it feels like they may as well just say "Frag it ... we'd rather the place rot and molder than let you young 'uns near it to actually do something positive!"

Posted by: pbangarth Apr 25 2013, 04:03 PM

Yeah, then the permits are given to do something like this to the old armouries in London, Ontario:

http://www.booking.com/hotel/ca/d-london-armouries.en.html?aid=318615;label=New_English_EN_USA_Hotel-ox3suNWvULolOudq13mKhgS18358863145:pl:ta:p1:p2:ac:ap1t1:neg:kw_inurl:en.html%23inurl:booking.com/hotel:ws=&gclid=CKme8M2Y5rYCFcU7MgodlS0A4g

Posted by: CanRay Apr 28 2013, 04:27 AM

Ghostbusters, Winnipeg Commercial:

*Green Text On Black Background*

When the world is in danger...

When the cold winds blow through the very souls of everyone around...

When death itself is at your very door...

Who are you going to call?

*Melody Anderson answers the telephone*: “Ghostbusters, Winnipeg, how can I direct your call?”

*Montage of scenes showing a VW Bus as an Ectomobile*: [Announcer]: From the Big Apple to the Great White North, Ghostbusters has opened a new franchise and business is booming!

[Announcer]: Staring: John Candy. *Scene of John Candy with a large beard working seriously at a proton pack while wearing a tie-dyed labcoat, until his beard catches on fire and he dances around trying to put it out*

[Announcer]: Samuel L. Jackson: *Samuel L. Jackson looks up at the camera wearing a strange combination of medical equipment and Ghostbusting gear while examining a patient hovering a metre above a table, raising the ectogoggles so you can see his face clearly*

[Announcer]: Timothy Dalton: *Shot of Timothy Dalton in full Ghostbusters gear, looking at the backside of a woman in a very revealing dress, and then looking ahead of him to see a grey spectre dressed in the tatters of a Hudson's Bay Company blanket-coat, both scream in terror and run away from each other*

[Announcer]: Richard Moll: *Shot of Richard Moll's feet in oversized boots, moving slowly up his body, showing all of the intimidating gear and weaponry mounted to a tactical vest, including two arm-length gloves that have miniature proton packs on the upper arms. When the shot finally gets to his face, demonstrate the huge and horrific scarring on his head, which the then covers by the goalie mask with the “No Ghosts” logo painted upon it*

[Announcer]: Bryan Cranston: *Scene of Bryan Cranston in a tuxedo, shooting a neutrona wand off-scene, with a 1995-era brick cellphone tucked between shoulder and head*: “Can I call you back on those bonds, Chad, I'm in the middle of a very important business meeting here.”

[Announcer]: Introducing Pauley Perrette: *Scene of John Candy in a Ghostbusters Jumpsuit looking at the Goth-Like Pauley Perrette in absolute terror as she drives the VW Bus through a series of boxes* [Samuel L. Jackson (Off Screen)]: “I haven't been this scared since the Falklands!”

[Announcer]: And Betty White: *Shot of Betty White with Ghostbusters Jumpsuit and Proton Pack in a completely dark room, surrounded by the ghosts of the Red River Rebellion*: “All right all you little Metis bastards.” *Draws Neutrona Wand* “I got a something for all of ya!”

[Announcer]: With Special Guest Star, Geddy Lee as the Premier of Manitoba: *Scene of the Premier's office, Geddy Lee in a nice suit pressing the intercom*: [Possessed Secretary (Offscreen)]: “Mr. Premier, Louis Riel for you.” *The statue of Louis Riel in the window behind Geddy Lee turns and starts running towards him*

*Fade out, fade in to shot of Ghostbusters Headquarters (335 Donald Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba) with full Ghostbusters crew in front of it in full gear* [Announcer]: Ghostbusters, Winnipeg. They're ready to believe you!

*Fade out to Ghostbusters “No Ghost” Logo*

Posted by: Mach_Ten Apr 30 2013, 12:54 PM

I get the impression, a very subtle hint .... a barely preceptible aura ... of excitement from you ... only a smidgen though, I may be wrong

Posted by: Seriously Mike Apr 30 2013, 01:27 PM

"Don't you think it's plain damn weird?"

Posted by: CanRay Apr 30 2013, 05:52 PM

First time in five years I get to do something other than GM, oh yeah."Just another day at the office."

Posted by: Mach_Ten Apr 30 2013, 07:16 PM

Yup, we got a walking dead man over here ! ...

I'll open the pool with 10 dollars a "Slimer" gets him before they even see a poltergeist !

Posted by: CanRay Apr 30 2013, 07:31 PM

Actually, we've already busted our first ghost with no one getting slimed, save the Ghost himself.

Guy died "while installing a satellite dish", but there's implications that it was a Black Widow job. The dish itself was still on the property, and getting signals from Hell (You could see the shows through paragoggles, of if you were a ghost), and we busted him in the middle of The Honeymooners where Alice is actually hit all the way to the moon.

Posted by: pbangarth May 1 2013, 01:34 AM

Now -that- I'd pay to see!

Posted by: CanRay May 1 2013, 06:09 AM

Number two job done with only minor damage done via Slime Blower! Luckily, the pack ruptured in a manner that affected the ghosts worse than us, and didn't do much damage to the place.

The Hudson's Bay Company (The big department store in downtown Winnipeg!) had their toy department haunted. With only a little extra work by the janitor, we busted the ghosts but good!

Downside, waiting 90-days for them to pay.

Investigation into the supernatural nature built into the very building itself, and what the ghosts were doing there is ongoing.

Posted by: Stahlseele May 1 2013, 10:04 AM

isn't it nice to see the cranky cannuck this giddy and telling stuff from this side of the table? ^^

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 1 2013, 10:40 AM

I'm so scared right now, it's unsettling the natural order of things ! like someone drilled a hole right through into hell and is currently selling tickets to Demons for a visit to DisneyLand.

Posted by: CanRay May 1 2013, 01:53 PM

California is out of Jurisdiction. And before someone asks, so is Florida. If something happens in Canada's Wonderland near Toronto, Ontario, OTOH, we might have to intervene on that.

Posted by: ChromeZephyr May 1 2013, 04:50 PM

I'm just happy to see CanRay get to play. It's not Shadowrun, so the fate of the universe isn't completely in jeopardy, but you takes what you can gets.

Any other highlights from the channels from Hell? There had to be more than just the Honeymooners, though that was well done.

Posted by: CanRay May 1 2013, 06:12 PM

He was upset when the proton streams started. We were "talking" during Green Acres.

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 2 2013, 10:00 AM

by talking .. I presume you mean you all screamed at each other "DON'T CROSS THE STREAMS!"

Posted by: CanRay May 2 2013, 07:48 PM

No, actually, "You're evicted."

Posted by: CanRay May 12 2013, 04:56 AM

I think there's something wrong with my GM, however...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b143/CanRay/Uni-CornCerealProducts_zps12d18dba.jpg

Posted by: Stahlseele May 12 2013, 06:32 AM

The Pun, it hurts x.x

Posted by: CanRay May 15 2013, 08:29 AM

So... Uni-Corn had a major ghost issue, but one that was quite distributed. We were attacked by massive amounts of ghosts.

So, utilizing a series of intelligent moves on my part (including my knowledge of explosives), I was able to determine that the cause was a cursed artifact: A painting of a "Golden Sea Of Wheat".

Yeah, not so golden and shiny when looked at with Paragoggles (The Goggles, they do SOMETHING!). Hordes of starving people standing in the field, all trying to get at the food. Well, after a hose-down with positive-emotionally charged slime, I stored it safely in the bulk slime container in Ecto-W1, and demonstrated what the hell the manager of the place had.

We now have a nice new painting at the former Masonic Lodge that is Spook Central, in a specially-made frame and glass. Just... Don't look at it out of the corner of your eye.

Posted by: Stahlseele May 15 2013, 09:57 AM

it has a certain ammount of style doing things like that O.o

Posted by: CanRay May 15 2013, 06:27 PM

I figure, what the hell, I got to investigate these cursed artifacts anyhow.

http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Cursed_Artifact.

Posted by: Stahlseele May 15 2013, 08:19 PM

and why the bloody hells not?
i would move into something built by Bloody Stupid Johnson just for the heck of it . .

Posted by: CanRay May 15 2013, 08:35 PM

If it wasn't for frustration over my bad art skills, I'd draw more of the layout of the Lodge... So far, I just have the basement done.

It's really, really crappy. Like, Paint crappy.

Posted by: Stahlseele May 15 2013, 08:53 PM

this might help?
http://www.sweethome3d.com/index.jsp

Posted by: CanRay May 15 2013, 08:56 PM

That just might. Bookmarked.

Posted by: Stahlseele May 15 2013, 09:19 PM

it might even work for shadowrun in making maps to give to players . .
but there is the danger of falling into playing sims and spending waayy too much time fiddling around with bitz <.<

Posted by: CanRay May 17 2013, 10:45 PM

http://forums.shadowrun4.com/index.php?topic=10672.msg201709#msg201709.

Posted by: CanRay May 19 2013, 03:33 AM

http://forums.shadowrun4.com/index.php?topic=10672.msg202157#msg202157

Posted by: Stahlseele May 19 2013, 08:33 AM

*snickers*
you can have 3D Views with really nifty things to put into there as well.
It's just like the SIMS, aside from being able to use actual measurements.

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 19 2013, 09:46 AM

Where's the "Toxic Human Waste Disposal Area" THWADA for short, cause it's not official without an acronym

usually his n' hers THWADA's per building

just sayin, y'know .. fer emergencies

Posted by: CanRay May 19 2013, 04:06 PM

I had intended for the office next to the kitchen to be a Unisex bathroom, then, like an idiot, forgot that and made it an office.

It's a bathroom that double as a place to crash. (The "green" items in the rooms on the second floor are navy-style cots that fold up against the wall like Murphy Beds.).

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 21 2013, 03:03 PM

My gods man, that's RPG horror right there !

"Egon, can you 'strain' more quietly please, I'm trying to sleep !"

Posted by: CanRay May 27 2013, 04:31 AM

So... Tonight we investigated the Legislature of Manitoba (Manitoba's Political Capital Building) after the two bronze statues of bison got up and started eating the carpet.

After we got surrounded by the two of them on the second-floor walkway (Exactly where we wanted them, yeah, that's the ticket!) conventional ghost wrangling was used on the first, while our Experimental Equipment Technician/Logistics Mule tested out his new "Proton Knuckledusters" and dented the head of the bronze statue (and the ghost inhabiting it!). Despite a hole in the wall (which lead to a room that had previously been sealed off), and some damage to a banister (and... Yeah, the statues), we were paid in full, as everyone was expecting us to "New York" the place but good!

We got back to the VW Bus (and Dr. Heisenberg's Motorcycle) to find all the tires slashed, and a card from the Ghostly Liberation for Undead Entities (the militant arm of the Liberation for Unrestrained Biological Entities). We're now looking towards filing a civil lawsuit and a restraining order against members of these organizations. Luckily, Ghostbusters, Winnipeg has a CAA Corporate Membership.

The good news is that the cheques have cleared, and my character has more money to experiment with again!

Posted by: Stahlseele May 27 2013, 08:33 AM

nice to hear that you get to have fun for once ^^

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 29 2013, 08:25 AM

I'm very happy with your GM's liberal use of Acronyms. GLUE and LUBE .. luvvit

My guys (if they read this) will suddenly realise who I am when I roll these guys into town in our up and coming nWoD campaign:

the Paranormal Activity and Ectoplasmic Disturbance Officers !

the last away team had a liveried bus, in A-team caps, with a logo similar to ghostbusters .. but ... different

the PC's (Vampires and werewolves and mages, oh my!) Ate them... the new away team are faster better stronger ! .. and the PC's are mortals

hopefully a lot less eating of NPC's this time around, but .. you never know ..

Posted by: CanRay May 29 2013, 02:32 PM

You think that's bad, the guy that's our connection to the Federal Government is a Progressive-Conservative in a Liberal Majority Government named Richard Wang who works for the Paranormal Research and Investigation Committee.

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 29 2013, 02:48 PM

oh my god you've met.. JOHNSON! .... what the hell are you doing?"

Posted by: CanRay May 29 2013, 03:47 PM

Actually, aside from being a stickler for bureaucracy he's not so bad. The Employment Equity bit of the deal was a problem, even with a Black Scotsman in the group, but luckily one of the members of the team took a bullet to the head, and covered our issue. I later hired "BETTY WHITE, NAZI HUNTER" so having a female retiree put us in the black when it comes to that particular law.

She was actually a good hire, she intimidated a Bronze Bison just by staring at it and turning her low-weight/light-particle flow proton pack on. Then the guy that took a bullet to the head punched the ghost out of it.

Posted by: CanRay May 31 2013, 08:53 AM

Apparently I'm not Mad Sciency or Occulty enough... Thoughts on how that should be fixed?

Posted by: Stahlseele May 31 2013, 08:59 AM

Make your Character a German.

Posted by: Mach_Ten May 31 2013, 09:02 AM

develop a keen interest in ectoplasmic vivisection, on premises if possible ... with witnesses for bonus "sciencey" points

Posted by: CanRay Jun 3 2013, 03:28 AM

Tonight... Ghostbusters, Winnipeg has picked fights with a Motorcycle Gang (The Manitoba Warriors) and Neo-Nazi Skinheads.

...

"It's not a Ghostbusters Drinking Party without Nazis!"

Posted by: CanRay Aug 31 2013, 02:00 AM

And right after that game, the group fell apart. The universe is back to normal...

Posted by: Stahlseele Aug 31 2013, 10:33 AM

poor guy ._.
no luck with gaming groups at all . .
well, here's to hoping you'll be having more fun with SRO then . .