Buried Secrets
From Gothpoodle
Contents |
Plot
Daisy is contacted by a family which is being haunted by a poltergeist.
Connections
- KNOWN TO THE DEAD (Daisy)
New NPCs
- 57 year old grandfather (b 1953), Daniel Barnes, bank executive. Great-grandmother Eustace died when he was 18. DIE-HARD PRAGMATIST.
- 38 year old father (b 1972), Jason Barnes, bank manager (former investment banker). RESENTS FATHER'S HELP.
- 36 year old mother (b 1974), Melissa Barnes, nurse. DEDICATED MOM.
- 32 year old maternal aunt (b 1978), Michelle Keane, new-age goth, the one who contacts Daisy. PERKY GOTH.
- 12 year old girl (b 1998), Madison (Maddy) Barnes, currently manifesting, focus of attacks. SWEET, SCARED KID.
- 10 year old boy (b 2000), Andrew (Andy) Barnes. RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE BOY.
Scenes
Brainstorming
Long family history. House built just after 1906. Pacific Heights.
One of the Bell children. Haunted by the poltergeist of Teresa Bell. Youngest daughter Eustace. (1889-1971) Children 1910s, grandchildren 1930s, great-grandchildren 1950s, great-great-grandchildren 1970s, great-great-great-grandchildren 1990s.
1930s, difficult times, family money lost in stock market crash. History of mental illness (?) and sporadic magical talent. Attic room, bed with restraints, last used in the 50s. 30s child was lobotomized. 10s children died of flu before manifesting. Skipped a generation (70s), but now manifesting in a 90s kid. Teresa's spirit lingers with the family, tormenting those who show magical talent.
Barnes Eustace Barnes (nee Bell) (1889-1971) - youngest daughter of Thomas and Teresa Bell, untrained magical talent. 74 year old great-grandaunt (b 1936-1991), Nancy, Daniel and James' aunt, lobotomized in 1951 and institutionalized. 60 year old granduncle (b 1950), James, Daniel's older brother, institutionalized in 1966 on anti-psychotics.
Basement - root cellar, basement, laundry room, storage, workroom First Floor - living room, family room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, pantry, office Second Floor - master bedroom & bathroom (Jason & Melissa), two more bedrooms (Daniel, guest), bathroom Third Floor - three bedrooms (Maddy, Andy, Michelle), bathroom Fourth Floor - attic, hidden room
Fires and wind - started by Maddy's nascent evocation ability. Violent telekinetic activity and attacks, cold spots - the poltergeist.
