"This whole thing's a great vacation. Not that I'd know, not having a job."
"Bullshit is all those prophetic dreams are, I'm telling you. I do not get shot. I bounce bullets back at fuckers who try. I don't get shot to death."
"The answer to your question is no. 'She' is not dangerous."
"I woke up with wounds. I want to know more about her."
((not iron, silver. I misspoke))
"It seems like the two of you were joyriding through my dream, so I don't think I saw anything that you didn't. With the exception of the wolf in sheep's clothing stuff.
"It's pretty unoriginal. I get crucified, which isn't even iconography my church uses."
It's most definitely a code.
May 05, 2019 2:29AMJessica:"I think we're ready."
May 05, 2019 2:29AMKurtis Kerner:Kurtis pulls the Loquimorescope he was recording, and a projection pops up. May 05, 2019 2:30AMGM (GM):Initial state is silence, and the green border detects the following magical ticks:
with several minutes in interval
these are spells crossing the line
May 05, 2019 2:31AMDante: A long mental silence.
I hope we find your father. He is a good big brother.
((oasouidhgnoashndg))
Dante turns his full attention to Kurtis.
Eve K. pulls out her phone an types something
May 05, 2019 2:32AMGM (GM):Male voice: I'm going over to check on owl.
A weird sound.
The green line behavior changes from
Fate/Space/Mind/Time, to only the following hits:
May 05, 2019 2:33AMJessica:((OWL!!!)))
May 05, 2019 2:33AMGM (GM):Prime, Space
This goes on for a while
Kurtis's recording keeps a time stamp, but it skips all the silence. Several hours pass on the recording with only these two detected
Then, the following conversation occurs
As LQ-18 and LQ-16 all pop up at Saint-Fargeau
Forester: You should find Remington and Hardwell.
May 05, 2019 2:35AMGM (GM):Male voice: You have no concerns here. We've proven prophecies to be unreliable.
Male voice #2: What about the five americans?
Male voice: The rumored five are nothing but a rumor.
Jason and Forester: Wrong. They are real.
Jason: They killed Simon. They almost killed Robert.
Female Voice: Then why can't you track them?
May 05, 2019 2:35AMGM (GM):Jason: They're too small.
Female Voice: Yes, I've heard that before. And Nestor has tried. What should be easier than a bug to squash.
Male voice #2: Every time I try, it's like all new nimbi. There is only one denominator in common, the young obrimos. And believe me, I tried.
Male voice #3: I have also tried, unleashed hell in Netherlands, which left no survivors, but this Kerner somehow proved more resilient and refused to die.
Forester: You have his name and you can't find it?
Male voice #2: Well obviously it must not be the true given name. And it doesn't light up on the mundane. Those damn orphans.
May 05, 2019 2:35AMGM (GM):Female Voice: I don't want to hear your excuses. I'm due in two months. I want them handled. What about Lang?
Male voice: A non issue. Gone so deep I doubt there is a way back.
Female Voice: Lemming?
Male voice: That is... complicated. Best explained in person.
Eve K. types down names and notes into her phone
May 05, 2019 2:37AMGM (GM):A change in Arcana on the green line again, as LQ-17 pops up at Saint-Fargeau
Forces now is also tracked, Forces, Prime, Space
Jason: I just arrived in Saint-Fargeau. There are a number of defficiencies. I think we need to talk, bring me over.
Female Voice: Come.
Forces disappears from the scanned lines, Matter pops up. Matter / Prime / Space is scanned now
May 05, 2019 2:41AMGM (GM):LQ-17 jumps to LQ-15, and LQ-16 and LQ-18 stay in Saint-Fergeau
May 05, 2019 2:43AMGM (GM):Female Voice: Robert, we have a problem. Our mutual friend is no longer to be trusted. You know what to do.
End of record.
May 05, 2019 2:44AMJessica:(!!)
May 05, 2019 2:44AMGM (GM):All LQs jump to Miedwie, except LQ-17
The scanned lines change one last time.
Eve K. shakes her head and writes more notes
May 05, 2019 2:45AMGM (GM):To Fate, Mind, Space, Time
And they stay that way
And that is the way they are now
Kurt's mana mote evaporates, leaving smokey mist
May 05, 2019 2:47AMEve K.:"They are at Miedwie, except for one of them. Or they left their LQ's there. I think.. they might know Cubic isn't supporting them any more."
May 05, 2019 2:47AMKurtis Kerner:"Could be a different friend. There are 3 voices I didn't recognize."
"Additional allies?"
May 05, 2019 2:50AMDante:"Could be anyone. Cubic is an easy guess, but who knows? Sounds like we have a hard deadline of two months as well. Not that I want this to take that long."
Dante mulls quietly, looking around again as if that is going to make a minibar appear out of thin air.
May 05, 2019 2:51AMJustin:"Did we even know that Diana was already pregnant?"
May 05, 2019 2:51AMEve K.:"Yeah it was in the dossier"
((like 10 years ago))
May 05, 2019 2:52AMJessica:"I guess we need to get to that library then."
"Cubic already knows what they said near those things right?"
May 05, 2019 2:53AM(From Eve K.): I recognise the names Remington and Hardwell, but I personally don't remember who those are since it's been 10 years
May 05, 2019 2:53AMDante:"Forester mentioned Remington and Hardwell by name, but he seemed dismissed. Are they at risk? And do we know who Hardwell is?"
May 05, 2019 2:54AMKurtis Kerner:"What did he tell us? 10 feet. If I was Cubic, I'd lie and have the devices record at 1000 feet or whatever. I assume he knows everything."
May 05, 2019 2:55AM(To Eve K.): Theodore Remington is Diana's accounted, Alexander Hardwell is her armorer, armed security and weapon supplier, mundane. Like, her armed security forces.
May 05, 2019 2:55AMJessica:((falling asleep over here))
((think everyone else is too))
May 05, 2019 2:56AMKurtis Kerner:"Ted Remington is Diana's accountant, and Alexander Hardwell is her provider of armed security forces, armorer, weapons supplier. Non magical, mundane sleeper forces."
Eve K. nods to what Kurtis just said in confirmation
May 05, 2019 2:57AMGM (GM):((we can stop here for tonight if folks are satisfied))
May 05, 2019 2:57AMEve K.:"We need to move on Remington soon if Forester is already thinking of stepping in
May 05, 2019 2:57AMJustin:((Yes, satisfied.))
May 05, 2019 2:57AMEve K.:((I'm sleepy))
May 05, 2019 2:57AMJessica:((good session))
May 05, 2019 2:57AMDante:"I remember Remington. Cool as a cucumber in early spring while shit hit the fan."
((Sleep is gud. Session was gud.))
May 05, 2019 2:57AMGM (GM):ok 3 exp everyone
May 05, 2019 2:57AMJessica:whoo!
May 05, 2019 2:57AMEve K.:"Well.. he's an accountant. They aren't know to be excitable."
May 05, 2019 2:57AMJessica:((lol))
May 05, 2019 2:58AMDante:"...Fair."
May 05, 2019 2:58AMKurtis Kerner:"My accountant is very excitable, we used to smoke weed together."
"Went by the name of Splooge."
May 05, 2019 2:58AMJessica:((oh god))
May 05, 2019 2:59AMEve K.:"... I'm not... okay.. That's something I know now."
May 05, 2019 2:59AMJessica:((night night))
May 05, 2019 2:59AMEve K.:((night))
May 05, 2019 2:59AMDante:"Hell of a guy, sounds like."
((night all))
rolling 5d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 11, 2019 11:52PMEve K.:(oooooh dante... new look, nice. I like)
May 11, 2019 11:53PMDante:yeah
May 12, 2019 12:08AMJustin:Dante, post a picture of new look.
May 12, 2019 12:09AMDante:its me. sleeping in my chair, drool coming out of one corner of my mouth and disappearing into my beard
May 12, 2019 12:09AMEve K.:<.<
May 12, 2019 12:09AMJustin:Reedy's awake though.
He's sitting across from me.
May 12, 2019 12:10AMDante:That's good
May 12, 2019 12:10AMEve K.:can you not see Dante's new avatar??
>.>
May 12, 2019 12:10AMJustin:I can but it's small.
May 12, 2019 12:20AMLucas:Yo am aqwee
May 12, 2019 12:21AMDante:Yu mo gui gwai fai di zao
May 12, 2019 12:24AMLucas:JACKIE!!!
May 12, 2019 12:25AMGM (GM):Okay!
May 12, 2019 12:26AMLucas:vagina
Mage: Gates to Atlantis, Episode 42
May 12, 2019 12:27AMEve K.:(we gonna get a lot of answers in this one... I mean.. Look at the episode number)
May 12, 2019 12:27AMLucas:(Because thats another way to say box)
May 12, 2019 12:28AMJustin:(box!)
May 12, 2019 12:29AMGM (GM):Lucas, you have met with Christoff's, Gertrude's and Sebastian's relatives, and have been on a bit of a spiritual journey. As you sat down with your last visit, Gertrude's family was english speaking, and you have tried to explain the attack at the arena, from which she died.
You could not, of course, talk to anyone about what REALLY happened, and feel kind of alone, aside from the 5 people who rescued you from the pool, the people who wouldn't think you're crazy when you told them the truth.
As your visit neared the end, the television they had on, had news on, and a report mentioned a shooter attack at the hotel they texted you they'll be staying at.
Naturally, you connect the dots right away and deduce the attack was on them. You get in touch and they give you their new location, a cheap motel in a less nice part of Leipzig. It's a few hours south from Berlin by car.
Everyone else, you have hopefully by now deduced what arcana Diana's accomplices had from the information Kurt's recording revealed, you have a plan to meet Remington and convince him to hear you out, and you have a lead on a library that contains information on the Gem, according to Justin, so do whatever you need to before we go to sleep and roll the night to the next morning.
May 12, 2019 12:38AMLucas:Lucas bids Gertrude's family a polite farewell and then calls for an uber to Leipzig.
May 12, 2019 12:40AMGM (GM):Uber app rejects your credit card. You may have to use other means of transportation.
May 12, 2019 12:40AMGM (GM):Or choose to pay cash
You can text one of us to get you an uber from your location to ours.
May 12, 2019 12:44AMLucas:Lucas laments spending so much of his money by skipping his flight back home. He had decided refunding his return ticket would be a better option than leaving to go back home. especially after all that had happened.
Lucas texts Eve: "hey Eve, Uber wont take my card. any way one of you guys could get me a ride to Liezpig?"
Eve K. reads the text, then aloud to the group "Hey Lucas is trying to get back here from Berlin, do we want to go fetch him with the truck or pay for an Uber?"
May 12, 2019 12:47AM(From Eve K.): does eve's card have enough for an uber?
May 12, 2019 12:48AM(To Eve K.): yes
May 12, 2019 12:48AMEve K.:(everyone fell asleep)
May 12, 2019 12:49AMKurtis Kerner:"Just get his ass here, I'm hitting the sack."
May 12, 2019 12:49AMJustin:"Uber, want sleep."
"Jess, please don't steal from me while I sleep tonight again alright?"
Eve K. texts Lucas that she will pay for an Uber for him to join them. Gets the app open and does the paying.
May 12, 2019 12:50AMKurtis Kerner:"Jess? What did you steal?"
May 12, 2019 12:50AMEve K.:Text to Lucas "I got ya, they should be there in a minute. See you in a couple hours"
May 12, 2019 12:50AMJessica:Jessica sighs and rolls her eyes. "I didn't steal anything."
Flops on a bed May 12, 2019 12:50AMEve K.:"Taking without permission is stealing."
"She" air quotes "Barrowed" Justin's Atlantis book"
May 12, 2019 12:51AMGM (GM):Lucas, the very arabic very muslim driver with a very nice SUV picks you up and you can sit back for a few hours as you make it to the seedy motel. You can come in at about this time.
May 12, 2019 12:52AMEve K.:"I call dibs on the middle of that bed"
points to one of the two beds in the room May 12, 2019 12:52AMLucas:Lucas knocks lightly on the hotel room door
May 12, 2019 12:52AMJessica:((eve andwhich))
*Sandwich
May 12, 2019 12:53AMKurtis Kerner:looks at Jessica Eve K. stands on tip top to check the peep hole
Eve K. looks back at the others
May 12, 2019 12:53AMKurtis Kerner:"Didn't we talk about stealing? Either don't do it or don't get caught."
May 12, 2019 12:53AMEve K.:"what should we ask him to make sure he's not a fake Lucas?"
May 12, 2019 12:54AMJessica:"Ask him for a folksy analogy."
Eve K. frowns at Jessica as she opens the door for "Lucas"
May 12, 2019 12:55AMLucas:(god damn it, Coral. im not some magic fount of southern colloquialisms)
May 12, 2019 12:55AMJessica:((you super are stfu))
May 12, 2019 12:55AMEve K.:(well... git gud)
May 12, 2019 12:56AMLucas:(Whats the temp like outside IG?)
May 12, 2019 12:56AMJustin:(Temperate.)
May 12, 2019 12:56AMJessica:((German))
May 12, 2019 12:57AMEve K.:((around 50s in September at night))
((wins at google fu))
May 12, 2019 12:59AMLucas:Lucas steps inside, rubbing his hands together. "about time. It's colder than eskimo's asshole out there."
May 12, 2019 1:00AMJustin:In the spirit of Lucas showing up, Justin flops down on the nearest bed and passes out soon after. May 12, 2019 1:00AMKurtis Kerner:"Welcome back, Big Guy."
May 12, 2019 1:01AMLucas:Lucas picks Kurt up in a crushing bear hug.
May 12, 2019 1:02AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt returns the hug as good as he can. "Oh, not so hard, not so... good to see you too, it's been a day."
May 12, 2019 1:02AMLucas:"I missed you guys like an old dog misses the shade tree and memaw's"
Eve K. chuckles "Guess that will do. Doubt a German fake Lucas would know that saying."
closes the door behind him and goes to climb into the middle of the bed she claimed dibs on. Gestures to whatever pile of meat is still remaining from their meat feast "If you are hungry, we ordered waaaay to much hafbrau food.
May 12, 2019 1:02AMLucas:at memaw's*
May 12, 2019 1:03AMKurtis Kerner:Once released Kurt will lay on the bed next to Eve. Jessica gets a text message.
May 12, 2019 1:04AMLucas:"Half brow? its not eyebrows, is it?"
May 12, 2019 1:04AMJessica:((I thought kurt disconnected it?))
May 12, 2019 1:04AMGM (GM):((he did))
May 12, 2019 1:05AMJessica:((ooooh snap))
May 12, 2019 1:05AMJustin:((!!!))
May 12, 2019 1:05AMDante:Dante eyes Lucas momentarily, offering a nod and a smile. He quietly watches the group reunite. May 12, 2019 1:05AMEve K.:"It's like... German style BBQ... all meat and potato salad basically"
May 12, 2019 1:06AM(From Eve K.): mind link still up?
May 12, 2019 1:06AM(To Eve K.): no
May 12, 2019 1:06AMLucas:"That's all you had to say."
May 12, 2019 1:07AMEve K.:"Without the sauce.. unless mushroom gravy counts as a sauce"
May 12, 2019 1:07AMJessica:"Uh, Kurt, I have a text. On the phone you disconnected. Should I check it?"
May 12, 2019 1:07AMLucas:Lucas locates the victuals and begins to eat like he hasnt eaten since he arrived in Germany.
May 12, 2019 1:08AMKurtis Kerner:nods to Jessica May 12, 2019 1:08AMLucas:Although he was certainly fed well by several of the families he visited.
May 12, 2019 1:08AMJessica:Jessica opens the text May 12, 2019 1:08AM(To Jessica): [From: Kurt] If you want one of these books, swear fealty to Eve and myself, and we will let you have one to keep. If you touch another's book without permission again, I'll kill you.
Eve K. makes eye contact with Dante, then looks meaningfully at the empty space on the other side of the bed next to her, then back to Dante with a questioning curious, but inviting expression
May 12, 2019 1:10AMKurtis Kerner:closes his eyes and goes to sleep. Eve, you get a text on your phone. Eve K. frowns and checks her text message
May 12, 2019 1:11AM(From Jessica): Fealty? Really?
May 12, 2019 1:11AM(To Eve K.): [Forwarded][To Jessica][From: Kurt] If you want one of these books, swear fealty to Eve and myself, and we will let you have one to keep. If you touch another's book without permission again, I'll kill you.
May 12, 2019 1:11AMGM (GM): [To Eve] If she swears to help us get the gem, get her the spare book.
[To Jessica] Yes, really. Til the gem is secure at least.
May 12, 2019 1:12AMLucas:Lucas washes his hands and face and then heads towards the beds.
May 12, 2019 1:13AMGM (GM):((thanks, roll 20))
((enter means new message apparently))
May 12, 2019 1:13AMEve K.:((aww it thinks it's helping))
May 12, 2019 1:13AMDante:Dante strides tiredly across the room and takes off his boots. He sits at the empty section of the bed by Eve and lets out an exhausted groan, prepared to go to sleep. ((Yeah IDK what they were thinking when they set up the chat.))
Eve K. gives Dante's back a light rub while reading a text message
May 12, 2019 1:14AM(From Jessica): I'll think about it. I feel like that has more consequences than a pinky swear.
May 12, 2019 1:14AMJessica:Jessica sets her phone on the bedside table and rolls on her side facing away from everyone.
May 12, 2019 1:14AMEve K.:(("nobody writes multiple paragraphs in chat any more, I'm sure it will be fine")
May 12, 2019 1:15AMJessica:((heh))
May 12, 2019 1:17AMLucas:Lucas throws his leather jacket on the floor and falls into the other bed. his shoulders roll Justin slightly and his feet hang off the end of the mattress, boots and all.
May 12, 2019 1:18AM(To Jessica): It does. It means never act against us. If we are to mentor you.
May 12, 2019 1:18AMGM (GM):Everyone ready to sleep?
May 12, 2019 1:19AMJustin:(Yes.)
May 12, 2019 1:19AMDante:(sure)
May 12, 2019 1:19AMJessica:((we should set up magical defenses))
((we don't learn))
May 12, 2019 1:19AMGM (GM):Feel free to.
Kurtis can't do anything that would last while he's asleep.
Eve K. before going to sleep Eve goes to the windows and doors turning them into titanium
May 12, 2019 1:20AMJessica:((nice))
May 12, 2019 1:21AMEve K.:((door))
er... *door
(how many rolls you want?)
May 12, 2019 1:22AMGM (GM):This will only last for a scene, so, sure.
Doesn't matter.
Right now the only roll that matters is if Dante sets up a space ward against sympathetic magic
and if anyone who has space wants to throw in their arcana
May 12, 2019 1:23AMJessica:((I have Space 1 if that helps))
May 12, 2019 1:23AMEve K.:rolling 10d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 1:24AMDante:Dante gets up from bed and tiredly traces a path around the room, blinking slowly as he does so. ((Is that enough to assist?))
May 12, 2019 1:24AMEve K.:((Baby))
May 12, 2019 1:24AMGM (GM):Things are titanium.
May 12, 2019 1:24AMJessica:((I don't know, I kinda doubt it though))
May 12, 2019 1:25AMGM (GM):((you can assist and it will take you 1 hour.
May 12, 2019 1:26AMDante:((So how do we roll that then? Do I add to my dice pool or..))
May 12, 2019 1:27AMJessica:Jessica rolls out of bed and follows Dante as he casts the spell, inexpertly copying what he was doing and trying to understand his process.
May 12, 2019 1:27AMGM (GM):So, Dante, you guys are gonna do an extended roll. You two hook up, and you as the main caster, get a sense of Jessica's arcana weaving into your ward pattern. You come to understand that your ward can reactively respond to spells, if certain arcana are cast on top as a ban.
May 12, 2019 1:30AMDante:Dante will spend time working with Jessica, pointing out ripples and folds in space and gesturing with his hands in a pulling inward motion. "So you see you can conceal remote viewing by weaving the space around us in such a way that it blurs together."
May 12, 2019 1:31AMJessica:"Can they still see the room or is it just blurry if they look here?"
May 12, 2019 1:31AMGM (GM):Jessica, as you activate your spacial senses, you can actually get a sense of what Dante is doing, you feel the ward and the places where you can channel your power into.
May 12, 2019 1:31AMJessica:"Can you make it so they see the room and it looks empty?"
May 12, 2019 1:35AMDante:Dante thinks a moment. "Well, they would be trying to look in on one of us, in theory. So if someone tried to scry on you, they would have to overcome the ward. If they fail to do so, they simply can't see in."
He scratches his cheek, not sure how else to clarify. "I don't know about making the room look empty."
May 12, 2019 1:35AMGM (GM):To cast the ward collectively on the entire space of the room for the duration of the night, with potency 1, you will need 10 successes together. Any additional successes will raise the potency. Each roll will cost you 1 hour. Once the ward is placed, you can choose from any of the following arcana effects to place your Ban. Space, Mind, Fate, Time, Spirit, Matter.
Your ban can be generic, like "all matter" or "all fate effects" -3 penalty, or very specific like "aluminum" or "bad luck curse", etc.
May 12, 2019 1:36AMDante:((I must have had a different mental image of the size of the room.))
May 12, 2019 1:37AMGM (GM):more specific = less penalty. Single item specific is no penalty
((it's a room big enough to fit 6 people))
May 12, 2019 1:38AMDante:(So was the van. Anyway, did anyone want to add to this ward? And am I the only one rolling for these successes or what)
May 12, 2019 1:39AMGM (GM):(Jessica is too, with Space + Gnosis)
(you can roll with improv or Ward rote)
May 12, 2019 1:39AMEve K.:(Eve would be awake and can add death, matter, and prime if you want. She doesn't have space does she need it to add?)
May 12, 2019 1:40AMGM (GM):(yes everyone who helps must have space)
(so those not casting best off getting sleep)
May 12, 2019 1:40AMEve K.:(well RIP then)
May 12, 2019 1:40AMJustin:((Can I participate and buy space?)
May 12, 2019 1:43AMGM (GM):((you could ask to learn yeah, though the sensations will be new and overwhelming at first, reading up on Space in the Book will help. You can buy Space 1 now if Dante guides you and teaches you at least the sight spell, but you wouldn't be able to aid right away with the ward on this night, you'd need some time to get accustomed to the new abilities.))
May 12, 2019 1:44AMJustin:Justin sits up and rubs his eyes as people meander around the room. "Hey, you guys doing a space ward? Can you teach me?"
May 12, 2019 1:46AMDante:Dante looks over to Justin and waves him over. He starts gesturing around the room and explaining what he was telling Jessica. Then he reaches out to grant sight to Justin. ((spatial awareness =7))
rolling 7d10>8!
=4 Successes
May 12, 2019 1:46AMGM (GM):((you can use willpower for extended casts))
May 12, 2019 1:47AMDante:"Things are going to look weird."
May 12, 2019 1:47AMJessica:((no wp rip))
Eve K. yawns and comes over to assist as well "Sign me up for lessons too hmm?"
May 12, 2019 1:47AMJessica:((Rumored Five are gonna have spicy wards))
May 12, 2019 1:48AMJustin:Justin blinks alot in a row, looking around at everything like it's his first time looking through 3d glasses. "Huh, this feels a little bit like spirit sight, like I can look past what is there."
May 12, 2019 1:49AMDante:"Right. Layers upon layers going beyond just what's in front of you."
Dante gestures for Eve now, doing the same thing and granting her sight. May 12, 2019 1:49AMGM (GM):So, Justin, you feel like your brain has expanded in a new dimension. It may seem familiar since you have spent some time as an insect. It's a different way to look at things. You can see the space now with more than just eyes, you can feel it outside of the boundaries of the physical objects that occupy it. The space itself. This sensation, this power, of all-consuming thing that exists everywhere and connects everything, courses through you, but it feels borrowed, mastered by Dante and granted to you. To truly tame it, you must practice. But now you know which cogs to turn, which mental muscles to stretch. You get quite a headache.
May 12, 2019 1:49AMDante:rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 12, 2019 1:49AMLucas:Lucas rolls over with a deep, grunting snore and throws his arm over the edge of the bed.
May 12, 2019 1:50AMJustin:Justin blinks a few times in a row and groans at the weird headache "Ugh..."
May 12, 2019 1:51AMDante:((Now, class, listen carefully and repeat after me: "If your ward ain't spicy, its gonna get dicy."))
May 12, 2019 1:52AMJessica:((Get lit or get hit))
((it's gon' be dire if yo' ward ain't fire))
((yeet))
May 12, 2019 1:52AMGM (GM):Justin, you understand innately what space truly is. It's not just space in terms of the physical emptiness between objects, it's not even air, but a connection, a part of the equation, the other part of which is time. You sense an infinite spectrum, in which, given probability, everything could meet. This room could also be another room, and anyone in the universe can and will eventually be in this space, in that way a relationship between people who actually meet can be linked and developed. Sympathetic understanding makes sense to you now. That space is an anchor for serendipity, a conduit for mundane connection. As little as knowing someone's name brings their personal space in contact with yours.
Eve K. blinks a few times as the space sight activates. She's had this spell cast on her before, but now she really focuses on how its effecting her. Trying to remember the information she's read in the Gates to Atlantis book about space as well.
May 12, 2019 1:53AMJustin:Justin's brows knit together, he looks as if he's in intense thought. May 12, 2019 1:54AMGM (GM):Eve, roll occult+composure please, and then a simple stamina roll
You have a magnitude more experience, so you have a chance to sort of grab this by the horns.
May 12, 2019 1:56AMEve K.:rolling 8d10>8!
=3 Successes
rolling 3d10>8!
=0 Successes
(aww no stamina)
May 12, 2019 1:57AMGM (GM):You understand as much as Justin, so what he felt applies to you. Unfortunately you also get a headache and can't at the moment contribute to the ward, but you can learn from it.
Both of you can buy Space 1, and if you progress in Space further, Ward will be a purchasable rote to you
May 12, 2019 1:58AMEve K.:(yay)
May 12, 2019 1:58AMJustin:(yae)
May 12, 2019 1:58AMJessica:(yeet)
May 12, 2019 2:01AMDante:"Watch carefully now, as best you can. We will now try to create a wall out of these layers.. this.. permeation. Jessica, take what you see and follow my lead."
Dante's right hand reaches out to the space in front of him as he exerts his will into the room around them.
((hour 1))
rolling 10d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 12, 2019 2:01AMDante:((you get to roll space and gnosis right?))
May 12, 2019 2:02AMGM (GM):((Jessica does yes))
May 12, 2019 2:02AMJessica:rolling 3d10>8!
=0 Successes
May 12, 2019 2:03AMGM (GM):Jessica, you two concentrate for a while. Several laps around the room, before you start to see some Ancient One from Dr. Strange kind of shit. Space slowly starts to warp and turn.
May 12, 2019 2:05AMJessica:Jessica frowns as she tries to imitate Dante but can't seem to grasp what he is manipulating.
May 12, 2019 2:06AMGM (GM):11 P.M. hits. Lucas and Kurtis happily sleep. Eve and Justin have to stay up to watch this stuff to learn.
Probably noses in books, studying the imagos and comparing notes.
Jessica, mark off 1 mana
May 12, 2019 2:07AMJessica:((done))
May 12, 2019 2:08AMDante:"It connects the universe to itself, clinging to everything like a residue. All that needs to be done is smear it in a way that becomes difficult to discern."
((hour 2))
rolling 10d10>8!
=0 Successes
((r u srs))
May 12, 2019 2:08AMJessica:rolling 3d10>8!
=1 Success
"I...I think I get it. Like this?"
May 12, 2019 2:09AMDante:Dante scratches his cheek, seemingly distracted by something. He turns to look at Jessica and his downturned lips soften. "Yes, that is good."
May 12, 2019 2:11AMGM (GM):On the second hour Dante feels the resistance of the space quite strong to overcome. It's unruly, hard to collect. The cheap motel has seen too many shifting variables to make impenetrable, but Jessica picks up the ball and together you stabilize a fraction of it, as it hits midnight, though you can't let go for the ward is not quite yet stable. You have enough to ward about half the room, if you cared to ward just the space around the beds.
Jess -1 mana
May 12, 2019 2:12AMDante:((Is it sufficient to mask us all while we sleep? And what would we need to add potency at this dimension?))
May 12, 2019 2:13AMGM (GM):((just more successes. yeah as long as you stay in beds, you can start rolling for potency now. you've warded the beds))
May 12, 2019 2:14AMDante:"This is sufficient for where we sleep. If you want to make it bigger we can. Or we can start making it stronger."
May 12, 2019 2:15AMJessica:"I don't think I can keep pulling at it. Feels like it's getting away from me." She frowns at her fingers. "Out of gas I guess."
May 12, 2019 2:15AMDante:Dante just nods. "I can finish up. Thank you for your help, get some sleep. Lots to do tomorrow."
"Or continue to watch if you want. I'm not your boss."
May 12, 2019 2:16AMJessica:She nods and tries to squeeze on the edge of the bed Lucas is almost monopolizing. "I'm gonna sleep. Don't wanna be too tired tomorrow."
May 12, 2019 2:17AMLucas:Lucas is sprawled wide across the bed
May 12, 2019 2:17AMGM (GM):Did Jessica not eat any sugar cubes Kurt brought?
Each of those cubes is 1 mana and they take 10 min to digest
May 12, 2019 2:19AMJessica:((I ate 2, just used them.))
May 12, 2019 2:19AMGM (GM):ok
May 12, 2019 2:19AMDante:Dante returns to the ritual, right hand swirling in slow, wide circles as he tries to bring his full attention to the working. ((I'm going for potency now.))
((hour 3))
rolling 10d10>8!
=1 Success
May 12, 2019 2:20AMGM (GM):1 a.m. tic toc tic toc
you have a basic ward up with 2 potency total now
May 12, 2019 2:21AMEve K.:(wasn't it just 11pm?)
May 12, 2019 2:21AMJustin:Justin eventually passes out. May 12, 2019 2:21AMGM (GM):he just spent 2 hours
May 12, 2019 2:21AMEve K.:(ah)
May 12, 2019 2:21AMGM (GM):Justin if you pass out, you wont learn Ward
wanna stay awake?
May 12, 2019 2:22AMJustin:Oh.
But that's like a level 2 rote right?
Or 3?
May 12, 2019 2:22AMDante:Dante sighs tiredly, his exhaustion mounting. One last push, he mutters quietly. ((it can be taught later when its relevant too))
((ward is 2))
May 12, 2019 2:22AMGM (GM):2, but if you see the ritual to completion, you will be able to buy it, this is like your rp unlock precedent.
You can witness the spell be completed.
Up to you
May 12, 2019 2:23AMJustin:Justin wipes his eyes and sits back up. He's studied all night before. Eve K. yawns but continues to watch Dante with the spacial sight up, trying to commit to memory what he's doing, in her sleepiness she smiles lazily as she watches him
May 12, 2019 2:23AMDante:((hour 4))
rolling 10d10>8!
=4 Successes
May 12, 2019 2:23AMGM (GM):6 potency
2 A.M.
May 12, 2019 2:24AMDante:Bringing his full concentration to bear, he fortifies the ward and turns to the others. He's beat, hunched over tiredly. "This.. should be strong enough for tonight.*
May 12, 2019 2:25AMGM (GM):You see Dante seal off the imago over the beds and the space folds over on itself, creating a bubble of connection severing static of space.
May 12, 2019 2:25AMLucas:Lucas rolls over again, nudging Jessica off the bed and slapping Justin hard in the shoulder
Eve K. nods looking over the work "It looks sturdy, good job" She smiles and then nods towards the bed
May 12, 2019 2:26AMDante:Dante takes a few steps toward the bed, falls to one knee, places his hand on the edge of the bed for support, slips, and falls flat on his face on the probably awful carpet. "Here is fine..."
Eve K. frowns and moves to help Dante up onto the more comfortable than the floor at least bed
May 12, 2019 2:27AMJessica:Thud "Ow fuck. Move the fuck over you oaf."
May 12, 2019 2:27AMJustin:Justin turns to Lucas with a frown, he concentrates on him, attempting to suss out what is causing his PLMS disorder so he can fix it for tonight. May 12, 2019 2:27AMEve K.:"Bed. Sleep. You've no idea what might be living in that carpet"
May 12, 2019 2:27AMJustin:rolling 9d10>8!
=6 Successes
May 12, 2019 2:27AMDante:Dante accepts the help, making very little effort to move himself. The moment his face hits soft cloth he's out. Eve K. wiggles into the space between Dante and Kurtis, sighing softly as her body meets soft mattress, falling asleep in short order
May 12, 2019 2:29AMJustin:Justin concentrates and channels his will into Lucas's sleeping form to cure the PLMS for the night. rolling 7d10>8!
=4 Successes
May 12, 2019 2:29AMGM (GM):Lucas sleeps a peaceful restful sleep.
May 12, 2019 2:29AMJustin:Justin's will settles into Lucas's bones and muscles, allowing them to stay calm and still and get more rest from his actual sleep. Justin grunts and flops onto the bed, passing out quickly
May 12, 2019 2:30AMJessica:zzzz
May 12, 2019 2:30AMGM (GM):Okay, everyone who is going to sleep now, if you wanna recover, we will be sleeping till 11 AM next day. Everyone regains 1 willpower, heals 1 lethal damage, those who scoured their life pattern stats, the effects are gone, you awake feeling yourself again, Jessica, as you awaken your tattoo burns with a familiar cold heat as it reloads, and Kurtis gets awakened by a ZZZAP
rolling 5d10>8!
=4 Successes
for 4 lethal damage
May 12, 2019 2:31AMKurtis Kerner:"Aaaagh! Son of a bitch what the hell?!"
May 12, 2019 2:31AMDante:((top tier amulet, 11/10))
May 12, 2019 2:32AMJessica:((jesus))
((cursed amulet/10))
Eve K. startles awake at his exclamation, her sleepy mind looking around to the windows looking for signs of attack "Waaa What..?
May 12, 2019 2:33AMDante:Dante rolls out of the bed and onto the floor in response to the shouting, unsure of what's going on. May 12, 2019 2:33AMJessica:Jessica sit bolt upright. "Wht happened?"
*What
May 12, 2019 2:34AMGM (GM):The windows are glass again, the spell wore off. Dante, the ward was not breached, but there was one attempt.
May 12, 2019 2:34AMKurtis Kerner:"The fucking necklace hit me again!"
May 12, 2019 2:34AMLucas:Lucas sits up and stretches with a wide, and very loud, yawn
May 12, 2019 2:35AMKurtis Kerner:"Someone else has gotta wear it, and I need to wake up before the wearer to put a shield on them."
May 12, 2019 2:36AMLucas:"necklace?" Lucas asks with a raised eyebrow
May 12, 2019 2:36AMJessica:"Not it."
May 12, 2019 2:36AMJustin:groggily "Lucas."
May 12, 2019 2:36AMGM (GM):Lucas, how much willpower do you have now?
May 12, 2019 2:36AMJustin:"Lucas needs it."
Eve K. yawns shaking her head to wake up, she looks over the side of the bed at Dante "You okay?"
May 12, 2019 2:36AMEve K.:"What does the necklace
Do besides zap people?"
May 12, 2019 2:36AMDante:Dante sits up and rubs the side of his head. "Yeah, yeah.. I thought maybe something was going down. I'm fine."
May 12, 2019 2:37AMEve K.:"Yeah that was what I thought to, was already running through rotes in my head
chuckles*
May 12, 2019 2:37AMKurtis Kerner:"It makes the body stronger, more durable, as long as something heals the morning shock."
"Fuck this thing."
Kurt takes it off and tosses it on the bed
May 12, 2019 2:38AMDante:He stretches his muscles before getting up, then looks to Kurtis as he stands. "Seems like more trouble than its worth."
May 12, 2019 2:38AMJustin:"It'd be one thing if it added a Stamina, but an extra box of health isn't worth it."
((uhhh third wall.((
((Shit.))
May 12, 2019 2:39AMDante:((your spatial awareness really messed with your head))
May 12, 2019 2:39AMJessica:((Justin is one of those mages that summons stuff from the abyss))
May 12, 2019 2:39AMJustin:((jjkldg;sjahgdsl;)
May 12, 2019 2:40AMKurtis Kerner:((it is for a thyrsus who lives in a hallow. take the zap, heal the zap, oblate, load up on mana, go smoke noobs. it fit slabod perfectly))
May 12, 2019 2:40AMJustin:((Yah, hallow would make it better))
May 12, 2019 2:40AMLucas:Lucas thinks about the yelp made by Kurtis. "Nah, man. I don't think i want something thats gonna make me scream like that every mornin.
he hops off the bed and stretches properly.
"Man. i slept great!"
May 12, 2019 2:43AMJustin:"Can we like..."
"Use it as fuel to make different magic items?"
Justin stares at the awful thing.
May 12, 2019 2:44AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah we can put a pin in that. Right now I'm thinking I'll fling it at people we fight."
May 12, 2019 2:45AMJustin:"Yeah, Jess can use that as her primary attack."
May 12, 2019 2:46AMKurtis Kerner:looks for a stick of some kind, finds a tooth brush, carefully lifts the amulet with the tooth brush and hangs it on the sword hilt inside his contrabass case. "Alright, what's on the agenda after breakfast?"
May 12, 2019 2:46AMJustin:"I'd like to check out the library."
"Jess probably wants to look into her father's deal."
May 12, 2019 2:47AMKurtis Kerner:"Where I win 100 bucks from you by picking up a girl."
May 12, 2019 2:47AMJustin:"Where you pay me 100 dollars and cry."
May 12, 2019 2:47AMDante:"I think I need to see that go down."
May 12, 2019 2:47AMKurtis Kerner:"I already am crying from how hard this amulet hurt."
"Jesus. It all feels.... ooky."
May 12, 2019 2:48AMJessica:"What do we need to do to get ready as far as rescuing my dad?"
May 12, 2019 2:48AMJustin:"You fishing for a heal?"
May 12, 2019 2:48AMJessica:jessica takes a mana cube out and eats it May 12, 2019 2:49AMKurtis Kerner:"If she's fishing for me partaking in the dad business, then yes, I'm fishing for a heal."
May 12, 2019 2:49AMEve K.:{baby}\
May 12, 2019 2:50AMJustin:Justin snaps his fingers and the cells in Kurt's body start getting to work. Knitting and repairing the damage the amulet left. rolling 9d10>8!
=4 Successes
May 12, 2019 2:50AMKurtis Kerner:"Otherwise, I'm happy to stay in the room and practice and rest while you folks do what needs doing. I'm understanding that until we as a group get all the personal shit out of the way, I'm not getting any closer to the Gem of Kings oooooof thank you!"
Kurt bends over and falls into a chair staggering from the sudden surge of healing power
"Partaking in dad business it is."
"Gimme a quick refresher on the library thing. What exactly is up with that? What did you dig up on the gem?"
May 12, 2019 2:52AMJustin:"Well I figured out where it was once upon a time. I was hoping to get more info on where it came from and where it went. Maybe what it has done. Any additional info about it's powers wouldn't hurt."
"We're looking for a guy named Karl. He has a library on Riberkropft and Genderdorf."
May 12, 2019 2:53AMLucas:Lucas turns to Jess. "Is your dad in trouble? I'm sort of an expert in rescuing dads."
May 12, 2019 2:55AMDante:Dante begins tidying up the hotel room a little bit, picking up the remnants of their delivery and so on. "Knowing more about the gem could spare us an untimely demise. Or it could turn up nothing useful. Worth checking out, though."
May 12, 2019 2:55AMJessica:"There's a group of wizards that covers up the fact that magic exists, and they attack your family when you Wake up. They tried to get my parents."
May 12, 2019 2:56AMKurtis Kerner:gets dressed "They're called The Guardians of the Veil. They got me arrested and wiped my bank account, oh, and set my home on fire."
May 12, 2019 2:57AMEve K.:>em streaches on the bed "The Silver Ladder don't always come around to "clean up" after an awakening... Only after the messy ones. The ones that make the news mainly. To hide it from sleepers."
*Not Silver Ladder Guardians of veil. Sleepy Claire is bad at lore
May 12, 2019 2:58AMKurtis Kerner:Both are kinda valid answers
May 12, 2019 2:58AMJessica:"Yeah...mine caused an explosion."
May 12, 2019 2:58AMKurtis Kerner:Both do this shit
brushes teeth, does some push ups, a few punches to the air, feet warm up, combos
Eve K. slips off the bed and goes to her bag, she pulls out the dossier on the Gem and walks over handing it to Justin "A little lite reading for you." She then goes to the bathroom, dodging an air punch to brush her teeth
May 12, 2019 3:00AMJustin:Justin cracks open the dossier and starts reading, probably a good bit of info he already knew. May 12, 2019 3:00AMKurtis Kerner:"Alright, well, I feel like the dad operation is a group business. I ain't going there alone."
carefully slides the necklace into his backpack, and puts the gun holsters on
May 12, 2019 3:01AMDante:*Dante kneels down in front of an end table and pulls out his revolver and begins inspecting it. After doing so, he stands, back to the group, and practices drawing it from behind. Left hand, right hand, left, right.
"If you say its spooky, I say we send the full group."
May 12, 2019 3:01AMJustin:"Yeah, I don't know if we want to roll in with the whole crew or split up. You have a better idea of how dangerous these things are than I do."
Eve K. leaves the bathroom now that her teeth are brushed, watching Dante go through his gun motions, she checks on her own pistol "So we are going for a hike in the woods?"
May 12, 2019 3:04AMJessica:Jess is next in the bathroom for morning routine May 12, 2019 3:04AMJustin:Justin just waves his hand in front of his face, cleaning off all detritus from his mouth, hair, pretty much everything. rolling 7d10>8!
=0 Successes
....
Justin hangs his head and goes to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
May 12, 2019 3:05AMJessica:((he grows mold on his face))
Eve K. chuckles "You don't need to use magic for everything you know. "
May 12, 2019 3:06AMGM (GM):The Gem of Kings - an ancient artifact of unknown origin, formerly in possession of Timur Tamerlane, (possibly Adolf Hitler or one of his compatriots) with a confirmed property of massively increasing an individual's influence on masses. Hannah Riley and associates (Jared Willow, Michael Reed, Jefferson Clay and others), in conjunction with management and staff of Aurora Casino (represented by Annette Neil) hire this contractor to procure the Gem for its subsequent handover and destruction by The Mysterium.
May 12, 2019 3:07AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah, it's definitely a hike in the woods kind of thing."
May 12, 2019 3:08AMLucas:"Imagine if a metal band got a hold of that thing."
May 12, 2019 3:08AMJustin:"Alright fine."
Justin exits the bathroom, running his hands through his short hair. "We ready?"
May 12, 2019 3:08AMKurtis Kerner:"So. Just a heads up on this one. There are gravitational anomalies."
May 12, 2019 3:08AMJessica:"Like in Avatar?"
May 12, 2019 3:09AMLucas:Lucas wrinkles his nose, "I never could get into that cartoon."
May 12, 2019 3:09AMDante:"Compress you into a meatblock kind of anomalies, or low gravity, high jumping anomalies?"
May 12, 2019 3:09AMEve K.:"Hmm I'll go with the flat heeled boots today then..." *picks out cloths for the day from her bag, dark green corset, black jeans, leather jacket"
May 12, 2019 3:09AMJessica:Looks alarmed at Dante's first suggestion May 12, 2019 3:10AMEve K.:"I think she means the movie with the blue aliens not the TV show with the magic
May 12, 2019 3:10AMJessica:"Yeah that one."
Eve K. goes to change into new cloths unless someone else is heading towards the bathroom, then she'll wait her turn
May 12, 2019 3:11AMJustin:Justin has no clue what anyone is talking about so he just reads the Dossier. May 12, 2019 3:11AMKurtis Kerner:"Like in... "
picks up the TV remote and hovers it in the air like its levitating
"Anomaly anomalies, look, Jess, I'm like the best student of forces that I know and I don't have a word for what I was seeing, okay?"
May 12, 2019 3:12AMLucas:Lucas bends down to pick up his jacket off the floor and throws it on. "Are we ready guys?"
May 12, 2019 3:12AMKurtis Kerner:"If I knew how to describe it I would. Like light where light don't belong?"
May 12, 2019 3:12AMJessica:"Sounds like an SCP."
shudders Eve K. comes out changed into new cloths "Ready"
May 12, 2019 3:13AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah let me drive. I know the exact place."
May 12, 2019 3:14AMDante:After getting ready, Dante will make sure everyone has a chalk mark, then demonstrate the basic idea of how it works to Lucas. May 12, 2019 3:14AMKurtis Kerner:"Oh and for the record, we're doing this cause we're nice people. This is like, in no way related to anything."
Eve K. grabs her gun and shoulder holster as well as her purse "are we coming back here tonight?"
May 12, 2019 3:14AMDante:"The ward wasn't breached, so we are not compromised in that way, at least. We could come back here."
May 12, 2019 3:15AMGM (GM):Lucas, what you and Dante discover is that Lucas can pull Dante easily through the connection, while Dante has to work to carry Lucas over.
May 12, 2019 3:15AMEve K.:"I'm sure my moral compass is glad you pointed that out Kurtis"
May 12, 2019 3:16AMJessica:"I really appreciate you guys helping me with this."
May 12, 2019 3:16AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah, my moral compass's needle started twitching when I heard someone took Justin's magic book."
May 12, 2019 3:17AMGM (GM):Lucas, so, as long as you have a mark made by Dante's piece of chalk, he can initiate physical contact with you at any distance, visual or not.
Is everyone going to the dad adventure?
May 12, 2019 3:19AMJessica:((yass)
May 12, 2019 3:20AMGM (GM):After a quick breakfast, we get in the hummer and drive about an hour north.
Kurt stops the truck on the side of the road that looks like nothing at all. It's not a rest area, nothing. Just field and forest in the distance. There is a broken section of the fence, but driving off into the field would call attention. So from here, it makes more sense to go on foot. Kurt turns off the engine.
Eve K. feels weird with Dante not driving
May 12, 2019 3:23AMEve K.:(why is the forest on fire?)
May 12, 2019 3:23AMGM (GM):(someone trolling)
(its not on fire)
It is in fact, eerily solemn. It's 1 PM now. Cause we all took turns using bathroom and breakfast and an hour of driving and we woke up at 11
May 12, 2019 3:25AMJessica:"So...when you say anomaly--" Jess says as she exits the vehicle. "Can we see them or will you have to point them out to us?"
May 12, 2019 3:25AMGM (GM):Pretty blue sky, clouds
May 12, 2019 3:25AMJessica:The idea of playing red light green light with magic sounded bad
May 12, 2019 3:26AMKurtis Kerner:"Oh you'll fuckin see em. That way." Kurt points towards the forest.
May 12, 2019 3:26AMDante:Dante casts his gaze out across the field, opening his eyes to the space around him. May 12, 2019 3:26AMJustin:Justin gets out of the car, making sure to switch on his life sight. May 12, 2019 3:26AMDante:rolling 7d10>8!
=1 Success
May 12, 2019 3:26AMKurtis Kerner:"There, that's where I traced it from"
Eve K. hops out of the car and looks around, then casts her supernal vision rote and looks again
May 12, 2019 3:26AMJustin:rolling 7d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:27AMEve K.:rolling 10d10>8!
=1 Success
May 12, 2019 3:27AMKurtis Kerner:Supernal Vision:
rolling 7d10>8!
=6 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:27AMJustin:He also solidifies the air around him, providing a bit of a shield against anything that attempts to come his way. May 12, 2019 3:27AMDante:((rigged))
May 12, 2019 3:27AMLucas:Lucas tries to change his eyes to see death again
May 12, 2019 3:27AMJustin:rolling 11d10>8!
=3 Successes
((3 armor))
May 12, 2019 3:27AMKurtis Kerner:Force Sight:
rolling 8d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:28AMLucas:(whats the roll for death sight? Death+Gnosis?)
May 12, 2019 3:28AMEve K.:(yup unless you learn the rote)
May 12, 2019 3:28AMJessica:Time Sight
rolling 7d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:28AMLucas:(Since i actually dont have it?)
May 12, 2019 3:28AMGM (GM):(yes)
Jessica you immediately detect a time anomaly
Time in this area had been recently fast forwarded.
Eve K. eats a sugar cube and then pulls up her Entropic Guard
May 12, 2019 3:29AMEve K.:rolling 12d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:30AMDante:((Can I buy and cast Untouchable as a rote? I thought I'd bought it last time I cast it but I guess not))
May 12, 2019 3:30AMJessica:"Uh, time got fast-forwarded here recently."
"Everyone else seeing weird stuff?"
May 12, 2019 3:31AMLucas:rolling 3d10>8!
=1 Success
May 12, 2019 3:31AMGM (GM):((Dante, you have cast it before yes you can buy it))
May 12, 2019 3:32AMDante:"Nothing stands out just yet, but that doesn't mean this won't change suddenly."
Dante follows the defensive lead and wreaths himself in an imperceptible shroud of warped space.
rolling 10d10>8!
=3 Successes
((4 armor))
May 12, 2019 3:33AMGM (GM):Lucas, you put up your grim sight, and you can see a destructive force wrap around Eve, attempting to consume and destroy anything that comes near it. She has it filtered and under command, but it hungers, begrudgingly obeying, it seeks to destroy entropy and put things to rest, ruin it to dust, it reminds you of those black things roaming the valleys of far regions of Stygia
May 12, 2019 3:34AMJustin:Justin's eyes widen as his newfound understanding of space modifies his application of life sight. May 12, 2019 3:34AMJessica:((eating another cube just in case))
Eve K. looks around focusing on any remnants of spells or other spell threads
May 12, 2019 3:35AMKurtis Kerner:"Alright folks, if all your shields are up, I'm going to make a force bubble around myself, if you stay close, if shit comes flying, it will bounce back."
May 12, 2019 3:35AMJustin:"Wow, guys.. I think I can pinpoint where every bit of life is for like, a pretty far distance."
"Normally I can only do it for a few meters."
May 12, 2019 3:35AMJessica:"Can you tell what it is or is it like a radar?"
May 12, 2019 3:35AMEve K.:"Can you focus on one that's related to Jessica?"
May 12, 2019 3:35AMKurtis Kerner:With penalty -5, a 5 yards radius on telekinetic shield.
rolling 4d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:36AMJustin:"It's just like a radar. I know where the life is exactly and what sort of thing it is. Human, dog."
May 12, 2019 3:36AMEve K.:(woot)
May 12, 2019 3:36AMKurtis Kerner:5 forces armor for anyone who stays within 5 yards from Kurt
May 12, 2019 3:36AMLucas:Lucas walks over beside Eve and gestures to her aura. "this is death, right?"
Eve K. nods with a smile "This is death yes. This is a death shield. Would you like one?"
May 12, 2019 3:37AMGM (GM):Okay, Justin, being in the wild, there is a plethora of life here, so you filter your focus to people and big animals, make sense?
May 12, 2019 3:37AMLucas:"Can you teach me how to. . .?"
May 12, 2019 3:37AMJustin:That's the idea.
May 12, 2019 3:37AMEve K.:(is Lucas at Death 2?)
May 12, 2019 3:38AMLucas:(He is)
May 12, 2019 3:38AMDante:Dante will stay within Kurt's bubble. May 12, 2019 3:39AMJustin:Justin stays in the bubble, looking around warily Eve K. nods again "Sure. So. The death shield, or Entropic guard, as I'm sure you can see, is always trying to consume and destroy everything around it. To make that useful, you have to exert your will over the part of death which always hungers, and control it so it only consumes things which are trying to harm you."
May 12, 2019 3:39AMGM (GM):Kurtis crosses over the breach in the fence, and Jessica, you can tell that once he crosses, he is in the time affected area. He is two days in the future.
To the rest of you the effect is not visible, you see Kurt just fine
May 12, 2019 3:40AMJessica:"Kurt is in the future."
Eve K. walks while she talks
Eve K. following the group
May 12, 2019 3:40AMKurt Kerner:"Excuse me?"
May 12, 2019 3:40AMJessica:Scrunches her face trying to figure out how that even makes sense. Eve K. frowns looking at the space Kurtis is in, specifically with prime sight
May 12, 2019 3:41AMJessica:"You're in the future by two days. I'm not sure why we can still see and talk to you."
May 12, 2019 3:41AMGM (GM):Everyone who crossed over the fence going in the direction of the forest pointed to by red arrow on the map, is now in the time stream that belongs to sunday
May 12, 2019 3:41AMLucas:Lucas closes his eyes and focuses on pulling death around himself in a shield. he attempts to bend the starving darkness to his will.
May 12, 2019 3:42AMGM (GM):Eve, you detect a time anomaly, as does Kurtis
May 12, 2019 3:42AMDante:((The Future Fi - Six))
May 12, 2019 3:43AMEve K.:"Hmm... I can see it, but that's about all, the change starts about here."
taps her foot on the border May 12, 2019 3:43AMGM (GM):Acanthus magic was applied here.
May 12, 2019 3:43AMDante:Dante hesitates at the mention of the area being forward in time and begins looking around again. May 12, 2019 3:43AMEve K.:"Never was very good at understanding that time fate stuff personally. I should probably study it more."
May 12, 2019 3:43AMGM (GM):Jessica, you can try to trace the steps back so to speak.
Roll time+gnosis Jess
May 12, 2019 3:44AMLucas:(death+gnosis to attempt entorpic guard?)
May 12, 2019 3:44AMGM (GM):(yes)
May 12, 2019 3:44AMJustin:(entorpic)
May 12, 2019 3:44AMEve K.:(1 mana if you want it to last all day)
May 12, 2019 3:44AMJessica:rolling 4d10>8!
=0 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:45AMLucas:rolling 3d10>8!
=1 Success
May 12, 2019 3:45AMGM (GM):Dante, as far as you see, there are no space magic remnants here.
Lucas, 2 points of armor. You feel like the power Eve wields over the element - obeys to you as well. The inky blackness which you rocked in Stygia tournaments, subtle, transparent, surrounds you now.
The visual effect lasts but for a moment, but you and Eve both leave traces in the grass. Plantlife wilts where you two step. If you touch a branch, it becomes brittle and falls.
Eve K. looks over at Lucas and nods grinning now "Good! Excellent! Got it on the first attempt. You are a quick study."
May 12, 2019 3:47AMLucas:(Does casting the shield take down grim sight?
May 12, 2019 3:48AMDante:Content with his spatial finding, or lack thereof, he drops one magical sight for another and opens his Third Eye rolling 9d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 3:48AM(From Dante): ((thats the one pertaining to use of mind arcana/psychic power))
May 12, 2019 3:48AMGM (GM):(no. You can maintain 4 spells, 3 on them can be on you without penalties)
May 12, 2019 3:49AMLucas:Lucas looks at his hand, studying his own aura. "Thanks, Eve. next ill have to study how to manipulate matter."
May 12, 2019 3:50AMJustin:"So, going into the future... that's not going to mess with us or anything?"
May 12, 2019 3:50AMKurtis Kerner:"There! I get it now. Future. See this grass we walking on? This grass should be bent. A car ran through here. There were tire tracks and bent grass. But now the grass is straightened. As if someone manually lifted every blade of grass to fix it up."
May 12, 2019 3:50AMEve K.:"Well.. we will be in the future... but if we come back out we should be back to the same day"
"Ahhh... They sped up time to hid their tracks?"
May 12, 2019 3:52AMKurtis Kerner:"Well I'm not a Time guy, but... yeah, I think so. Time has been... shit. I don't think it was sped up, but.... overlaid? Can you layer time?"
May 12, 2019 3:52AMJustin:Justin frowns, the whole concept being very odd to him. May 12, 2019 3:52AMJessica:"I'm not really that experienced yet."
May 12, 2019 3:52AMKurtis Kerner:"Well just you fucking wait for what's ahead."
May 12, 2019 3:53AMJessica:"But I mean...I bet you could do it if you can fold up Space to hide things."
May 12, 2019 3:53AMKurtis Kerner:leads the team into the forest to the edge of the trees, then puts his fist up to signal caution and once they are deep enough that they can't be seen from the road, he draws a pistol Eve K. raises a brow and follows suit
May 12, 2019 3:54AMGM (GM):Okay, so I don't have a picture for this, so please try to visualize it as best as you can.
As you go into the woods, there seems to be not exactly a fresh path, but a path enough that was made out of a place that had no path by just a few people choosing it as the route, so they sort of made it a path. We are tracking.
Broken branches, bent bushes.
Then, things get freaky. Imagine you are walking through the forest.
It's day time, so you can see the light on the ground through the trees.
Sun makes light spots on the ground, with trees casting shadows.
May 12, 2019 3:58AMGM (GM):If you look at the leaves and roots on the ground in a thick forest you will see shadows of the trees and leaves, with spots of sunlight between them
Now, reverse that
That's what you see on the ground.
May 12, 2019 3:58AMJessica:That's fucky
May 12, 2019 3:58AMGM (GM):Trees cast lights in the shape of their shadows, while the sun is the shadow
But the trees are not glowing. It all looks as normal.
May 12, 2019 3:59AMJessica:"What's the point of a spell like this?" Jesica murmurs
*Jessica jesus christ
Eve K. shakes her head "They let the spell go havoc I bet."
May 12, 2019 4:00AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt squints before he answers "Is it scary?"
points down as we come to a steep incline of a creek "It was scary enough to make the driver abandon the car."
May 12, 2019 4:02AMGM (GM):Jessica and Justin you recognize the car as the one her parents got into in the Spirit's memory
May 12, 2019 4:03AMJustin:"Well, that's it."
Eve K. looks around with prime sight a moment, then overlays death sight focusing on the car
May 12, 2019 4:04AMEve K.:rolling 8d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 12, 2019 4:04AMJessica:((how steep are we talking, like jog down the side to the car steep or are we climbing down?))
May 12, 2019 4:04AMGM (GM):Eve, the car has Forces magic applied on it.
45 degrees steep
Eve K. squints at the forces magic, trying to tease out what it does
May 12, 2019 4:05AMGM (GM):Eve, 1 person died here. Lucas, you sense this as well.
May 12, 2019 4:05AMEve K.:"Kurtis do you see the forces spell on the car?"
(any ghost?)
May 12, 2019 4:05AMJessica::(
May 12, 2019 4:05AMGM (GM):No ghost
May 12, 2019 4:05AMLucas:"Someone died here"
Eve K. shakes her head and starts to climb down to see if there's a body "Yup. Question is who. I'm gonna see if there's a body."
May 12, 2019 4:06AMJessica:Jessica flinches. She starts tromping down the bank. Her face is white
May 12, 2019 4:07AMLucas:Lucas climbs down to the car and places his hand on the roof
May 12, 2019 4:07AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah. That's what scared me. So listen up. This will probably not make sense at all, but when I look at a normal car or a tree or a person, I see their weight pushing on the ground, and the ground pushing back. You know, Newton's law? First or second or whatever. Countermass?"
May 12, 2019 4:07AMDante:At hearing of someone dying nearby, Dante begins looking around with more mundane senses to try to find signs of a struggle or an altercation. He listens as Kurtis speaks. May 12, 2019 4:09AMKurtis Kerner:"This car here... it's... in a web. The trees are pushing it back, and it's trying to .... fall apart. I'm talking like, Doctor Manhattan exploding that tank fall apart. Like, Boom, fall apart. When I throw dudes out the window? That kind of fall apart. Why would anyone do this is beyond me. And the effect is seeming to be lasting."
May 12, 2019 4:10AMJessica:Jessica skids to a stop. "They made the car a bomb?" Starts climbing back. "It's a trap. Gotta be."
Eve K. stops before she reaches the car
May 12, 2019 4:10AMGM (GM):Lucas, the moment you touch the car, you fly 50 feet into the air. Roll dex+athletics.
May 12, 2019 4:12AMLucas:rolling 4d10>8!
=1 Success
May 12, 2019 4:12AMDante:Dante staggers backward as he watches Lucas fly into the air. ((Can I use the suspension rote impromptu to catch Lucas and prevent him from falling to the ground?))
((like as he nears the bottom, not while he is 50 feet up))
May 12, 2019 4:13AMGM (GM):You manage to grab onto some branches up in the air and.... Yeah Dante go. Kurt is also trying to help by positioning himself at the bottom to try to use that kinetic bubble to soften his fall.
Kurt like, takes off hard to do so as soon as he sees Lucas do that, he wasn't fast enough to warn him.
May 12, 2019 4:14AMDante:Dante frantically weaves his right hand, not entirely familiar with what he is trying to do, but reacting in the moment. rolling 7d10>8!
=1 Success
((that's also vulgar))
May 12, 2019 4:14AMLucas:Lucas manages to catch the branches of a nearby tree. he grips them tightly and begins to shimmy down the tree.
"Nobody touch the car!"
May 12, 2019 4:14AMGM (GM):rolling 2d10>8!
=1 Success
gonna absorb or havoc?
May 12, 2019 4:14AMDante:((absorb))
May 12, 2019 4:15AMGM (GM):1 bashing
Lucas, you are thrown so hard and fast, it's like 4-5 Gs, you grab what leaves and branches you can, but you're far from shimmying, at best you break the branches and cut your hands, you do slow down though, the fall softens, and for a while you seem to stagger and hover unnaturally in the air, as Dante has his right hand towards you and Kurtis is doing the hockey goalie dance under you, and you land on your back, more or less in tact. You take 2 bashing. Coulda been a lot worse.
The roof of the car where Lucas touched it, has slight traces of corrosion in the shape of his hand. Like rust started to build up on it.
Eve K. breaths a sigh of relief. "Well then.. lets see what we can do about this spell..."
May 12, 2019 4:18AMGM (GM):Eve, you know this as the work of the Entropic Guard, he is too raw at controlling it still.
Does anyone have Survival skill?
May 12, 2019 4:18AMDante:((yes))
May 12, 2019 4:18AMGM (GM):wits + survival please
May 12, 2019 4:18AMDante:rolling 5d10>8!
=0 Successes
Eve K. takes a minute to study the spell trying to figure out where its based so she can quell the spark of the spell
May 12, 2019 4:19AMEve K.:(we appear to be in a desert...)
May 12, 2019 4:19AMDante:((Too distracted with the pain of paradox bashing and having cradled Lucas with space I guess))
May 12, 2019 4:20AMGM (GM):Eve, you can't seem to be able to figure out what the spell originated from or where it begins.
May 12, 2019 4:20AMLucas:Lucas lays on his back for a minute. "Can someone check the plate on the car? I wanna put it on my accident claim."
May 12, 2019 4:20AM(To Eve K.): i.e. it's a paradox result, unquellable
May 12, 2019 4:21AMDante:Dante moves forward, offering his hand to Lucas to help him up. "We'll get the proper information before we leave."
May 12, 2019 4:21AMGM (GM):Hmmm. Eve, could you maybe investigation check? Wits+investigation?
May 12, 2019 4:23AMKurtis Kerner:"It's gonna put you on its accident claim."
May 12, 2019 4:23AMLucas:"Can anyone tell me why the hell a parked car tried to put me in orbit?"
May 12, 2019 4:23AMEve K.:rolling 5d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 12, 2019 4:23AMJustin:"Someone's trying to kill people who are investigating it probably."
May 12, 2019 4:24AMDante:"You were very high in the air when they said it was a trap. Or appears to be, anyway."
May 12, 2019 4:24AMEve K.:(wits investigate ^)
"It's not a spell... shit... they just let a whole lot of vulgar spells go havoc in this forest..."
May 12, 2019 4:24AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah, when someone says Forces spell, Brick, it's not a good idea to touch it."
May 12, 2019 4:24AMJessica:"My guess is they knew I'd come looking for my dad, maybe. Maybe it's supposed to go off when my phone get near it?" She looks at the assembled. "Anyone have better ideas? Who else would come looking for my parents?"
"Wait, it's not on purpose?"
"It's just a bunch of fucky magic here?"
May 12, 2019 4:25AMEve K.:"No, its not a trap.. They just... didn't control their spells. They were probably throwing spells at the car and didn't try to mitigate the paradox."
May 12, 2019 4:25AMLucas:"it felt pretty fuckin on purpose to me. . ."
May 12, 2019 4:25AMGM (GM):Eve, this looks like someone abandoned the car, and tried to drag a dead body, over... that way, deeper into the woods, to the water stream.
Eve K. narrows her eyes..."Someone survived..was dragging a body....."
Eve K. points in the direction of the bodies path "Kurtis, anything funky that way? Can I follow the path?"
May 12, 2019 4:28AMDante:"A real psychopath, then.."
Dante's right hand swings casually behind him and rests on something at the small of his back. He looks around, but given his failed survival roll that probably doesn't matter. He sticks with the group and will follow Eve if she moves to investigate the path leading to the stream. May 12, 2019 4:28AMKurtis Kerner:"Oh, that way... yeah I didn't get past the car yesterday. Let's see.... ummm... wow, yeah. Heat is interchanged with sound. If we go that way, the more we talk, the hotter it will get."
May 12, 2019 4:28AMDante:"We have a solution for this."
May 12, 2019 4:29AMEve K.:"Read my mind"
May 12, 2019 4:29AMJessica:(BA DUM CHING)
May 12, 2019 4:29AMDante:As Eve looks over to him, his left hand is already curling its fingers. "That is a thing I can do."
rolling 9d10>8!
=5 Successes
Eve K. mouths the word "hot" and winks
May 12, 2019 4:30AMGM (GM):Dante, you're pretty sure you know the way to water. Dante doesnt know that Eric failed the survival roll :)
May 12, 2019 4:30AMJessica:((that's my favorite way to do failed rolls XD))
May 18, 2019 1:00AMGM (GM):Oh right right
Okay.
Int + Academics will do
May 18, 2019 1:01AMJustin:((That worked!? FUck yeah.))
May 18, 2019 1:01AMGM (GM):((well you'll get different knowledge but yeah))
May 18, 2019 1:01AMJustin:((Int 3, academics 5))
May 18, 2019 1:01AMGM (GM):((better than knowledge with higher roll))
May 18, 2019 1:01AMJustin:rolling 8d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 18, 2019 1:01AMGM (GM):okay, now do with animal ken!
May 18, 2019 1:02AMJustin:((Int 3 animal ken -1))
May 18, 2019 1:02AMGM (GM):and btw, after butterflying, u can buy it
May 18, 2019 1:02AMJustin:rolling 2d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 1:02AMGM (GM):okay!
By 2 PM, which is what it takes us to unearth the body, you establish exactly what it is
Eve K. has a lovely stroll through the woods looking for clues
May 18, 2019 1:03AMGM (GM):A north-european mole cricket.
May 18, 2019 1:03AMJustin:((fuck))
May 18, 2019 1:03AMGM (GM):Except, you know
The size of a great dane
May 18, 2019 1:03AMEve K.:((that's gross and I instantly want to squash it)
((Or kill it with fire))
May 18, 2019 1:03AMGM (GM):It is very confused why it's so big, why it can't get enough to eat, and she can't find her eggs.
May 18, 2019 1:04AMEve K.:(( sad))
May 18, 2019 1:04AMGM (GM):She doesn't understand how to be this big. And she's singing by rubbing her wings together, to hope to get a call back, that's the chittering you were hearing.
May 18, 2019 1:04AMLucas:(Awww. pooor bb. she just needs lubbins)
May 18, 2019 1:04AMJessica:((She! So not Edworm))
May 18, 2019 1:05AMGM (GM):But since now she sounds nothing like her kind, obviously all her friends are scared shitless and do not respond. The loneliest mole cricket in Germany
May 18, 2019 1:05AMJustin:"So the monster is just a gigantic insect.. Normally they're a couple of inches, this one is like a meter long."
May 18, 2019 1:05AMJessica:((omg stahp making me feel bad))
"*Can you tell if it's on purpose or another havoc?"
^over link
May 18, 2019 1:06AMJustin:"Probably not on purpose. Those spells don't last like this."
May 18, 2019 1:06AMKurtis Kerner:"Well fucking goodness, am I so glad I learned this important information, thank you Justin. Meanwhile, we dug up a dead person..."
May 18, 2019 1:06AMJessica:Jessica flinches, but she isn't looking in that direction.
May 18, 2019 1:07AMLucas:(the oxygen content of our atmosphere would make survival super difficult for giant insects as well. add to that list of suffering
May 18, 2019 1:07AMJustin:"Now I kinda want to keep it..." ((Shut the fuck up Chris.))
May 18, 2019 1:07AMEve K.:over the link "Good job. We are not keeping it."
May 18, 2019 1:07AMGM (GM):Actually, what we dug up is a lining of tarp. Kurtis, sweaty, hands dirty, hating the waste of time the hulking goth dude put him through, leaves the honors to Brick.
May 18, 2019 1:07AMJustin:"I can keep it alive! I can feed it with magic."
May 18, 2019 1:08AMEve K.:over the link"I'll buy you a puppy later. We do not need a giant bug. If you want to help it. Make it small again"
May 18, 2019 1:08AMLucas:Lucas ignores the cricket and pulls back the tarp
May 18, 2019 1:08AMGM (GM):Lucas and Kurtis look into the grave and see....
May 18, 2019 1:09AMJustin:Justin focuses on the cricket to see if he can figure out how to undo the havoc. May 18, 2019 1:10AM(To Lucas): An elderly man with 5 knife wounds. stomach, chest, chest, neck left side, and cut throat. Dressed in a black suit and tie. Covered in blood. Shoes taken off, socks taken off. Bare footed.
May 18, 2019 1:10AMGM (GM):Lucas saw what he saw.
May 18, 2019 1:10AMJustin:(I prepared explosive runes this morning.)
May 18, 2019 1:10AMGM (GM):Justin, to even hope to undo this magic, you have to see this thing face to face, can't do it at the sensory range of your Sense Life. Either go underground or have it come up.
May 18, 2019 1:11AMLucas:Lucas places his hand on the man's chest
May 18, 2019 1:11AMJessica:wat
May 18, 2019 1:11AMGM (GM):(Wow, that's a throw back Justin)
May 18, 2019 1:11AMLucas:"what happened to you, friend?" he whispers
Eve K. hiking hiking hiking
May 18, 2019 1:12AMJustin:"Gonna name him Wallace."
May 18, 2019 1:12AMEve K.:over the link "We are not keeping Wallace... also its female."
May 18, 2019 1:12AMGM (GM):Lucas, roll gnosis+death please
May 18, 2019 1:12AMLucas:Lucas examines the corpse with grim sight
May 18, 2019 1:12AMJustin:"
It's a bug. The difference between male and female is a really quick and easy spell. Jess knows."
May 18, 2019 1:13AMLucas:rolling 3d10>8!
=0 Successes
May 18, 2019 1:13AMJessica:((it's actually alive!!))
"Oh my god please never bring that up again."
Eve K. profound silence over the mind link...
May 18, 2019 1:13AMGM (GM):Lucas, the body is silent, its death's secrets stay with it. Nothing happens.
May 18, 2019 1:14AMJessica:((Billy, call for help!))
May 18, 2019 1:14AMGM (GM):Eve, how far are you gonna wander off?
May 18, 2019 1:14AMJustin:"Wallace doesn't prescribe to your gender norms. Wallace has evolved beyond them, get with the times."
May 18, 2019 1:15AMLucas:"Hey, Eve. I cain't seem to figure out whats goin on with ol' John Doe here." May 18, 2019 1:16AMEve K.:(well I had hoped to have stumbled over some clues by now, but if I'm finding nothing I'll head back to the bug whisperer defender of gender fluid bugs and talk with the dead)
May 18, 2019 1:16AMJessica:"JOHN Doe?"
May 18, 2019 1:16AMJustin:((oversized gender fluid bugs.))
May 18, 2019 1:16AMJessica:((don't size shame her))
May 18, 2019 1:16AMJustin:((Body-positive.))
May 18, 2019 1:16AMEve K.:((Its really Jessica's mom.. just.. gender fluid))
May 18, 2019 1:17AMLucas:*"Yeah. it ain't your mama or your daddy, far as i can figure. some suit."
May 18, 2019 1:17AMJessica:((man life mages are fucked in the head))
May 18, 2019 1:17AMGM (GM):(you have a sense of direction, Eve, he was heading north east, and definitely over the creek, but your next clue is far away. So how far, or rather, how long you want to track is the question. If you go assist Lucas, you wont make it to the next clue, if you press on, you will find it))
May 18, 2019 1:17AMEve K.:((not all of them.........))
May 18, 2019 1:17AMJessica:Jessica turns to look, she's sort of squinting like that would soften the blow somehow if it was an unpleasant sight. What does it look like?
May 18, 2019 1:17AMJustin:((Mark of the beast, survival of the fittest, improtaton.))
May 18, 2019 1:18AMGM (GM):Jessica sees........
May 18, 2019 1:18AMEve K.:over the link "Try not looking at its connection to Stygia but rather.. what you can see from the body that would indicate why he died. (try forensic gaze)
May 18, 2019 1:18AMGM (GM):An elderly man with 5 knife wounds. stomach, chest, chest, neck left side, and cut throat. Dressed in a black suit and tie. Covered in blood. Shoes taken off, socks taken off. Bare footed.
Eve K. presses on a bit more
May 18, 2019 1:19AMGM (GM):(he did try it, he has to succeed to learn it)
May 18, 2019 1:19AMJessica:((that's real fucking violent))
May 18, 2019 1:19AMEve K.:(No he tried grim sight)
May 18, 2019 1:19AMGM (GM):Lucas, you can try it again at -1, you can use willpower if you have any
May 18, 2019 1:20AMEve K.:(Forensic gaze is a completely different spell)
May 18, 2019 1:20AMLucas:Lucas pulls open the man's shirt and lets grim sight fade from his eyes. He then focuses on the more clinical side of death. the nature of decay.
May 18, 2019 1:20AMEve K.:(specifically for seeing HOW someone died)
May 18, 2019 1:20AMGM (GM):(yeah thats all he knows how to do, he is rolling gnosis+death)
(yeah but he doesnt have the Books, he's just trying to think about death, he's learning)
May 18, 2019 1:20AMJustin:Justin focuses on little pockets of life and directs Wallace towards them, helping the adorable little mole cricket get some easy kills. May 18, 2019 1:21AMEve K.:(Yes and Eve is trying to teach him)
May 18, 2019 1:21AMGM (GM):Ok fair enough, Eve's explanation negates your -1 this time
You can try gnosis+death again at no penalty
May 18, 2019 1:21AMEve K.:(git gud)
May 18, 2019 1:21AMLucas:Lucas looks at each stab wound. each drop of blood. the hands and knuckles.
May 18, 2019 1:21AMJessica:"I don't understand. Why would the suits leave their guy out here in a mound, or why would my dad bury him?" May 18, 2019 1:22AMGM (GM):Lucas, your chisel vibrates slightly.
May 18, 2019 1:22AMLucas:(With WP this time.)
May 18, 2019 1:22AMEve K.:(<.<
>.>
Hawt)
May 18, 2019 1:23AMLucas:Lucas closes his eyes, holds the chisel tightly to his chest, and then opens his eyes
rolling 6d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 18, 2019 1:23AMGM (GM):Justin, you find mostly that Wallace is better at being a cricket than you are, so as long as you just leave her to her instincts and just ping her food pockets, she will find the way. She's depleting the shit out of everything though.
May 18, 2019 1:26AMJustin:Justin grins as Wallace eats the shit out of some roots. May 18, 2019 1:26AMGM (GM):Lucas, you have a vision. Two men fighting for their lives. Death creeps closer and closer with each stab. The final death of this individual came when a strong hand wielding a military styled knife sliced his throat open. Death occured on September 24th, 1 AM. Two days into the future.
May 18, 2019 1:27AMJessica:((future or past? I thought we were lready in the future))
((because it covered up the grass indentations))
May 18, 2019 1:28AMGM (GM):((You are in the area where time is replaced with the future's time))
May 18, 2019 1:28AMJessica:((nvm i see, i'm tired sorry)
May 18, 2019 1:28AMGM (GM):((the question made perfect sense))
May 18, 2019 1:29AMLucas:Lucas relays the information over the link
May 18, 2019 1:29AMGM (GM):((if the body was outside the effect, it would have added two days instead of subtracted 2 days))
Eve, at 3:00 PM, you find another clue. A mound.
Like, pretty far north east.
May 18, 2019 1:31AMJessica:"
Are you okay, Eve? I think we're gonna check the car real quick before we meet up with you."
May 18, 2019 1:31AM(To Eve K.): This mound has been covered up very neatly, much different than the other one, it's laid out with stones, it's nice, under a tree, some flowers placed near its head. A makeshift cross is made out of wood. Initials carved: D.J.M.
May 18, 2019 1:32AM(From Eve K.): do I know Jessica's last name?
May 18, 2019 1:32AM(To Eve K.): Do you?
May 18, 2019 1:32AM(From Eve K.): If I remembered I wouldn't be asking you. I think so?
May 18, 2019 1:33AM(To Eve K.): if you do, Eve does. I dont keep track of that
May 18, 2019 1:34AMEve K.:over the link "I'm good. Did you check the body for ID?"
May 18, 2019 1:35AMLucas:Lucas rifles through pockets to find anything useful
May 18, 2019 1:35AMGM (GM):A white handkerchief, that's it.
May 18, 2019 1:35AM(From Eve K.): Do I need to actually see the corpse to do Forensic gaze with Death 5? Spell doesn't specify if I can do at sensory range but its only a level 1 death spell
May 18, 2019 1:36AMLucas:"Hey, Jess. can you do that thing where you look at someone's past or whatever by holding their stuff?" May 18, 2019 1:36AMJessica:"
It kind of reminds me of Cubic's goons. The troops I saw with my spell were dressed like this too. You think they're puppet people too?" May 18, 2019 1:36AM(To Eve K.): yes you have to see the corpse, but unlike your stubborn colleague you probably dont need to dig it up, your matter powers can just make shit transparent and see through it.
May 18, 2019 1:37AMJessica:"
Uh, sure, but wouldn't it just show me him dying?" She takes the handkerchief.
May 18, 2019 1:37AMJustin:"If your dad's out here I figure we and Wallace should probably go find him right?"
May 18, 2019 1:37AMJessica:rolling 6d10>8!
=0 Successes
May 18, 2019 1:38AMGM (GM):You don't see anything, but that familiar headache pinches your temples
May 18, 2019 1:38AMEve K.:(Eve is about to start singing "Put that thing back where it came from or so help me" from monsters inc...)
May 18, 2019 1:39AMJustin:rolling 1d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 1:39AMJessica:"
I got nothing on the hanky. As far as Dad goes I was just following Kurt's idea of checking all clues."
May 18, 2019 1:39AMEve K.:steel windows
rolling 10d10>8!
=3 Successes
over the link "By the way I found a clue"
May 18, 2019 1:41AMJustin:"Nice, good work!"
May 18, 2019 1:41AMLucas:*"keep it just in case we can get somethin off it later. aside from that, I reckon we should go meet up with Eve.
May 18, 2019 1:42AMJessica:Pockets the hanky May 18, 2019 1:42AM(From Eve K.): steal windows makes stuff see thru btw
May 18, 2019 1:42AMLucas:Lucas grabs his clothes and throws them over his shoulder and then walks to the stream. he washes his filthy hands in the water.
May 18, 2019 1:43AMJustin:"Alright, let's head off."
Justin starts off in the direction of Eve, making sure that Wallace follows.
May 18, 2019 1:44AM(To Eve K.): Leaves, rocks, and eventually, a layer of thick branches, go transparent, and you gaze upon a middle aged woman, red haired, looking a lot like Jessica
May 18, 2019 1:44AMEve K.:((https://images.app.goo.gl/kJdbW33Z1FtaXJCs5))
Forensic gaze
May 18, 2019 1:45AM(To Eve K.): she is buried 4 feet deep.
May 18, 2019 1:45AMEve K.:rolling 8d10>8!
=5 Successes
May 18, 2019 1:45AMJessica:((singing We're Following the Leader))
May 18, 2019 1:47AMKurtis Kerner:points to the grave, completely flabbergasted "Well what happened to the respect for the dead? We gonna just leave him dug up?"
May 18, 2019 1:47AMJustin:"I can clean it up really fast if you want. No digging required."
May 18, 2019 1:48AMLucas:Lucas turns back to the grave.
"You're right. must be tired from all that diggin." May 18, 2019 1:49AMKurtis Kerner:"Now you're talking, Justin! Welcome to the 'Not my mom, don't give a shit' club! Feed it to your bug." May 18, 2019 1:49AMLucas:He walks over and wills the earth ad
nd rock to swallow the body
May 18, 2019 1:49AMJustin:((You matter 3?))
May 18, 2019 1:50AMEve K.:(baby)
May 18, 2019 1:50AMLucas:(nope. but hes gonna try anyway. he no knows)
May 18, 2019 1:50AMGM (GM):Lucas, you have unlocked Forensic Gaze. You can buy it for 2 xp, and the rote is Int + Medicine + Death, Reaper's Scent
May 18, 2019 1:51AMLucas:(we got xp for last week too, right?)
May 18, 2019 1:51AMGM (GM):As far as willing the earth and rock to swallow the body, you feel like a certain power forms on your fingertips, and should you touch the body, it might just work
May 18, 2019 1:52AMLucas:Lucas kneels down and places his hand once again on the man's chest.
May 18, 2019 1:53AMGM (GM):make a stamina + intimidation + death roll
May 18, 2019 1:53AMJessica:((scare the body back into the earth))
May 18, 2019 1:53AMJustin:((Relentlessly))
May 18, 2019 1:53AMLucas:(scare the earth into hiding the body)
May 18, 2019 1:53AMJustin:((Alpha-Male, Relentless, Jackhammer))
May 18, 2019 1:55AMLucas:rolling 9d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 18, 2019 1:55AMGM (GM):rolling 1d10>8!
=2 Successes
Lucas, roll 4 dice please
May 18, 2019 2:00AMLucas:rolling 4d10>8!
=2 Successes
May 18, 2019 2:08AMGM (GM):Lucas, as you will the earth to swallow this corpse, your head flashes with a memory of your time in the Tower, and another memory, of your skeletal father's form. "Return to Dust" - you recall the words whispered by the apparitions as you learned from books on occult and alchemy. You remember the attic and the room, which belonged to Elizabeth. You remember watching things fade to dust. Overwhelmed by that feeling of futility again, you lose 1 willpower, and you cannot spend willpower for the duration of the rest of today. That melancholy of all things being pointless as the cycle of the coin devours all, overtakes you, and you can feel it wants to spread to others, but Kurtis and Justin, specifically, resist the teaching. You feel misunderstood and alone, they have not seen what you have seen. Maybe even Eve doesn't truly get it. You feel like Death has a grip on you, the pull of Stygia calls strong, and should Death powers affect you today, you would have a harder time resisting them, being yourself tethered to this weak mortal flesh. Your body here is nothing compared to the titan you were in the arena.
As these thoughts overtake you, the dead man's body starts to rapidly rot and disintegrate. The earth swallows it alright, after its skin boils, bubbles, oozes, scabs, sheds, dries, and rots, as its bones decay, as its eyes get devoured by maggots, and then those maggots dissolve as well. The destruction is not fully complete, but not this corpse is but bare thin bones, which look a year old into decay.
You have successfully cast your first decay corpse spell.
May 18, 2019 2:10AMJessica:((gross af))
May 18, 2019 2:11AMEve K.:((That is epic))
May 18, 2019 2:12AMLucas:Lucas turns away from the bones, "So shall we all return to the dust of the grave." his voice is dark and quiet. he scowls into the distance, seeing things in another place and time.
May 18, 2019 2:12AMJustin:Justin is sad he doesn't get to sic the ants on the corpse. May 18, 2019 2:13AMLucas:He shoulders roughly past Justin and Kurtis and continues on the path to Eve.
May 18, 2019 2:13AMGM (GM):((Lucas is effectively under the Depression derangement for the rest of today))
May 18, 2019 2:14AMLucas:(Too real)
May 18, 2019 2:14AMJessica:((that's intense))
May 18, 2019 2:14AMJustin:((Too sad.))
"Huh.."
May 18, 2019 2:15AMEve K.:meanwhile... deeper in the woods... May 18, 2019 2:19AMJessica:((new dead body pile))
((there's like 8))
May 18, 2019 2:19AM(To Eve K.): The red head woman died due to a sudden heart failure. Her heart literally stopped, because it was turned to stone for 20 minutes, and then returned to a form of a heart, once her brain was dead. She died 5 days ago, or whenever Jessica awakened, i think it was 5 days.
May 18, 2019 2:20AM(From Eve K.): so she was brought out here dead? I should be able to see the scene of her death
May 18, 2019 2:22AMKurtis Kerner:"Okay, that works." shoves some dirt on top of the bones real fast "
Don't wander off to far now, unless you wanna get hot."
realizing that they are leaving and he needs to keep shielding them from the anomaly, and a dug up hole looks super sketchy, Kurt finally decides to cover the hole quickly with telekinesis so that he can hurry after the others May 18, 2019 2:23AMJustin:"So I was thinking that I could modify bugs with razors and things. Make them really nasty."
May 18, 2019 2:23AMGM (GM):rolling 2d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 2:23AMKurtis Kerner:rolling 11d10>8!
=4 Successes
May 18, 2019 2:24AMEve K.:over the link but in a distracted tone "Justin so help me.."
May 18, 2019 2:24AMJessica:D:
May 18, 2019 2:24AMKurtis Kerner:Absorbing 1 bashing damage, Kurt covers up the hole, as dirt pours into it, leveling out the grave.
May 18, 2019 2:25AMJustin:"
Matter and Life have some really solid combinations. I could summon a spirit to help track if we want. Anthony used to do stuff like that right?"
Justin leads Wallace a little higher up, following us along as we walk but well underneath us.
May 18, 2019 2:26AM(To Eve K.): To get the scene of her death, you need time. [Because of the limitations of the Death Arcanum, Forensic Gaze reveals
May 18, 2019 2:26AMGM (GM):only cause of death and not
mitigating circumstances.]
Thanks roll20
May 18, 2019 2:27AMJessica:"
Wouldn't a tracking spirit in the forest be something mean like a wolf?"
May 18, 2019 2:27AMJustin:"Yeah, but spirit magic can make it like us."
May 18, 2019 2:28AM(To Eve K.): It basically gives you exact time and exact cause of death, but it would not play out the scene, unless there are ghosts around, like there were with Hans and Mladen.
May 18, 2019 2:28AM(From Eve K.): soooo... when Lucas used the exact same spell he got a death scene?
May 18, 2019 2:28AM(From Eve K.): without ghosts around which Eve checked for earlier...
May 18, 2019 2:29AM(To Eve K.): He did not. He got the cause of death, 5 stab wounds, and a final slice of the throat. Your equivalent is, this woman was dying for the duration of 6 minutes that she had no functional heart, it was an agonizing death as her brain wasn't supplied oxygen, and her blood circulation basically stopped
May 18, 2019 2:30AMJessica:"
Let's not hinge everything on magic. Eve found another clue. We might have to fight the guys in suits if the spell wears off. Let's not fight a wolf too."
May 18, 2019 2:30AMJustin:"Whatever works."
May 18, 2019 2:30AM(To Eve K.): Her killer used a Life - Matter spell. She never saw the hand of her killer. The corpse Lucas examined was killed by a mortal man physically.
May 18, 2019 2:31AM(From Eve K.): is Eve outside the time abnormality?
May 18, 2019 2:33AM(To Eve K.): And yes, her ghost is not around, she has moved on, which may suggest she may have gotten to say goodbye, or you know, most people dont leave ghosts. The fact that the time of death is not in the future, but matches the time of Jessica's awakening explosion, you could conclude that you are out of the time anomaly, you're like a few miles away, so yeah you are way outside it. In fact, you got outside it once you crossed the stream.
May 18, 2019 2:34AMGM (GM):So, we walk along the stream until we are outside the force anomaly, and everyone who crosses the stream, make dex+athletics rolls
Eve K. waits for the others to catch up, looking around for any other clues
May 18, 2019 2:35AMGM (GM):People who have crossed the stream, the Time anomaly ends there. Other side of the stream is no longer in the future.
May 18, 2019 2:36AMJustin:rolling 5d10>8!
=0 Successes
May 18, 2019 2:37AMJessica:rolling 1d10>8!
=1 Success
HA
May 18, 2019 2:37AMJustin:(fk)
May 18, 2019 2:37AMGM (GM):Crossing the stream made Justin remember the dream about making river accesses. What happened to Ashley distracts him and he slips up and falls down.
May 18, 2019 2:37AMLucas:rolling 4d10>8!
=4 Successes
May 18, 2019 2:37AMJessica:((this is acanthus nonsense right here))
((bad luck bullshit))
May 18, 2019 2:38AMJustin:Justin grunts as he falls and reflexively attempts to part the red sea around him ((SHape Water 6 dice.))
rolling 6d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 2:38AMGM (GM):Jessica rolls up her sleeves and her pants to elbows and knees, grabs her shoes in her hands and crosses on her tip toes
Lucas being tall, also crosses just fine.
Justin fights the water current and....
rolling 2d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 2:40AMJustin:((Should be 1 die.))
((Since it's a rote.))
May 18, 2019 2:40AMGM (GM):rolling 1d10>8!
=0 Successes
and is fine
Water flows around him and he can cross much easier
Let's see how Dante does.
May 18, 2019 2:41AMDante Faustus Canavacciuolo:rolling 6d10>8!
=3 Successes
May 18, 2019 2:41AMGM (GM):He crosses fine
May 18, 2019 2:41AMThe Loquimorscope:rolling 20d10>8!
=7 Successes
May 18, 2019 2:41AMGM (GM):Whatever that was
May 18, 2019 2:41AMEve K.:(apparently the LQ is very athletic))
May 18, 2019 2:42AMJustin:((=)))
May 18, 2019 2:43AMJessica:((wtf))
May 18, 2019 2:43AMGM (GM):((Alias shenanigans. Someone has powers))
May 18, 2019 2:43AMLucas:(I wish i had a body like that)
May 18, 2019 2:44AMKurtis Kerner:And Kurtis is going to levitate over it, cause he ain't messing up his shoes.
rolling 2d10>8!
=0 Successes
rolling 12d10>8!
=6 Successes
and does so successfully, and we have all crossed
May 18, 2019 2:45AMJustin:Justin kicks the dirt from his shoes and focuses on cleaning his clothes. rolling 6d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 2:45AMGM (GM):About a mile and a half north east, we reach Eve.
Eve K. is sitting on a log at this point
May 18, 2019 2:47AMGM (GM):She is near another mound. This one is a properly tended to grave. It looks like a nice place to rest, under a beautiful tree. It's surrounded in stones, has flowers at its head, grass is cut around it, it's much nicer made, and a make shift wooden cross is placed over it. With initials carved on it: D.J.M.
May 18, 2019 2:49AMEve K.:"No need to dig this one up. No ghost either. She passed on without incident."
May 18, 2019 2:49AMLucas:Lucas turns his eyes away from the mound. the futility of life and death are too much for him.
May 18, 2019 2:49AMGM (GM):Justin, after we cross the stream, Wallace's life form reduces in size by 3000%
May 18, 2019 2:50AMEve K.:"It's been about five days since she passed."
May 18, 2019 2:50AMJustin:Justin salutes Wallace and relinquishes control. May 18, 2019 2:50AMEve K.:(or how ever many days ago it was that Jessica awakened)
May 18, 2019 2:51AMGM (GM):The time stamp on the stiff here would match the night of Jessica's game with Mladen
May 18, 2019 2:52AMJessica:Jessica's knees feel suddenly weak when she sees the grave. It is a slap to the face again. She almost stumbles but keeps walking towards it. When was the ride going to be over?
May 18, 2019 2:53AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt lights up a cigarette and walks off to lean on another tree May 18, 2019 2:53AMJessica:She stops near the flowers. It takes her a few tries to talk, and her voice is hoarse and tight: "Any more clues about my dad?"
May 18, 2019 2:54AM(To Eve K.): After burying this woman, whoever did so did all they could to vanish without a trace
May 18, 2019 2:56AMLucas:Lucas smells the smoke from Kurt's cigarette and pulls out his pack from Stygia and lights one. He briefly regrets using up the pieces of his friends, but he knew better now. His mind and soul were the only place they existed now in this world.
May 18, 2019 2:56AMJessica:((all the grave materials look like found materials, correct? So looking at their past would likely just show where he found them))
May 18, 2019 2:57AM(To Eve K.): But google maps would point you to a farm further north east. Logical deduction might point there, if you'd be willing to chance it.
May 18, 2019 2:57AM(To Eve K.): there is just no tacks nor trace confirming that
May 18, 2019 2:58AMGM (GM):((you won't know til you try))
((but yes, all materials look found))
((nothing personal was left for easy taking))
May 18, 2019 2:59AMEve K.:"I looked around. Thoroughly. There's no tracks. No mundane trace of which way he went from here. But.. I do know from google mapping this area that there is a farm further north east, which was the direction he was heading. But there's no track to confirm it.
May 18, 2019 3:02AMJustin:"Grass emits a specific type of distress chemical when it gets damaged, which is why it smells good when you mow the lawn. I could focus my life sight on that sort of thing and see if there's a trail."
May 18, 2019 3:03AMKurtis Kerner:To Brick "That's a shit way to go, shit place to die, and god damnit, no talk of cosmic balance can change that, my friend."
May 18, 2019 3:03AMEve K.:"There are worse ways than being stabbed."
May 18, 2019 3:04AM(From Eve K.): Eve is not explaining to the group how mom died
May 18, 2019 3:05AMKurtis Kerner:"That's a good idea, Justin. If 5 days is not too long ago."
May 18, 2019 3:05AMJustin:"I can try and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work."
rolling 7d10>8!
=1 Success
May 18, 2019 3:06AMGM (GM):You get a sense of some damaged grass in the direction matching the marker to the farm.
May 18, 2019 3:06AMEve K.:"Time line seems weird to me. He was here in this spot 5 days ago. And then two days from now he will be there by the creek to fight with the John doe."
May 18, 2019 3:06AMJustin:"Yeah, I think Eve's got it. Let's go to the farm."
May 18, 2019 3:07AMJessica:"Two days from now the fight's already over. When did the John Doe die again?"
May 18, 2019 3:07AMEve K.:(Two days from now as I understand)
May 18, 2019 3:08AMJessica:((that would have been same day then right?))
((cause we were also two days in the future when we walked into the time bubble))
May 18, 2019 3:09AMGM (GM):((yes, so there are 7 days difference))
May 18, 2019 3:09AMLucas:Lucas looks at Kurt with disinterest and takes a long drag on is cigarette.
"life means nothing to the balance. a shitty place to die or a sweet, peaceful sleep are the same in the flow of time."
"Return to dust"
May 18, 2019 3:11AMEve K.:(outside of the time thing its September 22nd yes?)
("Death occured on September 24th, 1 AM")
May 18, 2019 3:11AMGM (GM):((yes, thats the present, the now, the 22nd))
May 18, 2019 3:11AMEve K.:(Mom died same day Jessica awakened "5 days ago")
May 18, 2019 3:11AMJustin:"Calm down Lucas. You're making a bad situation worse."
May 18, 2019 3:12AMGM (GM):((the second stiff death occurred september 17th))
May 18, 2019 3:12AMJustin:Justin gives Lucas a pointed look. May 18, 2019 3:12AMEve K.:"He will die in two days"
May 18, 2019 3:13AMLucas:"No one will remember what i said even ten years from now. you think the eternity of Stygia has better records?"
May 18, 2019 3:13AMEve K.:"Problem is, we can't go back to where he encounters your dad because of the time abnormality. So we try to find dad before he gets there"
Eve K. looks at Lucas narrowing her eyes
May 18, 2019 3:14AMJessica:"If we find my dad today and take him somewhere what happens to the suits since he won't be here to kill them?"
"Does that fuck with us since we went through the time bubble?"
May 18, 2019 3:14AMEve K.:"Everything is recorded. You just need to know where to look to read it."
May 18, 2019 3:15AMJustin:Justin shakes his head at Lucas's spiraling and walks up to Jessica, ignoring him. July 14, 2019 12:44AMLucas:Lucas pats him on the back lightly.
July 14, 2019 12:45AMFarmer:Hands shaking, he's still near shitting his pants. He looks at Jessica "You... you... you're her. What are you called?"
July 14, 2019 12:45AMEve K.:(and that is how the old farmer died. Of a heart attack when the giant building mime patting him on the shoulder))
*back
July 14, 2019 12:45AMDante:(PAT PAT PAT)
July 14, 2019 12:45AMEve K.:(XD)
July 14, 2019 12:45AMGM (GM):((yeah except Justin won't let him die, and will keep his heart going in a cycle of perpetual patting.))
July 14, 2019 12:45AMLucas:(it's Mime-building. Get it right.)
July 14, 2019 12:46AMEve K.:(sorry to offend ;) )
July 14, 2019 12:46AMJustin:((:)))
July 14, 2019 12:46AMLucas:(at least Lucas isn't wearing his corpse paint.)
July 14, 2019 12:46AMJessica Murphy:"Jessica."
July 14, 2019 12:47AMEve K.:((Eve liked the corpse paint. :( ))
(but she was the only one))
July 14, 2019 12:47AMFarmer:He fiddles with his fingers at the temple, like trying to keep things straight and remember.
"Yes, yes, that's right. Jessica, Jessica. And... And what's your father's name?"
July 14, 2019 12:47AMLucas:(maybe later. He hasn't had time to reapply)
July 14, 2019 12:48AMJessica Murphy:Dante, I feel like something is up. ((can sympathetic connections tell me if someone is messing with him with magic?))
((interconnections, sorry))
July 14, 2019 12:49AMDante:Dante perks up and makes his way back to the door. "
I'm coming back inside, what is going on?"
July 14, 2019 12:50AMGM (GM):((if you word the spell right and depends on how you roll. You have to connect to specific things))
July 14, 2019 12:50AMDante:(Raising Third Eye as well, dropping shield)
rolling 9d10>8!
=0 Successes
(or not)
July 14, 2019 12:50AMJessica Murphy:He asked for my name, but then he asked for my dad's. He's ready to shoot us but he can't remember my dad's name? July 14, 2019 12:51AMDante:(I'm aware that this failed and can recast at -1 right?)
Eve K. over the link "maybe trying to confirm you are who you say you are?"
July 14, 2019 12:52AMLucas:like a secret agent code or sumthin? July 14, 2019 12:52AMGM (GM):(yeah you can)
July 14, 2019 12:52AMDante:rolling 8d10>8!
=1 Success
(Jeepers)
July 14, 2019 12:53AMGM (GM):No signs of telepathy or mind magic here.
July 14, 2019 12:53AMJessica Murphy:"Edward."
July 14, 2019 12:54AMDante:Dante presses up to the house and tries to listen. (Can I hear the conversation from the other side?)
July 14, 2019 12:55AMFarmer:The old man rubs his noggin and then strokes his beard, nodding. "Edward, yes, yes, that's right. Edward Murphy. He said people may be tricky, use illusions, use hypnosis, lie. But that's all I can do, an old toad like me. You're the real Jessica?"
July 14, 2019 12:55AMDante:"
I don't sense anything out of the ordinary around me, as far as mind magic goes."
July 14, 2019 12:56AMGM (GM):Dante, you can hear the conversation partly with your human ears, but really, it's all going into your brain via network.
Yeah there's no magic here, he's... just old. And scared.
July 14, 2019 12:57AMJessica Murphy:"I'm real. I just want to make sure my dad is okay."
Eve K. looks up at Dante, speaking quietly "anything in the shed?"
July 14, 2019 12:59AMDante:Dante shrugs. He never entered. Now that the seeming danger of the old man is passed, he'll move back over to it with renewed curiosity. July 14, 2019 12:59AMEve K.:(lol I thought he made it inside before he came back)
July 14, 2019 1:00AMDante:(I thought of it more that he approached and was eyeing it. Never got anything so I just didnt want to assume.)
July 14, 2019 1:00AMJessica Murphy:"I'm really sorry we busted in here like that."
July 14, 2019 1:00AMEve K.:(ah)
July 14, 2019 1:00AMFarmer:"He showed me a picture of you in his wallet, younger, but, it's you alright. I'm sorry, I... I may have some poor news. Why don't you sit down?"
Eve K. over the link "I'm going to check the barn, someone come watch Dante's back out here."
Eve K. pushes away from the wall and heads towards the barn
July 14, 2019 1:02AMJessica Murphy:Jessica's face pales. "If it's about my mom..." her voice hitches, "we already found her. Where he buried her." She sits anyway, puts her hands on the table like she's not sure what to do with them. Taps her thumbs.
Eve K. draws her gun just in case before entering the barn
July 14, 2019 1:04AMJessica Murphy:(please hold Jon and Chris said we didn't find her grave, checking the log))
July 14, 2019 1:04AMEve K.:((Pretty sure we did...))
July 14, 2019 1:04AMJessica Murphy:("She is near another mound. This one is a properly tended to grave. It looks like a nice place to rest, under a beautiful tree. It's surrounded in stones, has flowers at its head, grass is cut around it, it's much nicer made, and a make shift wooden cross is placed over it. With initials carved on it: D.J.M.")
July 14, 2019 1:04AMGM (GM):((Eve found her))
July 14, 2019 1:04AMEve K.:(( XD))
July 14, 2019 1:05AMJessica Murphy:(("No need to dig this one up. No ghost either. She passed on without incident."))
July 14, 2019 1:05AMGM (GM):((We didn't excavate it... Kurt would be happy to if you wanna look at her ^^ ))
July 14, 2019 1:05AMJessica Murphy:((jesus christ))
July 14, 2019 1:05AMFarmer:"It is terrible. To rest like so, in a foreign country, in wild land. He asked me to look after her grave, and not let the animals disturb it. It's not how your mother would have wanted to be laid to rest, she would want to be near her family's cemetery. It isn't right, isn't right at all, I am so sorry."
July 14, 2019 1:05AMLucas:(I think I was delirious at that point and don't remember.)
July 14, 2019 1:06AMEve K.:(is dante broadcasting this?)
July 14, 2019 1:06AMJessica Murphy:The corners of Jessica's mouth tighten and her eyes redden. Her eyes lose focus for a minute, thinking back to the grave.
July 14, 2019 1:07AMDante:(I'm assuming that unless you are specifying someone to relay to, all information is shared.)
July 14, 2019 1:07AMJessica Murphy:((makes sense))
July 14, 2019 1:07AMDante:(I'm not a switchboard anymore, that was before I had the rote.)
July 14, 2019 1:07AMEve K.:((KK))
July 14, 2019 1:07AMJessica Murphy:((we're digital now))
Eve K. over the link "Seems to know a lot about your mom, perhaps he knew her? Or would your father tell him these things?"
July 14, 2019 1:07AMDante:(Fully digitial, analog is for old people)
July 14, 2019 1:08AMGM (GM):The Barn investigators: the barn is a barn. Kurt will look your way if you call him, but he's smoking and looking out into the forest. Nothing in the barn is peaking his interest, even the farming treasures no longer catch the thief's eye. Like the super high quality rake collection, or the shovel in excellent condition. And all the bird feed and rubber boots, fishing tackles, and sledgehammers and wrenches.
July 14, 2019 1:09AMDante:Dante makes his way over to the tools and marvels at the wrenches. July 14, 2019 1:09AMJessica Murphy:Talking helps some people grieve. My dad probably talked a lot after it happened. Not like this guy has other company. July 14, 2019 1:10AMGM (GM):(yeah the way DanteNet works now is you are your own switch-routers, addressors and addressees now, Dante's mind just acts as a mail server. If it's up, we're connected.)
July 14, 2019 1:10AMLucas:Lucas excuses himself and steps onto the porch next to Kurt. He pulls out a cigarette and pushes the end lightly onto the end of Kurt's and quickly moves it to his mouth to inhale and feed the cherry.
July 14, 2019 1:11AMJustin:Justin starts quietly inspecting the pipes to see if he can figure out where the plumbing is busted. July 14, 2019 1:11AMJessica Murphy:"How long was my dad here?"
July 14, 2019 1:12AMKurtis Kerner:"All under control in there? Gettin' tired of this shit. Distractions. Every day not dealing with Diana costs us." - he mutters quietly to Brick, trying to keep it off-network.
July 14, 2019 1:13AMFarmer:motions to the old well dusted, and mostly dirt-free couch, as he fumbles and rummages for sugar and tea spoons July 14, 2019 1:13AMGM (GM):Justin, do int+crafts
Eve K. holsters her gun after the riveting search of the barn. Comes back out nodding at Kurtis and Lucas as she moves back towards the back side of the house.
July 14, 2019 1:14AMJustin:((4 whoooo!))
rolling 4d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 14, 2019 1:16AMLucas:Lucas's mood still hadn't lightened any from their trek through the woods. "Does anything really matter, though? I mean, once you stare into the black depths of the void of Stygia. Well, man, ain't nothing much that holds meaning after that."
July 14, 2019 1:16AMFarmer:"Yes. Edward came here two days ago. He was wounded, losing blood, exhausted, dirty, and scared. We spoke. He stayed to sleep, in the bedroom upstairs. I tried to beat his fever down and asked him to stay longer, but he was in a hurry, said people are after him."
July 14, 2019 1:17AMJessica Murphy:"So he's still sick and injured. Which way did he go? Did he say where he was going to hide out?"
July 14, 2019 1:18AMDante:Dante wanders a bit aimlessly about the property, listening in as things unfold. He smirks to no one in particular and gradually makes his way back to the back door. July 14, 2019 1:19AMJessica Murphy:((do I remember right that we have a bloody bandage of his?))
July 14, 2019 1:19AMKurtis Kerner:stares off, nodding to Lucas "A grim perspective to hold, friend. Believe it or not that's what I thought too, before the whole, you know. This."
Eve K. watches the chickens pecking around at the ground, head leaned back against the wall. Occasionally refocusing on the greater view of the back yard watching for anything out of the ordinary.
July 14, 2019 1:20AMGM (GM):(yes, you have a bandage)
July 14, 2019 1:20AMchicken: Bawk.
July 14, 2019 1:20AMGM (GM):Eve, the Rooster is about to give you ass
Like, don't you fuckin look at mah hoes.
July 14, 2019 1:21AMJessica Murphy:((roosters are fuckheads))
July 14, 2019 1:23AMGM (GM):Justin, the plumbing could take you a while to fix here, but you know where to start. The water supply here is kinda dirty to begin with, but the biggest problem is that all the pipes are rusty and the tape is loose in like every shoulder. Even with magic, this would take a while to fix each section. You could spend hours on this house.
Eve K. scowls at the rooster "I will eat you."
July 14, 2019 1:23AMGM (GM):But a person without magic would probably take weeks or months.
July 14, 2019 1:23AMJessica Murphy:Jessica purses her lips. Looking at the bandage's past didn't reveal much because of the time spell on the area. But maybe sympathetic connections could help?
Guys, can we do some voodoo with the bandage and the sick bed? July 14, 2019 1:24AMJustin:Justin shrugs and gives up when he realizes how big of a project the plumbing is. Instead he focuses his attention on the farmer. ((Healer's Trance 8 dice.))
rolling 8d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 14, 2019 1:25AMFarmer:The farmer gives one of those long sighs. He pours you some hot water and offers coffee.
"Edward behaved like a military man. He thought you died, you see. Said there was an explosion right where you stood. Saw you die. He buried your mother as well. Denise, right? I lost my wife too, I promised him I would do what I could. He said the people after him could see into my mind. He wouldn't tell me where he'd go. But I know a man when I see him. Edward went off to make sure he is not going to be found...."
July 14, 2019 1:28AMJessica Murphy:"Why did you believe him when he said they could see into your mind?"
July 14, 2019 1:28AMFarmer:The farmer sips the muddy coffee, sighs, and speaks all of this slowly, with a pace of a turtle.
July 14, 2019 1:28AMJessica Murphy:((ugh))
July 14, 2019 1:30AMDante:Dante shifts his weight to his other leg and listens quietly. "You are the future lady, right? Maybe you can use your magic to find out more. Mine could make it easier to maybe cast spells on him."
July 14, 2019 1:32AMFarmer:"I asked no questions. I saw a wounded man on the run, desperate for help. I heard of terrorist attacks in the cities. The country is going to hell. Men in suits drink our blood til we all die and give up our land so they can build more of their city until naught but city is left. But I'll never get off my land, I tell them, I won't get off my land, and don't you offer me no sums. Anyway, yes, poor Edward. I helped him beat the fever, fresh eggs I fed him, yes. Changed his bandages. Told him about my wife. And my children. I've had three, you know. He asked me not to look, and not to tell my name to anyone who comes. And not to talk about the grave. I was to tell them that he's dead, but they wouldn't believe anyways. So I just made sure to stay in my bed, and Edward left in the early morning."
"I wish I could say that news is good, and that he's looking for you, but all I can help is to give you food and shelter, poor girl. Edward I met was a man struck by tragedy. His eyes were red with grief, he's lost hope. His aim was to disappear. To hunt down those who killed his family. He doesn't know you live."
July 14, 2019 1:35AMJessica Murphy:I dunno if I have enough gas for that, but I can try. She gets up from the table, still listening to the farmer, trying to figure out how to put the spell together. "Do you have any of his bandages?" She takes his shirt scrap out of her pocket, places it on the couch, maybe where his sleeve would have been if he was laying down, trying to picture him laying down. "He can't fight these people. They'll murder him." If the farmer has the bandages she'll wait for them but otherwise she'll try to cast
July 14, 2019 1:35AMGM (GM):Justin, what are you looking for in the Farmer's health?
July 14, 2019 1:36AMJustin:Terminal diseases.
July 14, 2019 1:36AMJessica Murphy:Interconnections, + WP. WP adds 1 or 3 dice?
July 14, 2019 1:36AMGM (GM):Are you just kind giving him the ol' Justin Tune Up of Kindness and improve his general health?
July 14, 2019 1:37AMJustin:Looking for stuff that's building up that might put him in the grave early.
July 14, 2019 1:37AMGM (GM):Okay, so, we need to talk, since Justin has done this to several people throughout his career as a mage.
July 14, 2019 1:37AMDante:(It adds 3)
July 14, 2019 1:38AMJessica Murphy:(thx)
July 14, 2019 1:38AMDante:"
Not enough gas? Do you need a morsel of magic?"
July 14, 2019 1:38AMJessica Murphy:No, I mean I'm not sure I can make a spell that big. She thinks back to trying to make a Mary Poppins bag.
July 14, 2019 1:38AMEve K.:(He's increasing the worlds life expectancy one person he encounters randomly at a time!)
July 14, 2019 1:39AMJustin:(Think locally act locally.)
July 14, 2019 1:39AMJessica Murphy:((it's fine Fate will fuck over someone else to mke up for it))
July 14, 2019 1:42AMDante:"
Only one way to find out, right? I can try to locate him remotely, maybe. But if he is trying not to be found and knows about people like us, that could be dangerous. To him or us."
((Fate is sworn to carry your burdens.))
July 14, 2019 1:42AMGM (GM):Justin, you've done similar things to the elderly, even to Cubic, whom you hate. Looking at this farmer now, you see osteoporosis, arthritis, vision and hearing loss, general dementia, the old man's body is just old and subject to natural decay, there are traces of early stage skin cancer, but that will probably not even manifest before he dies of heart failure, he's got maybe 3-4 years to live. But the thing is... this shit is messing with your belief in God, like real hard. The Mormon in you is shaken every time you, and not God, decide when a person should delay death and just not go. This might be one of those breaking moments when you defy God for the last time, before you can't really take "god" seriously anymore. Can you justify being a mormon at this point, holding that kind of power?
July 14, 2019 1:44AMJessica Murphy:((but...hard core religious people believe in miracles. I feel like a sufficiently religious person would be like, oh, this is why miracles happen. because some people are magic.)
July 14, 2019 1:44AMGM (GM):((are you Justin?))
July 14, 2019 1:44AMJustin:The power Just wields and god aren't mutually exclusive. Why is it so hard to believe that Justin's exercise of his power might just be an extension of God's will, of his plan? This doesn't shake Justin at all.
July 14, 2019 1:44AMGM (GM):((let him do the thing, worry about your dead mom XD))
July 14, 2019 1:45AMJessica Murphy:((alright, well i'm rolling interconnections 'cause that's the closest thing i can actually cast))
July 14, 2019 1:45AMJustin:Justin grew up his entire life hearing the gospel. He trusts in his ability to make the sorts of decisions that God entrusted him to make.
July 14, 2019 1:45AMJessica Murphy:+wp = 10 dice
July 14, 2019 1:45AMGM (GM):((i mean, yeah she has a good point, if you can justify it that way, that's cool too))
Eve K. smiles softly, then over the link "Are you trying for a ritual? I'm not sure that's wise in front of this poor farmer."
July 14, 2019 1:45AMGM (GM):((oh wow))
Okay, so Justin, you believe, you are a tool of God? It's the only good explanation, if God exists.
July 14, 2019 1:46AMJessica Murphy:Justin turned his door into steel and he believes in mind-reading. I don't think magic triggers him like most people. July 14, 2019 1:46AMGM (GM):Thus, if you make a mistake, and heal or harm the wrong person, then God has made the mistake, or enacted his Plan through you?
July 14, 2019 1:46AMJessica Murphy:But yeah, Justin can you distract him? July 14, 2019 1:47AMJustin:Absolutely. Every mormon believes themselves to be tools of god. That's why they go around proselytizing his word. Justin was just gifted with more ability to do this than other followers of His Grace.
July 14, 2019 1:47AMGM (GM):Alright. (Reading back up, cause Justin character development distracted me)
July 14, 2019 1:48AMJustin:God didn't make a mistake entrusting Justin with this power, independent of Justin's fallibility. He knows that if he makes a mistake, there is a reason for it, independent of whether or not it's readily apparent.
July 14, 2019 1:49AMJessica Murphy:((mormons in particular believe that god works with mistakes. Unlike the majority of denominations they see the Fall as a good thing))
July 14, 2019 1:49AMGM (GM):((thats fucking scary fanatical))
July 14, 2019 1:50AMJustin:"Yeah, I can distract him." "Sir, you have some medical issues going on. If you're willing, I can see what I can do about some of them. I'm sort of like a doctor in that I can help fix things or people."
July 14, 2019 1:51AMFarmer:"I... I have the bandages, yes, they are in the bin." He goes up to get them, and takes forever, cause he walks slowly.
July 14, 2019 1:51AMJustin:Justin walks beside the farmer as he goes to get the bandages. July 14, 2019 1:51AMFarmer:"He said he was wounded in a knife fight, with a mysterious man. He won. By the look of Edward, I presume he killed him."
"Are you... are you the people Edward warned me about? People that can... do things? My door... the shotgun..."
"You can heal? I... I have some back pains... and my legs swell. Water retention, they said."
July 14, 2019 1:54AMJustin:"I don't think I'm what Edward had in mind when he warned you about people with powers. But yeah, I can help with those."
July 14, 2019 1:54AMFarmer:"Oh and every night after I drink too much and eat something salty, it hurts right here."
"Oh yes, and sometimes I get constipated, but only after eating a lot of potatoes."
"And sometimes I can't fall asleep, for hours, and stay up til dawn. And once the dawn hits, I'm all tired, and sleep all day."
"And sometimes I have nightmares too."
"Ah yes, and my hands get shaky sometimes. And I get nervous. I really miss my Giselle."
July 14, 2019 1:56AMJustin:Justin nods and listens as the man describes his various aches and pains. July 14, 2019 1:56AMDante:(Congratulations on your first patient, Doctor.)
July 14, 2019 1:56AMFarmer:"Oh, and sometimes I can just hear my heart pounding, like, pom pom, pom pom, like this, like this" - shakes his fist a bit..
July 14, 2019 1:57AMJustin:"Well after you get Jess that bandage we can sit down and try to take care of some of this."
July 14, 2019 1:57AMEve K.:(at least he isn't describing the color and frequency of bowel movements yet.)
July 14, 2019 1:57AMFarmer:"And my neck gets stiff, and sometimes I get bad hangovers, I didn't used to, but now I do."
"Ah yes. Why do you want a used bandage anyway? It's no good, I ... I have clean ones!"
July 14, 2019 1:58AMJessica Murphy:Jessica gets a knife out of the drawer in the kitchen while the farmer is busy getting the bandages. She cuts off her own shirt sleeve where Edward's is missing, sort of ad-hoc-ing the ritual. She grits her teeth and cuts her arm a little where she imagines the knife wound was, and lays on the couch with Edward's shirt piece. Her dad slept on his stomach. She tried to imagine him lying down with a ziploc full of ice melting under his head. His grief. That was easy. If she could just get inside his head a little, maybe the magic would go further. (i'mma roll without waiting on the bandages, i already have the sleeve and the sick bed and it's a useful distraction. 10 dice)
rolling 10d10>8!
=3 Successes
((interconnections trying to figure out where edward went from here in his grief-stricken state of mind))
July 14, 2019 2:04AMGM (GM):Jessica, your mind enters a state of trance, as the piece of Edward's shirt takes you off the couch, and your mind wanders the corridors of fate. The shirt piece crawls over to where you cut out yours, and substitutes the missing piece in your own shirt, becoming a mismatched spot. Then the color bleeds to the rest of your shirt, until you are wearing your father's whole shirt. You feel a sharp pain in the stomach that makes you cry out, you rip the shirt's sleeve, and mess up, ripping only a tiny piece, insufficient. You try to cover your wound with it, but it only gets bloodied. You discard it into the forest ground, and rip again, this time tearing off entire sleeve, that is enough to patch up your gut sufficiently so that your bowels don't come leaking.
Nobody else sees any of this, these experiences are in Jessica's head only.
You come out of trance knowing that your father was wounded in the stomach.
The numbness of the wound still stings you, and you might wanna breathe to not vomit
July 14, 2019 2:09AMJessica Murphy:Jessica sits up and clutches her stomach, looks at her hand for blood.
Shit. Um, spell didn't work. Or it didn't do what I wanted anyway. She breathes slowly, her diaphram clenching unexpectedly. She leans over the floor in case she yaks by accident.
Oh fuck I don't feel good. July 14, 2019 2:12AMDante:"
Are you alright? What happened?"
Dante shifts his weight, prepared to come back in if needed. July 14, 2019 2:13AMJessica Murphy:I tried to look forward at where my dad is now. The pain in her abdomen is distracting for a moment, even too much to think.
It took me back instead. Feels like I got fucking stabbed. She tries to breathe through her nose.
Eve K. over the link "what happened?"
July 14, 2019 2:14AMJessica Murphy:I think I lived through part of the knife fight, kind of. Her fists clench and slowly relax, clench again. God it hurt.
Eve K. over the link. "So the spell took you to the time the shirt was in contact with your dad......What if..you tried the porch steps?"
July 14, 2019 2:16AMJessica Murphy:The porch steps? I still don't think it'll let me look forward. What do you want to know from the steps? July 14, 2019 2:17AMFarmer:"Here, here are all the bloodied bandages. I wouldn't touch em though. You can take them. It's probably rotten blood by now." - he shows the dirty rolled up bandages in the trash bin.
July 14, 2019 2:17AMDante:"
Let me see if I can find a solution. Do you have any of Edward's personal effects?"
Dante makes his way inside the house. July 14, 2019 2:17AMJessica Murphy:Just the piece of shirt. ((do i have anything else? from the house? looking at the log))
July 14, 2019 2:18AMJustin:"Hmm do you have any plastic bags or anything I could use?"
Eve K. over the link "Well if the shirt showed you the last time it was in contact with your dad. Then the porch steps might also show you the last time they were in contact with your dad. As in, which way he went?"
July 14, 2019 2:19AMDante:Dante approaches Jessica, assessing her visually before gesturing toward the front door. "Jessica, can I talk to you out on the front porch for a minute?"
"Bring the shirt piece. I don't want to do anything in front of the stranger."
July 14, 2019 2:20AMJessica Murphy:Jessica follows Dante.
We can try. July 14, 2019 2:21AMDante:When they are out of immediate view, Dante will gesture for her to hand him the shirt piece. "
Try the porch, I will see what I can glean from the cloth."
July 14, 2019 2:21AMJessica Murphy:((we still have the phone)
Jessica hands Dante the phone as well.
July 14, 2019 2:22AMFarmer:"Plastic bags, yes, in the kitchen, under the sink."
Eve K. begins to pace the back porch still watching for anything unusual. Over the link "If I can help give me a holler"
July 14, 2019 2:23AMJustin:Justin nods and goes to get a bag before returning to the farmer to get the soiled bandages. July 14, 2019 2:23AMDante:*Dante sits at the edge of the porch, setting the phone beside him and grasping the shirt piece in one hand. He opens his spatial senses, trying to determine its strongest sympathetic connections.
(Casting Correspondence impromptu = 7 dice)
rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 14, 2019 2:30AMFarmer:Farmer made like 10 steps down the stairs by the time Justin got the plastic bag and made it back to him. You collect the dirty bandages. They smell pretty bad.
July 14, 2019 2:31AMJustin:Justin frowns at the smell. "Jessica, you still need the bandages?" July 14, 2019 2:34AMJessica:Probably couldn't hurt? July 14, 2019 2:35AMGM (GM):Dante: Both the shirt piece and the phone radiate strongly with Edward Murphy, his phone has some of his body oil and hair flakes, but sympathetic connection through the blood in particular is the strongest. Using magic on Edward through the bandage would provide you a -2 penalty, that's as good as sympathetic magic can get.
July 14, 2019 2:36AMKurtis Kerner:laughs at the joke, considering Jessica literally got hurt by her spell July 14, 2019 2:36AMEve K.: It is -A- judgement. Not many reach -the- judgement. A soul has to free itself of its fetters before it can do that. Make peace as it were with what it was and was not able to accomplish. "
...
July 14, 2019 2:37AMDante:"
I could try to scry your father's location with this, if we have no other avenues to pursue. No idea if he is protected somehow, but only one way to find out I guess."\
July 14, 2019 2:39AMKurtis Kerner:"That's deep. What is it with you Moros and philosophy? You know, since I awakened, I figured, to hell with judgement and futility. Glory and Might - that's the power we were given. And to hell with inner peace. I say, let war drive you forward, and accomplish everything there is." July 14, 2019 2:41AM(From Eve K.): (Didn't mean to post that to everyone... XD)
July 14, 2019 2:41AMJustin:Justin takes the bandages and goes to bring them to Jessica. July 14, 2019 2:41AMJessica:We tried everything else. Might as well. He's going to get himself killed if we don't. The farmer guy is a little loopy. Eve K. over the link "He's just elderly, lonely."
July 14, 2019 2:42AMKurtis Kerner:"What gave you that idea? Seems a reasonable fellow to me." July 14, 2019 2:42AMJessica:(god I am bad about introductions in this format. I think I have failed to ask people's names like almost every time)
July 14, 2019 2:42AMEve K.:(he said he was told not to give it)
July 14, 2019 2:42AMJessica:I didn't mean anything by it. I'm a little loopy too after all that. July 14, 2019 2:43AMKurtis Kerner:sarcasm leaks through the link "He shot me with a slug, of course he's loopy. "
July 14, 2019 2:44AMDante:"
We busted into his house and he's been through a lot of shit recently. Anyway, let me see what I can do.."
Dante clutches the bloodied shirt fragment and begins to trace the tendrils of connections, narrowing in on Edward's ties to the cloth and attempting to use that as a catalyst for remotely viewing his location. (Scrying impromptu -2 = 5)
rolling 5d10>8!
=1 Success
July 14, 2019 2:44AMJessica:((better than 0?))
July 14, 2019 2:45AMEve K.:(not gonna lie. If dante gets visions of Jessica's dad and the sensation of being stabbed I'm gonna laught)
July 14, 2019 2:45AMJessica:((Et tu, Edward?))
July 14, 2019 2:45AMDante:(I don't want to be stabbed.)
(There'd be some seriously fucky magic at work if that happens, considering the spell being cast.)
July 14, 2019 2:46AMEve K.:(I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to be stabbed)
July 14, 2019 2:46AMDante:(Typically reserved for people in their left mind, usually)
July 14, 2019 2:46AMEve K.:(XD)
July 14, 2019 2:50AMGM (GM):Dante, your impulse fires off and shoots through the ever present tendrils of space, and Space. In a few moments, a window opens, which you can view. It opens to your eyes alone. Edward is butchering a deer in what appears to be a cave. Or a make shift hut. A hut in a mountain side? He has a bonfire going.
July 14, 2019 2:53AMDante:His eyes closing in concentration, he relays the information through the network. "
Hard to make out.. someplace discreet, a shelter or cave. Are there mountains nearby? There's a bonfire going."
July 14, 2019 2:53AMJessica:Can you contact him? Actually that might be a bad idea, he might freak out. July 14, 2019 2:54AMDante:"
I think that is a not good idea."
Eve K. pulls out her phone and checks google maps for nearby mountains
July 14, 2019 2:54AMDante:"
He told a total stranger that people can read his mind."
July 14, 2019 2:55AMJessica:How the hell has he survived this many kinds of magic users? July 14, 2019 2:56AMDante:"
Your father is clearly some kind of badass. He's butchering his own deer right now. Considering the state the old man said he was in.."
(his own deer? weird wording. a deer.)
July 14, 2019 2:58AMGM (GM):(bambi noooo)
July 14, 2019 2:58AMEve K.:(possession is 9/10th of the law?)
July 14, 2019 2:58AMDante:"
My guess is he knows a lot and is incredibly resourceful. Do you have any reason to think he could be awakened himself?"
(bambi is delicious)
July 14, 2019 3:01AMJessica:No, but...maybe my Uncle Charlie. Maybe. It was so hard to imagine her dad as believing in magic, but here he was being Rambo against the Death Eaters.
Does...the military have a real Men in Black kind of department? She could maybe picture her dad doing something like that. Maybe.
July 14, 2019 3:01AMEve K.:(Yeah he is)
Eve K. over the link "Mages, vampires, and faeries exist. Yeah. I'm gonna guess the military has some sort of men in black."
July 14, 2019 3:03AMDante:"
Considering organizations like Cubic's exist.. Regardless, what is our next move? The longer we stay here, the harder this gets."
July 14, 2019 3:03AMJessica:((did eve get a google ping on the nearest mountain area?))
Justin is there a dog nearby that you could get to help us track him or something? We'll need to narrow it down once we figure out vague directions.
July 14, 2019 3:06AMJustin:Justin focuses on the old man inside the house and works what magic he can on him with the time that they have. July 14, 2019 3:07AMGM (GM):Sure, there is a near by mountainous area, by nearby we mean like, probably a day or two worth of hike.
July 14, 2019 3:07AMJessica:((god damn it))
July 14, 2019 3:07AMDante:"
I can send him a message, but if he thinks you're dead and people who can mess with minds are after him there's no reason he would believe anything I try to send him. I could also.. try to link your minds together the way we are linked right now. If you think that's a good idea."
July 14, 2019 3:08AMGM (GM):Justin, there are no dogs nearby, the farmer doesn't have a dog.
Eve K. over the link "I have an obeservation. Your father have effectively gone off the grid and is apparently surviving despite mages hunting him. -If- we find him, then what? Is he going to follow us around while we try to gain an advantage over Diana?"
July 14, 2019 3:08AMGM (GM):You were lucky to not run into wolves.
July 14, 2019 3:08AMJustin:"Hmm? No dogs." July 14, 2019 3:08AMJessica:So we just leave him here? July 14, 2019 3:08AMGM (GM):Justin make some healing rolls if you like
July 14, 2019 3:09AMJustin:Justin starts with the vascular damage in the brain causing dementia and works his way down. July 14, 2019 3:09AMDante:(Constipation #2 priority)
July 14, 2019 3:09AMJessica:((dementia is caused by a strain of the herpes virus))
July 14, 2019 3:09AMJustin:(Depends.)
(Different types of dementia.)
July 14, 2019 3:09AMEve K.:( XD lolololololol))
July 14, 2019 3:09AMJessica:((the kind that causes brain plaque does))
July 14, 2019 3:09AMJustin:(Banish Plague 7 dice.)
rolling 7d10>8!
=0 Successes
(No luck on that dimentia.)
July 14, 2019 3:10AMJessica:((the plaque is your brain's version of a scab))
July 14, 2019 3:10AMEve K.:(sorry... "constipation #2 priority" followed by 'Depends" hit me just right)
July 14, 2019 3:11AMJessica:((heh))
July 14, 2019 3:11AMKurtis Kerner:*"Personally I think you should reunite with your father and leave Germany, where you are obviously hunted. Tell him you're not a little girl anymore, and that you are gonna stop baby Hitler. Yeah.... I was going somewhere with that. Hell, I think one more badass in the team to stop Diana won't hurt. I mean, in case Brick fails, extra meat shield."
July 14, 2019 3:11AMJustin:((Solid combo.))
July 14, 2019 3:11AMDante:(heh)
July 14, 2019 3:11AMJustin:((Back Problems))
rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
Justin focuses on his spine, working on restoring the damaged cartilage.
Eve K. over the link "non-magic meat shield. Though he does seem to be doing very well on his own"
July 14, 2019 3:12AMJessica:Look, I know this is slowing you guys down. Even if we went back for the truck we'll be like another day down. Do you think we should split up? I can't leave my dad out there thinking I'm dead. ((Eve animate the dead deer over the link and have it talk to Edward. Not really, it was just a funny random thought))
July 14, 2019 3:13AMJustin:"I think that Dante should link your minds. If you wanted to go a different way, we could probably summon a spirit, but that can be chaotic." July 14, 2019 3:13AMJessica:((it'll be like the Evil Dead deer))
July 14, 2019 3:14AMEve K.:((Only evil Eve would do that. We haven't frustrated her enough to switch that on))
July 14, 2019 3:14AMJustin:Justin works on the man's heart, attempting to clear out those clogged arteries. rolling 7d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:14AMDante:"
I am entirely capable of making you known to him at this point. If you want me to do that I will. Whether or not he genuinely believes it is up to him, though."
July 14, 2019 3:14AMKurtis Kerner:"I think this might be the moment, Jessica, where you decide if you're truly, really with us, if you want to help our mission and move back to America, or if you will try to make your life here, in which case, nice knowing ya and good luck. Maybe this is where the fork of decision is." "There are two ways this will go. Honey I finally found you and I'm never letting you go anywhere again! Or.... Let's kick baby Hitler's ass together!"
Eve K. checks the time on her cellphone, then takes a picture of the chickens and the little garden just because
July 14, 2019 3:16AMGM (GM):You have a picture of chickens at the farmer's house dated September 25th, 5:30 AM
July 14, 2019 3:17AMJustin:Justin focuses on the man's knees, attempting to mend the damaged cartilage. rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:18AMJessica:Jessica didn't think her dad was the type to try to cage her, but she couldn't really risk putting him as the only normie in this group either.
Dante, can we just give him a message and like a phone number or something if he wants it? I don't want to bring him along to storm the fortress. He'll probably die. ((Justin shut up))
July 14, 2019 3:19AMJustin:"If he's wounded in the belly, he needs medical attention from me very soon." Justin speaks distractedly into the link as he works on the man's gastro-intestinal tract to try to fix his plumbing.
rolling 7d10>8!
=5 Successes
((Hell yeah!))
July 14, 2019 3:20AMJessica:Didn't the farmer say he fixed the wound?
July 14, 2019 3:20AMDante:(Now that's some regularity!)
July 14, 2019 3:20AMGM (GM):Dante, in your scrying window, Edward looks bandages up.
July 14, 2019 3:20AMJessica:His brain's still fucked but boy howdy can he poop
July 14, 2019 3:21AMDante:"
He has been bandaged, I can see that much."
July 14, 2019 3:21AMJustin:The dementia might be the plaque kind.... Justin focuses on a different rout. (taking -1 for this roll)
rolling 6d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:21AMGM (GM):Jessica, the farmer is not a magic fairy, he "fixed" the wound as in he gave him clean water, helped wash it, gave bandages, food, drink, rest. He maybe saved him from immediately dying, but it's not "fixed"
what is this, a video game?
July 14, 2019 3:21AMDante:(No its tabletop)
July 14, 2019 3:22AMGM (GM):What Justin does is FIXING
July 14, 2019 3:22AMJessica:((abdominal wall injuries aren't terrible. if it actually punctured his gut then we have issues))
July 14, 2019 3:22AMEve K.:(only virtually. Over a computer monitor...)
July 14, 2019 3:22AMJessica:((like you can accidentally have your intestines come out where your belly button is as an adult))
July 14, 2019 3:22AMGM (GM):It looks (to Dante) like a pretty broad bandage. Likely the cut was broad.
July 14, 2019 3:23AMJessica:(not out of the skin but like out from behind the wall))
July 14, 2019 3:23AMJustin:Justin taps his chin, what else did he say? Eyesight? Justin works to rid any cataracts that might be developing. rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:24AMEve K.:(You are describing a "Hernia")
July 14, 2019 3:24AMJessica:((gotcha))
July 14, 2019 3:24AMDante:"
So you want me to tell him your phone number and that you are not dead or..."
July 14, 2019 3:24AMJessica:Not my number, my phone's borked. Justin's? July 14, 2019 3:24AMJustin:Justin focuses on muscles, wear and tear and degradation of connective tissue with age. rolling 7d10>8!
=1 Success
July 14, 2019 3:25AMDante:Dante relays the details of the bandaged wound in his scrying vision to the best of his ability Eve K. looks up at the sky and counts to10 in her head. Over the link "We have his cell phone...what is he going to call you with?"
July 14, 2019 3:25AMJustin:Justin looks incredibly distracted. "What?"
July 14, 2019 3:25AMJessica:Is he living in the woods forever? July 14, 2019 3:25AMJustin:Skin cancer, generally isn't much of an issue, but it'll help him stay outside longer without running into problems... rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:26AMJessica:Justin, can you heal over the link?? July 14, 2019 3:26AMJustin:"Not without learning alot more about space." July 14, 2019 3:27AMJessica:Wait, can you get us there since you've seen it? to Dante
July 14, 2019 3:27AMDante:"
Its not impossible, but I would have to go first. And he has no reason to not treat me with deadly hostility."
July 14, 2019 3:28AMKurtis Kerner:"Don't tell him you're alive, unless you're prepared for him to live the rest of his life trying to get to you and protect you. He lost your mom, not that I give a shit. And he's never gonna let himself lose his last little girl. Not that I give a shit. But he will die for you. Right now he's in survival mode. You get to choose." July 14, 2019 3:28AMJustin:"Kurt, that isn't a real choice. You're putting more emphasis on doing nothing than is necessary." July 14, 2019 3:29AMJessica:That was just so hard, not saying
anything, not even good bye.
He's probably right though. July 14, 2019 3:29AMJustin:Justin focuses on the man again, trying to see if there was anything that he missed. July 14, 2019 3:29AMJessica:((he's fucking old leave him alone))
July 14, 2019 3:29AMJustin:rolling 8d10>8!
=5 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:29AMJessica:"Alright. But, can we find him again when everything is over?" July 14, 2019 3:30AMDante:((Later this afternoon, a space rock is going to fall from the sky and crush him anyway.))
July 14, 2019 3:30AMJustin:((Least he felt good beforehand!))
((Like a dog who gets eaten by a hobo, at least he got his chance to LIVE))
July 14, 2019 3:30AMKurtis Kerner:"I just think leaving a man in a cave with his daughter's phone number is heartless, unless there is a proper period to grieve. He will probably want to lay his wife to rest properly, now that he'll have a family again." July 14, 2019 3:30AMEve K.:((At this point simply because we've spent so much time on it yes, I expect karmically that will happen ))
July 14, 2019 3:31AMDante:Dante offers the bloodied cloth back to Jessica. "
If that's what you want, we can try."
"Don't lose that."
Eve K. over the link, with an effort towards sounding patient "What are the choices? Have Dante go to him and then pull us to some mountain cave? Leave dad alone on his mountain? and what else? Send Justin to heal him?"
Eve K. over the link "Did I miss any?"
Eve K. over the link "Talk to him over the link? Was that one?"
July 14, 2019 3:34AMDante:"
With respect, I am not going there alone even if to bring the rest of you. That is way too dangerous."
July 14, 2019 3:35AMJustin:"Theoretically he can't hurt anyone over mind link. I'd suggest just patching Jess to him and seeing if she can get him to calm down.' July 14, 2019 3:35AMKurtis Kerner:"Can you open a portal and tell him to enter it? You looked pretty impressive manipulating Bella's portal. You figure it out?"
July 14, 2019 3:36AMDante:"
I could try to do that. But short of commanding him magically, why would he go through that?"
July 14, 2019 3:37AMKurtis Kerner:"I mean, I suppose we could Dante him into calming down. Cause I doubt natural calm will come from "Hey your daughter's alive and you should have never left the house", cause that's not self inflicted misery being rubbed in one's face." Eve K. over the link "Not sure if that would be self inflicted so much as 'us' inflicted misery. If it's misery at all. Could be a relief. Or he could think he's going crazy, or a hundred other senerios. "
Eve K. starts pacing the back porch again
July 14, 2019 3:39AMJustin:"Let's just hope that the universe isn't as negative as Kurt is here." July 14, 2019 3:41AMJessica:"*Maybe there's a third option? Or fifth or whatever number we're on. If Dante can make him sleep he could bring Justin over and heal him. He can just think it's weird, I don't care. Then we can be gone and he doesn't have to get involved with stopping Hitler, and I can talk to him when it's all done with."
July 14, 2019 3:41AMJustin:"
Huh.. good plan."
July 14, 2019 3:43AMJessica:((i wonder if Dad knew Cubic Corp was magical when they sponsored me D: ))
July 14, 2019 3:44AMKurtis Kerner:"The 'universe' got nothing to do with it. There are just good ideas and bad ideas. I think this last idea is good." July 14, 2019 3:44AMDante:Dante scratches his cheek and eats a mana cube, grinding his teeth on it for a while. "I guess that could work. If that's what we want to do." July 14, 2019 3:45AMJustin:"I think we're all for it. Will you work your magic Dante? (Literally)" July 14, 2019 3:45AMJessica:"
Never say that again."
July 14, 2019 3:45AMKurtis Kerner:"He didn't. He thought it." July 14, 2019 3:46AMJustin:"Technically I ... Kurt got there first."
Eve K. over the link is cracking up at the terrible Justin joke
July 14, 2019 3:47AMDante:"
You are all incorrigible."
Dante returns his focus to the scrying window, staring intently at Edward. Through the link, a soothing hum reverberates, something akin to a lullaby. His right hand makes sweeping motions back and forth as he tries to reach out to Edward's mind to coax him to sleep. ((-2 penalty = 5))
rolling 5d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:48AMJessica:((nice))
July 14, 2019 3:48AMDante:((I assume he rolls resolve. Or Composure. No idea. And gnosis if he's actually awakened.))
July 14, 2019 3:48AMEve K.:((spoiler alert..))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMDante:((I've been assuming it all night pretty much))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMEve K.:((same))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMJessica:((I bet he's a badass normie))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMDante:((A sleepwalker type?))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMJustin:((Normie camp.))
((He's a hunter.))
((Taskforce: Valkyrie.))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMJessica:((that would be so cool))
July 14, 2019 3:49AMJustin:((Not for you it wouldn't be.))
July 14, 2019 3:50AMJessica:((shhhh))
July 14, 2019 3:50AMEve K.:((truth))
July 14, 2019 3:51AMDante:((Oh no, Dante's spell went havoc because he's actually a total sleeper and it manifested into our reality and I'm suddenly verytiiiredddd....))
July 14, 2019 3:52AMJessica:Fernando returns exactly as he was when he first appeared. He is behind us, He is always behind us
Did he get closer? Someone needs to watch him
July 14, 2019 3:52AMJustin:We all get 1b usd but Fernando is constantly following us, trying to get revenge.
July 14, 2019 3:52AMJessica:Don't blink
July 14, 2019 3:52AMDante:(Mio amico, Fernando!)
July 14, 2019 3:53AMJessica:Fernando eats the party. everyone roll new characters
July 14, 2019 3:53AMDante:(Dante writes him an entirely new mind.)
July 14, 2019 3:53AMJessica:D:
July 14, 2019 3:53AMGM (GM):Resolve for Edward, as he is intent on cutting that deer before the sun goes up high, so he has food to eat that doesnt spoil.
July 14, 2019 3:53AMJustin:(How do you think he got -this- backstory?)
July 14, 2019 3:53AMEve K.:(Eve wakes up from a too much caffine induced nightmare.. saying aloud "damn, well at least there was a hot mime-building in my dreams. Not to mention the Italian or the blonde psycho. I need a cold shower.")
July 14, 2019 3:53AMGM (GM):rolling 3d10>8!
=0 Successes
July 14, 2019 3:53AMJessica:yasss
July 14, 2019 3:54AMDante:(I just realized I have sensory perception of Edward. I didn't need -2)
July 14, 2019 3:54AMJessica:((heh))
((don't reroll))
July 14, 2019 3:55AMJustin:(200m)
July 14, 2019 3:55AMDante:(lmao)
July 14, 2019 3:55AMGM (GM):Edward starts dosing off, his wound takes toll on his mind, and he leans on the deer and sticks the knife in one last time, before taking a break.
July 14, 2019 3:56AMDante:Once Edward settles in, he will prepare for his next spell. (Do I also have sensory perception for casting a portal to his location? I assume so.)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMGM (GM):(you might not cast on him, so you don't land on his face, you could scry the location and find a reasonably good spot)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMEve K.:(do it. Land Justin on his face.)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMDante:(If I portaled directly onto him, would that drag him through?)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMEve K.:(XD)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMJessica:((be nice to my dad, guys, he's MIB))
July 14, 2019 3:57AMJustin:(Battle of the boyscouts.)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMEve K.:(yaaaaas!)
July 14, 2019 3:57AMJessica:((be protects us from aliens))
*he
July 14, 2019 3:58AMGM (GM):(Dante you have no idea what would happen if a spacial distortion landed on a person while stabilizing)
July 14, 2019 3:58AMDante:(SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME TO LEARN.)
July 14, 2019 3:58AMJessica:((D:))
July 14, 2019 3:58AMJustin:(
Justin brushes the Edward from his pants and sighs.)
July 14, 2019 3:59AMGM (GM):(in before Edward breaks into pieces. Well, now the stomach wound aint so bad, youre welcome Jesss)
July 14, 2019 3:59AMJessica:((rip))
July 14, 2019 3:59AMDante:Dante scries an adjacent location, attempting to gain a visual. July 14, 2019 3:59AMGM (GM):roll wits+composure for perception please
July 14, 2019 3:59AMDante:((6))
July 14, 2019 4:00AMJustin:rolling 6
=6
July 14, 2019 4:00AMDante:rolling 6d10>8!
=2 Successes
(lol justin)
July 14, 2019 4:00AMGM (GM):rolling 9d10>8!
=2 Successes
You find a pretty suitable location at the backwall of the cavern, where Edward seems to have a loot stash of some kind, and you have a good location on a flat rocky surface at the entry way. Now it's just down to personal decision. What seems less hostile? Where would attention of a resting wounded person be fixed on, should he wake up?
July 14, 2019 4:03AMDante:(I mean if he wakes up he's going to look wherever the fuckin noise was I assume)
July 14, 2019 4:03AMJessica:(lol)
July 14, 2019 4:04AMGM (GM):Well, you have a spot to pick. Entrance to the cave, or behind Edward in the back. He is asleep like, somewhere in the middle, by the campfire. Here, let me draw the cave.
July 14, 2019 4:04AMJessica:(he means do you want edward to catch you walking up or presumably going throguh his stuff i think)
July 14, 2019 4:04AMDante:(I get it. But either way my cover is blown.)
(I'll try for the entryway I guess)
July 14, 2019 4:04AMJessica:(it's fine he's just a wounded rambo mage killing specialist)
July 14, 2019 4:04AMDante:(yea
(cant wait to find out what my next character awakens to)
July 14, 2019 4:05AMJessica:XD
July 14, 2019 4:05AMJustin:(Edward is a manticore!)
July 14, 2019 4:05AMJessica:he's sleeping on the deer
July 14, 2019 4:05AMJustin:((
With))
July 14, 2019 4:05AMJessica:there's a fuckhuge envelope in there
July 14, 2019 4:05AMJustin:((Here's the mail it never faillssss))
July 14, 2019 4:06AMEve K.:((WHERE Did he get that envelope!))
July 14, 2019 4:06AMGM (GM):where the gray lines are the ceiling is too low and there is danger to lob your head off by porting part way into rock
July 14, 2019 4:06AMJessica:((he won one of those giant check contests))
July 14, 2019 4:06AMGM (GM):Deer Mail from santa
July 14, 2019 4:06AMJustin:((Oooh it's a raindeer))
July 14, 2019 4:07AMDante:Dante moves to the side of the house away from the windows and presses his fingers together in a knife-like position, arm extending in front of him. He concentrates his will at the point of his fingertips, attempting to cut through the folds of space. (Impromptu portal = 7, this is vulgar as fuck)
rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 14, 2019 4:07AMJessica:yass
July 14, 2019 4:08AMGM (GM):rolling 2d10>8!
=0 Successes
you okay boo
July 14, 2019 4:08AMDante:"Well.. Justin, you will be feeling a tug from me in a moment."
July 14, 2019 4:09AMJustin:"
Will do."
July 14, 2019 4:09AMDante:Dante takes a steadying breath and steps through as if behind a stage curtain. ..and will then immediately attempt to pull Justin to him via chalk connection.
July 14, 2019 4:10AMGM (GM):And Justin, roll wits+composure too
July 14, 2019 4:11AMJessica:Jessica covers her mouth with her hand. This was nerve-wracking
July 14, 2019 4:11AMGM (GM):You see Dante disappear into a quivering portal, and Justin disappears as well.
July 14, 2019 4:11AMJustin:((6 dice))
rolling 6d10>8!
=1 Success
July 14, 2019 4:12AMGM (GM):Jessica, if you wanna see your dad, you can try to go, or roll willpower to resist if you want.
July 14, 2019 4:13AMJessica:I don't have any WP left. Chance die
July 14, 2019 4:13AMGM (GM):Alright, you guys see a cave that is dark enough, as it filters light, a really good shelter away from civilized life. By the looks of it, it's in the forest again, a good bit north east. There is cool draft, and it smells of meat and stone.
July 14, 2019 4:13AMJessica:rolling 1d10>8!
=0 Successes
((doesn't Dante have to pull me through though?))
July 14, 2019 4:14AMDante:((Technically the portal is still active. Dante is not sure about how long his stuff lasts if he doesn't dismiss it, so he grabbed Justin.))
July 14, 2019 4:15AMJessica:Jessica bites her lip. What could it hurt, to check on him, to make sure? She approaches the portal. He was asleep anyway, right?
July 14, 2019 4:16AMGM (GM):Justin, your Life sight immediately picks up Edward himself.
July 14, 2019 4:16AMDante:directly to Justin:
"Are you able to do your thing from a distance or do you need to get your hands on him? I am not keen on approaching if we don't have to."
July 14, 2019 4:16AMJustin:((Makes sense.))
"Depends on the severity of the wound..."
Justin stares at Edward, getting asense of his wounds.
rolling 8d10>8!
=5 Successes
July 14, 2019 4:17AMDante:(8 actually is like the best objective dice pool to have, jesus)
July 14, 2019 4:18AMGM (GM):He's kinda hidden by the deer he is laying on, hard to inspect, but you do see the general life aura. The strain on the life is considerable. Like, 4 lethal out of 8 sort of considerable.
July 14, 2019 4:18AMJessica:Jessica slips through the portal, unable to help herself.
July 14, 2019 4:19AMGM (GM):Jessica appears behind you
July 14, 2019 4:19AMJustin:"Can you keep him under while I work on him?" July 14, 2019 4:20AMDante:"
I haven't had to force someone to sleep like that before, but I can try yeah."
July 14, 2019 4:20AMJustin:Justin startles and looks back at Jess. July 14, 2019 4:21AMDante:Dante immediately puts a hand on her shoulder and a finger to his closed lips with the other. July 14, 2019 4:21AMJessica:She nods.
July 14, 2019 4:21AMJustin:"Maybe we worry about that if he starts getting up..." Justin gives Jess a look before speaking again into the link. "Can either of you give me a better vantage point with magic so I don't step around and mess everything up?"
July 14, 2019 4:22AMJessica:I can try. July 14, 2019 4:22AMJustin:"Need to see him from around the other side of the deer."
July 14, 2019 4:23AMJessica:Angle vision into the mind link
6 dice
July 14, 2019 4:23AMDante:(That's the ticket right there.)
July 14, 2019 4:23AMJessica:rolling 6d10>8!
=0 Successes
or not
Just go up to him
July 14, 2019 4:24AMJustin:Justin frowns and focuses on attempting to do what Jess just tried to do. (( Angle vision impromptu Space 1 + Gnosis 3 = 4))
rolling 4d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 14, 2019 4:25AMJessica:nice
July 14, 2019 4:25AMDante:(wew)
(young spacelings)
July 14, 2019 4:25AMJessica:(hey 6 dice isn't bad)
July 14, 2019 4:25AMDante:(Not at all.)
July 14, 2019 4:27AMGM (GM):Okay, so with Space 1 you can bend the vision around one corner, and the hard part is that he is laying on his stomach, the wound is what he's laying on, so yes, you can see Edward, from his back now, but still not the wound. In addition, now that you are looking at him, he has made himself some kind of makeshift cloak out of foilage or god knows what, and is wearing it. You see he is bandaged though. There are also used bandages in the corner.
July 14, 2019 4:27AMJessica:((sounds like you gotta touch him))
July 14, 2019 4:27AMJustin:((I should be able to see all his health stuff with healer's trance though.))
July 14, 2019 4:27AMDante:(Yeah, I thought healer's trance was sexy like that)
July 14, 2019 4:28AMJustin:((Word. You can't -see- cancer but you can still detect it with the trance.))
July 14, 2019 4:28AMGM (GM):(And it is, so you can, you can see the aura and health condition, yes. You were just trying to look at the wound, so that's the situation)
July 14, 2019 4:28AMJustin:Justin shrugs a bit and focuses on stitching the wound shut from here. rolling 9d10>8!
=5 Successes
July 14, 2019 4:29AMJessica:((yassss))
July 14, 2019 4:30AMGM (GM):mark 1 mana off. Are you using any of these successes to make the healing painless, or are you just doing your usual?
July 14, 2019 4:30AMJustin:((I already marked off the mana for the two spells.))
July 14, 2019 4:30AMJessica:((well at least 1 can go to painless, he only has 4 damage))
((jesus justin don't fuck us up))
July 14, 2019 4:31AMJustin:((I feel like I need to roll in order to figure the anesthetic thing out.))
July 14, 2019 4:31AMDante:((I have a contingency plan, do w/e)
July 14, 2019 4:31AMGM (GM):cause it's gonna feel awful, and may wake him up, so i'm giving you advance notice so you dont get boned
July 14, 2019 4:31AMJessica:((why are you feeding the dm right now??)
((psycho))
July 14, 2019 4:31AMGM (GM):Justin has plenty of evidence from people how awful abrupt healing feels
could roll empathy for bedside manner
July 14, 2019 4:32AMJustin:(He'll use one of the successes to dull the pain.))
July 14, 2019 4:32AMGM (GM):good plan.
Edward stirs a bit and groans. Jessica, you probably have a growing desire to embrace him
or not, w/e
July 14, 2019 4:33AMDante:Dante notes the stirring. "Is that your work?"
July 14, 2019 4:33AMJustin:"Well yeah, he probably felt something there. We should maybe get out of here." July 14, 2019 4:33AMGM (GM):As Justin is targetting just the aura in general, the healing process simply accelerates generically, since he can't see the wound, but just does it by intuition of a mage.
July 14, 2019 4:34AMDante:"
The longer we linger, the sooner fate gives us the finger."
July 14, 2019 4:34AMJustin:Does Justin sense any infections or anything?
July 14, 2019 4:34AMJessica:Jessica bites her thumb nail. This was so hard to watch. She wanted to hug him. Talk to him. Make him get on a plane or something. Stop being Rambo. She turned away so she didn't have to watch
July 14, 2019 4:35AMEve K.:(Do we think Eve will be needed before end of session.. I'm dozing off over here)
July 14, 2019 4:35AMGM (GM):yeah, there's festering, slight, but the badass burned it out with a hot piece of metal, caterized it, which probably caused some more of that damage
July 14, 2019 4:35AMDante:"
I'm also not sure how long my portal will stay open. I was surprised Jessica could even follow us, to be honest."
Dante gives a little turn in her direction, then looks back to their exit. July 14, 2019 4:35AMJessica:Are we leaving now? July 14, 2019 4:35AMJustin:"
Yeah, I think he's good." July 14, 2019 4:35AMGM (GM):The portal closes.
July 14, 2019 4:35AMJessica:...
July 14, 2019 4:35AMJustin:..
July 14, 2019 4:35AMEve K.:(of course it does)
July 14, 2019 4:36AMJessica:next time we fight rambo
omg
July 14, 2019 4:36AMGM (GM):Nah i got chalk mark
Dante can travel to his marks
July 14, 2019 4:36AMEve K.:as does eve
July 14, 2019 4:36AMDante:(okay well mechanically it should last a lot longer than we've been here. so I assume something else is going on.)
July 14, 2019 4:36AMJessica:Dad turned off the magic
July 14, 2019 4:36AMGM (GM):how long does it last?
July 14, 2019 4:37AM(From Dante): (at space 4 with 3 successes I think it was like 12 hours)
July 14, 2019 4:37AM(From Dante): (I'd have to doublecheck)
July 14, 2019 4:37AMGM (GM):Oh riiiight
at space 3 its one turn
but you got
ok ok
gotcha gotcha
nevermind
July 14, 2019 4:38AMGM (GM):the portal does not close
July 14, 2019 4:38AMJessica:phew
So we leave
July 14, 2019 4:38AMGM (GM):All's good
If you like
Or you can invite dad in
your call
decide next week?
July 14, 2019 4:39AMDante:Dante, feeling a weird sense of sudden deific meddling or something, urges everyone to go, but will wait for the others to go first."
July 14, 2019 4:39AMGM (GM):i think this decision is best made fresh and mull it over
July 14, 2019 4:39AMJessica:i feel like you would kill him just to save on bookkeeping
July 14, 2019 4:39AMDante:(He might kill him in the background for bookkeeping anyway)
July 14, 2019 4:39AMGM (GM):i wouldnt kill him, natural dangers of our quest might, just like they can kill any of us
July 14, 2019 4:39AMJessica:hm
well that is a decision then
July 14, 2019 4:40AMGM (GM):at least you'd be able to witness the killing if he sticks around XD
July 14, 2019 4:40AMJessica:right?
July 14, 2019 4:40AMJustin:Justin makes his way slowly and quietly back to the portal July 14, 2019 4:41AMGM (GM):you were pretty much standing at the portal, afaik
you used angle vision
and remote healing
you didn't approach
July 14, 2019 4:41AMEve K.:(He could get hit with a big chunk of space rock right after you all leave the cave.))
July 14, 2019 4:41AMDante:(yea coz I sure as shit wasn't going to stealth with my -1)
July 14, 2019 4:41AMJessica:XD
July 14, 2019 4:41AMDante:(Eve lmao)
July 14, 2019 4:41AMJustin:Justin heads through the portal back to the others. July 14, 2019 4:41AMJessica:Dante slams his head into the cave
OW
July 14, 2019 4:41AMGM (GM):yeah, i was paying attention if anyone tried to walk :D
July 14, 2019 4:41AMJessica:dad wakes up
July 14, 2019 4:42AMGM (GM):Ok Justin leaves
Dante and Jess remain in cave
ending here?
or?
July 14, 2019 4:42AMJessica:yes
July 14, 2019 4:42AMDante:Dante seems to be waiting on Jess's decision. I like this sort of soft cliffhanger
July 14, 2019 4:42AMJessica:me too
July 14, 2019 4:43AMDante:jesus christ its a quarter to 6
July 14, 2019 4:43AMJessica:8 here
July 14, 2019 4:43AMDante:time for bacon and eggs
July 14, 2019 4:43AMGM (GM):Ok i really wasnt gonna let you find him, but how fucking tenacious you were, and how Dante fucking saved from Merlin's remote ambush
you dodged some invisible bullets
July 14, 2019 4:44AMJessica:oooh
July 14, 2019 4:44AMJustin:WHooo
Invisibullets!
July 14, 2019 4:44AMGM (GM):this whole Dad arc
July 14, 2019 4:44AMJessica:he's so cool.
July 14, 2019 4:45AMJessica:he rambo'd some wizards
July 14, 2019 4:45AMGM (GM):he did
he legit rambo'd some wizards
his stats are pretty solid
good night
oh and
4 xp all
July 14, 2019 4:46AMJessica:whoo
July 14, 2019 4:46AMDante:night all
July 14, 2019 4:46AMJustin:yaaayyy
July 14, 2019 4:46AMDante:morning
also
July 14, 2019 4:47AMGM (GM):ye
July 14, 2019 4:48AMDante:Good session
ok peace
July 27, 2019 11:40PMJessica:Bix
July 27, 2019 11:40PMLucas:Baux
July 27, 2019 11:40PMGM (GM):Okay, we're back to exactly where we left off
Justin leaves for the portal, and Dante awaits Jess's decision.
Edward is passed out with a knife halfway in deer.
July 27, 2019 11:42PMJessica:Following advice was the logical thing, but maybe her path wasn't logical. She should have stayed outside the portal. She knew this would be too hard to just leave.
He was just so fucked out here. He was hunting for animals like a--well yeah, a caveman. It was hard to weigh the greater possible danger against the real danger he was already in.It was just inhumane to leave him like this.
Jessica puts her hand on Dante's shoulder and then carefully moves past. I'm gonna take the knife and talk to him.
July 27, 2019 11:47PMGM (GM):Move yourself to where you are going
July 27, 2019 11:47PMDante:Dante makes a disapproving gesture, but doesn't try to stop her. "
He seems plenty capable as is. Justin already helped him." July 27, 2019 11:48PMJessica:(one sec)
(i thought it was shift to move on partials)
(there we go, alt)
(I know I need to duck in the grey area)
July 27, 2019 11:49PMGM (GM):As you go half way, a creak, and gravity suddenly takes you down. Wise old Edward laid a trap everyone failed to notice.
July 27, 2019 11:50PMLucas:"should we go too?" Says Lucas, seeing Jessica fall.
July 27, 2019 11:50PMDante:(Did you go through the portal too? Only Justin and Dante originally were going.)
July 27, 2019 11:50PMGM (GM):Landing on a surface riddled with sharp sticks and bones, Jessica is penetrated in multiple places on her body, taking....
July 27, 2019 11:51PMLucas:He stands ready just on the other side of the shimmering portal
July 27, 2019 11:51PMGM (GM):rolling 9d10>8!
=5 Successes
July 27, 2019 11:51PMEve K.:(can we see through the portal?)
July 27, 2019 11:51PMGM (GM):5 lethal damage
That not being twice her stamina, she is conscious, albeit very, very hurt
July 27, 2019 11:52PMDante:Dante relays that a trap was sprung in the cave, Jessica fell in, Edward is here, seems to still be asleep. July 27, 2019 11:52PMJessica:((is that like twisted ankle or broken ankle? how badly fucked would a normie be at 5 lethal?)
((just so i can react properly)
July 27, 2019 11:53PMDante:(I don't know that the portal is see-through. I would guess so.)
July 27, 2019 11:54PMLucas:(I'd imagine it is. It's basically a year through space causing two separate spaces to connect in a specific place. It's not a wormhole.)
(tear)
July 27, 2019 11:54PMGM (GM):((Well, the type of damage here is like, you have a bone sticking through your shoulder, another bone through your elbow, wooden spikes through your thighs. You landed on a spike trap, so you're a bit incapacitated. WoD characters are incredibly tough, so you're prone, but can like, wedge yourself out of there, it's just gonna hurt. Twisted stuff would be bashing. Lethal is like, shit's definitely broken, shattered, cracked.))
July 27, 2019 11:54PMDante:(This spell creates a spatial warp through which the caster (and anyone else who uses it) can move from one point in Creation to another without traversing the intervening space. The mage steps forward and “vanishes” from one place to arrive at another, “appearing” instantaneously.))
July 27, 2019 11:55PMLucas:((you fuckin ouched bad bad, girlie))
July 27, 2019 11:55PMJessica:((yeah i can read you butthole))
July 27, 2019 11:55PMJustin:(That doesn't sound like you can see through it, but Dante did the hard part for us and told us.))
July 27, 2019 11:55PMJessica:((you can't see big boi))
July 27, 2019 11:56PMEve K.:((like the average human has 7 health...))
((so... they would be uncounsious))
July 27, 2019 11:56PMLucas:((I can read, ya jerk))
"I'm goin, Eve. Maybe we can help."
July 27, 2019 11:56PMGM (GM):If Dante wants to try to create some kind of scry-portal combination, he can try impromptu it
And we can invent him a rote
July 27, 2019 11:57PMLucas:Lucas steps through the portal
July 27, 2019 11:57PMDante:((do what now? If Jessica was able to follow, anyone else should be able to.))
((It has a duration of several hours))
July 27, 2019 11:58PMGM (GM):(Right, I might be misunderstanding what the current question is. I think it's whether others but Dante can see through the portal)
(I'd say that you as the caster control access for who can see and go through it, there is a Ban spell, and Key spell, so it's within Mastigos capability)
July 27, 2019 11:58PMEve K.:((that is the question. The answer was "No' but Dante conveyed what happened over link)
July 27, 2019 11:59PMGM (GM):(ok then no problem)
July 27, 2019 11:59PMEve K.:"Wait... gahh... There could be other traps!"
then over the link "There could be other traps! Slow down!"
July 28, 2019 12:00AMLucas:"I'm aware, Eve." Lucas holds still as soon as he gets to the other side, letting his eyes adjust to the dark.
July 28, 2019 12:01AMJessica:The shock of the fall took the breath out of her or she would have screamed. She bit down painfully on her bottom lip to keep from crying out but a high-pitched sort of whine escaped through her nose. Arcadia's aches and pains had had a sort of ethereal quality. She'd been unconscious or in shock for all but a moment of the gunshot. This was probably the most pain she'd ever been in and still in a good state to process it. She squeezed a spike with her good hnd until her knuckles turned white but she still couldn't keep a tight lid on her pain reaction. She couldn't even put proper words through the mental link, just something sort of like:
aaaaaaahhhh July 28, 2019 12:01AMDante:Dante gestures to the pit and the path Jessica took to get to it. Tension deeply creases his face. July 28, 2019 12:01AMLucas:He crouches down carefully scanning the floor as he slowly approached the others.
July 28, 2019 12:02AMJessica:Over the mind link she transferred what she could see of her injuries.
July 28, 2019 12:02AMLucas:((rolls trap sense))
July 28, 2019 12:02AMJustin:Justin steps back through the portal as Jessica immediately gets hurt, he zero's into her live signature and fires off a spell. rolling 9d10>8!
=5 Successes
Eve K. watches this side of the portal, tapping her foot for lack of anything else to do
July 28, 2019 12:03AMJustin:All potency, no anesthetic.
July 28, 2019 12:04AMJessica:((thanks))
((can you even fix piercings?))
July 28, 2019 12:04AMJustin:(( I can. Do you have any that you need looked at?))
July 28, 2019 12:04AMLucas:((is there a perception roll or something to identify hidden dangers?
July 28, 2019 12:04AMJessica:((I mean like, does it force the spikes out?))
July 28, 2019 12:05AMJustin:((Yeah, your flesh squeezes 'em out.))
((DM DIscresion, but it's pushed bullets out and stuff.))
July 28, 2019 12:05AMJessica:((omg that's awful))
July 28, 2019 12:05AMLucas:((ouch))
July 28, 2019 12:05AMJustin:((Discretion.))
July 28, 2019 12:05AMDante:((more like secretion))
July 28, 2019 12:06AMLucas:((like suddenly Jessica is lifted several inches as her skin squeezes out spikes))
July 28, 2019 12:06AMGM (GM):So Justin comes to the edge of the dug out pit, so he can see Jessica, once in visual range, he fires off the spell. Jessica's flesh pushes her off the spikes, cause these are spikes that are wedged into the floor. Your good old prince of persia kind of trap.
July 28, 2019 12:06AMEve K.:((sounds painful. Hope she doesn't scream and wake up Rambo dad))
July 28, 2019 12:06AMGM (GM):Lucas, make a matter + gnosis roll please
July 28, 2019 12:07AMJessica:((I imagine having your flesh crushed is similar to your flesh more or less crushing stuff out of it. I mean the spikes are intact but that's the kind of force we're talking about))
July 28, 2019 12:08AMLucas:rolling 3d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 28, 2019 12:08AMJustin:((3/3 is pretty good.))
July 28, 2019 12:09AMLucas:((baby mages got the goods))
July 28, 2019 12:09AMJessica:The pain gets even worse a moment later when Justin peaks down through the hole. Forgetting the link, Jessica yells, "STOP!" or maybe it's over the link too. It hurts way too much to process everything. And then it's already over, too late to stop. She reaches up a very shakey hand for help out of the hole
July 28, 2019 12:12AMGM (GM):Lucas, you seem to convince your brain into a new sort of vision. The scent of Stygia in your nostrils, and that sense of its material surface. When it first activated back there inside you, you didn't quite know what you were looking at or how you're doing it, but now you remember the technique, you feel like scanning material surfaces is mystically palpable for you. You see two additional hidden crevices in this rocky cave. Large compartments in the foundation, located, one behind Edward, and one at the deepest corner by his stash.
July 28, 2019 12:13AMLucas:Lucas sort of imagines sending pictures of what he sees over the link.
"Two more traps, guys. One's behind him, the others in the corner by his stuff." July 28, 2019 12:14AMGM (GM):((You can now purchase a rote Find Hidden Hoard, for 2 xp))
July 28, 2019 12:14AMJessica:((very nice))
July 28, 2019 12:14AMJustin:((What a great use of that rote.))
July 28, 2019 12:14AMGM (GM):((This rote will allow you to scan surfaces made of uniform matter that have hidden compartments))
July 28, 2019 12:14AMJessica:((trap sense indeed))
July 28, 2019 12:15AMLucas:((sweet!))
July 28, 2019 12:15AMDante:((That's a pretty cool-ass rote))
July 28, 2019 12:15AMLucas:((Mime-building/rogue))
July 28, 2019 12:15AMGM (GM):Dante, Jessica's scream stirs Edward. You might have to assert your will lest you risk his sleep to interrupt
July 28, 2019 12:16AMDante:((what do you want me to roll?))
July 28, 2019 12:16AMGM (GM):A veiny very tan, blood crusted hand establishes a squeeze on the handle of the knife. You can reroll sleep rote.
And I'll give him resistance +1
Actually +2, one it's a scream, one - it's his daughter's voice
July 28, 2019 12:17AMDante:rolling 9d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 28, 2019 12:18AMLucas:(bought and paid for)
"You alright, darlin?"
July 28, 2019 12:19AMJessica:Help. Me. Up. July 28, 2019 12:19AMGM (GM):Ed's resistance is 3, +2 is 5
rolling 5d10>8!
=0 Successes
July 28, 2019 12:20AMDante:((sleep old man))
July 28, 2019 12:20AMJessica:((that could have been real bad))
July 28, 2019 12:20AMJustin:((Is it a roll like that, or does his resistance just reduce the pool like everything else?))
July 28, 2019 12:20AMGM (GM):The veiny hand relaxes, the man mutters "Jessc...." and as if in a nightmarish stir, hugs the deer tighter, letting the knife rest, and passes out.
July 28, 2019 12:21AMDante:Dante curls the fingers on his left hand as he reasserts the spell cast earlier to put him under. He notes the locations of the traps as mentioned by Lucas, but takes no steps away from the portal's location. July 28, 2019 12:21AMLucas:Lucas carefully approaches the edge of the trap and lays on the ground to better reach down into to hole and grab Jess' hand.
July 28, 2019 12:21AMGM (GM):((it's a roll like that, look up telepathic control))
July 28, 2019 12:22AMJustin:((I refuse, in that I believe you.))
July 28, 2019 12:22AMDante:((its a reflexive contest, not a subtraction, just to clarify))
July 28, 2019 12:23AMLucas:((you're a reflexive contest))
July 28, 2019 12:23AMDante:((Sometimes!))
July 28, 2019 12:23AMJustin:((WHOOOAAAAAAA!!!!))
((Burn.))
July 28, 2019 12:23AMEve K.:((<.<))
July 28, 2019 12:23AMKurtis Kerner:is finishing his smoke on the porch, trying to not get involved "Told you it was gonna be bad, told you it was a bad idea. Well, the coast is clear here, in case anyone's wondering. The farmer's still inside, if anyone cares."
July 28, 2019 12:23AMLucas:((I love you guys. Lol))
July 28, 2019 12:24AMJessica:All the adrenaline and pain transmitters are still in her blood stream, even though the actual wounds are gone. Phantom pains and her heart pumping so hard it makes her ears throb, make it hard to move with any kind of grace. She grabs Lucas' hand with both of hers for a steadier grip, and climbs out. Her knees are shakey.
Eve K. over the link "So are the chickens."
July 28, 2019 12:25AMJessica:Jessica is still determined to get to her father. She just takes a second to get her breathing right. ((I'mma move))
July 28, 2019 12:26AMLucas:((what's the cost for death sight again? I forgot to purchase the rote))
July 28, 2019 12:27AMDante:((probably 2xp))
July 28, 2019 12:27AMJessica:((yeah)
July 28, 2019 12:27AMEve K.:((its a first dot spell yes))
((*rote))
July 28, 2019 12:27AMJustin:((It's a first rote spell.))
July 28, 2019 12:28AMGM (GM):There he is, brave, strong, wounded, and dominated by a superior force into unnatural sleep that he couldn't tell from natural. A plaything to the skilled awakened, but a formidable foe to cocky ones. Nothing separate you now. You've found your father. You can smell his breath. You probably haven't appreciated this man when he was there for you, always in his garage, being someone to take for granted. Now that you've almost lost him, he's found.
July 28, 2019 12:28AMDante:((It should be the first spell you rote. wait..))
July 28, 2019 12:28AMGM (GM):((yeah 2 xp for Grim Sight Lucas))
July 28, 2019 12:28AMJustin:((It's a rote spell spell yes.))
July 28, 2019 12:28AMDante:(( y-e-s ))
July 28, 2019 12:29AMEve K.:((spell rote spell, xp yes))
July 28, 2019 12:29AMGM (GM):((r-o-t-e s-p-e-l-l))
July 28, 2019 12:29AMJustin:(( Many many eckspie yes Rote spell man yes.))
July 28, 2019 12:29AMDante:((He's turned into a goblin))
July 28, 2019 12:30AMJessica:Jessica reaches out and carefully take the knife out of the deer. If nothing happens she will toss it to the group.
((i am not relying on edward getting a bad roll in hand to hand if he wants his knife back))
July 28, 2019 12:30AMJustin:((One of us dies as Jess expertly throws a knife into our jugular.))
July 28, 2019 12:31AMJessica:((shazam))
(maybe poke your feet. It's an underhand toss))
July 28, 2019 12:31AMJustin:((An underhand toss killed houdini.))
July 28, 2019 12:31AMJessica:((that's what mormons are for))
July 28, 2019 12:32AMGM (GM):whoever picks up the knife, add Edward's Knife (+3) to your inventory
July 28, 2019 12:32AMEve K.:((tossing knives at houdini?))
July 28, 2019 12:32AMJustin:((Tossing fists at him.))
July 28, 2019 12:33AMJessica:Let him wake up. July 28, 2019 12:34AMLucas:Lucas bends down and picks it up, holding it with the back of the blade against the palm of his hand and the handle out.
July 28, 2019 12:34AMDante:"Group brain huddle. What are we doing once he wakes up, if that's even a good idea?" Eve K. over the link "I'm watching chickens and staying away from this mess."
July 28, 2019 12:35AMJessica:I'm right in front of him. I'm a meat shield. What are you afraid of? July 28, 2019 12:36AMLucas:"I doubt he'll kill ya, even if he's disoriented. But I'll hang onto this for a bit till you're done talking to im." Eve K. over the link "Oh I don't know.. the normal man who was able to kill a mage who was perusing him and caused all that havoc in the woods."
July 28, 2019 12:38AMGM (GM):Lucas, the knife adjusts itself very easily to your palm, it's a well balanced piece of weaponry.
July 28, 2019 12:38AMLucas:"I sorta have a soft spot for family reunions. I had to rescue my dad in Stygia, remember?" July 28, 2019 12:38AMDante:"I'm not so much afraid as I am apprehensive about something happening and having to kill or save someone. But do what you're gonna do. I'm sure if you just give him a big hug he'll wake right up."
July 28, 2019 12:39AMKurtis Kerner:"Yeah I'm covering your back, as always, just jump out of the portal if you have to and tell me when to shoot." July 28, 2019 12:39AMJessica:((how processed is this deer carcass out of curiosity?))
July 28, 2019 12:39AMLucas:Lucas appreciates the heft and balance of the blade. Old and worn, but still honed to a razor's edge
July 28, 2019 12:40AMDante:((I think he had only just started on it? Not sure))
July 28, 2019 12:42AMGM (GM):Uh, yeah he's already opened up the guts somewhere away from the cave at the kill site, and dragged this here. Near his loot stash you can see a makeshift sled. The deer's hind leg is skinned and opened up, he's just begun, maybe close to one third of the way.
July 28, 2019 12:42AMJessica:Jessica puts her hand on Edward's arm. Her wrist is touching the cold deer fur. The rib cage she is standing before still radiates the slightest bit of body heat. She would have been a lot more freaked out to be next to a dead animal like this before Awakening. For a moment she sees herself as a different person. A small moment of disorientation on top of all this craziness. Her focus returns to Edward. A whisper: "Dad?
July 28, 2019 12:43AMLucas:"I can finish up the deer if he's not feeling up. . ." Lucas trails off when Jessica tries to wake her dad.
July 28, 2019 12:49AMGM (GM):Within Dante's grasp, Edward's mind rests in peace.
Do you let loose, Dante?
July 28, 2019 12:50AMJessica:((do eet))
July 28, 2019 12:50AMDante:((yea sure))
July 28, 2019 12:53AMEdward:slides his hand over Jessica's and squeezes, as he opens his heavy eyelids "Mmm... Jessica? Jessica!" his eyes shoot wide open as he grips her in the tightest hug
July 28, 2019 12:56AMJessica:Jessica hugs him back. Her lip quivers a little and she doesn't know what to say for a minute. "Daddy..." Tears form at the corners of her eyes. She smirks slightly. "Can we move away from the deer?"
July 28, 2019 12:58AMLucas:Lucas stands still as a corpse, limply holding the knife handle out as if he we're about to hand it to someone. He doesn't want to make a sound and startle Edward into attacking.
July 28, 2019 12:58AMEdward:Unable to hear her, he bursts into tears, rocking her back and forth in full shock that hits him, now that he allows himself to feel again.
"My little girl! Thank god you're alive! Thank god! Thank Jesus! Oh my god, thank you, thank you, thank you...."
He sniffs and wipes his face into her shoulder.
"Mama... mama didn't make it, baby!"
July 28, 2019 12:58AMJessica:((edward can kill you by looking at you))
July 28, 2019 12:59AMEdward:It's just sobs and sobs and sobs from him now.
July 28, 2019 12:59AMJessica:Jessica's face bleaches a little. "Yeah, I know Dad. I saw." She
July 28, 2019 12:59AMJustin:"This is about what I was expecting." July 28, 2019 12:59AMJessica:She's barely audible, maybe not audible over his sobbing
July 28, 2019 1:00AMJustin:Justin turns around and gives them some privacy. July 28, 2019 1:01AMEdward:"Thank Jesus, thank god, oh god, thank god, thank Jesus... I thought I lost you, we thought you died, we're not safe.... what happened to you? There was a blast... an attack... I'll never let go of you! Daddy's got you now, I won't let anything, ANYTHING touch you now!"
Eve K. paces around the porch from front to back in a circuit. Scowling at the roster each time she reaches the back porch.
July 28, 2019 1:02AMDante:Dante just watches in silence, making himself as unimportant as possible. ((Incognito presence on self))
rolling 10d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 28, 2019 1:02AMLucas:((Lucas uses corpse mask to look dead))
July 28, 2019 1:02AMJustin:((Worse.))
July 28, 2019 1:03AMJessica:She's never seen her dad like this, or had to be the supportive party to an emotional outburst from her parents. Sure, anyone their age would have had some loss from time to time, some friend who got into a bad car accident or something, but there was always that barrier. Parents don't seek comfort from their children, especially when they have each other. It was somewhat unsettling. "Dad, you have to take a breath. You need to breathe for a second. I'm okay. You're okay. It's okay."
July 28, 2019 1:04AMEdward:"I failed you, I failed her, I failed you both! I should have never let you go to Berlin, I knew these game would not end well, I should have kept you safe on base... I should have.... I should have..."
July 28, 2019 1:04AMJessica:"Dad," god, wasn't this a turn of events, "you need to be realistic for a second."
This was all backwards. All backwards.
July 28, 2019 1:06AMEdward:"We were followed by people who spoke to us in our heads! Something strange is going on! It may be the germans. I think the war is starting. Some kind of chemical weapon, or... biological, or sonic. They did something to mom, her heart just stopped... and then the dead started to rise. But turned to ashes, scattered to the winds. Hallucinations. Or... supersoldiers gone wrong. I don't understand, but we have to stay here, in the woods, away, off the road, we have to get back to the U.S."
July 28, 2019 1:07AMJessica:"Dad. Stop. Stop. It's not any of that. Just stop for a minute."
July 28, 2019 1:08AMEdward:He's not really listening.
July 28, 2019 1:08AMJessica:Stopped her heart. Another Slabod.
Alright, I'm doing magic
Eve K. 's pacing stops for a moment at the mention of the dead rising and then turning to ash. Tilts her head to the side frowning thoughtfully. Resumes pacing.
July 28, 2019 1:08AM(To Eve K.): you know that Denise's heart was turned to stone for 6 minutes, until her brain died
July 28, 2019 1:08AMLucas:Lucas' jaw drops.
" Dude thinks magic is Dubya Dubya three or sumthin" July 28, 2019 1:09AMKurtis Kerner:"I'm not convinced that he's wrong." July 28, 2019 1:09AM(From Eve K.): eeesh
July 28, 2019 1:10AMJessica:"Dad, those people are magic. It's magic. It's real magic."
July 28, 2019 1:10AMJustin:"You think the germans invented magic?" July 28, 2019 1:10AMEdward:Hugs you tighter, petting your head July 28, 2019 1:10AMLucas:"yeah yeah, baby Hitler and all that." "wait. Was Hitler a mind mage or sumthin?"
July 28, 2019 1:11AMEdward:"Oh baby girl, you and your magic. It's okay, daddy will keep you safe. Are you tired? You should get sleep. Is that man with you? I'll have some food ready soon."
July 28, 2019 1:12AMLucas:"
Dante, I think our boy is broken. Can you unfuddle his brain a bit?" July 28, 2019 1:12AMJessica:"Yeah, they're with me." That was some whiplash. She expected him to be more paranoid than that. "I don't need you to protect me."
Eve K. over the link "Pretty sure you are pronouncing "Atlantians" wrong. "
July 28, 2019 1:13AMKurtis Kerner:"I think magic is going to cause WW3 if we don't find the gemstone is what I think. Germans and French and Mongols, they were all just in the right place at the right time. The Gem causes major uprisings, fanaticisms, and wars. Everything else - decorations." July 28, 2019 1:14AMJessica:"Look, we'll show you some magic. Mine's kind of, uh, subtle I guess."
July 28, 2019 1:14AMDante:"Sorry, you want me to what, rewire his brain? In front of his daughter? He's been through some harrowing shit and with no power to do anything about it. We should have left him alone."
July 28, 2019 1:14AMJessica:How do you show someone luck?
July 28, 2019 1:14AMEdward:"What happened? How did you come out alive? What happened in Berlin?"
Jessica, like, he is NOT listening. He's looking for the knife so he can cut some meat out.
July 28, 2019 1:15AMJessica:"DAD. STOP."
Eve K. over the link "I'm a big big nope on messing with this guys mind. Can we, I dunno.. not make it worse?"
July 28, 2019 1:16AMEdward:"Huh? What? Stop what?" - tears and madness in his eyes. He's still sniffling.
July 28, 2019 1:17AMDante:((Did we ever establish that all the weird shit in the forest was because of haywire magic? Coz that's kind of important right now if Jessica is about to try to give him magical sight.))
July 28, 2019 1:17AMJessica:"Dad, we have only a little bit of time. Are you listening? A little bit of time. We need to go fuck up some bad people who are trying to start the war you were talking about. If we don't get to them before they're ready we lose."
July 28, 2019 1:17AMLucas:"I ain't handin him no knife while he's got them wild deer eyes." July 28, 2019 1:17AM(To Eve K.): you sense presence of the undead. Faintly. Distantly. But it is massive. Like an approaching whale. In hundreds, maybe more. Underground.
July 28, 2019 1:17AMJessica:"You gotta fucking get it together."
"Look at your belly. We fixed it. With magic. Do you remember the X-Men movies? It's like that. Some people go through shit and get powers. I know that's a shitty fucking explanation but that's how it works."
Eve K. stops in her tracks. Frowning.
July 28, 2019 1:19AM(From Eve K.): can I use death sight to get a better idea of where its coming from? How quickly, how closely?
July 28, 2019 1:20AMEve K.:((Yes we established it was many many havoc'ed spells)
July 28, 2019 1:20AMEdward:Edward was not listening. Then she said belly. Fixed. He frantically reaches down and opens his bandages to find healed scars. Now he's listening.
"W... wha... how? What?"
July 28, 2019 1:21AMLucas:((yeah. That's how we got yeeted to the future))
July 28, 2019 1:21AM(To Eve K.): roll death sight, you need 5 successes to get the data
July 28, 2019 1:22AM(From Eve K.): lol forgot I already have it up... but I'll do another roll
July 28, 2019 1:22AMJessica:Alright. He needed to be anchored it seemed. "I took your knife." She points at Lucas, holding the knife. "I didn't know if you would know who I was because they talked in your head. That was magic. Like the X-men. You got telepath'd."
July 28, 2019 1:22AM(To Eve K.): you have it up, thats why you sensed it, but you are trying to mine for direction and specifics, when they barely entered your range
July 28, 2019 1:23AM(From Eve K.): yeah got it
July 28, 2019 1:23AMJessica:"I can do magic too now, Daddy. That's how I got out of the explosion. You did the right thing. You didn't do anything wrong. Sometimes things are shitty anyway."
Eve K. blinks several times, her eyes flashing from white to black as she frowns whispering softly to just herself in Atlantian "Let the shadows clear so I may see their souls"
July 28, 2019 1:24AMDante:"I don't know what your angle is here Jessica, but if you start casting spells in front of him, you could get weird anomalies like we had in the forest. No telling what will happen."
July 28, 2019 1:24AMEve K.:rolling 8d10>8!
=0 Successes
July 28, 2019 1:24AMDante:((8 is supposed to be the lucky dice pool...))
July 28, 2019 1:24AMJustin:((Statistically unlikely))
July 28, 2019 1:24AMJessica:((wow, that was unlikely))
July 28, 2019 1:24AM(From Eve K.): amazing
July 28, 2019 1:24AMEdward:"T...telepathed? Like the X-men...? I... I killed a man, back south, by the road, in the forest, he was... he was like that. His eyes were piercing... of a color I could not see, but feel. It was cold. But I got him."
July 28, 2019 1:24AMJessica:((I love you Jon))
July 28, 2019 1:24AMJustin:((I love you!))
July 28, 2019 1:24AMEve K.:((just took all the bad luck for you guys. You are welcome))
((I'll bill you later.))
July 28, 2019 1:25AMDante:((Pay her in fresh souls))
July 28, 2019 1:25AM(To Eve K.): it feels like there is a massive ring all around the farm, half a mile out, and the noose is tightening. This feels like more than we all could fight even if we all spend all our mana.
July 28, 2019 1:25AMJustin:((What about not-as-fresh ones? Like 50 and up?))
((Or like 7 year-old dogs.))
July 28, 2019 1:26AMLucas:((you guys should.just fucking get married already))
Eve K. over the link. "I can feel undead incoming. Underground. A fuck ton of them. Here to the farm."
July 28, 2019 1:26AMJustin:((I could get you about 30 senior dogs by Thursday or a mostly-white baby.))
July 28, 2019 1:27AMKurtis Kerner:"Define a fuck ton. I'm ready. Get the old fart out. I'll fly him out of here if I have to." July 28, 2019 1:27AMJessica:"We found him. You didn't do the wrong thing coming looking for me. You didn't fail me or mom, Daddy, it was just impossible. It was impossible. I don't know how you're fucking alive. We thought you might be a secret wizard or something because we didn't know how you made it out."
Eve K. licks her lips looking around again. Over the link "More than we could handle."
July 28, 2019 1:28AMEdward:"Baby, none of this is making sense..."
July 28, 2019 1:28AMLucas:Lucas stomps over to Jessica and Edward and puts the handle of the knife about 18 inches from Edward's chest.
July 28, 2019 1:28AMEdward:"We... we need to eat, we need to hide... we can't survive. Home is not safe. Someone's after us..."
July 28, 2019 1:28AMLucas:"Believe her or don't, but we gotta get the hell outta Dodge."
July 28, 2019 1:29AMEve K.:((how far from the farm is the cave?))
July 28, 2019 1:29AMJessica:"Somebody is after us. Come with us. You can't live in a cave. Jesus."
July 28, 2019 1:29AM(To Eve K.): the woods in the horizon are starting to form some kind of dark line.
July 28, 2019 1:29AMDante:((last I remember there was a vague "miles and miles" description))
July 28, 2019 1:30AMJessica:((far enough we used a portal))
July 28, 2019 1:30AMJustin:((About three hours on a senior-dog-carried sled.))
July 28, 2019 1:30AMKurtis Kerner:"Ummmmm I think we need to get back to the farm and get the fuck out, there's something in the woods, all around us. I'm talking like, army. Last time I saw something like this, it wasn't good." Eve K. over the link "Shit. They are getting closer. Kurt. We might want to get through the portal. Get the old man. Go through. Close portal."
July 28, 2019 1:31AMLucas:"sounds like y'all need to get your asses through that glowin hole right chere" July 28, 2019 1:31AMGM (GM):((Well Eve, how would you know that information? The mountain formation is 6.8 miles from you by GPS, but you don't know where exactly they are in the cave))
July 28, 2019 1:32AMEve K.:(("miles and miles" was enough for me XD))
July 28, 2019 1:32AMKurtis Kerner:"Okay. Um. But where's the portal to? Further up shit creek or....? Oooh, who's in the cave now? I'll ping a cellphone" July 28, 2019 1:33AMLucas:"I got mine" July 28, 2019 1:34AMKurtis Kerner:grits a near dead cigarette in his teeth and goes inside the farm house "Granpa! Time to go! Grab your shit!"
"Okay, gonna triangulate to your phone, Brick."
rolling 9d10>8!
=3 Successes
Eve K. over the link "Everyone but us is in the cave now Kurt. Get the farmer through the portal. Go through the portal. Then I'll go. Then Dante closes it."
July 28, 2019 1:36AMKurtis Kerner:"Roger that. Oh nice. That rock formation on the map? They're on the northern end of it. Like, the far side, 14.3 miles. Holy shit, Daddy is badass to have marched that far. "
July 28, 2019 1:37AMJessica:((army thing is alarming))
Eve K. focuses on how far out the zombies are
July 28, 2019 1:38AMGM (GM):One third of a mile out, from every direction.
July 28, 2019 1:38AMJessica:(Jesus)
Eve K. over the link "Kurt pick him up if you have to. They are 1/3rd of a mile out and closing"
July 28, 2019 1:39AMKurtis Kerner:"Okay, pack your shit, here, here's your shotgun, here's your wallet, what else? Cooking pot. Knives? What do you need? This place about to go tits up"
July 28, 2019 1:39AMGM (GM):Kurt is not having much of a good time communicating with an old german farmer
July 28, 2019 1:39AMLucas:Lucas grins briefly at the thought of a zombie army. He remembers the feel of bone crunching under his fists. He grips the chain wrapped around his shoulder and tries to remember the feeling of that black aura that made him feel so invincible...
July 28, 2019 1:40AMKurtis Kerner:"Guys, he's barely moving and barely listening, I can't exactly take him to a MAGIC PORTAL. He'll paradox it to Egypt." July 28, 2019 1:40AMJustin:"Knock him out or something."
July 28, 2019 1:40AMKurtis Kerner:"Okay. Okay. Got it." July 28, 2019 1:41AMJessica:Jessica finally tunes in to everyone else.
Just make a bright light so he closes his eyes. Geeze, guys, handle with care. (we don't have universal language up?)
July 28, 2019 1:41AMDante:"
Says the girl telling her father magic is real"
July 28, 2019 1:41AMFarmer:"What? Where, what are you doing? Are they coming?! Well you go! You go and I will hold them off! Aint no man getting me off my land! You go and wish Edward and Jessica my best!"
July 28, 2019 1:41AMJessica:Okay but he's already seen magic. I was saying don't knock him out. July 28, 2019 1:41AMKurtis Kerner:"Hey hey, grandpa, look, what's that?"
Eve K. over the link "There is a zombie army closing in on us. I don't care what you have to do. Get him through the portal. -I- have never seen this many zombies before on this side of the gates. GET HIM INTO THE PORTAL"
July 28, 2019 1:43AMJessica:Oh my god. Are we too late? July 28, 2019 1:43AMKurtis Kerner:rolling 10d10>8!
=5 Successes
July 28, 2019 1:44AMJessica:((grandpa has new cataracts))
July 28, 2019 1:44AMKurtis Kerner:rolling 2d10>8!
=0 Successes
Kurtis pretend punches the farmer into the forehead, while actually sending a kinetic strike to his head, and does deal twice his stamina (2), and knocks him out. The rest is semantics. He grabs all the guns there are to grab, hangs them over his shoulder, grabs the farmer, and some cooking utensils in a totebag, and hoofs it to the portal. It will take Kurt a while, cause all the shit is heavy, so he'll arrive last.
Eve K. paces near the portal watching the zombies. Waiting for Kurt.
July 28, 2019 1:47AMDante:((Mechanical question: Can I freely dismiss a portal or do I need to lock with a portal key until it expires?))
July 28, 2019 1:49AMJustin:((Any spell that counts against the maximum number of spells you can have up you can dismiss at will.))
July 28, 2019 1:49AMGM (GM):((The book is flexible on this, but in my world, they work like in Jumper. They naturally close over time when duration expires, or the caster can close it, but after a portal is closed, reality needs a few minutes to heal itself back up, so a small jump scar rift remnant remains that another mage can reopen and follow. But once that smoothes out, it's good as new and can't be reopened, and would have to be done sympathetically))
July 28, 2019 1:50AMJustin:((Thumbs-up))
July 28, 2019 1:50AMDante:((Sure, that sounds fine.))
July 28, 2019 1:50AMJessica:Did the time spell wear off and that's why the zombies are here?
July 28, 2019 1:51AMGM (GM):Jessica, you detect no time distortions where you are. Those were by the car wreck and by the river.
You are miles away from all of that
July 28, 2019 1:51AMDante:((The zombies are here coz they want your father's brains))
((thats my theory anyway))
July 28, 2019 1:51AMEve K.:((its a havoc spell. so probably not. we probably have a moros following us))
July 28, 2019 1:51AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt hobbles out towards Eve, with unconscious farmer and a bunch of shit hanging off his neck
July 28, 2019 1:51AMJessica:((the Big Bad REALLY wants him dead))
July 28, 2019 1:52AMGM (GM):Eve, (and Kurtis)
you see a scene which happens just as Kurtis leaves the house
July 28, 2019 1:52AMDante:((a moros following us? why? Edward already said that the dead rose near him originally))
July 28, 2019 1:53AMEve K.:((followed us cause we are tracking him I would imagine))
July 28, 2019 1:53AMGM (GM):The farmhouse creaks at the foundation. A single word show on its walls in glowing blood. Eve, you have death sight of potency 6 up from last session, and you did NOT see the effect coming.
July 28, 2019 1:53AMJessica:((that's crazy))
July 28, 2019 1:53AMGM (GM):The single word reads:
KATERHOLZIG
the farmhouse collapses with a crash and a cloud of dust
July 28, 2019 1:54AMJessica:((omg))
Eve K. over the link "FUCK it's the Tremere Lich. Kurt go. GO.."
July 28, 2019 1:54AMGM (GM):The line of undead stops advancing. The black line stands in the woods. Watching.
July 28, 2019 1:55AMJessica:((shit))
July 28, 2019 1:55AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt goes.
Wzzzzoooop
Eve K. goes through the portal. Over the link "Close it! Close it!"
July 28, 2019 1:55AMDante:As soon as everyone is through, Dante kneels down and runs his fingertips up the center length of the portal, sealing it off. July 28, 2019 1:56AMLucas:Lucas sees Kurt covered in stuff and gently grabs the old man off his shoulders.
July 28, 2019 1:56AMDante:"
No shit."
July 28, 2019 1:56AMGM (GM):Kurtis appears with a crash as he drops the farmer and a duffelbag full of cooking pots, shotgun, hunting rifle, revolver, some other shit like cutlery, knives, a teapot, a mug, yeah like a single mug. Some matches. Whatever he swept off the farmer's table in a rush.
Correction - passes farmer to Lucas
July 28, 2019 1:57AMEdward:Edward needs to roll for suspension of disbelief or risk going insane
he uses willpower
July 28, 2019 1:57AMJessica:((does he have enough xp to take that Aware merit?))
July 28, 2019 1:57AMEdward:rolling 6d10>8!
=2 Successes
July 28, 2019 1:57AMJessica:((or whatever it's called))
July 28, 2019 1:57AMEdward:He's okay
July 28, 2019 1:58AMJessica:((Edward is awesome))
July 28, 2019 1:58AMLucas:((he's pretty boss))
July 28, 2019 1:58AMJustin:((You should have to spend -your- xp to give him that merit.))
July 28, 2019 1:58AMEve K.:((lol))
July 28, 2019 1:58AMJessica:((I fucking will))
July 28, 2019 1:58AMEve K.:((like a familiar))
July 28, 2019 1:59AMJessica:((I wish i could do gifs on here))
July 28, 2019 1:59AMLucas:(( yeah. I'm a witch. This is my dad. He's my familiar. Kinda like a cat, but more useful.))
July 28, 2019 1:59AMJessica:((he's a normie that kills witches))
July 28, 2019 2:00AMEdward:((He hasn't really earned it yet. It takes a while))
July 28, 2019 2:00AMDante:((Yes, embrace the normalcy of mortal servants. All in service to the promised land.))
July 28, 2019 2:00AMEdward:"What the hell is going on?"
"Who are these people? You need to explain all this?"
July 28, 2019 2:01AMJessica:What the fuck are we even doing now? "These are the people that saved me from the explosion."
July 28, 2019 2:01AMLucas:"I mean, you want an explanation, or you wanna take a looooooong nap?"
July 28, 2019 2:01AMJessica:"Shut the fuck up, Lucas."
Eve K. over the link "If there is a way to lock the portal scar do it. I don't know if he has space magic and we Do NOT want him on this side of the portal. He had a spell on that farm house. I didn't even sense it, and I could feel the zombies from really far off."
July 28, 2019 2:01AMKurtis Kerner:"Oh my god, this shit is heavy. Hey, you must be Daddy Eddie. Brought you a cup. Souvenir from a farm long gone. Would do nicely for your get up here."
July 28, 2019 2:02AMLucas:"I'm just saying we're all gonna die if we stand around shootin the shit all day."
July 28, 2019 2:02AMJessica:"Where do we go? What was the plan before we came here?"
July 28, 2019 2:03AMJustin:"We've got a couple of more things to do, then we go in for the gem." July 28, 2019 2:03AMKurtis Kerner:"I'm Kurtis Kerner, commander and fearless leader of a daring mission to stop World War Three that may start here and now if a special gem doesn't get repossessed and seized. Also, your daughter can stop time."
July 28, 2019 2:03AMJustin:"Specifically the accountant and the library with info on the Gem."
Justin shrugs at the explanation. "Close enough."
July 28, 2019 2:04AMKurtis Kerner:"Eve?" Eve K. over the link "I hope the zombies haven't found our car."
July 28, 2019 2:04AMLucas:"what, Eve? I can take on an army of Zombies, sure, but a full on lichpire? Come on, now." July 28, 2019 2:05AMKurtis Kerner:"
This dude timed the collapse and gave us his identity. If he wanted us dead, we woulda been dead. I feel like it was an invitation. And if we don't visit, he'll find us." Eve K. over the link "Yeah. He stopped the zombies. Dead stop to make sure we saw his message. I don't want all of us to go. It could go sideways really quick."
July 28, 2019 2:06AMKurtis Kerner:"Okay we got multiple fish to fry... Damnit. I'm not very good at this dual thing. Sorry, Edward, we're having a separate conversation telepathically."
July 28, 2019 2:06AMJessica:I volunteer for library duty. I can give people luck without being a liability on the field. July 28, 2019 2:07AMEdward:just stares at people being silent "Um... nice to meet you... Kurtis... and... I think.... you can.... talk freely....."
Eve K. watches Edward stare
July 28, 2019 2:07AMJustin:"Hi, I'm Justin. I healed your wounds."
July 28, 2019 2:07AMEdward:"Edward M-Murphy."
July 28, 2019 2:07AMJustin:Justin waves July 28, 2019 2:08AMJessica:"They're actually from the US. Except Dante."
July 28, 2019 2:08AMJustin:"And your daughter when she fell into your pit trap."
July 28, 2019 2:08AMLucas:"God, I wanna punch that dude in the face. With his stupid fuckin night club and dancing DJs and shit. Zombies. Fuck." July 28, 2019 2:08AMJessica:Don't mention the pit trap July 28, 2019 2:08AMEdward:"Justin. Hello." - moves to shake hands. "Thank... you... OH be careful, there are traps! Oh god, did one of you fall?"
July 28, 2019 2:08AMDante:Dante waves from a distance, deliberately saying random things in Italian and then going back to the mental conversation. July 28, 2019 2:08AMJessica:"I'm okay, dad. I just tore my pants."
Eve K. over the link "too late. Can we not discuss our plans out loud in front of Edward here."
July 28, 2019 2:08AMJustin:Justin shakes Ed's hand firmly July 28, 2019 2:09AMJessica:((did edward take his knife back when lucas offered it?))
July 28, 2019 2:09AMEdward:Ed's handshake is FIRM. Like, strength 4 firm.
July 28, 2019 2:09AMJessica:((YEAH))
Eve K. introduces herself "You can call me Iris Mr. Murphy. Terribly sorry for invading your space here."
July 28, 2019 2:09AMJustin:Ouch!
July 28, 2019 2:09AMDante:"
He will certainly keep hunting us down until we address him. But what reason does he have to not just kill us outright anyway?" July 28, 2019 2:09AMEdward:He doesn't aim to hurt or overpower the handshake, it's just a rock of a hand
July 28, 2019 2:09AMJustin:Gotcha.
Eve K. over the link "We took out one of his better crews. Perhaps we impressed him. Might want to recruit us like Cubic wanted to."
July 28, 2019 2:10AMLucas:Lucas holds his hand out. "Lucas Turner. But you can call me Brick, mister."
July 28, 2019 2:10AMJustin:"I'm down for the library. I think Eve should go to lichclub again. Dante should go for the accountant, no preference on where Lucas and Kurt go."
Eve K. over the link "Not sure if we should split into -that- many groups. Just don't want all of us to wander into a spider web."
July 28, 2019 2:12AMLucas:"I wanna see this library, but I think I should go with Eve. I gotta learn as much as I can about my magic, and she's the only Moros I know." July 28, 2019 2:12AMJustin:"I have no interest in meeting your "vampire" guy."
July 28, 2019 2:12AMKurtis Kerner:walks up to Lucas "I think I see what you mean. In your time within your special world journey, you were a total badass, right? You said you killed countless zombies? Similar stuff happens to a lot of us. When we first awaken, we're like super powerful, but then it fades, and we have to gain it back by practicing. It's like, for a glimpse of a moment, you were at your full potential. But as we are now, zombies are a real threat. I fought zombies before. There was a group of 10 of us or so. We took out about 50 zombies before starting to get pretty tired. We've gotten more powerful since then, but thousands... might very well croak us."
July 28, 2019 2:13AMLucas:((Lucas shakes Ed's hand I guess?))
Eve K. over the link "-Will- croak us. That's too many. Even if we were at full mana"
Eve K. over the link "We would need an army of zombies of our own against that. And I don't have the time to find that many bodies."
July 28, 2019 2:14AMEdward:Shakes Lucas's hand, with a firm grip "Edward. Sorry, I'm.... I'm very shaken by all this.... how did you people just... appear? What is... magic?"
July 28, 2019 2:15AMKurtis Kerner:"Can you take control of HIS bodies?" July 28, 2019 2:15AMJessica:How bad of an idea is it to grant him magic sight? July 28, 2019 2:15AMEve K.:"Mmm a bit hard to explain. There are many types. But the more you know about it the more danger you will be in."
July 28, 2019 2:16AMKurtis Kerner:"*I feel like I should go with Eve, considering fire is potent against the undead, and a library is not my scene. On the other hand, DC might need backup too. We could do a Eve-DC-me group and go see the accountant and then the DJ.
July 28, 2019 2:16AMLucas:Lucas shakes Ed's hand bad then turns to the group.
" If I could just get back my aura from Stygia, those fuckers would melt just from touching me." July 28, 2019 2:16AM(From Eve K.): -Can I?- I feel like death 5 would let me. But there's no spell specifically for it.
July 28, 2019 2:17AM(To Eve K.): Eve never tried, so in character, you don't know. Mechanically, sure, I'd always find a roll to make. You'd have to beat his roll.
July 28, 2019 2:17AMJessica:If Dante goes to the club he can't pull you out if stuff goes sideways. Eve K. over the link "I... have honestly never tried... probably? But... It would be a contest of my skill vs his, so a struggle."
July 28, 2019 2:18AMKurtis Kerner:"An aura? What kinda aura?" July 28, 2019 2:18AMLucas:Lucas grits his teeth and clenches his fists, shaking them like he's trying to dislodge a stubborn substance.
July 28, 2019 2:18AMJessica:((lucas shakes Edwards hand and then looks angrily at his hand))
July 28, 2019 2:19AMEve K.:((Lucas to his hand: grrrrr why is the human stronger than you!!))
July 28, 2019 2:19AMEdward:"Are you people talking in your minds again?"
July 28, 2019 2:19AMEve K.:"Yes. Sorry."
July 28, 2019 2:19AMLucas:"it was like black fire covering my body. It felt like rage. And sex. And all the good stuff." July 28, 2019 2:19AMEve K.:"There is a lot to discuss with having found you. Next steps for example."
July 28, 2019 2:19AMFarmer:"Whaaaat.... they can't take my farmland...." - stirs
July 28, 2019 2:20AMKurtis Kerner:looks over and readies the forget me stick July 28, 2019 2:20AMJustin:"Yeah, they do that. Magic is sort of like how some people have higher fast-twitch muscle fibers than slow-twitch ones. They can do things that normal people wouldn't be able to.
I don't think it manifests itself physically though, at least from what I've gathered mages are biologically indistinct from non-mages."
July 28, 2019 2:20AMLucas:((the farmer is still hanging from Brick's shoulder))
July 28, 2019 2:20AMJessica:((if the knife has not been transferred back to her father Jessica will take it from Lucas since he had it in his hand and give it back)) "Come on, Dad, let's get this guy comfortable and then we'll talk about next steps."
Eve K. smirks, over the link "Sounds hot."
July 28, 2019 2:21AMLucas:"it's freezing cold, actually." July 28, 2019 2:22AMJessica:"Is there a good place to set him down?"
July 28, 2019 2:22AMEdward:"That's the old fellow from the farm! He saved my life! Set him down, what happened to him?"
Eve K. over the link "I propose two groups, One to library, one to accountant. We can send Merlin a message letting him know we will come visiting. After library and accountant we can have the back up team ready to pull us if things go south at the club."
July 28, 2019 2:23AMLucas:Lucas finds the softest spot and lays the old farmer down on it
July 28, 2019 2:23AMJustin:"Sounds like a plan Eve." July 28, 2019 2:23AMEve K.:"We had to leave the farm house in a hurry. It was collapsing.. foundation gave."
July 28, 2019 2:23AMDante:"
I don't know that I'll be able to pull anyone from wherever Merlin hides himself. You remember the anti-magic field right?" July 28, 2019 2:23AMJessica:"We were making sure he was safe. dad. The bad people came by his place."
good point
Eve K. over the link "What about the chalk?"
July 28, 2019 2:24AMDante:"
Haven't tested it in a zone like that yet."
July 28, 2019 2:24AMJessica:can we make one and see? July 28, 2019 2:25AMJustin:"The chance that it -might- serve as a means of escape in an anti-magic field may be enough of a reason for Dante to hang back."
July 28, 2019 2:25AMEdward:"Is he hurt? He looks hurt. Let's get him something to eat."
July 28, 2019 2:25AMKurtis Kerner:"Good idea. I knocked him out, because I'm not good with old people, and his house was gonna drop on him, or he could have died when we transported here. When you people witness what we do, it makes our powers go crazy. That's the power you have, Edward. Your existence limits the type of stuff we can do around you."
Eve K. over the link "We don't have enough prime between us all to make one yet."
July 28, 2019 2:26AMKurtis Kerner:"That's probably what happened to the loser you iced. Good kill, by the way."
July 28, 2019 2:26AMEdward:"They murdered my wife! They are after my family!"
July 28, 2019 2:26AMJustin:Justin focuses on the old guy to make sure that the old man didn't suffer any serious injuries. rolling 8d10>8!
=1 Success
July 28, 2019 2:27AMKurtis Kerner:"Oh I'm with you, Bear Grills, I'm with you. We gonna get them. You're a tougher cookie than I anticipated. I thought you'd freak out and be useless."
July 28, 2019 2:27AMEve K.:"Mmhmm they are. They don't like leaving mage's families alive. Loose ends."
July 28, 2019 2:27AMJessica:Jessica crosses her arms. "We're gonna figure something out.
July 28, 2019 2:28AMGM (GM):Justin, well, what can one say. He's alive, but he's suffered a kurtis amount of injury. To knock him out in the first place, the concussive force had to be bad enough. Nothing you can't heal though. 5 bashing. Kurt held back the lethality of the force. Made it blunt, not sharp.
July 28, 2019 2:29AMJessica:Can he get used to magic and stop making it go haywire? July 28, 2019 2:29AMJustin:"He's not hurt super bad. He should be feeling better in a couple of hours, might have a bruise for a while longer than that, but no permanent damage..."
July 28, 2019 2:30AMKurtis Kerner:"DC, you're able to pull yourself to any chalk mark too, right?" July 28, 2019 2:30AMDante:"In theory. I mean, had a hell of a time pulling myself to Eve given her size."
July 28, 2019 2:31AMLucas:Lucas looks down at Dante.
"You could pull yourself to me." July 28, 2019 2:32AMDante:"Easily. You are gargantuan."
July 28, 2019 2:33AMEdward:"Guys! Could you talk talk?"
July 28, 2019 2:33AMJustin:Justin frowns as he looks at the guy, wondering if he could figure out a way to heal lesser damage like this without burning mana. He's certainly capable of greater feats with lesser effort... July 28, 2019 2:33AMJessica:((justin was talk talking to him))
July 28, 2019 2:33AMDante:"Non parlo inglese, spiacente."
July 28, 2019 2:34AMJessica:"Dad let me help you with this guy."
"Show me how to do the deer."
July 28, 2019 2:34AMKurtis Kerner:"Okay, I had a moment at the club to look at the Dead Zone. What IS a Dead Zone? I've read about it in the Book, and I think I'm strongest in Prime Magic. It's my arcanum after all. I could try to create one so we can test the chalk." July 28, 2019 2:34AMLucas:((Dante why you speaking Mexican?))
July 28, 2019 2:35AMDante:((Mexican what))
Dante looks to Kurtis and nods.
((Need to wrap or go without me soon, coz I'm falling asleep and I have shit to do this morning.))
July 28, 2019 2:36AMGM (GM):Justin, you could soothe his pain and bashing damage will eventually heal on its own, but your powers of true healing always appear to come at a cost. A tool of God.
July 28, 2019 2:37AMJustin:Justin kneels down next to the man and puts his hand on the back of his head and channels pure anesthetic, no potency. rolling 7d10>8!
=3 Successes
July 28, 2019 2:38AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt walks to the middle of the cave, and pulls a porn magazine out of his jacket pocket. He opens the first page, and as the page flips, the magazine is an ancient thick tome with a copper key on its cover, floating on a pair of gold angelic wings. Kurtis flips through the pages, looking at the floor, and reading intently July 28, 2019 2:39AMGM (GM):Justin, you put some soothing vibes into the old man's body, and he calms a bit. Confused as he is, you just let him rest and make him feel like he's okay.
July 28, 2019 2:39AMLucas:Lucas watches as Kurt pulls out a porno mag that somehow turns into a spell book straight out of Harry Potter.
July 28, 2019 2:39AMJustin:"Alright, that should take care of the pain."
July 28, 2019 2:40AMLucas:"do I get my own spell book?"
Eve K. over the link "It seemed like a beefed up Squaring circle...though it could also be a mix of death and prime."
July 28, 2019 2:40AMKurtis Kerner:"Oh this is bad guys. A mage cannot pull other people's mana within the dead zone, but can spend their own internal mana. It's not Dead to its owner." July 28, 2019 2:41AMJessica:Can you negotiate the dead zone away or meet someplace where you can't make one? Is that a thing? July 28, 2019 2:42AMEdward:Edward takes Jessica and Farmer to the deer, carefully showing them where the traps are so they stay away, and instructs on how to skin. Farmer is already profficient, and they start to gut deer together, and if Jessica pays attention, she can buy a dot in survival. We will have good dinner tonight.
"Baby, dear, pay attention, and can you talk outloud? It's really creepy how you stare off"
Eve K. over the link "We could ask I suppose. The hollow is his. If he can create a dead zone he might have even created that hollow himself. So I'd prefer neutral ground. But he could also get bored and send his zombies to fetch us."
July 28, 2019 2:44AMEve K.:"Believe me sir. The less of this you hear the better off you will be."
July 28, 2019 2:44AMKurtis Kerner:"All good questions, Jess, all good questions. Can I put my Dead Zone on top of his....? Or something like that. Allllright! Let's do this motherfuckers." Kurt spreads his legs wide, gripping the ground with his feet, as if he's trying to dig the heels of his shoes into stone floor of the cave. He rolls up his sleeves.
"You'd like to hear some outloud talk, Ed? Well listen to this."
July 28, 2019 2:45AMJessica:"Sorry Dad." She didn't realize skin was held on by all this translucent membranous stuff. "I need to get a knife like yours."
Jess looks up.
July 28, 2019 2:45AMDante:Dante watches Kurt intently, waiting to see what happens. July 28, 2019 2:46AMKurtis Kerner:Kurt opens his mouth and chants:
NISHENTOP ADLANTISAG KELOBTEM
MIG TEB KIMILKORAK NIRBAG
DEMOTTEM NET GETANOSENTEM
BIGAK TEB KIMILTONREB
LEWIDYOH
July 28, 2019 2:46AMGM (GM):That's something like what Edward hears
Eve K. blinks, her eyes shifting to prime sight to better see what he's doing
July 28, 2019 2:47AMGM (GM):The awakened of you hear this:
July 28, 2019 2:47AMEve K.:((I imagined Atlantian to be more... elegant for some reason...))
July 28, 2019 2:47AMJessica:((depends on who's saying it))
July 28, 2019 2:48AMDante:((KLAATU VERATA NIKTO))
July 28, 2019 2:48AMEve K.:((XDXDXD))
July 28, 2019 2:48AMJessica:((jess' Atlantian sounds like yodeling))
July 28, 2019 2:48AMKurtis Kerner:"Guardians of the Veil, Grant Me The Rote of Banishing. In This Place On This Plane None But Mine Shall Strike True. No Spark But Mine Burn Potent. BANISH!"
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