Jessica:((can edward see my tattoo?))
(From Dante): ((Do I feel like I could reach out to this other mind via telepathy?))
Dante:((honey, what did you do to your face?!))
GM (GM):Kurtis strikes the ground with a glowing hand, creating a circle of pushed force away from himself in all directions, raising dust in the air around himself, his jacket flairs dramatically in the wind as his eyes glow with power, and his hair sets ablaze. His mouth is forced open as light spurts out of it, and an electric buzz escapes it. The effect is not what the spell was supposed to do, for Kurtis does not have the necessary Prime 5, but all of you feel a wave of a shocking tingle that emanates Kurt's aura. He has achieved something greater - his overload effort raised his gnosis to 4. The Obrimos's shockwave feels lie a burst of energy, a flush of exhilirating power, trapped within, a charge of potential, a hopeful surge, a feeling of adrenaline, like a momentary sensation of being limitless and without bounds. It makes the hair on the backs of your necks stand and tremble. Examining Kurtis with Life Sight, Justin can see that Kurt's body is weakened but due to no specific damage. Nothing is broken that Life magic could fix, the Aura is drained, but there is no volume to replenish it. It is a strange feeling. The best guess for how it feels is Kurtis ceased being what he used to be and broke the vessel where his Gnosis was contained, only to become something drained, but of higher capacity. A highly energized smaller creature that has become an exhausted larger creature. Magically speaking.
GM (GM):Justin, so... please roll intelligence+science+matter
Lucas:He looks away and tries not to tear up. "I killed him, you know. when i was younger. i was an angry person. I had to learn a lot of self control on my own. Elizabeth helped with that."
Kurtis Kerner:gets up from one knee, checking around himself, covered in sweat, his hair wet and droopy.... he looks at Dante. "That was weird.... did it work? Anyone feel any different? Cast something? The Dante Mind Shield is still on, so I guess it didn't work, did it..."
Dante:"Did he just grow a power level?
Eve K.:"No, I don't think so. But I think you had just achieved something a lot greater. I sense that you have gotten stronger.
Jessica:((Luckily Justin rolls 5s))
(To Dante): ((You don't know! Unless you try))
Justin:=
rolling 11d10>8!
(++++++++++)
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3
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(To Dante): ((You usually can contact any mind you sense. Usually.))
Lucas:((lol that was close))
Jessica:((so close))
Justin:Justin frowns, 3rd time in a row he's failed to figure out the damned green vial.
(From Dante): ((For the purposes of rolling am I currently in sensory range then?))
Lucas:(Let Lucas help you next time. He studied alchemy for years)
Eve K. tilts her head to the side at this new piece of information "Literally killed him?" She looks thoughtful a moment, then asks a second question "Self control is important for us. The urge to just let go can be very tempting. But... well.. hell breaks loose when we do."
Justin:((When I say black I mean purple.))
Jessica:Jessica stands up like she suddenly remembered something. "I tried to call Uncle Charlie on my bugged phone."
Lucas:Lucas sighed heavily. "Yeah. it all seems fucking stupid now. he was a shitty dad, but he didn't deserve it."
Eve K.:*doesn't ask a question... continues speaking XD
(To Dante): ((Since you don't really see minds with your eyes, but sense them with the third eye, yes, this mind that is present, while you can't tell exactly what direction it's in, you are in sensory range. It appears this mind is actually close to you, like, in you, or on you.))
Dante:"The more invisible you are, the safer everyone you know will be. Germany is not a good place to be right now, certainly. But this stuff is not just here, in case my accent was not indicative enough of this."
Lucas:Lucas shook his head. "I was just a rebellious teenager and he and his church friends tried to exorcise me."
Lucas:"But yeah. Self control is where i try to stay most days."
Dante:Dante rubs his forehead of grime that has probably built up throughout a day of trekking and wandering and closes his eyes for a bit. "Yes, sir."
Lucas:((Itsa me, Dante.))
Dante:((Its-a me, Dante Canavacciuolo. Let's-a go!))
Eve K. 's eyes widen, she lets out a breath "Exorcise hmm. That...doesn't sound pleasant."
GM (GM):Justin, same roll, same difficulty.
Justin:=
rolling 11d10>8!
(++++++++++)
9
8
2
7
7
7
9
7
4
9
6
4 Successes
Lucas:"Pleasant aint a word id bring into it."
GM (GM):The purple potion looks like something that is reactive with organic material and it's definitely a transmutation based effect. The formula, when applied to organic material, makes it conductive to something. Not electricity. But something else. It makes something possible to change, to transfer.
Justin:Justin sits back, staring at the vial with a frustrated look on his face.
Jessica:"We found it. That's how we found you. Yeah, somebody bugged my phone. I tried calling you and mom and you didn't answer and Uncle Charlie answered but he was hearing me say things I wasn't. I don't know how far they try to scrub things. They'd have to scrub a hundred people if they tried to get rid of anyone we talk to. Right?" She looks over at Dante. "Do they go after extended family?" She runs her fingers through her hair, which is getting lank and oily. Showers. She missed regular showers.
GM (GM):Lucas. You detect water back where Edward said it would be. Backtrack and follow the mountain, hugging it to the waterfall. You sense water, clean water, running briskly underground.
(From Dante): ((this could go terribly. Fuck it.))
Dante:=
rolling 8d10>8!
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8
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4
8
1
3
4 Successes
Lucas:Lucas follows his senses back towards the mountain and the waterfall
Dante:Dante opens his eyes and looks about the cave again, then back to the cave mouth.
Jessica:"People can find us using personal items. That feeling you get towards things that are yours...they follow it."
(From Dante): "I have a hunch already, but hello?"
Jessica:"No dad, I mean I said things into the phone and they changed what came out the other side with magic. He couldn't hear what I was saying to him. He heard what they wanted him to hear."
Eve K. follows Lucas back towards the waterfall
Jessica:She purses her lips. "I don't know if you can make it harder to track you if you renounce ownership of a thing. Like when you throw something away but just like, deciding it's not yours anymore. I'm not sure how to figure that out. Hm." Kind of talking to herself towards the end.
Eve K.: Same. Tired. Ready for a nap after I've eaten something. Hope the Truck is still there when we get off this mountain.
Kurtis Kerner:mutters, nose still in book "That's not the only way, there are many. I could track any working phone no matter whose it is or who is using it."
Eve K.:((not to mention Eve literally just followed his tracks lol))
(From Dante): "What do you want from us? And where?"
Eve K.:(how cold out is it?)
GM (GM):((it's a chilly morning, crisp and a little windy, colder near the water))
Eve K. watches the waterfall while Lucas does whatever it is he's doing to gather water, then frowns looking around
Lucas:Lucas starts looking near the water for tubers, roots, berries and edible herbs.
GM (GM):A beautiful little peaceful river flows from a small tinkling waterfall. Mushrooms grow nearby under trees. A few blueberry bushes.
Jessica:Jessica has a small smile as he tells the story, like this is an old familiar story. She looks at Kurt. "Is there a way to safely contact him? I've been afraid to try to call anyone since the first time. I don't want to draw people down on him."
Lucas:and maybe some mushrooms
Jessica:((jesus christ do not pick mushrooms if your survival isn't high))
Eve K. sits on a rock, closing her eyes to listen to the waterfall. On a whim she opens her prime senses, trying to feel out any nearby ley lines
Jessica:(inkcaps are the coolest, btw. They fucking melt))
(To Dante): there are now 6 minds in the cave
(From Dante): ((Jeeheeheeesus))
Lucas:((Arent dangerous mushrooms rarer than "edible" ones"))
Jessica:((everything's edible once))
Eve K.:*mutters softly in atlantean "to feel the power of nature unleashed"
Lucas:((like there are more that are inedible due to bad flavor or toughness as opposed to being just deadly)
Jessica:((really it depends on where you are and what trees are around you))
Eve K.:=
rolling 6d10>8!
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2
8
6
4
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9
2 Successes
Dante:Dante rises to his feet, doing a few squats, stretching out arms and legs before pacing about the cave. He walks to the entrance, peering out into the chilly morning scenery, then heads back in.
Kurtis Kerner:"You could call him. We've learned a lot about communication in these past days. I mean, look at the Loquimorscopes. Considering these things exist, I've no idea what's safe and what's not."
Dante:"We are on a time limit from the DJ himself. Katerholzig at midnight."
Kurtis Kerner:"Wait, what?" - forgets to think quietly at DC
Eve K. frowns. Over the link "Any other instructions he's passing along?"
(From Eve K.): (did Eve find any ley lines?)
Dante:"That's all I got. I noticed the presence of another mind a short while ago. Think he was scrying on me. Unsure. I contacted him. He told me that. Nothing more. His mind has left the area to my knowledge."
Eve K. smirks, over the link, her thoughts tinted with amusement "no wonder why they call him "Rude" so demanding."
Jessica:We can't take my dad there.
Dante:"Obviously not."
Eve K. over the link "Oh no, Dad is not going. No sleepers thanks."
Jessica:God, what the fuck do I even tell him?
Eve K.:*"Midnight gives us what... 15 hours?"
Lucas:((Lucas rolled a survival for food stuff, KK))
Jessica:15 hours...well that's time enough for a phone call. Jessica gets her list of numbers out since her phone is off. "Can I borrow your phone, Kurt?"
GM (GM):Eve, you feel the presence of ley line energy in the stream itself and are able to pull power from it, forming a node at a large moss covered rock at the very foot of the waterfall. You can harvest enough energy from this great human sized stone to power a room.
Kurtis Kerner:"Mmm... no, not my phone, use someone else's."
Jessica:"Dante?"
Justin:Justin takes out his phone and offers it, putting the vials away.
Kurtis Kerner:"DC, you should probably ward this cave with your new fancy scrying ward. Ward everywhere we sleep."
Jessica:"Thanks." She pauses, takes a breath, and dials Uncle Charlie.
Lucas:"Man. I wish i could remember my foragin a little better. i can't seem to really find anything other than just some blueberries."
Dante:Dante looks to Kurtis and nods. "I should probably get started now."
(From Eve K.): (can't you pull mana from ley lines?)
(To Eve K.): Just power. But you can follow Ley Lines to naturally occuring Hallows
Eve K.:"Do blueberries go well with venison? Not that it matters at this point. I'd eat straight meat if there was nothing else."
Dante:Dante moves about the room, mindful of the trapped sections of flooring. He begins running his hands over the stone and preparing an area big enough for them to sleep.
Eve K.:"Incidentally. Found a ley line." nods to her rock
GM (GM):The phone keeps dialing and dialing and dialing, no answer.
Eve K. over the link "Hey Kurt. Found a ley line."
Lucas:Lucas takes off his shirt to use as a make shift basket for the berries. "I mean, its better to have blueberries and meat intead of just meat, right?"
Kurtis Kerner:"Nice, where?"
Lucas:over the link: *"Can't find anything other than blueberries, guys. They'll be good, but probably not for stew."
Eve K. over the link "Here at the waterfall. Which I may take a dip in to clean the dust and forest off of me."
Jessica:Jessica stares at the phone. Blinks a few times. She swallows. "I-I can't get ahold of him."
Eve K. watches Lucas shirtlessly gathering berries "In most things it's better to not have just meat yes."
Dante:Without taking his eyes off his work, he speaks "Its early in the morning still. Could be sleeping."
Eve K.:(("We" he keeps using that word. I don't think it means what he thinks it means))
Jessica:"Dad you can't go through any place that checks your id. Like maybe ever now." Her eyes widen at the idea of the magnitude of that statement. "And I can't go with you to Florida."
Eve K. considers the waterfall a moment then shakes her head absently. Over the link "Perhaps waterfall showers will be in order when the day gets a little warmer. It's a bit chilly now."
Lucas:Lucas is still sweating. he hasnt had a chance to get a work out in and is taking advantage of the crisp air.
Lucas:"Definitely wouldnt mind a dip right now. bet it ain't much colder than Blackwater. springfed river in Florida not too far from where i used to live. even in high summer it'd be colder than a witches tits in a brass bra."
Jessica:"Dad the people who went after you wiped your existence from Germany. They definitely have eyes on airports after you killed their guy."
Eve K.:"not worried about how cold the water is. I don't want to get my corset wet. And I can't go around shirtless while I dry before putting it on."
Jessica:((why not?))
Eve K.:"not with the chill in the air"
Kurtis Kerner:To Eve "Sexy"
Eve K.:(( ;) ))
Kurtis Kerner:"Can you guys hurry up, meat's almost ready"
Eve K.:((That was all aloud to Lucas Kurtis. there was no "over the link))
Kurtis Kerner:"I'm starving!"
Eve K.:((not to say Kurtis can't randomly think "Sexy" to Eve ;) ))
Kurtis Kerner:((In response to previous over the link statements))
Lucas:Lucas turns to look at eve and catches himself glancing down. he turns away but can't hide his pale back flushing red.
Kurtis Kerner:((the waterfall showers comment))
Eve K.:((gotcha))
Lucas:"I mean. its 2019. you can do what you want, right?"
Eve K. over the link to Kurtis through Dante "That's why you keep me around right?"
Justin:The exhaustion finally gets to Justin, he nods off on the cave floor.
Jessica:Jessica puts his phone in his pocket before Eve comes back and thinks she stole it or something.
Eve K.:"I certainly can. But I'm also very hungry. Lets get back since venison is almost done and we have water and blueberries which you skillfully gathered." she splashes a little water on her face and hands before standing on her rock, beginning to head back, but lagging so Lucas can stay close
Jessica:Jessica squares her body language towards him, almost a mirror. "I have to help them stop New Hitler, Dad. I have to, or they don't make it. There's like a prophecy." She winces at the word. So corny.
Eve K.:((Best. Line. Ever. "I have to help them stop New Hitler"
Kurtis Kerner:"Haa... yeah. We work for that organization. We're the control. I know. Rich."
Eve K.:((We
Lucas:Lucas takes one last look around at everything appreciating the beauty of the mountain and the stream. "Yeah. I'm still tryna get my weight back up. no fat over my muscles makes me fell naked."
Eve K.:(( "We're the control" Oh my. ))
Jessica:"I did get hurt. And Justin fixed it. We have to stop it. There's nobody else. It's not a game, it's just shitty."
Eve K. chuckles "I know the ladies can't be complaining."
Dante:Dante begins tracing a line in whatever detritus might be on the cave floor, one that will serve as the boundary for the ward. He tries to make one large enough to encompass everyone as they sleep. ((Let's talk mechanics. I'm gonna need a ward against scrying large enough for us to sleep inside of. Not sure just how big that would be. 16 yard radius, 12 hour duration? Probably shooting for potency 4 or 5.))
Kurtis Kerner:"Oh there were others. One instantly aged to old man and popped into thin air, one went insane, one fell into a coma, and one simply disappeared without trace. There's been casualties. We're what remains."
GM (GM):((calculating ward))
Dante:"Don't worry. Everything is under control." He says this in his best disinterested authority figure voice.
Eve K.:((sounds ominous for some reason))
Dante:((because its gonna be a lot of successes and take like 3 hours to cast))
Jessica:Jessica's mouth becomes a line, her nostrils flare, and she glares at Kurtis, but doesn't contradict him.
Dante:(( :| ))
Eve K.:((he's 'helping'))
Jessica:((yeah...I see that))
Justin:((Speaking of Tristan, he'll be here on the 17th for the game.))
GM (GM):((9 successes for potency 5))
Eve K. steals a blueberry from Lucas' shirt basket, munching on it with a smile
Lucas:"That one was mine!" Lucus bellows with a grin, tossing a blueberry at Eve's face
Eve K. attempts to catch the tossed blueberry with her mouth
Jessica:((roll seduction))
Dante:"Alright, I can shield us from spying while we sleep, but it could take a few hours. Do we have that kind of time to wait? And do any of you think you can render assistance?"
Eve K.:(lol)
Kurtis Kerner:"I'd suggest a very short rest. If we gotta visit the accountant, the library, and the DJ, that's a busy day..."
Eve K. has a blueberry bounce off her cheek
Eve K. over the link "We don't have to do it all today. The only task with an actual -dead-line is meeting DJ"
Eve K.:"You need to toss them better if you want me to catch them."
Jessica:"It's not...it's not "us" Dad. You can't keep trying to kill wizards. You'll fucking die. You almost died already. WE have to stop New Hitler because we're in the prophecy." Jessica looks around for help but Dante is busy, Justin is asleep, and Kurtis is not a great little helper. "I don't know why it's us. I have no idea. But you don't have powers or even know what they look like and you'll just get killed."
Lucas:"Maybe you should just always be ready to catch blueberries."
Kurtis Kerner:"Or he'll do what? As long as we get back to the city, he's not going to send a legion of undead at us. That strikes me as a kind of thing he can get away with in the forest. In city, most he can do is send a team of assholes, the likes of which we've handled before."
Eve K.:"I feel like my readiness to catch blueberries is pretty high. You should aim better."
Eve K. over the link "Don't think he's the sort of person I wanna piss off more than we
Eve K.:*have already done
Dante:"Probably true. But that's a busy day, like you say. We still have to locate the accountant to begin with."
Lucas:Lucas frowns at the blueberry on the ground. "You shouldn't waste food, Eve." he says as he tosses another one with a high, slow arc.
Eve K. catches this one without too much trouble, munching happily, then trots back to fetch the grounded blueberry, catching up with it in hand "Waste not want not hmm?"
GM (GM):Alright, Eve and Lucas, you guys near the cave.
Jessica:"Dad I do have powers. They're just...subtle. I can give people luck. I can see around corners. But I'm getting stronger every day. You're not."
Lucas:"20 second rule?" He says as he opens his mouth for the blueberry
Jessica:She crosses her arms.
Eve K. brushes the blueberry off a little before tossing it carefully towards Lucas' mouth
Eve K. over the link "I'll help with the shield, we are almost there"
Lucas:Lucas catches it clumsily, but saves it with his teeth. "I mean, if theres germs on it and i get sick, Justin can whip me nack ino shape, right?" he says around the juicy berry
Jessica:"I don't want to tell you because you'll try to go with us."
Eve K. nods "Suppose he can yeah"
GM (GM):The smell of cooking meat fills your nose and there's nothing quite like fresh kill.
Eve K.:"Though I would be surprised if a big guy like you were taken down by one little blueberry"
Lucas:"The Black Death took down half the population of Europe, and it was carried by lil ol rats"
Lucas:"Damn, that deer smells good. Hope you guys saved us some Back-strap!"
Eve K. heads over to help Dante as the enter the cave
Eve K.:*they
GM (GM):So, everyone's back at the cave, Lucas brought blueberries, and the food is ready. All together everyone can eat. Kurtis taps Justin in case he wants some meat.
Jessica:Jessica's face softens and she says quietly, "Dad, whatever you think is going to happen to me, it's happened. I got framed for murder. I got shot. In the neck. I fell in one of your traps on the way in here," she turns and gestures at the tears in the legs of her jeans. "I don't think you could survive that shit." Her voice breaks on "survive." "I dunno why but magic makes a big difference. And the people we're up against are not playing."
Kurtis Kerner:"Dante, eat first, then do the ward stuff, that stuff takes hours, and you'll be crazy hungry."
Jessica:"You can't just be stupid and protective."
Justin:Justin stirs and blinks before getting up to take some food. He quietly and quickly consumes it while not really paying attention to the conversations nearby in his sleep-daze.
Eve K. pauses
Kurtis Kerner:"Fuel up before exerting. Now! I am ready for some of this meat!"
Eve K.:"Good point. Lets eat. The blueberries are delicious and that venison smells heavenly"
Kurtis Kerner:reaches for some ribs and stew
Dante:Dante looks to Kurtis and nods, eager to get some of the meat.
(To Dante): the peppery powder on your fingertips forms again, but it does not separate from your skin, clearly maintaining that the choice is yours.
Jessica:Jessica reluctantly pulls away from the argument and sits down to eat, feeling light headed from lack of sleep and food.
(From Dante): ((Not til I know more about it))
Lucas:Lucas digs in. " I tried to find some watercress and some burdock, but I guess Europe just has different stuff growin around here."
(To Dante): The powder dissipates.
Kurtis Kerner:Kurt hungrily bites into the meat and keeps eating and eating and taking seconds, wolfing down protein and berries
GM (GM):There's plenty of deer for all, nobody is short shafted, and even the farmer eats enough to get full.
Eve K. takes a piece of meat trying to hold it so she doesn't get meat juice all over her hands. Eating her fill and snagging a few more blueberries on the side.
Lucas:(Does lucas remember any german at all from having Alfie in his head?)
Jessica:Jessica doesn't acknowledge the farmer.
Dante:Dante digs in, enjoying the fresh meal thoroughly and maybe reveling a bit in the primitive sight of the group gathered around a fire, eating barehanded.
GM (GM):Lucas, roll int+academics
Jessica:((use willpower getting a language would be baller))
Lucas:(adding willpower. Lucas really wants to make the old farmer feel Wilkommen)
Dante:Once everyone is done eating, Dante will begin pacing the perimeter he previously marked out and recruit whoever is willing to help ((space 2 to contribute)) with the ward.
GM (GM):Lucas, you remember short bits and pieces of German
Eve K.:((weren't we able to help last time with space 1?))
Dante:((were you? I dont remember anyone getting to roll for successes on it other than me))
Jessica:Jessica lets her dad go on his tirade while she quietly and mechanically eats. She looks down at her food and says quietly, "I'm not asking permission."
Lucas:Lucas scoots over to the old farmer. "Dir gut alter mann?"
GM (GM):((you can assist with space 1, it's just gnosis holding you down. all the cool people can do 1 roll per hour, while less cool people with gnosis below 3, have to spend 3 hours per roll))
Dante:((Ahhh, right-o))
Justin:Justin gets up and tries to help Dante with his work.
Jessica:"If I don't do this...make something good out of what happened...then mom died for no reason. She died and I got powers and I never did anything with them. And then lots more people will die. I can't deal with that."
Eve K. now full and somewhat content, gets up to help Dante, as she focuses on this newer aspect of the arcane a shiver runs through her. Her eyes bleed to black past the iris, her shadow deepens, seeming to come alive on its own for a bare moment.
Eve K.:((Buying Gnosis 4)
Jessica:"It's not the same Dad. You get hurt harder. What are you going to do if we open a portal under your feet and set you loose in Australia? You don't know how to deal with powers. You got lucky."
Kurtis Kerner:looks up at Eve
Eve K. catches herself on the cave wall, a crack forming and then closing where her fingers touch, she takes a deep breath, closing her eyes
Lucas:Lucas glances up to Edward. "I ain't had a good rumble in a minute, if you wanna wrassle a bit."
Dante:Dante fails to notice at first, but as the frisson of energy skitters across his senses, he turns to watch Eve as she, too, does some highlander shit.
Jessica:((this cave is magic))
Lucas:Lucas trails off as he feels a surge of energy coming from Eve.
Justin:"You two are going to make us show up easier on the bad guy's radars."
Jessica:Everyone looks at Eve
Justin:Justin speaks into the link while working on Dante's ward.
GM (GM):Another burst of tingling shock goes over the awakened (Justin, being asleep, simply perhaps stirs as in a disturbing dream), and a very different kind of feeling envelopes us. The feeling of being covered in ash, or wet rot, slimy, sick, destructive. Dark. A grim sort of feeling. For a moment, a split moment an invasive thought flashes in people's minds, an acknowledgement that some time long ago, a serial killer was mercilessly dispatched by a survivor victim with extreme vengeance. No idea where that thought comes from, but it quickly fades.
Lucas:((how much is gnosis 2? :P))
Eve K. shivers again, a pulse of mana flowing off of her. She opens her eyes as they flash white a moment with raw power. Eve shakes her head as if to clear it.
Justin:((Hasn't been asleep since dinner.))
Dante:((He hasnt been asleep))
GM (GM):((oh okay, he's up, never mind. That's right, he's groggy but awake))
Lucas:Lucas forgets everything he just said to Edward and the farmer and looks around the cave trying to feel where the serial killer vibe had come from.
Eve K.:((do your thing cave of wonders!))
Lucas:((I'm one shy, dang it. . .)
Eve K. shakes her head again and then says softly "Some cave you've got here."
Dante:((Aight so target is 9 successes right? Let's boogie. Hour 1)) *Dante guides the others, running his right hand along a perimeter, willing the area around his palm to diffuse itself into a kind of static interference.
Jessica:((nice)
Justin:(Is it Space + Gnosis?)
Eve K.:=
rolling 5d10>8!
(+++++)
6
10
4
3
5
5
1 Success
GM (GM):((yup, space + gnosis))
Justin:=
rolling 4d10>8!
(+++)
7
9
4
3
1 Success
Lucas:((grim sight is death+Gnosis, right?))
Eve K.:((Yup))
Justin:Justin shores up the edges of the ward, sort of like someone pushing two ends of fabric together so someone can actually use the zipper in the middle.
Eve K.:((unless you have rote))
GM (GM):((if you bought it, then it's a different roll, if you didnt, death+gnosis))
Dante:((Is Jessica participating in the ward?))
Eve K. draws the ward smooth in places it's already been joined, making sure the seams are firmly togeather
GM (GM):((if you bought it, its wits+occult+death))
Lucas:(Yeah i bought it and Find hidden hoard))
Kurtis Kerner:Within that first hour, Kurtis falls asleep
Jessica:((yeah))
GM (GM):((Ok so Lucas, your second rote is wits+crafts+matter, for hidden hoard))
Lucas:=
rolling 7d10>8!
(++++++)
5
9
1
1
2
9
3
2 Successes
Jessica:=
rolling 3d10>8!
(+++)
9
4
10
2
2 Successes
Dante:((hott))
Eve K.:((oh nice!))
Lucas:((I see some death))
Dante:((Thats 7 for hour 1. Anyone with 3-4 gnosis still can keep rolling.))
Eve K.:=
rolling 5d10>8!
(++++)
8
7
1
5
8
2 Successes
Jessica:Jessica guides the shape of the magic like she's supporting a water balloon, trying to get it into the right shape without popping it or spilling it
Justin:After the first hour of work, Justin groans as the weariness draws in on him, he excuses himself to get some sleep.
Dante:Dante nods approvingly at everyone's contributions, working more directly with Eve as the time passes.
GM (GM):Edward is curiously watching you like lunatics.
Eve K. feeling renewed by her commune with nature Eve helps finish up the last touches smiling faintly despite their audience
GM (GM):Farmer just goes to sleep.
Dante:((Think Eve's roll hit it. 9 successes achieved.))
Eve K.:((what is lucas trying to see with Grim sight?))
GM (GM):Yup, in 2 hours, the ward is up with potency 5. If anyone else wants to add extra successes, you can, since it takes 2 hrs anyway
Lucas:((Just reminding that lucas offered to wrassle Edward before Eve went Chris Lambert))
GM (GM):Dante can reinforce it with extra goodness
Dante:((I have one more roll to add for this hour. Extra to potency))
Eve K.:((Yeah he did))
Dante:=
rolling 10d10>8!
(++++++++++++)
4
8
2
7
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7 Successes
GM (GM):fuck
Dante:((oh my god))
Eve K.:((OHHHH)))
Lucas:((holy fuck))
Jessica:God himself turned away
GM (GM):well that's... a Big Guy kinda roll
Dante:((big dick warding energy))
Eve K.:((we gonna get some peaceful sleep))
Jessica:((Dante also goes highlander))
GM (GM):that's a potency 12 ward
Lucas:((He added ALLTHE GOODNESS))
GM (GM):good luck DJ
Jessica:((we are Big Kids now!))
Lucas:((we done gradiated from huggies to pull_ups))
Dante:As if with a realization, a certainty of purpose and intent, Dante gestures with his hands, the ward shimmering and fluctuating before dispersing into the diffusion of energy that would blot out the eye of god himself.
Lucas:((your ward is so good it even keeps the air out. we all suffocate and die))
Eve K. working so closely with the ward and Dante, Eve can feel the surge of energy as the Ward slides into place, she glances at Dante seeming both pleased and impressed
Dante:((Nah that's matter))
Jessica:((light can't pass through. we're all blind))
Eve K.:((truth))
GM (GM):Dante, as soon as that final push happens and the ward completes, you suddenly start feeling failed breach attempts. Something had been affecting you sympathetically the whole time, and now it no longer can. It got cut.
Lucas:((The cave now lies on another plane of existence))
GM (GM):these attempts are higher than potency 7 but definitely lower than 12
Jessica:((wow))
Dante:Dante shares a look with Eve, unable to hide a sharp grin. It fades as he feels his ward immediately tested, but his stance remains confident. "I think we can get some rest now."
Jessica:((isn't like 6 and over "epic" or something?))
Lucas:(dante is space jesus)
GM (GM):The same is true for Kurtis. Dante can feel that sympathetic effects on Kurtis have ceased.
Eve K. nods with a smile, reaching out to give his shoulder a squeeze "You did great"
Jessica:((how about Jess' phone?))
GM (GM):((is not being sympathetically affected))
Jessica:((wasn't sure what all hoobijoo was on it since Kurt said it was above his paygrade))
(From Dante): ((Did Kurtis get slashed by Slabod's knife in the fight back then?))
GM (GM):((right. the ward is not a dispel magic kind of thing, it's a block from people who are continuously casting on you over distance, like if someone had something of jessica's and they kept some spell up on her, that would cut. The phone was messed with in a different sort of way, so that doesn't get cut.))
Jessica:((kk))
(To Dante): WHAT A QUESTION.
(To Dante): WHY DO YOU ASK
(To Dante): HUH
Jessica:((COME TO ME AT MIDNI--HELLO?))
(From Dante): ((IT SURE IS A QUESTION))
Jessica:((Dante just hung up on him XD))
Dante:((NOW who's fuckin' Rude))
Jessica:((yeah boi))
Lucas:99
(From Dante): ((IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE IM SPECULATING ABOUT A CERTAIN KNIFE THAT DOES A THING))
Lucas:((Merlin is. its in his name))
Dante:((oh u rite))
Eve K.:((... yeah I guess it is))
GM (GM):So, how long with everyone sleep?
(From Eve K.): can I use matter to make the cave floor softer?
Jessica:we have 15 hours and apparently only need a couple for ritual magic. Even if Dante had only gotten like 3 successes the rest of us could have cleaned up
(To Eve K.): you can use plasticity, but it's a bit pointless since it will drop the moment you doze off
Lucas:((I wanna turn a rock into a pillow. or at least something soft.))
(From Eve K.): that's what I thought. Guess I'll leave it be
Jessica:use the deer carcass
Eve K.:((thats a nope from me))
Lucas:((I wouldnt mind using the pelt, but i figured someone else would need it, like Ed or the farmer))
Dante:((I think Dante would plan for about 6 hours sleep, then get up to check on the ward.))
GM (GM):((Lucas, roll gnosis+matter))
Eve K.:((we shall huddle together in a mage pile for warmth))
Lucas:((besides. its just bones left. we cooked that bitch.))
Eve K.:((6 sounds good))
Dante:((its not gonna be spacious. 16 yard radius))
GM (GM):several people can fit on the pelt
Lucas:Lucas picks up a good sized rock and focuses on the particles within. trying to remember his tie in the tower. (Adding WP)
