The Found Arcana – Chapter 6 [OOC], Continuation of www.rpgplayroom.net/forums/topic/the-found-arc |
The Found Arcana – Chapter 6 [OOC], Continuation of www.rpgplayroom.net/forums/topic/the-found-arc |
Sep 16 2020, 07:54 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
As usual a place for our discussions.
Here’s what you currently know about your neighborhood: https://stormy-waters-2075.obsidianportal.c...is/touristville Here’s our shared lifestyle: https://stormy-waters-2075.obsidianportal.c...gative-services Game calendar so far, all dates 2078: Chapter 1: Sunday, September 18 Chapter 2: Monday, September 26 First Interlude: Saturday, October 1 Chapter 3: Monday, October 10 Second Interlude: Sunday, October 16 Chapter 4: Sunday, November 6 Third Interlude: Wednesday, November 23 Chapter 5: Thursday, November 24 Fourth Interlude: Sunday, November 27 Chapter 6: Thursday Dezember 22 beta: https://brexbasicbackups.obsidianportal.com...aracters/jawsey gilga: https://stormy-waters-2075.obsidianportal.c...rs/rebeca-jones Jack_spade: below Tecumseh: https://stormy-waters-2075.obsidianportal.c...characters/mato This discussion was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by jack_spade. jack_spade Administrator August 6, 2020 at 5:03 pm Bobby „MadCat“ Walker (Amerindian) [ Spoiler ] Details on Characters at Pike Hall [ Spoiler ] [spoiler=Pike Manor] There are 4 Levels and 2 sublevels The 2nd sublevel is mainly utilities and the underground garage. 1st sublevel contains the servers, the spa area, the workshops and the laundry as well as the wine cellar. Ground floor has at its center the great entrance hall. West wing is the ball room with the adjoining library and smoking room and the arcade, followed by the extension which houses the arboretum for the exotics. East wing houses the living rooms, the stade dining room, the private dining room, the refectory (which is also a dining room but much more private than the private dining room), as well as the mud rooms with the extension that leads to the stables. The center back houses the kitchens, the supply rooms and the access to the wine cellar. The old backery and the repair shop. Each wing has its own staircase and lift from 1st sublevel to 3rd level 2nd floor is open at the center to the great hall with surrounding balconies, open up to the glas cupola. East wing houses the guest quarters – each suite with all amenities. There is also the guest library. West wing houses the family quarters and the private library, the Lord office and the adjoining study and drawing rooms. The center above the kitchens has the armory and the Master of the Hunt’s offices. There is also the medical station and the cinema/theater. 3rd floor has roof access for the west and the east wing with dining over the west wing and the aviary over the east. Center houses the Courier offices as well as my administrative office and the quarters of the high ranking servants. 4th floor houses the servants quarters with the roof access to the observatory. The elevators in the east and west wing are for guests and family only – the center shaft to the kitchens are shared, but you should use them only if you are moving meals or equipment. Separate from the main building is the pool house with the gardening garage behind it. The pool house has two levels, three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a small entertainment lounge. It’s currently not in use. Next to the golf course are the barracks for the night patrols. Don’t let it overwhelm you, as long as the wire maids maintain the AROs you can’t get lost around here.” [/spoiler] |
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Sep 16 2020, 09:11 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
I'm here. I'll get an IC post up.
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Sep 16 2020, 10:23 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,995 Joined: 21-July 14 From: Northern UCAS (with regular trips to Quebec) Member No.: 190,206 |
Likewise I'm here. Looks like the last thing for Jawsey in IC was a request to summon a spirit. He'll play it safe with a force 3 spirit of man, with optional power psychokinesis. I'd started rolling before discovering that I couldn't post on rpgplayroom, so digging up that first roll:
summon a Hunter Brother: 9d6t5 2 spirit resist: 3d6t5 1 drain resist vs 2: 13d6t5 3 1 service, no drain |
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Sep 17 2020, 06:24 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,995 Joined: 21-July 14 From: Northern UCAS (with regular trips to Quebec) Member No.: 190,206 |
Aided summons
aided summons: 14d6t5 5 spirit resist (F3+1): 4d6t5 1 drain resist: 13d6t5 4 4 services, no drain, optional power is again psychokinesis |
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Sep 17 2020, 08:17 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
I'm going to piggyback on my previous Perception test and presume that Mato finds the golf ball. I believe he had 8 hits on visual perception, which seems sufficient to find a needle in a haystack, or a contact lens in a pond.
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Sep 18 2020, 12:04 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
@Beta
If you're taking requests, I'd like to see how Jawsey's Creature of Comfort quality plays out in these surroundings. |
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Sep 18 2020, 03:10 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
I'll second that. This story is in part designed to give Jawsey a bit of a boost and show off in his element (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Sep 19 2020, 02:12 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,995 Joined: 21-July 14 From: Northern UCAS (with regular trips to Quebec) Member No.: 190,206 |
And here I am, not giving this run the attention it properly deserves (mix of head full of other things and days being busy). Sorry, I"ll try to get more heavily engaged.
I have actually been trying to touch on the creature of comfort side of things (his love of the the astral projection chair, his focus on not missing meals). I see his creature of comfort as being part being accustomed to decent conditions, but at a more fundamental level to do with low level physical discomfort from his old injuries. Solid sleep, comfortable temperatures, warm showers, decent food, all serve to reduce the discomfort and make what discomfort remains more bearable. So he loves the luxury here, but he only _needs_ so much comfort, the rest he just appreciates. |
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Sep 19 2020, 05:14 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
@gilga
You posted AM's action in the Uncaring Stars thread |
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Sep 19 2020, 05:41 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 12-June 16 From: Israel Member No.: 200,423 |
Yes, I just fixed that. I was trying to do so on my phone.
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Sep 20 2020, 06:27 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
OOC question here (which might be the same as Mato's IC question):
Brad mentions training gear but I haven't got a clue what it might include. A gi uniform? Weapons? Mato wouldn't have any of the above, but he at least might know what Brad is talking about. |
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Sep 20 2020, 06:45 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
Basically a jumpsuit with 9 Armor, a padded helmet brings this up to 11
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Sep 22 2020, 05:30 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
FYI the rpgplayroom is back up again - do you want to continue here, or transplant our session back over?
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Sep 22 2020, 05:39 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 12-June 16 From: Israel Member No.: 200,423 |
I prefer having both my games at one site, but I am okay with either.
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Sep 22 2020, 06:40 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
@All
RPG Playroom had two outages in September. The first one was short but the second one was not. At this point I'm not entirely confident in the stability of RPG Playroom, so to avoid another disruption I'd probably vote to continue on Dumpshock. We could revisit the issue at the end of the chapter. @Jack_Spade I'm looking at the rules for Feint but it's not entirely clear what I'm supposed to be rolling. I'm going to roll a straight defense test, as that seems somewhat implied. I'll spend a point of Edge on Blitz to roll five initiative dice: Initiative: 5d6+14 25 Ahh, I whiffed! Four 2s and a 3. Mato has 4 points of Edge remaining. Mato will go on Full Defense, dropping his Initiative from 25 to 15. Here's his Defense test vs. Feint, including his Agile Defender quality: Reaction 8 + Intuition 6 + Full Defense 10: 24d6t5 8 hits He doesn't have any fancy martial arts maneuvers (yet) so I'm not sure I can do much other than make a basic attack. Attack at Initiative 15: Agility 10 + Melee Weapons 5: 15d6t5 11 hits (IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) Umm... what's the Accuracy of the batons?! |
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Sep 22 2020, 08:20 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
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Sep 22 2020, 10:15 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
Tangent first, then a rules question, the some rolls.
Tangent I rolled eight 6s on that attack test. I was wondering what would happen if this were a different scenario (i.e. one where I was trying to hurt her) and, knowing that the Accuracy of the extendable batons is low, I pre-rolled Edge to Push the Limit. So, for fun I wanted to roll that out, along with the exploding 6s: Edge + Exploding 6s for funsies: 13d6h5 9 hits, AHHHH! One of those dice exploded into 4 hits! That would have been a 20-hit attack on 20 dice! Strength + 2 + 20 hits = 34P!! Oh man... that could have lead the chapter down a MUCH different path... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead.gif) Rules Question Charging requires running, which is a Free Action. So does Centering. For now I'll presume that she has two Free Actions, via Perfect Time or something else. (Is there something other than Perfect Time? I can't think of another way off the top of my head.) The question that is for future reference is about charging while already engaged in melee combat. I attacked her, so presumably she's within reach, which means that she wouldn't have to run (and thus could not charge) to attack me. I'm fine with whichever way it gets ruled, but if we go this way it seems like the logical consequence is "always charge in melee combat" and thus everyone gets a +2 for their melee attack (or +4 if you're an adept sidestepping the running penalty). That turns into an auto-buff for melee attackers. I just want to confirm that's the understanding and the intention. Rolls Defending against 6 hits: Reaction 8 + Intuition 6 + Full Defense 10: 24d6t5 6 hits Cutting it a little close there, but dodged. Attacking at Initiative 5 (without auto-charging): Agility 10 + Melee Weapons 5: 15d6t5 4 hits |
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Sep 23 2020, 12:40 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,995 Joined: 21-July 14 From: Northern UCAS (with regular trips to Quebec) Member No.: 190,206 |
Sorry for no posts yet this week. In half day training, but still with work that has to get out. It has been eating my time and mental energy. I'll try to put up a quick IC tonight, but activity will probably stay low through Thursday.
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Sep 23 2020, 05:20 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
@Tecumseh
You are right, I forgot to give you a chance to make an interruption attack when she pulled back from you to charge you. You can decrease your Ini by 5 to do so And yes, she does have Perfect Time as well as three other qualities - it goes without saying that she is a prime runner character (Actually, she is based on the character of a friend of mine ;D ) |
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Sep 23 2020, 06:34 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
In this case I don't have the Initiative to truly benefit from an Interrupt/Intercept action. If I had one more point of Initiative then I could squeeze in both the Interrupt and my regular attack, but in this case I only have enough Initiative to do one or the other.
I suppose there's a small chance that I could succeed at the intercept, which means that she couldn't get away and thus couldn't charge, but it would alter my initiative to the point where she would get multiple attacks on me - each one at an accumulating -1 modifier - before I could respond, so in the end it seems like a push. Let's just go with the rolls that we currently have and see where things take us. |
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Sep 23 2020, 08:35 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
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Sep 23 2020, 08:57 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
Oh my. Should have used padded batons.
Does she have a fat stack of Edge dice she can use? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotate.gif) |
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Sep 23 2020, 08:59 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,874 Joined: 18-September 13 From: Germany Member No.: 154,444 |
She has, but I'm not inclined to use it - much more interesting that way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)
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Sep 24 2020, 05:28 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
Per the IC post, Mato is looking for a medkit. Don't know if there is one immediately available. I presume there would be, but don't want to assume too much.
Also reaching out to the others ICly. Not sure where they are in their days around 1600. Forgot to mention it earlier, and might be a bit late to shoehorn in now, but Mato would be interested in visiting Sabine in the kennels at some point. I thought we might do it during rounds but then it slipped my mind to bring it up. |
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Sep 24 2020, 07:13 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,282 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
@gilga
What's the mechanism behind the "aid Mato" roll? Mato's Essence burden's Health spells with a -5 modifier. Luckily that only costs one hit off AM's Spellcasting roll, so there are still hits to spare. Mato maxes out at +4 logic, so is 3 (7) for the moment. I'll roll First Aid with pre-Edge: Logic 3 (7) + First Aid 1 + Medkit 6 + Edge 5: 19d6h5 10 hits... hold that thought, I forgot to subtract -4 for Awakened and conditions, doing so leaves 8 hits Still pretty good. One extra die from Trouble won't affect that result. Pushing the Limit takes care of any Mental Limit restrictions. Mato has 3 of 5 Edge remaining. |
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