1. Time *bonk*
2. Timing - Lets keep the remeet moving, I'll try and run though your IC as quickly but info densly as possible.
3. Spell - No SM yet so full spell descrip and goal please.
4. I'll give yopu the info as soon as I figure it out.
5. duh

1. Better now Mr. Eternal Critic?
2. Up to them ain't it?
3. So you want a 3-D map of the area surrounding Bickles cab? Kay. How far out? Tip: past 100M is gonna cost ya.
4. Yopu surrenders due to poor typing.
5. Like I believe that?

1. Ooooh, I like that name... can I keep it? Pretty, pretty please? *puppy-eyed*

2. True. They seem to mix up 'behaving' with 'quietly meditating' though. Guess they're looking for some input...

3. Yep, that's what I want: a detailed 3D map (great for finding pipes and cellars as alternate entryways, hidden spaces, learn about thickness of walls in case you need to punch through in a hurry and any other layout information you can employ to your advantage with enough creativity & ruthlessness).
Yes, it's been 3 weeks ago, but I already told you the specifics for force & range (including casting & drain rolls). I figured that this should be enough range for the narrow streets of 1870's London, if not, I'll either kick myself for not taking the increased range variant (but +2 drain can get uncomfortable quite fast) or just overcast (and hope I don't botch the drain rolls). [hint: 16m radius, but please re-read anyway as I don't want to repeat all the other stuff as well]

4. Excellent. New prisoner of pointless-posts-war count: 1.
If I could, I might feel pity for the poor fella, as I neither signed the Hague nor Geneva Conventions...

5. You better do. Otherwise I have to resort to my *murderous-madman-smile*...

1. Go ahead
2. Yup
3. My fault fer not reading thourghly enough I guess
4. Have to figure a way to get you to sign those I guess
5. I BELEIVE, I BELEIVE!

Yup you see everything. Down to the fine details of what the occupants of the area ate for supper last night. There is a small tunnel with access to the house leading from the sewer line. It is big enough to admit one metahuman but you suspect that Bismarck would have considerable difficulty. There is also a small blank spot near the corner of the house. More?

1. Yes the tunnel is large enough to accomedate one metahuman. Single file and try not to shove. Approx. 3ft wide and 5 ft tall. It ends two feet short of the house where it gets really small. 1 ft square.

2. Its on the first floor in the east hand corner of the house. The house is a modest two story Georgian style home.

3. If you activate it right now you will remember all the info you got. But I'd definately put pen to paper soon if I were you.

4. There is a trunk line for power enterng the house on the west side upper most corner. The phone line is piggybacked onto it.

5. May I kindly remind you that the Victorian's, while they were quite bright. Had no concept of dimensions. They didn't have the math references we do. Even our noble Alexander would have what we would call a eighth grade math education. No trig, no calculs, and prolly no higher order geometry. Image links are hit and miss. If you think Alex has the chops to build one you can have one. I will retain the mystery of Master Dorn's technical science.

6. And I haven't even decided whether I'm using them or not.

1., 2. & 4. Check, check and check again.

3. As I read it, ESM is passive/permanently active like many adept powers are (if you interpret it differently, consider it activated whenever he's scanning the streets where the targets are located), but Lex will draw the plans in the next 36 hours anyway. That, summoning & binding some help and a bit (depending on the amount of drain headache he'll suffer) of rest has priority in his work schedule until the meet.
As I just realized that it's Street Magic material, here's a copy&paste for your convenience:

SM p.176 - Eidetic Sense Memory
Cost: .5
An adept with this power has the ability to memorize all
types of sensory input. Besides perfect photographic visual
memory, the adept can recollect sounds, textures, tastes, and
smells—and any combination thereof. The adept can recall
these sensory impressions at will, and will remember who or
what they have memorized in future encounters. The adept
can also photo-read, greatly increasing their reading speed.

As a small reminder, his other adept powers are Sustenance (magical 'Sleep Regulator', including digestive needs) and Improved Sense: Scent (for bloodhound performance - the Bull&Bear was already hard on him, he better avoid the sewer route...).

5. a) While I see and acknowledge your point on inferior math education compared to now, the Victorians did have the necessary concepts and theories readily available to them.
Euclidean geometry (specifically solid geometry as the part dealing with three-dimensional Euclidean space) had been around for over 2000 years, analytic geometry (with its Cartesian coordinate system) over 200 years and while they were most probably not taught to schoolchildren, I find it hard to believe that they were not common knowledge for scientists in certain fields (mathematics, physics, astronomy) and at least partially known to others in the community (like engineers).
And these are rather basic concepts compared to what you mentioned, you don't need calculus or higher order geometry to know what a 3-dimensional space is.
b) On image links: As I was rather unsure about many aspects of technology in your concept (even after several PMs on that matter) during chargen, so I just went ahead and bought him a cheapo commlink with AR gloves and modded his earbuds, goggles and monocle a bit (the monocle has an image link, that's why I mentioned Lex plugging it into his inventions IC twice). It was rather small change compared to the amounts of cash my robots consumed, so I figured it wouldn't hurt me too much if you disallowed some of it afterwards. It's not essential to his concept either - the electromechanical displays aren't as subtle and sophisticated, but they do their job.
So, after all this explaining I still say it's your call as I have severe decision-making problems when not feeling sure enough about the circumstances I'm operating in.

6. Can't wait.
By the way, is their leader a giant turtle prone to capturing princesses? And do they sport a 'Vulnerability: Squashed By Being Jumped On'? I'm sure Lex can construct Plumber Bots.
(I know they're most probably inspired by those, but for some reason my first thought goes to the 'classic' ones whenever you mention them...)

Anyway, as far as I can tell it's up to you/Travis to get us to the next destinations IC (and give me the relevant bits of info OOC - rinse, repeat and all that).
Don't want to make the others wait longer than necessary and get to the action part soon, right?
On that matter, will Lex 'arrive late' or was he simply quiet until I get him to say something after we catch up?

"roll them bones again" - If you're referring to the 'Spatial Sense' spell here, Lex got it sustained and doesn't need to recast that, except circumstances demand such (like the range not being enough). Or is there anything else I should be rolling/stating/doing before your next OOC description?

It was sustained? D'oh! Silly GM, tricks are fer kids. So you see everything again? Crud no secrets from this one. Duly noted. (mental note, must find way to punish players) *sigh* Okay lemme check my notes and I'll get IC and OOC details up ASAP

So you see everything again? - Actually I still see everything, so if Lex spots some mushroom men caves on the way, do tell.
And no, no secrets from this one... *evil chuckle*

Oh, and I'd have several ideas on how to put Lex in serious trouble, but openly telling you sounds strategically ...suboptimal.

Allright, allright, yes you still see everything. The house itself is shielded or blocked by something. Oddly enough it resembles the blank spot at the Baker home. But you can in fact see the power and phone line leading to it. North corner. The sewer access. Much larger than the Bakers shabby maintence access.

Anything else?

Right, so the whole house is warded this time (although Lex will have to find some other explanation for the shortcomings of his device).
About the sewer access - it's again possible to reach the basements' outside wall (with less crouching even) - how much is there to breach for entering/exiting the house this way?
Regarding all locations (the 2 visited and the yet unvisited ones): As useful as directions are, they only help if you provide some more for context, like telling where the street(s) run in relation to the house. And do the power/telephone lines run along the sewer lines or somewhere else?
Anything else? Hmm....not yet, at least. Let's see what we come up with when we're finally discussing the hits at The Bull&Bear together, though.

There is two feet of concrete to tunnel through to enter the basement. The Molson home had no direct acces to the basement unless you tunneled through sx feet of earth and concrete. The street at the Molson home ran east to west. The street at the Johansenn home runs southeast to northwest. The power lines at the Molson place were highly haphazard running from one house to the next with a small transformer on the corner. The powera and phone line for the Johansenn rez is on actual poles and runs along the street.

The Sewer Tube ™ is 2 feet square, and six feet long. End of story. The earth and concrete is not out of any desire to reinforce the basement. But rather simply part of the homes foundation.

So windows and doors on:

The Molson home, none within range. There is a possible tradesman's entrance near the west wall but the anomaly is making it difficult to see.

The Johansenn residence, Using yer machineriy nets you nothing. But Lex can spy a small ally way on the side of the home which no doubt leads to a servants and tradesman's entrance.

I am going to ask you for another drain roll before I post details. It's been about an hour IC soooo..... Anyway lemme know.

Heh. Of course it's not reinforced. I was just taking certain renal fluids out of you, because your first description had a much shorter 'small/house access' tube that 'became' longer as you mentioned it again.
I'm perfectly fine with the 'corrected' length - it seems more realistic anyway.
I guess that there's a very good reason that so few house breaks are commited through that route after all (apart from the smell I mean).
Still, do you (as the GM) consider it a possibility to quickly create that route using Bismarck's explosives or Torque's high-powered steamhammer in case we need another escape route on the fly or is it just too much material to get through (hmmm...maybe with the help of Spence's earth elementals...)?


Back to the recent situation, I need 3 clarifications please:

1. Is the place where Bickle stopped directly next to the downtown office (so Lex could scan from there), close by (with the idea that he has to use his short legs to investigate until Travis finished munching) or just somewhere on the way (so Lex has to wait/do something else until we continue on)?


2. Umm... sure I can make another drain roll, but I'd like to make a 'GM think' knowledge check as well, as the spell should still be sustained (like I recently reminded you) until Lex voluntarily or involuntarily (passing through a strong mana barrier / unconsciousness / bumping his head too hard) drops it.
So I'd appreciate it if you share your thoughts regarding this request.
Apart from that: just a drain roll, yes? Not a new spellcasting test (which would of course include a drain roll at the end)?

Anyhow, as GM loyalty/obedience/subservience demands, here's the drain roll (still Force 4):
Drain (F/2)+2 = 4S / Willpower 6 + Logic 5 + fetish restriction 2 = 13 dice:
[1,3,6,2,5,1,5,1,3,6,1,6,2] = (5) ->Still no drain.
Invisible castle link


3. Info on doors: check.
Info on windows: ...hm... They don't have any (street level) windows, then?

Hey I'm just rolling with the punches here. If you think you can get out via the sewer access go for.

Heck I was simply trying to emphasize how poorly defended the warehouse was to make a fun point and look what Bismarck did to it.

1. It is close enough that Dorn can get a decent reading on the building in question. Sides Bickle while he is a fun character is not Lex's personal slave. Maybe do some of your own legwork for awhile? He'll be back in five anyhow he's getting takeaway.

2. Yes The spell it self is sustained But I belive there was a rule somewhere that said I could request a Drain roll every In Game hour to prevent all you nasty magical types from learning everything in one fell swoop. (I have to have some way to keep you from stomping my lovingly crafted plans.)

Oh for the love of ........... *sigh* crud.

Yah, you see everything again. (all the rotten luck *grumble, grumble*

3. Nope neither one has any street level windows. Strange ain't it? Actually the Johansenns have a large parlour window that faces the street but is three feet above the actual sidewalk. The Molsons have a few windows but they are mostly on the second floor.

The Office is a three story building. The first floor contains what appears to be the main sales and office space. The second is a more employee only zone from the lay out. The third is definately executive level offices and such. You can see a basement but your equipment is having a hard time reading the full thing, more of these annoying anomalys.

There is a rather impressive collection of power and telephone cables entering the building on the southwest corner. The sewer maintenece is equal to or better than the Johansenn home. The street runs north to south. And the building has large east facing picture window about two feet above sidewalk level.

Lex sees a London bobbie on his rounds about twenty yards north of his current position.

Are yah going to actually pay him? Just trying a old GM trick, NPC manipulation.

WSL? sprechen zie?

Actually that sounds like an excellent plan in handling our favorite Cockney. Approved. Abuse him too much and lose him though.

You may roll starting money now.