I'll get to work on Robert Hooten once I'm done with the other stuff (Since searches at 4 rolls take 4 minutes I'll likely be done with all this before anyone gets to anywhere anyway)
(0) Jim: [16d6] => [1,1,5,1,5,2,1,4,4,6,3,6,6,4,2,5] Hits: (6)
(0) Jim: [16d6] => [2,1,2,1,3,3,6,2,1,4,1,6,1,5,3,3] Hits: (3)
(0) Jim: [16d6] => [4,2,3,5,3,6,3,2,4,6,3,5,2,2,4,6] Hits: (5)
(0) Jim: [16d6] => [4,5,1,1,6,5,1,5,4,5,2,2,3,5,4,3] Hits: (6)
So 20 hits on that if you'd like to believe me.
But now I'm going to stop bugging you about it for a bit.
Full Version: New York Noir
Kenneth Yung:
Kenneth Yung is currently 55 years old. He was hired by Pentagram Publishing shortly after obtaining his doctorate in Magical Studies. He then led a loyal, stable career as a researcher for the corporation. He met Oppenheimer through joint research projects with the University of Columbia. The two men work especially well together and their joint work has led to great projects. Kenneth Yung retired from his research at Pentagram Publishing in 2065 to start Valkyrie Consulting with Oppenheimer. Kenneth Yung has never married and has no children, and is a follower of the Wuxing tradition.
Jake Oppenheimer:
You find next to nothing about Jake Oppenheimer. No current address, employment, nothing.
Anastasia Oppenheimer:
Information about Anastasia is similarly scarce. You find a few clippings about high-school awards, a couple of old pictures that won't serve you much now, and small mentions. Through sheer perseverence, you are able to find that she currently attends Meredith Renfrow School for the Awakened.
A basic search on that school indicates it is an exclusive all-girl private college for the Awakened only, situated in the countryside east of New-York, about an hours drive out.
Valerie Woods:
There are several, scattered mention of Valerie Woods. A socialite, she brought her husband to high society events and hosted parties for New-York’s notables. Her death was tragic and sudden. Many newspapers ran eloquent obituaries and eulogies that week. Citing respect of confidentiality, the details of her death were never made perfectly clear. Rumours turn around a tragic accident, or even suicide. There was no police investigation.
Robert Hooten
Robert Hooten, born in 2026 in New-York, is a skilled corporate director. He specialises in setting up start-ups and ventures, getting them to a stable point and them moving on. He has never married and has no children, due in no small part to his workaholic nature. He is presently working for Alchemix, helping extend the corporations presence in the UCAS.
Kenneth Yung is currently 55 years old. He was hired by Pentagram Publishing shortly after obtaining his doctorate in Magical Studies. He then led a loyal, stable career as a researcher for the corporation. He met Oppenheimer through joint research projects with the University of Columbia. The two men work especially well together and their joint work has led to great projects. Kenneth Yung retired from his research at Pentagram Publishing in 2065 to start Valkyrie Consulting with Oppenheimer. Kenneth Yung has never married and has no children, and is a follower of the Wuxing tradition.
Jake Oppenheimer:
You find next to nothing about Jake Oppenheimer. No current address, employment, nothing.
Anastasia Oppenheimer:
Information about Anastasia is similarly scarce. You find a few clippings about high-school awards, a couple of old pictures that won't serve you much now, and small mentions. Through sheer perseverence, you are able to find that she currently attends Meredith Renfrow School for the Awakened.
A basic search on that school indicates it is an exclusive all-girl private college for the Awakened only, situated in the countryside east of New-York, about an hours drive out.
Valerie Woods:
There are several, scattered mention of Valerie Woods. A socialite, she brought her husband to high society events and hosted parties for New-York’s notables. Her death was tragic and sudden. Many newspapers ran eloquent obituaries and eulogies that week. Citing respect of confidentiality, the details of her death were never made perfectly clear. Rumours turn around a tragic accident, or even suicide. There was no police investigation.
Robert Hooten
Robert Hooten, born in 2026 in New-York, is a skilled corporate director. He specialises in setting up start-ups and ventures, getting them to a stable point and them moving on. He has never married and has no children, due in no small part to his workaholic nature. He is presently working for Alchemix, helping extend the corporations presence in the UCAS.
Incidentally, how are you calculating 16 dice for search? 4 electronis + 6 browse + 2 VR + 1 PuSheD + 1 Neocortical = 14. What's the other 2?
It is 3 neocortal, not 1.
As a clerification it comes in rating 1-3 and I have the rating 3.
As a clerification it comes in rating 1-3 and I have the rating 3.
So, whens the next meeting?
I think we are planning for the friday after christmas (28th) but waiting on Backgammon to see if he can make it or not, and you as well of course.
Confirmed last night, 28th is good for me 
Could you make it too, Tarantula?
Could you make it too, Tarantula?
Yep, got the day off, and a full schedule so they won't call me in either. Same time?
Same time?
I'm thinking time may be a bit earlier as I'm sure Backgammon wants to do more then 2 hour sessions, but that could mean start at the same time and end later. Guess we'll have to wait for Backgammon on that.
8pm EST till everyone is tired works for me. Can't really start earlier, maybe 7:30 is everyone is around.
Between 6:30/7:00 cst works for me.
Reminder - game tonight at around 8:30PM EST/6:30 CST
If anyone can't make it let us know.
If anyone can't make it let us know.
8:30 EST = 7:30 CST/6:30 MST/5:30 PST
The previous post discussed starting 7:30 EST/6:30 CST.
Which time is correct?
The previous post discussed starting 7:30 EST/6:30 CST.
Which time is correct?
Oops, sorry.
The correct time is then: 7:30EST/6:30CST/5:30MST
Thanks Redjack.
The correct time is then: 7:30EST/6:30CST/5:30MST
Thanks Redjack.
Hey Tarantula, We're on the Roleplaying Refugee server now.
Sorry that I missed the session last night 
AT&T decided to steal my internet, and I didn't get back until today.
Backgammon, is there any way I can do a one on one with you so that Sally wasn't totally useless during the time the other guys were doing stuff - since we do have a time-limit in place.
AT&T decided to steal my internet, and I didn't get back until today.
Backgammon, is there any way I can do a one on one with you so that Sally wasn't totally useless during the time the other guys were doing stuff - since we do have a time-limit in place.
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| Sorry that I missed the session last night AT&T decided to steal my internet, and I didn't get back until today. Backgammon, is there any way I can do a one on one with you so that Sally wasn't totally useless during the time the other guys were doing stuff - since we do have a time-limit in place. |
Actually, you were detained by police as you were boarding a bus to head out to Manhattan, so you spent that session being interrogated by the police. They were asking you questions you had no clue what they were talking about, and actually ended up a case of mistaken identity. You'll be release in time for next game
Icky... do the cops find the B&E gear I had hidden in the tampon box in my purse? That'd be crappy.
No, your SIN is ok too. They basically brought you to a noisy, crowded police station, where you sat in an interrogation room alone for a while, until some detective walked in, looked at you, looked at his file, left you alone for another while, then came back and told you to go, you are not the person they are looking for. A big waste of time, though you're pretty sure the cops that arrested you took great delight in bullying you.
Whens the next session?
This week is rather shoddy for me, as wednesday through saturday I work till 10(MST) every night.
This week is rather shoddy for me, as wednesday through saturday I work till 10(MST) every night.
How about Friday the 11th?
All fridays are currently open for me, so if not the 11th, the 18th or 25th are good too.
Can anyone (tentatively) confirm availabilities for the 11th?
Sorry, yeah, the 11th is fine for me.
I'm off work at 5:30 on the 11th, so I should be home by 6. So, count me in.
Ok, so game Friday the 11th at 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 6pm MST.
Hopefully Scope will resurface in time for that, but we can go on without her so no problem.
If you can't make it or think you will be late, post a note here so everyone can adjust. Thanks.
Hopefully Scope will resurface in time for that, but we can go on without her so no problem.
If you can't make it or think you will be late, post a note here so everyone can adjust. Thanks.
Memory serves we have a game tonight. All players still in? (And the GM, of course )
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Indeed.
Yep, should be fine tonight.
Yup.
Scope is still AWOL apparently though, but that's ok.
Scope is still AWOL apparently though, but that's ok.
I IM'd with her a few days ago. She had missed the post, but was aware. I thought she would post in after we talked...
Who knows. I haven't seen her on recently, and she wasn't responding when I sent messages a few days before that. Hopefully she pops up, but if not, well I guess not much choise but to continue on, though I'd prefer she show up.
Monday was the last time I talked with her... I hope she makes it.
Transcript of an interview between Carla Jones (CJ) of the New York Intelligencer and Ezequiel Oppenheimer (EO) for a special report on magic, 2064.
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CJ: Good evening everybody. Tonight on the New York Intelligencer, we have noted New-York magician and scholar Ezequiel Oppenheimer, here to talk to us about magic. Good evening Dr. Oppenheimer. EO: Good evening Carla, pleasure to be on the show tonight. CJ: Doctor, it has now been over fifty year since the emerge of a magic, and still it remains one of the most misunderstood things of our generation, and that’s saying a lot. Why do you think that is? EO: Well Carla, I think the public is simply misinformed on what it means to be Awakened. Let’s take you for starters – you introduced me as a magician. That is not accurate. I am a Qabbalist. A magician is somebody who performs parlour tricks. CJ: My apologies, Doctor. EO: It’s quite alright Carla. CJ: But whatever you call yourself, Qabbalist, Hermetic, Shaman, it’s clear you have power at your fingertips that most of our viewers don’t have. I hear there is a spell that applies your makeup and does your hair for you, for example! Let me tell you, I’d love to know how to do that. EO: (Chuckle) It is true that Magic can do that. But you see, Magic for the Awakened is merely a sort of extension, a side effect, of what we practice. Qabbalists such as myself seek to understand the mysteries of life in order to deepen our understanding of ourselves and our place in God’s world, and it is the same for all Traditions. The Awakened individual is simply more deeply aware of himself that a Non-Awakened individual. The power we can extract from that knowledge, or “spells� if you prefer, come to us as we increase our understanding. The goal of an Awakened individual is to increase his understanding of himself and to know God, not to learn new spells to warm our coffees. CJ: I see. Doctor, do you think the Awakened are better than us, uh, Sleepers? EO: Anyone can study Qabbalah. Anyone can seek to Know and Understand God. The better man or woman is simply the person who knows himself or herself best, Carla. CJ: Thank you Doctor Oppenheimmer. EO: Thank you Carla. |
Is Sexual Magick Black Magick?
By Ezequiel Oppenheimer
(article published in The United Journal of Magic, 2068)
By Ezequiel Oppenheimer
(article published in The United Journal of Magic, 2068)
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Of the magickal rituals performed by the Awakened sorcerer, none is more secretive than the ceremonies of Sexual Magick. Indeed, it is one of the oldest of the secrets of Hermeticism, Hinduism and many other traditions. Though it’s power undeniable, perhaps it remains taboo amongst sorcerers and conjurors because of its perception by the Mundane public. The Mundane imagines that anyone using Sexual Magick must simply be doing so in order to satiate his most perverse and carnal desires. The Mundane mind cannot fathom that not all minds are of the same calibre. I need not defend the true goal and power borne from Sacred Sexuality. The mystical union between the God and Goddess produces some of the greatest levels of power an Awakened individual can channel for his Magick. In recent years some scholars have begun arguing that the rites of Sexual Magick belong to the path of Black Magick as in practice the domination of the mind of others often results, that in the act of sex there must ever be a dominated and a dominator, and the rites of Sexual Magick only amplify this. I do not believe this to be inherently true. I believe, due to its taboo nature, that Awakened that wish to utilize Sexual rites have difficulty finding enough information to correctly perform the ceremonies. All Magick rites have evolved since the Mundane times. While the understanding and study of the Sefer Yetzirah is essential to a Qabbalist, none should ever try to perform Magick without also referring to modern works. Far too little has been written on Sexual Magick in modern times, which often results in practitioners basing themselves on works that date to times when Awakened Magick was impossible. This is where the view that Sacred Sexuality is Black Magick comes from. The disciplined practitioner can employ the deep and primal powers of the Holy Union to further his or her quest of self-knowledge and discovery of God. Sexual rites performed by two Awakened practitioners can lead to levels of tremendous reward for both. It is undeniable there are many pitfalls for the Ego and many chances to slip into Black practises for the unwary, but this is the same with absolutely any magickal ceremony. Sexual Magick should not be treated nor considered any differently than any other method. It is a tool, like a hammer. And like a hammer, it can be used to build a palace or it can be used to bludgeon someone to death. |
((Awesome fluff Backgammon!))
Whens the next game?
Whens the next game?
Set for the 25th if everyone can make it.
I should be able to, I'll know for sure thursday.
I won't be able to make it, have to work 130-10 that night.
That puts 2/1 as the next potential. Everyone good for that? I think I'm clear, I can double check late tonight.
Feb 1st is good for me.
Time for a little Karma to keep you company while we wait for the next game!
Sally: 1 base + 1 game efforts + 1 roleplaying = 3
Jason: 1 base + 1 roleplaying = 2
Jim: 1 base + 1 roleplaying + 1 never missed a game = 3
Sean: 1 base + 1 roleplaying + 1 never missed a game = 3
Sally: 1 base + 1 game efforts + 1 roleplaying = 3
Jason: 1 base + 1 roleplaying = 2
Jim: 1 base + 1 roleplaying + 1 never missed a game = 3
Sean: 1 base + 1 roleplaying + 1 never missed a game = 3
Yea!! Karma!!
Cool, karma.. Oh, and I just realised I never put up the logs for the last session, I'll have to do that soon.
Anyway, are we still on for tommrow?
Anyway, are we still on for tommrow?
We said 2/1. That's in a week.
Ah, I'd missed that one, ok, well I should be avalable on 2/1.
Are there spots open on this game?
I can make it at 6pm MST on 2/1. So all good for that one.
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Hi,
Thank you for the interest but I feel we have all the players I can handle right now.
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