Hike or ride I have no problem with either. I would say drive, would be a better option thou.

In an effort to keep things moving:
Final answer needs to be in by Friday AM (GMT-0800) or I will push the game forward with the hike since different arrangements were not made.

The vote as it stands is 2 for Hike, 2 undecided and 4 abstaining.

I'll swing with majority. It doesn't matter to me.

im riding my bike there
since know one will decide what to do

Bastard -- I'm sure there are blockades on all roads leading out of town. Why else would we have to take this crazy 15 mile hike through the OU. Please stay with the rest of us...

Oh... you meant that you're going to meet at where we're getting the guide...?

See you at where we're meeting the guide. We can stash your bike in the back of one of the brumbys. (Not it!)

Ok, looks like we're hiking, I'll adjust my gear load accordingly. Does anyone have some extra Strength to carry some gear for me? If so, let me know how much weight you can take on.

Athletics tests please.

Defaulting to Bod (2 dice):
05, 04

hmmm... hope the TN was negative...

Sparky--remember there are other ways to scale a rope...with astral forms that carry you, etc.

Athletics: 09 05 04 04 02

Duh... I did give Herne lots of forms for that reason. Okay...

Herne's not quite strong enought o do it by himself, but a good force 6 spirit helping him out should do the trick.

Athletics test to go up the rope, considering I'm slightly overloaded:

01, 01, 02, 02, 03

Ouch.

Default to Body: 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1

Fragging ow...

big E

JT can carry some stuff for you.

Hunter

You need JT to give you a ride to get your shit?

Judging by the fact that we're in the sewers now, I'm guessing he did.

TN 4 for the athletics if you are under 5xStr load. Between 5-10xStr TN6. (That's either TN8 or TN10 for defaulting)

You can either karma, re-roll at a +2 or find another way to reach the top. Karma pools are going to refresh in the next scene change and I don't think anyone has used it yet...

I just thought of something: about how high is the hole from the floor, in meters?

If we are unable to get Kane out...we can tie the rope around him and pull him out

OK, I'm going to retry at a +2.

Default to Body, 2nd try: 16, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1

That's what I'm talking about!

Athletics: 2, 3, 2, 7, 9.

HMHVV--The tunnel you are walking in effectively ends at the grate. You are climbing up a 30m section of rope to the overpass above. You can step out of the tunnel into the flood plain below the freeway if you'd like.

Flood plain? Wha? I'm trying to picture this in my mind and I'm having a hard time of it.

Tell me if the picture I drew helps...

So if we went up the flood plain, how far above our heads would the exit grates be?

The grate you are standing at is the end of the pipe, it rests about one foot (0.28m) above the plain. The overpass is 30m above the plain.

Ok...then I don't see how the flood plain is going to help.

Can I try the rope again?

McQ, I hope you don't mind me adding Graves flashbacks in, although they are not "officially" triggered. I'm using them to reveal more of Grves back story as time passes, if it is okay with you.

HMHVV--You said you had an idea, I wasn't going to quash your freedom if you wanted to try and pitch me some kind of batman-esque approach for scaling the highway. Feel free to try the rope, same TNs that I mentioned above.

Toturi--Feel free to add flavor to the character, I think it's a fine mechanism to see more of who you used to be.

I actually had a plan to use Great Leap to jump out of the manhole. I have Quickness 7 and Great Leap 4; that was my plan.

HMHVV--Well a running leap, jump to the edge of the pylon, Wall-running could take you another 6m, great leap from there up and towards the rope. The TNs will be a little high, but I'll give you definite style points.

Alright, first jump: running jump at the pylon.

Athletics dice (5) + Great Leap (4):

02, 02, 03, 04, 04, 04, 05, 05, 17

When it is my turn to accend the rope, here is my athletics test (that way you dont got to wait on me):

Athletics[4] 5,5,4,3

I hope my TN was 4..hehe
I am under STR x 5 for load

Roll for Edana's Astral Perception:

09 09 03 02 02 01

HMHVV--You hit the pylon, about 6 meters up. Next test to keep going...
You may want to make several tests, and I will post the end result when all is said and done.

Bastard--It was a 4.

Sparky--Are you only perceiving or projecting fully? Astral perception clearly shows you Bishop's position despite his ruthenium, otherwise the freeway looks clear.

Alright, wall-running:

Athletics (5):

01, 03, 04, 05, 05

Spending Karma to re-roll the 1 and the 3 (minus -3 Karma Pool): 03, 03

Next test: Second Great Leap towards the rope:

Athletics (5), Great Leap (4):

01, 01, 02, 02, 03, 03, 04, 04, 10

HMHVV--are you climbing the rest of the way? You're about 10m up the rope...

Oh, right. Forgot.

Alright, Athletics test again:

02, 02, 04, 05, 11

Karma to re-roll the two 2's (gotta get out of this dank sewer sometime; -3 Karma Pool): 04, 04

Oh yeah, off-topic question: we were going to be awarded 1 Good Karma a week, right? So how much should we have by now?

By my calendar, you've earned 8 good karma. There will be additional Karma handed out for story awards each time you complete a hunt.

Just thought I'd add something to jump-start things again after the holiday

Woah... McQ, this really jars my disbelief... I've not met a short Westerner shorter than a tall Asian yet.

Toturi--British men are generally taller than Asians, which is why the man is now a tall Asian rather than a mid-range European. The only thing that changed was his skin color and facial structure.

Want me to smack him?

Asians?..... ...


Smack him

Before I forget. I just need to remind people that I will be away on holiday from the 17 December to the 3rd January 2005.

Taller is an adjective reflexive on the "Asian", meaning he is above the baseline for his archetype. A taller Asian male is shorter THAN a shorter European male. (This is why English sucks. I could say the same sentence in French and there wouldn't be any confusion.)

Wouldn't a "tall Asian" be sufficient? A tall Asian male is shorter than a short European male.

who cares