Fueryon will hack at the ward as well.

Astral combat (Sorcery 6 + Astral Combat pool 6): 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 9

I assume FiM bonuses come in at this point? So nine successes with that, 8 if no FiM.

Perception
01 02 02 02 03 03 03 05 05 05 09 15 (5 successes)

Herne attack on the barrier
(Sorcery 6 + Astral Combat Pool 6)
05 05 05 05 03 03 03 03 02 01 01 01

Hope that TN was 3. No Karma.

Audio Perception (TN 5 with Hear. Amp. ): 5, 3, 7, 5, 5, 5

Not sure what happened but I spoke with BishopMcQ early today and he said he was going to post today. Maybe we'll see something over the weekend.

Sorry, this weekend has been a bit topsy turvy as inter-family politics start tumbling around. Posting now.

Gellawyn 31
Fuer'yon 30
Ulick 29
Herne 28
Kraxus 25--Init here
Edana 20

Kraxus then Edana.

I will be out of town but taking my laptop with me. This means that bumps will be happening in the evenings, but I should be free of external obligations.

Fenris, Sparky?

Sorry about that. I'm going to assume that the item he holds is the focus I saw when I checked his apartment before?

Dropping the stealth spell on Sparky.

Manabolt 6D (TN Willpower - 1, Sorcery 6 + Spellpool 8 ): 3, 10, 5, 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4

karma (Assuming a TN of 8 ): 11, 1, 9, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 2, 3, 2, 9, 1
karma 2/3: 1, 3, 8, 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2

So, 5 successes, assuming a TN of 8. If the TN (before deductions for Aptitude) is actually 5 or less, then I won't karma, but I'm betting that our friend Ulik has at least a 6

Center against drain: 1, 2, 4, 2, 3, 5 (3 successes)

Drain (TN 3D, Willpower 6): 5, 1, 3, 5, 3, 2 (4 successes)
Karma: 8, 1 (1 success)
5 successes + 1 from centering = 6 successes, which equals a light, minus trauma dampner = 0 damage.

Not sure how many actions that'll take, but that's my intent for the next couple, if it takes more than one.

Astral Projection is a complex action, so it's one turn.

Fenris--Was it your intent to kill Ulick or Stunbolt him for interrogation elsewhere?

Unfortunately I don't actually have Stunbolt, so I'm hoping for a D wound and time to stop the bleeding to interrogate later ;D

LOL

ok...dropping out of combat. Ulick is down, due to the astral presence you can see that he is still alive, though it seems that he is on the verge of death.

I'm out of town from today (Tuesday) through Friday. I should have some time in the evenings for posting, but am giving a heads up in case I don't.

Biotech 3 Sp: First Aid 6
02 04 05 09 11 16

Let me know if I need to karma to save his evil Templar life.

Are you taking the awakened modifier into account, or letting him magic loss?

I will not risk magic loss, he's a soulless monster not me.

Okay, so plan of action:

Search Ulik's apartment, grab the focus.

Conceal all three of us + Ulik as apartment dwellers running for our lives from the evil shadow runners. I'll fast talk any Lonestar we run into and we'll make our way off on foot. Explosives would be extra good.

That work for everyone?

Works for me.

Searching the apartment (Perception, Int 6): 1, 4, 3, 9, 9, 4

Casting the first Physical Mask spell on Gellawyn (Force 3, TN 3, Sorcery 6 + Spell Pool 6): 9, 2, 4, 14, 4, 1, 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 1 (7 successes)

Drain (TN 2S, Willpower 6 + Spell pool 2): 2, 8, 2, 3, 5, 5, 1, 5 (No drain)

Gellawyn will take over sustaining the spell.

Second Physical Mask on Edana (Force 3, TN 3, Sorcery 6 + Spell Pool 6): 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2 (9 successes)

Drain (TN 2S, Willpower 6 + Spell pool 2): 3, 4, 2, 4, 5, 6, 2, 6 (No drain)

Casting 3rd Physical Mask on Kraxus (Force 3, TN 3 + 1 = 4, Sorcery 6 + Spell Pool 6): 4, 11, 1, 1, 11, 10, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2 (8 successes)

Drain (TN 2S + 1 = 3S, Willpower 6 + Spell Pool 2): 4, 1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3 (No drain)

Casting 4th Physical Mask spell on Ulik (Force 3, TN 3 + 2 = 5, Sorcery 6 + Spell Pool 6 + Ally Spirit 4): 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 7, 8, 1, 5, 3, 1, 5, 5, 4, 6 (6 successes)

Drain (TN 2S + 2 = 4S, Willpower 6 + Spell Pool 2): 15, 4, 1, 8, 7, 3, 1, 4 (No drain)

Thoughts on the Brumby-with-no-valid-parking-tag-sure-to-be-found-by-the-Star-and-forensically-traced-to-one-or-more-of-us...?

I think that is part of the fast talking...get into the brumby and drive...

Can I get a Fast Talk roll from Fenris and Perception tests from anyone else searching the apartment?

Are there any heals going down on the spirits or are you simply sending them back to the metaplanes to chill out for a little while?

I'll feed Herne karma when we get a minute. Would that do the trick?

Herne Perception (6 dice v TN?):
10 04 02 02 01 01 - 1 success (?)

Edana Perception (6 dice v TN?)
07 05 04 03 02 01 - 1 success (?)

I was a little vague on what everyone picked up due to the time rush and the need for a few more dice rolls.

Once I get the fast talk roll, I will move to the attempt to drive the Brumby out of the garage.

Sorry for the delay in posting! Been running around like crazy.

Perception (Vision Mag.)
01 02 04 05 05 05

Aural (Hearing Amp & Select Sound Filter)
02 03 03 09 11

Scent (Olfactory Booster)
01 04 04 05 05 07

If I remember the third edition rules correctly, Fast Talk is a specialty of the Negotiations skill, with a TN = INT score of the target. I have 4 dice from Negotiations, 4 dice from the cultured pheromones, and a +3 to my TN from the sustained spells.

Fast Talk (Negotiation 4 + Pheromones + 4, TN = INT +3): 1, 1, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 3

Bleh. Karma #1: 1, 8, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5

I believe that's one success, assuming an Int of 5. If the Int is 6, no go. 1 success if Int = 4 or 3, 2 successes if Int is 2.

Can I contribute karma for his rerolls?

No contributing karma, unless you have a team karma pool which is for things like sharing karma.

If you'd like you can cut him off and start talking yourself. There may be some social modifiers, just like on the Fast Talk test, but you can choose what you'd like to do.

Alternatively, Sparky, if you have physical mask or Improved Invisibility, you could take over the work I'm doing on maintaining one or more of the three spells. That would drop my target numbers and make a difference.

However, you really need to be able to hit 5-6 successes to guarantee nobody see's through it on a lucky roll. If you can't do all three, don't worry about it. 1 or 2 doesn't drop my TN's enough to matter

I got nothing.

No Fast Talk, no useful spells. Just a wicked-mean whip that I'm scared to use.

Can I feed Herne karma to heal him?

I just got this absurd image of Herne doing a Scooby move for karma treats!

Bumping us to keep current. So I assume we take the Templar to Doren at this point?

Basically Sparky, you'll have to cast heal if you want Herne to heal. If you don't have it, or don't take care of it in the next few moments, Fuer'yon will do it.

Assuming we're past the crowds and out in the open streets again, I'll drop the spells, cast Mind Link on Gellawyn, have her take over sustaining the spell, and cast Mind Probe on Ulik with Fuer'yon's help.

That work?

One last Karma re-roll for Kraxus--11 08 05 05 04 03 03 02

Give me the Mind Probe roll please.

At last we have reached the precipice.

With the Mind Probe and a list of questions, I will start up the next leg of our journey. Look for an OOC thread coming soon for character creation and background info as we take the next step and switchover to SR4.

Thanks for keeping this monster going and giving us the option of converting over to SR4. Many thanks!

I'll see if I can get Fenris/ to post the questions at the end of the weekend. Speaking of the actual questions, was there anything specific that Edana was looking to get asked/answered?

She's got a lot of 'Why?! WHY!!!' type questions.

Less then useful when questioning a religious zealot willing to die for his cause 'cuz he believes it's "right"

Okay, so, Mind Probe rolls and questions:

Casting Mind Probe:

Centering for extra successes, assuming a Willpower of 6: 5, 9, 3, 10, 5, 2 (2 successes)

Mind Probe (Force 6, Sorcery 6 dice + Spell Pool 7 + Fuer'yon 3 vs. TN 6): (Karma once, first rolls generated no successes) 2, 4, 5, 10, 5, 9, 8, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 8, 1 (4 successes + 1 from centering)

5 successes

Questions:

1.) Why was he trying to silence Bishop?

2.) What are the church's current plans and goals here in Seattle?

3.) Who are his contacts within the Templars here in Seattle?

4.) The names of any known Templar sympathizers, contacts, informers, etc here in Seattle.

5.) What does he know about Edana and her parents?

Obviously we reserve the right to ask more questions should it become pertinent ;D

WHAT HELLL!!!

WHy can't I post!

EDIT: Nevermind... silly me.

moved these responses to Hearsay