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johns (GM): im cold and tide moe: i feel that Beardbeard: im dys: hi cold and tired. im cold and tired. johns (GM): There are a high number of users in your video chat call. If any of the players do not have sufficient internet bandwidth, you may experience degraded performance or instability as a result. devil's fav demon: hi c'thinker: Just type any message and press Enter and it will appear to all other players. dys: I will. moe: You are currently using the Legacy version of Roll20 Video and Voice WebRTC chat. This version is no longer being supported. The new Roll20 Video and Voice chat is available for your game. Activate it now from the Settings tab. johns (GM): Ok So. Nevio the Chirugeon is under arrest at Castle Bufalini. Shauncat (GM): https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/438126483664535595/546768325997232155/unknown.png johns (GM): Mortis loudly proclaimed his intent to free him before murdering a guard and running away. Shauncat (GM): Terry Davis slams fist roll20 devs glow in the dark Nevio: lol. Nevio picks under his fingernail with a piece of bone. johns (GM): so whats the plan moe: We tried violence and it failed, we've run out of options Belzer of Mercere: As a hermetic advocate this is outside my jurisdiction c'thinker: let's wait for them to surrender and return nevio the chirurgeon to vardian's tomb moe: a siege, brillian c'thinker: A psychological siege. moe: Even better, we'll save on mercenary pay. Dušan of Criamon: Does Belzer know some church law? Nevio: what if you send them letters politely requesting his release Dušan of Criamon: We could do bridge of spies except we also need to convince them they don't actually want their spymaster monk back johns (GM): You already gave him back. You dumped him outside the gates of the monastery. Belzer of Mercere: I have some interest in canon law but that takes time, a commodity So no, none at present Dušan of Criamon: I missed the fact we returned him already johns (GM): This means also you failed Andronicus of Jerbiton's quest. Dušan of Criamon: this seems like a bonehead move without getting our valuable Nevio back johns (GM): It was.... Archibald's move, iirc Dušan of Criamon: Nevio > spymaster with claim on north italian duchy Belzer of Mercere: Why did we return him anyway? Nevio: bakir has VERY good Islamic Law, or Theology: Islam, or Dušan of Criamon: Interfering with mundanes Nevio: maybe i'll spend a season on having him read the church law books. c'thinker: because at the last tribunal we all agreed not to interfere with milanese politics Nevio: give me a second to spend bakir's seasons and see if he can contribute anything. Dušan of Criamon: Listen, I think this is basically half of a deal already; we returned the guy we kidnapped, now we just need to sweeten the pot to get Nevio back Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: He could suplex the dungeon. Belzer of Mercere: Andronicus is one of the main people protesting our mundane interference Dušan of Criamon: what's a good tithe? Let's just ask them Belzer of Mercere: If anyone could gloss over an incident of it, it's him c'thinker: maybe he was trying to commit entrapment Dušan of Criamon: "Look, this is all a big misunderstanding, we accidentally kidnapped the wrong guy. We forgot our mook at your place. Sorry about the rugs, send us the bill. xoxo Vardian's Tomb" Archibald of Guernicus: Wait, does this mean both of the plot hooks in this season were people asking us to go commit hermetic crimes...? johns (GM): you were the one who interpreted killing the monk as a hermetic crime Dušan of Criamon: "PS We'll pick up the mook whenever's good for you, around tithing time. You guys need a new gold cross or something right? We've got that" c'thinker: how stinkin odd. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It's incredibly not a hermetic crime if you just murder a monk regular style. Archibald of Guernicus: It seems pretty clear it would be, we just voted at tribunal to have total non-interference with a political issue that hes deeply involved in, and his death would affect johns (GM): In what manner would it affect? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We just need to keep the information from getting out. Archibald of Guernicus: He's at the centre of a conspiracy to murder a load of nobles Nevio: johns you said church lore/civil and canon law right Belzer of Mercere: A hermetic crime isn't a hermetic crime until you're accused of it Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Easy. Dušan of Criamon: Any manner c'thinker: quercus of tremere shows up on our doorstep, saying "hey buddies i need some demons summoned" johns (GM): thats lavinia's job yes nevio those are all valid Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Can Lavinia summon Judas? johns (GM): she just has to go down the hall and ask for mortis Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wow. I can't believe this. I don't even know how to summon ghosts from hell! Nevio: ok seasons are spent. Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+3+2+1 Int + Civil & Canon Law + Rome spec ( 8 ) +3+2+1 = 14 Belzer of Mercere: GJ johns (GM): Great. Bakir the Grappler: where did you work out? bakir: the library johns (GM): What do you wish to know? Belzer of Mercere: lol Bakir the Grappler: good question. probably how much mundane trouble Mortis is in, or if there's any legal basis to us just asking for Nevio back. johns (GM): How much trouble Mortis is in? He's a mass murderer. Bakir the Grappler: I don't know, I was more focused on spending my seasons to do something useful than to follow the planning. Ironic, since I'm now not useful. johns (GM): Necromancy is a crime against God as well. Bakir the Grappler: Yeah, but that's no big deal. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well I mean, sure. johns (GM): If he were tried by a mundane court he would certainly be executed. Bakir the Grappler: Cool. c'thinker: having rolled civil law, respec the seasons you just spent Bakir the Grappler: Bakir still needed that ability since he wants to build an islamic church in rome and has to know how to do it legally and i'm going to try not to ditch him after all. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Here's my take: there is no legal way to do it. johns (GM): as for asking Nevio back I don't think so? You don't own him, he's a free citizen Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well, I guess you could overthrow the Christian nobility and replace them with Muslims. johns (GM): He currently faced two trials, one secular, one inquisitorial Heresy is both a crime against God and the state, which here, is the Church Bakir the Grappler: "If Nevio is innocent, it would be a crime to let him be executed and do nothing." Dušan of Criamon: Nevio is going to be tried in courts? johns (GM): Yes Bakir the Grappler: Yeah, but he didn't know he was being a heretic. lol. Dušan of Criamon: Why he's nothing but a patsy! A user! Who they want is us! johns (GM): There's two courts. The Abbot of Subiaco has jurisdiction over his abbey. The lord Bufalini has taken the secular jurisdiction. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Inquisitorial courts can't actually do anything too scary by themselves. The worst they can do is excommunicate you, which incidentally allows secular courts to execute you to death. johns (GM): A church court cannot mete out any sort of corporal or capital punishment, but can immediately turn over a sentenced heretic to a secular court to be tried for the same crime, who can johns (GM) checks notes johns (GM): burn him at the stake. Bakir the Grappler: what if we throw Mortis under the bus, also throw Nevio under the bus, and negotiate something with the Bofalinis so they support us in the future. Dušan of Criamon: That would be unjust, Nevio does not deserve the stake. Bakir the Grappler: True. Dušan of Criamon: Mortis, sure. But not Nevio. Bakir the Grappler: We should TRY to save him somehow. Maybe we can switch them out somehow. Let's get a trade negotiation going. Dušan of Criamon: Honestly the stake setpiece seems like a better scene for VT than a courtroom We're much better at violently getting people out of places than appeasing people in social encounters Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Why would you want to be friends with the Bufalinis? Bakir the Grappler: They might help sponsor my Islamic temple. Dušan of Criamon: Fair. Bakir the Grappler: Also Bakir doesn't like Mortis and thinks he's an insane sinner. Defiling the dead is extremely bad. Dušan of Criamon: Dusan loves Mortis like an insane, deranged brother, but accepts that it would be apt for him to burn at the stake. Giraldo of Milan: now now. lets all have a show of hands. who agrees with bakirs accusations?? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: How did we get around to burning me at the stake? Belzer of Mercere: Might be worth noting: I witnessed Mortis calling out a demon Dušan of Criamon: Spitballing a Nevio/Mortis teleportation swap Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It was a ghost. Archibald of Guernicus: Someone's got to burn at the stake, at the end of the day Belzer of Mercere: Coagulating ghost Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, the fact that it's spooky doesn't make it a demon. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: what's th ematter never seen a ghost before Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I would expect better from a fellow magus. Bakir the Grappler: "Forgive me if I speak out of turn, but if we have a guilty man, and they have an innocent man, we should swap." "Necromancers are bad news." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "If I'm guilty of anything, it's being too permissive." Dušan of Criamon: "Now now, if we can swap Nevio for someone, we can get Nevio out for free. Let's limit this avenue of thought." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Those monks probably commit more necromancy than Mortis." Belzer of Mercere: "He's an innocent man but he also volunteered for a dangerous mission where he'd be standing in harms way for the protection of magi. "Sometimes people get hurt in those circumstances." Dušan of Criamon: "If he'd been slain in defense of us, I'd accept that, but not like this." Belzer of Mercere: "If he wished to be left alone to his chirurgical practice he should have said so." Dušan of Criamon: Did we ever identify where he's held Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "There's no way that those monks do more necromancy than me." Belzer of Mercere: "Speaking of which, this rescue operation as it stands is way outside of my wheelhouse as a hermetic advocate, so I shall be returning to my study." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "I can't believe you'd say this, Derfel." "You should care more about this covenant's grogs, Belzer." "Without their support us magi would be unable to pursue our art." Dušan of Criamon: "Sodales, the way I see this we have two moments before us. The trial and the punishment. We should rescue Nevio at one of these when he's guarded less stringently." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: last week mortis was planning on sneaking into the manor again Belzer of Mercere: "Those words would have more weight coming from someone not trying to replace them with decaying corpses." Dušan of Criamon: "I know nothing of mundane laws, so I favor the latter moment." Bakir the Grappler: Bakir might be able to use holy powers in this scenario Derfel ap Cadwaladr: blessed Bakir the Grappler: They'll be buffed by the dominion aura... Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "I'm simply trying to ease the burden of the brute laborer to free them from the most unpleasant tasks." "What else is magic good for?" Bakir the Grappler: i don't really have a great selection of powers though. might be able to find out where he is with astral projection. Dušan of Criamon: OK question to the group: are we able to mount action right now, before the trial i suspect "no" but i am willing to hear competing interpretations second question: are we able to intervene during the trial and should we do so third question: which one of you can make a Fake Dead Nevio Belzer of Mercere: Muto Imaginem can alter a corpse's appearance fairly trivailly Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We can absolutely mount the rescue now. Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, can't wait to get back to my sodales." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Archibald's Unwelcome Entrance was practically designed for rescuing people from dungeons. Guy of Bonisagus: "But I will miss the fine countryside of Normandy." Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Same." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: do you have a plan for after we spring nevio Belzer of Mercere: Going to bed Dušan of Criamon: "Is Archibald available for a bit of crime against the church? And do we have a corpse handy?" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: and everyone comes looking for him, at vardian's tomb Dušan of Criamon: We replace Nevio with a Fake Dead Nevio Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, who is "everyone?" The Bufalinis and MAYBE some inquisitors? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: well yes. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: If the Bufalinis were going to attack us they would have done it by now. Archibald of Guernicus: "I am so glad my sodales will finally have learned their lesson about summoning church death squads to the covenant." I say to myself, alone in my lab Bakir the Grappler: the church death squads might be scared of showing up because the last church death squad that did was insanely massacred Dušan of Criamon: brb, please consider the raid operation as suggested above johns (GM): that wasnt a church squad, it was a mundane squad Derfel ap Cadwaladr: it depends on how much the gm wants to kill mortis Bakir the Grappler: lol. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Inquisitors are hardly death squads in any case. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: kind of a tough situation. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: They're a bunch of creaky old men. Archibald of Guernicus: running the world. a new age. Belzer of Mercere: Tunde has killed way more people than your average churchboy Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hey churchboy, you ordained or what? Bakir the Grappler: maybe i can use my cat to distract the guards while we sneak in right domitia Domitia naps Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It depends on where Nevio is being held. How far does your Astral Projection work? Bakir the Grappler: depends. its base 4 so if i start doing meditation inside of a huge dominion aura i miiight be able to get a conc duration ac range one. but probably not. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: what if you boost it by performing your pagan rites at st peters Bakir the Grappler: i'd need at least a +5 i think. and to roll very high. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: thats a +9 Bakir the Grappler: one thing about holy powers is you dont get to use exploding dice. nice. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah, St. Peter's is one of the holiest places in the world. Bakir the Grappler: oh its base 5 do we even have an AC to nevio? and also i think at best i'd be able to just see his cell. gm's call i guess. johns (GM): you have an a/c to nevio yheah you have access to his apartment in rome his clothes and slippers and whatever else is there Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: His favorite slippers? johns (GM): what book/page is the guideline for astral projection in Bakir the Grappler: Transcendence Guidelines in Rop:D I also have to make a series of Stamina rolls as I chant, play music, or physically exert myself for an hour. which might be hard in mt peters st maybe i can find a secluded corner to spin around in a circle Derfel ap Cadwaladr: doing squats outside st peters for an hour johns (GM): does a muslim get to enjoy christian dominion? Bakir the Grappler: yes, explicitly. johns (GM): fancy that. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Owned by Holy Methods once again. Bakir the Grappler: dominion is universal across all abrahamic faiths. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: and some non-abrahamic faiths. Bakir the Grappler: because its the same god/a function of human society more than the divine itself/the realm of reason/whatever you want idl yeah idk. anyway Derfel ap Cadwaladr: there is Aura Schism but that's not relevant Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+6 ( 6 ) +6 = 12 rolling 1d10!+3 ( 5 ) +3 = 8 plus 3 i mean. EF is 6. both passed so far. rolling 1d10!+3 ( 3 ) +3 = 6 rolling 1d10!+3 ( 8 ) +3 = 11 Derfel ap Cadwaladr: continue making stamina rolls for one real-life hour. johns (GM): Transcendence/Meditation base 5? Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+3 ( 7 ) +3 = 10 rolling 1d10!+3 ( 4 ) +3 = 7 nice. yes. rolling 1d10+10+9 ( 5 ) +10+9 = 24 johns (GM): You have to tell me if it works cause I have no idea what you're rolling haha. Bakir the Grappler: confing this as well. ho. oh. nvm. let me see what i can get now. well TECHNICALLY bakir should have a confidence point since i used them as rosario Covenfolk: God, the stamina on this guy is incredible. Bakir the Grappler: ok i can percieve things at AC range for one moment. conc duration is beyond my ability. johns (GM): Ok GM makes etherial wooshing noises and waves his hands about Bakir the Grappler: "I won't be able to give you much information. I hope this helps." A ghostly Bakir shoots out of Bakir's forehead. (To Bakir the Grappler): For a moment you see Nevio strapped to a table, being tortured with thumbscrews and hot irons in a dark windowless room. Bakir the Grappler: It returns in a moment. GM passes a note to a player Bakir the Grappler: "Nevio is having a very bad time." "We may be too late." GM: a bad time Bakir the Grappler: SA Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "Where is he?" Dušan of Criamon: "Oh no! Is he dead?" Bakir the Grappler: "He is alive." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Is the question that I ask later because St. Peter's spooks me out. Dušan of Criamon: "Then not too late." Bakir the Grappler: "Nevio is in a dungeon, being tortured with hot irons and thumbscrews. And I thought it was a racist myth about you Franks." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Bakir the Grappler: "The cruelty here in Rome is truly shocking." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "Well, then we must rescue him post-haste." Dušan of Criamon: "Well, now I feel a moral obligation to save him. Maybe even take revenge." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "The barbarians." Belzer of Mercere: "You can't be racist against Franks. They're too powerful." Belzer of Mercere smiles Jewishly Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "I can see why negotiations failed. These people are animals." GM: the franks are making me racist Bakir the Grappler: lol Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the germans rule even the great city itself. the last bastion of Roman civilization is Wales Belzer of Mercere: :weebey: Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "Still, I don't think we need to resort to violence here." Do we have any other way to get an idea of the layout in the castle? Bakir the Grappler: maybe there are some records of the architectural planning somewhere. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Probably not. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: you could Bakir the Grappler: worth a shot. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: summon the ghost of aristocritus, who was there. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I was thinking like someone invisibly spying. GM: perhaps the castle builders filed a permit?? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: lol Quick, to the county records office! Bakir the Grappler: Someone invisibly spying would be cool. GM: Who has specialized in Red Tape here Derfel ap Cadwaladr: we infiltrated lord baffordini's manor with uhh aristocritus (dead) zita (dead) proclus of rome (dead) GM: They're all dead. Octavia: Rofl. Lol. GM: Even the grogs. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Ars ftw. GM: Even the NPCs. Bakir the Grappler: lol. Dušan of Criamon: Conveniently we know how to contact the dead Giraldo of Milan: lord bofadini Dušan of Criamon: Probably more easily than many living people Bakir the Grappler: thats why i wanted to make the Mythic Whore character, so we'd have someone with maxed Charm/Intrigue/etc Derfel ap Cadwaladr: They all got good Christian burials. Bakir the Grappler: someone else should do it Derfel ap Cadwaladr: well not proclus GM: Proclus was incinierated into a pile of dust iirc Bakir the Grappler: bring hafl back and pretend johns is someone else. GM: As was Zita Wait no Zita turned into a ghoul Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. GM: but then rotted away during corpus blight Bakir the Grappler: rip. GM: Aristocritus got ahead of himself Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Can anyone control perhaps a very small animal? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: okay, the NPCs got good Christian burials Bakir the Grappler: I can suggest things to a small animal, but not really. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: How well? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: we have, uhh, an animal handler grog Bakir the Grappler: I have high animal handling and a specialty in cats, and own a cat, but it's also just a cat. Belzer of Mercere: If only we had an animal specialist in the covenant Bakir the Grappler: +2 com +5 animal handling Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Oh well then. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: if only we had two animals bound as familiars Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That's not very useful if the cat can't talk back. Bakir the Grappler: no. Giraldo of Milan: [threateningly] i can suggest things to a small animal Bakir the Grappler: i was going to take Animal Ken on Bakir but couldn't because Holy Methods and Techniques are so expensive. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I'm mostly convinced we should never hire another farrier. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: let's send Roy. Bakir the Grappler: and the Virtue budget was pretty tight, really. We do have a few animal familiars, huh. Birds, as well. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We do. Bakir the Grappler: It's too bad both Fiorella and Archibald don't want to be involved. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the well-established character who we all love, Roy the Owl Bakir the Grappler: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It is what it is. Bakir the Grappler: Roy the Owl, the familiar whose statblock is in the same place as Derfel's. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: let's kill the archons i mean the consuls Octavia: his statblock is in RoP:M Bakir the Grappler: lo l Dušan of Criamon: OK Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Fiorella has done a really good job. Dušan of Criamon: do we have a location for Nevio yet Octavia: Hell Bakir the Grappler: He's in the dungeon. GM: you know where the castle is Bakir the Grappler: It's not an exact location, but he's in a windowless room. Dušan of Criamon: Fantastic Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Does Roy the Owl have any powers yet or just the normal powers of an owl? GM: on this map you can see it's at the top of a very pretty hill Dušan of Criamon: I need corpus vis to cast InCo, right? Bakir the Grappler: Let's go buy some Lambrusco wine. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yes. GM: imagine there's some vineyards on the hill too, that'd be nice Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Derfel's statblock is +5 Presence, +1 Communication, +1 Strength, +1 Dexterity, +1 Quickness. GM: Corpus or Intelligo, Dusan Dušan of Criamon: Hmm Bakir the Grappler: or you could spend seasons putting the effect into an item. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Not a lot of time for that now. Dušan of Criamon: My InCo isn't good anyway but this is an avenue of inquiry available to us Derfel ap Cadwaladr: gulielmus can create a lesser enchanted item in mere hours, Dušan of Criamon: Otherwise, we can just sneak around and use Invasion of Privacy to detect him Giraldo of Milan: gulielmus is in france Dušan of Criamon: and we know he's in a dungeon so that narrows down searching locations Derfel ap Cadwaladr: very wise of him he really is one step ahead of the game Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I'd prefer to not sneak around the castle unless we have some magical means to do so. Bakir the Grappler: Yeah. Invisibility would help. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sneaking aimlessly, I mean. Bakir the Grappler: If only Rosario were here and not getting lost in France. Dušan of Criamon: that's what, PeIm? Bakir the Grappler: Yeah. GM: This Grog-centric adventure has spiralled out of control sadly Dušan of Criamon: I'm not the worst at that Bakir the Grappler: level 10 for a diam duration personal range invis spell iirc. 15 sun if you wanna take all day Dušan of Criamon: Can I ritual spont that for guaranteed success? Octavia: Or we could let Nevio die. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Why not? Ritual casting is great. Dušan of Criamon: OK we may have a magical way of sneaking around Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Ok. Bakir the Grappler: Nevio is currently being tortured, as a reminder, so we probably shouldn't take TOO long. If we're doing this. Well, you. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, any way you slice it it's going to take a while. Bakir the Grappler: Bakir can probably go, but he can't turn invisible. I can maybe make myself immune to metal. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Dusan, can you make Bakir invisible? Bakir the Grappler: and walk up to people and wrestle them. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Can you climb the walls? The gate is probably closed. Bakir the Grappler: or stab them, it turns out brawl is the same for knife fighting as it is for grappling, so bakir is extraordinarily good at stabbing people with knives. Dušan of Criamon: How far is it to the castle Bakir the Grappler: i have pretty high dex, str, and +4 athletics, so maybe. Dušan of Criamon: from VT, I'm thinking about using the aura at home for the casting Bakir the Grappler: i have a solid shot at climbing the walls. but it seems unnecessary. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well, you never know. The gate is probably closed at night. GM: a word on the castle design Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We also need a way to get Nevio out. GM: there's a big wall all around, about 12' (3m) tall, with a single large wooden gate Bakir the Grappler: i think i can probably call a jihad on these guys and safely try to enter the castle without losing my divine powers, as they have kidnapped and tortured an innocent man who is my friend but idk. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Which would suggest that Dusan should go along to turn him invisible. Bakir the Grappler: hmm. GM: inside is gardens, stables, and a lush palazzo, which is not a very well fortified structure in fact it has glass windows Dušan of Criamon: I mean it's diameter, we should be able to get everyone invis Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Diameter is 2 minutes. Dušan of Criamon: Ah Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: This will almost certainly take longer. Dušan of Criamon: What if I make it sun sun/group GM: brb Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sun group is good but can you make that level? Dušan of Criamon: base 4 +3 +3 level 30 ahhhh Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah. Dušan of Criamon: wait sun is +2? then base 4 +2 +2 level 20 might work on a good roll Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Also it would make more sense to instead bump up the base effect to the Level 5 effect and just cast it multiple times. In my opinion. Dušan of Criamon: interesting proposition Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: The way I see it is you need to be invisible so you can make Nevio invisible to sneak him out. Dušan of Criamon: base 5 +1 +2 casted multiple times Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Then you want at least Bakir to come along to deal with any guards. Maybe more than that, though I would understand if you mistrust our grogs at the moment. Dušan of Criamon: Why would I mistrust them? ( clueless) Derfel ap Cadwaladr: they didn't volunteer to storm the castle with mortis before Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: They certainly need a firm hand. After all, they're responsible for this predicament in the first place. Dušan of Criamon: To be fair, I didn't storm the castle either. First stone etc So if I choose to cast it multiple times, do my fatigues get handwaved away? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think in the future we need to ask them not to assault monasteries with out explicit instructions. Dušan of Criamon: I'm afraid we have a rescue plan GM: ok I'm ready whenever you are Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Great job magi! I high five Dusan. That's a thing I invented that's like the Roman salute but you do it between equals. Dušan of Criamon: I worry this will not catch on throughout history OK Bakir the Grappler: sorry. i left the room and started making food and completely lost track of what i was supposed to be doing. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i can play, uhhh, napolino Dušan of Criamon: I'm casting a PeIm base 5 +1 +2, ritual spont to make people imperceptible for sun duration Napolino: is he still alive or is that an error Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Shockingly, wikipedia claims that the High Five was invented in 1977. I find that difficult to believe. Dušan of Criamon: this is fatiguing sponting and I hope all my fatigues are immediately handwaved away Who everyone is going on the operation besides me? Bakir the Grappler: I think it's an error, I could have sworn Napolino died. Napolino: He was a good guy. [in Heaven] Wonder what my pals are up to GM: Nap is alive Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It takes 2 minutes to recover from Winded, so you're probably fine. Bakir the Grappler: nice. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: NAP GM: He's fat and alive Dušan of Criamon: Perfect. GM: Drop some tokens on this board Bakir the Grappler: Okay, BRB for real. Dušan of Criamon: Also, Mortis, please prepare a Fake Dead Nevio. I think you have corpses somewhere for this purpose Bakir the Grappler: I shouldn't leave the stove on. GM: Napolino is in middle age and hits Old Age in 1360 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I'd go along but I'm a little too flamboyant for a sneaking mission. I can provide an undead horde if you need it but I suspect you won't. Dušan of Criamon: Actually we don't know the extent of Nevios torture injuries GM: ok mortis is not going on mortis' mission Napolino: lol Giraldo of Milan: that right there is why youre uh. boss? Napolino: i will play as Napolino, who is waiting for mortis to fall asleep so he can smother him with a pillow Dušan of Criamon: "Mortis, please just give us a really badly cut up corpse, to sneak in Nevio's place. The inquisition will find it and think God decided to speed up the judicial process." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "There's one at the bottom of the canyon if you need it." Octavia: 'No, more grog oversight' slowly morphs into 'No more grog oversight' Dušan of Criamon: "It would be best if we had one that can be easily mistaken for Nevio's." Napolino: this is a highly sensitive mission so we will entrust it to the criamon GM: Is this the night after Mortis' daytime raid? I'm sure they fished the body out and gave him a burial by now Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sheesh! GM: Some people honor the dead fucked up, but true Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well, we live in Rome so it can't be too hard to procure a corpse. GM: lavinia has a gravedigger agent on file in fact Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: There you go, ask him. Napolino: lavinia isn't around to contact the gravedigger, GM: Oh right Thank you for reminding me. GMPCs are a no no. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Is she really keeping her gravedigger a secret? Dušan of Criamon: I just want mortis to make a fake dead nevio because i don't have any corpus art xp besides that i'm ready to go and make people invisible Giraldo of Milan: what if we made a real dead mortis Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You can't permanently disguise a corpse to look like someone. Hmm. Dušan of Criamon: I just need him to look like it for a day or so We can ask for his body after they find him Napolino: archibald is in his lab so let's open up the door to the depths of vardian's tomb Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think it makes more sense to just take a corpse that looks broadly like Nevio and then use the torture implements to mutilate the body beyond recognition. Dušan of Criamon: or do that just give us a corpse man, come on jonesin' for a corpse-in' Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mostly rob the catacombs and those corpses aren't that fresh. Napolino: let's kill johns and use his corpse Giraldo of Milan: noble Dušan of Criamon: goddammit the one thing i was sure we had in supply Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. I mean, you could just dig up any graveyard in Rome. Dušan of Criamon: I thought that was your specialty GM: we're several years past the black death, the funeral industry is catching up to the supply of corpses but there are no shortage of drifters and pilgrims in rome. Dušan of Criamon: I could just take a pig I'll take a pig, use magic to explode it Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Uh... Dušan of Criamon: They won't know the difference Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Napolino: the funeral industry... the black death... Bakir the Grappler: Napolino: this is a highly sensitive mission so we will entrust it to the criamon Napolino: as always we must ask ourselves "cui bono?" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You could just dig up the guy I definitely killed myself today. He's probably buried around there. Dušan of Criamon: It's insane that this devolved into a search for a suitable corpse Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You don't need to do any magic to it so the divine protection against magic won't matter. Bakir the Grappler: You really don't even need to do this. Dušan of Criamon: We need to replace real Nevio with something else, so Nevio is off the hook! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: No, it's a decent idea. Dušan of Criamon: We can't just take him and replace him with nothing! Bakir the Grappler: replace him with a drawing of Nevio. Dušan of Criamon: (very seriously) Will that work? Bakir the Grappler: lol Dušan of Criamon: Alternatively: say we really just take him and leave an empty cell What will the inquisition do? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, nothing. Dušan of Criamon: Won't they search for him? Draw up a wanted poster? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: They would just have the Count's word that anything happened. Bakir the Grappler: they would go damn he really did convert to christianity and a miracle happened. Dušan of Criamon: They tortured a guy, and suddenly the guy is gone they'd just let that slide? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: The inquisition doesn't normally torture people. I'm pretty sure he's being tortured by the Count's men. Giraldo of Milan: im sure they would make an exception for mortis Dušan of Criamon: Hmmm Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Or maybe the count himself, he seems like a real jerk. Dušan of Criamon: Well then let's do that I'm ready to start making people invisible Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Keep an eye out for any graveyards on the way. (To Bakir the Grappler): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_extirpanda GM passes a note to a player Bakir the Grappler: lol Napolino: if we get a corpse we can make it invisible too. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You can. Bakir the Grappler: "The inquisition does torture people. I was just reading about this." "If they think he's a heretic, they'll do it." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "How would an inquisition have been called up so suddenly?" Dušan of Criamon: "Let us save Nevio, protected under the veil of invisibility." Giraldo of Milan: brb Bakir the Grappler: "Let's." GM: ok whats happening now lay it on me Dušan of Criamon: The party is preparing to go save Nevio GM: ok Dušan of Criamon: we will not do a corpse-switch trick GM: let me know when I need to adjutate something Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think we're covered. Dušan of Criamon: I could make those rolls but I think I'd just keep rerolling them until they work Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We save Nevio. Great job everyone. How long does you ceremonial casting take? Bakir the Grappler: We should bring Archibald so we can not worry about doors. Ha ha. Dušan of Criamon: i can't find how long it takes but it's just a +2 so i can skip it Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think if Archibald is willing to go he could make this a lot easier. GM: A maga may spend fifteen minutes for every magnitude of the spell Bakir the Grappler: it would go from nearly impossible to very very easy, yes. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: But whatever happened in France has hit him hard. Bakir the Grappler: as it is im not sure how we get you or Nevio over the wall. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It's pretty possible. GM: Who's going on this quest? I see Napolino on the board. Bakir and Dusan too? Dušan of Criamon: takes an hour if i'm reading this right Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You just need to get past a couple doors. GM: Is the spell Level 2 or Level 10? Dušan of Criamon: 20 GM: Ok yeah 1 hour Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You should take some vis so you can more quickly spont the spell on Nevio. Dušan of Criamon: sure Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We have a shitload of Perdo vis and only 3 Imaginem vis, so take the former. Dušan of Criamon: doing so level 5 base PeIm means imperceptible to all senses so I hope this goes mostly smoothly (camera begins to close in on my face) okay strictly speaking any four senses Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Level 5 is only imperceptible to 4 senses. Thank you. Dušan of Criamon: so i guess that leaves taste, unless there's an insane ruling about dogs actually tasting smell or similar Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I doubt it. Just don't let any dogs lick you. Dušan of Criamon: (earnestly) will do OK, I guess we try and do this GM: This is +2 sun +1 touch? Who is being blessed with your spell Dušan of Criamon: Correct Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: AFK a sec. Dušan of Criamon: I cast it individually on everyone in the party GM: Ok you'll have to roll for each :twisted: thankfully it looks like you've been shafted and only have 2 people in your party Dušan of Criamon: It's a low scale special operation Bakir the Grappler: This is a sneaking mission. Napolino: dont forget the corpse. Bakir the Grappler: Bakir has 0 Stealth, but being invisible should help. We're not bringing a corpse. I am morally against this. Dušan of Criamon: There will be no corpse. OK, I can try those rolls GM: Are you doing this while at VT? Dušan of Criamon: sure GM: Ok Dušan of Criamon: Aura 3 right/ Napolino: ah. GM: Aye Dušan of Criamon: rolling (1d10+22+2+3)/2 (( 8 ) +22+2+3)/2 = 17.5 GM: If it's a level 20 spell then that fails Dušan of Criamon: yeah conf is 3? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Ok, I'm back. GM: are you intending to conf each roll? because otherwise you cannot feasibly cast this unless you get exploding die Bakir the Grappler: this seems like a risky endeavor. Dušan of Criamon: I barely ever use conf tokens and I only need like, a seven oh and a +2 for loud/exaggerated gestures GM: Ahh Very well.. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Do you get that bonus with ritual casting? Octavia: No GM: Yes Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah, ceremonies are already loud. Octavia: Shouting and screaming is mutually exclusive with ceremonial casting Dušan of Criamon: non ritual GM: The following options can be used when casting Formulaic or Spontaneous spells ceremonial is a type of spontaneous casting Dušan of Criamon: solid OK so that's Bakir done rolling (1d10+22+2+3+2)/2 (( 10 ) +22+2+3+2)/2 = 19.5 Bakir the Grappler: nice, Dušan of Criamon: oh neat GM: ok that's two people invised Dušan of Criamon: that's the other grog done GM: Goongrats Dušan of Criamon: and for myself I don't need touch so that's 5 levels down Octavia: I'm pretty sure I was told ages ago that I couldn't shout and scream during ceremonial casting, if I can then good to know in future since thats +2 to sponting that way. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: These are stressed rolls, so you make someone even LESS visible. Dušan of Criamon: rolling (1d10+22+2+3+2)/2 (( 9 ) +22+2+3+2)/2 = 19 alright I am breathing a very strong sigh of relief we can now start tripping into one another and go on our quest Bakir the Grappler: we can hold hands. GM: Excellent stuff. Dušan of Criamon: :blush: Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You should stick your tongue out so you can taste one another. GM: Do you make your approach at nighttime (after sunset) or daytime (after sunrise)? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Since you can't feel anyone's hands. Dušan of Criamon: Do we throw shadows? GM: You does. Dušan of Criamon: The gate is going to be closed either way, right? GM: Seems likely. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That would be my guess. Also night time is faster. Since it's currently night. GM: Who can see at night? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Should be pretty easy with that giant planet hanging in the sky. Dušan of Criamon: Gah Eyes of cat is MuCo Bakir the Grappler: Is there no moon? GM: I haven't established the phase of the moon Bakir the Grappler: Ah. GM: it can be full if you like sure Dušan of Criamon: Hmm Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Lunar Sphere limit BROKEN. Dušan of Criamon: I don't know how we'll deal with a closed gate GM: That would put the date at precisely July 21st, 1358. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Climb over the walls. Dušan of Criamon: PeTe? Or that. GM: A gate is thick wood. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait don't you have a spell that opens locks? Dušan of Criamon: No! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Darn. GM: Ok so you'll bypass the bridge? Dušan of Criamon: Sure. GM: You hike up rough terrain at night. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Owned, bridgetards. Bakir the Grappler: does this make us lose a long term fatigue level? hehehehe GM: i guess i'll omit that Dušan of Criamon: Hmm, I could combine invasion of privacy with unseen arm to operate simpler locking mechanisms I'm calm now. GM: The locking "mechanism" of a gate is a big wooden plank on the inside barring it shut Giraldo of Milan: is mortis dead yet Dušan of Criamon: Exactly Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: lol Jesus. Dušan of Criamon: lmao Bakir the Grappler: I'm here daring you to inflict a long term fatigue level so I can activate my holy ignore all fatigue penalties power. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Penalties? Don't you mean "All Fatigue?" Dušan of Criamon: We're making good progress Bakir the Grappler: no, because once i reach max fatigue i still pass out unconscious Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I grin Prinnydoodishly. Dušan of Criamon: let's advance to the next problem, presumably a gate Bakir the Grappler: even though i ignore the penalties to my rolls. lol. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I really appreciate how little cheating he's doing in Traveller. GM: 2 guards patrol the top of the wall bearing torches, completing their circuits in a few minutes apiece Bakir the Grappler: I like the implication that he's still doing some cheating,. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, who doesn't? Bakir the Grappler: I don't. Dušan of Criamon: Hmmm, if this is mostly outdoors I probably don't even need invasion of privacy Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sad! Dušan of Criamon: Unseen porter is voice range, and I assume someone on one side of the gate can hear someone on the other Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Can you cast the Invasion of Privacy silently? Dušan of Criamon: I can and love to do so without penalties GM: Ok. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Noice. GM: At night outside the castle the aura is Dominion 1. Bakir the Grappler: nice Dušan of Criamon: that's what, -2 to rolls? GM: -3 Dušan of Criamon: OK Actually one more question can I cast a voice range spell silently GM: No, because then it has 0 range Dušan of Criamon: OK GM: you could cast it quietly at reduced range Dušan of Criamon: Yeah that's the plan Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Or use it on yourself. Dušan of Criamon: rolling 1d10!+20+1 ( 7 ) +20+1 = 28 beat level 10 GM: nice. You're peering through the walls? Bakir the Grappler: im pretty sure you can cast voice range spells silently. Dušan of Criamon: Well this was to unbar the gate during a gap in guard cycles Bakir the Grappler: nope Dušan of Criamon: I hope we slip in and close the gate behind us unseen and unheard Bakir the Grappler: im wrong as usual GM: What does Invasion of Privacy do? Dušan of Criamon: Like the base see through walls spell + listen GM: Ok. How will you unbar the gate? Dušan of Criamon: Unseen porter to lift the bar and place it on the ground not too far away the one keeping the gate locked Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What if it's a complicated Lemurian stone lock? Ever think of that? Dušan of Criamon: I had not. GM: I just saw something pretty funny in the description of Unseen Porter Wanna see? Casting requisites of an appropriate Form for the target are required Dušan of Criamon: oh god Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wanna see how I got these Ars? Dušan of Criamon: okay does unseen arm have it too? GM: it does! Dušan of Criamon: Gah Bakir the Grappler: lol. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Just have Bakir climb over the wall and unbar it. Bakir the Grappler: I can try. Or I can do squats for an hour and try to fly over the wall. Actually that's probably beyond my abilities. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, can you actually cast spells at Voice range while silenced? GM: Oh yeah, good call You can't. Dušan of Criamon: Oh no! Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+2+4 str + athletics to try to scale the wall ( 2 ) +2+4 = 8 nice. rofl. GM: Do you have uhh rope or a ladder or anything Napolino: you can cast voice spells on yourself Bakir the Grappler: I bet Napolino brought rope. Napolino: while silenced Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well sure. Bakir the Grappler: I can try to roll again. GM: Sure, keep trying. GM rolls some dice GM: (To GM) rolling 1d10+2+3 ( 3 ) +2+3 = 8 Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+2+4 ( 6 ) +2+4 = 12 GM: You slowly scale the wall. Bakir the Grappler: Nice. GM: (To GM) rolling 1d10+2+3 ( 10 ) +2+3 = 15 GM rolls some dice GM: You hear a bell ring from inside the castle. Bakir the Grappler: uh oh. Dušan of Criamon: I am worried, outside the gate GM: It seems a sentry exploded their perception roll. Bakir the Grappler: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Well, it must be true. Dušan of Criamon: Maybe it's just a midnight snack bell, calling guards to the canteen. Bakir the Grappler: ¡Un forastero! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That's more reasonable, Dusan. Dušan of Criamon: I hope Bakir continues with the operation undeterred. Bakir the Grappler: I will attempt to go down the stairs or ladder or whatever to the other side of the wall and unbar the gate before i am stormed with guards GM: From your vantage point on the wall Bakir, you can see some strange things about this castle. There are curtains with little bells in front of the doors. The guards all carry nets. There are large flour sacks in lots of places you don't normally put them. Bakir the Grappler: lol. GM: Anyway, do you want to go into the courtyard or back outside Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sounds like they just love bread. Can you blame them? Dušan of Criamon: The bells are inconvenient to us, but I can't blame the interior decoration style. Bakir the Grappler: I will go into the courtyard and let Dusan in, and then tell him they are prepared to stop invisible invaders. And suggest we leave. Dušan of Criamon: I am afraid you won't, as we're silenced. GM: Okay you drop down 12'. Roll Strength to unbar the gate quickly. Bakir the Grappler: I can gesture that we leave. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: How? You're invisible. GM: You cannot gesture while invisible. Bakir the Grappler: I can rub some flour on my hand. rolling 1d10!+2 ( 8 ) +2 = 10 Dušan of Criamon: I guess Bakir will embrace me and try to goad me away this is a signal I will understand Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I'm fairly certain that doesn't work anyway. Wouldn't the flour turn invisible once it sticks to you? GM: No. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It seems like it should! GM: Well, maybe. Sure. Dušan of Criamon: Good point actually, I cast trackless steps on us. GM: The real reason it was there is that you can spot a human shaped hole in the flour when you throw it at someone so yes. Bakir the Grappler: ah Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah that would work. Dušan of Criamon: Good. Do we see any very ostentatious dungeon entrances? GM: You crack the gate open. Bakir the Grappler: nice GM: The sentries on the walls can clearly see this. Bakir the Grappler: lol. GM: They call out, "Invisible wizards!" Dušan of Criamon: We should not have gone for the no-kill achievment Alright: meta-game question, do we abandon our quest and run Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I feel like Bakir would have been able to see the sentries. Dušan of Criamon: I am undecided on the issue GM: anyway here's what it looks like from outside Octavia: This mission is a shitshow, but has proven to be quite the lulzcow. GM: the second story and the interior are FOGGED because there are no living people in the covenant to remember the layout. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wow! Glass windows! GM: Bakir did see them I mentioned them awhile back Bakir the Grappler: Yeah. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sheesh. You bonehead. Bakir the Grappler: It's not a big deal. We're still invisible and trackless. Dušan of Criamon: True. Bakir the Grappler: We gotta move quick. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gotta speed, Bakir. GM: The two sentries you saw on the wall grab nets and start swinging them in circles around themselves. Dušan of Criamon: OK, we somehow through slapping and grabbing manage to communicate. GM: How can you find each other to slap? You're invisible. and trackless. Bakir the Grappler: lol. Dušan of Criamon: We are both by the gate entrance. GM: Ok. Napolino as well? Dušan of Criamon: Sure. Bakir the Grappler: presumably we're close enough we can grab each other. GM: Sure. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: This is a strong argument for Discern Own Illusion. GM: What's the next move, intrepid explorers Bakir the Grappler: Napolino can wait outside eating burgers or something. lets prance arm in arm around back. Dušan of Criamon: I am on board with Bakir's plan. I'm already planning my seasons now, I need texts for things like Eyes of Bat et al Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Does casting Discern Own Illusions on someone let them see through your illusions or their own? Not that this would work on invisibility, I guess. Dušan of Criamon: spell instance characteristic inheritance GM: You move around the back Bakir the Grappler: there appear to be some steps in a courtyard area Napolino: i finished making lunch. what's goin on Bakir the Grappler: napolino we got inside but they know invisible people are inside. Dušan of Criamon: invisible infiltration] Octavia: You are eating lunch, IC. Bakir the Grappler: we're holding hands and sneaking around wanna come with Dušan of Criamon: or have a midnight snack Napolino: oh hell yes. (To devil's fav demon): does medical knowledge increase lavinia's ability to kill a sleeping target with a blade in one blow Dušan of Criamon: also if possessions are also affected by the spell... your brought with midnight snack is completely perceptible to your tongue because taste is the one sense i didn't perdo Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Napolino always manages to have a snack. Being a grog pays well, comparatively. (From Bakir the Grappler): medicine no chirurgy yes. GM: remember when the grogs got a bag of gold for a job they never actually finished anyway I will point out the doors on this map Napolino: Good times Dušan of Criamon: also we'll stare into windows for more recon Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I don't since we never actually talked to Andronicus. GM: All the windows are thick stained glass, and have something obscuring them from the inside. You can hear lots of movement now inside the place. Bakir the Grappler: hmm Dušan of Criamon: Nuts to that, I will use Invasion Of Privacy on whatever is closest to us GM: sure, draw an arrow to wherever you want to spy Bakir the Grappler: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: lol Dušan of Criamon: oh no pebbled! GM: It looks like a large bathroom, with a toilet, and bathtubs. Napolino: beaned Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wow! GM: You can see the windows have thick curtains in front of them. The curtains are belled. Napolino: i made mushrooms a la provencale and then put them on top of some eggs. Bakir the Grappler: ooh GM: nice Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wow! What's the prize? Bakir the Grappler: are those stairs going down Napolino: can we see into the secret passage GM: sure. Dušan of Criamon: Nice. GM: You can't see how to open it though. Dušan of Criamon: OK GM: Actually maybe it has no opening on this floor. And is just used for spying on other rooms. Dušan of Criamon: Cool, cool. I want to find accessible stairs going down. GM: You will keep prying until you find it? Dušan of Criamon: Hmm Napolino: remodeling the secret hallways Dušan of Criamon: Alternatively I could focus on the aformentioned noise inside Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Dušan of Criamon: I'll just start going clockwise and see what happens GM: The noise is the sound of men getting up and putting on armor. Ok. Bakir the Grappler: I will hold onto you and follow. Uh oh. GM: You have to go one half rotation around the whole place before you see a room near the front that has a hatch in the floor. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I recommend you use the spell on the floor. GM: I guess I'll drop some soldier tokens in here too Dušan of Criamon: We need to be inside first Any windows on ground floor cracked open? Also which of the markers is the way down Bakir the Grappler: this place is pretty crowded. GM: He had a day to mobilie some backup. Dušan of Criamon: yeah getting close to province supply limit. GM: No soldier is without a partner. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Italy is for lovers. GM: I will hew to realism a bit and remove some. Ok this is more reasonable. Bakir the Grappler: I wish we could communicate somehow. Napolino: additionally hermetic magic is no longer real Dušan of Criamon: No! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gah! Dušan of Criamon: Not now! Bakir the Grappler: I could probably go make some noise and break a window on the other side of the building and then run back. like by the bathroom. Dušan of Criamon: Clever. I still don't know what part of the map offers a way down. OK Alright, what you now do is you hold my hand Napolino: and mine Dušan of Criamon: you point Dusans hand at Dusan and you point Dusans hand on the ground then you hold Dusans hand and make it hold Bakirs other hand you then use this complex system to indicate you'll go somewhere else, then return while Dusan stays in place Bakir the Grappler: lol GM: whats your score in Language: Sign Language? gahaha Dušan of Criamon: VT is extremely multicultural and as such communication is absolutely not an issue Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Bwah ha ha ha. Bakir the Grappler: I have good folk ken. it's fine. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Globalism strikes again! Napolino: we are all fluent in sign language due to our church lore scores. Dušan of Criamon: also Dusan has com -3 so he completely misinterprets Bakir's instructions but coincidentally acts on it in the perfectly correct way. Bakir the Grappler: Okay I will go smash the bathroom window with a rock and then run back to Dusan. Hopefully he remains in his exact position. Dušan of Criamon: He does, coincidentally. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That wonderful glass! Oh no! Dušan of Criamon: It is sacrificed for the greater good: our endless quest to commit crimes against the church. Bakir the Grappler: that worked a little bit. Napolino, got a plan? Dušan of Criamon: Hmm GM: Two guards move from the sitting room to the bathroom, and start flinging flour about in there. Messy. Dušan of Criamon: Nice, they're wasting precious flour supply. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Throw a match at them. Bakir the Grappler: lol. Dušan of Criamon: I could probably CrIg but we're again falling to a classic ttrpg pitfall: arson Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think it would probably be a bad idea to start a fire with Nevio imprisoned in the building. If I'm being honest. Dušan of Criamon: Exactly. OK, I think I may have something not unlike a plan Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Lay it on me. Dušan of Criamon: I'd like to open two doors in fairly quick succession I'd hope the guards clear the way for me so I can go indoors Bakir the Grappler: oh i see Napolino: let's make a mess of the pots and pans. really spook them. GM: the doors inside are barred to too Bakir the Grappler: you open door 1, then door 2, and run in door 1 after the guards path forward gah GM: You think they're gonna let someone just walk into their house? c'mon Dušan of Criamon: No problem We can break every single window Bakir the Grappler: lol Napolino: where is the Norman tradition of hospitality GM: Ok, but there are also a pair of sentries outside who will notice this and move their wild netswinging towards you Dušan of Criamon: Overall we'll have to cause arson sooner or later anyway The windows will suffer in the end no matter what Napolino: let's commit arson in the smaller building Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Aren't they connected on the second floor? Napolino: i think so yes. GM: yeah Napolino: what are they going to do, not fight the fire Dušan of Criamon: I'm not seeing an alternative Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Maybe they have a Perdo Ignem item. Dušan of Criamon: we'll create a cacophony of broken glass before entering the room with the trapdoor there I hope Bakir makes short work of any remaining guards there possibly barring the doors if they go to a different room then we enter the dungeon (unless the trapdoor is a red herring!) GM: im not that evil it's the only basement access here Dušan of Criamon: I respect you for that Napolino: remember when aristocritus destroyed a guy's skull with a mace here. good times. GM: Ok so you're smashing all the windows then you're going to set the side building on fire -- using what? Dušan of Criamon: CrIg but not yet Bakir the Grappler: i think we should tactically smash windows Dušan of Criamon: Have they floured everything yet? Giraldo of Milan: remember when aristocritus wanted to explore shipwrecks GM: They're running out of flour Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Remember that you can't use Voice range, Dusan. Bakir the Grappler: if you can blow up some of these guys with a fuel air bomb thats for the best Dušan of Criamon: I got sight range or touch GM: Now they resort to spreading a net between them and running about that way (I saw this in the movie version of the invisible man) Dušan of Criamon: goddammit Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I would definitely not recommend you light a room full of flour on fire with Touch. Napolino: are they doing this in their rooms GM: yes Dušan of Criamon: Well I'd light a room far away from the trapdoor room on fire if I lit one on fire Napolino: what's the T Bakir the Grappler: what are these guards armored in by the way Napolino: in the guard house Bakir the Grappler: t for treasure GM: chain mail helmets you know. standard stuff. your grogs have the same kit. Bakir the Grappler: gotcha GM: oh! but they aren't carrying any halberds. just heavy iron maces. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gasp! That's weird. Dušan of Criamon: good choice for CQC Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Why not swords? Bakir the Grappler: hmmm. ok. i will start doing stupid shit soon, i think. (To devil's fav demon): While this is going on, since we've established it's a full moon on a hot summer night, this is when Lavinia will slay Rienzi. Dušan of Criamon: OK (From Bakir the Grappler): ooh cool Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Like what? Napolino: rolling 1d10 lavinia's botch check ( 7 ) = 7 Bakir the Grappler: i might just go in Dušan of Criamon: barring further developments, I agree Bakir the Grappler: Never Stop Going In (To devil's fav demon): Does he keep his window open in this weather? If so she would go invisible, teleport up, confirm his ID in the moonlight, then hurl a naptha bomb at his bed, and he should burn to death in his sleep, hopefully. Dušan of Criamon: Enough trickery; back to our old friend, violence. Napolino: i will investigate the T. GM: I actually don't know what that is Maybe that was meant to be the basement access to whoever made this map Napolino: ripe for investigation Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: A Table. GM: I think I shifted the hatch to the different spot when we came here last time though. So it's a table. Napolino: gm please mark the parts of the castle where we will leave footprints. GM: You mean the floured rooms? Dušan of Criamon: Good. I accept Bakir's declaration of attack and I start indicating I might light something on fire GM: Does Trackless Step not prevent that? Dušan of Criamon: Correct. Napolino: oh are we trackless stepped Dušan of Criamon: We will have some penalties but not leave steps. Napolino: sick. (From Bakir the Grappler): he will keep his windows open but there is a wooden lattice there. can you teleport through it Dušan of Criamon: I mean we're still very close to imperceptible. (From Bakir the Grappler): it has holes about two inches wide Napolino: do it anyway though for immersion Dušan of Criamon: We'll probabvly start having flour on us. Bakir the Grappler: okay. (To Bakir the Grappler): Then no, but, we have a magic item that can cut through wood, Consolata's old letter opener. Napolino: having flour on us should be fine? Dušan of Criamon: We'll be a little less invisible, but yeah. (To Bakir the Grappler): I think I will need to enlist a grog to do that athletic stunt Dušan of Criamon: Possibly slightly more flammable too. Napolino: just, if we walk through an active cloud of flour, the hole in the cloud will be visible Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, are they throwing flour around rooms that have open flame in them? Napolino: once it's on us the invisibility should work on it Dušan of Criamon: Good points, both of you. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You could just start a fire by throwing open their lanterns or something. (To Bakir the Grappler): Okay I enlisted Giraldo GM: They are relying on moonlight mostly. and candles. Dušan of Criamon: Also true, once the arson is required. Napolino: let's destroy the moon GM: no torches or anything like that. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: AFK a second. GM: We established that the flour that coats you turns invisisble too Dušan of Criamon: OK, time for Bakir to shine. It's dark and we're very imperceptible. Napolino: sick. Bakir the Grappler: Bakir will break window A, then window C. Then he will enter window C, push the table against one door, then light both chairs on fire in the fireplace and put them under the table. Then he will leave through window C again and see if an opening arises to enter window B and the hatch. Napolino: let's come up with a signal so we can reunite. we'll imitate the call of our beloved companion, roy the owl Octavia: You are unable to make sounds Napolino: fuck!! Octavia: Due to PeIm GM: lol. Dušan of Criamon: We'll reunite at the gate one way or anotehr Bakir the Grappler: lol Dušan of Criamon: only exit right? (From Bakir the Grappler): giraldo ftw Napolino: we could knock four times on something. Dušan of Criamon: We'll draw something in the dirt. By the gate door. Napolino: very well. i thought we already broke the windows Bakir the Grappler: Oh. Dušan of Criamon: Then make more noise there. "Polter". Bakir the Grappler: Yeah. I guess in that case I just make some more noise in A, then set the fire in C. After barricading that door. (To Giraldo of Milan): Actually I'm outsourcing the whole operationg to Giraldo. Napolino: i will enter the Sitting Room. through the window. Dušan of Criamon: Power move. GM: Nice Dušan of Criamon: I'm staring at opening B waiting for an "opening". Napolino: can you shrink napolino's token GM: The curtains tinkle as you pass through them, Napolino, but the sound is muffled by stomping footsteps and agitated shouts of guards. Napolino: hell yeah. hmm, what are those guards up to i'll start unbarring doors as quietly as possible GM: you said A and C dfd but oh now I see it Hurling a torch or something through C? I have moved the guards in reaction to Bakir's actions Bakir the Grappler: okay. cool. Napolino: hmm. Dušan of Criamon: You've done it folks GM: Nap you unbar the South door? Bakir the Grappler: i was trying to barricade the door to C with that table, which I was going to set on fire. Napolino: i was going to say, can i seal them in, but they can just go out the window Bakir the Grappler: but the guards running in here is fine too. GM: there's two doors to each ot those room too Dušan of Criamon: sealing them in would be funny though. Bakir the Grappler: yeah, i just wanted to make GM: the guys in C are quickly trying to stomp out and throw sand at whatever incendiary you hucked in there Bakir the Grappler: hold on lemme draw it GM: the guards in A are doing the net dance to find invisible people Dušan of Criamon: We're all kind of independent agents. We can do what we want Bakir the Grappler: i wanted to block the route in green Napolino: can i bar the doors, just to fuck with them Bakir the Grappler: with flaming furniture Napolino: or is there no bar on this side Bakir the Grappler: and then enter through the window in B to go down the hatch. GM: oh I got a little confused I didn't know you went inside the palazzo well any moving of furniture unnoticed would need stealth.. Bakir the Grappler: rip Dušan of Criamon: I mean you could do it fast and then do the fire Bakir the Grappler: hmm. GM: Roll Dex + Stealth to avoid the floury netmen. Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+2 cross fingers. ( 9 ) +2 = 11 nice. Napolino: nice. GM: rolling 1d10+3 ( 8 ) +3 = 11 adding your bonus for invis, ok you pass Dušan of Criamon: Nice. Good, while this is going on, Napolino bars a bunch of dudes in and unbars the south door? GM: Ok. Oh. Napolino: i'll leave the south door barred, for maximum inconvenience Dušan of Criamon: IJ lol OK GM: Oh. Ok. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Noice. Napolino: hey! oh! Dušan of Criamon: Alright, using some means of not getting cut it's time for me to go through opening B cloak thrown on the windowsill or whatever, using a big stick to semi-vault GM: cool. Dušan of Criamon: I'll bar the doors to the room if possible and open the trapdoor Bakir the Grappler: Bakir has been doing Power Rangers style front flips with his massive Athletics. GM: scroll to the bottom of this screen Napolino: welcome beardbeard. farewell beardbeard. welcome beardbeard. GM: You see a dark wine cellar with a thick oak door, braced on your side with an iron bar. (From Bakir the Grappler): Giraldo teleports up and cuts a person sized hole in the latticework of Rienzi's windows. The guards in his room see this happen and start rushing Rienzi out of the bath. Dušan of Criamon: OK, I'm gonna crawl towards the door on all fours checking for pressure plates or strings or that sort of thing (To Bakir the Grappler): lol GM: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: ??? GM: Uhh what's your rogue spec? (To Bakir the Grappler): Lavinia will invisibly watch the building. Do they take Rienzi out of it? Dušan of Criamon: None, but I read a lot of OSR threads OK, I Invade Privacy on the doo r (From Bakir the Grappler): no one is leaving the building. (To Bakir the Grappler): How many exits from the building? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: There he is. Napolino: i'll take up a position in the hallway if all of these doors are locked. GM: You see Nevio, worse for wear, tied to a table in the next room. Bakir the Grappler: there he is. Dušan of Criamon: That's our boy. I unbar the door and open it. GM: You enter. Napolino: an alarm goes off GM: Above you can smell burning wood. Dušan of Criamon: Good, good. GM: The ceiling is glowing. Dušan of Criamon: Completely in line with the plan. (To Bakir the Grappler): Does Lavinia hear Giraldo's screaming attacks Dušan of Criamon: Actually, I trip out on it, for a split second mesmerized by it looking like a starry sky, except red and burning I quickly take Nevio and start dragging him back (From Bakir the Grappler): there's only one entrance that i can see in pictures online Dušan of Criamon: I don't cast the good stuff on him yet (From Bakir the Grappler): she does (To Bakir the Grappler): Ok, I think Sir Oak should force it open and throw in the naptha. (From Bakir the Grappler): she hears "I'm Mortis!" bellowing out the open window and across the streets (To Bakir the Grappler): And let the building burn while Giraldo is keeping the guards busy. GM: Nevio is unconscious! How strong is Dusan? Dušan of Criamon: 0 GM: Ok. How are you going to get him up a ladder? (From Bakir the Grappler): sweet. Sir Oak has how much str? Dušan of Criamon: Thank god my dump stat is Com. Hmm. (To Bakir the Grappler): +3, plus a bigass great sword if need be Dušan of Criamon: Oh! Unseen porter, touch range. Gah, corpus req nevermind GM: haha. hahaha. Napolino: good thing a malicious wizard tricked you into taking perdo vis instead of corpus. GM: Bakir, up above the guards are stomping out the fire into hot embers. What's Nap doing? Napolino: if he's done barring and re-barring doors he's just hanging out in that central position keeping an eye on things Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Top Nap. (From Bakir the Grappler): sir oak might not be able to hack his way in entirely but he can probably pierce a hole in the door big enough to toss the naptha through, sure. it'll take a few rounds, the door is barred and heavily reinforced. Napolino: by things i mean guard movements. Bakir the Grappler: Bakir will Exert and stab the nearest guard. GM: Okay. Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!+2+10+2+10+9 dex + brawl + dagger atk bonus + exert + invis. ( 1 ) +2+10+2+10+9 = 34 lmfao. GM: rolling 1d10 ( 2 ) = 2 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yikes. Dušan of Criamon: jesus Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Phew. Bakir the Grappler: whew. okay +5 damage. GM: rolling 34+5-8 34+5-8 = 31 okay you surprise the guard and drive a knife into his heart. He screams but for a moment before he dies. Bakir the Grappler: Sick. GM: This is in the fiery room? Dušan of Criamon: I could try and spont ReCo Rise of the Feathery Body Bakir the Grappler: Yes. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: If you had Corpus vis. Bakir the Grappler: I will leave the room after doing this. GM: ok, now roll init Bakir the Grappler: ok Dušan of Criamon: Gah! Napolino: you could try to wake him up Bakir the Grappler: rolling 1d10!-2 ( 10 + 2 ) -2 = 10 Dušan of Criamon: Unless there's a conveniently located stone tablet that I could place him on and ReTe that, yeah I'll try shaking some sense into him (To Bakir the Grappler): I thought earlier that we established it was Rienzi's bedroom on the third floor, not the bathroom, using the sortes Napolino: should i roll (To Bakir the Grappler): eh n/m GM: Ok. No nap, you're not in this fight. (From Bakir the Grappler): i got confused and thought you still planned to kill him while bathing. (From Bakir the Grappler): my fault (To Bakir the Grappler): Oh no, I was going to kill him in his sleep. (To Bakir the Grappler): the bath thing was only if I had a chance to cast a spell on his bathroom while it was empty. (From Bakir the Grappler): there would be 2 alert guards around either way (From Bakir the Grappler): who would have spotted a visible giraldo cutting a hole in the window Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. (To Bakir the Grappler): Oh well! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You could lift his clothes up with Rego Animal. (To Bakir the Grappler): We'll roll with burning the whole place down. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: If he's wearing any. GM: does Nevio have any bonuses to constitution or health I should know about Dušan of Criamon: I mean I'm grasping at straws here for what to place him on GM: Anyway Bakir you slip out, hearing the guard scream "Invisible assassin!" as you go. (From Bakir the Grappler): you have now Changed History, as the Casa Di Rienzi was the oldest private residence still around in modern italy. actually it might not be the real one but whatever. Dušan of Criamon: I suppose I could ReTe rip out some of the stone floor but that seems like it might be harder than the actual moving of the body (From Bakir the Grappler): you have just Protected History. Bakir the Grappler: Nevio has Unaging but no, nothing special. GM: Then he cannot be woken mundanely in his present state. Dušan of Criamon: Frustrating. GM: Also he can't feel you anyway cause you took that sense away. haha Bakir the Grappler: Is Nevio visible? Napolino: awoken him unmundanely. GM: yes. Bakir the Grappler: I will go in window B and check down the hatch. Napolino: *unmundanefully. Bakir the Grappler: In that case. Metagaming ftw. GM: Ah okay Bakir. You can see nevio at the bottom of the hatch. Bakir the Grappler: Cool. GM: He looks to be in bad shape. Dušan of Criamon: Ah Napolino: bakir intended to go for the hatch anyway Bakir the Grappler: I will go try to help drag him up. Dušan of Criamon: I wave his hand at Bakir to indicate I'm near Bakir the Grappler: lol] GM: Okay, cool. Nevio waves at you! Bakir the Grappler: Weekend at Don Bufalini's Dušan of Criamon: Jesus OK GM: Alright you get Nevio out of there Dušan of Criamon: Time for me to try my hand at invising the guy Bakir the Grappler: Sweet. GM: Aura is Dom 2 are you casting ceremonially? this is probably a bad time for an hour long ritual. Bakir the Grappler: lol Dušan of Criamon: Yeah no, no time for a ceremony Hmm Actually, do we have any chance of doing this stealthily without invising our guy Bakir the Grappler: Nevio appears to limply fly away. GM: It's bright out. Moonlight! Bakir the Grappler: I fucked us. Dušan of Criamon: No worries. OK one more question Napolino: cover up the moon by sponting CrAu. GM: Auram ..... Dušan of Criamon: Gah! Perhaps if I could simply PeIm the moon... Napolino: create an illusory black circle in front of the moon it won't make it any darker outside but it might freak the guards out Dušan of Criamon: That does sound cool. If movies are anything to go by they'll all start staring at the moon and lose 1 stability Bakir the Grappler: lol Dušan of Criamon: I'll count up the modifiers for making Nevio invisible. Bakir the Grappler: count outside, before the building burns down. Dušan of Criamon: It probably takes me more time to count modifiers than it takes Dusan time to cast Sad state of affairs GM: actually a bunch more guys filled into room C and are doing ok snuffing the flames Bakir the Grappler: ok, cool. bufalini trains a good staff. Dušan of Criamon: (1d10+22-6/)2 vs 20 GM: he's had decades to prep for this Dušan of Criamon: two confs GM: sorry but you're capped at one without the Self-Confident virtue Dušan of Criamon: one conf Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Ouch! Dušan of Criamon: time for attempt number one Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Talk about removing a confidence point. Sheesh. Napolino: making confidence points really count by stretching the free refill out over 3 irl months Dušan of Criamon: rolling (1d10!+22-6)/2 (( 9 ) +22-6)/2 = 12.5 Napolino: can you do it for Diameter GM: I think that's short of 20 or even 15 Dušan of Criamon: yeah Napolino: blimey Dušan of Criamon: 1 fatigue Bakir the Grappler: i think we should just try to move quickly. Dušan of Criamon: Good plan. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, isn't the aura Infernal 1? Since it's night? GM: No, it's Dominion 2 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gah! GM: Because it's Dominion 3 by day. Napolino: weird! Dušan of Criamon: The moment we can safely, we jump out I will do some more CrIg on the house GM: wait maybe today's a holy day too? Bakir the Grappler: Shit. Napolino: jesus GM: eh. forget it. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It's July 21st. Bakir the Grappler: Napolino's getting left behind. Napolino: what a shame Dušan of Criamon: You are the tough one Bakir the Grappler: Hopefully he'll notice Nevio's body flying away Dušan of Criamon: No no, this is not a problem GM: Oh right. Napolino: he's still watching for the guards Giraldo of Milan: blevio GM: Today is the feast day of Saint Arbogast. Dušan of Criamon: Every day is a holy day when you think about it GM: heh. Napolino: speaking of which, is anyone moving from their station GM: Well if you drag a visible nevio out then you will be interecepted by Net men. Dušan of Criamon: Also grab our unconscious friend and let's try and make a run for some bushes Hmm GM: The guys inside the manor will not leave the manor. Napolino: not even to stop the invisible assassin GM: They regard their best defense as sticking together. Dušan of Criamon: Tell me this: Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: They're right about that. Dušan of Criamon: could Bakir kick the asses of the netment outisde Napolino: i'll head upstairs Bakir the Grappler: Maybe. GM: He has the advantage of being invisible, but they are making it hard to get in melee range by swinging things around them in 360 degrees. Dušan of Criamon: That can't be very efficient for their situational awareness Bakir the Grappler: That's a good point. what if you prop nevio up and lead them in one direction and i can Silent Assassin them from behind well you DID say 360 degrees. Dušan of Criamon: powergaming the invisibility Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmmmmm. Are you sure you can't try the invisibility again? Dušan of Criamon: I could Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What if you lower the duration? You just need to get him over the wall. Dušan of Criamon: Lower would be conc Oh! Diameter! 2 minutes! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well that should be fine. Bakir the Grappler: Hell yes. GM: i am looking at bakir's sheet i thought he was opposed to treachery Napolino: hmm there's nothing for me to do upstairs Bakir the Grappler: is this really treachery Napolino: napolino takes a quick look around and heads back down. GM: Stabbing a man in the back while invisible? To save a heretic? Dušan of Criamon: I mean he could do all in his power to reveal himself GM: A heathen heretic? Dušan of Criamon: which would be effectless but he would do all in his power Bakir the Grappler: He's not a heretic. Anymore. I don't need to kill the guy, I guess. Dušan of Criamon: It would be convenient if Napolino set another fire, just to keep the boys on their toes Bakir the Grappler: But it already happened. Dušan of Criamon: OK, I'll try the lightened version of the spell GM: fair enough. Bakir the Backstabber. Dušan of Criamon: rolling (1d10!+22-9)/2 (( 9 ) +22-9)/2 = 11 Bakir the Grappler: I guess you're right. Dušan of Criamon: just one short of confing for a hit GM: wait thats enough for base 4 +1 touch +! diam Bakir the Grappler: This is why I don't like playing bakir lmao. Dušan of Criamon: oh my god Bakir the Grappler: I'm very bad at being a nice moral guy when 90 percent of our adventures are crime sprees. Dušan of Criamon: of course GM: Its part of character development. Dušan of Criamon: it's not base 5 because taste fantastic he's invisible! Time to move fast! GM: Just then you encounter a sentryman with a giant tongue who detects you by taste... no Never mind You hike out of there. Dušan of Criamon: Lmao Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Nice. We did it. Dušan of Criamon: Snakeman guard! Reptoids! Napolino:. o O ( wonder what Roy is up to ) GM: is napolino sticking around Napolino: probably not. Dušan of Criamon: I mean strictly speaking he can completionist this to his heart's content Napolino: he heard the shout, and it's clear that none of the guards are moving GM: good stuff. Dušan of Criamon: Dear Lord Napolino: think of all the loot we missed by not hitting the secret library GM: Only one person needlessly died. Sorry to say that means you blew your Silent Assassin rating. Dušan of Criamon: Did we actually pull this off? GM: i didn't have it in me to be fully cruel since it would only hurt you and not mortis sorry Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Congrats. Dušan of Criamon: Thank God Napolino: are the 3 guards sufficiently embarrassed when they find out they were locked in the room Bakir the Grappler: It was fun. GM: anyway, Nevio has no memory of you guys and naturally distrusts Dusan so when he wakes up he will probably try to run away into the countryside Bakir the Grappler: I will grapple him. Dušan of Criamon: As is his right. GM: very well, he can't fight back well. Dušan of Criamon: I think we return to the Tomb, right? Bakir the Grappler: quote from man grappled: Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Archibald was only going to wipe his memory if we didn't go save Nevio! GM: meanwhile Dušan of Criamon: No hold on GM: how are things in rome, dfd archibald remote wiped his memory earlier Dušan of Criamon: We need to decide if he was mindwiped because he was tortured yeah GM: before he was tortured Dušan of Criamon: ^^^ Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think we agreed we wouldn't do that because we were rescuing him. Napolino: you couldn't have pulled it off without your boy nap. GM: it's up to dys Bakir the Grappler: Sir Oak has tirelessly stabbed a hole in the heavily reinforced door of the Casa Di Rienzi and thrown in large quantities of flaming naptha. It is the only entrance to the building on street level. There may be an exit in the catacombs. Perdo Mentem can be recovered from with exposure iirc. Dušan of Criamon: Every gear played its part Octavia: You failed the rescue entirely and returned saying as much and we agreed at the time to wipe his memory, so I did. Napolino: i kept the GM honest GM: Ok Dušan of Criamon: Dusan has developed a bond with Bakir and Nap GM: Sir Oak will move to bodyblock the stairs leading down from the higher floors then Napolino: i am thou, and thou art i Lavinia: Oh wait he can't get inside without hacking it open more? Well he'll try. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We spent the entire end of the session discussing a rescue plan that Archibald was a part of. Bakir the Grappler: Sir Oak cannot enter the building, the door is thick oak reinforced with iron and barred with iron. Napolino: i thought you were being stealthy Bakir the Grappler: He stabbed a hole in the door. Lavinia: Curses, and I lent my Door Opener away. Looks like everything relies on you Giraldo. Napolino: but having a false golem pound the door down, uh Bakir the Grappler: lol. Napolino: seems much worse than punching a monk Bakir the Grappler: Giraldo is upstairs fighting guards. Lavinia: I throw a Black Cloak of Inconspicuousness over Oak. Giraldo of Milan: I am clearing my way through the guards to get to Rienzi. devil's fav demon: i dont really want to run combat. Lavinia: lol Giraldo of Milan: I will leave a few alive but thoroughly maimed. "Memento Mortis!" devil's fav demon: your knife probably cuts armor apart too though doesnt it so you can sunder armor and then just kill them with your sword. Giraldo of Milan: i could also just kill them with my sword Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Giraldo, if I ever find out that you've been using my name in vain I am definitely going to fire you. Napolino: we also have a sword that does that. Lavinia: The Innocuous Blade, PeHe(Te) 27; Pen 0, 3/day: This slim ivory knife is blunt, typical of a letter opener and useless as a weapon. It can cut through metal, stone, and wood (but not animal products) by destroying whatever it touches. With a single continuous hatching motion each use can destroy up to one cubic foot in size. 3 uses a day devil's fav demon: sure but then i would have to run combat and you might lose. ah whatever. Giraldo of Milan: ill do the thing where i dont engage with the combat engine devil's fav demon: you corner Rienzi. He is still nude. Slay? Y/N Giraldo of Milan: Slay devil's fav demon: Giraldo kills Cola Di Rienzi in his bedroom. Giraldo of Milan: With his blood I will quickly write "Mortis was here." and then fast travel back to base Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well, I hope you at least got paid to do this. Lavinia: dfd we could run it as combat outside this session another time if you want and are just too tired to do it now Napolino: the season of insane crime Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What's the point of running combat after the result? devil's fav demon: yeah i'd rather not. giraldo can probably do it. Lavinia: Witcher pride. devil's fav demon: I would like Beardbeard to give some sick rp narrative description of what he does though. johns (GM): Does Giraldo have any pithy witcher quotes as he does it Dušan of Criamon: brb real quick devil's fav demon: most of Rienzi's guards are busy with the fire downstairs. (To Giraldo of Milan): I think it's fine to leave these witnesses alive. Dušan of Criamon: back and enjoying the show Giraldo of Milan: After cutting my way through Rienzi's personal guard, taking care to avoid fatal wounds, I corner Rienzi in his room. After giving him a quick and clean death, I scrawl a crimson message on the wall beside him. Returning to the entry window, I pause in thought. "Wind's howling." Napolino: tune in next week when lord bufalini files a suit against vardian's tomb, requesting that they all be marched for mundane interference johns (GM): to his liege lord The Pope. devil's fav demon: lol giraldo ftw. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Thank you. devil's fav demon: we need to do an adventure with the mercere so giraldo can interact with portals. Giraldo of Milan: I depart in the dark of the night, returning to the Eastern Ear. I check my grade for this mission. johns (GM): Look at that. A companion contracted to kill someone and the job is done. No fuss, no muss. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: seems like there is a lot of fuss. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I think it's quite clear that our grogs have far too much liberty. Lavinia: "Well done, Giraldo. You are truly the greatest of the covenfolk." "After this and the recent mess at Subiaco, I think you should lay low for awhile. How about Venice?" Giraldo of Milan bites into apple, gaining a regeneration effect for the next 5 hours thanks to optimal talent choices. Giraldo of Milan: "Sounds good." devil's fav demon: lol Lavinia: Excellent. Giraldo can spend some time watching the seldom used Venetian chapterhouse and enjoying high city living. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: He can at that. Dušan of Criamon: "I'm so glad about tonight sodales." I take a sip from a mug in the Easter Ear Inn. "And the best part is nothing that happens tonight can ever come back to bite us!" the camera lingers on Dusan Giraldo of Milan: resting in lavish beds, drinking the finest of wines, and whistling at every passing woman Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Mortis goes an entire adventure without committing a Hermetic Crime. devil's fav demon: Nevio is just insanely traumatized in every way we did it boys. Dušan of Criamon: it would be cool if the one session Mortis doesn't commit a single crime is the one he is brutally murdered Lavinia: I have an idea for Nevio Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I feel like I should ask who this mysterious hooded figure is. So I will. Who is this mysterious hooded figure? Lavinia: That was the blind monk you kidnapped and returned. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Ohhh. I'd only ever seen him small. Lavinia: "We need a safe spot away from here for Nevio to rest up and heal. Since he's forgotten the wizards he needs mundanes to look after him until he gets re-acclimated.. Mortis, can one of your kin watch over him at their home?" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: "Certainly, though I do wonder if it will do any good at all." Lavinia: "Surely going through all this trouble to break him out means we have to rehabilitate him to being a covenfolk to be worthwhile." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I guess he can stay with my parents. I'm not sure which of my siblings have their own homes after getting married. johns: Phew.. alright everyone It's been a long 1358... There's one minor thing that needs to be resolved before the year ends involving just a couple players That's up to DFD though Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I have no idea what you're talking about. johns: I think DFD isn't ready to deal with it now so maybe it can be dealt with sometime during the week? devil's fav demon: yeah i thought you wanted to do it next week but i can do a midweeker i guess johns: It's up to everyone else, I just figured it's been a long time since we've had a chance to spend seasons Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What players do you need? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: yeah what's goin on. devil's fav demon: Mortis visiting the Annibaldis for something. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: ah Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Sounds good! Why am I doing that? Octavia: Commission Mercuzio Caesar: You asked Mercuzio to go find you one johns: Once that is all dealt with I can write up this year's events and post all the Mont Mercure loot devil's fav demon: Yeah, Mercuzio has found you a great deal. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Noice. johns: And if folks are up for it we could skip 1359 to make up for the very long '58 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I should make Mercuzio a gift. What does he want? devil's fav demon: I like skippin' Dušan of Criamon: Mortis is going to pull a Uther and sire offspring mere hours before meeting his fate dys: Hm. A wreath of laurels that have a voice-targetted mentem effect would be cool. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What kind of effect? Feel free to design the item yourself based on my character sheet. Dušan of Criamon: I have one request to the GM dys: Ah, I'll take a look later Dušan of Criamon: while we're here I'd like to get lab texts for some spells (From dys): Narrator: He did not take a look. Dušan of Criamon: Can I spend a season looking around or would I better just finally make a talisman Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, why am I meeting the Annibaldis? Isn't that Mercuzio's job? devil's fav demon: They want to give you a feast. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. That's pretty strange. devil's fav demon: Mercuzio really hyped you up. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I feel like this could be a trap. johns: Why? The annibaldis are our friends. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Are they? I don't remember them. johns: We helped them when they were sick, iirc. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Oh right. Well, I guess I'm always down for a feast. Naturally he'll go unarmored. johns: how would anyone recognize you then? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That's Mercuzio's job. I'm not going to a feast wearing armor. How uncouth! devil's fav demon: Sounds good. dys: will we see it? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: See what? dys: the fabled helmetless mortis token Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: No, I'm not making a bunch of tokens. devil's fav demon: I will run the feast sometime during the week but failing that, before the game on Sunday. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I feel like that's confusing. I can't do it on Saturday, since I'm running Traveller on that day. devil's fav demon: if you don't make a helmetless Mortis token i will have to insist that you are canonically wearing a helmet at the meeting. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Fine. Dušan of Criamon: So it is decreed. Endrite: You know in Traveller I don't have tokens for anyone but characters who will be involved in combat and they use generic tokens with special characters being denoted by token icons. devil's fav demon: thats fine i like having tokens! for all i know you won't even describe what mortis looks like. Dušan of Criamon: let's keep the mystique alive Endrite: He's a pretty ordinary looking man with brown hair and brown eyes. He's starting to get wrinkles. He also has crow's feet from all that reading. devil's fav demon: Nice. dys: I think tokens are very important, frankly. johns: does Fiorella have a bonus to affecting crow's feet Endrite: Maybe. I don't know what they're called in Italian. Dušan of Criamon: It's not appropriate to ask a lady that dys: I've played in games where the GM got lazy and stopped using tokens and what keeps happening is that people forget who NPCs are more often than normal. johns: i dont know who played Napolino today but good work dys: Since instead of 2 potential things to remember (name or token) its just one. devil's fav demon: yeah, i think it helps. it also just gives everything a little more personality. dys: Obviously sometimes the players catch you off guard and talk to someone you hadnt prepped it happens Endrite: I consider it to be a lot of work for little gain, but then I am running Traveller in voice chat. johns: i have tons of tokens ready to go! they're just in a mess right now Endrite: I think the GURPS Goblins mapping system can really help in a character-heavy game. dys: Oh. Well voice chat can't really make use of tokens johns: Voice chat requires you to put on a different voice for every NPC Endrite: I think you'll find that it doesn't. devil's fav demon: lol dys: I dont like voice either honestly since it doesn't save useful permanent logs of games to peruse. devil's fav demon: same i actually strongly prefer playing rpgs online with tokens and stuff to playing them face to face but thats probably because the only people ive played games with irl are exclusively interested in dungeons and dragons. dys: I certainly wouldn't play a game where I'm on voice again, it's such a horrible restriction on roleplaying. Giraldo of Milan: yeah Endrite: I feel like it does a good job of making the game move quickly. dys: Archibald is the only PC I could ever do justice to over voice because he has my accent and also has a droning autistic monotone from COM -3 johns: lol devil's fav demon: lo dys: well COM 0 now, I guess he has me beat Endrite: It ALSO helps that Traveller is a sci-fi game so you don't have to do any silly historical accents. dys: its faster but it depends on the type of game really devil's fav demon: time to join traveller as a knight role players. r dys: character and drama heavy games shouldnt be sped up at all, the joy is in the moments. thats my personal feeling on ttrpgs anyhow. johns: I think we're settled for tonight then Endrite: I guess so. devil's fav demon: yeah johns: See you all next week hopefully! Giraldo of Milan: g devil's fav demon: im too sleepy and unprepared to run theo ther thing see you next week Endrite: Worried about nuclear war, huh? Dušan of Criamon: Nice johns: Patrolling the streets of Rome makes you wish for a Late Medieval Mini Ice Age. Dušan of Criamon: Who was GM tonight, johns, right? johns: aye Dušan of Criamon: Sleepy and hungry? johns: heh when am I not sleepy Dušan of Criamon: Thank you for bearing with my stupid quest johns: IT was chill. I hope you enjoyed the pitfalls of magic. Dušan of Criamon: They were fantastic and they really drove home some things I already suspected things like "I need nightvision" "I should make a full suite of sneaking spells" that sort of thing Ars isn't an easy system for me but I'm getting there and that's both kind of a miracle and a special sort of enjoyment to me The manor was dope Dušan of Criamon: And tyvm to Bakir and Nap Good shit Endrite: So does a Group spell that casts Discern Own Illusion allow everyone to see through the caster's illusions? Well, something to think about. devil's fav demon: i8 think so Derfel ap Cadwaladr: seems reasonable Endrite: Wouldn't that let you have a trained group fight together invisibly? Could be good. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: seems strong and yet reasonable Dušan of Criamon: player: hey gm can i have simple logical ruling GM: for convenience? player: yeeeeeeees player: actually creates insanely powerful metagaming concept like a boss Derfel ap Cadwaladr: it could only apply to creo muto and rego