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johns (GM): timestamp dys: greetings johns (GM): dys when you cast your investigation spell you're supposed to roll a die right? on top of the casting roll dys: the only mention of rolls is the mastery ability Acute Senses to see through magical deceptions such as destroyed or altered traces of magic theres one also to remember previous sigils seen, however archibald invented something ages back to let him make any memory fresh in his mind, so thats not needed either Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Is it a large graveyard or a graveyard where giants are buried? johns (GM): the spells Shell of Opaque Mysteries and shell of False Determination refer to "investigation rolls" but perhaps it only applies to labwork? Shauncat (GM): Fiorella used By His Works as a guideline for a spell too johns (GM): there are a few giants buried there yeah but mostly just a century's worth of grogs and PCs Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Man, sounds like I missed out on a great adventure! johns (GM): we left off on a cliffhanger question does Waiting Ward have to penetrate to trigger, or does penetration only apply to the linked spell dys: investigation rolls are for investigating magic items iirc any time it has come up before there was no mention of penetration on the ward, only on the spell. not that this is necessarily right, this is just all i remember us using befor enow johns (GM): augustan wards do have to penetrate if the triggering condition isn't something visibly obvious so i would presume that applies to waiting wards too Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Maybe Hermetic magic has superior wards. Yeah that sounds like us. johns (GM): hmm. Sounds like Rosario is in trouble. Guy of Bonisagus: well, entering the building is visibly obvious johns (GM): yeah i can recap quickly since DFD is running late and the next thing hinges on him Shauncat: Where are waiting wards described? johns (GM): p 162 to review important people/things that have come up so far -- You're here because Linfiaclach, master of Mont-Mercure has suddenly left and disbanded the necromancer's cult, The Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Heh. johns (GM): Diarmuid ex Misc told you about this, saying you should loot what you can before others (like Aurora or Venzi) find out. He wants any Cult materials you find You met Spanish routiers outside the city of Avallon. These are a constant problem in the countryside. You saved some peasants and met their city cousin, a glover who now goes by the alias Jacques You found that the lord of the city Gaspar fled to Mont Mercure after the peasant uprising, whose leaders include the Mayor of Avallon and a branded criminal known as "Jacques Bonhomme" You met the norman rune wizard Tanmîn at the castle At Mont Mercure you also met Abel, the Ghostly Steward, and the goblinoid warped covenfolk Anything I missed? Guy of Bonisagus: goblinoid Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That's racist. johns (GM): rolling 1d10!+25 Gift of Mercury ( 10 + 5 ) +25 = 40 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: *lin dys: uh oh c'thinker: As if this was not enough, the arrows of the Ivory Bow have trapped the souls of the player characters, coercing their bodies to continue fighting, but for a new master, their slayer. Archibald of Guernicus: Oh, regarding Mortis, are we just going to pretend he was here all along? johns (GM): No, I have something else for Endrite Fiorella of Jerbiton: You can have a watching ward kill the person who kills you, nice Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I'm obviously not there, since I would have completely not agreed to give away secret necromancer texts. johns (GM): rolling 1d10!+10 Ribbons ( 3 ) +10 = 13 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, I'd SHARE them, but come one. c'thinker: Time for Voda to shine. Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think a lot of events leading up to this point would have gone differently. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Voda is currently looking for whoever put a hit on me. Archibald of Guernicus: We didnt bring any grogs so Voda would be out anyway Fiorella of Jerbiton: We paid the portal toll and invented a fake reason for coming to France c'thinker: everyone was invited through the front gates of mont mercure and entered peacably, save one. johns (GM): Yeap. Guy of Bonisagus: did rosario just take 40 points of warping Fiorella of Jerbiton: Nice johns (GM): That would be funny. He would return in 10,000 years as the Ultimate Criamon. devil's fav demon: Howdy. c'thinker: the trap is triggered. rosarios aura shifts to an alarming indigo hue johns (GM): ok Rosario, roll Soak + Ignem Form Bonus please Fiorella of Jerbiton: Fiorella should make a warping bomb spell if Archibald ever writes down the voice range tunnel spell Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Instead of boringly getting 40 points of warping, he excitingly and amusingly gets 40 points of fireball damage, killing him instantly. devil's fav demon: rolling 1d10!+13+2 ( 1 ) +13+2 = 16 incredible. johns (GM): rolling 1d10 ( 6 ) = 6 Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oooh, warping blasts would help me deal with that my DEOs suck thanks to Deficient Perdo johns (GM): Ok, a few things happen at once, some of which I'm whispering devil's fav demon: Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Instead of boringly getting 40 points of warping, he excitingly and amusingly gets 40 points of fireball damage, killing him instantly. Fiorella of Jerbiton: Since infernal stuff can be sent into stasis with warping too Gulielmus of Pure Reason: do we hear an entire building explode from the guest quarters Fiorella of Jerbiton: Birds that give you two points of warping when they peck you (To Rosario of Flambeau): You take a few steps into the room when something triggers. You feel your Parma Shattered (this is not normal when your Parma goes down -- must be a part of the spell?) and at the same moment, ribbons of flame erupt from everywhere in the room. You shield yourself behind your armor and only receive some singed hair, but the contents of the room quickly go up in flames.. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: can it infernalists can be warped but i think anything with a might score is immune johns (GM): The 4 Magi who are not Rosario, you are being introduced to your guest quarters, when you hear a loud BANG from the Northwest. One of the outbuildings has burst into flames. Abel, your host, disappears from your mundane sight; the covenfolk begin to shriek in alarm and run to cover; and a squad of ghostly Gallic Warriors rises from the earth. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah, a Might score means you're already completely warped. devil's fav demon: lmao. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. (To Endrite): You, in the Great Hall, hear the alarm and panic. The guards who are in and around the building all rush inside to take defensive positions around the wounded Vicomte. Rosario of Flambeau coughs and waves his arms around Fiorella of Jerbiton: She's need a lot of Ignem to get 40 points plus Room target on Watching Ward johns (GM): Messages sent Everyone's first reactions? Guy of Bonisagus: "What in the world?" (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Ok. Fiorella of Jerbiton: What is this crap Rosario of Flambeau: Is every single thing in the room burning or is there anything I can grab on the way out? (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Elayne will try to tend to the Vicomte. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Did you do this, Guy?" Archibald of Guernicus: "Oh no." "That was one of the buildings trapped magically, Guy." GM: There are tools and equipment made of metal and glass. The latter are already turning black. The room was rife with books and loose paper that are all burning. Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Waterbearers! A fire is amiss!" Guy of Bonisagus: "Please, Gulielmus, would I really unleash such senselss destruction?" Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll ask a grog where the buckets are. GM: The covenfolk ignore you Fiorella Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ok GM: They are rushing into buildings and slamming the door shut behind them. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "You know, for a long time my answer to that question would have been 'no'." Rosario of Flambeau: I rip off my singed and embering tabard and wrap it around some of the metal equipment so I don't weld my gloves to my hands and then run out the door Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll summon crows and make them throw themselves into the fire to smother it, like bees. GM: Roll Stamina + Auram form please Gulielmus of Pure Reason: bees huh... Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+3+1 ( 2 ) +3+1 = 6 gahaha. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: imagine if this covenant had a friendly, bee-themed magus GM: rolling 1d10 ( 4 ) = 4 Okay, you now have a handfull of brass and tin stuff. Bursting out the flaming building's door you see a squad of 10 ghostly warriors moving to surround you. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What a token. Fiorella of Jerbiton: RIP Rosario Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I gotta say, I'm pretty spooked! Or I would be if I was here! GM: The rest of you can see Rosario bursting out of the building, hands full of oversized alembics, scales, tongs, etc. Fiorella of Jerbiton: He's invisible Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "If the grogs aren't going to help with the fire, we should enlist the Vicomte's men." GM: face covered in dark smoot. Rosario of Flambeau: im covered in soot GM: Hmm... Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh Gulielmus of Pure Reason: smoot. GM: Does your invisibility cover the soot? A philosophical question. Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Oh no, a soot elemental." Rosario of Flambeau: i don't see why it would if its mundane soot i dont have any terram wards up Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the soot is now part of you its on your face. you are wearing it Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wouldn't it be like the normal dirt on him and turn invisible? GM: I think so yeah Fiorella of Jerbiton: RIght I do not notice the soot elemental GM: You see the soot as it falls off him so its sort of a trail of sooty vapor, plus a floating pile of metal stuff Gulielmus of Pure Reason: fiorella resumes her patrol Fiorella of Jerbiton: But I can figure out that the invisible Rosario probably triggered a lab trap Rosario of Flambeau: you could roll per+awareness to see a silhouette moving around in the smoke lol Archibald of Guernicus: Second Sight can see invisible people Lemme see if I do Rosario of Flambeau: I see the ghosts. "Shit!" GM: +5 Magic Aura on second sight Archibald of Guernicus: does it round up or down for uh Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will move closer to the stream, to gawk Archibald of Guernicus: fairy effects GM: Round up Archibald of Guernicus: rolling 1d10!+3+2+3 ( 4 ) +3+2+3 = 12 GM: Great ! .... what's the EF to see invisible people again? Archibald of Guernicus: 6+mag of spell Rosario of Flambeau: that works then my invisibility spells are both mag 3. Archibald of Guernicus: "Get over here before you blunder into more traps." I yell out to Rosario, waving at him Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Rosario, what the hell are you doing?" Rosario of Flambeau: "Oh, sodales!" "I've found a magus' lab!" Archibald of Guernicus: "Destroyed beyond all reckoning now, yes!" Rosario of Flambeau holds up his pile of useless crap Rosario of Flambeau: "I've recovered as much as I could!" GM: Are you audible in your form, Rosario? Rosario of Flambeau: Yes. GM: Ok, then the warriors hurl ghostly javelins at you. Rosario of Flambeau: lmao RIP GM: It's normally -9 for an invisible target but they can hear you and see your pile of junk so... +3 defense Guy of Bonisagus: fortunately theres a graveyard to bury him in just a short walk away Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Don't worry! Javelins can't die so these are probably illusions! Rosario of Flambeau: Score. Archibald of Guernicus: That IS fortunate. Fiorella of Jerbiton: That -9 applies to Wizard's Sidestep which doesn't move your sound Archibald of Guernicus: We had to bury Ferris in a swamp iirc GM: Fine, +6 Do you want to roll defense 10 times Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. If i must. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: aren't swamps inherently infernal. seems risky Archibald of Guernicus: Ferris didn't object Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 5 ) +13+6 = 24 Fiorella of Jerbiton: Rolling defense 10 times might be better than the group bonus Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: They are, due to how evil they are. Fiorella of Jerbiton: I mean, dealing with the group bonus GM: rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 1 ( 6 ) +9 = 15 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 2 ( 4 ) +9 = 13 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 3 ( 3 ) +9 = 12 Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 4 ) +13+6 = 23 GM: rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 4 ( 1 ) +9 = 10 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 5 ( 8 ) +9 = 17 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 6 ( 4 ) +9 = 13 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 7 ( 5 ) +9 = 14 Rosario of Flambeau: i'll wait until you attack. Archibald of Guernicus: its probably much worse because of the stupid botch stuff GM: rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 8 ( 9 ) +9 = 18 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 9 ( 10 + 8 ) +9 = 27 rolling 1d10!+9 Attack 10 ( 10 + 4 ) +9 = 23 Rosario of Flambeau: nice. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: incredible Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh yeah botches Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: When in France, do as the French do. Rosario of Flambeau: ok i made 2 rolls. here are the other 8. rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 3 ) +13+6 = 22 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: happily there is a giant graveyard here Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 4 ) +13+6 = 23 rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 9 ) +13+6 = 28 rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 5 ) +13+6 = 24 rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 6 ) +13+6 = 25 rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 7 ) +13+6 = 26 rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 10 + 2 ) +13+6 = 31 Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 5 ) +13+6 = 24 GM: 1 more Rosario of Flambeau: gah. rolling 1d10!+13+6 defense ( 1 ) +13+6 = 20 lmao. GM: is your defense bonus including your weapon skill and shield you have neither euqipped Rosario of Flambeau: i dont have a shield but yes good point. GM: nice. want to roll 10 defense rolls again haha. Rosario of Flambeau: remove 4 from all of those. no. GM: ok standby while computer Rosario of Flambeau: also the last botched one is the 11th roll i made. you missed one. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: There were only 10 attacks. Rosario of Flambeau: yes, there were 10 attacks and I rolled 11 defense rolls after johns asked for one more. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. It checks out. Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I suggest you stop talking and escape those ghosts." GM: You dodge or deflect all shots! Wow! Rosario of Flambeau: I used to be a magus like you, until I took a ghost javelin to the knee. Gahaha. How wide is this river GM: let me tweak the scale on this map 9' from your current spot to the other bank Rosario of Flambeau: alright. anyway i just drop all the crap at my feet by the bank and start trying to swim across. rolling 1d10!+3+1 dex + swim ( 10 + 3 ) +3+1 = 17 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wow! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: this guy is incredible! GM: nice Rosario of Flambeau: "This place has far too many glub traps for my blub preference!" GM: Fiorella you mentioned you were summoning birds to throw into the fire Any other Magi have a cool plan? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I can conjure flammable oil. Guy of Bonisagus: i dont think that wil lhelp Rosario of Flambeau: i need to go afk for a few minutes again. I'm very glad I didn't die. Sorry. (From Rosario of Flambeau): AFK Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i can scry around the place if i get a good vantage point that won't help with the fire, though. Fiorella of Jerbiton: To clarify, the birds are there to smother the fire, not fuel it GM: Right. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's get the vicomte's boys out here Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It seems like the birds might catch on fire and then fly around wildly. Fiorella of Jerbiton: They're Rego'd (To Endrite): Speaking of, any reaction from Elayne? Fiorella of Jerbiton: I guess this is worth a botch check since its a hectic situation rolling d10 ( 4 ) = 4 No botch GM: A squawking bevy of birds slams into the flames. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): The soldiers haven't left yet, right? (To Endrite): No but you aren't prisoner (To Endrite): They trust you GM: The ghostly legion begins to march towards you, walking right into the river. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Why would she leave the protection of the guards and lose sight of her patient? (To Endrite): Good point. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I will go stand outside the main hall and shout for help until someone shoots me with a crossbow, killing me instantly. Guy of Bonisagus: "Uh... Are they coming after us?" I back away. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: did we get the young viscount's name Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I guess this is why everyone shut themselves inside." Guy of Bonisagus: I'll run into the main hall. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Master Gaspar!" GM: The door is barred from the other side. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "The assistance of your soldiers is required!" Archibald of Guernicus: "Leave it tae me." Archibald's Unwelcome Entrance, on the wall of the building Now you can speak to him in person, Guli Fiorella of Jerbiton: I activate my talisman effect to turn into a bird and fly through the hole GM: Okay. (To Endrite): The vicomte's crew are in the Basement -- note the little inset on the right. (To Endrite): When you got here you noticed that the Attic (marked by B) was build to accommodate a rather short person. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): So Elayne can't see the PCs yet? (To Endrite): No, but she can hear people entering the hall (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): I'll keep my eyes on the stairs then. GM: You enter the hall. It's a large single chamber, with a door to the north to the kitchen and a stairwell going up and down to the southeast. There are large dining tables, enough to accommodate ~40 people eating at once. Plates are set but without food. No one is here at the moment! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: fan out and secure the hostage Fiorella the Raven: Once I have another chance to act I'll activate another talisman effect to give me human speech in bird form "Phew." Archibald of Guernicus: "Safe for the moment, but what a mess." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Maybe the guy is invisible but here. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: are we still sidestepped from last week Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: OH! Or transformed into a plate! GM: sure gulielmus Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: AFK a sec. Fiorella the Raven: "Let's not stick around too long in one spot, in case those ghosts can move through walls." Archibald of Guernicus: "The rest of ye do remember the buildings I said were trapped? We should assume they're trapped to the same standard as that one there. I'll see about examining the watching wards on them from a distance tae discover what sets them off." (From Rosario of Flambeau): Back GM: Rosario, everyone's rushing into the Great Hall, you with the,? Gulielmus of Pure Reason:, so that we can set them off remotely as we leave GM: them? i dont think i approve of this GM token Archibald of Guernicus: lmao Guy of Bonisagus: whats wrong with francis drake dude Gulielmus of Pure Reason: jesus Rosario of Flambeau: I will stick with them for the moment, yes. GM: He hasnt been born yet Fiorella the Raven: lol GM: It's an anachronism. Rosario of Flambeau: Was just catching up. GM: I might as well change Guy's avatar to a potato. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: return the death is certain token to us beardbeard. Rosario of Flambeau: I like the old GM token. Guy of Bonisagus: the old gm token was better then johns changed it twice Rosario of Flambeau: This one would be cool for a magical girl game. Archibald of Guernicus: "That clunking of armour, is that you Rosario?" GM: I changed it to the Dungeon Master from the D&D Cartoon. Guy of Bonisagus: and then to francis drak e Rosario of Flambeau: "Indeed." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Potatomancer. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Are they still right behind you?" Rosario of Flambeau: "Those ghosts aren't much of a threat, but I didn't want to get lost again, so I followed you in here." "They're probably just outside, yes." johns (GM): If you are going to do something it may behoove you to think of it fast. Guy of Bonisagus: are they still coming yikes Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I recommend Disputatio. johns (GM): I suppose this place has windows. So yes you can see them coming. Guy of Bonisagus: looks like we have to burn mont mercure to the ground and salt the earth Rosario of Flambeau: "While these ghosts are distracted, we should storm the tower." Fiorella the Raven: "I assume they lie in wait until there's an overt show of hostility or one of the lab traps goes off." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wouldn't that just make the ghosts MORE angry? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will reveal my diedne heritage and teleport home by cutting guy's throat for corpus vis Rosario of Flambeau: "It's the biggest building, so it must have the most loot." Archibald of Guernicus: "The tower is also trapped." I start explaining to Rosario which buildings I saw with traps on them Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will cast a spell Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Everyone cheers. johns (GM): im on the edge of my seat Rosario of Flambeau: "Speaking of, I had to leave that pile of lab equipment on the riverbank. Might have some clue or something amid the junk." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10!+2+3+5+5+12 Unraveling the Wizard's Handiwork, on one of the ghosts ( 6 ) +2+3+5+5+12 = 33 Archibald of Guernicus: The ghosts, are their weapons metal? johns (GM): They are Ghost Metal. Rosario of Flambeau: "Ah, no lie? Archibald, I should let you look around first before I go charging in, I suppose." Archibald of Guernicus: Okay. I cast my ward against metal that lasts 2 minutes. This doesn't disrupt me holding my sword at all since it's my talisman. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: this is pretty much guaranteed to do nothing. it dispels a magic effect of level 1d10!+10 24 pen Archibald of Guernicus: "Rosario, let's get rid of these damn ghosts. Fiorella, Guy, Gulielmus, back us up." johns (GM): Hmm... Fiorella the Raven: "Alright." Rosario of Flambeau: I kick open the door. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will roll the die rolling 1d10!+10 ( 7 ) +10 = 17 Rosario of Flambeau: The room hears a sword being drawn. johns (GM): My ruling on this particular case is that Gulielmus' spell does nothing Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Gulielmus shouts "Begone!" as his spell does nothing. johns (GM): You are bursting out of the main hall or kicking one of the interior doors, Rosario? Archibald of Guernicus: And, indeed, in all cases Rosario definitely kicks open an interior door by mistake Rosario of Flambeau: lol. johns (GM): No sense of direction Gulielmus of Pure Reason: thats not true. johns (GM): Rosario dramatically bursts into the kitchen. Rosario of Flambeau: I meant to kick the door outside, but I could absolutely do that. lol. Archibald of Guernicus: "This way." I open the door, warded up Rosario of Flambeau: "Have at you!" I shout at a bowl of beans. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Rosario is working hard to turn No Sense of Direction into a Major Flaw. Fiorella the Raven: Can i access the roof without going out the entrance? johns (GM): You're not sure yet Fiorella -- you see the stairs go up but can't see where they go from this room. Archibald, are you Visible? Archibald of Guernicus: IT's a major virtue because it creates fun scenes all the time and lets the GM have you stumble into plot-important information by accident. I am johns (GM): And are you Sidestepped? Archibald of Guernicus: Yes johns (GM): you can't be both >:| Regardless. If you're invisible the ghosts do not acknowledge you and continue trunding to the main hall. Archibald of Guernicus: I'm sidestepped, Johns, that's all. Guy of Bonisagus: you can be visible and sidestepped johns johns (GM): Ok Archibald of Guernicus: I'm visible because my species have been moved, not erased Guy of Bonisagus: i dont know what you mean Rosario of Flambeau: you can be visible and sidestepped. Fiorella the Raven: he's visible but his visibleness is moved johns (GM): Then they hurl a bunch of pilums at you. Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: This is their right. Guy of Bonisagus: pila its pila johns (GM): Pila. Thanks. Rosario of Flambeau: pila pit. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will exit to the south Rosario of Flambeau: I will leave the kitchen. johns (GM): As you are Sidestepped they scatter all around you, then disappear. Rosario of Flambeau: "I forgot which way I came in." johns (GM): Gulielmus: There is no exit to the south on this floor. Archibald of Guernicus: "Show them a real pillum, Guy." Guy of Bonisagus: I will hurl a pilum at one of the Scottish ghosts. johns (GM): wait. Do you mean you go into the stairwell? Fiorella the Raven: Does sidestep stop pillum? Archibald of Guernicus: I'll start swinging and stabbing Guy of Bonisagus: whats the aura here Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i mean, into the part of the hall we haven't seen Archibald of Guernicus: magic 5 Rosario of Flambeau: Didn't the ghosts disappear. ? johns (GM): These are Pila of Pointiness, not Pila of Fire Gulielmus of Pure Reason: there's a door into the staircase and that connects to the rest Guy of Bonisagus: sidestep stops all weapons Fiorella the Raven: Oh Rosario of Flambeau: I guess Archibald can see them. Guy of Bonisagus: wats the aura johns ill fight you johns (GM): Guy, roll your spell; Archibald, roll your attack Aura is Magic 5 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it's +5 Archibald of Guernicus: the pila disappeared, not the ghosts Rosario of Flambeau: Oh. I misread. Fiorella the Raven: Ok I go out onto the roof and back Archibald up with murders of crows. I am also sidestepped Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10+25 ( 7 ) +25 = 32 johns (GM): Okay. Gulielmus are you going Upstairs, Downstairs, West of Stairwell, or South of Stairwell? Penetration, Guy? Guy of Bonisagus: casts with 15 pen johns (GM): Roll damage Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+15 ( 1 ) +15 = 16 cripes Rosario of Flambeau: score. johns (GM): Okay. Fiorella did you fly out through the front door or did you go upstairs rolling 1d10 ( 4 ) = 4 rolling 1d10!+8 Soak ( 6 ) +8 = 14 Rosario of Flambeau: I walk out the front door, spotting Archibald through the window that was established in an earlier scene. johns (GM): Nice. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will try South of Stairwell. Fiorella the Raven: rolling d10!+66-5 Multicast two crow swarms ( 4 ) +66-5 = 65 That's 30 pen before I calculate mastery and penetration ability bonus Archibald of Guernicus: I stab with my longsword rolling 1d10!+2+4+4 ( 10 + 1 ) +2+4+4 = 21 johns (GM): One moment as I resolve.. Fiorella the Raven: I went to the roof via the stairs johns johns (GM): Okay. The stairs do not lead to the roof. They lead to the inset room on the lower right. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gah! Fiorella the Raven: Oh I asked if there was roof access johns (GM): Fiorella finds herself in a room with a cramped, low ceiling. The room is completely barren but for dust. There is a single closed and boarded window. Yes, I responded you would have to go upstairs to find out. Fiorella the Raven: These are things we were figuring out before busting open the door johns (GM): Welp! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the ghosts were right on us johns (GM): Gulielmus: You find yourself in a library. The shelves are almost all barren -- a few rolled up scrolls here and there. Some shelves have tipped over. There are several thick crates nailed shut. Fiorella the Raven: Welp? We were figuring this out before the combat started johns (GM): Guy: Your spell hits a ghost. You see part of its fur hide coat dissolve into ghostly mist, revealing shining but see through scale mail. Archibald, you slam your sword through one of the ghosts' face. It encounters no resistance and the ghost does not react. Fiorella the Raven: Fine, I'll spend this combat figuring out how to get to the roof from inside Rosario of Flambeau: I cast Blade of the Virulent Flame. Somewhere to the left of Archibald, about a pace above the ground, a flame appears in the form of a flowerbud that blooms into a rose, before the petals fall away. A fire coating Rosario's greatsword is left behind. Fiorella the Raven: Enjoy guys johns (GM): You will have to deal with the boarded and sealed window. Cheers. Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+25+5 ( 10 + 1 ) +25+5 = 41 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Gahaha. johns (GM): What's the penetration on it, Rosario? Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 41+4-15 casting total + pen - spell level 41+4-15 = 30 30 pen. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: this is obviously no time to loot a library so i will head back to the staircase and go west johns (GM): Archibald, what is your Terram MR? Rosario of Flambeau: This doubles the weapon damage of my blade, or if the ghosts are immune to blades, allows me to do full damage to them with magical fire. johns (GM): wait a turn cumthinker Archibald of Guernicus: In this aura, 43 johns (GM): i'm putting these in order now so we dont get confused Nice. The Gauls swipe their blades through you to no effect. Those who can hit your form that is. Most of them miss. Guy of Bonisagus: pilum johns (GM): Guy & Archibald's actions? Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+25 ( 3 ) +25 = 28 11 pen Archibald of Guernicus: "Not even corporeal. Fine then." johns (GM): Ok I might as well just tell you, they're Might 10, +5 MR from AUra So no hit, Guy Guy of Bonisagus: gah Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You MIGHT as well tell us. I see what you did there. Archibald of Guernicus: I cast Archibald's Draining Touch, FFM to voice, remove 10 might from a magic being, on one of the undamaged ones Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I got you. johns (GM): Roll and get a pen > 15 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Pun Boys gotta stick together. Archibald of Guernicus: rolling 1d10!+38 ( 9 ) +38 = 47 42 pen johns (GM): ez. Rosario of Flambeau: having major magical focus blades and a fire based spell that only works on swords ftw. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wouldn't that be a Minor Magical Focus? Rosario of Flambeau: you're right, and it is. i only have a minor. (To Endrite): You hear the battle sounds and shouts of spells from above. The men are forming a shieldwall to blcok anyone from coming downstairs. Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+20 attack to a ghost ( 1 ) +20 = 21 nice. johns (GM): rolling 1d10 ( 3 ) = 3 Rosario of Flambeau: Rosario slashes at a ghost but trips on a rock. He doesn't fall over. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): I shake with fright. johns (GM): rolling 1d10!+12 dfn ( 10 + 6 ) +12 = 28 Rosario of Flambeau: nice. johns (GM): You are blocked by a mystical shield! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Got 'em. Rosario of Flambeau: "Scoundrels!" johns (GM): Gulielmus and Fiorella? Fiorella the Raven: I join the fight through the open door Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I will run through the rooms west of the stairwell. Fiorella the Raven: I assume that takes the entire action for this round Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh johns (GM): Aye Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i guess there's no access to those other two from here i will glance in this room and look for the soldiers then Archibald of Guernicus: I remove another ghost from existence. Botch check. rolling 1d10 ( 10 ) = 10 no botch pen is Really Huge (To Gulielmus of Pure Reason): As you pass through the stairwell, you hear a man barking orders and the clang of steel and shields from the basement. johns (GM): Lol Does anyone have Terram MR less than 15 Rosario of Flambeau: not me Gulielmus of Pure Reason: mine is 12. Archibald of Guernicus: note: in this aura that means 10 or less base Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh Guy of Bonisagus: not me Rosario of Flambeau: can i at least roll to get one kill to prevent me from losing house acclaim this year Gulielmus of Pure Reason: mine is 17, in this aura Rosario of Flambeau: lol Guy of Bonisagus: i have 25 in this aura Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+20 ( 3 ) +20 = 23 yay. good luck ghost. johns (GM): With patience, assuming Archibald, Guy, and Rosario kill 2 a round, you can wipe out this group in another 48 seconds. Rosario of Flambeau: Sweet. Guy of Bonisagus: nice but how are there only two left? johns (GM): Do you kill all of them or do anything special to the last ones? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will shout down the stairwell Guy of Bonisagus: the joke, johns, is that an ars round is 1 minute long Rosario of Flambeau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e8XXmsL7f4 johns (GM): lol. gaga. Fiorella the Raven: I guess I help with crows for the last few Archibald of Guernicus: I'll eliminate a few but when its obvious they pose no threat I'll let Rosario kill the rest so we can get their vis johns (GM): The crows can't hit the ghosts unfortunately Fiorella the Raven: I know I can beat their might with the Sun duration crows johns (GM): As the crows are solid objects Fiorella the Raven: Okay johns (GM): Unless you were to summon ghostly crows... but regardless Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmmm. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: are there rules for hitting intangible things anywhere johns (GM): idk. Fiorella the Raven: My mentem is good, I could probably invent ghost crows Gulielmus of Pure Reason: there are a lot of snippets that suggest there are but ive never found them Fiorella the Raven: But now's not the time johns (GM): My opinion is: Magic direct damage hurts. Solid objects do not hurt. A "ghostly" version of a solid object hurts. The ghost itself has to use a Power of Might to effect the Living World. thus is cannot hurt you all with MR. Fiorella the Raven: I don't have anything to do here at themoment johns (GM): Apologies. Fiorella the Raven: Not your fault Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will shout in french for the guys in the basement to come help put out the fire Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What if I use Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed)? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i assume the fire is still burning johns (GM): Indeed, since the world's still turning Fiorella the Raven: I can either learn Pillum for backup or see if Might things can be warped Archibald of Guernicus: I have an effect embedded in my sword that deals direct damage but the trigger is blood so it wouldnt work on them anyway actually its not even damage, it just cripples a limb (To Endrite): Any response from you? Archibald of Guernicus: Archibald's Unfair Advantage Rosario of Flambeau: thats a cool effect (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): What are the soldiers doing? (To Endrite): They look to their sargeant for an answer. Fiorella the Raven: I could make them think they're a chicken if we weren't in combat johns (GM): A gruff male voice calls back out to Gulielmus Fiorella the Raven: Thanks, Ferguson johns (GM): "Begone!" he had to think a moment what to say before settling on that. oh he says it in french too. Rosario of Flambeau: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Commander of the Thot Patrol over here. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: He makes a compelling argument. johns (GM): On the grounds of MM, all is still, but for the burning building. The fire has consumed the birds sent to smother it and the walls begin to collapse. It stinks of oil and other chemicals Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Didn't you hear me?" "I said there's a fire! These goblins aren't doing anything at all about it!" johns (GM): "I don't trust you!" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Foiled again! Rosario of Flambeau: "I'm sorry, sodales. I need to remember that we can work together and stop charging straight into fire." johns (GM): "This is an obvious ruse!" Archibald of Guernicus: "For now, let me get a look at the other traps in more detail, perhaps they have ways they can be avoided." Rosario of Flambeau: I will go to the riverbank and pick up the lab crap, then bring it back to the main hall. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Don't be ridiculous!" Rosario of Flambeau: "This is all I could salvage." (To Endrite): The sargeant asks you what you think. Archibald of Guernicus: I'll use Sight of the Sigil again rolling 1d10+43 ( 8 ) +43 = 51 No fatigue casting it Fiorella the Raven: If warping CAN affect things with might I could use my scarf to deliver touch spells and try to send the ghosts into twilight. But the ghosts are dead now. But I thought that was a cool idea johns (GM): The wards bear two sigils: A ring of golden light, and the faint sount of harp music i dont think ghosts can go into twilight, only Gifted Hermetic Magi (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Elayne thinks that the Jacquerie might be trying to trick them. Archibald of Guernicus: Since it gives full details, is that enough to tell what the condition on a watching ward is? (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): But she doesn't know where an explosion could have come from. Fiorella the Raven: There's a warping for every realm Oh I guess you need to be a caster of some sorts Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah. Warping just gives regular people flaws. johns (GM): hmm.. how many magnitide is your spell for Detail? Archibald of Guernicus: It's the highest that InVi goes, +3 mags of detail Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: But I really don't think creatures with Might are Warpable. They're already fully magical. Or Infernal or whatever. johns (GM): The spells will trigger if it detects someone inside the room without a password, but your InVi cannot reveal the password Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Quick, break out the dictionary cracker! johns (GM): Gulielmus, you have not gotten a new response yet Rosario of Flambeau: passwords huh i bet someone wrote them down somewhere. Rosario of Flambeau looks wistfully at the flaming lab Archibald of Guernicus: Is it a password for all 3 remaining watching wards? Fiorella the Raven: There's no reason to warp stuff if you can't CC them with twilight anyway So I'm dropping the subject Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "All right, well, at least come up and have some wine with us later." Archibald of Guernicus: also, whats the spell linked to them in each case Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Gulielmus wanders off to the west. Fiorella the Raven: It's specifically useful on wizards because you can remove them from the setting johns (GM): The round tower is set to only allow a specific person in Guy of Bonisagus: if only mortis were here Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gulielmus retreats to the land of the Elves. johns (GM): The two outbuilds have linked PeVi and CrIg effects The tower has a PeVi and PeTe effect Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Perdo... Terram? Archibald of Guernicus: I'll relay all of this to my sodales Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Sounds completely harmless. Rosario of Flambeau: "Hmm." (To Rosario of Flambeau): Ijust remembered something (To Rosario of Flambeau): You think Archibald is a loathesome, untrustworthy, backstabber now (To Rosario of Flambeau): Watch out! Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Certainly not the same trap we've blundered into half a dozen times by now. Rosario of Flambeau: "Must be something in that tower they don't want out." (From Rosario of Flambeau): lol (To Rosario of Flambeau): That Fiorella is trouble too Gulielmus of Pure Reason: what is in the west room... i must know johns (GM): Ok. (From Rosario of Flambeau): oh yeah you shattered my parma. what does that mean? i just remembered i went to look it up and then couldn't find anything (From Rosario of Flambeau): and then i got distracted johns (GM): It's another lab/workspace of some sort. Lots of stone and clay tablets with runes carved into them. Shelves laden with glass jars. Some jars have mundane ingredients, some twinkle with magic. Fiorella the Raven: "I can have my birds trigger anything that you don't think will completely destroy the lab like the fire. (To Rosario of Flambeau): Your parma is down. You need to concentrate and recast it to have it up again. (From Rosario of Flambeau): do i just have to reapply it or do i have to wait until sundown/sunup (From Rosario of Flambeau): oh Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Here's the real question: why were all these labs abandoned? Archibald of Guernicus: "Looks like all 3 wards are the same as the first. Designed tae destroy the lab and all in it." "The first 3 only check for people, perhaps ye could steal things as a bird?" Rosario of Flambeau: I start plotting how to murder Archibald and Fiorella in self-defense situations, then remember my Parma had been shattered earlier and take a minute to reapply it. Fiorella the Raven: "Wouldn't the waiting ward need a room target to be laid in such a fashion?" Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, they check the inside for someone who hasn't spoke the password, or isn't the right person." johns (GM): The fire begins to light the nearby grass, dry in the hot June sun. Rosario of Flambeau: gah Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Fucking PG&E. Rosario of Flambeau: lmfao. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ftw. Rosario of Flambeau: tfw you live in california. Fiorella the Raven: Was Dusan with us last time? Rosario of Flambeau: "Someone's got to put that out. " johns (GM): no dusan stayed in rome Rosario of Flambeau: magic aura 5, what's the current weather like Fiorella the Raven: Ah johns (GM): Hot, sunny, dry Rosario of Flambeau: no clouds at all then huh balls. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it sounds like things have calmed down out there so i'll investigate the rune lab a little more Rosario of Flambeau: also auram is blighted. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if i can. johns (GM): Sure Fiorella the Raven: I can creo terram a bucket Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Aquam isn't. johns (GM): Casual search, ransack? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: AFK a sec. Fiorella the Raven: Or Creo Aquam Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i am compelled to ransack these ingredients johns (GM): You mess up the pots and pans Archibald of Guernicus: Quick, everyone, begin sponting [half the magi shuffle off embarassed] johns (GM): lol Archibald of Guernicus: Well, I could spend several minutes sponting, that should still be enough johns (GM): Gulielmus you find notes about an unfamiliar magic tradition written in Norman vernacular, jars of vis, and tons of junk you have no clue what it could mean or do Gulielmus of Pure Reason: score Archibald of Guernicus: I'll start sponting Creo Aquam ceremonially Fiorella the Raven: Making a bucket seems like an easier spont than a torrent of watter Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i can produce a gentle wave on the surface of some water Archibald of Guernicus: rolling (1d10!+34)/2 (( 7 ) +34)/2 = 20.5 4 minutes to do this And a level 20 CrAq effect Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What about Perdo Ignem? Fiorella the Raven: Deficient Perdo Someone else can try it though Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Madonna! Rosario of Flambeau: lmfao that producing a waterspout out of a body of water is a level 35 spell. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Speaking of, how many fires does Rome suffer? johns (GM): plenty Gulielmus of Pure Reason: what if i apply my incredible magic lore johns (GM): Do it. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10+3 ( 6 ) +3 = 9 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm, maybe one of my brothers should get into the fire fighting business with a Perdo Ignem wand. Archibald of Guernicus: Okay, I can create a spring with a high rate of flow, at voice range, for conc duration which seems like itd be enough Rosario of Flambeau: alright, base 4 is extinguish a fire with perdo ignem Fiorella the Raven: Creo terram level 5, create metal, making a bucket with a handle that birds can carry (To Endrite): Down in the basement, Abel appears (walks out of the wall). Fiorella the Raven: Shouting and gesturing (To Endrite): He says he is sorry about the inconvenience, but he was following his standing orders to show hospitality to Magi. Rosario of Flambeau: i can MAYBE get a level 15 spell with fatiguing sponting. (To Endrite): He says he has some extreme options to remove these people but feels they may be detrimental to your safety, and asks how you would like to proceed. Rosario of Flambeau: lets see... this probably wont be big enough. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Elayne will ask what he means by Magi. Rosario of Flambeau: base 3 to reduce the size of a fire though... Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Hmm, I wonder if this belongs to Victor." (To Endrite): "Wizards of the Order of Hermes." Fiorella the Raven: rolling (d10!+24+1+1)/2 (( 2 ) +24+1+1)/2 = 14 (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Does Elayne know what that means? johns (GM): That's a bucket (To Endrite): Sure, those are the big shot powerful Latin wizards. Flambeau are part of those. Fiorella the Raven: That fails but I could drop it to clay perhaps (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): If so, she'll realize that these intruders are probably not peasants. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Oh shit, they're even worse. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: is archibald working on rego aquam johns (GM): He made a spring Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ah johns (GM): And rosario is trying to limit the size of the flames I believe? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you could reaq the entire stream up there Guy of Bonisagus: good work, everyone (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): She'll ask him what he can do about the intruders and if there are any Flambeau among them. Fiorella the Raven: Clay bucket, touch range, Sun duration, add a mag for making a complex object Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+20+5+2/2 perdo ignem + aura + shouting and flailing, lets see what i can get out of this ( 6 ) +20+5+2/2 = 32 oh sick. johns (GM): Does Rosario wear emblems of House Flambeau? Rosario of Flambeau: oh it calculated that wrong. Fiorella the Raven: You only divided the 2 by 2 Rosario of Flambeau: hold on. Fiorella the Raven: Yeah (To Endrite): not that it matters since he was invisible. "I cannot say. One of their members broke in while invisible." (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Hmm, what about Elayne's other question? Fiorella the Raven: Okay, I summon a flock of crows to carry the clay pot back and forth and put out the wildfires Back and forth from the river that is Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 33/2 33/2 = 16.5 (To Endrite): "There are certain things slumbering beneath the grounds of the covenant that can be woken, if need be. I was also advised to contact the former Mistress of the grounds but only as a last resort." johns (GM): Bird Bucket Brigade (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Hmm, sounds like a parley might be safe, then. johns (GM): A powerful sense of Teamwork wells up within your hearts! Fiorella the Raven: That should help control it until Archibald finishes his ceremony (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Though if it were me, I would of course throw the grimoire of incredible death at them, but Elayne is a fair bit less bloodthirsty. Rosario of Flambeau: hold on im looking up what the base ignem size is Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: A campfire. Rosario of Flambeau: nice. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: OR a hearth fire. johns (GM): That may not be enough at present Rosario of Flambeau: ok base 3 +4 structure +1 touch is level 20. johns (GM): But the combined efforts of Fiorella and Archibald can slowly chip away at the flame Rosario of Flambeau: fatiguing sponting im not sure how close i can get. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You'd need to touch it, obviously. Rosario of Flambeau: yeah i'll do that. i mean close points wise. i forget if its formulaic only where you just have to get close. johns (GM): only formulaic a spont that falls short fails Rosario of Flambeau: gah. Fiorella the Raven: I think I can afford more fatigue to make more pots So I'll make another (To Endrite): While they are occupied, want to deal with the non-stink wizards who stayed behind? Fiorella the Raven: rolling (d10!+24+1+1)/2 (( 5 ) +24+1+1)/2 = 15.5 Same style of birdborne water dispenser pot as before (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Hmm, I'll tell the sergeant to let them in. johns (GM): Gulielmus The gruff voice says, "Come down and we'll talk.. No tricks!" Rosario of Flambeau: actually if its 3x thats uh Fiorella the Raven: That's 15 from fatigue So same result Rosario of Flambeau: hold on johns (GM): This is my favorite part of ars, the math Rosario of Flambeau: let me go individual target +3 for size Fiorella the Raven: Same johns but unironically Also its arithmetic which I like much more than math Rosario of Flambeau: Adding one magnitude (five levels) to the spell multiplies the maximum size of its target by ten. so is this one thousand times the size of a "large campfire or fire in the hearth of a great hall" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: did my lore roll do anything johns (GM): I missed it, what was the result Gulielmus of Pure Reason: 9 Rosario of Flambeau: because if it is, i can reduce the size of the fire johns (GM): You know that Rune Wizards are a thing that exist, and they can effect permanent, non-magical change in items. You can't read any of the runes to guess at their effect sadly Rosario of Flambeau: if i touch it and take damage. obviously. johns (GM): sta+ignem form Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+3+2 ( 2 ) +3+2 = 7 johns (GM): rolling 1d10!+3 ( 9 ) +3 = 12 Ouch! Rosario of Flambeau: I ignore the wound penalties thanks to my active enchanted item Scabbard of Excalibur. Fiorella the Raven: Add your armor Rosario Guy of Bonisagus: anyone found the necromancer books or evidence that aurora has teleported here and is about to kill us all? johns (GM): Nice. Fiorella the Raven: Oh nice johns (GM): I dont think armor applies if you're using your hand Fiorella the Raven: Your gauntlets can deliver touch spells I think johns (GM): but you know me. I hate fun. Fiorella the Raven: They're part of your individual Rosario of Flambeau: this is fun johns (GM): gauntlets only offer a fraction of defense in fact. I can look up exactly what they offer. Fiorella the Raven: I didn't know that Rosario of Flambeau: tyhanks to the Lords of Men piecemeal armor rules. johns (GM): :) Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Much love. johns (GM): the best book for ruining PCs days Fiorella the Raven: It's an abomination johns (GM): Gauntlets in fact have no Protection value listed. Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Fiorella the Raven: A symbol of the designers inability to commit to what kind of game this is Rosario of Flambeau: sounds good. johns (GM): just a defense bonus. Rosario of Flambeau: but i can thankfully affect this fire. johns (GM) smirks and pushes up glasses johns (GM): if you think about they should also incur penalties to dexterity and casting... Fiorella the Raven: I don't quite understand if they're made out of the material the armor is, but w/e, Rosario's immune anywya Rosario of Flambeau: you can smell Rosario's hand cooking, but he stoically ignores it. Not that you can see his expression. Fiorella the Raven: You can cast a spell on armor to make it almost weightless Rosario of Flambeau: I think Archibald's has that. Guy of Bonisagus: if the fire is +15 damage or less i could reasonably be helping thought i would let you know this johns (GM): It's +3 at this point Guy of Bonisagus: ehhh fine guy will walk over and rummage through the flames for cool stuff johns (GM): Anyway Gulielmus, do you accept the offer to Parlay Fiorella the Raven: I think I can take about one more fatigue before I should rest, so one more pot Guy of Bonisagus: Guy disappears into the fire to salvage things. Fiorella the Raven: rolling (d10!+24+1+1-2)/2 (( 9 ) +24+1+1-2)/2 = 16.5 Guy of Bonisagus: should have considered this sooner its johns's fault johns (GM): :( Fiorella the Raven: Okay Last bird fire squad goes off with the final pot, and I sit down to recover fatigue Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I will accept the offer. Archibald of Guernicus: I'll also rest away my fatigue Rosario of Flambeau: oh i also forgot Guy is wearing the beautiful jewelry from the icy tower regio. johns (GM): Ok. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Oh la la. johns (GM): Is he? I've been having Lavinia use those whenever she goes on adventures Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hermetic Item Duping johns (GM): classic. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will cast The Appropriate Attire, giving me a +1 to etiquette and charm johns (GM): You head down the stairs? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: of course Guy of Bonisagus: I do not recall wearing jewelery Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i could use spells to peek around the corner but these guys seem trustworthy Rosario of Flambeau: ithought thats why you were immune to fire Guy of Bonisagus: I have: The staff that makes you not get hit, my talisman, a bronze mirror, and another mirror found in the Ponza scrublands johns (GM): Guy: The lab is a wreck -- stone corner supports are the only thing that has kept the ceiling from caving in. Scorched black paper and black cracked glassware everywhere. The metal is warped. It's hard to tell in its current state but it doesn't look like it had many of the standard items of a Hermetic lab -- something else perhaps Rosario of Flambeau: since it protects from fire up to +15. whoops Guy of Bonisagus: my talisman is permanently concentrating on a ward against fires up to +15 Rosario of Flambeau: oh nice. thats pretty useful. johns (GM): Gulielmus: You descend. The basement is cool and smells of ammonia. You see many people down here: 6 soldiers forming a shieldwall to block anyone from stepping further. An older armored fellow, perhaps a commander. A women. The ghostly steward you met before. And in the corner on a slab, a man shivering and shaking under covers. Rosario of Flambeau: lol Elayne: "Who are you and why have you come here?" Fiorella the Raven: Loot Elayne: I say in French. Rosario of Flambeau: there is a pile of some of the stuff from the lab on a table in the main hall, if Guy wants to examine it. gl guli. Elayne: I said this to Guy. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: confusing. johns (GM): to guli guy is off sifting through burned ruin Elayne: Right. They are both so handsome I was slightly confused. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Gulielmus ex Miscellanea. My companions and I came here to see the sights of Mont-Mercure." "And please..." Guy of Bonisagus: I will examine the pile of garbage. Gulielmus of Pure Reason turns to face the camera Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Call me Guillaume." (To Guy of Bonisagus): What is your Artes Liberales score? Guy of Bonisagus: And once I've made sure Archibald is okay, I'll take a look at the loot. (From Guy of Bonisagus): +3 Elayne: "You see the state we are in. I must ask a boon of you, Guillaume." (To Guy of Bonisagus): This could be a natural philosopher's lab. One of the items Rosario pulled out is an astrolabe, used for horoscopes. The others are unknown to you. Elayne: "The Vicomte has suffered a grievous injury and I believe that only my mistress has the power to save him." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Who is your mistress?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, a philosopher." Elayne: "I cannot leave him in this state, please, find Maelle of Avallon and bring her here." Guy of Bonisagus: I stuff an astrolabe in our loot sack. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: fancy Archibald of Guernicus: "Guy, do ye have any spells that could move objects at a distance?" "I believe we can open these rooms and remove the contents if we avoid actually entering them." Fiorella the Raven: I have formulaic unseen porter Elayne: "She is a powerful healer and well known in Avallon. I fear that she may have been attacked by the riotous peasantry who have been driven to madness by the traitor Noyen." Guy of Bonisagus: "I do not." Archibald of Guernicus: "I can open up any outer wall at a distance with the Unwelcome Entrance, then we simply need someone tae manipulate the objects and remove them. I also believe that Fiorella's birds willnae set it off, but that is a risky proposal and I certainly wouldnae ask her to go in and test it." Guy of Bonisagus: "Were it not for this cursed blight, I could conjure a vine and grab at objects with it." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "That must be their Jacques Bonhomme." Guy of Bonisagus tears up a little. Guy of Bonisagus: "One of my first spells as an apprentice. It's been so long." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you could conjure a bee and have it grab objects for you Fiorella the Raven: I think the birds are too much of a risk because of the mechanics of waiting ward Elayne: "Perhaps. Will you help?" Rosario of Flambeau: yeah i agree with fiorella. otherwise a bjornaer magus could just waltz in when they're in heartbeast form. since they're functionally animals and respond as animals to all magic and one would assume mont-mercure is smarter than that. also that a bjornaer asked us to do this. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Hmm." "May I see the patient?" Fiorella the Raven: I could also summon magpies to loot the place if I didn't think "invaders" could be defined any way you want at any given moment for maximum fun removal. Elayne: "Of course. Please do not get too close, as I fear you may aggravate his wounds." Sarjeant Fournier: "Wait." "Elayne... I'm sorry but I can't let some stranger get close to our Lord." "We've no idea where these people came from." Elayne: "Sarjeant Fournier, this man may be our only hope. Surely you can see he isn't some ragged peasant." Archibald of Guernicus: Right. It's too risky Rosario of Flambeau: Rosario will wander over to the temple. Archibald of Guernicus: thats why I think we should use porter if you have it telekinesis will work Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "From Rome, if you're curious." Sarjeant Fournier: "... Then go ahead, but he'll have to look with my sword at his back. Any strange moves and .. " Rosario of Flambeau: "I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere, Archibald, I'm keeping you in sight." Archibald of Guernicus: I can open holes in the wall over and over so we can get at anything, Fiorella is flying so she can get whatever angle she needs "Keeping me in sight? What are ye going on about now?" Elayne: "Stay your hand, Serjeant, I am sure he has only the most gentle of intentions." Gulielmus of Pure Reason furiously flips through a&a (To c'thinker): Are you still sidestepped? It would make conversation a little weird in this cramped spot. Rosario of Flambeau: "I'm going over to take a look at that temple, or whatever it is." "Don't worry, I won't go inside or touch anything yet." Archibald of Guernicus: "... Rosario, did anything else happen when that building exploded?" "Ye've been saying some funny things since then." Rosario of Flambeau: "My parma went down for a moment, but I've put it up since then." Archibald of Guernicus: "Yer parma's been down in this place?" (From Gulielmus of Pure Reason): i can dispel it (From Gulielmus of Pure Reason): otherwise yes Sarjeant Fournier: Rosario, it looks to be a very old temple, like you see all over the place in Rome. It is round and spacious and bears the symbol of Mercury on its columns. Archibald of Guernicus: "Rosario, as a friend, I'd like tae check in case anything this cursed place has around it managed tae affect ye while yer parma was down." (To Archibald of Guernicus): It doesn't correspond to the temple dimensions of the "official" cult of mercury Archibald of Guernicus: "Of course, I can only do so with yer permission." Rosario of Flambeau: "Huh!" I walk back to Archibald. Archibald of Guernicus: "If there's some manner of indisidious effect lurking on ye, I can identify it in full." Guy of Bonisagus: you hold him down and ill pilum him Rosario of Flambeau: "I didn't catch what you said, I was over there." "There's a temple of Mercury, you know!" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i don't think i can do much with my medicine score but i could use the ring of healing Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, a non-standard imitation of one, probably cause we're out in Gaul instead of Rome." Rosario of Flambeau: "If you think there's some geas on me, by all means." (To Gulielmus of Pure Reason): Do you have ability to assess injury? Archibald of Guernicus: If Rosario lowers his parma, I will cast Archibald's Unveiling The Sigil on him at touch range, autopass casting it so no fatigue which is the same as my sight-range spell, but touch range all active magic, full details and sigils Rosario of Flambeau: I will do this. Archibald of Guernicus: A good precaution after his parma went down imo, this place is warped to hell, which implies constant active magic Fiorella the Raven: I'll cast Mind of the Bird on the guy who lowered his parma. Joking. Rosario of Flambeau: "Haven't raised and lowered my parma so much in a day since I learned it." Sarjeant Fournier: haha. joking. but seriously. i kill rosario the second he lowers his parma. lol. haha. Rosario of Flambeau: lol. rofl. (From Gulielmus of Pure Reason): only if medicine counts (To Archibald of Guernicus): Nothing unusual on Rosario (To Gulielmus of Pure Reason): it dfeinitely does Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10+3 ( 1 ) +3 = 4 ftw Rosario of Flambeau: gah Gulielmus of Pure Reason: damn... this guy is fucked up Sarjeant Fournier: It looks bad. Worse than a regular crossbow wound. You don't know why. Elayne: "Do you see now, Guillaume?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "It looks... very bad." Archibald of Guernicus: "Nothing out of the ordinary, must have been my imagination." "Still, never hurts tae be sure. The grogs are warped immensely, there's some sort of active magic here up constantly." Elayne: "The longer he lies in this state, the worse his wounds will become." Rosario of Flambeau: oh, while my parma is down i will spont, uh, Elayne: "You must find Maelle." Guy of Bonisagus: resuming hermetic crimes Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh does he still have the bolt in him Fiorella the Raven: Grrer fucked them up by using Leap of Homecoming to bring them to every adventure Gulielmus of Pure Reason: or did they recover it Rosario of Flambeau: rolling (1d10!+22+5+2)/5 PeVi + aura + shouting flailing (( 8 ) +22+5+2)/5 = 7.4 Sarjeant Fournier: they took it out Rosario of Flambeau: UNRAVELLING THE FABRIC OF (FORM) R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Ind This spell will cancel the effects of any one spell of a specified Form whose level is less than or equal to (spell level + 10 + stress die (no botch)). There are 10 variants that cover Rosario of Flambeau: each Hermetic Form, and a number of much rarer variants for different kinds of nonHermetic magic. (Base effect, +2 Voice) Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Hmm." "I have here an enchanted ring that aids in the treatment of wounds and diseases. May I?" Rosario of Flambeau: to dispel my level 15 invisibility. as Unraveling the Fabric of Imaginem. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Afterwards I will go to find the healer." Rosario of Flambeau: and THEN i will reapply my Parma Magica. "There, perhaps it'll be easier if I'm not invisible." Elayne: "Will your magic ring work on such a terrible wound?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "I can't promise that, but it will not harm him." Elayne: "Then certainly, you may try. But be warned, Serjeant Fournier is alert to any treachery." Gulielmus of Pure Reason sets the viscount's wound a-foaming. Sarjeant Fournier: lol the ring adds to recovery score? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: yeah Sarjeant Fournier: alright He's recovering from Heavy Wounds so it will still take at least a season for natural healing to happen He's still unable to do much for that time Gulielmus of Pure Reason: cranked. "Be well, vicomte." ok one last thing "You didn't happen to save the bolt that caused the wound, did you?" (To GM): you did if you want to Elayne: "Ah, I am sure you have faith in your magic, but Mistress Maelle is a truly powerful healer. She can cure this wound completely." Archibald of Guernicus: Ah, healing magic, how wonderful! . o O ( that means she has corpus vis we can murder her for ) Elayne: "He was struck by an arrow from a crossbow, fired from somewhere in the mob that stormed his estate." "I... I couldn't see more than that, Guillaume, it was so frightening!" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: gah. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gulielmus of Pure Narcolepsy. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: gah!! Elayne: I look at you expectantly. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "What a terrible event to witness!" GM: magical investigation cre,w are you waiting on me for anything Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Take heart, though, the viscount is sure to recover." Elayne: "Pardon me Guillaume, but he looks to be in as much mortal peril as ever." Archibald of Guernicus: I dont think so Our plan is to, unless anyone else has any alterations or objections, start opening Unwelcome Entrances on the side of the tower over and over and Fiorella uses the unseen porter to pull stuff out since the entrance can be opened at voice range, and Fiorella is flying to get whatever angle she needs, this should give us full access to the contents without setting off the ward since no-one ever goes inside GM: Good plan. Fiorella the Raven: Ok Archibald of Guernicus: FFM really is the best goddamn virtue Guy of Bonisagus: itll be great until aurora sends a soul slay from hell at you GM: Peering into the first floor of the tower you don't see anything you can take. There's a staircase leading up, and a thick round metal hatch in the floor inscribed with plenty of symbols, including the Mercury symbol. Archibald of Guernicus: This has been so immensely and consistently useful in like every single session from the very first up until now Rosario of Flambeau: lol GM: A glass globe hangs from the ceiling by a chain over the floor hatch. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Through the power of the ring, he should be fine in about a month." Fiorella the Raven: "I'm guessing the good stuff is below that hatch, which is where the really good traps are as well." Rosario of Flambeau: watch out buddy. now i have a secret spell mastery ability that i can take on new spells i leanr that gives me a shitty limited version of FFM that costs vis! Gulielmus of Pure Reason quickly rattles off some herbal preparations the viscount can take if he should catch a fever, and turns to depart. Elayne: "Surely if your magic is that powerful then finding my mistress should be of no difficulty." Guy of Bonisagus: a globe? lets grab that itll go well with the astrolabe Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's put the globe in the council chamber Elayne: "Guillaume, wait! I confess that I have not been entirely forthcoming with you." Fiorella the Raven: I don't think it's a globe depicting the world but a sphere that probably does something nasty when triggered GM: A sphere. An orb, if you will. Clear, shiny, and hollow. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: perfect council chamber material Elayne: "I know something about this old fortress." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Oh?" Fiorella the Raven: "Can you use prying eye to see what's below us?" Rosario of Flambeau: Gulielmus of Pure Stoicism. Elayne: "Yes, I can tell you about the secret library I discovered during our flight here, but you must find Maelle of Avallon first." Gulielmus of Pure Reason stops. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Well, in that case you had really better tell me what you know about her!" Elayne: "She is a powerful healer, known to many in Avallon." Archibald of Guernicus: I'll use prying eye on the ground near the tower until I find a basement area Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Where did she live? An old hut with chicken legs deep in the woods, or a nice respectable house in town?" (To Archibald of Guernicus): You can't find anything under the tower! Elayne: "In Avallon, of course, the countryside is beset by Spanish marauders!" I mark the location on your map. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Sensible of her!" Archibald of Guernicus: "Cannae find anything, it must be smaller than the area of the tower." "Might be possible tae dig our way in, but let's save that till later." Fiorella the Raven: Hmmm Elayne: I mop the Vicomte's brow. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: very devoted of you Fiorella the Raven: "What of the upper parts of the tower, can you get up there?" Elayne: "Please hurry, she may be in danger from the mob!" Archibald of Guernicus: "I could teleport up there, aye." The ward was just the lower floor right GM: No it's the whole structure Rosario of Flambeau: wondewr if those people we met earlier knew this healer Archibald of Guernicus: "But the whole tower is warded, not just the bottom floor. It's a structure effect." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "By your leave." Gulielmus leaves to go rifle through the scrolls in the library. Fiorella the Raven: "I could cast Rise of the Feathery Body if I had corpus vis." Archibald of Guernicus: "Dinnae worry over it, it's a moot point." Fiorella the Raven: "Oh, you have a sight-based intangible tunnel, you can use that to open holds on the upper parts." GM: you can use Rego vis too fyi Archibald of Guernicus: "I can only maintain the unwelcome entrance while concentrating." GM: Gulielmus, they're a couple of unpublished lab texts. You'd have to work them in a lab to reproduce their effects. Archibald of Guernicus: "At least, for the upper floor." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: sounds like potential necromantic secrets Fiorella the Raven: "It'd be enough to get a look inside, if not take anything." Archibald of Guernicus: "Can ye not see inside from the outside of it with the entrance up?" I can open any of hte outer walls from down here, even the top floors, it's voice range Fiorella the Raven: Oh that works then GM: Oh, cool Archibald of Guernicus: yeah, I thought I mentioned, sorry if I didnt its touch/conc by default but FFM this is why i said 'FFM is the best virtue' earlier Gulielmus of Pure Reason whistles as he walks across the covenant grounds, confident that he has done a great job today. (To Fiorella the Raven): You're checking out top floor? (From Fiorella the Raven): Yes GM: Middle floor: Completely empy. Top floor: Choked with cobwebs. No one has been here in decades. You see a few books, a map on the wall (dagger inserted), some loose paper, and a comfy chair. A pipe (as one might smoke from) lies on the chair. Archibald of Guernicus: Anything you can steal, bring it down, let's take a look at it. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Smoke what? GM: using porter? endrite: a damn fine question -- you'd have to ask Liesmith why he thought of adding such an anchronism to the game Archibald of Guernicus: the hatch is worth investigating but I think we should rob the other 2 trapped buildings first before making a plan to get through the hatch safely GM: You cannot porter the map, as it is securely fastened to the wall with a dagger. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Fortunately the Travellers have their yearly medical checkup coming up, so I can simply give his character a brain tumor. GM: But the rest you can steal. Rosario of Flambeau: oh fuck guys. can you float me up there. Fiorella the Raven: I'll porter the lose paper Guy of Bonisagus: porter the dagger Rosario of Flambeau: i can help us steal the map. Guy of Bonisagus: fire a pilum at the dagger Rosario of Flambeau: i can use Disarm the Warrior to cause the dagger to fly out of the wall and towards me so I can catch it. That's one of my signature spells. GM: lol Archibald of Guernicus: Okay, heres my genius plan GM: the most hightech security system possible... foiled! Archibald of Guernicus: Fiorella summons so many birds that thye can lift Rosario up to cast that Rosario of Flambeau: lmao Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Magnificent. Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10!+26+5 botch check ( 5 ) +26+5 = 36 rolling 1d10+3+2+1 dex+athletics+catching spec vs 9 ( 5 ) +3+2+1 = 11 Fiorella the Raven: Taking your typical carrier pigeon, they can usually carry roughly 75g on their backs. (how you plan on being carried on the backs of pigeons is another question entirely.) But given an average human weight of 75kg, it would take roughly 1,000 pigeons to carry you. Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. GM: How many do you need to carry a coconut? Rosario of Flambeau: i take off all my armor. Fiorella the Raven: I don't think that many crows can actually fit on the surface of a person Rosario of Flambeau: gah. GM: If this were a wuxia movie Rosario could just jump from the back of one bird to another Rosario of Flambeau: wait this is retarded but follow me. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's tie 1000 strings to rosario Rosario of Flambeau: just porter my armor up while i'm in it. it will be very uncomfortable. but it'll work. GM: Your MR will resist it Rosario of Flambeau: I can drop my parma again. I also don't have to catch the dagger, I can just let it fall. Archibald of Guernicus: That's bullshit. Do it Fiorella the Raven: That's actually a much better idea than 1000 birds Rosario of Flambeau: magic ftw. Fiorella the Raven: Rosario isn't actively resisting which is the big condition of the spell Archibald of Guernicus: corpus blight has these niggas like [laughing crying emoji drawn by medieval scholar in margins of hermetic text] Rosario of Flambeau: lol Rosario of Flambeau takes a light wound from the pressure to his groin as he is hoisted by his armor (To Endrite): The sargeant asks if you have any other ideas to get these Wizards' help. GM: the world's worst wedgie Rosario of Flambeau: "Oof!" (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Maybe talking to some of the other, less absent-minded wizards. Rosario of Flambeau: anyway i rolled my spell earlier so we can get the knife and map. hooray. GM: Nice I wont even stress the mechanics of how you get up there ... ... ... this time. Rosario of Flambeau: i don't catch it since my parma is down so it just lands on the ground somewhere. Guy of Bonisagus: alright. lets get this bad boy out on a table with a knife through it GM: Who's got decent Order of Hermes lore? (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Elayne will go out looking for other magi to talk to. Archibald of Guernicus tugs collar of robe Rosario of Flambeau: I have.... one. Guy of Bonisagus: i have one Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10+1 ( 8 ) +1 = 9 GM: lol. haha.hahaha. Rosario of Flambeau: I conf. Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10+1 ( 3 ) +1 = 4 (To Endrite): Ok, the men reclaim the great hall. GM: Nice. Guy of Bonisagus: add 1 to that if this is the map to bonisagus's well Archibald of Guernicus: I have NeoMercurian Lore, and Magic Lore, but I keep forgetting to take OoH lore GM: It's a map of Northern France and the channel island. There are two notable areas marked. Fiorella the Raven: We also got loose papers to read (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Who can Elayne see from here? GM: One is "Kerguntuil" on the coast of Brittany. You recognize this as the name of a vassal covenant of Mont-Mercure that waged a war against Fudarus. Kerguintuil was destroyed and wiped off the map, so to speak, in the great storm that ravaged Fudarus decades ago. (To Endrite): She can see all of them burglarizing the tower GM: The other is located farther inland, marked as "Caput Capri." You don't recognize the significance of this spot. (From Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD): Ok, Elayne will try to talk to a more dependable looking wizard. Archibald of Guernicus: Kerguintuil is probably picked clean by now, other spot sounds promising Let's rob the other 2 trapped buildings with the same tricks we used here, then figure out a plan for the hatch GM: The papers are incomprehensible nonsense. Sentences start and stop midway and there is no coherency between what they talk about. Archibald of Guernicus: Oh lol you left your GM notes in the game? GM: :| The books catalog the efforts to understand a Magus named Aeolus, who underwent a breakthrough of a new Hermetic technique, "Sum" and changed radically as a result. It's worth Magic Theory at least. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: It's a copy of the Pillars of Eternity tabletop system. Archibald of Guernicus: Roll on the pillars table to see how this fun-drain effect has impacted you Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Buy yours today. GM: The pipe is full of Old Country Flavor. Rosario of Flambeau: Oh sick. Let's study the Sum technique and amass Breakthrough Points. Archibald of Guernicus: Cum technique GM: You notice a woman has emerged from the Great Hall and is watching your antics. Elayne: She waves at you. Rosario of Flambeau: "Who's the fair maiden?" I wave back. Elayne: She motions you to come closer. Archibald of Guernicus: I'll look away and back to the task at hand Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Muninna, I need a horse." Archibald of Guernicus: "Tch. Fiorella, ye'll at least help me continue opening these labs, right?" Fiorella the Raven: "Alright." Rosario of Flambeau: I will reapply my parma now that we're done with the dagger and map and walk over to Elayne. Guy of Bonisagus: I walk up. GM: Nice. Rosario of Flambeau: Guy gets there first. Fiorella the Raven: I guess we keep doing the same trick. Open hole, use porter to take anything not nailed down Guy of Bonisagus: we didnt investigate the temple of mercury yet GM: You feel a presence behind you. Fiorella the Raven: "Salve." Guy of Bonisagus: "Gah! Oh, hello Rosario." Elayne: "S'il vous plaît monsieur, vous devez m'aider à trouver Maelle d'Avallon." Abel: "I fear, honored guests, you may be taking advantage of our hospitality." Guy of Bonisagus: I rub my nose. "An interesting theory. What are your orders in such a situation?" "Hypothetically." Abel: Abel is talking to Fiorella and Archibald, to be clear. Guy of Bonisagus: ah Abel: You're busy being distracted by the Fair Maiden. Archibald of Guernicus: "Hm?" Elayne: Bonjour. Guy of Bonisagus: "Buongiorno." Rosario of Flambeau: I'm not invisible anymore. Archibald of Guernicus: "Yer master is one Linfiach, correct?" Abel: "Until such a time as the new master of the covenant claims ownership, I am obliged to follow the standing orders of Magus Linfiaclach." Rosario of Flambeau: "I'm afraid I don't speak French." I bow. Elayne: "Votre ami a dit qu'il aiderait, mais il semble s'être égaré." Archibald of Guernicus: OH, indeed Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "There's a healer in town who needs rescuing." Rosario of Flambeau: I can't see the rest of the group from here, correct? Abel: "There are certain remedies I am permitted to take if I feel the safety of the covenant is in danger, loathe as I am to do so." Rosario of Flambeau: Looks like I can't wander off without getting lost. RIP. "Guy, what's she saying? Anything important?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Sounds like Gulielmus said he would do something and then ditched her." Archibald of Guernicus: "I wish no harm on this covenant, but I do have the legal right tae examine it. There are no sanctums remaining here." Guy of Bonisagus: "What was he meant to be doing?" I ask the woman. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: he's trying to get a horse Gulielmus of Pure Reason clears his throat. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Fiorella." Fiorella the Raven: Is Gul with us now? Abel: "Kindly, good sir, I remind thee that among the decent men of the world, there is a difference between what is legal, and what is right." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: yes. Fiorella the Raven: "Salve." Guy of Bonisagus: "Who is this Maelle?" Elayne: "Elle est un puissant guérisseur." Guy of Bonisagus: "Is someone injured?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Can you provide a fresh horse? I must return to Avallon." Elayne: "Le Vicomte Avalon est blessé." Archibald of Guernicus: "I realise that. I also realise that the magi here have committed depraved and evil acts in this world, and that what they have abandoned will be in better hands taken from this place." Fiorella the Raven: Ok I make a horse "Need any more?" Guy of Bonisagus: "What a shame." Elayne: I whisper to Guy. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Hmm... maybe one more." Abel: "I'm ... not accustomed to my masters being maligned in their own home." "Would you care to repeat these claims to their face?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Now we're getting somewhere. Let's discuss the specifics." Do I have her eye contact? Archibald of Guernicus: "Would I care to start a fight with an archmage over a century old? No, I would not." Elayne: She is whispering to you, so yes. Guy of Bonisagus: Excellent. While asking questions about Maelle, I will cast Recollection of Memories Never Quite Lived, altering her memory to believe that she agreed to tell us the secrets of this fortress, after which we will find Maelle. Abel: "It is in my power to alert the Mistress -- it being a bother to her, I am only to do so as a last resort." He is wearing a friendly smile throughout. Archibald of Guernicus: "... Aurora of Mercere, I assume." Abel nods Elayne: One moment, I have to calculate Elayne's Mentem defense. Guy of Bonisagus: I should calculate my penetration then. rolling 1d10!+17 ( 8 ) +17 = 25 24 penetration Rosario of Flambeau: gl Guy Fiorella the Raven: Her lab is already on fire if he hasn't thought to do it yet. Guy of Bonisagus: wrong the fire is out Fiorella the Raven: Well it was Rosario of Flambeau: Fiorella should send a bird to lead me to Abel so I can slay him. Just one plan. Archibald of Guernicus: We need to distract him or kill him in one turn Fiorella the Raven: Ok I cast Mind of the bird on him Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Abel: alright roll it + pen Rosario of Flambeau: gl both of you. Elayne: Ok. Fiorella the Raven: rolling d10!+28+10+1+1 ( 7 ) +28+10+1+1 = 47 Elayne: I whisper the secret to Guy. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will mount my horse and make my way to the exit Fiorella the Raven: 12 Pen Abel: including aura bonus? Fiorella the Raven: Yeah Rosario of Flambeau: gah. Abel: ok. Archibald, any ideas? Archibald of Guernicus: That is not a lot of pen Fiorella the Raven: It's a level 35 spell (From Guy of Bonisagus): "What was the phrase?" Archibald of Guernicus: You have no penetration ability? Fiorella the Raven: Stewards don't generally have MR (To Guy of Bonisagus): Huh? (To Guy of Bonisagus): ask endrite not me. (From Guy of Bonisagus): oh i thought you were Fiorella the Raven: How much pen should i be getting from a score of 1 and a spec in animal? Abel: This steward is a Ghost. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Makes you think. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ideally i'm already around the corner before fiorella starts casting spells on abel. Abel: If that was not clear so far. Fiorella the Raven: Was it obvious he was a ghost beforehand? Archibald of Guernicus: yeah Abel: Well, he walked through walls. Fiorella the Raven: Okay Rosario of Flambeau: well, let's roll back this casting. Archibald of Guernicus: He's been acting very ghostly Abel: And disappeared and reappeard out of nowhere. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: he could have been an imaginem projection Fiorella the Raven: I thought he was human TBH Abel: True! Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Abel: You can never tell with these wizards. Fiorella the Raven: But if you want me to commit to it after having said so up to you Abel: Maybe he's actually Galafre the Elder. I will leave the choice to you. I thought it had been obvious and the consequences are quite high. Guy of Bonisagus: "Excellent. Well, we'll get to our end of the bargain." "Oh, hello Gulielmus." Archibald of Guernicus: I could silently and subtly cast a spell to remove 10 magic might from him. He shouldn't figure out anything is up if hes from a different realm (faerie is my second guess). Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Bonjour, sodales." Fiorella the Raven: It might be my fault, OOCly, for not noticing Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the first thing he did was walk through the closed gates Abel: What is Fiorella's Perception and Awareness? Archibald of Guernicus: You'll be able to tell when I do it because I have to say a prayer to Mercury during. With -10 Might you should surely be able to beat his MR. Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Fiorella the Raven: But with all this taken into accoutn I think it'd be obvious the spell wouldn't penetrate Rosario of Flambeau: i respect johns checking it against your characters perception Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Coming along to Avallon?" Fiorella the Raven: +6 Per+Awareness in bird form Guy of Bonisagus: "Yes, just have to take care of some things first." Abel: You have noticed this man is not normal. Fiorella the Raven: Alright Guy of Bonisagus: "Say, Rosario, want to come help me take care of some things?" Rosario of Flambeau: "Avallon? Is this where Guy says you promised the maiden you'll go?" Fiorella the Raven: Keep in mind Archibald we don't know he has more might than the ghost warriors Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What if he's a living ghost? Ever think of that? Rosario of Flambeau: "Why, I never thought you'd ask." Fiorella the Raven: If I never cast the spell, that is Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Yes, to find some kind of healer." "The viscount is suffering terribly in there." Abel: I never said if the spell failed or not Rosario of Flambeau activates his enchanted item Belt of the Stallion. His legs mutate into weird gross reverse joint horse legs and his armor shifts to match. Abel: I was going to see if Archibald was acting at the same time. Fiorella the Raven: Oh Rosario of Flambeau: "I'll keep up." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol Archibald of Guernicus: I think we should try a 1-2 combo where I strip 10 might from him and you do that Guy of Bonisagus: I lead my good pal Rosario over to the temple. Archibald of Guernicus: if we want to go loud Fiorella the Raven: Okay I'll commit to that plan Gulielmus of Pure Reason: WHat the Rosario of Flambeau: "Guy, I was just about to head to Avallon." "What's the trouble?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "The temple is the other way entirely." Archibald of Guernicus: rolling 1d10+36 ( 9 ) +36 = 45 Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, I'll catch up to you then." Archibald of Guernicus: 40 penetration Guy of Bonisagus: "I think I lost something back here." Archibald of Guernicus: removing 10 magic might Guy of Bonisagus: brb a sec Fiorella the Raven: I can reroll the spell if you want GM Abel: You're casting this vocally though Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: The extremely good guests of Vardian's Tomb. Fiorella the Raven: Otherwise I'll go with 12 pen from earlier Rosario of Flambeau: Guy is probably ensorcelled but Rosario is stupid and is WAY more interested in Guli's Romantic Quest than Guy wandering somewhere. "I'll be back soon." Abel: hmm Rosario of Flambeau: I leave with Gulielmus. Abel: how about this Guy of Bonisagus: Alright, alone at the temple, I cast The Invisible Eye Revealed. Am I being scried on by a level 20 or lower effect? Abel: you roll Qik + Finesse against Abel's Qik to see if he can make a motion before your spell goes off (To Guy of Bonisagus): nay Fiorella the Raven: Ok Archibald of Guernicus: I believe in you, Fiorella Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Madame." Abel: No, Archibald I'm asking you Since you're casting a spell vocally Guy of Bonisagus: Hmm. How's the temple look? Abel: Clean, polished marble. The floor reflects you slightly. Fiorella the Raven: You might be able to conf it Archibald Abel: There's a big incense bowl in the middle that is empty. Guy of Bonisagus: "God, those Pagan architects are amazing." I look around. Archibald of Guernicus: It doesnt come across like a spell though, just as a prayer to mercury, because of Necessary Condition Fiorella the Raven: The barking dogs would make it seem like a spell Guy of Bonisagus: "Sure wish I knew a Pagan follower of Mercury who might be able to guess something." I say aloud, to myself. Archibald of Guernicus: I said I was casting it silently aside from that part Fiorella the Raven: Cool Abel: That doesnt work The spell has to be vocal with Mercury invoked That's the condition I mean that's how it worked when Boyrep had it. Elayne: I see off Guillaume at the gate. Rosario of Flambeau: Rosario turns on his weird mutant horse legs and waves at the lady as well as he leaves with Guli. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Onward, to adventure. Abel: Apparently Okay Gulielmus and Rosario can be away when Aurora shows up and kills everyone Rosario of Flambeau: Well, we got tricked into leaving. Good job. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: blessed Rosario of Flambeau: Thanks Guli! why dont you do the Qik roll Archibald of Guernicus: I'll try but I have 1 qik and no finesse Abel: i thoguht you had 1 i just looked at your sheet Archibald of Guernicus: Oh, 1 finesse yeah was checking there rolling 1d10!+1+1 ( 3 ) +1+1 = 5 rip Abel: rolling 1d10!+2 Qik ( 4 ) +2 = 6 Archibald of Guernicus: conf Fiorella the Raven: Conf range Rosario of Flambeau: :dominion: Gulielmus of Pure Reason: :tytalus: Abel: well abels old sheet doesnt exist anymore so i have to make a judgment call on what his might is Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: If ONLY I was there to raise his old sheet from the dead. Abel: this is why dropbox is bad anyway we'll get back to that in a minute. Gulielmus & Rosario are headed back to the city? Rosario of Flambeau: Yeah, I'm following Guli on his romantic quest for adventure. Fiorella the Raven: A magical covenfolk's Might would max out around 10 for a winter covenant But if he was made as a companion it'd be different Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we're off to be brutally slain by diabolical vitkir weaponry GM: makes sense (looks at zita the might 30 lich) Fiorella the Raven: Zita's a companion GM: okay Fiorella roll Quickness + Finesse Fiorella the Raven: rolling d10!+6 ( 6 ) +6 = 12 GM: You did it. You birded the steward. What's the duration Fiorella the Raven: Sun GM: nice. Archibald of Guernicus: Zita as a revenant was a mistake too, honestly playing a being of might isnt fun Abel hunches slightly and stares at you slackjawed Archibald of Guernicus: "Alright. We have until... how long, Fiorella?" Fiorella the Raven: "We have until sunset to finish up here." Archibald of Guernicus: How long does that seem to be, Johns Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait would that even work on a ghost? Fiorella the Raven: Yes Abel: i presume so Fiorella the Raven: They're Mentem form Archibald of Guernicus: yeah theyre literally the form related to the mind if mentem doesnt work what the fuck does Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Seems weird that you could do that to a ghost. Rosario of Flambeau: It's magic. You would physically turn the ghost into a bird. I guess. Fiorella the Raven: Unless you're saying there's no duality between the body and the mind because the bind is part of your physical body, in which case cool, it's nice to have a time traveler among us. Abel: as a being of magic he will eventually revert back to his normal form so maybe the spell wears off before sun?? who knows haha... Rosario of Flambeau: bwhahaha Abel: well anyway. crisis averted. I was sweating bullets there. Archibald of Guernicus: "Let's be swift then" Guy of Bonisagus: nice archibald come to the temple Archibald of Guernicus: I continue with the Looting Procedure Guy of Bonisagus: i need your eyes or your secret knowledge Archibald of Guernicus: Call me over if you need me, we're doing some advanced looting Rosario of Flambeau: It would have been really cool if everyone but Guli and Rosario were slaughtered. Alas. Fiorella the Raven: Muto spells act against essential anture, by, errr, nature. Guy of Bonisagus: After pondering fruitlessly I walk over to the looting group. Fiorella the Raven: So I don't think anything lowers the duration arbitrarily Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Like Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) believed that the mind and the body are one, like the seal and the wax are one, and it is therefore pointless to ask whether they are one. Guy of Bonisagus: "Archibald, there's what I assume is a regio in that pagan temple." johns (GM): Thank you cumthinker Anyone who can source Aquinas in an argument about Ars mechanics wins I am going to try and run the split parties simultaneously.... brace yourselves Guy of Bonisagus: "Seems to require a phrase to enter, but it's probably related to the worship of Mercury, which I'm sure none of us would know. Maybe you can find another way in." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yikes. Fiorella the Raven: Well the Ars designers thought a duality of mind and body was canon. johns (GM): Are Guy and Rosario going on foot together, or did Rosario race off ahead on his own? Fiorella the Raven: So IDK Guy of Bonisagus: Guy is staying behind to loot the regio. Rosario of Flambeau: Guli is on a horse and Rosario is on horse legs. johns (GM): Cool. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You've confused Gulielmus with Guy for some reason. johns (GM): gah! It's their fault. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it won't be a problem any more if aurora kills guy johns (GM): So Guli and Rosario can make it back to the city by sundown. Rosario of Flambeau: Sweet. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: or if whatshername kills guy. Guy of Bonisagus: "If you can get me in, I'll take a look around while you honor Bonisagus with your clever use of Hermetic magic." Fiorella the Raven: Aristotle though the plant, animal, and human were all possessed of different kinds of souls, which after the introduction of the divine soul into the metaphysics of the setting would have to be the mind. Ok johns (GM): alright while team Mont Mercure is figuring out what to do I'm skipping to Team Avallon, even though they're a couple hours ahead in the timeline anyone who causes a time paradox risks entering twilight Fiorella the Raven: I support whoever with magpies and porters in the meantime Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Could be complicated when team Mont Mercure blows up the moon, but I guess we could retcon it. Rosario of Flambeau: "So, friend, what does your pure reason say we should do about this healer?" Archibald of Guernicus: "I'll take a look, but we have tae be quick." Fiorella the Raven: Aquinas is also a time traveler in relation to when the 15 arts were conceived by Bonisagus johns (GM): The city is open to all friends of the Jacques, team avallon. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Well, if it's as simple as she said, we just have to find the woman and have her come with us." Guy of Bonisagus: "According to that strange woman, a phantom spoke a phrase and then walked through the temple entrance." "She didn't hear the phrase, but it sounds like a classic regio entrance to me." Rosario of Flambeau: "I'm afraid finding people isn't my specialty, but I'll try my best." Archibald of Guernicus: "Let me take a look." I have a spec in regiones for second sight rolling 1d10!+3+3+3 ( 7 ) +3+3+3 = 16 Fiorella the Raven: "Could be a ward password as well." (To Archibald of Guernicus): Nothing. Guy of Bonisagus: I jump across the temple entrance repeatedly. "Doesn't seem like it to me." Fiorella the Raven: Cool johns (GM): Map updated Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "According to Elayne, she lives..." "over on that side of town." jacque the glover Archibald of Guernicus: "I don't see any regio, Guy." Rosario of Flambeau: "Ah, we don't have to go knocking on doors and shouting her name in the street?" Archibald of Guernicus: "Perhaps it only appears at specific times." Rosario of Flambeau: "This is going to be simple." I deactivate my belt and return to having regular legs before we enter the city. Guy of Bonisagus: "Possibly. There could also be a hidden entrance." johns (GM): lol good catch rosario Guy of Bonisagus: "Can you look through the floors to see if there's anything beneath?" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Damn, this is one small town. johns (GM): people were smaller back then Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: So true. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: was jacque the glover the relative of the peasants we saved Archibald of Guernicus: I'll prying eyes the ground then johns (GM): yeah, their cousin (To Archibald of Guernicus): There is a large hollow cylindrical chamber. There's a pile of gold and silver coins and a ledger in there. Archibald of Guernicus: "Oho, found something." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Ah, my cahsin. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Eho. Archibald of Guernicus: "Though all I see is money. I believe it's simply a vault for mundane cash." Rosario of Flambeau: Maybe they're aligned with the flagellant demon cult. slash ooc Guy of Bonisagus: "Bah. That's boring." "Well, good thing we didn't waste any time on that woman's quest to save some noble from his deserved justice." johns (GM): lmao (To Gulielmus of Pure Reason): are you going to maelles house Guy of Bonisagus: "Let's finish looting these labs and head home." (From Gulielmus of Pure Reason): ye Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, let's be quick about this." Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. johns (GM): Team Avallon finds Maelle's charming house. The front door is broken open and the inside trashed, showing signs of a struggle. Stray dogs make themselves at home here. Rosario of Flambeau: "Good lord!" "We're too late!" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gasp! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Parbleu!" Rosario of Flambeau: "Out with you, mongrels!" I walk in and wave at the dogs to get out. Dog whines and moseys out Rosario of Flambeau: I will walk in and examine the place with mundane means. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Same. johns (GM): Per + Awareness Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10+1+3 per +aware ( 10 ) +1+3 = 14 rolling 1d10 if its stressed ( 5 ) = 5 nice. johns (GM): Brilliant! Rosario of Flambeau: 19. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10+2+1 ( 8 ) +2+1 = 11 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: The Great Detective! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: 12 if someone is about to kill us Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: And Rosario! Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. Guy of Bonisagus: cant we just kill abel while hes a bird or did he fly off johns (GM): You find the ruined remains of a witch's kitchen. Someone was in the middle of work when they were interrupted. You find some jottings about the health of the Vicomte. You find some mushy french poetry that Rosario cant read, signed with the name "Tanmin." he only thinks he's a bird guy he's just standing around at the moment until the spell wears off. Guy of Bonisagus: we could kill him if we wanted to Rosario of Flambeau: "Damn." "I have no idea where they could have gone." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i'll check out the poetry Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It goops through your hands. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Maybe she fled, and escaped the town." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Clearly, quite mushy. johns (GM): team mont mercure, what are you up to are people getting tire d Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Revs up the Undertaker. Rosario of Flambeau: "Impossible. This woman was kidnapped!" Guy of Bonisagus: i think were just looting the buildings Archibald of Guernicus: We're doing the same thing as before. Looting the labs. Fiorella the Raven: We can eitehr loot the vault or try to find cult clues Rosario of Flambeau: "Could someone know the Vicomte's condition and want to ensure his death? Or maybe another jilted lover?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: gotta get those scrolls. Rosario of Flambeau: Rosario is getting very excited about this diversion. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Please read "lover" in the most French way possible. Rosario of Flambeau: lol Fiorella the Raven: Should we move on to another place and see if it has necromancer stuff? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Everyone knows the Vicomte's condition, he was shot through the back with a crossbow." Rosario of Flambeau: "Well, how many know who his doctor is?" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Frankly, they should have seen the signs and stopped it before it was too late. Gulielmus of Pure Reason flips through the poems. Rosario of Flambeau: theres only one other waypoint on the map. perhaps it was the jacques bonhommes. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Tanmin, the wizard at the castle, for one." Rosario of Flambeau: "Aha." johns (GM): ok Rosario of Flambeau: "That rascal!" johns (GM): the other outbuildings have been looted using the porter method leaving only the tower i uhh have to draw up loot at a later point but itll be cool Guy of Bonisagus: I grab some grain from the covenant's stores. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: use birds to blow up the trapped buildings Guy of Bonisagus: And lead Abel along to the tower with a trail of seed. Rosario of Flambeau: is it a mundane or magic dagger that was holding the map Guy of Bonisagus: Once we get there, Archibald can open up an entrance and I can throw the seed inside. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Only one way to find out! Rosario of Flambeau: if its magic im considering trying to investigate it and keeping it on my belt Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Spend a season on it. Rosario of Flambeau: i want rosario to be really comically loaded up with magic items eventually. Guy of Bonisagus: Specifically, throw the seed inside then run like hell. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I cannot BELIEVE how FUCKING long it takes to investigate an enchantment. johns (GM): we houseruled it Rosario of Flambeau: its a pain in the balls. johns (GM): to cut down on that Archibald of Guernicus: its 1 month now yeah i think we have more effects i need to investigate ive investigated a ton and no-one else ever bothers... johns (GM): Would If I Could!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guy of Bonisagus: I would love to bother but now I have an apprentice and I need to get my numbers up for talisman effects. Maybe I'll do a couple. Anyway, is Archibald good with the luring Abel plan? Archibald of Guernicus: once we loot all the labs, yeah we should set off the tower trap on purpose with Abel Rosario of Flambeau: i have Deficient Intelligo so... one day. Archibald of Guernicus: then see if we can reach the basement area Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Hmm." johns (GM): you can trail birdseed up to the door of the tower but how do you get it inside? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I feel like I have a solution to this problem. Fiorella the Raven: Throw a handful of seed inside Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Do you think the true loyalties of a wizard writing love letters to the viscount's personal doctor would lie with Jacques Bonhomme?" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Oh shit that's way better than my idea to shrink the tower and put it inside the seed bag. johns (GM): lol Rosario of Flambeau: "I think you're onto something, sodalis." Archibald of Guernicus ignores this sidequest johns (GM): AS IS YOUR RIGHT Archibald of Guernicus: "Alright, get the seed bag ready and lets destroy this tower." what did we find in the other 2 labs btw Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hmm Rosario of Flambeau: "Lead on to the castle, and let us confront this mad wizard." Guy of Bonisagus: I ready the seed bag. Rosario of Flambeau: Good thing I also learned Archibald's Unwelcome Entrance so we can just walk in somewhere. johns (GM): In the southeast building you found lots of cult stuff -- texts, ceremonial garb, black wax candles etc. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: maybe we should ask jacque the glover what happened at the ransacked house first, to see if maelle is even alive Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Spooky. Rosario of Flambeau: Sure. Guy of Bonisagus: they probably hung her from the walls Rosario of Flambeau: I will follow Guillaume, as I don't want to get lost. johns (GM): In the southwest building you find lots of glassware. One of the jars glows with a fiery light and is warm to the touch. There is a human face that seems to flicker in the flames. Fiorella the Raven: "Salve." Rosario of Flambeau: oh shit. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: in a shocking reversal, everyone currently at mont-mercure is going to return home perfectly alive while we are going to be shot with 1000 crossbow bolts from viking rune crossbows Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. Guy of Bonisagus: i told you i told you not to go there well i told archibald and he listened Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you didnt tell me anything! Guy of Bonisagus: but imagine if i had anyway archibald open door me throw seed Rosario of Flambeau: lol. johns (GM): Ok. Rosario of Flambeau: and we go see jacqued. s. Guy of Bonisagus: once the seed is in i run like hell and watch from a safe distance johns (GM): You go visit Jacques the Glover. Meanwhile team Mont Mercure watches Abel slowly work his way towards the tower. Not having a stomach he can't actually eat the seed but.. he enters, and nothing seems to happen. Archibald of Guernicus: "..." "So he doesn't count for this ward?" "Ridiculous." johns (GM): Why? He's a ghost. Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Archibald of Guernicus: Birds count apparently! johns (GM): They do? Rosario of Flambeau: hes a ghost bird. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hermetically sacrifice him while he is a ghost who thinks he is a bird Archibald of Guernicus: Fiorella in bird form would set it off johns (GM): Would she? You reached that conclusion on your own, didn't you? Guy of Bonisagus: I pilum a bird and throw it inside. Rosario of Flambeau: it makes no sense that she wouldnt, because otherwise a bird bjornaer could just fly in and cast spells and steal things. johns (GM): On the other hand if you tie a spell that destroys the tower to trigger if a ghost walks in, then any idiot ghost who happens to be in the area could set it off accidentally Rosario of Flambeau: but sure. true. Fiorella the Raven: If you're willing to risk it johns (GM): also going into the tower is part of Abel's duties Fiorella the Raven: I can send in a magpie Guy of Bonisagus: well, the aegis is meant to keep unwelcome bjornaer out probably johns (GM): if he needs to do something in particular. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Are you telling me that the magi of Vardian's Tomb might have been a bunch of bumbling hedge wizards who couldn't tie their own shoes? Rosario of Flambeau: all of the magi stuff a bunch of loot into their robes and run out naked Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, I meant Mont Mercure. Guy of Bonisagus: "Huh. Well, I don't know what I expected." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: what if we had a magus with 10 magic theory johns (GM): Ok, the bird flies in. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Obviously Vardian's Tomb would NEVER have this problem. johns (GM): It panics in the closed enviroment and flies out again. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Thanks to our expert wardster. Rosario of Flambeau: that magus is busy chasing a witch. rip. Fiorella the Raven: That's okay johns (GM): Jacques the Glover asks you what's up. Fiorella the Raven: The Magpie's job was just to test if birds triggered the trap Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Bonjour, brah. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Bonjour, Jacques." "How fare the Bonhommes?" Rosario of Flambeau: "A lady has been kidnapped!" I shout in Italian. Fiorella the Raven: Commanding the Harnessed Beast will override such panic once we know what we want the bird to do Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Have you seen that ruined house over by the north wall? What happened there?" Jacques: "We prepare to strike a claim to our independence. Our King will be glad to hear we did not bow down to the tyrant nobles running amok in his absence." "The witch, you mean?" He smirks. "She put up an awful fight when Bonhomme's men took her." Fiorella the Raven: "I'm willing to risk going in. I'll take an arcane connection outside and try to get it off before anything bad happens "In fact, if I begin casting as soon as I've entered, I might be able to preempt it." Archibald of Guernicus: "Only if yer sure." Fiorella the Raven: "Other option, we destroy the steward then take our time." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "When you say 'took her....'" Archibald of Guernicus: "Oh, right. Aye, he can't fight back. I'll see if another perdo vim spell destroys him." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, isn't there something weird about transforming yourself with Hermetic magic as opposed to with the Heartbeast? Archibald of Guernicus: I cast the 'remove 5 might' spell on the steward for -15 might total Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Like you still count as a Corpus target? johns (GM): Abel disappears. yes... Archibald of Guernicus: "Well, now we take our time." Rosario of Flambeau: Ladies and gentlemen, johns (GM): I think the watching ward would have to have a linked InCo target to detect a veiled human figure, which Archibald did not pick up. Guy of Bonisagus: abel is gone rip poor guy johns (GM): Fiorella, you're flying in? Archibald of Guernicus: Ganbatte, Fiorella Jacques: "Tis custom in war to take hostages, I hear?" Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hon hon hon. Jacques: "The less you ask about it the better... my humble advice." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "You are truly a wise man, Jacques." Rosario of Flambeau paces back and forth behind Gulielmus as him and Jacques converse at the door Fiorella the Raven: I take an AC Have it in my beak as I go in Fly in and immediately cast flight of homecoming Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "He says they've taken her prisoner, Rosario." johns (GM): You dart in and out. The tower does not move an inch -- but you see a flicker of glowing light from the glass globe -- but then it is clear once more Fiorella the Raven: Okay Guy of Bonisagus: we could destroy the globe as well Fiorella the Raven: "I think the globe is watching." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we should definitely get the globe for the council chamber Fiorella the Raven: "My guess is that if you spend too long in there, it figures out you're an intruder." Rosario of Flambeau: "How fast do you think I can take them down?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10+0+2 great weapon + int ( 10 ) +0+2 = 12 lol Rosario of Flambeau: lol Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "One at a time?" "It would take a while." Archibald of Guernicus: "Do ye think ye could destroy the globe?" Rosario of Flambeau: I step further into the street to talk with Guli. Archibald of Guernicus: "Perdo terram spont on the chain, then we remove it from the building." Rosario of Flambeau: "Do you think she's being kept inside?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Farewell, Jacques. May the Bonhommes win their rights swiftly." Fiorella the Raven: "I'll porter it out after the chain is down." Jacques: "Au Revoir." Guy of Bonisagus: "I could hurl a pilum at it as well." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Where else would they keep her?" Rosario of Flambeau: "I suppose you're right. " "Let's go around back." GM, is the rear of the building guarded? johns (GM): The building where Jacques lives? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, I don't want to backseat game here, but have you considered they might have her in Spellhold? Rosario of Flambeau: They might Gulielmus of Pure Reason: looking at the painting on my screen there is not much of a back to this castle Rosario of Flambeau: The castle, you mean? Oh. johns (GM): The back of the castle faces the river Fiorella the Raven: Rosario bumps into Mortis in the town, here stocking up his collection of French bones Archibald of Guernicus: "I think we're better off getting the orb out of there, and the only thing stopping us is the chain. If it's relying on structure-targetted effects, they won't function when it's outside of one." Rosario of Flambeau: Well, let's go around to a wall of the castle where there isn't a door or guards. If we can. Fiorella the Raven: "Let's do it. I'll start casting shortly after you to catch it." Rosario of Flambeau: If not, I guess I'm going to have to apply buffs and slay hundreds of mundanes. lol. johns (GM): Hell yeah. If you actually want to single handedly storm the castle that's fine. We might want to run it another day though. since it will be a long process. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol. Rosario of Flambeau: lancelot charging into the castle from monty python holy grail.gif Archibald of Guernicus: hell yes Fiorella the Raven: I'm ready to take a break, but we should find out whether the plan to evacuate the globe works Rosario of Flambeau: I mean, I'm with Gulielmus, but unless he offers a better plan Rosario is all fired up about this and will storm the castle to rescue the lady for the other lady. It's pushing all his buttons. (To Archibald of Guernicus): are you still actively viewing magic? johns (GM): isnt it what the middle ages are all about Rosario of Flambeau: He has +2 Code of Hermes and a spec in mundane relations but this hits his Meddler major flaw and Miles knightly code flaw pretty well. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: not really seeing a diplomatic alternative to killing hundreds of people with a sword Rosario of Flambeau: so Rosario will ignore this. lol nothing i could do. i was pushing the buttons. johns (GM): remember, the code does not really apply in Normandy Gulielmus of Pure Reason: and then killing one of the prisoners for being a member of the order of odin Rosario of Flambeau: oh yeah lol johns (GM): Archibald and Fiorella, what's going on with this Orb? Fiorella the Raven: We went over the plan johns (GM): Are you carrying it out? Fiorella the Raven: Archibald perdos the chain, I catch it with Porter johns (GM): nice Fiorella the Raven: And haul it out that way Rosario of Flambeau: well we should make sure they dont just murder the prisoner once i start charging into the castle with a flaming sword and blunting all of their warriors' weapons into flower shapes. but otherwise i like this plan. Archibald of Guernicus: I'll try sponting PeTe then Here we go Fiorella the Raven: I have a lot more Quickness than Archibald so I think we can sync it up johns (GM): how does Gulielmus feel about being a Hero Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: How would they know what prisoner you're trying to rescue? Rosario of Flambeau: Guillaume will be with me. Archibald of Guernicus: rolling (1d10!+37)/2 (( 4 ) +37)/2 = 20.5 Fiorella the Raven: Guil spent some time as a prisoner of the OoS, he's used to heroics johns (GM): base 3, +2 metal, +2 voice? gulielmus should ask what his Mentor (Story Flaw) would do Archibald of Guernicus: Level 5 is destroy metal so yeah Snap! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: he would kill a demon Archibald of Guernicus: +1 size mod? I guess? It's a levle 15 spell so it works Rosario of Flambeau polishes and sharpens his fancy greatsword. Rosario of Flambeau: oh shit. johns why did you ask if rosario has symbols of flambeau on him a while ago. i just now remembered that you asked and i never answered Gulielmus of Pure Reason: seems like Compassion precludes massacre Guy of Bonisagus: i cant imagine why, rosario johns (GM): It may change how certain people react, is all. Guy of Bonisagus: just head into the castle itll be fine Rosario of Flambeau: because yes there is a symbol of the house of flambeau embossed on the blade of my sword. the hourglass. johns (GM): Okay Fiorella, finesse and quickness to catch the orb? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: France will remember this. Fiorella the Raven: rolling d10!+6 ( 4 ) +6 = 10 I'll conf Rosario of Flambeau: i really don't play up rosario's Condescending trait enough. johns (GM): No need I think Rosario of Flambeau: It's probably because he actually respects his sodales. Fiorella the Raven: Ok johns (GM): The orb floats over to you. It's about the size of an anachronistic basketball. Feeling it, its crystal, not glass. Rosario of Flambeau: I'll change it to something else since it really only comes up when he comes into conflict with other people whose ideas about virtue disagree with his own Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What about a Venetian soccer ball? johns (GM): If such a thing is real, OK. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yeah it's a great game. Rosario of Flambeau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id75c8HGAxw Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It's like soccer but it's played 40 per team and it's full contact. Rosario of Flambeau: sick Fiorella the Raven: "Guy, Archibald, perhaps try Invisible Eye Revealed and see if this thing is looking at you." Archibald of Guernicus: I'll examine the Orb with my touch spell to see active magic which does work on invested items, apparently johns (GM): Nice -- it's magical. Also there's now someone's face in it looking back at you. Archibald of Guernicus: its not the same as spending a season investigating it ofc but it should say what its up to Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Uh oh. Rosario of Flambeau: I have changed Rosario's "Condescending" personality trait to "Violent". Archibald of Guernicus: uh oh johns (GM): perfect for VT Rosario of Flambeau: Since it fits how he already acts. (To Archibald of Guernicus): At the moment, the orb is active with a Creo Imaginem spell. Guy of Bonisagus: I cast The Invisible Eye Revealed. Am I, specifically, being scried on by a level 20 or lower effect? Aurora of Mercere: "I see, I see..." (To Guy of Bonisagus): Arguably yes. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: whew (From Guy of Bonisagus): Yikes. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Don't worry, Aurora gets it. We're fine. Rosario of Flambeau: Uh oh. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I have changed Aurora's "Violent" personality trait to "Violent +5". Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. Aurora of Mercere: "Three faces I see but none of the three who were expected... fufu." Guy of Bonisagus: okay ive got a plan. lets announce ourselves as the literatus covenant Fiorella the Raven: Fufufu (From Archibald of Guernicus): No other effects? Like, for instance, the InVi effect to give it a magical sense to see through? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we already announced ourselves as Gulielmus ex Miscellanea and sodales Rosario of Flambeau: lmao. Fiorella the Raven: Good plan Guy (To Archibald of Guernicus): There's InVi here but I can't give much more detail on an enchanted item Gulielmus of Pure Reason: make sure to say something about how house tremere is sure to pay well for these artifacts Fiorella the Raven: Aurora would know me as I'm suspected of a major hermetic crime though Rosario of Flambeau: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Who isn't these days? Aurora of Mercere: She probably saw all you at Tribunal, which you all go to, regularly. Fiorella the Raven: Archibald Guy is also clean Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It's always a fun time. Archibald of Guernicus: "..." I'll see if she's going to start monologuing or if things are about to get loud Aurora of Mercere: hmmm.... Fiorella the Raven: We also haven't done anything wrong Rosario of Flambeau: ive really enjoyed how rosario has been in close proximity to a bunch of insane hermetic crimes but is legally untouched. and now hes about to kill a hundred mundanes for fun because its fine. it's been a blast playing every flambeau. best house. Fiorella the Raven: If she attacks us she's the aggressor Guy of Bonisagus: were in normandy theres no rules Rosario of Flambeau: yeah its fine. nobody minds. surely. Aurora of Mercere: sorry for the delay. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: add every member of the flagellant cult to gulielmus's kill count Rosario of Flambeau: this will never come up again. Aurora of Mercere: i'm just looking at all the options on aurora's character sheet. Guy of Bonisagus: however if we attack first, like say intangible tunnel to destroy her brain, its a crime Rosario of Flambeau: ha ha. Guy of Bonisagus: i believe speaking of intangible tunnels, this orb is probably an intangible tunnel Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Aurora explodes the entire nation of France. Guy of Bonisagus: good luck archibald Fiorella the Raven: If you cast invisible eye revealed on a tunnel you can also use the tunnel back on the caster Guy of Bonisagus: thats a great plan except for the fact that her defenses are going to be much stronger than my penetration Aurora of Mercere: "Hmmm... should it surprise me the crypt dwellers of Rome resort to grave robbery?" Rosario of Flambeau: good burn. Guy of Bonisagus: "Now, there's a perfectly good explanation for all of this." Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye. The retrieval of Venator's stolen property. We're aware that Linfialach and he were acquainted." Guy of Bonisagus: good save archibald Aurora of Mercere: "Oh-hoh. A righteous investigation by an honest Quaesitor." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Jesus. No wonder she's known as a mage slayer. Guy of Bonisagus: we would PROBABLY be in a better negotiation situation if we had not killed abel however as it stands we are murderers Fiorella the Raven: Abel will get better Archibald of Guernicus: Um Guy of Bonisagus: he was destroyed by perdo vim Fiorella the Raven: Oh right Aurora of Mercere: lol Guy of Bonisagus: well. archibald, specifically, is a murderer Gulielmus of Pure Reason: how can you kill that which is alrea- oh it's that easy? Archibald of Guernicus: lol Aurora of Mercere: "Perhaps I should come by to see justice in action.." Archibald of Guernicus: "A favour for an old friend, nothing else." Fiorella the Raven: "And miss your chance to see me marched at Tribunal? That'd be a waste." Aurora of Mercere: "Favors, eh.." "Perhaps I will call upon you for a favor some day." "Or... I could share the story of a Quaesitor breaking the very law he voted himself for... fufu." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Guy of Bonisagus: shes got you there archibalds series of abusing the law series of incidents Fiorella the Raven: "I believe there needs to be a sanctum marker for this to constitute a raid>" Archibald of Guernicus: Rolling code of hermes to confirm she's bluffing Aurora of Mercere: "For one facing trial soon I think you should hit the law books..." Guy of Bonisagus: what bluff Fiorella the Raven: "We're just exploring some magical ruins." Guy of Bonisagus: its a law you voted for lol Archibald of Guernicus: rolling 1d10+2+4 ( 1 ) +2+4 = 7 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ftw Archibald of Guernicus: The law was on raiding, this is a dead covenant and empty labs Aurora of Mercere: I dont recall sanctum markers being an issu ebefore. not that anyone in normandy needs to bother with them. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: So true. Aurora of Mercere: Hmm... according to Abel it was still under Linf's control though. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait, what are we doing here in the first place? Aurora of Mercere: Raiding it. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Getting necromancer texts? Fiorella the Raven: They should have sanctum markers if they want to invoke the Rome peripheral ruling Aurora of Mercere: i feel thats not relevant fursonally Fiorella the Raven: Eh The code of hermes is a living document Rosario of Flambeau: lol Fiorella the Raven: Something has to be tried before you can say one way or the other Unless Aurora wants to break into Disputatio right now Aurora of Mercere: nah because part of the raiding was stealing vis sites and people dont put sanctum markers on vis sites Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I mean, how good could Aurora REALLY be at killing magi? Fiorella the Raven: Ah okay Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I bet not that good. Guy of Bonisagus: i think shes more likely to break into our skulls with magic Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: We're fine. Aurora of Mercere: hell lets find out Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hello? Fiorella the Raven: If she really looks hostile I'll teleport to Ponza Rosario of Flambeau: Hell, I broke into her lab and she only burned a little of my hair. She probably stinks. Fiorella the Raven: Yeah I wont' teleport to Ponza I'll just face the battle music I'd rather make a new character than live in fear of her Aurora of Mercere: Remember what lavinia says. Guy of Bonisagus: Personally, I'll cast Air's Ghostly Form and show a clean pair of heels if she seems aggressive. Aurora of Mercere: Anyone, with enough preparation, can be killed. Fiorella the Raven: Of course, taking into account how I got owned while making them Aurora of Mercere: LAvinia only needs another 150 years for her masterstroke plan to slay the council of Bjoarner. Rosario of Flambeau: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It's happening. Archibald of Guernicus: I put the orb down on the ground Rosario of Flambeau: I still need to stat them up, thank you for reminding me. Aurora of Mercere: "I'd stay away from the tower if I were you.. hehe." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: trick them into jumping into a pit easy Aurora of Mercere calculates the time it takes for her to ceremonially blow up a tower Aurora of Mercere: Her image disappears from the Orb. Fiorella the Raven: "Well, she knows we're here. Nothing to do about that now." Guy of Bonisagus: she doesnt know we already looted it Archibald of Guernicus: True And this shouldnt destroy the basement area I'll cover the orb up with whatever we can find then get away from the tower Fiorella the Raven: "Should we search any more or get out of here?' Guy of Bonisagus: lets fashion the orb into a weapon and use it to club aurora to death brb Archibald of Guernicus: "Guy can't teleport, we leave here together, and now." Rosario of Flambeau: smart. good haul folks. Aurora of Mercere: there's a couple items you haven't claimed Fiorella the Raven: I'll put the orb in my bird sanctum so she can watch the birds looking at the orb curiously and screeching at it Aurora of Mercere: the crates in the library and the stacks under the temple Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gotta get them ducats. Aurora of Mercere: the crates are too heavy to simply teleport with but you can magic somethign else, maybe. Rosario of Flambeau: the gold under the temple might be magical but PLEASE check the crates. Fiorella the Raven: I can make a horse for Guy Rosario of Flambeau: I'm miles away but I plead OOC Archibald of Guernicus: The stacks of cash I think we deliberately ignored Fiorella the Raven: I won't teleport escape GM: This might also be the time when you notice that Gulielmus and Rosario ar emissing. Archibald of Guernicus: "And where did they run off to?" Fiorella the Raven: "Gul asked for a horse." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You can't stop Fine Amor, Archibald. Fiorella the Raven: "Might have had something to do with the viscount." Is the library in the main hall or another trapped building? Archibald of Guernicus: main hall lets examine the crates quickly Fiorella the Raven: Okay I'll make more horses to carry the crate loots GM: It was in the great hall ah shit I forgot. after you left the vicomte's men boarded it up again if you want to kill them I won't bother with a combat sequence Rosario of Flambeau: lmao Fiorella the Raven: Unwelcome us in boss Archibald of Guernicus: I wish Malach was still around so that as soon as Aurora teleports in she gets dropped into a 90ft pit and our problems are solved I unwelcome entrance GM: They move to attack! Archibald of Guernicus: theyre in the hall, not the library GM: You're too damn smart for me. Archibald of Guernicus: at least, the map says so GM: You enter the library unnoticed. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Classic strats. Fiorella the Raven: That Perdo flaw that makes all your Perdo spells work like Muto spells would be cool with pit spam GM: is that so the pit closes up on people killing them EXTRA horribly? Fiorella the Raven: Yeah GM: lol The crates are nailed shut. And they're made of.. . wood. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wood! Our one weakness! Fiorella the Raven: Let's load the crates onto the horses and get out Archibald of Guernicus: I'll use my +2 strength to try and get them out GM: rolling 1d10+2 ( 5 ) +2 = 7 Fiorella the Raven: You also have Dragonslayer GM: Ok. Next time you suffer an Aging Crisis please note that Archibald has a Hernia. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: lol GM: Anyway time to wrap this up Unless Elayne has anything dramatic planned nothing is there to stop you from leaving.. Fiorella the Raven: Well it's not quite as big as Dragonslayer but a claymore should still be able to bust open a crate pretty handily Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh was endrite elayne Fiorella the Raven: Yeah Rosario of Flambeau: ohhh Endrite (GM): I was. GM: The interior of the crates are thousands of loose, unbound papers that will need time and focus to sort into anything useful. lol Fiorella the Raven: Gul's Major Personality Flaw, female Endrite NPCs Archibald of Guernicus: ohhh dude GM: nice work foolin em endrite Rosario of Flambeau: its going to be really funny when Rosario comes back covered in blood with the witch and expects everything to be cool and for him and Gulielmus to be welcomed as heroes. and he goes "I'm from Vardian's Tomb!" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Archibald of Guernicus: ohhh dude Rosario of Flambeau: god, ars magica rules. lol. Endrite (GM): Ohh dude, the NPC was played by a player. Guy of Bonisagus: im going to peek at the necromantic documents once we figure out which is which and make edits to them GM: lol Gulielmus of Pure Reason: jesus. Endrite (GM): Frankly, insanely slaughtering mundanes in France will probably meet no approbation from Aurora whatsoever. GM: Archibald swore on his honor as a Quaesitor! .... . . oh. hrm. Archibald of Guernicus: Undead means dead? What a summae! Fiorella the Raven: Let's document a cool necromantic ritual in which you give blood samples to Aurora and give it to Endrite. Guy of Bonisagus: his honor as a quaesitor that breaks into a mans sanctum, as it is setup illegally, and then sets up a law that would cause the same sanctum to be legal later on GM: So, I'm thinking maybe I could run a session sometime this week for DFD and anyone else interested in storming the castle and getting mixed up in mundane history? Guy of Bonisagus: and as a quaesitor that votes in a law which would ban raiding normandy, then raids normandy Archibald of Guernicus: sounds like a plan This isn't a raid! Guy of Bonisagus: it quite clearly is GM: I will write up the loot in more detail but you looted everything of value except the Natural Philosophy lab, which was destroyed, and whatever was under Aeolus' tower. Your haul includes vim, books, spell texts, some enchanted items, a ghost in a jar, materials about the Necromancer cult, and plot coupons related to the quest for the Magic Realm. Endrite (GM): Storming a castle sounds chill. Archibald of Guernicus: It's an abandoned covenant! Guy of Bonisagus: linf just left Archibald of Guernicus: with nuts Guy of Bonisagus: he doesnt have another active sanctum GM: for all you know he's only out on holiday Endrite (GM): Chillin'. GM: lol. wouldnt that be fun. time for another century old archmagus to hate you all. Rosario of Flambeau: lol Endrite (GM): What are the odds?! Guy of Bonisagus: being hunted by linf, aurora, venator, and quercus Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you have gained reputation with the Union of Century-Old Archmagi Rosario of Flambeau: It'd be fun. Just not Tuesday because that's when I pretend to be a 1X-year-old girl with Shaun. and Dys. Endrite (GM): It's really a shame that Mortis couldn't make it to this adventure, because he definitely would have taken all the credit. GM: the League of Extraordinary Powergamed Former PCs Fiorella the Raven: Aurora already hates me. She could have wizwarred me any time she wants Guy of Bonisagus: NOT by the necromancers we made a deal with though, as they will be dead after practicing the edited contents of the books, which when performed will cause their souls to explode Rosario of Flambeau: unless you want to do it before 5:30 on tuesday. GM: I'm a work cusp, so. Rosario of Flambeau: it happens. Fiorella the Raven: I am proud to not be a powergamer but I do put a lot of thought into birds and how I can use birds to contribute to defeating Kira Yoshikage Endrite (GM): Who was Aurora's former player? johns (GM): Boy Reporter Venzi (Quercus) was Rope Kid. Endrite (GM): Get him to do a guest murder. johns (GM): Sadly he has an intense emotional reaction against playing this game ever again devil's fav demon: lol. Endrite (GM): If I'm being honest, same. devil's fav demon: and yet, the pillars rpg is just an ars reskin. Endrite (GM): The rules need to be fixed, people! Fiorella the Raven: You need a coherent vision on what Ars should be before you can fix the rules Endrite (GM): A class-based adventure game where groups of magi and fighting men raid ancient ruins and caves for treasure. Fiorella the Raven: The same game shouldn't be producing the obstacles chapter, Lords of Men, and Art & Academe Endrite (GM): No game should produce the obstacles chapter. What a pile. Fiorella the Raven: That I can agree with devil's fav demon: yeah Fiorella the Raven: I can sort of see what they were going for, with a sort of Final Fantasy ish system with wizards in the back and fighters in the front But no one actually likes it johns (GM): It's okay -- beardbeard is going to make his homebrew system that gets everything right devil's fav demon: You have 283 Neanderthal variants. Matthew's Neanderthal variants 283 This is more than devil's fav demon: 63% of 23andMe Customers nice i never should have sent them my dna. Guy of Bonisagus: whats up matthew devil's fav demon: but it was free!!! they tricked me. Fiorella the Raven: You also have the issue that a lot of assumptions are built around that system, grogs exist to soak hits for magi and keep them out of the direct fray Endrite (GM): Yeah, that was dumb of you. johns (GM): dude you just gave the corporations your dna for free Endrite (GM): You know they just sell your DNA straight to facebook. devil's fav demon: they sell it to everyone. yeah. Fiorella the Raven: My sister sent her DNA so I'm screwed by proxy Archibald of Guernicus: rolling 4d12 ( 6 + 1 + 5 + 12 ) = 24 johns (GM): that freaks me out since we officially live int he Cyberpunk Future Guy of Bonisagus: the dna things are stupid Fiorella the Raven: Ben Shapiro: I'm not a nazi! Also check out how pure my Ashkenazi DNA is on my 23andme report! Archibald of Guernicus: iirc a load of dna sites got caught just faking everything and 23andme was one of the worst Fiorella the Raven: *racist not nazi devil's fav demon: lmao sweet. Guy of Bonisagus: you really cant tell anything from the results at all Archibald of Guernicus: like the example given was 2 identical twins sent in their DNA and 23andme gave them totally different reports Guy of Bonisagus: even if they dont fake them devil's fav demon: thats really funny. Archibald of Guernicus: theyre nonsense results so they can fake them pretty eaisly devil's fav demon: it was fully free so i dont feel bad. it normally costs hundreds of dollars to send them your dna. haha. johns (GM): i remember the racist forum someone found once (not badgame haha) where everyone had tags under their avatar with their 23andme results to prove how white they were It's really cool obsessing about your genetic makeup, except instead of cool, its gay devil's fav demon: rofl. its really bad. it was part of a depression study. the 23 and me website has given me no information on depression. Guy of Bonisagus: caring about your dna and also the culture of some place youve never been to is really gay Fiorella the Raven: Sending anyone your blood is really stupid devil's fav demon: its not because my grandmom made a lot of badass food. you send them your spit. Fiorella the Raven: Or other DNA samples Archibald of Guernicus: DFD sent someone an AC to himself devil's fav demon: and i learned how to cook it and the food is good. Fiorella the Raven: I watched enough police shows to never do that devil's fav demon: look i was really depressed. im getting better i think. Guy of Bonisagus: unfortunately im in police databases already because i had to get fingerprinted to get a security job thats probably not as bad as spending money to give them dna though johns (GM): Archibald of Guernicus: DFD sent someone an AC to himself lol devil's fav demon: lol. johns (GM): time for Lavinia's new scam. send her blood so she can tell you what % True Lineage you actually are Fiorella the Raven: I'm the son of a guy in a lot of databases because my dad did a lot of secret shti as a masterchief and had lots of clearances devil's fav demon: lol noice. fgood adventure johns. Archibald of Guernicus: Attention all magi of hermes! Aurora needs YOUR help to end the blight. Simply send your voting sigil, along with a vial of your blood, to Harco today. johns (GM): lol ok im exiting roll20 but I will be in the discord as always. cheers guys Guy of Bonisagus: be sure to write your date of birth and christian name on the envelope so she knows who sent it in Endrite (GM): Farewell.
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