4/28/19

johns (GM): Greets folks GM: If you are buying stuff from Tribunal or Brasstown please let me know the latter so I can update our vis spreadsheet Archibald of Guernicus: si Rosario of Flambeau: I think it's already on there, but I was getting the blink dog./ GM: if no one minds, Lavinia wants to spent 1 BP & 1 pawn of corpus vis to buy an item that grants the spell effect Eyes of the Cat Endrite (GM): I think we should get a Magic Theory tutor. Shauncat (GM): Builda grog for it GM: have you even touched the library for it yet Archibald of Guernicus: I haven't figured out what to spend BP on oops all my ars thoughts were on prepping Endrite: Also Alphubel wants a +3 INT gardener but he isn't visiting the Tribunal. He's busy teaching the pixies to not smash glassware and then use the shards as small shivs. GM: mechanics question -- could an item remotely destroy an intangible tunnel by using the Arcane Connection target to the person who is being affected by the tunnel? Endrite: I don't see why not. GM: a typical spell to target a tunnel is touch range, not personal though Shauncat: Seems like it'd be wasted spell levels GM: I was thinking of combining it with an animo that could detect the tunnel remotely Shauncat: Since a touch range would be enough to purge it from the affected target GM: by giving the PeVi item to the animo instead of making lavinia wear it, it ensures she's always protected u8nless someone finds the animo, but it would be hidden Shauncat: Oh that works then Guy of Bonisagus: im buying the cauldron from the city moe: I would like to apologize for my minimal participation in the thread and seasons, I had a wild ride doing 70 pages of translations these past couple of weeks i trust this ends at latest with the next week GM: That's fair Endrite: God may forgive you, but we will not. moe: I pour ashes on my head GM: The Crucible costs 30 vis, any preference on what type you want to spend? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q_NeiFfQU-Ag-zhETS7XuQuApeLysf0lbKAab8__3qs/edit#gid=2127815149 we make a lot of perdo income Shauncat: City of Heroes being shut down was part of why I started playing TTRPGs to begin with so I make no apologies. Endrite: Do they take Fae vis? Archibald of Guernicus: no theyre beings of magic Rosario of Flambeau: uh oh shaun Archibald of Guernicus: they have no use for fairy vis Rosario of Flambeau: wheres the thing showing what we can buy from tribunal Guy of Bonisagus: rest in peace city of heroes Rosario of Flambeau: nvm just saw thep ost Alphubel ex Merinita: I have a 45 vis bill from the Zilant Egg and the Pixie Gourd. Shauncat: Well a being of magic can absorb any kind of vis in order to gain XP I mean, mitigate XP penalties Dusan of Criamon: Come to think of it Unless someone claims it, maybe the Ghost Hound would be a good match for Dusan Guy of Bonisagus: rosario bought it Dusan of Criamon: I remember someone in the thread wanting- oh right I will enjoy petting it whenever he presents it then GM: ok I suggest the following breakdown o fthe bill Rosario of Flambeau: if you end up getting along better with the dog before i bond it as a familiar, i can sell it to you GM: Alphubel: 45p, Guy, 30p, Rosario 30p Spending: 35 Rego (make 2 a year), 50 Perdo (make 5 a year), 15 animal (make 1 a year), 5 vim (make 5 a year) Dusan of Criamon: I think the dog and Dusan share a proclivity for stealth c'thinker: balve Dusan of Criamon: but you called dibs, and I respect that I'd asked DFD a while ago for a cheshire cat anyway any day now Rosario of Flambeau: oh yeah i should build that. gah. Guy of Bonisagus: buying a dog with shared resources and then charging someone in your covenant for it is very knightly Rosario of Flambeau: theres even a hook because cats hang out trying to fuck Bakir's cat Guy of Bonisagus: what in the goddamn Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Archibald of Guernicus: lol Dusan of Criamon: tremendous GM: a hook straight freom Through the Aegis (multiple times) Rosario of Flambeau: i was going to get the dog because it has second sight and stealth so it could complement rosario's weaknesses Dusan of Criamon: [Milhouse voice] We're through the Aegis here, people Archibald of Guernicus: [casually] Yeah my companoin has a cat that has Curse of Venus and is constantly being fucked by other cats, there's a story hook in here c'thinker: was the mandrake purchase recorded Rosario of Flambeau: the cat just has a regular cat statblock iirc c'thinker: i was putting down 15 perdo Rosario of Flambeau: i think its fat Alphubel ex Merinita: I think that breakdown makes sense. Archibald of Guernicus: oh god. thats even worse. its posters from the fat women thread but cats Dusan of Criamon: i want Dusans cat to be somewhat fat Rosario of Flambeau: lol Dusan of Criamon: fat is comical, and cheshire good contrast to stealth ability Archibald of Guernicus: the thread for jacking off to disgusting blobs Guy of Bonisagus: giraldo must now fend off infernal-tainted cats and ferriers Alphubel ex Merinita: While I do want a super smart gardener grog, I think the Magic Theory tutor could be really useful for the whole covenant. Rosario of Flambeau: maybe the magic aura increase in the Wood Block Incident warped some local cats GM: weve used all the perdo, so for the mandrake, how about 15 intelligo? (make 1 a year) Guy of Bonisagus: whats intelligo? do you mean intellego? you fucking bitch? GM: No c'thinker: i said this like three weeks ago! Rosario of Flambeau: how about you trade Rosario vis or magic items for Magic Theory instruction? Alphubel ex Merinita: Yeah, that makes sense. Dusan of Criamon: Oh shit yes, the tree incident! Perfect! The cheshire cat in Alice hangs out in trees! GM: Everyone says stuff but i have no idea when they actually mean it or not. Rosario of Flambeau: yeah! Alphubel ex Merinita: We have an over abundance of Imaginem vis. We should use that. GM: but we have no income source to replenish it Alphubel ex Merinita: We do, but it's Fae vis. GM: oh thats fine Alphubel ex Merinita: But heck, nobody ever got hurt by using fae vis. c'thinker: which vis type does lavinia need the most GM: rego Alphubel ex Merinita: So anyway, my thinking with a Magic Theory instructor is that he or she would primarily teach apprentices. Grogs are INSANELY expensive in Build Points though. c'thinker: how about mentem Alphubel ex Merinita: A Comm 3 MT 5 grog costs 8 BP. c'thinker: or no we might still need mentem for rituals. Alphubel ex Merinita: Or 40 vis. GM: we should save mentem until Archibald has buffed everyone Rosario of Flambeau: yeah GM: Who here actually has less than 5 Magic Theory and would benefit from that grog Dusan of Criamon: Dusan MT 3 Archibald of Guernicus: it would theoretically help with apprentices but you can just spend seasons on that Guy of Bonisagus: why would a grog be teaching magic theory GM: by law even if you have a MT teacher, if a gifted magus isn't teaching your apprentice one season a year it's a low crime c'thinker: uhh put me down for intellego or imaginem i guess. Rosario of Flambeau: thats really funny Alphubel ex Merinita: Yeah, you still need to teach them Arts. Rosario of Flambeau: magic crimes are such bullshit! GM: Ok, here's the spending in the city of brass soi far Archibald of Guernicus: its a low crime to give someone a deficient art. 2 deficient arts is a high crime. Alphubel ex Merinita: But having a Magic Theory teacher frees you up from teaching them Magic Theory. GM: 35 rego, 50 perdo, 15 animal, 5 vim, 15 imaginem Alphubel ex Merinita: That's how my Parens did it. She had a lot of apprentices though. Shauncat: We have enough books that an apprentice should have scores comparable to a chargen magi at the least if they are given time to read. GM: Alright Alphubel ex Merinita: What about a Latin instructor? Shauncat: Easy to make a grog for Rosario of Flambeau: lets get an English teacher. and go to England. Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh, good idea. That's where Merlin lives. At the moment he's trapped in a hole. Rosario of Flambeau: that's where all the good books about knights are, apparently. Dusan of Criamon: That seems like something easy to fix Dusan is proficient in getting ropes GM: k ive updated the vis tracker Onto the tribunal? Guy of Bonisagus: dusan roping Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Guy of Bonisagus: bribunal Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh, does the jinn tell me how to hatch the egg? GM: yes wait for the GM to stop being lazy and stat it up Alphubel ex Merinita: Ok, sounds good. I thank the jinn for his wise advice. Shauncat: What kind of creature is this GM? Let's harvest its vis GM: Animal Rosario of Flambeau: lol. jesus. a bjornaer. Alphubel ex Merinita: The GM has a crazy animal style of life. Archibald of Guernicus: Kemoner Guy of Bonisagus: infernal animal GM: do people want to buy any Tractii on Penetration Rosario of Flambeau: thats an interesting idea. Fiorella of Jerbiton: Those could be useful Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Rosario of Flambeau: that and/or finesse would be good. Alphubel ex Merinita: Wait, are there any big rituals we want to buy? This would be a great place to get one. Rosario of Flambeau: we've got the best parma text in the order that we can reasonably get... hm maybe a magic lore text. GM: also a good point, you could buy big rituals that otherwise you cant invent Rosario of Flambeau: lets buy a Quickness ritual. Alphubel ex Merinita: I'm not a big rituals guy. Belzer of Mercere: Buy Conjuring the Mystic Tower and move to the countryside GM: ive put up a handout anyone can edit about trading stuff Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh, important point: I can't benefit from Communication improving rituals until I lift my curse. Dusan of Criamon: Ah classic, mysterious note c'thinker: penetration might be good. Rosario of Flambeau: thats a mean curse. Alphubel ex Merinita: Such is life in the Alps. Rosario of Flambeau: i've almost never interacted with the ritual system and i should read up on their pros/cons and get some more. Archibald of Guernicus: We should buy a ritual to turn everyone in the covenants blood into lava. Rosario of Flambeau: i feel like it would be convenient to use rituals on adventures. Alphubel ex Merinita: Rituals are strong spells. Dusan of Criamon: (worried) haha, yeah (veins and eyes glowing a fiery red) Alphubel ex Merinita: That's really it. GM: That might complicate your bloodletting regimens Rosario of Flambeau: lets get a ritual to produce a highly valued trade good so we can balance our books. Alphubel ex Merinita: They can do permanent Creo effects. Archibald of Guernicus: If we find good rituals, Archibald casts them 10x as fast magi normally do and spends 1/2 the vis, due to his Mercurian Magic. Alphubel ex Merinita: Wow, what a speedster! Archibald of Guernicus: So we have an ideal ritual caster. Rosario of Flambeau: thats badass. Belzer of Mercere: My best use of a ritual during an adventure was Maximus making a spell to build reinforced tunnels. Alphubel ex Merinita: I think if we want to create wealth with rituals we shouldn't inform the Tribunal about it. Rosario of Flambeau: everyone does it. Alphubel ex Merinita: A ritual that bumps Stamina to +5 is, I think, the baseline here. Rosario of Flambeau: well, okay. this isn't rosario talking. Archibald of Guernicus: We could set up a complicated year-duration imaginem ritual on the covenant to obfuscate certain details of it from the people of Rome. Alphubel ex Merinita: That'd be a level 60 spell. Archibald of Guernicus: The stamina ritual is corpus, so we should leave ideas like that until post-blight imo the int ritual is proving expensive enough even without a blight to massively shoot the costs up Alphubel ex Merinita: You can cast Blighted rituals easily. GM: you can also spend BP for stockpiles of Creo Vis to fuel our rituals Archibald of Guernicus: that we may. hm Alphubel ex Merinita: In any case, we're on the doorstep of ending the Blight. GM: 1 bp buys 5 pawns Rosario of Flambeau: lets get a ritual that permanently removes weight from objects. Archibald of Guernicus: we could leave the sta ritual till next tribunal, still, i feel Alphubel ex Merinita: That's a good idea, Rosario. You mean armor, right? Archibald of Guernicus: I already have a spell that does that if Rosario wants it cast on him on adventures.... Alphubel ex Merinita: But something like that could be used more broadly. Rosario of Flambeau: yeah, armor mainly, but it could be useful on adventures if we need to move statues or whatever. or a heavy thing. in general Alphubel ex Merinita: For example, you could cast it on bricks to make a floating castle. Or stones, whatever. Rosario of Flambeau: If Archibald wants to cast that on me before adventures i think thatd help with my encumbrance significantly or eliminate it entirely. Alphubel ex Merinita: I think bricks are a lower level than stones. Since they're mud and not stone. Rosario of Flambeau: im only at -1 i think??? c'thinker: make gulielmus's staff weightless so he can use it with -3 strength Rosario of Flambeau: lol i didnt know he had -3 str thats cool. gulielmus looks like waluigi Guy of Bonisagus: lol c'thinker: thats the price you must pay to get positive scores in the good stats. Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. What about a ritual to create a permanent, choking fog? Well, year-long. Dusan of Criamon: Str is what grogs are for no offense to Rosario Rosario of Flambeau: lol Archibald of Guernicus: I think the weightless armour ritual didnt eliminate encumberance entirely Rosario of Flambeau: btw does lavinia track encumbrance Archibald of Guernicus: because its still a physical object Rosario of Flambeau: this is a huge question because she's wearing like 60 lbs of magical items GM: idk, do any of her items burden her Rosario of Flambeau: lol Archibald of Guernicus: so for full plate it still has 2 encumberance iirc Rosario of Flambeau: i dont know if they do i just remember your list of equipped magic items is like a page long Archibald of Guernicus: after becoming weightless c'thinker: let us recall the precedent set by boy reporter, who wanted to make every potion cost a point of encumbrance Rosario of Flambeau: harmless ribbing. rofl. GM: there's a cloak, 3 rings, a bracelet, a diadem, a necklace, a shoe, and a letter opener Archibald of Guernicus: lmqao GM: I think it's ok... Rosario of Flambeau: i think, honestly, roll with me here Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmmmmm. Archibald of Guernicus: each magic ring should be a point of encumberance from the weight of greed Alphubel ex Merinita: What about a magic item to help our grogs make us lab equipment? Rosario of Flambeau: my ideal ars 6e would have paper doll character equipment slots c'thinker: two points if they are made from metal GM: sure c'thinker: obviously a wizard simulator should let you wear like 50 rings though. GM: If I ever have more than 10 magic rings I'll let you know which I have equipped and which I dont Archibald of Guernicus: wearing 10 magic rings at once is the right of any and indeed every magus, apart from those with only 1 hand c'thinker: multiple rings on one finger. Rosario of Flambeau: gathering the infinity rings. GM: that's just tacky! Archibald of Guernicus: thats what verditius did rosario c'thinker: wizards are tacky! Alphubel ex Merinita: I feel like the cauldron probably goes a ways to helping us achieve Superior Tools and Equipment. c'thinker: it's canon Archibald of Guernicus: he had 5 rings on one hand and every single one was one of the most powerful magic rings ever forged Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Archibald of Guernicus: you even found one in an adventure Dusan of Criamon: Any wizard can wear 10 rings, it takes taste to know it's not a good idea Rosario of Flambeau: wizards really ARE tacky. i remember that one. Alphubel ex Merinita: Does the Crucible of Man's Creation only make weapons? Rosario of Flambeau: and then we traded it away so that a guy three minutes out of gauntlet could make us a magic item GM: yes endrite Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. GM: i chose that cause the sample spells it was based on used narrow guidelines like that Alphubel ex Merinita: Right. Archibald of Guernicus: well, he remains a friend of the covenant theres always that GM: Friends are in shor tsupply these days. Rosario of Flambeau: oh, nice! c'thinker: doris the founder had six rings GM: hey speaking of Alphubel ex Merinita: We should definitely get some Wondrous Weaponry. GM: Time for the Trial of Fiorella Rosario of Flambeau: i should go through the npc list and update it someday GM: c'thinker: doris the founder had six rings Rosario of Flambeau: rofla. Archibald of Guernicus: yeah johns asked me about this before but Antone is very friendly wit hte covenant because you were completely open in the deal and didnt scew him over in any way, and he got a lot of fame in his house from it all Rosario of Flambeau: oh sweet! GM: maybe we should keep helping him out until he can claim the title of Primus of Verditius Archibald of Guernicus: you were incredibly nice to him so he's a big fan Rosario of Flambeau: we should get that item if we haven't yet, since hes probably quite competent by now Archibald of Guernicus: lavinia claimed it a while back. gaha. Rosario of Flambeau: or just use him to commission stuff. hahahaha. that rascal. GM: :) Archibald of Guernicus: he's gotten better so he's always open to comissions for jewellery though his biggest art was corpus, rip GM: i think it was the invisibility ring I got from him Alphubel ex Merinita: Wait wait wait, how is it possible to duplicate Wondrous Items if each Wondrous Item is made for a specific customer? GM: The wondrous effect remains tailored to the specific customer endrite but wondrous items still have a general quality bonus anyone uses Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmmm. Well ok. We really don't have any craftsmen working at our covenant. Dusan of Criamon: We should hire a Really Good (each once) Baker, Cook, Brewer GM: shaun you with us Dusan of Criamon: then we should hire Craftsmen Belzer of Mercere: Sorry scroll got stuck GM: Cool. Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh, we could get a Stone Carving Knife for 3 BP. Should be useful for all the new building we're doing. Guy of Bonisagus: shouldnt we get a carving knife made out of metal instead Pruinus of Guernicus: Following the meeting in the Council of Summer to discuss mundane politics, the Tribunal reconvences in the Hall of Spring... Rosario of Flambeau: Dusan of Criamon: We should hire a Really Good (each once) Baker, Cook, Brewer this also a guy who can sing rip Villani. c'thinker: "blind man" Pruinus of Guernicus: "Sodales, it is time now to consider the case of Fiorella of Jerbiton." Belzer of Mercere: Alright Archibald of Guernicus: are you updating the npc list rosario? cumthinker should also update the pc list Pruinus of Guernicus: "I, Pruinus of Guernicus, presiding. c'thinker: i should Guy of Bonisagus: alright its time for fiorella to burn Rosario of Flambeau: i am not right now, but i am considering doing it some time that isnt during the game since it would be helpful to know where everyone stands rn Pruinus of Guernicus: "The case before involves 2 counts of Interference, related to one event ... Belzer of Mercere: Is this the private hearing? Pruinus of Guernicus: Up to you, do you awnt to do the private hearing or public Belzer of Mercere: You do both Pruinus of Guernicus: ok. Private hearing it is then. Rosario of Flambeau: an infographic might be fun, shaun's relationship chart in the magical girl rpg was cool. Belzer of Mercere: It's like the discovery phase of a trial Rosario of Flambeau: lol Pruinus of Guernicus: Belzer, Fiorella, Aristocritus and whomever meet with Pruinus. Belzer of Mercere: You see what the prosecution is actually bringing Guy of Bonisagus: i will go to see aristocritus Andronicus of Jerbiton: He's there as a ghost, so you can't see him. Andronicus however presents an argument of two types of interference. He has the testimony of multiple people at his disposal: Two of Fiorella's sodales, Rosario and Gulielmus Archibald of Guernicus: I'll roll second sight to see Aristocritus whats the aura Rosario of Flambeau whistles innocently Andronicus of Jerbiton: And three mundanes -- two professors from the University of Bologna, and Dominic Viterbo, surviving member of the court of Capocci. Dominion 2 Archibald of Guernicus: rolling 1d10!+3+2-6 ( 4 ) +3+2-6 = 3 not enough to see my old friend rip Andronicus of Jerbiton: Oh, he has Dusan's testimony too. Rosario of Flambeau: rip. c'thinker: bwuhh Guy of Bonisagus tugs on collar of robe. Andronicus of Jerbiton: The testimony from Rosario, Gulielmus, and Dusan concerns conversations you all had together about Rienzi and Capocci. Dusan of Criamon: I faintly recall the matter I will accept any punishment the court finds appropriate c'thinker: i don't recall Endrite: Dusan is keeping it real. Dusan of Criamon: I only ask for delay until I can have served in the defeat of the plague moe: Oh hey, I found the longform defense I prepared for dusan last tribunal it's not very good and i prefer the summary i just gave Rosario of Flambeau: rosario is Honest +3 and Faithful +3 so he said everything he remembered but probably backed up fiorella as a good person. Belzer of Mercere: Alright, so what's the summary of the prosecution's case? johns (GM): The summary is Belzer of Mercere: I'll have Fiorella dispute the case as necessary afterwards Andronicus of Jerbiton: 1. Fiorella and Mortis willfully committed aggression against a noble house, unconcealed, and at the behest of another political entity (the "Consul" Rienzi and his benefactor, the Pope) 2. This action endangers the order by precedent long set. Although the Roman Tribunal tolerates much mundane interference by necessity, such blatant acts of aggression threaten the safety of the order. Endrite: Mortis would have loved this... Andronicus of Jerbiton: 3. The attack also imperils the Order's ability to gain the service of Hedge Wizards. Andronicus argues based off testimony that this was part of Fiorella's goal. Dusan of Criamon: He loved doing it Andronicus of Jerbiton: thats the case. Here's one of the particular statements he uses to back up that assertion #3 about intent Belzer of Mercere: "Those are all very well and good. You have airtight case... against the late Mortis of Verditius." Guy of Bonisagus: hes not wrong Andronicus of Jerbiton: Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The Capoccis have a legion of magical assistants. It's time to stop treating them like the noble estate rather than what they are, a rival order." Rosario of Flambeau: "Aren't they a little small for a rival order?" Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Doesn't matter." Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Small just means we'll have an easier time of it." "The testimony of your own sodales demonstrates Fiorella's willing complicity in the crimes, along with her presence at the battle." Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Et tu?" Andronicus of Jerbiton: Well, I asked DFD about this but didn't give cumthinker a chance cause he wasnt around but I was presuming both would willingly comply with the Quaesitor's investigation Belzer of Mercere: "Are all of these magi of Vardian's Tomb ready and willing to speak against my client during a public hearing?" Andronicus of Jerbiton: hoh:tl p58: A magus is obliged to give testimony personally in any case presented at his residential Tribunal. Guy of Bonisagus sinks back into his seat and looks at his shoes. Pruinus of Guernicus: "Our purpose at the moment is to establish matters of fact before we consider the code." "If any of the testimony is inaccurate we can confirm now using Mentem magic." Rosario of Flambeau: "She's honestly not a bad maga. People make rash decisions sometimes if they feel threatened." Belzer of Mercere: "Right. And right now facts are in short supply. You have testimonies from a covenant notorious for internal confict." Guy of Bonisagus: these are some accusations, and there might be some truth to some or all of them. but lets judge these actions based on their results c'thinker: the gang gets marched Endrite: lol Guy of Bonisagus: at the end of the day, we destroyed one of our greatest, most long term allies, who had never really slighted us. we lied to a man and got his hopes up and then killed all of his friends. all of this is true. but, as a result of these actions, we got absolutely nothing, not even acknowledgement of the deed from rienzi Rosario of Flambeau: llolol Dusan of Criamon: Exactly! It couldn't have been us: we didn't profit Classic Roman defense strategy Pruinus of Guernicus: if you would like, I can put all the bits of testimony into an ordered list so you can attack each one as yo8u like c'thinker: ok so who is going to tell the cop that lavinia blatantly murdered the very same legate Giraldo of Milan walks in, chewing on an apple, and then walks out. Belzer of Mercere: Hmm Rosario of Flambeau: "I think it's really the influence of that Mortis." Belzer of Mercere: Sure, another angle would be to question Fiorella directly Dusan of Criamon: Oh yeah I forgot the big strategy plan was to blame everything on Mortis Endrite: Mortis ex Verditus: was he TOO charismatic? Pruinus of Guernicus: https://pastebin.com/bFeHqDpj Rosario of Flambeau: "She's our consul, and doesn't like the covenant to have problems. Mortis took advantage of that and convinced her to break the code, I'm sure of it." "Even if I don't have any real evidence of that." Pruinus of Guernicus: it was pretty legal when lavinia did it. Endrite: It's not illegal if a Virgillian does it. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "If the defendant is willing to be questioned, then we should hear under oath and the power of Mentem magic, what she truly thinks of the Noble Class and of Hedge Wizards." Guy of Bonisagus: when lavinia did what? huh? im pretty sure mortis killed rienzi Rosario of Flambeau: also this is an epic and hilarious adventure and confronting someone with chatlogs in character is making me cackle irl Andronicus of Jerbiton: "We also need to hear her intent in accompanying Mortis of Rome to the battle." Belzer of Mercere nods, and advises his client to step forward. Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I am ready." Pruinus of Guernicus: "This is never pleasant, but I'd like to ask you to suspend your Parma while I cast a spel lon you." Endrite: I'm sure nothing can possibly go wrong here. Fiorella of Jerbiton chatters angrily with Belzer for a moment, and eventually comes to terms with procedures, and lowers it. Pruinus of Guernicus: Pruinus casts Frosty Breath of the spoken Lie on you. His sigil causes the Frostiness to be quite excessive when a lie is spoken, so ice crystals will form around your feet too. Fiorella of Jerbiton: Nice. Archibald of Guernicus: c'thinker: the gang gets marched Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Question 1. Why did you attack Hugo di Capocci and his family?" Fiorella of Jerbiton: Time to figure that out myself Endrite: lol Andronicus of Jerbiton: haha. 7 years of case prep blown out of the water Archibald of Guernicus: lmoa Endrite: She saw the sun and it was too bright. Now THAT'S a literary reference! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: seven years. seven fucking years Pruinus of Guernicus: "You should bare your feet, my dear, the better that we might see the truth of what you say." Endrite: lol Gulielmus of Pure Reason: good lord Dusan of Criamon: lmao Archibald of Guernicus: lmao Dusan of Criamon: who is this, the Doge of Venice Fiorella of Jerbiton: If it'll help I GUESS I can take off my shoes Rosario of Flambeau: jesus christ this dude is bold. Andronicus of Jerbiton: uhh i didnt say that wtf some other gm did. Rosario of Flambeau: Vilout of Guernicus. Endrite: lol Andronicus of Jerbiton: regardless: lol Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the spirit of Hafl is haunting us Endrite: I'm clapping. Guy of Bonisagus: :pepe: Gulielmus of Pure Reason: wait no. i mean "numa would have loved this" Guy of Bonisagus: sneaking a rego requisite into your spell and blaming it on your sigil is a powerful technique i would expect nothing less of a senior quaesitor Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Several covenant members had decided on a course of action, under the initiative of the late Mortis of Verditius. I was under the mistaken impression that Mortis would act with some degree of subtlety as to not land us where we are now, at a Tribunal hearing. Had I been better at recognizing his vulgar patterns of behavior, I would have attempted to stop him." Archibald of Guernicus: The frosty breath part is already only a cosmetic effect, nothing stops you doing the same thing but with a foot-based effect Fiorella of Jerbiton: "As for my personal feelings about the Capoccis, well, they are shared by all Zeno." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "When you discussed the plan, what did you think Mortis was going to do?" Endrite: TFW you say your sigil causes excessive outward effects but it actually is feet. Rosario of Flambeau: lol Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I believed the objective was the acquisition of ungifted talent, within legal boundaries." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "But at the time of the attack, the ungifted Magi were already in your custody." Guy of Bonisagus: nervous apprentice trying to explain whats happening while his proud parens smiles and claps a hand on his shoulder Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I was unaware." OOCly true, so the only IC justification I can come up with. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: traditionally vardians tomb has dealt with the local nobility by NOT massacring everyone Andronicus of Jerbiton: "So, if I get this right: You intended to take the ungifted magi, by force if need be?" Rosario of Flambeau: "It's what we traditionally do with gifted magi who haven't joined the order." Gah. Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I didn't think Mortis would be forceful. Verditius tend to be planners due to the flaws of their magic." "By the time I realized how blindingly stupid his approach was, I was forced to act to prevent his capture." Dusan of Criamon: I could bust in now and say I brought the hedgies away myself at that point, unbeknownst to Fiorella, for the exact reason she stated Also unaware of Mortis' epic plan to murder everyone Fiorella of Jerbiton: That would help Dusan of Criamon: So I shall do that Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I'd like to focus on that decision then -- you could have attempted to restrain Mortis, to leave and not be associated, or to help him, and you chose the latter." "Did you hate the Capoccis?" Fiorella of Jerbiton thinks for a bit, and remembers the frosty breath while considering her response. Fiorella of Jerbiton wiggles her toes Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol Endrite: Sigil Time Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Hatred is a word I would reserve for a select few individuals. However, my love for Venetia may have influenced me into a poor decision, I will admit." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "My next question..." "Well, before I get to the logical next point." Endrite: Would you like to put your feet into some warm butter so you can be more comfortable? Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Some years ago I understand a cousin of yours was murdered in particularly grusome circumstances. And although it was a rogue Mercere who did the deed, was it not a Hedge Wizard -- in fact, one of the 'Rival Orders' you blame for the act?" (To Fiorella the Raven): Not the venice affair, but when the spider/the redcap killed one of your kin (From Fiorella of Jerbiton): I remember Guy of Bonisagus: pruinus: ah, my magic can be quite subtle. let me get a closer look Archibald of Guernicus: lol Ahhhhh my dear your lies are rancid. I beg you, a closer look, Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Oh, yes, that is all true. However, I recognize the difference between non-Hermetic traditions at least to not associate experimental philosphers with one of the Order of Hermes's most bitter enemies." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "And yet you repeatedly referred to these ungifted Magi as a 'rival order.'" "Exhibits C and E" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the court flamen unfurls a chatlog scroll Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Oh, yes. They may not be bitter enemies but there's still competition for vis, the ears of potentially friendly mundanes, and the like." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Wouldn't that describe all Magi, really?" Dusan of Criamon: Hey now. Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Of course. But we're hermetics, our loyalties are to other hermetics." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I'd like to ask a question about loyalty then." "If there were a conflict between the interests of your family and the interests of your sodales, how would you act?" Rosario of Flambeau: cornered music Andronicus of Jerbiton: https://tenor.com/view/sweat-sweatin-nervous-gif-5796001 Archibald of Guernicus: heres some cornered music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjp-_xhZXY0 Fiorella of Jerbiton: "My sod... ooh that strings. Well it has come up once before, in Venice. The patrician had been overthrown by a commoner, and my sodales wanted to entertain aiding his faction. Due to my bias, I recused myself of authority as consul until such time that our interests became aligned again." Dusan of Criamon: I nudge Belzer "Leeway, too much leeway!" Belzer of Mercere: "It's a fair question." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I remember hearing about that... If I heard right, the rebel met an inglorious end." Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Inglorious, but at mundane hands." Andronicus of Jerbiton: errrr Dusan of Criamon: brb Andronicus of Jerbiton: I think that's a lie? Fiorella of Jerbiton: If it is I didn't mean to Andronicus of Jerbiton: well technically true but wizards helped right? ok no worry Fiorella of Jerbiton: It's just my bad memory Archibald of Guernicus: does fiorella even know htat lavinia did it if not, saying "its mundane" is true Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if she knows that lavinia did it it is also true Guy of Bonisagus: lavinia may as well be a mundane Endrite: Jesus. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Alright. Fiorella has testified she made an error in judgment in the span of a moment of great stress -- Mortis beginning his attack -- but maintains she was otherwise valid in her actions. Please interrupt me if I'm unfair in that assessment?" Archibald of Guernicus: now now, lets not pass up an opportunity for all of lavinias secrets and crimes to come to light Andronicus of Jerbiton: lavinia fessed up to archibald afterwards, I forget if others were there Guy of Bonisagus begins sweating. Guy of Bonisagus: lets pass up that opportunity Archibald of Guernicus: lmao guy Gulielmus of Pure Reason: time for lavinia to perform her ultimate magic, where she drops a copy of the aeneid on the floor and we all clap politely Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol Archibald of Guernicus: lol Belzer of Mercere: "I believe that assessment is fair to my client." Archibald of Guernicus: Let's consult the sortes about Fiorella's fate here Endrite: The Aeneid has already killed someone this SaGa. Archibald of Guernicus: Nor bars nor warders can his strength sustain. Down sinks the door, with ceaseless battery crushed. Force wins a footing, and, the foremost slain, Not looking good, Fiorella Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I -- prosecution -- assert that Fiorella's judgment leading up to this point was clouded by existing hate of the nobles, and prejudice against Hedge Wizards, and the matter can't be considered a momentary lapse." lmao was that a real draw dys Dusan of Criamon: back Gulielmus of Pure Reason: And a foul pestilence creeps down from high On mortal limbs and standing crops and trees, Belzer of Mercere: "Prejudice against hedge wizardtry is a core tenet of the Order. 'Join or die' as it were." Pruinus of Guernicus: "One moment -- before we get to arguments about the code -- have we established all the facts? Do you wish to challenge any of the prosecution's witnesses, advocate Belzer?" Belzer of Mercere: Hmmmm Archibald of Guernicus: i consult the sortes all the time irl but it keeps giving me proclamations of doom Belzer of Mercere: Could I roll something to figure out if any of these witnesses has an especially poor narrative? Pruinus of Guernicus: hmm The professors accounts are quite simple. They got the letter and know others in academic got the letter. If not for their years of good experience with Literatus covenant they would be concerned. Dominic Viterbo is a little incoherant in his age, but has little to say beyond backing up your sodales' assessment of the deal offered to Edwin, and saying the Capocci was a Good Guy who liked Vardian's Tomb. OOCly i dont know what id attack in those narratives Endrite: Well, Dominic is old. Belzer of Mercere: Who brought forward evidence of internal conversation within VT? Pruinus of Guernicus: Gulielmus, Dusan, and Rosario not "brought forward" so much as "were asked by the quaesitor" Endrite: And Hugo di Capocci liking Vardian's Tomb has no real bearing on the case. From a Code perspective anyway. Pruinus of Guernicus: Andronicus brings it up to suggest the attack was purely out of malice and served no greater purpose (since attacking a noble who is hostile to your covenant is often legal) Belzer of Mercere: Hmm, well there's three of them so if the story is consistent that might be tricky to attack Endrite: Well yeah, there's no way to prove he actually liked the covenant beyond an old guy's say-so. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: summon the ghost of aristocritus to testify that we got along Belzer of Mercere: I think giving Dusan a chance to talk here would be good since as mentioned earlier he was the one that snuck Edwin out. Dusan of Criamon: If Dusan didn't get a third person scene yet I can do it now I sort of half retconned the OOC speech into 3rd person IC speech in my mind Belzer of Mercere: "I'd like to bring in Dusan to corroborate his earlier statements." Dusan of Criamon: "I'm ready." Belzer of Mercere: "Dusan, you were questioned earlier by a Quaesitor, correct? As to a council meeting that took place within Vardian's Tomb, and the resulting actions in Allumiere?" Dusan of Criamon: uh, as a player I don't remember this happening, but if it happened I acquiesce Belzer of Mercere: You can also say no if it didn't happen Pruinus of Guernicus: Yes. Dusan of Criamon: "So it was." Pruinus of Guernicus: Sorry for not bringing this up earlier. Dusan of Criamon: No problem, I half assumed it did Belzer of Mercere: "Would you characterize Fiorella of Jerbiton's state of mind as that of hateful towards the nobility of Rome? Or towards hedge magicians? Such as she is being characterized now." Guy of Bonisagus: yes Gulielmus of Pure Reason: [lie] Yes Dusan of Criamon: "I couldn't speak to the state of her mind, as I would never use mentem magic against a sodalis without prior consultation and consent. I do not however believe that her humoric disposition is prone to fits of massacre, no." Pruinus of Guernicus: should dusan be under lie detection for this Dusan of Criamon: He wouldn't object, and he wouldn't lie. He's merely unbelievably naive Belzer of Mercere: Seems fair Dusan of Criamon: Also so far I don't think his assessment is incorrect Belzer of Mercere: The description of court proceedings says that powerful quaesitorial magic makes perjury unadvisable Dusan of Criamon: I can't wait to incriminate myself Rosario of Flambeau: gl Belzer of Mercere: "Of course, scrying would be against the Code. However, the ken of folk is perfectly legal, and I am curious if it had stricken you at all. There's a missing part to this story, one in which a magi who's work primarily involves the study of avians and avian-related magic, being hauled out of her laboratory and across the Roman countryside. A lot of running around that was going to amount to nothing because of a conflict between witness Rosario of Flambeau and the late Mortis of Verditius. Would it be possible that she was agitated and not thinking clearly at that time, rather than driven by soulful hatred?" Guy of Bonisagus: ah, the crazy bitch defense Dusan of Criamon: "I would, in fact, not be able to find another explanation. Actions such as those described in detail here, if performed by Fiorella, could have only happened if charmed, or under some manner of duress, or temporary malady of the mind." Pruinus of Guernicus: like if it's 5 hours into a session and shaun is tired and just wants to get things over with :) Dusan of Criamon: ahhh! OK I'll speed myself up Pruinus of Guernicus: no i'm not criticizing you Endrite: Fun fact: Judges are more likely to give harsher sentences the longer its been since lunch. Pruinus of Guernicus: i'm saying that was the likeliest cause of why things went to hell that time Belzer of Mercere: Yeah Dusan of Criamon: oh lol Belzer of Mercere: I'm putting it into IC terms Archibald of Guernicus: it was pretty late in the session yeah Dusan of Criamon: oh my god so Dusan is delivering the exactly correct interpretation of the situation he's gleamed insight from the player table Pruinus of Guernicus: Enigmatic Wisdom pays off Archibald of Guernicus: it was really funny tho that rosario showed up and said 'i just got offered the DUMBEST deal ever. i told him we wouldnt ever do it. hilarious, right?' then went to bed and mortis immediately screamed LETS DO IT and fiorella joined in for some reason Belzer of Mercere: "Very well put." Pruinus of Guernicus: lol dys Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol Rosario of Flambeau: lmfao. Dusan of Criamon: classic Endrite: Mortis would have loved this... Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the deal maker Belzer of Mercere: requisat en pieces Gulielmus of Pure Reason: what was fiorellas actual involvement Pruinus of Guernicus: according to the logs she thought it would be cool to murder people, and then she went with mortis and backed him up by murdering ppl Endrite: She killed knights with birds. Pruinus of Guernicus: we abstracted the whole combat sequence though Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ah. Pruinus of Guernicus: then afterwards she left and mortis decided to tell all the surviving witnesses the Mortis of Vardian's Tomb did this. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: sounds like a clear case of demonic possession Belzer of Mercere: "Two facts have been presented, one: Fiorella has biases, and two: that she cannot control these biases and as such is a threat to the order. I dispute the second fact, as the two biggest sources of duress in her life, Mortis of Verditius and Consolata of Mercere, are both dead, neither by her hands." Pruinus of Guernicus: "That is.... to be honest, a bit unconventional defense. May I ask a question?" Belzer of Mercere: "Of course." Dusan of Criamon: "Natura- Oh." Belzer of Mercere: It's a disputation of facts, not a defense, we're in arbitration Guy of Bonisagus: [said with eyes cast down] Pruinus of Guernicus: "Couldn't-- hypothetically-- someone else come along and pose as much a threat as Mortis or Consolata? What is to keep Fiorella in line if that comes to pass?" Belzer of Mercere: "That's for you to consider as presiding Quaesitor. The consequences of this hearing, if not lethal, may inspire future prudence." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: fiorella's addiction to bird powder keeps her from doing much harm nowadays Dusan of Criamon: "I am not sure I understand, is the court asking on the matter of every man's, or woman's struggle between vice and virtue?" Belzer of Mercere: "If you wish to hear persuasive arguments from me or the prosecution, that is a matter for a public hearing in front of the tribunal." Pruinus of Guernicus: "I see." Belzer of Mercere: I have no magic, I have nothing better to do than memorize procedure. Pruinus of Guernicus: He closes his eyes and thinks for a bit. "Before I conclude this session, do you have any arguments to make relative to the code to support your position?" Dusan of Criamon: "I would like to do something contrary to that, actually." Guy of Bonisagus: ah i see Dusan of Criamon: big textdump time Belzer of Mercere shrugs. Dusan of Criamon: "I would like to quickly address my own role in the matter. I will be brief in both description of actions, and, if permitted, sentencing recommendation." "I mounted an attempt on my lonesome to save the hermetically valuable individuals in the Capocci estate, incidentally robbing the Capocci's of their last line of defense. I was under the impression Mortis was going to cause some manner of indiscriminate, if not entirely defined carnage, and I wished to save those most valuable for the fight against the plague." "I did so without informing my sodales, I believed this would make my task easier, and burden them less." "I understand it's early, and do not have the hubris to think I decide my own fate, but if the court would find a death sentence appropriate, my only wish is that it be commuted until I've had a chance to help defeat the plague." "I do not ask for this as a form of clemency, or attempt to redeem myself, which is impossible, as the departed Capoccis remind me daily. No, I'd only like to be a tool in the defeat of the troubles of all the hermetically gifted. Once I've been of service, I find no issue with my life being ended." "And, if I may allow myself a small jibe at the court's expense, this way there's a chance the court's executioner might not have to waste his effort on one job more." Dusan of Criamon: done Belzer of Mercere: Nice Archibald of Guernicus: lol Dusan of Criamon: this does not address the later issues leading to the Locke Letter, so as to not damage Archibald's reputation Pruinus of Guernicus: "I see." Belzer of Mercere: At this initial hearing the Presiding Quaesitor will give his opinion on the merits of the case. If the prosecu- tion case is weak he may advise it not to proceed, but this is always the prosecution’s choice. If the defense is weak, he may offer an immediate ruling. If both sides agree the case may be settled at this point. Rosario of Flambeau: dusan ftw. Pruinus of Guernicus: "I hear the passion in your speech, Dusan. However until another Magi decides to bring a case against you, you need not worry about judgment." Pruinus was going to hear out any Code arguments before issuing that ruling shaun Dusan of Criamon: "I accept the court's fair judgeme- say what?" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i, gulielmus of pure reason, will present a code-based argument. Rosario of Flambeau: sick. Belzer of Mercere: "Please Dusan, find an advocate before submitting yourself to a confession and summary judgement. Next time." Pruinus of Guernicus: "The important element here seems to be you considered Mortis capable of heinous mass murder but did not advice your sodales of this. And Fiorella has asserted she did not believe Mortis capable of these crimes. The testimonies match on this matter." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it's time for the naive boys of vardian's tomb to accidentally get fiorella executed Dusan of Criamon: I love to be naive but I shan't cause death or heinous injury to my sodales Pruinus of Guernicus: "If there's nothing else, I am prepared to make a preliminary statement of judgement..." Belzer of Mercere: I am going to advise against taking it public, as all the random enemies of VT will come in with everything for a huge party if we do. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "The only ruin here is that which Mortis brought on himself." Endrite: A commemorative plaque for Mortis of Verditus extolling his wisdom and virtue. Pruinus of Guernicus: If this goes public, by my interpretation of TL, it is Pruinus and the Praeco who make a judgment of guilt, rather than it going up to public vote -- But all the other haters and schemers have a chance to lodge questions against you. Belzer of Mercere: But Andronicus can push for public if he wants nothing short of a march Pruinus of Guernicus: wait im wrong it IS a vote! Once there are no more questions or discussion, the Praeco summarizes the case as he sees it and Tribunal votes. A simple majority decides, with the Praeco breaking Pruinus of Guernicus: any ties Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "So, unless we are going to put his remains on trial like Formosus...." Dusan of Criamon: I refuse to think of my dear departed friend Mortis in anything but the most shining terms Belzer of Mercere: "Not my forte, but not unadvised either." Dusan of Criamon: I mean, except for the parts where he went off his rocker and committed mass murder that part was not shining in itself Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it was a most glorious murder Rosario of Flambeau: nice. the fucking praeco... Belzer of Mercere: OOCly I'm ready to accept the worst happening to Fiorella but enjoyed getting to play this out Endrite: That's good, he like Vardian's Tomb. Belzer of Mercere: As an autistic I love procedure Pruinus of Guernicus: "Now then.. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: harsh Dusan of Criamon: As a gamer, I love Fiorella's damage output contribution for the party Pruinus of Guernicus: "By the defendants own admission, there was a serious lapse of judgment here. The prosecution has asserted damages both specific to their own reputation and more general to the Order as a whole. From my perspective, the crime is established and beyond doubt. All that is left for ruling is the severity and the level of malicious forethought involved. Belzer of Mercere: I was originally making a Flambeau who just did a lot of damage, it was Fiorella of Flambeau for alliteration. Hafl convinced me to make a more social character Archibald of Guernicus: lol Pruinus of Guernicus: If this case went to public trial, it would be up to the tribunal as a whole to determine these subjective measures. Endrite: Hafl reaching out to kill one more PC from beyond the grave. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: pin all of the crimes on gulielmus so i can roll a diedne Pruinus of Guernicus: I am aware that personal biases can influence every Magi's judgment, especially in matters where we are judging another Maga's mental state... My conclusion is that the defendant should aquiesce and reach a compromise punishment with the prosecution." "But the decision remains entirely hers." Belzer of Mercere: "Well then Andronicus, as the prosecuting principle, is there any restitution you will accept as fair?" "My client is prepared to offer a years' service in the lab." Dusan of Criamon: good lowball Andronicus of Jerbiton thinks Andronicus of Jerbiton: "On top of that, I've spent some vis as payments to redcaps and Quaesitors for their time putting together testimony and examing the scene of the crime. I would like that recompensed, to the tune of 10 pawns." Belzer of Mercere: Hmm, that sounds fair to me. Any OOC objections? Endrite: Mortis would have loved this... Rosario of Flambeau: That seems pretty fair considering the threat was extreme murder. Dusan of Criamon: 10 vis is pretty good Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I'd also like to draw on your family connections for more mundane matters. They have access to some exotic sites whose trade goods are of interest to Literatus." Belzer of Mercere deliberates with client. Belzer of Mercere: "Fiorella has no objections to that." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Then I'm satisfied." Belzer of Mercere: Once the year is up tell me what kind of magi she worked for and what expsoure might be approriate Andronicus of Jerbiton: Good stuff. Endrite: Huzzah! Belzer of Mercere: We saved the entire covenant getting marched Endrite: Boo! Guy of Bonisagus: she worked for a jerbiton Endrite: Fiorella sold into slavery. Belzer of Mercere: Andronicus represents a number of interested parties Andronicus of Jerbiton: It was pretty useful that several major principals of the case are dead or missing. Hugo, Rienzi, Mercuzio, Mortis, Edwin... Archibald of Guernicus: Classic VT trial Belzer of Mercere: Everything went better than expected Endrite: Well of course Hugo was dead, he was the victim! Dusan of Criamon: Proposal: the entire covenant gets marched Pruinus of Guernicus: he died a christian so no scheming Summoner could question him Dusan of Criamon: Actual reality: 10 vis Archibald of Guernicus: Remember when everyone in vardians tomb killed each other and there was no trial because none of the dead were missed by anyone Belzer of Mercere: Belzer kept a perpetrator of mass murder from getting the chair, pretty decent for his first IC trial Pruinus of Guernicus: lol You need someone to care enough to bring a case Dusan of Criamon: Belzer ftw i was going to sneak in a scene here where dusan can't read a prepared speech because it's in hebrew shorthand Severin of Tytalus: With that matter settled, Severin has no more tribunal business scheduled and is ready to call it. Dusan of Criamon: but i decided against it because Belzer isn't a comic relief character Severin of Tytalus: lol Dusan of Criamon: or at least it's not in my capacity to elevate him to that rank Belzer of Mercere: He's a comic relief character in that he's styled after the comedian Richard Belzer (To dys): I'm ready to turn it over to you whenever Endrite: Wait how do we have 60 BP? I thought it was just 30. Rosario of Flambeau: lol. GM: is he a conspiracy theorist too Belzer of Mercere: But he plays deadpan characters Yeah He has Paranoia as a sympathy trait Rosario of Flambeau: lets propose to elect a new praeco. nice. belzer ftw. Dusan of Criamon: Oh man! I love Richard Belzer dys: I will sieze the high seat of GM soon, unless anyone has any further business at tribunal here GM: nice -- he can hear all of lavinia's theories about how Bonisagus stole all the good stuff from Mercere, who is actually a reincarnation of Virgil, who in turn is the spirit of Mercury Belzer of Mercere: He'll listen Dusan of Criamon: nice johns rejoins as player Endrite: I think we're going to need to sleep on the Tribunal trading because very few people have made any suggestions. Lavinia: ofc Guy of Bonisagus: the high chair of gm Lavinia: thats why i put it in the thread to take time Belzer of Mercere: I was saving my emotional involvement in case Fiorella got marched So I didn't think much about trading Lavinia: However I'll gladly sneak in a bunch of my own desires if no one else spends them gahah Guy of Bonisagus walks up and knocks your sippy cup to the floor. Lavinia: I still have 7 ring slots to fill. Belzer of Mercere: I'm for Lavinia benefitting herself with johns's own barter proposal Endrite: You can probably wear two rings on each finger. More if they're thin. GM: Hello? Hello? taps microphone this on? Belzer of Mercere: You could socket any number of enchanted gems into a gauntlet. A gauntlet of infinity as it were. GM: Belzer, you are struck by a sudden magical storm and receive Rosario of Flambeau: you should only have 4 ring slots. GM: rolling 1d10!+69 ( 1 ) +69 = 70 aids points Rosario of Flambeau: roll to botch. botch check. GM: rolling 1d10 ( 9 ) = 9 Endrite: rolling 69d10 ( 10 + 8 + 6 + 10 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 10 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 10 + 10 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 7 + 10 + 10 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 10 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 9 + 4 + 10 + 6 + 7 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 2 + 10 + 1 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 7 + 10 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 ) = 431 Rosario of Flambeau: ty endrite Endrite: Looks like a botch. GM: No botch, Belzer is riddled with aids Dusan of Criamon: strong aids GM: This story begins as you are making your way back from Tribunal, the proceedings having wound down and the Praeco eventually bumbling out an end to it all. Endrite: Ah well. GM: You meet with Julius Trianoma, as described in the thread, and then on your way back... Rosario of Flambeau: "I should run to oppose Severin when it comes up. Couldn't do worse than that doddering old coot." GM: Passing along the coast, you can see a great hubbub is erupting by a fishing boat. Endrite: Hm. You could magically age yourself. Dusan of Criamon: "I laud your courage, and advise against your hubris." Aleseta of Bonisagus: You have one magic item slot, which can hold a ring. Rosario of Flambeau: rofl. GM: Though you can't see what's occuring currently, you can hear the words 'witchcraft' in the air more than once. Rosario of Flambeau: all of my magic items are holding each other at the moment. i have an enchanted belt and an enchanted scabbard and an enchanted sword. GM: With that said, what do you do, Vardian's Tomb? Rosario of Flambeau: "Witches!" Dusan of Criamon: turn a bunch of magical rings into a magical chain Rosario of Flambeau: "This could be a fun diversion." Dusan of Criamon: wear it like a belt Rosario of Flambeau: lmao dusan thats high tier Dusan of Criamon: advanced criamon thought Guy of Bonisagus: i walk up to see the witches Lavinia: "Maybe not the best situation for gifted magi to draw attention to themselves. Let's watch quietly." Belzer of Mercere: Since we're in next year I finished my summa on the Code of Hermes Guy of Bonisagus: making chainmail out of magic rings the ultimate bonisagus brain GM: Guy, approaching, you can see that a group of fishermen and passing gawkers are gathered around a corpse. Belzer of Mercere: A level 5 one too, sufficient to quickly train up a Guernicus apprentice. Fisherman: "It's a demon, I say! Look at the thing!" Lavinia: I approach Rosario of Flambeau: "Guy, talk for me. My Gift prevents the common people from seeing how cool I am at first meeting." Fisherman: Approaching, if you elbow your way in, you can see this Belzer of Mercere: mmm haha Rosario of Flambeau grins Fisherman: What is clearly a corpse of a young woman, but her lower body is that of a fish. Lavinia: ick, a bjoarner. Guy of Bonisagus: "Bjornaer..." Fisherman: That they are dead is abundantly clear. They look horribly ill, like the plague. Dusan of Criamon: "I hear the Hibernian's are good at dissolving such manner of crowds. We should hire some." Rosario of Flambeau: this could only be a pretty high tier bjornaer, the mystery that lets you partially shift your body is as hard as the one that gave bialas sensory target magic Fisherman: Lavinia can perhaps diagnose more beyond this with her medical knowledge. Rosario of Flambeau: i don't say that ic, as i dont know that. ha ha. Lavinia: rolling 1d10+2+8 Int+Medicine ( 6 ) +2+8 = 16 Rosario of Flambeau: "The Aquam realm has been blighted... Although I've never seen a mermaid myself." (From Fisherman): It looks the same as the blight that infested Sir Oak, and is clearly the cause of death here. Fisherman: "Tis a bloody demon!" Belzer of Mercere: I think a Bjornaer can take a mermaid or harpy as their heartbeast since they're real ceatures in this setting. Lavinia: "She died of the Aquam blight," I say in Latin. Rosario of Flambeau: rolling 1d10+1+1 per + charm how hot is the dead mermaid ( 3 ) +1+1 = 5 Fisherman: "We should throw it back. Wrong to bring it back here." You can see her naked chest, Rosario, but the rot on her body really makes it hard to work out how she would have looked. Lavinia: "You'd throw a nasty bilous demon into the ocean, to ruin all your fish harvests?" Fisherman: "But what else should be done with it?" Endrite: Mortis would have loved this. Dusan of Criamon: "Eugh. Alright, time for the good people of vardian's tomb to take this piece of garbage off the hand's of good, hard working people." "We'll be taking these remains! Contamination danger, dear commoners." (From Fisherman): When a magic creature dies of the blight, do they retain the vis they would normally give, or is this blighted too? Lavinia: "I am a trained doctor, and my friend here," indicating Guy, "is safe from the infernal as long as he remains pious. We can take it to bury it somewhere it will harm no one." Guy of Bonisagus: "I- Yes, that's correct." Dusan of Criamon: (whispered) "Do you think we can get like, half a pawn of vis from this?" (To GM): no idea -- your call Fisherman: The fishermen murmur amongst one another, but one speaks up soon enough "Take it away, please. If this unholy beast can be buried far from our waters, then all the better." Rosario of Flambeau whispers "Perhaps more than that, Dusan." Belzer of Mercere: "Could it be the result of infernal contamination in the water? I hear their rituals make a lot of sludge runoff." Rosario of Flambeau: I will look at the crowd. What kind of people are assembled here? Lavinia: "Based off what happened to Sir Oak, I think it was in a Magic Aura and died when the blight hit." (in latin) Rosario of Flambeau: has this gotten to the priests or nobility yet, or is it just peasant rumor stuff, i mean Belzer of Mercere: rolling d10!+1+1 faerie lore on sirens, mermaids etc ( 6 ) +1+1 = 8 Fisherman: The fishermen clear space from the corpse, giving you a clear view of it. They are very clearly half human and half fish, the change between scales and skin is seamless. Dusan of Criamon: Do we have grogs here? Time for the poor schmucks to earn their pay Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will do the same but with magic lore Lavinia: (latin) "It would be interesting to see if a blighted creature retains any vis-- we should get her back to the lab." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10!+2+4 ( 6 ) +2+4 = 12 Endrite: What's with the reluctance to gender the mermaid? Belzer of Mercere: There's also OoH lore since there are sirens in Ex Misc Or siren-blooded women at least Guy of Bonisagus: we must determine where its organs are for the advancement of magic lore Dusan of Criamon: "For safety's sake, dear commoners, please show us where this poor beast showed up. We'll tell chirurgeons, and perhaps a priest to take care of the area after we get rid of the thing." Belzer of Mercere: "Do you hear about creatures like this a lot?" I ask the fishermen, trying to confirm if there's vitality for fae here. Guy of Bonisagus: also, lets all get mermaid wives Lavinia: I ask Sir Oak to wrap the thing up and carry it. Rosario of Flambeau: i think theres a spell to concentrate all the vis in the mermaid into her fin or whatever and then just cut that part off. i dont want to hear it guy. no one wanted a goat wife. lol. Fisherman: He scowls at the Hebrew asking him so casually "Bloody jews, you looking to sell a loan for mermaid hunting spears, huh?" Endrite: That IS a good idea. Rosario of Flambeau: "He'd have good ones. Belzer is a trustworthy man." Belzer of Mercere: "Loan for what? Seashells?" Rosario of Flambeau: "But that's not why we're here." Lavinia: Half-Goat, Half-Fish wife Rosario of Flambeau: "I'm a famous slayer of monsters and other creatures and I've never seen an actual mermaid." Fisherman: "Careful, his bodyguard might slay you on the spot." one says to the other, looking at Rosario fearfully Guy of Bonisagus: faerie wives are harder to keep because being in a faerie aura sucks you need one you can store in your lab Fisherman: "Sometimes. Alright? Sometimes you hear of them. In the water, not washing up as bodies in the net." Endrite: Alphubel is spending Spring in a faerie regio. Belzer of Mercere: "Nevertheless, I think you answered my curiosity." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "It does look like the blight." Guy of Bonisagus: hes going to be spending an eternity in hell Endrite: He's studying faerie trees. Fisherman: "You'd do better to avoid such foul company, ma'am." one says to Lavinia, and they grumble and depart unless stopped Lavinia: are we near Venice or near Rome? Fisherman: Venice It washed up from the Adriatic Sea Belzer of Mercere: "I don't think it's a faerie. They don't tend to leave bodies around like this." Lavinia: rolling 1d10+3+3 magic lore ( 4 ) +3+3 = 10 (From Fisherman): There are rumours of underwater creatures of magic that remain reclusive, in pockets of auras on the ocean floor. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "An Atlantean, maybe?" Lavinia: "How far from the coast have you seen them?" Belzer of Mercere: "Like they said, the stories are about them swimming around and singing songs. Not washing up dead." Lavinia: I ask the villagers. Fisherman: "Couple miles out we pulled this one up." Lavinia: "Interesting -- thank you." Fisherman: "Ne'er seen one of them before, what a horrid thing it is up close." Rosario of Flambeau: "It's... Interesting." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "They're said to be magic beings who live in a great regio at the bottom of the sea." Lavinia: "A new magic aura to chart? Blighted, but maybe there could be things of interest still there." Rosario of Flambeau: "I suppose if they were the other way around, they couldn't sing." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Although scholars aren't sure if they look like that, or are just magical fish." Dusan of Criamon: "Worth mapping. Do we have a cartographer among us? I am more specialized in celestial maps I'm afraid." Guy of Bonisagus: "We should try to find its home." Belzer of Mercere: Time to find Atlantis with the whale Fisherman: With the whale the ocean floor is accessible, though you'll need your own tricks for getting out of it and exploring around. Endrite: Let's do it. Oh no, this is a White Wolf game and Atlantis is a metaphor! Shit! Lavinia: I have an item for underwater breathing but it's just for me. Fisherman: Ars Magica is a white wolf game, dont worry. Rosario of Flambeau: Well, you could share it. Belzer of Mercere: Who keeps Atlantis off the map? Who keeps the hedgies under wrap? We do, we do. Rosario of Flambeau: Hahahahaha. Lavinia: We could get a scroll for a water breathing effect from the tribunal trading someone will have to spend a season learning it Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Remember to subtract 5x Rosario's Parma score from his Charm roll above since the Parma prevents magi from perceiving beauty. Fisherman: It may be better to make a magic item since breathing underwater typically involves aquam, corpus or auram and all are sadly blighted Dusan of Criamon: It's time we defeated the blight. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: well, let's dump her in the ocean and forget about atlantis. Fisherman: Ah true, Gulielmus. Rosario, you think she looks like Purin. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol Lavinia: lol Rosario of Flambeau: rofl. Belzer of Mercere: Fiorella might be good enough at animal magic to turn into a fish, and just eating the vis cost Dusan of Criamon: jesus Guy of Bonisagus: alright. find a way for guy to exist underwater Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we can't take her with us anyway since she'll stink up the whale Lavinia: let's put guy underwater (dunks his head in the toilet) Belzer of Mercere: She's busy working for Literatus or something Rosario of Flambeau: having an underwater breathing item would be neat. we should have more than one of those. Fisherman: If and how you want to pursue this hook is up to you, though do say if you settle on a plan, otherwise I'll proceed with events as if you'd done nothing. Lavinia: ah you know one of these seasons i really meant to get around to adding an effect to the whale to keep the air inside fresh Gulielmus of Pure Reason: did mortis have an item to talk to corpses or was it formulaic Endrite: He did. It was the Crown of the Lord of the Dead. Rosario of Flambeau: Cool. let me pick up this corpse and haul it home. Endrite: How do you intend to get it back without it rotting? Belzer of Mercere: What if aesthetics is from the realm of reason since it takes a sentient mind to produce? Lavinia: oh we have a ring that can preserve corpses its aligned to Corpus but who knows, maybe it'll work on this Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's try it Fisherman: Hm Dusan of Criamon: @GM: I ask to see the place they got the mermaid corpse. Fisherman: The magic creature is aligned to Aquam but the body is half-human, I feel like corpus effects should affect it. So it works Rosario of Flambeau: cool Fisherman: They dragged it up in their net while fishing, Dusan. Guy of Bonisagus: nice. lets bring it back to life Fisherman: Several miles off the shore Gulielmus of Pure Reason: several German miles Dusan of Criamon: Would they be able to stake a dagger into a nautical map to indicate a location as is customary Fisherman: Sure. Dusan of Criamon: Fantastic We can investigate with our good whale Belzer of Mercere: Idea: enchant a dagger to grant InIm out to sight range, and naturally guides itself into the correct place when holding it in one hand and touching a map with the other. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "We should inspect the sea floor, sodales." Lavinia: gm, would an item to grant someone gills work on the same guidelines as Eyes of the Cat? It's MuCo base 2 Fisherman: It does, yes. Belzer of Mercere: There's a fish breathign spellin the core rules Rosario of Flambeau: belzer thats a cool idea. Lavinia: there's a couple in core I see Lungs of the Fish is MuAq to turn water into air, it's base 4 Rosario of Flambeau: i wonder if i could use my MMF: blades to invent that with a bonus to try to edge out my deficient intellego Fisherman: The spell to get gills is a different spell to Lungs of the Fish, but it works too Belzer of Mercere: Eyes of the Bat is NOT Animal but fish breathing is Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lungs of the fish is cooler Endrite: Seeing in the dark is something that people can do but breathing underwater isn't. GM: Anyway, wizards and grogs of Vardian's Tomb, those of you who are travelling to the bottom of the sea floor can move their tokens over to the relevant box Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will go using my powerful level 4 formulaics to produce light Belzer of Mercere: Eyes of the Cat is nightvision, Eyes of the Bat is seeing in absolute darkness Rosario of Flambeau: this sounds like a fun adventure so i should go GM: You're travelling out in Spring 1363, yes? Lavinia: I think we need a season of labwork, does that work? GM: Let me know about the preparations you make in the meantime. You have winter 1362 for labwork, I imagine. Well, how long is the journey to venice from rome? Maybe not. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we can at least case the joint before we head home we've got a whale, light, second sight GM: That's enough pirds. Stop STOP Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol GM: You msut not bring this many bird Alphubel ex Merinita: Now here's the thing: shouldn't we really be heading to the Realm of Magic here? GM: I'm going to kill Guy of Bonisagus if the birds dont stop Alphubel ex Merinita: We know how to get to the Arcana Centrum. GM: Archibald is working on the means to reach the realm of magic safely right now, which is why he isnt coming Alphubel ex Merinita: Well, how does this help prepare? Dusan of Criamon: We all salute his dedication Birds caws. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if atlantis is real we can probably enter through there. Birds scream. Lavinia: im not suggesting much cause there's obv not much i can contribute I could ask the spirit of Tiberinus if he can endow water breathing to people, but I think that'd sketch most folks out Rosario of Flambeau: I would take the boon. Tiberinus is our friend. Belzer of Mercere: Fiorella is at Literatus, she's not making the birds Alphubel ex Merinita: My Muto Aquam isn't quite good enough to cast Lungs of the Fish. Dusan of Criamon: It would be convenient to have another access point Lavinia: idk if tiberinus can even do it Alphubel ex Merinita: The spirit of the Tibernius is likely dead from the Aquam BLight. Lavinia: its a gm call oh yeah lol Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hehe. Guy of Bonisagus: endowing lavinia Rosario of Flambeau: lets reload the save and buy a bunch of water breathing crap with bp tibernius is probably still alive because its extremely strong Lavinia: i searched the thread but cant find the lab stats on the water breathing necklace Gulielmus of Pure Reason: well i suggested a course of action Belzer of Mercere: Nice that Tibernus is dead but the enchanted item that cleans the water can't be blighted Win/win Alphubel ex Merinita: The river gained its strength from the spring it sprung from, which was a Magic Aura. Lavinia: if MuCo for gills is fine, then an item that's Base 2, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, and 10 levels for unlimited uses can serve us all Alphubel ex Merinita: So that was destroyed. The river itself might be gone too. Belzer of Mercere: Is the Blight supposed to change history? Alphubel ex Merinita: Yes, it changes Europe from alive to dead. GM: Seems reasonable. Are you heading out in spring 1363 then? Belzer of Mercere: Well Alphubel ex Merinita: I'm willing to head out. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it's supposed to wipe out all life on earth in the course of a year Alphubel ex Merinita: Wait, lemme take a look at your latest catch with my FAERIE MAGIC skill. Lavinia: That's 3 BP and 3 pawns of Muto to commision such an item Alphubel ex Merinita: rolling 1d10 + 1 + 2 ( 8 ) +1+2 = 11 Belzer of Mercere: The Bubonic Plague was characterized as a natural consequence of it, rather than an unprecedented event. Lavinia: the blight does not end history unless you let it cause an ice age Belzer of Mercere: Oh no, not that Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Belzer of Mercere: Time to go back to killing mammoths and watching people who can't plan long term food storage die off Alphubel ex Merinita: "This is a Magic mermaid, though whether natural or some kind of experiment I cannot say." Belzer of Mercere: "Can magic produce such a chimerae of human and animal?" GM: Also, are you going to try and extract vis from it, speak to it from beyond the grave, anything else? Dusan of Criamon: Number 2 first, then number 1. Alphubel ex Merinita: "Of course it can. Simply have sex with a fish." Dusan of Criamon: Mortis... Guy of Bonisagus: I give Alphubel a drubbing with my staff of parrying. Alphubel ex Merinita: "With the proper preparations of course." Rosario of Flambeau: lets preserve it and put the crown on it yeah Lavinia: Does anyone object to me purchasing a water breathing item for everyone using 3 Build Poitns and 3 pawns of vis Rosario of Flambeau: no Dusan of Criamon: go ahead, please Guy of Bonisagus: go Alphubel ex Merinita: I object strongly to Guy's unprovoked attack and demand recompense for my injuries. Guy of Bonisagus: "Never utter such vulgarities again, boy. You aren't a Bjornaer." Alphubel ex Merinita: "If you aren't interested in the pursuit of knowledge then you should have become a farmer." Rosario of Flambeau: lol Dusan of Criamon: emergent gameplay fellas Guy of Bonisagus: I raise my head and get a far off look. A single tear rolls down my cheek. Dusan of Criamon: lmao Guy of Bonisagus: "Would that I could..." GM: So, you preserve it, are you applying the crown to the corpse to speak with it? Dusan of Criamon embraces Guy Lavinia: Prudenzio has a ring with a woman's face whose effect is to preserve a corpse from decay so we use that Dusan of Criamon: "There, there, sodalis. Crosses to bear, etcetera." GM: Useful ring, Prudenzio Good thing we murdered you and took it Dusan of Criamon: rip Belzer of Mercere: Playing to win GM: Where are you planning on questioning the corpse? Also, do you conceal it at all as you carry it back to the covenant? Venice to Rome is a long distance. Lavinia: We can put it in the whale Dusan of Criamon: GM: But- Players: whale. GM: Where do you plan on questioning the corpse? Dusan of Criamon: Who's capable of doing it anyway Lavinia: Yeah, does anyone know how to use mortis' crown? GM: ... No-one investigated it? Rosario of Flambeau: lmfao. Dusan of Criamon: It never came up Rosario of Flambeau: jesus. did anyone watch him use it i think theres a way to use magic items you havent investigated but DONT ASK ME where it is in the rules GM: Well, you can always fumble around and try to get it working, but if Endrite confirms that it has a specific activation method then you'll need that Lavinia: No one's investigated it afiak. I didn't ask what happened to the stuff he left behind when he died. Belzer of Mercere: Mortis, master of subtlety Dusan of Criamon: Frankly I'm surprised he didn't wear it when he was burned alive GM: So that his attackers could speak to his corpse immediately after? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if we've seen him use it and the trigger is obvious then we can use it without knowing the inner workings Dusan of Criamon: So that he'd look good at the dinner GM: That's why I'm asking the trigger. Alphubel ex Merinita: Mortis never told anyone. He liked to be important. GM: Was it something observable or something he kept secret? If the latter then you cannot use it without investigating the item. Endrite: It was the latter, I'm afraid. Rosario of Flambeau: damn. GM: Then, unless any of you want to spend a season investigating it, that's it folks. Lavinia: I could attempt to summon its spirit using...... The Ars Goetia. Rosario of Flambeau: what if you try putting it on and thinking "i am so great" Lavinia: But I'm kinda skeptical that a magic being even has a spirit after death? Dusan of Criamon: Rosario, you're a genius let's just do that Rosario of Flambeau: lol GM: I don't know if they do either. I think they die for good if killed. Guy of Bonisagus: its simple GM: whispers beyond the black gate might work perhaps but it doesnt really have a spirit to summon I believe Guy of Bonisagus: we have a volunteer allow themselves to be driven insane for diameter and then they try to activate the crown Endrite: It wouldn't work since Mortis' mortal remains were destroyed. GM: Lavinia means the mermaid's spirit not Mortis' Endrite: Hmm. Alphubel ex Merinita: Why not just cast Whispers Beyond the Black Gate on her? GM: You have (1) mermaid corpse preserved to do with as you please. Dusan of Criamon: Do you have it? Alphubel ex Merinita: No, just spend some vis. That's what it's for, after all. Dusan of Criamon: Hm. That seems the quickest way to push this sesh along. Alphubel ex Merinita: If anyone else has any ideas we could do that. My Intelligo Corpus casting total is 0. Guy of Bonisagus: okay, but what about your intellego corpus? Lavinia: Anyway I've purchased a Crystal Orb that if you touch it, gives you gills for Sun duration, that unlimited people can use. Alphubel ex Merinita: Well it's 7. GM: [nervously[ what about your stamina Alphubel ex Merinita: But my Intelligo is 0 and my Corpus is 0. GM: Well, if you can't speak to the fish's corpse, then you can't speak to it. You can try to harvest some vis from it if you like. Alphubel ex Merinita: I'd need to use more vis than you would! Ha ha ha. Dusan of Criamon: InCo 14 not great GM: In the meantime, is the "going to sea floor" box accurate? If you want to travel to the bottom of the Adriatic, feel free to move your token into the box Along with any grogs or companions you take Lavinia: brb Rosario of Flambeau: hmm. i dont usually like taking grogs. lets take a goat girl. and give her a new story role. or something. Dusan of Criamon: We should train the goat girl in the fine arts make her a retainer, a Really Good Artist Alphubel ex Merinita: I can take care of the Oreads. Faeries are my specialty. Dusan of Criamon: I'm worried about the phrasing "take care of" GM: Shaun, are you intending to go as Belzer or Fiorella? I'm not worried at all What the hell do you think these oreads are for? Guy of Bonisagus: Dusan of Criamon: I'm worried about the phrasing "take care of" you should be GM: Not to push you along too much, but do you have anything else you intend to do before setting out on the whale in 1363? Alphubel ex Merinita: Well, I already spent my season on studying an Herbam book. So if everyone else wants to spend a season to invent some underwater magic that's alright with me. Dusan of Criamon: I'm gonna put the crown on the mermaid. If that doesn't work I'm gonna throw my hands up and say I tried everything I could. Alphubel ex Merinita: Does anyone have combat spells that function underwater? Just spend some vis! You need 25 InCo to be able to do it without failure beyond a botch. GM: Right. For spellcasting underwater, I can't remember what book talks about it but iirc Voice range is halved because it has to go through water instead of air. And certain spells will not work very well or at all when cast in water, for obvious reasons Dusan of Criamon: voice range only halved is fairly generous GM: It's mentioned in something insane probably. Lemme find it if I can. Guy of Bonisagus: does pilum of flame work Alphubel ex Merinita: Creo Ignem spells, for example, are totally useless. Fire can't burn underwater. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: creating light in someone's face should still work underwater Alphubel ex Merinita: Half of my spells are Ignem spells. Guy of Bonisagus: its fine, we just have to destroy the water around our target. oh, um, i mean... create a pocket of air around the ta- oh... GM: Unless aided by magical means, no words and only subtle gestures may be used to cast spells while submerged, accruing normal casting penalties. Note that the sound has a diffcult time leaving the water, and Voice range spells cast while submerged can only affect targets in, or touching, the GM: surface of the water. Rosario of Flambeau: ignem ftw. johns: couple questions i can test these befor ei go Dusan of Criamon: I got some perdo ignem which I'm sure has some repercussions but cold damage should still hurt even cold-blooded beasts Rosario of Flambeau: can i use a big sword underwater johns: what does Circling Winds of Protection do underwater GM: There's rules for water pressure lol. I don't think these are worth using because it's just petty. Rosario of Flambeau: lol GM: Circling Winds of Protection? is that a corebook spell Alphubel ex Merinita: What are the rules? Guy of Bonisagus: i have some very good news about what happens to cold blooded creatures when they are cold, dusan Dusan of Criamon: please, do tell Guy Guy of Bonisagus: well, you see GM: After each 10 paces of descent, a character loses one-tenth of his current depth minus soak (extra soak from armor does not apply), in fatigue levels. Guy of Bonisagus: they get tired. and perhaps even die Alphubel ex Merinita: They power up to their ascended level. johns: CIRCLING WINDS OF PROTECTION R: Touch, D: Conc, T: Ind Req: Rego Surrounds you with winds that circle at great speed. Since the wind picks up dust and other small, loose objects, you may be johns: obscured. Anyone standing near enough to attack you with a hand weapon must make a Size stress roll of 9+ at the beginning of each Dusan of Criamon: Tremendous! Just as desired. GM: I think it would create a whirlpool around you instead johns: also this CONJURATION OF THE INDUBITABLE COLD R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Part Cools the air within ten paces of the target, leaving it slightly below freezing. All nonliving things are chilled thoroughly, not just on the surface. All living things (except you, if you johns: cast with a Rego requisite) lose one Fatigue level. House fires become as small as campfires, bonfires become as small as torch fires, and campfires and smaller fires go out. GM: What form and technique is that? PeIg? Rosario of Flambeau: yeah GM: It would freeze the water, though it would have to penetrate for that ice to actually harm the target. It's momentary though so it would melt again very quickly johns: is ReCo teleport affected underwater Dusan of Criamon: Remembering the huge volume of info on how aquam, ignem and auram combine to do various ice spells, I was wary of making assumptions about PeIg GM: Uh. I'm not sure under our houserules. Does aristotle think water hurts you if its fast enough Guy of Bonisagus: wet peig Alphubel ex Merinita: Anyway I think we should use the pressure penalty rules. We can always just spend the entire adventure in the whale. GM: Looking into this, the only way to avoid pressure penalties is to become a fish Alphubel ex Merinita: Smart. GM: I don't know if I'll use them when the yexist solely in this one adventure Alphubel ex Merinita: Rego Aquam that's strong enough to lift the entire ocean would also work. GM: and arent mentioned in any other rulebook A ward against water works too Endrite: Everyone had a lot of fun with water pressure in Traveller when we went underwater. Alphubel ex Merinita: It would need to be a strong enough ward to ward against all the water in the ocean above your depth. GM: It seems like a poorly thought out rule because it doesn't actually suggest how a magus could ever counter-act it besides turning into a fish. Alphubel ex Merinita: What if we all turned into fish? Curse of Circe is level 30. Dusan of Criamon: Are we going to be leaving the Whale for open water anyway this seems like a bad move Alphubel ex Merinita: Someone could invent a version for fish. johns: We don't know if the whale can enter a regio or not Guy of Bonisagus: cant wait to fight sea monsters GM: Well, anyway, magi: are you prepared, and heading out to the sea? Alphubel ex Merinita: I feel like we aren't prepared at all. Rosario of Flambeau: We might be. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i could make potions. johns: We are scouting for now. Rosario of Flambeau: If not, we can come back! Alphubel ex Merinita: True. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: well let's go. GM: Is everyone heading down to scout? Guy of Bonisagus: lets go Dusan of Criamon: We're as prepared as we'll ever be Rosario of Flambeau: are we bringing the body lets do that so we can bury it at sea. GM: In that case, while Hunt would be the only ability that even tangentially fits, nothing really suits looking for underwater auras. Does the whale produce light of its own? Rosario of Flambeau: i can produce an insanely bright light. by casting a spell. GM: As you get further into the sea, the light penetrates less and less. Rosario of Flambeau: but its extremely bright. im warning you. johns: no light but I have a Cat's eye charm. Alphubel ex Merinita: Spells that detect auras are simple. We'd just use that over and over again. Rosario of Flambeau: R: Per, D: Conc, T: Ind This spell causes the caster’s body and personal effects to shine with the brightness of the sun. Anyone within 10 paces of the caster who looks in the direction of the caster is temporarily blinded, unless he makes a Stamina stress roll against an Ease Factor of 9. People between 10 and 50 paces from the caster suffer a –3 penalty to all attempts to target the caster. The light created by this spell illuminates a great area and, if conditions permit, could be seen from several miles away. People and creatures whose Magic Resistance is not penetrated by this spell are not illuminated by it, and can be easily identified by their lack of reflected light. (Base 5, +1 Conc, +1 exceptionally intense light) Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if you cast it forcelessly it can't harm us johns: The Whale is warded against water, so it can keep its mouth open and not let water in while we can look out. oh! we also have Nunzio's fucked up gauntlet which projects a cone of light. Rosario of Flambeau: oh you do!!! Dusan of Criamon: Cool. Alphubel ex Merinita: Ey, amici! Rosario of Flambeau: did anyone investigate ithahaha johns: Experimentation has warped the gauntlet's original enchantment. Now, when the gauntlet is put on, it casts a cone of light from its palm, 30 meters long and 10 meters in diameter, as bright as daylight. The light lasts as long as the gauntlet remains worn, and can be activated 3 times a day. (CrIg 22, base 5, +1 conc, +1 touch, +1 maintain concentration, +2 levels 3x uses a day) As a major side benefit, while active the gauntlet also wards the wearer's hand against fires doing up to +10 damage. As a major side effect, anything touched by the gauntlet while it is active loses all its ability to affect taste (0 penetration effect). The gauntlet is restricted in that it will only work when worn on someone's dominant hand, and will cease to function if wet. Aristide's sigil has imprinted on the item, so that it shoots puffs of warm air out of its sides when activated. Alphubel ex Merinita: Yeah they broke it. johns: yes, Aristide investigated it and ruined it but the new effect works here now. Rosario of Flambeau: ohhhh thats this thing Thanks Aristide. lets make him a plaque] Alphubel ex Merinita: Wait does it still work? Rosario of Flambeau: and will cease to function if wet. Alphubel ex Merinita: Wasn't Nunzio's gauntlet a time-limited item? johns: No GM: With this it's easier to look around under the sea, and you can actually get a look at what's on the ocean floor. It's still several hours of fruitless investigation before you manage to spot something of note: in the distance, on the ocean floor, there appears to be some stone buildings. Alphubel ex Merinita: Ok, let's go with that then. Dusan of Criamon: Nice. Who'd have though atlantis was a Venetian holding? Lavinia: i would have it explains how they rule the sea so well Alphubel ex Merinita: Almost every Venetian. Dusan of Criamon: It's obvious now that we think about it. GM: As you draw closer, you can see a few more details, from within the stone whale. Firstly, there are dozens of dead fish lying on the ground, their bodies completely rotten with the great pestilence. Secondly, there are some figures in the distance that seem to be human on the top and fish-like on the bottom. Though you can't make out further details at a distance. Rosario of Flambeau: hideo kojima has done it again. Dusan of Criamon: lol GM: Third, the buildings here appear to have no windows and are sealed with thick copper doors. Rosario of Flambeau: cool. "This is incredible!" "Imagine if we had found this before the blight! The adventures we could have had!" Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. GM: If only you'd listened to Aristocritus [said to magi who were born after he died] Alphubel ex Merinita: The doors should be easily opened with ReTe. Dusan of Criamon: No! Clearly someone here is hiding from the water Lavinia: We should approach the living beings and make first contact. Dusan of Criamon: absolutely Rosario of Flambeau: yes Guy of Bonisagus: yes Lavinia: I ask the Whale to approach. Rosario of Flambeau: who is wielding the gauntlet btw just wondering GM: Alright. I'll move you over to the map, and describe the scene in greater detail. Rosario of Flambeau: "I wonder if they speak Italian?" Lavinia: We can't take the gauntlet outside remember Alphubel ex Merinita: I don't know how to use the gauntlet. Yeah, it doesn't work if you get it wet. GM: As you approach, you can make out the shape of the figures more clearly. They appear to be handsome, shirtless men on their upper half, and a long fish tail for their lower half. Each has long hair and a beard, and looks like a greek statue of a man might do. They are holding spears in one hand and nets in the other. Two appear to be lying dead, frozen solid, nearby. One of them is dragging someone along in a net, who looks entirely human. Alphubel ex Merinita: Were Greeks half fish? It seems likely. Does the person in the net look alive? Rosario of Flambeau: how could they have sex with mens asses if they were half fish? i don't think these guys are greek. GM: They're struggling, so they are presumably alive Alphubel ex Merinita: Interesting. Let's hail them. GM: However, you can see blood coming from them, clearly visible in the water. Their face is obscured by a knights helmet, however the rest of their clothing is simple robes. Dusan of Criamon: What's our options for communication Guy of Bonisagus: mortis... speech and sign language, dusan Alphubel ex Merinita: Mortis wore chainmail. Lavinia: How far does our voice travel, again? Dusan of Criamon: half as much as in air, apparently GM: Assume that you need to be somewhat close to communicate properly. As shouting is difficult in the water Alphubel ex Merinita: If we can see them then they can see us. Lavinia: I wave, and look to see their response. Alphubel ex Merinita: Or at least the bright light. GM: You can see them waving back, and two swim closer quickly Atlantean, Soldier: "A whale of stone! Who are you, travellers?" Lavinia: what language? Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh boy, what language? Atlantean, Soldier: Ah Greek Dusan of Criamon: Nice. Alphubel ex Merinita: Nice. Lavinia: nice lol "Hello, we are explorers from the surface. I am Lavinia of the Order of Hermes." Rosario of Flambeau: "My god! Some kind of fish language!" moe: backslapping Lavinia: wait Guy of Bonisagus: hm. hm. Lavinia: I won't name drop the order yet. Atlantean, Soldier: AH Ah So just Lavinia Guy of Bonisagus: "They sound like the sort of folks who love shipwrecks." Lavinia: "Lavinia, a Sorceress." Alphubel ex Merinita: "Amazing, Lavinia can speak in the language of the fish people." "She must have met one before!" Atlantean, Soldier: "A sorceress, you say! Of course, that must be how you came to be here. Come, let us leave this dreary place, the King will surely wish to speak with another sorceress." Rosario of Flambeau: "Lavinia's such a mystery. Maybe she's a mermaid herself." Atlantean, Soldier: "We have done all we came for, there is no need to dwell in this dead place any longer." In the background you can see them continuing to drag a human figure in their net Guy of Bonisagus: Atlantean, Dire Alphubel ex Merinita: I nod knowingly. Lavinia: "We've come a long way and are full of questions..." Dusan of Criamon: "Ask them, kind Lavinia, what these buildings with the doors are. Then we'll accompany them." Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh speaking of, how many Oreads are left? Rosario of Flambeau: Just the one. Atlantean, Soldier: "Then ask away, while we await our brethren with our catch." Lavinia: "My colleague wants to know what these stone buildigns are?" Atlantean, Soldier: "Ha! Some sort of workshop for the one we caught." Dusan of Criamon: exclamation marks Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh. Atlantean, Soldier: "The fish spoke of this place as a trove of treasure, but they are sealed too tightly." Alphubel ex Merinita: Might be a Hermetic Magus. Dusan of Criamon: Sound like it. Unorthodox, but I respect the gumption. Lavinia: "Have you gotten inside?" Rosario of Flambeau: Is lavinia translating for us or is she just having a conversation in fish language with this greek. Atlantean, Soldier: "No. The ring repels us." Dusan of Criamon: Can we ping it for Aegis? Lavinia: I'm translating Dusan of Criamon: Clearly they're experiencing Aegis this is tremendous Alphubel ex Merinita: Any sanctum markers around? Atlantean, Soldier: You have not felt any aegis Rosario of Flambeau: "Is that man in the bag still alive?" Atlantean, Soldier: Gimme an awareness roll, Alphubel, since you're still at a distance to the buildings. Alphubel ex Merinita: Ok. Lavinia: In Latin I say, "At some point we might offer to help them get inside, but let's not say we can right away in case they expect us to do it for free." Atlantean, Soldier: Shall I assume Lavinia is passing along questions asked or not Lavinia: Yes Alphubel ex Merinita: rolling 1d10 + 2 ( 3 ) +2 = 5 Atlantean, Soldier: to make this easier okay Alphubel ex Merinita: Nailed it. Lavinia: She's always glad to help her sodales. Atlantean, Soldier: that isnt enough alphubel, though others cant try if they wish "Oh yes, we have to bring her alive to the King. She will produce works for his palace." Alphubel ex Merinita: A woman, eh? Atlantean, Soldier: Yes. You can sort of tell in the robes that the're a woman, though the face is covered. Guy of Bonisagus: hehe. boobies Lavinia: "What is the name of your king? And, just between us, maybe you could let us know the best way to make a good impression?" Atlantean, Soldier: He covers his mouth in shock, with his netting hand "You have not heard of King Pelagas, the most mightiest of all kings of Atlantis?" "What barbarism the world above must have descended into!" Lavinia: rolling 1d10+3+3 lore (all realms) ( 6 ) +3+3 = 12 Rosario of Flambeau: "Don't translate this, but I could probably kill them. If I can breathe and swing my sword, at least." Dusan of Criamon: "You don't know the half of it." Alphubel ex Merinita: I nod knowingly. The news of the Fourth Crusade has reached the Alps, after all. Dusan of Criamon: "Great advances in culinary arts, though." (From Atlantean, Soldier): Atlantis is a popular myth, so whether or not it exists, it likely has at least one fairy imitation in the world. This is more likely than people growing fish tails. Dusan of Criamon: Let us see the King Atlantean, Soldier: The soldiers seem totally unblighted, unlike the fish on the ground, I should mention. Do you have a means to check the aura? Lavinia: "Fae, most likely," I say in Latin. Alphubel ex Merinita: Who doesn't? Rosario of Flambeau: I don't. Alphubel ex Merinita: I'll spont up a faerie aura spell. Atlantean, Soldier: No fairy aura here, Alphubel. Rosario of Flambeau: Rosario is not a man who can "check" things, really. Lavinia: "King Pelagus -- the King Pelagus??" Alphubel ex Merinita: rolling (1d10! + 0 + 8 + 3)/2 (( 1 ) +0+8+3)/2 = 6 Gah! Rosario of Flambeau: "So, we're not going to save this woman?" Atlantean, Soldier: "Yes! That one and only king of our sunken city." Rosario of Flambeau: "That seems wrong." Alphubel ex Merinita: I don't know what the aura is so I don't know how many botch dice to roll. Atlantean, Soldier: It's a magic aura rolling 1d10 ( 9 ) = 9 No botch Alphubel ex Merinita: rolling 1d10 Weird Magic ( 1 ) = 1 Atlantean, Soldier: unless you add botch dice from something personal Rosario of Flambeau: noice. Alphubel ex Merinita: Something weird happens. Atlantean, Soldier: Nice Lavinia: "Surely we shoudl at least learn where they live first, Rosario?" (latin) Guy of Bonisagus: "We should see what's going on here first. Could be that she sparked their anger." Atlantean, Soldier: Does that flaw specify what the weird thing is, or is it entirely up to me Rosario of Flambeau: "...Ah! You're a sharp one." Alphubel ex Merinita: My recommendation is that I change color for a day to match the aura. Rosario of Flambeau: it's up to the ST Atlantean, Soldier: In that case, your finger is constantly glowing the sort of bright blue you would expect from a magic 4 aura. Alphubel ex Merinita: Ok. It doesn't say if this causes warping or not. Atlantean, Soldier: I wouldn't imagine that it does. Then again its ars so you never truly know Alphubel ex Merinita: I'll add i to my warping total. Rosario of Flambeau: warping is win. Atlantean, Soldier: "Our King deserves only the best, and we have brought him the finest slaves from this fallen ruin for his palace." Rosario of Flambeau: winping. Lavinia: hmmm rolling 1d10+2+3 folk ken ( 2 ) +2+3 = 7 I try to see if this guy plans to enslave us. Atlantean, Soldier: (To GM) rolling 1d10!+0 ( 8 ) +0 = 8 (From Atlantean, Soldier): You can't seem to tell. He seems honest enough. Lavinia: "Slaves, plural? You have more than your current capture?" Atlantean, Soldier: "Oh yes, the fish and the pale imitaters of our noble city." "Some great calamity must have befallen them, for they came fleeing from the protection here in droves." "Likely a righteous punishment from Poseideon." Alphubel ex Merinita: "Ask him how far away Atlantis is," I whisper in Lavinia's ear. Lavinia: "How far to Atlantis from here?" Atlantean, Soldier: "But a few hours as the haddock glides." Dusan of Criamon: good worldbuilding Lavinia: "May we follow in our vessel? It would be easier for us." Atlantean, Soldier: He looks at it, peering inside "The inner part is air, not water?" Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Rosario of Flambeau: "We can breathe water if we want." Alphubel ex Merinita: We could offer to carry their prey. Atlantean, Soldier: "Are you not able to survive without your air?2 Rosario of Flambeau: I touch the orb and float outside. Dusan of Criamon: "We usually do with air." Atlantean, Soldier: "Ah, then, you must follow us with those strange appendages." Rosario of Flambeau: "See?" Lavinia: "Like the mighty whale or shark, my friends need to occasionally return to the comfort of air. Myself and my bodyguard are at ease in your waters, though." Atlantean, Soldier: "If they can leave this whale at the entrance to our city, then it can carry them there." Lavinia: good shit Atlantean, Soldier: Are you taking the whale on the journey to the lost city of Atlantis? Lavinia: I think that's for the best? Everyone else needs an air pocket they can return to twice a day or they'll drown Alphubel ex Merinita: Not that lost apparently. It was right here the whole time! devil's fav demon: byobgoblin/sea aids friended me on discord and is talking to me like im his for real friend and i feel like im trapped on the bus. i should block him but i dont want to be killed irl. sorry ill get back tothe game Lavinia: lmfao Atlantean, Soldier: The fishmen with nets and spears will follow along on either side of the whale, directing you to the city, while two at the back continue dragging the net with their captive. lmao Speaking of Sea Aids, what is gulielmus' current aids point total Lavinia: "So if I read this situation, they have some more magic merfolk in their captivity." Guy of Bonisagus: i dont know, we didnt roll for aids point proliferation this month Alphubel ex Merinita: "How unusual." Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d69 ( 43 ) = 43 Lavinia: "Plus whoever that is behind us." Guy of Bonisagus: looks pretty dire Atlantean, Soldier: Hm. That might be enough to trigger Final HIVlight. Alphubel ex Merinita: "Were you able to find any other markings on the building?" Lavinia: "Alphubel, you're our expert on fae, right? Should we play along with this courtly scene or not?" moe: I must recuse myself now Alphubel ex Merinita: "Of course, we have nothing to lose as long as we follow proper etiquette." Guy of Bonisagus: depends, whats gulielmus's immunomatic wisdom? moe: please do not halt the merriment due to my leaving Lavinia: cheers moe Alphubel ex Merinita: We probably should. This is as good a stopping point as any. Rosario of Flambeau: gn moe moe: props to both GM's, and thanks all players. Atlantean, Soldier: Ah. Well, there probably won't be enough time to resolve this before it goes really late anyway, so I'll stop on a suitable point. Lavinia: sick Rosario of Flambeau: :blessed: moe: Ah, you're too kind to me Atlantean, Soldier: In the meantime, you travel for many hours along the seabed with the mermen guiding you. moe: I shall inform tomorrow on my doctor's appointment results Guy of Bonisagus: perfect, now dfd might be able to make it to the gun store before they close Lavinia: Let's rescue this Wizard and have her owe us her life. lol moe: good night everyone Alphubel ex Merinita: Amaaazing. Rosario of Flambeau: "Now you're thinking like a Flambeau!" Lavinia: i am a little confused, how they have a pond underwater Atlantean, Soldier: Soon enough, travelling along, you see what appears to be greek ruins along the bottom of the ocean. The same way spongebob does Alphubel ex Merinita: It's heavy water. Lavinia: :weebay: oh en route, I ask if anyone can spont up something of gold or something otherwise interesting Rosario of Flambeau: Hebi Weda Lavinia: etiquette demands a gift Guy of Bonisagus: lets give him alphubel as a greek i think he will appreciate an offering of our youngest man Rosario of Flambeau: ive got a sick looking demon greatsword but i dont carry it around, its on my lab wall looking cool. Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Rosario of Flambeau: hmmm. whats good loot Lavinia: how about Salted Meat Alphubel ex Merinita: What about some wine? Lavinia: there's no way he knows what venison is like Alphubel ex Merinita: I bet he's never had wine before. Lavinia: wine is aquam unfortunately Alphubel ex Merinita: Do we not have any wine in the whale? What kind of provisions do we have??? Lavinia: oh good point Rosario of Flambeau: i have a brass ring with a flame design on it apparently looking at my sheet lets give that to them since i dont remember it. unless its important. Belzer of Mercere: I guess since I got sidetracked and forgot to get on the whale, I spent this time concentrating on finishing my summa Lavinia: lol Atlantean, Soldier: Fiorella could be on the whale if you want. Guy of Bonisagus: how was city of heroes did the server go down again Lavinia: wine and a ring it is am I the only one here who speaks greek? Guy of Bonisagus: yes Alphubel ex Merinita: Wine is definitely going to be a hit, I can feel lit. Rosario of Flambeau: yeah. Alphubel ex Merinita: Oh, you know what we could give them? Rosario of Flambeau: I wasnt planning on learning it but i guess i should probably do it eventually. Alphubel ex Merinita: A six foot long gummi worm. Lavinia: The Aeneid Alphubel ex Merinita: Wait, wrong ship-based exploration game. Atlantean, Soldier: The mermen stop in front of 2 pillars, motioning you to stop Guy of Bonisagus: 2 millers Atlantean, Soldier: Between them, looking through, you can see a vast sunken city Alphubel ex Merinita: I examine the pillars of eternity for any writing. Lavinia: Is there light down here for us? Atlantean, Soldier: The area between the pillars is well-lit, though no source of light is visible. Outside of it is the usual dark of the ocean floor. Lavinia: cool Alphubel ex Merinita: Now when you say "Vast sunken city" can we get some more detail? I have no real preconceptions on how a sunken city might look. Atlantean, Soldier: It looks like a shining city of a fallen age, a place far in advance of other ruins of its time. The buildings are all tall and covered in glittering coral, the streets paved with white shells. Guy of Bonisagus: weird that fishmen would pave a street, but hell Atlantean, Soldier: It looks quite a lot how myths of Atlantis would describe it. Alphubel ex Merinita: Nice. Rosario of Flambeau: Guy is probably on to something here. Alphubel ex Merinita: It makes sense, otherwise their carts would bounce all over the place. Rosario of Flambeau: These fishmen love stealing stuff. Why not a whole city. Atlantean, Soldier: There's an aura around the entrance to the city The captive they've been dragging this entire distance is barely struggling anymore. Alphubel ex Merinita: "I hope we find an Auram city next season." Guy of Bonisagus: hm we should make lavinia help the captive Lavinia: maybe we can win a boon from the king. Guy of Bonisagus: who is probably dying Lavinia: no, the king is a fairy he and the other mermen here are fae Guy of Bonisagus: no i meant the captive Lavinia: ah Rosario of Flambeau: Yeah that would be nice. Lavinia: I missed that key line from GM. Alphubel ex Merinita: Well at a certain point you just get tuckered out from struggling. Lavinia: I ask the soldier, "Your captive doesn't look well. They might need air too. Can I take a quick look?" Guy of Bonisagus: its sad that these merfolk are fae, and not magic, making it harder to get merfolk wives Atlantean, Soldier: "Air? Why would you need to take a look at them?" Lavinia: "I'm a doctor." Atlantean, Soldier: He prods her with the blunt end of the spear "Perfectly alive, she'll recover in time." Alphubel ex Merinita: It's in fact infinitely easier to find fuckable mermaids if they're fae. Lavinia: "You've been so nice to us before -- I'd really hate to see you present a slave who is too sick to work to the King -- or even worse, a corpse." Atlantean, Soldier: Rolling charm or some similar ability? Lavinia: rolling 1d10+3+3 pre+charm ( 7 ) +3+3 = 13 Atlantean, Soldier: Roll any of the 20 social abilities here, besides [begins listing social abilities that only function in the most insanely niche of scenarios] Lavinia: '+3 if my ring of authority applies and +3 if he is impressed by a nice cloak. Atlantean, Soldier: He is impressed by the nice cloak, though he doesn't recognise the authority of a surface dweller. Rosario of Flambeau: charm is specifically trying to fuck!! or romance! olol Alphubel ex Merinita: Does Ways of the Town apply here? Lavinia: lol gm screaming noises Atlantean, Soldier: "Your generosity is accepted, finless one. Though please do not remove the net, with her hands free she may be dangerous." Guy of Bonisagus: lavinias going to fuck a fish Atlantean, Soldier: It doesnt apply underwater. You need Ways Of The Water Lavinia: I only have room in my heart for one, and he's a 1,000 year old dead homosexual. Atlantean, Soldier: numa... Guy of Bonisagus: the tiber is a prominent fixture in rome. does my ways of the water virtue apply here Lavinia: I inspect the prisoner. Atlantean, Soldier: Only in the river itself. Alright. A few details, then. Woman in Strange Helmet: She's been stabbed by one of their coral spears in her shoulder, a small trickle of blood still emerging from it. Her clothing is a robe, but is completely dry to the touch, indicating some sort of ward against water on the clothing. And, if you examine her helmet, you can see that all the water that enters it becomes air immediately. It has a leather strap on the bottom to stop it coming off by accident Alphubel ex Merinita: Smart. Lavinia: Can I surreptitiously collect a blood sample Woman in Strange Helmet: Her shoulder is bleeding, so perhaps "Hey... you... who are you? Save me from these things, hurry!" she says, opening her eyes and seeing you over her. She's speaking Latin. Alphubel ex Merinita: Wow! "Why did they capture you?" Woman in Strange Helmet: "They told me to come with them, I told them... they knocked away my tools, now I'm stuck here." Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Lavinia: "Casting tools?" "Are you a verditius?" Woman in Strange Helmet: "Verdi- how do you know that name?" Alphubel ex Merinita: "Maybe we can win your freedom." She says to the people in the stone whale. Woman in Strange Helmet: "Yes! Casting tools! I'd have frozen them solid with them!" Lavinia: "What do they look like? Maybe we can get them back." Atlantean, Soldier: "It's only a small wound, what is taking so long?" Lavinia: "Oh, my name's Lavinia by the way. I'm an Augustan wizard." Woman in Strange Helmet: "Er. I'm Anna." Lavinia: In Greek: "She's telling me how unwell she is, so I can diagnose." Woman in Strange Helmet: "It's a felt bag, they're little statuettes for each spell. The one of a snowflake, that's the important one!" Lavinia: "You should play along for now until we can get your tools back." Woman in Strange Helmet: "It's ignem, it hasn't stopped working like the others." "... Do I have a choice?" she looks up at the mermen Lavinia: what do the sodales think Woman in Strange Helmet: Right now you're still outside the city with a small group of 5 atlantean guards. Inside is unknown. Alphubel ex Merinita: I think we should help her out. Guy of Bonisagus: i think we should help this archmaga whos over a century old we can get some good rewards Woman in Strange Helmet: Uh yeah, she's an archmagus, definitely. Lavinia: i mean we either play along for a bit and look for an opportunit ylater, or we throw down now and start killing Guy of Bonisagus: well. shes over a century old Lavinia: if we start fighting she can't help us Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Lavinia: i assume Guy of Bonisagus: over 150 years old even Alphubel ex Merinita: It might make sense to buy her. Woman in Strange Helmet: She looks like a young woman, from her hands and voice, Guy. Her accent is Italian. Alphubel ex Merinita: That's always something you can do with slaves. Guy of Bonisagus: hm, shes learned a new accent over the years then Lavinia: does she have any kind of sigil on her outfit Woman in Strange Helmet: Her helmet has a sigil on it. There's a thin crust of salt on it. Alphubel ex Merinita: What is the sigil? Lavinia: rolling 1d10+3+2 ooh lore (+1 roman tribunal) ( 9 ) +3+2 = 14 (From Woman in Strange Helmet): I'd say that's high enough to know that this person is not a name or sigil you've ever come across, and they definitely can't be a member of this tribunal. Woman in Strange Helmet: The sigil is salt, Alphubel. Lavinia: "You sound Italian but you're no Roman Maga I've heard of." Woman in Strange Helmet: "What do you mean 'heard of', why would you ever kn-" Atlantean, Soldier: "The treatment is enough by now, we are taking her inside." Alphubel ex Merinita: Gasp! Lavinia: lol. Alphubel ex Merinita: I gasp at this twist! (To GM): Did I get that blood Atlantean, Soldier: The power of convenient interruptions Rosario of Flambeau: hah did she just get out of twilight or something (From Atlantean, Soldier): Oh yes, you did. She didn't seem to care you were taking it. Guy of Bonisagus: the crystal treatment Lavinia: to sodales, "It's not a name or sigil I've ever heard of, in this tribunal at least." Alphubel ex Merinita: Her sigil is salt so she's probably well preserved. Lavinia: doh hoh hoh Atlantean, Soldier: They start dragging her away from you. Guy of Bonisagus: i thought not. its not a name or sigil the augustans would tell you Atlantean, Soldier: If you wish to make any snap decision, now is the point of no return. Lavinia: Greek: "She should be fine now. Your king will be grateful." Rosario of Flambeau puts his hand on his sword Rosario of Flambeau: "Lavinia, should I?" Lavinia: "You're on your own if you do. None of us can back up your skills in this place." Atlantean, Soldier: Pillum of Flame probably does work underwater, since its just Creo and instant duration anyway. It burns them then goes away so theres no time for the water to put it out. Rosario of Flambeau: "Grrr...." I try to spit but it's very awkward. Lavinia: lol Atlantean, Soldier: It's impossible to spit with lungs of the fish up iirc or did you have the MuCo effect Alphubel ex Merinita: You can't burn things that are wet. Rosario of Flambeau: lol I had gills from the orb. Lavinia: everyone's under the MuCo effect Atlantean, Soldier: Ah. You can attempt to spit but you just get lots of seawater in your mouth. Alphubel ex Merinita: Boy, I bet that spell makes you thirsty. Lavinia: at a glance, does it look like any of the soldiers are carrying a pouch anna described Atlantean, Soldier: No. Lavinia: kk Guy of Bonisagus: does pilum work or not if it does i can murder Atlantean, Soldier: I'm not sure if Aristotle allows for underwater fires to exist. Even for an instant. As he is the final arbiter of disputes in Ars Rosario of Flambeau: so if i cast blade of venomous flame as a continuous effect that wouldnt heat up anything? rip virulent whatever Guy of Bonisagus: okay. lets console the aeneid to see Alphubel ex Merinita: It seems like you COULD use Ignem magic to heat things up but they could never catch anything on fire. Guy of Bonisagus: A limber sapling from the soil I tore; lets try again Not e'en to Anna's self this vision she reveals. Atlantean, Soldier: is that really the aeneid result you got Guy of Bonisagus: yeah after i allowed it in noscript Lavinia: Sounds like Anna is hiding somethign from us. Atlantean, Soldier: Ominious Guy of Bonisagus: it is. ominous, as well Alphubel ex Merinita: Hmm. Lavinia: We shouldn't act rashly on behalf of someone who is lying to us.l Alphubel ex Merinita: Here's my opinion, we should visit Atlantis and find out more of what's going on. Lavinia: Of oar-blades, for the naval contest meet. See, here the Shark comes speeding to her place, Trained is her crew and eager to compete, i like endrite's idea because i like learning lore and backstories Rosario of Flambeau: the aeneid seems preeeettty epic i should read it Atlantean, Soldier: You should read it and then practice throwing it Rosario of Flambeau: lol Atlantean, Soldier: Anyway. Since a meeting inside Atlatnis will be a more lengthy endeavour and we've already lost... well 2 people really, I'm counting Shaun too. I think it better to stop here for this week and have everyone together to conclude things. Rosario of Flambeau: more than that, really. sounds good. ty for gming, it was very fun im a sucker for high fantasy adventure ic and ooc. Alphubel ex Merinita: This except I hate them. Rosario of Flambeau: lol. Atlantean, Soldier: wrt fighting underwater, its a penalty to attacking but also to defence so it evens out. when fighting an atlantean they'll just have a small arbitrary bonus to represent being able to move freely underwater unless you have a spell to give yourself proper freedom of movement in the water Lavinia: you ran the damn king arthur adventure endrite Alphubel ex Merinita: I feel like there should be a large table that lists all the penalties different types of weapons have. Endrite: King Arthur is history. Atlantean, Soldier: So it Atlantis Alphubel ex Merinita: Ok so this is a published adventure, does it really asses a combat penalty to Atlanteans, who can only ever fight underwater? Rosario of Flambeau: im going to burn more muto vis (if we have any) to make myself a size +3 giant if i do fight them being able to ignore wounds seems op when my wound range is that high GM: Anyway, so far you have learned: there is a magic aura with dead fish and captive native, a fairy aura with significantly more handsome fish-people taking back treasure and slaves, and that you have a masked magus who seems oddly ignorant of certain things and is unknown in the tribunal, despite living next to Venice and speaking Italian. Rosario of Flambeau: i REALLY need that spell as an item thats my next project lol devil's fav demon: she seems like a real homebody. Alphubel ex Merinita: Here's something though: she knows about the Blight's effect on spellcasting. So she can't be a mermaid. GM: A lot of what you know about the blight came from tribunals where everyone gathered together and reported the specifics through experimentation Lavinia: Lets build a covenant here Alphubel ex Merinita: Where? Oh here. Lavinia: Atlantis. Alphubel ex Merinita: I thought you said "there". GM: Anyway, we'll conclude next week, gn Alphubel ex Merinita: Ok, see ya.
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