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Hide Whispers Darvin: Hello! Boy R. (GM): greetings Endrite: What's up? johns (GM): Hail Endrite: I'll be right back. Sorry, just had to check something as a GM. In Pendragon. Boy R. (GM): oh right i should give everyone gm privs Endrite: You shouldn't. Boy R. (GM): after this game Endrite: Hmm, Innkeepers can act as middlemen between customers and professionals of all types. The Rhone ends at the wild and inhospitable Camargue Delta, where a ghostly horse keeps a larder of up to 100 wicked children. Endrite: If this was D&D it would DEFINITELY be 10d10 children. Maybe 1d100. Isn't Mythic rarity a bit much for these items? cthinker: cumthinker's magus here johns: i just like the colors hail cthinker: did i miss anything Endrite: WOW YOU JUST LIKE THE COLORS!? I am Furious. johns: :/ Boy R. (GM): we haven't started yet, and might in fact be a bit late starting johns: i ruined all of br's prepwork Boy R. (GM): it helps me maintain the fiction that i do prepwork Endrite: What are the aging rules for ordinary animals like Merlin? johns: idk i bet its in Lords of Men Endrite: I don't see where it would be. Boy R. (GM): it's possible they don't exist Endrite: Hmm. Boy R. (GM): a shocking deficiency in a game known for its completion Prinny D.: I dont think theres animal aging rules Endrite: Someone better make it a familiar soon then or it's toast. Prinny D.: I intend to cook that bird once it dies. johns: mmm bird toast Darvin: Probably wouldn't be worse than gluten free bread Endrite: That's how you know she used her Corrupted Ability on it. Bonfilia of Verditius: Haha! I made this bread extra disgusting! Hail satan. what are the stats of a walking stick? johns: stats as in combat? Bonfilia of Verditius: yes Proclus of Rome: Probably as a club. Boy R. (GM): maybe as short sword but it does +0 damage Proclus of Rome: Or staff. Depending on how big it is. johns: if you consider guan dueling sticks to be walking sticks Boy R. (GM): or +2 maybe johns: they're in Ancient Magic p95 Proclus of Rome: Or cudgel. Boy R. (GM): it beats fists Bonfilia of Verditius: I imagine it's like one of those rich men walking sticks Boy R. (GM): a cane Proclus of Rome: Like a cane? That's probably a club. Bonfilia of Verditius: yes, that's the word a fancy wooden cane johns: i dont think they make them these days as i recall they only came into fashion to replace the gentleman's sword cthinker: cudgel sounds about right to me Bonfilia of Verditius: I'll make them fashionable. Little do they know I can make the cane grow thorns and act as a real weapon. Proclus of Rome: What about an old crone-style cane? Huh, did you even think about that? Those count as canes too! Boy R. (GM): that;s just a walking stick alright, let's see how this goes Bonfilia of Verditius: Bonfilia is too vain to use a simple walking stick, a cane is more elegant. Boy R. (GM): a wand Proclus of Rome: If she's vain then wouldn't she use something that fits the style of the time? Darvin: a long wand johns: wizard's staff Bonfilia of Verditius: she needs a wooden item of some sort to act as a weapon Boy R. (GM): i don't think walking sticks have ever been out of fashion really in the right circles Proclus of Rome: Wands are good. Oh you could walk around with a big book. Those have wooden covers. johns: what does bonfilia use for casting tools? how about a rolling pin as befits your occupation Boy R. (GM): Alright, so, when last we left off Bonfilia of Verditius: her casting tools are small breads that she carries in a breadbasket Boy R. (GM): you had entered a compact with the Rat King, promising to help him reclaim his subterannean regio from invading spiders in return for which, he would grant you a bounty of vis Proclus of Rome: He didn't say spiders. This is new info. Rat King: "Didn't I? Well, what does it matter? A deal is a deal" Masini the Grog: I smell a rat. Proclus of Rome: "That is your right." Rat King: "I'm amazed you can smell anything at all" Proclus of Rome: Please treat our noble guest with respect. Darvin: (I'm suddenly not so sure about this rat king) Proclus of Rome: What's the problem? Rats are paragons of trustworthiness. Rat King: "So, it's not complicated. Should be well within the means of resourceful beings like yourselves. One of my people can show you the way, it's beneath a human dwelling not too far from here." Ferris of Trianoma: Good point, my mistake Rat King: "We'd love to you help you further but the old spider is a cunning one, she's put spells around the entrance that admit none who go on four legs" Bonfilia of Verditius: "Alright lets stomp some arachnids." Proclus of Rome: "When was your home stolen?" Rat King: "Oh, a couple of weeks back. Their forces are probably still much diminished from the gnawing we gave them" Proclus of Rome: "Who, exactly, was it that stole your home?" cthinker: is this in the catacombs. i wasn't here for any rat king stuff Rat King: "A fat hag of a spider and her brood. Don't ask me what drove them to it, you don't negotiate with spiders" Proclus of Rome: The catacombs are a multitude of underground structures that may or may not be connected. Masini the Grog: im filling out my gear and its math on my char sheet Proclus of Rome: So yes, technically. Masini the Grog: should I assume base AC before any mods from weapons/shield is 5? or is it 5 + dex or something else i forget Rat King: hang on a sec I'll go over that with everyone Proclus of Rome: Also I'm pretty sure you can negotiate with spiders but I'm not going to mention it to the Rat King. Ferris of Trianoma: I'm pretty sure as well But since this is the combat test day, I'm not sure how much luck we are going to have with that route :D Proclus of Rome: Heh heh heh. You have much to learn... Masini the Grog: its your role as the player to derail the GM's plans Rat King: "Word of warning though - my servants can show you where the entrance is, but unless you can travel by rat hole you'll need to get through that building yourselves. Once you're into my realm though, you'll find yourselves much diminished in stature. Don't know why. It just happens to humans and such when try to break in" Masini the Grog: you win the game when you make him cry irl Rat King: OK, prepping for combat, which may or may not be averted entirely Johns has helpfully prepared an armoury, so if you select what you want you should be able to calculate combat totals on the fly But basically you need to know the following things for your characters: Masini the Grog: its really incomplete right now sorry Bonfilia of Verditius: I need a walking stick weapon Rat King: it's more complete than the covenant's armoury is right now Proclus of Rome: "Oh, that's is likely due to the Law of Sympathy." Rat King: you can have a stick/short staff, for today count it as a short sword that does str+2 damage Masini the Grog: i updated my char sheet with tentative loadout since I am dumb and didn't make cards for what The Church says is basic templar sargeant gear Rat King: Ok, so, your character's movement speed in yards/turn is equal to 10+size. Any complex combats will be played on a grid where 1 square = 2 yards Running speed is that + the higher of Athletics or 1d10. which varies turn to turn ofc Proclus of Rome: I found my weapon. http://www.earthlife.net/chelicerata/images/ventral.gif Rat King: the basic attack roll for each weapon is on the cards. for an unarmed attack it's D10+dex+brawl and everything else is that + a small weapon bonus Ferris of Trianoma: That's a solid choice proclus Proclus of Rome: A symmetrical picture of a spider. They have two of most organs except for the ones located in the middle of their bodies and are therefore symmetrical. Rat King: Unlike RAW, Soak and Defence are static values. Soak is 5+stam, plus any bonuses from armour or hermetic forms Proclus of Rome: What's the Terram bonus? Terram/5? Rat King: yes Proclus of Rome: Gotcha. Your wisdom is only exceeded by your nobility. Rat King: Defence is 5+qik+brawl if you want to dodge an attack, or 5+qik+single or great weapon if you're trying to block it there's no real difference between the two. I might decide later that you can only block so many attacks per turn but for now choose freely Masini the Grog: add in the block bonus of weapons like sword or not? Rat King: yeah use the ones you assigned Masini the Grog: kk Rat King: I can't say no to neatly ordered cards Bonfilia of Verditius: I love a good card. Masini the Grog: it's just whatever the "Def" is in core list of weapons p 176 Rat King: in the end i guess we haven't simplified this system at all. but oh well. Masini the Grog: lol i ruined everything Rat King: well, anyway, there's more pressing issues cthinker: is this going to be weapons-only Rat King: do you feel competent to fight your way into a regio of hostile monsters by yourselves? there's no reason you can't use magic in fact I advise it Aristocritus of Trianoma: i'm feeling Reckless (+3) Proclus of Rome: There's no reason to believe that they will be hostile. I'm sure we can come to an equitable arrangement. Masini the Grog: I'm feeling Pessimistic (+3) Bonfilia of Verditius: My magic is pretty good at fighting groups. Aristocritus of Trianoma: in fact Reckless (+3) is the only thing i can feel. Proclus of Rome: Talk about a hardened heart. Masini the Grog: can we hire thugs or mercenaries? Rat King: Alright, your rat guide is awaiting your word. I recommend your arm yourselves and decide who's in the party Turb Captain Luca: "Always at your disposal magus, I'm sure I can find some likely lads" checking prices real quick Proclus of Rome: Of course I'm going. Bonfilia of Verditius: I'll go too Proclus of Rome: It might be my only chance to investigate this regio. Ferris of Trianoma: Ferris will go with secret hopes of acquiring a familar. And likely to his death Masini the Grog: hey look on the bright side, if you die maybe you can come back as a ghost Ferris of Trianoma: Groovy Turb Captain Luca: 2 MP is enough to buy the services of a "combat group" of infantry Masini the Grog: plus since we're in catacombs already you don't have to worry about the cost of a funeral Turb Captain Luca: 1 will get you some thugs I define a combat group as one grog per player Masini the Grog: we can afford an extra MP Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh, i'm in Turb Captain Luca: Alright, a character named Mercenary has been added to grogs, check his stats for yourself Masini the Grog: Hello Mercenary Turb Captain Luca: these guys have swords and bucklers and armour that grants them +6 soak Masini the Grog: do the formulae & numbers on my char sheet look OK br? Proclus of Rome: The Mercenary doesn't have a weapon or armor or a Dark Secret. (Secretly a Devil Worshiper) (From Ferris of Trianoma): Just mentioning before we go down the spider hole I'm going to throw a "Impenetrable Silk" on myself for +3 soak. Turb Captain Luca: yes, because i just assigned his gear based on what you payed yes that all seems in order Proclus of Rome: Wait how do shields work? Turb Captain Luca: oh, and, if you need to prepare any spells, now's a good time to mention it they give you extra def are any of the magi taking equipment? Bonfilia of Verditius: I bring my stick, and use a spell on it Transformation of the Thorny Staff MuHe 10 R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind Causes a length of wood (up to 6 feet in length) to grow thick, sharp thorns at whatever spots you touch. If the spell is cast on a staff, the thorns add +4 to the damage done by the staff. (Base 3, +1 Touch, +2 Sun) Proclus of Rome: I'm going to take the Wondrous Cloak. Turb Captain Luca: strictly speaking, it's only an Excellent Cloak Aristocritus of Trianoma: i have a sword, i guess can't pass up a free sword Proclus of Rome: I can. And I will. No weapons for me. Ferris of Trianoma: Our short staves count as short swords for today, right? If that's the chance I'll just use that. If that's the case* Boy R. (GM): alright then you set out, surrounded by an escort of thugs, intently watching a rat as it scurries along the gutter yes but they do less damage i didn't realise these card were actually just hte weapon stats from the rulebook, that clarifies things Ferris of Trianoma: (Then I'll grab one of the short swords) Proclus of Rome: You have to build a deck and each combat round you draw a card and use the resulting weapon. Boy R. (GM): also, the stick needs to be wielded 2-handed to grant a defense bonus, precluding the use of a breadbasket anyway Proclus of Rome: Where is the Rat King while we do all of this? Boy R. (GM): you seem to have arrived! your guide disappears through a missing brick oh he's a guest of the covenant I guess Proclus of Rome: Ok. Hope he doesn't eat that cursed bread. Boy R. (GM): or you can leave him where you find him he's barely mobile Proclus of Rome: It smells really good. Boy R. (GM): Your faced with a dilapidated, but fairly imposing house. It seems to be empty. Also, the door seems to be locked Bonfilia of Verditius: Pass the Unyielding Portal MuHe 5 R: Touch, D: Diam, T: Ind Makes the wood of a door pliable, allowing the magus to bend it open regardless of most locks or bars. (Base 3, +1 Touch, +1 Diameter) Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Well, we could knock. That would be the polite thing to do. Bonfilia of Verditius: I open the door with magic. Proclus of Rome: Fine. Masini the Grog: classic rpg dilemma: knock, pick, or bash Ferris of Trianoma: That's not the magus way of doing that Boy R. (GM): Excellent. You destroy the door Proclus of Rome: Shouldn't it be Villa del Ratto? Boy R. (GM): Maybe! opening the door you're faced with a ghostly vision on the stairs The figure of an elderly woman, swathed in black, raises a pointing figure at you and screams Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Well that's interesting. Boy R. (GM): This is somewhat alarming, but it doesn't stop you taking in other details. This house is filthy, as if nobody has lived in it for years Proclus of Rome: VERY well crafted furniture. Boy R. (GM): not really much like this at all Ferris of Trianoma: She seems to have kept in shape for being an elderly lady Bonfilia of Verditius: I look for where the rat went. Boy R. (GM): it's a very well tailored gown Proclus of Rome: So it's like this except the furniture is 500 years older, she's old instead of young, and wearing black instead of white. Boy R. (GM): roughly also it's an entrance hall and not a dining room Bonfilia shoves forward to look for the rat, to be checked by the crone who continues to shriek incoherently she attempts a grapple! Proclus of Rome: So what you're saying is that this picture isn't accurate in any respect. I told you we should have knocked. Boy R. (GM): rolling d10!-2+4 ( 2 ) -2+4 = 4 what is bonfilia's brawling defence? Bonfilia of Verditius: she doesnt have brawl Boy R. (GM): alright, then it's 5+qik Bonfilia of Verditius: 2 then Boy R. (GM): aggravatingly, you find yourself overpowered by the crone or at least powerless to shake her off Bonfilia of Verditius: "What the hell?" Masini the Grog: she just wants a hug Boy R. (GM): "Thieves! Thieves and Killers! My curse on you all!" Proclus of Rome: Hauntings are covered by Area Lore: Rome (Supernatural), right? Boy R. (GM): famous ones, I guess Masini the Grog: if you want me to stab her just say the word Proclus of Rome: I'll check to see if I've heard anything about this ghost. Aristocritus of Trianoma: get our rome lore teacher on the phone Proclus of Rome: rolling 1d10! + 2 + 8 ( 3 ) +2+8 = 13 Maybe. Of course, this could always be a trick by the spider queen. Boy R. (GM): you haven't heard of a haunting in these parts. ghosts are a common urban phenomenon though. Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Bonfilia of Verditius: This is probably just some old crazy widow. "Someone get this widow off me." Aristocritus of Trianoma: do we have a torch Masini the Grog: I'll punch the widow Boy R. (GM): that's the sort of thing you should specify, going into a dungeon crawl! yes though, you can have a torch alright, roll brawl! Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2+11 Dex + Brawl ( 8 ) +2+11 = 21 Proclus of Rome: Good punch. Aristocritus of Trianoma: nice i mean. Well struck! Proclus of Rome: Of course, if it's a ghost then punching it won't do anything. Boy R. (GM): her defence is 2 so that's a crit, which means... something you can reroll damage and take the result you prefer Masini the Grog: rolling strength + 0 + stress for damage Proclus of Rome: She explodes like a blood sausage. Boy R. (GM): ty Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2 ( 5 ) +2 = 7 rolling 1d10!+2 ( 3 ) +2 = 5 whammo. Bonfilia of Verditius: "Thanks to you, grog." Boy R. (GM): shaken, but not wounded Masini the Grog: This is my life now. Beating up dead ladies. Masini the Grog sighs Boy R. (GM): she recoils with a split lip and looks at masini in shock then sits heavily on the steps and starts moaning to herself Bonfilia of Verditius: "Let's go." I look for the rat again. Boy R. (GM): the rat is probably downstairs Proclus of Rome: Hmm. I feel like we should apologize to this poor old (ghost?) lady. Boy R. (GM): you can certainly do that Proclus of Rome: I shall. Ferris of Trianoma: Ghost ladys don't have real feelings Aristocritus of Trianoma: they might have vis Proclus of Rome: "I am sorry for my colleague's behavior, but it is imperative that we enter the regio beneath your home." "A kingdom is at stake!" Boy R. (GM): bonfilia's search uncovers a cellar, filled with indeterminate rotting substances, and more cellar where it looks like someone has knocked through into an adjoining catacomb your rat is there, twitching at you the old lady doesn't appear to understand anything proclus says Proclus of Rome: Well that's her own problem. Masini the Grog: I ask "Who are you" in Italian Proclus of Rome: I'll join my sodales downstairs. Aristocritus of Trianoma: i'll keep moving too Masini the Grog: I follow Boy R. (GM): she's saying a prayer now. she seems a little hysterical. alright Proclus of Rome: Hmm, prayer eh? Boy R. (GM): the entire house is covered in cobwebs, but they grow especially thick in the cellar. the rat leads you to a a passageway that a human would have to stoop to enter, which appears to curve sharply and get smaller still it stops here Proclus of Rome: Well she'll be here when we get back. Are they cobwebs or spider webs? Ferris of Trianoma: Well, the rat king did say we would start shrinking as we go further in. Boy R. (GM): a mix of both Aristocritus of Trianoma: is there a difference Proclus of Rome: Yes. Boy R. (GM): aren't cobwebs formed from old spider webs? Proclus of Rome: Spider webs are created by spiders and cob webs are created by the animating spirit of spiders when they lack a body. Ferris of Trianoma: "Cob" is another word for spider, in Middle English coppe. So by definition, a cobweb is a spiderweb. Some people differentiate spiral or orb webs, which they call spiderwebs, from other forms that they are familiar with. Proclus of Rome: I don't speak English. Ferris of Trianoma: from the googs Boy R. (GM): cool Masini the Grog: Huh. TIL Boy R. (GM): so who's creeping into the strange hole first? who's carrying torches, and what spells or other precautions are you taking? Ferris of Trianoma: I'll go in first if no one else volunteers Proclus of Rome: Alright. Boy R. (GM): your mercenaries look about nervously Ferris of Trianoma: I've put a silk soak spell on myself Boy R. (GM): very good it continues some way, and you're forced to crawl before it widens out again Proclus of Rome: What is that? Boy R. (GM): is anyone else going? Proclus of Rome: Yes. Masini the Grog: I'll go Proclus of Rome: I am going. Masini the Grog: Right after Ferris Aristocritus of Trianoma: same Ferris of Trianoma: Are we just in the continuation of a tunnel or does it open up to a room? Aristocritus of Trianoma: i have a torch, which i guess i can carry around with The Unseen Porter instead of my hands Proclus of Rome: You know you have to roll this things. Speaking of, what's the Aura here? Masini the Grog: Does Ferris have a torch Ferris of Trianoma: I would not be carrying a torch Aristocritus of Trianoma: my rete total is high enough to just cast it, i think Masini the Grog: Fine! I'll carry a damn torch Boy R. (GM): the aura here is magic 2 cool. lose your shield bonus also, ferris and masini, roll per+awareness Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh, it has a requisite Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+0+6 ( 1 ) +0+6 = 7 Aristocritus of Trianoma: that just adds a magnitude to the level right Ferris of Trianoma: roll 1d10! + 0 + 4 rolling 1d10! + 4 ( 10 + 8 ) +4 = 22 Masini the Grog: Oops, I forgot to open the visor on my helmet Boy R. (GM): no, you use the lowest of the default art or the requisite Proclus of Rome: rolling 5 + 4 + 2 + 4 5+4+2+4 = 15 That's enough to detect an Aura unless it's a 4+ Divine Aura. Ferris of Trianoma: I thought requisites also add a magnitude though, right? Boy R. (GM): when you're building a spell but if you learned it, the level is already set Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh so i'm looking at rego plus... herbam? still impossible to fail Boy R. (GM): sure, lowest of herbam or terram if you're sponting then roll for possible botch, otherwise, cool Aristocritus of Trianoma: it's one of my known spells Boy R. (GM): I believe it requires concentration to move the torch along with you. which is probably fine if you're just walking along alright, ferris notices the sticky strands hanging from the ceiling just as masini notices he's stuck the rest of you notice you're in a cavern. the flickering torchlight is reflected in the eyes of a bunch of spiders, just hanging out and chittering. coming in an armed group, there's no chance of sneaking in so they notice you as soon as you notice them Proclus of Rome: "Hello spiders, I am Proclus of Rome." Ferris of Trianoma: "We are here to speak peacefully to your queen." (To johns): would you like to control generic mercenaries in this exchange? Boy R. (GM): what's your highest rank of animal ken? Ferris of Trianoma: 3, because I'm a genius Proclus of Rome: 0 (From Masini the Grog): alright Ferris of Trianoma: "Us. Friends. Queen. Help" Aristocritus of Trianoma: 0 here Proclus of Rome: I'm glad Christendom took the secret of 0 from the Arabs during the first crusade. Spiderlings: "[unintelligible] what help?" Proclus of Rome: Otherwise this would be a lot more complicated. Bonfilia of Verditius: yo [incoherent] Spiderlings: actually I don't believe you qualify for 0 animal ken instead you have none Aristocritus of Trianoma: NaN here Proclus of Rome: That's true, thank you Spiderlings. Spiderlings: yw Ferris of Trianoma: My attempt at saying that the rats want them out of here. "Rats. Bad. Coming." Proclus of Rome: You don't speak Latin by any chance, do you? Bonfilia of Verditius: While my friends speak to the spiderlings I cast a surprise spell on them. Spiderlings: "where rats? you rats?" Proclus of Rome: What a shocker. Spiderlings: you've successfully confused them! congrats on your surprise round Bonfilia of Verditius: I'll cast Trap of the Entwining Vines CrHe 15 R: Voice, D: Sun, T: Group Causes strong, woody vines to grow rapidly from fertile earth. The vines cover a circle 2 paces across and reach 6 feet high. Anything caught within them is immobilized. To avoid the vines, the target must make a Quickness – Encumbrance stress roll of 9+. To break out requires a Strength stress roll of 12+ (allowed once a round). Someone not trapped can cut a trapped person free in two rounds, assuming proper tools. The vines weaken and wither to dust at sunrise or sunset. (Base 1, +2 Voice, +2 Sun, +2 Group) Spiderlings: rolling d10!10 ( 10 + 10 + 8 ) = 28 rolling d10!+10 ( 4 ) +10 = 14 ok Bonfilia of Verditius: rolling d10!+9+8 ( 7 ) +9+8 = 24 Spiderlings: Bonfilia casts trap of the entwining vines. Unfortunately this cave is solid stone, and not fertile earth now we're in regular rounds Bonfilia of Verditius: damn this stone Aristocritus of Trianoma: how big is a square again Spiderlings: the mercenaries take her shouting as the sign to attack Ferris of Trianoma: 2 yards Spiderlings: yes so basically you can move 5 for free. you can also take one standard action, such as attack, run, or cast a spell you can take multiple standard actions, if oyu don't mind spending fatigue levels and suffering action penalties Masini the Grog: Okay, do we attack as a group or should I roll for each merc? Spiderlings: roll for each, individually Masini the Grog: OK Spiderlings: they all have their own position on the grid Masini the Grog: can you put a little color marker opn them to distinguish them Aristocritus of Trianoma: hm Proclus of Rome: This is definitely going to throw a wrench in my plans to have the Spider Queen marry the Rat King. Spiderlings: I could hand off one to each of oyu if that would be more fun Aristocritus of Trianoma: for spells with distances measured in paces should we just say a pace is a yard, then Proclus of Rome: It would. Masini the Grog: I have moved them 5 each Ferris of Trianoma: That sounds like an excellent plan still. Bonfilia of Verditius: I dont want to control a grog Proclus of Rome: What's the Aura here? Masini the Grog: Attackin' with Sords Spiderlings: it's magic 2 Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+1+10+2 Red ( 7 ) +1+10+2 = 20 Proclus of Rome: Ok. Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+1+10+2 Blue ( 8 ) +1+10+2 = 21 rolling 1d10!+1+10+2 Yellow ( 10 + 7 ) +1+10+2 = 30 rolling 1d10!+1+10+2 Pink ( 5 ) +1+10+2 = 18 Aristocritus of Trianoma: ruthless Proclus of Rome: Good rolls mercenaries. Spiderlings: the spiders have a flat defense of 15, so, pretty good Masini the Grog: maybe they should get a bonus to dodge based on small size Proclus of Rome: BDDDD Are they small? Spiderlings: I don't feel it's necessary Proclus of Rome: I thought we were the same size. Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2+3 Damage Red ( 5 ) +2+3 = 10 rolling 1d10!+2+3 Damage Blue ( 3 ) +2+3 = 8 Spiderlings: they're dwarf size Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2+3 Damage Pink ( 2 ) +2+3 = 7 rolling 1d10!+2+3 Damage Yellow ( 2 ) +2+3 = 7 Spiderlings: excellent. they have a soak of 8, so one of them is Shaken Proclus of Rome: Aren't they all Shaken? Masini the Grog: shaken but not stirred Proclus of Rome: That guy won't shut up about bugs! Spiderlings: oh hey I guess yellow crit he can reroll damage Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2+3 yellow ( 8 ) +2+3 = 13 Proclus of Rome: Nice. Spiderlings: nice. that's shaken+ 1 wound Masini the Grog: Masini's in a web, what're his options Spiderlings: all wounds, incidentally, inflict a -3 wound penalty and heal as heavy wounds Ok, masini can roll strength 9+ to break free Masini the Grog: i'll use RESERVES OF STRENGTH rolling 1d10!+2+3 str ( 4 ) +2+3 = 9 Spiderlings: nice! Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2-4 fatigue ( 5 ) +2-4 = 3 rolling 1d10!+2-4 fatigue ( 7 ) +2-4 = 5 Spiderlings: that's your action unfortunately, unless you care to fatigue yourself Masini the Grog: awesome I take 2 short-term fatigue levels Proclus of Rome: Low self-esteem spiderlings here. Spiderlings: you can also move Masini the Grog: that's it for me Spiderlings: I just noticed I did the order sort wrong, so ACTUALLY it's Aristocritus' turn Aristocritus of Trianoma: i'm gonna cast Leap of the Fire from my floating torch to the spider in the back Spiderlings: your torch hovers stationary in the air as the spider fight captures your attention cunning alright, roll it Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh heck Proclus of Rome: I'm going to be honest, these combat rules don't seem that terrible. Aristocritus of Trianoma: how do targeting rolls work Spiderlings: oh, well, I meant the casting roll first if there;s no chance of a failing just a d10 for botch check Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh i was just looking at the description rolling 1d10! ( 1 ) = 1 Spiderlings: rolling 2d10 ( 3 + 9 ) = 12 no botch Aristocritus of Trianoma: nice. Spiderlings: ok so targetting roll. i think that's per+finesse? vs the target's ordinary defense Aristocritus of Trianoma: rolling 1d10!+6+1 ( 7 ) +6+1 = 14 Spiderlings: or actually it should hit as a ranged attack i guess in which case the ease factor is 17 for the spider's small size Aristocritus of Trianoma: hm. Spiderlings: sorry I'm working out the kinks as I go Aristocritus of Trianoma: ideally that was our only torch, and now we're fighting in total darkness Spiderlings: you singe its skin but can't quite leap the torch's flame with pinpoint accuracy Masini the Grog: i still got one Spiderlings: he still got one bonfilia, what else have you got? Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh, do i also have to make a concentration roll to maintain the unseen porter Bonfilia of Verditius: alright Spiderlings: only if oyu want to do something with it Bonfilia of Verditius: I'll cast The Crystal Dart MuTe 10 R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Ind (Req: Rego) A 10-inch crystal dart rises from the ground at your feet, floats into the air, and speeds off like an arrow at a target that is within Voice range. It does +10 damage, and always hits its target, although it must penetrate Magic Resistance to have any real effect. (Base 3, +2 Voice, +1 Rego requisite) Spiderlings: in any case it's just an unlit torch right now Aristocritus of Trianoma: since i was casting a spell with that up, i mean i'll just let it fall to the ground for now Bonfilia of Verditius: on the spirit near the red grog spider* Spiderlings: yeah, my take is that it just hangs there if oyu concentrate on somethign else. it's not a conc duration spell ok! check for botch, roll penetration Bonfilia of Verditius: rolling d10!+1+4+2 ( 4 ) +1+4+2 = 11 my pen ability is 3, dont know how the calculation works Spiderlings: your pen is d10+3 unless you get a very high casting roll rolling d10!+3 ( 3 ) +3 = 6 it penetrates! Proclus of Rome: The Penetration bonus is your Ability divided by 2, right? Bonfilia of Verditius: rolling d10+10 ( 10 ) +10 = 20 Spiderlings: no, it's the ability unmodified Bonfilia of Verditius: 20 damage Proclus of Rome: Oh ok. Spiderlings: penetration was a very weak ability under the old rules Proclus of Rome: Yep. Spiderlings: ok, damage rolls are stressed so you can roll again if you like Bonfilia of Verditius: rolling d10! ( 9 ) = 9 29 damage Spiderlings: yep it's dead Proclus of Rome: RIP. Spiderlings: your dart goes clean through the carapace on each side with a satisfying sound effect you'll have to imagine Bonfilia of Verditius: SHWOOM is the effect I imagine Spiderlings: Proclus, what are you at? Proclus of Rome: Parma! I guess I will also use a Crystal Dart. Spiderlings: it seems to be effective Proclus of Rome: rolling 1d10! + 18 ( 9 ) +18 = 27 So that's + 5 to Penetration. rolling 1d10! + 4 + 5 ( 5 ) +4+5 = 14 Spiderlings: nice Proclus of Rome: Oh it's on this old boy right here. Spiderlings: very good damage is +10 oh you rolled Proclus of Rome: I thought they had Magic Resistance. No I didn't. Aristocritus of Trianoma: important question: how do you ping something Spiderlings: click and hold Ferris of Trianoma: What's the +4 from in the penetration check? Proclus of Rome: Click and hold using the cursor tool. Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh Spiderlings: right, but you penetrated handily Aristocritus of Trianoma: neat Proclus of Rome: That's my Penetration skill. rolling 1d10! + 10 ( 8 ) +10 = 18 Ferris of Trianoma: I thought you either add Pen ability or your overcast spell pen, not both Proclus of Rome: Base Spell Penetration Total = D10! + Penetration - add +5 to your spell's penetration total for every full 10 points by which your casting total exceeded the spell level. That's from the House Rules. Spiderlings: he takes 2 wounds and is, of course, shaken. this spider will be dead if it takes 1 more wound Ferris of Trianoma: Ah, gotcha Proclus of Rome: RIP. Spiderlings: yeah it adds up. i think the overcasting bonus may still be too little, but it's working so far the spider's finally get it together rolling to rally, left then right rolling 2d10>6 ( 8 + 7 ) = 2 Successes they get it completely together, and leap to the attack swarming on blue, these 2 get a +3 ganging up bonus Spiderlings: rolling d10!+18 ( 6 ) +18 = 24 Masini the Grog: merc's dodge is 14 and block is 19 Spiderlings: rolling d10!+18 ( 9 ) +18 = 27 well I recommend he blocks rolling d10!+10 ( 7 ) +10 = 17 rolling d10!+10 ( 3 ) +10 = 13 for damage Masini the Grog: soak is sta + 4 from armor + 5 so 11 Spiderlings: thanks the first attack leaves him shaken, 1 wound. the other inflicts shaken again, which translates to another wound because he's already reeling rolling d10!+15 on red ( 6 ) +15 = 21 Masini the Grog: i found out you can add numbers to those little status icons if you have the window open just type in a number and it shows up Spiderlings: o rly Masini the Grog: oh you have to click on the icon too Spiderlings: that's much neater ok right, that's a hit rolling d10!+10 ( 2 ) +10 = 12 Masini the Grog: shaken Spiderlings: on... violet, i think rolling d10!+15 ( 7 ) +15 = 22 rolling d10!+10 ( 1 ) +10 = 11 Proclus of Rome: Violet? Masini the Grog: soaked Spiderlings: pink? Masini the Grog: Pinku Proclus of Rome: Ok. Spiderlings: and yellow 63 Masini the Grog: what the Spiderlings: no, I did type that right Aristocritus of Trianoma: lol Masini the Grog: holy moley have we ever seen a 4x explode before Spiderlings: ok the critical effect of spider bites is... you're grappled and webbed Proclus of Rome: 63 huh? Spiderlings: rolling d10!=10 ( 10 + 9 ) = 19 Masini the Grog: 1x wound? Spiderlings: I typed that wrong, however that should be 19+10 Masini the Grog: 18 4 wounds? or shaken + 3 wounds? Spiderlings: 3 wounds and incapacitated Masini the Grog: yikes Spiderlings: miraculously not dead yet Masini the Grog: OK. Spiderlings: ok! I'm relieved these guys aren't complete pushovers Masini the Grog: Green moves between Ferris & the spider Spiderlings: oh, blue need to roll 6+ to unshake Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10! ( 9 ) = 9 unshook Spiderlings: very good, he can act normally Masini the Grog: but still at -6 from wounds I assume Spiderlings: afraid so Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+1+10+4 Attack Green ( 3 ) +1+10+4 = 18 rolling 1d10!+1+10+4-6 Attack Blue ( 1 ) +1+10+4-6 = 10 rolling 2d10 ( 9 + 1 ) = 10 fuck Spiderlings: rup Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+1+10+4 Attack Red ( 1 ) +1+10+4 = 16 rolling 2d10 ( 10 + 6 ) = 16 Spiderlings: oh blue does get +3 for surrounding him Masini the Grog: he still botched tho Spiderlings: oh right sorry red doesn't botch, and hits Masini the Grog: i think a basic combat botch is he drops his weapon Proclus of Rome: Good for you Red. Masini the Grog: if the weapon is Shoddy quality it would break entirely rolling 1d10!+2+6 Damage Red ( 3 ) +2+6 = 11 Spiderlings: that works for me. might be worth revising if it happens too often Masini the Grog: does green get +3 for surrounding too? I assume he hit rolling 1d10!+2+6 Damage Green ( 1 ) +2+6 = 9 Spiderlings: shit red was shaken as well, did he roll to rally? Proclus of Rome: Amazing rolls here. Masini the Grog: I did not, sorry rolling 1d10! Red Rally ( 3 ) = 3 Aristocritus of Trianoma: thanks masini. Masini the Grog: lol Spiderlings: poor show, mercenary Masini the Grog: one more attack rolling 1d10!+1+10+4 Attack Pink ( 1 ) +1+10+4 = 16 rolling 2d10 ( 3 + 7 ) = 10 jesus Spiderlings: well, it's a hit Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+2+6 Damage Pink ( 4 ) +2+6 = 12 Spiderlings: yellow is off the field imo Proclus of Rome: Why? Masini the Grog: incaped Proclus of Rome: They could choose to kill him. Spiderlings: they won't while there's real danger Proclus of Rome: In addition, he still occupies a square. Spiderlings: but ok he's difficult terrain Masini the Grog: lol Proclus of Rome: Thank you. Spiderlings: spiders are immune to difficult terrain ok, that was certainly something proclus, you're up Masini the Grog: this is what we get for using mercs instead of a proper turb Proclus of Rome: Ok. I'll try to Crystal Dart this guy Spiderlings: cool Proclus of Rome: rolling 1d10! + 18 ( 3 ) +18 = 21 rolling 1d10! + 4 + 5 ( 5 ) +4+5 = 14 rolling 1d10!+10 ( 5 ) +10 = 15 Spiderlings: looks good 2 wounds total, and he's stunned again Proclus of Rome: Phew! Spiderlings: ferris! Ferris of Trianoma: I'll go for the top guy with a Pilum of Fire Spiderlings: flamboyant Ferris of Trianoma: rolling 1d10! + 10 + 5 + 3 + 2 (Cr+Ig+STA+Aura) ( 6 ) +10+5+3+2 = 26 rolling 1d10! + 3 ( 7 ) +3 = 10 rolling 1d10! + 15 ( 9 ) +15 = 24 Spiderlings: ok that's incapacitation, I beleive red grog looks on in relieved alarm Aristocritus! Aristocritus of Trianoma: hands of the grasping earth, this guy Spiderlings: very good. you need to beat mr 5 and not botch your spell Aristocritus of Trianoma: rolling 1d10!+7+9+1+2 ( 8 ) +7+9+1+2 = 27 rolling 1d10!+6 pen ( 10 + 2 ) +6 = 18 Spiderlings: looks unbotched Aristocritus of Trianoma: that spider is extremely grasped. Spiderlings: ok cool, it's immobilised ping your target again pls Aristocritus of Trianoma: north of blue plus even more penetration for beating the level by 10 Spiderlings: yep Masini is free to act Masini the Grog: Do I risk dropping the torch if I wade into combat Spiderlings: I don't see why Masini the Grog: k Spiderlings: you just have to carry it Masini the Grog: is it easier to hit the immobilized spider? Spiderlings: eh, sure take +3 Proclus of Rome: Generous. Masini the Grog: i'll move next to red and with blue I get another +3 for surrounding Spiderlings: I think you hit these guys automatically anyway Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+21 Sword strike ( 7 ) +21 = 28 Spiderlings: that's a crit Masini the Grog: rolling 1d10!+8 ( 6 ) +8 = 14 rolling 1d10!+8 ( 1 ) +8 = 9 Aristocritus of Trianoma: i assume invisible sling also has a targeting roll? Spiderlings: not by default some magic missiles do, but they're usually the ones that attack indirectly to bypass MR Aristocritus of Trianoma: oh Spiderlings: ok, masini your target is shaken Masini the Grog: Invisible Sling is a spell that uses targeting to bypass MR Spiderlings: that's invisible sling of vilano, not hte default invisible sling Masini the Grog: Oh ok Aristocritus of Trianoma: what's the deal with leap of the fire then Spiderlings: as a Pro Tip, attacking targets that suffer the transient condition, "Shaken", is a good way to score easy wounds because any further results of shaken, no wound, convert to a single wound perhaps I should have explained that earlier Masini the Grog: Ah, I gotcha Spiderlings: leap of the fire is just not a great attack spell. it's low level though, which makes it easy to get good pen Masini the Grog: so it would've been better to target one of the already shook spiders ill do better next round Spiderlings: yep that's how it works Proclus of Rome: Hopefully before one of these spiderlings does another 58 damage. Spiderlings: right, spiders rolling 5d10>6 ( 2 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 9 ) = 4 Successes grappled guy strikes at masini rolling d10!+15 ( 2 ) +15 = 17 Masini the Grog: I block Spiderlings: cool Proclus of Rome: So is it greater than or greater than or equal to? Spiderlings: on pink Masini the Grog: 6 Spiderlings: rolling d10!+15 ( 8 ) +15 = 23 Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Masini the Grog: rolling 2d2>2 ( 2 + 1 ) = 1 Successes Proclus of Rome: Good math there. Masini the Grog: > means greater or equal Proclus of Rome: Ok. Masini the Grog: pink is hit Spiderlings: def 19 right? Masini the Grog: yeah Spiderlings: rolling d10!+10 ( 9 ) +10 = 19 that's a wound I think Masini the Grog: yup Spiderlings: rolling d10!+9 ( 6 ) +9 = 15 Masini the Grog: blocked Spiderlings: 18 because of swarming, but still blocked Masini the Grog: wait, does a wound impact blocking abilitiy? Spiderlings: not by these rolls, because you're not rolling Masini the Grog: k Spiderlings: do you think it should? Masini the Grog: not sure Spiderlings: I'm happy to leave it out anyway bonfilia Proclus of Rome: It probably should. In MY opinion. Spiderlings: perhaps I like the idea of just recording your defense and forgetting it though Bonfilia of Verditius: I'll crystal the spider next to green grog Masini the Grog: that would make swarming someone a lot more potent yeah the fewer calculations you need to do on the fly the better imo Bonfilia of Verditius: rolling d10!+1+4+2 ( 4 ) +1+4+2 = 11 rolling d10!+3 ( 4 ) +3 = 7 pen 7 Spiderlings: that's a hit Bonfilia of Verditius: rolling d10!+10 ( 6 ) +10 = 16 16 dam Proclus of Rome: Good ol' Crystal Jart. Spiderlings: alright that's 2 wounds +shaken = 3 wounds, incaped Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+2-3>6 Pink rally ( 10 + 2 ) +2-3 = 11 Spiderlings: ok you look safe Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+1+10+4-3 Pink Attack ( 3 ) +1+10+4-3 = 15 Spiderlings: I don't think you need wound penalties on those rolls I've been going back and forth over whether htey should use stam that's a grazing hit Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+1+10+4+3 Blue Attack (Surrounding) ( 3 ) +1+10+4+3 = 21 Ferris of Trianoma: Random basic question, if you are using a concentration spell, casting another spell would break it right away, correct? Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+1+10+4+3 Green Attak ( 6 ) +1+10+4+3 = 24 Proclus of Rome: No. Spiderlings: not automatically Proclus of Rome: You take a penalty. Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+1+10+4+3 Red Attk ( 6 ) +1+10+4+3 = 24 Spiderlings: but you need to make a concentration roll Proclus of Rome: Right. Aristocritus of Trianoma: that's what your concentration skill is for i mean. besides all the other things Spiderlings: looks like a lot of hits Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+2+6 Pink Dmg ( 10 + 4 ) +2+6 = 22 Spiderlings: which target? Mercenary: ah, pink was targeting the one slightly closer to the magi Spiderlings: it's dead Mercenary: rolling 1d10!+2+6 Red Dmg ( 3 ) +2+6 = 11 rolling 1d10!+2+6 Blue Dmg ( 5 ) +2+6 = 13 rolling 1d10!+2+6 Green Dmg ( 6 ) +2+6 = 14 blue and green are targeting the same guy, shouldve specified Spiderlings: is red coup de gracing the incapacitated spider? Proclus of Rome: Yikes. Spiderlings: actually, it looks like you've put all but one out of action Mercenary: oops didn't realize red's guy was incaped.. he'll back up pink Spiderlings: and I don't think we need to roll out another round you can skewer or crystal dart the last spider as it tries to flee assuming that's what you want to do Mercenary: So we've got one wounded Merc & one incapacitated Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Ferris of Trianoma: We could open the tome of the last spider if we want info Bonfilia of Verditius: Their wounds will recover quickly in the presence of my cursed bread Proclus of Rome: Doesn't it have to stay still for that? Ferris of Trianoma: Isn't that what vines are for? Bonfilia of Verditius: I cant use vines here Ferris of Trianoma: Oh yeah Spiderlings: the old grasping hands would do it Mercenary: You can use that spell on an incapacitated creature I think Since you're not talking to it, just scanning its mind? Boy R. (GM): probably Ferris of Trianoma: Yeah, it just says touch its head and you see it's memories Proclus of Rome: We should detain the final spider so it does't tell all the other spiders what's going on. Ferris of Trianoma: I assume it just needs a living brain Boy R. (GM): you can Proclus of Rome: You mean heart. Boy R. (GM): do you kill it or what Masini the Grog: Red & Pink together try to grapple it Proclus of Rome: Thoughts come from the heart. Boy R. (GM): I'll allow it you're actually faster than these guys over open ground Masini the Grog: for my records which magi got kills? Ferris of Trianoma: Alright, I'll open the tome on the grappled guy. As long as this isn't a stressful situation it's an auto pass. Boy R. (GM): seems fine Proclus of Rome: Yeah they have to do that stopping thing, because Spiders are inherently melancholic. Aristocritus of Trianoma: i'm going to relight + refloat the torch Ferris of Trianoma: I think I killed the top most one. Proclus of Rome: That's why spider bites cause a melancholic ague. Bonfilia of Verditius: makes sense Aristocritus of Trianoma: i killed nothing, despite my best efforts Boy R. (GM): ok, scanning the spider's memories of the past day is an interesting process, in a tedious kind of way (From Ferris of Trianoma): "You touch the head of the animal in question and read its memories of the past day. The further the animal is from human, the harder it is to read its memories accurately. If you simply scan the beast’s memories, not looking for anything special, you get the memories the beast thinks are most important." for the spell text again, if you were curious Proclus of Rome: It's interesting, in a deeply dull and boring way. Boy R. (GM): you do manage to put together a rough layout of these caves Masini the Grog: i enjoyed that combat i hope others did too Boy R. (GM): spiders can fit a lot of the same crap into a day i think it went pretty smoothly i'll poll some refinements now everyone knows how it works Ferris of Trianoma: Yeah, it was pretty smooth Proclus of Rome: It went ok except for the party where it was started by a murderous hellion. Masini the Grog: good cave feel Boy R. (GM): not pictured: miles more of mazelike warrens Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Bonfilia of Verditius: The diplomacy was going nowhere, I took initiative and made the obvious choice. Ferris of Trianoma: Any clue to where the spider queen is? Proclus of Rome: I'm surprised the rats were thrown out of here. Boy R. (GM): one image sticks out in your mind's eye - a cave whereat a bloated matriarch squats among piles of egg sacs you also get a good sense of what passages are used most frequently by the spiders there were a few hanging out here because they'd returned from a hunt, but actually the rat wasn't lying and there isn't a huge army of them in here cthinker: b r b Ferris of Trianoma: Ok, I'll torch this one since I think we've gotten all of the useful information out of it. Bonfilia of Verditius: if you know where the matriarch is just spont a spell to collapse the roof over her Proclus of Rome: I don't know if the Spider Queen will appreciate that. Masini the Grog: im intrigued by this Mysterious Ritual Chamber Ferris of Trianoma: Spiders are pretty fond of killing other spiders that are weaker Boy R. (GM): well from what ferris gleans from the spider's memories... Ferris of Trianoma: This one allowed itself to be grappled by grogs. No life for him. Proclus of Rome: That ritual doesn't sound that mysterious to me. Boy R. (GM): a lot of animal bones and parts of dismembered spider are arranged in patterns on the floor here when the denizens pass through here, they walk on the walls and don't disturb anything Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Ferris of Trianoma: Are the animals bones shrunken down like us? Boy R. (GM): no, because htey're bits of pigeon mostly Proclus of Rome: Well we'll have to go there before I can investigate more thoroughly. So the Spider Queen is in the Egg Chamber, right? Boy R. (GM): yep, probably Proclus of Rome: I'd definitely be interested to learn how they managed to overpower the rats. Boy R. (GM): the others bring her food, which is totally un spiderlike behaviour but what are you going to do Bonfilia of Verditius: we should def collapse that whole chamber from here and just kill them now Proclus of Rome: That's a mistake from a lot of perspectives. Ferris of Trianoma: I don't think that would bring the rats their kingdom back. Proclus of Rome: 1) We'll never learn how they were able to penetrate Villa del Ratto. Masini the Grog: we wouldn't be able to harvest the spider bodies for vis if we do that Proclus of Rome: 2) We won't be able to gather the vis from a magical creature. Bonfilia of Verditius: I'm just saying Boy R. (GM): you also estimate there's about fifty spiders in here, with the proportional strength of spiders that are almost as large as you, so I won't bother rolling it out if you aggro all of them Proclus of Rome: How many rats does the Rat King have in his kingdom? He seemed to have a lot. Ferris of Trianoma: The rat king alone is probably 50 rats. Proclus of Rome: There is DEFINITELY something going on here. Boy R. (GM): you've noticed the inconsistency I was hoping nobody would pick up on well, the rat king is six or so rats tied together Ferris of Trianoma: More like a rat council. Boy R. (GM): actually I've recognised this inconsistency, and realised how it works and it wouldn't be fitting for me to reveal this mystery Proclus of Rome: Well I mean that's our jobs as philosophers. Ferris of Trianoma: Alright, want to go crash the spider hangout? Proclus of Rome: We could tunnel through to the Mysterious Ritual Chamber. Masini the Grog: Are the 50 spiders in there the same as the spiderlings we faught or even bigger? Boy R. (GM): you know that the rat king has mental control of a lot of rats, and they seem to have magic resistance crashing the spider hangout is a combat I don't think any of us want to deal with it's time to think of large scale strategies Proclus of Rome: My guess is that it is many combats. Boy R. (GM): yeah they're about the same size Masini the Grog: The mercs could try to aggro the spiders and draw them off while the rest hide in the "mostly empty" room and emerge once it's clear Proclus of Rome: That would be dangerous. For them. Boy R. (GM): do you discuss this plan in front of the mercenaries? Proclus of Rome: I don't see why not, they deserve to know. Masini the Grog: lol Boy R. (GM): actually that reminds me, does anybody know first aid magic? Proclus of Rome: Nope. Ferris of Trianoma: I tell them a saw another exit to the north (eventually, probably) Bonfilia of Verditius: I'm telling you. Collapse the eggy leggy chamber Boy R. (GM): if you can spont a creo corpus 10 it would be a great relief to the guy who might not live through the night Bonfilia of Verditius: with the matriarch and the eggs gone, the spiders will be crippled Proclus of Rome: Spiders, given their melancholic natures, don't require much leadership to be dangerous when roused. Lavinia of Jerbiton: I'm not here but I would suggest we cleverly conceal ourselves in a giant wooden spider and offer it as a gift to get past the spider hangout Boy R. (GM): i'm surprised lavinia condones such infamy you probably could turn yourselves into spiders with a little work Proclus of Rome: I have 0 Animal. Boy R. (GM): so which is it going to be? Masini the Grog: Do Spiders have some useful weakness like aversion to fire or whatever Ferris of Trianoma: I mean, I could just go invisible, but doesn't bring the rest of the party with me. Proclus of Rome: I should know this, as a Philosopher. Boy R. (GM): these spiders operate on the conventions of rpg spider dungeons, which means that their webs are highly flammable you can definitely go invisible you'll still need to roll to sneak, and find some way to get around the shallow water that would give you away Masini the Grog: are the spiders hanging out inside the water? Boy R. (GM): they're chilling on webs strung over it that's right, they're hunting AND spinning spiders Proclus of Rome: Spiders are vermes (or worms) of the air. Boy R. (GM): it's true everything you know about spiders tells you they don't lay eggs Proclus of Rome: Yep. They spontaneously generate from rot like worms or maggots. Masini the Grog: how about this ferris aggros the spiders, then turns himself invisible once he's gone a short distance to draw them off Proclus of Rome: That could work. Especially since he's faster than them. Ferris of Trianoma: Sure, let's do it Boy R. (GM): well, it's risky but it's certainly doable Masini the Grog: what's the worst that could happen Boy R. (GM): i'm thinking how to abstract this now Proclus of Rome: Also if anyone can negotiate with them it's Ferris. Ferris of Trianoma: My plan: Round the corner, set their web on fire, run to the north tunnel and cast Veil of Invis on myself Proclus of Rome: The northern tunnel has watar in it. Boy R. (GM): hmm Ferris of Trianoma: I don't go in the water I plan on doubling back Proclus of Rome: You'd have to walk past the spiders, since they'll be able to fill the tight corridor. Masini the Grog: Can spiders swim? Ferris of Trianoma: how tall is this place? Boy R. (GM): I think this plan requires you to pass 2 out of 3 rolls on dex+stealth, per+awareness and str+athletics Ferris of Trianoma: These tunnels Boy R. (GM): ease factor 10 the tunnels are approximately as tall as tehy are wide Proclus of Rome: As worms of the air, they can't. Boy R. (GM): so about 4 meters, from your perspective Masini the Grog: if spiders can't swim and you can spont a spell to breath underwater you can just evade them there Ferris of Trianoma: I could just float above the spiders Boy R. (GM): if the water is deep enough to swim in Masini the Grog: ferris can invisibly scout out the north chamber now to find out Proclus of Rome: It should be easy to pass those rolls because you can always use your confidence points. Boy R. (GM): it goes up to your knees Ferris of Trianoma: I have negatives or 0s in all of those abilities and attributes :D Boy R. (GM): the ceilings are high enough you could float ouyt of their reach though cthinker: cumthinker's magus here again Masini the Grog: hail Boy R. (GM): it's pretty hard to be an action magus this is where you need a daring retainer who could be turned invisible Masini the Grog: are the spiders magical or mundane? just realized it should be really easy to scribe a ward that blocks them Boy R. (GM): they seem to be magical Masini the Grog: that's a little tougher then Boy R. (GM): not highly magical Bonfilia of Verditius: they probably have might 5 Masini the Grog: What's the highest ReAn anyone here can make? Proclus of Rome: That's a good guess. Boy R. (GM): actually keeping out might 5 beasts is probably easier than generic animal ward Proclus of Rome: 6. Ferris of Trianoma: 21 Proclus of Rome: I mean that's my ReAn. Masini the Grog: So Ferris could scribe that in the north passage and lead the spiders through it, or if we wanted to be really cheap, scribe it somewhere, lead the spiders to it, and then we just plink at them with ranged weapons while we sit in the circle Boy R. (GM): now you;re talking Ferris of Trianoma: Sure, I'm not sure how the scribe stuff works, but I believe in you. Proclus of Rome: That's an alright idea, but it gives a lot of botch chances. WARD AGAINST THE BEASTS OF LEGEND R: Touch, D: Ring, T: Circle No magical beast whose Magic Might is equal to or less than the level can affect anyone within the Circle or, if it is within the Circle, Proclus of Rome: affect those outside. When a magus is making this and most other wards, a common gesture employed is the Fig Sign. The magus balls his or her right hand into a fist, placing the thumb between the index and middle fingers. A magus traveling to Italy should be warned that this Proclus of Rome: sign is a deadly insult in that country. Masini the Grog: heh Boy R. (GM): so it's level 5, and needs penetration 5 doesn't sound too demanding Proclus of Rome: I forgive you in advance. Boy R. (GM): you might actually be able to block off all the entrancese to their lair Proclus of Rome: Yeah. Just turn invisible. Ferris of Trianoma: Turns invisible and shrugs what to do next Masini the Grog: put a circle where I drew it on the map draw the spiders to us, we shoot at them/poke them with swords Boy R. (GM): you learn the valuable lesson of shrugging before you turn invisible Masini the Grog: if the spiders draw back we move forward and make another circle etc Ferris of Trianoma: I spot cast the Ward Boy R. (GM): Alright! this plan goes off without a hitch Ferris of Trianoma: rolling 1d10! + 8 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 2 (An+Re+Focus+Sta+Aura) ( 5 ) +8+5+5+3+2 = 28 Proclus of Rome: Pretty good. That's +10 Penetration. Boy R. (GM): well actually you get to choose what level are you aiming for? Ferris of Trianoma: 5 Boy R. (GM): ok. that will protect you from spiders no greater than the ones you've encountered already Masini the Grog: we could test their might using our captured surviving spiderling on the circle he makes Boy R. (GM): just casting the spell is enough to attract the attention Ferris of Trianoma: I'm subtle magic though Boy R. (GM): and in short order you have a swarm of curious/offended/hungry spiderlings testing the barrier in front of them well, you're scuffling about the passageway inscribing a circle Ferris of Trianoma: But we are all kind of standing out there Fair enough Boy R. (GM): anyway, you get rushed by the swarm, they shortly find it's completley impassable, and they sit there looking at you Ferris catches snippets of their conversation Spiderlings: "intruders... eat them... impossible... outrage.." etc they fall to arguing with each other quite quickly the mercenaries amuse themselves stabbing the ones that stray too close Ferris of Trianoma: I would like to try to burn the webbing behind them so they can't get away Spiderlings: "So what now, boss?" what have you got, pilum of flame? Ferris of Trianoma: Yeah Proclus of Rome: Oh that's a good one. Spiderlings: ok that's good Aristocritus of Trianoma: better than leap of the fire. Spiderlings: within seconds their comfy hammock-lair is up in flames the spiderlings scream and run in all directions mainly away you hear an angry bellowing from the passage beyond Proclus of Rome: Bellowing eh? Spider matriarch: sure spiders bellow all the time Proclus of Rome: Worms, like frogs, are capable of making cries, so I accept this. Heh, she's too fat to fit through. Spider matriarch: fortunately the spider is not perfectly round, so it will probably be able to squeeze through Ferris of Trianoma: "Hello, Mother Spider!" Bonfilia of Verditius: have you ever seen a spider? they're pretty round Proclus of Rome: Curses. They're more oblong. Spider matriarch: she does seem averse to rushing you in that narrow space though. instead she brushes aside the burning webs and stares balefully at you Bonfilia of Verditius: lets pepper her with crystal darts Spider matriarch: "... who? bringing fire? begone!" Proclus of Rome: We should let Ferris do his thing. Ferris of Trianoma: "Rat King wants you dead! We could save you though." Proclus of Rome: After all, she can just retreat. Ferris of Trianoma: Oh, I won't take any offense if someone jumps in. Proclus of Rome: Of course, rats are worms too. Spider matriarch: well, you're the only one that can talk to the spider although it does seem Intelligent Ferris of Trianoma: (sorry) Spider matriarch: it's quite alright she pauses at the mention of the rat king, but that you've already set fire to the lair weighs against you Masini the Grog: what can we say... we love fire Spider matriarch: "I killed the rats! I should kill you!" Ferris of Trianoma: "You will die if you try. Or you can continue your brood in a new home with us, but you must leave this place." Aristocritus of Trianoma: i'm pretty mad at fire right now. Proclus of Rome: I'm not. 's cool. Spider matriarch: "speak. what home?" Ferris of Trianoma: "Down in the catacombs beneath the city." (does anyone want me to ask why there is a bunch of weird spider magic about, or should we just ignore that) Aristocritus of Trianoma: important question: Proclus of Rome: I don't know if you enough Spider to have that conversation. Aristocritus of Trianoma: is there any vis in these dead magic spiders Proclus of Rome: Good question. I'll use Bounty of the Separate Place on one of the dead spiders and then the Spider Queen. Spider matriarch: "a trick... you are [word you understand as human-that-makes-fire]... you eat my kind" Proclus of Rome: Arsonist. Ferris of Trianoma: "I 'eat' the weak, as you should." Proclus of Rome: It's a rote so I don't need to roll. Spider matriarch: "I eat rat. Here I am strong. In your house I am weak, and you eat my young" you need to roll for penetration to cast it on the queen Proclus of Rome: Ok. Ferris of Trianoma: what does it do? Spider matriarch: there is a little vis in the eyes of the dead spiders Proclus of Rome: I get +5 to penetration, since my "roll" is 16. Spider matriarch: fair enough Proclus of Rome: And the level is 3. rolling 1d10! + 4 + 5 ( 10 + 8 ) +4+5 = 27 Spider matriarch: nice ok what's the exact effecft? enumerates teh pawns of vis in a body? Proclus of Rome: No it just allows me to see any visible vis. In terms of Paws, of course. Spider matriarch: ok the big spider's eyes also glow with vis Proclus of Rome: So any spider gut vis wouldn't be recognized. Ferris of Trianoma: "Come with me and I will make you stronger, or die here." Proclus of Rome: How many pawns? Spider matriarch: looks like 6 Proclus of Rome: Nice. Spider matriarch: ok, the spider understands the language Ferris is speaking this calls for a presence+leadership roll Ferris of Trianoma: rolling 1d10! + 0 + 1 ( 5 ) +0+1 = 6 Proclus of Rome: I gotta say, I distrust this spider. Ferris of Trianoma: I gotta boost my leadership to start my spider army Spider matriarch: "You, make me stronger? I am old. You do not trick me" "I choose not come with you, and live" Proclus of Rome: That is her right. Ferris of Trianoma: Blast time? Spider matriarch: it scurries away down another passage, stepping across the crowd of smaller spiders Ferris of Trianoma: guess not Spider matriarch: you can, certainly Proclus of Rome: Get a couple parting shots on her. Spider matriarch: she's fleeing for all she's got Ferris of Trianoma: "Well, she is an old and bitter spider who is not willing to leave peacefully." I'll try to pilium her Spider matriarch: go for it Ferris of Trianoma: rolling 1d10! + 10 + 5 + 3 + 2 (Cr+Ig+STA+Aura) Casting Roll ( 1 ) +10+5+3+2 = 21 whoops Spider matriarch: rolling 2d10 ( 10 + 4 ) = 14 you're fine. penetration? Ferris of Trianoma: rolling 1d10! + 0 + 3 (Overcast+Pen) Pen Check ( 5 ) +0+3 = 8 I'm guessing that doesn't pen, but just in case rolling 1d10! + 15 (Bonus Damage) Damage Roll ( 2 ) +15 = 17 Spider matriarch: 8 total? Ferris of Trianoma: 8 Pen Spider matriarch: your flames spatter ineffectually on the spider's majestic arse anyone else want to get a parting shot? Bonfilia of Verditius: hmm yes Aristocritus of Trianoma: i'll try too Proclus of Rome: No, I can't fit into the corridor. Aristocritus of Trianoma: get outta here, mercenaries Bonfilia of Verditius: I'll cast The Wound That Weeps PeCo 15 R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Ind When casting this spell, you point at the victim and a large wound opens on his or her body. The wound is not a deep one, but it bleeds profusely. This is only a Light Wound, but it looks bad. (Base 5, +2 Voice) just to leave a scar to remember me by Spider matriarch: oh ho johns: thats corpus tho Spider matriarch: that would be a cunning way to get an ac on a powerful beast of virtue but yeah, corpus Aristocritus of Trianoma: casting invisible sling Bonfilia of Verditius: surely it just means animal requisite for this target Aristocritus of Trianoma: rolling 9+7+1+2 9+7+1+2 = 19 uhh rolling 1d10!+9+7+1+2 ( 3 ) +9+7+1+2 = 22 Spider matriarch: I don't think so. there are separate spells to injure animals. Aristocritus of Trianoma: that's +5 pen right Bonfilia of Verditius: then nevermind Spider matriarch: it's not like terram, which is the catch all solid object form Aristocritus of Trianoma: for beating the level by 10 Spider matriarch: yes, +5 Aristocritus of Trianoma: rolling 1d10!+5+6 penetration ( 3 ) +5+6 = 14 Boy R. (GM): also no effect! Aristocritus of Trianoma: dang. Boy R. (GM): perhaps it's for the best she didn't stay to fight johns: use them conf points Bonfilia of Verditius: I cant do anything because theres no dirt here Proclus of Rome: Which tunnel does she run down? Aristocritus of Trianoma: it's just +5 damage Proclus of Rome: Interesting. Boy R. (GM): that way Proclus of Rome: Not to the eggs. Ferris of Trianoma: What is the effect of conf points? Proclus of Rome: I'm really interested in what kind of eggs those are. Add +5 to any roll you make or have made. Boy R. (GM): conf points add +5 to a roll they're pretty good Proclus of Rome: If you have a higher Confidence Rating you can add more than 1. Like me. Boy R. (GM): actually I think we should go back to saying they add +3, because they're a bit strong if you're self-confident Proclus of Rome: I'm very confident. Boy R. (GM): hey, it would affect lodewig as well well, I'll tell you this, the spider queen is busilly fleeing to the secret exit Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Boy R. (GM): Ferris' potent animal ken tells him she's freaked out by fire and wizards Proclus of Rome: I could actually try to close that exit. Bonfilia of Verditius: who cares just let them escape then the rats can come back Proclus of Rome: Wait I can't. Bonfilia of Verditius: what happens after that is none of our business Boy R. (GM): what were you thinking? Proclus of Rome: A spontaneous effect would take minutes to achieve for me. Ironic! Boy R. (GM): I suppose... Proclus of Rome: Using the Line range to collapse the tunnel, since I can't see it, but I know how far away it is. Boy R. (GM): that would take some speculative geometry working from another man's memory of a spider's brain Proclus of Rome: True, true. Boy R. (GM): feel free to try in the meantime, what do you do about this situation? you definitely have the upper hand Proclus of Rome: But it's irrelevant because it would take minutes to do. Boy R. (GM): the mercenaries reckon since you've walled up the monsters, you should pull out and get some medical attention for them Aristocritus of Trianoma: are all of the remaining spiders retreating or just the queen johns: bring more men & more torches to flush out the spiders and investigate the ritual/egg chambers Boy R. (GM): no, they're milling aimlessly Proclus of Rome: Ask them what's up. Ferris of Trianoma: "Sup little spiderlings?" Bonfilia of Verditius: just chase the spiders out with torches Aristocritus of Trianoma: they're made of vis! Boy R. (GM): the other spiders are a lot less eloquent, but you gather that they're debating over fleeing or fighting to defend the lair Bonfilia of Verditius: we already killed a fair share we cant fight the massive group Boy R. (GM): actually I'd like to wrap things up, you can chase them out and kill a few more and eventually harvest 10 pawns of animal vis Ferris of Trianoma: woot Proclus of Rome: It takes 15 minutes per magnitude for me to do a spontaneous effect. johns: One of us should take a season to invent a spell or item better equipped to killing spiders so we can empty the place out properly off stage Boy R. (GM): it takes 1 minute per magnitude Proclus of Rome: Rigt. Boy R. (GM): with upgraded mercurian magic Proclus of Rome: Still, that's gonna be a while. Ferris of Trianoma: I have one planned out, but it will take a little while to get to johns: an enchanted item that delivers 1 incapacitating PeAn a day, masini can just spend a year down here killing one spider a day Boy R. (GM): you can still also capture and try to tame a spider i'm having flashbacks to weasel genocide Proclus of Rome: It'd be a level 25 effect. johns: the hrools... Ferris of Trianoma: I will make an attempt at bringing a spider back home, if I can. Proclus of Rome: So that would be 9 minutes. Boy R. (GM): that's 5 minutes Proclus of Rome: Oh right. Boy R. (GM): 1 magnitude = 5 levels the rules are VERY unclear on this, but it's important Proclus of Rome: I thought the first 5 levels each counted as a magnitude. Bonfilia of Verditius: The Last Hrool still lives Boy R. (GM): it's more accurate to say you power up spells by single levels instead of full magnitudes below level 5 Proclus of Rome: I'm using the Earth Split Asunder as the basic template and subtracting 1 for no fancy effect. Boy R. (GM): sounds good Proclus of Rome: And I'm replacing Sight with Line, for +0. But I get +3 for using a geometric range. Boy R. (GM): that's a Voice spell though 2 short of Sight 1 short rather Proclus of Rome: Oh. Ok, so 30. 6 minutes. (From Ferris of Trianoma): Oh, I forgot to mention on the forum, but I replaced Spell Mastery with Flexible Magic Proclus of Rome: Hmm wait I can't do it unless I personally can sense the target. Never mind then! Boy R. (GM): lol, sorry i was all set to roll for how long it takes the spider to flee johns: we've scouted the place out, now let's spend several months of painstaking research in the lab like proper Magi do (To Darvin): that sounds fine. put it in with your updates if you're posting them Proclus of Rome: Heh. Aristocritus of Trianoma: hmm Proclus of Rome: Well we need to research the eggs. What could they possibly be? Aristocritus of Trianoma: do you mind if i switch out this spell for something that doesn't suck (From Ferris of Trianoma): I'll mention it when I get caught it with my seasons. Proclus of Rome: Spiders don't lay eggs. Boy R. (GM): yeah that's fine you mean leap of the flame? Aristocritus of Trianoma: yeah Boy R. (GM): ok, you can discover the eggs. some fleeing spiders have run off with some of them already. there's a clutch of them about thoguh Proclus of Rome: Weird. What's the deal with them? What kind of eggs are they? Boy R. (GM): they look kind of like fish eggs, but on land Proclus of Rome: Freaky. Ferris of Trianoma: Can we cut one open to see what's inside? Boy R. (GM): be my guest johns: how do they taste in an omelette Proclus of Rome: Well, I'd say show them to Alseta, but who knows when Rope Kid is going to be back. Ferris of Trianoma: snippy snippy Boy R. (GM): they contain a quantity of vis, which is included in the overall loot total Proclus of Rome: Interesting. So my guess is that these "eggs" are actually spider excretions. Boy R. (GM): it's possible these creatures are a foreign breed of animal, and not actually the common verminous spider you're used to seeing johns: maybe Pliny was wrong Proclus of Rome: Ridiculous. Aristocritus of Trianoma: we could take one back to the covenant Boy R. (GM): you can take them all, if you like Proclus of Rome: We should take them all back because I love vis. MagusBoy420: I love vis! Boy R. (GM): good shit Proclus of Rome: What about the Mysterious Ritual Chamber? Aristocritus of Trianoma: the order of mammon Boy R. (GM): alright, you've cleared out the regio enough that the rats have no problem moving in and eating the last spiders true to form, it's lots of bones arranged in a crude circle roll magic lore Proclus of Rome: Ok. Bonfilia of Verditius: I ask Udolfo about it Proclus of Rome: Oh wait I only have Magic Theory. Aristocritus of Trianoma: same Boy R. (GM): what level is your magic theory? Proclus of Rome: +8 Bonfilia of Verditius: Udolfo has magic lore 12 Boy R. (GM): that's true well, he has magical herb lore 12 Bonfilia of Verditius: and I have magic theory 12 Proclus of Rome: It's probably a bad idea to bring him to a rat warren. Boy R. (GM): his general magic lore is 9 Aristocritus of Trianoma: my theory is only 6 Boy R. (GM): ok, bonfilia thinks the spider's magic circle is reminiscent of figures seen in proto-hermetic traditions like the cult of thoth-hermes and the practices of the perisan magoi verditius education is very big on finding hte most effective magical symbols from all cultures and cramming them together willy nilly Proclus of Rome: Still it's very troubling that a Beast of Legend is capable of this. Boy R. (GM): udolfo thinks it's a legit witchcraft circle. this spider knows some serious black magic. Bonfilia of Verditius: Does it have any ties to Defixiones? Proclus of Rome: Ordinary animals don't know any rituals at all. Well I guess spiders do. That's what spider webs are thought to be. Ferris of Trianoma: So did the rats eat the spider queen or did she just get away? Boy R. (GM): she got away. the rat king isn't too bothered, if you promise to eat her eggs Aristocritus of Trianoma: she went out the secret exit Proclus of Rome: What is the purpose of the circle? Boy R. (GM): as for defixiones, I don't know. I guess it would make sense, since they're found in the roman catacombs you can research it and see what you find out johns: any sigils around? Boy R. (GM): not identifiably so it probably had somethign to do with the power that kept rats and other animals out Proclus of Rome: Hmm. HMM. Well, hopefully Lavinia can find the spider. This is very strange and I'm worried. Boy R. (GM): it'll die eventually if it doesn't find a magic aura to nest in johns: can't divine it unless I get really lucky with exploding die Boy R. (GM): or worse, turn into an ordinary spider ok, thanks for playing all! Proclus of Rome: What about the ghost? Or more accurately, the ordinary old woman. Boy R. (GM): oh she's just a mad old woman she doesn't notice the difference when she starts living under magical rat influence again Proclus of Rome: What about the payment the Rat King promised us? Rat King: "Indeed! I note you have already availed yourselves of it!" Aristocritus of Trianoma: rat king living up to his name Proclus of Rome: "I see." johns: how much vis should I put on the ledger Rat King: Well I guess 10 animal 5 perdo. Sound reasonable? Proclus of Rome: It doth. Bonfilia of Verditius: delicious Rat King: you don't get to plunder magical beast lairs all that often, so enjoy it johns: Good shit Rat King: also uh 8xp I suppose that's it for the year the rat king may be cultivated as a contact Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Good idea. johns: This was fun, I look forward to future murder Rat King: teh covenant gains 3xp in magical meddlers rep for involving a lot of mundanes in this adventure Proclus of Rome: We should probably move into the house. Ferris of Trianoma: Awesome, great session, thanks reporter Rat King: I forget where you record that and thanks johns: finance sheet Aristocritus of Trianoma: 3xp in physical meddlers rep for punching an old woman Rat King: 1 xp in housebreakers Proclus of Rome: What's the current Magical Meddler score? I told you we should have knocked. johns: 5xp in magical meddler rep Proclus of Rome: That's pretty high. We need a plan for when the cops show up. Rat King: that would be a level 1 rep in old money Proclus of Rome: What are the rules for cultivating contacts? johns: i took the section of rules for Agents and link them on the wiki Rat King: oh this is retroactive too, but I think for various occasions when they introduced themselves, proclus and bonfilia should get 3xp in Philosopher (Rome) and Witch (Rome) respectively johns: if you mean the Rat King can be recruited as an agent, you start by making a presence + leadership roll to impress him Boy R. (GM): yeah that's possible johns: - gift social penalty Boy R. (GM): you can also just say, here's a guy I know, we should go to him if we need ratlike services Proclus of Rome: If the Rat King is a Beast of Virtue doesn't that mean you don't take the Gift penalty? Boy R. (GM): supernatural creatures aren't automatically inured to the gift Proclus of Rome: I see. Boy R. (GM): often they are, but not this one Proclus of Rome: Well, I recommend we get a dog. Boy R. (GM): he manages to be polite because he fears and distrusts all humans, and has found it good policy in the past Proclus of Rome: It never hurts to be polite. johns: sometimes it huts Proclus of Rome: Never. Bonfilia of Verditius: it always hurts Proclus of Rome: Do we take the last two seasons before the next session? Darvin: A human did lock him up previously. johns: I assume Prinny wants to run the next adventure in 1319 i will make more weapon cards if we're cool with their current system Proclus of Rome: I couldn't tell you. Since I can't use weapons. Darvin: The system seemed good to me. Proclus of Rome: Hmm. Darvin: But I just lit things on fire Proclus of Rome: Wait I think spiders might actually be Sanguine. Hmm. We need a LOT more books about ordinary subjects. Darvin: Heh, yea Proclus of Rome: Is there a university in Rome? I feel like I asked this but I forgot the answer. Ok lemme roll Aegis of the Hearth. rolling 1d10! + 6 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 6 ( 4 ) +6+5+2+3+4+3+6 = 33 So I get + 5 Penetration here. rolling 1d10! + 4 + 5 + 5 ( 5 ) +4+5+5 = 19 Proclus of Rome: 19. Boy R. (GM): rolling d10!+5 ( 4 ) +5 = 9 rolling d10!+5 ( 8 ) +5 = 13 rolling d10!+3 ( 3 ) +3 = 6 rolling d10!+2 ( 7 ) +2 = 9 rolling d10!+1 ( 10 + 10 + 8 ) +1 = 29 d10!+5 Boy R. (GM): rolling d10!+5 ( 3 ) +5 = 8 rolling d10!+5 ( 1 ) +5 = 6 rolling 3d10 ( 10 + 7 + 8 ) = 25 rolling d10!+5 ( 9 ) +5 = 14 rolling d10!+8 ( 1 ) +8 = 9 rolling 2d10 ( 1 + 2 ) = 3 Boy R. (GM): rolling d10!+11 ( 2 ) +11 = 13 rolling d10!+11 ( 6 ) +11 = 17 rolling d10!+5 ( 2 ) +5 = 7
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