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Endrite (GM): My first knight was a pretty wicked guy. He threw a messenger into a lake one time. GM: nice Endrite (GM): That cost me 3 Honor. c'thinker: Ave. GM: thats not very much honor iirc. c'thinker: Eho. Endrite (GM): All of my knights had relatively low Honor. GM: welcome c'thinker. Endrite (GM): It's a huge amount, since the maximum value is 20. GM: oh, i was confusing honor for the stat that you have hundreds of, then. Endrite (GM): And if you go under 5 you get exiled. Glory. GM: That's it. Endrite (GM): Glory can never go down, even for grossly dishonorable actions. c'thinker: its cool that theres a straight line from romans saying Eho a lot -> italians saying Ehi a lot -> italians saying Eyyy a lot moe: 3 glory seems like a hefty price, but if he had it coming I could see myself paying that price Endrite (GM): In fact, truly insane things like raiding your own holdings increase your glory. GM: lol what a cool game. moe: oh yeah johns: sounds like king arthur was a moron and he deserved to lose his kingdom to the mercians or whatever Endrite (GM): Glory is just a measure of notability, so true villains have a lot. moe: but your reknown is now that you're a dick c'thinker: he was and he did and he did Bolad: bolad has a question Belzer of Mercere: Shalom Bolad: are the arena fights unarmed or can I use a flail moe: how would you draw blood unarmed complete nonsense c'thinker: there were dudes attacking each other with teeth and fingernails GM: anyway, when we left off last time, the group depicted on the top map were all invisible and sneaking around the upper level of the colosseum. there are armed guards standing by an archway leading inside of a room. You recently found a pile of gold inside of a podium that the demon liked to count in his spare time. It is unarmed, yes. Belzer of Mercere: They should have plenty of flails lying around, being flagellants Just tuck one away Bolad: hm c'thinker: have the doctor cut off your arm so you can use it as a flail Dušan of Criamon: Rimworld ftw GM: Have someone turn a flail invisible and cheat. Bolad: I will need the Magi's help to cheat. the final opponent has MR so that can complicate a simple invisibility spell Endrite: How could magi possibly cheat??? Octavia: Very carefully Do you need me for anything, good magi Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. c'thinker: corpus is blighted so muto is out. Beardbeard (GM): puto c'thinker: puto de mierda Bolad: give me a bag of gold coins to distract the demon with at least c'thinker: we just found a bag of gold coins coincidentially Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: My suggestion is that we instead steal the gold coins for ourselves. c'thinker: let's give them to mortis to count Dušan of Criamon: I concur whole-heartedly, not out of greed, but a lust for mischief Belzer of Mercere: Character idea: invisible guy who uses thrown weapons so that the invisibility effect doesn't cover the weapon + he can keep his shadow behind cover Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Is turning gold to gold dust Perdo, Muto, or Rego? Belzer of Mercere: Rego Perdo to remove cohesion would reform after a period Bolad: archibald should hide in the top tiers of the colosseum and cast PeVi on the demon during the fight Dušan of Criamon: what if we sepataed the magically separated gold dust using our mundane hands after using PeTe c'thinker: i assume we either have gold dust in our lab supplies or can produce some Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What about something like Rusted Decay of Ten Score Years? Belzer of Mercere: We have fungible wealth which can become gold Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That's like turning gold into gold dust. Guy of Bonisagus: what if we killed the demon administered a pilm c'thinker: we mustnt Bolad: i dont see why you care or are getting hung up on the difference between dust and coins GM: interesting concept. Dušan of Criamon: dust is harder to count Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Dust is harder for the demon to count. Dušan of Criamon: effectively stunlocking the demon c'thinker: making the demon count gold dust is funnier however. we have literally been provided with a stack of gold coins by the gm Bolad: right Belzer of Mercere: I think applying atrophy is different than covering a solid into a dust Bolad: use your giant magi brains to think of ways for me to beat up this demon while he's distracted Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Just punch him a lot. Bolad: demons have very high soak Dušan of Criamon: You have strong fists Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hit him with a chair. Octavia: Have you tried just getting good? Bolad: can I wear gauntlets to this fight, GM Belzer of Mercere: Let's have Octavia fight him, she's a grog c'thinker: we could make the gauntlets invisible and then dispel the invis Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Surely brass knuckles exist. c'thinker: the crowd goes WILD as bolad reveals his secret knuckle dusters Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Maybe we wouldn't use brass in this case. Belzer of Mercere: Iron would suffice Guy of Bonisagus: i think the gold coins will be enough to distract the demon stop beign stupid devil's fav demon (GM): Bolad already signed up, but Octavia can also join the tournament if she wants. Belzer of Mercere: Oh yeah c'thinker: let's kill guy Belzer of Mercere: I can just make illusionary gold dust Or coins Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Demons can see through illusions. Octavia: I definitely do not want to, but will if ordered to. Fighting in the colisseum is for slaves and gladiators. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Probably. c'thinker: okay. i order Octavia to kill guy in the colosseum GM: The demon specifically only cares about valuable mundane items. I guess you could trick it if you penetrate its MR. lol. Belzer of Mercere: Pretender's Glove of Prestidigitations CrIm(Te) 25 "unlimited +10 " Touch +1 Sun +2 Ind Creates illusions on all five senses (Base 5), that are as durable as metal if necessary. (+1 Terram req.). GM: hey, nice you could make it look like bolad just has very big hands while he's wearing gauntlets c'thinker: hang on Bolad: big hand mode Belzer of Mercere: That'd require Part c'thinker: im going to make a lore roll GM: gah Belzer of Mercere: Amorphous Amulet MuIm 18 6/day +3 Touch +1 Sun +2 Ind As Disguise of the Transformed Image. Belzer uses this mostly to hide his Semitic features. Bolad: can gulielmus create Potions of Demon Hurting Juice Belzer of Mercere: That might be useable for big hand mode Octavia: Nose Reduction Magic GM: lol c'thinker: rolling 1d10!+2+1+1 infernal lore: will the demon be defenseless while it counts one of our many, many piles of gold coins ( 2 ) +2+1+1 = 6 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. c'thinker: theres my roll. Belzer of Mercere: I'll go into the audience and cheer and throw gold coins. Octavia: I'll help you murder the guys in charge of the tournament while Bolad beats the champ. Bolad: man. I wish we had some Magic Items Investigated that our mundanes could use. sigh Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Giving you iron fists would be way too difficult to spontaneously cast. Octavia: Archibald has spent like 4 seasons investigating items. Literally every magus can do this! Belzer of Mercere: If only we had a Verditius to make items for our mundanes GM: i will give you a +3 circumstantial bonus because this question has sort of been asked last session and say yes. This specific Deluder's Weakness is that when presented with gold or gems it has to account for them and attempt to acquire them above other priorities. Lavinia rolled inf lore or something. iirc. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: You should be able to sneak a small weapon like a knife into the arena pretty easily. Bolad: no shit Belzer of Mercere: I can go with Octavia on the kill missoin Bolad: Can Gulielmus give me a potion that makes me immune to fire c'thinker: there is also a chance that the crowd of pious infernalists might turn on the demon when it starts crawling around on the floor looking for money Bolad: and then I set my gloves on fire and punch the demon, with fire. GM: lol Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Oh, we have gloves that let you throw fireballs. Belzer of Mercere: I can disguise us as courtiers and also give a Leadership bonus to combat GM: oh nice give him those Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: That seems a little flashy though. Octavia: He's counting the money to make sure he knows exactly how sinful it is. He's clearly a pious man. c'thinker: i might be able to. Bolad: they have to have penetration to work, Mortis. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Not to mention the penetration issues. Bolad: good GM: well, he can use them to slaughter the mundanes leading up to the demon. Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I came up with that criticism because of my huge magus brain. Bolad: between distracting him with coins and punching him fire i think im set. c'thinker: i will produce a reig roll Bolad: and if it doesn't work someone should just throw me my weapons from the crowd and I will cheat blatantly. GM: lmao. Dušan of Criamon: classic plan B Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Hmm. Dušan of Criamon: I for one will PeVi the demon whenever I see a sign Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Wait I just had a brainwave. Dušan of Criamon: the sign will be that things will be fun Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: What if we tell the demon we stole his money so he doesn't even show up to the fight in the first place? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: rolling 1d10!+3+2+12+4+7 ( 9 ) +3+2+12+4+7 = 37 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Since he'll be trying to retrieve his treasure instead. Guy of Bonisagus: what if we tell the demon hes dead and then make him dead Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Rabble: Good work Gulielmus. Thank you Rabble. Bolad: Ok, and if someone can make invisible gauntlets, I can use those against the regular Non Demonic fighters. Belzer of Mercere: I can make it look like you have big hands Bolad: That's not very helpful. Belzer of Mercere: Okay It was suggested earlier Bolad: I am confident there is one magus here who can cast a simple PeIm sun duration spell. Belzer of Mercere: PeIm or UmIm would both make the gauntlets bounce off MR Gulielmus of Pure Reason: can dusan spont Bolad: I am aware. this is why I said it is for the non-demonic opponents. Belzer of Mercere: Okay Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we can also dispel the invis Octavia: A ward against fire is ReIm It's not hard to ward someone against fire Gulielmus of Pure Reason: thats what im producing Octavia: guli should be able to do it Dušan of Criamon: What d oyou want me to spont Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Anyway, i have 12 Perdo Imaginem. Dušan of Criamon: PeIm? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Beat that! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i rolled a 37 and am flipping through societates right now Octavia: oh, reig, nvm Dušan of Criamon: +21 PeIm Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Well played. Dušan of Criamon: +22 ReIg Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh right warding is stupid so this is going to be a fucking gigantic spell. GM: lol Octavia: its a level 25 effect to ward someone for sun against flames of +15 damage or less 1 mag for another 5 damage. also provides 15 extra soak against fire its not that gigantic. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ok i will take 2 mags, warding bolad against flames of +25 damage or less for sun Bolad: nice Gulielmus of Pure Reason: and spend the remaining 2 points on penetration, for 4 penetration. Guy of Bonisagus: nice, that should help him out when he goes to hell GM: Nice. (To Guy of Bonisagus): can guy ignite bolads oil soaked hands remotely using a pilum Gulielmus of Pure Reason: is anyone going to work on the gauntlets Belzer of Mercere: If only we had a blacksmith in the covenant Gulielmus of Pure Reason: alas Dušan of Criamon: Forgive my simplemindedness but doesn't making enchanted gear cost seasons Bolad: invising the gauntlets is Base 4, +1 Touch, +2 Sun Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: It does, but you can just cast a spell on them. Bolad: no this is just a spell Dušan of Criamon: Oh Well remind me, we wanted PeIm? Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Gauntlets enchanted to be invisible would be different and probably not that useful. Yes. Bolad: does anyone have Edge Of the Razor in their spell repertoire Dušan of Criamon: I can put the work in Bolad: if you can ceremonially cast a L15 PeIm spell that is what I need Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: So you'd need a roll of 30 or higher, Dusan. Archibald of Guernicus: If you're going back to the covenant and asking nicely you can eventually convince Archibald to stop moping to cast this for you Bolad: with Ceremonial Casting you can add your A.L. and Philosophiae scores to it bolad is not repelled by archibald's gift stink and is glad to tell him that we're planning to murder a demon Gulielmus of Pure Reason: knocking on the wall yo archibald! we need your help to win a demonic pit fight GM: lol Dušan of Criamon: OK I'm doing the math on that spell I think I might be able to do it Archibald of Guernicus: rolling (1d10!+27)/2 (( 7 ) +27)/2 = 17 Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Nah we've got Dusan to take care of it. GM: archibald, get this. we joined a demon cult and we're going to participate in their ritual Archibald of Guernicus: "I can only hope ye get him. Just... let me rest, please." Bolad: "We're going to kill the demon and then convince them that their faith in Christ is mislaid, and only the glory of Tengri can achieve greatnes." Archibald of Guernicus: I give a dry laugh Dušan of Criamon: Do we have an aura at home Archibald of Guernicus: "Well, best of luck." Bolad: magic 3 at home Dušan of Criamon: rolling (1d10!+21+4+3+3)/2 (( 2 ) +21+4+3+3)/2 = 16.5 there it is Bolad: nice Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Just make sure you don't shake anyone's hands, Bolad. Archibald of Guernicus disappear Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Nice, time to do some necromancy. Octavia: "Standing by ready to murder, magi, on your command." I give a salute Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: I command my necromantically enscorcelled servant to bring me my lunch. Guy of Bonisagus: "Please. Murder is for thugs. What we are doing is slaying." Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: How much treasure did the demon's hoard have? Guy of Bonisagus: "You need to have a more righteous air about you when you strike down demons, heathens, and hedge wizards." GM: so i assume you all left the colosseum at night after finding the coins to plan this out Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB, NR, BR, AD: Yes. GM: and arent talking about this right next to armed guards. ok. sounds good. in that case no rush. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i'm taking a chunk of time to make my potion at least GM: yeah, you've got two days until the tournament it's friday night iirc. Bolad: what is Octavia and Belzer's team plan during the fight GM: Bolad will be entering "legitimately" and trying to kill the demon after making his way to the finals but yes johns asked before me Octavia: "Slaying, gotcha, magus." GM: octavia could also join but then you two might fight each other. Octavia: I point a spear into what I'm told to point a spear into. Also, fighting as a gladiator is a mark of social shame and dishonour, fit only for slaves and professional gladiators, the lowest of society. GM: true. well, we're all slaves to christ, right? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: The potion contains hickory nut and a little bit of ground up pottery. Bolad: yummy GM: tastes like soylent. Dušan of Criamon: Visibility hurting juice Gulielmus of Pure Reason: in addition to warding bolad against fire the meal replacement also increases his living modifier Belzer of Mercere: I can either help Octavia, or sit in the stands and throw fake gold and gems at the demon I think the latter plan helps more Dušan of Criamon: Throwing fake gold is an assignment I wouldn't let slip by me how often does one get to throw coins aroudn in public Octavia: Oh, I'm just murdering when everyone busts down the door to start slaying. I'm just a grog Dušan of Criamon: An integral part of the group Guy of Bonisagus: maybe someone else should be in charge of the gold coin throwing GM: lol. Guy of Bonisagus: belzer would have a rough ef just to let go of them Bolad: i could just throw it inside the ring Belzer of Mercere: Octavia can also just bring Morgana instead for an even better leadership bonus Bolad: There's nothing in the rules that says you can't throw conis. Guy of Bonisagus: you see, the joke here is that belzer is a jew GM: oh, i see. Bolad: Whao. Belzer of Mercere: I'm makin g the coins Bolad: Cool it with the anti-semetic remarks. Belzer of Mercere: They're a function of the glove GM: those coins will be identified as fake if they dont have penetration on them. Belzer of Mercere: It's a funny joke, I in fact encourage all the greedy jew jokes as to distract from our more insidious plans to co-opt Mercere How so? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: bolad could hold a real pouch of gold coins in case the fake ones fail Belzer of Mercere: It says count, not touch GM: they're not real coins unless they're ritually created and the demon's weakness is to valuable mundane objects. and also he has MR. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: demons are supernatural creatures with supernatural perception. GM: illusions have to penetrate mr. or else its like very obvious that they're fake i thought again you have a big bag of real gold coins to use, you found the hidden stash here. Belzer of Mercere: I'll go with the real gold then unless I can prove otherwise re: illusions need to penetrate MR I have decent guile so I can pretend to be a wealthy Roman GM: All things constantly give off species for each of the senses. Those for touch and taste do not travel far, while those for sight require light to get any distance from the originating body. Imaginem spells affect the process by which species are produced, rather than the species themselves. GM: Thus, the species emanating from an illusion are not themselves magical. ok i think im confused even more and its like a case by case basis Bolad: its gm fiat how much you think a demon can be fooled by an illusion Belzer of Mercere: Like, having a talking hologram in your covenant would be stupid if no one with Parma up could hear it Bolad: demons have the same knowledge as angels, who would be immune to such illusions, but flawed understanding of that knowledge species in general aren't resisted by MR GM: i guess its down to if it interacts with your parma. like the given example of making a fire feel cool but still burn Bolad: i dont think temperature is a species that would be straight up mutoing the fire GM: its literally two paragraphs down lol Bolad: well Ok. GM: Imaginem could make a fire feel cool, but the fire would still burn Bolad: never mind. GM: muto would make the fire ACTUALLY cool. Belzer of Mercere: You'd need a Mentem effect to make someone think a fire is cold and burn themselves on it Otherwise pain receptors work as normal Guy of Bonisagus: pain what huh GM: lol. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: there is an entire section of hoh dedicated to making illusions a pain in the ass to use Belzer of Mercere: Pain receptors works in medieval physics I'm not cracking open A&A to find out how though Bolad: Guess what: I am Belzer of Mercere: I think it's covered under Estimation GM: anyway i guess illusory gold coins would work as a brief distraction but once the demon started smelling and tasting them he'd figure out the ruse. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we'll all sit in the stands throwing gold dust and illusions around while bolad dumps the demon's favorite sack of gold coins into the sand Belzer of Mercere: Like you said we have real gold Dušan of Criamon: D&D rules argument: chavs punching one another AM5e rules argument: group of people all reading books at the library GM: Yeah. Dušan of Criamon: Let us simply mix fake coins with the real ones to add to the volume, and the confusion regardless of quality Metrofane: Okay I'll put on Belzer's local disguise I like Dusan's idea I can stretch the coins out longer that way Or I'll mix rubies in with the real coins GM: nice. Dušan of Criamon: Fantastic Bolad: how cool will it be to spend all this time planning and bolad doesnt even make it to the finals Metrofane: :pray: Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's place a ruby under bolad's cap GM: lol hide trinkets all over his outfit ok i guess the plan's ready. The dawn breaks on Sunday. Flagellants begin ringing bells and marching down the streets to announce that it's time for the fight for forgiveness, the Lord is watching, and even if you lose, you win! They whip themselves all the while. It's easy to follow the bloody footprints back to the colosseum, even for people like Octavia and Rosario. Who is not here, for some reason. Metrofane: He's a Flambeau, he's got killing to do Dušan of Criamon: I guess I'll be among the spectators do those of us who are spectating huddle together or spread out? Metrofane: I'll sit somewhere near Dusan So we can work together if we need to escape Dušan of Criamon: Actually, what shape is the spectator area in Gulielmus of Pure Reason: same Dušan of Criamon: I keep half-forgetting this is a ruin Bolad: part of it was used as a quarry Metrofane: GM if this works give Metrofane some reputation XP since its a deep cover disguise GM: the spectator area is a ruin, but there are some comfy looking spots overgrown with moss and grass. Most of the flagellant audience is standing and cheering. Oh, nice. Deep cover ftw. Metrofane: Reputation is a useful mechanism here as it adds to Guile GM: The people of Rome are interested, and the weekly fights have been entertaining to people even if they remain uninterested in the cult. Rabble mill among the purple-hooded cultists. Metrofane: I'll make myself a cushion suitable for a wealthy man with my glove Gotta keep up appearances I can also bring booze since its Sunday Oh wait, I'm pretending to be Christian, no booze GM: rip Guy of Bonisagus: good. wouldnt want to look like a sinner at this wholesome christian event Bolad: lol Metrofane: DuckDuckGo says drinking on the sabbath is fine And the sabbath my booze generator cares about was yesterday Cosimo: Cosimo (the former frangipani cupbearer) cups his hands to his mouth and begins shouting from the center stage. Dušan of Criamon: brb Cosimo: "Everyone settle down! We've got a lot of fights today! Some familiar faces! Some new blood! Jesus Christ be praised that we come together to suffer before the Lord! Amen!" Penitent: "Amen!" Metrofane: "Amen!" Bolad: "A man." "*amen" GM: lol. The Baron rises from his seat and waves healthily to the crowd, who erupt once again in cheer. Metrofane scratches at his fake belly fat. Metrofane cheers along with them Dušan of Criamon: back Metrofane: Hey where's Rabble 3? I was looking forward to seeing him fight. Dušan of Criamon: lol Rabble 3 died of an infection on the way to the catacomb Metrofane: Quick, kill Mortis during Endrite's power outage Bolad: the perfect crime Guy of Bonisagus: criume? Metrofane: I offer some plum brandy to Dusan and Gul Gulielmus of Pure Reason sips Dušan of Criamon: I accept your generous offer Octavia: I'll sit drinking cheap wine in the stands Cosimo: "Our first contestant just joined our church the other day, and he just can't wait to show the holy father what he can do! The warrior of the steppe! The civilized savage! Booolaaaaad!" The penitents in the crowd cheer wildly as the rabble boo and curse. Bolad may enter. Bolad: I wave. I look for the minstrels to play my entry music. Octavia: I'll get you covered. Bolad: hell yeah. Octavia: I have Music 4 (Lyre) Cosimo: Octavia starts playing Bolad's Theme. Octavia: rolling 1d10!+5 ( 9 ) +5 = 14 Cosimo: nice roll. Dušan of Criamon: Fantastic Bolad: hopefully ars 6 improves the troubadour class with the ability to grant musical buffs Cosimo: Some of the rabble are swayed to Bolad's side because his entrance theme is pretty badass. Guy of Bonisagus: polad Cosimo: "Our first contestant! He's a sinner, but he's a winner! We call him white lightning because he hits so fast we'll be done before dinner! Come on out, Diiiiiiiinoooooo!" A penitent walks slowly to the ring. He raises a fist in greeting to the crowd. Bolad, roll awareness+per Bolad: rolling 1d10!+4 ( 6 ) +4 = 10 Cosimo: His opponent may be wearing robes and a hood, but Bolad's eyes are sharp. His opponent is a frail and elderly man. Bolad: Nice Gahaha. Penitent: rolling 1d10!-3 init ( 7 ) -3 = 4 Bolad: I'm at -2 from a light right? rolling 1d10!+1-2 init ( 9 ) +1-2 = 8 Penitent: Nice. Bolad takes the speed advantage over the septuagenarian. Dušan of Criamon: This is going to be cruel Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2 attack ( 3 ) +5-2 = 6 Octavia: cruel to us, who have to watch this play out Bolad: lol Dušan of Criamon: We're quite literally the peanut gallery this time Penitent: I'm not going to run every fight in full detail lol I'd be insane to do that. Guy of Bonisagus: bolad is going to kill an old man, who is dying in sin Gulielmus of Pure Reason: win Penitent: rolling 1d10!-3 ( 7 ) -3 = 4 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hes a pagan anyway Bolad: rolling 6+3-4 dam 6+3-4 = 5 i assume neither of us are armored? Penitent: Bolad's gauntlet strikes the old man's head with a dull knock. He tumbles into the dirt. The penitent crowd is whistling and hooting. The old man struggles to his feet. Guy of Bonisagus: "These people are animals." Bolad: yeah what sort of monster hurts innocent people Penitent: rolling 1d10!-4 ( 6 ) -4 = 2 He takes a swing at Bolad. Metrofane: I'll toss down a few rubies towards Bolad with a cheer Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2 dfn ( 1 ) +5-2 = 4 Metrofane: I'll save the gold for the deception Penitent: His fist smacks Bolad dead in the face. You hear his fingers break. Dušan of Criamon: Lord have mercy Bolad: "Your body and faith are weak. Give up now." Dušan of Criamon: "Come on! Give him a real opponent! Let's go!" Penitent: cough "N-never! Christ is with me!" Dušan of Criamon: I'm loudly chewing snacks obtained from a vendor Penitent: He spits up blood. Bolad: oh shit. that means he's charging up his killing Qi Penitent: lol Bolad: I will punch him. rolling 1d10!+5-2 ( 10 + 9 ) +5-2 = 22 Penitent: Bolad instantly kills a defenseless old man. His head pops like a watermelon. Octavia: Ora ora ora ora ora ora ora ora ora ora Bolad shrugs Bolad: "Told him." Octavia: "Nice." Penitent: The crowd begins chanting "BO-LAD! BO-LAD! BO-LAD" Congratulations! Dušan of Criamon: As perhaps the last sane man in the area I throw up a little Guy of Bonisagus: "This is depraved." Bolad updates kill counter Metrofane: "Good show! Good show!" Dušan of Criamon: "Our opponent is sure to be overjoyed over such a vile slaying." Penitent: The next round, a small child bites a grown woman's neck until she dies. Metrofane tosses down more gems Guy of Bonisagus: "Dusan, remind me to ask you to make me invisible once this madness is over." Dušan of Criamon: "I shall comply to the best of my abilities." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "It might be prudent to do it beforehand." Octavia: "Aw, it's just a bit of fun, magus." I say to Guy Penitent: coming up the other side of the bracket, a capable-looking penitent fighter loses to a furious and portly man who lost his bar in a freak building collapse. Dušan of Criamon: "You say the word, friend." Bolad: hmmmmmm another soul turned to wickedness by Mortis... smh Metrofane: RIP Penitent: finally, the Champion of Christ descends from the stands. Metrofane hoots and hollars as convincingly as possible (To Guy of Bonisagus): Will guy launch a pilum at me to ignite my hands for the final fight or do I need to light them myself Penitent: The crowd is almost silent as he walks to the ring, and then explodes into noise as he raises his arms and lifts high his golden belt. Cosimo: "There he is! The man himself, with Samson's own belt!" Metrofane: It's the 14th century so wrestling belts haven't been outlawed yet Bolad: hmm... we should Rego that belt away in case it has magic powers Dušan of Criamon: I'm beginning to fidget, looking forward to DEOing Metrofane: rolling d10+1 Judaic Lore (did Samson have a famous belt) ( 8 ) +1 = 9 Bolad: maybe they're getting mixed up and it's Thor's legendary belt of strength Metrofane: I have the blood of Gideon so this is a field of study that interests me. Cosimo: "The hero of the colosseum! The champion of christ! The masked superstar! The man with no name! I could go on!" he just loses track of the intro and starts screaming. Metrofane thinks about his education and doesn't recall Samson having any particularly special belts. (To Guy of Bonisagus): why, what's the damage on the pilum (To Guy of Bonisagus): I'm warded to +15 fires Cosimo: The champion's opponent enters. He's a penitent with a nervous posture. Bolad: gm can a magus deliberately cap the damage on their pilum of flame to cast it on bolad without risking murdering him Cosimo: He swings a wild blow at the champion. It misses. Then the champion claws his throat out and he dies. It's over in seconds. Bolad: yikes Cosimo: Does the party want to do anything before Bolad's next match against a small child? Metrofane: I think shifting guidelines with a formulaic spell seems like it'd be tricky with Hermetic magic Cosimo: also i don't think you can do that with damage. wait dont you resist like up to +25 fire damage i think you'll be fine. Metrofane: I think you could do fatigue damage with an invisible sling Bolad: if it's +25 then id be fine yeah unless guy explodes. which would be funny. so lets go with that Guy of Bonisagus: alright. dusan can make me invisible and i can send a divine spark down to bolad then the subplan can begin Gulielmus of Pure Reason: capped damage would be a cool use for a rego guideline Cosimo: yeah that'd be neat Bolad: revi or muvi Dušan of Criamon: I'm going to try and make Guy invisible I have silent and subtle Cosimo: Bolad re-enters the ring to cheers and minor jeers. The crowd is loving his ruthlessly violent style. Good luck Dusan. Dušan of Criamon: rolling (1d10!+22)/2 (( 1 ) +22)/2 = 11.5 Cosimo: Hell yes. Bolad: hell yes Dušan of Criamon: Oh hell yes Octavia: He bout do it Metrofane: Guy becomes invisible but for a year Dušan of Criamon: remind me how many botch dice i'm susceptible to twilight Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ftw Guy of Bonisagus tugs collar. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: dusan turns the entire building invisible Octavia: 1 + level of hostile aura, iirc Bolad: 1 + strength of aura does susceptible to infernal affect it? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: do you have any flaws that add extra dice Guy of Bonisagus: its probably infernal 2 by now Octavia: was infernal 2 dice per aura? Cosimo: rolling 3d10 ( 7 + 5 + 2 ) = 14 close. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: boo Cosimo: boo. Dušan of Criamon: I can feel the twilight brush against me Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will spend a Confidence token to force dusan to roll another botch die. Guy of Bonisagus: i dont know how good of an invis that is Octavia: whats the aura dfd Bolad: susceptibel to infernal does not affect it. i read now that you only get half MR against infernal magicks though. interesting Dušan of Criamon: seductive Cosimo: Infernal 2 in daylight during an active infernal ceremony on the sabbath. Dušan of Criamon: Twilight Prone (major hermetic) Cosimo: bolad thats pretty crazy. Dušan of Criamon: in addition to whatever this roll does to me, I will act as if I failed my suscep/infernal I already said I puked at exploding gore so it fits the timeline Guy of Bonisagus: your spell goes off stil l Cosimo: yea no botch so you're good Dušan of Criamon: what was the required number anyway, I didn't factor/dominion or infernal aura into it Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i finished momodora. it was good i don't think infernal auras double botch dice? Bolad: nope Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let us proceed Bolad: there are special rules if this is one of those cool Corrupted Auras Cosimo: nah infernal auras just add botch die Dušan of Criamon: I concur, I will continue my question in doscord Guy of Bonisagus: its 15 to make me invisible for diameter so uh hm Cosimo: anyway, Bolad's opponent enters the ring. It is a small child walking on all fours. Bolad: base 4 +1 touch +2 sun is l15 guy Dušan of Criamon: Part of you goes invisible and the rest doesn't? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol Guy of Bonisagus: thats to make me invisible while is tand still Rabble: rolling 1d10!+1 ( 9 ) +1 = 10 Guy of Bonisagus: its +1 for changing image Rabble: init Bolad: rolling 1d10!+1-2 init ( 4 ) +1-2 = 3 try standing very still Gulielmus of Pure Reason: making part of guy invisible would be more difficult Guy of Bonisagus: he can make me invisible while is tand still for a couple minutes at the start of your final fight Dušan of Criamon: But also less desirable Guy of Bonisagus: and i can cast without gestures so thats what well do actually the barons probably in voice range too so i can enact the second part of my plan perfect, thats what well do Cosimo: "His opponent, our youngest fighter! We found him wandering around the colosseum and he acts like a dog or a cat! The wild child! Paaaaaolooooo!" Bolad: that name sounds familiar Cosimo: The kid charges at bolad and tries to kick him in the nuts. Dušan of Criamon: Good strat please avoid mutilating him Guy of Bonisagus: maybe hes gifted he can be my apprentice Cosimo: rolling 1d10!+6 ( 4 ) +6 = 10 Dušan of Criamon: maybe he's posessed Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2 dfn ( 7 ) +5-2 = 10 this guy looks tough. Guy of Bonisagus: all the powers of hermetic magic combined with the might of the possessing spirit perfect Cosimo: damage +6, light wound? soak? Bolad: huh? why did that hit? Cosimo: oh, i thought exact hits hit. im sorry im just getting mixed up, its an exact miss. your turn on the kid. Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5 attk ( 1 ) +5 = 6 gah. Cosimo: rolling 3d10 ( 1 + 5 + 4 ) = 10 rolling 1d10!+4 ( 1 ) +4 = 5 rofl. rolling 1d10 ( 8 ) = 8 the kid trips over trying to do a backflip but still manages to avoid Bolad's attack. rolling 1d10!+6 kicking again ( 2 ) +6 = 8 Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2 dfn ( 6 ) +5-2 = 9 Cosimo: Bolad easily blocks the small child's assault. Bolad: tengri save my nards. rolling 1d10!+5-2 attk ( 5 ) +5-2 = 8 Cosimo: rolling 1d10!+4 ( 10 + 6 ) +4 = 20 Dušan of Criamon: this kid kicks ass Rabble: The kid just takes the gauntlet to the face and acts like nothing happened. He growls and spits at you. rolling 1d10!+6 ( 4 ) +6 = 10 Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5 dfn ( 9 ) +5 = 14 -2 from injury Rabble: missin' bolad is too strong for this kid. Bolad: i shall..... exert an attack. rolling 1d10!+5+3-2 attk ( 6 ) +5+3-2 = 12 Rabble: ohhh rolling 1d10!+4 defense ( 2 ) +4 = 6 nice! Bolad: rolling 12-6+3 dam 12-6+3 = 9 Rabble: 7 dam, light wound. rolling 1d10!+4 Angry ( 6 ) +4 = 10 Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2-1 dfn ( 10 + 3 ) +5-2-1 = 15 Rabble: The kid goes Berserk. that wasnt an attack that was a personality roll. but good defense. Guy of Bonisagus: kmfao Rabble: This is the attack. Bolad: berserk means he loses defense right Guy of Bonisagus: he also gains soak Dušan of Criamon: man on the ball Guy of Bonisagus: and damage good luck bolad Rabble: rolling 1d10!+8-1 attack ( 9 ) +8-1 = 16 Bolad: hm. If only I had some MAGI to help me cheat here. Rabble: the kid tries to bite Bolad's neck. wait that's a 15. light wound -2. Bolad: nice rolling 1d10!+5-2-1 attack ( 2 ) +5-2-1 = 4 Rabble: rolling 1d10! ( 8 ) = 8 Damn. rolling 1d10!+8-2 ( 5 ) +8-2 = 11 attack Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2-1 dfn ( 3 ) +5-2-1 = 5 Rabble: please feel free, anyone, to chime in during this fight. Bolad: my unarmoed soak is 5 Rabble: nice Guy of Bonisagus: "This isn't good." Rabble: so a fatigue? Bolad: what's his damage? Dušan of Criamon: "Christ, someone should stop this. That kid has to be unwell." Rabble: ah, shit, i literally forgot his damage. gahaha. rolling 11-5-5+6 11-5-5+6 = 7 okay, light wound. Bolad: I see Guy of Bonisagus: "Bolad might die. I hate to do this to a child, but..." I cast Air's Ghostly Form and crouch down in the billowing fog. Rabble: Nice Guy of Bonisagus: Then I'll unleash a pilum upon the Feral Child as initiative permits. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Still think this is good wholesome fun?" Bolad: lol Rabble: lol Dušan of Criamon: Actually can I initiative Guy Guy of Bonisagus: go ahead if you wanna use the standing invis spell now we could do that too since uh Dušan of Criamon: rolling 1d10+4 ( 1 ) +4 = 5 Guy of Bonisagus: bolads not gonna be in very good shape Dušan of Criamon: ahah Guy of Bonisagus: for the fight against the demon Dušan of Criamon: ok, Guy's plan goes through Rabble: bolad has a chance to act, and then guy and dusan can jump in before the next round. well, lol Dušan of Criamon: I'll take last place in init I want to DEO the child in case this is supernatural I wonder if exorcism is more humane than the pilum both are probably unpleasant Gulielmus of Pure Reason: casting Child's Eternal Oblivion Rabble: rolling 3d10 ( 6 + 7 + 6 ) = 19 you dont botch init and get a 5 Bolad: i have no actions I can take here really except trying to punch, so rolling 1d10!+5-2-2-1 ( 10 + 2 ) +5-2-2-1 = 12 Octavia: you did it Rabble: rolling 1d10! ( 5 ) = 5 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you can kick Dušan of Criamon: Sharon you craven fiend / release me from this eternal oblivion and let me see my kids Gulielmus of Pure Reason: as well Rabble: damage? Bolad: rolling 12-5+3 damage 12-5+3 = 10 does that kids roll include -2 from his previous wound Rabble: yeah Bolad: and -2 from berserk Guy of Bonisagus: exorcism is definitely the best thing for this child Rabble: his normal defense bonus is +4. so yes. Bolad: gah Guy of Bonisagus: however i am going to slay him know that i will take no pleasure as the damage dice are rolled Rabble: anyway he takes another light wound and is at -4. guy may pilum. Guy of Bonisagus: okay. casting rolling 1d10!+17 ( 10 + 3 ) +17 = 30 Rabble: nice Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will not offer an ignem boost as guy slays a child Guy of Bonisagus: 10 over + 3 pen ability if its relevant Bolad: the child rolls soak, but affected by their injuries Guy of Bonisagus: farewell demon child Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hmm Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+15 ( 3 ) +15 = 18 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: bad time to be sitting at the origin of the pilum Rabble: rolling 1d10+4-2-2 soak ( 3 ) +4-2-2 = 3 Guy of Bonisagus: 15 damage as the smoke billows out i will move a few seats over and look on in shock Rabble: The child takes a Medium Wound from the magical flames. Bolad: "Heavenly Fire!" I scream, like it is my anime battle move. "Burn the faithless and wicked!" Dušan of Criamon: Flawless performance Rabble: The crowd is shocked, but starts to cheer the crispy child after a brief pause. There are some murmurs that you might be cheating among the rabble. Metrofane cheers! Rabble: The feral child tries a desperate kick to Bolad's temple. rolling 1d10!+8-8 ( 7 ) +8-8 = 7 Dušan of Criamon: I'll subtle/silent a DEO on the child at the next best opportunity Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2-2-1 dfn ( 3 ) +5-2-2-1 = 3 Rabble: gah. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i move away from the cloud. Rabble: rolling 7-3-5+6 dam 7-3-5+6 = 5 Metrofane holds up a large, comical illusory crucifix and chants. "Smite! Smite! Smite! Smite!" Bolad: soaked Rabble: gah. Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2-2-1 crippler crossfade ( 7 ) +5-2-2-1 = 7 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: grapple that baby Rabble: rolling 1d10!-4 ( 5 ) -4 = 1 rip Bolad: dam +3 Rabble: rolling 7-4-1+3 7-4-1+3 = 5 fatigued. bolad and the child are beating each other to death. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Grapple that child. Rabble: Dusan can take an action. Dušan of Criamon: rolling 1d10+19 ( 9 ) +19 = 28 that's a level 5 DEO if he's not posessed nothign happens Rabble: rolling 1d10-1 attack ( 1 ) -1 = 0 rolling 3d10 ( 5 + 10 + 10 ) = 25 Bolad: rolling 1d10 dfn ( 7 ) = 7 Rabble: The spell does nothing to the child. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i would cast the silent chorus to distract myself from the carnage but i will probably send myself into twilight Bolad: I shall attempt to grapple. rolling 1d10! ( 2 ) = 2 Rabble: rolling 1d10!-5 ( 2 ) -5 = -3 Well done. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: nice. Bolad: I have grappled with a Grapple STrength of 5. Rabble: i think it is physically impossible for the child to inflict a wound on Bolad with a -15 attack bonus So, you win! The crowd is FURIOUS that you did not murder the child. Bolad: i'll just grapple him until he's tuckered out Rabble: Bolad is the biggest heel in the world. Bolad: since I know the Magi would love a fucked up wierdo like this in their turb. Rabble: lol Guy of Bonisagus: nice job grabbing that child bolad that right there is why youre the best Dušan of Criamon: Oh thank god a sleeper hold was the correct choice here Rabble: lol whuh?? vardian's tomb ISNT going to kill a kid for no reason? Dušan of Criamon: Befriending: it works and I like doing it Rabble: anyway, the other side of the bracket continues. Christ's Champion does the same long entrance with cheers, then tears the poor barkeep's throat out with his fingers before most of the arena can blink. There's a little bit of time before Bolad enters the final round. Bolad: can I lose my fatigue in this time Rabble: yeah, combat fatigue is short term, right fair enough Bolad: it literally doesnt say. haha. Rabble: hahahaha. what a good game. Bolad: i will douse my hands in oil and prepare the bag of coins. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hmm. Rabble: well i'll say you've got enough time to take a nap and stuff before the main event. they give people a couple hours to get drunk and buy robes. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: should have warded bolad against demons Rabble: so you can lose the fatigue. Bolad is ready? Bolad: unless any magi want to add something I'm all set Rabble: Any other big traps or plans to carry out behind the scenes for anyone else? Nice. Dušan of Criamon: Bolad doing a Andre the giant impression Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i could make another potion. Dušan of Criamon: getting out of the ring going "I sleep now." Falls asleep conspicuously in everyone's view Bolad: i would like to park my horse somewhere nearby so I can call it if I need it in an emergency Cosimo: "He's made it all the way here, but now we see if Bolad can do what no man has ever done before! Can this pagan convert be shown the light of Christ? It happens! Right here! Right now!" Smart move. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: can i dispel the invis at normal voice range Bolad: Oh, I ditch the gauntlets Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh Rabble: Bolad enters as the crowd chants "CHAMP IS GONNA KIIIILL YOOOU, CHAMP IS GONNA KIIIILL YOOOU" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: well, good luck "Champ! Champ! Champ!" (To GM): I am going to douse my whole arms in flamable oil before the match. Guy of Bonisagus: "This is disturbing." Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Play along and maybe they won't rip us to pieces." Bolad: I look up to Guy in the crowd. Metrofane: I play along Dušan of Criamon: "I have to admit I'm equal parts rooting for our friend and worried that any result might favor our opponent." Guy of Bonisagus: I nod at Bolad. Now Dusan's sponted spell can finally activate The Champion of Frangipane rises from his seat and walks to the ring, belt held high. Dušan of Criamon: do I roll again or are we assuming it's working out Bolad: "Before we begin" Guy of Bonisagus: well just use the roll from before Bolad: "Should we not, uh, say a prayer, and hail our Khan?" Guy of Bonisagus: it makes me invisible as long as im standing still for 2 minutes Dušan of Criamon: OK The Champion of Frangipane: "The wounds I leave in your flesh are my prayers." (To GM): May I toss coin before we roll init so I don't get insta murked Gulielmus of Pure Reason: wheres the fire Guy of Bonisagus: alright bolad. raise your hands high for the crowd Bolad: Ok. First I spill my bag of coins everywhere. Then I praise the sun. The Champion of Frangipane: rofl. Guy of Bonisagus: amid the din of the peanut gallery i will cast pilum, no gestures so that i can maintain my invis here it comes rolling 1d10!+12 ( 2 ) +12 = 14 conf so that it at least goes off but i take a fatigue pilum at bolad's gauntlets Gulielmus of Pure Reason: he took the gauntlets off. Guy of Bonisagus: oh are we just lighting bolad on fire that works too Bolad: yes. Guy of Bonisagus: pilum at bolad Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you should have dunked your hands in the jar of greek fire that we have The Champion of Frangipane: The Champion re-attaches his belt. His hands seem to shift into beastly claws as he breaks into a run toward Bolad. The crowd screams in anticipation. Bolad raises his arms and looks to the sky, as if to welcome his death. Metrofane: I throw down gold Should I roll init? Guy of Bonisagus: encourage teh rest of the spectators to throw in coins and trinkets The Champion of Frangipane: Then his arms burst into flame as the Champion dives face first into the ground, scrambling at the coins and sorting them into stacks. Metrofane: "Champ! Champ! Champ!" I shout as I make it rain The Champion of Frangipane: The crowd is extremely confused and sort of just makes a quiet mumbling sound. You can hear the Baron yelling at his attendants. Bolad: did anyone remember to hit up all the bookies in town and bet against the champ Guy of Bonisagus: i will time my next action with bolad insanely slaying the demon Metrofane: "Glory to the Champion! Smile the weak!" The Champion of Frangipane: Bolad, Guy, Dusan, this is your opening. Bolad: I would like to grapple him while I'm on fire. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i slay the GM for forgetting me. The Champion of Frangipane: Gah. Guy of Bonisagus: theres no way in hell im penning the demon while casting without gestures Dušan of Criamon: I wish to DEO the demon Guy of Bonisagus: so im doing something else as the demon is vanquished The Champion of Frangipane: Nice. The demon is fully occupied and has a defense total of 0 at the moment. Bolad: exerting The Champion of Frangipane: lmao. Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5-2-2+3 ( 7 ) +5-2-2+3 = 11 grapple strength 11 then The Champion of Frangipane: Sick. Guy of Bonisagus: now deo him and i will cast pilum Dušan of Criamon: rolling 1d10!+19 ( 5 ) +19 = 24 Metrofane: What's Bolad being called by the announcer? The Champion of Frangipane: The demon halfheartedly tries to shrug you off, but is busy stacking coins. Dušan of Criamon: 20 pen The Champion of Frangipane: The Civil Savage or the Steppe Warrior Dusan, unfortunately, i have to tell you that penetrates. Metrofane: "The Champion has fallen to material greed! All hail the Ultimate Warrior!" Dušan of Criamon: Game Day Guy of Bonisagus: ok i gesturelessly fire a pilum at the baron rolling 1d10!+12 ( 6 ) +12 = 18 Metrofane: Nice Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Ultimate Warrior! Ultimate Warrior! Ultimate Warrior!" Guy of Bonisagus: -1 from that but it succeeds and i take another fatigue Metrofane: "Ultimate Warrior!" Guy of Bonisagus: no pen on it if hes got any demon gift or anything Cosimo: "Ladies and gentlemen I've never seen this before in my life! The Champion is putting money before his own life!" Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+15 ( 1 ) +15 = 16 bah hell probably live Cosimo: lmao Bolad: Typically such a roll would have only one botch die, and a botch would mean no damage done Gulielmus of Pure Reason: doesn't that spell have 0 pen Guy of Bonisagus: yes thats on the baron Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh Cosimo: rolling 3d10 botch ( 8 + 2 + 5 ) = 15 no botch Guy of Bonisagus: no botch the baron might get wounded Cosimo: rolling 1d10 soak ( 9 ) = 9 wtf./ baron takes a light wound due to luck. he starts flailing around on fire. Bolad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XchwE9zVdnw Metrofane: "hehehe, cool! Fire! Fire! Fire!" Cosimo: The colosseum is very confused and people begin to gear up in a pre-riot state The demon, meanwhile, is fully occupied counting coins and taking fire damage. Metrofane: I'll throw more coins down Cosimo: i should be rolling, but he has really shitty soak and is guaranteed to be killed by this. Metrofane: "Wealth and glory to the Ultimate Warrior, True Champion of Christ!" Cosimo: Cosimo sees the Baron and begins shouting for a doctor. "Someone get Nevio!" "The Champion is in trouble! God is turning his back on us!" Guy of Bonisagus: Is the baron still in sight? Metrofane: More quetly, "Octavia, now would be a good time to escort Nevio back to Vardian's Tomb." Cosimo: He is standing on an upper level of the colosseum flailing and screaming while on fire. Metrofane: "Violante too." Guy of Bonisagus: I'll drop down and cast Air's Ghostly Form. rolling 1d10!+10 ( 4 ) +10 = 14 goes off successfully Cosimo: nice a thick fog emerges from Guy Guy of Bonisagus: Then when time permits I will hurl another pilum at the baron. Cosimo: lol Metrofane: "All hail Steppeman, heroes rise again! Obliterating everything that's not your friend" Cosimo: guy loves killing people. Guy of Bonisagus: i am slaying Bolad: Steppeman Cosimo: lol Guy of Bonisagus: steppeman john Bolad: Steppewolf Dušan of Criamon: Just another day in the life of Bolad, Steppewolf, Champion of Christ Metrofane: Steppe Boy: I want cash shop arrows! Cosimo: Bolad feels the body of the champion go limp in his arms, and then beyond limp. It feels as if he's squeezing cheese curds for a moment, and then nothing at all. His hands clutch a bundle of dirty, burning bandages. Bolad: punked Cosimo: At his feet is a puddle of black goo with four eyeballs floating in it. Bolad: eye goo vis Metrofane: I gasp in mock horror along with the crowd I did NOT expect this! Cosimo: The people in the crowd who are paying attention begin screaming in fear and running for the exits. The other half are too busy watching the Baron die consumed in flame. Metrofane: Let's start rioting along with the crowd, Octavia Cosimo: if dys isn't here, Octavia goes to get the grogs from the underground room. Dušan of Criamon: I'm going to use their movement in the opposite direction to begin closing in on Bolad and the goo Guy of Bonisagus: heres the other pilum roll Metrofane: I'll help Octavia with the extraction, disguising myself as a generic grog Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+15 ( 1 ) +15 = 16 uh oh! GM: gahhaha Guy of Bonisagus: guy might botch gamers GM: rolling 3d10 botch ( 3 + 1 + 4 ) = 8 guy botches. Guy of Bonisagus: creo ignem botch Metrofane: No Twilight, RIP Guy of Bonisagus: what happens to guy of bonisagus, gm Dušan of Criamon: You can comprehend Octavia: He can comprehend the fire about to burn him, yes. Dušan of Criamon: or even avoid Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i will run and fetch a priest, or maybe get trampled by a crowd Guy of Bonisagus: i am not entering twilight. that would be better than whats about to happen to me Octavia: Normal magi only enter twilight on 2 1s, Dusan. Yeah Dušan of Criamon: ah rats Octavia: Creo Ignem botches usually, well it can depend but this is an infernal aura and Guy is sinning GM: Guy's pilum goes wrong. He instead produces a large flash of blinding light. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: everyone in the colosseum roll soak. Guy of Bonisagus: theyre the most dangerous botch in normal circumstances, generally GM: Make a Stamina stress roll vs 9. Metrofane: Being a flambeau with susceptible to twilight so you never set yourself on fire with a botch Dušan of Criamon: rolling 1d10+1 ( 5 ) +1 = 6 Guy of Bonisagus: does fatigue subtract from this i ASSUME it does GM: I mean Guy. Yes. Dušan of Criamon: ah Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!-1 ( 3 ) -1 = 2 GM: Guy blinds himself for 1 minute, as if he just stared directly into the sun. Guy of Bonisagus: phew i thought it was going to be permanent GM: nah, that seems unfair. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it is if you botch Guy of Bonisagus: well its crig in an infernal aura Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if you go by the flash of scarlet flames rules GM: oh if you botch the stamina roll yeah Bolad: I call for my horse i think its time to bail. (To GM): Did the champ drop his belt GM: Bolad's horse appears from somewhere off camera. Guy of Bonisagus: Guy is currently in the middle of some fog and flickering in and out of being invisible, while surrounded by an angry confused mob (To GM): figures! Guy of Bonisagus: I will crawl around and try to find a safe place to hide myself. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: maybe i should have gone to get the knights instead GM: lol Bolad: i could distarct the crowd guy, by shooting arrows at them Dušan of Criamon: I continue to get closer to the goo, pushing aside idiots trying to flee the scene GM: The colosseum is a labyrinthine ruin, so roll Stealth but with a +2 circumstance bonus, Guy Metrofane: Collect that delicious vis GM: Dusan heads toward Bolad to get his friend and the valuable goo. Guy of Bonisagus: nice rolling 1d10!-1 ( 8 ) -1 = 7 GM: Nice. Dušan of Criamon: I did not prepare adequately but I assume I can CrTe some earthenware for the good good goo GM: The fog, the maze of the environment, and the chaotic atmosphere all allow Guy to slip away. Dušan of Criamon: also before i collect it i DEO it one more time, to drive home a point GM: lol if i was a mean gm i would say you destroyed the vis. Dušan of Criamon: Ouch GM: but you dont. im not. rip. Dušan of Criamon: Well that would have been infernal vis then, and as such worthless GM: lol. Guy of Bonisagus: ah yes worthless Gulielmus of Pure Reason: [without looking up from grinding the infernal vis into powder and snorting it] haha yeah Metrofane: Infernal vis is only worthless if you let herd morality get in the way of the will to power. Dušan of Criamon: But I humbly accept the infernal vis as fate and the GM have afforded it me Guy of Bonisagus bites into infernal apple vis. Metrofane: The infernal vis suddenly disappears as Mortis announces he's finally making useful items for the covenant. Dušan of Criamon at home in the Tomb labeling earthenware pottery with a sign that says "worthless" in latin Bolad: paper bag labeled "INFERNAL VIS -- DO NOT EAT" Dušan of Criamon: Guy of Bonisagus conspicuously ceasing to chew and saying "no" with a mouth full of infernal vis Metrofane: Let's find some plant demons and then tell people its normal herbam vis GM: anyway the baron is injured and Bolad and Dusan have scooped up the vis. Guy is already leaving. Metrofane is still cheering I guess. The structures of authority here are in disarray. No one knows what to do with a dead champion and a burning baron. Do you leave the colosseum to its fate and abscond with your loot? or do you have more to accomplish Metrofane: Oh GM: i know dys is away but Octavia saved the grogs off screen. Metrofane: I said I'm helping Octavia with the extraction GM: Nice. I missed that, sorry. Metrofane: I have Leadership and a small investment in combat abilities Dušan of Criamon: Is it burning? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i went to try and get a priest Bolad: I can muster up my 5 Presence score to tell the people they are heretics and to give up their foolish ways. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: possibly multiple priests. Metrofane: Good lust Bolad Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the rabble need to be saved from bolad Metrofane: Also good luck I must have typed lust so many times that muscle memory kicked in. GM: Nice. Dušan of Criamon: If the colloseum is burning I would like to PeIg it Bolad: rolling 1d10!+5+3 pre+leadership ( 9 ) +5+3 = 17 -5 if wound and fatigue applies Priory Constable Cazzo: The colosseum isn't burning too badly, just a part of the upper level where the Baron is stumbling into things while on fire. Octavia: Was getting food, sorry. Are you SURE you want to go with me being the one to lead the grogs to safety? Priory Constable Cazzo: Gulielmus heads to the Priory of the Knights Hospitaller and meets with the constable. Guy of Bonisagus: i would like to kill the baron and cosimo but i feel that plan wont work well at this point Dušan of Criamon: I respect Guy's intention to kill the baron but also wish to preserve the ruin Octavia: If so, I lead them in the wrong direction completely as I have no sense of direction Priory Constable Cazzo: "You said, uh, what, again, is going on down at the colosseum?" Dušan of Criamon: perhaps one day, there's going to be tourists who'll want to visit it Priory Constable Cazzo: Belzer is with you, Octavia. in disguise. The priory constable is a friendly man with a warm smile, but you get the sense he isn't very bright. Metrofane: Yeah Priory Constable Cazzo: "They said they were good Christians, y'know. Why, the Baron? He just had me and the missus over for dinner not too long ago." Metrofane: I have no navigation related flaws Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "A riot!" "A demon has shown itself!" Priory Constable Cazzo: "Wh-what? Are you SURE?" Metrofane: We have the infernal vis as proof Priory Constable Cazzo: That's a good point. Cazzo doesn't know how to identify it but it's evil black goo with goat-like eyes floating in it so it's not like it could be much else. "Gee, I'd better get the boys over there soon!" Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Exactly!" "The flagellants must be returned to the Church!" Guy of Bonisagus: guy eventually makes his way out of the den of sin Metrofane: They must be returned to the soil Gulielmus of Pure Reason: be that as it may what's a few crossbow bolts between brothers in the faith Metrofane: If they're real Christians they go to Heaven. You're basically rewarding them Priory Constable Cazzo: The constable scares up a handful of knights, but it's obvious they're skeptical of Cazzo's claims of demons and have little faith in his leadership. They accompany Guli back to the arena and are shocked and appalled by the violence they witness. Two of them leave to get reinforcements. This may turn into a truly brutal and violent scene in a little while. Bolad: nice, time to farm some combat XP Priory Constable Cazzo: lol. unfortunately ars has Pillars of eternity rules and combat doesnt matter. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: My work here is done. Priory Constable Cazzo: so instead of playing out combat between hundreds of NPCs or using the lords of men mass combat rules i will just handwave the slaughter at the colosseum. Bolad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GL6LH6ufhM Metrofane: Handwaving away combat is the way the game was intended to be played, going by a cursory reading of the Obstacles chapter Guy of Bonisagus: i hope the baron and cosimo and every sinner dies except guy who is safely home Priory Constable Cazzo: lmao. everyone except npcs you explicitly saved are going to die. so RIP silvano the scrivener, the grog lost to the cult who was on screen the entire time and no one cared Metrofane: I'm a perfectly devout member of my Divine-aligned religion. Priory Constable Cazzo: lol Guy of Bonisagus: its fine. we saved the feral child and nevio Dušan of Criamon: Life is cruel to those who turn away from the virtuous people of Vardian's Tomb Guy of Bonisagus: the only two who mattered Bolad: did violante die Priory Constable Cazzo: no, you saved violante as well. Guy of Bonisagus: violently damn Bolad: cool Dušan of Criamon: Violante was mentioned Metrofane: We saved Violante I mentioned her earlier to Octavia Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "How terrible!" Bolad: im optimistic none of this blows back on the covenant ?? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Who could have foreseen that the Knights would do this?" Bolad: no one got spotted except me afiak? Metrofane: I was in disguise Still am, even The gold coins, being real, also didn't have a sigil Priory Constable Cazzo: The cult in Rome has been violently suppressed, but Belzer's earlier report still echoes in your minds. This isn't the only group of flagellants in mythic europe. You killed one demon, but know at least one remains alive and well to corrupt the faithful. Very few innocent lives were saved. Guy of Bonisagus: great victory Metrofane: There's also the Bishop who sent us a tainted object disguised as a holy relic for the church at Ponza Octavia: All in all a 100% success Priory Constable Cazzo: The tragedy of the colosseum and the slaughter of heretics will be remembered for years to come. The Frangipani family is in tatters, and the Baron is disfigured, on his deathbed, with no living heirs. Dušan of Criamon: I was among the hapless spectators, surprised by every turn this saga took Gulielmus of Pure Reason: can the divine purify the colosseum Bolad: hm. sure would be strange if Lodewig showed up with his ward, the Baron's biological hier Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol. Priory Constable Cazzo: You have attained 4 Infernal Perdo vis, a quantity of gold, 8 xp, and the satisfaction of a job well done. You have also saved Violante, Nevio, and an unnamed feral berserker child. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's interrogate violante about her visitor Priory Constable Cazzo: Nice. Guy of Bonisagus: is the child gifted Dušan of Criamon: The single most important point on the current agenda: naming the child Metrofane: This feral child sure is different from all the other countless feral goyim kids running around this city Violante the Herbwife: i havent decided but it would be cool if the child were gifted. Guy of Bonisagus: it would be because i want an apprentice Bolad: Guy Jr. Metrofane: If he's gifted let Guy claim an apprentice already Gulielmus of Pure Reason: an apprentice? in this economy? Guy of Bonisagus: i will name him Brutus Violante the Herbwife: guy's apprentice being a psychotic berserker who will attack his sodales at the drop of a hat is perfect. The kid is Gifted because that's funny. No good loot for this adventure aside from the child. Metrofane: Use Perdo Mentem to destroy his aggresion Gulielmus of Pure Reason: The child is also cursed. Metrofane: That's good Gulielmus of Pure Reason: does violante have anything to say about her visitor, the demon jeanne d'ys Metrofane: Spend a season investigating the child in your lab I know nothing about the Jeanne d'Ys backstory Violante the Herbwife: same here Dušan of Criamon: Folks, if anyone should have a socially retarded misfit barely capable of communication as an apprentice, it's Dušan Metrofane: Dusan can foster the kid Violante the Herbwife: Violante is still on the edge of comatose but will answer questions. Metrofane: Give him Enigmatic Wisdom instead of Puissant Magic Theory by fostering him for a year Guy of Bonisagus: give me the stats you had for him after the adventure and ill make him a full sheet Dušan of Criamon: He absolutely deserves Enigmatic Wisdom Frankly, we all do Metrofane: HoH:MC says the initiation into Enigmatic Wisdom is a year's mentoring, and that The Cave of Twisting Shadows will teach it to any magus who approaches them. Violante the Herbwife: "Visitor? I... It's too dark to see her face, I can't... I can't remember. It's too dark." That's cool. Dušan of Criamon: It's true EW is there for the taking, for any and all of us Guy of Bonisagus: only criamon get any benefit from it Violante the Herbwife: "She'd take me for... Out for some fresh air. We'd go on walks..." Guy of Bonisagus: because you have to truly believe Gulielmus of Pure Reason: so is Faerie Magic, the ability that will allow any magus to ignore the blight Metrofane: Why would you get EW and not believe in it? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: in a cynical attempt to gain its benefits Metrofane: That seems like it comes down to RP Guy of Bonisagus: you really do have to convert to criamon though Dušan of Criamon: Guy speaks wisdom, I know this because I specialize in it Metrofane: Magic doesn't care about your political tribe Guy of Bonisagus: enigmatic wisdom does Metrofane: Well whatever Lavinia claims membership in multiple houses Gulielmus of Pure Reason: however. Dušan of Criamon: Anyway I'm happy about our win Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you can learn faerie magic, to ignore almost all of the penalties of the blight, and nobody will give a fuck what you believe. Metrofane: Some people convert to Criamon politically without taking EW because they've been kicked out o the house they gauntleted as Bolad: you dont need to be criamon without ew they will teach it to anyone willing to spend a year training at their hq Metrofane: Yeah, that's what the book says johns Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ya Metrofane: I don't know what Beardbeard is talking about Guy of Bonisagus: yeah but you get no benefit the criamon chapter says ew has no real use for anyone not in house criamon Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if you have levels of enigmatic wisdom, but also believe the doctrine of enigmatic wisdom is false, it does not function Guy of Bonisagus: yeah Metrofane: Twilight can happen to every magus Guy of Bonisagus: yeah but enigmatic wisdom only gives you benefits if you truly believe in it and to believe in it you have to be in house criamon Dušan of Criamon: I mean why would you not believe in it devil's fav demon (GM): i think that was pretty well done and im glad you researched the demon etc and had a plan and found out its Weakness etc. if he had a chance to enter combat he was going to probably kill you or start creating illusions of god's face parting the clouds to command the crowd attack you or whatever. bypassing combat ftw. Dušan of Criamon: "Magic is one thing but this riddle stuff? One bridge too far, good sir" Metrofane: Belief is just roleplaying unless you have personality traits that would strongly dictate you don't believe in EW devil's fav demon (GM): lol moe: I think it was gold star stuff finding the demon's weak spot Gulielmus of Pure Reason: there are conducts you have to maintain Octavia: Throwing coins at him to win a fight was good moe: i still have a hint of trauma from failing entirely on Ponza and this was a complete opposite experience plus I got to spont up some shit Metrofane: Stigmata is the real reason not to get EW if you're not committed moe: wrote myself a handy couple of formulas for gameplay Lavinia: sounds like Infernal Lore carried the day. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it did, and thats why gulielmus is going to research how to bind and command demons. Metrofane: I got to use disguise devil's fav demon (GM): oh yeah you get special xp for that Metrofane: I think I'll invest in Guile with my adventure XP since its mostly what carried mehere Up to you GM Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the code of criamon says you must not genocide monsters, strike with a wielded weapon, eat meat, or be literate devil's fav demon (GM): i dont know what mechanic youre referencing but i'm all for it moe: what the fuck johns: dusan and bolad get Infernal Rep for killing a demon, equal to the demon's might Metrofane: Deep Cover is under HoH:Societates, Tytalus Guy of Bonisagus: i might dc for a second, hooking up a switch devil's fav demon (GM): the demon was might 20, a solid +4 to rep Metrofane: Your alter egos earn reputation XP seperate from your true form and the reputation adds to your Guile to act convincingly as that disguise. Hooking up a Switch to play while pretending to pay attention moe: Where and in what form do i write down infernal reputation devil's fav demon (GM): This act grants a new Reputation as the disguised individual, at a score of 1 Metrofane: Yeah johns: There's a spot for reputations on your "Stats " page Moe I'd put it as "Demon killer (Infernal)" and 4 points devil's fav demon (GM): so you have a Reputation of 1 as Metrofane in Rome now. Metrofane: I made a note on Metrofane's sheet so I could track it Cool moe: and exactly what is my new reputation Demonslayer_ ? devil's fav demon (GM): yeah moe: Holy shit Metrofane: I might take 5XP in Guile and 3XP in a faerie intimacy Gulielmus of Pure Reason: is there a special infernal hierarchy rep or is it just any rep among the infernal johns: infernal hierarchy is just your largest reputation Gulielmus of Pure Reason: ah johns: For instance, Lavinia has an Infernal Hierarchy score of 3. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Weird. Metrofane: I have a negative sympathy trait in Fire, I could spend that 3XP trying to make it positive instead Since I've seen the positive effects fire can have devil's fav demon (GM): lol moe: Demonslayer is kind of excellent for Dusan seeing as he has suscep, and his only real combat contribution so far has been light DEO devil's fav demon (GM): for example, you can put demons in a fiery headlock. moe: Hell, I wanted his mysterious parens to be a demon of some sort and make it a plot thing for him Gulielmus of Pure Reason: are you allowed to flip sympathies like that moe: This is good char development Metrofane: Maybe? Belzer of Mercere: My positive is Paranoia, in tribute to Detective Munch Guy of Bonisagus: back devil's fav demon (GM): welcome Guy of Bonisagus: ok either these cables or this switch suck Gulielmus of Pure Reason: every magus in vardians tomb is looking over gulilemus's shoulder and copying his infernal spells onw Guy of Bonisagus: i was at 36 mbps download and now im at 16 Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Any character with knowledge of Faerie Lore and possessing a Sympathy Trait can fashion a folk charm. A folk charm can end the duration of any faerie effect, as long as the charm is somehow appropriate to the circumstances. neat. Guy of Bonisagus: gonna drop for a second while i disconnect the thing devil's fav demon (GM): that IS neat. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i don't think flipping the sign of a sympathy trait makes much sense. Guy of Bonisagus: back to normal Belzer of Mercere: Hmm, I think at +0 a sympathy trait can just go either way Guy of Bonisagus: issue is probably to do with the cable from my modem being a cat5 shouldve ordered another 5 dollar cat 6 devil's fav demon (GM): yeah moe: I'd like to thank dfd for a well made scenario and I would like to thank everyone else for an excellent time devil's fav demon (GM): ty moe im glad you liked it johns: This was lots of fun Octavia: yeah, was a cool setup even if not much to do as a grog this time around. risk of playing a grog, tho. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it was good. devil's fav demon (GM): thanks. i will try my best to continue not running adventures from the books, even though this one was inspired by the books and used characters and concepts from Antagonists. Belzer of Mercere: GG moe: wp Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the inherent weaknesses of the infernal actually came into play and mattered Octavia: theres good adventure concepts in the books, im not a fan of a lot of the pre-written adventures though. far too obsessed with YOU MUST FIGHT 20 DEMONS TO PROCEED devil's fav demon (GM): yeah lol Belzer of Mercere: Yeah I liked that we got to fight a demon with lore Guy of Bonisagus: got my experience, got my apprentice devil's fav demon (GM): the flagellant cult section even gives you a statblock for skaven-equivalent demons of rot that the book essentially says to just spam against grogs to waste time. johns: someting's missing... aha, Infernal Vis sauce devil's fav demon (GM): and i just laughed and turned the page Belzer of Mercere: I got to roleplay an obnoxious Italian fop Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you must fight 20 demons to proceed. the demons have 30 soak. if wounded but not killed the demons will teleport away and be replaced with full health demons. every demon that teleports away in this manner will return in the next combat devil's fav demon (GM): rofl johns: make an adventure where you play through a Doom 2 Map with Ars Mechanics XD devil's fav demon (GM): yeah like the threat of the infernal is better when its about them actually corrupting people and their faith rather than being a big ass tank boss fight Guy of Bonisagus: johns do not use xd because it is hard to tell when you are using it earnestly and when you are being ironic thank you devil's fav demon (GM): im also glad i managed to run an adventured themed entirely around combat without actually running a single drawn out combat moe: It was good and the only thing I kind of wonder if we missed was another corruption win like the time with the hollow collossus i mean a loss for us but a win for the demon i assume more bloodhsed would have given him some sort of win condition Guy of Bonisagus: i got to hurl pila at a baron and also insanely botch on myself devil's fav demon (GM): guy almost murdering a child was badass. moe: lol Guy of Bonisagus: almost murdered him and now im going to have lavinia care for him while i open his arts and make him my apprentice devil's fav demon (GM): lol Guy of Bonisagus: i should make a magic item used to train him like a dog johns: that's a good way to start training devil's fav demon (GM): lol johns: you have to show dominance. Guy of Bonisagus: a rod that just causes severe pain when it prods him devil's fav demon (GM): you should also probably teach him how to speak a language. Guy of Bonisagus: priorities, dfd devil's fav demon (GM): lol johns: guy should join house tytalus Guy of Bonisagus: hmm johns: he's got the attitude for it Guy of Bonisagus: i could save money on the magic item by instead having bolad spend his working seasons helping me train the child johns: Unfeeling sociopath, loves torturing apprentice, moe: I wonder if I can teach him some wisdom before he learns a language... A riddle in itself Guy of Bonisagus: instead of guard duty he can hang out in guys lab and punch the kid if he gets too aggressive devil's fav demon (GM): lol Guy of Bonisagus: a duty he will have for the next 15 years johns: lol Guy of Bonisagus: does bolad need anything taught to him Gulielmus of Pure Reason: why make an item that causes severe pain when you prod your apprentice Guy of Bonisagus: i can teach him during these seasons as well Gulielmus of Pure Reason: when you can make an item that causes severe pain at arc range johns: idk what to do with bolad cause we haven't settled if he still has any poewrs moe: I mean he's gullible but what else johns: hes still good at shooting things moe: also does gullible wear off after we killed the thing Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Hey Bolad. Christ died for your sins. devil's fav demon (GM): bolad is pledged to a might 35 demon right now Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol moe: lmao Gulielmus of Pure Reason: does he get to channel the demon's infernal power devil's fav demon (GM): it would be funny if he could but i gotta think about it. johns: is he actually does he constitute an A/C to the cult demon devil's fav demon (GM): but like, i dont want to just let go that bolad did actually go through with a demonic initiation ritual and did it willingly. johns: i never meant for him to lose faith in tengri oops devil's fav demon (GM): lol. did i miss when he did moe: a spiritual crisis for our heathen friend devil's fav demon (GM): i dont remember when bolad lost his powers johns: we never established if his spirit is auram or terram Gulielmus of Pure Reason: his spirit was auram aligned oh johns: and whether he loses it cause of the blight Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i thought it was auram devil's fav demon (GM): oh yeah lol johns: or if it comes back after the blight. or he gets a different link, or what. idk Gulielmus of Pure Reason: steppe pilgrimage devil's fav demon (GM): isnt it high enough might that it can survive johns: it was might 35 so no devil's fav demon (GM): rip Octavia: I would assume a spirit of the sky is Aurum devil's fav demon (GM): yeah Gulielmus of Pure Reason: his powers have all been like rain and lightning johns: he has CrAu/ReAu MuTe/PeTe but yes a sky being is more sensible devil's fav demon (GM): in that case it would be really funny if you wanted to run with Bolad pledging himself to the flagellant demon Abaissier. johns: never. he will go on a pilgrimage to the Steppe and form a direct spiritual link to Great Tengri himself, the Might 100 being. devil's fav demon (GM): :blessed: but hes got a long moustache moe: Ganbaro! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Great Tengri, who lives in the dead theurgist's sky regio johns: can we just say Tengir makes a new Might 35 Daimon after the auram blight passes in 1360 and bolad is back to normal moe: anyway it's a comfortable midnight for me, time to have a light dinner and call it a night johns: night moe! moe: again, thanks for the game take it easy everyone Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if the magic realm can just be regenerated like that then the stakes are pretty low johns: ok. devil's fav demon (GM): bolad could probably reconnect with tengri by going on some pilgrimage though, that doesnt seem impossible. idk. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i mean i dont want to throw bolad in the dumpster devil's fav demon (GM): i don't really know enough about the magic realm. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: there should just be a bolad sesh where he finds a new spirit Guy of Bonisagus: bolad sesh where he finds a grave johns: i could stick with an unpowered guy but id like if he still had some cool hook of some sort, even if its not what he used to have Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the man is a trained shaman devil's fav demon (GM): you've got the hook of being pledged to a demon right now, but its not really long term. give this man some damn magic items. johns: Bolad's new hook is overpowering his demon lord then. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: thats a quality hook devil's fav demon (GM): ok bolad begins experiencing wild and terrifying dreams after the colosseum incident i'll have to write that up too later. im getting tired as well though. i think thats like the main side effect of these new antidepressants, im getting mad sleepy at like 5, 6 pm now. johns: Cheers, then devil's fav demon (GM): cheers. i'm gonna be up for a bit but im not going to write anything im sorry. gaha. Octavia: johns' pc being undone by his own plotline is pretty poetic though johns: sure Endrite: My power returned. johns: welcome. you missed mortis' death Octavia: Johns: Ah, sure sucks that you guys cant cast a wide variety of useful and fun spells. Not me though, as I use rival magic. Johns, 2 blights later: uh oh Endrite: Darn! johns: lavinia lost spells too, for instance: the spell that kills redcaps Octavia: rip Endrite: The Redcap Killing Juice. Guy of Bonisagus: guy has an apprentice now as well, endrite he is a child that cannot speak and behaves like a wild animal his name is brutus Endrite: Oh shit! He must know Adamic! Gulielmus of Pure Reason: his hobbies include murdering people with his bare hands and denying the divinity of christ Endrite: Let's use him as an Insight into Adamic. Oh also, Mortis has a big scheme coming up. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: oh also brutus worships the same demon as bolad now Endrite: He's going to make magic items for the city guild masters so his less Gifted nephews can find work. johns: good plan oh we got infernal vis. you can use it its eyeballs in black goo Endrite: Not for a gift. That would be mean. I can't believe you managed to slaughter ANOTHER noble family without Mortis. johns: we did it right though we didn't get cought Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the secret is to cast pilum while invisible Endrite: Hmm. johns: im frankly glad mortis wasn't here because he would have ruined everything by screaming "I am Mortis of Vardian's Tomb" Endrite: So you didn't do it in a way Mortis can take credit. That's too bad. You know what really bugs me about combat botches? Guy of Bonisagus: i should get a spell to make me invisible so i can assassinate people Endrite: If you roll a botch on defense you're probably about to die but if you botch on an attack it's just the same as any other roll under your opponent's defense. johns: not true. there's also a change you break your weapon. chance Endrite: Yeah, but you can just switch to a different weapon. Oh, do weapons made out of the same unit of metal share an arcane connection? Seems like they could. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: youd have to fix it Endrite: Sure. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: actually, can something be an ac to multiple targets at once there is a little flavor about having to store acs carefully or else they'll become a connection to something else johns: no way it can be to multiple Endrite: I think I might be thinking of Bloodline magic, which is conceptually similar but uses different rules. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: then they can't because an item is a temporary ac to its maker well Endrite: Does it work in the other direction? Is a craftsman an Arcane Connection to his crafts? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: it seems like as a verditius working in controlled conditions you should be able to link two items in some way. Belzer of Mercere: There's a spell in MoH that turns two fires into a two way communicator Gulielmus of Pure Reason: cut a gem in half and have brutus spend 2 seasons fixing the halves to each other, then set them in two items Endrite: Mortis should get a familiar at some point. But what animal matches his magnificence? Guy of Bonisagus: cicada Belzer of Mercere: Learn a mystery that lets you take a revenant as a familiar Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we have an entire regio full of rats Belzer of Mercere: Jerbiton cats are regal Guy of Bonisagus: no no he said an animal that matches him Gulielmus of Pure Reason: bind aristocritus's ghost as a familiar Belzer of Mercere: You guys made the jokes about that already Endrite: Does Aristocritus even have a ghost? Gulielmus of Pure Reason: some say he still wanders st peters to this day, mumbling about cathloics Guy of Bonisagus: they say he wants to explore shipwrecks Endrite: Hmm. Can you standardize weights with magic? I think maybe. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: pretty easily Endrite: There's probably a couple ways. Creo Terram to make a weight that never falls apart or Rego Terram to make a scale that always has the same amount of weight on one end. Gulielmus of Pure Reason: intellego terram, to compare a weight to a sample weight or a known standard as with the vis scales spell Endrite: I'm thinking in terms of an enchanted device to give to the Guild of Merchants. Beardbeard (GM): rolling 1d10!-13 ( 4 ) -13 = -9