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dys: ave, sodales Endrite: Bongiorno. devil's fav demon (GM): Yo johns (GM): so the enemy has A/C to guy time for beardbeard to stat up a new wizard Endrite: Yikes. GM: Yeah, Guy's Choice to fix the AC has resulted in the Consequence of both him and the Tytalus having fixed ACs to each other. Now, you're still free to declare Wizard War, if you want. Guy of Bonisagus: we'll wait on that GM: - A wagon arrives at the end of August, late at night, and men attempt to deliver a shipment of bees, hives, a basin, and replacement tools to Guy. They also carry a letter thanking Guy for his patience. We open here. copying that from the thread. moe (GM): back GM: You did, at least, get replacement bees Guy of Bonisagus grumbles. johns: is the letter signed or sealed Lavinia: Computer, scan for Sympathetic Connections GM: It's sealed with a wax stamp of the Tytalus symbol. Guy of Bonisagus: "Tytalan schemes... I'll flush out every member of this ridiculous plot." Guy of Bonisagus continues grumbling while setting everything up. Octavia: Every single bee was actually a hostile grog, transformed into a bee for Moon duration GM: lol Octavia: Or, alternatively, they're all trained street bears that transform back as soon as Guy enters the Aegis Endrite: Let's not consider how procreation works with grogs transformed into animals, thank you. Octavia: This is actually a great plot, now that I think about it Endrite: Thank you in advance. GM: The night passes without incident, and the bees are normal bees that wake up in the morning and start doing bee things. Endrite: This is the historical accuracy that I crave from Ars. Guy of Bonisagus: that right there is why youre the Lavinia: are the bees in the aegis GM: They are now, if you've brought them inside. Lavinia: if you brought them inside you are effectively extending aegis permission to them you fool! Guy of Bonisagus: gha GM: Some more days pass. The two wizards seem to be in a stalemate. Endrite: You should probably use this opportunity to explode your foe, Guy. Lavinia: inspect the bees for active magis. Guy of Bonisagus: i will cast The Invisible Eye REvealed. Am I still being scried on? GM: You are. Endrite: Yeah! Hell yeah! It's paying off today! GM: Oh yeah!! Endrite: Alexa, play Despacito! moe: Oh my god Lavinia: We must remove Guy from the covenant until he is no longer being scried upon moe: We made it gang it's finally happening Guy of Bonisagus: hm if only i could do something about this GM: Guy of Bonisagus, helplessly frustrated as he tries to plan a murder Lavinia: Soy of Bonisagus GM: A visitor arrives at the inn. moe: but his quest is vindicated his objective a just cause Thug, Fat: "Uh, hello? Is Guy of Bonisagus here?" Guy of Bonisagus: is it the same guy or another fat thug Thug, Fat: It's the same guy. He looks like he'd rather not be doing this. moe: understandable Endrite: Makes sense, since you're allowed to murder him. Octavia: "Looks like he didn't learn his lesson last time, boss. Shall I throw him down the street?" Guy of Bonisagus looks up from his diagrams of a woman, bound and gagged with bees swarming over her. Thug, Fat: lmao Octavia: lmao Guy of Bonisagus: "Yes? Oh, it's you." Endrite: The classic anatomical diagram. Dusan of Criamon: I especially appreciate the detail he put in each and every stinger Thug, Fat: "My, uh, my boss wanted me to ask you something." Guy of Bonisagus: "Go on." Thug, Fat: "She wants to know if you're still having fun, and, uh, and she says she's looking forward to what you come up with." Endrite: That's what Wizard War is about. What a good sport. Guy of Bonisagus: "Mm. Is that right. Well, here, hold on a moment." Thug, Fat: "Anyway, uh, thanks. Don't hurt me, and I'll, uh, I'll tell her what you say." Dusan of Criamon: "Ha! A lesser wizard would hurt you for that sort of talk. You're lucky you met Guy of Bonisagus instead." Lavinia: lets get an a/c to this guy and compel him to murder his boss Thug, Fat: lol Dusan of Criamon: The Bonisagus Candidate Guy of Bonisagus: I rummage around in a nearby drawer for an excessive time, until he grows bored and isn't paying as much attention to me. Thug, Fat: lol Guy of Bonisagus: Then I cast Recollection of Memories Never Quite Lived on him, to make him think his boss wanted him to tell me every thing he knows about her. Thug, Fat starts staring into the clouds and thinking about chicken legs Thug, Fat: nice spell Dusan of Criamon: cool move Guy of Bonisagus: "Hm, having some trouble finding it. Say, was there anything else your boss wanted to tell me?" Thug, Fat: "Yeah, she said she's been in love with you since you were just an apprentice. Hasn't stopped thinking about you for like thirty years or something." "Kind of unhealthy if you ask me." Endrite: Ah, fine amor. Thug, Fat: "Should just be honest about things like this, but I guess wizards like games and stuff." Octavia: Who else is in the inn right now? Dusan of Criamon: "My god, it all makes sense. They were lovers and at the same time they weren't!" Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, is that right? Well, perhaps you're right. Say, why don't you tell her I would love to meet her in person?" Thug, Fat: "Hey, sure." "I'll do that." Guy of Bonisagus: "Thank you." Lavinia: "Have you had your blood let recently?" Guy of Bonisagus: I'll wait for him to depart before answering. Lavinia: I'm asking the thug. I want his blood. Guy of Bonisagus: ah Thug, Fat: "Yeah, just a couple weeks ago." Lavinia: "Your surgeon must have told you to get another bloodletting two weeks later, right?" I look at Guy. ok guy is too dumb to play along i guess. never mind. Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye." oh oh! the spell Lavinia: lol Guy of Bonisagus: ok Thug, Fat: "I dunno. That seems like a lot of blood." Guy of Bonisagus: ill do that Thug, Fat: magicmagicmagic Guy of Bonisagus: Cast the spell, make him think he needs a smaller follow up letting. Thug, Fat: "But hey, I guess it can't hurt." Lavinia: "You're in luck! My clinic is just down the road." Thug, Fat: "Wow! You people are a lot nicer than I thought the first time!" are any other magi present for this scene? rosario is back from france by now but hes probably busy doing some stupid thing just curious The Thug, Fat follows Lavinia to her clinic. Dusan of Criamon: I'm around but only doing greek chorus duty Endrite: I'm just putting the finishing touches on Alphubel ex Merinita. Lavinia: I let some blood. Thug, Fat: "Ow!" Lavinia: "No pain, no gain." Thug, Fat rubs his arm Thug, Fat: "My mom always said I was sensitive." "I'll go let Peithene know she's got a date." "Thanks for taking my blood, lady." Thug, Fat leaves Dusan of Criamon: "It's very generous of you all to remind him that his size predisposes him towards sanguine maladies. You should all be commended" Lavinia: "I'm a humanitarian." "Anyway Guy, this blood should come in handy if you want to use that henchman against the master." Octavia: "All those death threats and secret messages, that how magi usually flirt?" Lavinia: "If she has a brain, she was probably scrying on that whole activity though, so she'll be aware we have that connection now." Guy of Bonisagus: "If only I could work the arts spontaneously." "Ah well, I'm looking forward to our date." Dusan of Criamon: "Strange courting behavior. I'm glad my own efforts to stave it off have succeed so far." Guy of Bonisagus: I'll head down to my lab and start taking notes while studying a tome. I'll take a few pages of notes, and on one of them will write down some orders in between lines of real notes. GM: Cool. Guy of Bonisagus: I will slip the page into my sleeve while stretching and head over to another table, and rifle through some papers. I will slip the page from before out and seal it up as I would a letter, hastily scrawling Derfel's name on to it before tucking it away and handing it off to Belzer. GM: Very slick. Endrite: Wouldn't this call for a Stealth roll? Seems like a good occasion for one. Guy of Bonisagus: The orders are for Derfel to relay to Octavia and are as follows: Until further notice, if you see me grin and say "Bonjour" to a person, kill them. More to come. probably GM: It would actually call for a Legerdemain roll. Endrite: Gah! Guy of Bonisagus: is that an actual skill Octavia: Yes GM: Yes. Lavinia: it is. Guy of Bonisagus: uh oh Octavia: Zita used it to pickpocket frequently Lavinia: mundane skills ftw. Guy of Bonisagus: all right everyone. lets see how this works out for the main with -1 dexterity Endrite: So glad this wonderfully well written game has so many skills that are so easy and fun to train! GM: Bwahaha. Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!-1 ( 1 ) -1 = 0 lol GM: rofl. rolling 1d10 ( 3 ) = 3 Dusan of Criamon: I feel like Guy should get some bonuses seeing as how he's literate and writes things all the tiem Lavinia: its 3 extra botch die for using an untrained skill. fyi. GM: no shit lmao rolling 3d10 ( 4 + 4 + 3 ) = 11 lucky guy Octavia: aw Guy of Bonisagus: the scrying probably notices then Endrite: I mean, he still rolled a 0. Guy of Bonisagus: oh well Endrite: I'm not sure how a botch could have made things worse, given the circumstances. GM: Guy very obviously hands a piece of paper to Belzer. All of his sodales can see this. The Fat Thug is down at Lavinia's clinic and does not. The next day, Peithene of Jerbiton arrives. Peithene of Jerbiton: The fat thug announces her, and is dismissed. He enters and orders a drink from Ildebrando. Particella. RIP whoops. Peithene waits outside. Endrite: Patricella is about the right level of fatness for an innkeeper, IMO. AFK a sec. Guy of Bonisagus: I smile. "Ah, salve, salve. I did not expect such a sudden appearance. Please, allow me a moment my dear." Peithene of Jerbiton: "Of course! Take your time." Peithene of Jerbiton does a curtsy Guy of Bonisagus: oh cumthinkers not here uhhh hm Peithene of Jerbiton: gah Octavia: lets kill him Guy of Bonisagus: well lets assume derfel relayed the message at least Peithene of Jerbiton: hes supposed to be running today too. Lavinia: Excellent plan, Guy. Peithene of Jerbiton: well, if this ended up going short. Derfel probably would. I don't know why he wouldn't Guy of Bonisagus: ill grab octavia and a grog that can swing a club good And station them on either side of the doorway into the inner bit, hidden from view until one enters the room. I'll head back up to Peithene, smiling. Octavia: I knew it Cumthinker is english thats why he isnt here yet Peithene of Jerbiton: lmao. Octavia: its still not 7pm, the start time normally Peithene of Jerbiton: ohhhh we got him. that fog nbleeeeep Guy of Bonisagus: "My dear, the inn is nice, but why don't you accompany me into a more... secluded part of our covenant?" Peithene of Jerbiton: She smiles back at Guy. Endrite: Time for a fully roleplayed date and sex scene. If only Hafl had been here to see this... Lavinia: step under this pentagram on the ceiling. Peithene of Jerbiton: "I was hoping we could go for a walk by the river." "But you make a tempting offer..." Octavia: I stand guard nearby. Peithene of Jerbiton reaches out to clasp Guy's hand Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, heard tale of the wonders of Rome's river? Very well, my dear, we shall stop there in but a moment. First though, allow me to show you what I've prepared for your visit." Peithene of Jerbiton: "Where to?" Guy of Bonisagus: I'll lead her down. "Right this way." Peithene of Jerbiton: Peithene smells Guy's hair from behind. Lavinia: cant believe guy is giving up a match like this. Endrite: For real. Dusan of Criamon: You win some, you lose some here, he's winning a murder Guy of Bonisagus: If there's no interruption on the way, I'll lead her to the room I've prepared and turn back to her, grinning, as she crosses the threshold into it. Peithene of Jerbiton: She doesn't interrupt, and follows you. Guy of Bonisagus: hmm i havent given her a casting token yet so were fine "Bonjour." Endrite: lol Guy of Bonisagus: alright lets see what kind of defenses she's got Lavinia: This is a hermetic crime. Guy of Bonisagus: absolutely fortunately the witnesses are: two grogs Lavinia: What are the odds Archibald does anything about it? Better hope no one is remotely scrying on this affair using the sortes. haha. Peithene of Jerbiton: hold on, let me read the aegis rules real quick Guy of Bonisagus: very little as hes been moping in his lab and wouldnt even respond to me trying to get him to investigate the scrying Octavia: I stab the woman with my spear from behind rolling 1d10!+17 ( 5 ) +17 = 22 Guy of Bonisagus: putting forth evidence of the crime would be admitting to scrying the grog can club at a reasonable level. whichever one i picked Lavinia: rolling 1d10!+8+2+3 ( 7 ) +8+2+3 = 20 Guy of Bonisagus: oh no! lavinia is attacking me Lavinia: no she's just asking Virgil how the date went. Guy of Bonisagus: ah Octavia: 10 dmg base, roll her defence Guy of Bonisagus: carry on Lavinia: strange, the Aeneid keeps flipping to the page about the trojan horse? hmm Octavia: lol Peithene of Jerbiton: i was trying to figure out if the aegis just blocks all foreign spells or ones that it outstrips in level ok Guy of Bonisagus: if shes got a ward against metal that makes it through the aegis weve still got club boy to figure out Peithene of Jerbiton: it has to penetrate the aegis, so let me see if the spell she cast before showing up works ok. congrats. Octavia's spear plinks off of her. She looks shocked. What's the club grog roll because its just a metal ward "I didn't think you had it in you!" Guy of Bonisagus: let me find a grog Octavia: "Ah shit." Endrite: Hmm. Guy of Bonisagus: well go with ilbrago let me find club states. hes got +2 dex and 3 great weapon Peithene of Jerbiton: nice Guy of Bonisagus: wait. i could just find the stats on derfels sheet! cudgel is +4 attack rolling 1d10!+9 ( 7 ) +9 = 16 Peithene of Jerbiton: rolling 1d10!+0+5 ( 6 ) +0+5 = 11 gah. Endrite: I'm surprised Ilbrago is still alive. Guy of Bonisagus: damage is 7, so 12 - soak and for guy, hm lets say hes grabbed some vis while down here too does aegis lower magic resistance or just the ability to cast Peithene of Jerbiton: just ability to cast Guy of Bonisagus: okay Peithene of Jerbiton: Peithene is cracked on the head and suffers a Light Wound. Guy of Bonisagus: guy grabbed 8 pawns of creo and 11 pawns of ignem vis hidden in his robes lets say Peithene of Jerbiton: lmao. Guy of Bonisagus: whats the casting bonus per pawn of vis consumed Endrite: Everyone studiously ignores a woman being beaten to death in the covenant, because they are gamers. Lavinia: +2 Guy of Bonisagus: alright perfect shouldve kept her dress stuffed in my robes too, oh well. might not even be ready yet rolling 1d10!+20+3+38+1 ( 3 ) +20+3+38+1 = 65 Octavia: You should have worn her dress under your robes Guy of Bonisagus: and ill conf Octavia: lmfao Lavinia: did you just burn 19 pawns of vis at once Peithene of Jerbiton: lol lmfao. Guy of Bonisagus: yes Endrite: I feel like this isn't a good use of our Ignem vis. Archibald of Guernicus wakes up in a cold sweat Endrite: You're limited by how much Magic Theory you have. Peithene of Jerbiton: thank you endrite. Guy of Bonisagus: someone else said it was arts damnit Lavinia: a maga may only use a number of pawns of a given type of vis equal to her score in that Art. Endrite: Oh wait. Peithene of Jerbiton: guy does have a shitload of magic theory. to be fair. Endrite: No it is Arts. Guy of Bonisagus: ah excellent Peithene of Jerbiton: ah. Dusan of Criamon: magic theory applies to enchanting Peithene of Jerbiton: ok what are you doing and what is your penetration Guy of Bonisagus: i will use all 8 of our divine creo vis Endrite: Uh. Ok. Guy of Bonisagus: its fine as long as im not botching Lavinia: that doesn't work if used for sinful purposes Guy of Bonisagus: damn ill use normal vis then Endrite: You should use the Divine vis and then suffer God's Wrath. Lavinia: wait i just made that up. maybe it does work. yes. do it Guy of Bonisagus: hmm i dont know i will need a ruling to make sure i am not going to fuck myself immediately. fucking myself later is fine but the spell has to go off and do damage or i will cry fuck it ill use normal vis is conf 3 or 5 Peithene of Jerbiton: 3 Guy of Bonisagus: figuring out my penetration ok 48 over needed total, +3 penetration. 51 pen do i hit Endrite: Divine vis works totally fine outside of Holy Magic. Peithene of Jerbiton: you penetrate the parma magica. Guy of Bonisagus: it is definitely funnier if i use divine vis to break the laws of man, god, and hermetic order Endrite: Well, it doubles your botch dice. Guy of Bonisagus: yes!! can you conf a damage roll Peithene of Jerbiton: yes iirc Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+18 ( 6 ) +18 = 24 lets see that lightly wounded soak Peithene of Jerbiton: rolling 1d10!+2-2 ( 5 ) +2-2 = 5 Guy of Bonisagus: 19 damage Peithene of Jerbiton: A Heavy Wound. Guy of Bonisagus: alright. thats all our actions for this round Endrite: This was an outstanding waste of vis. Peithene of Jerbiton: Alright. Guy of Bonisagus: "Octavia, smash your shaft into her!" Octavia: It really was Guy of Bonisagus: what she do Peithene of Jerbiton: Peithene is burned horribly. Smoke is billowing off her hair. She reaches under her pocket and pulls out an enormous quantity of Rego vis and then burns it to rocket her injured body out of the building. under her dress i mean Octavia: Nice. Roll concentration. Guy of Bonisagus: the doors behind her are presumably closed Peithene of Jerbiton: Oh, in that case she'll just kill Guy, then. Nothing I could do. Guy of Bonisagus: okay. try to cast vs guy in the aegis with the wounds Peithene of Jerbiton: lol. Octavia: I could roll for aegis pen now if you like. I believe Fiorella has communion and aids in it so I'll have to check her sheet Endrite: AIDS Lavinia: how much of what kind of vis did guy use i need to mark it Guy of Bonisagus: 8 creo and 11 ignem Archibald of Guernicus: Oh her total doesnt matter It just halves the spell level for pen purposes. lets see rolling 1d10!+40-15+5 ( 3 ) +40-15+5 = 33 33 penetration on the Aegis Guy of Bonisagus sweats. Peithene of Jerbiton: rolling 1d10!+32+15+30 casting total + mmf + vis expenditure ( 9 ) +32+15+30 = 86 Level 20 spell. Endrite: Good lord, what is happening in there? Lavinia: you better not be making a mess in our library Peithene of Jerbiton: wait no, level 25 spell. Guy of Bonisagus: i guess the aegis didnt penetrate then Dusan of Criamon: "Does anyone smell burnt hair? Is this a symptom of a lethargic disease?" Peithene of Jerbiton: Moon duration Memory of a Distant Dream. Peithene inserts the memory of a loving relationship between herself and Guy into Guy's mind. He remembers true bliss. Marriage is on his mind. Archibald of Guernicus: lmfao Peithene of Jerbiton: "You were incredible. I knew I loved you, Guy of Tytalus." She collapses. Endrite: Holy moly. Octavia: "This still courtship, boss?" Endrite: Number 1 Wizard War of all time. Guy of Bonisagus grabs his head and suddenly reels in pain. Guy of Bonisagus: "I... Why did I...?" Octavia: "Spear doesn't work and she's already down, any other orders?" Guy of Bonisagus: "We... Oh, God. Oh my God." "Uh... Uh..." "A cloth! Get a cloth. Cover up the body. And... come with me!" Lavinia: Quick. Demonstrate your love with murder suicide. Peithene of Jerbiton: rofl. Octavia: "Got it." I head up and rummage around until I can find a body-sized cloth Guy of Bonisagus: I wrestle with the implanted thoughts and the real ones as I try to figure out what's going on. Octavia: brb 1 min sorry Guy of Bonisagus: "My lab. My lab! Bring her quickly." Lavinia: she should have to make a Finesse check to determine the validity of the thoughts. or the level of detail that is Guy of Bonisagus: thats a pretty good own I'll bring Octavia and Ilbrago hauling the covered body into my lab. Dusan of Criamon: Luckily Guy entrusted Dusan with valuable information last time that will help reverse the mind spell. Peithene of Jerbiton: Nice. Endrite: But who is Dusan to stand in the way of True Love? Guy of Bonisagus: unfortunately guy can not breathe a word about any of this or he dies Lavinia: where's Peithene's finesse roll! Dusan of Criamon: I have full faith that the purely RP scene from last game will come back with a vengeance and force a roll to recover memories Peithene of Jerbiton: oh Dusan of Criamon: but that's a ways to go Peithene of Jerbiton: rolling 1d10!+6-6-2 ( 4 ) +6-6-2 = 2 there amazing finesse Endrite: Why the -2? Peithene of Jerbiton: light wound + heavy wound Lavinia: the EF is 6. Endrite: Oh. Octavia: Back Lavinia: Fail: the character has created a meeory so unconvincing that the target dismisses it as whimsy. Guy of Bonisagus: Ah. Peithene of Jerbiton: thats not anywhere in the spell description though Guy of Bonisagus: In that case, slight rewind. Peithene of Jerbiton: Inserts a full and complete memory into a person’s mind. If the target gives the memory some thought and concentration, and makes an Intelligence roll of 9+, the memory is revealed as false. guy has to roll, Peithene of Jerbiton: in fact Guy of Bonisagus: ah Endrite: Murder Suicide seems like the best option here. Guy of Bonisagus: well, once we get her into my lab ill think about what has happened rolling 1d10!+3 ( 7 ) +3 = 10 Peithene of Jerbiton: nice Guy of Bonisagus: "Oh. Oh!" Peithene of Jerbiton: well done unfortunately you are still legally a Tytalus. Guy of Bonisagus: "Blasted Mentem magic." I wipe the sweat from my brow and the worry from my conscience. "Good work, both of you. Ilbrago, you'll be getting the finest wine from Normandy for this." "But remember. Not a word of what we've done." Octavia: I put her down gently "Just doing my job, boss. Not a word to a soul, of course." Guy of Bonisagus: I'll dismiss Ilbrago. Octavia: "You change your mind about wanting her dead, then?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye. Some opportunities will never show themselves again." "Anyway, as far as anyone knows, Peithene and I went down into the catacombs together." "There will be questions when she's not seen again." I stroke my beard. "Octavia, I will admit that I didn't have much time to think this far ahead. But I think I have a workable idea." "She mentioned wanting to visit the river. Well, she will indeed." Guy of Bonisagus: I grab a couple sharp, heavy instruments and toss one to Octavia. "This is gruesome work, and I feel as though I may be sinning. But please follow along. Pallas of Tytalus: Oh, once she dies, her body resumes its normal shape and the Persona fades. An older man with wild white hair lays there with a contented smile on his face. Guy of Bonisagus: I look back down at the corpse after steeling myself. "What the hell?" Octavia: He died? From a heavy wound? Pallas of Tytalus: You killed him. Endrite: Wait a minute. Guy of Bonisagus: is he still wearing the dress Endrite: People die when you kill them? Pallas of Tytalus: I thought you were just talking about killing him. Guy of Bonisagus: or does that change too Endrite: Can we get a ruling on this??? Guy of Bonisagus: oh no, i assumed he was dead i was talking about something else Octavia: I thought he took a heavy wound then collapsed Guy of Bonisagus: wlel Pallas of Tytalus: Yes. Guy of Bonisagus: this still works actually Pallas of Tytalus: Octavia is correct. Guy of Bonisagus: I carefully remove the dress before continuing with my plan which is having octavia have me chop up the body into manageable pieces help me even Bufalini Knight: but then you started talking about chopping her up and throwing her in the river. wait wrong token Peithene of Jerbiton: yeah Octavia: "Should I snap her neck first then, boss?" "She's still breathing." Peithene of Jerbiton: ok if she's not dead then you see her epic boobs first as you take the dress off the horribly burned and beaten woman Guy is really having a good date. Guy of Bonisagus: cool "Just chop her neck, needs done anyway." Octavia: "Might not be for me to say, but I think she just wanted to date you. Sure about killing her?" c'thinker: cthinker here. Peithene of Jerbiton: hi Guy of Bonisagus: "I have never been more sure of anything except my faith." Peithene of Jerbiton: lol Insane Murderer Guy Octavia: "Right away, then." I snap her neck Dusan of Criamon: A night of twists and turns Guy of Bonisagus: alright Dusan of Criamon: Guy sets up the murder dungeon Guy of Bonisagus: chopping time Dusan of Criamon: then the other party tries to mindbreak Guy Pallas of Tytalus: The nude woman transforms into a nude man. Guy of Bonisagus: "Gah!" Dusan of Criamon: truly the ERP material in the discord has colored tonight's sesh Octavia: I back off from it and tap it with the spear a couple times. Pallas of Tytalus: lol Octavia: "Fucking crazy. All magi like this?" c'thinker: what on earth. Dusan of Criamon: Hermaphrodites? Not most. Guy of Bonisagus: "I haven't seen one this insane. We've truly rid the world of a villain." I wipe the sweat from my brow and start tossing pieces into a few picnic-sized baskets c'thinker: you killed delly. you son of a bitch. Guy of Bonisagus: I also throw the dress to Octavia. "Put that on." Pallas of Tytalus: lo l The dress will be insanely small and tight on Octavia. Octavia: "Pardon my thinking, boss, but it seems you all might be a bit less strange about all this if you stopped acting like vestal virgins." "Put it on? What?" Lavinia: guy used divine vis to commit betrayal and murder. Pallas of Tytalus: ^^^ Guy of Bonisagus: "Peithene was seen coming down here. She needs to be seen leaving." Pallas of Tytalus: Guy has proven himself The Ultimate Tytalus. Guy of Bonisagus: "You're not... exactly the same. But close enough that details can be misremembered." "Now put on the dress." Dusan of Criamon: Guy is absolutely the kind of wizard to look at Octavia and go "close enough" Octavia: "She's a little foal of a girl, or was. This isn't going to fit. And it's burnt." (To devil's fav demon): How much does Lavinia learn by asking "How does Guy's data go" through Sortes? her roll was high enough to hit this guideline: Learn a fact that could be ascertained by an observer present in the target location by simple observation, like “is the city under siege?” or “is there water in the jar?” or even “is Theodoric in his sanctum?” Guy of Bonisagus: I grumble and grab the fixed AC dress. Octavia: "Half a year's pay up-front when this is done, and I'll do it. This isn't guard work." Lavinia: Spont muto and creo on it to fix it Octavia: good one (From Pallas of Tytalus): if you got the same information an observer present in the same location would, you essentially witness Guy's insane murder. Lavinia: is it made of cloth or wool Guy of Bonisagus: "You help me follow through with all this and I'll get you an enchanted item." Octavia: whats the matter :) guy :) just spont :) c'thinker: it is made of human skin. Lavinia: lol. haha. Pallas of Tytalus: lo l Endrite: Two people were burned to death today. c'thinker: Octavia: whats the matter :) guy :) just spont :) Pallas of Tytalus: it's just a normal dress. its cloth. Octavia: whats the matter :) guy :) just spont :) Octavia: "Hmm. Deal, you magi make some incredible things." c'thinker: use a potion of dress repair Octavia: "Where shall I meet you, boss? Here again? Gonna get changed in a room in the inn." Guy of Bonisagus: "That will raise questions when you come back down dressed as Peithene. Dress in here, I'll step out for a bit if that's the issue." Octavia: "Bit of privacy is all, boss." Guy of Bonisagus: I nod and wander around outside the lab for a few minutes. Octavia: It's more than a few minutes, I have to remove all my armour (To dys): Does Archibald keep the staff of controlling the tiber in the library where others can use it Endrite: What if you just keep throwing Pilium's of Fire on the body until its entirely incinerated? Guy of Bonisagus: a few however long it takes Pallas of Tytalus: The dress barely covers Octavia's knees and is impossible to cinch in the back, but it's good enough. Guy of Bonisagus: excellent i grab a couple picnic baskets and hand some to octavia as well (To devil's fav demon): When I last spoke to Felipe was he willing to give me back the Necklace of Nereus item I lent him in Venice (From Octavia): It's kept in the vault for safekeeping, since it can only be used once a month and is used for this purpose. It's given to another magus if he knows he'll be absent. Guy of Bonisagus: "Alright. Now we walk to the river, quickly." (From GM): yes, he only needed it to escape venice and likes to stay away from the water these days Octavia: "VERY quickly." I scowl. This is humiliating. (To devil's fav demon): Excellent. Assuming Guy's preparations and murder take more than the 54 minutes I must spent on the sortes, Lavinia will don an invisibility ring and watch the exit of the inn. Guy of Bonisagus: I nod. Do we make it to the river unmolested. (From GM): lmao. i think it probably takes a while to chop up a body, so you're safe. GM: You do. You are jeered at and gawked at by Rabble, but no one stops you. Guy of Bonisagus: nice ill find an isolated stretch of river and start throwing in picnic baskets GM: Because Octavia may be dressed in a ridiculous manner but she's still a giant woman with rippling muscles. I need to make a Cabbagepots NPC to stalk her. (To devil's fav demon): I will go upstream and jump in the river to try and recover as many baskets as I can out of Guy's sight. Endrite: Wait, how giant? Octavia: "Is this long enough sat here yet, boss?" I say with gritted teeth GM: She's not really giant. Only 6'7" iirc Dusan of Criamon: Fetish Bingo Octavia: 6'7 yeah Endrite: Pssh. Octavia: Giant-blooded is like 8ft, she's just unusually tall Guy of Bonisagus: "Should be good. I'll head back to the inn and tell the thug Peithene left on her own if he's still there. You can find your way back in." (From GM): gimme a stealth gmroll Lavinia: (To GM) rolling 1d10+0+1 stealth+dex, not counting invisibility ( 1 ) +0+1 = 2 (From GM): actually never mind you're downriver at night (To devil's fav demon): gahahaha. Octavia: I march back as fast I can. Is there a way into the covenant other than the inn? (From GM): gaaahhh Guy of Bonisagus: the catacombs GM: (To GM) rolling 1d10 ( 2 ) = 2 (To devil's fav demon): Also she can't swim. im hoping that the necklace to allow water breathing makes that ok. sir oak can float too once he takes his armor off. GM: There's maybe an entrance from the catacombs somewhere. Octavia: I have No Sense of Direction wait You said to find my own way back (From GM): the necklace is probably fine GM: lmao Octavia: Okay I don't show up at the inn GM: Guy's incredible plan Guy, roll Awareness please. Dusan of Criamon: Oh nooo Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+2 ( 4 ) +2 = 6 c'thinker: does guy confess his sin Guy of Bonisagus: pastor just killed a man put a pilum to his head GM: Octavia gets lost. Guy, you hear splashing from downriver. Octavia: As I wander the city I tell gawkers to go fuck themselves and other insults, and break a few noses when I'm particularly annoyed Guy of Bonisagus: I turn around and run downriver. Octavia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdyXKJ8NcNI guy on the left GM: You see several of your picnic baskets resting on the riverbank. Endrite: Wait, how is it even possible to get lost on the way back from the river? The covenant is within sight of the river. Guy of Bonisagus: I hurry over and look inside. GM: Pallas of Tytalus's grinning severed head sits within the basket. Guy of Bonisagus: is it the same grin as when he died GM: Yes Guy of Bonisagus: phew ill push them back into the river and take a leisurely stroll down until the river exits rome GM: lmao (From GM): do you follow? GM: Sounds good. (To GM): Did I manage to recover any or did he just take them back Guy of Bonisagus: once my paranoia is satisfied ill return to the inn (From GM): you had some time so I'll say you could have hid a few of them. If you're patient you can just get them after Guy stops following the river. (To GM): I don't need all of them so I'm fine. I'll follow him Guy of Bonisagus: is the thug still there GM: The thug is still there, drunk as a lord. Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, you're still here? Peithene's already gone, you know." Thug, Fat: "Hey, thish is a great inn!" Guy of Bonisagus: "It sure is." Thug, Fat: "Huh? I thought she was gonna stay overnight." "Must have been a bad date." "Haw haw haw!" Dusan of Criamon: Like you wouldn't believe, buddy Guy of Bonisagus: "Well... I don't know that we'll be seeing each other again. But, you know, you seem like a great fellow." "Tell you what, stay the night for free, and drink all you can." Thug, Fat: "Oh, man! What a saint!" Dusan of Criamon: "Hear, hear!" Thug, Fat: "I'm tellin' everybody I know about Guy of Bonisagus!" Thug, Fat downs a glass of wine in one gulp Guy of Bonisagus: I grit my teeth for a second but maintain my smile. Endrite: Huzzah! Thug, Fat: Congratulations, Guy. You have murdered and butchered a fellow magus, and been dubbed a Tytalus. Guy of Bonisagus: fortunately none but me know that Lavinia: goongrats Dusan of Criamon: that is true, unless he was scried upon Guy of Bonisagus: i will simply live with sin for the rest of my earthly days GM: Provided Pallas of Tytalus didn't tell anyone he was coming here before you killed him, yes, that's true. Endrite: It's too bad Guy had no way of knowing if anyone was scrying on him. Dusan of Criamon: Someone could find his severed head/body eventually GM: If he did, however, say, mention his plans to other Tytalans, they would probably suspect something. Guy of Bonisagus: also: something i meant to update a while ago but i think is particularly relevant now, ive been meaning to exchange guys compassionate flaw for wrathful GM: oh nice thats good Guy of Bonisagus: i will also check again if i am still being scried on GM: i fully support that. you are being scried on. Lavinia: uh oh. Octavia: By Lavinia Guy of Bonisagus: i see. i see. Lavinia: if I were scrying he wouldn't be able to detect it. GM: this. Guy is just very popular. Guy of Bonisagus: well fortunately, scrying is still a major hermetic crime so ill probably just be blackmailed i need to invent some spells to find these scriers and slay them Endrite: Another beautiful Vardian's Tomb romance. GM: lol Dusan of Criamon: If nothing else, I'm glad so see a loose end tied up Guy of Bonisagus: also, i guess my Enemies flaw will now be Dark Secret GM: if Pallas had survived, he would have been a 70 year old magus with Good Teacher and +5 comm who would have been willing to teach anyone in Vardian's Tomb except for Guy. Good work. Octavia: Let's kill Guy Dusan of Criamon: Let's all stand firmly behind Guy's decision to murder Guy of Bonisagus: hey. im a less than 70 year old magus with good teacher and +5 comm who is willing to teach most people in vardians tomb GM: That's why I figured it wasn't a huge loss if you did psychotically murder him lol Lavinia: also guy should probably provoke divine vengeance for his vis use Guy of Bonisagus: oh almost certainly GM: yeah that would be nice Guy of Bonisagus: hes definitely going to hell at least GM: lets have Endrite run that adventure. Dusan of Criamon: I honestly wouldn't want hermetic data from a guy who tried to trick Guy into sleeping with him GM: lol Dusan of Criamon: Pretty much the definition of rape culture c'thinker: GM: lets have Endrite run that adventure. let's. Guy of Bonisagus: alright. time for cumthinkers adventure Endrite: In my opinion it would be a straight up curse that prevents Guy's magic from working on anyone with True Love. Not much of an adventure, really. c'thinker: the nail adventure isnt prepared for today. GM: gah Guy of Bonisagus: you arent prepared for today Lavinia: I am going to try and use my badass new summoning abilities GM: should have dragged this out longer c'thinker: this as well. Lavinia: and conjure up a ghost. Guy of Bonisagus unsheathes pilum. GM: hell yeah lavinia Guy of Bonisagus: nice. what kind of ghost dude c'thinker: a tytalan ghost Guy of Bonisagus: cant wait for lavinia to start blackmailing me too Lavinia: Summoning Total: stress die + Presence + Summoning + (Realm) Lore + aura + (Penetration x Penetration Modifier) i assume penetration modifier works like regular pen here Octavia: c'thinker: the nail adventure isnt prepared for today. Lavinia: a body part is worth +3 to modifier GM: yeah Octavia: Let's kill cumthinker Endrite: Summon Virgil's ghost. Lavinia: so penetration is 5 x 3 = +15 Guy of Bonisagus: ah. lavinia was the one who well Lavinia: pre +3, aura +3, summoning +4, magic lore +3 +1 for summoning spec Guy of Bonisagus: that wouldve made my plan to start hurling pila if i saw anyone looking in the baskets very awkward if she was still there Lavinia: rolling 1d10!+3+3+4+3+1+15 ( 1 ) +3+3+4+3+1+15 = 30 gahahahaha. Guy of Bonisagus: lmdfao c'thinker: lol. GM: guy is also being scried on by people unrelated to this adventure, since he was not able to pick up on lavinias thing lmfao. Lavinia: i'm presuming this is Magic based summoning and not Infernal so it'd just be 1 botch die Guy of Bonisagus: johns you bastard. how could you have hermetic magi scry on me whats the summoning from GM: yeah im desperately trying to think of a way to add botch die and cant think of one rolling 1d10 ( 7 ) = 7 Lavinia: okay, the target level is Twice the Spirit's Might GM: hmmm Guy of Bonisagus: extra botch because its a tytalus GM: i cant think of a reason his ghost would be more than 15 might hes not a daimon or titanoi or whatever Guy of Bonisagus: i knew i should have given him a good christian burial Octavia: Tytalan looking to be as obnoxious as possible, even in death Lavinia: okay if the spirit has greater than 15 might but less than 30 the summoning is successful but Stamina and Concentration is required to speak with it Endrite: How magic resistance work on a fire that has been started with a magically created fire? Is it a Fruit of the Poison Tree situation where it's all magical? Pallas of Tytalus: a hazy ghost spirals out of the assembled body parts. Lavinia: "Salve." Pallas of Tytalus: "Ah, you couldn't bear to be parted by death! I return, lov-uh. Who are you?" Lavinia: "Lavinia of Tytalus." "You don't look like Guy's date..." Pallas of Tytalus: "Nice to meet you, maga. I did when I was alive." Lavinia: I ask what happened. Pallas of Tytalus: "I viewed Guy as a spoiled, snot nosed apprentice at first, but after meditating on my humiliation at his hands and spending decades scrying on him, I came to realize he was the pinnacle of Tytalan philosophy and fell in love." Lavinia: guy didn't notice decades of scrying???? what a maroon Pallas of Tytalus: "I meant to bring him into the fold as his parens." It was bad timing. "And now, he's accepted! You said yourself you're a Tytalus. Recognize Guy for his destiny, as the future Primus of this house." Lavinia: "He humiliated you decades ago?" Guy of Bonisagus: guy of tytalus would definitely be sensible Pallas of Tytalus: "He was an apprentice visiting Tribunal with his master. Guy ridiculed my proposal and exposed the gaps in my knowledge with a deft hand." "He was a little twerp, but I see now it was the seed of a genius of conflict." Lavinia: "How tytalan..." "So he lured you into his lair and slew you like a spider?" "No wizard's war?" Pallas of Tytalus: "Exactly. It was quite shocking. Blinded by passion, outsmarted at every turn..." the ghost seems to wrap its arms around itself Lavinia: "Did the grogs help?" Pallas of Tytalus: "I'm sure I could forgive him." "Yes. I was beaten with clubs." "A classic tactic." Lavinia: "How unchivalrous! Very Tytalan." I ask if it was the big tall woman who did it. Pallas of Tytalus: "She was there, but I had a ward against metal that repelled her spear." Lavinia: "Spirit, I will carry out your dying wish to ensure Guy takes his proper place within the house. Do you have any other affairs you need me to attend to in the realm of the living?" Pallas of Tytalus: "Keep my corpulent agent alive, if you could. He's a simple and gentle soul unsuited for conflict. A perfect employee. He can retire early." Lavinia: "I'll see to it." Pallas of Tytalus: "Thank you, maga of Tytalus." Lavinia: "Vale." Pallas of Tytalus looks contented as his ghost disperses Pallas of Tytalus: "Vale. And send my love to Guy." Octavia: lol GM: i keep expecting that the PCs won't insanely murder my antagonists as soon as they show up and try to be friendly but it is what it is. Lavinia: time to scheme. Endrite: I feel like you should have a better handle on Vardian's Tomb by now. GM: lol I should. Dusan of Criamon: GM: i keep expecting that the PCs won't insanely murder my antagonists as soon as they show up lol Octavia: NPC: There is no way these people will commit an insane crime for limited benefit, and kill me PC: [already casting pillum during this] GM: lmfao. tfw you spend 20 vis to illegally kill someone who pushed over your bees and then bought you new bees c'thinker: prudenzio the betrayer rubbing his hands together and cackling satanically, while vardians tomb looks on and agrees that this guy seems all right GM: that was actually my favorite double swerve and i loved prudenzios ending lmao Guy of Bonisagus: it was worth every pawn GM: the entire time he was actually here and being an actively hostile person, vardians tomb goes "we sleep" prudenzio returns as a lich trying to be fully friendly and apologetic and give everyone a good time? real shit Endrite: Speaking of, my new magus is ready! GM: anyway there are no more events in this season unless the PCs want to do more stuff. nice!!!! just in time!! Endrite: Alphubel of Merinita! Octavia applauds Endrite: He's a Fertility Magic baby. GM: you have recieved 8 xp and no loot Endrite: But you know, an adult. Octavia: I got some loot, since I'm getting a magic item off of Guy for my help in this murder and cover-up. Endrite: He's from the Alps so he doesn't know about Vardian's Tomb's lamentably poor reputation. GM: also make sure that Guy spends spring 1360 on fixing an AC and autumn 1360 as the actual adventure season Lavinia: what kind of items is guy good at making GM: summer as fixing sorry I like that. Octavia: A pillum that shoots pillums would be badass. GM: The Alps ftw. lol that would be sick. and he could get the similar spell bonus on it Lavinia: hey beardbeard. what can guy be blackmailed for Dusan of Criamon: What CAN'T Guy be blackmailed for Guy of Bonisagus: hm. good question, squints hedge mage with no ability to resist ignem GM: lol Lavinia: time to write a testament and store it at harco to be unvieled at the time of my death Guy of Bonisagus: gah GM: hire rosario to kill guy imo he has 46 Ignem MR Endrite: I feel like if you want to blackmail Guy you should do it quickly before whoever else was scrying on him does something. GM: oh yeah the next adventure i run will probably involve those people of course whenever that comes up Lavinia: shouldnt guy ask archibald to detect the sigil of the active magic being used to scry on him GM: that would be smart, yes, but im trying not to give puzzle solutions away as much these days so thank you for bringing it up. Lavinia: gah sorry GM: no it was a real thank you. i like when the team works together Endrite: Oh yeah, Alphubel also has a Skilled Parens and a powerful maga as an enemy, their stats are currently detailed on Derfel's character sheet while I attempt to migrate them somewhere else. GM: but i feel like im being cheap any time i just tell people what the good idea would be lmao Endrite: Thanks to Fertility Magic, Alphubel's parens is his actual mother. Fun fact. Dusan of Criamon: That's why I invested multiple points at character creation into "GM tells you the answer" virtues GM: lol The Ultimate Criamon Lavinia: as a bonisagus, guy could steal an apprentice for lavinia, right Endrite: I think they can only take apprentices for themselves. c'thinker: derfel's character sheet is a valuable public resource Dusan of Criamon: we turn the corner into my room and there he is: The Ultimate Criamon Endrite: There isn't any discussion of Bonisagii running human trafficking rings or anything. c'thinker: there it is: a sign reading "The Ultimate Criamon is presently in twilight" GM: Endrite: I think they can only take apprentices for themselves. this is the case Endrite: The Ultimate Criamon is still a 15 year old maga. Lavinia: true but he doesn't have to tell anyone the apprentice is de facto lavinia's GM: i mean, sure, Guy could commit any number of insane hermetic crimes. the man is capable of anything. Lavinia: and that apprentice would Legally be part of a True Lineage, despite being raised by a Hedge Wizard. Endrite: I think it would come out when the apprentice can't do real magic. Dusan of Criamon: I imagine the Cave of Twisting Shadows having a sign that say "days since last final twilight event" and the number parts are being turned to 0 GM: lol Lavinia: lavinia's current apprentice has hermetic magic Endrite: Wow! I guess you could try something like that, then. GM: Hopefully Guy is willing to be blackmailed. Endrite: Also Alphubel has Flawless Magic and took Magic Resistance on a bunch of spells he knows, so look forward to arguments over what spells count as "similar". Lavinia: ok ive got it I'm going to blackmail Guy to make him kill Endrite's new PC. Endrite: That is your right. Guy of Bonisagus: phew. i was worried it was gonna be something socially unacceptable like poaching apprentices devil's fav demon (GM): Flawless Magic is good. Rosario and Alphubel can be flawless buddies. Endrite: Gah! Dusan of Criamon: Flawless Buddy Week Endrite: You can't give Parma Magica a specialization because then the spreadsheet doesn't recognize it! c'thinker: i wrote my specialization into the appropriate cell's formula Endrite: Yeah that's the way to go. c'thinker: guy could steal an apprentice and then foster them, which is a low crime but not unheard of Octavia: I just have a spec in vim then manually added 5 to my MR value for vim, in the cell for it ignem, rather ignem is a good mr spec Endrite: One would assume so, since my last two wizards were burned to death. HOWEVER, I think Imaginem is going to be the way to go here. c'thinker: i took mentem. devil's fav demon (GM): imaginem seems powerful i'd like to make a wizard who focuses on the lesser used forms if Rosario dies, or maybe as an NPC someone who's all about Auram, Aquam, Imaginem, etc. Endrite: You'll have to soon because the Blight is going to destroy all the good forms. devil's fav demon (GM): We'll just need to spend more vis, faster, and more recklessly. Octavia: also, the blight already destroyed aurum and aquam is next Endrite: What happens if someone is hit with a ball of water and a Ball of Abysmal Flame in the same turn? Octavia: im spending a bunch of vis when i do archibalds seasons, to make some magic items Lavinia: can guy use his awesome communication and writing to make Polemics arguing that the Augustan Order should be added to the order of hermes. devil's fav demon (GM): ^^^ Lavinia: it would ring true coming from a True Lineage Bonisagus, and the famed discoverer of the structural Aegis of the Hearth devil's fav demon (GM): also, your last wizard was stabbed to death by lances in a small locked carriag e his corpse was set on fire but you managed to survive the initial flames. Endrite: I mean, why quibble? devil's fav demon (GM): hey. why not? Endrite: Also they were spears. devil's fav demon (GM): thank you Endrite: Lances are spears used on horseback during a charge. devil's fav demon (GM): also when are you running paranoia Endrite: Probably never. devil's fav demon (GM): damn. Guy of Bonisagus: he could do that, johns Endrite: My weekends are full up. devil's fav demon (GM): i'd really enjoy playing that sometime. maybe we can take a week off of ars sometime to play paranoia. Endrite: I guess I could run Paranoia instead of Ars Magica but that seems unfair to everyone involved. devil's fav demon (GM): I guess. Well, if it ever comes up, keep me posted. I've never played it and it seems fun. And you seem like the guy who knows how to run it. Endrite: I ran a great Paranoia mission one time. It was about a refrigerator robot that no one could figure out how to fix that was sitting inert in a room with nothing dangerous in it. There were 15 fatalities. Dusan of Criamon: I was once invited to a game of paranoia that went as follows: we were given our toys, we accepted them. The GM told us he didn't prep more because he thought we'd kill ourselves while testing the new gear for the following 4 irl hours devil's fav demon (GM): that sounds wonderful. Endrite: That's a fair assumption. devil's fav demon (GM): both games. Dusan of Criamon: I respected his honesty if nothing else we played KAMB instead Endrite: There's a great mission where you have to defend the fireworks warehouse/custard pie factory from commie assault. Dusan of Criamon: anyway, fabled short session? I'm feeling like moving this to discord Endrite: Unless Cumthinker has finished prepping his adventure, then yes. Lavinia: Dumbthinker blew it again. Dusan of Criamon: I would like to express my sincere thanks to both GMs for their efforts any effort in prep is more than my humble contribution smell you all later devil's fav demon (GM): yeah gg
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