FrivYeti/DragonsSessionFour

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(Editorial note from MoonSword: This is FrivYeti's chat log, not mine. A couple of my comments in-game don't make sense on this end, even though they do from what I was seeing, because the timing of the messages is different. Also, the chat system we use gets a bit weird sometimes, as (I believe) session 1 showed rather spectacularly.)

Friv[8:14:46 PM]: Anyway, we should get moving on with our own chronicle.
Moonsword[5:14:50 PM]: ,,,without a player.
Moonsword[5:14:58 PM]: Without the _face of the party_...
Friv[8:15:25 PM]: Ehn, no biggie.
Friv[8:15:30 PM]: I have a plan. *evil grin*
Friv[8:15:34 PM]: At the moment, I am in the process of dying of tired, so this is going to be a short session, I expect.
Invincible Laser Panda[5:15:19 PM]: Anyhow. I was mostly just hoping for ideas about the anima.
Friv[8:15:45 PM]: Probably ending around 10:30 to 11:00.
Invincible Laser Panda[5:15:21 PM]: The vine thing is cool.
ambisinister[5:15:24 PM]: Tiger has a face.
Dakura[5:15:26 PM]: I run
Dakura[5:15:26 PM]: I run
Moonsword[5:15:34 PM]: *looks at Friv* Don't say that, man. You're scaring me here.
Friv[8:16:13 PM]: Man, I scare everyone these days.
Dakura[5:15:52 PM]: -asides to Moon- hence why I run
Invincible Laser Panda[5:15:54 PM]: My other idea was a mandala of golden wire, which wove into cable and copper chains.
Friv[8:16:19 PM]: I need to get friendly catchphrases.
ambisinister[5:15:58 PM]: What I'm worried about is the fact that it all seems too damn easy.
Moonsword[5:16:19 PM]: You think that was easy?
Friv[8:16:42 PM]: What, no fair folk stop you reaching Creation, nobody stops you finding a town, that sort of thing?
Friv[8:16:46 PM]: Well, yes, it was.
Moonsword[5:17:00 PM]: I just had four Solars tromp into a First Age ruin with three dozen non-Autocthonian Alchemicals and three _thousand_ Dragon Kings waiting around.
Moonsword[5:17:04 PM]: _That's_ easy.
Friv[8:17:41 PM]: Panda, we're just going to start our game. You're welcome to lurk and chat OOC with us.
Friv[8:17:49 PM]: *moves into ST voice*
ambisinister[5:17:27 PM]: Whose side were these forces on? the Solars?
Moonsword[5:17:37 PM]: Granted, I'm sort of setting them up to be throwing down with folks like Mask of Winters donw the line.
Moonsword[5:17:49 PM]: ((Yeah, they're Solar allies.))
Invincible Laser Panda[5:17:50 PM]: ok
Friv[8:18:11 PM]: ((Ah, Deathlord Battle Force Go!))
ambisinister[5:18:00 PM]: ((MoW is a wuss!))
Friv[8:18:39 PM]: ((So, you may recall that when last we left our heroes, they were just leaving the small Hamlet of Nevergotnamed.))
Moonsword[5:18:29 PM]: ((He's also the most visible of the Deathlords and the one closest to the eastern Scavenger Lands in canon.))
Dakura[5:18:29 PM]: ((he can't read, either))
Moonsword[5:19:09 PM]: ((I like that name, Friv. "Nevergotnamed" has this whole ambiance of ST-too-tired-to-kill-party to it that I just love.))
Moonsword[5:19:13 PM]: ((^_^))
Dakura[5:19:36 PM]: ((o/` Nevergotnamed, Nevergotnamed, so good they called it Nevergotnamed o/` ))
Friv[8:20:16 PM]: ((Now, I believe you guys are travelling towards Mela's Bounty?))
Moonsword[5:20:05 PM]: Valeria is moving with the main body of troops, silently considering the situation.
Moonsword[5:20:10 PM]: ((Yes.))
ambisinister[5:20:29 PM]: ((Indeed. Probably under standard formation))
Dakura[5:21:02 PM]: ((I would think so. we're still in 'uncharted territory' map or no))
Dakura[5:21:25 PM]: ((still gotta be careful))
Moonsword[5:21:50 PM]: ((...at this point, the _Blessed Isle_ is uncharted territory for most of us, man.))
Dakura[5:22:08 PM]: ((which IS my point))
Moonsword[5:22:46 PM]: ((What I'm concerned about is the number of different ways this "daimyo" can indicate Friv Yeti setting us up for a rat-screw of epic proportions.))
Friv[8:23:16 PM]: ((Alright, so we open up with the group travelling towards Mela's Bounty. Feel free to chat.))
Dakura[5:23:21 PM]: ((give us the opening pose, at least))
Moonsword[5:23:34 PM]: ((...I thought we were chatting. *grins innocently*))
ambisinister[5:23:44 PM]: ((Yeah, I also forget what our ETA was/is))
Friv[8:24:16 PM]: ((Alrighty, here goes.))
Moonsword[5:24:08 PM]: ((A few days, I think.))
Friv[8:24:41 PM]: ((Just one day.))
Friv[8:25:06 PM]: It is late afternoon, heading towards evening. The characters have travelled about ten miles of the thirty mile distance to Mela's Bounty, through increasingly thick forest. There is a main road, wide enough for caravan wagons to travel, but the forest on either side is thick and dense.
Friv[8:25:41 PM]: The air is crisp, and clouds on the horizon hint at a storm brewing; despite this, it is still clear overhead.
Friv[8:26:50 PM]: The soldiers have been heartened by the sight of other people, and are more relaxed, although no less alert.
Moonsword[5:26:50 PM]: Valeria is moving with ease at the group's pace but most of her attention is focused on the woods flanking them, so unlike the areas she grew up in.
ambisinister[5:28:44 PM]: ::Finally glad to have some practical terrain to work with after all the texts she studied during her training::
Dakura[5:29:39 PM]: Errant Tiger is near the front of the procession as the soldiers make their way to Mela's Bounty. While he is also impressed with their surroundings as compared to Scarlet Haven, he is somewhat more focussed on their destination.
Dakura[5:31:12 PM]: ((So the way to the capital is mainly through forest, though?))
Friv[8:31:34 PM]: As the company travels along, Skein is also focused on the party's destination, still considering his encounter in the village.
Friv[8:31:43 PM]: ((*nods* Yep. Forest on one side, lake on the other.))
Moonsword[5:32:16 PM]: ((Don't know if you guys have seen this, but:
Moonsword[5:32:19 PM]: ((http://www.white-wolf.com/scion/index.php?line=news&articleid=661))
Friv[8:33:24 PM]: ((Ooh, neat. I missed that one.))
Moonsword[5:33:31 PM]: ((It was posted today. ^_^ ))
Friv[8:34:01 PM]: Assuming that the group doesn't have much speaking to do, everyone make me a Perception + Awareness roll.
ambisinister[5:34:37 PM]: ((I was just about to mention that Hailey will have all encompassing earth sense up, just like she has had for the rest of the journey.))
Moonsword rolls 5 10-sided dice. The results are: 8 3 5 4 1
Dakura rolls 6 10-sided dice. The results are: 1 1 8 4 9 7
Moonsword[5:35:19 PM]: ((That was a little closer to a botch than I generally prefer to be... >_< ))
Dakura[5:35:22 PM]: ((3 suxx))
ambisinister rolls 8 10-sided dice. The results are: 1 1 2 7 7 7 10 9
ambisinister[5:35:36 PM]: ((6))
Dakura[5:35:46 PM]: ((showoff))
Moonsword[5:35:57 PM]: ((1 success))
ambisinister[5:36:41 PM]: ((I'm a scout, I certainly hope i'd be good at spotting things))
Moonsword[5:38:20 PM]: ((Well, yeah, but look at the way my roll came out.))

ambisinister[5:40:42 PM]: ::Hailey drops back from her advance position and falls in beside Tiger. She speaks in a low voice:: Sir. We're being surrounded by 12, maybe 15 people.
ambisinister[5:41:11 PM]: If we have a standard, it may be worth flying it at this point.
Moonsword[5:41:27 PM]: ((Kill them, _kill them all_!))
Moonsword[5:41:33 PM]: ((^_^))
Dakura[5:41:44 PM]: ((I take it my 3 wasn't enough to see them myself?))
Friv[8:43:21 PM]: ((Nope.))
Dakura[5:43:18 PM]: ((k...))
Dakura[5:44:20 PM]: In the same tone, Tiger asks, "Can you tell what they are wearing, though? Local militia, bandits, or just curious civilians?"
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Moonsword[5:45:32 PM]: As usual, Valeria is using her grand staff as a walking stick and has moved closer to the commander and her friend.
Friv[8:46:16 PM]: ((Lost the last PM - resend?))
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ambisinister[5:46:56 PM]: ((get it now?))
ambisinister[5:47:00 PM]: No, sir. I was only able to hear them, and I thought it better to alert you to their presence than to investigate further.
ambisinister[5:47:39 PM]: In my experience, curious civilians do not generally surround bodies of moving troops.
Moonsword[5:48:35 PM]: ((...what experience? The only civilians you've ever dealt with in your life were in Scarlet Haven.))
Friv[8:49:20 PM]: ((Book learnin'.))
ambisinister[5:49:15 PM]: ((yeah. i didn't say I had a lot of it;)))
Dakura[5:50:03 PM]: "True. But then again most of the civilians back at Scarlet Haven know better." He frowned. "Go alert the soldiers to their presence, but have them continue to act as normal. Then go see if you can make out just who these watchers are."
Moonsword[5:50:03 PM]: ((Well, yes, but the Scarlet Haven civilians, being basically an entire town of army brats, probably have a very different point of view on moving columns of troops.))
ambisinister[5:50:21 PM]: ((yep!))
Dakura[5:50:36 PM]: "Normally, I would put up our colors, but I'm in the mind that it wouldn't be recognized, at least not here..."
Moonsword[5:50:37 PM]: "Sir, do you want me to move up and reinforce the forward guards?" Valeria asks quietly.
Dakura[5:51:41 PM]: Tiger nodded. "Do so. Don't make any actions that would suggest we feel threatened, but do be on guard."
Moonsword[5:52:13 PM]: Valeria nods and moves up to the forward scouts, behind Hailey.
ambisinister[5:52:38 PM]: I'll be returning to my position, then. ::Hailey will nod to Tiger then return to her advance position::
Dakura[5:53:28 PM]: ((he wants Hailey to go see what these guys are. I thought I had him say that...))
Dakura[5:53:43 PM]: ((she's the stealth-master of the team...))
ambisinister[5:54:24 PM]: ((yes, i did notice that, I responded the way i did intentionally))
Dakura[5:54:34 PM]: ((ah))
Moonsword[5:54:48 PM]: ((Yes, I mean that I'm moving behind her, up to the forward scouts, and then staying with the scouts when Hailey goes on.))
ambisinister[5:55:16 PM]: ::As Hailey travels, she'll attempt to surreptiously get a look at one of these people::
ambisinister[5:55:29 PM]: ((More perception awareness, friv?))
Friv[8:56:02 PM]: ((Go for it. And make me another Dex + Stealth roll, too.))
Friv[8:56:14 PM]: ((To disguise your awareness of them while watching them.))
ambisinister rolls 6 10-sided dice. The results are: 2 7 6 5 6 6
ambisinister[5:56:24 PM]: that was stealth
ambisinister rolls 8 10-sided dice. The results are: 6 4 7 8 6 9 9 7
Moonsword[5:56:40 PM]: ((Do I need to do anything since I'm moving near her or is this after she's parted company with me?))
ambisinister[5:56:44 PM]: ((that was awareness))
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Friv[8:57:54 PM]: ((You don't need to do anything unless Valeria also wants to observe the surrounders.))
Moonsword[5:58:36 PM]: ((Err, no. Valeria's well aware of the fact she isn't as stealthy as Hailey is.))
Moonsword[5:59:04 PM]: ((Trying that would just get the whole surprise spoiled. I want a Charlie Foxtrot for these people.))
Friv[8:59:58 PM]: ((I'm noticing a Stealth / Awareness result trend here.))
Moonsword[5:59:53 PM]: ((If I can observe them without tipping them off, sure, but the stealth could be an issue.))
Friv[9:02:59 PM]: There is the sound of someone moving in the woods...
Moonsword rolls 5 10-sided dice. The results are: 4 9 3 3 4
Moonsword[6:03:31 PM]: ((Per+Awareness. 1 success... again. -_- ))
Friv[9:05:19 PM]: ((Well, you heard movement.))
Moonsword[6:05:38 PM]: ((... -_- ))
ambisinister[6:05:43 PM]: ::Hailey drops back, commenting to Val as she goes by:: They know we know about them. ::She keeps moving towards Tiger:: Sir, human, leather armor, bows, no inignia. They know we know they're out there.
Dakura[6:05:55 PM]: Errant Tiger tilted his head at the sound. His eyes darting in the direction it had come from, his hand drifted slightly towards his sword. He tried to figure out where the observers were, and what, tactically would be the best way to recieve them should they be hostile.
Friv[9:06:57 PM]: As the characters consider this, there is a rustling near the front of the group. The leading soldiers, alerted earlier by Valeria, shift into a defensive posture, as a man walks from the woods to the centre of the path.
Moonsword[6:07:26 PM]: Valeria whirls her staff into a defensive position but says nothing, knowing her wispy voice would never be impressive in this situation.
Moonsword[6:07:36 PM]: ((Flaw: Mute for the win!))
Friv[9:08:25 PM]: He is fairly tall and thin, and is wearing finely crafted jade armour, but he doesn't have any aspect markings that you can see. In his right hand, he longs a reaver daiklave that looks as though it was forged of iron and white jade, with patterns running down its hilt. His black hair is tied back tightly, and his gaze sweeps over the company as he speaks. "Return to the Wyld that spawned you, or die where you stand."
Moonsword[6:09:10 PM]: Valeria steps to the front of the group, narrowing her eyes intently, and holds her black jade staff defensively, prepared for whatever may come.
Moonsword[6:09:37 PM]: "We came from Creation, not the Wyld," she whispers intently but the voice carries no further than the soldiers at her side.
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Dakura[6:10:16 PM]: Errant Tiger watched as the man came into view, a mild scowl on his face. With a quick battle gesture, he sent the message to his soldiers to stand ready. The commanding Wood-Aspect then walked forward. "We are not of the Wyld. I am a Dragon-blooded, as are my companions, and the troops under my command are entirely human."
Moonsword[6:11:27 PM]: ((...this is a bad time to be an Earth Aspect with really weird aspect markings, I suspect.))
Friv[9:11:59 PM]: ((What, you AND Hailey?))
Dakura[6:12:15 PM]: ((Am I the only 'normal' DB here among the PCs?))
ambisinister[6:12:27 PM]: ((I am in full armor, head to toe, thank you.))
Moonsword[6:12:28 PM]: ((Yes. The black skin and snow white hair are the colors of obsidian and white marble, remember?))
Friv[9:12:56 PM]: ((Pretty much, yeah. Although Skein's not obvious until he needs to sleep.))
Friv[9:13:40 PM]: ((Feel free to roll Charisma + Presence, Tiger. I'll give you one die for stunt.))
ambisinister[6:13:26 PM]: ((Rumor around town makes me out to be fae blooded. It's in the history))
Moonsword[6:14:13 PM]: ((I know that. Valeria's not, she's closer to a Wyld mutant than anything else, but her father suspects it's just the influence of both his and her mother's sorcery on her in the womb.))
Dakura[6:14:25 PM]: ((k. spending a point of will to channel conviction))
Friv[9:15:01 PM]: ((Very good.))
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Dakura rolls 9 10-sided dice. The results are: 9 1 8 4 1 9 6 4 10
Dakura[6:16:25 PM]: ((5 suxx))
Dakura[6:17:12 PM]: ((not a bad roll, all told))
Friv[9:17:41 PM]: The man frowns slightly at Tiger's statement, and then laughs once. "Please. Such tricks might work on a lesser soul, but I can see. You have no fates; you are not a part of Creation, nor were you shielded by the Wall. Even if you are humans, you are Ravagers of the Fair Folk, and you will return to your masters peacefully, or in pieces."
Moonsword[6:17:59 PM]: Valeria frowns, not understanding what he's getting at.
Dakura[6:18:15 PM]: ((smug bastard...))
Friv[9:18:40 PM]: ((Anyone can try to roll Int + Occult to make heads or tails of that.))
Moonsword[6:18:31 PM]: ((Can I make an Int+Lore or Int+Occult roll to see what the hell he's talking about?))
Moonsword[6:18:42 PM]: ((...now you tell me.))
Moonsword rolls 6 10-sided dice. The results are: 7 9 5 10 1 1
Friv[9:19:12 PM]: ((My timing is exquisite.))
Friv[9:19:24 PM]: ((Very nice.))
Moonsword[6:19:06 PM]: ((4 successes))
Moonsword[6:19:18 PM]: ((You didn't beat me to the question. :p ))
ambisinister rolls 3 10-sided dice. The results are: 2 3 1
Friv[9:19:54 PM]: ((Ooh, botch.))
ambisinister[6:19:44 PM]: ((Good thing i'm not a decision maker))
Moonsword[6:19:48 PM]: ((Hailey... knows... _nothing_...))
Dakura[6:20:06 PM]: ((and I'm not even trying))
ambisinister[6:20:07 PM]: ((Correction, I know wrong things))
Friv[9:21:00 PM]: ((Valeria, you have enough occult knowledge to know about the Loom of Fate as a concept, and that the fates of the people of Creation are said to be written in the stars. You also know that fate isn't accurate, and that fate-reading an Exalt gets weird because they can shift their own destinies. But everyone HAS a destiny, shifted or not.))
Friv[9:21:26 PM]: ((You've also heard rumours that the fae and demons do not have destinies, because they have no souls.))
Friv[9:21:57 PM]: ((Hailey, on the other hand, is fairly certain that he is taunting you esoterically by suggesting that you're dead.))
Moonsword[6:21:36 PM]: ((...lovely. What the hell is this Wall he's talking about?))
Friv[9:22:10 PM]: ((That you've never heard or read about in your studies.))
Friv[9:22:22 PM]: ((Or about to be dead, to complete Hailey's thought.))
Moonsword[6:22:20 PM]: ((...shit.))
Moonsword[6:22:52 PM]: ((Is she perceptive enough to realize that Valeria probably has a better idea of the meaning he's getting at than she does?))
Dakura[6:23:14 PM]: ((damn... can you guys pause for a bit? need to reset my comp))
Friv[9:23:39 PM]: ((Will do.))
Moonsword[6:23:24 PM]: ((Valeria's been her friend for years and Hailey would know that Valeria was raised by a sorcerer and has a fair bit of occult training.))
Friv[9:23:58 PM]: ((And Moonsword - if Valeria explains properly, yes. If she just sort of half-says things, probably not.))
Dakura Has exited the room
Moonsword[6:24:11 PM]: ((Where is Hailey compared to Valeria's location?))
Dakura Has entered the room
ambisinister Has exited the room
ambisinister Has entered the room
Dakura Has exited the room
Moonsword[6:25:07 PM]: ((...the heck? Don't tell me we're starting that crap again.))
ambisinister[6:25:21 PM]: ((I'm standing next to Tiger, you're in the van))
Friv[9:25:44 PM]: ((Well, Dakura said he was restarting his compy.))
ambisinister[6:26:06 PM]: ((Fortunately, it doesn't matter what he's saying, this is a situation where my actions would fall under the scope of Tiger's orders))
Moonsword[6:26:19 PM]: ((I'm talking about Ambisinister exit-entering, not Dakura. For that matter, I saw Dakura exit, enter, and then exit again.))
Friv[9:26:58 PM]: ((Yeah, so did I.))
Moonsword[6:26:46 PM]: ((Valeria's up front. Unless Tiger's moved up beside her, Valeria's the closest person to McJackAss there.))
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ambisinister[6:28:09 PM]: ((the forum lies! i never left))
Moonsword[6:28:41 PM]: ((Unfortunately, she's also the worst person in the party to say anything at this point, thanks to being restricted to a whisper-voice and Disturbing.))
Moonsword[6:30:45 PM]: ((Wait... I have an idea.))
Moonsword[6:30:58 PM]: ((It may be a stupid idea but it's an idea. ^_^ ))
Moonsword[6:32:15 PM]: ((What's the cost for a DB to go iconic with their anima?))
Friv[9:33:00 PM]: ((Um... good question. Let me check.))
ambisinister[6:32:56 PM]: (( I think you can force yourself iconic for like, 2 motes, right?))
Moonsword[6:33:19 PM]: ((The anima flux rule is on page 122 of the DB2 book.))
Friv[9:34:49 PM]: ((Yeah, but it doesn't note the flare rules. 2m sounds good to me - 1 to hit 15, and 1 more to go iconic for an action.))
ambisinister[6:34:48 PM]: ((i'm looking for the "spend x motes to locate the imperial mountain, spend 1 mote to light up the anima enough to see by, etc))
Friv[9:36:13 PM]: ((Yeah, that seems to be missing.))
ambisinister[6:36:14 PM]: ((yes, it would appear they omitted the anima effects section))
Moonsword[6:36:16 PM]: ((It is missing for the DBs.))
Dakura Has entered the room
Friv[9:37:34 PM]: ((wb))
ambisinister[6:37:21 PM]: ((for solars its 1 mote to flare at 4-7 anima, 1 mote to flare at 8-10))
ambisinister[6:38:09 PM]: ((it does not indicate that they can intentionally light up their anima past that with minimal mote expenditures))
Dakura[6:38:19 PM]: ((ty... what was the last pose, again?))
Friv[9:38:46 PM]: ((Huh. Rules changed between editions.))
ambisinister[6:38:29 PM]: ((that's on page 90 of the core, btw))
Moonsword[6:38:37 PM]: ((Got it.))
Friv[9:39:17 PM]: ((Last IC Post: The man frowns slightly at Tiger's statement, and then laughs once. "Please. Such tricks might work on a lesser soul, but I can see. You have no fates; you are not a part of Creation, nor were you shielded by the Wall. Even if you are humans, you are Ravagers of the Fair Folk, and you will return to your masters peacefully, or in pieces."))
Moonsword[6:39:08 PM]: ((Is there any way I can go to an anima flare at the 16+ level? 3 motes sound right?))
ambisinister[6:39:29 PM]: ((i suspect you could just spend 16 motes on nothing))
Moonsword[6:39:56 PM]: ((...yeah, that's a great idea, 16 out of 27 free motes spent, right then and there. Next idea, please?))
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Friv[9:40:46 PM]: ((House rule? Any opposition to 2 motes to trigger at 11-15 or 16+, without getting the anima benefits?))
ambisinister[6:40:29 PM]: ((I'm just sayin...Have any scene long buffs you'd like to put up?))
Dakura[6:40:51 PM]: ((gimme a sec... looking up something in the DB book, and typing))
Moonsword[6:40:57 PM]: ((No. All my Charms are Excellencies except Dragon-Graced Weapon.))
ambisinister[6:41:34 PM]: ((no opposition here. although would that trigger the destructive aspects of their animas?))
Moonsword[6:41:45 PM]: ((I'm trying to do this without anima flux. 11+ motes starts injuring people. Like those guys. *gestures at the soldiers surrounding his character*))
Friv[9:42:24 PM]: ((No, you can't trigger your anima banner high without anima flux. Sorry.))
Friv[9:42:44 PM]: ((You can just flare it for a moment, keeping the anima flux at a moment of annoyance.))
Moonsword[6:42:52 PM]: ((Oh, no, I don't care about not injuring stupid. I'm only worried about Dakura's soldiers.))
Moonsword[6:43:29 PM]: ((I've got an idea in mind to keep the soldiers from being wounded. Permission to run with the 2 mote level?))
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Moonsword[6:44:23 PM]: ((Actually, I'm not within 2 feet of anyone. *glances at anima flux rule, idly wonders why it's feet and not yards*))
Friv[9:45:03 PM]: ((To keep from destroying everything?))
Moonsword[6:44:45 PM]: ((In any case, the only thing that's likely to get torn up if I pop my anima banner is the ground.))
Friv[9:45:17 PM]: ((Can you imagine an Essence 6 Dragon-Blood affecting everyone within 18 feet?))
Moonsword[6:45:38 PM]: ((Point. Although that would be cool as hell, visually, and would definitely contribute to the comic book feeling of the setting.))
ambisinister[6:45:45 PM]: ((I can. It's a pleasent image. ;) ))
Friv[9:46:14 PM]: ((True. But five or six-foot flares of flame are enough for me. ;) ))
ambisinister[6:46:02 PM]: ((that why they developed war charms to shield mooks and ride charms to shield mounts))
Friv[9:47:01 PM]: ((*prods you guys back IC* Mounts are well within that range, as are a few tight-formation troops. Note that the Charms costs 1 mote per PERSON you protect.))
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Moonsword[6:47:27 PM]: ((Anyway, since no one's within 2 feet of me, I'm going for it at 2 motes, iconic banner.))
Moonsword[6:47:41 PM]: ((Give me a second, I'm going for a long description.))
Moonsword[6:48:39 PM]: Valeria closes her eyes, turning her senses inward for a brief moment, reaching for the core of her connection to the earth. Grasping her natural Essence, she slams her staff into the ground and releases a pulse of power that floods the space within two feet of her.
Moonsword[6:50:34 PM]: Seeming to take longer than the two or three seconds it really does, her shadow explodes outwards with the sound of an avalance, manifesting fully as a Western dragon of obsidian with marble highlights glowing the sky above her. It roars, loudly, like the sounds of the earth itself shifting beneath your feet.
Moonsword[6:51:12 PM]: Somehow, Valeria's harsh rasp echoes around you, quiet but still easily heard. "We... are not... FAIR FOLK!"
Obscaenus Has entered the room
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Moonsword[6:51:57 PM]: ((I'm going for a Charisma+Presence check, technically intimidation, but mainly just trying to impress the hell out of him. That was an attempt at a stunt.))
Friv[9:52:46 PM]: ((Awesome! Two-die stunt, as well as offsetting normal penalties for being heard clearly.))
Moonsword[6:52:47 PM]: ((Yes!))
Moonsword rolls 6 10-sided dice. The results are: 8 6 9 6 10 10
Moonsword[6:53:21 PM]: ((Boo-yah! 6 successes! Is he impressed yet? ^_^ ))
Moonsword[6:53:41 PM]: ((And I'm at full charge again, too. ^_^ ))
Friv[9:54:07 PM]: ((*whistles* I certainly am.))
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Friv[9:54:58 PM]: The man takes a step backwards in shock, frowning. He looks around the group, and his frown deepens. "If you are not minions of the fae, what is your excuse for being outside the Loom?"
Dakura[6:54:39 PM]: Errant Tiger frowns deeper. With a pulse of Essence, he infuses the air around him with his banner, causing an etherial tree to tower over himself, its banches choked by thorny vines of green. "I am Errant Tiger, Lieutenant and Commander of the 23rd Scout and Defence Patrol of Scarlet Haven which was forged from the remnants of the 46th Legion. For over 100 years we have struggled to defend ourselves from the Fae. I vouch for every man and woman behind me. I can assure you, whatever your 'Wall' may be, and whether it had any effect on us, we are no servants of the Wyld."
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Moonsword[6:54:49 PM]: Around her, dust, dirt, and small rocks fly, cloaking her form in a whirl that settles back down in a moment's time. When it does, the dragon has faded to a mere shadow on the ground, the distant scraping of stone against stone still echoing in everyone's ears.
Moonsword[6:55:36 PM]: Valeria straightens up from the martial posture she had been in, returning her staff to a defensive guard position, glaring at the man as if daring him to deny her power or that of her commander.
Friv[9:56:36 PM]: There is a long pause, as the man considers Errant Tiger and Valeria, and the rest of the group to a lesser extent. You have received a private message. If it does not open in a new window automatically, [Click Here]
Friv[9:57:21 PM]: After a moment, he speaks. "A hundred years?"
Friv[9:57:35 PM]: "You don't look a day past twenty-five."
Moonsword[6:57:26 PM]: "Yes," Valeria's usual soft rasping voice speaks.
Moonsword[6:57:54 PM]: "We are... descended... from the original Legionnaires lost all those years before."
Moonsword[6:57:59 PM]: ((Can he here that?))
Moonsword[6:58:25 PM]: ((She's within two or three yards and speaking about as loud as she can unless she pops Mr. Stone Dragon up again.))
Dakura[6:58:32 PM]: "That is roughly how long it has been since our forefathers were trapped within the Wyld, managing to survive only by sheer luck and the will of the Dragons in finding a masive Reality Engine that provided us safety."
Friv[9:58:57 PM]: ((Well, it's pretty quiet, and he has decent Awareness, so as long as no one talks over Valeria, he can hear her.))
Friv[9:59:52 PM]: Frowning, the man strokes his cheek thoughtfully with his left hand, the right still holding his iron daiklave. "I... see. That is quite the tale. But your entry into Creation sent the Loom quivering. I imagine every Arbiter in the Northeast felt it."
Moonsword[6:59:33 PM]: ((Actually, that stone scraping could be subtly forming to her voice; it's not that loud, in any case, more of a subliminal thing than a conscious one.))
Moonsword[7:00:07 PM]: ((Rolling Int+Occult to see what he's talking about, if possible.))
Friv[10:00:49 PM]: ((Go for it, but you probably won't get anything.))
Moonsword[7:00:59 PM]: ((After that last roll? Yeah, probably not. Still, I can dream. ^_^ ))
Friv[10:01:23 PM]: Mostly talking to himself, he continues. "Could that Engine have divorced your land from Fate? I wouldn't have thought that possible within the walls of Creation, but perhaps..."
Moonsword rolls 6 10-sided dice. The results are: 3 2 3 4 9 6
Friv[10:01:42 PM]: ((Nope, nothing on 1 success. He's probably still talking about the Loom of Fate.))
Moonsword[7:01:30 PM]: ((Nil, I bet.))
Dakura[7:02:43 PM]: Errant Tiger waved a single hand dismissively. "All that I know is that it provided us a place of stability in the shifting chaos. Untill recently, we were cut off completely from Creation, with no way to return or to send word."
Moonsword[7:03:11 PM]: Valeria looks at him intently. "Our predecessors were Creation-born, stranger, but they travelled far through the Wyld at the behest of a Silver Anathema's trick," she offers in explanation soon after Errant Tiger finishes speaking.
Friv[10:03:50 PM]: His head comes up at that. "I'm sorry, a what?"
Moonsword[7:04:16 PM]: Valeria blinks. "The shapeshifters who lurk at the edge of the world," she replied, equally confused.
Friv[10:04:56 PM]: "The shapeshifters who... when exactly did you say you entered the Wyld?"
Moonsword[7:04:39 PM]: ((Why do I have the feeling that I just stepped on a landmine? >_< ))
Moonsword[7:04:51 PM]: ((Can I roll Int+Lore for more information on the Lunars?))
Friv[10:05:39 PM]: ((Go for it, sure. But it won't be relevant to this. ;) ))
Moonsword rolls 5 10-sided dice. The results are: 1 1 2 6 1
Moonsword[7:06:04 PM]: ((FUCK!))
Dakura[7:06:26 PM]: ((spend will, SPEND WILL!!!))
Dakura[7:06:55 PM]: ((though did you roll the right number of dice?))
Moonsword[7:07:37 PM]: Valeria frowns and shakes her head, unable to recall any more information than that and getting the sinking feeling that she's forgotten a few other things as well.
Moonsword[7:08:01 PM]: ((Can I play this off as some sort of fatigue from popping the dragon a few seconds back?))
Moonsword[7:08:07 PM]: ((_Please_?))
Friv[10:08:41 PM]: ((Yeah, since the roll's non-directly important. But it will be remembered later. ;) ))
ambisinister[7:08:24 PM]: ((we want calamity!))
Moonsword[7:08:25 PM]: ((...please don't hurt me... *whimpers* ))
Friv[10:09:00 PM]: ((If you wanted calamity, you shouldn't have successfully averted the fight sequence. ;) ))
Moonsword[7:08:46 PM]: ((..you're gonna hurt me, I just know it.))
Friv[10:09:26 PM]: ((Back IC - we were at "When did you say you entered the Wyld?"))
Moonsword[7:09:13 PM]: ((I don't want a calamity. I want to _stay_ _alive_!))
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Moonsword[7:09:47 PM]: Valeria's internal confusion grows and, as she leans against her staff, suddenly gravely tired, she presses a hand to her forehead.
ambisinister[7:09:56 PM]: ::Hailey pays equal attention to Amaranth as he does to the other groups spokesman::
Moonsword[7:10:21 PM]: "My apologies, stranger," she says, her voice even quieter and harder to hear than usual, "I... can't seem to recall."
Moonsword[7:10:43 PM]: She shakes her head momentarily and then her eyes bulge and she stops moving it, very quickly.
Moonsword[7:11:04 PM]: ((Say hello to Mr. Migraine, Valeria!))
Dakura[7:12:11 PM]: "The 46th legion was sent out in Realm Year 672 to combat a Fae incursion in the North," Tiger said, reciting the history of Scarlet Haven that all its children were taught. "Upon the triumph of the Legion, our ancestors began the journey home, only to suffer the wrath of one of the Silver Anathema, who used sorceries and misdirection to send the Legion stumbling into the Wyld."
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Friv[10:14:10 PM]: "I... see." The man lowers his sword, thinking furiously. "I may recall something like that being taught to me, but..." He looks back up, solemnly. "The world is not as your fathers left it, Dragon of the Earth."
Dakura[7:14:41 PM]: "That has become apparent."
Moonsword[7:15:01 PM]: Valeria, squinting through the haze of her sudden headache, asks, "What do you mean, stranger?"
Friv[10:15:45 PM]: He sighs, shaking his head. "On the Blessed Isle, they count this as Realm Year 913."
Friv[10:16:41 PM]: "But few use that reckoning anymore. To most, it is the 144th Year Of The Dragon-Wall."
Dakura[7:16:27 PM]: Errant Tiger stared. Quite obviously. "Nine... Nine-hundred thirteen?"
ambisinister[7:16:45 PM]: ::Muttering to no one in particular:: Wow...
Moonsword[7:16:58 PM]: Valeria sinks to her knees, overcome by shock and vertigo.
Friv[10:18:38 PM]: This time, his nods is sympathetic. "It is a long tale, but I can tell it to you. If there is a city outside of fate, it behooves the Arbiters to try and weave it back into the Loom without undue distress - as best we can."
Friv[10:18:51 PM]: "Where were you bound?"
Dakura[7:19:25 PM]: Errant Tiger composed himself. "We were set for Mela's Bounty, to speak with its Daimyo and ask for news and assistance."
Friv[10:20:44 PM]: "Mm." The man nods. "The Arbiters are not welcome in Mela's Bounty, but night is falling. If you wish, we can join you as you make camp, before leaving to spread the news. We will not want any of our fellows to attack you by mistake."
Moonsword[7:20:42 PM]: Valeria slowly, laboriously forces herself back to her feet, using her staff as a walking stick for a good reason as opposed to her usual faint flare for an appearance.
Moonsword[7:21:15 PM]: "That... sounds... like a good idea..." she mutters, barely audible to anyone. "I really don't feel very good."
Dakura[7:21:24 PM]: "You spoke before, of 'Arbiters.' What are they?" Errant Tiger asked.
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Friv[10:23:15 PM]: The man smiles, and waves a hand. "Why, they are us." As he says this, the men that were with him ghost out of the woods; they still have their bows in hand, but no longer have arrows nocked and ready to fire. All are dressed in the same leathers, but you notice that the designs running down the man's jade armour is repeated on all of their own.
ambisinister[7:23:58 PM]: ::moves over to Val and speaks softley:: You don't look well, can you make it on your own?
Friv[10:24:28 PM]: "Allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Hadren Marell, captain of the Third Branch of the Northern Divison of the Arbiters Of Fate, Dragon of the Sky."
Friv[10:25:53 PM]: "The Arbiters of Fate are made up of the Sky Dragons and our companions. We watch the Loom of Fate and try to keep it secure against demonic forces, and have done so since the raising of the Dragon Wall a hundred and forty-four years ago."
Moonsword[7:26:36 PM]: ((Her skin is faintly gray but she seems alert and is paying attention to what Hadren's saying.))
Dakura[7:28:04 PM]: Tiger frowned again, though this time in confusion. "'Sky Dragons'? You mean the Children of Mela?"
Friv[10:30:02 PM]: "Ah... no." Hadren shakes his head. "The Dragons of the Sky are something new. When the Scarlet Empress raised the Dragon Wall and slew the Anathema, she shattered the hold that they held over the sky and released its Essence to Creation." He pauses. "You know, it's sort of a long story. I should probably start it at the beginning, instead of hopping around like this."
Friv[10:30:19 PM]: "Shall we make camp, so that I can explain properly?"
Moonsword[7:30:11 PM]: Valeria moves her head, slowly and deliberately, to watch the situation. "I... it's a headache, a bad one," she admits, quietly enough not to reach anyone but Hailey. "I'll be fine in a bit."
Moonsword[7:30:49 PM]: "That... sounds like a good idea," Valeria replies, but only Hailey can hear her. "I need to sit down."
Dakura[7:31:16 PM]: "Please, yes... It appears that we know too little of this world now... far less than we even expected..."
Friv[10:31:57 PM]: ((And, with a chance for closing remarks, I think that my drooping eyelids are going to call scene.))
Friv[10:32:13 PM]: ((I would rather have WillCoon here for the full explanation of what Elseworld you've gotten involved in anyway.))
Moonsword[7:32:34 PM]: Cool.
Moonsword[7:32:40 PM]: This sounds very, very interesting.
Friv[10:33:04 PM]: ((And I would just like to note that I did not expect this to happen.))
ambisinister[7:33:02 PM]: ((I'm cool with that. I likey what you got cooking))
Moonsword[7:33:06 PM]: ((...what, for Valeria's sudden iconic trick to be that impressive?))
Dakura[7:33:07 PM]: ((expect what? us to NOT fight?))
Friv[10:33:47 PM]: ((Bingo. Now I have to go and figure out what to do when the Arbiters DON'T declare war on you.))
Friv[10:34:01 PM]: ((*grumbles softly*))
Dakura[7:33:41 PM]: ((heh))
Moonsword[7:33:56 PM]: ((^_^))
Dakura[7:34:06 PM]: ((xp! xp! we get xp!))
Dakura[7:34:36 PM]: ((hopefully with a little bonus for avoiding immediate Bad Stuff))
Friv[10:35:01 PM]: ((Oh, hell yes. 5 XP for everyone, +1 to Val for succeeding at stopping the fight exactly one post before the Join Battle declaration.))
ambisinister[7:34:55 PM]: ((always expect us to do the last thing you want))
Moonsword[7:34:57 PM]: ((^_^))
Friv[10:35:19 PM]: ((I'll have to pull out Path of the Arbiter Form some other day.))
Friv[10:35:42 PM]: ((Oh, I don't mind this route. I just didn't expect it. It'll shift some other reactions, I think. Also depending on how you guys react to this Sky Dragon thing. ;) ))
Moonsword[7:35:50 PM]: ((If it makes you feel any better, Valeria wants to puke her guts out and then go lay down in a cold, quiet room for a while.))
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Friv[10:37:16 PM]: Alright, next thing. My sister's in town next week, so depending on what she wants to do, she'll either be chatting with me during this game and reading over my shoulder, or I'll be unavailable. I will keep you all posted.
ambisinister[7:37:01 PM]: ((she's earned it))
Friv[10:37:26 PM]: Or, wait...
Friv[10:37:27 PM]: No.
Friv[10:37:30 PM]: That's the week after next.
Dakura[7:37:12 PM]: k
Moonsword[7:37:17 PM]: No problem.
Moonsword[7:37:23 PM]: No problem.
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Moonsword[7:37:43 PM]: Just keep us posted.
Friv[10:38:12 PM]: I will see everyone next week, and will hopefully be more wakeful then. ;)
Moonsword[7:37:53 PM]: Hey, Friv, I've got an idea.
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ambisinister[7:38:05 PM]: I'm actually unavailable next week, I have a dress rehersal for a show i'm teching
Friv[10:38:55 PM]: Which idea?
Moonsword[7:38:34 PM]: Do you think that a trick like the one Valeria just pulled, since it apparently strained her that hard, would be a good candidate to boost her Essence to 3?
Friv[10:39:07 PM]: (And curses, Amb, but understandable.)
Moonsword[7:38:51 PM]: I'm thinking of pursuing sorcery and that's kind of a necessary prerequisite.
Moonsword[7:38:55 PM]: ^_^
Friv[10:39:20 PM]: *considers* Yeah, I'd consider that a valid Essence-stunt for Essence 3.
Moonsword[7:39:18 PM]: Cool.
Moonsword[7:39:29 PM]: I was just considering doing that before the game.
Dakura[7:39:46 PM]: I'm likely going to go with charms first, so I won't talk my way into stunting that
Moonsword[7:40:33 PM]: So, that's Essence 3. Next I'll want to pick up Terrestrial Circle Sorcery and then, eventually, picking up a few Athletics, Dodge, and Melee Charms along with the first Lore Excellency.
Friv[10:41:07 PM]: I'll try to keep the experience coming, then. ;)
Friv[10:41:13 PM]: Good night, all! Great game.
Moonsword[7:41:03 PM]: Good. I'll need it. ^_^
ambisinister[7:41:05 PM]: I have all sorts of things i need to buy
Moonsword[7:41:13 PM]: *waves* Good night, Friv.

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That was a good session, other than the triple botch. *winces* Anyway, Friv, like it says in the summary, I added break tags to everything so you don't need to clean it up. Valeria's migraine's going to take a bit of time to go away. - MoonSword