Jetto joins the group under the canvas and takes a drink.
action one:
"look" Jetto points out the mechanism turning the stones into smooth stones. "what the hell is that?"
on the way over to the strange furnace like contraption Jetto stops by the brittle section of the mine and taps the wall with Agia listening for hollow spaces.
Action two:
looking back at Agia "Ha, sure hope this town can be saved! Truth, is life really that brutal where you're from? However, I too, believe these priests have gone rogue and wouldn't mind knocking that obtuse guard around a bit, gahhh those like her irk me."
As to your other questions fabian:
Id be saving up for "leveling" stuff like antar es. I want ta see what this toon can do!
As to combat and what not I say we go for it, no need to make onetime/pregens characters, lets see what these guys can do, throw a margr raid at us! haha ;). Though I'm not against some one timers either I got a pyromancer in mind haha.
But, that said, looking over the system it seems reallly hard for a pc to actually die, the system is so story oriented that Jetto could be down might and speed pools and its like hes limping along barely conscious kind thing. So As a GM I wouldn't worry to much about overpowered foes. Thats one of the reasons I like it so much.
Also I didn't feel like the book stats out everything. To me it looks like the game has abstracted npc creation in a really flexible way so that a GM only has to worry about describing the creature in a fascinating way then decide, oh yea its a level three, now its really easy to manage the creature's stats on the fly. That and Cyphers seem to be able to come from anything, oh that viper beast spits acid, alright I snag its acid glands, oh look their biomechanical in nature, blammo, cyper!
The book just gives a lot of examples to base this improvisation off seems to just try to gt the Imagination flowing, like, theoretically its pretty easy to add metal shamans riding spirits, they just need a level, motivations, and a few special abilites. Whereas doing that in dnd or whitewolf can require a lot more balancing out in stat and canon. Though i see what you mean about the setting having some standard story tropes. but i mean, ya gotta have a crusade right!
How do you guys plan to use the XPs?
However, I consider receiving XPs to be of secondary importance to the actual intrusion part of GM intrusions. I'd say the XP is just a way to make a vital mechanic that empowers GMs to create tension more palatable to players. There's plenty of things that make for terribly exciting moments that tend happen infrequently in RPGs because they depend on players making a bad roll, like dangling off the side of a cliff by one hand or provoking a hostile response from a band of locals. The heart of GM intrusions is giving GMs permission to just think up whatever will make the scene as exciting as possible and then just have that thing happen. I brought them up in the last scene because we've now spent a few scenes with no clear goal or obstacle, which can be a nice time to have a sudden happenstance either spur the party or action, or just spice up the humdrum work of making perception and sense motive rolls. Waiting for significant moments is fine, but often such moments are exciting enough on their own (though really, the stakes can always be higher).
It's worth stating that I'm mostly a FATE gamer and GM intrusions are pretty much lifted wholesale from the fate point system that is at the core of FATE, so it's what I'm used to (though tying it to the XP system is new twist from the Cypher system that I'm still torn about). Players with other preferences and experiences might not be as big of fans of raising of the stakes through GM fiat as I am.
So, in conclusion: I'm pro GM intrusion, but ambivalent about actually tracking the XP for them as long as we level up at around the advised rate.
Instead, Numenera is a pseudo-medievan setting where stats are given for almost everything. There is also the Stable Kingdom to Act like a Base(tm), the Wild Beyond (tm) and the Bad Guys (tm). I realized that these are a bit too familiar for my taste (after 20 years of RPGs) to act as background for the wonderful freshness of Numenera.
While I kind of welcome the clear stats for most things as a nice change of pace from the 'anything goes' style I'm used to in FATE, I think it may be more of a commercial reality than an inherent aspect of the cypher system. A book of fully statted out monsters or hazards or cyphers is what they can sell, so they have a lot of it, but I agree with Jetto they also went to fair lengths to make a system where generating new content is easy for players as well as developers. It's just too bad that we as consumers have to do the legwork if we want anything truly weird (although throwing together stats from across multiple cypher games probably comes close. A The Strange style multiverse in Numenera would get incomprehensible in a hurry.)
Would you guys be up for making some 'disposable PCs' and take them through some combat? No story (or very little). Just mechanics.
I'd be interested in it. I'd certainly want it to be disposable PCs though, because I feel a fair test of the conflict mechanics pretty much requires we keep pushing it until reaching the point of PC death/incapacitation. That's the part that's the riskiest to get a feel for through direct play.
Turn 013 is up.
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
Game on!
, fail
, pass
, pass
Target to Beat 4 (12)
Seeing that the guard wasn't going to let Antar open the gate without a fight, Agia reasoned that a second set of hands might be needed on the inside. She grabbed onto the bars of the fence and started hauling herself up.
Seeing that the guard wasn't going to let Antar open the gate without a fight, Agia reasoned that a second set of hands might be needed on the inside. She grabbed onto the bars of the fence and started hauling herself up.
The gate is locked, not barred.
I think you can only do one thing, which was try to climb in this case. You failed so you cannot climb this round but you can try again next round. I think retries require spending effort.
I'm not sure you could have done a succeed at cost, not this round anyway.
Just curious, why did you choose a speed roll. I would have thought a might roll would be more appropriate.
Questions?
Game on!
"Agia wait, I got this one"
"Agia wait, I got this one"
Er, not quite the dual teleporting but certainly teleporting you three to inside the gate. :)
I'm going to have to look up FATE, sounds cool, I'm coming from Dnd3.5 and Pathfinder primarily and am quite tired of the number crunching metagaming and am Vastly preferring these story/rp oriented systems combat feels sooo much more alive when you can break a chair over someone with out suffering a -4 and costs you two moves and a social interaction is much more fluid.
You failed so you cannot climb this round but you can try again next round. I think retries require spending effort.
I'm not sure you could have done a succeed at cost, not this round anyway.
Just curious, why did you choose a speed roll. I would have thought a might roll would be more appropriate.
So for the disposable PC idea...
I have Agia and Jetto with a yes.
Antar, if you want to join in, it will have to be with a different PC as it would get too weird using Antar.
Dreithik?
Again no pressure, I just want to take this system out for a spin and I'll probably set up a different discussion thread so we don't mix things up here either.
As for pre-gens, Into the Violet Vale and Vortex has some so let me know what you guys want to play and I'll find one. or you can look for them if you have those products.
Questions?
Game on!
Fabian:
Er, not quite the dual teleporting but certainly teleporting you three to inside the gate. :)
fair enough.
on my turn I use that cypher on the three of us. booooom!
Jetto pulls a wipfruit sized sphere, seemingly of metal, out of a pouch on his belt. He speaks a few words for luck and protection from misfortune then throws it to the ground. It shatters like a ceramic pot and with a vertigo inducing twang the three of us are blinked forward suddenly surrounding the lone guard.
I like Agia summation of the use of intrusions. Im super pro intrusion, I think its a fun way to spice up the story.
I'm going to have to look up FATE, sounds cool, I'm coming from Dnd3.5 and Pathfinder primarily and am quite tired of the number crunching metagaming and am Vastly preferring these story/rp oriented systems combat feels sooo much more alive when you can break a chair over someone with out suffering a -4 and costs you two moves and a social interaction is much more fluid.
I'm with you here guys, part of the reason why the system appeals to me. It suits my playing style much better where I love vivid descriptions
I still have some minor issues with GM intrusions, which was something I did in my other games (Pathfinder).
For example, if I wanted to liven up the last scene, I could have said... the unsafe area suddenly fails on you guys. Please make a speed check to keep your balance (difficulty ..., blah, blah).
How would you know that the above was an intrusion?
I can see an intrusion being more evident if, for example, Antar knocks out my guard with one shot and I rule that 'he slipped on a banana peel' and really doesn't connect.
So, don't worry, I will use GM intrusions; I am just not sure if I will give you XPs for it (except the 'evident' ones), especially if you're not going to use them for short term benefits. But even on the evident ones, I am leaning towards giving everyone XPs as I don't want to benefit one PC over another.
We'll see how this plays out.
Thoughts?
Game on!
For example, if I wanted to liven up the last scene, I could have said... the unsafe area suddenly fails on you guys. Please make a speed check to keep your balance (difficulty ..., blah, blah). How would you know that the above was an intrusion?
If I were to reconsider the mine example, I'd have the dodge roll be only part of it. For instance, the unsafe area could collapse into a undiscovered cave and while characters might make a defence roll to see if they take damage from the fall they are still stuck in a hole even if they succeed.
Alternatively, the unsafe part could collapse in a way that causes the instability to spread to surrounding areas, angering the workers at the loss of good stone when the visitors were warned to stay away. The supervisor then begins talking about compensation in shins or work hours...
The former example is more geared towards encouraging additional exploration by opening a new area, while the latter is the kind of thing that spurs the party to move on as quickly as possible. Both introduce problems that persist past a single successful roll. Since I don't actually know what's going on behind the scenes in this scenario I don't know if either is remotely appropriate, so take it all with a grain of salt. Heck, when I originally proposed the intrusion in the mine, I was operating under the assumption that the quarry was a significant location, but I'm now more convinced that the tower is where the action is at and it's just as well that we didn't dwell overlong on the mine.
The Antar example is somewhat problematic (although again, I fully realize it was meant to be silly) because it takes something exciting and invalidates it, rather than adding to it. To me, a more appropriate intrusion would be to have his spear entirely penetrate her torso without killing her, revealing that she was actually a highly convincing automaton and putting Antar in a rough situation where he must not only keep fighting her but also somehow get his spear back from her chest, all without undoing his awesome strike. Or the guard could land badly and be accidentally killed despite Antar's honest attempt to merely subdue her, raising questions about hiding the body and concealing the crime or facing possible mob justice from the town.
I don't want to give the impression that there's anything wrong with the spirit of your off-the-cuff examples, either. The rules clearly state that simple versus complex GM intrusions is largely a matter of situation, taste and available time. The honest truth is that in running my own games I am really bad at coming up with interesting intrusions on the fly so I've gotten terribly excited about how the format of this current game provides time to come up with good intrusions, and such am spending way too much time thinking about them.
I'm also used to such intrusions being a collaboration between player and GM in other systems, which is not explicitly encouraged by Numenera and possibly for good reason. Plus, those kind of negotiations might not be a good fit for the relatively slow discourse of PbP. Feel free to tell me to butt out at any time, I won't have any hard feelings. I'm finding that shedding the baggage of an old system isn't easy, and I don't want to overstep my bounds.
As for the disposable PCs, I unfortunately don't have either of those modules. Feel free to pick one of the characters from them at random for me if you don't mind copying their stats out, or pointing out where I can find the sheet online.
For example, if I wanted to liven up the last scene, I could have said... the unsafe area suddenly fails on you guys. Please make a speed check to keep your balance (difficulty ..., blah, blah). How would you know that the above was an intrusion?** spoiler omitted **...
You are not bothering me at all. Far be it for me to discourage a player from posting about stuff I seek input on. :)
BTW, if you are itching for a Numenera PBP, I know someone who might be interested in playing :)
I will address the disposable PC in another post where I will tell everyone what is available so they can select.
Questions?
Game on!
Available disposable PCs:
- charming jack who fuses flesh and steel;
- learned jack who wears a sheen of ice;
- mystical/mechanical glaive who controls gravity;
- strong-willed nano who powers with precision;
- graceful nano who talks to machines; and
- clever glaive who masters weaponry.
Of course, you could make your own if you want also but I just don't want to put in more time than necessary.
Although I have to say that the little adventure that we'll go through is pretty cool.
My apologies, I've had a rather rough couple of days, so bear with me. I am not entirely following what it is exactly we are talking about with "Disposable PCs", as far as I am aware, every PC is disposable. So if someone would be so kind as to clear up what is going on, it would be much appreciated.
Edit: After digging through a bit, I seemed to have grasped where the notion came from. So the offer is to grab a couple of pre-gens and do a random combat encounter to see how it works? My question would have to be why then? I'm not sure why that would be necessary.
Antar Es lands inside the garden but gets no time to try and placate the guard. Then his teams appears as if by magic within the walls, making Antar blink. Now he has now other options, the guard can reach them.He tilts his head and almost sighs
"I warned you. You should have listened."
As he speaks, he can feel the Haze coming on to him. His hands, on their own volition, seem to blur as he takes out a spear from his back and throws it at the approaching guard. His blade-spear has not time to fall over before he has send the projectile at the guard and reclaimed it.
OOC
vs 12, Effort applied to hit (cost 2)
EDIT: A 20! Major effect that deals 4 more points or an effect, yes?
Suggestion :
Deep in the Haze, Antar Es barely registers as a strange whir emanates from his hand. At the last minute, as he is about to let the spear lose, his muscles find an extra reserve of strength and the spear is not so much thrown as launched, striking the guard with terrific force, breaking in the process.
As for the mock battles:
I would like to try the Strong Willed Nano that wields power with precision
Might 10
Speed 12
Intellect 12+4+5=21
Effort 1, Intellect edge 1
Expert cypher use, practices with light weapons
Trained in resisting mental effects, in tasks that require focus/concentration
Esoteries:
Resonance Field (1 Int): 1 minute, You can make an Intellect
defense roll in place of the defense roll you would normally make. Minor effect: 1 dmg. Major effect: 4 points of damage.
Onslaught (1 Int): Phys 4 dmg/ Mental 2 int dmg (ignore armor)
As for the mock battles:
I would like to try the Strong Willed Nano that wields power with precision
Might 10
Speed 12
Intellect 12+4+5=21Effort 1, Intellect edge 1
Expert cypher use, practices with light weapons
Trained in resisting mental effects, in tasks that require focus/concentration
Esoteries:
Resonance Field (1 Int): 1 minute, You can make an Intellect
defense roll in place of the defense roll you would normally make. Minor effect: 1 dmg. Major effect: 4 points of damage.
Onslaught (1 Int): Phys 4 dmg/ Mental 2 int dmg (ignore armor)
I have all the stats, skills, esoteries, etc. for these 'disposable' PCs. Do you want to keep what you came up with or have me provide a complete PC? Up to you really, just let me know.
Antar Es lands inside the garden ...
The others are not inside yet since they act after the guard but I will adjust that in the turn recap.
Nice use of the natural '20'. :)
I'll recap later this morning.
Questions?
Game on!
My apologies, I've had a rather rough couple of days, so bear with me. I am not entirely following what it is exactly we are talking about with "Disposable PCs", as far as I am aware, every PC is disposable. So if someone would be so kind as to clear up what is going on, it would be much appreciated.
Edit: After digging through a bit, I seemed to have grasped where the notion came from. So the offer is to grab a couple of pre-gens and do a random combat encounter to see how it works? My question would have to be why then? I'm not sure why that would be necessary.
Well, it will be more than just a random combat, more like a series of combats and challenges but devoid of any story (or with very little story).
As to why? I'm not sure what you refer to.
If it's why 'pre-gens', then the answer is because we have a 'story' going on with the current PCs and it would feel weird for me to have them killed or whatever concurrently with the story we are crafting.
If it's why are you doing these mock combats and such, the answer is because I am new to the system and want to have some confidence in preparing my own adventures or adapting other stories to this system/setting. I'm not particularly thrilled with the adventures available (adventures are fine but no real long-term campaign) and want to make my own. Therefore I need to know what is a 'challenging' or a 'very hard' encounter.
Like I said, this is totally optional and it will occur concurrently with the game.
Just let me know.
Available disposable PCs:
- charming jack who fuses flesh and steel;
- learned jack who wears a sheen of ice;
- mystical/mechanical glaive who controls gravity;
- strong-willed nano who powers with precision;
- graceful nano who talks to machines; and
- clever glaive who masters weaponry.Of course, you could make your own if you want also but I just don't want to put in more time than necessary.
Although I have to say that the little adventure that we'll go through is pretty cool.
I found some more pre-generated PCs:
- a stealthy jack who crafts illusions;
- a strong-willed nano who commands mental powers;
- a clever nano who focuses mind over matter;
- a swift glaive who fights with panache;
- a graceful glaive who master weaponry; and
- a mechanical jack who fuses flesh and steel.
So four of each type to select.
Questions?
Game on!
I'll take the swift glaive who fights with panache.
Turn 014 is up.
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
Game on!
, pass
I'll take the swift glaive who fights with panache.
Ok, here's this guy/gal.
NAME???
A swift glaive who fights with panache
Tier 1
Effort 1
XP 0
Pools
Might 16/16 Edge: 1
Speed 14/14 Edge: 1
Intellect 8/8 Edge: 0
Recovery/Times 1d6+1/
Skills:
initiative (T)
Running (T)
Combat:
Sword-staff (heavy): -/6
Dagger (light): -1/2
Broadsword (med): -/4
Armor: medium 2
Fighting moves:
Thrust (+1 dmg on melee if weapon has sharp edge or point/1 MP)
Pierce (+1 dmg on ranged if weapon has sharp point/1 SP)
Special abilities:
Practiced with all weapons
Practiced with Armor
Attack flourish: With your attack, you add stylish moves, entertaining quips, or a certain "something" that entertains or impresses others. Choose any number of creatures within short range who can see you; each of them gains a +1 bonus to its next die roll. Enabler.
Numenera:
Detonation (sonic), level 8
Instant servant, level 5
Equipment: Clothing (extremely stylish), Explorer’s pack Extra throwing daggers x3 Chainmail hauberk (medium armor); reduce Speed Pool by 1 while worn
-------
Give him a name, set up an alias, and hold on tight until the others re ready.
I'll set up a 'new game' so we don't clutter this thread more than necessary.
Questions?
Game on!
I have all the stats, skills, esoteries, etc. for these 'disposable' PCs. Do you want to keep what you came up with or have me provide a complete PC? Up to you really, just let me know.
I would rather keep the one I made, if it is the same to you. And I shall call him... Proteros!
I would rather keep the one I made, if it is the same to you. And I shall call him... Proteros!
I have all the stats, skills, esoteries, etc. for these 'disposable' PCs. Do you want to keep what you came up with or have me provide a complete PC? Up to you really, just let me know.
Ok, here's Protreros.
Protreros
A Strong-Willed Nano who Wields Power with Precision
Tier 1
Effort 1
XP 0
Pools
Might 10/10 Edge: 0
Speed 12/12 Edge: 0
Intellect 21/21 Edge: 1
Recovery/Times 1d6+1/
Skills:
Resisting Mental Effects (T)
Tasks requiring Focus/Concentration (T)
Inability:
Puzzles, problems, lore, memorization
Combat:
Rapier (light): -1/2
Armor: n/a
Esoteries:
Resonance Field (1 Int): 1 minute, You can make an Intellect defense roll in place of the defense roll you would normally make.
Onslaught (1 Int): Phys 4 dmg/ Mental 2 int dmg (ignore armor)
Special abilities:
Trained with light weapons
Numenera:
Skill boost (sneaking) / 3
Shocker / 7
Visage Changer / 4
Equipment: Clothing, rapier, 2 books on numenera
_______________
Set up an alias and hold on tight until the others are ready.
I'll set up a 'new game' so we don't clutter this thread more than necessary.
Questions?
Game on!
Set up an alias and hold on tight until the others are ready.I'll set up a 'new game' so we don't clutter this thread more than necessary.
Questions?
Game on!
I'll take Graceful galive who masters weaponry. He will be Bedivere.
I'll take Graceful galive who masters weaponry. He will be Bedivere.
Ok, here's Bedivere...
Bedivere
A graceful glaive who masters weaponry
Tier 1
Effort 1
XP 0
Pools
Might 16/16 Edge: 1
Speed 12/12 Edge: 1
Intellect 8/8 Edge: 0
Recovery/Times 1d6+1/
Skills:
Balance and careful movement (T)
Physical performing arts (T)
Speed defense (T)
Jumping (T)
Combat:
Broadsword (med): -/5
Crossbow (med): -/4
Armor: medium 2
Fighting moves:
Thrust (+1 dmg on melee if weapon has sharp edge or point/1 MP)
Pierce (+1 dmg on ranged if weapon has sharp point/1 SP)
Special abilities:
Practiced with all weapons
Practiced with Armor
Weapon Master: +1 damage with broadsword
Numenera:
Detonation (gravity), level 6
Gravity-nullifying spray, level 8
Equipment: Clothing, Explorer’s pack, shield, Synth bodywrap (medium armor); reduce Speed Pool by 1 while worn, 12 medium bolts
____________________
Set up an alias and hold on tight until the others are ready.
I'll set up a 'new game' so we don't clutter this thread more than necessary.
Questions?
Game on!
alright ill since antar is using the glaive ill use the stong willed nano who weilds power.
"Hataniah, your life is in your own hands now, drop your weapon. We have business with the priests and you have pushed us to frustration, drop. your. weapon."
alright ill since antar is using the glaive ill use the stong willed nano who weilds power.
So...
Agia: swift glaive who fights with panache;
Antar: strong-Willed Nano who Wields Power with Precision; and
Dreithik: graceful glaive who masters weaponry.
And you want a strong-willed nano who commands mental powers?
Please confirm because it's not clear to me.
____________________
Everyone: I've set a new discussion and gameplay thread here.
Please dot in and delete and let's take the conversation about the disposable PCs there.
I'm ready to get this going as soon as Jetto decides what he will play.
Questions?
Game on!
I only received one response to the game's current turn recap, which is Ok because today's Easter Sunday.
In any case, let's make sure that this game is the priority and the disposable PCs is second.
Questions?
Game on!
Round 2
Not much for elegance on the field of battle, Agia threw herself at the guard with a wild battle cry. Her gloved hands reached for a grip on the guardwoman's spear, hoping to knock the sharp tip aside if the guardwoman struck again.
Might (probably?) roll with Overheat penalty = (3 - 3) = 0
Agia's primal yell clearly telegraphed the amateurish lunge, and Hanatiah was able to easily step out of the way.
Seeing how well his strategy worked last time, Antar Es Sims again and sends his spear at the guard. Not much more to do.
Though his aim does not have the mechanized perfection that his last one did, it manages to catch the guard again on the chest, punching through the armor.
OOC
damage 4 if hit.
Seeing how well his strategy worked last time, Antar Es Sims again and sends his spear at the guard. Not much more to do.
Though his aim does not have the mechanized perfection that his last one did, it manages to catch the guard again on the chest, punching through the armor.
OOC
[dice=Speed]1d20 damage 4 if hit.
So I was a little confused last turn. Does this spear return to you or is this a different spear?
Antar has his bladespear, which is a melee weapon. But he has 4 spears to be thrown. He has used two of these.
Appearing on the other side of the gate in a bit of stupor and shock, Dreithik frantically charges the Guard with his forearm blade. No, not using my powers yet..not yet
Finally, it's been days since I've last been able to read someone....
Turn 015 is up.
Read the OOC.
Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?
Game on!
, Agia
, fail
No need to apologize; everyone's posting at least once per day.
More is better but once a day is fine.
I look forward to your post about revealing part of your 'powers'.
Questions?
Game on!
alright ill since antar is using the glaive ill use the stong willed nano who weilds power.So...
Agia: swift glaive who fights with panache;
Antar: strong-Willed Nano who Wields Power with Precision; and
Dreithik: graceful glaive who masters weaponry.And you want a strong-willed nano who commands mental powers?
Please confirm because it's not clear to me.
____________________
Whoops I misunderstood: Ill choose the Clever Jack who crafts illusions.
is she Mad! Four armed individuals and still she holds out against us!
"How dense are you!?" Jetto runs forward tackling the guard, attempting to bring her to the ground.
is she Mad! Four armed individuals and still she holds out against us!
"How dense are you!?" Jetto runs forward tackling the guard, attempting to bring her to the ground.
If you look at the order of initiative for this combat, it goes: Jetto, Dreithik, Agia, and Antar so by the time the others act, the guard may be grappling with Jetto (or not, we'll see what the dice say).
Therefore, try to anticipate what could happen and give me a contingency action.
For example, Antar may say...
a) if the guard is being grappled then I will clobber her in the head with the butt of my spear.
b) if the guard is still standing then I will throw a spear at her.
Something like that (remember that the better described the actions, the better the game).
Questions?
Game on!
Whoops I misunderstood: Ill choose the Clever Jack who crafts illusions.alright ill since antar is using the glaive ill use the stong willed nano who weilds power.So...
Agia: swift glaive who fights with panache;
Antar: strong-Willed Nano who Wields Power with Precision; and
Dreithik: graceful glaive who masters weaponry.And you want a strong-willed nano who commands mental powers?
Please confirm because it's not clear to me.
____________________
I think you mean a stealthy jack who crafts illusions.
NAME???
A Stealthy Jack who Crafts Illusions
Tier 1
Effort 1
XP 0
Pools
Might 10/10 Edge: 0
Speed 15/15 Edge: 1
Intellect 13/13 Edge: 0
Recovery/Times 1d6+1/
Skills:
Stealthy Tasks (T)
Interactions involving lies or trickery (T)
Esoteries or abilities involving illusions or trickery (T)
Intimidation (T)
Inability:
Movement-related tasks
Combat:
Clawed gauntlet (light): -1/2
Crossbow (med): -/4
Armor: light 1
Tricks of the Trade:
Skill with Defense: Speed
Practiced in Armor
Special abilities:
Practiced With Light and Medium Weapons
Flex Skill
Minor Illusion (1 Intellect point)
Numenera:
Magnetic attack drill, level 5
Monoblade, level 7
Equipment: Clothing, Synth sleeveless tunic (light armor), Pack of light tools, 12 medium bolts
________________
Give him/her a name, set up an alias, and head on over to the new campaign discussion thread.
I'll post the start shortly.
Questions?
Game on!
gah haha I cant get it right! yes thats what i meant
Round 3
Staring at her new wound, Agia's blood literally ran cold. She focused her powers inwards and patterns of frost began to form along her exposed skin. As she wheeled around for another pass at her opponent, she concentrated her mind on gathering the small amount of ambient moisture wafting off the surrounding greenery. Bearing down on Hanatiah, she combined the gathered dew with her own sweat, forming a protective sheen of ice upon her skin that popped and cracked as she moved.
If Hanatiah is restrained: Agia grabbed for the woman's spear...
If Hanatiah is not restrained: This time Agia was quicker, lashing out with an icy fist...
Edit: I'm pretty inspired right now, so I am going to assume that this has not crossed the span of 5 minutes yet.
Round 2
"By the gods I need to stop having ideas... but I can't see killing her being well received if we happen to be wrong about anything here"
Dreithik rolls up the sleeves on his long black cloak and points a pale hand towards the guard."You have no idea what you are dealing with, know your place." The outstretched hand starts glowing, but not of light. Radiating from his palm was darkness and decay itself. The dank glow, almost rotting from his finger tips. Pulling up his mask with his other hand, he looks at his companions. "If only this worked on everyone present..." and with that, the darkness poured from his fingers, slithering towards the guard, climbing up her body and worming its way through her ears into her brain.
Her eye's blinked rapidly as everything that has transpired in the last Five minutes play for her in reverse, almost as if it were being ripped or extracted from her mind, piece by piece, and finally there was the light of blissful blankness washing over her face as the shadows crawled out and returned to Dreithik's shaking hand.
The deed being done, Dreithik reeled back, his hand burning and freezing at the same time. "Jetto, bandage her up, it's only a matter of time before those Pirates return!"