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Sorry everyone, someone on my team at work was let go so its been all hands on deck. I think I will be able to find time this afternoon to post. I apologize for not posting sooner.
No problem. I'll wait. Weekends are harder for us all and stuff happens during the summer.
I'll allow the major effect of Mechanus' Calm action to be a +2 step asset to Basai. Hir next calm check will be a Difficulty 2 check. To clarify time order thus far - Mechanus finished speaking to the men in the "Action Round 1" time step. In the "Reaction Round" time frame, Basai attempted and failed to Calm Hirself. Mechanus attempted to calm the Diruk in the "Action Round 2" time step, giving Basai the +2 Step bonus in this round. Basai can still roll for hir calming action for this round.
Sorry for my delay this week, been out of the office for conference and training so have less time at the computer. I should be able to get the post up later today, my last day with irregular schedule for a while.
@Basai You hear the whirring and it immediately makes you remember the drills that they used to mine the ore from your body. All the emotions that you keep locked away come pouring out when you hear that sound. You are enraged/panicked until you succeed a Difficulty lvl 4 Intellect Action to calm yourself. You may RP the effects of this as you see fit. In general I will give you an asset to enraged/panicked actions (ex. Smash, Run, Jump) and will give you a penalty to reasoning/communicative/perception actions. To calm yourself is a Difficulty 4 Intellect Action (roll 12) - Other group members can spend an Action to try to calm you, this would give you an asset. Azzuretta cannot do so this round as she is distracted with Jay Zin.
I'll post this afternoon/evening.
Not sure if it wasn't clear but the Rebels are bulwarked in the stone tower. Nobody has heard or sensed anything in the room above you, Basai. Basai - Approached the ancient alloy stairs with extreme care, shi could almost sense their crystalline structure as shi silently glided up the stairs, balancing perfectly on each step. Each step left a footprint of midnight blue color on the otherwise bleak grey metal. Likewise, with each step ore veins in Basai's lower leg section seemed to lengthen and thicken. Basai emerged into an empty room, the door labeled Vault 2 launching the occasional spark from its frame, looking to have been recently blown open. Inside, Basai could barely make out a few dead bodies, and could see that the inner vault door also appeared to have also been breached. Shi listened for sounds, but from her vantage halfway up the stairs heard none.
Hey - I'll be posting tonight. Busy day today.
Hey just waiting on the upstairs group to give me an idea of how they want to proceed, I will respond to Basai and Jay Zin in the turn format rather than in the board.
Basai - There are rails & banisters. The floor is about 9 ft high, and the banisters are a few feet higher (3.5ft) than that.
Jay Zin - Yes, that would be a good observation for your character to make also. Fannar Bryn's plans were a rough outline scrawled on what looked like blue prints. The combat map will be the more accurate depiction of what you are all seeing around you.
Daks - Medium Armor
Perception checks - standing near Breona, you both strain and succeed at hearing the thumping sound she described. Basai, you think it sounds like something organic hitting something inorganic, a fist against metal maybe. Climbing
Ok, I dont have Action 2 from Mechanus or Jay Zin. I'll post Turn 020 in a few hours after I finish Game of Thrones or I'll post in the morning.
I'll wait to see if Daks or Mechanus want to post for Turn 018 and then I'll post Turn 019 this afternoon. Thanks for the heads up Mechanus. Also RE: Mechanus - Cyphers with variable effects. I agree that they should be rolled upfront. I will allow players to make that roll - please roll for Ostracized Vapor at your convenience.
Hey everybody, thanks for your posts today. I am working on the next post. I will try to get it up in the morning. Just to give you the opportunity to do some more work tonight. Time wise, You don't have time to use the insect cypher. Two hours will drastically change the conditions of what is going on in the city (one hr to record, one to play back). For reference, we have maybe covered an hour of game time so far. The next post will be Fannar Bryn describing the plan of attack of the rebels at the Zhong Tower and telling you how to get from the Mintz compound to the Zhong Tower. For scouting needs, you will be able to scout the compound from the street and you will be able to compare that to what Bryn describes.
Also I want to put an option out for everyone. Since many of us are new to Numenera and these last sessions have been a bit of a learning experience. I'm open to some character creation changes before we begin the next phase of the game. I don't want anyone stuck playing a character they wish they had made differently. Please post any change requests into the board OOC so that we can discuss. I feel like moving up to 2 points between pools is fine, changing one of your starting abilities, maybe a skill. I don't think I would support changing focus or descriptors. Thoughts?
I'll be posting the recap this evening. Started my job today so not a ton of extra time with all the on boarding stuff but I should be able to find a good posting rhythm soon. Also yes pin should've been on Mintz' corpse. If I typed bryn it was mistake.
Hey, sorry for the delay. I don't think I will be able to make the next post until Tuesday AM. I thought I might have time today but it didn't work out that way. I am on vacation with my wife and friends. I should be good to post regularly all summer, with only two or three more long weekend holidays. Thanks for all your posts. I am mulling over a number of different ways to take the next post. I aim to make it a good one! I don't want to rush it out.
I'm not going to have time to post today, so you all have time to do more discussion like you have been if you want. Mechanus might see Muur in the crowd. Basai might see the handlers that shi likes.
Yeah good question. I need to brainstorm a lot of Cypher stuff. I have a growing list of questions. What is the purpose of level when it isn't used to calculate a value in the text of the cypher? Does everyone automatically succeed at cypher use if the cypher is identified? I don't like it if this is the case, but how to determine difficulty if cypher use isn't auto-succeed? How do minor & major effects impact cypher use? Also GM Interveniton. If an NPC uses a cypher does the GM roll for cypher use or do we think it also auto-succeeds? How could we do Cypher Identification so that it is fun and allows some mystery about what the devices do rather than being an annoying housekeeping roll. @Emoaccoustic Weapon Use - This succeeds. Mintz slumps his shoulders and sits at his desk, admitting defeat.
Alright, so I am heading to the airport in a couple hours. I will have limited access to the boards until Tuesday morning when I get back home. I will be aiming to post two or three turns this weekend, but I'm not really sure how much quiet time I will have or what my internet access will be like. I should be able to post Turn 15 after I see everyone respond to 14. Turn 15 should have some prompts that the party can sit with for a couple days to discuss out what they are doing next. When I post this weekend, it will be to respond to your discussion - both as Fannar and OOC. I want to start the next story arc on Tuesday once I get back home. Thanks everyone for all your great posts!
Basai -
Flashfire ID Check - You had seen these devices before around Mintz. You know that the flash is intense but that it doesn't have much range. You also know that the heat dissipates instantly.
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