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"I may need to stop at the Angel for a quick bite. Or we could always try to scare something up on the way." Adir shakes his head and half-smiles at the puns. "Yes, the city will mask the trail soon enough."
Adir shifts back in order to protest, but Kappa succinctly covers his objections.
HQ, I'd think.
For me, the impediment is the box that we don't seem able to approach or leave in the street.
Relatively new to the whole box situation, Adir drops his form to ask, Any idea if breaking the box would be good or bad?"
At first, Adir shrugs, an odd sight in his current bear form. Then he mimes pouncing on it, as if trying to break it. And, for his final thought on the matter, he nudges the woman that he brought closer to Burke.
Seeing the crowd not quite dispersing at Burke's urging, Adir walks up with his unconscious prize, laying her at Burke's feet. Turning to the crowd, Adir lets out a series of roars to help persuade them to listen.
Adir gently picks the woman up in his mouth by her neck like a cub, and takes her outside.
As Adir waits, he looks around and begins to wonder where everyone went.
Adir winces slightly, not actually intending to injure the woman. He eases his weight slightly to not aggravate the injury, but waits on the others, keeping her pinned.
Adir changes into the form of a white bear to pin her with greater weight. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Shapeshift: Shapeshifter: When you call upon the spirits to change your shape, roll+Wis.
• On a 10+, hold 3. • On a 7–9, hold 2. • On a miss, hold 1 in addition to whatever the GM says. You may take on the physical form of any species whose essence you have studied or who lives in your land: you and your possessions meld into a perfect copy of the species’ form. You have any innate abilities and weaknesses of the form: claws, wings, gills, breathing water instead of air. You still use your normal stats but some moves may be harder to trigger. The GM will also tell you one or more moves associated with your new form. Spend 1 hold to make that move. Once you’re out of hold, you return to your natural form. At any time, you may spend all your hold and revert to your natural form.
You will not continue to elude me. I am the hunter and you are prey. Adir leaps onto the woman from behind, knocking her over and pinning her down.
Adir leaps onto the woman from above, attempting to pin her down.
Adir lines himself up with the front door and leaps down from the balcony into the smoke. He rushes out the door after the woman.
To satisfy my curiosity, how did you expect me to play it? Is it one of those "-1 going forward" type things?
Under "Stun Damage", I read "A PC who takes stun damage is defying danger to do anything at all, the danger being “you’re stunned.”" Am I interpreting that wrong? Sorry, I'm still relatively new to DW.
Adir watches the woman, certain that he should pounce on her to stop her, but can't quite figure out how to make his limbs work. He shouts a warning to his comrades, not realizing that all they hear is, "Meeooowwrrr!" -------------------------------------------------------------------
Adir snarls and runs at the woman, but leaps at the wall, pushing off, and attempting to knock her over the railing. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Adir hits the ground with a loud thud. Standing up and stretching the sore muscles, he leaps back up next to the woman. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Adir creeps up on the door and swipes at the hand holding the gun. -------------------------------------------------------------------
My mother hails from the Frozen North and I learned a few basic forms from her: Snowy Owl, Snow Leopard, and Polar Bear. I enjoy using them as a tribute to her.
Adir shifts into the form of a snow leopard, leaping twice to land on the third floor railing where Burke indicated one of the shots was fired from. ------------------------------------------------------------------- [dice=Shapeshift: Snow Leopard]2d6+1[/dice]
Adir looks at Retzack, puzzled. "No, it's Burke, and there's no well, just a hotel room. Who is Timmy?" ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Indeed, we should. I have misgivings about leaving him alone, despite his ability to handle himself." ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Brill, you say?" Adir growls, even in his eladrin form. "As unpleasant a man as any vermin crawling around the sewer." He will follow Burke in. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Adir swoops down next to those coming out of the embassy, shifting just before he lands. Standing up from a crouch, he greets the others and quickly informs them of what he and Burke have done since they left. "...and he's waiting for us there."
Adir nods, leaping into the air in a sudden beating of wings. He will circle twice to find his bearings and commit the location to memory before flying to the embassy. ------------------------------------------------------------------- [dice=Shapeshift: Snowy Owl]2d6+1[/dice]
Shapeshifter: When you call upon the spirits to change your shape, roll+Wis.
• On a 10+, hold 3. • On a 7–9, hold 2. • On a miss, hold 1 in addition to whatever the GM says. You may take on the physical form of any species whose essence you have studied or who lives in your land: you and your possessions meld into a perfect copy of the species’ form. You have any innate abilities and weaknesses of the form: claws, wings, gills, breathing water instead of air. You still use your normal stats but some moves may be harder to trigger. The GM will also tell you one or more moves associated with your new form. Spend 1 hold to make that move. Once you’re out of hold, you return to your natural form. At any time, you may spend all your hold and revert to your natural form.
Adir rubs the well-worn wooden amulet sewn into his wristband as he steps close to Burke, so that they are in close proximity, but essentially looking over each other's shoulders. He looks around surreptitiously and quietly says, "If I had to guess, they boarded carriages here, separately, and at different times. Do you also have the feeling we are being watched?" ------------------------------------------------------------------- Adir has encountered a man named Brill, who is as unsavory as his appearance implies. The man is unwashed, reeking of stale sweat and filth, with stringy hair, a lazy eye, and a heavily pockmarked face. He usually serves as a messenger between criminal elements of the area and has no affection for Adir.
Adir barks at Burke to get his attention and goes after the other trail.
Adir, as a large white wolf, paces in front of the door, waiting anxiously for packmate Burke to show up.
Which is exactly what Adir does.
Adir howls as they move forward, hoping to "encourage" the team of horses to move quickly.
Adir shakes his head no and turns a circle, indicating his impatience.
I really like the idea since nobody quite knowing what to do can bog down PbP so much.
It's so obvious when you know the solution. ;)
Nice job, Tethys, seriously. It always helps to have a list like that. I forgot about the consular's office part. I like the egg being a decoy reason theory. Necromancy thought: Any chance that she's not actually dead? I wouldn't think so, but....
It can be a nice change of pace, but it is largely dependent on the PCs asking the right questions and then putting the information together correctly. PbP exacerbates the challenge because the information is doled out over a long period of real time. But it has been fun so far just being our guys.
Wolf Adir looks to the carriage stand, and then to Burke expectantly.
My thoughts(please correct any false statements): The mystery here seemed to be the death of Nilasa, the Eladrin woman. But, I think it's actually about the egg. The guards and staff were dosed with fey pepper to dull senses and/or provide a distraction, (possibly by Nilasa?). LeBrix is lying about stuff, and is fearful. There are 2 eggs, the fake and the real. The fake is on the entry table, the real was displayed upstairs. The real egg's whereabouts are unknown. Theory: LeBrix is part of the theft of the egg. Nilasa was possibly an accomplice who was betrayed, or was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She was killed in the embassy and then thrown/teleported out the window(unsure on method) with the real egg. A third party, maybe the guard that was 'sent home', took the egg off Nilasa's body.
Adir is relieved to be outside, though his expression is still very hangdog about the incident. "After what just happened you want me to try again? That was not a proud moment for me. I know that we've talked about this some, but I really lost control there." If Burke insists, Adir will accede and Track. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Shapeshifter: When you call upon the spirits to change your shape, roll+Wis.
• On a 10+, hold 3. • On a 7–9, hold 2. • On a miss, hold 1 in addition to whatever the GM says. You may take on the physical form of any species whose essence you have studied or who lives in your land: you and your possessions meld into a perfect copy of the species’ form. You have any innate abilities and weaknesses of the form: claws, wings, gills, breathing water instead of air. You still use your normal stats but some moves may be harder to trigger. The GM will also tell you one or more moves associated with your new form. Spend 1 hold to make that move. Once you’re out of hold, you return to your natural form. At any time, you may spend all your hold and revert to your natural form.
"Indeed."
Adir shares what he learned before his episode.
Adir hangs his head in shame. There was always a risk in losing himself temporarily, but this was an incredibly inopportune moment for it to happen. "I'll go," he says simply and walks away.
Adir does not resist, though his legs do kick a bit as if still trying to run.
Adir rolls on the ground, tossing the meat in the air with his front paws. As people approach, he rolls over onto his side, growling. He leaps up and lets out a loud howl. The moment that he finishes, he takes off running through the embassy, doing circles throughout its halls. His claws audibly slip on the floor as he tries to gain traction to turn corners. Rugs are disturbed, sometimes flung to the walls by his momentum.
Shapeshifter:
When you call upon the spirits to change your shape, roll+Wis.
• On a 10+, hold 3. • On a 7–9, hold 2. • On a miss, hold 1 in addition to whatever the GM says. You may take on the physical form of any species whose essence you have studied or who lives in your land: you and your possessions meld into a perfect copy of the species’ form. You have any innate abilities and weaknesses of the form: claws, wings, gills, breathing water instead of air. You still use your normal stats but some moves may be harder to trigger. The GM will also tell you one or more moves associated with your new form. Spend 1 hold to make that move. Once you’re out of hold, you return to your natural form. At any time, you may spend all your hold and revert to your natural form.
Adir rubs his bearded chin thoughtfully. "Well done, Burke. If someone drugged the guards without their knowing, and intended to carry out a nefarious plan...if we assembled the people present in the embassy, I might smell traces of it on that person, or persons. Consular?" He raises an eyebrow at her, questioningly.
Adir raises an eyebrow at that revelation. He watches for her reaction while also watching Burke to see his reaction to her reaction.
Adir waits to see where Burke is going with his question.
Burke waits until he catches Adir's eye and then nods. What an awesome ability and I love your subtlety in employing it. I feel like our group has been both fun and cool so far.
Adir glances at Burke for only a moment. "I see," he says in acknowledgement to both the consular and Burke. "In our investigation into the death of the young woman, we have uncovered some inconsistencies and oddities. One of which is that your fourth-floor office appears to have been broken into. We are hoping to enter it and further our investigation. Also, it would be to the investigation's advantage if we can remove and interrogate your security chief, LeBrix. We have reason to believe he is involved in a deception regarding the death, as well as the theft."
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