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Maelidek the Mystic wrote:

Maelidek looks abashed; ashamed.

I am sorry; I dont know you; I no longer know your world. Forgive me; I see possibilities that are horrific. Perhaps I am no hero, to long a warrior in an endless war always seeing betrayal of weakness.

Forgive me, I thought you should know what you might face; but have no real knowledge of this Ice Witch; only how I was trained to fight.

<turns away ... after some time>

well, I will still help if you like or not as you choose.

"Oh, gosh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."

Walks over to Maelidek and puts a hand on his shoulder.

"We need everyone...including you! If anyone is an outsider here its me. Your part of this group, I'm not. They need you!"

Restore your karma totals up to 5pts above the normal total and you have a Karma Pool of 40 for the team's use during this adventure. I'll have the map of the entrance up tomorrow to allow you time to decide what you want to do

Batman

Spoiler:
This is a definite trap the question is who set up the rumour and who were they planning on drawing in?

Supergirl

Spoiler:
Your own investigation did pull up one useful fact, the Ice Witch is an energykinetic able to absorb, convert and store energy ANY energy including Green Lantern's ring and your cousin's solar reserves however exactly how she does this you haven't been able to find out since that would involve revealing why you want to know...

Maelidek

Spoiler:
From what you've studied this isn't the Ice Witch's modus operandi so either way its a trap of some kind
Male Efreeti, advanced manthing 45HD

I assume this is a trap; the museum run; they will probably be waiting for us; I would like to see everything we are taking with us that we can determine what they might be after; be it one of us or a tool we might use; I wish to scan each item for magic energy in case we are carrying something unawares.

Other ideas; hmm; I suppose either Supergirl or I could be used as a power source; I know you others not enough to determine.
Valegrim wrote:

I assume this is a trap; the museum run; they will probably be waiting for us; I would like to see everything we are taking with us that we can determine what they might be after; be it one of us or a tool we might use; I wish to scan each item for magic energy in case we are carrying something unawares.

Other ideas; hmm; I suppose either Supergirl or I could be used as a power source; I know you others not enough to determine.

What do you mean, used as a power source? My impressions of this White Witch is that she steals power or energy from others, most likely uses it to fuel her own power. I would think that your magic could easily be tapped as a power source, not to mention my solar stored energies. Batman most likely has the best opportunity to take her down. As far as I know he's human without any super powers per se.

Incidently, I'm still wondering how you people even know about this museum threat? I must have missed a conversation, it would be nice if someone would bring me up to speed on your information.
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

<my appologies for the previous post using the wrong picture; I try to use that one only to ask Q's to the gm.>

well; do you really want to know; knowledge is power and all power has associated cost.

I will tell you because in this situation you may need to know; and what i tell you might save your or someone else's life.

Let me just say this, I have seen the use of such things, stealing energy, in warfare to get an extra edge. I would recommend that you not let someone perform such an energy transfer on you. the items used or needed depend soley upon the practicioner so i cannot tell you - beware of this that or the other and the obvious things like sets of three witches up to 12 or with a warlock or bloodstained runic tabletops would not be helpful. I can say; such a situation would look organized and meaningful and probably have psychic impressions of shocking proportion - the last dying shrieks of the sacrifice impressed in the area, though a really scarey person might be able to gather even that energy. <shudder>

all power comes from somewhere; from within as in during the power of creation; or from without by usuing heat, wind, life force, whatever. I would suggest that you and I are not that different; we both use internal and external power; but it is our ability to focus it differently makes us unique. The larger the power source, the more sloppy the practictioner can be, the more wasteful, to get a result. Most of the witches of a coven, in my previous example, are only to help focus energy on the one weaving the spell, that person is usually the best trained and most practiced. Hmm, think of the other 11 witches as being circuit breakers or fuses controlling the load to the gate of the transistor if that helps; you dont have to get the main witch to stop that spell; take out enough fuses and the energy becomes either to little for the spell or the main focus, ie the casting witch gets a whole lot of feedback or channels more than she can safely manipulate.

simple conservation of energy. Some beings have thousands of years of practice so need very little energy to do very impressive things. thankfully many are just brutes like me; shove enough energy at it and make it happen, lots of waste, but even i will get better with experience and practice.

does that help? most energy lies dormant waiting for something to stimulate and excite them to a higher energy state; that is why museums and graveyards and old things that persist through the ages can be so dangerous, they have spend a long, long time in dormancy gather power slowly then someone with skill and knowledge feels it and things change.

hehe sorry; well, I suppose some Magic 101 was in order; <chuckles> you may sign up for Magic 102 next semester :)

I don't think I'll be signing up for Magic 102 because I need to repeat Magic 101. I'll just take your word for it that you know what your talking about. Anyway, more impotantly, how did we come into this information about some event taking place at the museum and why do we now think it is a trap? Please, somebody talk to me, really I want to know and if you make me ask a 4th time I'm going to take my kryptonian backside and new cape and go elsewhere.
Supergirl wrote:
Valegrim wrote:

I assume this is a trap; the museum run; they will probably be waiting for us; I would like to see everything we are taking with us that we can determine what they might be after; be it one of us or a tool we might use; I wish to scan each item for magic energy in case we are carrying something unawares.

Other ideas; hmm; I suppose either Supergirl or I could be used as a power source; I know you others not enough to determine.

What do you mean, used as a power source? My impressions of this White Witch is that she steals power or energy from others, most likely uses it to fuel her own power. I would think that your magic could easily be tapped as a power source, not to mention my solar stored energies. Batman most likely has the best opportunity to take her down. As far as I know he's human without any super powers per se.

Incidently, I'm still wondering how you people even know about this museum threat? I must have missed a conversation, it would be nice if someone would bring me up to speed on your information.

"Oh you mean that internet gossip? I thought that was just someone telling fibs but if you're that serious..." Pong begins to say then notices Batman's face.

"Someone posted that the goods stolen from the museum last night are somewhere in the grounds of the old museum the one just a few blocks away from here, last i heard it was converted into a school before it was shut down a good decade or more ago there was something about some civilian engineering firm buying the place but nothing about what they intended to do with the place," Pong explained.

"So who is this Ice Witch anyway?" Pong asks after a moment.
"I never heard of her," Pong shrugs as the trio look at him.
Supergirl wrote:
I don't think I'll be signing up for Magic 102 because I need to repeat Magic 101. I'll just take your word for it that you know what your talking about. Anyway, more impotantly, how did we come into this information about some event taking place at the museum and why do we now think it is a trap? Please, somebody talk to me, really I want to know and if you make me ask a 4th time I'm going to take my kryptonian backside and new cape and go elsewhere.

"We were ambushed last night and I guess someone's trying to set us up again," Pong wonders aloud as Supergirl glares back.

Well then, perhaps turn-about is fair play. Rather than falling into their trap, why don't we set one of our own?
Supergirl wrote:
Well then, perhaps turn-about is fair play. Rather than falling into their trap, why don't we set one of our own?

"Anything in particular?" Pong asks curiously.

What things to be broken can be in a "abandoned" museum?
Asks Batman to the group ignoring everything spoken till the moment.
Superheroes In New Proverbial wrote:
Supergirl wrote:
Well then, perhaps turn-about is fair play. Rather than falling into their trap, why don't we set one of our own?
"Anything in particular?" Pong asks curiously.

"No, but I think between us and the World's Greatest Detective, we could come up with something. Is there any commonality in all of Ice Witch's attacks and locations? What motivates her? What is she after? Lets list all the facts we know of her on the screen and start connecting the dots."

Supergirl wrote:
Superheroes In New Proverbial wrote:
Supergirl wrote:
Well then, perhaps turn-about is fair play. Rather than falling into their trap, why don't we set one of our own?
"Anything in particular?" Pong asks curiously.
"No, but I think between us and the World's Greatest Detective, we could come up with something. Is there any commonality in all of Ice Witch's attacks and locations? What motivates her? What is she after? Lets list all the facts we know of her on the screen and start connecting the dots."

What is known:

The Ice Witch only appears for a few nights per month, except for New Proverbial she has never been known to haunt the same city during these periods.
Previously has only been known to attack when provoked however there is evidence to suggest she has a violent aversion to criminal acts being committed in her presence however there have been numerious separate attempts to apprehend her and all have ended badly which was why the Justice League was called in.

Batman:
Make a Reason Feat check you get your criminology bonus to this check

Maelidek:
Make an Occult Lore check

Supergirl:
Since you're actually asking these questions make a Computer or the better of Reason or Intuiton Feat check

I got an 88 on an Intuition check, which is a yellow result.

Its understandable that she would attack when provoked, however I think there might be something worthwhile in looking at her violent reactions to crimianal acts committed in her presence. Is she indeed a hardend criminal herself? Does she have redeeming factors? Why does she have a violet reaction when crime is committed in her presence? Not the reaction of most super villains. Do we have a psycholgical expert we can call in who might be able to shed some light on this unusual reaction for whom we deem a super villain?

She only appears a few nights per month, let's do a check on the lunar events of the month as well as days, perhaps she's appearing during only certain cycles of the moon or on specific days. Being that she appears here more often, we should spend our time figuring out what drives her here. Does she originate from here? Is it close to a power source she needs? What was the nature of her appearances? What did she do when she appeared? Any connection between the events?

Superheroes In New Proverbial Wrote:
The Ice Witch only appears for a few nights per month, except for New Proverbial she has never been known to haunt the same city during these periods. Previously has only been known to attack when provoked however there is evidence to suggest she has a violent aversion to criminal acts being committed in her presence however there have been numerious separate attempts to apprehend her and all have ended badly which was why the Justice League was called in.
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.
Supergirl wrote:

I got an 88 on an Intuition check, which is a yellow result.

Its understandable that she would attack when provoked, however I think there might be something worthwhile in looking at her violent reactions to crimianal acts committed in her presence. Is she indeed a hardend criminal herself? Does she have redeeming factors? Why does she have a violet reaction when crime is committed in her presence? Not the reaction of most super villains. Do we have a psycholgical expert we can call in who might be able to shed some light on this unusual reaction for whom we deem a super villain?

Batman is the nearest available

]She only appears a few nights per month, let's do a check on the lunar events of the month as well as days, perhaps she's appearing during only certain cycles of the moon or on specific days. Being that she appears here more often, we should spend our time figuring out what drives her here. Does she originate from here? Is it close to a power source she needs? What was the nature of her appearances? What did she do when she appeared? Any connection between the events? [/quote wrote:

Supergirl only:

Spoiler:
Considering Supergirl and the Ice Witch are both women this period of time exactly matches something else only women have in common
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.

I am assuming it lets you figure out some of the details you've picked up since finding out about the museum robbery

Maelidek only:

Spoiler:
You suspect the Ice Witch might be some kind of energykinetic, the power levels you have sensed would explain why the faeries are so interested after all the questioning of the faeries at the park suggest she wields both the powers of summer and winter making her a very valuable pawn to whichever side can control her

"I'm not seeing a connection, hmmmm...."
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

what I mean here is i dont know how to apply this to the table as I dont know which column it uses....thanks for taking care of it :) am still a newbie :)

Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.

male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

I am not certain what you mean, my ally. I spoke to many fey around the park and the museum; they reported to me many strange and sundry activities in both the park and the museum; someone used some fey to help them; fey are excellent at being unoticed; and no human door or window can stop them, so if they were used to retrieve something or take someone into the museaum; they could have used any mirror such as in a bathroom to do so and not set off any alarms; their small and magical nature tends to not be picked up by electronic alarms systems; though i am not expert on those.

what two things are you trying to connect? Perhaps one of us could help. If you mean between the sacking of the police station and that activity; hmm; we dont have enough information.

Supergirl wrote:
"I'm not seeing a connection, hmmmm...."

Maelidek the Mystic wrote:

I am not certain what you mean, my ally. I spoke to many fey around the park and the museum; they reported to me many strange and sundry activities in both the park and the museum; someone used some fey to help them; fey are excellent at being unoticed; and no human door or window can stop them, so if they were used to retrieve something or take someone into the museaum; they could have used any mirror such as in a bathroom to do so and not set off any alarms; their small and magical nature tends to not be picked up by electronic alarms systems; though i am not expert on those.

what two things are you trying to connect? Perhaps one of us could help. If you mean between the sacking of the police station and that activity; hmm; we dont have enough information.

Supergirl wrote:
"I'm not seeing a connection, hmmmm...."

Starts laughing.

"Fairies and leprechauns, come on. Here in 2009. Right! Why not just use ghosts and goblins. She probably has a werewolf as a sidekick too. Maybe flies on a ice cicle shaped like a broom with a black cat as well.

I'm trying to figure out why she attacks and what she's interested in, what motivates her. Seems like a good place to start for laying a trap. The timing of her attacks don't appear to have any kind of connection as I mentioned before, nor do the places, few people randomly attack people, places, or things for no reason. Do you have a spell that could get in her head? If you do, perhaps you should try it, just keep it away from me."
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

I suggest you be a little cautious of what you say about the fey; one might just think it funny to give you a mules head just to help your belief; up to you of course. Belief has little to do with reality; and many of these creatures of legend are real, most just tend to stay in their own dimension.
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I suggest you be a little cautious of what you say about the fey; one might just think it funny to give you a mules head just to help your belief; up to you of course. Belief has little to do with reality; and many of these creatures of legend are real, most just tend to stay in their own dimension.

Grins at Maelidek, nobody is qustioning your magic. Now about this situation. So does anyone see any dots to connect or is this just some random crazy lady?

Maelidek the Mystic wrote:

what I mean here is i dont know how to apply this to the table as I dont know which column it uses....thanks for taking care of it :) am still a newbie :)

Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.

Maelidek:

Spoiler:
Sorry took it a little too literally, the roll's result is based on the colour result so a white is a failure, green usually a basic success with red a critical success I was basing the check on how difficult it would be and assumed you meant why the fey would be interested in the Ice Witch especially from what you had learned to this point.
I've added a link to the feat table so you don't have to check back when you got involved but let me know if thats what you meant.
Marvel Feat Table
Supergirl wrote:
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I suggest you be a little cautious of what you say about the fey; one might just think it funny to give you a mules head just to help your belief; up to you of course. Belief has little to do with reality; and many of these creatures of legend are real, most just tend to stay in their own dimension.
Grins at Maelidek, nobody is qustioning your magic. Now about this situation. So does anyone see any dots to connect or is this just some random crazy lady?

Supergirl:

Spoiler:
Just in case I've not got the wrong end of the stick I meant it was that "time of the month" which I've been told is particular rough time for women everywhere.
Male Efreeti, advanced manthing 45HD

I understand the feat table; I just didnt know what column to use for a talent; is it based on a stat? if so; which?

Superheroes In New Proverbial wrote:
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:

what I mean here is i dont know how to apply this to the table as I dont know which column it uses....thanks for taking care of it :) am still a newbie :)

Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.

Maelidek:

** spoiler omitted **

Valegrim wrote:

I understand the feat table; I just didnt know what column to use for a talent; is it based on a stat? if so; which?

I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.

Maelidek:

Spoiler:
Oh right, usually with Occult Lore its based on your Reason but beacuse you have the skill you increase the reason by +1cs so say you have excellent reason this means your roll is on the Remarkable level in your case thanks to your mystic Background I'd say it would be +2CS so treat your Reason score where it relates to Occult Lore especially with faeries as being Incredible for purposes of this check

DM In New Proverbial only

Spoiler:
I understood what you meant, it's just that everyone (females) is different and do not cycle at the same time of the month, durations vary as well. If you put a group of us together some tend to start running about the same. I'm sorry if this makes the "clue" a bit difficult. Suggestions?

Supergirl wrote:


DM In New Proverbial only
** spoiler omitted **

Supergirl only:

Spoiler:
Which only goes to show how little I know! The period of time is pretty much identical to a woman's pms cycle and would back up why she's seeking solitude and is very violent in most of the described situations. This would also mean you're dealing with a female equivalent of the Hulk if that makes a better way of describing her well except for the fact she's nowhere near as likeable as She-Hulk is! And given how she's managed to escape detection might also share another ability the Hulk had before his secret identity was revealed...

Superheroes in New Proverbial, could you tell us where White Witch attacked and what she apparently did on the previous episodes of hers (assuming we would know based on the information we dug up). Unless she just randomly attacks one would think she is after something. If there is anything we would have learned specifically about these events could you post them.
Supergirl wrote:
Superheroes in New Proverbial, could you tell us where White Witch attacked and what she apparently did on the previous episodes of hers (assuming we would know based on the information we dug up). Unless she just randomly attacks one would think she is after something. If there is anything we would have learned specifically about these events could you post them.

Super Girl

According to the sites you're referring to the Ice Witch has always remained in areas where encounters should have been unlikely or whilst she was within a city they always took place within parks or large areas that were normally either empty or had people traversing the pathways far away from where she hides until provoked. Anything else will need the help of someone with better contacts such as the Batman

Batman

Spoiler:
The Ice Witch is not known as a thief, she is known to react extremely badly when crime is committed in her vicinity, but her responses tend to scare the people she rescues much more than the actual crime being committed. If she is behind the museum robbery it would be like the Riddler deciding having muscles was better than brainpower and his puzzle based capers. She is a violent vigilante, but unlike many she uses lethal force only when she believes her foe isn't likely to be punished for his just as violent crimes
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

Ah; thanks; that helps a whole lot.

Superheroes In New Proverbial wrote:
Valegrim wrote:

I understand the feat table; I just didnt know what column to use for a talent; is it based on a stat? if so; which?

I am not sure how to make an occult lore talent check; rolled a 67; dont know how to apply it.

Maelidek:

** spoiler omitted **

male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

Hmm; beware your reasoning my friend as it might lead you to blind spots; try to remember that this Whit Witch is a counterpuncher; and like all warriors, she uses overwhelming, perhaps unreasoning amount of force to overcome her enemies; hmm consider that this might be just a swat from her; though this might be her using her max power; it might be just casual strength.

we should proceed carefully; are we ready to go?

Supergirl wrote:
Superheroes in New Proverbial, could you tell us where White Witch attacked and what she apparently did on the previous episodes of hers (assuming we would know based on the information we dug up). Unless she just randomly attacks one would think she is after something. If there is anything we would have learned specifically about these events could you post them.

"Sigh, might as well, this conversation didn't go anywhere after all." What time do we need to be at the museum by?"
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

I think we should go now; mysteries are afoot, enemies lurk and mysterious figures do lurk about, the city verily seems besieged. If we are not going now I must see attends our wounded companion at the hostpital; I fear the one who injured him might return; I should set a ward there. If you would attend during that Supergirl; I could see that you and I are alerted if he is intruded upon.
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
I think we should go now; mysteries are afoot, enemies lurk and mysterious figures do lurk about, the city verily seems besieged. If we are not going now I must see attends our wounded companion at the hostpital; I fear the one who injured him might return; I should set a ward there. If you would attend during that Supergirl; I could see that you and I are alerted if he is intruded upon.

"Uh he was moved to somewhere safer once he was cleared to do so," Pong reminds Maelidek.

"Anyway, what's the plan it looks like whatever is going down will be on the ground floor, there should be a way in through the roof, in the back let alone via the sewer access providing they haven't been trapped, do we risk the front door?" Pong asks.
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

hehe; getting into a mortal building is not a problem; I am not well versed in mortal traps and devices; not current technology anyway, but we could enter as a fey would if need be; I would guess that we could probably enter through the front door; any destructive device would ruin what they seek regardless of its magical or mundane nature. It would be my suggestion to at least circle the building and look in a few windows first. Do we have the permission of the governing body of this city to enter and secure this area?
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

Ok; do we have a consensus? is everything in order? Who is going with to the Museum?
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
Ok; do we have a consensus? is everything in order? Who is going with to the Museum?

I'm ready. You know I could survey the area with my telescopic vision, I might be able to see her before she arrives. Let's go! Last one there is a super villain! Swoosh...

male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

what other visions do you have; can you perhaps see inside the building; that would give us an edge if you see and large bombs or people moving around.
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
what other visions do you have; can you perhaps see inside the building; that would give us an edge if you see and large bombs or people moving around.

Well, I can see in color, does that help?

Oh, I have heat vision, microscopic vision and x-ray vision as well, I also can hear really well but that's not exactly vision related so I suppose its not relevant to this conversation.
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

how many of us are there; do we go as one unit?
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
how many of us are there; do we go as one unit?

"Well I'm game," says Pong taking a moment from clearing some files off the table.

male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

And I think supergirl is in; anyone else?

"I'm going to scout ahead, I'll meet you outside when you're ready," Pong mentions as he heads out.
male Human - changling; ie raised as a dark elf

"I am ready" i to move outside.
Maelidek the Mystic wrote:
"I am ready" i to move outside.

Will wait for Monday to see if any of the other respond before proceeding

"Perhaps we should leave and the others will catch up with us."

As soon as I arrive I will scope out the area with my various visions(microscopic, telescopic, and x-ray)
Supergirl wrote:

"Perhaps we should leave and the others will catch up with us."

As soon as I arrive I will scope out the area with my various visions(microscopic, telescopic, and x-ray)

Supergirl:

Spoiler:
Your x-ray vision can't penetrate the building's walls make a Reason FEAT roll please
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