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Umbrafer (8:44:13 PM): So when we last left our antiheroes, they were…
MilesMk1 (8:44:13 PM): Hello?
MilesMk1 (8:44:19 PM): Ah, good.
Umbrafer (8:44:56 PM): Descending into the ravine on the back of a… Sky Spirit? Something like that. And aiming a rifle at spider-things, respectively.
Umbrafer (8:45:04 PM): (And maneuvering around in a van)
Thematrian1 (8:45:35 PM): Wind spirit, yeah
MilesMk1 (8:45:52 PM): Pistol, but yes.
Umbrafer (8:46:06 PM): Thank you. Details, details ;)
MilesMk1 (8:47:09 PM): I suppose I was also climbing down.
MilesMk1 (8:47:27 PM): (Gem didn't let me bring a rifle.)
Thematrian1 (8:47:29 PM): if you have to pick, I'd rather have cover; these spider things spook me
Thematrian1 (8:48:04 PM): but yeah. Descending
Umbrafer (8:48:43 PM): Movement rate?
Thematrian1 (8:49:27 PM): as fast as the spirit can carry me; it comes to (F+3)x4 MPT
Thematrian1 (8:49:38 PM): The spirit was F4, I think...
Umbrafer (8:50:30 PM): *Zip* You'll reach the bottom of the ravine in under six seconds.
Umbrafer (8:50:42 PM): The spider-things scurry down the sides.
Thematrian1 (8:51:03 PM): some dude was looking around, alive somehow
Umbrafer (8:51:42 PM): Mostly correct. There was a shifting bit of rubble and an elbow.
Thematrian1 (8:51:53 PM): oh. How fast can Glitch climb?
Umbrafer (8:52:00 PM): Astral space is still plainly visible from meatspace.
Thematrian1 (8:52:10 PM): oh good
MilesMk1 (8:52:34 PM): Not sure.
MilesMk1 (8:53:09 PM): Definitely not as quickly as a flying spirit.
Thematrian1 (8:53:21 PM): hmph. I ask my spirit to head for the elbow. What can I see of the guy's aura?
Umbrafer (8:53:24 PM): The conditions are atrocious, but this is Glitch we're talking about. The standard descent rate is (QCK+STR)/2+Successes meters/turn.
Umbrafer (8:53:34 PM): Assensing?
MilesMk1 (8:53:49 PM): So 6 meters per turn + successes.
Thematrian1 (8:54:01 PM): Assensing:
Thematrian1 (8:54:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 2 6 2 1
Umbrafer (8:54:13 PM): If you botch, you descend faster ;)
Thematrian1 (8:54:13 PM): that's 2 successes; I have Light stun
Umbrafer (8:54:35 PM): Also +4 for background count
MilesMk1 (8:54:55 PM): My bad, 5+
MilesMk1 (8:54:59 PM): My Str is only 5
Thematrian1 (8:55:02 PM): oh
Thematrian1 (8:55:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (8:55:10 PM): aw yeah, 1 success
Thematrian1 (8:55:15 PM): plus some misery
Umbrafer (8:56:14 PM): General state of health: badly, badly injured. Probably going to die.
Umbrafer (8:56:18 PM): Has a spell on.
Thematrian1 (8:57:16 PM): #The guy in the rubble is near death. Do we have a med-kit up there?#
Thematrian1 (8:57:33 PM): #I can send something to get it, if so. Glitch, do you have a Biotech chip?
Umbrafer (8:57:38 PM): Has a strange double aura.
Thematrian1 (8:57:52 PM): unlike the double auras that're around everything right now?
Umbrafer (8:57:53 PM): You're not getting an emotional state.
Umbrafer (8:58:16 PM): Yes. That one isn't actually a double aura, it's the weirdness that comes from seeing astral space through your normal eyes as well as your astral perception.
Thematrian1 (8:58:42 PM): oh good
Thematrian1 (8:58:51 PM): #Plus, he's got two auras.#
MilesMk1 (8:58:58 PM): #Yes and yes.#
Umbrafer (8:59:41 PM): Glitch is descending?
MilesMk1 (8:59:46 PM): #And I have the kit on me.#
MilesMk1 (9:00:02 PM): (At least I think I do, it's been my SOP when going into danger.)
Thematrian1 (9:00:15 PM): What's the situation like around him? Is he covered with a lot of wreckage, or can my mighty Strength 1 clear a space around him?
Thematrian1 (9:00:19 PM): #Better and better.#
MilesMk1 (9:00:20 PM): Yes, he is. Unless the area teems with insects a la Starship Troopers.
Umbrafer (9:01:02 PM): There are about a dozen, maybe two dozen by your estimation.
Umbrafer (9:01:26 PM): I should note that the TN for climbing before beneficial mods will be 13 (5 for Broken Surface, +4 for how muddy it is, +4 for height)
MilesMk1 (9:01:26 PM): Doing what?
Umbrafer (9:01:34 PM): Descending the wall.
Umbrafer (9:01:37 PM): Er
Umbrafer (9:01:39 PM): Well
Umbrafer (9:01:42 PM): Ravine wall
MilesMk1 (9:01:46 PM): I meant, what are the spiders doing.
Umbrafer (9:01:59 PM): That's what they're doing
MilesMk1 (9:02:10 PM): The TN's fine. That's a 9 for me, and with 7 dice, I basically can't botch.
Umbrafer (9:02:29 PM): I should note that there are obviously far fewer spiders now than before
MilesMk1 (9:03:42 PM): Ok. Should I roll athletics, then?
MilesMk1 (9:04:00 PM): Can I just surf down the mud? ;)
Umbrafer (9:04:03 PM): Yep. Twice before Gem touches down.
MilesMk1 (9:04:08 PM): Ok.
MilesMk1 (9:04:11 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 4 3 4 2 4 3
MilesMk1 (9:04:15 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 5 4 3 6
MilesMk1 (9:04:18 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (9:05:20 PM): After casting about for a good path down, Glitch descends six meters all at once in what looks to all the world like a barely-stopped fall. Only Glitch will truly know if it was intentional.
Umbrafer (9:05:37 PM): Meanwhile, Gem reaches the ground.
Thematrian1 (9:06:08 PM): yay. Any spiders near me?
Umbrafer (9:06:47 PM): The closest spider is about a third of the way up the wall.
Thematrian1 (9:07:27 PM): good enough. Is the dude still alive?
Umbrafer (9:07:51 PM): The rubble has shifted more now, and you can see what looks like a woman slowly heaving pieces of wreckage away from her.
Umbrafer (9:07:53 PM): Perception.
Thematrian1 (9:08:05 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 2 3 5 1 4
Umbrafer (9:08:09 PM): No, Intelligence.
Umbrafer (9:08:13 PM): Same idea, though.
Umbrafer (9:08:15 PM): 4s?
Thematrian1 (9:08:25 PM): 5s. Wound mods.
Umbrafer (9:08:39 PM): Well, I mean adjusted 4s are what you have.
Umbrafer (9:08:41 PM): But yeah
Thematrian1 (9:08:49 PM): yeah
Umbrafer (9:09:04 PM): She's wrapped in a blue glow that you're pretty sure is visible on the pure-physical.
MilesMk1 (9:09:49 PM): Didn't you say she looked like she was dying?
Thematrian1 (9:09:53 PM): Armor. That would do it, all right. Just to be clear, is this person attached to the elbow I saw earlier?
Umbrafer (9:09:57 PM): Yes.
Umbrafer (9:10:02 PM): And yes.
Thematrian1 (9:10:03 PM): "Are you all right?"
Umbrafer (9:10:54 PM): Either that or she ate the elbow. She doesn't glance up. "Get this rubble off"
Umbrafer (9:11:19 PM): Her voice is surprisingly calm and steady.
Thematrian1 (9:11:49 PM): My strength 1 and I go over to render what assistance we can. I had another service from my wind spirit, I think, so I add over my shoulder: "Clear the rubble away from that woman, please. And gently."
Umbrafer (9:12:33 PM): She looks at the spirit sourly, but doesn't turn down its help. Glitch, Climbing.
Umbrafer (9:12:57 PM): Three times.
MilesMk1 (9:14:21 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 3 6 2 1
MilesMk1 (9:14:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (9:14:28 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 5 3 4 6
MilesMk1 (9:14:31 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
MilesMk1 (9:14:34 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 4 3 1 3 6 3
MilesMk1 (9:14:38 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (9:15:05 PM): Meanwhile, the three of you clear rubble. There's a big, heavy piece of metal pinning her right leg. Perception.
Thematrian1 (9:15:24 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 2 6 6 1 3
Thematrian1 (9:15:29 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 1
Thematrian1 (9:15:31 PM): 6s
Umbrafer (9:15:51 PM): Glitch has descended 26 of 46 meters. He's overtaking the spider-things, who are still about ten meters from the ground.
Umbrafer (9:16:22 PM): You see a hollow underneath the woman. It looks like there's another person in it, probably a girl, in another blue glow.
Umbrafer (9:16:37 PM): She doesn't seem to be moving.
Thematrian1 (9:16:44 PM): I take pictures of everything. She has an aura?
Thematrian1 (9:16:45 PM): Or two?
Umbrafer (9:16:50 PM): The girl?
Umbrafer (9:16:53 PM): Assense.
Thematrian1 (9:16:54 PM): yeah
Umbrafer (9:16:58 PM): If you want details.
Thematrian1 (9:17:01 PM): I just want to know if she's alive
Thematrian1 (9:17:15 PM): but, why not:
Umbrafer (9:17:16 PM): Oh. Yeah, there's an aura present—at least, you think so
Thematrian1 (9:17:17 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 6 1 3
Thematrian1 (9:17:21 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
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Thematrian1 (9:17:33 PM): feh. No successes against the BC
Umbrafer (9:18:07 PM): The haze of pain and violence is too thick to see through.
Umbrafer (9:18:36 PM): Woman: "Get her out, we're out of time."
MilesMk1 (9:19:02 PM): Can someone tell me what the falling damage is like for 20 meters, 10, etc?
Umbrafer (9:19:29 PM): Power is 1/2 distance fallen in meters, impact applies at half strength
Thematrian1 (9:19:32 PM): How's the spirit doing at clearing rubble?
Thematrian1 (9:19:46 PM): Code is L at that short a distance, isn't it?
Umbrafer (9:20:07 PM): I don't remember, I'll check.
Umbrafer (9:20:25 PM): The spirit's doing pretty decently. In a few more rounds you'll be able to try getting the girl out without shredding her on any metal, but if she has a back/head injury…
Thematrian1 (9:21:03 PM): "My friend's got a first aid kit."
Thematrian1 (9:21:18 PM): ::gesturing toward the spiders:: "Do you know what those are?"
MilesMk1 (9:22:03 PM): IIRC I'm at 6 impact right now.
MilesMk1 (9:22:17 PM): Combat pool applies to soaking the damage, as normal?
Umbrafer (9:22:53 PM): Falling damage is Serious at 7-20 meters, Deadly at 21+
Thematrian1 (9:23:04 PM): well then
Umbrafer (9:23:12 PM): You get to make an Athletics test to give you effective armor
Umbrafer (9:23:27 PM): You do not, however, get combat pool
Umbrafer (9:24:47 PM): Woman: "Nothing important. Kill them if they get near."
Thematrian1 (9:25:23 PM): #I've made contact with the survivor. She says the spiders aren't important and it's ok to kill them.#
Thematrian1 (9:25:40 PM): Aloud: "Right there with you."
MilesMk1 (9:25:46 PM): And 1/2 impact applies?
Umbrafer (9:25:56 PM): Correct.
MilesMk1 (9:26:08 PM): And the Athletics test is against what TN?
Umbrafer (9:26:20 PM): The distance fallen in meters
MilesMk1 (9:26:23 PM): Doh.
MilesMk1 (9:26:31 PM): Well, I guess I need to get down to 7 meters.
Umbrafer (9:26:44 PM): At 6 meters it becomes only 3M.
MilesMk1 (9:27:03 PM): Ok, for now I'm climbing.
Umbrafer (9:27:13 PM): Give another two climbing tests
MilesMk1 (9:27:20 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 1 2 5 5 6 5
MilesMk1 (9:27:23 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (9:27:27 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 4 2 3 4
MilesMk1 (9:27:29 PM): Shit.
Umbrafer (9:27:35 PM): 32 of 46.
MilesMk1 (9:27:44 PM): 14 meters left...
MilesMk1 (9:27:46 PM): Damn.
MilesMk1 (9:28:27 PM): Keep climbing, need to get to less than 7.
Umbrafer (9:28:33 PM): Meanwhile, the rubble has cleared enough for you to haul the girl out, if that's what you're trying.
MilesMk1 (9:28:39 PM): That's actually one hell of a drop, still.
Thematrian1 (9:28:55 PM): guess I have no choice...
Thematrian1 (9:29:08 PM): I slot Biotech. Does she appear to have a brain or spine injury?
Thematrian1 (9:29:11 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 1 3 3 2 6
Thematrian1 (9:29:14 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (9:29:46 PM): You see no clear signs of one, not that that's much comfort.
Umbrafer (9:30:05 PM): In this situation, you'd either have to clear a lot more or move her to be able to examine her properly.
Thematrian1 (9:30:13 PM): right
Thematrian1 (9:30:28 PM): "Did she hit her head?"
Umbrafer (9:31:15 PM): Woman: "It doesn't matter, she's dead if she stays here."
Umbrafer (9:31:31 PM): The woman grimaces and wrenches herself around to face the metal on top of her leg.
Umbrafer (9:31:37 PM): Climbing from Glitch.
Thematrian1 (9:31:51 PM): I lift her out. "Is anything nastier than those spiders going to show up?"
Umbrafer (9:32:30 PM): W: "Yes. Who are you?"
Thematrian1 (9:32:58 PM): "Gem. Who are you?"
MilesMk1 (9:33:00 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 4 1 6 2
MilesMk1 (9:33:03 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer (9:33:56 PM): Glitch breathes hard as the mud streams by him. Handholds, footholds, all just slip away under his searching limbs.
Umbrafer (9:34:28 PM): The woman puts her hand on the metal and closes her eyes. A large chunk of it vanishes and she pulls a badly-broken leg out of the now-open space.
Thematrian1 (9:35:25 PM): woah. Did she do a spell?
circlmastr (9:35:31 PM): #So, can I get an update of what's going on?#
Umbrafer (9:35:57 PM): You're pretty sure that that was a spell, yes. You can Assense to try to figure out what it was.
Thematrian1 (9:36:04 PM): (We've been posting updates over radio. There are two people alive down here, at least one is a spellcaster, and there are a bunch of spider things converging on our position)
Thematrian1 (9:36:08 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 4 5 3 5
MilesMk1 (9:36:09 PM): #I can see two survivors. Gem's with them. Climbing wet rock faces is hard.#
Thematrian1 (9:36:11 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (9:36:16 PM): no successes
Umbrafer (9:36:35 PM): "It's a long story. Do you have a way out of here? We need to get her away."
Thematrian1 (9:36:59 PM): #Turn on the engine, it's time to go.#
Thematrian1 (9:37:12 PM): "Too right. We have a van up there."
Umbrafer (9:37:39 PM): She stands up, apparently putting weight on aforementioned shattered leg. The first few spiders begin to crawl off of the rock face. Climbing from Glitch.
Thematrian1 (9:37:46 PM): I take a closer look; is she injured at all anymore?
Umbrafer (9:37:58 PM): Perception.
Thematrian1 (9:38:12 PM): Ok. What domain is this ravine, mountain?
Thematrian1 (9:38:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 1 2 5 3 1
Umbrafer (9:38:44 PM): It's unclear the full extent of her injuries, but you're sure you can see bits of bone sticking out of her leg.
Thematrian1 (9:39:36 PM): glee. Ok, we need to stop the spiders. I whistle up a Mountain spirit, F2:
Thematrian1 (9:40:06 PM): #She's walking on a shattered leg. Hound, how does our escape route look?#
Umbrafer (9:40:07 PM): Remember the background count.
Thematrian1 (9:40:12 PM): That's why the 2
Thematrian1 (9:40:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 1 1 1 5
Thematrian1 (9:40:19 PM): and even then I can't make it. Ass.
Thematrian1 (9:42:20 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 4
Thematrian1 (9:42:20 PM): no drain, at least
Umbrafer (9:42:21 PM): As for Hound, things are messy. The ground has turned to mud, and it'll be tough to avoid getting stuck. Still, that's what the VCR is for…
MilesMk1 (9:42:22 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 6 5 1 1 3 3
MilesMk1 (9:42:22 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 2
MilesMk1 (9:42:23 PM): Shit!
MilesMk1 (9:42:24 PM): Karma...
MilesMk1 (9:42:24 PM): I want to get down there finally.
MilesMk1 (9:42:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 5 2 6 3 5 3 1
MilesMk1 (9:42:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
MilesMk1 (9:42:26 PM): Oh, for....
Thematrian1 (9:42:26 PM): Next time I get a turn, I call for another one. F2 again.
circlmastr (9:42:55 PM): (The van's offroad handling is 2, I'm not too worried about mud)
Thematrian1 (9:43:20 PM): (Kick ass)
Umbrafer (9:43:23 PM): (Ping?)
Umbrafer (9:43:24 PM): (There we go)
Umbrafer (9:44:40 PM): Climbing test and mountain spirit summoning.
Thematrian1 (9:45:01 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 3 1 4 2 2 5
Thematrian1 (9:45:03 PM): there we go
Thematrian1 (9:45:06 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 6 5 2 5
Thematrian1 (9:45:26 PM): still no drain, natch. Only one service, but that's fine. I point at the closest spider and say, "Kill it!"
MilesMk1 (9:45:57 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 1 5 2 1
Thematrian1 (9:46:01 PM): Is the girl still alive?
Umbrafer (9:46:38 PM): There's clearly an aura there, and you actually don't see any visible injuries. You can Assense for more.
Thematrian1 (9:46:46 PM): sure, why not
Thematrian1 (9:46:49 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 6 3 5 2 2
Thematrian1 (9:46:53 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (9:46:58 PM): oh, right, background count
Thematrian1 (9:47:00 PM): I got nothin'
Umbrafer (9:48:32 PM): Woman: "Can you get out?"
Thematrian1 (9:48:50 PM): "Yes. Do you need first aid?"
Thematrian1 (9:49:03 PM): how's our spider situation?
Umbrafer (9:50:35 PM): W: "No point. Go, now." A few spiders are scrambling towards you over the rubble. The woman has turned to face a pair of spiders approaching.
Umbrafer (9:50:42 PM): Glitch climbs (roll)
MilesMk1 (9:50:47 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 4 2 3 5 6 4
MilesMk1 (9:50:51 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 5
Thematrian1 (9:50:54 PM): "Like hell."
Umbrafer (9:51:12 PM): W: "Wait. Where are you from?"
Thematrian1 (9:51:38 PM): "California, lately of Seattle."
Thematrian1 (9:51:52 PM): #Hound, do you have any weapons up there?#
Thematrian1 (9:51:58 PM): #Pistols, BB guns, anything?#
Umbrafer (9:52:12 PM): Glitch finally locates the path. Sinking an arm deep into the mud, he uses it to brake his fall until he reaches firmer footing.
MilesMk1 (9:52:27 PM): Am I at less than 7 meters now?
Umbrafer (9:52:33 PM): You are exactly seven meters up, of all ironies.
MilesMk1 (9:52:37 PM): Doh.
MilesMk1 (9:52:59 PM): Well, I can dangle by my arms to get myself lower, right? :)
Umbrafer (9:53:55 PM): "Seattle. Seattle. You know Matchstick's?"
Thematrian1 (9:54:04 PM): Do I?
Thematrian1 (9:54:27 PM): If I have another action, I conjure another mountain spirit, F2. The old one goes on remote.
Thematrian1 (9:54:31 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 1 5 5 6 5 3 3
Thematrian1 (9:54:34 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 4 6 3 5
Umbrafer (9:54:52 PM): Unless one of them was Great Form, you're at your limit for this domain.
Umbrafer (9:55:07 PM): You know Matchstick's. Famous club downtown, known more for jazz and the like than the usual loud fare.
Thematrian1 (9:55:08 PM): doh. Can I retro-promote this one?
Umbrafer (9:55:15 PM): Yeah, sure.
Thematrian1 (9:55:19 PM): "Jazz club downtown, sure."
Thematrian1 (9:55:22 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 1 3 4 5 1 1
Thematrian1 (9:55:32 PM): Hm. Does BC apply to the promotion roll?
Umbrafer (9:55:42 PM): I… have no idea.
Thematrian1 (9:55:59 PM): It's a magical action, but it's very explicitly not a summoning.
Umbrafer (9:56:45 PM): Yes. It does, and any Centering successes to counter it also apply to this as well.
MilesMk1 (9:56:59 PM): ...not to nag, but do I get to climb / jump / dangle?
Thematrian1 (9:57:03 PM): oh. Nuts. Bye, mountain spirit
Umbrafer (9:57:27 PM): There is now a weak, uncontrolled mountain spirit present.
Umbrafer (9:57:45 PM): Normally it would probably do something violent, but little mountain spirits don't like big background count. It runs away.
Thematrian1 (9:57:53 PM): "Shoo."
Thematrian1 (9:58:22 PM): Can we retreat down the ravine, away from the spiders and the astral garbage?
Umbrafer (9:59:22 PM): "Go there. The 29th, 8:00 PM. Ask for Jim Oak."
Umbrafer (9:59:37 PM): "And keep the girl safe! I'll make it worth your while."
circlmastr (9:59:40 PM): #I just have the exploding spiders.#
Thematrian1 (9:59:59 PM): #No small arms? How many spiders?#
Umbrafer (10:00:03 PM): "Now go!" She launches herself at the spiders.
circlmastr (10:00:18 PM): #Two.#
Umbrafer (10:00:34 PM): And yes, the path upstream is relatively clear. Downstream involves going over train cars.
Thematrian1 (10:00:39 PM): #Not enough. Save them.#
circlmastr (10:00:43 PM): #Wait, I got that pistol you bought me.#
Thematrian1 (10:01:07 PM): #Excellent. Drive over here, lean out the window and pot some spiders for us, we're in a bad spot.#
circlmastr (10:01:23 PM): (Can Hound even see where it is?)
Thematrian1 (10:01:26 PM): It's presently...what day of the month?
Umbrafer (10:01:46 PM): July 2nd. By slightly over an hour.
Thematrian1 (10:02:01 PM): (My RL birthday. Happy birthday, me ;-))
Thematrian1 (10:02:14 PM): #Glitch, opinions. Do we leave her die? Can we fight these things?#
Thematrian1 (10:02:21 PM): #You killed one all right...#
MilesMk1 (10:02:50 PM): #Yeah, I have three clips of ammo. We could give it a go.#
circlmastr (10:03:08 PM): #I'd rather try squishing them under my tires than drive manually and shoot at the same time.#
MilesMk1 (10:03:08 PM): BTW, when all this talking goes on, do I get to move?
Umbrafer (10:03:16 PM): Yes.
Umbrafer (10:03:20 PM): go for it.
MilesMk1 (10:03:30 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 5 1 2 3
MilesMk1 (10:03:33 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (10:03:39 PM): #Sure, but they're down here and you're up there.#
MilesMk1 (10:03:40 PM): Finally.
MilesMk1 (10:03:52 PM): #Huh?#
circlmastr (10:03:57 PM): #Huh?#
Umbrafer (10:04:03 PM): You are now one meter off the ground.
MilesMk1 (10:04:04 PM): *jumps down to the bottom of the ravine*
MilesMk1 (10:04:12 PM): #Oh, you mean Hound.#
Thematrian1 (10:04:17 PM): #Yeah.#
MilesMk1 (10:04:28 PM): *opens fire at the spiders*
Thematrian1 (10:04:39 PM): How's my little Mountain spirit doing?
circlmastr (10:04:44 PM): (I give up trying to understand.) *drive drive*
Thematrian1 (10:04:48 PM): Those things are tough, he might actually do some good.
Thematrian1 (10:04:55 PM): (Isn't Hound at the top of the ravine?)
circlmastr (10:05:02 PM): (I haven't a fucking clue)
Thematrian1 (10:05:13 PM): (If he's at the bottom then by all means, go to ramming speed and win this fight single-handed)
Umbrafer (10:05:18 PM): (You're at the top of the ravine and about thirty meters along)
Thematrian1 (10:05:22 PM): (Single-brained, whatever)
Umbrafer (10:05:30 PM): (Four-wheeled)
Umbrafer (10:05:51 PM): The little mountain spirit is currently confronting a spider that's missing some legs.
Umbrafer (10:05:57 PM): It appears to be wearing one of them.
Thematrian1 (10:06:00 PM): Ok. I don't have a gun, so I start withdrawing upstream. Is the astral carnage thinning out at all?
Thematrian1 (10:06:24 PM): Hah! He may not look like much, but he's going all the way!
Umbrafer (10:06:40 PM): Nope. It's been a minute, minute and a half tops since it went down. Or did you mean with going upstream? Walking or running, and are you carrying the girl?
Thematrian1 (10:06:56 PM): Carrying the girl, and, well, I'd like to run.
Thematrian1 (10:07:14 PM): Probably more of a stagger, unless she's in preschool
Umbrafer (10:07:18 PM): I should note that for someone of your physique, carrying even a small girl like this is very difficult.
Umbrafer (10:07:30 PM): She looks to be maybe nine or ten.
circlmastr (10:08:01 PM): When Hound gets to a vantage point where he can see the shit going on, he tries to shoot a spider*
Thematrian1 (10:08:09 PM): How irksome. If only I had a 3rd service off that wind spirit. Not that it matters now, I left his domain. Argh. Init?
Umbrafer (10:08:18 PM): Init!
Umbrafer (10:08:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 2 1 2 2 4 6 5 6 2 5 3 5 4 4
Thematrian1 (10:08:28 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (10:08:30 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 6 5 1 4 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 5 4 1
Thematrian1 (10:08:32 PM): hah! Two actions!
circlmastr (10:08:42 PM): circlmastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
circlmastr (10:08:45 PM): (8)
Umbrafer (10:09:25 PM): What does Hound have for a gun?
MilesMk1 (10:09:41 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
MilesMk1 (10:09:46 PM): 14
circlmastr (10:09:58 PM): I'm guessing a stock Ares Predator II
Thematrian1 (10:10:13 PM): (As free actions permit, I Transduce the following Words): #Hound, I'm sending you a little girl. Try to keep her safe.#
circlmastr (10:10:27 PM): #Sending me?#
MilesMk1 (10:10:40 PM): You know, Glitch just made an absolutely amazing climb...
Thematrian1 (10:10:43 PM): #By spiritmail#
MilesMk1 (10:10:56 PM): And it looked miserable anyway.
circlmastr (10:11:00 PM): #I could just lower the winch, you know...#
Thematrian1 (10:11:11 PM): #!#
Thematrian1 (10:11:14 PM): #Yes, do that.#
MilesMk1 (10:11:37 PM): #Go with her, Gem, so she doesn't get banged up on the way. Control the ascent.#
circlmastr (10:11:41 PM): *backs the van to the edge of the ravine and lowers the winch*
MilesMk1 (10:11:49 PM): #I'll see if I can hold them off.#
Thematrian1 (10:11:50 PM): #Good idea. I need to get out of this astral fog anyway#
Thematrian1 (10:11:57 PM): #I'll send help as soon as I can.#
MilesMk1 (10:12:25 PM): #If things get bad, just drop the cable, and drag me out of here.#
MilesMk1 (10:12:39 PM): *shoots at spiders as opportunity permits*
Umbrafer (10:12:41 PM): Anyway, init:
Umbrafer (10:13:19 PM): The first action goes to the woman. She lays into some spiders.
Thematrian1 (10:13:22 PM): #Call me greedy, but I want the woman too. I'm up to my shapely ass in mystical innuendo and I'm fragging tired of it.#
Thematrian1 (10:14:06 PM): #But yeah, we'll have the cable ready.#
circlmastr (10:14:36 PM): (The winch can handle 2,000 kilos, why not all four come up at once?)
Thematrian1 (10:15:21 PM): (Good plan, if you can get her to go along with it. Once we're up, I can send a wind spirit to remove her forcibly.)
Thematrian1 (10:15:27 PM): (I hope)
Umbrafer (10:15:28 PM): She assaults a spider with surprising viciousness. It gets crushed against a sharp outcropping of metal.
Umbrafer (10:15:28 PM): The other spider goes on the counteroffensive.
Umbrafer (10:16:19 PM): Other spider swarm towards her. Three follow Gem. Glitch is up next.
Umbrafer (10:17:41 PM): (She and the other spider traded blows, it was unclear who came out the better for it)
MilesMk1 (10:19:02 PM): I fire at the ones going for Gem.
MilesMk1 (10:20:09 PM): Actually, how close to Gem and the girl are they?
Umbrafer (10:20:34 PM): They're about twelve meters away, and they move decently faster than Gem does right now.
Umbrafer (10:22:00 PM): You've got +1 for visibility and +2 for Target Running. Firing, or something else?
MilesMk1 (10:22:17 PM): Yeah, I shoot.
MilesMk1 (10:22:25 PM): First shot:
MilesMk1 (10:22:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 6 1 4 3 5 2
MilesMk1 (10:22:37 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (10:23:08 PM): Second shot.
MilesMk1 (10:23:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 5 1 3 2 6 1
Umbrafer (10:24:02 PM): Same target or different ones?
Umbrafer (10:24:29 PM): Anyway, that looks like two successes on the first?
Umbrafer (10:24:36 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 4 1 6 4 5 4 1 3 6 3 3 4 6 6
Umbrafer (10:24:42 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (10:24:44 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 4 6
Umbrafer (10:24:47 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (10:24:51 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (10:24:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (10:25:02 PM): Same target, I can't afford the penalty for switching targets.
Umbrafer (10:25:43 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 6 6 5 1 3 1 1 3 2 4 4 1 2 2
Umbrafer (10:25:48 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
Umbrafer (10:26:02 PM): You knock one over on its side. It's starting to get back up when your second shot blows it apart.
Umbrafer (10:26:28 PM): Gem. Ten-year-olds apparently get fed a diet of bricks and lead shot these days.
Thematrian1 (10:26:57 PM): "It's...probably...the weight...of destiny...or some drek..."
Thematrian1 (10:27:04 PM): Can I summon and stagger simultaneously?
Umbrafer (10:27:20 PM): Yeah. What's your Body?
Thematrian1 (10:27:24 PM): 4
Umbrafer (10:27:46 PM): You'll have to resist Stun if you keep going too much longer, but until that happens your staggering doesn't prevent summoning.
Thematrian1 (10:27:53 PM): check
Thematrian1 (10:28:26 PM): Ok. I shift to the Sky domain and go for a Wind spirit, F3:
Thematrian1 (10:28:30 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 1 1 4 1 4 4
Thematrian1 (10:28:34 PM): well
Thematrian1 (10:28:35 PM): karma
Thematrian1 (10:28:40 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (10:28:42 PM): no curse
Thematrian1 (10:28:45 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 2 4
Thematrian1 (10:28:47 PM): sigh
Thematrian1 (10:28:50 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 3 4 3 4 1
Thematrian1 (10:28:54 PM): no drain either
Umbrafer (10:29:08 PM): The sky turns its back on you.
Thematrian1 (10:29:18 PM): unless I'm far enough away from the crash site to be down to BC 1? Yeah.
Thematrian1 (10:29:24 PM): Stagger stagger.
Umbrafer (10:29:33 PM): Nope. It'll be down to BC 3 soon, though.
Thematrian1 (10:29:47 PM): delightful
MilesMk1 (10:30:00 PM): #Gem, you ok? Yell if you need me to carry her out.#
Thematrian1 (10:30:30 PM): #I'm fine, but I can't fight those things...#
Umbrafer (10:30:45 PM): Next up is Hound.
circlmastr (10:31:42 PM): Hound releases the winch and lowers the hook.
Umbrafer (10:32:17 PM): *Lower lower lower lower*
Umbrafer (10:32:34 PM): You guide the cable over the edge and it descends into the ravine.
Umbrafer (10:32:57 PM): Hopefully a velociraptor won't grab it.
circlmastr (10:33:54 PM): Uh, yeah, that would be bad.
Thematrian1 (10:33:58 PM): Can I reach it this Turn?
Umbrafer (10:35:08 PM): Nope, it's too far away. You'll get there in the middle of next Turn.
Thematrian1 (10:35:13 PM): good enough
Umbrafer (10:36:42 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 4 2 2 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 4 1 2 2
Umbrafer (10:36:44 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 4 6 3 2 3 6 1 5 3 1 1 1 4 4
Umbrafer (10:36:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 4 2 3 6 3 1 6 1 1 6 5 5 1 6
Umbrafer (10:36:48 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 6 3 6 3 3 6 1 5 1 2 6 4
Umbrafer (10:36:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 1 4 5 1 2 3 2
Umbrafer (10:37:02 PM): Umbrafer rolled 11 6-sided dice: 2 4 2 5 3 4 4 6 1 4 1
Umbrafer (10:37:05 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
MilesMk1 (10:37:17 PM): (BTW, I need to go soon.)
Umbrafer (10:37:19 PM): Woman and spiders throw down. Back around to Glitch.
Umbrafer (10:37:29 PM): (Ok. So do I, really)
MilesMk1 (10:37:36 PM): I fire some more at the ones running for Gem.
MilesMk1 (10:38:00 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 2 5 2 1 5 3 2 3
MilesMk1 (10:38:05 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 6 4 2 5
Umbrafer (10:38:46 PM): Let's see. That's two and three?
Umbrafer (10:38:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 4 1 6 5 4 1 4 1 5 2 6 5 5 6
Umbrafer (10:38:56 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 2 2
Umbrafer (10:38:59 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 4 3 1 6 4 4 3 3 4 1 5 2 5 2
Umbrafer (10:39:02 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer (10:39:42 PM): *Splat* There's just one left chasing close after Gem.
Umbrafer (10:39:52 PM): Who may act now, if desired.
circlmastr (10:40:08 PM): *winch waves tantalizingly*
Thematrian1 (10:40:33 PM): I can't reach the winch, so I'll just stand as close to it as possible and try to summon again. F3 Wind, like before
Thematrian1 (10:40:35 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 6 6 5 3 1 3 4 1
Thematrian1 (10:40:40 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Thematrian1 (10:40:44 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 5 5 2 1 2
Thematrian1 (10:40:55 PM): No drain, 2 services. Mirabile.
Thematrian1 (10:41:02 PM): or, no
Thematrian1 (10:41:03 PM): 1 service
Umbrafer (10:41:48 PM): Next comes Hound. The spider's skittering in behind Gem, at just about extreme range for your pistol.
Umbrafer (10:41:54 PM): Wait
circlmastr (10:42:04 PM): I'm facing the wrong way.
Umbrafer (10:42:06 PM): Hound doesn't have an action. Then if it's still alive, he shoots it next turn.
Thematrian1 (10:42:58 PM): and, he's facing the wrong way. Next Turn?
Umbrafer (10:43:13 PM): Ok. Glitch is in a position to see: the woman has been killing spiders left and right, but all of a sudden she just drops. Doesn't look like a spider bit her or anything, though it might have been poison or something.
Umbrafer (10:43:19 PM): And init for the last turn tonight.
Umbrafer (10:43:24 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 2 1 2 5 4 4 2 5 2 3 3 4 5 1
circlmastr (10:43:29 PM): circlmastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
circlmastr (10:43:32 PM): 9
Thematrian1 (10:43:32 PM): argh. I guess I should have figured, but...
Thematrian1 (10:43:35 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (10:43:37 PM): 10
MilesMk1 (10:44:21 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 1
MilesMk1 (10:44:24 PM): 12
Umbrafer (10:44:49 PM): Some of the spiders crowd around the woman. The rest flood after Gem. Glitch is up.
MilesMk1 (10:47:33 PM): #She's down... Gem, get out of here!#
Thematrian1 (10:47:54 PM): #Grargh. I hear and I obey.#
Thematrian1 (10:48:10 PM): When my turn comes up, I Ready an action to grab the winch when it's within reach.
MilesMk1 (10:48:34 PM): Glitch shoots at the closest one. (assuming there aren't lots of them equally close, if that's the case, he runs for Gem to help)
circlmastr (10:48:42 PM): (It should already be low enough)
MilesMk1 (10:48:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 2 5 4 4 2 3
Umbrafer (10:48:50 PM): (It's pretty much a "lots equally close" situation)
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MilesMk1 (10:49:05 PM): Damn.
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Umbrafer (10:49:13 PM): Hm.
MilesMk1 (10:49:17 PM): Ok, so Glitch just sprints for Gem.
MilesMk1 (10:49:31 PM): Athletics:
Umbrafer (10:49:34 PM): Gem grabs the winch. It's wet and slippery, and you're not sure how well you can hold on with this sack of weight.
MilesMk1 (10:49:39 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 3 4 5 4 2 4
MilesMk1 (10:49:50 PM): Effective Quickness 10
MilesMk1 (10:49:58 PM): So I can run 20 meters.
circlmastr (10:50:05 PM): It should be simple enough to make a loop with the wire and hook.
Umbrafer (10:50:19 PM): Good times. You should reach the winch at about the end of the… oh right, running multiplier. You'll be near the winch at the end of the turn.
MilesMk1 (10:50:41 PM): Once I get there, I'll try to help any way I can.
Umbrafer (10:51:00 PM): Glitch dashes madly through the ravine.
Umbrafer (10:51:07 PM): Meanwhile, Hound has his action.
MilesMk1 (10:51:20 PM): Perhaps grab the hook with one hand, hold the girl with the other, and let Gem hold on?
Umbrafer (10:51:48 PM): Glitch could probably hold the girl and the winch. Gem and her 1 Strength is risky.
Thematrian1 (10:52:01 PM): Yeah, we're waiting for Glitch
circlmastr (10:52:08 PM): #Everyone grabbed on?#
Thematrian1 (10:53:08 PM): If I have a spare moment, I command my spirit: "Bring that woman" pointing "to me"
Umbrafer (10:53:14 PM): You holding an action to wait for Glitch to grab on?
circlmastr (10:53:19 PM): (The silence is deafening and I know they're not, so Hound holds his action)
Umbrafer (10:53:21 PM): You = Hound
Umbrafer (10:53:56 PM): And yes, you can do that. Ok, for our final action roll Athletics for the last of your sprint if that's what you're doing.
Umbrafer (10:54:05 PM): The spirit flies off in the direction you pointed.
Umbrafer (10:54:19 PM): I should also note that the blue glow around the girl has faded.
MilesMk1 (10:54:55 PM): I thought it was just the one for the turn?
MilesMk1 (10:54:59 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 3 5 3 6 2 2
MilesMk1 (10:55:16 PM): If not, my speed drops to 8
Umbrafer (10:56:03 PM): It is. Since I'm assuming you're running next turn as well, the question really becomes "do you reach the winch before spiders do"
Umbrafer (10:56:26 PM): So basically the question now is "do I wrap the session up with a description of what happens or do we wait to see how spider-combat turns out"
MilesMk1 (10:57:13 PM): Ah. Well, if that's the issue, then I guess I Karma. :)
circlmastr (10:57:14 PM): My vote would have to go toward "Whatever"
Umbrafer (10:57:18 PM): But with speed 8, you're just ahead of them. You grab on, shout the word, and the winch begins rising. The spiders clamber up the ravine wall, but they're slower than you are. Gem sees the wind spirit lifting the woman's body into t
Umbrafer (10:57:21 PM): into the air.
Umbrafer (10:57:55 PM): Next week: you reach the top of the ravine and possibly make a getaway.
MilesMk1 (10:59:21 PM): Yay!
Thematrian1 (10:59:27 PM): ah, oops. I meant to find out whether my crow rock can repel spiders. Next time...
MilesMk1 (10:59:28 PM): Ok, I need to run. :)
circlmastr (10:59:49 PM): Hound is jacked in, I hope.
Thematrian1 (10:59:52 PM): yeah. Good night, gang.
Umbrafer (10:59:55 PM): Not to give anything away or anything, but Dave may want to review the vehicle maneuvers if he isn't already thoroughly familiar with them.
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MilesMk1 (11:00:05 PM): Later.
Umbrafer (11:00:09 PM): And yeah, sleep well, all.
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