Dec 30, 2023 5:25 am
OOC: Ajay will try to find it's nest based upon the crime scene clues. So, I guess the question will be, "Where did it go?"
Case 1: Victims at the park
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Dec 30, 2023 1:54 pm
OOC:
okay, go ahead and rollQuick note, I copied the moves from the book I to my character as the keeper, so if I post the move that version will be more detailed than the quick reference
Dec 30, 2023 2:18 pm
OOC: Rolling Investigate a mystery. Wow! That's my first failure in a strong move. We are screwed but I get an xp!
Last edited December 30, 2023 2:19 pm
Rolls
Investigate a mystery - (2d6+2)
(22) + 2 = 6
Dec 30, 2023 3:16 pm
As Ajay is searching, he thinks he finds the trail he is looking for. As he follows it (and I presume Margaret is there with him), he sees the trail suddenly end. Looking around, a white thread suddenly shoots down and attaches to the back of his shirt. Margaret immediately notes and has only a split second as she realizes the spider notices them and actual set a trap that they just fell into.
OOC:
the only person who can act before Ajay is hoisted into the trees is Margaret. What she does next will determine if that happens if Ajay is saved in time.
Dec 30, 2023 11:41 pm
Maggie mood has changed. No longer her sarcastic self she is silent and broody. You notice her stop and rub her temples every so often.
Seeing the web shoot down Meg starts running towards Ajay.
Seeing the web shoot down Meg starts running towards Ajay.
OOC:
Can I use Jinx to • Interfere with what a monster, minion, or bystander is trying to do. I hold 1 On hold already from before otherwise I can roll again. [ +- ] Jinx
You can encourage coincidences to occur, the way you want. When you jinx a target, roll +Weird.
On a 10+ hold 2 and on a 7-9 hold 1.
On a miss, the Keeper holds 2 over you to be used in the same way.
Spend your hold to:
• Interfere with a hunter, giving them -1 forward.
• Help a hunter, giving them +1 forward, by interfering with their enemy.
• Interfere with what a monster, minion, or bystander is trying to do.
• Inflict 1-harm on the target due to an accident.
• The target finds something you left for them.
• The target loses something that you will soon find
On a 10+ hold 2 and on a 7-9 hold 1.
On a miss, the Keeper holds 2 over you to be used in the same way.
Spend your hold to:
• Interfere with a hunter, giving them -1 forward.
• Help a hunter, giving them +1 forward, by interfering with their enemy.
• Interfere with what a monster, minion, or bystander is trying to do.
• Inflict 1-harm on the target due to an accident.
• The target finds something you left for them.
• The target loses something that you will soon find
Dec 30, 2023 11:56 pm
OOC:
You can use that move, sure. You have to roll again, as any holds are only useful when the circumstances they were rolled in are still active. In other words, if it is no longer the same scene, any holds are lost.Dec 31, 2023 12:04 am
OOC:
I wasn't sure if they were lost since we "Rested" but I understand.Rolls
Weird - (2d6+2)
(32) + 2 = 7
Dec 31, 2023 1:22 am
Ajay gets hoisted I to the air, but a branch sways in the wind that wasn't blowing before. The branch ends in a Y shape and Ajay gets caught inside. The force separates Ajay from the web, causing him to fall down and land face flat on the ground. It hurts but it is superficial.
Seth hears Ajay go "woah!" over their communication devices each of you have in your ear, but missed what happened as he noticed smaller shapes in the trees in the other side of the park
Seth hears Ajay go "woah!" over their communication devices each of you have in your ear, but missed what happened as he noticed smaller shapes in the trees in the other side of the park
OOC:
Ajay has a -1 forward, so a -1 to his next roll die to the impact of the fall, but takes no harm
Dec 31, 2023 1:44 am
[b]"Ajay! What is happening over there? I've got bogies on the other side of the park, are you engaged with one as well? Where is it?"[/b] Seth calls over the comms as quietly as possible given the stress he is feeling, and tries to read the situation.
OOC:
Can I read a bad situation here? I would ask 'What's the best way to protect the victims?' which in this case would be Ajay.Dec 31, 2023 2:02 am
OOC:
Go ahead and roll[ +- ] Read A Bad Situation
When you look around and read a bad situation, roll +Sharp.
On a 10+ hold 3, and on a 7-9, hold 1.
One hold can be spent to ask the Keeper one of the following questions:
• What’s my best way in?
• What’s my best way out?
• Are there any dangers we haven’t noticed?
• What’s the biggest threat?
• What’s most vulnerable to me?
• What’s the best way to protect the victims?
If you act on the answers, you get +1 ongoing while the information is relevant. For example, if you ask for the best way into the monster’s lair then you’ll get +1 while you are infiltrating it. But once you’re in, the information doesn’t help you any more. The bonus is only applied once on each roll, even if more than one question applies to your course of action.
On a miss, you might mis-read the situation (e.g. "Everything is fine here! It will be totally safe to go investigate alone!"), or you might reveal tactical details to your enemies (which means the Keeper can ask the questions above of you).
On a 10+ hold 3, and on a 7-9, hold 1.
One hold can be spent to ask the Keeper one of the following questions:
• What’s my best way in?
• What’s my best way out?
• Are there any dangers we haven’t noticed?
• What’s the biggest threat?
• What’s most vulnerable to me?
• What’s the best way to protect the victims?
If you act on the answers, you get +1 ongoing while the information is relevant. For example, if you ask for the best way into the monster’s lair then you’ll get +1 while you are infiltrating it. But once you’re in, the information doesn’t help you any more. The bonus is only applied once on each roll, even if more than one question applies to your course of action.
On a miss, you might mis-read the situation (e.g. "Everything is fine here! It will be totally safe to go investigate alone!"), or you might reveal tactical details to your enemies (which means the Keeper can ask the questions above of you).
Dec 31, 2023 2:24 am
[ +- ] Tactical Genius
When you read a bad situation you may roll +Cool instead of +Sharp.
Rolls
COOL - (2d6+2)
(35) + 2 = 10
Dec 31, 2023 2:56 am
Helping Ajay up off the ground Megs starts pulling him and herself away from these trees. Her eyes fog over black again and tendrils of smoke wisp around her. She searches for the spiderthing in the trees and tire to pull it down to the ground.
OOC:
Can I try to Hex it to dmg it.[ +- ] Hex
When you cast a spell (with use magic), as well as the normal effects, you may pick from the following:
• The target contracts a disease.
• The target immediately suffers harm (2-harm magic ignore-armour).
• The target breaks something precious or important.
• The target contracts a disease.
• The target immediately suffers harm (2-harm magic ignore-armour).
• The target breaks something precious or important.
Rolls
Weird - (2d6+2)
(25) + 2 = 9
Dec 31, 2023 5:39 am
Ajay wasn't expecting him to be monster food, and he gave a surprised yelp when the monster started to hoist him up. He thankfully escaped the freaking monster's grasp thanks to Meg's quick action. He fell flat on the ground and hurt his left shoulder crying out in pain. "Aaah, damn you freaking monster." He brought out his gun, trying to aim high, as Meg came and dragged him away. "Thanks a lot, Meg. I owe you one."
OOC: Can I fire at the monster by rolling kick some ass?
OOC: Can I fire at the monster by rolling kick some ass?
Dec 31, 2023 5:41 am
Seth thinks about the best way to protect Ajay. He doesn't have the best line of fire from where he is, as the monster is always obscured by tree foliage. Moving to a tree in that same area would help him get a good line of fire on the monster, but expose him to the monster. It is up to him to decide what to do.
As for Margaret, you can deal 2 harm to the monster, but with a partial success you have to add a glitch. See my spoiler below. It must be one that can be relevant (so you can't reduce the duration of damage, that doesn't make sense for example). A reduced effect might be 1 harm instead of 2, or you can deal the desired 2 harm by taking 1 harm, or you can deal the 2 harm and people in the park nearby will hear your magic and investigate
OOC:
no real clear answer there other than join the fight. You get 1 additional hold for getting a full success. You can ask a 2nd question or hold it for later as long as it is before the fight is over As for Margaret, you can deal 2 harm to the monster, but with a partial success you have to add a glitch. See my spoiler below. It must be one that can be relevant (so you can't reduce the duration of damage, that doesn't make sense for example). A reduced effect might be 1 harm instead of 2, or you can deal the desired 2 harm by taking 1 harm, or you can deal the 2 harm and people in the park nearby will hear your magic and investigate
[ +- ] Use Magic
When you use magic, say what you’re trying to achieve and how you do the spell, then roll +Weird.
• If you get a 10+, the magic works without issues: choose your effect.
• On a 7-9, it works imperfectly: choose your effect and a glitch. The Keeper will decide what effect the glitch has.
• On a miss, you lose control of the magic. This never ends well.
By default the magic has one of the effects listed below, lasts for around thirty minutes, and does not expose you to danger, unwanted
attention, or side-effects. If there’s a glitch that might change.
Effects:
• Inflict harm (1-harm ignore-armour magic obvious).
• Enchant a weapon. It gets +1 harm and +magic.
• Do one thing that is beyond human limitations.
• Bar a place or portal to a specific person or a type of creature.
• Trap a specific person, minion, or monster.
• Banish a spirit or curse from the person, object, or place it inhabits.
• Summon a monster into the world.
• Communicate with something that you do not share a language with.
• Observe another place or time.
• Heal 1-harm from an injury, or cure a disease, or neutralize a poison.
Glitches:
• The effect is weakened.
• The effect is of short duration.
• You take 1-harm ignore-armour.
• The magic draws immediate, unwelcome attention.
• It has a problematic side effect.
The Keeper may require one or more of the following:
• The spell requires weird materials.
• The spell will take 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute to cast.
• The spell requires ritual chanting and gestures.
• The spell requires you to draw arcane symbols.
• You need one or two people to help cast the spell.
• You need to refer to a tome of magic for the details.
If you want to do magic that goes beyond these effects, it counts as big magic. Big magic uses different rules.
• If you get a 10+, the magic works without issues: choose your effect.
• On a 7-9, it works imperfectly: choose your effect and a glitch. The Keeper will decide what effect the glitch has.
• On a miss, you lose control of the magic. This never ends well.
By default the magic has one of the effects listed below, lasts for around thirty minutes, and does not expose you to danger, unwanted
attention, or side-effects. If there’s a glitch that might change.
Effects:
• Inflict harm (1-harm ignore-armour magic obvious).
• Enchant a weapon. It gets +1 harm and +magic.
• Do one thing that is beyond human limitations.
• Bar a place or portal to a specific person or a type of creature.
• Trap a specific person, minion, or monster.
• Banish a spirit or curse from the person, object, or place it inhabits.
• Summon a monster into the world.
• Communicate with something that you do not share a language with.
• Observe another place or time.
• Heal 1-harm from an injury, or cure a disease, or neutralize a poison.
Glitches:
• The effect is weakened.
• The effect is of short duration.
• You take 1-harm ignore-armour.
• The magic draws immediate, unwelcome attention.
• It has a problematic side effect.
The Keeper may require one or more of the following:
• The spell requires weird materials.
• The spell will take 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute to cast.
• The spell requires ritual chanting and gestures.
• The spell requires you to draw arcane symbols.
• You need one or two people to help cast the spell.
• You need to refer to a tome of magic for the details.
If you want to do magic that goes beyond these effects, it counts as big magic. Big magic uses different rules.
Giant Spider
Dec 31, 2023 4:27 pm
Giant Spider
Grim tendrils reach up for the spider, but something, perhaps a foreshadowing of the darkness growing within Margaret, causes them to flicker. They touch the spider feels a sting, but is not harmed much. The spider then comes halfway down the tree and stares at Margaret. Somehow the spider seems to look at Margaret as if it hungered for her specifically. Perhaps it had a taste of her in the past and wants more. It lowers its thorax to fire a web directly at her next and seems razor focused
Dec 31, 2023 7:14 pm
OOC:
You can protect Margaret from getting webbed. On a failure, the monster webs you both. Partial success it gets you instead. Success it gets you but you get a bonus[ +- ] Protect Someone
If someone is about to suffer harm and you can somehow prevent it, then you can try to protect them.
When you prevent harm to another character, roll +Tough.
On any success (i.e., 7 or more), you protect them okay, but you’ll suffer some or all of the harm they were going to get.
If you got a 10+ choose an extra:
• You suffer little harm (-1 harm).
• All impending danger is now focused on you.
• You inflict harm on the enemy.
• You hold the enemy back.
On a miss, then you end up making things worse.
When you prevent harm to another character, roll +Tough.
On any success (i.e., 7 or more), you protect them okay, but you’ll suffer some or all of the harm they were going to get.
If you got a 10+ choose an extra:
• You suffer little harm (-1 harm).
• All impending danger is now focused on you.
• You inflict harm on the enemy.
• You hold the enemy back.
On a miss, then you end up making things worse.
Dec 31, 2023 8:05 pm
Seth curses under his breath and retracts the bipod on his rifle before standing up and running closer to the rest of his team. He quickly reaches the trees closer to the site and quickly scales a likely looking tree that will allow him to steady his rifle in the crook of its branches. He gets a bead on the monster and fires. The shot goes very wide, as he hadn't stilled his breathing properly before squeezing the trigger. A rookie mistake, it's true, but his adrenaline is high and he hadn't time to do his breathing exercises before sighting and firing.
[ +- ] Kick Some Ass
This is used when you are fighting something that’s fighting you back. When you get into a fight and kick some ass, roll +Tough.
Last edited December 31, 2023 8:07 pm
Rolls
TOUGH (Kick some Ass) - (2d6+2)
(11) + 2 = 4
Dec 31, 2023 8:34 pm
OOC:
The monster is out of range, but the miss mandates something go wrong, so... (don't forget your experience point)OOC:
Seth takes 1 harm, ignore armor, and has a -1 forward to his next roll. Also, the spider is aware of your exact location, though seems to stay focused on Margaretload next