After Arundel (OOC)

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Jan 31, 2025 1:51 pm
I meant we schedule the Lizabeth/Amira meet for tomorrow, while Emma is with David or Kat.

Trying to plan the minutia of the characters' lives makes different speeds of play very difficult, so we leave it vague and bend around it.
Jan 31, 2025 3:21 pm
Ah, my bad. I thought you meant we can postpone Benji and Emma's meeting with the vampire hunter for the following evening
Feb 5, 2025 12:39 pm
oopsylon: It seems Miriam should be in Benji's Web, should she not? And, from the backstory, she might Owe Benji a Debt for helping her with her addiction?
Feb 5, 2025 12:52 pm
I should really stop trying to 'figure someone out', after failing so abysmally the last couple of times. But hey, I did 50% better this time. Rolled a '3' instead of a '2'.
Feb 5, 2025 12:57 pm
Delirium says:
I should really stop trying to 'figure someone out', after failing so abysmally the last couple of times. But hey, ...
Ayayay! I did forget who I was talking to. :)
Delirium says:
... I did 50% better this time. Rolled a '3' instead of a '2'.
I am not sure that's how that math works. :)

It does say: 'If you're in their Circle, ask an additional question, even on a miss.'

This does not change that there was still a Miss, of course.
Feb 5, 2025 1:03 pm
Well, Emma would like to know if there is anything she can do or say to get Miriam to help her.
And what would be the outcome of that miss? I can already tell you now that Emma isn't going to invite another distressed woman into her home ;)
Feb 5, 2025 1:11 pm
Delirium says:
... Well, Emma would like to know if there is anything she can do or say to get Miriam to help her. ...
Alright. Here's you answer: Help her overcome what's bothering her.

Maybe Benji wants to roll and get a feel for what that is? Else you can play out feeling her out if the scene allows.
Delirium says:
... And what would be the outcome of that miss? ...
Let's see if Benji's choices can change what comes next. Then I will resolve everything in one go.
Delirium says:
... Emma isn't going to invite another distressed woman into her home ...
Hey. I just undress the women... wait... distress the women. You decided to invite them in.
Feb 6, 2025 12:42 am
vagueGM says:
oopsylon: It seems Miriam should be in Benji's Web, should she not? And, from the backstory, she might Owe Benji a Debt for helping her with her addiction?
Sure! That would make sense
Feb 6, 2025 12:56 am
I rolled a 6 for Figure Someone Out but that could be a 7 if Emma is able to Lend a Hand
Feb 6, 2025 4:37 am
I added a 'lend a hand' roll to my last post and got a '9', so a +1 to Benji's roll at the cost of more trouble for Emma...
Feb 6, 2025 6:43 am
On second through, I am struggling to see how exactly Emma can ‘lend a hand’ here without outright saying something about what she observed about Miriam, which will seem to be out of place, if not downright rude...
Feb 6, 2025 8:55 am
Delirium says:
On second through, I am struggling to see how exactly Emma can ‘lend a hand’ here ...
Agreed. To do it, you have to do it, and I also don't see how that would have worked. We would need fiction to support the roll before a roll were relevant. Let's ignore that roll, this time.
Feb 9, 2025 3:43 pm
vagueGM says:
Did you know that they can't come in uninvited? Or is this news to you?
Benji told Emma not to invite the vampire into her home, so this isn't new information.
Feb 9, 2025 3:59 pm
Delirium says:
vagueGM says:
Did you know that they can't come in uninvited? Or is this news to you?
Benji told Emma not to invite the vampire into her home, so this isn't new information.
Cool, I knew it came up recently, but could not check if it was spoken in-character to Emma (or if she knew this some other way).
Delirium says:
(OOC in RP) ... Emma wants Miriam to use her contacts and help Sarah run away ...
Getting out of the city is not that easy, not only might Sarah not have anywhere to go, it is covered by one of the Faction Moves in the Long-Term Play chapter. See Offer Passage (on page 264). You might be able to get this pushed to the top of the priority list, but the weather situation —and all it entails— probably trumps one wayward waif being exploited.
page 264 says:
Offer Passage:
The city isn't a gulag or prison… but it's harder to get into or out of town than you might think, especially if powerful people are looking for you. A PC might hit the streets to find passage, but factions can directly offer passage during the faction turn, placing characters beyond reach or introducing new allies and assets for the faction itself.
I am not sure Miriam has the means to help. Maybe she can introduce you to someone who could? Then you could Hit the Streets with them to see if you can arrange something like that? There will be Debts and costs all over the place.
Feb 9, 2025 4:21 pm
Let's have Miriam introduce Emma to someone who can help her arrange safe passage for Sarah then.
Fighting the vampire head-on isn't something Emma would want to get involved in.
Feb 9, 2025 4:36 pm
Delirium says:
... Fighting the vampire head-on isn't something Emma would want to get involved in. ...
Alright. Just saying, someone tough —like Persephone— may be able to help. But no one has much interest in fighting, so we can leave that as a last resort. :)
Delirium says:
... Let's have Miriam introduce Emma to someone who can help her arrange safe passage for Sarah then. ...
Tonight, or does she have to call around?
Who are these guys? You can shape as much detail as you want.
Feb 10, 2025 9:20 am
vagueGM says:
Tonight, or does she have to call around?
Who are these guys? You can shape as much detail as you want.
Emma will want to talk to Sarah first, before making any sort of arrangement. There is also a chance she can get the vampire's name/description from Sarah and pay him a visit (maybe together with Benji/Pers); try to broker a deal with him directly.
So meeting Miriam's contacts will have to wait for the next day. I'll have a think about who these guys are, but right now I am leaning toward fellow vampire hunters.
Feb 10, 2025 9:47 am
I don't think I have anything more for this scene. Can we move on to the next day? And can we run the meeting with Pers on the other thread in parallel to Emma's talk with David?
Feb 10, 2025 10:04 am
Delirium says:
... I don't think I have anything more for this scene. Can we move on to the next day? ...
Let's see if Benji has anything to add, then we can jump to 'tomorrow morning' and your talk with David.
Delirium says:
... can we run the meeting with Pers on the other thread in parallel ...
We can do that. Soon as @Drgwen is ready, no rush if we don't need to overlap them.

Do you have thoughts about how that would work? How do you meet? When is this happening?

We need to keep this scene unentangled with the parallel events. So it may behoove us to set them close together, this way there is not much realm for things to 'develop'. Maybe we set a cap on things and you talk to David in the morning, then (somehow) run into Persephone in the afternoon? Anything mentioned in the Persephone thread will need to be retrofitted into the David thread if they connect ("But I don't want to talk about my life, right now. What is happening with you? How long are you in town for?" ... type delaying actions:).

We can fit the Sarah talk in there wherever it fits, or leave it for later.
Feb 10, 2025 12:14 pm
I don’t have anything to add so we can move on if Delirium likes. Benji feels guilty for neglecting to check in with Miriam, so he will stay with her until she wants him to leave or until just before dawn (whichever comes first).
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