Skyscrapers & ... Groundscrapers? (OOC)

This is kind of what I was getting at with my description of the "library" Break: the basic framework of the "real" world remained, but invaded by otherworldly things. And the further from the portal, the more things were Other.

I don't know. I am asking you.
That is exactly how it is... er... was. We will go with something like you described.

And the glass surfaces.

Upside of gecko gloves is that they are small enough that your Climbing Gear can cover two people. Downside is that they are not as reliable as ropes and harnesses, of course. ... and the glass surfaces.
So, probably checking the basement for that?

If you don't go down to the basement, you, obviously, would not find or know this. :)

I am not dictating what your characters do. Sentences like the above tell you a few things: that going down is an option —if you choose to accept it— and that you will not encounter anything that needs to be overcome while doing that (no dice rolls needed (to sneak or pick locks, for instance)), and that it will not be a complete waste of time to do so.

If we struggle to separate player knowledge from character knowledge I can stop doing this.

@Drgwen, this is not meant to pressure you, just making sure we are all on the same page. :)

I am waiting to see if Fiona has anything to say about Arthur's question about if you find anything else in the basement [ref]. It is up to you.

Also, regarding the generators and the angle and the spilled fuel... It seems that many things are stacked against you down here, even so, as a Techie you can definitely try to get the generators running, it will either take quite a while or you will have a -1 Penalty due to environmental 'bad conditions' and it being 'a terrible idea'. :)
(The 'Cost' on a 7-9 may well just be that you can choose to take a long time or give up and not get them going.)

If you don't want to do anything more in the basement do we want to head up?

Ah sorry! Yes, I'll reply IC

Though I had thought I'd answered Arthur about the basement already (ref)

Yes, I somehow misunderstood where you were going and didn't shoulder the burden of moving the action along in response.

No problem! The environment is complex and I am not really sure what exactly we want to do here. Or where to go to find break stuff.

It seems like the basement and lobby are places we can "rest". I'm waiting for Fiona's scanner to clue us in to a place we can "scrounge".

Hey @drgwen, would you be cool with clicking on the library book icon next to Fiona in your character list? I'm really curious what her sheet is like. You can assume that Arthur has told Fiona / she has noticed all the fiction-relevant parts of his character sheet.

Whoops! I thought I had made it public. Sure

Wait this says it already is ?

You should both be able to see each other's sheets, I did check when you submitted them, in case I needed to provide instruction.

Interesting. I see Arthur's sheet. That's it. @drgwen do you see Arthur's sheet or just Fiona's?

Weird. Where are you looking? I have just confirmed that even players not in the game can see both characters in the Characters menu at the bottom of the page.

Sheet Links if we need them:
• Fiona
• Arthur

Well of course it would work now 😉

Wait what?? @tibbius where did you get those numbers of goblins?

Just making things up as we go

You rolled a 9, so nine goblins affected. It just makes sense. :)

This is great. Take the initiative like this. Similarly, mushrooms and frogs appeared after the cave was declared as humid [ref] (until then I was picturing it as dry, though I did waffle back and forth on describing the earth as damp, and then as dry... but those led to too strong an implication (muddy/sandy) which I did not intend, so I skipped describing it). Until such details are declared they are available to us to adjust as we like.

tibbius' description also does not try to be exhaustive, it does not claim these 9 were every goblin, just mentioned the ones affected, which is great. It sets a lower bound but not a an upper one.

That post also establishes that there are missing coat-people, and that there weren't just outside the beam of your torch. Else Arthur would have seen them in Fiona's mag-sunbeam.
It is now. Now that we have had a better look and identified them as goblins and not svarts or cobalts... or a they German?
That seems in line with Techie, yes. Not sure how you conjured the time to have a full conversation first, and a rummage in your pack (the point about things not being on-hand is that they are not on-hand :). Lighter loads would also mean smaller packs so quicker rummage times.

Good thing they weren't actively attacking.
Once you roll we are bound by the result, so this could have escalated the situation.

It is also risky to roll before we know what the outcomes might be. PbtA rules say we discuss and get everyone on the same page before rolls happen, let them try another tack if their plan is unreasonable or would not achieve what they wanted.

In this case the action is perfect. (The timing is a little wonky, but we will ignore that for now.)

The price is what I assume you expected. Your assault on their delicate, subterranean eyeballs makes them angry, as it would, but the Partial Success buys you time to study and plan (quickly).