Here is where we can chat about whatever the wind blows our way, be it game stuff, non-game stuff, semi-game stuff, cats, corporate bylaws, plants native to a region, what happened in the 2nd Matrix... you know what I'm saying.

However, if it's character development and connection related, please direct it to the Cast of characters, discussions, and connections thread.

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 1):

Hi everyone! I'm looking forward to playing with you all.  I've played a good deal of Numenera/Cypher System before, and a fair amount of Play-by-Post, but this will be my first rpol.net game. So I apologize in advance for any awkwardness I display around our first dice roll or combat, for example!

Anyway, I'm playing Sybella, the Mystical Nano Who Crafts Illusions.  I've already started speaking to Lux about character connections, actually (thanks for reaching out, Lux!).  I'd be happy to talk about interconnecting backstories with the other players as well.

Anywho, just wanted to say hi!

Hi everyone!

This isn't my first rodeo on RPoL, by any means. But it is my first go at Numenera, so please - be patient with me. :)

Sy's right, I have outreached to other players. I actually reached out to everyone, because that's just the friendly person I am. I have worked out a link with 2/3 of those of us here - so I'm a little ahead of the game on that front.

Also, ST - the top topic is currently closed for reply?

It's open. Sorry about that... inadvertently had the "closed" switch set.

This is my first Numenera game...  :o

However, I have been a roleplayer for many decades, and have been on RPoL for many years.

Looking forward to playing with you all...  :)

Hello !

Sorry for the tardiness so early ^^
I've GMed a couple session for Cypher games (but never been a player) and played many other games since the 90's on both sides of the screen with a bit of rpol in between.

Let's have fun.

Hi Charis and Serren! I look forward to gaming with you.

I won't be able to post tomorrow : I'll be on the road most of the day then work at home in the evening.
See you Saturday !

Thanks for the heads up Serren. Travel safely.

Happy day, my fellow players... or should I say Iadace!

It looks like for the most part backgrounds have been created, introductions have been made, character sheets have been completed, and connections have been formed. I know there are a few more bits of logistics that need to be stitched up, no worries there.

Having said that, we're almost at the point where we can get rolling on this wonderful adventure! Before we do, I want to make sure you all feel ready enough to begin. We'll proceed even if there's still some unfinished business with character creation, as long as it's nothing critical to gameplay that can be buttoned up before we get too far underway.

As you all know, the PCs are undertaking the Wandering Walk. Here's how I define the Wander:



In addition to GM Intrusions and adventure milestones and discoveries, I will award XP based on demonstration of personal growth and self discovery your PCs gain through their pilgrimage. After all, that's why they're undertaking it, true? From the personalities, backgrounds, and motivations you have all provided, this is the perfect group to develop this rather nicely!

Let me know if there's anything you need to do before we get started. I'll give you heads up before we actually kick things off. Happy adventuring... and most of all, have fun!!!

Thanks, Chief!  :)

What is your current ETA for the first post, barring any last minute hiccups?

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 10):

Sounds great to me! I look forward to beginning.

I'd like to get it launched shortly after the weekend, if possible. It depends on if any of you have anything you want to finish up with your character creations beforehand.

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 13):

Sounds good to me! I think Sybella's all finished.

As there's really nothing to be found at the reservoir I'm going to had wave all the actions. I'll narrate it in the IC thread.

In the future, if you'd like to attempt an action please go ahead and make your roll in the dice roller and paste it as an OOC comment in orange in your post.

Sounds good! I'll wrap up the character creation tonight and post after the next GM drop! :D

What posting pace is preferred?  Should I fire away when ready, or wait until everyone else has posted, or wait some set period of time before posting?

I would say post away, just... Not sure quite what to try at this point. I'm sure when we get to the village I'll be able to roll straight into it!

You can post as often as you like, especially if you're doing dialog between PCs. However, when making any decisions, make sure you leave some breathing room so other players can weigh in with their PCs.

If you want to be able to move the story forward without having to wait for a quorum or consensus on smaller decisions, you may want to consider choosing a de facto leader to make those decisions. Not completely necessary, just a suggestion.

With combat, we'll want to wait for everyone to take an action. If there is a gap in posting from a player during combat I may end up NPCing a character to keep things moving.

What type of law enforcement authorities would be in a Beyond village like this one?

I suspect that such a thing would be common knowledge to the characters, even if this player is clueless...  :o

By the way : "Charis and Sybella" is almost an anagram of "Carib and Scylla". Found that funny.

Dare I ask?...  o_O

In reply to Charis (msg # 20):

There really isn't an official constable per se. Maybe a town guard or someone assigned to do watch. Nor is there really any government, but there's most always a town leader for a village or aldeia.

Sorry, wrong translation, it's closer in French :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Scylla_and_Charybdis

Oh.., as in the expression caught between Scylla and Carybdis"? Is that what you were thinking?

As for the unforeseen challenge of the missing fresh water supply...  WE ACCEPT!  ;)

As the minor illusion would result in an unwanted effect on the people in the bakery, I'm going to ask for a roll. Because you have an edge in Intellect you don't need to pay a point to activate it.

DT 2 for this action, so you'll need to roll a 6 or better. You can use effort to lower the task if you like.

Please copy your roll from the dice roller and paste it in orange into your post. You can edit your previous post if you prefer.

Exactly !

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 27):

Will do! I'll spend Effort. Why not.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:04, Thu 19 Oct 2017.

I’m. It writing Serren right now because he is just looking at things. His main intervention and his appearance  mean havoc, and we don’t want that right now.

I'll answer tonight if no one has.

Great minds think alike...  :)

EDIT: Oooo!  This was POST NUMBER ONE HUNDRED!!!!!!!!!!  :D
This message was last edited by the player at 06:13, Tue 24 Oct 2017.

Them's good bragging rights!

I suspect that I know the answer, but I will give the silent folks a chance to respond before volunteering our collective services...  :)

Oops, though you already did it.
Brain decided to create memories as I wrote...

Updated for a better result !

Anytime you want to see if someone us being deceptive make a perception roll based on Intellect, then mention any assets your character has. You can apply effort as well to lower the difficulty. You have a DT4 for discerning deception from Guyan.

FYI: Narv is the butcher you just came from.

I'll post later today.

Do you want to NPC the responses from Lux and Phren, Friend GM?

No, I don't think so. Phren hasn't posted to the IC thread at all, so we can consider him absent from this session. We'll see if he joins up later.

Lux did post early on, so let's assume he is quietly agreeing with the general consensus and if combat arises we'll assume he's elsewhere.

My players usually have instant vaguely embarrassing and somewhat debilitating illness for a while.

Ooh fun, our first combat!

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that Lux was with us before, but isn't with us now.

If you don't want to NPC him, should we retcon him out, and assume that we arrived at the village as a threesome?

I'm totally okay with that. We'll retcon his absence from being in Adderstal and work him in later if he decides to come back.

In the meantime I opened the game up for RTJs to add in another PC.

I'm slightly confused about the use of edge on this : how can I use effort and edge on this.
As I understand it, I can use effort on every part of an action (so once for each dodge)
On the other hand I can use edge only once for each action. So, are each dodge different action or is it one whole big synced dodge, maybe harder ?

Oups, moot question.

How precisely targeted is Onslaught?  If I zap the thug holding onto Sybella, is there any danger that she will receive any damage?  :o

Onslaught is a precise attack with no ambient damage. You will want to specify if you're doing a mental or physical attack.

We have traveled together, and perhaps already been in battle together.  The ladies are both Nanos, and Charis can directly sense Sybella's emotions.

Therefore... what type of attack is Sybella using?

Can't you do tandem attacks, if one knows the tricks of the other ? I remember something like that.

Sybella is using Onslaught.



You can as long as one is trained in the type of attack the other is using, then they can perform a complimentary attack of a different type to gain +2 on the roll. They both have to be targeting the same opponent.

Yes, I know that...  :p

My question concerns what type of Onslaught she is using: mental or physical?

If we both use the same type of Onslaught (both mental or both physical) on the same target, does that qualify for a tandem attack?

Good point. Sybella, what type of Onslaught are you using... mental or physical?

As well as you both using the same type, you could also have one do mental and the other do physical and get the bonus.

So we can get the bonus either way?

I am not a mechanics expert, but am I correct in my assumption that a target would be defeated more quickly if we used the same type of attack (both mental or both physical), so that we can knock one stat down to zero together ASAP?

What type of armor (if any) are these thugs wearing?

My impression is that they probably have more Might than Intelligence... but Onslaught does EITHER 4 physical damage OR 2 mental damage (ignoring armor), right?

Based upon previous experience, would a physical or mental attack be more effective?

I am also assuming that it is better to concentrate on a common target and even out the numbers ASAP, so that they will have fewer folks attacking us...

Yes, you can get the bonus either way.

The target would be defeated more quickly anyway if you both make successful hits on him/her whether or not you do a complimentary attack. The advantage to the complimentary attack is to ensure your success in hitting the target. The +2 gets you that much closer to the DT target.

The bandits have 1 armor and are level 2. You are correct in how the damage works for either attack. Enemies generally don't have individual stats like PCs, they just have health points (in this case 3x level). A successful physical attack will do 3 points of damage (4 - 1 armor) and physical will do 2. In this case, physical makes more sense.

Eliminating each enemy more quickly will reduce the number of attacks against you, true. It depends on how much damage you can do. A medium weapon can take out a bandit in to successful rounds. Also, each PC gets +1 bonus if 3 or more PCs attack a single target.

We will be introducing a new player! Say hello to Quellan Cet - An Honorable Glaive who Abides in Crystal. Our new arrival is very knowledgeable in Numenera and will be a most welcome addition. She will be reaching out to you to form PC connections.

Welcome aboard, Quellan Cet!  :D

Too bad that it is too late to gang up on the chief bandit... at least, for now.  But Serren and Sybella were both forced into individual melee initially, so what to do?

As a newbie game mechanics ignoramus, what exactly do I need to roll to successfully hit?  :o

As they are level 2 you need to roll a 6 or better to hit. You can use Effort to reduce it down to a 3 if you feel so compelled, which would cost you 2 Intellect (3 minus your 1 Edge).

FYI: the leader is level 3.

OK.  What do I need to roll for my defense roll?  :o

6 or better.

Done.  :)

Welcome to the game, Quellan Cet!

Hello newcomer !

Hey, GM, if I can do a messy enough death to the leader (will tone it done on the description), can I try to intimidate the remaining thugs?

I'll have you roll for that. When we get to that point I'll give you a DT for what that will take.

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 64):

I was just asking if it was fine. Perfect !

Howdy Sybella!  I've just gotten my character done, so I'm ready to jump in when the GM is ready!  :)

Arf. Shouldn't have been so efficient.
I'll accept the intrusion. One xp for Sybella !

In reply to Serren (msg # 67):

Thanks!

One of my bandits has a whip.  What weapon does the other one have?  Is it a small axe, like Serren's bandits?

Which weapon is a bigger threat?

Can Effort be used to increase the damage from Onslaught?

The other one has a knife. They all do about the same amount of damage (2) except the Ace which does 4.

You can increase Onslaught damage with Effort. You do need to declare with your roll whether you're expending Effort on reducing difficulty or increasing damage.

Which bandit has the ace?

How much do you have to spend for Effort to get how much increase for Damage?  :o

Both bandits attacking Serren have axes.

At Tier 1 Effort always costs 3 in the ability being used, so 3 Intellect (minus whatever Edge you have in Intellect) to deal 3 additional points of damage using Onslaught.

How big and tough do the new bandits look?  More like the deceased leader, or more like the usual minions?

More like the others, level 2 so they only have 6 health each.

The rod and the crystal are both oddities.  Your knowledge in numenera doesn't help you glean any function or use currently, but they both appear to certainly carry some intrinsic value.

I won't post until tomorrow evening, probably.

I'm going to wait until Serren and Sybella say if they want to be healed before moving forward as they're both down in stats.

Charis just restored four points to Serren, but I don't know how many he needs.  So she asked him IC.  :)

I don't know how much Sybella needs.

Charis will probably heal herself a bit as well after tasting the lash of the whip, since she now has a rather painful welt...  :o

EDIT: BTW, would Scan help us identify the oddities?  O_o
This message was last edited by the player at 17:35, Mon 06 Nov 2017.

I’m down a bunch of Speed and Intellect from using effort with Dodge and Esoteries but my Might is full. Can you heal Speed or Intellect?

You might get a tad more enforcement from a scan, but not a tremendous amount.

Yes, I can heal any stat pool, though each stat pool requires a separate healing attempt.  :)

Each healing attempt increases the difficulty level of subsequent healing attempts on that patient until the patient has rested.  :o
This message was last edited by the player at 18:15, Mon 06 Nov 2017.

Well I use Intellect more than Speed but I am much lower in Speed.  If I can stay out of melee I’d say Intellect? But I also don’t want to drain your resources ether.  If you have the spare points I could use an Intellect heal I suppose.  Thanks!

No worries on my end, as I have no limit.  It doesn't cost me anything to heal (unless I expend Effort).

The only limitation is that the difficulty of subsequent attempts keeps increasing, so if you get injured again later, it will be harder and harder to heal you further until after you rest.

I lost/used 9 points of might, but that's about half my pool. You healed the wound I got so it seems coherent.

Serren has already cleaned himself at that point and his hands are... ok, almost normal. Fair enough on this one :D

Hey, I didn't specify what they were dripping with.  Could have been water.  :D

I'll wait to move forward to see if anyone is taking any healing from Charis.

I don't think serren consider himself hurt at this point : all the damage sustained have been sealed up, the rest is... effort :D

I love it.. commitment to the character!

I know people far more dedicated : on rp forums, my wife is purposely creating flaws for her characters where no one asks her to and, more dangerous, where no other player does it. So, this is only temporary and I can use one of my own heal during the march, to the cave, no ?

I mean, to be fair, we've probably been chatting for close to ten minutes whilst I made a dramatic entrance, so...  :)

I had that same thought, Quellan. Anyone wanting to make a recovery roll can do both their action and ten minute rolls now.

Can you remind me of the Recovery roll rules?

My pleasure.
You get 4 recovery rolls per day. Each roll requires the stated amount of time to rest in order to recover:

1. 1 action
   
2. 10 minutes
   
3. 1 hour
   
4. 10 hours

With each recovery roll you roll 1d6 + your tier (currently 1d6 +1 for you). You can distribute the points recovered among your stats however you like.

OK thanks!


17:57, Today: Sybella rolled 6 using 1d6+1.  10 min recovery roll.

Ah, I feel better now...  :)

Oh right I haven't used my 1 action recovery yet either.


19:47, Today: Sybella rolled 5 using 1d6+1.  1 action recovery roll.

Let me know if you all want to continue RP with your new member or if you want to do anything else before moving on to the cave.

I'll probably be low on posts this week : the flu and a huge work load. Need the sleep.

I'm sorry you're not feeling well on top of the work load. Get some rest. I can keep Serren in the shadows or NPC him to give you some RL recovery time if you like.

Don't worry, if I need to post, I'll find time at least for a paragraph.
But I prefer warning you all.

Charis: picking up any emotions from the creatures will be an Intellect DT4, with your training it drops to a DT3.

Hmmm.  Well, that didn't go so well.  Is that simply a failure, or is it some type of botch?  :o

EDIT1: Can she make repeated attempts?  O_o

EDIT2: Can she a non-repeated attempt on the other creature, or did my first roll count for both?  :o
This message was last edited by the player at 03:54, Mon 13 Nov 2017.

Hmm... a 1 is an instant GM intrusion without awarded XPs... let's see how that plays out...

...BUT you can always spend an XP to reroll.

Regarding a non-repeated attempt on the other creature, would Charis have been inclined to read them both empathically or one at a time?

Ugh.  New ground for us as player/GM, but not new ground for PC Charis.  What would past experience have taught her about the most effective way to sense emotions?  That would be her standard operating procedure...  O_o

Well, as it's a GM Intrusion, in this case I'll say it affects how you were sensing both creatures.

You can make repeat attempts, but each additional attempt will require Effort to be spent.

Sigh.  Do more extra attempts simply cost more Effort, or do they also raise the difficulty level?  :/
This message was last edited by the player at 06:48, Mon 13 Nov 2017.

It can depend on the circumstance. Most often, and in this case, it only costs Effort each time. The difficulty stays the same.

Does being trained in Numenera give any insight as to how we might successfully communicate with these creatures?  O_o

It very well could. How would you like to use your knowledge in Numenera to see if you communicate with them?

Ha! Sybella's illusions are very limited by the fact that I don't know what the condenser looks like AND I can only create a single object/creature in each image.  So, no images of these creatures giving the condenser to the villagers, etc...

No worries!  At least now we figure out if these things have eyes, and comparable experiences, and stuff.  :D

Well done!  Even if things go sour, at least we tried...  :o

We're still waiting for one more PC to check in. I'll hold progress until tomorrow then I'll go ahead and move the game forward at some point later in the day.

What does Charis sense?  O_o

0010011101010011100001011101011001

Is basically I think what she gets...  ;)

That looks like Flight of the Conchord's binary solo from "Robot Boogie"...

If anyone wants to do any sensing of Numenera that has that ability, please make a roll, DT4.

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 118):

Just barely squeaked in there, only thanks to effort!

You cleared it easily once you also factor your Numenera training. Adding in Effort  brought it down by 2 steps.

I am still confused.

Last time I needed to roll a 9 or better to sense the emotions of these creatures, correct?

I have rolled a 9.  What emotions am I sensing?

I need to know before I can post, so I will wait to hear before proceeding...

They really aren't giving off any emotional energy or vibes as they were waiting to see what your party was going to do. They were told by the guard that you were no threat. So there really wasn't anything to sense.

I didn't specify that in the following post. My mistake on that.

How long does emotion sensing last?  Can I continue monitoring their emotional reactions as we interact?  Or do I need to reroll each time someone says or does something?

I'll allow you to continue picking up on their emotions as unless you take an action that otherwise requires your attention.

Hello, back from work-hell. I'll do some catch up today and post this evening.

Blessed Thanksgiving, all!  :)

To you as well! Remember to pace yourself on the grub (or not...;) )

Hope all in the U.S. have recovered from the holiday and its associated food...!

So... many... leftovers...!

Charis is still waiting for information on what emotions she is sensing, so hopefully she will be given a chance to post and tell the others before Quellan tries to do anything...  :o

I did say I was waiting for objections/info before I moved - I'm tough but I ain't dumb!  :)

This emotional state is persisting.


As Charis is continually sensing for the emotional states of the creatures assume their state hasn't changed from what she's picked up. If and when their emotional state changes, I'll definitely specify it in the narrative. The drawings in the dirt haven't given them any cause to feel any differently at this point.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:34, Mon 27 Nov 2017.

I did reach out to Serren yesterday. He checked in yesterday, so I'm hopeful he'll be back.

Is there anything anyone wants to do/RP while in town here? Who all is planning to be tattood other than Sybella?

1. Hang out with Yami and family
2. Hang out with villagers, swap stories and songs, etc.
3. Find out any available information about the contamination of their non-condenser water supply
4. Get tattoo
5. Replenish supplies
6. Find out any available information about the area we are eventually heading toward
7. There is no item number seven... yet...  :)

Sorry my tale is taking a bit to finish, but I have a small work crunch to deal with first...  :o

I ask as I want to make sure if we are going to RP any scenes in town that everyone wants to do so so no one is left waiting. Some of those bullets we can FF through and some we can RP if that works for everyone here.

For those getting tattoos, I'm going to leave that up to you to describe how they turn out. They will cover most of the body, about 70 percent, but you can decide the placement as well as the style. They are very intricate with fine detail.

OK just for fun, here are three contenders for Sybella's tattoos.

https://i.imgur.com/Seed7r3.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/OfK2dfX.png

https://i.imgur.com/8o5oW44.jpg

What do people think?

EDIT: Why the hell can't I put links in a post... grr.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:01, Tue 05 Dec 2017.

I think any of those could work. The first one expresses the degree of coverage you'd need pretty well, and the detail you could have done.

I am OK with roleplaying or not roleplaying any subset of my list above, depending upon what preferences other folks have.

I am also OK with roleplaying out various town interactions in parallel with starting new adventures, assuming that stuff in town isn't going to massively change things.

Any updates as to who is still with us?  How many active players do we currently have?  How many do we want to have?

We can roleplay as much as we want in town, as long as we're all playing at the same pace.

Serren was on last Thursday but not since. I'm not writing him off quite yet. I would like to add two more PCs though.

Adding a few sounds good to me! I’m also open to RP in town but happy to move on as well. Then again, doing some in town RP might be a good thing to give new folks a chance to integrate.

Indeedy do, I'm also dandy with some more roleplaying.  Quellan just showed up, so it would be nice to get to know the others in the group a little before we go off gallivanting.  And like Sybella said, this is a good place to pick up some new players.  :)

My posting schedule and internet access may be a bit unpredictable for a bit.  #CreekFire mandatory evacuation.  https://bit.ly/CreekFireMap
This message was last edited by the player at 01:19, Wed 06 Dec 2017.

In reply to Charis (msg # 143):

Stay safe!!

Absolutely! Those fires are no joke. We see too many up here in Eastern WA. I hope the impact is minimal to you and everyone out there.

How are you doing, Sybella? Would you like to converse with Kuipania while they're having dinner? It may be a bit yet as your tattoo takes a day and there might be more happening at the Cheris house.

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 146):

Yeah, I think Sybella would ask about being an Aeon Priest, and the tattoos, and the town.

"What's it like being an Aeon priest? Is that something I could do? Would I want to?"

"Oh and how do these tattoos work, anyway? Do you give them to many people?"

"How long have you been in this town? Do you like it? Are they nice? Where'd you come from? Where would you go if you could fo anywhere? 'Cause, I can go anywhere. I think."

(etc)

We could do that. I'll split out the threads so they are less confusing.

I assume that we (or at least the older party members) would have already had a chance to compare our cyphers, in order to know what combined resources we have in case of some violent clash...

Meanwhile, our newest member is standing right next to me.

Therefore, shall we compare notes?  What cyphers do we currently have?  Should we trade in any of them for the ones Huni has?  Remember whatever limits your character has regarding how many cyphers can be carried at a time...



BTW, what is the current status regarding Serren and/or possible new PCs?  :o
This message was last edited by the player at 19:40, Tue 12 Dec 2017.

Just a reminder... Sybella will be joining you at the Cheris house in the morning after her tattoos are finished, so she'll get a chance to look through the pile as well. At that point you can compare and decide between yourselves what you may want to trade with Huni.

Serren hasn't checked in since the end of November, so I'm bringing a couple more players on. I'm in discussion with one now who is coming up with a character concept to fit the group. I have a Wanted - Players post that has been waiting to open up again to bump (it should be open now) where I was going to try to solicit one more, bringing our party up to 5.

Now that you've looked through the stuff behind Huni's house, I'd like to move forward to the next morning so Sybella can meet up with you at the house. Once there she can look through his stuff if she'd like, the three of you can decide if you want to make any trades, then we'll get whomever wants to be tattooed over to see Kuipania. How does that sound?

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 151):

Sounds good to me.

That is OK with me.  Sorry for the slow posting rate from me -- Real Life is rather busy at the moment...  :0

No worries. 'tis the season and all...

With the holidays bearing down on us, what works best for you all regarding the pace of the game?

I can pretty reliably post once a day, often twice, but I am also fine with slowing down more than that if anyone needs it.

Now through Monday RL schedule: Wild AND Crazy
Monday through Friday RL schedule: Wild OR Crazy
After next Friday RL schedule: Wild NOR Crazy

:)
This message was last edited by the player at 17:01, Thu 14 Dec 2017.

Should Sybella join the other thread now?

Also, Charis: I recognize that schedule! It looks like mine.

I'm off and on, as always.  Today and the next two I work 12 hours, then I'm off Mon-Tue, on Wed-Thur, and off Fri-Mon.  I sometimes can post on work days, depending on how much thought a post requires.  :)

That is exactly what tripped me up lately.  Busy RL plus IC posts requiring more thought than usual...  :p

Sybella has enough xp for an advance. Shall I declare it here or in a PM or ...?

Whichever you like, as long as you let me know. Not worried about saving that XP, you know... just in case? ;)

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 162):

Well I have 7, so I'm spending 4 for the advance! I have 3 still.  Taking a point of Intellect Edge.

Everyone, please welcome Amyron Tirth, a Stealthy Jack who Explores Dark Places to our party! He'll be stopping by to say hi soon.

Welcome aboard!  :)

Thank you! Good to be here, and looking forward to getting started!

Hello and welcome!

That is correct. For one round. You can use it retroactively, so when a Cypher gets used you can negate it during your action.

Oh now that IS useful. Ok cool.

Howdy Amyron! :)

(Response from me tomorrow - had to catch up on sleep or you would have had an interesting but not terribly coherent post from me.)

So you all have found 4 cyphers between the three of you. Take a look and decide who wants what. Huni will give you one for free then expects trade for any others you want.

I already have 3, which I think is my limit without negative consequences. The only one that seems interesting to me is the last one, that cancels other Numenera for 3 rounds. But I am not sure I'd want to trade any of my current ones for it. Maybe the flame-retardant wall...

Greetings, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful holiday!

At this point, is there anyone else that wants to get tattooed by Kuipania? If not, is there anything else you want to do while in Adderstal?

If the tattoo won't interfere with wearing armor (even though the Armor bonuses won't stack), Quellan would like one.  Wearing her armor is tiring, and if we're attacked while sleeping or in a situation when she isn't wearing armor, she'd like to be protected.

Correct, the tattoos won't interfere with armor. The armor negates the benefit of the tattoos when worn.

Each person's tattoo takes the better part of a day so if Charis and Quellan will both be getting tattoos you'll be in town for at least two more days.

Yes, Charis is interested in getting a tattoo...  :)

Very good... feel free to roleplay out who'll be getting tattooed when as well as anything else you want to do while in Adderstal.

Blessed New Year!  :)

And a blessed and happy New Year to you and yours as well!!!

Yes happy new year to you all!

Happy New Year folks, looking forward to getting stuck in this year!

Charis and Sybella, I'm going to continue your storyline back in the Kuipania's house thread.

Sybella, did you want to chime in?  I don't want to hog the conversation...  :p

Sure, I'll jump in! You weren't hogging, either. Sybella was mostly just listening to the grown up talk!

It is quiet... too quiet...  ;)

There we go!

Hey, did we ever figure out what happened to Serren in-character?  Because Quellan doesn't remember him coming back from "going around back" of the creatures' lair, and that concerns her greatly.  She's going to go look for him, absent of any other information.

He did not come back, so we proceeded as if he was still off exploring. His player hasn't logged on since the end of November.

I am assuming that he disappeared in a manner that would be natural and normal.  Otherwise, we would have searched for him...  :o

Well, in-character, I'd like to make sure he hasn't run afoul of the half-machine creatures, or anything worse.  I mean, there's going off exploring, but he hasn't been back for a full day, so that's worrisome. Anyone who can cut Takis to ribbons but hasn't checked in yet... that could mean a whole heap of trouble, to Quellan's mind.

Sounds good. Let's do it.

I'd like to get our pace back up in the game, it's slowing a bit. Here's where we currently are:

• Charis is getting tattooed. This will take most of the day.
• Sybella is keeping Charis company while she is getting tattooed.
• Quellan is going to look for Serren and bring Amyron with her. She wants to check in with Sybella first.
• Amyron is going to accompany Quellan and is looking forward to meet the rest of the party.
• Serren is MIA.

Let's see if we can get the party regrouped and do some fast-forwarding to get us there. At this point we can fast-forward the tattooing RP that Charis and Sybella are involved in. If Quellan still wants to get tattooed we'll figure out where to work that in and we'll move quickly through that as well.

Go ahead and post your next actions IC or let me know OOC what you'd like your characters to do.

I'd like to get us back to daily/every other day posting if possible. Let me know if that pace might be tricky for you.

Sybella fell asleep during the tattooing and afterward would patiently wait for Quellan to get hers. But she’s starting to get antsy and wants to get back on the Walk.

I am OK skipping ahead as much or as little as needed to help the game along...  :)

I'm fine doing a summary of what's going on.

Short version for Quellan - introduce Amyron to Charis and Sybella, ask them what's up with Serren, go looking for him if they don't know if he's ok.  If we can't find anything today, Quellan (and Amyron) would likely go back to consult with Charis and Sybella.  While Quellan would like to get the tattoo, she doesn't want to leave her new friends out wandering the wilderness on their own.

I can post roughly the equivalent of every other day - I work a schedule where I work two days (for 12 hours), then am off two days.  Every other weekend I work three days, the opposite weekend I'm off three days.  So I'll do more posting on days off, little to none on days on.

Sounds like a good plan, Quellan!

I can usually post daily, though this week I'm away in Sweden for work purposes. I'll have access to WiFi, but I may be time poor! I'll try to post when I can.

That all sounds good. Amyron, in light of your being out town (and country?) this week, how would you like to do the intros with Charis and Sybella?

If we want to RP the search for Serren we'd just need to figure out what to have Sybella and Charis do while that search is happening. That or we just do light RP and move through it.

Unless there are any questions Quellan has for Kuipania during her tattoo session we could probably fast forward through that too. There's really not much more to be gained within the town of Adderstal itself; it's a sleepy little aldeia with not much going on. The missing condenser is probably the most exciting thing to have happened to them since anyone remembers.

Thanks for the update on the schedule, Quellan. That's no problem, easy enough to go with. :) We can adjust accordingly during your long weekends.

Sybella, will you be accompanying Quellan and Amyron to look for Serren or will you be staying with Charis?

At this point it's still morning, and Charis has many hours of the day ahead for getting her tattoo completed.

Sybella would probably accompany them, as she would be getting antsy. She had to sit put for own tattoos, now sitting in one place for Charis' may be too much to ask. So, she'll join them!

Hey all, I am going on vacation starting today and going to the 18th.  I will likely have Internet access during several days of vacation, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to post.

Quellan will continue to be the first in the room to absorb any threats, and fight to defend Amyron and Sybella from harm.  Since she's also temporarily trained in the Numenera, she'll happy help Sybella figure out anything of that nature they come across.

Are you saying you want me to NPC Quellan in the meantime?

If I end up being unable to post for several days, then yes, NPC me so I don't hold up everyone else.  :)

Almost forgot to do this myself.  I have 6 XP, so I am also spending 4 XP for +1 Intellect Edge.  :)

Now if I could only get back into the action while all this interesting exploring and adventuring is happening elsewhere...  :o

Yeah we need to have a reason to go meet back up with the newly tattooed Charis!

We can say you've been gone for 3 hours at this point. Charis will be close to finish getting tattooed by the time your group returns.

A couple of things:

Do any of you want to do anything while in either of these chambers?

What is your plan for reuniting with Charis? I ask because her player isn't getting much opportunity to play. She pretty much has to read the exploration thread and wait for your PCs to get back, and there's really not much more RP to be done while she gets her tattoo finished up.

Ha, I read this OOC thread first and went to the IC thread to post exactly what Quellan already had!  Great minds think alike.

Woo hoo!  :D

Just out of interest, how are we playing recovery rolls? Do they recover each day, or only after ten hours' sleep? That is, if I only get six hours' sleep, I could clearly use my first three recovery rolls for the day in one go, but when I wake up can I go back to having a 1 action recovery roll? Or is it that I need a ten hour-rest to reset the cycle (even if I don't need the recovery rolls to replenish my stat pools). The wording in the rulebook is a bit ambiguous, and I've known different GMs interpret it in different ways.

I'm guessing it makes no difference for tonight, since I'm assuming we'll get the rest we need. I'd just like to be aware before I start flaring off recovery rolls later on!

I do it on a case-by-case basis. If you generally bed down somewhere I assume you've gotten your 10 hours and reset recovery rolls the next day. Even if a PC gets 6 hours sleep they will often be eating and doing leisure activities to make up the balance of that 10 hour rest, is how I see it.

This will be the case here. All recovery rolls will have reset the next day.

So in short, if you foresee being able to bed down or camp easily and safely, it will be a next day reset. If the gameplay makes you uncertain if you'll be able to get the rest, be conservative with the recovery rolls or just take a chance on it.

Hi all,


Apologies -- I have to drop out of this game due to real life difficulties. I enjoyed playing with you all!

Happy gaming!

We will miss you, sorry to see you go. Hope all is well in RL. Please take care.

Alas, I shall miss you, dear daughter.  :(

I hope that all is well with you and yours.  Wishing you all the best.  :)

Take care Sybella!  It was good playing with you!

Sorry to hear that. Take care!

Please everyone, please give a warm welcome to Vioan, a Resourceful Seeker who Exists in Two Places at Once. He will be joining our party soon enough!

Welcome aboard, Vioan!  :)

Howdy Vioan!

Hello, Vioan!

Hi folks, thanks for the welcome!

Do you all want to fast forward to making your way back the ruins?

Yeah, sorry I haven't been posting, things got a little hectic around home for a bit.  Yes, let us go to the ruins and ruminate on what we find!

OK by me.  :)

Suits me!

Is Sybella still with us as an NPC, or did she just disappear without explanation?

If the latter, then we may up with a "The Search for Sybella" thread next...  :o

Good question... I'll have to think of what to do for her...

Perhaps Sybella should stay in town, in case Serren turns up?

She could always have gone missing by the time of our return...

On another, rules-related note, I guess I should declare what my Flex Skill is for today!

I'm already pretty good at searching for things, so I will go with Repair, as that seems like the one most helpful in our search of old ruins!

I like that idea! Let's go with that.

Chairs I’m pretty sure that’s not how empathic works.  It makes you trained in doing what you want but you still need to roll for it.  Unless of course that’s how it’s been played so far because that’s a different story.

Since this is a matter between PCs you will need to work out the logistics of this between you.

I will say Vioan isn’t concealing any emotions and if you read closely you can probably figure out exactly what he is feeling.  If you want me to spell it out I think a roll might be appropriate.  That said, I’m not trying to rock the boat so if empathic has been treated as a window into the soul in the past I will happily spill the beans.

Well, it has been a window into the soul thus far... but that has been for NPCs.

This is the first time it has come up for PC to PC interactions.  So we are actually on new ground.  And the GM thinks they are not necessarily the same, which I do not find fault with.

With PCs pointing weapons in a lingering way, that concerned Charis enough to try to sense just what undercurrents were there emotionally.

As far as how to handle Empathic senses with other PCs, I suspect that fun and fair would be two priorities.  Therefore, how would you folks like to have it work?

Some folks might like the opportunity to emote inwardly, yet have that detected automatically.

Other folks might want to keep their beans from being automatically spilled.

What consensus can we come up with that will maximize enjoyability for you folks?   :)
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Like I said, I didn’t want to open a can of worms and I just brought it up because it seemed a very powerful ability for a descriptor.

That said, the text you quoted is the flavor text for empathic not the mechanics.  The mechanics just make you trained in detecting emotions and a few other things which is why I mentioned the roll.  Technically when there are contested rolls both PCs roll, add 3 if they are trained in the skill or have an asset or whatever and highest roll succeeds.

In theory the roll is there when detecting npc emotions too though perhaps you would only roll if you were trying to make out someone’s emotions when they were trying to deceive you or at least you thought they were.

I have no problem telling you the emotions that I am portraying.  If you don’t believe me then I think we should roll off.

OK.  How about the rest of you folks?  :)

I don't have a problem with just stating what's going through Amyron's head, and I think if there were a situation where Amyron were trying to deceive Charis I wouldn't have a problem with stating that you needed to make a roll. I'm easier going with deception between characters than deception between players, if that makes sense.

A less simple option (which would mean Charis wouldn't know if a player was putting up resistance) would be for Charis to make a hidden roll any time you wanted to check someone's feelings. The player in question could then put in a private line stating their real feelings and a hidden roll to the GM if they weren't the same as the ones they'd posted - along with what emotion they were trying to project. The GM could then ignore Charis' roll if the player wasn't trying to hide anything (unless they're really keen on intrusions... :D), or notify Charis of the truth if she succeeded. That way, the player would know whether they'd pulled off the deception successfully, and the GM would send a PL to Charis to tell her what she had sensed.

Hmmmm!  Interesting ideas.  :)

How about you, Quellan?  :)

I don't mind giving Charis a general impression of Quellan's emotional state, but if you're going to do a deep dive, I assume there's going to be a roll-off somewhere in there.

I like Quellan's idea best, since it has a nice combination of simplicity plus fidelity to what I envision for an Empathic character.

However, I suspect that it will be easier to build a mutually agreeable consensus by finding the most restrictive common ground, rather than the least restrictive.

Therefore, I suspect that Amyron's Less Simple Option has the best potential.  That looks like one possible way to concretely implement Vioan's last paragraph, if I am understanding clearly enough.

Am I interpreting the preferences for you folks correctly?  All things considered, is Amyron's Less Simple Option an option that everyone would be happy and content with?

Your feedback is most welcome.  :)

I’m all for Quellans option.  So long as it isn’t  some sort of irresistible mind scan I don’t really mind.  Also for the record Vioan is relieved but guarded.  Doesn’t take an empath to realize that.

Hmmmmm!  OK, then.  Would Quellan's option be a plan that everyone would like?  From the posts thus far, I suspect so, but we should probably verify to make sure...  :)

I'm fine with my own opinion!  :)

Right now Quellan is slightly wary, curious, and focused.

Fine by me!

Done!  :)

Hey all... I'll be offline tomorrow, possibly Tuesday due to a procedure I'm undergoing tomorrow. Just a heads up.

OK, Chief!  Remembering you in prayer...

Which of the two hatches are you scanning, Charis? I assume you are not scanning the open exit?

Charis is actually scanning all the interesting stuff in the area, looking for insights.  She is starting with the hatch the others are currently looking at and whatever lies behind and beyond it, then scanning the other hatch and beyond to compare them, then scanning the closed exit and beyond, then scanning the open exit if time permits to compare them...  :)

I ask because due to range limitations you won't be able to scan everything in the room in one fell swoop. Plus as you scan each item, it would count as an action, and I want to make sure everyone gets an opportunity to take an action in the meantime, unless everyone wants to wait until you've scanned everything in the chamber.

Charis will start scanning things in that order, and proceed until circumstances change by events taking place, or by the other PCs needing her.  The others are free to wait, or to proceed, as they wish...  :)
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In reply to Charis (msg # 251):

Hey folks.  I’m struggling with the flu.  As soon as I feel a bit better I’ll be back at it.

Well wishes to you... hope you feel better soon!

Quellan... which hatch are you working on, the one to the right of the exit, or the one on the left wall?

Let's go to the left!

 I thought I was looking at the levers for the second hatch, in the same room as the levers Quellan operated.  Amyron wandered back through the hatch when he couldn't see anything of interest on the cones, so these levers aren't  new set.

Still, no harm in giving them a try...

You are correct. Charis is the only one in the room beyond the first hatch. Everyone else is in the main chamber and you're looking at the second hatch in it. This hatch's levers happen to be laid out in a different pattern than the other one.

Vioan, are you moving forward or are you waiting for input from the others?

In reply to the Game Master (msg # 258):

Sorry had a rough couple of weeks there.  I’m working on getting back on schedule for posting.

No worries, sorry to hear that. It feels like something is in the air, a lot of people are having challenges these days.

No pressure, we'll be here. RL always comes first.

Anyone want to offer any input into Quellan's idea?

Sounds like a plan. At some point, Amyron will get tired of guarding the door, and follow the others in, if they're going to be a while!

I mean, if nothing else, Quellan's getting into this whole adventuring thing, so she's up for getting herself into a crystal and going "wheeeee!" over the edge to see what's what down there, but she would like the option of getting up again...  So, if someone could just dangle a rope or whatnot, she'll time her transformation for about ten minutes longer than it took the glowglobe to descend, and wait for someone to chuck her down the shaft.
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The shaft descends about 90 meters (300 feet) so it will take 6 lengths of rope tied together, if the group has that much rope all told...

I've got 50!  Hmm... maybe we could try to check out some of those other rooms we've been in to see if there is some cable or tubing or wires or flexible extrusions or something.  Like make a scavenge check, and maybe hunt for some cyphers too while we're at it?

That's a good idea. I guess we've got at most 200' of rope between us. I'm guessing Vioan's doubles don't come with extra equipment... Have we seen anything that looks serviceable as climbing rope?

Sounds like a plan to me... as long as we can get her back out again...  :o

I guess that's why we need 300' of rope.

Or a jetpack.  :D

Have you all come to a consensus on what you'd like to do, whether it's to go down the shaft or to explore a different area?

Quellan would rather not destroy things willy-nilly just to go down a level, though if the other two corridors prove too difficult to pass, she'll probably just shrug and strip out the fibers.

Since no one else has objected, hows about we go see that one corridor with those critters in it?

OK.  :)

I'd not made the assumption that Amyron has fired Quellan in crystal form across the hole yet. Since it hadn't been stated that he did it yet, I took the opportunity to let Charis tell you about the numenera effect in the hole before he did so.

Off on holiday til June 4th, so may not be able to post in that period. Feel free to NPC Amyron in that time.

Thanks, Amyron. Enjoy yourself!

Do any of the PCs have a grappling hook?

Technically no, but I've got three spikes and some rope.  Or maybe we could just scavenge some right-angled pieces of metal or synth real quick and use those.  If there's nothing handy, I'll just use some of my rope to do a makeshift hook with the spikes, and if no one says me nay, try to go run on air!

I'll give you a nice simple DT2 to fashion all those into an effective grappling hook. It should take you no more than 20-30 minutes.

Aaaand... I'm back!

Good to see you back!

And for my next trick, I'm gonna wait until they pick up the crystal, because you know automatons love crystals, and then I'm going to change back and go "Mblerg, it's me!" and then stab them!

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Ok, maybe not, but it's a thought...  ;)

How's everyone doing? Anyone going to take Quellan up on her setup to cross over the shaft?

I will! And I like that roll...

RPoL Dice Roller:

16:42, Today: Charis rolled 11 using 1d20.  Resist Spheres DT4 w/Effort * 1.

OK, Charis manages to resist.  Does she also have enough time to stop Amyron from touching the spheres?  :o

If Charis decides to stop Amyron it will totally be against his will, and we then venture into PvP realm. It would mean making initiative rolls, then PvP action rolls...

Bring it on... :D

And that was one well-placed point of effort, Charis!

OK, but I am not the brightest bulb when it comes to rule mechanics.  What do I roll for initiative?  O_o

Here's how this will work:

Each of you roll for initiative. You can each apply any applicable modifiers, Effort, etc. to your roll. The higher number gains initiative.

If Charis wins the initiative roll, she can use her action to attempt to prevent Amyron from touching the sphere.

If Amyron wins the initiative, he touches the sphere.

22:35, Today: Amyron Tirth rolled 16 using 1d20.  Initiative.

16?! Where were you when I needed to resist?!

RPoL Dice Roller:

15:48, Today: Charis rolled 5 using 1d20.  Initiative.

Sigh...

I will be at GenCon until Sunday the 5th, so I'll be posting after that!

"Have fun storming the castle!"  :)

Just a reminder before you burn a cypher... the passages are not lit...

I suppose we could drop a glowglobe down?

Out of interest, are glowglobes one shot items, or are they reusable? I've never been quite clear whether they burn out. I guess if we chuck one down, it's lost anyway (unless we find a way down), but for future reference...

What would be the odds that I could climb down the last bit, if I were lowered on a rope? And climb back to the rope again, of course!

Is the rock face sheer, or does it offer good handholds?

Lesser glowglobes last about an hour before burning out.

The shafts I thought were metal, which doesn't bode well for handholds...  :-O

The shaft is actually smooth stone much like the walls of this area of the ruins. Nonetheless, it stands that smooth does not bode well for handholds.

If Charis agrees with your plan, then I'll move things forward.

I believe that is so.  Quellan would like to try rig up another grappling hook (maybe with some daggers or something) and borrow someone else's rope so she can quickly go by the hostile automatons, do a reverse of what she did to get in here in the first place, go extract the fiber bundles from the vessels, and tie them off on the side of the shaft opposite the automatons so we can float down, grab the rope if need be, and investigate both places Charis' cypher saw, starting with the one highest up the shaft.

I guess that I am confused.  If we have to go by the automatons anyway, wouldn't it be easier to just go back to town for actual rope?  O_o

It's like a half-day back to town, and Serren has been missing for, what two days at this point?  I think our initial plan was to find him on the assumption that when he was going around the back of the living automaton's cave in our initial approach, he got lost or trapped or kidnapped or something.  We didn't want to go back to town for rope because of the time we'd lose, and also we weren't sure if anyone in town had 300' feet of rope anyways.

OK then.  On with the show!  :)

So are you all wanting to pull the spheres down and use their suspension cables they're tethered to?

Um... Touch the spheres?  Not my recommendation.  What did you folks have in mind?  My memory is a bit fuzzy (pardon the pun, given that we are talking about touching those spheres :)...

I believe the last time we had a lengthy discussion about rope (pun intended), we were talking about harvesting the cording from the things Vioden emerged from.  One other person (Amyron, I believe) had some rope on him, not enough to reach the bottom, but enough in this instance to let me make a return trip to the opposite side of the shaft, go to the Vioden vessels, do some scavenging, and come back with a big ol' haul of "let's get to the bottom of this".

Literally and figuratively :D

Quellan's ready to get fired across the pit anytime.  She'll get that fiber and be back in a blink so we can descend!

OK - let's do it!

09:33, Today: Amyron Tirth rolled 1 using 1d20.  Firing Quellan across the gap... 1 Level of Effort, just in case..

Well, that's the worst level of effort I've ever applied... let's hope that didn't go too badly wrong...

Oh dear, this could be... interesting.  I am unaware while I'm in the crystal (at least at this tier) and I set my trigger to being dropped hard on the ground.  And I'm drifting down slowly...  :-O

That sounds like "being dropped hard on the ground" to me...?  :)

Well, fine, just bring logic into it why don't you!  ;)

You know what... I'm going to go with that interpretation. We'll say Quellan did get activated to come out of crystal form when she hit the side of the shaft.

ROFL!  :D


Woo hoo!  :)

Go ahead and give me a Speed roll, DT3 to grab the rope.

16:37, Today: Quellan Cet rolled 10 using 1d20.  Catch the rope (Speed check, 1E).

By the skin of my Effort!

Before declaring any actions, I just wanted to check what our situation is! Would it be easy for Amyron to get behind cover?

He's keen to get out of sight, but not if that means running down the corridor and leaving Quellan to the automata!

Quellan is going to hightail it the other way.  If need be, she'll fold herself into crystal for a while, and hopefully they'll get bored and go away.

In reply to Amyron Tirth (msg # 313):

The opening of the chamber you're in is against a wall so if you duck to either side of the entryway you'll have cover.

Quellan... I'm going to offer you a GM Intrusion here...

What be the intrusion, oh GM?

In her mad dash down the corridor, Quellan inadvertently runs into the reddish-orange mist...

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I'll take that intrusion and perhaps a Might defense roll, I presume?  With the other XP to Amyron, for finally getting me across the corridor!
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Do you mean the corner that led into the vast area?

Yes, let's go look there!

Can Charis use Onslaught for non-lethal damage?  :)

Yes. However, you would still need to do enough damage to take them to 0 health in order to render them unconscious.

Guys, I'm going to be traveling overseas for two weeks (needful family thing).  I will have internet access, but my ability to post will not be certain.  I shall try to update as I can.

No worries.  Godspeed!  :)

Okay, it's official... the game's back on!

Posting might be a bit less frequent for the next week or two, at least until our long summer shifts go back to normal working hours next week.

In the meantime, go ahead and pick up where we left off in the IC thread. If you need to take time and read back to catch up before you post, feel free.

Cool - I'm off on holiday for a week this Friday, so I may be slow in starting up anyway, but I'll see what I can get in this week!

From a brief re-read of our last page, I believe we're looking for a GM ruling on whether or not Charis' stun was enough to stun the automatons so we could climb down to the leaking area without getting shot at/attacked.

Ah yes, thank you. :)

I'll RP that out in IC, but that did not succeed.

Sorry, I'm in a work crunch, so my post may be delayed... :o

That's a good point there, Quellan - but do we have a way round to you other than across the gap?

Sorry GM, but could I get a reminder about the layout here? I'm struggling a bit with the geography here!

Understandable, it's been awhile. Lucky I found the map I made. :)

Currently Amyron and Charis are in the 30x60m chamber with the spheres that took your memories. There is no exit in this chamber save from the one you came in, that crosses over the shaft with the automatons on the other side. There is a grate on the floor of the chamber they're in.

In short, you are correct.

Unless I can find a way to deactivate the automatons, lure them away, cage them, or drop-kick them into the shaft...

Hmm, I should see if I can salvage some cyphers or something around here. I realize I don't have any, and those could help turn the tide.  I don't relish trying to engage both automatons physically.  Or if there's a way to conceal Amyron and Charis?  I don't know if the automatons are detecting them based on proximity, heat, vision, or something else.

The automatons have only fired on Charis or Amyron when they've had a visual on them. If they are out of their line of sight through the entryway they don't respond.

Did you not ever get any cyphers or did you use them all? I'll have to read back if you don't remember...

I don't have any listed on my sheet, and we found some back at the village, so unless I forgot to put them on my sheet, I expect I've used all of mine up.

I wonder if putting a sheet over Amyron and Charis would be enough to fool the automatons...

If any of you are curious as to what these things are you can make a knowledge check, DT4 to see if your character recognizes them.

RPoL Dice Roller:

07:32, Today: Charis rolled 7 using 1d20.  Knowledge Check DT4.

It is obvious... ;)

Oddly I know what that is despite never having watched the show...

That makes two of us... ;)

14:53, Today: Amyron Tirth rolled 4 using 1d20 ((4))

Amyron wholeheartedly endorses this view. xD

Not dead, six things happened at once. Hope to update in the next two days!

I have breakthrough Covid, so it may be awhile until I post...  :o

Sorry to hear that Charis. I hope you're feeling better soon.