Looks like they finally blocked RPoL at work. Since my schedule at home isn't my own, it's making my terrible posting rate even worse :(

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Do you have a home machine you could set up a proxy through, or would that be frowned upon?

r.rpol.net works decently well on my phone.  Maybe you could do (simple) updates from there?

Heck.  I didn't even know this page existed.  I've always used the pc-based website from my phone.  This is definitely better...

Apparently it's still in development.  But it works well so far.

I didn't know it existed either. Thanks Kate!

I am having a tough time figuring out what to roll to resist the 5L stun damage. Do I just roll my 2 Body dice versus a TN of 6 (because Caduceus already has light stun)? Do any Combat Pool dice get added into the mix? Is armor a factor for this (if he were wearing any)? I am pretty sure he is going to take another box of stun no matter what, so I will make my post to reflect that likelihood, but I would still like to understand this a little better for future rolls I may have to make.

To resist stun you can roll body or willpower - whichever is higher.  No combat pool.  This isn't really an attack so much as a combined ramifications of the ship suddenly turning almost on its side, a whole bunch of stuff flying around, etc.  The stun damage could be an over-extended elbow, stretched ligaments, a blow to the head, bruised ribs, being held below water overly long or any combination of other bad things that happen when a herd of armored hippo/alligator crosses toss your ship around like a toy.  (Feel free to describe as you see fit).  Don't expect to have to make a bunch of future rolls like this :)

Thanks. He did end up with another box of stun. I played it as him overexerting his wimpy muscles just to keep himself from falling overboard.

That works.  The good news is that 2 boxes of stun isn't any worse than one.  You just have to not get another one... ;)

In reply to DeusEx (msg # 911):

Yeah, being the Information Security Officer, I do sort of shy away from setting up proxies to specifically sidestep security measures. Worst case, I'll unplug my laptop and tether off my phone. But I'll try the r.rpol URL tomorrow.

Rolled five successes on balance but it'll take me a moment to get in and post. should be later today.

Great news today guys that I wanted to share- I just got a new job offer! Pays nearly twice what my current job pays, so I'm super excited. Anyway, just wanted to let y'all know.

In reply to White Duck (msg # 922):

Congrats!  That's fantastic!  Next round of stim patches is on you!

So long as it doesn't involve 3 times the work, that's awesome ;)

Congrats!

Woo!! That is great!

Yeah, my last job involved me doing twice the work for the same pay. So count those blessings!

I am leaving on a vacation today and won't be back until after next weekend. I may or may not be able to post between now and then. Feel free to continue on without me and assume my character goes with the flow. Sorry for any inconveniences.

My eventual intent is for Caduceus to conjure a forest spirit to cause more fear though.

Man, if I manage to wrestle a croc-hippo and come out on top, that'll really keep these scientists in line, eh?

If a spirit's Fear ability could boost Duck's intimidation, Caduceus would definitely conjure a force 3 forest spirit to do just that, making Duck the focal point of Fear.

I don't know that Caduceus knows what the effect would be.  If you think your character would do it, then post it in the IC thread and we'll see :)

Anyone else who wants to do something based on Duck's action is welcome to too

Just so everyone is clear, these things are the size of large hippos.  One of their legs is about as tall as you are and as big around - and 2-3 times heavier.  They have sharp meter-long tusks and have over-sized crocodile sized mouths.  They also appear to have car-like armor (i.e. lighter weight weapons such as knives won't penetrate at all no matter how skillful/powerful the attack and heavy weapons will have the power of attacks substantially reduced.)

One of them tore open your 15 meter boat like a can opener and then shoved it aside like a toy in the bathtub.  In their stampede, the 5 of them knocked down numerous trees, some of them a good 40+ meters tall and half a meter or so in diameter.  There are also others out in the water somewhere, presumably not too far away.

White Duck has decided to play Alpha.  The rest of you are free to do as you see fit :>

Umm, yep, didn’t realize they were *that* large. Would definitely retcon that if I could. I figured they were just large crocodiles or something.

I'm comfortable with you retconning on the grounds that you didn't catch the details about the size.  Others can then adjust their responses.  I posted this to make sure everyone was on the same page given that your action seemed exceptionally "bold"...

(Though I  was looking forward to the NPC's reaction to your previous plan... :>)

Well, I don’t want to change too much. I just want to give everyone a chance to move into the jungle and lead them away from the group. Since this thing is fairly massive, Duck probably could outrun it. I hope.

Nah man, the bigger they are, the harder they fall!