For all OOC discussion, rules discussion, etc.

I just assumed people would like to continue to advance to within a good range of attack (short to immediate) the next round, so carried on with that.  If you wanted to do something else, please do let me know.

Acia and Fen, you can give me two rounds' worth of actions once you get a chance to post!

Am I correct that I needed this turn to get within range for taking action next turn?  :)

Everyone needed an extra turn of action to move closer, so I basically did an extra round where people just moved.  The nasty beastie was occupied by its prey for that round, so now, this round, you are all close enough to act.

If you wanted to use your second round to do something other than move, just say so.  :)

Does this mean that I was correct in making another move-oriented action post just now, or should I also have been posting whatever action I am taking when within range?  O_o

Assuming everyone wants to be in melee range, and spent both actions moving, right now everyone is within immediate distance of the beast.

Should I add an action to my latest post then?  :)

Yarp!  Lemme know if you're going to diplomacize or smack down or invert or whatever is the thing you do!

Done!  :)

Is this Speed check for Cube or for everyone?  O_o

The Speed check is for everyone.  Cube has his own particular problem he's dealing with, separate from the Speed check.

Uh oh...  With the damage from the Cranky Critter that Eleisai already has, there is a good chance this will knock her down to zero.

What happens when a PC has zero Might?  :o

*points to rules and game terms thread*



So you become impaired if your Might Pool goes to 0.

1 Pool at 0 = Impaired
2 Pools at 0 = Debilitated
3 Pools at 0 = Dead

This being Numenera, going Dead doesn't necessarily mean dying.  I mean, it's Numenera.  There might be artifacts to revive you, locations that could heal you, clone tanks, dimension copies, or maybe you survive after being in a coma, but you have some kind of strange side effect.  We'll cross that dimension barrier (and possibly back again) if we get there.  :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 05:24, Mon 15 Oct 2018.

RPoL Dice Roller:

22:24, Today: Eleisai rolled 12 using 1d20.  Cranky Critter Carnage, Speed Roll, DT6.

Oof.  Do I get a prize for being the first impaired PC of the game?  ;)

EDIT: BTW, when are we allowed to take Recovery Rolls?  :D
This message was last edited by the player at 05:33, Mon 15 Oct 2018.

On your turn.  So your one action recovery roll can be taken on your next action if you feel so inclined.  :)

Yeah, I suspect that I will feel so inclined...  :p

I assume that uses up my action for that round?  :o
This message was last edited by the player at 05:37, Mon 15 Oct 2018.

Yup, it's one action a round, unless you have a special ability that gives you otherwise.

Sorry guys, I'm in the middle of a blah.  Trying to get out of it.  Hopefully update soon.

It took me three reads of that not to read it as "bath" rather than "blah"!

But seriously, no worries, Chief.  Real Life Takes Precedence.  Don't let this become another stressful To-Do List item.  Come back when you will enjoy it, and we will look forward to enjoying it with you.  :)
This message was last edited by the player at 17:34, Wed 07 Nov 2018.

Thanks for the rubber duckie, that really helped!  :)

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Whoo, Christmas, whoo!

And a happy new year!

Does anyone have a particular plan they want to propose? Otherwise, I think it's the Walkers off on a bit of a wander to try and either find where they went or where they've been?

I think we have two tracks going: that one, and exploring how to make the Nem move elsewhere...

BTW, who is still around?  Some folks haven't posted in awhile...  :o

I've talked to Cube, but he hasn't responded yet.  Acia hasn't been a factor for months.

If you guys want to carry on, I'll carry on with a reduced group or open recruiting to take over abandoned characters.  If this isn't really going how you envisioned, then I am open to suggestions, or I can just let the game go.  What say you?

I suggest opening to new players, giving them the option of adopting orphaned PCs or creating new ones.  Then write the new PCs in and the unclaimed PCs out (or NPCing the latter, depending on what is best for the GM), and off we go...  :)
This message was last edited by the player at 01:08, Fri 18 Jan 2019.

Hey folks,

I'm Simon from Scotland, and I'll be (attempting to play) Q'nur, a Confident Delve that Exists partially out of Phase.

I'm a complete newbie to Numenera (and to the Cypher system) so I apologise now for all my upcoming questions and the continual retconning of my posts every time I get something wrong about the game world. :)

My character should be up and available for you to have a look at, so I'd appreciate it if you could run an eye over it in case I have missed anything.

My description and background will undoubtedly develop once I understand the setting and the character slightly better.

Simon
This message was last edited by the player at 18:22, Sat 19 Jan 2019.

Welcome aboard!  :)

So, where about on the world map are we currently?

*waves*

Welcome Q'nur! We're at the eastern edge of Navereen, the party escorting a caravan down from the Black Riage

Thanks Eris's player :)

So I guess (merely from looking at the map) that would possibly make Shallmas (a town?) or Fasten as good places for Q'nur to come from? I was thinking the capital city, but that feels too cosmopolitan.

Player thoughts?
GM thought?
This message was last edited by the player at 14:11, Wed 23 Jan 2019.

Shallmas should be fine, or Faster either.  If you're delving for parts, heading out into the relative hinterlands for a new installation to plunder would be very appropriate.

The City of Echoes it is. :)
Plunder? Plunder? I'll have you know this is an ancient and noble art that I'm practicing here, handed down from generation to generation. I'm not some scuzz-sucking pirate. :D
This message was last edited by the player at 14:12, Wed 23 Jan 2019.

Some more (possibly newbie) questions:

Are we actually humans or human-like evolutions?
Are we all 'traditional' human looking?
Can we have atypical skin colours?
Can we have different numbers of arms / eyes / fingers / toes / tentacles
Do we have to be made of flesh and bone?

This is the Ninth World, and all things are possible.

Most people are "human", but that varies a lot more than it does nowadays.  Having wildly atypical skin colors would not be overly unusual, nor having a differing numbers of fingers or toes.  If you get too much beyond human body configuration (i.e. tentacles) you would be considered a mutant, which carries a stigma in some places.  Mutant is actually a descriptor you can take, which can come with interesting powers, possible drawbacks, and some rather colorful and different changes to their forms.  If you'd like to be a mutant, let me know.

If you're not made of flesh and bone (for the most part), you might be a mutant, AI, plantform, or something of the sort, all of which carry various descriptors.  Now some people might have parts of their body replaced by another substance (metal, crystal, hard light, etc.) due to some unusual numenera, but that would not be inherent.

Did you have something specific in mind?  :)

No, nothing in mind (other than possibly a different skin colour). I'm just trying to  get a feel for things in this system. But it pretty much seems to be 'do whatever you want as long as it's not game breaking' :)

The Ninth World is varied and weird.  Weirdness is encouraged!  Update to the game later tomorrow, and I'll include Q'nur's introduction.  :)

If anyone is missing any of the Numenera rules books, here is your chance to get them for almost nothing.

https://www.humblebundle.com/b...era-monte-cook-books
This message was last edited by the player at 08:11, Thu 24 Jan 2019.

Hey all, work has been busier than usual (end of month, have to get the pounds out), so I won't be able to update until Monday night at the earliest!

Eris, I described the hatch as open, so you are good to descend in some fashion.

Basic comprehension fail, sorry. Tweaked our post, Eris will drop into the room below

Jump in, the water's lovely :P

oooh I want to see Eris jumping into the 'gelatinous cube'... :)

*blorp!*

Update later tonight!

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.

Ah well it happens. Have a safe trip.

No worries, Chief!  Godspeed.  :)

Safe trip!

Eris, there is a small problem with your character's position and intended actions.  Eleisai, Cube, and Eris all went into the corridor.  Erin stayed behind.  A host of lizards started to march towards you three.  Eleisai Far-Stepped back, Eris ran back and Cube went forward.  Eleisai and Eris and Erin are now in the chamber they started in, the triangular opening they had gone through now caged in by lizards.

The rosy glow is coming from the end of the corridor Eris retreated from.  Cube is currently the only party member in the corridor who could go towards the rosy glow, and it is currently involved in lizard extermination.

Is there another action Eris would like to take?

In reply to GM (msg # 51):

Apologies I thought it was other tunnel; I will revise it today

In reply to Eris (msg # 52):

Apologies, finally edited. Apologies for the short post, been a busy few days

ROFL!  :D

That was an awesome response, Eris.

In reply to Attilisk (msg # 55):

*tips hat*

Thank you :)

I'm looking forward to seeing Cube's reaction to having a mini-Cube inside it.  This whole twins/goop-dupes situation is a comedy goldmine!

Just wanted to say thanks for having me in the game.  It's really nice to be with a group of active players who write posts that are really fun to read.

Likewise :)

+1 for me also!  :)

Thanks guys, you have all been and continue to be lovely!  Hopefully there will be an update tonight or at least tomorrow morning!

Hooray!  RPOL lives!

Yeah, damn those pesky logs :)

Oops I might have just remembered that, like the angry spaghetti monster were about to encounter, Q'nur can also phase through walls. Probably a good idea to go and check on it, eh?  :)

Maybe.

Or maybe it will just allow the spaghetti monster to eat you while you're in the wall.

*gulp*

Q'nur, Eris, Attilisk, Eleisai, what are you doing about the beastie?

Seriously, if we leave it up to Attilisk, we're all monster-food if I keep rolling like this.

Woo hoo!  At least, I think...  What do we actually need to roll to hit Mr. Grumpy Tentacles?  :o

Yeah... 17 will definitely do it.  Yeesh!  Poor monster...

I would have preferred to give it a nice hug instead, but it wasn't very huggable last time...  :(

I'll still keep monitoring it, though.  If it starts giving off any semi-approachable empathic vibes, we could have a nice chat via Mental Link, and all become friends...  :)

I'm glad someone can hit it.  Good shot, Eleisai!

Apologies, holiday weekend here and sick child

I'm imagining Cube eating the mini-Cubes with an electronic "wakka-wakka-wakka" sound...  :D

I finally posted.  Sorry for the delay.  It has been a deadline-filled month...  :o

Wakka is for spheres, cubes sound more like Jell-O.

Busy weekend at work, update hopefully late Mon/early Tue.

Apologies, a combination of work and sickness. Could be overwork therefore sick

Apologies, folks... as I have mentioned to our fine GM, time is not my friend and I must bow out. Or rather, we ... Eris and Erin both

Clear skies

You (both) shall be missed.  Good luck!

Hello, Wyddno

THanks.  I should be able to finish by character by Monday

Welcome aboard!  :)

I have a character sheet.  just need cyphers, an oddity, and GM approval

Attilisk continues to fiddle with the controls while he takes notes.

"Dang this thing is complicated!" he says to no one in particular.

Hey guys, I have been preparing for GenCon and will be heading there tomorrow, so things have been a little crazy.  I will hopefully make one more update tonight (along with Wyddno's stuff) and then I'm not certain I will be able to make posts until the 5th.

Thanks for the heads up.  Enjoy the con!

  ;)

Thanks guys!  Wyddno, you have your cyphers and oddity, and I hope to get your introduction here very soon.  In the interim, please write your background, description, pick a portrait, and please tell me a reason you'd go into an underground installation known to be "haunted".  :)

Ok, I'm back everyone!  Wyddno, just get those things in your character sheet/description for me, please, and you are now in the game as the mysterious new arrival!

OK, looking at it now.

as to why I'd go into a haunted underground installation; that's what I do.  I Explore Dark Places

Welcome Paraton

Thanks! My player is reading the story and will post as soon as I am ready and understand what's going on.

And I'll shut up now so someone else can talk ... *grin*

Welcome aboard to the new folks!  :)

Since we haven't heard from Cube, I've been assuming that I am still stuck in the other room, and am only monitoring the interactions with the new folks by looking through Cube.

Therefore, I haven't been contributing much to the conversation thus far.

Should I continue to assume this state of affairs?  Or are we assuming that Cube has/is/will be moving aside at some point, so that Eleisai can give some nice welcome hugs?  :)

Cube's player does check in once in a while, it seems, although they post less frequently.  Maybe GM could make some minor moves to control him for the ease of conversation?  This could even be posted as Cube the character with a notation of * GM controlled.

Not sure how Cube's player would feel about that, though.

We'll put that under the category of "you snooze, you lose".  I'll move Cube aside and Eleisai can carry on until which time Cube's player posts.

Ok

Posted!  Sorry for the delay.  Work has been crazy busy these days...  :o

Wyddno go on vacation and forget to invite the rest of us?

Yeah, I just sent him an rMail, so we'll see how that goes.  Anyways, onward!

Did anyone else want/need to salvage some cyphers from the barrier you guys crawled over on the way down the ramp?

*watches, aghast, as Paraton throws caution to the wind*

No, no, it's an arrow I threw, not caution.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:20, Thu 19 Sept 2019.

Wyddno hadn't bothered to check in or post for a month, so he got written out of the game.  Cube and Eleisai are being NPCed by me for the time being.

Posted!  I'm still alive, but my work schedule has been wild lately...  :o

Well, is only an 8 minute wait before those vapors dissolve. Or a difficulty 8 speed task to avoid 11 damage. WCGW.

... Sorry. I still have arrows, though. And void matter.

Yes, I do want to know how that thuman got up there.

Teleported.  It's part blink dog.  ;)

But seriously, I hopefully shall update that tonight.  :)

Oof. Dice roller, I thought we were friends. I gave you cookies.

All is forgiven, diceroller. All is forgiven.

I disagree.

I'm not posting because I had some actions posted earlier, if you recall.

Hello, Porgot.

Hiya! Excited to get to know you guys and do some far future exploration!

Oh, hi! Welcome!

Welcome aboard, Porgot!  :)

Assuming that you are the one we are just discovering in the room, I am on my way to rescue you...  :D

I am! Huzzah!

I'm waiting to post until "OOC: The ledge is 12 feet off the floor.  We'll resolve the rest of your post once we get past the immediate dangers."

If you want to coo to the thuman and offer food, go right ahead.  The poor dear is starved for non-lethal attention.

Nu-mar is a good boy.  ;)

*clings to wall. shrieks incoherently.*  Posting will resume after full shrieking has occurred, probably in a couple of days. Thank you for your patience. :)

:)

Oh dear.

Don't forget a warm cup of tea with honey when you're over this.

Strange Fruit as in the old song about lynchings?

Attilisk - Golly gosh I hope not...

Porgot - DT 4, Understanding Numenera would help here, as would any mechanical skills.

In reply to GM (msg # 126):

Just so i understand right, my edge of 2 drops it to 4 without spend, right? If so I'll roll against dt 2. Unfortunately I dont have understanding numenera but fortunately I bought out my inability in it

Yes Porgot, you have your Edge spending right. :)

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Hey guys, sorry I've been a little more quiet as of late.  We're having some stuff done at the house which involves a lot of elaborate set up, and then I can't sleep there during the day while the work is being done.  If work is less busy I might be able to steal some time there at night and update, but if not I expect the next time I'll get is Thursday evening/Friday morning.

+1 posting rate apologies.  Real Life schedule has been extra-crunchy, but I am still alive...  :o

It's a hard time everywhere, so I'm both understanding of your issues and apologetic about my own lack of quantity/quality. Popular unrest makes it harder for me to be imaginative and positive.

Wow, what are the odds.

Oh, 1/400, those are the odds.

Attilisk hugs Paraton with his arms still smoking from the electrocution.  "Brother!"

Oof, if you don't mind my asking, where do you live that is going through unrest?

Earth, probably.

By which I mean that there are MANY places dealing with unrest and instability right now.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:16, Sat 14 Dec 2019.

I live in Chile. I'm somewhat hopeful, this revolt was necessary and long overdue. The violence I abhor, but understand: these are people who have been delicately told for decades that they will never be anything. This time, a few govt. ministers outright mocked the poor. The level of inequality here is appalling.

I hope things improve, I hope this government finally relents and turns a bit more human. But many people in power are completely happy with the status-quo.

Best of luck that positive, lasting, systemic change is coming to your country, Paraton.

Oh man, that must be scary and exciting at the same time. I hope the violrnce ends soon. Hopefully the change comes soon. Stay safe!

@GM and everyone, I'm kinda lost in this complex. Sad for a Seeker to say, but if any of you can share a conceptual map of the rooms we've been in, I'd be thankful.

I'll try to compile one today, otherwise.

Me too!

Cube and Eleisai came down from the surface, where the tentacle beast attacked.  Went through a rent in the wall.  Found the pod room where they met Attilisk and met the Brethren (and Delfino).  Briefly encountered the tentacle beast again, and it fled.  Tracked it.  Found a big spiral ramp that led down.  Ramp has no railings and is lit on the inside by large floating insects.  Partway down the ramp was a makeshift barrier and a swarm of little insects.  Prior to the barrier is the room with the spiky ball and the "control room" you are in now.

While exploring the ramp and barrier, there was some kind of displacement incident.  Several party members disappeared and more appeared, including Paraton.  (The barrier and insect swarm vanished, though the large "light" insects remain.)  The group carried on to the bottom of the ramp, where there is a doorway to the room with the crystal cluster where you fought sathosh, and found Nu-Mar and Porgot.

In the crystal room is the crawlway to the weightless room that matches the glimmer vision from earlier, and also the image shown in the "control room" now.

Thank you, this really helped.

Sorry for being AWOL.  I'm trying to get my head around the new-fangled version of the rules.  I would think that a Nano would be useful in figuring out all of the mysterious Numenera around here, but I'm fuzzy on exactly what kind of useful training Eleisai has that is applicable...?  O_o

Eleisai, you have training in understanding numenera, so that would certainly apply here in figuring out what does what.

Wishing you all a Blessed Christmas.  :)

My best wishes to you all in these holidays!

A most lovely Christmas and holiday season to you all!  Christmas activities kicked me in the butt, but I should be back now!

Wishing you all a Blessed 2020!  :)

Has Attilisk learned enough to operate the controls? (as far as we know)

Yes, he has a working understanding of what operations we've seen so far.

(Please ignore the ominous music swelling in the background...)  ;)

Should I roll again to open the doors, or is it covered in my first roll?

Please roll again.  This ancient technology is so unreliable...  };)

I figure it's better to ask this now that I don't need to do it: will you accept player intrusions, where we give 1XP and auto-succeed?

Ya, sure.

Update later tonight!

It never goes smooth. How come it never goes smooth.

Because that would get boring?

I'm just hoping Delfino wasn't vaporized.

It's a Firefly quote, you philistine.

I haven't memorized the whole series, sad to say.

He probably wasn't vaporized.  Probably...  }:-)

Read: Delfino has a 20% probability of not having been vaporized."

Sorry to be so quiet.  I've had beginning of semester work crunch plus laptop issues.  :o

Any plausible suggestions for what Eleisai would/should have been occupied with IC as all these recent events have unfolded, or why she has been so quiet IC?  O_o

If Eleisai has been reading the intent of the "shadows", perhaps, she would have found them initially sleeping, but then growing in hunger and now frustration that Delfino is out of reach.

Good idea.  Many thanks.  :)

Just FYI, there is another exit from the spiky ball room.  There's the control room which is off to the side, but there is a yet unexplored door (currently shut) across from the entrance from the ramp.

Elesai also recalls that where she first came into the complex (up above) there were three entrances once they'd gone through the initial hatch.  She and her companions at the time went through a triangular entrance that had been punched forcefully through the wall.  There were two more, a small round one 10 feet off the floor (similar to the one that goes into the egg room) and a more regular square entrance flanked by pipes.  When you'd last left it, a silvery mist had been making the area quite cold.

Paraton: well, there's no other choice, I volunteer as a tribute

GM: umm... frands, there's a door over there that y'all missed.

I mean, just saying.  It's a big place.  Wanted to make certain all of your options were available.  I mean, toss yourselves in the Danger Room if that's your bag, though.  :D

Paraton, have things calmed down around you some (IRL)?  I haven't seen any news lately, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Things have calmed somewhat, the president's approval is sliding ever downwards, congresspeople took a month of holidays. There is a picture of Chile in the dictionary next to the definition of SNAFU. It's possible that things will heat up again in March, after the holidays. I'm currently working towards the efforts for a new constitution. I feel hopeful.

Best of luck (and wisdom and foresight) in creating a constitution that is fair and creates more equality, durable, malleable enough to grow with the times, and more respectful of the vast differences in people than the American constitution is.

Paraton, best of luck and wisdom to you. I know you already know this, but you are doing something incredibly important. *hugs*

My thoughts are with you, Paraton. I hope nothing but the swift best for you.

I want to thank you all for your kind words, they meant a lot to me.

I also want to give you a heads up, because I'm on holidays for a week more, and I'll be posting when I can.

Best wishes to all!

Enjoy.  Sounds like you earned it!

By transfigured ones inspiration I meant magnetism btw. Is this object metallic?

Partially. Likely a combination of metal and synth.

Yeah, standard explorer's pack is 50 feet of rope, hammer, 3 spikes, 3 days rations, 3 torches, 2 glowglobes, warm clothing, sturdy boots.

And I did all that from memory because I've written out too many pre-con chars for live one-shots.

I am terrified and jealous in equal measure.

*bows*

I am going to inspect but curious about the difficulty before I decide on Int spend.

I hope you and your loved ones are in good health, and pass this pandemic without harm. Keep safe, people.

Love,
Adriano

Thanks.  Right back at you!

We're doing our best to be clean and socially isolated where I am.

Aside from work and occasional grocery store visits, me and mine are staying away from all and sundry.  May we continue in health!  :)

My profuse apologies for being AWOL...  :(

This semester has already been wilder than anticipated with a course lecturing overload plus some new material plus busier admin, but with the virus-related adjustments needed in the coming days and weeks, I will have to crank it up another notch.

I do not know how often I will be able to check in on things here, so please feel free to do whatever is needed to advance the story without me.

Sending you all virtual hugs and prayers...  :)

Eleisai, I know this unexpected ramping up has got to be a whole extra load, so take care of yourself!  :)

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Unrelated - Lick the orb, Paraton, lick the orb!  :D

FOR SCIENCE!

"For great justice, take off every zig!"

*I'm dating myself...

By all means, let's have the intrusion. But is it what you wrote, or is it still to come?

Something that's about to happen shortly...

Paraton, you doing ok?  I heard Chile is getting slammed with Covid-19 right now.

We three are, fortunately, just very bored from having been quarantined for more than two months. But yes, things in the country are looking very, very grim. It's very cold right now, hospitals are at capacity, unemployment is high... We're taking good care not to need a doctor for anything.
Personally, we've done all the quarantine stuff: baking bread, cooking lots of stuff, learning to play the guitar, learning to draw, buying a hummingbird feeder, inventing lots of games with my daughter, playing No Thank You, Evil! with her, bonding with her over the D&D Monster Manual (she's decreed all the monsters are, in her case, good, and made friends with the beholder)...

How are you all doing?
This message was last edited by the player at 13:48, Fri 29 May 2020.

Haven't made friends with a beholder yet, but trying to stay safe.  My state, Wisconsin, had all our safety orders tossed by the state supreme court (idiots) so we have very minimal social protections.  Most businesses and county governments are taking it seriously, but people from neighboring states are coming here to vacation and party.  Today was the highest new case numbers yet and the death toll is accelerating also.  Hospitals in Minneapolis (next door in Minnesota) are sending patients north because they are at capacity (before the riots).

My family is safe, but overall, things will get worse before they get better.

I'm in Iowa, and while things have not been as bad as they could be, our state government didn't shut things fast enough and opened things far too soon. Plus we're ground zero for some of the meatpacking plant outbreaks, so that is weighing on my mind.

I've mostly been working through the pandemic, barring three weeks on furlough, because my plant had government contracts.  It's basically impossible to do proper social distancing in many parts of the job. And it's getting very hot and humid here, so wearing a mask on the factory floor is courting heat stroke. I do wear it everywhere else I go, but really can't at work.

Husband's been off for over two months, and has been mowing through all our streaming services like they're going out of style.

If I recall correctly, the asset value of help from a Trained or Specialized person is 2 levels of difficulty easier, yes?

Page 101 of the original corebook says "[the person helped] can decrease the difficulty of the task by one step." Did that change in Discovery?

Discovery, page 118: "If you use your action to help someone with a task, you east that task.  If you have an inability in a task, your help has no effect.  If you use your action to help someone with a task that you are trained or specialized in, the task is eased by two steps."

Nice buff!

Los Angeles County is a hot spot, but we are still alive and kicking.  Spring 2020 semester is done, after abruptly shifting online mid-semester.  Fall 2020 is just around the corner, and I need to prepare for face-to-face, online, and whatever shifting between them that may be necessary.  Between working online and periodic hikes in our walking-distance hills and mountains, I am still sane.  :)

I don't suppose anyone can give me an executive summary of the IC action?  :o

Welcome back!

We found a (crashed? derelict? pandimensional?) craft in the subterranean complex.  The little floaty balls seem to help track the crew (now us).  The propulsion systems seem to be offline due to a phasing crystalline structure protruding through the hull into one of the cylinders.  We're trying to figure out how to (re)move the crystal to fix the craft.

I'm surprisingly eloquent for somebody who's about to pass out. Hm.

Moment of clarity?

Could be, but I doubt a person half poisoned could speak this well.

First I travel thousands of kilometers with no way back. Then I start turning to crystal, and now this! It's not been my week, I'll tell you that.

Given that Eleisai is able to sense the orbs, what does she sense from the orb that was inserted into Paraton's body?  Still awaiting an answer before posting...  :)

Contentment, purpose, integration

I'm feeling a lump.

Now I've got that song "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America going through my head...

Good song.  Now it's stuck in my head, too.

"She's lump, she's lump, she's lump
She's in my head"

So meta...

The chair eats you.

 ;)

j/k

Time to use that "Flatulence of Self-Defense" skill.

"Hm, yes, based on my vast experience Seeking, I can conclude that this is a room. It is very, very roomful."

Week busier than expected - work is being a pain, will need to wait until Tue the 11th to start posting again. Apologies!

No worries, I hope you slayed that job!

Windstorm. No power. Will post when able.

No worries.  Sorry my own posting has been AWOL.  My to-do list runneth over... :o

I now in a position do to an update on what happened in my neck of the woods.  Search for "Iowa derecho" if you want to see exactly what happened, but what basically was going on was that on Monday, August 10th a massive windstorm hit my area around 1:30pm (I was asleep due to my nocturnal schedule, but I woke up in a hurry).  It was a derecho, a straight-line windstorm with winds up to 100mph, though it was about 80mph in my area.  Is sounded like a freight train and looked like a hurricane, with branches and bits of roofing flying by our front windows.  We lost power shortly after the storm and didn't get it back until last evening on Friday the 15th.  We didn't get Internet back until Saturday the 16th, and spent most of Sunday and Monday replacing the food we'd lost from our fridge and ice chest and doing chores we couldn't do with the power out.  We were very lucky in that we (or my parents in the same area) didn't have any house damage and very minimal tree damage. Some folks weren't so lucky. There were trees across roads, trees on houses, and some cities had very massive property damage to a huge amount of homes and businesses (one city to the west of us has people camping in their front yards as they have no place else to stay). There are still roads shut with trees and light poles across them, and we've lost an immense amount of trees everywhere.  Every day for a week the air is alive with the sounds of generators, chainsaws, and woodchippers.  It's going to take weeks to get the branches and trees cleared that fell down during the storm, more to remove the trees that are damaged but still upright, and every third house is sporting a tarp to cover lost shingles, roof damage, or worse. We're one of the lucky ones and I am very grateful right now.

I will hopefully be able to update the game tonight or tomorrow.

I kinda feared this was the case. Take all the time you need. Best wishes to you and your loved ones. And thank you for all the effort you have poured into this game. It's been a joy to open this page and see the little red link.

+1. Remembering you and your in prayer...

Sweet Mother Hubbard!  Ok, took vacation last week to deal with both the aftermath of the storm and the fact my sister was visiting from out of town (she's been heavily isolated, and we kept the visit very socially distanced as possible), but it was busier than expected.  Updating tonight!

D'oh!  Sorry, Eleisai!  We'll figure it out and try to pick you up!

I'll wait until Paraton posts before I do.

Priest in this case being Porgot the Adherent, who dropped off the radar some months ago.  Elesai is still with you!

* waves *  :)

Whew!

I'm so glad you're fine!

Hopefully should be able to update Monday night, or sometime Tuesday.  I'm away from my books at the moment and I need them to reference what is where so I don't miss anything!

Parallel to Paraton's searching and Eleisai's inquiries (and my own searching), Attilisk will be looking for some kind of recurring symbol that represents the ship.  Tattoo, baby!  If it can be done with some sort of nanite-infused ink (or similar programmable substance) that provides some kind of link to the ship, even better.

Name. Symbol.  I want to get it all!

The outline of the vessel that seems to represent its integrity seems to be the best "exterior view" of the ship and its best representation.  From one angle it looks like a hand with three fingers, surrounded by a circle of parallelograms.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Is that a reference I should be getting?  Paraton's reaction leads me to think that.

I just recognized this description. I have those books. Currently in a drawer under my bed, but still.

I won't "cheat" and go look at those diagrams, unless it's ok.

Paraton, at this point you've explored the whole ship, so yes, you're good to check the book.  :)

Attilisk, I'm pulling from a Numenera supplement called "The Nightcraft".

Ok.  Not something I've encountered.  Very interesting so far.

I used Effort and rolled a natural 20.

What suggestions might there be for major effect?

Going right where you want to!  There looks to be three locations "immediate distance", one "close orbit", and five "extended distance".  The first three at least seem to be on-planet, targeting deep in the Beyond, far into the sea off the coast, or an extreme distance due south.  "Close Orbit" seems to be the Moon.  "Extended Distance" has a green indicator with high life-form readings, a flattened disk with moderate light, a darkened star with large life readings, a blue trailing indicator with a great deal of water indicated, and a pinpoint with an image of large structures.

Nice roll, and fun choices!  :D

Whew!  It is a good thing that we just finished packing an infinite supply of food, huh?  :o

BTW, Eleisai is old and tough and stringy and tastes funny, so don't get any ideas... ;)
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I mean, who knows what's in those pods in the storage room?  Infinite rations?  Your extra clones?  The Blob?  Fuzzy socks?  Who knows?

Having recently read Into The Night, I will leave the choosing to Attilisk. Suffice to say this is gonna be *weird*.

Yeah, I agree.  IC, we wouldn't have an opportunity to decide by committee.

Attilisk, the fate of the universe rests upon your choice... but no pressure... ;)

Eh. The universe will do just fine. It's merely our fate that's at stake.

Optimist...  ;)

*Eyes wide* Um ...

I'm thinking that if Attilisk is doing this, he'll probably choose the Moon.  Far enough away that something from Earth *likely can't hurt them (because he can't understand the distances on a non-Earth scale anyway) and anything else just seems so far from what he knows that it's maybe not the first step he would take.  Also, he doesn't understand that there's no air in space (or on the Moon).  Because that's just probably not common knowledge at this point in human culture.

Sound fair, compatriots?

No matter where we go, there will probably be folks nearby who will want to take the ship for themselves.

I think that we are less likely to encounter other forces who will immediately attack us near the Moon.  Earth locations may well have more spiky towers and crystal lances, and other worlds may well have civilizations with inhabitants who are far more proficient with their technology than we are with ours...  :o

Of course, the Moon may well have spiky towers, crystal lances, and other civilizations... but what to do?  The only way to know is to take a peek.

So yeah, the Moon sounds like a plan to me... :)

Be cool if Paraton saw a round blue ball with a four-point star.

Going to be on vacation through the 9th of November, should able to resume on the 10th. Possibly could post before then, but no promises!

  ;)
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Did I manage to successfully establish the Mental Link?  :o

Judging as an observer, it looks more like you handed it the tongs to the buffet of your mind.  And then it ate.  A lot.

* bump *  :)

If you'd like to stay connected with a mental link, you can, but it will keep draining Intellect points from you, albeit 1 per every 30 minutes.

I assume that I can recover them as normal?  This isn't a permanent loss?  :o

So you hope! ;)

I think I'm at my cypher limit, so you can have these.

Finally posted!  Sorry for the delay.  Real Life has been overclocking me... :o

Hey everyone,

I'm sure you noticed me slowing down my posting in the last few months and weeks. While I am enjoying DMing the game, I have had a flareup (or downturn, I suppose) of my depression due to work factors, home factors, and general world issue factors, which makes it hard for me to work up the wherewithal to post appropriately, or sometimes at all.  Which then can snowball into feeling bad because I haven't posted, but then being too depressed to post, which means I feel bad I haven't posted...

You get the drift.  ;)

I am seeking appropriate professional help to get better/make things more manageable (this isn't my first rodeo). I am going to take a short DMing break whist I get through the first stage of treatment, so I hope to resume posting in just over two weeks.

Everyone remember to take care of yourselves!

~Isida

No worries at all.  Real Life Takes Precedence.

This game is for recreation and fun, not for creating stress as an item weighing on the to-do list.

Take whatever time you need, and don't worry about posting again until it would be fun for you to do so.

Feel free to update us on how you are doing OOC, whether or not you are ready to post IC.

Remembering you in prayer...

Take care of yourself.  I'm content to be patient.  The world is less than easy these days.

In reply to GM (msg # 253):

I'm currently going through exactly the same stuff, having the same difficulties you are. I'm sorry. I hope we get through this.

I will remember you in prayer as well, friend Paraton...

Paraton, how you doing down there?  I hope you've been able to stay safe!  (the rest of you, too, but there were more intense concerns with their condition last time I heard)

Thank you for asking. Things have been mostly fine here. The vaccination program here in Chile is a success so far, and I got my two shots already, so on that note it's been very good. Contagions have not abated, though, so I'm still mindful of not really getting out and meeting people. Fortunately I work from home. As for my state... It's better. Depression is not over yet, but it's better.

I hope you all are doing well.

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

Yikes!  Hope you feel better soon.  Please take care.

Flippin' heck. I hope you get better!

Take care Eleisai, and I hope your treatment goes well!  *hugs*

Blessed Christmas, all!  :)

I'm not dead.  I'm still tending to my mental health, but I am alive. Not sure when we'd be able to resume, but just letting people know what's going on!

Good to hear from you, friend GM!  As for the game, no hurries, and no worries... :)