The OOC thread is filling up, so here is a new one.

Let the blackwaters flow!

I claim this thread in the name of Prince Victor!

In reply to Sal (msg # 3):

Who

Michael will help take the Hunters off the wall. They will need to be tied up and imprisoned. Their clothes will be checked for bugs and any other tracking. Michael will handle the interrogations.

Sal knows first aid. Should we call Fate back in case there's trouble?

Any trouble would have high tailed it far away by now. We have the portal to escape with if need be.

Gosh, sorry for being a crap player not posting for a while.  I'm trying to catch up.

Speaking of which, I completely missed (or just neglected to check) the fact that those crucified hunters were still alive o_O  Well, that's just awkward!

 Apologies for taking so long to post. we've been having power issues. If I somehow don't get posts out tonight, then that'll be the reason.

So Michael really hasn’t used any Mage magic since becoming a Banisher (not a complaint just haven’t had a reason to yet). Originally, I was going to go Prime as it has the Counterspell type spells, but with his sword and different abilities that protect himself against magic there I am considering going for Time Arcanum. Fate has fate, Mistral has space/(mind?), and Noah is Prime/Death, so wanted to go with Time Arcanum to differentiate from the other masters in the group. This also thematically ties in with Benediction as a sort of prophetic foresight/temporal omnipresence often mentioned in various religious texts. Thoughts?
This message was last edited by the player at 17:19, Sat 16 Apr 2022.

Just a heads up Fate has Time 6/Life 3/Fate 3/Space 2.

Ohh…lol. Didn’t realize Fate was an arch mage Time now. I assume that Noah has high Matter so that leaves Forces?

I'd say grab the Arcanum(s) that Michael would have, regardless of what anyone else has :)  The functionality of any given type of magic is broad enough that we all end up using them differently anyway!

True, if you don't pick all the same rotes, you could possibly still cast some time spells better than Fate can.

Ok thanks. Just didn’t want to accidentally steal someone’s thunder. Due to his Banisher nature, it will be all improvised Spellcasting focusing on one type of Arcanum. I got him the merit that improves his improvised Spellcasting and Gnosis 3.

In reply to Michael (msg # 15):

Not exactly an archmage of time yet. Still have to do the in game feats and ritual to get there. DM was just nice and let me get the 6 dots so that I had the extra die.

Noah is an omni mage but specs for long-form ritual casting. Take whatever you wish homie. Unless you grow scales you wont be stepping on my toes for sure. Even then I cant go Archmage you got that real voodoo.

Actually, Sal has the voodoo. In fact, if he worshipped a particular Loa, he'd get better rolls on Carrefour.

 Bear in mind that Michael, as a Banisher, will have magic that is fundamentally different than the magic of anyone else.

 Focus on spells that undo magic rather than creating effects... or spells that focus on the reaction rather than the action.

 Try to get 3 dots in arcanum that give give you "metamagic" (space 3 lets you cast other spells sympathetically, time lets you cast conditional spells, ect.)

 Also Forces. No one has Forces to any degree.

Sal and Noah need to just go get lobster rolls and detail his magic at some point.

Sounds good, long as you make it so Sal can taste them.

Happy Easter everyone.

HappyBunny a day to you all

 Sorry things have taken so long. Spring and I do not get along and my schedule has changed recently making it a bit more difficult.

 I'll try to get things better sorted in the future.

No problem. Take your time and don't over do it.

Michael, just want to let you know, Sal has at least one more trick up his sleeve, and vociferously objects to mercy-killing the hunters as long as he thinks there's a slim chance that their wills to live might be restored, so if I don't post for a few days, please don't kill them!

 It is really hard to convince a zealot of anything :P

He was more considering wiping their memories if that was a possible option before killing if their going to be maimed their whole lives.

Well, Sal may be able to compel them to answer Michael's questions first.

Yeesh. Sal should be better at this, but he's limited by my people skills!

Reminder:

Sal, you have a message on your phone from Milo.

Oh, does he? Hmmmm...

 The night has not passed yet. He won't get that message till morning

edit: Also, there are no kindred among the rescuees
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:00, Wed 04 May 2022.

You're a bout a day ahead of everyone else

Aww. And here I thought I'd have a bunch of little babby vampires to follow Mama Sal around like little ducklings.

In reply to Sal (msg # 35):

I think Drac had something to do with that.  He just got his own army bigger

 XP has been given in the XP thread.

 In the two threads that are now up, everyone is still together so you can choose which thread you want to be in.

Cool thanks.

 Michael and Fate get to choose which thread to be in (aside from the Archmage thread for obvious reasons and Nefertiti's thread for the other obvious reasons)

 However, if you're heading with Noah, you might wanna post in his thread because he's about to do Dragon stuff :P
This message was last edited by the GM at 05:00, Sat 14 May 2022.

I forget, who has the nail from the True Cross?

Me

On some level, I'm sure, Sal knows that its like Milo that got Nefertiti mixed up with Reginald, but Sal still kinda blames Nef for Carmilla blowing up the Amethyst palace, and all of the kids getting killed (though I'm not sure if that part was even remotely Nef's fault.)

Former Nazi friend what, now?

We had a meet and greet with him in the park. The guy with the accent when Mr. Wraith was with us.

Hes got that Indiana Jones badge accent.

Can't say I recall that.

Let Noah know and he will get you in contact.

link to a message in this game

 A link to the thread in which you met him :P

I seemed to have skipped that meeting. No posts from Sal between the Cabal leaving the mansion, and the meeting with Victor. I think I may have been away from Rpol at the time.

MoD may need to take a bit of time off to handle some situations. I will keep you updated to the best of my ability.

 So, crisis averted for now. I will now return to my regularly scheduled posting :P

Doop da doop

 How is everyone enjoying their new arcs so far? Is there anything any of you would like to see?

I'm enjoying mine and looking forward to all the surprises you have in store for me.

Nothing at the moment.

Congratulations, Reginald! You've gotten Sal to curse!

I’m enjoying it so far. Will see what the meat of it is once Sal and I get farther into it.

Same, though I fear Sal is about to slide down the slippery slope of Humanity loss, from what Alfred has said.

 That is a very real potential.

 Not going to lie, I'm having a lot of fun writing Reginald :P

BTW, what time is it in the "Darkest Night" thread?

 Around 1 AM. It took a little while for Victor to catch up and form a plan

I honestly didn't know he was so well connected. Noah just knows him as a really smart blood mage.

What is Sariel?

A thing more than a person. Ask your peers and find out. Who knows, he may pay you a visit!

A supernatural creature visiting a Hunter in the middle of the night sounds like the start of some shenanigans lol.

Ill be sure to let MoD know.

Sorry for the late posting it's been a hectic few days.

All good. Just happy to have yah.

Sal, if I bring a mech home, think you can figure out how to pilot it?

Or die trying!

BTW, posting from me will be infrequent until after the 12th.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:59, Sun 05 June 2022.

 Having a rough day today and not feeling well. Gonna take a day of R&R and I'll try to post tomorrow.

I give you two days of R&R, we will be here.  Enjoy them and get yourself feeling better.

I know it’s the day before, but congratulations to all the rad dads out there and know that you are appreciated and valued!

Happy father's to all the dad's that stuck around to be dads!

cheers to fathers.

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Daddy Day..

 Happy Father's day to all. Hope my absence wasn't missed too sorely. Broke a 59 year record on the heat index this past week. It has been HOT!

 Also, could not resist giving Point Break a theme song :P

One thing, when wearing a jacket, Sal always uses a shoulder holster set up for a left-hand draw. Since Point Break was designed to copy him, he would have the same habit.

 Sounds good. Consider the change made :P

Since synths are connected to the slate network, can I have Point Break send everything he sees to Michael's slate, and if so, would Michael's magic sight work through a video feed?

The feed broadcast is designed like that. PB would have to have magical detection on for that to work though.

 Yeah, Michael can only see what Point Break sees. If he doesn't have any special vision, then Michael wouldn't either.

Okay, thanks.

Hey, last time we chatted during Home Alone was a perfectly cordial conversation, I thought!  Mist nor her player have been keeping up with Nef's exploits so I dunno if it's gotten to the point of being enemies, but we could find out IC :)

Sal is the one who was most hostile, I think. He had just found out that a group of children he had bled for, and bonded with were dead, and believed at the time that it was because Nef had made Carmilla our enemy. He's pretty sure now that he was mistaken, but as Nef mentioned, Sal's a fool. Running around playing hero, trying to be a paragon of goodness and defender of the innocent, in the World of Darkness? Yeah, foolish. If he weren't so tough, he'd likely have met the final death, by now, just since meeting Noah and the others.

Now, if he knew Nef was hanging out with Reginald, he may or may not jump to conclusions, depending on who happened to have died that day. Nef is hanging around with the staked body of one of Sal's friends, after all.

LOL

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 87):

Well then

I think I'm currently caught up on posting from my end (someone correct me if I'm wrong)

 However, I went back to re-read the Square One thread and I would just like to thank you all.

 Scenes like that can damage a game and I am proud to have players who can navigate it so masterfully.

In reply to Manofdusk (msg # 89):

That was really weird. Like super weird. No posts for a long time and then a few thousand loaded at once? I thought the game was dead for over a year.

You sent us a PM stating you are bowing out as of Wed 12 Aug 2020 at 12:ish. Do you plan to return?

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Oh hello Hans.

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 93):

Hey

Will you be returning back to the game?

Whats your specialty

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 95):

I'm looking into returning and I'd have to look at the build it has been a bit so not up on all the specifics at the moment

Hello Hans!

When Michael went to check out the van parked outside, was there anybody in the van or keys within sight?

 Nope. No keys and no people outside. Just the van.

If it is the clone unit bet your ass it can. Noah custom-made that for you and he invented the doppelganger tech.

Cool, thanks!

Spirit sight, death sight, omni sight.

I CAN SEE THE UNDERSIDE OF ETERNITY!

Just don't tear a hole in those big dragon-trousers leaning down to get a look under there ;)

Michael, did you just hang up on Sal!? The nerve of some people ;p

Nah was trying to have some answers for him when he called lol

I see a new name in the PC list.

Mason


Will there be a newbie to the game?  If so, Welcome Mason.

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 105):

New character old player. Used to be Hans.

 Not gonna lie. I've been wanting to use the Beauty and the Beast clip for a few weeks now :P

Welcome back Mason!

 Thanks. Hopefully Mason lasts longer than I did with Hans. To be fair that is fairly likely. Maybe run into a couple of you along the way who knows.

You are the most fancy cat...

Welcome, Mason!  I'll see you around, but less likely you'll see me ;)

In reply to Mistral (msg # 111):

Yeah I don't even get the cat portrait. Changed it now.

 When you don't have a portrait, I set it as something cute and fluffy :P

In reply to Manofdusk (msg # 113):

We have different ideas of cute and fluffy that was mildly "scary" lol

Wait till you meet Mr. Wraith my body guard and Jitters the messenger for the team. We collect some interesting buddies. They are not even really pets.

In reply to Noah (msg # 115):

I did once upon a time. In another life...

O.o never expected I would have invented a drug on the open market.

https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdor...=7118952019990578730

Sorry it took me so long to post internet sucks here plus weather means extra bad. Will try and stay on it though. Sal won't be posting until tomorrow at the earliest.

I posted. Mistral needs to read my last post. Also, when it comes to strange buddies, don't forget trinity. Though he doesn't fit the "cute and fuzzy" theme.

Hello guys!

I'm working with the GM in PM's to try and finish up my character, but I hope to be joining you guys very soon!

Any tips are welcome!

Welcome! Still new myself so no tips here sorry, but best of luck.

In reply to Fate (msg # 122):

Breathe. Think of kinda neat things to do. Umm stay out of the big nasties way until you have some XP. The usual. Per usual not always possible.

In reply to Hank (msg # 121):

Hello Hank and welcome.

Welcome Hank! Whatcha coming up with?

I'm out of town right now, but will check and try to reply tonight or tomorrow!  Mist will be able to accommodate what Sal is asking though.

Welcome, Hank! Tips? Let's see... always head directly towards danger. You don't want to have your pack turned when it catches up to you! Also, don't think you're safe just because you have downtime. Mainly, have fun!

An old, old viking steeped in a history of warfare, trying to stay hidden and out of the way of politics. I've got his mostly scribbled out, but considering how terrible I am at the game system, I fear my RP ability will vastly outperform my actual character hahaha!

Me: I charge at the Mage, launching into a vicious attack!
GM: You trip over yourself, stab yourself in the eye AND the ribs, and then roll into a pile of dung...
Me: Erm, I run?



Ok, I can agree with that sentiment! At least I'll see it coming!

Thanks for the welcome guys!

Hold on to your hat and be ready, we are alice in wonderland up in here.

Hahaha, sounds fun!


...I think? Wait, who is the Cheshire Cat?!

That would be me.

Heads up Mist, Fate is talking to you.

In reply to Hank (msg # 130):

I mean I'm kinda the most furry at the moment.

Oh lordy! Hahaha, I've gotta be careful here!

Management has a new occupation so responses may be slightly delayed while they acclimate  to new abundant and well earned success.

Woohoo Congrats!

In reply to Fate (msg # 136):

Those are always good

Oh wow, congratulations! Always a greatly deserved benefit!

Congrats!

Dinner is on AF tonight..

Congratulations..

Congrats to the ST for being awesome :D

Heads up to Sal and Michael!  You have received a call in the Beauty and the Tarrasque thread.  Probably we'll want a new thread for the meeting that comes from it.

 Thank you. It has been rough getting acclimated but, hopefully, it won't take long to get things ironed out. I'm 3rd shift now so expect a different posting schedule from me (except for Fridays and Saturdays. Those will likely be normal posting times.)


 I'll let the conversation between Mistral, Sal, and Michael continue in the Darkest Night thread

In reply to Manofdusk (msg # 142):

Adaptable, and on your way up in life!

We were here before you became famous! :P

As far as Sal knows, sunlight is a problem for Milo!

The sunlight doesn't shine into the pocket realm containing Milo... yet :P  The view through the portal shows him in diffuse, neutral lighting despite our window looking in from a sunlit place.  He's safe from the sun and everything else while he's in there, but consider it a failsafe option if things go sideways!
This message was last edited by the player at 20:41, Mon 15 Aug 2022.

 I think I'm caught up now.

Appreciate the work!

How is Hank dressed?

Michael
please check In the wake of Ragnarok (0.6.2h) (Hank).  You have a call coming through.

Anyone here know a good portfolio website? My current one isn't cutting it any longer for muh art.

In reply to Noah (msg # 150):

I mean I just go to websites grab the image and download it. If I need to link it for here I grab the url.

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 148):

Black jeans and t-shirt. Apologies: I'll update my public description!

Trouble is, I do a chunk of my own work. So finding some place to store it that doesnt auto crop my art is my trouble. I've thought about a few but the HTML links are a mile long and rpol wont use them.


I've been doing more landscapes as of late though. X.X
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In reply to Noah (msg # 153):

That's fair. And if that is a sample of your art extremely nice and Hella good job.

Holding for Sal and Michael in the Darkest Night thread btw!

Shall I cast a Summoning Sprll for Michael?

I hate when I can't write a response.the way it sounds is stupid.

Can I assume Michael informs me of his location?  So that me and Hank can continue

Let's bust out that summoning spell (says the guy that couldn't summon a juicebox to save his life)! Haha

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 158):

 Give it 1 day then you can assume that he tells you. I'd rather the players be involved whenever they can.

I can appreciate that.

Hank I’m sure if you been in NY for a bit you would know who Milo is.  But that may be something the MoD would explain

Yes, Hrafen definitely does know who he is. I'll try to involve myself, even if "he" would normally be quiet, haha.

Edited my post to reflect this. Thanks for the "invite"!

We have the best party allies

Mason just got hooked up with the A team... the rest of us are really just the sidekicks ;P

Has anyone heard from Sal?

He's been away for a long time.

Also hoping to hear from Sal!  The Lady Liberty scene is primarily Kindred business, so I feel like I want to wait for his post before posting again myself.  I'm betting that he'll have strong opinions to share on the matter at hand :P

Sal and fate are a pair last logging in the 15th and the 18th. My guess is they went on vacation some place nice.

I think I can delay a little bit with shenanigans.

Sorry about the delay guys. We should have posted before we left but time got away from us. We are back now though. Went to see family for a birthday.

Awesome art Noah. and is Fate in the Liberty thread too or no?

Welcome back, Sal and Fate :)

Fate is welcome to be in on the Lady Liberty thread, if you'd like to be!  We're just reuniting with Nefertiti to discuss the ticking time bomb that's probably soon to blow up the vampire political world ;P  The group coming from the Ebon Pyramid had a precursor scene in the Darkest Night thread that might be worth checking out for context.

Is this seen by all?

He isn't hiding it. It's a 4 sided spiral, a plus, and a half diamond.

Sorry Michael seems we were posting at the same time.

FYI:  Heading out of town right now.. be back Monday.

Have a good trip!

So... some of you have mug shots, others I am working on. Vampire the masquerades official Instagram is now aware of us and has liked a few of the mugshots... Forgive me for the sin of pride. X.X

  Fair warning had an IRL thing come up so I might be fairly slow until the middle of next month.

Heads up that I edited my last post in Lady Liberty after discussion with ST about relevant factors that Mist would have been aware of at the time!

We are now up to 0.6.2j :P

Hey, if I want to have Sal send a text to Fate or Michael, is it best to post it in the thread they're in, the one Sal is in, or both?

In reply to Michael (msg # 178):

Thanks

I'm home now.. nice trip

glad to have you back, Nef :P

 Phone calls should be placed in your thread and an OOC notification sent to let the other player know

Welcome back!

Welcome back Nef. ^_^

thanks all, always glad to be back here

Sal, you too?

All of you had planned to do something to me if I didn't appease your will.

I am older than you Sal, would it of worked. LOL  :)

Who told!?

Sal's vice is pride.

BTW, you may be older, but you were asleep for a long time. Blood Potency goes down over time in Torpor. Of course, since you're some kind of Kindred/Demigod/Mage abomination hybrid, who knows what your Power Stat even is...

Also, I suspect Sal has more experience :)

MoD,

Am I able to leave the Liberty thread and join in on the Central Park?  She is about to leave if Sal has nothing more to say.

I was waiting to give Sal any final word in the Lady Liberty thread before posting again.

The portal to Central Park closed after Fate went through and Mist's offer of an exit portal wasn't extended to Nef, so she'd have find her own way there.  The gap in the magical effect surrounding the meeting place remains open for Nef to walk out, though.

Let me say that I'm sad about how tense that meeting got and wish it had gone better, even as I was riveted by the stellar RP from all involved.  It's a case of irreconcilable in-character differences that were long in the making, but no hard feelings toward you as a player, Nef.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:49, Sun 04 Sept 2022.

Michael may be about to try and meet up with Nef after the Central Park scene anyways to talk about the meeting with Reginald. He knows where to find her ;). Hank and Fate may be tagging along if they feel so inclined.

Perfect!

In reply to Mistral (msg # 192):

I love the RPing between us all, even Noah. LOL

We are all on tense emotions there. Nef is just being herself not feeling the need to explain herself or actions. Cause Victor is not one of her favorite and she may even like to let him know what it feels like when someone puts a Blood Hunt on you.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:43, Sun 04 Sept 2022.

Oh come on Nef: you're on our side! Us on the Sabbat side of things don't believe in those Traditions!

We just prefer buffet style! Victor ala mode! :P

LOL

I do want Reginald to scare Victor a lot.  Then when he is weaken and unprepared. Dining time.

Be careful. We all know how that ended last time. Nef got turned into Swiss cheese.

Well hopefully Nef doesn't get turned into cheese this time...

Reginald might be able to affect that change.

 It makes me so happy to see the story unfolding the way it is with tensions rising in game but everyone still cool out of game :P

 So, what I'm going to do is set the meeting with Nef, Hank, Michael, and Fate in a parallel time thread so that I can move forward with the next scene

In reply to Manofdusk (msg # 200):

I'm not sure Fate would wish to be in the same area of where I have sway.  I think she might refuse the offer in going to my Sanctuary.

Either way, Michael and Hank will be there.

Who is arranging and performing last rites over the dead at the funeral?

In reply to Michael (msg # 202):

Yup!

MoD,

Was we suppose to be posting in Hymn of the Fallen as well?

 If Fate doesn't want to go to Nef's domain then she can opt out (the same for Nefertiti if she doesn't want to go. After all, she has some enmity with Talion too).

 The priest handling the last rites is someone who worked closely with the nuns and who you don't know very well.

Edit: Also, in addition to downtime, everyone gets 30xp
This message was last edited by the GM at 09:30, Tue 06 Sept 2022.

So apparently there were some blood marks on Nef. Edited second to last post to talk about Michael seeing some of the marks but needing a closer look. Yeah xp!

In reply to Michael (msg # 207):

Darn.  I assumed there was but wanted confirmation

Oh yay, exp!

Yay XP! and I'm good going to Nef's

So many people expecting trouble with the funeral. Something is bound to happen.

If somebody wanted to end the world, say the wrong thing to Talion right now lol.

MoD,

I need your insight.  Was the guy at the park in white the same guy that preformed the experiment on me to turn me this way?

Yes

In reply to Manofdusk (msg # 214):

Thanks....

The last part of what Sal said to Nef was his own observation/opinion. The proverb was the part before "Goodbye, Nefertiti."

Nefertiti and I sitting over here like a couple of nerds crafting the perfect Occult Slayer hahahahaha. I'm going to end up becoming the best enforcer in the world, and then teaming up with Michael so that we can... choose to do very little in the interest of balance :P

I love how well this team roleplays, haha, it leads me in directions I had no idea I would go!

In reply to Hank (msg # 217):

Oh poor Hank, if you only knew what may lie ahead of you in the mind of Mod.  Run while you can, that is if you can get away. LOL

Lol. Oh rest assured the balance will eventually be tipped one way or the other. Then the hammer drops. If Reginald is smart, then he will know the old saying, “It’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.”

I love it!

#TeamBalanceAlwaysTurns

I mean, I do love me some hammers ;)

Is it possible for Hank to experience something similar to Michael in order to learn mage spells? Idk exactly how Nef got hers. Didn’t know if Hank could learn from Michael.

That would be cool. REALLY cool. We should visit that, as soon as the ceremony is over/we have a chance to chat.

Next time Hrafen and Nef and Michael are together, I'll make sure it comes up.

Definitely no way y'all other supernaturals can get mage spells!  Not at all possible, even a little bit.  Nope, no way, stop it!!!

Ah, who am I kidding.  There's no stopping all the wild crossover shenanigans in this game ;P

Synth dragon mage. Coolest I’ve seen so far.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:51, Tue 13 Sept 2022.

Psh, Michael just you wait:

Vampire Mage Slayer of Mages who... teams up with a Mage to prevent all lack of balance in an effort to be left to a life of peace...

...I'll just stop there hahaha

The image of Captain Jack Sparrow’s father comes to mind. The keeper of the code that takes no sides except keeping the code that scares the crap out of everyone.

EXACTLY what I was thinking. Like the "Grey Reaper" of the middle-"side".

"Oh you're stepping out of line?"

*CHOP*

In reply to Hank (msg # 227):

The Grey Reaper? I know what I'm Shadownaming a Mage one day!!! Ha!

Love it!

As for a Vampire learning spells, Sal's had, I believe, three different characters offer to teach him Mage spells so far. Turned it down every time. As if I need even more things to spread his XP between! He's already mediocre at quite a few things.

Hahaha, I feel you on that... I just want Hrafen to learn "I'm invulnerable to magic" defenses, and then he can leave Mages alone.

He doesn't care so much about killing anyone, as he cares about them killing HIM.

In reply to Sal (msg # 229):

Wait what? A vampire learning Spells? OH don't give me ideas for a Werewolf.

Everybody knows wolves can't learn!

Those books just smell too tasty for them!

Does Mistral see the cop conveniently going on break? Per the law, if the cop isn’t there to wave the caravan on then the whole line has to stop for traffic right?

 Who said anything about Magik? Lol other thoughts yes other thoughts. An Adamantine  Arrow Forces Werewolf is just to on point.

What kind of magic would Hank want to learn?

Hrafen would want to learn specifically magic that would prevent him from being controlled/commanded, or otherwise stopped from using his physical "gifts".

Basically defensive magic, so that his physical skills can be put to good use.

Hunting other vampires (as I imagine, working with Michael long enough, he'd be hunting people like Victor for Reginald), he would need a way to "armor" himself vs their powers. Same vs mages, etc (though they're relatively easy to kill if you just ambush them).

Michael is Fate 5, Death 3, and Matter 1. He uses Fate to prevent people from controlling him and defense/offense buffs. Working towards Death 5 to get super dispel magic.

I read it as a bunch of cops blocking off intersections to allow the funeral procession through, so I don't think this one cop stands to hold us up by going on break...?  In any case, Mist is checking on that guy to determine what response is appropriate :P


 Yes. Mistral sees the cop going on break (and there are a bunch but they're spread thin). There was only one cop at this stop so him leaving will stop the whole caravan in traffic (and probably split up the procession).
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:16, Sun 18 Sept 2022.

Just means the stop light is in effect as you don't have the pace cars

In reply to Michael (msg # 237):

Sounds like a match made in heaven.

Hell by the end of this, you'll probably turn Hrafen into a weird sort of Hunter himself. The dynamic duo!

(But I'm not wearing spandex and a cape!)

Feels like everyone is just waiting for something to pop off XD

I'm new to all this funeral stuff so I'm standing around watching and learning.


Oh HANK... where are you..

Just awaiting the funeral's arrival now, and the innumerable new ways it might go awry!

I'm here!

Thought I posted, sorry!

Whoops, it seems I missed my last post (its still saved on my phone, hahaha). My apologies: posted now!

 Apologies. Work has been extra busy this week. Also, I have been a bad GM in forgetting to add details. I will set up the graveyard scene properly now. Note that Mistral, having been there first, should get a chance to react to it first if she so desires.

Hey: you do enough that we can all appreciate. You take the time you need, we'll be here.

In reply to Hank (msg # 247):

Between Work and moving and unpacking been crazy busy myself. Not as busy as I will be starting Jan 1, but still.

 So, those of you voicing the thought that something isn't right about what is happening here (other than the obvious).

 I strongly encourage you to act upon those gut instincts. I do not generally speak about things going on behind the scenes here but I'll make an exception here. Things have the potential to go VERY badly if you can't get ahead of what's happening.

What ever do you mean. I see nothing wrong.  LOL

Bad rolls for me

That's ok: I'm picking your stunned butt up and getting you out of there, hahaha

See I knew Michael had a reason for picking you. LOL

Hahaha, at least I'm good at something!

Is Sal still underground, and if so, did he notice the Humvees show up?
This message was last edited by the player at 06:44, Mon 03 Oct 2022.

 Sal had to get up from the underground because the graveyard is not within the city itself

 And I will leave you all with that as I begin my work week once more :P

 I'll try to post a little more this week if the job allows.

Sal got his weapons back from Mist before going underground, right?

Yes, Sal!  Mist returned the weapons at Sal's request shortly after we left the viewing to start the procession through the city, so you have them.

 Michael's circle is no joke and does not discriminate :P

Yeah Michael had warned people several times back when he still had his Haven, but this would be the first time anyone in the group tried to do stuff inside it. It doesn’t affect him and won’t affect Fate. Everyone else gets the full effect. Michael can make a ward specific to one person like if it was just the necromancer, but he was trying to subdue all the children without hurting them. With the children gone, next turn he could redo one around just the necromancer and lift the current one.

Wait, this is a mobile circle? Like its following us or Michael around?

We are all hell raisers in our perspective fields. Michael's field brings the wrath of God.

It’s not mobile. Once placed it is stationary. Michael can just place it anywhere he can draw a circle. Drops Strength, Intelligence, and Presence by 6 to a minimum of zero inside the ward for non-human and supernatural creatures including vampires. Thus why Sal and the Necromancer are on the floor right now. Michael or Fate can pull him out of the ward.

Forgive my lack of mechanics knowledge, but what is the "saving throw" (I don't know the term in this system) vs that? Is it an opposed roll, or more of a "You make a roll to CREATE it, and then we make a separate roll to save vs it" sort of thing?

I've never been able to fully try out the Mage system, so I'm infinitely curious.

Its more of a Hunter thing.

It’s a hunter ability. There is no save against it. Your best chance is to have a presence higher than 6 and escape it or have something to drag you out of it. It’s usually meant to be a defensive measure to keep things away or defend a position, but I have found ways to use it offensively.

Note to self, always check for dead man switch bombs.

Y'all have no idea how much I agonized over the impossible pickle of how to answer Talion x_X  Alas, Mist is a 'cold, hard truth' kind of gal with no concept of bedside manner, for better or worse.  Lying wasn't the move either, and this actually was sugarcoating it a bit, for her :P

The inevitable interdimensional revenge-pocalypse had to start somewhere, I guess...?  *cries*

Phew, not a fun job, but I would have just held off indefinitely. Talion isn't stupid, but its almost better with somebody like him to just NEVER openly say it, lol.

We could have also pointed behind him and said "There he goes! Get him!" and just let him run off, hahahaha.

So... Wheel of morality turn turn turn. Tell us the lesson we should learn... letting your enemies live only results in worse outcomes.

Can't make a real post till I get home but Noah is about to go blow purgatory up. Just to blacken lil miss issues eye.

Yeah, I realized right after I rolled my attack, that Sal would be entering Michael's Circle, and I had a feeling there would be no way to resist the effect. I buffed Sal's Str with Vitae, but his Intelligence and Presence were still dropped below 1.

Heya, just wanted to drop a line to say I need to step away from this game for the time being.  I hope I can return before too long, but until then Mist will be an NPC who's available to assist the cabal with travel and in the varied ways she normally does.

Happy gaming and see y'all soon :)

I want to respond, but I'm missing something.

Is Sariel drinking? I didn't see an offer, etc. sorry I might've missed it!

Sariel is standing in the background. There is a long list of reasons he hasnt moved, spoken, or acted.

In reply to Hank (msg # 273):

Talion is offering the drink.

If your going to talk to Sariel you end up looking for him as people forget he is there unless you've been introduced to him or you willfully remember him. Then there is no interference.

But yea. He is just standing there processing stuff.

Yeah.

He is finally going to kill your mother.  That wicked corrupted skank. :)

Not the conclusion Sariel has come to.

We're all gonna die... again. This will be Sal's, what, fourth time? Not counting all the times in the centuries he simply had to bury an identity, but counting his Embrace, and the months in Torpor after his seppuku.

Not such a rough trip when your friends with a necromancer.

 Alright! End thread.

 You all get 50XP and 30 days of downtime :P

Michael was supposed to have a meeting with Reginald in two days and then Victor shortly after that. We can hand wave during the downtime and go to PMs about questions asked and answers given if you want. Michael would also be interested in the civil war between the two during those 30 days.

@Nefertiti
After the 30 days of training and reflection, Michael would like to extend his offer to attempt to remove Reginald’s blood mark from her.

@Hank
This would be the time for Hank to ask Michael about magic, and Michael in turn asking about his motivations and why Hank wants to learn

@Noah
Michael would like to learn more Death magic from Noah during the downtime to justify Death 4 and 5

@all
Do we have a sanctum (like points in the merit) or an established Demesnes?

Noah is a necromancer due to the lead tower but he abandoned the path to become a master of prime magic. He can get you in contact with some teachers real easy though. Right now we have the ebon tower, Synthros, and the academy. Though Noah is leaving the academy alone as he has security cams in the academy library trained on a synth he cant identify.

Yea, Hrafen would be VERY interested in speaking with Michael about learning, and would eventually probably bump into Noah about it as well.

How should we handle it during the downtime?

@Michael.

She would gladly look for you in seeing how many marks and where are they placed.  So that they could be removed.

Perhaps a could of Downtime threads could be established? One for Hank and Michael to talk magic and what sort of relationship/partnership they could have. One for Michael and Nef about the blood marks on her. Overall, the threads probably won’t take that long to resolve unless shenanigans ensue lol.

To learn Death 4 and 5, would he possibly learn from Reginald’s old mentor, the man in white, or is there someone else?

Poe, Frank, and Alfred from the Ark message board can teach you death 5

Suggestion as to which one I should approach?

Fank deals with promethians
Poe is a true necromancer
Alfred is a reformed Nazi from the world war

So its a mixed bag no matter what way you go

Michael has had the most interaction with Alfred if allowed to learn from him.

 I do apologise. Work has been hard. I'll try to get your ooc posts up friday or saturday (AF could get some of the minor aside threads up if he's not too busy)

I am online for the next 5 hrs. What threads to people want?

1) Michael and Hank Downtime
2) Michael and Nefertiti Downtime

A PM would probably work just describing the interaction between Michael and Alfred during Death 5 training unless you would like it to be a thread.

Sounds good.

I'd like a thread with Talion, exploring the address he gave Hrafen.

Also it would probably be appropriate to have one with Nefertiti, and another with Nef, Hrafen and Michael for our plans, etc. You can combine these two into just one thread, we all navigate however.

As for making a thread to talk to Talion. What means are you using to talk to him? He checked out of reality.

Not necessarily to speak with him, but when Hrafen made his offer, he gave him an address. I'd like to follow up on that 'lead' so to speak, if at all possible.

OMG !!!!

How are you able to spend 50 xps so quickly.  My mind is at a lost to what to do.

Recent events with Reginald and now a hold of death have helped to guide my decision lol.

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 297):

Take the following merit, its totally worth it:

"The shared expertise" - All of your current exp is shared with Hrafen, who will then spend it on HIS character sheet to catch up to everybody's level 923 characters. This will pay off (disclaimer: probably not - the player of Hrafen is still an imbecile)

 So what do Noah, Sal, and Fate plan on doing?

Noah is getting ready to go kill a god. We could also go handle the cult but that is a group choice.

A good point has been made. Michael has not yet spoken to Victor and Sal about his stance of neutrality in the coming civil war and his exacting judgement on those who harm the innocent.

 True. It has not yet come up :P

Do I need to do a quick thread with Sal, Victor, and anybody else who wants to be at that meeting?

I was waiting to post in the thread for Reginald till the other ones were done.  Didn't want to mix up any information.

The one with just Michael and Nef might be short lived as there is no longer a reason to remove the blood marks.

Michael, Hank and myself.

Have to complete that one.  Where we all find our true hearts.

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 307):

Not gonna lie more than a little lost with all of this. And a relatively new player to the scene at that. Had kinda a side thing going but even that was kinda aimless. I'm thinking of what all this entails. For Mason specifically. Need to narrow his focus some at least as far as what I expect to accomplish in the short and long term.

 I do apologize for that. First work, then flu has got me run into the ground (I'm still fighting said flu)

 Gonna say that we're moving things along for you. Gonna put you in with Noah's thread. I know that's a bit of deep water, but it'll get you geared up (you still get the 50 XP though).

In reply to Manofdusk (msg # 309):

It's OK. Life happens. Will take a look at stuff to see what would be helpful at this stage for xp spends

Sal is with Noah, preparing to kill a god.

The goal is to ensure that there are repercussions for her actions. If we kill her, awesome. But right now no one is standing up to her. And as such there is nothing stopping her from preparing to nuke us from orbit. We just have to blacken her eye so she has to watch her ass due to a weakened position.

In reply to Noah (msg # 312):

Was you going to include members of the Sabbat to assist you in this task? :)

Noah's got no connections to the Sabbat.

I'm sure Michael has informed you of my status.  I have sided with the Sabbat and I'm sure he told you about the one he asked to guard over me named Hank.

 Mic would need to bring his A game to talk up Reggi.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:32, Tue 01 Nov 2022.

Michael is Switzerland. He will neither talk up people nor downplay them. He can ask for a neutral audience is all. Based on past experiences in conversations between Nef, Noah, and Mistral what would be different for either side to want to listen to the other? Involvement in the attack on Isis will most likely be multiple forces/groups as there is not enough synergy between the two for a full coordinated Alliance.

Sal would become incredibly suspicious if Reggie wants to help kill Isis! If Nefertiti wants to help, Sal would be unsurprised, but wary.

Can you put a god’s soul in a jar? *sees Reggie sneaking behind Isis with an open cookie jar and a lid*

I have the knowledge, the tool needed, I just need the jar.

Hey guys I'm sorry its been so long. Hope all are doing well. These past few weeks have been really hard on me and I haven't been able to post, but now I can. Where should I be?

 In assault upon the goddess of death.


 I understand completely. The flu has me down pretty hard too.

Ok thank you. Will have a post up today sometime.

In reply to Sal (msg # 318):

Even gods hate being punched in the face. I'm in.

In reply to Hank (msg # 324):

They don't want help from the Sabbat.  LOL

Hahahaha, I figured as much.

Sorry for the delays, my family came to my house of all places to stay for a week, so I'm going to be slow for another 3 days or so. My apologies!

Enjoy your time with the Family.  You only have one and they are really happy to have the time they get with you.
We are not going anywhere.

Well I have to put a fire under Michael's butt to move him along.. LOL

Sal has to tread carefully with the Sabbat. While he is practical enough to consider a temporary alliance with Sabbat members who have personal reasons to want to work with him, he is not willing to do anything that he would consider a betrayal of the Camarilla, or that would appear to be one.

Just to be clear.  If anyone didn't think it.. But Nefertiti HATES Victor.  LOL

Lol Michael’s in between him and Reginald eating popcorn waiting for stuff to get real.

In reply to Michael (msg # 330):

It better be buttered, because Hrafen is right there eating with him.

I dont think you got the same wording there with your question.

Now do I...???

Yup. One word vastly changes what response you will get.

Are we all in the assault thread or did I miss something. And life is pure chaos. And right now I am not liking it.

 Alright guys. I'm sorry to have to do this but I think I'm going to have to stop the game here. As I'm sure you've noticed, my posting quality and quantity have gone down considerably recently.

 I've been tryin to keep up with the game while managing my job and life but the simple truth of the matter is that it's reached the point I can't anymore. I am simply stretched too thin now. It's been a pleasure being your ST and I apologize for the abrupt end.

RL gets the best of us. It’s definitely been a blast, and I appreciate your open mindedness with character concepts and really allowing the players to push the realms of possibility (Even IC lol). I wish you well on your journey.

Completely understand. Thank you for the game while it lasted! It was fun. Sad to see it go, but life happens. Take care all and be safe!

Thank you so much for allowing me to join and be part of the great adventures that you were so good at giving.

Life has its moments and I do hope that you will find some time to enjoy it later. Don't over work yourself and get out there and enjoy life.

RL woes got me in the last few months as well, so I totally understand.  Thank you MoD for creating this amazingly bonkers world with unforgettable characters to play with, and thanks to my fellow players for making it a wonderful experience :)

Take care, everyone! <3

Best of luck, ST, hope you can come back to the ol' famous RPOL sooner rather than later.

 Lol well that was for me at least short lived. If you get up and running again in the future feel free to go hey still in?

Time for an update. Things are starting back on the right track for our dear MoD. Things got a little grimdark over here so there is a move back to our roots.

link to another game

Dnd 5e. Slow paced with a focus on storytelling. There is no plan so far as I know to shut down here. Just a nice casual paced game over there to get creativity flowing once again.

Glad to hear things are going better for MoD. Hope they continue to improve.

Same. Glad to hear things are improving.

Hard to keep a strong man like MoD down for too long.

Stay well.

Happy to see things starting to go right for MoD, and the infamous GM duo dipping toes back into gaming :)

I am sure he will see the well wishes. And I do encourage you all to head on over there. Perfect place to learn 5e.

I looked at the other game. What exactly is the setting? I see some mention of a disappeared dragon King but not much beyond that.

Standard Dnd, high fantasy. It is a unique setting that is an offshoot of one he has been running on and off for years and years on RPOL. tails of Ardain was the original I was part of.

At current, so far as I have been told, It's spots of civ in a world thick with adventures.

Did you have an idea in mind? There is a huge amount of story that can be set loose for you once we know a direction you want to go.

AF,

I did send a question in there, was you able to see it?

I can. I do not think the race in question is restricted. I am fairly sure they differ socially due to the god they are tied to doesnt exist. Eirideth the lady of the hidden is most likely the patron of that race. Though that is subject to change. But absolutely make a character with that race. 100%

Now that I think about it MoD did tell me about something else so I am 100% sure that race is around.

As always I am always on discord if I don't see something here. DesktopAdonis#1636

 I will be loitering RPOL for 2 more hours today though!

Hello my fabulous vampire hunter dragon family.

Will anybody be joining over in the other game? I haven’t seen many characters posted in the list.

In reply to Nefertiti (msg # 354):

I have just submitted an RTJ over there :D

Yeah.


Looking forward in adventuring again with you..

Will be submitting a RTJ tonight.

Understood. I will keep an eye out for you

Hectic as life's been lately, I'm having enough trouble keeping up with the two games I have left (though I co-dm one of them.) Perhaps when things simmer down a bit, if there's still an opening.

Unfortunately I have to agree with Sal (considering I am the other half of that team). Hopefully sometime soon there will still be openings. Until then will miss you all dearly. Happy gaming! ^_-

So while this game is on hiatus and maybe dead, I figured I would pop in and appologise to everyone for vanishing. I know I had a good excuse, working in pharmaceutical logistics during covid.

But I still feel bad for completely vanishing for 3 years.

Also thank you to both GMs for both the fantastic game AND never deciding to give up on me and delete my character.

I am only dipping my toes back into PbP so I won't be joining D&D yet. But maybe in the future.