Suspicion is a powerful tool, and it is good that you are using it Ben Sapphire is glad he is too. She isn't suspicious, but with the Law of Corruption in Aylse... well if a person doesn't look untrustworthy he probably isn't

I like Whistler as a name.

I like Whistler.

I found Sapphire's last post pretty amusing. "Why's Ben sensing any mistrust or hostility from us? I mean, he's the only person here who's a racist elf-hater."

Just for the record, Ben doesn't hate anyone in the group.

He is a soldier and is extremely frustrated with how undisciplined everyone are and that they are not acting like an army unit (which is logical as the group is not an army unit) :)

Also, I'd like to point out that as Apeiros pointed out the Empathy scan was a failure so it also tweaked Ben sensing :)

As for the Suspicious card, I took a more liberate look at interpenetrating it. Being more suspicious at Sita didn't feel right but a monster looking thing that just pop out and offered to be our friend?? that was clearly a more logical target. Sorry if it doesn't give Sita her extra Possibility.

Sita turning into a murder machine that may lose control at any moment isn’t cause for suspicion? :)

No, it’s okay though. The Suspicion card is only there to affect the npc’s reactions to Sita. Sita being suspicious of others, or other pcs being suspicious of her, is just for freely chosen “extra credit” rp-ing on anyone’s part.

No, it would made me terrified, petrified and wary of Sita but not suspicious of her. After all, it is out in the open she can turn into a monster :)

And in case anyone missed it, now is the perfect time to put your Subplot Cards into the Subplot area of your Card post...if you want. You are not in Combat, despite Ben's best efforts ;-) and you have no idea what is going to happen in the rescue.

Admission: I have never tried this many PC's before. Looking at things, I believe I need to cut your Hand Size down to 3 each. We will finish the Act as is, but keep in mind it is a possibility {all my puns are intentional}. 5 PCs 4 Cards each = 20 cards. 12 PCs 3 cards each =36...a significant change. But we'll see.

Wait, Unpronouncable gets cards?  They don't even have hands!  Of any size!

Like You are in a position to complain about playing with Tentacles?

That thought brings up another question.

I kept this Normal (as opposed to Mature or Adult) to maintain widest possible player pool. We now have enough characters that after this mission you could split into 3 functional parties, each going off and doing their own adventure, meeting occasionally to swap stories and people. I am fairly certain the number of people I would lose by changing to M is equivalent to the number of people who won't join if it's not at least M.

Thoughts? Opinions? Hopes and Dreams? Zombie boyfriend nicknames?

Seems like a real after-school special lesson to be had here.



I suppose you could say it is nothing but a big hand.

1. I was worried that you were getting annoyed.  Obviously you are not, so nice writing-acting.
2. Knowing that you are not annoyed I'm loving the conflict and tension that Ben's response brings to the scene.

Silly primitive Edeinos! Don't they realize this is the wrong system to hunt people for Experience? They're never going to level up this way!

ROFL

Thanks Koharu.

I haven't done anything that warrants a die roll yet, so I'm 10 degrees of ignorant on this.

Thinking of asking Lanala for a higher Dexterity. I could try to spread the love, but a) it's a tough miracle to pull off on someone who isn't strong in Faith and b) it seems early for a strange, new starfish to start praying over Storm Knights, even though it really does seem to like them.

@Whistler: Rolling dice is pretty easy here. If you go to "Dice Roller" on the toolbar, it'll take you to a page that has a die rolling table. 1d20 was already selected for me when I first went there. Then near the bottom of the table, just select what character is making the roll, and type in a reason for the roll if you want.

I don't need any buff miracles, personally.

@Apeiros: Are we actually, currently inside a LL/Nile mixed zone already? If so, I'll start having that affect my roleplaying.

In reply to Dr. Sita Chandrasakar (msg # 330):

The mixed Zone doesn't start until a little past the nearest two guards. Technically, the characters don't even know it's there, though a couple of you have the skills/background to guess it is.

The lack of fog is a big clue :)

We've probably been in the deep mist for many hours. That will be the furthest we've seen for ages. We might even see the sun...

In reply to Apeiros (msg # 331):

That does bring up a Point: I am going to need |Inclinations| from everyone. Sapphire is Good because of Honor, as discussed in character. I believe Matthew has his already declared.

This will not have an effect during the upcoming fight, but soon may be extremely relevant. The criteria is basically selfishness. If your character would be altruistic and helpful Because they expect a reward, that pushes them toward Evil. If your character has no problem murdering puppies in the name of saving the world, that pushes them toward Good. Beyond that thought, consider it in a rational fashion and give me a one word response (Private is ok, though the group will eventually find out if you spend enough time on Nile or Aysle) with your character's Inclination. (You are included, Jim)

In reply to Apeiros (msg # 333):
Jim is probably a Good character in that regard. He has always been other, rather than self-focused.

In reply to Apeiros (msg # 333):

Inclination Good.  Just to confirm.

Sita in human form: Good.

Sita as a werewolf: still Good, but a very brutal kind that's right on the cusp. Her human mind's influence over the wolf's normal behavior causes it to bodily put itself at risk for the greater sake of her "pack", so it's technically unselfish by Nile standards.

Sita as a werewolf, when the werewolf is in control: definitely Evil (lose a Possibility).

Well according to these definition I'd say Ben is good, everything he is doing is in favor of others not himself.

In case anyone is worried, the expectation is that Storm Knights are 'Good'. It was your choice for the good of Others at your Moment of Crisis that defined you as a Hero.

There is enough leeway in the background of Pierre, Jalia, Jason, Koharu and Whistler to allow any of these to be 'Evil' if the player Really thinks that fits, which is why I am asking instead of assigning, but that would not be the expectation.

Technically, even Sapphire could fall into the Evil camp... many Witch Hunters spouted off about Honor and Greater Good all while enjoying the wealth they received from persecution of Innocents

While it'd be amusing to start Whistler off as Evil only to come around to Good, it's an invader who realized that all this conquering is actually pretty bad and had its moment of crisis, so this chapter of Whistler's life starts off as Good.

Jason is inclined to Good most of the time.

If people feel the need to gain Possibilities, I can play my Law of Decay card, but I have no vested interest in it, as Whistler has nothing to lose to the card. So just know that the option is there if people want.