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Lady Blackbird
player, 21 posts
posing as captain's wench
Pool 1, Adv 0, XP 1
Sat 24 Jul 2021
at 17:09
  • msg #35

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On a more serious note, Questioneer, I have a couple of doubts about the rules:

Buying off Keys: does a "buy off" mean that Key gets removed from the character? That's my reading of the rules, but I'd like to confirm it please. Also: when buying off a Key, you get 2 Advances. If, like I think, the buy off removes the Key, is it possible to re-buy it with one of those Advances? Like, say, if I reveal my identity to someone I have fooled (Key of the Imposter), can I use one of them Advances to re-buy the Key of the Imposter, and try to fool someone else later on? Or is it somehow forbidden?

Secrets: they are not really explained in the rules, are they. Does the fact that they are "Secrets" mean that they must be kept secret from eveyone? Does revealing them erase them? And the fact that doing a Refreshment scene lets you "regain the use of a Secret" makes me think that secrets are "one use only" until the next Refreshment scene, but this is not explained anywhere? Can you explain this?

And finally, what constitutes a "refreshment scene"? What does it need to be such a scene?

Thanks!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:11, Sat 24 July 2021.
Kale Arkham
player, 7 posts
Sun 25 Jul 2021
at 00:21
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In reply to Lady Blackbird (msg # 34):

at best brussel sprout
Questioneer
GM, 43 posts
Sun 25 Jul 2021
at 18:57
  • msg #37

Re: Chat

Lady Blackbird:
On a more serious note, Questioneer, I have a couple of doubts about the rules:

Buying off Keys: does a "buy off" mean that Key gets removed from the character? That's my reading of the rules, but I'd like to confirm it please. Also: when buying off a Key, you get 2 Advances. If, like I think, the buy off removes the Key, is it possible to re-buy it with one of those Advances? Like, say, if I reveal my identity to someone I have fooled (Key of the Imposter), can I use one of them Advances to re-buy the Key of the Imposter, and try to fool someone else later on? Or is it somehow forbidden?

Secrets: they are not really explained in the rules, are they. Does the fact that they are "Secrets" mean that they must be kept secret from eveyone? Does revealing them erase them? And the fact that doing a Refreshment scene lets you "regain the use of a Secret" makes me think that secrets are "one use only" until the next Refreshment scene, but this is not explained anywhere? Can you explain this?

And finally, what constitutes a "refreshment scene"? What does it need to be such a scene?

Thanks!


Excellent questions! The buying off means that yes, you will no longer have access to it. Regaining it is possible, I’ll rule, but on the same condition as the others, it needs to make sense in the story. You got to work to regain it. So if you use the key of the imposter and want to learn it again, you will probably need to find a teacher or learn from someone else in some way.

The secrets don’t necessarily need to be a secret from the others I think, but it would be something that only you (or only a rare few people) can do. Most secrets are one use a scene, yes. This usually is explained in the secret itself. Like, Vance’s secret of the warpblood is once a session even!
Lady Blackbird
player, 22 posts
posing as captain's wench
Pool 1, Adv 0, XP 1
Mon 26 Jul 2021
at 09:55
  • msg #38

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Thanks for the answers, Questioneer! :)

@Naomi: does the Lady know about your Key of Vengeance? Have you ever told her about your terrible past, or not? I'd like to know, to see how she understands your reluctance to dress up in imperial uniform.
Naomi Bishop
player, 16 posts
Pool: 5
Exp: 1
Mon 26 Jul 2021
at 10:07
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My thoughts are:   The Lady purchased Naomi out of the Pit Fighting circuit.
The Lady knows that Naomi was an enslaved gladiator, and knows all too well her hatred for the Empire and everything that serves it.
This is why Naomi also has 'Key of the Guardian' ... in her brutal mind, the Lady brought/bought her out of squalor, pain and certain death.  That is why she is loyal to the Lady:  and why she will even dress as an Emperial Slaver/Prison Guard, if that is what the Lady wishes.

So, yes.   In every way.   if that suits you, and your image of this pair
Lady Blackbird
player, 23 posts
posing as captain's wench
Pool 1, Adv 0, XP 1
Mon 26 Jul 2021
at 10:50
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That's great stuff, thanks! :D
Questioneer
GM, 44 posts
Mon 26 Jul 2021
at 23:22
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these are good questions, bit they don’t need to be answered yet. These are the kinds of things that can be told/made up in the refresh scenes. The rules say these can be flashbacks as well :)
Questioneer
GM, 45 posts
Mon 26 Jul 2021
at 23:26
  • msg #42

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Sorry for the tardiness in posting. Naomi has an XP for going against her principles for the Lady.

I will try and post a story update in the morning.
Questioneer
GM, 46 posts
Tue 27 Jul 2021
at 09:35
  • msg #43

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Okay. I'm reading up and halfway through my second cup of coffee. I should be able to post something today before the day starts in earnest.

So, I think we covered some of this as well, but I'll cover/summarize it here.

Lady Blackbird:
The Lady rifles through the papers until she finds a release form, grabs a quill and thinks for a second.

"I am going to be... let's see... Alice Bell? Yes, that's a fitting name for a commoner. Age, twenty-one; profession, mmm, 'lady of the night', released on grounds of not being a part of the crew, just a passerby. And you, my loyal Naomi, shall be... hum... Clare Canter. Yes, deliciously plebeian too — twenty-five, contractor longshorewoman, hired help, not part of regular crew. There."

She fills in the release form, then rubberstamps it with the adequate seals. With a flourish she hands the document to the captain.

"We women are patently inoffensive, and it is an unfortunate accident that we were caught in this raid here. You, officer, are to escort us to The Owl until we can be dropped somewhere. As for the first mate and the goblin, they have just confessed their guilt, and you are taking them to The Owl as well, in chains, to show you the secret nooks and crannies where they stow the contraband. So I would suggest you get dressed at your earliest convenience, dress the guard with your clothes, drop him in the brig and let us press ahead before we are spotted. No questions? Capital!"


She turns around to allow the man to change clothes according to decorum, and continues rifling leisurely trough the paperwork.

Oh, opera tickets? What a lovely little touch...


Lady Blackbird: This hits your Key of the Paragon. If you haven't yet, take an XP for that.

Cyrus Vance:
Cyrus looked to the guard, to the lady, then to Snargle. If he hadn't been told to do it by someone else, he may have put the uniform on. But damn it he was the one in charge! He shook his head and locked eyes with his passenger.

“I regret to inform you, madam, that my face, no matter what I'm wearing, is absolutely notorious. I believe your bodyguard would be best to don the uniform and escort us to my ship.” he spoke with firm direction, gathering up his gear and replacing it in his jacket. He looked back up from the table at the Lady, a smug grin on his face and a quirk in his brow. “Unless you would like to guarantee a failure. Snargle, do you think you can sabotage the Hand and meet us at the Owl in time for us to get away? We're gonna need to cripple these guys before we can safely get out of here.”

Cyrus then turned in a quick circle, scanning the room for ventilation. The vents would be the most effective way for Snargle to make his way about the ship.


Cyrus Vance, this hits your Key of the Commander. If you haven't yet, take an XP for it.

Naomi Bishop:
Naomi was loath to act as a Empire Prison Guard.
'Empire' and 'Prison Guard' were two things that had brutally abused her for most of her life, after all.

But the Lady had asked her to do this, and so Naomi would do so ... for her.
       Brutally punching my 'Key of the Guardian':  Hit your key when you make a decision influenced by Lady Blackbird
It was clear to everyone present, though, that this went against most every fibre of Naomi's being, as she dressed herself in that most hated uniform.

She made sure, though to keep that taser-baton loose and handy:  and she silently swore that she was going to stick that thing as far up as many Emperial Asses as she could before they left this ship.


Naomi Bishop, as you've shown, you are brutally hitting your Key of the Guardian. Well done. XP earned!

Snargle:
"You get hit on your head or something? It's Snar-gle," he chided as he reintroduced the crew. "That's Kale. And the real tall one is Captain Vance. You remember him, right? He's the one who agreed to shelter an aristocrat on the run, instead of ransoming her off to the person who she was running from."

He peeked out the window again, still keeping an eye on the corridor. "That's what a lot of people would have done. Even these Imperials would probably turn you over for a promotion. But the Captain is better than that and he hasn't had any 'good breeding'. He's just a good person."


Snargle, this made me chuckle. Since we're not at a table, I will have to judge it myself rather than as a group. (but anyone can pipe in, like Naomi did before). You've hit your Key of Banter as far as I'm concerned. Take an XP!

Kale Arkham:
Unhappy with the plan, but resigned to i t,Kale played his part.
But not without grumbling first.
"...better make sure we get ride of all records. I dont want it out that I pleaded guilty to such petty crime. I'll look a right fool."


Kale Arkham, your willingness to get into danger like this for the mission hits your Key of the Mission. Take an XP!
Kale Arkham
player, 10 posts
Tue 27 Jul 2021
at 09:49
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Sweet!!
Lady Blackbird
player, 25 posts
posing as captain's wench
Pool 1, Adv 0, XP 1
Tue 27 Jul 2021
at 11:03
  • msg #45

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Oh, nice, I was watching the Key of the Imposter but the Key of the Paragon was out of my radar. Thanks for the heads up, Questioneer!
Questioneer
GM, 52 posts
Thu 29 Jul 2021
at 10:33
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I will be getting my second vaccine shot today so I might be out for a few days.
Lady Blackbird
player, 29 posts
posing as captain's wench
Pool 1, Adv 0, XP 2
Thu 29 Jul 2021
at 10:42
  • msg #47

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Congrats! Hope you don't get any nasty side effects.
Snargle
player, 19 posts
Hotshot Pilot
Shapeshifting Goblin
Thu 29 Jul 2021
at 11:29
  • msg #48

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In reply to Questioneer (msg # 46):

That's awesome! Good luck!
Kale Arkham
player, 13 posts
Thu 29 Jul 2021
at 13:13
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Questioneer
GM, 53 posts
Sun 1 Aug 2021
at 11:26
  • msg #50

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I'm doing well, but real life is acting up a bit at the moment. I will update this as soon as I can. Sorry for all the waiting.
Questioneer
GM, 57 posts
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 12:29
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I'm as good as completely back I think. I'll be waiting for another day to see if Naomi or Vance have something to add, but after I will advance the story.

Snargle and Kale: Both your pools have been restored!
Kale Arkham
player, 21 posts
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 13:26
  • msg #52

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......
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I couldn't help myself....to much set up....
Lady Blackbird
player, 32 posts
posing as wench
Pool 6, Adv 0, XP 3
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 13:41
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It must be an engineer thing...
Kale Arkham
player, 22 posts
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 13:47
  • msg #54

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tools just be sexy...its engineer club...


Kale Arkham
player, 23 posts
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 13:48
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...umm ..i didnt look at her tools goddammit
Lady Blackbird
player, 33 posts
posing as wench
Pool 6, Adv 0, XP 3
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 14:11
  • msg #56

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That image is not gender-roles-sexist *at all*.

(eyeroll)
Kale Arkham
player, 24 posts
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 14:41
  • msg #57

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Its terrible, and im terribly embarrassed for not looking at her at all.my bad..
Lady Blackbird
player, 34 posts
posing as wench
Pool 6, Adv 0, XP 3
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 14:43
  • msg #58

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Distracted by sexy tools, lose 2 turns.
Kale Arkham
player, 25 posts
Wed 4 Aug 2021
at 14:52
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