Daniel [GM] 00:30 Welcome to Explorers Wanted. We are a weekly Numenera Actual Play podcast. I will be your humble GM Daniel Andrlik. With me today is Alex Finn. Alex [ChaCha] 00:43 Hi, hi. Daniel [GM] 00:45 Stace Babcock. Stace [Nix] 00:46 Hello. Daniel [GM] 00:47 Marietta Jones. Marietta [Atalia] 00:49 Oh, that's me. Hello. Daniel [GM] 00:51 And Sampson Davis. Sampson [Dili] 00:52 I couldn't think of anything for this part. So- Alex [ChaCha] 00:57 You got to write them down beforehand, remember? Sampson [Dili] 01:00 No, I write the notes. I don't do anything. I don't write anything else down, ever in my entire life. Hi, I'm here. I'm Sampson. Daniel [GM] 01:07 Okay. We'll put you in the circle of shame later. Sampson [Dili] 01:10 Thank you. Daniel [GM] 01:11 Who remembers what happened last time? I believe we kind of set up for something kind of dramatic. And so I think it's only appropriate that we ask Marietta what happened last time on Explorers Wanted. Marietta [Atalia] 01:23 Oh yeah. That podcast we record. So our party was split actually a little bit. So ChaCha and Knicks were inside with their little, "ChaCha is such a famous performer" thing. And they performed and got some shins out of it. Oh, PS, we got some XP at the beginning of last session, which was really great and helpful. And then, after they performed, Tamara was like, "If you have any questions and here's the item and blah, blah, blah. Come up here and ask questions". And then she'd covered the artifact or whatever. Marietta [Atalia] 02:05 And then she was off the stage. And then all the interested buyers came forward and asked questions. So ChaCha was like, "I am an interested buyer clearly," and then put on a really spectacular mustache and it was red. And I don't know if you guys know this, but ChaCha is actually blonde. So, lol, kind of funny. Marietta [Atalia] 02:24 Anyways, she approaches and pretends to be all high and mighty and asks questions. And then, lo and behold, the dude that's the manager dude, whose desk she set on fire, happened to be a guest with one of the potential buyers and probably recognized ChaCha, question mark? There was not a good deception rule and ChaCha wasn't like, "I'm not ChaCha." She was literally like, "I'm ChaCha and I'm here to buy things". Marietta [Atalia] 02:52 And then Nix tried to get a guard alone so she could knock them out and steal his outfit. And that sort of worked for a second. And then it was not working. It was... It didn't. It was a bummer. And then Dili was doing some reconnaissance on the roof. Think you were just looking around. I don't think there was too much at that point. Marietta [Atalia] 03:18 And then we cut to Atalia, me. And I was in the rafters with Jeskii. And decided to pull Atalia and do some reconnaissance of my own before I used onslaught to press a button that made the electrical curtains turn off. By electrical I mean, synthetic Numenera curtains. So her plan was to shut those off and then hop down and steal the item and run away in front of everybody. Because options, where there is a lot of them. And so she somehow stealthily physically onslaughted the button to turn off the curtains. And then jumped down, grabbed the item. And did this after Tamara had come back out onto the stage. Marietta [Atalia] 04:06 And then there... We cut to Dili briefly. And Daniel was like, "Dili, do you want a XP?" And Sampson was like, "Dili, I always wants the XP." And then Aces, the bad guy from the organization, whose name is just gone. Daniel [GM] 04:25 Knyxos. Marietta [Atalia] 04:25 Knyxos. Yeah. So the Knyxos dude was up there. And Dili's like, "Fuck. Good news, Asterisk, Atalia gave him really good cypher. So it might be okay. It might not." But spoiler notes of importance, Jeskii is still in the rafters. Atalia is on the stage. Tamara is also on the stage. Atalia did not pull her face mask up before she jumped down. So we're doing great. We're doing great. She definitely knows that it's Atalia. It's fine. We're having a good time guys. Glad you're here with us this evening. Morning. Whenever you're listening, really. Daniel [GM] 05:04 Okay. So yeah, Atalia has just dropped down. And has stolen the item. And which direction is Atalia going, just so I know? Marietta [Atalia] 05:15 She is trying to dash behind the curtains. Daniel [GM] 05:19 Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 05:19 Because maybe she could hide or something and more options if they can't see her. Daniel [GM] 05:25 Okay. So give me two speed defense rolls of 12. Marietta [Atalia] 05:35 12 and 19. Daniel [GM] 05:37 Nice. So you manage to dodge both arrows as they shoot in your direction. And you find yourself behind the curtains. In front of you is a number of hallways. They've clearly raised walls here. There is segmented sections. There is a hallway leading directly in the direction that you presume would be to an exit. Along the sides of the walls you can see two doors, obviously before it reaches an intersection of hallways. Two doors on each side to be clear. Marietta [Atalia] 06:16 Okay. I want to look up real quick. Is there any way I could climb up this curtain back up to the rafters? Daniel [GM] 06:25 Give me a roll of a d20. Just tell me if you get an even or odd number. Marietta [Atalia] 06:31 Odd. Daniel [GM] 06:32 So you don't see an obvious way to climb back up there. There are other offices, but it would still involve almost a 20 foot vertical leap to get to those spots. Jeskii is with you. She actually jumped onto the curtains and ripped her way down while you were grabbing the items. So Jeskii is next to you. Marietta [Atalia] 06:54 Okay, well then I'm just fucking... I'm going for wherever I think I could escape. And if there's not an immediate route out then I'm going to be looking for places that we could stash and hide. Daniel [GM] 07:06 Okay. So you go ahead and start running. Now we're going to cut back to ChaCha and Nix. Daniel [GM] 07:12 ChaCha and Nix, you're probably close enough that you could talk to each other if you wanted. But you have a moment to kind of think about what you want to do in the wake of Atalia jumping down, grabbing the items and bolting towards the curtains. Stace [Nix] 07:26 So I think ChaCha, unless you squeeze something in first, Nix would just do the security thing. And start to hustle you out of there. But not really. Just hustling you out so that we can start getting out. Daniel [GM] 07:43 In which direction? Stace [Nix] 07:44 Parallel to Atalia, assuming Atalia is trying to get outside. So kind of heading, not straight that way, but in that general direction. Daniel [GM] 07:57 Okay. So if you're going to do that, it's going to be kind of in the same direction, but you are probably about... Let's see, the stage is... You're about 40 feet behind her before you reach the curtains. Stace [Nix] 08:06 Okay. But I want ChaCha to have a chance to... You would be able to very clearly see Nix start. Daniel [GM] 08:15 Yeah. I don't think that's a problem. She'll know what Nix is doing. Stace [Nix] 08:18 And then, so ChaCha if you had other ideas? Alex [ChaCha] 08:22 I think if Nix is going to start doing the security push of, "Got to protect my charge," ChaCha's going to try and assist her in making it look like we're not so clearly, "Aha, there's our associate who has just stolen the item." And ChaCha's going to be all blustered and be like, "My item. My fancy item. Item!" Daniel [GM] 08:45 Yeah. Almost you feel like Nix is pushing you in that direction, by some way, in her way of moving. Okay. Everybody's kind of distracted. So give me a deception roll of nine. Alex [ChaCha] 08:57 Deception? Well, ChaCha got a 14. Daniel [GM] 09:02 Okay. So yeah, so you managed to pull it off as if you're kind of being... Even though Nix isn't necessarily, explicitly grabbing you, "Oh God. We have to go. This event is under attack. Whatever." So you guys are moving in that direction. Tamara is very- Alex [ChaCha] 09:21 Angry. Daniel [GM] 09:22 Upset. Yeah, angry is a good word. I would say ChaCha is the only one who's in a position to kind of get a glimpse of it. But Tamara's eyes are dark. They're as dark as what little hope remains for that one creature in the queen's spittoon. Sampson [Dili] 09:44 Oh no. Marietta [Atalia] 09:46 Oh no. Daniel [GM] 09:50 And, at this point, I need three of you to roll initiative. I need Atalia to roll initiative, Nix and ChaCha. Marietta [Atalia] 09:59 What? ChaCha is totally deceiving everyone. Alex [ChaCha] 10:05 I don't know what you're talking about. Marietta [Atalia] 10:07 It could just be for order of operations, you never know. Alex [ChaCha] 10:11 ChaCha's being super snick. Marietta [Atalia] 10:13 14. Alex [ChaCha] 10:14 15. Stace [Nix] 10:15 Man, always makes me nervous when you two get to go first. Daniel [GM] 10:26 Okay. So Atalia, you are at occurrence and about to peel them aside to go. Tamara is very fast and she manages to give a short distance and tries to stab you. Marietta [Atalia] 10:38 I thought I was behind the curtain. Daniel [GM] 10:41 Not yet. And stab at you at your back. Now I will say this. Jeskii is going to do her best if she detects any threat to you to try to bite at them, distract them. So this is going to be the defense role with Jeskii's asset being provided to you of 15. No, sorry. 12. Marietta [Atalia] 11:04 Okay. 18. Daniel [GM] 11:08 Okay. So you managed to dodge this thing that looks like a dagger, but you can see how the corner of your eye, there's something meaner about it. There's something more dangerous. It's the kind of thing that it would be easy to mistake it for a light weapon, but you get the sense that there is something more dangerous about it. But you managed to dodge out of its way as Tamara runs up to you and swings this knife, just barely missing you. Then it goes to ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] 11:39 ChaCha. Atalia almost get stabbed. So we know that physical onslaught is like shooting into a crowd. What about a mental onslaught? Daniel [GM] 11:54 So either one of them is aimed at a single target. One of the things we haven't talked about yet is what ChaCha's onslaughts look like. Alex [ChaCha] 12:02 I think it's a mix between, I'm going to give two very, very nerdy references, and I sowwy. Daniel [GM] 12:08 What? Don't be sorry. Alex [ChaCha] 12:11 This is a good reference for you. You know how like in Naruto when Neci uses his bloodline skill and he gets all veiny eyed? If you are not on the Naruto, how about Demon Hunter with... I always forget her name though. Oh man. I know who you mean. Daniel [GM] 12:36 Mesiko? Marietta [Atalia] 12:37 Mesiko, yeah. Daniel [GM] 12:38 When she goes all demon-y. And she's all like, huh? Stace [Nix] 12:41 I'm going to say those references were moderately nerdy at best. Alex [ChaCha] 12:46 Someone's out there anime-shaming me. Daniel [GM] 12:49 Yeah. But the difference is that Nesiko is awesome. So I think that move is cool. Alex [ChaCha] 12:55 Neji is also cool. He is a bro of a cousin. Daniel [GM] 12:58 He's okay. Alex [ChaCha] 13:00 I like the headcanon that I have. Daniel [GM] 13:06 Okay. Now I need to share the headcanon. Alex [ChaCha] 13:08 That he did all of that stuff to set up his cousin with Naruto. Spoilers, but there is a new [inaudible 00:13:17]. Daniel [GM] 13:19 So I go launching an arrow too, because I'm going to stick with the Nesiko timeline. So what exactly is ChaCha doing in this case? Alex [ChaCha] 13:29 I think she's kind of grab on to Nix's arm and act like Nix pushed her off balance and mentally onslaught Tamara. Daniel [GM] 13:40 Okay. So give me an 15 intellectual. Alex [ChaCha] 13:48 Here's how often we get a good one. Because this is going to get interesting. The look on Stacey's face. This shit's going to go down. Daniel [GM] 13:59 That was impressive eyebrow work. Alex [ChaCha] 14:00 I know I'm very jealous. Stace [Nix] 14:01 I call it the People's Eyebrow. Marietta [Atalia] 14:05 Great eyebrows. They're on fleek, as the younguns say these days or was that two years ago? Alex [ChaCha] 14:12 Fleek was about four years ago. Stace [Nix] 14:14 What is time? Marietta [Atalia] 14:16 Was it? I've been under a rock. Sampson [Dili] 14:19 Fleek was like six months ago. Daniel [GM] 14:22 That doesn't count Sampson. You're an engineer. Sampson [Dili] 14:25 What? Why doesn't it count? I know the passage of time. Despite circumstances. I'm aware of what happens. Marietta [Atalia] 14:37 Yes, it passes 10 minute blocks. Daniel [GM] 14:38 Okay. So back to Alex, sorry. I got distracted by making jokes with everybody. Alex [ChaCha] 14:50 I got 18. Daniel [GM] 14:52 Okay. Yeah. So you hit Tamara. Tamara takes two damage. She is not happy about that. Alex [ChaCha] 15:01 Does she know where that came from? Daniel [GM] 15:03 Well, here's the question. I think she will know at least which direction it's coming from. I don't think it's really possible for a nano to completely hide that. Yeah. But tell me what does ChaCha's mental onslaught look like? Because it will look like something. Alex [ChaCha] 15:19 Oh man. Stace [Nix] 15:22 Does it look like something to everyone watching or does it just look like something in the mind of the target? Daniel [GM] 15:28 Everyone watching, I think/ because that's more fun, honestly. Alex [ChaCha] 15:32 So something appears to everybody or what does it look like when Tamara just gets like suddenly what damned? Daniel [GM] 15:41 Obviously with a physical onslaught it's probably more obvious what's happening, but for mental onslaught, what comes out of ChaCha? And the thing to think about here is that this ability is flavored by both your folk eye and your descriptor. So think about that when you're describing it. Alex [ChaCha] 16:00 Ooh. So I think this is an idea that comes from an earlier discussion we have on how Dili's going to die. So it's like a mix between. Marietta [Atalia] 16:18 Segue. Alex [ChaCha] 16:19 Burning and the demons from the movie Ghost coming after her. Daniel [GM] 16:27 Okay. Okay. Yeah. And maybe the difference is if it's a mental, the claws rake against her, but you don't see anything else happen. Whereas if it's physical, you see the claws rake against her. Like you physically see scars form. Okay.So yeah. So she does not like that. She takes a couple of damage. Next up would be Atalia. Marietta [Atalia] 16:56 Atalia's just trying to get the fuck out of there. She's moving as far as she can in the direction that seems most probable for there to be an escape. Daniel [GM] 17:05 Okay. So you move a short distance. Are you just following the main path or are you ducking into any of the rooms? Marietta [Atalia] 17:11 I think she's just trying to move as far as possible. If there's something she could step behind at the end of her movement, cool, if not, just trying her best. Also making sure that Jeskii is coming with her. Daniel [GM] 17:25 Yeah. Jeskii's definitely following. Highs or lows? Marietta [Atalia] 17:30 Highs. Daniel [GM] 17:31 Okay. Sampson, roll for me and tell me if you get a number above 10 or less than 10. Marietta [Atalia] 17:37 That's not fair. That is not fair, sensitively speaking. Sampson [Dili] 17:42 10. Checkmate. Daniel [GM] 17:48 You don't find a place to duck into, but you feel like you're making good progress. Marietta [Atalia] 17:54 That sounds like a nice compromise, thanks Daniel. Daniel [GM] 17:57 Yeah. I realized like poorly set up the expectation there. Stace [Nix] 17:59 I loved it personally. And I think it should happen more often. Marietta [Atalia] 18:03 Where we have the point where the coin is on its edge? Stace [Nix] 18:08 So is it one through 10? The lower half and then 11 to 20 is the upper half? Daniel [GM] 18:12 Well, so what I said, and this was the wine talking. Yes, I would say that lower than 10 is the negative half and higher than 10. So I left 10 ambiguous. So I'm going ahead and owning my mistake. Stace [Nix] 18:28 And with us. Marietta [Atalia] 18:28 People don't do that. Sampson [Dili] 18:35 [crosstalk 00:18:35] You need to account for that always. Daniel [GM] 18:38 Yeah, exactly. Okay. So now it goes to Nix. So Tamara is near the drapes where Atalia. Just pass through with Jeskii. ChaCha is not that far behind you because ChaCha is doing her best to pretend to be being pulled along by you. It's seems to be fooling everybody else. But to you, it may seem like a little obvious because like she's not even close to your arms. Stace [Nix] 19:13 Hmm. So that throws a little wrench into my plans for my turn, because what Nix would try to do is dedicate the entire action to movement. And if ChaCha allowed it bring ChaCha along, whether in the form of like a piggyback ride or football carry. Daniel [GM] 19:37 Evens or odds? Alex [ChaCha] 19:38 Maybe ChaCha did lean into Nix to pretend she fell, and Nix is carrying her. Stace [Nix] 19:43 That's true. Daniel [GM] 19:45 Yeah. But still evens or odds? Stace [Nix] 19:47 Evens. Daniel [GM] 19:47 Okay. Marietta, roll me a die and tell me if you get evens or odds. Marietta [Atalia] 19:54 Even. Daniel [GM] 19:55 Okay. I think could dedicate it to movement and ChaCha will follow you as long as ChaCha is not going to object. Alex [ChaCha] 20:01 ChaCha won't object. Daniel [GM] 20:04 Okay. So you can make the movement that you expect for your turn, which I assume brings you within immediate range of Tamara. Stace [Nix] 20:13 My action. Daniel [GM] 20:14 That'll be your whole turn. Yep. So I would say we cut back to ChaCha, but we have another problem to deal with at the same time. Dili, you've just heard Aces behind you saying, [As Aces] Nice to see you again, Dili. Sampson [Dili] 20:30 Oh shit. All right. So while still maintaining the illusion that he is a normal everyday run of the mill artistic expression, atop of the rooftops of Charmonde, Dili's going to activate a Cypher that has a little a delay to it. I will not to mention the name of the Cypher until it activates for the drama. Sampson [Dili] 20:58 When he activates it, he places it on the ground next to his feet. So still within the illusion. And then I think he's going to... Daniel [GM] 21:09 Activating the Cypher is going to be your action. Sampson [Dili] 21:11 Yes. But I'm thinking that he at least like turns around and just watches Aces just to be watching what he does. Daniel [GM] 21:21 He looks like always. Like if you touched him, you would get poked in an unsanitary fashion. Stace [Nix] 21:27 I was going to ask for clarification and I'm not anymore. Marietta [Atalia] 21:28 It's consensual? Sampson [Dili] 21:33 In my mind he looks like the anthropomorphized version of a dirty hypodermic needle. So do with that what you will. Marietta [Atalia] 21:39 Hey, I'm not going to kink-shame Dili. Sampson [Dili] 21:42 It's not a kink. It's the opposite of one. So Dili doesn't say anything. He's just activates the Cypher and then waits. Daniel [GM] 21:53 So can you tell me what the cypher is? Sampson [Dili] 21:57 I can tell you it is. I'm going to mention it in Discord. Marietta [Atalia] 22:03 You know that Daniel just wanted to know so that he could scheme. Sampson [Dili] 22:07 Oh, I'm sure. I'm aware. Stace [Nix] 22:08 I feel like Daniel has our best interest at heart. Marietta [Atalia] 22:11 Of rolling new characters. I think he has the best interest in drama at heart actually. Stace [Nix] 22:18 So dramatic. Daniel [GM] 22:20 Okay. So that's your turn? Sampson [Dili] 22:22 Yep. Daniel [GM] 22:23 Okay. Sampson [Dili] 22:25 Should I roll initiative or no? Daniel [GM] 22:27 No. Sampson [Dili] 22:28 Damn it. All right. Daniel [GM] 22:31 Aces is going to move up relatively close to you. He's going to move into immediate range. And it's at this point that the Cypher that you activated a loud piercing noise. Sampson [Dili] 22:48 So Dili knows, I think the delay. So he would try to cover his ears right before it goes off. Daniel [GM] 22:54 It's not going to help you. Sampson [Dili] 22:55 Isn't? Damn it. Okay. Daniel [GM] 22:59 So you are going to suffer two points of intellect damage ignoring armor. Sampson [Dili] 23:05 Actually, I have no problem. Dili doesn't have armor. Stace [Nix] 23:08 Doesn't matter, because it always ignores it. Marietta [Atalia] 23:10 Armor. Daniel [GM] 23:11 And for everyone that's affected, which includes Dili here, I need you to make a intellectual. Sampson [Dili] 23:25 D20 intellectual or the d100 intellectual? Daniel [GM] 23:27 It's a D 20 intellectual. So we're going to see if you can defend against. What level is your screaming madness? Sampson [Dili] 23:35 Level six. Daniel [GM] 23:40 You really need to make an 18 speed defense roll. Or intellect defense roll. Sampson [Dili] 23:46 I will still put a level of effort into that. Excuse me. Daniel [GM] 23:49 So it's 15? Sampson [Dili] 23:57 Damn it. 14. Daniel [GM] 23:59 Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 24:01 That was a pretty good roll for you! Daniel [GM] 24:03 Roll d100. Sampson [Dili] 24:07 38. Daniel [GM] 24:08 38. For the next minute. Both you and Aces can do nothing but cover your ears and scream. Sampson [Dili] 24:20 So, to clarify, I had a Cypher called screaming madness that I dropped. And now we're just both hanging out on the rooftop. Daniel [GM] 24:30 Screaming. Daniel [GM] 24:30 So for the next minute, Dili and Aces are very busy doing their thing and screaming. ChaCha, you are currently then moving along with Nix. You guys are still a short distance away from Atalia, but you are in immediate range of Tamara who has been moving along with you guys. Alex [ChaCha] 24:57 So like how bad do we want to just get out of here? Fuck these disguises. Daniel [GM] 25:08 What does ChaCha want to do? Alex [ChaCha] 25:10 ChaCha wants to keep her friends safe. So I guess ChaCha is going to make Dan a happy person and she's going to use a Cypher. I don't remember what it's called. Oh wait. No, I do. It's called purgespitter. Daniel [GM] 25:30 Aha, that's a good one. Alex [ChaCha] 25:32 And she's going to shoot Tamara and the face with it. Daniel [GM] 25:36 Okay. Hit her with a purgespitter. For it to count, you need to be an asset because it really just needs to hit her anywhere. Alex [ChaCha] 25:45 But I want the face. Daniel [GM] 25:48 If you really want the face, it's going to be 15 speed roll. Otherwise it's going to be a 12 speed roll. Alex [ChaCha] 25:56 I want the face so bad. I'm sorry. Daniel [GM] 25:58 Okay. Sampson's expression. Alex [ChaCha] 26:03 Listen. I just want that tentacle boy to have a good suction grip to her face hole. Sampson [Dili] 26:13 Is that what happens? Oh no. Alex [ChaCha] 26:13 It shoots out a tentacle boy at the face. Like it shoots out a little tentacle boy. And if you don't remove it properly, horrible things happen. Stace [Nix] 26:24 It also smells. Alex [ChaCha] 26:25 Yeah. Yeah. So your one airway is now stinky. Stace [Nix] 26:31 And the screech. Don't forget the screeching. Alex [ChaCha] 26:33 Yeah. It's also screaming in their face because I got a 17. So it's a screaming boy in the face. Daniel [GM] 26:42 Yeah. So it is on Tamara's face. She is very upset and the screech is going on. Okay. So now it falls down to Atalia, Atalia and Jeskii. Marietta [Atalia] 26:52 Atalia and Jeskii are trying to GTFO, man. Daniel [GM] 26:59 Okay. So you run another short distance. You are within sight of the door. That's your whole action. Marietta [Atalia] 27:09 I'm staring at the door. Really good. Daniel [GM] 27:11 Now we cut back to Nix. Nix, you are even with ChaCha and Tamara right now. Stace [Nix] 27:20 Oh, how far from Atalia? Daniel [GM] 27:23 Atalia is a short distance away. Stace [Nix] 27:24 So it's impossible for me to carry ChaCha short distance in my action. Daniel [GM] 27:30 You want to carry ChaCha a short distance on your action. There will be a might roll. And to keep the same pace, ChaCha's very small. So I would say it's a 12. Stace [Nix] 27:39 Oh, and it's a might roll. Okay. So I will expend a level of effort. I'm going to attempt to keep ChaCha with me. Daniel [GM] 27:49 Okay. So it costs two might points. So I'll be bringing it down to a nine. Stace [Nix] 27:56 Yeah. I'll save confident outlook for saving Dili's ass or whatever. 17. Daniel [GM] 28:02 Assuming ever meet up with them again. Stace [Nix] 28:03 Or whatever. 17. Daniel [GM] 28:03 Assuming you ever meet up with him again? Stace [Nix] 28:04 Correct. Sampson [Dili] 28:04 Hey Alex [ChaCha] 28:08 Hey, he bought himself some time. Daniel [GM] 28:11 You managed to pick up ChaCha and move her along with you. And you are now in immediate range of Atalia, ChaCha and Tamara is a short distance away from all three of you. Stace [Nix] 28:22 Nix looks right at Atalia and is like, [As Nix] Huh, I thought you were with Dili. It's a little salt in that wound. [As Nix] Fancy meeting you here, dude. Daniel [GM] 28:36 Okay. So, now is Tamara's turn. Tamara's turn is a short distance away. She is dealing with this scream. She is going to reach into her side and she's going to pull up some sort of, this is not a crossbow. You've seen people before, like use this. Like, it looks like almost like a pistol, except it's got this weird, like glowing iotum clip of energy. And it is going to shoot at ChaCha. Now, because the purgespitters on it, it will be hindered by two steps, which means it's a nine for ChaCha to try to dodge your speed defense. Stace [Nix] 29:27 Nix will- Alex [ChaCha] 29:27 Okay. Stace [Nix] 29:27 ... take the attack. Daniel [GM] 29:27 Okay. Daniel [GM] 29:29 So, Nix is going to be, I believe you were hindered on defending against that, right? Stace [Nix] 29:33 I think with Take the Attack, you don't even get to, you just take it. Withdraw the Attack, there's a chance that you could, PDF open what am I doing? Take the Attack, a character can use her action to throw herself in front of foe's successful attack, oh so we have to know if it's successful or not, to save a nearby comrade. The attack automatically succeeds. So, I guess if ChaCha fails. Nix, will Take the Attack. Daniel [GM] 30:00 Okay. So, ChaCha, please make, she's hindered by two steps, a nine speed defense roll. Alex [ChaCha] 30:12 Okay. 18 Daniel [GM] 30:14 Okay. You may also dodge this blast of force coming from the weapon. Now, it is ChaCha's turn. Alex [ChaCha] 30:22 So, we're in front of the door? Daniel [GM] 30:25 You're pretty close to one. You're within immediate range of a door. And you're within short distance of Tamara. You're probably within short distance of at least one guard as well. Alex [ChaCha] 30:35 Dart thrower to the knee on Tamara. See, if we can cripple her? Daniel [GM] 30:40 Okay. Daniel [GM] 30:41 Dart thrower would be a light weapon. So, it's down to a 12 for you. And the speed, if you want to spend effort. Alex [ChaCha] 30:49 Yeah, I'm cocky today. Got a 13? Not today. Daniel [GM] 30:55 Nice. So, you hit her for two damage- Alex [ChaCha] 30:59 In the knee. Daniel [GM] 30:59 ... she does not like that. Atalia, so you and Jeskii, you're in the front. You've been caught up by some of your allies. Marietta [Atalia] 31:09 I guess I'm just trying to get out still. Daniel [GM] 31:12 Okay. So, I will say this, you know enough with this organization, that the door is going to be locked. But it's locked from the inside. So, it's relatively simple to unlock and open to get out the door. But I will need you to make a nine speed roll that and if you've got anything for like lock picking or anything like that, that would help you. Marietta [Atalia] 31:40 I don't think I get that until my next tier. Yeah. So, no I don't have that right now. Marietta [Atalia] 31:49 8. Daniel [GM] 31:50 Okay. And you didn't spend effort, correct? Marietta [Atalia] 31:54 Can I spend effort now? Daniel [GM] 31:55 No. Marietta [Atalia] 31:55 Okay. Daniel [GM] 31:57 So, you try to fiddle with the door and it is, just like shakes in it's frame and is very clearly locked. So, next up is Nix. Tamara is a short distance away. There's also at least one guard, a short distance away. Both of them have for range weapons. And then you have Chacha and Atalia within immediate range. Stace [Nix] 32:20 And the door, therefore? Daniel [GM] 32:22 Yes, the door is of course as well in immediate range. Stace [Nix] 32:26 Yeah. Nix is just going to lower her shoulder. Daniel [GM] 32:29 Okay. So, give me a 12 might role. Stace [Nix] 32:33 I will spend effort. Marietta [Atalia] 32:33 Smart. Stace [Nix] 32:33 One of us has to be. Alex [ChaCha] 32:40 Smart choice. Daniel [GM] 32:42 It's going to be 9. Stace [Nix] 32:42 20. Alex [ChaCha] 32:45 Yeah. Daniel [GM] 32:46 Holy shit. Okay. So, what would you propose as a major effect along this? Stace [Nix] 32:51 I would propose as a major effect, that Nix would be able to execute part two of her exit plan, which would be to toss her Cypher that disables all Numenera within a short radius, back into the, because you said everything inside the warehouse was a short. So, at back end, as far as you can. So, essentially trying to use her detonation electromagnetic level five Cypher, which is a ceramic-sphere that can be thrown at short range. Daniel [GM] 33:24 Mmhmm. Stace [Nix] 33:25 Explodes and releases a potent wave of electromagnetic energy in a short radius, Numenera devices within the area when exposed do not function for one hour. So, she would try to toss it. Daniel [GM] 33:35 Okay. Okay. So, technically wouldn't that include you guys? Alex [ChaCha] 33:35 Yeah. Stace [Nix] 33:35 She would try to toss it far enough that they would be, that we would be outside the radius. Daniel [GM] 33:46 Okay. So, give me a might, sorry, a speed roll of 15 to see if you can exceed the normal short range. Stace [Nix] 33:58 Okay. Do I have any assets to that? Because, or is the major effect just that I get to even try? Daniel [GM] 34:05 The major effect is that you get to try to do this. Stace [Nix] 34:08 So, like spend a speed effort? Okay. Daniel [GM] 34:10 [Crosstalk]. Stace [Nix] 34:13 I would like to use confident outlook to be trained in throwing. Daniel [GM] 34:18 Okay. Stace [Nix] 34:18 So, where are we at now? Daniel [GM] 34:18 So, it's a 9. Stace [Nix] 34:21 17. Yeah. Daniel [GM] 34:24 Okay, so you managed to throw it back. You do see a number of people who have new Numenera devices on them, scream and- Stace [Nix] 34:32 Oh. Daniel [GM] 34:34 ... yeah. So, you feel like you have bought some time. A guard tries to fire a standard crossbow at Nix. Nix, please make a speed defense roll of 15. Stace [Nix] 34:47 I am trained without armor. I have a buckler. Daniel [GM] 34:52 That's a 12. Stace [Nix] 34:53 I got a 15 even anyway. Alex [ChaCha] 34:55 Yay. Daniel [GM] 34:56 Okay. So, you dodged this attack. So, then next up is ChaCha. ChaCha, you are in immediate range of the store. So, that door is open. So, there are outside the store in immediate range, two guards. Alex [ChaCha] 35:13 Physical onslaught the guards on the outside, like just the closest guard to her outside. Daniel [GM] 35:20 Okay. So, that's going to be a nine intellect roll. Alex [ChaCha] 35:25 I got 18. Daniel [GM] 35:26 Okay. So that's plus two damage. That guard is not happy. Then we go to Atalia. Atalia, you have two guards in the immediate range. One which have just been hurt. And then there are, Tamara and this other guard in short range behind you. Marietta [Atalia] 35:46 I think Atalia's is trying to GTFO still. I think she's just trying to dash through everybody and get as far as she can. Daniel [GM] 35:55 Okay. So, Jeskii will attempt to attack and distract them. So, you will have an asset on this. So, it will be a 12 investment asset that Jeskii gives you, which is a nine to try to get past these guys. It'll be speed. Marietta [Atalia] 36:10 Okay. 14. Daniel [GM] 36:10 So, you managed to get a short distance away from these guards as you're kind of cruising down the alley and Jeskii is following you. Nix, it is now your turn and you and ChaCha are in immediate range of these two guards. One of which has been hurt and then short range from Tamara and the other guard. Atalia is a short distance away. She's already passed. Stace [Nix] 36:41 Oh, cool. So, Nix is just going to do her best to be an obstruction on behalf of Atalia. So, she will ignore the guard that's already injured and attempt to injure the other guard. Daniel [GM] 36:56 Okay. So, that is going to be a 12. Stace [Nix] 36:57 I will expand my effort. Daniel [GM] 37:00 Yes, that makes it a nine. Stace [Nix] 37:02 That's a two, Daniel. Daniel [GM] 37:05 That is a GM intrusion for your character. Sampson [Dili] 37:07 I would like to spend an XP to have her re-roll that. Daniel [GM] 37:14 Okay. Stacey, you get to re-roll. Tell me now just what you re-rolled, what the story-based effect is. Stace [Nix] 37:22 Okay. So, Nix is a little bit off balance from that incredible throw. You know, she busted through the doors, she tossed it back. She turns, she tries to swing at the uninjured guard and whiffs with the right, but she was already set up to jab with the left. Daniel [GM] 37:45 Mm-hmm. Okay. And what did you roll again? Stace [Nix] 37:48 Sampson, I'm so sorry, but I got another two. Alex [ChaCha] 37:53 Oh no! Sampson [Dili] 37:53 That is rough. Daniel [GM] 37:55 So, she stabs towards the left. She misses the guard and Nix actually falls prone. Stace [Nix] 38:08 Perfect. Daniel [GM] 38:09 Nix, it will take your whole turn to stand up and you are in a bad position if somebody else decides to attack you, like for example, Tamara, who decides to shoot at you. Stace [Nix] 38:21 Bring it. Daniel [GM] 38:22 And so, please try to dodge, so you're prone. So, it'll be an 18 speed defense roll. Stace [Nix] 38:27 Even with the Octopus on her face? Daniel [GM] 38:30 No, you're right. So, that would make it a 12. Stace [Nix] 38:34 All right, do my speed assets still apply? Daniel [GM] 38:35 Yes. Stace [Nix] 38:36 Okay. So, it's a nine. I got a one. Marietta [Atalia] 38:39 Wow. Daniel [GM] 38:40 Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 38:45 Noo. Stace [Nix] 38:45 I flew so high. Daniel [GM] 38:48 So, that hits you for eight might damage. Stace [Nix] 38:52 Whatever. Daniel [GM] 38:55 And you are stunned for one round. So, next up is ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] 39:03 So, has Atalia made it past the two people out there? Daniel [GM] 39:12 All right. So, you've got two guards in immediate range. They could theoretically choose to pursue her. And then you have in short range, Tamara, and one other guard. Alex [ChaCha] 39:22 And Nix is stunned? Daniel [GM] 39:24 Mm-hmm. Alex [ChaCha] 39:26 And Atalia is not in immediate range? Daniel [GM] 39:30 Atalia is in short range. Alex [ChaCha] 39:32 So, here's the question. How long does a stunning last? Daniel [GM] 39:36 One round. Alex [ChaCha] 39:37 This is a really hard decision, you know? Daniel [GM] 39:41 Mm-hmm. Alex [ChaCha] 39:43 Because I'm just like, "What would ChaCha do?" And like, and I'm like trying not to mix player knowledge with like character knowledge, which is hard. Okay. So, ChaCha going to kind of like use physical onslaught on the one that the one closest to Nix and kind of stand near her as guard. Daniel [GM] 40:08 Okay. You say physical or mental? Alex [ChaCha] 40:10 Physical. Daniel [GM] 40:11 Physical. Okay. So it'll be 12 to hit. Alex [ChaCha] 40:14 14. Daniel [GM] 40:15 Okay. So, you hit them and they take some damage. They're not happy about that. They're looking really rough. Alex [ChaCha] 40:24 Yeah. Let's just go, stand over Nix until Nix can get back up. Daniel [GM] 40:28 Okay. So, Atalia, what do you do? You're a short distance away from everyone. Marietta [Atalia] 40:33 I think Atalia doesn't even think to like, look back. I think she's just like, [As Atalia] Okay, I gotta go. Sorry guys. Alex [ChaCha] 40:38 Oh, now we good, don't worry. Marietta [Atalia] 40:40 ... so I think she's just like hauling ass. Daniel [GM] 40:45 Okay. You are now a long distance away. Marietta [Atalia] 40:48 Okay. Daniel [GM] 40:48 So, that's your turn, really. Marietta [Atalia] 40:51 Okay. Daniel [GM] 40:52 And so now we cut back to Nix who was stunned. So, it passes on and it goes back to guards and Tamara. So, actually Tamara first. Tamara, will attempt to shoot at Nix. Nix, you are stunned. So, you are going to be making a speech defense roll of 15, but you are hindered because you are stunned. So, it will be at 12. Stace [Nix] 41:21 Wow, that was perfect maths. Daniel [GM] 41:23 Sorry, 15, 18 Stace [Nix] 41:24 Oh, I thought you had just subtracted my two assets for me. I was like, damn, Daniel on the fly with the wine, impressive. Alex [ChaCha] 41:33 But Tamara still hindered? Daniel [GM] 41:36 Tamara's still hindered. Yes, actually. Stace [Nix] 41:41 No, but-. Daniel [GM] 41:42 So, it's going to be a six to dodge. Stace [Nix] 41:45 I'm spending the XP. Alex [ChaCha] 41:47 Oh. Sampson [Dili] 41:47 What'd you get Stace? Alex [ChaCha] 41:47 Oh no! Stace [Nix] 41:49 That was a goddamn two. This is a different die. I fuckin’ swear. Daniel [GM] 41:51 Okay. Stace [Nix] 41:51 All right. Daniel [GM] 41:54 Okay. Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 41:57 Okay. Good. I was going to say that should go in dice jail Daniel [GM] 42:00 Take it from someone who’s experienced. Rotate the die and then shake it up. Sometimes it helps. Stace [Nix] 42:05 All right, you son of a bitch. You beautiful son of a bitch. 14. Yes. Daniel [GM] 42:13 Okay. So, tell me story-wise, how Nix recovers from this? Stace [Nix] 42:19 To dodge. So, Nix is still stunned and she's like frantically trying to just will her limbs to move and she's like, "Move, move." And she sees the bolt coming at her and she is absolutely positive it is too late. But somehow she manages to just like thrust her back away from the ground and it hits right below her ribs into the dirt. There's just like, not much of a flop. Daniel [GM] 42:48 Okay. Nix, it's just like a step up from what you're used to. This is beyond what you normally encounter. So, please take an XP. Alex [ChaCha] 42:58 Thanks. Stace [Nix] 42:59 Yes! Thanks, Daniel. That'll save me from the next one or two. Boy, am I in character. My character creation choice is coming back. Alex [ChaCha] 43:09 You didn't want to tear up over it, did you? Daniel [GM] 43:14 Yes. So, Nix goes to ChaCha. Daniel [GM] 43:16 Atalia is now a long distance away. So, if she has another turn, she's going to be gone. Alex [ChaCha] 43:24 Okay. Well, I kind of my might roll, would it be for ChaCha to lift Nix? Stace [Nix] 43:31 Nix is lighter than she looks, but she's still pretty heavy. Daniel [GM] 43:34 Yeah. I mean, it's all muscle. Stace [Nix] 43:36 You like, "Oh, she's not that big." And she's just like a rock. Sampson [Dili] 43:39 All that damn wine. Daniel [GM] 43:39 Yeah. Nix is the tallest. And she's probably the beefiest of all of you in terms of like her weight. Like she may not look that way, but she's definitely that way. So, what are you trying to do with Nix? Alex [ChaCha] 43:53 See, I think lifting her as an action. So, my plan actually doesn't work, but I kind of want to get her like on her feet. Cause she's should be no longer stunned. So, I want to assist with her getting back to her feet. So, that she can help me kill people and run away. Daniel [GM] 44:13 Okay. Yeah. So, you can spend your term assuring that Nix will be ready to act from a standing position on her terms. Alex [ChaCha] 44:19 Yes. Daniel [GM] 44:20 Okay. Sounds good. Next up is Atalia. Marietta [Atalia] 44:25 I guess we're just going for it. We're just getting out of there. We're just gone. Daniel [GM] 44:30 You have now exceeded the long distance option. The enemies can no longer see you. Marietta [Atalia] 44:35 Question. Daniel [GM] 44:35 Yes. Stace [Nix] 44:37 Excellent. Marietta [Atalia] 44:38 Gone into the night or gone back to Dili? Daniel [GM] 44:41 She's gone into the night. Cause Dili would be in the opposite direction. Marietta [Atalia] 44:46 Oh really? Daniel [GM] 44:47 Yeah. Alex [ChaCha] 44:50 Okay. That affects what ChaCha and Nix are going to do. We have so many more rounds to get to him and I have that mechanical speed. So, that's why I needed you standing. So, we could get to Dili in theory faster. Daniel [GM] 45:07 Okay. So, ChaCha, what are you doing? Alex [ChaCha] 45:11 Yeah, well no, I used my turn to get Nix up. Daniel [GM] 45:16 Oh right, right you did. Alex [ChaCha] 45:16 So, now it's Nix's turn. Daniel [GM] 45:16 Nix, you are standing up. ChaCha has helped you. You now have Tamara and this guard in short range. They both have range weapons. Atalia is nowhere to be seen, but within immediate range are these two other guards on the outside of the building. Stace [Nix] 45:38 So, Nix is going to, so hang on, we're outside of the building. So we're in the street? Daniel [GM] 45:44 Mm-hmm. You're in the alley essentially. Stace [Nix] 45:49 Are these guards within immediate range or? Daniel [GM] 45:52 Are the ones that were standing in the alley. Stace [Nix] 45:55 Are they on the same side of us as Tamara and the other guard. Are we between them? Daniel [GM] 46:02 You're between them. So they're right next to, the ones that were standing in the alley are right next to you. Tamara and the other guard are a short distance away behind you. Stace [Nix] 46:09 Okay. So, Nix kind of sees that it ain't going great. So, she's going to try to make like Atalia and run with ChaCha though. Daniel [GM] 46:25 Are going to try to pick up ChaCha or are you just going to try to run and hope ChaCha follows? Stace [Nix] 46:28 Nix would block for ChaCha. Can you hold an action? Now, we're getting really deep into these actions, but I did it. Daniel [GM] 46:36 You're going to essentially try to make a situation where she has an asset, right? Stace [Nix] 46:42 Yes. Daniel [GM] 46:43 Okay. So, give me a 12 speed roll. Stace [Nix] 46:50 All right. I'll expend speed effort. Daniel [GM] 46:52 Okay. So, that's a nine. Stace [Nix] 46:55 11. Daniel [GM] 46:56 Okay. ChaCha now has an asset for when she wants to run. Stace [Nix] 47:00 Cool. Daniel [GM] 47:01 And now we go back to Tamara. Tamara is going to spend her turn, trying to kill the thing that is attached to her. She succeeds- Stace [Nix] 47:09 Boo. Daniel [GM] 47:10 ... but there's still the stench. Stace [Nix] 47:13 Eww. Daniel [GM] 47:15 She's eliminated one hindrance, but the other one still remains right now. But the other guard is going to shoot at, ChaCha is probably the only one in range. So, ChaCha please make a 12 speed defense roll. Alex [ChaCha] 47:31 14. Daniel [GM] 47:33 Okay. You managed to dodge this arrow and it is now ChaCha's turn. Alex [ChaCha] 47:38 Well, if I activated the horse, could I get Nix on the horse with me and just do GTFO? Daniel [GM] 47:45 Nix is already a short distance away from you. Stace [Nix] 47:47 So, we could do that really romantic scene where like the guy holds out their hand to like whip the girl behind them on the horse. Daniel [GM] 47:56 Yeah. Except that it takes you an action to activate it. So, you would have to wait a turn before you could catch up to where grab her hand. Alex [ChaCha] 48:06 Then it's probably better just to run. Cause then it's me sitting on a horse and they're going to be like, "Hey, you're sitting on a horse, what you're going to do?" Daniel [GM] 48:16 Yeah. Yeah. So, you will have an asset to this. So, it'll be a nine because Nix got you an asset for it. Alex [ChaCha] 48:22 Yay. ChaCha going to Hamtaro run out of there. 18. Daniel [GM] 48:30 Okay. So, yes you managed to follow the lead that Nix made for you and you managed to get a short distance away from these guards. These guards have no one else to target. So they're going to try to follow Nix and ChaCha. They don't get within attacking range because these two have swords, but that's the best they can do right now. Next, and it's going to go up to Tamara. Tamara is going to move a distance, which really puts her in short distance of everybody as well as the guard that's with her. And then it is going to go to Atalia. Atalia, you are fully out of combat. You are fine. Marietta [Atalia] 49:18 Okay. So, where was Dili in relation to where we were leaving? Daniel [GM] 49:24 He's at the far end. Like you guys are running the opposite direction to get to him. Marietta [Atalia] 49:28 Is there any way, is there, I don't know what the surroundings of this are, but is there any way I could do like a wide loop around to like come back to that side that he was in? Daniel [GM] 49:38 Yeah. It'd probably be the effect of two rounds, but it would be a stealth roll of 12. Marietta [Atalia] 49:46 Okay, I'm specialized. It's a 14. Daniel [GM] 49:48 Okay. Daniel [GM] 49:50 So, yeah, you're moving quite effectively around to get back towards Dili. Okay, Nix? Stace [Nix] 49:57 Nix is going to take out her level five photonic fabricator. Daniel [GM] 50:01 Mm-hmm. Stace [Nix] 50:03 And what it can do is it creates one item of solidified light of your choice anywhere within any immediate range. It can't have moving pieces. It must be made from a rigid material. So, you can make a broad sort of ladder or a shield, but not like a backpack or a buzzer. It emits dim light in a short radius and last for 28 days. So, what Nix is going to do is make a big ass barrier, the width of the alley that can stand on its own. Daniel [GM] 50:28 Perfect. Okay. So, you guys are currently, what was the level of your Cypher by the way? Stace [Nix] 50:34 5. Daniel [GM] 50:36 Okay, cool. Then it goes back to Tamara. She is angry and starts running towards the barrier. That's what she does. That's what the guard that's with her does. And well, actually the guards that's with her just tries to shoot at one of you, but their arrow slams against the wall, this barrier and can't move forward. So, Tamara's within short distance, the guard is now long distance from the rest of you. And now it is Atalia's turn, which we're going to skip because she was going to take two rounds to get back to Dili. We're going to go back to, actually we should do ChaCha. ChaCha, you are a short distance away from everybody. There's a wall in the way. You could keep looking to get to a long distance away. What do you want to do? Alex [ChaCha] 51:29 ChaCha is concerned about Dili. So, she is booking it to Dili. Daniel [GM] 51:33 Okay. So, are you going to try to ditch the people that are pursuing you in the process? Alex [ChaCha] 51:39 But there's a wall. Daniel [GM] 51:42 There is a wall but it's about like, you'll get an asset from that, but it's a question of how effectively you lose that essentially. Alex [ChaCha] 51:53 Okay. I guess she would because she is not that dumb. Daniel [GM] 51:54 Okay. So, with the wall, it'll be a nine speed roll. Alex [ChaCha] 52:01 Okay, 18. Daniel [GM] 52:03 So, you feel like they've lost track of you is what you feel like. There's no way they could have followed you. Okay, Atalia's doing her thing. And then it is now Nix's turn. Nix, ChaCha has run off into some direction, Atalia is even farther off somewhere. What do you want to do? There is that barrier behind you that you created. That will last for 24 hours until it's destroyed. Stace [Nix] 52:34 Yeah, Nix is going to follow ChaCha. Daniel [GM] 52:39 Okay. So, I think you could do that, no problem. Since there's the barrier there. Goes back to Tamara and the guard. They are going to try to do their best to break down this, somebody roll me a die. Let's say, Marietta. Roll me a die and tell me what number you get. Marietta [Atalia] 53:02 13. Daniel [GM] 53:02 13. Okay. So, they do manage to bring down the barrier, but not until you guys are all around the corner and kind of disappeared. So, the three of you that were running that direction are now completely out of combat. Atalia will reach where Dili was first. I would say that in the time for this stakes. Dili and Aces are just coming to, from the effects of this screaming Cypher. Sampson [Dili] 53:35 The second that he can, Dili will immediately roll off the roof and onto the ground. Daniel [GM] 53:40 Okay. So, we're talking about something that's roughly the same height as the warehouse. Sampson [Dili] 53:45 Okay. Daniel [GM] 53:47 Okay. So, make me a speed defense roll of nine. Sampson [Dili] 53:53 Right, I will put a level of effort into that and would such be a six. And I rolled a nine. Daniel [GM] 54:01 Okay. So, you managed to absorb all the damage. Give me a stealth roll of 15. Sampson [Dili] 54:09 After coming out of the screaming madness Dili's brain is a little scrambled and tries to kind of reset itself and takes in more deeply, kind of the subtle essence of Atalia and even to a slightly smaller sense, Nix and ChaCha have been teaching him about stealth. And also, the lessons that he's been learning on his own for the past two weeks about avoiding people. So, I would like to spend the 4 XP I have to improve a skill, which is to becoming trained in stealth. Daniel [GM] 54:45 Okay. Okay. Sampson [Dili] 54:47 So, I would like to use that again for reasons, I'm using the illusion to be trained in stealth for this particular roll. Daniel [GM] 54:58 Okay. So, you're rolling off the roof, which we've already taken care of. And basically we're trying to figure out, is if the other guards notice you. Sampson [Dili] 55:05 Yes. Daniel [GM] 55:07 Okay. So, it is a 12, you are now trained in stealth. So, it's a nine. Sampson [Dili] 55:14 14. Alex [ChaCha] 55:15 Yeah. Daniel [GM] 55:16 Okay. Dili manages to land smoothly and kind of in a shadow and you don't seem to attract the attention of any guards. So, that is your turn. Daniel [GM] 55:26 Aces is going to do a turn. He is going to move up to the edge of the roof essentially. And he is going to throw a blast at something at you. And please make a 15 intellect defense roll. Sampson [Dili] 55:43 Level of effort into that. Nine. Daniel [GM] 55:50 Okay. Let's see. Yep. Okay. So, he hits you with a blast of something that just, all of a sudden, you feel hopeless. Sampson [Dili] 56:03 Oh- Daniel [GM] 56:03 So, then you feel hopeless. Sampson [Dili] 56:03 Oh. Daniel [GM] 56:04 And you feel like, "It doesn't matter what I do, Aces is going to catch me. Aces is going to catch me. I'm screwed matter why I do. And even if I get away from them, how long until these other people screw me over?" And so with that, you're going to have a hindrance of any actions you take. Daniel [GM] 56:24 Okay. So, now we cut back to Atalia who is coming in within a range of Dili. You are now a short distance of Dili. You can see him on the street. He seems to be a little shook. There is Aces up above him. There are two guards over by the door of the warehouse that don't seem to have noticed them yet. And it's just you and the seskii. You are a short distance away. Marietta [Atalia] 56:50 Is there any way I can sneak into range and try to lead him away in the most appropriate sneaky direction? Daniel [GM] 56:56 It would probably take your whole turn to sneak into range if you don't want anybody to notice you. Marietta [Atalia] 56:59 Okay. I will sneak into range. Daniel [GM] 57:03 Okay, so since you're specialized, it'll be a six. Marietta [Atalia] 57:09 Natural 20. Daniel [GM] 57:10 Holy shit. Marietta [Atalia] 57:14 I want you guys to know that this is the dice... Alex [ChaCha] 57:16 I don't trust it. Marietta [Atalia] 57:17 This is the good dice. The other dice... Daniel [GM] 57:18 It's very pretty, which helps. Marietta [Atalia] 57:19 This is the one. It is, it is. It's good dice. Daniel [GM] 57:24 So, what would you propose is a major effect for that thinking, in a way? Marietta [Atalia] 57:30 Maybe I sneak in quickly enough to pull Dili into some sort of something where he'd be a little bit more hidden, where maybe it won't be as obvious for him to be observed. Daniel [GM] 57:40 Oh, that's a good one. Okay, so Dili, make a speed roll, six. Sampson [Dili] 57:45 Hindered, that's a nine. Or am I... Daniel [GM] 57:48 Yeah. Sampson [Dili] 57:55 Okay. Daniel [GM] 57:55 Yeah. You would be hindered. Sampson [Dili] 57:56 10. Daniel [GM] 57:56 Okay. You kind of flow with Atalia into this hidden space. And it is about this time that everybody else is catching up. So, Nix. Stace [Nix] 58:07 So, I'm seeing? Daniel [GM] 58:11 So, a short distance away is Dili, Aces, and you can see Atalia moving into position. ChaCha is coming up right behind you. She's within immediate range. She will be, rather, when she gets her turn this next time. Stace [Nix] 58:30 So, Nix is going to use her turn to move into a range of Aces. Daniel [GM] 58:35 So you do that. Tamara continues to move. She doesn't make it very far because she's got to break down that barrier. She has to break down the barrier. And it is now Aces turn. Can't see Dili, but they can see you. So, they are going to make an attack. It is going to be a 15 speed defense role. Stace [Nix] 58:58 It's nine for me. So, I do that. 17. Daniel [GM] 59:04 Okay. You managed to dodge his dagger as he comes at you. Next up is going to be, technically Atalia. Atalia, you are completely out of range of everything. You want to just idle, you can. You don't really have any idea of what else has happening. Marietta [Atalia] 59:22 I think I'm just going to try to help Dili get out of there so that we can start getting the fuck out, all of us. Okay, so I will start bringing Dili along with me again. Daniel [GM] 59:36 So, if you're trying to sneak away, it's going to be a stealth of 15. Marietta [Atalia] 59:41 Okay. Yeah, I think I'm going to try to do that just because there's enough people around that it would be better to not. That's a nine total. Daniel [GM] 59:53 Okay. So, it was a 15 and then you're specialized. That brings it down to a nine. So, actually you pass. Marietta [Atalia] 1:00:03 Oh, okay. I'll take that. Daniel [GM] 1:00:03 Yeah. So, people have completely lost track of Dili and you. I'm going to cut back to ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] 1:00:11 Is Aces within range since he came to... Daniel [GM] 1:00:15 Aces is definitely within short range. So, if you have any range attacks that would help. Alex [ChaCha] 1:00:21 I mean, mental onslaught. Daniel [GM] 1:00:24 Sure. Alex [ChaCha] 1:00:25 Let's do it. Daniel [GM] 1:00:27 So, that is a 15 intellect roll. Alex [ChaCha] 1:00:30 15. Daniel [GM] 1:00:31 Nice. Okay, so you hit him for a couple of damage. He does not like that. And now we are going to cut to Nix. Nix, you are within immediate range of Aces, short range of Tamara, ChaCha is a short range away from you. Stace [Nix] 1:00:49 So, Tamara broke through and got to within short range? Daniel [GM] 1:00:54 No. Actually you're right. That should be long range. Stace [Nix] 1:00:57 Yeah. Nix isn't going to waste any time. She's going to try to run. Daniel [GM] 1:01:05 Okay. Stace [Nix] 1:01:06 Well, is ChaCha also running? Alex [ChaCha] 1:01:11 ChaCha's going to run. Daniel [GM] 1:01:12 ChaCha will run, but she hasn't yet. Stace [Nix] 1:01:14 Okay, so Nix is actually just going to try to break Aces's knee. Alex [ChaCha] 1:01:16 Yeah. Daniel [GM] 1:01:16 So, now give me a 15 attack roll. Stace [Nix] 1:01:22 I'll spend... Yeah. So, I'm going to spend one level of effort. 12. Daniel [GM] 1:01:33 Okay. That works out well. So, what kind of weapon are you using? Stace [Nix] 1:01:38 Bottom of the old foot. Alex [ChaCha] 1:01:39 Mm-hmm. Daniel [GM] 1:01:39 Okay, so that'll be four damage. He does not like it at all. Yeah, so that's seven damage. Yeah, you definitely break one of his legs. Alex [ChaCha] 1:01:56 Yeah. Stace [Nix] 1:01:56 Loan Shark Guy said I couldn't do it. Daniel [GM] 1:01:57 Yeah. So, Tamara is going to take a turn and proceed. So, she is catching up. She's still in short distance. And the guard that's with her is going to proceed. And then it is going to fall to ChaCha. ChaCha, both Tamara and the guard that's with them, are an immediate range. Your buddies... So, Atalia's gone. And Jeskii. You have no idea where they are. Alex [ChaCha] 1:02:30 With Dili? Daniel [GM] 1:02:31 Presumably they're Dili. You were circling back around in that direction. Yeah. You don't see Dili yet. Alex [ChaCha] 1:02:37 I mean, I feel like if she saw Atalia come back and circle around to Dili, she's going to trust Atalia to have gotten Dili. And so ChaCha is going to break off in a different direction and just run. Daniel [GM] 1:02:54 Okay. Alex [ChaCha] 1:02:55 So, that we're not all going the same direction. Daniel [GM] 1:03:00 Okay. Okay. So, I would say with that, if you're spacing around direction, you can get a short distance in that time. Alex [ChaCha] 1:03:08 That's not towards Tamara? Daniel [GM] 1:03:11 Correct. Alex [ChaCha] 1:03:11 Or the warehouse? Daniel [GM] 1:03:13 Correct. This is going to be a very easy roll. It's going to be a six speed roll. What did you get? Alex [ChaCha] 1:03:21 A six. Daniel [GM] 1:03:22 I see that look. Alex [ChaCha] 1:03:23 I was like... Daniel [GM] 1:03:24 Okay. Oh God, a one would have been amazing, but a six is good. Alex [ChaCha] 1:03:30 That would have been amazing. Like ChaCha trips over her own shoe and brains herself on the sidewalk and she's passed the fuck out. Daniel [GM] 1:03:38 Okay. So yeah, definitely one of the guards is going to trail off after you eventually when it gets to them. In the meantime, Atalia. Marietta [Atalia] 1:03:47 I should be with Dili. Daniel [GM] 1:03:48 Yes, you are. Marietta [Atalia] 1:03:49 Because I started pulling him away. So, I will continue to try to help Dili get away in the sneakiest way possible. Daniel [GM] 1:03:57 Okay. So, give me a stealth roll of 15 before your specialization, which would make it a nine. Marietta [Atalia] 1:04:04 Okay, that's a 10 total. Daniel [GM] 1:04:05 Okay. You guys seem to make very good progress away from Aces. I assume, Dili, you're just working with Atalia? Sampson [Dili] 1:04:13 You haven't told me to roll an initiative, so yes. Daniel [GM] 1:04:18 Give me a roll. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:22 13. Daniel [GM] 1:04:23 That actually works well. So, it would be your turn now. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:28 So, Atalia is pulling me down an alleyway? Daniel [GM] 1:04:32 Mm-hmm. Marietta [Atalia] 1:04:34 Yeah. I'm trying to get you out of there. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:37 Is Aces within sight of us? Or can I see Aces, at least? Daniel [GM] 1:04:42 Aces, you can see he's a short distance away. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:46 All right. Stace [Nix] 1:04:47 You would have also heard the satisfying crunch. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:51 Just that nice snap. Stace [Nix] 1:04:52 Yeah. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:53 Like a wafer. Daniel [GM] 1:04:54 Yeah. Yeah, you wouldn't have heard Aces cry out in pain. Sampson [Dili] 1:04:58 All right. Dili's going to throw up a minor illusion. And then can that satisfying crunch negate the despair that Dili is feeling to throw up an illusion that Atalia and I can escape with? Daniel [GM] 1:05:17 Like what? Sampson [Dili] 1:05:17 An illusion of an empty alleyway. Daniel [GM] 1:05:21 You're essentially trying to fool Aces and Tamara, right? Sampson [Dili] 1:05:25 Just Aces. Dili has no knowledge of Tamara. Daniel [GM] 1:05:28 Either one is fine. So, it is a 15 intellect roll, but I will give you an asset. So, it'll be a 12. Sampson [Dili] 1:05:39 An asset that cancels out the despair that Dili is feeling? Daniel [GM] 1:05:43 No, that's already canceled out. I'm going to give you an additional asset because Atalia is doing most of the work hiding you, which means you actually have time to concentrate on your illusion. Sampson [Dili] 1:05:54 All right. I'll take that. And I'll roll a six with it. You don't get to clap, Stace. You don't get to clap. You fucking wasted my free XP to... Stace [Nix] 1:06:05 I mean, it wasn't a waste. It gave me a reroll and I rerolled. Sampson [Dili] 1:06:08 Okay. Daniel [GM] 1:06:08 So, Atalia, so the result of this is it is taking you longer to move. You're managing to pull him along in stealth, but you are not making the pace that you would like to. Marietta [Atalia] 1:06:27 Frustrating. Sampson [Dili] 1:06:27 [As Dili] Let me throw up the illusion. I'm just giving us a cover to go with. Stop touching me. Come on. Daniel [GM] 1:06:38 So, it is now Nix's turn. Nix, because they're not necessarily trying to hide from you, you can see that at least Dili and Atalia are probably a short distance away. ChaCha went off in a totally different direction. At least one guard is following her. So, you're aware of Tamara being with you right now, as well as Aces. Stace [Nix] 1:07:03 So, Aces is right with me and Tamara is short? Daniel [GM] 1:07:08 Correct. Stace [Nix] 1:07:08 Okay. So, what Nix is going to do... Daniel [GM] 1:07:11 I'm sure one of our listeners is going to correct me, but that's what I'm saying right now. Stace [Nix] 1:07:15 Yeah. I mean, either way, what Nix would do is attempt to round the corner into the same alley that Dili and Atalia went into, but what she would like to do, as she runs, if it's possible, Daniel, is to slit the bottom of her sling rock bag and do a little bit of Home Alone action and leave the googly eyed sling rocks in the entrance of the alley. Daniel [GM] 1:07:44 Because that is a clever idea, I will give you an asset on that. Be intellect based, so it'll be a 12 intellect. Stace [Nix] 1:07:53 Okay. 12 exactly. Alex [ChaCha] 1:07:55 Yeah. Sampson [Dili] 1:07:57 Nice. Daniel [GM] 1:07:57 Nice. You feel like you have definitely confused them as to the direction to go. And you were following Atalia and Dili in the correct direction. Stace [Nix] 1:08:08 And it left them a googly eyed surprise. Daniel [GM] 1:08:10 Which brings us back to Tamara and the other guard. They are going to try to follow. Nix, even or odds? Stace [Nix] 1:08:20 Even. Daniel [GM] 1:08:21 Alex, please roll a die for me and tell me what you get. Alex [ChaCha] 1:08:28 An odd. Daniel [GM] 1:08:29 Okay. So, you feel like you've lost the one guard, but Ace's was following you pretty closely. ChaCha, so there's one guard within immediate range, or you keep running in the direction you're running. Alex [ChaCha] 1:08:41 ChaCha is going to keep running in the direction she's running. Daniel [GM] 1:08:44 So, she does that. And then Atalia, you were out of range of everybody, unless you want to be within range of somebody. Marietta [Atalia] 1:08:56 No, I think I'm even holding Dili's hand and just like, [As Atalia] And we're going and we're going, we're going and we're going and we're going and we're going. Daniel [GM] 1:09:03 Is there a particular direction you're leading him in? Stace [Nix] 1:09:07 Just keep running. Marietta [Atalia] 1:09:10 She will make sure that no one's following her and try to lose if anyone's trying to follow them, but she is going to be heading towards Momma Jerrun's. Daniel [GM] 1:09:19 Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 1:09:19 At this point. Daniel [GM] 1:09:20 Okay. So, Nix. Stace [Nix] 1:09:23 So, Nix has rounded the corner. She's left her googly-eyed surprise. So, Nix is going to attempt to use her navigational ability to further lose her pursuers. Daniel [GM] 1:09:40 Interesting. So, I would give you an asset of that for down to a 12. Stace [Nix] 1:09:47 16. Daniel [GM] 1:09:49 Okay. So, you feel like you have lost them. And now we cut back to ChaCha. Alex [ChaCha] 1:09:57 Continuing to run. Daniel [GM] 1:09:58 Okay. Continue to run. Atalia, you feel like both of you and Dili are out of range from your pursuer, who is Aces. Which direction are you heading? Are you going to go to a rendezvous point? Which you guys haven't established or somewhere else and just hope they figure out where to go? Marietta [Atalia] 1:10:22 Yeah, I think because they haven't established and the operation was to return this artifact, that she will just continue heading towards Momma Jerrun's. Obviously, she will do some double backs around and that sort of thing to lose any tails and make sure she's not followed kind of thing, but otherwise they're heading in that direction. Daniel [GM] 1:10:41 Okay. Give me a stealth of nine. And then your specialized, so it's three. Marietta [Atalia] 1:10:45 12. Daniel [GM] 1:10:47 Okay. If anybody was pursuing you, you're pretty sure they're lost at this point. Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 1:10:54 Okay. Daniel [GM] 1:10:55 Dili, I assume you're just following along. Sampson [Dili] 1:10:57 Yeah. I'm kind of imagining like a scene in Scott Pilgrim where Ramona Flowers is dragging Scott through the dimension door, but it's like in an alley. And Dili's just taking the same alleys? [As Dili] They're going to catch us anyway. Daniel [GM] 1:11:14 Yeah. Sampson [Dili] 1:11:15 [As Dili] What's it matter? Daniel [GM] 1:11:18 You do you, man. If manic pixie dream girls are your thing, go for it. Sampson [Dili] 1:11:21 It's everyone's thing. Not everyone admits it. Marietta [Atalia] 1:11:25 It is everyone's thing. It is. Yeah. Daniel [GM] 1:11:29 Okay. So, Dili gets to safety and now it falls to Nix. Atalia and Dili are nowhere to be seen. You feel like they are safe at this point. You don't know where ChaCha is. You have Tamara on your tail. She's a short distance away. So, you could either keep running or you could turn and face her. Stace [Nix] 1:11:50 Okay. So, Nix is going to just continue to run as well, but with an additional of Nix would, at the end of this run, try to find a hidey hole to do a recovery roll. Daniel [GM] 1:12:07 Okay. So, her goal is to get away from Tamara, not to confront her? Stace [Nix] 1:12:12 Yeah. Daniel [GM] 1:12:12 Okay. So, that is Nix's turn. Tamara is going to continue pursue. The one guard is going to continue to pursue ChaCha, but at a slower rate. ChaCha, give me a speed defense roll of six. Alex [ChaCha] 1:12:27 Dang, 12. Daniel [GM] 1:12:33 Okay. ChaCha, you feel like you have dodged this thing and that as long as you keep running, you're going to be good. Alex [ChaCha] 1:12:41 Okay. Looks suspicious. Daniel [GM] 1:12:43 So, ChaCha keeps running? Alex [ChaCha] 1:12:44 Yes. Daniel [GM] 1:12:45 And now it goes to Atalia. Marietta [Atalia] 1:12:49 I'll slow down a little bit from a jog, or whatever we were doing, to a quick walk, still dragging Dili. And if I'm confident in the fact that no one's in a close range to us and that we've escaped, then I'll be like, [As Atalia] Oh my gosh. What do I do? She saw me. Oh my gosh, my grandmother, what's going to happen to her? And she's just going to grip Dili's hand, even tighter and continue dragging him. Sampson [Dili] 1:13:16 [As Dili] I mean, yeah. That's just going to happen to all of us, isn't it? Marietta [Atalia] 1:13:20 We're going to have to move. She's like, [As Atalia] What? Oh my gosh. Should we just, do you think we should just go to, I mean, Momma Jerrun's immediately, right? That's what we should do. And then maybe just you will go and then I will immediately go to my... Yeah. Okay. Okay. We'll go. And then I'll go to my grandma's and... They'll know to meet us there, right? We should have made a plan for where we... Sampson [Dili] 1:13:44 [As Dili] Yeah. We should probably make plans in the future. If we ever have a future. Honestly, they're going to catch us both. So I mean, I could go to Momma Jerrun's on my own, but they'll probably catch me on the way there. Your grandma's probably dead already. Sorry. I don't know, man. Marietta [Atalia] 1:14:01 Atalia's like, [As Atalia] Nope, she's not yet. Not until I say so. Sampson [Dili] 1:14:12 [As Dili] I don't know if you've got that kind of choice, but good on you for keeping the faith, man. Marietta [Atalia] 1:14:14 [As Atalia] I'm not ready to give up yet. Okay, okay. Momma Jerrun's, they'll know, right? Then we'll get rid of the item. It's a hot item. We just got to get it off us and everything will be fine. Sampson [Dili] 1:14:24 [As Dili] Yeah, probably. I mean, I suppose you could probably get another cog carrier to get a message to your grandma, but it wouldn't matter. They'll kill us anyway. Probably. Can I ride on your seskii for a little bit? I don't feel like walking. Marietta [Atalia] 1:14:41 [As Atalia] You are not riding on the seskii. And Atalia will squat down as for a piggyback ride. Sampson [Dili] 1:14:46 [As Dili] Okay. Dili will, I guess, get it, just like, yeah. [As Dili] Okay. Piggyback ride, cool. So, Dili's just going to… [As Dili] Okay. Sounds good. Daniel [GM] 1:14:59 Now it goes to Nix. Tamara's just short distance away. Stace [Nix] 1:15:06 Yeah. She's just going to stop and wait for Tamara. Daniel [GM] 1:15:13 Okay. So, when it is Tamara's turn next, she is coming for you. Since you were readying something, what would you like to do? This is how kind I am. Marietta [Atalia] 1:15:20 Break her knee. Stace [Nix] 1:15:23 Nix's ultimate goal is to, I mean, maybe kill her would be nice, but just ultimately to disable her. So, Nix is going to try to just wait for her to get in the range and wait for the optimal moment to knock her down. Or if Tamara tries to run by Nix, she's going to trip her. Daniel [GM] 1:15:42 So, it's going to be a 15 might roll. Alex [ChaCha] 1:15:45 But she's hindered. Not Nix. Tamara. Daniel [GM] 1:15:48 She is hindered, so it's a 12. Stace [Nix] 1:15:52 Straight up. Come on dice. 17. Daniel [GM] 1:15:57 Okay, so that's plus one damage. Stace [Nix] 1:15:58 Oh, it is? Daniel [GM] 1:16:01 Yep. So, what is your total damage? Stace [Nix] 1:16:03 Seven plus one is eight. Daniel [GM] 1:16:06 Okay. She looks very rough. There is blood coming out of her nose and the blood coming out of one of her ears. Stace [Nix] 1:16:17 Blood's coming out of places on her face? Daniel [GM] 1:16:19 Yeah. Yeah. So, next up is Tamara's turn. She is going to try to attack Nix. Nix, please make a 15 speed defense roll. Stace [Nix] 1:16:32 Nine for me. Does that include Tamara's hindrance? Daniel [GM] 1:16:37 Yeah it is. Stace [Nix] 1:16:37 Okay. Daniel [GM] 1:16:43 Sorry. It'll be a 12. Stace [Nix] 1:16:43 So, a six. 18. Daniel [GM] 1:16:43 Yeah. You see, you managed to the dodge her strike. No problem. Nix, here's a chance of running or facing off against Tamara. Stace [Nix] 1:16:53 Oh, yeah. Nix is going to crush her fucking windpipe. Daniel [GM] 1:16:59 Okay. She is hindered because she's still got the stinky thing on her. So, it'll be a 12. Stace [Nix] 1:17:04 I'm going to expend effort, though I can ill afford it. Sampson [Dili] 1:17:09 Snap her neck. Marietta [Atalia] 1:17:10 Snap her neck. Stace [Nix] 1:17:14 17. Alex [ChaCha] 1:17:16 Yes. Daniel [GM] 1:17:17 So, that's plus one damage on top of seven, if I recall correctly. Stace [Nix] 1:17:20 Yes. Daniel [GM] 1:17:21 What does it look like when you kill Tamara? Sampson [Dili] 1:17:23 Yes. Stace [Nix] 1:17:24 Wishbone to windpipe. Just a sharp, efficient, lethal jab. And Nix watches her die. At first, she looks fine. Like Nix didn't really do all that much damage to her, but then she realized she can't breathe and she suffocates to death and slowly crumples to the ground. Daniel [GM] 1:17:47 Now we go to ChaCha, who has completely lost everybody. So, it's just a matter of where ChaCha wants to go. Alex [ChaCha] 1:17:57 That's a good question. She doesn't like Momma Jerrun, but she shouldn't lead these people, in case they're still following her, back to Nix's house or Atalia's house. So, I guess she's going to the Queen's Spittoon? Daniel [GM] 1:18:12 Okay. So, she's heading to Queen's Spittoon. Sounds good. And now it falls to Atalia. You were home free. So, you said you were heading to Momma Jerrun's, right? Marietta [Atalia] 1:18:28 Yeah. I'm just going to stealth walk there. [As Atalia] Oh my gosh, Dili, what was I thinking? Tamara saw me, my face, and she said my name to my face. Like, how are we going to get out of this? There's no going back. That whole organization is going to be looking for me. Do you want, that feels like? Sampson [Dili] 1:18:48 [As Dili] No. I have no idea what an organization looking for me and seeing me dead looks like. I have no idea what that feels like. Honestly, death comes for us all. So, that seems weird that none of us would know that. Marietta [Atalia] 1:19:03 [As Atalia] You know, you're stranger than usual, at this point. Sampson [Dili] 1:19:07 [As Dili] I think I hit my head. Marietta [Atalia] 1:19:09 Atalia will turn and look at him for a second. Is he okay? Daniel [GM] 1:19:18 He doesn't look physically bad, but he does definitely look mentally like he's a little down in the dumps. It's not just criticism, Dili's actually feeling a little hopeless. Marietta [Atalia] 1:19:30 [As Atalia] Oh man. Buddy, I might need to I need to give you a scan, but I would really like to get a little further away from here first. Sampson [Dili] 1:19:39 [As Dili] As I said, death comes for us all. Doesn't matter where we are. Marietta [Atalia] 1:19:43 [As Atalia] Right. And she'll just grab his hand again and drag him along. Sampson [Dili] 1:19:47 [As Dili] Oh, here we go. Daniel [GM] 1:19:49 And I think at this point, everybody is out of combat. Marietta [Atalia] 1:19:55 Yeah. Just a very stressed and hysterical. It's fine. Sampson [Dili] 1:19:59 None of it matters. Daniel [GM] 1:20:00 Since you were already in Ward Ana I would say at this point, Atalia and Dili reached the door for Momma Jerrun's. Marietta [Atalia] 1:20:07 Well, I don't want to go in yet, though. I'm going to pull him around the corner and scan Dili. Sampson [Dili] 1:20:14 [As Dili] Why are we not going in? Okay. Daniel [GM] 1:20:18 Dili has sort of some sort of poison that it's affecting his mental state, making him feel a little bit more hopeless than usual. It looks actually very familiar. It's the same thing that you dealt with, with those intestine creatures. Marietta [Atalia] 1:20:34 Oh. Daniel [GM] 1:20:34 A Cypher that made you kind of feeling depressed and hopeless. But other than that, Dili isn't affected. You think it will probably go away within probably about a minute. Marietta [Atalia] 1:20:46 [As Atalia] You should be good very soon. I'm so sorry. And she'll hug Dili. [As Atalia] I'm so sorry I left you alone. Sampson [Dili] 1:20:53 [As Dili] That's fine. My life has been meaningless up to this point. Marietta [Atalia] 1:20:56 [As Atalia] I don't think we should go in yet. I feel like we should wait for them. I just... Sampson [Dili] 1:21:02 [As Dili] The only thing that can come for us as death. No one cares about us. Marietta [Atalia] 1:21:06 I slap him. Sampson [Dili] 1:21:07 [As Dili] Ow. God damn, ow. Daniel [GM] 1:21:07 I'm going to say, Dili take one might damage from that. Sampson [Dili] 1:21:15 Yeah, that's fair. Marietta [Atalia] 1:21:19 Oh man. Sampson [Dili] 1:21:19 I'm debilitated. Marietta [Atalia] 1:21:19 Oh no. No. Daniel [GM] 1:21:24 And Nix, you have killed Tamara. Stace [Nix] 1:21:29 Well, Nix did end up within short distance of Dili and Atalia. So, I think she would get where they were going. Daniel [GM] 1:21:39 Okay. General direction, sure. Stace [Nix] 1:21:39 So, she's to pick up Tamara, because she doesn't want to just leave her... Daniel [GM] 1:21:46 Pick up her dead body? Okay. Stace [Nix] 1:21:48 And she's going to, like cradling her and I think she would head towards Momma Jerrun. Daniel [GM] 1:21:55 Okay. So, first I need a nine might roll to make sure my roll to make sure you can carry her. Stace [Nix] 1:22:00 Seven. Daniel [GM] 1:22:02 Okay. So, you try to pick her up to carry her with you, but you can't seem to hold her. Your arms are too shaky from the rest of combat. You've pushed yourself too hard. Stace [Nix] 1:22:11 Could Nix try to drag her instead? Daniel [GM] 1:22:17 Sure. Although, that will slow you down. Stace [Nix] 1:22:20 Yeah. So, I guess since she's dragging her, she can't pick her up, she'll search her real quick. Daniel [GM] 1:22:26 Okay. So, give me a search roll of nine. Stace [Nix] 1:22:30 All right, die, don't let me down. 11. Daniel [GM] 1:22:34 Okay. You find an energy weapon on her. It is a level four laser weapon. And when fired does four damage to anybody it hits. Because it doesn't have any recoil, you get an asset in aiming. Stace [Nix] 1:22:54 This is an actual weapon? This isn't a Cypher? Daniel [GM] 1:22:58 It depletes in 1d20. Stace [Nix] 1:23:03 And so that means if you roll, I can't remember, that means if you roll a one it depletes? Daniel [GM] 1:23:08 Yeah. So, every time you use it, you'll roll a d20. And if you roll a one, it will stop working. Stace [Nix] 1:23:16 Nix is like, "I wonder why she didn't use this." And she'll just try to... Daniel [GM] 1:23:20 She did, she just missed. Stace [Nix] 1:23:21 Oh, so that was her ranged weapon? Daniel [GM] 1:23:26 Yeah. Stace [Nix] 1:23:26 Okay. And Nix is just going to hide, nearest alley kind of, and just try to hide her under some garbage. Daniel [GM] 1:23:38 Hide the body or hide Nix? Stace [Nix] 1:23:39 Hide the body. Daniel [GM] 1:23:40 Okay. So, give me a deception roll of 12. Stace [Nix] 1:23:47 Spend an XP to reroll. Daniel [GM] 1:23:48 Okay, so tell me how that works, story-wise. Stace [Nix] 1:23:54 So, Nix uses the garbage in that alley and looks at it and she thinks it's good, but as she's walking away, she catches a flash from her belt buckle or something. She's like, "Oh, that's not actually great, but there's no more garbage." So she has to go all the way to the next alley, grab additional trash and bring it back. Stace [Nix] 1:24:10 Cool. Daniel [GM] 1:24:10 Okay. Okay. Speaker 1 1:24:13 And this time she gets a 17. Daniel [GM] 1:24:15 Okay. Sounds good. Daniel [GM] 1:24:17 So, Atalia and Dili are hanging out, out front of Momma Jerrun's. Marietta [Atalia] 1:24:25 We're in an alley. Daniel [GM] 1:24:27 ChaCha is on her way to the Queen's [Batoon 00:01:24:29]. And Nix, you are a ways behind all of them, but there's nobody pursuing you at this point. Nobody alive, anyway. Stace [Nix] 1:24:38 Damn straight. Speaker 2 1:24:39 Just the ghosts and the horrors. Sampson [Dili] 1:24:43 [As Dili] Atalia, I feel the specter of death lift just slightly above us. Let's go inside. Marietta [Atalia] 1:24:50 [As Atalia] You think so? Sampson [Dili] 1:24:52 [As Dili] Fuck it, who cares? I don't know. Marietta [Atalia] 1:24:55 [As Atalia] I just wish Nix and ChaCha were with us. Sampson [Dili] 1:24:58 [As Dili] Honestly, they're probably the most capable of all of us. So I think we'll be fine. Marietta [Atalia] 1:25:02 [As Atalia] Will you hold my hand... Again? Sampson [Dili] 1:25:05 [As Dili] I feel like Nix could just kill a person in the streets and then just hide the body and it's not a big deal. And ChaCha like fucking... I don't know, anything could happen with ChaCha, so. Marietta [Atalia] 1:25:17 [As Atalia] Okay. Sampson [Dili] 1:25:18 [As Dili] I say we head inside. Why are we heading inside? Why did we come to Momma Jerrun's? Why did this happen? Marietta [Atalia] 1:25:23 I pull back my cloak and show him the artifact. Sampson [Dili] 1:25:29 [As Dili] Oh fuck. Oh, oh, oh, shit. You just did that? Sampson [Dili] 1:25:38 [As Dili] You were in there for like three seconds. What fucking happened? Holy God. Marietta [Atalia] 1:25:44 [As Atalia] A lot. The problem was that Tamara totally saw me steal it. She was like, "Atalia..." Sampson [Dili] 1:25:53 [As Dili] Which one's Tamara? Tamara was your handler. Oh shit. We have to deal with that too. Okay. So- Marietta [Atalia] 1:26:00 [As Atalia] So maybe I just give you this and I run back to my grandma's. You go talk to... Sampson [Dili] 1:26:07 [As Dili] Okay, sure. What do you want me to tell her? I was not in there and I was out for a second. Marietta [Atalia] 1:26:14 [As Atalia] You hand her the artifact and you said, "Wow, we got it." Sampson [Dili] 1:26:17 [As Dili] That's it. And when she asked me to tell her more, I just tell her...? Marietta [Atalia] 1:26:24 [As Atalia] Tell her that we're... Stace [Nix] 1:26:25 In the wind. Marietta [Atalia] 1:26:27 [As Atalia] Ask her for... Yeah, we're in the wind. Ask her for a followup meeting time and we'll arrange for a meeting. And then you can come back to my grandma's or Nix's house. Go to Nix's house. Yeah. And we'll come meet you there after we've lost all…. That's a dumb idea. And she'll just grab Dili and drag him. Marietta [Atalia] 1:27:04 So, yeah. Dili and Atalia, if Dili will come with Atalia, we'll just go in, I guess. Sampson [Dili] 1:27:10 [As Dili] Go into Momma Jerrun's? Marietta [Atalia] 1:27:12 [As Atalia] Yeah. Sampson [Dili] 1:27:13 [As Dili] Okay, I'll go with you. Daniel [GM] 1:27:17 ChaCha. You're at the point where you can see the Queen's Spitoon. Alex [ChaCha] 1:27:21 She drops the mustache. Takes the hedge magic off of, so she's no longer mustachioed. Daniel [GM] 1:27:28 Okay. So usual crowd there. What do you do? Alex [ChaCha] 1:27:32 She's going to go sit next to her other best friend, Loan Shark Guy. She's just like in a saddle up, like she's meant to be there. Daniel [GM] 1:27:41 So as you sit down he says, [As Loan Shark Guy] How was it? Alex [ChaCha] 1:27:47 [As ChaCha] Yeah, it was interesting. Daniel [GM] 1:27:50 [As Loan Shark Guy] Cool. Cool. I look forward to seeing it. Are you going to do it now or are you going to save it for the big crowd when it's busier? Alex [ChaCha] 1:28:00 Let me show you. And then she's going to grab some of his scorps. Because he's eating scorps. We know he's eating scorps and she's going to start telling her rendition of the crap show that just went on. Daniel [GM] 1:28:14 [As Loan Shark Guy] How oblique. Alex [ChaCha] 1:28:15 She's probably going to change some names. Probably. And not be like, "This is clearly Nix doing this. And clearly Atalia. People you've seen me with very clearly. It's going to be kind of more of the in-the-realm-of-the-buddy-cop world, where this is a side plot on the buddy-cop show. Daniel [GM] 1:28:45 Yeah. So the thing is, when Nix is talking he's like, [As Loan Shark Guy] Oh yeah, I know that kind of person. But he doesn’t think immediately of Nix. Alex [ChaCha] 1:28:46 Yeah. Daniel [GM] 1:28:48 Okay. So he provides some scorpions. And he's not a child, but you are connecting to him on some level. This is not just... ChaCha's been alone for a long time and you've got new friends and that's great, but is there somebody else you're connecting to? Somebody who isn't a horror? So please take an XP. Alex [ChaCha] 1:29:12 I'm sorry, I misheard that and I was just like…. Stace [Nix] 1:29:17 Somebody who isn't a horror. Daniel [GM] 1:29:30 The two additional r's. Alex [ChaCha] 1:29:30 I just heard whore and I just like, "Goddamn, what are you doing?" Stace [Nix] 1:29:36 What are we going to do on talk-like-a-pirate day? It's going to be impossible. Daniel [GM] 1:29:43 Loan Shark is very happy to see the performance. You don't even need a roll for it. Where is Nix going? Now that she's lost all her [inaudible]. Stace [Nix] 1:29:51 Momma J's. Daniel [GM] 1:29:53 Okay. So you had a Momma Jerrun's and I would say you arrive around the time that you see Dili and Atalia arguing about what to do and kind of reaching the conclusion that they should probably reach. Stace [Nix] 1:30:06 Okay. So she would just like, [As Nix] Yo, what's up? Marietta [Atalia] 1:30:06 I think Atalia is just going to hug Nix. Stace [Nix] 1:30:17 [As Nix] Ooh, ow, hoo. Sampson [Dili] 1:30:18 [As Dili] Oh my God, Nix. I didn't expect you, to see you alive ever again. Stace [Nix] 1:30:21 [As Nix] Yeah. You either, buddy. Sampson [Dili] 1:30:23 [As Dili] Oh yeah. That makes sense. Stace [Nix] 1:30:25 [As Nix] Uh... Where's ChaCha? Sampson [Dili] 1:30:29 [As Dili] Probably dead. Stace [Nix] 1:30:30 [As Nix] Okay. Marietta [Atalia] 1:30:30 [As Atalia] I don't know. Sampson [Dili] 1:30:36 [As Dili] Oh, okay. Maybe dead. I don't know what that means. Marietta [Atalia] 1:30:39 [As Atalia] She went a different direction. I'm not sure where though. We should've probably decided where to meet. Sampson [Dili] 1:30:44 [As Dili] Let's ask Momma Jerrun. I don't know. Stace [Nix] 1:30:47 [As Nix] All right. So yeah. Should we go inside? Marietta [Atalia] 1:30:51 [As Atalia] Might as well, I guess. I would like to get this over with, I need to go home though. I'm really worried. Tamara knew it was me who stole it and I'm worried about that. Stace [Nix] 1:31:02 [As Nix] Oh, yeah. So I killed her. Sampson [Dili] 1:31:04 [As Dili] Oh, shit. Marietta [Atalia] 1:31:06 [As Atalia] What? She's kill-able? Was it rewarding? How? I would like all of the details. Stace [Nix] 1:31:14 [As Nix] She ultimately died of suffocation. Marietta [Atalia] 1:31:18 [As Atalia] That's brutal. Did she look like a fish? Stace [Nix] 1:31:20 [As Nix] She looked like a human dying of suffocation, man. I don't know what to tell y[As Dili] Sampson [Dili] 1:31:23 [As Dili] Hell yeah. Factually accurate. I like that. Marietta [Atalia] 1:31:23 [As Atalia] Man, that feels like a relief but I'm still so stressed. So stressed. Stace [Nix] 1:31:32 [As Nix] Yeah. Can we get this fucking object inside, dude? Why are you [inaudible]? Marietta [Atalia] 1:31:36 [As Atalia] Yeah, let's... Inside. Sampson [Dili] 1:31:38 [As Dili] But you know what, it's like three o'clock in the morning. So, she's probably dead. Why would you even mention it? It's fine. Daniel [GM] 1:31:48 She opens the door and [inaudible]. And she looks just as perfectly coiffed and ready as she always does. She's like, [As Mamma Jerrun] Oh, Atalia, Dili, Nix. Come on in. I have tea prepared. Sampson [Dili] 1:32:04 Oh my God, you're alive. That's fucking wild. Daniel [GM] 1:32:08 [As Mamma Jerrun] Of course, Dili. Come on in, have a seat. I have some scones on the table. Marietta [Atalia] 1:32:14 You should feel better in a minute. Sampson [Dili] 1:32:16 I doubt it. Everything sucks. It sucks for like the past three weeks. It's fine. It's not, but it's fine. Stace [Nix] 1:32:23 Nix takes two staggering steps and literally collapses into a chair. Marietta [Atalia] 1:32:29 Are you okay, buddy? Stace [Nix] 1:32:31 Oh, yeah. I just need some scones. In a minute? Marietta [Atalia] 1:32:36 Do we know where ChaCha went? Daniel [GM] 1:32:38 Mama Jerrun brings over some tea. Daniel [GM] 1:32:40 [As Mamma Jerrun] Can tell you've had a rough time of it here. So, while I'm excited to see you all, on a personal level, what brings you to my home? Daniel [GM] 1:32:51 Dili points at Atalia. Marietta [Atalia] 1:32:53 I'll look at Nix and then as I'm looking at Nix, I'll also re-open up my cloak and pull out the artifact. Daniel [GM] 1:33:01 Mama Jerrun's eyes lock on it. And she says, [As Mamma Jerrun] Oh. Oh, that is excellent work. Please hand it to me. Marietta [Atalia] 1:33:09 Can I [crosstalk 01:33:13]? Stace [Nix] 1:33:09 Now that you're in the house? Daniel [GM] 1:33:10 What are you trying to figure out? Marietta [Atalia] 1:33:19 I think she's holding the item. I think she just wants to make sure that we're going to get the money and make sure that she's not some evil overlord. Stace [Nix] 1:33:28 And she's not going to go final form on us. Daniel [GM] 1:33:30 So it is an 18 inside roll then. Marietta [Atalia] 1:33:35 I’ll just spend the level of effort. Daniel [GM] 1:33:37 Okay. That brings it down to a 15. Marietta [Atalia] 1:33:39 And I am trained in detecting falsehoods. Daniel [GM] 1:33:42 So that brings you down to a 12. Marietta [Atalia] 1:33:42 Okay. Okay. Okay. That's a seven. Daniel [GM] 1:33:48 Yeah. You have no idea. One way or the other. You're having a hard time reading her. Marietta [Atalia] 1:33:57 I just keep looking at Nix and I hand it to her. Stace [Nix] 1:34:03 Just keep looking at Nix and don't give Nix a chance to respond. Marietta [Atalia] 1:34:03 Okay, I'll give Nix a chance to respond. Daniel [GM] 1:34:04 No, no, no, no. You rolled your seven, it's fine. And Momma Jerrun takes the artifact from you. And she looks it up and down. She's like, [As Mamma Jerrun] This is very well done. But I only see three of you. Did ChaCha not survive the task? Marietta [Atalia] 1:34:23 [As Atalia] We think she did. We're just not honestly sure which way she went. Daniel [GM] 1:34:29 [As Mamma Jerrun] Well. She thinks for a second and then she turns to Nix. [As Mamma Jerrun] To some degree, honesty is ethos of your order or at least even-handedness, yes?" Stace [Nix] 1:34:39 [As Nix] Yeah. Daniel [GM] 1:34:40 [As Mamma Jerrun] So if you swear on your order that you will give ChaCha's share of the payment to her, that would be correct. Right? Stace [Nix] 1:34:48 [As Nix] Yeah. Daniel [GM] 1:34:49 [As Mamma Jerrun] Excellent. Well, you've all retrieved the object. This is excellent work. She looks over at the fire for a moment and there's long pause and she turns back and says, [As Mamma Jerrun] My understanding is you were not followed to this location. So I am quite pleased with your performance. Nix, I am going to give you ChaCha's share, with the expectation that you will return it to her. Stace [Nix] 1:35:20 [As Nix] I absolutely will. Daniel [GM] 1:35:22 [As Mamma Jerrun] Excellent. Daniel [GM] 1:35:23 So she hands Nix 240 shins. And then she hands Dili and Atalia 140 shins. Actually, should be 280 for Nix. Sampson [Dili] 1:35:35 When Dili gets it he'll be like, [As Dili] Death is the final judgment for us all. And I'd rather go with a clean conscience. I will only take the 70 shins that you originally offered us. Thank you. Marietta [Atalia] 1:35:49 I slap Dili again as he says that. Sampson [Dili] 1:35:52 [As Dili] Ow. Daniel [GM] 1:35:54 [As Mamma Jerrun] That's very sweet, Dili. Please, take a bite of a scone. Sampson [Dili] 1:35:58 [As Dili] Which one? I can't see straight at the moment. I got slapped. Marietta [Atalia] 1:36:02 [As Atalia] He's not in his right mind. Please don't listen. Daniel [GM] 1:36:07 She hands you a cinnamon crunch scone. Sampson [Dili] 1:36:10 [As Dili] Oh shit. Yes. Daniel [GM] 1:36:12 And it's warm with butter on it. It's on his nose now dripping down his face. You are no longer depressed. And she gives you the 140 shins regardless of what you ask. Sampson [Dili] 1:36:22 [As Dili] Holy shit. Best scone of my life. Yeah. Stace [Nix] 1:36:27 [As Nix] All right. Well, Momma J, pleasure doing business. Nix... I am Nix. Atalia... Atalia, Dili. Look, we got to go figure out where ChaCha would've went. Daniel [GM] 1:36:42 Momma Jerrun looks at the object. She looks at the fire. She looks back at you and says, [As Mamma Jerrun] Oh, she's at the Queen's Spitoon. Stace [Nix] 1:36:49 [As Nix] Oh, that makes perfect sense. Marietta [Atalia] 1:36:53 [Inaudible] makes sense. Daniel [GM] 1:36:53 [As Mamma Jerrun] Yes, yes. Dili, Dili, did you have a chance to look at this artifact? Sampson [Dili] 1:37:00 [As Dili] No. I've been just thinking about death for the past 15 minutes. I think... Daniel [GM] 1:37:06 [As Mamma Jerrun] Oh. That's interesting. Sampson [Dili] 1:37:07 [As Dili] Could I? Daniel [GM] 1:37:07 [As Mamma Jerrun] One of the plans is an artifact for decoding glyphs. Sampson [Dili] 1:37:18 Dili's going to throw up on the floor. Daniel [GM] 1:37:21 [As Mamma Jerrun] It looks like it's been accessed at least once already. Sampson [Dili] 1:37:25 Dili's going to throw up at least three times more. Just fucking power washing the floor. Daniel [GM] 1:37:31 She's kind of pretending Dili isn't even throwing up. And she turns to Nix and says. [As Mamma Jerrun] Shame that it's possible that somebody might be able to decode something so carefully created. And she looks at Dili throwing up and says, [As Mamma Jerrun] It's not his fault. He's still young. And that's where we'll end the episode. Marietta [Atalia] 1:37:58 Oh, no. Sampson [Dili] 1:37:58 I'd like to apologize for the backstory and what I had to work with. Stace [Nix] 1:38:06 Nix is just pretending to understand. “Why yes, that would be a shame.” Marietta [Atalia] 1:38:16 Atalia's like, "Can I leave now? I'm a little concerned." Stace [Nix] 1:38:19 “Excuse me. I need to find ChaCha and dispose of a body.” Daniel [GM] 1:38:24 We have a session every week that we do called player intrusions, where we talk about something that we think you should check out, because you would absolutely love. This week it is my turn. And so I will offer you all an XP, if you check out the game Fate of Cthulhu. Fate of Cthulhu is currently my favorite RPG using the cosmic horror of Lovecraft and the whole tradition of writers that followed after him. What I like about Fate of Cthulhu is it is a very cool genre mashup. It is Terminator meets Call of Cthulhu. So instead of coming back in time to fight Skynet, you play characters, or you can at least play characters, who have lived in the future and have seen a great old one rise and destroy most of the world. And as a last ditch effort, you've gone back in time to try to stop it. Daniel [GM] 1:39:32 You can also play allies in the present. But the whole game is about what can you do, if not to stop the great old one, at least make things better in the future for the people that come later, to hopefully improve the future. One of the other things that I really appreciate about the game is that it is very straightforward about the fact that Lovecraft was a racist and a bigot. And so there are a lot of conscious choices to remove those elements from the game. And secondly, the thing that I thought was really brilliant about it is they remove sanity as a mechanic. Now, so if you're used to Lovecraftian and or Call of Cthulhu games and things like that, you're used to thinking of sanity as a mechanic. And yeah, it can be fun. We even occasionally play with tiny elements of it with some cyphers that can do temporary things to your emotional state and whatnot. Daniel [GM] 1:40:31 But I respect their choice, because, for the same reasons that they put it out, is that using mental illness as a mechanic for players can be... It's kind of a shitty thing to do. With the right group, it's fine. But in general, there's all this stigma associated with it that it's kind of nice to get away from. So Fate of Cthulhu replaces that with a corruption mechanic. Remember a corruption mechanic means that the more that you attempt to make use of Eldritch technologies or Eldritch abilities, the more Eldritch you become. And if you become fully corrupted, then you're no longer a player character. You are one of the monsters. Daniel [GM] 1:41:19 And anybody who goes back in time already starts with some corruption. But the corruption mechanic is fun, because your corruption abilities that you get are super, super powerful. But using them corrupts you faster, which means that you may have more aspects of your form or character that become corrupted, which gives you more powers in turn. But still, you're dealing with the fact that eventually when you get completely corrupted, you're no longer a player character. And you just become a part of the problem at that point. So it's very clever. It makes use of the fate court system with some slight modifications. It's really lightweight. And it's really good for this sense... Eldritch can kind of... These Eldritch abilities, its forms, can take all sorts of paths. Fate's character creation process, where rather than it being sort of types and descriptors or anything from a defined list, you instead have aspects which are sort of free form definitions for different parts of your character. And those are the aspects that eventually get corrupted. But there are also the things that drive the story. And if you've got a good creative group, aspects can be a lot of fun, because they can be double-sided. And it becomes a fun challenge to come up with the wittiest aspect you can to represent something in particular. Daniel [GM] 1:42:48 [inaudible 01:42:48] one shot from their King in the Yellow scenario at GeeklyCon. So Stace and Sampson were there, as well as a bunch of other wonderful people that we had a chance to play with. And then I ran a mini campaign shortly before recording the podcast. And that one was just four compressed sessions. Involved everybody in this group, as well as another good friend. Unfortunately, Stace couldn't join us. She was off leading her double life. But it was a lot of fun. It was probably a little too compressed. Four was very tight to get through an entire campaign. But I knew I only had time for that. It probably needed like six sessions to breathe. Which is probably what I think at least most of their prefab campaigns work out. But their campaign scenarios are really well written and thought out. They are a lot of fun. It's really easy to build a new one, if you want to do something completely different. And I just had a blast. But all of you have played Fate of Cthulhu before, so what did you guys think of the game? Stace [Nix] 1:43:51 It was fun as hell. Alex [ChaCha] 1:43:53 Yeah. I liked it how towards the end, it almost seemed like I was creating a rival cult to win against the evil darkness with Sequoia's Eldritch [inaudible] skill. Marietta [Atalia] 1:44:10 I liked it because there was a lot of risk. I don't know. I feel like D&D and a Numenera, except with you Daniel, can be quote, unquote safe. But there's a high probability your character is going to croak. But there's also a lot of ability to try whatever you want to just try. Sampson [Dili] 1:44:31 High risk, high reward. Stace [Nix] 1:44:33 I liked the aspects. Because I feel like, just like you said, Daniel, you made aspects for your character that were creative and solid. You could apply them in a lot of different ways throughout the gameplay. Sampson [Dili] 1:44:45 I really enjoyed it. As you said, there's so much possibility with the characters you can play. Between the two campaigns I went from a kind of Eldritch technology obsessed dweeb, I guess. That was very much a quick shot. All I remember is that you and I, Stacey, were codependent. I was nerdy and just full on... I'm just like anything Eldritch. And you were like fucking guns only, don't talk to me. Second character was like a- Marietta [Atalia] 1:45:18 RIP Gary Bearmantle. Daniel [GM] 1:45:19 Gary Bearmantle was basically like, "Kill all the fish people." Alex [ChaCha] 1:45:23 I fucking loved Gary. Daniel [GM] 1:45:25 And then Robert was like Sequoia fan number one and just did like weirdd shit. So there's so much possibility. It's a lot of fun. Sampson [Dili] 1:45:37 Yeah. You should do what Dan says and fucking play Fate of Cthulhu. Alex [ChaCha] 1:45:42 I feel like I want to do that session again and be like, "No, just throw random characters in and see how Sequoia corrupts them." And we become just murdering the country for Sequoia. Daniel [GM] 1:45:56 So yeah. Check out Fate of Cthulhu. It's a blast. It's released through Evil Hat games [inaudible 01:46:04] to where you can get it. And if people wanted to reach out to us to talk to us about the show or even what they think of Fate of Cthulhu, how would they do that, Marietta? Marietta [Atalia] 1:46:12 Oh, man. On the social medias. We have so many social medias. We have, most importantly, our Twitter and Explorers Wanted. And we're on Instagram and Explorers Wanted podcasts. And Facebook is also Explorers Wanted podcast. And then we have our very own website, explorerswanted.fm. And then if you really, really want to hang out with us, because we are so desperate for your affection and attention, your quips, whatever you want to throw at us, hang out with us on our Discord. There's links to our Discord on all of our social medias. Daniel [GM] 1:46:49 Yes. Yes. If you liked the show, if you liked what you heard today, the best thing that you could do to help us would be to tell a friend. And tell them what you liked about the podcast and why they should listen to it. The second best thing you could do is to leave us a five star rating and review on a podcast directory of your choice. Typically, Apple podcasts. That really influences how people find us. It's just the nature of the podcasting world. But certainly any other directory as well, whether it's Podchaser or something in your podcast app of choice. Daniel [GM] 1:47:22 The reviews in particular really help. People like reading why they should listen to something. It makes a big difference. Although, the ratings are awesome. And thank you so much to those of you who have already stopped by and given us a five star rating. Truly, truly deeply appreciate it. If you didn't like the podcast, if you maybe even hated it, don't worry about the reviews. But I do want you to stop and think for a moment, because there's one other option to consider. Maybe it isn't that you didn't like our podcast. Maybe you've been cursed. Daniel [GM] 1:47:57 Think back for me. Do you remember last week at the grocery store? You were reaching for an item on the shelf. It was a box of cereal. Or was it oatmeal? Whatever. It was what you wanted. But do you remember the woman in the aisle nearby? Did you see the way she looked at you? Maybe you don't remember. Maybe you don't even remember the store. I am so sorry for what is to come. But if you do remember, it's not too late. Run to your kitchen and follow the next three steps with exacting precision. Once you begin the process you have about 45 seconds to finish, or it will rebound back on you and double the curse. Daniel [GM] 1:48:43 First... Got it? Hurry. Don't wait. Every moment counts. If you want to talk to us individually on the social media and you can. You can find me on Twitter, @andrlik. A-N-D-R-L-I-K. Stace [Nix] 1:48:56 You can catch my typos on Twitter, @StaceWindu Sampson [Dili] 1:48:59 And you can also ... @slampotato. Marietta [Atalia] 1:49:09 And if you would like to mourn Gary Bearmantle with me, for he is the true hero of that campaign, you can reach me @realteaunicorn at Twitter. Alex [ChaCha] 1:49:22 I'm trying to Twitter, [inaudible 00:25:29]. Please follow. Daniel [GM] 1:49:29 Okay. That's it for us. Hope you enjoyed the show. We will be back next week, as we will for every week in the foreseeable future. Have a good night and... Multiple Speakers 1:49:38 Bye!