[03:36] <Sasha> Sorry for being away, I did warn that I'd be away for Christmas and I assumed it wouldn't begin agan until new years
[03:37] <Wraithstrike> Ah. No problem. So, here's where we stand: The latest Nocnamora is spreading a pandemic of keyholes that cause those affected to have convulsions, fainting and eventually slip into comas.
[03:39] <Wraithstrike> Sergei unfortunately lost the trail since the last session and the new year rolled in with the Ministry of Health putting Moscow into Quarantine due to Keyhole Syndrome becoming a pandemic.
[03:40] <Wraithstrike> This means all planes at all the airports are grounded and there are no flights in.
[03:40] <Sergei> Darn, and I was looking forward to that trip to Bermuda. :p
[03:42] <Wraithstrike> Fortunately, the disease does not affect people who have been touched by the supernatural. Thus priests and buddhist monks have been called in to supplement the triage at the major hospitals.
[03:42] <Wraithstrike> The mortal authorites do not admit that their faith is what keeps them immune.
[03:42] <RedCoats> A triage? Wow. That serious?
[03:44] <Wraithstrike> They've got the infection timeline down. The disease takes between 3 and 6 days to go from infection to coma. So the triage is set up for newly infected, halfway through the process(as signified by shakes and clammy skin) and those in comas.
[03:44] <Wraithstrike> The current number of infected is in quadruple digits.
[03:45] <Wraithstrike> A lot of the people who were infected were taking part in the political protests around New Years Eve.
[03:46] <Wraithstrike> They have put the call out for people who are not infected to submit to blood tests, in hopes of finding a cure.
[03:48] <Wraithstrike> As of right now, our party is seeking answers in the Ambassador's mystical library.
[03:48] <Nina> So we have political protesters suddendly falling ill and getting taken by men in black for triage, with many of them disappearing/turning up dead
[03:48] <Nina> That is sure as hell not going to look suspicious
[03:49] <RedCoats> Is the political protest a coincidence to the real life protests that's going on right now (sorry for the interruption; just painfully curious)?
[03:49] <Sasha> I'm assuming Sasha went to visit the Orphanage for Christmas/New year, which is why he was AWOL and has only just managed to get back through the Quarantine.
[03:49] <Sasha> If that makes sense
[03:49] <Wraithstrike> Yeah. We're making efforts to tie into the real world events as much as possible.
[03:49] <Wraithstrike> No that makes sense.
[03:49] <RedCoats> That's pretty cool.
[03:50] <Nina> And I suppose Nina was at home, sulking
[03:50] <Wraithstrike> Nina was invited to the Christmas party thrown by Crimson, where an NPC magical girl was introduced.
[03:50] <Wraithstrike> Whether or not she attended is up to her.
[03:50] <Nina> Doubt she would have at that point. She is one very angry little girl
[03:51] <Wraithstrike> Well, what's her reaction to the city being in Quarantine now?
[03:51] <Nina> Well, unless it affects her directly, she probably doesn't care that much
[03:51] <Sasha> Also; did Nina ever get her present?
[03:52] <Nina> Presents from her parents I guess ?
[03:52] <Wraithstrike> Sasha bought presents for everyone, as did Agata.
[03:52] <Nina> Oh
[03:52] <Nina> Do you guys know where I live ? Well, I guess Agata would
[03:53] <Wraithstrike> Agata's presents included secure cellphones and fancy dreamcatchers.
[03:53] <Agata> I know who is dragging a half-fae cat to a research session.
[03:53] <Agata> Let me try to copy-and-paste what I had come up with, to save time.
[03:53] <Sasha> He went to her house and gave it to her parents (Nina told him where her house was IIRC); since he was too timid to give it to her in person after she blew up at him.
[03:54] <Nina> Remind me when she blew up at him last, again ? Nina tends to be angry at everyone, it's all a bit of a blur.
[03:54] <Wraithstrike> ok, everybody head into the DFMirrorMaiden. It's almost time to start.
[03:55] <Agata> Wraithstrike, I had spent a fate point after-the-fact trying to rush the equipment last time; what happens to that?
[03:56] <Wraithstrike> The equipment is ready.
[03:57] <Sergei> How many days has it been since then?
[03:57] <Agata> Okay.
[04:01] <Sergei> How many days has it been since I lost the trail?
[04:02] <Nina> What trail was that ?
[04:02] <Sergei> The trail of the soul leaving that homeless guy.
[04:02] <Wraithstrike> Sergei witnessed the energy being drained out of a victim and tried to follow the trail. That was on the 28th, and it's now the 4th.
[04:02] <Nina> Oh, I see
[04:02] <Sergei> So 7 days
[04:03] <Agata> So...
[04:03] <Agata> Has my character actually given out the gifts yet, or not?
[04:04] <Wraithstrike> Not yet.
[04:05] <Agata> Have I successfully managed to drag Florian over there?
[04:05] <Wraithstrike> yes.
[04:10] <Agata> The ambassador greets "everyone," and 12then they come in.
[04:10] <Agata> His age must be getting to him.
[04:10] <Wraithstrike> he greets everyone that's there.
[04:11] <Nina> Must be talking with his cats. That's what they do at that age
[04:12] <Wraithstrike> He has one cat and two Mastiffs.
[04:19] <Agata> www.privatepaste.com/2a4c3c30f6
[04:19] <Agata> This is my tl;dr description of the contents of each of the boxes.
[04:20] <Sasha> Which is for who?
[04:20] <Agata> Everything.
[04:21] <Agata> -"specialness", +practicality.
[04:21] <Sasha> You got everyone everything?
[04:21] <Wraithstrike> yes she did.
[04:21] <Sergei> except the last item
[04:22] <Wraithstrike> Yeah, it's really hard to carry eight kitchen sinks.
[04:23] <Wraithstrike> Once we're in the library, everybody roll Lore or Investigation if you don't have it.
[04:24] <Nina> Right, dicebot
[04:24] <Wraithstrike> Because the Ambassador has a big library and florian is helping, you all have lore at +2 temporarily.
[04:25] <Agata> Can I at least have my Scholarship complement my Lore for this, or is that sadly impossible?
[04:26] <Wraithstrike> They're separate fields of study.
[04:26] <Agata> So just Lore with a +2 bonus. Let me see what I can do...
[04:26] <Agata> 4d3-8+3
[04:26] <Tharkbot> Agata, 4d3-8+3: -1 [4d3=1,1,1,1]
[04:26] <Agata> Eeee.
[04:26] <Sergei> 4d3-8+2
[04:26] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+2: 1 [4d3=2,2,2,1]
[04:26] <Sasha> 4d3-8+4
[04:26] <Tharkbot> Sasha, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=2,3,1,3]
[04:27] <Nina> roll 4d3-8+3
[04:27] <Nina> 4d3-8+3
[04:27] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+3: 1 [4d3=1,3,1,1]
[04:28] <Wraithstrike> Agata, you've found a musty old book. Sergei and Nina, you found some books about plagues. Sasha's found some good stuff though.
[04:29] <Wraithstrike> Sasha's found a book marked "Old World Curses" and a section within on "Soulgaze Curses"
[04:30] <Wraithstrike> It says that when two beings affected by magic lock eyes, they enter what's known as a Soulgaze, where all secrets are laid bare. The book mentions how a warlock named Redgrave found a way to curse those affected by Soulgazes.
[04:33] <Wraithstrike> Redgrave found a way to make Soulgazes spread from person to person, even on mortals. Over the course of ten days, he had cursed everyone living in his scottish village, and they committed suicide all save one.
[04:36] <Wraithstrike> The book then seems to trail off, and there's a note scrawled in the margin. "Find Redgrave's Journal. It is the only book that would record what happened."
[04:42] <Agata> By the way, we had all received another skill point for defeating that last Nocnamora.
[04:47] <Agata> Scholarship at +3 results in a kid with mastery over four languages.
[04:47] <Agata> That includes Sergei.
[04:49] <Agata> The number one motivator for Russian kids learning English must be the freedom to play all of the video games.
[04:49] <Sergei> :p
[04:49] <Nina> What should I roll ?
[04:50] <Wraithstrike> It would be lore.
[05:04] <Agata> For a scene in which we are all in the same room, I am getting confused by the threads of conversation.
[05:05] <Wraithstrike> Florian is talking to you abou the rose, the Ambassador is talking about the churches and monasteries.
[05:05] <Agata> Okay.
[05:05] <Agata> I just asked a question about immunity/precautions.
[05:10] <Agata> I hope that Vince is proud of his endorsed product being used as a tool for modern-day alchemy.
[05:11] <Sergei> lol
[05:15] <Agata> www.privatepaste.com/2a4c3c30f6
[05:15] <Agata> For descriptions.
[05:15] <Sasha> Agata has more money than common sense.
[05:15] <Agata> Nina can at least resort to a shield over... a trash can lid...
[05:16] <Nina> Hey, I liked that trash can lid :(
[05:17] <Nina> But yeah, if she has an actual shield, she'll probably use it
[05:17] <Wraithstrike> Has Nina made up with Crimson yet, or should he stalk her until she gets into trouble?
[05:18] <Nina> Doubt she had the occasion to make up with him
[05:20] <Agata> Flower, Slap Chop, meat tenderizer, whey.
[05:20] <Wraithstrike> got it.
[05:20] <Agata> Agata's house is literally across the street from the Ambassador's; the things should have arrived quickly enough.
[05:20] <Wraithstrike> They're already there.
[05:21] <Agata> I see.
[05:21] <Agata> Wait, who is coming with me to the church to test a possible cure?
[05:21] <Wraithstrike> Looks like it's you and the Ambassador.
[05:22] <Wraithstrike> and Florian
[05:22] <Agata> Welp.
[05:23] <Wraithstrike> Ok, those of you out there searching, roll investigation.
[05:23] <Nina> I'll be rolling for a maneuver "Covering part of the city", to help the main investigator
[05:23] <Nina> 4d3-8+0
[05:23] <Wraithstrike> ok.
[05:23] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+0: -1 [4d3=1,1,2,3]
[05:23] <Nina> And not helping much
[05:23] <Agata> Alchemy increased to 16.
[05:24] <Sasha> 4d3-8+0
[05:24] <Tharkbot> Sasha, 4d3-8+0: 1 [4d3=2,3,1,3]
[05:25] <Wraithstrike> We're calling this a Scholarship roll
[05:25] <Sergei> Sorry, I got called away by a wild phone call.
[05:25] <Sergei> 4d3-8+1
[05:25] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+1: 1 [4d3=2,2,1,3]
[05:26] <Agata> Calling what?
[05:26] <Wraithstrike> The roll for making the cure
[05:27] <Nina> isn't the ambassador doing that ?
[05:27] <Agata> If that is the case, then.
[05:31] <Agata> If only I had some Giant's Toe to add to this mixture.
[05:31] <Wraithstrike> More Investigation rolls, out in the city.
[05:32] <Sasha> 4d3-8+0
[05:32] <Tharkbot> Sasha, 4d3-8+0: 0 [4d3=1,2,3,2]
[05:33] <Wraithstrike> Nothing.
[05:34] <Wraithstrike>  Other rolls?
[05:34] <Nina> 4d3-8+0
[05:34] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+0: 2 [4d3=2,3,2,3]
[05:35] <Wraithstrike> That's a bit better. You manage to find one such sigil near an antique store. However, the image itself is distorted, as if it was meant to be viewed from above.
[05:35] <Wraithstrike> Agata: I'm Compelling Family United in Struggles.
[05:36] <Agata> For what?
[05:36] <Sergei> Sorry, my grandmother keeps calling and it is hard to get her off the phone quickly.
[05:36] <Wraithstrike> You're about to get a call saying that Fyodor just contracted the disease.
[05:37] <Agata> Sure, why not.
[05:37] <Wraithstrike> Agile as a monkey, Nina? While wearing a school skirt and without the Blossom Rod?
[05:37] <Agata> She has Athletics at Great (+4).
[05:37] <Nina> Sure. Olympic level athlete
[05:37] <Wraithstrike> go for it.
[05:37] <Nina> She's not just anybody
[05:37] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[05:37] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=3,3,1,2]
[05:38] <Sergei> Can i roll my investigation since I managed to return aftre braving a relative calling twice now. :p
[05:38] <Wraithstrike> Yup.
[05:38] <Sergei> 4d3-8+1
[05:38] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+1: 0 [4d3=3,2,1,1]
[05:39] <Sergei> lol, oh well
[05:39] <Agata> Nina should enter the sigil to find herself in the Animus's black box.
[05:41] <Wraithstrike> nina, roll Alertness.
[05:42] <Wraithstrike> be back in a moment
[05:42] <Nina> 4d3-8+2
[05:42] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+2: 2 [4d3=1,2,2,3]
[05:51] <Nina> Self compel, not gonna run away from that guy. Let's get this thing done.
[05:51] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+2
[05:51] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+2: 5 [4d3=3,3,3,2]
[05:51] <Nina> Initiative ?
[05:51] <Nina> 4d3-8+2
[05:51] <Agata> One of the details I had forgot to mention all this time was that Agata has been wearing the brooch from Sasha.
[05:51] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+2: 3 [4d3=1,2,3,3]
[05:51] <Nina> You go first
[05:51] <Agata> <Agata> "I have been trying to help organize Nina, Sasha, Sergei, and I together right before we face a Nocnamora..." Agata chimes in, placing a closed hand beneath the brooch and ascot adorning her blouse, "... but we could use some way for everyone else to pitch in too."
[05:51] <Agata> I had noted it during the meeting.
[05:51] <Agata> She is still wearing it.
[05:51] <Agata> Sasha can notice later.
[05:52] <Nina> Oh right. I'll also self-compel "I am done with the blossom rod" to not have the blossom rod during this fight.
[05:52] <Nina> No powers, just good ol fisticuffs with a demon
[05:53] <Agata> Two fate points for one encounter?
[05:53] <Sergei> Poor shield, it shall be mised.
[05:53] <Sergei> *missed
[05:53] <Nina> Also, don't I get a defense roll from that ?
[05:54] <Agata> You said that the shields would be reasonably effective against Nocnamora, but... alright.
[05:54] <Wraithstrike> Reasonably effective doesn't work when the Night Wave rolls +5.
[05:54] <Nina> Wait, wasn't that initiative ?
[05:55] <Nina> Right, if it wasn't initiative, I'll roll my actual defense
[05:55] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[05:55] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 4 [4d3=1,2,3,2]
[05:55] <Wraithstrike> He was already diving at you.
[05:55] <Nina> Hm, guess he still gets the shield
[05:56] <Nina> Athletics maneuver : "I have the high ground"
[05:56] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[05:56] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 6 [4d3=3,3,3,1]
[06:00] <Agata> Nina has... what, six fate points by now?
[06:00] <Nina> Was this spell his action, then ?
[06:00] <Nina> Yes
[06:00] <Wraithstrike> Yes.
[06:02] <Sergei> Can I smell something that may lead me to believe that Nina is in danger?
[06:02] <Wraithstrike> That's an investigation roll.
[06:02] <Sergei> 4d3-8+1
[06:02] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+1: 2 [4d3=3,1,2,3]
[06:03] <Nina> Oh, the yes was in answer to "was this his action"
[06:03] <Nina> "Alright then"
[06:03] <Sasha> (Out of interest; can you use more than one Archetype/fate point on a single action?)
[06:03] <Nina> Yes, as many as you have
[06:03] <Nina> Can't invoke the same aspect twice though
[06:04] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[06:04] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=3,2,1,3]
[06:05] <Sergei> Did my roll do anything?
[06:05] <Nina> Oh, I'm confused. So this is his action ?
[06:05] <Wraithstrike> Sergei, you are able to pick up Nina's scent.
[06:05] <Wraithstrike> yes, this is an attack.
[06:06] <Wraithstrike> Waiting on your defense roll before I define what it does.
[06:06] <Nina> Alright then
[06:06] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[06:06] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=2,3,1,3]
[06:06] <Sergei> Does it tell me anything since I wnated to know if I could tell if I coudl smell anything that would lead me to think Nina was in danger?
[06:07] <Wraithstrike> You can tell that Nina's on the move and her scent is bobbing all over the place as if she's being chased.
[06:07] <Wraithstrike> Was that Athletics to defend?
[06:07] <Nina> Yes
[06:07] <Sergei> Then I roll Athletics to Sprint to try and get there faster
[06:08] <Agata> You know.
[06:08] <Agata> It really is too bad that only Sergei and I had received those danger warning tattoos.
[06:08] <Sergei> 4d3-8+4
[06:08] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+4: 6 [4d3=2,3,3,2]
[06:08] <Sasha> Sure is life; we'll get them later.
[06:09] <Wraithstrike> Sergei is off like a shot.
[06:09] <Sergei> So... how many round till I get there now? :p
[06:09] <Wraithstrike> 1 round.
[06:10] <Agata> Following up on how fruitful a preliminary internet search for "Rosa Imperium"/"Imperial Rose" is.
[06:10] <Wraithstrike> Roll Scholarship on that.
[06:11] <Agata> 4d3-8+3
[06:11] <Tharkbot> Agata, 4d3-8+3: 3 [4d3=1,1,3,3]
[06:11] <Wraithstrike> There is no wikipedia page about the rose. However, there are a great deal of fanfiction sites detailing the rose being used to cure the wounded.
[06:12] <Agata> Welp.
[06:12] <Agata> Very promising.
[06:12] <Agata> One of them must be a Tales of Symphonia fanfic wherein it is used in place of that unicorn horn for curing Colette's Angel Toxicosis.
[06:13] <Nina> Didn't you know ? Every supernatural organization writes its darkest secrets on fanfiction.net
[06:13] <Nina> Nobody will believe what's written in there
[06:13] <Nina> Perfect place to hide them
[06:13] <Agata> Sifting through all of the yaoi and slash fiction must be troublesome though.
[06:13] <Wraithstrike> Well, not the organizations themselves, but the people trying to bring them down. I'm calling that canon now, so we can make use of agata's fanfiction writing friend.
[06:14] <Nina> Lots of gay sex in the white council, I suppose
[06:14] <Sergei> No, thats where they hide the BIG secrets. Because those are even more unbelieveable and only read by the groups of fans least likely to be believed if they stumbled upon it.
[06:14] <Wraithstrike> There is textual evidence for that belief. Warden Luccio admitted to Dresden that she "had forgotten how good sex feels"
[06:15] <Sasha> "Harry Dresden." 'Oh Micheal...'
[06:15] <Sasha> Pope: "I DO NOT APPROVE OF THIS SH*T AND NEITHER DOES GOD!"
[06:15] <Sasha> 'I'm a knight of the cross, get over yourself'
[06:15] <Sergei> :P
[06:17] <Wraithstrike> Nina, did you dodge the demon blast? If so, I'm going to need you to roll Athletics again. Because this is a homing attack.
[06:17] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[06:17] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 2 [4d3=1,2,2,1]
[06:18] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[06:18] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=2,3,2,2]
[06:18] <Agata> You know, he might as well just roll twice and take the higher result for his "homing" attacks.
[06:19] <Agata> That is an extremely vicious offensive power.
[06:19] <Nina> Oh. Right. If he attacked, then he didn't break my maneuver
[06:19] <Nina> I'll use the cover of the roofs to protect myself. Invoking "I have the high ground" to reroll my defense
[06:19] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[06:19] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 4 [4d3=3,1,2,2]
[06:19] <Nina> Well, that is better
[06:21] <Nina> What's the damage bonus on that fireball ?
[06:21] <Wraithstrike> +2
[06:21] <Nina> Oh, only ? Alright then
[06:21] <Nina> Shouldn't go down immediately
[06:21] <Sergei> I arrive this round so I'll quickly look around to see what is going on.
[06:22] <Wraithstrike> no, but it is going to hurt.
[06:22] <RedCoats> Persistent, isn't he?
[06:22] <Wraithstrike> Sergei, you arrive to see nina seeming to run on the rooftops, being followed by some kind of fireball.
[06:22] <Nina> Mild consequence : Cramped Wrist
[06:23] <Nina> And 1 stress
[06:23] <Nina> My turn then
[06:23] <Wraithstrike> yup. then sergei gets an action
[06:23] <Agata> Actually...
[06:24] <Agata> Nina tied 5 for 5 for the first shot, right?
[06:24] <Agata> If the fireball is Weapon:2, then she should have taken stress from that.
[06:24] <Nina> Athletics maneuver vs his Endurance
[06:24] <Nina> Oh. Well in that case, I take no stress
[06:24] <Nina> Still a mild consequence
[06:25] <Nina> Athletics maneuver vs the demon's Endurance
[06:25] <Nina> On a success, I'll inflict a tired out aspect on him
[06:25] <Agata> I do not know how Wraithstrike wants to resolve this mechanically.
[06:25] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[06:25] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 3 [4d3=1,1,3,2]
[06:25] <Wraithstrike> I'll take the cramped wrist.
[06:25] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[06:25] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 7 [4d3=3,2,3,3]
[06:25] <Agata> Did Nina take 2 stress from the fireball at first, or 3 stress?
[06:25] <Nina> Guess he doesn't tire easy then
[06:25] <Wraithstrike> 2 stress.
[06:26] <Wraithstrike>  And he's just sent a wave of rooftop shuriken at you.
[06:26] <Agata> Dodge that bullet hell, Nina.
[06:26] <Nina> Well, that was my maneuver
[06:26] <Nina> Not his attack
[06:26] <Agata> Was that roll his Endurance roll, or his attack roll?
[06:26] <Nina> If he wants to attack now, he can do it
[06:27] <Wraithstrike> That's his maneuver. "Flying Razor Sharp Tiles" are now in play.
[06:27] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[06:27] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 7 [4d3=3,3,3,2]
[06:27] <Nina> Oh boy
[06:27] <Nina> That sounds like a success
[06:27] <Sergei> That is cheating. You just stole the good rolls. :p
[06:27] <Wraithstrike> The dicebot seems to love the GM today.
[06:27] <Nina> Well, Sergei, I think you're up
[06:27] <Sasha> Am I up out of interest?
[06:28] <Sergei> Well, since he spoke I can assume I recognize the voice.
[06:28] <Wraithstrike> Yes. It's him.
[06:28] <Wraithstrike> Sasha, you'll be arriving in one round.
[06:28] <Agata> Nina is almost assuredly going down by the next turn, since Abaddon can tag both Nina's mild consequence and those Flying Razor Sharp Tiles.
[06:28] <Nina> Yeah, I doubt I'll be able to avoid a second attack
[06:28] <Nina> With those two aspects
[06:29] <Agata> I think that a concession would at least earn you a fate point out of this ordeal.
[06:29] <Wraithstrike> Don't worry. Crimson is around.
[06:29] <Nina> Nah. Sergei is here. 2 on one, we have a chance
[06:29] <Nina> Speaking of
[06:29] <Sergei> Do I know where he is or just hear him?
[06:30] <Nina> Free action alertness for evaluate
[06:30] <Nina> 4d3-8+2
[06:30] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+2: 0 [4d3=2,2,1,1]
[06:30] <Sergei> 4d3-8+3
[06:30] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+3: 0 [4d3=1,1,2,1]
[06:30] <Nina> Hah, the dice really hate me
[06:30] <Sergei> me too
[06:30] <Sergei> The GM stole the rolls.
[06:30] <Sergei> :p
[06:30] <Nina> And that's terrible
[06:31] <Wraithstrike> It's not terrible until I steal 40 rolls.
[06:31] <Agata> <Sergei> "Y-You..." He growls as he reconizes the voice that is now being directed at hsi new friend. "You attack me and now you attack my friends. Get your ass out here"
[06:31] <Agata> 3>ass
[06:32] <Agata> Whoah, whoah, whoah, watch the language!
[06:32] <Nina> He's human-looking
[06:32] <Nina> He has an ass
[06:32] <Sergei> And he is one
[06:34] <Wraithstrike> And now for a left hand turn...
[06:37] <Agata> Ezio Auditore in eagle form.
[06:37] <Sergei> Aww, I din't even get to see if I could hit him once before being saved. Damn. :p
[06:37] <Sasha> You're disappointed? I was going to Gank him if I could.
[06:38] <Sergei> Sergei views this one as his prey. So he's more disappointed than you by default.
[06:39] <Sergei> lol
[06:39] <Nina> Thing is
[06:39] <Nina> I self-compelled
[06:39] <Nina> So I can't possibly take the rod this fight
[06:41] <Nina> But, this is not my turn
[06:42] <Nina> It's not his either, mind. Sergei ?
[06:42] <Wraithstrike> It is Sergei's turn.
[06:43] <Sergei> I am going to try to climb to the roof quickly.
[06:43] <Nina> That'd be athletics
[06:43] <Sergei> 4d3-8+4
[06:43] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+4: 4 [4d3=3,3,1,1]
[06:44] <Sergei> Don't forget my stunt. Or do I have to activate it?
[06:44] <Agata> You are a Human Spider, mind.
[06:44] <Agata> So, I believe that is increased to 6.
[06:44] <Wraithstrike> You don't have to activate it.
[06:46] <Agata> Can we say that Sergei took one of the bottles of holy water and has managed to figure out what to do with it and the gloves?
[06:46] <Wraithstrike> If Sergei likes the idea.
[06:47] <Sergei> Sure, any help I cn get when dealing with my "archenemy" will be appreciated.
[06:49] <Agata> Will that take an entire action?
[06:50] <Sergei> How does invoking work again
[06:50] <Nina> You get a +2 or a reroll
[06:50] <Agata> Reroll only when your roll is abysmal.
[06:51] <RedCoats>  Gordon Freeman would be proud!
[06:54] <Sergei> Nina is a bit self-centered isn't she? :p
[06:54] <Nina> Hah, you noticed ?
[06:59] <Agata> Sasha should impale it with his sword.
[07:02] <Agata> Sergei punching the surface upon which it is inscribed, Sasha stabbing it, OxyClean...
[07:02] <RedCoats> Cool. The cure seems to work.
[07:11] <Agata> Wraithstrike, is a one hundred million dollar-equivalent campaign to gather as many of those flowers as possible enough, or will it take the equivalent of one billion dollars?
[07:12] <Agata> Is this something I should be spending a fate point on, in other words?
[07:13] <Wraithstrike> this is fate point worthy
[07:13] <Agata> If so, then I spend a fate point to activate Windfall for an effective Resources of +8, and spend another fate point to declare that due to my father's mafiya connections around Russia and how widespread his company is...
[07:14] <Agata> There will be a hundred million dollar-equivalent campaign in Russia that will result in every last one of them being flown to Moscow in a matter of days.
[07:14] <Agata> Two fate points right there.
[07:14] <Agata> Does that work?
[07:15] <RedCoats> Wow. That's very impressive if it does work. :D
[07:16] <Wraithstrike> That does work.
[07:26] <Agata> Now is when I sit down and let the others act.
[07:30] <Agata> In case it was not clear: tipping police and [whatever replaced the KGB] off to one Alexander Gotevich, who is spreading the infection via bioweapons.
[07:31] <Agata> I mean, given how they are in our pocket and they were quite helpful with the electrum...
[07:31] <Sergei> KGB lite, same illegal tactics, new lighter morals
[07:32] <Wraithstrike> Got it.
[07:37] <Agata> What Sergei is supposed to do with the gloves is squirt holy water all over them.
[07:37] <Wraithstrike> Sergei, roll Investigation.
[07:37] <Sergei> 4d3-8+1
[07:37] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+1: 0 [4d3=3,1,2,1]
[07:38] <Sergei> Unless this relates to my nose. Then its a 2. :p
[07:38] <Wraithstrike> It's the nose.
[07:45] <Agata> Water, water, blessed drops~
[07:46] <Sergei> Yes, yes. :p
[07:47] <Agata> Actually, Sasha does not need to do that since his sword is already holy.
[07:47] <Sergei> :p
[07:47] <Sasha> True, but he doesn't know that. And now its...I don't know, Holy+ or something.
[07:47] <Agata> Psychically pummeling is a good term.
[07:48] <Agata> Nina should spend six fate points to declare that the Nocnamora spontaneously combusts due to a freak natural gas incident in the tunnels.
[07:49] <Nina> The moment I use all those fate points is the moment I explode the entire city with a punch
[07:49] <Sergei> I wish I had the points or I would do that.
[07:49] <Sergei> :p
[07:50] <Wraithstrike> Who's got the highest alertness?
[07:51] <Nina> +2 here
[07:51] <Agata> Sergei has Alertness at Good (+3).
[07:51] <Sasha> +1 here]
[07:51] <Sergei> You know my stats better than me. :p
[07:52] <Wraithstrike> Ok, Sergei gets first action, Then the Noc, Nina and Sasha.
[07:53] <Sergei> Ok, about far down are they and is there a way down that doesn't involve jumping/climbing down?
[07:54] <Nina> Human spider, plus olympic level athletics. You won't have any trouble with that dude
[07:54] <Agata> You have Athletics at Great (+4), so perhaps jumping or climbing down reall--
[07:54] <Agata> Yes.
[07:54] <Wraithstrike> The pit is about sixteen feet deep, and there's a scaffold leading dow to it.
[07:55] <Nina> You can just mario down the pit by bouncing off the walls
[07:55] <Sergei> True
[07:55] <Agata> That is more of Prince of Persia than Mario.
[07:55] <Nina> Eh, true. Both work
[07:55] <Sergei> But without backup it will feel more like a shmup than Prince of Persia.
[07:56] <Agata> So, the important thing now is how many zones Sergei is from the Nocnamora.
[07:57] <Sergei> Yeah
[07:57] <Nina> Yup
[07:57] <Agata> If the answer is "one," he can use a supplemental action to move one zone and then make an attack at a -1 penalty... which will really be more like flailing about.
[07:57] <Agata> If the answer is "more than one," he will have to use his main action to "sprint."
[07:57] <Wraithstrike> two zones.
[07:58] <Nina> Well, you'll have to use your action on that then. You literally cannot fail though, even on a -4
[07:59] <Sergei> Ok, then I guess I'll sprint there and try to draw as much attention as possible while I'm at it.
[07:59] <Wraithstrike> ok.
[07:59] <Sergei> 4d3-8+4
[07:59] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+4: 3 [4d3=2,2,1,2]
[07:59] <Agata> "Come at me, bro," etc.
[08:01] <Sergei> does armor apply to the roll or is taken into account afterwards?
[08:02] <Wraithstrike> After
[08:04] <Sergei> ok, they follow me. :p
[08:05] <Wraithstrike> ok, take actions against the Noc now.
[08:05] <Nina> Isn't it its turn ?
[08:06] <Agata> I am guessing that its Alertness is abysmal.
[08:06] <Wraithstrike> It is.
[08:06] <Nina> Well it clearly saw Sergei
[08:06] <Wraithstrike> Even with twelve eyes, it only see Sergei.
[08:07] <Nina> So...is it going to do anything this exchange ?
[08:07] <Wraithstrike> Not this time
[08:07] <Nina> Alright
[08:08] <Nina> Maneuver : Gathering my strength
[08:08] <Nina> 4d3-8+2
[08:08] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+2: 3 [4d3=3,2,3,1]
[08:08] <Nina> Oh, and while I'm at it
[08:08] <Nina> Free action evaluate
[08:08] <Nina> 4d3-8+2
[08:08] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+2: 4 [4d3=3,3,3,1]
[08:08] <Nina> Nice.
[08:09] <Nina> So, I'll apply a "Gathered strength" aspect to myself. Could I also know the Physical stress of the beast, its Melee attack, its Athletics, and its Might ?
[08:10] <Wraithstrike> Yup. Here you go: Physical Stress OOOOOO, Melee attack +2, Might Medicore.
[08:10] <Wraithstrike> *Mediocre
[08:10] <Nina> Athletics ?
[08:11] <Wraithstrike> Average
[08:11] <Nina> Alright. Your turn then, Sasha
[08:11] <Agata> What skill was that maneuver made with?
[08:11] <Nina> Might
[08:11] <Nina> since it was gathering my strength
[08:12] <Agata> You have Might at only Average (+1), right?
[08:12] <Agata> Or...
[08:12] <Nina> Boosted it up
[08:12] <Agata> Did you switch it with your Lore?
[08:12] <Nina> Yup. Now that Blossom is gone, my Lore should be lower
[08:12] <Nina> I'll switch it back when I get Blossom back
[08:12] <Agata> I see.
[08:12] <Nina> I guess magic is a strain on the body a bit
[08:12] <Nina> Lowers my strength slightly
[08:13] <Nina> Or, maybe it's the girliness that makes me weaker. Either way.
[08:14] <Wraithstrike> roll for your attack, Sasha.
[08:14] <Nina> Uh, we're two zones away though
[08:14] <Agata> I recall a cringeworthy line from Wild Arms 4: "Perhaps it is because you are a boy, but you are much stronger than I am."
[08:14] <Sasha> Right, I'd like to use 2 fate points, one to activate my 'Hero' aspect, the other to activate hope. There are people all over the world watching this Infection destroy an entire city; and millions of people in the city, desperatly afraid for their friends and family, hoping that there'll be a cure. I'm going to tap into that Hope and bring it to bear against the beast that caused this chaos.
[08:15] <Sasha> 4d3-8+6
[08:15] <Tharkbot> Sasha, 4d3-8+6: 8 [4d3=3,1,3,3]
[08:15] <Sasha> Plus however much Hope is worth, probably 3-4 in this case I guess
[08:15] <Wraithstrike> yes it would be +4 in this case. Rolling endurance for the Noc.
[08:16] <Sergei> ...oww
[08:16] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[08:16] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=2,3,2,2]
[08:16] <Nina> How much armor does it have ?
[08:16] <Nina> Oh wait, holy
[08:16] <Wraithstrike> Holy weapon of the people+holy water+ hope
[08:16] <Sasha> Don't forget I ignore armour since my sword is 'Holy' and has Holy water on it (If that's worth a +1 or anything, since otherwise that stuff is of no use to me)
[08:16] <Nina> So 7, weapon rating 2...9 stress.
[08:17] <Nina> It'll have to take a least a moderate consequence to get out of that one alive
[08:18] <Wraithstrike> Yup. The Consequence is "Forced Mitosis"
[08:18] <RedCoats> Gonna be away for a bit.
[08:19] <Sasha> Isn't that a benifit, since theres now two of them to fight??
[08:19] <Sergei> It is probably much weaker, even if it is two of them.
[08:19] <RedCoats> Also, talk about an 'Earthbound' conclusion--well it isn't over, is it?
[08:19] <Sasha> True
[08:21] <Sergei> My turn
[08:21] <Nina> Yup
[08:21] <Wraithstrike> Go for it Sergei.
[08:22] <Agata> Weapon:1 sap gloves, remember.
[08:22] <Agata> Invoke if you fail.
[08:22] <Sergei> and the holy only cuts armor out of the equation?
[08:22] <Wraithstrike> Cuts through supernatural armor, yes.
[08:22] <Nina> And sasha, I assume it'll work mechanically as one creature with the Forced Mitosis aspect. It's not like it gets twice the actions
[08:23] <Wraithstrike> It doesn't
[08:23] <Sasha> Ahh, that makes more sense
[08:23] <Sasha> Sorry
[08:23] <Agata> You can tag its moderate consequence for a +2 bonus too, Sergei.
[08:24] <Sergei> So, tagging it would give me a +6 total between everything
[08:24] <Agata> Your Fists is at +2; tagging would raise it to +4; invoking would raise it further to +6.
[08:24] <Wraithstrike> Yup.
[08:24] <Agata> You deal +2 damage for your Inhuman Strength, then another +1 damage for your weapon.
[08:24] <Sergei> 4d3-8+6
[08:24] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+6: 6 [4d3=1,3,1,3]
[08:24] <Agata> How average.
[08:26] <Sergei> So, 5+3 is 8 unless it tried to dodge this attack
[08:27] <Wraithstrike> With it's average athletics?
[08:27] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+1
[08:27] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+1: 2 [4d3=3,1,3,2]
[08:27] <Nina> Doesn't it defend with endurance ?
[08:27] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[08:27] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=2,2,3,2]
[08:28] <Wraithstrike> 3 damage. The Noc is staggering now.
[08:28] <Agata> Actually...
[08:28] <Agata> 3 shifts.
[08:28] <Agata> +2 for Inhuman Strength, +1 for weapon rating.
[08:28] <Agata> 6 stress, right?
[08:29] <Agata> Oh, no, no.
[08:29] <Agata> my mistake.
[08:29] <Agata> 6 Sergei's result - 5 Nocnamora's defense + 2 Inhuman Strength + 1 weapon rating = 4 stress, right?
[08:29] <Nina> That sounds right. 4 stress
[08:30] <Nina> Right then, Noc's turn
[08:31] <Wraithstrike> So it takes another Consequence "Even less of me" and one part of it is destroyed utterly.
[08:31] <Nina> Oh. It's taking a consequence for this ?
[08:31] <Wraithstrike> Yeah. It has to get an attack in.
[08:31] <Nina> No, I mean, it can take that as straight stress
[08:32] <Wraithstrike> Oh, you're right.
[08:32] <Nina> It'd only put it at OOOXXO
[08:33] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+3
[08:33] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+3: 3 [4d3=3,3,1,1]
[08:36] <Agata> Sasha's defense?
[08:37] <Wraithstrike> This would be Discipline to defend.
[08:37] <Sasha> Armour 1, Discipline 2
[08:38] <Sasha> 4d3-8+2
[08:38] <Tharkbot> Sasha, 4d3-8+2: 3 [4d3=3,1,3,2]
[08:40] <Agata> I somehow doubt that physical armor applies here, so you may have to endure whatever weapon rating the beam comes with.
[08:41] <Wraithstrike> Weapon 3. And this attack goes for mental stress rather than physical.
[08:41] <Agata> Sasha can simply take that directly.
[08:42] <Nina> Yup
[08:42] <Sasha> I'll take that on the chin.
[08:43] <Agata> I suppose Nina acts now?
[08:43] <Nina> Ah, right
[08:43] <Wraithstrike> yup
[08:44] <Nina> Maneuver : Running jump
[08:44] <Nina> 4d3-8+4
[08:44] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+4: 5 [4d3=2,2,2,3]
[08:44] <Nina> Okay. Applying aspect : "Running jump"
[08:44] <Nina> End of turn
[08:44] <Agata> This is quite the demonstration of Gymkata.
[08:46] <Agata> Are we back to Sasha now?
[08:47] <Nina> Think so, yeah
[08:47] <Sasha> I believe so. Hey Sergei, can I invoke your aspect 'Even less of Me'?
[08:47] <Sergei> Sure, go for it.
[08:47] <Nina> I don't think it actually took that consequence
[08:47] <Nina> Or did it ?
[08:48] <Agata> It did.
[08:48] <Sasha> Right, invoking Forced Mitosis for Free; Even Less of Me for free and rolling.
[08:48] <Agata> Sergei had already tagged Forced Mitosis.
[08:48] <Agata> So, you can tag only the latter.
[08:48] <Sasha> Ah; sorry
[08:48] <Sasha> 4d3-8+6
[08:48] <Tharkbot> Sasha, 4d3-8+6: 3 [4d3=1,2,1,1]
[08:48] <Sasha> (Plus any left over from the Hope thing if there is.)
[08:48] <Sasha> Damn you dice, betrayer
[08:48] <Agata> This is where Sasha should bring out a fancy finisher with radiant energy overflowing from his blade.
[08:48] <Nina> Hey, maybe he'll roll worse
[08:49] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[08:49] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 3 [4d3=2,2,2,1]
[08:49] <Nina> Well at least that hits. Though 2 stress won't really do much.
[08:50] <Nina> OXOOXO now
[08:51] <Agata> Hugs and kisses~
[08:51] <Agata> I believe Sergei acts now.
[08:51] <Nina> So, if it already took a moderate and severe...We're going to need 9 stress to take it down in one attack
[08:51] <Nina> And yes
[08:51] <Nina> Sergei's turn
[08:52] <Wraithstrike> Yup. Roll with it, Sergei.
[08:53] <Sergei> 4d3-8+3
[08:53] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+3: 2 [4d3=1,2,3,1]
[08:53] <Agata> You still have a fate point left for an invocation, if you would like.
[08:55] <Sergei> I don't really know what to invoke.
[08:56] <Nina> Forced mitosis ?
[08:56] <Agata> You still have two aspect slots left unfilled.
[08:56] <Nina> Either way, wait for the defense roll before you invoke anything
[08:56] <Agata> You could write in something like "Thews of the Wolf of Ragnarok" or something similar.
[08:57] <Nina> He's got two perfectly good consequences he can invoke though. They're already free tagged, but they can still be invoked normally
[08:57] <Sasha> Or you could invoke the consequence for a fate point
[08:57] <Agata> They would give fate points to the Nocnamora though.
[08:57] <Sergei> Oh, I didn't know I could do that
[08:57] <Nina> Do creatures with negative refresh gain fate points ?
[08:58] <Agata> When you invoke someone else's aspect in an offensive fashion, you transfer a fate point to them, I believe.
[08:58] <Nina> So, technically, a fey could spend a fate points to go against its aspects that force it to always tell the truth ?
[08:58] <Wraithstrike> Only as a PC.
[09:00] <Wraithstrike> Your action, Sergei?
[09:00] <Nina> He already did his action
[09:00] <Nina> Waiting on your defense
[09:00] <Agata> <Nina> Do creatures with negative refresh gain fate points ?
[09:00] <Agata> Page 352 of Your Story involves an NPC with -10 refresh gaining fate points from PC actions, so...
[09:00] <Nina> I see
[09:01] <Nina> Didn't know that
[09:01] <Wraithstrike> Fate points are only for those with positive refresh. If they go below zero, they're an NPC.
[09:01] <Wraithstrike> Ok.
[09:01] <Agata> Defense?
[09:01] <Sergei> Probably a bad idea to invoke and give it a fate point
[09:01] <Agata> My suggestion is: Write in a cool new aspect for yourself right now, and then invoke it.
[09:02] <Wraithstrike> Exactly!
[09:02] <Agata> I stand by "Thews of the Wolf of Ragnarok," but you can probably come up with something better.
[09:03] <Sergei> I don't know about that.
[09:03] <Sergei> :p
[09:03] <Agata> Hmm, maybe Blood of the Wolf or something similar; it could be compelled to act... like a beast, maybe?
[09:04] <Nina> Wraithstrike : Defense against his attack
[09:04] <Agata> Maybe we could think about this after the session.
[09:04] <Agata> Yes, we are waiting on that.
[09:04] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[09:04] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 3 [4d3=1,1,3,2]
[09:04] <Nina> Oh, that sounds good
[09:04] <Sergei> yeah
[09:04] <Agata> Sergei need not invoke anything, then, but if he does...
[09:04] <Agata> He can fill out its final stress box.
[09:05] <Nina> Nah, even with an invoke, that won't fill the last stress box
[09:05] <Agata> If he does not invoke: OXXOXO. If he invokes for +2: OXOOXX.
[09:05] <Agata> 2 for Inhuman Strength, 1 for his wea--
[09:05] <Agata> Oh, my mistake.
[09:05] <Agata> Oh, no, it would work.
[09:05] <Nina> We're at OXOOXO at this point. It took a consequence to remove the stress from that one attack, remember ?
[09:05] <Agata> Yes, yes.
[09:05] <Agata> 2 for Inhuman Strength, 1 for his weapon.
[09:05] <Agata> Invoked, that becomes a total of 5.
[09:06] <Agata> That would hit the fifth stress box, which is already filled...
[09:06] <Nina> Ah, that's right
[09:06] <Agata> Causing it to roll over into the sixth.
[09:06] <Agata> FATE math.
[09:06] <Nina> Wait, no. He'd win by 1.
[09:06] <Nina> He rolled a 2, monster rolled a 3. Invoke, he wins by 1
[09:06] <Nina> Then you add 3 for weapon+Str
[09:06] <Nina> That's 4 stress
[09:06] <Agata> Oh, right.
[09:06] <Agata> Hmm.
[09:06] <Nina> So either way
[09:06] <Nina> Not gonna do much
[09:06] <Agata> Right.
[09:07] <Agata> I should brush up on my FATE math.
[09:07] <Nina> Well, your call Sergei
[09:07] <Sergei> I'll invoke.
[09:07] <Agata> OXOOXO -> OXOXXO.
[09:07] <Nina> Yup
[09:07] <Nina> That'll hurt it a bit
[09:08] <Wraithstrike> show your action in the IC room.
[09:11] <Wraithstrike> I need your description beyond "help sasha."
[09:12] <Sergei> Oh, sorry. I was distracted.
[09:14] <Nina> You did hurt him though. If only a little.
[09:15] <Agata> Sergei lands on it, headbutting it dojikko-style.
[09:15] <Wraithstrike> Next up? Noc or Nina?
[09:15] <Nina> After sergei, I think that was Noc
[09:15] <Nina> Then me
[09:15] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+3
[09:15] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+3: 3 [4d3=1,1,3,3]
[09:16] <Sergei> What do I roll?
[09:16] <Wraithstrike> Discipline.
[09:16] <Sergei> 4d3-8+0
[09:16] <Tharkbot> Sergei, 4d3-8+0: 0 [4d3=2,3,1,2]
[09:17] <Wraithstrike> How are you on Mental Stress?
[09:17] <Agata> Bad.
[09:17] <Sergei> ...2
[09:17] <Agata> You will have to take a moderate consequence to avoid being taken out there.
[09:17] <Agata> Since, it is Weapon:3, that adds up to 6 stress.
[09:17] <Nina> Weapon bonus +2 right ? Yeah, that's 5 stress right here
[09:17] <Nina> Oh right, +3
[09:17] <Sasha> Or get taken out; we can handle it from here.
[09:17] <Nina> 6 stress
[09:17] <Wraithstrike> Something like "Overwhelmed by Other's Sins"
[09:18] <Nina> Yeah, I'd recommand you get taken out
[09:18] <Nina> You don't want to take a moderate for this
[09:18] <Agata> "I Know What They Did Last Summer."
[09:18] <Wraithstrike> I'll give you a fate point for next time if you let yourself get taken out here.
[09:19] <Agata> So, like a concession-lite?
[09:19] <Wraithstrike> Yeah. He gets taken out by mental stress, he gets a free fate point next time.
[09:19] <Sergei> This is annoying... I don't wanna be that weak to be taken out so easily.
[09:20] <Nina> In that case, you can always take the moderate
[09:20] <Nina> It's gonna stay with you for a little while though
[09:20] <Agata> Not to worry, though; we have the Empathy to heal that.
[09:21] <Agata> ... actually, no, we do not, since none of us have the Counselor stunt.
[09:21] <Sergei> Fine... I'll get taken out. Blast it.
[09:21] <Sasha> Well; Sergei isn't that Disciplined/willpower-y; so why not, its like Sasha always takes a beating physically
[09:21] <Agata> A moderate consequence stays with you one session after recovery begins.
[09:21] <Nina> And even after he sees a psychiatrist, he'd still need at least two sessions to recover
[09:22] <Wraithstrike> Nina your roll.
[09:22] <Nina> Right
[09:22] <Nina> I'm going to be invoking "Gathered Strength" and "Running jump". Possibly more aspects if this isn't enough
[09:23] <Nina> 4d3-8+6
[09:23] <Tharkbot> Nina, 4d3-8+6: 6 [4d3=2,1,3,2]
[09:23] <Wraithstrike> That should do it.
[09:23] <Nina> Hm, no, not quite. I'll need one more
[09:23] <Nina> I'll invoke Chosen of the Blossom Rod with the fate point I got from not using Blossom. +8 to attack
[09:23] <Nina> That should kill it
[09:23] <Agata> I think I Can Take 'Em would be more appropriate here.
[09:24] <Wraithstrike> Ditto.
[09:24] <Nina> Well, Chosen of the Blossom rod was more for "Been in this war for a while, I know how to kill nocs"
[09:24] <Nina> But both work I suppose
[09:24] <Nina> Description in a moment
[09:24] <Agata> It still has a fighting chance if it rolls high for its defense.
[09:25] <Nina> Oh, right. Roll for defense
[09:25] <Agata> Assuming that the crowbar is Weapon:2...
[09:25] <Wraithstrike> 4d3-8+4
[09:25] <Tharkbot> Wraithstrike, 4d3-8+4: 4 [4d3=1,1,3,3]
[09:25] <Nina> Oh, damn. I'll invoke another.
[09:25] <Agata> Even with 6 shifts...
[09:26] <Nina> So that puts me at +12 stress, minus 4. That should do it.
[09:26] <Agata> OXOXXO -> OXOXXX.
[09:26] <Agata> You had rolled a total of 6, then invoked again for 8, right?
[09:26] <Nina> I'll invoke both Chosen of the Blossom Rod and I can Take Em though
[09:26] <Nina> One for the point I got in this encounter for not using blossom, one for one of my stored fate
[09:27] <Wraithstrike> ok.
[09:28] <Agata> Natural result of 0 + Weapons 1 + Gathered Strength 2 + Running Jump 2 + Chosen of the Blossom Rod 2 + I Can Take 'Em 2 + crowbar 2 = 11, right?
[09:28] <Nina> Complementing Weapons with Might. 12
[09:28] <Agata> Can you do that?
[09:28] <Wraithstrike> Yup.
[09:28] <Agata> I never knew.
[09:28] <Nina> Sure, as long as physical strength is important in the attack
[09:28] <Nina> Yeah, it's a nice thing about might
[09:29] <Sasha> Blast; I wish I'd known that
[09:30] <Agata> "In combat, Might can help you with particular applications of Fists and Weapons: if physical force is a very significant element at play, Might will modify (page 214) the primary skill."
[09:30] <Agata> I suppose that works.
[09:30] <Agata> Wait, does that mean that Inhuman Strength should have been giving Sergei a +1 bonus to his attack rolls all this time?
[09:31] <Nina> Is his Might higher than his Fists ?
[09:31] <Agata> "Superior Strength. Whenever using your Might to modify (page 214) another skill, it always provides a +1 regardless of the actual comparison of your Might score to the skill in question."
[09:31] <Nina> In that case, yes
[09:32] <Nina> It should have
[09:32] <Wraithstrike> Might and Fists on Sergei are even, but with the Superior Strength it doesn't matter.
[09:32] <Agata> Which is weird, because Our World lists down in the notes section of each character their effective attack rolls, and they do not factor that in for characters with a Strength power.
[09:32] <Nina> Well you don't generally factor in modify/complement
[09:32] <Sergei> I've been applying my +1
[09:33] <Agata> Oh, have you? Then that works.
[09:33] <Agata> Actually, in Our World, they do factor in things like Inhuman Speed on initiative in the notes section.
[09:34] <Nina> Yeah, but modify/complement is a bit special. In that it's a separate thing, not a stand alone bonus
[09:34] <Nina> Like, you can only ever get +1 from all the modify/complement in the world
[09:34] <Nina> It's more of a yes/no switch than a bonus
[09:35] <Agata> Actually, Supernatural Strength and Mythic Strength increase the modification to +2 and +3.
[09:36] <Nina> Huh. Well, I guess the point of powers is to break the basic rules.
[09:37] <Agata> Are you following this, RedCoats?
[09:37] <RedCoats>  Yes!
[09:38] <Agata> You should pitch for Inhuman Strength affecting your archery; muscles are extremely crucial for archery, after all.
[09:39] <Nina> Definitely should work with bows, yeah
[09:40] * RedCoats whistles. "That bow better be a composite bow."
[09:40] <Agata> It is a magical bow.
[09:40] <RedCoats> Oh. Well, that changes everything.
[09:41] <Agata> By the way, Wraithstrike had approved of the following power: Know No Bonds [-1]: You cannot be subjected to any physical grapple, whether mundane or magical. If an enemy attempts to subject you (and no other characters) to a physical grapple, the enemy can immediately take another action instead.
[09:41] <Agata> So, if you want to emphasize your bond-severing theme.
[09:42] <Nina> Bond-severing, huh ? So he's sort of a reverse cupidon ?
[09:42] <Nina> With anti-love bow ?
[09:43] <Sasha> So what is RedCoats?
[09:43] <Agata> More or less.
[09:43] * RedCoats shrugs.
[09:44] <Wraithstrike> Redcoats is a new player, taking on one of Agata's NPCs as a character.
[09:44] <RedCoats> ^ Yeah!
[09:44] <Sasha> Nah, I meant whats his concept exactly. Since that's more important than anything in FATE right
[09:44] <Agata> Archer-princess with a bow (normally a scissors) that severs bonds or something similar.
[09:45] <Agata> Also, being taken out by an NPC lasts only as long as the GM wants to.
[09:45] <Agata> Wants it to.
[09:46] <Sergei> Sorry if I have been quiet. Dinner time
[09:46] <Agata> So, something like Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, in a way.
[09:46] <Wraithstrike> Sergei is now gasping for air.
[09:47] <Agata> This Nocnamora had reminded me of Nightmare from Devil May Cry 1.
[09:59] <Agata> Are we done for today?
[09:59] <Wraithstrike> Yup. Just a couple more to wrap things up.
[10:00] <Agata> Let me type something.
[10:00] <Agata> Well, more like a wall of text.
[10:00] <RedCoats> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3UDIS8baJlY#t=32s
[10:01] <RedCoats> ^You mean this lovable thing?
[10:01] <Agata> That is the one.
[10:03] <Agata> That video fails to show the actual battle though.
[10:04] <RedCoats> Yeah. Sorry about that. IT just shows the cut scenes.
[10:05] <Agata> The name of Nightmare's theme even fits: Mental Machine.
[10:07] <RedCoats> It makes sense since its name is "Nightmare."
[10:08] <Wraithstrike> Ok, that's it for tonight. Thanks for a great session!
[10:09] <Agata> Thank you as well, Wraithstrike.
[10:09] <Agata> Now you know how we play, RedCoats.
[10:09] <Sasha> Aye that was grand.
[10:09] <Nina> Yup, thanks for the session
[10:10] <Agata> We got somewhat mired by the rules, but hopefully, that can easily be prevented in the future.
[10:10] <Nina> Well, as time goes we'll start to know them better
[10:10] <Nina> Things will begin to go faster
[10:10] <Agata> In fairness, I was the one who had doubted some of the rolls going on; I was right only half of the time, which is inexcusable.
[10:10] <Sasha> Would it be cool if we continued to PC for a while our characters wait for Sergei to recover or whatever? Unless Nina isn't going to reach out?
[10:11] <Sasha> Or at least try
[10:11] <Wraithstrike> yeah that's cool.
[10:11] <Wraithstrike> I'll see you guys on Friday.
[10:11] <Sasha> See you Wraithstrike
[10:11] * Wraithstrike (~IceChat77@MagicStar-781581C3.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) Quit (Disintegrated: Copywight 2007 Elmer Fudd. All wights wesewved.)
[10:11] <Nina> Later
[10:12] <Nina> Well at this point, after seeing you afraid of her like that, Nina is too embarassed to say anything else.
[10:13] <Nina> Loooong awkward silence, I assume
[10:51] <Agata> RedCoats, I am having an in-character private message conversation with Sasha wherein I am bringing up Tales of Symphonia.
[10:52] <RedCoats> Sorry. I'm being distracted in my end right now.
[10:58] <RedCoats> My pet is being needy; this may take a while. I'm going to see what he's going crazy over.
[11:01] <Agata> In retrospect, that "... Sasha, you are reminding me of a character from a video game I played alongside my classmates once" comes off as extremely insensitive on its own.
[11:01] <Sasha> Yeah, but Sasha is seriously forgiving most the time.