Session Start: Sat Aug 02 21:24:14 2003 Session Ident: Tabius [21:24] Session Ident: Tabius (~web-Guest@ip68-108-128-145.lv.lv.cox.net) [21:24] Tabs armor is now 32/24/10 btw [21:24] niice [21:24] ;-) Reinforced Breastplate is NICE! [21:24] yea [21:25] really hopes that Benny don't know magic ;-) [21:26] heh [22:08] sure, he's lying through his teeth. But without the previous knowledge and this hearthstone, you'd never guess. [22:12] pretty much every time Benthorr speaks Tabius thinks its bunk and will do his little ly detecting trick [22:12] he lying through his teeth all the time [22:13] hehehe, needs to figure out what he is lying about to work out the truth then. [22:14] He has met Red Bloom and is knowingly working for him. His mission : to stay undercover until he is needed. At which point, he will return back. Until then, he really does have a duty to his people and will likely not abandon them. [22:15] He has been to Sion and knows that his wife is a lunar and that she does not know that they will eventually have to return. [22:16] been to Sion, as in the City in the southeast of the realm? [22:16] yes [22:16] that is where Bloom lives. [22:17] WOW. [22:17] Fun and Happyness abounds. [22:17] heh [22:24] he can say. he won't. why? because he was who the shard chose. [22:25] the Shard Chose him specificly for some reason, is his thinking.....to protect this town....until he is needed by Bloome. [22:25] perhaps I am not clear? [22:25] no... [22:25] uh... [22:26] the shard chose him. [22:26] in terms of coming back from the dead, gotcha ;-) [22:26] Hrmmmm [22:26] He was remade by bloom into a more useful ally, and his memories surpressed so they would not overcome him. [22:26] Malkor's memories were very strong, you understand. [22:26] Yes..... oh shit, this is Malkor's Shard! [22:27] yes. [22:27] make a roll [22:28] 7 [22:29] he knows that he was not born as Bentharr, but understands that Bentharr was more important than who he was would ever be. [22:29] which is some random peasant. [22:29] from the village up the bend. [22:30] you remember the one. [22:30] yes :-( [22:30] They went to get him and we stumbled right into their trap as a consiquence. [22:30] Right now he's wondering if he should bring the demons over and have them kill you all. You obviously know too much. [22:30] "of course he is ;-) [22:31] "where's some qat? damn that bentharr for never using qat." [22:32] qat? [22:32] drug from manacle and coin. Kinda like chewable hash. [22:32] AH! [22:33] Haven't gotten the chance to buy the book yet, but I want to. [22:33] yea, it's not bad [22:33] I did figure out though from what my friend told me that the Empress got 66% of all incoming Talents [22:33] havenm' [22:33] haven't read through it yet. [22:33] ;-) [22:34] I think that number is kinda low, though. [22:34] Its sick.... [22:34] Thats what she gets from unminted Talents, yes. I don't think she tax's anybody directly like that......other than land tax's [22:34] but thats not in cold cash, more like service and food stuffs ;-) [22:35] eh. manacle and coin isn't very good. [22:35] In my realm, the empress controlled 100% of the profit. [22:35] its good enough for what I wanted to know about the Guild and money ;-) [22:35] If she said "This guy gets no money for the rset of his life" he has no money for the rest of his life, unless he engages in illegal activities. [22:35] Well, yeah ;-) [22:37] and if he does, she'd find out, and he'd be hanging by his entrails by morning [22:37] yeah..... or in a torture chamber very shortly. [22:37] indeed. [22:40] roll again [22:41] He loves Bloom like that dude in 1984 likes Big Brother at the end of the book. Which is to say, a fucking lot. [22:41] if he said to do it, he would. [22:41] he's just that good. [22:46] and benny just lost like 5 teeth I think ;-) [22:46] heh, you gonna punch him? [22:46] No, that big of a lie through his teeth has got to cause some damange ;-) [22:48] he has a nice charm. [22:48] yeah, I suspect [23:53] Bentharr did not summon these demons. it's logical to assume they are under conflicting orders [23:53] Interesting. [23:54] Thats can be dealt with. Just have maris not open them for a year and a day ;-) [23:54] heh. BOUND demons [23:54] they have all of eternity. [23:55] Thats crap! [23:55] Bloom is a bad person. [23:55] Still crap. [23:55] ^_^ [23:55] You can't kill a demon they will just rematerialize :-P [23:55] Later or something. [23:55] ARG! [23:55] eh, if you kill the demon it goes back to yoziland [23:55] Does Tala know the stupid charm to destroy spirits? [23:55] yeap. [23:56] she is a mster of the water dragon style [23:56] GOOD. Then we are going to kill us some Demons. [23:56] grandmaster, even. [23:56] Not without the player here you aren't. [23:56] Well, then we just get to hold off till she is hear I guess. [23:57] Oks [00:08] What does Tabs need to do to figure out a straight rought to Maris from somewhere in creation [00:08] on our side of it that is. [00:08] Without hitting the known wyld zones out at sea? [00:09] give me an int + lore roll. [00:09] it's damn hard.' [00:09] yeah, figured. [00:10] will have to work on it for a while ;-) [00:10] heh [00:11] So very glad I spent a WP on that ;-) [00:12] mwahahahahahahahaha. [00:12] heh, heh, heh...... [00:12] Van gest 9 success's on 10 dice, me I roll 8 and a WP and get 1 ;-) [00:12] heh [00:31] Is the ST pleased with the ending of the story arc? [00:31] indeed, i'm overjoyed you came up with something I hadn't considered. [00:31] it is most awsomely refreshing. [00:31] OH! [00:31] Damn, thats cool! [00:31] I think that's only the second time it happened. Damn killing bentharr :( [00:31] this time I am happy though ^_^ [00:32] :-) [00:32] I was almost unhappy that Tabs didn't get to fight, but I am very pleased with the outcome. [00:32] heh. [00:32] Demons aren't a threat to you guys anymore. [00:32] You want a fight? BLOOM will be a fight. [00:32] No, not really 0-) [00:33] Yes, I am sure he will be, if we ever get to lay our hands on him ;-) [00:33] heh [00:33] I am highly debating what the heck to get with the XP! [00:33] you will [00:34] There is very little for DB's that are dependent on PmE levels........ [00:34] at least that can be obtained. [00:34] yeap [00:35] you might try the wonder of the air caste book, if you have access to that, but I don't. [00:35] Was heavily thinking about the resistance tree and the Defense From Anathema method ;-) [00:35] custom charms are also good, though what could need ess 6? [00:35] IMHO charms start getting ugly around ess 6. [00:35] Heh, custom Charms would be rather simple from me ;-) I have only made 3 ever [00:35] I do not have access to the air book, as of yet, if its on the market I will get it sooner than later. [00:37] The Karma Strike (*Its a Counter Strike based on dodge*) thing is not bad at all [00:37] nope, not bad. [00:38] Just don't see it doing much to Bloom and crew :-( [00:38] eh, they will be using counterattacks a lot. [00:38] but they will make a few independant attacks so counterattacks is good and won't burn up too much essence all at once. [00:38] They can't counter a counter, most of the time ;-) [00:38] yea but can you counter a counter? [00:39] Well my Idea of a Counter is to use Reflexive charms till I get the oppertunity then bust out with 8 essence and a willpower to get my combo off on a counterstrike [00:39] and the combo can be sick...... [00:41] hmmm. I don't know how well it will work, but I approve. You might actually have a chance to do something big ^_^ [00:41] :-) [00:41] Been figuring that any spell I throw will get countered in a heartbeat :-P [00:43] heh, pretty much [00:43] So have to go in sword and tooth style ;-) [00:43] Hrmmm I might think of a custom Charm, just 1 though. [00:43] that's ok, custom charms are all goooood. [00:44] Will have to study some stuff...... hrmmmm perhaps a Melee weapon like the Solar have but for DB's [00:44] it already exists. [00:44] Ah, yes it does, just looked at that. Read it once and never looked back :-P [00:46] heh [00:46] Basicly used ONLY as a last resort when there are no tree brances, benches, pieces of wood, like toothpicks, ect [00:47] heh [00:47] there will always be things like that [00:47] I mean a REAL charm, like the Solar have that makes a reasonable weapon (or am I thinking the solar one does coller stuff than it really does [00:47] so make a charm that has that as a prereq, or use one of the sorcery spells. [00:47] ;-) [00:47] Don't want a Sorcery thing, to easily countered by the Solar IMHO [00:48] true, dat [00:48] so make the charm similar to the sorcery spell. [00:48] See, Tabs has learned something about Solars ;-) [00:50] heh [00:50] yea [00:51] Hrmmm, could make something off of crafts perhaps, Endowment of Being ;-) [00:51] Make an unmagic'd blade kick ass for a scene. [00:51] hmmm. could be. [00:52] But that is more Solar I think....trying to think of a good DB one. [00:52] Hrmmm, Occult.....could be off of sorcery even, but a scene charm that lets you "cut" spells [00:52] Or Cut through them as if they had no effect. [00:53] A charm like that could cut through ISoB as if it wasn't there. [00:53] But the spell would remain, uneffected as it were. [00:56] Fiat let an artifact into his game that does that. I think that's a bit too powerful. It'd have to cost a HL per attack at least. [00:58] acht..... [00:58] Artifact is artifact though, hell soembody could take that rope thing, catch a spell reflexiely and [00:58] send it back on the caster in the same round as their action :-P [00:59] I found that to be sick and wrong... :-P [00:59] naah.. only if you interpret that artifact really super-liberally. [00:59] yeah.... well who are you talking to ;-) [00:59] heh [00:59] :P [00:59] Thats how I read it though :-P [01:00] As long as Fiats allowed thing is like lv4 I don't have a problem with it, if it leaves the spell in tact [01:00] that is [01:01] I will think something up that is not disgusting and relatively well balanced ;-) [01:01] hrmh. [01:02] Actually, I am thinking of a Melee charm that is rather interesting. [01:02] Allows you to bind a blade so that its practiacly useless for defense for a round. [01:02] (*ie it looses dice to parry or strike equal to your dice pool or your success's or something. [01:04] that wouldn't really do that much [01:04] Oh.....? [01:05] oh, you mean on someone else's blade? [01:05] Yes ;-). [01:05] that's way too much, even for an abyssal charm. [01:05] But your blade is bound to for the same time frame ;-) [01:06] its like a clinch, but with blades ;-) [01:06] hmm [01:06] its a standard fighting technique to beat somebodies blade to the side for a better chance to [01:06] make a hit in normaly....gets them off balance. [01:06] Putting essence behind it lets you do it for more than a mear moment. [01:07] * Storyteller considers, then shrugs. make it cost a WP and it's good. [01:07] it would be 2 charms up. The base charm would let you do it for "a moment" [01:08] In truth, its the only way I am seeing to get past Blooms stupid persistant defensecse [01:08] defenses. [01:09] * Storyteller figures there are ways. Area attack effects are good. [01:09] unpercieved attacks are good. [01:09] yes, so are insubstantial till they touch flesh attacks ;-) [01:09] nothing will get through completely unscathed... but a lot of things are helpful. [01:18] not even insubstantial to flesh attacks :P [01:18] this is no mere mortal weakling you are dealing with here. [01:18] :-) [01:18] Heh, my ST hit me with that Ghost Arcana that is insubstantial till it hits flesh. [01:18] I was VERY unhappy with him. [01:19] the guy who wrote the charm explained how to stunt so that it isn't so badass. [01:19] basically, grab the arrow with your hand and then parry it with your daiklaive in your other hand beofre it hits you. [01:20] Heh, well I forgot to use HGD, which supposedly should have blocked it..... but bleh [01:20] yea [01:20] That and the ST used the spirit charm that lets you make your Valor in attacks [01:20] 5 attacks later Bionka was so much goo 1 inch off the ground......with Inc'd with Agg [01:24] something everyone needs to learn - if a ST can't beat him with one monster, the ST will wipe the floor with you with five. [01:24] Hehehehe [01:25] Erm... most of the time thats untrue with Bionka ;-) [01:25] unless its impossible for the monsters to do damage to themselves or others of their kind [01:26] * Storyteller shrugs. it's true enough for me ^_^ [01:27] Scene long reflexive attack returning or turning charm ;-) Session Close: Sun Aug 03 01:31:35 2003