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Old 11-30-2021, 11:28 AM   #281
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Bartering for a service... The guy asks if you can place ten bugs in the house of the current high priest over architecture.
Vassarious thinks this could be useful to them as well, as the high priest in question may have information that could be helpful in the process of restoring the temple's proper patterns... So will take the gig in exchange for an appropriate identity and the travel papers to bring Halcyone to the capital. Vassarious will need a location to pick up the listening devices and the address of the domicile.
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Old 11-30-2021, 03:29 PM   #282
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The temple doesn't have its own lighting. Halcyone fades to match the rock, and waits for Kunnifax, weapon in one hand, food in the other.


Is she waiting inside or outside of the gate?
I suppose I was unclear, on the inside of the gate. I'd like to hear him coming; surely the gate isn't too quiet.
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Old 12-01-2021, 09:19 AM   #283
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Vassarious thinks this could be useful to them as well, as the high priest in question may have information that could be helpful in the process of restoring the temple's proper patterns... So will take the gig in exchange for an appropriate identity and the travel papers to bring Halcyone to the capital. Vassarious will need a location to pick up the listening devices and the address of the domicile.
The contact provides a drop-spot to get the listening devices, as well as the address. Its at the top of a large skyscraper on the edge of the business district closest to the temple district. Its about four miles from the temple district, so quite a ways from where you are now.

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I suppose I was unclear, on the inside of the gate. I'd like to hear him coming; surely the gate isn't too quiet.
Halcyone hears the gate creak and then break, and Kunnifax enters. She can see the beam of his flashlight in the dark, and hears him give a small exclamation when he shines on on the temple.

He is behind the flashlight, of course, so she can't see him 100%, but she can tell where he is, and that he has a sword in the hand without the flashlight.
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Old 12-01-2021, 05:16 PM   #284
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Vassarious gathers their things and returns to air elemental form to travel quickly and stealthily to the vicinity of the pickup.

Vassarious will keep an eye out for someone very nondescript who is leaving the area, then locates a private spot to change and takes on the Genisis from, but makes a few changes, removing appearance [15], wings [30] and enhanced move [20] with Enhanced Dodge [15], Extra Attack [25], DR 5 (Tough Skin) [15] and +5 HP [10], and resembling the nondescript sample person.
Vassarious will spend 4 FP for +4 skill (net -2, final skill 12) for the improvised form. They fail the first time but will wait until the fatigue is recovered and try again, succeeding on the repeated attempt.

Vassarious will take a break and lay low to rest to full FP recovery, and will commit this form to memory.

Once thus disguised and recovered, Vassarious will make the pickup and go find a secluded spot to return to elemental form to break into the target's address.
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Old 12-01-2021, 06:53 PM   #285
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Halcyone hears the gate creak and then break, and Kunnifax enters. She can see the beam of his flashlight in the dark, and hears him give a small exclamation when he shines on on the temple.

He is behind the flashlight, of course, so she can't see him 100%, but she can tell where he is, and that he has a sword in the hand without the flashlight.
And here was me worrying that he'd attempt to impersonate Thelo or something. I'll try to reposition myself closer to the entrance so I can trip him.

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[153] 21-12-02 01:52:57 GMT
Stealth
3d6 <= 16
4 + 1 + 5 = 10 ... success
Cool, success by 11.
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Old 12-02-2021, 10:48 AM   #286
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Vassarious gathers their things and returns to air elemental form to travel quickly and stealthily to the vicinity of the pickup.

Vassarious will spend 4 FP for for the improvised form. They fail the first time but will wait until the fatigue is recovered and try again, succeeding on the repeated attempt.

Vassarious will take a break and lay low to rest to full FP recovery, and will commit this form to memory.
It takes 80 minutes to recover, correct? Or do you have something to get back FP more quickly?

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And here was me worrying that he'd attempt to impersonate Thelo or something. I'll try to reposition myself closer to the entrance so I can trip him.
Kunifax shines his light around the dark cave and temple, looking for
Halcyone. She moves quietly to near the gate, where she is sure he will walk by.*

He's within two yards of Halcyone, going back towards the gate. Now is the moment.

*don't want to loose +3 to try and creep up on him, I think your motive is? but your stealth is 15, not 16. He makes his roll by 9... so you win. by one.
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Old 12-02-2021, 01:05 PM   #287
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Kunifax shines his light around the dark cave and temple, looking for
Halcyone. She moves quietly to near the gate, where she is sure he will walk by.*
Oh, I thought there was a corridor or something Kunnifax would need to traverse that I could ambush at. Anyway:

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He's within two yards of Halcyone, going back towards the gate. Now is the moment.
Right. I guess he has no defense? I'll grab at his torso with 2 arms (so with 1 arm holding a knife that leaves three arms free.)
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[155] 21-12-02 20:00:17 GMT
Judo (at -2 for deceptive attack)
3d6 <= 15
4 + 1 + 4 = 9 ... success
Next I'll try to bring him to the ground:
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[156] 21-12-02 20:03:27 GMT
Strength Quick Contest

-3d6 +21 <= 0
- 6 - 3 - 1 + 21 = 11 ... failure
I'll wait to see how he fares against that before deciding the third attack.
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Old 12-02-2021, 03:37 PM   #288
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It takes 80 minutes to recover, correct? Or do you have something to get back FP more quickly?
8 successful breath control rolls make that 16 minutes (two 8 min periods, as they recovered between attempts).
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Old 12-03-2021, 07:26 AM   #289
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Oh, I thought there was a corridor or something Kunnifax would need to traverse that I could ambush at. Anyway:


Right. I guess he has no defense? I'll grab at his torso with 2 arms (so with 1 arm holding a knife that leaves three arms free.)

Next I'll try to bring him to the ground:

I'll wait to see how he fares against that before deciding the third attack.
Kunnifax is almost as strong as Halcyone, and spreads his feet to take a solid stance against her takedown, even in the dark. He stays up.. barely


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8 successful breath control rolls make that 16 minutes (two 8 min periods, as they recovered between attempts).
Thought there was something like that. Part of ultimate style, I take it?


Vassarious is able to arrive at the target's address in elemental form.
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Old 12-03-2021, 07:56 AM   #290
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Kunnifax is almost as strong as Halcyone, and spreads his feet to take a solid stance against her takedown, even in the dark. He stays up.. barely
I'll grab a hold of that sword arm with another two arms.
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[167] 21-12-03 14:52:07 GMT
Judo (-2 for arm)
3d6 <= 15
4 + 1 + 6 = 11 ... success
So that leaves me at:
-> Two holding the torso
-> Potentially two holding an arm
-> One holding a knife
-> And one free
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