@JoshieRoll results

Ian got a 7 on unleashing his powers, so he can either gain the Insecure condition or the GM mucks with my attack somehow. I think this decision is up to the GM, though I'm not sure. If it's up to me, then I take the condition.

(Best for Andrea to sit out the fight anyway; using her powers brings her doom closer. As does overexerting herself. She still has strength, speed, astral constructs, and telekinesis, but that can only get her so far in this fight and would still lead to the overexertion)

(Best for Andrea to sit out the fight anyway; using her powers brings her doom closer. As does overexerting herself. She still has strength, speed, astral constructs, and telekinesis, but that can only get her so far in this fight and would still lead to the overexertion)

Does Network know? Because if he doesn't, it will be:

Y U NO KOOL MAGIC?!

I swear, I won't use that cool picture for evil again ^///^

@Hyper HarlequinNo, you must use jt for all the evils. ALL OF THEM!

@Joshie Is there something that I would roll for messing with the computers? I mean, it's been established that Alex has a history of being tech savy, and very familiar with Anne and Scarborough Enterprises tech in particular, but I would prefer to make sure before messing with anyone's plans, especially your's.

Everyone else; if Alex has control of the mainframe, we'll soon find out if the computer thinks Hana can control demon bugs. ^^

Juuust realized an adult is likely to come in at some point and catch Alex f#$%ing with the system. That'll be fun to try and play off.

@Liliya

Man, Net is going to be beyond pissed.

@Joshie Is there something that I would roll for messing with the computers? I mean, it's been established that Alex has a history of being tech savy, and very familiar with Anne and Scarborough Enterprises tech in particular, but I would prefer to make sure before messing with anyone's plans, especially your's.

Everyone else; if Alex has control of the mainframe, we'll soon find out if the computer thinks Hana can control demon bugs. ^^

First: LOL XD

Second:

UNLEASH YOUR POWERS
When you unleash your powers to overcome an
obstacle, reshape your environment, or extend your
senses, roll + Freak.

"Reshaping the environment" means interacting with it using your abilities or talents, so yes, you triggered a move (I'll roll for you in a quick post after this one.).

One small caveat I'll make, though, is that I'm going to say that she does it, regardless to whatever the roll result is (because things are going to be funner that way). In other words, the consequences for rolling 6 or lower will be something else that I will determine later.

@JoshieRoll results

Ian got a 7 on unleashing his powers, so he can either gain the Insecure condition or the GM mucks with my attack somehow. I think this decision is up to the GM, though I'm not sure. If it's up to me, then I take the condition.

Yep, your choice. Condition it is.

@Liliya

As promised.

That being a 5, this means a hard move is coming and I have a pretty good idea what that will be. But for now, go ahead and assume that her attempt was successful.

@Joshie

I will still get my +1 bonus, right? Please, say yes.

Nope.

...kidding.

For now my answer stays with one tiny, but significant addition:

You have to make the artificial intelligence believe the sim is over.

An explanation of Ian's powers, family, and partial legacy.

Okay, so I've been doing a lot of brainstorming for who Ian's family, the Blackwoods, used to be before his grandfather took them out of the business of exorcisms. Basically, the Blackwoods were once the heads of a sect of church-ordained exorcists in the days of old, said to be blessed with the blood of angels in order to give them great power to use against the forces of hell. Whether this is true or not is debatable. What isn't is in question are the powers that the Blackwoods were historically gifted with since the early days of the protestant church. Every member of the family had some innate reservoir of holy energies that not only helped to defend them against the evils they fought and the temptations they came with but also enhanced their fighting abilities.

Strength, speed, durability, all of these physical capabilities were heightened for the Blackwoods. On top of this, they also had the crux of their fighting styles, something that put them above all others in their field: The Golden Seraph Sacraments. These magical techniques allowed their users the ability to perform spectacular feats, equal to the of any servant of hell. However, in recent years, the Blackwood sect of exorcist has been whittled down to just one member: Aleksander Blackwood, Ian's Great-Grandfather. The reason for this drastic reduction was, sadly, due to corruption within their ranks. Aleksander's own brother, always a faithful servant of their lord, fell to the temptations of a powerful demon he and his squad had been sent to slay. Under her orders, they bred dissension amongst the ranks, causing others to question their rigid beliefs, to question whether they were truly doing the word of God, or if God even existed in the first place. These thoughts, with the help of the dark power gifted to them by their dark benefactor, soon grew into an open civil war between the fallen brothers and the other members of the sect.

When the dust settled, only Aleksander was left standing. All the other members, fallen or otherwise, were killed in the fighting. Since then, the man has since taken to trying to raise a new sect of Blackwood exorcist, however, the difficulty of such a task is immense without any family to fill the gaps. His wife had passed during the fighting, and his son had forgone this life in favor of living a normal life away from it all. And so we come to years after, where Alek's is trying to get his Great-grandson Ian to take up the mantle of exorcist once again. He also helps Ian train to control his demon side and has even drafted up a set of sacraments to help Ian in channeling his power. The Black Seraph Sacraments are similar to those used by the fallen exorcists, but instead of just solely using the power of hell or heaven, these sacraments blend them together to create a form of equilibrium in the individual. While it's unknown whether Ian had inherited any of the Holy Power of the Blackwoods of old, he can still use these sacraments to help control the hellish power he currently uses. So far, however, Ian's only able to use a few sacraments, the strongest of them being the Sword of our Lord, which makes ann ordained blade out of darkness and hellfyre for him to use in battle. His other sacraments are those of healing, reinforcement, and speed, though he lacks the skill as of yet to apply them to others besides himself.

Now, onto Ian's powers. I think that Ian's domination ability should work like an extreme version of the influence system, where his rolls are modified by his Freak Modifier, and his opponents are modified by their Superior modifier(closest thing we have to will in this game). That way, people with a stronger will, so to speak, will be less likely to be effective, and makes things a bit fairer.

Now I feel like I need to make one for "Old Doktor Faust"...

Yeah, my brain's not doing IC today, apparently. <.<

@Joshie Finished with Aleksander, but need help coming up with a different drawback to the Sanctuary since the other ones didn't really fit the character.

Yeah, my brain's not doing IC today, apparently. <.<

Your brain is the barrier between me and Andrea's introduction?

Where's my Louisville slugger? I'm sure that after five minutes of batting practice, your brain will stop dragging it's feet!

...what!? I hear that swinging at pitches is very therapeutic!

@JoshieAny thoughts on what I posted up above?

@Joshie So for using Swarm's power over bugs, how many rolls do I have to do to rally, seize control, and then hijack their perceptions? I know at least the last one is definitely a roll, but what about the other two?