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Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Skobeloff

Skobeloff follows the group out of the cell and to the kitchen. "You three have a seat at the table and relax. I reckon you've earned a break after all that's happened here." Skobeloff said as he moved to begin gathering the ingredients he needed. "The tea will be ready in a few minutes." Having said that, Skobeloff fell silent as he focused entirely on making the tea. As the water boiled, the Trickster peered into a small bowl he had set down away from everything else. Skobeloff had placed the gem sand he had collected from the beach inside the bowl. Teleportation wasn't the only property it had. If one were to look down on the gem sand at just the right angle before talking to someone about something important, the light glinting off the sand would impart insights into how best to speak with them. After a moment, Skobeloff nodded himself before stowing the sand away and turning back to the tea.

A few minutes later, Skobeloff arrived at the table with a kettle full of tea and four steaming cups already filled. "I hope you all enjoy." Skobeloff said as he passed a cup to each dragon at the table before placing the kettle in the center and taking his own cup to the place left for him. "Once we're finished, we'll discuss the event that Fogdance cannot remember and what we are doing next. For now though, kanpai." For the next few minutes, Skobeloff sipped his tea and made pleasant conversation with the others, making sure they were all calm and relaxed. Then, once the kettle ran dry and the cups were empty, Skobeloff cleared his throat and turned to Fogdance, the smile that usually adorned his face fading away as he spoke.

"So Fogdance, you wanted to know what you were up to during the events you cannot recall." Skobeloff said. "Well some time during the course of your outing, the Darkness managed to get a hold of you and turn your normally nurturing nature into an over-protectiveness that bordered on possessiveness. This caused you to take... extreme measures to ensure the safety of your charges." Skobeloff paused then to ensure this revelation wasn't too distressing for Fogdance, taking a moment to calm her down if it was before continuing on. "When I got here, we managed to coax you back from your Shadowself." Skobeloff said. "But as for what to do now, perhaps it would be prudent to ensure the Darkness can't get to you the same way it did before... I get the feeling that you recall more than you let on, possibly something related to how you became your Shadowself. Anything involving that is sure to be a sensitive subject. But to have the best chance of keeping it from getting that bad again, it needs to be discussed."

OOC

Skobeloff rolls an 11 to convince Fogdance to speak of what she is keeping secret.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Skobeloff

Realizing that there would be no danger in revealing himself, Skobeloff opened his eyes and got to his feet. After taking a moment to stretch his limbs after lying still for so long, Skobeloff turned to Fogdance and spoke. "Strange is certainly one way to put it." Skobeloff stated while wiping the porridge sludge off of himself as best he could. "Another way of putting it would be... not the sort of thing you'd want to hear about while in a state of confusion. Perhaps we should have this conversation somewhere brighter and more relaxed than in this dingy little room. Perhaps also with something calming to drink. I happen to know the recipe for a lovely blend of green tea if any of you are interested."

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Skobeloff

When Fogdance released Skobeloff, the rawscale drake did not immediately end his charade. Instead, he lay still and continued to act incapacitated. Now that Fogdance had returned from her Shadowself, Skobeloff became consumed by concern. The mindset Fogdance needed to return was built on trickery and deceit. If Skobeloff revealed that, what if doing so caused the foundations supporting that mindset to crumble? All the work leading up to this moment would be undone! But at the same time, Skobeloff knew he couldn't keep lying on the floor forever. And so he wracked his brain for a way to drop the act without running the risk of bringing Fogdance to the conclusion that she had it right the first time because no one had actually been harmed.

OOC

Skobeloff studies Fogdance. He rolls a 12 and learns the answers to the following questions:
- How could I get you to realize that I'm alright without undoing all the work I've done?
- What could I learn from you?

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Skobeloff

Despite not knowing what the sedative was exactly, Skobeloff knew it wouldn't matter. His fox fairy teachers had taught him enough common symptoms among medicine overdoses that his act would be convincing regardless of what medicine Fogdance used. With the use of medicine confirmed, Skobeloff gathered up a few common kitchen ingredients and the drugged porridge he had hidden away earlier for use in his plan. When he had what he needed, Skobeloff snuck back to the cell.

"Alright, I have what I need." Skobeloff said softly as he entered the cell and quietly shut the door behind him. "With what I have here, I will be able to make it look like Fogdance gave me too much sleeping medicine. Now listen closely, because I'll need you're help for this next part." As he spoke, Skobeloff began mixing what he had gathered from the kitchen into the porridge. "When my performance begins, I'll need you two to start panicking and making a racket to draw Fogdance's attention. When she arrives, you must tell her that you were woken up by the sounds I'm making and that when you opened your eyes, you found me." Skobeloff finished mixing and looked into the bowl. The porridge within now looking considerably more half-digested than before. "Now comes the finishing touch: Once you've given the explanation, you'll need to ask Fogdance what she did to me. That should be enough to drive home the harm her measures have the potential to do. Any questions?" Should either of the twins have questions, Skobeloff would answer them then while hiding the supplies next to the door in such a way that they would be out of sight when the door is open.

Once any questions were answered and all things were ready, Skobeloff poured a puddle of seemingly regurgitated porridge onto the floor and also put some of the mixture into his mouth, taking care not to swallow it so as not to be effected by the sedative. With that done, Skobeloff hid the bowl with the rest of his supplies, returned to the puddle, collapsed into it, and began seizing and convulsing on the floor while making choking noises and allowing the porridge in his mouth to leak out and join the rest of the puddle.

The trap was set. Now the twins needed only to lure Fogdance in.

OOC

Skobeloff attempts to trick Fogdance into thinking she made him overdose on the sedative she gave him. He rolls a 10 and opts to learn a valuable secret and confuse Fogdance for some time.

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@XxFellsingxX

Do I need to make another roll to sneak back to the cell or does the sneak roll I've already made cover both trips?

Urban Shadows - Heebie Jeebies

@rush99999 Moved my char across, sorry for the xmas delay

@Candykane

Welcome back, Candy. I hope you enjoyed your Christmas.

You're sheet looks good, but there is still one issue I need you to address.

Look Disheveled

@Candykane

I believe disheveled is meant to go in Demeanor rather than Look, and Look is meant to have something like what the other players have put in theirs.

Also, I noticed that you are having trouble formatting your sheet. Worry not, I have fixed the formatting issues for you and have left a fixed CS below for you to move over to the CHAR tab.

Misty Starbuck

Name Misty Starbuck

Look

Demeanor Disheveled

Character Stats
Blood: -1
Heart: 0
Mind: 1
Spirit: 2

Starting Factions
Mortality: 1
Night: 0
Power: 1
Wild: 0

Who are you? Misty Starbuck. No its not my real name, but it just has so much more style than Karen Whatever, plus a girl needs a working name! Some wizards have tremendous arcane power, great fortunes, immense libraries, and storied lineages. I'm the other kind.

How long have you been in the city? Since I got out of the joint six months ago. Parole and all that.

What keeps you up at night? I've done a lot of deals for a lot of people with a lot of enemies. I worry that someone is going to take it personally.

What have you sacrificed for your power A normal life. I could have gone to a college that didn't have a department of thaumaturgy, had 2.5 kids, owned an SUV. Instead I'm alone, on the run, scraping to get by without getting exsanguinated in a 7/11. Go me.

What do you desperately need? I stole a book from one of the aforementioned powerful wizards. Unfortunately he wasn't too good for CCTV. I need to get him off my back and soon.

Gear
A Nice Apartment
A Dodge Neon
A 9mm Glock (2-harm close loud)

Sanctum
An old dance studio closed up due to the recession.

An extremely knowledgeable assistant
A focus circle
A portal to another dimension
A library of ancient tomes

Attracts otherworldly attention
Many volatile substances

Focus
A carved wooden boom handle
+1 hold while channeling

Debts
Someone is helping you keep your demons at bay. You owe them a Debt.

Someone is your go-to when you get into trouble. You owe them 2 Debts.

You are helping someone keep a dangerous secret. They owe you a Debt

Wizard Moves
Channeling: When you channel and collect your magics, roll with Spirit.
On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 3 and choose 1 from the list below. On a miss, hold 1, but you cannot channel again this scene.
• Take -1 ongoing until you rest
• Suffer 1-harm (ap)
• Mark corruption

Your hold lasts until you spend it. You can spend it to cast any spell you have as per the spell’s details.

Sanctum Sanctorum: When you go to your sanctum for a spell ingredient, relic, or tome, roll with Spirit. On a 10+, you’ve got pretty much just the thing. On a 7-9, you’ve got something close, but it’s flawed or lacking in some significant way. On a miss, you don’t have what you’re looking for, but you know someone who probably has it in stock

Tracking: Spend 1 hold to learn the location of someone. You must have a personal object that belongs to the target or recent leavings of their body (a lock of hair, fingernail clippings, their blood, etc.).

Memory Wipe: Spend 1 hold to cause a helpless target to forget some of their short-term memories, up to an entire hour’s worth. You can spend an additional hold and mark corruption to put alternate memories in their place.

Teleport: Spend 1 hold to teleport yourself a short distance within a scene you’re in

Drama Moves
»Corruption Move
When you strike a deal with someone dark and powerful, mark corruption.

»Intimacy Move
When you share a moment of intimacy—physical or emotional—with another person, decide whether you care about them or not. If you don’t, they go about their business as normal. If you do, they take -1 ongoing to escape until they get some intimacy somewhere else.

»End Move
When you die, you may place a devastating curse on someone nearby. Specify the effects of the curse and how they may end it.

Standard Advances
Advances available at beginning of play:
[] +1 Heart (max +3)
[] +1 Mind (max +3)
[] +1 Spirit (max +3)
[] Add 2 features to your sanctum
[] Take 3 more spells
[] A move from another Archetype
[] A move from another Archetype
[] Change your Faction

After 5 advances you may select:
[] +1 to any stat (max +3)
[] +1 any Faction (max +3)
[] Erase a scar
[] Remove a downside from your sanctum
[] Add a benefit to your focus
[] Advance 3 basic moves
[] Advance 3 basic moves
[] Retire your character to safety
[] Change to a new Archetype

Corruption Advances [] [] [] [] []
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move
[] Take a corruption move from another Archetype
[] Retire your character. They may return as a Threat

Corruption Moves
[] The Dark Arts: When you unleash an attack with magic or psychic energies, mark corruption to roll with Spirit instead of Blood for the rest of the scene.
[] Upon a Pale Horse: Mark corruption and speak the true name of an NPC in the scene to inflict 3-harm (ap) on them.
[] Black Magic: Mark corruption to ignore a requirement set by the MC when using your sanctum.
[] Warding: Mark corruption to create a magical ward the size of a small room. The ward lasts for a month and a day or until you release it.

Harm
[] Faint:
[][] Grievous:
[][] Critical:

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Skobeloff

"All according to plan." Skobeloff said to the unlocked door, before turning back to the twins. "Alright, here's what comes next. I managed to get an ear on Fogdance's heartbeat on the way here. From what I learned, the only way to bring Fogdance back from her Shadowself is to show her that the extreme measures she's taking to keep us safe are unnecessary at best and harmful at worst. Provided I can find what I need, I should be able to do a convincing enough act of harmful to bring her to her senses. When I arrived, Fogdance tried to give me a porridge that had something in it meant to make me fall asleep. With any luck, she used a sleeping medicine rather than a sleeping potion. Medicines, while easier to make, have a tendency to do more harm than good if too much is used. So if I manage to reach the kitchen and find a sleeping medicine tucked away somewhere, it would be a simple matter of gathering what I need, sneaking back here, and faking a medicine overdose. When Fogdance sees the 'harm' her measures have done, that should be enough to pull her from the Darkness." Provided the twins had no objections to the plan, Skobeloff would then instruct them to stay put, ensuring them he wouldn't be long. Skobeloff would then stealthily exit the cell and begin sneaking towards the kitchen.

OOC

Provided the twins don't stop him, Skobeloff attempts to trick Fogdance into thinking that he isn't sneaking around. He rolls an 8 and opts to create an opportunity.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Happy Holidays, everyone!

@XxFellsingxX

Could Skobeloff reach the kitchen again without alerting Fogdance?

Urban Shadows - Heebie Jeebies

Alrighty then! It may have taken a little longer than I thought it would, but we're finally ready to begin the game in earnest!

The CHAR tab now has a 0th post with list of NPCs that have been created by your character creation processes and Session Intro moves. Feel free to peruse any or all of the NPCs listed therein.

I'll try to have the first IC post up before the end of the year. For now though, a word from our sponsor...

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