Vertigo

Backrooms: The Thing that Breathes

Thank you for the rp!

It's too bad my schedule didn't let me participate as much as I would've liked, but I really enjoyed what I did manage to experience! And I'm sooo itching to write out a final thing for Abel, reacting to his fate. (I'm a sucker for bad ends, shh) I might just do that as a private thing though, since I feel like I'd ruin things by posting after the neat and clearly marked ending post, ha.

Also, have to say, I really do like the idea of a shorter rp that actually finishes, as opposed to a long one that peters out and dies. Next time, hopefully, I get to contribute more too :D Would definitely love to rp with you all again, sometime.

See y'all around!

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

@Vertigo I'm having trouble finding the feat you mentioned "Nudging Whisper." I'm looking in PC1 and PC2 and on archive of Nethys, but I've had no luck. Could you give me the source?

I have yet to look at your post, but I wanted to get up to speed here first.

@wanderingwolf

Sure! It's from his Kitsune ancestry, here's a screenshot from the Pathbuilder site. It lists LO:TXCG as the source, which seems to be a book called Lost Omens: Tian Xia Character Guide. Looking it up, it's apparently pretty new? Had no idea, just saw it in the builder, ha.

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Backrooms: The Thing that Breathes

Also posting tomorrow! Sorry for the wait on my part as well.

SPIRITUM

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From the sound of it, the interrogation was going well. At least, until there was a sudden gurgling sound, which Silje assumed meant that either all the exciting stuff was over, or it was just about to begin. Just this once, though, she didn't stick around to find out one way or the other.

Climbing out of the crate, it didn't take the diminutive battlemage long to figure out where Justice had taken the princess. Not only because they hadn't exactly gone very far, but also because Collette had left a distinct, colourful trail in her wake. Like a shooting star, except hopefully lasting for longer.

Silje popped her head behind the truck.

"Yeah, trouble and us go waaaay back!" she concurred, waving a hand to announce her presence — as if her words didn't already do a good enough job at it. She jumped fully within few and padded over, only stopping when she was inches from the princess' face.

"Not just leaking," she said abruptly, as if she'd been part of the conversation all along. "You're like— exuding it. There's a bunch! Here," she pointed at one of the faintly hued threads wafting past. "And here. And—"

A few more jabs at seemingly nothing, and Silje lowered her finger. "Mist isn't supposed to do that. You aren't supposed to do that to mist. It just is. You take it and you do stuff with it, but you don't make more of it. That's big! Like... reason enough to try and kidnap you and harvest your powers and turn you into an engine of war sort of big."

She paused as if having just realized something, then turned on her heels to stare up at Justice with crossed hands and a sudden, pleading look. "... Do we have to hand her off? Can we keep her instead? Please, please, ugly please? I want an engine of war!"

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

So, for the name change, I was thinking of going with Elaeshor.

Also, posted an attempt.

Planescape: Search for Tir na Og

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_{Manyroads' Maps, Tradegate, the Outlands
@Lurking Krog, @XxFellsingxX, @Abstract Proxy, @Guardian Angel Haruki}

Garnet followed the conversation between her new 'friends' and the gnome with one ear — for a time. A time that wasn't particularly long. The man's rambles turned into little more than a buzz in the background by the time Garnet scooped up the compass and realized she knew what it was for. Or rather, where it was for; the Inner Planes.

She knew something good would come out of watching her mother carve all those old-as-all-heck runes into her blades. When she was younger, she just assumed that something would be bragging rights to her father, who said they looked like drunken kenku-scratches.

Oh, and hold up! Hadn't the others just talked about the Elemental Chaos? And how oh-so-very-difficult it was to traverse and all? Because, um, not for her! Not anymore.

"I coul' do it!" she announced from where she stood, hands on her hips, compass still visible in one hand. She was grinning again, proud of a feat not quite yet accomplished. "Tra'erse t'e place with t'e stuff 'n' thin's! Easy!"

At the very least, she had the sense not to add, 'with the compass I just stole from you'. Small victories.

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

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Upon spotting other fishermen nearby, Elaeshor slipped away from his group. He approached the eldest of the bunch, who looked like he'd already been at it for a while, despite the early hour. Just the kind of dedication to his craft Elaeshor was looking for.

At the man's greeting, the disguised kitsune bowed politely, noting his suspicion. He was not well-versed with talking to ordinary folk not draped in silk and lies, so all he could do was wing it and hope for the best. "And a fine day to you too, sir. Pardon the intrusion, but as you might be able to guess," Elaeshor gestured at himself, "I'm afraid I'm quite out of my element here. I promised my companions here aid in trying to catch fish and feed hungry mouths, yet realized all too late that I've no idea how to do so. And I couldn't help but notice that out of everyone here, why, you seem the most at ease by the river."

He smiled, sheepish. "Might I request of you a little help? A contribution of a little of your time, and the littlest of your fish? I assure you, good sir, that your generosity will not go unsung."

Planescape: Search for Tir na Og

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Oh wow! Garnet must have been really paying attention during Ancient Rune studies... or something.

Anyway.

Garnet only

Those runes are for each of the four main elements (fire, earth, water, air), the four para-elements (ooze, magma, smoke, ice) and the eight quasi-elements (radiance, steam, quartz, lightning, ash, dust, salt, void). This compass obviously has something to do with the Inner Planes.

@XxFellsingxX

Oooh, veeery intriguing!

... That is, very concerning, sounds like this item of immeasurable value must be confiscated at once. For the Gods, and stuff.

Planescape: Search for Tir na Og

Garnet got a nat 20 (reduced to a 19 bc she dum) on that history check!

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

Yuh, sorry for the wait, was a super busy weekend so couldn't get to it! Hoping to post soon, but for now, here's the roll so I can incorporate into the post. Did a diplomacy: request for a total of 10 (oof). Will be using Nudging Whisper though, if that helps any!

Nudging Whisper

(curse, divine, emotion, mental) Effect You lace your words with echoes of your ancestors’ magic. If your next action is to Request, you gain the effects of the Shameless Request feat, and if your next action is to Lie, you gain the effects of the Confabulator feat. If you critically fail at either check, the target and anyone who witnessed you fail becomes immune to your Nudging Whisper for one day, though this doesn’t necessarily let them know that you attempted to charm them.

The Shamaless Request Feat

You can downplay the consequences or outrageousness of your requests using sheer brazenness and charm. When you Request something, you reduce any DC increases for making an outrageous request by 2, and if you roll a critical failure for your Request, you get a failure instead. While this means you can never cause your target to reduce their attitude toward you by making a Request, they eventually tire of requests, even though they still have a positive attitude toward you.