Start of #Exalted buffer: Tue Sep 08 07:10:39 2009 [17:09:43] Eyo [17:09:55] We'll start sharn right after my wiifit exercise [17:10:07] So, probably ten to 9 or something [17:10:16] k [17:10:37] I don't think Rusty will be here [17:10:56] Just a hunch [17:11:10] Alright [17:21:47] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/500334/arakune-blazblue-frozen-heart-ice-jin_kisaragi-rag Arakune looks kind of like Noby Noby Boy here. :V [17:22:22] Hahah [17:23:16] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/491124/arakune-blazblue-blue_hair-bow-cirno-ice-monster-p :psypop: [17:25:49] haha [17:26:05] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Qr792MtIE omg. this is so cute... [17:31:20] http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=3064633&pagenumber=7#post365449456 Ahahahah [17:36:02] Golden Spade? [17:36:38] An item that lets you dig a pit [17:36:41] * Demota is now known as Aurora_L [17:36:42] aah [17:36:52] * Charles is now known as Johen [17:37:09] I dunno how long I can stay tonight, but I'll give it a shot so as to not be a spoilsport [17:37:19] I'm still getting used to this whole full time work schedule thing [17:38:03] That reminds me, Dem, I *may* be late for Dark Heresy on Thursday. I just finagled an invite to an old friend's Halo night and I figure that as much as I don't like Halo, this is a good chance to unburn some bridges [17:38:27] Alright. [17:39:30] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/519018/blood-cybermen-doctor_who-electricity-mecha-uterus This is awesome [17:39:58] Oh, neato [17:40:16] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/486643/animal_ears-black_hair-blazblue-cat_ears-cat_tail- Hahaha, I love how Lichi's hair panda is totally :gonk: [17:41:04] * Darkheart is now known as Mauz [17:48:17] haahahahhaah yeah [17:51:53] Hahahaha http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/518121/animal_ears-braid-cat_ears-cat_tail-engrish-hair_r [17:52:00] Orin doesn't trust bichs or their offspring. [17:52:58] Litchi's panda has a rough life. Getting used as a bribe by a drunk Litchi so that Noel will let her get her Sawako-sensei on. :V [17:57:15] gah [17:57:22] unlocked rythm boxing [17:57:28] sweating so much [17:57:33] haha [17:57:33] eyes stinging [17:57:42] As a warning, Nova. [17:57:47] Operating on little sleep. [17:57:48] mm? [17:58:07] So kill Mauz the first time you take more than 30 seconds to respond to something, gotcha. [17:58:33] Pretty much. V: [17:59:25] glad we're on the same page :) [18:00:20] Okay peeps, get in #Sharn [18:00:31] * Yon is now known as Marianysa [18:00:44] Oh man [18:00:55] I just found a fan writeup for Necrons in Dark Heresy and *my god* [18:01:06] I'm not even sure a starting group could reliably kill one necron [18:01:44] heh [18:01:54] For Dark Heresy that sounds about right. [18:02:03] Yeah, that's probably right [18:02:14] The question is if a Deathwatch Marine could kill one [18:02:40] After Dark heresy, I might want to take a look at Rogue Trader, but damned if I can figure out how a Deathwatch game would work [18:03:13] 15 wounds, armor value 7 on all parts, regeneration, and a gun with reliable, accurate, ignores armor on a damage roll of 10, 4 armor penetration normally... [18:03:38] Okay, that might be kinda ridiculous [18:04:28] http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/25/tf2streetfighterhadoken.jpg hee [18:04:47] Seems reasonable for a necron, though. [18:05:02] The actual damage and standard armor penetration are equivalent to a Bolter [18:05:19] Huh. Okay, that's probably about it, then [18:05:30] The 15 wounds is what I'm a little curious about [18:05:36] It's the accurate, reliable, and the fact that it recharges ammo naturally over time that makes it really good [18:06:02] Well, a starting Dark Heresy character can start with up to 14, and it's *strongly* reccomended they buy more as they go, it seems [18:06:12] Yeah. [18:07:44] It's interesting that an acolyte can get a flayer [18:07:52] Albeit they won't be proficient in its use [18:08:01] Huh [18:08:17] But if they can finagle spending a *lot* of XP on proficiency, it might actually be worth it [18:08:39] Is it okay for acolytes to use xenotech, though? [18:08:43] That's Machine Heresy. [18:08:44] Literally the only downside as a weapon is that A: It's hard to parry with, and B: The Ordo Xenos is going to be REALLY curious as to what the fuck you're doing with it [18:08:53] It's not HERESY!, but it's certainly way more than heresy. [18:09:15] Well, I imagine that what it's okay for acolytes to do depends largely on your inquisitor [18:09:47] True [18:09:48] If you work for a radical, he might *encourage* you to use xenotech against the xenos, since that's the kind of thing radicals do [18:09:51] What if Intious is studying it for the Mechanicus? [18:10:06] I'd be more worried about what other inquisitors think about it [18:10:07] (or any tech-priest) [18:10:24] Yeah, Inquisitors tend to mess with each otehr [18:10:28] Yeah. [18:10:30] Also, guys, what time do you wanna start on Thursday? [18:10:54] 9 Streetwise, 14 Diplomacy [18:11:14] Would the AdMech really study xenotech weapons? I was under the impression they largely destroyed them as affronts to the machine god, and to free their enslaved machine spirits [18:11:28] They tend to do that, yeah. [18:11:35] It's how they got in trouble with the Necrons. [18:11:41] I thought the majority of study done into xenotech was the Inquisition's work, since they're really the only free-thinkers in the Imperium [18:12:01] (And even that's not a guarenteed thing) [18:12:08] * Aurora_L nods [18:13:20] And with you're doing Inquisitorial stuff, sometimes 'free thinking' comes down to "Okay, let's bind a daemon into Abel so that he can use his new psychic powers to hunt daemons HOLY FUCK A DAEMON JUST EXPLODED FROM ABEL'S SKULL" [18:13:44] Hey guys [18:13:55] Finding Xev will be a skill challenge. [18:13:56] Go. [18:14:20] I'm waiting for someone to answer Aurora. :/ [18:14:39] And I'm telling everyone to start going. [18:15:20] Let me see if I can find anything I can finagle into being useful. [18:15:37] GT is up [18:16:06] (I also imagine there are non-inquisitorial free-thinkers in the Imperium, but when there are ten trillion people in the galaxy, being one really creative person without clout or connections isn't going to make much of a difference) [18:16:50] okay, Aurora breaks character and starts talking to anyone at all [18:16:55] diplomacy [18:16:59] 1d20+13 [18:17:00] Aurora_L rolls 1D20+13: 14 +13 = 27 [18:17:02] er, 14 [18:17:17] Well. [18:18:00] Mauz? Mauz will hit THE STREETS. Like the thug homeboy esse he is. or something. [18:18:21] Then he should do that in less than seven minutes after Aurora asks. [18:18:36] Hm. Let's see. I've got good Arcana, Religion, History, Insight, and moderately okay Nature [18:18:51] 14? [18:18:58] It's a 28 [18:19:03] Ah, gotcha [18:19:15] Whens' teh absolute earliest you guys can show up for DH? [18:19:19] And of course CBuilder crashes. One sec. [18:19:56] Hey, Nova, can I use Arcana to bash up a ad-hoc scrying ritual? That's kind of a weird use, but outside of 'think of places Changelings historically like' or 'Use my insight to figure something out about him' it's about all I got [18:20:20] Anyway, Streetwise for Mauz, as he'll put ears to the ground. [18:20:48] I'm trying to think of a practical skill to use still. [18:20:58] Cha: I... don't think so. [18:21:12] 1d20+15 [18:21:12] Mauz rolls 1D20+15: 15 +15 = 30 [18:21:23] Alright, let's see... [18:23:46] Back. Wow. Dinner was... weird. [18:24:22] 2 successes [18:24:33] Weird? [18:25:01] Went to MacD to get a quick meal, but the guy in front of me was like, taking forever. [18:26:05] Should... should I go again? [18:26:13] I sort of glanced over to see what was taking so long, but since this was drive-through, I couldn't see much. After a while, the person passed him a small bag before he left. It took like, 10 mins or something. [18:26:42] I literally can't think of a single skill use that's not absolutely retarded [18:27:03] What skills do you have trained? [18:27:10] I'm gonna look for the ship. Can I just find it, or is there something I can roll? [18:27:30] Dem: Hm. Let's see. I've got good Arcana, Religion, History, Insight, and moderately okay Nature [18:27:56] You find the ship with little problem [18:27:58] I guess I could maybe try to use history to remember prominent inns near the market district he might be staying at? [18:28:03] It's the only elemental galleon at the docks [18:28:11] Sure [18:28:21] oh, whoops [18:28:34] 1d20+16 [18:28:34] Johen rolls 1D20+16: 20 +16 = 36 [18:28:48] whooo [18:28:53] Boy, I wish I used that roll for something that was actually cool. :| [18:31:03] heh [18:31:38] Nova, how early can you make it for Dark Heresy? What about Yon and Charles and Rod? [18:32:06] I have literally no idea how early I can make it [18:32:31] I get out of work at 5, but since I'm hanging out with some guys I haven't seen in years, it might take me a lot longer to get home [18:32:32] Dem: I don't really intend on rushing myself after work [18:32:36] so, like, 8 est [18:32:48] alright [18:33:34] I'll try to start as early as possible, and late people can join in later, because the "Two failed session starts in a row" thing really put off some of the new people I was trying to introduce [18:34:26] Alright [18:34:35] Skill challenge 1: success [18:34:38] * Johen nods [18:34:48] Basically, if Thursday doesn't succeed, I'm afraid of losing them forever [18:34:56] THis part of the "find Xev" challenge is over. [18:35:05] http://j.photos.cx/020-66a.jpg Holy shit I can't stop laughing [18:35:11] I think that putting Jex off might be for the best, so we might want to take our chances with this. :| [18:35:16] Now roleplay what you do with this info, and I'll tell you when phase 2 begins. [18:36:04] Yon: Mari doesn't find anything useful at the galleon. [18:36:47] Look, I'm trying to make sure this works [18:40:48] http://forums.whyweprotest.net/279-asia-pacific/post-game-aug-16-tokyo-summer-comic-market-51348/ this is great [18:41:27] http://zip.4chan.org/co/src/1252369579097.jpg also great [18:49:08] You hired Xev to find me? Good thinking, Aurora. [18:53:28] * Mechazawa (rustangel@ip-114-188.atvci.net) has joined #Exalted [18:53:36] * Mechazawa is now known as Phanos [18:53:45] Oi [18:53:51] Hey Rusty. :3 [18:53:51] woot, got my text? [18:55:22] Mauz isn't following? [18:58:16] http://img.waffleimages.com/f4718d3c9cef7aaf237d3cb7a5a18c48bff7e3ae/wtffarmerkq3.jpg Haahahahahahah [18:58:41] hahaahahahhahaha [18:58:44] That sounds really familiar [19:02:34] * NovaSeaker drums fingers. [19:04:06] Has Mauz ever seen Xev? [19:04:17] I don't know [19:04:20] http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3193680 Hahahahaha what [19:04:32] I don't think he's ever encountered him [19:04:39] Also, Yon, can you please pay more attention? [19:05:39] Sorry. [19:06:36] Xev has never encountered Phanos or Mauz [19:11:06] Does anyone mind if we just timeskip to outside the Emerald Dream? [19:11:22] All this back and forth with five minutes between backs and forths isn't really necessary. [19:11:43] Fine with me. [19:11:58] Sure. [19:13:23] ok [19:14:13] Cool [19:15:43] GIRLS LOVE SHOPPING [19:16:03] haha [19:17:50] Hey, if it was just about any other sort of shop, Mari probably wouldn't give a shit. :colbert: [19:18:09] Mari is a terrible girl [19:18:43] haha [19:19:50] Aurora would love to pretend to be a regular girl and LOOK PRETTY and GO ON DATES and RIDE UNICORNS [19:20:10] http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=39&issue=15 [19:20:30] Also, I think they have the wrong inn, the Emerald Dream is just full of druids and shit. :| [19:20:39] hahaaha [19:20:44] Hahahaah [19:21:15] heh [19:21:32] http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2009/08/the-church-of-scientology-reveals-its-new-fall-line/ oh my god what [19:21:44] So, uh, did I bring anyone who has any social skills at all with me? [19:21:47] Aurora can ride a unicorn if she finds one. She is a maiden afterall :V [19:21:55] :smith: [19:22:01] Guess not? [19:22:04] I kinda want to try and bluff or intimidate or *something* at this clerk but I don't have a single social skill trained [19:22:16] Aw. [19:22:20] Temper can aid you in intimidate [19:22:20] Cna't you History them? [19:22:29] No he can't history them [19:22:43] Maybe he could... [19:22:52] Athletics them? [19:23:02] Temper's intimidate is +11 [19:23:16] Too bad Jumplomancer isn't possible in 4e anymore [19:23:28] Hahah [19:23:32] ...jumplomancer? [19:23:42] With a number like that, maybe I should be aiding Temper. :| [19:23:46] Oh man [19:23:57] One moemnt [19:24:03] http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19870138/The_Jumplomancer__are_you_serious [19:24:05] * NovaSeaker nods. [19:24:07] ... a maiden? Really? [19:24:16] Want to give it a shot? [19:24:47] Aurora is totally maiden [19:24:47] Might as well! [19:24:58] 1d20 [19:24:58] Johen rolls 1D20: 3 [19:25:11] Welp, I'm not giving Temper ANY sort of bonus. :| [19:26:49] heh [19:26:51] 1d20+11 [19:26:52] NovaSeaker rolls 1D20+11: 5 +11 = 16 [19:27:38] My god I love how absolutely retarded teh JUmplomancer is [19:27:45] Hahahah [19:28:14] I like the response saying that if *he* saw someone with a minute of hangtime jumping, he'd be fanatical afterwards, too. :V [19:28:22] hahahaha [19:28:46] Hahahahah, okay, the jumplomancer is amazing. I think that actually beats Lu Bu stopping a war by showing off trick archery. [19:29:20] hahaha [19:29:35] "Hey. Hey guys. Watch this." *ten combat rounds later* ":aaaaa" [19:35:15] Hahahaa "That guy totally jumped over my prejudices!!! [19:35:15] Skill challenge #2 [19:35:32] Find out where Xev is buying supplies and/or hiring guides [19:35:35] hahahah [19:35:42] Diplomacy. [19:35:44] 1d20+14 [19:35:45] Aurora_L rolls 1D20+14: 2 +14 = 16 [19:35:58] roleplay these to [19:36:02] too* [19:36:06] and don't all roll at once [19:36:18] Try and let the skill challenge follow a narrative :D [19:36:21] Alright, I'm gonna do a... nature check this time, to find out what guides a man of wealth and standing might hire? [19:36:28] 1d20+11 [19:36:29] Johen rolls 1D20+11: 8 +11 = 19 [19:37:21] * Phanos (rustangel@ip-114-188.atvci.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [19:39:11] hm [19:39:27] Lesse... [19:39:33] Mauz can work the first side again. [19:40:28] First? [19:40:36] WHAT. I fail. Anyway, Streetwise. [19:40:40] 1d20+15 [19:40:40] Mauz rolls 1D20+15: 12 +15 = 27 [19:41:14] Diplomacy check is a failure [19:41:31] Wayfinder Foundation? [19:42:25] Wayfinder Fountaition is a guild of explorers in Eberron [19:42:41] oooh [19:42:53] Founded by a galifarian noble who wanted to map the world. [19:43:00] Welp. Two failures. [19:43:10] The future refused to change. [19:43:11] two? [19:43:15] Mine and Johen's [19:43:24] ... I htink [19:43:44] Johen's wasn't a failure [19:43:58] by process of elimination, he worked out a lead [19:44:05] ooh [19:44:23] Hrm. [19:45:04] Argh, I'm sure there's gotta be some way I can work history into this but fuck if it's coming to me. [19:45:57] History of patterns of people who travel into the jungle? [19:46:15] well new information was just obtained [19:46:22] Xev went to go talk with giants. [19:46:51] might want to find out what he talked about, or why he went there in the first place [19:47:03] Aaaargh my arm is killing me [19:47:40] I wonder if it's some kind of repetitive stress thing in my bicep from scrubbing in circular motions for the better part of seven hours [19:47:45] Damn [19:48:57] On the upside, this and a montage of other things will turn me into a karate expert [19:49:13] So far: 2 successes, 1 failure [19:49:32] haha [19:49:45] hahaha [19:51:02] Okay, I'm gonna try and research the giants, then, figure out what's significant that would interest Xev. [19:51:11] alrighty [19:51:20] 1d20+16 [19:51:20] Marianysa rolls 1D20+16: 4 +16 = 20 [19:53:04] what sort of check is that? [19:53:20] History. [19:54:10] Alrighty [19:57:55] 3 successes, 1 failure [19:58:27] Magic maps? [19:58:51] Mari can't recall, particularly [19:59:54] So the further from the ruins you get, the less accurate the maps are? [20:01:17] Could I do a... religion check to try and figure something out about the giants' culture and find a good way to approach them? [20:01:55] Dem: That's what it sounds like [20:02:17] Cha: Sure, but that'll just give you a +2 bonus to a check you make against them if you succeed [20:02:26] * Johen nods [20:02:36] 1d20+16 [20:02:36] Johen rolls 1D20+16: 4 +16 = 20 [20:02:39] Man [20:02:49] I just burned my one acceptable roll for the night straight off [20:03:47] you do get the +2 though [20:04:34] What kind of cultural insight might I have gleaned? Or should I just make some shit up? [20:05:13] THE FAITHS OF RUSHEM� [20:05:13] The giants of Rushem� are a loose coalition of nomadic [20:05:14] tribes. They are united in their worship of Rushem�, [20:05:14] the all-encompassing spirit of the land. However, [20:05:14] they believe in gods that stand above Rushem�, mighty [20:05:14] beings who laid the foundations of the world using [20:05:14] the bones of bound fi ends. The Guardians of Rushem� [20:05:16] focus on the spirits of the earth, but a few priests [20:05:16] among the giants still seek to placate the gods above. [20:05:18] Many lesser spirits feature in the giant pantheons, but [20:05:18] four stand out. [20:05:26] * Mechazawa (rustangel@ip-114-188.atvci.net) has joined #Exalted [20:05:29] re [20:05:31] Sorry, network issues [20:05:35] The four are analogues of Aureon, in his aspect as the Sovereign of Law [20:05:41] * Mechazawa is now known as Phanos [20:05:47] another recap? [20:06:07] "Rowa" who seems to be both the benevolent nature goddess Arawai and the Fury [20:06:42] An aspect of Balinor in his roll of briging the gap between wilds and civilization [20:07:13] And an benevolent version of the Keeper, who protects worthy souls in his domain from the fading emptiness of Dolurrh. [20:08:12] Rusty: Xev wasn't at the inn, he already checked out, so we began searching for where he might've been getting ready to go into xen'drik. [20:08:46] We found out he went to the Giants of Rusheme`, most likely for a more reliable map of some specific giant ruin [20:09:27] So is that where we're going? [20:09:33] Most likely [20:09:46] so far the skill challenge for finding Xev is at 3 successes 1 failure [20:11:11] oh yeah [20:11:13] In the present day, the Guardians of Rushem� claim that Ouralon was in fact consumed by his shadow and that those who work arcane magic are equally doomed. [20:11:24] :V [20:15:26] Looking for a post to go off of here.. [20:15:35] ? [20:16:10] you're not even in the room [20:16:30] Where is Phanos? [20:16:55] I don't really *know* [20:17:07] Nobody bothered to tell me where my character is. [20:17:19] You're not in #Sharn [20:17:25] doh! [20:17:33] I'm in #odal [20:17:39] :/ [20:17:49] And he's where you left him, conversin- hahahahaha -g with the group in the Marketplace district [20:19:34] I like how the arcane thing effects multiple party members [20:19:44] Mari, Mauz, and Johen [20:19:58] even if it's just a roleplay thing. [20:20:05] Yeah [20:20:20] Like, knowing in-character, that there's a culture that believes your soul will be consumed for doing what you do [20:20:45] And, in Johen's case, thinking that that belief is just an effect of their primitive savagery. :V [20:20:55] hahaha [20:20:57] hehe [20:22:20] No, that's gonna happen. Or I become a mad godstar myself. [20:22:39] Misread as rockstar [20:22:47] heh [20:22:56] I need to go get a snack or something [20:23:15] I'm suprised nobody caught the 'soverign hose' typo [20:23:20] I saw it. [20:23:25] I didn't have anything to say about it [20:23:37] Hahaha [20:23:39] If anyone called him on it in-character, he would have just insisted he said 'host' [20:23:46] hahahahaha [20:23:51] Hahhahaa [20:24:29] Heh. [20:26:04] Charles: How soon do you have to sleep? [20:26:17] Well, I need to be up in seven hours [20:26:35] I'd like to get to bed real soon, but I'm afraid it'd disturb the flow of the game [20:28:04] * Aurora_L nods [20:29:19] Man, the e key on my keyboard is starting to wear out [20:29:30] I wonder if it's just because of it being in so many words [20:29:34] Is it usually like this? [20:30:03] Dunno [20:31:16] The Karrns have nothing but a river protecting them from the wilds of Xen'drik. They're kinda paranoid about danger here [20:35:44] Yay I get to sic the stars on 'em! [20:35:50] gaasp [20:35:58] * Phanos is now known as Mechazawa [20:35:58] daask [20:36:03] * Johen is now known as Charles [20:36:09] 1,400 divided by six [20:36:14] wiiisk [20:36:21] zaaaask [20:36:30] 235 xp for the first skill challenge today [20:36:30] So that's... ARGH BRAIN WORK. [20:36:42] Post this in the game channel too [20:37:27] Changed and saved. [20:37:39] * Marianysa is now known as Yon [20:38:02] * Mauz is now known as Darkheart [20:38:14] * Aurora_L is now known as Demota [20:39:02] yaaaaaaay [20:39:21] Woot [20:39:36] Yeah, Stormreach is not a safe city :( [20:40:04] I don't think there is any safe city in Eberron [20:40:11] We're going to kick these guys' asses [20:40:13] But my thinking might be colored by all this 40k I've bene reading [20:40:30] There are safe parts of cities [20:40:35] It's a comedically unsafe city, if you can't walk down a major street without running into a level 10 encounter. :V [20:40:53] You walked down several streets! [20:41:09] I guess we were asking for it [20:41:13] Look how we were dressed [20:41:21] Namely Aurora [20:41:24] :( [20:41:29] Silver Flame holy symbols in Karrn-town [20:41:32] Actually, that's pretty applicable, seeing as how we were dressed like people looking for a fight. :V [20:41:34] not a particularly smart idea [20:41:41] yeah :P [20:41:44] She's only got one. [20:42:14] Also, we've established she's a maiden so she doesn't have enough Karrnal knowledge to know better [20:42:21] hahahahaha [20:43:05] Hahahahahahahah [20:43:26] hahahahaha [20:47:23] ahaha, I just saw "on the border of Xen'Ohmy" [20:47:39] I don't get it :( [20:47:56] He was in mid-explaination and saw the group of thugs [20:48:02] aah [20:48:46] You know, I can help you with that whole maiden problem... <_< >_> [20:49:31] Can he? :| [20:49:54] Okay, I'm lying, the cultists didn't give me a wang. :( [20:50:02] I just cuddle with the prostitutes. [20:50:11] And cry. So much crying. [20:51:29] :( [20:56:07]