Conversation with #downtown at 2/14/2009 11:04:08 PM on Jason@irc.techwarelabs.com (irc)
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Feuilly: Did you want dicebot or not?
Jason: You're not wanted here, dicebot!
BruceWayne: dickbot
dicebot: ;_;
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***Jason rolls 1 420-sided die: 365
Dpayne: Hey what if I need to roll!
Dpayne: Gosh!
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Jason: *glares at dicebot*
Jason: *points two fingers at eyes, then at dicebot*
Dpayne: Chapter 1: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the other Frying Pan.
Dpayne: ?How about a little fire, Scarecrow?? Wicked Witch of the West.
Jason: Fuck yes.
Dpayne: You awaken at 5pm to see a dank small apartment that could easily be labeled fire hazard. Matchbooks, lighters, lighter fluid, bullets, a conspicuous can of gasoline and a small bed make up the apartment's contents.
Dpayne: Next to the bed is an answering machine, the light flashing on it.
Dpayne: Over.
Jason: Oh, by the way, am I burning a blood point by waking on this first night?
Feuilly: Oh, that's a good question. Also for me.
Dpayne: No, you won't burn a blood point until the next night.
Jason: OK, cool. That's what I didl.
Dpayne: I'm being generous on the first session.
Dpayne: Also please change your name to Aden.
Dpayne: Just so I don't forget.
Jason: Oh, right!
You are now known as Aden
Aden: I crack my back and roll my neck as I limp out of bed. I find my cane in the corner of my room (this is my room, right?) and walk over to my answering machine and press play.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: Yes this is your room.
Dpayne: As you hit play on the machine you hear a voice with a strong European Spanish accent.
Dpayne: "Well the bastard finally did it I guess. Or fuck, I don't know what's going on. Vasquez just called me to tell me the archbishop is fucking missing. Jesus christ, I hope this doesn't mean what I think it does. Anyway, get your fucking ass down to "The Spot" now."
Dpayne: After getting over your waking up haze you recognize the voice as that of Carmella a fellow Sabbat who works for Vasquez, she's run some jobs with you in the past and is the closest thing you have resembling a friend besides fire.
Dpayne: Roll intelligence+occult.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled intelligence+occult. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Difficulty 4.
Dpayne: Over.
***Aden rolls 6 10-sided dice: 4 10 8 7 4 2
Dpayne: You instantly recognize "The Spot" as the local gathering for Sabbat users of thamaturgical magic and the mortals who offer their blood for rituals, favors and dark pleasures.
Dpayne: Feeling pleased with your instant recollection you gain an instant reroll that can be used anytime during the rest of this session.
Dpayne: You can use it to reroll any roll you wish.
Dpayne: But only one roll.
Dpayne: Over.
Dpayne: ?
Aden: With a half-smile, I slide my cane into the crevice of my elbow and snap my hands, igniting a few instantly extinguished flames on my fingertips. I grab my sunglasses and my vest and head outside on my way to The Spot.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: Oh, sorry.
Dpayne: Anyway.
Dpayne: As you leave your apartment and hit the streets roll Perception + Alertness difficulty 7.
***Aden rolls 9 10-sided dice: 6 4 6 10 8 6 9 2 2
Dpayne: You hear a faint whisering.
Dpayne: "You only have an alertness of 2 roll that again.
Aden: (wut)
Dpayne: Oh shit.
Dpayne: Sorry
Dpayne: Wrong sheet.
Dpayne: I'm fucking retarded.
Dpayne: Anyway
Dpayne: "Antitribu filth, once this treaty is over, I'm gonna eat your fucking heart."
Dpayne: Somehow you know the source of the whisper is not on this street.
Dpayne: Roll Intelligence + Occult difficulty 7.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled Intelligence + Occult difficulty 7. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Over.
***Aden rolls 6 10-sided dice: 10 2 4 7 9 3
Dpayne: You think this might be high level thaumaturgy.
Dpayne: Likely the kind only an elder would know.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I look around my surroundings just to double check for nearby threats, feeling... excitedly unnerved.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: You get a view of the surroundings on the street and suddenly notice, you live in the shittiest part of town you can think of. Trash litters the streets and you can hear sirens blazing in the background as well as the occasional gunfire. Across the street you see some bums warming themselves next to a trashcan fire.
Dpayne: Roll self control difficulty 5.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled self control difficulty 5. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Over.
***Aden rolls 4 10-sided dice: 3 9 8 7
Dpayne: You resist the urge to go stare and indulge in the flames.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I feel like feeding, but think better of getting too close to those hobos and their fire. I have places to be. I'll continue to The Spot, keeping an eye out for anyone standing alone.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: Roll perception + alertness difficulty 5.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled perception + alertness difficulty 5. --> error: malformed expression
***Aden rolls 9 10-sided dice: 7 5 8 10 8 6 3 4 3
Dpayne: As you walk the several blocks to the spot you notice several people alone.
Dpayne: However finally you pass a young attractive woman bundling up in the alley behind a seedy club.
Dpayne: She seems out of her elemens as you know from experience with that particular feeding ground that exit is supposed to be locked.
Dpayne: She has essentially trapped herself between a rock and a hard place.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: Can I sneak up behind her?
Dpayne: Yes she looks like she might be waiting by the door for someone to let her in the bar.
Dpayne: She has he back to the entrance of the alley.
Dpayne: her
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I try to get behind her and slowly wrap my arm around her clavicle and bite into her neck.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: Oh roll dex + stealth (difficulty 8).
***Aden rolls 5 10-sided dice: 9 4 5 6 2
Dpayne: A little clumsily you manage to accomplish getting ahold of her and biting down.
Dpayne: Without her noticing.
Dpayne: However Derek needs to go check the rules for feeding real quick.
Dpayne: Alright
FagBigot [asdf@hide-6291818A.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net] entered the room.
Dpayne: Okay how much do you want to drink from her?
Dpayne: roll 3#d10
dicebot: Dpayne rolled 3#d10 --> [ 1d10=4 ]{4}, [ 1d10=1 ]{1}, [ 1d10=10 ]{10}
FagBigot is now known as nicebot
Dpayne: She succombs to your kiss and moans with pleasure.
Dpayne: Or bite.
Dpayne: Anyway how much do you want to drink from her?
Aden: Two blood points (three with Efficient Digestion).
Dpayne: You drink two points from her lick the wound and drop he to the ground.
Dpayne: She writhes around and moans as if just having had the best sex of her life.
Dpayne: Roll self control difficulty 6
dicebot: Dpayne rolled self control difficulty 6 --> error: malformed expression
***Aden rolls 4 10-sided dice: 2 7 5 3
Dpayne: You just baredly resist the urge to start snapping your fingers like a match in satisfaction.
Dpayne: Over.
Dpayne: barely
Aden: Actually, I'd like to burn a hole through her jacket with one anyway, if I can.
Dpayne: OH I'm sorry I actually should be asking.
Dpayne: Do you actively want to be resisting your tick this session or not?
Dpayne: You are in Sabbat territory.
Dpayne: And yes you can burn a hole in her jacket.
Aden: At the moment, no.
Dpayne: If you want to.
Dpayne: Okay
Dpayne: But anyway roll self control difficulty 7.
Dpayne: If you want to burn a hole in her jacket.
***Aden rolls 4 10-sided dice: 4 6 1 10
Dpayne: In an excited rush you grab her jacket while smiling gleefully.
Dpayne: The jacket immediately bursts into flames.
Dpayne: However she is able to get it off and runs away screaming.
Dpayne: She'll know better than to venture into this part of town again.
Dpayne: Over.
Dpayne: Oh yeah you lose a blood point.
Dpayne: No you don't.
Dpayne: Never mind.
Dpayne: Anyway the rest of that happens.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I close my eye and try convince myself that that was an OK thing to do. Then I try to get out of the alley and to The Spot as quickly as I'm capable of.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: As you leave the alley roll Perception + Alertness difficulty 8.
***Aden rolls 9 10-sided dice: 9 4 4 2 1 6 5 6 7
Dpayne: You thought you might have noticed something twinkling, but it looks like it might have just been something in your eye.
Dpayne: You make your way to the spot.
Dpayne: As you come to an condemned town house.
Dpayne: It looks like it had be burned out years ago.
Dpayne: Roll perception + occult.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled perception + occult. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Difficulty 6
***Aden rolls 7 10-sided dice: 5 2 3 6 7 2 10
Dpayne: Go ahead and roll specialty roll.
***Aden rolls 1 10-sided die: 1
Aden: fff
Dpayne: You notice them just slightly at first, but you relax and your vision and look properly as you have been trained and see runes on the door that say "touch".
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: Finger by finger, I pull the black glove off of my right hand and place it on the door.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: As you touch the runes you feel as if you are pulled through layers of thick viscious blood, within seconds however you appear dry and clean inside "The Spot."
Dpayne: As you get your bearings you notice "The Spot" isnt quite what you would expect from the Sabbat. It looks more like a supernatural Barnes and Noble than a horrific place of blood rituals.
Dpayne: You assume it's just easier to find what you want this way.
Dpayne: And boy could you as magical tomes items and scrolls line numerous shelves.
Dpayne: You also see several customers sampling blood from coffee cups sitting and discussing various matters from kindred politics to thaumaturgy.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: Are all those tomes and such on dry paper?
Dpayne: The majority of the items are written on scrolls made of human skin.
Dpayne: It is the Sabbat after all.
Dpayne: Or tomes made of flesh.
Dpayne: Flesh is a popular item for note taking in these parts.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I put my glove back on and clench my fist to suppress the urge to smell a whole bookshelf of old, roasting flesh. Do I see Carmella anywhere?
Dpayne: No, you don't see her at the moment.
Aden: Is there an isolated corner to sit in in the cafe?
Dpayne: Yes
Aden: I'll go there and take a seat. Under the table I begin flicking up a small flame, occasionally pressing it to the meat of my thigh, to pass the time and keep occupied.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: After a few moments its as if time ceases moving at all.
Dpayne: In fact you feel that you aren't even moving despite your best attempts to.
Dpayne: You notice the cafe is still.
Dpayne: Except for one customer a well dressed man with slicked back bright red hair and tanned skin who stands up and makes his way towards you.
Dpayne: As he gets closer you notice that his irises are yellow and he has small horns potruding from his forehead.
Dpayne: Roll Self Control difficulty 6.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled Self Control difficulty 6. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Over.
***Aden rolls 4 10-sided dice: 6 8 3 10
Dpayne: You sum up enough willpower to move your hand so you can write and communicate.
Dpayne: He approaches and pulls up a chair and sits down in front of you.
Dpayne: He smiles and says, "It's time."
Dpayne: over.
Aden: Does his appearance mean anything to me, do I recognize his horns as a vampiric discipline or anything?
Dpayne: Roll intelligence + occult difficulty 7.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled intelligence + occult difficulty 7. --> error: malformed expression
***Aden rolls 6 10-sided dice: 6 6 5 2 6 5
Dpayne: You fail to comprehend anything about him other than that he is supernatural.
Dpayne: You think he might be kindred, but you can't be sure.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I raise my eyebrow at him inquisitively.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: He snaps his fingers and your mind fills with images of cities, people, children, the entire world burning.
Dpayne: He smiles.
Dpayne: "It can be yours."
Dpayne: "For a price."
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I bite my lip and shut my eye to explore the images as much as possible. When they finally dissipate, I reach into my back pocket for my notebook and pen.
Aden: I write down WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? and show it to him.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "I'm the gasoline and you're the match."
Dpayne: "Together we're a blast."
Dpayne: He then laughs, and waves goodbye and then vanishes.
Dpayne: YOu suddenly regain control.
Dpayne: But you can't help the overwhelming euphoria the images he showed you felt.
Dpayne: Suddenly in the pleasing haze, you notice a beautiful dark skinned woman in very traditional dated Spanish clothing approaching you.
Dpayne: "THere you are, I've been looking all over for you."
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I grab my notebook and rip out the last page and toss it aside, trying to seem casual. My hands are shaking. Again, I give her my standard inquisitive eyebrow.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "Oh don't give me that look. You don't know what a time I've had." she says looking at you crossly.
Dpayne: Finally she sighs and says.
Dpayne: "So you got my message, well it's not just what I told you. This shit is big. The other side. SOmething big is going on with them too. The prince..."
Dpayne: "He's fucking dead!"
Dpayne: She finally stammers out exasperatedly.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I smile and light a fire on my index finger, then blow it out and shrug.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "How can you be so nonchalant about this!"
Dpayne: "What about the treaty?"
Dpayne: "This could be war!"
Dpayne: She calms herself down a little.
Dpayne: "Sorry this is just such big news.
Dpayne: "I've been looking for the chance to murder some Cammy fucks."
Dpayne: She smiles.
Dpayne: "Anyway BIshop Vasquez wants to see you."
Dpayne: "Apparently he's got a jab for you."
Dpayne: "Bastard wouldn't give it to me. Said he needed me for something."
Dpayne: She looks glum.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I smile and stand, will she be accompanying me to the Bishop?
Dpayne: "Nah, I gotta run an errand."
Dpayne: "But you need to meet me later, I need an update on what's going on, and I'll have something for you too."
Dpayne: She gently scratches your cheek and then runs off.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I touch my cheek and stand lost for a minute, then exit The Spot.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: You know the way to wear the bishop will be right now.
Dpayne: You know he's currently managing his club El Diablo's about five minutes walk from here.
Dpayne: Over.
Dpayne: He hires you frequently.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I'll make the walk over. Stepping into the club always makes me uncomfortable, but I'll try my best to deal with it.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: You see the entrance to the club.
Dpayne: Despite the cold weather a long line wraps its way around from the entrance to an alley.
Dpayne: A flashy neon sign that Says El Diablo's with flickering torches sits at the top of the large club.
Dpayne: A large burly blonde doorman/bouncer stands at the door deciding who is hip and who goes home to eat ramen.
nicebot left the room (quit: Connection reset by peer).
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I cut the line and make eye contact with the bouncer to see if he knows to let me through.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: The bouncer eyes you nervously, "You always make me jumpy, freak."
Dpayne: The then steps aside, "Go on in the boss is waiting for you."
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I glare at him. 'Feeling's mutual, you fucking gorilla,' I think. I go inside and try to plot the shortest distance from me to Vasquez.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: As you enter the club you notice it's distinctly industrial feel.
Dpayne: Lots of obnoxious railing and plain steel decorations adorn the club.
Dpayne: SLutty girls snd drunk guys fill the floor gyrating to mediocre house techno.
Dpayne: You slip your way through the crown making your way to the vip section.
Dpayne: As you reach the vip section you notice a Spanish man wearing a dated puffy frilled shirt with tight black leather pants and long greasy hair groping a pair of shirtless young club guys looking rather crazed and disturbing.
Dpayne: He finally looks up as he notices you approach.
Dpayne: "Aden, sunofabitch, my man, where you been!"
Dpayne: He ceases the groping and gets up to greet you in a very European way kissing you once on each cheek.
Dpayne: Over.
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Aden: Wiping my cheeks off, I raise my hands and try to make a decipherable gesture for 'Around,' then give up and shrug.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "Well, I suppose that's the best one can expect from you."
Dpayne: "Now step into my office, we have business to discuss as always."
Dpayne: His general jovial partying manner drops and he becomes very serious as he says this last line.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I let him lead the way to his office, staring at the boys he was groping with condescension as I pass them.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: He leads you to his office and sits at an antique desk.
Dpayne: "This is my chance."
Dpayne: "To take over this shithole organization and run this city."
Dpayne: "That little prince is dead, and the bloated freak the archbishop is missing."
Dpayne: "I'm going to own this city and you're going to help me."
Dpayne: over.
Aden: Sitting in front of his desk, I place my elbows on it and clasp my fingers together, leaning forward with interest.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "Good I can see you're interested."
Dpayne: "I need someone like you."
Dpayne: "Someone fearless willing to put the fire to those who stand in my way."
Dpayne: "You've always been reliable in the past."
Dpayne: "Now you're going to help me crush those fools who would stand in the way of a city dominated by the Sabbat."
Dpayne: He smiles as he says this.
Dpayne: "But maybe I'm getting ahead of myself."
Dpayne: "Tonight is an emergency counsel meeting."
Dpayne: "You will come, I'm going to need a bodyguard."
Dpayne: "But also I need something from you."
Dpayne: over.
Aden: I extend my palms generously.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "There's a tzimisce there. A child, more of the usual repulsive nonsense that clan produces."
Dpayne: "He's a pet of the archbishop, and I need you to watch him and report to me on him."
Dpayne: "He's a threat, but I can't destroy him... Yet."
Dpayne: "So you will watch him for me."
Dpayne: "He will be at the meeting tonight.
Dpayne: "Are these terms acceptable for you?"
Dpayne: over.
Aden: My jaw hangs and I raise my eyebrow in disbelief. I hold out my hand to my side, about four feet above the ground, and point to it with the other? A child?
Aden: Over.
Aden: other.
Dpayne: "Yes, apparently the archbishop knew the man who sired the little monster."
Dpayne: "And know makes him work as a personal fleshcrafter by slowly giving him information about his sire."
Dpayne: "So his loyalties are clearly to that bloated old monster."
Dpayne: "And don't let his childlike appearance fool you."
Dpayne: "He is like any other Tzimisce monster."
Dpayne: over.
Aden: I rub my temples for a moment, then move my hand away, roll my eye, then nod. I stand up and wait for him.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "Good, for now your orders are too watch, but if you suspect him of making a move against me... well... I trust your judgment."
Dpayne: "Now will you be joining me my car is about to take me to the meeting."
Dpayne: "It is time for me to make my move."
Dpayne: He smiles slyly.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I nod again and stand obediently at his door. Then, I snap my finger and reach for my notebook. Flipping it open, I feebly try to draw the face of the horned man, followed by a question mark. I offer the page to him.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: "He doesn't look familiar to me."
Dpayne: Roll Intelligence + Empathy difficulty 8.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled Intelligence + Empathy difficulty 8. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Over.
***Aden rolls 5 10-sided dice: 2 8 8 2 2
Dpayne: You can tell he's lying, but doesn't seem likely to budge if pushed on the subject.
Dpayne: over.
Aden: I take the page back and hold it between my index and middle finger, concentrate, and burn it to ash. I put the notebook and pen back into my pocket.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: He shakes his head.
Dpayne: "Alright my friend."
Dpayne: "Let us go."
Dpayne: "And put the city in my hands."
Dpayne: He excitedly exits his office.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I follow, avoiding the eyes of anyone who looks at him.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: He makes his way to his car.
Dpayne: Waits for you to get in with him
Dpayne: And then gives the driver directions to a club.
Dpayne: Not a club to the meeting.
Dpayne: After about a ten minute drive the car reaches a dilapidated warehouse.
Dpayne: You notice several other cars and a motocycle also pulling up the warehouse.
Dpayne: Over.
Aden: I get out of the car and give a quick, cursory glance around for Carmella.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: You don't see Carmella, but you are struck by a sudden realization that it's END OF SESSION.
Aden: , as I hold the door open for Vasquez.
Aden: Ah!
Aden: Rad.
Dpayne: Alright experience.
Dpayne: Automatic point.
Dpayne: 2 points for roleplaying with a tough character to roleplay.
Dpayne: I thought you played the martyr pretty well with his feeding when unnecessary.
Dpayne: Burning the girls jacket.
Dpayne: And himself.
Dpayne: Also your willingness to jump at the dangerous work of Vasquez, good work.
Dpayne: Now what did you learn?
Dpayne: Say over when you're done.
Aden: I learned that both sides of the city have had their heads cut off, which excites me, I believe that the man who approached me in The Spot is probably someone of relative note if Vasquez has an idea of who he is. There's a Camarilla elder, a fellow Tremere most likely, who either wants me or every young Sabbat member dead.
Aden: I learned that there's a child Tzimisce that must have some importance due to his connection with the archbishop, and that Carmella is off on a mission right now and I am afraid to admit to myself that I have feelings for her.
Vinny_Laptop [Vinny_Lapt@hide-79E680D4.hsd1.wv.comcast.net] entered the room.
Aden: Finally, I learned that Vasquez is a raging homosexual that would have had one of his balls chopped off when I was alive.
Aden: Over.
Dpayne: ALright good 1 point for what your learned.
Dpayne: you not your bleh.
Dpayne: ALso gain 1 point of humanity for actually displaying some human emotions.
Dpayne: Alright that's it.
Dpayne: Now what here's where you tell me what I can improve on.
Aden: I liked it a whole bunch. It was very impressive how much more dice rolling you incorporated than I do, it made the game feel more complex.
Aden: I guess the only specific thing is, in the future, you can tell me if I feel urged to tick, then if I want to fight it I can roll for it.
Aden: If not, I'll just do it.
Dpayne: Yeah I realized that after the second one.
Dpayne: But I'll remember it in the future.
Aden: Cool. I'll e-mail you my sheets?
Dpayne: K, great.
Feuilly: Sheets?
nicebot: Aden rolled 3d1: {1} {1} {1}
nicebot: No, not nice enough
Aden: Updated with a dot of Humanity and XP.
Feuilly: I see.
nicebot: Aden rolled 3d10: {10} {10} {10}
You are now known as Jason
Feuilly: That's not how it rolls.
Jason: This Aden guy really sucks!
Feuilly: roll 3#10
dicebot: Feuilly rolled 3#10 --> {10}, {10}, {10}