Conversation with #bloodden at 2/17/2009 12:21:56 AM on Jason@irc.techwarelabs.com (irc)

Dpayne: You recognize him as second in command to Archbishop Vykos, Bishop Domingo Vasquez a powerful Lasombra who has always been looking for a way to oust your master.
Dpayne: Over.
Feuilly [Feuilly@hide-20A5334C.dsl.teksavvy.com] entered the room.
Barrett: "WHat can I do for you, Vasquez?"
Barrett: Over
Dpayne: He seems somewhat repulsed by your presence, hell, your very existence.
Dpayne: He snidely remarks.
Dpayne: "Your master is missing, this means I'm in charge now."
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: "I see. And what would you have me do under your command?"
Barrett: Over.
Dpayne: "I've already begun to question your usefulness under my regime. I don't have the promise of knowledge of your sire available to keep you in line."
Dpayne: "And your very existence is repugnant to me."
Dpayne: "However, I feel I should give you an "opportunity" to prove your loyalty and usefulness."
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: "I'm listening."
Barrett: over
Dpayne: "Good, your willingness to serve is noted."
Dpayne: He seems very pleased with himself.
Dpayne: "You have two tasks to perform tonight."
Dpayne: "If you manage to survive the first one you are to immediately commence with the second."
Dpayne: "Or face my wraith."
Dpayne: "Do you understand?"
Dpayne: over.
dicebot [f@hide-20A5334C.dsl.teksavvy.com] entered the room.
Barrett: "yes."
Barrett: over.
Dpayne: He presents you with a note.
Dpayne: "First you will go to the city park and deliver this to a Gangrel named the rat king. How you make it through the park or survive it's many dangers is up to you."
Dpayne: "If you happen to survive this first task, you will proceed to the meetingplace for the counsel and be prepared to work after you get there."
Dpayne: He says this rather forcefully.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I fold the note neatly and place it in my pants pocket.
Barrett: "Will that be all?"
Barrett: over
CalvinT left the room (quit: Ping timeout).
Dpayne: "Yes, and under no circumstances are you to read the note."
Dpayne: "I know your every move, and if you do, I shall tear every limb from your puny body and post it across the city as a warning to any other servant who might disobey me."
Dpayne: "Now get to work."
Dpayne: He exits out the door, as you look to see him leave all that appears in the hallway are shadows and darkness.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I open the note and read it.
Barrett: over.
Dpayne: Before you do that!
Jason: Hahaha.
Dpayne: Roll perception + Alertness difficulty 7.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled perception + Alertness difficulty 7. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: ?
Dpayne: John Barrett?
Barrett: ?
Dpayne: Roll Perception + Alertness
dicebot: Dpayne rolled Perception + Alertness --> error: malformed expression
Barrett: Uh. what do I type here?
Feuilly: type roll x#d10
Feuilly: Where x is perception + alertness
Feuilly: Ie.
Feuilly: roll 3#d10
dicebot: Feuilly rolled 3#d10 --> [ 1d10=4 ]{4}, [ 1d10=8 ]{8}, [ 1d10=2 ]{2}
Dpayne: Roll 7#d10
dicebot: Dpayne rolled 7#d10 --> [ 1d10=8 ]{8}, [ 1d10=2 ]{2}, [ 1d10=6 ]{6}, [ 1d10=3 ]{3}, [ 1d10=5 ]{5}, [ 1d10=6 ]{6}, [ 1d10=1 ]{1}
Dpayne: Like that.
Barrett: is that my perception/alterness? 7?
Dpayne: Yes
Jason: You should keep your sheet open, Psaturn.
Barrett: roll 7#d10
dicebot: Barrett rolled 7#d10 --> [ 1d10=7 ]{7}, [ 1d10=8 ]{8}, [ 1d10=9 ]{9}, [ 1d10=10 ]{10}, [ 1d10=6 ]{6}, [ 1d10=1 ]{1}, [ 1d10=3 ]{3}
Dpayne: You get the overwhelming sense that some force is watching you.
Dpayne: over.
Dpayne: Now do you still want to open the note?
Barrett: no
Barrett: is there anyone else in the building I'm in?
Dpayne: I actually really don't want that to influence your decision.
Dpayne: BUt, presumably.
Dpayne: The Archbishop has various staff and hangers on who also live in the mansion.
Barrett: do I know any of them personally?
Dpayne: Townhouse excuse me.
Dpayne: No, your character mostly keeps to himself.
Dpayne: And the possessive jealous archbishop is quick to sequester you from other vampires.
Barrett: has vasquez already moved into the archbishop's chambers?
Dpayne: You have no idea where Vasquez has moved.
Dpayne: He dissapeared into the shadows.
Barrett: I go to check out the archbishop's chambers.
Dpayne: You leave you personal chamber and head out into the hallway taking up a somewhat more traditional feel, or as traditional as bone shaped to look like wood can be.
Dpayne: You make your way past a few ghouls and schlatka to the door to the archbishop's personal chamber.
Barrett: is the door unlocked?
Dpayne: Blocking the ways is a severely fleshcrafted ghoul.
Dpayne: He wears no clothes, and has no gender, indeed you only know it's a he because you saw him before this.
Barrett: So I'm the one that created him?
Dpayne: An exoskeleton of bone covers soft fleshy spots that poke out in various places over the creature.
Dpayne: You remember helpind create him with Vykos.
Dpayne: You were responsible for removing his eyes and giving him the powerful nostrels that allows him to smell his prey.
Dpayne: He begins sniffing.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: is he sentient?
Dpayne: Well he still has a human brain.
Dpayne: But his memories have been wiped with dominate, and the blood bond has warped him into a nearly mindless slave.
Barrett: So he'll understand if spoken to?
Barrett: Okay.
Dpayne: However he is aware enough to take and respond to commands.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: And I suppose he's bloodbound to vykos?
Dpayne: Yes
Dpayne: Roll Intelligence+Investigation difficulty 5.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled Intelligence+Investigation difficulty 5. --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: Over
Barrett: I speak to the ghoul "This is Barret, I want to get into the Archbishop's chamber. Please step aside."
Dpayne: John Barret?
Dpayne: Alright
Dpayne: Anyway he gets close to you and starts sniffing.
Dpayne: After sniffing for a few moments he grunts and steps aside.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I say "thanks" even if it's to myself and open the door to the chamber and step inside.
Barrett: over.
Dpayne: You notice that the chamber is locked.
Barrett: What kind of lock is it?
Dpayne: However instead of a keyhole you notice a strange indentation, like a facet where you might insert a certain object with a matching marker.
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: Do I recognize the indentation?
Dpayne: No, roll Perception+Occult difficulty 9.
Barrett: just a second. I don't think anybody ever sent me the filled out sheet.
Dpayne: Oh...
Dpayne: Jason emailed it to you.
Dpayne: I guess.
Barrett: yeah he did but I deleted it thinking it was something else.
Dpayne: Alright I think I also need to pause the game and explain something as well.
Dpayne: When you haven't said an action.
Dpayne: And I say roll something + something
Dpayne: It's entirely optional.
Dpayne: So don't feel obligated.
Dpayne: It's something I partially like to use as a judgment call in regards to how much information I should give based on who your character is.
Barrett: oh okay.
Dpayne: And for other reasons as well.
Dpayne: Anyway do you have your sheet yet?
Barrett: roll d6#10
dicebot: Barrett rolled d6#10 --> {10}, {10}, {10}
Barrett: uh.
Dpayne: No roll 6#d10
Barrett: Oh okay.
Barrett: roll 6#d10
dicebot: Barrett rolled 6#d10 --> [ 1d10=3 ]{3}, [ 1d10=2 ]{2}, [ 1d10=6 ]{6}, [ 1d10=9 ]{9}, [ 1d10=10 ]{10}, [ 1d10=1 ]{1}
Dpayne: Roll additional die 10 for specialty roll.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled additional die 10 for specialty roll. --> error: malformed expression
Barrett: so what does that mean?
Dpayne: You get a chance for an extra success.
Dpayne: If you botch it doesn't count.
Dpayne: More successes equals a better result.
Barrett: right but i say 1#d10?
Dpayne: No, say roll d10
Barrett: oh okay
Barrett: roll d10
dicebot: Barrett rolled d10 --> [ 1d10=7 ]{7}
Dpayne: Upon close inspection you do not recognize it as any Sabbat or Tzimisce symbol.
Dpayne: You also noticed that this has been recently attached to the door through some supernatural means.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I speak to the ghoul "Do you have the key to this door?"
Barrett: over.
Dpayne: The ghoul grunts and then in a horrible screatcing grunt like voice he responds, "Ring around the roses, park is full of puppies, ashes... ashes, we all get burned alive."
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: Okay I'll try one more thing then leave. can I use malleable visage on my hand to turn make it the palm clay like and then press it into the indentation?
Dpayne: Your flesh seeps in and fills the indentation you wait for a moment expecting something akin to the sunlight revealing the location of the ark from Raiders, as the anticipation builds you get more and more excited about what could be behind this door.
Dpayne: The nothing happens.
Dpayne: Then nothing happens.
Dpayne: Over.
Dpayne: Bleh
Barrett: "hm. Well then."
Barrett: I walk over to the ghoul and take his hand and place the note in it.
Barrett: "Can you open this for me?"
Barrett: over
Dpayne: The ghoul drops the note, grunts and says, "Second verse same as first... Ring around the roses, park is full of puppies, ashes... ashes, we all get burned alive."
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: I pick up the note and return to my room to get my backpack.
Dpayne: You make your way back to your room and retrieve your backpack.
Dpayne: Do you want to retrieve anything else?
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I place a jar of dirt, swiss army knife, notebook, and pen inside.
Barrett: I then put the backpack on and walk out into the hallway and take one last look around. Is there anything lying around that may be of use to me in view?
Barrett: over
Dpayne: Roll perception+investigation
dicebot: Dpayne rolled perception+investigation --> error: malformed expression
Dpayne: difficulty 7
Barrett: roll 5d#10
dicebot: Barrett rolled 5d#10 --> error: malformed expression
Feuilly left the room.
Barrett: roll d5#10
dicebot: Barrett rolled d5#10 --> {10}, {10}, {10}, {10}
Barrett: fucking hell.
Dpayne: 5#d10
BruceWayne: 5#d10
Dpayne: Plus roll
Barrett: roll 5#d10
dicebot: Barrett rolled 5#d10 --> [ 1d10=5 ]{5}, [ 1d10=7 ]{7}, [ 1d10=8 ]{8}, [ 1d10=5 ]{5}, [ 1d10=4 ]{4}
Barrett: roll d10
dicebot: Barrett rolled d10 --> [ 1d10=7 ]{7}
Dpayne: Oh you didn't get a specialty roll.
Dpayne: You need to get a 10 to get another roll.
Dpayne: Anyway.
Barrett: oh I thought that was what plus roll meant
Barrett: nevermind that one then.
Dpayne: You notice a toy ball that for some reason you think you might need.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I take the toy ball and throw it in the backpack before heading outside.
Barrett: ove
Barrett: R
Dpayne: Do you leave?
Barrett: yes.
Dpayne: You make your way through the twisting halls of the townhouse and out the front door to the street.
Dpayne: Across the street before you, you see the large ominous gate to the park.
Dpayne: In front of the gate stands a hideous old hag cooing at a baby carriage.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: where in the park was I supposed to meet the RAT KING?
Dpayne: You were supposed to find him yourself.
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: Have I ever met him before?
Dpayne: No
Barrett: Who else is on the streets?
Dpayne: Just the old hag.
Barrett: can I tell from where I am if she's actually a human or not?
Dpayne: Roll perception + occult difficulty 5.
dicebot: Dpayne rolled perception + occult difficulty 5. --> error: malformed expression
Barrett: roll 6#d10
dicebot: Barrett rolled 6#d10 --> [ 1d10=10 ]{10}, [ 1d10=7 ]{7}, [ 1d10=1 ]{1}, [ 1d10=10 ]{10}, [ 1d10=6 ]{6}, [ 1d10=6 ]{6}
Dpayne: She is not human.
Dpayne: You also know that she is not kindred.
Dpayne: Over.
Barrett: I walk over to her.
Dpayne: She continues cooing at the carriage.
Dpayne: You notice the carriage is filled with human bones.
Dpayne: From the size of them children's bones.
Dpayne: Over.
dicebot left the room (quit: Quit: ).
Barrett: I pretend to cry audibly to the old hag "Where's my moooooom?!"
Dpayne: She raises an eye at you.
Dpayne: "Pretty little lick, pretty little lick
Barrett: I pace around aimlessly like a stupid 5 year old crying obnoxiously and then begin to walk away from her.
Dpayne: "Little boys with fangs should be at the park so late unless they have a reason."
Dpayne: "Do you have a reason pretty little lick?"
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: I immediately stop knowing the JIG is UP and annoyed turn to her. "I need to speak with the rat king"
Barrett: over.
Dpayne: She quickly sticks her hand in the carriage and pulls out a bone and then shoves it at you.
Dpayne: "Make me something pretty."
Dpayne: over.
Barrett: I use bone shaping to turn it into a bone christmas tree.
Dpayne: Roll strength + craft difficulty 5.
Barrett: roll 5#d10
Barrett: dicebot is gone
Dpayne: No more dicebot.
Dpayne: Hmmm
Barrett: Does anybody have a roller on their IRC setup?
RobertBlake: No.
RobertBlake: javascript: for(var i=0; i<10; i++) { document.body.innerHTML += (Math.floor(Math.random()*10)+1).toString() + '&nbsp;'; }
RobertBlake: Paste that in your Firefox and see if it works
RobertBlake: It always generates 10 so be fair and always take the first [however many you need].
RobertBlake: Even if they're all ones and the rest are all 10s.
Barrett is now known as Psaturn
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RobertBlake is now known as FagBigot