Holes/Session 33 - Revision history

Apheori at 04:50, 1 March 2015

2015-03-01T04:50:52Z

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Apheori: numbers

2015-02-09T16:47:38Z

numbers

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Apheori: fix raw

2015-02-09T03:33:01Z

fix raw

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Apheori: Apheori moved page Holes/Session n to Holes/Session 33

2015-02-09T02:57:54Z

Apheori moved page Holes/Session n to Holes/Session 33

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Apheori: (characters)

2015-02-08T19:10:33Z

(characters)

Apheori: Template

2015-01-09T02:12:45Z

Template

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	And so Rhu crawls deeper into the nightmare...		And so Rhu crawls deeper into the nightmare...

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Apheori: Betterer

2015-01-09T02:11:43Z

Betterer

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	INT. ~~Tavern~~ - ~~evening~~		INT. Dorgin town inn - night

	The party has someone to meet tomorrow, but for now they're just... doing random stuff. Amadi and Greibel are dancing. Radek is having no part in it; he's sitting alone at a table just pondering and tinkering.		The party has someone to meet tomorrow, but for now they're just... doing random stuff. Amadi and Greibel are dancing. Radek is having no part in it; he's sitting alone at a table just pondering and tinkering.
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	Radek sits content with the fact that that his memory of food is apparently still good enough, though he's rocking out in his head.		Radek sits content with the fact that that his memory of food is apparently still good enough, though he's rocking out in his head.


	~~<pre>~~
	Meanwhile Greibel is trying to perform a magic trick for a disinterested but polite bar patron who seems to to be unhappy despite wearing a very funny hat.		Meanwhile Greibel is trying to perform a magic trick for a disinterested but polite bar patron who seems to to be unhappy despite wearing a very funny hat.

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	Gravy had been completely wrong about the dissonance, of course, but it gave Radek an idea - the holes are gaps. And in gaps, there has to be something, even if it is nothing. And magic invariably interacts with these things.		Gravy had been completely wrong about the dissonance, of course, but it gave Radek an idea - the holes are gaps. And in gaps, there has to be something, even if it is nothing. And magic invariably interacts with these things.

	And ''that'' is what the problem with the magic was. It's not the doing spells badly that opens the holes. It's that there's something genuinely wrong with the magic itself here. Something eating at it. So far you only run into it when you bork a spell in a particular way, but it will only get worse in time. On a geological scale, that is. Perhaps astronomical. But eventually, all magic may do it. Any at all.		And ''that'' is what the problem with the magic was. It's not the doing spells badly that opens the holes. It's that there's something genuinely wrong with the magic itself here. Something eating at it. So far you only run into it when you bork a spell in a particular way, but it will only get worse in time. On a geological scale, that is. Perhaps astronomical. But eventually, all magic may do it. Any at all.
	Whatever that something is, you need to find it. And have Greibel smoke it?		Whatever that something is, you need to find it. And have Greibel smoke it?

Apheori at 03:35, 13 October 2014

2014-10-13T03:35:19Z

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	INT. Horrible nightmare realm		INT. Horrible nightmare realm

Apheori: FORMAT?

2014-09-29T02:30:59Z

FORMAT?

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Apheori: Grumble.

2014-09-28T17:14:23Z

Grumble.

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	Something sticky and viscous drips on Rhu's head. Rhu ignores it for now and continues trying to steady himself as the rumbling dies down.		Something sticky and viscous drips on Rhu's head. Rhu ignores it for now and continues trying to steady himself as the rumbling dies down.

	~~'''''Apheori (GM)''': Perception, please.~~

	~~'''''Frezak''': YOU SEE DOOM~~

	~~'''''Gaurav''': Oh no, not doom! Anything but doom! Or Amadi dressed up as Old Gregg!~~

	He looks around. ''(30 perception)'' Nothing really stands out, but the voices continue behind the rumbling, getting louder and frantic and saying uncertain things about other things. Lunch is missing.		He looks around. ''(30 perception)'' Nothing really stands out, but the voices continue behind the rumbling, getting louder and frantic and saying uncertain things about other things. Lunch is missing.

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	There seems to be a crack in the other wall. A whole lot of ooze came out of that. Rhu heads toward it.		There seems to be a crack in the other wall. A whole lot of ooze came out of that. Rhu heads toward it.

	'''''Gaurav''': It was great playing with you guys, and I hope whatever character I role next is less liable to fall into the digestive systems of basements.		'''''Gaurav''' (Rhu): It was great playing with you guys, and I hope whatever character I role next is less liable to fall into the digestive systems of basements.

	'''''Ganelon''': That is a rather naive hope.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): That is a rather naive hope.

	Rhu tries to enlarge the crack with his hands and look through - it looks like a passage has opened, though it's uncertain where to. But it's big enough to fit a person.		Rhu tries to enlarge the crack with his hands and look through - it looks like a passage has opened, though it's uncertain where to. But it's big enough to fit a person.
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	Townsfolk have been trickling in, amidst some chatter of the current weirdness and a fair number of rather bad jokes.		Townsfolk have been trickling in, amidst some chatter of the current weirdness and a fair number of rather bad jokes.

	'''''Ganelon''': Radek spends an hour to make... HEDGE WIZARD'S GLOVES. (cost: 840 piles of dust)		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): Radek spends an hour to make... HEDGE WIZARD'S GLOVES. (cost: 840 piles of dust)

	'''''Bear Soup Guy''': This is no time for gardening!		'''''Bear Soup Guy''' (Greibel): This is no time for gardening!

	When he finishes, we find Amadi dressed up as Old Gregg and leering at Gravy. He ignores her. She produces Baileys and a glass of it appears in front of everyone.		When he finishes, we find Amadi dressed up as Old Gregg and leering at Gravy. He ignores her. She produces Baileys and a glass of it appears in front of everyone.

	'''''Ganelon''': The gloves allow their wearer to use two wizard cantrips - one makes hands that can carry small objects and manipulate things, the other is Prestidigitation and does 'everything'.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): The gloves allow their wearer to use two wizard cantrips - one makes hands that can carry small objects and manipulate things, the other is Prestidigitation and does 'everything'.
	* ''Change colours of, clean, soil, chill, warm, or flavour 1 ft cubed of matter...		* ''Change colours of, clean, soil, chill, warm, or flavour 1 ft cubed of matter...
	* ''Create a small image or item that vanishes a few seconds later		* ''Create a small image or item that vanishes a few seconds later
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	* ''Create harmless sensory effects.		* ''Create harmless sensory effects.

	'''''Gaurav''': "Flavour 1 ft cubed of matter" ... hmm.		'''''Gaurav''' (Rhu): "Flavour 1 ft cubed of matter" ... hmm.

	'''''Ganelon''': Yep, I can make stone taste delicious to you.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): Yep, I can make stone taste delicious to you.

	'''''Gaurav''': We could turn the Hole into a lollipop and get Amadi to eat it.		'''''Gaurav''' (Rhu): We could turn the Hole into a lollipop and get Amadi to eat it.

	'''''Ganelon''': So once he's done making them, obviously he has to test them out.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): So once he's done making them, obviously he has to test them out.

	Radek stares into the Baileys balefully. He doesn't ''drink''. Literally.		Radek stares into the Baileys balefully. He doesn't ''drink''. Literally.
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	'''''Ganelon''': I think... yes, tonight, Radek is going to explore the possibility of making his bomb an un-bomb. Something that can close holes and mend craters rather than create them.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): I think... yes, tonight, Radek is going to explore the possibility of making his bomb an un-bomb. Something that can close holes and mend craters rather than create them.

	'''''Apheori (GM)''': How would it work?		'''''Apheori (GM)''': How would it work?

	'''''Ganelon''': He wants to see if it can create stuff rather than simply energy. Whatever stuff the environment lacks.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): He wants to see if it can create stuff rather than simply energy. Whatever stuff the environment lacks.
	'''''Ganelon''': Of course, a bomb that converts explosive energy into mass is fascinating enough on its own.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): Of course, a bomb that converts explosive energy into mass is fascinating enough on its own.
	''But in particular, we're talking about creating whatever is lacking that causes holes to appear. Stuff on the most fundamental level. Reality.		''But in particular, we're talking about creating whatever is lacking that causes holes to appear. Stuff on the most fundamental level. Reality.

	'''''Gaurav''': Hmm, interesting. Somehow I imagined the holes more like ... necrosis. Like skin just tearing apart and then there's a gap. So I've been thinking about closing them in clotting/stitching metaphors		'''''Gaurav''' (Rhu): Hmm, interesting. Somehow I imagined the holes more like ... necrosis. Like skin just tearing apart and then there's a gap. So I've been thinking about closing them in clotting/stitching metaphors

	'''''Ganelon''': That could be accurate. Of course, we're debating the metaphysical properties of a fictional world that may have never made sense to begin with.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): That could be accurate. Of course, we're debating the metaphysical properties of a fictional world that may have never made sense to begin with.

	'''''Apheori (GM)''': So energy-based matter synthesis according to what should be in a space but isn't?		'''''Apheori (GM)''': So energy-based matter synthesis according to what should be in a space but isn't?

	'''''Ganelon''': The latter would most assuredly be reliant on magic. Energy to matter is theoretically possible to achieve through our understanding of modern science. "What used to be here"... is more complicated.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): The latter would most assuredly be reliant on magic. Energy to matter is theoretically possible to achieve through our understanding of modern science. "What used to be here"... is more complicated.

	While Radek ponders, Amadi is sitting on the bar, dressed like Old Gregg, singing about pickles. Then she suddenly giggles and falls over backwards behind the bar.		While Radek ponders, Amadi is sitting on the bar, dressed like Old Gregg, singing about pickles. Then she suddenly giggles and falls over backwards behind the bar.
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	Gravy comes back inside, wordlessly thrusts the plants he found at Greibel, and goes to bother Radek.		Gravy comes back inside, wordlessly thrusts the plants he found at Greibel, and goes to bother Radek.

	'''''Ganelon''': Not that you need one, but is there a purpose to this bebotheration?		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): Not that you need one, but is there a purpose to this bebotheration?

	'''''Frezak''': Yes. Gravy is sure that Radek needs good old bothering to keep him grounded.		'''''Frezak''' (Gravy): Yes. Gravy is sure that Radek needs good old bothering to keep him grounded.

	Greibel inspects the hallucinogenic ''(rolled 23 nature)'' and finds it not only to be a mild hallucinogen, but also likely to be very, very stinky if smoked.		Greibel inspects the hallucinogenic ''(rolled 23 nature)'' and finds it not only to be a mild hallucinogen, but also likely to be very, very stinky if smoked.

	'''''Frezak''': Actually. I want to roll Arcana. To say soemthing smart. (rolled 21 arcana)		'''''Frezak''' (Gravy): Actually. I want to roll Arcana. To say soemthing smart. (rolled 21 arcana)

	THE GRAVEDIGGER		THE GRAVEDIGGER
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	Gravy plods out and drag the bard out of the grave. The bard thanks him by howling at him and then trying to hump his leg.		Gravy plods out and drag the bard out of the grave. The bard thanks him by howling at him and then trying to hump his leg.

	'''''Ganelon''': Let's see if I can roll an Arcana bad enough to be under that result.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): Let's see if I can roll an Arcana bad enough to be under that result.

	Radek has an epiphany ''(rolled 32 arcana)''. Something about the nature of holes. He stands up and ends up catching his beard on something.		Radek has an epiphany ''(rolled 32 arcana)''. Something about the nature of holes. He stands up and ends up catching his beard on something.

	'''''Frezak''': Leaving pieces of his POWER behind. As in beard.		'''''Frezak''' (Gravy): Leaving pieces of his POWER behind. As in beard.

	RADEK		RADEK
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	Meanwhile Radek deactivates his nose and makes Gravy a pair of awesome boots.		Meanwhile Radek deactivates his nose and makes Gravy a pair of awesome boots.

	'''''Frezak''': You have tailoring?		'''''Frezak''' (Gravy): You have tailoring?

	'''''Ganelon''': Hell no, he robs some drunk of his fucking boots and uses magic to reshape and resize them.		'''''Ganelon''' (Radek): Hell no, he robs some drunk of his fucking boots and uses magic to reshape and resize them.

	'''''Frezak''': Look, if you really needed boots I'm sure there's another way.		'''''Frezak''' (Gravy): Look, if you really needed boots I'm sure there's another way.

	'''''Apheori (GM)''': Why, does anyone in the party actually have morals?		'''''Apheori (GM)''': Why, does anyone in the party actually have morals?

	'''''Gaurav''': Rhu has morals! They're very annoying.		'''''Gaurav''' (Rhu): Rhu has morals! They're very annoying.

	'''''Frezak''': You're being digested by a cellar! Your morals don't count!		'''''Frezak''' (Gravy): You're being digested by a cellar! Your morals don't count!

	The bard runs in and starts singing about what he sees, and, subsequently, smells, and a random patron helpfully gets up, clubs the bard over the head with his mug, and then goes back to whatever he was doing.		The bard runs in and starts singing about what he sees, and, subsequently, smells, and a random patron helpfully gets up, clubs the bard over the head with his mug, and then goes back to whatever he was doing.
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	The voices are whispering in his mind, and Rhu realises for the first time tha he's not actually hearing them with his ears.		The voices are whispering in his mind, and Rhu realises for the first time tha he's not actually hearing them with his ears.

	'''''Gaurav''': How do you tell that something is "in your mind"? What would that feel like? especially when Rhu has no other context on what is going on aurally around him.		'''''Gaurav''' (Rhu): How do you tell that something is "in your mind"? What would that feel like? especially when Rhu has no other context on what is going on aurally around him.

	'''''Apheori (GM)''': ...normal, except where it isn't.		'''''Apheori (GM)''': ...normal, except where it isn't.