IC - Axis Umbra

[Drake]

22 dice in total, which after the rubbish is removed leaves:
Astral Init: 14 10 9 7 5 5 5 (9 Hits)
+ Edge if needed: 7 7 5 5 4 3 (Another 4 Hits)

Slight confusion take the total of all the elements and just add the 1D6 success, so say half Charisma and Intuition could be 5+GOI of 2 +10 =17 +1D6 roll.

D'OH! Sorry, had a spazzy moment.

Thing: 19 + 1D6 = 19 + 4 = 23.? Or is it + 1d6 success, so if I got a 5 then it would be 19 + 1, 20. In which case 19.

[arcanus]

Thing: 19 + 1D6 = 19 + 4 = 23.? Or is it + 1d6 success.

23 it is, 4 Hits

The pool bubbled and writhed with Drakes influence, forming into tendrils, Drake saw where it was going as the spell seemed to be drawn away from him, the tendrils thrashed around of their own.
Diving backwards, the pool erupted the tendrils spewing out into the chamber searching for its intruder, Drake winced as the glyphs upon the wall became more fenetic, their aggitation making his eyes strain and ache.

Make a Intuition+Willpower roll?

[Drake]

Make a Intuition+Willpower roll?

"Oh crap!"

Drop the spell, that must have been a bad idea! Maybe this pool is the guardian of the room... Maybe Drake needs to get to the arch on the other side?

Intuition + Will: 8 7 5 5 5 (5 Hits)

Are the glyphs somehow a protection/detection spell?
Or are they the knowledge that Frank seeks, angry as he hasn't understood yet?

[arcanus]

Drake retreated to the pillars, as the tendrils grew and grew, his head now pounded a painful combination of his own angry frustration and psychodelic overload.
'Now I have a unique perspective on Black IC' he thought, even that hurt.
Drake staggered as if some physical weight were pushed onto his shoulders, as miniscule but broad as they were, anyone looking upon him would have saw how pale he'd become, swallowing hard he avoided vomiting but then gave in.

As Drake sank to the floor, the walls closed in, the glyphes morphing into one, a blurred heavy night out rotation of fairground like chaos.
He sensed the culmination of the quest, he sensed some imparting of knowledge jumbled and mingled with the mental deluge and the last thing he saw before astrally blacking out and returning to the realms physical was the tentacles closing into smother him.

Some small part of Frank Drake snapped, a blinding if maybe misguided illumination settled upon him, an illumination that would drive him for the following three years.
But ultimately could anyone say Drake had not looked upon the face of something truly alien and not seen a higher truth.

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[arcanus]

The Continuing Search For Knowledge: Oracle - 2060

The Soldiers of Light looked upon their new surroundings, both had gathered greater knowledge over the past months.
Their surroundings were that of some Casablanca or Moroccan street, dusty and warmed by desert breezes, old lanterns swung gently upon the sides of doorways.
Smiling at each other the duo stepped across the threshold into a noir bar, the smell of thick arab tobacco enveloped them, spices mingled with the eyewatering scent.

The pair made their way over to the bar, real scotch poured by the sassy black barman, a long missed flavour that almost brought tears to Curren's eyes.
The barman's gleaming grin turned to a mere thin lipped smile as he points to a hidden corner table.
Nodding to each other, the Soldiers approached the table.
Curren's eyes narrowed as a feral grin crossed the albino face of their host, each of his teeth a fang, his eyes pitch black, strangely complimented by his trilby.

"Didn't I kill you" breathed Malthalamus
"Indeed you did" replied Arnold Wiess, the Ghoul Doctor, with that he took a lump of meat that looks remarkably like 'Longpig' and began to cheerfully chew.
Drake adjusted his Fedora and squared his shoulders, time to get down to business.

[Drake]

Is it possible to astrally perceive in this place?
Drake wants to quickly take stock of any useful metal in the immediate vicinity... knifes, pocket watches, decorative swords, shields etc.

Were we supposed to have arranged a meeting with this ghoul-doc?

[arcanus]

Is it possible to astrally perceive in this place?
Drake wants to quickly take stock of any useful metal in the immediate vicinity... knifes, pocket watches, decorative swords, shields etc.

No not perceive but you do have a Magical Sense which would allow you sense such things!

[Curren]

'Is this some sort of sick fuckin' joke?' Curren spoke to the Ghoul through gritted teeth as he surveys the scene around him.

Who else is in this bar at the moment? Any potential threats I'm looking for. Perception/Logic 13 10 10 8 5 3 3 3 1 8 hits

'Don't tell me that I have to kill you again? These clothes are clean on.' The Englishman smiled unpleasantly with a gleam in his eye that is bereft of any humour or patience.

[arcanus]

The ghoul Purrs "I think this is all quite pleasant, unlike yourself Mr Curren whom I consider to be a sick fucking joke" with that the ghoul takes another sliver of longpig and chews cheerfully.
"What about you Drakey, very quiet, little prancing man" as he mocks he showers the table with specks of gore "Maybe your remote control god thing will show" his eyes twinkle.

"So Soldiers if your up for it" with that taunt he extends his hands "Only problem is I'm facing you this time"

Although some of the other drinkers are watching proceedings they do not present any threat at this time.

[Curren]

Curren laughs. 'Now you are joking! Surely we couldn't have come all this way just to meet you as a guardian? That would be ironic wouldn't it?'

He rolls his shoulders, trying to releive the tension that has built up there.

'Its nice to see that your not eating helpless women now.' the Englishman adds conversationally as he surveys with disgust the sickening debris of Weiss's meal.

I wil try and keep him talking, Diplomacy/Logic 15 11 5 5 2 1 1 6 hits

Activate Initiate Sheilding and perceive the ghoul. I would like to know if it is what is says it is, any spells it has running etc Ready ascelerity also. I will make sure the activations are subtle, so he may not sense their initiation.

Magic Theory/Perception 23 15 11 11 8 5 5 2 1 1 1 oooh! 14 hits.