Yeah. What plot am I a part of again? you are looking for anathema. There is supposed to be one tonight and one tomorrow night in this city you can't really tell anyone you know this, because how you know it is from the sidereal, and you are mystically prevented from telling anyone Ah. And I have informants, clues, posse? What are my resources? your resources are your men. your clues are thus - one of them is the swordsman in service of the Prefect - one of them is from a land over the sea and one will cause the death of the other that's all you know Ah. Hmmmm..... Am I supposed to kill them both, or kill one after he/she kills the other? whatever you can do you can't tell anyone except for your supervisor, who is working with house Islesi that's the sidereal Aha. This will be interesting. What's my cover for being there? the wedding. You are to have a good time, and try to support house Cathak for the duration in order for them to remain control of this prefecture Ah. there is only the one here, it must be him but the would not know he was a sidereal I was hoping that wouldn't be the case. Joy. You're an evil GM, but a very good one. thanks you know that's not where he is heh they came up with him on their own.. but *shrug* Joy. I'm going to "assist" in the search just long enough to split off. I've got roughly 50 soldiers around? in your house, and scattered around the city as mercenaries so as not to draw attention to yourself themselves Ah. Life is good. * GoldenH nods sagely Now, to get out of dodge and ask some questions. * GoldenH nods tell the pc's you're going IRC is nice, because we can pass notes and they'll never suspect anything :D Yep. Plots= >:) hehehe Where are my rooms? I don't want to be cliché, but I need a sneaky way out, and I don't have Stealth. I'm hoping there's a window. your rooms are not in the manor. Your rooms are in the house rented by your House Bah. Tabius..... * GoldenH chuckles you can slip out if you want, but you'll never be unseen with the mass of peasants around the manor Ah..... ooooh...... Must beg off. But first, must see Tabius's rooms. even a anathema couldn't do it. Mcdammit. I don't think the Iselsi wants to come to me.... This reminds me of a low-key game of Paranoia now. A friend and I teamed up via sign language ;) i don't imagine so. You suppose he's talking with Ledall Kian never played Paranoia You should. Excellent game. Usually, the players end up killing each other for resources, and trying to keep the others from knowing it's them doing it. you have clones, so a chardeath isn't final immediately. well, if I can actually find a GM.. I’ve heard of it, so I know a bit Heh. Finding a GM is HARD. It takes skill. I have not that skill I can on VERY short intervals, but only in person. heh I'm better suited to mage, and my twice a month RL DB game. mage sounds cool, but the book to me is rather.. raw I ignore much of the book, and run it off intuition. Fun is the technomantic Cultist of Ecstasy with the computer-sequence drug-lab. ... interesting I built my own rulesets for different things, and at one point had 3 different players absolutely convinced they were the villains sibling. lol I'm a bad, bad man. The villain didn't have siblings. Why are they trusting the VILLAIN?? * GoldenH shakes his head sadly But you, I better be able to understand the Sidereal. No Yoda-speak or parables or anything like that... lol ok I've GMed. I know the urges ;) my urges are more sinister ;) Aw, dammit. The Iselsi did NOT do it. I've got to keep telling myself that. yeap You know, Sitting here, chuggin lemonade, and flipping through the books I have for IC info is rather enjoyaable. oh? Yep. Next question. Was I APC'ed, or am I new to this whole tomb thing? you weren't there. but you heard about it And IE WILL NOT GET THE DAMNED FILE!!! I hate, Loath, despise, wish to hurt//maim//kill the connection into workability. hmm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exaltedb/message/62 That might work better. Damned. I need a user name. Is this a public group, or will any old user name work? should be a public group, let me check well i could paste it for you but it'll lag you to hell try the link again I already am. Is there a super-condensed version? no Gave me a cannot find server. Crap. :o Great. I'm becoming outspoken Minority suspicion man. Try to keep things simple so I can find my own little Anathema, and they're bringing in the damned ORDER! heh To be plagued with semi-sensible players.... Where's the gung-ho PHAT L3WTER!! when you need him? * GoldenH shakes his head sadly You got some wheels within wheels if the Prefect getting shot is a nothing. it's a nothing, and then some. before tonight, I wasn't even sure it was going to happen. And I got 24 hours before I get to play with 3 Anathema! (Sidereal, Solar, Lunar.) the dice said it happened. *shrug* Sweet Jesus! H, I bestow upon you the Player Misdirection Master of the Month award. lol you saw me roll the d6. saw me say 1=prefect ;) saw that the d6=1 "The dice said it happened. "That's what that was about???? well I knew the dice would say one, even if it was random. I am prescient Dammit, Things would have been simpler if I'd been pegged. All good GMs are. * GoldenH laughs That, or being able to cheat with dice. I can with 6s. * GoldenH shrugs' hard to cheat electrons True. Easier to rig the proggie. way too easy Even easier to just type the result you wish in the dice format. lol Hey, I've done it. Then again, I've admitted I'm a bad, bad man. but I didn't have to. I prefer it that way. True. I've fallen victim to the second-and-third guessing syndrome after a few of my stunts. * GoldenH nods Reminds me of the story about the players who decided if a plant or woman was important to the GM, it was deadly. Next campaign, "Amazons in the jungle!" Are we going to do the hunt tonight, or wait till next session? * GoldenH ponders going to the Ledall House, you are? Yep. To get at least the bracers with windhands, considering there's a damned sniper somewhere, then to find the Sidereal. * GoldenH nods When you have equipped yourself with what you need, a servant informs you that Ledall Kian would like to speak with you in his private chambers Well, I believe I'll head that way. No sense in keeping him waiting. * GoldenH nods you enter his private sweet, and find him arguing with Islesi Romera over a small table. He looks up as you enter. "Jynaru, welcome, have a seat." * Jynaru bows, and selects a seat Islesi Romera offers you his hand "Good to meet you, Ledall Jynaru" "Indeed." * Jynaru waits for the serious talk to begin Kian: "You were near the Prefect during the assassination attempt, yes?" "Yes, sir." "Did you see anything odd?" "I could not tell myself, but the guard said that the arrow curved towards the Prefect, and wind could not do it." Romera nods slowly. "An anathema then." Kian's eyes sparkle. "You know where they are?" Romera shakes his head no. "I know there are to be some, but not that there were already here." Kian nods slowly Romera: "Tell me, Jynaru, do they have any idea where the arrow came from?" "They have no exact idea. They merely know it came roughly from east of the balcony." Romera and Kian both nod slowly. "I will investigate it further, Kian. They should not be able to hide themselves from me, now that I know what to look for." "Romera, the others are also looking for you. When they heard the Iselsi name, you immediately became a candidate." Romera nods slowly. "I would like to strangle the man who told them I was here," he spits bitterly He sighs and takes a sip of a fruity drink in front of him. You notice that Kian has a similar drink. "Also, they have notified the Order. This, along with the Talon already searching, leaves me worried." He looks at you. "Well, you have met me now. Tell me: Do you think it was I? Well let me assure you it was not. Kian and I were discussing the matter at the time; I could have been nowhere else." Romera laughs. "The order? I have nothing to fear from the Wyld Hunt, boy." "I was not implying so. I fear that with hundreds of people seeking the Anathema, it will be much more difficult to accomplish the task quietly." He calms himself, nodding, and continues. "In any case, I will continue my searching. There are so far many candidates to keep an eye out for. Several strike me as important; liaisons of foreigners and the Prefect's guards. They do not know what to look for, and they will not notice your quest. That I have made sure." He rummages in a pouch at his side, and hands you a folded sheet of paper. "A list of people I fear may become Anathema." * Jynaru scans the list for a moment, than re-folds it and puts it away {emailing me the list?} (no, not yet) (Nobody you know to look for now. You shouldn't be telling names anyhow, if you want me to tell you names I will... just not right now.) actually one name sticks out. Bentharr is on the list. That is the only one whom is even remotely familiar. {Was worried there'd be some party member or something...} and of course, the new prefect's name and his wife {I’m paranoid, at this point.} nobody on the party ;) you can't exalt TWICE, for god's sake. Kian dismisses you. "Very well. Thank you for your time, Jynaru. And good hunting." {Paranoia has nothing to do with reality.} (true) * Jynaru bows as he stands, and leaves. what were you going to do again? (Next question. How hard is it to notify my undercover men of things/ Well, to be honest, I plan to lead false trails to the Iselsi everyone's looking for. You really can tell your men anything you want, but you suspect you are being watched, and that your men may talk Ah. Hmmmmm...... can't sacrifice any..... Time to hit the streets. I'm mainly going to focus on Inns, and hope to meet a couple of my men. I want them to make some subtle inquiries. How much do our guys know about the Iselsi? Description or anything? nope, just the name Well, I can lay some false trails fairly simply, anyway. What's the biggest Inn in town? * GoldenH shrugs Lets say... The Old Guard Well, that's where I'm headed. Do I know of any of my men staying there? a couple, probably. It's a big inn. Excellent. So, sewing bad rumors? * Jynaru wanders the streets, heading slowly towards the Old Guard, asking the occasional question to shopowners or such who might have seen the arrow. the shot. Yep. False trails, mainly with false Iselsi descriptions as a "suspect". allright Roll Manipulation + Socialize sonofa.... Is this extended? nope roll 'em before I end it Ah. I'll burn a willpower then. ok !ex 5 not here in the main channel Roll them in the main channel? yea i can't see anything in private chat #pvpexalted allright your rumor is spread well enough now that's it for tonight ;) Yep. allright how exactly did you want him to look? Happy false rumors about the Iselsi. Didn't sleep much, but I can't say much about that in THERE. Hmmmm.... What's the description of my Sidereal "friend"? yea but you can give me an exact description if you like, so I can give this false description to the rest of the group medium height, otherwise looks like your normal realm bloke. Starry eyes, naturally. Gonna give this Iselsi a noticeable scar, and copper-colored hair. works for me where is this scar? Left arm. Jagged. great You know, I'm starting to trust Iselsi even less. It's all your fault. heh You and your frigging evidenceless "crime", and your allies. :p That animal was either a mistake, or a brilliant ploy. I'm just not sure of which yet ;) heh Oh, here's the description to append to my charsheet. "Jynaru is the pale white of the (Forgot the types of tree, one with pale white bark, obviously), with long dark brown hair, and green eyes the viridian color of spring grass. He is quite tall and thing, but tightly muscled. He has bark akin to the (Again, forgot the tree name) along the insides of his forearms, which is pliable, yet tough. He often dresses in dark c Cool. I'm now up to date. yeap What a time to disc, too. Bentharr or the lady is a solar, we've got dead lunar, and I bet my Sidereal "friend" is pissed. heh heh heh Do I have time to get to my compound, talk to Sidereal, and get back? yeap That’s my plan. I'm gonna RUN once I'm out of sight. okay just get away from 'em first, then we can just go over what you want to say I'm away. allright While I wait to see the Sidereal, I'm gonna send out a message telling my men to start looking for Bentharr and lady whatever that is also missing. Err, the servant. You walk through the streets, they are very empty, with guards everywhere. You suppose if there was a pickpocket out today, his hand would be chopped before the crime could be committed. Joyful. I gotta get to my superiors! This is something they need to know NOW!! Allright, you make it to the house loaned to Ledall. You are hurriedly escorted to the top floors, where you can discuss this with the main representative of your house." IIRC, it mentions a Solar and a Lunar specifically, right? Gotcha. heh okay Ledall Kian is there to see you, but Islesi Romera is nowhere to be found. * Jynaru chuckles Good thing I'm not attempting to go MA with Tei. Dammit! you wanna talk with Kian? Ok, so Kian's there, but not the Iselsi. I'll talk with Kian, and trust that he knows some of what Romera knows, and can FIND Romera. okay he won't actually be able to find Romera right now. But he can assure you that they have nothing to do with this. and he'll let the sidereal know everything you tell him Plus he suggests you order your men to comb the city. Obviously, one of them is an Anathema and must be killed before they are found. Not worried about that. Well, I am, but I don't show it. I'm going to tell him some simple things. The Lunar is indeed dead, and the Solar is most likely Bentharr or the missing servant. I need Romera to find the Spirit, if possible, and interrogate it. okay that will be done Yes! Do they have some sort of way to contact me, that linguistics charm or something? * GoldenH ponders yeap DAMMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! I should be in the room soon. ok There. Ok, I'm assuming I made it back in time? you're talking to Kian yea ok Ah. Still? Ok, I've covered what I need done, who to do it to, contact me as soon a possible.... can I carry my powerbow? sure I'm carrying the damned powerbow. I do NOT like this whole disappearing thing. I'm going to assume I have some sort of ceremonial sword to wear to. Dead body just kicked Jynaru into hyper-soldier mode ;) * GoldenH thumbs up Ok. Make it chopping. heh I'm gonna carry just the bow and the windhands bracers. GAH! The SWORD. No bow. NO BOW! Also, if I have time, swap into something more suitable for the meeting. Sack that if I would be late. heh I am official in Anathema Hunting "Say Hello to Mr. Arrow and all his happy friends." Mode. lol so basically you're in full armor and weapons No. I'm not stupid. I'm in happy nice robes, but I've got the bracers and chopping sword. Ceremonial at that. Consider it mental mode. okay so you still have the powerbow? I'm a "method roleplayer" ;) heh No. That's a bit conspicuous. Good guards wouldn't let me carry it in anyway. Bit crazy to run across town carrying it for the meeting. Just sword, bracers, and new robes. Oh.....damn. He's good. THAT'S where Sidereal punk is. Tell me, is the Solar mentioned a new solar, or just A solar? a new solar Ah. I was beginning to worry that I'd sent everybody on a wild goose chase. * Jynaru wipes sweat from his brow Admittedly, if the chick WAS the lunar, they won't find her, but they better damn well find Bentharr and that spirit. yeap Even though he's an annoying guy, Iselsi Romani ought to be able to do better than our resident sorc.... oh yea Is it me, or is the thought of Shakel attempting to talk a spirit out of attacking us a bit incongrous.