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I wanted to like Elysium , I really did - particularly after enjoying District 9 as much as I did. But despite all the exceptionally well-done action, some of the plot stuff just really destroyed my suspension of disbelief. (Spoilers) Elysium Defense Secretary: "Hi, I'd like to openly and witho...

Because the Ur Priest specifically talks about your levels in spellcasting classes, not your caster level for those spellcasting levels. Those are the same fucking thing. Loremaster also talks about your level in a spellcasting class. The actual, literal, in-book definition of "caster level&qu...

J-Rock looms over the recumbent Ortega, his face expressionless. "Good morning, sleeping beauty. Now, if you're still enamored of having all your limbs, I'd think really carefully about what you might like to tell me. Particularly on the subject of a break-in about raided magic shops in Culver ...

Also, the combat flow is this: 1. Attacker makes attack roll, compares total hits to threshold. If total hits >= threshold, net hits = (total hits - threshold). It's ok if this is zero. 2. Attacker adds weapon damage to net hits from attack roll to calculate attack damage. 3. Defender soaks total at...

So I take it Ortega didn't have any Fortitude soak dice?

echo

J-Rock stands over the unconscious Ortega, shaking his fist and frowning down at the recumbent form. "Damn. I thought he'd be tougher." The private eye bends down to administer some basic first aid and see if he can get the bum talking. (J-Rock has a Medicine (First Aid) of 4 and a Logic o...

Warned by Romero's text, J-Rock will pick a nice hiding spot near the entrance to get the drop on Ortega (7 dice for Stealth). If he can successfully sneak up on Ortega after he's entered the house, J-Rock will loom up on him out of the darkness and settle his hash but good (15 dice for fisticuffs).

If the place looks deserted, J-Rock will snoop around the place a little bit. He has 15 dice for Investigation.

J-Rock nods. "Fine. We stake out Ortega's for a while. If nothing major jumps out at us, we go in and have ourselves a little...chat." (If we get any results from the stakeout, J-Rock has 5 dice for Shadowing. If using Intuition, his total dicepool is 10 - if using Agility, it is 9. If it ...

silva wrote:like, "Oh com all over me!" and then "I cant, miss, Im lawful-good"

So, in this particular example, is the act in question being categorized as evil, or as chaotic? And what on earth could your rationale for that possibly be?

echo

I didn't especially plan it as an investigation game either, but when one of the characters showed up with a private investigator and a lot of criminal contacts, an "investigate stuff" plot was the easiest way to get things started. So everything is my fault, then? ;) I've been wanting to...

J-Rock phones up the others and calls a meet. It's time to put our cards together and see what kind of a hand we have.

J-Rock wants to follow up on some of the leads from the scene. He'll part ways with Marcone and do a Formal Request montage to try to get one of his old buddies at the department (Rating 2 Contact) to run a forensic analysis on the glove bits and partial shoeprint he found (Logic 2 + Police Procedur...

J-Rock takes down Janet's statement, noting with displeasure that it sheds no new light on the case. "Thanks, ma'am. Stay safe out there." He turns and nods to Marco, then leaves the crime scene to meet up with Harley, Ambrus, and Adel.

I was waiting on the outcome of my interrogation roll with Janet.

echo

J-Rock strolls over, eying the wispy spirit with no surprise or trepidation. "Ma'am, I understand that you're in some distress right now, but if you could remain calm, that would be a big help. Anything else you can tell us about the crime would help us in catching the perpetrators." [7 di...

@Echo: I took multiple stabs at trying to write the Holmesian analysis and discovered I can't really write that sort of thing. There were five male and two female robbers, all of them have a smattering of normal heights and weights. If you want to write up a Holmesian super-analysis of your own wit...

And yeah, us stating dicepools and you returning results is just fine.

echo

I think what I got was pretty good, although the number, approximate heights, and genders of the various robbers would also be good. I'm picturing some serious Sherlock Holmes stuff where J-Rock can infer a good deal from extremely minor evidence. Lastly, if I'm making wishes, I wouldn't mind a clue...

J-Rock pulls out a slim policeman's notebook with a black leather binder and notes his observations quietly and efficiently. He sketches the shoeprints as well.

"The resemblance can be uncanny," J-Rock deadpans. "We'll just have a look inside." Nodding his head to Marty and Stefan, he ducks under the Crime Scene tape and holds it up for Marco before making his way into the shop. Once he and Marco are inside, J-Rock examines the scene cri...

J-Rock and Marco arrive, with J-Rock muttering about magic bugs and trees and how nobody just uses a god damned cellphone.

J-Rock rolls up to the poor beat cops. "Marty, Stefan. Who'd you piss off to get this detail?"

J-Rock grunts. "I can hardly contain my excitement." He checks his phone again, then slips it into a pocket and scans the assembled group. "Right. We all know why we're here, so let's not waste any time. Romero, you're with me - we're going to check out the crime scene and see what we...

What about just "Your character gains a bonus feat of your choosing, that you feel thematically matches something your character experienced during this adventure." ? People tend to view free feats with equanimity since they were, well, free. Probably best handled in tandem with normal rew...

A shuddering, beat-up Chevy rattles and belches its way to the curb on State Drive, expelling a cloud of smoke as it wedges itself in between a Smart Car and a Lexus. A tall, muscular man in a black leather jacket and slacks steps out, narrowly avoids being hit by a cyclist who gives him the finger,...