[OOC] [Mage: the Awakening 2E] The Supernal Suburbia

[Caladriu]

rwknoll Not to sound like I'm gaming this, but question about resolving paradox conditions and arcane beats. If I allow both of them to lapse, do I get 2 beats? What if I scour one of them and let the other lapse? Does scouring count as resolving the condition for beat purposes? I'm just trying to figure out how these interact with the limit on how many arcane beats you can get per scene for resolving magical conditions.

Life 2 "Body Control" is absolutely ridiculous, and I love it.

I'm out of my IRL rut, so I'll be more responsive again. Thanks for the patience.

Welcome back! I hope stuff's going well today.

[rwknoll]

Frankly it's a little unclear to me. There are enough exceptions and convoluted answers about rules in the core Mage book that it's hard for me to know.

Per the RAW on arcane beats on p. 83, you can only earn 1 arcane beat per scene from resolving a condition. So, let's go with just one. However, you can earn an extra arcane beat if you let it lapse, and then another beat in a later scene once you scour it. In that sense, I guess they're just like persistent conditions that grant arcane beats, yeah?

FYI, for purposes of spell control, only the Mage who cast the spell has it count against their active limit for reach. This is a noteworthy change from 1E. Haberdasher and Beans, you don't need to list it in your post header; when Lynx chooses to end the spell, it will end for them too.

[rwknoll]

Caladriu - To answer the other part of your question, I do think you get an arcane beat for scouring during the initial "phase" of the condition.

Sorry I haven't had time to put up more replies today, I've been crazy busy both at work and home. I'll probably put something up late tonight, or (more likely) tomorrow afternoon.

[Caladriu]

No worries, take your time! I'm waiting for Binder's spell resolution before I post again, just so the current scene doesn't totally become the Moonstone Show.

[rwknoll]

I'm out of town this weekend and will probably have limited opportunity to post. I'll try to get something up if I have a chance.

[rwknoll]

Finally back and had time to get a post up tonight! Hope you find it interesting. Thanks for waiting, everyone.

[Caladriu]

Welcome back! Thanks for updating.

Just in case it comes up: my Artifact (cloak currently hidden under jacket) contains up to 10 Mana which I can spend as my own if needed. Should I assume it has all 10 points right now, or some other amount?

[rwknoll]

Caladriu - Great question, I forgot all about that. We'll say it has the full 10 mana.

crapcarp - It is a special type of dispellation effect related to the nature of the realm you have just entered. And the mana drain on Moonstone has specific mechanics behind it that I'm using, which I created behind the scenes a while ago. I'm trying to use special mechanics to enhance the narrative quality of the story, but let me know if it's taking fun away from the game or something seems unfair. Same applies to anyone else.

No, no penalty from poor light here. You can drop night vision and still see ok for the moment.

Yes, great point - let's call this a new scene. And let's do that for everyone, including the other Chicago group. Seems like a good time for that, and I like to keep them the same when possible.

So with the new scene, anyone can use a little of Mage sight for a little bit without spending willpower, turn a failure into a dramatic failure for a beat (mundane rolls) or arcane beat (spellcasting roll), or gain a beat/arcane beat from resolving a condition. And I think this resets cumulative paradox rolls, right?

Everyone heals 1 bashing damage, if relevant.

[Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon]

Each Paradox roll after the first made for the same caster within the same scene [adds a +1 dice modifier]. This bonus accumulates with each roll, so the third roll made for a mage within a scene has a +2 modifier.

If we're in a new Scene now, then yes, cumulative paradox rolls are reset.

rwknoll: Could I ask that when we transition to a new scene you put an announcement in the IC post? Bold capital letters as the header, or the footer, or something similar.

[MagicSwordsman]

Resetting cumulative paradox? Oh thank god XD.

[rwknoll]

If we're in a new Scene now, then yes, cumulative paradox rolls are reset.

rwknoll: Could I ask that when we transition to a new scene you put an announcement in the IC post? Bold capital letters as the header, or the footer, or something similar.

Cool, thanks for double checking. I thought I remembered that but hadn't looked at it closely recently.

I absolutely will indicate the scene change in the future. I had planned to do so, but didn't think about making a scene change until it was pointed out, and then I forgot to update the post. I'll do so now.

[Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon]

You are welcome to attempt Revelation or Scrutiny if you wish. I'm going to use the same modified Opacity rules for this particular Mystery, just as I did with the other group, and then we'll use the correct rules for all later Mysteries.

What is the current Opacity of this mystery?

[rwknoll]

Sorry! Opacity 5.

[rwknoll]

Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon - So in rereading the section on Spirit Sight and your 2-dot attainment, I realized that you technically can only see spirits across the Gauntlet if you use a Spirit spell of the Unveiling Practice (e.g., Exorcist's Eye, p. 180). Spirits in Twilight, in contrast, trigger your Periphery and can be seen with active Spirit Sight without the need of any spellcasting.

So for the description of what you saw with your Spirit Sight, I'll just say that you briefly saw the spirits through holes in the Gauntlet that temporarily formed when struck by the hail. If you want to study them further, you'll need to cast a spell.

[Beans]

Sorry I've been quiet, posting today.