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

[DArchon5]

Rene is more of a buffing character than an offense one. She doesn't really plan on fighting her own battles. She'll probably try to counterspell though.

[DrSteve]

Michelle can punch like the Hulk and do it from invisibility when she gets a couple spells up. And can also fling lightning, though not as a rote.

Yeah, saw that, which is better than Morganna's firearms skills but not enough Str to avoid a -1 penalty (though she does have a combat rote). These characters are more civilians with a smattering of combat skills than folks that are going to go toe to toe with some CoD heavy hitters.


What are Michelle's asset skills? They're not on the character sheet. I'm guessing Larceny and Stealth but could also be Larceny and Athletics or Streetwise.

[DArchon5]

Hmm, rwknoll can Fatewise use her Status (Mysterium), such as it is, to requisition a Grimoire? A one-dot one would suffice.

[squidheadjax]

Yeah, saw that, which is better than Morganna's firearms skills but not enough Str to avoid a -1 penalty (though she does have a combat rote). These characters are more civilians with a smattering of combat skills than folks that are going to go toe to toe with some CoD heavy hitters.


What are Michelle's asset skills? They're not on the character sheet. I'm guessing Larceny and Stealth but could also be Larceny and Athletics or Streetwise.

Oops, forgot to mark those on that sheet format. Larceny and Athletics, yeah.

[DrSteve]

Rene is more of a buffing character than an offense one. She doesn't really plan on fighting her own battles. She'll probably try to counterspell though.

Lol, your character has fate magic to find whatever research topic she wants, a photographic memory for what she reads, and the equivalent of an M.A. coming out of high school (possibly pushing a Ph.D. in Anthropology with that occult skill). I know that person! (Ok they were older and actually getting a Ph.D.).

I'm looking at the hurt locker rules right now. Maybe Rene should pick up a can of Pepper Spray. She'd be rolling 1 dice (dex -1 unskilled) but could spend a point of willpower to add 3 dice. Since Pepper Spray and stun guns have flat effects that don't scale with hits, Pepper spray and panic might be an option.

Edit. Can you change the text color you use for IC. The yellow is really hard to read.

[DArchon5]

Edit. Can you change the text color you use for IC. The yellow is really hard to read.

It's supposed to be gold, but sure.

I was hoping bolding it would make it easier to see but apparently not.

How About this?

[Second Chances]

I find that much better!

[rwknoll]

DrSteve - I really like the creativity here. As a Storyteller, I'm less experienced with the Astral realms so I'm a little unsure of how to evaluate how realistic your idea is and the mechanics of how it works. Can you explain further here in the OOC thread what you are proposing in your post regarding the candle and the Oneiros?

Also, I'm going to say that no, Morganna can't see the Supernal entity that is visible to the Heir. Honestly I don't understand those mechanics either, Signs of Sorcery clarifies it a little but not much. But for now, I'll say that only the Heir can view it.

Second Chances - Sorry, we're in the same scene still. I haven't advanced it yet because very little has actually happened so far with regards to story advancement. I will indicate scene changes very clearly in my IC posts using this text: * NEW SCENE *

In my experience, many mages tend to be fantastic at combat without even building for it, but primarily when they have advance warning of a threat. That's the beauty of the Mage system: It really gives you an incentive for gaining information and problem-solving creatively.

[rwknoll]

Sorry for the delay in posting, everyone. I had a busy week and I have family visiting this weekend. I am working on another post and will try to put it up today or tomorrow.

DrSteve - Can you see my question here in this thread a few posts ago? Just trying to better understand exactly what you are trying to do using creative thaumaturgy.

[DrSteve]

DrSteve - I really like the creativity here. As a Storyteller, I'm less experienced with the Astral realms so I'm a little unsure of how to evaluate how realistic your idea is and the mechanics of how it works. Can you explain further here in the OOC thread what you are proposing in your post regarding the candle and the Oneiros?

Also, I'm going to say that no, Morganna can't see the Supernal entity that is visible to the Heir. Honestly I don't understand those mechanics either, Signs of Sorcery clarifies it a little but not much. But for now, I'll say that only the Heir can view it.

Second Chances - Sorry, we're in the same scene still. I haven't advanced it yet because very little has actually happened so far with regards to story advancement. I will indicate scene changes very clearly in my IC posts using this text: * NEW SCENE *

In my experience, many mages tend to be fantastic at combat without even building for it, but primarily when they have advance warning of a threat. That's the beauty of the Mage system: It really gives you an incentive for gaining information and problem-solving creatively.

Sorry. It's been a week. Basically a spell that checks in with the astral to see if an Oneiros is present. The problem is the range. According to core rules, you only have to be thinking of somebody to find their Oneiros. Not sure how this should translate into a real where space is more a mental construct.

Basically, the candle pings the astral to see if any of the desired Onerios's are present, the mages mental image gives the candle the "address" for the ping. The color change is a special effect.

Sorry, I'm really tired right now and didn't expect and failed coup on Tuesday.

[Second Chances]

I think it's fair to say it's been a week for all of us.

[DrSteve]

Now that I've had some time to think about it, I think the correct model rote might be summon goetia. The spell only works in a place that a mage has a connection to the astral, which for an astral adept is anywhere, and does not have a distance to thing summoned range. There may also need to be extra reaches for how deep in the Astral you need to go.

[DArchon5]

Oh, before anyone leaves. Fatewise is going to offer to cast Exceptional Luck on everyone, just to make sure everyone makes it to the next dusk.

[rwknoll]

Work has been really busy this week and it has rolled over into needing to work in the evenings to catch up from the day. Sorry I didn’t have time to post this week. I expect to have the post up during the day.

[Second Chances]

I will try to post soon, but I got close contacted at work, so my couple of days will probably be a blur. Hopefully, the game can be a nice distraction.