Soul Cage By DaveB Converted to MP3 by IVONA Reader.

[Nurseninja]

Second, seperate thread by popular demand. This is an audio transcript of Soul Cage in all its 52 hour glory. thanks as always goes to mr DaveB and his players for their permission.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8uvzqeh2p...SyXjy0kka?dl=0

[wyrdhamster]

Thanks! Will munch them just as I end Broken Diamond - only 3 hours left...

[wyrdhamster]

Are we having the PCs, NPCs, cabals and a like lists like from Broken Diamond? I would rather read them as listening to IVONA reading char sheets is very messy...

[Nurseninja]

http://www.pyrron.com/files/daveb_soul_cage_p1.pdf pdf for first part
http://www.pyrron.com/files/daveb_soul_cage_p2.pdf pdf for second part

Samael Real name: Jeremiah Morrison Order: Mysterium Path: Obrimos Virtue: Hope Vice: Pride Intelligence 3 Wits 2 Resolve 3 Strength 3 Dexterity 2 Stamina 3 Presence 3 Manipulation 1 Composure 2 Academics 2 (Religion) Computer 1 Crafts (Glass) 3 Investigation 2 (ROTE) Occult 1 (ROTE) Science 2 Athletics 2 Brawl 1 Drive 1 Survival 0 (ROTE) Empathy 2 Expression 1 Persuasion 1 Socialise 2 (Clubs) Streetwise 1 Resources 2 Iron Stamina Occultation 1 Striking Looks 2 Destiny 1 High Speech Health 8 Willpower 5 Gnosis 1 Wisdom 7 Initiative 4 Speed 10 Defense 2 Fate 1 Forces 2 Life 1 Prime 3 Rotes: Organic Perception, Flight of Birds, Lhaksmit's Touch

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/nochtli/MtA/MtAw-Samael.jpg

Cobalt Real name: Rex Williams Order: Free Council Path: Moros Virtue: Fortitude Vice: Envy Intelligence 3 Wits 3 Resolve 3 Strength 2 Dexterity 2 Stamina 3 Presence 2 Manipulation 2 Composure 3 Academics 1 Computer 1 Crafts 2 (ROTE) Investigation 3 (Artefacts) Occult 1 Science 3 (ROTE) (Metallurgy) - See Merits Athletics 3 Brawl 2 Drive 1 (Pursuit) Firearms 1 Survival 1 Weaponry 1 Expression 1 Intimidation 1 Persuasion 1 (ROTE) Socialise 1 Area of Expertise (Science) Resources 3 Iron Stamina Barfly High Speech Health 8 Willpower 6 Gnosis 1 Wisdom 7 Initiative 6 Speed 9 Defense 2 Death 1 Matter 3 Rotes: Alter Shape Cobalt's Rote is of a spell that I'll stat out tonight - there's a spell to change the substance of one thing to another, and one to make it plastic, but there's no spell we could see to alter something's shape while keeping it's mass and the substance it's made of the same. Judging by other spells in Matter, I'm putting it as Matter 3 and will bodge together the mechanics at my leisure. The Area of Expertise Merit is from Free Council. His mettalurgy specialty of science grants twice the bonus of a normal specialty.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/nochtli/MtA/MtAw-Cobalt.jpg

Persephone Real name: Catherine Ashton Order: Free Council Path: Acanthus Virtue: Charity Vice: Pride Virtue and Vice might change before play starts Intelligence 2 Wits 2 Resolve 2 Strength 2 Dexterity 3 Stamina 2 Presence 2 Manipulation 3 Composure 4 Academics 1 Computer 1 Crafts 1 (ROTE) Investigation 2 (Myths of the Awakened) Occult 1 Science 1 (ROTE) Athletics 2 Larceny 2 (Forgery) Stealth 1 Empathy 3 Expression 3 Intimidation 1 Persuasion 2 (ROTE) Socialise 1 Subterfuge 2 (Lying) Familiar 4 Destiny 2 Occultation 1 Combat Style: Archery 1 High Speech Health 7 Willpower 6 Gnosis 1 Wisdom 7 Initiative 7 Speed 10 Defense 2 Fate 3 Life 1 Time 2 Rotes: Winds of Change

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/nochtli/MtA/MtAw-Persephone.jpg

Cabals of the Durham - Newcastle Consilium Orders are the two largest - some have the odd member of an Order not listed.

The Dun Cow Sign, Silver Ladder and Mysterium mages based mostly in Durham who are of a scholarly, mystic bent. Most still-religious mages end up here. The Palatines, Silver Ladder and Guardian of the Veil Cabal with a meeting-house in Barnard Castle. Aurora is technically a member, though as Heirarch she's mostly independent

The Smoke Eaters, based in Middlesborough, a Free Council and Adamantine Arrow Cabal

The Black Seam, based around County Durham, a small Cabal of Free Council mages devoted to the few remaining mining communities, their folklore and the mines they left behind.

The Grey Street Runners, based in Newcastle. Free Council and Mysterium mages

The Farthest Legion, based in Newcastle, Adamantine Arrow and Guardian of the Veil mages who guard "the Wall" - the line between humanity and the Things Without. Use a lot of Roman symbolism, based on their home turf's status as the easternmost terminus of Hadrian's Wall. ---------

The Consilium's Cabals were designed to be spread territorially and thematically - they have a much greater sense of where in the geography of the Consilium's territory they fit. There's also more of an Order emphasis than certain other Chronicles, with the Order mixes being designed to give each Order a fair shake but also conform to the UK setting's Order weighting as per Shadows of the UK (Silver Ladder are the smallest Order in the UK). The two Newcastle Cabals - the Grey Street Runners and the Farthest Legion - are the player Cabal's closest allies. The Durham Cabals are more powerful, politically, but are portrayed as being a bit less approachable.

[wyrdhamster]

Am I getting Prelude right - one mentor of cabal members is dead, second one run away from Consilium from accusation of killing first? And PCs cabal is running after real perpetrator to the train?

[Mrmdubois]

That's right.

[griffalo]

Where can I find the text version of this?

[Mrmdubois]

Google Soul Cage Actual Play, I think it's on rpg.net.

It's a long, worthwhile read.

[Nurseninja]

Where can I find the text version of this?

http://www.pyrron.com/files/daveb_soul_cage_p1.pdf pdf for first part
http://www.pyrron.com/files/daveb_soul_cage_p2.pdf pdf for second part

[Mrmdubois]

I forgot about the pdf.

[wyrdhamster]

The story of this chronicle is much simpler to keep up than Broken Diamond so I'm now in like 15th part of audio book.

I have one minor question that come to mine head now listening about London Consilium in it - Does Ashla in 2ED version of Eleventh Question, from Mysterium part of Legacy? His Attainments sounds like now Questions.

[Dave Brookshaw]

Ashlar. With an r.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashlar

And no.

[Gullinbursti]

and here I was going to make a joke along the lines of "Iä! Iä! DaveB fhtagn!"

[Mrmdubois]

The story of this chronicle is much simpler to keep up than Broken Diamond so I'm now in like 15th part of audio book.

I have one minor question that come to mine head now listening about London Consilium in it - Does Ashla in http://theonyxpath.com/legacies/"]2ED version of Eleventh Question[/URL], from Mysterium part of Legacy? His Attainments sounds like now Questions.

Wasn't that Cobalt's mentor? He made up a legacy that was Time and Death.

[wyrdhamster]

Cobalt's mentor is Persephone mentor - the notorious Cognos, one that burned the wig of Civitas.

From what I understood Prologue, Cognos is Mastigos of Free Council, now on the run from the Durham Consilium. And he is not in Eleventh Questions, as it is Moros, Guardians and Mysterium Legacy.