(PrP) Devil of Railroad Creek

[Travisc06489]

The conclusion both Emily and Chris draw is that, while twisted, the imagery on the other side is not a Wound. Not quite. The telltale, choking miasma of negative emotion doesn't cling to the surroundings - or those viewing them. And, for all intents and purposes, the woods on the material realm appear normal. But the collection of unpleasant entities drawn to the Hisil reflection cannot be a good sign.

All that remains is to pursue, as Hector had instructed.

Attempts to step sideways are at a +1 bonus.

[Emily Makerith]

Emily racks her brains for what she knows about Wounds to be sure.

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-01 16:10:16		Emily rolls 5 to Knowledge of Wounds Int 3 + Occ 2 = 5 (10 Again)		4, 6, 4, 4, 5		failure

The Ithaeur is pretty sure she knows what she's looking at. <<Not Wound.... not yet. Deep spirit. Dark Wilds. Danger. Need go in. Hunt hunter.>>

  1 success to shift forms

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-01 16:17:34		Emily rolls 4 to Shapeshifting - Sta 2 + Sur 1 + PU 1 =4 (10 Again)		5, 9, 6, 2		1 success

The silvery wolf ripples and grows into a broad Urshul, matching the prowling Rahu on the edge of the trail. Emily hesitates, not wanting to lead the pack across the Gauntlet.

[Hector]

<Not Wound? Then hunt!>

Hector-wolf lunged forward, salivating.

If he was a more experienced Alpha and his blood wasn't up, the Cahalith would have taken the time to better prepare - calling upon his Gifts and perhaps even assessing for trouble before hurling himself straight through the Gauntlet.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-02 04:40:34		Hector to pass through the Gauntlet rolls 8 to Intelligence + Presence + PU (10 Again)		8, 2, 5, 10, 5, 5, 6, 8, 6		3 successes

The roll is raw. I'll leave Gauntlet Strength up to the ST. He got 3 successes to get through, anyhow :P And I figure his actions best fit his Vice. He he he...

[Viola Jones]

Hector lunges forward, a call to hunt spilling from his throat!

Viola-wolf growls in anticipation and follows!

  2 suxx before neg modifies (if there are any)

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-02 12:53:26		Viola Jones rolls 7 to step step (Int 2 + Presence 3 + PU 2) (10 Again)		1, 1, 8, 10, 2, 6, 7, 1		2 successes

[Chris Laurent]

As Chris works through it and Emily confirms it the Irraka lets out a slow breath that ends with a happy chuckle. That's more like it. The chuckle turns into a throaty growl as Chris falls down onto four legs in Near-Wolf. As the song of the Destroyer starts to beat in his ears two of his packmates start the journey across.

With a nod to the newest member of the pack Chris lets the essence flow and slips across the Gauntlet. Might as well get the party started.

Chris steps across the gauntlet in one standard action by spending 1 essence

[Emily Makerith]

Emily watches at the pack bounds forwards across the gauntlet, and presses to follow.

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-02 17:02:02		Emily rolls 7 to Cross the Gauntlet (Not 3 + Pres 3 + PU 1) (10 Again)		5, 2, 2, 7, 6, 4, 2		failure

A rumbling, feral snarl growls out from Urshul-Emily. At least nobody saw that.

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-03 03:56:10		Emily rolls 7 to Cross the Gauntlet (Int 3 + Pres 3 + PU 1) (10 Again)		3, 4, 1, 3, 6, 7, 4		failure

<<Fuck!>> her barking exclamation echos throught the night air. She pads around in a circle, before drawing on the essence to chase her pack across the gauntlet.

[Travisc06489]

One by one, all four pack members cross through the Gauntlet into the Hisil. Some... more quickly than others. Three fearsome Urshul tail on a raggedy wolf, painting an unusual but unified picture of a true pack. Almost instantly, the four can smell the pervasive smell of ozone and animal musk - it saturates the damp air of the twisted forest's edge. Red eyes flit to and fro in the mists like will-o-wisps.

The fog, seeming to have a mind of it's own, billows out further from the woods. It envelopes the pack, saturating their senses and limiting vision.

Perception and tracking based on sight or smell are each at a -2 penalty while within the mist.

A low, throaty rumble sounds just ahead and all of the watching eyes, at once, seem to come alive. Dozens of unblinking eyes now fix their gaze in the direction of the pack. Watching, waiting.

On that note, perception checks!

[Xadun]

Emily catches up to the pack, and tries to peer through the mist.

failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-04 08:31:12		Emily rolls 5 to Perception Wits 2 + Composure 2 + Urshul 3 - 2 penalty = 5 (10 Again)		4, 6, 6, 5, 5		failure

I... er.... I'm building up a lot of credit for some good Dice rolls later, honest!

[Hector]

After the initial surge of anger and muscle, where worlds parted, a certain calm dawns upon the Cahalith. His hunger for the hunt is unquenched but less visceral now as he takes stock. Of the obscuring mists and the eyes and the fear implicit in them.

Fear.

This Alpha refuses to bow down to fear like that.

The mist hides the Shadow from his sharp sight and sensitive nose. So be it: he is a Cahalith; he doesn't need eyes when he has a pack.

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-05 04:42:07		Hector for Gift: Pack Awareness rolls 7 to Wits + Empathy + Spec + Wisdom (10 Again)		10, 8, 10, 6, 7, 6, 1, 1, 9		4 successes

And his pack needs him as Cahalith, not Alpha, as the swirling mist closes in about them.

<<They think to hide in mist and swirling fog. They think to hide in standing trees. They think that we will turn and run from their red eyes. We are not two leg runner. We are pack. Pack stay together. Pack hunt. Pack fight. As one. No fear!>>

  

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-05 04:47:28		Hector for Gift: Camaraderie rolls 7 to Manipulation + Persuasion + Wisdom (10 Again)		6, 7, 6, 8, 6, 8, 10, 3		3 successes

He snarled a chant, words bubbling like bloody fluid from his muzzle.

He was Cahalith and Alpha. Heart of the pack.

Hector probably doesn't have time to perceive anything while he makes use of his Gifts and does his prep... growl?
Please note I've included the +2 dice for his Inspiration 1 Gift: The Right Words.

[Viola Jones]

The mist is thick and cloying. Obscuring her vision and clogging her nostrils.

But she had her Pack! They were one! No Fear!

Her heart beats in time with the rumbling bass of her Alpha words!

Her eyes and keen, her nose is sharp!

She can find out what's hidden in this coward's fog!

  1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-07-05 11:47:12		Viola Jones rolls 7 to Perception (Wits 4 + Composure 2 +3 Urshul -2 fog) (10 Again)		5, 5, 6, 6, 3, 5, 10, 1		1 success