(PRP TMTP) - Curtain call

[Phoenyx]

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-08 11:37:02	Phoenyx rolls 5 to Com3 + Gnosis 4 -2 (10 Again)	5, 10, 2, 7, 7, 8	2 successes

Whether "Blind" meant Guru had Blinded the actors Phoenyx couldn't tell. The Arrow was trying to keep things from escalating and Puck's idea might just snap the last threads keeping everyone together. Ok sure, there had been some swings, but no real danger to a prepared mage. And there was nothing to show Malcolm would be any worse.

She gestures to the women in front of her, simply saying "They wake up," to Puck before heading over to the fallen actor, trying to see if the snapping sounds were those of scenery or bone.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-08 11:37:31	Phoenyx rolls 5 to Perception: Wits3+Comp2 (10 Again)	10, 7, 2, 6, 2, 8	2 successes

Equipment: Small bag (contains - Smartphone, Baretta Pistol (+2) Magical tool knife & sheath, purse, $34), bottle of water, pretty dress, heels.
Active Spells: As minisheet - Supernal Vision (Cloaked) Pot 6, Life Shield (Cloaked) Pot 5
Willpower: 2/3
Mana 5/6
Spell tolerance: 2/2, Spell Control: 0/7

[Aeolus]

Phoenyx moved closer to the tree to have a look and nimbly avoided falling herself. Of course she wasn't cursed, either. The Talon looked into a ~10 inch deep hole, the concrete floor beneath the stage. Pieces of the scenery and the floor were scattered in a scatter of small pieces. Guru's spell made the material so brittle that it didn't just break it burst. Lodged into the debris, sticking out of the broken floor like the rotten root of a tree, was Malcolm. He was writhing and grinding against his surroundings at had Phoenyx seen the thing on the other side she'd known the similarities in movement straight away.

At the side of his torso she saw something move beneath his shirt - so there were definitely some broken bones sliding back and forth with the foreign jerks. The actor either didn't notice or care.

Turn Order: (17) Guru - (16) Puck - (13) Tasha - (12) Rosa - (10) Phoenyx - (7) Malcolm

Guru is up.

[Aeolus]

Just a heads-up without wanting to change the IC motivations and aspirations of the people involved: the possibility of bolting and regrouping, gathering information, or looking for help is there. You have some clues to go off of (Guru can be pretty certain that this is no usual Spirit, Puck led an interview, the general situation somewhat revealed a semblance of 'motivation'). This plot can go on longer and isn't necessarily fashioned as a one-scener.
But I don't want to metagame the urge to help out of your characters. Just saying.

[Guru]

Guru saw down into the hole, it was overcast, light seeping down into it as Malcom writhed in the hole and all Guru could see was him, it, trying to reach out and touch him. The hairs started to stand on the back of his neck, the oppressive weight of control ceasing for now. Had it worked? The wound wasn't healed but had they at least managed to stop the bleeding?



Were the others too far gone? Was this its nest now? His heart raced in those moments as Phoenyx stood looking at Malcom. One thought crossed his mind and ice ran through his veins. Malcom might no longer be Malcom. His pupils dilated, he could check for certain but could they afford that time Phoenyx had no idea. "This is far worse than you think,."

Original

"This is far worse than you think, can't you feel how wrong the vibe is? I need a second to check something, be careful."

Since we're in init Guru used his action to talk.
Puck is up

[Puck]

Puck... is out of ideas. He didn't have the tools to exorcise someone and he didn't get the impression Guru or Phoenyx did either. His curses had done a good job in some regards, but they weren't the tools they needed at this point.

"We need help to deal with this."

Puck didn't consider killing Malcolm an acceptable way of forcing the spirit out. While he had intensely disagreed with Guru on certain things, he just couldn't see the Shaman disagreeing with him on that one. He knew Phoenyx wouldn't kill the guy, which was the main reason he made his suggestion to her.

The Enchanter, much to his own disbelief, turns to the exit.

Stats

Spells- 2E Fate Sight and Armor, Spirit Tongue, Evil Eye

Health:

Mana:

WP: Empty

Armor 0

Defense 5

Active Spells: 4/6

Personal Spells: 3

Vulgar Spells: 0

Aeolus is up!

[Aeolus]

There was a short struggle between the two women - one desperate but weak, the other stoic and solely focused on the two Mages near the tree. Tasha grabbed the hand of Rosa and wrangled it free. As she tried to push the actress to the ground and move towards Phoenyx and Guru her own bad luck made it possible for Rosa to get a better hold of the techie through sheer luck. The two women tripped and went down in a heap of limbs. It almost seemed funny, like a well-rehearsed Vaudeville-act, but the watching Awakened likely failed to see the humor in the situation.

It looked like Rosa tried to get up, but her strength apparently failed her. She just barely got separated from Tasha.

Turn Order: (17) Guru - (16) Puck - (13) Tasha - (12) Rosa - (10) Phoenyx - (7) Malcolm

Phoenyx is up.

[Phoenyx]

For a moment, Phoenyx just stared at the thrashing actor fighting against his wounds. There was something different about him - the manic grin, the ignorance of the wounds... It was worrying. Easiest thing was to remove him from the equation. Fortunately the Arrow was not without sympathy. She reached out and willed Malcolm to sleep.

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-04-24 23:59:57	Salem rolls 6 to Perception (10 Again)	5, 1, 2, 2, 8, 3	1 success
2024-04-24 23:51:24	Salem rolls 7 to Untouchable -1ST (10 Again)	10, 4, 3, 4, 10, 4, 4, 8, 10, 5	4 successes
2024-04-24 23:44:48	Salem rolls 7 to One Mind Two Thoughts + HS -1ST (10 Again)	3, 4, 6, 1, 4, 4, 4	failure
2024-04-24 17:18:56	Philip Crosen rolls 6 to Fortunes Protection (Gnosis 3+ Fate 4 -1 3rd spell) (10 Again)	3, 9, 5, 6, 2, 10, 1	2 successes
2024-04-24 17:13:02	Philip Crosen rolls 6 to Temporal Eddies (Gnosis 3+Time 3) (10 Again)	9, 2, 3, 10, 4, 7, 3	2 successes
2024-04-24 15:42:42	[02] Jacque rolls 5 to research occult (Int + occ - 1) (10 Again)	8, 8, 5, 6, 2	2 successes
2024-04-24 15:42:42	[01] Jacque rolls 5 to research occult (Int + occ - 1) (10 Again)	3, 2, 7, 2, 9	1 success
2024-04-24 15:09:01	Philip Crosen rolls 8 to Postcognition (Gnosis 3 + Time 3 +High Speech 2) (10 Again) (10 Again)	8, 9, 7, 10, 2, 8, 4, 3, 1	4 successes
2024-04-24 14:46:45	Philip Crosen rolls 1 to Paradox (suxx absorbed as backlash) (Gnosis 3 (2 dice) -1(Order Tool) -1 (3 dot Spell)) (10 Again, Chance)	1	Dramatic Failure!
2024-04-24 14:43:32	Philip Crosen rolls 1 to figuring out a good time to overhear (wits 3 inv. 1 -5 exceedingly difficult question) (10 Again, Chance)	1	Dramatic Failure!
2024-04-24 13:46:44	Vincent Black rolls 6 to Head towards Sonnie and Seraphina(Wyrd3 + Athletics3) (10 Again)	3, 9, 6, 8, 4, 6	2 successes
2024-04-24 12:55:17	Corn rolls 3 to Dex + Stealth (10 Again)	2, 7, 5	failure
2024-04-24 12:53:11	Corn rolls 6 to Gnosis + Death (Speak with Ghosts) (10 Again)	6, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5	failure
2024-04-23 17:37:35	Seraphina rolls 4 to Analyzing the Dream (Wits+Empathy- 3 Intensity) (10 Again)	5, 2, 7, 9	1 success
2024-04-23 14:28:13	Philip Crosen rolls 5 to Making sure he`s alone(Wits 3+ Subterfuge 2) (10 Again)	2, 10, 7, 9, 3, 7	2 successes
2024-04-23 12:24:51	Verity Carmen rolls 12 to Awe (Pres 5, expression 3, majesty 2) -1 (2 people) +3 wp (10 Again, WillPower)	5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 9, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8	5 successes
2024-04-23 11:48:00	Philip Crosen rolls 6 to self healing (ritual) target number and potency 5 (gnosis 3, life 2, HS (-1 from injury)) (10 Again)	8, 3, 2, 8, 2, 8	3 successes
2024-04-23 11:33:21	Philip Crosen rolls 9 to self healing (gnosis 3, life 2, HS (-1 from injury)) (10 Again, WillPower)	10, 7, 1, 6, 3, 1, 2, 9, 1, 3	2 successes
2024-04-23 10:34:44	Sonnie Wu rolls 6 to Perception: Wits 4 + Composure 2 (10 Again)	7, 8, 1, 7, 3, 8	2 successes
2024-04-23 09:41:03	Vincent Black rolls 6 to Head towards Sonnie and Seraphina(Wyrd3 + Athletics3) (10 Again)	5, 5, 8, 10, 4, 9, 6	3 successes
2024-04-22 16:21:07	[03] Philip Crosen rolls 4 to scrutinize(Int. 3+ Occ. 1) (10 Again)	4, 10, 6, 3, 7	1 success
2024-04-22 16:21:07	[02] Philip Crosen rolls 4 to scrutinize(Int. 3+ Occ. 1) (10 Again)	1, 5, 9, 3	1 success
2024-04-22 16:21:07	[01] Philip Crosen rolls 4 to scrutinize(Int. 3+ Occ. 1) (10 Again)	6, 6, 9, 2	1 success
2024-04-22 13:54:03	Storyteller rolls 5 to Perception (10 Again)	3, 7, 6, 6, 6	failure
2024-04-22 13:48:02	Seraphina rolls 6 to Perception (Wits+Comp)-1 Clarity (10 Again)	2, 7, 8, 7, 1, 7	1 success
2024-04-22 12:12:39	glowly white rolls 4 to calm? (10 Again)	4, 10, 4, 9, 3	2 successes
2024-04-22 09:42:00	Vincent Black rolls 6 to Run after Sonnie (Wyrd3 + Athletics3) (10 Again)	1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5	failure
2024-04-22 04:03:02	Philip Crosen rolls 5 to Temporal Eddies (Gnosis 3+Time 3 -1 (1 above stamina)) (10 Again)	5, 5, 7, 9, 9	2 successes
2024-04-22 01:32:54	Salem rolls 6 to One Mind Two Thoughts + HS -2ST (10 Again)	5, 5, 5, 7, 2, 5	failure
2024-04-22 01:32:25	Salem rolls 6 to One Mind Two Thoughts + HS -2ST (10 Again)	5, 6, 3, 2, 3, 1	failure
2024-04-22 01:31:07	Salem rolls 6 to Gnosis + Space + HS -1ST (10 Again)	3, 1, 7, 10, 7, 8, 6	2 successes
2024-04-22 01:30:42	Salem rolls 7 to Gnosis + Space + HS (10 Again)	6, 6, 4, 7, 8, 8, 4	2 successes
2024-04-22 01:29:12	Salem rolls 6 to Gnosis + Forces + HS (10 Again)	5, 9, 10, 4, 1, 3, 4	2 successes
2024-04-22 01:27:49	Salem rolls 6 to Gnosis + Forces + HS (10 Again)	4, 4, 7, 2, 7, 3	failure
2024-04-21 10:19:24	Corn rolls 1 to Wits + comp-5 (10 Again, Chance)	5	failure
2024-04-21 10:12:37	Corn rolls 10 to Gnosis + Matter (10 Again)	2, 1, 6, 5, 7, 2, 8, 10, 6, 6, 5	2 successes
2024-04-21 08:52:26	Corn rolls 6 to Gnosis + Matter-4 (target area) (10 Again)	3, 3, 6, 8, 9, 4	2 successes
2024-04-21 07:30:30	Philip Crosen rolls 3 to Study the notice board (wits 3 + investigation 1 -1 2nd try) (10 Again)	9, 5, 1	1 success
2024-04-21 07:30:00	Philip Crosen rolls 4 to Study the notice board (wits 3 + investigation 1) (10 Again)	4, 7, 5, 3	failure
2024-04-20 13:23:06	Seraphina rolls 7 to Talk them down(Pres+Pers+SL+DV)-3 Entitlement (10 Again)	5, 3, 3, 9, 5, 9, 7	2 successes
2024-04-20 09:40:08	Sonnie Wu rolls 8 to Wyrd 4 + Athletics 4 (10 Again)	10, 8, 1, 3, 10, 7, 1, 4, 10, 9, 4	5 successes
2024-04-20 07:59:28	Philip Crosen rolls 5 to keeping his intentions secret (wits 3 + manipulation 2) (10 Again)	7, 6, 1, 4, 8	1 success
2024-04-20 07:05:56	Shop keeper rolls 2 to resist cohesion -2 (10 Again)	4, 5	failure
2024-04-20 05:11:10	Philip Crosen rolls 4 to Guilt-trip the shopkeeper into letting him leave (wits 2 + manipulation 2) (10 Again)	7, 1, 10, 3, 2	1 success
2024-04-19 16:08:27	Philip Crosen rolls 6 to Sybils Sight(Gnosis 3+ Fate 4 -1(3rd spell)) (10 Again)	9, 4, 7, 7, 8, 3	2 successes
2024-04-19 15:17:06	Philip Crosen rolls 7 to Sybils Sight(Gnosis 3+ Fate 4) (10 Again)	2, 9, 5, 2, 6, 10, 4, 1	2 successes
2024-04-19 15:08:25	Philip Crosen rolls 3 to Get info(manipul. 2 + persuasion 1) (10 Again)	5, 1, 2	failure
2024-04-18 21:39:28	Corn rolls 10 to Gnosis + Matter (10 Again)	3, 10, 5, 2, 9, 8, 3, 1, 1, 5, 1	3 successes
2024-04-18 17:41:51	[03] Philip Crosen rolls 4 to scrutinize(Int. 3+ Occ. 1) (10 Again)	5, 3, 8, 3	1 success
2024-04-18 17:41:51	[02] Philip Crosen rolls 4 to scrutinize(Int. 3+ Occ. 1) (10 Again)	4, 9, 10, 4, 7	2 successes

Apoliges for the roill in 2 parts - I messed up my dice pool. Malcolm's turn - he gets a stamina roll to resist.

Equipment: Small bag (contains - Smartphone, Baretta Pistol (+2) Magical tool knife & sheath, purse, $34), bottle of water, pretty dress, heels.
Active Spells: As minisheet - Supernal Vision (Cloaked) Pot 6, Life Shield (Cloaked) Pot 5
Willpower: 2/3
Mana 5/6
Spell tolerance: 2/2, Spell Control: 0/7

[Aeolus]

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-19 02:56:14	Mage ST rolls 3 to check Stamina for Malcolm (10 Again)	4, 3, 6	failure

The Arrow's will easily got through to Malcolm, putting him to sleep for now.

He didn't stop moving though. The grinding, thrashing motions continued and with the broken bones scratching against nerves and flesh it could only be a matter of time before he woke up again. If there was any doubt left in the Obrimos' mind - even though she hadn't been able to see what the others saw - that doubt could be fully discarded now. Something had taken hold of the actor.

Another wave of something triggered the Unseen Senses of the Awakened present. Whatever was happening, it didn't care for the curses placed on its vessel or the condition its host was in.

Turn Order: (17) Guru - (16) Puck - (13) Tasha - (12) Rosa - (10) Phoenyx - (7) Malcolm

Phoenyx please add your Paradox roll for your spell, remember that there are currently Sleeper witnesses here, so the (+2) would apply.

Everyone, roll (Composure + Gnosis - 2) again.

failure

You start to understand now: why bother? There is no way to meaningfully connect to other people. The only options that seem plausible are detaching yourself from others or to do something, anything to feel something again.

Lose one point of Willpower. If you have no Willpower left reduce the highest among your Wits, Dexterity, or Manipulation by 1 for this scene. The numbness is getting to you.

Guru is up.

[Guru]

There was another wave and those thoughts came unbidden to Guru, worst of all they seemed to spring from his own mind. His guard battered, eroded and with it the last thought had went with it and his limbs began to feel like he'd taken too much ketamine, all loosey goosey now. He shook his head, stepping away from the hole and away from his friend, this stranger. He kept stepping backwards. "Gotta go." There was nothing there, none of his normal aggressive positivity, none of his overabundance of energy. There was nothing but a droll monotone.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-12-20 20:37:42	Guru rolls 4 to Composure: 3 + Gnosis: 3 - 2 (10 Again)	7, 6, 3, 7	failure

Guru's Dex drops and is slowly going to make his way to the exit.

Stats

Pulse of the Living World / Sense Life (Pot:2/2)
Organic Resilience Pot: 5
Evidence Shroud Pot: 4 Combined Life+Matter


Health:
Mana:
WP:
Armor 2
Defense 4


Active Spells: 3/6
Personal Spells: 3/3
Vulgar Spells: 1 (+1 to Paradox)

Equipment

Smartphone (silent), copper ring (magical tool), THC vaporizer (half full)

[Puck]

Welp. That's veil breach number two down. Team Pentacle is on a roll. At least Malcolm was unconscious? That would bide a small amount of time.

"You need to run!" He's shouting at the other actors, though he isn't someone that could be imposing. He hoped that they had seen enough that they would never want to come back to this place, and that it wasn't a tall order to convince them to leave. "Now!"

Hands gesticulate to the nearest entrance and he does his best to lead them away.

  5 suxx resistance, 2 suxx persuasion. Failure if intimidate is the relevant skill

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2021-12-21 21:07:16		Puck rolls 7 to really fast talk (Manip+Persuasion) (10 Again)		2, 5, 5, 4, 1, 10, 9, 3		2 successes
2021-12-21 21:04:01		Puck rolls 5 to Resist! (Comp+Gno-2) (10 Again)		4, 10, 1, 10, 9, 9, 9		5 successes

ooc

Spells- 2E Fate Sight and Armor, Spirit Tongue, Evil Eye


Health:

Mana:

WP: Empty

Armor 0

Defense 5


Active Spells: 4/6

Personal Spells: 3

Vulgar Spells: 0