Sleep Paralysis

[Saber Sloth]

As if Vincent's shout is the signal everything was waiting for, wind rips through the trees, the birds no longer call, but screech, the ambient sounds of city life cut out into a nothing.

Then, the fog moves. Through them. Passed them. It's cold. So. Fucking. Cold. You imagine skinny dipping in the Yukon, middle of winter would be warmer.

The humanoid shadows in the fog, look upon the Lost with their gleaming eyes before they too, follow the fog. They move slower, but they appear unrelenting in their impossibly silent march.

Can I get a Resolve + Composure + Wyrd from everyone?

rolls resaults,

On failure, you're frozen, shivering, shaking, it's like you'll never know warmth again. -2 on all Wits rolls for the remainder of the Scene, unless you can figure out how to warm yourself.

1-2 Suxx, you're cold, it's like the fog has snared you and you can't quite escape it, -1 on Wits rolls for the remainder of this Dream, unless you can figure out how to warm yourself.

3-4 suxx, you're chilled, but the fog hasn't quite snared you. You can continue to roll flat for Wits

There's something else for Dramatic fails, and Exceptional Success. If either are reached I'll explain next post!

[Sonnie Wu]

The chill ripped through her like a full-body brain freeze.

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2023-12-04 15:09:38	Sonnie Wu rolls 8 to Resolve 2 + Composure 2 + Wyrd 4 (10 Again)	9, 8, 9, 7, 6, 1, 3, 9	4 successes

Thankfully, Sonnie was able to shake it off fast. Her core temp remained unchanged (if such a thing applied in a dream). She snorted frosty air from her nostrils and uttered a simian screen at the retreating fog figures. She furiously wanted to launch herself at them, but her monkey brain remembered Sera and she turned her gaze to her Queen to see how the Fairest had fared.

As she did, the Beast called upon a Contract, calling upon Air itself to protect herself from any further fog attacks. The Beast wasn't sure it would make a difference in a dream, but there was little harm in taking the precaution.

Sonnie activates Contracts of Elements 1: Cloak of the Elements. Fog's not wholly air, but it's air-like, so... maybe? Anyway, no rolling required.

Dream Defense 4, Dream Armor 3

[Seraphina]

The shout from Vincent pulls her attention immediately to where he was pointing.

What the hell?

But then everything is moving and not moving. Sounds and not sounds.

As the fog approaches and pass through her, she feels a shiver run down her spine and she was cold. Feeling her body actually shiver, translucent hands begin rubbing her arms, “Damn.” Her voice soft, that was unexpected and unpleasant.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2023-12-04 15:51:54	Seraphina rolls 11 to Resolve+Comp+Wyrd (10 Again)	6, 1, 3, 2, 9, 2, 1, 6, 7, 6, 6	1 success

Just what the actual fuck was going on?! She wasn’t sure, at least, not yet. This was going to test her knowledge. Catching the look from Sonnie, “I’m going to go with we should be quiet.” Since it seemed, at least to her, that Vincent’s shout got things moving. Her voice was kept quiet and soft, at least until they figured a bit more out about this.

Just in case, she was preparing herself for a fight. “If this is part of whatever the trap is, it knows where we are. We should keep moving.” A moving target is a bit more difficult, unless, of course, it was being herded. But, they had few options. “I’m not sure if we should chance changing it, we’ll run into the same problem, holding the Dream together. I can do it, I can change this place, but do we want to risk it?” asking both Sonnie and Vincent. Could changing it, to something warmer, without fog actually help? Or would she spring the trap and force whoever was doing this, hand?

Dream Def (7) Dream Armor (8)

Not sure if Sera can use this just yet, as no actual fight is going on, but it doesn't require a roll, Wyrd Armor. If she can, then Sera will pop it just to have on. If not, I will make sure and change it in my next post

[Vincent Black]

Vincent only had moments to recover from his shout before the fog hit him.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2023-12-05 12:45:06	Vincent Black rolls 8 to to Tolerate Cold (Resolve2 + Composure3 + Wyrd3) (10 Again)	7, 7, 1, 3, 7, 4, 2, 3	failure

Freezing in place, unable to control his body as his starts to shiver uncontrollably. With a stutter.."Ooooh fu, fu, fu, fuck tha, that fog is freezing. Wha, wha, what the hell is it." The cold chilled him to the core, and he felt like he was going into hypothermia.

Dream Defense (3) Dream Armor (3)

[Saber Sloth]

Sonnie comes through the fog alert, working on a counter, she feels the Clause catch, the glamour feeding into her Elemental Cloak, only...nothing changes within the Dream. Like an itch in the back of her awareness, Sonnie can feel the wind tugging at her clothes and messing with the blankets on the sky bed.

Sera's cold, but her teeth aren't chattering, not like how Vincent's are. For the Hunterhear it looks like frost is clinging to him, his extremities are turning blue, like the cold is gripping him, and not letting go.

In the distance, in the direction the fog and the figures went, they can hear something, distantly now, they almost can't catch it, but it's the unmistakeable sound of someone screaming.

If you want something like Cloak of the Elements, you'd need to roll Wits + Empathy + Wyrd -3 Dream Intensity, but it wont be exactly like the Clause, and remember all previous dream actions can be taken, if you want a more concrete location on whoever's screaming please give a Perception roll!

[Sonnie Wu]

Well, that was a no go. Clearly, there were some thing about dreams that Sonnie was still figuring out. Point taken. She'd try again in the future, with actual Oneiromancy, if it looked like she'd need it.

Sera seemed mostly alright, but Vincent appeared to be chilling, and not in a relaxing way. Sonnie blinked and looked at the Fairest. "If it knows where we are, then being quiet is kinda pointless. Might as well start fighting back, right? Maybe whip up a snuggie for Vince?"

The scream snagged her attention, and she trained her senses towards isolating the sound.

4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2023-12-06 17:28:42	Sonnie Wu rolls 6 to Perception: Wits 4 + Comp 2 (10 Again)	6, 2, 10, 2, 9, 9, 9	4 successes

Dream Defense 4, Dream Armor 3

[Seraphina]

Fuck.

She thinks looking at Vincent, seeing that he was feeling the even more then she was. This would be a dangerous hindrance for them, and she wasn’t sure how long he could last.

Looking to Sonnie, she nods.

Time to play it was.

As she begins to work, she feels it, she feels the Dream break, but she had a plan. Pouring herself into what she was trying to do, she attempts to hold the dream together, but one she creates. Gone was the cold, replaced by the warm air of a new Spring day, the tress remain, but were bright and full of life, the sky a soft blue. Birds once again sang a happy song of life beginning anew.

5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2023-12-06 22:34:33	Seraphina rolls 8 to Scouring The Dream(Wits+Emp+Wyrd)-3 Dream int (10 Again)	7, 5, 10, 6, 10, 8, 9, 3, 8, 9	6 successes

Dream Def (7) Dream Armor (8)

It should only be 5 suxx as I forgot about the penalty Sera had from the cold. She is attempting Dreamscaping while it is already in progress, hence using 2 points of Glamour and making it into something else.

[Vincent Black]

Vincent is cold, too cold. He sees the ice and frost developing on his body, but he also sees that Sera is trying to do something. Not knowing what, he is just trying to get warm, knowing it is not going to help as this is a dream, and he could not get warm the normal way.

[Saber Sloth]

Sonnie scouts, and Sera brings the spring.

The distant rushing river slows, to a cheerful babbling brook, the spritzing mist evaporates, the crunching mulch beneath their feet fades as lush green grass takes it place. The high reaches of the trees shake and verdant leaves grow. In the distance they can smell a floral riot of flowers, birds sing to each other and fly over head, backdropped by the picture perfect spring blue sky.

Sera warms, the chill gone. Vincent does likewise, colour returns to his extremities, he feels a searing burn as the frigid freezing chill, is replaced by warmth, he still shivers. The ice is gone from his veins, but it's pervasive, it clings.

Sonnie see it, because she's looking. The fog is gone. But the fog people aren't. They're not native to the Dream that Sera just changed the very fabric of, and they're still walking towards the still screaming voice. Or most of them are.

Several split off and are heading back to were the Lost are sitting, like ducks.

Sera's -1 to Wits is gone, and Vincent's -2 is now at a -1

[Sonnie Wu]

Whatever these Fog People were, they were invaders of this dream. Was this some representation of the Dream Killer? Their minions?

Either way, she'd already learned that their touch was dangerous. She wasn't about to let them near her Queen again.

A grin split her lips as she moved forward to intercept the small group of Fog People coming back towards them. She fell into a kung fu stance and casually waved them forward.

"Let's go, Mother Foggers!"

Sonnie's prepared for Oneiromachy.

Dream Defense 4, Dream Armor 3