Preparing for the Tour

[Jack Falley]

Jack thinks for a bit while looking at his phone. "Hmm... Originally, it was gonna be you and Jordan casting a Fate Sight and me and Tam casting Prime. As it is, though... I guess just cast whatever Sight you think will be as Potent as possible."

Jack moves his laptop to his bedroom, touches up the rune on his chest, then comes back to the living room while adjusting his shirt.

"Since ours is probably gonna take a little over six hours, Orphan, you can start whenever. Feel free to grab anything to drink if you need. Tam, I'll go ahead and lead since I've drawn a rune on me already, unless you can cast rituals quicker?"

OOC

If Tam has no qualms with Jack being the leader, then go ahead and roll your Supernal Vision pool twice: the first with HS, the second without. I'm pretty sure it'll only cost her 1 Mana... Oh... Does she have Mana? Crap... Sorry, gtg, will be back on later today, but I'm leaving this post as is... *shrug*

[Orphan]

Orphan nods. "It will take me a couple hours to prepare my best shot. So, which Arcana were incorporated into those knots again?"

[Writer]

Mana, thinks tam with a sigh. She sits up straight on the couch and closes her eyes. Drawing mana from her own pattern, she a dull aching pain ripple up through her body from her toes and fingers to the top of her head. It leaves her feeling lightheaded.

A trickle of blood comes from her nose. She catches it in her hand, before it stains anything. She reaches for a tissue.

"Six hours? I might be able to do it quicker than that. How about this. We cast the Sight on you, since you have the rune, but I lead the ritual. It should only take about half the time."

OOC

... and Tam can make 3 rolls.
She will have to

[Orphan]

Orphan is stunned to see Tam scouring her body for Mana, and inflicting harm upon herself in doing so, not realizing how low on Mana she was. "Shit, we definitely need to close on that place, and soon," he thinks.

"Hey, before you do the casting, hold on... I can help you both out some."

Orphan first casts Exceptional Luck, on himself, succeeding after an initial, unsuccessful attempt. He then uses that to bestow Exceptional Luck on Jack and Tam. Then, grasping the kanji necklace he calls upon Superlative Luck. He manages to avoid the grasp of the Abyss, to exceptional result.

"Alright," he says, dismissing the Exceptional Luck he'd cast on himself. "I'll need about 4 hours to do my casting. Good luck to both of you."

Casting

2010-02-07 20:02:23 Orphan rolls 10 to Exceptional Luck Rote (Manip2+Occult3+Fate3+HS2 (10 Again) 5, 2, 3, 5, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2, 7 failure -1 Mana
2010-02-07 20:02:53 Orphan rolls 9 to Exceptional Luck, again (-1) (10 Again) 5, 9, 2, 10, 9, 1, 5, 7, 2, 10, 4 4 successes -1 Mana
2010-02-07 20:04:28 Orphan rolls 6 to Bestow Exceptional Luck, Improv; Fate3+Gnosis4+HS2-2 targets (Tam + Jack)-4 duration (12 hrs) (9 Again, WillPower) 5, 6, 5, 10, 10, 6, 7, 9, 3 3 successes -1 Mana, -1 WP
2010-02-07 20:06:13 Orphan rolls 1 to Paradox 2 -1 Rote -1 Tool (10 Again, Chance) 7 failure
2010-02-07 20:07:50 Orphan rolls 9 to Sup Luck Rote (Resolve2+Occult3+Fate3+HS2 -4 duration (12 hrs) (9 Again, WillPower) 10, 2, 10, 3, 9, 10, 10, 7, 3, 4, 4, 9, 8, 9, 10, 4, 4 9 successes -1 Mana, -1 WP.

Results: For the next 12 hrs, or three rolls, Jack and Tam both have Exceptional Luck. For the same timeframe, or 9 rolls, Orphan has Superlative Luck.
Total Cost = 4 Mana, 2 Willpower. Status updated in signature.

[Writer]

While Orphan is casting his spell, she says quietly to Jack, "Do you have anything for me to mark myself with a rune?"

[Jack Falley]

Jack presents Tam with a permanent marker. "Here ya go," he says with a smile. He turns to Orphan real quick, "Thanks for the buffs, Orphan."

Finally, Jack pulls up the usual Imago of bright colors shining from everywhere, including the Bridge, and chants in High Speech for the first half of his ritual, using some of Orphan's luck to boost it. He decides to take only a short break to grab some fluids before going straight back into it without Atlantean words, though he boosts his chances of opening a wider rift through the Abyss once again.

spellcasting notes

Target number is 10, all devoted to Potency. Rune on chest gives free +1 duration, like last time.

2010-02-08 00:37:30
Jack (Sphen) rolls 13 to cast Supernal Vision rote (Wis3 + Occ3 + Prime1 + spec + HS; using 1/3 Ex. Luck) (9 Again, WillPower)
3, 10, 5, 9, 7, 3, 1, 1, 6, 5, 10, 9, 7, 1, 10, 10, 3, 3, 9, 9, 6
8 successes

2010-02-08 00:43:53
Jack (Sphen) rolls 11 to cast Supernal Vision rote (Wis3 + Occ3 + Prime1 + spec; using 2/3 Ex. Luck) (9 Again, WillPower)
8, 2, 1, 9, 4, 6, 4, 4, 5, 7, 6, 2
2 successes

Phew, exactly enough. End results:

-2 uses of Ex. Luck used, 1 remaining.
-0 Mana (yay rote)
-2 WP spent
Active Spells: Supernal Vision (Pot. 10, Dur. 2 hours); Ex. Luck (1 use left, Pot.3, ~5.5 hours remaining; cast by Orphan)

Will update sig soon after posting.

[Writer]

Tam lifts her shirt and uses the marker to draw a Rune on her belly. Then, after dabbing her nose to make sure the bleeding has stopped, she starts to chant, focusing her mind on the Imago of woven energy patterns. Her ritual becomes cyclical, fading from chanting to meditation, to rote motions, back to chanting. She takes one break to fill her belly with water, then a second break to relieve herself (in the toilet). By the time she is done, she is worn out, but satisfied with her spell. She is finished a couple hours before Jack, so she goes through an easy yoga routine, then meditates quietly, trying to find a reserve of mental energy.

spellcasting notes

Supernal Vision Rote, ritual casting.
High Speach used for each roll, adding 30 minutes to each roll.
Target number is 10, all devoted to Potency.
Rune on chest gives free +1 duration.

2010-02-08 09:28:01 Tam (Writer) rolls 14 to Wit 3 + Occ 2 + Prime 3 + spec 1 + HS 2; using 1/3 Ex. Luck (9 Again, WillPower) 3, 3, 7, 8, 6, 8, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 3, 3, 9, 6, 7 = 5 successes

2010-02-08 09:30:15 Tam (Writer) rolls 14 to Wit 3 + Occ 2 + Prime 3 + spec 1 + HS 2; using 2/3 Ex. Luck (9 Again, WillPower) 4, 10, 6, 4, 2, 10, 1, 5, 9, 5, 2, 7, 4, 6, 1, 6, 7 = 3 successes

2010-02-08 09:31:08 Tam (Writer) rolls 14 to Wit 3 + Occ 2 + Prime 3 + spec 1 + HS 2; using 3/3 Ex. Luck (9 Again, WillPower) 4, 10, 8, 2, 6, 1, 9, 7, 9, 3, 9, 6, 7, 4, 7, 3, 7, 6 = 5 successes
-3 uses of Ex. Luck, bye-bye
-0 Mana, Rote casting
-3 WP spent
Active Spells:
... Supernal Vision (Pot. 13, Dur. 2 hours);
... Ex. Luck (0 use left, Pot.3, ~5.5 hours remaining; cast by Orphan)

[roadnottaken]

Note that unless Tam spends another willpower to alter spell factors, the Potency of her ritual is 10, as declared at the beginning, rather than 13.

[West]

We'll assume all rituals finish at the same time, giving Jack and Tam both free time and taking ~4 hours, putting the group at mid-day. Please keep signatures up-to-date.

[Writer]

Tam rubs her eyes with her palms.

This is going to be a long day.

Tam will spend the extra WP to use the full potency.