General OOC

All good. If yall do have time, feel free to post and keep moving the game along with Temura in the background.

Tbit, not sure if Kobras discussed this with you at all but, in general feel free to post at any time or advance the game's story whenever you feel inclined. Given that's all improvisational and there's no turn orders for combat, no GM, etc. it's sort of "loosey goosey" but we just embrace that. Any player can post and move the story along whenever it feels right. As long as we're sharing the limelight and keeping the story moving, its all gravy.

On the flip side if you or anyone else ever feels the story is moving along too fast or skipping over something you wanted to role play, just holler and we can "pause" or "rewind" the game to incorporate that.

So I wasn't sure about if I would know anyone or not so I left it up to the oracle: 50/50 shot. 1 for yes, 2 for no.

http://orokos.com/roll/766354 gave me a 1. So Gisla recognizes some folks. Consulting the oracles gives us Flint the Priest from Woodwick: http://orokos.com/roll/766356
http://orokos.com/roll/766357

enter the fray: 1d6+2 6 1d10 3 1d10 7

Got a weak hit for entering the fray. I figured we were ambushed so rolled +wits.

Also set the difficulty of the foe at formidable

Enter the fray: http://orokos.com/roll/768134 (6, 8 vs 3)

That was an unfortunate miss. In character, I think Gisla is going to be distracted by the voices in her head.

Forgot to mention but to put it in writing: I am taking initiative from my roll

https://orokos.com/roll/768177
Enter the Fray. Challenge: 8 and 1. Action 5. Also a weak hit, I'm absolutely going to take the initiative.

https://orokos.com/roll/768178
Strike our enemy. Challenge: 8 and 5. Action 5. That's a miss but I'm going to burn my momentum to turn it into a weak hit. 2 harm inflected to the sorcerer.

I imagine the sorceror/shaman as doing all sorts of weird magical trickery in the combat...no mechanical effect but just for the narrative. Stuff like popping up in a totally different area from where we last saw them, maybe paralyzing us with terrifying visions, etc....

Just trying to give the combat some flavor

Going for a Clash: http://orokos.com/roll/768487

Weak hit so that's 2 harm but I think I'm going to take Spirit damage as my pay the price.

striking at range:

striking at range: 1d6+3 4 1d10 3 1d10 7

of course I roll a 1....oh well, weak hit anyway. so 2 harm but I no longer have the initiative.

So we are now at 6/10 harm on this sorceror. Just for the record.

Maybe we will have to bump up difficulty for next combat encounter...this feels easy!

You know what? I'm gonna live on the edge and try to end the fight right now.

https://orokos.com/roll/768558 Challenge Dice 1 and 8, compared to our progress of 6, that's a weak hit, we gottem.

Because its a weak hit, I'm gonna Endure Stress and take 3 spirit damage, and... https://orokos.com/roll/768559 ...get a strong hit. I'm going to embrace the darkness for +1 Momentum.

https://orokos.com/roll/769782

I'm gonna face danger to cross the pit. Challenge 1 and 5, action 4. Weak hit. I make it across, but I'll roll for the result downside:
1: -1 momentum
2: -1 Health
3: -1 Spirit
4: -1 Supply
5: Lose my axe
6: Lose my pelt.

https://orokos.com/roll/769783 =5, my axe falls into the darkness.

In case anyone wanted to see my roll, also for face danger:

http://orokos.com/roll/769598

gather information by studying room and obelisk: 1d6+2 7 1d10 8 1d10 8

Well I rolled to gather information on what was going on here and failed horribly. I am going to lose 1 spirit as Temura realizes that not only is these prisoner's fate in our hands, it's also the center of some dark rite that will cause everyone in the village to suffer some unspeakable fate.

actually took a hit of 2 spirit since it feels pretty grave.

Eifa will attempt to secure an advantage by looking for another way out.

https://orokos.com/roll/769984 Challenge 5 and 5. Action 4. Oops another miss on doubles. Things are going a bit sideways. I guess it makes the most sense that I come to the same realization as Temura and Endure 2 stress.
https://orokos.com/roll/769985 Challenge 3 and 8, action 8. weak hit. I press on. That's going to put me at 0 spirit though.

Whoops - I forgot to roll endure stress, but the result is a weak hit, me pressing on so no other impacts.

endure stress from obelisk: 1d6+2 5 1d10 3 1d10 8

Alright so I'm going to Gather Information and use Wildblood to look for tracks on a way out of here.

http://orokos.com/roll/770272 And great googly mooglies that's a double 1 vs an 8! Things are fixing to look up!

Dope - also, I have an "aid your ally" asset. I want to leverage that a bit more especially as I see Temura as a very loyal, selfless companion. If you see an opportunity where Temura could assist with anything, let me know, also I will keep an eye out for where I could set you up for an action.

aid your ally w/ loyalist: 1d6+2 5 1d10 8 1d10 9

Strong swing and a miss lol. I'll take 2 spirit loss as the obelisk-curse pillages my mind.

http://orokos.com/roll/770509

Well at least I get a strong hit on endure stress - my spirit is at 0 so I can't take the first option but I will Embrace the Darkness and take +1 momentum.

Face Danger with Iron to help get the prisoners out through the passage Gisla found
https://orokos.com/roll/770622 Strong hit, for once. +1 momentum and the prisoners get out.

https://orokos.com/roll/771496

Fulfill Vow: Challenge 5 and 10, compared to our progress of 8.
"On a weak hit, there is more to be done or you realize the truth of your quest. Envision what you discover (Ask the Oracle if unsure). Then, mark experience (troublesome=0; dangerous=1; formidable=2; extreme=3; epic=4). You may Swear an Iron Vow to set things right. If you do, add +1."

Ok so we get experience but also we need to figure out what comes next.

sojourn at the village: 1d6+2 5 1d10 10 1d10 4

Rolled to sojourn but since we didn't end up going straight back to the village, I used the same roll for making camp outside the cave - only difference is I get +2 more, but its the same result, a weak hit.

For reference, everyone gets to choose 1:

Recuperate: Take +1 health for you and any companions.
Partake: Suffer -1 supply and take +1 health for you and any companions.
Relax: Take +1 spirit.
Focus: Take +1 momentum.
Prepare: When you break camp, add +1 if you Undertake a Journey.

I decided to Relax - need that spirit.

I'll take the momentum, slip away from camp to investigate the obelisk.

So Face Danger http://orokos.com/roll/771754 didn't go well. I'm going to burn momentum to get a miss and take the stress damage.

Endure stress: http://orokos.com/roll/771756 is a weak hit so I press on.

Gather Information: http://orokos.com/roll/771757 is a miss so I learn something bad. Guess we can discuss that.

I'll take 1 spirit as well, so I'm not in immediate danger of losing my shit

Going to attempt to Forge a Bond with the villagers: http://orokos.com/roll/771897 (10 & 7 vs 2) which goes poorly but since we just fulfilled a vow I'm going to reroll the 10.

http://orokos.com/roll/771899 (9) crap. Well guess the rest of the villagers just really don't want anything to do with me.

https://orokos.com/roll/771898

Sojurn in the village: Challenge- 7 and 3. Action- 8. Its restful af.

I believe that because I share a bond with the village I pick one extra action, for a total of 3. I'm going to recuperate, consort, and plan, for +2 Health, Spirit, and Momentum

boosting sojourn - hearten: 1d6+2 7 1d10 5 1d10 9

So I get +2 spirit from hearten.

I will also choose to consort for another 2+ spirit - which puts me back up at my max spirit.

I am putting the group supply from my PC sheet into the shared tracks page. So if anyone chooses provision, please go there to update our supply, but do note it cannot go past +5.

Shit forgot we were sojourning AFTER chatting around the campfire. I will save my roll but wait to IC my hearten and consorting actions (totally gonna hang with that old storyteller around a fire)

So for the sojourn I will Hearten and Plan

Sorry, I meant Consort and Plan.

3 wits + 1 bond with the village.

https://orokos.com/roll/775681
Challenge: 6 and 10. Action: 5. That's a miss, I'd appreciate some aid your ally moves here.

My aid move is a weak hit: https://orokos.com/roll/775704

I'll burn my momentum to give us a weak hit. We mark 2 progress but -1 supply

Oracle check: https://orokos.com/roll/775733

Dreadful omens

compel (charm): 1d6+2 7 1d10 8 1d10 3

Got a weak hit on my attempt to charm/pacify our way through. So they will let us through, but they are asking something of us.

I imagine they will ask us to kill some beast or monster that is keeping them trapped inside their fort, unable to hunt. Or perhaps they ask us to let someone travel with us? Perhaps their entire garrison wants to come with us? Just throwing out random ideas.

Journey: https://orokos.com/roll/777221

I got a miss.

Secure an Advantage/Aid Another with Wits

https://orokos.com/roll/777269

Challenge: 5 and 9. Action 8. That's a weak hit, you get +1 momentum.

Calling this creature a sodden:

Rank
Formidable (1 progress per harm; inflicts 3 harm)

Features
Milky eyes
Mottled flesh

Drives
Drown the living

Tactics
Draw victims into the water
Grab and scratch with jagged claws
Chilling embrace
Drag into the depths

Description
A sodden is the restless spirit of someone who drowned or was put to rest in water. They can appear in seas, rivers, lakes, ponds or marshes. It is said that their loneliness compels them to draw living victims into their watery lairs.

A sodden is not confined to its resting place. In fact, some believe that surviving an encounter with a sodden will leave you vulnerable around any body of water until the spirit finishes its work.

enter the fray against the sodden: 1d6+2 6 1d10 1 1d10 4

Against all odds I pass my enter the fray move w a strong hit so +2 momentum and I have initiative.

Try to face danger to get my head above water and possibly get back to land -

face danger w/ edge: 1d6+3 8 1d10 10 1d10 9

Oof! Miss! I am going to lose initiative and take 3 harm.

https://orokos.com/roll/777596
Enter the fray against the sodden, I’ll take the initiative and +2 momentum

https://orokos.com/roll/777597
Strike it, that’s a weak hit, I lose initiative and deal 2 harm with my knife

Shadow walk (miss), Face Danger (weak hit), Enter the Fray (miss), Clash (strong hit!): https://orokos.com/roll/m-T.Bit

Edit: I took the momentum for my clash so I just did a regular 2 harm.

Ok that puts us at 4 progress - I added a communal track to reflect that

I will attempt to face danger with edge to escape from the water quickly.
https://orokos.com/roll/777645
Thats a miss, I'm going to take 3 harm and try to endure it.
https://orokos.com/roll/777646
Strong hit, with double 3s, so I'll embrace the pain for +1 momentum. I'm gonna say that while it drags me under I spot something of interest under the water.

shit I forgot to endure harm - always forget about that.

endure harm: 1d6+2 8 1d10 5 1d10 8

Weak hit anyway tho so nothing else happens.

face danger w/ edge: 1d6+3 5 1d10 5 1d10 7

Rolled this to face danger and failed, but my momentum was at 8, I am burning that to make this a strong hit and regain initiative (woohoo!). and I get +1 momentum.

Strike: https://orokos.com/roll/779130 (3 & 10 vs 7) so that's another 2 harm but I lose initiative.

Turn the tide: +1 to next move and i get the initiative.
Strike: https://orokos.com/roll/779452 Challenge 4 and 3. Action 5. So that's +1 Harm for a total of 3 and then I get +1 momentum for turning the tide.
End the Fight: https://orokos.com/roll/779453 Challenge 5 and 10 vs a progress of 9. That's only a weak hit, despite our best efforts.

I'll just endure stress as a complication.

https://orokos.com/roll/779454
Challenge 5 and 2, action 7. That's a strong hit so I'll spend a momentum to shake it off and regain one spirit.

Strong hit for making camp. Ay!

https://orokos.com/roll/781649

For your reference:

On a strong hit, you and your allies may each choose two. On a weak hit, choose one.

Recuperate: Take +1 health for you and any companions.
Partake: Suffer -1 supply and take +1 health for you and any companions.
Relax: Take +1 spirit.
Focus: Take +1 momentum.
Prepare: When you break camp, add +1 if you Undertake a Journey.


I am going to RECUPERATE and was thinking of PARTAKING if that's okay. Thoughts?

Will post IC once we have decided.