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[piecewise]

Hmm. Well I'd be willing to let you guys Test out stuff between missions. It would still cost the words but you usually have extras or ones you don't want.

((Unfortunately, the words you wanna figure out the most are exactly those you don't wanna waste... And since the system isn't consistent as much as it is ad-hoc and subject to in-the-moment interpretation (sorry Nik, but despite the game's unquestionable merits, PW admitted as much before) I dunno how well any knowledge gained will generalize to use cases you actually wanna know about.))

....actually I shouldn't keep explaining things. go for it.

Fair enough. In that case, I'd like to appeal to your earlier ruling:

5. If you don't know what a material is, you can ask about it specifically. I won't reveal all secrets but I'll give you the Gist.

I'd like to request 'the Gist' of the word 'polymorphwholebody'.

Ploymorph whole body, like the other polymorph words, allows enchantment of living flesh without the normal horrible consequences that would entail.

[Nikitian]

Hmm. Well I'd be willing to let you guys Test out stuff between missions. It would still cost the words but you usually have extras or ones you don't want.

(( GREAT! ))

Marks; for, as far as we know, they can /only/ by placed on bodyparts

[mark object in caster's right hand]
There are words for marking objects, but they're Tier 4. Presumably if you combined this with a Permanent you'd get a magical wand that you could pass between people.

((My bad. Still, going for an obvious problem, I overlook a more intricate one - why are Marking words classified the way they are (low-level covering a whole lot of your body, higher level covering just a small bit or even not your body at all), from an  in-universe standpoint? It's a less straightforward one, but it's still interesting, I think.))

Hmm. Well I'd be willing to let you guys Test out stuff between missions. It would still cost the words but you usually have extras or ones you don't want.

((Unfortunately, the words you wanna figure out the most are exactly those you don't wanna waste... And since the system isn't consistent as much as it is ad-hoc and subject to in-the-moment interpretation (sorry Nik, but despite the game's unquestionable merits, PW admitted as much before) I dunno how well any knowledge gained will generalize to use cases you actually wanna know about.))

(( I think the idea is rather that we sacrifice multiple lower-level words (spares or those we don't want) to experiment on words we might not necessarily have at the time; a tithe to access Tinker. I mean, it wasn't an explicit statement that Tests would have to involve the same words it costs to undertake, was it? Though I might be sorely mistaken, and in that case you're right, it'd be much less interesting then. ))

[piecewise]

a tithe to access Tinker

Nikitian kneels in front of his computer, fresh lamb's blood on his hands, and prays to the dark powers for answers about armor thickness.

[Rautherdir]

Shadow Alliance

Prep spell: Feline, Black Biometal

Spoiler: Shade (click to show/hide)

Character Name: Shade
Currently active effects: (Mark Whole Body, Binding, Darkness) at Pot +[2/3] (depending on which roll you accepted as final in the end.)
Injuries: Minor chest wound (Hopefully minor)

Potency: d10
Memory: d8
Strength: d4
Dex: d4
Speed: d6
Vitality: d6
Endurance: d4
Intelligence: d10
Awareness: d6

Currently active words (16/20): (Amber, Feline, Delay, Dome, Mark Whole Body), (Shockwave, Aura, Darkness, Rain, Lead, Fist Aura), (When Inflicting Damage, Black Biometal, Fire, Fire), (Distortion Dust)
Gang: Shadow Alliance

[piecewise]

I'm sick in bed and don't have access to my mapping program.

I'll update this as soon as I can sit in a chair without throwing up.

[Radio Controlled]

I'm sick in bed and don't have access to my mapping program.

I'll update this as soon as I can sit in a chair without throwing up.

That's fine, don't tax yourself too much for our sake (especially during finals season). Get well soon!

(I do find myself wondering now what a skellington would even throw up. Maybe it just sits there making gagging noises, all the discomfort of actually hurling your lunch but with none of the mess.)

[piecewise]

Cast [Ammunition Clockwork] and load my gun.
Hey, if I were to use Crow to enchant a rabbit in a cage or something, would that count as summoning a creature enough to be able to control it?

Spoiler: Raven Feathra (click to show/hide)

Description: Raven is a VERY RAVENY GIRL. She has black hair, GLOWING GREEN EYES, and looks all edgy and shit. She's really too young to lead a wizard gang, but carries herself with confidence and Murder. She is deadly intelligent, but is lacking in common sense, as normal for teenagers. Also she is obsessed with birds.
Potency: d10
Memory: d6
Strength: d2
Dexterity: d6
Speed: d6
Vitality: d4
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d10
Awareness: d8

Health: Healthy!

Inventory: Raven Armor, Rifle (15/15) [Contain / Explosive] [Pot+2]

Marks: [Permanent / Repair / MarkCaster'sEyes] [Pot+2]

Permanent: Cloud, Wall, FireForward, Crow, MarkCaster'sEyes, AffectUser, LargeFirearm, Ammunition, Clockwork, Repair, Many

Available: Cloud, Wall, FireForward, Crow, AffectUser, LargeFirearm, Ammunition, Clockwork, Many, Darkness,

[8]
You summon up 60 rounds for your gun.

Maybe.

"Oh Abdul, you're such a jester! You sure talk the talk. But can you walk the walk?

Can you... dance?"

Enchant Abdul with 'clockwork polymorphwholebody'.

Spoiler: Abu Hajaar (click to show/hide)

Name: Ventriloquist extraordinaire Abu Hajaar

Description: A scrawny enlistee of vaguely Middle Eastern descent. Permanently in over his head, slightly confused and wondering just how he got into this mess. Will reluctantly but reliably follow orders from his commanding officers and do his best however.

Somehow managed to end up far away from home in 'Nam to fight the commies. This left him confused. Then he got teleported to this world of mystery and magic. This did not help matters.


Gang: Ridiculous Rhomboid

Health: Fabulous.

Magic jazzhands:
Permanent: Cloud, Wall, FireForward, Crow, MarkCaster'sEyes, AffectUser, LargeFirearm, Ammunition, Clockwork, Repair, Many
Temporary: LightSource, Iron, polymorph whole body, repair


Current Inventory
1 X Guard's rifle
9 X rounds for guard's rifle
1 X recoiless rifle + 5 rounds + 5 from Sarge
1 X Spiffy Uniform (formerly bloody guard garb), now with some fire resistance
1 X plague masks
1 X basic med supplies
1 X Atatatata's taxidermied corpse, 'Abdul A. Abdul'


Stats
Potency: d10
Memory: d6
Strength: d2
Dexterity: d8
Speed: d4
Vitality: d8
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

raw living flesh spreading out with giant pipeline sized arteries

"ITS FUCKING RAAAAW."

-Gordon Ramsey-

You manage to transform his head into a clockwork automaton head. It is very messily attached to the body.

My ammo spell gave me 30 regular rifle bullets. I'm keeping 10, the other 20 you lot can divide between yourselves.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Gunnery Sergeant James Murphy

Description: A big bull of a man, with a square jaw and a patriotic twinkle in his eye. He enjoys swearing and giving people under his command a hard time.

Somehow managed to catch the second plane to 'Nam to fight the commies, even though he was aiming to be on the first. This left him slightly bitter. Then he got teleported to this world of mystery and magic. This doesn't change matters much, Charlie just a look a little different 'round these parts.


Gang: Ridiculous Rhomboid

Health: Great.

Magic jazz hands: Cloud, Wall, FireForward, Crow, AffectUser, LargeFirearm, Ammunition, Clockwork, Repair, Many

Potency: d6
Memory: d4
Strength: d6
Dexterity: d10
Speed: d6
Vitality: d8
Endurance: d8
Intelligence: d2
Awareness: d8

Inventory:
1 looted guard rifle
2 guard's knife
13 rounds for the rifle + 10 magical round (used first)
1 Spiffy Uniform, now with some added fire resistance

Divide them among yourselves, you jackals.



Still mapping. Not long now. Not a very big area honestly.
[1]

[Radio Controlled]

You manage to transform his head into a clockwork automaton head. It is very messily attached to the body.

Great! Now activate the clockwork head (I'm hoping there's something to wind it up, like a toy), stand well back, and observe.

Spoiler: Abu Hajaar (click to show/hide)

Name: Ventriloquist extraordinaire Abu Hajaar

Description: A scrawny enlistee of vaguely Middle Eastern descent. Permanently in over his head, slightly confused and wondering just how he got into this mess. Will reluctantly but reliably follow orders from his commanding officers and do his best however.

Somehow managed to end up far away from home in 'Nam to fight the commies. This left him confused. Then he got teleported to this world of mystery and magic. This did not help matters.


Gang: Ridiculous Rhomboid

Health: Fabulous.

Magic jazzhands:
Permanent: Cloud, Wall, FireForward, Crow, MarkCaster'sEyes, AffectUser, LargeFirearm, Ammunition, Clockwork, Repair, Many
Temporary: LightSource, Iron, polymorph whole body, repair


Current Inventory
1 X Guard's rifle
9 X rounds for guard's rifle
1 X recoiless rifle + 5 rounds + 5 from Sarge
1 X Spiffy Uniform (formerly bloody guard garb), now with some fire resistance
1 X plague masks
1 X basic med supplies
1 X Atatatata's taxidermied corpse, 'Abdul A. Abdul'


Stats
Potency: d10
Memory: d6
Strength: d2
Dexterity: d8
Speed: d4
Vitality: d8
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

[Egan_BW]

"Pretty sure this thing is gonna be like a frikkin railgun when I pull the trigger. Cover your ears maybe."

[piecewise]

Shadow Alliance

Spoiler: Prep Spell (click to show/hide)

Enchant sabre with 'Fire'

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

Aura, WhenInflictingDamage, Shockwave, Fire, Fire.

Spoiler: Thag Simmons (click to show/hide)

Pot d6
Memory d2
Strength d10
Dex d4
Speed d8
Vit d8
End d8
Int d4
Awareness d8

Health: Fine
Ongoing Effects: None

Equipment:
Cavalry Sabre,
Rifle. (unknown ammo count.  4/4 like the other ones?)
Gang: Shadow Alliance.

Dev,  before I process that action I'm going to reiterate a fact mentioned on the OP. Intent of a spell, if stated, matters. Like, say, what PART of the sabre you're holding when you enchant it and where you want that fire to go.  I mean, if you just want the entire sabre on fire, thats fine with me, but I figured I would bring this up.

Spoiler: Prep Spell Intent (click to show/hide)

I'll hold the sabre in both hands, with one on the handle and one on the blade.  I want the blade to burn things I hit with it.

[5]
The blade of your saber glows white hot and sheds tongues of flame. The handle is luckily not hot.

Any chance i could get more bullets, boss?
If I can get a total of 6 or more bullets, my prep spell will be [when inflicting damage][distortion dust][shockwave] on the ammo.
otherwise, I guess my prep spell will be our company mascot: [black biometal][feline]

Spoiler: Gang words available. Shadow Alliance Eyes only, please (click to show/hide)

strikethrough indicates words have been claimed by someone. So far only Thag has made his claim: two [fire]
double star (**) indicates someone has claimed these words in PM, but has not posted in thread yet.
orange denotes words I am claiming now, pending Gang Boss approval.
permanent gang words:
1: amber, feline, mark whole body, delay, dome
2: shockwave, darkness, aura
3: when inflicting damage, Black biometal
4: Distortion Dust

available from locations:
HQ (64):
Binding
When Unable to Act
When Unable to act
Protect
Sheet

Blast Wall
Rain Down
**Fist Aura
**Rain Down
Stone

THE LAST WORD (86):
Crawl
Table
Fire forward

**Lead
Animate

Supply for mission:
fire, fire, fire, fire,

fire, fire,
**fire, **fire,
fire, fire

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

 
animate, rain down, lock
stone, concrete, table, feline, fire, fire,
black biometal, distortion dust.
blast wall, shockwave, dome, when inflicting damage
* denotes used.

active enchantments:

Spoiler:  Chu Sana'me (click to show/hide)

10 Potency
6  Memory (15 word deck)
2  Strength
6  Dex 
8  Speed (8 tile movement)
4  Vitality
6  Endurance
10  Intelligence (leveled up)
6  Awareness

inventory: chain mail and helmet
rifle, ammo:[2/?]

Is that you asking me for more or asking other people for more? I can't give ya more, but someone else might.
[4]
If you get that ammo, consider it successfully enchanted.

Shadow Alliance

Prep spell: Feline, Black Biometal

Spoiler: Shade (click to show/hide)

Character Name: Shade
Currently active effects: (Mark Whole Body, Binding, Darkness) at Pot +[2/3] (depending on which roll you accepted as final in the end.)
Injuries: Minor chest wound (Hopefully minor)

Potency: d10
Memory: d8
Strength: d4
Dex: d4
Speed: d6
Vitality: d6
Endurance: d4
Intelligence: d10
Awareness: d6

Currently active words (16/20): (Amber, Feline, Delay, Dome, Mark Whole Body), (Shockwave, Aura, Darkness, Rain, Lead, Fist Aura), (When Inflicting Damage, Black Biometal, Fire, Fire), (Distortion Dust)
Gang: Shadow Alliance

[10]
You summon up a biometal cat. Ok, thats a bit of an understatement. You summon up a biometal sabretooth tiger the size of an elephant.

[piecewise]

Cosa Nostra

In that case, I suggest we build houses that are equally as nice as, or better than their current ones. Rent free for employees and their families.
Try to convince the gang of the importance of meatshields non-combatants meatshields is more discriptive

Spoiler: Cyril Morris (click to show/hide)

Name: Cyril Morris
Description: An average guy in his 20s. He's wearing a fairly nice grey suit and fedora.
Condition: Lightly cut scalp.
Potency: d10
Memory: d6
Strength: d4
Dex: d8
Speed: d6
Vitality: d4
Endurance: d2
Intelligence: d6
Awareness: d8

Spoiler: Deck/Inventory (click to show/hide)

Deck: (Container, Leather, When near death/dies, Chain, Delay) (Steel, Small Firearm, Ammunition) (Combine, Thermate) (Explosive)
Inventory: Big Ugly Pistol, 12 Shots

Spoiler: Stuff (click to show/hide)

If that’s so, then our business is done. As long as they don’t blab this can serve as a decent front. Building housing could get expensive, and we don’t have the funds nor do we want to draw any undue attention to ourselves. The housing idea should be kept in mind later on, however.

Collect all guard weapons/gear/whatever and take a general inventory of what we have.

Spoiler: Vencarlo Barvasi (click to show/hide)

Name: Vencarlo Barvasi
Description: A large, barrel-chested man in his mid-fifties. He wears a finely tailored Italian suit and is pretty much always smoking a huge Cuban cigar.
Potency: d6
Memory: d6
Strength: d2
Dex: d8
Speed: d2
Vitality: d10
Endurance: d4
Intelligence: d4
Awareness: d8

Deck: (Container, Leather, When near death/dies, Chain, Delay) (*Steel, *Small Firearm, Ammunition) (Combine, Thermate) (Explosive)
(* Denotes a used card)

Items: Stupidly big and powerful pistol, 11 ammo

Spoiler: Gang (click to show/hide)

Name: The Cosa Nostra
Color Scheme: Black/White
Symbol:
Permanent Words: (Container, Leather, When near death/dies, Chain, Delay) (Steel, Small Firearm, Ammunition) (Combine, Thermate) (Explosive)
Leader: Vencarlo Barvasi
Members: Dropshot, Big Poppa, Cyril Morris
Base: (10,11)

You collect the guard's stuff. Its about a dozen rifles and blades and maybe 100 rounds of ammo.  You also get about a dozen sets of leather armor and some chain stuff.

Gesture my gangmembers to help me down without bleeding out. Try to find something long range and precise in the lootpile.

Spoiler: Deck (click to show/hide)

(Container, Leather, When near death/dies, Chain, Delay) (Ammunition) (Combine, Thermate) (Explosive) (9/15)

Spoiler: Dropshot (click to show/hide)

Appearance: Figure wrapped tightly in assorted clothes- scarves, bandages and such - with a coat over them, with not a single piece of skin visible.
Potency: D6
Memory: D6
Strength: D4
Dex: D10
Speed: D8
Vitality: D2
Endurance: D4
Intelligence: D6
Awareness: D8
Inventory: .45 Magnum, 3/6 bullets loaded. 9 bullets.

Spoiler: Big Poppa (click to show/hide)

Big Poppa
Desc: Just one of the guys.
Status: Ouch ouchie got stabbed in smotchach owuch
Potency: d4
Memory: d2
Strength: d10
Dexterity: d6
Speed: d8
Vitality: d6
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d8
Awareness: d4
Deck (ready): Combine, Thermate, Explosive,
Deck (used): Chain, Steel
Gang Starter Deck (just keeping it here for ease of access): Permanent Words: (Container, Leather, When near death/dies, Chain, Delay) (Steel, Small Firearm, Ammunition) (Combine, Thermate) (Explosive)
Inventory: Steel Chain, Sword, Helmet,Breastplate, Chainmail, Leather Pants (Armor)
Gang: Cosa Nostra

Oh, right. Go help Dropshot. Don't let him die!

You guys get Dropshot down, bandage his gut, and hand him a rifle.

[SamSpeeds]

Spoiler: Big Poppa (click to show/hide)

Big Poppa
Desc: Just one of the guys.
Status: Ouch ouchie got stabbed in smotchach owuch
Potency: d4
Memory: d2
Strength: d10
Dexterity: d6
Speed: d8
Vitality: d6
Endurance: d6
Intelligence: d8
Awareness: d4
Deck (ready): Combine, Thermate, Explosive,
Deck (used): Chain, Steel
Gang Starter Deck (just keeping it here for ease of access): Permanent Words: (Container, Leather, When near death/dies, Chain, Delay) (Steel, Small Firearm, Ammunition) (Combine, Thermate) (Explosive)
Inventory: Steel Chain, Sword, Helmet,Breastplate, Chainmail, Leather Pants (Armor)
Gang: Cosa Nostra

Scavenge some leather for future use for bandages and whatnot. After that I'm done for REAL

((Do I get to +d2 yet? or wait))

[Devastator]

Does the biometal monsterous feline have a bladed tail this time?

[Egan_BW]

You appear to have forgotten to roll int to control that biometal monstrosity. 1/10 chance of a feral elephant-sized murdercat, remember.
Also no int roll for Dev's enchantment, though that's not very important with the single word enchant.

[Radio Controlled]

You appear to have forgotten to roll int to control that biometal monstrosity. 1/10 chance of a feral elephant-sized murdercat, remember.
Also no int roll for Dev's enchantment, though that's not very important with the single word enchant.

((I mentioned it to Dev in chat after he gloated about it, and he suddenly went remarkably quiet.  :p ))

Spoiler: All in on 0! (click to show/hide)