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[Ozarck]

I think you might be bumping up against the limits of an overmap group exploration game. There are major parts of the game where a good portion of the team hasn't got much to do.

In this situation, perhaps it's more an "we don't really know how to react to this particular event" as well.

If we do control them, I vote that we control them thus:

Egan -> Sy
Tiruin -> ATH
myself -> Tomasque

This puts me with the person I am prooooobably least likely to piss off by misusing his character. And I think Ti would be the one most likely to be careful with ATH's roleplay character. And I figure, if Sy's gonna let his character be controlled, Egan is probably the one he's least opposed to doing so, though perhaps Ti would be a better option there as well -shrug-

Or -facepalm- our waitlisters can grab a character and run them. I suppose that would be better still.

[Tiruin]

Resist! Or move along the impulse to guide myself into control!

I personally think this is better off in the RtD theme--there are special roles helping the GM, but we all get to do some acting in between to help our characterization and otherwise It does pretty much help anyway, alongside keeping the foundational interaction and connection going.

[Tomasque]

Blow my whistle very loud. If Tiruin keeps moving towards the light, then I'll start using the air bladder and forcibly move them into a place outside the light, covering them with my suncloak if I have to.

[Radio Controlled]

Sigh is apparantly playing a game where he sees how long he can get away without posting.

I hope people haven't lost interest in this. If they have I might now know how Radio feels about DIG.

The pain is real.

[piecewise]

Sigh is apparantly playing a game where he sees how long he can get away without posting.

I hope people haven't lost interest in this. If they have I might now know how Radio feels about DIG.

The pain is real.

Hire me to do my stupid GM'ing all for youuuu~

[syvarris]

Sigh is apparantly playing a game where he sees how long he can get away without posting.

((Yeah, I'm still here, I just haven't felt like there was anything important to do, and I'm not terribly interested in aimless RP.  I nearly posted for the "rockslide", but correctly predicted that standing still was as good an option as anything.  It's not like running away from a rockslide would've worked.))

Sigh is apparantly playing a game where he sees how long he can get away without posting.

I hope people haven't lost interest in this. If they have I might now know how Radio feels about DIG.

The pain is real.

((Don't worry, it'll fade after a few years.  Look at my signature; the Mad Max With Wizards quote left a long time ago... along with my hope.  ))

[piecewise]

Sigh is apparantly playing a game where he sees how long he can get away without posting.

((Yeah, I'm still here, I just haven't felt like there was anything important to do, and I'm not terribly interested in aimless RP.  I nearly posted for the "rockslide", but correctly predicted that standing still was as good an option as anything.  It's not like running away from a rockslide would've worked.))

Sigh is apparantly playing a game where he sees how long he can get away without posting.

I hope people haven't lost interest in this. If they have I might now know how Radio feels about DIG.

The pain is real.

((Don't worry, it'll fade after a few years.  Look at my signature; the Mad Max With Wizards quote left a long time ago... along with my hope.  ))

I made two, currently running games chasing that non-specific dream of yours. Two games you bailed out of. I don't even get child support payments.

Resist! Or move along the impulse to guide myself into control!

I personally think this is better off in the RtD theme--there are special roles helping the GM, but we all get to do some acting in between to help our characterization and otherwise It does pretty much help anyway, alongside keeping the foundational interaction and connection going.

I think the overland stuff is unfortunately difficult due to the slowness of PBP games. In real life you'd have to wait a few minutes at most. Here it can be days.

The alternative is to just walk one hex at a time and let everyone act as they want. Which I'd be fine with trying, if you want.

-----

You stop walking, not sure how you got to where you are. You can hear whispers in your mind, speaking in a bubbling language you can't understand. If you try to listen to them, they grow suddenly louder. You ignore them as best you can and they vanish back into dull whispers, but never go away.

You force yourself to turn around, back towards the rest of the group. You have control over yourself but there's a sort of doubt that you can't shake, almost as though you're second guessing every thing you do.

Blow my whistle very loud. If Tiruin keeps moving towards the light, then I'll start using the air bladder and forcibly move them into a place outside the light, covering them with my suncloak if I have to.

She was moving west, not east towards the light, but luckily no action seems needed.

"Hey! You're going the wrong way! Exploration time is the other way!"

Attempt to ascertain whether Ti is in her right mind, and what the heck is up with her face. Assume it has a connection with the light from last night, and work from there.

You're not really sure...clearly she's infected with something but...is it just a weird fungus? Does it have something to do with the light? With the dead deer? Maybe the food is infested?

"LOOK, DO NOT TOUCH. Stay away, might be infectious!"

Tars is going to run forwards and into Ana's path, but staying a decent distance away. That is far enough away that a cloud of spores wouldn't reach and any blood splatter from Ana also would not reach. If the wind is blowing directly in this direction, pick a slightly different spot so that no spores can blow on me.

"ANA, HALT! COME TO YOUR SENSES IMMEDIATELY OR ELSE I WILL BE FORCED TO HARM YOU! I REPEAT, STOP WHERE YOU STAND!"

Ready a spear. If Ana keeps walking forwards, backpedal until it becomes clear that she'll wander into the wilderness before coming to her senses. If this is the case, throw a spear. If that doesn't stop (not kill) her, follow up with throwing knives until it does.

You still stand in front of her with a spear, shouting at her to stop and come to her senses. She seems to recognize you and nods, not going any further.

[Egan_BW]

"You are still aware, good."
Tars lowers her spear slightly, though still keeping it ready.
"Are you aware that you've just gotten up and started walking away from camp, without a word of warning? And you are covered in... unsightly growths. I worry that it may be contagious, but quarantine is not a viable option here.
...Construct! You are smarter than I, and have a strong body. Would you inspect Ana and try to work out what's wrong with her? Besides the obvious growths, please."

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

Inventory

Spoiler: Egan_BW, Pathfinder (click to show/hide)

Name: Tars H`Gygantia "of the Swifts"
Description: A deadly huntress from a frigid land. While she seems "mostly human", it is obvious that where most people would have hair, she has feathers. Her face is heavily scarred and her eyes buldge a little unnaturally so she wears a wooden mask shaped like a bird's head.
Job: Pathfinder
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 10
Speed: 12
Endurance: 6
Fortitude: 6
Awareness: 6
Cunning: 12
Knowledge: 8
Intuition: 4
Nerve: 8
Luck: 6
HP: 6/6
Skills:
Evasion: Amateur
Surgery: Amateur
Throwing weapons: Adept

Spoiler: AbstractTraitorHero, Cartographer (click to show/hide)

Name:Eltrix The Returned One!
Appearance: Bronze and more bronze. Four armed and weaved in expensive fabrics. Certain parts slightly more pushed out. Betraying that there is still flesh there that it needs protection or it will be damaged.

A smile beneath a mask. Perhaps green or blue eyed. Perhaps blond haired or black haired. Perhaps the face of someone with bags under their eyes and a life of hardship.

She is more construct then human.

Backstory: Imagine for one moment. That you started out as someone weak. Someone utterly pathetic in every way. Some street urchin or a wild girl and you will understand who she was.

But who she is now. Is someone who through the power of rituals and perhaps mythical materials has altered herself beyond belief. With help beyond a doubt.

How would one remove their arms. Their legs. Destroy and remove organs that simply are not necessary. More construct then human food and drink are still required.

Beneath that glowing mask there's still something there. Now she's exploring seeking knowledge seeking something out. In their own mind immortal and wanting to know all.

Job: Cartographer
Stats:
Hp:6
Strength: D12
Dexterity: D6
Speed: D12
Endurance: D12
Fortitude: D6
Awareness: D6
Cunning: D10
Knowledge: D12
Intuition: D6
Nerve: D10
Luck: D6

Skills:
Repair: Amateur
Surgery: Amateur
Stealth: Amateur
Body Modification: Novice

Spoiler: Tiruin, Observer (click to show/hide)

Name: Ana Liesis
HP: 8/8

Description: A test character who seems particularly mundane in appearance in comparison to those of her locality. She is particularly witty and has an acumen of many things, having the love of knowledge in her mannerisms.

Job: Observer

[3; d6] Strength: Raw physical strength and brute force. Most Melee attacks and how much you can carry.

[4; d6] Dexterity: Control of the body, hand eye coordination, balance, careful movement. Most ranged attacks.

[5; d6] Speed: How quick you can act and react, as well as movement speed.

[4; d4] Endurance: Continuous actions, stamina, resistance to disease, and non-injury based damage.

[7; d8] Fortitude: Resistance to pain, physical injury, and injury side effects  A player’s HP is equal to their Max Fortitude Roll (eg, 6hp for d6, 8hp for d8, etc).

[12; d12] Awareness: Your awareness of your situation and surroundings.

[9; d10] Cunning: Problem solving, trickery, trap setting, convincing someone of something.

[12; d12] Knowledge: Specific knowledge related to a topic, roll to know things.

[8; d8] Intuition: General feelings or information you intuit. Roll to know what can’t be known otherwise.

[9; d8] Nerve: Sanity, Bravery, Staying calm and resisting panic.

[2; d4] Luck: Rolled for things outside of your control.

[3] Novice Tactician [Tactics]
[1] Amateur Acrobatics
[1] Amateur Field Cooking

Spoiler: Ozarck (click to show/hide)

Name: Ignis Starstone
Description: A tall, handsome young man. He is between semesters at a prestigious university he got into via Daddy's money. He gets by on charm and athletic ability for the most part. He pays little attention in classes that actually involve information, but has a knack for more practical courses.
HP: 10/10
Skills: Bow(novice), persuasion(novice), stealth(amateur)

Stats:
d10  Strength
d12  Dexterity
d10  Speed     
d6    Endurance
d10  Fortitude
d8    Awareness
d12  Cunning     
d4    Knowledge
d12  Intuition     
d4    Nerve         
d4    Luck         

Spoiler: Tomasque (click to show/hide)

Name: Professor Nikolaevich
Description: A young researcher from a foreign land. Scoffed at in his mother country, he vows to return with forbidden knowledge.
Stats:
  -Strength d12
  -Dexterity d6
  -Speed d8
  -Endurance d6
  -Fortitude d10
  -Awareness d6
  -Cunning d8
  -Knowledge d4
  -Intuition d6
  -Nerve d12
  -Luck d10
HP: 10
Skills:
  -Tailoring [Novice]
  -Analyzation [Amateur]
  -Sword [Novice]

Spoiler: syvarris (click to show/hide)

Name: Sir Rupert Herrumphrey MacAnders
Description: The spitting image of out-of-touch nobility, Sir MacAnders absolutely loves exploration, and truly believes that every expedition he goes on will advance humanity's knowledge and experience in a monumental way.  He is eternally upbeat and optimistic, even when everyone around him is crippled, diseased, and starving--and he refuses to end an expedition until he feels that enough has been done.  Needless to say, being abandoned by his companions isn't a new experience for him, but it always worked out in the end.
Stats:
   Strength: 8 3 8 - d8
   Dexterity:5 - d6
   Speed:    6 - d6
   Endurance:6 - d6
   Fortitude:12- d12 (!)
   Awareness:6 - d6
   Cunning:  1 - d4
   Knowledge:4 - d4
   Intuition:4 8 - d8
   Nerve:    9 - d10
   Luck:     7 - d8
HP: 12/12
Skills:
   Machete: d4
   Climbing: d2
   Swimming: d2
   Fleeing Running Charging: d2

[Tomasque]

Give Tir stuff to cover up from the light, I guess.

 ^ I'll look through the inventory to make that more specific, when I have the time.

[Tiruin]

"You are still aware, good."
Tars lowers her spear slightly, though still keeping it ready.
"Are you aware that you've just gotten up and started walking away from camp, without a word of warning? And you are covered in... unsightly growths. I worry that it may be contagious, but quarantine is not a viable option here.
...Construct! You are smarter than I, and have a strong body. Would you inspect Ana and try to work out what's wrong with her? Besides the obvious growths, please."

Ana twitches.
"Multiple sources of attention. Mental in origin. 'Voices' in layman's speak; attention diverting actions help, thank you. I can speak about them, by not directly acknowledging them. They, referring to another communicable entity. Something interactable is out there. They feed on attention; language is...bubbly. Like popping sounds but much like smaller and quicker bubbles.

"I only need superficial inspection thank you. But please give me a blindfold to bind my ears or eyes. I believe this is sensory in interaction. Nevertheless, I advise a cautious method of facing this. We are an expedition team; we cannot face what we cannot fathom--this is something able to be experienced, but defined within physical laws, albeit yet unknown in specifics."

Let's keep going with that expedition!

[Ozarck]

Carefully remain at a distance from Ti's character, but do not let her out of sight. Encourage the otehrs to keep an eye on her as well, and ask that she be taken out of nightwatch rotation until we understand her problem.

[Tomasque]

Give Tir stuff to cover up from the light, I guess.

 ^ I'll look through the inventory to make that more specific, when I have the time.

I gave you my Sun Cloak and my Wide Brimmed Hat. Is that okay?

Carefully remain at a distance from Ti's character, but do not let her out of sight. Encourage the otehrs to keep an eye on her as well, and ask that she be taken out of nightwatch rotation until we understand her problem.

I'll do the same.

[Tiruin]

Give Tir stuff to cover up from the light, I guess.

 ^ I'll look through the inventory to make that more specific, when I have the time.

I gave you my Sun Cloak and my Wide Brimmed Hat. Is that okay?

Checked my inventory and...wait am I not wearing those freely under the Wear section? :X I thought I had equipped myself earlier! Oops.

Yeah totally okay with that.
Ana hands over her machete and any other pointy or weapon-y object to the Pathfinder.

"I have not felt any urge or otherwise to use this or conceive any malice towards others around me or myself. What I presume brought me to where I was, was some kind of calling or directive for movement. It doesn't seem to be hostile, as in, towards others given what I assume from what happened in what the rest of you (presumably) told me."

[Ozarck]

Hey Tomasque, if memory serves, we have six of each of those. One for each of us.

[Egan_BW]

"...Likely that whatever organism has infected you is manipulating your brain chemistry in order to provoke a strong impulse to travel in that direction. Common among insects; fungus causes them to climb to the highest available point before releasing infectious spores. This may mean that you will not become dangerous until you reach the point which the infection is driving you towards. Still, it is best that we are careful.
I wonder why it attempts to travel east, rather than to a nearby mountain top. Perhaps because there are additional human organisms to infect in that direction. I hypothesize that the infecting agent causes a strong desire to return home, in order to more effectively spread itself among a population."

With help from the construct, surgically remove one of the fruiting bodies from Ana's body, and store it in a test tube. Examine the now-removed fruiting body. Does it appear that removing all of the fruits will be an effective cure? Likely not, and it's a more deeply-rooted infection.

"Hmm. It is likely that this infection is related to the carcass we encountered yesterday. Ana was the only one to touch it directly. If this is the case, we may eventually observe... mutation, possibly growth of additional limbs. That creature was also thoroughly incinerated, possibly by some person or entity in order to halt the spread of infection..."

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

Inventory

Spoiler: Egan_BW, Pathfinder (click to show/hide)

Name: Tars H`Gygantia "of the Swifts"
Description: A deadly huntress from a frigid land. While she seems "mostly human", it is obvious that where most people would have hair, she has feathers. Her face is heavily scarred and her eyes buldge a little unnaturally so she wears a wooden mask shaped like a bird's head.
Job: Pathfinder
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 10
Speed: 12
Endurance: 6
Fortitude: 6
Awareness: 6
Cunning: 12
Knowledge: 8
Intuition: 4
Nerve: 8
Luck: 6
HP: 6/6
Skills:
Evasion: Amateur
Surgery: Amateur
Throwing weapons: Adept

Spoiler: AbstractTraitorHero, Cartographer (click to show/hide)

Name:Eltrix The Returned One!
Appearance: Bronze and more bronze. Four armed and weaved in expensive fabrics. Certain parts slightly more pushed out. Betraying that there is still flesh there that it needs protection or it will be damaged.

A smile beneath a mask. Perhaps green or blue eyed. Perhaps blond haired or black haired. Perhaps the face of someone with bags under their eyes and a life of hardship.

She is more construct then human.

Backstory: Imagine for one moment. That you started out as someone weak. Someone utterly pathetic in every way. Some street urchin or a wild girl and you will understand who she was.

But who she is now. Is someone who through the power of rituals and perhaps mythical materials has altered herself beyond belief. With help beyond a doubt.

How would one remove their arms. Their legs. Destroy and remove organs that simply are not necessary. More construct then human food and drink are still required.

Beneath that glowing mask there's still something there. Now she's exploring seeking knowledge seeking something out. In their own mind immortal and wanting to know all.

Job: Cartographer
Stats:
Hp:6
Strength: D12
Dexterity: D6
Speed: D12
Endurance: D12
Fortitude: D6
Awareness: D6
Cunning: D10
Knowledge: D12
Intuition: D6
Nerve: D10
Luck: D6

Skills:
Repair: Amateur
Surgery: Amateur
Stealth: Amateur
Body Modification: Novice

Spoiler: Tiruin, Observer (click to show/hide)

Name: Ana Liesis
HP: 8/8

Description: A test character who seems particularly mundane in appearance in comparison to those of her locality. She is particularly witty and has an acumen of many things, having the love of knowledge in her mannerisms.

Job: Observer

[3; d6] Strength: Raw physical strength and brute force. Most Melee attacks and how much you can carry.

[4; d6] Dexterity: Control of the body, hand eye coordination, balance, careful movement. Most ranged attacks.

[5; d6] Speed: How quick you can act and react, as well as movement speed.

[4; d4] Endurance: Continuous actions, stamina, resistance to disease, and non-injury based damage.

[7; d8] Fortitude: Resistance to pain, physical injury, and injury side effects  A player’s HP is equal to their Max Fortitude Roll (eg, 6hp for d6, 8hp for d8, etc).

[12; d12] Awareness: Your awareness of your situation and surroundings.

[9; d10] Cunning: Problem solving, trickery, trap setting, convincing someone of something.

[12; d12] Knowledge: Specific knowledge related to a topic, roll to know things.

[8; d8] Intuition: General feelings or information you intuit. Roll to know what can’t be known otherwise.

[9; d8] Nerve: Sanity, Bravery, Staying calm and resisting panic.

[2; d4] Luck: Rolled for things outside of your control.

[3] Novice Tactician [Tactics]
[1] Amateur Acrobatics
[1] Amateur Field Cooking

Spoiler: Ozarck (click to show/hide)

Name: Ignis Starstone
Description: A tall, handsome young man. He is between semesters at a prestigious university he got into via Daddy's money. He gets by on charm and athletic ability for the most part. He pays little attention in classes that actually involve information, but has a knack for more practical courses.
HP: 10/10
Skills: Bow(novice), persuasion(novice), stealth(amateur)

Stats:
d10  Strength
d12  Dexterity
d10  Speed     
d6    Endurance
d10  Fortitude
d8    Awareness
d12  Cunning     
d4    Knowledge
d12  Intuition     
d4    Nerve         
d4    Luck         

Spoiler: Tomasque (click to show/hide)

Name: Professor Nikolaevich
Description: A young researcher from a foreign land. Scoffed at in his mother country, he vows to return with forbidden knowledge.
Stats:
  -Strength d12
  -Dexterity d6
  -Speed d8
  -Endurance d6
  -Fortitude d10
  -Awareness d6
  -Cunning d8
  -Knowledge d4
  -Intuition d6
  -Nerve d12
  -Luck d10
HP: 10
Skills:
  -Tailoring [Novice]
  -Analyzation [Amateur]
  -Sword [Novice]

Spoiler: syvarris (click to show/hide)

Name: Sir Rupert Herrumphrey MacAnders
Description: The spitting image of out-of-touch nobility, Sir MacAnders absolutely loves exploration, and truly believes that every expedition he goes on will advance humanity's knowledge and experience in a monumental way.  He is eternally upbeat and optimistic, even when everyone around him is crippled, diseased, and starving--and he refuses to end an expedition until he feels that enough has been done.  Needless to say, being abandoned by his companions isn't a new experience for him, but it always worked out in the end.
Stats:
   Strength: 8 3 8 - d8
   Dexterity:5 - d6
   Speed:    6 - d6
   Endurance:6 - d6
   Fortitude:12- d12 (!)
   Awareness:6 - d6
   Cunning:  1 - d4
   Knowledge:4 - d4
   Intuition:4 8 - d8
   Nerve:    9 - d10
   Luck:     7 - d8
HP: 12/12
Skills:
   Machete: d4
   Climbing: d2
   Swimming: d2
   Fleeing Running Charging: d2