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[Ozarck]

List of the functions and which equipment uses them according to what we already know:

Gloves
Protection, (cross arms, overlapping wrists to form a shield in front of you)
Remote viewing, (close eyes, look through the eyes on the palms of the glove. only works with your own gloves. Gloves do not need to be worn for it to work)
gloves also allow us to hold magical objects without being affected, or to push magic out of objects.

Robes
storage, (sleeves are hammerspace)
environmental regulation, (also works with gloves)

Needles
siphoning of magical power,
fusion of materials, (tap with pointy end, tap second material with handle end.)
perception of the unseen, (look through the eye of the needle for this)
linking of sound, vision, and physical person, (I am unclear on this one. Our needle links might be this. but what does linking physical person mean?)

?
Teleportation, (I have been unable to figure out how this works. Feel free to ask about it) (Probably talking about the conduit, actually)
transpositional movement, (pulling thread of needle link?)
servitude,
telekinesis,
shape shifting.

[Ozarck]

Ask:
"Shapeshift? How do we do that?"

Spoiler: Genesis (click to show/hide)

Name: Genesis
Description: Classic 80s action hero looks, kinda quiet. think Kurt Russel from the movie Soldier (only probably less mute)
Nature: Pureblood
Status: Slow learner
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, gloves, needle, Ceramic bread loaf. Hammer pendant of missile resistance and freezing when wet.
Fate Points: 4

Spoiler: Current link web (click to show/hide)

[Lenglon]

I attempt the same tests as last time, but this time with air instead of water.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Terissa / Tess
Description: a passive but brave teenage girl with purple hair and brown eyes, she has a hint of protrusions on her shoulderblades like the beginnings of wings, and a thin lizardlike tail, but nothing useful at this time.
Nature: Chameleon
Status: miniwings replaced by moderate-size wings made of air.
HP: 10
Inventory: Purple robe with red eye symbol on the back, white gloves with red eye symbol on their palm, 4-foot long iron needle that has been charged once from stabbing The Hammer.
Fate Points: 2

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

violet= Genesis
blue= Grey

[A_Curious_Cat]

((@Ozarck:

If you rotate the group with Luta, Debby, Tess, Genesis, and Grey counterclockwise about Grey,  it might help to straighten out Grey’s links with Hugh and Aaron.))

[Ozarck]

((@Ozarck:

If you rotate the group with Luta, Debby, Tess, Genesis, and Grey counterclockwise about Grey,  it might help to straighten out Grey’s links with Hugh and Aaron.))

((I know. Didn't feel like rewriting it a third time in a day. It works fine as is. Someone else can fix it if they like))

[A_Curious_Cat]

((@Ozarck:

If you rotate the group with Luta, Debby, Tess, Genesis, and Grey counterclockwise about Grey,  it might help to straighten out Grey’s links with Hugh and Aaron.))

((I know. Didn't feel like rewriting it a third time in a day. It works fine as is. Someone else can fix it if they like))

((NJW2000 just replied to my PM and says he’ll take any color for the link between Hugh and Youare.  Would you mind choosing for us?))

[King Zultan]

"Hey Luta I talked to your needle and I can't talk to it for some reason."
Look through my needle at Elizabeth, then try to combine a knife, spoon, and fork, and see what I get.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Debby
Description: Looks like a regular human woman but with the head of a deer.
Nature: All-Tounges
Status: Is tied to Elizabeth with some rope.
HP: 9
Inventory:
 purple robe
 white gloves
 big ass needle
 Sword
 Elizabeth Audrey Foxington, the living fox doll, now with parka and tied to Debby with some rope
 Rifleaxe
 10' rope
Fate Points: 3

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

Orange   Grey
Blue       Genesis

[BlackPaladin99]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Name: Greed
Description: looks mostly like a normal human with pale skin,  but he has ruby red hair and eyes.  his hair and eyes also give off a slight, shimmering glow.
Nature: elemental-light
Status: Water breathing?, mostly invisible.
HP: 10/10
Needle links: speaker, Hugh
Inventory: magic needle weapon With sunburst, homunculi cloak, homunculi gloves, cake, rifle, axe
Fate Points: 1

greed tries to figure out the “servitude” and “telekinesis” powers

[piecewise]

((Is it still possible for humonculi who haven’t asked their questions yet to ask them?))


“Ho! Ho! Ho!  That was refreshing!”

After getting out of the shower and redressing, Hugh performs three experiments:

1.  Hugh holds the eye of his needle in the palm of his hand and looks through the eye of the needle at the eye in his hand while holding one of the links with the other hand.

2.  Hugh does the above, but pulls on the link once without releasing.

3.  Hugh looks through the eye of his needle at one of his links.

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

None.

Spoiler: Current stomach contents (click to show/hide)

Part of a rock wall.
Darkness.

Spoiler: Hugh (click to show/hide)

Name: Hugh.
Description:  A large, fat, bald human male who, despite being seemingly obese, is immensely  strong.  He towers over others, with the tallest of the other (current) humonculi only coming up to the center of his abdomen.  He has a hearty laugh that makes his belly shake like a bowl full of jelly, and is very kind and jovial
Nature: Glutton.
Status:  Ho! Ho! Ho!  That was refreshing!
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, gloves, and needle.
Fate Points: 0

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

Red - Aaron
Orange -
Yellow - Genesis
Green - Greed
Blue -
Indigo - Grey
Violet -

((Yes))

[piecewise]

((Is it still possible for humonculi who haven’t asked their questions yet to ask them?))


“Ho! Ho! Ho!  That was refreshing!”

After getting out of the shower and redressing, Hugh performs three experiments:

1.  Hugh holds the eye of his needle in the palm of his hand and looks through the eye of the needle at the eye in his hand while holding one of the links with the other hand.

2.  Hugh does the above, but pulls on the link once without releasing.

3.  Hugh looks through the eye of his needle at one of his links.

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

None.

Spoiler: Current stomach contents (click to show/hide)

Part of a rock wall.
Darkness.

Spoiler: Hugh (click to show/hide)

Name: Hugh.
Description:  A large, fat, bald human male who, despite being seemingly obese, is immensely  strong.  He towers over others, with the tallest of the other (current) humonculi only coming up to the center of his abdomen.  He has a hearty laugh that makes his belly shake like a bowl full of jelly, and is very kind and jovial
Nature: Glutton.
Status:  Ho! Ho! Ho!  That was refreshing!
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, gloves, and needle.
Fate Points: 0

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

Red - Aaron
Orange -
Yellow - Genesis
Green - Greed
Blue -
Indigo - Grey
Violet -

1. You see your muscles and bones and all the junk in your hand. Holding the link seems not to do anything.
2. When you tug the link, you begin seeing as though looking through the eye of the other person's needle.
3. When looking at the links themselves you see...the links. Hmm.

Ask:
"Shapeshift? How do we do that?"

Spoiler: Genesis (click to show/hide)

Name: Genesis
Description: Classic 80s action hero looks, kinda quiet. think Kurt Russel from the movie Soldier (only probably less mute)
Nature: Pureblood
Status: Slow learner
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, gloves, needle, Ceramic bread loaf. Hammer pendant of missile resistance and freezing when wet.
Fate Points: 4

Spoiler: Current link web (click to show/hide)

((I'm really temped to just answer "Magic"))

The robe can alter its own appearance and appearance of those wearing it.  In order to change appearance, it must physically touch the being or clothing it is mimicking.

I attempt the same tests as last time, but this time with air instead of water.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Terissa / Tess
Description: a passive but brave teenage girl with purple hair and brown eyes, she has a hint of protrusions on her shoulderblades like the beginnings of wings, and a thin lizardlike tail, but nothing useful at this time.
Nature: Chameleon
Status: miniwings replaced by moderate-size wings made of air.
HP: 10
Inventory: Purple robe with red eye symbol on the back, white gloves with red eye symbol on their palm, 4-foot long iron needle that has been charged once from stabbing The Hammer.
Fate Points: 2

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

violet= Genesis
blue= Grey

You can basically do all the normal things with any material, just some will be worse at it. Air hands CAN hold your needle, but its a lot easier to drop it and you can't put as much force into strikes with it.

"Hey Luta I talked to your needle and I can't talk to it for some reason."
Look through my needle at Elizabeth, then try to combine a knife, spoon, and fork, and see what I get.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Debby
Description: Looks like a regular human woman but with the head of a deer.
Nature: All-Tounges
Status: Is tied to Elizabeth with some rope.
HP: 9
Inventory:
 purple robe
 white gloves
 big ass needle
 Sword
 Elizabeth Audrey Foxington, the living fox doll, now with parka and tied to Debby with some rope
 Rifleaxe
 10' rope
Fate Points: 3

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

Orange   Grey
Blue       Genesis

Liz appears to be a stuffed animal, cloth over stuffing, with a core of...a lock of hair? You can see the root-like magic that animated all the other creatures emanating from the core. 

You can only sew two things at a time. So for three you'd need to fuse twice and choose which two first and then the last to the created fusion.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Name: Greed
Description: looks mostly like a normal human with pale skin,  but he has ruby red hair and eyes.  his hair and eyes also give off a slight, shimmering glow.
Nature: elemental-light
Status: Water breathing?, mostly invisible.
HP: 10/10
Needle links: speaker, Hugh
Inventory: magic needle weapon With sunburst, homunculi cloak, homunculi gloves, cake, rifle, axe
Fate Points: 1

greed tries to figure out the “servitude” and “telekinesis” powers

[2]
No clue!

[Ozarck]

Thank the GM for not answering "magic" to my question.

Test the shapeshifting: go touch the shark and morph to sharklike. Is it appearance only, or do I take on the shark qualities? release the shark. do I stay sharklike? Can I revert to non-morphed at-will?
repeat the experiment with a test dummy, and then with a wall in the arena. for the wall: can  blend in with the wall? If I can maintain wall-ness when not touching the wall, what do  look like when moving away?
Can I tell what i look like or do I need an outside observer to explain it to me? Can we assume I manage to get an outside observer to help if necessary?

After this test I am ready for the next mission whenever.

Spoiler: Genesis (click to show/hide)

Name: Genesis
Description: Classic 80s action hero looks, kinda quiet. think Kurt Russel from the movie Soldier (only probably less mute)
Nature: Pureblood
Status: Slow learner
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, gloves, needle, Ceramic bread loaf. Hammer pendant of missile resistance and freezing when wet.
Fate Points: 4

Spoiler: Current link web (click to show/hide)

((NJW2000 just replied to my PM and says he’ll take any color for the link between Hugh and Youare.  Would you mind choosing for us?))

((blue. see updated needle web))

[A_Curious_Cat]

“Ho! Ho! Ho!”, Hugh laughs as he finishes his experiments, after which he goes around and shares his discovery concerning remote viewing with the others.

Eventually, Hugh returns to the room with the plaque and asks:

“Ho! Ho! Ho! Earlier, you mentioned something about ‘Investigation corps’, ‘Capture Corps’, ‘Destroy Corps’, ‘Artisan Corps’, and ‘Aspirants’.  Could you explain more about what each of these are, Please?”

After receiving his answer, Hugh goes and tries to get some sleep before the next mission.

Spoiler: Current stomach contents (click to show/hide)

Part of a rock wall.
Darkness.
Plates and silverware

Spoiler: Hugh (click to show/hide)

Name: Hugh.
Description:  A large, fat, bald human male who, despite being seemingly obese, is immensely  strong.  He towers over others, with the tallest of the other (current) humonculi only coming up to the center of his abdomen.  He has a hearty laugh that makes his belly shake like a bowl full of jelly, and is very kind and jovial
Nature: Glutton.
Status:  Ho! Ho! Ho!  What a sight to behold!
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, gloves, and needle.
Fate Points: 0

Spoiler: Needle Links (click to show/hide)

Red - Aaron
Orange -
Yellow - Genesis
Green - Greed
Blue - Youare
Indigo - Grey
Violet -

[fatcat__25]

Aaron has been sitting and thinking about what he found in his mind about himself, but decides to find out what the other homunculi are able to do, and what their names are. He also noted the list of possible homunculus groups, and that his personal info included one of the ones listed. He tells everyone he meets this, too.

Go and ask what everyone's name and abilities are, and tell them we are an Investigation Corp. Afterwards, find a good book to read in the library.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Aaron Blackstar
Description: A thin, tall man with pale skin, long ink-black hair, and a carefully trimmed goatee. His eyes look like finely faceted balls of smoky quartz.
Nature: Cognizant
Status: Broadening general knowledge.
HP: 10
Inventory: Robe, needle, and gloves.
FP: 0
Links: Red:Hugh, Yellow:Youare, Green:Grey, Orange:Greed

(btw, wasn't my roll for my action supposed to be hidden, or has that rule been rescinded?)

[Ozarck]

(btw, wasn't my roll for my action supposed to be hidden, or has that rule been rescinded?)

((I see a couple reasons this roll may have been made public.
1) GM forgot. always a possibility
2) The information is already known - that is, it's already been presented in the thread publicly, and therefore it would be needlessly confusing to hide that roll. possible, but unlikely. GM likes a biot of comical confusion, now and then.
3) The action you posted didn't fit the "Use my cog ability" role. This seems most likely and here's why:

a) you said "search my mind for information." this is akin to any character's "think about it" action. A standard action that can be rolled without the use of special abilities.
b) I have done the same thing, effectively, and gotten the same information, toward the end of last mission. My character is not a cog. Ego, searching for this information in one's mind is a standard homunculus ability. We've done a few other "think about this thing related to our function or ability" rolls throughout the game and they've been rolled publicly, so this case may be no different.
c) the answer to your action states: "But you do not innately know the iterations of the others. Nor what this even means." Key word: innately. This links with "search my mind." So, you tried to dredge up infrormation that was inbuilt in your character, rather than looking outward for magical knowledge of past, present, or future.

now try "use my Cog ability to learn

• (maybe the patrons of the other groups, or if we all have the same iteration, or what Sebiline's favorite sherbet is)

[Fire and Glory]

Grey introduces himself and gives a brief explanation of what he can do to Aaron, and asks his question to the plaque.
"What do we need to do to activate our equipment's telekinesis?"

After he has his answer Grey tries to poke as much of his hand and arm as he can through the eye of his needle and grabbing a needle thread with that hand, tugging once and then twice.

Withdrawing his appendage Grey goes into the library to look up information on this Sebiline The All Seeing that Genesis mentioned, and tries to determine if he has any ingrained Homunculi knowledge of them.

Grey also helps out Genesis if he starts wandering around asking for a hand.

(I've been meaning to poke into Sebiline myself, of course two dice is better than one and any book information on the Magi might not be particularly interesting, so it could easily still be an avenue for cog investigation.)

Spoiler: Grey (click to show/hide)

Name:Grey
Description: A hairless pink colored man with lacking facial features, little more than a pair of eyes, two holes for a nose, and a line for a mouth.
Nature: Verbomancer (Maintain)
Status:A normal person again
HP: 10
Inventory:Purple robe, white gloves, giant needle and a rifle fused to a magic saber
Fate Points: 0

Spoiler: Needle links (click to show/hide)

Red   Genesis
Orange Debby
Yellow  Luta
Violet Youare
Blue Tess
Indigo Hugh
Green Aaron