Chanel No5

GM: Gnosis
Players: Mr. Terrific
Synopsis: This is a randomized astral quest for Mr. Terrific to learn the metamagic of Channeling. He already has the metamagic of Invoking.
Date: Jan. 24, 2073


«Plot» Gnosis says, "This is a randomized astral quest for Mister Terrific brought to you by Gnosis. This should be cut and dry, but for the sake of formality, Mr.T, state your consent status."
«Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Verily I give consent to this F5 Astral Quest for the metamagic of Channeling."
«Plot» Mr.Terrific 's ally spirit is handling his circulations. He will be projecting from his Bastille apartment, guarded by their security and his spirit.

Mr.Terrific sets up his bed, his blanket, and gives a wave to Neglect, his ally spirit, who makes a show of being grumpy to mind the orichalcum. "Have fun storming the castle!" the little snake spirit says, as Mister Terrific leaps into the void to confront the Dweller.

Funny he should say so…
…Because there's the castle in the sky, in the yard with a thousand doors, underneath a violet sky that hosts stars of silver flame and flashes of amber lighting. The cosmos are stretched out before this metaplane, where a fountain formed of skeletons circulates crystal clear water and the stones of the castle courtyard itself are drawn from a thousand different worlds. In the center of this place, studying from a great book that floats on the hidden breeze, stands a figure hooded and cloaked, ancient qabbalistic symbols etched in the hems of his robes.

Mr.Terrific , with his knowledge of comic books, would call, "Destiny," as he steps up boldly.

The man closes his book, and straightens up. "Yes. You are here now, in my courtyard," he says. He turns, his features half-obscured. "You are about to tell me why you are here," he says.

Mr. Terrific says, "I am here to achieve the knowledge of the metamagic known as Channeling."

"Yes you are," the figure says with a nod. "But do you truly know what it is you seek? And why?" He turns completely, now, facing the mortal mage. "Tell me. Which door would you choose, mortal man? The road into the garden? The road unto the heights? Or the road between the stars?"

«Plot» Gnosis says, "pyschology vs. 5. DWELLER TEST!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Psychology + Astral Pool: 5 vs TN 5 for "Astral pool 5!":
1 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 9 11 = 4 Successes
«Plot» Gnosis says, "mrt has earned 2 extra kp for the journey."

Mr.Terrific says, "Traditionally this would be a false challenge, and I would strike my own path. But this is not a time for tradition, but a certain kind of classicism. Therefore I must take the road into the heights because there I will be surrounded by craggy stone, I can leap into the thin air, I can look down into the mountain pools, and should I come across a volcano, well, there will be fire. The others are not nearly so easy to come up with similar equivalencies."

The dweller nods. "always with your wits," he says. "Fascinating. But tell me, mortal. How have your wits served you of late? How has your journey into the depths of the mortal world served you? Do you know what happens behind closed doors in your 'gym?' How much blood has been let upstairs? Do you stand by and let those that wander across your threshold be tortured?"

Mr.Terrific says, "So far, only the ones who have earned it through the crime of assault, or kidnapping. Other than that, I have set guards who should stop such actions… unless I am in control."

The man watches Mr. T's eyes from under his deep hood. "You always have an answer," he says, sadly. "And you will, until the day you don't." He gestures, and with a blast of wind one of the doors opens. "Go forth," he says. "And be wary."

Mr.Terrific knows times when he has failed, when his answer wasn't fast enough or clever enough, when he got hurt rather more than he liked. So he understands what's been spoken. And heads up into the hills head held high.

«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 1:
3

You'll take the high road, and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in scotland 'afore ye…
There's a stout gust of wind as Mister Terrific enters the highlands, on the road up towards the mountain pass… the wind is incredible, in fact. It's good there's a cliff side on one edge of the muddy, muddy path…

Mr.Terrific grips and clings and clambers! He does his best to emulate the earth elementals and sink in for quality footing!

As Mister Tee walks along, it becomes clear he's not alone… every step he makes echoes, and every step behind him seems swallowed up in two more matching footprints.
A flash of amber lightning reveals a shadow mister tee in front, and a dimmer, darker mister tee behind, walking him, mimicking his steps… but with each step, they grow brighter, and he grows… less….

«Plot» Gnosis says, "magic test! need 6 successes!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Magic + Astral Pool: 5 vs TN 5 for "Voom!":
1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 14 17 = 6 Successes

Mr.Terrific simply transfers his consciousness into the bright one, shifting his point of view, and enbraces the dark until they are all together in any case. As a gray hat, he's well aware of the brightness and darkness within him.

«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 2:
4 10

That seemed to work, and as the two forms merge with Mr. T's, he feels the wind start to lessen a little, the storm seem to ebb. The path goes ever upwards, up towards the peaks…
And there is the constant feeling of being watched… but by what… it's hard to say…

Mr.Terrific knows he's being watched by Destiny, but that's always. Now it's spying time. Up here, it would almost have to be a drone.

«Plot» Gnosis says, "place of knowledge. counter-espionage!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Counter-Espionage + Astral Pool: 5 vs TN 5 for "how many successes?":
1 1 2 4 5 5 5 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Counter-Espionage + Astral Pool: 5 - 3 vs TN 5 for "how many successes? first of the 2 earned kp":
3 4 4 5 = 1 Success

Mr.Terrific ahs! There it is. Stealthed blimpdrone. Gotta get under cover - find rocks, outcroppings, a cave.. one of those caves that leads to lava tunnels or a hidden pool or something, to bring in water and fire.

«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 2:
1 1

It could be a stealthed blimpdrone, or, it could be… oh no! It's an eagle! It beats its wings once, and, letting out a screech of rage, swoops down towards the hermetic!

«Plot» Gnosis says, "okay, we're entering place of spirits… so, yes. you're fighting a powerful air elemental!"
«Plot» Gnosis says, "ASTRAL KOMBAT!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 1 for "+25":
9
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 1 for "int 6 so +26? ":
3

Mr.Terrific uses the magical forces that are his to command to sweep it aside.. and into the wall! Lines of Sorcery will tangle its wings.

«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Combat Pool: 9 + Astral Pool: 5 vs TN 4 for "all-out sorcery attack!":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 = 9 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Combat Pool: 9 + Astral Pool: 5 - 9 vs TN 4 for "sorcery attack! the second free kp":
1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 14 22 = 9 Successes
«Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "18 successes, damage base 6m stun from Charisma 6."
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 4 for "fighting mistah tee!":
1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 11 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 - 3 vs TN 4 for "fighting mistah tee! kp 1!":
2 2 3 4 4 7 10 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 - 7 vs TN 4 for "fighting mistah tee! kp 3!":
1 2 5 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 - 8 vs TN 4 for "fighting mistah tee! kp 6!":
4 11 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "need lots of soak!":
2 3 5 5 5 8 11 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Gnosis believes that is a Serious wound, leaving it with +3 TN from here out. Whatever happens on the next round will be an instakill as both are out of pools. Spirit fizzles and dissappears to its proper plane. describe your victory.

Mr.Terrific 's streamers of free-flowing magic tangle the wings, wrap up the claws, blind the eyes. He casually steps aside, swinging it into the wall. It's not quite out, so he raises it up, and slams it down again. Now it's out. Beautiful plumage there…

«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 2:
1 4
The final smash does it. The rocks of the mountain begin to shake; the whole world seems to quiver as the eagle's dying screeches echo. The mountains shake… it holds… and then thunder crashes and the landside begins!

«Plot» Gnosis says, "Place of fear! soak 5d stun!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower + 4 vs TN 5 for "spending 4 kp for 4 dice on soak":
1 1 3 3 5 5 5 5 10 16 = 6 Successes
«Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And trauma damper means I take nothing."

Mr.Terrific desperately clings to the rock face, scrabbling and climbing! He's dented in the head by many small rocks, but manages to scrabble to avoid the more serious ones. He would like this one to be solved by talismongering the eagle tail to harvest a feather and then stab it into the hill, but it seems like just freaking surviving and keeping his head is the more important thing.

«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 2:
3 3

Here's your chance. As the mountain falls away, the fear, the mind-killer, is repelled, but you're still falling; it's still a long way down. One of the eagle's feathers is within easy grasp, if there's just something you can make it do….

Mr.Terrific goes for two to flap flap flap! When that doesn't work, he'll imagine himself smaller and use them to glide down like one of those helicopter-seeds.

«Plot» Gnosis says, "conjuring. need 6, versus 5, to channel the spirit of the eagle and gain the movement power!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Conjuring + Astral Pool: 5 vs TN 5 for "hey, it's like I'm channeling!":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 10 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Conjuring + Astral Pool: 5 - 1 vs TN 5 for "hey, it's like I'm channeling! kp5":
1 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 7 13 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Conjuring + Astral Pool: 5 - 1 - 4 vs TN 5 for "hey, it's like I'm channeling! kp7":
1 1 4 5 5 10 = 3 Successes

Mr.Terrific flies like an eagle, to the sea. Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle. To be free.
«Auto-Judge[]» Gnosis (#8121) rolls 2:
3 5

And as the words of the ancient chant are uttered, Mr. T is free to fly like an eagle… and as he soars on the eddies of the wind, he can see a citadel in the distance… a warm fire awaiting him, and an elderly rabbi to show him the way…

«Plot» Gnosis says, "the citadel. Pose gaining knowledge with your avatar of choice, and you're done!"

Mr.Terrific has learned the powers of the eagle. Now it's time for the deep qabalistic Torah study for the powers of air, earth, fire, and water. he's not forty years old yet, nor married, but we make an exception just this once!

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