Wanda says, "http://plover.net/~peregrine/Music/giacchino_challenge.wav"

[Unsetting the zoned flag.]

[CCrusaders] Bert exclaims, "Log on!"

Cuddlepaws says, "Nice"

Cuddlepaws says, "Gives me a videogame music vibe"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And as excited as any of us, my cat has made sure to join us atop all of my notes for this session!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Go Jota's cat who's name I've shamefully forgotten"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Purrfect!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Twist: the cat is the GM"

GM asks, "Is everybody here?"

Wanda says, "I think so"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "This one is Celia. (This is different from Orlando who discovered trash cans recently.)"

GM exclaims, "Welcome back!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh dear"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Hey, did we get a 'you can swap skills' milestone last session? Do we get those every time?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup, every time."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Does that mean she gets in fights with raccoons?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oooh, milestone."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, I'm bumping Will."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "No, but she gets in fights with Orlando..."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "What are you swapping it with?"

[Crows-Nest] (from Wanda) Will says to Eben, "stop bumping me, oi"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah, an old friend from Eben's punk phase"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Contacts!"

GM says, "The last time we saw our heroes, they were on the core of Ganymede and had just made several new friends and at least one new enemy."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "On the theory that I don't have a lot of contacts on Ganymede ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "But I am steeled for the occasion."

[CCrusaders] Eben uploads new version.

GM says, "They just settled down for the night, and woke bright and fresh... a bit later that afternoon! (Silly alien diurnal cycles.)"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, ""We" also accidentally jettisoned the cat food!"

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "You did!"

Cuddlepaws sleeps on Wanda's back, rolled up in a circle and purring softly.

Wanda rests.

GM says, "While you were sleeping, some of the Umawa helpfully kitted out several Ubo for you -- large, shaggy beasts, used by the Umawa for milk, wool, riding and burden -- in case you opt to use them for your journey."

[Crows-Nest] (from Eben) Cuddlepaws says, "Rapport, create advantage, 'Well Rested'."

GM asks, "The trip to the edge of the dome is a couple hundred miles, and beyond that... who knows?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "yay"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Not even implausible"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Such is the joy of FATE"

Cuddlepaws looks at one of the Ubo's quzzically.

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "By the way, did the link to the sheet full of aspects ever make it into the wiki?"

GM says, "A little big smaller than an elephant, with a snubby snout."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I don't see it there"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "It's at the bottom of player characters"

Cuddlepaws asks (of Ubo), "Meow?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=1689105620"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "and called 'list of skills' or something"

GM says (to CP), "The large beast snorts, but otherwise ignores you."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Oh, ok. We should indicate that it's also aspect list."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "I would link it top level"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Oh, it's another tab on the same sheet! I didn't realize they had multiple tabs."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Yeah"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "It's tabs all the way sideways"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I assume I can remove the Pilot's aspects now?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I added it to the front page in the CC block, for easier access"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims (at Jacob), "Thanks!"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Good now I don't have to akwardly ask for the link all the time"

[Crows-Nest] (from Wanda) Pilot (to Eben) says "noooo I'm still relevant you rebel scum"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "Also, when you weren't there last time, we noticed you're the only one updating it - so thanks!"

GM asks, "So what is everyone else doing?"

[Crows-Nest] Eben exclaims, "Heh. Sure thing!"

Wanda asks, "Are we completely prepared, guys?"

Eben says, "I think we're about as prepared as we can expect to be."

Cuddlepaws asks (of wanda), "Are you?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Are the ubo in the space with us now?"

Cuddlepaws says, "I mean, these are your "people.""

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "CP did air quotes with her paws"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I would totally chat with mine before daring to mount it :)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, you're all in the settlement near the center of the dome, and they've been set up for you there."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Go for it!"

Jacob gives a particuarly shaggy ubo a pat and asks it how it's doing. Just generally, are they taking good care of it, does it might being ridden and carrying things for us?

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "might/mind"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Building a little bit of a relationship before I need it to do things for me :D"

GM says (to Eben), "Oh, by the way: you notice that a small scrape you got when tumbling through the portal from the flying disc has been neatly 'bandaged' over by Quicksilver."

Ubo says, "Ohhhhh, hellllloohhh. Yehhs, is gooood here. Gooood plants to eeat, niiice haaaircutts."

Jacob says, "Good to hear."

Ubo says, "I dooon't minnnd caaarying the littttle ooones, liiike yoooou."

Eben explains to the quicksilver that he appreciates the healing, but *that's it*.

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "(also remember to reset your fp if it's low)"

Jacob sets her current fate point total to 3.

GM sets his current fate point total to 4.

Wanda sets their current fate point total to 2.

Cuddlepaws Scrambles up on her Ubo somewhat unelegantly. "Steady on, worthy steed!"

GM says (to CP), "It shudders, as though trying to scratch an itch, but after a moment it settles down and lets you stay there."

Harry says, "So, are you going to be bringing the resonator helmet with you or leaving it here?"

Eben settles in on his Ubo, and makes sure his portal gun, alien gun, and polydyne emitter are easily accessible.

Eben asks (of Harry), "What does the resonator helmet do?"

Eben asks (of Harry), "Also, I assume that you're staying here?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "This is the thing with the crystal in it that the Umawa originally came to Earth for. The thing that you talked Randy into letting you bring here."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "The Umawa surely need that for now?"

Eben says (to Harry), "Like, without the stone in it."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "aaah"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "okay"

Harry says, "Well, I thought it just projected images and stuff, but these guys seem to be able to use it to power some whole planetary defense system, which is pretty neat."

Harry says, "Oh, nothing much without the stone, I guess."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Great, and now that trustworthy corportation will know that"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "If you're nothing much without the stone, you shouldn't have it"

Eben asks, "If we got a new stone, would it make that stone easier to use for us?"

Harry says, "What do you mean? If we could bring two of them back to Earth?"

Wanda says, "I think what he means is that we might get the hands on the Raxiss stone but need to use it to get out"

Eben asks, "Right. Can we swap out the stone relatively easily?"

Harry says, "Oh, huh. Well, I think that would take quite a bit of engineering skill... but yeah, I don't see why someone couldn't back-fit a different one in here."

Harry says, "But I'm not supposed to let this stone *or* the helmet out of my sight."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Don't jailbreak the resonator helmet! Payne will take us to court!"

Wanda says, "Ah, then that settles it. You can't be in two places at once."

Wanda asks, "Unless you have superpowers...?"

Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "That'll be the Day."

Eben says, "Oh. Well, we're leaving the stone here, but as you point out, we should probably take the helmet with us."

Cuddlepaws says, "*looks directly at camera*"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "If you want to convince Harry to let you take the helmet away from the stone, that'll be a challenging Rapport Overcome!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "I can help!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Say, +5 opposition."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I help also."

Eben says, "I mean, look, we can leave them both here, but if we die out there, you'll be stuck here. You'll have the stone and the helmet, but you'll be on Ganymede for the rest of your life."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Um"

Eben exclaims, "Maybe that's better than working at Payne Industries!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So, two +1's?"

Harry says, "Hmm..."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "As long as they both have Rapport, yup."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Rolling!"

Eben rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 0 -1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ooh. So close..."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Hmm. Worth a fate point?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'm kind of thinking no."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Or is there anything relevant that's a free invoke?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Yeah, but how else do you want to get the helmet?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(Please say violence)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I don't see anything."

Harry says, "I dunno. I mean, if I lose the helmet, I don't know if I *dare* go back."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'm OK leaving the helmet behind, but if someone wants to sneak it away, I'm not going to notice ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "We'll need all the fate points later on"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Would that be Burglary or Stealth?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I have a +2 in both. Whatcha got?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Stealth, I think. I think of Burglary more as lockpicking and hacking security systems."

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Ok, I can help since you have a +4?"

Cuddlepaws asks (of jacob&Wanda), "(in a whisper) Can you distract Harry, I'll get the helmet?"

Jacob nods.

Wanda assents

Harry types something into his laptop that's plugged into the helmet and nods at the results on screen.

Eben, oblivious, keeps talking to Harry.

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to jacob), "Thanks"

Eben says, "Oh, I'm sure they could build another one."

Jacob strides over to Harry and proceeds to say something super random and awkward, kind of annoying him while distracting him from anything else.

Cuddlepaws says, "Okay, get him away from the laptop somehow and distract, I'll TK the helmet into that supply barrel over there"

Jacob says, "You HAVE to see this. Both of you."

Harry says, "What's that?"

Jacob gestures towards the Ubo. "Come here."

Ubo trods over to Jacob. "Alllriiight."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Gah."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Not what I meant."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Oh. Whoops. Did I misinterpret which language you were speaking?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "But I can probably work with it. I was trying to get them to come to the ubo."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh! Whoops."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "If you want me to retcon, just say the word."

Eben goes with Jacob to see the thing.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "To be fair, this sounds like the sort of thing that would happen to Jacob"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "ha ha"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Nah, I think it's ok."

Cuddlepaws asks (of wanda), "You're on the laptop, I'll secure the helmet, ok?"

Wanda exclaims, "On it!"

Jacob softly says to the Ubo, using its language, "Can you nudge this guy and steal his clipboard and run away?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I presume there's a clipboard"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to jacob), "yay"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Though my rapport with him is only +1"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "So we'll see"

Ubo tilts its head, then does something Jacob recognizes as equivalent to an agreeable shrug.

Jacob will have to find out what kind of treats these guys like :)

Ubo says, "picks up a clipboard in its big, rubbery lips, then gallops off!"

Jacob gasps, "Oh! Whoops. Silly creature. I can't run very fast, but hopefully you can catch it.

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Is this a Create Advantage?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah. To help with the stealth"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK -- Rapport vs. Harry's Will!"

Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 0 | Good (3)

GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Fair (2)

Harry says, "Hey! Stop! I need those notes!"

Eben exclaims, "Whoops! Here, I'll help; let's go!"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "And here I was thinking he's a one-note character"

Harry says, "jumps up and starts chasing the Ubo, who leads him in a large loop circling the group of you."

Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "Maybe tell him that long-winded story of you and the cows and the wather machine!"

Eben shoots a portal in the ground in front of the Ubo, and another one under his/Harry's feet.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, not 'says', of course."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "What is your goal here?"

Eben's portals fail to move Harry, who ran away beforehand.

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to GM), "Comedy."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hehe"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hee."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says (to CP), "Go go go"

Cuddlepaws focuses and TKs the helmet away, low to the ground, and quickly into a barrel labelled "Crusaders sleeping bags (crossed out) underneath: replacement cat food"

GM exclaims (at CP), "Stealth!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Can I get both Jacob's assist and use the boost?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I also assist"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(If I need it)"

Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think Jacob is probably already accounted for in this exchange."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Ok. I'll reroll, ok?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "What was I supposed to do with the computer already..."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Harry will be tagging Eager R&D Technician to assist in this exchange."

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You succeed with style!"

Cuddlepaws says, "Reroll:"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "But I technically only have +5"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "because you took Jacob's assist away like a meanie"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That still beats a +1!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Ok!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "The tag was in the +3 roll already?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Cool, ok"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Notice is not his peak skill."

Cuddlepaws then quickly jumps on the barrel and looks at the chase hijinx from there.

Harry says, "Hey! Give that back!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! You have the helmet (with the stone still embedded in it) in your barrel."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Oh right."

Jacob eventually catches up with the chase and makes a bit show of trying to stop the ubo "Whoa there!" so it seems like he's helping.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Harry is chasing an Ubo, but it's only a matter of time that he realizes it's missing."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What do you do now?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Enh, I'm sure it'll be fine."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Er, we have to leave the stone with the Umawa."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you actually gesturing at the Ubo to stop, or...?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Otherwise the force field disappears."

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Do we still need them chasing it?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Cause I can totally tell him not to listen to me"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Just trying to look a little less like I planned this"

Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "Ok we need to a) distract Harry from the laptop or mess it up somehow so he doesn't realize the helmet is missing b) get Eben to remove the stone, because I assumee that's a tech thing only he can do"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "OK, I am confused"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Is the stone still in the helmet?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yes"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It is."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And the helmet is in a barrel."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And the Harry is running around flailing his hands."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And the barrel is in the village and the village is in the moon and the moon is in Ganymede."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you telling the Ubo that?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "This is why we don't get the cat to make the battle plans"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Hey, it was totally in character"

Jacob tells the ubo "keep running".

Ubo says, "Straannnnge gaaame..."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think Eben is probably not going to be up for *stealing* the helmet."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of gm), "How hard would it be to pry it out?"

Ubo speeds up! Harry is flagging -- he doesn't seem like the most athletic sort.

Harry says, "Help! I haven't typed in any of that data yet!"

Eben helps by portaling he and Harry closer to the Ubo!

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "This seems like a good time for Harry to make an Athletics check to see if he can catch up!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "We'll give him Opposition +3 for his Overcome."

GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Poor (-1)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee"

Harry says, "pants and stumbles and falls. He stops a moment to catch his breath."

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to CP), "Maybe try to TK the stone away from the helmet? You have a bunch of things you can tag at this point."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "That why I asked the GM earlier."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sorry, I missed it -- what did you ask?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of Gm), "How hard would it be to pry it out?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh! Definitely possible. While it's in the barrel, a bit harder. Without Harry noticing, a bit harder yet."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Net +5 Overcome for your TK."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Is Harry now Winded, from his Athletics fail?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Going for it!"

Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 -1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Tagging Jacob's boost from earlier!"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "If he'd had opposition, that *would* have been bad enough to get a boost, so if you want to call it a boost, I'm OK with that."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at CP), "With that tag, it's a success!"

GM exclaims (at CP), "You hear a muffled sound of metal bending and scraping, and then the stone is free!"

Cuddlepaws quickly opens the barrel and TKs the stone out and back to the place where the helmet was.

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I have no idea how to explain the helmet's absence to Harry and Eben"

GM says, "Meanwhile, while Harry is sitting on the ground winded, the Ubo has almost completed its circuit back to where he's sitting."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "This was precisely why I was not sold on the plan"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "'Another Ubo took it!'"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "You'd better figure it out quickly, because otherwise it's only a matter of time before he realizes it's gone..."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Maybe do something to the laptop so he focuses on that?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Can I get the notebook and give it back to Harry? I'm going to declare that it's mine and that I swing up on it and say we should head out."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "If that works."

Wanda says (to Cuddlepaws), "Look, we're running out of time, I don't see any way that this silliness goes unnoticed! And I don't think meddling with his computer will suddenly make him blind to the theft"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "You mean the clipboard?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"

Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "Don't panic! We can just claim ignorance when he notices, like when I puked on Eben's favorite shirt. I mean someone. When someone did."

Eben stops the Ubo as it reaches them again, and pats it on the nose.

Eben says, "There we go, big guy. He needs this, see? He's just doing his job."

Jacob nods to the Ubo, in an "it's ok" manner.

Eben carefully extracts the notebook from the Ubo's mouth, and hands it back to Harry.

Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Okay, let's get a headstart!"

Eben exclaims, "Looks like we better get these away from here; who knows when another one might think your notebook is tasty!"

Harry says, "Thanks! I guess you're pretty alright."

Wanda hops away onto an Ubo and pretends to be busy stroking its fur contemptatively

Eben exclaims (at Harry), "We'll see you when we get back! We hope!"

Cuddlepaws Tk's her barrel and fixes it to the supplies Ubu.

Eben clambers up on his Ubo, patting it affectionately.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "If you're all trying to get away before he notices it's gone, let's call that an Athletics overcome! (Since presumably Eben is not actively trying to Deceive or be Stealthy.)"

Jacob climbs up on to another ubo, and asks it casually, "What kind of treats do y'all like?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "So we each roll?"

Ubo says, "Mmmm... do yooou have awwwwgfruit?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Athletics for getting onto the Ubo quickly, I assume"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "Yeah, sounds good."

Jacob says, "I'll.. look for some of that."

Jacob rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 -1 | Good (3)

Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 -1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And Harry will invoke the same aspect as before."

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Good (3)

Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 0 | Average (1)

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

Cuddlepaws rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Is anyone going to invoke anything? (Or succeed at a cost?)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll succeed at a cost. (Assuming that I failed originally)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Invoking Inconspicious!"

Cuddlepaws spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "Harry rolled a +3 total."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Any suggestion for a cost?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I am, uh.. good with animals, so I kind of clamber aboard easily and also get the ubo trotting away, which would make it a tie, so minor cost?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I tag Harry's 'Winded'?"

Jacob spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Jacob), "Sounds good!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Yes!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "The three was total?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Stop doing that :D"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(That was the boost you talked me into, right?)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to GM), "It was ;-)"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Jacob), "The 3 was total."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I thought it was a 3 to a 5"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "So I succeed, with my tag"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "We could make a habits of spelling out our totals"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I feel like usually tags come after the roll"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Given the +3 opposition, who succeeded straight up, who tied, who succeeded with a great cost, and who (if anyone) failed?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to GM), "When you spent the fate point after you rolled, everyone assumed that bumped it to a 5."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Disconnection seems like a major cost"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Straight up success for Jacob"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sorry! I'll try to be clearer."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I have a minor cost; maybe 'disappointed with teammates'?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Y'all can deal with your costs, but I'm running away with my Ubo's tail between its legs."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "Maybe I startled my Ubo?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "And it's going off like a mustang?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha. I think 'Disappointed With Wanda' would be a good minor cost for Eben *and* major cost for Wanda."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ha ha, I like it"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of CP), "Did you succeed?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Awww but it was Cuddles not me!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "OK, if you want a different cost, we can do that."

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Which is why it's funny ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "But Eben is right."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "(I was saying that IC, in the OOC)"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "*wink*"

GM exclaims, "And you're off!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I spend a FP to tag inconspicious"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I like the cost"

GM says, "On four ubos, laden with supplies, leaving the central settlement behind you."

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks (of CP), "to get you to a tie, right?"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Can we change it to "Not angry, just disappointed""

GM says, "After a bit, in the distance, you hear something that sounds like Harry's voice shouting in consternation, but it's hard to tell what he's saying from this distnace."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Hm, I think I'll risk a reroll"

Cuddlepaws rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Good (3)

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "That makes it a tie!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Cute, a cat with a (bow) tie"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Ok, ha ha"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "*covered in fur* (because I hunker down onto the Ubo's back)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Wait a minute..."

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "How is that at all different from usual?"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "he he"

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "What if you suddenly discover that you're allergic to ubo?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Sneezing cats: also cute"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "That does not sound like a minor cost for a few hundred miles of UBo ride"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "But I like it a lot, so whatever"

Cuddlepaws says, "*achoo*"

GM says, "You pass by several Umawa villages. They're presently unpopulated, as their residents were all huddled together under the (much smaller) dome until quite recently and haven't returned home yet."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfaIQ-UH7wo"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "thanks for the beautiful sound design"

GM says, "It's difficult to gauge time here, but eventually the sky begins to dim, and you also get a bit tired, when you're maybe about halfway there."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Should I fast forward through the travel?"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Skip to the next challenge!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "well, unless Eben wants to make this trip a guilt trip"

GM exclaims, "You find a suitable place to sleep, and when you wake up it's night time. After another 'day' of travel, you approach the edge of the dome!"

GM says, "On the other side, you can see several Raxiss pods -- some smaller, some larger -- patrolling. They don't seem to have noticed you yet."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "We should tell Eben we have the helmet at some point"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I assume it'll come up when we need the helmet and CP brings it out."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Okay, sure."

GM asks, "What do you do now?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I shoot a portal through the field?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Is this the point where Wanda goes alone?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(like, to hit on the other side)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "You can try! That would effectively be an attack on the field, using Shoot."

Eben looks for a rock/hill where he can set up a portal where the Raxiss won't see him.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The field is pretty strong, with the Chagakor powering it, so the defense would be at +6."

GM says (to Eben), "Overcome with Investigation. +3 opposition."

Eben doesn't see anything.

Eben asks, "Hmm. Anyone see a good place for a portal?"

Cuddlepaws asks, "Just a sec, what's the plan here?"

Eben says, "Part 1 is to get us on the other side of the field."

GM sets his current fate point total to 4.

Eben says, "Part 2 is to... sneak past the Raxiss? Take over a pod and travel in that? I dunno."

Wanda says, "Pod seems like a good idea"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Are there only pods patrolling, or raxiss, too?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Just pods. No one on foot."

Cuddlepaws has disconnected.

Cuddlepaws has connected.

Cuddlepaws says, "Take over a pod should work"

Wanda says, "I've practically done it before."

Eben says, "OK. Let's look for a good place to do that from."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(If you're still looking for a place outside the dome that's out of view of the patrols, that's still a +3 Investigate Overcome.)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "We need the world's best detective!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I can do that!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Isn't that Jacob's shitck?"

Jacob rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 0 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Indeed!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "He has the ears of an eagle!"

Jacob scans the area, focusing in on a particular spot, and gestures to it.

Eben looks. "Ah! OK, I see it."

Eben looks.

Eben says, "OK, hmm."

Eben asks (of Jacob), "This field is pretty strong, but it's fluctuation slightly. Can you tell me exactly when this part right here is at its weakest, so I can try to shoot a portal through it?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "s/fluctuation/fluctuating/"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you looking for an Investigate Create Advantage?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(I'm imagining another Investigate roll)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Are we leaving the Ubo?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "If so, that'd be +4."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Right."

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Would that still be a visual investigate?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I think so."

Jacob rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 -1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I mean, unless you'd *rather* try to do it by sound or something."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Tie! Boost!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "No. I get the +2 only with my eyes :)"

Eben shoots through the field exactly when Jacob says, "Now!"

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "And I'll tag the boost so it's a straight success!"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "afk, need to replace a lightbulb. If I'm not back in 5, I fell of the table, please call an ambulance"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Woo! You succeed in forcing a pinprick hole in the forcefield for your portal beam!"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Pfft. Cats land on their feet. You'll be fine."

Eben dismounts his Ubo and unpacks it.

Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Soooo, um, Eeeeeeben"

Eben asks (of Jacob), "Will they be able to forage around here while we steal into the Raxiss territory?"

Jacob asks.

Eben scritches Cuddlepaws ears. "There, is that better? You looked a little unfomfortable on that ride.

Jacob also gives them all big hugs, particularly the one Eben was riding for helping out earlier.

Ubo says, "I haaaave a coooousssin in a herrrd just over thaaat waaaay. I havvven't seeeeen herrrr in aaaaages."

Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Um, so, please don't be ... like, mad, or anything ..."

Jacob says, "Great. So long as we can meet up again to get back."

Eben says, "For sneezing so much? No, don't worry about it."

Ubo says, "Goooood luuuuuck!"

Cuddlepaws exclaims, "So uh, Jacob made us steal the helmet. Sorry!"

Wanda exclaims, "What?!"

Jacob says, "What!"

Eben asks, "With the stone in it?!?"

Wanda says, "No, without it -- oh"

Cuddlepaws says, "Of course not, that would be silly and irresponsible."

Eben asks (of Wanda), "You?"

Wanda exclaims, "It wasn't my idea!"

Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "No, it was me! I talked her into it!"

Cuddlepaws folds down her ears.

Eben says, "Wanda, come on. I mean, we talked about this."

Wanda exclaims, "It's not the same thing at all!"

Eben says, "I mean, Cuddlepaws is just a cat; you can't expect much from her. But you're my granddaughter! And the whole goal of this trip is to show that Raxiss *aren't* all theives."

Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "We need the helmet! It can't stay with those Payne [Ubo mooing]holes anyway!"

Eben says (to Cuddlepaws), "Hush, you."

Eben says (to Wanda), "I'm not angry, I'm just... disappointed."

Wanda says, "I didn't steal anything! Cuddles put me on the spot and I couldn't fight her, she's Cuddles after all"

Cuddlepaws exclaims (at eben), "You have no right to treat her like that! She is old enough to make her own decisions!"

Wanda says (to Cuddlepaws), "That's rich, coming from you"

Eben exclaims, "I know!"

Eben sighs.

Cuddlepaws exclaims (at wanda), "Hey, I'm having your back here!"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "I assume Jacob's in the background, akwardly petting an Ubo"

Wanda says (to CP), "You assumed I'd go along with the plan and I didn't know what to do and ugh you silly cat"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Heh"

Wanda waves pedipalps distractedly in the air

Cuddlepaws exclaims, "We're here on Venus or whatever and about to go up about some Spider Emperess with mind control powers so excuse me for trying to better our chances!"

Eben says (to Wanda), "You don't have to go along with *all* of her crazy plans. But, OK, sure, let's make it worth it. And I'll apologize to Harry when we get back."

Eben shakes his head and gathers the rest of his stuff.

Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "Wait, I ... oh nevermind"

Eben asks (of Cuddlepaws), "?"

Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "It's just, when that cult lady grabbed me ... and I couldn't use my powers ... I got scared ... and I have already lost a family ... and I don't want to ... *yowls* Oh screw this"

Wanda says, "Cuddles..."

Eben crouches down and scoops up Cuddlepaws into his arms.

Eben scritches her ears.

Cuddlepaws purrs at Eben softly.

Eben says (to Cuddlepaws), "You are absolutely family. And you have more powers than just that collar. And stop corrupting my granddaughter."

Eben tosses Cuddlepaws through the portal and then follows.

Cuddlepaws headbutts Eben's chin softly. "She is growing man. You have to let her become her won persooaAAAAAAAH"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Ha ha ha."

Wanda goes in after them.

Eben says (to Cuddlepaws), "Noted."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "How much stuff are you bringing with you at this point?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I tk the helmet on Jacob's head."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Or better in his hands."

Jacob straps it to something he's wearing so his hands are free.

[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "Standard patrolling equipment, plus things indicated by aspects?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Do you have something in mind? Food? Blankets?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I think I can TK a backpack full of food and supplies, if the GM does not object, because I'm not sure TK is supposed to be used long term"

GM says, "You're now outside the dome. You're not far from the shore -- you recall that as you approached from space, the Umawa were on a continent surrounded by water, and linked by a landbridge to someplace else that was over the horizon. You're not far from there right now."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to GM), "Sounds good to me."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Stop peptalking yourself and answer my question."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "I'd say it's tiring enough to use up your 'action' at any point in time, but still doable."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "From that someplace else, you mean?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I.e., you'd need to drop it to do anything else.)"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "Not far from this side of the landbridge."

GM says, "You can hear Raxiss pods flying by from time to time, but you've chosen a spot where they out of line of sight of you."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "'re"

Cuddlepaws asks, "We need to lure one of them here, but how. Can we send a signal they'd come investigate?"

Wanda asks, "Maybe polydyne radiation would do the trick?"

Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah"

Eben asks, "Or Wanda could try waving?"

Wanda says, "If they're out of sight...."

Eben says, "But I'm up for the polydyne."

Wanda exclaims, "Let's do it!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Who's doing what precisely?"

Eben looks around and thinks.

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Well, clearly anyone who isn't Raxiss should pretend to be a prisoner, just in case"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Put on your best prisoner scowls"

Eben says, "OK, so if we're set up like this, and the polydyne radiation is coming from under that rock..."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Whatever anyone else is doing, I'm doing Deceive!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Maybe others can do Stealth or something for a challenge?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Excellent! I assume the deceit in question is in regard to setting up the emitter itself?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I want to stealthily hide somewhere close"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I can just stand there. Cuddles can hide under me. Jacob will require stealth"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Between that rock and that hard place over there"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "Good idea, but I fear it would limit our options too much"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "Are you going to stay in plain site, as Wanda's prisoner?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sight, even?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I was thinking of staying hidden."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! Let's start with Eben's Deceive for setting up the emitter. Vs. +1"

Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Good (3)

Eben says (to Wanda), "Oh, make sure you're wearing these."

GM says, "You program it to generate a repeating signal, then hide. After a minute or two, a large -- at least the size of an SUV -- Raxiss pod hovers into view."

Eben puts on Wanda's fake name ID band and some orbkeys.

Wanda tries to look as Raxiss as possible.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Umawa are not people"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Should we roll Stealth?"

GM says, "The pod lands in front of Wanda, and a hatch opens. Two armed Raxiss soldiers emerge."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "*Now* you should roll stealth!"

Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Eben, Jacob?"

Jacob rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 0 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Ugh. What do I need to hit?"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "The soldiers who just noticed you!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The soldiers' active opposition."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Here's their roll:"

GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Good (3)

Eben Can I stand where someone told me to stand, i.e. have someone else roll Stealth for me for my initial placement?

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "s/:/;"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "That seems plausible."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I'm gonna invoke "tough on bullies", because these are not good people"

Jacob spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(And, in practice, something one might have mentioned *before* hiding, *ahem*.)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, another option would be for the radiation to be coming from a portal, and I'm actually a distance away, emitting the radiation through the portal."

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to GM), "I didn't know you were going to make *all* of us roll Stealth; I thought my part was just the Deceive."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'm fine with CP rolling your Stealth if she told you where to hide."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, let's go with that."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Here we go:"

Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 0 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Minor cost! This hiding space would have been much more comfortable for someone cat-sized!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "How about my minor cost is 'leg falling asleep'?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sure!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I was thinking: Stepped in Ubo poo"

GM says, "The soldiers don't seem to see any of you but Wanda."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "ITYM *steeped* in Ubo poo"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(just kidding)"

Soldier says, "Ma'am! Are you in distress and in need of assistance?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at wanda), "Activate your flirt pheromones!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hmm."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Clearly we need to distract them while the others get inside the pod, OR disarm them"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Or maybe both"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm still trying to decide"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I can use Shielding to block them from going back"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "That is a splendid idea"

Soldier says, "Are you able to speak, ma'am? Have you been injured?"

Cuddlepaws waits for a signal.

Wanda says (to Soldier), "Oh, sorry, I'm just a little tired. The pod I was flying on crashed near the dome. Something weird happened there, other pods got shaken around too. I've been walking for ages."

Soldier says, "If you get inside our pod, we can bring you back to base."

Wanda telepathically signals to CP: WHEN THEY'RE ABOUT TO WALK BACK IN, BRING ON THE SHIELD. I'LL KEEP BLATHERING ON.

Wanda exclaims (at Soldier), "That would be much appreciated!"

Cuddlepaws gets ready to shield.

Soldier says, "Alright, follow me -- I wouldn't want you to be left out here, with all those mammals around."

Wanda begins to follow...

Soldiers lead Wanda toward the pod.

(From Cuddlepaws) Suddenly a shimmering blue force field blocks the entrance!

[CCrusaders] GM says, "https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/apaxe2md"

Soldier spins around, drawing his gun. "It's a trap!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Initiative!"

GM clears the initiative.

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Fair (2)

Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 +1 | Superb (5)

Eben registers Eben at init 5.

GM registers GM at init 2.

Cuddlepaws rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 0 | Mediocre (0)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(wow)"

Jacob rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 -1 | Fair (2)

Cuddlepaws registers Cuddlepaws at init 0.

Jacob registers Jacob at init 2.

Wanda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 0 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "Add your forcefield to the map wherever it's appropriate."

Wanda registers Wanda at init 2.

GM advances the initiative: EBEN(5) GM/Jacob/Wanda(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Also: please tell me the map *is* working for everyone this time?)"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Looks OK to me!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Phew!"

GM exclaims, "Eben!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Woo!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "All great"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(added)"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So, we're taking out the soldiers? Not trying to block them off while getting in the pod ourselves?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "The latter was my original idea"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "They might have radios or something"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Oopsies"

Eben re-aims the radiation so that it covers the area where the soldiers are!

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "But we can try the pod-stealing thing"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Create advantage? In a cone? Or just an attack?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "If things go badly, we can go back to stealing the pod exclusively, say."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Let's say Create Advantage, since I don't think we've really talked about how to use it as an actual proper weapon yet."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I feel just stealing it is the more "FATE-y" thing to do"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "It would be funny if things turned out so that the soldiers tell Wanda to bring an urgent message for aid back to HQ"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And Craft seems reasonable here."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Sounds good. TN?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Active opposition!"

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 -1 | Good (3)

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Ooh. The dice don't like you. Are you going to allow that?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I will spend a fate point! let's see."

Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 2.

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What are you tagging?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And I'll tag 'recorded Raxiss conversation', and say that I additionally distracted them by playing it ;-)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK -- you have them at a disadvantage; what are you calling it?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Just 'Polydyne Radiation Field' seems good."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

GM advances the initiative: Eben(5) GM/JACOB/WANDA(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(Is the boost from CP shooting the rocks gone at this point? Or does it stay until we use it?)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. If CP is using the gun, I think you could get away with using it for that."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "But otherwise it'll probably be gone by the end of this session."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Unless someone can make a good case otherwise.)"

Soldier shouts (at Wanda), "Get down!"

GM says, "One of the soldier takes up a defensive position, to protect Wanda"

Wanda gets down.

GM says, "The second one can't see the rest of you, but he knows someone must be nearby, so he tries to lay down a blanket of gunfire in the general direction of where someone might be hiding."

GM asks, "Does anyone have a good active opposition for that?"

GM says, "(Create Advantage, with Shoot.)"

Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I throw up another shield and promptly drop it after the barrage!"

Cuddlepaws says, "(Oppose with Will)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! What are the rules for having two shields up?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Your underwear falls down."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Reduces Will by one for the duration"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 0 | Average (1)

Cuddlepaws rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Dang."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "So he created an aspect but WE get a free invoke"

GM exclaims, "He tries to create an advantage but fails terribly! His shots reflect off of the shield back at him!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "'Friendly fire'?"

GM says, "And through the original shield, you see a third soldier, trapped in the pod! He fires his gun at the forcefield trapping him."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Good name!"

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 +1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of CP), "Defend at -1?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Reminder that WE can attack through the shield at -2"

Cuddlepaws rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "But his shots can't penetrate!"

GM advances the initiative: Eben(5) GM/Jacob/Wanda(2) CUDDLEPAWS(0)

Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Your weapons are no match for my intelle...intelligene...smarts!"

Soldier says, "There! I just heard something, behind that rock!"

GM backs up the initiative: Eben(5) GM/JACOB/WANDA(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Whoops -- silly init."

GM exclaims, "Jacob!"

Jacob investigates the situation from where he's hiding, to find a useful weak point with the guards or else an easier route to the pod (i.e. an advantage)

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "(Just the one, saving my fp)"

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "Hmm, how hard would it be to recode the init to advance through individuals in the same init phase?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! Opposition +2."

Jacob rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 0 | Epic (7)

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "It's Jotacode, I'm sure Jota can handle it :P"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I don't know! I found it fairly tricky to make the modifications I have done."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Jacob is so stylish"

GM asks, "Success with style! What's your Aspect?"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "That dude has good eyes"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "But I would gladly assist anyone who wants to improve on it."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I was hoping you would tell me :D"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! How about Concealed Rear Approach?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Unstable ground?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Rear approach sounds good."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Added!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "IRTA 'concealed bear approach'"

GM exclaims, "Wanda!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "The best fighters can deal with these two, and I and someone else can go take out the guy in the pod maybe"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Sounds good"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Ooo, fighting time"

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "Hmm, maybe something where when you added yourself to the initiative, it always created a new slot, randomly ahead of or behind anyone who already had that number?"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "Or we could roll, and then use additional rules for deciding order, and then add us"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "You'd need to figure out a way for it to distinguish them -- right now, IIRC, it recognizs the current inventory slot as '2', and proceeds numerically."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Time to disarm the soldier then, with super streeeeeeength"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Disarming instead of atttacking? That's Create Advantage!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "OK!"

Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 +1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You have Disarmed one of the soldiers!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Can I use a special effect?"

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "Do you want to invoke one of your special effects, or just get the disarm at x2?"

Soldier says, "What are you doing? TRAITOR!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Ooh. She has Forced Movement, for example."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "And could shove one of the soldiers into another zone."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "That would be excellent"

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "How many zones away?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Up to 2"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I can throw him off the map"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Super strength is AWESOME"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "OK! I just split them into two tokens on the map."

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Hee"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Do as you will with the poor guy."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And roleplay as you will, and advance the init when you're ready.)"

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks (of Wanda), "Does that work?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "yep!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "let me type"

Wanda exclaims (at Soldier), "It's too long to explain. Have a nice walk!"

Wanda tosses the soldier with her super strength, sending him spinning through the air, vanishing into the distance with a startled cry.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Done"

GM advances the initiative: Eben(5) GM/Jacob/Wanda(2) CUDDLEPAWS(0)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "So what's around here? Just rocks and dust, I assume? Any vegetation?"

GM exclaims, "Cuddlepaws!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "On this side of the dome, very little vegetation, yeah."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "But lots of rocks and dust."

Cuddlepaws telekinetically hurls a rock at Soldier #2, hoping to knock him out.

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(Straight attack, using Will)"

Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 +1 | Fantastic (6)

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 +1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "He tags Soldier of the Raxiss Empire!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "This gives him a +5 vs. your +6 -- do you tag anything?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Nope."

[Crows-Nest] Eben says (to CP), "Feel free to tag friendly fire and/or polydyne."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "OH!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Also, he's a nameless NPC, for mechanical purposes.)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "Of course I do."

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks, "What does that mean as far as their defense?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "(Friendly fire)"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "It means that instead of the full stress/consequences stuff, he just needs a certain number of points of stress total to take him out."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And not an especially large number.)"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Ah, and we don't know how much?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Right."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "So that'S 3 shifts of stress :D"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You take him out!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I guess maybe now you *do* have some idea how much :) )"

Cuddlepaws hurls a rock at the soldier head, who stumbles for a second and falls over, stretching out all 8 legs.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: EBEN(5) GM/Jacob/Wanda(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Eben!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I was hoping to use a tree that loosk suspiciously like a flyswatter"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha. Sorry."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "But it's a good thing you at least found a rock shaped like a rolled-up newspaper!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "ha ha ha"

Eben runs up and fires a portal through CP's forcefield, in an attempt to confuse the soldier still inside.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(hoping for a forced movement bonus)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to Wanda), "Sorry. It's not a speciest thing."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "hehe"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ooh, a portal through the forcefield. I believe CP says that'll be at -2."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "This is an Overcome with Shoot?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Yeah! And only because I took a Stunt for it."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think Deceive."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Appreciating Portal Hijinx, in fact,"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Unless you wanted to break it into both a deceive and a shoot."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Deceive works. Roll it at -2, and he'll defend."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, I get a +2 from 'have a nice trip', so it cancels out ;-)"

Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 0 | Average (1)

GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 -1 | Mediocre (0)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "You succeed in forcing a portal through, but you'll need success with style to use your special effect."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Can we use that portal later to travel through?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ooh, I will tag 'Polydyne Radiation', so that he's moved. I'll say I set up the other side of the portal in the middle of the field."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Will that work?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "OK -- are you saying the polydyne field covers the pod too?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Hm, so both soldiers are taken out. We don't really need the shield anymore, right? I can drop it?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Fields pervade all of space and time, o GM"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "once the portal was there, it is."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Does that make sense?"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to CP), "One soldier is taken out. One is suddenly in the middle of the field of battle. And the other one is a couple zones away."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Ha, sure."

GM advances the initiative: Eben(5) GM/JACOB/WANDA(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Also, I would like to move--Do people usually get one zone movement?"

GM exclaims, "The soldier who got tossed by Wanda is not happy! He reaches for his gun, but realizes that he must have dropped it when he got thrown back!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Sorry for jumping the metaphorical gun.)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Where are you moving to?"

Eben runs forward behind Wanda!

Soldier says, "Mammals! I knew it!"

GM exclaims, "The distant soldier takes off toward you at a sprint!"

GM asks, "He's able to cover one zone easily enough, but he's going to use his action to try to get back into the melee -- is anyone actively opposing?"

Cuddlepaws says, "One sec"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Does one zone away count diagonally, i.e. is he one zone away frome me?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I block him with the polydyne emitter? Which I think I am carrying?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I would accept either of those in this case."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I want to place shielding in his path, but at angle - so his mometum takes him up and over us"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Awesome"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So, block him, and if you get a special effect, forced movement?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ah, I don't have forced movement, alas"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Aw."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So you'll just try to block him?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Then I'll just place it in front of him"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Which is also funny, but a bit meaner"

The soldier springs forward!

GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 0 | Good (3)

Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Tagging Solider of the Raxiss Empire!"

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "To get up to 5, for a full success, unless you tag something."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Wait -- aren't you at +3, not +4 for that?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Since it's a second shield?)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Right!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Nevermind, he wins this one."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So your total is +2, not +3?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "So I don't need to send the fate point"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Nope"

GM gives a fate point to GM.

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to everyone_else), "sorry"

GM exclaims, "Jacob!"

GM exclaims, "He forces his way through the puny shield like it was made of tissue paper!"

Jacob takes that concealed rear approach to the pod, staying out of sight of the soldiers.

GM asks (of Jacob), "Sounds good -- there's still a forcefield (from CP) in front of the hatch; are you going to hang out next to it waiting for it to go down?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yup"

GM displays the initiative: Eben(5) GM/JACOB/WANDA(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

GM exclaims, "Wanda!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Also let's say I pointed out that path to the others who were hiding with me at the time that I found it"

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "(Should I remind the GM that a different soldier hasn't gone yet?)"

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "Ha! Thank you!"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "We win fairly, or not at all"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "But, because it was my bad, Wanda can go first."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Then he'll get his turn."

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'll set up a ring of fire around the two soldiers!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to Wanda), "Take that one out now! ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "PYROMANCY"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Create Advantage, with Provoke?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Vs. their active opposition."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Athletics.)"

Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 -1 | Superb (5)

GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Superb (5)

GM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 -1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Hmm. This is vs. two opponents, so I probably should have required you to pick one..."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you want to call it a full success against one of them?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Either that or a -2 to attack both at once?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Wait, wasn't the third soldier taken out by CP?"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Jacob), "The second soldier was, I thought."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "No, it made it through the force field."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "We only took out one."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Right. There should only be two."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(from CP's rock)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "There are indeed only two."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Jacob), "Right."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And arguably, I should have only let Wanda Create Advantage on one of the two at a time."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I thought you were saying the one that was taken out hadn't gone"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Nevermind"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "So I'm going to say that she succeeded at creating an Aspect on one of the two, her choice."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Disarmed or Suddenly-Not-Trapped?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "The second one. It's funnier"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says, "I hope Jota never DMs something really complicated, like D&D"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And what's the aspect?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Man, me too."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Suddenly Trapped Again?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "hehe"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "exactly the gist of what I was typing but shorter"

GM exclaims, "The soldier who just popped out of a portal finds himself surrounded by a circle of flame!"

GM exclaims, "Rather than trying to go through it, he instead pulls out his gun and fires at the nearest mammal he can see -- Eben!"

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "Defend with Athletics?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I don't suppose Deceive would work, feinting one way and diving the other?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sorry, I think that would be bending the rules a bit too much."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, wait! He should be confused also; the forced movement was only the secondary effect."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I will defend with athletics and maybe will tag his deceived."

Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The primary effect was creating the portal."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Tie! No damage, but a boost."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh? OK."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "'Hell Toupee'"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Still, it was a create advantage roll. Confusing portals?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oh, I thought it was an Overcome."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ah, I see you are correct."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Are you good with a tie here?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yes."

GM advances the initiative: Eben(5) GM/Jacob/Wanda(2) CUDDLEPAWS(0)

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(I gotta watch out for that Eben, guy. He's good at trying to slip things past me...)"

GM exclaims, "CP!"

[CCrusaders] Eben puts 'off-balance' on the list.

Cuddlepaws picks up the newspaper-shaped rock again and hurls it at the suddenly trapped soldier!

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Hee! I was intending it to be a create advantage, but never said so, so that's fine."

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "Imagine him but with access to spells AND reddit threads about spells."

Cuddlepaws rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Superb (5)

[Crows-Nest] Eben exclaims, "Ha!"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "(We love you, ofc)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I'm not sure how we should handle a Create Advantage attempt that would also leave a portal. We should talk about that later."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "Straight Attack"

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Yeah, that makes sense."

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 0 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You take him out!"

Cuddlepaws says (to others), "You line 'em up, I knock 'em down"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Should I drop shielding now?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Let's take out the last guy."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of CP), "You done?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ok! I'm done."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "timing!"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: EBEN(5) GM/Jacob/Wanda(2) Cuddlepaws(0)

GM exclaims, "Eben!"

Eben scoops up the disarmed soldier's gun and shoots him with both that and the one we got from the pilot!

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Straight attack/shoot."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Unless you need me to come up with more creative ways to RP *I bonk him on the head real hard*"

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 0 | Good (3)

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 -1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(and tagging disarmed for a 5)"

[Crows-Nest] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Akimbo! In Slow-mo! Trailer shot!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That's enough to take this one out too!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Narrate, and you're out of initiative!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "So cool! That's Captain Morris for you"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Not only is he our moral compass, he's also our first line of defense!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And I'm AFK for a moment. BRB.)"

Eben's two guns bathe the remaining soldier with a wash of blue energy, causing him to seize up and roll over!

Eben says, "OK! Let's get out of here."

Eben gathers up the three armbands and any extra keyorbs.

Wanda exclaims, "To the pod!"

Cuddlepaws drops shielding.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Back.)"

Jacob heads in and takes a look around.

GM says, "The interior of the pod is large enough to seat four human-sized individuals comfortably."

Eben hands the armbands to Jacob and Wanda to read for the new names.

Cuddlepaws sits on a chair and begins preening.

GM says, "The controls are pretty alien, although they do slightly remind you of the extremely damaged) ones from Wanda's pod back on Earth."

Eben tries to get the radar/map up and controllable.

GM says, "There's a big viewscreen in the front, which wasn't visible from outside."

GM says (to Eben), "Figuring out how to do that would be a Will overcome, +5."

Eben gives up on the idea of doing this himself, and instead just helps Wanda.

Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "I will try what Eben tried"

GM says (to CP), "Figuring out how to do that would be a Will overcome, +5."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(or CP)"

Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Ha ha ha"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "parrrp"

Cuddlepaws actually used that as an excuse to sit on the control panel.

GM says (to CP), "You manage to bring up a diagram of a shaomi."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "What is a shaomi?"

Cuddlepaws says, "*hiss*"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, the field rodents/dogs"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "A large rodent about the size of a german shepherd."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I gotta get my callbacks in when I can!)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee"

GM asks, "So what do you do next?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Wanda? You managed to get one of these up and running before..."

Eben says, "Wanda? You managed to get one of these up and running before..."

Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "We believe in you, kinda"

Wanda says, "I'm going to try my best."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I do a Rapport/Create Advantage Pep Talk?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Trying to do it by instinct, aka 'use the Force, Luke'"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Yes!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "+2 opposition"

Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "In that case, you can either use Will or your TK skill."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I don't have a TK skill"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, telepathy skill.)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Sorry.)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "ah! that's Notice"

Eben says (to Wanda), "You can do this. Your people built this. Your mom brought you to earth in one."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "And of course, that's a success against +2."

Wanda exclaims, "Yes!"

Wanda says, "I'm going to get this old thing off the ground."

Wanda says, "Hold on tight."

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Are you trying to fly it or bring up a map?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Does the order matter that much?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Well, it determines what I should narrate if you succeed."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm starting with flight, since a map is useless if we can't fly this thing anywhere"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! +5 opposition, either with Drive or (for you) Notice."

Wanda opens her mind...

Wanda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "And I tag the pep talk!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(I'm saving my last fate points for the map roll)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Go Wanda! Maps are important!"

GM exclaims, "Between manually operating the controls -- with several of her limbs -- and sensing, intuiting, and telepathically interfacing with them, Wanda is able to infer how to lift the craft off of the ground!"

Wanda exclaims, "It's working! We have lift-off!"

Eben exclaims, "I knew you could do it!"

Wanda says, "Now I just need a map! Let me see..."

GM exclaims, "Through the viewscreen -- and the hatch, if you haven't closed it -- you see the ground drop away from you, and you find yourselves hovering in the sky!"

Wanda says, "Somebody close the hatch! It's dangerous"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Rolling for the map:"

Wanda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 0 0 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm going to need all my fate points for this"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What are you tagging?"

Cuddlepaws telekinetically closes the hatch.

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Wemll, My Mask Is Slipping: I've been out of my 'Wanda Webb' suit so long now that I'm in tune with my Raxiss nature."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sounds good so far! Anything else?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "And I'm an Apprentice Polymath: I have a rough grasp of technology, albeit nowhere near as great as Eben's"

Wanda spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.

Wanda spends a fate point, leaving them with 0.

GM says, "Wanda succeeds in dismissing the diagram of a shaomi and replacing it with an ubo, and then with some kind of smaller possibly-flightless bird like thing, and then with an umawa, and then..."

GM exclaims, "...with an image of a globe!"

Jacob woo!

Wanda says, "Got it."

Eben exclaims, "Sweet!"

GM says, "You can see the location where you are marked with a shiny twinkly asterisk, and you can easily make out the Umawa continent to the left."

Eben says, "So, that should tell us where the palace is, and if we're lucky, where the other pods are, so we can avoid them."

Cuddlepaws exclaims, "These graphics are amazing!"

GM says, "There are also less-twinkly asterisks, which seem to correspond with some of the other pods you can see flying around. Rotating the globe to the right, you can see the landbridge linking to another continent."

Eben sees if he can understand the mechanisms enough so that he can futz with the radio if need be.

GM says, "There, you can see some symbols that look like a circle with a dot, others that look like a hexagon divided into triangles, and others that look like a checkmark."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Like, to make it only audio and staticky, so Wanda has a chance of being believed as the original pilot."

GM says, "The largest one is a circle-in-a-circle-in-a-circle with a dot in the center, right in the middle of the continent."

GM says (to Eben), "Hmm. Now that we've already figured out multiple things, that should be down to a Will +3 opposition to identify the radio, then a +3 Crafts modify it."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK! Will:"

Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 +1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I assist!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yay! That's a tie, which is just a minor cost."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Maybe 'long day'?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "What would the effect of that be?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'm tired ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or 1 mental stress?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Heh."

Cuddlepaws walks all over the controls and gets in Ebens way and that somehow helps.

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "How about if you don't realize it has speakerphone, and think you need to stick your face up next to it to talk?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Heh."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Sure!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "yay"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Minor cost are such a great little thing"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK, crafts!"

Eben rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Also a tie!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sheesh."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "'Slightly Longer Day'?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Eben thinks he needs to shout into it, where he doesn't"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I will take 1 mental stress unless you can think of something clever ;-)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Instead of no video feed at all, the video feed is of a dancing Raxiss juggler?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "or a Raxiss' soap opera we all get obsessed with"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha ha ha"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Webs of Lies, Webs of Love"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "that is pretty hilarious"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Excellent."

GM says, "You've figured out the controls -- and presumably Wanda and Eben can show the rest of you how the map, radio, and steering work -- and you have a map."

GM asks, "And you've credibly semi-broken the radio. What do you do next?"

Eben exclaims, "OK!"

Wanda exclaims, "Go boldly forth where none of us have ever gone before!"

Eben says, "Well, let's head to the palace, and see if we can land at the prison, stage a prison break, and storm/sneak into the throne room and retreive the Chagakor."

GM asks, "Are you going to fly the most direct route?"

Eben tries to figure out a good 'fly casual' way to the palace.

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Deceive?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sounds good! Also, sounds like a Create Advantage?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or Investigate to figure out the patrol patterns from the other asterisks?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ooh, also good."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(for Someone Who Is Not Me)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Either would be +3."

Eben We can try both, if they're both Create Advantage.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "We can try both, if they're both Create Advantage."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I can assist Jacob with Investigation"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(sigh)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Sigh?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Oh, the mischannel.)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(;/:)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to eben), "It's okay, it was a 'long day'"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hee"

Jacob rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 0 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I thought for a moment you were really sad about create advantage rolls.)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Plus CP help, makes it a 6"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I like that the cat is trying to help the world's greatest detective investigate, it's cute"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Rolling Deceive!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success!"

Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 0 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And a boost!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to wanda), "I think it's mostly by him petting me while he thinks."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "You have an aspect -- Patrol Patterns -- with two free invokes, and also a boost if you decide to fly casual off the standard course."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Which are you going to start with?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "What do you mean?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Is this a Challenge to get to the palace?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Or Overcome? Or...?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of CP), "Are you going to start by following the patrol patterns that Jacob worked out by investigating the movement of the other pods, or are you going to use the 'fly casual' route to the palace Eben worked out?"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "Well, I was going to wait and see what you did first :)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Ah!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I'd say Patrol Pattern"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Seconded"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! And who's driving?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, patrol first, then casually veer off course."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "Well, only one of us has drive"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I think Wanda is the only one who can drive the thing. Unless she teaches CP?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "We can do it together, Pacific Rim style."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Leg one of the journey! Overcome a +4 opposition with Drive to follow the patrol patterns in an unfamiliar craft!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to CP), "Whee"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I can roll Drive, but I need some help (I have it at +1)"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Anyone else who has Drive can assist for +1!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "oh +2"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Any assists?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "No one else has it"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Stupid bipeds."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "So I'll roll, and we have 2 free tags."

Cuddlepaws rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 0 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Wee! Using one free invoke for a +6"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Nice!"

GM exclaims, "You expertly follow the same patrol patterns as the other pods!"

GM says, "The radio crackles to life. A staticky Raxiss voice speaks, over the top of a recorded soap opera on the viewscreen."

Voice says, "Patrol unit 73-Blue, recognized and cleared. Have you completed your patrol?"

GM says, "You notice one of the little 'checkmark' symbols on the map has lit up -- it must be the source of the transmission."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I hope that's not a trick question"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "'Yes' seems the obvious response..."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks (of wanda), "Go with that?"

Wanda says, "Affirmative, patrol completed, no unusual activity observed."

Voice says, "Alright, then come on in for a landing at bay sixteen, and we'll deploy a debriefing team to collect your recon data."

Wanda says, "Got it."

Cuddlepaws says, "That's probably not good."

GM says, "As you continue your approach, let me describe the landscape you're passing over:"

GM says, "It's a combination of large stretches of barren, rocky wasteland -- much of which looks blasted by mining efforts -- big dumps of chemical waste and other garbage, and groups (towns? industrial compounds?) of austere blocky black buildings, linked with catwalks."

Eben asks, "I thought they were spiders? Why do they need catwalks?"

Eben waggles his eyebrows.

Wanda says, "Hehe."

GM says, "Your patrol pattern is bringing you toward one of those -- the checkmark on the map -- and you can see several pods that are docked in bays on the ground, as well as several open bays."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "How close is this to the palace?"

Eben asks, "Hmm. Maybe we can set this on autopilot and jump out?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Maybe about a third of the way there."

Eben asks, "So they follow the pod and not us?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "An idea:"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(warning: super convoluted plan ahead)"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "The best kind!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "hooray"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I wreath the pod in flames, making it appear like it's been hit by something. We pretend to be spiralling out of control, dive behind a building just out of sight, then I 'switch off' the flames and we continue towards the palace like nothing happened, but temporarily switching off all systems except navigations so they think we crashed."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ooh"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Nice one!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "then we just need to find a nice landing place"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yup"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "we'll definitely have to coordinate together on it"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "That would be a Challenge! Provoke to wreath the pod in flames, Deceive to fake spiralling out of control, and Craft to switch off the rest of the systems."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Provoke is me. Crafts is Eben. Deceive... hm, who has the best deceive, CP?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Each of which would be a +3 in this case."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I have Deceive 3."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I can't help with any of these"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to Eben), "cool"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I have a +1 decieve"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "And an inability to type/spell"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of CP), "Can you think of a Create Advantage for one or more legs of that?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to Jacob), "you can assist Eben"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks (of CP), "maybe creating flying debris?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "or something"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Fake crash explosion!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I could create flying debris!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "Do I get my Gadgeteering bonus for the Crafts bit?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Does it apply to disabling/breaking things, or just to fixing/building things?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I'm... building a thing.. to... disable.. another thing... ?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "What are you building?"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "A Stealth Emitter!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "It... emits stealth?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yup. Exactly."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "It does that."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ha ha ha."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK. You win."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "But you have to describe exactly how it works."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Wanda), "First, fire us up!"

Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 +1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "You need a +3 -- what are you going to do?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "CP, can I have an advantage from you?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "I can try!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says (to gm), "I want to help stoke the flames with TK"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So you're doing a Create Advantage after the failed Overcome...?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK, but if you do, you're using up your action in this challenge. Fair?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "She was going to do a Create Advantage originally, I think."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yeah that was the original plan"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

Cuddlepaws rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "oh man"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oof."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "I tag "Stubborn bugger!""

Cuddlepaws spends a fate point, leaving her with 0.

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Which brings me to +3"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! What's the TN for this size thing in the TK rules?"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "+2 for human size, +4 for a car"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Human is fair, car is Great... the pod is SUV-sized, but the fire isn't the whole pod, so that seems like a +3.)"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Wanda gets a boost!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Wanda succeeds! Narrate!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And then someone rolls for Deceive."

Wanda has trouble maintaning controlled flames on the outside of the pod while piloting, but Cuddles comes to the rescue!

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to CP), "Your turn"

Voice says, "Patrol unit 73-Blue, are you in distress? Do you require assistance?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to CP), "(I mean, only if you want to narrate your part, if not we can move on)"

Eben rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 +1 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Is that the Deceive roll?"

Eben exclaims (at Wanda), "Say "I'm sorry, sir, I'm not going to make it!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "yup."

Wanda exclaims, "I'm sorry... sir we're not going to make it!"

Eben exclaims (at Wanda), "'Something must have happened when the enemy's dome went back up! I'm sorry, I've let down the Empress!"

Voice says, "Scramble units 64-Red, 12-Red, 19-Green! 73-Blue is going down!"

Eben, in the meantime, pulls out various wires and plugs them into the wrong slots, reversing the identity beacon that usually emits the craft's location. He also rigs up a device that collects radar pings and scatters the ones that would otherwise reflect off the surface of the craft, and then emits the radar out of the other side of the craft, so it seems like it passed right through it, with minor interference in the middle.

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yay!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "Does that work?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "w00t"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And roll it!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Oh, wait, forgot Jacob's assist--that's an extra boost? Something else?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(+6 vs. +3 for deceive)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's a +1 to the roll -- which makes it a success with style."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "A boost, or a special effect."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "'Convincing lie', perhaps?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Oh, no, not using your power, so just a boost.)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sounds good."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Rolling crafts!"

Eben rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 0 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Also with style!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And this one *is* using your power."

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Go old man!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you using a special effect, or just holding the boost?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Um, hmm."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Oh, hey. Can I maybe realize that whoever built this had secretly made it easy to do this sort of maneuver?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "That seems like an Aspect."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "So there's Clearly A Resistance Movement?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do you have Inflict Condition?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I don't; can I spend a fate point to bump the boost to an aspect?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sure, this seems like a reasonable fudge of declaring a story detail."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "If you tag a real Aspect for it."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I mean, if you don't want there to be a resistance movement, that's fine too."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Don't try to argue me out of it!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Just tell me what real aspect you're using to justify spending your fate point to declare this :)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, maybe I recognize a symbol from something in Nichols' journal."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You narrate that, and then whoever is piloting narrate how you get away!"

Eben exclaims, "Wait... Wanda! Someething Nichols wrote down when he was describing what your mother was scratching on the wall--it's the same as is on this cord here, and this plug, there--which is how I was able to disable the tracker! Like, it's the same as how your mom got away originally!"

Wanda exclaims, "That makes perfect sense!"

Eben spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.

GM asks (of CP), "Pilot?"

Cuddlepaws flies the pod away from their supposed crash point, very low over the ground, slowly towards the towering palace.

Wanda exclaims, "The plan worked!"

GM says, "...in the distance behind you, you see three more pods converging on the place where you just 'crashed', but you're already well away, and they don't notice you as you make your escape."

Wanda says, "I knew it."

Wanda says, "Well done everybody"

Cuddlepaws asks, "Where do we go now?"

Eben says, "The prison under the palace, is my vote. As close as we can in this without being seen, and then on foot the rest of the way."

GM exclaims, "And indeed, on the horizon in front of you, you see a large city approaching. Black towering monoliths, linked together with strands like spider webbing, and in the center of it you can make out one tower reaching up higher than all the rest of them. It can only be the palace!"

Cuddlepaws says, "Sounds good."

Eben says, "It'll be tough, but with that symbol..."

Eben says, "I Know We're Not Alone."

GM says, "And if you want to fly into the city toward the palace, that'll take one more +4 Drive Overcome."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(also, I gotta run; we're a bit overtime ;-)"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sorry! Wrapping up now!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws asks, "Do we have any boosts left?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I just wanted to actually get there."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to Eben), "that was a great parting line :)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yeah, we still have Fly Casual."

Cuddlepaws rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 0 0 +1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Tagging Fly casual :D"

Cuddlepaws hums under her breath, "Just flying normally, nothing to see here"

GM exclaims, "You swoop through the streets, between the buildings, to the very center of the Raxiss Empire!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yay! That was fun, once again ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "And I'll see you all later!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Don't get karate-chopped!"

GM says, "<TO BE CONTINUED>"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Woo!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Thanks for playing everyone! Sorry for running over!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It's alright! Great game"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yay!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "NO problem. But now I need to sleep because I'm super-tired"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "I'll see you all next week!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims, "Trying to have a decent sleep schedule has its downside!"

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws exclaims (at gm), "Another great session!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Thanks!"

genericgeekgirl disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[CCrusaders] Cuddlepaws says, "Floofnight, eveeryone"

Cuddlepaws has disconnected.

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Goodnight and goofnight to one and all"

Wanda goes home.