>>18587045

Or, I'm tired of these muthafucking Outsiders in my muthafucking reality!

>Previous Threads:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Metahuman%20Renaissance%20Quest

PREVIOUSLY, ON METAHUMAN RENAISSANCE:
Dan's psychic investigation of Anna's apartment continues. After getting a psychic read on her bathroom, he decided to rebuild the communion circle she has on her floor, and manages to contact the Red Star directly. After the conversation going no where for a while, the Red Star conference call's Anna, and the conversation proceeded to go further nowhere.

>>18587083

You get up and step out of the circle, which Blackstone covers back up with the rug, and the two detectives take a moment to pop their ears. "Well, that was productive." You say, to no-one in particular. "Maybe not for you, but I think I learned some things," Says Blackstone. "Oh?" "Yep, combining that conversation with the stuff you told be about from the psychic juju, I can say that the running theory about the influence is almost certainly correct." Detective Howard manages to get his thoughts together enough to say "That the one where a slightly irrational Anna makes a deal she really shouldn't, egged on by her new imaginary friend, which results in a more irrational Anna more likely to end up making more deals she shouldn't?" "That's the one." Blackstone nods. "So, forcibly severing the connection should make her less hellbent on ending the world?" Philips asks, rubbing her temples. "Also true."

(cont)

>>18587209

"Hey, boss, I have a question..." You say, looking back to the rug where the circle is hidden. "Why was the Red Star so... cartoony? Are they all like that?" Blackstone gives a small shake of his head. "Naw, hoss. It's a matter of perception. You, being just one person, lack the mental capacity and fortitude to interact with something as big and alien as the Red Star directly. So, you mind filters it. That's how it speaks English in the first place, probably picked it up from how Anna interfaced with it to begin with." "So, what, my mind interprets him as a Saturday morning cartoon villain?" "Probably, a little bit. While you're influencing how the communication is interpreted, how he communicates is also influenced, which is just as much cause by Anna as you. We all heard him the same way, because you were the one sitting in the Commune circle."

Shit, I can't participate now.... and I need to catch up couple of threads.
Damn.

>>18587268

I'll be a quick read, I'm sure. So little was actually accomplished over the last couple threads.

"She mentioned that journal specifically, that we would never be able to decipher it in time. While that may be true, it also implies that she believes that's one way how we could stop the eye from entering."

>>18587282
Argh, still can't. Need to wake up early tomorrow, need to go sleep now.
Good luck with the thread, Omega! I'll read it later in the archive

>>18587315

"We should have another look at the journal. The way she talked about it, it might be helpful, though she seemed to think I wouldn't have enough time to use it." You say. "*You* probably wouldn't," replies Blackstone, "Which is why I gave it to professor Ellsworth last night. It's her field after all. I haven't spoken with her in a while, I was studying some complex ward theories. If the police," He shoots a glance at the detectives, who both raise their eyebrows, "Don't need anything else, I can give her a call." Detective Howard shrugs, "If you don't think you can pick anything else up, you can do whatever. You've both given us some useful stuff if this makes it to a court case, but given the extenuating circumstances, I'm not sure the DA would swing for that." Blackstone nods at them, and walks out of the room, pulling his phone from his pocket.

Phone? Phone! That's right, you almost forgot. You told the others to send you texts when they did something worth knowing about. You pull out your own phone, and find maybe a half a dozen texts from a few different people. Bascially, Huan and Jeanne got Anya, and Roxane went to check on her robots, and now all of them are back together in the room the Evoker's Club has.

It seems my timing is perfect!

"Well then, Professor, if you wouldn't mind dropping me off at the Evoker's room?"

>>18587429
I suppose unless blackstone still needs us, we should head back? or maybe actually just tag along. We don't know where we are due to the whole gateway thing, and professor ellesworth will be interesting.

>>18587490
Actually that's a good point. Scratch >>18587477 and switch to meeting Ellesworth.

>>18587490
>>18587496

You walk off into the next room, giving a bit of a nod to the detectives, who take some time to peel back the rug and take some photos of the circle. You look around for Blackstone, and find him putting his phone back in his pocket. "Hey, Professor. Hope you don't mind if I tag along? I'd kind of like to see what Professor Ellsworth has to say about the notes." He turns back to you and frowns a little. "Professor E isn't picking up her cell or office phones. Knowing her, she studied the damn thing all night and fell asleep." He thinks for a second. "C'mon, there's enough room for me to step into my office. I'll check the faculty directory, see if I can find her and ask her. Might take me a while to run her down." He glances up from thinking to look at you directly. "You should at least check in with your friends, I can call you if she knows anything useful." You shrug. "Whatever works, boss. You are kind of my ride."

Blackstone grips his staff in both hands, mutters his spell, and draws another slash in the air, opening up that void in space as he does, and he walks on through.

>Anything last minute you want in Anna's apartment before you go through?

>>18587645
no non-perverted idea crossing my mind right now. I'm relatively disturbed that the perverted ones actually did cross my mind...

>>18587669
You aren't the only one, bro. It's a rare opportunity to be able to show up to the BBEG showdown wearing a suit that's clearly made of their underwear.

I've only done it once before.

>>18587725
... I think our minds had some psychic connection there for a moment, because my idea was very close...

>>18587725

>I've only done it once before.

I would like you to tell this story while I write the next post.

>>18587759
Well the obvious stereotype is to just wear it on your head, but I feel like that's just not insulting or embarrassing enough. Sure, any jerk can slap a pair on - but it takes time, forethought, and dedication to carefully cut and resew them into a dapper suit.

>>18587785
indeed... though my idea would have been closer to a panty golem...

>>18587669

Not thinking of anything (Okay, you thought of some things but they don't seem very helpful), you decide to follow the professor through the slice in spacetime, remembering to close your eyes as you go. Again, you hear a chorus of whispers and a deathly cold, but only for a heartbeat or two, then you're on the other side.

You open your eyes to find yourself in the familiar spaces of Blackstone's office, full of his various occult and professor things, candles, books, various knick-knacks. And his display case which holds Excalibur. An idea strikes you as he closes the rift. "Hey, can I borrow your-" He doesn't let you finish. "You a king?" "I...don't...think so?" You reply. "Then probably not."

>>18587763
Anything for you, Omega.

It was a D&D game I played a few years ago, the party consisted of myself as a Bard/Sorc, a paladin, a druid, and a monk. The BBEG of this particular campaign was an evil sorceress, the kind that wore cuts so low you could see her bellybutton.

It was the second time we had come into an actual direct conflict with her, and after we beat her she used a magic circle to teleport herself away. I decided we could probably use the magic circle to teleport after her, and spent a few hours studying it and how to use it. The DM had me roll some percentile for how far off I would be, looked over his notes, and then kind of chuckled.

We were teleported directly into her personal bedroom, rather than the throne room we were aiming for. She wasn't there, but we took some time to look around anyway since we figured we might find something to beat her with, like a journal detailing her one weakness or something. Well, we tore the place apart, but we didn't find anything like that. Just a few magical trinkets that weren't terribly useful to an adventuring party (earrings of prestidigitation to keep one constantly clean for example).

>>18587842
but damn if we ain't got the air of a king! Or maybe...
we gotta phone dad later on and *ghasp* find out we're a long descendant of king arthur! Or some other random king!

>>18587882

So we're just about to leave when I realize that I'm the party bard, and as such I have carte blanche to do perverted stuff! So, after being unable to find a Rod of Vibration, I go for the next best thing and just take her entire underwear drawer. Not one pair, I just shove the whole thing into a bag of holding.

So we go through, kill a bunch of her minions, set up an ambush and are waiting for her to teleport back so we can fight again and I figure, "Hey we got a couple hours, right? I'm gonna use that time to take out a needle and thread and start making a suit."
"A suit? Where would you get the materials to-ohfuck. Please tell me you're not gonna-"
"Yup. And I got a 16 on the craft check."

And so I fought the evil sorceress wearing not much other than her underwear. The DM thought it was so funny he gave her a circumstantial minus to a single will save against me of my choice due to sheer embarrassment.

>>18587894
You win all my internets good sir...

Also, seems to be a quest heavy day today. Just saw a first timer quest getting deleted even...

>>18587894
>>18587882

Wow. That's not something you see everyday.

This'll be one of those stories I tell to other people when talking about crazy gaming stuff. "Oh yeah? I once heard a story about a guy who fought the BBEG wearing a suit made from her underwear!"

>>18587958
>>18587939
Thanks, I got a million of em', most of them aren't mine though. I spent a period of about two years researching what makes good games good and bad games bad through other peoples stories.

>>18587842
"Is it a thing where I literally cannot if I don't have kingsblood?"

if so:

"Mind if I test it?"

>>18587842

You decide to leave it. I mean, you have no idea what happens if the wrong person touches faerie-made swords. Not seeing anything else in the room you're immediately curious about, you turn back to Blackstone. "So, were are you going to look first?" He frowns a little, stroking his chin. He actually looks a bit like he could use a shave. "I think I'll just walk down to her office and see if she isn't in. From there I can use the University directory to find her if she's on campus." He shrugs. "I'll have to do something magic is she's not on campus, I guess." You nod a bit.

>Anything you want to talk with Blackstone about before you take your leave?

>>18588059
I doubt testing is a good idea. And neither is going witchsight at it. Or in his office in general for that matter.

>>18588115

Well, Excalibur doesn't feel that awe-inspiringly powerful with Dan's conventional spookysense, so looking at it probably wouldn't blow your mind, or anything.

Faerie-steel isn't inherently magical, The Lady of the Lake just worked some serious enchantment into this one.

You could ask Blackstone about its properties, if you want.

>>18588107
Hmm, I doubt it's gonna be this, but would it be possible anna went for her mother? I bet I'm being overly paranoid, but sometimes paranoia can help...

>>18588180

Possible, but Ellsworth is just as good, probably better, Arcaneomath than Anna, and presumably there would have been signs of a fight or something, probably which would have caused alarms on Campus.

>>18588213
Anna is buffed up by the eye, but yeah, it would leave its marks...

>>18588107

Not thinking of anything else to say to Blackstone, you bid him a quick farewell, and exit his office, eventually finding yourself in the Evoker's Club room, which is a bit crowded with nine people, but not uncomfortably so. Anya is present, in addition to everyone else, who were all just mulling about, having idle conversation. As you enter, the clock ticks over to 10:30 AM.

You and the others exchange general information on what they all did, and what you found, and while you do so, you pull out the shoelaces and finish them.

>Anything you want to say/ask the others before you get to enchanting?

>>18588459
Enchantment! I know I want it!

Maybe go sit next to roxy and see what she's undoubtedly working on. Too many threads have passed without this image being posted!

>>18588532
Agreed, now is an ideal (and possibly last) time we really get to reaffirm and deepen our relationship with Roxxy.

>>18588532
there is parkoursanon, but you may call me... roxyfag...

>>18588532
>>18588562

You decide to get to the enchanting, but first to check on Roxy. You walk on by her, and look over her shoulder, as she absent-mindedly fiddles with her phone. "What're you working on?" You ask. She responds without looking up. "Oh, just checking on my little guys. I did some down-and-dirty programming to their little central hub computer, using the University's Wi-fi. If they get a hit, they'll tell their hub, and it'll send me a text with the coordinates, which I can put into google maps." "Handy." You say. "Yeah, if the little guys can find her. Their AI isn't designed for such large areas, but not much else I can do. I'm good with networks and signals, not the actual AI tech. I used an Amaze! co. Labs box AI for the foundation." You stare blankly at her, for effect. She does look up at you now. "Oh, right, your field of study is Social Sciences. Basically, their brains are real generic, and my configuration was for smaller areas, like houses, or floor-by-floor apartment sweeps." You nod, slowly.

>Unless you guys want to continue this conversation, I will get to posting the Enchantment options.

>>18588678
Who the fuck isn't?

>>18588903
she sitting down? sit next to her, and start enchanting, and doing some casual chit chat.

>>18588903
College hierarchy:
liberal arts > social sciences > art > engineering > applied physics > theoretical physics > math

Well, at least we aren't at the bottom.

As for Roxy, just spend a few minutes indulging in being close to her.

>>18588953

>liberal arts > social sciences > art > engineering > applied physics > theoretical physics > math
>liberal arts

Aaaaaaw.

www.sadtuba.com/

>>18588947

You can't sit next to her and enchant, unless you want to drag the enchanting table the Evokers have for that purpose over. Remember, lots of everyday magic requires ritual circles.

>>18588992
Oh, right. I thought we were pouring in enchantment stuff while knitting...

well, just waiting for next post then

>>18588903

Okay, so, Enchantment options, for the shoelaces, of which there are two

-One, you can spend 1 WP, and you reduce falling damage you take when you land on your feet (if making an uncontrolled fall, still need to roll Body+Athletics or Coo+Agility to land on feet) by total width on your Mind+Occult check (all sets count). And since you're landing on your feet, if the reduced amount is less than the distance you'd take no falling on, you take no damage anyway.
-Or, you can spend 3 WP, and have the shoelaces basically as a foci-based miracle. You will gain your highest width in hard dice in a Gliding useful power, which entitles you do how ever many dice that is in maximum movement in a slow glide downwards per tern.

>>18589335
we got 9 willpower left.. not sure if it's a good idea to spend 3 now, but it seems like a much better thing to do... dilemmas dilemmas... I think I'm gonna leave it to other people to decide on this one.

>>18589396
9 left? The OP stat sheet says 11 and I don't remember spending any in this thread.

>>18589335
Spend 3 WP. Gliding is going to be about a thousand times more useful in any conceivable situation. It's worth it.

>>18589429
oh, right I misread, I thought it was 11 base and 9 current. ok, with 11 current and 9 base, go for it.

>>18589451
Don't forget, we're also likely to get some WP just from attempting to save humanity.

>>18589494
We probably won't even need that much. When the whole of humankind is at stake, you can use all the relationships (except Veritas I suppose).

>>18589518
All terrestrial sources of knowledge will be destroyed unless we do something.

I'd say that counts.

>>18589547
Not necessarily. Red Star might be an avid reader.

>>18589547
>>18589518
most situations we only gotta call on 2 anyway. And in this situation we can basically always use roxy and johnny to get us +5 dice, if we ever actually need that many.

>>18589518

You say that like you need all the relationships. They're already pretty potent

>>18589584
Without Veritas it's only +8. We need all of them if we want guaranteed max dice on everything we do.

>>18589559
Books aren't the only sources of knowledge. A teacher is a source of knowledge, a memory is a source, computers, spirits, really ANYTHING that is capable of storing any kind of information could potentially count.

>>18589616

10 dice is the cap. Are you planning on making some kind of mutant Relationship check, just using relationship dice?

Anyway, I'm sensing consensus on the 3 WP option. We cool with that.

>>18589630
But we only have one die in some things, like Perform (Dance). What if Anna challenges us to a dance-off for the fate of the world and we can only use 9 dice? Or would we add coordination to that? I'm still not 100% on how this system works.

>>18589678

Stat+Skill forms the pool. though for Perform, it's Charm that is the base stat.

>>18589686
Oh, well that's easy then. All our stats are >4 so we'll roll at least 5 dice for everything anyway. Johnny and Roxy will bring that to 10 by themselves. Willpower is going to be redundant for this battle so we may as well make the most awesome shoelaces we can. 8 should be enough buffer for any stability checks tonight.

>>18589335

(3 WP Spent!)
(2x2 on Occult)
(Your shoe laces have 2hd in a Useful Speed power, which means you have a Glide speed of 5 yards in one turn. Only works when your feet aren't on the ground)

Now that you're more familiar with enchanting, the process is pretty simple, especially since you have pre-prepared the focus for this job. A couple of minutes pouring in some Air Evocation, and you're done. You then spend a few minutes taking out your old shoelaces, and lacing in the new ones.

You glance back at your bag of holding, thinking about the couple of other blank foci you bought. You didn't have anything in mind for them, but if you want to use them, now's the time.

>>18590145

This is the cue for any of you with ideas for enchantment to say them, else we have to move on, I don't have too much time left tonight.

Earring - Improved Hearing (+1 sense to picking up soft sounds)

>>18590281
That's nice but how much use will it be tonight? I don't think Anna's going to sneak-attack us, that wouldn't prove she was superior. We can always do it later when the world isn't about to end and we can afford to spend willpower more freely.

>>18590322
No, but some of her minions might defy her orders and try in a misguided attempt to gain her favor.

>>18590340

She has minions?

Well, okay, she does have the ability to Summon/Bind certain creatures, you know that. But those servitors didn't seem particularly intelligent. Or sneaky. Or, not terrifying aliens.

Honestly, is it worth the WP to do something to bump Dan from 7 to 8 dice in a situation that... hasn't really happened much?

So, no real plans for Foci? Alright, well, now I need to come up with somewhere for this to go for another couple of updates, before calling it.

>>18590355
Well I was thinking more of the shadow, but alright.

>>18590145

Done with your project, you step back from the enchanter, and join the others at the table in the middle. You sit next to Roxy and prop your feet up on the desk, showing off your bitching new shoelaces. Johnny raises an eyebrow at you. "This is what you've been working on all this time?" "Yep." You say, simply. "Long as I have the shoelaces in, I can fall with style." Jeanne looks at them from where she's sitting, then back to you. "Force reduction?" "Nah, more of a cushioning effect, I think. The intent is to be able to glide with them. I wont move very fast, but it's very hard for me to be pitched out of a building now." Roxane looks up from her phone again, and says "Normally, I'd think that was kind of excessive, but you're the only person I've ever met who was *actually* thrown from a building." When you turn in her direction to give her your attention when she speaks, you see the screen of her phone out of the edge of your vision. Looks like she's working on some kind of schematic drawing, or something.

>>18590497

Well, the Voice isn't really her minion, they both work for the same guy.

Also, it lacks physical substance, last time you checked.

>>18590545
Give a disappointedly agreeing sigh with the realization that these are a precaution which will actually likely get used, rather than the type that will likely never get used.

>>18590721

You sigh. "Yeah, that's kind of why I did it this way. Better to have and not need, and all that. Though I get the feeling I'll probably need it." You feel a headache coming on. That spot where you knocked your head throbs painfully, and you rub your temple. Anya speaks up, "You alright Dan? You don't look so good." Roxy frowns worriedly at you. "I'll be fine. Just smacked my head a little while ago, psychic stuff." "You hit your head because psychic stuff?" Asks Johnny. You open your eyes to stare at him for a second, then shrug. "Well, actually, yeah."

Jeanne glances over to the back of the room, then back to you. "Well, if you have a headache, we have a couch in the back. You can just catch a couple hours rest if you like." "Isn't that what you're not supposed to do with a concussion?" Says somebody, Naomi you think. Roxane leans forward and studies you intently. "Well, I'm no medical expert, but I don't think he's concussed. He's still pretty spry, and all. Just a banged head, I guess." You shrug, "Whatever, yeah, I'll take a couple hours. Don't let me sleep too long, guys." You stand up and walk over to the couch a ways back, take off your jacket and breastplate and throw them in the back, and lie down. Sleep overtakes you surprisingly quick.

You find yourself standing in a black, shapeless place, you yourself standing in what looks like a spotlight in the darkness. A familiar voice say, "Hello, Daniel. Let's chat."

METAHUMAN RENAISSANCE PART 29 END

>>18590900
Which familiar voice? There are a lot of voices that are familiar to us.

>>18590925

A familiar voice. To find out which one, you'll have to tune in next time. Or check the tags for this thread on Sup/tg/. I left a clue there.

Anyway, we'll see if or for how long I do this friday. If I do, you'll see it with the special "Surprise" version of the OP image I have.

Now I'm packing it in, but I have some stuff to do, so if you get in some questions now, I might be able to answer them. If not, well, they'll probably go unanswered because I wont have time in the morning.

>>18590963
What's the horizontal:vertical ratio on the glide effect at room temperature and still air? Obviously it would change in the presence of thermals or wind, but what's the baseline that we're dealing with?

>>18590925
Most people familiar with us call us "Dan" not "Daniel". There aren't very many people who would contact us through a dream. Bearing in mind the weird time we fell asleep and that it started immediately I'm guessing it's Dr. M who seems to be constantly watching us. It might be Anna. I can't think of anyone other than those two.

>>18590990

You move a maximum of 5 yards in a combat round.

>>18591014
Right, but how far do we descend for that movement? I'm trying to get an idea of the ratio, not the speed.

>>18591025

You move a maximum of 5 yards in a combat round.

>>18591180
Yeah, but you're still not answering my question. When we move five yards horizontally, how much height does that cost us? After all, this is gliding, right? Not flight? Or do you mean that the linear distance, the hypotenuse of this motion/descent triangle is five yards?

>>18591204

You're asking for information I don't have. 2d of a Speed power means you move 5 yards a combat round.

I don't care if you move 4 yards over and 1 down, or vice versa, or anywhere in between. But you're not moving faster than 5 yards in a round. You, literally, will never fall any faster.

>>18591248
Is there an (if/then) tied to it that keeps us from, say, moving straight up with it? Because that sounds more like levitation than gliding.

>>18591303

Nah, the useful is just "Gliding". So, you glide. And you cannot glide up. You're just falling with style.

I mean, if you want some kind of non-abstract, scientific idea of what this power does (Keeping in mind its magic, and you already to 7 impossible things before breakfast and all that) you're looking at the wrong guy. See post >>18588992

Only kinda related to the thread:

>Add red hair to pic and you get my mental image of Roxane

>>18591014
>>18591248
How long is a combat round? As interesting as freely manipulatable magic glide ratios are, I'm more concerned how fast we're falling