>>36269400

Some important things to note as of right now:

The MC has yet to Awaken (that's what I'm looking to have happen in today's quest). in a way, we're still in character creation, as options you pick here will cement what the MC is, does, looks like., etc.

Second: this will be based upon the nWoD rules from the Mage: the Awakening book. I may pull from other books/sources, but that depends upon what you (the players) do/decide upon.

Third, I will be using a more simplified version of the rules from the Mage setting. This is to curtail how complex some things can be in it, along with people trying to game the system and do "chargen" shenanigans.

Otherwise have fun, enjoy it, and join in!

>>36269400
> boxes of fresh produce and meat (you're a chef at a restaurant/diner in the city)
I don't know anything about this setting but I like chefs

>>36269400
>a package for your law office (you're a clerk at said office)
THE LAW

>>36269400
>>36269517
I'm down for a chef mage, mainly for puns or going "Boom, now that will spice things up."

Otherwise FedEx/UPS driver for having a mix bag of items to use from the truck.

>>36269400
> a package for your law office (you're a clerk at said office

>>36269517
Sure. Why not? I have never heard of this setting either.

>>36269400
> a package for your law office (you're a clerk at said office)

>>36269517
>>36269606
>>36269642

3 for Chef.

>>36269590
>>36269625
>>36269708

And 3 for clerk in a law office.

I'll give it a couple more minutes, and if no new posts appear I'll roll a 1d2 and let RNG decide. In the meantime, I'll start writing what I can.

>>36269400
Clerk

>>36269773
Eh, fuck it. Changing >>36269625 to Chef Mage, just to get the show on the road.
Thrysus are cool too.

>>36269773
Clerk

>>36269400
> a package for your law office (you're a clerk at said office)

>>36269773
chef

Writing more now, as we're a clerk. Should have the next option up shortly.

You enter through the service door, surprised at how little foot traffic there is. Normally packages get delivered via a bike courier or a FedEx driver, but sometimes larger shipments (usually a stack of old files from your office's storage) require you to come here and pick them up. You check for a third time, and yeah, the place is still meant to be open. Inside is a small office room with a standing table, loose papers and pens around, a flatscreen monitor humming slightly, a keyboard + mouse sitting on top as the cables from both snake down through a hole in the table. A cold breeze blows down the back of your shirt, sending a shiver down your spine as the AC in the building keeping the office here pretty cool, compared to the blistering heat outside.

"Hello? Anyone here?"

Silence answers your question. Odd, Brock (the manager of the warehouse, and a nice acquaintance) usually never leaves the standing table unless it's an emergency. The door to the warehouse proper (next to the standing table) hangs ajar, and a small buzzer sits on the table, a sign above it reading, "Ring me if no one's up here!"

> Ring the buzzer
> Call out for someone again
> Poke your head through the door and into the warehouse proper

>>36270003
> Ring the buzzer
If no one answers for a while, go right in.

Note:

I'll leave voting open for 15-20 minutes before closing (usually with me posting saying the result of the voting and me writing the next scene.) If we tie on votes I'll roll a 1d2 and have RNG decide, just so we can have the quest continue onward.

Clerk was most definitely samefagged. This quest is dildoes now

>>36270003
>> Ring the buzzer

>>36270022
>>36270003
This

>>36270003
>Ring the buzzer
Anybody home?

>>36270050

I can only do so much to curtail people voting multiple times, but I am actively trying to keep an eye out for it. I'd rather not make QM decision to invalidate some of those votes, but if I suspect it continues (multiple votes from the same person) I will pick the second most popular option.

>>36270151
Ignore him, he's just baiting.

>>36270282
>implying
Why is there only four people now when there was supposedly 10 earlier

>Ringing the buzzer

Writing.

>>36270367
Not everyone votes for every vote, especially if the option you want is already winning

You jab the buzzer with your thumb, and a bell (not unlike a school bell) rings just on the opposite side of the door. After a few seconds of silence, you jab it again. No noise other than the slight echo of the bell ring bouncing off the walls inside.

"Ok, this is getting annoying." You don't have time for this bullshit; the sooner you get those files, the sooner you get back to the office, and the sooner you can get home and take a nice, relaxing shower. You head on through the door and start looking for Brock, as he'll know where exactly the files you're looking for are at (multiple firms store their files here, and as curious as you are, you know just how illegal snooping into those files can be.) As you glance around, you see three main areas he could be hiding at where he wouldn't have heard the bell.

>Check his office (about 50 yards to the right/east)
>Check the bathroom (about 75 yards to the northeast)
>check the loading docks (about 60 yards to the left/west)

>>36270523
>Check his office (about 50 yards to the right/east)

>>36270523
>>check the loading docks (about 60 yards to the left/west)

>>36270523
>>check the loading docks (about 60 yards to the left/west)

>>36270523
>Check his office (about 50 yards to the right/east)
Obvious places first

Rolled 2 (1d2)

We're tied between the office and the loading docks.

1 is the office, 2 is the docks.

You're half-tempted to go to his office first, but with it being this close to his normal closing time, he's probably at the docks giving a final rundown/talk with his employees, so that's where you go to first. Besides, it's the furthest one out of the way, as if he's not there then either one of his employees can lead you to him, or you just head back and can hit both his office and the bathroom quickly.

You head through the half-covered door (it has one of those heavy, semi-opaque plastic sheets hanging over it) and nearly gag at the sight and smell before you.

There's at least a half-dozen.... husks is the best way to describe them, lying on the ground, all dressed in loose, simple clothing, their skin all dry adn wrinkled like a raisin, mouths agape in silent screams, the tiniest blip of some red substance leaking out of their necks.

"Oh God..." You clutch your hands together and look away, trying to get the sight of their bodies out of your mind. Your throat clenches tight and your jaw begins to hang heavy, and turn to your left as you puke up the remnants of your lunch. You take a few seconds to catch your breath, running through the door and away from the bodies. You've barely pulled your phone out of your pocket before a hideous laughter echoes all around you.

"I can smell your fear, human... Do you think you can get out of here before I find you?"

> Call 911
> GTFO
> Continue looking for Brock
> Other

>>36271134
> GTFO
Fuck this.

And call the cops, if you can.
> Call 911

>>36271134
>GTFO
Time to bail, sorry Brock, you were an alright guy probably

>>36271164
I agree with this anon

>>36271164
Yup, Yup.

Oh, and I forgot. Give me 5d10 rolls, please. You have a +1 modifier to the roll as well, due to a rush of adrenaline pumping through your body.

>>36271134
> Call 911

Rolled 10, 10, 9, 9, 10 = 48 (5d10)

>>36271248
Here we go.

Rolled 6, 4, 10, 1, 9 = 30 (5d10)

>>36271248
All at once?

Rolled 2, 4, 10, 8, 8 + 1 = 33 (5d10 + 1)

>>36271248

>>36271266
>that roll
Holy shit. We're the best at running away.

Rolled 10, 8, 6, 10, 10 + 1 = 45 (5d10 + 1)

>>36271248

>>36271280

Yes, all at once. nWoD handles its rolls as all at once for certain things (in this case, a Perception roll). And I'll be taking the best among 5 posts/rolls.

>>36271266
Okay then, this'll make things easier (for me, at least). I'm leaving the voting open still, but I suspect you guys will stick to the GTFO option, so I'm already writing.

You were walking leisurely before. Now you're at breakneck, about to piss your pants in fear speed, and you make it to the door much, much faster. Your free hand is trying to dial 911, but lack of inexperience with smartphones (combined with your pumping adrenaline due to the freaky voice you just heard) makes it difficult without looking at the screen proper. You barely have your hand around the doorknob when you notice, 'Wait, this was open when I walked in... Why is it closed now?'

You let go and leap back a couple feet, just as a shadowy figure drops down right where you were standing, the cement beneath him cracking slightly. If you were standing there you would've surely been pinned to the ground.

Or worse.

"You're quick, human," the figure says, slowly rising to his feet. "Good, I like my prey to put up a fight."

"Stay away!" You turn around and run back to the docks, bursting through the sheets and leaping past the husks. You continue zigging and zagging through the aisles, cardboard boxes whizzing past you, as you look to your left, right, and above you, seeing if the figure is anywhere near.

"You can't hide forever, human... I can hear your heart beating..."

> Try and exit through the dock doors
> Look down at the phone to dial 911
> Look for a weapon of any kind
> Other

Also, another 5d10s please.

Rolled 1, 1, 6, 9, 8 = 25 (5d10)

>>36271574
> Look for a weapon of any kind

Rolled 7, 8, 7, 4, 2 = 28 (5d10)

>>36271574
> Look for a weapon of any kind
> Look down at the phone to dial 911

>>36271574
>Try and exit through the dock doors
> cracked the ground
Nah fuck that, we gotta go

Rolled 6, 3, 10, 9, 6 = 34 (5d10)

>>36271664
Forgot my dice

Rolled 75, 53, 77, 85, 95 = 385 (5d100)

>>36271574
>> Look for a weapon of any kind

Rolled 6, 6, 2, 3, 10 = 27 (5d10)

>>36271574
> Try and exit through the dock doors

Rolled 6, 8, 4, 3, 4 = 25 (5d10)

>>36271700
>>36271574
whoops.

Rolled 8, 2, 9, 9, 10 = 38 (5d10)

>>36271574
> Look down at the phone to dial 911

The fuck am I rolling for? If I get a dramatic failure, does our thumb break or something?

>Captcha: transcribe triffle

>>36271574
Barricade the door then run

Rolled 9, 2, 8, 2, 5 = 26 (5d10)

>>36271574
> Try and exit through the dock doors

>>36271727

I'll reveal what the roll is for when I post the next scene.

>captcha: dance sombase

You try and calm your breathing, in a small attempt to slow the beating of your heart, at least so it's not trying to burst out of your chance. You glance down and are able to dial out to 911, the phone glowling softly in your hand. Nearby is a stack of aluminum pipes, used in the assembly of more storage racks. You grab one, if for nothing else than to try and wave around like a sword should this freak try and get the drop on you again.

Not seeing him anywhere near, you creep towards the dock doors, glancing around you constantly to stop him from pulling the same dropping trick he did just moments ago. The husks are still there, but you keep your gaze averted from them and instead at the chains on the dock doors. Your phone line clicks off, and you glance down and see the phone call ended because of no signal.

"Fuck," you quietly mutter to yourself. You shove the phone into your pocket and begin yanking on the chain, the dock door clattering open.

"Oh no you don't!" Instantly the figure appears by the curtain, rushing towards you. The dock door's barely up to your waist, but if you don't leave now he's surely going to get ahold of you.

> Drop and roll out (roll 4d10s)
> One hand pulls on the chain, the other wields the pipe to fend him off (roll 3d10s)
> Run away (roll 6d10s)
> Other

>>36272011

Oh, and the roll was another Perception roll, mainly for you to do succeed at 3 things (dial 911, find a weapon, and not have him find you) at once.

Rolled 6, 5, 5, 7 = 23 (4d10)

>>36272011
>Drop and roll out (roll 4d10s)
Move skinny man

Rolled 7, 9, 7, 10 = 33 (4d10)

>>36272011
> Drop and roll out

Rolled 7, 7, 6, 7 = 27 (4d10)

>>36272011
>> Drop and roll out (roll 4d10s)
We got this auto bots.

Rolled 8, 2, 9, 10 = 29 (4d10)

>>36272011
> Drop and roll out

>>36272011
>Drop and roll out (roll 4d10s)
So, I assume learning about the supernatural will awaken our magic?

>>36272011
> Drop and roll out (roll 4d10s)

Noticed that we aren't using the 10 again rules, will this effect some spells later on?

Rolled 9, 2, 3, 7 = 21 (4d10)

>>36272211
>forgot to roll

Rolled 3, 5, 2, 1, 1, 6 = 18 (6d10)

>>36272011
>> Drop and roll out (roll 4d10s)

Rolled 2, 2, 1, 7 = 12 (4d10)

>>36272296
Whoops.

>>36272211
It's difficult to do 10 agains on a quest thread, I just weigh any 10s a bit heavier than I would previously.

For those unawares, in nWoD they have something called '10 Again' where if you roll a 10, you succeed and re-roll that/those dice for more chances at successes (or failures).

>>36272337
how about we will use simple math
x=10 x/3=y y= bonuses rounded down
Automatic reloading freebies system
ARF in short

'Fuck this, I'm out of here.' You drop to the ground and start rolling. The man leaps at you to grab anything, but he just misses as you roll through onto the docks proper as the door slides shut right behind you. You continue rolling until you get to the edge, where a quick hop off and you're running to your car.

You struggle to get the key in the ignition, but eventually it clicks and the engine starts up. You breathe a sigh of relief.

And then the figure lands on the hood of your truck.

"Now I'm pissed, human!" His eyes are glowing an inhuman red, skin paper white pale and almost bubbling under the setting sun. But that doesn't stop him from reaching back, fist clenched, and slamming it THROUGH the hood. The engine sputters a bit, and then dies.

"No... NO!" You try and start it up, but nothing happens.

"Nowhere to go now, meat." He licks his lips, pulling his fist out of the engine, hand dripping in motor oil and transmission fluid.

So this is it, huh? Getting snacked on by some supernatural thing, drained to the point of looking like a mummy. This can't be it.

You won't let it end this way.

>[1/2]

>>36272497

The world around you freezes, and slowly begins to fracture, like a pane of glass breaking. Staring out all around you in an endless void, no lights, no sound, just pure darkness. You quickly feel like you are drowning, and struggle against the encroaching abyss. Suddenly, something grabs onto you, aiding you in your struggle. It's:

> An emerald green light, full of life and vigor
> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting
> A royal violet hue, pure and raw
> A harsh red light, full of rage and power
> A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate
> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding

Eating dinner, be back in 30 minutes or so.

>>36272603
> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding

>>36272603
> An emerald green light, full of life and vigor

>>36272603
> An emerald green light, full of life and vigor
> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting
> A royal violet hue, pure and raw
> A harsh red light, full of rage and power
> A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate
> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding

>>36272603
> A royal violet hue, pure and raw

>>36272603
> A harsh red light, full of rage and power
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

>>36272603
>> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding
>>36272637
No, fuck you, we're not Gary Stu.

>>36272603
>A royal violet hue, pure and raw

>>36272603
> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting

I know nothing about Mage, but that sounds like the mobility build and if there's anything we've shown aptitude for it's running and dodging.

>>36272603
> An emerald green light, full of life and vigor
Unless I miss my guess, this will allow us to eventually punch out werewolves.

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>>36272603
>> A royal violet hue, pure and raw

>>36272603
> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting

>>36272603
>A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate
I have no idea what I'm doing

>>36272603
> A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate

>>36272603
> A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate

>>36272603
> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding

>>36272603
I feel like we're way too divided. You should describe each of them a bit.

>>36272797
I think having no idea what any of them do is the point here. You don't get to make an informed decision on what magic your character is talented in

>>36272797

Back from dinner early.

Without revealing too much, this is basically going to determine how we Awaken (ie., what Tower we bind ourselves to), and helps us determine our initial schools of magic, the spells that we will instantly have access to.

The astute/experienced people will know that there's normally only 5 Watchtowers, but I have 6 options. Hmm... Can you figure out the 6th option?

>>36272603
> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting

Also, because this is a pretty important vote (not to mention we're currently tied between white, violet, and blue) I'm leaving voting open for another 10 minutes.

>>36272913
The Abyssal watchtower is an option?

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>>36272959
Well I'm still down for Violet, but if they >>36272968 are right ... could be fun.

>>36272603
>A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate
Black light? How does that work

>>36272968
Is it the black one?

>>36272603
> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding

Fuck it, lets go with the mystery box.

>>36272603
Lets see if my guesses are accurate.
> An emerald green light, full of life and vigor
Thrysus
> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting
Acanthus
> A royal violet hue, pure and raw
Unknown tower
> A harsh red light, full of rage and power
Obrimos
> A black light, drowning you in a sense of fate
Moros
> A pure, white light, harsh yet rewarding
Mastigos

Probably all wrong, but
>> An indigo blue light, wispy and fleeting

>>36272913
My guess is that the white light ties us to an Exarch and we get to be a Seer (I voted for indigo and sticking to it)

>>36273199
Mastigos is the purple one. Obrimos is the white one.
The red one is Tremere, the Tower in Blood, or the soul-stealers.

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>>36272603
Black light, drowning you in a sense of fate

Best option let's do it

>>36272968
I don't know which option it is, but I want it.

So we are tied between White and Blue light with 4 votes each. Leaving it open for a couple more minutes while I do some quick photoshopping. The next time I post, voting will close and I'll start writing the next scene.

>>36272603
>A harsh red light, full of rage and power

>>36273305
white

>>36273305
Just make us obrimoi.
Dark light is go.

>>36273305
COMBINE THEM

Voting is now closed.

We are the White light. And for those curious, the votes went like this:

White - 5
Green - 2
Violet - 3
Red - 2
Blue - 4
Black - 3

Writing, back soon.

>>36273464
Alright, I guess we're Obrimos now.

Prepare to shoot lightning and throw around fire fueled by pure mana.

>>36273464
Black has five votes.

>>36273241
>>36273090
>>36272739
>>36272744
>>36272721

>>36273512
Hell i'll vote for black just don't give me shitty white

>>36273305
I vote for white light!

>>36273464
Can ya tell us which colour is which now?

A pure, white light beams down hard onto you, as the tendrils of the void creeping up your leg disappear into dust. You feel it guiding you along, as though it was holding your hand. You are barely aware of it, but before you stands a vast tower, as lights and colors stream out from atop it. Your feet crunch under the cold snow, and you shiver slightly at the wind whipping all about you. You slowly step inside, to what you can best describe as some sort of sterilization room, as thin silk veils cover four-poster beds that look to have once had people sleeping in them, for their sheets are disheveled, pillows barely resting on the bed.

Further in is what looks to be a table, with a book and pen resting on it. You wander over and flip it open. Inside are people's confessions, the sins they have committed and the guilt they feel. And on the bottom of each page, they sign it with their name. Japanese, Korean, Hindu, English, French, Spanish, and several other languages you can't even guess as to their origins fill the pages. Something inside of you tells you to pick up the pen, and before you realize it, you've started writing.

> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
> What is your name? (write-in)

>>36273702
>Sin:
Lust

>Name:
Ryan

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>>36273702
Fuck, forgot the picture with the post.

And yes, I'll tell you what the colors meant:

White - 6th Watchtower (will reveal in the story what magic schools this falls under, but they are part of the 10)
Green - Thyrsus (Life and Spirit magic)
Violet - Mastigos (Mind and Space magic)
Blue - Acanthus (Fate and Time magic)
Black - Moros (Death and Matter magic)
Red - Obrimos (Forces and Prime magic)

>>36273702
> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
I've never applied myself to anything, I never tried hard enough. (Vice I take it?)
> What is your name? (write-in)
Michael Santos

>>36273702
>Sin
Pride
inb4 lust

>Name
Don't care


Are we talking about one of the seven deadly sins or something more specific?

>>36273702
> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Lust.
> What is your name? (write-in)
Arthur Finn.

>>36273761
That would be apathy/sloth I believe.

>>36273757
This should be interesting.

>>36273757
Could we have chosen >>36272637 ?

>>36273771
Generally speaking yes, it will be something modeled after one of the 7 Deadly Sins.

>>36273702
>Accidentally killed a man and got of scot free because I had a great lawer
>Harold Hanson

>>36273783
Second.

>>36273702
>> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
>> What is your name? (write-in)
This is a bad idea. Give options for character creation, not write-ins.

>>36273702
>> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Sloth, no reason to pry and here I will stay.
>> What is your name? (write-in)
Dave Richerson

>>36273761
>>36273702
I like Michael Santos for a name, but I'm going to go for pride as the sin

>>36273702
>What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Cowardice
>What is your name? (write-in)
Makarios

>>36273783
>>36273702
This

>>36273805
No, because we'd need approx. 2,000 points of exp to enter all 6 towers and sign our names in them (I might be off a bit on that exp number, but it's around there.)

>>36273702
"Apathy."

"Ryan"

>>36273702
> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Pride or Sloth, anything that isn't lust.

>>36273702
> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Lust
>Name
Too apathetic towards that

>>36273702
Lust please.

>>36273702
> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Envy.

> What is your name? (write-in)
Michael Santos.

Combine Prime, Matter, and Entropy. Generate black hole. Patadox? Where we're g

>>36273702
>> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Lust.
>> What is your name? (write-in)
Don't much mind

>>36273757>>36269465

Is this using the mage book(s) pre-God Machine Chronicle? There's a 2nd ed Mage core coming out and the dev blog has been previewing details, so I'm wondering how many of those revisions are in play here.

>>36273895
>Forgets Disbelief

>>36273702
Wrath

Randall Kaczka

>>36273702
>> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
I'll second Michael Santos
>> What is your name? (write-in)
Pride, we always thought we knew better

>>36273895
>Entropy
That's Ascension, son.

And black holes are pure forces.

>>36273702
>> What is your greatest sin? (write-in)
Lust.
>> What is your name? (write-in)
Michael Santos

>>36273757
Huh. I got 4/6 right. Better than I thought. >>36273199

>>36273933
Seconded

>>36273927
This will be pre-God Machine Chronicle, mainly due to my apathy to doing research on it, but if people want me to read up on it I will.

Voting's closed. To be honest, I'm not surprised that people voted for lust. I am surprised that people gave both a full name, and a male one.

>>36274080
>I am surprised that people gave both a full name, and a male one.
Wait, I thought we were a guy already.

Shit, we could have been a girl? Goddamn it.

>>36274080
>Could have been a girl
Fuck

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>>36274080
Fuck you MageQM. I don't actually mind that much, since I wasn't expecting it.

>>36274080
> was almost a girl
Safe

>>36274080
>I am surprised that people gave both a full name, and a male one.
I thought our dudity was locked in.
I would have voted male anyway, but it could've been clearer.

>>36274091
>>36274109
>>36274141
What gave you the idea that MC was male? All the text was 2nd person/gender neutral.

>>36274240
Don't know, just did. Honestly would have liked to be the office secretary though.

>>36274240
Personally unless stated otherwise I tend to default to male in my head

>>36274266
Or the sassy Latina cook.

You barely have time to form readible sentences, your hand is moving so fast to keep up with the memory playing through your mind. She was a gorgeous woman, a trusted friend and your one true love. But then you met that sexy first-year at the law office, and you just couldn't keep it in your pants. You tried to tell yourself that it was just a one time thing, but then that taste wasn't enough, you had to have her again. And again, and again, and again. By the time your wife found out you were surprised no one else at the office knew. She left you... God, over a year ago, and no one at the office was none the wiser. You broke it off with the intern, tried calling the missus, sending her emails and texts, but she never came back home.

You've tried hard to keep it in your pants since then, but that temptation is still there. Finally, you sign the page, 'Michael Santos,' and close the book. You feel a soft hand touch your shoulder.

"Belief can be a powerful tool in the right hands."

You whip your head around to see who touched you, but you only see the back of the truck. You whip your head forward again, and the creature is still there, his fist looking ready to punch through the window.

But it's still dripping in oil.

"Burn, bitch!" You scream at him, and feel a surge of power leave you and enter the truck. An arc of electricity sparks up through the hole in the hood, striking him in the chest and his oil-soaked arm. He immediately rolls off the truck in pain, scrambling to put out the flames on his arm, ripping off his shirt. You climb out of the truck, him screaming obscenities at you.

"Fucking human, what did you do!" His arm is still on fire, but now he's looking ragged, that imposing fear and strength he was radiating earlier quickly fading away.

> Threaten (4d10s)
> Taunt (5d10s)
> Punch/kick him (aka, "I cast fist!", 6d10s)
> Other

Rolled 9, 6, 7, 7, 3, 7 = 39 (6d10)

>>36274415
> Punch/kick him (aka, "I cast fist!", 6d10s)

Rolled 6, 3, 2, 8, 8, 2 = 29 (6d10)

>>36274415
> Punch/kick him (aka, "I cast fist!", 6d10s)

Rolled 9, 7, 3, 2, 7 = 28 (5d10)

>>36274415
>> Taunt (5d10s)
"I set you on fire. I thought that was obvious."

Rolled 4, 4, 9, 2 = 19 (4d10)

>>36274415
>> Threaten (4d10s)

Rolled 5, 10, 3, 8, 8 = 34 (5d10)

>>36274415

> Taunt (5d10s)

>>36274415
>Punch/kick him (aka, "I cast fist!", 6d10s)
Nah Fuck you vampire

Rolled 8, 8, 7, 4, 5, 7 = 39 (6d10)

>>36274415
>"Fucking human, what did you do!" His arm is still on fire, but now he's looking ragged, that imposing fear and strength he was radiating earlier quickly fading away.
"Is it not obvious you knave? I. Cast. Fist."
> Punch/kick him (aka, "I cast fist!", 6d10s)

Rolled 5, 1, 7, 1, 1, 7 = 22 (6d10)

>>36274415
>Punch/kick him (aka, "I cast fist!", 6d10s)


>>36274498
Do they just call humans "humans" in nWoD? How boring

>>36274547
It depends upon the supernatural being and my lack of good taunts.

>>36274415
> Fist him! (6d10s)

Wait. That came out wrong.

Rolled 3, 6, 6, 10, 6, 8 = 39 (6d10)

>>36274415
> Shoryuken

Voting's closed. Writing (also Photoshopping so you guys can see his character sheet at the end of quest 1).

"Isn't it obvious," you say to him. He gives you a quizzical look. God, are people always this dense? "I set you on fire."

His cocked look turns into a face of pure horror. "W... Warlock!" He charges at you, waving his still-aflame arm at you.

You can't help but grin as you quickly sidestep his charge, your balled fist already flying at his jaw. Another surge of power leaps out of you, and your fist crunches into his cheek. The creature goes flying clean off his feet, landing a good four feet to your left, the entire right side of his jaw ripped clean off, a viscous pink goo dripping down where blood should be pouring from. With his one good hand he holds it to his flapping jaw, and leaps back into the warehouse through the service entrence.

> Chase after him
> Now call 911
> Taunt (5d10s)
> Other

>>36274843
>Now call 911
Right Brock might still be in here

Rolled 2, 6, 2, 4, 1 = 15 (5d10)

>>36274843
>> Taunt (5d10s)
Aw you gona cry? What happen to all the talk about enjoying the hunt.

Rolled 1, 2, 5, 9, 7, 8 = 32 (6d10)

>>36274843
>Chase after him

>a viscous pink goo dripping down where blood should be pouring from.
probably not a vampire

Rolled 2, 9, 6, 3, 3 = 23 (5d10)

>>36274843

> Taunt (5d10s)

>>36274843
>Call cops
Someone messed vandalized my car!

>Call insurance company
My car! Someone fucking destroyed my car! No I don't...it looks like it got shot with a goddamn cannot!
>take picture with phone and sent it to insurance agent.

We are a lawyer.

>>36274843
> Now call 911

>>36274903
>>a viscous pink goo dripping down where blood should be pouring from.
>probably not a vampire
Definitely a vampire, that goo might be Vitae.

>>36274843
> Now call 911
Don't just rush in. Do we still have that pipe with us? Or some other weapon?

>>36274940
Isn't vitae red?

>>36274982
It is. My guess, we're dealing with a Spirit-ridden, which is why it keeps calling us "human".

Or something else entirely.

Voting's closed. Writing. Also, when I do post the character sheet, some things will be missing, simply because these are things that weren't revealed/decided upon during this quest. So if it looks incomplete, that would be why.

>>36274080
I think you should read up on the Fallen World Chronicle stuff. Even if you don't use it for the Quest, it's super-cool and has me more excited for Mage than I have ever been before.

http://theonyxpath.com/category/projects/magetheawakening/

Shit, wished I'd seen this thread ealier. Oh well. Quick summary of the events to date, anyone?

>>36275281
It's the first thread, just read it you lazy fuck

>>36274843
>Rip his legs off
"WHAT'S THE MATTER?! You were talking all that good shit a second ago! THEN I RIPPED YOUR FUCKING LEGS OFF! COME ON!"

>>36275333
should've taken wroth as a sin

Ah fuck you, I was gonna do an Awakening Quest.

>>36275347
"Just grow back your legs! Summon up your demons! HIT ME! FIGHT ME! Give me a hug."

"Why you runnin' punk!?" You beat on your chest in primal fury, goading him to come back out. After several seconds, when nothing does appear, you take a big sigh of relief. Sometimes the bark is worse than your bite. What the hell did I do? You'd taken some boxing lessons before, mainly just to help you keep in shape (and show off the guns to some ladies) but you've never thrown a punch that hard. And you definitely don't think the engine would have sparked at that exact moment to light the oil on his arm on fire.

And each time, you felt this wave of energy flow out of you when you instinctively wanted those things to happen. Plus, he called you a.... Warlock? Isn't that something out of the movies, like a name for a wizard... Fuck if you know.

You pull out your phone and call 911, with full bars no less. You tell them you were assaulted at the address of the warehouse, and you think some punk trashed your car. After hanging up with the police, you call the office and tell them the same story (because who's going to believe you if you tell them about the crazy human-oid looking thing and how he punched a hole in your engine block) and begin documenting the scene for the insurance companies to deal with.

About 10 minutes pass before the first cop car pulls up. They quickly sweep the premise, and find nothing but the bodies at the docks. You begin answering questions for them when another car pulls up. This one looks more like a sedan than a normal police car, and a young woman steps out.

"Are you the one that called this in," she gestures to the warehouse.

"Yeah," you nod at her.

She waves her hand at the other officers, who quickly step away. "I'd like to ask you some more questions." She glances over at your truck, seeing the hole in the hood. "And I guess your ride's busted. Want me to drive you to the station?"

> Sure, why not?
> Flirt (4d10s)
> Nah, I'll call for a taxi
> Other

>captcha: berdle jury

Rolled 1, 3, 6, 9 = 19 (4d10)

>>36275444
> Sure, why not?
> Flirt (4d10s)

>>36275444
>Sure, why not?
What could happen

>>36275444
>> Other
Call rent'a'car and get a back up car to meet you at the station.

Rolled 2, 8, 8, 6 = 24 (4d10)

>>36275444
>> Sure, why not?
>> Flirt (4d10s)

Rolled 7, 8, 7, 7 = 29 (4d10)

>>36275444
>Flirt (4d10s)

introduction to supernatural is go

Rolled 3, 7, 3, 9 = 22 (4d10)

>>36275444
>> Sure, why not?
>> Flirt (4d10s)

Rolled 9, 9, 7, 5 = 30 (4d10)

>>36275444

> Flirt (4d10s)

>>36275444
"I don't take rides with strangers, not even the police."

> call a taxi.

>>36275444
Other: Try using some of our subtle powers on her.Maybe see if we can make her feel dizzy or something

Incidentally, do you have our stats written out somewhere or something?

"Honey, you can drive me to wherever you want," you grin at her.

This was certainly not what she was expecting you to say, and blushes slightly. "Uhh... right. Care to join me," she motions to her car.

She lets you into the back, and begins to drive around. She asks similar stuff to what the cops did, like why were you there, what did you see, can you describe the perp to us, normal police questions. Things you've heard hundreds of times in various interrogation rooms for clients your boss was defending.

"So, do you wear contacts, or is that eye color natural?"

That's new. "What do you mean? My eye color is..." You were going to answer brown, but you glance into the rear view mirror, and instead of your hazel brown eyes staring back at you, instead a pair of deep emerald green eyes are looking back. "What the hell?"

"And I'm guessing that's not you dying your hair that color."

"Huh?" You pull down a lock of hair, and instead of your wavey black hair, it's now a deep crimson red, almost a dark violet. "What the fuck!?"

She begins to giggle a bit. "Ahh, that explains some things then. So, tell me," she glances back at you, her deep blue eyes flashing white for a split second, a grin creeping up her face. "What Tower did you sign your name to?"

>End quest 1

>Objectives completed: Outrun the vampire, Awaken your Soul, I Cast Fist!
Objectives missed: Where's Brock?, Col. Mustard with the Gun in the Office
>Objectives in-progress: Black Magic Woman, The First Day

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Here's page 1, mostly just the stats. Note some fields are blank (the 3rd Arcanum, your Virtue, two more defined skills), as these are things we will decide upon in another quest.

>>36275798
Welp, just as well didn't actually try any magic on her then.

>>36275851
Huh, 6th Watchtower

Forces and Spirit? Reminds me of Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Also, were we a lawyer or something? When's the next quest btw?

>>36275894
It was pretty obvious she was a mage

>>36274240
Not only did I imagine him being a male, I had a very specific individual in mind. build, age, colors, etc.

Now that I think about it... I believe it has to do with the jobs chosen, the vast majority of fedex/UPS drivers I have seen were young men in their 20s with a lanky build

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Page 2 has the spells you know so far.

And for today's quest, besides the Awakening, you earned 6 exp. Here's a breakdown of how to earn more expertise in a skill:

Attribute: New dot x 5 (for example, to go from 2 to 3 Wits, we'd need 15 exp)
Skill: New dot x 3 (so 3 exp for Occult 1, 12 exp for Academics 4)
Skill Specialty: 3 (3 exp to gain expertise on a specific subject, like Law in Academics)
Ruling Arcana: New dots x 6 (our ruling arcana are Forces and Spirit)
Common Arcana: New dots x 7 (7 of the other schools of Magic)
Inferior Arcana: New dots x 8 (our Inferior Arcana - the one we suck ass at - is Prime)
Rote: 2 points per dot (Rotes are spells we know instinctually and can cast basically whenever we want, so long as we have the Mana for them)
Merit: new dots x 2 (kinda like feats, these are normally small bonuses to our character)
Gnosis: New dots x 8 (our connection to the Supernal Plane, where we draw our magical power from. More dots means more magical power, and more schools of magic we can eventually master)
Wisdom: New dots x 3 (the morality system in nWoD, hit 0 Wisdom and it's game over. Basically don't abuse your newfound powers and it won't go down)
Willpower: 8 exp (you can blow a willpower point to get a +3 bonus to a roll of a spell you cast, and are also used to learn more Rotes)

Rolled 4, 3, 7, 4 = 18 (4d10)

>>36275851
>>36276076
Twitter?

Thanks for joining me with this first quest. Anything you want to suggest to me in terms of improvements, ideas, things like that, feel free to do so here.

In the meantime, I'm going to try and get this archived for others to peruse. With any luck, I'll try to run it again either tomorrow or the day after that at a similar time.

Rolled 8, 5, 5, 1 = 19 (4d10)

>>36276135
Twitter!
TWIIITTERR

>>36276167
Relax, anon, I was just getting to it.

https://twitter.com/MageQM

>>36276135
Thanks for runnin' it.

Also, I can't wait until we have our first Spellcasting Botch. You have not played M:tA until you survive one of those.

>>36276076
Wish that looks like a lot of stuff to upgrade, I guess I'll be relying on more experienced players to explain

>>36276344
Page 2 is meant mostly for you (the player) to just keep track of what spells you know and the various tools you use to channel your spells through. Some of the other things are like familiars, magical items we possess, various weapons, and the Paradox Marks upon us (basically reality saying, "no, fuck your magic" whenever we cast a spell it doesn't agree with)

Also, assuming I did it right, it should be archived here:

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/36269400/

>>36276451
I wish I had realized we could have been a girl.

>>36276775
eh, we would have been a lesbian tomboy anyways

>>36277523
We should get life as our 3rd arcanum. Skin changing so this can be a possibility (and with our eyes and hair already changing.......)

>>36277696
no we should not. we are happy as a man and will stay as one
tg does not mean transgender

>>36276076
>>36276415
I thought you could use any of the abilities in any arcanum you had the dots for and rotes are just "spells" that you're so used to using that you get to use different/bonus dice for them.

>>36277757
Alright then, but can we stay fully man and take life? Healing ourselves is a good thing.

>>36277833
No objection to learning healing magic.
Although I am not sure exactly what our alternatives are going to be, nor our access to NPC healers, so I can't guarantee it would be our first choice, either

>>36277833
Plus Life can get retardedly busted given a basic knowledge of Biology.

>>36277874
heresy! that is technocracy speak.

>>36277958
Dot for dot, Life is easily the deadliest arcanum.

>>36277958
We're already aligned with a profession fairly close to their line of thought so...
Really, the Technocracy are assholes but I can't help but feel sympathy or their goals.

I frowned when I saw it read "Awakening" and realized I couldn't get to play a technocracy character in the quest.

>>36278248
>Really, the Technocracy are assholes but I can't help but feel sympathy or their goals.
everyone does. in play testing, everyone kept playing the technocracy, this offended the hippies who were making the game, so they kept on piling atrocities on the technocracy until people "got" that they were supposed to be "evil". This ends up with the technocracy being a joke of ridiculously cliche psychopaths.

>>36278433
I thought the Guide To The Technocracy was made in response to people liking them?

>>36276076
I hope you plan on being free with the xp.

>>36278243
Ah, the flower into bees trick never gets old.

>easy rulegin
Why that is correct captcha.

>>36276076
For the love of fuck use the new exp system (current costs-1 become static costs; exp drips in more slowly). The old system takes forever to advance arcana/gnosis.

Better yet, don't use exp at all and just progress Magic Mike based on the quest actions/events. Reward = degree of success x risk of failure