Ложь Тысячелетия / Lies of the Millennium: Ход 11 + результат

Turn 11

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 16:01

Time passes, and the shadow on the sundial moves... The influence of Mystic I provokes a roll!

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 18:55

Results: 79 (threshold 5). Nothing. The mystique disappears.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 18:55

"Eh, kids are growing up so fast these days! It seems like only yesterday the shopping list was limited to onesies and undershirts..."

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 18:58

"Mo-o-m!"

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 18:58

"Don't fidget, dear, better try on this sweater."

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 18:58

Through the curtain of the fitting room hung another item of clothing from the endlessly replenishing pile, which Linda, like a magpie, dragged in pieces from all over the store. The subjective feeling was that it was the fourth hour of endless torture, which, by some misunderstanding, was called shopping.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:03

Once it became clear that most of your closet was ready to rip at the seams with any careless movement, the decision was made to replace it entirely. They weren't too interested in your opinion, so instead of walking to the nearest "All for $5" clothing store, they had to make a trip to the downtown department store.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:06

Here, put this on, these jeans should look good with the pattern on the shirt.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:07

And this one. Or maybe this one, too. Try them all on, and then we'll see!

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:08

"Will you stop it? We've been here forever!"

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:08

"Greg, honey, don't be so dramatic, we only got here fifteen minutes ago."

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:08

"Mo-o-m!"

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:06

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Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:06

The usual school routine continues. In the case of Winslow High, it's a seething cauldron of gang kids, informals of all stripes, and generally aggressive, and sometimes intimidated, teenagers in the prime of puberty. According to unofficial statistics, one in two had a knife, knuckles, or other means of harming their neighbors. (-1 mind action per move for the sake of learning, +1 unit of pocket means every 2nd school week)

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:09

You have three actions of the body (B), three actions of the mind (M) and three actions of the passion (P). You have 20 funds at your disposal (all available savings).

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:10

Influences:

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:10

Vitality - The drums in your ears. You can work better. (+5 to Body rolls) 1 Lv.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:10

Enlightenment (+5 to Study rolls. Can turn into a Fascination if it fails) 1 Lv.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:14

Turn 11 Results

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:14

Time passes, and the shadow on the sundial moves...

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:14

At the busy weekend market, you stash the last of your hard-earned money in your jacket pockets. Fortunately, no one has tried to pester you with insistent offers to pay for space, protection, or any other way to squeeze your hard-earned money. Maybe it's the bright European appearance, but the market-keepers and the occasional Empire 88 skinheads who snooped around had never bothered you.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:15

Nevertheless, the time for earning money was coming to an end, and it would be a good idea to exchange the pocket-wasting funds for something more useful before the sellers began to disperse. In the week you spent at the flea market, you began to get a much better understanding of the currents and hidden dangers of this area of the human element.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:16

Work:

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:16

X] (B) This body is mine 2. All these rites and rituals are rather traumatic actions, not to mention sacrifices. Yes, and some knowledge, and much more than some practices injures the one who learns and performs them. You need a much sturdier and stronger body so that you don't have to go to the emergency room after every vein you open. Exercise should do you good, and the dumbbells dug out from under the rubble in your room are already helping in no small way.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:19

Requires 7 passes, 60/20% chance of success. (On completion +1 body action, vitality increase)

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:19

Required: 40/80. Roll: 85 + 10 ((Decreasing Growth Burst) + 5 (Vitality) + 10 (Gym Pass) = 110 Artificial Crit!

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:20

On your previous visits, you learned that in addition to the gym itself, there was a small gym with mats on the floor above, where visitors from among the owner's acquaintances practiced some kind of military martial arts. Once you got to know the gym, you decided it was time to try to find out more about the place and the people who frequented it.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:21

"Mr. Linderman, may I watch a class upstairs in the gym?"

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:21

As always, the owner's keen gaze scans you as if shining through, and after a dozen seconds of silence, he shrugs indifferently.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:22

"If you want to see it, watch."

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:22

You go upstairs, and for about an hour you watch lean men of indeterminate age wrestle each other to the mat and poke each other with oblong, blunt objects. As it turned out later - it's a rubber model of combat knives, not what you thought at first. Toward the end of the class, the least exhausted visitors decide to see if you are fit to be a punching bag, since their usual sparring partners are already exhausted.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:24

After a dozen minutes, lying on your back with your tongue out and breathing heavily, you realize that muscles are not everything. Knowing how to use them is the most important part of any confrontation. After the workout, a gaunt man who introduces himself as "Mr. Fisher, but better just Martin," suggests you take up martial arts in the upper gym a couple of times a week because, quote, "It hurts to look at this miserable mess."

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:25

You can't turn down an opportunity to learn more about the aspect of the Edge in such a safe, or even rather hothouse environment. Plus, the possibility of getting a follower from among such people would be a great boon to any cult...

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:26

Gained a new action: Learning the Edge. Available from next turn.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:26

[X] (C) The creation of art. Your parents and teachers have mentioned more than once that you're not bad at drawing. Recent events have confirmed that it's even more than "not bad". And although drawing will take a lot of time, if you put the picture in a frame, you can try to sell it. And you'll need the money and a lot of it. It takes 1 pass, 80%/60%/40%/20%/5% chance of success.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:28

Required: 20/40/60/80/95. Roll: 72 x 0.5 (Emotional Fountain) + 5 (Vivid Imagination) + 5 (Painter) + 5 (Good Paint Set) = 51 Pass.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:29

To distract yourself from your boring self-development and the failures that haunt you, you decide to relax and simply splash out your accumulated emotions on a canvas. In a few evenings of such a pastime, from under your brush comes out a fairly ordinary painting that does not carry any aspects. Just a landscape with slight elements of abstraction in the style of Salvador Dali.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:30

After putting your painting in the corner of the canvas, you check the image again for leaked Secrets, just in case, but find nothing. Since the painting has no nostalgic or other value, you decide to sell it at a flea market along with the rest of the junk. Exchanging an ordinary painted canvas for ringing coins and crisp paper sounds like a good deal.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:31

Study:

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:31

[X] (M) School attendance. As a minor U.S. citizen, you are obligated to receive a general education. The state doesn't need savages. Well, more than there already are. The usual school routine has set in. Repeated action, odds of success Automatic passage (thanks to the Silver Quill trait).

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:33

Required: 0. Auto Success.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:33

After last week's events, the normal school routine seems like a breath of fresh air. Well, staring at you is much more than before, but other than that, not much has changed. There was one funny moment with a guy from a "cool" company who tried to "accidentally" push you, but almost flew off himself as a result, and had to hurriedly retreat into the crowd.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:35

And, though it may be mere speculation, there were several guys from the football team among the usual observers who were clearly watching more intently than the others. It's unlikely that it was a romantic interest, and you can only hope that they didn't suddenly need a special sacrifice for some ritual.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:36

There was also a little more unobtrusive attention from the Empire 88 school cell, which could well mean recruitment attempts soon. Also, you've been groped several times in the crowd by someone's hands with long fingernails, and you're not sure exactly who did it, or if it was one person or different.

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:37

[X] (M) Books are immortal memory. Among other things, the Predecessor's possessions contained books. It is unlikely that he kept tabloid journalism along with mystical pigments. The subject matter of the books and the references in the diary suggest the same thing: Whatever the content, these texts are related to Mansus and the Principles. There is much to be gained by reading them... Except, where to begin?

Camrad_RIP 11.06.22 в 19:39