Ложь Тысячелетия / Lies of the Millennium: Ход 16 + результат

Turn 16

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 11:32

Creation of the Cult: Required: 0/30/70. Roll: 79

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:40

There are things that one person can do. There are also things that two people are necessary. Some require much more, but in the end, it all comes down to cooperation. Even the process of creation is rarely without an assistant, let alone birth, or a sacrifice. There are times when the second pair of hands is indispensable.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:41

Especially since a cult with only one member is nothing more than an exotic fad. However, organizing a secret society is thorough work, and it is bound to attract the attention of the authorities in time. It takes some time to prepare, but just as all stories stem from one immutable truth, so all the efforts made have led to this day.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:42

Firmly adhering to a decision once made to follow the Way of the Forge of Days, you decide to found the Workshop of the Creators of Flame, an occult society dedicated to the fire that changes and reshapes. Torn between two fully trustworthy people, you end up choosing Linda.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:43

Because if you can't trust your own family, then who can you trust?

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:44

Despite the repeatedly negotiated order of the ritual, when the time comes to apply the branding - your hands tremble. But the Hour you will serve requires pain. It is necessary to honor him with a sacrifice.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:46

A red-hot branding emerges from a small roaster, enveloped in the smoke of aromatic herbs, and, to the monotonous recitation of the Shaping Chant, presses itself against pale skin. The smell of the smoke stupefies the mind, downplaying the pain of the burn but the lips of your mother, the follower, are still pressed to the blue.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:39

All the oaths are taken and the words spoken, and a scarlet mark remains on the follower's body, in the form of a tongue of flame clamped with pincers, over which the great and small forge hammers are drawn. The mark is small but it will remain on the skin until death.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:40

The sacrament was a success, though the nervous strain of the process was exhausting and dulled my mental acuity. Perhaps the latter was due to the clouds of bitter smoke that enveloped the whole attic. They were barely visible below but it was more likely that they would have to ventilate more often than usual, especially if the rituals were to continue and no other suitable place could be found.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:40

Received: The Cult of the Workshop of the Creators of Flame (Patron - Forge of Days) dedicated to transformation and destruction is founded. You will be able to advance followers of the Forge aspect to the tenth rank (Apprentice) when you have them, with sufficient Forge power.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:43

The first follower is Linda Vader, a neophyte (Lantern 2). Linda, who works as a nurse at a hospital in Brockton Bay, has recently developed a fondness for reading in bright light. Her eyes are not always open.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:43

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Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:47

It's getting warmer, as the weather forecasters assure us, but the Atlantic Ocean is showing its bad temper again: gusts of wet, salty wind are driving heavy clouds to the coast and scattering debris. King Vader is still here, trying to get some rest before another business trip (or maybe find his way to the Wood). He'll leave next week, with the start of vacation. (-1 mind action per move for study, +1 funds every 2nd school week.)

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:44

You have three body actions (T), four mind actions (R) and four passion actions (S). Cultists may perform one action from a special section. You have 38 funds at your disposal (all available accumulation).

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:45

Influences:
- Visible Vitality - Heartbeats like thunder! (+15 to body rolls) 3 Lv.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:49

- Evident Enlightenment - There's more and more glare on reflective surfaces! I can see not just normal light, and it's noticeable. (+20 to the Study rolls. May lose 1 or 2 steps or, in critical failure, degenerate into a Fascination) 4 Lv.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:48

- The buzzing in the brain - In gi rum imus noc te et con sumi click-click-click-click [Influence of the second level: obvious to the susceptible, instantly recognized by the knowledgeable. Can be used in some rituals to summon underlings; some underlings will retain influence when destroyed] (Power 2)

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 11:49

Turn 16 Results

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:55

After all the events of the week, you're completely exhausted, and you'd much rather sleep for a couple of days than write down the results of your actions in your diary. Powerful objects and strange traders, new revelations and knowledge, piling cases and assets - all so mixed up that it will soon give you a chronic migraine if nothing is done.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:55

The tantalizing heat of the forge and the layering of dust, the buzzing of insects, and the pounding of your heart... You slammed the notebook shut, placing your pen on the table. It's worth going back to the notes later when the emotions have subsided. But this week is definitely one of the most stressful you've experienced in your entire life.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:56

It gets a little easier when you think again about what happened, and you begin to see what is happening as a test. And trials, as you know, harden you. Hardening is part of the transformation of the Forge.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:56

Hence, everything is going as it should.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:57

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Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:47

Work:

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:57

[X] (B) This body is my 3.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:50

Requires 1 pass, chance of success60%. (On completion of +1 body action, increased vitality)

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:57

Required: 40. Roll: 26+ 10 (Decreasing Growth Burst) +15 (Visible Vitality) + 10 (Gym Pass) + 5 (Natural Development) + 4 (2d6 (1, 3) Words that Walk) = 70 Pass.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:52

When you woke up today, you felt that you had crossed a certain line that separated the different levels of strength from each other. Not so long ago, your muscles stood out under your skin like a temple bas-relief, working precisely and steadily like pistons and levers. Your body is like a machine, pulsing with newfound strength.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:57

Also, you need new shoes, because the old ones have become noticeably tight.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:58

At least the clothes were bought with some margin, in anticipation of such changes, and some things do not have a certain size at all. Although T-shirts were not so tight before for the sake of economy you can tolerate it...

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 12:59

Received: Trait Stronger Physique (Arms of Bronze) evolves into a Hardened Physique (Arms of Steel). You can almost tell by your appearance that you are as strong as a blacksmith or a soldier. (+1 body action each turn (4 total), +10 to body rolls except body development action. +1 HP box (3 total) = +10 to health (30/30)).

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:02

[X] (B) Mastering the Edge. How to Make a Fist.
Requires 5 passes, 60% chance of success. (On completion will receive a line of combat statistics, + open access to the next stage, +variable)

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:54

Required: 40. Roll: 28 + 5 (Stronger Physique) + 15 (Visible Vitality) + 5 (2d6 (1, 4) Words that Walk) = 53 Pass.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:55

The training is going smoothly, though it's taken a while for you to get used to a different proportion of your strength because of your development. Martin, like everyone else, noticed your obvious progress but didn't say anything, though he looked more closely than usual. After a while, he obviously made some conclusions for himself, but he didn't share them.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:16

And you're still being mashed up like a fish in the crust, "so you don't think too much of yourself and get too cocky."

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:17

[X] (P) The creation of art.
It takes 1 pass, and the chances of success are 80%/60%/40%/20%/5%

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:55

Required: 20/40/60/80/95. Roll: 7 x 1.5 (Emotional Fountain) + 10 (Exuberant Imagination) + 5 (Painter) + 5 (Good Paint Set) + 5 (2d6 (3, 2) "Buzzing in the Brain") = 36 Pass.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:17

Inspiration still hadn't shown itself. At one point you thought the idea would come on its own if you listened to the moth's influence seeping into your head but that didn't help, either.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:18

As a result, you wove your brush frustratedly across the board until you painted a landscape - a view from above of a green field covered in puddles of blood and the unrecognizable remains of weapons and armor gleaming in the sunlight. These sad ruins are the only thing keeping the blood from being mistaken for some poppies.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:19

You didn't even sell the sketch, knowing that you could hardly get anything for it. Unless inspiration came and you finished it later. Maybe.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:19

(Roll for Sale Price: 1d4, where 1=0: 1. It's not even worth trying.)

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:19

Study:
[X] (M) School attendance.

Camrad_RIP 13.06.22 в 19:56

You use school attendance mainly to relieve your head a little from more important and complicated questions. Elementary math with the simplest coefficients and integrals helps you dive for a moment into a boring life without the secret world and occult mysteries...

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:23

Somewhere in the middle of the week, you notice a large concentration of strange looks on you again. Some students seem interested, for some reason, in watching you do mundane things. How you eat, stretch, straighten an accidentally bent locker door, and other little things. This is especially common with those who are in the same study group as you, like Sparky, or Taylor, or those few students who, for some unknown reason, have decided to join you in some classes.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:23

When you asked your friend what the hell was going on, he just muttered something about muscle-headed jocks and didn't talk to you for the rest of the day. He must have been offended.

Camrad_RIP 14.06.22 в 13:24