[HQ Ignorance] Scene 109: The Entrance to Hell

[Lev Lafayette]

On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 20:21 +0100, Nicolas Hughes wrote:
> (Having checked out the archives to find out what I missed)

> He looked at the talisman in his hand, seeing which one it was he
> wryly realised that his nose for trouble had been working even if he
> had been distracted by all the weirdness with poems and oaths. He
> whispered words of power to the talisman and let the lunar spirit out
> to wrap its shielding darkness around him, then with the instincts of
> a courier - or perhaps a loner all too willing to abandon his comrades
> - he made for the quickest way out of the ambush.
> 
> (OOC he is releasing his Planet Spirit for it to add its Hide in
> Darkness rating to his Survive Battle. He is trying to augment with
> his Loner trait and his Assess Quickest Route skill, I think he should
> take a negative augment from his relationship to Talor's fellowship
> for this! I am not if sure that the Nose for Trouble is an augment or
> just an explanation for a ready magic, take your pick. Ratings are
> heavily dependent on the phase of the moon as the spirits rating is a
> base 17W3. Unheroic though this is, this might be a good time to spend
> a HP)

A dark reddish hue rises out of Aalmon's talisman as he mutters
incantations and pleas to his Goddess; far above the moon in Full Half
[p112 HQ] provides the answer to his calls. Quickly scanning the few
available hints of paths [Aalmon 4 from 17W3 vs Resistance 2 from 10W;
plus Hero Point means complete victory], Aalmon scampers up a crumbling
edifice towards the beam of light that indicates the presence of Yelm,
as the Planet Spirit expands its presence, protecting the courier from
any prying eyes or other senses.

[OOC: Nice move, that's the second Trollkin you've left behind - anyone
would think you don't care for them :) Although something I've never
quite understood is how the Planet Spirt 20 also has Hide in Darkness at
17W3.. Is there a book reference to this massive disparity?]

Meanwhile fighting the slithering mouths, The Fourth continues with his
martial prowess with the swordstaff, achieving another wound [another 9,
failure, bumped to critical versus shell 16, another minor victory, now
-20 to actions]. The mouths continue to bite into the Elf, now getting
quite deep into the pulpy flesh of the Aldryami, who begins to seriously
weaken [17, 14, 7 vs 3 failures, three more impairing wounds, now at
-60% to all actions]....

OOC: Next actions?