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Curtains Ch.04 - Shell Games
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Soundtrack will look to Granite and Fate here for a hint as to what to do; not knowing the players, he doesn't want to interfere in an unfamiliar game. But if they seem to think that it' an acceptable course of action, he will try to drop the zone of silence around shott. Should that fail, he will tell Granite to bring shott out of the zone of silence and work to maintain it on the rest of them.
Keia
I aim to misbehave
Fate nodded his head to Soundtracks thoughts. Opening the zone for Schott might be prudent, but they should be ready to close it just as quickly. At the last moment Fate held up his hand to wait, and connected with Schott telepathically . . . if Schott wanted.
"Mr. Schott, it is good to make your acquaintance . . . would you be so kind as to explain just what you are doing . . . and quickly, or we will needto shut this down," Fate offered telepathically.
OOC: In terms of moving things along, can Fate include the members of his team in the telepathy (or I think they already were).
"Mr. Schott, it is good to make your acquaintance . . . would you be so kind as to explain just what you are doing . . . and quickly, or we will needto shut this down," Fate offered telepathically.
OOC: In terms of moving things along, can Fate include the members of his team in the telepathy (or I think they already were).
Rybaer
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(ooc – Fate has to drop Intangible in order to use Telepathy…the drawback of having so much flexibility in all those alternate powers. For the sake of moving things along, I’ll assume he does this. We can also assume that he allows the rest of the group to tune in.)
“Fate, I presume,” Schott says telepathically with a smile. “Likewise, a pleasure to finally meet you. I’m sure this looks bad on the surface, but I can assure you that my motives are unassailable. The short explanation is that I’m trying to save the world. The longer version depends on how much you know about the Lessier’s Binding Principle.”
The rest of Schott’s men, who’d been working behind the safe, come around to see what’s going on and why it’s suddenly silent. Schott gestures for them to stay back and stand down. Each is holding tools, nothing that would be terribly useful in a fight.
[sblock=OOC for Fate]
Knowledge: Arcane (18+13=31)
Lessier’s Binding Principle is a well established foundation for the crafting of magic circles in which demonic or extra-dimensional entities may be bound. Magicians have relied on it for millennia when summoning or removing demons. In short, the Principle states that the quality of a magic circle is directly proportional to both the purity of the mineral used in the circle as well as the hardness of the material. For minor demons, a relatively pure chalk or graphite powder can often be sufficient. With more powerful demons, something like quartz may be used. Diamond has been theorized to be the most potent material possible, though Fate has never read of any instance in which it’s actually been used; no demon has justified the strength of the circle or cost of materials.
If Schott is genuine about hunting a demon and he thinks he needs a diamond-based circle of binding, it is no idle comment that he may very well be trying to save the world…or simply enslave the demon to do his own bidding. Either way, Fate should be terrified by the type of demon that would require such restraints.
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“Fate, I presume,” Schott says telepathically with a smile. “Likewise, a pleasure to finally meet you. I’m sure this looks bad on the surface, but I can assure you that my motives are unassailable. The short explanation is that I’m trying to save the world. The longer version depends on how much you know about the Lessier’s Binding Principle.”
The rest of Schott’s men, who’d been working behind the safe, come around to see what’s going on and why it’s suddenly silent. Schott gestures for them to stay back and stand down. Each is holding tools, nothing that would be terribly useful in a fight.
[sblock=OOC for Fate]
Knowledge: Arcane (18+13=31)
Lessier’s Binding Principle is a well established foundation for the crafting of magic circles in which demonic or extra-dimensional entities may be bound. Magicians have relied on it for millennia when summoning or removing demons. In short, the Principle states that the quality of a magic circle is directly proportional to both the purity of the mineral used in the circle as well as the hardness of the material. For minor demons, a relatively pure chalk or graphite powder can often be sufficient. With more powerful demons, something like quartz may be used. Diamond has been theorized to be the most potent material possible, though Fate has never read of any instance in which it’s actually been used; no demon has justified the strength of the circle or cost of materials.
If Schott is genuine about hunting a demon and he thinks he needs a diamond-based circle of binding, it is no idle comment that he may very well be trying to save the world…or simply enslave the demon to do his own bidding. Either way, Fate should be terrified by the type of demon that would require such restraints.
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Keia
I aim to misbehave
Fate relayed the information that Schott gave him to the others, and considered Schott for a moment. 'So, you are saying that there a demon of such magnitude that you need a large quantity of diamond for the binding circle? So much so that you are stealing from the diamond district here to save the world?' Fate thought. He looked over the runes and augmentations to the safe and what was being done with it.
Velmont
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"Demon? Ok... what I see, it is some expert robbers trying to get there hands on diamonds, and I know thief when I see them, as I have been one. So, if the situation is different that I shouldn't web and paralyze everyone here and give them to the police, explain it and a way I can understand it. Fate, don't forgot, there is suppose to be Supers around, they might just try to buy time to have reinforcement..." tells Tarentula over the Telepathic link, being more menacing toward the goon, but still holding his attack.
Rybaer
First Post
Keia said:
"Yes, that's what I'm saying," Schott says. "Over the last few months I'm sure you've seen reports of people, supers in particular, who've had their very essence drained. This demon was intentionally brought into this world by a bunch of amateurs who wanted it to do their bidding. With each kill it has grown in strength, to the point now where it is beyond the summoners' ability to control it. In all likelihood, it has already consumed them as well."
Fate glances at the rune imprints on the safe and quickly determines the intent.
[sblock=OOC for Fate]
Arcane Knowledge check (18+7=25)
The runes are in place as part of a ritual spell. In this case, it appears that the arrangement is set to augment at transportation spell. They're not there to counter weight, so Fate surmises that it was going to be teleported out.
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Keia
I aim to misbehave
Fate (HP:5) In uniform, telepathy, flight
"Yes . . . we've had the . . . displeasure of tangling with something similar," Fate offered the man. "What exactly are you planning, Dr. Schott? Am I to assume that time is of the essense here?"
Looking to Tarantula, Fate nodded, "Yes, from photographs and research based on Granite's encounter with him, not personally."
"Yes . . . we've had the . . . displeasure of tangling with something similar," Fate offered the man. "What exactly are you planning, Dr. Schott? Am I to assume that time is of the essense here?"
Looking to Tarantula, Fate nodded, "Yes, from photographs and research based on Granite's encounter with him, not personally."
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