[Mercy Merchant]

You made a logical conclusion based on the only evidence that you had.  And Robyn could be forgiven if she judged House Velerian solely on the actions of one of their leaders in torturing her and leaving her to die.  Her body will always bear some of the scars of that encounter, but she does not blame the entire House for those actions and knows that there are good people there as well as bad ones and that the true mission of Velerian is to bring....and offer....pleasure in all its physical forms.  I think that is at the crux of her issue with ISaint; that he is willing to judge the House of Flowers from the actions of a few of the people and does not want to listen to other opinions.

[Jack_Spade]

I like that discussion, honestly.

It's Isaint's philosophy that those in power are ultimately responsible for the actions and the well being of their underlings.
He has a(n almost pathological) need to protect and be responsible (primarily because some of his most important life decisions had inadvertently horrible consequences for people he held dear).

@adamu

I do remember something like that too, but that could have been info from Kinkerbell not necessarily from Aria.


 

[adamu]

I found this - think it may be one of the roots of my impression about the Flowers:

Your friend Solo proved an unsuitable candidate for experimentation by House Laesal due to his dual faceted mind and he was released and escorted to the surface.

IC that was a clown speaking, so I tend to take that as 'voice of GM', though actually the post was by Mercy...not sure if just improvising or content relayed from Aria...

But I just feel there was something more concrete/game-world-truthy - just need to figure out where it was.....

[Aria]

Either way I think Cara will promise to look in to your accusations and 'deal with them' when she has reached her majority and got any real responsibility in the House!

So, are you going for the deal if she can give you her word???

Still not too late to chicken out 

[Jack_Spade]

Well, Isaint is a man of his word - no chickening out. If she does her part so will he.

Although he will ask if someone (Robyn) can take Jackhammer's place in the proceedings. That way we can use that power number 3 for the active players.

[Aria]

That will be fine! Will leave the IC to you lot!

[adamu]

yeah, this was indeed from Kinkerbell (albeit in the voice of Goodnight, the guide recommended by Torrent - so not exactly third-person-omniscient narration by the GM, but I assumed it was a knowledgeable source - though, again, Al never heard this - but it goes to the formation of my impression of this place):

Just when she'd gotten it set up the way she wanted, guardian spirits and high explosive and calculated lines of fire, she got the news that Nitro had gotten snagged, and by the degenerates of the House of Flowers, no less! She didn't trust those jackasses he was running with to come save him, but she couldn't just leave him to the monsters.

She shuddered, remembering being left to the monsters herself.

No.  No, she couldn't do it, even though it had been Nitro that had failed to save her when their positions were reversed, years and lifetimes and a thousand mental agonies ago. But that meant going to the House of Flowers. They were slave traders and drug dealers and hedonists, and that meant they might be open to a deal, but she couldn't just go into that poisonous place blind. She needed information.

[obidancer]

Sorry for the disappearance! that said I made Medaillon with Delta in just a month! yes, been travelling A LOT and more to come, but you can count me in as  still active!

As soon as the info will be shared, Deckard will probably be the only one so excited about getting to travel through the Astral Rift and to Lyonesse! Good time ahead!

[Aria]

yeah, this was indeed from Kinkerbell (albeit in the voice of Goodnight, the guide recommended by Torrent - so not exactly third-person-omniscient narration by the GM, but I assumed it was a knowledgeable source - though, again, Al never heard this - but it goes to the formation of my impression of this place):

Just when she'd gotten it set up the way she wanted, guardian spirits and high explosive and calculated lines of fire, she got the news that Nitro had gotten snagged, and by the degenerates of the House of Flowers, no less! She didn't trust those jackasses he was running with to come save him, but she couldn't just leave him to the monsters.

She shuddered, remembering being left to the monsters herself.

No.  No, she couldn't do it, even though it had been Nitro that had failed to save her when their positions were reversed, years and lifetimes and a thousand mental agonies ago. But that meant going to the House of Flowers. They were slave traders and drug dealers and hedonists, and that meant they might be open to a deal, but she couldn't just go into that poisonous place blind. She needed information.

Ah ok, she was clearly picking up on your impressions of them and not quite my vision of them... so perhaps they are perhaps they aren't... at this point it doesn't really matter as I have you in my evil GM clutches just the same

[Jack_Spade]

Sorry for the disappearance! that said I made Medaillon with Delta in just a month! yes, been travelling A LOT and more to come, but you can count me in as  still active!

As soon as the info will be shared, Deckard will probably be the only one so excited about getting to travel through the Astral Rift and to Lyonesse! Good time ahead!

Good to see you are still alive 

I hope you like robes, long beards and staffs (and maybe aging backwards) 

@Aria
As far as I'm concerned, this is simply a management issue where the top is neglecting to impose clear policies and consequently enforce them. At least Isaint can have a clean conscience now 

[Aria]

Penning the transition over to Lyonesse...can I have your lists of 3 weapons and 3 armour / equipment please?  Yes, this is deliberately meant to limit how much you can bring to the party!!!  Don't want it to be too easy 

[Jack_Spade]

Yeah about that: That's why I mentioned we'd need another shopping trip.

Weapons:
Weapon Focus
Rifle
Revolver

Armor:
Fullbody armor
Helmet
Shield (To be bought)

Btw: Are drones counted as weapons? Are grenades counted as ammunition?

[adamu]

@Obi - very glad to have you back, dude!
(Next time, just shoot us a note saying you'll be away for a bit, so we don't wonder!)

@Aria -

Weapons -
Shotgun
Hunting rifle
Rambo knife (not really a weapon, but we're supposed to have three, right?)

Gear/armor -
Pa's jacket
Zippo lighter
Lots of cigarettes

[Mercy Merchant]

LOL  I guess I am cheating as most of my equipment and weapons are part of me.

Gear:  Cello, Fly-Spy Drone, Med Kit (she will give cigarettes to Al and hope to use his lighter)

Weapons:  Al2, Injector syringe, survival knife

[Aria]

Ok, writing this ‘off line’ so apologies if I miss anything!
 
Weapons:
Drones: A weaponised drone (eg rotadrone) counts as 1 weapon (including mounted weapon), an anthroform drone counts as 1 weapon (without weapons), but will get a free melee attack, and you can give Arthur one of your other allotment of weapons…and nothing to say you can’t pick up weapons once you are on the metaplane!
Hellhounds: Yes, Al2 will clearly count as a weapon!  Guide dog…sheesh
Grenades: You can take a bundle of assorted grenades as a single slot
Ammo: For various reasons (see below) your ammo can be ignored!
 
Equipment:
Full armour can include a helm as one ‘equipment slot’ …but a shield is a separate one!  It’s logical to me at least!  If you want Arthur to have ‘worn armour’ you will need a slot for that too (anyone would think I don’t want you to bring him along?!?   Jack, if you think I am unfairly penalising you here (and I can see why it might!) I might reconsider the weapon and armour thing!
 
A spy drone counts as an equipment slot…but I might be persuaded that a small number of identical drones count as a single slot…
 
Nobody taking a commlink?  Better hope you don’t get separated!!!  Robyn’s deck obviously functions as a commlink too but she’ll be talking to herself!
 
A kit, eg a B&E kit or a mechanical toolkit counts as a single item
 
 
Metaplane Metaphor:
This is going to be loosely inspired by Bernard Cornwall’s Arthurian books…so Isaint will look a bit like a Roman Centurion in his getup rather than a mediaeval knight!  Plus the Keltiad books by Patricia Kennealy… the latter is a blend of Celtic stuff with Space Opera…so your firearms will be ‘lasers’ …it’s less cheesy that it sounds, honest…bit Star Wars esque…