2023.05.11 Beetle Juice?

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2023.05.11 Beetle Juice
Evan encounters an elemental being trapped and attacked by Wyrm Beetles! He calls and Jack, Mike, and Trey run to the rescue!
IC Date 05.11.23
Players Evan, Jack,.Mike, Trey
Location Outside the Bawn, in the Forest
Spheres Garou, Bastet



What sounds across the forest is not the 'Wail of Foreboding' or the 'Anthem of War' because Evan is not in critical distress or in need of a swat team exactly. It is the 'Call to Hunt' he found a sink hole with about a dozen or so giant mutant beetles the size of a corgi spilling out and getting yick all over. And twelve enemies might be a bit too many to take on his own so he charitably offers to share with whoever happens to be by.

"No dude I'm telling you, Mike, no matches or anything, I made a fucking *fire*, dude!" Jack tromps noisily through the woods on the bawn with a club in hand, swatting the occasional low hanging thing out of his way, "Dude totally knows his stuff, and I swear to god if I ever get stuck on a deserted island, I will definitely survive longer than a week. Like... *two* weeks, probably. Fuckin, keep warm and build a raft Cast Away style instead of gettin all hypothermic!" He's bragging about the very basic survival skills he learned from Branton, of course, while they're going to meet their Cliath friend for some pay check spending at the music shop. He stops when he hears the howl and says, "Oh, fuck, I guess he didn't make it here yet! Let's fuckin DO THIS!" he gets all sort of excited and animated, throwing himself very awkwardly towards lupus to howl back >>On our way, brother of another she-wolf!<< It doesn't translate as well in lupus, but Pudge Wolf is ready to out-of-shape run his ass towards Evan.

Pudgy Wolf turns into a wolf! A pudgy, but still totally dangerous wolf.

Trey chuckles at the declaration. "Totally. Sometime I'll take you guys up to where Evan and I came from in the winter." He's teasing. He hears the familiar howl, and looks to the other two. "Looks like it's party time. If your idea of a party is kicking ass!" He grins, game to find out what sort of trouble the Galliard has found, and shifts to his sabre-tooth cat form, his body quickly reshaping into the Fanged Lynx from Hell. And with that? He's off and loping toward the sound.

For the Win follows after his brother, ears perked up high with excitement. "Is that what that smell was? I thought someone was burning hair, and I was all , 'Garou in a bonfire, someone call the Warder!'" And then that call for aid goes out. "Dude, I totally heard him! I think it's coming from over there!" Mike totally points in a completely random direction, which juuust coincidentally happens to be the right direction. He bounds after Jack, totally tripping on every branch along the way as he just barrels through the woods like a city boy. Writing reality out to disk. Please wait... Reality saved. Thank you for your patience.

It is a bit of a race through the woods but its totally doable. Wherever it is that Evan has wound up is well out of the patrolled region around the caern and off the common paths between but when the answering howl comes out he's able to give location information to help guide you in. Evan is in his sleek and athletic red wolf form when the group arrives >>Hey guys! Stinky bugs just past that hill over there. Its almost like they're trying to build the hill back up that collapsed into the hole they crawled out of.<<

Jack is wuffing and puffing while galloping along, not AT ALL as graceful as a wolf that actually spends lots of time in the forest. Even he manages to trip over a couple things on the way, he's just not graceful. Hus wuffs and puffs, by the way, are absolutely the A-Team theme-song, it's just not as good when coming from a wolf throat and mouth. Bursting into Evan-wolf's zone, he trots to a stop, panting hard and regretting everything about his life choices up to this point, and lays down to catch his breath. >>Oh Gaia, hang on, aaaaaaaggggh that was so far!<< he whines as expressively as a husky.

Treads-on-Thin-Ice manages to wrap his mouth around some Garou words, but it sounds lispy and awkward. >>Can sshneak up. Pouncccce.<< He shows teeth. Hard to talk around fangs like those, especially in a language designed for a different shaped muzzle. His crouch goes low and lanky, apparently meaning that he's going to stealth around and jump the center or the mess. >>Jack'sssss oka-hay? Go sssooon?<< "

For the Win goes to pat at something across his chest, only to realize that the something isn't there. >> Shit, I left my blowgun at home. Um, I guess we're going to have to bite things? << he says uncertainly. His nose crinkles up as Evan describes the weird things. >> Ick. Those are gonna taste nasty, remember that stink bug I tried to eat when I was little, bro? << He's not as winded as his brother is, but hey! He's a metis rockin his au naturale form, so he's already used that built-in cheat code.

Evan takes his time and goes a bit bulkier when biting things is mentioned, dire-wolf fangs being superior for the task >>That's the plan yeah. I've never fought anything like this but I'm thinking craking them open will do the job. I am filled with regret that I haven't pettitioned a trash spirit for Resist Toxin yet. We stay together though, keep anyone from getting swarmed? Unless someone has a better idea<<

Pudgewolf catches his breath a bit and wuffs a laugh, >>I'm okay, I'm fine!<< Now that they're here, and it's stink bug time in the old forest tonight, he shifts again to match his brother in crinos. They have very similar pelts, and look like siblings for sure. >>Use your hand teeth!<< he tells Mike. >>Alright, I'm less of a cub like this, so I'll go with team Bitey Hands And Face here,<< he gestures at Mike and Evan, >>We can stab them in the beetle butts once you've distracted them, Cat. If they're turned away from us, they have less armor. Just like in Valheim!<< That last word is hard to make with a wolf face.

Level Up turns into a fuckin werewolf! Holy shit!
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Occult(7) (14 dice) vs 6 for 7 successes.
2 2 2 3 4 5 5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +9 +10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice nods his agreement with Evan's plan, and walks toward a patch of shade, standing to where it seem to wrap around his spotted coat. He calls on the power of shadow and night within his ring, and the huge cat fades from sight, smiley grin and all. >>Rrready.<<


For the Win makes a disgusted wolf face, tongue lolling out of his mouth like he's already suffered naaaasty bad tastes. >> Yuck, << he repeats, dropping down to all fours. Hey, Crinos can run like this, and he's been doing this since he was a teeny tiny lil dude. He flexes his clawed hands at Jack and nods. >> Oh, right! Um, we sneak up on them and jump them all at once? From all sides? << he suggests. He's seen wolf packs do that on National Geographic, sure nature documentaries can't be wrong.

<---======##==========[ Item Nightwalker Ring: 501514 ]===========##======--->
Creator:.............Trey Gnosis:.................5 Level:..................2
Magic Type:........Fetish Name:....Nightwalker Ring Owner:.Treads-on-Thin-Ice
Reference:......WW3807/67 Spirit:..... Night-spirit Type:...........39/Fetish
Created:....20230501-1404 by SassyCat Updated:....20230501-1412 by SassyCat
Description: This fetish is a stainless-steel ring with glyphs honoring Luna carved into it.
Effect: Emulates Bastet Gift Night Passage. By spending a Gnosis point and rolling Dexterity + Subterfuge or Occult (difficulty 7) the cat effectively "disappears". Although he'll remain substantial the darkness will mask his presence for the rest of the scene or until he attacks someone. At that point the Gift disperses and the Bastet is left with his natural hiding talents only. Supernatural beings can use their own magics to detect the cat by rolling Perception + Occult, (difficulty 8). Nothing short of total illumination will reveal the skulking werecat.

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The red direwolf shakes his head >>Too big a space, too far to help if we spread all the way around.<< Then Trey goes full Cheshire and Evan pant-laughs >>Awesome. Lets get em.<< and he heads up and over the hill to try and get a high ground advantage at least to start.

When the group crests the hill there's a sulfury rotten meat smell of deep wound infection and a bit of a sink hole with a rim of grey-green slime that looks to be chewed up dirt and plant matter mixed with wyrm enzymes. And like the Galliard howled, there's around a dozen beetle like monsters the size of small dogs. The shells could be used to boil about a gallon of water to give an idea of the size.


Level Up! dunno what the hell he's doin, and just nods to Evan and says, >>You got it, Face!<< Hopefully Evan has seen the A Team, cause he probably didn't hear Jack theme songing it up earlier. >>Eeeeeeeew.<< he mutters quietly once they're up there and can see what's going on. Again he looks to Evan, Finder Of Beetles, and says, >>So. Bum rush like rushing bums?<< while flexing his fingers. Gotta make sure the claws are all limbered up (rule #18!). >>They're so little, how dangerous could they be?<<


For the Win is not about to dive headfirst into this oversized tin cauldron upgrade, no sir. Channeling his inner Viking avatar, he tries to creep up on a beetle that's a bit further out than the others. He's done it with tons of trolls and just a dagger, surely this will work with his hand-teeth. For the Win gains one Willpower
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For the Win rolls Dexterity + Stealth vs 6 for 3 successes.
3 3 +6 +7 +7
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Stealth(2) (9 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 3 4 5 5 +7 7 10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice doesn't look particularly grossed out at the idea of biting bugs. Not that anyone can SEE HIM. Derp. He's moving quietly, keeping close with the others but seeking the highest ground for a proper pounce, muscles tensing as he assesses and prepares.
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 3 +6 +8 +10 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Dexterity vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 5 +7
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Stealth vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 4 4 4 4 +6 +7 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) + 4 (13 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 +6 +7 +8 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 2 (6 dice) vs 6 for 6 successes.
+6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 5 +7 8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Dexterity vs 7 for 1 successes.
2 3 +7
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Unseen, the sabretooth form of Treads-on-Thin-Ice crourches, tensing, tensing... and then SPRINGS, a streak of unseen shadow flying through the air and landing on a bug, both forepaws mangling the shit out of it. SPLAT. Trey kills bugs DED.

Treads-on-Thin-Ice has rolled initiative: 19
Collector-of-Tales has rolled initiative: 11
Collector-of-Tales has rolled NPC initiative: NPC Bugz goes on 14
Level Up has rolled initiative: 14
For the Win has rolled initiative: 16

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) (9 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 3 3 3 5 5 +6 +8 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 3 3 +8 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 3 +9 +9
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice raises his paw to slam down on another small-dog-sized beetle, and dips in to try and bite the fuck out of it -- but somewhere between these two things, the tricksy bug gets out from under the paw and gets away! Trey hisses and lets out a barking yowl that sounds like an attempt to tell the bug its momma wears combat boots.
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 4 +8 +10 10
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For the Win valiantly leaps forward! Swish-smack go his claws, but no! They smish and smack nothing, and whizz right over that bug's head. Thing's dodgier than a greydwarf on a ground slope, rude!
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 4 +7 +8 +8 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Stamina(5) (5 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 2 3 +6 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
3 4 +8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 1 4 5 9 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 3 3 4 5 7
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 7 for -1 successes.
-1 -1 2 2
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 4 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 +6 +8 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Stamina vs 7 for 1 successes.
6 6 6 6 +8
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Level Up! has no stealthy qualities to him and he's fully aware of that being something he REALLY needs to work on. He tries his best, but there's no sneak attack from him, alas! Instead, he majestically flails his foot at one of the bugs, howling >>YYYYEEEEAAAAAAHHHH!!!<< while he does, with visions of a straight up foot ball kick dancing in his brain. That's not what happens though, instead he just feeds his fucking toes to a bug and gets bit like super hard, driving a yelp out of him. He'll be worried about the burning sensation in a minute, surely.

Level Up takes 1 level of damage. Level Up gains one Lethal Damage
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 +6 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Gnosis vs 6 for 2 successes.
+9 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -2 vs 6 for 4 successes.
1 4 5 +6 +6 +6 +8 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 3 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 4 4 4 4 4 +7 +8 +9 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 4 +7 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -3 vs 6 for 4 successes.
3 4 4 +6 +7 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 3 vs 6 for 4 successes.
1 2 3 3 4 +6 +8 +9 +9 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 3 successes.
4 +8 +9 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rushes in to back Trey up since Jack has his brother's flank covered. With the honking big jaws of his fianna direwolfness he goes CHOMP CHOMP and gets one of the bugs cracked badly but not dead.
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) + -2 (7 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 2 4 5 +8 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 2 (6 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
5 +7 +8 +8 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 +7 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 1 (5 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
3 5 +6 +6 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 3 9
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice is glad for a backup, and proves it by slamming a paw onto the one Evan was biting, just to make sure it's finished off! And SPLAT, teamwork makes the dream work, and he's retargeting... For the Win loses one Magical Essence For the Win loses one Willpower
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Gnosis vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 1 9 9
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>> Get off my big brother! << For the Win howls, invoking a Gift to spark a raging fire smack-dab in the middle of that boiling, toxic nest. Take that, bug things! This shit's way better than fire arrows, for real.


And something. down in the now burning pit. SHAKES.
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 2 5 +6 +7 +8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
5 5 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Stamina(5) (5 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
3 5 5 +7 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
4 5 5 +7 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 5 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Stamina vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 2 3 +7 7
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 2 3 5 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls 6 (6 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes.
3 5 +7 +7 +8 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls 1 + 3 (4 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 3 +7 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Stamina vs 6 for 3 successes.
5 5 +6 +7 +7
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The Four remaining bugs on this side of the pit continue to press their assault, driving their pincers into Gaia's champions to try and get some poison action going but they fail to draw blood. Luck is not with the Evil. And The reinforcements from the other side of the pit are delayed For-the-Win setting the spawning pit on fire. Level Up loses one Willpower
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 3 successes.
3 +7 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Strength + 1 + 3 vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 3 4 4 5 +7 +7 +7 +7 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 3 +10 +10
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Level Up! Yanks his bloodied murder beans back away from the bug, his momentum letting him slap down at the thing and 'splode it a little bit. Not all the way, but a LITTLE bit. It's having a bad day, any how. >>I think they're venomous!<< he shouts to the group, and of course the naturalist would be pedantic enough to be specific mid battle. He's also just now realizing that he has no useful gifts in this moment. AND no shoes. AND THE GROUND IS SHAKING WHAT! >>Oh shit! Oh shit!! MIKE! It's like in No Man's Sky! The infestation planets!<< he yells with alarm.


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -2 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 1 1 +6 +8 8 9 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 1 vs 6 for 4 successes.
2 3 5 5 +6 +7 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 2 +7 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) + -3 (6 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 +6 +7 +7 +8 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 4 (8 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
3 5 5 +6 +8 +9 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 3 +7 8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -3 vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 3 4 5 +8 +8 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 2 2 2 3 +6 8 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
3 4 4 +10
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Collector-of-Tales goes in to chomp on the one who tried to chomp him and he gets it and gives it a good shake and it just sort of hisses and drools slime at him. Still coming.


Treads-on-Thin-Ice manages to target a second bug, and slaps one of his dinner plate sized murder mittens down on the fucker. It's not dead, but it sure doesn't look good. Not that it did to begin with, but...

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Level Up rolls Stamina vs 8 for 1 successes.
1 7 7 +8 9
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Level Up heals 1 levels. Level Up loses one Lethal Damage


Of the original twelve Enemies that Evan scouted out, two are dead and three are very injured. Four are in close combat with our heroes and the other six are coming around the flaming obstacle (which seems to be turning green?) to engage very soon(tm).
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) + -2 (7 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 1 1 5 6 7 9
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For the Win loses one Magical Essence
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For the Win rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for -1 successes.
-1 2 3 4
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice flails to try and smack the same bug he'd just been smacking, but it dragged itself juuuuust out of the line of fire. Fuckin' BUGS.

<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 4 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 5 +7 +8 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Stamina vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 +8 +8 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 4 successes.
3 3 +7 +8 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 +7 +9 10
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For the Win yips as a bug slashes out at his foot, but he somehow manages to stumble out of the way as its pinchers slam shut and miss him entirely >> Damn it, get off me! << he howls, loosing his Crinos shit juuuuust a little bit as he strikes out with his claws. Rage is fueling that first blow, backed by a bloodcurling snarl. >> Oh shit! << he blurts out, as Jack points out the mini-earthquake. >> Quick, upgrade your Pulse Spitter! << His claws go right into the mouth of the bug he's attacking, and he suffers a revenge bite. he hops around in place, damn thing clamped onto his foot, before he manages to kick free.
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Stamina vs 6 for 2 successes.
3 5 5 +6 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 +7 8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 0 successes.
2
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes.
+8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 0 successes.
5
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls 4 (4 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 4 5 6
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 4 successes.
2 4 +6 +8 +8 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 3 vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 +7 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
For the Win rolls Stamina vs 6 for 4 successes.
5 +8 +9 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 2 3 +7 +8 9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 1 vs 6 for 1 successes.
4 +6
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Level Up rolls Stamina vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 +6 +6 7
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 2 3 3 5 7
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls 6 (6 dice) vs 6 for 6 successes.
+6 +7 +8 +9 +9 +10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls 1 + 5 (6 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 4 5 +6 +6 8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Stamina vs 6 for -1 successes.
-1 -1 2 3 5
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Collector-of-Tales takes 2 levels of damage. Collector-of-Tales gains one Lethal Damage Collector-of-Tales gains one Lethal Damage
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
5 +9 +9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Gnosis vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 2 4 9
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The reinforcements come around the flame to jump in except for two of them stop to push dirt back in the hole to try and put out the fire. The others join the assault...which goes about as well as before. Except the last one in gets a good bite in on Evan and he *yowls* in pain. (wound penalties worsened by the amount the gnosis contest is lost by until the wound is totally healed) Level Up loses one Willpower
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Level Up rolls Strength + Brawl vs 7 for -1 successes.
-1 2 3 4 4 5 5
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -2 vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 2 3 4 5 +6 +8 +9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 2 vs 6 for 4 successes.
2 3 5 5 5 +7 +7 +7 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 4 successes.
+6 +7 +7 +8
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Collector-of-Tales goes back in to bite the one that he hurt before and his teeth just wind up scraping off its carapace. But he ain't done yet.
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For the Win rolls Charisma vs 6 for 1 successes.
4 5 +6
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For the Win rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 2 successes.
4 5 +7 +8
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For the Win rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 1 2 4 +6 +6 7 8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 3 5 +8
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For the Win is having none of this spicy bug nonsense, it's time to channel his inner bad-assery! >> Seasons don't fear the Reaper! Nor do the wind and the sun and the raaaaain! << he yowls, dancing around like he just don't care. He throws himself at the closest bug, stomping this thing with a huge Crinos foot. >> I'm doin my part! << he howls, as a carapace cracks underfoot.
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) + -3 (6 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 2 3 4 5 9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -3 + -3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
5 5 +6 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 1 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 1 -1 -1 2 5 6 9
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>>I'm doing my part!<< Level Up! replies when he hears his brother. (Would you like to know more?) Sadly, his part SUCKS. A badly executed fat wolf belly flop finds him on the ground with no squished bugs. None at all, just fucking live bugs that want to eat him! DAMN IT! That was *this* close to being super fucking amazing, but no, NO amazing for you, Jack!



Collector-of-Tales goes in for the second chomp of his double tap and again scrapes his jaws on the carapace of his injured bug as the poison keeps burning distractingly in his veins.
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Stamina vs 8 for 2 successes.
1 5 +9 +9 10
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Collector-of-Tales heals 1 levels of lethal.


Treads-on-Thin-Ice is not doing his part. He's tryin', but... yowl. Trey loses one Rage
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) (9 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes.
1 1 5 +6 +6 +8 +8 10 10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 3 (7 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 2 4 +6 +6 +7 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 0 successes.
2 3 4 5
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For the Win loses one Magical Essence For the Win loses one Willpower
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For the Win rolls Gnosis vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 3 +8 +10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice is frustrated. He lets out something that sounds like a mix between a scream and a blender malfunction, and swats the nearest bug. It, in turn, is beswatted and gots SPLUT. That seems to help a little.


Oh shit! Fire brigade bugs are turning up to snuff out those pit flames, what a buzzkill! For the Win invokes his Gift once again to light the offenders up, sending up this lovely charcoal smell. >> That's what you GET! << he howls.


And down in the pit again something Shakes and a fist of stone that could easily palm one of the bugs thrusts in the air over the pit, the rocks grind in a way that makes words that Trey at least can understand *free meeeeeeeee*
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 2 vs 6 for 0 successes.
4 5
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 5 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 2 4 6
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
3 5 5 +9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes.
+10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Stamina vs 6 for 2 successes.
3 3 3 +7 +8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 3 +7 +8 +8 9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
3 5 +7
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Stamina(5) (5 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
3 5 +6 +8 +9
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Level Up loses one Willpower
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Level Up rolls Strength + Brawl vs 7 for 2 successes.
1 2 3 5 +8 +8 10
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Level Up rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 5 5 +6 +6 +7 +8 +8
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Level Up rolls 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
4 +7
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 3 successes.
5 +6 +6 +7
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Level Up!'s fat wolf belly flop of bug squishing doom was a disaster even if he didn't hurt himself, but he manages to avoid getting peenched by a bug. He still totally flinched away though, not a dodge, just a flinch, and that flinch helps set him up for HAMMER FIIIIIIIIIST! he just whangs his big crinos fist down on the thing. It's a baller hit to be sure, I mean it didn't explode satisfyingly but that's REALLY okay because his face is absolutely in the splash zone down there on the ground, so Jack's perfectly fine with it not doing the Galliger with a Watermellon thing.

Collector-of-Tales loses one Magical Essence Collector-of-Tales loses one Magical Essence

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Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -2 vs 6 for 6 successes.
2 4 +6 +7 +7 +8 +9 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 5 vs 6 for 6 successes.
1 1 4 5 +6 +6 +6 +8 +8 +9 9 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 3 successes.
5 +7 +9 +10
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Collector-of-Tales is getting really fed up, this poison hurts and there's so many of these things and they're hurting an elemental? Rage Burns in the Galliard and he starts a flurry of CHOMPS. The one bug trying to bite him goes splat. Level Up loses one Magical Essence
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) (4 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 5 +7 +7
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice calls out, >>Ssspirit trapped underrr! Dig free!<< He then starts to put word to action by using those huge paws to start shoving dirt back, digging like an overexcited kitten to try and keep the bugs from burying the elemental again.
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For the Win rolls Strength vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 2 3 4 5 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -2 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 3 5 5 +6 +8 +9 9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 2 vs 6 for 6 successes.
4 4 5 +6 +7 +7 +7 +8 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
4 4 5 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 + -2 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 2 4 4 5 +7 +7 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 1 vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 2 4 +6 +8 +8 +8 +9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 3 successes.
4 +6 +7 +8
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The pit is now not just filled with the fire conjured by FtW but a giant fist made of stone that seems to be rather cross with the bugs. And after CoT's flurry of Chomps There are 2 charred bugs feebly trying to push the slime onto the elemental, one badly injured bug that is trying to chew on FtW, and four uninjured bugs trying to push more toxic slime into the pit.
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) (9 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 2 5 +7 +8 +8 +9 +10 10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 4 (8 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
3 3 3 +6 +6 +8 +9 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 4 5 8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 2 successes.
3 3 4 5 +9 +10
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice sees that digging might not wind up being the best solution; instead, he dives for the ones pouring icky toxic goo onto the elemental. He uses his body to drive into two of the bugs; one is driven down, the other knocked clean out.
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Stamina vs 8 for 2 successes.
2 3 6 +9 +10
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Collector-of-Tales heals 1 levels of lethal.
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For the Win rolls Strength vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 3 4 +6 +6 +10
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For the Win rolls 2 vs 6 for 2 successes.
+7 +9
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Writing reality out to disk. Please wait... Reality saved. Thank you for your patience.


Screw this noise, shit's getting wild! For the Win dives into the mix, flailing and slapping around as he reaches for the elemental's hand, trying to heeave the thing up.


And bursting from the pit comes a head, torso, and two arms made of stone. It is surrounded by fire and seems to be regarding the bugs with a less than friendly look.
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 1 successes.
4 5 +8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 0 successes.
4
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
2 +6 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 1 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 7
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 1 successes.
5 5 +7
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes.
+8
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Stamina(5) (5 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 3 +7 +8 9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 2 +6 6 8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 vs 6 for 1 successes.
+6
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Level Up rolls Stamina vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 3 4 5 +8
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 4 +6 +7 +7 9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 2 vs 6 for -1 successes.
-1 -1 2
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 3 successes.
4 4 5 +7 +8 +9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 1 + 2 vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 2 +7
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 8 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 2 3 4 5 5 6
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
3 +9 +9
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 2 3 3 +6 6
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YES! Spirit dude is escaping with the help of Mike and Trey! But shit, there's still bugs, and they're still bastards! Jack whips his head side to side while clamboring up, spots a log that's not too decayed to pick it up and runs for it, grabbing and heaving it upwards.


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Collector-of-Tales rolls Dexterity + Brawl + 1 vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 3 3 4 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls Strength + 2 + 4 vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 1 4 5 +6 +6 +8 +9 +9 9 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 +6 +6 8
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Level Up rolls Strength + Athletics vs 6 for 4 successes.
2 2 3 +9 +10 +10 +10
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Level Up rolls Strength + 3 vs 6 for 7 successes.
2 4 +6 +7 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8
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Jack sinks into human form.
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 4 5 +6
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 4 4 +7
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 2 6
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Level Up! grabs that tree and hut hut FOOTBAAAAAAAL! chucks it at the beetles near the gang and the spirit. FORTUNATELY Jack managed to not suck just this very once, even managing to hurl the buck that was closest to him under the buss for a C-C-C-COMBO! The log is still in the process of impacting the bugs when Pudge Meister J goes all light headed and swoons with a THUD onto the ground, sinking almost immediately into homid. Hopefully no one's coming right at him because he's helpless for a second while he gets his breath back and stops the crinos sized adrenaline blood rush to his brain.



Collector-of-Tales is excitedly yowling >>Yeah! We Got this!<< and then he lunges in to crunch at one of the few beetles left, the wrap up phase has truly begun.
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For the Win rolls Willpower vs 6 for 3 successes.
2 5 +7 +7 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 8 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 3 4 5 +6 +7 +9 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 6 + 2 vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 2 5 +7 +7 +9 +9 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for -1 successes.
-1 4 4 4
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One of the beetles turned to bite the elemental, since the garou were proving too difficult to deal with. And it actually managed to take a divot of stone out. And then the elemental's fist comes down and squashes it flatter than flat.


There are only two beetles left, one attacking CoT and one attacking FtW and neither bug looks so great.
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Dexterity(7) + Brawl(2) (9 dice) vs 6 for 6 successes.
1 3 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 9
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice rolls Strength(4) + 5 (9 dice) vs 6 for 3 successes.
3 3 3 3 4 4 +6 +8 +10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 1 successes.
2 4 4 +7
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[+WATCH] 07:08 pm: Trent has connected. [+WATCH] 07:08 pm: Trent has connected.
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For the Win rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 6 for 3 successes.
3 +6 +6 +9
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Treads-on-Thin-Ice moves to help deal with any bugs left unkilled; it's cleanup time, and the bastet is squashing a beetle. It makes a very satisfyingly icky sound as it goes splat.
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For the Win rolls Strength + 2 vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 5 +7 +8 +8 +10 +10 10
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Collector-of-Tales rolls 4 vs 6 for 3 successes.
4 +8 +9 +10
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>> Stay away from my -BROTHER-! << For the Win howls, stalking over all stiff-legged on all fours to block anyone daring to get near the man of the hour -- Jack Morrison, that's who! >> I'll bi--bi- bite your face off! << he promises, puffing up his scrawny chest at all the smooshed things. They must be skeered of him, look how they're all lying there just... not moving and stuff. But look there! There's a single beetle in front of him, just giving him the stink eye, and the metis is NOT jivin with that harsh vibe. Smack go the claws, sending the thing's head sailing clean off. >> Ewwww! << he says, making a disgusted face.


Jack releases his war cry, "Uuuuuuggggghhhhh fuuuuuuuuck!" as he flops his hand at the elemental and releases a bit of essence. He's not hurt, just exhausted. That was a hell of a fight for a newb with tirtiary physical stats and next to no XP spends ever! He looks happy though, cause it SOUNDS like we won, and that's what matters!

Jack loses one Magical Essence


Trey moves to check on Jack after shifting back to homid, making sure he's not hurt. "You need some water? Energy bar?" He looks over to Mike and Evan, asking, "You guys okay?" He looks to the spirit, next, and asks, ~Do you need more help?~


>> WEDIDITWEDIDITWEDIDIT FUCKYEAH! << For the Win darts around in a circle, snapping his jaws happily and kicking up his digigrade legs. >> You were TOTALLY awesome! << he tells Jack, leaping over to grab him up in a Crinos hug and licking his brother's face like the most excited collie ever. There's gonna be Crinos spit in those sideburns, but there'll be no grooming product needed there for a while, bonus! >> I'm good! << he tells Trey. >> Um, they didn't even hurt me, how cool is that? <<


Evan melts back to his breed form to try and calm down some "That stung a bit but I'm fine too. I'm pretty sure any way."

The Elemental takes in the offered energy and uses it to heal its manifestation some before it says to Trey ~My hill is half caved in and its all filthy. Do you have the magic to help fix it?~


"Uggggghhh... I need beer! And pizza! Hawaiian pizza! And beer!" Jack pleads, for these things are totally like healing potions. He wrestles himself into an upright sitting position, dead leaves and grass bits stuck all over his teeshirt's back and the back of his head. He lets out a "Hooooooooo!" when he's squeezed by his excitable brother, one side of his hair standing straight up from crinos slobber. "Did we win? Is it time for Cleansing Rites?" And to the spirit, "You cool, bro?" He doesn't actually speak spirit, so that's in English.


Trey says, "Yeah, a Cleansing rite is exactly what I was thinking, too." He turns to the elemental. ~We can cleanse your land,~ he agrees. He also offers some of his own Gnosis to aid the spirit's recovery.

Trey loses one Gnosis


>> Definitely pizza and beer! <<, Mike agrees, releasing Jack to slap up a hand in a high five. He goes around to all the others to high five them too. >> Oh! Cleansing Rites. Um, I can do that! If you want. On us, I mean. Um, and someone else on the rock dude? <<


Trey says, "I'll do the rite on the elemental and his hill," going into his bag to fetch the branch and the bottle of clean water he keeps on hand for just this purpose. "I'll get my own while I do it. Can you handle the one on you guys?"


Evan grins and nods at the others "Lets get the Cleansing done. This mess certainly needs it. I actually know this one, I can help out too. I didn't lean on my spirit too much in that fight at all."


Mike will have to work Jack's arm for him to make him high five at this point, he's SO fucking drained of very nearly everything, but he absolutely wont complain about being wolf-handled into a high five! He would totally do it if he had the wherewithall or healthy motivation to do it himself. He works on getting up to his feet, which is a feat in and of itself. Roll onto hands and knees, slowly get one leg bent for his foot to be on the ground, awkwardly use For The Win to climb and balance his way up onto his feet. "Oh my god, I feel so human... Fuuuuuck I bet this is what it feels like when people get home from their 9 to 5's. Holy shit, fuck everything about real life, yaaaaay I'm a werewolf!" Well he's not really right *now*, but technically...

Trey loses one Gnosis Trey loses one Gnosis Trey loses one Gnosis Evan loses one Magical Essence Evan loses one Magical Essence Evan loses one Magical Essence


Mike shifts so he can hunt around in his rucksack, finding a sealed flask of water that he pours into a spritzing bottle. The ritual circle is drawn out with soft lead marking pencil on a series of rocks he piles around the area. "Um, okay! Who wants to be Cleansed?" he says, invoking the words of the ritual. Wyrm taint, spray me away!


Trey raises his hand, then steps in, offering aid in whatever way he can. His player might be a little drunk.


The implements are gotten and group gathers up. The rite of cleansing performed, the beetles remains and all else reduced to things that can be safely returned to the earth. And with the contributions of energy from the Garou the elemental is able to pull the hill back into place over itself like a blanket and it settles back down, having had its fill of excitement for the next long while. The Group now stands in a clearing where it seems like not much at all happened. Dirty and Scuffed but Victorious. Mike loses one Magical Essence


Jack throws the last of his mojo behind the ritual as it begins and just uuuugggghhhh's himself into the cleansing circle, hoping that his brother translates that worn out sound into 'oh yes please, me too!' And as the land and the folk are cleansed of taint, Jack inwardly, briefly, complains about the longass walk back to the caern, and the even longerass walk back to his van and home. He's gonna spend the next week in his underwear, flomping around like someone with a cold would, probably.

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