>Testing to see if I still autosage when I post a thread.

What? Never heard of something like that happening.

Oh my god, today is awesome. Diety Quest AND MHR? Life is good.

>>18137673

Happened to me sunday. I posted a thread, and it would not bump. Apparently not a problem now, thank you for testing that for me. Will resume not-so-normal quest operations shortly

>>18137689

Two threads, actually. Both had the same problem.

>>18137641
SQUUUEEEEE

>love quests. Pretty much the reason I visit /tg/ nowadays
>See this quest regularly since february
>want to check it out but be busy and/or distracted by other things
>finally say 'fuck it' and read the whole thing on sunday
>read the entire day, till 6am, literally till my eyes hurt so much they feel like they'll pop out any minute

This is an awesome quest, Omega and you're awesome for running it. Wish I started reading as soon as I saw it on /tg/ around thread 2-4 and participated.
Saying that, I'm not that really that hot on Interlude. Dan's story is much more interesting. I wish you run normal quest all the time instead of sub-quest.


Also, shame on the players for having such a long debate on taking the Alien guns in the Museum. Not so much because extra fire-power but for not-so-subtle hint that OP dropped which seemed to be missed by everyone (I think). The hint was something like "the guns are powered by nuclear batteries but who needs those things anyway?". We need them, for the Power-armor which we have in our friend's backyard (why did you guys put it there anyway instead of bringing it to college where Roxxy would have equipment and tools available at hand, not to mention some favors she could call).
Sure, it's moot point now since Police confiscated it all but I'm still kinda disappointed no one saw the merit in taking the batteries (at least not the majority)

>>18137816

The interlude was an experiment that didn't get a chance to go anywhere due to aforementioned technical difficulties. It seems like a popular idea, though.

As for the batteries, that wasn't a direct hint, so much as me doing my best to provide you guys with all the same information Dan would have, and make the best suggestions with what you've got. Which could very well have been "lets steal the nuclear batteries for our power armor"

>>18137920
> It seems like a popular idea, though.
Well, it's just my opinion, maybe others feel different.
It's not that it's a bad or anything but when you run it, it means that we could have had normal-quest instead of it. It feels like a loss to me (again, personal opinion. Don't really take this into consideration, I can hardly participate due to time-zones anyway.... wish I could)

Also
>As for the batteries, that wasn't a direct hint,
Well, it seemed like a hint to me. Those would have been great for our armor, right?

>>18137920
Not autosaging. COMMENCE THE WIN.

I read through the archives a few days ago, and now I finally get to play. Well, saw the nr 10 or so when it was running, but I don't want to join a quest without knowing what had already happened.

>>18137816
>read the greentext on that post green
>mfw it's basically exactly what happened to me.

>>18137641

Or, Law And Order: Metahuman Crimes Unit

>Previous Threads:
1: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17779216
2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17792316
3: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17805147
4: http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/17819927/
4.5: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17875188
5: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17887197/
6: http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/17916365/
7: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17989716/
8: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18001767
9: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18015714/
10: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18043016/
11: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18070084/
12: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18084594/
13: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18090274/
13.33: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18097354/

PREVIOUSLY, ON METAHUMAN RENAISSANCE QUEST: After Syred/Repent summoned some SPACE WASPS, Javelin defeated them in good order, giving chase to her through the museum and onto the roof. From there, she jumped off the roof, said a very naughty word, and bent time and space to somewhere else. After that, Ashwood and Dan encountered Captain Skinner, who proceeded to arrest the bad guys and ship them to their appropriate places, before taking the two young men back to the station for questioning.

>>18138042
Oh man, sweet

*bro-fist*

>>18138045

I just finished this and sent it to your email, but just in case you didn't check it:

>>18138045
The last thread people wanted to make a barrier program to stop Red but couldn't because it would have take time. Can we make it while we ride to the police HQ?

I guess you guys could use this...

>>18138045

You are riding in the back of a LCPD APC, rolling through the late-night streets of the City, on your way back to Police HQ, so they can get your statement in writing. It is you, Ashwood, Captain Skinner, and half-a-dozen of Metacrime's Rapid Response Unit, IE, the guys in Power Armor. It is very silent, and awkward.

For you two, its even more awkward when the captain starts to ditch her power armor, then unzips the body glove which goes on underneath it, leaving her standing there in a tank-top and small shorts. She quickly throws her badge around her neck, and dons some combat boots and cargo pants, along with a shoulder holster for her Desert Eagle. You notice she's covered in scars, and not just the plasma burns from when she lost her arm and eye in the war.

She then pulls out a cigarette, looks like Lucky Strikes, and a lighter. She stops and looks at you and Ashwood first. "Do you mind?"

>>18138190
"Nah, not at all."

Stay casual bro.

>>18138190
>"Do you mind?"
"Nah, go ahead. I'll live."

>>18138120

Aw, man, that's awesome!

Slight error, Flight and telepathy are supposed to be 2hd (As in 2 Hard Dice). I wouldn't say anything, just fix it myself, but don't think I can fix it in paint without it looking jarring. My bad for using Snubfighter, I guess.

>>18138205
This.
It's not like we never saw a scarred half naked warrior in an APC.
Play it cool.

>>18138231
Sure thing, I emailed you the font by the way.

>>18138205
I almost forgot we were the suave guy, I'm still thinking with the Max mindset from heretical love, lol.

>>18138269

>>18138235
>>18138210
>>18138205

"Nah, go ahead. I'll live." You say. She nods, and lights up. At first, the smell is kind of intense, you'd guess they're unfiltered or something. Or maybe you just smell things better now? Then the APC's air handlers start taking the smoke out of the air bit by bit, and it becomes more bearable.

Skinner smokes, you notice she switches to her left hand, probably not wanting to crush it in her prosthesis. When she notices you watching, she winks at you. "One of the many reasons I don't wear the helmet." She says. The other guys, who are all encased in steel alloys and ceramics just nod in silent agreement. They no better than to make smart-ass comments. After all, you saw the news footage of the captain punching through a wall with her robo-arm, and pull the perp on the other side back through the wall.

>Long ride to the station, any questions you want to ask?

>>18138324

Forgot my image, d'oh.

Even after reading all the threads at once, I still don't completely understand the whole game. So here are some questions:

How do we get new passions? How do we upgrade existing ones?
Could we get a passion for obtaining knowledge or doing courageous acts (killing 2 birds with one stone, etc etc)?

How does magic work again? Do we need to learn spells or can we just imagine any kind of spell we want and vast it?
What do letter A, D and U stand for?
And it seems we are only proficient with evocation magic, does that mean we can't, for example, do healing magic?
Can we have only one buff at the time?
Iirc, we have 7dies in evocation magic, but no where on the char-sheet is that obvious, why?
Previous fight, we would always need to split dies for multiple actions, right? But would casting a magic spell (by saying it) and shooting a psi-bolt (or a gun) at the same time divide the dies?

Still don't understand the difference between hard dies, regular dies and any others that there can be.

...I'm sure I'll have more questions later.

>>18138324
Thank her for referring us to that shop. That armor save our life.
As for questions? Well, I don't really have any. We could ask her is we could somehow keep the gun but that might be an iffy subject.

>>18138324
"So...anyone ever been to space?"

At some point, I want us to head on up there and maybe get in touch with the Cyreans and the forces fighting them. I want to LEARN and plus, I bet there are a lot more freely available modules.

>>18138358
splitting dice is for option only iirc.

But for the rest, yeah, I was kinda wondering that too, but I think Omega meant "IC questions".

>>18138190
I wanted to ask, Omega. You've been saying this is just LCPD, so this shit is like everyday occurance or at least somewhat? I would think US Marshals would be thrown in also if such an important museum was being robbed, unless they have more important things to do, in which case holy fuckkkkkk.

>>18138377
I agree with this.

>>18138410
>But for the rest, yeah, I was kinda wondering that too, but I think Omega meant "IC questions".

Actually, I was typing that before the update and that it ended with "any questions?" while my post was full of them is just a happy coincidence.

>>18138467
Ah, lol.

>>18138358

>How do we get new passions? How do we upgrade existing ones?

This is related to your Base Will. You divide your base will into loyalties and passions. Base Will is equal to Command+Charm, so every time you've added to one of those, I've added to Base Will and subsequently to Loyalties/Passions. There also may come a time when you guys take certain actions, where I just up Base Will directly.

>Could we get a passion for obtaining knowledge or doing courageous acts (killing 2 birds with one stone, etc etc)?

If you guys pursue those things actively enough. Though you already have a couple like that.

>How does magic work again? Do we need to learn spells or can we just imagine any kind of spell we want and vast it?

Currently, I'm running magic as a Variable Effect power, and basically, you can imagine any sort of spell of the schools you know how to use and cast it. We're going with DnD/Elder Scrolls type schools for now, since both I and Dan are basically using that as a crutch to divide magic arbitrarily.

>What do letter A, D and U stand for?

A for Attacks, D for Defends and U for Useful.

>>18138510

>And it seems we are only proficient with evocation magic, does that mean we can't, for example, do healing magic?

Strictly speaking, yes. You don't have that Miracle (Power) so you can't do it.

>Iirc, we have 7dies in evocation magic, but no where on the char-sheet is that obvious, why?

Operational Skill extra. You roll Evocation + Know (Occult) dice. This means that should to somehow be unable to use Know (Occult) or lose that skill, you won't be able to use Evocation at all.

>Can we have only one buff at the time?

Yes. Have to draw the line somewhere. Not to mention, technically, Evocation doesn't have the Duration extra on it, so the bonuses are only to your next roll.

>Previous fight, we would always need to split dies for multiple actions, right? But would casting a magic spell (by saying it) and shooting a psi-bolt (or a gun) at the same time divide the dies?

Short answer, yes. Long answer, yes, because both of those require concentration on Dan's part, one way or the other.

>Still don't understand the difference between hard dies, regular dies and any others that there can be.

Regular dice (d) you just roll. Hard Dice (hd) you do not roll, and they always count for 10s. So get two, and you always have a 2x10 to use. Wiggle Dice (wd) you also do not roll, but may set them to any number you want after you roll.

>splitting dice is for option only iirc

Opposite, actually. Option is a self-sustaining power, so you don't need to split dice for it to do something. Of course, it only does the one thing.

>>18138525
I feel like I should probably mention that having 2HD isn't always a good thing. It means you can never turn the volume of that power down, it's always at its maximum setting.
If you have 2HD in a power, it's always going to be doing lethal damage.

>>18138554
Ahhh, so that's why HD turn into WD, then?

>>18138560
Yup. It's usually better to be able to have more control over what your power does.

Cyclops for example, would have HD in his power, because he can't ever turn down how lethal it is. Someone like Xavier however, probably has a bunch of WD, because he can either probe your mind OR make your head explode and everywhere in between.

>>18138425

If I'm understanding my Jurisdictions and stuff right, the Museum is for the LCPD to handle. Nothing was stolen and transported over state lines, and the Museum isn't funded by the US Government. So, no Marshals or FBI. The ATF will probably be getting a slice of the pie, because of the illegal firearms used.

>>18138510
>>18138525

Thanks.
Also, our base "super-power" was 'peak human performance' or something like that, right? But that doesn't just mean physical strength and endurance... right? Like, it gave us a massive potential to become paragon of humanity in mind, body and soul? (In game mechanics that would mean that base stats like Charm and body would be very easy to upgrade to normal human peak and maybe some more after that because of our superpower)

>>18138593
So, using that example on Dan, if we had two WD in psibolt, we could either make it a long distance shoulder tap or cave in someone's skull.

>>18138622
Yup. Whereas if he had 2HD, it would always be at the skull caving in level.

>>18138622
>>18138525

How could we convert our powers to use WD?

>>18137816
So... is there a general overview/summary/something of this thing? I dont think I can really spend a day reading archives... though i might if my interest gets piqued.

>>18138651

(Spend much time practicing being flexible with it, I guess. Remember, Dan' has had his powers only 48 hours.)

>>18138377
>>18138384

You turn to the captain. "Thanks for recommending me to that shop, BTW." You tap the Cyrean vest you're wearing. "Saved my life." She nods. "Told you I didn't want to scrape you off the street."

Awkward silence resumes. "So, anyone been do space?" You ask, trying to fill the silence. "Because I've been thinking of going and maybe talking to the GC and learning stuff about, y'know, stuff." Oh my god this is the most awkward APC ride you've ever had.

The captain's non-robot eye (The robot one still hidden behind an eyepatch) narrows. "Went to space once. Had unfinished business there." She pauses for a second. "And?" says Ashwood, clearly trying to draw some social aggro. "I finished it." She responds, tapping ash from her cigarette onto the floor.

>>18138790
One night our protagonist, Daniel Fortesque, was at a club hitting on this sexy french chick. He goes in to seal the deal, only to pass out and wake up several minutes later strapped to a table getting injected with all sorts of things. This gave him what are effectively superpowers.

The game from that point has been about Dan learning about the metahuman community at large, and dealing with it. Expanding his powers, fighting other metahumans, making new friends and alliances with other metahumans, and generally kicking ass all around.

Some highlights include getting a mad scientist girlfriend (not the french chick from the club), purchasing a giant robot, doing magic enhanced parkour, and shooting up a museum.

>>18138812
"Fascinating"
... tap fingers awkwardly to pass time.

>>18138812
"I have to admit, I'm a little jealous of a woman who can punch through a solid brick wall."

>>18138812
>the most awkward APC ride you've ever had.
probably the only one too. I lolled.

>>18138838
"Who wants to play 20 questions? I'll narrow it down, it's a person." (Nicolas Cage)

>>18138838
Some more info: the french chick was a mad scientist powered by superhuman evil intellect wanted internationally.
And our girlfriend has the same superhuman intellect, but has the benign variant, which doesn't cause her to snap and start killing/lose any semblance to ethics. She's just basically super intelligent ( , hot) and has no sense of personal space. We don't mind really...

>>18138891

The captain looks at little surprised. Or faking it. "Oh, you can't do that? I thought everyone could do that." She looks over at one of the other officers, who has a lieutenant's markings on his armor. "Lieutenant, can you punch through a wall?" He responds, his voice filtered by speaking through the armor, and also having a bit of a southern drawl. "Why yes ma'am, I reckon I can. I run through walls all the time. Like a regular Kool-Aid man, I am." A couple of the other guys chuckle.

After a while, you ask if they want to play 20 questions. They do not.

>Any more questions for the Captain before you reach the station?

>>18138969
And for the personality: the first thing we started planning was to go scavenge hunting in some unexplored old war zone to find alien stuff to use ourselves and/or sell, and completely ignoring the option of us turning vigilante in favour of a good traditional dungeon crawl, very /tg/ related.
We haven't actually made that trip yet, we're still fixing up an old power suit for our best buddy to ride in to protect him from the radiation there (we can manage if we don't stay there too long).

>>18139024
"Maybe not now but I'll catch up soon"

Lets get this over quickly. Get to the police HQ.
Maybe we should get a lawyer? Lets ask Ashwood when we are getting out.

>>18139054
>(we can manage if we don't stay there too long).
That... kinda sounds like "the thing that goes wrong".

>>18139024
"Wait, is anything I say in here going to be used against me in a court of law and all that jazz?"

>acquitJ Pictish

That's right, Captcha, acquit J. Pictish! He's innocent!

>>18139024
Don't think so... Unless someone else thinks of something really good.

Wait, when's the last time we had food? we could ask if they got anything to eat, it must be well past midnight now if I'm not mistaken.

>>18139024
Well to be nice to the new guys we could do a mental review of what we've done since the first thread.

please respond >>18138620

>>18139070

You make some jokes with the officers, lighten the mood some, then a voice from the front of the APC says "Captain, we're here." He puts out her cigarette, and stands. "Good." She looks at you and Ashwood. "You two, with me. I'll find someone to write down your statements and get you to sign 'em while I go find Howard and Philips, so they can ask you some more questions."

>>18139113

As you exit the vehicle into the garage level under police HQ, your stomach growls. "I don't suppose you have anything to eat around here, do you?" You ask. She shakes her head. "Nope, but if you have cash, you can use the vending machines." Well, better than nothing.

You're taken to an elevator, and escorted through HQ until they find a rank-and-file clerk, to take down your statements in writing. As she's about finishing typing yours up, you see the police bringing in the wolf-splice girl, and putting her in the holding cells. Oh, and a solicitor shows up for Ashwood.

>>18139187
That's correct. It applies to all stats, not just the physical ones.

>>18139239
While we are here, should we update our Metahuman card? We got several new upgrades and powers since we last were here.

>>18138620

Peak Performer. It's a permission in WT that allows you to upgrade native stat and skill dice (For humans, this number is between 1 and 5) to Hard and Wiggle dice, but not go over the limit. Dan has yet to do something so amazingly heroic or superhuman to warrant the upgraded dice.

>>18139239
might be a good time to ask if we need a solicitor too...
>Nearly wrote servitor. Damn I've been reading too much 40k stuff lately.

>>18139277
I think we've yet to be pushed quite that hard. But it's nice to know we have the option should it come to that.

>>18139239
Oh hey, while we're here, shouldn't we report the new powers we've gained?

>>18139338
>>18139267
Yes we should.

>>18139345
>>18139338
>>18139267

You talk to the clerk while Ashwood has a quiet conversation with a family lawyer. He looks very much like a lawyer should; older, short hair, starting to go white, gaunt face, piercing eyes, talks like he's giving a lecture at Oxford.

"Hey, how do I update my metahuman registry information? I've upgraded a little since I first filed." The clerk sighs, clearly she wants to go home. Then she hands you a form. "Fill this out, hand it to the desk. They'll take it from there." You spend the next few minutes filling out the form, then sign that and your statement.

It is Ashwood's turn to give his statement. He starts, then the lawyer interrupts. "Mr. Ashwood, there is no need for you to give this here. We can have your account handled back at the penthouse, and then bring it in on the 'morrow." Ashwood shakes his head. "No need, Mr. Graves. I will do it here, and be done." You go off to hand in that registry paper, and find a vending machine.

>What now?
>Read a magazine
>Snoop around
>Find someone to talk to

>>18139502
Let's find someone to talk to. I want to have some friends in the force.

>>18139522
wouldn't hurt

>>18139522
+1

>>18139502
Someone to talk to, definitely.

>>18139541
>>18139528
>>18139522
>>18139536

I kind of meant that as a "specific" someone find. Not just go randomly wandering looking for someone to strike a conversation up with. On the fly NPC creation takes some direction, yo.

>>18139552
Well, outside of Skinner and the detectives, we don't really know anyone who works for the fuzz, especially anyone on a personal level. The detectives are probably looking for us anyway, so best to get some munchies and have a look around.

>>18139552
Ohh okay. In that case let's go find a coffee machine and chat with anyone that looks like a beat cop or a detective.

>>18139552
Hmmm... I wouldn't know anyone specific.
Actually, I got another idea: Call Roxanne, tell her what happened, but don't make it sound too bad.

>>18139552
Oh fine, MAKE us be reasonable about our expectations of you. I can't believe you don't have like a planet of characters just lined up with full personalities for every conceivable situation!

We'll probably want to find someone like a detective who thinks metahuman vigilantes are a good thing when it works in conjunction with the law - which is exactly what we're doing.

A Karrin Murphy perhaps, or someone like her.

>>18139552
Oh well. Then lets just kill time while waiting for our turn.

>>18139607
We're not actually a vigilante. It's just that trouble keeps finding us, despite our best attempts to get rid of it.

>>18139607
Maybe like a cross between Murph and Scully.

>>18139647
We just so happened to be doing a favor for a professor at the museum when we were called upon to be a hero again. Shit happens.

>>18139581
>>18139573
>>18139607
>>18139657

You want to find someone to talk to about the situation, maybe track down captain Skinner, or see if you can find Detectives Howard or Philips. But first, something to eat. A priority which is quickly surpassed by the desire for coffee, when you see the machine. You snag a cup of terrible police coffee, and notice a box of donuts sitting next to the machine. You cautiously reach out to snag one.

"Those are for the detectives, y'know." Says a female voice. You wheel, and are confronted by a detective you don't know, with her hands on her hips. She's a couple inches shorter than you, looks late 20s, strawberry blond hair and hazel eyes. She's dressed much less noir than the other detectives you've spoken with, wearing a business acceptable shirt and pants, with sensible shoes. Her badge and her gun are on her belt. Her last name is "O'neal". You avoid the obvious joke. She looks like she'd drop you for it.

>Your response?

>>18139819
"Iiii waaas juuust getting these for you, yeah." Hand over donut box with two hands with the cheesiest car salesman grin we can manage.

>>18139819
I have no idea what to reply, but what we say has to be suave as fuck.

>>18139863
This followed with, "I'm Dan Fortesque, and you?" extending a handshake.

>>18139819
"But I'm huuuuungry!"

But seriously.

"Oh... Hello. Didn't notice you here."
"I was looking for someone to talk to, actually. To spend some time."
"I'm Daniel Fortesque. Pleasure to meet you miss.... O'Neil."

Can't think of any other lines. Maybe ask her about recent events?

>>18139819
"Aren't you a little tall to be a stormtrooper?"

>>18139926
>"I was looking for someone to talk to, actually. To spend some time."
That sounds horrifically awkward. We're in a police precinct, not a bar.

>>18139952
yeah.... you're right. I was scrapping the barrel to think of anything to say.

>>18139943
I invoke the "Epic Wiseass" aspect- shit, wrong system...

>>18139943
>>18139863

"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" You ask, without breaking stride. "Funny, you seem to have mistaken me for one of those block-heads in Rapid Deployment. I'm a detective." She taps her badge. "Which makes those my donuts, by extension." She points. You pick up the box of donuts and hold them out to her. "What a coincidence, I was just getting these for you, yeah." She gives you a half smile, like she's amused by your discomfort. "Uh-huh." She takes a donut anyway.

You extend a hand. "Daniel Fortesque." She takes it, and shakes, putting a lot of effort into the grip. "Detective Fiona O'neal. Metahuman Crimes unit." "Oh, another metacop," you observe. "Been meeting a lot of you, lately." "I bet you have, nightlight." You remember you ditched your shirt and jacket back at the museum, so you're walking around in nothing but the breastplate. Detective O'neal looks you up and down. "So, why are you here? You a mask?" "Come again?" You want to make sure you heard her right. "Y'know, a cape? Costumed Adventurer? Vigilante?" You give a bit of a wry smile. "Not by choice."

>Where steer the conversation next?

>>18140002
AND wrong character to boot.

>>18140093
Talk to her about the incident with the museum and get her take on it.

>>18140093
From metahuman beatcops to metahuman detectives. Not bad.

Ask if she's a meta herself and what she actually does around this joint.

>>18140093
Well, we could talk about CUHRAYZEEE week-end we are having. That would be fun.

>>18140093
Stare half-drooling at the donuts till she relents and offers us some.

>>18140093
Tell her why you're there atm, and maybe a short bit of backstory. She might have heard about you before, I mean, they should be in high alert with dr moreau on town.

>>18140139
>>18140141
>>18140203

You put the donuts aside, after snagging one for yourself, anyway. "So what do you do, detective? Apart from jump through windows, smoke and make really good sketches?" There's a flash of recognition on her face. She points at you with a donut. "Oh, hey, you're the guy from Howard and Philips' case. With the 'pew pew'." She accompanies this last bit with some descriptive hand motions. You have to try very hard to avoid laughing at her adorable rendition of laser noises. You decide to reply deadpan, going with "Yes. I am the guy with the pew pew."

She continues, "Well, I'm still kinda new, so mostly I work under the senior detectives, like Howard and Philips. Lately I've been working on cases, like the Sun/Moon club on friday. You might not know this, but metacrime covers any crime involving metahumans, even as the victims." You nod. Makes sense in a way. "If you don't mind my asking, are any of the metacops metahuman themselves?" You say, trying to remain respectful while being casual. "Not as many as you might think. Metahumans end up as lawyers and paralegals and judges more often if they want to be in Law. Or the federal agencies suck them up. My partner, Sharon, is a relatively weak Cryokinetic. Most dangerous thing she usually does is give the perps a little frostbite." You nod. O'neal turns serious for a second. "Everyone in metacrime his here for a reason, though. At least all the dectives. You don't just come here if you want to be a cop. You have a reason before, or they shuffle you here if weird shit happens to you." "Do you guys have meetings I can attend for that last one?" You ask, earnestly.

>>18140460
>"Everyone in metacrime his here for a reason, though. At least all the dectives. You don't just come here if you want to be a cop. You have a reason before, or they shuffle you here if weird shit happens to you."
If that's not a hook for further NPC exposition/development, I don't know what it. Ask about it.

>>18140460
Well, sweet stuff man, but I gotta go to sleep, Don't forget to archive! (actually, maybe do that now. I'd do it myself, but I have no idea how to actually)

>>18140565
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html

Click the button on the margin that says "Click Here for Request Interface."

>>18140592
>>18140565

Please, if you do, do not fuck up the tags.

>>18140543
agree on this one

>>18140592
There should already be universal tags for Metahuman Renaissance Quest. Just look for an earlier thread and copy those tags. Make sure you're using proper syntax, lest they fuck up.

>>18140543
This.

>>18140460
>"Do you guys have meetings I can attend for that last one?" You ask, earnestly.

... This seems like a bad place to end the update. It feels like there should be more after it.

Anyway, ask her why she joined the metacrime

>>18140543
>>18140702

"A story, huh?" You ask, casually, sipping your cup of terrible coffee. She shoots you a glance. "Okay, fine. But mine's pretty weird." You look at her, then down at yourself, then back up at her. "No offense, but I think I've got you beat." She nods.

"Okay. So, in case you can't tell from the name, my family is Irish." You nod, following her so far. "It started when I was eighteen, freshman in college. On my way back to the house me and my friends were all sharing, and I walked over a bridge, and a fucking troll tried to eat me." You are mildly surprised. "Troll, huh?" "No shit," she continues. "I used my purse revolver and put six in his eye, but all it did was make him leave me alone until I got to the home. Called my Da right away, asked him about it. Next morning, priority mail arrives, and I got two speed loaders of cold iron tipped bullets." She pauses to get herself a cup of terrible police coffee and drink some. Black. "I can see where this is going." You say, filling the void. "That night, the fucker tried it again. Lets just say that stuff about Cold Iron? they aren't bullshitting. Afterword the troll melted into some skin and bones." She looks right at you, and the look in her eyes reminds you of those stories about Metacops being scary motherfuckers. "Turns out Troll skin makes great boots." She takes another sip of coffee. "Anyway, long story short, my family and the fair folk have some kind of blood feud going on." Huh. That's a pretty good story.

>>18140894
"So why did you join metacrime?"

>>18140894
"Want to hear my story? I have a feeling some parts will have you on the edge of your seat."

>>18140894
She's a modern-day Belmont. Who'da thunk it? So what does she have in her arsenal?

>>18140980
Hmmm... She said she was investigating the massacre at the club, right? Do we tell her and help her investigation along, possibly learning some information ourselves, or conceal it and protect ourselves?

Hey. We're a wizzard. I wonder what we could do about that?

Hmm... ULTIMATE KNOWLEDGE time? Get more information on this feud and perhaps a way to resolve it?

>>18140983
If I had to guess, I'd say a lot of modern guns, and probably a bladed whip.

>>18141006

(3x9 on Know (Occult))

Using a combination of your own knowledge, and the Spirit World Wiki, you dig up some info in your brain. You can't recall anything about this specific conflict, but you do remember some basic facts, such as that the Fae love the British Isles, Ireland and Wales especially, and that since they are immortal, they hold grudges a long time. They are also obsessive about debts, and repaying them/being repaid. So, assuming that the Descendants of Niall (Literal meaning of O'neal) pissed off a fae or group of fae bad enough, they might hold them to their debt for a long ass time.

You suspect being able to overnight a dozen cold iron, the only 100% anathema substance to all Faeries, bullets in the caliber of Fiona's handgun may have something to do with it.

>>18141178
I suspect that some distant ancestor took a debt from the fae but refused to pay it back, or tricked them or something else. So that's why they are going after his family even after such a long time.

Anyway, ask her why she became detective and joined the metacrime.

>>18140980
This. She could probably really use the context we would provide to the case she's working.

>>18141178
Ok. Another knowledge roll. This time to determine the ways to end grudges-
...Actually. Lets not.
It's better for Dan to visit occult library and search for similar HISTORIC precedences.
Get a knowledge bonus for Veritas and some willpower due to PASSION.

>>18140980
>>18140942

"So why did you join metacrime?" You ask, after remembering some facts. "As opposed to what, becoming a fairy hunter?" She snorts. "Not my job, my older brothers can do that." She pauses, and composes herself. "Anyway, I knew I wanted to be a cop already, like my father. I came to Liberty after school because they were offering better than NY." She sips coffee. "I kind of knew they'd put me in Metacrime anyway, so when they asked me in the interview about supernatural stuff, I answered honestly. Shuffled me into meta right away. Keep in mind, they also had me climb the ladder too. You need a lot of qualification to become a detective in this unit. Regular joes assigned here just get different armory privileges, and have to cordon off the weird shit. I spent two years as a normal cop running errands, half a year in SWAT to qualify me for three months in the Armor, then they gave me a shitload of training courses, and I've been doing this for about a year."

"So, wanna here my story?" You ask, a little conspirtorially. "Sure, hit me." You proceeded to tell her your origin story. "Huh." Is all she says. "Okay, you win. I think you have half the unit beat." She pauses to think. "Y'know, that sounds familiar. There's another kid I remember, having a similar story like that. Can't remember who though."

>>18141397
"Oh? Well, tell the story. Maybe you'll remember the name along the way."

>>18141397
>"Y'know, that sounds familiar. There's another kid I remember, having a similar story like that. Can't remember who though."
I'll say it again: if that's not a plot hook, I don't know what is. Probably another of Moreau's experiements. Let's get some info.

>>18141397
Seems there is another one of her victims here in Metacrime, maybe the "I never asked for this" guy?

>>18141397

Another one of Moreau's experiments? It would be nice to know who it is, so we can either track him down and team up, or be prepared if he comes gunning for us like Red did.

>>18141397
"Is she a red looking girl covered in arcanomath tattoos that goes by the name "Syrpent"?"

>>18141501
She blinked out of existence at the museum. The sight left half the police force puking. I'm pretty sure she's not there.

>>18141501
I'm sure it's a different person.
Maybe someone who really Didn't Ask For This and hates what happened to him.
Dr. Monreau did choose a wide variety of subjects.

>>18141397
The girl looks to be in her 20's from what she says, she's been in the force for more than 3 years at least 2.

Damn, she started really young.... or is much older than she looks.

>>18141449
>>18141439
>>18141458
>>18141469

"Tell me the story, maybe you'll remember the name." She shakes her head. "Don't think so. It just flashed across my desk yesterday with some other shit, when they briefed us about Moreau being in town." This must have been shortly after your morning visit to HQ. "This was five or six years ago. She shanghaied a foster kid on his government mandated physical and crammed him with some Cyrean implants. Not the modules, either, their cybernetics. Like the wings or the psi blades." She thinks some more, trying to recall. "I think the feds had his name legally changed, or something, but I'm pretty sure he still lives in the city. Even though he has to be 18 or 19 by now." You nod the whole time. Interesting. Someone else the Dr. messed with. "Uplifted". Be okay to have a coffee with this kid sometime. You'd say a beer, if he weren't underage.

Suddenly, a woman in a light coat, with a hood walks up. Her eyes are icy blue, and her hair is a very pale blond color, almost white. Her skin has to be as pale as Jeanne's, and she was an albino. You don't think this newcomer is, though. She speaks in a low voice to O'neal, and you can see her breath when she talks. "The seniors are looking for your new friend, Fiona. Should we tell them where he is?" O'neal looks at you then back at her partner. "Yeah, Sharon. Howard and Philips need to talk to him, I'm sure. And their case is higher up than ours." She looks back at you. "Want me to help you find their desks, or are you good on your own?"

>>18141619

She's 28. Metacops tend to retire early, or die horribly, so anyone who has a hope of qualifying is usually fast-tracked. She did start young too, like you said. Right out of college.

>>18141629
"Let's walk and talk. I would like to talk more about that Sun and Moon case, if that's okay with you. We can compare notes."

>>18141674
This

Also ask her if it's possible to get more info on that girl she talked about. Would be nice to meet her.

"If it's not too much trouble, could I get that kid's contact information? I'd like to talk to him some time. Yours too, compare notes on the Sun and Moon case if that's okay with you."

>>18141703
I meant guy. Not girl. Guy.

>>18141742
>>18141674

"Um, can we walk and talk?" You ask. "I want to ask some questions about the guys at the Sun/Moon, if you don't mind." Fiona nods. "I'll trade questions for questions, if you're okay with that." You agree, and start walking. "So, any idea who those guys were?" You start. She shakes her head "Nope. This is the first time we've really gotten a chance to arrest any. They've been knocking over businesses owned or linked to metahumans for about a month, but they don't stay long enough for us to get a response out most of the time. The Sun/Moon was the biggest thing they've hit though." She pauses for air. "We've ruled out all the classics. Not the Sicilians, not the Irish mob, not the Russians, the Mexicans not the Triads or the Yakuza. And we have all of those in this goddamn city. Problem is, all of them? They believe in the balance of terror. They have their own metas, but they only use them if the other guys use metas. Or if they're going after metas. All the perps from the black van jobs are normal humans with guns. Also, the things they hit aren't really of value. One of the first places they hit was a laundromat in Little Asia. The owner is an old practitioner of Daoist Alchemy, and a couple of his granddaughters are Nitrokinetic." You raise an eyebrow. "They make explosions with their minds." O'neal explains.

>>18141910
Did many civilians die at the club?

>>18141930

Careful about that question. You might get an answer.

>>18141930
I read that as "Do many civilizations die by the club?"

>>18141910
"Okay, your turn."

>>18141910
>>18141910
>"Also, the things they hit aren't really of value."

Now this is something we need to investigate. There's got to be a connection between their targets.

>>18141972
... Well, I wanted the answer.
What;s wrong with that? Unless we get Trauma'd by the answer..

I mean, we SAW them kill several people wit hour own eyes.

>>18141997

You know one connection, the businesses were all owned/operated/involved with/by metahumans.

>>18141930
>>18142023
That's something better left unsaid. We shouldn't concern ourselves with such things and keep going.

>>18141997
I'd say they're just an anti-meta terror group.

>>18142083

Maybe the metahumans were all members of some kind of a team or organization at one time, and someone's out for revenge?

>>18141987

"Okay, your turn, I guess." You say, as you climb some stairs. "Right, well," She begins. "Problem with these fuckers is they don't tend to hit places that have enough security to put up a fight. In fact, Sun/Moon was the first time they hit a place with much of any security at all. So, anyway, since most civilians run and hide when they come rolling up, I wanted to ask you about them. Y'know, how they acted, what their tactics were like."

You consider for a moment. They seemed pretty organized for dudes with automatic weapons and random face-wear. They also knew how to prioritize targets, and some things about close-quarters combat. "They were decently trained, not just street thugs. They knew what to do, even if they didn't do it very well. I mean, once they saw me, they started focusing on me right away, even if 'spray and pray' didn't work. Plus they had that thermite lance." She stops short, grabs you by the shoulders, and spins you to face her. "They had a what?" You look and feel confused. "You didn't know? I mean, I know it mostly blew up, but they fired it at least once, did some damage." "Did a lot of damage." She replies. "But nobody saw the lancer. We're still sifting through the security camera footage, and the secretary who was in that office with you, I guess, didn't actually see the weapon." Huh, who knew. She lets go of your shoulders and puts a hand to her chin, and thinks. "If they have that kind of war-time ordinance, they're a lot better funded than we though. Plus, Cyrean weapons are all genome locked. They must have gotten someone to launder it."

>>18142084
Well. It's not like it's our fault.
In fact, us being there probably save many lives. But if you think we shouldn't ask then lets not ask.

>>18142095

Hasn't been a proper metahuman organization since the 70s, when the UN pulled the rug out from under the League and they disbanded. Teams aren't real big either, and any such people would be real A-listers. From what Dan knows of the cases, these people are not.

>>18142223
"Okay, my turn. Have they hit anyone who was private about being metahuman? Do they only go for people public about it?"

>>18142247
>>18142223

Ok then, seeing also as they prioritized us, it seems they're probably some sort of anti-meta militant group.

>>18142306

Also, you revealed yourself as meta by blasting one of them with a Psibolt. Which et through his light armored vest.

Just saying.

>>18142347

... Yeah we probably didn't help any with that.

>>18142223
Well, at least the cops now have something to work with. Whoever these guys are have some serious backing. We probably just made Fiona's case single-handedly.

>>18142402
Which I'm betting earned us some brownie points, her business card, and her as a permanent ally.

>>18142402
That guy has one magnificent neckbeard.

>>18142267

"Okay, my turn. These guys only hit people who were publicly metas, no secret identity stuff?" She nods her head. "While maybe not people who are just open about it, but at least within their community, it was known they were powered. It's not like any of them were active vigilantes or anything, though. So it doesn't seem like all of them could be a revenge case." You open your mouth to ask, but she cuts you off. "And if its a hate crime, it is really well organized and weird for one. Very few of the metahuman proprietors were actually injured in the attacks, mostly when they fought back, or by stray shots. It's almost like a protection racket. Except that none of them report any demands to that effect, so what they hell are they protecting from? Its like these assholes took their favorite parts of major crime sprees, and mashed them all together to make a new. They steal shit too."

>>18142447
"They steal things? Do they go for - you know what, never mind, ask your next question, I'll ask mine after you."

>>18142447
"Right... weird group.
Anyway, your question?"

>>18142541
>>18142548

"If a place as any cash, they clean that out too. Other than that, they don't seem to bothered." She shoots you a sideways glance. "As for me, I'm set." She says, in a joyful tone. "That bit about the Thermite Lancer will keep me busy all week. Maybe give me something to get those fuckers in the cells to actually talk." You arrive at a conference room, or something, a room with glass walls, but shades, which are all drawn. "Here's your stop," she says, then hands you a white card. "Here's my card. Call me if you think of anything else useful, or anything comes up." She then wheels around and shouts "Sharon! Find a list of every asshole who can launder Cyrean guns, or knows somebody who does. I need to talk to the Captain." She walks off.

You open the door to find Detectives Howard and Philips already in there, waiting in stony silence with Ashwood, and his solicitor. "Good, you made it." Says Howard, not looking at you but instead staring at something on the table. Oh hey, its Gespenst's skull, who is engaging in a staring contest with him. "Sit down, Daniel." Says Philips, a little more warmly. Also she actually looks at you. "We wanna ask you some things about tonight." Out of the bullpen and into the fire.

>>18142726
"You've got it."

I still hope we can learn some non-black-magic necromancy.

>>18142726
"Alright"

>>18142726
Ask away, detectives

>>18142802
>>18142764

"Alright." You say, and sit, finding a relatively comfortable chair. After you do so, you realize that you're sitting between Ashwood and 'Mr. Graves'. Oh, and the skull is right in front of you. It spins around, and fastens its eye-lights on you. "Gut, you are here. I was getting bored in the present company. No offense, Ashwood, but you are british, and therefore terribly DULL." You aren't sure if you should be terrified that the skull can spin around on its own, or find its terrible German accent hilarious.

Detective Howard coughs. "We can talk about young Mr. Ashwood carrying around a magical WMD in his man-purse later. Right now, we'll focus on the perp. Ashwood said she called herself 'Syrpent'?" You nod in response. "Okay. Tell us everything about your interaction with her. Every detail you've got."

>>18142986
[do we need to type everything?]

Just tell them everything we remember.

>>18142986

Didn't these guys clean up after our first scuffle with her?

>>18142986
Let's not repeat ourselves.
Mention the accomplices, what she was doing, and her escape.

>>18142986
Yeah, let's tell them everything we can remember, including mentioning that there are apparently a few students at ES who could fit her description.

>>18143057
>>18143046
>>18143016

You proceed to tell them everything that occurred.

With Gespenst making occasional interjections like "Oh, it has been a great many years since I saw someone summon ze Byakhee." until Ashwood threatens him with the rock hammer again.

The detectives nod all the while, scribbling notes. For once, Detective Philips isn't sketching, but you do see the Jade ring from earlier. Only this time it sets off your spooky-detector.

When you're done, they ask you some questions, and go back over parts of it with you, and Ashwood where he was involved, making sure they have it all down. They then start conversing to themselves quietly, running ideas back and forth. Ashwood's lawyer signals to him, and they go to talk in low tones outside.

Leaving you sitting, staring face-to-skull with Gespenst.

>>18143198
"Hey, how's being Ashwood's paperweight working out for you?"

>>18143198
Go slightly cross-eyed, so it looks like he has three eye sockets. He won't be able to mindcontrol us if we do that.

>>18143198
STARING CONTEST.

>>18143198
Magesight?

>>18143292
Don't stare at the sun. You'll make yourself go blind.

>>18143292

Something tells me this is a terrible idea.

>>18143292
no

>>18143198

"You know, I've been looking for a good sidekick.

Did you ever play Planescape?"

>>18143292

Recall that looking at Professor Blackstone, when you were just Psionic, was terrifying and awesome, in the original sense of the word. And he's only a moderately powerful and experienced magus.

Now you are magic, and want to do this to a 100-year old undead Necromancer?

>>18143353
No we most definitely do not.

>>18143329
>>18143221

"So, how's being Ashwood's paperweight working out?" You ask the skull, conversationally, but also low enough you're not interrupting anybody. "Better than ze alternative." He responds. "But its a little demeaning, isn't it? You were once the greatest and most feared necromancer in all Europe, probably the world, and now you're an ornament." "Ashwood is the only family with real descendants. Okay, so Crocodile Sam has a family, but why would I go to fucking Australia? It's like Austria only with to many letters." He pauses to let that one sink in. He's remarkably well humored for a lich skull. "Besides, I can deal with demeaning. I worked with Hitler for years. It is better than being bored, which is what I would be if Ashwood decided to crack me open with his infernal hammer. Or bury me in the dirt."

"I could use a sidekick, y'know." You say, deciding to keep the mood light. "Ever play planescape?" "Nein. Zis is one of those games on your infernal computation machines? I have lacked hands for a number of years. And during the brief period I had zem, I was concerned with other matters."

>>18143493

You know what? This dude's all right.

>>18143523
Yeah, he's pretty cool for a Nazi Lich who engineered a holocaust WITH NECROMANCY,

>>18143493

"Anyways, why limit yourself to an alternative?"

"You know, what they say, it's never too late to start living..."

>>18143549
Yeah, I bet our mixed-race-with-two-moms protagonist really likes him.

>>18143493
>"I could use a sidekick, y'know."
Eh... don't make jokes like that.

>>18143557
Don't give him ideas. Fuck.

>>18143549
He doesn't seem to be a fan of the whole holocaust thing, or at least Hitler.

>>18143563
>>18143549

You guys haven't actually asked him what his opinions on Jews are. He's also remarkably cordial to you if he's racist.

>>18143598
I'm going to assume he used a LOT of holocaust victims for terrible undead monstrosities.

>>18143608
That's true. "So, that whole Nazi thing, a personal opinion or a means to an end?"

>>18143568

Oh come on, what if we convinced him to do a little good to offset the bad he's done...

Lets not forget Morte just needed a little help back on the path of righteousness too, and he [tghasnospoilers] wasn't a mimir after all [/tghasnospoilers].

>>18143598
>>18143608

It's entirely likely that he does not care about race issue at all. But that is not really the problem here, is it?

>>18143642
He's a necromancer and was a supervillain.
No disputing that.
Doesn't make him EVIL though.

>>18143608
So is my racist great-grandmother. I thought she was the best person in the world until one day I was listening to 'I'm on a boat' and she told me to "turn off that damn nigger music", and proceeded to tell me not to "have any relations with niggers".

Kind of killed the whole dynamic of the relationship.

>>18143634
Okay.
But where the hell did you even get the idea that we could somehow make him our sidekick? Just right now, the detective refereed to it as WMD. Who the hell would allow us to handle it? To that matter, what makes you think Ashwood part with it?

>>18143677
It was completely in jest. We may as well have asked him to go steady with us.

>>18143707
The skull might take it seriously though. Wouldn't want that.

>>18143493
"Hey, you mentioned something about necromancy last time, right?"

>>18143632

"So, what's your opinion on the whole 'Nazi' issue." The skull scoffs, continuing to impress you. "Please, you and I both know Hitler's ideas are outdated at this juncture. Eugenics is about as real as that episode of Star Trek." "You watched Star Trek." It is an observation, not a question. "I am also a fucking talking skull. What do you want?" Fair enough. "Anyway, I never believed in this racial purity business. But Hitler was in charge of Germany. He was taking her places. And he listened to me. Most of ze time. But he was retarded about the Jews. Alienating so many good nationalists. He was good at one thing however..." The skull pauses, and the eye-lights narrow. "What?" "Providing Raw Materials." Gespenst says, in a low, sinister voice. Right, 100 years old. Undead. Necromancer. Tried to make engines which ran on ghosts.

"Besides, Germany is not the womb from which civilization sprung, as much as I love her so. We come from the Root." He speaks this so reverently. You wonder what the fuck he's talking about.

>>18143823
I'm calling for a history check here.

>>18143823
"The Root?"

>>18143823
Magic Wiki on the Root?

>>18143847
or ULTIMAAAAATE KNOWLEDGE

This police HQ visit is dragging for a while now. I was hoping we would set out for module retrieving expedition this soon.

>>18143975
Chill, bro, everyone else is having fun finding out all kinds of cool new information. We haven't even been here for a whole thread yet.

>>18143975
Our friend still has a bum leg, and the power armor is still coming along, assuming it's not already done. The trip to Vermont was never an immediate thing. Cool your shit.

>>18143857
>>18143856
>>18143847

(2x5 and 2x8 on Know (Occult))

"The Root" could refer to a couple things. One is a literal or metaphorical root of the "World Tree" or the literal Axis Mundi, or World Axis. Of course, there are a shitload of those.

The Root is also an Esoteric term for the secret origin of Human, or at least Western civilization, the place where magic of the Western traditions originated, then was disseminated to early Egypt, Greece and Italy. It is the Atlantis, the Shambala, the Lemuria, the Mu. Destroyed by angry gods, or by the folly of the earliest Magisters. Gespenst could be a subscriber of that theory. Things like it were popular in his time.

Of course, you know its a bunch of bullshit. Makes zero sense from all known Archaeological standpoints, last you checked.

>>18143975

People keep calling for EXPOSITION. Gotta keep filling in the blanks on the fly.

>>18144071
"Tell me about the Root."

>>18144071
Might as well get Gespenst to fill in the blanks for us. Ask about the Root.

>>18143995
>>18144004
>>18144083

Oh. Alright then.
I have no idea why we want to drag our completely mundane friend into dangerous expedition though.

>>18144117
Because he's our bro and he'll be the dude in the power armor. Also, we're not going into a war zone. We're hiking around Vermont trying to dig up buried treasure. Our eyes are the psychic metal detector.

>>18144157
>Also, we're not going into a war zone. We're hiking around Vermont trying to dig up buried treasure.

A perfect place to get ambushed by Red.
But I digress.

>>18144157
The dead zone in Vermont is mildly irradiated, at worst, so it helps to have protection either way. Besides, at this rate, we may call off the expedition all together if we're gonna go into SPAAAAAAAAACE soon.

>>18144252
But I don wanna go to space A BLOO BLOO BLOO

>at least not yet

>>18144107
>>18144092

"You're calling Hitler outdated, but you still believe in the Root theory?" You scoff. Oops, you meant to be a little more respectful than that. Long night. Still hungry, even after the donuts.

"Of course! I saw the proof myself. Of course, most of zat research was burned or buried by ze American Black Chamber. Messing around in their wheelhouse, I was. The Root was all destroyed, you and I know this. You are a student of History, even if you are not a much of one of the Occult. Yet. Almost zero hard evidence left." You nod in agreement."Even if we came from monkeys as the prevalent theory of today goes, civilization came from somewhere. The place where we first held that spark." The gleam in his eye-lights is somewhere between awestruck and terrifying. You decide to be a little both. "The place where all men had the power you and I have, but have since forgot." "Right. Sure." You say, agreeing with him for the sake of argument. "But who did we pick it up from, then?" "Serpentmen." Says Gespenst with a straight face. You're about to give him another shot with ole' skeptecism ray when Howard speaks up. "Oy, careful skull and crossbones. The kid ain't ready for Serpentmen yet." Well, fuck me then. Philips gets up to bring Ashwood back in, while Howard speaks to you. "Alright, we want to probe you two for a bit. See if there's anything interesting at the Museum 'Syrpent' would want to steal."

"Nothing I could think of, at least that wasn't accounted for. I pulled the most interesting items to study. It was there when I checked after she'd gone." Says Ashwood. You nod. Wait, that's not right, is it. Wasn't there something you couldn't find?

>>18144205

Oh, we're resolving that thread before you get a chance to cross state lines. The ball is in motion now.

Nobody remembers what you never found, huh? Or are we all digging back through archives to find it?

>>18144308
>Wasn't there something you couldn't find?
Yep. The black box or something.
I was sure that they wanted to steal THAT thing. The staff was a surprise to me, and frankly seems like a distraction now (I mean really? An acne ridden teenager?)

>>18144308
There was that obelisk, I think? Wasn't in the storage room where it... should have... been.

And we've seen her work teleportation juju, too.

>>18144403
>>18144408

Your brain snaps back into primary gear. "Wait." You say, sitting straight up in your chair. Everyone looks at you, and you look at Ashwood.

"Did we find the Black Rock Box on the list?" You see Howard and Philips sit straight up in their chairs now, paying intense attention. Ashwood stops to think. "No, now that you mention it. We were just about to go hunting for it when the lights went out." He looks at you. "But it weighs a number of kilograms. And its 10 feet tall. She could never have moved...it..." Ashwood's voice is getting much quieter as he starts catching on. "Unless...she could... portal it somewhere..." Howard and Philips shoot up, nearly jumping the table to get closer to you two. "She took the Black Rock Box!?" They shout simultaneously. They turn to each other. "Fuck!" they simultaneously shout, and go rushing out of the room.

Oops.

METAHUMAN RENAISSANCE PART 14 END

>>18144553

Well, the million-dollar-question..

WHAT THE FUCK WAS IN THAT BOX?

>>18144553
Well, that could've gone better. What was the Black Rock Box, by the way?

>CRY. antsola

>>18144622

Giant pre-human piece of black stone from Greenland. 10 feet high, five feet on a side. Has some freaky carvings on it.

>>18144610

MADNESS

>>18144636
Okay, yeah, that's not gonna end well.

BTW guys, I have to say, I do love worldbuilding/RP threads like this, as much as I enjoy the combat ones.

As much as I complain about you folks keeping me on my toes, I'm a writer, so making me write new stuff is never bad.

>>18144683
WRITE, MONKEY, WRITE!

But no, seriously. I love you.

>>18144553
See you next time, Omega.

Good job on this, seriously.

As usual, leave OOC questions here until this 404s, I'll try and answer them tonight or tomorrow morning, if the thread is still here.

>>18144636
>MADNESS

Well I wonder what shit we've gotten ourselves into now.

>>18144768
Man, if I wasn't barely conscious then maybe I'd ask you more questions.
as it is, I;m too tired to think of anytjing

>>18144807

Oh. The shit I have planned for you guys. The Dragon Statue and the Biplane are relevant too, you just don't know how yet. It's gonna be awesome, you watch.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

>>18144857
Biplane, you say?

What do Cyreans actually look like?

>>18144924

Yep. A "replica" of Lady Ashwood's two-man biplane from that aerial duel she had with Gespenst is on display at the Museum. Dan saw it earlier in the day.

>>18144940
Specific make and model?

>>18144936

Right, I've never given them a detail description, have I? Sorry, it helps that I know what they look like.

Okay, so their humanoid, with mostly humanoid bodies, similar preportions. Their noses are a bit flatter and broader, kind of like a cats. They have large irises like cats and dogs, too, but round pupils. They have two sets of canine teeth, and in general they seem shifted a little toward being predatory. They also have only four digits on their hands, no pinky. They don't have ears like we do, though, instead of a shape to kind of channel the sound in, their outer ears kind of don't separate from the head, if you can get what I mean. They aren't mammals, so they have 0 body hair. They have what looks like hair on their heads, but this material is closer to what the petals of flowers are made of, and doesn't grow in long, and in odd patterns that would require styling in humans. Also, their 'hair' doesn't keep growing, it only grows back if it gets torn or falls out from time. Their skin is a blue-indigo-violet spectrum. Their pale is a really pale blue, and their equivalent to being tanned is a nice deep indigo color. Their blood is glowing light blue.

Basically, they look close to human, but also different enough to be fucking creepy if you actually saw one.

>>18145078

>>18145078
Out of their modules, so far we've seen the HALO module and the SERAPH module. Technically the WISP module too, but IIRC that was human made.

Are there any other modules you'd be wiling to divulge?

>>18145152
Meant to have a post in that, but I was gonna say that they're basically humanoids with draenei coloring schemes and tendencies, dumb as it sounds.

>>18145203
Nah, if you really have to compare them to an existing thing, they'd be closest to the Na'vi.

Of course that's like saying that a carrot is close to a hotdog.

>>18145078
So their crystals are close to their skin colour in the same way that, say, browns and tans are close to ours?

>>18144553
So do we wait till the morning to try and tell Harry about this?

Well I remember from a previous thread that the black rock box is definitely not a TARDIS. So that rules that out.

>>18145078
>preportions
proportions

>>18145197

HALO, SERAPH and METATRON are broad classifiers for module levels. So far, everything Dan has picked up has been a HALO level, meaning they're mass production, rank-and-file level stuff. There's a post in an earlier thread (One of the first ones actually) about the modules, but I don't have time to run it down right now. If this thread is still here tonight, I can look for it.

>>18145236
>>18145203

The Na'vi are a little "cute n' cuddly" to match Cyreans, though now that you mention it, I can see where their design influenced me. The vibe I'm aiming for is that a human and a Cyrean can look at each other and go "Hey, you're kind of familiar", but at the same time they are alien enough that most of either side finds the other intensely creepy.

>>18145281

Yes.

>>18149347
So are SERAPH/METATRON level modules not mass-produced? Are they something made individual and custom by master artisans or something?

If the Cyreans aren't mammals, by what means do they birth their young? Live birth, eggs, a tadpole/caterpillar that metamorphosizes? Roxy mentioned ages ago that if Dan has a kid someday they may turn out funky. Have Cyrean power modules been linked to any specific birth defects or mutations, or is it more an issue of a kid being born with military genetic memory?