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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: January 28, 2023, 03:35:04 am »
For his part, Tallion notes how the idyllic garden reminds him of similar ones he knew growing up on Craftworld Kaelor. Simpler and happier times those were, despite all the pressures his house put upon him to perform. He looses himself in a reverie of remembrance as he watches the governor's children playing with the dinos. A reverie only broken by the shouting match the two men from the other traders' retinues are having.

'What children... Exemplars of their species...' He thinks to himself.

Stepping between the two in an effort to momentarily break it up, Tallion says in a slight patronizing tone; like a parent would to their child. "Alright, alright... Back to your corners the both of you. I don't care who or what started this, but it ends now. We're supposed to be here to broker a peace, not start a whole new conflict." After a moments pause so everyone can take a steadying, calming breath to gather their wits, he goes on to add "Now as a neutral third party, why don't you two explain to me, calmly and without the vitriol, what's got you both so riled up. Maybe we can work something out, preferably before this comes to any blows... here in the Governor's estate, with his children present..."

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (OOC)
« on: January 26, 2023, 11:32:07 am »
Quote from: Lenglon on January 26, 2023, 10:31:36 am
What are Psyker Crystals?

Psyker Crystals = crystal materials that resonates w/ psykers and can be turned into (among other things) special Force Weapons for them

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (OOC)
« on: January 24, 2023, 11:35:37 am »
Honestly? ...I'd say shoot them both for being idiots. But if I had to pick, then I'd say go with whichever sounds like they could work with us the best long term; when factoring in both their resources, connections, and over all personality. Not entirely sure which that would be though, as like I said... they both seem like idiots to me, given how far their petty disagreement has gotten out of had. cost the lives of who knows how many people, and generally hindered the advancement of both our aims AND been a major thorn in the planetary governor's side (but not one big enough to remove by force).

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: January 12, 2023, 07:06:29 pm »
If Tallion even notices Kedia's glare, he doesn't show it as they begin the long trek back to the shuttle to resupply and plan their next move. In fact he's utterly silent almost the entire journey back, still trying to process what he experienced.

Upon reaching the the shuttle he immediately gets on the Vox and calls up...

++Captain... er... LORD-captain... I realized it's been a few days since we last checked in. We discovered something... interesting... on our end. How goes the dealings with the hive city leaders? Do you have any need of us yet? Or are we still free to pursue our own ends?++

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (OOC)
« on: January 03, 2023, 11:23:09 pm »
Quote from: Lenglon on January 03, 2023, 10:29:00 pm
Quote from: Stirk on January 03, 2023, 08:36:03 pm
Quote from: Lenglon on January 01, 2023, 07:47:56 am
"That's why dont touch warpy things."

Indaria then turns to Kedia

"Lets leave the statue alone. Go to one of the other presences. Sound good?"

Quote from: Karsus the Mad on January 01, 2023, 01:47:31 pm
"Or... Better yet..." He retorts, leaning against the wall to steady himself. "Maybe I shouldn't have been the one to try and commune with it. Maybe it should've been someone better skilled at handling the psychic pressures, someone who might've been able to learn more from the World Soul." He gives a quick, pointed, glance towards the Seer. "But I we'll never know now, I doubt they'll have any more to say to us anytime soon."

"Lead on to where ever we're going next... I'll follow when I can."

So do you guys want to go to another presence, or see if the main plot is going to need you soon?
I'm down for either/or, and figure that once we're back at our shuttle we'll check-in and get info. Right now we don't know about the main plot, so right now plans will be to go to another presence, but as a player I'd prefer to go with the main plot assuming we gain info about it once we get on the shuttle.
I agree w/ this assessment. As a player I'd prefer to advance the main plot at least a little, but at the moment our characters don't know what the Lord Captain's been up to or if he needs our help w/ anything. But once we get to the shuttle that can quickly change.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: January 01, 2023, 01:47:31 pm »
"Or... Better yet..." He retorts, leaning against the wall to steady himself. "Maybe I shouldn't have been the one to try and commune with it. Maybe it should've been someone better skilled at handling the psychic pressures, someone who might've been able to learn more from the World Soul." He gives a quick, pointed, glance towards the Seer. "But I we'll never know now, I doubt they'll have any more to say to us anytime soon."

"Lead on to where ever we're going next... I'll follow when I can."

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: December 31, 2022, 10:56:21 pm »
Quote from: Egan_BW on December 23, 2022, 03:16:23 pm
Quote from: Lenglon on December 15, 2022, 06:51:20 pm
"Storytime."
Kedia clears her throat.
"Perhaps let's give him some time. And use that time to get out of here, we're sill not welcome."

"You don't know the half of it..." Tallion chimes in, still very groggy from the ordeal. Shakily he rises back to his feet and gathers anything he might have dropped. "The statue is most certainly the World Soul... or at least a place to commune with it..." He pauses, contemplating if that was the correct pronoun, before correcting himself. "...Them. And yes, they are most certainly not happy that we're here..."

"But maybe not for the reasons you might think..." He quickly adds. "They seemed far, far more upset that we have chosen to work with their kind..." He gestures towards Indaria. "With the Mon-keigh. And I can't say I blame them, given what they did to the Exodites of this world or what the Servants of the Mon-keigh Emperor often do to our Maiden Worlds. If we had come here with a completely Aedari crew, on board an Aedari vessel, they might- MIGHT- be marginally more welcoming..."

"Sadly we couldn't and didn't... They are so very angry, angry at the Mon-keigh that slew them, angry at their descendants for what has become of this world, angry at us for working with some of them, angry at the gods and the universe for all that has befallen and all they foresee. Though I think there were some voices amidst the chorus that were ether amenable or sympathetic towards us..." He says with a slight unsure tone to his voice.

"There had to have been, otherwise they'd have either squished us like bugs on the way here or completely burnt out my mind just now..." Tallion then adds, more to assure himself than anything else. "I-I'm sorry, I'm having trouble making sense of it all. So many voices, so many emotions, all at once... Give me a moment.." He then says after another, longer, pause while trying to collect his thoughts.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (OOC)
« on: December 29, 2022, 09:52:21 pm »
Sorry for any delays on my part, chaos of the holidays. I'll have a post up sometime after the new year.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: December 15, 2022, 01:21:15 am »
With great effort and strain, Tallion responds. "I... we have come not at the behest of the humans, though we work with them for the moment. We are on this world by the will of one who serves the Laughing God, a Harlequin of the Black Library..." He had never experienced anything quite like this before. It was worse than he had feared; this entity, which he was beginning to suspect more and more was indeed a piece of the World Soul, was certainly not happy with their presence here.

"If our presence upsets you then view us as allies of convenience, nothing more... For the Eye of Terror has ripped open and the galaxy burns with the forces of Chaos. The Great Enemy is on the move in force." While he hopes to calm whatever this entity is enough to work with him, he will not sugar coat how dire the situation for the Aeldari has become. As he speaks he attempts to conjure images of what he has heard of the state of the galaxy for the gestalt entity's benefit, crude though they might be given his lack of skill or experience. "We are here, at the Harlequin's direction, to retrieve the World Soul and take it to safety before the servants of She Who Thirsts can lay claim upon it. We mean you no harm, but... um... This statue wouldn't happen to be a conduit for it, would it? I ask only because we found this place while the Seer I traveled with was seeking out any taint of Chaos on this world, so that we might purge it."

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: December 14, 2022, 03:32:06 pm »
Finding precious little beyond more psyonically active, but empty, crystals... Tallion ponders for a moment. There wasn't much of immediate use here, though he might eventually have to return for the crystals; if only to ensure they stayed out on Mon'keigh hands permanently. Still, he guessed the statue itself, given it's design, was most likely of Exodite make... when there were still Exodites on this world.

He knew his people we innately psychic; though most were not skilled in it like the Seers, Warlocks or Bonesingers were. And that much of their technology was built around that fact. Such that even an unskilled Aeldari could manipulate the Wraithbone that made up a Craftworld, at least to a limited extent, or access doors and consoles with but a thought.

Maybe, just maybe, if he meditated long enough and hard enough before the statue then he might be able to commune with it. To open his mind and attempt to reach out as best he could, despite his lack of training of skill. 'This would be so much easier if the Seer would help...' He thought to himself. He looked up into the statues eyes, opening himself up to it; hoping this both would work and wasn't a mistake.

Tallion meditates before the Statue and attempts to call upon the psionic abilities of all Eldar to reach out to whatever spirit dwells within. He will continue to do so until either a connection is made, the statue reaches out, or a clearer sign is given than a simple rumble of the cave.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: December 12, 2022, 02:22:59 pm »
"I don't know!!! Meditate in front of it and see if it reaches out to you! Or maybe just study it closely with those psychic senses you Seers seem to all possess; there's a chance you'll learn something we don't already know! Or, instead, we could all search the chamber together for clues and information. Gods Above!!! I shouldn't have to come up with all the ideas. I'm just saying we shouldn't leave without at least trying to learn more."

He pauses for a moment in contemplation, taking a deep breath. Then in a voice much calmer, and less exasperated than he'd been just a second earlier, he adds. "But fine, if you wish to leave, have at it... I'll stay here, by myself, to see what I can find... Without any Seer ability or aid..."

Tallion begins quietly searching the chamber for anything other clue or relic that could lend more insight into the statue or the World Soul... alone if he has to

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: December 12, 2022, 12:42:27 pm »
"Fight? Who said anything about fighting? Or greed? Or even carrying the stone out? I meant we look around the cave a bit more for any clues about what this is and how it got here..." He gestures between himself and Indaria. "While you, the seer, try to commune with, or study, it psychically. All we did was come here, verbally ask if it had anything it wanted to tell us, and suddenly we're done."

"Like I said, this could be a clue to the World Soul... The attacks we received coming here could just be it lashing out in fear because it doesn't recognize us. Or maybe it's a test of some form and we need to pass before it'll point us to the next marker. Or possibly it's a ward sealing some daemonic evil that needs to be protected. We don't actually know and should look deeper before we go. That's all I'm saying, since all we do know is that it looks to be made of Spirit Stone; which would make it an Aeldari relic... the type of thing we're on this mission to discover."

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (IC)
« on: December 12, 2022, 01:33:31 am »
"That's it?" Tallion questions the seer incredulously. "All this way just to turn around without even trying to figure out what this is and why it's here? I mean I may be no Seer but..." He points at the statue. "That statue looks like it's made of one large, carved, piece of Spirit Stone... For all we know, it could be the World Soul..." He looks from the seer to the statue and back again. "...or at least a piece of it. And we're just gonna leave? When we may have accidentally stumbled upon a clue that could lead us to why we came to this world in the first place?"

"Shouldn't we at least, I don't know, try harder to commune with it or figure out what it is and where it came from?" He adds, offering an alternate course of action. "If it wont talk, then maybe there's a clue or something in this cave that could help us... or at least make our trip worth the effort it took to get all the way out here."

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (OOC)
« on: December 10, 2022, 11:10:59 pm »
That said... if I had the money for the new steam version of Dwarf Fortress (with non-ASCII graphics) you'd also not be seeing me at all, lol. Sadly it is not in the budget ATM

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rogue Trader: Laughing Gold (OOC)
« on: December 10, 2022, 11:04:40 pm »
Quote from: Stirk on December 10, 2022, 07:13:30 pm
Owlcat game confirmed to be based off RPG rules. Alpha leaked so it might be my turn to vanish for a few days V_V.

Understandable... if I had access to the alpha you'd not be hearing from me at all (between it and Darktide that is)

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