Turn 1
Thrakor looks around. Why does this seem familiar?
"I think we're in one of THOSE again."
Why not start with some SCIENCE?
[POT:4,1,2=0 successes vs DC:4. All words dropped. Fizzle.]
Nothing happened. Looks like the spell fizzled.
[POT:6,4,2=3 successes vs DC:5. Dropping cheaper word. Success.]
You manage to summon a small metal cube. Looks like some sort of... magnet, perhaps? It falls to the ground.
[POT:3,6,4=3 successes vs DC:3. Success.]
A stream of transparent balls flows through the air in the direction of the tree you were looking at. They all fade out of existence before they can hit it though.
All of this doesn't appear useful to you, but hey, SCIENCE!
Looks like the other guy went somewhere while you were experimenting.
Time for science! Go south and says
"Fevy
Fioye
Tsti
Zyr
Tyxeur
Vuxpi
Sivo
Deif
Iusica
Inu
Tii
Uuxe
Extsy
Vue"
One pool each, no scret from me, let us work together for meta magic power
You begin your SCIENCE! while walking to the southern passage.
[POT:6=2 successes vs DC:2. Success.]
The air in front of you ignites in a ball of fire, and quickly goes out. Luckily it didn't set the trees on fire.
[POT:6=2 successes vs DC:3. Fizzle.]
Nothing happens.
[POT:2=0 successes vs DC:3. Fizzle.]
Nothing, again.
[POT:5=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Failure.
[POT:3=0 successes vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Nope.
[POT:4=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Denied.
[POT:3=0 successes vs DC:4. Fizzle.]
Once more.
[POT:5=1 success vs DC:3. Fizzle.]
Once again.
[POT:5=1 success vs DC:4. Fizzle.]
That's a lot of nope.
[POT:4=1 success vs DC:3. Fizzle.]
Nothing is happening.
[POT:5=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Once again, nothing happens.
[POT:5=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Nope!
[POT:1=-1 success vs DC:3. Failure.]
Maybe the book is broken?
[POT:4=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
You begin to think that this whole magic thing is a load of bull.
Oh, you went through the hallway already! Looks like an ordinary cave. There's also a giant hole here. Yeah, you ain't walking closer to it. Can't even see the bottom.
Wave to the guy on the other side, point my hands on him, shout "It's for SCIENCE, no hard feelings MAN!" then open the book and say the WORDS.
"U ah no be a gut goy! Ey keel yu!"
Say the words! And, no, bird is not the word.
Simon loudly exclaims that he's willing to sacrifice the life of a fellow human, as he raises his hands in albinos direction and starts casting spells. Stanislauss voices his disapproval and, like the acne-ridden teen, speaks the arcane words.
[Simon POT:2=0 successes vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Nothing happened.
[Simon POT:1,3=-1 success vs DC:1. Failure.]
Nothing happened again!
[Simon POT:1,4=0 successes vs DC:1. Fizzle.]
Again? This book is a fraud.
[Simon POT:6=2 successes vs DC:1. Success. Re-rolling dice. POT:5=1 additional success. Total: 3vs1]
You summon a respectable amount of yellow crystals that fall on the ground and break apart into dust. How is some yellow dust going to help you in this place? It smells pretty bad too.
[Stanislauss POT:3=0 successes vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Looks like your spell fizzled.
[Stanislauss POT:6=2 successes vs DC:3. Fizzle.]
This one too.
[Stanislauss POT:6=2 successes vs DC:1. Success. Re-rolling dice. POT:3=0 additional successes.]
You feel air moving in some direction. You can't see where though.
[Stanislauss POT:2=0 successes vs DC:1. Fizzle.]
Another fizzle.
[Stanislauss POT:4=1 success vs DC:1. Success.]
A transparent bat appears in the air, flying around for a while, but ultimately it fades out of existence.
[Stanislauss POT:5=1 success vs DC:5. Fizzle.]
This spell fizzles as well.
Yay for SCIENCE!
Magic!
Hregar raises his left hand and points at Beirus, who appears to be lost in thought.
[Beirus SPD:4+
1=5]
[Hregar SPD:5+
1=6]
[Hregar POT:5,3,1,1,1,3=-2 successes vs DC:4. Failure.]
[Hregar END:4+
1=5]
You cast your spell. Looks like nothing happened though. Wait! You feel that something is happening after all! The thing you feel is, in fact, two of your fingers on the left hand turning into a colorless liquid. Said liquid quickly falls onto the ground. You aren't fazed by the pain at all, and find the bleeding a minor inconvenience.
[Bleeding][Beirus POT:1,3,4,1,2,4=0 successes vs DC:12. All words dropped. Fizzle.]
You concentrate on the other guy and... nothing happened, it seems.
"You!"
Perplexiglass?
Real!Derm quickly begins experimenting, while Fake!Derm lies down on the ground for some reason.
[Real!Derm POT:5=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Nothing happened.
[Real!Derm POT:1=-1 success vs DC:3. Failure.]
Once again, nothing.
[Real!Derm POT:2=0 successes vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
And again.
[Real!Derm POT:4=1 success vs DC:2. Fizzle.]
Again!
[Real!Derm POT:3=0 successes vs DC:3. Fizzle.]
Another fizzle!
[Real!Derm POT:1=-1 successes vs DC:3. Failure.]
This magic thing doesn't seem to be working out for you.
[Fake!Derm POT:5,3,5,5,1,1,5,5,1,3=2 successes vs DC:48. All words dropped. Fizzle.]
You lie on your back and say your words, filling them with your mighty reserves of magical energy. Absolutely nothing happens. Damn.
Active Characters:Name: Derm
Appearance: I put on my robe and wizard hat.
Background: Totally not an imposter
STR - 1
DEX - 3
SPD - 3
END - 1
WIL - 1
POT - 10
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: Grand Hall, near Staircase
Name: Derm
Appearance: I put on my robe and wizard hat.
STR - 0
DEX - 6
SPD - 3
END - 3
WIL - 1
POT - 6
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: Grand Hall, near East Hallway
Name: Beirus
Appearance: Green. Completely green.
STR - 0
DEX - 3
SPD - 3
END - 6
WIL - 1
POT - 6
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: Magma Cavern, West Side
Name: Hregar
STR - 1
DEX - 3
SPD - 3
END - 3
WIL - 3
POT - 6
Status effects: Left Hand: Missing 2 fingers,
[Bleeding]Inventory:
Location: Magma Cavern, East Side
Name: Thrakor
Description: A short guy with an attitude problem. Has a scraggly beard he should probably shave, unremarkable brown eyes, and receding hair that's going grey early. A bit slender.
Background: This is somehow familiar, yet totally different... again...
STR- 0
DEX- 3
SPD- 3
END- 3
WILL- 1
POT- 9
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: Forest Area, near West Hallway
Name: Varee
STR - 1
DEX - 1
SPD - 1
END - 1
WIL - 1
POT - 14
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: The Pit, near North Hallway
Name: Stanislauss Y. Hurt
Description: The face of this fella bears the mark of a cruel and evil individual. He is an albino, so incredibly pale and has very light, blonde hair.
STR - 1
DEX - 1
SPD - 2
END - 3
WIL - 6
POT - 6
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: The Pit, near Ladder
Name: Simon
Description: Stereotypical teen with massive acne on his face. Has red and gold mage robes and a red wizard hat with MAGGUS written on it.
Background: He found a magical book in his late grandfathers belongings and started reading it, what happened after is history (to be written).
STR - 3
DEX - 3
SPD - 3
END - 3
WIL - 1
POT - 6
Status effects:
Inventory:
Location: The Pit, East Side
Do remember to clearly state how much pool you are committing to your words.
Also, do point out any errors I might've made.
EDIT: Fixed a horrible mistake. It didn't change anything. Which is actually really good.
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