Regroup (OOC)

Those poor, poor dice and that kind, kind Benji. :)
As it should be. If we ever aren't, then we talk before we roll.

I don't think we go full HARD Move, just yet; splashing images of Benji's rampage all over the news and needing someone (one of the other vampire factions, probably) to step in and stop him... but, if you roll another bloody miss on Eternal Hunger (Blood) then we may end up there.

I think it is a 'rail maintenance worker' and they are not as alone as we thought? So, either way, you get spotted... (or get another meal? Depends on how you look at it?:)

Do you want to narrate your coming up on the worker and what you do, including a roll, then make your picks.

If you get to choose, and choose 'they don't die' (what's the wording? 'They don't suffer 3 Harm'), then you can choose how you are discovered, if you can't pick that option they either die here or are rushed to hospital where there is a 50/50 they die anyway. You really need to heal a lot to get over the Hunger, and a +1 Forward could apply to the next feeding or to avoiding the next feeding, so a kill here might be the neatest? On a miss, you are caught red-handed, and messy, the Hunger driving you further.

A success! On a 10+ I get all 3:
  • You heal 1-harm or take +1 forward (I'll choose to heal 1 harm)
  • You learn a secret about your prey
  • Your prey doesn't suffer 3-harm (ap)

Finally! :)
Cool, I see you marked that, one more and you can clear that whole Serious, broken rib issue, and the Faint can heal over time.
You have anything in mind for a 'random rail worker'? Maybe something about a 'true hunger' that you can help them indulge in?
Great, how do you restrain yourself, or does something intervene?
Do you want to describe that restraint and how you get found by the other mealworker... and what you do to the person who finds you, or should I take it from here?

Sure, that's a good idea! The only other thought I had was some sort of secret connection to the supernatural? Might be a bit too much of a coincidence though...
You can take it from here, if you like!

Given the proximity to the dog stuff and Alasdair's lair entrance we can make it work if you prefer that.

I'm happy with either, so feel free to go with whatever idea you find most interesting!

I swear I posted that in this OOC thread... oops.
Why would he believe that. Consider the scene from his perspective.
And quite rightly so.

I would like for us to find a way for you to use your newfound secret, but the Move is not mind-control, the proportions need to be in accord.

"Wait! I know it looks like I just ate your friend/colleague, but if you just wait and talk you might make it out alive" can only buy you so much, it might cause him to hesitate long enough for you to get an opportunity, but even a 10+ won't get him trusting you enough to take his hand off his radio?

What you do next will still have the risk of this being called in, with the added risk of him also having more time to prepare.

If you are happy with that: Roll it and we can see?
If you decide not to roll, he will try radio this in, you will get a chance to try stop him (maybe by getting to him before he can report in?).

It’s less that I think he would trust Benji and more that he doesn’t have a lot of other options...
But fair enough. I’ll have Benji bite him and roll Eternal Hunger again instead.

Since you did not really give him the time (by trying to Persuade) we can assume you make it to him in time. Roll your Hunger.

I added the roll to my post! It was a 9 so I’ll choose to heal 1 harm and not do 3 harm

Excellent. That is actually a surprisingly forgiving Move. That means he lives, which will help your case.

Perfect.
Great. You won't need to use the favour to get in, but it might be useful later, depending on how the scene goes.
Yeah, that was the plan. I could not see a way to get Wild involved without some convoluted hoop-jumping... but they are on the board for you as well.

Go for it.

@oopsylon: Do you have any ideas about who these guys are? Machetes make me think 'vampire hunters', which could be interesting, but does complicate your life... what with you being a vampire, and someone who is public in the transit system.

Whoever they are, making them Mortalis would let you roll to see if your know anything about them and net you an Advance.

I was thinking amateur monster hunters/investigators sort of thing. They've seen things they can't explain in the course of working underground and have started to dig a little deeper, but maybe don't fully understand what they're getting themselves into just yet.

In any case, I'll add a Put a Name to a Face roll to my last post.

8! So Benji knows them by reputation. Maybe he's heard rumours there's a couple guys on the maintenance crew who are really into the 'urban legend' stuff and seem to take it pretty seriously?

More importantly, I get to advance! I've had my eye on Bloodhound from the Wolf Playbook for a while, but I also think Terrifying from the Vamp playbook could be fitting given the circumstances of the advance as well as the whole ordeal leading up to this (although 'terrifying' is not exactly the vibe Benji wants to give off...). What do you think?

Yeah, I also thought 'monster hunters', rather than specifically 'vampire'. Maybe they don't know enough details to be 'vampire hunters' and your politeness may confuse them about what constitutes a 'monster'. :)

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That's a thing that happens in this game? :)
I haven't looked through the other options, but that one sounds interesting.

Terrifying does not really fit with Benji so far, but if you want to show how his recent experiences changed him, this might be a good time to take it? The names have meaning, they are not just stat-bumps. :)

Bloodhound will benefit from Terrifying, but increasing your Blood first seems boring (unless it is accompanied by the aforementioned changes?). You can always take that later as you get better...

Advances are rare enough that taking a stat boost to benefit a Move you want might see you better at that stat, but never getting that Move, might be best to take the Move and hope to get better at its stat later?

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Don't forget to Mark Corruption for feeding from these two people by force. Do we count this as 'one time', or are they each a Corruption?

Yeah, I agree. ‘Twas just a thought. I think I’ll take Bloodhound then
Already done! I marked them both separately