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Sep 19, 2025 4:19 am
Oh, okay. I was imagining her transformation as more of turning into a wolf-person that could still talk (at least until she loses control completely). I'll edit my post and strike out the dialogue, add something else in its place.
Sep 19, 2025 4:25 am
I have struck out the dialogue and replaced it with some actions.
Sep 19, 2025 4:27 am
I think Emma would come knocking on Bev's door before meeting with Benji for coffee. Also, is there anything Emma can make out of Elliot's recent acquisitions? I can roll for it, if needed.
Sep 20, 2025 3:46 am
Should I assume Circe stayed behind at Benji's? And I also assume that Viv will respond to Persephone before I should post for persephone again.
Sep 20, 2025 8:13 am
Yeah, I narrated that she stayed behind, but if you feel strongly that she would have wanted to come along we can always retcon it!
Sep 21, 2025 2:42 am
Delirium says:
... I think Emma would come knocking on Bev's door before meeting with Benji for coffee. ...
OK. If that is the next thing we will see you do, you can take us there. I show us where Bev lives, in as much detail as you want. She is not there, though, and still not answering her phone or checking her messages.
Delirium says:
... is there anything Emma can make out of Elliot's recent acquisitions? ...
Would Emma have the background knowledge to understand the intricacies of high-level real-estate deals? If so, you can tease out some significant details. Otherwise it is just pages of assessments on hundreds of buildings. This is the sort of thing Henry is always going on about and trying to make sound interesting.
Sep 21, 2025 2:43 am
oopsylon says:
... if you feel strongly that she would have wanted to come along we can always retcon it!
We would not even need to retcon anything, Circe could just have followed, unbeknownst to Benji. :)
Sep 21, 2025 2:49 am
Do you think a Keep your Cool roll would be appropriate here as Max tries to send Alara as many nonverbal cues as possible that she isn't going to attack in order to buy herself the couple minutes she needs to regain control of her emotions and de-wolf?
Sep 21, 2025 2:54 am
Morphling says:
Do you think a Keep your Cool roll would be appropriate here as Max tries to send Alara as many nonverbal cues as possible that she isn't going to attack in order to buy herself the couple minutes she needs to regain control of her emotions and de-wolf?
Possibly. Keep Your Cool [ref] is a weird Move, in that it does not really fit the mold of being something you actually do... but still being about something you are trying to control.

It is definitely still the 'if no other Move fits...' Move, but less so than in other PbtAs. Nothing else applies, so yeah...

Go ahead and show us what you do, add the roll and we will see.
Sep 21, 2025 4:45 am
vagueGM says:
Would Emma have the background knowledge to understand the intricacies of high-level real-estate deals?
I would say 'no', but maybe the basics? Like, where in London is he purchasing the properties? (is it one specific neighborhood, or all over the place), is he buying cheap properties for investment? (if there isn't alot of details about them, she assumes he didn't bother to do a proper due diligence, which might imply he has other intentions then making money). Aaaaand - just out of interest, did he buy an apartment in her own street? or Maybe even her own? (she IS renting)
Sep 21, 2025 7:18 am
Delirium says:
... Like, where in London is he purchasing the properties? ...
Elliot owns property all over London, but most of his power was concentrated in and around the area of play, like, from Piccadilly to Hyde Park?
Delirium says:
... is he buying cheap properties for investment? other intentions then making money ...
There are some deals that don't make pure financial sense, but would you be able to tell the difference? Or would you need help interpreting this stuff?
Delirium says:
... Aaaaand - just out of interest, did he buy an apartment in her own street? or Maybe even her own? (she IS renting) ...
Well, yes, now that you mention it... but that is 'old news' it seems, he bought your place a while ago, right around the time you first met. You are paying him rent, though through a string of intermediaries.
Sep 21, 2025 7:52 am
vagueGM says:
There are some deals that don't make pure financial sense, but would you be able to tell the difference?
probably not, but Emma would let it go, at least for now.
vagueGM says:
he bought your place a while ago, right around the time you first met.
would that be a loophole that allows him to enter her (technically 'his') home uninvited? I'll leave it for Benji to answer, when they sit down for coffee...
Sep 22, 2025 6:17 am
Delirium says:
... would that be a loophole that allows him to enter her (technically 'his') home uninvited? ...
It might be his house/property, but it is not his home. I think that may be what makes the difference?

But it could be interesting to find that the reason vampires are interested in buying up property is, in part, to do with getting around that restriction? At the very least, the landlord is likely to be invited in, even if just to fix the pipes.
Sep 24, 2025 5:48 am
Morphling says:
(in RP) ... a pragmatic approach to nudity. ...
Is this of necessity since you became a werewolf and found yourself in situations where you needed to be pragmatic about it?

Or has this always been the case?
And if so, one wonders if this would indicate some sort of appropriate predilection for becoming a werewolf? :)
Sep 24, 2025 6:05 am
Rolled a '13' on a 'Let it out': Emma is searching for any hidden clues in the apartment. I'll take the corruption to ignore any complications.
Sep 24, 2025 1:56 pm
vagueGM says:
Morphling says:
(in RP) ... a pragmatic approach to nudity. ...
Is this of necessity since you became a werewolf and found yourself in situations where you needed to be pragmatic about it?

Or has this always been the case?
And if so, one wonders if this would indicate some sort of appropriate predilection for becoming a werewolf? :)
Yeah, I think she probably had to get over it pretty quickly now that every serving of furry ends with a side of naked. Although it helps that she was never very shy in the first place.
Sep 24, 2025 4:41 pm
Very much like Persephone, I have no grand plan for wooing and corrupting Viv here. I am going on "vibes" so to speak, with what feels right in each scene, which is what Pers is doing for sure. Eventually she and I will have to stop and make a plan, but she isn’t really capable of that yet.
Sep 25, 2025 3:56 pm
@Delirium, depending on what you tell Kenedi [ref], getting her involved may call for a Move, this might be Hit the Streets [ref] (I support it still works if you get them to come to you), though Emma may have better options. Persuade could work, but there is also the Playbook Move One Way or Another which could do exactly what you want.
Sep 25, 2025 9:36 pm
@vagueGM I feel like this scene has gone off the rails a bit, but I'm ok with it for now. Persephone is considering a display of demon power to "impress" Viv, as a first step to having her maybe thinking that working for Persephone's Patron isn't a bad thing. This is what my Patron wants me to do, so does Persephone feel as if she could "Let it Out" effectively right now (assuming the dice cooperate, which they almost NEVER do, of course).
Sep 25, 2025 11:49 pm
Rolled a 10 on Put a Name to a Face for Alara! I think I would like Alara to owe Benji a Debt. Maybe he helped her figure stuff out//taught her a bit about being a vampire when she was newly turned?
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