Who let the frogs out? (OOC)

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Oct 8, 2025 8:11 pm
I was thinking 'summon a malignant being'. Probably demons. She could pick it up from Yasmine (at some later point?), or overheard the incantation from Chaudry, or maybe learn from the cult themselves. They do owe her...
Oct 8, 2025 9:18 pm
I know it’s been weeks since he disappeared but would I be able to use Bloodhound to look for Elliot here?
Oct 9, 2025 5:25 am
Delirium says:
... I was thinking 'summon a malignant being'. ...
I can see that working, sure.
Delirium says:
... Probably demons. ...
Do you want it to be 'demons'? Do you want to nail down what it is, or leave that unclear?
If you follow through with helping Moss with his ritual that may be another way to get it, then it might be Fae instead? Up to you.
Delirium says:
... the cult themselves. They do owe her ...
Only if you actually forgive them the harm and don't pursue or enable any retribution or vengeance, of course.
Oct 9, 2025 5:26 am
oopsylon says:
I know it’s been weeks since he disappeared but would I be able to use Bloodhound to look for Elliot here?
I wouldn't think so, not weeks later. How would that even work?

Besides, this does not feel like a Move for locating your friends, it is about 'hunting them down', especially with '• On a 10+, you find them alone or vulnerable; take +1 forward against them.' and such.
Oct 9, 2025 5:29 am
vagueGM says:
I wouldn't think so, not weeks later. How would that even work?
Yeah, I figured, but no harm in asking!
Oct 9, 2025 5:40 am
@vagueGM , would 'Gain access to a secure or locked-down location ' be appropriate now? I was thinking of using a variation on Moss's ritual. How about 'study a place of power'?
Oct 9, 2025 5:51 am
vagueGM says:
Do you want it to be 'demons'? Do you want to nail down what it is, or leave that unclear?
I'm thinking something truly horrible and blood curdling, and I'm not sure if the Fae would fit. But we can wait a bit and see how things turn out once she actually encounters them, and then make the decision.
Oct 9, 2025 7:20 pm
Delirium says:
... would 'Gain access to a secure or locked-down location ' be appropriate now? ...
What location do you have in mind? The only one I can think of, here, would be the underground lair of the hellhound where you all had your bad experiences, it may be possible to get back in there the same way you got in the first time... but does anyone want to?

Otherwise: this Ability is about gaining access, not about finding, so you would need to first find such a place before you can trigger the Move. You could find where you went in last time, but there is no active portal there right now, someone —or something— opened it last time, you could try do it again.
Delirium says:
... I was thinking of using a variation on Moss's ritual. ...
Quite possibly. Though you don't know his ritual yet, right? Do you want to study the books he sent you, an hour or so ago, and come back? And I am sure you could try something similar if you have seen him do it. (He is trying to make contact, not 'gain access' but I am sure you can pervert his ritual for other ends.:)
Delirium says:
... How about 'study a place of power'? ...
In the park? It is a public place, not sure anyone 'controls it' (though Max possibly thinks she does:) so the text of the Move sorta precludes it.

Again, though, I can see this Move being useful during Moss' ritual, if it works and turns his swimming-pool or St James Park into a Place of Power for Wild.
Oct 9, 2025 7:21 pm
Delirium says:
... I'm thinking something truly horrible and blood curdling, and I'm not sure if the Fae would fit. ...
Up to you... But I can assure you, some Fae can be pretty blood-curdling. We can play it by ear and not know exactly what they are, just Wild of some sort? You would get to describe what comes forth, we can see what is sounds like, and how it appears is what really matters.
Oct 9, 2025 7:22 pm
Morphling says:
(in RP) ... Once Max realizes she's hit a dead end ...
Have you hit a dead end?

There is still stuff to be learned from here, if you investigate (not a move, you have to actually do it in the fiction).

The other PCs are also in the same part of the park [map] if we want to meet up.
Oct 9, 2025 7:32 pm
Alright... Can we backtrack to the previous hint from the 'Spot a previously overlooked clue' roll and make it more obvious? I'm at a loss as to what Emma learned, exactly.
Oct 9, 2025 7:33 pm
vagueGM says:
Morphling says:
(in RP) ... Once Max realizes she's hit a dead end ...
Have you hit a dead end?

There is still stuff to be learned from here, if you investigate (not a move, you have to actually do it in the fiction).

The other PCs are also in the same part of the park [map] if we want to meet up.
Okay in that case I'm going to cross out my latest post and edit in something new.
Oct 9, 2025 7:34 pm
Morphling says:
... Okay in that case I'm going to cross out my latest post and edit in something new.
Why? Just go on from there, you can be thinking of giving up and taking a nap when you run into the others.
Oct 9, 2025 7:36 pm
Delirium says:
Alright... Can we backtrack to the previous hint from the 'Spot a previously overlooked clue' roll and make it more obvious? I'm at a loss as to what Emma learned, exactly.
It is ongoing, what you do in the fiction dictates what you can learn, the Move just sets the stakes (when done before the fiction).
Oct 9, 2025 7:36 pm
But I don't want to run into the others. I want to turn people into dinosaurs.

If running into the others happens then I'm all for it, but Max won't give up just yet, she wants to investigate.
Oct 9, 2025 7:39 pm
Morphling says:
But I don't want to run into the others. I want to turn people into dinosaurs.

If running into the others happens then I'm all for it, but Max won't give up just yet, she wants to investigate.
It is up to the players if the characters get together, if you choose you can miss each other (maybe by minutes), or you can combine and pool your resources? The investigations may be related... but they also might not be... I don't know.
Oct 9, 2025 7:58 pm
vagueGM says:
It is ongoing, what you do in the fiction dictates what you can learn
I don't know what else to do, except 'look around',.which we had? I'm a bit confused as what need to be done for this move to trigger.
Oct 10, 2025 5:54 am
Delirium says:
vagueGM says:
It is ongoing, what you do in the fiction dictates what you can learn
I don't know what else to do, except 'look around',.which we had? I'm a bit confused as what need to be done for this move to trigger.
That is enough to trigger the Move, but you can only learn what you could learn from doing the actions you are doing in the fiction, if you have not done enough to really get a lot from the Move you can either accept it, or do more (this ability to do more, post-roll, is limited to 'ongoing' Moves like Figure Someone Out, or 'investigative' ones like this, which can last most of the scene).

If you 'look around' you would learn what you could learn from 'looking around', based on what you already know/suspect; if you want to learn more you may have to, maybe, talk to people (in the fiction or maybe with something like Hit the Streets [ref]); or investigate the area (what you do matters), including, possibly, the Lanseborough since that has become the location.

Don't look to the Moves to solve your problems, look to the fiction first, then we can see if any Moves apply. The outcomes or results of all Moves are based on the existing fiction.
Oct 10, 2025 6:37 am
I'm still struggling with this; I (as a player) don't know what clue there is to find, so I don't know which actions I need to take in order to find it to begin with. Emma is supposed to be observant, and have good haunches about these things.
Oct 10, 2025 11:51 am
Do you want us to bump into Max, Morphling? I could have Benji spot Max if you like (or you could spot us if you prefer)
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