Celtricia, World of Factions-First Look, Collegium Arcana Online Game

[limetom]

This Friday at our usual time (8:45p Eastern) works fine for me.

[LordVreeg]

perfect.   much to go over, and much you can do.   
we'll go over some class details and learning rlls, but there will be some opportunities to work on your book, etc.

[LordVreeg]

just an update on how the format is working out.
For those who do not know, we run a main, group session every other Sunday online, but then do personal, intermezzo sessions online with each player to go over their learning and interactions   So there is a lot of stuff going on in between sessions. 

I am quite impressed so far, though the individual sessions have gotten pretty adventurous pretty quickly.

[LordVreeg]

Limetom,

next seesion is first Fastak on campus, and the students are going to have to determine what Douhis they visit.   And the integration of that and the stuff you all learned is going to be key.

You said you have levels you were already close in?

And what is Vee's take on her experiece in the strange antechamber?

[limetom]

Vee leveled in Basic Social, which I need to roll for next time. She's close in Basic Detect (193 applied XP) and in Spirit SP (188 applied XP). If I'm lucky I'll get one of them next time.

I think Vee's going to be visiting Ceminiar's Douhis.

Vee's pretty shaken up by the experience; she didn't try the rhyme out, after all. But, it hasn't gotten rid of her curiosity, either. She's not sure what she saw--a ghost? A powerful, yet forgotten mage? Somebody in disguise? And their motives aren't clear either. Were they trying to trick her? Or were they telling the truth? If they are a ghost, did she find their finger? Or was it just a long-forgotten trinket? And what is that sigil-coevered fingerbone and what does it do (if anything)? In a word: anxious.

[LordVreeg]

that is a great analysis, and well-taken from her in-game perspective.

we play tomorrow night as a group, normal time.   

[LordVreeg]

Open Session three (session 8 if you count all the Intermezzo sessions) was gratifying.  The Pcs are learning more about the city of Stenron and the school, and are, realistically enough, learning about the inner workings of the Collegium social scene and how to work within the confines of that and their position as Dexies (first year students)
Last session was the first Fastak of the school year, the 8th day of the Hawaak where almost all people find time to worship and visit the Douhis (Dou~his) of the religions and faiths that deal with their person current struggles.  Stenron having the largest and oldest Godtraat in the CradleLands, it is easy for the students to all go en masse through three neighborhoods and end in said 'Street of the Gods.

An excerpt later in the session is below.


Pholian Mar: I excuse myself and go over to the Green Mother's Douhis as the rest leaves or goes about their way.
(From Les'z): so what did i see them do
Gregoir, " any other douhis we need to hit, gang?"
he seems relieved
Pholian Mar: Suddenly, I scream and freak out.  Really.  Eyes bug out and all.
Les'z: I am ok with tagging along with the rest of you
Gregoir "WHAT!, WHAT!"
Les'z: Whoa wat's up ?
Pholian Mar: "It's in my pocket, get it out, get it out!!!"

LordVreeg (GM): a wide berth around you is given by all, even in this strange crowded place full of wide-eyed prophets and strange miracles.
 
Pholian Mar: I throw off my robes, standing just in trousers and shirt.
Gregoir, "WHat? What? in your pocket?
Pholian Mar: "The statue! The bloody thing just moved!"
Les'z: NO WAY
get it out !
(From Les'z): i want to do detect magic on his pocket
Gregoir, : why'd you bring the well-damned thing?'
Pholian Mar: "You get it out! You hear that?"
"I didn't bring that! It's in my chest! Well, was!"
"Alright...listen. You two just...grab something, alright?"
"Something to hit it with. I'm going to take it out."
(From Les'z): is the laugh the same we heard in the fog games

(From Les'z): are those clubbers around

Les'z: I heard that laugh from the fog

Pholian Mar: "Right, well....grab a branch or something."
"Or just be ready to kick it. I'll take it out. Just say when ready."

(vreeg-to Les'z) the clubbers have been joined by a third, a klaxik, older, not on school garb but in studded leather.
(From Les'z): do they look amused or just surprised

(From Les'z): directed toward Pholian?
Les'z: I can step on it, but will defer to you guys, i am not very strong
: Gregoir, "I wou;d love to...but the laughing is gone"
Pholian Mar: I go ahead and kick the robes a bit, to see if I hit anything hard and metallic there.
LordVreeg (GM): nope
pretty empty
" Let's get to the Church of Black Irony and chaos...it fits..."
Les'z: I second that.
Pholian Mar: I make a worried frown "Mrm...sure."
I grab the robes and follow them.
(From Les'z): are teh clubbers watching or are they otherwise occumpied as we leave
(Vreeg to Les'z)  The three of them seem to be keeping a sharp eye, but you feel them focusing on Pholian.

LordVreeg (GM): the group of you spend the am and early afternoon, hittting 2-3 douhis each eating cakes, talking to others, ery social
by 8th Na sui, you are heading back
It is getting Chill, though seasonal for early Hisiu.  Maybe 45 degrees, and you all are thankful for the thick school robes
LordVreeg (GM): Prefect Kakoana, his somewhat long hair perfectly curled and oiled,  and the hugely fat human Keeper Jeesh bring you to North hall, for a meet pie feast...
North Hall is abuzzing hive by the to the huge eating hall that lies below the North Hall Domitory.  The night Sui ihas started as you get to the doors, dodging other students, and Red Gerin, the small red sun, dyes the Golden Quad a bloody red.
you all hear from upper classmen that you get rudimentary books on the night of the tenth, which is great news.
Jessie and Vee, and to a lesser extent, Christo, seem to be in a fine mood
Les'z: OOC does "rudimentary books" mean something everybody understands, cuz i dont
Pholian Mar: I think he meant mandatory
Les'z: not sure i know what mandatory books means either
LordVreeg (GM): ooc..rudimentary, as in first spellbooks
though none of you really have spells
supposedly

Les'z: exciting!
LordVreeg (GM): Gregoir and Bosh are thrilled
Christo seems more relieved
Jessie, "about itime..this pace moves so slow, letting the stgragglers keep up"

the tables are full, a meat pies, wet and warm, are all over, some plain, sme heavily spiced in ogril style or Harou subtlety.
Pholian Mar: As we eat, I whisper to the other two partners in crime "You know, I think we should grab a teacher about this whole thing. It starts to look like more than we could chew".
Gregoir, " That statuette, you mean...but who can we talk to about it?"
Les'z: i agree, but who
Pholian Mar: "I think we can probe about the odd mists appearing on the grounds"
Gregioir, "they will think us insane..."
Pholian Mar: "Also we best check if it's even still in my chest. I'm not sure if I'd be more glad or terrified if it was gone."
Les'z: whispering " i think we should avoid any teachers associated with brokenball" " i saw some clubbers near our little scene today"
Pholian Mar: "Hrm....good call. And I don't think they'd Gregoir, this place has whole chapters dedicated to odd myths."
Gregoir..."Love the game, but some of those Clubbers do NEED a life beyond the ball and club.
Les'z: whispering " i think any teacher good at detecting magic can figure that object out pretty quickly"

(From Les'z): because of my association thru parents are there any big boy professor types i might have an "in" with
Pholian Mar: "Well I'm not sure we should actually show it to them"
(From Les'z): they were associated with the kakenbyte maker types, who should be able to figure this out
Pholian Mar: "There is a matter of those gnomes"
Vee: If you whisper too much your voice will stick like that.
LordVreeg (GM): ooc hahahahah
Pholian Mar: "Thanks, mom."

Vee Glares at Pholian.
Pholian Mar: I focus on my meatpie.  Hard.  Mmmm, Good.
LordVreeg (GM): ooc and we will end there,


Vee: So I leveled in Basic Detect.
Les'z: agreed, cheers
Vee: I swear I'm not cheating, lol.
LordVreeg (GM): ooc THEre IS S STATUE NIBBLING MY ASS!!!!!
Vee: rolling 1d3
(
1
)
= 1
Les'z: ouch
LordVreeg (GM): obviously not cheating
Vee: I don't mind at all,

There you have another example of the in-game workings of the Collegium Game.  Not super-duper, no earth shaking, but mystery and exploration, which it was supposed to be.  As far as game experiments go, this one seems to be going very, very well.   

[LordVreeg]

Limetom, this Friday for the next Intermezzo session. 
More library stuff, and more classwork in store.

[limetom]

Works for me.

[LordVreeg]

awesome.   so, so much to do.

[limetom]

I'll try to be there on time, but I'm out and don't know of I'll be there right away or not. At most I'll be half an hour late.

[LordVreeg]

no stress, the boy needs to be put down

[LordVreeg]

Finished posting the basics for Hisiu~ (sometimes Hisui).  This is the current Goesi (60 day month), for the reference point of the PCs.
Please note I did place the date for the Dance for the Incoming, which may be a lot of fun, but it will be a time for pomp and gratuitous use of the Woo.
And then, the night of Waxcrenior is soon after..., a different type of celebration.

[LordVreeg]

Open Session should be tonight, 8:45.

[LordVreeg]

what a truly awesome session last night was in the Collegium Arcana game.
Thought we would play a bit of a lunchtime in the North Hall, then planned on playing the Incoming Ball over at Selig Tran for the rest of the session.

However, the PCs ended up kibbitizing in the North Hall Basement, then figuring stuff out, and then getting into trouble, that we didn't even get to the dance, just over to The Class of History of SPellcasting in Penult Hall.

Guess we'll do the Incoming Ball next Open Session.