I have already apologized for my complete confusion concerning days since the holiday; those who read the Blogless Lepolt entry Blame It On the Holiday have seen this. Here's hoping that with the new week in the new year I can get back on track. I am of course challenged by the fact that in my absence quite a few have managed to post, so I must catch up threads from Michael, Ahmetia, Brock, Maxx, Kurt, Harry, Nikolaj, and John 2. Here's hoping we can address them all.
Michael wants to know whether he can discern why Annie rarely says anything. There's a reason for that, really, but whether he can perceive it will require a simple intuition check: 7+16=23, too high.
Ahmetia is continuing her carriage conversation.
We'll also continue Brock's informative conversation with Ann.
Maxx and I are still working on the definitions and effects of his skills.
I wonder whether Mariska will think that Kurt is testing her knowledge, and if so how she will take that. Still, he's right to think that it would be good to get some instruction in the care and use of a 9mm pistol. This will give him an instructor and an example in repair of the gun (maintenance being low-level repair), and his roll of 48 says that he can learn it from that, 1@1 Repair Pistol T6@2 (9mm semiautomatic).
I have posted Harry's work schedule in its own thread, Harry's Firefighter Schedule, and pointed him to it as well as started his action forward anew.
Nikolaj is again challenging me to consider whether this is a combined skill or two individuals performing the same skill. I'm inclined toward the latter, and will handle it so. Nikolaj will go first, in what is another M+7@7 Prayer for Third Party Revelation. Our time factor is baseline, but there is a delayed effect for -10. We have +5 appropriate words, and I take "out loud" to mean that sound is necessary, +2. Having the eyes closed gives it an action component, but our total sit-mod is -3. He's got a 7@9 bias, +10 for religion, +10 for alliance, +BRA of 1@9, 118-80=48% chance of success. He rolls 20, good for 1@1 Prayer for Third Party Revelation M+7@7 pray aloud 15:00 for God to speak to people through the words and actions of the user and his companions, -3SM. The question of whether Bredd also learns it is more difficult. I am not certain of his bias.
Lauren rolls 39 on giving John 2 the pattern for the psionic slicer; he rolls 05 on learning it, 1@1 Slicer P10@6 Dangerous.
--M. J. Young