Fallen Empire

[kurff]

"Right, so a get in and look like an army.." Tesla nodded, "Guessing we can blend in too and it will help." he grinned thinking of how his poker table would react. The idea of alien dimensions was a fun one. checking a pair pistols and several pouches. "So do I say some magic words and wave a few dead rats or something?"

[albatross]

Fakir clears his throat and stands up, "Not quite." He walks over to where a few harried nuns are bent over books and vials and dust examining the circles on the floor. "Got it all figured out?" He queries. One of them nods and launches into an in depth circle magic explanation (anyone who understands magic circles can try to follow at -30%). The circles are linked in some convoluted way. After a few minutes of technical jargon, Fakir nods and draws Mikalah's katana. The ratty, dinged up old blade glows faintly red in the darkness of the cave. The sword looks like a piece of junk, but Bellephoebe, Tesla and others present at the battle on Tanis Six have seen hundreds of demons destroyed by a single swing of the beat up looking sword.

Fakir mumbles a short conversation to the nun, she mumbles back, and he says, "Well, here we go..." And he nicks the edge of one of the circles with his sword. Other circles made by the nuns are activated, and Talon, the old woman, and six warrior nuns rise to continue along the cave.

The leave, and are gone only a few minutes when the old woman comes shuffling back. "Success," she cackles happily, "the right time, and we can return safely."

Fakir motions for everyone to form up in groups of eight, each group including one immortal. "Maintain physical contact with your immortal. Don't walk through unassisted. Go slowly. Plenty of time." Fakir sticks the katana into the ground where he nicked the circle, "Nobody touch that." His tone is wry, and the remaining nuns seem insulted by the implication. Fakir and several bunny girls go threw next with Sapphire.

[shiivster]

Aki squats and tells the animals what she needs from them for this trip. the mongoose climbs up onto the shoulder and whill reach with a paw to touch the ear, while Aki and the lynx hold onto the arm and hand.

Lynx makes an odd noise with the person's hand is its mouth as Aki pat's its head. she simply tells the person the animals are touching 'Mao say hand taste bad. Yumi say you strong smell'

[yendor]

[dice=100] Principles of Magic 107%

Malone pauses, looking over the circles, a bit close when they're activated, but not dangerously so, watching how they work. "So we're going to re-enact the Princess Bride? Always did like that book, and the movie wasn't that bad either."
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[kurff]

Understand Magic: (If needed)
[dice=100]

Relate it to tech equal (Electiral Engineer if needed)
[dice=100]
"Okay lets get this done, I have a poker game with Darwin, Byron, Clemmens and Dorion Grey to attend this week. Magic and science do both use energy so this seems like some of the principles should be similar." he stepped forward to start the process. He wondered just how many versions of stories were. It seemed every dimension came up with the same tales.

So it seemed likely the original source creating them would be a multidimensional source. the whole idea supported Dorion's and Byron's theory that creativity was more than it seemed..tesla didn't buy it. But there was more to it than just chance. He hated when Byron was right..

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[albatross]

Each immortal: Malone, Jourdan, Tesla, the hooded one, Viking, and Krin (and the Holy Mother and Sapphire already gone) is grasped by seven others, and shuffles forward maintaining contacts. Nuns, bunny girls, animals and everyone else grabs hold and moves forward.

Tesla and Malone have trouble guessing the circles purpose, but have an inkling. As each immortal edges forward, each step seems oddly caught in time. Thousands of years are added to each immortals phyical age in an instant. The added circles direct the aging towards the immortals, but a time traveller edging through without protection would age unto death. All perishable food and items dissolve as they walk, only tough (mdc, magic, etc) items and equipment survive the seal.

Eventually the cave opens onto a prairie. The hooded one, the ugly wolfen and the elf Krin bow to Talon and leave back the way they came. Fakir has a short whispered conversation with Sapphire and she decides to stay at the entrance. One of the teams of nuns and Bunny Girls remain to patrol near the entrance, to make sure they will be able to get out later.

Tossing aside all the perishable goods (anything that can't last a few thousands years is destroyed), the rest get ready to march. If anyone has lost their clothing, the bunny girls and nuns will offer cloaks and overcoats.

[thorley]

Pretty much everything Bellephoebe is carrying of note would probably survive, though she'd need to dump the rations she had in her survival pack (the GM might choose to name some exceptions since I'm being general). Her gear is all from RIFTS or magical and made of MDC materials. MDC stuff survives apocolypses and gets dug out of ruins after that long in Phase World (from alien civilizations and the like), and since she's just standing there isn't probably equivilent to "ideal storage" as opposed to say being buried under 40 gazillion tons of rubble.

That said she'll still do some diagnostics and repairs on her technological equipment to tweak it back to working order.

This is of course assuming Bellephoebe didn't already know this and have her stuff attuned or otherwise prepared. To be fair I figure she's already supposed to have puzzled out this spell and used it travelling to Dweamor and then back in time to this moment (so I figure a principles roll to figure it out isn't nessicary) using an immortal as a power source. Indeed given that she's supposed to be the one who figured out the trick of using the immortals to bypass the blood sacrifice Fakir wanted, I'm a little surprised the Nuns had that much trouble since she'd probably just tell them what to do. Aki and Jourdan would probably be similarly prepared at least.

Those points and queries aside aside Bellephoebe will make another IC query for RP purposes:

"I'm a little confused, I thought all of this already played out badly. A bride was selected from this same kingdom, and a giant factional war eventually destroyed this dimension. At this point shouldn't you guys know the specifics of what they have given that it was all used in the war?"

she sighs since they obviously don't.

"I suppose we might as well start walking. It's going to be quite a scene when we reach a town.... a real bunny parade and some naked people, maybe Fakir should start calling himself Heff... okay, okay bad joke".

[albatross]

As everyone takes stock of what has been lost, they discover that items in dimensional envelopes and pockets have not aged, so some food and clothig has survived.

Anything outside of such protections has aged. Over ten thousand years, even a nuclear powered device would have run out of charge, and a gas or battery powered device would be completely drained (fuel breaks down over time). They could be refueled, but this kingdom has no gasoline or uranium. Technowizard its can be recharged, and Tesla might be able to bring some of the electrical items back to life. (Message with equip questions.)

But most of the bunny girls have spare outfits in their (dimensionsal pocket or envelope) purses, and all the bunny girls have armored long coats and all the nuns armored cloaks to spare so no one need be naked. In fact, the classic 'bunny girl' outfit includes a plain clothes armor vest as its primary component, and all the 'intoxicating scent' girls have jumpsuits with helmets and all the nuns clothing seems quite intact.

Fakir is talking to a nun, "Thought the redirect would cover the clothes and equipment?" The nun shrugs, "Experimental circles modified to thwart the original intent. A minor detail compared to death." Fakir nods.

"Alright, everyone get your gear together. Toss the perishables, borrow a coat or cloak if you need clothes. Let's get a good march in before making camp."

One of the nuns falls in step with Tesla, "So, how did it feel? Was it a death curse? Damage ward?"

The bunny girls and nuns discard ruined items, in some cases changing clothes, and start forming up to march.

[kurff]

"Bellephoebe, you should know life is full of surprises. After all it would be dull if there were none..Let me check your tech gear. I have a bit of a talent in that area." After checking his gear, a getting new clothes if needed and getting his technological items running he assists others in getting gear operable.

"It was like walking through a sea of time. each step I actually felt the flow of time...curious. I'm betting if you checked my age now I would be much older." he paused, "Ever walk out into an ocean tide? I once went surfing with Lord Byron on the California coast on my earth. He claimed he found the 'perfect tide.' it was of course one that was deemed unsafe for mortals and we washed up on shore. but after you did surf it you were changed. Given a wider perspective I guess is the best way to put it. I'm just not sure exactly what that 'tide' altered." he shrugged as if lacking the proper words to describe it, "Great I'll be poet like Byron...I better not be the next Mary Shelley.." he muttered as he worked on the tech in group.

[albatross]

Ora smirks to Aki, "No problems for me. None of this new magic electricity." Of course, Ora's giant frame is barely concealed, most of her armor having rotted away, but she doesn't seem bothered to show lots of bronze skin. None of the bunny girl's or nuns clothes will fit her in any case.

Leaving behind the entrance patrol, the group marches until late afternoon. The nuns are tough and stoic, marching along with scouts, flankers and a van guard at the rear. They are alert and carefully study the tall grasses of the plains. It seems to be a beautiful autumn day, judging by the light and temperature.

Fakir's bunny girl minions don't march as much as they skip, prance and dart around giggling, flirting, and chasing insects.

When the march stops to make camp, the nuns establish a perimeter and begin making camp with military precison, setting up tents, posting guards, searching for water, setting up dew catchers, gathering materials for fires.

Some of the bunny girls wander off to explore, some start looking for food, some set down a ways from the camp to practice their instruments- although observant characters notice they remain in their 'wing' teams of three. None wander alone. They set no tents, though some of them start to make a fire.

A bunny girl seeks out Tesla to help him practice using his shield. A couple more start flirting with Jourdan and Malone, asking them if they have brought warm clothes. Fakir asks Bellephobe, Tesla, Ora, and Malone to join him later for strategy and tactical discussions. "A fireside chat, if you will."

Aki's animals start exploring and hunting.

[kurff]

"Sure, I can get that force field practice after that chat or while waiting." he nods, "Saving a kingdom will need a back-up plan or at least a plan. Fakir liked to plan it was no wonder he managed to survive.

"We can get that practice in after the chat." he told her as he looked at her then back at Fakir, "Sure when your ready." he went to the fireside.

[thorley]

Bellephoebe says "Sure Tesla" and lets him examine anything he wants in regards to the gear "I'm afraid I'm not famliar with Lord Byron, I'm guessing he's another scientist of some sort? I'm also not sure what you mean exactly by surfing the tide, some kind of stunt with a boat in a deadpool I assume?" Bellephoebe is from a post apocolyptic earth, the ocean is very dangerous and full of anamolies. She's fought against Splugorth minions on the coast, but has actually never been on a boat or underwater.





Truthfully since she can make dimensional pockets and knew the spell (having cast it herself) I'm guessing she probably protected her gear that way if need be. I'm not sure how some of her stuff is powered because it was never specified (holographic display wrist computer, advanced multi-tool, etc...) so if it wasn't D-pocketed that's a GM call. If I had to pick and it wasn't protected I'd say solar trickle charge with backup batteries (which might now be depleted). Gear is just gear though, Bellephoebe has been totally stripped of gear twice in Merctown so will cope if the GM rules most of it is gone or non-functional, but she'll put it into a D-pocket for storage to work on charging later.

The E-clips in the vibro-weapons she gave Aki are probably gone, but the armor was MDC fabrics so should be fine, like what the bunny girls have. If she didn't have it D-pocketed Bellephoebe's Naruni field is probably out of juice, but she has the one she took off Fakir's minions, and two layers of MDC fabrics (the ballroom gown, over the body glove). If not in storage the multi-rifle's E-clip might have expired, but it can probably still fire plasma cartridges with a bit of maitnence due to that being bullets.

I will definatly need a GM ruling on the MDC Dynamite, that is probably going to need to be carefully buried at this point if it aged.

Just let me know before we get into a fight so I can plan tactics accordingly, otherwise I'm going to assume her gear is fine due to her knowlege and abillity to make D-pockets and such.

In response to Fakir she says "Sounds like a plan, I'm hoping this is going to be relatively straightforward, though things rarely are, especially with entire dimensions at stake". She will follow Fakir and any of the other characters to the strategy meeting.

[albatross]

For characters with D-Pockets, I presume they were wearing any protective gear, like Bellephoebe's Naruni field, and had at least one weapon accessible. For items like MDC Dynamite, d-pocket storage seems obvious.

For weapons, I'm going to rule that the character's best/most commonly used/most powerful weapon was accessible. Since Bellephoebe has used the multi-rifle in battle recently, I'm going to rule it was "out." So for Bellephoebe I'd say the Naruni field and her multi-rifle e-clips are drained, but the other weapons should be fine.

As for wrist computers and advanced multi-tools, they die in the seal, but Tesla can pretty easily bring them back to life.

Good questions, if there are other questions on which bits of equipment survived, let me know. Also, if any characters want to store stuff in d-pockets, that can be noted - but if a character has dozens of weapons in a dimensional room it might take time to access them in a fight. Keeping one or two weapons close to hand is a good idea.

[yendor]

Malone looks around at the faded equipment, though too old and experienced to be embarrassed, picks up his LeMat off the cave floor, the holster long since rotted away. "As for the time taken off my immortal life span, sir [addressed to Fakir], although immortal, I would have liked to have used those years for my own purposes."

Takes an armored overcoat and hood, manages to sling the LeMat into a pocket, cane still in hand, wiggles his toes. "Back to being a hobbit I guess."

[As for the flirting Bunny Girl] Malone smiles, a charming look he's used many a time before. "I don't know, we might have to sleep together to conserve body heat."

[albatross]

Fakir feigns a shrug to disguise unease perhaps realizing how close he and the nuns came to error, "I'm sure there is a Circle of Youth or something to get you back down to 5,000 years old in no time." He mutters, "At least all immortals and everybody survived...."

Fakir looks at Malone's toes and raises his eyebrows, "Are you going to be able to walk for three days without footwear?"



The bunny girl nods seriously, "I didn't bring a tent."