Green Flame Rising (Exalted vs Dresden Files)

Fairly sure we only have one more AP to spend. You are spending 1 bonus AP on brother Divsimar, and you are left with one more, unless I am missing something.
I meant the 1ap for the action plus the bonus ap.

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Are you sure that Molly shouldn't check on Helen? It was one of the first options when she met the Cauldron, and I think that ignoring her problem can really sour our relationships with other members.
It's not ignoring them, if they really need us they can ask for help. As is I don't think it's urgent enough to need our immediate intervention and we have a lot to do.
I really like most of Stage Magic, just not Harvard.

Is there any way to avoid that without also visiting the Skinwalker?
A lot of us do want to go to Harvard but though, and the debate is kind of stale at this point for lack of new information.

This is a good choice for both sides of that debate because it gives us something firmer to form opinions off of both for and against it.
 
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Vote closed, Stage magic it is.
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Nov 20, 2023 at 7:54 AM, finished with 73 posts and 21 votes.

  • [X] Plan Stage Magic
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] NEW Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] NEW Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    -[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
    —[X] If he's interested, give Brother Divsimar a tour of the courts
    —[X] 1 AP to investigate its nature with him if he's willing
    -[X] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.
    -[X] NEW A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
    —[X] 2 AP
    [X] Plan Really Fulfilling Our Obligations
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] NEW The Other side of the Mirror: Explore and secure Nevernever areas corresponding to the Last station
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] NEW Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] NEW Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    --[X] (spend 1 bonus AP) Optional: The Southeast is skinwalker country, much as you hate to think it maybe its best to have the devil you know under your eye. See what Broken Seeker is up to and if he knows something about the Sin Eater, its steward and the thing they guard (Costs +1 AP)
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] See what's up with Helen, there is something eating away at Helen you are sure of it, something dark and strange, dark and strange is your specialty
    -[X] NEW A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
    --[X] spend 1 bonus AP
    [X] Plan Training and Fulfilling Our Obligations
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
    --[X] spend 1 bonus AP
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] NEW Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] NEW Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] See what's up with Helen, there is something eating away at Helen you are sure of it, something dark and strange, dark and strange is your specialty
    -[X] NEW A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
    [X] Fulfilling Obligations and Making Arrangements
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile
    -[X] The Other side of the Mirror: Explore and secure Nevernever areas corresponding to the Last station
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    -[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
    -[X] If he's interested, give Brother Divsimar a tour of the courts
    -[X] 1 AP to investigate its nature with him if he's willing
    -[X] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] Online presence, one of the few advantages of minor talents over more powerful magicians is that they are more up to date with technology and less likely to make it explode. See if you can convince the others to set up a strong online presence, maybe even recruiting
    [X] Building a Web of Connections
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] In the Sky a Thousand Eyes: If you see something you can stick a demon in it. It occurs to you that satellites are definitely something you can see with the right tools, though you are going to have to figure out which ones you want and what orders to give them.
    -[X] Sign of the Red Star: Get to know your newest venture and how they might be integrated into the growing web of ownership and vassalage around you
    -[X] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] See what's up with Helen, there is something eating away at Helen you are sure of it, something dark and strange, dark and strange is your specialty
    -[X] Prodigious Artefact: Whether it be for Daniel or some other 'mere' mortal caught up in the world of vampires, warlocks sorcerers and demons you've had a thought for a working... a ring perhaps to grant a power both flexible and strong
    --[X] 2 AP
    [X] Fulfilling Obligations and Making
    [X] Fulfilling Obligations and Making Arrangements
 
We should asl Tiffany to come to the birth. Odds of something going wrong are low but not zero and for that I'd be fine owing her a minor favor.
 
Winning Vote
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Nov 20, 2023 at 7:54 AM, finished with 73 posts and 21 votes.

  • [X] Plan Stage Magic
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] NEW Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] NEW Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    -[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
    —[X] If he's interested, give Brother Divsimar a tour of the courts
    —[X] 1 AP to investigate its nature with him if he's willing
    -[X] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.
    -[X] NEW A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
    —[X] 2 AP
    [X] Plan Really Fulfilling Our Obligations
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] NEW The Other side of the Mirror: Explore and secure Nevernever areas corresponding to the Last station
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] NEW Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] NEW Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    --[X] (spend 1 bonus AP) Optional: The Southeast is skinwalker country, much as you hate to think it maybe its best to have the devil you know under your eye. See what Broken Seeker is up to and if he knows something about the Sin Eater, its steward and the thing they guard (Costs +1 AP)
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] See what's up with Helen, there is something eating away at Helen you are sure of it, something dark and strange, dark and strange is your specialty
    -[X] NEW A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
    --[X] spend 1 bonus AP
    [X] Plan Training and Fulfilling Our Obligations
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
    --[X] spend 1 bonus AP
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] NEW Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] NEW Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] See what's up with Helen, there is something eating away at Helen you are sure of it, something dark and strange, dark and strange is your specialty
    -[X] NEW A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
    [X] Fulfilling Obligations and Making Arrangements
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile
    -[X] The Other side of the Mirror: Explore and secure Nevernever areas corresponding to the Last station
    -[X] A friend in need. You promised Rosie that you would help and so you will, with problems material and ethereal
    --[X] Welcoming your Godchild: Rosie is due to give birth on the 10th, help her welcome the baby and settle in
    -[X] Viva Las Vegas: Thanks to Maeve you now know where Sandra is, a pity that is not on a tropical island where you can bag her and have a party afterwards. Instead it's in some kind of supernatural fortress on top of what she called a fraying in the fabric of reality, or a thing that doesn't belong... bitch.
    -[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
    -[X] If he's interested, give Brother Divsimar a tour of the courts
    -[X] 1 AP to investigate its nature with him if he's willing
    -[X] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] Online presence, one of the few advantages of minor talents over more powerful magicians is that they are more up to date with technology and less likely to make it explode. See if you can convince the others to set up a strong online presence, maybe even recruiting
    [X] Building a Web of Connections
    -[X] Attend school you have friends at school and you would like the memories of senior year and graduation even if they won't be teaching you anything worthwhile (If neither School nor getting your GED is chosen Molly will systematically skip class)
    -[X] In the Sky a Thousand Eyes: If you see something you can stick a demon in it. It occurs to you that satellites are definitely something you can see with the right tools, though you are going to have to figure out which ones you want and what orders to give them.
    -[X] Sign of the Red Star: Get to know your newest venture and how they might be integrated into the growing web of ownership and vassalage around you
    -[X] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.
    -[X] Cauldron Bubble, your new friends in the Ordo Lebetis could use more help, maybe not as... enthusiastic as the last time, but they are small fish in a very big and scary pond
    --[X] See what's up with Helen, there is something eating away at Helen you are sure of it, something dark and strange, dark and strange is your specialty
    -[X] Prodigious Artefact: Whether it be for Daniel or some other 'mere' mortal caught up in the world of vampires, warlocks sorcerers and demons you've had a thought for a working... a ring perhaps to grant a power both flexible and strong
    --[X] 2 AP
    [X] Fulfilling Obligations and Making
    [X] Fulfilling Obligations and Making Arrangements
 
Arc 11 Post 2: Plans Abounding
Plans Abounding

2nd of January 2007 A.D.

There is a particular energy or lack thereof to the first Monday back to school, freshmen shuffling their feet, stuttering excuses about missing homework, seniors peering blearily at the face of the morning sun as though it had personally offended them, the two guys passing out smokes behind the gym being too loud about it and getting busted by the the vice-principal, no doubt telling himself that this time he'll get them good. He won't and he knows it but everyone makes New Years' resolutions they can't keep, like Izzy resolving to kick her soda habit and lose ten pounds, which she does not need, or Alec resolving that he's going to... join the Navy? Wait since when had that been a thing?

It turns out since last October, you had just been a bit busy freaking out over Mab at the time. Apparently he was going to try for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Program at the University of Illinois. "What are you majoring in?" you ask, as though you somehow had not missed that.

"I'm thinking of Computer Science and Physics, there's going to be plenty of need for both on a ship I reckon and it pays well." There's a sly smile on his face as he adds. "I'd have some trouble explaining where I got some of the ideas for app and network design though. 'Alien AI' probably isn't going to cut it."

"Depends, by the time we are all in our freshmen year at College I might have spoken with some people," you admit.

That gets Izzy's attention in a hurry. "No way! Is this like the Men in Black." As much as you have seen over the past few months she is still the only person you know who can chew gum excitedly. "Are you going to Roswell... no what was that place called? Area 51. I read something about it online."

"I regret to inform you that it's probably bunk then," you offer with a shake of the head, you whisper back. "Most of the people who make policy on the spooky side, government or otherwise are old."

"Well of course they are...?" she rolls her eyes.

"More than usual, centuries old maybe." You think back to the agents from the Library, Von Trier's cold gaze measuring, weighing, the loaded choice of words. "Powerful Talents just live a long time naturally and for those less blessed there are ways and means. Think about it, if you had magic what would be one of the first things you would do with it?"

"I'm guessing not cure world hunger?" Alec jokes.

"Live longer so you can the fruits of it all the more," you answer, though before you can expand on the matter the bell goes off for Spanish.

***​

After school you meet with Izzy and ask if she's decided where she's planning to apply for College. She has, environmental sciences here at the University of Chicago. "Not quite the marine biologist I wanted to be when I was nine, but closer than most people get," she jokes, but you can see she's struggling to keep the note light. "My parents want want me to go into psychology or 'at least' medicine, you know like an MD is something they will reluctantly take."

"You know if you wanted to observe entirely alien oceans..." you trail off.

"Don't tempt me," your friend grumbles. "So where are you going this weekend?"

"Vegas..."

"Get out!" She fakes a gasp. "How is that fair?"

"To deal with a thing," you finish, giving one more look around to make sure none of the other students streaming from the school were paying attention. "A magic thing."

"Mom wouldn't let me go to Vegas even if it was to stop Satan himself from invading," she snorts, then notices your expression. "That's a... wait, no don't explain yet. You can tell me when you come back victorious." Despite the tone it's hard to miss the worry swimming under the blue-green waters of her gaze.

What, besides school, do you do in the week before you head off to Vegas

[] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams

[] Higher Education: According to Od... that is Donar Vadderung Cambridge Massachusetts is in in a power void at the moment, one that given the power and influence certain factions of the unseen world could acquire by getting their hooks into the students early could be a lot of trouble down the road. On the other hand that very fact could be of great use to you. Check it out, see if you can establish a presence there. After all it is quite close by water.

-[] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her

OOC: You cannot do a Friend in need yet since the kid is due to be born on the 10th (hopefully) after you come back from Vegas. I was hoping we could do Vegas at the very start of the month, but it turns out school started on the 2nd in 2006 and I had no reason to butterfly the school year structure.
 
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[x] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[X] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her

This is the most time-pressing thing.
 
[x] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
 
[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
 
[X] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[X] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[x] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[X] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[x] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her

Let's not be a more neglectful friend/acquittance than freaking Nemesis-Maeve would have been. We uncovered that issue, let's deal with it decisively before moving on.
 
[x] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams
 
[X] The Bridges of the Spirit, continue your training with Brother Divsimar not in the ways of the spirit but the mind, the Bridge of Dreams

I like starting with the low-stakes thing.

It would feel weird to push a nice little bit of training between the major actions of the month.
 
[X] A Veil in Summer: Lilly is in a bad way, her memories of mortality, the things she loved and cherished slipping through her fingers, becoming more and more like the last Summer Lady, given what the last Summer Lady did there's more cause than just sympathy to stop her
 
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