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OP, Rules
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Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
In order to practice my writing, and to avoid my tendency of over-complicated game mechanics, this quest will follow two basic rules:
1. No dice
2. No math beyond addition and subtraction.
Naturally, this will be a very narrative driven quest. It's also a quest about magic, so let's get too it.
Normally I will be giving a bonus XP for every 10 people who participates in a vote to encourage participation.
I'll also hand out Fate points to people from time to time, which can be used for just about anything, special events, introducing your own character into the game, changing the world in some way, etc. With GM approval, of course.
1. No dice
2. No math beyond addition and subtraction.
Naturally, this will be a very narrative driven quest. It's also a quest about magic, so let's get too it.
- The Magic System
Normally I will be giving a bonus XP for every 10 people who participates in a vote to encourage participation.
I'll also hand out Fate points to people from time to time, which can be used for just about anything, special events, introducing your own character into the game, changing the world in some way, etc. With GM approval, of course.
But for this first vote, one time only, I will give an XP for every single person who votes. And if we get over a hundred voters by tomorrow, you get to choose an extra perk for the main character.
So let's get started!
You're 18, your parents have just divorced, you've moved with your mother to the (fictional) suburb of Dryden, about half an hour south of Dayton, Ohio, and it's two weeks till you start your senior year of high school.
[]Name (if the name includes a picture, then you'll get a special picture related perk)
So let's get started!
You're 18, your parents have just divorced, you've moved with your mother to the (fictional) suburb of Dryden, about half an hour south of Dayton, Ohio, and it's two weeks till you start your senior year of high school.
[]Name (if the name includes a picture, then you'll get a special picture related perk)
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Index
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Index
Prologue
OP, Rules, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3a, 0.3b, 0.3c, 0.3d, 0.4, 0.4a, 0.4b, 0.5, 0.5a, 0.5b, 0.5c, 0.5d, Interlude: Nicole
Chapter 1: School Daze
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3a, 1.3b, 1.3c, 1.3d, 1.3e, 1.4, 1.5, Interlude: Invisible Amy, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, Interlude: The Lego Man, Interlude: Freya
Rocks Fall
Omakes:
Daryl's Ponderings on Magic by @Skewfiend
He Sleeps in a Sleep Like Death by @Skewfiend
What if Daryl was a Pyromaniac? by @JoshieWoshie
Social Troll by @JoshieWoshie
Invisible Amy by @Quest [CANON]
Prologue
OP, Rules, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3a, 0.3b, 0.3c, 0.3d, 0.4, 0.4a, 0.4b, 0.5, 0.5a, 0.5b, 0.5c, 0.5d, Interlude: Nicole
Chapter 1: School Daze
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3a, 1.3b, 1.3c, 1.3d, 1.3e, 1.4, 1.5, Interlude: Invisible Amy, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, Interlude: The Lego Man, Interlude: Freya
Rocks Fall
Omakes:
Daryl's Ponderings on Magic by @Skewfiend
He Sleeps in a Sleep Like Death by @Skewfiend
What if Daryl was a Pyromaniac? by @JoshieWoshie
Social Troll by @JoshieWoshie
Invisible Amy by @Quest [CANON]
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Stats
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Daryl Lexington
Stats:
Average Physical Abilities
Above Average Mental Abilities with Magic
32 XP Available
Magic: 40/40
Regen: 50/day, or 2.08/hour
Daryl Lexington
Stats:
Average Physical Abilities
Above Average Mental Abilities with Magic
32 XP Available
Magic: 40/40
Regen: 50/day, or 2.08/hour
- Special Perks
- Temporary Status Effects
- School Career
- Spells
- Assets
- Knowledge
- Social
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Chandra Nalaar Jace Beleren Liliana Vess Dack Fayden Freya Stormguard Jason Carthallion Kiora Tritons Nessa Revane-
Just met, Pretty Good Friend, Energetic, Friendly.
Likes Parties, great cook when fire is involved.
Best friends with Liliana, or 'Lils', as she calls her. Good friends with Jace.
Mysterious and likely dangerous event happened when she was 16.
Phone# Aquired
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Relieved, Friend, Serious, friendly
Basketball Player, Basketball Fanatic, Straight A Student, Religious, Conservative, Controlling Parents who disprove of Liliana and her gay parents. Limited Social opportunities.
Protective of Chandra due to incident when she was 16, often comes off as a jerk at first.
Phone# Aquired
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Best friends with Chandra, doesn't go to Dryden, but goes to St. Mary's Academy for Girls. Ready to get out of Catholic school and head to college, but likes the effect her school uniform has on boys.
Has gay parents, Jace's Parents disaprove.
Incredible cook, only beaten by Chandra when fire is involved.
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Handsome, charismatic, football player with best friend Marshal, amateur magician.
Dated Nessa over the summer.
Arrested for shoplifting years ago, rumors that instead of turning to stage magic and cleaning up his act, that he just got better at stealing. Known prankster and has the ability to aquire items. Smooth operator, can control a conversation, adept at diverting interest in him during conversations.
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Has eyepatch from wreck caused by drunk driver five years ago. Best friends with Jason, martial artist, state champion, goes to same dojo as him. Good Friends with Daryl, offered to help Daryl work on his car one Saturday.
Loves cars, drives a Chevelle Super Sport
Phone# acquired
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Best friends with Freya, martial artist, third place in state, goes to same dojo as her. Dad owns a metal shop, and he has extensive experience doing metal projects for school and with Freya. Good Friends with Daryl, recently took Freya and Daryl to see one of his dad's friends who does car restoration as both a hobby and a business.
Phone# acquired
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Star of the Swim team, loves swimming and all water related things. Wants to be a Marine Biologist. Trying for the 2016 Olympics.
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Head Cheerleader at Dryden, haughty, used to be friends with Liliana and Chandra, Parents are raging anti-gay bigots, sent Nessa to Gay Conversion Camp when she was 14 after they found out Liliana's parents were gay. Has two minions, Mindy and Cathy, whose parents tell everything their kids tell them to Nessa's parents. Has a different boyfriend every month.
Dated Dack over the summer till she missed a curfew, was seemingly grounded till school started. Bedroom windows nailed shut from the outside because of this.
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- Social2
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0.1 Moving In
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Excellent work @Aeraxis, you get a Fate point, which you can spend for something special, like an NPC or event.
[X] Daryl Lexington
Is obviously the winning vote. We had 26 voters, +2 for the first picture votes, and a base of 20 XP. So you guys have a total of 48 XP you can spend on Magic right off the bat. Daryl's picture trait is hereby 'Social Network Specialist' This gives a significant boost to all things related to social networking, from text messaging to facebook. You often know your friends schedules and plans better than they do.
Index >>
0.1 Moving in
Daryl sits in his new room, surrounded by packed boxes from the move. It's hard to believe that it's all come to this. His dad on the West Coast with his new girlfriend, and him and his mom here in Dryden, Ohio. It's a long way from where he grew up in the outskirts of Boston. But his Mother (Nicole) couldn't afford to keep them in Boston, especially since she couldn't find a job there in time, so here they are, two blocks over from his Aunt Dany (Danielle), who helped mom find a job (Secretary at a law firm) and house here.
He was also going to be a Senior in two weeks at Dryden High School. And he was the going to be the new kid. He didn't have the smarts or the physical conditioning to make his mark in sports or knowledge competitions, his talents lay in his large network of friends and his almost supernatural ability to know what they planned to do and when.
Which if he was still in Boston would have meant that he would be going into his Senior year as one of the popular kids. But here in Dryden, unless he found a way to make a mark, then he'd just be another drop in the bucket till he graduated.
And if all that wasn't enough, he had discovered that he could do magic at the beginning of summer. It was right before the divorce had been finalized, and he was feeling down, so his friends and his girlfriend had dragged him out for one last big party at a bonfire out in the boonies. It was good to have that one last party before he moved out to Dryden, but it was sad as hell as that was the party that he and Rebecca decided that they couldn't do a long distance relationship.
When he got home, his mother was already asleep, the house half full of boxes full of his dad's (Phillip) stuff, waiting on the movers to ship it to San Diego. He was a little buzzed from wine coolers, and fell down the stairs. God, was that terrifying, he could feel his arm break when he hit the floor. But before he could panic, he felt a warmth cover his arm, and it stopped hurting. He told his mom that he just tripped in the dark, and the next morning was willing to put it off as just being drunk, until he made his finger glow, like something out of ET.
When the moved to his Aunt Dany's house in Dryden the following week so his mother could start her new job and start looking for a house, he took every oppurtunity to practice with his magic while they were at work, discovering the incredible things he could do. That it gave him somthing to do that distracted him from his parents divorce was nice too.
So, two weeks till school starts, where he has no friends, hell, where no one even knows who he is, coming off from the worst year in his life.
But he has fucking magic, and he's going to make his Senior year the best goddamn year of his life, no matter what.
Turns are for Weekdays and Weekends. You get 4 actions each. Daryl has two weeks before school (4 turns) and $3000 saved up from his part time job back in Boston.
Vote for your first turn (Weekdays, 4 actions)
Back to School
[] Clothes
-[] Let your mom get your clothes (no cost, no bonus)
-[] Get something more fashionable (one action, $500, minor rep bonus at School)
-[] Get some designer clothing (one action, $1000, moderate rep bonus at School)
-[] Go shopping with your mother to find something fashionable (two actions, minor rep bonus at School)
[] Your ride
-[] Looks like it's the bus for you (no cost, no bonus)
-[] You find an old clunker that still runs (one action, $1000, no rep bonus at School, +mobility)
-[] You find a decent used car (one action, $1750, minor rep bonus at School, +mobility)
-[] You somehow manage to find a banged up wreck of a car in a junkyard, it doesn't run, the dealer says that it's from a massive wreck on the interstate last month, and really only good for parts. But the frame's still good, and you can see a bit of a blue custom paint job with white racing stripes on it. But with your recently discovered 'special talents', you think you can fix it up rather quickly. (two actions, $2000, you'll be taking the bus till it's fixed)
[] New town, new people
-[] Explore the Neighborhood (one action)
-[] Find the mall, see what's going on there (one action)
-[] See what the city park is like (one action)
-[] There's an arcade/bowling/putt-putt place on the edge of town (one action, $20)
[] School time blues
-[] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
[] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
Magic creation:
You currently have 48 XP available, you start off with 1 Magic, 1/day Regen, and no spells. Rules for magic spell creation are in OP, so let's see some world shaking magic, though keep in mind what you need.
Index >>
[X] Daryl Lexington
Is obviously the winning vote. We had 26 voters, +2 for the first picture votes, and a base of 20 XP. So you guys have a total of 48 XP you can spend on Magic right off the bat. Daryl's picture trait is hereby 'Social Network Specialist' This gives a significant boost to all things related to social networking, from text messaging to facebook. You often know your friends schedules and plans better than they do.
Index >>
0.1 Moving in
Daryl sits in his new room, surrounded by packed boxes from the move. It's hard to believe that it's all come to this. His dad on the West Coast with his new girlfriend, and him and his mom here in Dryden, Ohio. It's a long way from where he grew up in the outskirts of Boston. But his Mother (Nicole) couldn't afford to keep them in Boston, especially since she couldn't find a job there in time, so here they are, two blocks over from his Aunt Dany (Danielle), who helped mom find a job (Secretary at a law firm) and house here.
He was also going to be a Senior in two weeks at Dryden High School. And he was the going to be the new kid. He didn't have the smarts or the physical conditioning to make his mark in sports or knowledge competitions, his talents lay in his large network of friends and his almost supernatural ability to know what they planned to do and when.
Which if he was still in Boston would have meant that he would be going into his Senior year as one of the popular kids. But here in Dryden, unless he found a way to make a mark, then he'd just be another drop in the bucket till he graduated.
And if all that wasn't enough, he had discovered that he could do magic at the beginning of summer. It was right before the divorce had been finalized, and he was feeling down, so his friends and his girlfriend had dragged him out for one last big party at a bonfire out in the boonies. It was good to have that one last party before he moved out to Dryden, but it was sad as hell as that was the party that he and Rebecca decided that they couldn't do a long distance relationship.
When he got home, his mother was already asleep, the house half full of boxes full of his dad's (Phillip) stuff, waiting on the movers to ship it to San Diego. He was a little buzzed from wine coolers, and fell down the stairs. God, was that terrifying, he could feel his arm break when he hit the floor. But before he could panic, he felt a warmth cover his arm, and it stopped hurting. He told his mom that he just tripped in the dark, and the next morning was willing to put it off as just being drunk, until he made his finger glow, like something out of ET.
When the moved to his Aunt Dany's house in Dryden the following week so his mother could start her new job and start looking for a house, he took every oppurtunity to practice with his magic while they were at work, discovering the incredible things he could do. That it gave him somthing to do that distracted him from his parents divorce was nice too.
So, two weeks till school starts, where he has no friends, hell, where no one even knows who he is, coming off from the worst year in his life.
But he has fucking magic, and he's going to make his Senior year the best goddamn year of his life, no matter what.
Turns are for Weekdays and Weekends. You get 4 actions each. Daryl has two weeks before school (4 turns) and $3000 saved up from his part time job back in Boston.
Vote for your first turn (Weekdays, 4 actions)
Back to School
[] Clothes
-[] Let your mom get your clothes (no cost, no bonus)
-[] Get something more fashionable (one action, $500, minor rep bonus at School)
-[] Get some designer clothing (one action, $1000, moderate rep bonus at School)
-[] Go shopping with your mother to find something fashionable (two actions, minor rep bonus at School)
[] Your ride
-[] Looks like it's the bus for you (no cost, no bonus)
-[] You find an old clunker that still runs (one action, $1000, no rep bonus at School, +mobility)
-[] You find a decent used car (one action, $1750, minor rep bonus at School, +mobility)
-[] You somehow manage to find a banged up wreck of a car in a junkyard, it doesn't run, the dealer says that it's from a massive wreck on the interstate last month, and really only good for parts. But the frame's still good, and you can see a bit of a blue custom paint job with white racing stripes on it. But with your recently discovered 'special talents', you think you can fix it up rather quickly. (two actions, $2000, you'll be taking the bus till it's fixed)
[] New town, new people
-[] Explore the Neighborhood (one action)
-[] Find the mall, see what's going on there (one action)
-[] See what the city park is like (one action)
-[] There's an arcade/bowling/putt-putt place on the edge of town (one action, $20)
[] School time blues
-[] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
[] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
Magic creation:
You currently have 48 XP available, you start off with 1 Magic, 1/day Regen, and no spells. Rules for magic spell creation are in OP, so let's see some world shaking magic, though keep in mind what you need.
Index >>
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0.2 New Clothes, New Car, New Man
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
7 of 11 votes:
[x] Get something more fashionable (one action, $500, minor rep bonus at School)
[x] You somehow manage to find a banged up wreck of a car in a junkyard, it doesn't run, the dealer says that it's from a massive wreck on the interstate last month, and really only good for parts. But the frame's still good, and you can see a bit of a blue custom paint job with white racing stripes on it. But with your recently discovered 'special talents', you think you can fix it up rather quickly. (two actions, $2000, you'll be taking the bus till it's fixed)
-[x] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
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0.2 New Clothes, New Car, New Man
Besides painting, unpacking, and organizing, Daryl managed to find some time to go get some clothes with his mother. He had to spend a good chunk of his own money, but Daryl has a pretty good selection of clothes for senior year. (-$500, +minor School Rep)
It took some work, but that old wreck of a car was in the shed out behind the house. Mom thought he was crazy for getting it, but finally relented and said that it was his money to spend. Now all Daryl had to do was actually fix it. Thankfully, he had a few 'special' tools for the job.
(-$2000, The car is made up of seven areas, Frame, Body, Engine, Electrical, Interior, Paint, and Wheels. The condition for all of them, besides Frame, is 'wrecked'. Frame is at 'bad'.)
Before working on the car though, Mom's been wanting you to do some prep work for school, since it's right around the corner now. So one evening after she got home from work, the two of them went out to the library to get some books and Daryl spent some time over the next few days doing the schools recommended reading and worksheets they gave him when he transferred. (+Grades, +Relationship with Mom)
Though now that Mom has been reminded about school, she wants Daryl to promise spend an action every weekday during School studying to keep his grades up, because she knows he's not the most dedicated student, and it's important for college.
[] Promise (+Grades, +Relationship with Mom)
[] Lie (--Relationship with Mom when she finds out)
But now the weekend is coming up, Mom's given Daryl some spending money (+$20), so what do you want to do? (4 actions, $520 available)
[] Work on your ride
-[] Non-Magically work on the car
--[] Frame (4 actions, improve to 'Not so bad')
--[] Body (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Engine (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Electrical (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Interior (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Paint (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Wheels (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
-[] Magically work on the car (each option taken will 4 XP towards repair spells, chosen by GM to accomplish the chosen action, and can be chosen multiple times)
--[] Frame (1 action, improve to 'Not so bad')
--[] Body (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Engine (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Electrical (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Interior (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Paint (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Wheels (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
[] New town, new people
-[] Explore the Neighborhood (one action)
-[] Find the mall, see what's going on there (one action)
-[] See what the city park is like (one action)
-[] There's an arcade/bowling/putt-putt place on the edge of town (one action, $20)
[] School time blues
-[] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
[] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
[] XP Distribution
-[] Put X XP into your Magic
-[] Put X XP into your Regen
-[] Write in any spells you'd like to buy with XP
Any unused XP will be banked for next turn.
<< Index >>
[x] Get something more fashionable (one action, $500, minor rep bonus at School)
[x] You somehow manage to find a banged up wreck of a car in a junkyard, it doesn't run, the dealer says that it's from a massive wreck on the interstate last month, and really only good for parts. But the frame's still good, and you can see a bit of a blue custom paint job with white racing stripes on it. But with your recently discovered 'special talents', you think you can fix it up rather quickly. (two actions, $2000, you'll be taking the bus till it's fixed)
-[x] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
<< Index >>
0.2 New Clothes, New Car, New Man
Besides painting, unpacking, and organizing, Daryl managed to find some time to go get some clothes with his mother. He had to spend a good chunk of his own money, but Daryl has a pretty good selection of clothes for senior year. (-$500, +minor School Rep)
It took some work, but that old wreck of a car was in the shed out behind the house. Mom thought he was crazy for getting it, but finally relented and said that it was his money to spend. Now all Daryl had to do was actually fix it. Thankfully, he had a few 'special' tools for the job.
(-$2000, The car is made up of seven areas, Frame, Body, Engine, Electrical, Interior, Paint, and Wheels. The condition for all of them, besides Frame, is 'wrecked'. Frame is at 'bad'.)
Before working on the car though, Mom's been wanting you to do some prep work for school, since it's right around the corner now. So one evening after she got home from work, the two of them went out to the library to get some books and Daryl spent some time over the next few days doing the schools recommended reading and worksheets they gave him when he transferred. (+Grades, +Relationship with Mom)
Though now that Mom has been reminded about school, she wants Daryl to promise spend an action every weekday during School studying to keep his grades up, because she knows he's not the most dedicated student, and it's important for college.
[] Promise (+Grades, +Relationship with Mom)
[] Lie (--Relationship with Mom when she finds out)
But now the weekend is coming up, Mom's given Daryl some spending money (+$20), so what do you want to do? (4 actions, $520 available)
[] Work on your ride
-[] Non-Magically work on the car
--[] Frame (4 actions, improve to 'Not so bad')
--[] Body (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Engine (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Electrical (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Interior (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Paint (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Wheels (4 actions, improve to 'Broken')
-[] Magically work on the car (each option taken will 4 XP towards repair spells, chosen by GM to accomplish the chosen action, and can be chosen multiple times)
--[] Frame (1 action, improve to 'Not so bad')
--[] Body (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Engine (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Electrical (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Interior (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Paint (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Wheels (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
[] New town, new people
-[] Explore the Neighborhood (one action)
-[] Find the mall, see what's going on there (one action)
-[] See what the city park is like (one action)
-[] There's an arcade/bowling/putt-putt place on the edge of town (one action, $20)
[] School time blues
-[] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
[] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
[] XP Distribution
-[] Put X XP into your Magic
-[] Put X XP into your Regen
-[] Write in any spells you'd like to buy with XP
Any unused XP will be banked for next turn.
<< Index >>
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0.3 Lay of the Land
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
<< Index >>
0.3 Lay of the Land
Daryl wiped the sweat off his brow, but after spending most of the weekend in the shed working on the car, first draining himself of magic, then using normal tools while he waited to recover, he had made real progress on the car. It was still broken and wrecked as hell, but it at least was bent back into a full car shape, wires cleaned, relaid, then connected, and most of the rust and dirt stripped off of it. His mother was most impressed, and commented that he wasn't as crazy as she thought for blowing $2000 for this wreck. (Car Body, Engine, and Electrical upgraded to 'broken')
But despite the progress made, and the progress that you can still make to the car, a serious problem had reared it's head. Daryl was able to clean the engine, but he didn't have the magic, or the tools, to fix it any more than he already had. The block was cracked, components were smashed, parts were missing, and all of them required far more precision than his spells could provide. Replacement was an option, but this was a high performance engine, and a quick google shows that new engines, even refurbished engines, would cost over $10,000. With all the bells and whistles, like the wreck's engine had, it would be more like $20,000. (Engine locked at Broken until you get better Spells, or sufficient cash)
The Electrical system suffered from some of the same problems, but parts for it were massively cheaper, mostly needing new wires and parts to replace those that burned up in the engine compartment during the crash. The computer was thankfully fine under the dash board. (-$100 for new wires and parts to continue fixing the Electrical System)
Sunday afternoon, after cleaning the last of the rust off the body, and having drained himself of magic yet again, Daryl decided to clean up and go explore the Neighborhood, get the lay of the land so to speak. Walking around, it seems most people are either gone or inside their houses. He hear some people doing stuff in their backyards. But two streets over from his house, Daryl sees a red headed girl his age on her knees pulling weeds from under the bushes in front of her house. It was, an intriguing sight, to say the least.
[] Go up to the redhead and introduce yourself
[] Or go say hello to the black haired teen carrying a bucket through the fence gate from the house's backyard
[] Continue exploring the Neighborhood
<< Index >>
0.3 Lay of the Land
Daryl wiped the sweat off his brow, but after spending most of the weekend in the shed working on the car, first draining himself of magic, then using normal tools while he waited to recover, he had made real progress on the car. It was still broken and wrecked as hell, but it at least was bent back into a full car shape, wires cleaned, relaid, then connected, and most of the rust and dirt stripped off of it. His mother was most impressed, and commented that he wasn't as crazy as she thought for blowing $2000 for this wreck. (Car Body, Engine, and Electrical upgraded to 'broken')
But despite the progress made, and the progress that you can still make to the car, a serious problem had reared it's head. Daryl was able to clean the engine, but he didn't have the magic, or the tools, to fix it any more than he already had. The block was cracked, components were smashed, parts were missing, and all of them required far more precision than his spells could provide. Replacement was an option, but this was a high performance engine, and a quick google shows that new engines, even refurbished engines, would cost over $10,000. With all the bells and whistles, like the wreck's engine had, it would be more like $20,000. (Engine locked at Broken until you get better Spells, or sufficient cash)
The Electrical system suffered from some of the same problems, but parts for it were massively cheaper, mostly needing new wires and parts to replace those that burned up in the engine compartment during the crash. The computer was thankfully fine under the dash board. (-$100 for new wires and parts to continue fixing the Electrical System)
Sunday afternoon, after cleaning the last of the rust off the body, and having drained himself of magic yet again, Daryl decided to clean up and go explore the Neighborhood, get the lay of the land so to speak. Walking around, it seems most people are either gone or inside their houses. He hear some people doing stuff in their backyards. But two streets over from his house, Daryl sees a red headed girl his age on her knees pulling weeds from under the bushes in front of her house. It was, an intriguing sight, to say the least.
[] Go up to the redhead and introduce yourself
[] Or go say hello to the black haired teen carrying a bucket through the fence gate from the house's backyard
[] Continue exploring the Neighborhood
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0.3a Neighborhood Kids
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[X] Go up to the redhead and introduce yourself.
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0.3a Neighborhood Kids
Taking a moment to stoke his courage, Daryl moves up the driveway a bit and calls out to the redhead. She gets up and walks toward him, brushing her long hair out of her face.
"Hey, haven't seen you around here before, I'm Chandra"
"I'm Daryl, just moved in a couple of streets down. Out and seeing what the neighborhoods like"
The black haired boy is now standing beside Chandra, and coughs lightly before introducing himself.
"I'm Jace, I live across the street over there."
He doesn't seem particularly pleased, and with the way he's standing with Chandra, he seems pretty protective of her. Chandra seems to be amused by it. Seems like these two have known each other for a while.
[] Ask Chandra something - Write in
[] Ask Jace something - Write in
[] Use some magic before talking (3 Magic Available)
[] Just say that you were introducing yourself before going back to exploring the Neighborhood
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[X] Go up to the redhead and introduce yourself.
Also, spruced up the OP and Stats page.
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0.3a Neighborhood Kids
Taking a moment to stoke his courage, Daryl moves up the driveway a bit and calls out to the redhead. She gets up and walks toward him, brushing her long hair out of her face.
"Hey, haven't seen you around here before, I'm Chandra"
"I'm Daryl, just moved in a couple of streets down. Out and seeing what the neighborhoods like"
The black haired boy is now standing beside Chandra, and coughs lightly before introducing himself.
"I'm Jace, I live across the street over there."
[] Ask Chandra something - Write in
[] Ask Jace something - Write in
[] Use some magic before talking (3 Magic Available)
[] Just say that you were introducing yourself before going back to exploring the Neighborhood
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0.3b Teenage Chatting
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Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[x] Use some magic before talking (3 Magic Available)
-[x] I'm just saying
-[x] Try and figure out their relationship.
-[x] Ask Chandra something - Hello, I'm new in town and wanted to meet the new neighbours. I'm Daryl.... So Chandra, what's there to do around here?
No. of votes: 1
JhonCollins
[X] Ask Chandra and Jace something
-[X] *Friendly smile*
--[X] So, what's there to do around here?
--[X] Do you guys go to[name of local school]? You look like you could be my age. I'm going to start there as a senior this year and was wondering what it was like.
No. of votes: 5
Orisha91, Eri, Diomedon, Yamato, Wolfy
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0.3b Teenage Chatting
Daryl smiles and nods, "So, what's there to do around here?"
Jace rolls his eyes, while Chandra elbows him in the ribs before answering. "There's not much here, most anything interesting is up in Dayton. But there's Jade, the only teenage club in Dryden, and now that I'm 18," *does a little dance* "I can finally go without 'Adult Supervision'[/fingerquotes], even thought they don't serve alcohol."
Jace speaks up from where he's rubbing at his side where Chandra elbow'd him. "The Fun Center is pretty nice, bowling alley, putt-putt, an arcade, and a burger joint." Now it's Chandra's turn to roll her eyes.
"Maybe if you're fifteen it is. The Dayton Mall isn't too much farther from it though, up where the interstates meet. It's huge, with a ton of other stores and stuff around it."
"There's also the Milden Park, it's got some nice basketball courts"
"You and your basketball, already looking for recruits, Jace?"
"Half the team graduated! Our defense was almost completely wiped out, we don't have enough reserves to move them all up, and our best shooter is gone. If Daryn here can shoot a ball even halfway decently, you're damn right I'll recruit him"
Chandra snorts, "Thank you, Captain Basketball. Though, the park is a good place for a summer party. In fact, we should have a party! One last party before summer ends and we all have to march back to school next week." She looks back to Daryl with a calculating look in her eyes. "We can welcome you properly to the city then, and in a way much more fun that all of us meeting while scrambling to get to class."
Daryl nods, this was going pretty well. "That sounds great, but you don't have to go through all that trouble on my account."
Chandra gives you a little shove on your biceps. "Don't be silly, besides, it's a pretty good excuse to have a party, and there's always time for parties."
"Cool, so, you guys going to be Seniors at Dryden?"
Jace actually lightens up a bit at this prompt. "Yep, they just finished building the new expansion, we're going to have an entire building just for Seniors, with our own gym and cafeteria, and Dryden let's us leave school for lunch. It's going to be awesome this year."
Chandra pulls her cell out of her pocket "Let's get our numbers so I can tell you when the party is" Jace pulls his out too, though with less enthusiasm than she did.
(+Chandra & Jace's phone #)
[] Talk to Jace about basketball
[] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[] Talk about
-[] Jade
-[] The Fun Center
-[] Dayton Mall
-[] Milden Park
-[] Dryden High
[] Time for some magic
[] This is a good stopping point for the conversation, let's get back to exploring the Neighborhood.
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##### 3.21
[x] Use some magic before talking (3 Magic Available)
-[x] I'm just saying
-[x] Try and figure out their relationship.
-[x] Ask Chandra something - Hello, I'm new in town and wanted to meet the new neighbours. I'm Daryl.... So Chandra, what's there to do around here?
No. of votes: 1
JhonCollins
[X] Ask Chandra and Jace something
-[X] *Friendly smile*
--[X] So, what's there to do around here?
--[X] Do you guys go to[name of local school]? You look like you could be my age. I'm going to start there as a senior this year and was wondering what it was like.
No. of votes: 5
Orisha91, Eri, Diomedon, Yamato, Wolfy
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0.3b Teenage Chatting
Daryl smiles and nods, "So, what's there to do around here?"
Jace rolls his eyes, while Chandra elbows him in the ribs before answering. "There's not much here, most anything interesting is up in Dayton. But there's Jade, the only teenage club in Dryden, and now that I'm 18," *does a little dance* "I can finally go without 'Adult Supervision'[/fingerquotes], even thought they don't serve alcohol."
Jace speaks up from where he's rubbing at his side where Chandra elbow'd him. "The Fun Center is pretty nice, bowling alley, putt-putt, an arcade, and a burger joint." Now it's Chandra's turn to roll her eyes.
"Maybe if you're fifteen it is. The Dayton Mall isn't too much farther from it though, up where the interstates meet. It's huge, with a ton of other stores and stuff around it."
"There's also the Milden Park, it's got some nice basketball courts"
"You and your basketball, already looking for recruits, Jace?"
"Half the team graduated! Our defense was almost completely wiped out, we don't have enough reserves to move them all up, and our best shooter is gone. If Daryn here can shoot a ball even halfway decently, you're damn right I'll recruit him"
Chandra snorts, "Thank you, Captain Basketball. Though, the park is a good place for a summer party. In fact, we should have a party! One last party before summer ends and we all have to march back to school next week." She looks back to Daryl with a calculating look in her eyes. "We can welcome you properly to the city then, and in a way much more fun that all of us meeting while scrambling to get to class."
Daryl nods, this was going pretty well. "That sounds great, but you don't have to go through all that trouble on my account."
Chandra gives you a little shove on your biceps. "Don't be silly, besides, it's a pretty good excuse to have a party, and there's always time for parties."
"Cool, so, you guys going to be Seniors at Dryden?"
Jace actually lightens up a bit at this prompt. "Yep, they just finished building the new expansion, we're going to have an entire building just for Seniors, with our own gym and cafeteria, and Dryden let's us leave school for lunch. It's going to be awesome this year."
Chandra pulls her cell out of her pocket "Let's get our numbers so I can tell you when the party is" Jace pulls his out too, though with less enthusiasm than she did.
(+Chandra & Jace's phone #)
[] Talk to Jace about basketball
[] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[] Talk about
-[] Jade
-[] The Fun Center
-[] Dayton Mall
-[] Milden Park
-[] Dryden High
[] Time for some magic
[] This is a good stopping point for the conversation, let's get back to exploring the Neighborhood.
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0.3c Clarifying Conversations
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Sorry for the wait, was feeling a bit out yesterday. have a free XP.
Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[X] Talk to Jace about basketball
[X] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dayton Mall
-[X] Milden Park
[X] I don't suppose either of you would like to help me explore the Neighborhood? Maybe later, when you're done gardening or whatever?
No. of votes: 2
Eri, Orisha91
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dryden High
No. of votes: 1
Vanestus
[X] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dayton Mall
-[X] Milden Park
No. of votes: 1
Skewfiend
[X] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dayton Mall
-[X] Milden Park
[X] I don't suppose either of you would like to help me explore the Neighborhood? Maybe later, when you're done gardening or whatever?
No. of votes: 1
Diomedon
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0.3c Clarifying Conversations
Daryl puts his phone away. "You're on the basketball team Jace?"
He nods, "Gonna be Captain this year. If we can get some good guys on the team, we could go to state."
"You think you'll go to state every year"
Jace sends an annoyed look at Chandra. "All we need are a couple of good players and we can make it." Turning back to Daryl, Jace starts his pitch. "Tryouts are on the third Monday after school starts back up, if your interested, we're always looking for good players"
Daryl nods, "Maybe I will. Anyway, what can you tell me about the mall?"
Jace blinks at the subject change, "It's not my favorite place, but it's pretty nice, got pretty much every kind of store there is. And if it isn't inside the mall, it's going to be somewhere close by. There's a couple of big sports stores I go to, can't find a good pair of basketball shoes anywhere else in town. The movie theaters out there, along with the big box stores, and what must be over a hundred restaurants and party places."
"Chandra, speaking of parties, what kind are there around here?"
Chandra smiles and leans against the SUV in the driveway. "There are lots of parties, of many kinds. This late in the summer, you've already missed them. Most won't start throwing parties again until the school year gets started though, where it's easier to organize. The rich kids are having a big back to school party in the Babylon Garden's boat house Saturday, but that's a gated community, invitation only. Lils invited me, but you'd have to find someone who lives there to invite you in."
Daryl shrugs his shoulders, "Unlikely for that to happen. So, what's Milden Park like?"
Jace answers this time. "Nothing particularly special, the basketball courts and other sports areas are pretty nice, and it's kept up, but it's a pretty standard city park. There are some good shops and restaurants around it though."
"It also has a great picnic area, with covered tables and grills, which we're going to use for the party."
Daryl looks to at the shadows, realizing that's it's already mid-afternoon. "I don't suppose either of you would like to help me explore the Neighborhood? Maybe later, when you're done gardening or whatever?"
Jace frowns at this, "We can't really get away, Chandra needs to get everything finished by tonight. Perhaps another time."
Chandra shrugs "He's right, I've really spent enough time on this break talking to you, enjoyable as it was. Though if you want, we could always use some more help, and we could keep talking while we work?"
[] Stay and help Chandra and Jace with her yardwork, while chatting.
-[] Jade
-[] The Fun Center
-[] Dryden High
-[] Jace's Basketball history
-[] Lils?
-[] Notable parties in the past
-[] Babylon Gardens
[] Time for some magic
[] Continue exploring the Neighborhood (Last chance for today, next vote will be for the weekday turn)
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Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[X] Talk to Jace about basketball
[X] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dayton Mall
-[X] Milden Park
[X] I don't suppose either of you would like to help me explore the Neighborhood? Maybe later, when you're done gardening or whatever?
No. of votes: 2
Eri, Orisha91
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dryden High
No. of votes: 1
Vanestus
[X] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dayton Mall
-[X] Milden Park
No. of votes: 1
Skewfiend
[X] Talk to Chandra about some of the parties around here
[X] Talk about
-[X] Dayton Mall
-[X] Milden Park
[X] I don't suppose either of you would like to help me explore the Neighborhood? Maybe later, when you're done gardening or whatever?
No. of votes: 1
Diomedon
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0.3c Clarifying Conversations
Daryl puts his phone away. "You're on the basketball team Jace?"
He nods, "Gonna be Captain this year. If we can get some good guys on the team, we could go to state."
"You think you'll go to state every year"
Jace sends an annoyed look at Chandra. "All we need are a couple of good players and we can make it." Turning back to Daryl, Jace starts his pitch. "Tryouts are on the third Monday after school starts back up, if your interested, we're always looking for good players"
Daryl nods, "Maybe I will. Anyway, what can you tell me about the mall?"
Jace blinks at the subject change, "It's not my favorite place, but it's pretty nice, got pretty much every kind of store there is. And if it isn't inside the mall, it's going to be somewhere close by. There's a couple of big sports stores I go to, can't find a good pair of basketball shoes anywhere else in town. The movie theaters out there, along with the big box stores, and what must be over a hundred restaurants and party places."
"Chandra, speaking of parties, what kind are there around here?"
Chandra smiles and leans against the SUV in the driveway. "There are lots of parties, of many kinds. This late in the summer, you've already missed them. Most won't start throwing parties again until the school year gets started though, where it's easier to organize. The rich kids are having a big back to school party in the Babylon Garden's boat house Saturday, but that's a gated community, invitation only. Lils invited me, but you'd have to find someone who lives there to invite you in."
Daryl shrugs his shoulders, "Unlikely for that to happen. So, what's Milden Park like?"
Jace answers this time. "Nothing particularly special, the basketball courts and other sports areas are pretty nice, and it's kept up, but it's a pretty standard city park. There are some good shops and restaurants around it though."
"It also has a great picnic area, with covered tables and grills, which we're going to use for the party."
Daryl looks to at the shadows, realizing that's it's already mid-afternoon. "I don't suppose either of you would like to help me explore the Neighborhood? Maybe later, when you're done gardening or whatever?"
Jace frowns at this, "We can't really get away, Chandra needs to get everything finished by tonight. Perhaps another time."
Chandra shrugs "He's right, I've really spent enough time on this break talking to you, enjoyable as it was. Though if you want, we could always use some more help, and we could keep talking while we work?"
[] Stay and help Chandra and Jace with her yardwork, while chatting.
-[] Jade
-[] The Fun Center
-[] Dryden High
-[] Jace's Basketball history
-[] Lils?
-[] Notable parties in the past
-[] Babylon Gardens
[] Time for some magic
[] Continue exploring the Neighborhood (Last chance for today, next vote will be for the weekday turn)
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0.3d Background Chatter
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Vote Tally:
[X] Stay and help Chandra and Jace with her yardwork, while chatting.
-[X] Jace's basketball history
-[X] lils?
-[X] Babylon Gardens
@Diomedon, @Wolfy, @Skewfiend
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0.3d Background Chatter
"I'll take you up on that, It's been pretty fun talking with you guys."
Chandra pushes herself off the SUV. "I'll go get you some gloves, be right back."
As she heads back inside, Jace moves over and starts talking in a low voice. "Just so you know, I've lived across from her for pretty much my whole life. We're planning to go to college together, so don't go starting something with her, K?"
[] Daryl puts his hands up "Hey, it's cool, I'm not a home-wrecking kind of guy."
[] Daryl looks Jace in the eyes, "I think that's up to Chandra to say if she's available or not."
As Chandra comes back and hands you a pair of gloves, Jace glowers at you when she isn't looking. Soon the three of you are hard at work pulling weeds and distributing fresh wood chips in the flower beds.
"So," Daryl asks Chandra, "Who is this 'Lils' that invited you to the boat house party?"
Chandra dumps a handful of weeds into the bucket, Jace frowns as she replies. "Liliana has been my best friend since kindergarten, her Mom's an executive up at Boeing, she's in charge of selling a lot of stuff to the military, which is why they live in Babylon Gardens."
"I'm guessing Babylon Gardens is where the rich people live around here then?"
"Right, it's over by the river, with a decent size artificial lake. It's also gated, with actual security guards running the gate, along with patrolling the fence. There are parks, a golf course, plenty of sports places, even a few stores inside, almost like a little town."
Daryl thanks Chandra for telling him so much about the area, then decides to try and drag Jace back into the conversation. "Hey Jace, who long you been playing basketball?"
Jace looks over to you from where he was cleaning up. "Since 4th grade. Done pretty well, I'd say. Coach thinks I can get a basketball scholarship to pretty much anywhere decent. Would have had a State championship-" Chandra winces as Jace's voice grew in volume. "If someone had kept their big mouth shut about Steve smoking a joint at one of his parties that we were at."
Chandra catches Daryl's eye, shaking her head at you.
[] Ignore Chandra's advice and ask about the story about the season ruining joint
[] Yeah, this sounds like a sore point, and Jace is already kind of worked up just thinking about it. Let it lie.
Turn 4, Weekday, 4 Actions, 1 more Weekend Turn before School starts.
[] Chandra's Party at Milden Park (one action, bring one large food item, will occur at end of week, after all other actions)
[] Magically work on the car (each option taken will 4 XP towards repair spells, chosen by GM to accomplish the chosen action, and can be chosen multiple times)
--[] Frame (1 action, improve to 'Not so bad')
--[] Body (1 action, improve to 'Bad')
--[] Electrical (1 action, $100, improve to 'Bad')
--[] Interior (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Paint (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Wheels (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
[] New town, new people
-[] Finish exploring the Neighborhood (one action)
-[] Head up to Dayton Mall, see what's going on there (one action)
-[] Go to Milden Park (one action)
-[] The Fun Center (one action, $20)
-[] Go to Jade (one action, $20)
[] School time blues
-[] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
[] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
[] XP Distribution (4 XP Available before vote)
-[] Put X XP into your Magic
-[] Put X XP into your Regen
-[] Reduce a spells cost with XP
-[] Improve a spell with XP
-[] Write in any spells you'd like to buy with XP
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[X] Stay and help Chandra and Jace with her yardwork, while chatting.
-[X] Jace's basketball history
-[X] lils?
-[X] Babylon Gardens
@Diomedon, @Wolfy, @Skewfiend
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0.3d Background Chatter
"I'll take you up on that, It's been pretty fun talking with you guys."
Chandra pushes herself off the SUV. "I'll go get you some gloves, be right back."
As she heads back inside, Jace moves over and starts talking in a low voice. "Just so you know, I've lived across from her for pretty much my whole life. We're planning to go to college together, so don't go starting something with her, K?"
[] Daryl puts his hands up "Hey, it's cool, I'm not a home-wrecking kind of guy."
[] Daryl looks Jace in the eyes, "I think that's up to Chandra to say if she's available or not."
As Chandra comes back and hands you a pair of gloves, Jace glowers at you when she isn't looking. Soon the three of you are hard at work pulling weeds and distributing fresh wood chips in the flower beds.
"So," Daryl asks Chandra, "Who is this 'Lils' that invited you to the boat house party?"
Chandra dumps a handful of weeds into the bucket, Jace frowns as she replies. "Liliana has been my best friend since kindergarten, her Mom's an executive up at Boeing, she's in charge of selling a lot of stuff to the military, which is why they live in Babylon Gardens."
"I'm guessing Babylon Gardens is where the rich people live around here then?"
"Right, it's over by the river, with a decent size artificial lake. It's also gated, with actual security guards running the gate, along with patrolling the fence. There are parks, a golf course, plenty of sports places, even a few stores inside, almost like a little town."
Daryl thanks Chandra for telling him so much about the area, then decides to try and drag Jace back into the conversation. "Hey Jace, who long you been playing basketball?"
Jace looks over to you from where he was cleaning up. "Since 4th grade. Done pretty well, I'd say. Coach thinks I can get a basketball scholarship to pretty much anywhere decent. Would have had a State championship-" Chandra winces as Jace's voice grew in volume. "If someone had kept their big mouth shut about Steve smoking a joint at one of his parties that we were at."
Chandra catches Daryl's eye, shaking her head at you.
[] Ignore Chandra's advice and ask about the story about the season ruining joint
[] Yeah, this sounds like a sore point, and Jace is already kind of worked up just thinking about it. Let it lie.
Turn 4, Weekday, 4 Actions, 1 more Weekend Turn before School starts.
[] Chandra's Party at Milden Park (one action, bring one large food item, will occur at end of week, after all other actions)
[] Magically work on the car (each option taken will 4 XP towards repair spells, chosen by GM to accomplish the chosen action, and can be chosen multiple times)
--[] Frame (1 action, improve to 'Not so bad')
--[] Body (1 action, improve to 'Bad')
--[] Electrical (1 action, $100, improve to 'Bad')
--[] Interior (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Paint (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
--[] Wheels (1 action, improve to 'Broken')
[] New town, new people
-[] Finish exploring the Neighborhood (one action)
-[] Head up to Dayton Mall, see what's going on there (one action)
-[] Go to Milden Park (one action)
-[] The Fun Center (one action, $20)
-[] Go to Jade (one action, $20)
[] School time blues
-[] It's your last school year, and college is right around the corner, time to get prepared (one action, minor grade improvement for the first month of school, can be taken multiple times)
[] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
[] XP Distribution (4 XP Available before vote)
-[] Put X XP into your Magic
-[] Put X XP into your Regen
-[] Reduce a spells cost with XP
-[] Improve a spell with XP
-[] Write in any spells you'd like to buy with XP
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