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Bartameus Bartameus watches Kayleen flip the cards, mesmerized by the patterns on them. He mutters, "The gate. The gate is between the stars. The key is in the gate. We must enter the void beyond the wild to find the truth. But the master guards the way. Beware the hounds of fate." Then he blinks, and smiles at her. "Oh, are we playing cards? Please, deal me in. I enjoy cards." He pulls up a chair and looks at the hulking Chaos Marine next to him. "Hail and well met, good sir. And your companions.", he says, nodding his head at the nurglings. pre:PREALLIGNED TO Tzeentch Name: Bartameus Pax Archetype: Psyker Pride: Foresight Disgrace: Hubris Motivation: Arcane Characteristics: WS: 25+13+5 =43 BS: 25+13+5 =43 S: 25+12-3 =34 T: 25+14 =39 Ag: 25+10+5 =40 Int: 25+15-4+2 =38 Per: 25+15+5+5 =50 WP: 25+15+5+10 =55 Fel: 25+12-5 =32 Inf: 19+4+2+15+(see below) =46 Infamy tracker: Base 40 +5 (Demon name) +1 (Opening Fight) Wounds: 9 Corruption: 4+4+25 =33 Skills: Awareness Common Lore (Ecclesiarchy, Screaming Vortex) Linguistics (Low Gothic) Trade (Soothsayer) Psyniscience +10 Forbidden Lore (Psykers, the Warp) Deceive Dodge Logic Charm Stealth Interrogation Talents: Psy Rating 7 Jaded Weapon Training (Primary, Shock, SP) Warp Sense Infused Knowledge Paranoia Resistance (Psyker) Strong Minded Blasphemous Incantation Traits: The Quick and The Dead (+2 bonus to Initiative Rolls) Chaos Psyker Unnatural Willpower (1) Psychic Powers: Precognition Personal Augury Glimpse Preternatural Awareness Precognitive Strike Precognitive Dodge Bolt of Change Mark of Chaos: Mark of Tzeentch Warpsmith Demon Name Demon Weapon: Dakoth (Shotgun) 30m S/-/- ROF 1d10+7 I 7 PEN INFINITE Ammo Reliable, Scatter, Tearing -Gain a focus power bonus equal to +6 while shotgun is drawn. -On suffering one or more wounds, target must pass a +0 T test or roll on mutation chart. Gear: Common Craftsmanship Stub Revolver Common Craftsmanship Neural Whip Flak Cloak Psi-Focus Dataslate filled with Arcane Lore (the Codex Astrum Prohibitum) Tailisman of Tzeentch Polix Heavy Khopesh Autogun w/Extended Magazine, Red dot sight, and Spread Limiter Special Acquisitions: Prismatic Amulet (-40) Mesh Combat Cloak (-10) Castir Lightning Khopesh (-10) Tarnor Mimic Mask (0) 6500/6500 XP spent Simple Agility (250 xp) Simple Perception (250 xp) Simple Ballistic Skill (250 xp) Simple Willpower (100 xp) Simple Intelligence (250 xp) Intermediate Willpower (250 xp) Forbidden Lore (The Warp) (100 xp) Infused Knowledge (400 xp) Weapon Training (SP)(250 xp) Precognitive Strike (300 xp) Precognitive Dodge (200 xp) Logic (100 xp) Charm (200 xp) Psiniscience +10 (200 xp) Stealth (200 xp) Interrogation (200 xp) Paranoia (300 xp) Resistance (Psyker) (500 xp) Psy Rating 4 (750 xp) Strong Minded (300 xp) Blasphemous Incantation (400 xp) Basic Weapon Skill (250 xp) Bolt of Change (500 xp) Alignment: Nurgle - 1 Khorne - Slaanesh - 1 Tzeentch - 10 Epicurius fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Sep 20, 2013 |
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Bartameus "You have a beautiful bird", Bartameus says to Venificus. "Is it trained?" As he's admiring the bird, Hassan enters. "Oh, my," he says. "You certainly know how to make an entrance, sir!", as he claps.
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Sep 17, 2013 00:34
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Bartameus Bartameus stands up, pours himself a cup of recaf and gets a donut, and while he's up, tries to pick up some of Drevan's spilled blood, because his philosophy is that you never know when you'll need blood. Seeing no blood, he mutters under his breath about people who use rude slang and sits back down. Epicurius fucked around with this message at 00:58 on Sep 17, 2013 |
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Sep 17, 2013 00:54
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Bartameus Bartameus eats his doughnut. "That's a handy little thing. Do you think the governor sells them?" He crumples up a napkin and throws it on the floor, watching it intently to see if it'll trigger the servitor.
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Sep 17, 2013 01:15
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Bartameus Bartameus watches the Butcher, impressed at his ingenuity, but at the same time saddened by the destruction of a good set of cards. "You know", he says to Kayleen. "More can be done with those cards than merely games of chance. If you can save them from the pool of recaf, I can show you their true power."
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Sep 17, 2013 04:14
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Bartameus "Probably best not to kill anyone until we find out exactly what's going on. Plus, it's rude to our host.", Bartameus says as he sits at the table and lays out the cards, peering at them, trying to figure out what they can tell him about his companions and his mission. "Hmm, interesting. Interesting.", he mutters as he looks at the cards. "Two of Nurgle. That's not good." Trade (Soothsayer) 38 to say sooth.
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Sep 17, 2013 04:37
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Bartameus Bartameus, still deep in concentration with his cards, mutters something about alcohol not being good for you, but his hand goes to the wineglass anyway, almost reflexively. Then he realizes that wine provided by a Slaanesh worshiper likely ISN'T good for you, and puts it down. It's probably poisoned anyway. That's the sort of thing people do. Poison your wine and food. The doughnut was probably poisoned too. Oh well, at least they all ate it, so they'd all be poisoned. Unless only his doughnut was poisoned. Yes, he could see that. But, wait, that was too obvious. What if all the doughnuts were poisoned but his? Then when the rest of them died, the suspicion would be on him. No, of course they'd expect him to think that. Their host was much too clever for that. The diabolical man DIDN'T poison the doughnuts. Of course, it's all clear to him now. Oh, their host was ingenious, ingenious indeed. Bartameus sighs at the thought that people as wicked as that exist in the world.
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Sep 17, 2013 05:16
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Bartameus "Hello, Mr. Balathu!", Bart says cheerfully. "It seems like now, our group is finally complete! Tell me,", he asks, "Do you have a preference among the so called "Gods" of Chaos? Do you, perhaps, favor the Lord of Decay?", and as he says this, he turns over the King of Nurgle, a card showing the corpulent god on a palanquin carried by Nurglings. "Or, is your preference, the Lord of Blood?", and there he turns over the Knave of Khorne, a Bloodthirster riding on a Juggernaut. "Or, perhaps, the Master of Secrets?", and he turns over the Knight of Tzeentch, a Thousand Sons sorcerer in mid spell. "Or, is it the Prince of Pleasure?", and he turns over the Queen of Slaanesh, a Daemonette in ecstacy as she disembowels a worshiper. "Or, perhaps, no one god at all, but Chaos in its multitude of forms?", and he turns over the card the Star, showing the Chaos Star rising over a barren landscape. "In fact, I would ask the question of all of you, although, some, from your actions and demeanor, I can already guess the answer to my question."
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Sep 18, 2013 00:26
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Bart "Fascinating. So, you're a psychiatrist, then? How do you see the various Chaos cults, psychologically speaking, I mean?"
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Sep 18, 2013 02:11
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Bart "So then, do you see the Chaos cults as. . .how do I put this, as aberrational? It seems to me that the forces that the Dark Gods control and are the manifestation of are fundamental. Change, destruction, decay, and reward seem to be basic concepts. Can you call them 'evil'? Isn't that an attempt to impose human concepts of morality on nature? Because isn't morality itself infinitely changeable, as individuals define as 'moral' that which benefits them and 'immoral', that which harms them? When the atoms fuse in a star, we don't call that "evil", even though it's a force of enormously destructive power and changes the fundamental nature of the atoms involved." "It seems to me", Bart says, sipping his (possibly poisoned, but probably not) wine, "that individuals join Chaos cults because they seek the favor of the dark gods so that they will give them power. And they do actions that others would call 'evil', either because they think them good or they just don't care much one way or another."
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Sep 18, 2013 02:56
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Bart "Immortality is a futile hope. It's just a form of stasis. But all things change. All things develop. And all things break down. Even our friend's gun there. It wasn't always a gun. In time, it will stop being one. I don't deny some people seek it. But eventually they'll be disappointed. But I think reducing it all to a fear of death is an oversimplification. Do you fear death?", Bart asks the hulking Nurglite.
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Sep 18, 2013 03:41
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Bart "Oh, don't dismiss predictions of the future so easily, my Nurglite friend. While all things change and alter, everything is pattern. Discern the pattern, uncover the underlying nature of reality and the laws that govern it, and the past, present, and future are all laid out for you. It's a mistake that too many people make. They see each event as independent, when really there's an interconnectivity in all things. Since every event influences every other event, even actions which seem insignificant can have massive effects. So, to predict the future, one merely has to take into effect the inputs. It's simply a matter of becoming omniscient. Which is, admittedly, a long term goal."
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Sep 18, 2013 03:49
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Bart "It's not. It's not like that. I'm not saying that I worship Tzeentch", he says, as the emblem of Tzeentch hangs from his neck, "but, what the worship of Tzeentch is about is knowledge. Destruction might be inevitable, but you don't want to walk in blind. Better to know what's happening than just accept it. And, really, destruction is itself creation, because it's only destruction of form. We know that matter and energy aren't created or destroyed. Just the forms they take. So, what seems to be "destruction" is really just transformation into another thing. And maybe that's effective immortality; mutability of form but continuance of substance."
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Sep 18, 2013 04:10
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Bart Bart gets up from the table and offers Kayleen her cards back. "Well, it looks like we're up. Time to see what we can do for the governor. . . or to the governor, I suppose."
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Sep 18, 2013 05:10
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Bart Bart thinks about the Noise Marine's statement, but doesn't say anything. It reminded him of those hypocrites at the monastery, preaching pity and compassion for the weak, but brutally oppressing anyone weaker.
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Sep 19, 2013 00:38
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Bart Bart stares at the hoard coming towards them. "drat. Just. drat." He reaches back and draws Dakoth, the runes on the shotgun glowing a faint purple as the demon within mutters obscenities directly into his brain. All the enemy is dangerous, but the cleric is the most dangerous, he thinks, as the man seeks to engulf them all in flame, the Ecclesiarchy's preferred punishment for worshipers of the Dark Gods. So, leveling his weapon at the Cleric, he squeezes off a blast of shot at the man as Dakoth's psychic laughter echoes his own. Using Warp Sense to detect psykers in the arena as a free action. Standard Attack with my demonic shotgun at the Cleric. BS 43+10 for Standard Attack +10 for short range pre:Bart WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel 43 43 34 39 40 38 50 55 32 Initiative Bonus: 6 Wounds: 9/9 Infamy Points: 4/4 Skills: Dodge Traits/Talents: Jaded, Paranoia, Resistance (Psyker), Strong Minded, Unnatural Willpower (1) Equipped Weapon: Dakoth (Shotgun) 30m S/-/- ROF 1d10+7 I 7 PEN INFINITE Ammo Reliable, Scatter, Tearing Equipped Armor: Mesh Combat Cloak AP: 4 Arms, Body, Legs Tarnor Mimic Mask (+20 to Charm, Deceive, Intimidate Tests, Half Action to give self Fear (1) Talisman of Tzeentch (All psykers not dedicated to Tzeentch must pass willpower test or lose 1 psy rating per degree of failure) Prismatic Amulet (Force Field, Protection rating 60, if overloads, attacker suffers 2d10 energy damage) Epicurius fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Sep 19, 2013 |
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Bart Bart giggles. He's never had this much fun. Then, he gets quiet. Excessive levity, after all, is not appropriate on this somber occasion. After all, men are dying! Yes, it's really quite sad. He cheers on Drevan. Then, he opens his mind to the warp. seeking to discover any new threats beyond the servants of the Emperor who lie dead or dying around him. Casting Preternatural Awareness unbound. Test is against 111 (Psyniscience 60 + (Psi rating 7*5) +6 (From Demon Weapon) +10 (from Psi Focus). Then Delay pre:Bart WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel 43 43 34 39 40 38 50 55 32 Initiative Bonus: 6 Wounds: 9/9 Infamy Points: 4/4 Skills: Dodge Traits/Talents: Jaded, Paranoia, Resistance (Psyker), Strong Minded, Unnatural Willpower (1) Equipped Weapon: Dakoth (Shotgun) 30m S/-/- ROF 1d10+7 I 7 PEN INFINITE Ammo Reliable, Scatter, Tearing Equipped Armor: Mesh Combat Cloak AP: 4 Arms, Body, Legs Tarnor Mimic Mask (+20 to Charm, Deceive, Intimidate Tests, Half Action to give self Fear (1) Talisman of Tzeentch (All psykers not dedicated to Tzeentch must pass willpower test or lose 1 psy rating per degree of failure) Prismatic Amulet (Force Field, Protection rating 60, if overloads, attacker suffers 2d10 energy damage)
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Bart Bart watches one of the flowers that he had mutated run off. He waves goodbye to it as he turns to accompany the Slaaneshi and the rest of Beta 32. At least he accomplished something this fight. "That could have gone better", he says to no one in particular. Spending 500 xp on Bolt of Change
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Bart Bart looks around at the the new room. It was, as mentioned, nicer than the old waiting room. As he waits, he listens to the conversation, and wonders, if the Men of Iron were so unstoppable, how it was they had been stopped before.
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Bart Bart chuckles to himself and then sits in a chair with his back to the wall, a glass of some alcoholic drink in one hand. "The Inquisition. Heh. You all think you know about them. Heh. Heh. You only know what they want you to know. They're everywhere. See everything. That's what they're about, really. Information. They take it in. They don't give it out. Heh. If they control what people know, they control the Empire. That's why they hunt 'heretics' and Xenos. Don't want people exposed to 'alien' ideas, by which they mean ideas that aren't filtered through them. You think that Space Marine was the only Inquisition agent here? Who knows, maybe one of you is. Maybe more than one. That's something that they do. They send the Space Marine to get caught. And then we all think we found the spy and let down our guard." A nerve on his face twitches. "They're like that. Tricky. But I have the cards and the book. And I have the favor of the Opener of the Ways. He lets me see through their tricks. He lets me pierce the veil of ignorance and lies. I think. Yes, I can do an augury. I can find out if the Inquisition is here." He goes over to a table, and pushing the items on it aside (Causing a recaf pot to get precariously close to the edge), puts down his tarot. Come. Does anyone want to know? Do any of you wish to see if the Inquisition is a danger to you here?"
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Bart Bart's upper lip curls as he sees the filthy Nurgling on the table, and he is careful not to touch it. "You wish to know what the future holds you? You wish me to uncover the mystery of fate?" When the thing nods, he says, "Very well. We will determine if you, and by association, your master, and by association the rest of us, will be hunted by the forces of the Inquisition, or by anyone else in the near future, and what challenges we will face. Focus on the cards and the question. Do NOT touch the cards" With that, he gathers the cards up, lays them out, and allows himself to use them to channel him into the warp. Using Personal Augury on the Nurgling to figure out what enemies the party will face, and how we will overcome them. Unfettered Focus test. 60 (Psyniscience +10) + 0 (Challenging Test) +35 (Psi rating 7) +10 (Psy-Focus)=105
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Bart Bart stares at the beings and blinks. That reading was more on the nose than his readings tended to be. And to think, he had wondered when the card with animals symbolized. He's a little disappointed. It was just so....obvious? Oh well, he thinks. He draws his shotgun with the one hand, and with the other, points at the lion-headed man, channeling the warp through him. Then, he shows the lion headed marine the power of Tzeentch. Drawing my shotgun. Then Bolt of Change, unfettered at Renoir., focus test 111 pre:Bart WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel 43 43 34 39 40 38 50 55 32 Initiative Bonus: 6 Wounds: 9/9 Infamy Points: 4/4 Skills: Dodge Traits/Talents: Jaded, Paranoia, Resistance (Psyker), Strong Minded, Unnatural Willpower (1) Equipped Weapon: Dakoth (Shotgun) 30m S/-/- ROF 1d10+7 I 7 PEN INFINITE Ammo Reliable, Scatter, Tearing Equipped Armor: Mesh Combat Cloak AP: 4 Arms, Body, Legs Tarnor Mimic Mask (+20 to Charm, Deceive, Intimidate Tests, Half Action to give self Fear (1) Talisman of Tzeentch (All psykers not dedicated to Tzeentch must pass willpower test or lose 1 psy rating per degree of failure) Prismatic Amulet (Force Field, Protection rating 60, if overloads, attacker suffers 2d10 energy damage)
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