#98 Aspect of Jupiter

Once again locked out of the Crimson Dragon inn, Cameron and Tow Jam see 30 hover bikes approaching.
Finally caldor wakes up and comes out and also sees them, as does the Baby Z dragon.
After a few mini missiles are launched at the baby Dragon, the heros hide around the corner as the bikes dive by.

Regular Level 3 Human T-Man Attacks!

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Later a bike flanked by 3 invisible spirits drives up.  It sics the spirits on Cameron and Towjam, possessing them with the aspect of the Vampire Intelligence Jupiter.   This causes them to turn on Caldor.
Meanwhile the robot horse owned by LAdy Naya the fallen cyber knight starts trying to patch everyone's equipment against Tow Jams worm.   The horse warns Cameron that Tow Jam is still infected.  Tow jam denies this.  /Through the horse Cyberknight command warns the CS may nuke merctown to stop the spread of the virus, they know what it can do which is why their CS is immune.

The horse fights the guy who lead the spirits to attack and kills him after suffering some damage from flame strikes.

Drago +1000 141755
Caldor +1000 7475
Towjam +2000 59365
Cameron +2000 31740
Zaar +2000 5800

The group waits for Caldor's bot mercs to strike Set's temple in 1d4hrs

Create Daemon

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CREATE DAEMON (also known as Improved Golem)

This spell was created by a high level Techno-wizard/Operator in Lazlo circa 100PA.  He had been trained as a computer scientist in the NGR, specializing in AI and OS's for fully autonomous 'bots.
Since its creation, it has become a popular spell for the techno-wizards in Lazlo, and has even spread to the outside world via travelling magi.

This spell can create anything from a simple, programmed process that runs through a fixed set of motions and actions (used for TW coo-coo clicks) to an intelligence capable of simple problem solving, casting spells, and performing skills (commonly used to upgrade Golems, or to create TW answering machines capable of screening calls, taking messages, and making small talk).

The daemon must be anchored to an object or place.  The daemon can only be anchored to inanimate objects, and no more than one daemon may be anchored to the same object.  Daemons are commonly anchored to small statues or figurines.

Range for all types:  10feet +6"/level
PPE/Duration for all types: (originally was 30/50/70/90/100/110 but i made it a simple multiplier instead).

30ppe*Type# 1hr/level
40ppe*Type# 1day/level
50ppe*Type# 1week/level
60ppe*Type# 1month/level
70ppe*Type# 1year/level
80ppe*Type# 1decade/level
90ppe*Type#  permanent

Create Daemon Type 1
Level 8 Techno-Wizard Spell 30-90ppe
A Type 1 Daemon can perform a fixed routine of up to 20 minutes in length.  This routine can be looped so that as soon as it finishes it starts again, or it can be configured to begin whenever a certain set of conditions are true.  This can be used to control toys, industrial machines, alarms, automated clearners, etc.

Create Daemon Type II
Level 9 Techno-Wizard Spell 60-180ppe
A Type II Daemon can be programmed with a fixed set of rules used to determine behavior, each of the form "if <condition> then do <action>".  The Type II daemon can have up to a dozen of these rules.  Each action may be no longer than 20 minutes,but the actions can be looped fairly simply.  This can be used as a low energy air conditioning unit (ala maxwells' daemon),. simple security system, complex toy, or simple game.

Create Daemon Type III
Level 10 Techno-Wizard Spell 90-270ppe
A Type III Daemon can do everything a Type II daemon can do, as well as take orders from authorized personnel, including modifications of the rules and actions.  This is roughly equivalent to the control system of a golem.

Create Daemon Type IV
Level 11 Techno-Wizard Spell 120-360ppe
A Type IV daemon has all the capabilities of the type III daemon, as well as one area of speciality.  This could include one skill, or several closely related skills (Cooking, Math: Basic & Advanced, Chess, Auto Mechanics, paramedic, etc).  The skill should either be one that the spell caster knows, or that the spell caster can come up with a good algorithm for.  The level of proficiency is generally about equal to the spell caster's proficiency, although is sometimes significantly higher.

Create Daemon Type V
Level 12 Techno-Wizard Spell 150-450ppe
A type V daemon has all of the capabilities of the type IV daemon, as well as basic independent intelligence, complete with some simple problem solving capabilities.  This is the equivalent of the intelligence level of the average dog.  The daemon should be programmed with basic goals, suggested methods of acheiving these goals, and required/prohibited actions.

Options

Additional area of specialty (type IV and V)  15ppe each
Ability to cast spells: 20ppe + cost for daemons ppe capacity X ppe capacity: 2x PPE (recovers 2ppe/hr)
Ability to draw on ley line energy as an Xth level mage:  20+5X PPE
Knowledge of a spell: 1/3 spells PPE cost (spell caster must know spell or have someone else handy who knows it)
Ability to animate anchor: 20ppe
(note the anchor has effective attributes of PS, PPE, and sped: 8, PPE is not applicable.  If the anchor is already capable of movement, the PS and Spd will be the anchor's original.)
Increase in Reaction Time 10ppe/PP point max 30 or anchor's original whichever is less.
Simple Telekinesis 10PPE PS 5 can be used to push things but not pick anything up.  Duration is indefinite.

If people are having problems seeing how this spell could be useful, I will post some TW items using this spell in a bit.  Non-technowizards can only create daemon types I through III, cannot create spell casting daemons, and can not create animated daemons.


Arrrr, it be the infamous pirate, No Beard Pete!
"We make our own gravity to give weight to things/
 Then things fall and they break, and gravity sings/
 We can only hold so much is what I figure/
 Keep your eye on the pig picture, picgure keeps
 getting bigger"
-Ani Difranco


Editor's Notes
This was taken from a long gone url, and typed in by hand as I had no other copy. :)

I give full credit to the author whoever they are.

This is all that is left of their site, the spell data was not archived. https://web.archive.org/web/19961221041554/http://www.missouri.edu/~c675123/ 

Jumbles the Robot Horse

Jumbles http://fav.me/dbaij8z

Jumbles once belonged to a Cyberknight named Lady Naya.

The horse was inherited by Camron Case after Naya's death.

Original Bandito Arms RH-1003C Arabian robot horse Price 6,000,000cr
1400lbs 3f wide 9ft long 5ft at shoulder
Mainbody 240/1000SDC down to 800 due to damage fighting Mephisto's horseman.
Speed 120mph leap 20ft up 50ft across

Programming R47b aka
IQ9 PS28 PP22 PB11 SPD180
Chassis Combat Bonuses: +3 ini +2 s +5 dodge running +1 roll / 3 attacks
Black Market Combat Programming bonuses: +1s/p/d/ini/ +1attack
Laser + Targeting Computer +2 strike
PP 22 = +4s/p/d
Melee Total Bonuses: +4 ini +9s strike/+10 dodge
Front Hoof 1d6MD +13/3d6+39
Rear Hoof 2d6MD +13/6d6+39
Body Block 1d4MD +13/3d4+39 +40% kd

+3 strike with weapons systems AI skill, laser targeting in head,  targeting display in eyes

Mainbody has a forward Mounted TW TK-60 Light Machinegun
2d4MD/shot, variable burst dmg = 1/2 of # of rounds *2d4MD  / 6d4SDC 2000ft range
4d4MD/12d4SDC  shot on leyline or within one mile of nexus 4000ft range
6d4MD/18d4SDC / shot on nexus 6000ft range


Short Burst 5 shots/1 attack 1 - 2d4x3MD / 4d4MD x3 on leyline / 6d4MD x3 at nexus
6d4x3SDC/12d4x3SDC/18d4x3SDC

Long Burst 10 shots/2 attacks 2d4x5MD / 4d4MD x5 on leyline / 6d4MD x5 at nexus
6d4x5SDC/12d4x5SDC/18d4x5SDC

Full melee spray 30shots 2d4x15MD / 4d4MD x15 on leyline / 6d4MD x15 at nexus hits 1d4 targets
Payload 30rds, 1ppe/2isp / round to recharge
6d4x15SDC/12d4x15SDC/18d4x15SDC


Programming:
Blackmarket General Military Skill Program - 300,000cr sb1 p97 +1s/p/d/ini/attacks
Radio basic 98, math basic 98, pilot auto 70, pilot hover, land nav 45, understands american euro technocan, dragonese 98 speaks technocan dialect non cyberknights have difficulty understanding 98

Blackmarket Pilot Related Skill Program - 50,000cr sb1 p97
Read Sensors, Weapons Systems, Navigation 94

Cameron Case Horsemanship Bonuses:
While not riding horse with all powers active +14s/+15parry +14 dodge +5 disarm
With Horsemanship cyberknight at level 6
+6 init/12 when suprised with six sense +14s +17parry +16 dodge +6damage +2d6MD/+6d6MD charging with lance weapon

Additional Electronics:
NG Utility Deck cyberdeck  + cure program for Kittani 97 virus aka Tow Jam's worm.
Power Armor Sensor Suite includes Radar, 40 miles 72 targets, Laser Targeting +1 strike Long Range Radio 500 miles with external 20ft antenna extended, short range 10 miles, loudspeaker 80 decibles
Multi Optics Eyes Telescopic 6000ft Night Vision & Thermal Imager 2000ft +1strike Targeting Display

#94-97 Mystic Quarter Shopping

Merctown Church of Set

by https://mage-tour-thru-time-awakenings-in-a-cold-world.obsidianportal.com/characters/lord-najekk-ruler-of-khorosun


Drago shops with crimson dragon owner Ignatos.

Caldor visits priests row Osiris Temple of Light, gets possessed by the daggers, kills a priest, then runs away outside the temple.  Osiris no longer hears his prayers as a priest of Osiris until he performs an atonement quest.
Daggers fly away into temple Set Temple of Darkness and join 2 tautons waiting for them.


Tickles gets a message asking what happened to his squad from Denali.  She says she is coming to personally interview him about what happened to the rest of his squad who were slain by Tow Jam.
Tickles is Told to meet federation of magic agent at Stormspire Store to get a personal gift from Dunscon for his service. (any single item sold at store that Tickles has skills to use is appropriate to not offend Dunscon)
Will Tickles tell the federation of magic agent Denali who is responsible for the deaths of so many psi goblin knights of the federation?
(he doesn't yet)
Tickles chooses a TW Dragonfire Flamethrower as his gift.


Tow jam was possessed by Desslyth for awhile and hacked one of Sparticus's missiles fired at deslyth to come down on the Psi Goblin squad, killing all but little Tickles who valiantly was battling the Highlord and flew up on the splugorth hober platform as it escaped the blast.

Jean Marc is still lvl 5 and has no money.  He can learn 2 new skills from the weird sisters at Mystic Droughts

Cameron Case shopping list:

Simon's Shop of Uncommon Wonders Run by Simon the Silly Technowizard.  Only good merchant (the rest of the merchants are anarchist or worse alignment).

-Magic Duct Tape 1000

Stormspire Store  run by Tempestro Dragon Hatchling who works for K'zAA the lizard mage.

Buys tw weapons for 20% of market.

(each come with 1 ppeclip additional clips are 40k)

https://mage-tour-thru-time-awakenings-in-a-cold-world.obsidianportal.com/characters/lord-najekk-ruler-of-khorosunhttps://mage-tour-thru-time-awakenings-in-a-cold-world.obsidianportal.com/characters/lord-najekk-ruler-of-khorosunTW Firebolt pistol 80000 weight 5lbs

TW Sonic Rifle                  640000 weight 15lbs

TW Storm Rifle                 560000 weight 20lbs

TK60 Light machine Gun 200000 weight 50lbs

TW Dragonfire Flamethrower 300000 weight 100lbs

Mystic Droughts 3 "weird sisters" run this small shop.

-(3) Potions of healing 30000

-(3) All Purpose Remedy 12000

Magic-Tech Inc. Run by Maestro Wilson the Techno Wizard.
Maestrol sells TW items, and builds custom large scale TW machines.

Frida Wilson his wife buys and sells technology services,  TW and mundane vehicles out of a garage next to the shop.  

Auto Mechanic - Durh the Larmac 100cr/hr

Basic Electronics, Mechanical Engineer, Robot Mechanic - Greez the Orcish Operator 1000cr/hr

Computer programming, Weapons systems, Robot Electronics - 6I-bot2 robot AI charges 1250cr/hr

0.1-1kali0

Cameron case buys:

Cyber horse repair 100000https://mage-tour-thru-time-awakenings-in-a-cold-world.obsidianportal.com/characters/lord-najekk-ruler-of-khorosun

Cyber horse integration with powerarmor (gives horsemanship bonuses now) 10000

Cyber horse TK60 machinegun mount 1000 (horse AI can use gun)

Power armor repair 100000

total: 1953000

Crimson Dragon
 
Pays 10-20% market for magic/TW items.

Drago is trying to learn magic here:

Depending on the teach and conditions, tutoring takes 1d6hrsXspell level for Simple spells
2d6hrsXspell level for Average Spells 1-4
1d6daysXspell level for Moderate Spells 5-9
1d6WeeksXSpell level for Difficult spells 10-15

RollLore:Magic roll -1% per level of the spell being learned to learn it well enough to cast haphazardly while rolling on the earlier table. Failure means the character must repeat 2d10% of the lesson in order to try again.

merctown rules for https://3rdageofdragonwright.blogspot.com/2006/08/learning-magic.html

Drago's possible selections of magic to learn from Ignatos

Armor of Ithan (3) 100000   2d6*3 hr
Invisibility: Simple (3) 100000  2d6*3hr
Blind (4) 300000 2d6*4hr
Shadow Meld (4) 300000 2d6*4h
Eyes of Thoth (5) 400000 1d6*5 days
Superhuman Speed (5) 500000 1d6*5days
Call Lightning (6) 1000000 1d6*6 days
Impervious to Energy (6) 2000000 1d6*6 days
Power Bolt (6) 1500000 1d6*6 days
Power Weapon (9) 10000000 1d6*9 days

XP
Drago +750 survival +100 animates mummy conservator and gives it spear +100 investigate crimson dragon +50 fight horsemen +100 rp +100 trades gems for magic
140755 needs 170k

Tow Jam +1500 survival +100 sun worshiper rp +100 worm rp +500 fight horsemen nearly dies +100 rp +100 ids horsemen gang, knows the other gangs are afraid of them and suspect they might not even be a gang, they act more like a military unit. noone knows who they work for.
57365

Jean Marc 500 survival +100 rp
15600

Tickles +500 survival +250 rp +100 rp +100 gets TWflame thrower
13000 needs 17421 to level

Cameron Case +1500 survival +100 rp connections +500 fight horsemen +100 rp +100 buys stuff +100 gets TWflamethrower +100 armor infected by towjam's worm
29740levels at 35.5k

Caldor +900 survival +250 rp killing priest of temple of ra, +100 rp  rune daggers driving him evil, he had bes's rune daggers on him a long time, they temporarily drove caldor insane, after the murder the daggers fly off to waiting tautons hands across from the temple of ra  +100 rp post muder (cries in the street?) +100 rp +500 xp sets up robot deal to blow up evil spire and regain osiris's blessing.
6475

Zayr Dragon +1500 survival +100 xp learns armor of ithan, blind
3800XP

Tickles and Zee the worm are too weak to fight and passed out at the crimson dragon in Drago's room from past battle.

drago learns ai for a gem in trade
drago learns blind for a gem in trade

Tow jams  worm successfully hack into Cameron's power armor and integrate it into his botnet.
Cameron tries to resist with her own hacking and fails.
Towjam can now see everything cameron can and sees status on her power armor.

Drago and the zyr dragon learn magic in the crimson dragon inn from the Dragon Owner's Elf servant.
Towjam and the cyberknight try to leave the inn and are ambushed by 4 elves who use tatoo magic.  Tow Jam's armor is blown off by magic arrow and he is nearly slain before drago emerges and drives off the elves.

Cameron realizes Towjam's virus is still active, and knows calling cyberknight command for assistance might be the only thing that can save him from it.

Earlier caldor was driven mad by his evil rune daggers he killed the priest of osiris.  Afterwards a huge evil spire grew out of the temple to set when Bes's unholy flying daggers reached the tautons waiting for them.  The temple of Set has gained much power by having a relic of Bes.

Caldor's robots are supposed to deliver the charges to destroy the evil spire in a few hours...

Drago brought the priests body to the church of Osiris altar where he prayed to kymnarkmar to return life to the priest.