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Alias/Player
Character Name Type
Status/Notes Sex<br>
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Rh NPC
Noble
Aren Solest Duke
Normal/Human Ma<br>
Rh
Balrog
Balrog
Warrior Normal/Human Ma<br>
Wh Tom
Crockett
Caladan
Wizard Normal/Human Ma<br>
?? Marcel Liberty
Chion
Sailor Normal/Human Ma<br>
?? Burton Choinski
Cholan
Sailor Normal/Human Ma<br>
Rh Bob Eldred/Nomad
Damon
Sailor Normal/Human Ma<br>
Wh Ryan
Torres
Farseeker Warrior
Normal/Human Ma<br>
Wh Tim Falkenberg
Malradh ben Kasha Merc Normal/Human Ma<br>
Wh NPC
Spy
Suresh Nambler Spy
Normal/Human Ma<br>
Rh Orion (Paul Broman)
Trembyl
Fighter Normal/Human Ma<br>
Rh NPC
Fighter
Triest
Warrior Normal/Human Ma<br>
Wh Franseco B./Bondo
Valgor
Noble Dead /Human Ma<br>
Rh Scott
Adams
Xian
Wizard Normal/Human Ma<br>
Wh Wout
Broere
Unali
Ninja Normal/Human Fe<br>
Wh Alex
Koponen
Z'leyra
Healer Normal/Human Fe<br>
-- Chris
Wells
Ben'dar
Warrior Normal/Human Ma <br>
-- Lyman R. Hampton
Kaylle
Scholar Normal/Faerry Ma<br>
-- Wayne Richardson/Uji
Thig
Sidh MU Normal/Faerry Ma<br>
Rh ------???-----------
Neva
Archer Normal/Elf Fe<br>
Rh Sergi Sallent
Jordi
Unsure Normal/Elf Ma<br>
Rh Npc
Noble
Marta Valnon Noble
Normal/Human Fe<br>
Ally Section - Diplomats/Ex prisoners - 26
Allies<br>
G1 Akat, Zenon
(Goidan), Chandris,
Eri (Kolari)<br>
G1 Vaeth, Tuon
(Donaran), Vaidia,
Anil (Donaran)<br>
G2 *Zablin, Ris
(Zen'dan) Ayddar Nylykerka
(Thaliban)<br>
G2 Nil
Spaar (Ursmaian), Norda
Proi (Lemasan)<br>
G3 Walling, Dex
(Helvan) Zing,
Troyis (Kll'Maun)<br>
G3 Amin, Rajwani
(Lemasan),<br>
Qasir,
Shah (Ro'babzan)<br>
G1 Jevan, Corz
(Bhamotin), Jezek,
Gord (Bhamotin)<br>
G1 Qualres, Diana (Shuikalese),
Oolas, Kirz (Katalan)<br>
G1 Abzyon,
Wi (Choisuan), Xavier,
Rua (Fomorian),<br>
G1 Makki,
Pov (Katalan), Matta,
Kartz (R'hiselkan)<br>
G4 Zenakhis, Trom
(Fomorian), Ackbar, Feli
(Chunrey)<br>
G4 Jozak,
Mer (Robari), Zabel,
Eti (Artadan)<br>
G4 Goins, Sharmon
(Teosian(, Havirmar Havigashu (Vahearian)<br>
<br>
Player
Email
Address
Email Status <br>
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Scott
Adams
pnpgm@softhome.net
Working<br>
Marcel Liberty/Chion
kzinti_maouse@yahoo.com Working <br>
Tim
Falkenberg
Malradh@yahoo.co.uk
Unknown<br>
Wout
Broere
broere@powersandperils.org Working<br>
Burton
Choinski
bchoinski@attbi.com
Working<br>
Sergi
Sallent
igresigres@yahoo.com
Working<br>
Alex
Koponen
akoponen@mosquitonet.com Working<br>
Chris
Wells
ckwells@comcast.net<br>
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Animals: Ventrius/Pogo Thig's dogs, Firesnake of
Caladan's<br>
Tikil (Cholan's Ferret) (in bag)<br>
2 Wagon Horses, Hippogriff<br>
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Game Update #295 in sequence (file #491)<br>
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Admin notes: For those who asked -
Hurricane B was no big deal<br>
to us. Hurricane C was worse. I'm
Jacksonville, Florida which<br>
is NE of the state. IT go to St. Augustine
(maybe a half hour<br>
drive from us). But we slept through
it. No real serious damage<br>
to the city other than a few bands of
thunderstorms and a tornado.<br>
Personally I wasn't affected. But the
south part of the state<br>
sure was. Life of being in Florida
really...<br>
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[Recap] - None<br>
[New Stuff - Current Situation]<br>
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From Unali: [Re:
Actions]<br>
If
Unali sees a line of fire towards the priestess, Xian's<br>
brother or the other robed figure at the back, she will<br>
take
it (that order of preference)<br>
GM: Ack.
<br>
<br>
From Z'leyra: [Re:
Actions]
<br>
Before going into the room Z'leyra will cast invisibility<br>
(EL0) on herself so that she can surprise her opponents<br>
(from behind preferably). For opponents she will start<br>
with the priestess.<br>
GM: Ack.<br>
<br>
From Chris: [Re:
Actions]<br>
Questions/comments for others in the party (ooc):<br>
1) Are we talking or fighting here? One enemy person
seems<br>
to be related to Xian somehow...or just knows him? The<br>
enemy seems to be waiting for us to make the first move.<br>
Also, being as outnumbered as they are, would a demand<br>
from us to surrender be considered by them? (Probably<br>
not...they all seem pretty crazy)<br>
GM: Crazy or slick
as a fox? Timon (more a alias than his<br>
real
name) IS Xian's brother. In previous games he<br>
was
there against them. He kidnapped King Maros single<br>
handedly but Farseeker, Xian, Thig and Varange a few others<br>
helped
to save him in Sivas. Xian is here since he suspects<br>
his
brother is osmehow involved with the Climans. Now that<br>
has
been proven. Xian is prepared though for Timon's magic<br>
since
he has forewarned the party about a item he has to<br>
negate
Timon's magic. Course Ben'dar doens't know any<br>
of
this. As to talking these are villians they like to<br>
talk
before they kill their guests. Its like the cliche<br>
of a
Black Hated villian laughing about his death plans<br>
before
he does it or more classically like the James Bond<br>
evil
villian who spills his plans and tells bond he is about<br>
to die
before Bond escapes :) Its a bit of a cliche but<br>
it
helps to resolve a few matters. If not its dramatics.<br>
<br>
Chirs:<br>
2) The circle in the middle of the room - for the magic-users<br>
in the group - is this some sort of protective magic<br>
circle that will be used by our enemy for summoning a<br>
huge nasty beast ffat will kill us all? If so, would it<br>
be advisable (or possible) to try to obliterate the<br>
paint/dye on the circle BEFORE any such summoning can<br>
occur? The floor is really smooth, so perhaps the<br>
liquor/water cabinet could be thrown over to wash out<br>
part of the magic circle?<br>
GM: Good
idea. But this is a somewhat easy Intelligence<br>
check. I doubt any of the civilized players will have<br>
trouble with the circle. Most who have bene in a castle<br>
or
royal court just recognize it as a serving circle for<br>
those
on the throne to make requests to the King/Queeen<br>
or to
be seen. Its more ceremonial in terms of protocol<br>
than
magical in this sense. Plus with the ritual you<br>
escaped in the other room you figure THAT room was for<br>
rituals and ceremonies rather than this room likely. It<br>
would
be dangerous to cast dark rites of magic in some<br>
throne
room with your leader in the same room in case<br>
it
backfires. Most will determine this quickly with<br>
a few
brain thoughts. But the assumption then again<br>
coudl
all be wrong...<br>
<br>
Chris:<br>
3) If the circle cannot be partially obliterated by washing.<br>
perhaps the cabinet could still be useful in the fight.<br>
If it is full of liquor...could we toss a naptha bomb at<br>
it and explode the whole thing in the face of guard #4?<br>
Saute' him a little in his plate mail armor with some<br>
white wine...heheheh!<br>
GM: Good
move. But Thig has no more naptha. Now if others<br>
do
that's another thing :)<br>
<br>
From Ben'dar: [Re:
Actions]<br>
Ben'dar looks to Farseeker to determine whether or not to<br>
attack. Depending on what Farseeker directs and what others<br>
in the
party indicate, these are Ben'dar's possible actions,<br>
in
order of priority. If Farseeker motions to attack and the<br>
circle
wash-out idea IS good (ie if one of the magic users<br>
yells
a warning about the circle), Ben'dar will rush to<br>
the
cabinet first and, if it seems to hold alot of liquid<br>
and
can be moved/knocked over (Ben'dar's a fairly strong<br>
guy),
he will throw it over in the direction of the circle,<br>
in an
attempt to wash out part of the protective markings.<br>
(Hopefully this latter action would not be what Guard #4 is<br>
expecting and he will stay on the far side of the cabinet<br>
until
it's been thrown over.) Whether or not this effort<br>
succeeds, he will then move to attack Guard #4. If Farseeker<br>
motions to attack and the circle wash-out idea is NO good (ie<br>
no
magic user says anything about the circle) but the naptha<br>
bomb
idea IS good (ie Thig or somebody says to stay clear<br>
because they're going to blow it up), Ben'dar will let Thig<br>
(or
whoever else has naptha and wants to use it in this<br>
manner) take care of blowing up the cabinet by Guard #4<br>
and
Ben'dar will charge over to Guard #3 to attack with<br>
Jordi's spear. If Farseeker motions to attack, and both the<br>
circle
wash-out idea AND the naptha bomb idea are NO good<br>
(ie
nobody says anything to divert Ben'dar from doing what<br>
he
naturally does best: frontal assault), Ben'dar charges<br>
off at
full speed to attack Guard #4. If Farseeker motions<br>
to
wait, Ben'dar will reluctantly NOT attack. In all of<br>
these
scenarios, Ben'dar keeps in mind the fact that the<br>
far
wall is lined with enemy archers and spellcasters, so<br>
he
will move very quickly and attempt to use the columns for<br>
cover
whenever possible.<br>
GM: Ack.
Good enough.<br>
<br>
From Chion: [Re:
Actions]<br>
[Emailed private actions]<br>
GM: Your question
in email was correct on the assumption.<br>
As to
the pillars you move close them ack. You also<br>
do
have the heavy crossbow and quiver.<br>
<br>
---------------------------Actions---------------------------<br>
<br>
Time: Estimated 7:19am-7:34am
- Morning Day 22<br>
<br>
GM: Couple of
additions. The pillars are smooth and are<br>
about 3 feet
in diameter so they will do partial cover<br>
for a
person. Also I forgot to mention the Priestess is<br>
a fire
redhead.<br>
<br>
GM: What follows was always
planned in some fashion. It has<br>
to be done in
order to resolve a few issues. Plus it<br>
sets up a scene
for doing other things. So bear with me.<br>
I know you guys
wanted to get into it...<br>
<br>
[Chion stands and grabs his
crossbow heading for the hole<br>
to the next room.
He enters the large cavern and discovers<br>
the party in a large
group not moving. He then spots the<br>
far right pillar and
heads for it. He passes through various<br>
folks who watch
him. He quickly takes up position behind the<br>
pillar with crossbow in
hand and examines the room.]<br>
<br>
[Z'leyra gathers up her stuff
quickly and heads for the room.<br>
As chion enters the
other room Sava shakes her head "Your<br>
welcome" she says
in the tongue of the Elf. She heads<br>
to the next room but
stands behind everyone trying to figure<br>
out what's going
on.]<br>
<br>
[Meanwhile during this Timon
steps 2 feet in frton of the<br>
thrown with his arms
outstretched in a V arc with palms out<br>
in sign of no
hostility. While he does this he speaks.]<br>
Timon: "Brother, take my
advice and surrender now. You<br>
can't possibly
win."<br>
<br>
[The archers raise
weapons as Timon walks forward a few<br>
more feet but Xian
steps forward a couple feet and holds<br>
a hand up to
them to not fire.] <br>
<br>
Xian: [Turning to the
party] "Hold off.." [Turning back to<br>
Timon]
"You should surrender. Your clearly outnumbered."<br>
<br>
Timon: "To get this
far your group would've surely battled<br>
a army and
you are surely exhausted physically and mentally.<br>
We are
fresh. Plus you don't think we aren't prepared?"<br>
<br>
[Unali and Chion
re-raise weapons to aim for a target. They<br>
notice (as well as
some in the party) the man near the<br>
bodyguard leans
down to say something to the Priestess.<br>
He nods just as
Sava enters the room. No one hears it<br>
but he says to the
priestess "They are all here." He<br>
then quickly grabs
something long that is on the throne<br>
but it is only a
staff. He raises it to put the bottom<br>
of the staff on
the dirt and just stands there with it.]<br>
<br>
Timon: "My friend
there.." [he waves a general hand at<br>
the man who
just picked up the staff] "..may not<br>
be used to
using The Staff but that staff is more powerful<br>
than
everyone here combined. It can bring down a mountain<br>
if it wanted
to. Are you prepared for that?"<br>
<br>
[Meanwhile on level
6...<br>
<br>
Kaylle after
spending a good 15 minutes reading scrolls<br>
finds two
fascinating ones. He grabs them in hand<br>
and quickly heads
back into the hall stammering...]<br>
Kaylle: "The
priestess has the spell! ...and the staff!<br>
Where
is everyone! Hello? I thought someone was<br>
still
down here with me?"<br>
[Kaylle then
comes across Valgor and Trembyl's dead<br>
and
unconscious body. He sighs and wonders if he<br>
has
time to fly to the others. Suddenly he sees<br>
a
small white orb coming out of a room on the same<br>
level
and approach him. It circles Kaylle who tries<br>
to bat
it away and it flies away. It quickly examines<br>
Valgor
but then goes to Trembyl. It hovers over Trembyl<br>
for a
few seconds then suddenly the white orb explodes<br>
in a
shimmering light...the last thing Kaylle sees is<br>
a
white whispy form leave the orb..]<br>
<br>
[Back on Level
7...]<br>
<br>
[Thig invisible
searchs the ceiling and walls for any signs<br>
of
wards. His range is limited. He then nears a pillar<br>
and notices
at the very top of the right pillar near the<br>
entrance to
the room is a familiar green strip across the<br>
top of the
pillar. He senses vague magic from it but<br>
can't
determine its purpose.]<br>
<br>
[Z'leyra passes by
several people quickly invisible and<br>
breaks away
from the party toward the Priestess..]<br>
<br>
[Those that try to
look at the staff notice it is a simple<br>
wooden staff
with orante runes and carvings. It stands<br>
at 5.5
feet. At the top of that is a trident like metal<br>
piece.
The trident pieces are gray iron or steel (not<br>
sure at this
distance). The trident pieces (2 on side<br>
and 1 in
center that is slightly longer) stand another<br>
1.5 feet
making the staff 7 feet tall which makes the<br>
staff taller
than the man holding it.]<br>
<br>
[The Priestess
stands and Unali raises her weapon now<br>
to finally
get a good shot as she stands. The priestess<br>
looks to the
party then speaks a quick word that was<br>
too fast to
catch.]<br>
<br>
[Unali takes her
chance and fires at the Priestess with<br>
her bow but
it flies fast but lands in the back wall.<br>
This doesn't
seem to surprise the Priestess at all.<br>
The
Priestess says "Come" and suddenly a War Dog walks<br>
out from
behind the throne. It waits besides her<br>
at a couple
feet.]<br>
<br>
[As the priestess
says her word the green strip on top of<br>
the pillar
suddenly glows and scares Thig who flies back<br>
a couple
feet. He looks and sees his hands in a green<br>
hue.
The anti-invisibility spell again!]<br>
<br>
[At the same time
the dog begins to bark and look straight<br>
at Z'lerya
who is only about 40 feet from the Priestess.<br>
Z'leyra
stops and realizes her arms are glowing gree n<br>
and she must
be seen. Not good to be in the open.]<br>
<br>
<br>
[Suddenly both
Guards with Arbalest turn and point straight<br>
at
Z'leyra]<br>
<br>
GM: All this in
same phase Mix of tactical and normal<br>
non-tactical time for dialogue. <br>
<br>
Timon:
"Wait! Wait!" [Turning to the Priestess]
"They'll<br>
surrender!" [Turning back to Xian] "They must! You<br>
must..."<br>
<br>
[Xian stands and
just folds his arms looking at Timon.]<br>
<br>
Timon: "Where
is your staff that father gave you? Did<br>
you
lose it?" [Xian notices he looks over Xian's shoulder<br>
and
then smiles at himself] "Rapta Tu!" [he yells out<br>
in a
loud voice. Just then Triest, Neva, Caladan and<br>
others
aim and fire at selected targets. Arrows or<br>
bolts
fly. Farseeker draws up his sword and other<br>
fighters begin to lunge forward...]<br>
<br>
[But at that
time during melee movement we have magic<br>
effect. Suddenly from tiny holes in the ceiling<br>
4
grenade like small canisters fall from the ceiling.<br>
They
fall from points H4, H9, H11 and H16 in a neat<br>
row. As they drop 10 feet they suddenly stop in<br>
mid
air and a spell reacts from their activation magical<br>
words. Everyone from Rows F-K are affected. Suddenly<br>
arrows/bolts and everyone just stops. Those who recall<br>
the
hippogriff battle know what has occured. A Time<br>
Stop
spell. Likely each canister was a ward of its own.]<br>
<br>
[Timon and the 2
guards 3 and 4 are exempted by Timon's<br>
spell.
The guards stand still however. Timon stares<br>
at the party
and smiles.]<br>
<br>
Priestess:
"How long will it last?"<br>
Timon: "Maybe
two minutes."<br>
<br>
Bodyguard:
"Kill them now!"<br>
<br>
Timon: "If we
damage them they will be able to react. We<br>
must
kill those we wish in one strike."<br>
<br>
[Timon walks
toward Xian and smiles. Xian was in the process<br>
of grabbing
a pendant from a robe pocket in his hand as<br>
it dangles
in his hand but motionless now.]<br>
<br>
Timon: "I
heard you had some item to prevent my magic brother.<br>
Guess
it didn't work." [Timon pulls out a dagger.] "This<br>
particular modification of the spell is my own design. It<br>
allows
the person to hear everything. Time does pass<br>
for
your mind. You can hear me slice your throat but<br>
nto be
able to react." [Timon closes face to face and<br>
puls
back his hand with the dagger...]<br>
<br>
[Meanwhile
on Level 6...]<br>
<br>
[Kaylle watches the whispy form circle as the blinding<br>
light ends over Trembyl then suddenly it fades from<br>
view. Kaylle flies over to examine Trembyl and his<br>
pulse and finds it still steady...he looks down the<br>
hall and wonders what to do.]<br>
<br>
[Meanwhile
on Level 7...]<br>
<br>
[Timon lunges the dagger in a wide arc straight for<br>
Xian's throat but suddenly Xian moves and with his<br>
left arm grabs Timon's right arm and they begin<br>
a struggle of wills. Xian with his other hand<br>
reaches in and pulls out a talisman that is now<br>
glowing and puts in front of his robe. Timon's<br>
eyes widen.]<br>
Timon: "N..o...Can't..be.."<br>
<br>
[Xian knows Timon is stronger. Has always been since<br>
they were kids. Timon brings his other arm and brings<br>
it up to grab the talisman but Xian stops him with<br>
his arm. Those in the Time stop only see what the<br>
last instant of time was but they hear a struggle.<br>
Xian and Timon suddenly begin to lift off the ground<br>
as Xian murmurs a levitate spell. They rise quickly<br>
3 feet then another 3 feet off the ground as they<br>
continue to struggle. But Timon suddenly realizes<br>
he is off the ground and loses his concentration. Xian<br>
takes this and releases both arms of Timon and Timon<br>
falls to the ground. He falls the 5 feet straight<br>
on his back.]<br>
<br>
[The priestess yells at the guards to fire but their<br>
arrows just stop as they hit the edge of the time<br>
stop spell. Xian lowers himself to the ground just<br>
a foot off and as Timon tries to stand Xian kicks<br>
him. The dagger Timon has goes flying away. Xian's<br>
spell quickly ends and he lands on the ground. Timon<br>
stands and swings at Xian who dodges the strike. But<br>
by now Xian has a dagger of his own and plunges it<br>
into the chest of Timon. Blood flies out but quickly<br>
freezes in time and air.]<br>
<br>
Xian: "Sorry brother..."<br>
Timon: "I ...never thought...you'd do it..."<br>
<br>
[Timon falls to the ground and pulls out the dagger that<br>
is only a inch from his heart. Timon coughs up blood<br>
and sags onto the ground.]<br>
<br>
[Xian turns to the party and yells out.]<br>
Xian: "The spell will soon end be prepared to fight!"<br>
<br>
[The guards reload their arbalests. Guard #4 begins<br>
to move closer to Z'leyra but is suddenly stopped<br>
as is Guard #3 by the spell since Timon no longer<br>
can magically exempt them. The priestess stands<br>
her ground but begins to murmur a few words to<br>
herself. Xian approaches Z'leyra who can hear but<br>
not see anything...]<br>
Xian: "You are seen. Be prepared." [Xian looks
up<br>
to see Thig also seen in mid flight frozen in<br>
time..]<br>
<br>
[Xian then backs away and grabs his own Arbalest<br>
and raises it straight for the Priestess. He knows<br>
he can't fire it till the spell ends.]<br>
<br>
[Xian waits..]<br>
<br>
Actions? Comments?<br>
Next update Friday...<br>
<br>
Level 6 - Kaylle [Searching rooms], Valgor [Dead],
Trembyl<br>
Level 7 -<br>
Unali, Chion, Caladan, Suresh,
Farseeker, Xian<br>
Aren, Amin, Dex, Wi, Kasha, Ris,
Shah, Cholan<br>
Jordi?, Z'leyra, Neva, Triest,
Thig<br>
Main cave - Spaar, Qorz, Marta, Talz, Females (2)
[Level 2]<br>
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1-4
Guards P =
Priestess 6 =
Bodyguard<br>
5-6
???? . = War Dog in armor<br>
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% \__/ \__/
\% B = Ben'Dar W = Wi<br>
%__/F \_B/ K__/% k =
Kasha R = Ris<br>
% S\_A DHW_R/E \% S =
Suresh E = Aren<br>
%__U C_S J N__T% A =
Amin J = Jordi<br>
%%%%%%[Hole]%%%%% D =
Dax U = Unali<br>
C = Caldan X = Xian<br>
N = Neva T = Triest<br>
V = Sava<br>
<br>
I removed the bigger map for now.
Everyone is basically in the<br>
last row on the bigger room map except for
Chion, Z'leyra and<br>
Xian who are listed on the map.<br>
<br>
<br>
Next update the spell will end and combat
will start. We'll<br>
do ONE phase per update. Instead of
2.<br>
<br>
I pretty much know what Unali, Z'leyra and
Ben'dar will<br>
do. If you want to change actions
though you can...<br>
<br>
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