[pnpgm] Game update #80 - File #318 - Rituals are performed
Scott Adams
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Tue Oct 2 09:13:14 CEST 2007
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HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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R1 John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma
?? Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
W3 Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
R3 Wayne Richardson/Uji..Thig..............Sidh MU.Normal/Faerry Ma
W2 Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard ..Normal/Human Ma
R3 Orion (Paul Broman)...Trembyl...........Wizard..Normal/Human Ma
W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
R3 Scott Adams...........Xian..............Wizard..Normal/Human Ma
R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog),
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[Recap]
From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
Z'leyra will hand over the Hyacinthus stone but will sign
that she had not yet enhanced the stone. She will also bring
out her enhanced amber and sign that it can be used to help
locate where creatures using poison or disease are, as it
indicates their presence by being cloudy if such creatures
are within 200'.
Z'leyra will sign asking if anyone has Vervain, another
natural magical herb that could be of assistance in this case.
Z'leyra will plan on spending the night at the lakeside...
checking if the lake is clear in the morning.
I abstain about when the next adventure is. If delayed Z'leyra
plans to cast LOTS of spells during the break.
GM: Ack. The Hyachinthus IS enhanced.
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From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions]
Ben'Dar grunts his ambivalence toward talk of magic to cure
the lake, but he is closer to nature than many might think.
After all, he grew up in the wilderness of the Z'enda plains.
He would like to see this lake and this forest be healed again.
"How can I help?" he asks the Green Lady when there is a quiet
moment.
Ben'Dar strips off Tef'wo's tattered leather armor and tosses
it aside to allow the big horse freedom to graze and cool down
from all the riding and fighting. He gives the horse clean
water from his waterskin to drink. Later that evening, he
spends several hours brushing down Tef'wo and grooming its
hooves, mane and tail. (He braids feathers into the mane and
tale, and he snaps off several long, sharp peices of one of the
warrior's crab armor to add to his trophy necklace and several
more to braid into Tef'wo's mane.)
When Arawn is revived, Ben'Dar grins at him. "Good to see you
are ok, Arawn. You gave me a suprise back there." He chuckles,
"Had I known you wanted to be eaten by snakes, I could have
chopped you up into little peices first to make their meal
easier!"
Later that evening, Ben'Dar pulls out the shiny scimitar he
picked up awhile ago. He hasn't had much chance to use one
of these, having always preferred the longer reach of a spear.
He swings it experimentally, clumsily. To Farseeker, he says,
"Hey, show me how to use this thing?"
OOC: Ben'Dar will begin training with the scimitar during his
free time.
During the evening, Ben'Dar sits around the fire with the
others. "So we will be returning to Marentia soon, now that
this threat has been dealt with?" he asks, glancing around at
his companions. "We have unfinished business there," he grimly
reminds them with a glance to Z'leyra, remembering how she was
attacked and thwarted from setting up her healing school.
OOC: Ben'Dar votes to return to Marentia for the winter. He
wants to check on his ranch and spend some time working with
his horses.
Oops, change that to "...He swings it experimentally, clumsily.
To Trembyl, he says, "Hey, show me how to use this thing?..."
GM: Ack. Just remind me on the training later on. I'll handle
that in the near future.
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From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
As purifying magics coursed through him sensation once again
returned to Arawn's body including, unfortunately, the pain
of the multitude of snake bites covering his face and neck.
As he wearily pulled himself up he heard a chuckle off to his
side and turned to find Ben'dar grinning at him.
"Good to see you are ok, Arawn. You gave me a suprise back
there." He chuckles, "Had I known you wanted to be eaten by
snakes, I could have chopped you up into little peices first
to make their meal easier!"
Smiling back at the horseman Arawn laughed,
"Yeah, sure, you do that, and we can make elf jerkey with
what's left over. Mmmm, yummy."
Shaking his head he continued to smile and added,
"Thanks for your help. Too bad about the snake crown though,
the snakes seemed innocent enough and there could have been
more to learn but I understand why you did what you did."
Reaching for his waterskin he propped himself up against a tree.
The poison had been neutralized but his body was still
recovering and he knew enough to allow it the chance to do so
while there was a moment of quiet. Taking a swig he went over
the vision he received, sharing it with the others. It was an
odd vision and it could prove to have some useful insights but
right now it was still a mystery and now wasn't the time to go
over the vision as the lake needed to be dealt with first.
Deciding to bring the images up again later he thought about
the crown and the poor snakes attached to it. The loss of the
serpent crown was an unfortunate thing but he felt there would
be other, similiar, opportunites soon enough. Closing his eyes
he said a prayer for the spirits of the dead snakes. Others
might worry that they could be corrupted spawn of Kototh but
Arawn felt otherwise and hoped that they would find peace
before once again returning to the world.
Opening his eyes he saw Z'leyra standing in front of him,
ointment in hand. Smiling he waved away her offer and pulled
out a carefully wrapped bundle. Upon being unwrapped it turned
out to hold various herbs, ointments and bandages. Taking out
one of the containers Arawn began to tend to himself and
listened as plans were formed to purify the lake. As he
finished up he caught sight of Bohusara making her way
towards him.
"Arawn if your still in contact with your parents can you pray
to them to give us a blessing and help?"
A distant look came into Arawn's eyes and he gazed off into
the distance. A strange shadow once again passed over his face
and he sighed.
"There is much I could say about that but now is not the time."
He looked up and added, "I will do what I can and pray for their
assistance in this endeavor."
Getting up rather unsteadily he began to gather his things while
continuing to listen to Bohusara's ideas and after all his gear
had been looked over piped in.
"You mentioned that legend spoke of a nymph that once dwelt
within the lake. If this is true perhaps her spirit still
lingers here. It may be worthwhile to commune with the waters
of the lake or, at the very least, attempt call forth a spirit
of the lake, an undine or nixie perhaps. The water or the
spirit may have insight to guide us. Also you mentioned a deep
spring feeding this lake. Perhaps we could start by examining
the spring. The corruption could be centered around there and
we may be able to end this by destroying it at the source. Even
if the spring is still clean we may be able to center the
purification there. With the waters shooting forth from there
and filling the lake we can possibly speed up recovery by
focusing the magics where the water begins to fill the lake.
Perhaps, if we use the stones such as the hyacinthus, we could
place it at the springs location to facilitate pushing the cure
outwards, into the surrounding water."
As the final preparations were made Arawn secluded himself from
the group and made his way to an area between wood and water. He
was wise enough to stay within ear and eyeshot of the others
however, just in case there proved to be trouble. Stripping off
his stained gear he cleansed himself with some of the water
left in his waterskin and then put on clean cloth over which
he placed the grey and red robes of a druid.
He moved to the shore and knelt in the dirt, between the
mystical border of land and water. His arrival in this place
had been sudden and unforseen and he wondered if his parents
could sense him still for he felt disconnected at times. Still,
there were the occasional feelings that had crept over him,
even during the bonding with the crown. He wondered if here,
so close to a sacred forest, he may be able to reach out and
gain hold of the attention of his mother and father, however
tenuously. There were ties between the Sidh and Court of Life
and his father held some special alliance with forces such as
Cernunnos as well. Perhaps this would help initiate communion
in the great Vassa woods. Centering himself he began to pray.
GM: Ack.
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From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
Z'leyra pauses for a moment and tries to remember if she had
enhanced the Hyacinthus or not. Maybe she did. She had planned
to. She had spent some time enhancing some of her things...with
all that has happened she has forgotten if the Hyacinthus was
one of them. She signs asking for Thig or someone else with
Mana Sensing to look at the Hyacinthus to see if she had
enhanced it.
In any case Z'leyra will donate the Hyacinthus to the cause
if needed.
GM: Ack.
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[New Stuff]
[Decalis 16th, 107th day since left Marentia, 42nd day of
Adventure #3 of the 1633rd year [TH].]
[Location: Pavassa Forest - Lake Oca/Deep Forest]
[Weather - Overcast, 56 Degrees]
[Time - 5:22pm - Minutes ago]
[After Bohusara cures Arawn and Chion it takes a few minutes
for both to recover fully. At that point Ben'dar approaches
Arawn with a grin on his face.]
Ben'dar: "Good to see you are ok, Arawn. You gave me a surprise
back there." [He chuckles,] "Had I known you wanted to be
eaten by snakes, I could have chopped you up into little
pieces first to make their meal easier!"
[Arawn rubs his face and feels blood and the bite marks.
He wonders if he'll have scars. He'll have to regenerate
his face before too long. Looking back at Ben'dar
and smiling, Arawn laughs.]
Arawn: "Yeah, sure, you do that, and we can make elf jerkey
with what's left over. Mmmm, yummy."
[Arawn shakes his head and continues to smile as he
checks his neck wounds. One deep mark and ripped
skin concerns him but it doesn't seem to bleed. He seems
to recall snake venom sometimes clots blood.]
Arawn: "Thanks for your help. Too bad about the snake crown
though, the snakes seemed innocent enough and there could
have been more to learn but I understand why you did what
you did."
Farseeker: "Innocent? Are dogs trained to kill innocent?
They may have once been innocent but now are in service
to evil."
[Arawn hears Farseeker but knows he never saw what he
did in the Bonding. He could explain what he saw but
not truly understand it. It may take weeks to understand
the images seen in the link with the snakes. He still
is unsure who was in control. Was it him or the snakes
or even the hood. He just hopes he doesn't wake up in
the morning possessed by a snake spirit and want to
go chasing rats to eat.]
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[Time - 6:18pm - 20-25 minutes to sunset]
[As Ben'dar listens to all the talk on magic he feels
like an outsider. Yet growing up in and around nature
unlike all these city slickers he has a keen interest
in nature and hopes to help the forest as best he can try.
He looks to the now darkening lake and knows the plains
may have puddles, wells and maybe even an occasional pond
the size of few hundred feet on the plains but nothing
this big. Until he went to Marentia and Maren city he
has never seen such massive amounts of water and clearly
out of his environment.]
Ben'dar: "How can I help?"
Bohusara: "I don't know all the abilities of you or your
friends. But you are clearly here far from home and
willing to help out a stranger. For that I am grateful.
While Strie'bog and myself perform the Ceremony we may
not be able to concentrate on the animals around the
lake. Unless you have some way to control animals
I don't know of much you can do. You could make sure
larger animals that you see don't come close tot he
lake. I can warn them only so much. I rather them
not drink the water until we can ensure its safe."
[Thig hears her speak and some flashes of memory go
through his brain. He turns to listen to Bohusara
finish her words then turns to face the dead creatures
piled out being slowly buried by the Vassa hunters.]
[Z'leyra signs and gestures her suggestion to help
Arawn and his wounds but he waves her off. He pulls out
his own medical supplies and begins to work on himself
leaning against a dark tree. Applying herbs and ointments
he ensures the venom is wiped clean from his face and
washed along with his neck. As he does this he tries
to further make sense of the images. Z'leyra returns
to her things curious as to someone who heals themselves
must be far more skilled than herself. But this Elf
is new to the party and may not be aware of her healing
skill. Her father warned her pride would likely be
her undoing as a healer if she can't allow others to
deal with their own problems.]
[As the party discuss plans, Bohusara asks Arawn of
her request.]
Bohusara: "Arawn if your still in contact with your parents
can you pray to them to give us a blessing and help?"
[A distant look came into Arawn's eyes and he gazed off into
the distance. A strange shadow once again passed over his face
and he sighs. He wonders why she would ask something of
him like this? She is clearly more powerful than any of these
other folks in the camp and likely one step below that of
being a god herself. If she would need help in such
situations is this how life in the Middle World will be?
Around the court of his parents he knows solutions would
be done fast with god-speed. Here things move slow and
more harder. He wonders if he is here just to learn that
lesson and bring it back to his homeland?]
Arawn: "There is much I could say about that but now is not the
time." [He looked up and added,] "I will do what I can and
pray for their assistance in this endeavor."
Bohusara: "I...we appreciate anything you can do. A general
blessing could mean the difference tonight. Thank you."
[With a flourish she bows and rambles back to the camp.
Getting up rather unsteadily he began to gather his things
while continuing to listen to Bohusara's ideas and after all
his gear had been looked over pipes in.]
Arawn: "You mentioned that legend spoke of a nymph that once
dwelt within the lake. If this is true perhaps her spirit
still lingers here. It may be worthwhile to commune with the
waters of the lake or, at the very least, attempt call forth
a spirit of the lake, an undine or nixie perhaps. The water
or the spirit may have insight to guide us. Also you mentioned
a deep spring feeding this lake. Perhaps we could start by
examining the spring. The corruption could be centered around
here and we may be able to end this by destroying it at the
source. Even if the spring is still clean we may be able to
center the purification there. With the waters shooting forth
from there and filling the lake we can possibly speed up
recovery by focusing the magics where the water begins to
fill the lake. Perhaps, if we use the stones such as the
hyacinthus, we could place it at the springs location to
facilitate pushing the cure outwards, into the surrounding
water."
Bohusara: "Hmmm." [She narrows her eyes in thought of the
contacting spirits. Which path does this Alfar truly
wander on she wonders?] "There is.." [She stops and
glances over her shoulders at the Vassa. She then
approaches Arawn to get inches from his face. She knows
if she speaks the odd magic that translates her words into
the tongue of the person hearing it, like Miklav, would
translate to the Vassa as well. In a low whisper.] "The
Vassa do not know this. The Druids have tried to contact
it to see if its truly still here. They wanted to learn
the truth of her death many decades ago." [She eyes the
clothing of Arawn and tries to determine his Druid Rank.]
"That would be a good suggestion but they could never
contact her and so it would likely not work. But a good
idea." [She backs away and raises her voice.] "The spirit
of the lake is powerful and would have contacted us already
if she knew how to help."
[Arawn glances at the Vassa over Bohusara's left shoulder and
watches them listen intently. So this Green Lady, so
powerful in the eyes of the Vassa has secrets as well. It
would be wrong to crush legends and myths of the Vassa if
it could hinder them in their daily life. Arawn nods and
waits for her to continue.]
Bohusara: "Now the spring. That is a good idea. I was
thinking of something similar myself. I could adapt
my method to your thinking. It might just work." [She
pauses in thought.] "The well is deep and has many
small caves that one could die just getting lost even
with water magic. It is a dangerous place. But I
can help in that area without us risking our lives."
[She glances to the Vassa and asks them a question.]
"Are the local wells fine?" [The Vassa nod Bohusara
turns back to the others.] "The village nearby is
only about three miles away and if their wells are
okay the springs deep inside should be all right. So
this must be the source." [She thumbs at the general
location of the lake.]
[Since no one seems to have further suggestions on the
lake Bohusara and Strie'bog talk quietly between themselves
about the Ceremony to come. Minutes later they both
return to camp.]
Bohusara: "The Ceremony may take an hour or more. We will
begin the first rituals. As we work you may relax
as there isn't much you can do at this point."
[Z'leyra approaches Bohusara and signs through Chion's
help an explanation of the Amber and Hyachinthus
enhanced items. Bohusara takes both items.]
Bohusara: "These will be very useful. Thank you."
[Bohusara approaches the Vassa and talks quietly.
AS she does Thig waves over Strie'bog and Arawn
to the others desperately.]
Thig: "I didn't want to mention this to Bohusara." [He
looks at Strie'bog.] "I don't want to keep it from
her but for her sake its best not to involve her
on our old problems. No offense intended." [He looks
back at the others.] "Back at the graves on the plains
where we got the Claw I was the only one that really
inspected the grave. Well these guys." [He points to
the dead creatures still 4 left to bury.] "Is the
same type as that one in the grave. That rod must have
been one of their staffs and that armor is clearly what
we saw now. I almost forgot about it till a few minutes
ago. That would mean the Claw is one of their instruments."
[He looks at Ben'dar.] "These things must be the same
creatures that raided the Plains. The stories and images
that Strie'bog told us about." [He looks at Strie'bog
for confirmation who has remained quiet. Strie'bog
nods.] "If these things are back the whole region could
be in great danger. The sooner we solve this problem
and return to Marentia to prepare this winter the better
we can get to Katai and investigate further."
[Before anyone can say much more Bohusara returns and
taps Strie'bog to come with her. Both stride into
the darkness to the east and prepare a area for their
quiet ceremony. Two of the Vassa leave the other
2 to burial detail and head to the north-west with
a torch around the lake.]
[As Strie'bog and Bohusara find a spot 5 feet from the lake
and about 300 feet east of the camp, they drop their gear.
Bohusara prepares a spell to purify the ground as Strie'bog
gets his bags and retrieves some items.]
[Back at the camp others warm up by the fire and eat some
quick ready made rations or foods.]
Ben'dar: "So we will be returning to Marentia soon, now that
this threat has been dealt with?" [he asks, glancing around
at his companions.] "We have unfinished business there," [he
grimly reminds them with a glance to Z'leyra, remembering
how she was attacked and thwarted from setting up her
healing school.]
Thig: "We still have the lake to cure. The enemy may be
stopped here but there is still the matter of what
they have left behind. Hopefully by morning we will
have things resolved if all goes well. If not who knows
Z'leyra's amplified voice may seem like nothing if things
backfire for us." [He grins.]
[Ben'dar heads toward Tef'wo and begins to unwrap the barding.
Only the front leg strips seem destroyed. The bulk of the
armor on his sides are in good shape. He removes the
armor and gives water to Tef'wo. He brushes the horse and
pats it in thanks for helping him earlier. The horse senses
the action and nudges his head up against Ben'dar. Ben'dar
then lets him graze. Ben'dar finds one of the last few
bodies and cuts the crab armor. Two of its legs or arms
about the length of a finger. That effort alone took some
doing and the dagger is dulled a bit by it. Definitely
the armor is tough to cut. He then adds one of the strips
to his necklace as a trophy and tries to tie one to the
mane of Tef'wo. But Tef'wo backs away and refused to take
the item. Confused Ben'dar tries again but Tef'wo refuses.
Strange. On the plains most horses are decorate with paint,
brands, markings and feathers alike but this horse doesn't
like them. The only thing it seems to like is the strange
jeweled necklace. Ben'dar sighs but pats Tef'wo on the
side and finishes brushing him off. When done he grabs his
gear and his scimitar. He finds Trembyl.]
Ben'dar: "Hey, show me how to use this thing?"
Trembyl: "Sure. These are light weapons and so only need
a good balanced hand."
Farseeker: "That little needle couldn't stand up against
a heavy sword like this!" [He pats his sheath in fun.]
Trembyl: "Here the thing is the grip must be..."
[He shows Ben'dar how to swing and thrust the scimitar and
then lets him use his lighter magical scimitar to also
swing as the night continues on.]
[Z'leyra is intrigued by Bohusara and her plans. But she
respects their privacy. Since being in Marentia she has
seen Priests work. She knows Strie'bog is trained as
a Bard but seems to have some Priesthood background.
She suspects so does Bohusara. She sighs and wishes
she could talk but knows it may be hours and how can
she test it without freaking the forest again? She
joins the others and puts her satchel away for a good
night of listening and occasional hand signals.]
[Xian watches the warriors practice their scimitar skills
and watches four distinct groups form up in the camp.]
Xian: "This is new to me. Healing a whole lake seems
bigger magic than I've been taught. She must know
what she is doing. I've seen priests help crops and
do rain for towns. But this is bigger. I wonder if
Arawn will join us in Marentia?" [He looks to the
side where Arawn is sitting at a tree in deep thought.]
[As the entire discussion goes on about the lake Unali
watches the camp and the surrounding areas. As the
sun sets she sees shadows fall and shift all around
her. Oddly enough not one shadow seems to disturb
Bohusara as if she exudes peace, light, health and
life itself. Unali is awe struck by her power that
seems to roll off her yet her humble nature that
shows she isn't one to brag about it. When Ben'dar
plays with his Scimitar she joins in and shows some
of her own tricks.]
[Trembyl listens to bohusara and considers his help he
could offer. But finds aside from some Elemental help
on the lake there isn't much he can offer. He gladly
spends the time to distract himself by helping Ben'dar
with the scimitar.]
[As two Vassa have left Farseeker offers to help the
other 2 bury the dead creatures. All this talk of
magic seems to just make him useless so he finds other
things to do to help out. Aside from him attacking
something in the lake there is little he can offer now.]
[Chion's thoughts go to Cetric and wonders if the lake
has already died if some sort of Resurrection spell
could not be used to re-awake it? He doesn't know
all these natural magical items and their usefulness.
Such things he only seeks out items he can use in
his jobs. He considers all the words spoken today
and wonders where in Katai to begin to look. Do these
people realize Katai is a place of over one million
people and cities so large and crowded it makes the
city dungeons look like a paradise. The party will
have to learn some information in Marentia to start
their quest to find the truth. He is amused to have
to translate the sign language from Z'leyra. He
wonders why he is the only one to know it.]
[Arawn gets up from his tree and gathers his things.
He heads north a bit along the tree line. About
30 feet north-west of the camp edge and about 20 feet
from the lake. The forest by now has gotten pitch
black. His sidh eyes help though and the flicker of
the campfire can still be seen occasionally. He places
his gear down on the ground and begins to use water from
his skin to clean his druid robes to wear in the next
few minutes.]
[Time - 7:29pm]
[Over an hour later the camp has gotten a bit quieter. The
two Vassa have returned and explained they went to
fetch a small fishing platform about 5 foot by 5 foot
for Bohusara and Strie'bog to use in the lake. The
party contused by this figures it to be part of the
plan she has.]
[Soon Bohusara returns alone with a tired look.]
Bohusara: "The first rituals have begun and are completed.
We will soon go onto the lake and perform the final
magics. Wish us luck."
[She grabs a torch and lights it and returns back to
Strie'bog further west. Soon they re-appear and
with torch in hand both step onto the small platform
and are pushed out into the lake by the Vassa. The
party walk to the edge of the water with torches in
hand. Thig and Z'leyra see well in the darkness with
their Sidh sight and magical items. The others have
to concentrate to see the two forms float into what
may be the center of the lake some distance away. By
now it is pitch black. Aside from the torch that
Strie'bog is holding it is dark on the lake. They
are a good 1000 feet out into the lake to the north
east. Only flickers of the light and some form of
their bodies are seen. Unali draws her spyglass to
get a better view. No voices are heard at that
distance.]
[For the last 30 minutes Arawn has been deep in the forest
trying to pray or at least concentrate to pray. He
has never had to pray. It is such a human thing to do.
Such a low thing to do. Why would he pray in his homeland
when he can just speak directly to them. Is this how
farmers pray for rain and the gambler prays for more coin
so he can lose more? Such a odd thing to do. Do
prayers even get heard directly with thousands of people
doing them at the same time? How can the gods do it
without it being a unthinking response. If he
prays to his parents would they know it or sense it?
Could they answer back? He knows the rules that
gods in theory can't directly interfere here. But they
can still cheat those rules with Avatars and magic
creations. After some time preparing he begins to
concentrate and pray...]
[For minutes Strie'bog and Bohusara stand on the small
raft swaying in the 20 foot deep black water. The
cold wind blows across the lake. The Vassa use the
raft to fish or play on and so leave it here. It
came in handy this night. From the shore no one can
easily see what is going on but Unali and her spyglass.
She occasionally may give it to others to view.]
[Bohusara begins to use the amber on the lake. It
helps to see in the darkness and glows a thick red
hue. AS they drift she peers into the lake and waits.
As it begins to cloud over in one part she tries to
peer deeper into the water as it darkens indicating
some source here below. But even with the amber and
her night vision its impossible to look through the
brown murky water. She puts the amber away in a side
pouch and begins to cast a few spells. A green hue
forms over her head and swirls. As the view from
the spyglass shows a gray shape begins to form over
Bohusara. Thig is about halfway between the shore and
raft and watches hovering about 20 feet off the ground.
The form Bohusara is making looks to be circular in
nature and soon forms side and dorsal fins. The form
begins to sink to the ground and into the water. The
gray mist solidifies and begins to move as a 8 foot
fish like creature. Strie'bog is amazed to see his
mother form life itself or at least some creature from
some spell he doesn't know. Lastly in deep chants
and concentration Bohusara takes the Hyacinthus stone
and places it in the center of the creature. With
a red and blue series of magical sparks the stone begins
to mesh into the creature itself and disappear.]
[From the shore the pretty lights are seen but no real
distinction is seen. The party wonders if they should've
gone to a better viewing spot.]
[As Strie'bog continues to chant the magic words to help
his mother suddenly the raft is rocked. The shape
like creation begins to sink into the dark water.
Bohusara raises up and stands. She sighs and finishes
her spells. Suddenly the raft begins to bump again.
Bohusara turns just in time to see a long pink tentacle
emerge from the water and move toward Strie'bog's
left leg. Before she can raise a hand she yells
"Stry behind --". Suddenly her words are broke as
four tentacles grab her from behind and jerk her out
from the raft and into the water with a great force.]
[Thig hovering sees the attack and begins to move toward
the raft. As he does he yells.]
Thig: "They're in trouble!"
[On the shore the person with the spyglass sees the
action but those who don't only hears a splash and
the torch waver wildly...]
GM: Will assume Unali has the spyglass.
GM: Arawn is still in the woods praying but can hear
any one screaming. He faintly hears Thig's yell.
GM: Raft is about 1000 feet from shore. Nearest position
from another part of shore might be 800. Its
about 20 feet deep where the raft is.
GM: Was going to do a bit more and more details but with
last minute actions posted it delayed me a bit
and had to get the update out. So here it goes.
Actions? Comments?
Next update Friday...
GM: Adventure #4 Changes -
1. For magic users I will be updating to version 2 of the
P&P rules for Base Mana Cost and Cost next Levels
which have changed.
2. In case you guys haven't seen it theres a lot of gear
changes in regards to new equipment. Also there
are a ton of new skills and spells. Keep this
in mind when your doing the in between time training.
3. Someone had mentioned doing the website differently.
Instead of listing new updates at the bottom list
then top down. I can take comments on this. I
list them at the bottom since the bottom has links
that may be needed. But either way is fine. I
just do it in chronological order.
4. If I have time during combats I may also initiate a more
stricter Exhaustion/Fatigue and Movement change from
Damage rules. In the past it hasn't affected folks.
But as characters get tougher rules change. Just
depends on how busy I get. But I'll make any
comments on this at the time.
GM: A new thing I will do is at the end of the adventure
in a few weeks is post total CEP/MEPs earned for
each character. To show how folks have done. Since
most of this info is public (90%) figuring this out
to be public is easy to determine if one were taking
notes on the experience posted. :)
GM: Be thinking of your In-Between Time for training and
actions in a general way. Will announce the length
in a few weeks. (Maybe sooner).
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