[pnpgm] Game Update #103 - File #567 - The Seker Thinks..
Chris & Karen Wells
ckwells at gmail.com
Fri Jan 9 16:26:48 CET 2009
Does Ben'Dar get expertise in kissing, or wooing, or something? ;-)
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Scott Adams <longshot at darktech.org> wrote:
> 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
> R1 Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma
> W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
> -- Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....NormalFaerry Fe
> Do David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma
> R? J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
> W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
> R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
> Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog),
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> Game Update #103 in sequence (file #567)
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> [Recap]
>
> From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
> Z'leyra suggests to Kiet "We should move all valuables and folks
> to the platform to be ready to keep us safe if this island is
> about to crash."
> GM: Ack.
>
> -----------------------
>
> From Kiet: [Re: Reply to Z'leyra]
> Kiet replys, "Well, if the others don't come back does that mean
> you and I get it all to ourselves?" with a big, cheesy grin on
> his face.
>
> Kiet will help haul the goodies and the prisoners.
> GM: Ack.
>
> -----------------------
>
> From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions]
> Ben'Dar looks at Unali, and wonders why she is wiping off her
> lips. He shrugs and listens to Fremea. Confused, he looks at the
> Faerry in wide-eyed respect. "Well done!" he says with a smile.
> For some reason he feels very happy. He glances at Unali again,
> a strange feeling coming over him. What just happened?
> Everything went by very quickly there for a few minutes and he
> is not sure where the imps went, but Fremea must've taken care of
> them when she took over the Seker.
> GM: Ack. thanks for being a good sport. These situations allow
> sometimes for characters to act OUT of character and maybe just
> maybe act how they might wish to be rather than should be? :)
> Romance in situations like this is difficult at best. So
> why not steal the chance when it comes.
>
> -----------------------
>
> From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
> Fremea looks around at her party and wonders just what has
> happened with this group before she met up with them. Unali
> obviously did not like the kiss that Ben'dar planted though, he
> most likely did not do it and probably doesn't even know it
> happened.
>
> "So, I am sure you are wondering what has happened. There is too
> much to say and very little time to tell it in. However, the short
> answer is that I have melded with the Seker and now control the
> direction of the island itself and have instructed it to go out
> over the water as fast as possible." Fremea seems to have gained
> a composure that none of the party has seen before, as if she is
> more confident than timid and has an eloquence about her with her
> speach. "I will learn everything I can from the Seker, yet is my
> intention to release him and the elementals, as I promised. I am
> just making sure there will be no casulaties below us or on this
> island. I will keep the island afloat just long enough for us to
> remove all important treasures and valuables before I do what is
> important. If you have questions ask now, as I can feel and see
> all that has happened before with the island at least."
> GM: Ack.
>
> -----------------------
>
> From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
> Before loading a risking everything Z'leyra puts her helmet in
> her satchel, puts on the skullcap and stands on the platform.
> Trying to go slowly and carefully she concentrates on the platform
> slowly lifting up several feet, then slowly going forward, turning
> and other actions as her sense of control increases. After a
> couple minutes she will park the platform and help load it.
> GM: Ack.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> [New Stuff]
>
> [Ma 2nd, 1633TH. 5th Day of Adventure #4.
> [Location: Chaos domain, Dark Lands, ? Miles up, Flying Island]
>
> [Time: 12:20 pm]
>
> [Inside the Seker cave Ben'dar coughs at the dirt raining down from
> the rock wall. The impact of being thrown up against it by Raban's
> large arm must've dislodged centuries of dust and sand. Raban
> having seen the Imp flee figures Ben'dar must be normal now.
> Waiting a few seconds when Ben'dar seems to not fight anymore he
> releases the arm lock and steps back. Ben'dar turns and coughs
> into his hand and flings his arm back and forth from the pain to
> the arm lock. Ben'dar looks around confused as to why he was now
> standing over here when he swore he was over there. the last
> thing he recalls was Fremea going berserk and touching the shiny
> amulet on the Seker's chest. Now Raban is beating him up or
> something and folks are staring at him? Ben'dar glances at
> Unali and wonders why she is wiping her mouth and sees no blood
> just a small dab of blood on her shoulder. Then he looks at
> the dead imp bodies and frowns realizing he missed the fun of
> battle. He looks over and sees the Anwora in the distance either
> dead or knocked out. It looks like the giant is doing well.]
>
> [Arawn glances from Unali to Ben'dar and wonders if possession or
> not the situation had some underlying truth to it. He'll never
> though seem to figure out how humans work. Unali's reaction seems
> a bit hostile if not embarrassed. Wouldn't a woman enjoy such a
> thing from someone strong and powerful as Ben'dar? Shaking his head
> he glances to the Anwora and sighs. He knows he'll be out for
> quite awhile and getting answers might not be quick enough. He
> glances at the Seker and finds him well. then glances at Fremea
> and nods. He wonders if she'll ever be able to understand Sidh as
> a more educated person like him. Yet in the last two encounters
> with Elementals and now here she has taken the situation in
> complete control and in confidence. All those night chats around
> the campfire may be getting through to her on how Sidh life works.
> That or Fremea is more in depth than he even realizes. Impressed
> he smiles at her from the way she dealt with things. Of course if
> he had some say it would have been a bit delayed to learn more.
> The Anwora clearly sped things up faster. Arawn begins to form
> thoughts about what Fremea has just done here.]
>
> [Unali wipes her mouth quickly s if to get the memory of what the
> others saw forever removed. She glares at Ben'dar and wonders
> if she should've slapped, given a knee to or just out right
> killed him. In most cultures even her own an affront like that
> would be a high offense. Normal ladies would have to rebuke or
> act from it. But Unali quickly blushes and then turns away. She
> isn't quite normal is she? Even as a youth boys took their chance
> with her in similar situations. Maybe it wasn't the act at all
> but just the surprise and shock of it. She glares back at Ben'dar
> and notices he seems oblivious to the whole situation. Either he
> doesn't care or doesn't know. Maybe she should tap his memory with
> a dagger to the back of the head? She twirls her dagger and
> holsters it. then tends to her minor shoulder wound.]
>
> [Raban's smirk goes from a half hearted grin to a frown and back
> to smirk all in the span of 3 seconds. Ben'dar's actions are
> confusing. Why he would do such a thing is beyond him. He
> wonders if he should clobber Ben'dar for attacking Unali.]
>
> [Fremea hovering lands on the ground due to the dust floating
> around and looks around. Ensuring no more Imps are in the
> area she reflects on the last minute or two. The Anwora seems
> quite insane and what the Seker told her seems to confirm that.
> She wonders if Arawn will be upset at this realization. Not
> knowing close family she shrugs it off to consider more important
> things. Having put the island into its next course time will be
> short to deal with things here. Looking at the others she
> quickly sums up the situation. As she forms the thoughts in her
> mind she wonders what has happened just now. Ben'dar acted from
> the Imp it seems and must've been controlled. But did his action
> come from the Imp or something else? The imp just being the
> excuse to act crazy? Maybe its this place causing folks to just
> go crazy. Unali doesn't seem to have enjoyed it much does that
> mean she doesn't find Ben'dar attractive or some other human
> behavior she hasn't quite learned well enough to figure out?]
>
> Fremea: "So, I am sure you are wondering what has happened. There
> is too much to say and very little time to tell it in. However,
> the short answer is that I have melded with the Seker and now
> control the direction of the island itself and have instructed
> it to go out over the water as fast as possible."
>
> [The others, especially Raban and Arawn, notice a new confidence
> in Fremea. Her eloquence and actions have shown she has grown
> from the timid slave to a powerful person coming out of her shell.
> The gods do work in mysterious ways getting everyone here in
> this place now. Of all the beings around only a slave might have
> related enough to the Glyph and Seker to gain their trust. Even
> the powerful Alfar might not have won favor if she wasn't here.
> Arawn wonders if it is some cosmic joke from his parents to show
> that his status isn't all that it should be. Fate seems to play
> funny jokes it seems.]
>
> Fremea: "I will learn everything I can from the Seker, yet is my
> intention to release him and the Elementals, as I promised. I
> am just making sure there will be no casualties below us or on
> this island. I will keep the island afloat just long enough for
> us to remove all important treasures and valuables before I do
> what is important. If you have questions ask now, as I can feel
> and see all that has happened before with the island at least."
>
> [Ben'dar beams a wide smile at the Faerry with respect.]
>
> Ben'dar: "Well done!"
>
> [Ben'dar puts a hand to his collar and stretches it a bit. He
> seems warm for some reason in this cold cave. Warm and quite
> happy for some reason. He steals another quick glance at Unali
> and a strange feeling coming over him. Confused he adjusts his
> collar, hot tunic and cramped belt and pants. He shrugs and bends
> down to pick up his pike nearby. Suddenly a massive headache
> floods his brain and he touches his forehead.]
>
> [Arawn turns to the Seker so his theory is correct. Some mind
> telepathic connection happened. A'kril must've had the same
> thing in controlling the island. That must've been when the
> island started to fall. Some automatic mode. If the Seker
> couldn't know where to go it just started down. Figuring that
> eventually it would land on water maybe? It also makes sense
> that A'kril clearly had telepathy with the female visitor. So
> his telepathic powers must've been quite attuned to the Seker.]
>
> [Suddenly Ben'dar gets a telepathic message from the Seker.]
>
> Seker: "The headache will ease eventually. in order to rid the
> creature from you I had to flood your mind and nerves with
> sensory overload. It was dangerous but I felt you could've
> harmed the party drastically. For the intrusion into your mind
> I do apologize."
>
> [Ben'dar glances over at the captured giant and wonders what he
> meant by it. Did one of the creatures get inside his stomach?
> He reaches down but finds no wound. He checks his other body
> parts including his behind but finds nothing. Maybe it is one
> of those spirit things that can enter the body without damage?
> So could that have explained the memory loss and if so what did
> he do while influenced?]
>
>
> ------------------------
>
> [Meanwhile down in the Armory, Kiet curses and makes his way to
> the door. But only after hitting his feet on other chests and
> his head on one locker. The small room echoes his Lemasan curses
> as he finally reaches the door and opens it. He glances right to
> the window and notices the sky is still there. Looks like he
> is still alive. He shrugs and opens the door fully to let the
> light in. Not sure if he should relight the candles or not he
> begins to drag the items out into the hallway. Best to inventory
> and organize the materials.]
>
> [Eventually Kiet replaces his chainmail with a good suit of leather
> armor from one of the chests. He finds a metal helmet and wears it
> for future use. He grabs one mace and 3 javelines that he can carry
> to a side pile for himself. Soon he is heading toward Z'leyra. He
> finds her with the prisoners looking the skullcap over.]
>
> Kiet: "Z, there's a fair number of weapons and armor back there. I
> don't have any way to determine which might be enchanted and
> which might not, but if you need such, they are yours for the
> taking."
>
> Z'leyra: "We should move all valuables and folks to the platform
> to be ready to keep us safe if this island is about to crash."
>
> Kiet: "Well, if the others don't come back does that mean you and
> I get it all to ourselves?"
>
> [Kiet gives a big, cheesy grin while speaking. He nods but then
> reminds her they don't know how to use the magical slab.]
>
>
> ------------------------
>
> [Back in the cave the party comes toward the Seker to figure
> out their next move. The Seker speaks to everyone in their
> mind and in their own language it seems.]
>
> Seker: "I do not mean to intrude on your minds but your surface
> thoughts are too much to ignore. I find confusion the main
> emotion. I know you also have many questions. A'kril was
> the controller of this island and had the meld first with me.
> Once he died it set me free but I still remained here. These
> chains and cuffs keep me here as well as this place. The
> collar amplifies my power. A power the gods tricked me here
> for and then ...perverted and twisted me into a change. This
> change made me slightly different and more powerful. The true
> reasons I don't seem to fully understand. From what I could
> gather some gods felt it was a game, some a deal and others to
> offset their own powers. I suspect the Anwora had his own deal
> for being here. What I could gleam from his own mind it was
> very personal. Something with his family. He was forced and
> tricked here to enforce me to do things. After many many
> years I realized his power was futile. I suspect he was part
> of the god's and A'kril's foul plans as a possible joke. But
> I could never get through a god's mind as they never came
> here. I could only sense A'kril's smug nature and confidence
> in the situation. This place...this cave has been our home
> for a long time as Arawn said. When people came through the
> portal like A'kril the Anwora would wake up. Otherwise some
> magic kept him frozen in place and time. But A'kril did not
> realize that magic was flawed. Over the long time the magic
> failed periodically. He would become active and pace and
> talk. This would occur for short bursts and then he'd be
> frozen again. I fear this off and on after the years drove
> his mind into conflict with itself. He became a bit confused
> and what you called insane. Maybe when he is back home his
> mind can heal over time. We both can not leave this cave through
> the portal. That is certain."
>
> [He pauses and looks around then continues.]
>
> Seker: "With Fremea's meld I have been able to expand my awareness.
> Before then I only could sense A'kril out there. Now I sense
> more. More beings. The nervous and confused Iceman warriors.
> The confused ones that seem bound up. The other four that
> seem to be your friends confused and one seems to have a foul
> mouth on him...one with the staff seems closed to me. His
> mind is tight. The other two the shaman and wizard seem content
> and determined. The master Elemental is moving fast about
> this place...this cave..for the first time I realize we must
> be in the center of the island. If I had known that maybe the
> Anwora could've dug out." [His thoughts seem regretful.] "I
> suspect once we leave the bounds of this cave we shall return
> to our realms. The Anwora will leave with no effect. But if I
> leave the island will immediately fall. The Elementals I
> realize now are just support. They have no true control here.
> The one you call Cloud seems to cover the place from view and
> help with wind and speed. the Master Elemental seems to control
> the others. The small mind ones that seem to be ...wind? They
> must be guardians. One seems excited the other is just content.
> I suspect once I leave here the cuffs and chains will be of
> no use keeping me here. The amulet seems to be what the Master
> Elemental is seeking. Based on your own thoughts and my own
> thoughts it must be so. The Amulet I do not know if it keeps
> me here or is just a guardian. It is all confusing to consider.
> Either I am what he seeks or the amulet...."
>
> [A few moments pause then he continues.]
>
> Seker: "We move to the ocean but that is at least ....what is this
> ...thought of time..." [He forms a mental picture that shows
> a sunrise and then the sun moving slightly up. Some who have
> rideen long distances guess that to be an hour or half an hour.]
> "It could take that long to reach the ocean. Your friend the
> foul mouthed one seems to have found things. Things some value.
> It might be more useful to unload these things below before the
> island must be sent into the ocean. I would suggest stopping
> the island and let that be done....yes..some of you have figured
> out the time the Master Elemental has given you would be far
> shorter than getting to the ocean. Your time would run out.
> The Master Elemental must be convinced to give you more time
> or maybe to see me?"
>
>
> -------------------------
>
> [While Kiet and the barbarians haul prisoners and treasure to
> the hallway near the Armory, Z'leyra considers a test run with
> the slab. She places her helmet in her satchel. She leaves
> her loose gear and satchel inside. She then exits the window
> and goes back to the magical slab. Standing nearby she slowly
> places the skullcap on her head. Nothing happens. No quick
> death at least. Not yet. She raises a hand and speaks out loud
> "Rise." but nothing happens. She circles the slab and finally
> steps on it. A tingle begins to ride the back of her head and
> she steps off and it slowly ebbs. Cautiously she steps back
> on and lets it continue. Its not painful but it seems to
> be like a foot asleep feeling. She stands on the edge and
> orders it to move forward a few inches. But still nothing
> happens With staff in hand she walks to the center of the
> slab and just concentrates. She has always hated deep thought
> and mediation they taught her when learning Shamanism. It
> was a waste of time. But she stands for what seems like hours
> but is only a couple minutes. She then notices the gems in
> front of her glow white. She turns to see the rear ones glow
> as well. Standing feet spread apart she doesn't say her
> orders but this time thinks it. With a jolt the slab moves
> forward a foot then slams to the ground. Figuring it to
> be thought control she gives it a order to move forward and
> rise a foot off the ground. It slides forward and begins to
> ascend but as it levels off it begins to wobble. Hair blows
> into her face from the winds and she loses concentration for
> a half second and it slams to the ground. She sighs and realizes
> it will need total concentration. No chatting and riding for
> sure not without practice. Seconds later she moves the slab
> forward then right toward the trees. She then realizes she
> has no thought image of speed. The slab races toward the
> trees at a deadly pace and she thinks of going up. The slab
> missed the first set of trees by 3 feet and begins to arc back
> toward the castle. She pictures a Fremea hovering and thinks
> to the slab. The Slab hovers but waves in the wind back
> and forth. Making her a bit sick. The levitation magic
> seems to not avert external forces like wind. Her eyes now
> focused in tunnel vision she considers the other side of the
> castle to where the Armory is. Better to load the treasure
> onto the slab at that window. Not far to go. She takes the
> slab along the castle wall and north. Passing windows she
> begins to learn how to pitch the slab ever so slightly. She
> rounds the corner and passes a set of windows. Glancing in
> she notices a man and orders the slab to hover. Looking in
> she notices Caladan looking at something on a table. He must
> not be able to hear her. She rounds the corner and heads
> south along the east castle wall. But on this side she notices
> she is very close to what looks like the edge. Realizing
> this she rises above the roof and heads that way. Passing
> the courtyard she hovers near the window Corona exited from.
> As she coasts toward the small land area by the window she
> realizes she doesn't know a thought image on stop. Trying
> to picture the image or command it the slab heads to the
> destination she pictured on the ground. The slab slams into
> the ground and the force of the slam causes her to go tumbling
> onto the wet grass. She rolls for a few seconds and ends up
> along the wall, bruised but not hurt. She sighs at least she
> can fly it but landing will have to be figured out.]
>
> [Kiet in the hallway stacking chests hears the slam and goes
> to the broken window and sees Z'leyra on the ground. He sighs
> and asks her what she is doing laying about while there is work
> to be done. Then he returns to finish stacking.]
>
> [Time: 12:23 pm]
>
> Actions? Comments?
>
> Next Update...Monday...
>
> GM: Minor experience recorded. Only thing of note is Arawn - +1 EL
> to Sword from the combat.
>
> GM: Kiet - Confirmation -
> -1 Chainmail to party treasure not you no more
> +1 Leather armor from party to personal treasure
> +1 metal helmet from party to personal treasure
> +1 Mace from party to personal treasure
> +3 Javelins from party to personal treasure [Not sure amount]
> Is that correct? Will recalculate the party treasure.
>
> GM: Next week should be able to post the party treasure file.
>
>
>
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