[pnpgm] Game Update #80 - File #659 - UFO fight-Ph 27-28
Scott Adams
longshot at cybermax.net
Fri Mar 19 06:49:26 CET 2010
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
R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma
W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
--.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe
R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma
Do.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma
R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
...Thomas.Magann.........Whitney...........Scholar.Normal/Human..Ma
R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma
R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,
Cover Story Info: [HD- House member, F-Foreigner, N-native non house]
Arawn aka Arawn as Teacher to daughter [F]
Ben'dar aka Bu Da as Horse expert [F]
Caladan aka Ca Lu as Guard/Archer [N]
Chion aka Capt. Chu Mai as Sailor Trustee [HD]
Farseeker aka Fu Sa as Guard [F]
Fremea aka Lin Mong as Noble child [HD] [Disguised]
Kell aka Swan as Trader [F]
Kiet aka Kiet Sunan as Zhou's servant [F]
Raban aka Toban Nu as Entertainer/Guard [F]
Strie'bog aka Sun Zhu as Entertainer [N]
Unali aka Tun Au as Zhou's wife [HD]
Whitney aka Whitney as Herbalist/Tailor [F]
Will aka Sun Tzu as hunt master [F]
Z'leyra aka Kakita Junami as Healer [F]
Zhou aka Zhou Wa as Baron Noble [HD]
Game Web Site - http://www.funport.com/longshot/pbem
Public posts/actions to pnpgm at abroere.xs4all.nl (mailing list)
Private emails (not public actions) to longshot at cybermax.net
Game Update #80 in sequence (file #659)
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Admin Notes: I have removed Shu from the above roster.
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[Recap]
[None]
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[New Stuff]
[Julis 26th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains, Shantou Province]
[ 20 Miles south of Shantou City ]
[ Old Shantou Carnival Grounds ]
[Time: 2:27:21pm]
Arawn gathers his mental energy for casting a teleport spell.
As he does he watches the wagon leave him behind. To his
right side vision he watches the UFO close in.
Whitney completes his final preparation of mana for his
elemental pact.
On the Barn roof hovering over the humanoid who is sliding
back and forth to avoid Will's arrows, Will aims his bow
almost directly above the humanoid. Will fires his longbow
and hits the humanoid in the left shoulder where he did the
previous damage and blood pours out of the wound.
Riding with Tef'wo, Ben'dar fires again at the UFO. The
arrow flies fast but misses the UFO as it dodges going to the
left of the UFO missing by a few feet.
Fremea fires again at the UFO as well. The arrow flies straight
but at the last instant dives slightly downward missing the
flyer by a couple feet.
Raban fires again his enchanted arrow at the UFO. the
arrow splits into more arrows and all six fly toward the UFO.
But sadly all fail to strike landing on the ground about 30
feet in front and left about 20 feet from Ben'dar.
Whitney casts his spell to obtain a pact with the air elementals.
Arawn gestures and finishes up pointing to the roof of the barn.
Invisible he quickly disappears and appears over the roof. Since
it is unknown to him he finds himself 2.5 feet above the roof.
Gravity takes hold as he isn't levitating and his feet slams
into the wooden planks of the roof. They moan and creak under
the sudden weight. Dust and some leaves go flying up around his
legs. Arawn curses to himself for his less than stealthy entrance.
The Flyer now closes within 260 feet of the wagon or 180
feet of Ben'dar, 170 feet of Fremea. As the two forward
observers watch the "antlers" seem to emit smoke or steam
slightly. It seems to stay on course for about 40 feet of its
flight then suddenly for some unknown reason it suddenly
seems to jerk and aim right for Fremea. It suddenly fires
two plasma balls at Fremea. The plasma-mini-fireballs shoot
fast and forward. As they do Fremea tries to dodge but to
no avail. The first ball misses to her left a few feet and impacts
on the ground causing a small fire. But the second hits her
in the right leg. She screams as hot plasma flames hit below
her right leg knee burning her flesh instantly and clothing.
She takes 7 points of damage and reels from the pain.
As Tef'wo gallops forward he passes under Fremea to his left.
Ben'dar glances up to see her yell in pain but the horse closes
in within 100 feet now of the UFO.
Fremea loses her concentration and begins to grit her teeth
from the pain. As her concentration falters she begins to spin
slightly and weave back and forth. Now 50 feet off the ground
she begins to lose height and falls diagonally to the ground.
But at the last instant she pulls up and zooms just above the
ground a few feet. She is now also about 100 feet from the UFO.
Unali rides past some of the others in her urgency to get to
the barn.
Farseeker, Chion and Kell all follow quickly and continue to
the barn.
On the barn roof, Arawn regains his balance and steadies himself.
As he glances around he sees the wooden roof is in bad shape.
Some planks are missing likely from weather or animals. The
roof is 300 feet by 300 feet. From the ground it is hard to
figure out the scale but now Arawn knows the true scale. He
glances to the south-east corner and notices a Vong on the
ground looking up. He has a arrow in his left shoulder. Arawn
sighs as he finally has confirmation of a Vong presence here.
He glances over his shoulder behind him to see if he can
see Will but doesn't spot him. He must be invisible. As
he glances right over his shoulder he notices another Vong
warrior get up from what could be a inside ladder onto the
roof.
Z'leyra levitates further north toward the UFO. She watches
as Fremea sags to the ground and then wavers back and forth
from what appears to be a hit from the plasma fire.
Kiet hears something that could be a scream but from the roar
of the six horses and wagon its hard to determine what is going
on. He glances over his shoulder and notice Whitney either
speaking to himself or casting a spell. Whitney shouts back
to the man, "Whitney, if you see that thing spout fire, just
yell 'TURN'".
As Raban flies closer less than 400 or so feet from the UFO
now he growls at the sight of Fremea being hurt in the distance.
He aims and the arrow flies the 40 or so feet toward the Vong
warrior. The arrow hits him in the left arm but then bounces
and lands onto the roof.
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[Time: 2:27:24pm]
Arawn pulls his bow and loads it quickly. With two Vong on
the roof it could be more difficult. Since one seems to be
on the ground he aims toward the one who just came onto the
roof.
At the same instant Will fires from above. The arrow hits
the Vong in the upper left chest below his wounded shoulder
but the arrow fails to penetrate to wound.
Far away near the Flyer Ben'dar upset with the hurt Fremea
fires again at this close range. The arrow flies straight
and true. Ben'dar watches the arrow going for dead center
of the front and has to hit. But Ben'dar watches in confusion
as the grey spot seems to ripple. As the arrow nears it the
arrow suddenly jerks and is sucked into the grey spot. It
literally disappears as it seems to be sucked inside. Ben'dar
realizes that isn't good.
Raban fires again his arrows but this time aims slightly to the
right of the UFO in hopes it might hit the back. His true
intent is not to hit Ben'dar but the arrows go wild and to
the far right missing entirely.
The new Vong on the roof raises from his belt a round
almost pistol like object. At the end is a fat baseball
like area. He raises it to Arawn's general direction.
The sagging wood and the dust seems to give his position
away. as he does he raises it higher and out shoots
a blur of small objects. They zoom from the hand held weapon
and flies toward his general direction. As they quickly
get closer the object seems to break up into a cloud of
smaller objects. Arawn soon realizes the objects look to
be like a swarm of flying insects. They quickly pass
past him and don't seem to see or sense him. But as he
notices this the swarm of bugs suddenly turn as if tracking
someting and begin to home in on his position.
The Flyer closes the gap toward Ben'dar and Fremea. It
begins to turn left and starts to now make a wide circle
back north but it then dives upwards about 20 feet and then
banks to the right. It reorients and aims right for Fremea.
It is now within about 10 feet of Fremea and Ben'dar both.
Tef'wo finishes his own distance and passes under the object
so as not to be in front of the fire thing. Ben'dar guides
it to the left and begins a wide circle of his own to come
to the side of the object.
Raban continues to fly forward closing his distance to about
80 feet from the wagon's previous location and about 250 feet
from the object.
As Fremea uses her free hand to pat the fire on her leg
it begins to sprout boils and intense burns. She is forced
down to the ground and finally gets the fire out from her
clothing with her gloves and use of wing flaps. But now the
UFO is closing in on her having circles above her. She stares
up as the UFO is only 10 feet from her. The object is too fast
and she knows it will pass her but will likley circle back on
her again. She is confused why it would home in on her suddenly
and not Ben'dar. What does she have that Ben'dar lack? Her
eyes tear up from the pain and she quickly ponders her next move.
Arawn senses no magic from the objects but their buzz indicates
living things. It seems they don't see him but they must sense
him in some way? But they are taking time to pinpoint his
location. Surrounded he begins to move slowly away so the
Vong doesn't direct the objects. He finds a hole in the swarm
ont he right and walks north. As he does the wooden planks
moank and crack. No dust is stirred up but it is clear men
are not meant to be up here. He takes a 5th step and suddenly
the plank below his right boot breaks. His boot slips in and
he leans forward. He quickly regains his balance from falling
but as he shifts his left boot the plank under it also breaks.
Suddenly Arawn feels himself sagging down and the planks around
him all crumble under his weight. His behind and back hits the
planks and further breaks more. Arawn falls to the second floor
of the Barn and lands onto his back. He pulls his hands up to
block from falling nails and palnks. Dust sprinkles his body
and he takes only 1 point of damage. But at this time he finds
himself inside the barn and at the moment not able to see where
he is due to hands over his eyes.
As Kell rides the feeling he gets from the battle mind becomes
more clear. The UFO could've easilly circled over the wagon.
Why did it have to go all the way back north? The spell seems
to indicate the tactic is to drive the party this way. It
worked. Now with a thousand feet or so to the barn he realizes
that this must be a perfect spot for an ambush.
From his higher position Kiet notices a odd cloud of brown
or black above the roof of the barn then a cloud of white
dust and debris suddenly?
The rest of the party clsoes the gap toward the Barn.
Actions? Comments?
Next Update...Monday...
GM: Sorry Fremea. It ws a 1 in 13 random target selection.
But there are other reasons for it. Simply you were
nearby and a closer target. No dodge was able. You
were also visible. :<
GM: Well Whitney's plan for lightning seems futile as the
pact only gives storm powers, flight. So Kiet wont' have
to worry about backlash. :)
GM: Ran out of time tonight. Wanted to do a hex map for
better position. UFO to wagon is 170 feet. Raban to
UFO is about 250 feet. Darn. No time to update the
map below. I'm off early Friday (only work 2 hours).
When I'm home will do a supplement update. I'll try to
do a better hex map and update the map below. So stay
tuned.
Gm: Heading to Barn or UFO:
To Barn - All Facing West
Caladan, Chion, Farseeker, Kell, Kiet, Strie'bog,
Unali, Whitney
To UFO - Facing North
Ben'dar, Fremea, Raban, Z'leyra
At Barn -
Will - Facing East over, down at barn roof
Arawn - Facing up, 2nd floor
GM: Actions -
Ben'dar - Continue firing arrows
Arawn - Your blind so no barn description now.
If you come to ICQ I cna probably give you
details later on this weekend.
Fremea - Fire Cold Arrows at UFO. New actions?
Kell - Continue to barn
Kiet - Follow Kell
Raban - Fire Multi-arrows at UFO
Will - Fire at Target
Will need to recast Insub next phase.
Z'leyra - Fire Sling at UFO at range 0-40'
GM: Current position details -
Horseback - Ben'dar, Caladan, Chion, Farseeker, Kell,
Strie'bog, Unali
In Wagon - Zhou
On Ground - Fremea
On Wagon - Whitney, Kiet
In Air - Z'leyra [50 feet up]
- Raban [50 feet up]
- Will [10 feet over barn roof]
Sole Horse- Raban, Z'leyra's following behind
In Barn - Arawn
Flyer to Wagon - 170 feet
Flyer to Ben'dar - 10 feet
Flyer to Fremea - 10 feet
Raban to Wagon - 80 feet behind wagon
Flyer to Z'leyra - 250 feet
Barn to Kell - 1,210 feet
Barn to Wagon - 1,550 feet
GM: Player map of Carnival area
Below is only a rough estimate of position. Since each
space is a 40 footx40 foot area the exact point is misleading
on the map.
Zoomed in area Map
1 Row = 40 feet
1 Column = 40 feet
1 2 3 4 5 6
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
A
B
C
UFO D
@ E
F
G
Ben'dar H
F B I
______ Fremea J
[ ] Z K
[ B ] Z'leyra L
[ A ] M
[ R ] Kell K PPP # N
[ N ] Party Wagon O
[ W] P
[_____]_ Q
R
R S
Raban T
# - Wagon [N48] K - Kell [N40] @ - UFO [E48]
B - Ben'dar [I49] F - Fremea [I43] R - Raban [S48]
W - Will [P5 ] Z - Z'leyra [K52]
P - Party [N44-N46 - In that area]
Arawn, Caladan, Chion, Farseeker, Strie'bog, Unali are all
between Kell and the wagon. Not placed on map
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