[pnpgm] Game Update #239 - File #1462 - Fight is back
Wout Broere
broere at powersandperils.org
Tue Jul 24 09:55:47 CEST 2012
Unali will yell to Z'leyra and Will: "Leave the brain for now. Regroup."
Then run up the stairs to Lin and ask him: "What is this about defeating
the brain?"
On 07/24/2012 06:44 AM, pnpgm wrote:
>
> HT Aliaver/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
> -- -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 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
> R1.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
> 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
> NPC...................Captain.Lin.......Warrior.Normal/Human..Ma
> Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,
>
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> Game Update #239 in sequence (file #1462)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Admin Notes: None.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> [Recap]
>
> From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
> Z'leyra briefly ponders doing a sending to the brain to
> communicate a request to join forces against the Vong, but
> realizes that she might need to do a Communicate spell as
> well...spells that likely would fail or abysmal vs the Vong
> type magic resistance. So instead she sheathes her greatsword
> and readies her staff while Sending to those she is in contact
> with that she was going over to the Portal to attempt to
> dispel it.
>
> She recasts Sidh Invisibility EL0 on herself (hoping to reduce
> the chance of being interrupted by damage), casts Levitation
> EL1 and approaches the Portal. There she will cast through her
> Staff a Balance Detection spell at EL0 to determine the
> alignment of the portal. Then depending on the alignment
> (Elder or Chaos) she will cast (Balance spells) through her
> Staff at Max EL Purification then Dispell/Banish Elder in an
> attempt to dispel the portal OR (Shamanic) Orient Self EL0 on
> herself, then through her Staff at Max EL Purification then
> Dispell/Banish Chaos.
> GM: Ack.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> [New Stuff]
>
> [Augado 10th, 1634TH]
> [Location: Middle Katai Plains]
> [ Mountains west of Pamau]
>
> [Time: 2:58:54pm - Turn 3: Phase 2]
>
> Will glances back to the cave and prepares to cast a
> new spell and to mainly get away from Arawn and his
> prying hands.
>
> Z'leyra silently sheathes her greatsword and reaches
> behind her to get her staff to ready it for a spell.
>
> After looping down and to the south, Fremea reaims her
> bow toward a new flyer that has also tried to find her.
> She fires her arrow which divides into 5 more arrows.
> At only 25 feet the arrows hit their targets. One hits
> the rider and the other 5 hit the flying creature. The
> Rider is hit by the arrow in the middle right rear ribs
> doing minor damage. Three of the arrows bounce off
> the creature's hide. But the fourth penetrates deep
> inside the creatures chest doing 21 points of damage.
> This is enough to kill the creature which immediately
> tumbles and falls. The Rider falls to the ground some
> 300 feet below. Two down four to go.
>
> Two of the Riders pull pistols from belts and try to fire
> in random directions from the last known position of
> the arrows. But the bugs are straight and narrow. The
> bugs don't get close to Fremea.
>
> Suddenly a lone discard Amphistaff goes flying away from
> one of the dead door guards and flies toward Z'leyra. The
> side of the amphistaff hits her left arm but doesn't seem
> to damage her.
>
> Will quickly speaks the word to reappear near the Brain.
> Upon casting the spell though he discovers that he is still
> at the stairs. Will grumbles at the likely failure of the
> spell.
>
> Z'leyra knows her armor will grant her some protection from
> the odd flying things. The gods must be upset with her failure
> or maybe they are just giving her a hint? She casts a spell to
> become invisible upon herself and winks out of sight.
>
> Unali ends up near the railing to see why the crazed Giant just
> decided to do a flying leap. She can see her moving to the west.
> Then Unali's trail a bit south west and she sees the flyers.
> They look like the one she fought against when Nom Amor attacked.
> She quickly recalls the attack and sends out a quick tactical
> details to the Battle Mind. Just in case they get close. But
> they are a few hundred feet away so don't seem a threat. In
> fact they seem to be moving more south than east?
>
> Unali glances to the right where Chion is sleeping. Unali
> can smell the fumes of volcanic fire below. Glancing down she
> sees the ankle deep lava spilling out of the hole they just
> came from minutes ago. Though the earthquake is over the
> lava seems to pour out. So far the volcano may be in check
> but she has no idea how that could soon. With Chion down
> for now she considers a escape plan. "Who can teleport us
> outside? All of us?" Maybe she will risk further exploration
> until the last minute. Besides if someone like Arawn can't
> teleport them all out then what? Who will be saved?
>
> Unali glances up to the stairs above and knows Lin has gone
> up that way. She turns and motions for Farseeker and Ben'dar
> to help carry Chion.
>
> With free hands Farseeker joins Unali and helps haul him to
> a sitting position so he can be pulled up the stairs. Farseeker
> could lift him for some time but up 500 or so feet of stairs
> might
> be a bit daunting. He waves for Ben'dar to help him.
>
> Ben'dar nods and realizes that with the retreat a better
> plan might be formed to attack the Brain. At least no one
> is attacking it now.
>
> As the thoughts rushed through his mind Arawn pondered
> whether his previous suspicions had merit, that the invasion
> perpetrated on the Vong homeworld was instigated by Kototh. To
> pervert a peaceful race into savage warriors, who couldn't see
> the merit to anything but pain and suffering, seemed in line
> with the Serpent. Then there was the recurring motif of serpents
> in both helmet-crowns and staff-spears and finally the ancient
> portal hundreds of feet below, a reminder of a time long past
> where an entire population of peaceful humanoids were slaughtered
> for or by the Eldest Serpent, a gate close to another, the Vong
> portal, and he couldn't help but wonder at the connection. If
> there were gods that would wish the destruction of the Middle
> World for another chance to start over it would be Kototh for it
> was his actions that ushered in the age of the God Wars, when
> the forces of Law, Balance, and Chaos appeared for the first
> time and saw the First World sundered into the three worlds now
> known. The Brain could be the key to saving both the people of
> this world as well as the Vong race for if it was capable of
> emotion, of sapient thinking, then it might be reasoned with
> and with it's power serve as a means to share truth and
> instigate change among it's people and end the threat to the
> Middle World. But the problem now was, should he attempt to
> re-establish communication with the Brain immediately or speak
> to the person behind the warning shouted to the group seconds
> earlier. Already cursing himself for choosing poorly and
> breaking communication earlier he hoped he wasn't about to
> make another when he finally settled on seeking the speaker.
> Unsure who, what and where it might be he tried his best to
> sense it before calling out,
>
> Arawn tries to expand his sense to the cave to find the
> speaker But he nothing not even a lack of mana the life force
> he can sense the Vong. "Who warns us?! I need to speak with
> you now! I would communicate with the Brain, to hopefully save
> and bring peace to this world and the Vong world but I need to
> know what you know..."
>
> Kell wonders why the amphistaff just tried to fly toward
> the Healer? He pockets that thought for a later time. He
> glances to Arawn. He saw the Vong Outcast escape this world
> through the portal. Should he tell the Druid or not? Kell
> doubts there was another person but his.
>
> Lin up now one flight above the group yells down. "Outcast!
> Brain's defense will kill everything! Not his control."
>
> The Elemental lumbers to place and seems to just stare around
> the cave. Though it has no eyes it can sense people. The floor
> alerts to direction of movement. Like a fly on a human's skin
> the rock creature can sense the slightest shift in earth and
> pinpoint direction.
>
> Z'leyra sends to her fellow allies she intends to attack the
> portal with spells to destroy it. She conveys this through
> the Sending spell to Will, Unali and Fremea.
>
> Caladan listens to Lin and glances back to the cave. He is
> not sure if Lin is insane or controlled or in truth. Of all
> the party the man would likely be unused to withstand magic
> or such. Caladan walks toward the stairs and runs upstairs to
> get a better look of Lin's face.
>
> Kiet joins beside Kell and reshifts his grip on the javelin as
> sweat seems to make it slippery.
>
> The Brain takes in the scene around him both nearby and afar.
> Far below the earth has been opened by the vilips in order to
> erupt the volcanic should the Shaper Mother's orders not be
> stopped. Course that would only be a long term threat that
> would not do much at first. The long term threat would be
> enough to destroy the planet. But for that threat he would
> not act on unless he is in danger. He can also feel the pit
> carrion bugs as they are blasted by the lava now in the pit.
> Why the Shapers would kill so many humans just for some need
> to please some unseen gods he doesn't know. Even further below
> he can understand the latest reports on the humans who seem to
> wind through the tunnels. They are little threat to him directty
> so no need to act on them. Even before the group that just
> tried to attack him arrived he knew they were coming. But why
> warn the Shaper Mother? That wasn't his directive. The Vong
> knew they were invulnerable and their pride gets in the way.
>
> The Brain then checks the Command Throne and sees why Shimara
> is trying to act all calm for? Sure he has the one thing that
> can be annoying but the Supreme Commander is too arrogant.
> Inside
> the main cavern he can sense the flyers. Another one seems to
> fall from the sky. The Brain reaches out to sense the one who
> is attacking them. It is a tiny being based on the electrical
> magnetic discharge. But the Brain considers it only as a side.
> Nearby just moments ago the Outcast left this world back to
> the Vong Homeworld. Normally he can read the mind of the Vong
> but this one seemed to block his thoughts so he didn't know he
> was going to escape. This is a failure to his directive to
> control entry and egress. But maybe he shouldn't let Shaper
> Mother know? Rather her replacement as it looks like she was
> killed by the insane female with the pointy blades. That
> draws the Brain to the barrels. He is a bit lacking of water
> by his use of his Powers. He reaches out his mind to grasp
> a barrel. To the rock creature it is far away so little threat
> to him now. All this in a blink of an eye. For a Vong Brain
> who can control entire fleets of Coralskippers in space battles
> millions of miles away these simple thoughts are mundane.
>
> It is time the Brain decides what he should do with his new
> Powers. Maybe he can investigate this world. Nom Amor quietly
> mention the humans having gods in some plane of existence away
> from here. This intrigues the Brain. How could he pierce this
> void and investigate this area as well? He'll need the humans
> or the Vong. Granted the Vong are easy to control after all that
> is why he was made. The humans are so weak minded they would be
> easy. But he is told there are millions of them out there. He
> needs to secure his place here before they can even swarm him.
>
>
> -----------
>
> [Time: 2:58:57pm - Turn 3: Phase 3]
>
> Will wonders if his luck is turned or just this place is
> protected. He prepares again energy to do the spell again.
>
> Z'leyra raises her staff to block her throat. It would not
> be good for a coufee to pierce her throat and kill her as it
> flew her way. She builds up more energy for a new spell.
>
> Still driving the Vong flyers down toward her goal, Fremea
> turns to fire another salvo of arrows. Four of the arrows
> fall past the flyer missing entirely. But one hits the flyer
> bouncing off the tough hide. The other hits the Vong in the
> back doing a couple points.
>
> Will speaks the magical words and disappears ending up a few
> feet away from the Brain. Finally his spell worked. Course if
> he had mass he'd be touching those yucky tentacles.
>
> Z'leyra casts her levitation spell and lifts up into the air.
> She moves silently back toward the cave entrance. She notices
> the rock elemental is still there and alters her course a bit.
>
> The Brain grasps the barrel with his telekinetic Power and
> lifts it toward him. Twisting the top he pours water from the
> barrel along the right side of his lobes.
>
> The Poltergeist giggles at the thought of annoying the human.
> With divine ability to track the Shaman, it hurls a large fist
> sized rock toward Z'leyra. It hits her in the middle left
> chest but does no damage as it shatters against her chainmail.
>
> The battle mind touches those affected through Arawn's
> mental connection. The gods seem to convey that destroying
> the Portal and the Brain may not be a very wise tactic. In
> fact the spell seems to press the fact into their minds.
>
> The leader finishes his orders and one of the flyers diverts
> from chasing the attacker and heads toward the east. The other
> two continue south. The one flyer that was just wounded by
> arrows in the wing can't control its tumble and just gives
> up as the life ebbs away. The wounded flyer drops like a stone
> toward the floor. The one Rider who was trying to control it
> falls as well toward the floor. Three down and three to go.
>
> Fremea continues flying toward her goal and is now it seems
> 60-70 feet from it. Hopefully in a few seconds should be able
> to get her plan moving.
>
> Raban continues to fly toward the flyers. He notices one
> diverts his way and 2 others seem to move away for some reason.
>
> Unali is torn between anger and concern. Z'leyra seems to
> wish to attack the portal. Unali has no idea what that will
> do or what the Brain will do for that. Then the Battle Mind
> seems to urge the leader into a strong suggestion not to do
> it. She looks around but can't seem Z'leyra. Did the Shaman
> already leave the area? She waves Farseeker up the stairs to
> take Chion. She waves Kell and Kiet to climb the stairs.
>
> Farseeker and Ben'dar drag the limp unconscious body of Chion
> up the stairs. Ben'dar isn't sure if the sailor will leave. He
> hopes Z'leyra can save him soon else no one leaves her alive if
> they need to escape.
>
> Arawn also gets the strong emphasis by the gods that they
> rather not have the portal destroyed. He isn't sure if that
> means now or ever. He knows the Sidh gods have had their issues
> with humans but even they might not want to risk a greater
> danger.
> So then why do they suggest the tactic of destroying the portal
> and the brain would be unwise? Arawn awaits for the reply from
> the voice but nothing is heard. Arawn continues his speech in
> hopes the voice will reply. ". now, before it's too late to
> speak with the World Brain!"
>
> Kell is unsure if she should leave the stairs to go up because
> he doesn't know the range of his control over the elemental.
>
> Lin continues climbing the steps now 2 flights above the
> Brain cave level. "Fools! We can stop the Brain! This way!"
>
> Caladan continues to chase Lin up the stairs.
>
> The Brain detects a change now. Then the brain hears a report
> from the two flyers that left the mountain. They tried to chase
> the flying chariot thing but could not stop it. They report a
> large human army of some 200 men are in the north west forest
> area moving toward the mountain. The pilot requests permission
> to attack and reinforcements. The Brain relays this information
> to the orb nearest to Shimara for the Shaper to seek orders.
>
> -----------
>
> [Time: 2:59:00pm - Turn 3: Phase 4 - Current/Next phase]
>
> Actions? Comments?
>
> Next Update....Friday?
>
> GM: Missed some actions so had to guess on other actions.
> So we'll move on and continue the 2 phases per update
> until the attacks stop. Mana report updated.
>
> GM: Arawn - The speaking took 2 phases. I do count the words
> and the typical speed of those words. So if you try to
> give some big speech to stop a battle that is 500 words
> you'll be dead before you end. :) This is for all just
> a reminder that words do delay actions time wise.
>
> Fremea - Still going on planned action.
>
> Kell - Do you go upstairs or stay around?
>
> Unali - Wasn't sure if wanted to act on new info or go and
> listen to Lin.
>
> Will - Bad roll on the failure. :< So what is this
> plan on communicating with the Brain?
>
>
> GM: Spells active
>
> Will - Armor Transmutation, Mind Shield, Invisibility
> Insubstantialability
> Raban - Bless (OCV), Fist of Battle, Battle Mind
> Farseeker - Bless (OCV), Fist of Battle, Battle Mind
> Unali - Battle Mind, Mind Shield, Sending
> Arawn - Battle Mind, Bless (OCV)
> Fremea - Mind Shield, Sending, Multi-Arrow
> Z'leyra - Mind Shield, Sending, Invisibility, Levitate
>
> * = Soon to end (next update?]. I may NOT post this
> info unless I remember to do so. :)
>
> GM: Maps
>
> ----------------------------
> Mount Side View -
> Scale - 1 Column = 15 feet
> 1 Row = 50 feet North=wall facing screen
> [Looking from one wall to the other wall. Toward North
> wall with back to south wall. Looking east/west.]
>
> 1 2 3 4 5
> 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
> ____________________________________________________
> I### Fake Vong ceiling ###IA
> I# #IB
> I# #IC
> I# #ID
> I# #IE
> I#
> #IFCave
> Cave 1-> `#
> #`G<-#4
> I# #IH
> Cave 2-> `#
> #`I<-#5
> I# #IJ
> Cave 3-> `# 2 Vong Foot Q <-1 flyer R <-Raban
> #`K<-#6
> I# flyers-> Q Cave #6 World Brain -----/#IL
> I# Fremea -->T #IM
> I# @ <-Portal (Kotohi) #IN
> Mount I#T T#IO
> Ground --?I#]A_A_A_A_A_A_A_A____......._______V__V__V__V__V[#IP
> I Y<X \ IQ
> I Z Lava (. points) IR
>
>
>
> I = Rock wall, #=Vong ladder structure
> ` = Entrance to cave [open mostly]
> _ = Rock floor (Row P) ground floor
> A = Vong Bowl Home (10' high)
> V = Vong flyer
> T = Vong Tower (30' high)
> ],[=Base of Vong tower (wooden)
> X = Rabbit Hole opening 30' wide below cavern to tunnels
> Y = Tunnel of Treasure/Sentry cave (under ground floor)
> Z = Pit/Lake caves below elevation of Treasure cave tunnel
> 1-6= Side caves on east/west walls
>
> * World Brain cave
>
> 1 2 3 4
> 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/ A %% = Rock Wall
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\%%%%%\__ B
> %%\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \%%/ \__ C
> %%/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/%%\__/ D
> %%\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \**** \%%/ \__ E
> %% \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/****_/%%\__/ F
> ,,,\_Z/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ ** \%%/ \__ G
> ]]]/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ *\__/%%\__/ H
> ```\### \__/ \__/ \W_/ \__* \%%/ \__ I
> %%/###__/ \__/ \__/ @@@ / /__/%%\__/ J
> %%\__/ \__/ \__/ @@@@@ / \%%/ \__ K
> %%/ \__/ \__/ \__/@@@@@ / \__/%%\__/ L
> %%\__/ \__/ \__/ \_@@@ / / \%%/ \__ M
> %%/ \__/ \__/ \ / / \__/%%\__/ N
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%###%%%%%%%%%%/ \__ O
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\__/ P
> 1 2 3 4
> 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901
>
> 1 2 3 4
> 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/ A %% = Rock Wall
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\%%%%%\__ B
> %% %%/ \__ C
> %% %%\__/ D
> %% **** %%/ \__ E
> %% **** %%\__/ F
> ,,, Z * %%/ \__ G
> ]]] * %%\__/ H
> ``` ### W * %%/ \__ I
> %% ### @@@ %%\__/ J
> %% @@@@@* / %%/ \__ K
> %% .@@@@@ / %%\__/ L
> %% @@@ / %%/ \__ M
> %% / %%\__/ N
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/ \__ O
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\__/ P
>
> 1 2 3 4
> 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901
>
> Portal - Center is L29 going diagonal bottom left to top right.
> 30' wide and 30' high shimmering portal
> World Brain = @@ 25' by 20' wide. Tentacles are 15' long
> * = Wooden Barrels
>
> ],'= Stairs ledge to stairs
>
> As always if map messed up see website.
>
> Map Legend
> Z - Z'leyra [G5] Levitating up 10 feet up facing east, Inviso
> W - Will [I22] Facing East, Insub, Inviso
>
> ##= Elemental #1 [J18] Facing East
> Party is off map to west on the stairs. on side map would be K50
>
> Lin, Caladan - [J50] - Side map
> Fremea, Raban - See side map locations
> Will, Z'leyra - See Brain Cave map above
> Arawn, Ben'dar, Chion, Farseeker, Kell, Kiet, Unali - K55 Side map
>
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