[pnpgm] Game Update #217 - File #1389 - Goliath in a bar fight
Scott Adams
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Wed Mar 28 07:15:12 CEST 2012
HT Aliaver/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
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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[Augado 10th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains]
[ Mountains west of Pamau]
[Time: 2:26:52 pm]
Fremea continues flying toward the group below her. She
ends up about 10 feet behind and about 20 feet off the
ground.
Ben'dar and Z'leyra rush to the next home (G15). Opening
the door they find one Vong standing with some kind of whip
in his hand. At the last instant it looks like the whip
is flying his left hand shredding his own skin in some self
torture. The warrior turns to see the open door but sees
no one. Then Ben'dar reveals himself by jumping to the side
and stabbing the warrior in the middle right ribs doing 17
points of damage.
Z'leyra enters the home and slaps the warrior's right
rear doing 11 points. This makes the warrior collapse to
the ground.
Raban kneels down to inspect Captain Lin's wounds. He
is no healer for humans as his main skill in healing is
in draft horses. But this wound seems serious and bleeding.
He has no supplies or the first aid skills. "I can heal
you magically?" Raban looks calm but determined in the
eye of the Katai warrior. He knows the man just hours
before feared magic. It was brain washed into his very
soul that magic was evil. Now the man has seen a faerry
and a bard fly. He awaits Lin's answer.
Farseeker hears Caladan's whispered warning. He figures
the odds are about 8 to 1 without the help of the rocky
beasts. On the battle that would be easy odds. But these
are Vong and they are tough. But if the Vong spread out
from the cave they will overwhelm the group. There will
be no chance for them to survive. He has to prevent that.
He rushes forward to the covering over the cave further
into the cave wall. But Caladan raises a hand and steps
in front of him.
Arawn considers the portal to the south and tries to
reason its existence. He knows before the dawn of all
that is human gods dotted the landscape with portals
for going this way and that. But he wonders why Kototh
would want a portal here in a ancient mountain. Unless
at one point it wasn't so ancient and he needed it
as a source of some vile ritual?
Kell looks to the tower to ensure a Vong is not
hiding. But he sees no movement. He hears the
warning of further Vong beyond the covering to the
wall cave. But he is unsure if taking on 35-40
is so wise in their wounded state.
Lin looks to Raban and then down to his wound that
is bleeding badly. He is no healer but knows he could
live but at a big loss. He knows his duty is to kill
the Vong at all costs if they are the true enemy and
not these magic users. A memory flashes in his head
of a old aunt that told him that legend said magic
had its purpose. It was man in their own agenda of
power that corrupted the magic system. Magic itself
is neither good or evil it just is. If she was alive
today he would have arrested her for such words. But
now in this strange place standing seeing a gentle
giant he wonders if the truth is never what it seems.
He coughs a bit and finally nods. "Yes...please."
The living earth move from side to side awaiting their
orders. Without emotion their body language is vague
but clear that they are ready to move on.
Caladan uses his staff to block Farseeker. "It would
be suicide." He whispers to his own friend. He knows
if the two prisoners weren't inside he could just
throw a fireball in and take out the warriors. But
the prisoners are shields that have to be dealt with.
Kiet looks around a bit nervous at the news that Vong
could be swarming around them. He glances to the strange
Vong ladders and sees no one but he can almost sense
Vong must be coming down like ants in a hive.
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[Time: 2:26:55 pm]
Raban draws on the energy of his goddess to start
the healing process. He gives the silent prayer and
speaks the words to heal the man. As he does he places
hand on chest and another on neck. Green healing energy
leaves his hands and quickly finds the wound. He heals
a bit over a half of the wound but he is still a bit
wounded. But now not as seriously.
Suddenly on the other side of the field a blue haze
appears a couple feet from Kell. Then forms are seen
for the first second. Then Kell recognizes Chion with
two other people. With his large frame he holds a nude
teen girl about 18-20 in his arms. He places her on
the ground and then looks around and at the towering
creatures. "Mind if I borrow?"
Fremea sees the sudden appearance of Chion and lands
on the ground. She is not sure what just happened so
tries to listen to the others.
Ben'dar sees the limp Vong and stabs him to kill him
ensuring he is dead.
Z'leyra does a quick inspection but as usual the spartan
home has nothing of value but the warrior's coufee and
amphistaff.
Raban stands as best he can in the cramped Vong home.
"Better?" He then looks around to see if there might
be clues of what is going on.
Farseeker turns to see Chion and isn't sure how he
got here. He must've teleported or ran fast. Maybe
he was the one that killed those in the tower?
Arawn continues to watch the portal. He tries to
peer to the other side. But the inside of the portal
is empty or at least nothing can be seen. Which is
typical of all portals. Only a few have shimmering
insides for show as the gods like to do. He realizes
if the portal has been around for centuries or more
then it must have been here long before the Vong.
The Vong's construction in some of the caves is
obviously modern in terms of months not centuries.
Maybe the Vong don't even know what is if they can
even see it?
Kell shocked by the sudden arrival of Chion is
unsure what he means by borrow. But he eyes the
two humans. The girl is well fit and nice figure
for a villager. All except for a quarter of her
left breast is missing replaced by coral. He
notices her right leg at the ankle was cut off
and replaced by some odd coral stump. Her chest
and ribs show signs of clear abuse and experimentation
or torture. One rib seems to be cut out and replaced
by Vong coral as well. Part of her left hand has
been flayed of skin and swollen. She is hairless
from top to hips making him wonder if some bugs were
used to do that. It is clear the Vong used her in
some torture sessions for their pleasure. He bends
down and checks her pulse but he croaks a sigh when
he finds none. Her neck is warm but not cold so
she must have died recently. If only a healer was
here maybe they could have saved her. But maybe
it was better to die in the long run.
Lin nods and looks up, "Yes." He finds the bleeding
has stopped. He doesn't tell the Bard or maybe the
giant just forgot that he had already been healed
once before. So a second magical healing wasn't
as bad as he thought. He moves and begins to
search the bodies.
Caladan smiles at seeing Chion save the two
prisoners. He must've already seen the cave
and acted upon himself to save them. When Kell
seems to imply the girl is dead his anger boils.
Maybe it is time to reign fire.
Kiet kneels down to inspect the other human Chion
freed. He is a male teen maybe 12-13 also nude.
Signs of damage to his wrists show restraints and
many other bruises. But he seems in fairly good
shape. His pulse is also strong but he seems dazed
as if in shock.
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[Time: 2:26:58 pm]
Chion standing only a few feet from the largest elemental
seems unafraid of it. He reaches into his pocket and pulls
something out. He places a round pebble like object in
the palm of his hand and places it on the 'leg' of the
elemental. He then disappears in a blue haze with the
large elemental without looking back or saying a word.
A second later shouts and barks are heard from within
the cave that Caladan is standing near. It is clear there
are Vong voices shouting and yelling. Then noises are
heard and a disturbance like a bar room fight.
Ben'dar and Z'leyra rush south to the next row of homes
that is 100 feet away.. They cross the expanse covering
about 70 feet.
Raban looks down at the bodies and decides it is time
to move on. He jerks his head to the door and tries to
open it. He then notices a bit of a ruddy colored knob
and pushes it and it opens it. He rushes out and heads
to the next hut hoping the others will get on the ball
and help out. He ends up at the next home (D11) and
this time finds the door. It opens to show three Vong
warriors. Two are standing and one is sitting. They
seem to be in some heated argument when the door opens.
Reaching in with his large arms he grabs the two standing
and slams them into each other. One is not wounded by
his armor's protection but one takes a 4 point wound
from the other's shoulder leather spikes.
Farseeker goes to the flap and looks inside. For
the first time he peers on the other side of the leather
flap. He sees about 3 dozen Vong mostly sitting at
wooden tables. The tables are littered with plates, bowls,
mugs and assorted items that might be Vong games. To the
left a set of chains are set in the wall likely where the
prisoners were. The room is about 30 feet deep and 30
feet wide and 20 feet high. Standing now to the left
and almost half way in the room the teleported elemental
is standing. But he is not without action as he decides
the Vong are to be squashed. The elemental begins a campaign
of stomping, twisting arms and smashes to kill them. But
the Vong are fighting as well and trying to destroy it en
masse.
Chion comes into view likely at the back wall and heads
toward the flap. "Better fan out they will come soon."
Arawn tries to rack his brain to figure out stories or
such lores about the portals. But they do not come to mind.
His parents may be all knowing, or so they say, but he is
mortal. Even the gods seem to not know much on the Vong and
how they got here, or care to admit failure on that part.
Then he forms a theory about the portal. Maybe it was cause
and effect. Maybe Kototh formed a portal here for his minions
even before the mountain existed. Maybe it was while it was
here but it might have later triggered the long dead volcano
beneath the ground. Maybe that was his plan to harness the
energy of the volcano or just to create havoc? Most portals
are much smaller maybe a tenth the size. Maybe the portal
if caused by Kototh forced a rip in the fabric of this place.
Maybe it allowed the Vong to find that rip and cross over?
If the first sign of the Vong was on the Zen'da plains which
isn't that far away maybe this might have been the origin?
Maybe it was closed and reopened in a recent volcanic explosion
in the last 4 centuries.
Kell finds it a bit fast to react to what Chion has done by
taking one of his elementals with him. But it sounds like
it might be having some fun. Then he realizes if Chion did
that then maybe its free of prisoners. He orders the elementals
to move toward the cave as they can move through the wall.
Captain Lin runs after Raban, turning the corner to see the
three Vong. He stabs one of the warriors with his sword doing
4 points to his lower left abdomen.
The other two elementals move silently toward the east rock
wall on the gesture of Kell.
The three Vong swing into action. Two thrusts their
amphistaves at Raban but fail to make contact. The sitting
Vong reaches for his amphistaff and stands to attack Lin.
Caladan turns to Kell, "can they withstand fire?" He points
out to the lumbering elementals eager to toast some Vong.
Kiet considering moving the teen male to some location that
might be away from the upcoming battle. But he is unsure if
he can carry him without hurting him.
Fremea considers the tower and wonders if she should go
investigate or wait for the battle. If the elementals and
fire doesn't finish them off some might flee out here. But
the chances are the Vong are too stupid to flee from their
duty. But if the other 2 elementals join the fight inside
then maybe duty will finally end.
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[Time: 2:27:01 pm - Current/Next phase]
Actions? Comments?
Next Update....Monday...
GM: Did only 3 phases. I will wait to see if there are
any plans to attack the 35-40 Vong in the side cave
off the main cavern. If not I will start the battle
with the Elementals having fun and Caladan's fire ball.
I will try to do 5 phases but if the Vong do decide
to flee the cave and wound badly some in the group
after say 10 attack one person then I'll stop for
reactions. This is out late so consider this for the
Friday update as by the time folks see, it would only
allow 1 day to react. So this will give almost a week
to react.
GM: March madness - Dwarves and the staff like that junk.
So mistakes happen. Seems the Lin/Raban battle last
time had 1 more body that was alive at the time. Same
results but just editor issue. Last update was #215
but should be #216. This is for the email I'll update
the file with the change. Mana/Experience report updated.
GM: Situation Report -
Arawn - Next phase will start exploring homes. Starting
on the E row going westward. From there not sure
if D or F. Keep in mind you don't know who has done
what exploring. You are looking for Ben'dar/ZL as
posted but they are invisible. They are now about
270 feet south of you. Raban and Lin are only about
100 feet north and 80 feet west of you. You could
see them as a Giant is hard to miss. Will assume
the search will go invisible as planned with actions
to capture or question or kill Vong.
Chion - I guess you have left us again. No reply after
that email few months ago. So placed you back into
npc status. Maybe you'll show up?
Kell - Was hoping you would suggest the action done by
Chion but guess you got busy. Hope the kidnapping
of the elemental was ok. Unless stated otherwise
will assume you order the other 2 to enter via the
rock wall and play pinball with the Vong.
Kiet - With 35-40 less than maybe 50 feet away you
know you could be swamped. Do you need to like
flee or get to the tower to hide or just take your
chances? :) Consider this a friendly warning. At
this point I have NO intent. The Vong duty is so
strong they will probably just stay and die until
most of them are dead. Then they might get brains
and flee at that point. But the dice can change
things.
Will - You have at least 1.5 minutes more before you
wake up. Sorry. This is using the basic rules.
If not healed it could be HOURS. So minute is not
bad. So this may take a bit of time. If I do 3-5
phases per update. This is about 30-12 updates at
least. If 2 per week it could take a bit of time.
Unless someone comes to revive you earlier. :<
GM: Spells active
Z'leyra - Orient Self, Invisibility, Speed
Ben'dar - Speed
Fremea - Invisibility
Will - Armor Transmutation, Invisibility
Kell - Elemental Pact, [Summoning/Control]
[None should end next update]
* = Soon to end (next update?]. I may NOT post this
info unless I remember to do so. :)
GM: Current Positions -
Z'leyra/Ben'dar - G15.70 [Top Map], P17 [Side map]
Chariot - Gone/missing/left
Raban - Inside Home D11 [Top view], P2 [Side map]
Lin - Inside Home D11 [Top view], P2 [Side map]
Will * - I42 [Top view], O49 [Side view] [KOed]
Farseeker - D42.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map]
Caladan - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
Fremea - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
Arawn - E16 [Top View], P18 [Side map]
Kell - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
Kiet - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
Chion - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
Unali - Tunnel Q26 [Side map] below ground
* = Not marked on map
Wounded: Ben'dar, Caladan, Farseeker
Homes/West Side - Z'leyra, Ben'dar, Raban, Lin, Arawn
Flying Field/East- Fremea,Farseeker,Caladan,Kell,Kiet,Chion
Below ground - Unali??
Flyers [In air] - 4 Outside mount somewhere
R9 [Crashed crater]
B5 [Crashed wall crater]
Homes Explored: 10 out of 32
Brigaders:
Unknown around homes
None seen east of hole
Vong Warriors:
None others seen yet
3 Attacking Raban/Lin
Towers: SW Tower - 3 dead / Destroyed
SE Tower - 3 dead
NW Tower - 3 dead or wounded???? by unknown
NE Tower - 3 dead / destroyed
Any other enemy not seen or targeted yet.
[These are last known positions for some of them-may have moved
since last seen.]
Note: When a coordinate is given it might say H8.30. The
first letter is the coordinate row and second is column.
If the scale is large I will use a .XX to denote distance
between that row and next (in this case Lin for example
is 30 feet heading north to row G). This way I know where
folks are exactly.
GM: Info on recon -
Bowl homes - Upside bowls - 10 feet wide, 8 feet tall at zenith
Almost igloo shape.
Overall map - North is top of screen /I\
Scale - 1 Column = 20 feet
1 Row =100 feet
[Top View/Overview map - from fake ceiling of cavern]
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A I%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%I
B I%%%%% X X X X %%%%%%%%%I
C I%%%%% / X X X X H H H H H O %%%%%%%I
D I%%%%%% X X X X H H FC%%%%%%%I
E I%%%%%%' X X X XA H H H H H '%%%%%%%%I
F I%%%%%% X H X X U h b H H %%%%%%%I
G I%%%%% X X X X @ H H H H H %%%%%%I
H I%%%%% / x X X X H H H H O %%%%%%I
I I%%%%%% X X X X %%%%%%%I
J I%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%I
V
% = Rock wall
/ = Destroyed tower
X = Bowl Homes 10' at zenith height
x = Destroyed Home
H = Vong flyers
h = Cracked/Damaged/Destroyed flyer
O = Raised observation post / tower 30' high
U = Rabbit hole below this level is party's tunnel.
' = Vong ladder structure up
@ = Mysterious portal seen by Arawn [30' high off ground]
Villagers say no caves are on the north and south walls.
The caves starting 300' from this level are mid way or so
on the wall along the ladder structures for entry.
F - Kell/2 Elementals/Fremea/Kiet
A - Arawn
C - Caladan/Chion/Farseeker
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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.]
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12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
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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-> `# #`K<-#6
I# #IL
I# #IM
I# @ <-Portal #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 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
As always if map messed up see website.
* Zoomed map of location of Flight Ready Room
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/ \__/ \__/ \%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% A /I\ = North
\__/ \__/ \__/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% B % = Rock wall
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ %%%%%%%%%%%%% C X = NE Tower
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/%%%%%%%%%%% D [= = Vong ladder up
/@@\__/ \__/ \__/XX\__/ \__/%% E ` = Flap covering to cave
\@@/ \__/ \__/ \XX/ \__/ \%% F @@ = Flyer #5 still on field
/@@\__/ \__/ \__1 \__/ \__/%% G
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \%% H
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/%% I
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \%% J
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/%% K R = Fremea [O26]
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \%% L F = Farseeker [Q30]
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/%% M K = Kell [Q21]
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \%% N E = Kiet [R20]
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/R \__/%% O C = Caladan [P30]
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ CH`> P 1 = Vong body seen
/ \__/ \__/ \__23K\__/ ##F/`> Q ## = 2 Elementals
\__/ \__/ \__/ \E_/ \__## \%% R H = Chion
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \##/ ##_/%% S 2+3= Human prisoners
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/##\__/ \%% T 1 Hex - 10 feet
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \##/ \__/%% U 1 Row = 5 feet
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/[==%% V 1 Column = 5 feet
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \[==%% W
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/[==%% X Side Cave-30x30x20'
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \[==%% Y Past P/Q23 eastward
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