[pnpgm] Game Update #143 - File #1073 - The Forest Reveals
Wout Broere
broere at powersandperils.org
Mon Sep 7 19:46:03 CEST 2020
After looking the women in the eye and studying their facial
characteristic for a few seconds, Unali suddenly just says 'L'p'nthi
witches! Watch out.'(in Marentian) and brings her daggers up in a more
aggressive position, ready to strike.
On 06-09-2020 10:51, Wout Broere wrote:
> Unali readies her weapons in a defensive stance. She immediately speaks
> up: "Ambush. What kind of illusion is all this." in Marentian, followed
> by "Who are you?"louder and in Elf Sidh.
> All the while she looks if she can discern the eyes of the attacking
> females.
>
>
> On 05-09-2020 06:46, pnpgm wrote:
>>
>> Character Name
>> Type
>> Player
>> Sex Notes
>> ..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
>> ..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newark.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
>> ..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
>> ..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Me..Human/Magician
>> ..Mournath........Sailor..Gibert.Isla........Ma..Human/Navigator
>> ..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter
>> ..Raddok..........Miner...Bess.Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner
>> ..Tsia.Phan.......Thief...Don.Ker............Fe..Human/Thief
>> ..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
>> ..Upus............Warrior.Gerald.Ford........Ma..Normal/Barbarian
>> Warrior
>> ..Kimis...........Warrior.NPC................Fe..Normal/Diumgi Companion
>> ..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
>> ..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
>> ..Bes (3).........Warrior.npc................Mo..Bes..............
>>
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>> Game
>> Update #143 sequence (file #1073)
>>
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>>
>> Admin
>> Notes: None.
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> [Recap]
>>
>>
>> [None]
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> [New
>> Stuff]
>>
>> [Ma
>> 9th,
>> 1636TH]
>>
>> [Time:
>> 2:06 pm]
>>
>>
>> The party reforms into the skirmish line setup by
>> Dorhak. The silence of the party is overwhelmed by the sounds of
>> the forest. Birds, insects and a few other larger animals are heard
>> occasionally. Now that the party has been outside in the forest the
>> cool air is nice about low 60s but not freezing. The sky seems to
>> have that odd twilight still as if its a constant eclipse or the time is
>> so off here its a long sunset?
>>
>>
>> The forest seems so much different than a normal middle
>> world forest. It doesn't see to be some Sacred Forest which the
>> party visited – with the Green Lady and Forestal – it does seem a ancient
>> forest. Also there seems to be a more vibrant living entity than
>> other forests. Maybe this is the Elder force influence down
>> here. But with a living forest it is not all seeing or all
>> knowing. There are limits to the influence here by the forest.
>>
>> [Time:
>> 2:26 pm]
>>
>>
>> Unali adjusts her tri-bracelet to make it more comfortable
>> as her wrists itch from the bracelet material.
>>
>>
>> Shortly later and about two miles later the party has made
>> good time. While the forest is thick with underbrush, the party moves
>> fast knowing time is critical.
>>
>>
>> On the far right a bes guard gestures to the king. The
>> king frowns and moves off their set course more to the right and north
>> east. As the side group separates Barbosa notices this and nudges
>> Unali.
>>
>>
>> Another 70 feet or so and the King kneels down and inspects
>> a bunch of the ground. A minute later a Bes guard whistles to the
>> others.
>>
>>
>> Barbosa directs Unali to their location and yells a low yell
>> to get attention of the others.
>>
>>
>> Z'leyra does a low bird call and draws Dorhak's
>> attention.
>>
>>
>> Dorhak grumbles and moves eastward. He squints and sees the
>> King kneeling over a bush and grunts why can't these people avoid pretty
>> flowers?
>>
>>
>> By now the other groups follow and the party as a whole near
>> the King.
>>
>>
>> As they do they see a Bes body.
>>
>>
>>
>> The King stands and frowns. The Bes has a spear lying
>> near with blood on it showing he must've got some strike in. But
>> mid way in his chest a single large slash shows a blade was used and it
>> was obviously a quick death.
>>
>>
>> As Pyan nears his senses awake. It seems to show him
>> the light of a hunter – the gift hunters to see what is not seen by
>> others. He moves away to the north west and about 10 feet away
>> spots a spot where two sets of feet were. The Bes are wearing light
>> sandals. But the other Pyan can tell wore boots. Pyan can see
>> a scuffle with both moving back and forth in a dance of death.
>>
>>
>> Pyan returns to the body and more or less ignores it looking
>> for more clues. Then he spots a blood trial. It is literally
>> a couple drops only and no one else seems to spot it. He explains
>> what he found and points.
>>
>>
>> The King says, “my orders were to avoid conflict. Just
>> to find a bit of civilization or way out of here. To fight...he
>> must've had no choice.”
>>
>>
>> Pyan spots a 3rd set of foot impressions in the ground and
>> does not report this right away. The impressions are very light
>> almost impossible to see. Maybe a being like a small rabbit but
>> based on size of impression it looks to be boots for a person or being
>> weighing like a small child? He is in his depth and considers
>> telling the party this info but waves them forward as he tracks the
>> blood.
>>
>>
>> Another 30 feet north east and Pyan circles another
>> area. This time others notice bits of cloths. Z'leyra and
>> other healers can tell the clothes which are showing signs of blood show
>> that a person or being stopped here. Probably to bandage his or her
>> or its wounds. A intelligent response so not an animal.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pyan picks up the trail again. The child boots though
>> seem to disappear and he is not sure what that is about. He waves
>> the party and the King says. “Should we take the body?” He turns to
>> a guard. “Can you carry him back to the cave?” The guard
>> nods.
>>
>>
>> Dorhak is about to order Pyan to stop when Z'leyra to the
>> left suddenly jumps back. Tsia draws her dagger and growls.
>>
>>
>> Unali sees ahead of her about 9 feet something that suddenly
>> appears. It almost looks like a tiny farm silo. Kiet has a silo
>> stricture on his estate but this is smaller like only a few feet
>> around. She then sees it goes from the ground and up. And
>> up. And up.. The tube or silo thing seems to ascend to the
>> canopy and beyond. Maybe over 100 feet high?
>>
>>
>> Then Unali realizes her bracelet kicked in – it ended this
>> illusion of a forest tree to show this shaft tube thing.
>>
>>
>> Pyan stares around but loses the trail.
>>
>>
>> As everyone stares at this silo shaft thing Unali pulls her
>> daggers and feels something wrong. She looks around. Moments
>> ago she had spotted a gray/black wolf in the trees move and she figured
>> it was just a forest creature moving away. But now in the distance in the
>> north about 50 feet she spots the wolf again but has turned and stares at
>> the party. A wolf would not stay if it knew it was a risk.
>>
>>
>> Kimis sniffs the air and moves slightly forward and Opus
>> moves with her around the silo to see what is on the other side of this
>> shaft. As she rounds the bush that is near it she spots a mass of
>> pink-reddish smoking powder. She grunts and calls for Opus to
>> inspect and as he reaches to touch she slaps his hands. Not wanting
>> to have him touch the stuff.
>>
>>
>> Arawn with his keen ears notices the forest sounds have
>> stopped. Raddok stares at the shaft. It is a green and brown
>> metal as if to blind in. Could it be a chimney? No too high.
>> A air shaft to a mine? Possible but its too high why so high?
>>
>>
>> Raddok studies the terrain and realizes the ground is less
>> cluttered as if cleared by animals or people. The forest isn't
>> overrun here at least on the ground. Looking up he scans the
>> terrain. Then he sees the wolf as well. But he also notices
>> that the ground dirt seems alleviated by the wolf. It may only be a
>> few inches. But a miner notices these things. Could there be
>> a hole or cave there?
>>
>>
>> Unali watches as the wolf looks left and right away from the
>> party. Does it see other wolves? No. Wolves would show
>> themselves. They aren’t as stealthy as tigers.
>>
>>
>> Unali's magical dagger vibrates in her wrist not literally
>> but in her mind. A crack is heard from behind. She twirls
>> around and spots figures in the forest moving this way.
>>
>>
>> Arawn hears it as well. Subtle things like movement by
>> creatures or...people. Then his keen eyes glance and spots figures
>> as well. Not wolves but figures – humanoid.
>>
>>
>> Opus looks at the smoking pile of powder that is about 5
>> feet long. He notices a sword nearby with blood on it. He
>> spots a ring in the powder and what looks to be a half destroyed – by
>> some unknown method – boot. Another boot is lying nearby but not
>> destroyed.
>>
>>
>> Arawn, Raddok and Unali all speak up on what they say at the
>> same time. The others seem to be staring at this shaft and do not seem to
>> notice.
>>
>>
>> Pyan notice the wolf seem to rear up and change – into a
>> female human. The nude female reaches for something in the nearby bush
>> and stands not caring about her modesty. She holds two
>> daggers.
>>
>>
>> Those who see the forms spot females all seem to be of the
>> same age maybe 20-30. Aside from the nude female the females are
>> wearing green and brown clothing that makes them blend in well to the
>> forest. They are moving around and toward the party fast. The
>> closest are about 50 feet away.
>>
>>
>> Unali sees the females emerge from the forest hidden or
>> already lying in wait. To the dagger maiden there is something
>> oddly familiar about them.
>>
>>
>> GM:
>> Actions? Comments
>>
>>
>> Next update...Wed/Thur?
>>
>> GM: I had
>> really hope to get this out Thursday since had a small work window to do
>> it. But 2 hours later that was ruined. If had could've done 2
>> update next week. But now this delay causes weird schedule.
>> So if this is seen Saturday and there is a holiday some may be out of
>> town. So no time to reply by monday. So will see about
>> Wed/Thur next week assuming get a good start. For those who I gave
>> info above assume only you know these things until you disclose. IF
>> this goes to combat Opus I do 2 phases per update. So plan for 2
>> phases. Keep in mind this is 6 seconds so no big speeches can be
>> done. :) If you guys decide to fight I'll add info below. But if
>> one stalls that could be risky as well. In case forgot from old
>> update folks have no personal mana. But can cast via batteries and
>> magic items still work. Innates work as well since not mana.
>> For map below if its messes up see website as it tends to keep it aligned
>> properly. Its a primitive map not super graphical because I frankly
>> have 0 art skill and little time to draw such. So this bare bones
>> map is best. It seems cluttered now. But If folks are killed I
>> remove off map. I use lower/upper case letters due to number of
>> units. If this goes to combat 1 phase typically takes 3 hours for me to
>> process. With 30 plus units on map it maybe 4 dunno yet.
>>
>> For the females they wear green and brown forest clothing
>> that makes them blend in well. All seem to have daggers. Some
>> have scimitars. It is hard to tell of any missile weapons but no
>> obvious bows/quivers or large crossbows at least.
>>
>>
>> GM:
>> Groups-
>>
>>
>> Kiet/Dorhak1
>>
>> Raddok/Mournath2
>>
>> Fremea
>>
>> Unali/Barbosa3
>>
>> Z'leyra/Tsia4
>>
>> Arawn/Opus/Kimis/Pyan5
>>
>> King/2
>> Bes6
>>
>>
>> 5 2 1 4 3 6 – Spread out skirmish line.
>>
>> GM: Map
>>
>> /I\ =
>> North
>> 1 Hex = 10 feet
>> 1 Column = 5 feet
>> 1 Row = 5 feet
>>
>> 1
>> 2
>> 3
>> 4
>> 5
>> 6
>> 7 8
>> 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
>>
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_234 \_1/
>> \_89a \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> A
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ B
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ C
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ D
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ E
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ F
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ G
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_~/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ H
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/OK\__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ I
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ e\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \h_/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ J
>> / \__/ \__/ \_f/ \__/
>> \__/(*)__/PR\__/ \__/ \__/i \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ K
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ g\__/ \__/B \Z_/ TU__/ \__/
>> \__/ \j_/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ L
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/SCD__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ M
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__A
>> D__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ N
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ O
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/KM\__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ P
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ Q
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ R
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ S
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ T
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ U
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ V
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ 567_/
>> bcd/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ W
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \_ X
>> / \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
>> \__/ Y
>>
>>
>> (*) = Shaft? [K33]
>> ~ = Poweder [H33]
>>
>> A = Arawn [N34]
>> D = Dorhak [N37]
>> K = Kiet [P35]
>> M = Mournath [P36]
>> P = Pyan [K38]
>> R = Raddok [K39]
>> T = Tsia [L36]
>> U = Unali [L37]
>> I = Kimis [I33]
>> O = Opus [I32]
>> Z = Z'leyra [L32]
>> B = Barbosa [L29]
>> S = King [M38]
>> C = Bes #1 [M39]
>> D = Bes #2 [M40]
>>
>> Females
>> 1 = Nude Female [A36] ex-wolf
>> 2 = #2 [A30] 3 - #3 [A31] 4 - #4
>> [A32]
>> 5 = #5 [W33] 6 - #6 [W34] 6 - #7
>> [W35]
>> 8 = #8 [A42] 9 - #9 [A43] a - #10
>> [A44]
>> b = #11 [W42] c = #12 [W43] d - #13 [W44]
>> e = #14 [J18] f = #15 [K18] g - #16 [L18]
>> h = #17 [J56] I = #18 [K56] j = #19 [L56]
>>
>> BTW assume there are trees and bushes all around. Typical
>> forest. But for map clutter its not shown for now.
>>
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