Vem |
I think Jian would be much happier multiclassing into a Slayer. Strong to hit bonuses, sneak attack progression still, and combat styles. Keep your good skill advancement and get onto the d10 hitdice and good Fort saves table with full bab.
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Jezelyn "Celestial Song Dragon" |
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GM, I would suggest editing campaign info and marking all characters except Mhar, Braeth, Jian Min, Ysanne, Vem, Jezelyn, and yourself as inactive, just to make it easier to see who's actually playing with a glance at the characters tab.
Thanks! :)
Jian Min |
Is anybody alive?
Jian Min |
Why are we still waiting for Ysanne?
Ysanne Nightweaver |
I wasn't going to say anything after my last action of wanting to find the master of the guard during his off hours was not addressed. I didn't want to seem like I was seeking him out in his office.
To answer your question Jian, I don't know why we're waiting on Ysanne. We have two weeks to develop a plan of action. Do we still want to settle this diplomatically or are we killing the guy during his party?
I assure you I'm still here though. I just don't have anything to react to and I'm not super confident the gm is still actually running.
:P
Mhar "Mharo" the Spirit Dragon |
I went through very intense training sequence or three in an extended montage scene you guys weren't part of (as you were gathering information or preparing to perform). Now, secretly I have what it takes to be the best!*
* WARNING: INCOMING PUN
Jezelyn "Celestial Song Dragon" |
Jez is uncertain because in their meeting with the governor they didn't actually learn anything about whether his organization is actually evil, or how so, or what might be worth it to him to negotiate.
Jian Min |
I'm being sold!
Link.
Jezelyn "Celestial Song Dragon" |
I'm still trying to figure out what actual good assassinating the governor would accomplish.
Jez doesn't just want to throw things into chaos for no good reason.
A little in-character or out-of-character help with this would be great. :)
Jian Min |
Do you mind if I try to give Jezelyn some arguments?
Jian Min |
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During a conversation in which a murder comes as an idea.
Ehmmm, no, I don't think it will work. I mean, yes and no. This situation is very similar to an old story my brother told me a long time ago. Let it speak, I'm sure you'll get the meaning.
"In a far land, there were a village of peaceful people. Everybody tried to help each other, believing that no one should never left alone. But war passed from this village, and a forgotten emperor established his command over the land. This emperor sent one of his general at the city, commanding him to administrate the village. In no time, taxes reached the sky, and many died from the lacking of food.
Yuna, one of the survivor, thinking about helping his community and the death of her parents, decided to assassinate the general. The next day, there were a dagger in the general's heart.
With death, the people of the village exulted from joy, forgetting the love of the peace and the meaning of a life. The emperor sent another general, and he was even more brutal than the predecessor. Yuna killed him, and the village was even more happier. They were fueled by anger now. As the emperor sent more generals, the story of Yuna became more and more famous. A day, something changed.
Instead of a general, the emperor sent a messenger. The messenger had a letter, written by the emperor himself. The letter had written a description of the capital of the new nation, and Yuna was invited to be the first person to enter into the magnificent palace, built for the emperor. Believing she could kill outright the emperor in that occasion, she accepted, regardless of what the remain of the population said about the chance of a trap.
When Yuna arrived to the city, something she never thought about happened; the population was excited by her presence, as the emperor offered a great part of his personal treasure to start a new tradition; The Traitor's End's day. The emperor personally met with Yuna during her arrival, congratulating with her about the great help she gave to the nation, eliminating the scum from the army, allowing a new era of peace for the population. Yuna felt very strange, since the emperor said everything she liked to hear; the fact of the peace, and the fact that she was the creator of that peace.
The festivity started immediately, and it lasted for a month, being the tradition started. Habituated to an high tenor of life, to great meals and fantastic ceremonies, another strange thing happened; the emperor asked her to marry him.
"This is unbelievable, " Yuna thought, "there's no reason for the emperor to marry me, I'm not even that nice for him!"
The emperor, anyway, managed to convince her. And after another week of other parties, the wedding ended with two spouse.
And Yuna, finally found peace even for herself."
Jian stops for a moment.
But what there's in this story? A story about killing that finishes well, while I'm trying to say that it won't work?
Well, my brother started telling me the other part of the story when I realized that it didn't worked well as a standalone.
"Well, I can now say that Yuna found peace for what she believed being peace. Unluckily, that wasn't peace.
The emperor had others plans for her. Plans so big that even the chance of starting to realize them would be enough for madness.
"The story about the scum just doesn't work", someone started to whisper in the slums. "There's no reason for an evil general to take over a village when he could try with a big town.", the whisper became normal words. "The emperor must be a liar, since this is, of course, an alteration of reality." In that precise moment, there wasn't nothing, anywhere. Nothing but those words screamed, and an angry and furious country.
Yuna couldn't believe in what it was happening; his world couldn't, in any circumstances, be WRONG. Her parents died for the cause, she solved problem of the corruption, and everybody is trying to destroy this! This was unacceptable for Yuna's mind, and Yuna's mind answered with absolute brutality; all of the opponents were executed, in front of a stunned population.
The emperor smiled at those events. He got a beautiful wife, a brutal executor without mercy, and, in some time, a son.
That's perfect. Of course, in his personal point of view.
"That's my world of happiness, and nobody will take this from me!" Yuna said with each killing, founding herself, many times, as the hangmen of the traitors.
This happiness didn't last much. Two years later, Yuna found the dagger of her first murder in her hand, at night. The day later, she found the heart of the first general, despite the fact of the cremation of that dead corpse. The next day, Yuna had enough time to wake up and see that dagger in her own heart, before dying."
"What's about the son? Didn't Yuna got a child?" I asked.
"That's the final, wait my words." My brother answered.
"Yuna got a daughter, and that wasn't enough for the emperor, who died without a male heir. His empire collapsed, and after some time, peace returned. Now, you may ask me who is Yuna's daughter. Well, the answer is: Yuna, the emperor, the daughter, the people of the village, the generals and even the rebel, could be any of us. Yuna believed to be good, and finished her days doing the evil. The emperor was evil, but he always acted as a good person. The daughter, with her innocence, terminated the terror of the emperor. The people of the village were good, but their empathy with Yuna and their unlucky story made them bloodthirsty. The generals were evil and ended their life due to a greater evil. The rebels tried to banish the evilness from their country, meeting death.
The final of the story is: are you going to stop the story from happening again? What character will you be? Do you think you could be more than 1 character? Or that you'll be more like a combination of those character? Those are the question. And I hope you'll find an answer before others with bad answers will come at you."
My brother stopped the story there, but of course, that story cannot end. If Yuna had the chance to know what the emperor had planned, maybe the story would be different. If the daughter were a son, the emperor would have won even after his death. And so on.
But it's time for the conclusion; killing the governor will only give us a brief moment of peace, just before things getting harder for all. That is, given the situation. Maybe the governor is willing to sacrifice himself a bit for the people, maybe he's waiting the right occasion to get out from his position. Or maybe the Master of the guards lied, knowing the truth about the governor (supposed) evilness, or the governor tricked him, into believing into his potential goodness. It's time to directly met him, asking black over white what we need to know about the truth. Until that moment, there's nothing left to be said.
I think it's enough. It's hard to write a story when you don't write it in your own native language! I hope that you'll find it easy to read and understand!
Mhar "Mharo" the Spirit Dragon |
Jez is currently in the hospital. Don't worry: we're all fine, and things should return to normal soon, but any lack of posting is due to real life interruptions! :)
Prayers are always appreciated! :D
Jezelyn "Celestial Song Dragon" |
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Thanks! I'm now in another hospital with an even better neonatal facility.... We might be having our tiny little baby much sooner than expected! (I'm 32 weeks along, but just discovered to be preeclamptic.) Prayers and positive thoughts appreciated. :)
Mhar "Mharo" the Spirit Dragon |
Ysanne Nightweaver |
Sorry, but I think its safe to assume that this story has died out. Please list Ysanne as inactive. Message me if I'm wrong and things start back up again.
Grats on the baby boy Jez and Mhar!
Jian Min |
After 82 days, I'm starting to think that this is not going to continue. That's just an idea.