Shadows in Light

Game Master DEWN MOU'TAIN

Yah, i agree with your general read that there are some serious shortcomings (though in general I think the rpg did a fairly decent job).

As to the sword thing. There are numerous references to a warder's blade being a bit longer than a traditional longsword and being a slightly-curved, single-edged blade. That sounds a lot like a katana. Especially given that the thematic of the fighting style is far more developed and eastern-feeling.

Where-as (in my opinion), I always thought the heavy-horse and heavily armored approach of the Shienarans felt more like a much longer, straight, double-edged blade that would normally be wielded in two hands, but could potentially be wielded in one given proper training.

I guess I just wanted to bounce that idea off a group of people who've also read the books to see what they thought.

Sidenote: when i asked my wife about this (she's also read and loves the books), she said, "I don't know.. I don't really pay attention to stuff like that." So you're not alone in completely not caring about stuff like that. Alathea. :)

If you've decided that the Warder's blade is katana-like due to the description, then go with it. I admit that I don't pick out stuff like that. Anyway, keep up with your conversion. I'd be interested in seeing it when you finish it!

I always viewed the Warder sword as a cross between a sabre and a katana. It has the hand and a half functionality of a katana but the sweep and point of a sabre. I never really saw the warder sword as having the chisel like point of the katana and more of the knife like sweeping point of a knife or sabre.

Grrr! Sorry for my absence all. Computer broke down and my posting abilities are likely to be sporadic at best for a while. :( Feel free to make me an npc or a later char, or just boot me as you think best. Hopefully i can scrounge up a replacement before too long. Looks like it'll be a good one too. Have fun!

No worries, things happen and real life is what it is. For now we'll assume you're around and simply watching "the strange wetlanders" and their weird ways. I mean the Aiel are usually pretty distant when dealing with wetlanders anyways, at least initially. Everyone else just remember that you have an Aiel woman traveling with you although she's been silent most of the trip so far. If it becomes an extended absence from the forums then we'll burn that bridge when we come to it.

Also I'll have the update posted shortly. As any of you who have pbp'ed with me already know, weekends are usually pretty barren for me.

I was looking over the Bond Warder weave and I'm glad I did! Turns out I get to use Jasmine's Will save as long as we're within 5 miles of each other. She gets to use my Fortitude save as well. So that puts me at +9 Will instead of +5 and Jasmine at +8 Fort instead of +7. Sweet!

I was looking over the Bond Warder weave and I'm glad I did! Turns out I get to use Jasmine's Will save as long as we're within 5 miles of each other. She gets to use my Fortitude save as well. So that puts me at +9 Will instead of +5 and Jasmine at +8 Fort instead of +7. Sweet!

I saw that too. One of the biggest perks along with keeping each other alive with transferring hp lol. Although that does make it harder for me to bend you to my will MUAHAHAHAHA...*cough*...I mean yes that is better. ;-) Actually Jasmine is the type that would never do that as she views it akin to compulsion.

hey everyone, i just wanted to let you all know that the way im playing isnt meant to be an insult to any of you. i just see my character as a 19 yr old young punk who thinks he is da s&+% and he isnt going to let the white tower chain him down, let alone be gentled.

p.s. DM, so far, this is a really good f'ing game... kudos!!!

hey everyone, i just wanted to let you all know that the way im playing isnt meant to be an insult to any of you. i just see my character as a 19 yr old young punk who thinks he is da s%@! and he isnt going to let the white tower chain him down, let alone be gentled.

p.s. DM, so far, this is a really good f'ing game... kudos!!!

He'll yeah damn the man...Umm or woman as the case may be lol.

Ah, don't worry about it. Just don't expect Alathea to treat him with any civility until he changes his attitude...

Borrowed a friend's laptop for a few days, so I may try dropping in :)

Borrowed a friend's laptop for a few days, so I may try dropping in :)

just make sure you dont drop it

Wow. So let me make sure I'm seeing this correctly. Jasper has a charisma of 6, no ranks in anything that could possibly help him make a good impression with someone of the opposite sex, and he just bagged one of the local girls?

How much did that cost him? :)

I'm calling compulsion! lol

Ooh.. hadn't even considered that!

I know where all of his starting money is going!

=D

---or he has a large...sword.

LOL

i just discovered something.

if you hover over the persons avatar image, it displays the actual name, like mine is "jester avatar", jak's is "the heroes weapon 1", but the really funny one is Alathea's avatar: " Zokia the prostitute avatar". LMAO

I'm rather busy today, so I have been unable to post unfortunately, but I am caught up. Just wanted to let you know if you're wondering where I'm at. Just assume Jed is listening to the conversation intently and not showing much outward emotion. Though, Jasmine can feel a twinge of fear coming from Jed at the though of her linking with one of the men. He doesn't voice any objections, however.

Back tomorrow, hopefully with a post!

if you hover over the persons avatar image, it displays the actual name, like mine is "jester avatar", jak's is "the heroes weapon 1", but the really funny one is Alathea's avatar: " Zokia the prostitute avatar". LMAO

Huh. I guess my avatar does look a bit trashy! Still, I've used it long enough that it looks like how I picture Alathea now, so I guess I'll keep it. Alathea's not a Red who hates men, but I wouldn't call her a prostitute, either...especially not where she can hear!

Huh. I guess my avatar does look a bit trashy! Still, I've used it long enough that it looks like how I picture Alathea now, so I guess I'll keep it. Alathea's not a Red who hates men, but I wouldn't call her a prostitute, either...especially not where she can hear!

but... that's just pillow talk, baby.

What's going to be awesome in this game is when it is revealed that, by horrible dice rolls, Pace's madness rating is like 3 times higher than Jaspers.

What's going to be awesome in this game is when it is revealed that, by horrible dice rolls, Pace's madness rating is like 3 times higher than Jaspers.

that would be hilarious!

i can see that conversation now.. and you guys thought I was crazy! WOOOO

What's going to be awesome in this game is when it is revealed that, by horrible dice rolls, Pace's madness rating is like 3 times higher than Jaspers.

Funny you should mention that. ;-)

On another note, Pace you would not have been able to learn Create Gateway given your Talents list. That being said, if you would like to switch one of your chosen Talents to Traveling you may do so as Jasper switched one of his out since I removed the restriction for you guys. Just make sure you adjust your weaves appropriately if you need to. Otherwise you will not know the Create Gateway weave. Let me know what you want to do as I am tailoring my update based on your Weaves list.

I really am not interested in changing to Traveling as a Talent.

I really am not interested in changing to Traveling as a Talent.

Sounds good, just wanted to clarify as my update originally had the Gateway stuff in there as flavor. That being the case, go ahead and remove Create Gateway from your list of weaves known and Jasper will just have to learn it some other way. :-)

But until then keep up the awesome posts cause you guys are turning this into a truly rich story more than just a pbp.

AGREED! Your favorite lurker here... Lovin' it!

Thanks Lrwyan! I made the change to my profile DM Jonasty.

Thanks for the kind words, Jonasty and Lyrwyan!

EDIT: Uh, nevermind, it looks like only Nobles can take Old Tongue as their bonus language. I guess I'll be spending skill points on it next level!

Its very entertaining that the GM in this PbP has to be like, "Whoa, slow the posting I need time to respond."

Lol, agreed!

I'm actually really happy that I needed to post that cause it means you guys are really giving the game life! As stated in the recruitment and OOC threads, I'm a nutjob about WoT (still hoping to get a WoT tattoo at some point in the future). So having others as interested makes the game that much more fun. And the interactions you guys are having and the story coming out of it is amazing, some of the stuff writes itself. I've told my wife before, and this is the God's honest truth, but if I could play or run a Wheel of Time RPG game IRL with any of the groups I game with, I would probably never play another RPG ever again.

So keep the posts coming cause I can promise you things are only going to get better.

I've put up a PC status list in the campaign description section so people can easily see how other players are doing and also to show you guys what I have you at during any given period. Especially given the way healing works with subdual vs real damage and the time frames sometimes involved, this will help keep track of things for me. So I will update this as we go along but if at any time I miss something, please let me know.

You know, it's annoying that there is not a SRD specifically for this rpg. I wish I could look stuff up sometimes away from home, but nope.

You know, it's annoying that there is not a SRD specifically for this rpg. I wish I could look stuff up sometimes away from home, but nope.

could just make one

I am lazy and somewhat busy. (I'm not THAT busy, but I like to spend a reasonable amount of time being lazy each week which amounts to the same thing.)

Always remember: Hard work pays off later...LAZINESS pays off now! :-)

HELP!
need a ruling from the DM

So sorry. work went and blew up on me. I'm not going to be able to get a decent post in this afternoon and possibly through the evening. Maybe Jak was disabled by the blast? Someone conked him on the head in their panic?

So sorry, all. I know it was just getting interesting. Don't feel like you have to wait on me.

You know, it's annoying that there is not a SRD specifically for this rpg. I wish I could look stuff up sometimes away from home, but nope.

Yeah, I know the feeling. I've "obtained" an electronic copy of the book (yeah, I know it's bad, but I bought the hard-copy back in the day, so it's not like I'm completely ripping it off...), and smuggled it onto my work computer for such a need.

No worries, Jak. The weekend is coming up, at least!

I own the books and I've also got electronic copies which I have on my computer at home and on my USB pocket drive (which I take with me most of the time). It is pretty handy.

Hi, I've found this place and discussion on Google when looking for a community to play in an online WoT d20 campaign.

Is there still an option to join in?
I'm a big fan of WoT, read the d20 book, and prophecies, and significant experience in 3.5 edition.
However, I must confess I'm not experienced in PBP gaming.

Also, is there anyone interested in running a real time game? Using programs like Skype/Messenger to simulate a RL campaign.

I barely remember posting last night. I'm pretty proud of my spelling for my condition.

However, I must confess I'm not experienced in PBP gaming.

Hey Cheshire! While I can't speak for DM Jonasty about joining the game, don't be afraid about not having play by post experience. This is my first pbp game, and I'm not finding it at all hard or complicated, and I doubt that you would, either.

Hi, I've found this place and discussion on Google when looking for a community to play in an online WoT d20 campaign.

Is there still an option to join in?
I'm a big fan of WoT, read the d20 book, and prophecies, and significant experience in 3.5 edition.
However, I must confess I'm not experienced in PBP gaming.

Also, is there anyone interested in running a real time game? Using programs like Skype/Messenger to simulate a RL campaign.

So here's the deal. I'm not actually opposed to adding a new player, it could work fine given the right circumstances. That being the case, I need to see the circumstances. So put together some kind of character concept and post it here for me to review. If I like it and it looks like it could work with the group I've got here, then we might be able to work something out. When doing this, feel free to read through the game thread to see who else is already involved. Something to keep in mind, if I do add you it will be as a new interaction, not simply that you've been with everyone and just haven't said anything up till now.

As far as the PBP experience, I'm not too concerned about how much or little you've done. I only started doing this about 6 months ago or so myself and I'm still getting the hang of things.

So feel free to give me an idea and we'll go from there.

Cheshire131 wrote:

Hi, I've found this place and discussion on Google when looking for a community to play in an online WoT d20 campaign.

Is there still an option to join in?
I'm a big fan of WoT, read the d20 book, and prophecies, and significant experience in 3.5 edition.
However, I must confess I'm not experienced in PBP gaming.

Also, is there anyone interested in running a real time game? Using programs like Skype/Messenger to simulate a RL campaign.

So here's the deal. I'm not actually opposed to adding a new player, it could work fine given the right circumstances. That being the case, I need to see the circumstances. So put together some kind of character concept and post it here for me to review. If I like it and it looks like it could work with the group I've got here, then we might be able to work something out. When doing this, feel free to read through the game thread to see who else is already involved. Something to keep in mind, if I do add you it will be as a new interaction, not simply that you've been with everyone and just haven't said anything up till now.

As far as the PBP experience, I'm not too concerned about how much or little you've done. I only started doing this about 6 months ago or so myself and I'm still getting the hang of things.

So feel free to give me an idea and we'll go from there.

OK, seems perfectly fair.

My character idea is as follows:
I'd like to play an escaped damane named Shari (damane name) - Litheene (birth name), that runs away from the Seanchan to learn and become Aes Sedai. Litheene was born and raised in a low blood house, and originally had a dream to become a scribe, librarian or historian, as she was very curious, intelligent, and liked learning both about the world and about it's cultures.
At the age of 16, Litheene found out she could make people like her, or help her, by wishing it really hard and concentrating (latent compulsion). The next year, she was taken at the adam testing, chained as damane and named Shari. As a quick learner and chaneller, even thou she wasn't fully trained yet, Shari displayed the rare ability to create additional adam. Thus, she was chosen to go with the hailene, to help create adam as necessary, despite being newly chained and not fully subdued. After the conquest of falme, was stationed on the city border along with other damane.
There Shari heard from newly captured damane about the existance of the white tower and the free live of channalers. Thou scary, the idea enticed her, as she was not willing to give up her dreams, and being especially intelligent, had a hard time accepting herself as an animal.
Shari used the ability to channel a meager amount of the one power despite the adam, to use compulsion on a serving boy from among the locals, who was ignorant of the seanchan costume and could be swayed by the premise of a great reward from the white tower for freeing an Aes Sedai (Shari made him believe she is one, and also to fall in love with her). Knowing how to make adam, Shari knew how to open them, and was able to explain it to the serving boy.
Not realizing the danger she was in, she tried for freedom. In usual circumstances Shari would have been captured quickly, however, the conveniently timed attack on Falme and the seanchan gave her the opening to make a run for it, and disappear among the chaos.
It took Shari another half a year to make her way to the tower, and get accepted as a novice.
Litheene grew most attached to sisters from the brown Ajah, seeing her destiny among them, and making good impression on them with her love for knowledge. Her ability to understand and duplicate simple terangreal, also earned her points among the sister, and she was raised to accepted at the age of 19 (current age).

Litheene still sometimes uses her damane name, and has a hard time shaking off her seanchan heritage and training, thou she tries to supress it, especially among the sisters from which she seeks acceptance.

Edit: i say the below in a constructive critism manner, not an insulting way.

hmmmmmm...seems a very very long stretch to me. alot of inaccuracies, and potential munchkin, latent compulsion?
i have a hard time swallowing that...

i like the idea of the character, just not the latent compulsion, and the ability to channel it leashed. id say it would be better if your handler got killed by shrapnel and the leash got severed, thus freeing you, but with the collar still on your neck.

but im not the DM....

Edit: i say the below in a constructive critism manner, not an insulting way.

hmmmmmm...seems a very very long stretch to me. alot of inaccuracies, and potential munchkin, latent compulsion?
i have a hard time swallowing that...

i like the idea of the character, just not the latent compulsion, and the ability to channel it leashed. id say it would be better if your handler got killed by shrapnel and the leash got severed, thus freeing you, but with the collar still on your neck.

but im not the DM....

The story is indeed a stretch, thou it happened during the appearens of a taveren in Falme, according to the timeline.

I do not intend the character to actual have the compulsion wave. And the ability of latent channellers to make people like them (latent compuslion) is canon and even considered a common symptom in the books.

I considered the option of the handler killed, by then I would have also dies. The leash is not necessary for function.

I did just think of a better option thou - Shari could have made some of the adam's rigged, and malfunctioning. One of them got on a newly captured Aes Sedai. Shari confessed the flaw to her, and then during the attack the Aes Sedai was able to escape, and freed Shari, taking her with her.
This would also explain how she got to the tower.

This way there is no latent compulsion.

P.S. in general, according to my understanding of the books, wilders who use latent compulsion do not actually get the real compulsion automatically upon becoming conscious channellers. They maintain the same low level of suggestion ability at best. But anyhow I don't see this part of the story as important in the character design.

Okay, i'm feeling a little overwhelmed, and a little like I'm going to be holding things up. I want to continue in the game, but life just continues to ramp up. Work and home life are conspiring to keep me out of this game, and I don't want to punish you guys with my unavailability.

I think it's in everyone's best interest if Jak takes a leave of absence or drops altogether as I don't know when I'll have the time to really dedicate to this game in the manner that it deserves.

jonasty, if you don't mind have a player who just fades into the background - with the intention of jumping back in when he can, I'd love to do that. If you'd rather just drop Jak for the sake of the continuity of the story and other players, I understand that.

So sorry everyone for jumping in and then dropping like this. I realize it's flaky, and I hope you won't hold it against me, but especially you, Jonasty. Please know that it's not anything about your game... it's a fun game.

Life is just happening in a big way to me right now.

Let me know what you're comfortable with, Jonasty.

The story is indeed a stretch, thou it happened during the appearens of a taveren in Falme, according to the timeline.

I do not intend the character to actual have the compulsion wave. And the ability of latent channellers to make people like them (latent compuslion) is canon and even considered a common symptom in the books.

I considered the option of the handler killed, by then I would have also dies. The leash is not necessary for function.

I did just think of a better option thou - Shari could have made some of the adam's rigged, and malfunctioning. One of them got on a newly captured Aes Sedai. Shari confessed the flaw to her, and then during the attack the Aes Sedai was able to escape, and freed Shari, taking her with her.
This would also explain how she got to the tower.

This way there is no latent compulsion.

P.S. in general, according to my understanding of the books, wilders who use latent compulsion do not actually get the real compulsion automatically upon becoming conscious channellers. They maintain the same low level of suggestion ability at best. But anyhow I don't see this part of the story as important in the character design.

you have a good idea there, for a strong willed person, i can see someone intentionally rigging adam to fail, or have flaws, like the ability to channel more than normal. interesting...

also, help me out, im trying to remember where in the books it has it that there is what you describe to be latent compulsion? i am blanking.

And, since Jak is stepping out, i see that we do have a spot available. Hurry up and make the character, lol

So sorry everyone for jumping in and then dropping like this.

Hey, don't worry. Life's more important than gaming; you sound like you've got a lot of more important things on your plate. I've had a lot of fun gaming with you, and I hope you can come back when things have slowed down in your life. Good luck!

also, help me out, im trying to remember where in the books it has it that there is what you describe to be latent compulsion? i am blanking.

Although I don't have any specific quotes, I remember reading that Novices who come to the tower as Wilders often have to be broken of certain undesirable talents that they've developed on their own, the most common of these being eavesdropping with the Power and the low-level compulsion that Cheshire describes. (Looking on the Wheel of Time Wiki's pages on Compulsion and Wilders, this is mentioned in the Path of Daggers prologue.)

Oh yeah, and (potentially) welcome, Cheshire! I think Shari/Litheene has potential!