Beyond the rim... there dwells madness -- Moff Rimmer DMs the Planes

Game Master Moff Rimmer

I saw evidence of life of Urizen. Not a whole lot of life, from the looks of it, but better than nothing! The cats are either trying to heal him or steal his breath.

I saw evidence of life of Urizen. Not a whole lot of life, from the looks of it, but better than nothing! The cats are either trying to heal him or steal his breath.

I feel bad for him. Hopefully he feels better soon.

I'll be back tomorrow. We spent a lot of time driving in the rain, and that made the trip longer.

On the plus side, we saw Sucker Punch, which was a decent movie, if somewhat "video gamey".

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Sounds awful. I think I'm going to stat the dreaded Urizen sickness.

Seriously, hope the clinic is able to help.

Don't feel bad about the pic, Uri. We certainly all believe you now if we didn't before.

Good luck getting antibiotics. Once the neti pot fails, I'm at a loss.

Don't feel bad about the pic, Uri. We certainly all believe you now if we didn't before.

My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who now believes that Urizen is sick -- thanks to Facebook.

;-)

Hope you feel better soon, Urizen.

Moff Rimmer wrote:

10 days, 517 posts.

Dude, you jinxed it.

Apparently so...

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I found pretty much the exact same blurb online somewhere.

He pulls a tube out of his cloak.

Urizen must be sick! Nobody else snickered at this!

Treppa wrote:

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I found pretty much the exact same blurb online somewhere.

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It works quite well and would make her worldview align with the order's.

Moff Rimmer wrote:

Treppa wrote:

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I found pretty much the exact same blurb online somewhere.

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It works quite well and would make her worldview align with the order's.

*puts fingers together*

"...excellent..."

Well, first day of school wasn't so bad, but it would have helped if I had the money for my books. I was doped up with enough Mucinex DM & Sudafed to hang on through the day. My gal went to the physician earlier this afternoon and she has an URI and was days away from bronchitis, so they sent her home with Z-Pak along with cough syrup and a prescription decongestant and instructed to stay home tomorrow. I'm much worse off than her, so I'm going to see what's my malady tomorrow morning.

I'm going to read through and try to catch up. But I may be a bit sporadic and go with the flow unless I see something glaring.

Well, first day of school wasn't so bad, but it would have helped if I had the money for my books. I was doped up with enough Mucinex DM & Sudafed to hang on through the day. My gal went to the physician earlier this afternoon and she has an URI and was days away from bronchitis, so they sent her home with Z-Pak along with cough syrup and a prescription decongestant and instructed to stay home tomorrow. I'm much worse off than her, so I'm going to see what's my malady tomorrow morning.

I'm going to read through and try to catch up. But I may be a bit sporadic and go with the flow unless I see something glaring.

It's okay. I imagine Vassago would be inclined to let others do the talking in the temple of Lathander.

Hope you feel better soon.

I hope you and your lady feel better, Urizen.

What are you going to do for books until you get the money? :S

The rebate check arrived Saturday. I deposited it in the bank today. If it doesn't clear tomorrow, I'm sure the better half will spot me on a credit card. By my calculations, it's going to come to $450'ish. o.O First day of school - the bookstore is a madhouse. I'm told that if you go the next day, there's likely a bunch of folks returning books from the day before, so perhaps I can score a couple used ones that weren't marked up by a schizophrenic. :P

Tadpole, tadpole, tadpole, frog. Oops, no that was a tadpole. Frog is elusive.

Not entirely sure what was meant by this, but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for leading everyone around in circles. Some of that is deliberate -- finding things out in Sigil isn't necessarily meant to be easy. But I think that a lot of it is just that things aren't quite going the way I've built them up in my mind. There are probably a number of reasons for that -- new to pbp, new to these players, etc. -- but in any case...

Just wanted to say that I'm sorry that it looks like you're going around in circles and not getting anywhere. You're almost there and then you will have a lot more information about what the point is and how to fix things...

Gatheringing information is good! Is RP sufficient, or should we do GI checks to proceed mechanically?

Gatheringing information is good! Is RP sufficient, or should we do GI checks to proceed mechanically?

RP is sufficient for most things. If you are stuck or are searching in a library, we'll look for GI rolls.

Vassago El-Vecchio wrote:

Tadpole, tadpole, tadpole, frog. Oops, no that was a tadpole. Frog is elusive.

Not entirely sure what was meant by this, but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for leading everyone around in circles. Some of that is deliberate -- finding things out in Sigil isn't necessarily meant to be easy. But I think that a lot of it is just that things aren't quite going the way I've built them up in my mind. There are probably a number of reasons for that -- new to pbp, new to these players, etc. -- but in any case...

Just wanted to say that I'm sorry that it looks like you're going around in circles and not getting anywhere. You're almost there and then you will have a lot more information about what the point is and how to fix things...

I was trying to be funny. Couldn't think of anything else quickly at the top of my head to substitute Duck, Duck, Goose.

It's alright. I'm generally new to pbp as well and I'm a little off track / kilter due to being ill and now just starting school. Hopefully the medication will put things in better perspective the next several days once they've done their job and I develop a pattern with how I'll be doing school related assignments. Still trying to learn the web-based course version I picked up. :)

Sorry for my absence. Moving is getting in the way of fun stuff. :)

I'll try to post here and there, but I will definitely be settled by Monday.

"Hello?"

Just kidding really. I know everyone has lots going on -- between moving, school, and illnesses. Just trying to keep it somewhat 'bumped' on the first page or so.

Hope everyone's doing well with all their other stuff.

Ok, so I see two options at this point. (Just trying to prepare...) So are you going to the yellow-skinned people's house or to the "art" school and try to use the portal there?

Art school? Sometimes I feel like I'm not reading the right thread. I thought we were going to the courts?

I need to catch-up. RL is annoying thing that distracts me from a preferred FL. Damnit! :)

Art school? Sometimes I feel like I'm not reading the right thread. I thought we were going to the courts?

Lanwin Fairweather wrote:

"Yes, more or less. In truth, we are strangers, moved across the planes on some errand regarding a device constructed on Mechanus. It seems like that is to be our destination. Can the temple be of any aid? I assure you, already it has been a sight for sore eyes."

"The church doesn't have much of a direct presence in Mechanus, so I'm not sure how much aid I can be toward that end. Since you are still looking for information about something that came from Mechanus, your best bet would be to look for information at the Guvners' library on Mechanus. However, you do seem to be new to Sigil, correct? I'm not sure that now would be a good time to go to the City Courts. With this new lightning happening, it's putting a lot of people on edge and the Harmonium has made even more arrests than usual. And besides, there's all the red tape you need to fill out just to even enter the building."

"It might be faster to get on your quest if you go to the Lazz School of Vivid Unpleasantness." (C40 in the Clerk's Ward.) "It's a school that teaches rather unusual forms of 'art'. Not really my thing, but it seems popular enough. The front door is a portal that takes people to the outskirts of The Fortress -- what the Guvners call 'The Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment'. Kind of ironic really since the Guvners typically don't go anywhere near that place." He hands you a small three sided pyramid made of iron. "That is the 'key' that will activate the portal. It will only operate in this way during the 'twilight hours' of Sigil."

"Hopefully that will help you on your way. Is there anything else that I can assist you with?"

"The Fortress" is a library of sorts on Mechanus. It's all very confusing...

I have to admit ... I'm at a loss what we're supposed to be doing next. Except that I wholeheartedly can't trust those yellow people. :P

I have to admit ... I'm at a loss what we're supposed to be doing next. Except that I wholeheartedly can't trust those yellow people. :P

But... they said that they were nice...

Urizen wrote:

I have to admit ... I'm at a loss what we're supposed to be doing next. Except that I wholeheartedly can't trust those yellow people. :P

But... they said that they were nice...

Only if you're a gullible halfling. And we have several. :)

Anybody that has to tell you that they're nice - isn't.

But on a serious note, I'm in a bit of a conundrum. Exactly what are we wanting to do and/or accomplish. I feel like we're at a loss of direction and probably need to find some way to get steered on track. Sometimes ideas get lost in translation when doing a pbp versus the interaction you get when playing in person.

Anyone want to talk it out for the rest of us? Aside from RL stuff (which I'm as guilty of), I'd hate to things stall for too long.

Anyone want to talk it out for the rest of us?

Let's see. I can try to recap or at least break down what you know (in theory).

Back in Toril, you were thrown together to save the multiverse.
There is a device that seems to be able to rewrite the planes with a certain alignment in mind.
The life that inhabits Vortic's sword helped to steal the device from Mechanus for fear of it being used.
One member of the group he was with betrayed the group and stole the group and is using it to rewrite things his way.
No one really had a chance to look at the device before it was stolen, so figuring out how to shut it down would probably be a good idea.
Sigil has doorways that pretty well lead ... anywhere.
There are a number of factions in Sigil (and the planes?). The "Guvners" is one faction.
The Guvners are in charge of the City Courts and also (supposedly) have a large library where they keep records of pretty much EVERYTHING.
The angel (I forgot to give him a name -- anyone want to name him?) at the temple said that finding a gateway in the City Courts would be difficult at best and gave you an alternative way to get to Mechanus.
Tripicus is a scholar of sorts and while he specializes in "prime material planes", he knows a fair amount of all the planes. (Just not necessarily what devices are made there or what shuts them off.)
You were followed by a yellow skinned humanoid who you are (rightfully) suspicious of who offered the group sanctuary at a specific location.
The alternate gateway (that you know of) is at a school of "arts".
The lightning that is happening around Sigil isn't normal at all and started just a few days ago.

Did I miss anything? I think that's about it.

It sounds like the alternative way to Mechanus would keep our profile lower. That's the one that Moff posted and bolded a couple of posts ago. One of us (probably Lanwin) has the iron pyramid that is the key to the portal, and we know where it is. We don't know if it gets us near the Guvner's library on Mechanus, but it does get it to someplace they call "The Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment." Which sounds like a prison to me. >.<

It sounds like the alternative way to Mechanus would keep our profile lower. That's the one that Moff posted and bolded a couple of posts ago. One of us (probably Lanwin) has the iron pyramid that is the key to the portal, and we know where it is. We don't know if it gets us near the Guvner's library on Mechanus, but it does get it to someplace they call "The Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment." Which sounds like a prison to me. >.<

Iron Pyramid? See, I keep missing something. :S

Treppa wrote:

It sounds like the alternative way to Mechanus would keep our profile lower. That's the one that Moff posted and bolded a couple of posts ago. One of us (probably Lanwin) has the iron pyramid that is the key to the portal, and we know where it is. We don't know if it gets us near the Guvner's library on Mechanus, but it does get it to someplace they call "The Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment." Which sounds like a prison to me. >.<

Iron Pyramid? See, I keep missing something. :S

It's ok. It's just the drugs you're taking...

"It might be faster to get on your quest if you go to the Lazz School of Vivid Unpleasantness." (C40 in the Clerk's Ward.) "It's a school that teaches rather unusual forms of 'art'. Not really my thing, but it seems popular enough. The front door is a portal that takes people to the outskirts of The Fortress -- what the Guvners call 'The Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment'. Kind of ironic really since the Guvners typically don't go anywhere near that place." He hands you a small three sided pyramid made of iron. "That is the 'key' that will activate the portal. It will only operate in this way during the 'twilight hours' of Sigil."

"It might be faster to get on your quest if you go to the Lazz School of Vivid Unpleasantness." (C40 in the Clerk's Ward.) "It's a school that teaches rather unusual forms of 'art'. Not really my thing, but it seems popular enough. The front door is a portal that takes people to the outskirts of The Fortress -- what the Guvners call 'The Fortress of Disciplined Enlightenment'. Kind of ironic really since the Guvners typically don't go anywhere near that place." He hands you a small three sided pyramid made of iron. "That is the 'key' that will activate the portal. It will only operate in this way during the 'twilight hours' of Sigil."

Wow! I completely missed that one.

I can't speak for everyone else, but I just feel like I'm stalled with so many options but unsure how to proceed. Whom do you trust, and how sure can one be they're going in the right direction? I mean, the multiverse is big and who can really prepare properly for certain terrain? If I could click a pair of ruby red slippers, wrinkle my nose, and become a handy-dandy horizon walker ... Ha!

I would love to personally seize the moment and take the lead, but I confess I'm watching to see if someone else has a better grasp as to perceive what's going on to take what's the best route and I'll simply improvise from there.

I can't speak for everyone else, but I just feel like I'm stalled with so many options but unsure how to proceed. Whom do you trust, and how sure can one be they're going in the right direction? I mean, the multiverse is big and who can really prepare properly for certain terrain? If I could click a pair of ruby red slippers, wrinkle my nose, and become a handy-dandy horizon walker ... Ha!

Well, I did want to get across that the multiverse is "big. I mean really big. No one knows just how mind-bogglingly big it really is..."

Actually, I did want people to feel kind of like little fish in a big pond. Things should get a little more focused pretty soon. (And then you'll be the "big fish".) And depending on how things go, I might be able to provide a guide/cohort soon -- if you'd like...

Where are we? Every time I come back we're in a different location and half the time by the time I figure it out we're leaving already...

Where are we? Every time I come back we're in a different location and half the time by the time I figure it out we're leaving already...

You are either still at Tripicus's place or just outside trying to figure out your next move.

lynora wrote:

Where are we? Every time I come back we're in a different location and half the time by the time I figure it out we're leaving already...

You are either still at Tripicus's place or just outside trying to figure out your next move.

Okay, thanks.

Out of the corner of your eye, you spot a large white rabbit. He pulls a stopwatch out of ... actually, you're not sure where he got the stopwatch from. He then exclaims ... "Oh dear. I'm late!" And then scampers off down the street.

Ok, so should I fast forward a little bit?

Ok, so should I fast forward a little bit?

This kind of reminds me...

Moff Rimmer wrote:

Ok, so should I fast forward a little bit?

This kind of reminds me...

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Honestly, go ahead. Sometimes, we need a bit of a railroady nudge to cause us to react. I'd be more than appreciative. =)

Moff Rimmer wrote:

Moff Rimmer wrote:

Ok, so should I fast forward a little bit?

This kind of reminds me...

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Honestly, go ahead. Sometimes, we need a bit of a railroady nudge to cause us to react. I'd be more than appreciative. =)

I figured I would just pick an option and go with it. Let me know if you think it's a bad idea, though.

Urizen wrote:

Moff Rimmer wrote:

Moff Rimmer wrote:

Ok, so should I fast forward a little bit?

This kind of reminds me...

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Honestly, go ahead. Sometimes, we need a bit of a railroady nudge to cause us to react. I'd be more than appreciative. =)

I figured I would just pick an option and go with it. Let me know if you think it's a bad idea, though.

I'll roll with it.

Even if it was suggested by a halfling. I consider Lanwin the most competent of the trio, but that's not offering much. :P