Reign of Winter (Inactive)

Game Master Just a Mort

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Isn't that in Absalom? Or are we going to do it somewhere between the great white north and Taldor?

Thanks Luke. Read it, no issues with it. Robert - I can always transplant the tower somewhere else ;)

Scion of humanity lets you use human FCB for moar spells known!

True, but the flip side of that is, I become susceptible to stuff like Charm Person, Dominate Person, and Hideous Laughter...

So where are we putting the tower, who's hiring us and do any of us know each other before we get to the employer.

Mr. Whiskers I'm totally down with leaving Kaer Maga guarding a Caravan. I've decided to keep Einar Ulfen so he speak skald. but he still would have fled east to Kaer Maga.

It's like Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser with an actual grey mouse! and not a sword between us, we may have to resolve that eventually ;)

So does anyone else want to travel south with us or should we just meet at the "employer"? Then why are we going from the tower to poe-dunk no-where Taldor?

Tower will be on the road to Heldren. The basis will be all of you are travelling with a Caravan, with a certain bard named Balanar Forsend mysteriously not showing up when dinner is ready (he went to take a walk - saying he was trying to gather inspiration from the nearby cliffs by watching the sunset). As it's getting dark, and he's never missed a meal, the caravan leader, Shiela Whitefeather, asks you guys to find him before the caravan sets off the next morn, and his trail leads to the fallen fortress...

Move yourselves over for the short MOFF run before we get to ROW.

Before we get started, may I make a suggestion to Crummock?

I think that the trait, "Varisian Tattoo" may be more what you want here. It'll grant you star knife proficency so that you can use all star knives, not just the one you get with your trait.

Also, are you a lunar oracle? I'm guessing so with Prophetic Armor being amongst your revelations. Does that mean we'll have a rage-taking tiger in our future?

I worked on my skald a bit. I'll try to get her finished at lunchtime when I see Bret. Oddly, I built her as having come from the Kithardian Academy where Robert's character was originally from! Since that is in Taldor, maybe she's originally from Heldren and wants to return there?

Hmm

Mr. Whiskers I'm totally down with leaving Kaer Maga guarding a Caravan. I've decided to keep Einar Ulfen so he speak skald. but he still would have fled east to Kaer Maga.

It's like Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser with an actual grey mouse! and not a sword between us, we may have to resolve that eventually ;)

Sounds good to me. We met on a caravan out of Kaer Maga.

Mr. Whiskers is looking to explore the world and wouldn't be too concerned about the direction traveled. Taldor probably has a lot of interesting history.

As for the sword, will a dagger do?

Einar 'Kinslayer' Bjornson wrote:

Mr. Whiskers I'm totally down with leaving Kaer Maga guarding a Caravan. I've decided to keep Einar Ulfen so he speak skald. but he still would have fled east to Kaer Maga.

It's like Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser with an actual grey mouse! and not a sword between us, we may have to resolve that eventually ;)

Sounds good to me. We met on a caravan out of Kaer Maga.

Mr. Whiskers is looking to explore the world and wouldn't be too concerned about the direction traveled. Taldor probably has a lot of interesting history.

As for the sword, will a dagger do?

Cool, and a dagger works for me. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser were considered great swordsmen. We don't have to be exactly like them seeing they were human and all, and from a different planet, and written something like 50 years ago. But just to be mentioned in the same breath as them makes my heart go pitter patter...

Ummm, however, unlike the author of the above mentioned article, I like the duo, but not as much as Elric... we would definitely have to get a sword to be mentioned in the same breath as Elric... probably one sword each ;)

@Hmm: sorry Seamus didn't work out, I remembered why I hadn't resurrected him before. He was boring. He was boring the first time I played him. He was ultimately boring this time I put him together. He was soooo booorrrrriiiinnngggg. I don't know why he was so boring it wasn't because he was a nice guy, I usually play nice guys. but for some reason he was just sooo, never mind, you get the idea.

Edit: He guys remember to post in the Master of the Fallen Fortress that Mort has tagged in her last post!

Yes, I just posted in MoFF despite not having my profile fully together.

Hmm, could you link me Varisian Tattoo?

I thought it was This

There is more than one tattoo out there.

Yes, that trait looks excellent - although to get it, will take a little duck-shoving (specifically, taking the 'Adopted (by humans)' trait, which enables me to take the 'Varisian Tattoo' trait).

Aasimar are normally half-human so adopted isn't that much a stretch. Just means that you were raised by your human rather than angelic parent.

Cool, I learnt something new today =)

Mort now that we're all at MOFF, can you mark this one inactive until we reopen it? I'm trying to get control over the number of campaigns on my page.

Hmm

Mort now that we're all at MOFF, can you mark this one inactive until we reopen it? I'm trying to get control over the number of campaigns on my page.

Hmm

What does that mean y'all's campaingn page isn't a chaotic mess?

Posting(+8 GMT):

We shall post happily from 7am to 2 pm in da day! We shall post from 10 pm till 11.30 pm at night!

If combat is already running - if its Einar or Crummocks turn, we will go past 2 pm until its Mr Whisker's/Cadence turn. If anyone wishes to state character actions(since they are busy/sleeping etc.), I will try to follow their instructions to the best of my ability. If the action is not possible and there are no related actions(I.e if player asked to attack A, but A is dead, and there are no targets in melee range or can be hit with a single move without incurring AOOs), I will pause until the player in question takes over.

We are likely to spend more time in town talking to NPCs! If I feel there is a possible talky talky scene, I will post in ooc, so that everyone can decide if they want to talky talky or fight.

We're hosting American Thanksgiving, and have to clean this weekend. I'm not going to be on much today. Can we spend a couple days slowly doing this part? I'd hate to miss it. You can send me on the supply run if you'd like.

Ok you've been sent to the tavern, but there there's also another conversation :P

Sorry Mr Whiskers. Tavern has rooms. You could take a bath there...

*pats self happily on back*

Not too bad job of *summoning random menu* on the spot. Good thing I organize family Christmas parties :)

I was reading along waiting for a good place to post and I've ran out of steam.

ok, I think Einar would skip the bath and go with Cadence to the house, but I need to crash, I'll be back on in about 8 hrs.

I'm going to bed too. Zzzz =)

Sounds like I got pulled along by Cadence before I got a proper bath! Guess he will have to get one later!

I don't mind that the tavern has rooms. It just confused me. In my mind, the difference between an Inn and a Tavern is that the former has rooms for rent, the later doesn't. On the other hand, I know that those terms tend to shift in meaning depending on the local.

Tavern, bar, inn...I can't tell the difference =)

Tavern, Inn, Bar...;)

I like the last one =)

The family invited a rat into the house. I don't think they're bothered about horns and teeth :p

Sorry for all the bad rat jokes, I can't resist.

The family invited a rat into the house. I don't think they're bothered about horns and teeth :p

Sorry for all the bad rat jokes, I can't resist.

The other aspect of this is that Einars family was a little dysfunctional so he's not entirely comfortable, the whole killing each other tends to do that.

It is a very polite and well mannered rat.

She gestures at Einar, "But he's been sitting there like a lump!"

If that's a low blow because you were traveling to work, I apologise, feel free to retcon.

I kind of ran with it.

Thats ok too. In a way I sort of get tongue tied with strangers. Though I'm better with it these days. Oh. Yoga class!

i left for work an hour and a half ago, I checked the game and nothing had been directed at Einar, I will go check it now, I'm sure what ever was said will be fine ;)

crap I just cleared my post, starting over...

Sorry about the post ninja. Urm...I was trying to hint to you with regard to the rats post, also I took your reply

The other aspect of this is that Einars family was a little dysfunctional so he's not entirely comfortable, the whole killing each other tends to do that.

As that you didn't feel comfortable to speak to Cadence's family due to issues.

it's cool! were underway that's the fun part ;)

I'm imagining the axe handles are like a shorter version of these.

And the earlier version of the sticks Erlis was using were like willow branches. But I blame myself reading too much wu xia stories(return of the condor heroes) and I was sort of thinking of this guy.

In his martial art manual he wrote,(translated from Chinese)"At the highest level of mastery, anything can be used as a sword, even willow branches"

But that's Chinese Wu Xia for you.

And honestly the only martial arts I know is the names, because they sound le cools!

Also maybe a bit of this. Bret will know what I'm talking about.

Also maybe a bit of this. Bret will know what I'm talking about.

I don't know how to respond to that ;)

As for the axe handles those are what I had in mind as well. As for the swordsman I will need to read more.

I just figures since she asked about two-handed weapons that Einar would demonstrate a two handed technique.

Also the reason I sent the great club page is that it lists a shillelaghs as a great club, I have always thought of it as one or two handed, so if a cane is a great club I assume an axe handle would be also.

Need to watch RWBY. Using a swordfish as a sword may be pure fantasy, but I liked the scene.

BTW, good job mentioning treating the practice weapon like a real one.

The food fight was absolutely hilarious, if a total waste of food. But ah well...

Mort, a "don't look" spoiler? Seriously? How do you expect me to maintain the will power not to click it?

Hmm, I do it because there is a good chance that we will move to next scene while I am on phone(yes, most of my posts are via phone). As such I need to make it as simple to switch things as possible. So that was where I figured to stuff everything.

Yes occasionally I may whine about can't move tokens properly(because I'm on phone). And yes, I run combats whike sitting on a phone.

Say when you're ready to move to next morning.

You can move to next morning. Bret and I will be at Aikido soon, and won't catch up to you until later.

If you want to wrap up the day Mr. Whiskers would help with the dinner cleanup, get a room at the tavern, and hopefully a bath.

In the morning, Mr. Whiskers plans to cast Ears of the City. The plan is to do this as we reach each new city so that we have something to start with. Spend a point of the Arcane Pool so that it gets me two rolls.

Then I hope that nothing goes wrong on our first morning in Heldren. :)

Just say Beatrice and Dorja did the cleaning up, they won't allow guests to do it :p

Don't worry, your little pointy ears will be overwhelmed with conversation. Also, Cadence. Sleeping with family, or not?

Sleeping with family for now... That may change later.

I'll give you one more day in town, then start events proper. You guya need to get your pack saddles(try the stable master), and your crocodile boots and belt.