Better talk fast...;-)
*coughs.* Pardon me, excuse me, heard you needed a new spoon for which to stir the pot.
Fret no more! Ahahahahah!
Anyways - it's good to be here, for I look forward to doing great things with you all.
EDIT: Okay, maybe I should explain a couple things.
Hi, I was the player of Syl in one of DRA's other games. I had a RL issue where I was in the hospital, and could no longer connect with the character I had made, or any goals it had. I spoke to DRA of this, and after I took a day or two to collect myself again, asked if he had any openings.
With that, here I am - I am anxious to join you all in your crusade, and seek to make this venture prosperous!
Well then, Welcome!
Let's continue to make this game Great! : )
Hello!
Also, I'm just waiting til after the naunets. In case they wreck my s~!@!
Welcome aboard.
Welcome!
...aaannnd Luc is now officially in-game. :-)
What a strike - 33 points in one blow! If only I had a second attack...
Maybe next time I'll crit like I did that one day... Phew!
Ah, I was wondering a bit at your post Luc but I in checking I see the fault was a typo on my part. In Jorzan's second last post,I had Meant to type "...although his bow IS pointed at the ground, there is still an arrow nocked upon it..." makes a bit more sense that way with the following post as well.
So, basically, Jorzan kept his bow pointed at the ground, with an arrow still knocked, didn't take his hand off of his weapon and did not shake Luc's hand. Would this make you alter Luc's last post in anyway? If yes, perhaps you can repost. If not, no worries, and I'll just script Jorzan accordingly.
And nothing like a little PC friction to get things interesting,eh? ; )
Jorzan is fiercely loyal to Cassandra! Holy mackerel! When that guy makes a vow, he is not messing around.
Knowing what I know about Luc, he'd react pretty much the same regardless of whether that bow was pointed at him. But I'll let the man's actions speak for themselves. :-)
Jorzan is fiercely loyal to Cassandra! Holy mackerel! When that guy makes a vow, he is not messing around.
Knowing what I know about Luc, he'd react pretty much the same regardless of whether that bow was pointed at him. But I'll let the man's actions speak for themselves. :-)
Good enough for me ; )
PS are we going to be getting any reaction from Cassandra DRA?
Now Luc, I know you and Katani had your issues but was it really so bad that you had to leave Ninn at the temple the two of you were going to. I mean really plane hoping to DRA land. ;p
Jorzan is fiercely loyal to Cassandra! Holy mackerel! When that guy makes a vow, he is not messing around.
Knowing what I know about Luc, he'd react pretty much the same regardless of whether that bow was pointed at him. But I'll let the man's actions speak for themselves. :-)
Good enough for me ; )
PS are we going to be getting any reaction from Cassandra DRA?
<_<
>_>Mmmmmmmaybe.
All I can say is first impressions go a long way.
After all, now the man has no reason to trust Jorzan - and will rest his own life in the hands of his deity before he allows Jorzan to protect him.
I for one believe Luc is right in his actions, for you may as well have slapped him across the face for simply being there! It's all about 'What does it look like from his view?' to him... for now. ;]
As for your comment, Tristan, I had a few IRL issues pop up - I'm sure you'll find it and understand!
Luc!
I forgot to ask, but what is your order's relationship to mine? Superior, inferior, what?
Sir Justahl belongs to a fairly straightforward Regiment of the Paladins of Izmir, devoted to Iomedae.
If it were my choice, I'd leave it to DRA to adjudicate that, since I don't want to step on toes!
But, I see Luc is a Knight-Templar, and has some renown for being taught under a famous knight of Iomedae - I'll quote his background a bit for you!
It had been many years since that day. That month he was squired into an order of knights, and put under a famous knight’s watch and keep. That man’s name was Claudius Varro, and was known for his nobility and honor, a name that struck chords for most. Luc studied many years under this man, and was known wide and far for the exploits the two of them were capable of doing. When Luc was knighted, he was granted the opportunity to join the Templarate of Iomedae, and took it without question. Four days after the knighting, Claudius died from disease. It is still a mystery to this day.
Beyond that, he was raised in a different town, probably none that've come up in the campaign so far if I had a say. Leaves details in the dark, the way I like them! ;-)
All I can say is first impressions go a long way.
After all, now the man has no reason to trust Jorzan - and will rest his own life in the hands of his deity before he allows Jorzan to protect him.
I for one believe Luc is right in his actions, for you may as well have slapped him across the face for simply being there! It's all about 'What does it look like from his view?' to him... for now. ;]
As for your comment, Tristan, I had a few IRL issues pop up - I'm sure you'll find it and understand!
I know there was RL life stuff I'm just playing around. Cause of the character your using I'm also playing Maiathreen in DRA's Marianasu. Didn't mean to upset or anything with that was just fooling around.
@Luc and @Justahl: If it's okay with you guys, I would prefer to leave the question of who has rank on whom a mystery. I'm sure it'll be resolved at some point, but I think it'll make for better RP if you two have to figure it out (or make it up) on your own. :-)
As you wish, DRA!
*gong*
So it is, so it has been done.
Onto a glorious combat, and the slaying of our enemies!
All I can say is first impressions go a long way.
After all, now the man has no reason to trust Jorzan - and will rest his own life in the hands of his deity before he allows Jorzan to protect him.
I for one believe Luc is right in his actions, for you may as well have slapped him across the face for simply being there! It's all about 'What does it look like from his view?' to him... for now. ;]
As for your comment, Tristan, I had a few IRL issues pop up - I'm sure you'll find it and understand!
Yes of course Luc must be judgeing things from his perspective, as is Jorzan. In IC sense, Jorzan, given his past, lifestyle and outlook on life, has little to no respect of fondness for the strict laws and ways of orders like the Knights. The Paladine of Izmir are a specific and unique exception because of their connection to Jorzan's past.
Then as well, Jorzan is fiercely, perhaps even fanatically loyal to and protective of Cassandra. And then here comes this stranger, out of nowhere, claiming to have been guided by the Gods.
Then there is Cassandra own admission that she "Can't see him with her eyes", this is one of the most damning factors in Jorzan's lack of trust for Luc.
Finally, and this is a bit meta-gamey, but I was thinking that perhaps something of the darkness in Jorzan somehow senses the darkness in Luc. This is not so far fetched if you think about it, for Jorzan is a master of hiding and darkness while Luc, being a knight in an order devoted to a good goddess while being in service to a very lord of darkness, has had to hide much of his true nature and past for years.
So Jorzan certainly feels right and justified in his own position as well. And really, all this is simply good grist for the RP mill IMHO. ; )
All that happens IC in game has nothing to do with us as players and what goes on here OOC. So all good mate, and let the fun continue!
At least we see eye to eye as players - it's normally difficult to do that with some games, but that's neither here nor there.
Yes, Luc has had to conceal a lot of things in life. All I can really say without ruining the development, is that Luc has been in shadowed service to something greater for years, and yet, something human still remains in him. Is he doing the right thing? Should he just kill everyone and let it be? Or maybe he's been wrong? Has he endured such torment for naught?
But that's all aside the fact that he now has a mission from this deity who presumes dominion over him. Maybe in the end, he will break free from his contract, and undo the work he has committed to?
Anyways, that's my fluff for the moment - almost time for class, and I'm trying to figure a few things out for somethin' else...
At least we see eye to eye as players - it's normally difficult to do that with some games, but that's neither here nor there.
Yes, Luc has had to conceal a lot of things in life. All I can really say without ruining the development, is that Luc has been in shadowed service to something greater for years, and yet, something human still remains in him. Is he doing the right thing? Should he just kill everyone and let it be? Or maybe he's been wrong? Has he endured such torment for naught?
But that's all aside the fact that he now has a mission from this deity who presumes dominion over him. Maybe in the end, he will break free from his contract, and undo the work he has committed to?
Anyways, that's my fluff for the moment - almost time for class, and I'm trying to figure a few things out for somethin' else...
Coolio : )
Redotting!
Indeed... *redots.*
Yeah, going around and getting everything caught up right now...bleargh.
They passed us! Those imperial upstarts passed us! Oh the humanity...
Maybe, but the posts here lately have been great, keep it up! ^_^
Ok here's the loot list again:
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Inventory:
3 suits of +2 dragonscale armor, scale mail, with resist fire 10
four +1 Keen kukris with Bane (orc)
Another hammer like the one Justahl has
Two light steel quickdraw shields
12 potions of CLW
6 potions of CMW
1 potion of CSW
1 Fly scroll
4 Scrolls of Protection from Chaos
4 Scrolls of Protection from Evil
22 Arrows with woodpecker fletching
14 arrows with redwing blackbird fletching
Arrows with cardinal fletching: 12 tier 1, 6 tier 2, 2 tier 3
Arrows with cedar waxwing fletching: 10
DC10 P(Soldier) or DC15 K(Local) to learn about the arrows:
These are Enhathladi arrows, made by the taciturn and solitary elves that live in their lonely huts on the blasted steppes of Enhathlad. They are coded thusly:
Cardinal Fletching = Flamestrike arrows
Three tiers:
3d6/20ft. radius
6d6/40ft. radius
12d6/80ft. radius
mourning dove fletching: sleep arrows (three tiers of effectiveness, DC11, DC 17, DC23 for saves)
woodpecker fletching: Puncturing arrows (do regular plus 1 point Con damage plus 1d4 bleed damage per round)
redwing blackbird fletching - Razortusk Arrows (ignore armor bonuses to AC) - coated with admixture of bulette blood and deathclover extract
cedar waxwing fletching - Backbarb Arrows (normal damage plus 1 point Str damage plus 1d4 tearing damage per round, plus attempted removal of the arrow does 2d6 damage)
dove fletching - Deathtouch arrows (subject gets a Fort save to take half remaining HP in damage, otherwise just plain dies)
crow fletching - smoke burst arrows - like alchemical smoke, 20/40/80ft radii.
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So who wants what?
I believe only Kelne and Jorzan have bows at present (but maybe the orcs had some?) So unless anyone else wants in on the arrows I propose that, as Jorzan will likely be going though them much quicker than Kelne, we split them approx 70/30. There's 66 arrows in total so that should work out something like this. Fair?
If yes, we can split them thusly:
22 Arrows with woodpecker fletching- 15Jorzan 7Kelne
14 arrows with redwing blackbird fletching- 10Jorzan 4Kelne
Arrows with cardinal fletching: 12 tier 1, 6 tier 2, 2 tier 3- 8,4,1Jorzan 4,2,1Kelne
Arrows with cedar waxwing fletching: 10 7Jorzan 3Kelne
Please feel free to change or modify this if it seems unfair to anyone.
As for the other stuff, there lots of good loot there but most of it is unusable to Jorzan. If there's an extra Kurki hanging around though he'll snag it.
Lastly I believe everyone should be able to grab 2 CLW and 1 CMW and i'm thinking the CSW should go to Kelne, the only frontliner with no healing spells or abilities of his own.
That's my 2 coppers anyway. Who's next? : )
Oh, and 1,000gp, so 150gp each and 300gp into a group kitty maybe?
Your proposed split sounds good to me.
Who can use the other +2 axiomatic warhammer?
I suspect Kelne will go through the arrows quicker than you might think. Still, he can always nab some off of Jorzan if he starts to run low. Either Tanel or Luc could make use of the hammer. Potentially Kelne, but being chaotic, he takes a negative level while wielding it, so would prefer to see it go to someone else.
The scrolls definitely bear hanging onto for protection against Grindylow mind control (assuming we get a chance to use them). I suspect the armour will wind up being sold off. Kelne would prefer to be extra-sneaky rather than resistant to fire, at least.
Karthan will hold on to the scrolls, and will sigh that none of those arrows will fit in his giant crossbow. Clearly this was a treasure stash for Agon...
The armor and shields sadly do nothing for him. Same thing for the Kukris, which he'll honestly stay away from being as they're baneful to him.
Karthan really really really wants a Lesser Rod of Extend Spell. :)
I'm going to recommend that Karthan hold on to the Cure Serious Wounds potion, because with Unseen Servant he can administer it to someone ELSE in the middle of a fight with comparative safety.
There's nothing that really catches Tanels eye. He's true nuetral, and he rather likes his halberd, so i'll pass on the hammer.
Seems a good split to me.
Luc will gladly take the hammer - he is lawful neutral after all, and since he likes pushing his orders on people, why not his enemies too!
Ok cool.
But really none of you guys want the armor?
And those two shields?
Also there's 3 kukris up for grabs and I'm sure we'll be running into some (bad ; ) orcs.
And Karthan you're grabbing the scrolls then, yes?
Jorzan: For the record, I was mostly acting off of this:
"In these times it is often hard to determine friend from foe. But you have shown yourself to be determined to stop those which seek to harm Cassandra, and for this you have my thanks."
Trust me, his thoughts are his own, and I had that response playing around in my mind for a while before I put it down. Sorry if it seemed otherwise!
And, I did consider the armor, since the Inquisitor 'Evasion' I get later is Medium Armor or less, but I lose about 3 points of AC with the switch. That hurts tons!
Kelne will appropriate one of those kukris for his own purposes. The shields, being nonmagical, are a step down from Kelne's current shield, and others' as well, I'd think.
Jorzan: For the record, I was mostly acting off of this:
"In these times it is often hard to determine friend from foe. But you have shown yourself to be determined to stop those which seek to harm Cassandra, and for this you have my thanks."Trust me, his thoughts are his own, and I had that response playing around in my mind for a while before I put it down. Sorry if it seemed otherwise!
And, I did consider the armor, since the Inquisitor 'Evasion' I get later is Medium Armor or less, but I lose about 3 points of AC with the switch. That hurts tons!
Coolio. My Bad for the misunderstanding mate!
Hey guys, pardon the copied-n-pasted message, but I wanted to let y'all know that I'm now in a new contract for my day job and won't be able to post much, if at all, during 9-5 for a little bit, maybe a few weeks. I will continue to update nightly, though, so I'm not going anyplace. Stick with me! :-)
Thought you guys might be interested to know that your freeing and cleansing of the Tomb of the Bard King has set in motion some pretty heavy-duty events in my "Mists of War" PbP. They're just getting rolling, but they're gonna be a Big Deal.
:-D
I just noticed we have passed "Mists of War" in post count! Boo-ya!
Ha! I didn't see that. Keep it up! Posts have been really good lately, and that makes it that much more awesome for everybody. Plus, we need to catch you up with Jorzan. :-)
Thought you guys might be interested to know that your freeing and cleansing of the Tomb of the Bard King has set in motion some pretty heavy-duty events in my "Mists of War" PbP. They're just getting rolling, but they're gonna be a Big Deal.
:-D
That's super cool. One of the things I like best about being in your campaign DRA is how you weave together and interconnect all these different stories. Still very much looking forward to the day our PC's all get to interact!
And nice to know we finally got our post count ahead of the Mist folks again, but, considering they started a couple months or so after us, we still really have more catching up to do. So lets keep these awesome posts coming y'all. And hurry up! Jorzan's gettin' a cramp!
I return with a vengeance to both Mists and Legacy, so expect post count to skyrocket!
I return with a vengeance to both Mists and Legacy, so expect post count to skyrocket!
lol look forward to it! ; )
PS to the rest of the Seer's Journey Gang, check out these links which have some cool mention of our group in their thread. Just in case ya missed it.
First Mention (I think)
Last mention up to now
with one or two more in-between.
Okay, here we go, a listing of the loot, including from the tengu killed by Jorzan.
426gp
4 rubies
1 emerald
16 shuriken
14 doses of Blue Whinnis poison
3 +1 katana (treat as bastard swords)
3 +1 wakizashi (treat as short swords)
5 daggers
2 compound short bows, +2/+2, with 60 arrows
1 bag of small metal chunks; each chunk is random in shape and very flat and dull in color, though the metal itself gives the illusion of movement.
2 rings; same type of metal as the chunks described above, but have two thin red stripes running through it and around its curcumference. The stripes appear to be a precious stone or metal of some sort, though none of you are able to determine what exactly it is. The color scheme of the ring is similar to the color scheme of the belt of the large ivory-clad man who came to the shore and watched your boat leave.
Bedroll
Some trail rations
Two potions of CLW
Leftover party loot from earlier:
3 suits of +2 dragonscale armor, scale mail, with resist fire 10
3 +1 Keen kukris with Bane (orc)
+2 axiomatic warhammer (Luc no longer being with us, I figure that goes back into party loot).
Two light steel quickdraw shields
Group kitty: 300gp
Kelne has no interest in anything himself, lacking proficiency with bastard swords, though he would like the rings and metal chunks identified if possible. He'll suggest Justahl take one of the shortbows, giving him the option of shooting at people if circumstances warrant. Otherwise, they should find a market for anything nobody wants and trade it in for some more useful gear.
He'll be trying to think of potential markets other than Omskoldsv, since the place is bound to be plastered with more wanted posters, and probably wolfguard as well. But if all else fails, they can always send someone in in disguise to do the buying and selling.
I will be back - last week was churning out a lot of 'emergency stunt freelance writing'; this week is GenCon preparation.
That's awesome Chris, thanks!
Unless there were 4 of them, I believe Jorzan took one of the Orc bane Kurkis. Since we'll likely be encountering more orcs, it seemed like a good idea. Not essential though.
As he's also the only one that can handle the poison without risk, seems to make sense he take it all, but if anyone would like some they're of course welcome to it.
He'd love the bow, but doesn't have the strength to pull it at present.
And that's about it for the shadowdancer.
Oh somebody should snag the potions though. Hey why not give them to Cassandra?
@AdAstra: Enjoy GenCon bro! Wish I was there.
Karthan will stay WELL away from those Orcbane Kukris, still.
Karthan is particularly interested in getting a Lesser Metamagic Rod of Extend Spell. Or two, to be honest. He'd love to get his hands on a Metamagic Rod of Widen spell. I'm not sure ANYONE AROUND HIM would feel comfortable at Karthan being that happy...
Also, DM DownRightAmazed: While I was out of regular communications, Karthan does have Rope Trick specifically for concealing Cassandra. Creatures in the Rope Trick compartmented space don't 'show up' when being the subject of divination spells, unless those spells cross planes. It had been my hope to use that the entire time we were crossing the lake, and having Jorzan and Cassandra stay IN the Rope Trick space.
This keeps the crew from seeing either Cassandra or Jorzan...and might have kept whatever it was that sent Aboleths after us from finding us. It might also cause the people doing the higher level searching to have to look in more directions - they'll eventually spot Cassandra again on the north shore of the lake, because when we're not on a boat, we can't stash her there for an entire day. Think about widening search radii when a frigate loses a ping on a submarine...anything that causes the people hunting Cassandra to have to spread their efforts wider (and run across the other three groups you're running...) the better.
I dunno if you'd be able to keep Jorzan in a Rope Trick for very long; he doesn't strike me as the type. I mean, it's fine with me, but I'll let you work it out with him. :-)
These aboleths, well, let's just say they know this lake pretty well, and have means both mundane and magical for learning what's on a given boat. Not all the beings of the Land are involved in the current war; many have their own, separate, terrible agendas.
And thanks for the reminder/info. :-) I remember you rope-tricking on the journey out of Stormfare, so I've assumed the kid was stashed at least every night. But yeah; in this case it's a moot point since your current interlocutors aren't interested in her.
Yet.
Ya I think I have to agree with DRA on this one Karthan. While Jorzan is smart enough to appreciate the tactical wisdom of staying up there he's a Need to Know and Action kind of guy and I think he'd start to go a bit stir crazy if he was stuck up there for too long.
Plus he still doesn't yet know how he's being tracked (although I'M pretty darn sure ; ) Fantastic, clever and very practical idea though.
@DRA:Glad you had such a blast at GenCon man. I REALLY need to get me to one of those Soon.