paizo.com Recent Posts by Williplunnet Swevenforeypaizo.com Recent Posts by Williplunnet Swevenforey2014-08-30T21:51:34Z2014-08-30T21:51:34ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=120#59752014-10-19T05:38:32Z2014-10-19T05:38:32Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:</div><blockquote> <b>"I'm not much of a painter. I enjoy seeing a gnome artist of your skill work. It is a sight to behold. The amazing amount of detail creates an image that mirrors life as few others I have seen. I can see the sweat and blood dripping from the canvas."</b> </blockquote><p>Will grunts, seemingly mollified by the praise. <b>"Blood, aye,"</b> he agrees, nodding to Piccolo to bring the portfolio as he exits the box, heading back into the tunnels toward the stairs to street level. <b>"Some folk think they can just splash red paint around, but to capture the true effect, it takes study."</b>Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:"I'm not much of a painter. I enjoy seeing a gnome artist of your skill work. It is a sight to behold. The amazing amount of detail creates an image that mirrors life as few others I have seen. I can see the sweat and blood dripping from the canvas."
Will grunts, seemingly mollified by the praise. "Blood, aye," he agrees, nodding to Piccolo to bring the portfolio as he exits the box, heading back into the tunnels toward the stairs to street level. "Some folk think...Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-10-19T05:38:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=120#59642014-10-17T22:55:18Z2014-10-17T22:55:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:</div><blockquote> Piccolo carefully tucks them in the portfolio, <b>"Will, you know your city better than I. I must thank you for a pleasant evening. No better view in the house than this one. I hope I can join you again sometime."</b></blockquote><p><b>"Hey, hey?"</b> Will asks a bit fiercely, focusing his eyes on Piccolo for the first time since they met, as if he's forgotten to whom he is speaking. <b>"Aspiring artist yourself, are you? Looking for tips?"</b>Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:Piccolo carefully tucks them in the portfolio, "Will, you know your city better than I. I must thank you for a pleasant evening. No better view in the house than this one. I hope I can join you again sometime."
"Hey, hey?" Will asks a bit fiercely, focusing his eyes on Piccolo for the first time since they met, as if he's forgotten to whom he is speaking. "Aspiring artist yourself, are you? Looking for tips?"Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-10-17T22:55:18ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=120#59532014-10-16T23:08:26Z2014-10-16T23:08:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:</div><blockquote> Piccolo smiles, hops to his feet, gathers the sketches in an orderly fashion, <b>"Shall I carry them or do you have a bag you wish them placed in to protect them from inclement weather?"</b> </blockquote><p><b>"Weather, hey?"</b> the other gnome snaps. <b>"You worried about them fading from a heavy downpour of evening sunlight? But,"</b> he relents grudgingly, <b>"don't want them blowing into the harbor with a stray gust of wind. Tuck them in here, boy, and be quick about it."</b> He opens the opposite side of his portfolio where the pages can lie flat.Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:Piccolo smiles, hops to his feet, gathers the sketches in an orderly fashion, "Shall I carry them or do you have a bag you wish them placed in to protect them from inclement weather?"
"Weather, hey?" the other gnome snaps. "You worried about them fading from a heavy downpour of evening sunlight? But," he relents grudgingly, "don't want them blowing into the harbor with a stray gust of wind. Tuck them in here, boy, and be quick about it." He opens the opposite side...Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-10-16T23:08:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=119#59472014-10-16T05:14:30Z2014-10-16T05:14:30Z<p>In the private box beneath the stands, Will Swevenforey closes his portfolio decidedly. <b>"Pick those up for me,"</b> he instructs Piccolo, waving his hand at the sketches on the floor around the foot of his stool as he replaces his stick of charcoal into its place in his kit.</p>In the private box beneath the stands, Will Swevenforey closes his portfolio decidedly. "Pick those up for me," he instructs Piccolo, waving his hand at the sketches on the floor around the foot of his stool as he replaces his stick of charcoal into its place in his kit.Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-10-16T05:14:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=119#59302014-10-14T03:20:45Z2014-10-14T03:20:45Z<p>Below, in the bowels of the arena, Piccolo divides his attention between the action on the sand and the artist in the box. Will is producing quick sketches in abundance, focusing largely on the fighters' grimaces and the positions of their bodies and weapons at the point of impact. He grumbles softly to himself as he lets his completed studies fall to the floor, <b>"<span class=tiny>Bah... change that to a sword ... add a spray of blood. The angle's wrong for a piercing weapon, but a slash ought to follow the same trajectory....</span>"</b></p>Below, in the bowels of the arena, Piccolo divides his attention between the action on the sand and the artist in the box. Will is producing quick sketches in abundance, focusing largely on the fighters' grimaces and the positions of their bodies and weapons at the point of impact. He grumbles softly to himself as he lets his completed studies fall to the floor, "Bah... change that to a sword ... add a spray of blood. The angle's wrong for a piercing weapon, but a slash ought to follow the...Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-10-14T03:20:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=119#59092014-10-10T05:03:22Z2014-10-10T05:03:22Z<p><b>"<span class=tiny>Bah, cudgels,</span>"</b> Will mutters in disgust, continuing to sketch all the while. <b>"<span class=tiny>Give me a good edged weapon to cut and tear. You can't paint a broken bone beneath the skin.</span>"</b> It's not at all clear that the artist noticed either Piccolo's departure or his recent return.</p>"Bah, cudgels," Will mutters in disgust, continuing to sketch all the while. "Give me a good edged weapon to cut and tear. You can't paint a broken bone beneath the skin." It's not at all clear that the artist noticed either Piccolo's departure or his recent return.Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-10-10T05:03:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=116#57892014-09-17T03:30:41Z2014-09-17T03:30:41Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gold Goblin wrote:</div><blockquote><p>It occurs to Piccolo that he didn't count how many cross-corridors he passed on his way to the concession stand....
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</blockquote><p>However, he retraces his steps unerringly.
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:</div><blockquote>Piccolo takes the ale and nuts back to their box. He hands them to Will, <b>"Will, here are your glazed nuts and a bit of ale.</b> Once the victuals are transferred, <b>"I'm going to place a few bets once the windows open. Do you happen to have any information that might weight the odds in my favor?"</b> </blockquote><p>The artist is squinting through the bars at the arena sand. At Piccolo's entrance, he starts and turns around, peering at the younger gnome as if he doesn't remember him. <b>"Eh? Set that down on the other stool there. Gambling's a fool's game. There's not a man or beast that won't die if he's crushed or cut open or run through in just the right way, and they keep putting themselves out there on that sand week after week, someone'll find the right way, by sheer dumb luck if nothing else."</b> He grunts dismissively and turns back to his charcoal and parchment. <b>"Still and all, the man who puts his money on a gladiator is less a fool than the gladiator himself. Better to lose your purse than your life. My son, now, <i>he</i> wants to fight on the sand. Gets it from his mother. She was a feather-brained simpleton. At least if she's the one I'm thinking of."</b>Gold Goblin wrote:It occurs to Piccolo that he didn't count how many cross-corridors he passed on his way to the concession stand....
However, he retraces his steps unerringly. Piccolo Taphodarian wrote:Piccolo takes the ale and nuts back to their box. He hands them to Will, "Will, here are your glazed nuts and a bit of ale. Once the victuals are transferred, "I'm going to place a few bets once the windows open. Do you happen to have any information that might weight the odds in my favor?"
...Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-17T03:30:41ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=115#57472014-09-08T22:25:28Z2014-09-08T22:25:28Z<p>Swevenforey seems surprised to note that Piccolo is still there, having focused so intently on his preparations. <b>"Hm? No, no, just stay out of my light."</b> He adjusts the position of the chair slightly, and a thought seems to occur to him. <b>"You could bring me an ale and maybe some of those glazed nuts they sell."</b></p>Swevenforey seems surprised to note that Piccolo is still there, having focused so intently on his preparations. "Hm? No, no, just stay out of my light." He adjusts the position of the chair slightly, and a thought seems to occur to him. "You could bring me an ale and maybe some of those glazed nuts they sell."Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-08T22:25:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=115#57162014-09-05T03:59:03Z2014-09-05T03:59:03Z<p>Williplunnet snorts with derision. <b>"They're arena beasts, not lapdogs."</b></p>Williplunnet snorts with derision. "They're arena beasts, not lapdogs."Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-05T03:59:03ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=115#57142014-09-05T03:46:51Z2014-09-05T03:46:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Cleg Zincher wrote:</div><blockquote><b>"In the meantime, why don't you stay for the afternoon's bouts? You and your guest, of course,"</b> he raises his chin to include Piccolo loitering in the background. </blockquote><p><b>"Hmph,"</b> Swevenforey considers. <b>"I'll need front-row seats, with a bit of shade and enough elbow-room to make some sketches. I won't be crowded or have some drunken sailor spilling ale down the back of my neck."</b>Cleg Zincher wrote:"In the meantime, why don't you stay for the afternoon's bouts? You and your guest, of course," he raises his chin to include Piccolo loitering in the background.
"Hmph," Swevenforey considers. "I'll need front-row seats, with a bit of shade and enough elbow-room to make some sketches. I won't be crowded or have some drunken sailor spilling ale down the back of my neck."Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-05T03:46:51ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56922014-09-03T20:48:58Z2014-09-03T20:48:58Z<p><b>"Hmph!"</b> the gnome snorts thoughtfully. <b>"I'd prefer natural lighting ... but I suppose that would be adequate, if it's the best you can do."</b></p>"Hmph!" the gnome snorts thoughtfully. "I'd prefer natural lighting ... but I suppose that would be adequate, if it's the best you can do."Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-03T20:48:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56902014-09-03T20:48:14Z2014-09-03T20:48:14Z<p><b>"Damn and blast it, Zincher!"</b> Swevenforey explodes. <b>"I have a reputation to think of. I can't paint a bird pecking a man's eyes out if it really disembowels him with its talons. If you've no respect for art, it's false advertising at the very least!"</b></p>"Damn and blast it, Zincher!" Swevenforey explodes. "I have a reputation to think of. I can't paint a bird pecking a man's eyes out if it really disembowels him with its talons. If you've no respect for art, it's false advertising at the very least!"Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-03T20:48:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56882014-09-03T20:45:39Z2014-09-03T20:45:39Z<p><b>"Ayup,"</b> Swevenforey replies before the other man can respond, <b>"I've got pages of the things standing and sitting and sleeping and eating and doing everything but killing someone! When are you going to let them loose on the sand?"</b></p>"Ayup," Swevenforey replies before the other man can respond, "I've got pages of the things standing and sitting and sleeping and eating and doing everything but killing someone! When are you going to let them loose on the sand?"Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-03T20:45:39ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56772014-09-02T23:26:02Z2014-09-02T23:26:02Z<p><b>"Erix! Mr. Zincher!"</b> he shouts without slowing his approach. <b>"When am I going to get a chance to see those birds of yours in action, hmm? You want them on the side of the arena, I'm going to have to see how they kill! Do they peck, or do they kick? I'm hoping they peck; blood and viscera are better than bruises, hey?"</b></p>"Erix! Mr. Zincher!" he shouts without slowing his approach. "When am I going to get a chance to see those birds of yours in action, hmm? You want them on the side of the arena, I'm going to have to see how they kill! Do they peck, or do they kick? I'm hoping they peck; blood and viscera are better than bruises, hey?"Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-02T23:26:02ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56692014-09-01T23:16:13Z2014-09-01T23:16:13Z<p><b>"Well, <i>of course</i> he's with me,"</b> Swevenforey barks back caustically over his shoulder, without slowing his pace. <b>"Who do you think he's with: Boss Croat?"</b></p>"Well, of course he's with me," Swevenforey barks back caustically over his shoulder, without slowing his pace. "Who do you think he's with: Boss Croat?"Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-01T23:16:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56672014-09-01T23:15:38Z2014-09-01T23:15:38Z<p><b>"And you could keep a weather eye out, hey?"</b> Swevenforey replies viciously, <b>"and not waste my time. I'm not a damned idler, loafing about like the rest of these worthless laggards."</b></p>"And you could keep a weather eye out, hey?" Swevenforey replies viciously, "and not waste my time. I'm not a damned idler, loafing about like the rest of these worthless laggards."Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-01T23:15:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=114#56552014-09-01T04:30:38Z2014-09-01T04:30:38Z<p>Swevenforey scratches his chin thoughtfully, making his gray-blue beard bristle. <b>"Is é mo gnó a dhéanamh leis an úinéir, ní na himreoirí,"</b> he replies, <b>"ach nuair a tá tú i, d'fhéadfaí tú fanacht agus féachaint ar na troideanna, is dócha."</b> He grins suddenly. <b>"Tar."</b></p>
<p>Gesturing for Piccolo to follow him, he navigates imperiously through the loiterers at the gate, up to the feet of the man handing out the programs. <b>"Here,"</b> the gnome shouts impatiently, kicking at the man's boot, <b>"<i>down here, you oaf!</i> Williplunnet Swevenforey, to see Zincher. Let me in at once!"</b></p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>Swevenforey scratches his chin thoughtfully, making his gray-blue beard bristle. "Is é mo gnó a dhéanamh leis an úinéir, ní na himreoirí," he replies, "ach nuair a tá tú i, d'fhéadfaí tú fanacht agus féachaint ar na troideanna, is dócha." He grins suddenly. "Tar."
Gesturing for Piccolo to follow him, he navigates imperiously through the loiterers at the gate, up to the feet of the man handing out the programs. "Here," the gnome shouts impatiently, kicking at the man's boot, "down here, you...Williplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)2014-09-01T04:30:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Shadow over RiddleportWilliplunnet Swevenforey (alias of Joana)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ShadowOverRiddleport/gameplay&page=113#56502014-08-31T01:30:23Z2014-08-31T01:30:23Z<p>The gnome grunts non-committally. <b>"Tá mé gnó ar an réimse."</b> He slowly untangles one hand from his suspenders and slides the open palm toward Piccolo. <b>"Williplunnet Swevenforey,"</b> he introduces himself, and Piccolo recognizes the name. An artist, auntie Ambrosia has told him, though from her tone he infers she disapproves of Swevenforey for some reason. It wouldn't have to be a good reason; Ambrosia disapproves of a lot of people.</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>The gnome grunts non-committally. "Tá mé gnó ar an réimse." He slowly untangles one hand from his suspenders and slides the open palm toward Piccolo. "Williplunnet Swevenforey," he introduces himself, and Piccolo recognizes the name. An artist, auntie Ambrosia has told him, though from her tone he infers she disapproves of Swevenforey for some reason. It wouldn't have to be a good reason; Ambrosia disapproves of a lot of people.
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