HUZZZAH!
"meh. I believe your folk will be eventually raised to geniedom. When the metal becomes its own element.
I disagee with metal being heaped in with earth. It's just not the same thing."
<That really stops Stig.>
"Ye ken yoo're reit. Ah ne'er thooght abit it loch 'at."
"It's like, air. And water. You can't see it, but we can; water for some reason turns INTO air, floats up into the sky, then thickens into clouds and falls as rain. Really horrifying......
and yet, it's its own element. So,.....why not metal, for that matter? I think the united physickal theory of prime realities, i.e. that everything is made up of FOUR elements, is a tad bit off. Although,....it requires an invocation UNTO elementalus."
"It's like, air. And water. You can't see it, but we can; water for some reason turns INTO air, floats up into the sky, then thickens into clouds and falls as rain. Really horrifying......
and yet, it's its own element. So,.....why not metal, for that matter? I think the united physickal theory of prime realities, i.e. that everything is made up of FOUR elements, is a tad bit off. Although,....it requires an invocation UNTO elementalus."
<Stig nods, just a little bit lost by the cosmology.>
"Th' bucky <lifts the goblet> is superb. Micht be we need a plane fur 'at, tay, Ah reckon."
"It's like, air. And water. You can't see it, but we can; water for some reason turns INTO air, floats up into the sky, then thickens into clouds and falls as rain. Really horrifying......
and yet, it's its own element. So,.....why not metal, for that matter? I think the united physickal theory of prime realities, i.e. that everything is made up of FOUR elements, is a tad bit off. Although,....it requires an invocation UNTO elementalus."
"Huh?"
When he thinks the genies aren’t listening, Beldan whispers to Pip and Altai, “I’m all for rescuing princesses and killing mad wizards – no offence Altai – and getting well rewarded by rich folk, but do we have time for this? What about the book, the giants, the dragon, Hnoss …Besides, aren’t these guys … you know, kind of evil?”
"It's like, air. And water. You can't see it, but we can; water for some reason turns INTO air, floats up into the sky, then thickens into clouds and falls as rain. Really horrifying......
and yet, it's its own element. So,.....why not metal, for that matter? I think the united physickal theory of prime realities, i.e. that everything is made up of FOUR elements, is a tad bit off. Although,....it requires an invocation UNTO elementalus."<Stig nods, just a little bit lost by the cosmology.>
"Th' bucky <lifts the goblet> is superb. Micht be we need a plane fur 'at, tay, Ah reckon."
"I'd dive in and never go home."
beer elementals.....hmmm.
"Huh?""It's like, air. And water. You can't see it, but we can; water for some reason turns INTO air, floats up into the sky, then thickens into clouds and falls as rain. Really horrifying......
and yet, it's its own element. So,.....why not metal, for that matter? I think the united physickal theory of prime realities, i.e. that everything is made up of FOUR elements, is a tad bit off. Although,....it requires an invocation UNTO elementalus."
"Here. I have a hookah too, you guys...."
"Here. I have a hookah too, you guys...."
"Do ye bevvy it?"
"Oh, no.....well maybe...a dwarf could?"
"You know, Beldan, we'll be saving an awful lot of modsognir by stopping the shelling of their city. And, between you and me, I don't think fair Hnoss will mind putting off the dragon showdown by a few days."
"Oh, and efreeti are both evil and rigidly hidebound. I want the terms of this venture written down, witnessed and signed, preferably by a Mechanian inevitable. We'll see what he can offer us."
"Oh, no.....well maybe...a dwarf could?"
<Stig looks over a hookah for the first time, sniffs the bowl and examines the hoses.>
"Ahhh. Ah see ye reek thes hin'. Lecht it up mucker, lecht it up."
"You know, Beldan, we'll be saving an awful lot of modsognir by stopping the shelling of their city. And, between you and me, I don't think fair Hnoss will mind putting off the dragon showdown by a few days."
"Oh, and efreeti are both evil and rigidly hidebound. I want the terms of this venture written down, witnessed and signed, preferably by a Mechanian inevitable. We'll see what he can offer us."
"Indeed. We will wait around here. Fortify our position for the nonce, and stop all hostilities with these tricky modsognir.
We will wait for you to bring the Sultana back, and bring this wizard back dead or alive.
1 wish each (partymember--not to include summoned servitors/hirelings/golems/Tensers/etc......) for the Sultana, and 1 wish each for the wizard's live body.
I think the Sultan would like to have some words with him.
Are these terms agreeable?"
"Oh, no.....well maybe...a dwarf could?"<Stig looks over a hookah for the first time, sniffs the bowl and examines the hoses.>
"Ahhh. Ah see ye reek thes hin'. Lecht it up mucker, lecht it up."
A sputtering blowtorch flame appears at the end of the sharp nail of his index finger......and he grins.
"We can do that...."
"Oh, no.....well maybe...a dwarf could?"<Stig looks over a hookah for the first time, sniffs the bowl and examines the hoses.>
"Ahhh. Ah see ye reek thes hin'. Lecht it up mucker, lecht it up."
A sputtering blowtorch flame appears at the end of the sharp nail of his index finger......and he grins.
"We can do that...."
"Whit thes we're smokin'? Aam sure it's stoatin, but it looks loch a piece ay jobby an' it smells loch an orc's oxter."
"Whit thes we're smokin'? Aam sure it's stoatin, but it looks loch a piece ay jobby an' it smells loch an orc's oxter.""Oh, no.....well maybe...a dwarf could?"<Stig looks over a hookah for the first time, sniffs the bowl and examines the hoses.>
"Ahhh. Ah see ye reek thes hin'. Lecht it up mucker, lecht it up."
A sputtering blowtorch flame appears at the end of the sharp nail of his index finger......and he grins.
"We can do that...."
"I assure you, it's taken from one of the higher planes."
He takes a long, bubbling draw from the hookah;
"The modsognir wizard, Lirkinainnen the Linkboy, has retreated from his tower to a demiplane in the middle of The Vortex of Chaos called Kakishon. It comprises a series of islands, floating in a sea the borders of which pour into an infinite fall into oblivion.....
it was crafted long ago by a powerful wizard nigh forgotten, for whatever purpose.
We have.....conquered his tower, and hold the gate there to Kakishon. I have sent forward troops in, and have heard from none of them.
Kakishon has 1 gate in, and 1 gate out. You can summon normally there, but anything summoned can only leave through the gate out, which the Linkboy controls.
We believe he is on the central island, in the Pleasure Palace of Nex; as is the kidnapped Sultana.
I bid thee go forth, and bring him and the Sultana back to me. And I can (metagame: wave my finger in the air and you're all fully recharged and healed to max,.....) make it so you are all instantly at your maximum power. This I can do, fairly easily.
What say you?....."
HUZZAH!!!
"Hmm we'll have to think on this, O Supreme counselor!"
re: Pip said, "We would have to discuss it as a party, O noble Vizier! I assume that rescuing the sultana would have the benefit of seeing us well within your favor?"
"Oh, of....of course! Seeing as I'd be alive to grant such favor, and not executed by the Sultan........very well within indeed."
"Alright, I'm up for it; the weather sounds better than here anyway. So these wishes ... you're not going to mess them up are you? Like I wish to be as strong as an ox so you turn me into an ox and stuff ..."
"Oh, that's just an old wive's tale."
"I like it! However, taking a page out of your captain's playbook, I want an assurance that the personage we will be rescuing actually is the sultana. I don't want to return from this Vortex of Chaos only to find that that captive was a princess while our contract specified the sultana, and we thus won't receive any reward."
"Of course, I'm confident that you wouldn't pull such a base trick on your hirelings; I'm just being extra thorough here. It's not every day one gets to acquire efreeti wishes, after all."
"Well, for me it is anyway......"
He waves his hands in the air; an image of an efreeti beauty appears before him, and kneels;
she has long black hair, and is garbed in formfitting silks as white as snow; she has golden tattooed linework, twin birds of paradise on either thigh, and the tails work their way up her torso and down each arm.
She has a very identifiable ruby and diamond necklace as well.
"She'll be wearing that necklace," he states.
Then he summons an image of the Linkboy;
a bald, wiry dwarf, with a dent in one side of the head and a wildeyed look; white handlebar moustache and grimy beard.
He has a potbelly, covered with mystic sigils as well....
"These are your targets....." he speaks.
"I assure you, it's taken from one of the higher planes."
ROFL
I keep thinking about "Isle of Dread" thread.......did I jinx it by naming it that?
Then he summons an image of the Linkboy;
a bald, wiry dwarf, with a dent in one side of the head and a wildeyed look; white handlebar moustache and grimy beard.
He has a potbelly, covered with mystic sigils as well....
"Nice head", Altai snickers. "He's got to be a sorcerer. He might even be a derro of sorts."
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"Whoa..."
"Nice head", Altai snickers. "He's got to be a sorcerer. He might even be a derro of sorts."
"E's meltin'."
I keep thinking about "Isle of Dread" thread.......did I jinx it by naming it that?
Pip takes in the various viewpoints.
"I think your offer is most magnanimous, O paragon of fire! I would like to add, I would also like a trip for our group to your city's souks, under your protection, so that we might sample the many wares that such a legendary city has to offer. Say an all-expenses included seven day Great Tour? Surely a minor thing for one of your stature?"
Called into work this morning; might be around in a coupela hours.
Huzzah!!!
"Nice head", Altai snickers. "He's got to be a sorcerer. He might even be a derro of sorts."Then he summons an image of the Linkboy;
a bald, wiry dwarf, with a dent in one side of the head and a wildeyed look; white handlebar moustache and grimy beard.
He has a potbelly, covered with mystic sigils as well....
"He's a wizard. A book caster, Modsognir dwarf. He'd fit in well with derro though. Probably likes to f~&% them."
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"Whoa..."
the efreeti girl with kaleidoscope eyes
I keep thinking about "Isle of Dread" thread.......did I jinx it by naming it that?
Pip takes in the various viewpoints.
"I think your offer is most magnanimous, O paragon of fire! I would like to add, I would also like a trip for our group to your city's souks, under your protection, so that we might sample the many wares that such a legendary city has to offer. Say an all-expenses included seven day Great Tour? Surely a minor thing for one of your stature?"
The efreeti nods, smiling; "OF COURSE!!! It can be arranged!!! I couldn't 100% guarantee your safety unless you stayed on the palace grounds; and even then it's a dangerous place......but it could be arranged."
And then, to Pip;....
"So, tell me because I'm curious, songbinder; what have you heard of the City of Brass? What do you want to find there? What do you want to do there?"
And then, to Pip;....
"So, tell me because I'm curious, songbinder; what have you heard of the City of Brass? What do you want to find there? What do you want to do there?"
Pip smiles
"My dear Vizier! Who has not heard of the City of the Glowing Minarets? Why, even in the rustic Yeomanry on Oerth, minstrels would sing of the amazing sights to be seen in the city. I simply wish to experience a city of such legendary status, one which few actually get to visit. I will be able to spin many a song about my travels there, I am sure."
He smiles deeper
"Plus, as a conisseur of pleasures, both physical and spiritual, I feel that the visit would be quite an experience. And the weapon-crafters are supposed to be exquisite in your realm, is it not true? I always hunger for new accoutremets of the highest quality."
He shrugs about the protection.
"As long as it is known by the powers that govern that we are there as your guests, that will surely be bond enough to keep us from harm. Any ruffians that accost us I am sure we can deal with."
"There's all that and more. It can be a deadly place, but it has its charms.
And the efreeti have a lot going on. We're very industrious folk....there's always work for good workers...all sorts of work."
"Cool ..."
"Alright then, I'm ready to go."
He stands, and proffers a rod with a glowing blue globe;
a spell resonates from it, (I don't know what spell.....) and you're all refreshed, and can re-pick spells if you like.
"I'll have some troopers show you to the gate at your leisure, gentlemen....."
Let me know when you guys wanna roll.
I'm gonna be working much of the day tomorrow probably though.
"I'll have some troopers show you to the gate at your leisure, gentlemen....."
"Onward to the hellish tropical island, eh fellows?"
"Onward to the hellish tropical island, eh fellows?"
<Stig looks at Pip cross-eyed and grins.>
Yeah; that's cool.
<Stig looks at Pip cross-eyed and grins.>
"Onward to the hellish tropical island, eh fellows?"
“You won’t notice much difference Stig, except that you’ll need to put little paper umbrellas in your drinks.”
little ants carrying leaves everywhere......beetles half the size of your fist...
They lead you up to the dwarf's tower when you're ready.
It's battle scarred, and most everything flammable is gutted (go figure).
A group of 10 efreeti soldiers, still moving warily in the place, lead you up the stairs to another fire gutted room. In the middle of the room is a literal iron door, with a handle; very spartan and undecorated.
"You enter from that side;" one efreeti points.
He continues;
"Once you cross over, you can't come back. This way anyway.
The only way back out of Kakishon is the other gate that the wizard has."