[pnpgm] Game update #9- File #31 - Riders go Poof & Clouds of FAte
Scott Adams
longshot at darktech.org
Fri Jan 5 07:59:51 CET 2007
HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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?? Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
W3 Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
R3 Wayne Richardson/Uji..Thig..............Sidh MU.Normal/Faerry Ma
W2 Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard ..Normal/Human Ma
R3 Orion (Paul Broman)...Trembyl...........Wizard..Normal/Human Ma
W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
R3 Scott Adams...........Xian..............Wizard..Normal/Human Ma
R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog),
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Game Update #9 in sequence (file #31)
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Admin notes: Just a quick warning. For Adventure #4 - Well the
period between 3 and 4 - I will upgrade all spells to version 2.
This means that some BMCs have changed. Maybe skill formulae
also changed. Not sure.
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[Recap]
From Chion: [Re: Actions]
Chion is suggesting that he take Z'leyra and perhaps one other
to intercept (since he is not the best rider here and his
weight limit is about 4 horses or perhaps three people with
horses). Perhaps Ben'dar or Farseeker should go to help catch
the lone rider.
GM: Ack.
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From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions]
OOC: Happy New Year everyone!
Ben'Dar replies eagerly, "Bring me along with Tef'wo, we'll
stop him!" If Ben'Dar is teleported, he will provide a
distraction by trying to divert the rider from where he's
going to give Z'leyra a chance to do her magic. If it looks
like the guy might get away, Ben'Dar will go for the kill with
his bow, using his horse archery skill.
GM: Ack.
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From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
While listening to her companions Z'leyra is also considering
her spell options. Upon deciding she states "I will try to
keep this simple and safe. I don't want the local tribesmen
seeking us for revenge. About that spot there <pointing> is
where I shall hopefully ambush the rider.
The others will hopefully be watching you rather than their
friend and hopefully won't notice him vanish. Hopefully he
won't have any idea that anything is wrong until I free him
from the Oblivion. If he somehow spots me or gets by me feel
free to teleport ahead and subdue him.
Otherwise it should be quick and quiet. While I have heard
plenty of stories of how cruel the Humagi are, I prefer make
my own determinations and see no reason to be the one starting
the evil."
She plans to use Oblivion first on the rider then tell the
horse to stop. After which she will also cast Oblivion on the
horse so that when the spell wears off the rider he will appear
here. shortly followed by his horse. If necessary she will
teleport ahead again to get the second spell off.
GM: Ack.
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[New Stuff]
[Novehas 30th, 91st day since left Marentia, 26th day of
Adventure #3 of the 1633rd year [TH].]
[Weather: Clear, Sunny, Highs in 40s F]
[Time: 4:15pm]
[Location: Humagi Territory (Srimoga Tribe), Open Plains]
[As plans are made about the 3 riders Chion suggest plans
and Ben'dar is eager to join in the battle. But on the
side of the party Z'leyra begins to cast spells of her
own. Now dismounted and leaving some gear on her horse.
She grabs her staff and checks the location of the rider
one last time with Unali's spy glass. At this distance
its pure guess work on a intercept point. The angle and
distance involved is a big problem. She hands the spyglass
to Unali and starts her spells.]
[Z'leyra first turns invisible as Ben'dar urges the two
to take him along. Then she becomes insubstantial.
As Ben'dar turns to find Z'leyra he doesn't see her for
a final plea. At that instnat Z'leyra teleports forward
to the NE...]
Xian: "This plan....nevermind she already left."
Farseeker: "Best be ready in case she fails. "
[Unali tries to watch the 3rd rider. The spyglass has
no good adjustment feature so it gets more blurry as
dust builds up from the plains.]
[Z'leyra appears little over 3 miles away from the party
but still invisible. Unfournately she mis-judged and
ends up 260 feet away from the path of the rider's horse.
She has another 20 seconds before the insubstantial spell
ends. She quickly determines her actions. The rider
is about 300 feet from her to the SE and coming forward
but won't get closer than the 260 odd feet. She figures
it will only take the horse to get past her in 40-45
seconds. She could run that distance if she was solid
and get there in about 30 seconds. But her spell would
need 20 seconds making it a 50 second run. Too late!
She curses inside and decides another teleport will need
to be done. She look to the north and tries to coordinate
a area. She selects a target and then quickly casts the
spell using the time left from the insubstantial spell.
She teleports away and lands on the ground with her feet.
The insubstantial spell has ended. She turns and finds
the rider a bit further away but still approaching almost
straight for her. She estimates she has about 40 seconds
left of her invisibility. She is now about 500 feet from
the rider and waiting. The rider should be here in
a minute or so. She recasts the invisibilty spell again.]
Z'leyra waits for the rider to approach counting down the
seconds and looking around. She estimates she will need
20 feet to cast the spell. So she will have to cut it
close within about 3 seconds of him getting to her based
on the speed of the horse. In that time the horse would
be past 20 feet and past her. it will be close. As
the rider approach she sees him leaning low on the horse
and carrying some bags and items. She raises her staff
and casts Oblivion. The rider continues to pass her.
She realizes the spell fails. She curses again as the
rider passes her. She gives a whistle to stop the horse
but it keeps moving. Apprently not hearing her over her
footfalls, breathing and rider slaps. The horse gets
now 10 feet away from her. He'll be out of range for
another oblivion spell. She has no choice but to teleport
a 3rd time. She teleports ahead of the rider and tries
again. She raises her staff and speaks the Oblivion spell
words. This time the rider disappears.]
[She calls to the horse again which passes her and it
slows down feeling no rider on it. The horse begins
to graze not realizing the situation or trained to just
stay in one spot? Z'leyra turns to head toward the
horse. Meanwhile the other 2 riders one happens to
look back at his pal. Startled at seeing him disappear
from the saddle he calls to his buddy. Now both riders
watch the horse slow and stop. Confused they turn their
horses around. Back at the party Unali informs the
horses are turned around and there may be trouble. The
party begins to head NE on their horses as fast as they
can as time could be essential here.]
[Z'leyra sprints to the horse and pats it down as she begins
to cast another oblivion spell onto the horse. The horse
disappears as well. She turns to see the other 2 riders
and notices they are not speeding right for her. Two
seconds after that she becomes visible.]
[Z'leyra curses herself again mentally. The riders beat
their horses now seeing her. She recasts invisible and
disappears.]
[Meanwhile the party realize they'll never reach the
riders in less than a 4-5 minutes maybe 6. The party
stops and Chion comes over to Ben'dar to releport him
and Tef'wo. Six seconds later Chion, Ben'dar and Tef'wo
disappear.]
[Chion mis-judged the distance as well and ends up little
over a quarter mile from the back of the riders (1860 feet).
Chion stands in place as Chris urges Tef'wo onward.]
[As riders approach Z'lerya's hidden position and Tef'wo
comes from behind almost a minute passes. Tef'wo is
still about 500 feet now behind the 2 riders. Z'leyra
casts a levitate spell. She floats up into the air
as the riders close. As she reaches a heigh of about
10 feet she stops. She waits for them to approach.
Ben'dar continues to close the gap with Tef'wo.]
[About 15 seconds later she casts the first Oblivion
on the first rider. The Rider on the right disappears.
The left rider continues not noticing. Two seconds
later Z'leyra falls to the ground She imapcts hard
from the 10 foot drop and takes 6 points of assorted
scratches and bruises around her body. She continues
to hold her staff however. Then she looks up to
see the horse coming straight for her about 10 seconds
away. Far behind she sees Ben'dar about 20 seconds
behind the rider. She could roll and dodge the horse
easily but is unsure where the horse will go. She decides
to cast Oblivion quickly.and casts the words. The
horse suddenly disappears and the rider falls to the
ground and skids a foot or two onto his back. She
gets to her feet. Ben'dar grabs his spear and readies
it to bash the rider. Z'leyra still invisible quickly
works to prevent this. She speaks a few words which
catches the startled attention of the rider who quickly
gets to his feet and grabs a knife (a common knife not
a fighting one). Ben'dar gets within 8 feet now as
Z'leyra casts her next Oblivion. The man disappears
just as Ben'dar gets within a foot of the man and curses
as he disappears. Z'leyra moves out of the path of
Tef'wo and yells for Ben'dar who stops. Together they
collect the last horse from the other rider and check
it out. From the gear on the horse looks like some
hunting and camping supplies. The riders must be a
hunting party rather than warriors. As Chion runs
into the area Z'leyra casts her final Oblivion onto
the horse and it disappears.]
[Z'leyra checks her bruises and finds them minor.
Soon Chion arrives and about 3 minutes later the
party arrives onto the scene.]
Trembyl: "Nice work Z'leyra whereever you are."
[Z'leyra mounts her horse and becomes visible.]
Trembyl: "There you are. Didn't want to wait for
us to help out eh?"
Xian: "I feel sorry for the riders."
Farseeker: "Why they could've killed us by bringing in
an army of others."
Xian: "The use of the spell. Now three riders will have
to return to their village. Maybe hours or days later.
Maybe months. Then explain why they suddenly disappeared.
It looks like they saw her for a brief few seconds.
the other villagers might think them insane or cursed.
They may be shuned or exiled from the village. In the
middle of winter that can be deadly. We may have very
well killed them by saving them from our weapons."
Farseeker: "They deserve it. They would've made dinner
out of us! I've heard stories of --"
Trembyl: "Two evils don't make it right does it?"
Xian: "We shall never know their fate. Let's just hope
on the return trip they don't have a army waiting
for us."
[The party turns back northward and the discussion on
the merits of the plan continues as arguments fly
back and forth. The party continues on for another
2 hours or a few miles north. Z'leyra will let the
duration end and they'll appear on the plains by
themselves once the party is long gone. The camp
is made and 3 sentries are put up just in case. But
no night encounters occur.]
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[Decalis 1st, 92st day since left Marentia, 27th day of
Adventure #3 of the 1633rd year [TH].]
[Clouds roll in today and end the warmth from the
day before. Highs only in the low 60s. Around
4:53pm a storm rolls into the area. Luckilly
the party sees it coming and prepares tents and
huddles the horses together. Very few trees in
the area a quick camp is made. Packed tents help
protect from the thunderstorm. The storm creates
about 850 lighting strikes in a 10 mile area and
only about 85 actual land strikes. The storm cloud
quickly passes and in 25 minutes the rain ends.
Drenched the camp is broken up again as the party
can make another mile or two in the daylight that
remains. Then the night camp is made.]
[No encounters day or night.]
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[Decalis 2nd, 93st day since left Marentia, 28th day of
Adventure #3 of the 1633rd year [TH].]
[Today the weather clears and its bright and sunny
with clear blue skies only a few small clouds in
the area. Even temperatures rise to about 75 at
one point. No weather effects today.]
[Around 3pm the party exits the plains and enters the
low hills south of the forest. The party is now
about 120-130 miles from the forest (about another
6 days). As the party enters the hill they finally
get to see trees, rocks and other terrain they've not
seen for awhile.]
[Around 4:54pm the party is just coming up to the summit
of one hill and about to come down. Corona is far behind
in a circle but at this time behind the party. Farseeker
is in the lead and crosses the summit at first. But
he suddenly stops his horse as he looks down the other
side. As the party join him they see down the hill about
17 feet and to the left is a large cloud of fog or vapor.
Out the other end about 30 feet behind the cloud looks
like a reptile tail. Strie'bog eyes widen as he recalls
the stories.]
Actions? Comments?
Next update Monday...
The map is updated. If you look at it you'll see on the
edge of the south part of the hills (purple dot). The dot
is about one hex above the Sri'moga Star label. Its
about 6 days till the party reaches the forest.
The timeline link is also updated.
On some past stuff. During the trip Z'leyra casts a few
hundred spells. She makes some mittens for herself one
day in the hills catching some rabbits. She also enchants
some pre-made belts and gives them to Farseeker and Chion.
When Farseeker wears his belt he looks stronger.
When Chion wears his he looks more confident and eloquent
speaking. Also at one point Trembyl comments that Chion's
appearance has changed like Chion has cut his hair differently
or something but isn't sure how it changed.
Terrain for this encounter. Hills all around. Light
clumps of trees. Some boulders. Open spaces mainly.
Sun is about 90 minutes before setting.
Hope everyone had a good New years!
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