[pnpgm] Game Update #267 File #1561 - Rescue, Banish and Death?

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   HT Aliaver/Player          Character Name    Type    Status/Notes  Sex
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   R1.John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid  .Normal/Alfar  Ma
   ??.Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human  Ma
   R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard  Normal/Human  Ma
   W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human  Ma
   W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human  Ma
   --.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe
   R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma
   R1.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human  Ma
   R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
   W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
   W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human  Fe
   R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma
   R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human  Fe
   R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma
      NPC...................Captain.Lin.......Warrior.Normal/Human..Ma
      Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,

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      Game Update #267 in sequence (file #1561]
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      Admin Notes: How is taking bets on 12/21?
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      [Recap]

        From Kiet: [Re: Votes]
          Kiet votes yes on some in-between time, please.
        GM: Ack.  Based on your email will assume that's a vote No for
            the CP change.  If not let me know otherwise.

        From Z'leyra: [Re: Votes]
          Z'leyra Votes:
          1) Use of CPs.
             Basically however Scott wants is fine by me. But my
             druthers would be YES to the options.

          2) In Between Time.
             YES. Z'leyra wants to practice spells, maybe learn some new
             spells and make magic items for herself and others in the
             party. All that takes time.

          3) In Next Adventure?
             YES.
        GM: Ack.

        From Fremea: [Re: Votes]
          1. Yes to new options.
          2) Yes to IBT Time
          (Lots for her to do)

          Yes to being in new adventure - At least she sure hopes
          so ;)
        GM: Ack. Would be best to live since the adventure centers around
            you. I'd have to redo all my work!  So don't like I don't know
            go walking in the lava.  I mean you can its your choice I won't
            stop your free will.  But....

        From Fremea: [Re: Actions[
          Remembering a very long time ago a practice that she had to
          do for her first lessons, where she had to get in as close
          to a target as....

          if she has to do EL1 or can do it with EL0>). As she does

          this, she says out loud, "Just stop yelling already."
        GM: Ack.

        From Kell: [Re: Votes]
          Speaking to Kiet, "a#$%^.  Thanks for trying."
          Looking sad that Rocky is still around, Kell ask Zylera, "Can
          you dispel Rocky for me, I'm exhausted.  Then maybe a few bandages."
          ---
          Votes:
          CP:  Yes
          IBT: Yes. Kell would like some time to learn/grow skills and work
          on things.

          Next Adventure: Of course. :)
        GM: Ack.

        From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
          Knowing that uncontrolled elementals are likely to be unhappy
          and dangerous Z'leyra grabs her staff while telling Kell to
          ask Rocky to not resist the spell she would cast to send it
          home, and casts a max EL dispel/banishment Elder thru the staff
          to assist the elemental back to its home. Presuming success she
          then turns back to helping patch up Raban.
        GM: Ack.

        From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
          It took but a moment for Arawn to take the scene in, if...

          "I'll try to call the staff if you can't from here."

          OOC:
          If Chion indicates that he cannot get the Gnarish Staff from
          this side of the Thalos Field Arawn will try to use Translocation
          to summon it to his hand.

          If Chion is able to get the staff then Arawn will check on
          the Outcast to see if he's knocked out or dead, grabbing or
          moving the cloaker and flyer away from the Outcast should he
          wake up. If you push time ahead enough and ultimately we can't
          get the Staff Arawn will attempt elvish/empathic communication
          with the Gnarish entity in an effort to discover what it might
          have to say.
        GM: Ack.

        From Arawn: [Re: Votes]
          1) CP excess changes:   YES     My top choices would be
          'Change Multipliers Option' and/or 'Luck' (or 'Get out of
          Trouble' if Luck doesn't overlap into this) 2) IBT Time:   YES
        GM: Ack.

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      [New Stuff]

          [Augado 10th, 1634TH]
          [Location: Middle Katai Plains]
          [          Mountains west of Pamau]

          [Time: 3:27:17pm - 2:29:00pm]

            Fremea watches the human flailing on top of the Flyer.
          She buckles her spyglass to her belt and looks to Unali's
          brother.  Then with a nod she jumps off.

            Remembering a very long time ago a practice that she had to
          do for her first lessons, where she had to get in as close to a
          target as she could before the target noticed. Jumping off a
          building or from one of the very tall trees in the area and
          just diving straight at them, to pull her wings up just at the
          right moment to make sure she did not injure herself as she
          swooped in for the fast kill and escape. Looking at the stranger
          that didn't know what to do, she smiles with a little bit of
          sinister gleen to it and jumps without her wings out, speeding
          quickly to the man yelling. Just as it would look like she would
          hit the lava (also knowing that the warm air, mixed with the
          cooler, she will get some help with an upward draft), she pulls
          her wings out and pulls herself out of the dive to land on the
          man.

            At least that is the plan she hopes.  The man is 500 or so feet
          below her and 1000 feet to the east of her on the other side
          of the main cavern.  It will take time to get there

            Back up at the brain cave the trio separate.  Arawn grips the
          strange talisman into his palm.  The people of this world would
          call it a talisman but to the Vong maybe it was just another
          animal servant.

            Unali leans over the side of the railing to stare at the
          human on the flyer some 500 odd feet below.  She knows even
          running down there it might be too late for him.  She looks up
          and then notices Fremea falling like a missile to the ground.
          She hopes the small one will have a plan.  Knowing that there
          is little to do but to get Arawn to teleport down to save him,
          likely not since the Brain has to be dealt with, she turns to the
          threshold.

            Pulling her daggers out she crouches over the flying animal.
          It seems warm but not moving.  Aside form a small mouth and the
          large wings the creature shouldn't be a threat.  She closes over
          to the dust impression that is the Outcast.  Arawn had detected
          it and pointed him out.  Seeing the masker used twice once with
          Nom Amor himself she taps the creature's nose after she finds his
          head.  The masker begins to quickly unfurl up and around his
          body to reveal him completely.  She checks the Outcast and finds
          nothing on him at all.  No weapons.  No armor of any kind.
          She finds a strong pulse and figures he is just knocked out from
          the impact against the field.  She taps the Outcast's face to
          see if she can wake him up.  She figures it might not be wise
          as these creatures are used to torture.  A light tap might not
          do much than a fly bite to a human.  But she is amazed when the
          creature rouses and becomes startled.  By reflex he rolls away
          from the female and crawls to the edge of the stairs.  Unali shakes
          her head and waddles after him.  Looking back she waves a dagger
          at him in a "now now" manner.  The Outcast looks around and sees
          Chion moving toward the cave and the other one moving inside.  The
          Outcast sighs and rolls over in a sign of surrender.

            Chion meanwhile sees the supernatural familiar of the High
          Elder pointing to his staff inside.  The creature doesn't even
          turn to the cave to point but Chion can instinctively detect
          that is what he means.  He and Arawn cautiously approach
          the field.  They were able to pass through before and maybe
          in some way the creature can control it.  Maybe the field was
          setup for the party once inside they could leave?  This may be
          why the outcast was knocked down.

            With confidence Chion steps through the field with no effect
          and so does Arawn after him.  Chion walks confidently toward
          the Gnarish staff on the ground and picks it up.  Holding he
          concentrates.

            Arawn isn't sure on the exact time that has passed.  The warning
          was only 30 minutes.  But it feels that way.  He can feel that
          the time is only maybe a minute or two at most from the field
          dropping.  Then the Brain will order the creature in some unknown
          location to pull the moon down.  In the back of his mind though
          he feels confident that the Gods would surely intervene onths
          matter. Then again did the gods intervene on the Fomorian hurricane
          he heard about 30 years ago that killed thousands?  During his
          trip here he had debates with sailors and party members on who
          and what the gods are really about.  Many still claim they
          are weak and lazy.  Some all powerful.  But most feel confused
          by disasters like the Great Quake near Caldo 48 years ago which
          devastated over a hundred villages. What about the major flooding
          along the river in Teos that drowned hundreds a decade ago?  Some
          claim it a act of God.  But Arawn hesitates just slightly as he
          wonders if the gods would debate the subject too long to save
          the world from the impact of the moon.  He knows certain Gods
          would even relish such disaster.  The Middle World would be
          destroyed but the other two worlds would be intact or at least
          he would assume so.

            It took but a moment for Arawn to take the scene in, if only
          a cursory glance. The multiple subjects each warranted some
          measure of attention but the Alfar was also aware of the shortage
          of times, the mere minutes that were left before the field
          dropped and the Brain was at full ability.

            He had decided to check on the Outcast but held off for the
          time being and though hearing a man's call from over the railing
          trusted Chion or one of the others to tend to him. Instead his
          eyes went from the Gnarish entity to the cave and the staff
          lying within. Unsure whether or not Chion would be able to
          summon the staff without having to Cross the field Arawn walked
          a bit closer to the man and the Gnarish entity. He took a quick
          look in the direction of the Kotothi Portal, wondering if there
          was something about it that drew the entity's attention as he
          said to the wizard, "I'll try to call the staff if you can't
          from here."

            Arawn turns around to see Chion shaking his head.  Holding
          the staff, Arawn turns his attention to the Brain.  In theory
          the field holds the power of the Brain against the outside
          world.  But inside once inside the field as Chion and Arawn
          are, he wonders if the Brain can still kill them with a mere
          thought.  Realizing this he raises the talisman up to eye
          level.  At least toward the Brain.  The Brain itself seem sot
          have sensory input through other methods.  There is no eye or
          other method of seeing as far as he can detect. Only the four
          lobes on top.  The wiggling and energetic arms that stretch
          along the entire perimeter of the brain.  It looks like the
          Brain is a slight gray.  Arawn glances at the barrels and realizes
          all of them have been telekinetically smashed against the
          Brain to reveal water onto the ground.  Arawn gulps as he realizes
          the Brain still has that power and thus his power inside the
          field.

            Stretching out with his innate ability of empathy he hopes to
          make contact with the Brain without touching it.  Standing some
          30 feet away.

            Chion through his third eye quickly makes mental contact with
          the strange supernatural familiar.  At first things flash in
          his mind then words.  Then phrases and then entire full length
          sentences.  In the span of seconds it seems like he has a full
          conversation with the being for hours.  The creature though
          is still outside on the stairs watching the Kotothi portal.

            Chion looks to Unali.  "We have a problem."

            Meanwhile back at the Throne Room cave, Z'leyra finds Raban'a
          wounds to be serious but not critical.  She motions for Ben'dar
          to help and maintain pressure on the quick work for his kidney.

            "I trust you!  I think I can handle another healing unless you
          think would rather not risk my handsome face around?"  Raban
          grins up at the healer.

            Z'leyra quickly does the calculation.  She knows he has been
          healed twice today.  But the giant could take 5 or 6 full men's
          normal health in damage.  Though the giant could take more damage
          than a small army she knows the risk is too great.  In fact there
          is a slim chance of survival.  Her training can't allow that
          risk.  The best is to settle for first aid and help for another
          solution until tomorrow.  Before Z'leyra could respond though
          she hears Kell speaking to Kiet.

            Speaking to Kiet, "a#$%^.  Thanks for trying."  Looking sad
          that Rocky is still around, Kell ask Z'leyra, "Can you dispel
          Rocky for me, I'm exhausted.  Then maybe a few bandages."

            Z'leyra glances around and wonders where the other healers
          are?  Arawn is gone to make nice talk with the Brain.  Fremea
          is outside somewhere.  Z'leyra looks back to the looming
          elemental.  Knowing the risk of leaving it she stands and
          grabs her magical staff.  With the group still here she doubts
          that even they could finish the elemental off before it killed
          every one of them.  With Raban down it would be simple steel
          weapons against rock.

            She quickly casts the spell and in a few seconds the elemental
          disappears.  Kell gives a sigh of relief.  Though he lost two
          of his pals to the Vong at least one would return.  He looks
          tot the debris which was the one destroyed moments ago.  He
          wonders what is going on with the other elemental now transported
          to the Vong world.

            Down below near the flyer air field, Fremea pulls her wings
          out for a fast deceleration.  The man doesn't see her yet as
          it seems not to be expecting a flying thing in this place.
          the man is calling out to the towers to see if someone is there.
          But they are long dead.

            With scary deftness Fremea glides down to the flyer's back
          after the 30 second free fall.  As she does this, she says out
          loud, "Just stop yelling already."

            The man looks behind him to the invisible unseen voice.
          Startled he releases his left hand which makes him slip away
          from the plasma cannon antennae.  Fremea leaps to grab the
          right hand and pulls.  the man is slipping to the lava only
          about 3 feet below.  The heat and fumes is affecting Fremea
          as well.  She almost decides to let loose as the man is
          pulling her to the lava below.  But her adrenaline kicks in
          and she actually uses a martial arts to move behind the man
          and push up.  Forcing her feet down and up against the flyer's
          coral back.  She flaps her wings from falling straight down.
          The move which would normal cause a person to be pulled back
          and flip over the person creates force to lift him back to
          the protruding antennae.  Frantically he reaches for it and
          grabs it.  She kicks the man in the butt and urges him to
          hold on.

            As Fremea is just about to use her magic she sees the man
          look to the other side.  By now the flyer is on its left
          side with the right side pointing up to the ceiling.  The
          right side is where the "door" is to the flyer.  The man
          points to the door he climbed out of and tries to speak but
          his words are not understood.  In fact she doesn't know that
          language at all.  Shaking her head she wonders if there is
          another person inside.  She decids to fly that way and enters
          the now open door.  The door which is just a slit in the
          coral structure is cracked and open to the sky. She looks
          in and finds a human.  She checks him and finds no wounds
          yet the man is dead. Looks like maybe the Vong killed him
          or maybe the man did.  That can't be why the man wants
          her inside.  Was he alive before?  Then she sees a leather
          bag and reaches for it.  It is a bit heavy.  but then the
          flyer tilts another 5 degrees to the left.  A crack forms
          on the "bottom" which if upright would be the rear left
          side of the coralskipper's left flank.  Steam and lava begin
          to pour in.   Suddenly the lava hits the dead man's clothing
          and it bursts into flames.  There no hope for him now.  Fremea
          figures the bag might contain something so hefts it up.  There
          is something large and heavy inside and takes it outside.

            Now the lava is only a half foot away from the man's feet
          as he dangles over the edge.  Fremea quickly casts a spell
          to teleport the both of them away.  Both land on the stairs
          outside the brain cave.  The man collapses and then looks
          up to see Unali holding a Vong at bay.

            The ma looks over to the side and sees the strange half lava
          half fire creature that is the supernatural familiar of the High
          Elder.  The man scoots backwards and stares at the strange
          creature taking his eye off Unali.  The creature ignores him
          totally however in response.

            Inside Arawn begins to feel a mental connection.  It seems
          the talisman has physical sensation and mental ones.  the
          physical one is a bit of heat that warms his palm.  He isn't
          sure if this is normal or that is working.  Then the Alfar
          gains some insight.

            "Leader dead?"

            "Why can't I communicate and control!?"

            "I must commence with orders."

            "Where is the Mother Shaper?"

            Arawn can't tell if they are rhetorical questions or just
          queries the brain is doing internally. He can also feel
          confusion, fright, in decision, anger, sorrow, desperation
          and strong motivational urges.

            Behind him Chion speaks up to the others.  "The being
          tells me that he is coming.  He can feel it.  We must
          kill the creature here  Then leave.  The being will use
          the Gnarish staff to close the portal.  But it will cause
          great havoc here.  It warns it will kill everything in
          the mountain.  Including itself in the process.  If we
          do not leave before then we will die.  In order to close
          the portal the connection between worlds it will cause
          energy disruptions of a ...I can't describe the word it
          was trying to say.  Energetic....death ray...I don't understand
          what it was trying to tell me."

            Omini looks to Chion.  "Sounds like radiation.  On our
          world radiation is common.  It can kill everything with
          its radioactive effects."

            The Alfar listens to this confusing news and feels sad
          that the creature must be killed.  To kill the brain is
          a loss to the intellectual not just the cultural scholar.
          The Alfar tries to think of a way around this.

            Omini looks behind the Brain to the portal.  Just a hundred
          feet away and escape.  he'll be safe from the radiation there.
          But for how long.  Most outcasts do not speak outwardly.  But
          today he finds a bit of courage.  "How soon?"

            "It doesn't know."  Chion replies.  Chion wonders how the
          outcast can understand them.  It must have one of those worm
          creatures that allows him to understand and speak any language.

            Unali looks to the supernatural creature and it is still
          staring at the large portal.  It seems oblivious to the Brain
          as if it means nothing.  She recalls the High Elder or maybe
          it was Zhou who mentioned the strange creature has his home
          on the astral planes.  This is likely how it got here so fast.
          using the staff as a conduit to the planes.  Maybe it then
          can sense and detect movement beyond the portal like a human
          can detect movement outside a home by sensing a presence
          though never seeing the person.

            Fremea suddenly becomes visible as her spell ends.  She smiles
          down at the rescued human.  She drops the bad and peeks inside.
          It seems there is some items like clothing and a nice shiny
          great sword inside.  The Vong must've captured him and kept
          his stuff in the flyer.  She studies the clothing to see if
          he might be a Brigader hiding.  But the clothing seems rather
          plain almost peasant like no uniform.

          Actions? Comments?

          Next Update...Friday..

          GM: A fun time to end.  We have a consensus on the votes. So
              no need to vote more.  You can see the votes as they turned
              out.  But we have a majority.  So it will be a Yes for
              both CP and IBT time.   So this means I need to actually
              work on these new rules.  It may take a week or two.  We
              shall see.  For those who are maxed out you will have to
              wait.  For those sheets I already completed (see below)
              your points were likely all spent already.  So not
              much you can add.  But for those who not completed you
              might be able to use the new options.  Right now I'm
              working on Kell's sheet, then Z'leyra (maxed so will
              have to wait), then Arawns (though I think he is also
              maxed).  The others haven't sent in their CP points to
              spread out.  But now you can wait if needed.  As to IBT
              time my gut instinct keeps telling me 3 weeks.  I'm not
              sure why this is so.  It may be due to the time being
              late in the year and nearing winter (game time) the
              more adventure time in winter the harder it gets.  But
              who knows.  I need to work on the details and figure
              how vital response is.  It might be 2 months who knows.
              I'll decides in the next week I hope.  I actually got
              a lot of the details mentally down for the next adventure
              while watching Hobbit (its a LONG movie).  No there
              will be no dragon quests.  Its a original stuff not
              from the movie.  But some things did spur some ideas.
              So but the end of the year (assuming no 12/21 disaster and
              party doesn't die from this radiation blast) we will
              know what to expect. I still would like to start adventure
              #5 on 1/1 just for ease of time. :) (I like nice round
              numbers)/  So stay tuned.

              If you want to suggest certain CP expenses let me know.
              It may be just CEP or MEP or pure CP expenses.  Say X
              points for 1 Thing.

              Mana report updated.  If the world does explode Friday
              it has been fun playing.  If not then we continue!!

          GM: Votes needed :

              1) CP excess changes

                 With Stats maxed the excess CEP/MEP get pooled.  Some
              might figure this fair and end there using what they have.
              But with long term active players maybe a reward for simply
              playing that long should be given?  I have not outlined
              all the rules on this but let's consider excess CPs or just
              CEP/MEP can be used to buy stuff:
                 * Gold (Maybe per 100 its 10 gold? Dunno)
                 * Luck (Per X you can buy 1 Luck event (roll or action))
                 * Get out of trouble - Per X get 1 re-roll if things go bad
                 * Change multipliers option: See Alex's post on PNP List
                 * Etc, other stuff

                 So let's vote on this.  You can decide on your future.
              Vote for No change or Yes for new rules.  There are 7
              who are active who can vote.  Farseeker will retire for
              awhile so will not vote.  This means it takes 4 votes to
              make a majority.  I will take votes till next adventure
              officially starts or 1/1 to make things as a easy deadline.

                    Player       Current Vote
                  Arawn              Yes
                  Fremea             Yes
                  Kell               Yes
                  Kiet               No
                  Unali              None
                  Will               None
                  Z'leyra            Yes

                 Deadline: 1/1/2013

              2) IBT Time

                 Should we do a bit of IBT?  Yes/No.

                    Player       Current Vote
                  Arawn              Yes
                  Fremea             Yes
                  Kell               Yes
                  Kiet               Yes
                  Unali              None
                  Will               None
                  Z'leyra            Yes

                 Deadline: 1/1/2013


          GM: CPs sent / Sheets updated

                Player           Status
              Arawn          Need info on CPs to use / Work in progress
              Ben'dar        Completed
              Caladan        Completed
              Chion          Completed
              Farseeker      Completed
              Fremea         Completed
              Kell           Has info / Work in progress
              Kiet           Completed
              Raban          Completed
              Strie'bog      Completed
              Unali          Completed
              Will           Need info on CPs to use / Work in progress
              Z'leyra        Need info on CPs to use / Work in progress

              Completed: 9  Need info: 3  Work in progress:  1

          GM: Players for next adventure -

                Player           Status
              Arawn          Will play
              Ben'dar        Not in next adventure / Retired
              Caladan        Not in next adventure / Retired
              Chion          Not in next adventure / Retired
              Farseeker      Not in next adventure / Retired
              Fremea         Will play / adventures centers around her
              Kell           Will play
              Kiet           Will play
              Raban          Will play / Wanted in by Fremea
              Strie'bog      Will play
              Unali          Will play
              Z'leyra        Will play

          GM: Spells active

              Will      - Armor Transmutation, Mind Shield
              Raban     - Bless (OCV)
              Farseeker - Bless (OCV)
              Arawn     - Bless (OCV)
              Unali     - Mind Shield
              Kell      - Elemental Powers/Pact, Summoning?
              Fremea    - Mind Shield,
              Z'leyra   - Mind Shield, Bless (Con), Clairvoyance

              * = Soon to end (next update?].  I may NOT post this
              info unless I remember to do so. :)







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