[pnpgm] Game Update #116 - File #817 - Shifter Combat phase 3+4

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  `        Player        DS    Character Name    Type    Status/Notes  Sex
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   FH.John Haight.......HY..Arawn.............Druid  .Normal/Al.. Ma
   ...Kevin Newark..........Dorhak............Warrior.Normal/Dwarf....Ma
   --.Tobie Bonahoom....YY..Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry.. Fe
   W3.Mark Murtha.......HN..Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human....Ma
   W2.David Sanders.....HN..Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human  ..Ma
   R4.Wout Broere.......YY..Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human  ..Fe
   ...Don.Kerr..............Maelorna..........Dancer..Normal/Human....Fe
   ...Gilbert.Isla..........Mournath..........Sailor..Normal/Human....Ma
   R3 Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma
   R4.Alex Koponen......YY..Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human  ..Fe
   R3.Fukishtu.Newsome......Npc...............Chief...Normal/Human....Ma
   R3.Lucria.Cegra..........Npc...............Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma
      Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra

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       Game Update #116 sequence (file #817)
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       Admin Notes: None.
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       [Recap]

         From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
           Fremea cures in her head that it doesn't seem like the...
         GM: Ack.

         From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
           Not having any innate magics Z'leyra is limited to the magic
           she is trained in as her magical tools are not in her reach.
           Without her drum she cannot cast shamanic spells so she tries
           to cast Mind Shield ELmax, then Invisibility EL1.

           If she cannot cast spells she will attempt to clear her neck
           of any parasite, then go for one of her weapons.
         GM: Ack.

         From Mae: [Re: Actions]
           Maelorna hears the warning from Arawn and before she ...

           "I swear, if I survive this, I want a bath." she grouses...

           If successful and the creature either falls at her feet or
           perishes, she'll lunge at Zylera in order to reach for the
           nodule and rip it free from the woman's neck.  However, if
           the creature resists her embrace, she'll use the dagger in
           hand to ram it home as many times as she can into its chest.
         GM: Ack. Just FYI I told you once but in case forgot. Doing
             words in phases takes tmies.  1 Phase = 3 seconds.  That
             speech you gave which I assume was vocal not mental would
             take almost 3 phases.  This would mean time from doing
             magic or such.  For the future.  But not for Innate magic.

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       [New Stuff]

           [Febris 9th, 1635TH]
           [Time: 5:01 pm]
           [Unknown Location]
           [Audience Room - Current room]

             Fremea curses in her head that it doesn't seem like the spell
           worked to free anyone else. Maybe those things are not
           considered tame, but either way she has to deal with this damn
           creature now. She thinks about a spell to use, but really right
           now, it would be easier to just use her training to destroy this
           creature, who thinks it better than her. A new creature that
           has tried, and failed, to contain her, to enslave her once more.

             Fremea uses her training in martial arts to make this things
           life seem like it wasn't worth going through.


           [Phase 3]

             Arawn considers his options as he continues to touch
           the glowing Cryx.  The vibration and energy it seems to
           give off is relentless and a bit addictive.  Thoughts
           flood his mind as he considers the options.  He could
           use the whistle.  At least twice he heard Zin use it
           to free Kiet and then the second shifter forcing the
           party to move in a line.  With his intelligence and the
           memorization skills he has he could reproduce it.  But
           there is a slight risk.  But Arawn knows he has spent a
           great deal of magical and life energy in the last two days.
           He knows he has to escape from this place.  He may be
           the only one to do so if this Cryx is for him.  He
           may need to conserve his energy for later.  He could
           translocate the remaining party to the pile.  At least
           two of the shifters would be at the pile in seconds
           and could shred the party.  So even if they get away
           some might die still bound by the creatures.

             Maelorna hears the warning from Arawn and before she thinks
           to warn him to ignore her, realized she hadn't moved as she
           remains near the altar with dagger in hand.  With a groan of
           irritation, she can see Zin ignored her instruction and was
           moving steadily towards her. 'By the court, what the hell was
           he doing?' she grouses and ignores him as she starts to note
           the remaining shifters and those left behind.  If Arawn was
           able to work magic, he wasn't helpless, the others, she regards
           and picks the nearest and sadly it's not the braggart who
           warned her to stay away.

             "I swear, if I survive this, I want a bath." she grouses while
           she fades from view to all but her intended victim and giggles
           playfully as she flies at the shifter trying to kill Zylera.
           She attempts to latch onto it's back or failing that, land
           behind it and pull herself closer into a lover's embrace.

             Mae concentrates and tries to become invisible as she
           selects her target.

             Mae flies toward Shifter #4 and tries to grab onto his
           back but the smooth surface is hard to grasp and she slips
           off but is now just a half foot behind him.

             All four shifters react first.  Shifter #2 in bull form
           tries to twist his head back and forth to get rid of the
           small creature.  It reaches up and behind to claw at the
           Faerry but both claws fail to reach as she dodges back
           and forth on his back.

             Shifter #3 rears up his tusk and stabs Unali in the
           left side but her armor protects most of it doing only
           2 points of damage.  But in the process she is lifted up
           and off her feet slamming into her stomach still unable
           to move.

             Shifter #4 smiles at Z'leyra and draws back both of
           his claws and lunges for her throat.  But Z'layha yells
           something Z'leyra doesn't recognize and seems to distract
           the shifter.  The claws rip at Z'leyra's throat doing 1
           and 5 points of damage.  But the distraction was just enough
           to prevent her carotid being sliced open.  So she can
           feel blood flowing down her neck but she would be gasping
           for air if it was her main artery.

             Zin frowns seeing Mae fly away.  Why would she do that?
           Zin turns around and looks.  Then moves toward Mae who
           has landed behind Shifter #4.  Zin reaches and now stands
           a foot behind Mae waiting.

             Arawn curses the distraction.  The Cryx seems to be
           drawing her inward to itself.  Arawn withdraws his hand
           and brings the whistle up.  He begins to blow it hoping
           it is the correct tune.  In the last few second she
           glanced at it and knows it only had 2 holes.  The
           odds are good compared to a flute or some other complex
           musical instrument.

             All around the room spiders on necks begin to vibrate
           and then drop to the ground in a few drops of blood.

             Kell suddenly feels his arms move and lurches toward
           Kiet.  "Get a grip!"  He begins to shake the acrobat
           back and forth.

             Mournath is relieved to be free for the second time in
           days he is forced to not move.  But now he bends down
           and grabs his spear and shield.

             Z'leyra feels her arms dangle and realizes she has now
           full control.  With her left hand she reaches up to check
           her throat and confirms it is a bad slice but she will
           survive.  With her right hand she does a forceful slap
           against Shifter #4's chest.

             Fuk glares at Kiet and bends down to pick up his sword
           from the pile then turns to face the shifters.

             Pyan bends down to retrieve his spear.

             Dorhak bends down to gather up his mace and shield.

             Z'layha moves toward Z'leyra to help her sister.  Not
           with any weapons though she tries to punch the shifter
           but does little effect.  As she does she glances at Mae and
           frowns at the new form she is in.  Then she sees the
           thing holding her dagger!



           [Phase 4]

             "You know, a girl might become jealous, bring her to dinner,
           then ignore her and go for a prettier girl." Maelorna gives an
           evil grin as the voice finally for once isn't egging her on,
           rather, it was singing in jubilant elation as weeks of denial
           are put to rest. She coos softly and caresses the shifter like
           an infatuated lover as she attempts to draw greedily the first
           of all it's energy she can sunder from its shell, wanting to
           see it waste away and fall to her feet dead or dying.

             Mae reaches toward Shifter #4 and touches his back and draws
           energy from the creature.

             Unali rolls over and does a acrobatic move to thrust
           her feet up and down to repel her body upwards.  She
           does a side kick at one of the beasts four legs.  Making
           the tusked four legged beast-shifter fall forward.  Unali
           then grabs the tusk and holds on looking up to the others.

             Shifter #2 figures can't shake the thing off her back so
           turns and charges the west wall.  Hoping to slam her into
           the wall itself.  Fremea notices this at the last second and
           tries to fling backwards but she is too late and slams into
           the rock wall.  She takes one point of damage and falls to
           the ground south of the creature.

             Shifter #3 flings Unali away using great stregnth.  It
           realizes the party by the weapons pile has weapons now
           and roars. It charges past Unali straight for those
           at the pile with weapons but ends up only about 12 feet
           away or so.

             At the same time as the other 3 shifters, Shifter #4
           now is fighting 3 targets.  It grows 4 more arms and hands
           with claws.  It begins to swing and claw all 3 wildly.  The
           two claws at Mae, by two weird arms in his back, miss her
           as she dodges.  Both claws do hit Z'leyra but her chainmail
           protects the blows.  Both claws at Z'layha fail to strike the
           woman.

             Zin stands behind Mae waiting.

             Arawn puts down the whistle as it is not needed.  He
           considers his options.  To get his weapon but realizes
           it is gone to the lava.  He then realizes Z'leyra is
           weaponless but it would take time to get her weapon and
           move that way.  He then recalls the piece of shifter-metal
           created by Zin and glances down.  it is still there  In
           the form of a finger shaped object.  He glances at the
           Cryx and grabs the shifter-transmuted-metal-thing.  He
           places it onto the Cryx and the finger long tube reforms
           into a long dagger sharp object.  Does this mean the
           object could transform any Shifter live or dormant?  He
           could throw at the tusker-shifter or run to help Arawn but
           considers the Cryx and its mystifying nature.

             Kell sees the tusk-thing charge and releases Kiet turning
           his back on him and leans down to grabs his own spear
           and shield hoping it is his and not the others like Pyan
           or Mournath.  He braces his feet and raises his shield.

             Mournath turns around and sees the scene around him.  What
           are these things?  One with a tusk and one attacking poor
           Fremea and Z'leyra.  He then sees Kell raise his shield
           and does the same.  Maybe both men can deflect the creature
           and get it close enough to attack.

             Fuk watches Mournath and Kell act as shield bearers and
           realizes this is a good tactic and waits for the tusk
           thing to move close.   Then he recalls on the pile below
           is Unali's ornate sheath with dagger in it.  He spots
           another dagger but is unsure if it's hers.  But the ornate
           sheath is good.  He reaches down picks it up and throws
           it at Unali's feet.  "Unali!"  It lands at her feet still
           sheathed.

             Z'leyra grabs her sister and yanks her away toward the
           north west to get her gear.  She knows she has left Mae
           but the girl can fly away.  Both end up just south of
           the altar.

             Mae stabs Shifter #4 with the dagger once again and does
           a deep stab to his back.

             Pyan leans down and finds his bow, quiver, sling.

             Dorhak looks around and sees Fremea dazed but knows she
           can just fly away.  Then he also raises his shield to
           figure out his next move.

           [Phase 5]

           Actions? Comments?

           Next Update.. Saturday?

           GM: This was a sloppy update sorry guys.  I was a bit
               rushed and some plans had to be redone.  This is not
               how I was going to do it but it works for now.  Keep
               in mind the shifters move fast so they were able to
               hurt Z and Unali before they could react.  Nothing
               good avoiding that.  I need to do a project that will take
               a good amount of time.  Maybe a week or two.  So this
               will take time away from update. Thus I can't guarantee
               when the next one will be out.  If I have time I will try
               Saturday but don't keep hope alive.  This project needs
               to be done fast so I'm sorry.  I'll try to get a head's
               up on it later.  For now I've run out of time tonight and
               this is as best I can do.  All members can move freely.

           GM: Arawn - Will try to email you on things tonight since
                  emailed actions changed as warned.  Stay tuned.  I
                  could not figure out what for phase 4 what to do.
                  So hope it works.

               Fremea - You could fly to get/find your dagger or continue
                 to grapple?  You are so fast that you could probably
                 fly find dagger if lucky and fly back to attack the
                 shifter?

               Mae - Will assume you stay to continue to leech but
                 you are now there with a 6 armed shifter alone with
                 only Zin and a small dagger. :)

               Z'leyra - I was going to do the mind shield but figure
                 based on the posted actions to get the great sword was
                 the bigger concern? Did not have time to chat on this
                 sorry.

           GM: Map - Audience Chamber

               1 Hex    = 10 feet
               1 Row    = 5 feet
               1 Column = 5 feet
               /I\ = North (Maybe)

          1         2         3
123456789012345678901234567890123456789
/###################################### A  # = Rock/Cave wall
\#_```\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \## B  @ = Altar (Arawn on top)
/# ``ERP \__/  \_A/  \__/  \__/  \__/ # C
\#_/`DKG_/  \__/@@@__/  \__/  \__/  \_# D  A = [C18] - Arawn
/  \__/  \__/  \@@@  \__/  \__/  \__/ # E  D = [D6 ] - Dprhak
\ _/  \__3  \__Z  \__/  \__/  \__/  \_  F  F = [K3 ] - Fremea
/# \__/  \__/  \N_/  \__/  \__/  \__/   G  K = [D7 ] - Kell
\#_/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \## H  E = [C6 ] - Kiet
/# \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/ # I  U = [J15] - Unali
\#2   \__/  \_U/  \__1M4\__/  \__/  \_# J  M = [J23] - Mae
/#F\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/ # K  R = [C7 ] - Mournath
\#_/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \_# L  P = [C8 ] - Pyan
/# \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/ # M  Z = [F16] - Z'leyra
\##/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \_# N  G = [D8 ] - Fuk
/# \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/ # O  N = [G17] - Z'layha
\#_/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \_# P  ` = Pile of gear
/##\__/  \__/  \__/  ####  \__/  \__### Q
\###################################### R

     Stone 'window' [A11/A12] - Closed
     Altar - 15x10 feet, Arawn's head toward West in center

     Exit - E2/E3   - Passage to ?
     Exit - F39/G39 - To Lava room assumed

     Ceiling - 8-12 feet high in places

     Lighting - mostly from lava room glare for eastern
     party of room.  Western side of room is darker but not
     pure dark.

     Shifters
     1 - Zin [J22]
     2 - #2  [J3 ]  Bull Creature
     3 - #3  [F10]  Tusk Creature
     4 - #4  [J24]

     Cyrx - D17 Not shown but NW corner of table.  Think of
     a snowglobe glowing white/gray with a small pedestal a
     half inch or so under it.

     Whistle - Arawn's hand








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