[pnpgm] Game Update #125 - File #946 - Storm on western front
Tobie Bonahoom
bonahoom at hotmail.com
Fri Apr 24 17:02:23 CEST 2020
Luckily for Fremea, she has flown in really bad weather and against the winds. She knows what she can do to get through this quickly. Once she knows where to go, she uses the wind to fly upwards, going backwards a little, to get above the winds extremely fast. At the same time she pulls her bow and readies and arrow (just after she gets out of the wind). She then casts fire arrow and loosens her arrow at the Giant. She should probably be frightened, since this thing is almost 5x her size and could probably squash her, that just never occurs to her. It is more important that her family is protected.
She figures coming from above the giant, it won't realize she is there until it is way too late.
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Character Name
Type
Player
Sex Notes
..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newark.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
..Gnorf...........Npc........................MA..Dwarf/Normal..Fighter
..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Me..Human/Magician
..Mournath........Sailor..Gibert.Isla........Ma..Human/Navigator
..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter
..Raddok..........Miner...Bess.Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner
..Tsia.Phan.......Thief...Don.Ker............Fe..Human/Thief
..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
2 Horses for pack animals
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Update #125 sequence (file #946)
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Admin
Notes: Roster updated with Gnorf.
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[Recap]
From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
After healing
folks Z'leyra went over to the horses and consoled …
...next
encounter...
Arming herself
with her staff, Z'leyra casts Sleep Mist (EL0) through her
staff at the center of
the hyena pack as it approaches. After that she
fights defensively.
GM: Ack.
From Raddok: [Re: Actions[
Raddok, on Sentry
duty, is at the southeast corner of his …
GM: Ack.
needs a hand & ready for war.
From Kiet: [Re: Actions[
Kiet will prepare
shield and draw tulwar, while moving to about J16, fire on his left and
between horses and Barbosa. Keep the little buggers of the
horses.
GM: Ack. Fire I assume rings. :)
From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
Dorhak hears his
kinsman and reacts immediately. He grabs his …
GM: Ack.
From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
Fremea, still
awake since she likes the dark more anyway, hears …
GM: Ack.
From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
To the Dark One,
Unali, the Captain responds "I’ll never understand …
GM: Ack.
From Tsia: [Re: Actions]
Tsia calms down
once she's healed up, looking at the wound she …
If allowed to
keep the throwing daggers and her own, she will reattach the sheaths back
into their familiar location on her person. The throwing daggers
she will take her time and inspect them, attempting to appraise them with
what she knows of daggers, their weight and strength.
GM: Ack. Not sure if you keep the daggers from Z or
not.
From Arawn: [Re: Skins]
In case it makes
a difference, Arawn wouldn't have translocated the wolves away until
after you were done skinning them.
GM: Ack. I offered that option. Since no one wanted
skins (per posts) and I took that as a offer to do it for others not
herself I figured Z didn't take a skin. But I gave the
chance.
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
[Ma 5th, 1636TH]
[8:34 pm]
Arawn listened in
rapt attention as Gnorf shared information about …
OOC:
Not sure what we might learn but if you want to give us an overview that
would be cool:)
[9:01:00 pm]
The druid rose to
his feet, his eyes locked on the hyena charging …
GM: Ack.
From Tsia: [Re: Actions]
Tsia doesn't see
the animals as normal, she readies herself to pay …
GM: Ack.
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[New
Stuff]
[Ma 5th,
1636TH]
[Time:
5:55 am]
After the Blood Wolf combat, Z'leyra watches the aftermath.
After healing folks Z'leyra went over to the horses and
consoled them while thinking <Dang...it would have been nice to have
made a snow white wolf
cloak or two...maybe even have equipped the party with wolf pouches and
enchanted wolf eyes. But of course my sister might not have thought it
respectful, her totem IS a wolf. Ah well...>
To the Dark One, Unali, the Captain responds "I’ll
never understand you humans. So quick to forgive." But
even then, the group is obviously willing to forget about the heinous
thefts. That would never happen in Dorhak’s old warren. That
thought just brought on some bitter memories.
Turning to Z’leyra, he says, "Fine! Do as you
will with her. Keep in mind that you are still responsible for
her. If we end up having a situation with her, you'll both wish she
had never been born." Even as he says it, there's no steel in
his voice.
Barbosa comes close to Dorhak and whisper, “does she get
sentry duty?”
Tsia calms down once she's healed up, looking at the wound
she gives a mental shrug "Just yet another scar to ignore. T..
thank you, yet again I owe you and will repay you as best I can,"
she offers while looking at Z'leyra.
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[Ma 5th,
1636TH]
[Time:
8:34 pm]
Arawn listened in rapt attention as Gnorf shared information
about his country and its neighbors. The inquisitive alfar politely asked
questions, eager to discover more of this new continent, in particular
stories of the elves, from dark to sea to those of the forest, as well as
legends of the land. He made mental notes as the besamer spoke,
committing them to memory as was the way of druids.
Gnorf shrugs, “I'm not an expert. The elders and those
in the know in Bes Kirl may have some info. Our land is mostly
hills and mountains so not many great forests for your kind. If
they exist I've not heard of it. The Sea elves are recluses who
prefer water to forest. I've only heard stories they are just as
fierce as humans who sail the sea.” He continues to speak of what
he has heard but its unclear if its legends or rumors.
[Time:
9:01:00 pm]
[Turn 1:
Phase 1]
Z'leyra casts her sleep spell which is about 10 feet around
her. She notices the horse near her suddenly yawns and
collapses. She realizes that wasn't part of the plan. She
stabs her staff on the ground in frustration as the sist falls around her
and hopes the Hyenas come close enough since too far to reach them now.
Fremea, still awake since she likes the dark more anyway,
hears the shout and quickly pulls her dagger and will take on whatever it
is again, only this time they will die quicker.
As Fremea flies toward Barbosa she sees the plain dogs – the
Hyenas which she has fought before. She draws her dagger and
dives toward one in front but misses as she swoops back up to avoid a
counterstrike.
Hyenas #1, 4 and 5 break formation and charge right past
Barbosa heading toward the campfire. They have that evil cackle as
they run – are they actually laughing at the horse fallen?
Hyena #2 also ignores Barbosa and runs toward the campfire
ending north of it.
Hyena #3 charges right for Tsia but ends up a few feet
away.
Hyena #6 also ignores Barbosa and charges toward Arawn but
seems to avoid him with eyes on Pyan but ends up only a few feet away.
Gnorf sees Hyena #7 ignore Pyan and charge him. He
dives to the ground and rolls to his shield. Just as the beast
arrives for a attack. Gnorf uses his legs and grasps the shield
with his knees and kicks out deflecting the toothy jaw with his
shield. Raddok notices this and is amazed by that trick.
Unali draws her magical daggers and moves to intercept the 3
nearby beasts. She can tell based on their eyes they have targeted the
horses. She swings daggers at #4 and #5 both hitting for 16 and 13
points hitting in left shoulder and back left leg just above the
leg. Killing both beasts instantly.
The druid rose to his feet, his eyes locked on the hyena
charging his way. There was a split second where he shook his head,
wondering why these wild animals constantly risked themselves against a
large group of healthy individuals. Was local prey scarce?
Pulling his elven dagger free he raised his bucklered arm to
deflect the charge, ready to strike with the blade in the process.
Oddly, the one charging him moves over to Gnorf. But
#6 passes by for Pyan Arawn stabs out and hits the beast in the
upper back near left rear leg doing 7 points of damage.
The sound of barking laughter brings Tsia out of whatever
thoughts she might have looking out in the distance as she readies
herself for a fight.
Tsia doesn't see the animals as normal, she readies herself
to pay the price the Yokai demanded of her. She yells out in Katai,
"Come for me then, I will pay the price!" she takes a ragged
breath, her shoulder still feeling the wound even if it was healed.
Is this them testing her? Do the Kami want her dead
and fulfill the contract?
Tsia only has to turn to face #3 hitting with both daggers
in left back just above rear leg and neck doing 3 and 6 points each.
Kiet raises arm to fire his rings but finds others could be
hurt now that the beasts are close. Then he spots 1 and 2 rounding
the campfire. He draws up shield and tulwar and moves to engage
#2. He swings at the beast but it shifts in time to be missed.
Mournath moves to help Unali stepping over the 2 dead beasts
and stabs his spear at #1 but fails to hit.
Z'leyra watches as the horse nearby falls asleep. Not
quite the plan. She'll have to move away from the second horse to prevent
that as well as others.
Pyan steps a few feet over toward #6 and stabs him in the
left side chest doing the final damage to kill him.
Raddok, on Sentry duty, is at the southeast corner of his
clockwise walk around the camp, fully geared, when he hears Barbosa (his
fellow sentry tonight) call out a yell of warning. ‘Great!,’ he grumbles
to himself, even as he quickly gives another visual scan around him as he
starts running back toward the campfire, and the horses, which are on his
side of the campfire. “first I wake up with a slathering wolf standing
over me, then I’m at the far end of camp & again of little use.”
These thoughts tumble at the edge of his awareness, but he is straining
to see whatever Barbosa has encountered, well beyond where he can
currently see.
The hair on the back of his neck rises as he tries to look
out into the dark for movement in all directions as he races back to the
horses & to defend whoever might need help. He has no throwing or
projectile weapon, but his mace is a trusty strength in his hand, and his
shield is ready to smash into anything that gets in the way of his
friends’ safety. He turns his mild annoyance about being out of range to
give immediate help, to focus on the fight ahead. He avoids giving out a
yell, afraid he will distract attention away from whatever Barbosa was
dealing with. (He is not sure if he sees any movement out of the dark to
the north or any other direction.) He knows that Barbosa is at the far
end of the Sentry’ circle, so he continues to run toward the center of
the camp, looking to see if anyone needs a hand & ready for war.
Raddok sees Gnorf do a odd tumble/block thing. Then in
horror sees the horse fall! Is there an invisible beast? He
runs to help and defend the horses. He enters the sleep mist near Z'leyra
and starts to yawn. But lucky for him strives on and ends up next
to the horses .
Dorhak hears his kinsman and reacts immediately. He
grabs his mace and shield and moves as fast as he can toward his fellow
dwarf.
he's not sure about what the problem is, but he rather hopes
it’s something that has a head he can bust.
That was the plan, to move to Barbosa but the beasts all
bypass him. He sees 2 slain by Unali and figures they are plain
dogs or such. He moves to help Mournath against #1. He swings
on the beast hitting in the side of his chest doing 17 points killing the
beast.
Gnorf reaches for his mace and swings wildly at #7 but
misses.
Barbosa drops his jaw shocked the beasts avoided him and
then curses to himself. He runs to help Tsia to attack #3 but
fails to hit.
[Time:
9:01:04 pm]
[Turn 1:
Phase 2]
Hyena #2 begins to change his tone in barks and gets more
hysterical.
Fremea flies back to camp toward #3 she tries not to hit
Tsia or Barbosa but fails to hit the beast.
Suddenly the 3 remaining Hyena turn and run. Hyena #2
and #3 move northwest the way they came and #7 moves north. Their
mission a failure.
Unali gives chase and end up about 10 feet away form #2.
Arawn drops his dagger and watches as nearby #7 flees into
the darkness. He glances west and sees 2 more fleeing.
Tsia sees 2 flee just out of her range but sees in corner of
her eye # fleeing. She moves that way and stabs with both daggers
but both miss as the beast dodges.
Kiet raises both hands and activates his finger rings.
His left one doesn't seem to shoot off though? But his right hits #3 and
fries the poor beast killing him.
Mournath gives chase but #2 is too far away.
Z'leyra tries to move south and west to avoid not dosing
anyone else but is too far from any action.
Pyan helps Tsia and hits the beast for 4 points of damage.
Dorhak gives chase but is too far away.
Barbosa is closer and runs to get the last fleeing on his
side. Barbosa reaches #2 and hits with mace killing the bast.
[Time:
9:01:07 pm]
[Turn 1:
Phase 3]
As the last Hyena survivor limps away he is even wounded
faster than the humans like Pyan and Tsia.
But not fast enough for Fremea. Over the next minute
Fremea dives but the beast is agile and avoids her strikes for 5
times. Or maybe Fremea is just playing with the creature?
But finally on the 6th dive she hits the beast and does the
final damage to kill it.
Back in camp, Arawn is inspecting the sleeping horse.
The party helps raise him to his feet as sleeping on the ground is hard
on them. But when the druid sees Fremea return a frown crosses is
face. She chases the last beast down to kill it. Sure it was
hurt and a mercy death. But to give no quarter? Not all have
the same mindset as the druid though and he realizes this.
Barbosa, “should we put 2 on each horse and ride them off a
bit? We'll still need to sleep here tonight so attracting predators would
not be fun.”
The horse wakes up and looks around, “did I fall asleep?”
After cleanup the party settles back and sleeping is
uneventful.
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[Ma 6th,
1636TH]
[Time:
6:04 am]
Campis broken after a light breakfast. Today is a
overcast day with temperatures ranging form 47 to 78 degrees.
[Time:
10:57 pm]
Party finds the trail ahead flooded from a nearby stream due
to snow melts. It takes a bit of tricky time to find a good place
to cross as the sleep slope is dangerous for possible rock slides.
[Time:
11:15 am]
Gnorf guides the party to the west and explains there is a
dwarf village they can visit. When the party arrives Dorhak is
happy to see beards! A true dwarf village not besmar. There
is about 75-90 dwarves with a couple humans helping out. They are
cordial and jovial and ask party to stay for lunch.
Dorhak and Barbosa enjoy the other dwarfs, their ale and the
stories they share But Gnorf explains they should move on.
They are on the last leg of their travel.
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[Ma 7th,
1636TH]
[Time:
1:07 am]
Gnorf and Kiet are on sentry patrol when a moderate wind
storm hits the camp. Coming from the west the winds are constant
and strong.
Suddenly Z'leyra wakes up given an alert from her
brooch. She reaches for her staff.
But the winds suddenly hit the tents and blows every single
tent from its tetherings. Few of the tents just roll over end over
end. Many of the tents simply blow away. Items in the tents go
flying if light enough or rolling eastward.
With no shelter those who were asleep wake up. No one
is asleep when the wind storm hits the party.
Gnort and Kiet are blown off their feet. Gnorf tumbles
to the ground but Kiet being a acrobat grabs a tree and hangs on for life
but the wind is so strong he can’t seem to move.
Those trying to stand find it difficult.
Z'leyra reaches for her helm but it has blown away when the
wind picked it up from the hollow inside and tossed it away. So her amber
is gone as well.
The campfire blows completely out and ashes fly all over the
place.
The only one who can seem to stand, though blown away, ks
Fremea. She flaps her wings and that alone is able to balance the
winds to make her move only at a quarter of her normal speed.
That's when Kiet sees it. A flicker in the west very
faint. He tries to concentrate and focus into the darkness.
It it high up in the air maybe 15-20 feet. There it is again. A
flicker. Fireflies? Or distant far off lightning? Above
those tiny specks of lightning is static or-discharges above. Then
Kiet sees a flicker below maybe 10-15 feet as it reflects from the
quarter moon clouded by the clouds.
Kiet realizes based on his own experience with magic it can
only be one thing. A storm giant has teleported down and is about
to charge the camp. He is maybe 50-70 feet away. Yet the
party can barely move pinned down by the winds created by the giant.
GM:
Actions? Comments?
Next update...Saturday? Or Mon-Wed.
GM:
Ok. That was a fast combat. ;) At the end I recall Kiets
'fire' so assume he meant rings. :) I asked Fremea in chat if she chased
the last one said yes. She was the only one able to do so.
Ok. We have one more combat before Bes Kirl. I'll do that next
update. Party will visit briefly a dwarf village next day (lafer
this night currently). But to speed up travel won't stay but maybe
a hour or two. If you wanna RP any stuff that's fine. Else
I'll just move us to the next combat. It will be either Sat or one
day next week. Depends on schedule later this week. Mana report
updated with experience.
Ok. I did more than planned. :) Since didn't get it
out last night I figure I'll just get to the next thing. To save
time. These winds are blowing stuff away like clothing, tents and
light stuff. Heavy stuff like dagger or chain no. But helmets
or even leather armor could be thrown away (due to air pockets they
create). So aside from Gnorf and Kiet will consider all have no
armor on. Weapons that are heavy enough nearby is fine. Some
could argue light spears could roll away but I'll be nice. Based on
the math and google the movement of all is hindered by a lot. So
you guys will be hard pressed to move till its over.
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