<div>Does Ben'Dar get expertise in kissing, or wooing, or something? ;-)</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Scott Adams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:longshot@darktech.org">longshot@darktech.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex<br> -- -----------------------------------------------------------------<br>
R1 John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma<br> ?? Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma<br> R1 Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma<br> W2 Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma<br>
-- Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....NormalFaerry Fe<br> Do David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma<br> R? J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma<br> W4 Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe<br>
R4 Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe<br> Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Boyzdar [Wolf] (Strie'bog),<br><br> Game Web Site - <a href="http://www.funport.com/longshot/pbem" target="_blank">http://www.funport.com/longshot/pbem</a><br>
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[Recap]<br><br> From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]<br> Z'leyra suggests to Kiet "We should move all valuables and folks<br> to the platform to be ready to keep us safe if this island is<br>
about to crash."<br> GM: Ack.<br><br> -----------------------<br><br> From Kiet: [Re: Reply to Z'leyra]<br> Kiet replys, "Well, if the others don't come back does that mean<br>
you and I get it all to ourselves?" with a big, cheesy grin on<br> his face.<br><br> Kiet will help haul the goodies and the prisoners.<br> GM: Ack.<br><br> -----------------------<br>
<br> From Ben'dar: [Re: Actions]<br> Ben'Dar looks at Unali, and wonders why she is wiping off her<br> lips. He shrugs and listens to Fremea. Confused, he looks at the<br> Faerry in wide-eyed respect. "Well done!" he says with a smile.<br>
For some reason he feels very happy. He glances at Unali again,<br> a strange feeling coming over him. What just happened?<br> Everything went by very quickly there for a few minutes and he<br> is not sure where the imps went, but Fremea must've taken care of<br>
them when she took over the Seker.<br> GM: Ack. thanks for being a good sport. These situations allow<br> sometimes for characters to act OUT of character and maybe just<br> maybe act how they might wish to be rather than should be? :)<br>
Romance in situations like this is difficult at best. So<br> why not steal the chance when it comes.<br><br> -----------------------<br><br> From Fremea: [Re: Actions]<br>
Fremea looks around at her party and wonders just what has<br> happened with this group before she met up with them. Unali<br> obviously did not like the kiss that Ben'dar planted though, he<br>
most likely did not do it and probably doesn't even know it<br> happened.<br><br> "So, I am sure you are wondering what has happened. There is too<br> much to say and very little time to tell it in. However, the short<br>
answer is that I have melded with the Seker and now control the<br> direction of the island itself and have instructed it to go out<br> over the water as fast as possible." Fremea seems to have gained<br>
a composure that none of the party has seen before, as if she is<br> more confident than timid and has an eloquence about her with her<br> speach. "I will learn everything I can from the Seker, yet is my<br>
intention to release him and the elementals, as I promised. I am<br> just making sure there will be no casulaties below us or on this<br> island. I will keep the island afloat just long enough for us to<br>
remove all important treasures and valuables before I do what is<br> important. If you have questions ask now, as I can feel and see<br> all that has happened before with the island at least."<br>
GM: Ack.<br><br> -----------------------<br><br> From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]<br> Before loading a risking everything Z'leyra puts her helmet in<br> her satchel, puts on the skullcap and stands on the platform.<br>
Trying to go slowly and carefully she concentrates on the platform<br> slowly lifting up several feet, then slowly going forward, turning<br> and other actions as her sense of control increases. After a<br>
couple minutes she will park the platform and help load it.<br> GM: Ack.<br><br> -----------------------------------------------------------------<br> [New Stuff]<br><br> [Ma 2nd, 1633TH. 5th Day of Adventure #4.<br>
[Location: Chaos domain, Dark Lands, ? Miles up, Flying Island]<br><br> [Time: 12:20 pm]<br><br> [Inside the Seker cave Ben'dar coughs at the dirt raining down from<br> the rock wall. The impact of being thrown up against it by Raban's<br>
large arm must've dislodged centuries of dust and sand. Raban<br> having seen the Imp flee figures Ben'dar must be normal now.<br> Waiting a few seconds when Ben'dar seems to not fight anymore he<br>
releases the arm lock and steps back. Ben'dar turns and coughs<br> into his hand and flings his arm back and forth from the pain to<br> the arm lock. Ben'dar looks around confused as to why he was now<br>
standing over here when he swore he was over there. the last<br> thing he recalls was Fremea going berserk and touching the shiny<br> amulet on the Seker's chest. Now Raban is beating him up or<br>
something and folks are staring at him? Ben'dar glances at<br> Unali and wonders why she is wiping her mouth and sees no blood<br> just a small dab of blood on her shoulder. Then he looks at<br>
the dead imp bodies and frowns realizing he missed the fun of<br> battle. He looks over and sees the Anwora in the distance either<br> dead or knocked out. It looks like the giant is doing well.]<br>
<br> [Arawn glances from Unali to Ben'dar and wonders if possession or<br> not the situation had some underlying truth to it. He'll never<br> though seem to figure out how humans work. Unali's reaction seems<br>
a bit hostile if not embarrassed. Wouldn't a woman enjoy such a<br> thing from someone strong and powerful as Ben'dar? Shaking his head<br> he glances to the Anwora and sighs. He knows he'll be out for<br>
quite awhile and getting answers might not be quick enough. He<br> glances at the Seker and finds him well. then glances at Fremea<br> and nods. He wonders if she'll ever be able to understand Sidh as<br>
a more educated person like him. Yet in the last two encounters<br> with Elementals and now here she has taken the situation in<br> complete control and in confidence. All those night chats around<br>
the campfire may be getting through to her on how Sidh life works.<br> That or Fremea is more in depth than he even realizes. Impressed<br> he smiles at her from the way she dealt with things. Of course if<br>
he had some say it would have been a bit delayed to learn more.<br> The Anwora clearly sped things up faster. Arawn begins to form<br> thoughts about what Fremea has just done here.]<br><br> [Unali wipes her mouth quickly s if to get the memory of what the<br>
others saw forever removed. She glares at Ben'dar and wonders<br> if she should've slapped, given a knee to or just out right<br> killed him. In most cultures even her own an affront like that<br>
would be a high offense. Normal ladies would have to rebuke or<br> act from it. But Unali quickly blushes and then turns away. She<br> isn't quite normal is she? Even as a youth boys took their chance<br>
with her in similar situations. Maybe it wasn't the act at all<br> but just the surprise and shock of it. She glares back at Ben'dar<br> and notices he seems oblivious to the whole situation. Either he<br>
doesn't care or doesn't know. Maybe she should tap his memory with<br> a dagger to the back of the head? She twirls her dagger and<br> holsters it. then tends to her minor shoulder wound.]<br>
<br> [Raban's smirk goes from a half hearted grin to a frown and back<br> to smirk all in the span of 3 seconds. Ben'dar's actions are<br> confusing. Why he would do such a thing is beyond him. He<br>
wonders if he should clobber Ben'dar for attacking Unali.]<br><br> [Fremea hovering lands on the ground due to the dust floating<br> around and looks around. Ensuring no more Imps are in the<br> area she reflects on the last minute or two. The Anwora seems<br>
quite insane and what the Seker told her seems to confirm that.<br> She wonders if Arawn will be upset at this realization. Not<br> knowing close family she shrugs it off to consider more important<br>
things. Having put the island into its next course time will be<br> short to deal with things here. Looking at the others she<br> quickly sums up the situation. As she forms the thoughts in her<br>
mind she wonders what has happened just now. Ben'dar acted from<br> the Imp it seems and must've been controlled. But did his action<br> come from the Imp or something else? The imp just being the<br>
excuse to act crazy? Maybe its this place causing folks to just<br> go crazy. Unali doesn't seem to have enjoyed it much does that<br> mean she doesn't find Ben'dar attractive or some other human<br>
behavior she hasn't quite learned well enough to figure out?]<br><br> Fremea: "So, I am sure you are wondering what has happened. There<br> is too much to say and very little time to tell it in. However,<br>
the short answer is that I have melded with the Seker and now<br> control the direction of the island itself and have instructed<br> it to go out over the water as fast as possible."<br><br> [The others, especially Raban and Arawn, notice a new confidence<br>
in Fremea. Her eloquence and actions have shown she has grown<br> from the timid slave to a powerful person coming out of her shell.<br> The gods do work in mysterious ways getting everyone here in<br>
this place now. Of all the beings around only a slave might have<br> related enough to the Glyph and Seker to gain their trust. Even<br> the powerful Alfar might not have won favor if she wasn't here.<br>
Arawn wonders if it is some cosmic joke from his parents to show<br> that his status isn't all that it should be. Fate seems to play<br> funny jokes it seems.]<br><br> Fremea: "I will learn everything I can from the Seker, yet is my<br>
intention to release him and the Elementals, as I promised. I<br> am just making sure there will be no casualties below us or on<br> this island. I will keep the island afloat just long enough for<br>
us to remove all important treasures and valuables before I do<br> what is important. If you have questions ask now, as I can feel<br> and see all that has happened before with the island at least."<br>
<br> [Ben'dar beams a wide smile at the Faerry with respect.]<br><br> Ben'dar: "Well done!"<br><br> [Ben'dar puts a hand to his collar and stretches it a bit. He<br> seems warm for some reason in this cold cave. Warm and quite<br>
happy for some reason. He steals another quick glance at Unali<br> and a strange feeling coming over him. Confused he adjusts his<br> collar, hot tunic and cramped belt and pants. He shrugs and bends<br>
down to pick up his pike nearby. Suddenly a massive headache<br> floods his brain and he touches his forehead.]<br><br> [Arawn turns to the Seker so his theory is correct. Some mind<br> telepathic connection happened. A'kril must've had the same<br>
thing in controlling the island. That must've been when the<br> island started to fall. Some automatic mode. If the Seker<br> couldn't know where to go it just started down. Figuring that<br>
eventually it would land on water maybe? It also makes sense<br> that A'kril clearly had telepathy with the female visitor. So<br> his telepathic powers must've been quite attuned to the Seker.]<br>
<br> [Suddenly Ben'dar gets a telepathic message from the Seker.]<br><br> Seker: "The headache will ease eventually. in order to rid the<br> creature from you I had to flood your mind and nerves with<br>
sensory overload. It was dangerous but I felt you could've<br> harmed the party drastically. For the intrusion into your mind<br> I do apologize."<br><br> [Ben'dar glances over at the captured giant and wonders what he<br>
meant by it. Did one of the creatures get inside his stomach?<br> He reaches down but finds no wound. He checks his other body<br> parts including his behind but finds nothing. Maybe it is one<br>
of those spirit things that can enter the body without damage?<br> So could that have explained the memory loss and if so what did<br> he do while influenced?]<br><br><br> ------------------------<br>
<br> [Meanwhile down in the Armory, Kiet curses and makes his way to<br> the door. But only after hitting his feet on other chests and<br> his head on one locker. The small room echoes his Lemasan curses<br>
as he finally reaches the door and opens it. He glances right to<br> the window and notices the sky is still there. Looks like he<br> is still alive. He shrugs and opens the door fully to let the<br>
light in. Not sure if he should relight the candles or not he<br> begins to drag the items out into the hallway. Best to inventory<br> and organize the materials.]<br><br> [Eventually Kiet replaces his chainmail with a good suit of leather<br>
armor from one of the chests. He finds a metal helmet and wears it<br> for future use. He grabs one mace and 3 javelines that he can carry<br> to a side pile for himself. Soon he is heading toward Z'leyra. He<br>
finds her with the prisoners looking the skullcap over.]<br><br> Kiet: "Z, there's a fair number of weapons and armor back there. I<br> don't have any way to determine which might be enchanted and<br>
which might not, but if you need such, they are yours for the<br> taking."<br><br> Z'leyra: "We should move all valuables and folks to the platform<br> to be ready to keep us safe if this island is about to crash."<br>
<br> Kiet: "Well, if the others don't come back does that mean you and<br> I get it all to ourselves?"<br><br> [Kiet gives a big, cheesy grin while speaking. He nods but then<br> reminds her they don't know how to use the magical slab.]<br>
<br><br> ------------------------<br><br> [Back in the cave the party comes toward the Seker to figure<br> out their next move. The Seker speaks to everyone in their<br> mind and in their own language it seems.]<br>
<br> Seker: "I do not mean to intrude on your minds but your surface<br> thoughts are too much to ignore. I find confusion the main<br> emotion. I know you also have many questions. A'kril was<br>
the controller of this island and had the meld first with me.<br> Once he died it set me free but I still remained here. These<br> chains and cuffs keep me here as well as this place. The<br> collar amplifies my power. A power the gods tricked me here<br>
for and then ...perverted and twisted me into a change. This<br> change made me slightly different and more powerful. The true<br> reasons I don't seem to fully understand. From what I could<br>
gather some gods felt it was a game, some a deal and others to<br> offset their own powers. I suspect the Anwora had his own deal<br> for being here. What I could gleam from his own mind it was<br>
very personal. Something with his family. He was forced and<br> tricked here to enforce me to do things. After many many<br> years I realized his power was futile. I suspect he was part<br> of the god's and A'kril's foul plans as a possible joke. But<br>
I could never get through a god's mind as they never came<br> here. I could only sense A'kril's smug nature and confidence<br> in the situation. This place...this cave has been our home<br>
for a long time as Arawn said. When people came through the<br> portal like A'kril the Anwora would wake up. Otherwise some<br> magic kept him frozen in place and time. But A'kril did not<br>
realize that magic was flawed. Over the long time the magic<br> failed periodically. He would become active and pace and<br> talk. This would occur for short bursts and then he'd be<br> frozen again. I fear this off and on after the years drove<br>
his mind into conflict with itself. He became a bit confused<br> and what you called insane. Maybe when he is back home his<br> mind can heal over time. We both can not leave this cave through<br>
the portal. That is certain."<br><br> [He pauses and looks around then continues.]<br><br> Seker: "With Fremea's meld I have been able to expand my awareness.<br> Before then I only could sense A'kril out there. Now I sense<br>
more. More beings. The nervous and confused Iceman warriors.<br> The confused ones that seem bound up. The other four that<br> seem to be your friends confused and one seems to have a foul<br> mouth on him...one with the staff seems closed to me. His<br>
mind is tight. The other two the shaman and wizard seem content<br> and determined. The master Elemental is moving fast about<br> this place...this cave..for the first time I realize we must<br> be in the center of the island. If I had known that maybe the<br>
Anwora could've dug out." [His thoughts seem regretful.] "I<br> suspect once we leave the bounds of this cave we shall return<br> to our realms. The Anwora will leave with no effect. But if I<br>
leave the island will immediately fall. The Elementals I<br> realize now are just support. They have no true control here.<br> The one you call Cloud seems to cover the place from view and<br> help with wind and speed. the Master Elemental seems to control<br>
the others. The small mind ones that seem to be ...wind? They<br> must be guardians. One seems excited the other is just content.<br> I suspect once I leave here the cuffs and chains will be of<br>
no use keeping me here. The amulet seems to be what the Master<br> Elemental is seeking. Based on your own thoughts and my own<br> thoughts it must be so. The Amulet I do not know if it keeps<br>
me here or is just a guardian. It is all confusing to consider.<br> Either I am what he seeks or the amulet...."<br><br> [A few moments pause then he continues.]<br><br> Seker: "We move to the ocean but that is at least ....what is this<br>
...thought of time..." [He forms a mental picture that shows<br> a sunrise and then the sun moving slightly up. Some who have<br> rideen long distances guess that to be an hour or half an hour.]<br>
"It could take that long to reach the ocean. Your friend the<br> foul mouthed one seems to have found things. Things some value.<br> It might be more useful to unload these things below before the<br>
island must be sent into the ocean. I would suggest stopping<br> the island and let that be done....yes..some of you have figured<br> out the time the Master Elemental has given you would be far<br>
shorter than getting to the ocean. Your time would run out.<br> The Master Elemental must be convinced to give you more time<br> or maybe to see me?"<br><br><br> -------------------------<br>
<br> [While Kiet and the barbarians haul prisoners and treasure to<br> the hallway near the Armory, Z'leyra considers a test run with<br> the slab. She places her helmet in her satchel. She leaves<br>
her loose gear and satchel inside. She then exits the window<br> and goes back to the magical slab. Standing nearby she slowly<br> places the skullcap on her head. Nothing happens. No quick<br>
death at least. Not yet. She raises a hand and speaks out loud<br> "Rise." but nothing happens. She circles the slab and finally<br> steps on it. A tingle begins to ride the back of her head and<br>
she steps off and it slowly ebbs. Cautiously she steps back<br> on and lets it continue. Its not painful but it seems to<br> be like a foot asleep feeling. She stands on the edge and<br> orders it to move forward a few inches. But still nothing<br>
happens With staff in hand she walks to the center of the<br> slab and just concentrates. She has always hated deep thought<br> and mediation they taught her when learning Shamanism. It<br> was a waste of time. But she stands for what seems like hours<br>
but is only a couple minutes. She then notices the gems in<br> front of her glow white. She turns to see the rear ones glow<br> as well. Standing feet spread apart she doesn't say her<br> orders but this time thinks it. With a jolt the slab moves<br>
forward a foot then slams to the ground. Figuring it to<br> be thought control she gives it a order to move forward and<br> rise a foot off the ground. It slides forward and begins to<br> ascend but as it levels off it begins to wobble. Hair blows<br>
into her face from the winds and she loses concentration for<br> a half second and it slams to the ground. She sighs and realizes<br> it will need total concentration. No chatting and riding for<br>
sure not without practice. Seconds later she moves the slab<br> forward then right toward the trees. She then realizes she<br> has no thought image of speed. The slab races toward the<br> trees at a deadly pace and she thinks of going up. The slab<br>
missed the first set of trees by 3 feet and begins to arc back<br> toward the castle. She pictures a Fremea hovering and thinks<br> to the slab. The Slab hovers but waves in the wind back<br> and forth. Making her a bit sick. The levitation magic<br>
seems to not avert external forces like wind. Her eyes now<br> focused in tunnel vision she considers the other side of the<br> castle to where the Armory is. Better to load the treasure<br> onto the slab at that window. Not far to go. She takes the<br>
slab along the castle wall and north. Passing windows she<br> begins to learn how to pitch the slab ever so slightly. She<br> rounds the corner and passes a set of windows. Glancing in<br> she notices a man and orders the slab to hover. Looking in<br>
she notices Caladan looking at something on a table. He must<br> not be able to hear her. She rounds the corner and heads<br> south along the east castle wall. But on this side she notices<br> she is very close to what looks like the edge. Realizing<br>
this she rises above the roof and heads that way. Passing<br> the courtyard she hovers near the window Corona exited from.<br> As she coasts toward the small land area by the window she<br> realizes she doesn't know a thought image on stop. Trying<br>
to picture the image or command it the slab heads to the<br> destination she pictured on the ground. The slab slams into<br> the ground and the force of the slam causes her to go tumbling<br> onto the wet grass. She rolls for a few seconds and ends up<br>
along the wall, bruised but not hurt. She sighs at least she<br> can fly it but landing will have to be figured out.]<br><br> [Kiet in the hallway stacking chests hears the slam and goes<br> to the broken window and sees Z'leyra on the ground. He sighs<br>
and asks her what she is doing laying about while there is work<br> to be done. Then he returns to finish stacking.]<br><br> [Time: 12:23 pm]<br><br> Actions? Comments?<br><br> Next Update...Monday...<br>
<br> GM: Minor experience recorded. Only thing of note is Arawn - +1 EL<br> to Sword from the combat.<br><br> GM: Kiet - Confirmation -<br> -1 Chainmail to party treasure not you no more<br>
+1 Leather armor from party to personal treasure<br> +1 metal helmet from party to personal treasure<br> +1 Mace from party to personal treasure<br> +3 Javelins from party to personal treasure [Not sure amount]<br>
Is that correct? Will recalculate the party treasure.<br><br> GM: Next week should be able to post the party treasure file.<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>pnpgm mailing list<br>
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