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Player DS
Character Name Type
Status/Notes Sex<br>
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FH.John Haight.......HY..Arawn.............Druid
.Normal/Al.. Ma<br>
...Kevin
Newark..........Dorhak............Warrior.Normal/Dwarf....Ma<br>
--.Tobie Bonahoom....YY..Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry..
Fe<br>
W3.Mark
Murtha.......HN..Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
W2.David Sanders.....HN..Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat
Normal/Human ..Ma<br>
R4.Wout
Broere.......YY..Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human ..Fe<br>
...Don.Kerr..............Maelorna..........Dancer..Normal/Human....Fe<br>
...Gilbert.Isla..........Mournath..........Sailor..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
R3
Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
R4.Alex
Koponen......YY..Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human ..Fe<br>
R3.Fukishtu.Newsome......Npc...............Chief...Normal/Human....Ma<br>
R3.Lucria.Cegra..........Npc...............Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma<br>
Fake-Kell/Raki........Npc...............Normal..Normal/Shaper...??<br>
Z'leyha
..............Npc...............Normal..Normal/Shaman...Fe<br>
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra<br><br>
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Game Update #127 sequence (file #896)<br>
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Admin Notes: None<br>
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[Recap]<br><br>
From Mae: [Re: Actions]<br>
Maelorna lands
upon the ledge and gasps for breath....<br>
GM:
Ack.
<br><br>
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]<br>
[After everyone is
safely gathered on the other side of the<br>
lava pit]<br><br>
More than one had
suffered serious burns in the act of...<br><br>
"Raki, how
are you doing? I'm inexperienced in healing...<br><br>
[OOC: As this
would occur around the time that Mae discovered<br>
her neck-wound has
healed and the others have noticed signs of<br>
aging, are any
other wounds (including from the lava) showing<br>
signs of having
healed?]<br>
------------<br>
[In the hallway
where the projected image is speaking to the<br>
party]<br><br>
"It gives
recorded responses to what's needed?,"...<br>
-----------<br><br>
[To the
projection]<br><br>
"I am a child
of Payan and Morrigan," he said,...<br>
<br>
[Before the yellow
flash of light Arawn will ask these<br>
questions in hopes
of acquiring answers from the image]<br><br>
- Chosen:<br>
"Who are the
Chosen Few and how are they ...<br>
<br>
Challenges:<br>
"How many
challenges are there? What is the ...<br>
<br>
- Cryx:<br>
"What is the
purpose and powers of the Cryx?...<br><br>
- Wards:<br>
"What is the
difference between partially ending...<br><br>
Other
Questions:
<br>
"What can you
tell us of this 'journey of a lifetime"?<br>
"Are you
self-aware?"<br>
"What is the
significance of the runes on the wall beside<br>
you?"<br>
"Who is safe
from being harmed by the beams fired from the<br>
crystals?"<br>
------------<br>
[When Raki looks
back for a second]<br>
"What is
it?"<br>
------------<br>
[When the yellow
flash occurs and the party members feel<br>
a tingling in our
minds]<br><br>
As he returned to
his senses Arawn's first reaction...<br><br>
"If necessary
we can see to breaking through the red...<br>
GM: Ack. No other signs
of healing. Either it did not<br>
work
or the natural healing failed? On projection you<br>
may
need to remind me after current things are over. All<br>
these
questions moved the timeline greatly. Instead<br>
of
approaching the shifters are now upon the group.<br>
I did
warn talking does things for combats. :) As to<br>
other
questions. All good but sadly there is a bit<br>
of a
situation namely shifters trying to kill the party<br>
to
deal with. So may need to ask later. Requote if<br>
needed. Wait so nothing was decided on actions? Maybe<br>
do the
red hot area later? There is literally seconds<br>
to
decide not minutes.<br><br>
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]<br>
Sensing that
Z'leyra's talents were better suited...<br><br>
"Can you see
to his wounds? Perhaps even try a bit...<br>
GM: Ack. How quickly
forget the warning about Healing here? :)<br><br>
From Z'leyra: [Re:
Healing]<br>
Z'leyra upon
snapping out of the trance will do what she can<br>
to patch Fuk's
wounds while saying "We DO NOT want0...<br>
GM: Ack. Had to divide
this into 3 parts of update since<br>
unsure
where they belonged. <br><br>
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[New Stuff]<br><br>
[Febris 9th,
1635TH]<br>
[Time: 5:01
pm]<br><br>
[Lava tube area -
After everyone crosses]<br><br>
Maelorna lands upon the ledge and gasps for breath. All<br>
the while having
had to listen to 'Drop him, let him die, you<br>
have nothing to
prove.' as the voice continues to taunt her.<br>
She takes a
calming breath and then gives Fuk a side long<br>
glance as he
glares at her.<br><br>
She
almost screams out, "No, stop, I am not a good person,<br>
just.. just do,
don't please, I.. " as she can't explain it.<br>
She looks at Arawn
pleadingly and then lowers her gaze as she<br>
stumbles back away
from Fuk. She can't explain her desire<br>
to feed upon him
and as much as she is glad to not have to<br>
worry about him,
she fears her control may lapse.<br><br>
She
says softly, "I promised I wouldn't harm any of the<br>
group, but please
do not tempt me, I'm hungry and I fear I<br>
will not be able
to keep my word." she says as she steps away<br>
from the group
before sitting down and hugging her knees to<br>
her
chest.<br><br>
'You
know it's only a matter of time Little Sister, before I<br>
take over and
enforce that which you are. Feed on one of<br>
them, if you do
not.' the voice taunts with a dark promise.<br><br>
Fuk
approaches and kneels in front of Mae. "I had a cousin<br>
back in
Tic-...back home. She was addicted to a foul drug.<br>
I've seen this
type of problem. We can work it through.<br>
I adm-..I respect
your will power. But I suspect we have<br>
little
time." He stands and raises a hand to help the<br>
ex-slave up to her
feet.<br><br>
More
than one had suffered serious burns in the act of<br>
crossing and Arawn
moved to address the injuries as best he<br>
could. He started
with Fremea, his mundane skills better<br>
suited to healing
the fae, but cast an eye to the other wounded<br>
before landing on
the shape-shifter.<br><br>
But
Fremea was lucky to take anything but a glancing<br>
blow by the
lava.<br><br>
"Raki, how are you doing? I'm inexperienced in healing<br>
your kind but I'll
do what I can for you if you're unable<br>
to regenerate your
wounds." Arawn asks the Shifter.<br><br>
Raki
looks down at his body. "I forget. I shut down<br>
my pain
receptors. My body has already started to regenerate<br>
some of it. It
appears I will live. I suspect once we<br>
leave this world
we will all fare better. If I have<br>
an issue we can
use the Cryx to help heal me."<br><br>
Sensing that Z'leyra's talents were better suited towards<br>
healing Fuk's
considerable wounds Arawn asked the shamaness<br>
for her
assistance.<br>
<br>
"Can you see to his wounds? Perhaps even try a bit of<br>
magical healing if
possible. I think we'll all need to be in<br>
top form for the
final run."<br><br>
"Fuk, I am suffering from a failed spell and this area is<br>
magicked to make
spell use harder and more likely to fail. I<br>
can try to cast a
healing spell now but will more likely<br>
succeed once we
are out of here. Your choice, do you want me<br>
to risk a healing
spell now?" Z'leyra asks the constable.<br><br>
Fuk
looks to Raki then back to the shaman, "didn't he say<br>
healing magic
doesn't work here? So maybe we could try<br>
one of those items
Unali had? If they can be used again."<br><br>
<br>
[Before the Yellow
Flash at Ward Entrance]<br>
<br>
"Who are the Chosen Few and how are they determined?<br>
What help can you
give the Chosen?"<br><br>
The
image shifts and dissolves for a half second before<br>
reforming.
"The chosen and selected and pre determined.<br>
Beyond this point
there is no help. You will be on your<br>
own at your own
peril."<br><br>
"How many challenges are there? What is the first<br>
challenge? Can you
describe the others?" Arawn asks.<br><br>
The
projection raises both hands, "this is the first<br>
challenge.
As to others you will have to see as they<br>
are
dynamic."<br><br>
"What is the purpose and powers of the Cryx? How can it<br>
help us to
overcome the challenges?" Arawn asks.<br><br>
The
projection shifts and reforms. "What is the world?<br>
What is a
ant? What is order and chaos? These things you<br>
will have to
figure out. So as to prevent others from doing<br>
so. As to
overcoming the tests the mind, the heart and the<br>
universe will
only<br>
prevail."<br><br>
Arawn
continues, "What is the difference between partially<br>
ending a ward and
allowing one person through? And must the<br>
challenge be
repeated each time per individual chosen to be<br>
allowed to pass
through?"<br><br>
"When you say that 'if we use it to allow passage of our<br>
fellow beings it
will allow that as it deems', what do you mean<br>
by 'it deems'? Do
you, the ward, or the challenger decide this?"<br><br>
Image
takes a half second, "Challenge does not need to be<br>
repeated. In
some cases a test may require the challenger<br>
to remain at the
ward or not. As to the ward it will decide<br>
if worthy ones are
able to pass for the challenge. Failure<br>
to override this
could be peril. A challenge must be completed<br>
before the ward
can be ended."<br><br>
Z'leyra upon snapping out of the trance will do what she<br>
can to patch Fuk's
wounds while saying. "We DO NOT want the<br>
wards destroyed,
nor will selecting just one to go thru allow<br>
the party to
escape, then we must select the partial and hope<br>
that it deems all
of us suitable for passage."<br><br>
<br><br>
[At the Wards
Entrance after Yellow Flash]<br><br>
Raki
glances back to the slope as he wakes folks up.<br><br>
"What is it?" Arawn asks.<br><br>
Raki,
"my fellow shifters approach fast."<br><br>
As
Arawn returned to his senses Arawn's first reaction was<br>
to scan the
surroundings. The mental effect caused him to<br>
quickly ponder the
possibility that the entire scene before the<br>
party might prove
to be one held in their mind, the first of<br>
the challenges.
His hope was that a hint might exist in the<br>
form of
discrepancies, the insight adding to any effort to<br>
break through the
psychic hold. But of course there was the<br>
very real
possibility all of this was occurring in the physical<br>
realm and the
effects of the yellow flash something different<br>
to be pondered
later. So as he extended his senses over the<br>
environment he
addressed the party as Unali and Dorhak moved<br>
to investigate the
tunnel behind them.<br><br>
"If necessary we can see to breaking through the red-hot<br>
wall we passed
earlier, flooding the lower level with lava.<br>
This should deter
pursuit, forcing them to find another way<br>
around. And should
the lava rise enough to threaten us then<br>
it's my hope that
the Cryx's crystal matrix can block off<br>
the tunnel behind
us to prevent or slow the lava flow. But<br>
let's see if we
can find another option for now."<br><br>
"Good idea about filling this with lava....ONCE we are<br>
sure we can pass
the wards."<br><br>
After
the momentary rest, Mae follows the group,<br>
uncertainty
filling her eyes as she glances about her.<br><br>
With
alarm, she awakens from the stupor as she can hear Raki<br>
warn them about
others approaching. "I.. Need to feed," she<br>
whispers as she
turns to look at the direction indicated for the<br>
enemy, wondering
if she can repeat her success with one of them<br>
as she had with
Zin.<br><br>
As the
others wake up for a 3rd time in hours Arawn<br>
studies the
projection. <br><br>
"It gives recorded responses to what's needed?," Arawn<br>
said, repeating
Raki's words back to the shifter. "What<br>
questions have you
asked of it and what answers has it<br>
given?"<br><br>
Raki
glares at Arawn for the first time since learning<br>
the expression
from Kell. He whispers, "no time for<br>
that! If I can
hear them..."<br><br>
"I am a child of Payan and Morrigan," he said, addressing<br>
the image and
holding the Cryx aloft for it to see. He imagined<br>
it would sense
this or else, on the other end of things, not<br>
care but he said
it nonetheless in case some benefit might<br>
occur for it.
"And we ask for guidance."<br><br>
Raki
shakes his head confused why the group is wasting<br>
so much time
talking. He rushes toward Unali and Dorhak<br>
at the edge of the
slope. "They are just below the slope<br>
about to come in
view."<br><br>
At
that instant the 3 shifters slow and look up the<br>
slope at Raki,
Unali and Dorhak. One points to Raki<br>
and speaks
something not understood.<br><br>
The
projection shifts into a handsome Elf, "approach<br>
Alfar and if you
are skilled you may deal with the<br>
first
ward."<br><br>
[Phase 1]<br><br>
Actions?
Comments?<br><br>
Next
Update....Wednesday...<br><br>
GM: Sadly this was
a lot to do in a little time. All the<br>
talking made the shifters go from maybe 500 feet away<br>
to only now 100 feet (about 80 down slope and 20 or<br>
so feet down the passage at base of slope). Sadly we sort<br>
of have plans? Lava yes? No. But how it was not<br>
covered. I've warned before that talking can make<br>
a simple ambush a slaughter by the time you say<br>
"hail friend who goes there what are your intentions<br>
this fine day?" The enemy is in camp and killing folks.<br>
So actions have to be brief and concise at time.<br><br>
So at this point since the flash only a few second<br>
pass. But I don't know what the leader and others<br>
have planned. The prep time that was given before<br>
the talking which would've been maybe 5 minutes is<br>
now seconds. All the shifters have to do is climb<br>
the slope and start killing. I will say there are<br>
skills and abilities that some can do that can<br>
help delay things. It is up to you guys to figure<br>
that out and let the ball dice roll. We will move<br>
into Phasal Movement - 1 phase = 3 seconds. The<br>
prep time has passed and any ambush is gone. So will<br>
do 2 phases per update. Clues and hints do abound.<br><br>
I will hold for now. But if no real plan of action<br>
for Wednesday it will just be a random free for all.<br>
Unless requested to hold for more time to plan?<br><br>
If need updated sheets let me know so can be<br>
reminded of those skills and such you may need. :)<br><br>
GM: Arawn - Can't
be in two places at once. So do you<br>
fight? Handle the ward (if so how?) or other stuff? If<br>
you ask those 'other' questions above or of the ward<br>
keep in mind words take time from phases. :<<br><br>
Fremea - This area is not great for flying due to small<br>
(width) areas. But one can take a chance and roll<br>
the odds.<br><br>
Unali - Offer the talismans to Fuk and others again?<br><br>
GM: Maps/Data<br>
Passage leading to Slope - 60 feet<br>
Slope (40 degrees)
- 80 feet<br>
Corridor to Stairs at Slope - 120 feet<br>
Party stands away from slope- 40 feet<br>
Image/Wards from party - 60 feet<br>
Height of Ward Hall Passage - 8 feet<br>
Width of Ward Hall Passage - 6 feet<br>
Height of
Slope
- 7 feet<br>
Width of
Slope
- 5 feet<br><br>
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Ward Hall<br>
[-120'----]<br><br>
A_____B___C<br>
..........D\ \__ 80 feet <br>
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.............\_1E______-<br>
[--60'---]<br>
A= Stairs?<br>
B- Party's position<br>
C Unali/Dorhak looking down slop<br>
D Area of hot spot just below slope about 5-10 feet<br>
E estimated area where shifters are<br><br>
Once shifters move forward (E) about 6 feet (1) on
diagram<br>
above they'll be in full view. At (1) they'll be
about 90<br>
feet from the top of slope.<br><br>
Once shifters get to the Ward Hall level I'll do a hex
map.<br><br>
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