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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>
Fake-Kell/Raki........Npc...............Normal..Normal/Shaper...??<br>
Z'layha
..............Npc...............Normal..Normal/Shaman...Fe<br>
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra<br><br>
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Game Update #151 sequence (file
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Admin Notes: None<br>
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[Recap]<br><br>
From David: [RE: IBT]<br>
All,<br>
Since we have new
players, I thought I might explain...<br>
GM: Ack. Thanks for the tip.
Yes the best way is to look at the<br>
IBT
document on game site (it is old but still applies). Then<br>
take a
look at sample IBTs at the top of the game site.<br>
Example: File #22/Update #-17 Kiets<br>
File #25/Update #-15 Fremea's<br>
File #29/Update #-13 Unali's IBT<br>
File #30/Update #-12-Z'leyra's IBT<br>
File #31/Update #-11/Arawn's IBT<br>
These
show typical results. Does not show the outlines<br>
made
but how I did the IBT. I process it day by day.<br>
I do
not try to read ahead. So if Day 30 conflicts with<br>
Day 14
I should be advised as I process it day by day line<br>
by
line.<br><br>
<br>
From Panthera: [Re:
Fonts]<br>
You can use this
font to show the haracter sheets correctly<br>
under Windows
Crystal Font |
dafont.com
<br><br>
/Crystal Font |
dafont.com<br>
Crystal Font
| dafont.com <br>
GM: Ack. Not sure if
this is to everyone or me. But being<br>
text
they work fine for me IT is all a matter of speed<br>
and
ease. Havng to load a document program like word or<br>
excel
takes time. One can simply cut/paste and search<br>
for
stuff with long sheets like Z's. For example her sheet<br>
is 10x
larger than yours. Lots of stuff. So speed is a factor<br>
when
combat is done. I do notice the 'line' sheets I made<br>
years
ago with high ascii does have issues. Why I made sheets<br>
with
asterisks (*) and that works fine. Editors like openoffice<br>
write
and some others do fine showing it. To be honest<br>
most
players rarely need sheets for a pbem. I'm the one that<br>
spends
90% in them. Players maybe once a month?<br><br>
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]<br>
OOC: Meant to send
this out last update but I've been dealing<br>
with some things
lately and didn't have a lot of time to work<br>
on the
game.<br><br>
Sensing Raki's
sorrow and confusion Arawn gave the ...<br><br>
"No, we
should tell her so she can do something about...<br><br>
[OOC: If none of
the females have anything to share with Mae<br>
then Arawn will do
so. Scott, can't recall what Arawn might<br>
have that she can
borrow - he can keep his robes and she can<br>
wear his pants,
tunic and such. Otherwise, if this isn't<br>
reasonable he'll
cast Transmutation EL 0 (using the Sidh<br>
Tongue) to
transform an array of leaves into an ivy green<br>
dress with a
proper winter cloak in the same color, just like<br><br>
a proper Fairy
Godfather!]<br><br>
-
[Akasha]<br><br>
OOC: Waiting
to hear back regarding using this. Will give<br>
you a clear
response once I receive some answers.<br><br>
-
Options:<br><br>
I think
Z'layha, being a respected shaman, should accompany<br>
the group
when collecting horses and gear. Arawn can send her<br>
back to the
Moss Fortress immediately after.<br><br>
And I think
we should rest locally for a day before heading<br>
to the
village.<br><br>
Regardless
of things, Arawn isn't leaving Kameri until he<br>
and Corsaya
are reunited. If need be he'll translocate back<br>
and wait for
Z'leyra/Z'layha to bring the horses and gear back<br>
for him to
translocate back.<br><br>
Other than
this I'm okay with Arawn translocating the party as<br>
needed.<br>
GM: Ack. No problem on
time. After this update things will<br>
move
slow for a few months. So this gives you guys a bit<br>
of
down time. For me I have TONs to do admin work wise.<br>
In
fact that break you wanted is now upon us. :) Yes.<br>
Clothing can be found if not robes then Unali has some.<br>
So no
spells needed. Sent email reply last night. So<br>
should
have it by now. <br><br>
From John: [Re: Fonts]<br>
Thanks for the
link. I'll have to look over the conversion and<br>
see which works
for me. Definitely appreciate letting us know<br>
about it:)<br>
GM: Ack. I didn't know
you had serious issues? Never<br>
said
anything. Some like open office write loads<br>
it
with tabs and such fine.<br><br>
______________________________________________________________<br>
[New Stuff]<br><br>
[Decalis 2nd,
1635TH]<br>
[Time: 5:57
pm]<br><br>
[Before Mae is
awaken and set free.]<br><br>
Sensing Raki's sorrow and confusion Arawn gave the shifter<br>
a sympathetic
look, resting his hand on the shape-changer in a<br>
comforting
manner.<br><br>
Arawn
turns to Z'layha when she speaks of the Abnari<br><br>
Arawn
gave the woman a puzzled look as she had been the one<br>
to update him on
events during his 'black-out' but let it<br>
pass.<br><br>
"No, we should tell her so she can do something about it.<br>
Not knowing will
only place her in a worse situation when the<br>
gods come calling
on her." Arawn glances at the sleeping Mae.<br><br>
"We barely escaped. I doubt she can do anything but<br>
prepare for any
revenge." Z'layha eats the bread given<br>
to her by her
sister.<br><br>
Arawn
picks up the discarded dagger. "If it were possible<br>
I'd round up all
the blades and have them tossed back into<br>
the prison. But
that would be a prohibitive endeavor. Still,<br>
I'd feel better
disposing of this by fire. One less danger to<br>
worry
about."<br><br>
Arawn
steps over to the discard dagger Z'layha threw down.<br><br>
Z'layha shrugs. Between bites she says, "it would be<br>
impossible to
collect the daggers world wide. But maybe in the<br>
in the
villages. But we can discuss that with the elders. But<br>
the craftsmanship
is so good that it is hard to tell the<br>
difference between
normal metal...and...them.."<br><br>
The
Alfar weighed the dagger in his hand, his lips pursed as<br>
he considered the
words of the shamaness Z'leyra.<br><br>
"I'll see what I can discover." But Arawn knows it
is<br>
only a quick
solution. Finding thousands world wide<br>
would be a
lifetime's of work.<br><br>
Raki
comments about the danger of Arawn going back to the<br>
villages
information he learned through their mental links.<br>
He also wonders
what else Raki knows about him. That<br>
could be very
disturbing.<br><br>
"Good advice. I think outside the village is best for now.<br>
We can adapt as
needed from there."<br><br>
Arawn
looks to the boy's skeleton.<br><br>
"It's cruel enough to lose someone. Crueler to not even<br>
have their
remains. But you bring up a good point. We need<br>
to have a good
story as there are going to be questions as<br>
to what happened
and why we disappeared for months. I don't<br>
think the truth is
in order here but we should be prepared<br>
with answers,
especially if we plan on arguing for our gear<br>
back."<br><br>
Z'layha looks to her sister. "Good bread. But I
suspect<br>
I'll eat a week's
worth of food at the fortress. You will<br>
take the boy home
or at least deal with it?"<br><br>
Arawn
kneels over Mae prepared to revive her.<br><br>
<br>
[After Mae is
awaken and healed of energy]<br><br>
The
Alfar watched the slap, a slight look of disappointment<br>
on his face but
otherwise held off interfering for the moment.<br>
He wanted to see
how the two would manage the situation first,<br>
before worry of
immediate involvement. Whatever his thoughts on<br>
the exchange
between the two were he kept to himself for the<br>
time being. But
once it was done he took it upon himself to<br>
remove Mae's
bonds.<br><br>
"I don't think we need worry about another battle anytime<br>
soon so I suggest
keeping to your current form. Though some<br>
clothing would be
appropriate."<br><br>
"As to your sister, let's wait on deciding that later, after<br>
some discussion as
it doesn't seem a pressing thing at the<br>
moment." Arawn gives clothes to Mae.<br><br>
Z'leyra glances at the sun low in the sky. She can tell<br>
the others are
antsy and rather see what is with their<br>
homes like Fremea,
Unali and her own. Another day would<br>
not make a great
big difference. But she recalls the rules<br>
here.<br><br>
"If you don't leave now I don't know what the Kameri may<br>
do....as it is
evidently long past the one month time since<br>
we arrived. It
might be best if those not of Kameri blood<br>
don't stick around
to find out." Z'leyra hopes that no one<br>
forgets that she
is technically a guest back here.<br><br>
Arawn
hears the elected leader speak. He knows this is<br>
not good for
him. But he can always sneak in tonight<br>
if need be once he
gets the others safe.<br><br>
Z'leyra gives last minute instructions to her staff<br>
then bids the
party farewell.<br><br>
Arawn
and the others say good bye to the Shamans<br>
and the boy's
skeleton. Then he translocates the party<br>
to Cetric's
village into the prepared teleport circle.<br><br>
Z'layha turns to her sister. "I need to get to the<br>
fortress.
You should return home and see our brother.<br>
I will try to get
free when I can. But I suspect I'll<br>
be busy here for
weeks."<br><br>
At
Cetric's Zen'dan village the party sees the<br>
village settled in
for the night. Fires are lit and<br>
the party is soon
greeted. <br><br>
Cetric
greets Arawn. "You are alive my friend! Chion<br>
who is now a full
shaman..can you believe that?...he left<br>
long ago to find
you. He came back saying he found<br>
your horses and
gear. Took them back to your city."<br><br>
All
except Dorhak and Mae exhale with a bit of relief.<br>
Then they eye the
food. But Cetric explains the group<br>
could eat but are
mostly done with the night's meal.<br><br>
Arawn
can see that food is scarce. The winter is<br>
still in
play. While they aren't starving it would<br>
be unkind to take
food away. Not when a city of<br>
food vendors back
home is around.<br><br>
Z'leyra teleports near Z'lart's home. She hides<br>
the boy's skeleton
until she can come up with a plan.<br>
Then she walks to
the door and knocks.<br><br>
Z'lart
opens and is startled. "Z'leyra! You are<br>
alive!"
He rushes out to hug his sister which takes<br>
a couple long
minutes. He wipes tears back and<br>
looks around.
"Your friends? Your friend Chion Blades<br>
came by about a
month after you left. He collected<br>
the horses and
gear and figured you were alive. He<br>
was correct!
We could not recover your bodies at the<br>
statue
reveal. Only a few of us. The Elders figured<br>
you were thrown
deep in a sink hole or such. They<br>
called off the
rescue figuring too dangerous to dig.<br>
It took me 2
months to fix the statue."<br><br>
Z'leyra hears noises inside that must be Kalara and<br>
her niece
Mena.<br><br>
Z'lart
gestures for her to come in. "We are just<br>
sitting down to
eating. You should see your niece<br>
she is now
7! She has lost 2 teeth.."<br><br>
Z'lart
closes the door and Mena squeals in delight in<br>
seeing her
aunt.<br><br>
Back
on the Zen'da plains a thousand miles away the<br>
party is urged to
stay. But it is clear they do<br>
not want to.
Arawn says his good byes and teleports<br>
the group to
Sivas, Marentia on top of the Library<br>
that Kaylle runs
which is a prepared teleport circle.<br><br>
By now
it is dusk and the city is ablaze with torch<br>
light on the
streets. The party climbs down and ends<br>
up on the
street.<br><br>
Someone suggests going to Cholan's tavern for a good<br>
meal.<br><br>
But
then suddenly a white flash is seen nearby. A circle<br>
of white.
Then out steps a man. He hobbles a bit<br>
forward and looks
around. The portal seems to be<br>
still in place and
it takes time to get eyes adjusted<br>
to see the
man.<br><br>
The
man looks familiar to Unali. He is about 140 pounds<br>
and almost 6 feet
tall. But he has a long flowing<br>
gray beard that is
almost to his stomach.<br><br>
"Am I in the right place? Where is he?" The
man<br>
looks around in
the sky and around.<br><br>
The
man steps toward Arawn and looks him up and down<br>
"You have
returned...so the prophecy is set in motion.<br>
That fits the
situation."<br><br>
The
man steps in front of Fremea. He tries to bend<br>
in a bow but it is
difficult. "It is a honor to see<br>
the Queen.
Is Varange around?"<br><br>
Before
she can answer he moves on as if in a hurry.<br><br>
the
man looks at Kiet, "the funny one...how long did<br>
it take to recover
from that snake you found?" He shrugs<br>
not having time to
hear a reply.<br><br>
The
man steps in front of Mae. He runs his finger<br>
through her hair
confirming its color. "You are still<br>
alive? That
means..."<br><br>
The
man steps in front of Pyan. "Don't know you<br>
sorry
fella."<br><br>
The
man stops in front of Raki holding Kell's remains.<br>
He squints.
"I thought..you were dead as well my<br>
friend. Did you
make that great trade with the fates<br>
and come
back?"<br><br>
The
man stops at Dorhak. "I used to know a fella<br>
like you. A
bit more cuter. But I do like your<br>
beard!"<br><br>
Finally he steps in front of Unali and smiles. "My<br>
old friend.
Where is she? Where is the bird?" He<br>
looks around
confused. "Wait..this isn't Maren City!<br>
Wrong place
again! Is the palace on fire yet? Did<br>
Emporor Farseeker
close the ports?"<br><br>
That
is when Unali recognizes the man. Xian? Why<br>
is he so much
older? Where has he been for ages.<br>
She knows he has
dealt with time magic including<br>
fighting his
brother. But this is odd.<br><br>
"Guess Z'leyra finally was killed by her magic?"<br><br>
Before
Unali can reply he turns and begins to<br>
murmur and
grumble. Xian doesn't seem to hear<br>
any replies.
"Can't she get this right. The<br>
fate of everything
is at stake! He hobbles<br>
toward the
portal.<br><br>
Arawn
steps forward to try to stop him or at least<br>
ask
questions. But Xian seems faster.<br><br>
"Sorry Lady but the bird is not here..." then he<br>
steps into the
portal as it closes behind him.<br><br>
The
party stare at each other confused. What just<br>
happened?
Then hunger and thirst takes over and they<br>
wonder how quickly
they can get to Cholan's tavern.<br><br>
Actions?
Comments?<br><br>
Next
Update....Saturday?<br><br>
<br>
GM:: Adventure #7
- "Ever Shifting Face of Home" is over!<br>
Congrats for all those who stayed in the game. Now<br>
you may understand the title a bit better. :)<br>
The Xian Bonus scene is a fun teaser. But since<br>
the Adventure was not voted for Xian it will have<br>
to wait. Next Adventure is Dorhak's! I hope you<br>
all had some fun playing. Now things will move a bit<br>
slower as I do tons of behind scenes admin work.<br><br>
Treasure will be done next. Then Character sheets.<br>
Stay tuned....<br><br>
GM: Below are some
info/details and reports. For new folks<br>
the calendar is based on a system by Burton. 12 months<br>
and basically same as ours with different but similar<br>
month names that could be figured out. The year 1635TH<br>
the TH is calendar based on Thaliba. Marentia uses the<br>
Thaliban calendar.<br><br>
Character sheets: I can send a end of adventure sheet.<br>
But we might as well process CPs before them. So I can<br>
update everything then send you a better updated sheet.<br>
Now for those who wanted spreadsheets. I think that<br>
was David and Unali? Those will be a bit more tricky<br>
as you know I'm old school. Have you figured out a good<br>
spreadsheet format or stay with text? I suggest doing the<br>
stats, basic formula, spells and skills. Other stuff like<br>
gear could be huge data entry. Let me know.<br><br>
Experience: Since no one said NOT to post their experience<br>
it is below. This may be off a few points if I have to<br>
processed some random thing in my notes. But it should<br>
be 97% accurate. Role playing experience is kept private<br>
and yes I do aware for those who role play. :) This is a<br>
rpg after all. :)<br><br>
GM:: IBT:
Initially was going to do 3 months. But<br>
I forgot Z was spending some in the lands alone.<br>
Then I made it 99 days. Such a odd number so<br>
made it a even 100 days. :)<br>
For those new I have a document on my game page that<br>
details IBT. I can explain it more in depth in<br>
chat. You can do anything you want during this period.<br>
Practice skills, learn new skills, make items among<br>
the popular things. I will outline some minor changes<br>
to the IBT below.<br><br>
Items: Making things will be within the rules of<br>
item creation and Laws of Magic. Last time I got<br>
a bit more strict on the laws. This time will even<br>
more so. This means if you make a item and it fails<br>
it might be destroyed. If you are unsure how long<br>
it will take please email me. The basic Armorer<br>
skill details item time. Other things like statues<br>
will need Artist and such. Just ask and I can<br>
give the time. You should plan for possible<br>
failures. Searching for items like Natural Magic<br>
items or materials may require time as well. So<br>
don't assume you find the item. To plan ask and<br>
I can give how long it might take. For NMIs I tend<br>
to use a single % chance to find such items. Maybe<br>
10-15% if lucky. So it won't be automatic finding.<br>
Just keep in mind item creation will be a bit more<br>
harsh to stay in rules.<br><br>
Skills To practice a skill you need at least 8 hours<br>
a day. You will earn 1 expertise by simply training.<br>
Two (2) if trained by a teacher. Sometimes if there<br>
is a book involved could earn 3 per day. If you want<br>
to do more than one skill it will be factored in time<br>
wise. So let's say 4 hours Sword and 4 hours reading.<br>
You will earn 50% of both points. If you get a teacher<br>
you should be prepared to pay them. A party member<br>
could teach as well for free.<br><br>
Coordination: It is important that you coordinate<br>
with others if you combine IBT. Say X teaches<br>
Y. Both IBTS should match up time wise exactly say<br>
Febris 5-10 both should be doing same thing.<br>
If you leave Marentia keep this in mind travel time<br>
will apply. Ask if unsure. Both people must<br>
coordinate these dates/actions.<br><br>
Spells: It is fine to practice spells. However
going<br>
overboard can be problematic. Since the '80s I have<br>
a Reputation index. Rep goes up or down based on<br>
actions. Slaughtering a village it changes<br>
to infamy. Doing X spell for 120 times a day for<br>
the next 3 months will probably annoy the gods that<br>
magic represent. I mean the actual gods not me.<br>
This is the mythos. Magic comes from the gods and<br>
so its a privilege not a right. As with everything<br>
it should all be done in moderation. It is hard to<br>
say which gods would get more annoyed than others.<br>
A god of healing might endure but a god of luck who<br>
just sees you want to win games might get annoyed.<br>
Rep will affect how cultures and the gods see you.<br>
Avatars from gods will visit or other things at<br>
a certain point. We saw that with the old man<br>
in the Thaliban forest. This Rep factor is private to<br>
me only and I have my own charts. Just keep this<br>
in mind. Casting spells should list the EL and any<br>
possible recasts due to failure. If no failure then<br>
it won't be recast. ELs will change you can keep track<br>
of this in your figuring but if not just give a EL# or<br>
or ELmax if can afford the mana. You should save some<br>
mana in case random encounters affect you. You should<br>
plan to be at 100% at end of IBT. So that in case<br>
magic is needed it can be tapped in. This is optional<br>
but up to you.<br><br>
Encounters: Random encounters will take place. Some may<br>
be easy, good and some bad. Assume combat actions maybe<br>
in order. This will also improve combat experience.<br>
Keep in mind at least one person Triest died from<br>
a random encounter due to a street gambling incident.<br>
But keep in mind I do not kill pcs out right. So<br>
if there is a serious situation I may contact<br>
you for better results.<br><br>
All IBT is processed at once. Once you say it is<br>
final I will do so. This is a first come first serve<br>
thing. I will process IBT and any results including<br>
experience and the like. I will then email you the<br>
results for approval. You can then delete some stuff<br>
that may you may not want public. Once that is done<br>
I'll post it and move to next person. This will probably<br>
take 2-7 days per person depending. You should list<br>
IBT Is a easy to read form including the Date and any<br>
time of day for a certain event if not assuming that<br>
even this all day. Example:<br>
Febris 10: Practice Sword Skill<br>
Febris 11: Visit shop for new boots, afternoon<br>
buy new horse.<br>
Try to keep it as simple as needed unless it is a complex<br>
situation. If combat let me know what your sop for combat<br>
might be (flee, attack, etc based on a certain situation).<br>
For more info see the IBT document on site. Also look<br>
at the top links/updates where I show past IBTS from the<br>
other players. This will be a great example to you. If<br>
still confused ask.<br><br>
Other: If there are special IBT just clarify with<br>
me for things if need be. Note it might be a good<br>
idea to coordinate Kell's Funeral in Ba'ru. The<br>
date is listed below. If you go let me know in<br>
your IBT. IN fact it would help to know who<br>
doesn't so I can add info for the first IBT<br>
that does the funeral. So I know who to include<br>
in the scene. I assume Dorhak and Mae would<br>
not as they didn't know him that well.<br><br>
Funeral estimates:<br>
By Horse : 3-4 days by road, 2-3 by boat,<br>
1-2 by horse on plain. 6-8 days.<br>
By boat: 5-6 days, ride on plains via horse (rent<br>
or personal) 1-2 days. For 6-8 days<br>
By Teleport: Instant. :)<br>
A quick estimate I may have my math
off. <br><br>
GM: IBT:<br><br>
Time: 4 Months<br>
Adventure Ends: Decalis 3rd, 1635TH<br>
IBT Starts: Decalis 4th, 1635TH<br>
IBT Ends: Marqi 23rd, 1636TH<br>
Adventure Starts: Marqi 24th, 1635TH<br>
Number of Days: 100<br>
Funeral Day: Decalis 12th, 1635 ***<br><br>
Decalis 4 - 31 [28]<br>
Janaq 1 - 31 [31]<br>
Febris 1 - 28 [28]<br>
Marqi 1 - 23 [22]<br>
<br><br>
GM: Adventure
Details:<br>
Starteed: June 2015 (#1 post 6/15)<br>
Ended: Aug 31st<br>
Game Start: Novehas 16th, 1634TH<br>
Game End: Decalis 4th, 1635TH<br>
RL Period: 26 months<br>
Game
Period: 13 months<br>
Posts: 1019 (As of this update)<br>
Updates: 150<br><br>
GM:
Experience<br><br>
Combat Magic<br>
Player Experience
Experience<br>
Arawn
441 3492
<br>
Dorhak
344
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Fremea
607
908<br>
Kiet
757 1293<br>
Mae
84
14<br>
Mournath
77
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Pyan
427
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Unali 2757
* ---<br>
Z'leyra
1627 4003
*<br><br>
Congrats to all! * denotes MVP!<br><br>
GM: Characteristic
Points<br><br>
Player Info Sent
Processed<br>
Arawn
Yes Waiting<br>
Dorhak
Yes To process<br>
Fremea
Yes To process<br>
Kiet
Yes To process<br>
Mae
Yes Waiting<br>
Pyan
Yes In process<br>
Unali
Yes Waiting<br>
Z'leyra
Yes Waiting<br><br>
Reminder once stats are maxed you can start to buy<br>
Tweaks. Such things are in my game site as a link<br>
at bottom.<br><br>
<br>
GM: People Link
updated on site. I will add these folks to<br>
the characters of campaign file later. If unsure of<br>
who is who in the IBT, BTS or this update consult these<br>
files.<br><br>
<br><br>
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