[pnpgm] Game Update #106 - File #832 - Party travels to Pamau
Scott Adams
longshotgm at netzero.com
Tue Jul 27 08:56:40 CEST 2010
HT Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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R1.John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar Ma
??.Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard Normal/Human Ma
W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human Ma
W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human Ma
--.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe
R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma
Do.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human Ma
R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human Fe
...Thomas.Magann.........Whitney...........Scholar.Normal/Human..Ma
R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma
R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human Fe
R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma
Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,
Cover Story Info: [HD- House member, F-Foreigner, N-native non house]
Arawn aka Arawn as Teacher to daughter [F]
Ben'dar aka Bu Da as Horse expert [F]
Caladan aka Ca Lu as Guard/Archer [N]
Chion aka Capt. Chu Mai as Sailor Trustee [HD]
Farseeker aka Fu Sa as Guard [F]
Fremea aka Lin Mong as Noble child [HD] [Disguised]
Kell aka Swan as Trader [F]
Kiet aka Kiet Sunan as Zhou's servant [F]
Raban aka Toban Nu as Entertainer/Guard [F]
Strie'bog aka Sun Zhu as Entertainer [N]
Unali aka Tun Au as Zhou's wife [HD]
Whitney aka Whitney as Herbalist/Tailor [F]
Will aka Sun Tzu as hunt master [F]
Z'leyra aka Kakita Junami as Healer [F]
Zhou aka Zhou Wa as Baron Noble [HD]
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Game Update #106 in sequence (file #832)
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Admin Notes: None.
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[Recap]
From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
After listening to Zhou, Fremea will stay in the wagon being
the "good" daughter she is.
She will cast Sonata if there is a good place to do it.
Hopefully this will allow the coral stuff to get out of the
Barroness.
GM: Ack.
From Raban: [Re: Actions]
<If I recall correctly Raban is down enough to kill some people
even if it is a scratch for him, so yes he should get healed some
before we run into more trouble.
<And if he has enough mana left, he can heal others as well if
they need it.
<Question to others: Raban still has a Bless running as they last
days. Do you think this is more risk for the group? Bless is
likely much rarer here and would not be used by any mages or
wizards that visit so it should only be picked up with generic
sensors.
<Raban is likely to be quiet for a while as he thinks over all
he heard, there appears to be no right answer
GM: Ack. EL0 All others have not said they need healing so
I'll assume natural healing. As to Bless it is a aura
spell so those with natural senses could sense it if attuned
for it. But on the generic sense you know from your Bardic
training that no bards simply visit here without great risk.
The network of bardic communication is far more efficient
than for Wizards. Rumors and warnings can spread up the
bardic network fast. As a result the Bards stay clear of
Katai. While Bards are mostly to common folk storytellers
or entertainers many know them to be users of magic. So
they are easy prey. Those that visit Katai tend to
be Bard Poets or pure Bard Musicians. So you are right
most detectors would not be used to finding a Bless spell.
From Will: [Re: Actions]
Sun Tzu says:
"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is ...
OOC: Witness Salamis, Cannae, Tasimene
GM: Ack.
From Kiet: [Re: Actions]
Kiet laughs and takes the reins once more, saying nothing else,
but just encourages the horses to move along...."H'yah!"
GM: Ack.
From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
Z'leyra will spend half her available IBT time teaching wound
treatment/ bandaging techniques.
[General Knowledge version of Healing skill, half cost] She will
spend the other half learning Tailoring skill from Will.
GM: Ack. Who is learning this first aid? Just a generic
teaching session?
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
Arawn nods his head respectfully. "If something so unfortunate...
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Arawn agrees with Zhou that the baroness should be treated here
and hopes that he will gain some insight into the best possible
cure once morning arrives and he's had a chance to commune. He
worries that teleporting her while she carries a Vong organism
within her could prove a high risk, both to herself and to the
teleporter. If Fremea ends up casting Sonata and Arawn is aware
of it he'll mention that Rua send that the growths react in
different ways to different sounds or energies and it might be
best to avoid casting the Sonata until he's had a chance to cast
Wisdom. If she does cast it he'll keep an eye on the baroness and
move quickly to pull her out of the range of the Sonata spell if
she begins to react in an unpleasant manner to the Sonata.
GM: Ack. Fremea has planned to do the Sonata.
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[New Stuff]
[Julis 26th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains, Shantou Province]
[ 20 Miles south of Shantou City ]
[ Old Shantou Carnival Grounds ]
[Time: 3:50 pm]
Back at the carnival grounds while the others discuss the
merits of two parties, magical items and to use the wagon or
not, Raban prepares to heal himself. Raban quickly casts
a simple healing spell upon himself to heal his light wound.
A wound that would be serious to Fremea but a mere scratch
to Raban. He quickly passes his hand over the wound and speaks
the magical words. The green energy from his hand begins to
work quickly and heals the wound completely.
Will aka Sun Tzu soon realizes the party has decided to
maintain the current situation with the wagon. When Farseeker
gives his opinion on tactics he replies. "He who is prudent and
lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. Strategy
without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without
strategy is the noise before defeat."
"Strategically we must be united but tactics will often require
that we divide our forces to be able to surprise our enemy. The
more things we are prepared for the fewer will surprise us. The
opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own
hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by
the enemy himself. "
Farseeker's eyes glaze over. "What language was that? Sounded
pretty. You must be spending too much time with the Professor."
He smiles and glances briefly over at Whitney.
Arawn considers Farseeker's words. He seems to take the words
seriously but Farseeker may have implied a sick joke. Arawn nods
his head respectfully. "If something so unfortunate were to occur
then I would prefer to be brought to a sidh stronghold, perhaps
the faerry mound in the Vassa. The sidh will know what to do. But
if transportation is an issue I am sure that Raban or Strie'bog
would be able to go over the proper procedures for a burial."
[Time: 8:17pm]
At camp the party rests and sleeps. Some practice skills
or fashion their gear.
Around the campfire Kiet is seen quietly casting some spell
but only those with the mana senses see the aura of a shield
spell active. Kiet then notices the looks of the Sidh and
decides more privacy may be needed. He stands and asks Ben'dar
to escort him out into the plains as guard. Both men walk
into the darkness and Ben'dar can't see but can hear Kiet
cast about 6 more spells before both return to the camp.
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[Julis 27th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains, Shantou Province]
[ 30 Miles south of Shantou City ]
The party wakes up a bit bone wary and tired after the Vong
battle. Most regain their mental strength after a good breakfast.
Today the party travels 30 miles down the highway. The skies
are overcast and temperatures range from 60s to as high as
83 or so. So it is not as hot as it has been in the past.
Morning arrives and Will finds himself healed a bit from his
wounds but finds his energy level seems the same a bit drained
still.
Ben'dar wakes up to inspect his wounds and finds even with
Z'leyra's treatment the wounds are not one bit healed. They
seem even a bit redder. Z'leyra helps to treat it again in
case they are infected.
Caladan wakes up to inspect his own wounds and finds the good
treatment to work. The wound is completely healed.
Farseeker wakes up to find most of his wound has healed but
a very minor scratch which he leaves unbandaged now.
Chion wakes up and finds his energy is much better. He
feels no drainage at all. The leech from the grounds must
have been very minor in energy attacks.
Kell wakes up and his head doesn't ring as much as it did last
night at camp. He didn't take physical damage but a massive
subdual hit by one bounty hunter in an attempt to knock him out.
But that non physical damage has worn off by now. he still
feels drained a bit of his energy though. Even his right arm
which was limp during the whirlwind battle doesn't tingle as it
did last night.
Strie'bog wakes up to find about half of his own wound has
healed at this point. He gets Z'leyra to treat the wound again.
Unali wakes up to find some of her wound has healed but it
remains a light wound. Z'leyra helps to treat it again in case
of infection.
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[Julis 28th, 1634TH]
[Location: Middle Katai Plains, Shantou Province]
The party plans another 30 miles of travel today on the highway.
The usual road traffic is seen from the lone peasant walking to
the pilgrim large groups on a mission to some governmental
function or something. It is overcast today and a heat front
rolls in from the coast. Low temperatures are in the 60s but
the heat gets intense and slows things down. At some points it
goes to triple digits at the least 100 degrees. This causes the
horse and those in the wagon to seek rest from movement and
drink plenty of water.
Morning arrives and this day Will finds himself completely
healed and no sign of his previous wounds show. He removes
his bandages. But he still feels his energy has not recovered.
Ben'dar wakes up today and removes his bandages and becomes
happy to see his wounds have healed finally greatly. There
is just a minor scratch left which is not a big deal. It is
even not worth treating. But Ben'dar is still depressed his
leather armor is destroyed.
Farseeker wakes up to find even his scratch is gone and fully
healed now.
Chion wakes up feeling almost good as new. With his major
teleports he has recovered much of his mana back quickly.
Kell wakes up but finds he remains a bit drained energy wise.
Strie'bog wakes up to find the Vong wound healed all but a
very minor scratch. Not enough to even treat at this point.
Unali wakes up to find her wound has completely healed.
Z'leyra wakes up to find she feels stronger with her energy
drain from the Vong leech seemingly healed fully.
[Time: 2:44pm]
The heat has made road traffic slack down from the usual
dozens on the road to a slow trickle as folks seek shelter
in nearby villages or the tree they can find. Most farmers
are not moving this late in the day due to the heat. It has
to be in the mid-90s now.
The last large group to pass the wagon was a group of 4
entertainers on horses who were grumbling about going to
a new town for a job in this heat. That was a good 20 minutes
ago. Now there has been no sight of others. Until now.
The highway itself radiates heat and the usual plain mirages
and heat illusion plays tricks in the distance. The wide terrain
less plains allow one to see for miles with the naked eye. Ben'dar
and Kell ride up front in sentry duty about 100 feet ahead of
the wagon. Fremea is inside hiding in the sweltering darkness
from the blazing sunlight. Arawn is also inside at this time
with Unali and Zhou. The sun shy are especially vulnerable to
this intense heat and sunlight.
In the distance a large group of horses is seen in the south
coming in the same direction. At about 500 feet from the
forward scouts the group of horses slow down. They seem to
recognize a wagon as a rich merchant or a noble. The horses
decide to ride off the highway and go east of the road. This
is not unusual as many do this. Most defer to the noble wagon
or the rich merchant. The only ones that stay on the road
and care less tend to be military or patrols or those of the
same or higher rank. Most peasants simply step or ride off the
road to give the party a wide berth. The only ones of lower
status that do not defer are those with large wagons that find
it difficult to ride off the road. But even still they try
to give the party a wide berth.
Up ahead the scouts notice the horses are all being rode on
by males. They seem to have a person or two on the saddle
with them. Again this isn't too unusual as some peasants
ride two to a saddle. As the groups close in the riders
ride about 30 feet off the road to the east or left of
the party. They soon pass the scouts and the scouts watch
them. The men are dressed in modest but not expensive
looking simple cool tunics. All have swords and daggers on
their belts. Some riders have bows and quivers. Weapons aren't
unusual as well as many in the Empire have them. But for a full
group to have them must mean this is a hunting group?
The scouts and soon the party notice most of the men glance
briefly at the party but do not make full eye contact. Some
talk quietly or whisper things. Those with keen eyes notice
some of the men are scarred on their faces. But this is again
not so unusual as many farmers and peasants get scars from
their daily life.
The group of 12 men are now alongside the wagon with the scouts
again about 100 feet ahead of the party. It looks like at least
3 maybe 4 have bows but most have light looking swords. A couple
of horses seem to have sagging leather bags. Some have backpacks
that are slightly stuffed looking.
All this is not so strange as it has been seen before. Though
12 fully armed is a bit odd. No. The odd thing is 3 of the
horses have females behind the men. One is a lady in her
30s it looks. The other 2 are girls in their late teens
it looks like. Two of the girls look forward not ever looking
to the party. But what is odd is that one girl who might be
16 or 17 glances briefly at the party and then at the men
around her. She repeats this a few times. When a horse to the
side of her blocks the party's view she is briefly lost in the
group.
When the girl is seen again she quickly glances to the party
and makes eye contact with Kiet and Z'leyra on the top of
the wagon. She then mouths something and glances forward. She
then looks back and mouths something again. The look on her
face is that of sadness. Those who see the silent mouthing are
Farseeker, Kiet, Z'leyra and Raban. When the girl does the
mouthing again a third time those who see it finally realize
what she is saying. But as they realize this a horse blocks
the party's view. One of the men reaches out to the girl and
speaks softly to her and then glances to the party.
The girl mouthed, "help me!"
Actions? Comments?
Next Update...Monday...???
GM: Some minor errors still being worked on from the Vong
experience/expertise chart. Some skills or spells I
didn't post. One was Two Weapon Fighting for 2 folks.
I do tend to forget this skill like shield sometimes.
Please keep me honest if you see it missing and remind
me. I do tend to forget this skill and will try not in
the future.
GM: Current day - Julis 28th Stats
Player Health Energy Mana Notes
Ben'dar 97% 100% -- 1 hit point wound left
Caladan 100% 100% 100% ----
Chion 100% 100% 91% ----
Farseeker 100% 100% -- ----
Kell 100% 74% 97% Energy level didn't recover
Kiet 100% 100% 70% Sitll mana to recover
Raban 100% 100% 93% Few more mana to recover
Strie'bog 95% 100% 100% Minor wound left
Unali 100% 100% -- ----
Whitney 100% 100% 96% ----
Will 100% 66% 53% Need to recover energy
Z'leyra 100% 100% 100% ----
Health - % of Max (if 100 hpv, at 50 hits would be 50%)
Energy - % of Max (if 100 enl, at 50 enl would be 50%)
Mana - % of Max (based on daily energy level casting limit)
GM: IBT notes [12 days]
Player Notes
Ben'dar No IBT actions submitted
Caladan 5 days Sign language, 7 days Stealth
Chion No IBT actions submitted
Farseeker 12 days Katai language
Kell No IBT actions submitted
Kiet 12 days Teamster skill
Raban 12 days horsemanship & Fletcher arrows both
Strie'bog No IBT actions submitted
Unali 12 days Two-weapon fighting
Whitney No IBT actions submitted
Will No IBT actions submitted
Z'leyra 6 days Tailor skill, Teach first aid
GM: Reminder of trip time
Julis 26 - 4pm to 8pm - c.10 miles then camp
Julis 27 - All day - 30 miles travel to Crossroads
Julis 28 - All day - 30 miles travel to Crossroads
Julis 29 - All day - 30 miles travel to Crossroads
Julis 30 - All day - 30 miles travel to Crossroads
Julis 31 - All day - 30 miles travel to Crossroads
Augado 1 - All day - 30 miles travel to Crossroads
Augado 2 - 7am-3pm - 20 miles Arrive at Crossroads
Augado 2 - Day/Night - Likely stay in town overnight
Augado 3 - All day - 20 miles Travel to Pamau
Augado 4 - All day - 20 miles Travel to Pamau
Augado 5 - 7am-3pm - 20 miles Arrive at Pamau
GM: Short update for now. I wanted to do the first night's
camp stuff more - the treatment of the baroness. But
I ran out of time. I will try that in the next big
update. You may also notice I didn't cover notes on
Fremea and Arawn's IBT/status. I have to work on those
later as they have some things I need to work on first.
Arawn/Fremea if you need a mana report for this update
let me know and I can try to push it through to you
this weekend. Keep in mind the next 2 days I'll be
on a mini vacation. I won't get to email till Thursday.
Because I usually work on update early and rushed
Thursday I may not have time to do a full update Thursday.
So if one comes out it might be small. If not then it
will be a full one on Monday. This gives you time to
react to this first highway encounter. If I get motivated
and don't fall asleep I'll try to work on update and
some emails over the weekend. If I can.
Fremea your fully healed but Arawn had some damage and
will cover his posted previous actions to heal those later
in the next update or so. I'll try to send emails
to you guys on current status if it makes your actions
needing that info. So stay tuned. I will try to
at least get to you two guys Thursday before anything else.
Technically the first 2 days of IBT are over magic wise.
Mainly for mana purposes. I can rework the numbers though
if needed if you insert new stuff. I have dates and notes
in each sheet so can track it.
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