[pnpgm] Game Update #217 - File #1389 - Goliath in a bar fight

Scott Adams pnpgm at comcast.net
Wed Mar 28 07:15:12 CEST 2012


   HT Aliaver/Player          Character Name    Type    Status/Notes  Sex
   -- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   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
   R1.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
   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
      NPC...................Captain.Lin.......Warrior.Normal/Human..Ma
      Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,

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          [Augado 10th, 1634TH]
          [Location: Middle Katai Plains]
          [          Mountains west of Pamau]

          [Time: 2:26:52 pm]

            Fremea continues flying toward the group below her. She
          ends up about 10 feet behind and about 20 feet off the
          ground.

            Ben'dar and Z'leyra rush to the next home (G15).  Opening
          the door they find one Vong standing with some kind of whip
          in his hand.  At the last instant it looks like the whip
          is flying his left hand shredding his own skin in some self
          torture. The warrior turns to see the open door but sees
          no one.  Then Ben'dar reveals himself by jumping to the side
          and stabbing the warrior in the middle right ribs doing 17
          points of damage.

            Z'leyra enters the home and slaps the warrior's right
          rear doing 11 points.  This makes the warrior collapse to
          the ground.

            Raban kneels down to inspect Captain Lin's wounds.  He
          is no healer for humans as his main skill in healing is
          in draft horses.  But this wound seems serious and bleeding.
          He has no supplies or the first aid skills.  "I can heal
          you magically?"  Raban looks calm but determined in the
          eye of the Katai warrior.  He knows the man just hours
          before feared magic. It was brain washed into his very
          soul that magic was evil.  Now the man has seen a faerry
          and a bard fly.  He awaits Lin's answer.

            Farseeker hears Caladan's whispered warning. He figures
          the odds are about 8 to 1 without the help of the rocky
          beasts.  On the battle that would be easy odds.  But these
          are Vong and they are tough.  But if the Vong spread out
          from the cave they will overwhelm the group.  There will
          be no chance for them to survive.  He has to prevent that.
          He rushes forward to the covering over the cave further
          into the cave wall.  But Caladan raises a hand and steps
          in front of him.

            Arawn considers the portal to the south and tries to
          reason its existence.  He knows before the dawn of all
          that is human gods dotted the landscape with portals
          for going this way and that.  But he wonders why Kototh
          would want a portal here in a ancient mountain.  Unless
          at one point it wasn't so ancient and he needed it
          as a source of some vile ritual?

            Kell looks to the tower to ensure a Vong is not
          hiding.  But he sees no movement.  He hears the
          warning of further Vong beyond the covering to the
          wall cave.  But he is unsure if taking on 35-40
          is so wise in their wounded state.

            Lin looks to Raban and then down to his wound that
          is bleeding badly.  He is no healer but knows he could
          live but at a big loss.  He knows his duty is to kill
          the Vong at all costs if they are the true enemy and
          not these magic users.  A memory flashes in his head
          of a old aunt that told him that legend said magic
          had its purpose. It was man in their own agenda of
          power that corrupted the magic system.  Magic itself
          is neither good or evil it just is.  If she was alive
          today he would have arrested her for such words.  But
          now in this strange place standing seeing a gentle
          giant he wonders if the truth is never what it seems.
          He coughs a bit and finally nods.  "Yes...please."

            The living earth move from side to side awaiting their
          orders.  Without emotion their body language is vague
          but clear that they are ready to move on.

            Caladan uses his staff to block Farseeker.  "It would
          be suicide." He whispers to his own friend.  He knows
          if the two prisoners weren't inside he could just
          throw a fireball in and take out the warriors.  But
          the prisoners are shields that have to be dealt with.

            Kiet looks around a bit nervous at the news that Vong
          could be swarming around them. He glances to the strange
          Vong ladders and sees no one but he can almost sense
          Vong must be coming down like ants in a hive.


                         ------------------

          [Time: 2:26:55 pm]

            Raban draws on the energy of his goddess to start
          the healing process.  He gives the silent prayer and
          speaks the words to heal the man.  As he does he places
          hand on chest and another on neck.  Green healing energy
          leaves his hands and quickly finds the wound.  He heals
          a bit over a half of the wound but he is still a bit
          wounded.  But now not as seriously.

            Suddenly on the other side of the field a blue haze
          appears a couple feet from Kell.  Then forms are seen
          for the first second.  Then Kell recognizes Chion with
          two other people.  With his large frame he holds a nude
          teen girl about 18-20 in his arms.  He places her on
          the ground and then looks around and at the towering
          creatures.  "Mind if I borrow?"

            Fremea sees the sudden appearance of Chion and lands
          on the ground.  She is not sure what just happened so
          tries to listen to the others.

            Ben'dar sees the limp Vong and stabs him to kill him
          ensuring he is dead.

            Z'leyra does a quick inspection but as usual the spartan
          home has nothing of value but the warrior's coufee and
          amphistaff.

            Raban stands as best he can in the cramped Vong home.
          "Better?"  He then looks around to see if there might
          be clues of what is going on.

            Farseeker turns to see Chion and isn't sure how he
          got here.  He must've teleported or ran fast. Maybe
          he was the one that killed those in the tower?

            Arawn continues to watch the portal.  He tries to
          peer to the other side.  But the inside of the portal
          is empty or at least nothing can be seen.  Which is
          typical of all portals.  Only a few have shimmering
          insides for show as the gods like to do.  He realizes
          if the portal has been around for centuries or more
          then it must have been here long before the Vong.
          The Vong's construction in some of the caves is
          obviously modern in terms of months not centuries.
          Maybe the Vong don't even know what is if they can
          even see it?

            Kell shocked by the sudden arrival of Chion is
          unsure what he means by borrow.  But he eyes the
          two humans.  The girl is well fit and nice figure
          for a villager.  All except for a quarter of her
          left breast is missing replaced by coral.  He
          notices her right leg at the ankle was cut off
          and replaced by some odd coral stump.  Her chest
          and ribs show signs of clear abuse and experimentation
          or torture.  One rib seems to be cut out and replaced
          by Vong coral as well.  Part of her left hand has
          been flayed of skin and swollen.  She is hairless
          from top to hips making him wonder if some bugs were
          used to do that.  It is clear the Vong used her in
          some torture sessions for their pleasure.  He bends
          down and checks her pulse but he croaks a sigh when
          he finds none.  Her neck is warm but not cold so
          she must have died recently.  If only a healer was
          here maybe they could have saved her.  But maybe
          it was better to die in the long run.

            Lin nods and looks up, "Yes."  He finds the bleeding
          has stopped.  He doesn't tell the Bard or maybe the
          giant just forgot that he had already been healed
          once before.  So a second magical healing wasn't
          as bad as he thought.  He moves and begins to
          search the bodies.

            Caladan smiles at seeing Chion save the two
          prisoners.  He must've already seen the cave
          and acted upon himself to save them.  When Kell
          seems to imply the girl is dead his anger boils.
          Maybe it is time to reign fire.

            Kiet kneels down to inspect the other human Chion
          freed.  He is a male teen maybe 12-13 also nude.
          Signs of damage to his wrists show restraints and
          many other bruises.  But he seems in fairly good
          shape.  His pulse is also strong but he seems dazed
          as if in shock.




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          [Time: 2:26:58 pm]

            Chion standing only a few feet from the largest elemental
          seems unafraid of it. He reaches into his pocket and pulls
          something out.  He places a round pebble like object in
          the palm of his hand and places it on the 'leg' of the
          elemental.  He then disappears in a blue haze with the
          large elemental without looking back or saying a word.

            A second later shouts and barks are heard from within
          the cave that Caladan is standing near.  It is clear there
          are Vong voices shouting and yelling.  Then noises are
          heard and a disturbance like a bar room fight.

            Ben'dar and Z'leyra rush south to the next row of homes
          that is 100 feet away..  They cross the expanse covering
          about 70 feet.

            Raban looks down at the bodies and decides it is time
          to move on.  He jerks his head to the door and tries to
          open it.  He then notices a bit of a ruddy colored knob
          and pushes it and it opens it.  He rushes out and heads
          to the next hut hoping the others will get on the ball
          and help out.  He ends up at the next home (D11) and
          this time finds the door.  It opens to show three Vong
          warriors.  Two are standing and one is sitting.  They
          seem to be in some heated argument when the door opens.
          Reaching in with his large arms he grabs the two standing
          and slams them into each other.  One is not wounded by
          his armor's protection but one takes a 4 point wound
          from the other's shoulder leather spikes.

            Farseeker goes to the flap and looks inside.  For
          the first time he peers on the other side of the leather
          flap.  He sees about 3 dozen Vong mostly sitting at
          wooden tables.  The tables are littered with plates, bowls,
          mugs and assorted items that might be Vong games.  To the
          left a set of chains are set in the wall likely where the
          prisoners were.  The room is about 30 feet deep and 30
          feet wide and 20 feet high.  Standing now to the left
          and almost half way in the room the teleported elemental
          is standing.  But he is not without action as he decides
          the Vong are to be squashed.  The elemental begins a campaign
          of stomping, twisting arms and smashes to kill them.  But
          the Vong are fighting as well and trying to destroy it en
          masse.

            Chion comes into view likely at the back wall and heads
          toward the flap.  "Better fan out they will come soon."

            Arawn tries to rack his brain to figure out stories or
          such lores about the portals.  But they do not come to mind.
          His parents may be all knowing, or so they say, but he is
          mortal.  Even the gods seem to not know much on the Vong and
          how they got here, or care to admit failure on that part.
          Then he forms a theory about the portal.  Maybe it was cause
          and effect.  Maybe Kototh formed a portal here for his minions
          even before the mountain existed.  Maybe it was while it was
          here but it might have later triggered the long dead volcano
          beneath the ground.  Maybe that was his plan to harness the
          energy of the volcano or just to create havoc?  Most portals
          are much smaller maybe a tenth the size.  Maybe the portal
          if caused by Kototh forced a rip in the fabric of this place.
          Maybe it allowed the Vong to find that rip and cross over?
          If the first sign of the Vong was on the Zen'da plains which
          isn't that far away maybe this might have been the origin?
          Maybe it was closed and reopened in a recent volcanic explosion
          in the last 4 centuries.

            Kell finds it a bit fast to react to what Chion has done by
          taking one of his elementals with him.  But it sounds like
          it might be having some fun.  Then he realizes if Chion did
          that then maybe its free of prisoners.  He orders the elementals
          to move toward the cave as they can move through the wall.

            Captain Lin runs after Raban, turning the corner to see the
          three Vong.  He stabs one of the warriors with his sword doing
          4 points to his lower left abdomen.

            The other two elementals move silently toward the east rock
          wall on the gesture of Kell.

            The three Vong swing into action.  Two thrusts their
            amphistaves at Raban but fail to make contact.  The sitting
            Vong reaches for his amphistaff and stands to attack Lin.

            Caladan turns to Kell, "can they withstand fire?"  He points
          out to the lumbering elementals eager to toast some Vong.

            Kiet considering moving the teen male to some location that
          might be away from the upcoming battle.  But he is unsure if
          he can carry him without hurting him.

            Fremea considers the tower and wonders if she should go
          investigate or wait for the battle.  If the elementals and
          fire doesn't finish them off some might flee out here.  But
          the chances are the Vong are too stupid to flee from their
          duty.  But if the other 2 elementals join the fight inside
          then maybe duty will finally end.



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          [Time: 2:27:01 pm - Current/Next phase]

          Actions? Comments?

          Next Update....Monday...

          GM: Did only 3 phases. I will wait to see if there are
              any plans to attack the 35-40 Vong in the side cave
              off the main cavern.  If not I will start the battle
              with the Elementals having fun and Caladan's fire ball.
              I will try to do 5 phases but if the Vong do decide
              to flee the cave and wound badly some in the group
              after say 10 attack one person then I'll stop for
              reactions.  This is out late so consider this for the
              Friday update as by the time folks see, it would only
              allow 1 day to react.  So this will give almost a week
              to react.

          GM: March madness - Dwarves and the staff like that junk.
              So mistakes happen.  Seems the Lin/Raban battle last
              time had 1 more body that was alive at the time.  Same
              results but just editor issue.  Last update was #215
              but should be #216.  This is for the email I'll update
              the file with the change.  Mana/Experience report updated.

          GM: Situation Report -

              Arawn - Next phase will start exploring homes.  Starting
                 on the E row going westward.  From there not sure
                 if D or F.  Keep in mind you don't know who has done
                 what exploring.  You are looking for Ben'dar/ZL as
                 posted but they are invisible.  They are now about
                 270 feet south of you.  Raban and Lin are only about
                 100 feet north and 80 feet west of you.  You could
                 see them as a Giant is hard to miss.  Will assume
                 the search will go invisible as planned with actions
                 to capture or question or kill Vong.

              Chion - I guess you have left us again.  No reply after
                 that email few months ago.  So placed you back into
                 npc status.  Maybe you'll show up?

              Kell - Was hoping you would suggest the action done by
                Chion but guess you got busy.  Hope the kidnapping
                of the elemental was ok.  Unless stated otherwise
                will assume you order the other 2 to enter via the
                rock wall and play pinball with the Vong.

              Kiet - With 35-40 less than maybe 50 feet away you
                know you could be swamped.  Do you need to like
                flee or get to the tower to hide or just take your
                chances? :)  Consider this a friendly warning. At
                this point I have NO intent.  The Vong duty is so
                strong they will probably just stay and die until
                most of them are dead.  Then they might get brains
                and flee at that point.  But the dice can change
                things.

              Will - You have at least 1.5 minutes more before you
                wake up.  Sorry.  This is using the basic rules.
                If not healed it could be HOURS.  So minute is not
                bad.  So this may take a bit of time.  If I do 3-5
                phases per update.  This is about 30-12 updates at
                least.  If 2 per week it could take a bit of time.
                Unless someone comes to revive you earlier.  :<

          GM: Spells active

              Z'leyra -   Orient Self, Invisibility, Speed
              Ben'dar -   Speed
              Fremea  -   Invisibility
              Will    -   Armor Transmutation, Invisibility
              Kell    -   Elemental Pact, [Summoning/Control]

              [None should end next update]

              * = Soon to end (next update?].  I may NOT post this
              info unless I remember to do so. :)

         GM: Current Positions -

             Z'leyra/Ben'dar - G15.70 [Top Map], P17 [Side map]
             Chariot         - Gone/missing/left
             Raban           - Inside Home D11 [Top view], P2 [Side map]
             Lin             - Inside Home D11 [Top view], P2 [Side map]
             Will      *     - I42 [Top view], O49 [Side view] [KOed]
             Farseeker       - D42.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map]
             Caladan         - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
             Fremea          - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
             Arawn           - E16 [Top View], P18 [Side map]
             Kell            - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
             Kiet            - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
             Chion           - D43.40 [Top view], P48 [Side map
             Unali           - Tunnel Q26 [Side map] below ground

             * = Not marked on map
             Wounded: Ben'dar, Caladan, Farseeker

             Homes/West Side  - Z'leyra, Ben'dar, Raban, Lin, Arawn
             Flying Field/East- Fremea,Farseeker,Caladan,Kell,Kiet,Chion
             Below ground     - Unali??

             Flyers [In air]  - 4 Outside mount somewhere
                                R9 [Crashed crater]
                                B5 [Crashed wall crater]

             Homes Explored: 10 out of 32

             Brigaders:
                Unknown around homes
                None seen east of hole
             Vong Warriors:
                None others seen yet
                3 Attacking Raban/Lin
             Towers: SW Tower - 3 dead / Destroyed
                     SE Tower - 3 dead
                     NW Tower - 3 dead or wounded???? by unknown
                     NE Tower - 3 dead / destroyed
             Any other enemy not seen or targeted yet.

             [These are last known positions for some of them-may have moved
             since last seen.]

             Note: When a coordinate is given it might say H8.30.  The
             first letter is the coordinate row and second is column.
             If the scale is large I will use a .XX to denote distance
             between that row and next (in this case Lin for example
             is 30 feet heading north to row G).  This way I know where
             folks are exactly.

         GM: Info on recon -

              Bowl homes - Upside bowls - 10 feet wide, 8 feet tall at zenith
                           Almost igloo shape.


              Overall map - North is top of screen /I\
              Scale - 1 Column = 20 feet
                      1 Row    =100 feet

              [Top View/Overview map - from fake ceiling of cavern]

                             1         2         3         4         5
                    12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
                 A I%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%I
                 B I%%%%%   X X X X                          %%%%%%%%%I
                 C I%%%%% / X X X X               H H H H H  O %%%%%%%I
                 D I%%%%%%  X X X X                 H     H  FC%%%%%%%I
                 E I%%%%%%' X X X XA              H H H H H  '%%%%%%%%I
                 F I%%%%%%  X H X X       U       h b   H H    %%%%%%%I
                 G I%%%%%   X X X X  @            H H H H H     %%%%%%I
                 H I%%%%% / x X X X               H   H H H  O  %%%%%%I
                 I I%%%%%%  X X X X                            %%%%%%%I
                 J I%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%I
                                                        V
          % = Rock wall
          / = Destroyed tower
          X = Bowl Homes 10' at zenith height
          x = Destroyed Home
          H = Vong flyers
          h = Cracked/Damaged/Destroyed flyer
          O = Raised observation post / tower 30' high
          U = Rabbit hole below this level is party's tunnel.
          ' = Vong ladder structure up
          @ = Mysterious portal seen by Arawn [30' high off ground]

          Villagers say no caves are on the north and south walls.
          The caves starting 300' from this level are mid way or so
          on the wall along the ladder structures for entry.

          F - Kell/2 Elementals/Fremea/Kiet
          A - Arawn
          C - Caladan/Chion/Farseeker
             ----------------------------
              Mount Side View -
                Scale - 1 Column = 15 feet
                        1 Row = 50 feet  North=wall facing screen
              [Looking from one wall to the other wall.  Toward North
               wall with back to south wall.  Looking east/west.]

                             1         2         3         4         5
                    12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
                   ____________________________________________________
                   I###              Fake Vong ceiling             ###IA
                   I#                                                #IB
                   I#                                                #IC
                   I#                                                #ID
                   I#                                                #IE
                   I#                                                #IFCave
          Cave 1-> `#                                                #`G<-#4
                   I#                                                #IH
          Cave 2-> `#                                                #`I<-#5
                   I#                                                #IJ
          Cave 3-> `#                                                #`K<-#6
                   I#                                                #IL
                   I#                                                #IM
                   I#                 @ <-Portal                     #IN
         Mount     I#T                                              T#IO
         Ground --?I#]A_A_A_A_A_A_A_A__________________V__V__V__V__V[#IP
                   I                       Y<X                        IQ
                   I                      Z                           IR

              I = Rock wall, #=Vong ladder structure
              ` = Entrance to cave [open mostly]
              _ = Rock floor (Row P) ground floor
              A = Vong Bowl Home (10' high)
              V = Vong flyer
              T = Vong Tower (30' high)
              ],[=Base of Vong tower (wooden)
              X = Rabbit Hole opening 30' wide below cavern to tunnels
              Y = Tunnel of Treasure/Sentry cave (under ground floor)
              Z = Pit/Lake caves below elevation of Treasure cave tunnel
             1-6= Side caves on east/west walls

   As always if map messed up see website.

   * Zoomed map of location of Flight Ready Room

          1         2         3
123456789012345678901234567890123
/  \__/  \__/  \%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% A /I\ = North
\__/  \__/  \__/  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% B %   = Rock wall
/  \__/  \__/  \__/ %%%%%%%%%%%%% C X   = NE Tower
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/%%%%%%%%%%% D [=  = Vong ladder up
/@@\__/  \__/  \__/XX\__/  \__/%% E `   = Flap covering to cave
\@@/  \__/  \__/  \XX/  \__/  \%% F @@  = Flyer #5 still on field
/@@\__/  \__/  \__1  \__/  \__/%% G
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \%% H
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/%% I
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \%% J
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/%% K  R = Fremea [O26]
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \%% L  F = Farseeker [Q30]
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/%% M  K = Kell [Q21]
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \%% N  E = Kiet [R20]
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/R \__/%% O  C = Caladan [P30]
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/ CH`> P  1 = Vong body seen
/  \__/  \__/  \__23K\__/  ##F/`> Q ## = 2 Elementals
\__/  \__/  \__/  \E_/  \__## \%% R  H = Chion
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \##/  ##_/%% S 2+3= Human prisoners
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/##\__/  \%% T  1 Hex - 10 feet
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \##/  \__/%% U  1 Row = 5 feet
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/[==%% V  1 Column = 5 feet
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \[==%% W
\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/[==%% X Side Cave-30x30x20'
/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \[==%% Y Past P/Q23 eastward







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