[pnpgm] Game Update #54 - Update #490 - Boards come and boarders go...
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Character Name Type Player Sex Notes
..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newark.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
..Ix..............Shaman..Rachelle.Gauthier..Fe..Human/Shaman
..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Me..Human/Magician
..Maelorna........Dancer..Don.Kerr...........Fe..Human/Seductress
..Mournath........Sailor..Gibert.Isla........Ma..Human/Navigator
..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter
..Raddok..........Miner...Bess Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner
..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
..Barbasa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
..Brutto..........Sailor..Npc................Ma..Sailor #1
..Finn............Sailor..Npc................Ma..Sailor #2
..Ardrackle.......Sailor..Npc................Ma..Sailor #3
..Zepp............Sailor..Npc................Ma..Sailor #4
..Corona..........Eagle...Npc................Ma..Companion to Z'leyra
..Zol.Zim.........Wolf....Npc................Ma..Zehani Wolf/Ix's Friend
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Game Update #54 sequence (file #490)
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[Recap]
From Unali: [Re: Actions]
Unali draws her daggers an
charges the closest pirate. 'Surrender or die. Now!'
She will attack with two daggers
the first phase and if the pirate survives that
first attack switch to one dagger offense, one dagger defense after that.
GM: Ack. I figured. :)
From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
[Apris 23rd, 1636TH]
Z'leyra would have used her
healing skills to make a tea that would reduce the headache Kiet was feeling.
[Apris 27th, 1636TH]
[Time: 2:13:36 pm]
Hearing the pirates' demand,
Z'leyra drops her bow to the deck and charges the
nearest pirate(s) while drawing her Great sword
Upon getting close enough to (aggressively)
strike she will attempt to subdue the pirates,
knocking them out with her blade.
 ( I suppose that she should learn their language sometime.)
GM: Ack.
From Pyan: [Re: Actions]
Pyan is left with a few second
to ponder their situation after...
GM: Ack. Ships communicate via flags, smoke, mirror/light.
From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
Raddok, waiting for the ships to close, draws his sword,...
GM: Ack.
From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
Before the boarding, Dorhak tells Mournath "you may have...
GM: Ack.
From Mournath: [Re: Actions]
[In reply to Dorhak] Aye' Captain!
Mournath puts some steel into his gaze and ice to his...
GM: Ack. I did the rolls. If you
estimate...Ship B is going against wind you have
tail wind. So Ship B has to alter course in a
oblique angle to use water surface currents to
move NW. Based on ship that size and current
speed he'll have to turn at 40 feet if no
wind. So probably 70-80 feet. But he may be stupid and continue on. :)
From Kiet: [Re: Actions]
If Kiet is within range, he will
cast Abandon thru his wand on the boarder that
spoke, assuming he is their leader.
Then, if there is time, cast Entangle on any
non-engaged (i.e. not in melee) boarder. It's a
boat. There should be plenty of rope lying around.
For both of these, cast max EL that can be done in one phase.
After the others have started
fighting them, Kiet will turn his attention back to the ship to stern.
GM: Ack. Looks like will have range
barely. As to ropes well most ropes on deck are
the harbor ones as big as a elephant leg. So
small thin ropes are usually cleaned up aside fro
m the rigging too far to get to.
From Kiet: [Re: Actions]
Oh...and Kiet will use The Elder
language casting the abandon spell.
I figure the probable leader's
hesitation can’t hurt. If this allows me to
increase EL without increasing time to cast, please do that.
Thanx!
GM: Ack.
From Mae: [Re: AWOL status]
Folks, I apologize, Before the
holidays, during and now after, I haven't logged
in for well over several months. I don't like
holidays and it takes me a bit before I can get
back to normal. I'll be posting soon and getting back into the game.
GM: Ack. Sent to me in email looked
like a public thing so posted here.
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[New Stuff]
[Apris 27th, 1636TH]
[Time: 2:10:00 pm]
Dorhak tells Mournath, "you may have
to decide yourself when to veer off to avoid the
collision. I may be busy, but I’ll try to join
you and make the call." He reaches up to pat him
on the shoulder for assurance.
Dorhak gives a calculation to his
mental purse – if both ships sink from this
collision he'll lose a couple hundred gold. He
mentally cringes and smiles at the Helmsman.
Mournath nods, “Aye' Captain!”
Mournath puts some steel into his
gaze and ice to his nerves as he stares down the
oncoming ship. Spreading his feet for a wider
stance he plants his spear near at hand into the
deck, ready in case he is rushed.
[Time: 2:13:39 pm]
[Turn 15: Phase 1 - [Phase 173]]
Corona dives toward one of the
pirates on deck for a claw attack. But at the
last second the man ducks as the white eagle climbs back to the sky.
Fremea invisible continues flying
toward Ship B getting another 80 feet from the
Black Depths. She still has another thousand
feet and uses the time to study the deck. The
pirates seem calm as if in a normal routine. But
a couple seem agitated ordering things on
deck. One seems to be using flags quickly to talk to ship A she assumes.
Pyan is left with a few seconds to
ponder their situation after getting himself
prepared. The pirate ships seem to well timed,
they would need someway to coordinate their
attacks, and communicating over opposite horizons
can only mean one thing.... "Oh shit they are
using magic!" Pyan is on the look out for anyone
that seems to be using magic and makes them his
top priority. Then the pirate leader speaks and
he turns. Suddenly 4 strange men are on
deck. He raises his bow at the closest pirate
and fires. But the arrow goes wide in this gal force winds and he misses.
Kiet turns to the direction of the
spoken voice. One of those 2 men on the port
side? He chooses the one with the confident look
as the other one looks like a rookie fighter. He
speaks in the Elder tongue and casts his
Abandon. But the words seem to slip and he
messes up the supernatural language. While the
spell technically worked the man is just out of
reach. If the tongue had worked it'd have been just in range.
Ship A is now only 244 behind the
black depths. Pirates begin to line up at the fore with bows ready to fire.
Arawn continues his invisible flight
toward Ship A making another 60 feet closer now
about 120 odd feet away from the ship. But too far for his spell plans.
The Wolf growls and nudges Ix about
the boarders but remains in place.
Unali draws her daggers and charges
the closest pirate. “Surrender or die.
Now!” Unali charges the man by the one who just
spoke stabbing him in the left lower abdomen
doing 38 points of damage of course the other
dagger hits but the man is already dead.
Ship B gets closer now just over 2 thousand feet away.
Finn rushes the boarders as the other
sailors hammering down the sails as the ship glides over the waves.
Z'leyra turns and drops her bow. She
draws her great sword and charges the leader near Unali.
Raddok, waiting for the ships to
close, draws his sword, resting the point on the
deck in front of him, & happens to catch sight of
the ring he now wears on his right hand - the one
Arawn gifted him a few days before. He looks at
it, startled that he's forgotten about it, and
immediately begins to plan the most effective use
for it. He smiles slowly, grimly - not yet, but
very soon - when those ships are closer - a
not-so-lovely surprise for the pirates, indeed -
if someone else doesn't beat him to the punch, he
grins fiercely. He reviews in his mind the
trigger word, & begins to judge distances.
Suddenly several strange men appear,
coming aboard on both sides of the ship. Pirates?
They yell something that he doesn't understand &
he looks quickly about, not sure if he should
attack or not. Seeing Unali attack the man
nearest to her, Raddok draws his great sword and
charges to the man on the opposite side of the
ship from Unali. He approaches swiftly, with a
fierce yell, and prepares to swing the blade from
his right flank across the body, at an upward
angle, of the closest 'pirate,' also preparing to
change his swing to block the man's sword if
necessary, but hoping to kill or totally disable
the man, so he can then attack the other. He
keeps his target between himself and the 2nd man on this ship's rail.
Raddok impales the pirate #4 on
starboard side of sip doing 10 points of damage
to his middle right ribs killing the man.
Barbosa charges toward one of the pirates with mace.
Dorhak moves from Mournath and
charges the last pirate on the starboard side
when Raddok killed the other. He thrusts his
sword but fails to hit. In Marentia he yells
out. "Get off my ship!" The good Captain has
already decided not to give one whit of quarter, and charges.
The leader pirate turns and swings at
Unali with his sword but she ducks in time to avoid the strike.
The pirate Dorhak just tried to hit
says, “it usually works!” Then he runs toward
the railing and climbs leaping over the side into the water.
[Time: 2:13:42 pm]
[Turn 15: Phase 2 - [Phase 174]]
Suddenly 9 arrows fly from Ship
A. The wind helps speed them toward the Black
Depths. But lucky only 1 has any target of
Mournath. However thanks to Kiet stacking some
crates behind him the arrow hits the crate and bounces off.
Kiet ducks under the crates as he
sees arrow whiz past him left and right and one
almost hitting Mournath. He changes his mind on
the entangle spell. While it might be fun the
nearest rope is huge plus Unali and Z'leyra will
probably kill the leader before he finishes the
spell. He turns to peer over the crates and its
now only 250 or so feet from Ship A. in second
it'll be under 200. He casts a elemental pact
with the air spirits using his wand. As he
finishes the spell he can feel the air full of
energy around him. Not only did he got the spell
working but its as if he did it in an exceeding way.
Arawn moves toward the ship and now
in range casts his friendly current at the
ship. Suddenly 8 men at the front of the ship go
sprawling backwards as if hit by a brick
wall. Those men holding bows drop or lose
them. The rigging on Ship A begins to creak and
moan under the pressure but noting breaks. The
poor pirate at the wheel breaks a finger as the
keel fights back. He begins to yell at the wheel
like its a living thing. Arawn smiles and though
doesn't like harming folks in general this worked
out better than expected. The ship is dead in the water.
Fremea flies toward Ship B still but
now notices a man in a spyglass look excited and
waving. She doubts they can see her but the man
holding the flags is not moving as if confused what to do now.
Kiet peers over the crates and his
jaw drops. The front of ship A is a odd sight.
It does not show any waves hitting the bow
breaking through the water. In fact there are
only waves on the sides. Then he sees men on
deck standing as if fallen. The ship is not
moving? He starts his power for a lightning
attack but the best he can do is around 150
feet. The ship is around 240-250 feet. Too far for his bolts!
Unali strikes at the last pirate on
board and fails to hit as he ducks and she
parries a blow from his sword with other
dagger. This one is a bit more skilled for sure.
Finn charges toward the pirate and
hits in the left shoulder doing 3 points.
Z'leyra gets to the last pirate and
swings toward the back of his head but her
magical great sword is so powerful that even a
light tap to subdue was enough to kill the man as he falls dead to the deck.
Raddok moves to the railing just in
time to see the coward pirate hit the water and dive under.
Actions? Comments?
Next Update...Tuesday/Wednesday?
GM: Dang you Arawn! You allow me no
fun! :) Now I'll have to figure out another plan
to have fun. Ship A is 244 feet behind Black
Depth is moving 60 feet per phase so in next 2
phases they'll be 244+60+60 too far for
bows. Arawn should arrive at ship A in next
phase plus a few feet. Fremea is 990 feet ahead
of player ship or 1060 from ship B so it will
take her even another 15 phases to get to ship
B. Black depth will need another 2,060 feet to
reach Ship B. How about I jump us 10 phases? Or
at least 8? Since next few phases will be
uneventful aside from Arawn on Ship A. Anyone
object? Will do update either Tue or Wed
depending on what I need to get don e on other stuff.
GM: Arawn – Will cast the sonic spell
next phase. Then what next few phases?
Fremea – Your fast flier but still
got distance to go unless need a boost to shorten gap. :)
Kiet – Will do iron skin next phase
but moot now since ship will be out of range in next phase. Change of plans?
Pyan – You could try a potshot with
bow at coward pirate in water might have one chance.
GM: Language Necklace Use: Roll W+EM or less
Buff: +Em Mar 24th, +W Mar 29th
Character Date Learning Notes
Raddok Mar 26th Marentian Success
Pyan Mar 29th Eagle from Corona Fail
Pyan Mar 30th Eagle from Corona Success
Kiet Apr 3rd Bhamotin Success
Unali Apr 4th Bhamotin from Kiet Success
Fremea Apr 5th Bhamotin from Kiet Success
Unali Apr 19th Cerulean from Arawn Success
Raddok Apr 22nd Cerulean from Arawn Success
Raddok Apr 23rd Fomorian from Unali Failure
Raddok Apr 24rd Fomorian from Unali Failure
Raddok Apr 25rd Fomorian from Unali Failure
Raddok Apr 26th Fomorian from Unali Success
GM: Watch Assignments:
First ( 7-10pm) - Dorhak, Raddok, Ix
Second (10- 1am) - Arawn, Mae, Pyan
Third ( 1- 4am) - Fremea, Z'leyra, Mournath
Fourth ( 4- 7am) - Unali, Kiet, Barbasa
GM: Spells
Player Spell EL Start Duration ends Cast #
Arawn Flight Max 2:13:36 2:15:12 1
Fremea Invisibility Max 2:11:00 2:14:00 2
Z'leyra Clairvoyance
Max 2:13:00 4:13:00 1
GM: Record keeping
Player Notes
Location
Arawn Scale,
Bow, Shield, Sw, Dagger, Helm, Wand Aft
Dorhak Armor*,
Mace/Shield, Dagger, Sword Amidships
Fremea Leather,
Bow, Dagger, Sword Flying
Kiet Leather*,
Dagger, Bulwark, Shield, Helm, Wand Aft
Ix Leather, Helm,
Sword, Bow, Dagger Front
Mae
Crossbow, Quilted, Dagger Amidships
Mournath Leather,
Spear, Knives Wheel
Raddok Grt Sw,
Dagg, Quilted/Leather, Helm Amidships
Unali Many daggers,
Sling, Armor, Helm, Bow Amid-ship
Z'leyra Chain
Armor, Staff, Great Sword, Helm, Bow Aft
Note: ** Formatting for RAddoks copied text
waiting on ships is odd. Bad in web but seems ok
in m openoffice and here in email. So must be
some odd cahracter in teh paragraph i coped from
his email? dunno. But its 1230 and I'm brain
dead. Need sleep..so excuse formating ;)
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