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 ..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Me..Human/Magician ..Mournath........Sailor..Gibert.Isla........Ma..Human/Navigator ..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter ..Raddok..........Miner...Bess.Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner ..Tsia.Phan.......Thief...Don.Ker............Fe..Human/Thief ..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden ..Upus............Warrior.Gerald.Ford........Ma..Normal/Barbarian Warrior ..Kimis...........Warrior.NPC................Fe..Normal/Diumgi Companion ..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate ..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast ..Bes (3).........Warrior.npc................Mo..Bes.............. Game Web Site - http:/nrgcomputers.com/pbem/ Public posts/actions to pnpgm@list.powersandperils.org (mailing list) Private emails (not public actions) to pnpgm@comcast.net Game Update #147 sequence (file #1099) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: Minor admin note. Last update file # was 1082. Not 1081. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] From Unali: [Re: Actions] Unali will concentrate on #2 next phase and hopes to take her out. She glances sideways to Tsia, and for now she seems to hold well. If #2 is dead next phase and Tsia still seems well enough to fight #4 alone, Unali has to make a split decision. #1 is probably the leader of this coven, and Unali really wants to take her out. She estimates she can charge #1 next phase. The Bes guard cries for help for the king, but the other party should be close by. Someone should be able to help. If during phase 5 there is no more cry for help from the king or second guard, Unali continues with her plan to charge #1. If the king himself calls for help, Unali will charge that way and attack any witches that threaten the king. Only if the king seems safe will she continue on to assist the guard. - If she continues and charges #1 she plans to attack with two daggers. Something is off, the way she stands there, overlooking the battle but not joining. Is she preparing something or ready to bolt at first danger. Unali is not sure and wary of surprises, but also intent on not finding out. Maybe in different settings, with more of the other witches taken out, she would opt for subdual attacks, but now she doesn't risk it and lets her anger towards these L'p'nthi take over and she leaps into the fight intent on killing #1. - If she continues towards the king, she would try to end up near #h so she is between the witch and the king. Killing #h and #i, but if possible knock #j out subdual, only killing if there is an active DL from this witch. GM: Ack. From Kiet: [Re: actions] Kiet is pissed off now. First, they try to burn him with black OOC...yes, that’s a lot...but he can talk and chew gum. But maybe it will at least give him a chance. GM Ack. A direction would've helped but I'm good. :) From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions] Holding the tourmaline in her shield hand, Z'leyra moves to attack the witches from unexpected direction or rear (she is alert to if they can apparently see in the magical darkness or not) and continues to attack aggressively while trying to keep the witches in the dark while not covering the party members in the darkness. GM: Ack. From Raddok: [Re: Actions] Raddok is very concerned for Pyan, but the man is still on his feet. Raddok will focus on killing the 2 witches in front of them, then turn right to help the King, unless Pyan is in trouble. The shadowy cloud blocks any vision of what else is going on, so it's a relatively easy decision to make. He can quickly offer a bandage or rag from his first aid kit or belt pouch for Pyan to wrap his forehead (it there's time) but he can see the king is at risk & that one of his guards is down. If the 2 witches (#8 & 10) are quickly killed, he will call to Pyan to follow & run toward the king & place himself in front of him with his shield as a barrier, only using his mace if #17-19 are close enough to strike. If he sees at some point that Pyan is in trouble, Raddok will be feeling very torn between his duties, but will handle whatever is closest to him at the time. GM: Ack. From Arawn: [Re: Actions] OOC: Apologies to any PC's severely affected by the darkness generated by the tourmaline. I was just trying to pull the container (not the tourmaline) free (as he knew darkness would be generated) and figure out how to get it to Z'leyra (as I didn't know which NPC she was attacking yet) safely and without blinding everyone. But I'm guessing she must have been really close to death so I figure that's why it played out this way. Again, sorry about the darkness:( Scott, Arawn was also trying to cast Invisibility on himself in phase 4. Did this take effect? IC: Phase 5: Arawn hoped Z'leyra would be able to maneuver herself so that the others would no longer be hindered by the darkness. But unsure if she'd be able to safely do so, he called out, "Covered stone brings light!" He hoped the shamaness would know or remember the traits of the tourmaline or at least understand his words. Whether a closed fist or stuffed away, once it was shrouded the darkness would fade while ideally offering her its continued protection for the time being. - If he wasn't able to cast Invisibility (EL 0, boosted with Sidh Tongue and Empathy) on himself in Phase 4 he'll do so now (EL 0, but only Empathy boost). Afterwards he'll then attempt to step back a few feet from the enemy but only if he feels he can safely do so without tripping. Otherwise he'll rely on his shield as well as the immunity and defense afforded him by his armor for protection. - If he was able to cast Invisibility in Phase 4 he will instead cast Levitate (EL 2) and levitate straight up and out of the darkness. Phase 6: If he cast Invisibility on himself in Phase 4 - From his spot above the battlefield he'll cast Battle Mind at EL 4 to include himself, the Bes king, Bes warrior C, Pyan and Raddok. "Battle Mind," he'll call out to his allies in dwarf elder and then marentian. He will then fire his bow using his Elf-Shot at on enemy H, I, or J. After, he'll then levitate to put himself in a position to help Bes warrior C protect the Bes king. If he cast Invisibility on himself in Phase 5 - If he's still blind he'll cast Levitate at EL 2 and then rise up out of the darkness. If for some reason he can see he'll instead move to assist Bes warrior C in protecting the king (unless someone seems to be in more need of help), charging enemy J and attacking invisibly. GM: Ack. You're fine. Blame a diff player who reminded me of the darkness side effect. ;) I figured a container like flask or such would be bad as she couldn't hold it and get gem out and fight. So figured it'd in a cloth or bag/pouch. It just adds spice. :) Right. I forgot the Inviso. It was in my notes but guess I missed it. So retroactive will see in this update. Detailed actions. Thanks. :) BTW I forgot a belated happy Bday. I kept meaning to post in FB but... From Opus: [Re: From email not list] Opus swings at the nearest enemy he can hit with as much anger he can muster a life of anger in this one swing . He screams in his native tongue!. “Die Witches!” Opus knows in his head Kimis can fend her self but he rather hit the one on her if possible! Ooc: My wife is home and recovering from blood clots and they found no new cancer! I got tested for virus so I could enter hospital due to having a cold to be safe. The test was a  negatory !!! The small family crisis has ended and 7’days later she is home and so far blood test showing positive numbers. Life can be scary and Unknown other times it is Rewarding and fun! I call this a success. GM: Ack. I waned to share good news. So glad for ya man!. From Raddok: [Re: Actions] [I apparently missed something I thought I had read, but didn't find again re: Pyan. If Pyan is that severely injured ('near death'), Raddok would stay beside him, defend him as necessary & offer what aid he could under the circumstances. The various emails don't always correspond with each other & I am trying to keep my PC effective under what seems to be rather dire circumstances - people on both sides of him in deadly danger] GM: Ack. You're fine. Got this after update finished so I did the same thing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [New Stuff] [Ma 9th, 1636TH] [Time: 2:30:10 pm] [Phase 4] Arawn casts his invisibility spell and disappears among the darkness. [Time: 2:30:13 pm] [Phase 5] Female #6 raises her hand and speaks magical words. Witch #12 (#i) raises her dagger free hand and casts a spell as well at the Bes Guard in front of her. Suddenly a arrow flies from the east behind Witch #12 and impacts right into the back of her skull in the soft tissue between neck and skill. The arrow pierces her throat and the tip juts out. She takes 12 points of damage. As she collapses onto her back a bolt of dark lighting arcs into the air above her. Witch #6 reaches for Mournath avoiding Kiet, she completes the spell and Mournath screams. Z'leyra glances over at the noise and sees in the darkness. Her heart sinks as the sailor known as Mournath disintegrates into a powder. There is no hope for him now. Arawn casts his levitate spell and begins to raise as he grabs his bag. Kiet is pissed off now. First, they try to burn him with black magic, then they cut through or around Windwall, and finally this insufferable blackout! Girra curse them! In fact, that’s not a bad idea. Kiet activates his boots for speed and says, "Captain! Follow my voice!", repeating it often. Kiet doesn’t know which way to go, but figures away from the witches immediately next to him would work best. Careful to maintain contact with the ground, but moving as quickly as possible, he tries to get out of the dark and at least 20' beyond. He will stop, then identify targets to burn and start using his rings to hit four different targets (however long it takes), defending himself as best he can with sword and shield. Blessings upon Kell for this shield! As Kiet starts to move west a voice in his head screams. “STOP!” Is that Windward his armor? Yes, Windwall's anger is felt like a coal to the eyes. Then Kiet hears the echo of Mournaths' scream in his brain. “Avenge!” A mental picture of the stage in front of him without the darkness. A memory? A image from Windwall? “Now!” The armor yells and Kiet seems to by reflex raise his hand and fire his pinky ring. The smokeless flame hits Witch #6 at point blank range only a 1.5 feet away. She screams as she is burnt from inside out doing 35 points of damage. She collapses dead. Kiet then yells to Dorhak and moves out of the darkness panting as he feels the vibrations of Winwall's anger in his mind. What did it know/ Kiet heard Mournath scream but did not see what happened? Z'leyra moves to the east and around the 3 females. She gets behind Witch #12 (#c) and hits her in her left back doing 5 points. All 3 females seem to notice Z'leyra moving and so shifted to reflect this rear attack. This confirms to Z'leyra may be prepared to see in darkness. Unali swings at #2 with one dagger missing. The other magical dagger hits in lower right abdomen just above hip dong 10 points. The female staggers but stands. Unali knows if other dagger had hit she'd be dead. Arawn raises his voice and speaks in Marentian to Z'leyra, “Covered stone brings light!” Then reaches for his quiver and bow. Tsia raises both daggers and stabs #4 in left and right breast piercing her breast doing 2 and 5 points. Kiet surveys the land for new targets. Pyan wipes his brow with his sleeve and thrusts at the Female in front of him but misses. Kimis swings her axe at Female #14 (e) doing 10 points to her left middle chest. Raddok swings on Female #10 (a) and hits in center left chest doing 5 points (actually 10 overboard) and kills the girl. The King looks for a target to help but the darkness prevents helping much. He applies pressure to stop the bleeding as best he can. Opus swings his axe on nearest female but misses. The last Bes guard thrusts at #17 (h and hits her in left upper chest doing 2 points. Female #2 thrusts at Unali but misses. Female #4 swings at Tsia but misses as well. Female #5 turns as she sees Kiet move away then charges him. She swings her dagger but hits his shield. Female #7 also hits Dorhak's own shield and her blow is blocked. Female #8 swipes at Pyan but misses. Female 11-13 turn to face Z'leyra. Female #12 and #13 hit with daggers but first fails to penetrate her armor, #13 swipes Z'leyras left arm doing 1 point of damage. Female #14 swings on Opus but misses. Then #15 swings on Kimis hits her in left center ribs doing 1 point of damage with her dagger. Female #16 hits Barbosa's shield. Female #17 and #19 swing at the last Bes guard but both miss badly. Barbosa hits with his mace Female #19 (j) doing 5 more pints to her left ribs. Dorhak hears Kiet and hears him moving away? Sounds like that way to west? HE swings his sword on #7 after hearing Mournath's scream. He hits doing 5 points to her left shoulder. [Time: 2:30:16 pm] [Phase 6] Arawn prepares a spell as he hovers and floats about 30 feet off the ground invisible. Arawn aims and fires his bow toward Female #19 near the Bes but the arrow goes wild. Arawn yells his plans for a Battle Mind spell. Then casts it but Arawn does not feel any group mind effect. So spell must've failed. Kiet has selected #16 (g) as a target for his ring. He turns subtly from the female #5 and fires his ring at her The smokeless flame hits her and she takes 36 points of damage falling over dead. Z'leyra thrusts her sword at Female #12 (#c) but fails to hit. Unali knows a single hit will take #2 out so faces north and with one dagger in each hand attacks #2 and #4. She does kill #2 with a lower right abdomen strike but her #4 attack fails to hit. Now facing north she sees the nude female and knows that’s her next target. She figures Tsia should be able to handle one female alone. Tsia swipes with both daggers the first hits in #4's left breast but her armor protects here. The right side dagger hits in lower right abdomen doing 10 points. The one eyed woman figures one good hit will take her out. Kiet turns to face #5 and hits with tulwar on her right upper leg doing 6 points of damage but the female wobbles but remains standing in pain. Pyan stabs his spear into #8's left center rib doing 8 points the final damage to kill her. Kimis swings her axe on the female nearby and the battle axe slips from her hands and tumbles behind the female onto the ground. Raddok leaves Pyan now that he's safe and stops by the King. The King nods and urges Raddok to help the guard. Raddok runs up to come along side the last Bes Guard. The Miner swings at #17 hitting her in the left center ribs doing 5 points of damage. The King now with fresh breath and now sees the tide turn moves to help Raddok. He stabs #17 with spear but fails to hit. Opus sees Kimis fumble her axe and figures its on accident. She'll probably wrestle the female. But he swings his battle ax onto #14 hits her in the left upper leg doing 9 points of damage. The Bes guard panics a bit when he sees his King back in line. He stabs #17 in the right center ribs doing 9 points of damage with his spear. The nude female sees her allies die slowly and quickly. She decides on her next move as she stands in place. Female #4 stabs Tsia in center of chest but her armor protects her. Female #5 swings on Kiet but his shield blocks the blow. Female #7 swings on Dorhak but misses entirely. Female #11-#13 (b,c,d) all attack Z'leyra. First 2 hit but her armor protects her. The 3rd hits her shield. Female #14 hits Opus in center right ribs doing 5 more points of damage. Female #15 fails to hit the weaponless Kimis even as she dodges her strike. Female #17 swings on Raddok but hits his shield. Female #19 fails to hit the Bes Guard. Barbosa swings on #15 hits in left lower abdomen doing 5 more points to her. Dorhak tries to swing on #7 but in the darkness he fails to hit. GM: Actions? Comments Next update...Saturday? GM: IF I get posts I could try Thursday? If not Sat or Monday if run out of time. I was close this sat by only a hour or two more. Since less folks on map its a quicker combat now. So maybe 2 hours not 3 per phase. Hope data is accurate I messed up 2 folks but corrected. Logistics is a hard time for a pbem like this. :) Arawn – IF you move to diff position let me know for angles. Dorhak – Wasn't sure if you were following Kiet out of darkness? Mournath – Sorry but the bad rolls for you. She was either going to disintegrate you or Kiet. Rolled dice to see who. If it was Kiet he'd be dead too. Our first PC loss in years. Sorry Bert. But your probably not even reading this. :< Pyan – Assume you continue fight or stop the bleeding a phase? Unali – Assume #1 is next phase target. Keep in mind if pattern fits these witches seem to cast magic every 2 phases. GM: Groups- [here to remind me of walking groups] Kiet/Dorhak 1 Raddok/Mournath 2 Fremea Unali/Barbosa 3 Z'leyra/Tsia 4 Arawn/Opus/Kimis/Pyan 5 King/2 Bes 6 5 2 1 4 3 6 – Spread out skirmish line. 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[K33] ~ = Poweder [H33] @ = Darkness around Z'leyra 25 foot diameter A = Arawn [O42] Bow 30 Feet levitating up D = Dorhak [Q36] Short Sword/Shield K = Kiet [P28] Tulwar, Shield M = Mournath [Dead] P = Pyan [K38] R = Raddok [J48] Shield/Mace T = Tsia [G32] Dagger U = Unali [G31] Daggers I = Kimis [J24] Battleaxe O = Opus [I24] Battleaxe Z = Z'leyra [Q43] Shield/Sword B = Barbosa [K24] Shield/Mace S = King [I48] Spear C = Bes #1 [K48] Spear N = Bes #2 [Dead] Females 1 = Nude Female [A36] ex-wolf 2 = #2 [Dead] 3 - #3 [Dead] 4 - #4 [F32] 5 = #5 [P29] 6 - #6 [Dead] 7 - #7 [Q35] 8 = #8 [Dead] 9 - #9 [Dead] a - #10 [Dead] b = #11 [P42] c = #12 [P43] d - #13 [P44] e = #14 [J23] f = #15 [K23] g - #16 [Dead] h = #17 [J49] i = #18 [Dead] j = #19 [L49]