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 ..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 ..Raddok..........Miner...Bess Hadley........Ma..Human ..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden ..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shman/1st Mate ..Barbasa.........Warror..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 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 #35 sequence (file #347) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: None. ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] From Arawn: [Re: Language] "We'll both have good reason to practice the tongue. And thank you." OOC: Arawn will cast Tongues to learn the language permanently. GM: Ack. Done when I updated sheet. Learned. From Mae: [Re: Actions] Maelorna pauses as the world has passed by without her... OOC - During day or night, she's dressed as she normally does, no actual gown, but a long shirt and tied off with a belt, a dagger is her physical weapon. She does keep to herself as much as she can when not helping as able. Her gear is stowed away, but she'll choose to rest where she can with her back to a wall or post. She will happily take whichever watch is needed. GM: Ack. You don't need to isolate your self. There is no hunger issues and you can get along with others fine. Post from Z'leyra: [Re: Actions] Z'leyra, once having taught the lubbers enough to be adequate seamen, will turn her attention to studying Navigation from those that know it. GM: Ack. So as I see you mean once others learn the Sea skill stop and learn Navigation? Ack. From Arawn: [Re: Actions] Not sure if anyone is still learning swimming from Arawn but i f he's free or can juggle both he'd be happy to train Z'leyra in Navigation. GM: Ack. Not a major issue as Mournath and others know it well enough they can supplement teaching. From Arawn: [Re: Actions] It didn't take someone with his unique traits to see... "The next time then. Out here at sea, with safe... GM: Ack. Mae has no real hunger issues at all even with the few rats on board. She wasn't even close to needing to feed. So she's doing well. From Mae: [Re: Actions] Maelorna pauses for a moment, she was no better at this ... GM: Ack. Summoning to just feed is bad for the gods as its like a priest calling some beast to kill and drink its blood. Unless that god actually enorses it its not good to waste summoned things. :) From Raddok: [Re: Actions] Apris 5, ~ 7 p.m., with IBT planning & practice (of languages l earned - Dwarf Elder & Marentian; completion of seaman training over next few days, & arranging training for Dagger with Kiet) Raddok dons his leather armor for watch duty with Ix &.... GM: Ack. ------------------------------------------------------------- [New Stuff] [Apris 4th, 1636TH] [Time: 9:41 am] The crew and passengers watch the Dwarf Captain sing his song. Ix Approaches the dwarf after. When the song is over, she will compliment Dorhak and tell him he has a wonderful singing voice, she would love to hear more whenever he gets a chance to sing more. Ix also shows interest in learning Dwarf Elder if it wouldn't be too much of a bother to teach multiple >people. But she does want to learn the song and its lyrics or any other dwarf songs. [Apris 4th, 1636TH] [After combat for next few hours] Ix helps Z'leyra with the heailng the day before any help with checking on healing the days after. Mae joins the others ready to be healed and treated. She recalls the events of the last few minutes in her mind. Maelorna pauses as the world has passed by without her realizing what happened. She had been hurt? Did the voice do more than just antagonize her? She remembered the fight, the merman as it jerked about from the pain she hit it with. She looks at Arawn and tries to hide the haunted look in her eyes, she couldn't have lost herself. But the desire was still there, wanting to see the creatures cry out in pain, beg for their lives and watch the life drain. She looks up at Arawn from where she was sitting at and gives a wistful smile, "Sadly no, I didn't feed upon him, rather I used his trident. I've had to stay away from the others, not easy I know. It's more to avoid temptation and have a repeat of the issue that occurred before with Dorhak," she gives a distracted smile. Arawn watches Mae and feels her tension and stress. It didn't take someone with his unique traits to see the look of anguish in Mae's eyes. That her internal struggle continued was apparent, though the twists and turns of its depths remained a mystery. A slight wave of guilt briefly hit the alfar - he had been so preoccupied lately that he hadn't sat down to properly work with the succubi-spawn regarding meditation and self-control. As it passed a thought came upon him, something of considerable weight, but he decided to keep it to himself for now. "The next time then. Out here at sea, with safe sources of replenishment at a premium, it might be wise to take it when evil besets us. But I think we've only a few days until the next port. Once there perhaps it might be wise to work your 'trade' to top off. And we can see to viable sources for the next leg of this trip after. In the meanwhile, I've been busy training others to swim and likely will start soon with navigation skills. But I think I'll slow down on my other activities and work with you on meditation techniques for the rest of the voyage if you're interested." Maelorna pauses for a moment, she was no better at this point than a damned vampire. Why there was a sadistic desire to see something feel pain she wasn't sure. A playful giggle at the back of her mind reminded her of the voice's influence. She nods, "I may need to, but if I can manage it, without causing too much trouble, I may see if I can find another source. I don't believe summoning a creature and feeding on it will work. Considering I've had little chance of summoning anything on this trip. But I'll continue to feed only when needed, rather than when the desire takes me," she offers, as she hears his offer, "I would like that if we can, but I may need to work on my less desirable side, if only to ensure it's a viable talent. At the moment, any spells I try and do, they're hit and miss at best," as she remembers the decay demon showing up when she attempted to cast hell darts. The day ends with the sails repaired mostly sewn back onto the rigging by the crew. There was a few hours of delay but it isn't a major waste of time. The mermen were all tossed overboard while their weapnos were kept to be sold at the next port. [Apris 5th, 1636TH] [Time: 8:03 am] The day is mostly overcast all day making any day time navigation rough aside from using land as a guide. The temperatures today range from a cool 23 degrees very briefly in early mornin gto 96 that day. The ship is able to use the superior winds to it's advantage making 25 miles today. In fact the winds are so fierce they are at times sotrm force gales. Arawn asks Raddok to learn Bhamotin from him. They both comment on learning the spell and using it for practice over time. Arawn casts the spell to learn the langauge and learns it. Arawn adds, "We'll both have good reason to practice the tongue. And thank you." [Apris 5th, 1636TH] [Time: 10:17 am] Corona swoops down fast and speaks quickly that ahead is a whirlpool. Z'leyra issues orders to turn swiftly to port to avoid it. As those race forward to watch the water they notice a large 18-20 foot whirlpool this time swirling a mass of seaweed. This is probably how Corona spotted it from the air. Zepp is able to turn the ship in tiem and miss the obstacle by about 30 feet as the ship passes onward. [Apris 5th, 1636TH] [Time: 1:42 pm] Mournath is practing his harptoon style spear throwing into the water and retrieving it with a rope, just after lunch. When he spots a large 22 foot blue water serpent gliding fast past the ship about 30 feet away on his side of the ship. Others seem to notice his gaze and join in watching the serpent. It is blue with blue hued scales, curved horn and placid eyes. The ship itself is doing maybe 2 miles an hour and it seems the serpent is also making pace with the ship. Mournath considers targeting the snake for a good meal. but just before he throws the spear, Arawn stops him by pulling his arm away. Arawn studies the serpent and notices the snake is magical and looks very old. based on its length. Arawn whispers that spearing the snake would be futile even with a good hit it would only harm him making him mad. They are sturdy creatures. The snake eventually turns left away from the ship as it seems to gon its business. [Apris 5th, 1636TH] [Time: 7:00 pm] Raddok dons his leather armor for watch duty with Ix & Dorhak. During his watch, he will speak Dwarf Elder to Dorhak in greeting & when making comments of anything seen (or not seen) as much as is practical to help bring his knowledge of the language back to easy use. He will also use what knowledge he has of Marentian to greet Ix, nod politely to the wolf, and during watch ask her (if he's not present if Dorhak asks similar questions) "My apology, but I do not know how you see with such clouded eyes. Do you see movement, or shadows, or feel it like a breeze, or another way? Will you see me during watch - in the dark - as, uh, me, or do I need to say something? Is there something you need help with seeing?" He looked down at the nearby wolf, then up again at her. "Or maybe you 'see' better than I can at night?" Also, after considering the animal at her side, he adds, "Greetings, Friend of Ix," & nods to the wolf respectfully. He suddenly feels less fear, and more wonder about this creature. Hasn't he heard some tale or two - good ones - told of red-eyed wolves? He ponders. Whatever he learns or doesn't learn from talking with Dorhak and Ix, he will walk his assigned watch area (or stand his post) and quietly report anything he's seen or not seen as he's expected to do. He will use any whistle or horn to raise an alarm as per instructions. Guarding his assigned area of the ship, looking out to sea & the sky for anything approaching the ship, he will be thinking that he's approaching the end of his seaman's training (within a few more days), so he should speak with Kiet the next morning sometime to arrange starting Dagger practice when K'leyra has confirmed he's completed Seaman training. Raddok is prepared to be assigned some seaman duties once training is complete, so his days are getting busier, which is good - he's feeling more useful now. He hopes to get at least another hour's swimming practice at the next ports coming up, although learning swimming this way is v-e-r-y slow - he's just glad for the chance. He then recalls Arawn will be casting a spell to learn Dwarf Elder from him, and he wonders if he'll get a headache. He then chuckles to himself for his ignorance. [Apris 6th, 1636TH] While the day before gave great winds today the winds are very poor. The ship crawls along the waves doing only 9 miles today. The day is mostly overcast again making it a dreary and slow paced day. While the winds are lacking the temperatures to plunge a bit only lasting from 16-41 degrees. [Apris 6th, 1636TH] [Time: 10:38 am[ A storm hits the ship and since its not mivn gtoo fast it lasts 25 minutes drenching Finn who ha sto man the steering wheel while others safely and warmly stow below deck. [Apris 7th, 1636TH] Finally today the overcast parts to only become mostly cloudy with some sun seen every so often. The winds today finally pick up at good levels making the ship move around 16 miles today. Temperatures range from a brisk 17 degrees to a decent 55 degrees. The crew can tell the area is in a fight between winter, spring and summer. [Apris 7th, 1636TH] [Time: 1:10 pm] Finn is in the crows nest on sentry when he alerts the crew of a possible whirlpool again. As those with spyglasses head to the bow (Unali, Dorhak) they spot a seal flipping on top of the water circling as if trying to escape such. The animal must be too tird to dive or figures it too dangerous to submerge so tries to deal with this crazy sea. Dorhak orders the ship to avoid the whirlpool which is half a mile away. The crew is getting better at spotting such things. Arawn asks for Dorhak to guide the ship close to the whirlpool to help the animal. Dorhak looks a bit shocked but seems to defer to the smart Alfar. He orders a cruise by but only at best if possible by 30 feet or so. To be safe. Arawn then raises a hand and asks the navigator to turn starboard fast. With Arawn's Friendly Current in place this spell hits the side of the whirlpool and creates a friction against the malestrom and very briefly disrupts it. The animal is able to use htis chance to swim away fast. Zepp comments that trick could be used for pirate ships maybe one day. [Apris 7th, 1636TH] The ship's luck runs out as there are not even poor winds today there are none! The only thing moving the ship is the magic from Arawn. That only gives a half dozen or so miles at best. The sailors murmur that no winds is a bad omen for them. It fortells disaster. Temperatures range fro 29-57. The day remains cloudy with the clouds moving even as little as the ship. [Time: 1:16 pm] A storm rolls in with not much thunder or lightning just pelting rain. It lasts about 19 minutes just enough to drench the deck throughly. [Apris 8th, 1636TH] The clouds part even further to make it partly cloudy most of the day. The sun is seen quite often warming the ship and crew. There are average winds today which makes the previous day better giving the ship 13 miles today. Temperatures climb today due to the sun shining ranging from a brisk 26 to a hot 96 degrees. [Time: 9:29 am] A storm arrives lasting only about 9 minutes asi tpasses quickly overhead. [Time: 4:17 pm] A quick hail storm hits the ship lasting about 4-5 minutes causing little damage. The stones are marble size only so its not too bad. [Time: 10:21 pm] Mae is strolling the deck in her short skirt having just come on watch. She spots to the right a mass of glowing something. She goes to the railing for a better look and the lights seem to be in the water. Arawn notices Mae and comes nearby. They both soon discover it is a mass of 250-300 jelly fish in the water with various colors of blue, red, orange and whites. As Arawn watches the beauty of nature, Mae wonders how many she could feed on. While Pyan laughs at hunting jellyfish. [Apris 9th, 1636TH] The day becomes overcast today once again with temperatures ranging from 45-88. There are good winds giving the ship 17 miles of travel today. [Time: 12:36 pm] During lunch Fremea notices a odd sight in the water. The sailors comment that it is a water spout. Like a tornado for land but in the water. It is rare but they do happen. This one is very thing and short lived about 18 feet tall - though water spouts as they get higher its is iimpossible to see the true size. It lasts for about 8 minutes before it falls apart. [Time: 4:54 pm] Those on deck notice to the port side two adult sized orca surfacing out of the water. They are pure black with the normal white spots though one does seem to have a brown spot on his fin. They seem to jump above the surface about 50 feet away from the ship before diving not to be seen again. [Apris 9th, 1636TH] Today is a partly cloudy slow day with temperatues ranging from 49 to 93. There are good winds giving the ship 17 iles of travel toward the next port. [Time 9:59 pm] A hail storm hits the ship with stones as large as grapes peling the ship. It lasts about 10 minutes with minor damage. [Apris 10th, 1636TH] The day is partly cloudy again with temperatures ranging from 27 to 93. As the ship lifts anchor the crew and passengers notice a heavy boat and craft presnce around them. They soon realize their estimates of navigation was a bi toff and they are closer to port then figured. The math is determined they then realize they are only a few miles out of port. They could've risked a night berth but didn't realize they were that close. There are good winds so it only takes two hours for the shjip to see the port of Provinig in the distance. [Time: 9:18 am] The ship waits for tug help to enter the local docks but since traffic is light this time of day it doesn't take much time. The city itself is only about a 3rd the size of Sivas with a population of only 13,000 orso. Anchor is dropped and the sailors complete the dock roping process. Actions? Comments? Next Update...Saturday... GM: Had planned to do this update Tuesday but got off super early today and afer a good cook out finished it. Sadly I just realized I forgot to do Navigation rolls. So I will just assume ship doesn't get lost. :) With only 30 minutes before my deadline I wanted to get this out as soon as I can. Mainly since i will be slightly busy tomorrow and super busy wednesday. So I'll try for the next leg of travel (roll encounters and such) on Saturday. Dorhak how long do you stay in port? All day or enough to get supplies then leave? Who will pay for dock and tug fees? :) I also had hoped to update IBT stats for you guys but ran out of time. So will try that soon. GM: Mini IBT [Marqi 24 Present Player Skills Arawn Study God's Eyes Dorhak Seamanship * Fremea Seamanship * Mournath Spear - Fighting * IX Dance * Pyan Seamanship*, Eagle Raddok Learn Seamanship, Then Dagger, Marentian Unali Swimming *, Seaman * Z'leyra Seamanship *, Navigation * Notes that you can find a teacher/master for more points. 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 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, Barbosa